Right then, despite how the back end of the innings panned out for them, Kolkata will be the happier of the two sides. Yes, the wicket is on the slower side, and 154 is a tricky target, but Kolkata have the batting depth to get over the line. Kuldeep Yadav has given Delhi something to bowl at, and given the help that Sunil Narine and Varun Chakaravarthy got, Kuldeep and Axar Patel will relish bowling on this surface. Wickets in the Powerplay will be the key for Delhi to put Kolkata on the bac

Vaibhav Arora is in for a chat. He says that he had gotten a chance against Delhi previously and got a chance here again. On Shai Hope's wicket, he says he perfectly executed the outswing which pitched on that perfect length and got him the wicket. Adds that his strength is with the new ball and he likes to swing it both ways. Says that the wicket is on the slower side and they have done well to restrict them to a smaller target and should be able to get it done

As for Kolkata, they would have loved to bowl Delhi out but they will still be happy with where they are at this stage in the game. At the start, Mitchell Starc in his quest to get the new ball to swing, erred in the first over but soon fought back in his second over. His new ball partner, Vaibhav Arora was much more disciplined and was rewarded with two wickets in the Powerplay. Having conceded more runs than they would have wanted to in the first six overs, the onus was on their spinners to p

Delhi have limped their way to a respectable total! Tottering at 111-8 at one stage, this has been a good recovery from Delhi to end up with 153 on the board. After Rishabh Pant called it right and opted to put runs on the board, Prithvi Shaw got off the blocks quickly with three boundaries in the first over. He fell in the second over and the young Aussie sensation, Jake Fraser-McGurk had a rare short stay at the crease. Shai Hope could not do much either but Rishabh Pant and Abishek Porel b

Andre Russell to Kuldeep Yadav, ! Manages to get boundary off the last ball and Delhi have managed to get to a decent total at the end of the innings. 

Andre Russell to Kuldeep Yadav, No run.

Andre Russell to Kuldeep Yadav, 2 runs.

Andre Russell to Kuldeep Yadav, No run.

Andre Russell to Kuldeep Yadav, No run.

Andre Russell to Kuldeep Yadav, ! Streaky but worth it! 

Who will bowl the last over? It will be the birthday boy, Andre Russell. Can he bowl Delhi out under 150?

Harshit Rana to Kuldeep Yadav, 1 run.

Harshit Rana to Kuldeep Yadav, Wide!

Harshit Rana to Kuldeep Yadav, No run.

Harshit Rana to Lizaad Williams, 1 run.

Harshit Rana to Lizaad Williams, No run.

Lizaad Williams is the last man in for Delhi.

Harshit Rana to Rasikh Dar, ! c Shreyas Iyer b Harshit Rana.

Harshit Rana to Kuldeep Yadav, 1 run.

Vaibhav Arora to Kuldeep Yadav, Leg bye.

Vaibhav Arora to Rasikh Dar, 1 run.

Vaibhav Arora to Kuldeep Yadav, Bowls this full and into middle and off, Kuldeep Yadav gets on a knee and looks for a lofted drive but is beaten. 

Vaibhav Arora to Kuldeep Yadav, 1 run.

Vaibhav Arora to Kuldeep Yadav, Beaten again! Lands this perfectly on that length just outside off and gets the ball to angle back in, Kuldeep Yadav looks to drive it through off but is beaten on the outside edge again. 

Vaibhav Arora to Kuldeep Yadav, No run.

Harshit Rana to Rasikh Dar, ! Not where he intended to send it but gets enough on this one. Rana bowls this on a back of a length outside off, Rasikh Dar looks to ramp but the ball is not too short. He manages to get a cue end on it sending it past the keeper for a boundary. 

Harshit Rana to Kuldeep Yadav, Hurls this on a length and into the pads, Kuldeep Yadav tucks it away to deep backward square leg for one. 

Harshit Rana to Kuldeep Yadav, No run.

Harshit Rana to Rasikh Dar, Goes full and into the stumps, Rasikh Dar flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 

Harshit Rana to Kuldeep Yadav, 1 run.

Harshit Rana to Rasikh Dar, Leg bye.

Strategic break! Kolkata have dominated the middle phase on the back of a three-wicket haul by Varun Chakaravarthy. Both Narine and Chakaravarthy have finished their quota of 4 overs and the onus is now on the pacers to knock off the remaining two Delhi wickets. Kuldeep Yadav needs to bat through for Delhi and give them something to bowl at.

Mitchell Starc to Kuldeep Yadav, Four!

Mitchell Starc to Kuldeep Yadav, 5 Wides!

Mitchell Starc to Kuldeep Yadav, Six!

Mitchell Starc to Kuldeep Yadav, No run.

Mitchell Starc to Rasikh Dar, Goes fuller and into the stumps, Rasikh Dar flicks it well to deep mid-wicket and gets to the other end. 

Mitchell Starc to Rasikh Dar, Digs this short and hits the deck hard at 140.5kph, over middle and leg, Rasikh Dar ducks and leaves this one alone. 

Varun Chakaravarthy is done for the night as he finishes with figures of 3 for 16 from his four overs. Angkrish Raghuvanshi comes in as the Impact Player for Kolkata, replacing Chakaravarthy. A change in bowling as Mitchell Starc comes back into the attack.

Mitchell Starc to Rasikh Dar, Steams from around the wicket and bowls a full toss outside off, Rasikh Dar looks to push it through off but is beaten. 

