DC vs KKR, 19th Match at Mumbai, IPL, Apr 10 2022 - Ball by Ball Commentary

That's it from Ranjith, Sudarshanan and me, Himanshu, for this match. Before long, don't forget to hop on to the second of the double-headers today, as Rajasthan Royals play Lucknow Super Giants. See you there!

Kuldeep Yadav is the Player of the Match: "[On the catch] Actually I didn't think much. I felt I can reach it, and it is my wicket at the end of the day. It is important to take a pause and think about the bowling. This is a good wicket and the batters do well. Since some of the side boundaries are longer plus the ball was gripping, it was important to do well. Shreyas was batting well and hitting it well, so that was a big wicket. Enjoyed Shreyas' wicket more because it was my first and was the main wicket from the team's point of view since he was batting well. I haven't tried too much and am focusing on my rhythm. That's what I did when I returned to the Indian team. I am enjoying my bowling and bowling good lengths. I pulled the lengths against Shreyas as well as Cummins. I am enjoying the environment here and have a good backing of the side. Rishabh guides me well from behind the stumps, too."

Rishabh Pant: "We would have fielded first but didn't think much. As a batting unit we wanted to put pressure on the opposition. In these conditions, when the dew is not there, if teams score 170-180 it is decent and the pressure is not as much as it is when the score is 200 or more. Kuldeep has been working for one year but hasn't been getting enough chances. We are trying to back him and he is doing well. We wanted to keep momentum going, and hence sent Axar. We wanted Sarfaraz to arrest the slide if we lose too many wickets and hence kept him back."

Hang around to hear from the presentations

Sajid: "How good fizz has been with the DC filling the shoes of Rabada-Nortje duo! His bowling figure so far 12-0-70-3 (Economy: 5.83!!)"

Warner: "Felt pretty good. A nice wicket... Prithvi is an exciting player. Takes pressure off. Loving my time here. Ricky Ponting is like a father! A great coach, and everyone is happy to be underneath him."

Karan: "At least the initial concerns of the tournament - win the toss, bat second and win the match are beginning to fade. "

Iyer after the loss: "They got off to a really quick start... We were a bit clueless what to do. They built on a really good partnership at the start, and carried that till the tenth over. Looked like a good batting pitch... We made a decision, and that didn't work out well."

7.32pm A comfortable two points for Capitals. A margin of 44 runs boosts their net run rate too, as an all-round performance does the deal. Pretty much everyone stepped up: the top three and the finishers with the bat, and Khaleel and Kuldeep with the ball. And what a catch by Kuldeep running and diving to his right!

Varun the last man in. He runs in, but stops at the last moment because the man running in from long-off wasn't inside the circle.

Thakur from around the wicket

Zaheer: "India's IT minds are at work with all mathematical possibilities of KKR winning "

Laks: "So impressed with the way Khaleel Ahmed and Kuldeep Yadav were playing this season, and also credit shall go to DC management for handling these players "

Japneet: "Russell needs to hit 10 sixes in about 15 balls to win this. If anyone can do it, it's him" --- I can't believe how people think it's still possible.

Vishwa: "Lord Tewatia on both ends also con not get this score now"

Nimesh: "This is going to boost Kuldeep's confidence so much. Good for him and DC. "

Rasikh is the new batter on strike

Fizz from over the wicket