| 0.3 : 0.3: K Rabada to L Rahul, FOUR! Rahul is away with a fine shot! The line is very straight from Rabada, Rahul just uses the pace and gently directs his flick shot through mid-wicket. Harshal Patel gives the chase but the outfield is very quick and the ball wins the race. |
| 1.2 : 1.2: C Morris to L Rahul, FOUR! Great timing from KL! Morris drifts down the leg side, Rahul picks it off his pads and delightfully flicks it in front of square leg. Once again the ball speeds away to the fence in no time. |
| 1.4 : 1.4: C Morris to L Rahul, SIX! Rahul getting into the act here! Morris digs in a short ball around leg, KL immediately gets back to ride the bounce and pulls it massively over fine leg. Last time it was a quiet beginning from Rahul but this time he has started in a brisk manner. |
| 1.5 : 1.5: C Morris to L Rahul, OUT! It's clipping leg! A very unfortunate dismissal for KL Rahul as it's a 50-50 decision from the umpire. Morris gets a full ball to angle down from the middle stump line. Rahul tries flicking but misses and wears the ball on his pads. They appeal and the finger goes up. Rahul quickly takes the DRS thinking it's missing the stumps but to his dismay, the replays show that the umpire's call will stand. A big breakthrough for Delhi as KL was looking in dangerous mood. |
| 2.2 : 2.2: A Khan to Sam Curran, FOUR! Lovely shot! Avesh feeds some room to Sam and he pounches onto it outside off. Plays a rocketing extra cover drive for a cracking boundary. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: A Khan to Sam Curran, FOUR! Two in two. This is why Sam Curran is sent up the order. Khan offers width yet again. It's outside off and this time Curran goes aerially over covers for a boundary. |
| 2.5 : 2.5: A Khan to Sam Curran, FOUR! The change in angle won't work if you keep providing width outside off. Curran drives again, nicely through the line and threads the gap between mid off and extra cover. Khan under immense pressure. |
| 3.4 : 3.4: S Lamichhane to Sam Curran, SIX! High and handsome! Sam Curran is doing his job efficiently. This time he runs down the track to a googly and hammers it over the bowler's head for a maximum. |
| 3.5 : 3.5: S Lamichhane to Sam Curran, OUT! Plumb in front! Lamichhane roars back to dismiss Curran. He delivers a leg spinner in the flatter trajectory and lands it around middle and leg. Sam should have been forward to this but decides to play it across the line from the back foot. But the ball spins back in slightly to catch him on the pads. They appeal and the umpire has no hesitation in raising his finger. Only landing of the ball would have been an issue but the replays showed that it's fine. Cu |
| 4.1 : 4.1: K Rabada to S Khan, FOUR! Rabada returns and is welcomed with a boundary. Wrong line from the South African speedster. He is on the pads and Khan flicks it behind square leg for a boundary. |
| 5.2 : 5.2: C Morris to S Khan, FOUR! This time Sarfaraz threads the gap on the off side. He reaches out for a length delivery outside off and crunches it past the left side of the cover fielder. No stopping this one. |
| 5.3 : 5.3: C Morris to S Khan, FOUR! 50 up for Punjab! Morris over-corrects his line and ends up bowling it too straight at 142.4 kph. Sarfaraz leans forward and across before flicking it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 7.1 : 7.1: H Patel to S Khan, OUT! A run out at the non-striker's end, no a Punjab batsman has not been Mankaded, it's courtesy a direct hit from Shikhar 'Gabbar' Dhawan at the bowler's end in a flash. Harshal starts his spell with a slower length ball outside off, Sarfaraz forces it off his back foot to covers where Dhawan collects the ball and immediately has a shy at the non-striker's end. He hits the bull's eye and Mayank is outside the crease. This is a big setback for Punjab as the in-form batsm |
| 8.4 : 8.4: A Khan to S Khan, FOUR! That's a lovely shot! Avesh delivers it wide outside off, on a shortish length, Sarfaraz camps back and steers it through backward point for a boundary. |
| 8.5 : 8.5: A Khan to S Khan, FOUR! Not quite where he intended. A delivery in the line of the stumps, Sarfaraz tries playing the paddle scoop over the keeper but it takes the outer half of his blade and flies down to third man for a boundary. |
| 9.5: H Patel to D Miller, SIX! This one has disappeared! Harshal pushes his luck a little too much by bowling a slower full ball wide outside off. Miller picks it very early and launches it over covers for a biggie. |
