16.3: Prasidh Krishna to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! That will do it! Comprehensive win for Delhi. Full on middle, Stoinis swings it towards mid on but it goes off the inner half of his bvat towards fine leg for a boundary. DELHI WIN BY 7 WICKETS AND 21 BALLS TO SPARE!
0
16.2: Prasidh Krishna to Marcus Stoinis, Swing and a miss! Outside off on a length. Stoinis swings but connects with thin air.
2
16.1: Prasidh Krishna to Marcus Stoinis, Length ball around off, Stoinis slaps it through covers and gets a brace. Just 3 needed now for a win.
End of over
DC150/3
DC Batting S Hetmyer 0(1) M Stoinis 0(0)
0
15.6: Pat Cummins to Shimron Hetmyer, Full on middle, Hetmyer tucks it to short mid-wicket. Cummins finishes with 3/24 from his 4! He can have a smile about it but in the grand scheme of things, it does not matter.
0
15.5: Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant, OUT! CAUGHT! Pant looks to finish it with a bang and hurry but departs! Something to smile about for Mavi who has had a bad game. Fullish around off, Pant looks to go downtown against Cummins. He does not time it well and hits it straight down the throat of long on. Mavi there stays inside the advertising cushion and takes the catch. Cummins gets his third!
4
15.4: Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Slammed! Fuller around off, Pant creams it through covers for a boundary.
0
15.3: Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant, NOT OUT! The ball has missed the bat and clipped the shoulder on its way to the keeper. Cummins knew it but it was a hopeful review from Morgan. Slowish bumper from Cummins! Rishabh looks to play but is surprised by the bounce on it. It kisses his shoulder and goes to the keeper. The Kolkata players appeal but the umpire is unmoved. Cummins turns his back but Morgan reviews it. Replays find that it misses the bat and clipped the shoulder.
0
15.2: Pat Cummins to Prithvi Shaw, OUT! CAUGHT! Cummins has something to smile about. End of a fabulous knock from Shaw. He has played a ripper and we all know he deserves the Man of the Match award for this. He was looking to finish this game quickly so that his team could boost their run rate but in looking to do so, he has perished. Short ball around off, Shaw looks to slam it over on the off side. He lost his shape and control as he looks to hit it. He slices it in the air. Rana keeps his eyes on the ball and dives to take a good catch.
0
15.1: Pat Cummins to Prithvi Shaw, Back of a length ball on middle, Shaw blocks it.
End of over
DC146/1
DC Batting R Pant 12(5) P Shaw 82(39)
0
14.6: Prasidh Krishna to Rishabh Pant, Dot to end! Length and around off, played back to the bowler.
6
14.5: Prasidh Krishna to Rishabh Pant, SIX! Not off the middle but Delhi and Pant won't mind. Banged short and on middle, Pant looks to pull. Ends up getting a top edge and the ball flies over fine leg for half a dozen.
4
14.4: Prasidh Krishna to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! One bounce and into the fence. Full and around off, Pant clears his fornt leg and whacks it over mid-wicket for a boundary.
2
14.3: Prasidh Krishna to Rishabh Pant, Two for Pant. Fuller and around middle, flicked wide of deep square leg for two.
0
14.2: Prasidh Krishna to Prithvi Shaw, Full toss on middle and leg, Shaw moves inside the crease and tries to ramp it on the leg side. Fails to connect. The keeper dives to his left to stop. They sneak a bye.
0
14.2: Prasidh Krishna to Prithvi Shaw, Banged short and on middle, Shaw sits under it. Called no ball for height. Free Hit time.
0
14.1: Prasidh Krishna to Prithvi Shaw, Short ball, outside off, Shaw looks to slam it over the off side but misses.
End of over 20
KKR154/6
KKR Batting A Russell 45(27) P Cummins 11(13)
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19.6: Avesh Khan to Andre Russell, SIX! KABOOM! Russell finishes it off in style! A solid finish from Russell and Kolkata have something to bowl at! Low full toss on off, Russell gets under it and hits it long and high over the bowler's head for a biggie. 13 off the final over. KOLKATA FINISH WITH 154/6!
