A wide and a single from Gambhir seals the game for KKR.
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10:50 PM: KKR 97-1 after 14 overs
Three boundaries were conceded by Nathan Coulter-Nile. First it was an outside edge from the bat of Gambhir and then it was two brilliant shots from Manish Pandey through the offside.
10:49 PM: KKR 84-1 after 13 overs
ChrisMorris finishes his spell conceding just 21 runs off his four overs. In his final over, Morris gave way two singles and almost had Manish Pandey caught by Karun Nair.
10:44 PM: KKR 82-1 after 12 overs
Nathan Coulter-Nile returned to bowl and Gambhir welcomed him with a four over deep mid-wicket. The remaining 5 balls yielded just 1 run as KKR end the 11th over at 82-1.
10:37 PM: KKR 77-1 after 11 overs
Chris Morris deserved a wicket in the over ,but instead he conceded 8 runs in the over including a boundary over fine-leg from the bat of Manish Pandey.
10:29 PM: KKR 69-1 after 10 overs
Amit Mishra strikes. Robin Uthappa holes out to Chris Morris at long-off. Apart from the wicket, 7 runs were conceded including 5 wides.
10:26 PM: KKR 62-0 after 9 overs
Carlos Brathwaite’s second over conceded 9 runs including a boundary from Gautam Gambhir.
10:21 PM: KKR 53-0 after 8 overs
Amit Mishra came into the attack and conceded 4 singles in his first over.
10:18 PM: KKR 49-0 after 7 overs
Just two runs were conceded from Carlos Brathwaite’s first over.
10:14 PM: KKR 47-0 after 6 overs
The sixth over saw yet another sensational shot down the ground from Uthappa. In total, 5 runs were scored in Chris Morris’ second over.
10:09 PM: KKR 42-0 after 5 overs
Still no signs of wickets as 6 runs were conceded in Zaheer Khan’s second over including a superb drive down the ground from Uthappa.
10:04 PM: KKR 36-0 after 4 overs
Chris Morris’ first over yielded 7 runs.
9:59 PM: KKR 29-0 after 3 overs
Two boundaries were scored in this over. The first one was an edge from Uthappa’s that flew through the third man region while the second one was a beautiful cover drive by Uthappa.
9:55 PM: KKR 20-0 after 2 overs
Three boundaries were scored in Zaheer Khan’s over as Gambhir flicked two full deliveries to the square-leg boundary while Uthappa cover drove the last ball to the fence.
9:51 PM: KKR 4-0 after 1 over
It was a good over from Nathan Coulter-Nile apart from the last ball that was full on his legs and Uthappa flicked it to the square-leg boundary.
9:25 PM IST: DD 98 after 17.4 overs
Zaheer Khan pulled one for a boundary before getting out off the next ball.Hastings has his second wicket as the Delhi Daredevils were all-out for 98 in just 17.4 overs. Brad Hogg and Andre Russell picked three wickets apiece while Hastings and Chawla picked up two wickets each.
9:22 PM IST: DD 93-9 after 17 overs
Just one run from Piyush Chawla’s last over. Coulter-Nile holds all aces in the last three overs.
9:17 PM IST: DD 92-9 after 16 overs
Maiden wicket from Brad Hogg. Hogg got his third wicket as he induced an edge from Amit Mishra’s bat and Gautam Gambhir in the slip cordon completed the catch.
9:12 PM IST: DD 92-8 after 15 overs
One more tight over from Piyush Chawla as he conceded just 3 in his third over.
9:08 PM IST: DD 89-8 after 14 overs
Hogg gets his second wicket as he gets the wicket of Sanju Samson caught behind. Later in the over, Coulter-Nile smashed him down the ground for a boundary. Five runs were conceded in the 14th over.
9:05 PM IST: DD 84-7 after 13 overs
8:58 PM IST: DD 80-6 after 12 overs
Chris Morris reverse swept Hogg for a boundary over third-man and later in the over, Hogg fired one down the leg side for five wides. 12 runs were conceded in that over.
