| 0.0 : We are pretty close to finding the result of the first game on this Super Saturday! But for now the attention moves to Sharjah where Delhi meets Kolkata. Delhi, after winning two were beaten convincingly by Hyderabad in their last encounter while Kolkata looks to have found their groove. They lost their first game but made a fine comeback to win two-in-two. Sharjah is a short ground. Both teams have a few powerful hitters in the team. And this promises that it is going to be a mouth-watering enc |
| TOSS - Up goes the coin and it lands in the favor of Kolkata. They will BOWL first. |
| Kolkata (Playing XI) - Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi (IN FOR KULDEEP YADAV), Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (C/WK), Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Sunil Narine, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy. |
| Delhi (Playing XI) - Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Ravichandran Ashwin(IN FOR AXAR PATEL), Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Amit Mishra, Harshal Patel (IN FOR ISHANT SHARMA). |
| Dinesh Karthik, the Kolkata skipper, starts by saying that the decision to bowl first is because of the dew that comes in the picture later on. Says that he is pleased with the way the team is performing. Tells that Rahul Tripathi replaces Kuldeep Yadav in the team as they want to add depth in their batting. |
| Shreyas Iyer, the Delhi skipper, says that they wanted to bowl first as well because of the dew issue. Says that it is a superb pitch and feels that they will have to keep their wickets in the Powerplay and go for the big shot towards the end. Informs that Ashwin and Harshal Patel are playing this game and they replace Axar Patel and Ishant Sharma. |
| We are ready to begin! The two umpires stride out to the middle. Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw, the two Delhi openers, follow them. Kolkata players are getting the advice from the skipper in a huddle. They now move to take their positions in the field. Pat Cummins will take the new ball for Kolkata. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : Pat Cummins to Prithvi Shaw, Shaw and Delhi are up and running. Short ball around off and middle, Shaw tucks it towards deep square leg and gets to the other end on the first ball. |
| 0.2 : Pat Cummins to Shikhar Dhawan, Dhawan is off the mark as well. Short and wide outside off, he cuts it through backward point and gets a single. |
| 0.3 : Pat Cummins to Prithvi Shaw, EDGY! Shortish and around off and middle, Shaw looks to work it on the leg side but the ball takes thick outside edge and goes towards short third man. |
| 0.4 : Pat Cummins to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Sweet timing! Classy batting! Full and on middle, Shaw lifts it over mid on and it goes to the fence on one bounce. |
| 0.5 : Pat Cummins to Prithvi Shaw, Pushes the next ball towards point and gets to the other end. Smart batting. |
| 0.6 : Pat Cummins to Shikhar Dhawan, Single to end the over! Good length ball just around off, Dhawan taps it towards point and they go for the run. Fine first over for Delhi. |
| Who will bowl from the other end? Will we see spin early on? No, pace from both ends. Here's Shivam Mavi. |
| 1.1 : Shivam Mavi to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Up and over! Short and wide outside off, Dhawan waits for the ball and then cuts it over short third man and into the fence. |
| 1.2 : Shivam Mavi to Shikhar Dhawan, Good length ball just around off, Dhawan forces it towards the off side and takes a run. |
| 1.3 : Shivam Mavi to Prithvi Shaw, A couple for Shaw now! Good length ball just outside off, Shaw waits for it and then guides it wide of the third man fielder. Before he can come around, two taken. |
| 1.4 : Shivam Mavi to Prithvi Shaw, Full and around off, pushed towards the off side for a single. |
| 1.5 : Shivam Mavi to Shikhar Dhawan, Play and a miss! Fuller and wide outside off, Dhawan jumps out of his crease and looks to lift it over mid off but misses. |
| 1.6 : Shivam Mavi to Shikhar Dhawan, Dot to end the over! Good length ball just outside off, Dhawan looks to cut but it is too close to play that shot. He ends up mistiming it towards short third man. |
| 2.1 : Pat Cummins to Prithvi Shaw, Shorter and on middle, this is pulled nicely but to mid-wicket. |
| 2.2 : Pat Cummins to Prithvi Shaw, Shortish again, Shaw pulls it again towards mid-wicket for one. |
| 2.3 : Pat Cummins to Shikhar Dhawan, Shorter and around off, Dhawan drops it on the off side for one. |
| 2.4 : Pat Cummins to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Up and over! Nicely played! Shortish and on middle, Shaw swivels and pulls it over wide mid on and bags a boundary. |
| 2.5 : Pat Cummins to Prithvi Shaw, SIX! Nailed! This is right off the middle. It is a nothing delivery. Short and it sits up to be hit. Shaw rocks back and pulls it well over the mid-wicket fence. |
| 2.6 : Pat Cummins to Prithvi Shaw, Clever! On off, Shaw drops it towards cover for one. He saw Cummins bowls it fuller than the last two, it is a good ball so gives it respect. A good over for Delhi. |
| 3.1 : Varun Chakravarthy to Prithvi Shaw, Quicker and on off, it is pushed towards cover for one. |
| 3.2 : Varun Chakravarthy to Shikhar Dhawan, Lovely! Tosses it up nicely and lands it around off, it pitches and turns away. Dhawan looks to defend but is beaten. |
| 3.3 : Varun Chakravarthy to Shikhar Dhawan, Shorter and on middle, this is pulled hard towards mid-wicket. A fumble and a single. |
| 3.4 : Varun Chakravarthy to Prithvi Shaw, One more single! On middle, Shaw now pulls it towards mid-wicket for one. |
| 3.5 : Varun Chakravarthy to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Slightly fuller and Dhawan makes Varun pay. He just lofts it over covers and it races away to the fence. One more over in which a boundary is scored. |
| 2.6 : Varun Chakravarthy is into the attack. |
| Varun Chakravarthy to Shikhar Dhawan, A dot to end! Not a bad start by Varun. On middle, it is worked back to the bowler. |
| 4.1 : Sunil Narine to Prithvi Shaw, Flatter ball on middle, Shaw pushes it towards mid on and gets to the other end. |
| 4.2 : Sunil Narine to Shikhar Dhawan, SIX! This is cracking batting from Dhawan. Tossed up and around off, Dhawan sits down and nails it over deep square leg for a biggie. |
| 4.3 : Sunil Narine to Shikhar Dhawan, SIX! Two-in-two! Dhawan on the charge! Fullish and around off again, Dhawan once again gets down and slog sweeps it over deep square leg for a massive six. |
| 3.6 : Sunil Narine is into the attack. |
| 4.4 : Sunil Narine to Shikhar Dhawan, Short and wide, Dhawan cuts it towards point and takes a quick run. 50 up for Delhi in the 5th over. |
| 4.5 : Sunil Narine to Prithvi Shaw, Huge appeal but turned down! Tossed up ball around middle and leg, Shaw looks to slog sweep but misses to get hit on the pad. They appeal but not out says the umpire. No review from Kolkata as Narine tells the skipper that it was going down the leg side. |
