| 0.0 : Delhi will be without Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada who are still serving their quarantine and that is a blow to Delhi as they played a pivotal role in Delhi's road to the final in 2020 but they are still a strong side and Chennai cannot take them lightly. Chennai, on the other hand, have received a boost as Suresh Raina is back and is raring to go but they will miss Lungi Ngidi who is still in quarantine. They have some big names as well other than Raina, so all in all, it is set up to be an |
| We are getting news that Chris Woakes and Tom Curran have been handed their Delhi caps so they will be making their debut for Delhi. This was expected as they are missing Rabada and Nortje. |
| The 14th season of the Indian T20 league got off to a thrilling start! Bangalore got over the line at the very last ball over Mumbai at the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai. And now, the action shifts right next to Marine Drive, at the iconic Wankhede Stadium. It's the battle between two wicket-keepers! The cool, calm, and experienced MS Dhoni will lead his team against Delhi, who are being led by Rishabh Pant for the very first time. Will Dhoni's experience come on top? Or will the fiery Rishabh Pant |
| Pitch report - Michael Slater is there for the pitch report. He says that 176 is the average score and the boundaries are short here. Adds that there is grass on this surface and it is a battle of the bowlers. Goes onto say that this game is going to be one to watch out for. |
| Toss - It is toss time at the Wankhede Stadium. The men who matter are out in the middle and we are all set for the coin toss. Up it goes and it lands in favour of Delhi. They have elected to field first. |
| Rishabh Pant, the Delhi skipper, says that the wicket is slightly softer underneath which is why they are going to bowl first. Says that he will look to be a mix of youth and experience as a captain. Adds that is nice to be up against MS Dhoni as a captain. Informs that Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Chris Woakes, and Tom Curran are the four overseas players. |
| MS Dhoni, the Chennai skipper, says that they were also looking to bowl and Wankhede is a tough Stadium to defend. Adds that it feels good to be back. States that it looks good and they are missing some players. Informs that Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran and Dwayne Bravo are the overseas players. |
| Delhi (Playing XI) - Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (WK/C), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Chris Woakes, Ravichandran Ashwin, Tom Curran, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan. |
| Chennai (Playing XI) - Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (WK/C), Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar. |
| Sam Curran is there for a quick chat. He says that he has been in India for a while and he has spent a good bit of time. Adds that this is the new world they live in. Goes onto say the banter between him and Tom is fun and Tom is a calm person. Tells that it is very different to the last time they played in India and it is strange but the pitch is really good. Tells that it is about utilizing their skills and hopes to start well this evening. Goes onto say that there will be some sledges with hi |
| We are all set to begin the second game of the Indian T20 League, 2021. The Delhi players stride out to the middle, followed by Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis. Chris Woakes will start with the ball. |
| 0.1 : Chris Woakes to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Beaten! Lovely shape on that one! Full ball, outside off. Gaikwad looks to push it off the front foot but the ball shapes away and goes past the outside edge. |
| 0.2 : Chris Woakes to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Full one again, this is a touch outside off. Gaikwad looks to drive but gets the inner half of the bat back to Woakes. |
| 0.3 : Chris Woakes to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Off the mark in style! That has whistled away to the ropes! Length one, outside off. Gaikwad leans forward and creams it past the diving fielder at covers for a boundary. |
| 0.4 : Chris Woakes to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Hits the deck on a length, this is on the pads. Gaikwad looks to flick it away but the ball hits the pads and rolls away to the leg side. A leg bye taken. |
| 0.5 : Chris Woakes to Faf du Plessis, Full one, on the pads. This is flicked away to square leg. |
| 0.6 : Chris Woakes to Faf du Plessis, Good stop by Shimron Hetmyer at covers! This a length ball outside off, du Plessis punches it well but Hetmyer dives and stops a certain boundary. |
| Who will bowl from the other end? Avesh Khan it is. |
| 1.1 : Avesh Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Starts with a full one, but is down the leg side. Gaikwad looks to flick but fails to connect. Wide given by the umpire. |
| Avesh Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Well bowled! That nipped back in! Lands on a length, outside off and jabs back in sharply. Gaikwad looks to defend but is hit high on the thigh pad. |
| 1.2 : Avesh Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Good length ball, around off. This is punched to mid off. |
| 1.3 : Avesh Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Good stop by Chris Woakes and he saves three runs! Length ball, but on the pads, Gaikwad flicks it down to fine leg. But Chris Woakes dives to his left and stops it. A single is taken. |
| 1.4 : Avesh Khan to Faf du Plessis, OUT! LBW! Great start for Delhi! And Avesh Khan has provided the first wicket! Good length ball, lands outside off and nips back in. Faf du Plessis looks to push it through the off side but is hit on the pads. The umpire raises his finger as this looked plumb. Faf du Plessis, after a bit of thinking, decides not to review it. What a ball from Avesh Khan and he sends Faf du Plessis for a duck. The Ball Tracker comes on and it shows that it would have been umpi |
| Moeen Ali is the next man in. |
| 1.5 : Avesh Khan to Moeen Ali, Serves a full one, outside off. Ali pushes it to mid off. |
| 1.6 : Avesh Khan to Moeen Ali, Short of a length this time, around the fourth stump line. Ali blocks it well. Excellent over by Avesh Khan, just two runs and a big wicket. |
| 2.1 : Chris Woakes to Ruturaj Gaikwad, OUT! TAKEN! Great catch by Shikhar Dhawan and Chennai lose both their openers! A beauty from Woakes, this lands outside off and shapes away just a bit. Gaikwad looks to push it through the off side but the movement is enough to take the outside edge toward first slip. Shikhar Dhawan dives to his right to take a good low catch. Delhi are off to a very good start. Chennai in need of a partnership. |
