KKR vs DC: Dc win by 7 wickets | Photo Credit: Times Now Delhi Capitals on Friday sealed a comfortable seven-wicket victory as they defeated Kolkata Knight Riders at the iconic Eden Gardens in the ongoing Indian Premier League 2019. Shikhar Dhawan scored a brilliant, unbeaten 97 runs but was unfortunate to miss out on his maiden century in the shortest format of the game. Riding on Dhawan's sensational knock and some outstanding hitting by Rishabh Pant, DC chased down the 179-run target in just 18.5 overs as the Shreyas Iyer-led side moved to fourth position in the points table. KKR vs DC, Today IPL Match: As it happened... 23:27 IST: And done by the formalities! DC have wrapped up the proceedings in pursuit of 179. With only 5 required, Colin Ingram smashed a Chawla-delivery with a huge six straight down the ground to play against the turn. But, one man won't be pleased (though he won't accept) and that is SHIKHAR DHAWAN. The left-hander was flawless (after that luck escape versus Prasidh Krishna) but remains not out at 97 (his highest T20 score). It could have been his maiden IPL century but not to be. Nonetheless, DC storm into the top 3 and win by 7 wickets with 7 balls to spare. KKR vs DC IPL Live Score- DC 180-3 after 18.5 overs. 23:29 IST: WICKET! Nitish Rana picks up the wicket of Rishabh Pant, who misses out on a half-century. A brilliant knock by the southpaw nonetheless. Pant wanted to clear the long-on fence but the ball sailed straight to the hands of Kuldeep Yadav who picked up a good catch. Kuldeep Yadav b Nitish Rana 46(31) 23:27 IST: Another bowling change for KKR as Russel comes back to the attack. Pant gives Russell a taste of his own medicine by smashing him for a boundary and a six. 14 runs off it and DC are looking all set to chase the target comfortably. KKR vs DC IPL Live Scorecard - DC 162/2 after 17 overs 23:23 IST: Shikhar Dhawan enters the nervous 90s. The left-handed opener has looked in fabulous touch and the stroke-playing by 'Gabbar' has been top. Dhawan should easily get his century as he enjoys a brilliant IPL 2019 with his home side Delhi Capitals. 23:15 IST: Prasidh Krishna completes a good over. Just eight runs off it. But DC are looking comfortable with the chase as they now need just 41 runs off 30 balls. Shikhar Dhawan is also nearing his century. KKR vs DC IPL Live Scorecard - DC 138/2 after 15 overs 23:08 IST: Piyush Chawla has been brought into the attack. But Dhawan and Pant take the charge against the leg-spinner. 12 runs off it as Pant smashed Chawla for a couple of boundaries. KKR vs DC IPL Live Scorecard - DC 130/2 after 14 overs 23:04 IST: Lockie Ferguson comes into the attack and KKR are desperately looking for a wicket. A sensational boundary by Shikhar Dhawan to start the over - a picture-perfect cover drive! Dhawan takes two runs in the next delivery, followed by a dot ball and a wide. Dhawan once again hammer Lockie for a boundary towards the cover region and DC end the over with a couple of singles. KKR vs DC IPL Live Scorecard - DC 118/2 after 13 overs 22:59 IST: Nitish Rana has been brought into the attack. Can the part-time offie take a wicket? A couple of singles and a two to start the over. Three singles in the next three deliveries as Rana brings an end to a tidy over. KKR vs DC IPL Live Scorecard - DC 105/2 after 12 overs 22:55 IST: Kuldeep Yadav comes in as Dhawan starts the over with a single. Kuldeep bowls a wide delivery in the next ball and Rishabh Pant hammers the chinaman bowler with a huge six over the long-off boundary - a single-handed effort by the young southpaw. A single and dot in the next two deliveries. KKR vs DC IPL Live Scorecard - DC 92/2 after 11 overs 22:45 IST: Carlos Brathwaite has been brought into the attack by Dinesh Karthik, the Windies all-rounder would want to make an early mark with the ball after a poor outing with the bat. Shikhar Dhawan brings up his FIFTY with a cracking boundary towards deep extra-cover. The DC opener then pulls away a short delivery for another boundary before taking a single. 91 required off 10 overs! 22:35 IST: Kuldeep Yadav comes into the attack and gives away just five runs. Piyush Chawla comes from the other end, bowls a decent over but concedes a boundary in the final. KKR vs DC IPL Live Scorecard - DC 72/2 after 8 overs 22:30 IST: OUT! This is Dre Russ and this time he strikes with the ball! Shreyas Iyer has been dismissed after the ball kissed Iyer's bat to go straight to DK, who takes an easy catch. Shreyas Iyer c Karthik b A Russell 6(6) 22:25 IST: Lockie Ferguson continues from the other end. After a single and a couple of dots, DC skipper Shreyas Iyer plays a brilliant drive down the ground to bag a boundary. The DC skipper takes a single in the next ball and Dhawan ends the over with a scintillating boundary towards the deep mid-wicket fence. KKR vs DC IPL Live Scorecard - DC 55/1 after 5 overs 22:21 IST: Surprise, Surprise! Andre Russell into the attack. A boundary by Dhawan to start the over courtesy of a sloppy piece of fielding. Nitish Rana drops Dhawan in the second delivery. Dhawan defends the next delivery and plays a glorious straight drive to bag a boundary in the next ball. A dot and a single to end the over. KKR vs DC IPL Live Scorecard - DC 45/1 after 4 overs 22:16 IST: Shikhar Dhawan starts the over by Prasidh Krishna with an upper-cut which ends up being a six! The Delhi opener dances down the track in the next delivery to bag another boundary towards the point region.