KKR vs DC Highlights, IPL 2019: Shikhar Dhawan stars as Delhi Capitals beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 wickets

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IPL standingsafter the match:
* A comfortable victory for Delhi Capitals in the end, chased down the 179-run target in 18.5 overs with seven wickets in hand. Shikhar Dhawan though missed out on a well-deserved maiden IPL century as the left-hander remained unbeaten on 97 off 63 balls. Dhawan hit two sixes and 11 fours in his match-winning knock. Delhi jumped to fourth in the IPL 2019 standings with eight points, while KKR remained at second spot.
Overs 18.5: DC 180/3, win by seven wickets
Colin Ingram (14* off 6 balls) finished it off in style, hitting a six over long-on off Piyush Chawla.
Overs 18: DC 167/3, need 12 off 12 balls
Successful over by Nitish Rana, a wicket and five runs in it.
Overs 17.1: OUT! Nitish Rana strikes to dismiss Rishabh Pant (46). DC 162/3
Pant hit two sixes and four fours in his 31-ball knock and added 105 runs for the third wicket with Shikhar Dhawan (93*).
Overs 17: DC 162/2, need 17 off 18 balls
14 RUNS! Rishabh Pant (46*) hit a four and a six in consecutive balls off Andre Russell. Delhi on the verge of victory.
* 150 comes up for Delhi Capitals in 16.2 overs
Overs 16: DC 148/2, need 31 off 24 balls
10 RUNS! Shikhar Dhawan (90*) in nineties now, hit a four off Kuldeep Yadav in the over. Yadav returned figures of 0-29 in four overs.
Overs 15: DC 138/2, need 41 off 30 balls
Prasidh Krishna conceded eight runs in the over. Delhi are cruising in their chase.
Overs 14.4: DC 136/2, need 43 off 32 balls. Time for final strategic time-out
Time-out taken as Rishabh Pant (31*) takes attention from physio in the middle. Shikhar Dhawan (82*) closing on his maiden IPL hundred. WIll he achieve it?
Overs 14: DC 130/2, need 49 off 36 balls
12 RUNS! Rishabh Pant (31*) started and ended the Piyush Chawla over with four. Delhi eye comfortable win.
Overs 13: DC 118/2, need 61 off 42 balls
13 RUNS! Shikhar Dhawan (77*) hit two fours off Lockie Ferguson in the over.
Overs 12: DC 105/2
Tidy start for Nitish Rana, conceded just seven runs in it.
* 100 comes up for Delhi Capitals in 11.2 overs
Overs 11: DC 98/2, need 81 off 54 balls
10 RUNS! Rishabh Pant hit a six off Kuldeep Yadav in the over. Delhi chase on the right track.
Overs 10: DC 88/2, need 91 off 60 balls
13 RUNS! Shikhar Dhawan (58*) hit Carlos Brathwaite for back-to-back fours.
* FIFTY for Shikhar Dhawan off 32 balls, with the help of two sixes and six fours. DC 83/2 in 9.4 overs
Overs 9: DC 75/2
Another tidy over from Kuldeep Yadav, gave away just three singles in it. Time for strategic time-out
Overs 8: DC 72/2
10 RUNS! Rishabh Pant (8*) ended the Piyush Chawla over with a four.
Overs 7: DC 62/2
Kuldeep Yadav gave away just six runs in his first over.
Overs 6: DC 57/2. End of Powerplay
Brilliant over from Andre Russell, two runs and a wicket in it.
Overs 5.4: OUT! Russell strikes to dismiss Iyer. DC 57/2
Delhi Capitals skipper Shreyas Iyer (6) walked back to pavilion even before the umpire could raise his fingers. Iyer out caught behind off Andre Russell.
Overs 5: DC 55/1
10 RUNS! Shreyas Iyer (5*) and Shikhar Dhawan (36*) hit a four each off Lockie Ferguson in the over.
* 50 comes up for Delhi Capitals in 4.4 overs
Overs 4: DC 45/1
13 RUNS! Shikhar Dhawan (31*) welcomed Andre Russell with three fours off first four balls, which included an edge and through the slip and the keeper.
Overs 3: OUT! Prasidh Krishna gets rid of Prithvi Shaw. DC 32/1
What an over! 17 runs, an unsuccessful review & a big wicket. Shikhar Dhawan (18*) hit Prasidh Krishna for two sixes and a four, while surviving a DRS in between. And wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik took a full-dive catch to dismiss in-form Prithvi Shaw, 14 off 7 balls (two sixes), off the final delivery.
Overs 2.3: NOT OUT! KKR lost the review. There was a spike on ultra-edge, but the ball has touched the thigh pad. Umpire's decision stays. DC 25/0
Overs 2.2: DC 25/0, Shikhar Dhawan hits Prasidh Krishna for a six and a four in consecutive balls.
Overs 2: DC 15/0
14 RUNS! Prithvi Shaw (14*) smacked two sixes off Lockie Ferguson. Delhi run chase has truly started.
Overs 1.4: SIX! Prithvi Shaw hits Lockie Ferguson over deep point for first maximum of the Delhi chase. DC 9/0
Over 1: DC 1/0
Tidy start from Prasidh Krishna, just one single came off it.
Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan start the Delhi run chase. Prasidh Krishna with the ball for KKR
* Young Shubman Gill (65 off 39 balls) and Andre Russell (45 off 21) helped Kolkata Knight Riders post a challenging 178/7 against Delhi Capitals at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

