IPL 2021 Highlights, KKR vs DC: Kolkata Knight Riders Beat Delhi Capitals By 3 Wickets, Stay On Course For Play-Off Spot

IPL 2021, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals Highlights: Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Delhi Capitals by three wickets as they chased down the 128-run target with 10 balls to spare in Sharjah.

Aakash Arya
Updated:September 28, 2021 07:26 pm IST

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IPL 2021 Highlights, KKR vs DC: Kolkata Knight Riders Beat Delhi Capitals By 3 Wickets, Stay On Course For Play-Off Spot

KKR vs DC IPL Score: KKR's Nitish Rana stood strong with impressive hitting during run-chase vs DC.© BCCI/IPL

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated Delhi Capitals (DC) by three wickets as they chased down the 128-run target with 10 balls to spare in Sharjah in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in UAE. KKR opener Venkatesh Iyer and Rahul Tripathi departed inside the powerplay after giving a good start in their run-chase of 128 runs. However, Shubman Gill anchored KKR's run-chase as they reached 67/2 after 10 overs, still needing 61 runs off 60 balls but soon the classy right-hander departed. DC bowlers made a good comeback as they picked up regular wickets to take the game deep. A resilient Nitish Rana gave some stability to the sinking KKR ship in the middle overs as the batting side reached 98/5 after 15 overs. Sunil Narine counter-attacked while Rana hit the winning runs to take KKR home. Earlier, DC were restricted to 127/9 in their 20 overs by KKR after being asked to bat first as KKR bowlers started strongly and put a lid on DC's scoring through regular wickets. KKR made two changes, bringing in Tim Southee and Sandeep Warrier in place of Andre Russell and Prasidh Kirishna. DC replaced Prithvi Shaw with Steve Smith in the final XI. (Scorecard)

IPL 2021 Highlights Between Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals, straight from the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in United Arab Emirates

Match 41, Indian Premier League, 2021, Sep 28, 2021

Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

Kolkata Knight Riders beat Delhi Capitals by 3 wickets

September28202119:17 (IST)
KKR Win By 3 Wickets !

KKR wIn by 3 wickets and 10 balls to spare

KKR opener Venkatesh Iyer and Rahul Tripathi departed inside the powerplay after giving a good start in their run-chase of 128 runs

Shubman Gill anchored KKR's run-chase as they reached 67/2 after 10 overs, still needing 61 runs off 60 balls but soon the classy right-hander departed

DC bowlers made a good comeback as they picked up regular wickets to take the game deep

Nitish Rana gave some stability to the sinking KKR ship in the middle overs as the batting side reached 98/5 after 15 overs

Sunil Narine counter-attacked while Rana hit the winning runs to take KKR home

A gutsy show by our batsmen sees us over the line in a low-scoring thriller in Sharjah! #KKRvDC #KKR #AmiKKR #IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/WpPMYIuyag
- KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) September 28, 2021
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September28202119:08 (IST)
Wicket !

Avesh Khan bowls Southee on the last ball of his over

KKR 126/7 after 18 overs - Need 2 more runs off 12 balls
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September28202119:01 (IST)
Wicket !

Sunil Narine gets out to Nortje for 21 runs off just 10 balls

KKR 122/6 after 16.5 overs - Need 6 more runs off 19 balls
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September28202118:53 (IST)
Narine Counter-Attacking !

Sunil Narine gets going in fine fashion, hits 18 runs in 4 balls off Rabada - 2, 6, 4, 6

KKR 119/5 after 16 overs - Need 9 more runs off 24 balls
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September28202118:46 (IST)
Wicket !

Avesh Khan strikes again as Dinesh Khan is dismissed for 12 runs off 14 balls

KKR 96/5 after 14.4 overs
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September28202118:38 (IST)
Twin Sixes !

Nitish Rana takes on Lalit Yadav for two huge sixes to gather some momentum again in the run-chase

KKR 90/4 after 13.3 overs - Need 38 more runs off 37 balls
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September28202118:35 (IST)
KKR Need Partnership !

Dinesh Karthik and Nitish Rana hold key for KKR who desperately need a partnership to get going again

KKR 76/4 after 13 overs
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September28202118:27 (IST)
Wicket !

R Ashwin gets the prized wicket of KKR skipper Eoin Morgan for a duck

KKR 67/4 after 11.2 overs
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September28202118:25 (IST)
Wicket !

Shubman Gill departs for 30 runs as Kagiso Rabada bowls a wicket-maiden in his first over to spring life into the game

KKR 67/3 after 11 overs
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September28202118:12 (IST)
Decent Start For KKR !

Ashwin bowls a good over as KKR keep it low going into the middle overs

KKR 63/2 after 9 overs
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September28202118:06 (IST)
Six !

Gill hits a superb six off Ashwin as he continues to make a statement

KKR 52/2 after 7 overs
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September28202118:01 (IST)
Wicket !

Avesh Khan gets Rahul Tripathi for nine runs as DC rock KKR again

KKR 43/2 after 5.5 overs
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September28202117:56 (IST)
Six !

Rahul Tripathi opens with a six off Yadav on the first ball

KKR 34/1 after 4.4 overs
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September28202117:55 (IST)
Wicket !

