| 0.0 : Back to Dubai we are after that rollercoaster of a ride from Match 36 between Punjab and Mumbai. 2 Super Overs in one game, who can forget that? Nobody, but since games in the League come thick and fast, we have to keep moving ahead. Rahul's men now take on Iyer's shortly at that very same ground where the former had won a hard-fought feast earlier. |
| Delhi, need we say anything? 14 points from 9 games, comfortably perched at the top. The two key things that would be in our minds is will Pant and Hetmyer make a comeback in this game? They should, going by all possible means. Delhi are belligerently strong across departments but know that they cannot beat a revivalist Punjab easily. The toss and team updates coming up shortly... |
| Punjab have opened a window for themselves after 2 back-to-back wins, against Bangalore and Mumbai. The plot to bring Gayle late in the season has been working good. Their batting continues to be strong while the spin department is exceptional. Death bowling is something they would have worked on before this game. How they fare there will be interesting to see. |
| Pitch Report - Simon Doull is in the middle for the Pitch Report. He says that the surface for this game is very green and grassy as compared to the barren surface on Sunday. Anjum Chopra is there as well. She states that win the toss and bowl first could be a possibility. Simon Doull says the same, reckons it is a bowl-first surface. |
| TOSS - The two captains are out in the middle, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul. Up goes the coin and it comes in Delhi's favour. THEY ELECT TO BAT! |
| Shreyas Iyer, Delhi's captain, says that there is no particular reason for batting first, the only thing being that they have experienced a lot of success doing so. States that Delhi had a dramatic encounter against Punjab the last time around. Adds further that Punjab come after a win from a tough last game and there is a need to respect that and not take them lightly. On the changes, Shreyas Iyer informs that Daniel Sams, Rishabh Pant and Shimron Hetmyer come in without elaborating on who miss |
| KL Rahul, Punjab's skipper, says that the effort and the hearts that the boys have shown so far, in the 9 games, is tremendous. States that they played really hard for two points in the last game. Adds that they need to continue playing hard in the coming games. On the changes, Rahul states that Chris Jordan misses out and Jimmy Neesham comes in. |
| Delhi (Playing XI) - Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (C), Rishabh Pant (IN PLACE OF AJINKYA RAHANE), Shimron Hetmyer (IN PLACE OF ALEX CAREY), Daniel Sams (IN PLACE OF ANRICH NORTJE), Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Tushar Deshpande, Kagiso Rabada. |
| Punjab (Playing XI) - KL Rahul (WK/C), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Deepak Hooda, James Neesham (IN PLACE OF CHRIS JORDAN), Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh. |
| Shimron Hetmyer did not feature in the last couple of games due to injuries and other jigs carried out by Delhi to their team. Up for a chat, he says that he wants to do the right things in the preparations so that he can do well whenever he gets a chance to play. Adds that his fellow teammates from West Indies have helped him in developing his craft. States that the Delhi camp is in a really good mood not just because of their victories but also because they bond well. |
| We are all set to begin at the 'Ring of Fire' then! The umpires stride out to the middle. KL Rahul shares the final words of wisdom to his players before they go and take their respective positions on the field. Following them to the middle are Delhi's openers, Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw. The latter has not got going in the last 3 games and he would want to get going this time around. Glenn Maxwell to start with the ball for Punjab. Mid on and square leg are back. We are away then... |
| 0.1 : Glenn Maxwell to Prithvi Shaw, Shaw and Delhi are underway! A flatter ball around middle to begin from Maxwell, Shaw goes back and tucks it through square leg for a run. |
| 0.2 : Glenn Maxwell to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Poor effort from Pooran and Dhawan gets going with a boundary. Shortish and outside off, Dhawan cuts it off his back foot towards point. Pooran is the fielder who makes a mess of the simple chance and allows the ball to go to the fence. |
| 0.3 : Glenn Maxwell to Shikhar Dhawan, Tossed up and outside off, it is driven through mid off for a couple of runs. |
| 0.4 : Glenn Maxwell to Shikhar Dhawan, Bowls a flat one around off, pushed towards the cover fielder. |
| 0.5 : Glenn Maxwell to Shikhar Dhawan, SIX! BOOM! Signs of the man in form. Loopy ball outside off, Dhawan sits down, uses his long reach and slog sweeps it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. First one of the game. |
| 0.6 : Glenn Maxwell to Shikhar Dhawan, Dot to end the over! 13 from the first one. The last ball is floated around off, Dhawan looks to drive but closes the bat face early. The ball goes to the bowler a bit uppishly but it falls short. |
| 1.1 : Mohammed Shami to Prithvi Shaw, WIDE! Shami misses the line on the first ball. It is down the leg side. Shaw looks to flick but misses. Wided. |
| 0.6 : Who is it from the other end for Punjab then? It is Mohammed Shami. |
| 1.1 : Mohammed Shami to Prithvi Shaw, Gets it correct this time and bowls it around off, Shaw blocks it towards point. |
| 1.2 : Mohammed Shami to Prithvi Shaw, Play and a miss! That's the way Shaw plays though. Shortish and outside off, Shaw looks to punch it on the up but the ball comes back in and goes below his bat to the keeper. |
| 1.3 : Mohammed Shami to Prithvi Shaw, Three dots! Short and outside off, Shaw forces it straight to the point fielder. It was a bit uppish but went on the bounce to Pooran there. |
| 1.4 : Mohammed Shami to Prithvi Shaw, WIDE! Second extra of the over. A length ball down the leg side. Shaw lets it be. Wided by the umpire. |
| Mohammed Shami to Prithvi Shaw, EDGY! Good length ball on middle, Shaw looks to flick but the ball takes a thick outside edge and goes uppishly towards third man. It goes to the fielder on one bounce. A single. |
| 1.5 : Mohammed Shami to Shikhar Dhawan, Short and outside off, Dhawan finds the cover-point fielder. Good first over from Shami so far. Can he finish it well? |
| 1.6 : Mohammed Shami to Shikhar Dhawan, Yes! Top over from Shami. Just 3 off the over. The last ball is full and on middle, Dhawan flicks it nicely but straight to the mid on fielder. |
| 2.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Prithvi Shaw, That is a solid stroke but Shaw will get nothing. A length ball around middle, Shaw punches it nicely but finds mid on. |
| 0.0 : Here is Arshdeep Singh now, to bowl the third over. |
| 2.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Prithvi Shaw, Just outside off on a good length, Shaw pushes it towards the cover fielder. |
| 2.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! First boundary for Shaw. Not from the middle of the bat but he will take it. Arshdeep bangs it short and bowls it on middle, Shaw goes for the pull but gets it off the gloves. It flies over the keeper and into the fine leg fence. |
| 2.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Prithvi Shaw, Another short one, this time Shaw pulls it but doesn't time it as well as he would've liked. That helps though as a bit of better timing and he would've found the fielder at deep square leg. Just the single. |
| 2.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Dhawan is in mood, again! He is continuing from where he had left last time. A length ball outside off, Dhawan comes down the track and lifts it over extra cover for a boundary. 2nd boundary in the over. |