Varun Chakaravarthy to Kuldeep Yadav, Bowls this on a fuller length just outside off, Kuldeep Yadav with soft hands just pushes it to the off side.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Rasikh Dar, 1 run.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Rasikh Dar, Another loud appeal for LBW and the umpire turns this one down. Varun Chakaravarthy convinces the skipper Shreyas Iyer to send it upstairs for a review. 

Rasikh Dar comes to bat at number 10 for Delhi

Varun Chakaravarthy to Kumar Kushagra, ! c Phil Salt b Varun Chakaravarthy.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Kuldeep Yadav, 1 run.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Kuldeep Yadav, EDGED AND ! Fortuitous boundary for Kuldeep Yadav! Googly by Varun Chakaravarthy, on a nagging length, around off, Kuldeep Yadav has a poke at it and gets an outside edge that goes past the left thigh of the keeper and beats the dive of Shreyas Iyer at first slip to his right for a boundary.

Sunil Narine to Kuldeep Yadav, Loops it up again, full and around off, Kuldeep Yadav looks to work it through the off side but it comes off the inner half of the bat and rolls on the leg side for a single.

Sunil Narine to Kuldeep Yadav, ! Streaky but a boundary nonetheless for Delhi after 23 balls.

Sunil Narine to Kuldeep Yadav, Bowls this straight and into the stumps, Kuldeep Yadav blocks it back to the bowler on the front foot. 

Kuldeep Yadav walks out to bat at number 9 for Delhi.

Sunil Narine to Axar Patel, ! b Sunil Narine.

Sunil Narine to Axar Patel, Good stop! Short and around off, Axar Patel hangs back and punches it from right under his eye line towards cover where Shreyas Iyer dives to his right and saves at least a couple of runs.

Sunil Narine to Axar Patel, Beaten! Slower and shorter, outside off, Axar Patel frees his arms and goes for the cut but connects with thin air.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Kumar Kushagra, This one goes straight, short and on off, Kumar Kushagra whips towards deep mid-wicket and keeps the strike with a single.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Axar Patel, This is on a nagging length, on off, Axar Patel waits on the back foot and drops it with soft hands in front of point for a single.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Axar Patel, Fuller delivery, slanting in, on middle, Axar Patel turns this one from the crease to mid-wicket.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Axar Patel, No run.

Kumar Kushagra the impact substitute replacing Prithvi Shaw walks out to bat at number 8 for Delhi. 

Varun Chakaravarthy to Kumar Kushagra, 1 run.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Tristan Stubbs, ! EDGED AND GONE! The dreaded finger goes up and this is a massive wicket for Kolkata. Varun Chakaravarthy prizes out another big scalp and Delhi are in more trouble now.

Sunil Narine to Tristan Stubbs, Gives the ball air and slows it up as well, full and on off, Tristan Stubbs gets a good stride in and knocks it with a straight bat to long off. Retain the strike with a single.

Sunil Narine to Tristan Stubbs, No run.

Sunil Narine to Axar Patel, 1 run.

Sunil Narine to Tristan Stubbs, Floats it up, on a fullish length, on off, Tristan Stubbs turns it towards wide long on. The batters think about the second but Rinku Singh gets to the ball quickly and keeps it down to one.

Sunil Narine to Axar Patel, Sliding onto the pads, short as well, Axar Patel tucks it through square leg and rotates the strike.

Sunil Narine to Tristan Stubbs, 1 run.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Axar Patel, Swing and a miss!

Varun Chakaravarthy to Axar Patel, Fuller in length, around off, Axar Patel presses forward and defends it solidly on the off side.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Axar Patel, No run.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Tristan Stubbs, 1 run.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Tristan Stubbs, No run.

Tristan Stubbs walks out to bat next for Delhi.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Rishabh Pant, ! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Shreyas Iyer makes no mistake and Varun Chakaravarthy has finally got his man!

Vaibhav Arora to Axar Patel, A touch shorter and outside off, Axar Patel dabs it to point. 

Vaibhav Arora to Axar Patel, Four!

Vaibhav Arora to Axar Patel, ! Beats the man at deep third and gets the second off the over. 

Vaibhav Arora to Rishabh Pant, 1 run.

Vaibhav Arora to Rishabh Pant, No run.

Vaibhav Arora to Rishabh Pant, ! Picks the gap beautifully! Arora comes from over the wicket and bangs this on a length and just outside off, Rishabh Pant waits back and cuts it past backward point and short third for four runs. 

Varun Chakaravarthy to Axar Patel, A tad shorter in length and outside off, Axar Patel punches it to left of deep cover and gets two runs to end the over.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Axar Patel, No run.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Rishabh Pant, Sliding in, short and on middle, Rishabh Pant punches it down to long on for a single.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Rishabh Pant, 2 runs.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Axar Patel, 1 run.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Rishabh Pant, 1 run.

Time for spin from both ends as Varun Chakaravarthy comes on to bowl.

Sunil Narine to Rishabh Pant, Tosses this one up, into the pads, Rishabh Pant slips on one knee and looks to sweep it over but only manages to get a thick outside edge back onto the deck and behind to the keeper. 

Sunil Narine to Axar Patel, Drags the length short and bowls it just outside off, Axar Patel punches it to long off for a single.

Sunil Narine to Axar Patel, Turning away from the left-hander, on a nagging length, on off, Axar Patel reads it well and stabs it down on the off side.

