| 0.0 : Hello and welcome everyone for all the Sunday action from the Indian T20 League. First up, it's Bangalore facing Delhi at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. The misery is not ending for the home team as they are now following a 5-match losing streak. They will be donning green today to promote their 'Go Green' initiative and will hope to get the rub of the green. Delhi, on the other hand, have been finding ways to lose matches. They survived one through Super Over versus Kolkata, lost another |
| Pitch report - It's a beautiful pitch to bat on and the ball will come nicely onto the bat. The average score here is 189 and there is nothing much to offer to influence the skippers at the toss as the record is almost the same for defending teams and chasing teams (in the afternoon games). The surface is full of runs and we can expect yet another high-scoring humdinger at this venue. |
| Toss - The two skippers first sign the green jersey of Bangalore and then exchange saplings. Now, Virat Kohli flips the coin, Shreyas Iyer calls it correctly and DELHI WILL FIELD! |
| Delhi captain, Shreyas Iyer says there is a bit of grass on the pitch and it looks like a good wicket. Feels it is difficult to know how much is enough while batting first and hence he wants to chase. Informs they are unchanged as the team wants to stick with the players and not change according to the pitch as he thinks it is important to maintain the balance in T20s. |
| Bangalore skipper, Virat Kohli also wanted to bowl as he was looking forward to chasing this time around. Informs that they have retained the last XI and have taken a lot of heart from the last match. Feels that they need to enjoy the game and show more composure in the last few overs. |
| Delhi (Playing XI) - Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer(C), Rishabh Pant(WK), Colin Ingram, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma, Sandeep Lamichhane. |
| Bangalore (Playing XI) - Parthiv Patel(WK), Virat Kohli(C), AB de Villiers, Marcus Stoinis, Moeen Ali, Akshdeep Nath, Pawan Negi, Tim Southee, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj. |
| All in readiness! The umpires come out on the ground. The Delhi unit is in a huddle and now out walk the opening batsmen of Bangalore - Parthiv Patel and Virat Kohli. Ishant Sharma to begin proceedings with the ball. A wide slip in place. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : I Sharma to P Patel, Oh, good bounce! Ishant starts with angling a back of a length delivery outside off. Parthiv sticks back to flat-bat it through the line but misses. |
| 0.2 : I Sharma to P Patel, Beaten again! Not a good idea, Parthiv. He is chasing deliveries outside off and so far has failed to put bat on ball. Patel needs to keep that wide slip in mind. |
| 0.3 : I Sharma to P Patel, Third play and a miss in a row. Sharma bowls this one further wide outside off, Patel flashes and misses. That wasn't too far from the tramline. |
| 0.4 : I Sharma to P Patel, Bangalore are away! Sharma bowls a shortish ball on middle, Patel pulls it behind square leg and Colin Ingram in the deep makes a fine stop near the fence. Saves two for his side. |
| 0.5 : I Sharma to P Patel, FOUR! No stopping this one! After consistently bowling in the corridor outside off, Ishant has changed his line for reasons best known to him. A length ball on middle and leg and Patel shows no qualms in heaving it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 0.6 : I Sharma to P Patel, Better line and length. It's a slower one too. Very full and outside off, Parthiv pushes it out to cover-point. A decent start for both sides. |
| No Kagiso Rabada, it's Chris Morris to bowl from the other end. A wide slip stays. |
| 1.1 : C Morris to V Kohli, FOUR! Edgy! Nervy beginning for Kohli. Back of a length delivery outside off, Kohli pushes inside the line tentatively as his intention probably was to run it down to third man. However, it comes from the outer half of his blade due to the extra bounce and flies past the diving wide slip fielder for a boundary. |
