DELHI DAREDEVILS (DD) vs KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS (KKR) LIVE SCORES IPL 2016 FEROZESHAH KOTLA

LIVE SCORES | DD vs KKR | IPL 2016 | FEROZESHAH KOTLA

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 FULL SCORECARD

  Kolkata Knight Riders innings

• It's over. Delhi Daredevils have beaten Kolkata Knight Riders by 27 runs.

• 18 overs: Kolkata Knight Riders 156/8 (31 runs required from 12 balls).
• 17.4 overs: OUT! Morris gets Uthappa. Big wicket. Match is probably over for KKR. Robin Uthappa c Nair b Morris 72 (52b 6x4 2x6).

• 17.2 overs: OUT! Holder looked in a hurry and he was sent back quickly. Started running after playing the ball. Morris ran him out quite easily. Jason Holder run out 0 (1b 0x4 0x6).

• 16.6 overs: OUT! Amit Mishra finally got a wicket. It was an expensive over by Mishra dismissed Russell off the last ball. Andre Russell c & b Mishra 17 (12b 2x4 1x6). Kolkata Knight Riders 151/6 (36 runs required from 18 balls).

• 15 overs: The match has become very interesting. It can go either way from here. Uthappa's presence has kept KKR in the match. Kolkata Knight Riders 127/5 (60 runs required from 30 balls). Uthappa 59 (46b 5x4 1x6), Russell 6 (4b 1x4 0x6), Mishra 3-0-21-0, Brathwaite 4-0-47-3.

• 13.3 overs: OUT! Another wicket falls to Brathwaite. Sathish is his third victim in the match. Rajagopal Sathish c Morris b Brathwaite 6 (7b 1x4 0x6). KKR 107 for 5.

• 11.2 overs: OUT! Suryakumar Yadav got ambitious and lost his wicket. Good catch by Shreyas Iyer. Brathwaite gets his second wicket. Suryakumar Yadav c Iyer b Brathwaite 21 (13b 1x4 1x6).

• 10 overs: Suryakumar Yadav have brought positivity in KKR's chase. He is hitting the ball very well. But a lot of work is still to be done. Kolkata Knight Riders 88/3 (99 runs required from 60 balls). Suryakumar 20 (11b 1x4 1x6), Uthappa 36 (29b 4x4 0x6), Brathwaite 2-0-30-1, Morris 2-0-14-0.

• 7.5 overs: OUT! Carlos Brathwaite is having a good match so far. He has got Yusuf Pathan's important wicket in his first over. He played a good came with the bat. Yusuf Pathan c Mishra b Brathwaite 10 (9b 1x4 0x6).

• 6 overs: Robin Uthappa has kept KKR's innings steady. Otherwise, they are no better than Daredevils after the powerplay. Kolkata Knight Riders 43/2 (144 runs required from 14 overs). Pathan 8 (6b 1x4 0x6), Uthappa 20 (17b 2x4 0x6), Shami 3-0-24-0, Zaheer 3-0-18-2.

• 4.4 overs: OUT! Zaheer gets another wicket. Piyush Chawla was sent up to maintain left-right combination but Zaheer sends him back quickly. Piyush Chawla lbw b Khan 8 (5b 2x4 0x6). KKR 33 for 2.

• 2.6 overs: OUT! Zaheer Khan gets his man. Gautam Gambhir goes back. Zaheer is too good against left-handers. Gautam Gambhir c Iyer b Khan 6 (8b 0x4 0x6). KKR 21 for 1.

• Players are in. Chase is going to start soon. Familiar opening pair of Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa for KKR. Zaheer Khan has the ball.

• Can Delhi Daredevils defend this score? They made a good come back while batting and posted a good total on the board. Now, their bowlers will need to show some daredevilry.

  Delhi Daredevils innings

• 20 overs: Delhi Daredevils have posted a good 186/8 against Kolkata Knight Riders after losing three wickets in the powerplay overs.