Sunil Narine to Rishabh Pant, Bowls this fractionally fuller and outside off, Rishabh Pant cuts it well to deep cover for a single.

Sunil Narine to Rishabh Pant, Shorter in length, outside off, Rishabh Pant whips it to deep mid-wicket for a brace. 

Sunil Narine to Rishabh Pant, No run.

Harshit Rana to Axar Patel, A great over this for Harshit Rana conceeding just one run and getting a wicket! On a back of a length and angling into the left-hander around middle and off, Axar Patel rocks back and stabs it down the pitch.

Harshit Rana to Axar Patel, No run.

Axar Patel is in at number 6 for Delhi.

Harshit Rana to Abishek Porel, ! b Harshit Rana.

Harshit Rana to Abishek Porel, Another well-directed bouncer! Hits the deck on a shorter length over off, Abishek Porel backs away a bit and looks to ramp it over the keeper but the ball climbs on him as he misses to connect. 

Harshit Rana to Abishek Porel, Digs this short and hits the deck hard at 138kph, over middle and leg, Abishek Porel swivels in the crease looking for the pull but leaves this one go through to the keeper. 

Strategic break! It has been an eventful start to the game. Despite the loss of three wickets, Delhi have managed to maintain a good tempo to their innings and will look to bat in the same fashion in the middle overs. A lot will rest on the shoulders of Rishabh Pant against the Kolkata spinners as Delhi look to dominate the middle phase. As for Kolkata, they did well to pick three wickets but have not quite been able to dry up the boundaries. With the ease in field restrictions, they would want

Harshit Rana to Rishabh Pant, Comes from around the wicket and hits the length right and gets the ball to angle bak into the left-hander, Rishabh Pant punches this one crisply to deep cover for a single. 

Sunil Narine to Rishabh Pant, 1 run.

Sunil Narine to Abishek Porel, Lands this fuller and into the stumps, Abishek Porel goes deep in the crease and punches it to mid on for a single.

Sunil Narine to Abishek Porel, Digs this short and wider on off, Abishek Porel cuts it well but straight to point. 

Sunil Narine to Rishabh Pant, Pushes this one quicker and fuller on off, Rishabh Pant eases it to cover and gets a single.

Sunil Narine to Rishabh Pant, Six!

Sunil Narine to Rishabh Pant, Starts from over the wicket and bowls this wider on off and on a fuller length, Rishabh Pant extends his arms and carves it straight to the fielder at point. 

Harshit Rana to Rishabh Pant, Angling in, around the off-stump line, on a good length, Rishabh Pant taps it with soft hands in front of Shreyas Iyer at extra cover and scampers across for a single.

Harshit Rana to Abishek Porel, Switches to around the wicket and serves it on a good length, on off, Abishek Porel punches it with a straight bat to mid off and calls Rishabh Pant through for a quick single.

Harshit Rana to Abishek Porel, ! Intelligent batting! Arora takes pace off and goes fuller in length this time, outside off, Abishek Porel waits for the ball to arrive and plays it late to get it past short third and beats deep backward point to his right for another boundary. 14 runs off the first four balls.

Harshit Rana to Abishek Porel, ! Hit with real authority! Length delivery, outside off, Abishek Porel gets down the track quickly and extends his arms to smack it over cover for a maximum. 50 comes up for Delhi.

Harshit Rana to Abishek Porel, ! Nicely done! Lands it on a hard length, outside off, Abishek Porel gets on his toes and allows the ball to come to him before playing the upper cut over the keeper for a boundary.

Harshit Rana to Abishek Porel, Angled across the left-hander from over the wicket, at 140.1 kph, full in length, Abishek Porel's eyes lit up as he goes for the drive away from the body but fails to connect.

Harshit Rana comes into the attack. 

Vaibhav Arora to Rishabh Pant, ! Width offered and Rishabh Pant obliges! Too full and wide on off, Rishabh Pant gets low and latches onto the width in a flash. Hits it along the ground and gets it through covers for a boundary to get off the mark.

Vaibhav Arora to Rishabh Pant, Comes from around the wicket now does Arora and slants it back in, full and outside off, Rishabh Pant caresses the drive but it goes straight to cover.

Vaibhav Arora to Rishabh Pant, Keeps it full and around off, Rishabh Pant drives it straight but can't get it past mid off.

Vaibhav Arora to Rishabh Pant, WIDE! Full but it goes down leg, Rishabh Pant misses the tickle and it is called as a wide by the umpire.

The skipper, Rishabh Pant walks out to bat at number 5 for Delhi. 

Vaibhav Arora to Shai Hope, ! CASTLED! An absolute peach by Vaibhav Arora! The decision to bring Arora back into the mix is doing wonders for Kolkata.

Vaibhav Arora to Shai Hope, ! Not the most convincing shots but Shai Hope is away! Vaibhav Arora digs it in short and aims it at the helmet of the batter, Shai Hope gets himself into a tangle and hops to get the pull shot away. Takes his eyes off the ball but still goes through with the shot. Helps it over the fine leg fence for a maximum.

Vaibhav Arora to Abishek Porel, This is on a back of a length, on off, Abishek Porel punches it in front of mid off and gets to the other end quickly.

Mitchell Starc to Shai Hope, On a fullish length, outside off, Shai Hope is late on the drive and fails to get any bat on it. End of a wicket-taking over from Starc.