| 1.2 : C Morris to V Kohli, A touch short and close to the off stump, Kohli stays back and turns it on the leg side for one. |
| 1.3 : C Morris to P Patel, Shortish again, Patel pulls but without much timing. It travels to deep backward square leg for a run. |
| 1.4 : C Morris to V Kohli, Very full this time, almost a low full toss and on the pads, Kohli flicks it through square leg for a single. |
| 1.5 : C Morris to P Patel, Bangs in a short delivery outside leg, Parthiv walks back and pulls it over mid-wicket. Once again there isn't much timing but he will get a couple of runs. |
| 1.6 : C Morris to P Patel, Wide! Morris is very lucky there. A full toss down the leg side, Parthiv fails to get any bat behind it. |
| C Morris to P Patel, OUT! The extra ball in the over results in a wicket. Now, that's a rarity. Also, Parthiv falling cheaply has been a rarity this season. A delivery landing on a length and wide outside off, Parthiv throws his bat at it as he probably tries to go over covers. But he ends up slicing it down to third man. Sandeep Lamichhane in the deep makes no mistake and Morris ends a pretty ordinary over with a wicket. |
| AB de Villers walks out at number 3 to a huge reception from the Bengaluru crowd. |
| 2.1 : I Sharma to de Villiers, Movement off the surface. A good length ball on off, shaping back in after landing, de Villiers eases it down off his pads to short fine leg. |
| 2.2 : I Sharma to de Villiers, This time the line is outside off from Ishant. It's on a length and AB pushes it with an angled bat to cover-point. |
| 2.3 : I Sharma to de Villiers, Aerial but safe! Ishant manages to deceive the batsman with a slower one. It's a full ball on middle at 123 kph, a knuckle delivery, de Villiers picks it late and flicks it aerially towards mid-wicket. No fielder there inside the ring and the mid on fielder does the fielding. A single is pinched as that very fielder misses his shy at the bowler's end. |
| 2.4 : I Sharma to V Kohli, Back of a length ball on middle and off, Virat turns it in the gap at mid-wicket for one. |
| 2.5 : I Sharma to de Villiers, Slower one once again getting the better of de Villiers. Ishant has dropped it on the shorter side and ABD attempts to cut it off his back foot. It takes the inner half of his willow and rolls to mid-wicket. |
| 2.6 : I Sharma to de Villiers, Short and outside off, once again on the slower side, de Villiers mistimes his square cut to covers. Top over from Ishant, only two runs came off it. |
| 3.1 : C Morris to V Kohli, Fractionally short and outside off, Kohli goes on the back foot and punches it to the left of Axar Patel at cover-point. He goes down low quickly to pick the ball as the batsmen cross. |
| 3.2 : C Morris to de Villiers, Play and a miss! AB de Villiers is itching here to dominate the bowler. Tries slapping a short ball outside off through the line but misses. Rarely you see him struggling this way. |
| 3.3 : C Morris to de Villiers, Bat on ball this time. A good looking straight drive to a full ball but he finds the bowler who parries it towards covers. |
| 3.4 : C Morris to de Villiers, SIX! Connects and connects supremely this time. Morris delivers a short ball on off, de Villiers immediately gets on top of the bounce and powers it over mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 3.5 : C Morris to de Villiers, Good comeback delivery by Chris! Serves it on a shortish length around middle and leg, AB goes on the back foot and fends it down somehow. |
| 3.6 : C Morris to de Villiers, Trouble at the non-striker's end but there is no direct hit! Shortish ball outside off, AB punches it towards wide mid off and they cross for a hesitant run. The fielder misses his shy at the bowler's end otherwise de Villiers would have been a goner. There was an overthrow on offer but ABD had run too far. |
| 4.1 : I Sharma to de Villiers, Good length delivery outside off, forced off the back foot through cover for a run. |
| 4.2 : I Sharma to V Kohli, Straighter in line, Kohli works it in the gap through square leg for a single. |
