| 0.0 : Hello and welcome to Qualifier 1, between Delhi and Mumbai in Dubai. A contest with stakes riding extremely high as the winner of this goes through straight to the final. Wary of the perks then, both these sides will be looking to give their best and storm into the finals. |
| Coming to Delhi first, they were on a spree of losses before plugging it in. They won their last league game against Bangalore and staked the other spot in the top 2. Their batsmen have been in stellar form while their bowling needs to step up. Given that Mumbai had the better of them in the 2 games during the league stage, Iyer's men would be looking to exact revenge now. |
| Mumbai, well they have had a near-perfect league phase. And we say near-perfect because of the hammering they received in the last game, against Hyderabad. If not for that, everything seems to have gone their way. Now, a win here and they are into the finals, with a good chance to claim back-to-back titles. Stay tuned for the toss and the team updates... |
| Pitch Report - Pommie Mbangwa is there for the Pitch Report. Says the center pitch is used and the dimensions should be equal. There is not a lot of dew now but should creep in later. Simon Doull is there as well. States there is grass right now on the wicket and it should aid the batters and get better as the game progresses. Mentions teams chasing are winning as the team batting first plays very cautiously. Mentions 185 should be a good total. |
| Toss - All in readiness for the toss for Qualifier 1 then. The two captains are out in the middle, Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer. Up goes the coin and it lands in Delhi's favour. THEY WILL BOWL! |
| Shreyas Iyer, Delhi's captain, says they want to bowl first, the wicket looks dry and dew might also play an important part later on. States that he is very motivated and the full team is up for the challenge and they need to maintain the same momentum. Informs that they are playing with the same team. |
| Rohit Sharma, Mumbai's skipper, says it looks like a good pitch, it might play a little slow, they need to get to a good score and they have a good bowling attack to defend any target. States the dew does not play on his mind and that they only need to play smartly and start well. Informs they have three changes Bumrah, Boult and Hardik are back while Tiwary, Kulkarni and Pattinson miss out. Ends by saying they are confident but this is a different ball game and they need to just focus |
| Delhi (Unchanged Playing XI) - Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Marcus Stoinis, Daniel Sams, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje. |
| Mumbai (Playing XI) - Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (IN PLACE OF SAURABH TIWARY), Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Trent Boult (IN PLACE OF JAMES PATTINSON), Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah (IN PLACE OF DHAWAL KULKARNI). |
| Right then, we are all set to begin in the 'Ring of Fire' for Qualifier 1. The umpires make their way out to the middle, followed by Delhi's players. Mumbai's openers, Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock, also make their way to the field. Daniel Sams, the left-arm pacer, to begin with the ball for Delhi. 3...2....1...Let's play! |
| 0.1 : Daniel Sams to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! What a start! Full ball around off, Quinton drives it straight back past the bowler, to the long on boundary. |
| 0.2 : Daniel Sams to Quinton de Kock, On the pads, tucked to backward square leg. De Kock calls for two immediately and gets it. |
| 0.3 : Daniel Sams to Quinton de Kock, Around off on a length, pushed to cover-point. |
| 0.4 : Daniel Sams to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! This one is in front of square on the leg side. Fullish on the pads, de Kock tucks it in front of square leg. The ball races away for a boundary. |
| 0.5 : Daniel Sams to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! Down the ground again. Full and on off and middle, Quinton leans into it and drives it to the left of the bowler, to the long on fence. |
| 0.6 : Daniel Sams to Quinton de Kock, Follows the boundary with a single to finish the over. 15 off the first. Fullish on off, flicked to the left of mid on for a single. What a start for Mumbai! |
| Who will bowl from the other end? Ravichandran Ashwin it is. |
| 1.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, On the pads, tucked to mid-wicket. |
| 1.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, Fullish on off, de Kock looks to tuck it on the leg side but gets an outside edge. It goes to the off side and Mumbai steal a single. |
| 1.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Rohit Sharma, OUT! LBW! The umpire raises his finger straightaway. Rohit Sharma has a detailed chat with de Kock but then bails out at the last minute, on the review. Flatter ball on middle and leg, Sharma looked to clip that on the leg side but misses to get hit on the pads. Ashwin and the keeper appeal for the LBW. The umpire took a bit of time but in the end, raised his finger. 13th duck in the League for Sharma. |
| 1.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Suryakumar Yadav, On off, pushed down to long on for a single. |
| 1.3 : Who will walk out to bat now? Suryakumar Yadav it is. |
| 1.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! What a shot. Flatter ball on off, Quinton camps back and strokes this firmy between cover and cover-point for a boundary. |
| 1.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, A single to finish. 7 runs and a wicket off it. Flatter on off and middle, pushed down towards long off for a single. |
| 2.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Quinton de Kock, Around off, stroked to mid off. |
| 0.0 : Kagiso Rabada into the attack now. |
| 2.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Quinton de Kock, Quick single. On a length on off, de Kock taps it towards point. Suryakumar calls for a single and rushes to the striker's end. Good running. |
| 2.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Suryakumar Yadav, Fullish and around off, blocked to the off side. |
| 2.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Suryakumar Yadav, Full and around off, Suryakumar looks to drive but gets an inside edge. It goes to square leg and he takes a single. No feet movement from Surya at all there. |
| 2.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Quinton de Kock, WIDE! Slips a length ball down the leg side, Quinton looks to swing at it but misses. |
| Kagiso Rabada to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! Too fine. Slower length ball on off, Quinton de Kock waits for it and swings across the line. Sends it to the deep backward square leg boundary. |
| 2.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Quinton de Kock, A couple off leg byes to finish. Shortish and on middle, de Kock swivels and looks to pull but misses to get hit on the top of his pad. It rolls towards third man and Mumbai sneak in 2 off leg byes. |
