IPL 2024 Live Score, DC vs KKR Match Today: Delhi Capitals kicked off their tough chase in a disastrous manner. Scratch that! It’s the worst possible start, period! Just look at the figures. The required run rate was a staggering 15.74, while the current run rate is languishing at 8.57. The top order of DC – Shaw, Warner, Marsh, Porel – were already back in the dugout! All attention was at Rishabh Pant. Till the time Pant was at the crease, DC was in the hunt. But once he left, the wickets started tumbling and in matter of overs, it was the question of when not what. The game was already over for DC.
In the end, KKR thrashed DC by a staggering margin of 106 runs. With this, KKR has maintained their 100 per cent winning record in this edition of Tata IPL 2023,
DC vs KKR: Kolkata Knight Riders Innings
Runs were flowing, no, overflowing at Vizag! Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss against Delhi Capitals at match 16 of Tata IPL 2024 and skipper Shreyas Iyer elected to bat first. The DC vs KKR match is being played at Visakhapatnam’s Dr YS Rajashekar Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium. After getting the breakthrough wicket of Phill Salt, DC looked back in the game. But then Sunil Narine decided to do the talking with bat and there were boundaries and sixes all over. He played a blazing innings of 85 off 39 balls. In this knock, he smashed seven boundaries and seven maximums. Looking unstoppable, Marsh finally got Narine. The score of 85 is the best ever for Narine in his T20 career. The aggressive half-century by young Angkrish Raghuvanshi, sensational cameo by Rinku Singh powered KKR to post the second-highest total in the IPL history in Vizag tonight. If not for Ishant Sharma’s brilliant spell, KKR would have easily crossed the 277 runs record by the Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Indian Premier League, 2024
Delhi Capitals
166 (17.2)
Kolkata Knight Riders
272/7 (20.0)
Match Ended ( Day – Match 16 )
Kolkata Knight Riders beat Delhi Capitals by 106 runs
Kolkata Knight Riders, have seen 100 per cent success rate in this edition of the IPL. With the Vizag win, KKR are at the top position in the IPL points table after defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad at Eden and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Chinnaswamy.
Here are the key moments of DC vs KKR match:
Kolkata Knight Riders secure a commanding victory over Delhi Capitals, winning by a margin of 106 runs.
Tristan Stubbs, Sumit Kumar surrender to KKR's bowling attack
After Rishabh Pant, DC lost another wicket in quick succession. This time, Axar Patel walks back to the DC dugout
Rishabh Pant reaches his fifty but departs soon after, receiving a standing ovation from the crowd in Vizag.
It's Rishabh Pant vs world tonight! The DC skipper, who seemed bit rusty, is keeping DC in the hunt with those smashing shots. Pant scored a half-century in just 23 balls. This includes three boundaries and five maximums
Delhi Capitals have started on a poor note. Scratch that! Worst note, if you may say! Look at the numbers. The required run rate is 15.74. The current run rate is 8.57. The top order of DC - Shaw, Warner, Marsh, Porel - are back in the dugout! All eyes are on Rishabh Pant. Can there be a mircale tonight?
In between, we saw some superb bowling by Vaibhav Arora and IPL's most-expensive player Mitchell Starc.
Kolkata Knight Riders have posted a huge total of 272 on the score board. Ishant Sharma's ace bowling attack though stalled KKR from crossing the record-breaking score of 277 by the Sunrisers Hyderabad against Mumbai Indians.
Russell is clean bowled! Unfortunately, he couldn't provide the necessary firepower for Kolkata Knight Riders' last-over surge. Ishant Sharma bowls beautifully to secure the wicket.
Following a fiery innings of 26 runs off just 8 deliveries, Rinku Singh departs from the crease. He was dismissed by Nortje thanks to an easy catch taken by Warner.
SRH's 277 score is under serious threat. What can you say when you see Rinku Singh smashing two back-to-back maximums. After a wide ball, a maximum number three! While we write this, KKR are knocking on 277's door!
Khaleel Ahmed has been substituted by Abhishek Porel
KKR loses fourth wicket in form of their skipper Shreyas Iyer. He made just 18 runs from 11 deliveries. Rinku Singh joins Russell in the middle.
We saw Russell and KKR skipper Iyer settling in a bit. But nine balls into the game, Russell has decided to play with his usual flamboyance. He has already slammed 26 runs and is hungry for more! KKR has put 200 on the board. There's a bit of slowdown in terms of runs but with these two in the middle, we can still see KKR breaking the Sunrisers' record of highest IPL score.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 18, smashed a very aggressive half-century. The right-handed batter made 54 off 27 balls. Nortje's short ball got him. Standing ovation from KKR dugout. We saw KKR boss Shah Rukh Khan smiling ear-to-ear! With this, KKR have lost two wickets of Raghuvanshi and Narine.
Sunil Narine's best score so far was 79. He is already batting at 85!
Sunil Narine achieves a half-century in just 23 balls, showcasing an impressive performance with six boundaries and four maximums.
Nortje dismisses Salt, who scored 18 runs off 12 balls, including four boundaries during his brief time at the crease.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) got off to a breezy start as Sunil Narine and Phil Salt confidently rotated the strike, hitting a boundary in the process.
Sunil Narine and Phil Salt have opened for KKR. Khaleel is bowling the first over.
PP Shaw, DA Warner, MR Marsh, RR Pant (skipper), T Stubbs, AR Patel, Sumit Kumar, Rasikh Salam, A Nortje, I Sharma, KK Ahmed
PD Salt, VR Iyer, SS Iyer (skipper), RK Singh, A Raghuvanshi, SP Narine, AD Russell, Ramandeep Singh, MA Starc, Harshit Rana, CV Varun
When asked about the toss, DC Skipper Rishabh Pant said that in case he had won the toss, he would have also opted to bat first as the pitch may get slower in the evening.
KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer has won the toss in match 16 vs DC and made the decision to bat first at Vizag
DC skipper Rishabh Pant is just 65 runs away from reaching the coveted milestone of 3,000 runs in the cash-rich IPL. Once he achieves this, Pant will proudly join the league of extraordinary batsmen as the 22nd player to accomplish this feat. In a recent match, LSG opener Quinton de Kock showcased his prowess by achieving the same milestone against RCB, solidifying his status as the 8th overseas player to breach the 3,000-run mark. The question now arises: Will Pant make his mark and join De Kock on the elite list tonight? Stay tuned to witness the thrilling action unfold!
In the ongoing season of the IPL, Kolkata Knight Riders' all-rounder, Andre Russell, reached a milestone by securing 100 wickets. The West Indies power-hitter and seamer accomplished this feat with 99 of his 100 scalps coming while playing for KKR. Russell achieved this landmark during KKR's recent match against RCB.
Ahead of the Vizag match, we saw Rishabh Pant meeting Gautam Gambhir and it was the sweetest meeting. Check this out
In matches between Delhi Capitals (DC) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Gautam Gambhir, the current mentor of KKR, holds the record for the highest run scorer with 569 runs. Following him closely is the current KKR skipper, Shreyas Iyer, with 552 runs, while DC opener David Warner follows with 456 runs.