DC vs KKR Highlights, IPL 2025: Kolkata Knight Riders beat Delhi Capitals by 14 runs, keep their playoff hopes alive

KKR's impact sub, Vaibhav Arora to operate from the far end.

Anukul Roy to Karun Nair, Fires it full, on off, Karun Nair knocks it to long off for a single. 7 runs and a wicket off the first over.

Anukul Roy to Faf du Plessis, Slower through the air, short and on middle, Faf tucks it to mid-wicket for one to get off the mark too. 

Anukul Roy to Karun Nair, Full, on off, Karun Nair eases the drive through mid off for a single and gets off the mark.

Anukul Roy to Karun Nair, Nice and straight, on middle, Karun Nair pushes it back to the bowler. 

Karun Nair is in at number 3.

Anukul Roy to Abishek Porel, OUT! CAUGHT! Anukul Roy gets a big wicket on his second ball and Delhi Capitals are rocked back early. Perfect match-up and Ajinkya Rahane and Anukul Roy need a big applause. Roy tosses the ball up and gets it to dip in front of the batter, around off, Abishek Porel steps out and looks to power it over, but does not quite reach the pitch of the ball. Ends up slicing it over cover. Andre Russell backtracks a few steps and takes a good catch over his right shoulder, to see the back of Porel. 

Anukul Roy to Abishek Porel, FOUR! A start just like KKR got in the first inning! Anukul Roy starts with a short one, outside off, Abishek Porel waits back and punches it through cover-point for a boundary. 

Welcome back to DC's reply with the bat. The two umpires and the players make their way out to the middle. KKR's players take their fielding positions. Also, Kolkata Knight Riders have swapped Vaibhav Arora in for Venkatesh Iyer as their Impact Sub. Faf du Plessis and Abishek Porel to open for DC. Interestingly, Anukul Roy has the new ball and will begin with the first over for KKR. Here we go...

... THE RUN CHASE ...

Right then, 205 is the magic number for DC to pull off their seventh win of the season. Also, we don't have any official word on Axar Patel's injury. He was seen in the dugout, though. He has been a decent contributor with the bat as well, and if he won't come out to bat, it can be a big blow for the home side. But for KKR, they would think they left 10-15 runs behind, especially with the rollicking start they got. Now, with the dew expected to settle in, it will be interesting to see how their bowlers operate. Back in a bit for the chase. Stay tuned in.

Angkrish Raghuvanshi of KKR, is in for a chat. He says the total seems to be at par and informs that the wicket is very good to bat and they will need to bowl really well. Adds that the ball wasn't gripping a lot for the spinners as well. Mentions that they have an extra spinner in the side and hope they can extract a bit more purchase. Says that he has never batted at number 4 in his entire life and is just trying to have fun and get a hang of it. Concludes that he tries to bat with intent.

With minimum risk-taking against spin, both bailed KKR out of trouble and added 51 runs after the halfway mark till the 16th over. But yet again, the momentum was magnificently pulled back by DC as they dismissed both set batters in quick intervals. This led KKR to slip again from 174/4 to 177/6. Andre Russell, on his birthday, did entertain the fans with a couple of lusty blows, which included a towering six downtown, but KKR could only manage to muster 36 runs off the last four overs, losing 5 wickets, off which three came in the last over itself. Again, it was the same old pattern for KKR with the bat. The batters did get off to starts, but couldn't extend those. Young Angkrish Raghuvanshi continued to impress with his blade with a solid 44, while Rinku looked in a good touch, making 36 of his own.

The platform was laid solidly by the top order, and it was about consolidating this start, but with the arrival of spinners in tandem, the scoring rate dipped a bit, and KKR lost all the momentum with the quick departures of Narine and Rahane in the span of just a few balls. As a result, KKR slipped from 85/1 to 113/4 in no time. But Angkrish Raghuvanshi didn't let the run rate dip down, as he looked in immense control with the bat. He found an able ally in Rinku Singh as the two formed a solid recovery partnership, with the latter being the aggressor in that half-century stand. 

