| 0.0 : Round 1 between these two went to Iyer's men. How will Round 2 go? Delhi have been unfliching this season, well almost. 5 wins and 2 losses from their 7 games. Rajasthan, well, 3 wins and 4 losses from their 7 matches. Delhi were on a 3-match winning streak before Mumbai halted them. The Men in Pink meanwhile pulled off a heist against Hyderabad in their last game. How will these results play an impact on today's game? Stay tuned as we find out. Toss and team updates coming up shortly... |
| Pitch Report - Pommie Mbangwa and Kevin Pietersen are the pitch analysts. Pietersen says that the pitch is a lot drier than in the past 3 weeks. Very little grass is there, he further adds. Mbangwa says that the ball has turned a lot and expects more turn in the games to come. Win the toss and bat, both say unanimously. |
| TOSS - Delhi opt to Bat! |
| Shreyas Iyer, Delhi's captain, says that he wants to bat first as he expects the pitch to consistently get slower. Adds that everyone has a rough idea about the wicket as they have spent a good deal of time in the middle. Says that they are definitely missing Pant. Informs that Tushar Deshpande comes in for Harshal Patel. |
| Steven Smith, Rajasthan's captain, says that he would have opted to bat first as well, had he won the toss. Now, it is to bowl well and restrict them to as low a total as possible. Adds that it is a used wicket. Smith says that it is nice to get a win after 4 straight losses. Informs they are unchanged and Stokes will open. |
| Delhi (Playing XI) - Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer (C), Alex Carey (WK), Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Tushar Deshpande (IN FOR HARSHAL PATEL), Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje. |
| Rajasthan (Unchanged Playing XI) - Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (WK), Steven Smith (C), Sanju Samson, Robin Uthappa, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat, Kartik Tyagi. |
| Ben Stokes is up for a chat. Says that they needed the win last game to get back on the road. Hopes they can continue that momentum going forward. Stokes adds that Rajasthan need to take one game at a time. Important to now win more games given the stage we are in, he says. |
| We are all set to begin at the Ring of Fire. The umpires make their way out, followed by the Rajasthan players. Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw are the openers for Delhi. Jofra Archer to start off proceedings for Rajasthan with the ball. Let's play... |
| 0.1 : Jofra Archer to Prithvi Shaw, OUT! BOWLED! What about that! What about that! Just the start that Rajasthan wanted. Full ball around off, a hint of away movement as well. Shaw comes on the front foot and looks to drive. Gets an inside edge and the ball goes onto hit the stumps. Just what the doctor ordered for the Men in Pink. |
| Ajinkya Rahane walks out to bat now. |
| 0.2 : Jofra Archer to Ajinkya Rahane, Full ball on off, bounces a touch as well. Rahane looks to defend. It comes off the glove to the leg side. |
| 0.3 : Jofra Archer to Ajinkya Rahane, WIDE! Back of a length ball outside leg, Rahane lets it be. |
| Jofra Archer to Ajinkya Rahane, Fullish ball on middle and leg, Rahane keeps it out back on to the pitch. Pacy stuff from Archer here. |
| 0.4 : Jofra Archer to Ajinkya Rahane, WIDE! Bangs it short but down the leg side, Rahane half-ducks to let it through. Wide called. |
| Jofra Archer to Ajinkya Rahane, Full on middle, knocked to the man at mid on. |
| 0.5 : Jofra Archer to Ajinkya Rahane, Good length ball around off, Rahane guides it to third man for a single. First runs off the bat. |
| 0.6 : Jofra Archer to Shikhar Dhawan, Good length ball outside off, Dhawan looks to play at it but misses. Good first over for Rajasthan, good start. Just 3 runs, 2 off extras. And the big wicket of Prithvi Shaw! |
| Who will bowl from the other end? Jaydev Unadkat it is. |
| 1.1 : Jaydev Unadkat to Ajinkya Rahane, Full and well outside off, Rahane leans and looks to drive but misses. Well, it looked to be within the tramline and hence was not wided. |
| 1.2 : Jaydev Unadkat to Ajinkya Rahane, Full on middle and leg, tapped to short mid-wicket for a quick single. |
| 1.3 : Jaydev Unadkat to Shikhar Dhawan, Slow good length ball outside off, Dhawan comes down the track and looked to drive but is done on the bounce here. |