Overs 20: KKR 178/7
10 RUNS! Piyush Chawla (14* off 6 balls) hit a four off Keemo Paul as the hosts set 179-run target for the visitors.
Overs 19.2: OUT! Keemo Paul strikes to dismiss Carlos Brathwaite (6). KKR 171/7
Overs 19: KKR 168/6
Brilliant penultimate over from Chris Morris, a wicket and eight runs in it. Morris returned figures of 2-38 in four overs.
Overs 18.2: OUT! Morris gets the big man, Russell gone for 45. KKR 161/6
Massive wicket for the visitors. Second wicket for Chris Morris, sent dangerous Andre Russell back. Russell was in his elements, hitting four sixes and three fours during his quick-fire 21-ball knock.
Overs 18: KKR 160/5
16 RUNS! It's raining sixes at Eden. Andre Russell (45*) smashed Kagiso Rabada for two maximums in the pacer's final over. Rabada's figures: 4-0-42-2
* Andre Russell brings up 150 for KKR in 17.1 overs with a six off Kagiso Rabada
Overs 17: KKR 144/5
10 RUNS! Andre Russell (30*) hit Chris Morris for a six in the over.
Overs 16: KKR 134/5
12 RUNS! It's time for some Russell power. The big West Indian (22*) hit Kagiso Rabada for a four and a six in the over. More to come...
* Time for another strategic time-out
Overs 15.1: OUT! Rabada sends Karthik back. KKR 122/5
Second wicket for Kagiso Rabada, dismissed KKR skipper Dinesh Karthik (2).
Overs 15: KKR 122/4
11 RUNS! Keemo Paul conceded 11 runs in it, but will be happy to scalp dangerous Shubman Gill in the over.
Overs 14.2: OUT! Paul strikes to dismiss Gill. KKR 115/4
While trying to hit back-to-back fours, Shubman Gill found Axar Patel at fine leg off Keema Paul. Gill gone after scoring his highest score in IPL, 65 off 39 balls which included two sixes and seven fours.
Overs 14: KKR 111/3
16 RUNS! After Andre Russell (6*) hit a four, young Shubman Gill (61*) smashed Axar Patel for a six and a four in consecutive balls. Patel returned figures of 0-30 in four overs
* 100 comes up for KKR in 13.3 overs
Overs 13: KKR 95/3
Successful over from Chris Morris - a wicket and nine runs off it.
Overs 12.4: OUT! Morris cleans up Rana. KKR 93/3
A ball after he was hit for a six, Chris Morris yorked Nitish Rana for 11. Rana faced 12 balls and hit a solitary maximum in his short stay in the middle.
* FIFTY for Shubman Gill off 34 balls, with the help of a six and five fours. KKR 87/2 in 12.1 overs
Overs 12: KKR 86/2
Shubman Gill (49*) hit a six off Axar Patel in the over. KKR scored nine runs in it.
Overs 11: KKR 77/2
Another tidy over from Ishant Sharma, conceded just five runs in it including two wides. Sharma completed his quota of overs, and returned figures of 1-21 in four overs.
Overs 10: KKR 72/2
No boundaries, but the hosts batsmen ran eight runs off the Keemo Paul over.
Overs 9: KKR 64/2
Successful over from Kagiso Rabada, a wicket and two singles in it.
* Time for first strategic time-out
Overs 8.4: OUT! Rabada gets rid of Uthappa. KKR 63/2
Wicket-keeper Rishabh Pank took a brilliant high catch to send Robin Uthappa back to dugout. Kagiso Rabada broke the 63-run partnership for the second wicket between Uthappa and Shubman Gill (33). Uthappa scored 28 off 30 balls with the help of a six and four boundaries.
Overs 8: KKR 62/1
Axar Patel put a brake on the boundary-spree, conceded four singles in it. Tidy over!
Overs 7: KKR 58/1
17 RUNS! Robin Uthappa (26*) and Shubman Gill (30*) hit a six and a four respectively off Keemo Paul in the over. Biggets over for KKR so far.
* SIX! Robin Uthappa (24*) smacks Keemo Paul for a massive six over long-on to bring up 50 for KKR in 6.2 overs
Overs 6: KKR 41/1
End of Powerplay. It's an excellent start from spinner Axar Patel, gave away just a single in the over.
Overs 5: KKR 40/1
11 RUNS! Another big over for the hosts. Shubman Gill (21*) smashed Ishant Sharma for two fours in the over. KKR are on the move now.
Overs 4: KKR 29/1
12 RUNS! 0, 4, 0, 4, 0, 4 - Robin Uthappa (17*) hit Kagiso Rabada for three boundaries in the over as the home side changed gears after an early blow.
Overs 3: KKR 17/1
Shubman Gill (11*) ended the Ishant Sharma over with a four. Ishant was tidy though, conceding a total of six runs in it, including a leg bye.
Overs 2: KKR 11/1
11 RUNS! Shubman Gill (6*) and Robin Uthappa (5*) hit a four each off Chris Morris in the over to open the hosts account.
Overs 1.1: FOUR! Shubman Gill starts with a boundary off Chris Morris. KKR 4/1
Over 1: KKR 0/1
Ishant Sharma started with a wicket-maiden.
The best sight for a bowler...