| 4.3 : I Sharma to de Villiers, The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket. They pick up a single. |
| 4.4 : I Sharma to V Kohli, Angles in a length ball on off, Virat tries to flick but misses and is hit high on the pads. The ball deflects in the gap on the off side and they cross for a leg bye. |
| 4.5 : I Sharma to de Villiers, Up and over the infield! A little bit of room on offer outside off, de Villiers hits it through the line aerially. Doesn't find proper connection but still manages to clear covers. A couple of runs taken. |
| 4.6 : I Sharma to de Villiers, FOUR! What a shot! The bowler tries his best to keep the line closer to the batsman but still ABD manages to create room after charging down the track. After that, the South African legend packs a punch past the diving cover fielder for a boundary. |
| Kagiso Rabada is introduced into the attack. |
| 5.1 : K Rabada to V Kohli, Starts with a pitched up delivery outside off, Kohli drives it off his front foot but finds the fielder inside the ring on the off side. |
| 5.2 : K Rabada to V Kohli, Again the length is very full and the line is on middle and leg. Kohli flicks but finds the mid-wicket fielder. |
| 5.3 : K Rabada to V Kohli, Attempted slower one, too full and sliding down the leg side, Kohli flicks it through square leg and picks up a single. |
| 5.4 : K Rabada to de Villiers, On a length around off, the speed gun shows 154.2 kph, hard to believe though. De Villiers stays back and guides it down to third man for a run. |
| 5.5 : K Rabada to V Kohli, This time clocks 151 kph as per the speed gun. Shortish and on off, Virat dabs it down to third man for one. |
| 5.6 : K Rabada to de Villiers, Wide! Rabada goes for the slower one this time but loses his radar. Slips it down the leg side at 124 kph, de Villiers tries flicking but misses. |
| K Rabada to de Villiers, OUT! Kagiso Rabada has hunted down the prized scalp of AB de Villiers. Just one more ball to go in the Powerplay and ABD attempts to gather a biggie from it. Kagiso though has smartly served another slower one at 121.7 kph. It's on a length and de Villiers tries to go downtown without accounting for the variation in pace. He hits it high in the air, his shot has got more height than distance and Colin Ingram runs back from mid on to take a fine catch. This is a big |
| The new man in is Marcus Stoinis. Also change in bowling. Spin introduced for the first time today. Axar Patel to have a go with the ball. He has had some problem in his rib area. |
| 6.1 : A Patel to M Stoinis, Driven towards the mid on region. One run added to the total. |
| 6.2 : A Patel to V Kohli, Knocks a full ball down to long on for a run. |
| 6.3 : A Patel to M Stoinis, Flatter and shorter on off, punched back to the bowler. |
| 6.4 : A Patel to M Stoinis, Arm ball on off, skidding back in, Marcus blocks it back from the crease. |
| 6.5 : A Patel to M Stoinis, Shortish and on off, Stoinis punches it off his back foot but finds the cover fielder. |
| 6.6 : A Patel to M Stoinis, Flatter on off, skidding back in, Stoinis tries defending but gets an inside edge onto the pads. It rolls to covers. Just 2 from the over. Almost identical to the way the next over went after the fall of the first wicket. |
| 7.1 : K Rabada to V Kohli, Kohli has played it to the point region. One run added to the total. The fielder goes for a direct hit at the striker's end but misses the stumps. |
| 7.2 : K Rabada to M Stoinis, The batsman has pushed it to the cover region. One run added to the total. |
| 7.3 : K Rabada to V Kohli, Short in length and outside off, Virat uses the pace and deflects it down to third man for a run. |
| 7.4 : K Rabada to M Stoinis, A rising delivery, on off, Marcus goes on his toes and defends it to the off side. |
| 7.5 : K Rabada to M Stoinis, A bit short in length again, on middle, Stoinis works it to mid-wicket and crosses for a run. |
| 7.6 : K Rabada to V Kohli, In the air... SAFE! Rabada digs in a short ball on off, well-directed at the body of the batsman, Kohli fails to get any timing on his pull shot and top edges it. It flies and lands towards mid on as Rabada loses his balance in the followthrough. A single taken to complete yet another quiet over. |