8:53 PM IST: DD 68-6 after 11 overs
The 11th over had almost everything. Four wides, Brathwaite’s first ball six over mid-wicket followed by his wicket courtesy a googly from Piyush Chawla. 13 runs and a wicket in the over.
8:53 PM IST: DD 55-5 after 10 overs
The old warhorse Brad Hogg strikes in his first over. He got the wicket of Pawan Negi stumped by Robin Uthappa. Apart from that, just 2 runs were conceded.
8:45 PM IST: DD 53-4 after 9 overs
Just four runs were conceded from the ninth over bowled by Umesh Yadav. The strategic time-out has been taken by the teams.
8:40 PM IST: DD 49-4 after 8 overs
Surprise! Colin Munro came to bowl the eighth over as Pawan Negi danced down a track and smashed him over the long-off region for a huge six. Apart from that, only one run was conceded off that over.
8:36 PM IST: DD 42-4 after 7 overs
7 runs were scored from this Umesh Yadav’s eventful over. The first ball went to a boundary through the third man region and later in the over, there was a mix-up between the batsmen, but thankfully for Delhi, there was no further hiccups.
8:31 PM IST: DD 35-4 after 6 overs
The fourth wicket falls as John Hastings gets the wicket of Karun Nair who lofted it straight to Manish Pandey at backward point. The first maiden of this match.
8:25 PM IST: DD 35-3 after 5 overs
Andre Russell struck again in his third over as he got the wicket of Mayank Agarwal caught by Brad Hogg at third man. In the last ball of the over, Sanju Samson flicked Russell past the mid-on for a boundary. 9 runs were scored from that over.
8:21 PM IST: DD 26-2 after 4 overs
Just one run from the fourth over bowled by John Hastings.
8:15 PM IST: DD 25-2 after 3 overs
Andre Russell struck in the second ball of the over as De Kock top-edged to Yusuf Pathan at mid-off. Pathan almost dropped spilled the catch but somehow managed to hold on to the catch to see the back of the South African. In the last ball of the over, Russell struck again as he trapped Shreyas Iyer plumb in front for a duck. 2 runs and 2 wickets from the over
8:09 PM IST: DD 23-0 after 2 overs
The second over saw 10 runs scored off Umesh Yadav. De Kock pulled the fourth ball through the mid-wicket region for a boundary and followed it with a six over deep square-leg.
8:04 PM IST: DD 13-0 after 1 over
Mayank Agarwal started off the match in a superb fashion as he lofted Andre Russell over the covers for a boundary. Later in the over, Quinton de Kock cut a ball which was stopped by Manish Pandey who attempted a run-out in the non-striker’s end and the ball raced away to the boundary courtesy a poor back-up.
7:40 PM IST- So, the cards are set. The playing XIs are in. Delhi will bat first. Not much to do now but to get your snacks, drinks, merchandise and strap yourself in. We are in for a ride tonight from the Eden Gardens.
DD Playing XI: De Kock, Agarwal, Iyer, Karun, Samson, Brathwaite, Negi, Morris, Mishra, Zaheer, Coulter-Nile.
KKR Playing XI: Gambhir, Uthappa, Pandey, Munro, SK Yadav, Pathan, Russell, Chawla, Hastings, Hogg, U Yadav.
All the attention is on 4.2 Crore man and World Cup winner, Carlos Brathwaite! Certainly hope that he can live up to the hype after his 4 6s in the final over of the T20 WC.
Zaheer - “Excited to be back. Looking forward to my first game as captain. I would have batted first if I won the toss, the ball should come on to the bat”.
Gambhir - “Kallis was an automatic choice as coach as he’s been around for a while. I hope there will be plenty of runs on this pitch”. Gautam Gambhir wins the toss and elects to bowl first for the KKR.
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