| Axar Patel to bowl now. |
| 3.1 : Axar Patel to Suryakumar Yadav, Flatter on off, driven down to long off for one. |
| 3.2 : Axar Patel to Quinton de Kock, Flatter ball outside off, de Kock looks to go big over covers. Did not time it well but gets it over the infield. A couple taken. |
| 3.3 : Axar Patel to Quinton de Kock, SIX! He has gone for it and that is the first big one. Full and around off, de Kock hammers it high and well over long on, with the turn. What a shot! |
| 3.4 : Axar Patel to Quinton de Kock, Very full and around off, dug out to long on for a run. |
| 3.5 : Axar Patel to Suryakumar Yadav, Flatter and around off, bunted down to long off for a single. |
| 3.6 : Axar Patel to Quinton de Kock, 12 off the over. A single to finish. Very full and on off, Quinton looks to swing it hard on the leg side but ends up mistiming it through the carpet. It goes down to long on for one. |
| 4.1 : Anrich Nortje to Quinton de Kock, Around off, defended to the off side. |
| 0.0 : Anrich Nortje, the other South-African, into the attack now. |
| 4.2 : Anrich Nortje to Quinton de Kock, Leading edge but safe! Full and around off, de Kock looked to slam that on the leg side but gets a uppish leading edge. It falls safe ahead of the rushing fielder at third man. A single taken. De Kock has luck on his side, for now. |
| 4.3 : Anrich Nortje to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Brilliant shot! Fullish and around off, Suryakumar Yadav swings across the line and sends it in the gap between short mid-wicket and square leg for a boundary. |
| 4.4 : Anrich Nortje to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Not enough for a six but a four nonetheless. Shortish ball around off, Yadav swings it uppishly towards the mid-wicket fence. It lands on a couple of bounces and trickles into the boundary. |
| 4.5 : Anrich Nortje to Suryakumar Yadav, An appeal for caught behind, but not given. Short ball down the leg side, SKY looks to pull at it but to the naked eye he seems to have missed it. The keeper takes it and Delhi appeal but the umpire is unmoved. Shreyas comes close, has a chat but then decides not to take it. Lucky for Mumbai, maybe! |
| 4.6 : Anrich Nortje to Suryakumar Yadav, A dot to finish. Around off on a length, blocked to the off side. |
| Ravichandran Ashwin is back in the attack. |
| 5.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, On off, it is pushed down to long off for one. |
| 5.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Suryakumar Yadav, Ashwin stops a little halfway through his delivery stride and then tosses it up on off. It is driven to covers. |
| 5.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Suryakumar Yadav, On middle, this is pushed to covers. |
| 5.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! That is glorious! Beautiful! This time the pause makes no difference. Ashwin bowls it very full and on off. Yadav lofts it over the long off fence for a biggie. |
| 5.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Suryakumar Yadav, Flatter and on middle, it is pushed back to the bowler. |
| 5.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! So despite three dots, still 11 from the over and end of a brilliant Powerplay for Mumbai. They are 63 for 1 after it. Shorter and outside off, Yadav stays back and pushes it through covers. No chance of stopping that. |
| DRINKS! Rohit Sharma's dismissal has not stopped Mumbai from continuing the hitting. De Kock was smashing them and now, Suryakumar has started chipping in as well. It is the qualifiers and if Mumbai are targeting anything over 180, they need to keep the striking momentum going. That is what the 2 batters are doing. For Delhi, they would be hoping this break brings a breakthrough. Let's see which way it swings after the break. Axar Patel is back to bowl. |
| Review time! Delhi have taken a review for a caught behind. Ultra Edge is in. Flat line all the way through. NOT OUT! |
| 6.1 : Axar Patel to Quinton de Kock, NOT OUT! The huge appeal and the review does not pay off for Delhi. Flatter ball around off, de Kock looks to reverse sweep it but to the naked eye he seems to have missed it. Rishabh Pant takes the ball and appeals fervently but the umpire is unmoved. Shreyas Iyer has a chat and then flashes the 'T'. But Ultra Edge pours cold water on his hopes. No knick there at all. |
| 6.2 : Axar Patel to Quinton de Kock, On the pads, tucked to the leg side for a single. |
| 6.3 : Axar Patel to Suryakumar Yadav, Flatter and outside off, pushed down to long off for a single. |
| 6.4 : Axar Patel to Quinton de Kock, Outside off, punched to deep point for one. |
| 6.5 : Axar Patel to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! He has found the gap nicely. Flatter and outside off, Surya rocks back and cuts it nicely. In the gap between short third man and backward point. A boundary results. |
| 6.6 : Axar Patel to Suryakumar Yadav, Flatter and outside off, driven down to long off for a single. |
| 7.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Suryakumar Yadav, Flatter on the stumps, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 7.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! High and handsome! Floated around off, Yadav gets down and mows a slog sweep over mid-wicket. The ball was high in the air but ended up sailing comfortably over the boundary. |
| 7.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Suryakumar Yadav, On off, tapped to the right of the bowler, to long on, for a single. |
| 7.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, OUT! CAUGHT! A massive relief for Delhi fans. A good catch from Shikhar Dhawan as well. Tossed up around off, Quinton comes down the track and looked to loft it over long off. However, he does not get his timing right. It goes sky-high in the air near long off. Shikhar settles under it and takes it comfortably. |
| 7.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Suryakumar Yadav, Floated on off, pushed down to long on for a single. |
| 7.4 : Ishan Kishan is out in the middle. |
| 7.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ishan Kishan, Around off, Kishan leans in and taps it to cover-point. 8 runs and the big wicket off de Kock in that 3rd over from Ashwin. |
| 8.1 : Daniel Sams to Suryakumar Yadav, Shortish on off and middle, pushed down to mid off. |
| 0.0 : Daniel Sams is back. |
| 8.2 : Daniel Sams to Suryakumar Yadav, Short and wide outside off, cut to deep backward point for a single. |
| 8.3 : Daniel Sams to Ishan Kishan, Shortish and around off, Ishan swivels and pulls it to fine leg. A single. |
| 8.4 : Daniel Sams to Suryakumar Yadav, On a length around off, tapped to cover. |
| 8.5 : Daniel Sams to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! CRUNCHED! Short ball, Suryakumar swivels and pulls it handsomely to the deep backward square leg fence. Cracking sound off the bat. |
