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Delhi vs Hyderabad Live Commentary, Match 16, Indian Premier League, 2019, April 4, 2019

DC 129/8 (20)
Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Delhi Capitals by 5 wickets
SRH 131/5 (18.3)
Match over
Delhi Capitals Inning Sunrisers Hyderabad Inning
0.0 : Hello and welcome to the 16th game of this year's Indian T20 League. It is a clash between Delhi and Hyderabad in the former's den. The hosts are placed 5th on the table and the visitors 3rd. A win here for any of the teams will see them go top. Still early days though in the tournament but the view from the top is always a good one. Will Delhi get back to winning ways or will Hyderabad make it 3 in 3? We will have to wait to find out.
Michael Slater is doing the pitch report and he starts by saying that the wicket has not changed since the last game. Adds that there is no grass on it at all. Informs that the pitch will be skiddy in the first 10 overs and in the next 10, it will start slowing down gradually. Reckons that spin will be the key for Delhi this evening if they want to stop the pair of David Warner and Jonny Bairstow.
TOSS - Hyderabad win the toss and they elect to field first.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar says that they want to bowl first. Mentions that it is a dry wicket but then he is more happy to chase. States that the dew might play a factor later on. Informs that they are unchanged.
Shreyas Iyer says they also wanted to bowl first. Mentions that the wicket looks very dry and he hopes it worsens as the game progresses. Informs that Axar Patel, Rahul Tewatia and Ishant Sharma are in for Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel and Hanuma Vihari.
Delhi XI - Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Colin Ingram, Chris Morris, Axar Patel, Rahul Tewatia, Kagiso Rabada, Sandeep Lamichhane, Ishant Sharma.
Hyderabad XI - Jonny Bairstow (WK), David Warner, Vijay Shankar, Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Deepak Hooda, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar (C), Sandeep Sharma, Siddarth Kaul.
We are all set for the action to begin! The Delhi openers, Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw make their way out to the middle. The right-hander will be on strike and he will be facing Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Here we go...
0.1 : B Kumar to P Shaw, FOUR! What a shot to begin proceedings! Shaw is off the mark in style. Not a very bad delivery that, slightly behind the fuller length on off, Shaw waits for it and then places it in the gap in the cover region and the ball races to the fence.
0.2 : B Kumar to P Shaw, That one stays low! On the shorter side and outside off, not a lot of width on offer there. Shaw still goes for a cut but misses.
0.3 : B Kumar to P Shaw, Corrects his line and bowls it on the stumps, Shaw goes back and keeps it out.
0.4 : B Kumar to P Shaw, Another back of a length delivery and on the stumps, Shaw is solid in defense once again.
0.5 : B Kumar to P Shaw, FOUR! EDGY! Shaw won't care though. Second boundary in the over. Hint of shape there for Kumar. It is on off, Shaw looks to drive it down the ground but due to the outswing, it flies off the outside edge to the third man fence.
0.6 : B Kumar to P Shaw, A dot to end a very good first over for Delhi. On a length and around off, Shaw strokes it nicely to mid off.
Mohammad Nabi to bowl from the other end.
1.1 : M Nabi to S Dhawan, Slower through the air on middle, Dhawan looks to defend but ends up playing outside the line. The ball goes off the inner half towards short fine leg for a run.
1.2 : M Nabi to P Shaw, Works it with the turn through mid-wicket for a single.
1.3 : M Nabi to S Dhawan, On the stumps, it is kept out.
1.4 : M Nabi to P Shaw, Pitches this one outside off, it turns back in. Shaw waits for it and then guides it to short third man for a run.
1.5 : M Nabi to S Dhawan, Dhawan uses his feet but does not get to the pitch of the ball. He then works it through mid-wicket for a single.
1.6 : M Nabi to P Shaw, Slows it up this time and gets the ball to turn into the batsman. It is flicked through mid-wicket for a single.
2.1 : B Kumar to P Shaw, A length delivery on off, with a little outswing, Shaw tries for a straight drive gets an outside edge towards the cover region.
2.2 : B Kumar to P Shaw, OUT! The off stump goes for a walk! Bhuvneshwar Kumar strikes and he is pumped up. The slight change in grip does the trick for him. However, the shot by Shaw can be questioned here. On a slow and low wicket, not sure the cross-batted hoick was on. It is on a length and on off, does not bounce as much as Prithvi expects it to. He looks to hit it through mid-wicket but misses. Ideal start for Hyderabad after electing to bowl.
Shreyas Iyer walks out to the middle.
2.3 : B Kumar to S Iyer, Bhuvi brings this one in, length delivery outside off. Shreyas defends it.
2.4 : B Kumar to S Iyer, A back of a length ball on off, Iyer taps it towards the point region for a single.
2.5 : B Kumar to S Dhawan, Full on off, defended watchfully.
2.6 : B Kumar to S Dhawan, A length ball on middle and leg, Dhawan steps out of his crease and drives it to mid off.
3.1 : M Nabi to S Iyer, Good amount of turn there again! This is pitched on off and it comes back in. Iyer looks to work it on the leg side but misses to get hit on the pads.
3.2 : M Nabi to S Iyer, This time gets bat to ball and flicks it through mid-wicket for a run.
3.3 : M Nabi to S Dhawan, Nicely swept but straight to the fielder. That was right off the middle but finds square leg.
3.4 : M Nabi to S Dhawan, This is fired on the pads, Dhawan looks to work it on the leg side but misses. The ball brushes his pads and rolls towards short fine leg. A leg bye taken.
3.5 : M Nabi to S Iyer, This is fired on off, Iyer watchfully pushes it towards cover for a quick single. His bat drops as he looks to ground but the fielder misses his shy at the non-striker's end.
3.6 : M Nabi to S Dhawan, A single to end another good over for the visitors. A straighter line again from Nabi. Dhawan works it through mid-wicket for a single.
