| 0.4 : 0.4: Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, FOUR! Nice shot! Full on middle, Rahul flicks it over mid-wicket for a boundary. The first boundary of the game and the birthday boy gets off the mark here! |
| 1.1 : 1.1: Lukman Meriwala to KL Rahul, FOUR! Lovely shot! Full delivery on off, Rahul drives it through covers for a boundary. What a start to the over. |
| 1.4 : 1.4: Lukman Meriwala to Mayank Agarwal, NO BALL AND FOUR! Full delivery outside off, Agarwal drives it through covers for a boundary. The third umpire calls it a no ball as Meriwala oversteps! Free Hit coming up! |
| 1.4: Lukman Meriwala to Mayank Agarwal, SIX! That is smashed! Full on middle, Agarwal lofts it over the bowler's head for a maximum. Mayank takes full toll of the Free Hit! |
| 1.6 : 1.6: Lukman Meriwala to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Agarwal is on fire! Full on off, Agarwal drives it beautifully through covers for a boundary. 20 runs from Lukman Meriwala's first over! |
| 2.4 : 2.4: Chris Woakes to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Agarwal has started off with a bang. Not the best delivery by Woakes and Agarwal does not miss out. This is shorter and on the body, Mayank Agarwal swivels and pulls this one behind square on the leg side. |
| 2.5 : 2.5: Chris Woakes to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Another one! Woakes again errs in line and length and Mayank makes him pay. Shortish and on the body, pulled behind the short fine leg fielder now and another boundary. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: Lukman Meriwala to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Meriwala is being hammered here. Not the best start to the game for him. This is on leg, on a length, Mayank Agarwal just has to glance this one through square leg. |
| 4.5 : 4.5: Ravichandran Ashwin to KL Rahul, FOUR! Powerfully hit. Shortish and on off, KL Rahul swings his blade at this and the ball runs away to the deep square leg fence. |
| 5.1 : 5.1: Kagiso Rabada to KL Rahul, FOUR! Cracking shot! Length delivery on off, Rahul punches it through point for a boundary. Welcome into the game, KG! |
| 7.2 : 7.2: Lalit Yadav to KL Rahul, FOUR! That is put away! Short again on middle, Rahul pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. A birthday gift from Yadav, to KL Rahul, on KL's 29th birthday. |
| 7.4 : 7.4: Lalit Yadav to KL Rahul, FOUR! Cracking shot! Short delivery outside off, Rahul makes room and cuts it through point for a boundary. Easy pickings for KL here and he is motoring along now. |
| 8.1 : 8.1: Ravichandran Ashwin to Mayank Agarwal, SIX! That is smashed! Flighted delivery on off, Agarwal lofts it over long off for a maximum. For a moment, the fielder at long off felt like he had a chance, but this one has sailed past the ropes. |
| 8.3 : 8.3: Ravichandran Ashwin to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Poor fielding from Meriwala! Short delivery on off, Agarwal plays a late cut towards third man. Meriwala chases it and tries to stop it but fumbles and concedes a boundary. |
| 9.3: Avesh Khan to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Brings up the fifty for Mayank Agarwal! He has played with some intensity and will want to stay out there for some more time. A short ball, on middle and Mayank Agarwal looks to pull but the ball takes the glove and goes to the fine leg fence. |
| 10.1 : 10.1: Kagiso Rabada to Mayank Agarwal, SIX! The disrespect from Mayank Agarwal towards Kagiso Rabada as he slams KG's first ball of the over, for a huge six. A length ball, around off, in the slot too, Mayank Agarwal gets low and whacks this one over the deep cover fence. |
| 10.2 : 10.2: Kagiso Rabada to Mayank Agarwal, SIX! Two-in-two for Mayank and he is playing with fire here. A shortish length ball, on the pads now, Mayank Agarwal swivels and pulls this one powerfully over the fine leg fence. 12 runs off the first 2 balls. |
| 10.4 : 10.4: Kagiso Rabada to KL Rahul,SIX! KL Rahul says if Agarwal can do this, then I can do the same. It is my birthday, after all. Another short ball, around off, KL Rahul anticipates this one nicely and gets into position. Smokes his pull way over the deep square leg fence. |
| 12.4: Lukman Meriwala to Mayank Agarwal, OUT! CAUGHT! Finally, Delhi does enough to break the opening stand and it has taken some time. Agarwal has played a very good inning but he will not be able to continue. Meriwala gets the breakthrough too, after being sent past the ropes in his first 2 overs! He bowls this one smartly. It is outside off and is the slower one too. Mayank has to reach out to hit this one and he does so, but he does not hit it cleanly. It goes high towards deep point, where |
| 14.2 : 14.2: Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, SIX! That is powered! Full delivery outside off, Rahul lofts it over covers for a maximum. Stoinis will avoid looking at his skipper now. |
| 14.5 : 14.5: Avesh Khan to KL Rahul, FOUR! Gift for KL Rahul! Full toss outside off, Rahul drives it through point for a boundary. |
