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IPL 8: KKR win by six-wickets; Gautam Gambhir, Yusuf Pathan star with stellar knocks

Written By Vineet Varma | Updated: Apr 20, 2015, 11:32 PM IST

KKR win by six-wickets thanks to Gautam Gambhir's fine 60

KKR beat DD by six-wickets at Ferozshah Kotla thanks to great knocks by Gautam Gambhir and Yusuf Pathan

23:30 IST Monday, 20 April 2015

And KKR win this one by a canter!

Gautam Gambhir struck another half-century and is enjoying a fine tournament so far. Also Yusuf Pathan's great 40 ensured that the skipper had ideal company to close out the match in a canter.

As for Delhi...well apart from Domnic's two wicket burst they literally had nothing much to show for in their bowling.

Man-of-the-Match is Umesh Yadav for his fine 2 for 18

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Over 18.1

KKR - 147 for 4 win by six-wickets

And KKR have won the match!

Two runs.

Over 18

KKR - 145 for 5

End of Over.

Single by ten Doeschate.

KKR - 144 for 4

AWESOME KNOCK!

WICKET! And Gambhir cuts that on to his stumps...he departs for 60.

3 from 14 needed.

Single.

96 meter hit that was!

Single.

HUGE! Pathan hits a monster...flies to deep-mid wicket's stands and bounces down!

The skipper reaches 60...amazing knock!

Single.

Tahir to Gambhir.

Over 17

KKR - 136 for 3

Dot ball.

11 from 19 needed.

DD were clueless in wake of Gambhir's assault!

13 from 22 needed.

Single.

14 from 23 needed.

Two runs.

Mishra to bowl this over..DD look to have thrown in the towel already!

KKR are almost there now...a professional performance by Gambhir so far!

Over 16

KKR - 131 for 3

End of Over.

Dot ball.

FOUR AND FOUR! Two in a row by Pathan...he is is on fire!

24 from 28 needed.

Coulter-Nile is scratching his head!

FOUR! A 140 km/hr fireball is smacked to deep-mid wicket by Pathan

Meanwhile Pathan is on 20...fine little gem by him!

Over 15

KKR - 119 for 3

Single to end the over.

FOUR! Pathan flicks that to fine-leg...good shot!

KKR are in the drivers seat.

33 from 32 needed.

Tahir is the bowler.

Over 14

KKR - 111 for 3

End of Over. 

38 from 38 needed.

Single.

40 from 40 needed.

TAKE A BOW CAP!

FIFTY FOR GAMBHIR! hooks it to deep-extra cover off Matthews.

Over 13

KKR - 102 for 3

FOUR! Rockets away to deep-extra cover...Pathan Power!

Gambhir is on 46...well played!

Single.

50 from 44 needed. 

Mishra is the bowler.

51 off 46 needed.

Over 12

KKR - 96 for 3

End of Over.

KKR are flying!

FOUR! Smashed to point by Gambhir.

55 from 49 needed.

FOUR! That one trickles away to deep-mid wicket...Super Gambhir!

Can Domnic break this partnership?

Gambhir is on 37.

Domnic to bowl this over.

Over 11

KKR - 88 for 3

End of Over.

WELL LEFT!

FOUR! Pathan smashes that to the leg-side...good shot!

Pathan-Gambhir can close this one out!

67 from 59 needed.

Yusuf Pathan walks in to bat.

Amit Mishra is the new bowler.

Over 10

KKR - 79 for 3

He goes for 24.

WICKET! Yadav is out and this time edges another slower one to the keeper.

GOOD BALL! Coulter-Nile reponds with a slower one which Yadav cannot connect to.

DD are wilting here.

 FOUR! Yadav slams that down the track...fine shot!

Yadav is on 20 while Gambhir is on 34.

Single.

74 from 65 needed.

Have DD lost the plot here?

Coulter-Nile to bowl this over.

Over 9

KKR - 71 for 2

Single to end the over.

