Delhi vs Kolkata Live Score - Live Cricket Scorecard DC vs KKR, Match 48, Indian Premier League, 2025, Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
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Delhi vs Kolkata MATCH INFO
- Toss:DC, who chose to field
- Series:IPL, 2025
- Venue:Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
- Umpires:Mohit Krishnadas (IND), Saidharshan Kumar (IND) and Nitin Menon (IND)
- Match Referee:Iqbal Siddiqui (IND)
- Match Date:Tue, 29th Apr 2025
DELHI Team Players
KOLKATA Team Players
- End of over 20
- DC190/9
- DC Batting K Yadav 1(1) D Chameera 2(3)
- 1
19.6: Andre Russell to Kuldeep Yadav, And that is it! An excellent comeback from KKR! A thigh height full toss from Andre Russell on the pads, Kuldeep Yadav whips across to deep mid-wicket for just a single. Kolkata Knight Riders are back to winning ways and take this game home winning by 14 runs!
- 0
19.5: Andre Russell to Vipraj Nigam, OUT! BOWLED'EM! CLEANED HIM UP! A birthday special from the strong Caribbean! Dre Russ spears in a pinpoint toe-crushing yorker, aimed right at the stumps, Vipraj Nigam switches the stance and tries to reverse it away, but misses by a long margin. The ball beats the bat and crashes into the stumps to see the back of Vipraj Nigam!
- 4
19.4: Andre Russell to Vipraj Nigam, FOUR! SHOT! A fuller-length delivery, around off, Vipraj Nigam smashes it past the gap between mid off and cover for a cracking boundary.
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19.3: Andre Russell to Vipraj Nigam, WHAT A PERFECT EXECUTION OF A YORKER! Fired in at the stumps, Vipraj Nigam only manages to smash it back to the bowler.
- 4
19.2: Andre Russell to Vipraj Nigam, FOUR! Excellent shot! An attempted yorker, on the stumps, around off, Vipraj Nigam clears the front foot and carves it through the backward point gap for a boundary.
- 0
19.1: Andre Russell to Dushmantha Chameera, A BYE! A yorker from Dre Russ, on the leg stump line, goes down leg, Dushmantha Chameera misses to whip it across and the ball goes to the keeper. Vipraj Nigam sets off for a run and Chameera obeys. Rahmanullah Gurbaz throws it wayward at the bowling end and with no backup there, the ball rolls to the mid off region. They easily complete the bye.
- End of over 19
- DC180/8
- DC Batting V Nigam 30(15) D Chameera 2(2)
- 0
18.6: Harshit Rana to Vipraj Nigam, Dots are goldust at this moment! Length ball, outside off, Vipraj Nigam swings hard, inside edges past the stumps, to the keeper.
- 2
18.5: Harshit Rana to Vipraj Nigam, JUST IN! Way too full and right in front of the stumps, Vipraj backs away to open the off side and carves it away along the ground, to deep backward point. Anukul Roy cuts it off to his right and the batters sniff the second run. A delay of a fraction from Anukul Roy to throw, allows the batters to cross over for the second. Rahmanullah Gurbaz though collects the throw at the batting end, and whips off the bail, with Vipraj Nigam dragging the bat with a dive. Side-on replay shows that Nigam just about made his ground.
- 6
18.4: Harshit Rana to Vipraj Nigam, SIX! UP, UP, AND AWAY! Again too full and into the arc, outside off, Vipraj Nigam goes deep in the crease and slices it aerially, clears the deep point fence for a crucial six. 27 needed off 8 balls now.
- 0
18.3: Harshit Rana to Vipraj Nigam, Nice and full, straight on the stumps, drilled to the leg side off the toe end. They do not cross over!
- 4
18.2: Harshit Rana to Vipraj Nigam, FOUR! These are very valuable runs for DC! A little bit too much width on offer, wide of off on a fuller length. Vipraj Nigam tries to smash it to the off side, but a healthy leading edge is found and the ball sails over short third for a boundary.
- 1
18.1: Harshit Rana to Dushmantha Chameera, Searing pace, on a fuller length, around off, Dushmantha Chameera swings for the hills, but gets an inside edge to the short fine leg region for a single.
