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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.

Mitchell Starc to Kuldeep Yadav, FIVE WIDES! A low full toss drifting down leg side. Kuldeep Yadav looks to flick it away but misses out. The ball evades Phil Salt behind the stumps too and races away to the fence for a boundary. 

Mitchell Starc to Kuldeep Yadav, SIX! Starc almost had his plan perfectly executed but Harshit Rana drops this one. Mitchell Starc angles this one in on a shorter length and into the bodyline, Kuldeep Yadav pulls it straight to deep backward square leg where Rana gets under it moving to his left and tries to catch it with both hands and spills it out of the ropes for a maximum. 

Mitchell Starc to Kuldeep Yadav, Looks for the yorker and lands a low full toss tailing back into the left-hander, on off, Kuldeep Yadav punches it to mid off. 

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. 

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 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.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Rasikh Dar, Tosses this one up and into middle and leg, Rasikh Dar pushes it to long on for a single. 

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. Chakaravarthy darts this one fuller and into the stumps, Rasikh Dar gets low on a knee and looks to sweep it square of the wicket on the leg side but misses out. The ball crashes onto his front pad. The replays roll on and the impact was outside off and the onfield call stays as NOT OUT!

Rasikh Dar comes to bat at number 10 for Delhi

Varun Chakaravarthy to Kumar Kushagra, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Varun Chakaravarthy has his third wicket now! The Impact Player departs without any impact for Delhi. This is on a nagging length, on off, turning in a bit, Kumar Kushagra gets half-forward to stab it down the deck. Gets an inside edge onto the flap of the front pad. It lobs over the batter but the keeper, Phil Salt is aware where the ball is and grabs it with ease over his head with his left hand.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Kuldeep Yadav, At the stumps, fuller and quicker, Kuldeep Yadav reverse sweeps it towards backward point for a single.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Kuldeep Yadav, EDGED AND FOUR! 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, FOUR! Streaky but a boundary nonetheless for Delhi after 23 balls. Tosses it up, full and on middle, Kuldeep Yadav goes for the sweep but fails to roll his wrists to control the sweep. Gets a top edge that lands in the vacant short fine leg region and races away for a boundary.

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, OUT! DRAGGED ON! It was just a matter of time before Sunil Narine got into the act! Delhi slip further. Comes from over the wicket and bowls it short and around off, Axar Patel gives himself room and tries to play it through the off side with an angled bat. Turns in a touch, enough to catch the inside edge and it goes back onto the stumps.

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.

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.

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, Sliding in, at the stumps, short as well, Axar Patel covers the line of the ball and keeps it out.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Kumar Kushagra, Turning into the batter, short and on middle, Kumar Kushagra plays it with the turn towards long on for a single to get off the mark.

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

Varun Chakaravarthy to Tristan Stubbs, OUT! 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. Varun Chakaravarthy pushes it through to the right-hander, on a nagging length, outside off, Tristan Stubbs stays on the back foot and shapes up to cut this one away but the ball is not short enough. The ball skids off the deck and catches the cue-end of the bat. The keeper, Phil Salt gets his gloves in the correct position and lets the ball nestle into the gloves.

Sunil Narine to Tristan Stubbs, Keeps the length short and around off, Tristan Stubbs rocks on the back foot and pats it in front of backward point.

Sunil Narine to Axar Patel, Short and just outside off, Axar Patel gives himself room and cuts it hard towards backward point where Rinku Singh lets it through his legs and concedes a single.

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, On a nagging length, on off, Tristan Stubbs stays back in his crease and stabs it down on the off side.

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, Pushes it through, short and on off, Axar Patel gets on the back foot and steers it to backward point.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Tristan Stubbs, Looped up, low full toss, on off, Tristan Stubbs drives it to long off and gets off the mark with a single.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Tristan Stubbs, Turning into the right-hander, slower through the air, on a nagging length, on middle and leg, Tristan Stubbs looks to play at it but it spins in to hit him on the thigh pad.

Tristan Stubbs walks out to bat next for Delhi.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Rishabh Pant, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Shreyas Iyer makes no mistake and Varun Chakaravarthy has finally got his man! Rishabh Pant fails to make his second life count and this is a big blow to Delhi. Chakaravarthy comes from around the wicket and floats it up nicely, full and on middle, Rishabh Pant gets down on one knee and goes for the slog sweep. The ball is too full to play the slog sweep and it catches the top edge. It goes high in the night sky towards cover where Shreyas Iyer settles under it and takes it near his chest.

Vaibhav Arora to Axar Patel, FOUR! This is even better! Arora continues to bowl short and gets punished! Hits the deck hard over off and gets the ball to climb up on the left-hander, Axar Patel this time makes some room and cuts it over backward point for another boundary. 

Vaibhav Arora to Axar Patel, FOUR! Beats the man at deep third and gets the second off the over. Arora bowls this shorter and over off, Axar Patel rocks back and gets on top of his toes before ramping it fine of deep third for a boundary. 

Vaibhav Arora to Rishabh Pant, Just short of Andre Russell! Arora continues to drop it short and bowls this on a back of a length and into the stumps, Rishabh Pant pulls it off the upper half of the bat aerially falling short of Andre Russell at deep mid-wicket for a single. 

Vaibhav Arora to Rishabh Pant, Switches from around the wicket and drops the length short over middle and off, Rishabh Pant looks for the pull but misses out as the ball crashes into his abdomen off an inside edge. 

Vaibhav Arora to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! 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.