Kolkata Knight Riders (136/7) defeat Delhi Capitals (135/5) by 3 wickets and advance to IPL final

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Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

Time : 2:00 PM GMT, 6:00 PM LOCAL, 7:30 PM IST

Squads:

Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Sunil Narine, Dinesh Karthik(w), Eoin Morgan(c), Shakib Al Hasan, Lockie Ferguson, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harbhajan Singh, Tim Southee, Andre Russell, Ben Cutting, Karun Nair, Pawan Negi, Kuldeep Yadav, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Sheldon Jackson, Sandeep Warrier, Tim Seifert, Prasidh Krishna, Rinku Singh, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Vaibhav Arora

Delhi Capitals Squad: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Axar Patel, Shimron Hetmyer, Tom Curran, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Avesh Khan, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Amit Mishra, Umesh Yadav, Steven Smith, Sam Billings, Marcus Stoinis, Lukman Meriwala, Ben Dwarshuis, Praveen Dubey, Vishnu Vinod, Kulwant Khejroliya, Lalit Yadav, Ripal Patel
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Teams:

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

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan(c), Dinesh Karthik(w), Sunil Narine, Shakib Al Hasan, Lockie Ferguson, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakaravarthy

Kolkata Knight Riders have won the toss and have opted to field

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DC 32/0 (3.5) CRR: 8.35

Kolkata Knight Riders opt to bowl

 

[RamLakhan]

RCB & DC will never change!

 

[Smbhayi]

What was that.. how they're allowed bring back Hetmyer after crossing the bounday..

 

[Ab Fan]

Iyer is not a good T20 player. Good that he hasn't been selected in the squad.

 

[Ab Fan]

I am getting it right when I said that the finals will be between CSK and KKR.

 

[Justcrazy]

Delhi need couple of lusty blows here

 

[Justcrazy]

SIXXX

136 is the target for KKR

 

[Justcrazy]

KKR need to capitalize in the power play overs here

 

[Justcrazy]

15 after 2 overs

 

[Justcrazy]

21 for no loss after 3 overs

 

[Justcrazy]

SIXXXX


Solid hit

 

[Justcrazy]

42 after 5 overs ,

less than 100 required now

 

[Mesozoic]

CSK, MI and KKR are the only teams in IPL that can sustain the pressure of a playoff/knockout game. No surprises, these teams have won 10 of the 13 titles between them.

 

[Justcrazy]

KKR need 72 runs in 70 balls.


They need to just rotate strike for next 5 - 6 overs

 

[Justcrazy]

Both batsmen settle here.

 

[sweep_shot]

KKR should win this now.

I am surprised by DC's performance today.

 

[Justcrazy]

KKR need 48 runs in 54 balls.


KKR in full control here

 

[Justcrazy]

108 . 1

14 overs

KKR should not panic here like last game , need to play proper shots

 

[Justcrazy]

Catch dropped !!!

Ashwin drops a sitter

 

[Justcrazy]

SIXXX

Gill enjoys chase where the required rate is less, once it is around 8 he fails.

 

[Smbhayi]

I am getting it right when I said that the finals will be between CSK and KKR.

If Lockie Ferguson is fit they gonna win this one otherwise CSK.. DC will choke in final...

 

[Saj]

Gill gone, but all too late for DC who have looked very flat today.

 

[Justcrazy]

KKR need 11 runs in 20 balls.

 

[sam_ahm]

KKR have won 2 titles but so has Hyderabad, one as Deccan Chargers and one as SRH. I mean it's not like KKR have been as dominant as MI or CSK. They've been pretty much at par with Hyd.

 

[Justcrazy]

OUT

KKR again messing things here !

 

[Justcrazy]

Morgan hiding himself down the order again )

 

[Smbhayi]

Did I quote early

 

[Smbhayi]

Morgan hiding himself down the order again )

Should have come after Shakib & Narine (may be even after Ferguson lol)..

 

[Justcrazy]

7 off last over !!!

KKR again shooting on there own foot.

 

[Justcrazy]

All three results possible here now.

 

[Justcrazy]

Delhi have a chance here
KKR need 6 runs in 3 balls.

 

[Saj]

Ridiculous batting from some very experienced players.

So poor.

 

[Justcrazy]

I think KKR has lost it here , they almost lost last game as well.

 

[Saj]

Some very odd batting.

 

[Smbhayi]

They didn't follow the women's who is dancing after Narine hitting big (thought it was six), would have been funny..

 

[Smbhayi]

And Thripathi finish it with six.. Poor ball by Ashwin..

 

[Smbhayi]

Some very odd batting.

Ball is not bouncing..

 

[Rajdeep]

Tripathi did an Afridi against Ashwin in final over

 

[Justcrazy]

SIXXXXX

Tripathi hammers that and Delhi out of Tournament

 

[Ab Fan]

It was only a matter of a right hander batting to Ashwin.

Rabada and Nortje were brilliant in those two overs to make a comeback for Delhi Capitals. This got too close.

KKR are good but I am not sure this team can pull of a final win vs CSK. This is CSK's year.

 

[Smbhayi]

It was only a matter of a right hander batting to Ashwin.

Rabada and Nortje were brilliant in those two overs to make a comeback for Delhi Capitals. This got too close.

KKR are good but I am not sure this team can pull of a final win vs CSK. This is CSK's year.

KKR has best chance, they've 4 genuine front line bowlers...

 

[sindhiboy]

kkr were about to pull off the biggest choke in t20 history. incredbile death bowling from dc.

nortje and rabada are high class bowlers, SA will be a team to watch out for in the wc

 

[JaDed]

As usual result for Delhi

 

[Saj]

Last 24 balls of KKR innings:
W.11W......1W2.1..W1.WW6

13 runs
6 wickets

Rahul Tripathi 12* (11)
Other players 1 (13) - 4 ducks!

 

[Cyclotron]

CSK, MI and KKR are the only teams in IPL that can sustain the pressure of a playoff/knockout game. No surprises, these teams have won 10 of the 13 titles between them.

This is new kkr team their core have changed in 7 years and I don't think this kkr has ability to sustain pressure.csk have lost 5 out of 8 final I think they are also chokers

 

[globalcitizen]

Matches in sharjah killed momentum of rcb and dc. But nothing to take away from CSK and KKR. Good luck !