Match 25: KKR vs DC
The Delhi Capitals (DC) established their dominance over the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by registering a comfortable, 7-wicket victory at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
The Delhi Capitals took very comfortable chasing the 155-run target. The openers, Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan played a mature innings and remained undefeated for a majority of the innings. Prithvi Shaw was dismissed at 82 and Dhawan at 46 by Pat Cummins. The winning runs were scored by Marcus Stoinis with more than 4 overs to spare. Prithvi Shaw was awarded the player of the match for his top-notch performance with the bat.
The Knight Riders, being put to bat, got off to a wobbly start losing wickets at regular intervals thanks to brilliant bowling performances by Axar Patel and Ishant Sharma. Once again, Andre Russel played an aggressive innings, scoring 45 of 27 balls. Shubman Gill provided much needed support at the other end with a mature 43 of 38 balls. Russel’s blistering sixes in the final overtook the Kolkata Knight Riders to a respectable 154.
Match Info:
Match:DC vs KKR, 25th Match, Indian Premier League 2021
Date:Thursday, April 29, 2021
Toss:Delhi Capitals won the toss and opt to bowl
Time:7:30 PM
Venue:Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires:Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Yeshwant Barde
Third Umpire:Anil Dandekar
Match Referee:Prakash Bhatt
Delhi Capitals Squad:
Playing:Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Steven Smith, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma, Avesh Khan
Bench:Amit Mishra, Umesh Yadav, Chris Woakes, Aniruddha Joshi, Sam Billings, Lukman Meriwala, Tom Curran, Praveen Dubey, Vishnu Vinod, Manimaran Siddharth, Shams Mulani, Ripal Patel, Anrich Nortje, Ajinkya Rahane
Kolkata Knight Riders Squad:
Playing:Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Sunil Narine, Eoin Morgan (c), Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy
Bench:Harbhajan Singh, Shakib Al Hasan, Ben Cutting, Karun Nair, Pawan Negi, Kuldeep Yadav, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Sheldon Jackson, Sandeep Warrier, Tim Seifert, Lockie Ferguson, Rinku Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Vaibhav Arora
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS INNINGS
(RUN RATE: 7.70)
| Batsmen | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | |
| Nitish Rana | st Rishabh Pant b Axar Patel | 15 | 12 | 125 | 1 | 1 |
| Shubman Gill | c Steve Smith b Avesh Khan | 43 | 38 | 113.15 | 3 | 1 |
| Rahul Tripathi | c Lalit Yadav b Marcus Stoinis | 19 | 17 | 111.76 | 2 | 0 |
| Eoin Morgan | c Steve Smith b Lalit Yadav | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunil Narine | b Lalit Yadav | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Russell | NOT OUT | 45 | 27 | 166.66 | 2 | 4 |
| Dinesh Karthik | lbw Axar Patel | 14 | 10 | 140 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Cummins | NOT OUT | 11 | 13 | 84.61 | 1 | 0 |
| EXTRAS | (nb 0, w 1, b 0, lb 6, pen 0) | 7 | ||||
| TOTAL | (6 wickets; 20 overs) | 154 | ||||
| DID NOT BAT: | Shivam Mavi ,Varun Chakaravarthy ,Prasidh Krishna |
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | Dots |
| Ishant Sharma | 4 | 34 | 0 | 8.5 | 6 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 4 | 31 | 0 | 7.75 | 10 |
| Axar Patel | 4 | 32 | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| Avesh Khan | 4 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 | 8 |
| Lalit Yadav | 3 | 13 | 2 | 4.33 | 6 |
| Marcus Stoinis | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-25 (Rana, 3.4 ov) ,2-69 (Tripathi, 9.3 ov) ,3-74 (Morgan, 10.2 ov) ,4-75 (Narine, 10.4 ov) ,5-82 (Gill, 12.6 ov) ,6-109 (Karthik, 16.2 ov)
DELHI CAPITALS INNINGS
(RUN RATE: 9.45)
| Batsmen | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | |
| Prithvi Shaw | c Nitish Rana b Pat Cummins | 82 | 41 | 200 | 11 | 3 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | lbw Pat Cummins | 46 | 47 | 97.87 | 4 | 1 |
| Rishabh Pant | c Shivam Mavi b Pat Cummins | 16 | 8 | 200 | 2 | 1 |
| Marcus Stoinis | NOT OUT | 6 | 3 | 200 | 1 | 0 |
| Shimron Hetmyer | NOT OUT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EXTRAS | (nb 1, w 4, b 1, lb 0, pen 0) | 6 | ||||
| TOTAL | (3 wickets; 16.3 overs) | 156 | ||||
| DID NOT BAT: | Steve Smith ,Lalit Yadav ,Axar Patel ,Ishant Sharma ,Kagiso Rabada ,Avesh Khan |
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | Dots |
| Shivam Mavi | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | 4 | 34 | 0 | 8.5 | 5 |
| Prasidh Krishna | 3.3 | 36 | 0 | 10.28 | 10 |
| Sunil Narine | 4 | 36 | 0 | 9 | 6 |
| Pat Cummins | 4 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-132 (Dhawan, 13.5 ov) ,2-146 (Shaw, 15.2 ov) ,3-150 (Pant, 15.5 ov)