Mitchell Starc to Jake Fraser-McGurk, ! TAKEN! Mitchell Starc has the last laugh! After being hit for a maximum and a boundary, Starc fights back to win the Aussie battle.

Shai Hope walks in at number 4 for Delhi.

Mitchell Starc to Jake Fraser-McGurk, ! Easy pickings! Starc looks to go full but ends up serving a full toss, outside off, Jake Fraser-McGurk uses the angle to his advantage and opens the bat face to slice it between backward point and short third for a boundary. This is turning out to be another expensive over from Starc.

Mitchell Starc to Jake Fraser-McGurk, ! Not a wise option by Starc and he gets punished by Jake Fraser-McGurk! Starc attempts a bumper, on off and middle, Jake Fraser-McGurk gets this one at a good height and moves away to the leg side nice and early. Slaps it over long on for the first maximum of the night.

Mitchell Starc to Abishek Porel, Superb effort in the deep!

Mitchell Starc to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Almost sneaked through! Starc nails the yorker, on middle and leg, tailing back into the right-hander, Jake Fraser-McGurk clears his front leg but does well to adjust to the delivery and jabs it out on the leg side for a single.

Vaibhav Arora to Abishek Porel, Swing and a miss!

Vaibhav Arora to Abishek Porel, Fuller in length, on off, Abishek Porel leans into the drive and hits it towards cover.

Vaibhav Arora to Abishek Porel, A mix-up but no harm done!

Vaibhav Arora to Abishek Porel, Wide!

Abishek Porel walks out to bat at number 3 for Delhi.

Vaibhav Arora to Prithvi Shaw, ! CAUGHT BEHIND! A confident review by Kolkata and they have it spot on! Vaibhav Arora strikes in his first over on his return to the side.

Is that out? There's a huge appeal for caught behind and the umpire turns it down! Kolkata sends it upstairs for the review. 

Vaibhav Arora to Prithvi Shaw, No run.

Vaibhav Arora to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Leg bye.

Vaibhav Arora to Jake Fraser-McGurk, NO BALL! Uh oh! False start for Vaibhav Arora!

It will be Vaibhav Arora to share the new ball from the other end. 

Mitchell Starc to Jake Fraser-McGurk, 1 run.

Mitchell Starc to Prithvi Shaw, Another one from Starc that slides onto the pads on a good length, Prithvi Shaw clips it through square leg for a single.

Mitchell Starc to Prithvi Shaw, No run.

Mitchell Starc to Prithvi Shaw, ! As good as it gets! Starc continues his search of swing and gets a hint of inward shape, full and at the stumps, Prithvi Shaw shows the full face of his bat and drives it to the left of the bowler. Starc sticks out his left boot but fails to cut it off and it goes away for a boundary.

Mitchell Starc to Prithvi Shaw, ! Prithvi Shaw does not miss out this time! Too full and shaping back into the pads, Prithvi Shaw stays balanced in the crease and allows the ball to come to him. Flicks it over square leg for the second boundary of the over.

Mitchell Starc to Prithvi Shaw, WIDE! Slips down leg in search of swing, fuller in length, Prithvi Shaw misses the tickle and it is called a wide.

Mitchell Starc to Prithvi Shaw, ! Just a push and it races away! Lovely start for Prithvi Shaw and Delhi. Starc steams in from over the wicket and goes full, around off, gets the ball to swing back in, Prithvi Shaw gets half-forward and times the drive between cover and mid off for a boundary.

We are on the brink of the game's commencement as the two umpires stride out to the centre followed by the Kolkata team who march out to take their positions on the field. It will be Prithvi Shaw and Jake Fraser-McGurk who stride confidently to the crease as the designated openers for Delhi. Mitchell Starc has the new ball in hand and is poised to unleash the first delivery. Away we go..

Sunil Narine is in for a chat. When asked about the loss in the last game, he replies that it was a tough loss but it was an exciting game. Adds that they learnt a lot from that game and hopes to execute the plans better. Feels that they need to minimize the amount of big overs and restrict the opposition. States that he always tries to execute as best as he can and looks to find ways to contribute positively to the team. He says that if either he or Phil Salt get going, it sets a positive tone

The captain of Kolkata, Shreyas Iyer says they would have bowled first anyway. Adds that the team had some chat in the break and they try to keep things simple, especially after a loss like the previous one. Mentions that they have two changes to the squad and Mitchell Starc along with Vaibhav Arora come into the squad.

The captain of Delhi, Rishabh Pant says that they will bat first. Mentions that the way their team is poised, they would like to put a good score on the board. Feels that the wicket is on the slower side and he expects the ball to stick in the wicket later in the game. Informs that Prithvi Shaw comes in for Kumar Kushagra and Rasikh Dar will start in place of Mukesh Kumar. States that the confidence is high in the group and the talk has been to take one match at a time

Impact substitutes nominated by Delhi - Mukesh Kumar, Sumit Kumar, Pravin Dubey, Kumar Kushagra, Ricky Bhui.

Delhi (Playing XI) - Prithvi Shaw, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant (C/WK), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Abishek Porel, Kuldeep Yadav, Rasikh Dar, Lizaad Williams, Khaleel Ahmed.

Impact substitutes nominated by Kolkata - Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz.

Kolkata (Playing XI) - Phil Salt (WK), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (C), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana.

Rishabh Pant wins the coin flip and Delhi elects to BAT first.

