IPL LIVE: Axar Battles Pain To Deal In 6s, KKR Desperate For Breakthrough

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• April29202523:25 (IST)

  DC vs KKR LIVE: A superb comeback

  An incredible comeback by KKR. Delhi Capitals were 136/3 after 13.1 overs, and cruising with two set batters at the crease. But then Narine took one wicket, then another, and then another. Remember, he was captaining the team as well with Narine off the field.

  27 with the bat, 3 wickets with the ball and a direct-hit to run out KL Rahul. Sunil Narine, take a bow.

• April29202523:23 (IST)

  Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders LIVE: KKR WIN!

  Kolkata Knight Riders win by 14 runs! A sensational comeback in the contest, led by their magician-in-chief Sunil Narine. What a victory for KKR, who stay alive in the chase for playoffs. Their first win in 4 games. 

  KKR 204/9 (20) beat DC 190/9 (20) by 14 runs.

• April29202523:21 (IST)

  DC vs KKR LIVE: Russell nails it!

  Dre Russ has nailed the yorker again! Delhi Capitals are now mathematically out of it if KKR bowl all legal deliveries. The next ball goes for a boundary yet again. And then Russell strikes! Vipraj is out. KKR seal it!

  DC 189/9 (19.5)

• April29202523:19 (IST)

  Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders LIVE: DC scramble 1

  Good yorker by Andre Russell, who is bowling the final over. Gurbaz misses his throw at the stumps, so Vipraj makes it back to the striker's end. And he slashes it for 4! DC is still in this. 20 needed off 4. Vipraj is on 34 off 16!

  DC 185/8 (19.2)

• April29202523:17 (IST)

  DC vs KKR LIVE: DC scramble two!

  Slight hesitation in the outfield from Anukul Roy, the throw comes in late and Vipraj Nigam has made it. Just about made it. Crucial 2 runs. Vipraj stays on strike. And Harshit ends with a dot! 25 needed off the last over for DC!

  DC 180/8 (19)

• April29202523:14 (IST)

  DC vs KKR LIVE: 4!

  Vipraj swings hard, gets 4 off Harshit Rana. DC keep hopes alive. Two balls later, 6! Cleared over backward point! 27 needed off the final 8 balls. As long as Vipraj is there, Delhi will believe they still have a chance.

  DC 178/8 (18.4)

• April29202523:13 (IST)

  DC vs KKR LIVE: SIX!

  Vipraj Nigam ends Varun Chakravarthy's over with a maximum. Faintest glimmer of hope for Delhi Capitals still there as long as Vipraj is there at the crease. Delhi Capitals need 38 off the final two overs.

  DC 167/8 (18)

• April29202523:09 (IST)

  DC vs KKR LIVE: Varun Chakravarthy on a hattrick!

  SENSATIONAL! This game has turned KKR's way! Ashutosh Sharma and ex-KKR man Mitch Starc dismissed in back-to-back balls. Varun Chakravarthy is on a hattrick. Delhi Capitals are eight wickets down.

  DC 160/8 (17.3)

• April29202523:04 (IST)

  DC vs KKR LIVE: SIX!

  Big, big hit by Ashutosh Sharma! Rana went for the wide yorker, Ashutosh still goes for the big whip and gets it just over the fielder at long-off for a maximum! Much-needed runs for DC. Rana nails the yorker on the final ball.

  DC 159/6 (17)

• April29202523:02 (IST)

  DC vs KKR LIVE: 4!

  Vipraj Nigam goes innovative, tries the scoop and gets 4 off Harshit Rana. Full toss as Rana misses the yorker. Don't count Delhi Capitals out, they have two players at the crease who have pulled off a 200+ chase earlier this season. Remember LSG?

  DC 152/6 (15.3)

• April29202523:01 (IST)

  DC vs KKR LIVE: Narine ends with 3

  Sunil Narine has worked his magic again. KKR's 'Icon Player' as Manvinder Bisla called him on the 'Knuckleball by NDTV' Podcast. KKR looked down and out, but these two overs by Narine has brought KKR right back in and given them real belief of victory.

  DC's hopes now lie on Ashutosh Sharma. 57 needed off 24!

  DC 148/6 (16)

• April29202522:55 (IST)

  DC vs KKR LIVE: OUT!

  Sunil Narine takes a third wicket! Faf du Plessis departs trying to play a big shot. Rinku Singh with the catch in the deep. KKR are back into this game in style, their magician from Trinidad has made the difference. Faf departs for 62.

  DC 146/6 (15.2)

• April29202522:53 (IST)

  DC vs KKR LIVE: Anukul's spell ends

  A very neat spell by Anukul Roy ends with a boundary, but he has done a fabulous job with the ball today. Opened the bowling, took a wicket, and has kept DC mostly quiet. Delhi Capitals need 59 off 30, it's very doable from here still.

