| 2.2 : 2.2: Daniel Sams to Josh Philippe, FOUR! First one of the match. Short and outside off, not too pacy to trouble the batsman. Philippe fetches it from there and sends it wide of the mid on fielder for a boundary. |
| 3.2: Anrich Nortje to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! First for Padikkal. Fine stroke from Padikkal. A length ball just outside off, Padikkal leans into the stroke and lifts it over extra cover for a boundary. |
| 4.1 : 4.1: Kagiso Rabada to Josh Philippe, OUT! TAKEN! Rabada gets the breakthrough on the very first ball. His first in the Powerplay in this edition of the tournament. A good length ball around off, Philippe looks to lift it over extra cover but the ball hits the toe end and balloons just outside the ring at cover-point. Shaw runs towards that side and takes the catch comfortably. |
| 4.3 : 4.3: Kagiso Rabada to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Padikkal continues to lift the ball over extra cover. Anything full and outside off, it is getting dismissed over cover. This one meets the same fate. |
| 5.3: Anrich Nortje to Virat Kohli, FOUR! This time he beats Rahane to his left. Little short and outside off, Kohli drives it on the up. Rahane once again dives to his left but this time the ball beats him and races away to the fence. |
| 5.5 : 5.5: Anrich Nortje to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Deft from Padikkal. A pacy delivery. Little short and outside off, Padikkal comes on the front foot and taps it through third man. It beats the man and races away to the fence. Fine stroke. |
| 6.2 : 6.2: Ravichandran Ashwin to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! SHOT! This is superb batting. Short and just outside off, Padikkal goes back and slashes it between short third man and backward point. It once again races away to the fence. |
| 10.2: Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, FOUR! This time he goes aerial and what a lovely shot it is. Full and outside off, Virat comes down the track and lofts it over covers for a boundary. |
| 11.5 : 11.5: Axar Patel to Virat Kohli, SIX! Kohli stepping on the gears now. Floated around off, Virat comes down the track and lofts it mightily over long on. |
| 12.3 : 12.3: Ravichandran Ashwin to Virat Kohli, OUT! CAUGHT! Ashwin gets the big fish. A very good take near the fence by Stoinis. The ball was travelling there. Tossed up and on middle, Ashwin dances down the track and tries to clear the longest part of the boundary, towards deep mid-wicket. He doesn't get the timing right. It goes towards Stoinis. He pouches the ball over his head superbly. Made it look really easy. Nortje must be a relieved man right now. |
| 14.5 : 14.5: Daniel Sams to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! He has got that away. Slower ball on off, Sams did not get the length he hoped for. Devdutt swivels a hint and pulls it away to the deep backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 15.2 : 15.2: Anrich Nortje to AB de Villiers, SIX! Hits the good part of the bat and finds a maximum, by just. Good length ball around off, ABD slams it over the bowler's head, towards the long off fence. It hits the advertising triangle on the full but also looks to have touched the ground. But the umpires are having a look, take it upstairs. A couple of replays and it has been signalled as a maximum. |
| 15.4 : 15.4: Anrich Nortje to Devdutt Padikkal, OUT! TIMBER! 50 and out for Padikkal. A fine knock from him. Full, fast and straight from Nortje. Padikkal makes room and tries to slam it through the off side but misses. The ball thuds on the stumps behind. Padikkal had to go after the ball and in that attempt he perishes. |
| 15.6 : 15.6: Anrich Nortje to Chris Morris, OUT! Caught behind! Nortje gets another one. Second in the over. Terrific stuff from Nortje. Back of a length ball outside off, Morris makes room and looks to slam it over the off side but gets an outside edge that goes to the keeper. A simple chance for Pant behind the wickets. End of a double-wicket over from Nortje. |
| 17.1 : 17.1: Daniel Sams to AB de Villiers, FOUR! Boundary to begin the over. Bangalore need a few more of these. Full and outside off, de Villiers lifts it wide of the man at long off. One bounce and into the fence. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: Daniel Sams to Shivam Dube, SIX! BANG! Dube connects this time and connects it well. A full toss on middle, Dube hammers it to the longest part of the ground and it sails over the fence at deep mid-wicket. Fine connection. |
| 17.6 : 17.6: Daniel Sams to Shivam Dube, FOUR! What a finish to the 18th over. 17 runs off it. Another slower one from Sams. Little short too. Dube reads it well this time. Waits for it and then powers it towards the deep mid-wicket fence. |
| 18.1 : 18.1: Kagiso Rabada to AB de Villiers, SIX! BOOM! De Villiers starts the penultimate over with a biggie! Massive six. A full toss on middle, a gift for de Villiers. He hammers it way over the deep mid-wicket fence for a massive biggie. You don't see Rabada missing his mark often, he does it this time and de Villies it not going to miss out. Terrific shot. |
| 18.4 : 18.4: Kagiso Rabada to Shivam Dube, FOUR! SHOT! Rabada getting some treatment here. Not great bowling from him. Length ball just outside off, Dube slams it over cover and finds the fence. |
| 18.6 : 18.6: Kagiso Rabada to Shivam Dube, OUT! CAUGHT! Ajinkya Rahane takes a comfortable catch. Shivam Dube admonishes himself. Good length ball on off, it was not that short to pull. But Dube goes for the pull. He gets it off the toe end of the bat and it goes straight to Ajinkya at deep mid-wicket. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: Anrich Nortje to AB de Villiers, OUT! RUN OUT! De Villiers is well short of his ground. A full toss on middle, De Villiers mistimes his slog towards long on. The call is for two. They go for it but Rahane from long on gets to the ball quickly and sends a flat throw to the keeper. Pant does the rest. The third umpire has been called for. One replay is all we need to show. ABD is short, in spite of the desparate dive. |