| 2.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Shikhar Dhawan, Good length ball around off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 3.1 : James Neesham to Prithvi Shaw, Full toss but Shaw finds the fielder again. He hasn't looked at his best so far. A full toss on middle, we normally term it as a gift from the bowler. Shaw though doesn't want it as he flicks it towards the mid-wicket fielder. |
| 0.0 : James Neesham, who is in for Chris Jordan today, to bowl now. |
| 3.2 : James Neesham to Prithvi Shaw, OUT! CAUGHT! Shaw's poor run continues. Number of his shots went in the air but dropped short but this one went little too high and Maxwell had enough time to settle under it and pouch it. Short and wide outside off, Shaw looks to launch it over extra cover but gets it off the toe end. It goes high in the air towards extra cover. Maxwell settles under it and takes the skier easily. |
| Shreyas Iyer, Delhi's skipper, walks out to bat at No. 3. |
| 3.3 : James Neesham to Shikhar Dhawan, Full and wide outside off, Dhawan finds the cover fielder to his drive. |
| 3.4 : James Neesham to Shikhar Dhawan, Good length ball around off, pushed towards point for a quick run. |
| 3.5 : James Neesham to Shreyas Iyer, Another length delivery around middle, it is pushed back to the bowler. |
| 3.6 : Mohammed Shami is back in the attack. Just the 3 runs from his first over. |
| 4.1 : Mohammed Shami to Shikhar Dhawan, Shortish ball around off, punched towards cover-point for nothing. |
| 3.6 : James Neesham to Shreyas Iyer, SIX! The skipper is off the mark in style! Shortish and wide outside off, pretty similar to the ball that helped Neesham get Shaw's wicket. However, this time it is skipper Iyer on strike. He smokes it over extra cover and clears the fence easily. Still a very good over from Neesham. |
| 4.2 : Mohammed Shami to Shikhar Dhawan, EDGY FOUR! Luck going with Dhawan. A length ball outside off, Dhawan looks to cut but gets a thick outside edge. It flies over the empty slip cordon and goes to the third man fence. |
| 4.3 : Mohammed Shami to Shikhar Dhawan, Inside edge this time and it wasn't far from the stumps. Shortish and outside off, Dhawan looks to punch but gets an inside edge that goes past his sticks towards short fine leg. |
| 4.4 : Mohammed Shami to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! SHOT! Full and outside off, in the slot for the southpaw. He lifts it over mid off and finds the fence. |
| 4.5 : Mohammed Shami to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Third boundary in the over! Yes, Dhawan is certainly in mood. A length ball down the leg side. Dhawan walks across the off pole a touch and then pulls it over short fine leg and the ball races away to the fence. Dhawan's 5th boundary already. |
| 4.6 : Mohammed Shami to Shikhar Dhawan, Dot to end the over, another good one for Delhi. Good length and around off, Dhawan dabs it onto the pitch on the off side and thinks for the run. Shami is quick to the ball so they decide against it. |
| 5.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Shreyas Iyer, Quick single this time. Length ball around off, Iyer taps it towards the off side onto the pitch and calls for a run. Dhawan responds and they complete the single easily. |
| 0.0 : Arshdeep Singh is back in the attack. |
| 5.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Nicely done! Didn't go for the power but timing and placement. Short ball on middle, Dhawan swivels and help pulls it over square leg and once again the ball races away to the boundary. Runs coming thick and fast for Dhawan. He moves to 33 off 18 balls. |
| 5.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Shikhar Dhawan, Short and wide outside off, cut through cover-point for one. 50 up for Delhi. |
| 5.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Shreyas Iyer, Length ball on middle, Iyer flicks it towards square leg and gets to the other end. |
| 5.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Shikhar Dhawan, One more single! Low full toss on middle, Dhawan strokes it towards long on and gets to the other end. |
| 5.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Shreyas Iyer, Single to end the over. 9 off it. Good length ball around off, Iyer pushes it towards point and goes for a run. Top Powerplay for Delhi. |
| Murugan Ashwin, the leggie, into the attack now. |
| 6.1 : Murugan Ashwin to Shreyas Iyer, Flatter and around middle, Iyer flicks it trough mid-wicket for a single. |
| 6.2 : Murugan Ashwin to Shikhar Dhawan, Shortish and just outside off, forced to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 6.3 : Murugan Ashwin to Shreyas Iyer, Flatter and around off, quicker too. Iyer pushes it towards the cover fielder. |
| 6.4 : Murugan Ashwin to Shreyas Iyer, Short and wide outside off, cut towards deep point for a single. |
| 6.5 : Murugan Ashwin to Shikhar Dhawan, Tossed up and outside off, Dhawan jumps out of his crease and lifts it over extra cover for a run. |
| 6.6 : Murugan Ashwin to Shreyas Iyer, One more run! 5 singles, a tidy over from Murugan. Flatter and on middle, keeps a touch low. Iyer flicks it towards mid-wicket and keeps the strike for the next over. |
| 0.0 : DRINKS! A good start for Delhi here, they lost Shaw cheaply but he has been in a poor run of form off late. But that has not hampered the shot playing ability of Dhawan and Iyer. Both are taking the singles and stroking at calculated free will as well. They have a good batting depth with Pant, Stoinis, Hetmyer and even Sams to follow. Would want to continue the same momentum for a while before going big real time. |
| 7.1 : James Neesham to Shreyas Iyer, Fuller and on middle, flicked to deep square leg for a single. |
| 0.0 : James Neesham is back in. 1-0-7-1 for him, got the wicket of Prithvi Shaw in his first. |
| 7.2 : James Neesham to Shikhar Dhawan, Dhawan makes room, Neesham follows him. Dhawan manages to force it through cover for one. |
| 7.3 : James Neesham to Shreyas Iyer, Full ball around off, Iyer looks to defend but it comes off the outside edge. Keeps low, goes on a bounce to the right of Rahul. Rahul dives but cannot stop that. It goes off his mitts towards third man for a single. |
| 7.4 : James Neesham to Shikhar Dhawan, On the pads, flicked to deep square leg for a couple. |
| 7.5 : James Neesham to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Call was for two but they get more than that. On the pads, Dhawan tickles it towards the fine leg boundary. The man at fine leg cannot cut it away. A boundary results. |
| 7.6 : James Neesham to Shikhar Dhawan, A single to finish. Full, around off, driven to long off for one. |
| 8.1 : Murugan Ashwin to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Taken on the full and into the gap. Full toss on off, Dhawan gets down and sweeps it forcefully in front of square leg for a boundary. |
| 8.2 : Murugan Ashwin to Shikhar Dhawan, This is driven towards long off for a run. 50 comes up for Dhawan. Continuing the fine touch. |
| 8.3 : Murugan Ashwin to Shreyas Iyer, OUT! CAUGHT! Shreyas Iyer, dangerous Iyer, goes for 14. The plot has worked for Punjab. Flatter ball down the leg side, Iyer looks to help it down to fine leg but gets a fine edge. Rahul, the keeper, anticipates well and moves to his left well ahead and takes the catch. Punjab appeal for a caught behind and the umpire concurs. Would have been a wide had Iyer decided not to flirt with that. |
| Rishabh Pant is the new man in. |
| 8.4 : Murugan Ashwin to Rishabh Pant, Full on middle, tucked to the leg side. |
