| 0.0 : Hello and welcome to game 7 of the Indian T20 League, 2020. After their nail biting Super Over win, the young Delhi brigade will look to make it two-in-two. Chennai, on the other hand, will be looking to bounce back after being surprised by Rajasthan. Can the wounded Lions pounce stronger or will Delhi's young brigade be too hot to handle? |
| PITCH REPORT - Kevin Pietersen and Michael Slater are down with the pitch report. Slater says it looks like a great pitch and tells we have seen scores of 150-160 and also 200 and also reminds us of Rahul's innings from last evening. Pietersen says the batting is getting good and tells this is wicket looks very good to bat. Pietersen informs the seamers are picking wicket bowling short. Pietersen says if he wins the toss he would chase. Slater is in slight disagreement and says the side batting |
| TOSS - We are all in readiness for the spin of coin. MS Dhoni, the Chennai skipper and Shreyas Iyer, captain of Delhi are all in readiness at the middle. Match referee has the coin in hand. Up it goes. Dhoni calls Tails and it comes down in his favour. CHENNAI OPT TO BOWL! |
| Chennai skiper, MS Dhoni, says that they need to respect the conditition and the dew will come into play. Feels the side batting secnd has made a few mistakes. Tells that the wicket looks good and it comes on better. Expects the wickets to slow down but not that much as there are alot of grass and lot of strips. Tells there were a lot of controllable in the last game which they failed to do. Says there were a lot of positive. Informs Ngidi makes way for Hazlewood. Tells they will do whatever is |
| Delhi skipper, Shreyas Iyer, tells they needed a close game like that early in the tournament as it stabalizes the team. Admits he would have chosen to field as dew played a key role in the last game as well as the ball was skidding off the hand. Tells Ashwin is doing good but they want to give him a coule of days rest before getting him back.  Informs Mishra and Avesh Khan come in place for Ashwin and Mohit Sharma. |
| CHENNAI PLAYING XI - Murali Vijay, Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (WK/C), Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Josh Hazlewood (IN FOR LUNGI NGIDI), Deepak Chahar, Piyush Chawla. |
| DELHI PLAYING XI - Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shimron Hetmyer, Shreyas Iyer (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Amit Mishra (IN FOR Ravichandran Ashwin), Anrich Nortje, Avesh Khan (IN FOR MOHIT SHARMA). |
| 0.1 : Deepak Chahar to Prithvi Shaw, Back of a length on off, Shaw pushes it to point. |
| 0.2 : Deepak Chahar to Prithvi Shaw, BEATEN! Good length delivery outside off, Shaw looks to defend but misses it. |
| 0.3 : Deepak Chahar to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Nice shot! Length delivery on off, Shaw pushes it through covers for a boundary. |
| 0.4 : Deepak Chahar to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Good shot! Full ball on off, Shaw drives it through covers for a boundary. |
| 0.5 : Deepak Chahar to Prithvi Shaw, Good length delivery outside off, Shaw hits it uppishly towards mid off. |
| 0.6 : Deepak Chahar to Prithvi Shaw, Shorter and outside off, Shaw slaps it through covers for a single. |
| 1.1 : Sam Curran to Prithvi Shaw, Full delivery on middle, Shaw drives it to mid on. |
| 1.2 : Sam Curran to Prithvi Shaw, Back of a length on leg, Shaw looks to flick but gets hit on the pads. It goes towards fine leg. The batsmen take a leg bye. |
| 1.3 : Sam Curran to Shikhar Dhawan, Length delivery outside off, Dhawan leaves it alone. |
| 0.6 : Sam Curran to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.4 : Sam Curran to Shikhar Dhawan, Short and outside off, Dhawan cuts it through point for a single. |
| 1.5 : Sam Curran to Prithvi Shaw, Back of a length on off, Shaw looks to defend but gets an outside edge. It bounces in front of Dhoni. He dives to his right and collects it on one bounce. |
| 1.6 : Sam Curran to Prithvi Shaw, Bouncer on middle, Shaw ducks under it. |
| 2.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Shikhar Dhawan, Back of a length on off, Dhawan taps it towards point for a single. |
| 2.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Shikhar Dhawan, Short ball on middle, Dhawan looks to pull but misses to get hit high on the thigh pad. |
| 2.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Shikhar Dhawan, Short delivery on middle, Dhawan flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 2.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Prithvi Shaw, Back of a length on off, Shaw punches it towards point where the fielder dives and does well to stop it. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 2.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Shikhar Dhawan, Full on middle, Dhawan flicks it through square leg for a run. |
| 3.1 : Sam Curran to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Flicked away well! Back of a length ball around middle and leg, Shaw flicks it fine towards the deep square leg region for a boundary. |
| 3.2 : Sam Curran to Prithvi Shaw, Good length around leg, Shaw tucks this towards the fielder at mid-wicket. |
| 2.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Prithvi Shaw, Back of a length on off, Shaw punches it towards long off for a single. |
| 3.3 : Sam Curran to Prithvi Shaw, On a good length around off, Prithvi punches this towards the cover region. |
| 0.0 : Josh Hazlewood is into the attack. |
| 3.4 : Sam Curran to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Up up and away! Great shot! Back of a length ball around off, Shaw lifts this over the mid off region on the up and it will cross the fence at long off for four runs. |
| 3.5 : Sam Curran to Prithvi Shaw, WIDE! The umpire calls this a wide as this is down the leg side. |
| Sam Curran to Prithvi Shaw, Good length ball around leg, Shaw tucks this off his back foot towards the fine leg region and they will come back for the second run. |
| 3.6 : Sam Curran to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! A boundary to end this over! Short of a good length around leg, Shaw flicks this with some power and it crosses the square leg fence for a boundary. |
