IPL 2023 DC vs KKR highlights: Skipper David Warner found his perfect hitting arc after Ishant Sharma rolled back the years but even then Delhi Capitals stuttered badly in a modest chase before beating Kolkata Knight Riders by four wickets on Thursday to stay afloat in this edition of the IPL. With their backs to the wall after five defeats on the trot, the DC bowling line-up collectively came to the party as KKR managed only 127 on a spicy deck which aided both pacers and spinners alike. Warner, DC’s best batter this season, was struggling with his strike-rate in earlier games but on Thursday, he smashed 57 off 41 with the target being reached with four balls to spare. The DC batting, save Warner looked wobbly once again but a below-par score perhaps saved the day for the home team as the ball started gripping in the second half of the chase making it difficult for strokeplay. Axar Patel (19 not out off 22 balls) despite a groin strain managed to take his team past the finishing line.
Kolkata Knight Riders (20 ovs maximum)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Roy | c Aman Hakim Khan b Kuldeep Yadav | 43 | 39 | 74 | 5 | 1 | 110.25 |
| Litton Das † | c Lalit Yadav b Mukesh Kumar | 4 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Venkatesh Iyer | c Marsh b Nortje | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nitish Rana (c) | c Mukesh Kumar b Sharma | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Mandeep Singh | b Patel | 12 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 109.09 |
| Rinku Singh | c Lalit Yadav b Patel | 6 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Sunil Narine | c Warner b Sharma | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 66.66 |
| Andre Russell | not out | 38 | 31 | 49 | 1 | 4 | 122.58 |
| Anukul Roy | lbw b Kuldeep Yadav | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Umesh Yadav | c & b Nortje | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Varun Chakravarthy | run out (sub [YV Dhull]/†Salt) | 1 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 |
| Extras | (lb 1, w 11) | 12 | |||||
| TOTAL | 20 Ov (RR: 6.35) | 127 | |||||
| Did not bat: Kulwant Khejroliya | |||||||
| Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Litton Das, 1.6 ov), 2-25 (Venkatesh Iyer, 3.3 ov), 3-32 (Nitish Rana, 5.2 ov), 4-50 (Mandeep Singh, 8.2 ov), 5-64 (Rinku Singh, 10.2 ov), 6-70 (Sunil Narine, 11.2 ov), 7-93 (Jason Roy, 14.4 ov), 8-93 (Anukul Roy, 14.5 ov), 9-96 (Umesh Yadav, 15.4 ov), 10-127 (Varun Chakravarthy, 19.6 ov) • DRS |
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ishant Sharma | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 4.75 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mukesh Kumar | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.50 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Anrich Nortje | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 5.00 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Axar Patel | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4.33 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Marsh | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.50 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 5.00 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Delhi Capitals (T: 128 runs from 20 ovs)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Warner (c) | lbw b Varun | 57 | 41 | 58 | 11 | 0 | 139.02 |
| Prithvi Shaw | b Varun | 13 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 118.18 |
| Mitchell Marsh | c sub (D Wiese) b Rana | 2 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
| Phil Salt † | c & b AS Roy | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 166.66 |
| Manish Pandey | c Singh b AS Roy | 21 | 23 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 91.30 |
| Axar Patel | not out | 19 | 22 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 86.36 |
| Aman Hakim Khan | b Rana | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Lalit Yadav | not out | 4 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Extras | (lb 2, nb 2, w 3) | 7 | |||||
| TOTAL | 19.2 Ov (RR: 6.62) | 128/6 | |||||
| Did not bat: Mukesh Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje | |||||||
| Fall of wickets: 1-38 (Prithvi Shaw, 4.3 ov), 2-62 (Mitchell Marsh, 7.2 ov), 3-67 (Phil Salt, 8.1 ov), 4-93 (David Warner, 13.1 ov), 5-110 (Manish Pandey, 15.5 ov), 6-111 (Aman Hakim Khan, 16.2 ov) • DRS |
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umesh Yadav | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kulwant Khejroliya | 1.2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 15.00 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre Russell | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12.00 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sunil Narine | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 9.00 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Varun Chakravarthy | 4 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 4.00 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anukul Roy | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 4.75 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nitish Rana | 4 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 4.25 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MATCH FLOW
- Kolkata Knight Riders innings
- Rain: Kolkata Knight Riders – 0/0
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 6.0 (Mandatory – 35 runs, 3 wickets)
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders – 35/3 in 6.0 overs (JJ Roy 22, Mandeep Singh 2)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 50 runs in 8.1 overs (49 balls), Extras 4
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders – 77/6 in 13.0 overs (JJ Roy 37, AD Russell 4)
- Over 14.5: Review by Kolkata Knight Riders (Batting), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – MA Gough, Batter – AS Roy (Struck down – Umpires Call)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 100 runs in 16.5 overs (101 balls), Extras 10
- Innings Break: Kolkata Knight Riders – 127/10 in 20.0 overs (AD Russell 38)
- Delhi Capitals innings
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 6.0 (Mandatory – 61 runs, 1 wicket)
- Delhi Capitals: 50 runs in 5.3 overs (34 balls), Extras 1
- Strategic Timeout: Delhi Capitals – 62/1 in 7.0 overs (DA Warner 45, MR Marsh 2)
- DA Warner: 50 off 33 balls (11 x 4)
- Over 13.1: Review by Delhi Capitals (Batting), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – MA Gough, Batter – DA Warner (Struck down)
- Delhi Capitals: 100 runs in 14.5 overs (90 balls), Extras 3
- Strategic Timeout: Delhi Capitals – 104/4 in 15.0 overs (MK Pandey 19, AR Patel 5)
- Over 17.1: Review by Kolkata Knight Riders (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – MA Gough, Batter – AR Patel (Struck down)
- Over 17.5: Review by Kolkata Knight Riders (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – MA Gough, Batter – AR Patel (Struck down)
MATCH DETAILS
| Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | |
| Toss | Delhi Capitals, elected to field first |
| Series | Indian Premier League |
| Season | 2023 |
| Player Of The Match | Ishant Sharma |
| Match days | 20 April 2023 – night (20-over match) |
| KKR Player Replacement | Impact player: Anukul Roy for Venkatesh Iyer (1st innings, 14.4 ov) |
| DC Player Replacement | Impact player: Prithvi Shaw for Ishant Sharma (1st innings, 11.6 ov) |
