But
they
should
be
thankful
for
the
calm
and
composed
demeanour
showed
by
uncapped
batter
Rahul
Tripathi
–
who
dispatched
Ravichandran
Ashwin
for
a
maximum
on
the
penultimate
delivery
of
the
match
to
sink
Delhi
Capitals’ hopes
of
a
turnaround.

Kolkata
tried
everything
in
the
dying
moments
of
the
game
as
they
lost
three
wickets
in
five
deliveries
but
Rahul
Tripathi’s
big
hit
ensured
captain
Eoin
Morgan’s
side
survived
the
setback
in
a
heart-stopping
thriller
and
romped
home.

In
a
below-par
run
chase
of
136
and
dew
making
it
easier
for
the
chasing
side,
Venkatesh
Iyer
continued
to
impress
with
his
fearless
batting
skills
as
the
left-handed
opener
smashed
another
imperious
fifty.
The
Indore
batter
–
who
has
been
the
find
of
the
season
in
the
UAE-leg
–
scored
a
quickfire
55
off
44
deliveries.
His
knock
was
studded
with
three
sixes
and
four
boundaries.

Along
with
his
opening
partner
Shubman
Gill
(46),
Iyer
gave
KKR
a
sublime
start
as
the
duo
forged
a
partnership
of
96
runs
for
the
first
wicket.
After
Iyer’s
departure,
KKR
lost
the
wickets
of
Nitish
Rana
(13)
and
Gill
in
the
middle
overs
but
they
were
still
in
cruise
control
in
the
run
chase.

But
things
went
haywire
after
Gill’s
dismissal,
Delhi
Capitals
bowlers
breathed
life
into
a
dull
contest
in
the
death
overs
and
almost
took
their
team
close
to
an
almost
stunning
victory.
Kagiso
Rabada,
Anrich
Nortje
and
R
Ashwin
bowled
brilliantly
in
their
final
overs
to
raise
hope
for
their
side
but
KKR
were
always
short
of
just
one
big
hit
and
Tripathi
did
just
the
same.

Earlier
in
the
day,
KKR
spin
trio
of
Varun
Chakravarthy,
Sunil
Narine
and
Shakib
Al
Hasan
put
up
another
disciplined
effort
as
prevented
Delhi
Capitals
from
posting
a
respectable
total
at
a
sluggish
Sharjah
surface.
The
Rishabh
Pant-led
side
kept
losing
wickets
at
the
regular
intervals
after
being
put
in
to
bat
first
and
could
only
manage
135
for
five
in
stipulated
20
overs.

Here
are
the
Stats,
Full
List
of
Award
Winners,
Man
of
The
Match,
Post
Match
Presentation
Highlights:

Full
list
of
award
winners:

Perfect
catch
of
the
match
–
Shakib
Al
Hasan
–
took
the
catch
of
Shikhar
Dhawan
–
Rs
1
Lakh.

Super
Striker
of
the
match
–
Shimron
Hetmyer
(DC)
–
Rs
1
Lakh.

Dream11
Game
Changer
of
the
match
–
Venkatesh
Iyer
(KKR)
–
Rs
1
Lakh

Lets
Crack
It
Sixes
–
Venkatesh
Iyer
(KKR)
–
3
sixes
–
Rs
1
Lakh

Power
player
of
the
match
–
Shubman
Gill
(KKR)
–
Rs
1
Lakh

Most
Valuable
Asset
of
the
match
–
Venkatesh
Iyer
(KKR)
–
Rs
1
Lakh

Player
of
the
match
–
Venkatesh
Iyer
(KKR)
–
Rs
1
lakh

Rishabh
Pant,
losing
captain:
I
don’t
have
words
to
express
at
the
moment,
can’t
tell
anything.
We
just
kept
believing,
tried
to
stay
in
the
game
as
long
as
possible.
The
bowlers
nearly
pulled
it
back,
but
it’s
unfortunate
that
it
didn’t
go
our
way.
They
bowled
very
well
in
the
middle-overs,
we
got
stuck
and
couldn’t
rotate
strike.
Delhi
Capitals
are
known
to
be
positive
and
hopefully,
we’ll
come
back
better
next
season.
We
played
really
good
cricket,
yes,
there
will
be
ups
and
downs,
but
we’ll
stay
positive,
be
there
for
each
other,
care
for
each
other
and
hopefully
we’ll
come
back
better
next
season.

Eoin
Morgan,
winning
captain:
We
will
dissect
what
happened
in
the
last
four
overs.
The
openers
gave
us
a
great
platform.
But
we
have
won
and
we
are
in
the
finals.
We
are
delighted
to
get
over
the
line.
We
are
in
the
entertainment
business
and
need
to
play
some
entertaining
cricket.
Six
off
2
and
you
would
say
the
odds
are
for
the
bowling
side.
But
Tripathi
has
done
it
for
us
so
many
times.

The
guys
coming
in
feel
free
to
express
themselves.
The
backroom
staff
have
created
an
excellent
atmosphere
for
that
to
happen.
With
the
squad
we
have,
we
had
huge
expectations.
Our
coach
Brendon
McCullum
saw
Iyer
and
had
tracked
his
progress.
Iyer
seems
to
be
batting
on
a
different
wicket.
Anything
can
happen
in
a
final!

Venkatesh
Iyer,
Man
of
the
Match:
I
am
doing
what
has
been
asked
of
me.
I
am
very
happy
that
we
ended
on
the
winning
side.
There
is
no
difference.
I
came
out
and
played
the
way
I
want
to
play.
I
am
grateful
to
the
management.
It
is
a
wonderful
place
to
come
and
play.
I
think
in
the
past
couple
of
games,
I
have
been
trying
to
restrict
myself
a
bit
as
I
wanted
to
stay
till
the
end.
But
then
I
thought
it
is
not
me.
I
was
losing
out
on
the
present
trying
to
be
a
bit
conservative.
Gill
is
an
extremely
wonderful
stroke
player
and
we
complement
each
other.
Heard
the
news
(about
being
asked
to
stay
back
in
the
Indian
bio-bubble
for
the
T20
World
Cup)
this
morning,
but
my
entire
focus
was
on
tonight’s
game.