DC vs KKR, IPL 2023: Axar Patel takes Delhi across the line, Capitals get 1st win of the season

First points for DC in IPL 2023!

Axar Patel stayed till the end despite wickets falling and took his side towards victory.

DC win this by 4 wickets

Aman Hakim Khan played for the turn and missed the line of the ball. 

The ball skidded on and hit the stumps. 

Aman Hakim Khan b Nitish Rana 0(2)

It was a tossed up delivery and Manish Pandey clipped it straight to the man at long-on. 

Manish Pandey c Rinku Singh b Anukul Roy 21(23) [4s-2]

The batter went for the reverse sweep and missed. 

Warner reviewed the OUT decision but it showed the ball dipping on the batter. 

Warner lbw b Chakaravarthy 57(41) [4s-11]

Much needed fifty for the skipper!

Can he help DC win their 1st game of the tournament?

It was tossed up outside off and Philip Salt gets forward and drives it uppishly back to the bowler. 

Philip Salt c and b Anukul Roy 5(3) [4s-1]

Mitchell Marsh drills the ball down to long-off and the fielder there leapt up after over-running it a little to take it. 

Mitchell Marsh c (sub)Wiese b Nitish Rana 2(9)

A flatter delivery outside off stump and Shaw pays the price by under edging it onto the off stump. 

Prithvi Shaw b Chakaravarthy 13(11) [4s-2]

Ishant Sharma, Anrich Nortje, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav all got 2 wickets each while Mukesh Kumar got one to his name.

Good bowling effort from DC to restrict KKR to 127. 

Jason Roy (43), Andre Russell (38*) were the only batter who managed to score runs while Mandeep Singh added 12 runs.

Slower delivery, dragged to deep mid-wicket and Varun went for the non-existent second run. 

Russell sent Varun back and he is well short. 

Chakaravarthy run out (Warner/Philip Salt) 1(6)

Umesh swung across the line and sliced it to the left of the bowler who took an easy catch. 

Umesh Yadav c and b Nortje 3(5)

Impact sub goes waste for KKR!

Anukul played for leg spin but it came back in to hit the pad. 

The batter went for a review and ball-tracker showed it hitting a decent part of top of middle and leg. Umpire's call. 

Anukul Roy lbw b Kuldeep Yadav 0(1)

It was a flighted delivery on the stumps from Kuldeep Yadav and Roy goes for the slog sweep.

He got a top edge and holes out to backward square leg. 

Roy c Aman Hakim Khan b Kuldeep Yadav 43(39) [4s-5 6s-1]

Second wicket of the match for Ishant Sharma!

A short ball by Ishant and Narine pulls it straight to deep mid-wicket. 

Narine c Warner b Ishant 4(6) [4s-1]

Five wickets down! 

It was a tossed up delivery and Rinku Singh swept it uppishly and holed out to Lalit Yadav at deep square leg. 

Rinku Singh c Lalit Yadav b Axar 6(8) [4s-1]

Mandeep shuffles across in the crease to play the scoop, but misses it. 

It was fired in quick by Axar and the stumps have been rattled. 

Mandeep b Axar 12(11) [6s-1]

Back-to-back failures for the KKR captain!

It was a length delivery and Nitish Rana looked to take him on and miscued it towards mid-on. 

Mukesh at mid-on sprints back, leaps and takes a pretty good catch. 

Nitish Rana c Mukesh Kumar b Ishant 4(7) [4s-1]

A century in the previous match and a duck in this one!

Venkatesh Iyer tried to carve it away but he got a thick outside edge that flew towards the fielder at slip. 

Venkatesh Iyer c Mitchell Marsh b Nortje 0(2)

Mukesh Kumar goes short around off and Litton Das goes for a hook.

He got a top edge towards square leg and the fielder stationed there takes the easy catch. 

Litton Das c Lalit Yadav b Mukesh Kumar 4(4) [4s-1]

Delhi Capitals have won the toss and have opted to field, make 2 changes.

Teams:

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Jason Roy, Litton Das(w), Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana(c), Mandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Kulwant Khejroliya, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy

Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): David Warner(c), Philip Salt(w), Mitchell Marsh, Manish Pandey, Axar Patel, Aman Hakim Khan, Lalit Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma, Mukesh Kumar

Toss has been delayed due to rain. 

The toss might take place around 19:15 PM.