| 1.4 : Jaydev Unadkat to Shikhar Dhawan, Fullish on middle and leg, played back to the bowler. |
| 1.5 : Jaydev Unadkat to Shikhar Dhawan, Fullish on middle, clipped to mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 1.6 : Jaydev Unadkat to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Shot! Finishes the second over in style. Shortish outside off, Dhawan shuffles across and launches a short arm jab. The ball races away to the mid-wicket fence. |
| 2.1 : Jofra Archer to Ajinkya Rahane, Fullish on off, defended back on the track. |
| 2.2 : Jofra Archer to Ajinkya Rahane, On a good length outside off, Rahane looks to cut but fails to get bat on ball. |
| 2.3 : Jofra Archer to Ajinkya Rahane, OUT! CAUGHT! No timing, no elevation for Rahane here. He perishes. What a start for Rajasthan here. On a length around off, Rahane looked to go big on the leg side. Does not time it right. Ends up lobbing a simple catch to Robin Uthappa at mid on. |
| Shreyas Iyer walks out to the crease now. |
| 2.4 : Jofra Archer to Shreyas Iyer, Good length ball around off, tapped to cover-point for a dot. |
| 2.5 : Jofra Archer to Shreyas Iyer, WIDE! Bowls a wayward bumper, Shreyas Iyer lets it be. Wide called. |
| Jofra Archer to Shreyas Iyer, Full and swinging away from off, Iyer taps it on the off side. |
| 2.6 : Jofra Archer to Shreyas Iyer, Back of a length ball on top of off, knocked to square leg for a single. Iyer is up and running with that. |
| 3.1 : Kartik Tyagi to Shreyas Iyer, Full and on off, defended to the off side. |
| 0.0 : Kartik Tyagi is into the attack now. |
| 3.2 : Kartik Tyagi to Shreyas Iyer, Full and around off, around 140 kph, knocked to mid on for a quick run. |
| 3.3 : Kartik Tyagi to Shikhar Dhawan, SIX! Beautifully pulled away for a six. Shortish ball on middle, Dhawan pulls it with disdain to the fine leg fence for half a dozen. |
| 3.4 : Kartik Tyagi to Shikhar Dhawan, Full and around off, driven through cover-point for one. |
| 3.5 : Kartik Tyagi to Shreyas Iyer, Bouncer on top of the stumps, Shreyas ducks under it. |
| 3.6 : Kartik Tyagi to Shreyas Iyer, Iyer works this towards point where Stokes fields well. 8 runs off Tyagi's first over. |
| Ben Stokes is into the attack. |
| 4.1 : Ben Stokes to Shikhar Dhawan, Full and around off, driven to mid off. |
| 4.2 : Ben Stokes to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Short ball outside off, Dhawan slaps it over covers for a boundary. It was hit powerfully. |
| 4.3 : Ben Stokes to Shikhar Dhawan, This is worked by Dhawan on the off side for a single. |
| 4.4 : Ben Stokes to Shikhar Dhawan, Caught but off the free hit! Full and outside off, Dhawan looked to go big but gets a top edge. It goes to Smith at mid off who takes a simple catch. But it was off the free hit. A single taken. |
| 4.5 : Ben Stokes to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Just over the fielder at mid on. Full and around off, Shreyas moved to the off side but manages to lift it just over the man at mid on and gets a boundary. |
| 4.6 : Ben Stokes to Shreyas Iyer, A single to finish. Full on middle, this is flicked to the on side for one. |
| 5.1 : Kartik Tyagi to Shreyas Iyer, WIDE! Tyagi misses his line and bowls one down the leg side. Shreyas looks to flick but the ball is well away from him. |
| Kartik Tyagi to Shreyas Iyer, Good length ball on off, Shreyas defends it with soft hands towards cover-point and takes a single. |
| 5.2 : Kartik Tyagi to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Smashed! You will not see a shot which will feel more like a slap than this one. Length ball outside off, Dhawan smashes it through covers for a boundary. This was equivalent of a Knockout punch by a boxer. |
| 5.3 : Kartik Tyagi to Shikhar Dhawan, On the pads, Dhawan flicks it through mid-wicket. Long boundaries here so the ball does not reach the fence. Three taken. |
| 5.4 : Kartik Tyagi to Shreyas Iyer, Length ball on off, Iyer punches it sraight down the ground and rotates the strike. |
| 5.5 : Kartik Tyagi to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Dhawan has decided to go after Tyagi! Poor ball this from Tyagi, it is on a length and on the body. Dhawan pulls it behind square leg and gets another boundary. |
