IPL 2020, KKR vs DC HIGHLIGHTS: Varun's 5-wicket haul takes KKR to victory
Varun Chakravarthy bagged 5 wickets and scripted KKR's win as Delhi batsmen couldn't post a good reply. Earlier, Nitish Rana rescued KKR by slamming 81 runs off just 52 balls
 "Kolkata knight riders team during KKR vs SRH at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Photo by: Rahul Goyal / Sportzpics for BCCI")
Kolkata knight riders team during KKR vs SRH at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Photo by: Rahul Goyal / Sportzpics for BCCI
In today’s afternoon match of the Indian Premier league 2020 (IPL 2020), Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Delhi Capitals by 59 runs at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. Varun Chakravarthy broke the back of Delhi's batting line-up with a 5-wicket haul.
Earlier, DC won the toss and opted to field. Nitish Rana and Sunil Narine put up 115 runs for the fourth wicket to help Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) get over a poor start to their innings and post 194/6 in 20 overs against Delhi Capitals at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium here on Saturday.
KKR were tottering at 42/3 in the eighth over when Narine, sent in ahead of captain Eoin Morgan, joined Rana in the middle. The West Indies spinner has been having a lean run with the bat but on Saturday, he turned the tide in KKR's favour hitting six fours and four sixes.
Narine fell in the 17th over to Rabada but Rana carried on. He was finally dismissed on the penultimate ball of the innings on 81 by Marcus Stoinis. Stoinis then dismissed Morgan off the very next ball with the England captain on 17 off 9 balls.
Rabada and Anrich Nortje tore into the KKR top order. Both ended the match with two wickets each.
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IPL live score: KKR vs DC full scorecard
KKR vs DC scorecard: Kolkata Knigh Riders innings
| Batsman | Dismissal | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes |
| Shubman Gill | c Axar b Nortje | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Nitish Rana | c Tushar Deshpande b Stoinis | 81 | 53 | 13 | 1 |
| Rahul Tripathi | b Nortje | 16 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| Dinesh Karthik | c Pant b Rabada | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunil Narine | c Rahane b Rabada | 64 | 32 | 6 | 4 |
| Eoin Morgan | c Rabada b Stoinis | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| Pat Cummins | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: 194-6 in 20 Overs | |||||
| Bowler | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | |
| Tushar Deshpande | 4 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Anrich Nortje | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
| Kagiso Rabada | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
| Axar Patel | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Marcus Stoinis | 4 | 0 | 41 | 2 | |
| R Ashwin | 3 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |
KKR vs DC playing 11
Delhi Capitals has dropped its young opener Prithvi Shaw and picked Ajinkya Rahane while Anrich Nortje replaced Daniel Sams. Meanwhile, Kolkata Knight Riders brought Sunil Narine in place of Tom Banton while Kamlesh Nagarkoti preferred over Kuldeep Yadav.KKR playing 11: Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan(c), Dinesh Karthik(w), Pat Cummins, Lockie Ferguson, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy.
DC playing 11: Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Tushar Deshpande, Anrich Nortje
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IPL live score: KKR vs DC full scorecard
7:13 PM![]()
KKR wins by 59 runs
7:13 PM
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DC live score after 20 Overs: 135-9
Over Summary: 1 1 0 1 W 0 ; Delhi Capitals: 135-9
Lockie into the attack
Ball 6: No run
Ball 5: OUT!! Tushar hits it to long on but Morgan takes the catch
Ball 4: Single
Ball 3: No run
Ball 2: Tushar picks one
Ball 1: Ashwin picks one
7:05 PM
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DC live score after 19 Overs: 132-8
Over Summary: 4 1 0 0 W 0 ; Delhi Capitals: 132-8
Cummins continues
Ball 6: No run
Ball 5: OUT!! Rabada strikes but Rahul Tripathi takes a simple catch at long on
Ball 4: No run
Ball 3: No run
Ball 2: Single
Ball 1: FOUR!! Ashwin hits it to extra cover region
6:59 PM
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DC live score after 18 Overs: 127-7
Over Summary: 1 1 4 0 1 1 ; Delhi Capitals: 127-7
Chakravarhty into his last over
Ball 6: Single to long off
Ball 5: Single to deep mid wicket
Ball 4: No run
Ball 3: FOUR!! One bounce and the ball clears the boundary
Ball 2: Ashwin picks one
Ball 1: Rabada picks one
6:56 PM
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DC live score after 17 Overs: 119-7
Over Summary: 1 0 0 1 1 4 ; Delhi Capitals: 119-7
Cummins back into the attack
Ball 6: FOUR!!