| 0.0 : Suresh Raina comes out to bat. |
| 2.2 : Chris Woakes to Suresh Raina, Full ball first up, around off. Raina defends it back. |
| 2.3 : Chris Woakes to Suresh Raina, Back of a length, outside off. Raina stands tall and plays it to point. |
| 2.4 : Chris Woakes to Suresh Raina, Good length ball, outside off. Raina taps it to the off side and is eager to get off the mark, but Ali sends him back. |
| 2.5 : Chris Woakes to Suresh Raina, Full toss, outside off. Raina digs it out to covers. Can this be a wicket maiden? |
| 2.6 : Chris Woakes to Suresh Raina, FOUR! Just short of covers! Short and wide outside off. Raina goes for it but doesn't middle it. It drops in front of the man at covers and then runs to the fence. Boundary of the last ball but still an excellent over for Delhi. |
| 3.1 : Avesh Khan to Moeen Ali, Good length ball on the pads, Moeen looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. Moeen looks for a run but Raina sends him back. |
| 3.2 : Avesh Khan to Moeen Ali, Length ball on off, Moeen mistimes it to mid off. |
| 3.3 : Avesh Khan to Moeen Ali, Good length ball on middle and leg, Moeen looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. |
| 3.4 : Avesh Khan to Moeen Ali, FOUR! SHOT! Wankhede has a quick outfield and that is on show here! Back of a length ball outside off, Moeen Ali punches it through the cover region for a boundary. Superb timing. |
| 3.5 : Avesh Khan to Moeen Ali, FOUR! Pulled away in disdain! Short ball around middle, Moeen Ali swivels and then pulls it to the deep square leg region for a boundary. |
| 3.6 : Avesh Khan to Moeen Ali, Good length ball around off, Ali guides it to third man for a single. |
| Ravichandran Ashwin is into the attack. |
| 4.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Moeen Ali, Tossed up on off, Moeen pushes it to long off for a single. |
| 4.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Suresh Raina, Loopy ball on middle, Raina prods forward and looks to defend but gets an inside edge to the leg side. |
| 4.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Suresh Raina, FOUR! Uppish but wide of the fielder at cover! Flighted ball outside off, Raina lunges forward and pushes it but does so uppishly. Luckily though, it goes wide of the fielder at cover and it races to the fence. |
| 4.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Suresh Raina, FOUR! Excellent use of the feet from Raina! Floated ball on middle, Raina uses his feet and then launches it to the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 4.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Suresh Raina, LEG BYE! Flatter ball on the pads, Raina looks to flick but it brushes his pads and goes in between the legs of the keeper and the batters pick up a leg bye. |
| 4.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Moeen Ali, Floated ball on off, Moeen defends it to cover. |
| Tom Curran is into the attack. |
| 5.1 : Tom Curran to Suresh Raina, Quick single! Good length ball on off, Raina defends it to cover and takes off for a quick single. Stoinis collects and has a shy at the keeper's end but misses. Would have been close. |
| 5.2 : Tom Curran to Moeen Ali, Fullish ball outside off, Moeen drives it to deep cover for a single. |
| 5.3 : Tom Curran to Suresh Raina, Slower ball around off, Raina makes room and then pushes it to Hetmyer at point. |
| 5.4 : Tom Curran to Suresh Raina, Just short of the fielder! Good length ball outside off, Raina clears his front leg and then whacks it to cover where it falls just short of Rahane. |
| 5.5 : Tom Curran to Suresh Raina, Full ball on middle, Raina works it to mid on for a single. |
| 5.6 : Tom Curran to Moeen Ali, Good length ball on off, Ali defends it to point. Chennai are 33 for 2 at the end of the Powerplay. |
| 6.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Suresh Raina, Flatter ball, on the pads. Clipped to fine leg for one. |
| 6.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Moeen Ali, FOUR! Lovely use of the feet! Tossed up, on off, Moeen Ali dances down the track and thumps it to long on fence. Tom Curran comes across to stop but in vain. |
| 6.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Moeen Ali, FOUR! Edged and a boundary! Tossed up, outside off. Moeen looks to go through the off side but gets the outside edge. The ball rolls down to third man fence. |
| 6.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Moeen Ali, Loppy ball, around middle and leg. Moeen defends it. |
| 6.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Moeen Ali, Full one, outside off. Moeen drills it to deep cover for one. |
| 6.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Suresh Raina, Beaten! Lovely bowling from Ashwin! Tosses this nicely on off and gets it to turn. Raina looks to run it down to third man but the ball goes past the edge. |
| 7.1 : Amit Mishra is into the attack. |
| 7.2 : Amit Mishra to Moeen Ali, Beaten! Nicely bowled! Loopy ball outside off, Ali looks to sweep but misses. |
| 7.3 : Amit Mishra to Moeen Ali, Again! This is lovely bowling from Mishra! Tosses this one around off, Ali goes back in his crease to defend but gets beaten. |
| 7.1 : Amit Mishra to Moeen Ali, Flatter ball outside off, Ali punches it through extra cover for a couple. |
| 7.4 : Amit Mishra to Moeen Ali, Outside off, punched to deep cover for a single. |
| 7.5 : Amit Mishra to Suresh Raina, Flatter on middle, Raina punches it down to long on for a single. |
| 7.6 : Amit Mishra to Moeen Ali, Shortish and outside off, Moeen plays it to deep cover for a single. |
| 8.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Moeen Ali, SIX! Straight as an arrow and this is the first biggie of the game! Flighted ball on Moeen Ali comes down the track and smokes it down the ground. |
| 8.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Moeen Ali, SIX! Whoa this even bigger and better! Flighted ball, lands on off. Moeen Ali dances down and slogs this over the sight screen. |
| 8.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Moeen Ali, OUT! TAKEN! Great catch by Shikhar Dhawan and a solid-looking Moeen Ali is back in the hut! A poor shot by Moeen Ali really, this is a flatter ball and he pre-mediates the reverse sweep. Ends up getting the top edge and the ball would have landed safe behind short third man. But Shikhar Dhawan runs back and takes a very good catch. The partnership which was looking threatening is broken. |
| Strategic Time-Out! The wicket of Moeen Ali just pushed the game back in Delhi's favour. Delhi were off to a terrific start, getting two wickets quickly but Suresh Raina and Moeen Ali got them back on track and were looking good before Moeen Ali played a rash shot and he perished. They are 60 for 3 in 8.3 overs and are once again in need of a stand. Suresh Raina has looked good though and he needs to continue. Delhi, on the other hand, would want to keep chipping away at the wickets and restrict |
