Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 16th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

We are only 16 games through this season and we have already witnessed the two highest totals in the history of IPL. KKR fell just short of overhauling SRH’s 277, but the entertainment provided by them was top-notch. This massive 106-run win as catapulted KKR’s net run-rate and now they sit pretty on top of the table. Meanwhile, DC have fallen down to ninth position on the table owing to their lacklustre showing. The caravan will move on to Ahmedabad tomorrow with Gujarat Titans playing hosts to Punjab Kings. Do tune in to catch all the action. Till then, goodbye and take care!

Suni Narine | Player of the Match: Cricket is all about batting, so to contribute with the bat is pleasing but I also enjoy my bowling. (On batting down the order with Abu Dhabi Knight Riders) We had sufficient batters, so opening was not needed then. At the end of the day, it is about what the team requires. Batting with Salt is good, he takes the pressure off me so it's good to bat with him. On a good wicket like that, we bowled well and were on the money, so a total team effort from us tonight.

Shreyas Iyer | KKR skipper: No, it it didn't to be honest, we thought we will reach 210-220 but 270 was an icing on the cake. I said in a pre-match interview that Sunny's job is to take us off to a good start, if he doesn't get us off, that's also okay. (On Raghuvanshi) He was fearless from ball one, his work ethic is phenomenal, the way he played his shots were pleasing to the eye. It's great to see all the bowlers stepping up at the right time and capitalizing on the opportunities. (On Harshit Rana's injury) I also don't know, on the field he was holding his shoulder. I have been in that situation before. Vaibhav Arora took crucial wickets for us, he stood up for us tonight.

Stats round-up by Shashikant Singh

Most PoTM awards for KKR in IPL
14 - Andre Russell
14 - Sunil Narine*
10 - Gautam Gambhir
7 - Yusuf Pathan

Biggest win margin for KKR in IPL (in runs)
140 vs RCB, Bengaluru, 2008
106 vs DC, Vizag, 2024*
86 vs RR, Sharjah, 2021
82 vs RCB, Eden Garden, 2017

Biggest defeat margin for DC in IPL (in runs)
146 vs MI, Delhi, 2017
106 vs KKR, Vizag, 2024*
105 vs RR, Wankhede, 2008
98 vs MI, Delhi, 2010

Most wins by 100+ runs margin in IPL
4 - RCB
2 - KKR*
2 - MI
- First-time KKR has won their first three matches in an IPL season.
- DC have lost four of the seven IPL games they've played at Vizag.
- This is the first win for KKR against DC in four matches since 2022

Mitchell Starc - Not changing too much, you need a bit of luck in T20 cricket, the games come quick and fast. But we've been winning games, 3-0, we've been good with both bat and ball, that counts the most. Nothing much was said before the game, you take in a bit of luck here and there, tonight we were clinical with both bat and ball. Nice to have them in the pocket (on dismissing both Warner and Marsh), but the big win was more wicket. He was fantastic tonight (on Vaibhav Arora), used the short ball well, we centre around mainly on conversations in the nets. They keep asking questions and tonight he was very good.

Rishabh Pant | DC skipper: We were just all over the place (with the ball), we could have done better, and it is one of those days I feel. As a batting unit, we talked about going hard (after the target) and that's how we approach these games because it is better to be all-out trying to go for the total than not chase it down. It was quite loud (the venue) and couldn't see the timer on the screen (talking about the non-DRS moments) and there was some issue with the screen as well, there are some things you can control and some you cannot control, you just need to go with the flow. Time to reflect better as a team, as an individual and come back strong in the next game. I am enjoying each and every day (talking about his fitness and comeback) and cricket has its own ups and downs, and at the same time you can try and give your best as an individual.

23:21 Local Time, 17:51 GMT, 23:21 IST: KKR continue to fly high - a complete all-round performance from the men in purple and gold! Shreyas Iyer elected to bat first on a proper highway of a track and his batters repaid the faith he had in them. Records were broken in galore as the visitors completely bossed the proceedings. Narine's free-flowing batting, young Raghuvanshi's classy knock, and quickfire cameos from Russell and Rinku Singh enabled KKR to post their highest score ever. It was always going to be an uphill task for DC and they were found wanting within the powerplay itself. They were reduced to 33/4 and from then on, the writing was on the wall for them. Pant and Stubbs lit up the stadium with their attractive strokeplay and stitched a 93-run stand. Once that was broken, DC kept losing wickets in clusters and crumbled under pressure. Starc picked his first two wickets of IPL 2024, Arora impressed with his 3-fer, and Chakravarthy also picked three. In the hindsight, DC didn't make judicious use of DRS and that added to their woes - one of them was that of Narine who went on to dismantle the DC bowlers with his highest T20 score! Stick around for the presentations...

Russell to Nortje, out Caught by Shreyas Iyer!! That's the game! This is a massive, massive victory for KKR!! Ian Bishop on air mentions that it's the first time in the history of IPL that KKR have won their first three matches of the season on the trot. A back of a length delivery, Nortje backs away and mistimes his flat-batted stroke to mid-on and holes out to Shreyas Iyer. Beaming smiles in the KKR camp. This has been a proper drubbing. Nortje c Shreyas Iyer b Russell 4(6)

Russell to Nortje, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Russell to Nortje, no run, almost knocked him over! A slower back of a length ball on leg-stump, Nortje swings across the line and misses. The ball almost kisses the leg-stump

Andre Russell [1.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack

Vaibhav Arora to Nortje, 1 run, another shortish delivery, Nortje backs away and mistimes his flat-batted stroke towards mid-off

Vaibhav Arora to Nortje, 2 runs, shortish ball outside off, Nortje slashes at it and it flies off an outside edge towards third man's left. A couple results

Vaibhav Arora to Nortje, wide, short ball around off, Nortje looks to pull but only meets thin air

Vaibhav Arora to Ishant, 1 run, Ishant backs away and Vaibhav Arora tucks him up with a short ball. Ishant fends it awkardly besides him on the leg-side and the batters take off. The throw deflects off Ishant and rolls towards long-on but they don't take the second

Vaibhav Arora to Ishant, no run, a yorker length ball on off, Ishant digs it out to the off-side