28/09Result
41st Match, Indian Premier League at Sharjah, Sep 28 2021
KKR won by 3 wkts (10b rem)
Player of the Match
Sunil Narine
Sunil NarineKolkata Knight Riders
28/09Result
41st Match, Indian Premier League at Sharjah, Sep 28 2021
KKR won by 3 wkts (10b rem)
Player of the Match
Sunil Narine
Sunil NarineKolkata Knight Riders

END OF OVER:
20 | 7 Runs 3 Wkts | DC: 127/9 | RR: 6.35

  • Kagiso Rabada0 (1b)
  • Tim Southee4-0-29-1
  • Venkatesh Iyer4-0-29-2

Himanshu will be with you for the chase soon.

3.52pm The Knight Riders will be very happy to chase 128 on this surface - which is not easy, but knowing what target to get will be advantageous. Interestingly, Ricky Ponting is chatting with umpire Nitin Menon around the boundary line. Wonder if they are talking about the Ashwin-Southee/Morgan incident.

A reminder that no sixes were hit today. A forgettable day with the bat for most of the Capitals: Smith with 39, Dhawan with 20, Pant with 39. One of them needed to get a bigger score for a total closer to 150. But 125 was defended here just a couple of nights ago. Rabada and Nortje against an inexperienced Knight Riders top order will not be easy. See you soon with the second innings.

Stat alert: First time no sixes have been hit in a Sharjah IPL game.

Suyog: "Don't be surprised if the likes of Rabada, Nortje, Ashwin, Axar rip through KKR."

Vijay Kumar Sel: "If the argument btw Morgan and Ashwin is about the extra run after Hitting Pant, I am sure he could have reminded Morgan the reason how they Won the World Cup"

Steven Smith: "Not an easy surface to play. Only time we could hit boundaries was if they overpitched."

19.6
W
Southee to Rabada, OUT, bullseye! Glove off as Rabada misses the slog off this full ball outside off. Rabada-Avesh try to pinch a bye, but DK grabs the ball, takes aim, and knocks the stumps down. Capitals finish on 127 for 9

Avesh Khan run out 5 (3b 1x4 0x6) SR: 166.66

19.5
1
Southee to Avesh Khan, 1 run, good length, on off. Muscled to deep midwicket
19.4
4
Southee to Avesh Khan, FOUR, free runs! Second time in two overs. Full toss on off. Avesh goes for the leg-side slog. Gill at deep midwicket is there, but the ball pops out of his hands while taking a side-on catch. Hits the floor, and then rolls away to the boundary. He should feel lucky that did not go for a six. But spare a thought for Southee.
19.3
0
Southee to Avesh Khan, no run, slower ball. Back of a length outside off. Loppy ounce. Misses the swing. Goes under the bat to the keeper
19.2
W
Southee to Pant, 1 run, OUT, full just outside off. Comes down the track and muscles it to long on. But Pant is coming for the second, where there isn't any. Pant struggling to get back for his second, and Karun Nair - another sub fielder - throws it at the right end. Karthik collects, and breaks the stumps. The dive does not save Pant today

RR Pant run out 39 (71m 36b 3x4 0x6) SR: 108.33

19.2
1w
Southee to Pant, 1 wide, yorker length, just outside leg. But Pant skips out of the ball's line very late. Wide run collected. Southee not happy since that would've hit Pant's boot if he hadn't skipped away. A tad unlucky, Southee
19.1
W
Southee to Ashwin, OUT, back of a length slower all. Ashwin dances down the track and tries to pull. Up in the air, and taken at deep backward square. Words exchanged between Southee and Ashwin and now between Ashwin and Morgan! Karthik gets in between Morgan and Ashwin, and sends him back. Are they chatting about that extra run that Capitals took when the ball hit Pant's arm? Some people don't consider it as "fair play", which is a slippery slope anyway.

R Ashwin c Rana b Southee 9 (23m 8b 1x4 0x6) SR: 112.50

END OF OVER:
19 | 10 Runs | DC: 120/6 | RR: 6.31

  • Rishabh Pant38 (35b)
  • Ravichandran Ashwin9 (7b)
  • Venkatesh Iyer4-0-29-2
  • Tim Southee3-0-22-0
18.6
2
Iyer to Pant, 2 runs, pinpoint yorker on off. But he digs it away to point. Fielder at point takes a shy at the bowler's end where Pant is in. But the ball hits him and rolls away. Allows them to take the second. But indirectly that's good for KKR since Ashwin is now on strike. Otherwise it would've been Pant
18.5
2
Iyer to Pant, 2 runs, yorker length on leg stump. Mistimed to deep midwicket, and it can be a run out if Iyer can grab the throw from the deep well. But the awkward bounce off the side pitches makes Iyer fumble. Allows Ashwin to complete the second

Stat alert: Pant has become Delhi's most prolific run getter now.