KKR all set here!

78 from 67 needed.

FOUR! Cut away to cover-point...Yadav gets in groove here!

A run rate of around 7 for KKR at the moment.

Single by Gambhir.

Tahir back in the attack.

Over 8

KKR - 62 for 2

Dot ball to end the over.

SIX! Yadav smashes that to long-on...amazing shot!

Single.

Gambhir is on 29...fine innings by him! 

93 from 76 needed.

Two from Yadav.

Duminy to bowl this over.

Over 7

KKR - 52 for 2

End of Over.

Dot ball.

96 from 80 needed.

CLOSE! Yadav scrambles back home..escapes a run-out!

Dot ball.

Tahir is the leading wicket-taker in the tournament so far.

Single.

Tahir to Gambhir.

Over 6

KKR - 48 for 2

Single to end the over.

Gambhir is on 26 from 17 balls....way to go cap!

Single.

FOUR! Edged behind by Gambhir....races away behind the keeper.

FOUR! Dispatched through covers...Gambhir on fire!

Matthews is the bowler.

Can he revive KKR here?

Suryakumar Yadav is the new batsman. 

Over 5

Great over for DD!

KKR - 35 for 2

End of Over.

Dot ball.

FOUR! Gambhir flicks that to fine-leg...way to go cap!

KKR - 31 for 2

Pandey is gone for a three-ball duck.

WICKET! Pandey hits that to third-man...a ramps shot gone wrong...Tahir laps up a sitter.

DD have a big break here!

Joseph to bowl this over.

KKR - 31 for 1

WICKET! Uthappa is gone for 13...Duminy takes a simple catch at mid-off.

Over 4

KKR - 31 for 0

End of Over.

FOUR! Uthappa greets Coulter-Nile with a boundary..good shot!

Over 3

KKR - 24 for 0

End of Over.

FOUR AGAIN! Smacked to deep-extra cover....nice shot.

FOUR! And Gambhir flicks that to fine-leg....fine tuned!

DD need to tighten the noose here.

Good over by Matthews so far. 

Single by Uthappa.

WIDE! 

Gambhir is in fine knick by the looks of it.

Single.

Dot ball.

Matthews to Gambhir.

Over 2

KKR - 13 for 0

GOOD BALL! Coulter-Nile ends the over with a bouncer to Uthappa.

Single by Gambhir...good start for KKR so far.

Single by Uthappa.

FOUR LEG BYES! Uthappa glances it to fine-leg...lucky!

KKR need the skipper to fire tonight.

Single.

Coulter Nile to Gambhir.

Over 1

KKR - 5 for 0

End of Over.

Dot ball.

Gambhir is in excellent form as his stats show.

Joseph may have a hard time tonight!

FOUR! That one races to long-leg...Uthappa begins proceedings here!

Joseph to Uthappa.

And Uthappa and Gambhir have walked in to bat.

21:45 IST Monday, 20 April 2015

And KKR have done well to limit DD to a modest total. Shreyas Iyer (31), Manoj Tiwary (32) and Angelo Matthews (28) were the pillars of their batting.

Umesh Yadav (2 for 18), Morne Morkel (2 for 30) and Piyush Chawla (2 for 27) did the damage with the ball for KKR.

KKR definitely have the arsenal to clinch this one now!

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Over 20

DD - 146 for 8

WICKET! Matthews edges it to Uthappa...he goes for 26.

Last ball.

GOOD BALL! Another dot ball..Matthews could not connect to it...Super Yadav!

Amit Mishra at the non-strikers end.

Dot ball.

Matthews on strike.

DD - 145 for 7

RUN OUT! Coulter Nile perishes for 2...sacrifices wicket for an extra run. 

Few more biggies from him needed!

Matthews is looking good now.

Single.

Yadav steams in.

Over 19

DD - 143 for 6

End of Over.

FOUR! And Matthews smashes that near long-on...fine shot!