| 10.6 : 10.6: H Vihari to S Khan, FOUR! Brilliantly played by Khan. Too full in length outside off, Sarfraz brings down an angled bat and squeezes it out through point for a glorious boundary. Spoils a fine over from Hanuma. |
| 11.6: S Lamichhane to D Miller, SIX! 100 comes up for Punjab in 12 overs! Lamichhane goes flat and quick at 90.4 kph, Miller advances down the track and hoists it over wide long on for a maximum. Once again the last ball spoils the entire over for Delhi. |
| 12.3 : 12.3: H Patel to D Miller, FOUR! Poor line, hardly any pace. Short and on middle, Miller swivels and pulls it past short fine leg for a boundary! |
| 12.4 : 12.4: H Patel to D Miller, FOUR! Off the outside edge. Consecutive boundaries for Miller. Outside off, David looks to push but the ball skids through, goes away, beats him for pace, yes that is true. A 129.7 kph ball beats Miller for pace and the ball goes off the outside edge to the third man fence. |
| 13.5 : 13.5: S Lamichhane to S Khan, OUT! The 62-run partnership has been broken and Lamichhane has struck gold in his final over. The spinner from Nepal generously tosses up his delivery in the air and lands it slightly short outside off. It lands, grips and turns away after hitting the deck. Sarfaraz stays rooted to the crease as he probably tries to play a lofted shot over covers. But the away spin means that a thick outside edge is generated and Pant does just enough to hang on to the catch. To los |
| 14.6 : 14.6: A Khan to D Miller, FOUR! Yet another boundary on the last ball of an over, this has happened for the third time in the last five overs. A low full toss on off at 139 kph, Miller needs no second invitation there as he lifts it over extra cover and easily finds the fence. |
| 15.4 : 15.4: H Patel to D Miller, FOUR! Feeding full tosses to David Miller is never a good idea. This is the second time in a row the South African has received such ball and he shows no qualms in sending it to the wide long off fence. |
| 16.2 : 16.2: C Morris to D Miller, OUT! Now, this is a body blow to Punjab considering the timing of this wicket. Morris has removed his countryman with a well-disguised off cutter. He bowls it wide outside off and Miller tries to slog it across the line without accounting for the chance in pace. He ends up top edging it behind to the keeper and Rishabh Pant takes the skier safely. A good knock from David but his team needed his killer batting to kill the death overs. |
| 17.1 : 17.1: K Rabada to M Singh, FOUR! Misfield in the deep from Bandaru Ayyappa (sub)! Shortish delivery has been pulled powerfully over mid-wicket. It lands just inside the bounce and the substitute fielder fails to deal with the bounce. Goes through his hands and touches the rope. |
| 17.3 : 17.3: K Rabada to H Viljoen, OUT! One more returns to the pavilion. A back of a length ball on off, Viljoen stays back to play a lofted shot but mistimes it towards extra cover. Morris moves across to his right and grabs the catch with ease. Yet another South African batsman is hunted down by a South African bowler and guess what, the catches it also a South African. Overdose of Africans. |
| 18.5 : 18.5: C Morris to R Ashwin, OUT! Timber! A 141.4 kph low full toss on off, Ashwin clears his front leg to hit it through the line but fails to make any connection. The off stump is tickled. There is an argument over here that whether there was some bat or not. We have not seen the replays but that doesn't matter much. Ashwin will have to depart. |
| 19.1 : 19.1: K Rabada to M Ashwin, OUT! A collision but a gentle one only, no one is hurt. Rabada flashes a smile. Back of a length ball on middle and leg, at 140.3 kph, Murugan top edges his attempted pull shot towards short third man. Pant moves swiftly to his right from his position, Avesh Khan runs forward from backward point, no calling whatsoever and they both go for the catch. It pops out once from Avesh's hands but then he recovers to catch it back. Ideally the keeper should always call for it |
| 19.4 : 19.4: K Rabada to M Shami, OUT! A fiery bouncer and Shami is gone. A short ball, outside off, Shami looks to pull but misses and is hit on the body. He can barely recover from the blow but Mandeep is already at the other end. Shami does not even bother to run. Rabada quickly goes to his right and then jogs across to the other end. Removes a bail, then keeps it back and then eventually dislodges the stumps with the ball. |