| 8.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Suresh Raina, Flatter ball, around off. Raina looks to drive it but gets the inside edge to the leg side. |
| 8.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Suresh Raina, Loopy ball, around off. Raina sweeps it well but straight to short mid-wicket. |
| 8.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Suresh Raina, SIX! There is no stopping that one though! Ashwin drops his length a touch shorter this time, Raina hangs back and then smokes it over the fence at wide long on. A very eventful over, 18 runs and a wicket from it. |
| 9.1 : Amit Mishra to Ambati Rayudu, Tossed up on middle, Rayudu flicks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 9.2 : Amit Mishra to Suresh Raina, Flatter ball on off, Raina plays it to long off and takes a run. |
| 9.3 : Amit Mishra to Ambati Rayudu, Floated ball on off, Rayudu lunges forward and then defends it to cover. |
| 9.4 : Amit Mishra to Ambati Rayudu, Quicker ball on off, Rayudu dances down the track and then mistimes it to long on for a single. |
| 9.5 : Amit Mishra to Suresh Raina, Flatter ball on the pads, Raina works it to short fine leg. |
| 9.6 : Amit Mishra to Suresh Raina, Excellent fielding in the deep from Prithvi Shaw! Tossed up on the pads, Raina goes on his knees and then sweeps it in front of square on the leg side. Shaw runs across and dives to pull it back in. Rahane does the clean up job. 2 runs taken. |
| 10.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ambati Rayudu, SIX! Cleared the deep square leg fielder with ease! Floated ball on middle, Rayudu smacks it over deep square leg for a biggie. Ashwin is taking a beating. |
| 10.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ambati Rayudu, Loopy ball on off, Rayudu defends it to the off side for a single. |
| 10.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Suresh Raina, Short ball around middle, Raina muscles it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 10.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ambati Rayudu, Edgy! Tossed up ball outside off, Rayudu looks to drive but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 10.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ambati Rayudu, Outside off, Rayudu plays it to the off side for a single. |
| 10.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Suresh Raina, Full on middle, Raina uses his feet and then works it down to long on for a single. |
| 11.1 : Amit Mishra to Suresh Raina, SIX! Raina is back! Chennai missed him big time last season! Floated ball outside off, Raina dances down the track and then nails it over the bowler's head for a maximum. |
| 11.2 : Amit Mishra to Suresh Raina, Flighted ball on middle, Raina sweeps it wide of the long on fielder for a couple of runs. |
| 11.3 : Amit Mishra to Suresh Raina, SIX! That has gone into the second tier! Wow! Full on the pads, Raina whacks it over the deep mid-wicket region for a maximum. |
| 11.4 : Amit Mishra to Suresh Raina, Hits Rayudu! Tossed up on off, Raina drives it hard and it hits Rayudu at the other end. A single taken as the ball goes to the off side. |
| 11.5 : Amit Mishra to Ambati Rayudu, Flatter ball outside off, Rayudu smacks it wide of long off for a single. |
| 11.6 : Amit Mishra to Suresh Raina, Full on middle, Raina plays it to long off and keeps the strike for the next over with a single. |
| Marcus Stoinis is into the attack. |
| 12.1 : Marcus Stoinis to Suresh Raina, Length ball, it lands around off. Raina backs away to the leg side and plays it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 12.2 : Marcus Stoinis to Ambati Rayudu, NO BALL AND A SIX! Runs are flowing freely for Chennai here! Stoinis bowls a waist-high full toss on the pads, Rayudu flicks it over the fine leg fence. Free hit coming up. |
| Marcus Stoinis to Ambati Rayudu, Four Leg byes! Oh no Stoinis is unlucky this time! He bowls a off-cutter and Rayudu looks to slog it away, but the ball hits his body and runs past Pant and to the third man ropes. |
| 12.3 : Marcus Stoinis to Ambati Rayudu, Full ball, around off. Defended by Rayudu. |
| 12.4 : Marcus Stoinis to Ambati Rayudu, Good length ball, around middle. Rayudu shimmies down and hits it to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 12.5 : Marcus Stoinis to Suresh Raina, Back of a length this time, outside off. Raina looks to go through the leg side but gets the leading edge towards the off side. |
| 12.6 : Marcus Stoinis to Suresh Raina, SIX! FIFTY for Raina! Welcome back says Chennai! Stoinis digs this short but with his pace, this sits up nicely for a stroke. Raina then smacks it over the mid-wicket fence. The ball does deep in the stands. |
| 13.1 : Tom Curran to Ambati Rayudu, Slower one this time, Rayudu looks to push it to the off side but is beaten. |
| 13.2 : Tom Curran to Ambati Rayudu, Back of a length, around middle. This is clipped away to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 13.3 : Tom Curran to Suresh Raina, Short and wide outside off. Raina cuts it to sweeper cover for one. |
| 13.4 : Tom Curran to Ambati Rayudu, FOUR! Great shot! Slower length ball by Stoinis and Rayudu pulls it to mid-wicket fence. The fielder tries to stop it with his foot but the ball races to the ropes. |
| 13.5 : Tom Curran to Ambati Rayudu, OUT! TAKEN! Another catch for Shikhar Dhawan and Rayudu is back in the hut! Tom Curran bowls a slower one on off, Rayudu doesn't pick it and goes for the slog. The bottom hand comes off the bat and the ball goes miles in the air towards long off. Shikhar Dhawan settles under it and takes an easy catch. Right when a good partnership was budding, Delhi have struck back. |
| 13.6 : Tom Curran to Suresh Raina, Length ball, outside off. Cut away to sweeper cover for one. |
| 13.5 : Ravindra Jadeja makes his way out to the middle. |
| 14.1 : Marcus Stoinis to Suresh Raina, Stoinis sees Raina backing away and bowls a slower one outside off. Raina drills it down to long off for one. |
| 14.2 : Marcus Stoinis to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! Off the mark in style! Short ball by Stoinis, it sits up nicely and Jadeja pulls it to the deep mid-wicket fence. |
| 14.3 : Marcus Stoinis to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! Elegant by the southpaw! Length ball, just around off. Jadeja waits for it and the runs it past short third man and to the ropes. |
| 14.4 : Marcus Stoinis to Ravindra Jadeja, Good length ball, around leg stump. Jadeja misses his flick and his hit on the pads. The ball rolls away and a leg bye is taken. |
