That's it from Ranjith, Sudarshanan and me, Himanshu, for this match. Before long, don't forget to hop on to the second of the double-headers today, as Rajasthan Royals play Lucknow Super Giants. See you there!

Kuldeep Yadav is the Player of the Match: "[On the catch] Actually I didn't think much. I felt I can reach it, and it is my wicket at the end of the day. It is important to take a pause and think about the bowling. This is a good wicket and the batters do well. Since some of the side boundaries are longer plus the ball was gripping, it was important to do well. Shreyas was batting well and hitting it well, so that was a big wicket. Enjoyed Shreyas' wicket more because it was my first and was the main wicket from the team's point of view since he was batting well. I haven't tried too much and am focusing on my rhythm. That's what I did when I returned to the Indian team. I am enjoying my bowling and bowling good lengths. I pulled the lengths against Shreyas as well as Cummins. I am enjoying the environment here and have a good backing of the side. Rishabh guides me well from behind the stumps, too."

Rishabh Pant: "We would have fielded first but didn't think much. As a batting unit we wanted to put pressure on the opposition. In these conditions, when the dew is not there, if teams score 170-180 it is decent and the pressure is not as much as it is when the score is 200 or more. Kuldeep has been working for one year but hasn't been getting enough chances. We are trying to back him and he is doing well. We wanted to keep momentum going, and hence sent Axar. We wanted Sarfaraz to arrest the slide if we lose too many wickets and hence kept him back."

Hang around to hear from the presentations

Sajid: "How good fizz has been with the DC filling the shoes of Rabada-Nortje duo! His bowling figure so far 12-0-70-3 (Economy: 5.83!!)"

Warner: "Felt pretty good. A nice wicket... Prithvi is an exciting player. Takes pressure off. Loving my time here. Ricky Ponting is like a father! A great coach, and everyone is happy to be underneath him."

Karan: "At least the initial concerns of the tournament - win the toss, bat second and win the match are beginning to fade. "

Iyer after the loss: "They got off to a really quick start... We were a bit clueless what to do. They built on a really good partnership at the start, and carried that till the tenth over. Looked like a good batting pitch... We made a decision, and that didn't work out well."

7.32pm A comfortable two points for Capitals. A margin of 44 runs boosts their net run rate too, as an all-round performance does the deal. Pretty much everyone stepped up: the top three and the finishers with the bat, and Khaleel and Kuldeep with the ball. And what a catch by Kuldeep running and diving to his right!

19.4
W
Thakur to Rasikh Salam, OUT, game over, as Thakur takes his second! Rasikh looks to have some fun by lofting that full ball on middle, but ends up ballooning the ball towards long-on, as Powell runs forward for another catch

Rasikh Salam c Powell b Thakur 7 (21m 6b 1x4 0x6) SR: 116.66

19.3
1
Thakur to Varun, 1 run, pushes that at good length ball outside off to deep point while playing away from hid body

Varun the last man in. He runs in, but stops at the last moment because the man running in from long-off wasn't inside the circle.

19.2
W
Thakur to Russell, OUT, swatted right to the man at deep point! Tries to get on top of the bounce of this short of a length ball on off while hopping in the crease, and finds the man there for an easy catch

AD Russell c Khan b Thakur 24 (45m 21b 3x4 0x6) SR: 114.28

19.1
4
Thakur to Russell, FOUR, yorker length just outside off, and heaved wide of long-on as he played with his bottom hand off. Not a great-looking shot, but four still

Thakur from around the wicket

END OF OVER:
19 | 7 Runs | KKR: 166/8 (50 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.73, RRR: 50.00)

  • Andre Russell20 (19b)
  • Rasikh Salam7 (5b)
  • Mustafizur Rahman4-0-21-0
  • Khaleel Ahmed4-0-25-3
18.6
1
Mustafizur Rahman to Russell, 1 run, crunches that full ball on off to long-off
18.5
0
Mustafizur Rahman to Russell, no run, pretty full and wide of off, and he tries slashing. Finds short third man after playing away from his body

Zaheer: "India's IT minds are at work with all mathematical possibilities of KKR winning "