| 4.6 : Sunil Narine to Prithvi Shaw, Quicker one just outside off, Shaw tucks it towards square leg and keeps the strike for the next over. |
| 5.1 : Varun Chakravarthy to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Cut away! Short and wide outside off, Shaw rocks on the back foot and cuts it through cover-point and bags another boundary. |
| 5.2 : Varun Chakravarthy to Prithvi Shaw, Tossed up and outside off, it is a quicker one. Shaw goes for the slog sweep again but fails to connect. |
| 5.3 : Varun Chakravarthy to Prithvi Shaw, Shortish and around middle, Shaw flicks it towards deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 5.4 : Varun Chakravarthy to Shikhar Dhawan, Another quicker one from Varun. Dhawan looks to pull but misses to get hit on the pads. |
| 5.6 : Varun Chakravarthy to Prithvi Shaw, Single to end the Powerplay! An excellent one for Delhi but they would've loved to see both the openers still out there. Shortish and just outside off, Shaw is cramped for room as he tries to cut. He mistimes it towards covers and they get a run. |
| Andre Russell is on. |
| 6.1 : Andre Russell to Prithvi Shaw, Russell begins with a shorter one around off, it is pulled to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 6.2 : Andre Russell to Shreyas Iyer, Beaten! Lovely bowling. Shortish and just around off, Iyer pokes at it but gets beaten as the ball shapes a touch away. |
| 6.3 : Andre Russell to Shreyas Iyer, Quick run! Iyer gets behind the line of the ball this time and pushes it towards covers. Iyer calls for the run, Shaw responds. The fielder fires the throw but misses. |
| 6.4 : Andre Russell to Prithvi Shaw, Fuller and around off, flicked towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 6.5 : Andre Russell to Shreyas Iyer, One more single! Short and wide outside off, Iyer shuffles and lifts it over short third man and gets to the other end. |
| 6.6 : Andre Russell to Prithvi Shaw, Dot to end the over! A good one from Dre Russ. The last ball is a fine yorker. Shaw does well to dig it out back to the bowler. |
| 7.1 : Shivam Mavi to Shreyas Iyer, Back of a length delivery on middle, Iyer tucks it towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 6.6 : Shivam Mavi is back on. |
| 5.5 : Rishabh Pant is in at no. 3. Well, not really! Skipper Iyer has promoted himself. He wants to lead from the front. |
| 7.2 : Shivam Mavi to Prithvi Shaw, Good stop! Short ball down the leg side. Shaw pulls it firmly but Russell at deep backward square leg does well to keep it down to a single. |
| 7.3 : Shivam Mavi to Shreyas Iyer, Third single in a row! Full and just around off, Iyer drives it towards mid off and once again calls for a quick run. This time he is running towards the danger end. The fielder has a shy at the non-striker's end but misses it. |
| 7.4 : Shivam Mavi to Prithvi Shaw, SIX! Take that! This is incredible shot from Shaw! Good length ball just outside off, Shaw shuffles towards the leg side to make room and then creams it over extra cover. It sails over the fence. |
| 7.5 : Shivam Mavi to Prithvi Shaw, Calmly blocks the next ball towards the off side and gets to the other end. |
| Varun Chakravarthy to Shikhar Dhawan, OUT! CAUGHT! A fine catch from Morgan and it is end of a fine opening stand for Delhi. Tossed up around off, Dhawan goes for the slog sweep again. He smoked two over the fence against Narine in the last over. So he is confident about it. But this time he doesn't time it and ends up getting a top edge towards mid-wicket. Morgan calls for it and keeps his eyes on the ball and takes a fine catch. A good little knock from Dhawan is over. |
| 7.6 : Shivam Mavi to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! The skipper joins the party now! 14 from the over! Full and wide outside off, Iyer drills it to the left side of the bowler. Mavi tries to get his hands to the ball but he has no chance as Iyer hit it really hard. |
| 8.1 : Andre Russell to Prithvi Shaw, Missed out! Low full toss outside off, Shaw goes little too hard and ends up mistiming it towards the cover fielder. |
| 8.2 : Andre Russell to Prithvi Shaw, Another mistimed shot towards cover. It is little wide from him and that allows them to cross. |
| 8.3 : Andre Russell to Shreyas Iyer, Shortish and on middle, Iyer tucks it towards the leg side and gets to the other end. |
| 8.4 : Andre Russell to Prithvi Shaw, 2nd dot in the over! Both by Shaw. Full and around off, Shaw once again goes for the drive little too hard. Once again the ball goes towards the cover fielder. |
| 8.5 : Andre Russell to Prithvi Shaw, Quick run! Shaw is hit on the leg. Shaw had given up. Had Cummins hit, Shaw would've been walking home. A low full toss around off, Shaw drives it towards mid off and goes for a quick run. Cummins fires the throw but misses. Ends up hitting Shaw on the ankle. The physio comes out to check on him. |
| 8.6 : Andre Russell to Shreyas Iyer, Another fine over from Russell. Bangs the ball short and just outside off, Iyer lets it be. Just 3 from the over. |
| DRINKS! It has been good going so far for Delhi! Shaw is set and they would hope Iyer can get himself set too. If the two go on, they could well be in for a big score. Kolkata, on the other hand, need a wicket. They need to break this stand and wickets are the only way the run flow can be stopped on this ground. |
| 9.1 : Sunil Narine to Prithvi Shaw, Flatter and around off, Shaw pushes it towards mid on for a single. |
| 9.2 : Sunil Narine to Shreyas Iyer, SIX! Slammed away! Tossed up full and little wide outside off, Iyer drags it from there via a slog and deposits it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 9.3 : Sunil Narine to Shreyas Iyer, Shortish and around off, pushed through mid on for a single. |
| 9.4 : Sunil Narine to Prithvi Shaw, Short and wide outside off, cut to deep point for a run by Shaw. |
| 9.5 : Sunil Narine to Shreyas Iyer, On middle, flicked towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 9.6 : Sunil Narine to Prithvi Shaw, Single to end the 10th over! Short and just outside off, Shaw tucks it towards deep mid-wicket and keeps the strike for the next over. |
| 10.1 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Prithvi Shaw, A yorker on middle, it is jammed out on the leg side for one. |
| 10.2 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Shreyas Iyer, Angled into the pads, Iyer works it through square leg for one. |
| 9.6 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti is into the attack. |
| 10.3 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Prithvi Shaw, SIX! That is gone all the way! Shaw makes room and Nagarkoti bowls a slower one and on off. It is smashed over the long on fence for a biggie. Fifty up for him, it is a very fluent innings from him. He needs to go on though. |
| 10.4 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Prithvi Shaw, Another single as this is worked towards mid-wicket. Good batting as a biggie is followed with a single. |
| 10.5 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Shreyas Iyer, SIX! Picked up and it sails over! It is angled into the pads, Iyer whips it and it goes all the way. Second biggie in the over. 100 up for Delhi. |