| 8.1 : A Patel to V Kohli, It's been driven superbly through the covers. They pick up a single. |
| 8.2 : A Patel to M Stoinis, Flatter, shorter and slower in the line of the stumps, Stoinis moves back and slaps it through covers for one. |
| 8.3 : A Patel to V Kohli, Quicker and on the pads, flicked behind square leg for a single. |
| 8.4 : A Patel to M Stoinis, Slower through the air, bowled with a round-arm action. It lands full and on middle, Marcus drives it to long off for a run. |
| 8.5 : A Patel to V Kohli, Loopy and on off, Kohli eases it off his front foot through mid off for one. |
| 8.6 : A Patel to M Stoinis, Fires one on the pads at 92 kph, Stoinis moves back and forces it down to long on. Six singles from the over and my ever alert colleague informs me that the last boundary came in the 5th over. Really tough going for Bangalore at the moment. |
| Strategic Break - Delhi on top here in Bengaluru. They have got two big wickets and have also kept the scoring rate at under 6. Bangalore skipper, Virat Kohli holds the key here for Bangalore. He and Marcus Stoinis will not just need to build a partnership, they will have to do so at a very good rate as well. Sandeep Lamichhane to bowl after the break. |
| 9.1 : S Lamichhane to M Stoinis, SIX! The spinner from Nepal is greeted with a biggie by the Australian batsman. A tossed up delivery landing full on middle, the length is quite to the liking of Stoinis who takes full toll and sends it packing over long on for a maximum. |
| 9.2 : S Lamichhane to M Stoinis, Quicker one, flat and short on middle, Stoinis punches it off the back foot but fails to find the gap on the off side. |
| 9.3 : S Lamichhane to M Stoinis, Driven through mid off by the batsman. One run added to the total. |
| 9.4 : S Lamichhane to V Kohli, Turning away from the batsman outside off, on the shorter side, Kohli gently plays it down towards short third man for a run. |
| 9.5 : S Lamichhane to M Stoinis, A googly around off, not picked by Stoinis. He plays the guessing game as he strides forward to defend. But it takes the inside edge and rolls behind square leg for a single. |
| 9.6 : S Lamichhane to V Kohli, Too full in length on middle, not allowing the ball to do its bits, Kohli comfortably flicks it through wide mid on for a run. 10 from the over, a good one for the hosts. |
| 10.1 : A Patel to V Kohli, Short in length and on middle, pulled to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0.0 : Movement near the sightscreen. Marcus Stoinis pulls out at the last moment. |
| 10.2 : A Patel to M Stoinis, Shortish and on off, stroked off the back foot through covers for a single. |
| 10.3 : A Patel to V Kohli, Arm ball on the shorter side around off, Kohli goes back and drags it down to long on for a run. |
| 10.4 : A Patel to M Stoinis, OUT! Stoinis departs! Axar bowls it flatter and quicker around leg, following the batsman, Stoinis tries to pull it big but fails to pack his shot with enough power. An easy catch for Rahul Tewatia at long on. Virat Kohli is not looking too impressed with the shot selection. Bangalore lose their third wicket and need someone to support their skipper in the middle. |
| The next batsman in is Moeen Ali. |
| 10.5 : A Patel to M Ali, Tossed up ball on middle, Moeen tries to work it on the leg side but gets a soft leading edge. |
| 10.6 : A Patel to M Ali, Full and flighted on middle, Moeen flicks it on the leg side and looks for a run. He is sent back. Successful over, 3 runs and a wicket from it. |
| 11.1 : S Lamichhane to V Kohli, Kohli has driven it through mid off. One run added to the total. |
| 11.2 : S Lamichhane to M Ali, Floated full outside off, Moeen strides forward and opens the face of his bat at the last moment. He pushes it in the direction of cover-point and crosses for a single. |
| Colin Munro is giving an interview on the sideline. He says they are happy with the start and the boys are bowling well according to the wicket. Reckons he is out of the team because of the team composition but feels it's a big tournament and he will wait for his chance. Tells that he is doing his best in the nets and is working hard with Ricky Ponting and Sourav Ganguly. |
