Match: DC vs KKR, Match 48 | IPL 2025 | April 29, 2025 | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Result: Kolkata Knight Riders won by 14 runs | KKR 204/9 · DC 190/9

The Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals match scorecard from IPL 2025 Match 48 tells a story of one extraordinary individual performance and one catastrophic batting collapse. Delhi Capitals, chasing 205 at their home ground with three specialist batters still in at the 13th over, appeared to have the match under control. Sunil Narine had other plans. He had already scored 57 off 31 balls. He would now take three wickets- including the key dismissals of Axar Patel, Tristan Stubbs, and Faf du Plessis- to reduce DC from 136/3 to 146/6 in under two overs, ending the chase. KKR won by 14 runs.

Match Highlights at a Glance

KKR beat DC by 14 runs in IPL 2025 Match 48 at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi on April 29, 2025. KKR scored 204/9, DC fell short at 190/9. Sunil Narine was Player of the Match- 57 off 31 balls and 3/29 in 4 overs.

Detail	Info
Match	IPL 2025- Match 48 (D/N)
Date	Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Venue	Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Toss	Delhi Capitals won, elected to bowl
Result	KKR won by 14 runs
KKR Score	204/9 (20 overs)
DC Score	190/9 (20 overs)
Player of the Match	Sunil Narine (KKR)
Top Scorer (KKR)	Sunil Narine- 57 (31), SR 183.87
Top Scorer (DC)	Faf du Plessis- 62 (45), SR 137.78
Best Bowling	Sunil Narine- 3/29 (4 ov)

KKR vs DC Full Scorecard- KKR Innings

KKR posted 204/9 in 20 overs at Arun Jaitley Stadium. Sunil Narine’s 57 off 31 powered the powerplay, Rinku Singh (31 off 22) and Angkrish Raghuvanshi (28 off 21) stabilised the middle overs after Ajinkya Rahane retired hurt.

KKR Batting Scorecard

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Rahmanullah Gurbaz†	c Axar b Roy	30	21	3	1	142.86
Sunil Narine	c Faf b Axar	57	31	4	4	183.87
Ajinkya Rahane (c)	retired hurt	13	10	1	0	130.00
Angkrish Raghuvanshi	c Faf b Khaleel	28	21	2	1	133.33
Rinku Singh	c Axar b Chameera	31	22	2	2	140.91
Rovman Powell	lbw b Mukesh	14	9	0	2	155.56
Andre Russell	c Vipraj b Mukesh	1	2	0	0	50.00
Harshit Rana	not out	12	7	1	1	171.43
Extras	(b 2, w 7, nb 1)	10
Total	9 wkts, 20 ov	204

KKR- Fall of Wickets

Wkt	Score	Over	Batter
1st	48	2.6	Gurbaz
2nd	85	6.4	Narine
3rd	91	7.2	Rahane (retired hurt)
4th	113	9.2	Iyer (sub off)
5th	142	14.0	Raghuvanshi
6th	150	14.5	Rinku
7th	178	17.2	Powell
8th	200	19.1	Russell

KKR- Key Partnerships

Wicket	Batters	Runs
1st	Gurbaz + Narine	48
2nd	Narine + Rahane	37
3rd	Rahane + Raghuvanshi	6
4th	Raghuvanshi + Rinku	29
5th	Rinku + Powell	28

DC Bowling in KKR Innings

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Axar Patel (c)	4	0	27	2	6.75
Kuldeep Yadav	4	0	36	0	9.00
Khaleel Ahmed	4	0	47	1	11.75
Mukesh Kumar	4	0	42	2	10.50
Dushmantha Chameera	4	0	52	1	13.00

Axar Patel was DC’s most economical bowler with 2/27– the only DC bowler to keep the run rate under 7.

KKR Innings Phase Analysis

Phase	Overs	Runs	Wickets
Powerplay	1–6	76	2
Middle Overs	7–14	66	3
Death Overs	15–20	62	4

KKR’s powerplay total of 76/2 set the tone. Their death overs (62 off the last 6)- despite four wickets- proved just competitive enough on this surface.

KKR vs DC Full Scorecard- DC Innings

Delhi Capitals, chasing 205, scored 190/9 in 20 overs– 14 runs short. Faf du Plessis (62 off 45) and Axar Patel (43 off 23) gave DC a genuine chance before Narine’s decisive three-wicket burst in overs 13–15.

