| 0.0 : It is a battle between the sides placed second and third in the table, two sides which head into the contest on the back of victories. It is the boys from the capital taking on the boys from Bollywood. Delhi vs Mumbai is the contest tonight and both will be eager for a victory here. The hosts, with a win, will see them stay on the second spot and also, cut down the gap between them and the League leaders to two points. Mumbai on the other hand, will topple their opposition if they win tonight an |
| TOSS - It is Mumbai who win the toss and they bat first. |
| Mumbai skipper, Rohit Sharma, says they are batting first. He feels the wicket is a touch slow and runs on the board is the way to go on such a surface. States that last time they failed in chasing here. Mentions that Delhi is a smart team and they play well here and Mumbai have to be clever as well. Informs they have a couple of changes, one forced and the other due to the wicket - Ishan Kishan is sick and he is replaced by Ben Cutting and Jason Behrendorff misses out and Jayant Yadav comes in. |
| Delhi skipper, Shreyas Iyer, says it is a good move that they (Mumbai) are batting first. Informs that they are playing with the same team as they don't want to change the momentum. Ends by saying that they too want to continue the way they are playing and hope they continue winning. |
| Mumbai XI - Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Jayant Yadav (IN), Rahul Chahar, Ben Cutting (IN), Lasith Malinga, Jasprit Bumrah. |
| Delhi XI (Unchanged) - Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Colin Munro, Shreyas Iyer (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Axar Patel, Chris Morris, Keemo Paul, Kagiso Rabada, Amit Mishra, Ishant Sharma. |
| Sourav Ganguly rings the bell and we are all set for the action to begin. The Delhi players are out in the middle. Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock will open the batting for Mumbai. Ishant Sharma will start the proceedings for Delhi. |
| 0.1 : I Sharma to R Sharma, The ball misbehaves straightaway! That stays low! Behind a driving length and outside off, Rohit looks to drive but the ball stays low, goes underneath his bat and on the bounce to Pant. Judging by the first ball, Mumbai may just have won a good toss. |
| 0.2 : I Sharma to R Sharma, First run for Mumbai. Length delivery outside off, Sharma guides it towards third man and gets off the mark. |
| 0.3 : I Sharma to de Kock, On a good length on middle, de Kock looks to defend but gets hit on the thigh pad. Ishant appeals for lbw but the umpire shakes his head. The ball goes towards the off side. The batsmen take a run. The umpire gives it as a leg bye. |
| 0.4 : I Sharma to R Sharma, On a good length again on off, Sharma plays it towards covers for a run. |
| 0.5 : I Sharma to de Kock, Length delivery on middle, de Kock looks to tuck but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 0.6 : I Sharma to de Kock, On a length on middle, de Kock flicks it through mid-wicket. The batsmen get two runs. 5 runs have come from the first over. |
| Kagiso Rabada to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : K Rabada to R Sharma, Length delivery outside off, Sharma guides it towards third man for a run. |
| 1.2 : K Rabada to de Kock, Rabada bowls it on a length on middle, de Kock flicks it to mid on. |
| 1.3 : K Rabada to de Kock, On a length on leg, de Kock works it towards short fine leg. Amit Mishra fumbles while collecting the ball and concedes a run. |
| 1.4 : K Rabada to R Sharma, FOUR! Crisp and in the gap! Rabada is guilty of bowling it a little too full, Rohit creams it through covers and the ball races to the fence. First boundary of the game. |
| 1.5 : K Rabada to R Sharma, On a good length on off, Sharma plays it to point. |
| 1.6 : K Rabada to R Sharma, Short of a length delivery, Sharma pulls it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 2.1 : I Sharma to R Sharma, Full on leg, Sharma flicks it towards fine leg where the fielder tries to stop but he falls down and gets up and throws it. The batsmen take a run. |