Siddarth Kaul is on now.
4.1 : S Kaul to S Dhawan, A back of a length delivery on off, Dhawan drives it towards the cover region.
4.2 : S Kaul to S Dhawan, Dhawan steps out and plays this fuller length delivery towards the mid-wicket region and runs for a single.
4.3 : S Kaul to S Iyer, SIX! Right in Shreyas' arc and he has hit it out of the ground. On the pads, it is fuller in length. Iyer lofts it over the mid-wicket fence. First of the game.
4.4 : S Kaul to S Iyer, Corrects his line and bowls it on off, the length is fuller. Iyer drives it to covers.
4.5 : S Kaul to S Iyer, A fuller length delivery on off, Iyer keeps it out.
4.6 : S Kaul to S Iyer, A back of a length delivery on off, Shreyas taps it towards the point region for a single. Despite the biggie just 8 from this over.
5.1 : M Nabi to S Iyer, This quicker and on off, Iyer strokes it to the left of covers and scampers across for a single.
5.2 : M Nabi to S Dhawan, FOUR! That has gone to the fence like a tracer bullet! Brings the sweep out, does Dhawan and nails it through backward square leg. A boundary.
5.3 : M Nabi to S Dhawan, Now a couple! Nicely waits for the ball and then opens the face of the bat at the very end. It goes past short third man for a brace.
5.4 : M Nabi to S Dhawan, Back of a length a delivery on middle, Dhawan nudges it to mid-wicket for a run.
5.5 : M Nabi to S Iyer, A back of a length delivery on middle, Iyer waits for it on his back foot and flicks it towards the mid-wicket region. Single added.
5.6 : M Nabi to S Dhawan, OUT! In the air... taken! Delhi have lost Dhawan on the last ball of the Powerplay. A big wicket, this, for the visitors. Nabi slows this one up and lands it on middle. This one bounces a touch extra. Dhawan looks to sweep but the ball takes the top edge and lobs towards short fine leg where Sandeep Sharma accepts a dolly. Both the openers are back in the hut and with that wicket, the Powerplay also belongs to Hyderabad. Delhi are 36 for 2 after it.
Rishabh Pant is the new man in.
6.1 : S Kaul to S Iyer, A length delivery on off with hint of outswing, Iyer guides it towards the third man region for a single.
6.2 : S Kaul to R Pant, Fuller length delivery on off, Pant drives it past the bowler. Warner at mid off, puts in a great dive to his left and saves a certain boundary.
6.3 : S Kaul to S Iyer, A length delivery on off, Shreyas plays it towards the third man region for a run.
6.4 : S Kaul to R Pant, Back of a length delivery on leg, Pant calmly flicks it towards the mid-wicket region. Single taken.
6.5 : S Kaul to S Iyer, A well aimed bouncer pitching on off, Iyer ducks under it.
6.6 : S Kaul to S Iyer, A short of a good length delivery on off, Shreyas drives it to mid off and runs for a single. 5 runs from this over.
Rashid Khan is on now.
7.1 : R Khan to S Iyer, FOUR! A freebie to begin with. A full toss and Iyer says thank you very much. He strokes it through covers and the ball races away.
7.2 : R Khan to S Iyer, Rashid corrects his length. Bowls a wrong one on off pitching back of a length. Iyer keeps it away.
7.3 : R Khan to S Iyer, A length delivery on off, Shreyas defends it.
7.4 : R Khan to S Iyer, A brilliant delivery this. Perfectly tossed on off, Iyer leans for a forward defense but gets beaten.
7.5 : R Khan to S Iyer, A back of a length delivery on middle, Shreyas flicks it towards the mid-wicket region. Takes a first run quickly and at the same time, calls for the double. That is very good running. The fielder at mid-wicket has a shy at the stumps at the non-striker's end but replays show Pant would have been well in even if the ball had hit the stumps.
7.6 : R Khan to S Iyer, A shorter length delivery on off, Shreyas Iyer keeps it away.
Sandeep Sharma is on now.
8.1 : S Sharma to R Pant, A slower one to begin with, Pant works it through mid-wicket and takes a single.
8.2 : S Sharma to S Iyer, Back of a length again and on middle, Iyer works it around the corner and gets to the other end.
8.3 : S Sharma to R Pant, On the off pole, Pant manages to work it through square leg but only for a single. Three singles in the over so far.
8.4 : S Sharma to S Iyer, Slower ball, Iyer with soft hands works it towards fine leg. He takes one quickly but has to settle for the single.
8.5 : S Sharma to R Pant, That just does not bounce! Another slower one outside off, Pant looks to hit it over covers but the ball sneaks under the bat.
8.6 : S Sharma to R Pant, Just plants his front foot across and then works it through mid-wicket. Once again the batters take the first one quickly but there is only one available. Just the five from Sandeep's first.
Strategic break. Mohammad Nabi is back into the attack.
9.1 : M Nabi to R Pant, OUT! Pant is out of here and there is pin-drop silence in the stadium here. He has literally thrown it away. That shot was just not needed at the moment. Delhi needed him to continue batting. Very reckless from Rishabh. Nabi however, is delighted. He strikes on the very first ball of his final over. Excellent bowling change. He gives it a lot of air and lands it on off. Pant looks to loft it over mid off but does not get the distance. Deepak Hooda does well there to take a
9.2 : M Nabi to R Tewatia, A quicker one by Nabi, fires this one on leg. Tewatia looks for a flick but the ball hits him on his pads and he runs for a leg bye.
9.3 : M Nabi to S Iyer, Back of a length delivery, Iyer flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.
9.4 : M Nabi to R Tewatia, A short delivery on off, Tewatia cuts it to point and runs for a single. Iyer shouts no and the fielder at point has a shy at the striker's end but overthrow helps the batsmen to take the single.