Lalit Yadav dismisses V. Iyer in his first over as DC get the crucial breakthrough

KKR 28/1 after 4.3 overs
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September28202117:44 (IST)
Six !

Gill hits Axar for a 90-metre six in his first over as KKR are off to a confident start

KKR 15/0 after 1.2 overs
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September28202117:41 (IST)
Twin Fours !

V. Iyer drives through the covers and then pulls the next ball for two boundaries in a row off Nortje

KKR 9/0 after 1 over
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September28202117:37 (IST)
KKR Innings Begins !

Openers Venkatesh Iyer and Shubman Gill are in the middle for the run-chase

Anrich Nortje starts proceedings

KKR 1/0 after 0.1 overs
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September28202117:22 (IST)
DC Score 127/9 !

DC end at 127/9 after 20 overs

Kolkata Knight Riders started well after captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and opted to field first against Delhi Capitals

Shikhar Dhawan and Shreyas Iyer departed in quick succession early on as KKR bowlers Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, Venkatesh Iyer put a lid on the scoring

KKR struck crucial blows as DC batting line-up crumbled under pressure in the middle overs, getting reduced to 127/9 in 20 overs

DC didn't hit a single six today

127 to defend and seal our Playoffs spot #KKRvDC #IPL2021 #YehHaiNayiDilli
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) September 28, 2021
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September28202117:20 (IST)
Wicket !

Rishabh Pant gets run-out from a great throw by Karun Nair

DC 122/8 after 19.2 overs
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September28202117:16 (IST)
Wicket !

R Ashwin departs to Southee while trying to take him on

DC 120/7 after 19.1 overs
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September28202117:14 (IST)
V. Iyers Spell Ends !

V. Iyer finishes a tremendous spell of four overs for 29 runs and two wickets

DC 120/6 after 19 overs
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September28202117:06 (IST)
DC Need Boundaries !

Pant and Ashwin will be looking to unleash big blows if they want to set up a challenging total

DC 102/6 after 17 overs
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September28202116:59 (IST)
Four !

R Ashwin starts confidently, hits Iyer's last ball for a much-needed boundary

DC 98/6 after 16 overs
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September28202116:55 (IST)
Wicket !

V. Iyer is proving his mettle as an all-rounder, takes his 2nd wicket of the match

Axar is out for duck

DC 92/6 after 15.3 overs
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September28202116:52 (IST)
Wicket !

Lalit Yadav is dismissed LBW vs Narine for a duck as DC are in deep trouble now

DC 89/5 after 14.3 overs
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September28202116:42 (IST)
Wicket !

Shimron Hetmyer departs while trying to increase scoring rate

V. Iyer gets the wicket

DC 88/4 after 13.5 overs
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September28202116:40 (IST)
Four !

Pant is looking to get DC going with a boundary off Iyer's first ball of his second over

DC 85/3 after 13.1 overs
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September28202116:34 (IST)
Wicket !

Steve Smith departs for 39 runs off 34 balls, gets played-on by a fast delivery by Ferguson

DC 77/3 after 12.2 overs
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September28202116:31 (IST)
V Iyer Starts Well !

Venkatesh Iyer bowls brilliantly, gives away only 3 runs in his first over

DC 77/2 after 12 overs
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September28202116:27 (IST)
Pant And Smith Need Partnership !

DC have reached 73 runs for 2 wickets in 11 overs

KKR bowlers are keeping it tight and giving nothing away against the likes of Pant and Smith
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September28202116:21 (IST)
Twin Fours !

Smith shows class as he gets two much-needed boundaries in two balls against Varun Chakaravarthy

DC 60/2 after 9.2 overs
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September28202116:11 (IST)
KKR Bolwing Tight !

KKR bowlers have suddenly put a lid on the scoring rate with Smith and skipper Rishabh Pant in the middle

DC 47/2 after 8 overs
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September28202116:06 (IST)
Wicket !

KKR has woken up suddenly as DC lose Shreyas Iyer for 1 run

Narine castles the right hander

DC 40/2 after 6.2 overs
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September28202115:57 (IST)
Wicket !

Ferguson gets the crucial breakthrough of Dhawan who departs while trying to up the run-rate in the powerplay

DC 35/1 after 5 overs
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September28202115:55 (IST)
Four !

Steve Smith into the act now as he flicks Ferguson for a boundary towards the mid-wicket region

DC 34/0 after 4.2 overs
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September28202115:45 (IST)
S Dhawan On Song !

Shikhar Dhawan shows he is the purple cap holder for a reason

Hits back-to-back boundaries vs Sandeep Warrier in the third over

DC 22/0 after 3 overs
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September28202115:39 (IST)
Four !

Southee gets the ball to move as Dhawan edges it towards the first slip for a boundary

DC 11/0 after 1.4 overs
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September28202115:37 (IST)
Tim Southee Debuts For KKR !

Tim Southee from the other end as he makes his debut for KKR

DC 7/0 after 1.2 overs
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September28202115:35 (IST)
Four !

After four dot balls, Warrier bowls a juicy full toss on Dhwan's pads

First boundary of the innings

DC 5/0 after 0.5 overs
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September28202115:31 (IST)
DC Innings Begin !

Shikhar Dhawan and Steve Smith are out in the middle

Sandeep Warrier starts proceedings with a leg-sidish delivery

DC 1/0 after 0.1 over
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