| 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! |
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