9.5 : M Nabi to S Iyer, Full on off, Iyer taps it to point for a single.
Has Nabi got another? He feels so but the umpire does not. They have gone for the review. Looks very close.
9.6 : M Nabi to R Tewatia, NOT OUT! It is umpire's call! A good review though by Hyderabad. Also, they do not lose it. Nabi bowls the straighter one, it lands on off and it comes in with the angle. Tewatia looks to defend but misses. The ball hits the front pad and the players appeal. The umpire shakes his head. The ball in the meantime rolls towards fine leg and the batsmen take a leg bye. Kumar then signals the 'T'. Replays roll in and they show that it is clipping the leg pole. A huge wicket a
10.1 : S Sharma to S Iyer, Full on off, Shreyas wrists it mid on for a run.
10.2 : S Sharma to R Tewatia, A length delivery on middle and leg, Tewatia keeps it away.
10.3 : S Sharma to R Tewatia, FOUR! Superb timing on that. It's full and outside off, Tewatia leans into the drive and creams it through the gap in the covers to find the fence.
10.4 : S Sharma to R Tewatia, Slower one by Sandeep Sharma. Pitching on leg. Rahul was looking for a flick but the ball hits his hand.
10.5 : S Sharma to R Tewatia, OUT! Another one bites the dust! Sandeep Sharma gets his first. The slower ball completely does Tewatia in. The ploy to send him up the order has failed. It is pitched on off, Rahul is way too early in the drive. He then looks to check his shot. The ball though hits the bat and lobs towards the cover region. Nabi runs to his right and takes a sitter. Delhi slip further.
Colin Ingram to bat next.
10.6 : S Sharma to C Ingram, Full on off, Ingram drives it to the cover fielder. Another excellent over, just the 5 runs and a wicket from it.
Rashid Khan is back on.
11.1 : R Khan to S Iyer, A length delivery on middle, Iyer just works it to square leg for a single.
11.2 : R Khan to C Ingram, A shorter length delivery on off, Ingram cuts it to point for a run.
11.3 : R Khan to S Iyer, A short delivery outside off, Iyer cuts it to sweeper cover for a single.
11.4 : R Khan to C Ingram, A tossed up delivery on off, Ingram tries a sweep but gets an inside edge onto his pads.
11.5 : R Khan to C Ingram, A length delivery on middle, Ingram this time connects his sweep and takes a single.
11.6 : R Khan to S Iyer, A nice loop on this delivery pitching outside off, Iyer leans for a drive but gets beaten.
12.1 : S Sharma to C Ingram, A back of a length delivery on off, Colin cuts it but gets an inside edge onto the ground and Ingram takes a quick single.
12.2 : S Sharma to S Iyer, Back of a length on off, Iyer defends it.
12.3 : S Sharma to S Iyer, FOUR! Slightly short and Iyer is onto it quickly. He rocks back and pulls it over the mid-wicket fielder. No one in the deep so a boundary results. Much-needed one.
12.4 : S Sharma to S Iyer, A fuller length on off, Shreyas was looking to work it towards mid-wicket but he closes his bat early and gets a leading edge towards the short third man region. Single taken.
12.5 : S Sharma to C Ingram, A shorter length delivery, pitching outside off Ingram cuts it to sweeper cover for a single.
12.6 : S Sharma to S Iyer, Fuller length delivery on off, Shreyas drives it to the cover fielder.
Siddarth Kaul is back.
13.1 : S Kaul to C Ingram, A short of a good length delivery on off, Ingram slashes it hard but gets an outside edge towards the third man for a single.
13.2 : S Kaul to S Iyer, A fuller length delivery on off, Iyer taps it to Manish Pandey at point and runs for a quick single. Pandey has a shy at the stumps at the striker's end but misses. The replays show that if the ball would have hit the stumps it would have been curtains for Ingram.
13.3 : S Kaul to C Ingram, Wide! Way too wide outside off. Colin shoulders his arms.
S Kaul to C Ingram, OUT! What a catch to dismiss Ingram! Manish Pandey is the fielder. Ingram will feel hard-done by there but he has to walk back. Not such a great delivery, it is short and outside off. Ingram cuts it nicely but uppishly towards point. Pandey there moves swiftly to his left and takes it inches above the ground with a dive. Delhi now have half their side back in the hut. Into the bowling all-rounders are Hyderabad now. 130 seems difficult from this point. Everything depend
Strategic Break!
13.4 : S Kaul to C Morris, A yorker on off, Morris keeps it away.
13.5 : S Kaul to C Morris, FOUR! Excellent shot. A very nice way to get off the mark. It is short and outside off, Morris cuts it late through point and for a boundary.
13.6 : S Kaul to C Morris, Full on middle, Chris drives it towards the mid on region for a run.
Rashid Khan is back.
14.1 : R Khan to C Morris, A tossed up delivery outside off, Morris goes for a sweep. Chris fails to get any connection with the ball.
0.0 : Another review from Hyderabad. Rashid this time feels he has got his man. The umpire does not agree. Seems to be missing off or might just end up being umpire's call.
14.2 : R Khan to C Morris, NOT OUT! That is missing the off pole! Hyderabad lose their only review. A poor one to be honest, that never looked out. The leg spinner from Rashid Khan. It pitches on off. Morris has no idea which way the ball is turning and hence goes for the sweep shot again. He misses and the ball hits the back pad. An appeal follows but the umpire shakes his head. Replays show that the on-field call is right.
14.3 : R Khan to C Morris, This time brings the reverse sweep out but once again misses.
14.4 : R Khan to C Morris, A leg bye! Morris once again fails to put bat to ball but this time his pads ensure he gets a single. This is on the leg pole. Morris looks to flick but misses. The ball brushes the pads and rolls towards short fine leg for a single.