| 4.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Prithvi Shaw, Good length around off, Shaw pushes this to the fielder at covers. |
| 4.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Prithvi Shaw, Back of a length ball around off, Shaw pulls this hard towards the long on region and luckily for him, it lands safe. Two taken. |
| 4.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Prithvi Shaw, Short of a good length around middle, Shaw tucks this towards the mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 4.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Shikhar Dhawan, Back of a length around off, Dhawan cuts this to the fielder at short third man. |
| 4.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Shikhar Dhawan, Josh dishes a back of a length ball around middle, Dhawan dances down the track and works it towards the off side. |
| 4.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Shikhar Dhawan, A dot to end the over as Dhawan pushes this to the point fielder. |
| 5.1 : Deepak Chahar to Prithvi Shaw, Back of a length ball outside off, Shaw pushes this to the fielder at point. |
| 0.0 : Deepak Chahar is back on. |
| 5.2 : Deepak Chahar to Shikhar Dhawan, Good length ball around off, Dhawan plays this on the up towards the deep cover region and it will land safe. Two taken. |
| 5.3 : Deepak Chahar to Shikhar Dhawan, Short of a good length ball around middle, Dhawan comes down the track and plays it towards the off side for a single. |
| 5.4 : Deepak Chahar to Prithvi Shaw, Good length on middle, Shaw pushes it for a single. |
| 5.5 : Deepak Chahar to Shikhar Dhawan, A slower length ball around middle, Shikhar looks to pull but misses it altogether. |
| 5.6 : Deepak Chahar to Shikhar Dhawan, Short of a good length ball around off, Dhawan plays this uppishly over the point region for a single to end the over. Delhi are at 36/0 at the end of the PowerPlay. |
| Piyush Chawla will bowl now, replacing Sam Curran. |
| 6.1 : Piyush Chawla to Shikhar Dhawan, Short ball on middle, Dhawan pulls it through mid on for a run. |
| 6.2 : Piyush Chawla to Prithvi Shaw, Short delivery on middle, Shaw pulls it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 6.3 : Piyush Chawla to Shikhar Dhawan, Tossed up delivery on middle, Dhawan flicks it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 6.4 : Piyush Chawla to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Good shot! Loopy delivery on off, Shaw punches it through covers. Chahar tries to stop it with his feet but fails to do so. It races away to the fence. |
| 6.5 : Piyush Chawla to Prithvi Shaw, Short ball on off, Shaw punches it through covers for a couple. |
| 6.6 : Piyush Chawla to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Cracking shot! Short ball on off, Shaw cuts it hard through point for a boundary. |
| 7.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Shikhar Dhawan, SIX! That is huge! Flighted delivery on middle, Dhawan plays a slog sweep over square leg for a biggie. 50-run stand is up between Dhawan and Shaw! |
| 0.0 : Jadeja will grip the ball now, replacing Hazlewood. |
| 7.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Shikhar Dhawan, A full toss on middle, Dhawan pushes it through mid on for a single. |
| 7.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Prithvi Shaw, Tossed up on middle, Shaw flicks it through square leg for a run. |
| 7.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Nicely played! Floated ball on middle, Dhawan plays a slog sweep over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 7.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Prithvi Shaw, On off, Shaw pushes it back towards the bowler. |
| 7.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Shikhar Dhawan, Short ball outside off, Dhawan pulls it towards long on for a single. |
| 8.1 : Piyush Chawla to Shikhar Dhawan, Tossed up delivery on off, Dhawan pushes it towards point for a quick single. |
| 8.2 : Piyush Chawla to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Excellent shot! Full ball on off, Shaw lofts it over covers for a boundary. |
| 8.3 : Piyush Chawla to Prithvi Shaw, Floated delivery on off, Shaw drives it to point. |
| 8.4 : Piyush Chawla to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! This is good batting from Prithvi Shaw! Flighted delivery on off, Shaw lofts it over covers for a boundary. |
| 8.5 : Piyush Chawla to Prithvi Shaw, Full ball on middle, Shaw drives it through mid on. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 8.6 : Piyush Chawla to Prithvi Shaw, On off, Shaw pushes it back towards the bowler. |
| 9.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Shikhar Dhawan, Short delivery on middle, Dhawan pulls it through mid on for a couple. |
| 9.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Shikhar Dhawan, Floated delivery on off, Dhawan sweeps it through square leg for a single. |
| 9.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Prithvi Shaw, 50 for Prithvi Shaw! It has been a terrific innings from him! Floated delivery on off, Shaw nudges it towards the leg side for a single. |
| 9.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Nice shot! On off, Dhawan lofts it over covers for a boundary. |
| 9.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Shikhar Dhawan, Full ball on middle, Dhawan pushes it through mid on for a single. |
| 9.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Prithvi Shaw, SIX! Amazing shot! Tossed up on middle, Shaw plays a slog sweep over square leg for a biggie. |
| 10.1 : Piyush Chawla to Shikhar Dhawan, Short delivery around off, Dhawan punches this towards long off for a single. |
| 10.2 : Piyush Chawla to Prithvi Shaw, Loopy outside off, Shaw works this towards the long off area for another single. |
| 10.3 : Piyush Chawla to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! What a slap this is by Gabbar! Short ball around middle, Dhawan dances down the track and plays this over the bowler's head for four runs. |