| 2.2 : I Sharma to de Kock, Length delivery on leg, de Kock flicks it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 2.3 : I Sharma to R Sharma, On a good length and outside off, Sharma comes down the track and goes for the big shot but misses it. The ball straightened a touch after pitching and hence, he did not connect. Also, a few words from Ishant to Rohit but both have a smile on their face. |
| 2.4 : I Sharma to R Sharma, On a length on middle, Rohit flicks it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 2.5 : I Sharma to de Kock, On a length on off, de Kock punches it towards point for a run. |
| 2.6 : I Sharma to R Sharma, On a good length on middle, Sharma looks to play a slog sweep but misses it and gets hit on the body. Ishant appeals for lbw but the umpire shakes his head. Probably it would have missed the stumps. 4 runs have come from Ishant's over. |
| Chris Morris is on now! |
| 3.1 : C Morris to de Kock, Full on leg, de Kock comes forward and flicks it over mid-wicket for a run. |
| 3.2 : C Morris to R Sharma, EDGY FOUR! Full marks to the bowler but runs to the batsman. Length and on off, Rohit looks for the hoick across the line but due to the low bounce, he gets an inside edge which goes close past the leg stump and to the fine leg fence. |
| 3.3 : C Morris to R Sharma, Full on middle, Sharma drives it straight past the bowler towards mid on for a run. |
| 3.4 : C Morris to de Kock, FOUR! Full toss and put away! Second boundary in the over. On off, de Kock strokes it past mid off and it races away. |
| 3.5 : C Morris to de Kock, OHHHH! Just over the off pole. This delivery was short and on off. de Kock looks to pull it across the line but the ball just does not bounce as much as he expected it to. He misses and it goes over the off pole. Cross-batted shots, just not the right option on this wicket. |
| 3.6 : C Morris to de Kock, SIX! He has nailed this cross-batted shot! This was once again on the shorter side but on the body. De Kock feeds on such deliveries, he pulls it with aplomb over the square leg fence. First of the game and expensive first by Morris, 16 from it. |
| 4.1 : I Sharma to R Sharma, Full on leg, Sharma flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 4.2 : I Sharma to de Kock, Length delivery on middle, de Kock makes room and plays it towards covers for a single. |
| 4.3 : I Sharma to R Sharma, FOUR! Not sure Rohit intended it to go there. Actually replays show he did intend to hit it there. Length and outside off, Sharma slaps it past mid off and the ball races away to the fence. Mumbai off to a very good start. |
| 4.4 : I Sharma to R Sharma, Full on leg, Sharma flicks it over mid-wicket for a run. |
| 4.5 : I Sharma to de Kock, Ishant bowls it on a good length on leg, de Kock makes room but Ishant Sharma did not give him enough width to play the cut shot. It goes towards point for a run. |
| 4.6 : I Sharma to R Sharma, On a length on off, Sharma plays it towards the off side for a single. 9 runs have come from the over. |
| Keemo Paul to bowl the last over of the Powerplay! |
| 5.1 : K Paul to R Sharma, Back of a length on off, the batter stands tall and punches it to covers. A dot to start the 6th. |
| 5.2 : K Paul to R Sharma, Another back foot punch but once again the gap is not found, the ball though is to the left of the cover fielder so a single is possible. |
| 5.3 : K Paul to de Kock, SIX! Into the stands! Once again a length which de Kock just loves. Short and on the body. He picks it up and sends it sailing into the square leg stands. |
| 5.4 : K Paul to de Kock, Goes very full on off, de Kock looks to squeeze it through the off side but finds cover. |
| 5.5 : K Paul to de Kock, Takes a few steps down the wicket but mistimes it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 5.6 : K Paul to R Sharma, SIX! It is also a NO BALL! Poor bowling by Paul. He bowls a high, very high full toss. Rohit smashes it over square leg for a biggie. The next ball is a Free Hit. |
| K Paul to R Sharma, Just a single from the Free Hit! Slower one and on off, Sharma pushes it through covers for a run. 16 from the last over of the Powerplay and on this slow wicket, the visitors are off to an absolute flier. They are 57 for 0. |