| 14.5 : Marcus Stoinis to Suresh Raina, Slower length ball, Raina looks to go big but ends up miscuing it towards long on for one. |
| 14.6 : Marcus Stoinis to Ravindra Jadeja, Stoinis digs this short on the leg stump. Jadeja dances down and then pulls it to deep mid-wicket. 12 from the over. |
| Bowling change! Avesh Khan is back into the attack. |
| 15.1 : Avesh Khan to Ravindra Jadeja, OUT! RUN OUT! Jadeja bumps into Avesh Khan and basically sells Raina down the river! End of a very good innings from Suresh Raina. Good length ball on the pads, Jadeja flicks it to deep square leg and wants a couple. Raina obliges and takes off. Jadeja bumps into Avesh Khan and has to send Raina back but it is too late as Woakes throws the ball to Rishabh Pant and he does the rest. A very unfortunate end to a very good innings. |
| 0.0 : Strategic Time-Out! Chennai lose another wicket just before the Time-Out! Suresh Raina was playing so well and he is run out in an unfortunate manner. But they are in a strong position and would hope to score anything above 180. They still have Dhoni to come. Delhi, on the other hand, would be happy to see the back of Raina but they still have work to do. MS Dhoni is the new man in. |
| 15.2 : Avesh Khan to MS Dhoni, Good length ball around off, Dhoni mistimes it back to the bowler. |
| 15.3 : Avesh Khan to MS Dhoni, OUT! TIMBER! Dhoni goes for a duck! Delhi are coming back strongly here! They send back the big fish! Good length ball around off, Dhoni looks to slog it away but gets an inside edge onto the stumps. Not what Chennai wanted at this stage but Delhi won't mind. |
| Sam Curran is the next man in. |
| 15.4 : Avesh Khan to Sam Curran, FOUR! What a start from Sam Curran! Short ball around middle and leg, Curran gets into position and then pulls it to the backward square leg region for a boundary. |
| 15.5 : Avesh Khan to Sam Curran, Fullish ball on the pads, Curran flicks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 15.6 : Avesh Khan to Ravindra Jadeja, Good length ball on middle, Jadeja nudges it to long on for a single. |
| 16.1 : Tom Curran is back on. |
| Tom Curran to Ravindra Jadeja, Full ball on middle, Jadeja drives it to long off for a single. |
| 16.2 : Tom Curran to Sam Curran, Short ball on middle, Sam pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 16.3 : Tom Curran to Ravindra Jadeja, Slower ball around off, Jadeja plays it back to the bowler. |
| 16.4 : Tom Curran to Ravindra Jadeja, Good length ball outside off, Jadeja guides it to short third man for a single. |
| 16.5 : Tom Curran to Sam Curran, Short ball around middle, Sam ducks under it. |
| 16.6 : Tom Curran to Sam Curran, FOUR! Poor ball to end the over from Tom and his brother, Sam makes use of it! Full ball down the leg side, Sam just helps it on its way to the fine leg fence. |
| 17.1 : Avesh Khan to Ravindra Jadeja, Full on the pads, Jadeja flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 17.2 : Avesh Khan to Sam Curran, Short ball outside off, Sam looks to pull but misses. |
| 17.3 : Avesh Khan to Sam Curran, Full ball on off, Curran pushes it to mid off and takes a run. |
| 17.4 : Avesh Khan to Ravindra Jadeja, Good length ball on off, Jadeja defends it to the off side and takes a run. |
| 17.5 : Avesh Khan to Sam Curran, Low full toss on off, Curran drives it to long off for a single. |
| 17.6 : Avesh Khan to Ravindra Jadeja, Short and outside off, Jadeja punches it to deep cover for a single. |
| 18.1 : Tom Curran to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! Slapped away! Short ball by Tom Curran, Jadeja comes down the track and pulls it to the wide long on fence. |
| 18.2 : Tom Curran to Ravindra Jadeja, Ah poor by Tom Curran! Should have been a dot but is an overthrow. Full one, outside off. Jadeja looks to go through the off side but ends up getting an inside edge to the leg side. Tom collects the ball and looks to run his brother out at the bowler's end. He misses and they take a overthrow. |
| 18.3 : Tom Curran to Sam Curran, Length ball, wide outside off. Left alone by Sam. |
| Tom Curran to Sam Curran, SIX! Sam is winning the brotherly rivalry here! Full toss by Tom Curran and Sam Curran deposits this over wide long on for a maximum. |
| 18.4 : Tom Curran to Sam Curran, SIX! Two in a row! Sam Curran is scoring crucial runs for Chennai here! Short ball, on the body, Sam Curran smokes it deep over the mid-wicket boundary. |
| 18.5 : Tom Curran to Sam Curran, FOUR! Tom is leaking runs here! Brilliant batting by Sam Curran! It was a slower one, outside off. Sam Curran picks it up early, waits for it, and then slices it to the cover fence. 22 from the over so far. |
| 18.6 : Tom Curran to Sam Curran, Full ball, around off. Sam Curran gets a thick outside edge to covers for one. 23 from the over. |
| 19.1 : Chris Woakes will bowl the final over. |
| Chris Woakes to Sam Curran, FOUR! Absolute carnage in Mumbai! Sam Curran moves to 33 from 13! Length ball, on the pads. Sam Curran flicks it to the deep square leg boundary. |
| 19.2 : Chris Woakes to Sam Curran, Good comeback by Woakes! Fires a very full one on leg stump, Sam Curran looks to go for the slog but gets the inside edge, on his pads and behind the stumps for one. |
| 19.3 : Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Good work in the deep and two runs are saved! Short and wide by Woakes, Jadeja slaps it past covers. The ball is rolling away to the ropes but Shimron Hetmyer runs to his right, dives and stops a boundary. |
| 19.4 : Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Slower length ball by Woakes, Jadeja pulls it wide of long on for a couple. |
| 19.5 : Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Wide yorker this time, Jadeja can't get under it and ends up drilling it to covers for one. Good over so far, can Woakes finish well? |
| 19.6 : Chris Woakes to Sam Curran, OUT! BOWLED! Yes, he can! Woakes gets Sam Curran at the last ball! Full ball, on off. Sam Curran rightly goes for the slog but misses. The ball doesn't miss though, and it spoils the furniture. Good comeback by Woakes after getting dispatched to the boundary of the first ball. CHENNAI END ON 188 FOR 7. |
| Suresh Raina is down for a chat He says that it is always good to be playing for Chennai and that he's happy to contribute for the team. Adds that it was a good partnership between him and Moeen Ali and then Sam Curran and Jadeja did well to finish off the innings. Further says that they have a good score on the board and with their bowling line-up, they can defend it. Finishes by thanking the fans for their constant support. |
| Right then! Delhi need 189 runs to win in 20 overs. They do have an explosive bowling line-up but it is not going to be easy. Chennai, on the other hand, would want to pick up early wickets. Can Delhi chase it down? We will find out in a while as the chase begins. |