| 11.3 : S Lamichhane to V Kohli, Gets back and punches it past the diving bowler for a single at long on. |
| 11.4 : S Lamichhane to M Ali, The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single. |
| 11.5 : S Lamichhane to V Kohli, A loopy delivery, full and wide outside off, Kohli stretches out for it and hits it in the air over mid off. Another run in the over. |
| 11.6 : S Lamichhane to M Ali, Knocks a full ball down through mid off for one. Six singles from the over, again. |
| 12.1 : A Patel to M Ali, SIX! Don't even bother looking, this one is out of here. Moeen has decided to take the charge now. He comes down the track and whacks this tossed up ball into the stands behind mid-wicket for a mammoth one. |
| 12.2 : A Patel to M Ali, Comes down the track again but does not time it well. Floated on middle and off, Ali lofts it over covers for a couple. |
| 12.3 : A Patel to M Ali, Shorter on off, Moeen punches it off the back foot on the off side for a single. |
| 12.4 : A Patel to V Kohli, Short again, Kohli pulls it away behind square for a single. |
| 12.5 : A Patel to M Ali, On middle, Moeen taps it back to the bowler. |
| 12.6 : A Patel to M Ali, Single to end the over. It is shorter on off, Ali punches it to cover and keeps the strike. 11 runs off the over. A good one for Bangalore. |
| Strategic break. Delhi continue to be on top in this match and have bowled extremely well to keep the run-rate under check. They are bowling tidily and have picked wickets at regular intervals. However, with Virat Kohli still out in the middle, the visiting team cannot afford to get complacent. 7 overs left, let's see which team ends it on a high... Also, Ishant Sharma to bowl after the break. |
| 13.1 : I Sharma to M Ali, SIX! A back of a length delivery on middle and off, Moeen hangs on the back foot and muscles it over mid-wicket for a biggie. Good start to the over for Bangalore. |
| 13.2 : I Sharma to M Ali, Very full and outside off at 143 kph, Moeen squeezes it out to covers. |
| 13.3 : I Sharma to M Ali, Wide! Ishant tries the slower one but loses his line completely. Ends up serving it short and way down the leg side, Moeen swings and misses. |
| I Sharma to M Ali, Shortish and on off, Moeen punches it off his back foot to the right of the sweeper cover fielder and returns for the second run. |
| 13.4 : I Sharma to M Ali, FOUR! Shot! Nothing much wrong with the delivery, it's a near yorker outside off at 143 kph, Moeen does well to squeeze his drive out past the diving point fielder. 13 runs from the over, so far. |
| Shreyas Iyer has a chat with his bowler. Some change in the field now. Fine leg comes in and mid off drops back. |
| 13.5 : I Sharma to M Ali, Keeps it very full and outside off, once again Moeen drives but this time it goes straight to sweeper cover. They pick up a single. |
| 13.6 : I Sharma to V Kohli, A bouncer from Ishant. Kohli ducks and the square leg umpire feels that it's a fair delivery. No signal from here and an expensive over from Ishant comes to an end. |
| Sandeep Lamichhane is back on. |
| 14.1 : S Lamichhane to M Ali, SIX! Once again Moeen starts the over with a biggie! A flighted ball outside off, Moeen shimmies down the track and thwacks it over long off for a maximum. |
| 14.2 : S Lamichhane to M Ali, Short and outside off, cut through the line but straight to the fielder at point. |
| 14.3 : S Lamichhane to M Ali, OUT! Googly does it for the spinner. He dishes it out cleverly outside off, probably sensed the charge from the batsman. Moeen is down the track in a flash, eyeing yet another big shot but the ball turns away to beat him and Rishabh Pant does the rest. A handy knock from the Englishman, he has certainly given some kick to the scoring rate. |
| Akshdeep Nath is the new man in. |
| 14.4 : S Lamichhane to A Nath, FOUR! Well played! Tossed up ball on middle, Nath goes down on one knee and paddle sweeps it fine down the leg side for a boundary. |