14.5 : R Khan to S Iyer, FOUR! Take that, says Iyer. He has smashed that. A little too full on middle, Shreyas smacks it straight past the bowler. No fielder there and it is a boundary.
14.6 : R Khan to S Iyer, Rashid drags his length back and bowls it outside off. Iyer hangs back and looks to cut but misses.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is back on.
15.1 : B Kumar to C Morris, A length delivery on middle, Chris dances down the track and whacks it towards the mid-wicket region for a single.
15.2 : B Kumar to S Iyer, A short of a good length delivery on off, Iyer drives it straight to the mid off fielder.
15.3 : B Kumar to S Iyer, A short delivery on off, Iyer pulls it towards the mid-wicket region for a double.
15.4 : B Kumar to S Iyer, Fuller length delivery on off, Iyer goes for a drive but gets and inside edge onto the short third man region for a single.
15.5 : B Kumar to S Iyer, Full on leg, Iyer flicks it to mid-wicket for a run.
15.6 : B Kumar to C Morris, A low full toss to end the over, Morris hits it with a cross bat towards the mid-wicket region for a single.
16.1 : R Khan to S Iyer, OUT! There goes the skipper and probably Delhi's hope to get to somewhere close to 140. Rashid Khan gets his first in his final over and it is of the well-set batsman. He bowls the googly, Iyer may have picked it as he looks to go with the turn with a slog sweep. The ball though does not bounce a lot, sneaks under the bat and hits the off pole. Khan is up and running in celebration.
0.0 : Axar Patel next in.
16.2 : R Khan to A Patel, A flighted delivery on off and middle, Axar drives it towards the mid on region for a single.
16.3 : R Khan to C Morris, A short delivery by Rashid on off, Morris cuts it towards the point region. Single added.
16.4 : R Khan to A Patel, A back of a length delivery, Patel punches it to sweeper cover for a single.
16.5 : R Khan to C Morris, A floated delivery on middle, Morris flicks it for a single.
16.6 : R Khan to A Patel, A flighted delivery on off, Axar comfortable defends it on his front foot. Rashid finishes with excellent and economical figures of 4-0-18-1.
Sandeep Sharma is back on.
17.1 : S Sharma to C Morris, Top nut to begin with! The slower one and Morris has no idea about it. In the end, he somehow tries to get bat on ball but fails to do so.
17.2 : S Sharma to C Morris, SIX! Morris has picked the bones out of that one. This time he waits for the slower ball and then pulls it over the mid-wicket fence. Need a few more do the hosts. 100 up for them.
17.3 : S Sharma to C Morris, Dances down the track but Sandeep shortens his length. Morris pulls it through mid-wicket for a single.
17.4 : S Sharma to A Patel, Another slower one, Patel strokes it to covers for no run.
17.5 : S Sharma to A Patel, Another dot! Not good this from Axar, he needs to give the strike over to Morris if he is not hitting the boundaries. Length and outside off. Patel looks to get bat on ball but misses.
17.6 : S Sharma to A Patel, This time gets bat to ball but only a run as it goes off the inner half to deep mid-wicket. A good come back by the bowler after going for a biggie on the second ball. Just the 8 from it.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to bowl out.
18.1 : B Kumar to A Patel, Full on middle and leg, Axar drives it down to long on for a single.
18.2 : B Kumar to C Morris, WIDE! Bhuvi bowls this way too outside off. Morris lets it go.
B Kumar to C Morris, OUT! Another easy catch and the dangerous Morris is walking back. Once again it is the line wide outside off. Morris looks to go over covers. It is the slower one though. It hits the toe-end and lobs towards covers where Nabi takes it easily.
Kagiso Rabada out now to bat.
18.3 : B Kumar to A Patel, A length delivery on off, Axar drives it to cover for a single.
18.4 : B Kumar to K Rabada, DROPPED! Kumar could have easily got another! Easy catch that. Sharma is the culprit. This is on the pads. Rabada flicks it stylishly but uppishly towards deep square leg. Sharma there runs to his right, settles under it but drops it. The batsmen take two. Can Rabada make use of the reprieve and strike a few lusty blows?
18.5 : B Kumar to K Rabada, A single as this is mistimed towards mid off.
18.6 : B Kumar to A Patel, FOUR! SHOT! Ends the over with a boundary, a much-needed one. Room on offer and Patel pounces on it. He smashes it through covers and it races away.
Siddarth Kaul is called back on to bowl.
19.1 : S Kaul to K Rabada, A slower on outside off by Kaul. Rabada goes for a whack on off side. Fails to get any connection.
19.2 : S Kaul to K Rabada, OUT! Rabada's drop does not count for a lot. Another slower one does the trick for Hyderabad. It is outside off. Rabada looks to swing across the line but only manages a top edge. Kumar at short third man takes an easy catch.
Ishant Sharma is the new man in.
19.3 : S Kaul to A Patel, Three dots in a row to begin the last over! The slower one and outside off, Axar once again swings across the line and misses.
19.4 : S Kaul to A Patel, SIX! All the way! Axar expects a slower one and gets it. It is on the leg pole. He lets it come to him and then lofts it over the wide long on fence. Delhi would love one more in the two balls to come.
19.5 : S Kaul to A Patel, A couple! Axar has crunched that. He dances down the track and strokes it through wide mid off. Long off does well to stop it with a dive. Stops two.
19.6 : S Kaul to A Patel, SIX! BOOM! Axar finishes the innings with a bang! 14 from the last three balls and 14 from the last over. Excellent from the left-hander. Once again he waits for the slower ball and then tonks it over the bowler's head. It goes all the way. DELHI FINISH WITH 129!
