Hello and welcome to LIVE coverage of Match 26 of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2019) from the Eden Gardens where Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) host Delhi Capitals (DC).
Delhi Capitals innings:
2nd over: Lockie Ferguson will share the new ball with Krishna
1st over: Prithvi Shaw will face Prasidh Krishna, excellent over by Krishna and KKR, just the 1 run from it. DC 1/0 (Prithvi Shaw 1, Shikhar Dhawan 0)
Kolkata Knight Riders innings:
9.51 pm: Here’s what Ishant Sharma had to say about Delhi Capitals’ show during the mid-innings break:
“We don’t really expect that in the first over – a wicket off the first ball and a maiden; obviously a good feeling. I’m just taking the confidence from whatever I did in the in the Test series. I have been working hard on my variations. That’s the reason I’m coming out pretty well. (Advice to his batters) Take your time initially, the Kookaburra ball will swing only for two balls. After that, it’s a batsman’s game. Dew will play a big role as well. Sunil Narine is not playing for them.”
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Summary: Delhi Capitals will be really pleased by this performance. They were able to stem the flow of runs all along the way. Even the big Andre Russell was sent back soon. KKR’s innings revolved around some sublime batting from Shubman Gill, who top scored with 65 and a brilliant cameo from Andre Russell, who scored 45 in just 21 balls. None of the others could contribute. Can the target be enough at the Eden Gardens. It all depends on how the top order comprising of Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan and Shreyas Iyer perform. Catch the run-chase in a few minutes from now…
Russell-Mania, indeed ????
The crowd at #EdenGardens wanted it and @Russell12A obliged ????#KKRvDC #KKRHaiTaiyaar #VIVOIPL pic.twitter.com/WKqkgER4m1— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 12, 2019
Innings Break!
A quick fire 45 from @Russell12A and a well compiled 65 from @RealShubmanGill help @KKRiders post a total of 178/7 on board https://t.co/ShBwry6ksx #KKRvDC pic.twitter.com/aRAidUbAmh
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20th over: THAT’S IT! Keemo Paul’s final over goes for 10 runs and the wicket of Carlos Brathwaite, who scored 6. KKR finish at 178/7.
THAT'S IT! #KKR finish at 178/7 (Shubman Gill top scores with 65, Russell 45; Kagiso Rabada, Chris Morris and Keemo Paul pick 2 wickets apeice)
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19th over: MASSIVE WICKET! The dangerous Andre Russell is OUT, that’s about 20-30 runs lost right there. Chris Morris does the damage, the big Jamaican allrounder departs for 45 off just 21 deliveries. Piyush Chawla joins Brathwaite in the centre. KKR 168/6 (Brathwaite 6, Chawla 6)
18th over: SIX! There’s no sparing even Kagiso Rabada, Russell is IN THE MOOD! 16 runs from this over. KKR 160/5 (Russell 45, Brathwaite 4)
17th over: SIX! Chris Morris comes into the attack, and he’s clobbered the bowler for a MAXIMUM over the deep square leg boundary, not given a NO BALL and Russell is livid with the umpire. 10 from this over. KKR 144/5 (Russell 30, Brathwaite 3)
Strategic timeout!
16th over: WICKET! Kagiso Rabada comes back into the attack and he strikes first blood, soft dismissal this one, Karthik departs for 2, but Andre Russell is still there and he has his West Indian team-mate Carlos Brathwaite, the other KKR debutante, for company. 12 runs from this over. KKR 134/5 (Russell 22, Carlos Brathwaite 1)
RRRAAABBBAAADDDAAAA!!!!! ????????????
Isn't he just the man with the golden arm? ????
KKR – 122/5 in 15.1 overs.#ThisIsNewDelhi #DelhiCapitals #KKRvDC
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 12, 2019
#KKRvDC, @DelhiCapitals missed a trick not bringing on @KagisoRabada25 early to @Russell12A. Need to get him early not allow him time at the crease to settle.
— Brad Hogg (@Brad_Hogg) April 12, 2019
15th over: WICKET! A fine innings by Shubman Gill comes to an end, gets out off a poor delivery, tries to hit a wide delivery, but picks up Axar Patel at the fine-leg boundary. Gill departs for 65, Keemo Paul does the damage. The KKR skipper Dinesh Karthik has joined Russell in the middle. 11 off this over. KKR 122/4 (Russell 11, Karthik 2)
Enjoyed a lot while it lasted. Super talented Gill is. ???????? #KKRvDC https://t.co/w0UaN00ipV
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 12, 2019
14th over: BOOM! Axar comes back into the attack and he has been deposited all over the place by Dre Russ and Shubman Gill. Carnage at Eden Gardens, 24 runs off this over. KKR 111/3 (Shubman 61, Russell 6)
IT'S A SIX!
