IPL 2018, KKR vs DD Highlights - As It Happened

Third wicket for Kuldeep Yadav, DD all out for 129Third wicket for Sunil Narine, dismissed Mohd Shami (7). DD 128/9Sunil Narine struck again, Vijay Shankar gone for 2. DD 117/8, in chase of 201Wicket No. 100 for Sunil Narine, clean bowled Chris Morris for 2. DD 116/7Kuldeep Yadav got another big wicket, scalped Glenn Maxwell (47). DD 113/6Maxwell smacked four sixes and three fours in his 22-ball innings.Tom Curran dismissed Rahul Tewatia. DD 97/5, in chase of 201Kuldeep Yadav got the big wicket, Rishabh Pant gone for 43. DD 86/4Pant hit a six and seven fours in his 26-ball innings and added 62 runs for the fourth wicket with Glenn MaxwellAnother big over for Delhi. Pant and Maxwell hit Tom Curran for a four and a six respectively. DD 81/3, in chase of 201Time for strategic time-out. Rishabh Pant smacked a six and a four in consecutive balls off Piyush Chawla. DD 69/3End of Powerplay overs. Rishabh Pant hit Sunil Narine for back-to-back fours. DD 56/3, target - 201Another good over from young Shivam Mavi, gave away seven runs. DD 45/3Rishabh Pant and Glenn Maxwell hit Andre Russell for three fours. DD 38/3Big Wicket. Shivam Mavi clean bolwed Gautam Gambhir for 8. DD 24/3, in chase of 201Good catch by Nitish Rana at slip. Andre Russell got rid of Shreyas Iyer (4). DD 13/2Gautam Gambhir hit Andre Russell for first boundary of the chase. DD 8/1Piyush Chawla struck early, Jason Roy gone for 1. DD 4/1, in chase of 201Great glove-works by Dinesh Karthik to stump Roy from leg sideGautam Gambhir and Jason Roy started the Delhi Daredevils run chase. Piyush Chawla with the ball for KKRWhat an over from Rahul Tewatia. KKR 200/9Rahul Tewatia struck again, Piyush Chawla gone. KKR 200/8Rahul Tewatia got rid of Shubman Gill (6). KKR 200/7Another 11-run over. KKR 199/6Chris Morris struck again, Nitish Rana gone for 59. KKR 193/6Another big over. KKR 188/5Trent Boult got the big wicket, Andre Russell gone for 41. KKR 178/5It was a massive wicket for Daredevils as Russell was destroying the visitors' attack. The West Indian smacked six sixes during his 12-ball blitzkrieg.for Nitish Rana off 30 balls. KKR 178/4Andre Russell hit Mohammed Shami for three sixes again. KKR 177/4Time for second Time-out. Runs coming thick and fast for Knight Riders. KKR 157/4Massive over for Knight Riders. Andre Russell smacked Mohammed Shami for three sixes. KKR 145/4Dinesh Karthik and Nitish Rana hit Chris Morris for a six and two fours. KKR 123/4Chris Morris dismissed Dinesh Karthik (19). KKR 117/4Karthik hit a six and two fours in his 10-ball inningsBack-to-back fours for Dinesh Karthik off Chris Morris. KKR 117/3Another good over from Mohammed Shami, gave away just six runs. KKR 108/3Successful review for Knight Riders. Dinesh Karthik survived the LBW decision. KKR 102/3Big over for the hosts as skipper Dinesh Karthik and Nitish Rana hit Vijay Shankar for a six and a four respectively. KKR 102/3Jason Roy took a good catch diving forward. Mohammed Shami struck in his first over, Chris Lynn gone for 31. KKR 89/3Nitish Rana smacked Shahbaz Nadeem for a six and a four in consecutive deliveries. KKR 85/2 at the halfway markDelhi Daredevils lost the review too as the ball hit Rana's pad just outside the lineTime for first Strategic Time-out. KKR 71/2Shahbaz Nadeem got the dangerman Robin Uthappa (35). KKR 62/2Robin Uthappa hit three sixes and two fours in his quick-fire 19-ball inningsEnd of Powerplay overs. Robin Uthappa smashed Shahbaz Nadeem for a couple of sixes and a four. KKR 50/1First big over for the home side. Lynn and Uthappa hit Boult for three boundaries. KKR 32/1Chris Lynn hit Shahbaz Nadeem for a four and scored seven in the over. KKR 19/1Another brilliant over from Trent Boult - a wicket and five runs in it. He bowled 10 consecutive dot balls to begin with in the innings. KKR 12/1Trent Boult struck early, Sunil Narine gone for 1. KKR 7/1What a start from Trent Boult, he is yet to concede a run.Another good over for DD. Chris Morris gave away seven runs, which included a six. KKR 7/0Chris Lynn smacked Chris Morris for first boundary of the innings. KKR 7/0Trent Boult started with a maiden over. KKR 0/0Here we go...Chris Lynn and Sunil Narine to start the KKR innings. Trent Boult with the ball for DD.Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (w/c), Andre Russell, Shubman Gill, Shivam Mavi, Tom Curran, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep YadavJason Roy, Gautam Gambhir (c), Rishabh Pant (w), Glenn Maxwell, Shreyas Iyer, Vijay Shankar, Chris Morris, Rahul Tewatia, Shahbaz Nadeem, Mohammed Shami, Trent BoultTom Curran in for Mitchell JohnsonChris Morris in for Dan Christian"I can see a line; longer grass near the crease. It could put the bowlers off. 138 was chased down easily in the previous game. But this is a different wicket. The wicket looks beautiful. 160 will be the par score"

