IPL 2020, DC vs KKR Highlights: Delhi Capitals beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 18 runs

Four off the first ball. A full toss slashed to deep point. Second ball, Stoinis nails the yorker. Tripathi is bowled. Tripathi is out for 36 off 16. That should be the game in the bag then. Mavi joins Nagarkoti.

Nortje finishes his day with 3/33. What a performance from him. Tripathi turns down a single off the last ball of the 19th. He will be on strike for the last over. KKR will need 26 to win. DC will throw the ball to Stoinis. Can Tripathi do a Tewatia?

Nortje bowls the 19th. Which leaves Stoinis, Ashwin and Mishra left to bowl the last one. Morgan can only get a single off the first ball. But then it's Nortje who strikes! Nortje derails KKR's miracle. Morgan is out. Caught at long leg. He is out for 44 off 18 balls. Nagarkoti is KKR's Number 9. They need 29 off 9 balls.

Rahul Tripathi given out caught behind. Tripathi Reviews. Overturns successfully. But perhaps more crucially, it's a dot ball. Ends the over with a four. 19 runs off the over. Morgan will be on strike for the 19th over.

Rabada bowls the 18th. Morgan on strike. Six to start! Huge six over fine leg. Second ball, another six! Over square leg. Third ball, another six! Top of the stands on square leg. Mayhem from Eoin Morgan! DC are shellshocked. Shreyas Iyer seen running over to Rabada to have a word. 42 runs have come off the last 9 balls. A single off the fourth ball as Rabada finally nails a yorker. Morgan on 43 off 16

It's Stoinis for the 17th. Rahul Tripathi finally finds the connection he's been looking for. Smashes a six over the roof. Next ball, he goes again! A full toss this time. Another six! Four to third man to follow. Tripathi is making the most of this 17th over. Ends the over with another six, on the off side. 24 runs off Stoinis's over. Tripathi, having come alive, on 26, Morgan on 24.

KKR need 54 in 3 overs

Rabada bowls the 16th. Morgan starts the over with a four and a six, the six going through an outstretched Rahane's hands on the ropes. 14 runs off the over. Morgan on 23 off 11.

Morgan smashes a flat six to deep square leg off the first ball he faces. Harshal Patel bowls the 15th, and does a good job at keeping the boundaries out of the equation too. KKR have all their hopes resting on Morgan, who is now on 11.

Nortje bowls the 14th. An edge off Cummins runs down for four. He is the caught at third man. Another wicket for Nortje as DC take complete control. Rahul Tripathi is in at 8.

Back to back wickets! 2 in 2 for Harshal Patel. He's on a hat-trick. Karthik miscues an easy catch to mid off. He is out for 6. Pat Cummins is in at 7 to face the hat-trick ball. KKR 118/5 after 13

Stoinis bowls the 12th. Rana cuts for four. Gets to 50 with a single. Off 32 balls. Harshal Patel continues in the 13th over, DC leaving their premier bowlers for the death. KKR still have Eoin Morgan to come out. Rana picks up a full ball and sends it for a six over the roof. Off the next ball, Rana goes for a glory shot again and is caught at deep square leg. Rana is out for 58 off 35, the highest contribution in this chase so far. Morgan is in at 6.

Dinesh Karthik comes in at 5. Harshal Patel bowls the 11th over. KKR get runs in ones - and one two - with consolidation the need of the hour. The team 100 comes up. KKR need 129 runs from the last 9 overs.  

It's Andre Russell in at 4 after Gill's wicket. KKR need a special knock from him. Mishra bowls a front foot no ball. Nitish Rana smashes a six down the ground off the Free Hit. Rabada bowls the 10th over, with DC saving his over for Dre Russ. Russell smashes a four to long on - tennis forehand style. An attempted yorker is met at the volley and smashed for six down the ground. But then, it;s Rabada who gets his man. Russell skies one and is caught. He is out for 13 off 8 balls. 