| 8.6 : Daniel Sams to Suryakumar Yadav, Follows the boundary with a single by pushing this down to the right of mid off for a single. |
| Axar Patel is back in. 2-0-20-0 so far. Very expensive. |
| 9.1 : Axar Patel to Suryakumar Yadav, Around off, pushed to cover. |
| 9.2 : Axar Patel to Suryakumar Yadav, On the shorter side on off with the angle, Yadav goes back and pulls it to mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 9.3 : Axar Patel to Suryakumar Yadav, Tossed up on off, bunted down to long on for a single. |
| 9.4 : Axar Patel to Ishan Kishan, Flatter ball around off, Kishan camps back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket. An easy couple. |
| 9.5 : Axar Patel to Ishan Kishan, Quicker one around off, Ishan blocks it to the left of the bowler. Axar runs there and stops it. |
| 9.6 : Axar Patel to Ishan Kishan, Two runs to finish. Floated around off, Kishan gets down and sweeps it. It is to the left of wide long on who gets there, dives and contains it. A brace. |
| 10.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Suryakumar Yadav, On a good length on middle, glanced to short mid-wicket. |
| 0.0 : Kagiso Rabada is back! |
| 10.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Suryakumar Yadav, Around off on a length, tapped to third man for a run. |
| 10.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Ishan Kishan, Length and around off, Kishan jumps and tucks it towards short third man. Mumbai look for a single but decide against it in the end as the fielder was quick to get there. |
| 10.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Ishan Kishan, On off, clipped in front of square leg for a quick single. |
| 10.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Suryakumar Yadav, Play and a miss! Length ball around off, SKY looking to play the ramp shot, over the keeper's head, to the third man boundary. But he misses. Should be careful Surya, could have been an easy outside edge. |
| 10.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Suryakumar Yadav, Short ball, Suryakumar mistimes the pull shot. It goes and lands safely ahead of long on. A single. He will keep strike in the next over. |
| Anrich Nortje comes back. |
| 11.1 : Anrich Nortje to Suryakumar Yadav, Around off, stroked well but straight to cover-point. |
| 11.2 : Anrich Nortje to Suryakumar Yadav, Slow and full around off, a cover-drive but straight to the fielder at cover. |
| 11.3 : Anrich Nortje to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! That is magnificent from Suryakumar. Brings up his 50, the 4th in this edition. Full and on off, Yadav swings it uppish but safely wide of the diving mid-wicket fielder. The ball races away for a boundary. Disdainful shot. |
| 11.4 : Anrich Nortje to Suryakumar Yadav, Now he gives room on the off side and looks to uppercut the length ball but misses. |
| 11.5 : Anrich Nortje to Suryakumar Yadav, OUT! TAKEN! Brilliant captaincy from Iyer to shuffle his bowlers. SKY was getting impatient and you could see that. Shortish ball around off, Suryakumar goes for the pull. He does not time it well. It had more of the height but not the distance. It goes straight down the throat of Daniel Sams at fine leg. |
| Who will walk out to bat now? Kieron Pollard is in the middle now. |
| 11.6 : Anrich Nortje to Kieron Pollard, A huge appeal for LBW but not given. Delhi do not have any reviews left. Very full ball on off, Pollard looks to jam it out but misses, to the naked eye. It hits his boots and Delhi go up in appeal but the umpire is unfazed. No reviews left. That looked like boot first and before bat. |
| Ravichandran Ashwin to bowl his last. 3-0-26-2 for him. |
| 12.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ishan Kishan, Flatter on off, clipped to the on side for a single. |
| 12.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ishan Kishan, Flatter on off, tapped to the off side. |
| 12.2 : Who will walk out to bat now? Krunal Pandya comes in to the middle now. |
| 12.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ishan Kishan, On the shorter side on the off pole, pushed down to long on for a single. |
| 12.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Krunal Pandya, On off, Krunal taps it to cover-point. |
| 12.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Kieron Pollard, OUT! CAUGHT! Delhi are slowly coming back into this game here. An excellent catch by Kagiso Rabada. Floated on middle, Pollard goes for his typical heave, over the leg side. He wanted to clear the wide long on fence for a maximum but does not time it well. It is falling ahead of Rabada at wide long on but Kagiso runs, puts in a superb dive and takes a good catch, in the end. |
| 12.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Krunal Pandya, He is up and running with a single now. Fuller on middle and leg, Pandya clips it to mid on and takes a single. Ashwin finishes with 4-0-29-3. Scintillating! |
| 13.1 : Daniel Sams to Krunal Pandya, Outside off, punched to deep backward point for a single. |
| 0.0 : Daniel Sams is back to bowl. 2-0-22-0 for him so far. |
| 13.2 : Daniel Sams to Ishan Kishan, Shortish and outside off, Ishan moves to the off side and strokes it down to long on for one. |
| 13.3 : Daniel Sams to Krunal Pandya, Short ball, pulled to deep square leg for a single. |
| 13.4 : Daniel Sams to Ishan Kishan, Slower ball on the stumps, Ishan looks to cut but gets it off the inner half back to the bowler. |
| 13.5 : Daniel Sams to Ishan Kishan, Shortish and outside off, Kishan covers his stumps and bunts this down to long on for one. |
| 13.6 : Daniel Sams to Krunal Pandya, A single. Just the 5 runs off it. Another very good over for Delhi. Outside off, KP guides this to the left of the keeper and takes an easy one. |
| DRINKS! This game has swung into Delhi's favor now! Mumbai at one stage looked like they would get close to 200 but now even 180 looks farfetched. Timely wickets for Delhi has helped them crawl back into the game. The batting side still have the Pandya brothers and Kishan so they could finish strongly. Delhi would want to deny that and keep them around the 160-run mark which should be under par. An important passage awaits. |
| Ashwin is done with his 4 overs. Kagiso Rabada is back in. 2-0-10-0 are his figures so far. |
| 14.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Krunal Pandya, Fullish and around off, Krunal looks to defend but gets an inside edge. It goes to fine leg for a single. |
| 14.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Ishan Kishan, Short ball, Kishan pulls at it. It is uppish for a while but lands safely in the square leg region. A single. |
| 14.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Krunal Pandya, Just short! Pandya this time. Full and around off, KP swings this in the air. It lands safely ahead of Nortje at fine leg and Mumbai take a single. |