| 5.6 : Kartik Tyagi to Shikhar Dhawan, Dot to finish the over! 14 runs off the final over of the Powerplay. Good end for Delhi. Good length ball outside off, Dhawan comes down the track and looks to hit but this time misses. Delhi 47/2 at the end of the Powerplay. |
| 6.1 : Shreyas Gopal to Shreyas Iyer, Floated around off and middle, knocked down to long on for a single. |
| 6.2 : Shreyas Gopal to Shikhar Dhawan, Flatter ball on off, tapped towards mid-wicket for a single. Dhawan wanted two but it was not possible here. |
| 6.3 : Shreyas Gopal to Shreyas Iyer, Flatter and around off, Iyer backs away and hits it firmly but straight to Smith at cover. |
| 6.4 : Shreyas Gopal to Shreyas Iyer, On the shorter side outside off, cut to deep point for a single. 50 up for Delhi with that. |
| 6.5 : Shreyas Gopal to Shikhar Dhawan, Floated around off, swept to square leg for one. |
| 6.6 : Shreyas Gopal to Shreyas Iyer, A single to end. Flatter on off, dabbed to the off side for a single. |
| Rahul Tewatia is into the attack. |
| 7.1 : Rahul Tewatia to Shreyas Iyer, On the shorter side on off, Iyer rocks back and works this to long off for a single. |
| 7.2 : Rahul Tewatia to Shikhar Dhawan, Flatter on off, knocked down towards long on for a single. |
| 7.3 : Rahul Tewatia to Shreyas Iyer, On off and middle, Iyer taps this gently to short mid-wicket and takes a quick run. |
| 7.4 : Rahul Tewatia to Shikhar Dhawan, Flatter and around off, cut to Gopal at point. They pinch in a single. |
| 7.5 : Rahul Tewatia to Shreyas Iyer, Floated down the leg side, Iyer watchfully flicks it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 7.6 : Rahul Tewatia to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Just short! Samson could have never caught that though. Flatter ball outside off, Dhawan reaches out and slog sweeps it to mid-wicket. It falls just short of the diving Samson and goes into the boundary. He also did not commit himself fully though. |
| 8.1 : Shreyas Gopal to Shreyas Iyer, On the shorter side outside off, bunted down to long off for a single. |
| 8.2 : Shreyas Gopal to Shikhar Dhawan, Flat and outside off, cut to deep point for one. |
| 8.3 : Shreyas Gopal to Shreyas Iyer, On middle, Iyer works this to the leg side for a single. |
| 8.4 : Shreyas Gopal to Shikhar Dhawan, Good running, Dhawan is quick and he will get two here. On middle, Dhawan knocks this towards Stokes at mid-wicket and comes back in for the second. |
| 8.5 : Shreyas Gopal to Shikhar Dhawan, Flat on middle, Dhawan goes back and taps this past square leg for a single. |
| 8.6 : Shreyas Gopal to Shreyas Iyer, A single to end. Flat and outside off, Iyer cuts it on the off side and takes a single. |
| DRINKS! A couple of early blows for Delhi, the wickets of Prithvi Shaw and Ajinkya Rahane. But they have recovered fairly well after that, Dhawan has started to go for the big shots, knowing that despite a good score in the last game, his scoring rate was slow. Iyer is watchfully knocking the balls around for 1s for now. Only a matter of time before he starts exploding as well. |
| 9.1 : Ben Stokes to Shreyas Iyer, Length ball on middle and leg, worked to the leg side for a single. |
| 0.0 : Ben Stokes is back in the attack. 1-0-13-0 for him. Expensive in the first. |
| 9.2 : Ben Stokes to Shikhar Dhawan, NO BALL! An off-pace delivery but ends up bowling it over the hip. Dhawan hits it to backward square leg and takes a single. Free hit to follow. |
| Ben Stokes to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Not much of a timing on this one but will get a boundary. Short ball outside off, Iyer looks to pull but it comes off the top edge and goes to the long on fence for a boundary. |
| 9.3 : Ben Stokes to Shreyas Iyer, On middle, Iyer taps this to the leg side. Tewatia has a shy at the bowler's end as Dhawan had strayed out. He though misses and the batters take a single off overthrows as the ball goes past the stumps. |
| 9.4 : Ben Stokes to Shikhar Dhawan, Another single. Short ball, Dhawan pulls it past square leg for one. |
| 9.5 : Ben Stokes to Shreyas Iyer, A couple this time, good innovation from Iyer. A good length ball around off, Iyer goes to the leg side and ramps it over the keeper's head, towards third man. Takes a couple. |
| 9.6 : Ben Stokes to Shreyas Iyer, A dot to finish. This is tapped by Iyer towards point for a dot. |
| 10.1 : Rahul Tewatia to Shikhar Dhawan, Floated on off,Dhawan taps it to cover against the spin. |