| 10.4 : Piyush Chawla to Shikhar Dhawan, OUT! LBW! Chawla has broken this partnership and Dhawan has to walk back now! Dhawan looks for the big one to continue his momentum but he doesn't quite get it right this time around. Loopy ball on middle, Dhawan looks to reverse sweep this one but misses and it hits him plumb onto the pads. The players appeal and the umpire obliges raising his finger. |
| Rishabh Pant is the new batsman in. |
| 10.5 : Piyush Chawla to Rishabh Pant, Another shout but not out! Floated a googly around middle, Pant looks to block this out and gets hit on the pads and he appeals, the umpire says no. |
| 10.6 : Piyush Chawla to Rishabh Pant, Short ball around leg, Pant looks to slog sweep but misses this one as it hits him on the pads. |
| 0.0 : STRATEGIC TIME-OUT! Advantage Delhi as we head into the first Time-Out of this game. Shaw and Dhawan have been phenomenal playing some brilliant strokes on their way to 71. Chennai are struggling to break this partnership and Dhoni will have to change something if he is to break these two up. Who comes out on top after the break? |
| 11.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Prithvi Shaw, Short ball around off, Shaw punches this off his back foot through deep covers for a single. |
| 11.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Rishabh Pant, Flatter delivery outside off, Rishabh plays this towards the cover region for another single. |
| 11.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Prithvi Shaw, Short ball around off, Shaw cuts this hard towards point to collect a couple. |
| 11.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! It looks like there is no stopping Shaw! Flatter ball around off, Shaw cuts this fine towards the third man region for a boundary. 100 up for Delhi, as well! |
| 11.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Prithvi Shaw, On off, Shaw plays it back to the bowler. |
| 11.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Prithvi Shaw, Flatter outside off, Shaw looks to cut this but misses it altogether. |
| 12.1 : Piyush Chawla to Rishabh Pant, Short ball around middle, Pant tucks this towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 12.2 : Piyush Chawla to Prithvi Shaw, OUT! STUMPED! This could be the commentator's curse as the commentator was just talking about how good Shaw has been! Flatter ball around off, Shaw comes down the track looking to play this but it comes off his pads towards Dhoni and Dhoni is as quick as flash as he whips the bails off. Shaw has to walk back but he should be pleased with his performance. |
| 12.3 : Piyush Chawla to Shreyas Iyer, On off, Iyer pushes this towards the off side. |
| 12.2 : Skipper Shreyas Iyer is the new batsman in. |
| 12.5 : Piyush Chawla to Shreyas Iyer, Short ball outside off, Iyer cuts this fine towards deep point to get off the mark. |
| 12.4 : Piyush Chawla to Shreyas Iyer, Flatter around middle, Shreyas works this towards the cover region. |
| 12.6 : Piyush Chawla to Rishabh Pant, Flatter around leg, Pant tucks this towards the mid-wicket region for a single. Great over for Chennai, just 3 runs and a wicket from it! |
| 13.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Pant is taking over from the openers! Flatter around middle, Pant slog sweeps this over the deep square leg region and it crosses the fence on a bounce for a boundary. |
| 13.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Rishabh Pant, Short ball on middle, Pant plays this to the leg side for a single. |
| 13.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Shreyas Iyer, Floated around middle, Iyer flicks this towards square leg for a single. |
| 13.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Rishabh Pant, Flatter around middle, Pant looks to play it but misses and it comes off his pads. |
| 13.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Rishabh Pant, Loopy around off, Pant works this through towards long off for a single. |
| 13.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Shreyas Iyer, Flatter ball outside off, Iyer plays it softly to the off side for a single to end the over. |
| 13.0 : Chahar is back into the attack. His figures so far : 2-0-15-0. |
| 14.1 : Deepak Chahar to Shreyas Iyer, Back of a length on off, Iyer pushes it through covers for a single. |
| 14.2 : Deepak Chahar to Rishabh Pant, Length ball on off, Pant punches it towards covers for a run. |
| 14.3 : Deepak Chahar to Shreyas Iyer, Back of a length on off, Iyer punches it towards covers for a single. Jadeja goes for a direct hit at the bowler's end but misses it and Jadhav does well to run in from the boundary ropes to collect the ball. |
| 14.4 : Deepak Chahar to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Excellent shot! Full ball on off, Pant drives it through covers for a boundary. |
| 14.5 : Deepak Chahar to Rishabh Pant, Back of a length on off, Pant guides it towards short third man for a run. |
| 14.6 : Deepak Chahar to Shreyas Iyer, WIDE! Bouncer on off, Iyer lets it sail through to the keeper. |
| Deepak Chahar to Shreyas Iyer, Length ball on middle, Iyer flicks it through mid-wicket. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 14.0 : STRATEGIC TIME-OUT! Chennai have done well to crawl back into the game courtesy of Chawla sending the two set batters back into the hut, but Delhi won't be too worried as they have their skipper Iyer and Rishabh Pant out there. The tie is balanced at this point and it will be interesting to see which team finishes on top going towards the end of the first innings. Sam Curran will continue now with the ball for Chennai. His figures so far : 2-0-13-0. |
| 16.1 : Deepak Chahar to Shreyas Iyer, Back of a length on off, Iyer punches it through mid off for a run. |
| 16.2 : Deepak Chahar to Rishabh Pant, Short ball on middle, Pant pulls it through square leg for a single. |
| 16.3 : Deepak Chahar to Shreyas Iyer, Full delivery on middle, Iyer flicks it through mid-wicket. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 16.4 : Deepak Chahar to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Terrific shot! Full toss on middle, Iyer flicks it over square leg for a boundary. |