This last over could be the turning point in the game. 140 would have been the target, but on this slow and turning wicket, it could just be enough. Just could be. Hyderabad dominated play for the most part, picking up Shaw early and then striking at regular intervals. It was a collective effort, as all the bowlers chipped in with the wickets. Barring that one dropped chance of Rabada, which virtually cost the visitors nothing, the fielders backed their bowlers well. Right towards the end though
Delhi may just be one of those few teams in the world who are more uncomfortable at home than away. They never looked in this. You'd imagine they know the conditions best, but that wasn't the case to be. Their batsmen threw their wickets away cheaply except for the skipper Iyer. Axar Patel's late hitting in the final over might provide them with something to fight for.
Mohammad Nabi who is up for an interview says he feels great to bowl like this in the T20 format. Reckons that the wicket is a little bit slower and it is difficult to bat on. Ends by saying that the dew seems to be settling in and it might make batting easier.
Now then, 130 is the target! Hyderabad are favorites heading into the second half but it won't be easy. Can the Delhi spinners have a say or will it be too easy for the visitors? Stay tuned to find out.
0.0 : We are back for the chase. It will be the dynamite pair of David Warner and Jonny Bairstow to open the innings for Hyderabad. Sandeep Lamichhane to start the proceedings. Here we go...
0.1 : S Lamichhane to D Warner, Some action on the very first ball. Sandeep tosses it up on off, it's the googly, Warner looks to play the reverse sweep but it goes off his pads to Dhawan at first slip. Warner is out of his crease, so Shikhar hits the stumps at the keeper's end. No harm done though.
0.2 : S Lamichhane to D Warner, Quick, short and turning in on middle stump, Warner goes back and keeps it out.
0.3 : S Lamichhane to D Warner, Stays right behind the line of this one and keeps it out safely.
0.4 : S Lamichhane to D Warner, David Warner gets off the mark. Works this full delivery to mid-wicket and gets to the other end.
0.5 : S Lamichhane to J Bairstow, FOUR! Bairstow gets off the mark in fine style. Gets low early to this tossed up ball and readies himself for the sweep. Brooms it through square leg and finds the fence.
0.6 : S Lamichhane to J Bairstow, 6 off the first over, a decent start for both sides. Bairstow goes back and punches it to long on for a single.
Axar Patel to bowl from the other end.
1.1 : A Patel to J Bairstow, Starts with a slower ball on off, Bairstow drives it to covers.
1.2 : A Patel to J Bairstow, DROPPED! That was hit hard straight back but Axar drops it. He gives some flight to this one, Bairstow dances down the track and hits it straight back from where it came. Axar there gets both his hands on the ball but the ball bounces out of his hands and rolls behind him. Axar turns back to take it on a second attempt but is not able to gather it. Had he taken it, it would have been a big blow to Hyderabad and Delhi could have had an opening.
Some medical attention required for Axar. He got hit hard on the hands, must be stinging.
1.3 : A Patel to J Bairstow, Quick and flat around off, Bairstow backs away and punches it to the covers.
1.4 : A Patel to J Bairstow, Sliding in around leg, keeps going down, Jonny adjusts to smack it over the leg side. Wears it on the thigh pad instead.
1.5 : A Patel to J Bairstow, Pushes it back to the bowler. It's flat and straight on the stumps.
1.6 : A Patel to J Bairstow, This full delivery is pushed to short cover for a quick single.
2.1 : S Lamichhane to J Bairstow, SIX! That's outta here! Times that beautifully. Tossed up right in the slot for Jonny Bairstow. He stays leg side, swings his bat and smokes it off the middle to clear long on with absolute ease.
2.2 : S Lamichhane to J Bairstow, FOUR! Not in complete control, but it's enough to find the boundary line once more. Full and faster in pace around off, Bairstow drags the slog in front of square leg. Enough pace on it, it beats the man out in the deep.
2.3 : S Lamichhane to J Bairstow, Turns it against the spin through mid-wicket for a single.
2.4 : S Lamichhane to D Warner, Slower through the air, the wrong 'un around off, Warner drives away from his body, a bit uppish off the outer half through the gap in the covers. Two runs taken.
Review taken. It's for an lbw decision against David Warner. It looks to be pitching outside leg. Going to be a poor review, this...
2.5 : S Lamichhane to D Warner, Not out! A poor review indeed. Lamichhane's too excited, Pant is a jittery character, Iyer isn't left with much choice. They might have needed that review later in the innings. It's flighted outside leg, the googly, it turns towards off a bit. Warner looks to work it on the leg side but is caught on the pads. Loud appeal goes up but the umpire rightly denies it. Sandeep is adamant he's got his man, Iyer as a result takes the DRS. Replays don't seem favourable for t
2.6 : S Lamichhane to D Warner, Fullish and outside off, keeps low, Warner makes room to crash it through the off side but fails to make connection.
Chris Morris is on now.
3.1 : C Morris to J Bairstow, FOUR! Starts off with a short ball pitching outside off, Bairstow was ready for it as he rocks back and pulls it hard into the deep mid-wicket fence.
3.2 : C Morris to J Bairstow, FOUR! Another one. Bairstow is looking in fine touch here. He lofts it this time over mid on and the ball runs into the long on fence.
3.3 : C Morris to J Bairstow, Excellent delivery! A peach of a delivery this from Morris. He bowls an excellent yorker and Bairstow could do nothing but dig it out.
3.4 : C Morris to J Bairstow, FOUR! Easy pickings here for JB. Morris bowls a short one near the waist, Bairstow pulls it with soft hands and the ball goes above short fine leg for a boundary.
3.5 : C Morris to J Bairstow, Full ball on off, Jonny plays it to mid on.
3.6 : C Morris to J Bairstow, FOUR LEG BYES! Fourth of the over! This time it's not off the bat though. Morris bowls a length ball on the pads, Bairstow looks to flick but misses and the ball clips his pads and goes fine into the fence.