| 10.6 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Shreyas Iyer, A single to end the over and it is a very good one for Delhi! It is on the pads, it is worked through square leg for one. |
| 11.1 : Varun Chakravarthy to Shreyas Iyer, It is on off, it is guided towards point for one. |
| 11.2 : Varun Chakravarthy to Prithvi Shaw, EDGY FOUR! It is fuller and outside off, Shaw looks to drive but it goes off the outside edge and it races away to the third man fence. Kolkata don't mind how they come as long as they do. |
| 11.3 : Varun Chakravarthy to Prithvi Shaw, Shorter and outside off, Shaw looks to cut but ends up chopping it on the off side for one. |
| 11.4 : Varun Chakravarthy to Shreyas Iyer, SIX! That is huge! Very big. It is fuller and on middle, in the zone. Iyer lofts it over the long on fence for a huge one. |
| 11.5 : Varun Chakravarthy to Shreyas Iyer, Quicker and on middle, Iyer pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 11.6 : Varun Chakravarthy to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Put away! There is not a lot of margin for error! It is shorter and outside off, Iyer plays it nice and late. He cuts it through backward point for a boundary. 16 from the over and 32 have come from the last two. |
| 12.1 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Prithvi Shaw, SIX! It is raining biggies here! Shaw is on a roll! It is shorter and angled into the batter. Shaw pulls it hard and well over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 12.2 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Prithvi Shaw, Now works it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 12.3 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Shreyas Iyer, Iyer now tucks it through mid-wicket and takes one more. |
| 12.4 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Prithvi Shaw, OUT! In the air and taken! Length and on middle, Shaw looks to flat-bat it but only manages to hit it high up in the air towards deep mid-wicket. Gill there settles under it and takes it nicely. End of a wonderful innings by Shaw and Kolkata will be happy this stand has ended. They will now hope to pull things back a little! |
| Rishabh Pant is in now! |
| 12.5 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Shreyas Iyer, Outside off, it is guided towards point for one. |
| 12.6 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Rishabh Pant, A direct hit and Pant was a goner! On a length and around off, this is guided towards point and the batters go for one. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but luckily for Pant he misses. |
| Sunil Narine is back on. |
| 13.1 : Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant, Full and on the pads, Pant flicks it towards deep square leg and scampers back for the second. Had to dive to make his ground. Excellent running. |
| 13.2 : Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant, An easy two this time. Full and on middle, Pant flicks it wide of the deep mid-wicket fielder and gets two more. |
| 13.3 : Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant, A single now! Fuller and around off, flicked to long on for a single. |
| 13.4 : Pat Cummins to Shreyas Iyer, Full and on middle again, Iyer flicks it towards deep square leg uppishly. Single taken. |
| 13.5 : Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant, Full and wide outside off, Pant reaches out and drives it to deep cover for a run. Decent over so far from Cummins. He needs to end well though. |
| 13.6 : Pat Cummins to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! He gives room outside off on a good length, Iyer thrashes it through point and bags a boundary. The last ball spoils the over. |
| 14.1 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Rishabh Pant, Full and outside off, drilled to deep cover for a single. |
| 14.2 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Shreyas Iyer, Excellent running! Shortish and around off, Iyer flicks it towards long on. It is bit wide and they scamper back for the second. |
| 14.3 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Shreyas Iyer, Makes room this time and tries to slam it on the off side but mistimes it towards long on for a single. |
| 14.4 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Rishabh Pant, Overthrow! Full and wide outside off, Iyer drills it straight to the cover fielder. The fielder fires the throw and ends up conceding an overthrow. |
| 14.5 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Shreyas Iyer, Very full and on middle, Iyer flicks it towards long on for a run. |
| 12.6 : DRINKS! A fine performance so far from Delhi. They are looking towards a massive score. Iyer has got his eyes in while dangerous Pant has arrived just now. These two can demolish any bowling attack. Interesting final phase of this innings coming up. Here's Pat Cummins with the ball. Has gone for 21 in his 2 overs. |
| Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Rishabh Pant, WIDE! Pant will feel that he missed out! A high full toss outside off, Pant goes hard but fails to connect. Wided. |
| Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Rishabh Pant, WIDE! Another one way outside off. Pant lets it be this time. Wided by the umpire again. 150 up! |
| Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Rishabh Pant, Nails it this time. Pant does well to push it towards long off for a run. |
| Shivam Mavi returns. 2-0-22-0 are his figures so far. |
| 15.1 : Shivam Mavi to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! THRASHED! Welcome back into the attack! It is full and on off, Pant smashes it hard and down towards the long off fence for a boundary. Ideal start to the over. |
| 15.2 : Shivam Mavi to Rishabh Pant, Well bowled! Full and outside off, Pant hits it down to long off who has just moved behind for one. |
| 15.3 : Shivam Mavi to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Cummins slips and a boundary! Fifty up for Iyer, fastest for him in the Indian T20 League. He though would know he needs to go on. It is fuller and on middle, it is whipped uppishly wide of long on. Cummins runs there, he seems to overrun the ball. Then tries to adjust but slips and falls over. It goes behind for a boundary. |
| 15.4 : Shivam Mavi to Shreyas Iyer, A yorker on middle, not a lot you can do with that. It is hit down to long on for one. |
| 15.5 : Shivam Mavi to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Slapped! Too short and too wide and Pant makes him pay. He smashes it over covers and it goes for a one-bounce boundary. Third in the over. |
| 15.6 : Shivam Mavi to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! In the gap! A huge over comes to an end! What batting from Pant. This is not a very bad delivery. It is full and on middle, Pant whips it through mid-wicket and the ball races away to the fence. 18 from the over. |
| Shivam Mavi to Rishabh Pant, SIX! Cummins misses by a little and he pays the price. It is a full toss on middle, Iyer lifts it right off the middle and it goes over the mid-wicket fence. |