| 8.5 : Murugan Ashwin to Rishabh Pant, Floated on the stumps, driven to the right of the bowler. Ashwin runs in and cuts it off. |
| 8.6 : Murugan Ashwin to Rishabh Pant, Pant is off the mark. Taps this towards long on and takes a single. End of successful over from Murgan. |
| 9.3 : Glenn Maxwell to Rishabh Pant, On middle, clipped on the leg side for a single. |
| 9.2 : Glenn Maxwell to Shikhar Dhawan, Around off, Dhawan smashes it back hard, past the bowler, towards long off. A single. |
| 9.1 : Glenn Maxwell to Rishabh Pant, Full, around middle and leg, tucked towards long on for a run. |
| 9.4 : Glenn Maxwell to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Beautifully played. Flatter ball down the leg side, Dhawan helps it on its way by tapping it gently to the right of Rahul to the fine leg fence. |
| 9.5 : Glenn Maxwell to Shikhar Dhawan, On middle and leg, tapped to the leg side for one. |
| 9.6 : Glenn Maxwell to Rishabh Pant, A single to end. Flatter ball on middle and off, clipped to short mid-wicket for a run. |
| 10.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Slammed! Poor start from Bishnoi. Short and wide outside off, Pant slams it to the left of the cover fielder. He is late in moving to that side and the ball races away to the fence in the deep. |
| 0.0 : Ravi Bishnoi is into the attack for the first time. |
| 10.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Rishabh Pant, On middle, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 10.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Rishabh Pant, Flatter and around off, Pant first wanted to work it on the leg side but it keeps a touch low so he manges to block. |
| 10.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Rishabh Pant, Short and just outside off, cut to deep point for a single. |
| 10.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shikhar Dhawan, Shortish and on middle, Dhawan flicks it towards deep mid-wicket for an easy run. |
| 10.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Rishabh Pant, Single to end the over. On the last ball, Pant advances, Bishnoi shortens the length. Pant pushes it down to long on for a single. 7 off Bishnoi's first. |
| 11.1 : Glenn Maxwell to Rishabh Pant, Short and on middle, Pant tucks it through square leg for a single. |
| 11.2 : Glenn Maxwell to Shikhar Dhawan, Another single. These two are not showing any signs of urgency at the moment. Flatter and on middle, Dhawan flicks it through mid-wicket and gets to the other end. |
| 11.3 : Glenn Maxwell to Rishabh Pant, Very full and on middle, Pant digs it out towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 11.4 : Glenn Maxwell to Shikhar Dhawan, Flatter and outside off, Dhawan turns it towards mid-wicket and gets to the other end. |
| 11.5 : Glenn Maxwell to Rishabh Pant, Flatter and around middle, Pant pushes it towards the left of the bowler. Maxwell quickly gets to the ball and keeps Pant on strike. |
| 11.6 : Glenn Maxwell to Rishabh Pant, Dot to end the over. After the dot on the last ball, Pant wants to take Maxwell on. He dances down and looks to launch it over long on but gets an inside edge on the pad. The ball lobs off his pads but lands short of the bowler. |
| 12.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shikhar Dhawan, An appeal for LBW but not entertained. Flatter ball on leg, Dhawan rocks back and looks to pull but misses. Gets hit on the thigh pad. It goes to the off side and they take a leg bye as Bishnoi appeals to no avail. |
| 12.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Rishabh Pant, Flatter and around middle, flicked down to long on for one. |
| 12.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shikhar Dhawan, SIX! 100 up in style! Tossed up ball on middle, Dhawan sits down and nails the slog sweep over square leg for a biggie. Fine shot. 5,000 runs for Dhawan in the Indian T20 League. |
| 12.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shikhar Dhawan, Short and outside off, pushed to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 12.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Rishabh Pant, Pant gives the charge, Bishnoi shortens the length, Pant blocks it towards the cover fielder. |
| 12.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Rishabh Pant, Looks to slog it on the leg side this time but ends up getting an inside edge onto the pads. Two dots to end the over. 9 off it. |
| DRINKS! Right, 7 overs to go, Pant and Dhawan in the middle. The latter is well set, 66 off 37 balls and we all know the destructive capability of Pant as well, especially after he had missed out on a few games due to injury. Needless to add that Stoinis, Hetmyer and Sams follow. Time for Delhi to now rocket big time without much worries. Will Dhawan get a second consecutive ton in the League though? Let's see. |
| 13.1 : Glenn Maxwell to Shikhar Dhawan, Full and on middle, Dhawan works it towards deep mid-wicket. He takes the first one quickly but has to settle with that only as the fielder from deep is quick to get to the ball. |
| 13.2 : Glenn Maxwell to Rishabh Pant, Flatter and on middle, Pant tucks it towards mid-wicket and gets to the other end. |
| 13.3 : Glenn Maxwell to Shikhar Dhawan, Short and around off, pulled down to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 13.4 : Glenn Maxwell to Rishabh Pant, OUT! CAUGHT! Pant holes out! Maxwell gets the big fish. Maxwell fires a fuller ball on middle, Pant jumps out of his crease and looks to launch it over long on but fails to time it. He does well to get under the delivery but ends up hitting it straight to Agarwal at long on. Pant didn't really get going and he wanted to take on the spinner in his last over. You got to credit the captain too, for the fact that he persisted with Maxwell. |
| Who's next? Stoinis or Hetmyer or will we see Sams for the first time in the League, with the bat? The Hulk, Marcus Stoinis, it is. |
| 13.5 : Glenn Maxwell to Marcus Stoinis, Stoinis is up and running! Flatter and outside off, he drives it towards long off and gets to the other end. |
| 13.6 : Glenn Maxwell to Shikhar Dhawan, Flat and outside off, Dhawan pushes it towards long off for a single. End of a successful over from Maxwell. A fine spell from Maxwell comes to an end. 1/31 in his 4. Don't forget that he went for 13 in the opening over of the game. |
| 14.1 : Murugan Ashwin to Shikhar Dhawan, Flatter ball on middle and leg, stabbed towards backward square leg for a single. |
| 0.0 : Murugan Ashwin is back on. 2-0-11-1 are his numbers so far. |
| 14.2 : Murugan Ashwin to Marcus Stoinis, Googly, flat and quick and spinning into middle and leg, Stoinis rocks back and taps this through mid on for one. |
| 14.3 : Murugan Ashwin to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Just the wrong length to a man in very good form. Short ball on off, Dhawan pulls it firmly over mid-wicket and gets a boundary. |
| 14.4 : Murugan Ashwin to Shikhar Dhawan, Fullish and outside off, Dhawan looked to loft that over covers but gets a thick uppish outside edge towards deep backward point. Just the one. |
| 14.5 : Murugan Ashwin to Marcus Stoinis, BEATEN! Flatter ball outside off, keeping low, Stoinis gives room and looks to cut but misses. |
| 14.6 : Murugan Ashwin to Marcus Stoinis, A couple to finish. On off, fullish, Stoinis dabs this towards wide long on and comes back for the second. |
| 15.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Don't bowl there to Dhawan. Fullish ball on leg, Dhawan moves a touch to the leg side and lofts it over mid-wicket, well to the left of wide long on. |
| 15.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shikhar Dhawan, On middle, this is worked to deep square leg for one. |
