DC vs KKR Ball by Ball Commentary

Delhi have done it! Kulwant Khejroliya bowls a full toss, on middle, Axar Patel flicks it over mid-wicket for a brace. Delhi beat Kolkata by 4 wickets!

NO BALL! Full and on off, Axar Patel flicks it towards deep mid-wicket for a brace. Oh, it's a no ball. Free Hit coming up...

Nails a yorker, on middle, Axar Patel looks to play at it but gets an inside edge as the ball bounces towards short fine leg. A misfield there by the fielder and the batters decide to take the second run. The fielder throws it to the keeper who breaks the stumps. The replay shows that the batter was well in. 5 needed off 5 now!

Bowls it on middle, Axar Patel knocks it towards mid on for one. 7 needed off the final over now!

Stumping appeal! Lands it outside off, Axar walks forward to play at it but misses. The keeper whips off the bails. The umpire goes upstairs to have a look. The replay shows that Axar Patel was well in. Litton Das was a bit slow.

Slower one, on middle and leg, Lalit Yadav moves forward and knocks it to long on for one more.

Bowls it outside off, Axar Patel looks to slog it but gets a bottom edge as the ball rolls towards square leg. They cross.

Lands it on middle, Lalit Yadav knocks it towards long on for one again.

Slower one, on off, Axar Patel flicks it to mid-wicket for one.

Slightly shorter and outside off, Axar Patel punches it to long off for one. 12 needed off 12 now!

Bowls it on leg and turns it in, Axar Patel looks to flick it but misses and gets rapped on his pads. A loud appeal but the finger stays down. Nitish Rana goes upstairs again. The replay shows that it was pitching outside leg and the onfield decision stands.

Bowls it on leg, Axar Patel looks to heave it but gets misses as the ball deflects off the keeper and towards short fine leg. Dot.

Quicker one, outside off, Lalit Yadav drills it to long off for one.

Lands it outside off and some turn as well. Axar Patel moves forward to play at it but misses. Litton Das behind the sticks fails to collect it as the stumping chance is missed. That was close and should have been a stumping!

Quicker one, on off, Axar Patel looks to block it but misses and hits his thigh. A loud appeal but the finger stays down. Rana goes upstairs to have a check. Fair delivery and Ultra Edge shows no spike. Ball Tracking shows that it was going from over the stumps and the onfield decision stands NOT OUT! They cross for a leg bye.

Bowls it fuller, and on middle, Lalit Yadav blocks it back towards the bowler.

Quicker one, just outside off, Axar Patel tucks it towards mid on for one again.

Oh, that was close. Full and on off, Lalit Yadav flicks it uppishly and just over the mid-wicket fielder for a single.

Bowls it on off, Lalit Yadav taps it to the point fielder.

OUT! TIMBER! Aman Khan goes without scoring. Quicker one, and some turn as well. Aman Khan looks to block it but misses it completely as the ball hits the top of off. The skipper gets his second. Is there a twist in the tale?

Slower one, outside off, Axar Patel cuts it to covers for one.

Quicker one, on middle, Aman Khan blocks it to short mid-wicket.

OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust! Fuller one, and some turn on offer. Manish Pandey moves forward to loft it but mistimes it completely. The ball lobs in the air towards long on. Rinku Singh settles under it and takes a sitter. Delhi now needs 18 runs in 25 balls. Kolkata have a glimmer of hope here as Delhi have lost half their side. Aman Khan is the new batter.

Quicker one, angling in, Axar Patel knocks it to mid on for one.

Wide! Bowls it down leg, Axar Patel leaves it alone.

Another fuller one, on off, Manish Pandey tucks it towards mid-wicket for one more.

Full and on off, Axar Patel flicks it towards mid-wicket for one again. Just 21 needed now!

Wide! Bowls it down leg, Axar Patel lets it go.

Slightly shorter and on off, Manish Pandey pulls it to mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! Nicely played. Shorter and outside off, Axar Patel hangs back and caresses it through point for a boundary!

Lands it just outside off, Manish Pandey eases it to point for a quick single.

FOUR! A misfield in the deep and Delhi have been gifted four runs! Yet another short ball bowled outside off pole. Manish Pandey pulls this towards deep mid-wicket and Andre Russell looks to pick up the ball with one hand but misses it.

Slightly shorter and on off, Axar Patel punches it to mid off for one.

Bowls this short and outside the off pole. Manish Pandey goes back and pulls this towards deep square leg for a single.

Sunil Narine bowls this short and outside the off pole. Manish Pandey taps this towards point.

A maiden over by Varun Chakaravarthy and he has managed to turn the game on its head! Bowls this short once again and onto the pads. Some extra bounce on offer and Axar Patel knocks this into the leg side awkwardly.

Short once again and on a leg-stump line. Axar Patel dabs this into the leg side.

BEATEN! Bowls this short and outside the off pole. Axar Patel pushes at this and gets beaten on the outside edge.

Continues to bowl short and outside the off pole. Axar Patel goes deep in the crease and gets this off the outside half of his bat towards point.

Varun Chakaravarthy bowls this short and outside the off pole. Axar Patel punches this towards cover.