| 16.2 : Pat Cummins to Shreyas Iyer, Gets it right this time. A yorker on middle, Iyer swings but it goes off the inner half through mid-wicket for one. |
| 16.3 : Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant, Well fielded! It is full and outside off, it is carved away through cover-point. The fielder in the deep gets to it quickly and it is only one. |
| 16.4 : Pat Cummins to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Nice and fine! Iyer shuffles across and this is a yorker on middle, Iyer looks to flick but it goes off the toe-end past the short fine leg fielder and into the fence. |
| 16.5 : Pat Cummins to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Through the off side now! This is crazy hitting. It is fuller and outside off, Iyer makes room and pierces the gap through covers. No stopping that. |
| 16.6 : Pat Cummins to Shreyas Iyer, A single to end! On middle, it is worked through mid-wicket for one. 17 from this over. Cummins has had a night to forget. He goes for 49 in his 4. |
| 17.1 : Andre Russell to Shreyas Iyer, A single on the first ball of the over. Iyer drives it through covers for a run. |
| 16.6 : Andre Russell is back on. |
| 17.2 : Andre Russell to Rishabh Pant, SIX! What a shot! Length delivery on middle, Pant lofts it over mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 17.3 : Andre Russell to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! That is put away! Short ball on middle, Pant pulls it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 17.4 : Andre Russell to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Poor delivery from Russell! Full toss on middle, Pant lofts it over mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 17.5 : Andre Russell to Rishabh Pant, OUT! CAUGHT! Brilliant innings from Pant! Full delivery on middle, Pant lofts it over mid on but does not get the distance on it. It goes towards long on where Shivam Mavi takes a comfortable catch. |
| 17.6 : Andre Russell to Marcus Stoinis, PLAY AND A MISS! Short and outside off, Stoinis looks to play an upper cut but misses it. |
| 18.1 : Varun Chakravarthy to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! In the gap again! Short and outside off, IUyer pulls it hard and it is wide of long on and it races awya to the fence. Another over which starts with a boundary. |
| 18.3 : Varun Chakravarthy to Shreyas Iyer, SIX! Good shot! Full delivery on off, Iyer lofts it over covers for a maximum. |
| 18.4 : Varun Chakravarthy to Shreyas Iyer, Slower through the air this time, Iyer swings but it goes off the inner half through mid-wicket for one. |
| 18.5 : Varun Chakravarthy to Marcus Stoinis, Shorter and on middle, this is lofted over mid off for one. |
| 18.6 : Varun Chakravarthy to Shreyas Iyer, SIX! Boom a biggie to end the over and 20 runs from it. It is full and on middle, Iyer whips it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. Iyer is onto 88. |
| 18.2 : Varun Chakravarthy to Shreyas Iyer, Shortish and down the leg side, Iyer swings, it goes off the inner half between the legs of the keeper and towards fine leg for two. |
| 19.1 : Andre Russell to Marcus Stoinis, OUT! CAUGHT! Stoinis departs! Full delivery on the pads, Stoinis flicks it over fine leg but does not get the timing on it. It goes towards the fielder where Varun Chakravarthy takes a good catch. Good start to the last over. |
| 19.2 : Andre Russell to Shimron Hetmyer, Now a dot! Shorter and on middle, Hetmyer looks to pull but misses. |
| 19.1 : Shimron Hetmyer is the new batsman in. |
| 19.3 : Andre Russell to Shimron Hetmyer, SIX! This time connects! Not right off the middle but short boundaries. It is full and in the slot. Hetmyer lofts it well over the long off fence for a biggie. |
| 19.4 : Andre Russell to Shimron Hetmyer, Brilliant from Russell! Now bowls a lovely slower one, just inside the tramline outside off. Left alone. |
| 19.5 : Andre Russell to Shimron Hetmyer, NOT OUT! Nothing on Ultra Edge! Kolkata lose their review. It is short and outside off, Hetmyer looks to pull but misses. Karhtik takes and appeals but the umpire shakes his head. Kolkata review. Replays roll in and they show that the on-field call is the right one. More importantly, it is a dot. |
| 19.6 : Andre Russell to Shimron Hetmyer, Just a single to end a brilliant last over by Russell! A full ball on off, it is hit down to long off for one. DELHI END WITH 228/4! |
| Just 7 from the last over but it is still a mammoth score by Delhi. A strong batting show led by skipper Iyer. He was left stranded at the non-striker's end in the last over or else he would've easily scored a well-deserving ton! But regardless of that, Delhi have put on a massive, massive score on the board! |
| Asked to bat first, Delhi started superbly with both Shaw and Dhawan went after the bowling from the start. The duo added 50-plus between them before Dhawan departed. Shaw got the company of skipper Iyer and added another 50-plus stand along with him. He got out on 66 but Iyer continued! The skipper led from the front and remained unbeaten towards the end. Pant too played his part in taking the team's score well over 200. |
| This Sharjah is known to be a graveyard for the bowlers and it once again turned out that way. 14 sixes were hit in this innings. Apart from Russell who gave just 29 in his 4-over spell, all the bowlers were taken apart by the formidable batting attack of Delhi. Cummins was tonked all over the park and the Aussie went for 49 in his 4 overs. |
| Right! A humongous score to chase! Kolkata have a good batting unit though and they have added an extra batter in the side too. The size of the ground will surely play a part as well. If they can begin well, they will sense a chance of chasing it down. Join us in a bit for the run chase! |
| 0.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Shubman Gill, Shortish ball outside off to begin, Gill cuts it towards point for nothing. |
| 0.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Shubman Gill, No run, that is punched off the back foot, but not in the gap. |
| 0.0 : We are back for the run chase! Shubman Gill and Sunil Narine walk out to bat. The Delhi players are already out in the middle. Kagiso Rabada will take the ball first up. |
| 0.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Shubman Gill, Gill is up and running on the third ball. A length ball on middle, he tucks it wide of the mid-wicket fielder for a single. |
| 0.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Sunil Narine, Beaten! Lovely bowling. Once again it is short and it is on middle for the left hander. It moves away a touch and beats the outside edge of Narine who tries to hop and work it on the leg side. |
| 0.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Sunil Narine, Short and wide outside off, Narine cuts it through backward point. Harshal Patel gives it a chase and does well to flick it back in. Two taken. |
| 0.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Sunil Narine, Single to end the over! Shortish and around off, Narine rides the bounce and taps it towards the off side for a single. |
