IPL6: Delhi notch easy win over Kolkata

Delhi Daredevils kept alive their slim hopes of qualifying for the IPL6 play-offs when they coasted to a seven-wicket win over Kolkata Night Riders in Match 44 at Raipur on Wednesday night.

Chasing a target of 137, Delhi were reduced to 27 for two losing openers Sehwag and Mahela in successive over.

David Warner and Unmukt Chand fashioned their recovery with a third wicket partnership of 95 help by some sloppy fielding.

Chand was dismissed with 15 needed for victory after making 37 off 39 balls with four boundaries.

Warner remained unbeaten on 66 off 44 balls hitting six boundaries and three sixes.

Earlier, Kolkata Knight Riders recovered to reach a competitive 136-7 in Match 44 of IPL against Delhi Daredevils.

Having opted to bat, Kolkata got off to a terrible start with skipper Gambhir being run out without facing a ball.

Bisla also followed soon after while Yusuf Pathan holed out to his brother Irfan who took a stunning catch.

Kolkata were reduced to 50-5 losing Morgan and Kallis in successive overs.

It soon became 84-6 with Das perishing after hammering a six and a boundary.

Rajat Bhatia held the tail together remaining unbeaten on 26 adding a useful 30 with Narwal who smashed a 15-ball 23 with four hits to the fence.

Brett Lee marked his return by smashing two sixes off Nehra to boost their total.

Yadav had figures of two for 36 while Irfan Pathan was the most economical claiming one for 16. Nadeem had figures of 4-1-23-1.

DELHI DAREDEVILS INNINGS

Rohrer hits a six off Pathan and paddles the next ball for a single for the winning run as Delhi make 137-3 in 17.5 overs.

Chand falls with 15 needed for victory after a partnership of 95 with Warner for the third wicket. DD 126-3.

U Chand c Balaji b Lee 37 (39b 4x4 0x6)

Warner hammers Lee for a six as Delhi are racing to victory.

Bisla seems to have collided with Chand and seems to be in pain.

Warner has raced to his half century off 35 balls with consecutive boundaries off Balaji.

Delhi are now cruising at 100-2 in 15 with 37 required off 36 balls. Warner is unbeaten on 43 and Chand not out 33.

Chand cracks a couple of boundaries off Kallis as Delhi are on their way. DD 96-2 in 14 overs.

Boundaries are coming regularly off the blade of Warner who appears to have put Delhi's run chase back on track. DD 85-2 in 13 overs.

Chand hits a boundary while Kallis tips over a Warner shot over the line. DD 78-2 in 12 overs.

Warner steers a slower one from Bhati to the third man fence. DD 56-2 in 10 overs.

Narine bowls a good over conceding just a single. DD 50-2 in 9 overs.

Warner pulls a bouncer from Kallis for a six over midwicket. DD 49-2 in 8 overs.

Lee bowls a tight over giving away just four runs. DD 38-2 in 7 overs.

Delhi have been stunned by the dismissals of Sehwag and Mahela. DD 34-2 in 6 overs.

Warner opens his account by blasting Balaji through midoff. DD 32-2 in 5 overs.

Kolkata strike again as Mahela edges to Kallis at slip. DD 27-2.

M Jayawardene c Kallis b Balaji 5 (8b 0x4 0x6)

Chand opens his account with a boundary off Kallis. DD 27-1 in 4 overs.

Sehwag does not last long as Kallis strikes in his first over. KKR 23-1.

V Sehwag c Pathan b Kallis 17 (15b 3x4 0x6)

Sehwag flicks Lee for a boundary and is dropped next ball by Gambhir. DD 19-0 in 3 overs.

Sehwag hits the first boundary pulling a bouncer from Balaji to square leg. DD 12-0 in 2 overs.

KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS INNINGS

Lee clobbers two sixes as the last over from Nehra yields 16 runs to help Kolkata finish on 136-7.

Bhatia slaps Yadav through the covers for a boundary. KKR 120-7 in 19 overs.

Narwal's defiant knock comes to an end holing out to Chand off Yadav. KKR 114-7.

S Narwal c Chand b Yadav 23 (15b 4x4 0x6)

Morkel bowls a tight over conceding just four runs. KKR 110-6 in 18 overs.

Yadav goes for 15 in his third over as Narwal crack consecutive boundaries. KKR 106-6 in 17 overs.

Kolkata are crumbling with Das giving a nick behind to Jadhav off Nehra. KKR 83-6.

D Das c Jadhav b Nehra 18 (26b 1x4 1x6)

Bhatia hits a boundary off Morkel. KKR 83-5 in 15 overs.

Kolkata refuse to go down without a fight as Das smacks Nadeem over his for a six. KKR 76-5 in 14 overs.

Daredevils are tightening the screws on Kolkata. KKR 65-5 in 13 overs.

Morkel bowls another tight over giving away just four runs. KKR 54-5 in 11 overs.

Delhi are really rocking with Kallis gone slicing to Rohrer off Pathan. KKR 50-5.

J Kallis c Rohrer b Pathan 12 (15b 2x4 0x6)

Morgan hits a boundary with a reverse sweep off Nadeem and is caught next ball attempting to pull him away. KKR 48-4.

E Morgan c Yadav b Nadeem 10 (9b 2x4 0x6)

Morgan cracks Pathan over midwicket for a boundary. KKR 42-3 in 7 overs.

Yusuf Pathan smashes a towering six off Morkel but is out next ball with Irfan Pathan pouching a skier. KKR 37-3.

Y Pathan c Pathan b Morkel 20 (16b 2x4 1x6)

Kallis gets into his stride getting a couple of boundaries on either side of the wicket off Yadav. KKR 29-2 in 5 overs.

Nehra bowls a tight over giving away just three runs. KKR 20-2 in 4 overs.

Kolkata are in trouble having lost both openers. KKR 17-2 in 3 overs.

Bisla is bowled by a beauty from Yadav. KKR 16-2.

M Bisla b Yadav 4 (7b 1x4 0x6)

Pathan has smashed consecutive boundaries off Nehra. KKR 15-1 in 2 overs.

Gambhir is run out going for a suicidal run without facing a ball. KKR 4-1.

G Gambhir run out 0 (0b 0x4 0x6)

Kolkata Knight Riders have won the toss and will bat first against Delhi Daredevils in the Match 44 of IPL6 at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur on Wednesday.

Delhi field an unchanged side.

Brett Lee returns for Kolkata replacing Brendon McCullum, while Sumit Narwal comes in of Shami Ahmed.

PLAYING XI

DD: M Jayawardene, V Sehwag, U Chand, D Warner, B Rohrer, K Jadhav, I Pathan, S Nadeem, M Morkel, U Yadav, A Nehra

KKR: M Bisla, G Gambhir, Y Pathan, J Kallis, E Morgan, D Das, R Bhatia, S Narine, B Lee, S Narwal, L Balaji

 

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