IT'S NOT RUSSELL BUT IT'S SHUBMAN!#KKRvDC #VIVOIPL #KKRHaiTaiyaar pic.twitter.com/qNuJlYyLdO
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 12, 2019
13th over: FIFTY! Chris Morris back into the attack and Shubman Gill takes a single nicely to bring up his second IPL fifty. Promoted to the top of the order and Gill responds with a fluent half-century. At the other end, Nitish Rana has been BOWLED by Morris, who nails the yorker to perfection, the sound of timber echoes across the arena. Rana departs for 11. Right then, it’s DRE RUSS time. KKR 95/3 (Shubman 50, Andre Russell 1)
.@RealShubmanGill seemed to have fallen off everyone’s radar as yet this IPL. Innings tonite is reminder of his talent
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 12, 2019
12th over: BOOM! Shubman Gill breaks the shackles! Much needed one for KKR, he lofts this one and it clears the ropes with ease. 9 from this over. KKR 86/2 (Shubman 49, Rana 5)
11th over: Ishant Sharma comes back into the attack. He was brilliant in his first spell and VERY WAYWARD in this one. Ishant concedes 2 wides in this over, 5 from it, but he finishes off his fine spell 4-1-21-1 KKR 77/2 (Shubman 41, Rana 4)
???? from #Nepal! ????#KKRvDC #VIVOIPL #KKRHaiTaiyaar pic.twitter.com/KgNlFKLve6
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 12, 2019
10th over: Keemo Paul to continue, and we’ve reached the halfway mark in the innings, 8 runs off this over. KKR 72/2 (Shubman 39, Rana 3)
9th over: WICKET! What a comeback by Kagiso Rabada. After going for 12 runs in his first over, he comes back with the a wicket, but it was a TOP CATCH by Rishabh Pant. Rabada bowls a short one, angling down the leg-side and Uthappa was looking to help it on its way, but manages just a glove. The ball was travelling, but Pant dives to his left and grabs a good one. Nitish Rana has joined Shubman in the middle. Uthappa departs for 28. KKR 64/2 (Shubman 33, Rana 1)
Top catch. Top ball. And you’re captaincy by Iyer. Rabada bowling the 9th over in the first innings isn’t the most obvious choice. Well done, #DC #KKRvDC #IPL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 12, 2019
8th over: Axar to continue, and another brilliant over, just 4 runs coming from it. KKR 62/1 (Shubman 32, Uthappa 28)
7th over: BOWLING CHANGE! Keemo Paul comes into the attack, and Robin Uthappa is immediately on the attack, breaks the shackles and smashes the West Indian for a huge SIX over long-on. Shubman too joined the party and hit a well-timed boundary to point. 17 off this over. KKR 58/1 (Shubman 30, Uthappa 26)
6th over: SPIN INTRODUCED and Axar Patel will begin with proceedings. Excellent over from the left-armer, just the one run from it. KKR 41/1 (Shubman 22, Uthappa 18)
Swing for Ishant in the first over. But it didn’t take long for #DC fast bowlers to go short and even cross-seam. Missed a trick…me feels. #KKRvDC #IPL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 12, 2019
5th over: FOURS! Ishant will continue. It looks like Shubman Gill’s dealing with boundaries here. Couple of them coming in this over, he’s really taking the attack to the opposition. Good move to open the innings with him. 11 runs in this over. KKR 40/1 (Shubman 21, Uthappa 18)
DEALING IN BOUNDARIES!
Tonight looks to be Shubman's night! #KKRvDC #VIVOIPL #KKRHaiTaiyaar pic.twitter.com/syGoYrNWSL
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 12, 2019
WATCH: @ImIshant's perfect #IPL welcome for Joe Denly
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4th over: KAGISO RABADA into the attack and he’s over the radar, totally today. The South African pacer has gone for three boundaries, all coming Uthappa’s blade. 12 runs off his opening over. KKR 29/1 (Uthappa 17, Shubman 11)
3rd over: Ishant will continue, he was going good in this over until young Shubman Gill smashed him for a boundary in the last ball in front of square on the on side. KKR 17/1 (Shubman 11, Uthappa 5)
That Wicket maiden feeling ????????
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2nd over: CHRIS MORRIS will share to new ball with Ishant and he’s conceded a couple of boundaries in this over, one each from openers Shubman Gill and Robin Uthappa. 11 runs off this over. KKR 11/1 (Shubman6, Uthappa 5)
The P.E.R.F.E.C.T. START ????????????#KKRvDC #ThisIsNewDelhi #DelhiCapitals #IPL #IPL2019 pic.twitter.com/WQJ1I360mz
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 12, 2019
1st over: WICKET! What a start for Delhi Capitals! Ishant Sharma disturbs the timber on the first ball to dismiss debutant Joe Denly for a golden duck. Maiden over to start the proceedings. 0/1
A look at the Playing XI for #KKRvDC
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7.39 pm: Captains have their say at the toss:
Dinesh Karthik: Last game was a bit of an aberration. We didn’t expect it would play like that. We have got three changes. Lockie Ferguson, Joe Denly and Carlos Brathwaite come in. Narine, Gurney, Lynn miss out.
