game over, as Thakur takes his second! Rasikh looks to have some fun by lofting that full ball on middle, but ends up ballooning the ball towards long-on, as Powell runs forward for another catch
DC vs KKR, 19th Match at Mumbai, IPL, Apr 10 2022 - Match Result
Sunil Narine has become the highest wicket-taker in IPL with 176 wickets, going past Dwayne Bravo's 173
Sunil Narine has broken the record for most ducks (15) in IPL, going past Piyush Chawla's 13
That's it from Ranjith, Sudarshanan and me, Himanshu, for this match. Before long, don't forget to hop on to the second of the double-headers today, as Rajasthan Royals play Lucknow Super Giants. See you there!
Kuldeep Yadav is the Player of the Match: "[On the catch] Actually I didn't think much. I felt I can reach it, and it is my wicket at the end of the day. It is important to take a pause and think about the bowling. This is a good wicket and the batters do well. Since some of the side boundaries are longer plus the ball was gripping, it was important to do well. Shreyas was batting well and hitting it well, so that was a big wicket. Enjoyed Shreyas' wicket more because it was my first and was the main wicket from the team's point of view since he was batting well. I haven't tried too much and am focusing on my rhythm. That's what I did when I returned to the Indian team. I am enjoying my bowling and bowling good lengths. I pulled the lengths against Shreyas as well as Cummins. I am enjoying the environment here and have a good backing of the side. Rishabh guides me well from behind the stumps, too."
Rishabh Pant: "We would have fielded first but didn't think much. As a batting unit we wanted to put pressure on the opposition. In these conditions, when the dew is not there, if teams score 170-180 it is decent and the pressure is not as much as it is when the score is 200 or more. Kuldeep has been working for one year but hasn't been getting enough chances. We are trying to back him and he is doing well. We wanted to keep momentum going, and hence sent Axar. We wanted Sarfaraz to arrest the slide if we lose too many wickets and hence kept him back."
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Sajid: "How good fizz has been with the DC filling the shoes of Rabada-Nortje duo! His bowling figure so far 12-0-70-3 (Economy: 5.83!!)"
Warner: "Felt pretty good. A nice wicket... Prithvi is an exciting player. Takes pressure off. Loving my time here. Ricky Ponting is like a father! A great coach, and everyone is happy to be underneath him."
Karan: "At least the initial concerns of the tournament - win the toss, bat second and win the match are beginning to fade. "
Iyer after the loss: "They got off to a really quick start... We were a bit clueless what to do. They built on a really good partnership at the start, and carried that till the tenth over. Looked like a good batting pitch... We made a decision, and that didn't work out well."
7.32pm A comfortable two points for Capitals. A margin of 44 runs boosts their net run rate too, as an all-round performance does the deal. Pretty much everyone stepped up: the top three and the finishers with the bat, and Khaleel and Kuldeep with the ball. And what a catch by Kuldeep running and diving to his right!
pushes that at good length ball outside off to deep point while playing away from hid body
Varun the last man in. He runs in, but stops at the last moment because the man running in from long-off wasn't inside the circle.
swatted right to the man at deep point! Tries to get on top of the bounce of this short of a length ball on off while hopping in the crease, and finds the man there for an easy catch
yorker length just outside off, and heaved wide of long-on as he played with his bottom hand off. Not a great-looking shot, but four still
Thakur from around the wicket
crunches that full ball on off to long-off
pretty full and wide of off, and he tries slashing. Finds short third man after playing away from his body
Zaheer: "India's IT minds are at work with all mathematical possibilities of KKR winning "
full toss on middle, and swung away to the man at deep midwicket
another swat, and Warner has stopped that brilliantly at deep point after running to his left from long-off! He looks to have hut himself there, as he ran to his left and patted the ball back from his left hand very late. Warner ended at the other side, and collided with the fence. Short ball again on off, and Russell played with the bounce there
slower-ball bouncer to fox Russell. Short of a length on middle, and rising up steeply. He ends up swatting towards square leg after shaping to pull
Laks: "So impressed with the way Khaleel Ahmed and Kuldeep Yadav were playing this season, and also credit shall go to DC management for handling these players "
launched down the ground! Bowls full and in the length on middle, and lofts that from deep in the crease
yorker length on off, and sliced to deep backward point. Pretty full, and he clears his front leg to send that slicing. Deep point chased to his left and dived, but the ball went past
looks to reverse ramp that back of a length ball on off, but is beaten
Japneet: "Russell needs to hit 10 sixes in about 15 balls to win this. If anyone can do it, it's him" --- I can't believe how people think it's still possible.
dropped by Pant, but that was a very difficult catch! And he has banged his head on the floor, looking a bit hurt for a second. He ran forward as far as until a short midwicket position, and dived forward. But the ball fell in between his gloves. Good length ball on middle, and Russell went slogging but got a top edge
great stuff from Khaleel. Yorker length on middle and leg, and jammed down towards square leg
short delivery now. Bangs it in on leg, and Russell has to duck
slashes that hard and flat wide of long-off. Full and on off, as Russell drags that along
makes room and skips down, but the ball is too full and just outside off. Beaten there
Vishwa: "Lord Tewatia on both ends also con not get this score now"
goes slogging across the line to this fullish ball on middle and leg. Single to deep midwicket
hoicks that fuller ball on off at 114kph. They steal three there, or try doing that to get Russell back on strike. Rasikh just about made his ground at Fizz whipped the bails off
Nimesh: "This is going to boost Kuldeep's confidence so much. Good for him and DC. "
back of a length on middle and leg, and he closes the bat face. Gets a leading edge to point
Rasikh is the new batter on strike
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Toss | Kolkata Knight Riders, elected to field first |
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Season | 2022 |
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Match days | 10 April 2022 - daynight (20-over match) |
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Points | Delhi Capitals 2, Kolkata Knight Riders 0 |
Over 20 • KKR 171/10