Team Delhi, led by Shreyas Iyer, defeated Kolkata led by Dinesh Karthik at home by 3 runs via Super Over in their first clash against the latter.
Here are the highlights:
# Kolkata 7/1 (1 over)
# Russell and Kartik to chase the total with Rabada set to bowl the super over!
#Prasidh Krishna to bowl the over!
# Delhi batsmen Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer walk out to the middle!
# Match Tied! Its time for the super over!
# Wicket! Colin Ingram and Harshal Patel fail to score 2 runs off the final delivery with Ingram dismissed while completing the second run!
# Harshal Patel is the new batsman in!
# Need 2 runs from 1 delivery!
# Wicket! Vihari attempts to go for a big hit but fails to generate proper contact, handing a catch to Shubman Gill. Delhi 184/5 (19.5 overs)
# Need 5 runs from 5 balls!
# Kuldeep Yadav to bowl the final over!
# Need 6 runs in 6 balls!
# Hanuma Vihari is the new man in!
# Wicket! Shaw dismissed for 99 as the batsman attempts to go for a big hit, but ends up handing a catch to wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik. Delhi 174/4 (18.3 overs)
# Lockie Ferguson to bowl his final over!
# Need 15 runs from 12 deliveries!
# Colin Ingram is the new man in!
# Wicket! Rishabh Pant dismissed for 11 as the batsman attempts to go for a big hit off a turning delivery, handing a catch to Piyush Chawla. Delhi 170/3 (17.5 overs)
# Kuldeep Yadav set to bowl his third over!
# Need 34 runs from 24 deliveries!
# Time for the final strategic timeout!
# 11 runs off the over, Delhi 152/2 (16 overs)
# Lockie Ferguson into the attack!
# 8 runs off the over, Delhi 125/2 (13 overs)
# Nitish Rana into the attack!
# Rishabh Pant is the new batsman in!
# 14 runs and a wicket off the over. Delhi 116/2 (12 overs)
# Wicket! Iyer dismissed for 43 off the last delivery of the over as Gill completes a tough catch close to the boundary ropes!
# Russell to bowl his third over!
# 20 runs from the over as Shaw and Iyer smash a six apiece with a boundary by the former off the last delivery. Delhi 102/1 (11 overs)
# Kuldeep Yadav to bowl his second over!
# 7 runs from the over, Delhi 82/1 (10 overs)
# Ferguson into the attack!
# Time for the strategic timeout!
# 11 runs off the over, Delhi 75/1 (9 overs)
# Chawla to continue with the ball!
# 13 runs from the first over, following a boundary and six off the last delivery. Delhi 64/1 (8 overs)
# Kuldeep Yadav into the attack!
# 6 runs off the over, Delhi 51/1 (7 overs)
# Piyush Chawla to bowl his 2nd over of the innings!
# 12 runs off the over, Delhi 45/1 (6 overs)
# Russell to continue with the ball!
# 4 runs from the over, Delhi 33/1 (5 overs)
# Prasidh Krishna back into the attack!
# Delhi 29/1 (4 overs) with just 2 runs off the over.
# Andre Russell into the attack!
# Shreyas Iyer is the new man in!
# Wicket! Shikhar Dhawan departs for 16 as he attempts to go for another big shot following a boundary and six off the delivery already. Delhi 27/1 (2.4 overs)
# Piyush Chawla to bowl the third over of the innings!
# 10 runs from the over, Delhi 16/0 (2 overs)
# Lockie Ferguson to bowl the second over of the innings!
# Prasidh Krishna to bowl the opening over!
# Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan to kick off the chase for Team Delhi!
# Kagiso Rabada to bowl the final over of the innings!
# Kuldeep Chawla is the new man in!
# Wicket! Karthik departs for 50 following an outside edge to wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant off a turning delivery.