| A brilliant finish for Chennai in the end, courtesy Sam Curran's blitz. He scored 34 runs off just 15 balls to propel Chennai to score 188 and they will be happy with the score after being put into bat. Delhi, on the other hand, would be a little disappointed with what they did in the 19th over. Chris Woakes did bowl a very good final over but it is a very good score on this wicket. |
| Chennai started off in the worst possible manner. They lost their openers pretty cheaply but Moeen Ali and Suresh Raina recovered the innings well with a fine 50-run stand but Moeen played a rash shot and got dismissed. Suresh Raina continued and he played a fine knock along with Rayudu, who also played well. They lost a few quick wickets but Sam Curran finished the innings well with a fine 34. Superb finish and he has taken Chennai to over 180. |
| Delhi were off to a brilliant start! Chris Woakes and Avesh Khan gave them two early breakthroughs but the spinners struggled in the middle overs as Suresh Raina, Moeen Ali and Ambati Rayudu tonked them out of the park. Tom Curran was good at the start but he was carted away in his final over by his brother Sam Curran while Chris Woakes was brilliant on his debut for Delhi. Avesh Khan though stole the show with a fine spell of bowling. |
| 0.1 : Deepak Chahar to Prithvi Shaw, Chahar starts with a full ball on middle and leg, Shaw gets onto the front foot and then pushes it to mid on. |
| 0.2 : Deepak Chahar to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Shaw is off the mark in fine fashion! Brilliant shot! Good length ball on the pads, Shaw flicks it to the deep square leg region for a boundary. |
| 0.3 : Deepak Chahar to Prithvi Shaw, Edged but safe! Good length ball outside off, Shaw looks to drive but it goes off the outside edge and it flies to third man for a single. |
| 0.4 : Deepak Chahar to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Smoked! Like Shaw, Dhawan too is off the mark in superb style! Good length ball outside off, Dhawan slashes it through point for a boundary. |
| 0.5 : Deepak Chahar to Shikhar Dhawan, Good length ball outside off, Dhawan taps it to point. |
| 0.6 : Deepak Chahar to Shikhar Dhawan, 9 runs from the first over! Fullish ball on the pads, Dhawan flicks it to mid-wicket. Dot ball. |
| Who will bowl from the other end? Sam Curran it is. |
| 1.1 : Sam Curran to Prithvi Shaw, Good shot! Full ball outside off, Shaw drives it through extra cover and picks up a run. |
| 1.2 : Sam Curran to Shikhar Dhawan, Good length ball on off, Dhawan defends it to cover. |
| 1.3 : Sam Curran to Shikhar Dhawan, Full ball on off, Dhawan drives it but the fielder at cover does well to stop it. |
| 1.4 : Sam Curran to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! CREAMED! There is no stopping that on this outfield! Full ball on off, Dhawan drives it past the bowler and past the mid off fielder for a boundary. |
| 1.5 : Sam Curran to Shikhar Dhawan, Good length ball outside off, Shikhar plays it to the off side and takes a run. |
| There is a slight halt in play as there is a sightscreen problem. All set to resume. |
| 1.6 : Sam Curran to Prithvi Shaw, Full ball outside off, Shaw pushes it to deep cover for a single. |
| 2.1 : Deepak Chahar to Prithvi Shaw, Full ball on off, Shaw pushes it to cover. |
| 2.2 : Deepak Chahar to Prithvi Shaw, SIX! Shaw trusts the bounce of the pitch and that is a great shot! Short ball around off, Shaw launches it over long on for a maximum. |
| 2.3 : Deepak Chahar to Prithvi Shaw, BEATEN! Slower delivery outside off, Shaw looks to defend but misses as the ball goes on the bounce to the keeper. |
| 2.4 : Deepak Chahar to Prithvi Shaw, Fullish ball on off, Shaw plays it to mid off. |
| 2.5 : Deepak Chahar to Prithvi Shaw, Short ball around middle, Shaw pulls it to deep mid-wicket. Jadeja comes across and makes a good stop. Keeps it down to just a single. |
| 2.6 : Deepak Chahar to Shikhar Dhawan, Full ball outside off, Dhawan pushes it to deep cover for a single. |
| 3.1 : Sam Curran to Shikhar Dhawan, Good length ball around off, Dhawan pushes it to mid off and takes a run. |
| 3.2 : Sam Curran to Prithvi Shaw, Full ball on the pads, Shaw flicks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 3.3 : Sam Curran to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! That is just helped on its way! Good length ball on the pads, Dhawan flicks it just wide of the short fine leg fielder for a boundary. |
| 3.4 : Sam Curran to Shikhar Dhawan, SIX! Ohh, yeah! One of the best shots of the night! Sam bowls a full one on middle, Dhawan nonchalantly lifts this over the bowler's head for a maximum. |
| 3.5 : Sam Curran to Shikhar Dhawan, Slower ball on middle, Dhawan flicks it to the leg side for a single. |
| 4.1 : Shardul Thakur is into the attack. |
| 3.6 : Sam Curran to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Here's another one! Brilliant over for Delhi! Full ball outside off, Shaw hammers it through cover for a boundary. |
| 4.1 : Shardul Thakur to Shikhar Dhawan, Starts with a length ball, no width on offer. Dhawan defends it off the back foot. |
| 4.2 : Shardul Thakur to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Inventive by Dhawan! Full one, wide outside off. Dhawan shuffles across and then guides it past short third man. The fielder put in a dive but he had no chance. |
| 4.3 : Shardul Thakur to Shikhar Dhawan, Full ball, around off. Driven to mid off for a run. |
| 4.4 : Shardul Thakur to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! What a shot! He is looking in great touch here! Length ball, around off. Shaw just punches it through covers. The ball races to the fence. |
| 4.5 : Shardul Thakur to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Another one! This is elegant! Length ball, outside off. Shaw runs it between short third man and backward point. Great batting. |
| 4.6 : Shardul Thakur to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! How many shots does he have in his bag? Length ball again, just around off. This time Shaw lofts it over mid off. Expensive first over for Shardul Thakur, 17 from it. |
| 5.1 : Deepak Chahar to Shikhar Dhawan, He has missed out on that one. It's a full toss outside off, Dhawan hits it to sweeper cover for one. That brings Prithvi Shaw on strike. |
| 5.2 : Deepak Chahar to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Stunning! I am running out of superlatives to describe it now! Length ball, outside off. Shaw opens the face of the bat and guides it past point and to the ropes. |
| 5.3 : Deepak Chahar to Prithvi Shaw, Length ball, around off. Shaw defends, and it is a rare dot ball. |
| 5.4 : Deepak Chahar to Prithvi Shaw, Quick running! Short and just wide outside off. Shaw taps it down to short third man and takes a quick run. |