Right then, despite how the back end of the innings panned out for them, Kolkata will be the happier of the two sides. Yes, the wicket is on the slower side, and 154 is a tricky target, but Kolkata have the batting depth to get over the line. Kuldeep Yadav has given Delhi something to bowl at, and given the help that Sunil Narine and Varun Chakaravarthy got, Kuldeep and Axar Patel will relish bowling on this surface. Wickets in the Powerplay will be the key for Delhi to put Kolkata on the bac

Vaibhav Arora is in for a chat. He says that he had gotten a chance against Delhi previously and got a chance here again. On Shai Hope's wicket, he says he perfectly executed the outswing which pitched on that perfect length and got him the wicket. Adds that his strength is with the new ball and he likes to swing it both ways. Says that the wicket is on the slower side and they have done well to restrict them to a smaller target and should be able to get it done

As for Kolkata, they would have loved to bowl Delhi out but they will still be happy with where they are at this stage in the game. At the start, Mitchell Starc in his quest to get the new ball to swing, erred in the first over but soon fought back in his second over. His new ball partner, Vaibhav Arora was much more disciplined and was rewarded with two wickets in the Powerplay. Having conceded more runs than they would have wanted to in the first six overs, the onus was on their spinners to p

Delhi have limped their way to a respectable total! Tottering at 111-8 at one stage, this has been a good recovery from Delhi to end up with 153 on the board. After Rishabh Pant called it right and opted to put runs on the board, Prithvi Shaw got off the blocks quickly with three boundaries in the first over. He fell in the second over and the young Aussie sensation, Jake Fraser-McGurk had a rare short stay at the crease. Shai Hope could not do much either but Rishabh Pant and Abishek Porel b

Andre Russell to Kuldeep Yadav, ! Manages to get boundary off the last ball and Delhi have managed to get to a decent total at the end of the innings. 

Andre Russell to Kuldeep Yadav, No run.

Andre Russell to Kuldeep Yadav, 2 runs.

Andre Russell to Kuldeep Yadav, No run.

Andre Russell to Kuldeep Yadav, No run.

Andre Russell to Kuldeep Yadav, ! Streaky but worth it! 

Who will bowl the last over? It will be the birthday boy, Andre Russell. Can he bowl Delhi out under 150?

Harshit Rana to Kuldeep Yadav, 1 run.

Harshit Rana to Kuldeep Yadav, Wide!

Harshit Rana to Kuldeep Yadav, No run.

Harshit Rana to Lizaad Williams, 1 run.

Harshit Rana to Lizaad Williams, No run.

Lizaad Williams is the last man in for Delhi.

Harshit Rana to Rasikh Dar, ! c Shreyas Iyer b Harshit Rana.

Harshit Rana to Kuldeep Yadav, 1 run.

Vaibhav Arora to Kuldeep Yadav, Leg bye.

Vaibhav Arora to Rasikh Dar, 1 run.

Vaibhav Arora to Kuldeep Yadav, Bowls this full and into middle and off, Kuldeep Yadav gets on a knee and looks for a lofted drive but is beaten. 

Vaibhav Arora to Kuldeep Yadav, 1 run.

Vaibhav Arora to Kuldeep Yadav, Beaten again! Lands this perfectly on that length just outside off and gets the ball to angle back in, Kuldeep Yadav looks to drive it through off but is beaten on the outside edge again. 

Vaibhav Arora to Kuldeep Yadav, No run.

Harshit Rana to Rasikh Dar, ! Not where he intended to send it but gets enough on this one. Rana bowls this on a back of a length outside off, Rasikh Dar looks to ramp but the ball is not too short. He manages to get a cue end on it sending it past the keeper for a boundary. 

Harshit Rana to Kuldeep Yadav, Hurls this on a length and into the pads, Kuldeep Yadav tucks it away to deep backward square leg for one. 

Harshit Rana to Kuldeep Yadav, No run.

Harshit Rana to Rasikh Dar, Goes full and into the stumps, Rasikh Dar flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 

Harshit Rana to Kuldeep Yadav, 1 run.

Harshit Rana to Rasikh Dar, Leg bye.

Strategic break! Kolkata have dominated the middle phase on the back of a three-wicket haul by Varun Chakaravarthy. Both Narine and Chakaravarthy have finished their quota of 4 overs and the onus is now on the pacers to knock off the remaining two Delhi wickets. Kuldeep Yadav needs to bat through for Delhi and give them something to bowl at.

Mitchell Starc to Kuldeep Yadav, Four!

Mitchell Starc to Kuldeep Yadav, 5 Wides!

Mitchell Starc to Kuldeep Yadav, Six!

Mitchell Starc to Kuldeep Yadav, No run.

Mitchell Starc to Rasikh Dar, Goes fuller and into the stumps, Rasikh Dar flicks it well to deep mid-wicket and gets to the other end. 

Mitchell Starc to Rasikh Dar, Digs this short and hits the deck hard at 140.5kph, over middle and leg, Rasikh Dar ducks and leaves this one alone. 

Varun Chakaravarthy is done for the night as he finishes with figures of 3 for 16 from his four overs. Angkrish Raghuvanshi comes in as the Impact Player for Kolkata, replacing Chakaravarthy. A change in bowling as Mitchell Starc comes back into the attack.

Mitchell Starc to Rasikh Dar, Steams from around the wicket and bowls a full toss outside off, Rasikh Dar looks to push it through off but is beaten. 

