KKR vs DC Highlights, IPL 2021 Qualifier 2: Kolkata win thriller by 3 wickets to advance to the final, Delhi knocked out

Thank you so much for joining us on this roller-coaster of a ride today. We have our two finalists in CSK and KKR. They will locks horns on Friday, October 15, in Dubai. We will back with the live coverage of the grand finale. Thank you for tuning in today and make sure to join us for the final as well. Until then, it's goodnight. CIAO!

What a stellar turnaround this season.

KKR in the first leg. Won 2 out of 7 matches.

KKR in the UAE leg. Won 7 out of 9 matches.

AND Eoin Morgan reaches another white-ball final.

All of this was meant to be, for sure

"It feels great. The win for the team was very important. We had one or two tough overs and I never thought it would go so deep. Glad we won the game. Rabada bowled the 18th over really well, but I knew that I had to just connect one. The plan was to take a two if there was a possibility. If it was two, we were running, otherwise it was going to be me. It was difficult to straightaway get singles and boundaries for the new batsmen. It was keeping low and it was difficult to hit. I believed in myself and knew it was just one hit away. It has been a great journey for us after the first phase. We believed in ourselves and the approach given by Eoin and the coach helped us with the positive approach."

"I don't have words to express at the moment, can't tell anything. We just kept believing, tried to stay in the game as long as possible. The bowlers nearly pulled it back, but it's unfortunate that it didn't go our way. They bowled very well in the middle-order, we got stuck and couldn't rotate strike. Delhi Capitals are known to be positive and hopefully we'll come back better next season. We played really good cricket, yes, there will be ups and downs, but we'll stay positive, be there for each other, care for each other and hopefully we'll come back better next season."

This is KKR's first final since 2014. And they took it to the very last moment. That was nerve-wracking for everyone

Prithvi Shaw among a few Delhi players can be seen breaking into tears and there are long embraces all over. You have to feel for DC and Rishabh Pant. So near yet so far. They were playing catch-up throughout the game and almost managed to until the very end.

As for Tripathi, he showed nerves of steel. Ashwin was on fire in the final over and none of the batter were able to clear the boundary towards the end. But he did.

19.5 – SIX! SIX! TRIPATHI HAS DONE IT! KOLKATA HAVE WON

What a game of cricket! What an absolute ridiculous game

7 runs needed from 6 balls. Oh, KKR! How did you manage to get yourself in this situation!

Ashwin to bowl the final over.

19.1 — 1 run. 6 off 5 to win

19.2 — DOT! 6 off 4 to win

19.3 — OUT! Shakib is gone! This is outrageous. He goes for the scoop, Ashwin fires it straight and he is plumb LBW

6 off 3 to win. Narine walks in

19.4 — OUT! IS THIS THE ULTIMATE CHOKE? Narine charges down the track, he ends up skying it and he caught at long off! Axar Patel with the catch

6 off 2 to win 

10 needed from 12!

18.1 --- MISFIELD! THROUGH THE LEGS AND BATTERS RUN 2. And of all people, it was Iyer. What the pressure does to you!

18.2 — DOT! KKR need 8 from 10

18.3 — 1 run to long on KKR need 7 from 9

18.4 — DOT! Gold dust! KKR need 7 from 8 balls

18.5 — ANOTHER DOT! KKR need 7 from 7 balls

18.6 — BOWLED HIM! NO WAY THIS IS HAPPENING! NORTJE GETS MORGAN, WHO CHOPS ONTO HIS OWN STUMPS

Shakib Al Hasan is the new batter in. 7 needed from the final over

DOT! DOT! DOT! DOT! 1 run Four dots on the trot and Tripathi under pressure. He then picks up a single through deep point. Is there a twist?

Surely not! Not this late

BOWLED HIM! Karthik goes across the line and his stumps are all over the place. Rabada, what an over this turning out to be. 

Eoin Morgan is the new man in!

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! KKR lose their third as Gill is dismissed on 44. Avesh Khan gets the wicket.