| 5.5 : Deepak Chahar to Shikhar Dhawan, Comes around the stumps and hits the deck on a length. The ball lands outside off, and angles back in. Dhawan looks to drive but gets an inside edge on the pads. No run taken. |
| 5.6 : Deepak Chahar to Shikhar Dhawan, Good stop at mid-wicket by Moeen Ali. Short of a length ball, outside off. Dhawan swipes it across the line. The ball is traveling but Moeen Ali puts in a dive at mid-wicket to save three runs. 124 needed from 14 overs. |
| 6.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Shikhar Dhawan, Starts off with a short one, Dhawan pulls it away towards deep square leg. The fielder cuts it off and keeps it down to one. |
| 6.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Prithvi Shaw, No control on that shot but he's safe! Flatter ball and Shaw looks to go over the off side, ends up getting the leading edge in the air. The ball drops well short of long off. A run is taken. |
| 6.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Shikhar Dhawan, Shorter and wide outside off, this is played to point. |
| 6.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Shikhar Dhawan, Full ball on the pads, Dhawan sweeps it to deep square leg for a run. |
| 6.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Prithvi Shaw, Flatter ball by Jadeja, on the pads. Shaw works it to square leg for one. |
| 6.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Shikhar Dhawan, Drops his length this time, Dhawan rocks back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket. Just 5 singles from the over. |
| 0.0 : Strategic Time-Out! Delhi are off to a wonderful start to the run chase! Shaw is off to a flier while Shikhar Dhawan has looked good. They have made merry of the bowling and are looking really good in the middle. They need 124 runs to win in 84 balls and with the way these two are going, it looks like Delhi are on top. Chennai need a wicket soon otherwise these two will take the game away. Ravindra Jadeja is into the attack. |
| 7.2 : Moeen Ali to Prithvi Shaw, DROPPED! Santner drops it! Will this prove costly? He was probably blinded by Dwayne Bravo running back. Floated ball outside off, Shaw uses his feet and looks to go over the off side but it takes the top edge and goes towards long off. Mitchell Santner, the substitute fielder, comes charging ahead from long off while Dwayne Bravo runs backwards. It is finally, Santner who goes for it but makes a mess of it. |
| 7.3 : Moeen Ali to Shikhar Dhawan, Loopy ball on the pads, Dhawan looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. |
| 7.4 : Moeen Ali to Shikhar Dhawan, On the pads, Dhawan plays it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 7.5 : Moeen Ali to Prithvi Shaw, Tossed up outside off, Shaw drives it to long off for a single. |
| 7.1 : Moeen Ali to Shikhar Dhawan, Floated ball on the pads, Dhawan looks to play the reverse sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads. There is an appeal for LBW but nothing from the umpire. A leg bye taken. |
| 7.6 : Moeen Ali to Shikhar Dhawan, Loopy ball on middle, Dhawan nudges it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 8.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Shikhar Dhawan, Shorter ball, outside off. Dhawan cuts it to sweeper cover. Just one run. |
| 8.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Prithvi Shaw, Flatter one, on middle and leg. Shaw pushes it to long on for one. |
| 8.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Shikhar Dhawan, Tossed up, outside off. Dhawan ends up slicing it over extra cover for a couple. |
| 8.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Shikhar Dhawan, Full ball, on middle and off. Dhawan looks to go through the off side but gets an inside edge to the leg side for one. |
| 8.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Prithvi Shaw, SIX! Smashed away into the Sachin Tendulkar stands! Jadeja darts this on the leg stump. Shaw dances down and smokes it over the wide long on fence. |
| 8.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Prithvi Shaw, Short and wide outside off. Shaw lets it go as he thinks that it's a wide but the umpires deems it to be a fair delivery. |
| 9.1 : Moeen Ali to Shikhar Dhawan, SIX! Dhawan wants a piece of the cake as well and he gets one! Tossed up on middle and leg, Dhawan uses the feet and then launches it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 9.2 : Moeen Ali to Shikhar Dhawan, Full on the pads, Dhawan sweeps it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 9.3 : Moeen Ali to Prithvi Shaw, DROPPED! Shaw put down again and it is Ruturaj Gaikwad! Short ball on middle, Shaw pulls it to deep mid-wicket. Gaikwad runs ahead, gets to it and puts in a dive but fails to hold on. A single taken. |
| 9.4 : Moeen Ali to Shikhar Dhawan, Flatter ball down the leg side, Dhawan looks to flick but it brushes his pads and goes to the keeper. |
| 9.5 : Moeen Ali to Shikhar Dhawan, On middle, worked down to long on for a single. |
| 9.6 : Moeen Ali to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Fifty for Prithvi Shaw! It is so good to watch him bat like this! Short ball on middle, Shaw pulls it to the deep square leg region for a boundary. |
| 10.1 : Shardul Thakur to Shikhar Dhawan, Back of a length ball, on off. Dhawan swipes it to deep square. Deepak Chahar runs in, collects the ball and passes it to the other fielder. A couple of runs and 100 up for Delhi. |
| 10.2 : Shardul Thakur to Shikhar Dhawan, Now, Dhawan gets his FIFTY! Length ball, on off. Dhawan pulls it to deep square leg for one. |
| 10.3 : Shardul Thakur to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Well, Prithvi Shaw seems to be in a hurry to finish the game! Sensational batting! Length delivery outside off, Shaw hammers it past covers and to the ropes. |
| 10.4 : Shardul Thakur to Prithvi Shaw, Serves a length ball, on the pads. Shaw clips it to the leg side for one. |
| 10.5 : Shardul Thakur to Shikhar Dhawan, Back of a length ball, outside off. Dhawan cuts it past the diving fielder at point. Moeen Ali runs in from sweeper and cuts it off. A couple taken. |
| 10.6 : Shardul Thakur to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! No one can stop this from going to the ropes! Overpitched ball on the sumps, Dhawan backs away and creams it past mid off and to the ropes. Sweetly timed. Delhi are running away with the game here. |
| 11.1 : Dwayne Bravo to Prithvi Shaw, Slower ball around off, Shaw pushes it to the cover region for a single. |
| 0.0 : Dwayne Bravo is on now. |
| 11.2 : Dwayne Bravo to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Both Dhawan and Shaw are just toying with the bowling here! Short ball around off, Dhawan shuffles across and then plays it over the square leg fielder for a boundary. |
