Delhi Capitals began the 147-run trail on a wobbly note, losing Prithvi Shaw and Mitchell Marsh within the first two overs. Shaw was removed by Umesh Yadav on 0, whilst Harshit Rana sent off Marsh on 13 (7).
Warner then set up a solid 65-run stand with Lalit Yadav, ahead of Umesh broke the partnership, removing Warner on 42. Capitals then lost Lalit and Rishabh Pant in quickly.
Axar Patel then tried to restore sanity before he was dismissed on 24 (17).
Before in the evening, Delhi Capitals’ decision to bowl first was right as they restrained Kolkata Knight Riders to 146/9 in 20 overs.
Kuldeep Yadav, the hitman from the previous encounter between the two sides, once again augmented to the occasion, fetching 4 wickets in the 3 overs he bowled.
Bangladesh’s bowler Mustafizur Rahman also ended with 3 wickets from his 4 overs.
In the meantime, Nitish Rana was the remarkable performer for KKR with the bat, smashing 57 runs off 34 balls before he was sent off by Rahman in the final over.
Shreyas Iyer too contributed a crucial 42 off 37 runs in the middle. Andre Russell was removed on golden duck.