| 15.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Marcus Stoinis, Flatter and around off, pushed to long off for a single. |
| 15.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shikhar Dhawan, In the air but lands safely! Tossed up wide outside off, Dhawan looks to launch it over long off but ends up slicing it towards mid off. Two fielders try to get under the ball but fail to do so. A single. |
| 15.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Marcus Stoinis, Flatter and around off, Marcus looks to drill it on the off side but gets an inside edge. The ball hits Rahul on the pad and goes towards covers. A single taken. |
| 15.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shikhar Dhawan, Quicker and shorter on middle, punched down to long on for a single. |
| 16.1 : Murugan Ashwin to Shikhar Dhawan, SIX! BOOM! Floated on middle, Dhawan sits down and pumps it over deep square leg for half a dozen. The fielder there for a moment must have thought that he was in with a chance but it went well over him. |
| 16.2 : Murugan Ashwin to Shikhar Dhawan, Shortish and around middle, pushed through mid on for a single. |
| 16.3 : Murugan Ashwin to Marcus Stoinis, WIDE! Down the leg side, Stoinis looks to pull but misses. Wided. |
| Murugan Ashwin to Marcus Stoinis, Full and outside off, driven to long off for a single. |
| 16.4 : Murugan Ashwin to Shikhar Dhawan, Two now and Dhawan enters into the 90s. Short and on middle, pulled towards fine leg for easy two. |
| 16.5 : Murugan Ashwin to Shikhar Dhawan, Short and just outside off, pushed down to long off for a run. |
| 16.6 : Murugan Ashwin to Marcus Stoinis, Single to end the over. Floated on middle, Stoinis looks to flick but gets a leading edge towards covers. A single taken. A good over for Delhi. 13 off it. |
| Mohammed Shami is back. 2-0-15-0 for him so far. |
| 17.1 : Mohammed Shami to Marcus Stoinis, Very full and around off, pushed down to long on for a single. |
| 17.2 : Mohammed Shami to Shikhar Dhawan, Very full and outside off, pushed towards point for a single. |
| 17.3 : Mohammed Shami to Marcus Stoinis, OUT! TAKEN! Big wicket! Not a wicket-taking ball though but Shami and Punjab won't mind. Shami runs in and ends up dishing a full toss on middle, Stoinis looks to flick but the bat turns in his hand and he ends up hitting it high in the air towards the off side. Agarwal settles under the ball and takes it easily. |
| Will we see Hetmyer now? Yes, Shimron Hetmyer it is. |
| 17.4 : Mohammed Shami to Shikhar Dhawan, Aggression from Shami! Dhawan jumps out of the crease, Shami bowls a length ball around off, Dhawan pushes it back to the bowler. Shami quickly picks the ball and fires the throw at the striker's end, making Dhawan to rush back. It would've been interesting had he hit. |
| 17.5 : Mohammed Shami to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Cut away! Short and wide outside off, Dhawan flays it through point and finds the fence. There was a fielder in the deep but he hardly got time to move to his left. |
| 17.6 : Mohammed Shami to Shikhar Dhawan, Full and outside off, driven towards the cover fielder. A fine over from Shami. |
| 18.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Shimron Hetmyer, Good yorker! It is around off, Hetmyer can only push it back to the bowler. |
| 0.0 : Murugan Ashwin has completed his quota. Arshdeep Singh is back in, to bowl the penultimate over. 2-0-18-0 for him. |
| 18.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Shimron Hetmyer, Very full and outside off, pushed to long off for a single. |
| 18.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Shikhar Dhawan, A couple now and Dhawan moves to 99. Could've been only a single but Hetmyer read it well and forced Dhawan to go for the second. A full ball around middle, Dhawan pushes it through mid on. He takes the first run. Hetmyer wants the second, Dhawan says no but Hetmyer keeps running. Dhawan eventually gives up and goes for the second and completes it easily. |
| 18.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Shikhar Dhawan, CENTURY FOR DHAWAN! Back-to-back hundreds for him in the Indian T20 League. Only player to do so as well. Short and wide outside off, Dhawan reaches out and forces it wide of the deep point fielder. Before the fielder can get to the ball, two taken. The helmet has been removed, the arms go up in celebration. What a knock! First batsman in the history of the tournament to score back-to-back hundreds. Take a bow! |
| 18.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Shikhar Dhawan, Full and on middle, flicked to long on for a single. |
| 18.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Shimron Hetmyer, SIX! BOOM! Full ball around off and middle, Hetmyer powers it over long on for a maximum. 12 runs off the penultimate over. How much can Delhi get on the last over? Can they go over 175? |
| 19.1 : Mohammed Shami to Shikhar Dhawan, A couple to begin the final over. Full and wide outside off, Dhawan moves towards the off side and paddles it wide of the deep square leg fielder for a couple. |
| 19.2 : Mohammed Shami to Shikhar Dhawan, Good yorker! It is very straight. Dhawan makes room and digs it towards cover for a single. |
| 19.3 : Mohammed Shami to Shimron Hetmyer, Only a run. Very full ball around off, Hetmyer can only push it down to long off for a single. |
| 19.4 : Mohammed Shami to Shikhar Dhawan, Dhawan looks to reverse sweep but doesn't time it well. The ball goes towards point for a run. |
| 19.5 : Mohammed Shami to Shimron Hetmyer, Overthrow! Full and around off, Hetmyer can only dig it out towards mid off. They go for the run. The fielder fires the throw at the non-striker's end but misses. There is no one backing up and they get one more run. |
| 19.6 : Mohammed Shami to Shimron Hetmyer, OUT! TIMBER! What a way to end the innings from Shami. Full, fast and straight, Hetmyer swings hard but fails to connect. The ball shatters the stumps behind. Top last over from Shami. Delhi end with 164/5. |
| Punjab have done well to fight themselves back in the end very brilliantly. Excellent death bowling and they have contained Delhi to under 170, especially with Dhawan there till the end. But what a knock it has been from Gabbar. Fantastic, take a bow, Shikhar Dhawan. |
| Delhi got off to a good start but again, Shaw's poor run-of-form continued. He got out for just 7 in the 4th over. Iyer came in next, he played watchfully but did not make much of an impact, falling for 14. Rishabh Pant came in next, making a comeback after injury forced him out in one of the earlier games. He was looking good but just like his skipper fell for 14. |
| Punjab would be pleased with the way they bowled overall. They did the containining job towards the end well and would overall be happy with their efforts, although they would have fancied themselves to see the back of Dhawan. Still, it is a very good effort from Rahul's men. Shami was exceptional in his 4 overs, getting 2 wickets as well. Murugan Ashwin, Maxwell and Neesham got a wicket each as well. Arshdeep Singh ended up being on the expensive side though. But overall, Rahul would be very pl |
| For the batting firepower they have, Punjab will back themselves to clinch this. But Delhi have been outstanding with the ball throughout the tournament. It will be interesting to see how Daniel Sams would go about. He is very good with his variations and given that this is his first League game, can he be the dark horse that Delhi would be hoping him to be? Questions which will be answered as the chase gets underway shortly... |