  DC 146/5 (15)

• April29202522:48 (IST)

  DC vs KKR LIVE: OUT!

  Narine gets two in one over! Tristan Stubbs is clean-bowled! Delhi Capitals have lost two wickets in one over, and KKR will believe once more. Sunil Narine has weaved his magic once again. Could this be a game-changing over?

  DC 138/5 (14)

• April29202522:45 (IST)

  DC vs KKR LIVE: Axar Patel departs

  OUT! Much-needed breakthrough for KKR. Axar Patel has done his job, he's played a fine hand. 37 off 22. Narine gets the wicket, sharp catch taken by Harshit Rana at short cover. KKR need a string of wickets now to pull themselves back into the game.

  DC 136/4 (13.2)

• April29202522:44 (IST)

  DC vs KKR LIVE: SIX!

  AXAR PATEL MAXIMUM! The run chase continues to motor along and Axar Patel has now notched up his highest-score of IPL 2025. Over mid-wicket, his third six off Narine today. Huge hit by the left-hander.

  DC 136/3 (13.1)

• April29202522:43 (IST)

  DC vs KKR LIVE: Axar Patel continues the boundaries

  Delhi Capitals are playing this run chase to perfection. Varun Chakravarthy was bowling a good over, but Axar picks up a boundary through the covers, slashes hard. 9 off it. Varun has been expensive today.

  DC 130/3 (13)

• April29202522:39 (IST)

  DC vs KKR LIVE: 13 off the over!

  Axar Patel gets another boundary to end the over! Down the ground and Powell's dive couldn't stop it. Andre Russell's first over hasn't delivered the wicket for KKR that it so often days. Partnership between Faf and Axar up to 61 off 39, and it is steering Delhi home at this rate.

  DC 121/3 (12)

• April29202522:35 (IST)

  DC vs KKR LIVE: Rahane off the field!

  Ajinkya Rahane is now off the field, trying to stop a boundary and seems to have cut his finger. Andre Russell bowls a no-ball on his very first ball, and gets punished for 4. Meanwhile, Venkatesh Iyer has been subbed off so Sunil Narine is standing in as KKR captain!

  DC 114/3 (11.1)

• April29202522:33 (IST)

  DC vs KKR LIVE: Faf controlling the chase

  Faf du Plessis is in excellent touch! Through cover for another boundary off Harshit Rana. Delhi Capitals' required run-rate is under 11, and with powerhitters to come, they look in control of the run chase at the moment. KKR need wickets soon.

  DC 108/3 (11)

• April29202522:31 (IST)

  DC vs KKR LIVE: Big appeal!

  Axar Patel survives! Appeal for a caught behind given not out by the umpire, Harshit urges Rahane to go for the review. No edge, but it did hit the pads and is so close to being out LBW! Umpire's call on impact, but wickets hitting.

  DC 102/3 (10.3)

• April29202522:30 (IST)

  DC vs KKR LIVE: 50 for Faf

  Faf du Plessis completes a measured half-century off 31 balls. A great knock by him, and a return to form. Meanwhile Axar is going all guns at the other end. He is writhing in pain, so he's just hitting as much as he can as long as he's out there.

  DC 102/3 (10.2)

• April29202522:26 (IST)

  Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders LIVE: SIX to finish!

  It was turning out to be a great over by Sunil Narine, but Axar Patel has smashed another six off Sunil Narine. He is in pain, but he is doing a phenomenal job for his franchise at the moment. Delhi Capitals look comfortable in this run chase right now.

  DC 97/3 (10)

• April29202522:20 (IST)

  DC vs KKR LIVE: Now 6!

  Faf du Plessis ends the over magnificently! Over long-on! Expensive over by Varun Chakravarthy, 16 coming off it. The 40-year-old Faf looks in great groove and has held one end brilliantly despite wickets going down at the other. DC well in this chase.

  DC 87/3 (9)

• April29202522:19 (IST)

  DC vs KKR LIVE: 4, 4 Faf!

  Faf du Plessis is picking some runs off Varun here. Well-set and into the 40s now. First one pitched short and helped through mid-wicket. Next one is quicker, on the pads, and is flicked through fine leg for 4.

  DC 81/3 (8.4)

• April29202522:15 (IST)

  Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders LIVE: SIX!

  Injury? What injury? Axar Patel slams his first boundary, one-handed almost, excellent connection. Clears the ropes over long-on for a maximum off Sunil Narine. Delhi will need these two to stitch a partnership here.

