At the Arun Jaitley Stadium in DC vs KKR, Delhi Capitals won the toss and smartly chose to bowl first, banking on the pitch to help the bowlers early and get better for batting later on. KKR spiced things up by bringing in left-arm spinner Anukul Roy to beef up their bowling game. DC are out to light a fire under their campaign and eye that sweet top-two spot, while KKR are feeling the heat in a do-or-die zone. Keep an eye on Vaibhav Arora and Ashutosh Sharma, they’re ready to stir things up big time.
Teams for DC vs KKR
- Kolkata Knight Riders are all set with a strong squad. Rahmanullah Gurbaz is behind the stumps, while the power-packed batting duo of Sunil Narine and Venkatesh Iyer add firepower.
- Captain Ajinkya Rahane leads the charge, backed by the dynamic Rinku Singh and Angkrish Raghuvanshi.
- All-rounders Andre Russell and Rovman Powell add extra punch, with youngsters like Harshit Rana, Anukul Roy, and the spin wizard Varun Chakravarthy rounding out the team.
- On the other hand, Delhi Capitals are flexing with a star lineup led by the experienced Faf du Plessis, with Abishek Porel keeping wickets.
- The middle order is solid with Karun Nair and KL Rahul, and Axar Patel takes charge as skipper and all-rounder.
- Tristan Stubbs and Vipraj Nigam add balance, while the pace attack is fired up with Mitchell Starc, Dushmantha Chameera, and Kuldeep Yadav spinning things up. Mukesh Kumar completes the squad with his pace.
- For impact players, KKR has game-changers like Manish Pandey, Mayank Markande, Vaibhav Arora, Ramandeep Singh, and Luvnith Sisodia ready to step in.
- Meanwhile, DC has Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Jake Fraser McGurk, T Vijay, and Donovan Ferreira all set to make some noise.
First Inning of DC vs KKR
- Kolkata Knight Riders came out swinging in their innings, smashing 79 runs with just one wicket down in the Powerplay.
- They hit the 50 mark in a lightning-fast 3.4 overs and called a Strategic Timeout at 79/1 after 6 overs, with SP Narine on 26 and AM Rahane chipping in with 21.
- Throughout the innings, they made some key substitutions, with players like Manish Pandey, Mayank Markande, and Vaibhav Arora stepping in to add some extra firepower.
- Delhi Capitals weren’t just sitting back either; they made their own swaps, bringing in Sameer Rizvi and Jake Fraser McGurk to shake things up.
- But KKR wasn’t slowing down. They stormed past the 200-run mark in 19.1 overs, but not without a bit of drama.
- A review for a wide delivery involving AD Russell kept things tense, with both teams challenging decisions, some sticking and some getting overturned.
- The Knight Riders eventually wrapped up their innings with a solid 204/9 after 20 overs, but not without a bit of a hiccup.
- Harshit Rana went for a duck, and CV Varun could only manage a single run.
Second Inning of DC vs KKR
- Delhi Capitals kicked off their innings with a fiery Powerplay, racking up 58 runs and grabbing 2 big wickets in the first 6 overs.
- Kolkata Knight Riders played their tactical card late, subbing in VG Arora for VR Iyer at 19.6.
- \The heat turned up in over 4.3 when KKR went upstairs on a call involving KK Nair, and the ump backed his original decision after a tight review.
- Delhi raced to 50 in just 5.4 overs, boosted by 5 cheeky extras.
- At 87/3 in 9 overs, they hit pause with a Strategic Timeout, Faf du Plessis looking sharp on 47 and AR Patel steady on 9.
- Faf wasn’t messing around, hitting his 50 in just 31 balls with 6 crispy fours and 2 biggies.
- The team hit the 100 mark at 10.2 overs, thanks to a few bonus runs too.
- In the very next over, KKR tried their luck again with a review against AR Patel, but nope, the ump’s call stood tall.
- Faf and Patel stitched up a slick 50-run stand in just 28 balls, with an extra thrown in for good measure.
- At 146/6 in 15.2 overs, DC called for another timeout, with V Nigam on 5.
- They also shuffled things around, sending in Ashutosh Sharma for Mukesh Kumar at the same moment.
- The 150 mark came up in 16.3 overs after 100 balls, including 9 extras, DC keeping things spicy all the way through.
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Result
In a nail-biter at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium, Kolkata Knight Riders pulled off a clutch 14-run win over Delhi Capitals in Match 48 of the TATA IPL 2025. KKR brought the heat, and none more so than the ever-reliable Sunil Narine. Thanks to his all-around show and KKR’s grit, the Knights bagged a win that keeps them very much in the playoff race. With the league heating up, this win came at just the right time to keep their hopes alive and the momentum rolling.
