IPL 2021 DC vs KKR Highlights: Delhi Capitals beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 wickets

Delhi Capitals beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 wickets

WICKET! Third wicket to Pat Cummins. Rishabh Pant looked to end the chase in style but fell short to clear the boundary. Shivam Mavi takes a sitter at long-on.

DC: 150/3 after 15.5 overs

WICKET! Pat Cummins gets his second wicket. Prithvi Shaw holes it out to Nitish Rana at backward point. DC: 146/2 after 15.2 overs.

DC skipper seems to finish the chase pretty quickly. He slams a boundary through midwicket and then splices a pull as DC need 9 to win, off 30 balls.

WICKET! Pat Cummins provides the breakthrough, but it's too late now. The damage has been done already. Dhawan looks for the flick but misses a low full-toss and trapped in front. DC: 132/1 after 13.5 overs

Short ball from Pat Cummins. Dhawan shuffles across and pulls it over square leg or a flat six.

SIX! Beautiful shot by Prithvi Shaw. Half-tracker from Narine and the DC opener pulls it over the square leg boundary for a maximum.

FOUR! Chopped away. Length ball from Varun Chakravarthy and Dhawan cuts it through the gap between backward point and short third man.

Delhi Capitals are unfazed in the chase as Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan puts a century partnership for the opening wicket. DC: 104/0 after 11 overs.

SIX! Prithvi Shaw moves down the line and lofts it down the ground. The balls passes through Shubman Gill's hands and lands in that side of the rope.

P Shaw -18 balls vs KKR, Ahmedabad, 19 Apr 2021

D Hooda- 20 balls vs RR, Mumbai ,12 Apr 2021

A Russell- 21 balls vs CSK, Mumbai ,21 Apr 2021

P Cummins- 23 balls vs CSK, Mumbai ,21 Apr 2021

S Hetmyer- 23 balls vs RCB, Ahmedabad, 27 Apr 2021.

Prithvi Shaw brings up a half-century off just 18 balls. This is also joint 2nd fastest by a DC batsman in IPL.

27 Abu Nechim (MI) vs RCB, Chennai, 2011

26 Harbhajan (MI) vs KKR, Kolkata, 2013

25 Shivam Mavi (KKR) v DC, Ahmedabad, 2021

67/0: DC vs KKR Ahmedabad*

65/0: DC vs CSK Mumbai

65/2: RCB vs CSK Mumbai

62/1: DC vs PBKS Mumbai

FOUR! Good length delivery and Shaw slices it between short third man and backward point for a boundary.

Prithvi Shaw carries on with his insane stroke play and now, he goes after Sunil Narine with back-to-back massive hits. A six over extra cover and then a boundary over covers. DC: 57/0 after 4 overs.

FOUR! Shikhar Dhawan joins the party and welcomes Prasidh Krishna with his signature cover drive. Wide half-volley and Dhawan leans drives it through extra cover.

Prithvi Shaw becomes 2nd batsman to smash six fours in an over. Ajinkya Rahane had smashed 6 fours in an over for Rajasthan Royals vs RCB in 2012.

Six boundaries off all the six balls from Prithvi Shaw - that's how Delhi Capitals begin the chase of 154 against KKR. A very expensive over Shivam Mavi, DC: 25/0 after 1 over.

Prithvi Shaw provides a flying start to DC in the 155-run chase with four boundaries in a row. Shivam Mavi is scratching his head and thinking what to do.

FOUR! A beautiful lofted straight drive from Prithvi Shaw to go off the mark. He follows it up another one over mid-wicket. Rollicking start for DC.

Delhi Capitals openers Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan are out to begin the 155-run chase. Shivam Mavi begins the attack for Kolkata Knight Riders.

"I consider myself a batting all-rounder. My first priority is batting, and then bowling, but I like fielding as well. The ball was sticking into the pitch somewhat, it was gripping. We need a good start to chase down this total," said Lalit Yadav during the innings break.

First 18 balls: 16 runs

Last 9 balls: 29

Andre Russell smashed a big six off the final ball as Kolkata Knight Riders post 154/6 in their 20-over quota. Delhi Capitals need 155 to win.