| Who will bowl from the other end? It is Anrich Nortje from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Anrich Nortje to Sunil Narine, FOUR BYES! That took off. Hard to blame Pant for the miss. Short and on middle, Narine looks to pull but misses. It goes behind and over leaping Pant for a boundary. |
| 1.2 : Anrich Nortje to Sunil Narine, OUT! TIMBER! After bowling a short ball, Nortje goes for the fuller one. Narine though is expecting another short ball and hence he is staying back. Narine tries to adjust and slam it on the off side but misses. The ball hits the stumps behind. Nortje is pumped. |
| Nitish Rana is the new man in. |
| 1.3 : Anrich Nortje to Nitish Rana, A solid block. Good length ball around off, Rana keeps it out. |
| 1.4 : Anrich Nortje to Nitish Rana, Nicely done! Full ball on middle, Rana flicks it through square leg. Mishra is the man who gives it a chase. He is a bit slow and that allows the batters to run three. |
| 1.5 : Anrich Nortje to Shubman Gill, Risky run! Full and just outside off, Gill pushes it towards mid off and goes for the quick run. The fielder fires the throw at the non-striker's end but misses. |
| 1.6 : Anrich Nortje to Nitish Rana, Dot to end a successful over from Nortje. Fuller and around off, Rana blocks it off his front foot. |
| 2.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shubman Gill, On middle, this is pushed down to long on for one. |
| 0.0 : Ravichandran Ashwin is into the attack. |
| 2.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Nitish Rana, SIX! Boom! With the angle a much-needed biggie! This is angled into Rana. He brings out the slog sweep and sends it sailing into the mid-wicket stand. |
| 2.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Nitish Rana, Ashwin runs in, stops and then bowls it flatter outside off, it is cut towards point. |
| 2.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Nitish Rana, Angled into the pads, it is worked through square leg for one. |
| 2.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shubman Gill, On middle, Gill now works it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 2.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Nitish Rana, SIX! It is so hard to bowl on this ground! That is nowhere off the middle but still goes all the way. It is tossed up on middle, Rana lofts it over the long on fence for a biggie. |
| 3.1 : Anrich Nortje to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Up and over! It is fuller and on off, Gill lofts it with a lovely straight bat over the mid off fielder and a boundary. Good start to the over. Runs now flowing. |
| 3.2 : Anrich Nortje to Shubman Gill, A single! Fuller and on off, it is pushed towards mid off for one. |
| 3.3 : Anrich Nortje to Nitish Rana, Angled into the pads, Rana looks to flick but misses. He gets hit on the pads. It rolls on the leg side. A leg bye. |
| 3.4 : Anrich Nortje to Shubman Gill, SIX! Just over the fence! Gill now joins the act. Shorter and on middle, Gill pulls but it is not right off the middle. It still carries over the mid-wicket fence. That is about this ground, you just need to connect decently. |
| 3.5 : Anrich Nortje to Shubman Gill, Fuller and on off, Gill strokes it towards mid off. |
| 3.6 : Anrich Nortje to Shubman Gill, Outside off, it is guided towards point. Two dots to end but a good over for Kolkata. |
| 4.1 : Marcus Stoinis to Nitish Rana, Outside off, it is guided towards backward point for one. |
| 0.0 : Marcus Stoinis is into the attack. |
| 4.2 : Marcus Stoinis to Shubman Gill, FOUR! That is brilliantly pulled! Shorter and on middle, Gill gets on top of the bounce and pulls it all along the ground through backward point for a boundary. |
| 4.3 : Marcus Stoinis to Shubman Gill, A single. On middle, Gill works it towards mid-wicket. |
| 4.4 : Marcus Stoinis to Nitish Rana, Outside off, this is guided through point for one. |
| 4.5 : Marcus Stoinis to Shubman Gill, Shorter again and on middle, Gill looks to pull but fails to time it nicely. It goes towards mid on for one. |
| 4.6 : Marcus Stoinis to Nitish Rana, A dot! Length and outside off, Rana looks to stroke it on the up but is beaten. |
| 5.1 : Harshal Patel to Shubman Gill, Had Rabada hit, Gill would have been a goner! This is on off, it is pushed towards mid off and the batters take off. Rabada has a shy at the bowler's end but misses by a long way. |
| Harshal Patel to Shubman Gill, WIDE! A dipping slower one but down the leg side. Wided. |
| 5.2 : Harshal Patel to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Edgy but Kolkata won't care! This is a slower one outside off, Rana swings but it goes off the outside edge and over short third man for a boundary. |
| 5.3 : Harshal Patel to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Just opens the face of the bat but not sure if he wanted to get it that fine! On off, it is one more slower one. Rana plays it with the open face of the bat. It goes off the outside edge past Pant and down to the third man fence. |
| 5.4 : Harshal Patel to Nitish Rana, Very good comeback! It is a slower one on middle, Rana looks to play it with a straight bat but it grips and moves away from the batter. |
| 5.5 : Harshal Patel to Nitish Rana, A single now! On the pads, it is worked through square leg for one. |
| 5.6 : Harshal Patel to Shubman Gill, A single to end the Powerplay! A slower full toss on the pads, Gill works it through square leg for one. It is a good Powerplay for Kolkata. They are 59 for 1. Another 170 needed in 84. |
| 6.1 : Amit Mishra to Shubman Gill, Tossed up full and around off and middle, Gill tries to work it on the leg side but gets a soft leading edge towards point. |
| 0.0 : Amit Mishra is into the attack. |
| 6.2 : Amit Mishra to Shubman Gill, Shortish and around off, pulled to long on for a single. |
| 6.3 : Amit Mishra to Nitish Rana, Put down! Mishra almost had it. Full and around off, Rana looks to drive but ends up getting a leading edge back to the bowler. Mishra dives to his right and tries to catch but the ball pops out of his hand. This can be really costly for Delhi. |
| The physio is out! Mishra is getting his fingers sprayed. |
| 6.4 : Amit Mishra to Nitish Rana, Another dot! This was a poor ball and Rana will feel he missed out a chance. Short and wide outside off, Rana cuts but finds the point fielder. |
| 6.5 : Amit Mishra to Nitish Rana, Very full and on middle, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 6.6 : Amit Mishra to Nitish Rana, Single to end the over! Just 2 from it. A dropped catch as well but a superb over from Mishra. Shortish and just outside off, too close to cut. Rana tries and ends up mistiming it towards point. They go for a run. |
| 7.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Nitish Rana, Quicker one! Short and outside off, cut to deep point for a run. |
| 7.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shubman Gill, Tossed up outside off, driven for a single through mid off. |
| 7.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Nitish Rana, Third single in the over. It is because of a misfield though. Short and outside off, Rana cuts it straight to point where Rahane, the sub, fumbles and allows a single. |