Mishra strikes! This was always coming. The batsmen were being all at seas against the leg spinner. Gill sweeps, top edges and skies, Rishabh Pant comes under it. Gill out for 28

What an over from Amit Mishra! Just 2 runs off it. Puts the brakes on KKR's scoring rate with the Powerplay ending. Ashwin brought back from the other end following Mishra's success. Looks to fire it in at the stumps. Not as effective as Mishra, but pretty tight. A four by Rana to end the over. Gill on 28, Rana on 34

Harshal Patel bowls the last Powerplay over. Rana gets a lucky four to go past the keeper with a thick edge. Another edge for four for Rana. Amit Mishtra brought into the attack in the 7th over. Starts off by producing leading edges off both batsmen. Almost grabs on to the return catch from Rana. It's a difficult chance but it's Mishra who puts it down off his own bowling. And injures his hand in the process as well. Physio out to have a look at it.

Nortje bowls the 4th. Gill goes down the ground. In the air but goes for four after a couple of bounces. Goes for the pull later in the over. For six. Nortje comes back well, ends the over with a couple of dots. Stoinis bowls the 5th. Gill pulls for another four. Singles for the rest of the over.

Ashwin bowls the 3rd over. It turns out to be an expensive over. 15 runs off it. Nitish Rana the aggressor, smashing two sixes, one to the leg side and one down the ground, to get KKR's chase up and running.

Anrich Nortje bowls the 2nd over. Bowls with genuine pace. Four byes to start. Narine steps away and swings off the second ball. Misses. And is bowled. Nitish Rana is in at 3.

Shubman Gill and Sunil Narine are the openers KKR send out. Rahul Tripathi not given the opener's role despite his inclusion then. It's Kagiso Rabada who will bowl the first over for DC. A few dot balls to start, before Narine slashes at one. For two runs. 

139 runs were scored in the last 10 overs. This is the highest IPL total at Sharjah, the 2nd highest total ever by DC and the highest total scored against KKR. KKR need 229 to win. A record run chase in the offing.

'Relief getting this knock. Getting a few starts in the previous game, wanted to convert this one,' says Iyer, who remains not out on 88 off 38 balls.

Russell bowls the last over. Stoinis is caught off the first ball. Hetmyer comes in at 6. Starts with a six. Gets the team score to 227, that's the new highest team total for the IPL season. Two dot balls to follow. Iyer, on 88, remains stranded at the non-striker's end. Hetmeyer gets a single to finish. DC end with 228/4 after 20. Iyer 88*, Shaw 66, Pant 38, Dhawan 26, Russell 2/29, Nagarkoti 1/35

Varun Chakravarthy for the 19th over. Is bowling out his full quota ahead of Narine today. Iyer finds the gap on the leg side to start the over with a four. A six smashed over covers to follow. 20 runs from the over. Iyer ends the over with another six. He moves to 88 off 38 balls. Could he get a 100?

223 was chased down by RR here. KKR will have something even steeper it looks like.

Rishabh Pant attacks Russell, sends a six sailing over the roof. A pull for four to follow. A third consecutive four on the leg side brings up 200 with 15 deliveries left in the innings. Goes for the aerial shot again, is caught at long on. Pant is out for 38 off 17. 

The bowlers' nightmare in Sharjah continues. Iyer *edges* for a six off the first ball of Cummins's last over. Consecutive fours on either side of the ground from Iyer to end the over. 17 runs from Cummins's over, he ends with 0/49. Andre Russell to bowl out his quota now.

Mavi back to bowl the 16th. Pant smashes him down the ground for four. Iyer gets four down the ground too, courtesy a Pat Cummins misfield. Iyer gets to his 50, off 26 balls. His fastest 50 in the IPL. Another four slammed by Pant over covers. Another four wide of long on to end the over. Big over. 18 runs off it. Iyer on 52, Pant on 23

Pant joins Iyer after Shaw's wicket. Pat Cummins back to bowl the 14th over. A good over from him, slightly destroyed by Iyer swinging for four through covers to end the over. 11 runs off the over. Nagarkoti bowls a third over. An excellent over from him. Only singles. And one double. Iyer on 47, Pant on 10

Nagarkoti continues. Fails to nail the yorker this time, Shaw smashes the full toss for a six. Shaw goes for the glory shot again, gets more height than distance, Shubman Gill takes the catch at long on. Shaw is gone for 66 off 41. Nagarkoti picks up the wicket of his former U19 mate.