# Amit Mishra to bowl his final over!
# Piyush Chawla is the new man in!
# Wicket! Russell departs for 62 off 28 deliveries as he attempts to go for a big hit off a bouncer, with Rahul Tewatia pulling off a fine catch. Kolkata 156/5 (17.5 overs)
# Chris Morris to bowl his final over!
# Rabada to bowl his third over!
# Just five runs from the over, Kolkata 101/5 (14 overs)
# Harshal Patel to bowl his third over!
# Just 6 runs off the over, Kolkata 96/5 (13 overs)
# Amit Mishra to bowl his third over!
# 17 runs off the over, with Kolkata 90/5 (12 overs) following consecutive sixes by Andre Russell.
# Sandeep Lamicchane to bowl his final over!
# Kolkata 73/5 off 11 overs, with 9 runs off Amit Mishra's second over.
# Andre Russell is the new man in!
# Wicket! Gill departs for 4 after being run out following a lack of proper attention with regard to running between the wickets. Kolkata 61/5 (9.1 overs)
# Sandeep Lamichhane to bowl his third over!
# Time for strategic timeout!
# 6 runs from the over, Kolkata 59/4 (8 overs)
# Amit Mishra into the attack!
# Shubman Gill is the new batsman in!
# Wicket! Rana dismissed for 1 as the batsman flicks the ball straight to fine leg off a back of length delivery, with Rabada completing the catch. Kolkata 44/4 (7.1 overs)
# Harshal Patel to bowl his second over!
# Dinesh Karthik is the new man in!
# Wicket! Lynn dismissed for 20 following a terrific catch to wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant off a bouncer with Lynn looking to play the pull shot. Kolkata 40/3 (6.5 overs)
# Kagiso Rabada to bowl his second over!
# Nitish Rana is the next batsman in!
# Wicket! Uthappa departs for 11 as he fails to negotiate a fast, swinging delivery with the batsman adjudged lbw. Kolkata 36/2 (6 overs)
# Harshal Patel to bowl his first over of the innings!
# 9 runs off the over, Kolkata 30/1 (5 overs)
# Morris to bowl his second over!
# 6 runs from the fourth over of the innings, Kolkata 21/1 (4 overs)
# Robin Uthappa is the new batsman in!
# Wicket! Nikhil Naik dismissed for 7 runs off 16 deliveries as the Nepal based leg-spinner traps Naik lbw. Kolkata 16/1 (3.4 overs)
# Lamicchane to bowl his second over!
# Kolkata 15/0 (3 overs), with just 2 runs off the over!
# Chris Morris into the attack!
# Just a single off the over, as Delhi waste a review following an intense appeal. Kolkata 13/0 (2 overs)
# Sandeep Lamicchhane to bowl the second over!
# Kolkata 12/0 (1 over) following a boundary off the first delivery after an inside edge.
# Kolkata openers Nikhil Naik and Chris Lynn are set to open the batting with Rabada handed the ball for the opening over!
# Hanuma Vihari, Harshal Patel, Chris Morris and Sandeep Lamichhane are set to play their first game of IPL 2019 for Delhi Capitals!
# Team Kolkata have fielded 3 overseas players rather than 4 in the matchday lineup!
# Sunil Narine is out because of an injury with Nikhil Naik selected instead!
# Team Delhi: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Colin Ingram, Hanuma Vihari, Chris Morris, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kagiso Rabada, Harshal Patel, Amit Mishra
# Team Kolkata (Playing XI): Chris Lynn, Nitish Rana, Robin Uthappa, Nikhil Naik, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna
# Team Delhi have won the toss and elected to field!
Delhi Capitals will be playing on their home turf but there is a possibility that the conditions may turn out to be favourable for the visiting Kolkata Knight Riders when the two teams clash in an IPL match on Saturday.
In the last match too, it was Chennai Super Kings who exploited the slow conditions at Kotla better than the home side with their spinners taking full advantage of the track on which batting became challenging as the game wore on.
KKR also have a world-class spin bowling attack led by India's premier bowler Kuldeep Yadav. The wily Sunil Narine, along with Piyush Chawla, makes it a very potent attack.
It will be interesting to see what kind of track the Delhi Capitals opts for in the remainder of the home matches with the BCCI curator said to have been withdrawn.
Teams (From):
Delhi Capitals: Shreyas Iyer (capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant, Amit Mishra, Ishant Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Axar Patel, Chris Morris, Colin Munro, Avesh Khan, Bandaru Ayyappa, Harshal Patel, Nathu Singh, Sandeep Lamichhane, Trent Boult, Hanuma Vihari, Jalaj Saxena, Keemo Paul, Rahul Tewatia, Ankush Bains, Sherfane Rutherford, Colin Ingram and Manjot Karla.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Dinesh Karthik (capt), Robin Uthappa, Chris Lynn, Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Sunil Narine, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Rana, Nikhil Naik, Joe Denly, Shrikant Mundhe, Sandeep Warrier, Prasidh Krishna, Lockie Ferguson, Harry Gurney, KC Cariappa and Yarra Prithviraj.
(With PTI Inputs)