| 7.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shubman Gill, Full and wide outside off, Gill lifts it over point and gets two. Didn't time it well and Nortje did well to chase it down with a slide. |
| 7.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shubman Gill, Ashwin continues to bowl quicker ones. It is once again short. Gill cuts it towards deep point. |
| 7.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Nitish Rana, WIDE! Fires it down the leg side. Rana looks to pull but misses. Wided. Can the extra delivery be costly for Ashwin? |
| Ravichandran Ashwin to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Yes, it does! Short and wide outside off once again, this time Rana whacks it through point and finds the fence. |
| 8.1 : Amit Mishra to Shubman Gill, OUT! CAUGHT! Mishra strikes! He bowled superbly in the last over and almost got a wicket in that over and this time the almost is changed to a wicket. He bowls one slower through the air and around middle, Gill goes for the slog sweep but ends up getting a top edge. It balloons high, just to the left of Pant, the keeper. He settles under the ball and takes the catch. |
| 0.0 : Ravichandran Ashwin is back on. |
| 8.2 : Amit Mishra to Andre Russell, Short ball on middle, Russell pulls it through mid on for a single. |
| 8.3 : Amit Mishra to Nitish Rana, Loopy delivery on middle, Rana pushes it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 0.0 : DRINKS! A timely wicket for Delhi. Gill and Rana were looking solid out there but Mishra has got rid of one of them. Kolkata will need another good partnership. Rana is still out there and he will hope to get another able partner who stays with him out in the middle. If that can get another good stand, we could be in for another cracking finish. Andre Russell has been promoted up the order here. |
| 8.4 : Amit Mishra to Andre Russell, NO BALL! Mishra oversteps! Flighted ball on off, Russell pushes it through covers for a single. Free Hit coming up! |
| Amit Mishra to Nitish Rana, SIX! Hamered over the bowler's head. The no ball is costly. Full and around off, Rana slams it over the bowler's head for a maximum. |
| 8.5 : Amit Mishra to Nitish Rana, Shortish and around middle, punched to long off for a single by Rana. |
| 8.6 : Amit Mishra to Andre Russell, Short and outside off, Russell pulls it towards long on for a single. |
| 9.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Andre Russell, Goes for the yorker first! Russell digs it out back to the bowler. |
| 0.0 : Kagiso Rabada is back on. |
| 9.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Andre Russell, FOUR! CRASHED! There was a fielder at long on but he hardly got time to move. A slower short ball around off, Russell powers it to the long on fence. |
| 0.0 : The physio is out again. It is Mishra again who is getting his fingers checked. Magic spray is out again. He is ready to bowl again. Pant is asking Mishra to bowl just one good ball and he will get the wicket. |
| 9.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Andre Russell, DOT! This is an interesting battle! Shortish ball around middle and leg, Russell makes room and pushes it towards point. |
| 9.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Andre Russell, SIX! BANG! Russell gets one in the slot. He hammers it over the bowler's head for a maximum. |
| 9.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Andre Russell, OUT! CAUGHT! Brilliant catch and Rabada has the last laugh, once again. He is pumped up. He bangs it short and bowls it outside off, Russell swings hard again. This time he gets a top edge. The ball goes towards third man. Pant hares back, Nortje from third man runs to his left and does well to slide in and take a superb catch. 135 more needed in 61 balls. |
| 9.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Dinesh Karthik, Back of a length ball around off, Karthik can only push it towards point. 10 runs and a wicket of Russell from the over. |
| Harshal Patel is back on. |
| 10.1 : Harshal Patel to Nitish Rana, WIDE! Harshal returns and slips one down the leg side. Rana looks to pull but misses.Wided. |
| Harshal Patel to Nitish Rana, Full and on middle, driven to mid off for nothing. |
| 10.2 : Harshal Patel to Nitish Rana, Low full toss on middle, Rana flicks it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 10.3 : Harshal Patel to Dinesh Karthik, Full and on middle, flicked to deep square leg for a single. |
| 10.4 : Harshal Patel to Nitish Rana, Banged short and on middle, Rana looks to pull but the ball gets big on him. It hits the upper part of the bat and goes towards square leg. A run taken. |
| 10.5 : Harshal Patel to Dinesh Karthik, Shortish and around off, Karthik drives it well but finds the cover fielder. Just 4 from the over. Can he finish it well? |
| 0.0 : The skipper, Dinesh Karthik, is the new man in. |
| 10.6 : Harshal Patel to Dinesh Karthik, Yes! Only 2 on the last ball. Full and on middle, Karthik flicks it between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg. 100 up for Kolkata. 129 needed in 54 balls. |
| Marcus Stoinis is back on. |
| 11.1 : Marcus Stoinis to Nitish Rana, Back of a length on middle, Rana flicks it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 11.2 : Marcus Stoinis to Dinesh Karthik, Length and on off, it is pushed through covers for one. |
| 11.3 : Marcus Stoinis to Nitish Rana, Shorter and on the pads, Rana misses out as he works it straight to short fine. A dot. |
| 11.4 : Marcus Stoinis to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Need a lot more do the Kolkata side! Shorter and outside off, Rana waits for it and then cuts it through point. It races away to the fence. |
| 11.5 : Marcus Stoinis to Nitish Rana, Fifty for Rana! A very good innings so far but he now needs to step on the gas! Shorter and outside off, it is guided through third man for one. |
| 11.6 : Marcus Stoinis to Dinesh Karthik, Just the single to end! A good over in the context of the game. On the pads, this is worked through square leg for one. |
| 12.1 : Harshal Patel to Dinesh Karthik, Shorter and outside off, Karthik is happpy to take a single as he guides it down to third man. |
| 12.2 : Harshal Patel to Nitish Rana, That is a brilliant stop! It is fuller and on off, Rana hits it down hard towards long off. Nortje there runs to his left and pushes the ball into play with his left hand. Saves two for his side. |
| 12.3 : Harshal Patel to Nitish Rana, SIX! That is over the ropes! Patel misses the yorker by a little. It ends up being a full ball on middle. Rana lofts it over the long on fence for a huge one. 9 from the first three balls. Need to keep going. |
| 12.4 : Harshal Patel to Nitish Rana, OUT! TAKEN! Patel gets his revenge and Kolkata are in huge trouble here! The well-set Rana is out of here. Having got his eye in, he needed to go on, especially now. It is a slower short ball outside off. There is tennis ball like bounce on this one. Rana looks to pull but fails to get on top of the bounce. He hits it high up in the air towards deep square leg where Patel takes it. 112 needed in 44. |