16 off the over so far...good one for DD.

Single again...by Coulter-Nile.

Single.

Matthews is finally accelerating...DD need more of those.

Two runs.

SIX AGAIN! Matthews on fire...This one flies over almost the same area...AWESOME HIT!

Narine is pondering here!

SIX! Thank you Matthews...that one has disappeared in the deep-mid wicket crowd.

Over 18

DD - 123 for 6

He goes for 12.

WICKET! Jadhav smashes it into Gambhir's hands at point.

Matthews has scored 8 from 12 balls...sedate?

144.4 km/hr...Yadav bangs that in!

DD desperately need big hits from now on.

Yadav has been impressive so far...ECONOMICAL! 

What a slow innings by Matthews so far!

Single.

Yadav to Matthews.

Over 17

DD - 117 for 5

Jadhav on fire!

SIX! That one disappeares into the deep-mid wicket stands.

FOUR! Between the two fielders at long-on...good shot by Jadhav.

Matthews is playing at a snails pace!

Single.

DD are crawling here...they need to fire fast!

Narine back in the attack.

 

Was Yuvi lost in transition?

Over 16

DD - 105 for 5

Single to end the over.

DD are stuttering at the moment.

Russell to bowl this over.

Over 15

DD - 103 for 5

He goes for 21.

Yuvi was lazy in getting back on crease.

WICKET! Yuvi is stumped...lapse of concentration...Uthappa whips off the bails in a jiffy!

FOUR! Yuvi smashes that through covers...good shot!

Single.

Chawla is the bowler...Angelo Mathews is the new batsman in.

Over 14

DD - 96 for 4

End of Over.

Dot ball.

DD - 95 for 4

WICKET! Tiwary goes for 32...Pathan takes the simplest of catches at square-leg.

WIDE!

Morkel vs Yuvraj is an interesting proposition!

GOOD BALL! Beats Yuvi but he still manages to take a single.

SIX! Smacked into the deep-cover point stands...YUVI!

Morkel starts with a fire ball...speed gun!

Over 13

DD - 87 for 3

Single to end the over.

FOUR! Hammered down the track by Yuvi...fine shot.

Tiwary has reached a fine 32 now...well played!

Chawla back in the attack.

Over 12

DD - 81 for 3

Three off the over. 

Narine back in the attack.

Over 11

DD - 78 for 3

Single to end the over.

WHACKED AWAY! Tiwary fine tunes that to deep-mid wicket...amazing shot!

FOUR! Smashed through the covers by Tiwary off Russell...fine shot!

Over 10

DD - 69 for 3

Single to end the over.

Pathan is being milked for singles at the moment.

Can Pathan strike gold tonight?

Tiwary is on 19...he needs to stick around for a while.

Single.

FOUR! Nice reverse sweep by Tiwari...flummoxed Pathan!

Over 9

DD - 60 for 3

End of Over. 

16 crore man he is!

Yuvi walks in.

DD - 58 for 3

Iyer is out after a fine 31.

BOWLED! Iyer is gone...a slog goes horribly wrong and is castled.

Iyer-Tiwary need to negotiate him cleverly.

Chawla in the attack.

Over 8

DD - 54 for 2

End of Over.

FOUR! Flicked away to fine-leg by Tiwary..good shot!

BOUNCER! Russell fires one in here.

SIX! Russell is carted to the deep-wid wicket fence by Iyer...great shot!

Over 7

DD - 43 for 2

Nine off the over.

Slow progress by DD.

DD are looking nervy here.

Chawla to bowl this over.

Over 6

DD - 34 for 2

End of Over.

CLOSE! And Tiwary survives a run-out appeal.

Dot ball.

Single.

FOUR! Smashed to long-off by Iyer...nice timing!

Single by Tiwari.

Single.

Russell to Iyer.

Over 5

DD - 26 for 2

End of Over.

Dot ball.

KKR have the momentum but!

FOUR! Tiwari chips it to fine-leg...first ball boundary.