| 19.5 : 19.5: K Rabada to M Singh, FOUR! Full and outside off, Mandeep lofts it over mid off and gets a boundary! |
| 19.6 : 19.6: K Rabada to M Singh, SIX! 10 from the final 2 balls! Mandeep ensures Punjab finish on a high. A length ball, outside off, Singh charges down slightly and lofts it over long off! PUNJAB FINISH ON 166/9! |
| 0.1 : 0.1: R Ashwin to P Shaw, OUT! Gone first ball! Ashwin has removed last match's hero for a zero here! After a lot of confusion though! A flatter arm ball outside off, actually more like a seam up delivery going straight on after landing outside off. Shaw pushes at it lazily and gets a very thin nick on it. Rahul behind the wickets takes the catch, whips the bails off as well and appeals to both umpires. Ashwin is already celebrating as he knew that was a catch! The umpire is waiting and so is the |
| 0.4 : 0.4: R Ashwin to S Dhawan, FOUR! On a shorter length this time outside off, Dhawan dabs it fine. He beats the short third man fielder and that means the ball will race to the fence. |
| 1.4: Sam Curran to S Iyer, FOUR! Bowls this on a slower pace outside off, Iyer opens the face of the bat and finds the gap between short third man and point. The ball races off the turf and runs to the fence. A leg bye is stolen. |
| 2.5 : 2.5: R Ashwin to S Dhawan, FOUR! That is a top-class drive! Really full outside off, Dhawan just has to find the gap there and he does so easily. The rest is taken care of by the timing and the outfield. |
| 4.1 : 4.1: H Viljoen to S Iyer, FOUR! This guy is talented or what! A length ball outside off, maybe a tad short. Shreyas just pushes it off the back foot and finds the gap behind point. The outfield does the rest. That is just class batting. |
| 4.2 : 4.2: H Viljoen to S Iyer, FOUR! Two in a row! A short length ball on middle, Iyer swivels and pulls it away fine on the leg side. The ball goes to the fence on a couple of bounces. Delhi going well after the early setback. |
| 5.2: M Shami to S Dhawan, FOUR! Dhawan looks in the zone here tonight. A fuller length ball outside off, Shikhar is off the blocks and runs down the track before lifting the ball over mid off's head. The ball goes to the fence on a couple of bounces. |
| 5.4 : 5.4: M Shami to S Iyer, FOUR! Crunched away over point! A short length ball on middle, Shreyas is too talented to be troubled by that ball. He backs away and rocks his cut over the head of point. The second boundary of the over! |
| 6.5 : 6.5: Ur Rahman to S Dhawan, FOUR! That is an excellent shot! Short and wide outside off, Dhawan pounces on the width and cuts it away to find the gap in betwen short third man and point. No chance for either fielder there. |
| 7.1 : 7.1: H Viljoen to S Iyer, FOUR! That is crisp. A juicy half volley on off, Shreyas Iyer just leans forwards and beautifully drives it through the covers region for a boundary. |
| 7.2 : 7.2: H Viljoen to S Iyer, OUT! Hardus is pumped! What a comeback after being hit for a boundary on the previous ball. A length ball outside off, well wide and Shreyas lazily pushes at it from the crease. He gets an inside edge and the ball knocks his middle and off stump. Viljoen has the last laugh. That does not matter though. What matters is he has got the big wicket and brings the 61-run stand to an end. |
| 8.2: Ur Rahman to R Pant, FOUR! Pant announces himself. A flighted delivery and Pant plays a sloggish sweep to square leg and the ball hits the ropes. Rishabh Pant trademark. |
| 9.5 : 9.5: R Ashwin to S Dhawan, OUT! Dhawan is out of here! Ashwin has got the big fish. A flatter one on middle and sliding down with the angle. Shikhar does not get out of the way as he looks to make room and cut. Gets caught as the ball raps his pad. The appeal is made and the umpire's finger goes up almost immediately. Dhawan does consider the review but his partner does not think he should take it and that is a smart decision. The replays later show us that there were three reds on that one. |
| 10.4 : 10.4: Ur Rahman to C Ingram, FOUR! That is some way to answer the appeal on the previous ball. Wide outside off, cut away through backward point for a boundary by Ingram. That takes off some of the pressure. |
| 11.5 : 11.5: M Ashwin to C Ingram, FOUR! That is a good smart shot! A flatter one on the pads, Ingram gets on his knees and sweeps it over fine leg for a boundary. |
| 12.4 : 12.4: H Viljoen to C Ingram, FOUR! No stopping this one! Fuller one outside off, Colin Ingram reaches out and hits this slightly aerially but in the gap. The ball goes for a boundary. |