<doc-sep>Follow all the live cricket action from IPL 2019 as Kolkata Knight Riders take on Delhi Capitals at Kolkata::This win will ensure that Delhi Capitals now move to fourth in the points table. This is a clinical performance by a team that had lost their way in the middle of the tournament. But are now making a good comeback. KKR vs DC in IPL 2019 will be broadcast on Friday (April 12) from 08:00 PM onwards. KKR vs DC live streaming will be available on Hotstar and Jio TV. You can follow all the ball-by-ball updates and live commentary with analysis on our live blog. PREVIEW: Kolkata Knight Riders have been flying high so far this season but there have been couple of speed bumps along the way. One of those blips on the KKR radar was against the Delhi Capitals where they lost a tied encounter via a Super Over at the Ferozeshah Kotla few weeks back. The two sides will face off once again but this time at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday. The tie will be ‘homecoming’ for the Capitals’ new advisor Sourav Ganguly with the match in the backyard of Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president. The clash though goes much beyond Ganguly as it is a critical one for the Capitals, who are languishing in the middle of the table with three wins and three losses after six games. The Delhi franchise are already dealing with a couple of injury concerns forcing them to hold trials for replacements. No such concerns for the home team, KKR though, as they replaced injured Anrich Nortje with a young Australia tearaway Matt Kelly. The hosts have most of the bases covered, especially with Andre Russell firing on all cylinders with 257 runs so far at a strike-rate of 212.39 this season. The Capitals had found the answer to Russell but it was only in the Super Over with Kagiso Rabada rattling Russell’s stumps with a pin-point yorker. The visitors will need more of the same from their pace bowlers if they want to stop the marauding Knight Riders in their own den. Chennai Super Kings and MS Dhoni showed that KKR could be tied down by quality spin while Capitals showed the ability to take on the home side’s bowlers led by Prithvi Shaw’s 99 in the last encounter between the two sides. Dinesh Karthik & Co. will definitely have revenge on their mind and an eye on the top spot on the points table when they take on the Capitals. Players to watch out for Rishabh Pant: Just days ahead of World Cup selection meeting, this knock could be crucial for the young Delhi wicketkeeper. Although selectors are claiming that IPL performances will not have impact on the selection, but a big knock like KL Rahul’s century the other night. Pant has been inconsistent so far after scoring 78 in his opening game of the season. The Capitals and Pant himself will be keen on making a mark in this game. Andre Russell: No total is out of reach for KKR when this man is in the middle. The big West Indian hasn’t put a foot wrong so far this season and hosts will be banking on his broad willow once again. Russell had found the Capitals attack to his liking, scoring a 28-ball 62 in the thrilling last encounter between the two sides. Team News/Availability Delhi Capitals: There are a couple of injury concerns surrounding Rahul Tewatia and Harshal Patel. All-rounder Jalaj Saxena could be a useful spin option to replace Tewatia in the line-up Kolkata Knight Riders: They announced the signing of Australian paceman Matt Kelly on Thursday but he might not be available for Friday’s match. After a poor batting display in Chennai, KKR might want to think about introducing Carlos Brathwaite at the venue where he won West Indies the 2016 World T20 title with four successive sixes. Playing XI KKR: Dinesh Karthik (capt), Robin Uthappa, Chris Lynn, Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite/Harry Gurney, Sunil Narine, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna and Nitish Rana DC: Shreyas Iyer(capt), Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant(wk), Colin Ingram, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma, Chris Morris/Trent Boult, Jalaj Saxena/ Hanuma Vihari and Sandeep Lamichhane The Teams (From) Kolkata Knight Riders: Dinesh Karthik (capt), Robin Uthappa, Chris Lynn, Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Sunil Narine, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Nikhil Naik, Joe Denly, Shrikant Mundhe, Nitish Rana, Sandeep Warrier, Prasidh Krishna, Lockie Ferguson, Harry Gurney, KC Cariappa, Matt Kelly and Yarra Prithviraj. Delhi Capitals: Shreyas Iyer(capt), Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant(wk), Colin Ingram, Keemo Paul, Axar Patel, Rahul Tewatia, Amit Mishra, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma, Hanuma Vihari, Ankush Bains, Harshal