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DC 190/9 (Over 20): KKR keep their playoffs berth alive with a 14-run win against DC. Also, with this win they pull themselves clear of the bottom three.
DC 146/6 (Over 15.2): Timeout! What a game-changing spell this by Narine. Three wickets in his last 7 balls and DC have their backs to the wall now. Need something special from Ashutosh and Vipraj Nigam to win this.
DC 121/3 (Over 12): DC gets three jolts, Axar Patel stitches crucial stand with Du Plessis.
DC 58/2 (Over 6): After Abishek Porel, Karun Nair gets out off Vaibhav Arora. KL Rahul (6 off 4) and Faf du Plessis (28 off 17) take the innings forward.
DC 7/1 (Over 1): DC get their first jolt. Anukul Roy sends Abishek Porel.
Abishek Porel and Faf du Plessis are at the crease for DC. Abishek Porel is on strike. Anukul Roy will open the attack. Here we go.....
Stat: This is the second time KKR have scored 200-plus in an IPL innings without an individual 50-plus score. The previous instance was their successful 206-run chase against RCB in Bengaluru in 2019, led by Andre Russell’s late blitz (48* off 13).
KKR 204/9 (Over 20): Delhi Capitals pull it back nicely in the last 5 overs, just 45 runs conceded as KKR put 205-run target for the hosts.
KKR 142/4 (Over 14): Strategic Timeout! Axar has finished his spell and he has done a terrific job of pulling things back. Angkrish is set and Rinku is looking good, they still have Russell and Powell in them dugout. 200 looks par on this surface.
KKR 136/4 (Over 12): After quick wickets, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (33 off 17) and Rinku Singh (11 off 8) take KKR's innings ahead.
KKR 103/3 (Over 8.4): 100 for KKR!
KKR 85/2 (Over 6.4): Narine's cameo comes to an end. Vipraj Nigam has struck in his first over.
KKR 79/0 (Over 6): Ajinkya Rahane and Sunil Narine manage to play out the initial overs on a tough batting pitch. Gets highest powerplay score vs Delhi this season.
Record Alert: This was KKR's highest opening stand this season, bettering 46 between Narine and Quinton de Kock vs CSK. They are the only team with no 50-plus opening partnership this season.
KKR 48/1 (Over 3): Mitchell Starc breaks the partnership; gets Gurbaz on the final delivery of the over.
KKR 8/0 (Over 1): Mitchell Starc concedes eight in his opening over with two boundaries coming for Gurbaz.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Sunil Narine are at the crease. Gurbaz is on strike. Mitchell Starc will open the attack
Toss: Delhi Capitals (DC) captain Axar Patel wins the toss and decides to field first against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi in the match 48th of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.