• 19.2 overs: OUT! Nice cameo by Brathwaite. He provided the much-needed pushed. Carlos Brathwaite c Narine b Russell 34 (11b 3x4 3x6).

• 18.4 overs: OUT! Superb debut for Sam Billings. He has bailed Daredevils out of a difficult situation with a good fifty. Sam Billings b Umesh Yadav 54 (34b 3x4 2x6).

• 16.4 overs: OUT! No Morris magic today. Umesh Yadav has sent him back without opening the account. Chris Morris b UT Yadav 0 (2b 0x4 0x6).

• 16.2 overs: OUT! Umesh Yadav has broken the partnership. Karun Nair is out after a good knock. Karun Nair lbw b UT Yadav 68 (50b 9x4 1x6).

• 15 overs: Karun and Billings scored at 10 runs per over in the last five overs. They need to continue for the next five too. Delhi Daredevils 120/3. Nair 59 (44b 9x4 0x6), Billings 38 (28b 3x4 0x6), Narine 3-0-22-1, Holder 3-0-25-0.

• 14.1 overs: 50 up for Karun Nair in 39 balls. A very good knock by the youngster from Karnataka. Daredevils needed this innings very badly.

• 10 overs: Half of the overs are gone and Daredevils have put 70 runs on the board. Good recovery after the early setback but can they score another 100 in the next 10 overs? Delhi Daredevils 70/3. Nair 35 (28b 5x4 0x6), Billings 14 (13b 1x4 0x6), Chawla 1-0-9-0, Hogg 1-0-7-0.

• 6 overs: Delhi Daredevils have started very badly in this match. They lost their openers in the first over itself. Samson and Nair seemed like building a partnership but the former fell just before the powerplay ended. Today, Daredevils don't have JP Duminy to fall back on. Delhi Daredevils 37/3. Billings 0 (1b 0x4 0x6), Nair 20 (16b 3x4 0x6), Russell 3-0-17-2, Narine 1-0-2-1.

• 4.6 ov: OUT! Another blow to Daredevils. Sunil Narine claims Sanju Samson's wicket. Sanju Samson lbw b Narine 15 (15b 2x4 0x6).

• 0.5 ov: OUT! Russell dismisses de Kock as well. Short ball, de Kock went for pull but didn't time it well. Easy catch at square-leg. Quinton de Kock c Hogg b Russell 1 (3b 0x4 0x6).

• 0.3 ov: OUT! Shreyas Iyer has once again disappointed his side. Andre Russell provides first wicket to KKR. Shreyas Iyer lbw b Russell 0 (1b 0x4 0x6).

• Umpires, KKR players and Delhi Daredevils openers -- Quinton de Kock and Shreyas Iyer -- have come to the ground. We are ready to start.

• Three changes in KKR line-up. Jason Holder, Brad Hogg and Piyush Chawla are in. Chris Lynn, Shakib Al Hasan and Jaydev Unadkat go out.

• Sam Billings is making his IPL debut today. Including him, four wicket-keepers in Delhi Daredevils line up -- Quinton de Kock, Sanju Samson, Sam Billings, Rishabh Pant.

PLAYING XIs KKR: R Uthappa, G Gambhir, S Yadav, A Russell, Y Pathan, R Sathish, J Holder, P Chawla, B Hogg, U Yadav, S Narine. Delhi Daredevils: Q de Kock, S Iyer, S Samson, K Nair, S Billings, R Pant, C Brathwaite, C Morris, A Mishra, Z Khan, M Shami.

• KKR win toss and opt to bowl first against Delhi Daredevils.

• Welcome to the 26th match of the IPL 2016.