| 14.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Not timed well but he gets a boundary nonetheless. Short ball, Kishan swivels and pulls at it. He does not time it well. But gets it over the infield. It is racing away to the mid-wicket boundary. Sams runs in and puts a dive but fails to contain it. |
| 14.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Ishan Kishan, SIX! That is why he is called a pocket dynamo, Ishan Kishan. Short ball around off, Kishan pulls it mercilessly over deep fine leg. It was a huge maximum. |
| 14.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Ishan Kishan, Goes for the pull again, it lands on a bounce ahead of Nortje at fine leg. Just the single. 14 runs off it, Mumbai get what they wanted. |
| 15.1 : Anrich Nortje to Ishan Kishan, On the pads, tucked to fine leg for a couple. |
| 0.0 : Anrich Nortje is back to bowl. 2-0-13-1 for him. |
| 15.2 : Anrich Nortje to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! He has got it in the gap. Low full toss on off, Kishan swings across the line. Does well to get it in the gap between mid-wicket and square leg, for a boundary. |
| 15.3 : Anrich Nortje to Ishan Kishan, Full and on off, swung away but straight to mid-wicket. Just the single this time. |
| 15.4 : Anrich Nortje to Krunal Pandya, SIX! What about this for a shot! Short ball, Krunal Pandya pulls it well over fine leg. That was a mighty six and it travelled well. |
| 15.5 : Anrich Nortje to Krunal Pandya, This time, he knocks it to mid-wicket and takes a quick single. |
| 15.6 : Anrich Nortje to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Around the wicket from Nortje, but it does not make a difference. A pacy shortish ball outside off, Ishan did not have to do much. He just steers it wide of the keeper and the pace of the ball does the rest. It races away to the third man fence. 18 off that over. |
| Marcus Stoinis into the attack now. |
| 16.1 : Marcus Stoinis to Krunal Pandya, OUT! TAKEN! Good catch by Daniels Sams. But the problem for Delhi is that, the batting might of Mumbai will keep coming. Shortish ball outside off, Krunal looks to slog that over deep point, looking for a biggie. However, he ends up getting it off the toe edge. And when that happens, the ball does not travel far. Straight to Sams at deep backward point. |
| 0.0 : Hardik Pandya walks out to the middle now. |
| 16.2 : Marcus Stoinis to Hardik Pandya, Full and around off, driven to the left of mid off for a single. Hardik is up and running straightaway. |
| 16.3 : Marcus Stoinis to Ishan Kishan, Fullish and outside off, Kishan swings and gets it just over mid off. A single. There was two but Pandya was not quick to respond there. |
| 16.4 : Marcus Stoinis to Hardik Pandya, On the pads, Pandya closes the face of his bat to flick it to deep backward square leg. Just the single though. |
| 16.5 : Marcus Stoinis to Ishan Kishan, Outside off, Kishan strokes it over the man at cover-point. It is to the left of sweeper cover who has to do some running. Mumbai run a quick two meanwhile. |
| 16.6 : Marcus Stoinis to Ishan Kishan, Outisde off, very full, Ishan looks to dig it out but misses. |
| Daniel Sams to bowl out. 3-0-27-0 so far. |
| 17.1 : Daniel Sams to Hardik Pandya, SIX! Punished! Low full toss on off and middle with the angle from round the wicket, Pandya says thank you, flicks it over fine leg for a maximum. |
| 17.2 : Daniel Sams to Hardik Pandya, Fullish on middle, glanced to fine leg for a couple this time. |
| 17.3 : Daniel Sams to Hardik Pandya, Very full and on middle, jammed out through short mid-wicket for a single. |
| 17.4 : Daniel Sams to Ishan Kishan, Short ball, Kishan goes for the pull but mistimes it. It falls ahead of long on for one. |
| 17.5 : Daniel Sams to Hardik Pandya, Full and well outside off, Hardik reaches out and strokes it to long off for a single. Would have been a wide had he left it. |
| 17.6 : Daniel Sams to Ishan Kishan, SIX! Pace on, crunched and six! Good length ball around off, Kishan swings across the line. Gets it uppishly over mid-wicket and over the stretched hands of a leaping Rabada for a biggie. 17 runs off that over. Sams goes for 44 in his 4 overs, without any wicket. |
| 18.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Hardik Pandya, SIX! Just misses the yorker length, Rabada, and he is made to pay for it. Full and around off, Pandya swings across the line and sends it over the mid-wicket fielder for a biggie. |
| 0.0 : Kagiso Rabada to bowl out. 3-0-24-0 for him. |
| 18.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Hardik Pandya, SIX! And another one! Fullish and around off, Pandya powers this one over deep square leg. Bigger than the last one, this. |
| 18.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Hardik Pandya, Yorker on the stumps, dug out back to the bowler. |
| 18.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Hardik Pandya, Yorker, outside off, jammed out to the off side for a single. Good comeback from Rabada. Back-to-back yorkers. |
| 18.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! In the gap from Ishan Kishan. He moves to the leg side, Rabada follows him with a low full toss, Kishan manages to squeeze it out between cover and mid off and the ball races away for a boundary. |
| 18.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Ishan Kishan, Full and around off, swung to deep square leg for a single. |
| Who will bowl the last over? Nortje? Yep, need to contain Mumbai to under 10 runs in this over. Let's see if he can do it. |
| 19.1 : Anrich Nortje to Ishan Kishan, Very full and outside off, Kishan was outside the off stump line as well, strokes this on the leg side for a single. |
| 19.2 : Anrich Nortje to Hardik Pandya, Very full and on off, driven back to the bowler who does well to stop it. |
| 19.3 : Anrich Nortje to Hardik Pandya, SIX! PUMPED! Full and outside off, he picks it up from there and sends it packing over wide long on for a biggie. |
| 19.4 : Anrich Nortje to Hardik Pandya, SIX! All the way again! Full toss outside off, HP moves to the off side and lofts it well over wide long off. 50 of the partnership comes up as well. Just 21 balls! |
| 19.5 : Anrich Nortje to Hardik Pandya, Short and slow outside off, Hardik goes for the pull but fails to get bat on ball. Pant fails to collect it well and Mumbai take a run off byes. |
| 19.6 : Anrich Nortje to Ishan Kishan, SIX! Mumbai finish in stunning style. Full toss outside off, Ishan Kishan moves a touch to the off side and sends this soaring over deep cover. Gets to his half ton as well, Kishan. What a season he is having! MUMBAI FINISH ON 200/5. |
| What a power-packed performance from Mumbai! 78 runs in the last 5 overs and one can probably say they have got a total which is well above par. |