| 16.5 : Deepak Chahar to Shreyas Iyer, Short ball on middle, Iyer pulls it through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 16.6 : Deepak Chahar to Shreyas Iyer, Short delivery on off, Iyer pulls it over mid on. The fielder at long on does well to stop it. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 17.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant, PLAY AND A MISS! Full delivery outside off, Pant looks to loft it but misses it. |
| 17.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant, WIDE! Hazlewood bowls it wide outside off, Pant leaves it alone. It is wided by the umpire. |
| Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Good shot! Full delivery on off, Pant drives it through covers. Kedar Jadhav in the deep tries to stop it but misfields and concedes a boundary. A good effort nonetheless. |
| 17.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant, Full ball on middle, Pant flicks it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 17.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Shreyas Iyer, Length delivery on off, Iyer guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 17.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Nicely played! Back of a length on off, Pant lofts it over covers for a boundary. |
| 15.1 : Sam Curran to Rishabh Pant, FOUR OVERTHROWS! Back of a length ball on off, Pant pushes it back towards the bowler where Curran picks the ball and goes for a direct hit at the keeper's end but misses it. It goes as four overthrows as the keeper had no chance. Very unnecesarry from Curran as there was no need to do that at this stage in the game. |
| 17.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant, PLAY AND A MISS! Yorker outside off, Pant looks to steer it but misses it. |
| 15.2 : Sam Curran to Rishabh Pant, Full ball on middle, Pant flicks it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 15.3 : Sam Curran to Shreyas Iyer, Length delivery on middle, Iyer flicks it through square leg. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 15.4 : Sam Curran to Shreyas Iyer, Full ball on off, Iyer pushes it through mid off for a single. |
| 15.5 : Sam Curran to Rishabh Pant, Full delivery on middle, Pant drives it through mid on for a run. |
| 15.6 : Sam Curran to Shreyas Iyer, Full ball on off, Iyer drives it through covers for a single. |
| 18.1 : Sam Curran to Shreyas Iyer, Well bowled! Back of a length ball around middle and leg, Iyer makes some room but is not able to play at this. |
| 0.0 : Hazlewood is in for Curran. 2-0-7-0 are his figures so far. |
| 18.2 : Sam Curran to Shreyas Iyer, Short of a good length around off, Iyer punches it back towards Curran. |
| 0.0 : Sam Curran to bowl the 19th over. |
| 18.3 : Sam Curran to Shreyas Iyer, Good length ball around off, Iyer works this towards long off and the fielder does well to cut this off. One run taken. |
| 18.4 : Sam Curran to Rishabh Pant, Back of a length ball outside the off channel, Pant crunches this towards long off for a single. A good over so far for Chennai. |
| 18.5 : Sam Curran to Shreyas Iyer, Two runs collected as Iyer plays this towards mid-wicket. |
| 18.6 : Sam Curran to Shreyas Iyer, OUT! CAUGHT! What an over Sam Curran has bowled! Just 4 runs and a wicket to top it off! Dhoni just as quick as he has always been! Good length ball outside off, Iyer looks to heave this over the off side but it nips off his outside edge and Dhoni dives to his right and takes a brilliant catch. |
| Marcus Stoinis is the new man in. |
| 19.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant, Good length ball around off, Pant looks to scoop this over Dhoni's head but he misses this one completely. |
| 19.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Pant plays this really well! On a good length outside off, Pant lifts this over the bowler's head and it crosses the fence on a bounce. |
| 19.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant, A full toss on middle, Pant works this towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 19.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Played the field beautifully and this was going to be a boundary. A slower ball outside off, Stoinis shuffles across to his right and flicks this past the fielder at short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 19.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR LEG BYES! Runs on offer! A slower ball outside off, Stoinis looks to copy the shot he played on the previous ball but he misses and so does Dhoni as this races away to the fence at third man. |
| 19.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Marcus Stoinis, Good length on off, Stoinis pushes this to the leg side for a single. CHENNAI WILL NEED 176 RUNS TO WIN THIS GAME! |
| It has been a great finish from Delhi. They have done well to reach 175. Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan gave them a flying start. They added 94 runs between them. When Shaw got out, Delhi were 103/2. The partnership between Iyer and Pant was slow and that is where Chennai restricted them below 180. Pant could have been more aggressive. |
| Coming to Chennai, they have done well to restrict Delhi under 180. Piyush Chawla broke the opening stand and picked 2 wickets as he dismissed both the Delhi openers. Jadeja had an off day and Curran was good with the ball. Deepak Chahar went wicketless. |
| We have caught Prithvi Shaw for a chat. He starts off by saying that they had a slow start and later on played their natural shots. States that he decided to play his natural game and the outfield was nice and he was trying to play it in the gaps and he did not want to make silly mistakes hitting the ball in the air. Adds that they discussed to get into a good position in the Powerplay and to dispatch loose balls into boundaries. |
| Right then! A decent score on the board for Delhi. Dew might come into play. Will Delhi defend this total or will Chennai chase it? Join us for the chase in a bit. |
| 0.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Murali Vijay, Rabada starts with a full delivery on off, Vijay drives it to point. |