SQUADS Delhi Daredvils: Zaheer Khan (captain), Mayank Agarwal, Khaleel Ahmed, Sam Billings, Carlos Brathwaite, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Quinton de Kock, JP Duminy, Akhil Herwadkar, Imran Tahir, Shreyas Iyer, Mahipal Lomror, Chama Milind, Amit Mishra, Mohammed Shami, Chris Morris, Shahbaz Nadeem, Karun Nair, Pawan Negi, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Pawan Suyal, Jayant Yadav, Pratyush Singh Kolkata Knight Riders: Gautam Gambhir (captain), Piyush Chawla, Brad Hogg, Jason Holder, Sheldon Jackson, Kuldeep Yadav, Chris Lynn, Manan Sharma,Morne Morkel, Colin Munro, Sunil Narine, Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Ankit Rajpoot, Andre Russell, Rajagopal Sathish, Shakib Al Hasan, Jaydev Unadkat, Robin Uthappa, Suryakumar Yadav, Umesh Yadav.

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PREVIEW A steadily improving Delhi Daredevils look all set to challenge the might of title contenders Kolkata Knight Riders when the two teams clash for the second time in the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket match. The hosts will be keen to put up a good performance after suffering a humiliating nine-wicket defeat at hands of the same opponents at the Eden Gardens early in the tournament when they were bowled out for less than 100 runs. Things have shaped for better as far as Daredevils are concerned. They are much better side than the previous seasons. Since that defeat against KKR in Kolkata, Daredevils have found balance in the side and confidence to challenge the big teams. The results against RCB and Mumbai Indians are a testimony to that while Chris Morris' unbelievable hitting nearly won them their last game against Gujarat Lions which they lost by a run in a nail-biting finish. KKR have always been one of the most consistent sides and with an aggressive captain in Gautam Gambhir at the helm, the Daredevils will hope that they can savour a well-fought T20 cricket match. The two teams are coming into the contest after suffering defeats in previous games and they will look to shrug off the nerve-wracking results to get back the momentum and pocket crucial points. Morris almost single-handedly pulled off a win for Daredevils but his efforts came to a naught against Gujarat Lions in a last-ball thriller. Similarly, Knight Riders were done in by Kieron Pollard 17-ball-51 run blitz combined with Rohit Sharma's well-calculated knock, last night. For KKR skipper Gautam Gambhir, it is sort of homecoming since he has spent a good number of years playing at the Ferozeshah Kotla, which is his home ground when he competes for Delhi in the Ranji Trophy. However, T20 cricket is such that more than the familiarity with the conditions, it is one individual's brilliance on a particular day that can shape the match or change the match entirely. Daredevils skipper Zaheer Khan need to do better and give his side some early breakthroughs. He has been inconsistent as he had two good matches against Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians while he leaked 50 and 48 runs in other two games. Against Royal Challengers Bangalore he was taken for 50 runs in his four overs and against Lions too he had given away 18 runs in his very first over and ended up bleeding 48 in all. A bowler of his stature and class is expected to have a better performance or rather an inspiring one under his belt, specially when he is leading the side. The batsmen are doing fine for them and one or other has risen to occasion whether it is Quinton de Kock at top or Sanju Samson, Karun Nair and JP Duminy in the middle order. Morris' big-hitting ability in the game against Lions has only added to their strength confidence. It will be interesting to see if Zaheer persist with spin-loaded attack and if the marauding Carlos Brathwaite continues to warm the benches. Amit Mishra is the only spinner who has played all the games so far Daredevils while others have been rotated according to conditions and opponents. Given the slow nature of Kotla track, Mishra is set to feature again but what other combination Zaheer and coach Rahul Dravid opt for, remains to be seen. KKR batsmen led by skipper Gambhir are in top form and they are yet to lose a match while chasing. They have done extremely well, thanks to their batting might and it wont be surprise if KKR invites Delhi to bat first upon winning the toss. Gambhir himself is in top form, having hit three half-centuries and is third in top run getters list with 296 runs behind Rohit Sharma (298) and Virat Kohli (367 runs). He has been aided well by Robin Uthappa, Suryakumar Yadav, Yusuf Pathan an Andre Russell.