| Amit Mishra is into the attack. |
| 6.1 : A Mishra to R Sharma, OUT! TIMBER! Amit Mishra strikes straightaway! A poor shot by Rohit to be honest. Mishra bowls this flatter, lands it on middle and gets it to turn away a little. Sharma is rooted to his crease, he first tries to play it on the leg side but then tries to adjust to the turn by playing it with a straight bat. It is too late by then as the ball beats the outside edge and hits the stumps. Amit Mishra is delighted and an excellent bowling change by Iyer. Rohit does have a w |
| 0.0 : Ben Cutting is the new batsman in. |
| 6.2 : A Mishra to Ben Cutting, Floated outside off, Cutting plays it to point. |
| 6.3 : A Mishra to Ben Cutting, Flighted delivery on middle, Cutting tucks it towards mid-wicket and gets off the mark. |
| 6.4 : A Mishra to de Kock, Floated on middle and leg, de Kock looks to sweep but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 6.5 : A Mishra to de Kock, Short delivery on middle, Quinton pulls it to mid-wicket. |
| 6.6 : A Mishra to de Kock, Tossed up on off, de Kock makes room and guides it towards third man for a single. An excellent over for Delhi, just the two runs and a wicket from it. They needed such an over. |
| Axar Patel is on now! |
| 7.1 : A Patel to de Kock, Floated on off, de Kock plays it to point. |
| 7.2 : A Patel to de Kock, Tossed up on middle, Cutting sweeps it through square leg for a run. |
| 7.3 : A Patel to Ben Cutting, Flighted delivery on off, Cutting plays it towards covers for a run. |
| 7.4 : A Patel to de Kock, Tossed up on middle, de Kock sweeps it towards the leg side for a run. |
| 7.5 : A Patel to Ben Cutting, OUT! Cutting is a goner! That is as plumb as it gets. This is flatter and on middle, Cutting looks to sweep but misses. It hits him on the pads. An appeal and the umpire raises the finger. Two quick wickets for Delhi and they are right back in the contest. Cutting's comeback into the team is not a good one. |
| Suryakumar Yadav is the new batsman in. |
| 7.6 : A Patel to S Yadav, Full on off, Yadav drives it to long off for a single. 4 runs and a wicket have come from the over and 8 runs and 2 wickets from the last two. |
| 8.1 : A Mishra to S Yadav, Floated on middle, Yadav plays it to covers. |
| 8.2 : A Mishra to S Yadav, Tossed up on middle, Yadav sweeps it towards square leg for a single. |
| 8.3 : A Mishra to de Kock, Flighted delivery around leg, de Kock looks to sweep but gets hit low on the pads. Mishra appeals for lbw but the umpire shakes his head. Probably it was pitching outside leg. |
| 8.4 : A Mishra to de Kock, Tossed up on off, Quinton plays it towards point for a run. |
| 8.5 : A Mishra to S Yadav, Floated on middle, Yadav drives it straight back towards the bowler where he tries to stop it but it goes through him. The batsmen take a run. |
| 8.6 : A Mishra to de Kock, FOUR! Pace on the ball and it has been put away! This is fired in, full and on off. De Kock whips it in the gap in the mid-wicket region and bags a boundary. So despite the boundary, only 7 runs from the over. |
| Strategic break. |
| 9.1 : A Patel to S Yadav, Shorter in length and fired on the stumps, this is punched down to long on for a single. |
| 0.0 : A discussion between Iyer and the two umpires but not sure for what. Maybe he did not like Morris throwing the ball on the bounce. |
| 9.2 : A Patel to de Kock, Full on leg, de Kock flicks it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 9.3 : A Patel to S Yadav, Floated on off, Yadav drives it towards mid off for a run. |
| 9.4 : A Patel to de Kock, Flighted delivery on middle, de Kock plays a slog sweep over mid-wicket for a run. |
| 9.5 : A Patel to S Yadav, OUT! A big mix-up and de Kock is out of here! This is probably the last thing Mumbai would have wanted, de Kock was really playing well out there but he has to walk back. This is fired outside off, Yadav cuts it to the left of Rabada at point. De Kock feels there is a run and sets off. Rabada though gets to the ball quickly. Seeing that, Yadav refuses for the single. It is too late though as de Kock is right next to him. Kagiso throws it to the keeper who lobs it to the |
