Delhi [228/4] beat Kolkata [210/8] by 18 runs in Match 16 of IPL 2020

[MenInG]

Kolkata Knight Riders opt to bowl

Teams:

Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Amit Mishra

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Eoin Morgan, Rahul Tripathi, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy

 

[Ab Fan]

It is in Sharjah, gonna be fun. Can KKR chase a big total?

 

[OldWarHorse]

Kkr bring in Tripathi. So no more Sunil at the top

 

[Sidilicious]

It seems like Morgan seems to be calling the shots in the field.

 

[Rana]

So is the plan to bowl 2-3 overs of Nagarkoti?

Is the guy not fit enough to bowl more than 2-3 overs a game?

 

[AMSS]

Prithvi's six off cummins - delivered at 148 clicks - is what makes him special. Picks the length as quick as the best of breed do, the Sachins and the Laras.

 

[Abhilash93]

So is the plan to bowl 2-3 overs of Nagarkoti?



Is the guy not fit enough to bowl more than 2-3 overs a game?

KKR have ateast 6-7 bowling options in all matches

 

[Justcrazy]

Iyer is looking good.

 

[Justcrazy]

Delhi looking set to out bat KKR here , KKR lacks solid batsmen in the middle order , most are hit or miss players,

 

[JattMaula]

Prithvi Shaw c Shubman Gill b K Nagarkoti 66(41)

Youngsta beauties!

 

[Rana]

My word Rishab Pant looks fatter than Sharjeel Khan

 

[Justcrazy]

KKR need some wickets here

 

[JattMaula]

My word Rishab Pant looks fatter than Sharjeel Khan

That's water weight

 

[Justcrazy]

142 / 2

14 overs

Delhi looking to get to 190 here at least.

 

[MenInG]

That's water weight

Dont be sharamful now.

 

[Justcrazy]

sixxx

Iyer taking KKR apart here

 

[Rana]

Narine past his sell date

 

[Rana]

Shreyas and Pant looking like the new Yuvraj and Dhoni combo

 

[JaDed]

Argh, why do we play in Sharjah

 

[Ab Fan]

Bhai boundary ko bada karo..

 

[Justcrazy]

Kartik as a captain has been poor.

 

[Rana]

Try getting 240 here

 

[Justcrazy]

200 up for Delhi !!!

 

[Rana]

Suicide move

 

[Rana]

This is how you smash spinners. Just stand in the crease and give hell for leather,

Our Pak batsmen seem to think the only way to get a six is by dancing down the track

 

[Rana]

Kya baat hai. Clean striking!

 

[Justcrazy]

Iyer 88 from 38 balls !!!

 

[BreadPakoda]

What a shame that DK and Jadhav were selected over Iyer for the WC. Poor guy was performing well even before the World Cup.

 

[Rana]

Stoinis the tailender mercenary needs to get off strike.. oh wait he’s out and wasted the ball and Iyer is still at the non strikers end

 

[Justcrazy]

KKR will need Narine to fire on top of the order here

 

[Rana]

Waste of the last over!

 

[BreadPakoda]

KKR will need Narine to fire on top of the order here

Narine shouldn’t open.

 

[Rana]

Narine shouldn’t open.

Today he should but not waste balls

 

[AMSS]

Be nice to see Gill mastermind a chase for the ages

 

[Rana]

Real test for Gill here. Not a 160 and below score to chase

 

[Rajdeep]

Gill is a proper text book batsman and not a slogger. Not sure he has it in him to chase 230.

 

[AMSS]

Gill, dismantling nortije and it doesn't even feel violent.

 

[AMSS]

LMAO, class trolling from the fem commentator.

''Banton was excellent at T20 for England, let's see him prove himself at the IPL level'' (not accurate because I maybe a little tipsy)

 

[Ab Fan]

Gill is a proper text book batsman and not a slogger. Not sure he has it in him to chase 230.

Yeah agreed. He can strike but with textbook shots rather than pure slogging. Good start for him.

 

[AMSS]

KP's turn to troll England. ''Indians can play pull shot as good as Australians and Saffers.''....Very conspicuously omitting England lmao.

 

[AMSS]

OTOH, Shiva is comfortably clueless, calling IPL a domestic tournament when it has players from around the world.

 

[Justcrazy]

47 . 1

5 overs

 

[Rana]

KP's turn to troll England. ''Indians can play pull shot as good as Australians and Saffers.''....Very conspicuously omitting England lmao.

Just goes to show you do not need to have a good voice and good English to be a good commentator. You can still be blatantly pathetic

 

[Justcrazy]

KKR experiment with Narine failing , I think they need to make two changes , Tom Banton should come in , and Tambe as a spinner.

 

[AMSS]

Just goes to show you do not need to have a good voice and good English to be a good commentator. You can still be blatantly pathetic

Nah. I agree with him. But I also respect a worthy troll.

 

[Rana]

Gill Pulls trundler Stoinis who bowled a slower cutter, short ball....that too in Sharjah

Apparently now the Indian batsmen can play the short ball as good as the Australians and Saffers. Ravi Shastri level ultra gassing up

 

[King_Kohli]

Powerplay done. KKR 59/1
At the same stage, DC were 57/1

 

[JattMaula]

Harshal is bowling Fizz type fast arm cutters and he is fitter and faster than before. Was on fire last year in all domestic tournaments. Good to see people working hard.