| 19.3 : 19.3: Anrich Nortje to Isuru Udana, FOUR! Up and over! 150 up for Bangalore. Shortish and just around off, Udana clears mid off and finds the fence. |
| 19.4 : 19.4: Anrich Nortje to Isuru Udana, OUT! TAKEN! Nortje gets his third. Short and just around off, Udana backs away and tries to slam it over long off. He fails to get the timing right. He ends up giving a simple catch to Iyer at long off. |
| 0.2 : 0.2: Chris Morris to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Gift from Morris, Dhawan accepts it. Low full toss outside off, Dhawan creams it through the covers and finds the fence. |
| 0.4 : 0.4: Chris Morris to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Superb stroke! Length ball outside off, Dhawan gets on his front foot and drills it through covers again. This is right in the gap and it races away. |
| 1.1 : 1.1: Mohammed Siraj to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Shaw welcomes Siraj with a boundary. A length ball around middle, Shaw flicks it through square leg and finds his first boundary. |
| 1.3 : 1.3: Mohammed Siraj to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Second boundary in the over. Little too straight from Siraj. It is full as well. Shaw flicks it past the diving mid-wicket fielder for a boundary. |
| 1.5 : 1.5: Mohammed Siraj to Prithvi Shaw, OUT! TIMBER! Siraj with a beauty and Bangalore have the breakthrough. It is yet another failure for Shaw. Good length and around middle, as it gets closer to Shaw, it shapes away and squares Shaw up. He looks to defend but misses. The off pole is rocked back. Siraj is ecstatic. Shaw's poor run continues and it might well be his last game of the season. |
| 2.1 : 2.1: Chris Morris to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Another over starts with a boundary. Little short and just outside off, Dhawan goes back and cuts it past the short third man fielder for a boundary. |
| 3.1: Mohammed Siraj to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Beautiful from Shikhar Dhawan. Full and around off, he drives it well to the left of mid off and gets a boundary. |
| 4.2 : 4.2: Washington Sundar to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! Catch is the call but it was well wide of the fielder. Tossed up on off and middle, Ajinkya gets down and sweeps this well wide of the square leg fielder. Gets a boundary. |
| 5.2: Isuru Udana to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! Nice shot. Length ball outside off, Rahane stands tall and punches it through the covers. The ball races away for a boundary. |
| 5.4 : 5.4: Isuru Udana to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! Rahane was a touch early into the shot. It was a slower ball outside off, Ajinkya drives it early. But he manages to get it wide of the mid off fielder and the ball goes away for a boundary. 50 up for Iyer's men with that as well. |
| 6.5 : 6.5: Yuzvendra Chahal to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! In the gap and effectively so. Tossed up on off and middle, Ajinkya gets down on one knee and sweeps it well, in between deep fine leg and deep mid-wicket. |
| 8.2 : 8.2: Yuzvendra Chahal to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! He has absolutely clubbed that. Tossed up on off, Shikhar gets down and nails the sweep over square leg. A boundary. |
| 11.3 : 11.3: Isuru Udana to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Dhawan gets a freebie there. Full and on the pads, he flicks it with ease, widely of short fine leg and bags a boundary. And he gets a 50 as well. 50 off 37 balls in a chase. |
| 11.6 : 11.6: Isuru Udana to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! Easy for Rahane. Full and around off, he lofts it over covers for a boundary. Delhi need 54 runs in 48 balls. |
| 12.2 : 12.2: Shahbaz Ahmed to Ajinkya Rahane, SIX! He has got hold of it! Flatter ball on off, Ajinkya comes down the track and packs a punch. Lofts it mightily over long off. |
| 12.4 : 12.4: Shahbaz Ahmed to Shikhar Dhawan, OUT! TAKEN! Shikhar Dhawan would have fancied himself to be there till the end but it was not to be. Bangalore though would be happy with this wicket. Fuller ball around off, Dhawan takes a big stride forward and looks to paddle it over short fine leg. However he ends up getting it straight into the hands of Shivam Dube there, who comes forward and holds onto it. 46 runs needed in 44 balls for Delhi. |
| 16.2 : 16.2: Shahbaz Ahmed to Shreyas Iyer, OUT! CAUGHT! Iyer is livid with himself here. He is disappointed that he could not stay there till the end. But, is there a twist in the tale though? Shahbaz tosses this around off, Iyer comes down the track and looks to power it well over long on. But he does not get his timing right. Ends up giving an easy catch to Siraj at long on. |
| 17.2: Washington Sundar to Ajinkya Rahane, OUT! TAKEN! Rahane falls. We have seen so many things in this season of the Indian T20 League. Are we in for a dramatic finish here? Flatter and around middle, Rahane tries to reverse lap it over short third man but it goes off the top edge. Dube comes a couple of steps forward to gobble it. A superb knock from Rahane ends in a timid way. 17 needed in 16 balls. |
| 18.2: Mohammed Siraj to Marcus Stoinis, SIX! Just over! Short and around off, Stoinis goes for the pull. Doesn't time it all too well but it goes over the leaping deep mid-wicket fielder. Chahal was the man there and he leaped as high as he could but the skipper is not pleased with the effort. If there was ever a pressure, it is now released. |
| 18.6 : 18.6: Mohammed Siraj to Rishabh Pant, EDGY FOUR! But it won't matter now! Delhi are into the playoffs. Short and outside off, Pant goes for the pull but gets a top edge. It flies over the keeper's head and into the third man fence. Delhi win by 6 wickets. |
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