| Delhi were going fine though, at 106/3 towards the end of the 14th over. Shikhar Dhawan being a constant at one end. He got to his 50 and continued marching strongly. Stoinis was pretty much in and back in the hut in no time, with very minimal impact. But it was to be one man's day with the bat for Delhi, that of Shikhar Dhawan. No matter who came and went, Dhawan continued strongly, undeterred by the fall of wickets from the other end. He got to his second league ton, the first player to get ba |
| 0.1 : Daniel Sams to KL Rahul, A low full toss to begin! It is around off, Rahul strokes it towards the cover fielder. |
| We are back for the chase! Delhi players are in a huddle. Marcus Stoinis sharing some words and Iyer giving the final wisdom before they disperse to take their positions on the field. Punjab's openers, KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal stride out to the middle. Daniel Sams with the ball for Delhi first up. Here we go... |
| 0.2 : Daniel Sams to KL Rahul, Play and a miss! Good length ball around off, shaping away. Rahul looks to cut but misses. |
| 0.3 : Daniel Sams to KL Rahul, NO BALL! Why? Not for overstepping but hitting the stumps with his hands while bowling. It was a length ball around off, Rahul blocked it towards point. Free Hit coming up. |
| Daniel Sams to KL Rahul, SIX! BOOM! And Rahul makes him pay for the mistake. A full ball, slower one. Rahul launches it over the bowler's head for a biggie. It went high, way high but long as well. |
| 0.4 : Daniel Sams to KL Rahul, Nicely bowled! A fuller ball around off, this one comes back in a touch. Rahul looks to flick but gets an inside edge on the pad. |
| 0.5 : Daniel Sams to KL Rahul, Full and outside off, Rahul drives it towards mid off and takes a quick single. |
| 0.6 : Daniel Sams to Mayank Agarwal, Dot to end! Fullish and outside off, Agarwal looks to force it on the off side but the ball takes the inner half and goes back to the bowler. |
| 1.1 : Kagiso Rabada to KL Rahul, Full on off, Rahul taps it on the on side and takes a single. |
| 0.6 : Will it be Kagiso Rabada from the other end? Yes, he is. |
| 1.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Mayank Agarwal, Good length ball outside off, Agarwal cuts it to cover-point. |
| 1.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Mayank Agarwal, Full length delivery around off, watchfully blocked to point. Agarwal says no to his partner for a single. |
| 1.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Mayank Agarwal, Short ball, hurrying onto Agarwal, he manages to pull it towards fine leg for one. |
| 1.5 : Kagiso Rabada to KL Rahul, Full ball on the pads, tucked to deep backward square leg. Deshpande gives chase and cuts it off. An easy two for Rahul. |
| 1.6 : Kagiso Rabada to KL Rahul, A single to end the over. Full on the pads, flicked to Deshpande at short fine leg who fumbles a little, allowing a single to be sneaked in. |
| 2.1 : Axar Patel to KL Rahul, FOUR! Brilliant shot! Fullish and outside off, Rahul stays back and slams it through backward point and it races away to the fence. |
| 1.6 : Spin time. Axar Patel is into the attack now. |
| 2.2 : Axar Patel to KL Rahul, OUT! CAUGHT! Strikes on the next ball. Not sure if that stroke was needed though. Axar has been brilliant this season with the ball and he once again proves his mettle here. He spots that Rahul is giving him the charge, he slows the ball down. His previous ball was nearly 100 kph but not this one. Rahul eventually fails to get to the pitch and ends up mistiming it straight to the mid on fielder. Sams there takes it easily. A rare failure for Rahul in this season of t |
| Chris Gayle, the Universe Boss, walks out to bat now. His combination with Agarwal in the second Super Over against Mumbai clinched Punjab a fantastic win. Can they repeat their feat again, a bigger task awaiting this time though. |
| 2.3 : Axar Patel to Chris Gayle, Floated outside off, Gayle blocks it. |
| 2.4 : Axar Patel to Chris Gayle, Flatter and outside off, punched towards point for nothing. |
| 2.5 : Axar Patel to Chris Gayle, Gayle is up and running! Full and on middle, he tucks it towards mid-wicket and gets to the other end. |
| 2.6 : Axar Patel to Mayank Agarwal, Flatter and outside off, punched through mid off for a single. End of a successful over from Axar. |
| 3.1 : Daniel Sams to Mayank Agarwal, Excellent fielding! That was driven firmly but Stoinis saves a boundary for the side. Full and outside off, Mayank nails the drive but Stoinis at extra cover makes a diving stop. Good fielding. |
| 0.0 : Change of ends for Daniel Sams. |
| 3.2 : Daniel Sams to Mayank Agarwal, In the air but just away! Sams runs in and hits the pitch hard. The effort ball from him. Agarwal looks to pull but he is hurried into the shot. Ends up hitting it off the splice. The ball lobs up but goes away from the square leg fielder. A single taken. |
| 3.3 : Daniel Sams to Chris Gayle, Banged short again. This time for the left-hander. It is around off, Gayle sways away. |
| 3.4 : Daniel Sams to Chris Gayle, Around off on a good length, Gayle blocks and goes for the quick run. |
| 3.5 : Daniel Sams to Mayank Agarwal, Length ball on off, blocked. |
| 3.6 : Daniel Sams to Mayank Agarwal, WIDE! Sams had to bowl it again. The supposed last ball is slipped down the leg side. Agarwal looks to flick but misses. Wided. |
| Daniel Sams to Mayank Agarwal, In the air again, safe again! Two more for Agarwal. A short ball on middle, Agarwal goes for the pull again. He fails to time it well again. This time it goes wide of the deep square leg fielder. Easy two to end the over. |
| 4.1 : Tushar Deshpande to Chris Gayle, FOUR! Welcome into the attack, young man says the Universe Boss! Shortish and outside off, he punches it through extra cover and finds the fence. |
| 0.0 : Tushar Deshpande into the attack now. |
| 4.2 : Tushar Deshpande to Chris Gayle, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! Short ball on the body, Gayle swivels and helps it wide of the short fine leg fielder. Once it goes past, it races away to the fence. |
| 4.3 : Tushar Deshpande to Chris Gayle, SIX! BOOM! This one goes all the way! Short ball on middle, Gayle stays back and pumps it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 4.4 : Tushar Deshpande to Chris Gayle, FOUR! Another one that rolls the fence. Another short ball outside off, Gayle looks to launch it over the off side again but this time he ends up slicing it over cover-point. Two fielders give it a chase but the ball wins the race. |
| 4.5 : Tushar Deshpande to Chris Gayle, SIX! SLAMMED! 24 from the over! Universe Boss telling everyone what they have been missing! Tushar continues banging it short, this time he takes the pace off. Gayle goes back and thumps it over long on for a biggie! |
| 4.6 : Tushar Deshpande to Chris Gayle, WIDE! Goes for the yorker this time but slips it down the leg side. Gayle misses his flick. Wided. |
| Tushar Deshpande to Chris Gayle, A single to end the over! Short ball on middle, Gayle pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a run. 50 up for Punjab. |
| 5.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Chris Gayle, Two! Full and around middle to start from Ashwin, Gayle drills it through mid on. The ball is racing away to the fence but Axar from long off cuts it off. Two taken. |
| 0.0 : Ravichandran Ashwin to bowl now. |
| 5.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Chris Gayle, OUT! TIMBER! Wow! Universe Boss is out of here! Ashwin had a wood over Gayle in the past and that continues here. The carnage has been cut short by Ashwin. Top class stuff from Ashwin. A loopy ball around middle, dipping in. Gayle sits down and looks to slog sweep but he misses. The ball thumps the middle stump. |
| Nicholas Pooran walks out to the middle now. |