| 0.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Murali Vijay, Back of a length outside off, Vijay offers no shot to this one. |
| 0.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Murali Vijay, Length delivery outside off, Vijay shoulders arms to this one. |
| 0.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Murali Vijay, Full ball on off, Vijay looks to drive but misses it. It goes safely towards the keeper. |
| 0.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Murali Vijay, Back of a length on off, Vijay keeps it out. |
| 0.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Murali Vijay, Full ball on middle, Vijay flicks it through square leg. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 1.1 : Axar Patel to Shane Watson, Tossed up delivery on off, Watson pushes it to covers. |
| 1.2 : Axar Patel to Shane Watson, Flighted delivery on middle, Watson flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0.6 : Axar Patel to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.3 : Axar Patel to Murali Vijay, Loopy delivery on middle, Vijay flicks it through square leg for a run. |
| 1.4 : Axar Patel to Shane Watson, Tossed up on off, Watson pushes it back to Patel. |
| 1.5 : Axar Patel to Shane Watson, Short ball on middle, Watson pulls it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 1.6 : Axar Patel to Murali Vijay, FOUR! Nice shot! On middle, Vijay lofts it over mid on for a boundary. |
| 2.1 : Anrich Nortje to Shane Watson, Tossed up delivery on off, Watson drives it to mid off. |
| 2.2 : Anrich Nortje to Shane Watson, BEATEN! Back of a length on off, Watson looks to push but misses it. It goes safely towards the keeper. |
| 0.0 : Anrich Nortje is on. |
| 2.3 : Anrich Nortje to Shane Watson, DROPPED! Shaw puts down a sitter! Full delivery on middle, Watson flicks it towards mid-wicket where Shaw tries to take the catch but spills it. |
| 2.4 : Anrich Nortje to Shane Watson, Length delivery outside off, Watson looks to push but misses it. |
| 2.5 : Anrich Nortje to Shane Watson, Full ball on off, Watson drives it to mid off. |
| 2.6 : Anrich Nortje to Shane Watson, Full and outside off, Watson guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 3.1 : Avesh Khan to Shane Watson, FOUR! Excellent shot! Good length delivery on middle, Watson looks to drive but gets it off the inner half of the bat. It goes through mid on for a boundary. |
| 3.2 : Avesh Khan to Shane Watson, Back of a length on off, Watson pushes it to point. |
| 3.3 : Avesh Khan to Shane Watson, Length delivery on off, Watson guides it towards third man for a run. |
| 0.0 : Avesh Khan is into the attack. |
| 3.4 : Avesh Khan to Murali Vijay, Back of a length outside off, Vijay plays it towards third man for a single. |
| 3.5 : Avesh Khan to Shane Watson, SIX! That is put away! Short ball on middle, Watson pulls it over mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 3.6 : Avesh Khan to Shane Watson, Length delivery on off, Watson defends it off the back foot. 12 runs from the over. Big over for Chennai. |
| 4.1 : Axar Patel to Murali Vijay, Tossed up delivery on off, Vijay looks to loft it over covers but gets it off the inner half of the bat. It goes towards mid-wicket. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 0.0 : Axar Patel is back on. |
| 4.2 : Axar Patel to Shane Watson, OUT! CAUGHT! Delhi get their first breakthrough! Short ball on middle, Watson looks to pull it over mid-wicket but does not get the distance on it. It goes towards the fielder where Hetmyer takes a good catch. |
| 4.3 : Axar Patel to Faf du Plessis, Floated delivery on middle, du Plessis flicks it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 4.4 : Axar Patel to Murali Vijay, Loopy delivery on off, Vijay pushes it through mid off for a single. |
| 4.2 : Faf du Plessis is the new batsman in. |
| 4.5 : Axar Patel to Faf du Plessis, Full ball on off, du Plessis pushes it to the left of the bowler. Axar dives but fails to stop it. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 4.6 : Axar Patel to Murali Vijay, Patel bowls a quicker one on middle, Vijay flicks it to short fine leg. |
| 5.1 : Anrich Nortje to Faf du Plessis, WIDE! Short around middle, du Plessis does well to duck under it. |
| Anrich Nortje to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Good shot! Length delivery on middle, du Plessis flicks it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 0.0 : Anrich Nortje is back on. |
| 5.2 : Anrich Nortje to Faf du Plessis, Short ball on middle, du Plessis pulls it through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 5.3 : Anrich Nortje to Faf du Plessis, Full delivery on middle, du Plessis flicks it through square leg for a single. |
| 5.4 : Anrich Nortje to Murali Vijay, Full ball on middle, Vijay looks to drive but gets it off the inner half of the bat. It goes towards mid on. |
| 5.5 : Anrich Nortje to Murali Vijay, Bouncer around middle, Vijay ducks under it. |
| 5.6 : Anrich Nortje to Murali Vijay, OUT! CAUGHT! Nortje gets his first wicket! Short ball on middle, Vijay looks to pull but gets a top edge. It goes towards mid on where Rabada takes a comfortable catch. End of the Powerplay! Chennai are 34/2 after 6 overs. They need 142 from 84 balls. |
| 6.1 : Amit Mishra to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Loopy around off, Gaikwad pushes it to covers and gets off the mark with a quick single. |
| 6.2 : Amit Mishra to Faf du Plessis, Floated around off, Faf plays it back to the bowler. |
| 6.3 : Amit Mishra to Faf du Plessis, Flighted on off, driven towards long off for a run by Faf. |
| 6.4 : Amit Mishra to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Googly on off, Ruturaj smothers it off the font foot. |
| 6.5 : Amit Mishra to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Flatter around middle, Gaikwad pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0.0 : Ruturaj Gaikwad is the new batsman in. Also, Amit Mishra is into the attack. |
| 6.6 : Amit Mishra to Faf du Plessis, Flighted outside off, Faf looks to sweep it but manages a bottom edge towards point. |
| 7.1 : Axar Patel to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Floated on off, punched towards long off for a run. |