| Mumbai came out with intent today after being inserted! They lost Rohit early but that did not stop Yadav and de Kock to go after the bowlers. They had a brilliant Powerplay, however, they did stutter in the middle overs as they lost a few wickets quickly. Kishan and Krunal though steadied the ship. Kishan was the star as his knock is what could well be the difference between the two sides. Pandya also did what he ususally does that is finish it off brilliantly. Overall, Mumbai will be very |
| The target is a huge one! Such a chase in a high pressure game is just not going to be easy. They will need all their big guns to fire, Delhi. Mumbai on the other hand, will back their bowlers to defend this. Stay tuned for the second essay. |
| Hardik Pandya is up for a chat. He says the idea was to keep the momentum going all the while in such important games. Staying positive was important. On Kishan, Hardik says that he has played like a little pocket dynamo. Kishan can open and even at No. 4, he has played really well. Pandya states that he loves batting. Adds that if one works hard, it will eventually pay off. Finishes by saying 200 should be hopefully enough. |
| The Delhi bowling, except for Ashwin, was quite off color! Sams had a day to forget, Rabada was not at his best. Nortje took a real pounding. It was only the middle phase where they managed to do decently but in totality, you have to say it is not what Iyer would have wanted. |
| 0.1 : We are all set for the chase to begin. 201 is the target for Delhi for a leap to the finals. The Mumbai players are in a huddle near the ropes. After the final words of wisdom, they take their positions on the field. Delhi's openers, Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw also stride out to the middle. Trent Boult to begin with the ball for Mumbai. Here we go... |
| Trent Boult to Prithvi Shaw, On a length outside off, tucked to cover-point. |
| 0.2 : Trent Boult to Prithvi Shaw, OUT! TAKEN! Prithvi Shaw, not your day today lad. He has been miserable against Boult and that continues. On a length around off, Prithivi hangs his bat outside the line, looking to defend. But the ball takes a faint outside edge and goes to the keeper, who takes it with ease. Delhi are off to the worst possible start. |
| 0.3 : Trent Boult to Ajinkya Rahane, On a length around off, pushed to the off side. |
| 0.2 : Ajinkya Rahane comes out to bat now. |
| 0.4 : Trent Boult to Ajinkya Rahane, This time it is fuller and around off, driven to Rohit at mid off. |
| 0.5 : Trent Boult to Ajinkya Rahane, OUT! LBW! Well bowled Boult. How good is he with the new ball. A good length inswinger around off, Rahane comes on the front foot and looks to defend but he is done in by the inswing. The ball comes back and hits the front pad. Mumbai appeal for a LBW and the umpire concurs. What a start for Rohit's men! |
| Shreyas Iyer comes out to the middle now. |
| 0.6 : Trent Boult to Shreyas Iyer, Confusion but no harm, for Delhi. Back of a length and around off, Shreyas taps it to point. Shikhar wanted a single and he comes well out of his end. But Iyer sends him back. Dhawan gets back in safely as the throw comes to his end and hits the stumps. A double wicket maiden over for Boult. Ooof! |
| 1.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Shikhar Dhawan, Around off, pushed to cover. |
| 0.6 : Who will bowl from the other end? Jasprit Bumrah it is. |
| 1.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Shikhar Dhawan, OUT! BOWLED! WHAT A BALL! Three ducks in a row for Dhawan. A searing yorker on the off pole line, Dhawan looks to play at it but misses completely. The off stump is shattered. Delhi are 0/3 now. Mumbai are off to a dream start with the ball. |
| Marcus Stoinis comes out to the middle. |
| 1.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marcus Stoinis, Length ball outside off, driven to cover. |
| 1.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marcus Stoinis, WIDE! First runs for Delhi in the chase, off a wide. Short ball but overcooked, goes over the head of the batsman, who lets it be. Wided. |
| Jasprit Bumrah to Marcus Stoinis, Length and around off, driven to mid off. |
| 1.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! First runs off the bat and it is a boundary. On the pads, a tad too straight, flicked away to the deep backward square leg boundary. |
| 1.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marcus Stoinis, A single. 6 runs and a wicket off that over. On a length on middle, clipped to square leg for a single. Mumbai are on fire here. |
| 2.1 : Trent Boult to Marcus Stoinis, In the air but wide of the fielder. Shortish and around off, Marcus hops to defend but gets it off the outer half of his bat. It goes uppish but wide of the man at point. A single. |
| 2.2 : Trent Boult to Shreyas Iyer, On a length on top of the stumps, defended back to the bowler. |
| 2.3 : Trent Boult to Shreyas Iyer, Fullish and around off, pushed to point. |
| 2.4 : Trent Boult to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Not a bad shot at all. Full and a hint of inswing towards off, Shreyas Iyer lifts it well wide and over mid on. |
| 2.5 : Trent Boult to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Gives himself room and gets another boundary now. Shortish ball on top of the stumps, Iyer backs away and lifts it over the in field on the off side. The ball races away to the deep point fence. |
| 2.6 : Trent Boult to Shreyas Iyer, Full and around off, stroked to cover. |
| 3.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marcus Stoinis, Good length ball around off, blocked. |
| 3.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marcus Stoinis, Good length ball on top of off, pushed to mid on. |
| 3.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marcus Stoinis, Fullish on middle, flicked to Chahar at mid-wicket. A slight fumble from him costs Mumbai a single. |
| Some issue with the landing area of the bowler, it looks like. The groundstaff seems to be bringing some mud. All good to continue now. |
| 3.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! SHOT! Full and outside off, Iyer leans in and drives it through the diving fielder at cover-point. The ball races away for a boundary. |
| 3.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Shreyas Iyer, OUT! TAKEN! Iyer finds the fielder to perfection. A good catch from skipper, Rohit Sharma, as well. Fullish and outside off, Shreyas looks to drive again. This time it is uppish and is going just over the cover fielder. Rohit there, leaps and takes a good catch. He judged the travelling ball well. 181 runs in 97 balls still needed for Delhi. |
| 3.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Rishabh Pant, An appeal for LBW but it was going down leg so Mumbai do not press much. Full and on the pads with the angle from around the wicket, Pant misses his flick to get hit on the pads. An appeal follows but no great follow-up from Mumbai. |
| 3.5 : Who will walk out to bat now? Rishabh Pant it is. |
| 4.1 : Krunal Pandya to Marcus Stoinis, On off, dabbed to the off side. |