- End of over 18
- DC167/8
- DC Batting V Nigam 18(10) D Chameera 1(1)
- 6
17.6: Varun Chakaravarthy to Vipraj Nigam, SIX! OH, HELLO? That is some shot from Vipraj Nigam! Keeping the flame of the chase ignited from one end! Pitched right into the slot, too full and around off and middle, Vipraj Nigam gets his front foot out of the way and carves it over cover for a cracking six. Delhi Capitals now need 38 off the last 2 overs. 8 runs off Varun Chakaravarthy's last He finishes his spell with 4-0-39-2.
- 0
17.5: Varun Chakaravarthy to Vipraj Nigam, Short and outside leg, Vipraj Nigam tries to paddle it but it hits his gloves before rolling to the short fine leg fielder.
- 1
17.4: Varun Chakaravarthy to Dushmantha Chameera, Hat Trick averted! Full and on the stumps, Dushmantha Chameera drills down the ground for a single.
- 0
17.3: Varun Chakaravarthy to Mitchell Starc, OUT! IN THE AIR AND CAUGHT BEHIND! What a bowling change this has been for KKR! Varun Chakaravarthy is on a Hat Trick now! Varun bowls it full and flat, just outside off, Mitchell Starc clears his front leg to tonk it over the leg side, but loses his shape a bit in order to hit it too hard. Ends up getting a thick leading edge. The ball balloons high up in the air and around the strip on the off side. Rahmanullah Gurbaz calls for his catch, runs forward and takes a fine catch.
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17.2: Varun Chakaravarthy to Ashutosh Sharma, OUT! GOT HIM! CAUGHT! Varun Chakaravarthy strikes gold now and you just cannot keep Sunil Narine out of the game as he takes a sharp catch! Varun Chakaravarthy comes from around the stumps and lands it on a shortish length, outside the off stump line. It pitches and lifts a bit more off the deck. Ashutosh Sharma premeditates and switches his stance to play the reverse, but finds the ball too high to execute that shot. Does go through, but chips it to the right of point. Sunil Narine swiftly moves and takes a sharp catch. Ashutosh Sharma departs with no impact on 7. DC are 160/7.
- 1
17.1: Varun Chakaravarthy to Vipraj Nigam, Flatter and shorter on top of off, Vipraj Nigam lifts it up with a flat bat. A single on the bounce at long off.
- End of over 20
- KKR204/9
- KKR Batting V Chakaravarthy 1(1) H Rana 0(1)
- 1
19.6: Mitchell Starc to Varun Chakaravarthy, A single to end. Delhi Capitals have fought back well to restrict Kolkata Knight Riders to 204/9. Hard length, over off, Varun Chakaravarthy is hurried but splices it to mid off for a single.
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19.5: Mitchell Starc to Harshit Rana, OUT! RUN OUT! Not a Hattrick for Mitchell Starc but a hattrick of wickets for Delhi Capitals! The over started with a six but seems like will end as the best one yet. Mitchell Starc bowls it full and just outside off, Harshit Rana looks to push at it and misses. The ball goes to the keeper, and the batters look to sneak a run. Abishek Porel hits the bullseye at the batting end with Andre Russell not even in the frame. Delhi Capitals send it upstairs to check if there was an outside edge but the UltraEdge shows no spike.
- 0
19.4: Mitchell Starc to Anukul Roy, OUT! CAUGHT! Dushmantha Chameera pulls off an absolute blinder and Mitchell Starc is now on a Hat Trick! Starc fires it full and on the pads again. Anukul Roy gets his front leg out and flicks it well to the left of deep square leg. The ball rockets flat, but Dushmantha Chameera flings himself to his left and takes an outrageous catch with both hands, while being airborne. A golden duck for Anukul Roy!
- 0
19.3: Mitchell Starc to Rovman Powell, OUT! LBW! Mitchell Starc gets his second. Rovman Powell has sent it upstairs but it seems more like a formality. He starts walking off even before the verdict is out. Very full, on middle and leg, Rovman Powell is caught into a tangle and looks to tuck it across and misses onto the pads. Nothing on UltraEdge and the Ball Tracking comes up as three reds.