Over 0.1: OUT! Ishant Sharma cleans up Joe Denly. KKR 0/1
What a start from veteran pacer Ishant Sharma, uprooted debutant Joe Denly's off-stump with the first delivery of the contest. Golden duck for the debutant KKR batsman.
Here we go...Joe Denly and Shubman Gill to start the KKR innings. Ishant Sharma with the ball for Delhi Capitals
Dinesh Karthik: "Last game was a bit of an aberration. We didn't expect it would play like that. We have got three changes. Lockie Ferguson, Joe Denly and Carlos Brathwaite come in. Narine, Gurney, Lynn miss out."
Shreyas Iyer: "We are gonna bowl first. The wicket looks a belter, it's going to be a flat track. We have been chasing well in the last few games, hence positive about that. Keemo Paul comes in place of Lamichhane."
TOSS | Delhi Capitals skipper Shreyas Iyer wins the toss, decides to field against Kolkata Knight Riders
Playing XIs
Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rishabh Pant (w), Colin Ingram, Chris Morris, Axar Patel, Rahul Tewatia, Keemo Paul, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma
Kolkata Knight Riders: Joe Denly, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (w/c), Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna

Pitch report
"This is probably one of the smallest grounds in IPL 2019, 9 runs an over is the average score on this pitch this season. The seamers can bowl around the good length area to make the most out of the conditions. It's a well grassed track, hence there shouldn't be much spin on offer. A good chasing ground" - Ian Bishop
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"I am not going to curb the way he [Rishabh Pant] plays. I am not going to tell him to slow down and settle down because I know if he plays his best he wins games for us" - Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting
Head to Head: KKR vs DC

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