| 4.2 : Krunal Pandya to Marcus Stoinis, Flatter on middle and leg, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 0.0 : Krunal Pandya to bowl now. |
| 4.3 : Krunal Pandya to Marcus Stoinis, Tossed up on off, driven to cover-point. |
| 4.4 : Krunal Pandya to Marcus Stoinis, WIDE! Very full and well outside off, past the tramline, Marcus lets it be. |
| Krunal Pandya to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! It was a catch of sorts in fact. Full and around off, Stoinis looks to stroke that over mid on. However, he does not time it well. Hardik Pandya who was at mid on moves a touch to his right and leaps but mistimes his leap. The ball ends up going over him to the long on boundary. |
| 4.5 : Krunal Pandya to Marcus Stoinis, Flatter and on the stumps, stroked to point. |
| 4.6 : Krunal Pandya to Marcus Stoinis, Flatter and on off and middle, cut to point for another dot. |
| 5.1 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Rishabh Pant, Outside off, Pant chops it back to the keeper off the bottom edge. |
| 5.2 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Rishabh Pant, Outside off on a good length, stroked to cover. |
| 5.3 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Rishabh Pant, On a good length outside off, Pant strokes it to cover. He comes down looking for a single but Marcus simply says no. |
| 5.4 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Rishabh Pant, Good length and on middle, Rishabh closes the face of his bat to glance it in front of square leg. A single. |
| 5.5 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Marcus Stoinis, Shortish ball around off, Stoinis swivels and pulls at it. It was to the left of Anukul Roy, the substitute fielder, at deep square leg. He runs there, dives and keeps it down to just a couple. |
| 5.6 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! What a shot to end the Powerplay! Full and around off, Stoinis lifts it over the bowler's head, to the long off fence. Delhi are 32/4 at the end of the Powerplay and need 169 runs in 84 balls. |
| 6.1 : Kieron Pollard to Rishabh Pant, On off, clipped to the leg side. |
| 0.0 : Kieron Pollard to bowl now. |
| 6.2 : Kieron Pollard to Rishabh Pant, Fullish and around off, driven to cover-point for a quick one. |
| 6.3 : Kieron Pollard to Marcus Stoinis, Slow and full around off, driven back to the bowler. |
| 6.4 : Kieron Pollard to Marcus Stoinis, Full and around off, driven to deep cover for a run. |
| 6.5 : Kieron Pollard to Rishabh Pant, On the pads, tucked to deep mid-wicket for a single. The call was for two but the fielder in the deep runs to the ball quickly, prompting Delhi to just stick to the single. |
| 6.6 : Kieron Pollard to Marcus Stoinis, A single to finish. Around off, stabbed in front of point for a single. Delhi need 165 runs in 78 balls. |
| DRINKS! Delhi are well on the back foot! They need a miracle to win this game from here! Pant and Stoinis need to bat for a very long time. Probably for another 10 overs and that too in attacking manner. Mumbai will want more of the same. Will we see some fight? |
| Krunal Pandya is back. |
| 7.1 : Krunal Pandya to Marcus Stoinis, Tossed up down the leg side, Stoinis moves to the leg side and swings this to deep square leg for a couple. |
| 7.2 : Krunal Pandya to Marcus Stoinis, Flatter ball outside off, Stoinis camps back and strokes it firmly through the covers. It was travelling and Chahar, in the deep, does well to stop it. A couple. |
| 7.3 : Krunal Pandya to Marcus Stoinis, Fuller on off, blocked. |
| 7.4 : Krunal Pandya to Marcus Stoinis, Tossed up on leg, wristed to long on for a single. |
| 7.5 : Krunal Pandya to Rishabh Pant, OUT! CAUGHT! Did not hit that well at all. That is actually Pant's strong shot but in this case, he did not stroke that well. Tosses a slower ball around off, Rishabh Pant gets down to slog sweep it but fails to read the slower one well. He strokes it uppishly and straight to Suryakumar Yadav at wide long on, who did not have to move an inch. |
| 7.6 : Krunal Pandya to Axar Patel, A single to finish. On middle, clipped to leg side for one, Axar is off the mark. |
| 7.5 : Axar Patel comes out to the middle now. |
| 8.1 : Rahul Chahar to Axar Patel, On the pads, flicked down to short fine leg for a single. |
| 0.0 : Coming to legspin now, Rahul Chahar is on. |
| 8.2 : Rahul Chahar to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Well played shot. Short ball, Stoinis rocks back and pulls it over the mid-wicket region, for a boundary. |
| 8.3 : Rahul Chahar to Marcus Stoinis, SIX! That is a massive hit! Floated outside off, Stoinis comes on the front foot and lofts it mightily over wide long off. 10 rows back! |
| 8.4 : Rahul Chahar to Marcus Stoinis, Short and outside off, cut in front of point for a single. |
| 8.5 : Rahul Chahar to Axar Patel, On the pads, clipped to square leg for a single. |
| 8.6 : Rahul Chahar to Marcus Stoinis, SIX! An excellent over for Delhi, 19 off it. Full and well outside off, Stoinis picks it and deposits it over deep cover. Need more of these. |
| 9.1 : Krunal Pandya to Axar Patel, On middle, tapped to the leg side. |
| 9.2 : Krunal Pandya to Axar Patel, Fuller on off, bunted down to long on for a single. |
| 9.3 : Krunal Pandya to Marcus Stoinis, Flat on middle and leg, clipped through mid on for one. |
| 9.4 : Krunal Pandya to Axar Patel, Low full toss on off, Axar strokes it down to long on for a run. |
| 9.5 : Krunal Pandya to Marcus Stoinis, Outside off, cut to point. |
| 9.6 : Krunal Pandya to Marcus Stoinis, On the pads, tucked to square leg for a single. At the halfway stage, Delhi are 65/5 and still need 136 runs in 60 balls. |
| 10.1 : Kieron Pollard to Marcus Stoinis, Fullish on off, stroked down to long on for a single. |
| 0.0 : An expensive first over and Chahar is off for now. Kieron Pollard is back. |
| 10.2 : Kieron Pollard to Axar Patel, Fullish and outside off, driven to long off for a single. |
| 10.3 : Kieron Pollard to Marcus Stoinis, On the pads, tucked to the vacant short mid-wicket region for an easy single. |
| 10.4 : Kieron Pollard to Axar Patel, Fullish ball on the pads, Axar looks to tuck it to fine leg but it takes a faint edge and goes to the keeper. It falls just short of the keeper and de Kock says so as well. Pollard started celebrating but seeing de Kock, calms down. |
| 10.5 : Kieron Pollard to Axar Patel, Outside off, stroked to cover-point. |
| 10.6 : Kieron Pollard to Axar Patel, Outside off, Axar lets that one be. |
| 11.1 : Krunal Pandya to Marcus Stoinis, Flatter on off, stroked to cover. |
| 11.2 : Krunal Pandya to Marcus Stoinis, Fires a very full ball around off, Stoinis fails to jam it out. |
| 11.3 : Krunal Pandya to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! He is unlucky there, Krunal Pandya. Very full and outside off, Stoinis this time digs it out, wide of the keeper and it races away to the third man fence. |