| 11.3 : Dwayne Bravo to Shikhar Dhawan, Full ball on middle, Dhawan works it down to long on for a single. |
| 11.4 : Dwayne Bravo to Prithvi Shaw, Cracked but straight to the fielder! Low full toss outside off, Shaw drives it to cover. |
| 11.5 : Dwayne Bravo to Prithvi Shaw, Slower ball on middle, Shaw nudges it to long on and calls for two but the fielder is quick to the ball and they will have to settle for the single. |
| 11.6 : Dwayne Bravo to Shikhar Dhawan, What happened here? That came back like a rocket! Full ball on middle, Dhawan smacks it straight back to the bowler. It hits Bravo on the shin and goes towards long off for a single. |
| 12.1 : Moeen Ali is back on. |
| Moeen Ali to Shikhar Dhawan, NO BALL! That must have slipped out of the hand. Moeen ends up bowling this one over Dhawan's head. No ball given. Free hit coming up. |
| Moeen Ali to Shikhar Dhawan, Tossed up, around off. Dhawan drills it down to long off for one. |
| 12.2 : Moeen Ali to Prithvi Shaw, Loopy ball, lands around middle. Shaw eases it to long on for one. |
| 12.3 : Moeen Ali to Shikhar Dhawan, Shorter ball, on the stumps. Dhawan backs away and cuts it to deep cover for one. |
| 12.4 : Moeen Ali to Prithvi Shaw, SIX! Just over the man at deep mid-wicket! Short ball, Shaw goes for the pull but gets the top edge. For a moment, the fielder at deep mid-wicket thought he had a chance but that ball went over him. |
| 12.5 : Moeen Ali to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Ohh he's hit that one alright! Loopy ball, outside off. Moeen invites Shaw into the stroke and he accepts the invitation. This is creamed over mid off and to the ropes. |
| 12.6 : Moeen Ali to Prithvi Shaw, Flatter ball, on the middle and leg stumps. Shaw clips it to deep mid-wicket for one. 15 from the over. |
| An appeal for run out taken upstairs. No one from the Chennai camp look that interested. Well, well, well, we wonder why as this pretty close. Dhawan has made it just in. |
| 13.1 : Dwayne Bravo to Prithvi Shaw, NOT OUT! Dhawan is just in! Wonder why Dhoni did not show much interest in appealing. Good length ball outside off, Shaw looks to cut but gets an inside edge past the stumps and towards the keeper. Dhawan calls for the single and takes off. Dhoni comes charging in and collects and underarms it to the stumps at his end. The third umpire is called for. The replays roll in and it shows that Dhawan was just in. |
| 13.2 : Dwayne Bravo to Shikhar Dhawan, Full ball outside off, Dhawan nails it through extra cover for a single. |
| 13.3 : Dwayne Bravo to Prithvi Shaw, OUT! CAUGHT AT DEEP COVER! Finally a wicket for Chennai, but is it too late for Chennai? Bravo gets his man and this was a good delivery! Very full ball outside off, Shaw has to reach out for it and then looks to drive but it goes off the bottom half of the bat and goes towards deep cover where Moeen Ali takes the catch. Ali fumbles a bit ut manages to hold onto it. End of a sparkling knock from Shaw. |
| 13.4 : Dwayne Bravo to Shikhar Dhawan, On off, defended to the off side for a single. |
| 13.3 : Who will come out to bat next? Rishabh Pant it is. |
| 13.5 : Dwayne Bravo to Rishabh Pant, Length ball on the pads, Pant looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. |
| 13.6 : Dwayne Bravo to Rishabh Pant, Good ball to end the over! Low full toss on middle, Pant plays it back to the bowler. 50 needed in 36 balls. |
| 14.1 : Deepak Chahar to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Shaw may have how gone but Dhawan carries on! Length ball, wide outside off. Dhawan shuffles across and sweeps it to the square leg fence. The ball drops just short of the ropes before hitting it. |
| 14.2 : Deepak Chahar to Shikhar Dhawan, Short and wide outside off. Dhawan pays it to deep cover for one. |
| 14.3 : Deepak Chahar to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! The skipper is off the mark! Short and wide again, Pant rocks back and flays it past point and to the ropes. |
| 14.4 : Deepak Chahar to Rishabh Pant, Short of a length this time, around off. Pant pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 14.5 : Deepak Chahar to Shikhar Dhawan, Low full toss, wide outside off again. Dhawan shuffles across and helps it to long on. 150 for Delhi and they are running away with the game. |
| 14.6 : Deepak Chahar to Rishabh Pant, Short of a length, on the sixth stump line. Pant cuts it to point and keeps the strike. 12 from Chahar's last over. |
| 15.1 : Dwayne Bravo to Rishabh Pant, Full toss outside off, Pant flays it to cover for a dot. |
| 15.2 : Dwayne Bravo to Rishabh Pant, Slower ball on off, Pant looks to swing it away but gets an inside edge onto the pads for a single. |
| 15.3 : Dwayne Bravo to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Wow, Dhawan has been excellent today! Full toss on off, Dhawan shuffles across and then whacks it to the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 15.4 : Dwayne Bravo to Shikhar Dhawan, Play and a miss! Full ball outside off, Dhawan looks to drive but misses. |
| 15.5 : Dwayne Bravo to Shikhar Dhawan, Full ball outside off, Dhawan moves across to the off side and then plays it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 15.6 : Dwayne Bravo to Rishabh Pant, WIDE! Low full toss outside off, Rishabh lets it go. Wided. |
| Dwayne Bravo to Rishabh Pant, Hits the timber at the other end! Low full toss on middle, Pant smacks it but hits the timber at the bowler's end. |
| 16.1 : Shardul Thakur to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Shot! Full ball, wide outside off. Dhawan creams it past covers for a boundary. 27 needed in 23. |
| 0.0 : Strategic Time-Out! Delhi are cruising along despite losing Shaw. They need just 31 runs in 24 balls and with Dhawan still going strong and Pant for company. it should be a walk in the park for them but in the Indian T20 League, we have seen funny things happen and we cannot count that out. Chennai need something special if they want to pull this off. Where can they find the inspiration? Can they make a comeback in the final 4 overs? We will find out. Shardul Thakur is back on. 2-0-31-0 are his |
| 16.2 : Shardul Thakur to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! He is toying with the bowlers now! He knows what the bowler is going to bowl before he bowls it! Full toss, wide outside off. Dhawan shuffles across and sweeps it to the square leg fence. |
| 16.3 : Shardul Thakur to Shikhar Dhawan, Full and wide outside off. So wide that even Dhawan won't chase that. Wided. |
| Shardul Thakur to Shikhar Dhawan, OUT! LBW! An absolute beauty from Thakur! Fires this one very full on the middle stump line. Dhawan looks to flick it away but misses and is hit on the pads. It is plumb and the umpire raises his finger. Dhawan doesn't review it. End of a wonderful, wonderful innings by the southpaw. |