DC Batting Scorecard

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Abishek Porel†	c Russell b Roy	4	2	1	0	200.00
Faf du Plessis	c Rinku b Narine	62	45	7	2	137.78
Karun Nair	lbw b Arora	15	13	2	0	115.38
KL Rahul	run out (Narine)	7	5	1	0	140.00
Axar Patel (c)	c Rana b Narine	43	23	4	3	186.96
Tristan Stubbs	b Narine	1	3	0	0	33.33
Vipraj Nigam	b Russell	38	19	5	2	200.00
Ashutosh Sharma (Impact)	c Narine b Varun	7	6	0	1	116.67
Mitchell Starc	c Gurbaz b Varun	0	1	0	0	0.00
Dushmantha Chameera	not out	2	3	0	0	66.67
Kuldeep Yadav	not out	1	1	0	0	100.00
Extras	(b 5, w 4, nb 1)	10
Total	9 wkts, 20 ov	190

DC- Fall of Wickets

Wkt	Score	Over	Batter
1st	4	0.2	Abishek Porel
2nd	43	4.3	Karun Nair
3rd	60	6.3	KL Rahul
4th	136	13.2	Axar Patel– Chase’s turning point
5th	138	14.0	Tristan Stubbs
6th	146	15.2	Faf du Plessis
7th	160	17.2	Ashutosh Sharma
8th	160	17.3	Mitchell Starc
9th	189	19.5	Vipraj Nigam

DC- Key Partnerships

Wicket	Batters	Runs
2nd	Faf + Karun Nair	39
3rd	Faf + KL Rahul	17
4th	Faf + Axar Patel	76 ← Longest partnership of the match
9th	Vipraj + Chameera	29

The 76-run 4th wicket partnership between Faf and Axar was DC’s highest of the innings and the closest they came to winning the match. Both wickets fell in the same Narine spell.

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KKR Bowling in DC Innings

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Sunil Narine	4	0	29	3	7.25
Varun Chakravarthy	4	0	39	2	9.75
Anukul Roy	4	0	27	1	6.75
Andre Russell	2	0	22	1	11.00
Vaibhav Arora (Impact)	2	0	19	1	9.50
Harshit Rana	4	0	49	0	12.25

Narine and Varun combined for 5/68– accounting for five of DC’s nine wickets across 8 overs. Anukul Roy was KKR’s most economical bowler (6.75 runs per over).

DC Innings Phase Analysis

Phase	Overs	Runs	Wickets
Powerplay	1–6	60	3
Middle Overs	7–14	76	1
Death Overs	15–20	54	5

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Match Timeline

KKR’s innings accelerated steadily, crossing 200 by the 19th over. DC’s chase peaked at 136/3 before Narine’s intervention turned the match from over 13 onwards.

KKR Innings Milestones

Milestone	Over
KKR 50	3.3
KKR 100	8.4
KKR 150	14.5
KKR 200	19.1

DC Chase Milestones

Milestone	Over	Context
DC 50	5.5	3 wickets already down
DC 100	11.4	Faf + Axar building
DC 136/3	13.2	Peak chase position
DC 138/5	14.0	Axar + Stubbs gone in 8 balls
DC 146/6	15.2	Faf dismissed- match effectively decided
DC 160/8	17.3	Two wickets in two balls
DC 189/9	19.5	Last recognised batter falls

Key Match Statistics

Stat	Value
Highest Partnership	76 runs- Faf + Axar (4th wkt)
Top Score (Match)	Faf du Plessis- 62 (45)
Best Bowling	Sunil Narine- 3/29
Best SR (10+ balls)	Axar Patel- 186.96 (43 off 23)
Most Sixes (KKR)	Sunil Narine- 4
Most Sixes (DC)	Axar Patel- 3
KKR Powerplay	76/2 (6 overs)
DC Powerplay	60/3 (6 overs)
Wickets in overs 16–20 (both teams)	9- joint-most in IPL 2025 at that stage

Match Analysis: How the Kolkata Knight Riders Won

KKR won because Sunil Narine’s 3-wicket burst in overs 13–15 broke DC’s most productive partnership (76 runs, Faf + Axar) at the exact moment the chase was most alive. DC went from 136/3 to 146/6 in under two overs and never recovered.

How Narine’s Batting Built the Platform

Narine arrived at No.2 with a specific powerplay brief– attack early, attack hard. His opening stand of 48 with Gurbaz off 17 deliveries gave KKR an immediate advantage. By the time he departed at 85/2 in the 7th over, having scored 57 off 31 with 4 fours and 4 sixes, KKR already had a score that pressure-tested any T20 batting lineup. The middle order- Raghuvanshi (28 off 21), Rinku (31 off 22), and Powell (14 off 9)- kept the acceleration going after Rahane retired hurt at 91/3. KKR crossed 150 by the 15th over and 200 by the 19th. The total of 204/9 was not built on one big innings- it was the product of six batters contributing above a 133 strike rate.