| 5.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Pooran is off the mark in style! Tossed up, full and wide outside off, Pooran drills it through the cover and opens his account with a boundary. |
| 5.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Nicholas Pooran, Tossed up on middle and leg, blocked. |
| 5.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! RUN OUT! Agarwal is hopping too. Moment of madness from Punjab here. 2nd wicket in the over. Agarwal is livid with Pooran. Tossed up and around off, Pooran pushes it to the right of the ball. He takes off for the run. However, Agarwal is ball-watching and hesitates for a moment. However, Pooran keeps running. Agarwal eventually gives up and responds and goes for the run but it is too late as Ashwin quickly gets to the ball and fires the throw tow |
| Glenn Maxwell replaces Mayank Agarwal in the crease. |
| 5.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Glenn Maxwell, Flatter and outside off, Maxwell tucks it towards long on and takes a single. End of super successful over from Ashwin. Just 7 runs off it and 2 wickets. |
| 6.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Glenn Maxwell, WIDE! Length ball down the leg side, Maxwell lets it be. |
| 0.0 : Kagiso Rabada is back in. 6 runs from his first over. |
| 6.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Glenn Maxwell, Fullish on the pads, glanced uppishly towards deep backward square leg for a couple. |
| 6.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Glenn Maxwell, Good length ball around off, tapped to point. |
| 6.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Glenn Maxwell, Wants a quick single, Maxwell, gets it. He dabs the fuller ball to mid on and takes a quick one. |
| 6.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Nicholas Pooran, BEATEN! Full ball outside off, inviting Pooran to drive. Pooran does so but the ball whizzes past his outside edge. A very feeble appeal from Rabada for a caught behind but to no avail. |
| 6.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Nicholas Pooran, This time Pooran connects on the drive. It is uppish but safely through covers for a single. |
| 6.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Glenn Maxwell, A dot to end the 7th over. Full ball on off, clipped to mid on. |
| 7.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Short and wide outside off, Pooran slams it through point and finds the gap. A boundary. |
| 7.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Nicholas Pooran, Flatter and outside off, pushed to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 7.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Nicholas Pooran, Floated on middle, blocked. |
| 7.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Nicholas Pooran, Run out chance missed! Pooran on strike again. He pushes the ball towards the right side of the cover fielder and goes for the run. Maxwell sends him back. However, Pooran has taken off like a flash and he has to return back. However, Dhawan's throw to the keeper is a bit wild. Pant had to dive to collect the ball. He does that and tries to flick the ball on the stumps but misses. They eventually get the run in the form of an overthrow. |
| 7.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Glenn Maxwell, Flatter and on middle, tucked through mid-wicket for one. |
| 8.1 : Tushar Deshpande to Glenn Maxwell, Good length ball outside off, worked on the off side for a single. |
| 7.3 : Tushar Deshpande is back in the attack. |
| 8.2 : Tushar Deshpande to Nicholas Pooran, Fullish ball on middle, Pooran defends it back. |
| 8.3 : Tushar Deshpande to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! WOW! Shortish ball on the stumps, Pooran swivels and hooks that spectacularly over deep backward square leg for a maximum. |
| 8.4 : Tushar Deshpande to Nicholas Pooran, EDGY FOUR! Good length ball around off, Pooran looked to play that on the off side but gets an inside edge. It goes past the leg pole and to the right of Pant. The keeper dives in that direction but fails to take it. It was a tough chance. The ball goes through to the fine leg boundary. |
| 8.5 : Tushar Deshpande to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries. Short ball, Pooran pulls it towards deep mid-wicket. It does not race away, Prithvi Shaw at deep square leg comes running to his right, dives and gets under the ball but fails to cut it off. A boundary results. |
| 8.6 : Tushar Deshpande to Nicholas Pooran, A dot to end the 9th over. Good length ball outside off, dabbed to cover-point for a dot. |
| DRINKS! Right, a chase which Punjab were well and truly motoring with ease, thanks to the Universe Boss's hitting in Deshpande's first over now looks a tough mountain to climb. 2 wickets in one over, that of Chris Gayle and Mayank Agarwal has turned the tide in Delhi's favour. Will Shreyas' men be able to capitalize on this or will Pooran make up for his mistakes and help Punjab rebuild and put them back on track for the chase? An interesting passage awaits. Marcus Stoinis to bowl now. |
| 7.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Glenn Maxwell, Three now! Shortish and outside off, Maxwell looks to punch but gets an outside edge. The ball goes to the left of short third man where Rabada misfields. That allows the batters to go for the run. The ball races away to the fence but Rabada gives it a chase and makes a sliding stop near the rope. The umpire asks the help from the third umpire. Replays confirm it is a clean save and Rabada in the end has saved a run for the team. |
| 9.1 : Marcus Stoinis to Glenn Maxwell, On off and middle, clipped on the leg side for a single. |
| 9.2 : Marcus Stoinis to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! What a shot! Full ball, outside off, Pooran lifts it over mid off and gets a boundary. Super shot. |
| 9.3 : Marcus Stoinis to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! KL Rahul stands and applauds that shot. Fullish ball just outside off, Pooran picks it up and launches it over wide long on for a maximum. |
| 9.4 : Marcus Stoinis to Nicholas Pooran, Full ball outside off, Pooran looks to drive but the ball goes past his outside edge to Pant. |
| 9.5 : Marcus Stoinis to Nicholas Pooran, Full and outside off, dabbed towards point for one. |
| 9.6 : Marcus Stoinis to Glenn Maxwell, WIDE! Full and down the leg side, Maxwell misses his flick. Pant fails to collect it initially. It goes to his left. The batters sneak in a run as well. |
| Marcus Stoinis to Nicholas Pooran, BEATEN! Good length ball outside off, Pooran looks to drive but fails to connect again. Punjab are 101/3 at the end of 10 overs. Need 64 runs in 60 balls. |
| 10.1 : Axar Patel to Glenn Maxwell, Flatter ball on off, clipped to the leg side for a single. |
| 10.2 : Axar Patel to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! That is a big one. Floated around off, Pooran picks it up and sends it soaring miles over deep square leg. A huge one it was. |
| 10.3 : Axar Patel to Nicholas Pooran, This is worked towards deep point for a single. 50-partnership between these two. |
| 10.4 : Axar Patel to Glenn Maxwell, Shorter ball, Maxwell rocks back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 10.5 : Axar Patel to Nicholas Pooran, Outside off, flat, punched past cover-point for a single. |
| 10.6 : Axar Patel to Glenn Maxwell, A single to end. Flatter ball around off, bunted down to long on for a run. |
| 11.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Glenn Maxwell, On the shorter side around off, tapped to the on side for a single. |
| 11.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Nicholas Pooran, Tossed up around off, defended to the off side. |