| 14.5 : S Lamichhane to A Nath, Walks down the track and pushes it off the toe end of his bat to mid off. |
| 14.6 : S Lamichhane to A Nath, Flashes his bat at a delivery outside off and edges it towards short third man. A single taken and Kohli will be off strike yet again. 36 runs and one wicket from the last three overs. |
| Chris Morris is back on. |
| 15.1 : C Morris to A Nath, Back of a length ball on off, Nath taps it down to point and looks for a run. He is sent back by his skipper. |
| 15.2 : C Morris to A Nath, Shortish and on middle, worked on the leg side but straight to mid-wicket. Pressure on the young man. |
| 15.3 : C Morris to A Nath, Third dot ball in a row. Back of a length ball on off, Akshdeep punches it straight to covers. Virat is not getting much strike here, last time he faced ball was 9 balls back. |
| 15.4 : C Morris to A Nath, FOUR! Superbly done. Morris follows the batsman down the leg side with a length delivery, Nath skips down the track to convert it into a half-volley and forces his drive through extra cover. A much-needed boundary for Bangalore. |
| 15.5 : C Morris to A Nath, Driven towards the mid on region. They pick up a single. Kohli on strike finally. |
| 15.6 : C Morris to V Kohli, Short in length and outside off, Virat goes on his toes and slaps it through cover-point for one. Keeps strike. |
| 16.1 : S Lamichhane to V Kohli, Loopy and full on off, Kohli pushes it gently through covers for a run. |
| 16.2 : S Lamichhane to A Nath, FOUR! Nice attempt in the deep but still a boundary. Loopy and full outside off, Akshdeep runs down the track and lofts it over extra cover. Morris covers good ground to his left from long off, puts in a dive and tries to stop the ball but fails in his attempt. |
| 16.3 : S Lamichhane to A Nath, Quicker one, a touch short and on off, Nath taps it down to backward point and takes a run. |
| 16.4 : S Lamichhane to V Kohli, SIX! Kohli goes big! A flighted ball around off, Virat goes down on one knee and smokes it over mid-wicket for a biggie. Bangalore need many more! |
| 16.5 : S Lamichhane to V Kohli, SIX! Kohli has pressed on the accelerator. Lamichhane feels the pressure and shortens his length on middle and leg. Virat anticipates it early, immediately goes on the back foot and rockets his pull shot over mid-wicket. |
| 16.6 : S Lamichhane to V Kohli, Knocks a full ball down to long on for a run and retains strike. 19 from the over, Bangalore will hope that this is the start of something magical from hereon. |
| Kagiso Rabada is back into the attack |
| 17.1 : K Rabada to V Kohli, OUT! Rabada does the magic for Delhi! This is a body blow to the home team and such a big moment in the game. A cross-seam delivery, on a length around off at 142.1 kph, Kohli tries to take on the South African speedster but falls in the process. His idea was right but not the execution. He attempts to power it over the bowler's head but is a bit late in doing so. Mistimes it in the air and Shreyas Iyer comes running across to his left from long on to accept the catch. |
| 0.0 : The new man is Pawan Negi. |
| 17.2 : K Rabada to A Nath, FOUR! Rabada offers width outside off, Nath uses the pace and runs it down fine to third man for a boundary. |
| 17.3 : K Rabada to A Nath, OUT! Nath is dismissed as well. What an over from Rabada! He once again offers a little bit of width outside off and throws the bait. Nath walks into the trap as he tries dabbing it down to third man. Ends up getting an outside edge and Pant grabs the ball safely. |
| Tim Southee is the new batsman in. |
| 17.4 : K Rabada to Tim Southee, Played to the point region by the batsman. No run. |
| 17.5 : K Rabada to Tim Southee, Slower full ball on middle, Southee drills it down to long on for one. |
| 17.6 : K Rabada to P Negi, OUT! Pace and bounce, yet another batsman is hunted down. Rabada bends his back and bangs in a short ball in the line of the stumps. Negi leans back and tries to play the ramp shot but it takes the outside edge and goes into the safe gloves of Rishabh Pant who times his jump to perfection to catch it with one hand. He appeals and then Rabada also turns to appeal. The finger goes up. 3 wickets and 5 runs from the over and it has completely derailed Bangalore. |