Varun Chakaravarthy to Kuldeep Yadav, Bowls this on a fuller length just outside off, Kuldeep Yadav with soft hands just pushes it to the off side.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Rasikh Dar, 1 run.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Rasikh Dar, Another loud appeal for LBW and the umpire turns this one down. Varun Chakaravarthy convinces the skipper Shreyas Iyer to send it upstairs for a review. 

Rasikh Dar comes to bat at number 10 for Delhi

Varun Chakaravarthy to Kumar Kushagra, ! c Phil Salt b Varun Chakaravarthy.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Kuldeep Yadav, 1 run.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Kuldeep Yadav, EDGED AND ! Fortuitous boundary for Kuldeep Yadav! Googly by Varun Chakaravarthy, on a nagging length, around off, Kuldeep Yadav has a poke at it and gets an outside edge that goes past the left thigh of the keeper and beats the dive of Shreyas Iyer at first slip to his right for a boundary.

Sunil Narine to Kuldeep Yadav, Loops it up again, full and around off, Kuldeep Yadav looks to work it through the off side but it comes off the inner half of the bat and rolls on the leg side for a single.

Sunil Narine to Kuldeep Yadav, ! Streaky but a boundary nonetheless for Delhi after 23 balls.

Sunil Narine to Kuldeep Yadav, Bowls this straight and into the stumps, Kuldeep Yadav blocks it back to the bowler on the front foot. 

Kuldeep Yadav walks out to bat at number 9 for Delhi.

Sunil Narine to Axar Patel, ! b Sunil Narine.

Sunil Narine to Axar Patel, Good stop! Short and around off, Axar Patel hangs back and punches it from right under his eye line towards cover where Shreyas Iyer dives to his right and saves at least a couple of runs.

Sunil Narine to Axar Patel, Beaten! Slower and shorter, outside off, Axar Patel frees his arms and goes for the cut but connects with thin air.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Kumar Kushagra, This one goes straight, short and on off, Kumar Kushagra whips towards deep mid-wicket and keeps the strike with a single.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Axar Patel, This is on a nagging length, on off, Axar Patel waits on the back foot and drops it with soft hands in front of point for a single.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Axar Patel, Fuller delivery, slanting in, on middle, Axar Patel turns this one from the crease to mid-wicket.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Axar Patel, No run.

Kumar Kushagra the impact substitute replacing Prithvi Shaw walks out to bat at number 8 for Delhi. 

Varun Chakaravarthy to Kumar Kushagra, 1 run.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Tristan Stubbs, ! EDGED AND GONE! The dreaded finger goes up and this is a massive wicket for Kolkata. Varun Chakaravarthy prizes out another big scalp and Delhi are in more trouble now.

Sunil Narine to Tristan Stubbs, Gives the ball air and slows it up as well, full and on off, Tristan Stubbs gets a good stride in and knocks it with a straight bat to long off. Retain the strike with a single.

Sunil Narine to Tristan Stubbs, No run.

Sunil Narine to Axar Patel, 1 run.

Sunil Narine to Tristan Stubbs, Floats it up, on a fullish length, on off, Tristan Stubbs turns it towards wide long on. The batters think about the second but Rinku Singh gets to the ball quickly and keeps it down to one.

Sunil Narine to Axar Patel, Sliding onto the pads, short as well, Axar Patel tucks it through square leg and rotates the strike.

Sunil Narine to Tristan Stubbs, 1 run.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Axar Patel, Swing and a miss!

Varun Chakaravarthy to Axar Patel, Fuller in length, around off, Axar Patel presses forward and defends it solidly on the off side.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Axar Patel, No run.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Tristan Stubbs, 1 run.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Tristan Stubbs, No run.

Tristan Stubbs walks out to bat next for Delhi.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Rishabh Pant, ! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Shreyas Iyer makes no mistake and Varun Chakaravarthy has finally got his man!

Vaibhav Arora to Axar Patel, A touch shorter and outside off, Axar Patel dabs it to point. 

Vaibhav Arora to Axar Patel, Four!

Vaibhav Arora to Axar Patel, ! Beats the man at deep third and gets the second off the over. 

Vaibhav Arora to Rishabh Pant, 1 run.

Vaibhav Arora to Rishabh Pant, No run.

Vaibhav Arora to Rishabh Pant, ! Picks the gap beautifully! Arora comes from over the wicket and bangs this on a length and just outside off, Rishabh Pant waits back and cuts it past backward point and short third for four runs. 

Varun Chakaravarthy to Axar Patel, A tad shorter in length and outside off, Axar Patel punches it to left of deep cover and gets two runs to end the over.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Axar Patel, No run.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Rishabh Pant, Sliding in, short and on middle, Rishabh Pant punches it down to long on for a single.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Rishabh Pant, 2 runs.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Axar Patel, 1 run.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Rishabh Pant, 1 run.

Time for spin from both ends as Varun Chakaravarthy comes on to bowl.

Sunil Narine to Rishabh Pant, Tosses this one up, into the pads, Rishabh Pant slips on one knee and looks to sweep it over but only manages to get a thick outside edge back onto the deck and behind to the keeper. 

Sunil Narine to Axar Patel, Drags the length short and bowls it just outside off, Axar Patel punches it to long off for a single.

Sunil Narine to Axar Patel, Turning away from the left-hander, on a nagging length, on off, Axar Patel reads it well and stabs it down on the off side.

