11.4 overs: SIX! Shreyas Iyer (32*) smacks Varun Chakravarthy over long-on for his third maximum. DC 117/1
11 overs: DC 105/1
Shreyas Iyer (25*) and Prithvi Shaw (54*) hit a six each off Kamlesh Nagarkoti in the over as the young pacer conceded 16 runs in his first over.
* FIFTY for Prithvi Shaw (53*) off 35 balls, his 6th in IPL. DC 97/1
Shaw brought up his fifty with a big six over long-on off Kamlesh Nagarkoti. Shaw hit three sixes and an equal number of fours to reach the landmark. CLASS ACT!
Bowling change: Kamlesh Nagarkoti comes into the attack
10 overs: DC 89/1 at the half-way mark
A six and five singles – Sunil Narine conceded 11 runs in his second over. Expensive spell so far for the West Indies spinner – 0 for 26 in 2 overs.
9.2 overs: SIX! Shreyas Iyer (15*) joins the six-hitting party, smacks Sunil Narine over midwicket for his first maximum. DC 85/1
9 overs: DC 78/1
Brilliant stuff from Andre Russell as he gave away just three singles in the over. Good spell with the ball for Russell as he has so far gave away just 7 singles in two overs.
Time-Out!
8 overs: DC 75/1
Delhi skipper Shreyas Iyer (8*) ended Shivam Mavi over with his first boundary of the match – a four through the gap between the bowler and the mid-off fielder. The pacer leaked 14 runs in the over, which included a six hit by Prithvi Shaw (41*).
7.4 overs: SIX! Prithvi Shaw (40*) smacks Shivam Mavi over extra cover for his second maximum. Classy inside-out shot from the right-hander. DC 70/1
7 overs: DC 61/1
Brilliant start from Andre Russell with the ball, gave away just four singles in his first over.
* Another bowling change: Andre Russell comes into the attack
6 overs: DC 57/1
End of Powerplay! Another brilliant over from Varun Chakravarthy – a wicket and six runs from it.
5.5 overs: OUT! Varun Chakravarthy gets rid of Shikhar Dhawan (26). DC 56/1
Big Breakthrough! Dhawan was in his element tonight. This time he top-edged one and it went straight up in the sky. And it took a good catch from Eoin Morgan to send back the Delhi opener. Dhawan hit a couple of sixes and two fours in his 16-ball knock.
5 overs: DC 51/0
Sunil Narine conceded 15 runs in his first over, which included two big sixes hit by Shikhar Dhawan.
* 50 comes up for DC in 4.4 overs – 50/0
4.3 overs: BOOM! 6, 6 – Shikhar Dhawan (25*) smacks back-to-back sixes off Sunil Narine over square leg. DC 49/0
* Bowling change from both ends: Sunil Narine comes into the attack
4 overs: DC 36/0
Despite of a four hit by Shikhar Dhawan (13*), Varun Chakravarthy started his spell with a decent over as the spinner gave away just 7 runs in it.
* Bowling change: Spinner Varun Chakravarthy comes into the attack
3 overs: DC 29/0
A four and a six in consecutive balls and Pat Cummins leaked 13 in his second over. Good start for DC.
2.5 overs: SIX! After hitting a four over midwicket in the previous delivery, Prithvi Shaw (20*) smacks Pat Cummins over the same area for the first maximum of the match. Terrific start from the Delhi opener. DC 28/0
2 overs: DC 16/0
Back-to-back 8 runs overs for DC. This time Dhawan hit a four off Mavi in the over.
1.1 overs: FOUR! Shikhar Dhawan (6*) opens his boundary count with a cut over short third man off Shivam Mavi. DC 12/0
* Young Shivam Mavi will share the new ball with Pat Cummins
1 over: DC 8/0
Confident start from DC openers, especially Prithvi Shaw (6) as Pat Cummins conceded 8 in the first over.
0.4 overs:FOUR! Prithvi Shaw (5*) hits it straight to long-on for the first boundary of the contest, off Pat Cummins. DC 6/0
Here we go…Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan to start the DC innings. Pat Cummins with the ball for KKR.
Playing XIs:
Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rishabh Pant (w), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Amit Mishra, Harshal Patel
Kolkata Knight Riders: Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (w/c), Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Rahul Tripathi, Varun Chakravarthy
TOSS | Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Dinesh Karthik wins the toss, opts to bowl against Delhi Capitals.
Captains at the toss:
Shreyas Iyer:“Would’ve also looked to bowl considering the dew. Wicket looks amazing. Happy to bat as well. Have talked about it. Have got slow starts in the last few games. Important we don’t lose wickets in pp. Have batsmen who can come in the later half and cover up. Ashwin in for Axar. Harshal in for Ishant. They have left-handers. Harshal gives batting down the order.”
Dinesh Karthik:“Going to bowl first. Maybe a little bit to do with the dew. Both games so far have gone with the bowling team. We’re on the right path. Instead of Kuldeep, we have Rahul Tripathi. Wanted to add depth to our batting. This is like every Indian ground we play on. Nothing new.”

Pitch Report:
“It is the most amazing pitch. It is absolutely beautiful; a batsman’s paradise. It is going to be key for the fast bowling to get it right at the end. They have got to get their yorkers right. The standard of bowling hasn’t been the standard you would expect. With the dew factor here, it will be very difficult to defend.” – Kevin Pietersen and Michael Slater
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of Match 16 of the Indian Premier League 2020 between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders in Sharjah.
“Coming off an unlucky loss, we just weren’t at our best for that game against the Sunrisers Hyderabad. But, there’s no panicking by any means” – Delhi Capitals bowling coach Ryan Harris
Pre-match talks…

STATS THAT MATTER
* Andre Russell has dismissed Shreyas Iyer four times in 48 balls in IPL
* In IPL 2020, Sharjah has seen the highest run-rate in the death overs (13.74)
* Kagiso Rabada has picked up two wickets or more in each of his last ten IPL matches, and has an average of 9.64 in death overs.