Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals: IPL 2021 Live Cricket Score, Live Score Of Today's Match on NDTV Sports

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We are set for Kolkata's reply!

....THE RUN CHASE....

Right then. The Kolkata bowlers have done their job. Now, the onus is on their batters to chase down the target and book the last spot in the finale. Kolkata have chased every game successfully in the UAE leg and would hope there are changes in fortune. Will they get through to the final or will Kagiso Rabada and co do their magic on this track? Stay with us to find out.

Shivam Mavi is up for a quick chat. He says that it is a chaseable score as there is some dew on the field. Adds that they have a fair idea of how to bowl on these kinds of pitches as they have played few games here previously. Signs off by saying that the team that plays well in the second innings will end up winning the game.

It was a good show by Kolkata. Their bowlers and bowled good lines and lengths throughout. They made it difficult for the opposition to score freely. Varun Chakravarthy was the pick of the bowlers as he picked up two wickets. He could have his third wicket but it turned out to be a no ball. Lockie Ferguson and Shivam Mavi took a wicket each but were expensive in their last overs. But overall, Kolkata would be satisfied with their show with the ball.

The Delhi batters fought hard from the start. Prithvi Shaw was on the attack from the word go, while Shikhar Dhawan was still finding his rhythm. Once Shaw fell, Dhawan and Marcus Stoinis kept the scoreboard ticking without getting many boundaries but they both lost their way in the middle. Rishabh Pant too could not make an impact with the blade. Then came a stand between Shreyas Iyer and Shimron Hetmyer who smacked some crucial runs at the fag end of the innings. Hetmyer was caught once but it turned out to be a no ball. The southpaw hit a couple of maximums after that but could not finish on a high. Iyer though made sure that he batted till the end. They got 15 runs in the last over and have put on a challenging total.

How one evaluates the first innings would depend on one's point of view. We all know how difficult it is to score runs in Sharjah. The Delhi batters though kept their nerves and made sure they keep the runs ticking. Kolkata, on the other hand, their bowlers were on the money yet again. They kept things tight and kept chipping wickets at regular intervals.

19.6 overs (6 Runs) SIX! HAMMERED! Mavi ends up serving a full toss, outside off. Iyer shuffles across and hits it straight down the ground for a maximum. Delhi end at 135 for 5!

19.5 overs (1 Run) Slower ball, fuller and outside off. Patel hits it to wide long on for one.

19.4 overs (1 Run) Yorker again, on off. Hit down to long on. They want the second but decide against it in the end.

19.3 overs (2 Runs) Yorker, on off. Iyer plays it with soft hands to long on and sprints back for the second.

19.2 overs (4 Runs) FOUR! In the gap! Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Iyer gets across and pulls it between wide long on and deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Shivam Mavi (3-0-12-1) comes back to bowl the last over of the innings.

19.1 overs (1 Run) Length ball, on off. Heaved to deep mid-wicket for one.

18.6 overs (1 Run) Shorter ball, on leg. Patel hits it past short fine leg for one.

18.5 overs (1 Run) Flatter ball, on off. Iyer runs it to short third man for one.

18.4 overs (1 Run) Flatter ball, on the pads. Worked past square leg for one.

Axar Patel is the new man in.

18.3 overs (0 Run) OUT! RUN OUT! Brilliant work by Venkatesh Iyer! Shorter ball, outside off. Shreyas Iyer cuts it straight to point and sets off for a run. Venkatesh Iyer fires a perfect throw to Dinesh Karthik, who takes the bails off. Shimron Hetmyer is nowhere in the picture.

18.2 overs (1 Run) Darted on the pads. Shimron Hetmyer gets hit on the pads and the ball rolls away. One taken.

18.1 overs (1 Run) Shorter ball, on off. Punched to long on for one.

18.1 overs (1 Run) Flatter ball, way outside off. Iyer leaves it. Wide called.

17.6 overs (6 Runs) SIX! That is punished by Shimron Hetmyer! Full ball, on off. He clears his front leg and whips it way over the mid-wicket fence.

17.5 overs (1 Run) Short of a length, outside off. Cut away to deep cover for one.

17.4 overs (0 Run) Length ball, around off. Iyer fails to get any bat on it.

17.3 overs (1 Run) Length ball, outside off. Shimron Hetmyer looks to smack it but gets the inside edge. The man at short fine leg dives and gets a hand to the ball. One taken.

17.2 overs (6 Runs) SIX! All the way! On a length, on off. Shimron Hetmyer gets low and hits it high in the air. The ball goes just over the square leg fence.

17.1 overs (1 Run) Length ball, on off. Iyer works it to deep square leg for one.

16.6 overs (1 Run) Fuller ball, on the pads. Flicked past mid-wicket for one.

16.5 overs (1 Run) Tossed up, on off. Flicked past mid-wicket for one.

16.4 overs (1 Run) Shorter ball, outside off. Iyer looks to cut it away but ends up hitting in the air. The catch is taken but it is a Free Hit. The batters take one.

Is that a no ball? They are checking it now but Shimron Hetmyer has walked off the ground. It is a NO BALL!

16.4 overs (1 Run) NO BALL! Shimron Hetmyer comes running back in! Tossed up, on off. He heaves it to wide long on. The fielder runs in and dives forward to take a very good catch. Shimron Hetmyer walks off the ground but the umpires check for the no ball. It is very close and the TV umpire decides that it is a no ball. Free Hit coming up!

16.3 overs (2 Runs) Flatter ball, on the pads. Flicked past square leg for one.

16.2 overs (1 Run) Shorter ball, on leg. Iyer works it past mid-wicket for one.

16.1 overs (0 Run) Flatter ball, outside off. Iyer looks to reverse sweep but misses.

15.6 overs (0 Run) Length ball, on off. Blocked out by Shimron Hetmyer.

15.5 overs (0 Run) Shorter ball, outside off. Pushed away to backward point.

15.4 overs (1 Run) Length ball, outside off. Iyer works it to deep mid-wicket for one.

15.3 overs (1 Run) Short of a length, outside off. Shimron Hetmyer runs it to third man for one.

Shimron Hetmyer walks out to bat now.

15.2 overs (0 Run) OUT! TAKEN! Now, Lockie Ferguson gets in the act! He bowls a shorter ball, on off. Pant backs away looking to pull it but gets the top edge as the ball bounces a bit more than he expected. It goes high in the air to mid off and it is taken by Rahul Tripathi. This has been a brilliant show by Kolkata and Delhi are in big trouble now.

15.1 overs (0 Run) Shorter ball, outside off. Pant comes down the track and hits it to mid off.