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And now Andre Russell gears up for another over. Just on the second ball of the over Pant dispatches him for a boundary through mid-off. He follows it up with another boundary in the backward point region. Glenn Maxwell, the new man in hits another boundary to end a good over for DD. 14 runs come from the over. It's 38/3 after 4 overs.

Karthik needs to introduce Kuldeep as soon as possible. This is a crucial moment in the match and one wicket here can more or less seal their fate. Especially against Maxwell, wrist spin is always a handy option.

Piyush Chawla has dismissed Glenn Maxwell thrice in IPL. Will Maxwell be able to tackle the spin trio?

After 8 overs,Delhi Daredevils 81/3 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 43 , Glenn Maxwell 17) Tom Curran introduced into the attack and he was welcomed with a boundary by Pant. Maxwell too hit a six and Delhi are staging a little comeback. Next five overs crucial for them from run-rate point of view.

FOUR! Maxwell reverse sweeps Kuldeep Yadav on the very first ball for four to third man.

50 partnership up for Pant and Maxwell... bit of a recovery for the Daredevils... can they turn this around? Pant has shown a sane head while Maxwell is also watching his shots... the duo who we have seen throw their bats around earlier in the season are both playing carefully... Daredevils will be hoping they can carry on.

OUT! And that's curtains for Pant who heaves a short ball by Kuldeep to deep mid-wicket but Piyush Chawla was there to pouch it. Pant c Chawla b Kuldeep Yadav 43(26)

After 9 overs,Delhi Daredevils 90/4 ( Glenn Maxwell 25 , Rahul Tewatia 1) Kuldeep Yadav with his first over. Hit for four on the first ball but got Pant on the third ball of the over. Delhi are going well but losing wickets frequently.

And just when things were looking good... Pant holes out. To be honest, he had to start going for his shots and he looked to target the leg spinner... but maybe he chose the wrong leg spinner to attack... Kuldeep is no easy customer...

SIX! Curran drops this one short and Maxwell pulls it over the square leg boundary.

OUT! Soft dismissal. Tewatia hits it hard but straight to Andre Russell at short cover. Rahul Tewatia c A Russell b Tom Curran 1(2)

Rishabh Pant's last five T20 knocks: 43, 47, 20, 28, 7 He has not been able to convert his starts.

After 10 overs,Delhi Daredevils 99/5 ( Glenn Maxwell 33 , Vijay Shankar 1) 10 overs up. The equation is 102 needed off 60 balls and it is not tough. Just that Delhi have lost too many wickets, trying to play one shot too many. Key here is Maxwell but can he finish off for them?