18.4
0
Mustafizur Rahman to Russell, no run, full toss on middle, and swung away to the man at deep midwicket
18.3
2
Mustafizur Rahman to Russell, 2 runs, another swat, and Warner has stopped that brilliantly at deep point after running to his left from long-off! He looks to have hut himself there, as he ran to his left and patted the ball back from his left hand very late. Warner ended at the other side, and collided with the fence. Short ball again on off, and Russell played with the bounce there
18.2
0
Mustafizur Rahman to Russell, no run, slower-ball bouncer to fox Russell. Short of a length on middle, and rising up steeply. He ends up swatting towards square leg after shaping to pull

Laks: "So impressed with the way Khaleel Ahmed and Kuldeep Yadav were playing this season, and also credit shall go to DC management for handling these players "

18.1
4
Mustafizur Rahman to Russell, FOUR, launched down the ground! Bowls full and in the length on middle, and lofts that from deep in the crease

END OF OVER:
18 | 7 Runs | KKR: 159/8 (57 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.83, RRR: 28.50)

  • Rasikh Salam7 (5b)
  • Andre Russell13 (13b)
  • Khaleel Ahmed4-0-25-3
  • Mustafizur Rahman3-0-14-0
17.6
4
Ahmed to Rasikh Salam, FOUR, yorker length on off, and sliced to deep backward point. Pretty full, and he clears his front leg to send that slicing. Deep point chased to his left and dived, but the ball went past
17.5
0
Ahmed to Rasikh Salam, no run, looks to reverse ramp that back of a length ball on off, but is beaten

Japneet: "Russell needs to hit 10 sixes in about 15 balls to win this. If anyone can do it, it's him" --- I can't believe how people think it's still possible.

17.4
1
Ahmed to Russell, 1 run, dropped by Pant, but that was a very difficult catch! And he has banged his head on the floor, looking a bit hurt for a second. He ran forward as far as until a short midwicket position, and dived forward. But the ball fell in between his gloves. Good length ball on middle, and Russell went slogging but got a top edge
17.3
2
Ahmed to Russell, 2 runs, great stuff from Khaleel. Yorker length on middle and leg, and jammed down towards square leg
17.2
0
Ahmed to Russell, no run, short delivery now. Bangs it in on leg, and Russell has to duck
17.1
0
Ahmed to Russell, no run, slashes that hard and flat wide of long-off. Full and on off, as Russell drags that along

END OF OVER:
17 | 9 Runs | KKR: 152/8 (64 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.94, RRR: 21.33)

  • Rasikh Salam3 (3b)
  • Andre Russell10 (9b)
  • Mustafizur Rahman3-0-14-0
  • Kuldeep Yadav4-0-35-4
16.6
0
Mustafizur Rahman to Rasikh Salam, no run, makes room and skips down, but the ball is too full and just outside off. Beaten there

Vishwa: "Lord Tewatia on both ends also con not get this score now"

16.5
1
Mustafizur Rahman to Russell, 1 run, goes slogging across the line to this fullish ball on middle and leg. Single to deep midwicket
16.4
3
Mustafizur Rahman to Rasikh Salam, 3 runs, hoicks that fuller ball on off at 114kph. They steal three there, or try doing that to get Russell back on strike. Rasikh just about made his ground at Fizz whipped the bails off

Nimesh: "This is going to boost Kuldeep's confidence so much. Good for him and DC. "

16.3
0
Mustafizur Rahman to Rasikh Salam, no run, back of a length on middle and leg, and he closes the bat face. Gets a leading edge to point

Rasikh is the new batter on strike

16.2
1
Mustafizur Rahman to Russell, 1 run, yorker length on middle, and he jams the bat down. Single to fine leg

KKR 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st21AM RahaneVR Iyer
2nd17AM RahaneSS Iyer
3rd69N RanaSS Iyer
4th10AD RussellSS Iyer
5th16AD RussellSW Billings
6th6AD RussellPJ Cummins
7th4SP NarineAD Russell
8th0AD RussellUT Yadav
9th27AD RussellRasikh Salam
10th1CV VarunRasikh Salam

Indian Premier League

TeamMWLPTNRR
GT14104200.316
RR1495180.298
LSG1495180.251
RCB148616-0.253
DC1477140.204
PBKS1477140.126
KKR1468120.146
SRH146812-0.379
CSK144108-0.203
MI144108-0.506