| 11.4 : Krunal Pandya to Marcus Stoinis, A risky single and Stoinis gets to his 50, off 36 balls. Flatter ball on off, Stoinis clips it well wide of Pandya and calls one. Krunal runs there, picks up the ball and flicks a throw to the bowler's end but misses. Stoinis makes it in. He needs to keep going though. |
| 11.5 : Krunal Pandya to Axar Patel, Outside off, punched to deep point for a single. |
| 11.6 : Krunal Pandya to Marcus Stoinis, A bouncer to finish, Marcus waits and waits and swings it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| Rahul Chahar is back, after an expensive first over. |
| 12.1 : Rahul Chahar to Marcus Stoinis, SIX! And Stoinis continues to go after him. Short ball, Marcus rocks back and pulls it over wide long on. |
| 12.2 : Rahul Chahar to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! SHOT! Short and wide outside off, Stoinis goes back and cuts it well, between point and backward point, for a boundary. Pierces the gap perfectly. |
| 12.3 : Rahul Chahar to Marcus Stoinis, On the pads, flicked to mid-wicket for one. Well, Stoinis is off strike for now, for Chahar. |
| 12.4 : Rahul Chahar to Axar Patel, FOUR! Misfield from Kieron Pollard. The least expected amongst all. Full and on off, Axar flicks it to the leg side. It was wide of the man at deep mid-wicket. Pollard, from wide long on, runs to his left and gets there but puts in a sloppy effort. The ball goes through to the boundary. |
| 12.5 : Rahul Chahar to Axar Patel, On middle, clipped to deep square leg for a single. |
| 12.6 : Rahul Chahar to Marcus Stoinis, Around off, flat, punched to point. Chahar finishes it off well but what an off day he is having. 35 from his 2 overs already. |
| Krunal Pandya is done, Coulter-Nile to bowl now. |
| 13.1 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Axar Patel, FOUR! That is a cracking shot. Full and around off, Axar drives it through the covers, well wide of mid off and the ball races away for a boundary. |
| 13.2 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Axar Patel, Full and outside off, Patel looks to drive but gets it off the outer half to third man. A single. |
| 13.3 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Marcus Stoinis, Outside off, Stoinis looks to slash hard at it but fails to get bat on ball. |
| 13.4 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Marcus Stoinis, Short off-pace ball, Stoinis pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 13.5 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Axar Patel, A pacy short ball, around off, Axar Patel looks to cut but misses it. The pace took even Quinny by surprise who failed to hold onto it in the first attempt, luckily, no runs cost. |
| 13.6 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Axar Patel, Full and on middle, flicked to short mid-wicket. |
| 14.1 : Kieron Pollard to Marcus Stoinis, Shortish and outside off, pulled down to long on for one. |
| 0.0 : Pollard replaces Chahar again. 2-0-7-0 for the former so far. |
| 14.2 : Kieron Pollard to Axar Patel, SIX! He has connected that! Fullish ball around off, Axar swings it mightily across the line and sends it well over mid-wicket. 100 up for Delhi. They need many more of these blows though. |
| 14.3 : Kieron Pollard to Axar Patel, Swing and a miss! Outside off, slow, Patel swings across the line but misses this time. |
| 14.4 : Kieron Pollard to Axar Patel, SIX! There's another one. Full and outside off, Patel hammers it over the bowler's head for a huge six. |
| 14.5 : Kieron Pollard to Axar Patel, Outside off, punched to point for a run. |
| 14.6 : Kieron Pollard to Marcus Stoinis, Short ball, pulled to deep square leg for a single. 15 off the over and Delhi need 89 runs in 30 balls. |
| Jasprit Bumrah is back in. 2-0-11-2 for him. |
| 15.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marcus Stoinis, OUT! Cleaned him up! Bumrah delivers again. Stoinis has played well for 65 but he is gone now. Shortish ball on the stumps, Stoinis camps back to defend. But he ends up missing it badly, the ball pitches and seams in sharply and crashes into the stumps. Delhi still need 89 runs in 29 balls. |
| 0.0 : DRINKS! |
| Who will walk out to bat now? Daniel Sams it is. |
| 15.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Daniel Sams, Short ball outside off, Daniel lets it be. |
| 15.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Daniel Sams, OUT! CAUGHT! Another one for Bumrah. 4/11 from 2.3 overs for him so far. Short ball down the leg side, Sams goes for the pull shot. He does not connect well at it, in fact ends up getting a glove. It lobs to the left of de Kock, who moves there and takes it with ease. They appeal for the caught behind and it is given. A soft dismissal. 89 runs in 26 balls still needed. |
| 15.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Kagiso Rabada, Bouncer on top of the stumps, Rabada sits under it. |
| 15.3 : Who will walk out to bat now? Kagiso Rabada it is. |
| 15.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Kagiso Rabada, On middle and leg, played back to the bowler. |
| 15.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Kagiso Rabada, BEATEN! Excellent, excellent. Length ball around off, it pitches and nips away, beating the outside edge of Kagiso who looks to defend. Maiden over and 2 wickets off it. Bumrah swings it back in Mumbai's favour! |
| Nathan Coulter-Nile is back. He has given 13 runs in his 2 overs so far. |
| 16.1 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Axar Patel, Around off, stroked down to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 16.2 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Kagiso Rabada, Short and outside off, Rabada looks to play at it but fails to get bat on ball. |
| 16.3 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Kagiso Rabada, Around off, this is pushed to cover for a single. |
| 16.4 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Axar Patel, In the air... but safe! Shortish and around off, Axar looks to swing it on the off side but mistimes it high in the air towards cover-point. Cover and point converge but the balls lands in between. A single. |
| 16.5 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Kagiso Rabada, Outside off, Rababa looked to hammer that over cover but ends up missing it badly. |
| 16.6 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Kagiso Rabada, A dot and just 3 runs off the over. Full and around off, stroked straight to cover. |
| 17.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Axar Patel, Around off, defended to mid on. |
| 17.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Axar Patel, Around off again, cramping Axar for room, he manages to squeeze it out to mid on. |
| 17.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Axar Patel, On a length around off, flicked to square leg for a single. |