SIX! Maxwell goes big and this was to be caught at wide long-on by Mavi but drops it and the ball goes beyonf the ropes.

SIX! This time Maxwell connects well as he hits it over mid-wicket.

Though KKR have taken five wickets, but DD batsmen haven't allowed the asking rate to go out of control. In this era of power-hitting, 100 in last 10 is perfectly possible. But, Maxwell needs to stay until the 17th or 18th over.

OUT! Short ball again and Maxwell gives it his all but could not clear the deep mid-wicket boundary. Uthappa does the catching. Maxwell c Uthappa b Kuldeep Yadav 47(22)

After 11 overs,Delhi Daredevils 114/6 ( Vijay Shankar 1 , Chris Morris 1) Kuldeep with his second over and he has got rid of KKR's biggest threat in the match - Glenn Maxwell, who went back, three short of what could have been a well-made fifty. KKR dominating at the moment.

Chris Morris is the next man in for Delhi.

Huge wicket for the home side, Maxwell was taking the game away. However, KKR should not relax here, Morris and Vijay Shankar are no mug with the bat. For Karthik, Narine's remaining three overs will be the trump card.

Maxwell holes out in the deep... and with that it can be said that the Daredevils' hopes have vanished too. And just as I type this... Chris Morris is bowled too. Curtains!

OUT! Morris makes room and tries to go big over the covers but misses it completely. 100th wicket for Marine in IPL. Chris Morris b Narine 2(3)

OUT! Narine gets his 101th wicket, a simple off-spin and it was enough for Shankar as he went on backfoot and was caught plumbed. Vijay Shankar lbw b Narine 2(4)

Sunil Narine becomes the first overseas spinner to take 100 wickets in IPL.

After 12 overs,Delhi Daredevils 118/8 ( Nadeem 1, Shami 1) Sunil Narine comes into attack and delivers as he gets two important wickets in the over. First, Morris and then Shankar.

FOUR! Shami eyes the mid-wicket region and that's gone for four.

After 13 overs,Delhi Daredevils 125/8 ( Mohammed Shami 6 , Shahbaz Nadeem 3) Seven runs from the last over. It is done and dusted for Delhi. Only formalities left.

Ok, looks like KKR have secured two points here. But they should try and take the remaining two wickets as early as possible. NRR will be a key factor towards the end of the league stage.

OUT! Shami perishes trying to hit a big one. The ball could not cross the 30-yard circle and it i Russell who takes the catch. Shami c A Russell b Narine 7(6)

After 14 overs,Delhi Daredevils 128/9 ( Shahbaz Nadeem 5 , Trent Boult 0) Narine into his third over. He gets his third wicket to increase the tally to 102 IPL wickets. KKR just one wicket away from their second win of the tournament.

OUT! Boult gives an easy caught and bowl to Kuldeep Yadav. That's it for Delhi. Poor, poor batting display. Boult c and b Kuldeep Yadav 0(2)

Kolkata Knight Riders beat Delhi Daredevils by 71 runs . A listless batting display by Gautam Gambhir and Co means that they have lost third match of the IPL 2018.

Gautam Gambhir, Delhi Daredevils captain: KKR getting 200 was a very good effort from them. Chasing it was always going to be difficult. When Russell takes on it becomes hard. When it is in his radar it is difficult to stop him. Next game is important for us. One away win can get us back.

71 runs loss for Delhi Daredevils... this will hurt in more ways than one... net run rate, Gambhir's return to Eden and confidence that could have come after beating Mumbai Indians away.... RCB away up next... that won't be easy either... this season is already hurting for DD!

This is the third largest win for KKR in IPL by runs. Their highest is 140 runs against RCB at Bangalore in 2008.

A huge triumph for the home team. A much-needed one after two back to back defeats. Their campaign seems back on track. Also, the margin of victory will boost their net run rate as well. Tomorrow, the team will travel to Jaipur to take on Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday.