| Krunal Pandya is the new batsman in. |
| 9.6 : A Patel to S Yadav, Short and outside off, Yadav slaps it through covers for a run. 5 runs and a wicket have come from the over. Decent over from Axar Patel. |
| 10.1 : A Mishra to S Yadav, FOUR! A very clever shot! Yadav is quickly down on one knee and instead of a paddle sweep, he plays a paddle scoop, over the keeper's head and into fence. |
| 10.2 : A Mishra to S Yadav, Short delivery on middle, Yadav pulls it over mid-wicket. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 10.3 : A Mishra to S Yadav, Turns away from the batsman, Yadav plays it towards point for a run. |
| 10.4 : A Mishra to K Pandya, Flighted delivery on off, Krunal drives it towards mid off for a single. |
| 10.5 : A Mishra to S Yadav, Tossed up on middle, Yadav flicks it over mid-wicket for a run. |
| 10.6 : A Mishra to K Pandya, Short and outside off, Pandya cuts it towards point. |
| 11.1 : A Patel to S Yadav, Flatter and on off, it is kept out. |
| 11.2 : A Patel to S Yadav, Yadav makes room and Axar continues bowling it on the stumps, SKY cuts it to point. |
| 11.3 : A Patel to S Yadav, Tossed up on off, Yadav plays it towards covers for a run. |
| 11.4 : A Patel to K Pandya, Flighted delivery on off, Pandya comes down the track and drives it to long off for a run. |
| 11.5 : A Patel to S Yadav, Flighted delivery on middle, Yadav flicks it towards square leg for a single. |
| 11.6 : A Patel to K Pandya, Full on middle, Krunal drives it towards mid on for a run. Just 4 runs have come from the over. Mumbai need big overs to reach 160 mark. |
| 12.1 : K Paul to K Pandya, That stayed very low. The pitch is playing very slow and low. On a good length on off, Pandya somehow plays it towards point for a run. |
| 12.2 : K Paul to S Yadav, On a good length on middle, Yadav looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 12.3 : K Paul to S Yadav, Short of a length delivery, Yadav pulls it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 12.4 : K Paul to K Pandya, Full on off, Pandya drives it towards mid off for a run. |
| 12.5 : K Paul to S Yadav, Short of a length delivery, Yadav pulls it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 12.6 : K Paul to K Pandya, Play and a miss! On a good length and outside off, Krunal looks to cut but misses it. Good comeback from Keemo Paul after going for 16 runs in his first over. Just 4 runs have come from the over. |
| Kagiso Rabada is back now! |
| 13.1 : K Rabada to S Yadav, A little too straight and it is flicked through square leg for a single. |
| 13.2 : K Rabada to K Pandya, On a good length and outside off, Pandya plays it towards point for a run. |
| 13.3 : K Rabada to S Yadav, FOUR! Excellent shot! Slightly short and it is the slower one. Yadav waits for it, arches and then upper cuts it over the keeper's head. Rabada's pace would probably be a little suitable for the batsmen on this wicket. |
| 13.4 : K Rabada to S Yadav, Short of a length delivery, Yadav pulls it towards fine leg for a run. |
| 13.5 : K Rabada to K Pandya, 100 up for Mumbai. Short of a length delivery, Pandya pulls it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 13.6 : K Rabada to S Yadav, Bowls a yorker on off,Yadav does well to dig it out. 8 runs have come from the over. A decent over for Mumbai. |
| Axar Patel is back! |
| 14.1 : A Patel to K Pandya, A big heave there but nothing! Looks to go over the mid-wicket fence with the turn but gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 14.2 : A Patel to K Pandya, Takes a few steps down the track and mistimes it to long off for a run. |
| 14.3 : A Patel to S Yadav, Floated on middle, Yadav hits it towards the right of Axar Patel where he dives and stops a single. |
| 14.4 : A Patel to S Yadav, Floated on off, Yadav plays it towards covers for a run. |
| 14.5 : A Patel to K Pandya, Tossed up on middle, Krunal punches it towards long on for a single. |
| 14.6 : A Patel to S Yadav, Tossed up on middle, Yadav punches it to long on for a run. Axar Patel finishes his spell with figures of 4-0-17-1. Great spell from him. |