How DC’s Chase Fell Apart

For 13 overs, DC tracked the target reasonably well. Despite losing three early wickets- including Abishek Porel (4) for just 4 runs in the first ball- Faf du Plessis (62 off 45) anchored the innings with experience and composure. His 76-run stand with Axar Patel, who contributed a remarkable 43 off 23 balls despite batting with an injured bottom hand, had DC needing 69 off the last 7 overs with seven wickets remaining. That was a very achievable target. Narine took over captaincy duties after Rahane left the field injured, with Venkatesh Iyer already substituted out. The captain who replaced Rahane spent his final bowling overs dismantling the partnership that threatened to win the match. He dismissed Axar (13.2), Stubbs (14.0), and Faf (15.2)- three wickets in 10 deliveries– conceding just 10 runs in that window. From 136/3, DC slid to 146/6. The required rate jumped from 9.6 to over 15. Vipraj Nigam’s remarkable 38 off 19 balls (SR 200)– the fastest innings of the DC chase- narrowed the deficit to 15 off the final over, but by then Mitchell Starc and Ashutosh Sharma had already gone, leaving only tail-enders as company.

Match Awards

Award	Player	Performance
Player of the Match	Sunil Narine (KKR)	57 (31) + 3/29 + run-out + emergency captaincy
Top Bat- KKR	Sunil Narine	57 off 31, SR 183.87
Top Bat- DC	Faf du Plessis	62 off 45, SR 137.78
Best Bowling- KKR	Sunil Narine	3/29 in 4 overs
Best Bowling- DC	Axar Patel	2/27 in 4 overs, Econ 6.75
Most Economical (Match)	Axar Patel / Anukul Roy	6.75 per over each
Highest SR (10+ balls)	Axar Patel (DC)	186.96 (43 off 23)

Records and Milestones

Sunil Narine scored 57 and took 3/29 in the same match while also taking on emergency captaincy duties.  Axar Patel’s 43 off 23 was scored with an injured bottom hand, per the same report.

• Sunil Narine’s dual contribution– 57(31) bat + 3/29 ball + a run-out assist + captaincy in the same IPL match.
• Axar Patel (43 off 23, SR 186.96) hit three sixes off Narine while batting with an injured bottom hand.
• KKR posted 204/9– their 3rd score of 200+ in IPL 2025 at that point in the season.
• Vipraj Nigam’s 38 off 19 balls (SR 200.00) was the joint-highest strike rate of the match among batters who faced 10+ deliveries.
• Nine wickets fell in overs 16–20 across both innings– joint-most in that phase in IPL 2025 at that stage of the tournament.
• DC’s powerplay of 60/3– three wickets lost in the six-over powerplay- was a structural problem that placed excessive pressure on the middle order.

KKR vs DC Head-to-Head Record in IPL

After IPL 2025 Match 48, KKR led DC 19–15 in 35 IPL meetings, with one tied result.

Stat	Detail
Total Matches	35
KKR Wins	19
DC Wins	15
Tied	1
KKR Win %	54.3%

KKR’s win in this kolkata knight riders vs delhi capitals match extended their historical dominance in the rivalry. KKR now lead in overall wins, home wins, and away wins across the head-to-head.

Impact on IPL 2025 Points Table and Qualification

After Match 48, KKR moved to 9 points (7th place) and DC stayed at 12 points (4th place). KKR’s playoff hopes stayed alive with key fixtures remaining. DC’s home record faced scrutiny.

Updated Points Table (After Match 48, April 29, 2025)

Pos	Team	M	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	RCB	10	7	3	0	14	+0.738
2	GT	10	6	4	0	12	+0.469
3	MI	10	6	4	0	12	+0.326
4	DC	10	6	4	0	12	+0.362
5	LSG	10	5	4	1	11	+0.356
6	SRH	10	5	5	0	10	+0.219
7	KKR	10	4	5	1	9	+0.271

Qualification Impact

For KKR:
The win moved KKR to 9 points from 10 games, keeping them mathematically alive in the IPL 2025 playoff race. The gap to sixth-placed SRH was just one point, and KKR’s NRR improved to +0.271 with this result. With matches remaining, KKR needed consistent wins to push into the top four. Match analysis, KKR “strengthened their grip on seventh position” while remaining firmly in contention for the final playoff spots.

For DC:
Delhi Capitals stayed fourth on 12 points but remained level with GT and MI- creating a tight four-team contest for positions 2 through 5. The home defeat at Arun Jaitley Stadium- their third in four home games at that stage of IPL 2025- raised questions about their performance on a pitch that had historically favoured spin-heavy oppositions like KKR.

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