Axar Patel into the attack again.
4.1 : A Patel to D Warner, FOUR BYES! Boundaries coming thick and fast for Hyderabad. This keeps super low again, Warner looks to hit it on the leg side. It goes under his bat, past the leg stump and the keeper. A boundary results.
4.2 : A Patel to D Warner, Leans ahead to this full ball and pushes it through to long on for one.
4.3 : A Patel to J Bairstow, Short, flat and quick around off, YJB backs away and punches it to Dhawan at cover.
4.4 : A Patel to J Bairstow, FOUR! Good use of the feet. This is excellent batting from Jonny Bairstow. Skips down the track, gets close to the pitch and hammers it over the bowler's head for a boundary.
4.5 : A Patel to J Bairstow, Wide! Darted full and down the leg side, Jonny sweeps and misses. Wide singalled by the umpire.
A Patel to J Bairstow, Full ball on leg stump, worked in front of square leg for a brisk run.
4.6 : A Patel to D Warner, Warner keeps strike with a single. Lofts it comfortably down to long on and crosses over.
Kagiso Rabada to have a go with the ball.
5.1 : K Rabada to D Warner, Length ball on middle, Warner plays it to the off side and takes a quick run.
5.2 : K Rabada to J Bairstow, FOUR! Perfect timing. Rabada bowls a full ball, Bairstow leans forward and drives it crisply through the covers for a boundary.
5.3 : K Rabada to J Bairstow, Another good shot but straight to the fielder. He bowls it full again and Jonny drives it to extra cover.
5.4 : K Rabada to J Bairstow, FOUR! Bairstow seems to be in a hurry here. His eighth four of the innings. Dealing just in boundaries here. Rabada bowls a length ball on middle, Bairstow stands in his crease and hits it straight back behind him and into the long off fence.
5.5 : K Rabada to J Bairstow, FOUR! Educational edge! Lovely from Bairstow. The bowlers are just not sure where to bowl to him. This is on middle, JB plays it late and at the very end, opens the face of the bat. The ball goes off the outside edge and goes to the third man fence. Third in the over.
5.6 : K Rabada to J Bairstow, A low full toss on middle, this is hit down to long on for a single. End of the Powerplay and Hyderabad are cruising at the moment. They are 62 for no loss and another 68 needed.
Rahul Tewatia to roll his arm over.
6.1 : R Tewatia to J Bairstow, Loopy and full just outside off, pushed defensively in front of covers but for nothing.
6.2 : R Tewatia to J Bairstow, A half-tracker on off, turning away, Bairstow is quickly down the track as he wrists it through the vacant mid-wicket area for one.
6.3 : R Tewatia to D Warner, The wrong 'un on middle, goes away from the batter, he stays inside the crease and plays it back to the bowler.
6.4 : R Tewatia to D Warner, Short and wide outside off, Davey cuts it square through to deep point for a single.
Review time. Bairstow has been given out lbw but he's quickly taken the DRS, meaning that there must be some bat involved. Let's see now.
6.5 : R Tewatia to J Bairstow, OUT! Well... this is interesting. No bat involved at all. Jonny Bairstow is gone. Strange, with how quickly he signalled the 'T', it appeared that there would be some bat involved. Anyway, Tewatia strikes and breaks this partnership. And he's got the dangerous Bairstow too. Quite full on middle and leg, the Englishman looks to flick it away but fails to make connection. He's caught on the front pad, a loud appeal goes up and so does the finger. Jonny takes the revie
Vijay Shankar is the new man in.
6.6 : R Tewatia to V Shankar, Tossed up leg break outside off, Shankar is well forward as he defends it on the off side.
7.1 : K Rabada to D Warner, Length ball pitching on leg, Warner plays it to the off side and goes for a quick run. Shankar responds well to the skipper's call.
7.2 : K Rabada to V Shankar, Another length ball on off, Vijay guides it to wide third man and takes a run.
7.3 : K Rabada to D Warner, Similar length, Warner punches it to the right of mid off.
7.4 : K Rabada to D Warner, Back of a length ball on off, Warner guides it uppishly towards third man and takes a brace.
7.5 : K Rabada to D Warner, Full ball on middle, Warner goes on the back foot and defends it from his crease.
7.6 : K Rabada to D Warner, OUT! Warner is out of here now! Delhi have two in quick succession. Warner just never got going today and he perishes in the attempt to find the boundary. Rabada bowls it very full and on middle. Warner clears his front leg and looks to go over mid off. Since it is too full, he fails to get under it and hence does not get the elevation. It goes low towards mid off where Morris takes a good catch. Delhi fighting hard. They have a sniff here now.
8.1 : S Lamichhane to V Shankar, Tossed up ball on middle, Shankar punches it back to the bowler.
8.2 : S Lamichhane to V Shankar, Leg spinner pitching outside off and turning away, Shankar punches it to covers.
8.3 : S Lamichhane to V Shankar, Fuller this time, Shankar comes forward and drives it above covers for a brace.
8.4 : S Lamichhane to V Shankar, Flighted on off, Vijay drives it straight to mid off and takes a run.
8.5 : S Lamichhane to M Pandey, Googly this time pitching on middle, Pandey goes for a forward defense but misses and gets hit on the pads. It was going down leg so no danger there.
8.6 : S Lamichhane to M Pandey, Fuller ball on off, Manish punches it off the back foot to the cover region and goes for a run. The fielder at cover misfields and allows them to take the second.
Strategic break. Also, Chris Morris is back.
9.1 : C Morris to V Shankar, Full ball on middle, Shankar drives it straight back. Morris stretches his right hand and stops it from going past him.
9.2 : C Morris to V Shankar, Length ball outside off, Shankar guides to third man and takes a run.
9.3 : C Morris to M Pandey, Goes for the fuller length again, Pandey drives it to covers and takes a quick run.