| 15.1 : K Rabada to S Yadav, OUT! Caught behind! A good catch by Pant there. Yadav looks to be innovative but those are brilliant when they come off and ugly when they don't. This time it does not come off. He tries to play the paddle scoop but Rabada seeing that, bowls it outside off. SKY still continues with the shot, it though goes off the toe-end to the right of Pant who takes it with a dive. The set Yadav is out, just at the wrong time for Mumbai. |
| 0.0 : Strategic break. Hardik Pandya is the new man in. |
| 15.2 : K Rabada to H Pandya, Short of a length delivery, Hardik pulls it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 15.3 : K Rabada to K Pandya, Length delivery on middle and leg, Krunal flicks it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 15.4 : K Rabada to K Pandya, FOUR! Poor line and it has been put away! Down the leg side, easy pickings for Krunal. He flicks it to fine leg and the ball races away. |
| 15.5 : K Rabada to K Pandya, Full toss on leg, Krunal lofts it over mid on for a run. |
| 15.6 : K Rabada to H Pandya, On a good length and outside off, Pandya looks to pull but does not play that shot and defends it off the back foot. |
| Chris Morris is back! |
| 16.1 : C Morris to K Pandya, Full on leg, Krunal flicks it towards square leg for a run. |
| 16.2 : C Morris to H Pandya, On a good length on off, Hardik drives it straight towards Morris. |
| 16.3 : C Morris to H Pandya, Full on leg, Hardik plays it towards mid-wicket for a single. Just 2 runs have come from the first three balls. |
| 16.4 : C Morris to K Pandya, Length delivery on middle, Krunal flicks it towards square leg for a run. |
| 16.5 : C Morris to H Pandya, Length delivery on off, Hardik punches it towards point for a run. |
| 16.6 : C Morris to K Pandya, FOUR! That has been brilliantly squeezed out! This is very full and outside off, Krunal just opens the face at the very end and hits it past the diving point fielder for a boundary. Morris bowled the seam-up delivery on the last ball. Maybe that is not the way to go on this surface. |
| Keemo Paul is back into the attack. |
| 17.1 : K Paul to H Pandya, Length delivery on off, Hardik plays it towards long off for a run. |
| 17.2 : K Paul to K Pandya, FOUR! Cheeky! Brilliantly played! This was on middle and he has managed to get to the third man fence. Once again a seam-up ball going for a boundary. It is on middle, Krunal stays leg side of the delivery and just opens the face. It beats the fielder at short third man and into the fence. Boundary early in the over. |
| 17.3 : K Paul to K Pandya, Bowls a slower off cutter on leg, Krunal flicks it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 17.4 : K Paul to H Pandya, FOUR! Stand and deliver! Full and on middle, Pandya stands tall and whips it to the mid-wicket fence. Second boundary in the over. |
| 17.5 : K Paul to H Pandya, SIX! That is out of here! Massive! This is guy can probably hit anything over the ropes at the moment. It is the slower one, it is full and on off, he picks it, waits for it and tonks it over the long off fence. |
| 17.6 : K Paul to H Pandya, Full on middle, Hardik Pandya heaves it over mid on for a run. 17 runs have come from the over. The pitch is on the slower side and is deteriorating as the match is progressing. |
| 18.1 : C Morris to H Pandya, Pandya just about keeps it out! That is a corker of a yorker from around the wicket on middle, Pandya somehow manages to get bat on ball as he hits it to short fine leg. Does not run. |
| 18.2 : C Morris to H Pandya, Bowls a yorker on leg, Hardik flicks it towards square leg for a run. |
| 18.3 : C Morris to K Pandya, WIDE! First wide of the match. Bowls it down the leg side, Krunal looks to go after it but misses it. |
| C Morris to K Pandya, In the air... but it lands in no man's land! A slower one on middle, Krunal lofts it straight up in the air towards mid-wicket. The bowler runs after it but can't reach it. Two taken. |
| 18.4 : C Morris to K Pandya, The slower one on the pads, Pandya works it through mid-wicket for a single. This is a very good till now. |
| 18.5 : C Morris to H Pandya, SIX! He's in unbelievable form, isn't he? Superb hit from Hardik Pandya. It's a low full toss on middle and leg as Morris misses the attempted yorker, Hardik flicks it with his strong wrists and dumps it into the backward square leg stands. |
