Highlights, DC vs KKR, IPL 2021, Match 25, Full Cricket Score: Prithvi Shaw's blitz inspires DC to seven-wicket victory

That’s that from us tonight as well. The double-header day comes to an end with MI and DC grabbing the two important points each. Both chasing sides won today. 

DC especially were quite professional. They shone with both bat and ball. Restricting KKR to 154 and then chasing it down with more than three overs to spare, they have done themselves and their NRR a huge favour. 

Tomorrow, we have PBKS vs RCB. Do tune in for all the live updates. 

Stay safe and good night.

DC win!

A boundary to finish the game. DC win by seven wickets. Stoinis hits the winning run, to finish a professional chase. Two more important points in the bag for the Capitals. KKR did come back to pick up two wickets in the same over but it too late by then. Dhawan and Shae set up the chase, Pant played a quickfire knock and Stoinis did the formalities later. A complete team performance from DC. Don’t forget the bowlers did a fine job to restrict them to 154. A forgettable day for KKR.

After 16 overs,Delhi Capitals 150/3 ( Marcus Stoinis 0 , Shimron Hetmyer 0)

Shaw and Pant have fallen trying to finish this quickly. Cummins has finished with 3 for 24. Terrific effort but he came too late to deliver the goods for KKR. DC need 5 off the 24 balls.

OUT! And Pant is gone. He wanted to finish it off in style but has been caught at long on by Mavi. Cummins picks up his third wicket. Pant c Shivam Mavi b Cummins 16(8)

Delhi Capitals need 5 runs in 25 balls

After 15 overs,Delhi Capitals 146/1 ( Prithvi Shaw 82 , Rishabh Pant (C) (W) 12)

Pant joins the fun. Has just arrived but is no mood to just hang around and let Shaw do the job. Hits a boundary and a six to bring the equation down to 9 off 30 balls.

After 14 overs,Delhi Capitals 132/1 ( Prithvi Shaw 82 , Rishabh Pant (C) (W) 0)

Cummins back into the attack. Shaw works it away behind square on leg side for a single. Pant had a animated chat with Shaw during the time out. Wonder what that was about? Shaw is doing fine and should carry on batting in this fashion. Dhawan meanwhile has left the scene. He knew it straightaway he was out. KKR have finally broken the partneship but it is too late. Pant has come in to bat. Delhi Capitals need 23 runs in 36 balls.

After 13 overs,Delhi Capitals 123/0 ( Prithvi Shaw 79 , Shikhar Dhawan 40)

Another poor start to the over. Shaw hits a boundary on the first ball and that really takes the pressure off from the batters. Even if the boundaries don’t come later, they are good. 10 off the over. We go into the final time out of the match. Delhi Capitals need 32 runs in 42 balls.

After 12 overs,Delhi Capitals 113/0 ( Prithvi Shaw 71 , Shikhar Dhawan 39)

A funny stumping appeal from DK. Dhawan was clearly in and DK animatedly asked him to step out so that he could be stumped. Dhawan replied by falling down on his knees. All in good humour. Third umpire checked for it but Dhawan was safe.

After 11 overs,Delhi Capitals 104/0 ( Prithvi Shaw 69 , Shikhar Dhawan 33)

100 up for DC. This has been done so easily. Dhawan has taken his time but Shaw has played exceptionally well. The shoulders are dropping in the field and this is not a good sign for a team which needs to defend 51 off remaining 54 balls.

After 10 overs,Delhi Capitals 95/0 ( Prithvi Shaw 63 , Shikhar Dhawan 30)

KKR have managed to slow down the things in last couple of overs but is that enough? Shaw continues to go big every now and then has played error-frre run-scoring shots. But that shot for six in the over was not timed well, Gill should have grabbed it. DC continue to dominate as KKR continue to look ordinary in the field. Delhi Capitals need 60 runs in 60 balls.

Fastest 50s for DC in IPL:

17 : Chris Morris v GL, Delhi, 2016
18 : Rishabh Pant v MI, Mumbai, 2019
18 : Prithvi Shaw v KKR, Ahmedabad, 2021*

After 9 overs,Delhi Capitals 84/0 ( Prithvi Shaw 55 , Shikhar Dhawan 27)

Sunil Narine back into the attack. Good start to the over. Three dots to start before Dhawan collects one. The field is spread out in the leg side for both the batters. Three off the over. Delhi Capitals need 71 runs in 66 balls.

After 8 overs,Delhi Capitals 81/0 ( Prithvi Shaw 54 , Shikhar Dhawan 25)

FIFTY for Shaw, it has come off just 18 balls. His ninth in the tournament. He plays another terrific lofted drive over mid off for four off Cummins. Two boundaries in the over and 10 off it.

After 7 overs,Delhi Capitals 71/0 ( Prithvi Shaw 49 , Shikhar Dhawan 20)

Chakravarthy back on. Starts off with a dot. In fact, the outside edge off the bat could have landed into the hands of short third man. DK continues to pass suggestions and motivational words in Tamizh to Varun. This is a better over. It is as if Cummins has broken the momentum DC were in from the word go. Four off the over and time-out is called.

Highest PP scores this IPL:

67/0 : DC v KKR, Ahmedabad*
65/0 : DC v CSK, Mumbai
65/2 : RCB v CSK, Mumbai

After 6 overs,Delhi Capitals 67/0 ( Prithvi Shaw 48 , Shikhar Dhawan 17)

Finally, Cummins has the ball in his hand. This is clearly a bad piece of captaincy from Morgan who has waited five overs to introduce the best bowler in his team. Cummins should have bowled the second over after what Shaw did in the first over. He has made the difference straightaway, four dots on the trot to Dhawan. This is the first over from KKR where the runs have been given away in single digit. Just 1 off the over. End of powerplay. DC have smashed 67 off first six. Incredible batting.

After 5 overs,Delhi Capitals 66/0 ( Prithvi Shaw 48 , Shikhar Dhawan 16)

Krishna starts the fresh over and gets hit for a boundary again. The DC openers are in some form and the margin of error is very less bowling to them. Krishna has gone back to back of the length. But Shaw has an answer to this length even. Nine off the over.

After 4 overs,Delhi Capitals 57/0 ( Prithvi Shaw 44 , Shikhar Dhawan 11)

Sunil Narine, right-arm off break, is into the attack. He is bowling round the stumps to Dhawan, trying to cut the space on off stump. But on the other hand, he is giving proper width to Shaw, who has already smashed 44 off just 14 balls. 14 off the over. DC have gone past fifty.

After 3 overs,Delhi Capitals 43/0 ( Prithvi Shaw 31 , Shikhar Dhawan 10)

Prasidh Krishna, right-arm medium, replaces Mavi. But he starts off with a terrible delivery as well, Dhawan creams it for four runs. Krishna comes back well. Dot, double, dot, double, dot on the next five balls. Eight off the over.

After 2 overs,Delhi Capitals 35/0 ( Prithvi Shaw 31 , Shikhar Dhawan 2)

Spin from the other end. Varun Chakravarthy, right-arm leg break, into the attack. In complete contrast, this over starts with two singles off the first two balls. DK passing some advice from behind the stumps to Varun. But Shaw will continue to score if he sees an opportunity. Collects one more boundary in the over, to make it 10 off the over. DC off to a flying start in the chase.