KKR got off to a very intent-laden start as Gurbaz initiated the attack, while Narine too, didn't back away from playing his shots. Though Gurbaz's quickfire cameo didn't last long, Ajinkya Rahane picked up the pace right on and treated with some classy shots. The ball came nicely on the bat, and hence, the batters feasted on the Powerplay period with KKR racing to 79/1 in the first six.

Kolkata Knight Riders did breach the 200-run mark, but it will be the Delhi Capitals heading back into the dugout with all the momentum here. They have pulled things back magnificently in the second half of the first innings, and the cherry on the top was Mitchell Starc's final over, where he just conceded 9 runs, and picked two wickets, along with a run out. Gee, he loves to bowl at the death, doesn't he?

Mitchell Starc to Varun Chakaravarthy, A single to end. Delhi Capitals have fought back well to restrict Kolkata Knight Riders to 204/9. Hard length, over off, Varun Chakaravarthy is hurried but splices it to mid off for a single.

Varun Chakaravarthy is out to face the last ball of the first inning.

It is a wicket, but is it a run out or caught behind? Mitchell Starc is confident that Rana has nicked off the outside edge. And DC go upstairs for the review. UltraEdge comes up and shows no spike when the ball is next to the bat. NOT CAUGHT OUT, but Andre Russell is short of his crease and he walks off a run out.

Mitchell Starc to Harshit Rana, OUT! RUN OUT! Not a Hattrick for Mitchell Starc but a hattrick of wickets for Delhi Capitals! The over started with a six but seems like will end as the best one yet. Mitchell Starc bowls it full and just outside off, Harshit Rana looks to push at it and misses. The ball goes to the keeper, and the batters look to sneak a run. Abishek Porel hits the bullseye at the batting end with Andre Russell not even in the frame. Delhi Capitals send it upstairs to check if there was an outside edge but the UltraEdge shows no spike. 

Harshit Rana is in at number 10.

Mitchell Starc to Anukul Roy, OUT! CAUGHT! Dushmantha Chameera pulls off an absolute blinder and Mitchell Starc is now on a Hat Trick! Starc fires it full and on the pads again. Anukul Roy gets his front leg out and flicks it well to the left of deep square leg. The ball rockets flat, but Dushmantha Chameera flings himself to his left and takes an outrageous catch with both hands, while being airborne. A golden duck for Anukul Roy!

Anukul Roy is in at number 9.

Mitchell Starc to Rovman Powell, OUT! LBW! Mitchell Starc gets his second. Rovman Powell has sent it upstairs but it seems more like a formality. He starts walking off even before the verdict is out. Very full, on middle and leg, Rovman Powell is caught into a tangle and looks to tuck it across and misses onto the pads. Nothing on UltraEdge and the Ball Tracking comes up as three reds. 

Mitchell Starc to Andre Russell, Another review for a wide from Delhi Capitals! Mitchell Starc slants it into middle and leg, on a nagging length, Andre Russell looks to tickle it fine but misses. The keeper does well to dive to his left and makes a stop. The batters, however, sneak a single through leg bye. The UltraEdge shows a spike as the ball passes the pad, and the on-field call of wide is overturned. 

Mitchell Starc to Andre Russell, WIDE! Goes short and over middle, Andre Russell ducks under. It is called a wide and Delhi Capitals have decided to send it upstairs. The side on replays roll and the Ball Tracking shows the ball to be over the head height of the batter. The on-field call of wide stays and DC lose the review. 

Mitchell Starc to Andre Russell, SIX! Perfect start to the over from Andre Russell! A low full toss, on off,  Andre Russell pumps it straight down the ground, over the bowler's head for a big six. The 200 is up for KKR with this mammoth biggie!