| 13.2 : 13.2: M Ashwin to R Pant, FOUR! It goes just over Mandeep at cover. A short one outside off, Pant goes back in the crease and slaps it over cover. Mandeep there dives and tries to reach that but his effort goes in vain. The ball goes to the deep cover boundary. |
| 13.5 : 13.5: M Ashwin to C Ingram, FOUR! That was a scorching drive! A flighted ball outside off, driven by Ingram through the left of cover. There is no stopping that ball. Long off is a mere spectator. |
| 14.2 : 14.2: Ur Rahman to C Ingram, SIX! High and handsome! Flighted this time, full and on middle, Ingram shimmies down the track and powers it over the bowler's head for a biggie, first of the innings. |
| 14.5 : 14.5: Ur Rahman to R Pant, FOUR! A batsman of Pant's class won't miss every time. Mujeeb goes short again outside off, Rishabh camps back and slaps it through the gap at backward point for a cracking boundary. |
| 15.2 : 15.2: R Ashwin to R Pant, SIX! Pant has sent this one packing into the stands! He skips down the track to a delivery in the line of the stumps and heaves it with immense power over mid-wicket. 50-run stand comes up. |
| 16.3 : 16.3: M Shami to R Pant, SIX! Effortless! Shami does the mistake of pitching it up, Pant picks the slower one early and dispatches it over cow corner for a maximum. 23 needed off 21 balls. |
| 16.4 : 16.4: M Shami to R Pant, OUT! The middle stump goes for a walk! Shami bounces back with a length delivery on middle at 144.4 kph. Pant swings his bat across the line but is beaten for pace here. Is there any more twist in the tale? 23 needed off 20 balls. |
| 16.5 : 16.5: M Shami to C Morris, OUT! Morris is run out, not even in the frame! Punjab can still believe. A pitched up ball outside off has been sweetly driven to wide mid off. Morris attempts for a run but before he can reach the other end Ravichandran Ashwin has scored a direct hit at the bowler's end. The umpire takes no chance and goes upstairs. Morris has to go, no other option. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: Sam Curran to C Ingram, OUT! Colin Ingram holes out! This game has turned on its head! Curran delivers a full ball outside off, Colin tries to power it over long off but ends up skying it high in the air towards wide long off. Karun Nair (sub) moves across to his right, stretches his hands and completes the catch. Curran is pumped up. Punjab are ecstatic. 20 needed off 14 balls with two new batsmen in the middle. |
| 17.6 : 17.6: Sam Curran to H Patel, OUT! Two wickets in the last over, two wickets in this one and Punjab have made a roaring comeback in this match. Curran, you beauty boy! A back of a length ball on middle and off, Patel winds up for a big shot across the line over the leg side but gets a thick outside edge behind. KL Rahul makes no mistake and Delhi are reeling. What a fall for them! Choked in the last game against Kolkata and escaped through Super Over. Repeat telecast today? |
| 18.3 : 18.3: M Shami to H Vihari, OUT! Stumps shattered! You miss buddy and I hit! Shami just keeps it in the line of the stumps at 144.8 kph, Vihari tries to heave it over the leg side but swings his blade early. It goes right through his defense and clatters the stumps. 19 needed off 9 balls. |
| 18.5 : 18.5: M Shami to A Khan, FOUR! 15 needed off 7 balls. The crowd goes quiet. They are so much involved. Electric atmosphere. Shortish and following the batsman again down the leg side, Avesh hops back and tries to heave it over the leg side but it takes the outer half of his bat and runs to sweeper cover for a boundary. |
| 19.1 : 19.1: Sam Curran to K Rabada, OUT! 6 wickets for just 8 runs in a space of 16 balls - MEGA COLLAPSE! Curran steams in and spears a very full ball on middle and leg at 136.5 kph, Rabada tries to power it on the leg side but it goes under his bat and uproots the leg stump. The English young boy is absolutely delighted. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: Sam Curran to S Lamichhane, OUT! HAT-TRICK FOR SAM CURRAN! PUNJAB WIN BY 14 RUNS! What a turnaround in this match! Curran is screaming in joy. The Punjab players are running in celebration. Great scenes here in Mohali. Terrific to watch. Sam delivers a perfect delivery. It's very full and around off, Lamichhane tries to make space and drive it through the line but misses and the off stump goes cartwheeling. |
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