IPL 2021, Qualifier 2 KKR v DC: Kolkata Knight Riders Win By 3 Wickets

IPL 2021, Qualifier 2 - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals, Match Updates

Scorecard

Tripathi seals it off with a six after KKR lost two wickets in two balls in the last over.

Kolkata Knight Riders won by 3 wkts

Morgan b Nortje 0(3)

Kolkata Knight Riders need 7 runs in 6 balls

KKR - 129/5 in 19 overs 

Karthik b Rabada 0(3)

Kolkata Knight Riders need 10 runs in 12 balls

KKR - 126/4 in 18 overs

Shubman Gill c Pant b Avesh Khan 46(46)

Kolkata Knight Riders need 11 runs in 18 balls

KKR - 125/3 in 17 overs

Nitish Rana c Hetmyer b Nortje 13(12)

Kolkata Knight Riders need 13 runs in 24 balls

KKR - 123/2 in 16 overs

To Win - Kolkata Knight Riders need 23 runs in 30 balls

KKR - 113/1 in 15 overs

Venkatesh Iyer  c (sub)Steven Smith b Rabada 55 (41)

To Win - Kolkata Knight Riders need 38 runs in 42 balls

KKR - 98/1 After 13 Overs

Another Top Quality Knock By Venkatesh Iyer!
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To Win - Kolkata Knight Riders need 44 runs in 48 balls

KKR - 92/0 After 12 Overs

To Win - Kolkata Knight Riders need 48 runs in 54 balls

KKR - 88/0 After 11 Overs

Kolkata Knight Riders - 76/0 in 10 overs

Kolkata Knight Riders - 61/0 in 8 overs

Kolkata Knight Riders - 51/0 in 6 overs

Kolkata Knight Riders - 30/0 in 4 overs

Kolkata Knight Riders - 15/0 in 2 overs

End of first innings, Delhi Capitals - 135/5 in 20 overs

KKR need 136 runs to qualify into the final of IPL 2021!
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Delhi Capitals - 99/4 in 17 overs

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Lockie Ferguson Strikes!
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Delhi Capitals - 90/3 in 15 overs

Delhi Capitals - 73/2 in 12 overs

Shivam Mavi
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Delhi Capitals - 65/1 in 10 overs

Delhi Capitals - 52/1 in 8 overs

Delhi Capitals - 38/1 in 6 overs

Delhi Capitals - 34/1 in 5 overs 

Varun Chakravarthy
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KKR is unchanged and playing with the same XI while DC has brought in Marcus Stoinis in place of Tom Curran. 

Delhi Capitals - Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Avesh Khan, Anrich Nortje

Kolkata Knight Riders - Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan(c), Dinesh Karthik(w), Sunil Narine, Shakib Al Hasan, Lockie Ferguson, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakaravarthy

Kolkata Knight Riders opt to bowl first. 

DC v KKR, Qualifier 2: IPL Match Fantasy XI:

• Wicket-keeper - Rishabh Pant
• Batters - Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Shubman Gill
• All-rounders - Axar Patel, Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine
• Bowlers - Anrich Nortje, Avesh Khan, Varun Chakravarthy

DC v KKR, Qualifier 2: Expected Playing XI:

• Delhi Capitals - Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Shreyas Iyer, Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Tom Curran/ Marcus Stoinis, Avesh Khan, Anrich Nortje
• Kolkata Knight Riders - Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakaravarthy

In Qualifier 2 of Indian Premier League 2021, Delhi Capitals will face Kolkata Knight Riders in Sharjah on Wednesday. Both DC and KKR have defeated each other once in this ongoing IPL season. 

DC v KKR, Qualifier 2: IPL Match Details

• Date – Wednesday, October 13, 2021
• Time – 7:30 PM IST
• Venue – Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

DC v KKR Head-to-Head In IPL

• Matches – 28
• Delhi Capitals – 12
• Kolkata Knight Riders – 15
• No Result - 1

Delhi Capitals' batters need to step up their game. None of the batters have been consistent in the second leg of IPL 2021. Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant have been the backbone of the DC's lineup while Shimron Hetmyer has played few good short innings. More will be expected from the openers. 

For Delhi capitals, the bowling has been outstanding this season. The fast department has the likes of in-form Anrich Nortje, Avesh Khan, and Kagiso Rabada who have done well in phases. If Marcus Stoinis is available, Tom Curran might sit out in this match. 

The top four - Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, and Nitish Rana - have done consistently well in the second half. The finishing is a concern for KKR. 

Sunil Narine has been the difference and the MVP for Kolkata. He has turned out around the game with both bat as well as the ball this season. Shakib Al Hasan is likely to continue to be in the playing XI as he has provided great control in the middle overs and adds to batting depth.