| 0.0 : Rahul Tewatia is back in the attack. 1-0-9-0 so far. |
| 10.2 : Rahul Tewatia to Shikhar Dhawan, Flighted on off, Dhawan defends it. |
| 10.3 : Rahul Tewatia to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Lovely shot! Tossed up on off, Dhawan makes a bit of room by going away from the stumps and then lofts it over extra cover for a boundary. |
| 10.4 : Rahul Tewatia to Shikhar Dhawan, Follows the boundary with a single via a flick to the on side. |
| 10.5 : Rahul Tewatia to Shreyas Iyer, Flighted on off, Shreyas milks it straight down the ground for one. |
| 10.6 : Rahul Tewatia to Shikhar Dhawan, FIFTY FOR SHIKHAR DHAWAN! It has been a very good innings so far and he has shown his exprience and class tonight. His 39th in this league. |
| 11.1 : Shreyas Gopal to Shikhar Dhawan, SIX! He is a special player, Dhawan. Full and around off, Dhawan gets down and mows a slog sweep over mid-wicket. |
| 11.2 : Shreyas Gopal to Shikhar Dhawan, Short ball, pulled firmly to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 11.3 : Shreyas Gopal to Shreyas Iyer, Flatter on middle and leg, bunted down to long on for one. |
| 11.4 : Shreyas Gopal to Shikhar Dhawan, WIDE! Gopal bowls a shorter one well outside off, Dhawan lets it be. |
| Shreyas Gopal to Shikhar Dhawan, OUT! CAUGHT! Shikhar Dhawan is gone. A big wicket. Fullish and outside off, Dhawan switches to a right hander's stance and looked to work that over third man. A reverse sweep of sorts. He though ends up getting it off the top edge. It goes to Tyagi at short third man who takes a comfortable catch. |
| 11.5 : Shreyas Gopal to Shreyas Iyer, On the shorter side on middle, tapped to the on side for one. |
| 11.4 : Who will walk out to bat now? Marcus Stoinis it is. |
| 11.6 : Shreyas Gopal to Marcus Stoinis, Flatter on off and middle, Marcus backs away and drives it to the right of the bowler, to long on for a single. |
| 12.1 : Rahul Tewatia to Marcus Stoinis, Flatter ball on off, aerially hit to Archer at long on for a single. |
| 12.2 : Rahul Tewatia to Shreyas Iyer, On the shorter side outside off, Iyer rocks back and punches but finds cover. |
| 12.3 : Rahul Tewatia to Shreyas Iyer, Goes back and punches again, but this time to the man at point. |
| 12.4 : Rahul Tewatia to Shreyas Iyer, On the shorter side well outside off, Iyer watchfully leaves it expecting a wide. Not wided as it was within the tramline though. |
| 12.5 : Rahul Tewatia to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Shikhar Dhawan should have done these reckon the on-air commentators, instead of going for the unorthodox stroke. Short ball well outside off, Iyer slaps it over covers for a boundary. |
| 4.4 : Ben Stokes to Shreyas Iyer, NO BALL! Full on middle and leg, clipped to the leg side for a single. Wait...The siren goes...No ball for overstepping. A free hit to follow. |
| 12.6 : Rahul Tewatia to Shreyas Iyer, Iyer tries a Dhawan, goes for the reverse sweep. Gets glove as he mistimes it. It goes under the keeper to fine leg and a couple is sneaked in. |
| 13.1 : Shreyas Gopal to Marcus Stoinis, Floated on off and middle, defended back to the bowler. |
| 13.2 : Shreyas Gopal to Marcus Stoinis, Stoinis works this on the off side but finds Smith at cover. |
| 13.3 : Shreyas Gopal to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Stoinis has got power. Short ball, he pounces on it immediately. Launches this over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 13.4 : Shreyas Gopal to Marcus Stoinis, WIDE! A flatter ball bowled well outside leg, Buttler misses as he moved to his left. They think of the run, Delhi, but decide against it. |
| Shreyas Gopal to Marcus Stoinis, Flatter ball on middle and off, worked through covers for a single. |
| 13.5 : Shreyas Gopal to Shreyas Iyer, Flatter ball on middle and off, driven through covers for a single. |
| 13.6 : Shreyas Gopal to Marcus Stoinis, On middle, worked to the leg side for a single. |
| 14.1 : Jaydev Unadkat to Marcus Stoinis, Fullish and outside off, worked through point for a single. |
| 0.0 : Jaydev Unadkat is back in the attack. 1-0-7-0 so far. |
| 14.2 : Jaydev Unadkat to Shreyas Iyer, On middle, Iyer taps this to the leg side for a single. |
| 14.3 : Jaydev Unadkat to Marcus Stoinis, An off-pace ball outside off, Stoinis bunts this to wide long off for a single. |