| 7.2 : Axar Patel to Faf du Plessis, Floated outside off, Faf goes for the scoop over fine leg but falls over and the ball goes to square leg for a single. |
| 7.3 : Axar Patel to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Loopy ball on off, punched to covers off the back foot. |
| 7.4 : Axar Patel to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Another floated ball on off, pushed to extra cover. |
| 7.5 : Axar Patel to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Flatter on middle, pulled towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0.0 : Axar Patel is back on. 2-0-11-1 are his figures so far. |
| 7.6 : Axar Patel to Faf du Plessis, Tossed up on off, pushed towards long off for a single. |
| 8.1 : Amit Mishra to Faf du Plessis, In the air...but safe! Faf looks to sweep this tossed up ball on off through mid-wicket. He though only manages to get a top edge which falls just short of the fielder. The batsmen manages a single. Faf is lucky to not time it that well. |
| 8.2 : Amit Mishra to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tossed up on middle, the batter gets an inside edge as the ball rolls to the leg side. |
| 8.3 : Amit Mishra to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Floated on off, Gaikwad now gets a top edge on the sweep as it falls just short of the feilder at deep square leg. A run taken. |
| 8.4 : Amit Mishra to Faf du Plessis, Floated on off, Faf comes down the track and looks to push it but he yorks himself in the process. Lucky for him to get an inside edge onto it as the ball rolls to the leg side. He has to hurry to get back inside his crease which he does so. |
| 8.5 : Amit Mishra to Faf du Plessis, Flaoted outside off, Faf cuts it towards point and gets a single. |
| 8.6 : Amit Mishra to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Flaoted outside off, RG goes for the sweep but fails to get anything on it. The ball goes off his forearm though. |
| Strategic Time-Out! Chennai have lost both the openers and want a big partnership between Faf du Plessis and Ruturaj Gaikwad to get back into the game. On the other hand, Delhi would look to take wickets to put pressure on Chennai. |
| An appeal for run out! It is referred upstairs. Ruturaj Gaikwad is the man in question. Looks like Gaikwad is a goner. |
| 9.1 : Axar Patel to Faf du Plessis, OUT! RUN OUT! Ruturaj Gaikwad departs! Tossed up delivery on middle, du Plessis looks to cut but gets an inside edge. It goes towards the left of the keeper. Gaikwad wants the single as he is halfway down the track but Faf du Plessis sends him back. Pant collects it and throws it at the bowler's end where Axar Patel takes the bails off. It is referred upstairs. Replays show that Gaikwad is short of his crease. |
| 9.2 : Axar Patel to Faf du Plessis, Flighted delivery on middle, du Plessis flicks it through square leg for a run. |
| 0.0 : Kedar Jadhav is the new batsman in. |
| 9.3 : Axar Patel to Kedar Jadhav, Loopy delivery on off, Jadhav pushes it to covers. |
| 9.4 : Axar Patel to Kedar Jadhav, Short ball and outside off, Jadhav cuts it to point. |
| 9.5 : Axar Patel to Kedar Jadhav, On middle, Jadhav blocks it off the front foot. |
| 9.6 : Axar Patel to Kedar Jadhav, Floated delivery on off, Jadhav guides it towards third man. Mishra chases it and does well to stop it. The batsmen pick up a couple. |
| 10.1 : Amit Mishra to Faf du Plessis, Googly on off, tucked towards square leg for a single. |
| 10.2 : Amit Mishra to Kedar Jadhav, Tossed up on off, tapped towards long off for a single. |
| 10.3 : Amit Mishra to Faf du Plessis, Floated on off, driven towards long on for a single by Faf. |
| 10.4 : Amit Mishra to Kedar Jadhav, Flatter on off, Jadhav pulls it towards mid-wicket and gets a run. |
| 10.5 : Amit Mishra to Faf du Plessis, Loopy on middle, Faf sweeps it towards deep mid-wicket for a single only. |
| 10.6 : Amit Mishra to Kedar Jadhav, Leg spinner on middle, Jadhav rocks back and pulls it towards long on for a single. |
| 11.1 : Avesh Khan to Kedar Jadhav, Length ball outside off, punched off the back foot towards cover-point for a single. |
| 11.2 : Avesh Khan to Faf du Plessis, Swing and a miss! Full and outside off, Faf goes for a booming drive but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 0.0 : Avesh Khan is back on. 1-0-12-0 are his figures so far. |
| 11.3 : Avesh Khan to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Chennai need more of it and this man can get them. Length ball on off, Faf goes for the drive through the off side but gets an inside edge through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 11.4 : Avesh Khan to Faf du Plessis, DROPPED! Yesterday we saw Kohli drop KL Rahul and he went hammer and tongs. How costly would this drop of Faf cost Delhi? Short and wide outside off, Faf cuts it uppishly towards deep point where Hetmyer goes for the catch, he has it in his grab but it bursts though his hands and the batsman gets a single and a lifeline for Faf du Plessis. |
| 11.5 : Avesh Khan to Kedar Jadhav, Fuller ball down the leg side, Jadhav goes for the glance but he gets it off the pads towards the keeper. |
| 11.6 : Avesh Khan to Kedar Jadhav, Short and wide outside off, KJ cuts it to point for a single. |
| 12.1 : Amit Mishra to Kedar Jadhav, Tossed up on off, pushed through covers for a single. |
| 12.2 : Amit Mishra to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! A much needed one! In the air but safe once again. He charges down the track this time to this tossed up delivery but he manages a top edge which flies over cover-point. Dhawan's laid back attitude costs his team the boundary as he thinks the man from cover will cut that off. |
| 12.3 : Amit Mishra to Faf du Plessis, Full on middle, Faf flicks it to the leg side and gets a couple. |
| 12.4 : Amit Mishra to Faf du Plessis, Slower and outside off, Faf pushes it towards deep cover for a run. |
| 12.5 : Amit Mishra to Kedar Jadhav, Flighted on middle, flicked towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.6 : Amit Mishra to Faf du Plessis, Faf is lucky once again, He goes for the sweep on this full ball and manages to get an under edge past Pant and towards fine leg for a couple. |