KKR are 125/3 after 16.4 overs, need 11 from 20 balls.

Dinesh Karthik is the new man in

SIX! OH, HELLO? Out of nowhere, Gill smacks Nortje's full-throttle delivery for a six over long on. That is a wonderful shot!

OUT! Short from Nortje, Nitish pulls but he is caught by Hetmyer at deep square leg.

KKR are 123/2 after 16 overs, need 13 runs from 24 balls.

Rahul Tripathi is the new man in

DROPPED! Oh, no! That is the last thing DC wanted. First ball of the over, Rana advances for a wild slog, the ball flies to third man off the outside edge and Ashwin drops a regulation grab. Disastrous day for Delhi overall.

KKR are 113/1 after 15 overs, need 23 from 30 balls.

SIX! Rana now gets in on the act with a very timely six. Straight and tossed up from Axar, Rana clears his front leg and he smacks it right over the bowler's head for six. What a shot!

KKR are 108/1 after 14 overs, need 28 to win from 36 balls.

KKR are 38 runs to win from 42 balls

FOUR! A wide yorker from Rabada. Venkatesh Iyer throws the kitchen sink at it. The ball flies off the edge to third man boundary.

OUT! A BREAKTHROUGH, AT LAST! Rabada gets his man. Iyer makes room once again and braces himself for the short ball. The ball was short but it stays low and hence, Iyer's pull finds the fielder at dep square leg.

He's gone for 55 off 41 balls.

KKR are 96/1 after 12.2 overs.

Nitish Rana is the new man in

His 3rd fifty of the season! He now has a 50 in all three UAE venues. Earlier today, it was announced that he will stay back to help out the Indian team with T20 World Cup preparation and he has just shown why.

KKR are 92/0 after 12 overs

FOUR! One-handed slice over backward point for 4. Iyer backs a long way away and tries to go through cover. But one hand slips off his bat and he ends up carving it for 4 through backward point.

FOUR WIDES! 145.9 KPH and if it's that wide, there's no way Pant is getting to it. Iyer makes room once again and this time Nortje follows him. But he ends up straying down further and it flew to the boundary for 4 wides.
KKR are 88/0 after 11 overs, need 48 from 54 balls

KKR NEED 60 FROM 60 BALLS NOW WITH 10 WICKETS IN HAND!

SIX! A Welcome boundary for KKR. Stand and deliver stuff from Venkatesh Iyer. Even in Axar Patel's first over, Iyer had taken the attack to him. In his second over, Iyer has done the same to put Patel under pressure.

A good comeback from him, conceding just 3 from the next 5.

KKR are 76/0 after 10 overs.

Delhi are yet to find a breakthrough. Ashwin, being the smart operator, needs to find his team a breakthrough.

No wickets but it is a tight over. Just 6 from it. 

KKR are 67/0 after 9 overs, need 69 from 66 balls

As expected, things have slowed down after the spread of the field.

KKR are 61/0 after 8 overs.

Right! This is where it gets interesting. There's dew. The ball isn't coming onto the bat. The field is now spread. Lots happening here.

5 off it. KKR are 54/0 after 7 overs.

FOUR! That is just pure timing from V Iyer. He is showing his range today. He can charge down the track, he can absolutely smack it, and he can also time it effortlessly off his pads through deep mid-wicket for 4.

FIFTY-RUN STAND UP between the openers

KKR are 51/0 after 6 overs.

SIX! This man, Venkatesh Iyer, can bat! He really, really can. He charges down the wicket, makes a bit of room and goes through the line of the ball by depositing it into the stand over deep mid-wicket. First Ruturaj Gaikwad (in Q1) and now Iyer, these Indian youngsters possess serious talent. Charging to Rabada and hitting him for a six isn't easy.

IDROP! THAT IS A HUGE MOMENT IN THE GAME! Iyer gets a lifeline. Off the back, the ball holds up a bit and forces Iyer to play the shot early. he hits it back at Rabada harmlessly, but the bowler cannot hold onto it.

KKR are 42/0 after 5 overs.