Shreyas Iyer: We are gonna bowl first. The wicket looks a belter, it’s going to be a flat track. We have been chasing well in the last few games, hence positive about that. Keemo Paul comes in place of Lamichhane.
7.33 pm: Here are the playing XIs:
Kolkata Knight Riders make 3 changes, Lockie Ferguson, Joe Denly and Carlos Brathwaite come in. Sunil Narine, Harry Gurney and Chris Lynn miss out. Playing XI: Joe Denly, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (w/c), Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna
Delhi Capitals make one change, Keemo Paul comes in for Sandeep Lamichhane: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Rishabh Pant (w), Colin Ingram, Chris Morris, Axar Patel, Rahul Tewatia, Keemo Paul, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma
7.32 pm: TOSS: Shreyas Iyer wins toss and Delhi Capitals have elected to bowl.
Shreyas Iyer led @DelhiCapitals win the toss and elect to bowl first against the @KKRiders at the Eden Gardens#KKRvDC pic.twitter.com/cWr2a1RRQj
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7.28 pm: PITCH REPORT: “This is probably one of the smallest grounds in IPL 2019. Nine runs an over is the average score on this pitch this season. The seamers can bowl around the good length area to make the most out of the conditions. It’s a well grassed track, hence there shouldn’t be much spin on offer. A good chasing ground,” says Ian Bishop.
7.17 pm: Important announcement from the weather man, contrary to the forecast, there’s NO RAIN today.
7.12 pm: Players have arrived at the Eden Gardens.
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The two teams have arrived at the Eden Gardens ahead of Match 26 of the #VIVOIPL #KKRvDC pic.twitter.com/alp0VTBOYo
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7.02 pm: So, KKR slipped to the second spot after their huge loss to defending champs CSK in their previous match, while DC occupy the sixth spot with six points from as many games. POINTS TABLE
It's going to be Match 26 of the #VIVOIPL wherein the @KKRiders are all set to take on the @DelhiCapitals.
Who's taking this one home tonight? #KKRvDC pic.twitter.com/96c0YMWWUd
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6.55 pm: One of the key battles to look at in this mouth-watering encounter will be between Dre Russ, that’s right, Andre Russell and KG, Kagiso Rabada. What else to expect? Here’s all the dope.
The two fastest deliveries this season have been bowled by our super pacer, with them being clocked at 153.91 and 152.48 km/hr! ⚡
How many wickets do you see him bagging tonight? ????#ThisIsNewDelhi #DelhiCapitals #KKRvDC #IPL #IPL2019 pic.twitter.com/nsYhZUXLma
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 12, 2019
6.52 pm: How excited are you for this one? Another Super Over at the Gardens too, or will that be too much. We’re building up to this one, hoping to be the perfect end to the week, should be a Friday blockbuster. That and much more.
Practicing hard to lap up such blinders! Skipper @dk00019 at the final practice session before #KKRvsDC begins ????#KKRHaiTaiyaar #Cricket #IPL #IPL2019 #VIVOIPL #DK #DineshKarthik pic.twitter.com/CzbszwWWeC
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 12, 2019
Training to CAPITALise every moment ????
???? ahead of #KKRvDC ????#KKRHaiTaiyaar #VIVOIPL pic.twitter.com/G7qBf2rE5I— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 12, 2019
They met not too long ago and set the stage on fire. But that Super-Over finish involving Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders at Feroz Shah Kotla seems to have happened ages ago. Such is the pace of the Indian Premier League. Since that thrilling encounter, both the teams have played three more matches in the league with KKR winning two while DC managed one come ahead in one of their three contests.
Apart from the results, a lot separates the two teams. DC, despite boasting of a power-hitter in Rishabh Pant, a host of decent spinners and a talented batting order (on paper) have endured mixed results. On the other hand, KKR, on the back of sensational form of Andre Russell, have continued their strong season despite losing their previous clash against Chennai Super Kings. (ALSO READ: Jacques Kallis decodes KKR’s batting phenom Andre Russell)
DC, though, are coming after a win in their previous match. But how much would they have gained from beating a wretched Royal Challengers Bangalore? Surely, some confidence. And the fact that they are one of the two teams, apart from CSK, who lived to tell the tale of Russell-storm will give them the boost when they enter the playing field at Eden Gardens on Friday evening. (FULL PREVIEW, CLICK HERE)