9.4 : C Morris to V Shankar, FOUR! Driven and driven crisply. Morris continues bowling full, Shankar makes room and drives it uppishly over covers for a boundary.
9.5 : C Morris to V Shankar, In the air... safe! Changes length and bangs it short, Shankar slaps it straight back but does not time it perfectly so the ball hits the top half of the bat and lobs in the air and goes to mid on. The fielder from long on comes in and collects the ball.
9.6 : C Morris to M Pandey, Full ball on middle, driven to mid on for a run.
Axar Patel is back.
10.1 : A Patel to M Pandey, This is flatter and on off, Pandey goes back and punches it through covers for a single.
10.2 : A Patel to V Shankar, Fires it on the stumps, this is pushed down to long on for a single. Singles will do it.
10.3 : A Patel to M Pandey, Flighted ball on off, Pandey now strokes it down to long off for a run.
10.4 : A Patel to V Shankar, Shankar is happy to play it off the back foot. He pushes it down to long on and changes ends.
10.5 : A Patel to M Pandey, Gives it a nice loop and lands it around off, Shankar though nicely strokes it through covers and takes one.
10.6 : A Patel to V Shankar, A misfield means another run! This is flatter and on middle, Shankar goes back and pushes it back to the bowler. He lets it through and a single taken. 6 singles in this over.
Rahul Tewatia is back on.
11.1 : R Tewatia to V Shankar, Tossed up ball outside off, Shankar drives it through covers for a run.
11.2 : R Tewatia to M Pandey, Full ball on middle, Pandey keeps it out.
11.3 : R Tewatia to M Pandey, Another full ball, Pandey drives it through mid off for a single.
11.4 : R Tewatia to V Shankar, Bowls it down leg, Shankar goes for the flick but misses and it is wided.
R Tewatia to V Shankar, Tossed up ball on off, Vijay drives it to mid off.
11.5 : R Tewatia to V Shankar, Flighted ball this time, Shankar plays it back to the bowler.
11.6 : R Tewatia to V Shankar, Another flighted ball going slower through the air, Shankar goes on the back foot and defends it.
Ishant Sharma is on now.
12.1 : I Sharma to M Pandey, Starts off with a slower ball but it is shorter in length, Pandey pulls it through square leg for a single.
12.2 : I Sharma to V Shankar, Down the leg side, Shankar looks to flick but misses. Wided. Can't give away such free runs when you do not have a lot to play with.
I Sharma to V Shankar, A little too straight, this is flicked through mid-wicket for a single.
12.3 : I Sharma to M Pandey, Once again it is on the pads, Pandey works it around the corner and takes one.
12.4 : I Sharma to V Shankar, Once again on the pads, Shankar flicks it to deep square leg for another run.
12.5 : I Sharma to M Pandey, A dot to end! Manish Pandey gives Ishant the charge. Sharma bowls it on the body and hence, cramping the batter for room. He works it towards mid-wicket.
12.6 : I Sharma to M Pandey, OUT! Straight to the man! Ishant Sharma strikes in his first over. Not sure though if Pandey needed to play this shot. He takes a few steps ahead and Ishant angles it into the batter. Manish whips it uppishly but hits it flat towards deep square leg. Shaw there takes a neat catch. 35 needed in 42.
Deepak Hooda is the new man in.
13.1 : R Tewatia to D Hooda, Full ball outside off, Hooda punches it to point.
13.2 : R Tewatia to D Hooda, Leg spinner outside off, Hooda goes to block it but plays it down the wrong line.
13.3 : R Tewatia to D Hooda, FOUR! This one was on the pads, Hooda goes on his knees and sweeps it to backward square leg for a boundary.
13.4 : R Tewatia to D Hooda, DROPPED! The skipper drops a sitter. This could have been the chance of getting back in the game. Rahul bowls a tossed up ball on middle, Hooda shuffles across and drives it to covers. It was straight to Iyer at covers, who drops a dolly. Tewatia would be disappointed as this one was as easy as it could get.
13.5 : R Tewatia to D Hooda, Does what is the need of the hour, he gently strokes it down to long off and takes one.
13.6 : R Tewatia to V Shankar, A dot to end as Shankar pushes it back to the bowler.
Axar Patel is back into the attack.
14.1 : A Patel to D Hooda, Begins with a dot as this bowl on the stumps is pushed back towards him.
14.2 : A Patel to D Hooda, This time Hooda manages to hit it past Axar and towards long off for a single.
14.3 : A Patel to V Shankar, OUT! Delhi hanging in there! Once again the bowling change does the trick. Iyer hangs onto one this time. The slowness of the track comes into play here. This is short and around off, it turns away. Shankar looks to go over covers but is way too early in the shot as the ball sticks in the surface. The ball goes off the toe-end and just about carries to Iyer who takes it with a dive ahead. 29 needed in 33. Two new batsmen out there.
Yusuf Pathan comes in to bat.
14.4 : A Patel to Y Pathan, On the stumps, it is kept out.
14.5 : A Patel to Y Pathan, Brings out the paddle sweep and hits it towards fine leg for a run.
14.6 : A Patel to D Hooda, Hooda uses his feet but does not get to the pitch of the ball but hits it down to long on for a run. An excellent last over by Axar. Just the three runs and a wicket from it. He goes for 18 in his 4 overs and also took a wicket.
Sandeep Lamichhane to bowl out.
15.1 : S Lamichhane to D Hooda, Leg spinner outside off, Hooda drives it to covers and Shreyas Iyer dives there to save three runs for his side.
15.2 : S Lamichhane to Y Pathan, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
15.3 : S Lamichhane to Y Pathan, FOUR! Slower one on middle, Pathan sweeps it to backward square leg and the ball races to the fence.