| Eoin Morgan is the new man in. |
| 12.5 : Harshal Patel to Dinesh Karthik, OUT! That is another superb catch! Two in two for Patel and is this the over which wins the game for Delhi? Well, they are right on top now. A shorter one and on middle, Karthik looks to pull but is hurried into the stroke. It hits the splice and lobs towards mid off. Shikhar Dhawan takes a brilliant catch diving forward. Patel is on a hat-trick. Probably now the onus of chasing this total down falls on Morgan. |
| 12.6 : Harshal Patel to Pat Cummins, No hat-trick but that is a top delivery! It is a dipping slower ball. A full toss. Cummins looks to put bat to ball but it goes off the outer half towards point for one. An action-packed over by Harshal comes to an end. |
| 12.5 : Pat Cummins walks out to face the hat-trick ball. |
| 13.1 : Anrich Nortje to Pat Cummins, EDGY FOUR! Shortish and outside off, Cummins looks to defend but that goes off the outside edge and wide of the keeper and down to the third man fence. |
| 13.2 : Anrich Nortje to Pat Cummins, Short and on middle, Cummins evades it nicely. |
| 13.3 : Anrich Nortje to Pat Cummins, OUT! Another one bites the dust and Kolkata are falling apart here! Nortje takes one now. It is a short ball outside off, Cummins looks to upper cut it but ends up slicing it down towards third man where Harshal Patel takes a simple catch. |
| 13.4 : Anrich Nortje to Eoin Morgan, SIX! That is some way to get off the mark! It is banged in short and on the body, Morgan stays back and pulls it hard. It goes over the square leg fence. If Kolkata are to chase this down, he has to do majority of the scoring. |
| 13.5 : Anrich Nortje to Eoin Morgan, Two now! On middle, it is worked down towards wide long on for two. |
| 0.0 : DRINKS! The game is well under control of Delhi. They just have to keep it simple and the game will be in the pocket soon. Kolkata needs a few massive overs. Who will provide that? Not too sure as they have lost Dre Russ already. Maybe Morgan. He is the only hope. Here's Nortje with the ball. Was superb in his first spell. |
| 13.6 : Anrich Nortje to Eoin Morgan, Slashes and takes one! Shorter and outside off, it is slapped towards deep cover for one. He needs to farm the strike too so this one is not a bad result. 98 needed in the last 6. |
| 14.1 : Harshal Patel to Eoin Morgan, Change of pace! It is on the shorter side. Morgan looks to defend but gets a thick outside edge. It goes towards short third man for a single. |
| 14.2 : Harshal Patel to Rahul Tripathi, Very full and around off, Tripathi flicks it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 14.3 : Harshal Patel to Eoin Morgan, Fullish and wide outside off, pushed towards point ofr a run. |
| 14.4 : Harshal Patel to Rahul Tripathi, WIDE! Very harsh call one has to say! An excellent slower bouncer! Tripathi looked to pull but missed. Wided by the umpire. |
| Harshal Patel to Rahul Tripathi, Dot again! Excellent bowling. Once again bowled full and wide outside off, Tripathi looks to drive but ends up slicing it straight to backward point. |
| 14.5 : Harshal Patel to Rahul Tripathi, This time he drills it but gets only a single as there is a fielder in the deep. |
| 14.6 : Harshal Patel to Eoin Morgan, NO BALL! It is a no ball and Morgan will stay. A high full toss outside off, Morgan pushes it towards the backward point fielder. The fielder does well to take a catch to his right. But no celebration as they think that it might be a no ball. The umpires get together. Replays roll in. And just one look and it is good enough to call it a no ball. Free Hit coming up. |
| Harshal Patel to Eoin Morgan, Dot to end the over! Short and wide outside off, Morgan looks to cut but gets a bottom edge to the keeper. |
| 14.5 : Is that a no ball? Looked to be over the waist height. Yes! |
| 15.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Rahul Tripathi, Full and wide outside off, driven to mid off for a single. |
| 15.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Eoin Morgan, FOUR! Morgan in the act! Low full toss outside off, he hammers it over extra cover and fetches a boundary. |
| 15.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Eoin Morgan, SIX! Clears the fence this time, by just. Rabada goes for the yorker but misses out as Morgan takes a step forward and slams it over the deep mid-wicket fielder. The fielder there leaps and tries to catch but the ball evades him and goes over the ropes. |
| 15.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Eoin Morgan, Banged short again, Morgan pulls it towards deep square leg for a run. |
| 15.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Rahul Tripathi, Short and on middle, Rahul pulls it towards deep square leg for a single now. |
| 15.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Eoin Morgan, Full toss outside off, Morgan strokes it to long on for a single. 77 needed in 24 balls. |
| 16.1 : Marcus Stoinis to Eoin Morgan, WIDE! Tries to stay away from the hitting arc of Morgan but ends up bowling it way outside off. Morgan lets it be. Wided. |
| Marcus Stoinis to Eoin Morgan, Gets the line and length right this time. It is full and wide, Morgan can reach out and push it towards covers. A single. |
| 16.2 : Marcus Stoinis to Rahul Tripathi, SIX! BOOM! That's out of here! Tripathi joins the party now. A length ball just outside off, Tripathi slogs it way over the deep mid-wicket fence for a massive six. |
| 0.0 : Marcus Stoinis is back on. 2-0-16-0 are his figures so far. |
| 16.3 : Marcus Stoinis to Rahul Tripathi, Six! Two-in-two! A full toss on middle, Tripathi sends it sailing over mid-wicket for another six. |
| 16.4 : Marcus Stoinis to Rahul Tripathi, FOUR! A boundary now! This is turning out to be a fine over for Kolkata. Full and wide outside off, Tripathi throws the bat at it and gets a thick outside edge. It races away to the third man fence. |
| 16.5 : Marcus Stoinis to Rahul Tripathi, A dot now! Slower one and full as well, in the slot. Tripathi though mistimes it towards mid off. |
| 16.6 : Marcus Stoinis to Rahul Tripathi, SIX! Up and over! 24 from the over. Don't go away, folks! We have got a match in our hands. Full toss outside off, Tripathi lifts it over extra cover and clears the fence easily. 54 needed in 18 balls. |
| 17.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Eoin Morgan, SIX! Where's that going? It is on the roof! What a start to the over. Short ball angled in, Morgan moves inside and powers it way over deep square leg. A massive six. |
| 17.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Eoin Morgan, Six! Another one! Game on! A length ball from Rabada. A slower one too. It is in the hitting zone of Morgan. Morgan nails the slog once again and clears the fence at deep mid-wicket this time. Crazy hitting! |
| 17.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Eoin Morgan, SIX! Three in a row! WOW! Morgan, where were you all this while? Rabada goes for the yorker again but misses again. A high full toss. What does Morgan does? He thumps it over deep square leg once again for half a dozen. 18 from the first 3 balls. |