KKR bring back Varun Chakravarthy to get another breakthrough. It doesn't work. Shaw nicks one past the keeper for four. Iyer provides a strong finish to the over. A straight six and a four to end the over. 16 runs from the over. The run rate climbs above 10. This partnership now worth 65 off 37 balls.

Kamlesh Nagarkoti bowls the 11th over as KKR go to their 6th bowler for the first time. A 141 kph yorker to start off from the young bowler. Shaw slams a six down the ground to get to his 50, his 5th IPL 50. Iyer hits another six to midwicket in the over. It's raining sixes in Sharjah. Shaw on 54, Iyer on 25

Russell bowls another excellent over. Just 3 runs from the over. 0/7 from his 2 overs now, it's been sensational stuff from him given the circumstances. Narine, who got clobbered in his firt, is back to bowl his second. Iyer swings for a six over midwicket, the captain's first six of the night. Narine now returning 0/26 from his 2 overs.

Shreyas Iyer joins Prithvi Shaw. Andre Russell bowls the 7th over. And it's a great over by him. Yorkers and cutters. Just 4 runs in the over. Mavi back to bowl the 8th. 14 balls without a boundary, and Shaw slams Mavi over covers for a six. Moves to the 40s. Iyer gets going with a boundary to long off to get going himself.

Wicket! A top edge is skied and Morgan comes under the catch. Dhawan is gone for 26 off 16. Varun Chakravarthy strikes for KKR. 

Varun Chakravarthy bowls the 4th over. Shaw, with no pace to work with, looks for a single. Dhawan fails to read his spin. A cover drive for four from him later in the over. 7 runs from the over. Narine bowls the 5th over. Dhawan slog sweeps for six, his first maximum of the day. Next ball is another six. Karthik goes to have a word with Narine. The team 50 comes up in the 5th over. 15 runs come off Narine's over.

Mavi bowls the 2nd over. Starts off with a short ball and Dhawan gets his first boundary - rocked back and cut hard. Mavi ends the over with a couple of dot balls to Dhawan. Cummins back to bowl the 3rd. Shaw pulls. Four and Six. Shaw on 21 off 11, off to a free-spirited start.

None of the four innings played at this venue have produced a total less than 200 in IPL 2020 so far. Prithvi Shaw gets Delhi underway with a flick off his pads. Dhawan gets off the mark quickly too. Shaw gets the first boundary of the match with a lofted shot down the ground. 

It's action time in Sharjah! Will it rain today? Rain sixes, that is. Russell, seen in a purple circle as the players make their way out, might have some ideas about that. For now, it is Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw who walk out to open the DC innings. Pat Cummins will bowl the first over for KKR.

Time for the second match of the day. The winner of this one will climb to the top of the table. KKR have won the toss and have elected to field first.

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

There's the win! After a thrilling Super Over win against Mumbai Indians, Virat Kohli has again led his team from the front against Rajasthan Royals as they chase the target of 155 with five balls to spare. Devdutt Padikkal scored a solid 63, but it was the captain who landed the final blow with his 72-run knock. Rajasthan falter again as they succumb to their second straight defeat.

Curran comes in to maintain the late pressure, but it's Kohli. The captain just moves perfectly and hits him for a straight drive to the ropes. Kohli (68*) lessens the equation with two fours on the final two balls. ABD's just enjoying the show. RCB: 143/2 (18 overs)

After Tewatia was smashed for a mighty six for Kohli's fifty, Archer has been given the ball for the first death over. But there's no deterring Padikkal as he hits Archer for a boundary on his backfoot. Archer bites back by simply removing the bails of the batsman as he departs for 63. Kohli's on 51* now and he will be partnered by ABD. They need 31 off 27 now. RCB: 124/2 (15.5 overs)

Riyan Parag is brought into the attack as Steve Smith looks to break the partnership. But Kohli (40*) has found his feet in Abu Dhabi and he goes for a four and his first six of the campaign. Things are not looking good for the Royals. RCB: 104/1 (13 overs)