DD - 22 for 2

Duminy goes for 5.

BOWLED! And Duminy is bowled round his legs...vital wicket for DD!

Dot ball to Duminy.

Sunil Narine is in to bowl this over.

Good last over for DD..plenty of runs.

Over 4

DD - 22 for 2

Two to end the over. 

FOUR! And this one is timed perfectly between the fielders at cover...Iyer is on song!

Morkel has looked menacing so far.

FOUR! Iyer greets Morkel with a boundary to backward point.

Over 3

DD - 12 for 1

Dot ball to end the over.

FOUR! Timed away beautifully through square by Duminy...fine shot!

Single by Iyer.

No run.

And Duminy gets off the mark with a single.

He is touching speeds above 140 regularly tonight!

Yadav back in to bowl.

Over 2

DD - 5 for 1

End of Over.

No run.

Dot ball to Duminy.

144.1 was the speed there...fiery Morkel!

Shreyas Iyer is at crease for the moment.

WIDE!

Skipper Duminy comes in at the non-strikers end.

Morkel delivers the breakthrough here for KKR.

DD - 3 for 1

WICKET! Agarwal perishes for 1...his hook falls into Yadav's hands at fine-leg.

No run.

Morkel to Agarwal.

Over 1

DD - 3 for 0

Single to end the over.

145.6 km/hr...fire ball from Yadav!

Yadav needs to aim for a good length rather than spray it around for pace.

WIDE AGAIN!

WIDE!

Yadav is bowling superbly here.

Swing and Miss...Agarwal tries to whack that down the track but fails.

Agarwal cuts it to the off-side...no run.

Dot ball.

Good ball which swung away from Agarwal's flashy attempt on off.

Dot ball again. 

Dot ball.

Yadav to Agarwal.

Umesh Yadav to bowl the first over.

Can DD fire on all cylinders tonight?

Mayank Agarwal and Shreyas Iyer have walked in to bat for DD. 

20:01 IST Monday, 20 April 2015

Respect for both teams!

A moment of silence for 20 year old cricketer Ankit Keshri who passed away today. 

19:54 IST Monday, 20 April 2015

Twitterati come out in support here! 

19:48 IST Monday, 20 April 2015

Can KKR's bowlers use it to their advantage early on?

A bit of grass on the field...that is what Duminy insists!

19:40 IST Monday, 20 April 2015

DD - Agarwal, Iyer, Duminy (C), Yuvraj, Mathews, Jadhav (WK),Tiwary, Coulter-Nile, Mishra, Tahir, Muthuswami

KKR - Uthappa (WK), Gambhir (C), Pandey, Yadav, Pathan, ten Doeschate, Russell, Chawla, Narine, Morkel, Yadav

19:37 IST Monday, 20 April 2015

TOSS TIME - KKR have won the toss and are fielding first.

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Welcome to LIVE coverage of Match 17 of IPL 8 which has Delhi Daredevils facing Kolkata Knight Riders at Ferozeshah Kotla, Delhi.

Here is the Match Preview for the game which will begin on 20:00 IST.

DD won a cliff hanger against Sunrisers Hyderabad recently which will give them enough incentive to repeat the act against KKR.

KKR on the other hand will look to count on the impressive Andre Russell, who fired them to a six-wicket win over KXIP in their last match.

DD will have skipper JP Duminy to inspire them, especially since his heroics won them the game against SRH, and the South African ace will be gung-ho of an encore this time around.

Also Mayank Agarwal, who shined with a fine 66 against KXIP, will be expected to lead DD's batsmen from the front. 

Meanwhile watch out for Yusuf Pathan who can prove to be KKR's trump-card in the contest, with the burly all-rounder having the ability to swing the fortunes of a game.

With a plethora of talent in both sides, do expect a thriller at the Kotla, with Gautam Gambhir (KKR skipper) and Duminy expected to inspire their respective teams to glory.

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