IPL 2020 Highlights, KKR vs DC Match, Full cricket score: Chakravarthy stars with five-for as Kolkata beat Delhi by 59 runs

After 20 overs,Delhi Capitals 135/9 ( Ravichandran Ashwin 14 , Anrich Nortje 0)

KKR win and win big, they beat DC by 59 runs. Rana, Narine, Chakravarthy and Cummins key performers for them. Chakravarthy especially showed today what he can offer. A five-for for him and a day to remember. KKR now have 12 points and would be very happy with the show today.

After 19 overs,Delhi Capitals 132/8 ( Ravichandran Ashwin 12 , Tushar Deshpande 0)

Cummins finishes his spell. Good day for him as well. Picked up two key wickets upfront and then removed Rabada on the penultimate ball of his spell. Three wickets for him. Tushar Deshpande, left handed bat, comes to the crease. Delhi Capitals need 63 runs in 6 balls.

5-fer for KKR in IPL:

5/19: Sunil Narine v KXIP, Kolkata, 2012
5/12: Varun Chakaravarthy v DC, Abu Dhabi, 2020*

After 18 overs,Delhi Capitals 127/7 ( Kagiso Rabada 9 , Ravichandran Ashwin 7)

Rabada playing some brilliant strokes at the later stages of this game. Chakravarthy finishes his spell. Five for 20 in his four. This is exactly what KKR management had asked for and the spinner has delivered. Delhi Capitals need 68 runs in 12 balls.

After 17 overs,Delhi Capitals 119/7 ( Kagiso Rabada 3 , Ravichandran Ashwin 5)

Cummins comes back on. Ashwin and Rabada in the middle, would look to bat till the end and make sure the NRR is not severely affected. Ashwin collects a boundary off the last ball. Delhi Capitals need 76 runs in 18 balls.

After 16 overs,Delhi Capitals 112/7 ( Kagiso Rabada 1 , Ravichandran Ashwin 0)

Chakravarthy continues to weave his magic. Twin strikes in the over again. He has a five-for in IPL now and deserves it, has bowled accurate lines and has bowled with a lot of heart. DC look down and almost out of this contest. Two off the over and also two wickets. Delhi Capitals need 83 runs in 24 balls. Difficult.

After 15 overs,Delhi Capitals 110/5 ( Marcus Stoinis 6 , Axar Patel 8)

Narine continues. Axar hits a six on the second ball of the over and DC need more of this striking. 11 off the over. Delhi Capitals need 85 runs in 30 balls

After 14 overs,Delhi Capitals 99/5 ( Marcus Stoinis 2 , Axar Patel 1)

A catch drop off the first ball by Chakravarthy off his own bowling. Iyer wanted to go big, got the leading edge and luckily it was dropped. Was a tough chance. But Chakravarthy came back strongly in the over, dismissing Hetmyer and Iyer on back to back balls, was on hat-trick but it was evaded well by Stoinis. He is joined by Axar Patel in the middle. Just five off the over and two wickets. Game changer for sure. Delhi Capitals need 96 runs in 36 balls.

After 13 overs,Delhi Capitals 94/3 ( Shreyas Iyer (C) 46 , Shimron Hetmyer 10)

Narine continues. Cheeky from Iyer, as he scoops the ball almost from off stump. He knows Narine is bowling straighter and took the big risk. Hetmyer attempts a big shot but no power behind it means he gets one. Tripathi with two stunning fielding displays around long on/long off region. Such fielding efforts are frustrating DC batters even more. Hetmyer finishes the over with a six and this was long awaited. 13 off the over.

After 12 overs,Delhi Capitals 81/3 ( Shreyas Iyer (C) 40 , Shimron Hetmyer 3)

Varun Chakravarthy, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack now. First ball quicker in the air and flatter. He gives flight on the second ball to Pant who was lured to hit, he hit but did not connect well, and was caught in the deep. Big wicket for KKR. Shimron Hetmyer (LHB) has joined captain Iyer in the middle. Just five off the over and a wicket.

After 11 overs,Delhi Capitals 76/2 ( Shreyas Iyer (C) 38 , Rishabh Pant (W) 27)

Ferguson continues. Iyer on the move. Two back to back boundaries for Iyer in the over. Serious pace from Ferguson as well. Good contest between bat and ball. 12 off the over.

After 10 overs,Delhi Capitals 64/2 ( Shreyas Iyer (C) 27 , Rishabh Pant (W) 26)

Time out over. Narine continues. First ball, Pant steps put, hits it past the bowler for a single. Iyer does the same but a single againt at long on. Pant steps out again, again hits it straight down the ground for a single. DC looking to up the ante after the time out. Six off the over.

Lockie Ferguson in middle-overs in IPL:

Overs : 17
RC : 82
Wickets : 6
Econ. : 4.62
Average : 13.7
SR : 17.0

After 9 overs,Delhi Capitals 58/2 ( Shreyas Iyer (C) 24 , Rishabh Pant (W) 23)
 

Ferguson continues. Pant tried to get under the ball but failed to do so, again struggling for that timing. Short ball next up and he pulls it for four. Third ball fuller, and he flicks it to fine leg, where Krishna runs, dives, stops and throws in matter of seconds, limits it to just 1. Just 7 off the over, could have been more. Time out taken.

After 8 overs,Delhi Capitals 51/2 ( Shreyas Iyer (C) 23 , Rishabh Pant (W) 17)

Sunil Narine, right-arm off break, comes into the attack now and starts off with a wide down the leg stump. He is bowling with a different bowling action, has changed it so many times in his career and twice in the last three months. Did well in this over. DC go past fifty. Seven off the over.

After 7 overs,Delhi Capitals 44/2 ( Shreyas Iyer (C) 18 , Rishabh Pant (W) 16)

Lockie Ferguson, right-arm fast, comes into the attack. Pant pulls but fails to find the timing again. He collects a boundary alright the next ball, getting the room to open his arms. Then Pant plays a pre-meditated slog, does not look great when he does that. Eight off the over.

After 6 overs,Delhi Capitals 36/2 ( Shreyas Iyer (C) 17 , Rishabh Pant (W) 9)

Nagarkoti continues. Pant is going too hard at the ball it seems, he is not getting the timing right and also unable to find gaps. Time to get his eye in and wait for some time to get into the groove. Has not really been his IPL so far. Should take a cue from Rana’s innings. Pant is needed if DC want to chase this down. Just 3 off the over. Powerplay over.

After 5 overs,Delhi Capitals 33/2 ( Shreyas Iyer (C) 16 , Rishabh Pant (W) 7)

Krishna back on, replaces Cummins and there was a difficult caught and bowl chance on the first ball, Pant wanted to steer it to leg side from the off stump but the leading edge almost went in hands of Krishna. But next ball, he manufactures a shot  of his own to collect a boundary. Two back to back no balls from Krishna but it did not cost him and his team too much. Just 12 off the over despite some wayward bowling in the end and two free hits.

After 4 overs,Delhi Capitals 21/2 ( Shreyas Iyer (C) 15 , Rishabh Pant (W) 0)

Kamlesh Nagarkoti, right-arm fast, comes into the attack, replaces Krishna. Two back to back boundaries for Iyer in the same region, deep backward square leg. He is looking solid in the middle. DC bat deep but need a solid partnership in the middle, something on the lines of Narine and Rana in the first innings. Eight off the over, all runs in boundaries.