| 17.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Kagiso Rabada, Overthrows and a single. Short ball, Rabada looks to go over covers but ends up getting it off the outer half to point. He strays out of his crease, looking for a single. Yadav at point, collects the ball and flings a throw at the striker's end but misses, the ball goes to the deep on the leg side and Delhi steal a run. There is another throw at the non-striker's end as Rabada takes that one but the ball misses. Nothing off the second overthrow though. |
| 17.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Axar Patel, Short ball outside off, left alone. |
| 17.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Axar Patel, Length and around off, tucked to square leg for a single. Bumrah finishes with 4-1-14-4. His best figures in T20 cricket! What a day he has had! |
| 18.1 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Axar Patel, Around off, pushed to cover. |
| 18.2 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Axar Patel, SIX! Coulter-Nile has been punished here. Short ball, Axar watches it carefully and pulls it with disdain over deep mid-wicket. |
| 18.3 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Axar Patel, WIDE! Bowls a full ball well outside off, Axar looks to dig it out but fails to do so. Wide called. |
| Nathan Coulter-Nile to Axar Patel, On off, bunted down to long on for a single. |
| 18.4 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Kagiso Rabada, Full and on off and middle, driven down to long on for a single. |
| 18.5 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Axar Patel, Very full and around off, driven to wide long off for a single. |
| 18.6 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Kagiso Rabada, Around off, Rabada strokes it uppishly towards wide long on. It lands there safely and he takes a single. Final over coming up. Mumbai are well on course to the finals as an impossible 72 runs is needed from 6 balls. |
| 19.1 : Kieron Pollard to Kagiso Rabada, In the air but safe! Short ball, Kagiso swivels and pulls at it. It goes towads square leg, where Coulter-Nile dives and looks to take it but it was well wide of his reach. Good effort from him though. It goes to the deep for a couple. |
| 19.2 : Kieron Pollard to Kagiso Rabada, WIDE! Slips a short ball down the leg side, Rabada looks to play at it but misses. |
| Kieron Pollard to Kagiso Rabada, FOUR! Short ball, Rabada pulls it wide of deep square leg. The fielder there ran to his left and dived but failed to contain it. |
| 19.3 : Kieron Pollard to Kagiso Rabada, FOUR! Some late flourish from Rabada here. Full and outside off, he lifts it over the bowler's head, to his right and the ball storms its way into the long off boundary. |
| 19.4 : Kieron Pollard to Kagiso Rabada, Slower fuller ball outside off, stroked down to long off for a single. |
| 19.5 : Kieron Pollard to Axar Patel, OUT! CAUGHT! Rahul Chahar takes a catch and does well to hold onto it, despite the multiple juggles. Every one of the Mumbai players are having a laugh on that. Fullish ball around off, Axar swings across the line, looking for a maximum over wide long on. However he does not time it well, it goes high in the air there. Chahar, who was at deep mid-wicket, runs to his right, gets under the ball. He fumbles, 1, 2, 3....4 times, before managing to hold onto that. |
| 19.6 : Kieron Pollard to Kagiso Rabada, WIDE! Full and well outside off, way past the tramline, Kagiso Rabada lets it be. |
| Kieron Pollard to Kagiso Rabada, WIDE! This one is full and down the leg side, Rabada lets it be. Wide called. Pollard needs to get just one ball straight here. |
| Then their new ball bowlers, Boult and Bumrah ran through the top order of Delhi making this task an impossible one. They were 4 down within the Powerplay and then after that, to chase down 200, it is close to a miracle. Stoinis did try his best but he did not receive support from the renowned batters. Axar too did a good job with the bat but it was a little too late till then. One just has to say, Delhi were not up for this game and Mumbai were. |
| Suryakumar Yadav is up for a chat. Says that it was a wonderful wicket to bat on, adds that a positive mindset was important. States that he wanted to bat a few overs to set the tone for Pollard, Hardik and all, who were to follow. Adds that he was told to go out there and play his natural game, at the same time take some responsibility. Says that he is happy to have smacked Nortje, one of the world's best fast bowlers. Says that he is enjoying the way he is batting. Personal milestones are impo |
| Stay tuned for the presentation ceremony... |
| Rohit Sharma, the VICTORIOUS MUMBAI SKIPPER, says the intent the play with today was brilliant, the way they finished was also excellent and they were very clinical with the ball too. Adds it was the perfect result for them. Mentions they never had any target in their mind, they are a different team and they want to play in a different way, they just wanted to start well, losing his wicket was not a great thing but Yadav and de Kock did really well and they knew they had the fire power at the |
| Kieron Pollard to Kagiso Rabada, And he does, finally. Full and on the stumps, stroked to cover. MUMBAI WIN BY 57 RUNS AND QUALIFY FOR THE FINALS! |
| Man of the Match, Jasprit Bumrah, says he does not keep track about how many wickets Rabada has, he does not mind not getting wickets but winning the tournament and that is his goal. He felt that the yorker to Dhawan was important, he had a plan and it worked off and he is very happy. States he is happy with whatever role he is given and that keeps him on his toes all the time. Mentions he does not focus a lot on the end result he just wants to do what is needed at the given point of time. Also |
| What a fascinating one-sided thriller the first Qualifier was. Mumbai were very clinical with the bat and they were even more exceptional with the ball. They have coasted into the finals and look all set to win their 5th title. Delhi, being in the second spot in the points table, get another chance, when they would face off against the winner of the Eliminator, to try to get into the finals. The Eliminator between Hyderabad and Bangalore gets underway on Friday, 06th November 2020, at 1800 Local |
| A thumping win for Mumbai to reach yet another final! How strong are they as a team! They just seem so complete and so very strong. They have so many match-winners in their side and that showed in the first innings with Kishan and Pandya taking them to 200 from a position where that score did not seem possible. |
| Shreyas Iyer, the losing captain, says that it was a very tough night in the office. Says that he does not want to talk anything negatively to the team. Adds that they were on top of the game where they had 4 Mumbai wickets earlier but they let it slip away from there. States that these things are part and parcel of the game and they need to be taken in the stride. Honestly admits that it is not easy to stay in the bubble. Congratulates his boys on how well they have played so far. States tha |
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