Mitchell Starc will wrap up the first innings with the ball. His figures read 3-0-35-1 so far. Just in case you missed it, in the absence of Axar Patel, who is still off the field, Faf du Plessis is the stand-in skipper for DC.

Dushmantha Chameera to Andre Russell, Nails it again, outside off, Andre Russell jams it to point for a single. 

Dushmantha Chameera to Andre Russell, Continues to bowl the wide yorkers and gets it right. Andre Russell drives it straight to cover. A valuable dot!

Dushmantha Chameera to Andre Russell, WIDE! Fuller in length and outside the guideline on off. Dushmantha Chameera will have to relaod. 

Dushmantha Chameera to Andre Russell, FOUR! Gave everything on this, did Andre Russell! Full and well outside off, Andre Russell winds up and throws his bat at it and gets an outside edge through short third for a boundary. Two consecutive boundaries and the pressure is back on the bowler. 

Dushmantha Chameera to Andre Russell, FOUR! What should've been a single is now a boundary. Curtosey, Karun Nair! Full and outside off, Andre Russell whips it straight to deep point. Karun Nair sits down to cut it off but gets a bad bounce around his right thigh, and the ball nips away from him. He makes a meal of it and the ball goes past him for a four. 

Dushmantha Chameera to Rovman Powell, Misses the yorker and serves a low full toss, on off, Rovman Powell thumps it to long on for one.

Dushmantha Chameera to Rovman Powell, WIDE! And again. Slightly misses the line outside off and it is called another wide. Great thinking but it needs better execution now. 

Dushmantha Chameera to Rovman Powell, WIDE! A bit wayward, outside off, left alone by Powell.

Dushmantha Chameera to Andre Russell, Comes back in and bowls the wide yorker again, Andre Russell squeezes it to deep point for one.

Dushmantha Chameera (2-0-32-1) to bowl the penultimate over.

Vipraj Nigam to Rovman Powell, FOUR! Nicely done! Much-needed for KKR. Short and on middle and leg, Rovman Powell plants his front leg across and sweeps it fine, behind the keeper to his left for a boundary. 

Vipraj Nigam to Rovman Powell, An appeal for LBW but turned down. Full and on middle and leg, turning in, Rovman Powell looks to nudge it across but misses onto the pads.

While diving and stopping the ball, Axar Patel landed right on the ball, with his left palm getting slammed on it. He is a bit of pain and walks off the field.

Vipraj Nigam to Rovman Powell, Short and on middle, Rovman Powell tucks it to mid on region. Axar Patel from mid-wicket puts in a dive to make a fine stop. He seems to have hurt his hand while doing so.

Rovman Powell is in at number 8 for KKR.

Vipraj Nigam to Rinku Singh, OUT! CAUGHT! Delhi Capitals are closing very well here! Second one for Vipraj Nigam and KKR lose their sixth! Vipraj tosses it up, on off and Rinku Singh gets low to whip it across the line. Gets a decent connection but not the elevation. The ball goes flat and to the left of long on where Mitchell Starc stays rooted to the ground, just inches inside the rope and takes a fine catch high over his left shoulder with both hands. 

Vipraj Nigam to Andre Russell, Full, on middle, Andre Russell tucks it in front of mid-wicket. The bowler and the fielder stop for the other to mop it up but the batters sneak a quick single. 

Vipraj Nigam to Rinku Singh, Short and outside off, Rinku Singh pulls it to the right of long on for one.

With one more big hitter in the wings, in the form of Rovman Powell, Kolkata Knight Riders will be eyeing a total in excess of 220.

Dushmantha Chameera to Andre Russell, End of an outstanding over. Just 7 runs and a wicket off it. Another pinpoint accurate wide yorker and Andre Russell cannot get any bat on it. 

Dushmantha Chameera to Andre Russell, WIDE! Full and just beyond the tramline outside off. Andre Russell lets it pass.

Andre Russell is in at number 7.