 

[King_Kohli]

Tactical drop by Mishraji to stay away from Russel.
Experience speaks.

 

[Rajdeep]

How do you rate Nitish Rana [MENTION=2016]Rana[/MENTION] bro?

 

[Justcrazy]

I think KKR should use this XI

Gill
Banton
Rana
Morgan
Tripathi
Kartik
Russel
Cummins
Mavi
Kuldeep
Tambe

 

[OldWarHorse]

Gill Pulls trundler Stoinis who bowled a slower cutter, short ball....that too in Sharjah

Apparently now the Indian batsmen can play the short ball as good as the Australians and Saffers. Ravi Shastri level ultra gassing up

Yeah he goes way overboard with the academy of cricket stuff.
But Gill did smoke one from Norjte for six just before that. I think he's right in that way, the young players are pretty quality against short stuff

 

[Rana]

How do you rate Nitish Rana [MENTION=2016]Rana[/MENTION] bro?

He is good. Him and Ishan Kishan

 

[Justcrazy]

KKR need couple of big overs here

 

[Rana]

Rana needs to back himself and launch these spinners down cow corner. Not sure what he’s trying to do

 

[AMSS]

Gill Pulls trundler Stoinis who bowled a slower cutter, short ball....that too in Sharjah

Apparently now the Indian batsmen can play the short ball as good as the Australians and Saffers. Ravi Shastri level ultra gassing up

LMAO, ponting would constipate himself pulling Stoinis for six like Shaw did

 

[Rana]

At the moment, the score to chase is very Indian and the batsman trying to chase it are approaching it very Pakistani style.

Spinners going for 7-9 runs per over here is terrible batting

 

[Rana]

Gill is no natural T20 batsman

Not saying he isn’t a good bat. Just not a T20 one

 

[AMSS]

It's the inexperience.

 

[Mesozoic]

Gill is very much similar to Babar in T20s.

Can score consistently but not at the rate you'd like him to especially when either you're chasing or the par score is 210.

 

[JaDed]

Damn Gill.. doesn't have the gear yet.. hopefully figures it out.

 

[Mesozoic]

Again way too much pressure on Dre Russ.

DC's game to lose.

 

[Ab Fan]

Russell in. Gonna be fun

 

[AMSS]

Gill is very much similar to Babar in T20s.

Can score consistently but not at the rate you'd like him to especially when either you're chasing or the par score is 210.

Gill is nothing like Babar in terms of strokeplay or style. He's more like KL Rahul. You'll notice the difference/similarities a couple of years from now.

 

[Mesozoic]

5 overs from Rabada and Nortje left.

They need to absolutely massacre Mishra and Ashwin.

 

[Ab Fan]

Gill is very much similar to Babar in T20s.

Can score consistently but not at the rate you'd like him to especially when either you're chasing or the par score is 210.

Gill is like Kohli or should become like Kohli in terms of hitting.

 

[Justcrazy]

sixxxx

Rana strikes one big one.

 

[AMSS]

Tactical drop by Mishraji to stay away from Russel.
Experience speaks.

Hahahaha. Amit hasn't milked IPL franchises for INR 32 crores over the years for nothing.

 

[Mesozoic]

Gill is nothing like Babar in terms of strokeplay or style. He's more like KL Rahul. You'll notice the difference/similarities a couple of years from now.

I was not talking about stroke play but rather the way he paces his innings and the kind of impact he'd have in certain game situations.

Don't think Gill has the same top gear as KL as of now.

 

[Justcrazy]

Russell promoted up the order here considering the required run rate here

 

[King_Kohli]

KKR is very strong team.
Good batting depth.

 

[Mesozoic]

Gill is like Kohli or should become like Kohli in terms of hitting.

Agree.

 

[AMSS]

Gill is like Kohli or should become like Kohli in terms of hitting.

LMAO no. I mean, just watch and contrast Gill and Kohli when they cover drive. Kohli is all bottom handed shovel while Gill is a top handed caress. Technically, they couldn't be more dissimilar.

 

[King_Kohli]

Hahahaha. Amit hasn't milked IPL franchises for INR 32 crores over the years for nothing.

Most Wickets for Delhi in IPL

Mishra - 100*
Morkel - 45
Umesh - 43
Morris - 41

 

[King_Kohli]

Sunil Narine in UAE (IPL)

6 (8)
1* (1)
9 (10)
0 (2)
15 (14)
3 (5)

 

[AMSS]

I was not talking about stroke play but rather the way he paces his innings and the kind of impact he'd have in certain game situations.

Don't think Gill has the same top gear as KL as of now.

Gill has a better all round game and better stroke play compared to KL Rahul when he was his age.

 

[King_Kohli]

Rabada to bowl the next over? Go hard at Andre Russell maybe for one over

Russell vs Rabada in IPL
11 balls
31 runs
No dismissals
SR 281.82

 

[AMSS]

Most Wickets for Delhi in IPL

Mishra - 100*
Morkel - 45
Umesh - 43
Morris - 41

Nice!

 

[Justcrazy]

sixxx

Russell goes big on Rabada

 

[Mesozoic]

Morgan should have come in.