0.3 : 0.3: Deepak Chahar to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Nice shot! Length delivery on off, Shaw pushes it through covers for a boundary. |
0.4 : 0.4: Deepak Chahar to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Good shot! Full ball on off, Shaw drives it through covers for a boundary. |
3.1 : 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. |
3.4 : 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. |
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. |
6.6 : 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 : 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! |
7.4 : 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. |
8.2 : 8.2: Piyush Chawla to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Excellent shot! Full ball on off, Shaw lofts it over covers for a boundary. |
8.4 : 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. |
9.4: Ravindra Jadeja to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Nice shot! On off, Dhawan lofts it over covers for a boundary. |
9.6 : 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. |
10.3 : 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 : 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. |
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! |
12.2 : 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. |
13.1 : 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. |
14.4 : 14.4: Deepak Chahar to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Excellent shot! Full ball on off, Pant drives it through covers for a boundary. |
16.4: Deepak Chahar to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Terrific shot! Full toss on middle, Iyer flicks it over square leg for a boundary. |
17.2 : 17.2: 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. |
17.5 : 17.5: Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Nicely played! Back of a length on off, Pant lofts it over covers for a boundary. |
18.6 : 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. |
19.2 : 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. |
19.4 : 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. |
1.6 : 1.6: Axar Patel to Murali Vijay, FOUR! Nice shot! On middle, Vijay lofts it over mid on for a boundary. |
3.1 : 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. |
3.5 : 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. |
4.2 : 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. |
5.1 : 5.1: Anrich Nortje to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Good shot! Length delivery on middle, du Plessis flicks it through square leg for a boundary. |
5.6 : 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. |
9.1 : 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. |
11.3 : 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. |
12.2 : 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. |
13.1 : 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. |
13.3 : 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. |
14.1 : 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. |
14.3 : 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. |
15.4 : 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. |
16.1 : 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. |
16.4 : 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. |
17.2 : 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. |
17.4 : 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. |
19.3 : 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. |
19.6 : 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! |