| 15.2 : 15.2: Kagiso Rabada to KL Rahul, OUT! TAKEN! This time, Stoinis takes the catch and the birthday boy, KL Rahul goes back now. Rahul walks back and looks up at the skies, as he would have wanted to stay out there for longer. A length ball, on middle and leg, KL Rahul whips this one to the deep mid-wicket region, where Stoinis takes a good catch. A good knock by the Punjab skipper comes to a close. |
| 15.3 : 15.3: Kagiso Rabada to Deepak Hooda, SIX! That is hammered! Short delivery on middle, Hooda pulls it over fine leg for a maximum. |
| 16.1 : 16.1: Chris Woakes to Chris Gayle, SIX! That is smashed! Full and outside off, Gayle lofts it over covers for a biggie. He makes good use of the Free Hit. |
| 16.2 : 16.2: Chris Woakes to Chris Gayle, OUT! CAUGHT! Woakes gets his first wicket! Length delivery on off, Gayle looks to go big but gets a top edge. It goes towards covers where the substitute fielder, Ripal Patel takes a simple catch. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: Kagiso Rabada to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! That is hammered! Short delivery on middle, Pooran pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. Pooran hit this one with immense power. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: Avesh Khan to Deepak Hooda, SIX! That is dispatched! Full and outside off, Hooda lofts it over covers for a maximum. |
| 18.5 : 18.5: Avesh Khan to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! CAUGHT! Avesh Khan gets his first wicket and it is also the big wicket of Pooran! Full and outside off, Pooran lofts it over point where Rabada takes a good catch in the deep, running to his left. |
| 19.1 : 19.1: Chris Woakes to Shahrukh Khan, FOUR! Cracking shot! Short delivery outside off, Khan cuts it hard through point for a boundary. A very good start to the over. |
| 19.3 : 19.3: Chris Woakes to Shahrukh Khan, FOUR! Full and outside off, Khan looks to drive but gets an outside edge. It goes wide of short third man for a boundary. Luck favours Punjab and they will not mind. |
| 19.4 : 19.4: Chris Woakes to Shahrukh Khan, SIX! That is clobbered! Length delivery on middle, Shahrukh Khan lofts it over long on for a maximum. |
| 0.5 : 0.5: Arshdeep Singh to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! This is a freebie from Arshdeep and Dhawan opens his account here in some style. A short ball on middle, Dhawan just swivels and pulls this one over the fielder at short fine leg and the ball takes a bounce and goes past the ropes. |
| 1.4 : 1.4: Mohammed Shami to Prithvi Shaw, EDGY FOUR! What a good delivery but the edge takes the ball to the ropes. A length ball, around off, Shaw looks to flick this one to the leg side but the ball takes the outside edge and speeds away to the third man fence. |
| 1.6 : 1.6: Mohammed Shami to Prithvi Shaw, SIX! This is a beautiful shot by Shaw. Holds the pose for a couple of seconds as it was hit so nicely. A good length ball, around off, Prithvi Shaw displays the full face of the blade and gently lofts this one over the long on fence. |
| 2.2 : 2.2: Jalaj Saxena to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Another very good looking stroke from Shaw. This is tossed up, around off, Prithvi Shaw moves leg side slightly and lofts this one effortlessly over the mid off region. Takes a bounce and goes past the ropes. |
| 2.6 : 2.6: Jalaj Saxena to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Gabbar ends the over off nicely. This one is flatter and around off, Shikhar Dhawan goes back and pulls this one over mid-wicket. A bounce and boundary. 10 off this over. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: Jhye Richardson to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Shaw gets a loose ball and he takes full toll of the same. A length ball, on the leg pole, it is too easy for Shaw. He pulls this one to the deep square leg fence for a boundary. |
| 4.1 : 4.1: Mohammed Shami to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Dhawan starts this over off nicely. It was a good bouncer on middle, it takes Shikhar Dhawan by surprise and he swivels and pulls this one. Takes the upper half of the blade and goes to the fine leg fence, for a boundary. |
| 3.6 : 3.6: Jhye Richardson to Prithvi Shaw, SIX! This young man is very special. Made this shot look so effortless. Jhye fires in a length delivery around off, Prithvi Shaw stands tall and lofts this one, without breaking a sweat, over the wide long off fence. Moves to 31 off just 15 balls. |
| 4.5 : 4.5: Mohammed Shami to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! That went like a tracer bullet. So quick and in a blink, past the ropes. A length ball, outside off, Shikhar Dhawan arches back and slaps this one through point. 50 up for Delhi! |
| 4.6 : 4.6: Mohammed Shami to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! 14 off the over and Dhawan plays this one so wonderfully. It is a full toss outside off, Shikhar Dhawan just places this in the gap between the mid off and extra cover fielder. None can stop it and the ball reaches the ropes. |