| 17.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Eoin Morgan, Nails the yorker this time. Morgan does well to dig it out towards long off for a single. |
| Review for caught behind! Tripathi has been given out but he takes it upstairs quickly. Let's see what the replays show. |
| 17.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Rahul Tripathi, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! |
| Kagiso Rabada to Rahul Tripathi, NOT OUT! Tripathi survives. A bouncer on middle and leg, Rahul looks to pull but misses. The ball goes behind and Pant takes the catch. They appeal and the finger is raised. Tripathi calls for the review. Replays roll in and it shows that there is no bat involved. |
| 17.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Rahul Tripathi, FOUR! Drilled down the ground. 23 from the over. Another attempted yorker from Rabada goes wrong. Full and on middle, Tripathi slams it down the ground and fetches a boundary. 31 needed in 12 balls. |
| 18.1 : Anrich Nortje to Eoin Morgan, Full toss on middle, lofted over the bowler's head for a single. |
| 18.2 : Anrich Nortje to Rahul Tripathi, Just a single again. Full and outside off, Tripathi drives it to deep cover for a single. |
| 18.3 : Anrich Nortje to Eoin Morgan, OUT! CAUGHT! Morgan picks out the fielder to perfection. A short ball just outside off, Morgan goes for the pull but this time he doesn't time it well. He ends up giving a simple catch to Hetmyer at deep square leg. 29 needed in 9 balls. |
| Who is the new man in? Kamlesh Nagarkoti it is. Tripathi will be on strike. |
| 18.4 : Anrich Nortje to Rahul Tripathi, Only a run. It is another full toss on middle, Tripathi lifts it over mid-wicket for a single. |
| 18.5 : Anrich Nortje to Kamlesh Nagarkoti, A couple now! Poor from Ashwin. Short and wide outside off, Nagarkoti pushes it towards backward point. Ashwin doesn't get down in time and allows the ball to go away. Two taken. |
| 18.6 : Anrich Nortje to Kamlesh Nagarkoti, DOT! Tripathi denies the single. A fuller ball around off, Nagarkoti drills it towards deep mid-wicket. Rahul says no for the single. 26 needed in 6 balls. |
| Who will bowl the final over? Marcus Stoinis is the man who has been given the responsibility. |
| 19.1 : Marcus Stoinis to Rahul Tripathi, FOUR! What a way to begin the over! A full toss outside off, Tripathi slices it over point and gets a boundary. |
| 19.2 : Marcus Stoinis to Rahul Tripathi, OUT! TIMBER! That is a terrific response from Stoinis. A superb yorker from him. Tripathi fails to get bat on ball and the stumps behind gets destroyed. A terrific innings from him though. Coming so low down the order and then giving his side a chance. |
| Shivam Mavi is the new man in. |
| 19.3 : Marcus Stoinis to Shivam Mavi, Banged short and on middle, Mavi pulls it powerfully towards deep square leg. Dhawan there makes a diving save. Only a run. |
| 19.4 : Marcus Stoinis to Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Just a single again. Nails the full ball again, it is drilled to long on for a single. |
| 19.5 : Marcus Stoinis to Shivam Mavi, Superb bowling! Follows the batsman down the leg side. Mavi tries to make room and hit it but misses. |
| 19.6 : Marcus Stoinis to Shivam Mavi, Only a run, in the form of extra. Another attemped yorker, it is gone wrong as it is a low full toss on the pads, Mavi fails to flick and is hit on the pad. It rolls towards fine leg for a leg bye. DELHI WIN BY 18 RUNS! |
| Dinesh Karthik, the Kolkata skipper, says that he is proud of the way the batters gave it a try. Feels they lost a couple of quick wickets at the start and that pushed them back. Says that a couple of more hits and they would've won the game. Adds that he can't really blame the bowlers as this was a tough wicket for them to bowl. On Russell coming up the order, Karthik says that they wanted to give him enough time to make an impact but that didn't happen here. On Narine opening the batting, the |
| Anrich Nortje is caught for a quick chat! Says that they wanted to just use the conditions well. Feels it got a bit tough towards the end but is happy that they have ended on the right side. Tells that he is really enjoying bowling with Rabada. Ends by saying that they have been working hard on bowling the yorkers and the slower ones as well. |
| What a game! A run-fest, exactly what we expected in Sharjah. In the end, there has to be just the one winner and it is Delhi who have come out on top but trust me, they would have had their heart in their mouth when Morgan and Tripathi were out there. The two added 78 in no time and at one point, they were slight favorites when they needed 31 in the last 2 but a tremendous over from Nortje where he got Morgan and just gave away 5 runs won the game for Delhi. Yes, it is Stoinis who defended 26 i |
| Earlier on in the innings, Kolkata were going about their chase quite nicely. Rana and Gill both put up a good stand to give the hitters coming in a decent foundation. However, three wickets in quick succession put Kolkata on the back foot completely. With around 90 needed in the last 5 overs, they needed something special and both Morgan and Tripathi did deliver. They were striking at will and had got Iyer very worried. It though was a matter of just the one good over and Delhi got it in the fo |
| Not a lot you can write about the bowlers again! This ground is actually a graveyard for them. There still were three bowlers who were outstanding. Amit Mishra, Nortje and Patel who had figures to look back at. Also, Patel and Nortje picked crucial wickets at crucial time and they could really be proud about how they fared. |
| So, that is it from the first double-header of this edition! The afternoon game was a one-sided affair but the evening one was a slobber knocker of a game. Action continues on Sunday and guess what? We have two games lined up again. First it is Mumbai taking on Hyderabad followed by Chennai facing Punjab. Do join us for all the action. Till then, take care and goodbye! |
| Earlier in the day, after being inserted, Delhi scored a mammoth 228 courtesy a breeezy knock from Shaw at the start and a brilliant one from Iyer towards the end. Delhi were well in control of the game before Morgan and Tripathi joined association but an outstanding stand between the two did change the tide towards Kolkata. It was Delhi who held their nerve though and came out on top. Stay tuned for the presentation. |
| Shreyas Iyer, the Delhi skipper, is named Player of the Match. He starts by saying that it is really difficult to defend on this ground. Adds that he is surprised to know that in the last 3 games, over 1,000 runs have been scored on this ground. Tells that he always wanted to take some time before going after the bowlers. Adds he just wanted to hit one ball at a time. Tells that he isn't a gifted player but he puts in a lot of effort. Says that he is really happy that all the players stepped up |
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