| 14.4 : Jaydev Unadkat to Shreyas Iyer, SIX! Time to launch. Full and around off, Iyer lofts it over mid-wicket for a huge maximum. Time to move on and the Delhi skipper knows it pretty well. |
| 14.5 : Jaydev Unadkat to Shreyas Iyer, Short ball, pulled to Archer at mid-wicket. Iyer comes back in for the second. Excellent running. |
| 14.6 : Jaydev Unadkat to Shreyas Iyer, OUT! That is a simple catch to the fielder. |
| 14.5 : Is that a catch? Has Stokes taken it? The front angle seems inconclusive. So they view it from the top. Now, back to the first angle. Signalled as a six! |
| 14.6 : Jaydev Unadkat to Shreyas Iyer, SIX! He did not time it that well, Iyer. Full and around off, Iyer looks to go big over mid-wicket again. He however does not time it as well as the previous occasion. This one is just looking like it might go over deep mid-wicket. But...Ben Stokes there puts in a magnificent effort. Leaps and throws the ball upwards as he was going into the ropes, to prevent a six. Stokes comes back into play and then holds it. The umpires want to have a look at whether |
| 15.1 : Kartik Tyagi to Marcus Stoinis, On middle and off, Stoinis mistimes it to long on for one. |
| 15.2 : Kartik Tyagi to Shreyas Iyer, Good length ball on middle, Shreyas plays it to mid-wicket. |
| 15.3 : Kartik Tyagi to Shreyas Iyer, Brilliant yorker! It is on middle and leg, Iyer does really well to jam it out. It hits his bat then the boot. The ball rolls to the off side and they take a single. |
| 15.4 : Kartik Tyagi to Marcus Stoinis, Yorker followed by a short ball! Terrific bowling! Stoinis looks to play the upper cut but misses. |
| 15.5 : Kartik Tyagi to Marcus Stoinis, On the pads, Stoinis turns it to the on side and gets to the other end. |
| 15.6 : Kartik Tyagi to Shreyas Iyer, OUT! CAUGHT! Captain Iyer departs and Rajasthan have struck gold at the right time. Good catch by Archer. He can do nothing wrong tonight. Credit to Tyagi as well. He has bowled a fantastic over and deserves this wicket. Full ball around off, Iyer swings but it is a very tired looking shot from the Delhi skipper. He ends up hitting in the air towards mid off. Archer comes running in and takes a very good catch. |
| DRINKS! Just as Delhi needed to motor on hard and fast, Iyer perishes. A well made 53 from him, but Delhi needed him to be there till the end. But Stoinis is there, and hence Delhi would pin all their hopes on him to see them to a competitive total. Let's see how much they can get... |
| 16.1 : Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Yorker around off, dug out back to the bowler. |
| 0.0 : Death overs coming up then. Alex Carey walks out to bat. Jofra Archer is back in the attack. 2-0-5-2 for him. |
| 16.2 : Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Full toss, just below the hip height, hit to deep point for a couple. |
| 16.3 : Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, On middle, Carey drives this to long on and takes a single. |
| 16.4 : Jofra Archer to Marcus Stoinis, Full and outside off, driven to mid off and Stoinis takes one. |
| 16.5 : Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, SIX! Carey watches the ball really well here. On a length on top of the stumps, Carey backs away and lifts it over third man for a six. |
| 16.6 : Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Leg bye to finish. Follows Carey with a full ball on the pads, Carey misses his flick. It comes off the pads and goes to the leg side and they sneak in a leg bye. |
| 17.1 : Kartik Tyagi to Alex Carey, Fullish ball around off, Carey taps this on the off side. |
| 17.2 : Kartik Tyagi to Alex Carey, Full on middle, Carey taps it to short mid-wicket and gets to the other end. |
| 17.3 : Kartik Tyagi to Marcus Stoinis, Yorker, outside off, Stoinis gives room but does not play at it. |
| 17.4 : Kartik Tyagi to Marcus Stoinis, Yorker on off, Stoinis shuffles across and glances it to deep square leg for a couple. |
| 17.5 : Kartik Tyagi to Marcus Stoinis, Very full outside off, Stoinis moves to the off side and hits it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 17.6 : Kartik Tyagi to Alex Carey, Yorker on leg, Carey digs it out to long on and takes a single. |
| 18.1 : Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Full toss on off, Carey drives but only gets it to mid off. Runs quickly to the other end. |