| 5.3 : 5.3: Arshdeep Singh to Prithvi Shaw, OUT! TAKEN! Punjab needed a wicket and it has been provided to them by the player who has been playing so well for them, it is Arshdeep Singh! A big wicket as Shaw was playing with some intensity. This is nicely bowled too. Slower one, short too, around off, not enough room to pull but Shaw goes through, with the pull. Goes high up in the air towards square leg, where Gayle moves across and takes a good catch. |
| 7.6 : 7.6: Jalaj Saxena to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! That is smashed! Short delivery on middle, Dhawan pulls it past the bowler through mid on for a boundary. |
| 8.4 : 8.4: Deepak Hooda to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Tossed up delivery outside off, Dhawan looks to sweep but gets an inside edge. It goes past the stumps towards fine leg for a boundary. |
| 8.5 : 8.5: Deepak Hooda to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Consecutive boundaries from Dhawan! Short delivery on off, Dhawan makes room and cuts it through point for a boundary. |
| 9.5: Jhye Richardson to Shikhar Dhawan, SIX! What a shot! Full on middle, Dhawan flicks it over mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 10.4 : 10.4: Riley Meredith to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! That is put away! Short ball on middle, Dhawan pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. Gabbar is looking in very good touch here. |
| 10.6 : 10.6: Riley Meredith to Steven Smith, OUT! CAUGHT! Meredith gets his first wicket! Short delivery on off, Smith looks to pull but gets a top edge. It goes towards third man where Jhye Richardson takes a comfortable catch. |
| 11.6: Jalaj Saxena to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Right now, it feels like, Dhawan is not seeing any fielders, only the spaces between them, as he is finding the gaps so nicely. Shortish and on off, Shikhar Dhawan goes back and pulls this one with venom through mid-wicket. A boundary. 79 more needed in 48 balls. |
| 12.3 : 12.3: Mohammed Shami to Shikhar Dhawan, SIX! SHOT! Uses his feet well this time and gets a wonderful boundary. Shami bowls a good length delivery around off, this is a slower one, Shikhar Dhawan skips down the track and thrashes this one over the long on fence. |
| 13.1 : 13.1: Riley Meredith to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! That is put away! Short delivery on middle, Dhawan pulls it over fine leg for a boundary. |
| 13.2 : 13.2: Riley Meredith to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Good shot! Short delivery on off, Dhawan cuts it through point for a boundary. Two-in-two for Dhawan here. |
| 13.3 : 13.3: Riley Meredith to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Three in a row for Shikhar Dhawan! Short again on middle, Dhawan pulls it through square leg for a boundary. Moves into the 90s here. He is finding the gaps beautifully! |
| 14.2 : 14.2: Jhye Richardson to Rishabh Pant, SIX! That is played so effortlessly! Full on middle, Pant flicks it over square leg for a maximum. He did not even look at the ball, after hitting it. |
| 14.5 : 14.5: Jhye Richardson to Shikhar Dhawan, OUT! TIMBER! The slower one does the trick for Punjab and Dhawan, who has played an amazing inning, goes back for 92. Sadly for him, will not be able to reach his hundred. Nevertheless, he will be very happy with his knock, as he has put Delhi in a very strong position in this game. Jhye bowls a nice slower, yorker-length ball on middle and leg, Dhawan shuffles across and looks to play the paddle sweep but he missed. The stumps are shattered behind him. |
| 16.2 : 16.2: Mohammed Shami to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Stoinis makes good use of the Free Hit! Full delivery on middle, Stoinis lofts it over mid on for a boundary. |
| 16.3 : 16.3: Mohammed Shami to Marcus Stoinis, SIX! That is hammered! Short delivery on middle, Stoinis pulls it over long on for a maximum. |
| 16.4 : 16.4: Mohammed Shami to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Shami is becoming expensive now! Length delivery on middle, Stoinis lofts it over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 17.1 : 17.1: Jhye Richardson to Rishabh Pant, OUT! CAUGHT! Hooda does well to hold onto that catch! Slower short delivery on middle, Pant looks to smack it over long on but does not get the timing on it. It goes towards long on where Deepak Hooda tries to take it in the first attempt but the ball pops out, tries again, but the ball pops out again. This happens three or four times, before he finally holds on. The third umpire comes and confirms that this is a clean catch. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: Jhye Richardson to Lalit Yadav, FOUR! Excellent shot! Full and outside off, Yadav sweeps it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 18.1 : 18.1: Riley Meredith to Lalit Yadav, NO BALL AND FOUR! High full toss outside off, Yadav punches it through point for a boundary. Free Hit coming up! |
| 18.2 : 18.2: Riley Meredith to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Stoinis finishes it in style! Short delivery on middle, Stoinis pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. DELHI WIN BY 6 WICKETS! |
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