Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL 2020 Match 16: As it happened

WICKET!! A crucial 78-run stand between Eoin Morgan (44) and Rahul Tripathi (31) has come to an end as the England batsman is caught by Shimron Hetmyer at long leg off a Anrich Nortje delivery in the 19th over. KKR 203/7 (19 overs)

Eoin Morgan (43) and Rahul Tripathi (30) have brought up a half-century stand for the seventh wicket to keep KKR's hopes alive. The duo has added 47 runs in the last two overs from Marcus Stoinis and Kagiso Rabada, respectively. Stoinis was smashed by Tripathi for three sixes and a boundary before Morgan hammered Rabada for back-to-back three sixes. KKR now need 31 runs from 12 balls. KKR 198/6 (18 overs) 

KKR added 20 runs off the previous two overs, including a six and a boundary. Eoin Morgan (23) smashed the second ball of the 16th over from Kagiso Rabada over extra cover for four runs before he hammered the very next delivery to deep midwicket for a maximum. KKR now need 78 runs from 24 balls. KKR 151/6 (16 overs)

WICKET!! Pat Cummins (5) looked to go over cover on the third ball of the 13th over from Anrich Nortje, but ended up handing a low catch to Harshal Patel at third man. KKR 131/6 (14 overs)

WICKET!! Back-to-back wickets for Harshal Patel. Nitish Rana (58) fell soon after scoring his half-century after being caught by substitute fielder Axar Patel at deep midwicket on the fourth ball of the 13th over before skipper Dinesh Karthik (6) was taken by Shikhar Dhawan at mid-off on the very next ball.KKR 118/5 (13 overs)

FIFTY!! Nitish Rana has brought up his IPL fifty off 32 deliveries. He reached the mark by picking up a single on the fifth ball of the 12th over from Marcus Stoinis. Kolkata Knight Riders have also crossed the 100-run mark against the Delhi Capitals. The KKR now need 121 runs from 48 balls.KKR  108/3 (12 overs)

WICKET!! KKR have now lost third wicket in their chase of 229-run target. Andre Russell fell cheaply for 13 runs after being caught by Anrich Nortje, who ran from the third man to grab the catch, on the fifth ball of the 10th over from Kagiso Rabada. KKR 94/3 (10 overs)

WICKET!! Shubman Gill fell for 28 after being caught by Rishabh Pant behind the stumps on the first ball of the ninth over from Amit Mishra. With this, a 64-run stand between Nitish Rana (34) and Gill.KKR 83/2 (8.5 overs)

Kolkata Knight Riders have crossed the 50-run mark in their chase of 229 runs against Delhi Capitals. Shubman Gill (23) slapped the second delivery from Macus Stoinis in the fifth over straight the deep square leg for a boundary before Nitish Rana hammered Harshal Patel for back-to-back boundaries in the next over. KKR 59/1 (6 overs)

27 runs off the last two overs. Nitish Rana (16) sent the second delivery of the third over from Ravichandran Ashwin to mid-wicket stand for a six before lofting the last ball of the over towards the long-on fence for another maximum. In the next over, Shubman Gill (15) hammered the first ball from Anrich Nortje straight to mid off for four runs before hitting the fourth ball over the mid-wicket fence for another boundary. KKR 39/1 (4 overs)

WICKET!! Anrich Nortje gave breakthrough to Delhi Capitals as early as in the very second over. Sunil Narine departed cheaply for three runs after being clean bowled by Nortje on the second ball of the second over. KKR 12/1 (1.6 overs)

Sunil Narine and Shubhman Gill have walked down the crease to begin KKR's innings. Kagiso Rabada to open the proceedings for the Delhi Capitals. 