| 16.4 : Shardul Thakur to Marcus Stoinis, Beaten! Length ball, around off. Stoinis looks to defend but is beaten. |
| 16.3 : Who will come out to bat next? Marcus Stoinis is the new man in. |
| 16.5 : Shardul Thakur to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Now Stoinis gets going! Short and wide outside off and he cuts it away. Ravindra Jadeja runs it and puts in a dive to stop it. But the replay shows that his legs were touching the ropes when he collected the ball. Boundary. |
| 16.6 : Shardul Thakur to Marcus Stoinis, Too short by Thakur. It goes way over Marcus Stoinis's head. Wide given. |
| Shardul Thakur to Marcus Stoinis, Length ball, around off. Stoinis punches it to covers. The fielder dives there and stops the ball. 17 required from 18. Singles will win the match here. |
| 17.1 : Dwayne Bravo to Rishabh Pant, Edged! Full ball outside off, Pant looks to drive but it takes the outside edge and it files to third man for a single. |
| 17.2 : Dwayne Bravo to Marcus Stoinis, Slower ball on off, Stoinis defends it to point for a single. |
| 17.3 : Dwayne Bravo to Rishabh Pant, Full on middle, Pant flicks it to deep mid-wicket and picks up a couple of runs. |
| 17.4 : Dwayne Bravo to Rishabh Pant, Low full toss outside off, Pant smacks it through cover for a single. |
| 17.5 : Dwayne Bravo to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! CRUNCHED! That has gone at a rate of knots! Full ball outside off, Stoinis powers it through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 17.6 : Dwayne Bravo to Marcus Stoinis, Full ball outside off, Stoinis drives it to deep cover for a single. |
| 18.1 : Shardul Thakur to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Easy runs for Stoinis! Full toss and on the pads. Stoinis flicks it down to fine leg. Just 3 needed now. |
| 18.2 : Shardul Thakur to Marcus Stoinis, Slower full toss by Thakur. Stoinis defends it, it dipped just in time to not be waist high. |
| 18.3 : Shardul Thakur to Marcus Stoinis, OUT! TAKEN! Too little too late for Chennai! A good short ball by Thakur, Stoinis goes for the pull but ends up hitting it to Sam Curran to deep mid-wicket, he takes a good catch. Shimron Hetmyer walks in now. |
| 18.4 : Shardul Thakur to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! The skipper finishes things off for Delhi! Length ball, around off. This is right in the slot and Pant hits it to the long on fence. DELHI WIN BY 7 WICKETS! |
| Earlier, in the day, Chennai posted 188 on the board, courtesy a fine knock from Suresh Raina and with valuable contributions from Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu and brilliant hits from Sam Curran towards the end. For Delhi, Avesh Khan was the star and he was well supported by Chris Woakes. Tom Curran and the spinners were punished but in the end, the target did not prove to be enough as Delhi chased it down with 8 balls to spare. |
| Stay tuned for the presentation ceremony!!! |
| A comprehensive win for Delhi! They have made a mockery of the target as they chased down the target comfortably. A complete performance and they have begun their campaign with a bang. Just brilliant. Chennai, on the other hand, have a lot to think about as they have been absolutely hammered. Delhi will be a very pleased unit. |
| Shikhar Dhawan, the MAN OF THE MATCH says that he really enjoyed his batting and he was happy for Shaw who played some brilliant shots. Adds that it was important to give the team a good start and he is happy with his performance. Tells that he enjoys taking up the challenge of improving his game. States that he still was playing the ball close to his body as the pitch was sticky and he was confident and he was sticking to his game plan. Adds that it is tremendous to watch Shaw bat when he is i |
| Right then! That's all from this game! Delhi continue their winning streak over Chennai. Three wins in their last three games over MS Dhoni's team. Chennai, on the other hand, need to work out what went wrong in this first game. On Sunday, 11th April 2021, Hyderabad go up against Kolkata in Chennai. That match will begin at 1930 IST (1400 GMT). But the build-up will begin much earlier. Till then, cheers and take care. |
| Delhi were absolutely breathtaking in their run chase! Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw started off in fine fashion. They were going all guns blazing in the Powerplay and they did not stop there as they continued on from there and were hitting the ball to all parts of the ground. Prithvi Shaw was a little lucky but some of his shots were incredible and it was amazing to see him bat like this. Dhawan continues to have a love affair with Chennai. He scored a century against them in the last edition |
| Chennai will be very disappointed! They did a decent job with the bat but with the ball, they were thrashed. Dwayne Bravo was the only bowler to come out with decent figures but everyone else took a pounding. Thakur did pick up two wickets but he went for plenty of runs. Deepak Chahar too was expensive while Curran bowled two costly overs as well. They were not helped by their fielding as they dropped a couple of catches which proved very costly. They had a disappointing outing but this is just |
| MS Dhoni, the Chennai skipper, says that dew was a factor that they had in their mind before the game started. Adds that the batters did a good job once the dew had settled in. About the bowling, Dhoni says that they didn't execute their plans to perfection and gave away a few boundary balls. Further adds that they sent Moeen Ali early to score quick runs along with Suresh Raina. Finishes by saying that it is a good pitch, and once the first half and hour is done, runs can be scored with ease. |
| Prithvi Shaw is down for a chat. He says that he is feeling good about contributing for the team and says that they got a good start. Adds that the wicket was better to bat on during the second innings. About his technique, Shaw says that after getting dropped from the Indian team during the tour of Australia, he started working on the change in his technique and also spent time with Pravin Amre before the Vijay Hazare Trophy. |
| Rishabh Pant, the Delhi skipper, says that it was good and he was under pressure in the middle phase while bowling but the bowlers did well to restrict Chennai. Goes onto say that it was special for him to captain his first match in the Indian T20 League against MS Dhoni. Tells that they were thinking about missing the services of Nortje and Rabada for this game and the performances of Woakes and Avesh Khan gives them a good headache while selecting the team for the next match. States that these |
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