DC win by 4 wickets.
Will the match go down to the wire or will Delhi batters end it?
3 overs to go and the match has taken an interesting turn.
Nitish Rana dismisses Aman Khan as DC are 6 down. They now need 17 runs off 22 balls.
DC 104/4 (15 overs). Delhi Capitals need 24 runs off 30 balls to register their maiden win.
Chakaravarthy dismisses Warner 57 (41). Is it too late to turn the tables or there is still chance of KKR to be in the game?
Warner hits his 57th IPL fifty and 4th for this IPL season off 33 balls.
Anukul Roy strikes as he dismisses Salt. DC are 67/3 (8.1 overs)
KKR skipper Nitish Rana scalps Marsh's wicket as DC 2 down.
After Prithvi Shaw's dismissal by Varun Chakaravarthy, David Warner is on fire.
It's just 2.2 overs and they have already hammered 6 fours.
David Warner and Prithvi Shaw are on a roll as they are smashing boundaries. DC 19/0 (after 2 overs)
Andre Russell guides KKR to a total of 127 by hitting 3 back-to-back sixes.
Nortje dismisses Umesh, Kolkata are 9 down. Will Kolkata batters be able to play all 20 overs?
Anukul gets dismissed. KKR are 8 down. How much will Kolkata batters score?
KKR are now in serious trouble as the game is completely in favour of DC.
Russell and Roy are struggling to add runs to the board. DC bowlers completely dominate.
Prithvi Shaw named as the impact player in place of Ishant who finished his spell by conceding 19 runs and taking 2 wickets at an economy of 4.80.
While Axar Patel dismisses Rinku, Ishant scalps wicket of Narine. DC are completely dominating the game.
Kolkata Knight Riders in trouble as they are 4 down.
Marsh drops Roy's catch om 24 runs.
Rana gets dismissed as KKR are 3 down. It's the 15th wicket in Powerplay of KKR in 2023 IPL.
And now Anrich Nortje has struck. He has got the wicket of Venkatesh Iyer, who walks back on a second-ball duck.
And there's the first wicket. Mukesh Kumar has got the wicket of Litton Das. Short ball outside the off-stump, Roy wanted to hit it on the leg side. He gets a top-edge that settles into the hands of Lalit Yadav at square leg
Ishant Sharma bowls a brilliant over, conceding just 5 runs. However, Litton smashes the first 4 of the game.
Litton, who is playing the first game of the season and Jason Roy begin KKR's innings against DC's Ishant Sharma.
Jason Roy, Litton Das(w), Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana(c), Mandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Kulwant Khejroliya, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy
David Warner(c), Philip Salt(w), Mitchell Marsh, Manish Pandey, Axar Patel, Aman Hakim Khan, Lalit Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma, Mukesh Kumar
We are playing after 3 years thanks to Covid. Every thing feels new. We have four changes. Tough to remember. If we play as a unit. It should be tough to beat us.
We will have a bowl first. Weather being around, you don't know what the total is going to be. We haven't been disciplined with the ball. We have two changes.
Delhi Capitals have won the toss and opted to bowl. It's time for Kolkata Knight Riders to bat first.
It's almost time!
Next inspection to take place at 8 PM.
Captains are yet to come on the field for toss. Toss is expected to take place soon.
Pretty confident heading into this game, not because of the hundred but for the way I have been approaching the game, that is more important in terms of my batting. I am extremely satisfied with that. Most important thing is that everyone (in the team) understands their role very clearly. The communication is very good, and there have been instances where there've been collapses, but still we have managed to put up a very good score on the board. That speaks a lot of our batting depth, will look to carry that forward. We will have to bring our A game, we have played good cricket, but we have missed out on a few important aspects of the game, few overs here and there. It's a crucial game, and we'll look to win it somehow.
Players have come to the ground for warm-up.
Toss has been delayed due to rain. However, there is no update on the timings.
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According to Accuweather, a cloud cover of 5% to 22% is expected throughout the match. The temperature will be around 26-30 Degrees Celsius during match hours. The fans should get to witness full 40 overs of action.
The average 1st innings total in T20I match at this venue is 139. It decreases to 133 runs in the 2nd innings.The deck at the Arun Jaitley Stadium is favourable for batters. The pitch has a dry surface and it can be advantageous for spinners as the match progresses.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), N Jagadeesan, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana(c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakaravarthy, Suyash Sharma, Mandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, David Wiese, Tim Southee, Jason Roy, Litton Das, Kulwant Khejroliya, Harshit Rana, Aarya Desai
David Warner(c), Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, Yash Dhull, Manish Pandey, Abishek Porel(w), Axar Patel, Aman Hakim Khan, Lalit Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Mukesh Kumar, Sarfaraz Khan, Chetan Sakariya, Praveen Dubey, Rilee Rossouw, Rovman Powell, Khaleel Ahmed, Ishant Sharma, Lungi Ngidi, Philip Salt, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ripal Patel, Vicky Ostwal