| 0.0 : Ravichandran Ashwin is back in the attack. 2-0-17-1 from him so far. |
| 11.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Nicholas Pooran, Flighted around off, dabbed towards mid-wicket. Pooran wants two and gets back in easily. |
| 11.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Nicholas Pooran, Direct hit and that could have been close. Looks to be dangerous to run with Pooran as your partner in this match. On middle, Pooran clips this to mid-wicket and calls for two. Maxwell is running back to the bowler's end, the throw comes in and luckily for him, it misses the stumps. |
| 11.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Nicholas Pooran, Flatter on middle, this is worked on the leg side for a single. |
| 11.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Glenn Maxwell, WIDE! Bowls one well outside off, past the tramline. Maxwell reaches out to play at it but misses. Wide called. |
| Ravichandran Ashwin to Glenn Maxwell, A single to finish. Around off, full, bunted down aerially towards long on for a single. |
| 12.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Glenn Maxwell, Full on middle, clipped to fine leg for a run. |
| 0.0 : Kagiso Rabada is back on. 2-0-10-0 from him so far. |
| 12.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Nicholas Pooran, EDGED AND FOUR! Does not matter at this stage for Punjab though. Pooran gets to his 50, his second in the League. He needs to continue though, there is a long way to go for Punjab in the chase still. Outside off on a good length, Pooran slashes hard at it. It comes off a thick outside edge and goes to the left of Pant. Rishabh Pant dives in that direction but it goes past him to the third man fence. |
| 12.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! CAUGHT! Classic seamer's wicket here. A superb bowling change from Iyer. The game is now coming back in Delhi's favour. Shortish ball just outside off, Pooran watches and seeing the short length, looks to sway away from the line. He does everything right except to pull back his hands in time. The ball takes the glove and goes to Rishabh Pant, the keeper, who takes it with ease. They appeal for a caught behind and it is given. A very soft dismissal to |
| Who will be the new man? Deepak Hooda it is. |
| 12.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Deepak Hooda, Almost another one! A well-directed bouncer form Rabada. Hooda just looks to keep it out but the ball rises up. It hits the splice and lobs towards his left. Rabada tries to reach to catch but he can't get there. |
| 12.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Deepak Hooda, Full and on middle, flicked uppishly through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 12.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Important boundary! A length ball around middle, Maxwell moves a touch to the off side and flicks it powerfully. The fielder at fine leg tries to catch with a dive to his right but it is beyond his reach. 35 needed in 7 overs. |
| 13.1 : Daniel Sams to Deepak Hooda, In the air again! Safe again! A length ball on middle, Hooda looks to flick but gets a leading edge. The ball lands safely just away from the mid-wicket fielder. |
| 0.0 : Daniel Sams is back in the attack. 2-0-13-0 for him so far. |
| 13.2 : Daniel Sams to Glenn Maxwell, Fuller and outside off, driven firmly but straight to the fielder. |
| 13.3 : Daniel Sams to Glenn Maxwell, Direct hit would've been really close. Full and outside off, Maxwell drives it towards mid off and calls for a run. Tushar fires the throw at the non-striker's end but misses. Replays show that Maxwell would've been on his bike had Tushar hit. That was a very risky single and not sure why Maxwell is taking such a run when there's hardly any pressure with respect to the asking rate. |
| 13.4 : Daniel Sams to Deepak Hooda, Good length and around off, pushed towards point. |
| 13.5 : Daniel Sams to Deepak Hooda, This time he waits for the ball to come closer and guides it to third man for a run. |
| 13.6 : Daniel Sams to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Pressure released, if there ever was any! Full and wide outside off, Maxwell drills it to the left of the mid off fielder. No chance for him to stop that. Fine way to end the over. 28 needed in 6 overs. |
| 14.1 : Axar Patel to Deepak Hooda, Flatter and around off, punched towards the cover fielder. |
| 14.2 : Axar Patel to Deepak Hooda, This time it is punched down to long off for an easy run. |
| 0.0 : DRINKS! 28 runs needed in 36 balls. It is Punjab's game to lose from here. Pooran's knock has guided them to a more than safe position to take this match. Yes, they have choked many a times in this season earlier, after nearly coming close to pulling off a win but this time, they need to clinch a win. Given that we are at the business end of the tournament and given that Punjab are resuscitating themselves now, Maxwell and Hooda should see themselves through. Axar Patel is back in the attack. 2- |
| 14.3 : Axar Patel to Glenn Maxwell, Flatter and around middle, Maxwell looks to tuck it on the leg side but gets a leading edge towards point. They get the single. |
| 14.4 : Axar Patel to Deepak Hooda, Quicker one on middle, Hooda looks to flick this time but misses to get hit on the pad. |
| 14.5 : Axar Patel to Deepak Hooda, Shortish and around off, pushed through cover-point for a single. |
| 14.6 : Axar Patel to Glenn Maxwell, Shortish and just outside off, Maxwell strokes it past the diving point fielder for a single. Tidy over from Axar but Delhi need wickets. Punjab need 24 in 30 balls. |
| 15.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Glenn Maxwell, Length delivery angled in, Maxwell flicks it to deep square leg. It is uppish but lands well short. Easy run. |
| 15.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Deepak Hooda, Play and a miss! Good length ball outside off, Hooda tries to run it down to third man for a run but misses to put bat on ball. |
| 0.0 : Kagiso Rabada to bowl out. 3-0-20-1 for him. Can he stop the Punjab batting from clinching a win by pulling off something here? |
| 15.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Deepak Hooda, Manages to do so this time as he goes back and dabs it through short third man for an easy single. |
| 15.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Stand and deliver stuff from Maxwell. Short and wide outside off, Maxwell slams it over mid on and finds the fence. |
| 15.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Glenn Maxwell, OUT! CAUGHT! Maxwell throws it away! A stunning running catch from Pant. Is there any twist in this game? A good length ball outside off, Maxwell looks to launch it out of the ground over the leg side. However, he fails to time it and it goes high in the air towards backward square leg. Pant who has returned in this game after nusring his hamstring injury covers a lot of ground and takes a fine tumbling catch. Surely a needless stroke from the Aussie. |
| James Neesham walks out to the middle, at No. 7. Important for him and Hooda to see Punjab through the line without any hiccups here. |
| 15.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Deepak Hooda, A single and Hooda keeps the strike. Full and outside off, Hooda strokes it through point to the deep and gets to the other end. |
| 16.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Deepak Hooda, DOT! It is the carrom ball from Ashwin. Hooda blocks it to the left of the bowler who dives that side to stop. |
| 16.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Deepak Hooda, Flatter and around off, pushed towards short third man. |