Ball 5: Single
Ball 4: Single
Ball 3: No run
Ball 2: No run
Ball 1: Rabada picks one
6:52 PM
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DC live score after 16 Overs: 112-7
Over Summary: W 0 1 1 W 0 ; Delhi Capitals: 112-7
Varun continues
Ball 6: No run
Ball 5: BOWLED!! Axar is totally stunned as the ball hits the wickets
Ball 4: Single
Ball 3: Single
Ball 2: Chakravarthy to Axar, no run
Ball 1: OUT!! Stoinis looks to hit Varun but even he falls short of the distance, DC loses 6th
6:48 PM
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DC live score after 15 Overs: 110-5
Over Summary: 1 6 1 2 1 0 ; Delhi Capitals: 110-5
Narine continues
Ball 6: No run
Ball 5: Single
Ball 4: Stoinis picks two
Ball 3: Single
Ball 2: SIX!! Axar slams it out into the fence
Ball 1: Narine to Stoinis, single
6:44 PM
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DC live score after 14 Overs: 99-3
Over Summary: 1 W W 1 Wd 1 1 ; Delhi Capitals: 99-5
Chakravarthy continues
Ball 6: Stoinis picks one
Ball 5: Wide, single
Ball 4: Chakravarthy to Stoinis, 1 run
Ball 3: OUT!! After Hetmyer, it's Shreyas Iyer as he attempts the same but gets caught at long on
Ball 2: OUT!! Hetmyer looks to hit big but falls short of distance as Tripathi takes a catch at long on
Ball 1: Iyer picks one
6:33 PM
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DC live score after 13 Overs: 94-3
Over Summary: 3 1 2 0 1 6 ; Delhi Capitals: 94-3 ; Sheyas Iyer (46), Shimron Hetmyer (10)
Sunil Narine [2.0-0-13-0] is back into the attack
Sunil Narine [2.0-0-13-0] is back into the attack
Ball 6: Hetmyer wallopes towards long-on for a GIGANTIC SIX.
Ball 5: Iyer drags towards mid-wicket pocket for a single.
Ball 4: Iyer hits towards extra cover for no run.
Ball 3: Shreyas Iyer smashes straight down the ground for a couple of runs.
Ball 2: Hetmyer hits towards long-on for a single.
Ball 1: Iyer scoops over keeper for three runs.
6:30 PM
Varun Chakravarthy, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
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DC live score after 12 Overs: 81-3; Pant departs
Over Summary: 0 W 1 1 1 2 ; Delhi Capitals: 81-3 ; Sheyas Iyer (40), Shimron Hetmyer (3)
Ball 6: Hetmyer collects a couple of runs towards deep mid-wicket
Ball 5: Shreyas Iyer hits towards mid-wicket for a single.
Ball 4: Hetmyer pushes towards long-on for a single.
Ball 3: Shreyas Iyer collects a single towards sweeper cover.
Shimron Hetmyer, left handed bat, comes to the crease
Ball 2: Pant sweeps for a bigge but manages only a top edge and holed up to deep square leg, GONE. Pant c Shubman Gill b Chakravarthy 27(33) [4s-2 6s-1]
Ball 1: DOT
6:23 PM![]()
Delhi Capitals needs 119 runs in 54 balls
6:23 PM
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DC live score after 11 Overs: 76-2
Over Summary: 2 4 4 1 1 0 ; Delhi Capitals: 76-2 ; Sheyas Iyer (38), Rishabh Pant (27)
Ferguson continues...
Ferguson continues...
Ball 6: DOT
Ball 5: Pant collects a single towards square leg.
Ball 4: Iyer hits towards sweeper cover for a single.
Ball 3: Shreyas Iyer smashes towards deep extra cover for FOUR.
Ball 2: Shreyas Iyer chips over mid-off for FOUR.
Ball 1: Shreyas Iyer collects a couple of runs towards fine leg.
6:19 PM![]()
Delhi Capitals needs 131 runs in 60 balls
6:19 PM
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DC live score after 10 Overs: 64-2
Over Summary: 1 1 1 1 1 1 ; Delhi Capitals: 64-2 ; Sheyas Iyer (17), Rishabh Pant (26)
Sunil Narine continues....
Sunil Narine continues....
Ball 6: Iyer collects a single.
Ball 5: Pant collects a single.
Ball 4: Iyer works towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
Ball 3: Pant collects a single.
Ball 2: Sheyas Iyer whips towards long-on for a single.
Ball 1: Pant collects a single towards long-off.
6:13 PM![]()
Delhi Capitals needs 137 runs in 66 balls
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First Published: Oct 24 2020 | 1:35 PM IST