| 18.2 : Jofra Archer to Marcus Stoinis, Low full toss around off, Stoinis moves a hint to the leg side and hits it aerially to long off for one. |
| 18.3 : Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Full toss again, on off, Carey smashes it but finds Tewatia at point. Just the one. |
| 18.4 : Jofra Archer to Marcus Stoinis, Full and around off, Stoinis flicks it with disdain. Good shot. But just the single again as it was hit straight to mid-wicket. |
| 18.5 : Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Leg bye! Length ball on the pads, Carey looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. It goes off the deflection behind square on the leg side and a leg bye is taken. |
| 18.6 : Jofra Archer to Marcus Stoinis, OUT! CAUGHT! What an impact Jofra Archer is having in this game. 3 wickets for him. He finishes with 4-0-19-3. Full and around off, Stoinis looks to heave that over the leg side. He however gets it only as far as mid-wicket who takes a simple catch. Tewatia it is. |
| 19.1 : Jaydev Unadkat to Alex Carey, Full and around off, worked on the off side for a single. |
| 19.2 : Jaydev Unadkat to Axar Patel, Full and outside off, Patel hits it over covers and takes a couple. |
| 19.3 : Jaydev Unadkat to Axar Patel, Full toss outside off, Patel whacks it but straight to long on. Just the single. |
| 19.4 : Jaydev Unadkat to Alex Carey, OUT! CAUGHT! Two simple catches in the deep for Rajasthan - Stoinis earlier, Carey now. Pace off does the trick. Slow full ball outside off, Carey looks to lift it over long off. However, he gets it off the toe end of the bat and gives catching practice to long off. Jofra Archer takes it with ease. |
| 19.5 : Jaydev Unadkat to Axar Patel, FOUR! He can bat, Axar Patel. Full and well outside off, he creams the drive through covers for a boundary. |
| 19.4 : Who will walk out to bat now? Ravichandran Ashwin it is. |
| 19.6 : Jaydev Unadkat to Axar Patel, OUT! Pace off does the trick again for Rajasthan. Unadkat gets his second wicket. Full length ball around off, Patel shuffles across and looks to slog sweep. Ends up getting a top edge towards short third man where it is taken. DELHI FINISH AT 161/7. |
| A very good finish to the innings by Rajasthan and they have managed to finish the game just the way they started it - in a dominant fashion. Just 18 runs in the final 3 overs along with 3 wickets and the boys from the Pink City will feel they enter the break with momentum on their side.  Delhi, though will not be too displeased with their performance and will back themselves to defend 161 on this slowish track especially with the bowling attack they have. |
| After opting to bat, Delhi got off to a terrible start as they lost their key batter, Prithvi Shaw in the very first ball of the innings. Dhawan though looked in the mood and seemed to be batting on a completely different pitch to his other teammates. Dhawan and captain Shreyas Iyer both got 50s but it was a contrasting innings where Dhawan was going hammer and tongs, Iyer struggled but showed fight. Delhi had the base for a big finish but their middle order could not get going on this sluggish |
| Excellent bowling display from Rajasthan. They started off well and ended it even better. They gave away just 32 runs and picked up 4 wickets in the final 5 overs which has seen them stay in this game and gain some momentum heading into the break. Jofra Archer set the ball rolling from the very first ball as he dismissed Shaw. He was the star with the ball as he finished with absolutely bonker number of 3/19 from his 4! Unadkat was expensive but finished well and ended up with 2 wickets. Tyagi a |
| Shikhar Dhawan says that the wicket is on the slower side. States that it is a used wicket. Adds that they were a bit short though, the way they were going earlier. Dhawan states that he had practiced the reverse sweep but unfortunately it did not pay off today. Finishes off by saying that Delhi can defend this total. |
| So the match is evenly poised as we head into the break. Rajasthan need 162 to get their second consecutive win of the season. Delhi will back themselves as their bowlers have been the stars for them so far. We are in for a fantastic chase, so make sure you join us for it in a while but before that let's hear what Delhi's Shikhar Dhawan as to say as he is caught down for a quick chat. |
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