| 16.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Deepak Hooda, Single now! Flatter and outside off, Hooda punches it to sweeper cover and gets a run. |
| 0.0 : Ravichandran Ashwin to finish his quota now. 3-0-25-1 are his figures. |
| 16.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to James Neesham, Full and outside off, driven towards the cover fielder. |
| 16.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to James Neesham, Flatter and on middle, tucked through square leg for one. |
| 16.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Deepak Hooda, What happened there? That was a chance but a very tough one. It is the loppy tossed up ball, it dips in nicely. Hooda runs down and tries to work it on the leg side but misses. The ball shoots up after going past and Pant fails to collect. A leg bye taken. Ashwin has been outstanding today although he would have fancied more than Gayle to have put his side in a safer position in the match. He however finishes with impressive figures of 4-0-27-1. |
| 17.1 : Axar Patel to Deepak Hooda, On middle, flicked to long on for an easy run. |
| 17.2 : Axar Patel to James Neesham, Fullish and just outside off, Neesham finds the cover fielder. |
| 0.0 : Kagiso Rabada is done with his spell of 4 overs. Axar Patel to finish off as well. 3-0-21-1 are his numbers. |
| 17.3 : Axar Patel to James Neesham, One more dot! Flatter and around off, Neesham looks to tuck it on the leg side but manages to push it back to the bowler. |
| 17.4 : Axar Patel to James Neesham, A single now! Shortish and around middle, it is flicked through square leg for a single. |
| 17.5 : Axar Patel to Deepak Hooda, FOUR! Nicely done! Axar drags it short and on middle, Hooda thumps it over mid-wicket and finds the fence. |
| 17.6 : Axar Patel to Deepak Hooda, Dot to end the over but they have got the boundary that has released the pressure. Shortish and on middle, flicked towards the mid-wicket fielder. 8 needed in 12 balls. |
| 18.1 : Daniel Sams to James Neesham, EDGY! Full and outside off, Neesham looks to swipe it over the leg side but gets a thick outside edge. It goes to third man for a single. |
| 17.6 : Daniel Sams is back in the attack. Does not matter much but can Punjab finish it off in this over? |
| 18.2 : Daniel Sams to Deepak Hooda, Another single! Fuller and around off, Hooda strokes it to deep cover and gets to the other end. Punjab just a maximum away. |
| 18.3 : Daniel Sams to James Neesham, Neesham is in no hurry. He tucks the length ball on middle towards the leg side and gets to the other end. |
| 18.4 : Daniel Sams to Deepak Hooda, Shortish and just around off, Hooda punches it well but finds the backward point fielder. |
| 18.5 : Daniel Sams to Deepak Hooda, DROPPED! Stoinis puts down a simple chance! Hooda wanted to finish it off in style and he went after the fuller ball. Ends up getting a top edge. The ball balloons high in the air towards covers. Stoinis runs behind a touch and tries to take the catch but it bursts through his hands. |
| 18.6 : Daniel Sams to James Neesham, Six! BOOM! Neehsham says I will finish it in style! He gets a fuller ball in his slot and slams it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie! The winning runs! Punjab win by 5 wickets. |
| A great finish, 2 more points for Punjab and thankfully for them, it is not a last-over finish. 3 wins on the trot for them against big teams - Bangalore, Mumbai and now Delhi. Truly the giant-slayers. Makes the league more interesting now. |
| Punjab did not get off to a good start in the chase though. Their openers have normally been outstanding this season but not tonight. Skipper Rahul fell for just 15 in the 3rd over. A rarity, given the phenomenal standard he has been in this edition. Out walked the Universe Boss then. Normally Chris Gayle takes his time to settle down and then go for the hitting. |
| But then, he later restrained himself on the quick runs and started the blitzkrieg, the big-hitting. So flawless he was and was ably assisted by Maxwell at the other end, the latter coming to the party at the most-needed time for Punjab. Pooran got to his second half ton in the league and by the time he departed, he put Punjab on a solid footing to win from there. Maxwell and Hooda took it more closer before the former fell. Tide turning? Looked so. Looked like it might be another last-over thri |
| But today, Gayle seemed to be in a hurry. And he took a particular favour to Tushar Deshpande, in the latter's first over. He smacked him all across the park and signalled his intentions right away. Punjab were cruising at 52/2 in the 6th over before 2 wickets fell in quick succession. First Gayle and then Agarwal. And that put pressure back on Punjab. Another game that was in their hands slowly starting to slip away? Looked so. But Pooran decided to take charge. He was responsible for Agarwal's |
| Nicholas Pooran is in for a little chat now! He tells that it was a wonderful game. Says that the talk was to be consistent throughout and they did that in this game. Adds that he is really happy that this game didn't go to the last over. On his batting, Pooran says that he is working really hard and is hitting the ball well too. Says that he was disappointed when he got out as he wanted to finish off the game. Tells that he is a natural striker of the ball and says that it is very simple for hi |
| KL Rahul, the VICTORIOUS PUNJAB SKIPPER, says jokingly says that his heart-rate keeps reaching newer levels each game. States that one of the players in the top 4 in the batting needs to be there till the end to see the side through. States that Shami has been coming in from a good deal of confidence from the last game - the Super Over one against Mumbai, where he defended 4 runs there. Adds that Shami is an experienced player and that he has played for Punjab in 3 seasons now. Says that one |
| Shikhar Dhawan, the first man ever to get back-to-back hundreds in the league is the MAN OF THE MATCH. Says that he was alone in the middle today, otherwise normally somebody would be by his side in the middle, while batting. States that he feels he batted well and wants to carry the confidence. Wants to be fresh for each match and enter the same with a positive mindset. Says that the squad will have a discussion now to see where they went wrong. Adds that there have been a lot of learnings. Thi |
| Right then, done and dusted with Match 38. Match 39 is between Bangalore and Kolkata. Abu Dhabi hosts one of the oldest rivalries in the league, between Kohli's men and Morgan's men. The last time we had a visual treat with AB de Villiers launching a ferocious storm at Sharjah. What's in this time? Join us at 1800 Local (1400 GMT) on Wednesday, 21st October 2020 to find out. Until then, good night from our side. |
| Earlier, after winning the toss, Delhi opted to bat first. Dhawan was the lone man holding his end while his partners kept falling at regular intervals. He became the first player to score back-to-back hundreds in the league and took his side to 164/5. In the end, it was 10-15 runs short as Punjab, despite certain hiccups, managed to close it with an over to spare. Stay tuned for the presentation ceremony. |
| Delhi skipper, Shreyas Iyer, is caught for a chat! He starts by saying they were around 10 runs short with the bat. Feels they have got quite a few learnings from the game. Adds Tushar Deshpande gave a few runs away but tells that he will learn from it. Says that Dhawan read the wicket really well and managed to acclimatize really well. On the loss, he says that he is happy that the loss has come at this point of time but credits the team for fighting till the end. Ends by saying that the |
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