Patel, Manjot Kalra, Chris Morris, Sherfane Rutherford, Jalaj Saxena, Sandeep Lamichhane, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Nathu Singh, Bandaru Ayyappa, Colin Munro. DC<doc-sep>IPL 2019, KKR vs DC Highlights: Kolkata Knight Riders take on Delhi Capitals. (Source: IPL) IPL 2019, KKR vs DC Highlights: Kolkata Knight Riders take on Delhi Capitals. (Source: IPL) IPL 2019, KKR vs DC Highlights: Delhi Capitals beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 179. Chasing 179, Delhi Capitals got off to a strong start with Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan dealing in boundaries. Shaw was dismissed by Prasidh Krishna and Andre Russell ended Shreyas Iyer’s innings. Dhawan and Rishabh Pant added 105 runs together for the third wicket. Dhawan scored 97* in 63 balls as Delhi chased down the target with 7 ball to spare. Delhi Capitals need 179 runs to win. KKR got off to a poor start with Joe Denly getting cleaned up on the first ball from Ishant Sharma. Robin Uthappa and Shubman Gill stitched a 62-run stand before the former was dismissed by Kagiso Rabada. Gill scored his half-century after which Chris Morris cleaned up Nitish Rana. Gill was dismissed for 65, followed by skipper Dinesh Karthik. Andre Russell and a brief cameo from Piyush Chawla saw KKR reaching 178/7 in 20 overs. IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals will be broadcast on Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD and the live Streaming of the today IPL match will be available on Hotstar.<doc-sep>Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will lock horns with Delhi Capitals (DC) in the 26th match of the Indian Premier League 2019. KKR will be looking to get back to winning ways when they face Delhi Capitals at the Eden Gardens. KKR lost to CSK in their last match as they couldn't adapt to the slow and spinning Chepauk wicket. They don't have to panic as much because they sit second in the table with 8 points. Their batting revolved around Andre Russell in the last game and they would want the rest of the batting line-up to step up. DC, on the other hand, got back to winning ways against Royal Challengers Bangalore after the defeat against SRH. With the mid-table competition heating up, they would want to go all out in pursuit of 2 points. Kagiso Rabada will once again be the key and KKR would be looking to unleash him against the in-form Russell. In the batting department, Shikhar Dhawan needs runs under his belt and so does Rishabh Pant. Expect a cracker. Here are all the details concerning the live coverage of the KKR vs DC match on Friday: When will KKR vs DC fixture take place? The match between KKR and DC will take place on 12 April, 2019. Where will the match be played? The KKR vs DC fixture will be played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. What time does the match begin? The KKR-DC fixture will begin at 8 pm IST, with the toss set to take place at 7.30 pm IST. Which TV channels will broadcast IPL 2019? The match will be telecast on Star Sports Network in both standard as well as HD format. You can also catch the live score and over-by-over updates on Firstpost.com. For all the latest news, opinions and analysis from IPL 2019, click here For the full schedule, date, time and venue of all the matches of IPL 12, click here Check out the full points table for IPL 2019, including holders of Orange and Purple Caps<doc-sep>
Shikhar Dhawan scored his best-ever IPL score of 97* and was helped on with a cameo by Rishabh Pant (46) as Delhi Capitals scored 180/3 to chase down the target against Kolkata Knight Riders with seven wickets to spare at the Eden Gardens on Friday. In the chase, Dhawan and Shaw (14) gave the visitors a decent start before the latter was sent back. However, following the dismissal, Dhawan rode his luck to continue the flow of runs from the other end and was later joined by Pant to pile on misery on the hosts. Pant, narrowly missed out on his half-century but his century stand with Dhawan made sure DC cross the line with ease. Colin Ingram (14*) played the winning shot of the match with a maximum chased down the target in the 19th over. Earlier, Shubman Gill (65) and Andre Russell (45) played brilliant individual knocks to help Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) post a challenging total of 178/7 in 20 overs against Delhi Capitals. Put in to bat, Ishant Sharma got rid of debutant Joe Denly (0) in the first over and restricted the hosts to a slow start. Shubman Gill, promoted to open for KKR, made the most of his opportunity to notch up his second IPL half-century. His 39-ball knock was laced with seven boundaries and two hits over the fence. Robin Uthappa (28) played an important cameo to help KKR ease the run flow. Andre Russell (45 off 21 balls) fired once again for the hosts but missed out on a half-century. For Delhi Capitals, their overseas pacers Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada and Keemo Paul picked two wickets each. (SCORECARD) IPL 2019 Highlights Between Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals, straight from Eden Gardens, Kolkata