18.4
1
Iyer to Ashwin, 1 run, full toss just outside off. Strikes one sweetly over the non-striker's head. But lands short of Cutting at long on, who does not attack the ball
18.3
1
Iyer to Pant, 1 run, yorker length on off. Whipped off his toe stp deep midwicket. Pant wanted two, but there's none of it. Ashwin takes strike
18.2
0
Iyer to Pant, no run, yorker length just outside off stump. Dug away to the off side

Cutting is on for Lockie Ferguson. Now the calculations make sense. Fergie is not in the field.

18.1
4
Iyer to Pant, FOUR, ben Cutting misfields and that's four to the total. Full toss, wide outside off from around the stumps. Struck down the ground, but Cutting had gotten behind the ball. However it bursts through his hands and goes for four

Two overs to go. Iyer has 1. Ferguson and Warrier have 2 each. Southee has 1 too, but he can't bowl from this end of course.

Stat alert: Delhi Capitals have never successfully defended a target of under 150. More details on Ask Cricinfo

END OF OVER:
18 | 8 Runs | DC: 110/6 | RR: 6.11

  • Rishabh Pant29 (30b)
  • Ravichandran Ashwin8 (6b)
  • Tim Southee3-0-22-0
  • Varun Chakravarthy4-0-24-0
17.6
1
Southee to Pant, 1 run, good length, on middle. Swipes one to deep midwicket off the back foot. Tripathi there

can Pant make it two in two?

17.5
4
Southee to Pant, FOUR, fullish on off stump. Pant stays on the back foot and smacks an inside-out flat batted shot that finds the gap at long off! Between the two fielders at long off and deep extra cover

Aditya: "The fact that Lockie Ferguson has 2 overs left and DC are in such a position is baffling! Shows how well things have worked out for KKR today"

17.4
1
Southee to Ashwin, 1 run, good length, on middle. Backs away and punches it to deep extra cover
17.3
1
Southee to Pant, 1 run, slower ball yorker. Almost perfect. Lands around leg stump, and Pant digs it away for just one
17.2
0
Southee to Pant, no run, slower ball. Full on off but the cutter angles past off stump. Pant tumbles over trying to play a reverse sweep. Through to DK

Interestingly Ferguson had 2 overs left, but he has not bowled the 18th. So he wont be bowled out.

17.1
1
Southee to Ashwin, 1 run, good length, on middle. Slower ball too. Worked to square leg

rohan: "Hayden mentioned that batting outside powerplay could be difficult. My goodness ! what an intellect with regards to pitch reading." -- Interestingly, he is Pakistan's T20 batting coach for the T20 World Cup coming up. Will be picking up some very useful info about conditions in the UAE. Here's Southee.

END OF OVER:
17 | 4 Runs | DC: 102/6 | RR: 6.00

  • Rishabh Pant23 (26b)
  • Ravichandran Ashwin6 (4b)
  • Varun Chakravarthy4-0-24-0
  • Venkatesh Iyer3-0-19-2
16.6
0
Varun to Pant, no run, good length on off. Turning away. Pant looks to cut, but the ball goes under his bat to Karthik. Karthik appeals for caught behind and Chakravarthy follows his Tamil Nadu senior. Umpire says no, and they've gone for the review. TV umpire says "very close to the bat, give me the UltraEdge." But the technology shows that Pant's bat is nowhere near the ball. Dot to end Chakravarthy's spell, and Knight Riders lose a review too
16.5
1
Varun to Ashwin, 1 run, good length just outside off. Turning into middle. Punched to long on

Akrsh: "Naraine should be promoted up the order today. Morgan and dk can manage the death overs if need be" -- Decent idea, since a cameo from him in a small chase can really deflate the opposition. But I honestly don't see it happening.

16.4
1
Varun to Pant, 1 run, full on off. Reverse sweep payed to deep point. Protection there though
16.3
1lb
Varun to Ashwin, 1 leg bye, full on middle, and angling into leg. Looks to flick, misses. Hits the pad and rolls away to short fine leg. Team hundred
16.2
1
Varun to Pant, 1 run, full on off. Comes down the track and looks to hit a big shot to the long on region. Edged to short third man instead

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KKR 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st28VR IyerShubman Gill
2nd15RA TripathiShubman Gill
3rd24N RanaShubman Gill
4th0EJG MorganN Rana
5th29KD KarthikN Rana
6th26SP NarineN Rana
7th4TG SoutheeN Rana
8th4LH FergusonN Rana