Sunil Narine to Rishabh Pant, Bowls this fractionally fuller and outside off, Rishabh Pant cuts it well to deep cover for a single.

Sunil Narine to Rishabh Pant, Shorter in length, outside off, Rishabh Pant whips it to deep mid-wicket for a brace. 

Sunil Narine to Rishabh Pant, No run.

Harshit Rana to Axar Patel, A great over this for Harshit Rana conceeding just one run and getting a wicket! On a back of a length and angling into the left-hander around middle and off, Axar Patel rocks back and stabs it down the pitch.

Harshit Rana to Axar Patel, No run.

Axar Patel is in at number 6 for Delhi.

Harshit Rana to Abishek Porel, ! b Harshit Rana.

Harshit Rana to Abishek Porel, Another well-directed bouncer! Hits the deck on a shorter length over off, Abishek Porel backs away a bit and looks to ramp it over the keeper but the ball climbs on him as he misses to connect. 

Harshit Rana to Abishek Porel, Digs this short and hits the deck hard at 138kph, over middle and leg, Abishek Porel swivels in the crease looking for the pull but leaves this one go through to the keeper. 

Strategic break! It has been an eventful start to the game. Despite the loss of three wickets, Delhi have managed to maintain a good tempo to their innings and will look to bat in the same fashion in the middle overs. A lot will rest on the shoulders of Rishabh Pant against the Kolkata spinners as Delhi look to dominate the middle phase. As for Kolkata, they did well to pick three wickets but have not quite been able to dry up the boundaries. With the ease in field restrictions, they would want

Harshit Rana to Rishabh Pant, Comes from around the wicket and hits the length right and gets the ball to angle bak into the left-hander, Rishabh Pant punches this one crisply to deep cover for a single. 

Sunil Narine to Rishabh Pant, 1 run.

Sunil Narine to Abishek Porel, Lands this fuller and into the stumps, Abishek Porel goes deep in the crease and punches it to mid on for a single.

Sunil Narine to Abishek Porel, Digs this short and wider on off, Abishek Porel cuts it well but straight to point. 

Sunil Narine to Rishabh Pant, Pushes this one quicker and fuller on off, Rishabh Pant eases it to cover and gets a single.

Sunil Narine to Rishabh Pant, Six!

Sunil Narine to Rishabh Pant, Starts from over the wicket and bowls this wider on off and on a fuller length, Rishabh Pant extends his arms and carves it straight to the fielder at point. 

Harshit Rana to Rishabh Pant, Angling in, around the off-stump line, on a good length, Rishabh Pant taps it with soft hands in front of Shreyas Iyer at extra cover and scampers across for a single.

Harshit Rana to Abishek Porel, Switches to around the wicket and serves it on a good length, on off, Abishek Porel punches it with a straight bat to mid off and calls Rishabh Pant through for a quick single.

Harshit Rana to Abishek Porel, ! Intelligent batting! Arora takes pace off and goes fuller in length this time, outside off, Abishek Porel waits for the ball to arrive and plays it late to get it past short third and beats deep backward point to his right for another boundary. 14 runs off the first four balls.

Harshit Rana to Abishek Porel, ! Hit with real authority! Length delivery, outside off, Abishek Porel gets down the track quickly and extends his arms to smack it over cover for a maximum. 50 comes up for Delhi.

Harshit Rana to Abishek Porel, ! Nicely done! Lands it on a hard length, outside off, Abishek Porel gets on his toes and allows the ball to come to him before playing the upper cut over the keeper for a boundary.

Harshit Rana to Abishek Porel, Angled across the left-hander from over the wicket, at 140.1 kph, full in length, Abishek Porel's eyes lit up as he goes for the drive away from the body but fails to connect.

Harshit Rana comes into the attack. 

Vaibhav Arora to Rishabh Pant, ! Width offered and Rishabh Pant obliges! Too full and wide on off, Rishabh Pant gets low and latches onto the width in a flash. Hits it along the ground and gets it through covers for a boundary to get off the mark.

Vaibhav Arora to Rishabh Pant, Comes from around the wicket now does Arora and slants it back in, full and outside off, Rishabh Pant caresses the drive but it goes straight to cover.

Vaibhav Arora to Rishabh Pant, Keeps it full and around off, Rishabh Pant drives it straight but can't get it past mid off.

Vaibhav Arora to Rishabh Pant, WIDE! Full but it goes down leg, Rishabh Pant misses the tickle and it is called as a wide by the umpire.

The skipper, Rishabh Pant walks out to bat at number 5 for Delhi. 

Vaibhav Arora to Shai Hope, ! CASTLED! An absolute peach by Vaibhav Arora! The decision to bring Arora back into the mix is doing wonders for Kolkata.

Vaibhav Arora to Shai Hope, ! Not the most convincing shots but Shai Hope is away! Vaibhav Arora digs it in short and aims it at the helmet of the batter, Shai Hope gets himself into a tangle and hops to get the pull shot away. Takes his eyes off the ball but still goes through with the shot. Helps it over the fine leg fence for a maximum.

Vaibhav Arora to Abishek Porel, This is on a back of a length, on off, Abishek Porel punches it in front of mid off and gets to the other end quickly.

Mitchell Starc to Shai Hope, On a fullish length, outside off, Shai Hope is late on the drive and fails to get any bat on it. End of a wicket-taking over from Starc.

