14.1: Mukesh Kumar to Cameron Green, Back of a length and around leg, Cameron Green nudges it through square leg for a single. Allen gets another chance to reach his century. KKR 2 runs away from the win!
13.6: Kuldeep Yadav to Finn Allen, He tries it but fails to execute it! Shortish and around middle, Finn Allen rocks back to pull it away but gets a toe-end it down the pitch. That ball was there to be hit.
13.5: Kuldeep Yadav to Finn Allen, SIX! Up, up and away! Flighted, full and on middle, turns in again. Finn Allen gets down on one knee again, hits it with the spin and dismisses it out of his presence over the deep mid-wicket fence for half a dozen more. KKR are one hit away from the win, Allen is one hit away from his ton. Can he get it?
13.4: Kuldeep Yadav to Finn Allen, Short again and on middle, turns in sharply, Finn Allen swings across the line but gets another inside edge, this time wide of short fine for a brace. KKR need just 9 runs to win now!
13.3: Kuldeep Yadav to Finn Allen, Flatter, short and on middle, turns in, Finn Allen moves back to clip it but gets an inside edge towards square leg.
13.2: Kuldeep Yadav to Finn Allen, SIX! The six-hitting show continues from the Kiwi! A wrong'un, fuller and outside off, turns away too. Finn Allen gets down on one knee, extends his arms to reach out for it and dispatches it over the long off fence for a biggie.
13.1: Kuldeep Yadav to Cameron Green, Floated, short and around leg, Cameron Green stays back and flicks it to deep square leg for a single.
12.6: Vipraj Nigam to Cameron Green, A smidge shorter, on middle and leg. Green plays with soft hands and tucks it in the vacant square leg region for another run. A very expensive over from Nigam. 21 runs from it. KKR need just 18 runs from 42 balls.
12.5: Vipraj Nigam to Finn Allen, Dropped short, on middle. Allen camps back and punches it along the ground to long off for an easy single.
12.4: Vipraj Nigam to Finn Allen, SIX! A hat trick of sixes and Allen continues to torment the DC spinners. Nigam now bowls it full, around off. Finn Allen uses his reach to his benefit and smokes it downtown for a massive six. He moves to 79 (40).
12.3: Vipraj Nigam to Finn Allen, SIX! He is in a hurry now! Way too short, on middle. Finn Allen, reads the googly, uses the depth of the crease and nails the pull shot into the stands behind deep mid-wicket for a six.
12.2: Vipraj Nigam to Finn Allen, SIX! MONSTROUS HIT! A friendly half volley from Vipraj, on off. Finn Allen gets down on a knee, and launches it handsomely over the long off fence for a huge six.
12.1: Vipraj Nigam to Cameron Green, A flipper, short on leg. Cameron Green hangs back and heaves it to widish long on for a single.
19.6: Kartik Tyagi to Lungi Ngidi, Slower off cutter, short and just outside off. Lungi Ngidi lifts it over the backward point fielder. Cameron Green, the sweeper, runs to his left and is quick to get on the ball. Just a single to finish. A fine, fine last over from Kartik Tyagi. Concedes just 3 runs off it and he ends with brilliant figures of 4-0-25-2. DC FINISH AT 142/8!
19.5: Kartik Tyagi to Vipraj Nigam, Way short and at the shoulder height, around off. Vipraj Nigam backs away and pulls it along the ground to deep mid-wicket's left. He wants two but Anukul Roy charges to the ball like a hare and cuts it off. Keeps it down to a single.
19.4: Kartik Tyagi to Mitchell Starc, OUT! MITCHELL STARC IS RUN OUT! Kartik Tyagi nails the yorker wide outside off, Starc is late to get his bat down in time to connect. Vipraj Nigam wants the strike and sets off for the bye, but Angkrish Raghuvanshi, the keeper, is quick to release the ball towards the bowler. Tyagi collects it and breaks the stumps with Starc nowhere near the crease.
19.3: Kartik Tyagi to Mitchell Starc, Full and outside off. Starc swings and misses, through to the keeper. Vipraj wants the bye but Starc doesn't move an inch from his crease and Nigam is forced to retreat back.