OUT! PLUMB! Kolkata have a huge wicket here and do we have a twist in the tale? Varun Chakaravarthy tosses this one full and into the pads. David Warner gets his front forward and looks to reverse-sweep this fine but misses and gets hit flush on the front pad. A huge appeal from the bowler and the umpire raises his finger. David Warner knows he is a goner but decides to review either way. UltraEdge shows there is no bat involved and Ball Tracking indicates it is red on impact and wickets hitting. David Warner is already at the boundary line and Delhi lose their fourth wicket.

Bowls this short and into the pads. David Warner rocks back and tucks this towards deep mid-wicket. He looks for two but has to settle for a run.

Loops this one full and just outside the off stump. Manish Pandey eases this down to long on for a single.

Fires this into the pads on a fuller length. David Warner misses his flick and the ball goes off the bads towards backward square leg. They get across for a leg bye.

Short once again and outside the off pole. Manish Pandey cuts this to the right of the point fielder and sets off for one.

Goes 'round the wicket to the southpaw and serves this short outside off. David Warner pulls this towards deep square leg and takes a run.

Sunil Narine bowls this short and really wide outside off. Manish Pandey reaches for it and cuts this towards deep cover-point for a single.

Bowls full once again and into the pads. Manish Pandey flicks this towards deep square leg and takes a single to keep strike. 41 runs needed in 48 deliveries.

Loops this full and outside off. Manish Pandey pushes this back towards the bowler for another dot ball.

Tosses this full and outside the off stump. Manish Pandey gets forwards and dabs this towards short third man.

Goes a touch fuller and outside the off pole. David Warner gets down on his knees and pulls this towards deep square leg for one more.

Continues to bowl short and onto the pads. Manish Pandey whips this towards deep square leg and takes a run.

Varun Chakaravarthy bowls this short and outside the off stump. David Warner pulls this towards deep mid-wicket and takes a single.

Tosses this one full and in line with the stumps. Manish Pandey punches this back to the bowler's left and Anukul Roy stops the ball with a dive.

FOUR! Great use of the feet by Manish Pandey! Anukul Roy tosses this full and in line with the stumps. Manish Pandey charges down the wicket and thumps this back over the bowler's head for four runs.

Continues to bowl short and outside the off stump. David Warner pulls this towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Bowls this short and outside the off pole. David Warner looks to cut this away but finds the cover fielder.

FOUR! That is FIFTY for David Warner and his fourth in six games this season! Anukul Roy fires this one full and onto the pads. David Warner sweeps this towards deep backward square leg and collects four runs.

Anukul Roy sees the batter coming down the wicket and serves this short outside off. Manish Pandey punches this towards wide long on and takes a single.

Bowls a quicker one again, on middle, David Warner blocks it back towards the bowler.

Much flatter, outside off, David Warner taps it to the cover fielder.

Full and outside off, slower too, Manish Pandey drills it towards long on for one more.

Tossed up, around off, David Warner tucks it to mid-wicket for one again.

Lands it on off, Manish Pandey nudges it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Too full, on off, David Warner digs it to extra covers for one.

Slightly shorter again, David Warner pulls it towards mid-wicket for one more. He keeps his strike for the next over.

Slightly shorter one, on off, Manish Pandey drills it towards long on for one.

Another one on off, turning away, Manish Pandey eases it back towards the bowler.

Some turn and bounce, on off, Manish Pandey blocks it to mid off.

Full and on off, Manish Pandey blocks it back.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Anukul Roy strikes. Full and on off, with some turn on offer, Philip Salt looks to play it down the ground but the ball hits the upper part of the bat. The ball lobs back towards the bowler who takes a dolly. Philip Salt makes his way back.

Back of a length again, angling in, David Warner fends it to covers. Ends with a dot ball.

Slightly shorter one, outside off, David Warner punches it towards extra covers. Dot.

Quicker one, on middle, Philip Salt eases it t mid on for a single.

FOUR! Philip Salt gets off the mark in style. Full and on off, Philip Salt hangs back and drives it past extra covers for a boundary.

OUT! CAUGHT! Nitish Rana does get the breakthrough and what an inspired bowling change this it! Bowls it on off, slower too, Mitchell Marsh hangs back and looks to loft it but mistimes it completely. The ball carries towards long off and David Wiese (sub) takes a fine catch near the ropes. Mitchell Marsh makes his way back for just two runs.

Slower one, outside off, Mitchell Marsh taps it to the cover fielder.

Lands it outside off, Mitchell Marsh cuts it towards covers for a single. He keeps his strike for the next over.

Another one on middle, Mitchell Marsh covers his line and blocks it away.

Make it four dots. Quicker one, on middle, this is blocked back towards the bowler again.

Full and on middle, Mitchell Marsh eases it to the right of the bowler. Three dots now.

Bowls it outside off, Mitchell Marsh punches it but finds the man at covers.

Slower one, on middle, Mitchell Marsh blocks it back towards the bowler.

Quicker one, on off, David Warner taps it back towards the bowler. Ends with a dot.