WICKET!! Delhi Capitals wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant fell for 38 after being caught by Shivam Mavi at long-on on the fifth ball of the 18th over from Andre Russell. DC 201/3 (18 overs)

Excellent last two overs for Delhi Capitals as they have added 35 runs in it, including three boundaries each from Rishabh Pant (24) and Shreyas Iyer. The Delhi Capitals skipper also brought up his IPL fifty off 26 deliveries. He reached the mark with four runs by sending the third ball of the 16th over from Shivam Mavi to long-on. DC 186/2 (17 overs)

The Delhi Capitals have added 20 runs in the last two overs. Shreyas Iyer (47), who is approaching a IPL half-century, drove the last delivery of the 14th over from Pat Cummins  over extra cover for four runs. The Delhi franchise has also crossed a 150-run mark against KKR. DC 151/2 (15 overs)

WICKET!! A good innings from Delhi Capitals opener Prithvi Shah has come to an end after he is caught by Shubman Gill at long-on off a Kamlesh Nagarkoti delivery on the fourth ball of the 13th over. Shaw departs for 41-ball 66. DC 131/2 (13 overs)

FIFTY!!! Delhi Capitals opener Prithvi Shaw has brought up his sixth IPL half-century off 35 deliveries. He achieved the mark with a maximum by sending the third delivey of the 10th over from Kamlesh Nagarkoti over long-on. Meanwhile, the Iyer-led side has also crossed the 100-run mark. DC 121/1 (12 overs)

FIFTY with a MAXIMUM!

Prithvi Shaw is enjoying his time out there in the middle as he brings up his 6th IPL half-century off 35 deliveries.#Dream11IPL #DCvKKR pic.twitter.com/Apd5hdDs7C

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Prithvi Shaw (46) is inching closer to his IPL half-century, while skipper Shreyas Iyer (17) is well-supporting him from the other end. The Delhi Capitals skipper ended up dragging the sedcond delivery from Sunile Narine in the 10th over to midwicket for a maximum. DC 89/1 (10 overs)

18 runs off the last two overs. Delhi Capitals skipper Shreyas Iyer (8) got off the mark with a single by pushing the third ball of the seventh over from Andre Russell straight to cover. Shaw (41), who is approaching a fifty, lofted a length ball from Shivam Mavi on the fourth delivery of the eighth over inside-out over extra cover for a maximum before Iyer slapped the last ball between the bowler and mid-off for four runs. DC 75/1 (8 overs)

WICKET!! Soon after bringing up a half-century stand with Prithvi Shaw (30), opener Shikhar Dhawan was caught by Eoin Morgan at square leg on the fifth ball of the sixth over from Varun Chakravarthy to depart for 26. DC 57/1 (6 overs)

An expensive 13-run over from Pat Cummins before Varun Chakravarthy conceded seven more runs to Delhi Capitals. Shaw (23) pulled the fourth ball of the third over from Cummins over mid-on for a boundary before rocking back on the next ball and smashing it over mid-wicket fence for the first maximum of the match. Dhawan (13), meanwhile, hammered the fifth ball of the next over towards extra cover for four runs. DC 36/0 (4 overs)

Prithvi Shaw (9) and Shikhar Dhawan (7) have made a decent start for Delhi Capitals as the duo has added 16 runs in the first two overs, including two boundaries. Shaw got off the mark  by tucking the first delivery from Pat Cummins towards deep square leg for a single, while Dhawan cut the very next ball through backward point to open his account with one run as well. DC 16/0 (2 overs)

Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan have walked down the crease to begin Delhi Capitals' innings. Pat Cummins to open the attack for the KKR. 

Royal Challengers Bangalore have completed an emphatic 8-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals. They have reached the top of the points table for the time being. What a brilliant all-round performance from RCB, led from the front today by Virat Kohli who finished at 72* off just 53 balls. RCB: 158/2 (19.1 Overs)

KKR have made one change in their Playing XI. Rahul Tripathi comes in place of Kuldeep Yadav. Meanwhile, fit-again Ravichandran Ashwin and Harshal Patel have replaced Axar Patel and Ishant Sharma, respectively in Delhi Capitals' Playing XI. 

LINEUPS:

Delhi Capitals XI: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Ravichandran Ashwin, Amit Mishra, Kagiso Rabada, Harshal Patel, Anrich Nortje

Kolkata Knight Riders XI: Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Eoin Morgan, Pat Cummins, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Rahul Tripathi, Varun Chakravarthy

KKR win the toss, opt to bowl first against DC !

The toss for the DC vs KKR clash will take place shortly!