19.2: Kartik Tyagi to Ashutosh Sharma, OUT! HIT HARD AND TAKEN! This was travelling at the rate of knots and Rahane probably had less than a second to react. Too full and just outside off, Ashutosh Sharma takes the front leg out of the way and tries to crash it over cover, but fails to get underneath it and slices it flatly to cover. Ajinkya Rahane runs back and takes a sharp catch above his head at the edge of the ring. Top catch from the KKR skipper. But an equally fantastic knock by Ashutosh Sharma.
19.1: Kartik Tyagi to Vipraj Nigam, Short outside off. Vipraj moves across looking to hook over fine leg but gets it high on the bat. Lands short of Angkrish who runs forward. The batters charge across for a single.
18.6: Vaibhav Arora to Ashutosh Sharma, FOUR! Absolutely butchered! Short of a length, around off. Ashutosh Sharma stands tall and blasts it over the bowler's head with a flat-batted angle for a boundary straight down the ground. 13 runs from the penultimate over.
18.5: Vaibhav Arora to Ashutosh Sharma, SIX! Oh, hello? Quite an audacious hit. Full and angled away outside off. Ashutosh shuffles a long way across, goes deep in the crease and prepares for the reverse ramp. Launches it over deep third with ease for a six. He has made that look so easy than it really is.
18.4: Vaibhav Arora to Vipraj Nigam, Kicks up from a length, around off. Nigam hops on the toes and cuts it uppishly to deep backward point for a single.
18.3: Vaibhav Arora to Axar Patel, OUT! TAKEN SPECTACULARLY! Anukul Roy with a moment of absolute brilliance in the field. He had a pretty average day in the ground fielding, but redeems himself now. Short outside off. Axar doesn't move his feet, swivelling across the line. Miscues the pull shot and it balloons into the deep square leg region. Anukul Roy running in from deep midwicket, dives to his left and takes it in his left hand around waist height, smartly keeping it off the ground as he slides through. Background check confirms it is a clean catch. A painfully slow innings comes to an end for Axar. DC are 128/6.
18.2: Vaibhav Arora to Ashutosh Sharma, Full and wide outside off, Ashutosh Sharma plants his front foot across to play the sweep shot, but adjusts late and carves it to deep cover for a run.
18.1: Vaibhav Arora to Axar Patel, Bowls wide of the crease from around the stump. Axar shuffles outside leg and Vaibhav fires it onto the pads of the batter to cramp him for room. Patel flicks it to deep mid-wicket for just a run.
17.6: Kartik Tyagi to Axar Patel, Back of a length, with pace taken off and far outside off. Axar reaches out and scythes it to deep point for a single. 10 runs off the over.
17.5: Kartik Tyagi to Ashutosh Sharma, Slower bumper at 119.1 kph, on top of middle. Ashutosh Sharma controls the pull shot along the ground towards Anukul Roy at deep mid-wicket. Just a single.
17.4: Kartik Tyagi to Axar Patel, Fuller and on off, Axar clears the front leg and drills it away to long on for a single.
17.3: Kartik Tyagi to Ashutosh Sharma, He wants two, but won't get it. Back of a length, off cutter, outside off. Ashutosh Sharma tries to pull but badly mistimes it down to long on. The fielder is quick to charge in off the ropes and keeps it down to a single.
17.2: Kartik Tyagi to Ashutosh Sharma, SIX! Just clears the ropes! Very short and outside off. Ashutosh Sharma stays put this time, rises with the bounce and ramps it over the keeper and has enough wood on it to sail it over the ropes for a 57-meter six.
17.1: Kartik Tyagi to Ashutosh Sharma, Smart bowling! Kartik spots Ashutosh skipping down the track to spank it over covers, and bowls a sharp short ball, outside off. Sharma swings for the hills, only to miss.
14.2: Mukesh Kumar to Finn Allen, SIX! HUNDRED FOR FINN ALLEN! He finishes the game off in style and, in doing so, gets to an incredible 47-ball century. Mukesh Kumar bangs this into the pitch, on middle, Allen gets on top of the bounce and whacks it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. All smiles in the Kolkata camp, with everyone appreciating Allen's knock, even the DC players. KKR WIN BY 8 WICKETS, with 34 balls to spare!