FOUR MORE! David Warner looks in a bit of a hurry here. Full and on off, David Warner lofts it over mid on for four more.

FOUR! Slightly shorter and on middle and leg, David Warner hangs back and knocks it through long on as the ball races away from the fence.

Wide! Another one down leg, David Warner lets it go.

FOUR! Fine shot. Lands it down leg again, David Warner slogs it over backward point for four again.

Lands it down leg, David Warner looks to pull it but misses and gets a hit on his thighs.

FOUR! Excellent timing. Slightly shorter and down leg, David Warner gets on his knee and slogs it over backward point for a one bounce boundary!

Fires this one full and into the pads. David Warner sweeps this down to deep backward square leg and collects a run to retain strike.

FOUR! David Warner is finding the gap beautifully here! This is a tad bit short and in line with the stumps. David Warner gets down on his knees and slaps this towards deep square leg for four runs.

Varun Chakaravarthy bowls this onto the pad on a shortish length. Mitchell Marsh tucks this towards deep mid-wicket and gets off the mark with a single.

OUT! Kolkata have finally managed to draw the first blood and it is the mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy who does the trick! Prithvi Shaw's poor tournament continues as he is dismissed on a low score once again. This is bowled short and angled away from the batter outside off. Prithvi Shaw looks to cut this away but gets an under edge onto the stumps. Kolkata need a few more wickets quickly if they are to claw themselves back into this game.

Goes 'round the wicket now and bowls this down leg on a shorter length. Prithvi Shaw is unable to get this away and the ball hits his pads.

FOUR! Prithvi Shaw finally manages to find the fence! Varun Chakaravarthy bowls this short and outside the off pole. Prithvi Shaw goes deep in the crease and cuts this towards deep deep backward point for four runs.

Continues to bowl short and outside the off stump. David Warner looks to cut this away but finds the point fielder. Just 3 runs from the over.

Short once again and straying onto the pads. Prithvi Shaw flicks this towards deep mid-wicket and takes one.

Bowls this in line with the stumps and a fraction short. Prithvi Shaw clips this towards square leg for no run.

Goes 'round the wicket to the left-hander and angles this in from outside off. David Warner cuts this to deep point and takes a run.

Get this to spin into the stump on a shortish length. Prithvi Shaw clips this towards deep mid-wicket and takes a single.

Sunil Narine floats this one full an outside the off pole. Prithvi Shaw dabs this towards cover.

Pulls his length back a fraction and strays onto the pads. David Warner whips this towards deep square leg and a good stop by Rinku Singh keeps them down to two runs.

On a good length this time and aimed for the pads. David Warner gets cramped for room and is unable to put the ball away.

Bangs this in short and outside the off pole. David Warner gets on his toes to upper cut this but misses and looks frustrated that he missed out.

Slightly short once again and outside the off pole. David Warner cross-bats this towards the cover fielder.

FOUR! David Warner wants to get this done in a hurry! Andre Russell bowls this short and outside the off stump. David Warner pulls this away with his quick hands towards deep mid-wicket and collects four more runs.

FOUR! That is sheer power from David Warner! Andre Russell bowls this on a yorker length and in line with the stumps. David Warner thumps this towards long on for four runs. No fielder moved as the ball raced away to the fence.

NO BALL! Andre Russell bowls this full and just outside off, takes pace off the ball straight away. Prithvi Shaw flicks this wide of long on and takes a single. Andre Russell has overstepped so it will be a no ball and we have a Free-Hit coming up.

Bowls a full toss this time in line with the stumps. David Warner misses out as he flicks this straight to mid-wicket. 13 runs from the over and Delhi will be thrilled with this start.

Short once again and outside the off stump. David Warner pulls this straight to the mid on fielder.

FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries and David Warner is showing solid intent here! This is bowled a fraction short and just outside the off pole. David Warner makes room for himself and slaps this into the gap towards deep cover point for four more runs.

FOUR! This is a good start for Delhi! Kulwant Khejroliya bowls this short and going down leg. David Warner looks to pull and gets the ball off his gloves towards fine leg for four runs.

Bowls this on a good length and on a leg stumps line. Prithvi Shaw clips this towards mid-wicket and a misfield allows them to steal a single.

FOUR! That is great a looking shot from Prithvi Shaw! Kulwant Khejroliya bowls this back of a length and outside the off pole. Prithvi Shaw stands upright and slaps this towards deep cover for four runs.

A well-directed bouncer just outside the off pole bowled at a quick pace. David Warner just about manages to sway out of the way. 6 runs have come from the first over.

Goes full this time and outside the off pole. David Warner mistimes his shot towards the mid on fielder.

Delivers this on a good length and in line with the stumps. Prithvi Shaw tucks this towards deep square leg and takes a run to get off the mark.

Bowls this back of a length and on a leg-stump line. David Warner whips this off his hips towards deep square leg and takes a single.

FOUR! David Warner opens his account with a dismissive shot! Umesh Yadav bangs this in short and outside the off pole. David Warner pulls this towards deep mid-wicket and collects four runs.

Umesh Yadav bowls this on a good length and outside the off pole. David Warner dabs this towards cover-point and looks for a run that is not there.