  DC 69/3 (7.3)

• April29202522:14 (IST)

  DC vs KKR LIVE: Great over by Anukul

  Anukul Roy completes yet another amazing over. Just 4 runs off it, and the run out. Axar Patel is out into the middle at No. 5, despite concerns over his fitness. Remember, he had injured his arm while fielding and had gone off. Narine will bowl next.

  DC 62/3 (7)

• April29202522:10 (IST)

  DC vs KKR LIVE: KL RAHUL GONE!

  KL Rahul is run out! Sunil Narine with some exceptional fielding! This could be a big moment in this run chase. Huge wicket for KKR. Miscommunication between the batters, Narine with a great throw from fine-leg, direct hit and Rahul is short!

  DC 60/3 (6.3)

• April29202522:06 (IST)

  DC vs KKR LIVE: Inside edge, 4!

  Varun Chakravarthy is bamboozling the batters in his first over, but Faf du Plessis gets a lucky inside edge which runs away fine for 4. 50 up for Delhi Capitals in 5.4 overs, their run-rate is certainly not bad. And another 4, flicked leg-side for 4 more by KL Rahul.

  DC 58/2 (6)

• April29202522:03 (IST)

  DC vs KKR LIVE: Good over by Arora

  Two boundaries in the over but a big wicket too. KKR have pinned Delhi Capitals down slightly in the powerplay, but they have two high-quality, highly-experienced openers in the middle now in the form of Faf du Plessis and KL Rahul.

  DC 48/2 (5)

• April29202522:00 (IST)

  DC vs KKR LIVE: OUT!

  Vaibhav Arora gets Karun Nair! Excellent DRS review! Arora caught Nair on the pads, umpire initially gave not out but the pacer was adamant! Rahane goes up, and guess what, it is three reds and on the pads. DC lose their second in the powerplay.

  DC 43/2 (4.3)

• April29202521:55 (IST)

  DC vs KKR LIVE: 14 off the over!

  Another boundary for Faf! Short from Rana and Faf punishes it through mid-wicket yet again. Fielder is too square, Faf has treated himself to three boundaries in this over and broken loose. Delhi Capitals get their run-rate back on track.

  DC 39/1 (4)

• April29202521:53 (IST)

  DC vs KKR LIVE: Faf survives!

  Faf du Plessis gets no timing trying to play a big shot, skies it, but luckily for him it falls in no man's land! Rovman Powell cuts off the boundary at long-on, but that could've so easily gone to a fielder. Next ball, Faf slams it through mid-wicket for 4!

  DC 35/1 (3.4)

• April29202521:52 (IST)

  DC vs KKR LIVE: Great shot!

  Harshit Rana provides pace and width to Faf du Plessis and gets punished by the South African, who slaps it past the backward point fielder for 4. These two batters slowly getting the DC run chase back on track after the early wicket.

  DC 29/1 (3.2)

• April29202521:48 (IST)

  DC vs KKR LIVE: 4!

  Karun Nair gives himself and room and whacks Anukul Roy over cover for 4. Anukul has been trusted with another over in the powerplay by Rahane. Nair goes for a similar shot on the next ball, but this one is cut off at the boundary by Powell.

  DC 23/1 (2.2)

• April29202521:46 (IST)

  DC vs KKR LIVE: SIX!

  First maximum! Faf du Plessis nails the timing on this one. Comes down the track, frees his arms and clobbers it back over the bowler's head for six. Great shot. Delhi Capitals will hope for a few more of these in the powerplay.

  DC 15/1 (1.4)

• April29202521:43 (IST)

  DC vs KKR LIVE: What an over

  A superb first over by Anukul Roy. Concedes just 7 runs, an 4 of them came on the very first ball. Delivers a wicket, and you have to doff your hat to Rahane for trusting Anukul with the ball. Excellent start by KKR.

  DC 7/1 (1)

• April29202521:40 (IST)

  DC vs KKR LIVE: OUT!

  Masterstroke! Rahane's bold gamble has paid off and Anukul Roy has got the wicket of Abishek Porel. Utterly sensational. Porel steps out, tries to go big, mistimes it and an easy catch for Andre Russell at long-off. Superb stuff from KKR.

  DC 4/0 (0.2)

• April29202521:39 (IST)

  DC vs KKR LIVE: Anukul Roy first over!

  Anukul Roy has been given the first over by Ajinkya Rahane, this is a big call. Four off the first ball, Anukul gets on the back foot and slams it through the off-side. Good shot from Porel who will be hoping to tee off at the start.

  DC 4/0 (0.1)

• April29202521:33 (IST)

  DC vs KKR LIVE: "Bowlers will need to bowl really well"

  Angkrish Raghuvanshi thinks 204 is just about par on this wicket, and that their isnt much help for the spinners either. DC will be hoping their openers can deliver as well as KKR did in their powerplay. They certainly have the power to chase this down.