KKR vs DC, Live Cricket Score, IPL 2019 Match 26: Gill, Uthappa stable Kolkata after early blow
Live IPL Score, KKR vs DC, Match 26 Live from Eden Gardens: Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Match 26 of the Indian Premier League as Kolkata Knight Riders lock horns with Delhi Capitals live from Eden Gardens, Kolkata. With two heavy batting colliding once again, the previous encounter brought the first 'super over' of the season, where Delhi emerged victorious via Kagiso Rabada's yorkers. However, with Delhi now at Edens, KKR isn't going to spare the Shreyas Iyer led side this time, given their recent performances. The weather in today's clash is a bit unpredictable as it is cloudy for now and hope it remains that way so the fans witness a superb encounter once again. It's an action-packed Friday so don't miss out on any of the action as we bring you all the live scores, live IPL match updates and ball by ball commentary here at IndiaTV Sports. (LIVE MATCH SCORECARD)
Live IPL Score, KKR vs DC, Match 26 Live from Eden Gardens: KKR 63/1 in 8 Overs vs DC in Kolkata
* Rabada returns to attack.
22.34 IST: Axar Patel to Shubman Gill, Bowls it slower and outside off, Gill drives it to mid off and takes a single.
22.30 IST: Keemo Paul to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Take that says Gill. Uthappa hits a six and Gill follows with a four. KKR 56/1 in 6.4 Overs
22.27 IST: Keemo Paul to Robin Uthappa, SIX! Maximum use of the Free Hit! Poor bowling. Slower ball and that too, short in length. Uthappa waits and pulls it over long on!
22.25 IST: Keemo Paul to Shubman Gill, No ball! Bowls it outside off on a length, Gill drives it mid on and takes a quick run.
20.22 IST: Ishant Sharma to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Gill is in some fine form here. Fourth boundary for him.
20.20 IST: Ishant Sharma to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Another short ball and another four. Ishant bowls a leg cutter, short and on off, Gill pulls it with ease for a boundary. KKR 33/1 in 4.1 Overs
20.18 IST: Kagiso Rabada to Robin Uthappa, FOUR! Third boundary of the over! Outside off, Uthappa waits for the ball to come to him and dabs it late past short third man! 12 from the over...
20.17 IST: Kagiso Rabada to Robin Uthappa, FOUR! Too easy. On the pads, flicked through square leg for the second boundary of this over.
20.16 IST: Kagiso Rabada to Robin Uthappa, FOUR! Skewed, but safe! On a length outside off, Uthappa looks to go inside out but the bat turns in his hands. Gets a thickish outside edge which flies over point.
20.14 IST: Ishant Sharma to Shubman Gill, FOUR.
20.12 IST: Ishant Sharma to Shubman Gill, That's lucky for Gill. It would have been touch and go. Gill taps this length ball to mid on and goes for a quick run. Iyer at mid on, collects the ball quickly and has a shy at the non-striker's end.
* Ishant Sharma to continue from the other end
20.09 IST: Chris Morris to Robbie Uthappa, FOUR! Leg side again from Morris and he pays the price for it. Full and straight, Uthappa walks across and flicks it with ease through mid-wicket for a boundary!
20.07 IST: Chris Morris to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Gill and Kolkata are underway. Starts off with a full ball on the pads, Gill just flicks it with ease through mid-wicket and gets a boundary. KKR 4/1 in 1.1 Overs
* Chris Morris to bowl from the other end.
20.04 IST: Ishant Sharma to Robin Uthappa, Play and a miss. Ishant is making the ball talk. On a length, just outside off, Uthappa looked to defend but the ball just moved off the surface a bit and beat the outside edge. Did not carry through to the keeper. KKR 0/1 in 0.4 Over
20.01 IST: Ishant Sharma to Joe Denly, OUT! KABOOM! What a start that is to the game. A wicket off the very first ball. Joe Denly bags a golden duck on his Kolkata debut. A top, top nut to get first up. That swung in like a banana from way outside off. It is also on a fuller length. Denly ends up playing against the swing as he tries to drive it through the off side. He misses and his off stump goes for a walk. Replays show that the ball has flicked the pads before hitting the stumps. Delhi are pumped up here. KKR 0/1 in 0.1 over
* Simon Katich rings the bell and we are all set for the action to begin now! The Delhi players make their way out to the middle. They are followed by a new opening pair for Kolkata, Joe Denly and Shubman Gill.
A look at the Playing XI for #KKRvDC
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19.46 IST: Shreyas Iyer says they want to bowl first, the wicket looks like a better and he wants to see how it plays. Mentions they have done well chasing and hence, they want to chase. Informs Paul comes in for Lamichhane.
19.42 IST: Dinesh Karthik says the first game was an abbreviation, they did not expect the wicket to play like that and they are now looking forward to this one. Informs they have three forced chances, Joe Denly, Lockie Ferguson and Carlos Brathwaite come in for Gurney, Narine and Lynn.
19.40 IST: Pitch Report - Ian Bishop says that the seamers can bowl the short ball as it could be a good tactic but that can also travel if not bowled properly. Informs that it is a well-grassed surface and the ball won't turn a lot but it will skid and slide on. Ends by saying that dew might be a factor so chasing should be better.
19.37 IST: Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI- Joe Denly, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna
19.34 IST: Delhi Capitals Playing XI- Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Colin Ingram, Chris Morris, Axar Patel, Rahul Tewatia, Keemo Paul, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma
Shreyas Iyer led @DelhiCapitals win the toss and elect to bowl first against the @KKRiders at the Eden Gardens#KKRvDC pic.twitter.com/cWr2a1RRQj
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19.30 IST: Delhi Capitals win toss opt to bowl against Kolkata Knight Riders
19.14 IST: Both teams have arrived for the clash at Eden Gardens.
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The two teams have arrived at the Eden Gardens ahead of Match 26 of the #VIVOIPL #KKRvDC pic.twitter.com/alp0VTBOYo
19.10 IST: Kagiso Rabada is all set for another heroic show against Kolkata Knight Riders.
The two fastest deliveries this season have been bowled by our super pacer, with them being clocked at 153.91 and 152.48 km/hr! ⚡
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How many wickets do you see him bagging tonight? 😁#ThisIsNewDelhi #DelhiCapitals #KKRvDC #IPL #IPL2019 pic.twitter.com/nsYhZUXLma
19.00 IST: The previous encounter went to a 'super over'. What can we expect at Edens this time?
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Some more training 📷 images before we clash with #DC!#KKRHaiTaiyaar #VIVOIPL #KKRvDC pic.twitter.com/Ofh4204skd
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It's going to be Match 26 of the #VIVOIPL wherein the @KKRiders are all set to take on the @DelhiCapitals.
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Who's taking this one home tonight? #KKRvDC pic.twitter.com/96c0YMWWUd
Hello and welcome to our live blog of Match 26 of the IPL as KKR host DC at Eden Gardens. The TOSS will take place at 7.30 PM IST while play will commence from 8.00 PM IST.
Brief Report: The spotlight will be on Sourav Ganguly even as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) look to seek home comfort against Delhi Capitals in their Indian Premier League (IPL) return fixture at the Eden Gardens on on Friday. Former India captain and Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) President Ganguly is donning the hat of an advisor at Delhi Capitals, and is expected to sit in the away team's dugout despite a conflict of interest complaint against him. (Read Full Report Here)