After 13 overs, KKR are 82/5: WICKET! Shubman Gill is dismissed by Avesh Khan for 43 off 38. This is the highest score of the season so far for Gill but his strike-rate didn’t help KKR much. Meanwhile, Avesh is bowling another fine spell for DC as Steve Smith takes his second catch of the night.

After 12 overs, KKR are 78/4: Superb over from Rabada, just three off it. Kolkata have Gill and Russell at the crease now. They really need to hit a flurry of boundaries.

After 10.4 overs, KKR are 75/3: WICKET! Lalit Yadav gets two in one over! Now Sunil Narine is clean bowled for a golden duck. Delhi Capitals are on top!

After 10.2 overs, KKR are 74/3: WICKET! Captain Eoin Morgan is out for a two-ball duck! Lalit Yadav gets his first as Steve Smith takes a fine catch at long-off. KKR are in a spot of bother now. Sunil Narine is the new batsman.

After 9.3 overs, KKR are 69/2: WICKET! Four & out! Rahul Tripathi was struggling to get going and he hits one straight to deep extra cover. Marcus Stoinis gets Delhi Capitals their second wicket. Tripathi walks back for 19 off 17 as Eoin Morgan comes to the crease.

After 9 overs, KKR are 65/1: Another decent over by Lalit, seven from it. Kolkata have a number of big hitters in the dugout and have a good platform now to kick-on.

After 8 overs, KKR are 58/1: SIX! Axar does well to concede just three off the first five balls but Gill sweeps the last ball for a maximum. The right-hander is timing the ball really well.

After 7 overs, KKR are 49/1: Off-spinner Lalit Yadav joins the attack and concedes just four singles in his first over. Kolkata would want to up the ante soon.

After 6 overs, KKR are 45/1: Good finish to the powerplay for Gill as he picks up two fours in that Ishant over. The first one was driven past mid-off and the next one just about went over a diving Rabada running back mid-on.

After 5 overs, KKR are 32/1: Rahul Tripathi gets going with a confident drive past cover for four. Avesh concedes seven runs in his first over.

After 3.4 overs, KKR are 25/1: WICKET! Six & out! Nitish Rana with a superb reverse-sweep for six but Axar Patel responds brilliantly by getting the left-hander stumped off the next ball. Rahul Tripathi is the new batsman.

After 3 overs, KKR are 18/0: Shot! Gill steps out to Ishant and slaps it straight back for four. That will boost his confidence. Delhi, though, are doing well to not let Kolkata get a flying start.

After 2 overs, KKR are 10/0: First four for Kolkata as Rana pulls one through the vacant mid-wicket region. Six runs come from Rabada’s first over.

After 1 over, KKR are 4/0: Another accurate start by Ishant, four singles and two dot balls in that first over. This is an important innings for young Gill. He hasn’t fired in the tournament yet and will be keen to get some runs under his belt tonight.

7.30 pm: Shubman Gill and Nitish Rana are at the crease for KKR. Ishant Sharma has the new ball for Delhi. Here we go!

Here’s what the points table looks like heading into DC vs KKR:

IPL 2021 points table, fixtures, results: MI beat RR comfortably to consolidate fourth place

Playing XIs:

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

Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Steven Smith, Rishabh Pant (w/c), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma, Avesh Khan.

7.03 pm: One change for Delhi Capitals – Lalit Yadav comes in for an injured Amit Mishra. KKR are unchanged.

7.30 pm: TOSS – Rishabh Pant has won another toss and Delhi Capitals will BOWL first!

Head-to-head

Matches   DC wins  KKR wins  
25  11  14

6.45 pm: Hello and welcome to live coverage of match No 25 of Indian Premier League 2021. Tonight, Rishabh Pant’s Delhi Capitals take on Eoin Morgan’s Kolkata Knight Riders at the Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad.