| 0.0 : Hello and a warm welcome to everyone! It is the second match of this Saturday double-header where Delhi are hosting Kolkata. Kolkata come here with two wins in as many games. Their last game saw them getting a comfortable victory over Punjab and they will be confident in making it three in three. Delhi, on the other hand, have had a one-one win-loss ratio. They started their campaign with a win but suffered a defeat to the defending champions in their second game. They would want to forget that |
| A few minutes before there was some rain and the pitch was covered. But it seems everything is clear now and the match will begin on time. |
| TOSS - Delhi win the toss and they elect to field! |
| Delhi captain, Shreyas Iyer, says he wants to bowl first. He reckons the decision to bat in the last game was the wrong deicison and he wants an idea of how the wicket will play. Credits the way how Russell and Pant have been played and he hopes they can keep the former quiet. Informs they have 4 changes, Sandeep Lamichanne, Chris Morris, Harshal Patel and Hanuma Vihari come in. |
| Kolkata skipper, Dinesh Karthik, says he was looking to bat first so he is happy. Informs Narine is out and Naik is in. |
| We are all set to get underway! The Kolkata openers, Chris Lynn and Nikhil Naik make their way out to the middle. The latter will take strike and he will face Kagiso Rabada. |
| 0.1 : K Rabada to N Naik, FOUR! A boundary to begin proceedings! A stroke of luck there for Naik. A length delivery and around off, this one comes back in. Naik looks to defend but it goes off the inside edge, past the off pole and to the fine leg boundary. |
| 0.2 : K Rabada to N Naik, WIDE! The outswinger this time but it is way outside off. Wided. |
| K Rabada to N Naik, Goes back to bowling length around off, Naik makes a leave. |
| 0.3 : K Rabada to N Naik, Now opens the face of the bat and nicely guides it down to third man for a single. |
| 0.4 : K Rabada to C Lynn, EDGED BUT SHORT! Maybe the first slip fielder is a little too deep on a slow wicket. Length and around off, Lynn plays it with an open face. The ball though goes off the outside edge and Dhawan takes it on the bounce. |
| 0.5 : K Rabada to C Lynn, FOUR! Pure timing that! Finesses from Lynn. You do not normally see that. Second boundary in the over. Fuller in length and around off, Lynn leans into it and strokes it through covers. |
| 0.6 : K Rabada to C Lynn, A couple to end an expensive first. A little too straight this time by Rabada, Lynn works it through square leg for two. |
| Sandeep Lamichhane to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : S Lamichhane to N Naik, Naik dances down the track but does not get to the pitch of it. Blocks it out. |
| 1.2 : S Lamichhane to N Naik, The googly, Naik does well, he picks it late and then guides it to the slip fielder. He sets off but then realizes it is straight to hand so makes his way back. |
| 1.3 : S Lamichhane to N Naik, Gives it nice amount of air on off, Naik strokes it back to the bowler. Three dots to begin. |
| Review time! A huge appeal for a caught behind but the umpire heard nothing. Delhi though have reviewed. |
| 1.4 : S Lamichhane to N Naik, NOT OUT! That is a long way away from the bat! A shocker of a review there and Delhi have lost their only review in as early as the second over. The leggie this time and it is outside off. Naik looks to guide it down to third man but he seems to have missed it. Pant takes it and appeals. The umpire shakes his head. Pant convinces his captain to take it upstairs and he does so. Replays roll in and they show there is absolutely nothing. |
| 1.5 : S Lamichhane to N Naik, Flatter and on off, Naik blocks it out. A maiden? |
| 1.6 : S Lamichhane to N Naik, Nope as the last ball is hit for a run towards long on. Still a top class second over from Lamichhane. |
| Chris Morris comes into the attack. |
| 2.1 : C Morris to N Naik, Swing and a miss! Naik dances down the track and has a wild swing to this ball outside off but misses by a long way. |
| 2.2 : C Morris to N Naik, Down the leg side, Nikhil works it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 2.3 : C Morris to C Lynn, Beats the inside edge! Back of a length around off, this one jags back in. Lynn looks to punch it but the ball goes past the inside edge. |
| 2.4 : C Morris to C Lynn, A leg bye! This is angled into the batsman. Lynn looks to flick but misses. The ball hits him high on the pads and rolls towards point. A run taken. |
| 2.5 : C Morris to N Naik, On the stumps and the batter blocks it out. |
| 2.6 : C Morris to N Naik, A solid shot there but for no runs! Dances down the track and gets to the pitch of it. Strokes it crisply but to mid off. |
| 3.1 : S Lamichhane to C Lynn, Flatter and on middle, Lynn goes back and works it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 3.2 : S Lamichhane to N Naik, Inside edge! Sandeep has started off excellently. Uses his feet and goes for the wild hoick. Luckily for him he gets an inside edge onto his pads which takes the ball away from the keeper. |
| 3.3 : S Lamichhane to N Naik, Fires it on the pads, Naik looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. |
| A review this time by Kolkata! Naik has been adjudged LBW but he has reviewed. Only an inside edge can save him. |
| 3.4 : S Lamichhane to N Naik, OUT! No bat, three reds and Naik takes a review along with him. Not sure why he took that review as you would always know if you have hit the ball or not as a batsman and this time there was day-light between bat and ball. The googly on off, it pitches and turns back in. Nail lunges forward to defend but misses. The ball hits him on the pad and an appeal follows. The umpire after a thought raises his finger. Naik reviews immediately. Replays show that the on-field ca |
| Robin Uthappa is the new man in. |
| 3.5 : S Lamichhane to R Uthappa, FOUR! Off the mark in style! This is floated up around off, it is a little too full. Uthappa leans into it and strokes it through cover-point for a boundary. |
| 3.6 : S Lamichhane to R Uthappa, Now eases this down to long on and keeps strike for the next over. A successful over comes to an end. |
| 4.1 : C Morris to R Uthappa, Bowls a full ball angling in, Uthappa drives it straight to mid on and takes a run. |
| 4.2 : C Morris to C Lynn, Length ball outside off, Lynn moves across and keeps it out to the bowler. |
| 4.3 : C Morris to C Lynn, FOUR! Driven! Back of a length ball outside off, Lynn drives it uppishly and over the covers for a boundary. Second boundary for him. |
| 4.4 : C Morris to C Lynn, Play and a miss! Lynn goes to pull hard on this back of a length ball but does not get bat on ball. |
| 4.5 : C Morris to C Lynn, FOUR! PULLED HARD! Morris goes for the short ball here and and Lynn rocks back and launches onto it. He pulls it hard and connects this time and the ball races to the fence. |
| 4.6 : C Morris to C Lynn, Full and on the pads, Lynn goes for the flick and misses. Dot to end the over. Nine runs from it. |
| Harshal Patel to bowl now. |
| 5.1 : H Patel to R Uthappa, Full on middle, flicked through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 5.2 : H Patel to C Lynn, Outside off, punched straight to mid off. |
| 5.3 : H Patel to C Lynn, A short ball, pulled straight to short mid-wicket. |
| 5.4 : H Patel to C Lynn, On middle, chipped down to mid on for a single. |
| 5.5 : H Patel to R Uthappa, FOUR! Magnificent shot! Short and outside off, Uthappa walks into the shot and plays a lovely cut shot, piercing the gap behind point. Not a soul in place and the ball races away! |
| 5.6 : H Patel to R Uthappa, OUT! Another LBW! Harshal is flying and has the last laugh. The previous ball was a wonderful cut on the walk. Now, Harshal has sent Robbie on a walk. Uthappa walks into the shot and looks to flick this time. But the ball comes back in, sneaks past the bat and hits him on the pads. Patel appeals and up goes the umpire's finger! That looked stone dead. |
| Nitish Rana walks in at number 4, replacing Uthappa. Rabada comes back as well. 1-0-12-0 so far. |
| 6.1 : K Rabada to C Lynn, Starts with a back of a length ball on the off stump line, Lynn pushes it to the off side. |
| 6.2 : K Rabada to C Lynn, Bowls in on the pads this time, Lynn flicks it to the on side and takes a single. |
| 6.3 : K Rabada to N Rana, Changes angle for the left-hander and comes from over the wicket. Bowls it on a back of a length, Rana guides it to third man for a single. |
| 6.4 : K Rabada to C Lynn, Full ball on the pads, Lynn flicks it to fine leg and takes a brace |
| 6.5 : K Rabada to C Lynn, OUT! CAUGHT! Big wicket here for Delhi as they send Lynn back to the hut. They have picked up both the openers of Kolkata and would like to keep the momentum going. Rabada bowls a quick short ball on middle and rearing up to Lynn's shoulders. Lynn goes back and tries to pull it but gets his gloves on it and Pant behind takes a wonderful left-handed catch diving to his left. Delhi are on a roll. |
| Dinesh Karthik walks in at number 5, replacing Lynn. |
| 6.6 : K Rabada to D Karthik, FOUR! Excellent timing to get off the mark! Full on middle, Karthik just flicks it through mid-wicket and the ball races away! |
| 7.1 : H Patel to N Rana, OUT! Caught! Another wicket goes down and Harshal has his second. Guess what, he is on a hat-trick too, as he dismissed Uthappa on his previous delivery of his previous over. This is a bonus wicket though. A length ball, angled down the leg side, Rana just guides it through backward square leg. But to his dismay, he finds Kagiso Rabada running to his right from fine leg and snapping it! Kolkata are in a mire now, finding themselves at 44/4! |
| 0.0 : Shubman Gill eventually comes out to bat at number 6, replacing Rana. |
| 7.2 : H Patel to D Karthik, Full on middle, flicked straight to short mid-wicket. |
| 7.3 : H Patel to D Karthik, SIX! Terrific shot! A short ball, on middle, Karthik swivels and pulls it over square leg! |
| 7.4 : H Patel to D Karthik, Outside off, dabbed to third man for a single. |
| 7.5 : H Patel to S Gill, On middle and leg, helped through square leg for a run. |
| 7.6 : H Patel to D Karthik, Dropped short, pulled wide of long on for one. |
| Amit Mishra into the attack now. |
| 8.1 : A Mishra to D Karthik, Starts off with a gentle leg spinner pitching on middle and turning in, DK blocks it. |
| 8.2 : A Mishra to D Karthik, Another tossed up ball on the pads, Karthik flicks it on the leg side for a single. |
| 8.3 : A Mishra to S Gill, Beautiful Googly! Mishra bowls a quicker googly outside off, Gill looks to push it on the off side but the ball takes the bottom edge and goes to the keeper. |
| 8.4 : A Mishra to S Gill, Flighted ball outside off, Gill drives it superbly to the covers but straight to the fielder. |
| 8.5 : A Mishra to S Gill, Full ball on off, Gill drives it to mid off and takes off for a single. |
| 8.6 : A Mishra to D Karthik, FOUR! Floated ball outside off, bottom edge on this one and the ball races away to the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| Strategic break. Wow. An action-packed 9 overs so far. Delhi have stunned Kolkata, taking 4 big wickets but such is the line-up of Kolkata, that there are more to come! Karthik and Gill will be looking to get a partnership going and then set Russell loose to get the firecrackers ablaze. Here comes Sandeep Lamichhane. 2-0-7-1 so far. |
| Is that a boundary? Is that a run out? Delhi are appealing for a run out against Gill but all that will be waste if Rabada's leg has touched the ropes. Referred upstairs... |
| 9.1 : S Lamichhane to S Gill, OUT! That is a run out! Rabada is clean and Gill is out of here. Kolkata now have half their side back in the hut. Lamichhane tosses it up outside off, Gill squirts it past point. The batsman run two. Rabada makes good ground to his left and stops it with a dive. The pacer is slow in getting up. Gill hence feels it is a boundary, Karthik though sets off for a third. Gill goes for it late. By then, Rabada throws it to Patel who was the second fielder after it from poi |
| 0.0 : Andre Russell walks in at number 7, replacing Gill. |
| 9.2 : S Lamichhane to D Karthik, Googly outside off, DK goes on the back foot and flicks it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 9.3 : S Lamichhane to A Russell, Leg spinner on off, Russell punches it off the back foot to mid on. |
| 9.4 : S Lamichhane to A Russell, Another tossed up ball on off, Andre drives it to mid on and takes a run. |
| 9.5 : S Lamichhane to D Karthik, Floated ball on off, DK flicks it to mid-wicket and changes strike. |
| 9.6 : S Lamichhane to A Russell, Sandeep tosses this one on off, Russell drives it but straight to the fielder at covers. |
| 10.1 : A Mishra to D Karthik, The googly outside off, Karthik looks to defend but the ball spins in, takes the inner half of the bat and goes towards mid-wicket. A quick single taken. |
| 10.2 : A Mishra to A Russell, Outside off, another googly, stays low, punched back to the bowler. |
| 10.3 : A Mishra to A Russell, SIX! BLAST! There comes number 1. Full and outside off, right in the arc, Russell leans and bludgeons it over long off! |
| 10.4 : A Mishra to A Russell, Dropped short, Dre Russ pulls it towards long on for a single. |
| 10.5 : A Mishra to D Karthik, Full and around leg, DK looks to defend but misses and is hit on the pads. Mishra starts to appeal but then bails out. |
| 10.6 : A Mishra to D Karthik, Fetches this from off and sweeps it through square leg for a run. |
| 11.1 : S Lamichhane to D Karthik, Leg spinner outside off, Karthik cuts it but straight to point. |
| 11.2 : S Lamichhane to D Karthik, Bowls this one fuller and turning away, DK guides it but short man was placed there just for that shot. |
| 11.3 : S Lamichhane to D Karthik, FOUR! That's a classic pull shot from DK. He reads the lengh early and rocks back to this full ball and pulls it hard to deep mid-wicket and into the boundary. |
| 11.4 : S Lamichhane to D Karthik, Leg spinner on the pads, DK flicks it to the on side and gives Russell the strike. |
| 11.5 : S Lamichhane to A Russell, SIX! Don't think he middled that at all but doesn't matter. That is Dre Russ' power. Full and around middle, Russell looks to swing hard but the ball goes off the inner half of the bat. Clears deep mid-wicket! |
| 11.6 : S Lamichhane to A Russell, SIX! Colossal! Russell is changing the tempo pretty quickly here. Tossed up outside off, brave enough from Lamichhane but Russell does not spare him. Leans and sends this flying over long off! 17 from the over. Also, RUSSELL GETS TO THE 1K MARK IN THE INDIAN T20 LEAGUE! |
| 12.1 : A Mishra to D Karthik, Starts with a gentle leg spinner outside off, guided to point by DK. |
| 12.2 : A Mishra to D Karthik, FOUR! Lovely timing. This outfield is lightning quick. Full on middle, Karthik leans and flicks it through mid-wicket. Once the ball makes contact with the turf, it just races away. |
| 12.3 : A Mishra to D Karthik, Tossed up on off, Karthik punches it down the ground for a single. |
| 12.4 : A Mishra to A Russell, Googly outside off, Russell reaches for it but fails to get bat on ball. |
| 12.5 : A Mishra to A Russell, Full ball outside off, Andre flat bats it straight to long off for a single. |
| 12.6 : A Mishra to D Karthik, Gives it a little flight, Karthik prods forward and defends it. |
| Harshal Patel is back on. 2-0-15-2 so far. |
| 13.1 : H Patel to A Russell, On a good length outside off, punched towards point. |
| 13.2 : H Patel to A Russell, In the slot. Full and wide outside off, Russell swings hard but misses. |
| 13.3 : H Patel to A Russell, OOPS! Russell is down! My word... that was a bullet to a tank. Fired from Harshal, a high full toss but it is totally out of control. Dre Russ loses sight of it completely, tries to fend it but misses it totally. He is hit on the left shoulder and is straightaway down, wincing in pain. Half the Delhi team is beside him, calming him but the bowler is busy arguing with the umpire as to how can that be a no ball. But the umpire is firm and signals it a no ball. Meanwhile |
| FREE HIT time... |
| H Patel to A Russell, FREE HIT! Short ball outside off, Russell pulls it hard but straight to the fielder at deep mid-wicket who takes the catch but it is a Free Hit so one run scored. |
| 13.4 : H Patel to D Karthik, Full ball on the pads, Karthik flicks it to the on side and takes a run. |
| 13.5 : H Patel to A Russell, 100 up for Kolkata! Harshal bowls a full ball but it seems the ball got stuck on the pitch and came in slower. Russell looked to drive but it goes uppishly through the covers to long off and they take a run. |
| 13.6 : H Patel to D Karthik, Another short ball on off, DK pulls it to mid-wicket and keeps the strike for the next over. |
| There is a bit of a delay here. Russell is not at all comfortable. The physio is out in the middle, giving him a bit of a rub on the left shoulder. The umpires are having a chat with Karthik, probably asking the physio to hurry up. |
| Common sense prevails. With the batsman being not too comfortable yet, the second strategic break has been signalled. This particular event could have a telling blow on either side. If Russell does not recover, Kolkata might struggle to get to even 150. On the flip side, if Dre Russ recovers, beware Delhi - 101/5 could end up at 181/5. CHRIS MORRIS IS BACK ON. 2-0-11-0 so far. |
| 14.1 : C Morris to D Karthik, Full ball on off, Karthik drives it straight to long on for a run. |
| 14.2 : C Morris to A Russell, Short and on off, Russell pulls it to wide of deep mid-wicket and scores a run. |
| 14.3 : C Morris to D Karthik, Length ball on off, Karthik guides it to third man for a run. |
| 14.4 : C Morris to A Russell, FOUR! That is unlucky for Morris. A terrific yorker, outside off, Russell is late to get his bat down and gets an inside edge. But, it zips past the stumps to the fine leg fence! |
| Another problem. This time for the bowler. Morris has pulled out of his delivery stride. He just stands there mid-pitch, on his haunches, before the umpire asks him of his well-being. He gingerly gets up and then shakes his head as he walks back. Shreyas Iyer asks him whether he is fine and he initially says yes but then calls for the physio. Looks to be an ankle sprain. Replays show that Chris landed very awkwardly on his right ankle while about to deliver the ball. MORRIS IS FIT TO CONTINUE NO |
| 14.5 : C Morris to A Russell, FOUR! Leg byes! Strays down the leg side , Russell looks to flick but just gets hit on the pads and the ball races to fine leg fence. |
| 14.6 : C Morris to A Russell, SIX! That's a maximum! This one is in Russell's arc and he hits it straight out of the park. Morris bowls a full ball on middle and Russell hits it off the middle of the bat and over the bowler's head. You don't bowl there to him. |
| Harshal Patel is back on. 3-0-20-2 so far. |
| 15.1 : H Patel to D Karthik, FOUR! BEAUTY! There is a giant at the other end while here this guy is a peace-maker. What a gentle caressing shot. Overpitched outside off, Karthik leans and drives it through the covers! |
| 15.2 : H Patel to D Karthik, A short ball, pulled to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 15.3 : H Patel to A Russell, Length ball on off, Russell swings his bat but doesn't connect well and the ball goes to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 15.4 : H Patel to D Karthik, Short ball outside off, Karthik pulls it to the on side. The fielder at deep mid-wicket gets to it and they take a single. |
| 15.5 : H Patel to A Russell, SIX! BLUDGEONED! Number 5 for Russell. Do not bowl it there to him. Length. Outside off. Cannon. Missile speed. Powered over long on. What a hit. |
| 15.6 : H Patel to A Russell, WIDE. Pressure on the bowler. Bowls it wide outside off, Russell jumps across, initially looking to hit it but then lets it be. |
| H Patel to A Russell, SIX! That's into the orbit! New ball please, this one is out of here. Well, if you have seen Russell in the last two games in the death overs, you would know that you don't bowl there to him. Patel bowls a length delivery on middle, Russell goes through with his swing and sends it sailing into the deep mid-wicket stands. |
| Kagiso Rabada returns. 2-0-20-1 so far. |
| 16.1 : K Rabada to D Karthik, MIX-UP, SAFE! This could have been disastrous for Kolkata. On a good length outside off, Karthik dabs it towards short third man and sets off for a single. But then he changes his mind. Russell though, is halfway down the track and has to go back. Luckily for him, Lamichhane at short third man fires it really wide of the bowler and Dre Russ gets back. |
| 16.2 : K Rabada to D Karthik, Excellent yorker outside off, dabbed towards cover for a single. |
| 16.3 : K Rabada to A Russell, FOUR! HALF CENTURY FOR RUSSELL! In just 23 balls. His 5th such score in the Indian T20 League. Short and outside off, Russell swings hard and gets it over mid-wicket, one bounce and into the fence! |
| 16.4 : K Rabada to A Russell, On middle and leg, worked to the leg side for a run. |
| 16.5 : K Rabada to D Karthik, Excellent yorker on middle, pushed towards cover. |
| 16.6 : K Rabada to D Karthik, Full and outside off, eased through the covers for a run. |
| Morris switches ends. |
| 17.1 : C Morris to D Karthik, Excellent yorker to begin with! Karthik digs it out but falls apart in hitting it. He hits it to mid-wicket and takes a run. Run out chance at the non-striker's end but the throw was not accurate. |
| 17.2 : C Morris to A Russell, FOUR! Hammered! Morris bowls it full and on off, Andree pulls it to mid-wicket. The ball raced away to the fence like a bullet. |
| 17.3 : C Morris to A Russell, Russell plays the pull-shot at mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep throws it to the keeper and keeper collects it and hits the stumps but the batsman is well home. The Umpire takes the help of the Third Umpire. Third Umpire shows the green signal for the batsman. |
| 17.4 : C Morris to A Russell, FOUR! Lovely batting! Full ball on off, Russell opens the bat face and guides it uppishly over the point fielder for a boundary. Lovely batting here from the West Indian. |
| 17.5 : C Morris to A Russell, OUT! That ends a fantastic innings from Dre Russ. A monumental knock ends. Lasted just 28 balls but was worth the fun. A short ball outside off, Russell swings hard but gets a top edge. Kagiso Rabada runs back from short fine leg while Rahul Tewatia runs in from deep square leg. They collide but eventually Tewatia takes the catch. Thanks for the entertainment, Russ... |
| Piyush Chawla is the new man in. |
| 17.6 : C Morris to D Karthik, Bowls a full ball on the pads and going down, it clips Karthik's pads and goes to the keeper. |
| 18.1 : A Mishra to P Chawla, SIX! What a way to get off the mark! Mishra bowls a tossed up ball on middle, Piyush gets on his knees and sends it sailing into the mid-wicket stands. |
| 18.2 : A Mishra to P Chawla, Guides this one to the third man region for a single. |
| 18.3 : A Mishra to D Karthik, WIDE. Bowls this down the leg side, Karthik misses his flick. |
| A Mishra to D Karthik, SIX! BOOM! And that's his Fifty as well! His 17th in the Indian T20 League. Full and around middle and leg, Karthik gets down and mows the slog sweep over backward square leg! |
| 18.4 : A Mishra to D Karthik, OUT! Karthik walks. Good catch by Pant. Short and wide outside off, spinning further away, Karthik reaches out to cut but misses. Pant starts to appeal but DK walks and shows sportsmanship. You cannot underestimate his knock, he played the perfect support to Russell's power-hitting. |
| Kuldeep Yadav is the new man in. |
| 18.5 : A Mishra to K Yadav, Full ball on middle, Kuldeep plays the reverse sweep to point and takes a run. |
| 18.6 : A Mishra to P Chawla, Tossed up ball on middle, PC goes for the sweep but gets it off the toe end of the bat and the ball rolls to the on side. |
| Kagiso Rabada to bowl the 20th over. |
| 19.1 : K Rabada to K Yadav, FOUR! 'You expect better from Rabada. That really is sloppy bowling,' says an angry Kevin Pietersen on air. A low full toss outside off, Kuldeep backs away and steers it behind point! |
| 19.2 : K Rabada to K Yadav, A short ball, slammed towards mid off where Shreyas Iyer misfields and concedes the second. |
| 19.3 : K Rabada to K Yadav, Backs away to the leg side and swings it towards deep mid-wicket for another brace. |
| 19.4 : K Rabada to K Yadav, Excellent bowling, fired in the blockhole, Kuldeep just about digs it out to fine leg. A run taken. |
| 19.5 : K Rabada to P Chawla, FOUR! Rabada is losing his radar here. Follows the batsman down the leg side with a short ball and Chawla blindly pulls it past the diving fine leg fielder. |
| 19.6 : K Rabada to P Chawla, OUT! A run out to end the innings. A length ball on middle, Chawla swings hard but mistimes it to long on. He is happy with the single but Kuldeep wants the second. Chawla is ball-watching and suddenly turns around to see Kuldeep charging towards him. He starts to run and Kuldeep responds too but by then, Dhawan returns a good throw to the bowler who disturbs the bails. The batsmen do not even cross each other. A run and a run out on the final ball. KOLKATA FINISH ON |
| 64/5 in the first 10 overs. Advantage Delhi. 121/3 in the next 10. Massive momentum swing. This man Andre Russell is just the reason why Kolkata could prove the team to beat this season. |
| An innings of two halves. First saw the visitors complete total harakiri, throwing their wickets away and being reduced to 61/5, amidst some careless batting. But then came Andre Russell and he started to go bang bang. In next to no time, the 50-run stand was raised. And then, Russell got hit on the shoulder. |
| The big man went down but then what followed was a thunderstorm. He started pummeling the bowlers and finished on 62 from 28 balls, with 4 fours and 6 sixes. Do not forget the contribution of skipper Karthik. He came in at 40/3 and was there till the 19th over, scoring 50 himself. In a stand of 95 with Dre Russ, DK scored 27. |
| Andre Russell is caught down for a chat with Rohan Gavaskar. The West Indian says that he is proud to become the highest scorer and it was very crucial to get this knock. Him and Dinesh Kathik decided that they will play and hit when the bad balls are bowled. Admits that the blow on the shoulder was a painful one but he just backed himself and hit the shots. Says at one point they were thinking of 150 but 186 is a good total and hopes the bowler can defend it. |
| 187 to win then. Looks to be out of reach for Delhi. But dew seems to have made its presence. That might change the equation a little bit. Just to assert - the Delhi team also has people who can tonk the ball around. Stay tuned... |
| 0.0 : We are back for the chase! Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan are the openers for Delhi. They need to get them off to a good start Prasidh Krishna has the new ball in hand. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : P Krishna to P Shaw, Starts with an excellent short pitched delivery outside off, Shaw tries to slash it on the off side but misses. |
| 0.2 : P Krishna to P Shaw, Good length delivery outside off, Shaw tries to cut it but gets a bottom edge on it. |
| 0.3 : P Krishna to P Shaw, First run of the chase. Length ball on the pads, Shaw gets off the mark by glancing it towards deep square leg. |
| 0.4 : P Krishna to S Dhawan, Comes round the wicket to Dhawan and bowls a length ball on the off stump line. Shikhar strokes it straight to the fielder at mid off. |
| 0.5 : P Krishna to S Dhawan, Aggressive approach from Dhawan in the very second ball he faces. Comes down to this back of a length ball on off and slashes it towards third man but there is a fielder there for protection so only a single. |
| 0.6 : P Krishna to P Shaw, FOUR! Beautiful shot this from Shaw. Back of a length delivery on off and middle, Shaw rocks onto his back foot and whacks his pull through mid-wicket for a boundary. 6 off the first over. |
| Lockie Ferguson to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : L Ferguson to S Dhawan, On the shorter side and outside off, Dhawan looks to cut but due to the slowness of the wicket, he gets it off the bottom back to the bowler. |
| 1.2 : L Ferguson to S Dhawan, On the fuller side on middle, Dhawan strokes it towards mid on for a run. |
| 1.3 : L Ferguson to P Shaw, Bowls it from wide of the crease and angles it into the batter, Shaw pushes it to covers. |
| 1.4 : L Ferguson to P Shaw, FOUR! Too full and on the pads, easy pickings for Shaw. He flicks it through mid-wicket and the ball races away to the fence. |
| 1.5 : L Ferguson to P Shaw, Shortens his length and bowls it on middle, Shaw plays it late and towards third man for a single. |
| 1.6 : L Ferguson to S Dhawan, FOUR! Up and over! The second boundary in the over! 10 from it. Full and on middle, Dhawan lofts it over wide mid on and the ball crosses the ropes. Good positive start from the hosts' openers. |
| Piyush Chawla introduced into the attack. |
| 2.1 : P Chawla to P Shaw, Starts with a slider on middle and leg, Shaw tucks it to deep mid-wicket and gets to the other end. |
| 2.2 : P Chawla to S Dhawan, In the air....and four. Dhawan looks to be in an aggressive mode here. Flighted outside off, Dhawan comes down the track and slaps it over the mid off fielder for a boundary. |
| 2.3 : P Chawla to S Dhawan, SIX! This is even better. Flighted delivery on the pads, Dhawan gets on one knee and slog sweeps it over the square leg fence for a maximum. |
| 2.4 : P Chawla to S Dhawan, OUT! Chawla has the last laugh. After being hit for a boundary and a six off the last two balls, Chawla shows courage and tosses it up on off, Dhawan looks to hit it over the mid off fielder but hits it hard and straight to him. Andre Russell there takes a simple catch. Can't keep Andre out of the game tonight. |
| Shreyas Iyer is the new man in. |
| 2.5 : P Chawla to S Iyer, Starts with a careful back foot defense. Shorter in length on middle stump, Iyer blocks it. |
| 2.6 : P Chawla to S Iyer, Dot to end the over. 11 runs off the over but more importantly a wicket. The last ball is also short on off and middle, Shreyas blocks it. Eventful first over from Chawla. |
| Andre Russell is on. |
| 3.1 : A Russell to P Shaw, A little too straight to begin with. Shaw works it to mid-wicket. |
| 3.2 : A Russell to P Shaw, A dipping slower ball, it ends up begin a high full toss but such deliveries can be deceptive. Shaw does well to work it around the corner for a single. |
| 3.3 : A Russell to S Iyer, Good length and on off, Iyer opens the face of the bat and guides it to point. |
| 3.4 : A Russell to S Iyer, Another dot as Iyer guides this towards the fielder in the slip cordon. |
| 3.5 : A Russell to S Iyer, Three dots in a row! Iyer is very keen to drop and run. He sets off but Shaw sends him back in time. |
| 3.6 : A Russell to S Iyer, This time he gets a single as he taps it towards point. Keeps strike. A good first over by Russell. |
| Prasidh Krishna is back into the attack. |
| 4.1 : P Krishna to S Iyer, Bouncer and a well-directed one too. It is on middle and leg, Iyer does well to get out of its way. |
| 4.2 : P Krishna to S Iyer, On the pads, Shreyas flicks it to the on side and gets a single. |
| 4.3 : P Krishna to P Shaw, Good shot but straight to the fielder. It is on a length outside off, Shaw cuts it to the fielder at point. |
| 4.4 : P Krishna to P Shaw, Back of a length slower delivery on middle and off, Shaw pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 4.5 : P Krishna to S Iyer, WIDE! Krishna misses his line and bowls a full toss down the leg side. No shot attempted on that by Iyer and a wide signalled. |
| P Krishna to S Iyer, On the pads again, Iyer flicks it towards backward square leg and gets to the other end. |
| 4.6 : P Krishna to P Shaw, Good fielding. Length ball on off, Shaw slaps it straight down the ground. Prasidh gets down and stretches his right hand out to save a certain boundary. |
| 5.1 : A Russell to S Iyer, Good length ball outside off, Shreyas taps it down towards cover for a single. |
| 5.2 : A Russell to P Shaw, FOUR! Overpitched delivery on off and with no long off, it was asking to be hit. Shaw obliges and lofts it over mid off for a boundary. |
| 5.3 : A Russell to P Shaw, SIX! This was six the moment it left the bat. Shorter delivery on middle, Shaw rocks onto his back foot and pulls it over the mid-wicket fence for a beautiful six. |
| 5.4 : A Russell to P Shaw, Now a dot. Good length ball on the stumps, Prithvi taps it back to the bowler. |
| 5.5 : A Russell to P Shaw, Length ball outside off, Shaw looks to cut it but gets an inside edge. Luckily for him it does not chop onto the stump and rolls on to fine leg for a single. |
| 5.6 : A Russell to S Iyer, Bouncer to end the over. Takes Shreyas by surprise. It is around off, Iyer gets away from its way. After 6 overs Delhi are 45/1. A decent Powerplay for them, they haven't gone at a decent rate but have not lost many wickets as well. |
| Piyush Chawla is back on. |
| 6.1 : P Chawla to P Shaw, Floated on off, Shaw flicks it towards backward square leg for a single. |
| 6.2 : P Chawla to S Iyer, Flighted on off, Shreyas slaps it to long off for a single. |
| 6.3 : P Chawla to P Shaw, Loopy delivery on the middle and off stump, Shaw tucks it away towards mid-wicket and rotates the strike. |
| 6.4 : P Chawla to S Iyer, Dangerous shot. Shorter on middle and leg, Iyer cuts it late towards backward point for a single. |
| 6.5 : P Chawla to P Shaw, 50 up for Delhi. A solid start from them. They have lost a wicket but are going about at it at a good run rate. The crucial thing is they have not lost many wickets. Shaw comes down the track and nudges this loopy ball on middle towards mid-wicket to get his team's total to 50 with a single. |
| 6.6 : P Chawla to S Iyer, Short and on off, Shreyas cuts it towards point and keeps the strike. 6 singles off the over. A good one from Chawla. |
| Kuldeep Yadav is on now. |
| 7.1 : K Yadav to S Iyer, The slider outside off, Iyer looks to cut but is a touch late in the shot. |
| 7.2 : K Yadav to S Iyer, The outside edge saves him there. Iyer dances down the track and Kuldeep bowls the googly. SI swings but only manages an outside edge to short third man for a single. |
| 7.3 : K Yadav to P Shaw, Slightly short and on off, Shaw goes back and hits it down to long on for a single. |
| 7.4 : K Yadav to S Iyer, FOUR! Powered! This should get him going! Kuldeep is guilty of bowling it a little too full. Iyer gets under it and smacks it straight down the ground. No fielder there and a much-needed boundary. |
| 7.5 : K Yadav to S Iyer, Sensible batting as he pushes it down to long off and takes one. |
| 7.6 : K Yadav to P Shaw, SIX! A biggie to end! A much-needed big over for the hosts. 13 from it. Once again a little too full on middle, the turn is out of contention. Shaw clears his front leg and sends it over the long off fence. 122 needed in 72. |
| 8.1 : P Chawla to S Iyer, A good leg spinner around off, Iyer flat bats it towards point for a single. |
| 8.2 : P Chawla to P Shaw, Shorter on leg, Shaw nudges it to cover and takes a single. |
| 8.3 : P Chawla to S Iyer, SIX! Shreyas has decided to take on the leggie. Fuller delivery on leg, Iyer takes his front leg out of the line and smokes this over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. |
| 8.4 : P Chawla to S Iyer, Floated on the pads, this time Iyer flicks it to mid-wicket and rotates the strike. Good batting this follows the maximum with a single. |
| 8.5 : P Chawla to P Shaw, Flighted on off, Shaw strokes it to covers and takes a run. |
| 8.6 : P Chawla to S Iyer, The skipper will keep the strike. He pushes it to the point with soft hands and runs for a single. 11 off the over. A very good one for Delhi. |
| The strategic break has been signaled! Delhi going along really well here but they need to continue this. Their captain is striking the ball well and so is Shaw but there is still a long way to go. Kolkata on the other hand, will be eager to break this stand quickly as it is looking dangerous. |
| Lockie Ferguson is back on. |
| 9.1 : L Ferguson to S Iyer, That is right off the middle but straight to the fielder. Back of a length outside off, Iyer guides it but finds the man at point. |
| 9.2 : L Ferguson to S Iyer, FOUR! That went to the fence in a jiffy! Woah! Short and on middle, Iyer gets on top of the bounce and pulls it hard through mid-wicket for a boundary. The 50-run stand is up. A vital one after they lost Dhawan early. They need to continue though. |
| 9.3 : L Ferguson to S Iyer, Tries to be cheeky there but it does not come off! Another short one on middle, Iyer arches and tries to upper cut but misses. |
| 9.4 : L Ferguson to S Iyer, WIDE! Down the leg side, Iyer looks to pull but misses. It has been wided. |
| L Ferguson to S Iyer, A good short ball thi, hurries onto the batsman. Iyer stands tall and guides it towards point for a single. |
| 9.5 : L Ferguson to P Shaw, A cracking punch this but once again straight to point. Back of a length on off, Shaw opens the face of the bat, it races right off the middle but to point. |
| 9.6 : L Ferguson to P Shaw, So a top shot on the last ball got no runs for Shaw but an inside edge gets him one. Length and it is the slower one on middle, PS swings but only manages an inside edge onto the pads. The ball rolls towards the leg side and a run is taken. After the halfway mark, Delhi are 82 for 1. They need 104 in the last 10. GAME ON HERE! |
| Kuldeep Yadav back into the attack. |
| 10.1 : K Yadav to P Shaw, Floats it up on the pads, Shaw sweeps it nicely but finds deep square leg. A single. |
| 10.2 : K Yadav to S Iyer, SIX! THAT IS COLOSSAL! Yes, it was a freebie but it still has to be put away! Short and it sits up to be hit. Iyer rocks back and pulls it into the mid-wicket stands. A boundary per over is what they need, they have got their one in this over. |
| 10.3 : K Yadav to S Iyer, Good comeback! Fires this in and it is very full. Iyer looks to flick but closes the face of the bat a little too early. He gets a leading edge towards cover. A single. |
| 10.4 : K Yadav to P Shaw, SIX! Well, the Delhi batsmen are not happy with one and Shaw has just smacked another biggie in the over. What a shot this is. Uses the feet and also makes room. He goes inside out over covers. The timing is such that it carries all the way. 14 from the four balls bowled so far. |
| 10.5 : K Yadav to P Shaw, Now a couple! 16 from the 5 balls. Shaw works it through square leg. The weight on the shot is perfect and they collect two. Can they end the over with a bang? |
| 10.6 : K Yadav to P Shaw, FOUR! You bet, they can! 20 from this one and that also brings up 50 for Shaw. What a talent this guy is. Just brilliant, the shots he plays, the conviction he plays it with is just joy to watch. Gets there with a top-class sweep shot through square leg. It is in the gap and it results in a boundary. Needs to be there though, he can't relax. Delhi need another 84 in the last 9 overs with 9 wickets in hand. This over probably changes the momentum in the favor of the hosts |
| Andre Russell back into the attack. |
| 11.1 : A Russell to S Iyer, Full length delivery on middle and leg, Iyer milks it to long on and gets to the other end. |
| 11.2 : A Russell to P Shaw, FOUR! Wow! That one is going into the highlight reel of the season. Full length delivery on middle the pads, Shaw helicopter flicks it. Yes helicopter flicks it over square leg for a boundary. |
| 11.3 : A Russell to P Shaw, Smart batting this. On the pads again, this time Shaw tucks it towards square leg for a run. |
| 11.4 : A Russell to S Iyer, DROPPED AND FOUR! How has Shubman Gill dropped that? That should have been taken. Full length delivery on middle and leg, Iyer flicks it uppishly towards deep mid-wicket. Shubman Gill stationed there takes it too lightly and drops a simple catch. Not only that it goes for a boundary too. |
| 11.5 : A Russell to S Iyer, FOUR! Shubman Gill look away right now. Full again from Russell. It is outside off, Shreyas slaps this over cover for a boundary. |
| Has that been taken? Gill claims he has but the umpire wants to have a look. |
| 11.6 : A Russell to S Iyer, OUT! Yes it is a clean catch and Shreyas Iyer has to walk back. Gill is a happy man now. Full ball once again on middle and leg, Iyer looks to loft it over the mid-wicket fielder. He does not time it well and this time Gill makes no mistake and takes a good catch on the edge of the rope. The umpire goes upstairs to see whether it is a clean catch or not. Replays roll in and shows Gill takes it just a few millimeters away from the rope. The dropped catch does not cost |
| Rishabh Pant is the new man in. Nitish Rana is on now. |
| 12.1 : N Rana to P Shaw, FOUR! No matter who the bowler is tonight, Shaw has no respite for anyone. Welcomes Rana with a boundary. Short and outside off, Prithvi plays it late and through point for a boundary. Ideal start to the over. |
| 12.2 : N Rana to P Shaw, Rana fires it full and on the stumps, Shaw works it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.3 : N Rana to R Pant, Slightly slower and on middle, this one pitches and grips a little. Pant pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 12.4 : N Rana to R Pant, This is down the leg side, Pant looks to flick but misses. The ball brushes his pads and rolls towards fine leg. A leg bye taken. |
| 12.5 : N Rana to P Shaw, This is give air on off, Shaw eases it down to long on for a run. |
| Is Pant short? An appeal for a run out against him has been taken upstairs. He looks confident though. |
| 12.6 : N Rana to R Pant, A loud cheer as the screen flashes NOT OUT! A direct hit though would have seen Pant walking back. He smashes this through extra cover. Russell does really well to get across to his right and collect the ball. The batsmen complete one by then. Now, Shaw wants a second but Pant is a bit hesitant. He eventually goes for it. Russell though throws the ball at the wrong end which is the non-striker's end. Rana catches the ball and then fires it to Karthik who whips the bails o |
| Prasidh Krishna back for his 3rd over. |
| 13.1 : P Krishna to P Shaw, Good length delivery on off, Shaw pushes it to the fielder at cover. |
| 13.2 : P Krishna to P Shaw, Fuller delivery on middle and leg, Shaw strokes it to long on and takes a single. |
| 13.3 : P Krishna to R Pant, Shot but only a single. Full length delivery on middle and off, Pant hits it off the middle of the bat towards long on for a run. |
| 13.4 : P Krishna to P Shaw, Back of a length delivery on off and middle, Shaw pulls it to deep square leg and rotates the strike. |
| 13.5 : P Krishna to R Pant, FOUR! That is smoked. Good length delivery on middle and leg, Pant pulls it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 13.6 : P Krishna to R Pant, Wide and full outside off, Pant moves away from his leg stump but slams it to mid off. His upper hand comes off the bat as he goes after the ball. 54 runs required off the last 6 overs now. |
| Piyush Chawla to bowl out. |
| 14.1 : P Chawla to P Shaw, The googly and it is on middle, Shaw works it through mid-wicket and takes a single. |
| 14.2 : P Chawla to R Pant, Brings the reverse sweep out but misses. Not sure if Pant needs to be playing this at the moment. |
| 14.3 : P Chawla to R Pant, Another reckless shot that! This is fired outside off. Pant swings across the line but misses. He gets hit on the pads. An appeal follows but the umpire shakes his head. Impact outside off. |
| 14.4 : P Chawla to R Pant, Now does the right thing, he pushes this down to long on and gives the strike over to the well-set Shaw. |
| 14.5 : P Chawla to P Shaw, FOUR! Top class! Not a very bad delivery this. It is fired slightly short and around off. Shaw goes back and then punches it over covers for another boundary. |
| 14.6 : P Chawla to P Shaw, A couple to end! 46 needed in 30 now. This is worked through mid-wicket. They taken one, sense an opportunity for a second and complete it. Shaw moves onto 70. |
| Lockie Ferguson replaces Prasidh Krishna. |
| 15.1 : L Ferguson to R Pant, A better throw, actually a stronger arm would have seen Shaw short. A big mix-up there. It is short and on middle, Pant pulls it between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg. They take one, then think for a second. Shaw is off and is halfway down the wicket. Pant sends him back. Rinku Singh the substitute, picks the ball up and throws it to the keeper. It is a weak one and by the time Karthik collects it and whips the bails off, Shaw makes it in with a dive. |
| 15.2 : L Ferguson to P Shaw, FOUR! Too easy at the moment for Shaw. You bowl full he will drive you, you bowl short he will pull you. This is what he does here, gets it behind square and the ball races to the fence. |
| 15.3 : L Ferguson to P Shaw, This time though he misses. A real effort delivery, Shaw is a little late on the pull shot. |
| 15.4 : L Ferguson to P Shaw, FOUR! He will also play the cut shot if you offer width. It is short once again and outside off. Shaw waits for it and cuts it over point for the second boundary in the over. |
| 15.5 : L Ferguson to P Shaw, Now a couple! 12 from the over with a ball to go. On the shorter side, Shaw pulls it in the gap at the mid-wicket region. |
| 15.6 : L Ferguson to P Shaw, What fielding there! Saves three for his side and it could end up being vital three runs here. Shaw drives this full ball crisply to the left of Russell. He at mid off, dives, the ball almost seems to have gone past him but he sticks his left hand out and stops it. He though takes sometime getting back on his feet. A single to end another excellent over for Delhi. 34 more needed in 24. |
| Strategic Break - 34 runs more required off 24 with 8 wickets in hand. One must believe that it is Delhi's game from here on. Prithvi Shaw has been at his scintillating best and is still out there, unbeaten on 81 off 46. Kolkata need to pick up wickets here, especially the wicket of Prithvi Shaw. Prasidh Krishna to bowl after the break. |
| 16.1 : P Krishna to P Shaw, FOUR! 15 short of a ton now! Poor delivery to begin with. Down the leg side with fine leg up is a bad idea. Shaw flicks it to the fine leg fence. |
| 16.2 : P Krishna to P Shaw, Another couple! This is on a length and around middle, once again it is a little too straight. Shaw flicks it over square leg. It is not off the middle so the man at deep mid-wicket runs to his right and keeps it to two. |
| 16.3 : P Krishna to P Shaw, FOUR! Bad ball and Prasidh pays the price. Into the 90s is Shaw. Looks to bowl the yorker but ends up serving a high full toss outside off. Shaw throws his bat at it but gets an outside edge to the third man fence. |
| 16.4 : P Krishna to P Shaw, FOUR! MISFIELD! It is from the last man you would expect, Andre Russell. Shaw now only 5 runs away. This is on a length and around off, Shaw drives it straight down the ground. Russell makes good ground to his left but lets the ball through. Three boundaries in the over. |
| 16.5 : P Krishna to P Shaw, Finally gets the length right as he bowls it full and wide outside off. Shaw only manages to jam it out towards third man for a single. |
| 16.6 : P Krishna to R Pant, A single to end, so Pant will be on strike. Short and on the body, Pant pulls it towards deep square leg for a single. 16 from the over, Delhi now have it in their grasp. 18 in 18 needed. |
| Kuldeep Yadav is back into the attack. |
| 17.1 : K Yadav to R Pant, Pant dances down the track but is not to the pitch of it. He does well as he pushes it through covers for a run. |
| 17.2 : K Yadav to P Shaw, Looks to drag his sweep from outside off. He though is a touch early into the shot. It goes off the toe-end towards short third man for a run. |
| 17.3 : K Yadav to R Pant, Big turn there! This pitches outside the leg pole and then turns square. Pant looks to pull but misses. |
| 17.4 : K Yadav to R Pant, Two dots in a row! Another one which is pitched outside leg. Pant looks for the slog sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads. |
| 17.5 : K Yadav to R Pant, OUT! Pant has thrown it away. Very reckless and poor from someone who has international experience under his belt. He has probably given Kolkata a sniff here. There was no need to go for something audacious when singles would do the job. Pant has different ideas though. He has tried slogging the last two balls of this over but missed. This time he gets bat to ball, however, it is off the toe-end and he holes out at deep mid-wicket where Chawla accepts a dolly. |
| Colin Ingram is the new man in. |
| 17.6 : K Yadav to P Shaw, DROPPED! Could have easily had two-in-two. That would have surely made it interesting. We have seen such catches taken. A low full toss on middle, Shaw smashes it to the right of Kuldeep. He sticks his hand out but the ball does not stick. A single is taken towards long on. Nevertheless, a brilliant over by Yadav. Just the 3 runs and a wicket. Revived a few hopes in the Kolkata camp. |
| Lockie Ferguson to bowl now. |
| 18.1 : L Ferguson to P Shaw, Wide! Lockie misses his line and bowls this length ball down the leg side. Karthik does really well diving to his left and stopping that boundary. |
| L Ferguson to P Shaw, Back of a length delivery on off, Shaw looks to pull it but gets an inside edge. The ball clips his shoulder and goes towards backward point for a single. |
| 18.2 : L Ferguson to C Ingram, Good length ball outside off, Ingram slaps it uppishly towards deep backward point for a single. |
| 18.3 : L Ferguson to P Shaw, OUT! Would you believe it? On 99 Prithvi does not look to run it down to third man or anything. He looks to pull it over the mid-wicket fence. He top edges it and the ball lobs up high in the air. It goes to the right of Dinesh Karthik. He calls for the catch and takes it. An excellent knock from the young star comes to an end. To the sheer disappointment of the crowd and for him he departs. Is there the twist in the tale? 12 from 9 needed and two new batmen out in th |
| Hanuma Vihari is the new man in. |
| 18.4 : L Ferguson to C Ingram, FOUR! Ingram does not think there is any twist in the tale. He belters this short ball on off over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 18.5 : L Ferguson to C Ingram, Now a single. Good length ball on off, Ingram pushes it towards cover for a single. |
| 18.6 : L Ferguson to H Vihari, Back of a length delivery outside off, Vihari keeps the strike by stroking it towards point. 6 needed off the last over. |
| 19.1 : K Yadav to H Vihari, Fires this one on off, Vihari goes back and works this through mid-wicket for a single. 5 from 5, 5 more singles like this will do it. |
| 19.2 : K Yadav to C Ingram, A run out chance missed! Pressure, pressure getting to the left-arm leg spinner. Intgram first looks to paddle but then sees the line is outside off. He slaps it through covers. They take one and go for the second. Rinku Singh the substitute throws it to Kuldeep who fails to collect it. Had he done so, Vihari was a goner. |
| 19.3 : K Yadav to C Ingram, A dot! This is exciting stuff! A beautiful delivery! Tossed up on off, it pitches and then turns away. Ingram tries to fend at it somehow but misses. |
| 19.4 : K Yadav to C Ingram, Shorter ball on off, Ingram smacks it to long off gets only a single this time. 2 in 2. This is nail biting stuff. |
| 19.5 : K Yadav to H Vihari, OUT! VIHARI HOLES OUT! 2 needed in 1 now. Kuldeep bowls it slightly short and it is the googly. Hanuma looks to pull it against the turn but does not get it off the middle. It goes towards Gill at deep mid-wicket who takes it with ease. |
| Chris Morris is the new man in. He won't be on strike though. 2 required off 1 ball. Is this going to the Super Over or does Ingram finish it? |
| 19.6 : K Yadav to C Ingram, OUT! RUN OUT! We have a SUPER OVER! Ingram sweeps it through square leg. They taken one and then they have to go for the second which is just not on. Uthappa picks the ball up and throws it to the keeper who collects it and whips the bails off. |
| Delhi have thrown it away and out of the blues Kolkata have taken this to the Super Over. 18 were required off 18 but Delhi have somehow lost the plot. Pant played a few reckless shot before giving his wicket away. Shaw after a tremendous innings was unfortunate to miss out on a top by a run. 6 were needed in the last over and Kuldeep and it was Kuldeep who held his nerve and given Kolkata another change to take all two points. Now it is the hosts who will batting first as they were batting seco |
| Ball 1: P Krishna to Pant, 1 run, Pant pulls the short ball to deep mid-wicket. A single to begin. |
| Ball 2: P Krishna to S Iyer, FOUR! Poor bowling. Short and down the leg side, Iyer gets across and just helps it to the fine leg fence! 2 BALLS, 5 RUNS! |
| Ball 3: P Krishna to S Iyer, OUT! In the air.. taken! Iyer holes out. Prasidh corrects his line and length as he bowls it full and on off. The ball was there to be hit but Iyer does not get the timing behind it. Ends up hitting it high up in the air towards long off. Chawla settles under it and takes it. |
| Ball 4: P Krishna to R Pant, 2 runs. Full and wide outside off, Pant reaches out and slices it over cover. Chawla gets across from wide long off and keeps the batsmen to a couple. |
| Ball 5: P Krishna to R Pant, 2 runs, Slower and shorter in length. Pant gets no timing behind it as he pulls it through mid-wicket and runs two. |
| Ball 6: P Krishna to R Pant, 1 run. DELHI FINISH ON 10/1. Terrific bowling from Prasidh Krishna. Full and outside off, pretty wide and slower in pace, Pant looks to play the reverse sweep but only gets a top edge. The ball lands in front of Dinesh Karthik. |
| 10 runs is what Delhi have managed! Kolkata will surely be the happier side now. Just the one bad ball bowled by Prasidh Krishna which was hit for a boundary, on the rest of the deliveries, he was spot on with his variation. Pant never got hit timing right and the question can surely be raised, why wasn't Shaw sent out to bat. Now though it is on their bowlers to defend this but it will be the visitors who would be the favorites. It is a no-brainier as Russell is the one walking out, the questio |
| Ball 1: K Rabada to A Russell. FOUR. A good delivery but an excellent shot. A boundary to begin with. A low full toss on the pads, it is flicked through square leg for a boundary. |
| Ball 2: K Rabada to A Russell, 0 runs. Brilliant yorker on leg, Russell cannot do anything but just jam it out. Perfect execution from Rabada. |
| Ball 3: K Rabada to A Russell, OUT! BOWLED! The middle stump has gone for a walk! 4/1, 3 balls. 7 needed. What a ball. A perfect yorker, at the base of middle, Russell backs away, aiming to go off side but misses. The LED bails illuminate and Delhi are a wicket away from a win! |
| Robbie Uthappa comes out to bat. |
| Ball 4: K Rabada to R Uthappa, 1 run. Not a lot you can do with that. A yorker on off, Uthappa jams it out towards point for a run. 6 in 2. |
| Ball 5: K Rabada to D Karthik, 1 run. A very low full toss on middle and off, Karthik paddles it but there is man at fine leg who runs to his right and saves the boundary with a slide. 5 needed from the final ball. Even if it is a boundary, Kolkata will win because they scored 26 boundaries overall, as compared to Delhi's 26 but hit 9 sixes to Delhi's 6. |
| Ball 6: K Rabada to R Uthappa, 1 run. DELHI WIN BY 3 RUNS! Shreyas Iyer is pumped up. So is Rabada. A full toss, outside off, Uthappa can only punch it down to long off for a single! |
| Rabada has done it! The Delhi players are pumped up. What a bowler, what an over. When 11 was needed you surely would have backed Kolkata with the fire power they had but it was Rabada who held his nerves, showed why he is one of the best going around and has ensured the home fans will go home with a smile on their face. |
| Now then, the game firstly should have never come to this point. Delhi were cruising, first they had Kolkata down and out with the ball 61 for 5 but a tremendous recovery courtesy their skipper and Russell with both scoring half tons saw them post a total which all believed to be above par. |
| The Delhi batters however, came out all guns blazing. They did lose Dhawan early but Shreyas Iyer, their skipper, led from the front and Shaw proved his mettle. The two blasted a massive 89-run stand before the captain was dismissed. Shaw though continued tonking the bowlers and the hosts had the game in their pocket as they needed on 18 in 18. That is from where the game turned though. Kuldeep bowled a terrific 18th over, giving away only 3 runs. Shaw's wicket then revived the hopes of the Kolk |
| Prasidh Krishna was given the responsibility of bowling the Super Over and he did extremely well as he only conceded 10. Chasing a target of 11, it was Russell and Karthik who opened but failed to score the runs required. |
| Kolkata skipper, Dinesh Karthik, feels it was a great game but he is happy with how his team fought back and took it to the Super Over. Reckons the old ball was easy to hit but the new ball was difficult. |
| Kagiso Rabada's turn to have a chat now. Smiles and says that Delhi were not sure who was going to bowl that Super Over till the final moment. Adds that he just saw a last-minute simulation and it paid off. On keeping calm in tense situations, Rabada says that one has to keep his wits about him to be clear and back one's plans. |
| Victorious Delhi captain, Shreyas Iyer, admits that it was a long day in office and the game should have been done in the 19th or the 20th over. Praises Kuldeep Yadav for taking the game into the Super Over. On Delhi letting it slip after having Kolkata 5 down pretty early, Iyer puts it down to Russell mania, where one simply cannot control if the lines to him are not perfect. On his team's batting, Shreyas says that the top 4 needed to step up and they did. Praises Shaw for playing a wonderful |
| PRITHVI SHAW HAS BEEN NAMED THE MAN OF THE MATCH. On his reaction after his dismissal, Shaw says that he felt that he missed out on an opportunity on finishing the game for his side. Is happy that they eventually won the Super Over. On the talks from the senior members in the first strategic break. Prithvi says that Ponting and Ganguly made him realize that he was perhaps going too hard early on and asked him to settle down, which helped him a lot. On the plans during the chase, Shaw says that t |
| Wow. End of a lonnggggggggggggggggggg Super Saturday. First, Punjab trumped Mumbai in Mohali. And then a simple equation was turned into a complex mathematical formula as Delhi almost snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. Super Sunday sees Hyderabad host Bangalore at 4 pm local (1030 GMT) followed by the Chennai-Rajasthan encounter at Chepauk at 8 pm local (1430 GMT). So take rest and come back again to enjoy your Sunday! ADIOS! TAKE CARE! |
Google +
Facebook
Twitter
Whatsapp