Padikkal reaches his half century in style in just 34 balls by hitting a fine boundary towards short third man against Unadkat. Five fours and a six, and a showing of true class with the bat. His third fifty of IPL 2020. Nine runs off the over. RCB: 91/1 (12 overs)

Bangalore have managed to add just 13 runs to the scoreboard now, but Kohli (23*) won't be complaining. Padikkal (46*) is in form and he is growing into the game whilst keeping the required runrate below 8. RCB: 77/1 (10 overs)

Kohli finally gets the first boundary of his innings facing Curran after a tight battle early on in the over between the two. Rajasthan are still looking for a breakthrough and they have to find it soon. Padikkal's on 40* on the other side. RCB: 64/1 (8 overs)

After Gopal went for seven runs in the last over, Tom Curran comes into the attack with the ball. Although there was a chance in the opening ball of the over for a catch, the rest of the over doesn't go according to plan for Rajasthan. Padikkal (36*) continues with his fine run of form and hits two brilliant boundaries. Kohli's still dealing in singles. RCB: 50/1 (6 overs)

The dismissal of Finch has slowed down the runs for Bangalore here as Archer continues his spell, conceding just five runs. Padikkal hit him for a four behind the wickets, but the English pacer keeps Kohli quiet for the rest of the over. RCB: 32/1 (4 overs)

Finch punishes Shreyas Gopal early on in the over with a four, but the spinner hits back by trapping him in between the wickets. The Australian opener goes back for 8, and now it's time for Virat Kohli. Will he again lead his team to victory? RCB: 25/1 (2.3 overs)

Padikkal starts the over excellently with a humongous six with a flick of his wrist. He follows it up with a blazing boundary over mid-wicket against Unadkat. Padikkal (16*) ends the over with two twos and a single just like the man in form he is. RCB: 20/0 (2 overs)

Devdutt Padikkal and Aaron Finch begin the chase. Jofra Archer with the ball, and the first ball goes for a single. Finch fails to play a single shot properly for the next four balls, but hits a lofted four to sweeper cover. Five runs off the over. RCB: 5/0 (1 over)

Rahul Tewatia (24* off 12) and Jofra Archer (16* off 10) hit big in the final three overs and give Rajasthan some semblance of hope. The Royals end their innings on 154/6 after the end of 20 overs. RCB started the innings so well, but even after the dismissal of RR's batting order, Bangalore ended up giving away 55 runs in the final five overs. Can Virat Kohli's team wrap up the chase early?

Rahul Tewatia has announced himself with a confident six over the deep square leg fence to Saini. Archer follows it up with a four from his side with a wild swing at the pacer's delivery. RCB has conceded 30 runs in last three overs. RR: 129/6 (18 overs)

Just like his partner, Lomror joins him back in the pavilion after a rather enterprising knock. The batsman swings like a madman and his miscued shot lands in the hands of Padikkal. He departs for 47. Time for Tewatia and Archer. RR: 116/6 (17 overs)

Rajasthan knew that it was now or never to get their score somewhere near a fighting 150, so Parag tried to follow his heart... but he failed. He tried to slap Udana's short ball, but it drops straight into the hands of Finch. RR: 105/5 (15.5 overs)

RCB maintain the pressure on the young batsmen, but both Lomror (37*) and Parag (13*) hold on. They have tried to go searching for the boundary but RCB's superior bowling has kept them pinned down. But can Kohli's team put their struggles in the death overs behind them and restrict Rajasthan within 140? Chahal's over ends with an unsuspecting six from Lomror. RR: 99/4 (15 overs)

Singles, singles, singles! Lomror and Parag play it safe against Chahal and the incoming Dube to stabilise their partnership, but it's all RCB right now. Kohli's bowling choices have completely paid off and pushed Rajasthan on their backfoot. RR: 77/4 (12 overs)

RCB get another breakthrough! Uthappa, trying to up the ante and follow in the footsteps of his partner, tries to go for a lofted boundary but he misjudges Chahal's delivery and hits the ball straight to Udana. RR in real trouble now. RR: 70/4 (10.1 overs)