Mitchell Starc to Jake Fraser-McGurk, ! TAKEN! Mitchell Starc has the last laugh! After being hit for a maximum and a boundary, Starc fights back to win the Aussie battle.

Shai Hope walks in at number 4 for Delhi.

Mitchell Starc to Jake Fraser-McGurk, ! Easy pickings! Starc looks to go full but ends up serving a full toss, outside off, Jake Fraser-McGurk uses the angle to his advantage and opens the bat face to slice it between backward point and short third for a boundary. This is turning out to be another expensive over from Starc.

Mitchell Starc to Jake Fraser-McGurk, ! Not a wise option by Starc and he gets punished by Jake Fraser-McGurk! Starc attempts a bumper, on off and middle, Jake Fraser-McGurk gets this one at a good height and moves away to the leg side nice and early. Slaps it over long on for the first maximum of the night.

Mitchell Starc to Abishek Porel, Superb effort in the deep!

Mitchell Starc to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Almost sneaked through! Starc nails the yorker, on middle and leg, tailing back into the right-hander, Jake Fraser-McGurk clears his front leg but does well to adjust to the delivery and jabs it out on the leg side for a single.

Vaibhav Arora to Abishek Porel, Swing and a miss!

Vaibhav Arora to Abishek Porel, Fuller in length, on off, Abishek Porel leans into the drive and hits it towards cover.

Vaibhav Arora to Abishek Porel, A mix-up but no harm done!

Vaibhav Arora to Abishek Porel, Wide!

Abishek Porel walks out to bat at number 3 for Delhi.

Vaibhav Arora to Prithvi Shaw, ! CAUGHT BEHIND! A confident review by Kolkata and they have it spot on! Vaibhav Arora strikes in his first over on his return to the side.

Is that out? There's a huge appeal for caught behind and the umpire turns it down! Kolkata sends it upstairs for the review. 

Vaibhav Arora to Prithvi Shaw, No run.

Vaibhav Arora to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Leg bye.

Vaibhav Arora to Jake Fraser-McGurk, NO BALL! Uh oh! False start for Vaibhav Arora!

It will be Vaibhav Arora to share the new ball from the other end. 

Mitchell Starc to Jake Fraser-McGurk, 1 run.

Mitchell Starc to Prithvi Shaw, Another one from Starc that slides onto the pads on a good length, Prithvi Shaw clips it through square leg for a single.

Mitchell Starc to Prithvi Shaw, No run.

Mitchell Starc to Prithvi Shaw, ! As good as it gets! Starc continues his search of swing and gets a hint of inward shape, full and at the stumps, Prithvi Shaw shows the full face of his bat and drives it to the left of the bowler. Starc sticks out his left boot but fails to cut it off and it goes away for a boundary.

Mitchell Starc to Prithvi Shaw, ! Prithvi Shaw does not miss out this time! Too full and shaping back into the pads, Prithvi Shaw stays balanced in the crease and allows the ball to come to him. Flicks it over square leg for the second boundary of the over.

Mitchell Starc to Prithvi Shaw, WIDE! Slips down leg in search of swing, fuller in length, Prithvi Shaw misses the tickle and it is called a wide.

Mitchell Starc to Prithvi Shaw, ! Just a push and it races away! Lovely start for Prithvi Shaw and Delhi. Starc steams in from over the wicket and goes full, around off, gets the ball to swing back in, Prithvi Shaw gets half-forward and times the drive between cover and mid off for a boundary.

We are on the brink of the game's commencement as the two umpires stride out to the centre followed by the Kolkata team who march out to take their positions on the field. It will be Prithvi Shaw and Jake Fraser-McGurk who stride confidently to the crease as the designated openers for Delhi. Mitchell Starc has the new ball in hand and is poised to unleash the first delivery. Away we go..

Sunil Narine is in for a chat. When asked about the loss in the last game, he replies that it was a tough loss but it was an exciting game. Adds that they learnt a lot from that game and hopes to execute the plans better. Feels that they need to minimize the amount of big overs and restrict the opposition. States that he always tries to execute as best as he can and looks to find ways to contribute positively to the team. He says that if either he or Phil Salt get going, it sets a positive tone

The captain of Kolkata, Shreyas Iyer says they would have bowled first anyway. Adds that the team had some chat in the break and they try to keep things simple, especially after a loss like the previous one. Mentions that they have two changes to the squad and Mitchell Starc along with Vaibhav Arora come into the squad.

The captain of Delhi, Rishabh Pant says that they will bat first. Mentions that the way their team is poised, they would like to put a good score on the board. Feels that the wicket is on the slower side and he expects the ball to stick in the wicket later in the game. Informs that Prithvi Shaw comes in for Kumar Kushagra and Rasikh Dar will start in place of Mukesh Kumar. States that the confidence is high in the group and the talk has been to take one match at a time

Impact substitutes nominated by Delhi - Mukesh Kumar, Sumit Kumar, Pravin Dubey, Kumar Kushagra, Ricky Bhui.

Delhi (Playing XI) - Prithvi Shaw, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant (C/WK), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Abishek Porel, Kuldeep Yadav, Rasikh Dar, Lizaad Williams, Khaleel Ahmed.

Impact substitutes nominated by Kolkata - Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz.

Kolkata (Playing XI) - Phil Salt (WK), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (C), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana.

Rishabh Pant wins the coin flip and Delhi elects to BAT first.