15.4 : S Lamichhane to Y Pathan, A short delivery which has been pulled away. One run added to the total.
15.5 : S Lamichhane to D Hooda, Flighted on leg, Hooda sweeps it to square leg and takes a brace.
15.6 : S Lamichhane to D Hooda, OUT! How many times have we seen this today? Another reckless shot and another wicket. Unwanted, just unwanted. Hooda looks to be expansive. He dances down the track and then looks to slog it. Gets it nowhere near the middle and holes out. Rabada at deep mid-wicket accepts a dolly. Half the side back in the hut for the visitors. They need another 19 in the three overs to be bowled.
Strategic break signalled. Mohammad Nabi is out to bat. And, Kagiso Rabada is also back into the attack.
16.1 : K Rabada to M Nabi, Angling back in on leg, it's flicked off the pads down to fine leg for a single.
16.2 : K Rabada to Y Pathan, Rabada cranking up the heat here. 141 clicks, a cross seam delivery outside off and slightly short outside off, Pathan can't put bat on ball.
16.3 : K Rabada to Y Pathan, Good length delivery rising off the deck, close to off, Yusuf meets it with a straight bat.
16.4 : K Rabada to Y Pathan, The batsman has driven it through mid on. One run added to the total.
16.5 : K Rabada to M Nabi, Full and coming back in on middle and leg, it's wristed through the vacant mid-wicket area for one run.
16.6 : K Rabada to Y Pathan, Dot ball. Behind a good length, on middle stump, worked to the man in front of square leg. Just 3 off the over, a good one from Rabada. 16 needed in 18 for Delhi to win.
Chris Morris brought back on.
17.1 : C Morris to M Nabi, Perfect start. Dot ball from Morris. He hits the deck, pitches it on a length on off, Nabi defends it with the full face of the bat.
17.2 : C Morris to M Nabi, Yorker. Right on the money, but Nabi digs it out off the inner half onto his boot. It rolls away towards point and the batsmen cross over quickly.
17.3 : C Morris to Y Pathan, Morris cleverly takes the pace off this one and Pathan gets a leading edge, but it lands safely. Full on leg, the batter closes the face early and the ball pops up towards mid on. A run is collected.
17.4 : C Morris to M Nabi, FOUR! That's going to hurt him. Poor line, makes it all too easy for the Afghan. It's shorter and slower down leg, Nabi just helps it on its way past the diving keeper to the fine leg fence.
17.5 : C Morris to M Nabi, Extremely full on off, drilled straight to the man at mid off.
17.6 : C Morris to M Nabi, Dot ball, but 6 off the over. Morris bangs it short and angles it on on leg, Nabi makes room to loft it over the off side but misses.
18.1 : K Rabada to Y Pathan, Fuller and just outside off, Pathan drives it on the up towards wide mid off and gets off strike.
18.2 : K Rabada to M Nabi, FOUR! That's clobbered! Superb hit from Nabi. Fuller in length and attacking the stumps, Nabi swings across the line and slogs it past the diving short mid-wicket fielder. The placement is so good it beats the man in the deep as well.
18.3 : K Rabada to M Nabi, SIX! And Mohammad Nabi finishes it off in style! What a hit from the al-rounder, this is marvellous batting. Short and outside off, the Afghan makes a little room for himself and upper cuts it over the third man fence for a flat maximum. HYDERABAD WIN BY 5 WICKETS!
A comfortable win for the visitors in the end. They grab their third win of the season and go top of the table. The total was a moderate one, but the surface was always tricky. Though, Jonny Bairstow's fiery start put everything to bed. That set it up for the rest to come and made it easier for the batsmen to do their jobs. Some wickets fell at regular intervals, but Nabi came in and added the finishing touches to get his side over the line.
Delhi needed more wickets and that too quickly. The fact that they conceded as much as 62 runs in the Powerplay in itself proved to be a body blow to them. They came back well in the middle overs, recovering to a decent extent, but it wasn't enough. Barring Morris, everyone who bowled bagged a wicket each. Had Axar Patel grabbed on to that caught and bowled chance in the second over of the chase, things would certainly have been much more interesting. Earlier in the evening, Delhi posted 130 on
Delhi skipper, Shreyas Iyer, says it was a difficult game and losing the toss also did not help. Admits that they did not play well as a batting unit but they should learn from this game and come out with a positive mindset in the next one. Mentions that 140 was the score he was looking for but they lost too many wickets early on and he did not get a lot of support. Appreciates the character shown by his team to pull the game back with the ball in the middle overs but unfortunately, they could n
Rashid Khan, who is up for a chat now, says it has been wonderful till now. Mentions that it was a team effort from them. Credits the way Jonny Bairstow played at the start and also acknowledges the effort by the bowlers for the way they bowled. States that the wicket looked like a 140-150 one and they did really well to restrict them to the score they did. Ends by saying that he did get nervous towards the end and he feared a collapse but he is happy that did not happen.
Hyderabad skipper, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, says he doesn't find captaincy easy, but is trying to do his best. Admits that he wasn't sure how the wicket would play, so was happy he won the toss and got a chance to assess the conditions. Mentions that he didn't think the wicket would be so slow. States that the wickets will be slower in the second half of the tournament, so will base their team combination on that. On Kane Williamson, he says that he's close to being fully fit, but they don't want to r
Man of the Match, Jonny Bairstow, says the surface had less bounce than in Hyderabad, so is glad they won the toss. Adds that it's the first time he's played on such a track since the season began. States that he kept an eye out on things when they were bowling, which helped him assess the conditions well. Reckons that it's good that they've won three games on the bounce, and they have a good group of players, so is looking forward to the coming matches.
We're done with this one. Indian T20 League action continues on Friday, as Bangalore welcome Kolkata to the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. The action begins at 2000 local (1430 GMT). Do join in for that one. Cheers!