- 0
19.2: Mitchell Starc to Andre Russell, Another review for a wide from Delhi Capitals! Mitchell Starc slants it into middle and leg, on a nagging length, Andre Russell looks to tickle it fine but misses. The keeper does well to dive to his left and makes a stop. The batters, however, sneak a single through leg bye. The UltraEdge shows a spike as the ball passes the pad, and the on-field call of wide is overturned.
- 1WD
19.2: Mitchell Starc to Andre Russell, WIDE! Goes short and over middle, Andre Russell ducks under. It is called a wide and Delhi Capitals have decided to send it upstairs. The side on replays roll and the Ball Tracking shows the ball to be over the head height of the batter. The on-field call of wide stays and DC lose the review.
- 6
19.1: Mitchell Starc to Andre Russell, SIX! Perfect start to the over from Andre Russell! A low full toss, on off, Andre Russell pumps it straight down the ground, over the bowler's head for a big six. The 200 is up for KKR with this mammoth biggie!
- End of over 19
- KKR195/6
- KKR Batting A Russell 11(7) R Powell 5(4)
- 1
18.6: Dushmantha Chameera to Andre Russell, Nails it again, outside off, Andre Russell jams it to point for a single.
- 0
18.5: Dushmantha Chameera to Andre Russell, Continues to bowl the wide yorkers and gets it right. Andre Russell drives it straight to cover. A valuable dot!
- 1WD
18.5: Dushmantha Chameera to Andre Russell, WIDE! Fuller in length and outside the guideline on off. Dushmantha Chameera will have to relaod.
- 4
18.4: Dushmantha Chameera to Andre Russell, FOUR! Gave everything on this, did Andre Russell! Full and well outside off, Andre Russell winds up and throws his bat at it and gets an outside edge through short third for a boundary. Two consecutive boundaries and the pressure is back on the bowler.
- 4
18.3: Dushmantha Chameera to Andre Russell, FOUR! What should've been a single is now a boundary. Curtosey, Karun Nair! Full and outside off, Andre Russell whips it straight to deep point. Karun Nair sits down to cut it off but gets a bad bounce around his right thigh, and the ball nips away from him. He makes a meal of it and the ball goes past him for a four.
- 1
18.2: Dushmantha Chameera to Rovman Powell, Misses the yorker and serves a low full toss, on off, Rovman Powell thumps it to long on for one.
- 1WD
18.2: Dushmantha Chameera to Rovman Powell, WIDE! And again. Slightly misses the line outside off and it is called another wide. Great thinking but it needs better execution now.
- 1WD
18.2: Dushmantha Chameera to Rovman Powell, WIDE! A bit wayward, outside off, left alone by Powell.
- 1
18.1: Dushmantha Chameera to Andre Russell, Comes back in and bowls the wide yorker again, Andre Russell squeezes it to deep point for one.
- End of over 18
- KKR181/6
- KKR Batting R Powell 4(3) A Russell 1(2)
- 4
17.6: Vipraj Nigam to Rovman Powell, FOUR! Nicely done! Much-needed for KKR. Short and on middle and leg, Rovman Powell plants his front leg across and sweeps it fine, behind the keeper to his left for a boundary.
- 0
17.5: Vipraj Nigam to Rovman Powell, An appeal for LBW but turned down. Full and on middle and leg, turning in, Rovman Powell looks to nudge it across but misses onto the pads.
- 0
17.4: Vipraj Nigam to Rovman Powell, Short and on middle, Rovman Powell tucks it to mid on region. Axar Patel from mid-wicket puts in a dive to make a fine stop. He seems to have hurt his hand while doing so.
- 0
17.3: Vipraj Nigam to Rinku Singh, OUT! CAUGHT! Delhi Capitals are closing very well here! Second one for Vipraj Nigam and KKR lose their sixth! Vipraj tosses it up, on off and Rinku Singh gets low to whip it across the line. Gets a decent connection but not the elevation. The ball goes flat and to the left of long on where Mitchell Starc stays rooted to the ground, just inches inside the rope and takes a fine catch high over his left shoulder with both hands.
- 1
17.2: Vipraj Nigam to Andre Russell, Full, on middle, Andre Russell tucks it in front of mid-wicket. The bowler and the fielder stop for the other to mop it up but the batters sneak a quick single.
- 1
17.1: Vipraj Nigam to Rinku Singh, Short and outside off, Rinku Singh pulls it to the right of long on for one.