| 18.6 : C Morris to H Pandya, FOUR! Finishes the over in fine fashion. 15 from it. Mumbai really accelerating here in the final few overs. High full toss and Hardik shuffles across quickly. He hits this fine down the leg side and ends the over with a boundary. Morris had bowled a good over, but these last two balls have ruined that. |
| Kagiso Rabada is back into the attack. |
| 19.1 : K Rabada to K Pandya, WIDE! Down the leg side, Krunal looks to flick but misses. It has been wided. Pandya will be disappointed with himself as a flick there would have fetched him a boundary. |
| K Rabada to K Pandya, A high full toss, not very high. Krunal fails to take full toll of it. He strokes it to mid off and takes a run. The fielder has a shy and had he hit, Krunal was a goner but he misses. |
| 19.2 : K Rabada to H Pandya, SIX! This guy has such a strong forearm. My word, how has he hit that for a biggie. That is full and on middle, Hardik Pandya brings out the helicopter shot, he connects it right off the middle and it flies over the long on fence. 8 from the first two balls. |
| 19.3 : K Rabada to H Pandya, OUT! In the air... taken! Rabada has the last laugh but a brilliant innings from Hardik. He has provided the much-needed impetus. Rabada changes his length and bangs it short on middle, too quick for the younger Pandya who looks to pull but only manages a top edge. It goes to the left of Pant who takes an easy catch. |
| Kieron Pollard is the new batsman in. |
| 19.4 : K Rabada to K Pandya, WIDE! Way too wide outside off, KP does go after it but misses. It has been wided. |
| K Rabada to K Pandya, FOUR! In the gap! Fuller in length and on middle, the batter whips it through mid-wicket. It is away from the fielder in the deep and a boundary results. The last over too is turning out to be a big one. |
| 19.5 : K Rabada to K Pandya, FOUR! Another full toss and another boundary! 17 from the over with a ball to go. This is outside off. Pandya carves it through point and it goes to the point fence. |
| 19.6 : K Rabada to K Pandya, LEG BYE TO END! Still a 18-run over. MUMBAI FINISH WITH 168 ON THE BOARD! A good delivery to end. Rabada follows Krunal with a short one on the body. Krunal looks to pull but gets hit on the body. The ball rolls towards short fine leg for a single. |
| Once again it's Hardik Pandya to the rescue for Mumbai. He's been in fine touch this season and he's delivered once again. After opting to bat on this slow deck turning slower as the game progressed, Rohit and de Kock got Mumbai off to a brisk start, scoring 57 in the Powerplay itself. It looked like Delhi would be in some trouble, but a few wickets in relatively quick succession, with the two openers departing in the space of 3 overs, saw the hosts make their way back into the game. They were c |
| Delhi will be disappointed with how they let things slip. It was an up and down innings for them. They didn't start off well, but then pulled things back in the Powerplay, and then let it slip again in the death. The spin duo of Axar and Mishra did well, while the pacers, barring Ishant Sharma, were taken for runs. One wonders why he wasn't asked to bowl in the death, given he had an over left and only gave away 17 in his 3 overs. |
| Amit Sharma who is up for an interview says he is feeling very good and he is happy to get to 150 wickets in this League. Mentions he always tries to vary his pace and he looks to bowl according to the situation. Reckons there is not a lot of turn but the wicket is on the slower side. Ends by saying, they can chase this down but feels the visitors have got a good total on the board. |
| It's going to be an uphill battle for Delhi for sure. 150 was touted to be a winning score on this slow surface, now they have to score almost 170 to win the game. Mumbai will surely back themselves to defend this out. If the home side is to win this contest, then it will need one or two from its top 4 to score the bulk of the runs. Let's see how it goes. |
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