100-plus wickets for a team in IPL: Lasith Malinga for MI Harbhajan Singh for MI Sunil Narine for KKR*

Dinesh Karthik, Kolkata Knight Riders captain: Win keeps you happy. Feels good to win. Kind of day when everything worked. Wrsit spinners are picked for a certain reason. Happy to be KKR captain. Getting used to it. Trying to keep up at it.

Nitish Rana is the Man of the Match. Rana: It is a very good feeling. It is my first season with KKR. I made a good start but unfortunately there were two unlucky dismissals. If I see the fielding, I get an idea of their plan. The opposition had planned to not bowl me outside off, so I was ready to counter that plan.

Poor display by Delhi Daredevils A very bad for Delhi at the office but who is to be blamed? Leaking 200 runs first with the ball and then a shabby performance with the bat in hand. Not the kind of performance a Gautam Gambhir team is expected to produce while playing at Eden Gardens. Well, there is a lot of work to be done for his team and coach Ricky Ponting must have filled his notebook today with remarks. KKR is a happy unit at the end of the day and why not. They were too good with the bat and then brilliant in the field with the ball. One has to admit that Dinesh Karthik was yet again excellent with his captaincy, especially with his bowling changes.

So, that's it from us for now. Today, we could not see the best of cricket but there was some entertainment in our hands with Russell, Nitish Rana and Maxwell hitting some lusty blows. We will be back tomorrow with the 14th match of IPL 2018 between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Both the sides are struggling a little and more so, Mumbai, who will be hosting the Virat Kohli-led side, looking for their first win. These are the two powerhouses of IPL and it will surely be an interesting match. So, bye for now and be sure to comeback. You already know the address - Firstpost.com. Good Night.

OUT! Spectacular catch by Glenn Maxwell at first slip. Ball takes the edge and Keeper Pant could not hold on to the rising ball. It deflects from his gloves and Maxwell was alert to catch it. Narine c Maxwell b Boult 1(4)

OUT! Same shot by Uthappa which almost got him out in the last over. Tried sweep shot for a six but the ball takes the bottom edge and flies in the air. Nadeem completes the catch. Revenge taken. Uthappa c and b Nadeem 35(19)

OUT! Lynn goes. He was trying to hit every ball and that has led to his fall. Smashes one straight to long-on where Jason Roy dives forward to take the catch. Chris Lynn c Roy b Shami 31(29)

OUT! Oh life! Two beautiful strokes, to the same region and Karthik falls on the third ball exactly at that region- the midwicket. Karthik c Boult b Chris Morris 19(10)

OUT! Boult hits the timber. That is a yorker and Russell had no answer to this one. A Russell b Boult 41(12)

OUT! A great innings comes to an end. Rana departs trying to hit the slower one to extra cover but could not connect it. Gautam Gambhir takes the catch. Nitish Rana c Gambhir b Chris Morris 59(35)

OUT! Loose ball and a loose shot by Shubman Gill, who gives a simple catch to cover. Shubman Gill c Chris Morris b Rahul Tewatia 6(5)

OUT! Rahul Tewatia get another wicket. Piyush Chawla heaves one but ball gets the bottom edge. Catch taken by Pant. Chawla c Pant b Rahul Tewatia 0(3)

OUT! Third wicket for Tewatia. He runs through the lower order as Tom Curran is caught at long-on by Maxwell. Tom Curran c Maxwell b Rahul Tewatia 2(3)

OUT! Brilliant is the word for Karthik. Jason Roy comes out to Chawla and the bowler bowls a quicker one, wide offthe leg stump. Karthik dislodges the bails within a second. Roy st Karthik b Chawla 1(3)

OUT! What a way to get out. Iyer does catching practice with Nitish Rana at first slip. Shreyas Iyer c Nitish Rana b A Russell 4(3)

OUT! Gambhir is BOWLED! and it is young Shivam Mavi who gets him. Mavi bowls over the wicket and ball nips back. Gambhir tries to cut the ball but fails. Gambhir b Shivam Mavi 8(7)