| 13.1 : Avesh Khan to Kedar Jadhav, FOUR! Good shot! Back of a length on off, Jadhav moves across and flicks it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 13.2 : Avesh Khan to Kedar Jadhav, Short delivery outside off, Jadhav looks to cut but misses it. |
| 0.0 : Strategic Time-Out! Du Plessis is going to be the key here in the chase for Chennai. They need to score quickly from here on. On the other hand, Delhi are keeping it tight. They will try to get du Plessis after the break. Chennai need 105 runs in 42 balls. |
| 13.3 : Avesh Khan to Kedar Jadhav, FOUR! In the air...through the hands of Nortje at mid off! Full ball on off, Jadhav lofts it over mid off for a boundary. |
| 13.4 : Avesh Khan to Kedar Jadhav, Full again on off, Jadhav lofts it over mid off. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 13.5 : Avesh Khan to Kedar Jadhav, WIDE! Down the leg side, Jadhav looks to flick but misses it. Wided by the umpire. |
| Avesh Khan to Kedar Jadhav, Back of a length on off, Jadhav pushes it towards covers for a single. The fielder goes for a direct hit at the bowler's end but misses it. |
| 13.6 : Avesh Khan to Faf du Plessis, Length delivery outside off, du Plessis looks to paddle it but Avesh does not give him room and it goes towards point. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 14.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Nice shot! Short delivery on middle, du Plessis pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 14.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Faf du Plessis, Back of a length delivery on leg, du Plessis looks to flick but gets hit on the pads. It goes towards the leg side. The batsmen take a leg bye. |
| 0.0 : Kagiso Rabada is back on. |
| 14.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Kedar Jadhav, FOUR! Terrific shot! Good length delivery outside off, Jadhav guides it very fine towards third man for a boundary. |
| 14.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Kedar Jadhav, Full ball on middle, Jadhav flicks it towards square leg for a run. |
| 14.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Faf du Plessis, PLAY AND A MISS! Short delivery on middle, du Plessis comes down the track and looks to pull but misses it. It goes safely towards the keeper. |
| 14.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Faf du Plessis, Full delivery on middle, du Plessis pushes it through mid off for a single. |
| Anrich Nortje is back on. |
| 15.1 : Anrich Nortje to Faf du Plessis, NOT OUT! Faf du Plessis is safe! Back of a length on middle, du Plessis flicks it uppishly towards mid-wicket where it falls short of the fielder. Du Plessis wants the single but is sent back. The fielder fires a direct hit at the bowler's end. It is referred upstairs. Replays show that du Plessis was in and the batsmen get the single due to the overthrows. |
| 15.2 : Anrich Nortje to Kedar Jadhav, Full ball on middle, Jadhav drives it through mid on for a single. |
| 15.3 : Anrich Nortje to Faf du Plessis, Full delivery on middle, du Plessis flicks it over square leg for a run. |
| 0.0 : Run Out check sent upstairs. Faf is the man in question but the initial replays show that he is well inside the crease when the bails lit up. Yes, the third umpire confirms the same. |
| 15.4 : MS Dhoni is the new batsman in. |
| 15.5 : Anrich Nortje to MS Dhoni, Bouncer around leg, Dhoni looks to pull but misses it. |
| 15.4 : Anrich Nortje to Kedar Jadhav, OUT! LBW! Jadhav departs! Good length ball on middle, Jadhav looks to pull but misses it and gets hit on the pads. Delhi players appeal and up goes the finger. |
| 15.6 : Anrich Nortje to MS Dhoni, Short and outside off, Dhoni cuts it over point. Hetmyer in the deep does well to stop it. The batsmen get three runs. |
| 16.1 : Avesh Khan to MS Dhoni, FOUR! That is hammered! Full toss on off, Dhoni lofts it over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 0.0 : Avesh Khan is back on. |
| 16.2 : Avesh Khan to MS Dhoni, Short delivery and outside off, Dhoni looks to pull but misses it. |
| 16.3 : Avesh Khan to MS Dhoni, Full delivery on off, Dhoni drives it to covers. |
| 16.4 : Avesh Khan to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Poor delivery from Avesh Khan! Full toss on leg, Dhoni flicks it towards fine leg for a boundary. |
| 16.5 : Avesh Khan to MS Dhoni, Full again on middle, Dhoni flicks it over mid-wicket for a single. |
| 16.6 : Avesh Khan to Faf du Plessis, Back of a length on middle, du Plessis looks to drive but gets an inside edge. It goes towards fine leg. The batsmen cross ends. 65 needed in 18 balls. |
| 17.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Faf du Plessis, DROPPED! Hetmyer is the culprit! Full delivery on off, du Plessis lofts it over covers but does not get the timing on it. It goes towards the fielder where Hetmyer tries to take the catch but spills it. It was a tough chance. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 0.0 : Kagiso Rabada is back on. 2-0-12-0 are his figures so far. |
| 17.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Faf du Plessis, OUT! CAUGHT! That is the end of Faf du Plessis! Short delivery outside off, du Plessis looks to go big but gets an outside edge. It goes towards the keeper where Pant moves to his right and takes a comfortable catch. |
| 17.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Ravindra Jadeja, Length delivery on middle, Jadeja flicks it through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 17.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! Nicely played! Back of a length on off, Jadeja guides it between point and third man for a boundary. |
| 17.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Ravindra Jadeja, Short delivery on off, Jadeja pushes it through mid on for a single. |
| 17.2 : Ravindra Jadeja is the new batsman in. |
| 17.6 : Kagiso Rabada to MS Dhoni, Short ball on middle, Dhoni looks to pull but gets a top edge. It lands safely towards square leg. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 18.1 : Anrich Nortje to MS Dhoni, Full toss outside off, Dhoni drives it through point for a run. |
