Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals Highlights: KKR survive middle order collapse to enter IPL final against CSK

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals, IPL 2021 Qualifier 2 Highlights: Kolkata Knight Riders have reached the final but they had to survive a massive scare. Delhi Capitals pulled things back in the last 4 overs after it looked all but over for them. From 13 runs in 24 balls, Delhi brought the equation to 7 from 6 balls. But Rahul Tripathi sealed it with a six. KKR reach their 3rd IPL final. They will face Chennai Super Kings on Friday in Dubai.
Kolkata Knight Riders survived a middle order collapse to defeat Delhi Capitals by 3 wickets to book their berth in the IPL final. KKR got off to a flying start, courtesy of their openers Shubman Gill (46) and Venkatesh Iyer (55). It looked like an easy chase till a cluster of wickets in the last two-three overs turned the game upside down. From needing 11 off 3 overs to needing 6 off 2, KKR almost shot themselves in the foot. But Rahul Tripathi hit a six in the penultimate ball of the last over to send KKR fans home happy.
Earlier, KKR, led by mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy, produced a clinical bowling display on a slow pitch to restrict Delhi Capitals to 135 for 5.
KOLKATA 136/7(19.5 OV) RR 6.86
EXTRAS: 10
(b – 0, w – 9, no – 0, lb – 1, penalty – 0)TOTAL136/7 (19.5 OV) RR 6.86
FALL OF WICKETS
1-96 (Venkatesh Iyer, 12.2 ov), 2-123 (Nitish Rana, 16 ov), 3-125 (Shubman Gill, 16.4 ov), 4-126 (Dinesh Karthik, 18 ov), 5-129 (Eoin Morgan, 19 ov), 6-130 (Shakib Al Hasan, 19.3 ov), 7-130 (Sunil Narine, 19.4 ov)
BOWLERS | O | M | R | WKT | WD | NB | ECON |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ANRICH NORTJE | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.75 |
RAVICHANDRAN ASHWIN | 3.5 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.04 |
AVESH KHAN | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
AXAR PATEL | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
KAGISO RABADA | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.75 |
MATCH NOTES
Kolkata
- Kolkata 50/0 in 5.4 overs
- 1st wkt Partnership: 50 off 34 balls between S Gill (17) and V Iyer (30)
- Mandatory Power play (1-6): Kolkata 51/0
- Strategic Time-out: Kolkata 51/0 in 6.0 overs
- V Iyer T20: 50 runs in 38 balls (3×4) (3×6)
- Kolkata 100/1 in 13.2 overs
- Strategic Time-out: Kolkata 123/2 in 16.0 overs
DELHI 135/5(20.0 OV) RR 6.75
EXTRAS: 6
(b – 0, w – 4, no – 1, lb – 1, penalty – 0)TOTAL135/5 (20.0 OV) RR 6.75
FALL OF WICKETS
1-32 (Prithvi Shaw, 4.1 ov), 2-71 (Marcus Stoinis, 11.3 ov), 3-83 (Shikhar Dhawan, 14.1 ov), 4-90 (Rishabh Pant, 15.2 ov), 5-117 (Shimron Hetmyer, 18.3 ov)
BOWLERS | O | M | R | WKT | WD | NB | ECON |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SHAKIB AL HASAN | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
LOCKIE FERGUSON | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
SUNIL NARINE | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 |
VARUN CHAKRAVARTHY | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 |
SHIVAM MAVI | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 |
MATCH NOTES
Delhi
- Mandatory Power play (1-6): Delhi 38/1
- Delhi 50/1 in 7.1 overs
- Strategic Time-out : Delhi 52/1 in 8.0 overs
- Strategic Time-out : Delhi 83/3 in 14.1 overs
- Delhi 100/4 in 17.1 overs
- Innings Break: Delhi 135/5 in 20.0 overs