1
19.5: Avesh Khan to Pat Cummins, Another gem of a yorker. Cummins can just jams it to the on side for one.
1
19.4: Avesh Khan to Andre Russell, Good stop from Smith! Low full toss around off, Russell slams it powerfully to the right of long off. Both Russell and Cummins are ball watching. Smith runs to his right and saves a boundary. The ball-watching from the two Kolkata players sees it be just a one.
1
19.3: Avesh Khan to Pat Cummins, Good ball! Low full toss on middle, Cummins clips it to fine leg and gets the big man on strike.
4
19.2: Avesh Khan to Pat Cummins, FOUR! Good shot! Full around off it is in the slot. Cummins slams it through covers for a boundary.
0
19.1: Avesh Khan to Pat Cummins, Very full outside off, Cummins swings and misses. Dot ball!
End of over 19
KKR141/6
KKR Batting A Russell 38(25) P Cummins 5(9)
6
18.6: Kagiso Rabada to Andre Russell, SIX! Russell-Mania has arrived in Ahmedabad! The question is, is it too late? Rabada misses his yorker and bowls it in the slot. Russell smokes it over the cow corner fence for a biggie.
6
18.5: Kagiso Rabada to Andre Russell, SIX! BOOM! Slower ball from Rabada. But it is in the slot and Russell picks the change of pace too. He tonks it straight down the ground for a biggie.
0
18.4: Kagiso Rabada to Andre Russell, Swing and a miss! Brilliant stop from Pant too! Full outside leg, Russell moves away and swings hard at it but does not connect. Pant behind the stumps, dives to his left and makes a good stop.
4
18.3: Kagiso Rabada to Andre Russell, FOUR! Mistimed but in the gap! Full toss on middle and off, Russell swings and gets it away from deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
0
18.2: Kagiso Rabada to Andre Russell, A huge swing but a big miss! Slower short ball outside off, Russell throws his bat at it as he looks to pull. Unfortunately, he connects with nothing.
1
18.1: Kagiso Rabada to Pat Cummins, Full toss around the waist height. Cummins mistimes it to deep mid-wikcet for one. The umpire deems it to be a fair delivery so no signal from him.
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18.1: Kagiso Rabada to Pat Cummins, WIDE! KG misses his line and sprays it down the leg side. Cummins looks to swing but misses. Wided by the umpire.
End of over 18
KKR123/6
KKR Batting A Russell 22(20) P Cummins 4(8)
2
17.6: Avesh Khan to Andre Russell, Yorker wide outside off. Russell manages to guide it past the in-field and get a couple as the man at deep third man cleans it up before the ropes.
4
17.5: Avesh Khan to Andre Russell, FOUR! Powered away! In the slot outside off, Russell throws his muscle behind this and the ball races away to the fence at cover.
1
17.4: Avesh Khan to Pat Cummins, Length ball around off, Cummins hits it across the line but with no timing. Just a run. Russell gets the strike after a long, long time but he too has not been at his lethal best.
0
17.3: Avesh Khan to Pat Cummins, Top-notch from Avesh! Another yorker outside off, Cummins cannot get bat on ball.
0
17.2: Avesh Khan to Pat Cummins, Yorker outside off, Cummins cannot get it away. Fantastic from the youngster.
0
17.1: Avesh Khan to Pat Cummins, FOUR LEG BYES! Full on the pads, Cummins looks to flick but it kisses his pad and goes fine down the leg side and to the fence. Does not matter how the runs come as long as they keep coming.
16.3: Prasidh Krishna to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! That will do it! Comprehensive win for Delhi. Full on middle, Stoinis swings it towards mid on but it goes off the inner half of his bvat towards fine leg for a boundary. DELHI WIN BY 7 WICKETS AND 21 BALLS TO SPARE!