| 18.2 : Anrich Nortje to Ravindra Jadeja, Short delivery on middle, Jadeja looks to pull but gets hit on the gloves. It goes towards the leg side. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 18.3 : Anrich Nortje to MS Dhoni, Length delivery on off, Dhoni punches it back towards the bowler. |
| 0.0 : Anrich Nortje to bowl the 19th over. |
| 18.4 : Anrich Nortje to MS Dhoni, Short ball on middle, Dhoni pulls it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 18.5 : Anrich Nortje to Ravindra Jadeja, WIDE! Full delivery down the leg side, Jadeja looks to flick but misses it. |
| Anrich Nortje to Ravindra Jadeja, WIDE! Nortje bowls a bouncer on leg, Jadeja looks to pull but misses it. The umpire gives wide for height. |
| Anrich Nortje to Ravindra Jadeja, Short ball on off, Jadeja looks to pull but gets it off the thigh pad. It goes towards the keeper where Pant takes it safely. |
| 18.6 : Anrich Nortje to Ravindra Jadeja, Short and outside off, Jadeja punches it through point for a single. |
| 19.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Ravindra Jadeja, Full delivery on off, Jadeja looks to loft it but does not get the middle of the bat. It goes over mid on. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 19.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Ravindra Jadeja, Back of a length on off, Jadeja pushes it through covers for a single. |
| 19.3 : Kagiso Rabada to MS Dhoni, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Rabada gets his second! Short ball outside off, Dhoni looks to pull but gets an outside edge. It goes towards the keeper where Pant dives forward and takes a good catch. |
| 19.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Sam Curran, Back of a length on off, Curran pushes it towards mid off. |
| 19.3 : Sam Curran is the new batsman in. |
| 19.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Sam Curran, Full ball on middle, Curran flicks it through square leg for a run. |
| 19.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Ravindra Jadeja, OUT! CAUGHT! Third wicket for Rabada! Short and outside off, Jadeja punches it uppishly towards point where Amit Mishra takes a comfortable catch. DELHI WIN BY 44 RUNS! |
| That is it from here! The next match is between Kolkata and Hyderabad in Abu Dhabi on 26th September, 2020. Join us at 1800 local (1400 GMT). Till then, take care and cheers! |
| Chasing 176 for the win, Chennai began cautiously but lack of form from their openers to give them the brisk start cost them the game. Lack of substantial contributions from Murali Vijay and Shane Watson put a lot of pressure on the fragile middle order. Faf being the lone warrior, tried hard enough to keep his team in the hunt, but the mounting run-rate consumed him. Dhoni once again came to bat when Chennai had the game lost from their grasp. In the end, the Men in Yellow lost another one. Now |
| Delhi were just inspirational today with the ball. Kagiso Rabada led the attack brilliantly, and he was well supported by Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje and Amit Mishra. Avesh Khan though bowled with a lot of pace but was a bit wayward in his lines and lengths as he conceded 42 off his 4 overs. Though, they were a bit sloppy in the field as Hetmyer dropped a couple of chances of Faf du Plessis and Prithvi Shaw putting down a sitter off Shane Watson early on. In the end, Rabada and his South African t |
| MS Dhoni, the Chennai skipper, says that they are disappointed with their performance. Adds that the batsmen need to apply themselves. Mentions they need to get a good start as it is crucial for the run chase. Dhoni also says that the break in the next 7 days is the best chance for them to figure out. Mentions that they are one bowler short. Ends by saying that Rayudu might play in the next match. |
| Shreyas Iyer, the Delhi skipper, says that he is happy with his performance. Further adds that the players did well, to catch some, but due to the light, they could not hold onto some of the chances. Mentions that during the team meetings, they decided how to go about their batting. Iyer also says that Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan gave them a good start. Mentions Rabada bowled well and kept the lengths right. Iyer also says that it is important to stick together as a team and they are not afr |
| Whoa! The young mind has beaten the experienced mind. In the battle of generations, the younger gen wins it. What a game from Delhi. They win 2 off 2. Great captaincy skills from Shreyas Iyer. MS Dhoni and his team would need to rework on their mindset during run chases as their strategy to take the game deep to the end cost them two games dearly. |
| Prithvi Shaw is named the Man of the Match. He starts by saying that he is happy with his performance. Further mentions that, he will like to see the highlights from his today's knock once he gets back to the hotel. Mentions that he decided to play more ground shots. Ends by saying it was a nice wicket to bat on. |
| After being put in to bat by Chennai, Delhi started slowly and gradually built on the momentum as they raced to 94 in 11 overs. Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan soon opened up after the Powerplay and started playing their natural game. Dhawan though departed attempting an innovative shot, though Shaw continued as he got to his fifty. He was dismissed courtesy the quick glovework from MS Dhoni but his dismissal though did not rob Delhi away of the momentum as their skipper Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh |
| Kagiso Rabada is down for an interview. He starts by saying that he is happy with his performance. Adds that he tried to keep it tight and that helped him. He says that as far as the team is winning and he keeps on contributing then it is a great thing. Praises the spinners for bowling brilliantly as he tells that there was not much dew out there which helped their spinners grip the ball well. Applauds Amit Mishra's efforts in the middle overs as he says that his economical bowling helped them b |
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