| Mohammed Siraj walks out to bat. Also, Chris Morris to bowl the 19th over of the innings. |
| 18.1 : C Morris to Tim Southee, The batsman guides it to third man. They pick up a single. |
| 18.2 : C Morris to M Siraj, Played to the point region by the batsman. No run. |
| 18.3 : C Morris to M Siraj, Looks for the yorker but it turns out to be a full toss outside off. Siraj tries his best but fails to put bat on ball. |
| 18.4 : C Morris to M Siraj, Beamer! Issues with the execution of a slower ball as it slips out of Morris' hand and goes over the batsman. A very high full toss and the umpire calls it a no ball. Free Hit loading... |
| C Morris to M Siraj, A low full toss following the batsman down the leg side, Siraj pushes it down to long on for a run. |
| 18.5 : C Morris to Tim Southee, Back of a length delivery on middle, Southee pulls it over mid on for one. |
| Shout for an lbw, the finger goes up. Siraj has a chat with his partner and takes the referral. Looks plumb if no bat... |
| 18.6 : C Morris to M Siraj, OUT! No bat involved and Siraj has to go! Excellent delivery. It's full and on middle, Siraj walks across the stumps with the intention to play the paddle scoop. But he fails to connect properly and seems to have got hit on his left leg hanging in front of the stumps. The appeal is made and the finger goes up. They take the referral but to no use. |
| Yuzvendra Chahal walks out at number 10. |
| 19.1 : K Rabada to Tim Southee, Very full and on middle, Southee drills it down past the bowler for a single. |
| 19.2 : K Rabada to Y Chahal, Short in length on middle, pulled down to deep square leg for a run. |
| 19.3 : K Rabada to Tim Southee, Short again, following the batsman down the leg side, Tim tries pulling but misses. |
| 19.4 : K Rabada to Tim Southee, Once again follows the batsman down the leg side with a full toss, Southee hits it through mid-wicket and scampers back for the second run. |
| Run out appeal taken upstairs. Tim Southee is the man in question. Rishabh Pant does not look too confident. Let's see what the replays have to say. |
| 19.5 : K Rabada to Tim Southee, Safe! Short delivery dug in on middle, Southee pulled it to deep mid-wicket and hurried back for the second run. The throw from the deep was flat and the keeper took the bails off immediately as Southee dived in. They referred it upstairs and the replays found Tim safe. The desperate dive saved the Kiwi. |
| 19.6 : K Rabada to Tim Southee, Too full and on off, Southee squeezes it out to short third man for a run. Bangalore finish on 149/8! |
| Wonderful bowling effort by Delhi to restrict Bangalore to a below-par total. Everything went according to the plan for the touring team in the field from the word go. They dismissed Parthiv Patel cheaply and bagged the wicket of AB de Villiers also inside the Powerplay. Virat Kohli decided to bat through but neither got much support nor much strike. He was dismissed in the 18th over and faced just 33 balls in his knock. Quite strange. Moeen Ali's cameo was the only moment when Bangalore managed |
| Delhi will be really happy with their effort so far in the match. Leaving alone Sandeep Lamichhane, all the bowlers were quite economical and played a major role in restricting the opposition. There was a moment in the match when 19 runs came from the 17th over and the hosts would have liked to capitalize from thereon. But Kagiso Rabada bowled an exceptional next over where he picked three wickets which included Virat Kohli and that derailed Bangalore completely. The South African is up for a ch |
| Kagiso Rabada says that after watching the games at Bengaluru he knew there was pace and bounce and luckily everything worked according to the plan for him. Tells that he bowled cross-seam deliveries after consulting Ishant as he was able to trouble the batsmen early on. Reckons that they have done well to restrict Bangalore and hopes that the batsmen will get the job done. |
| Bangalore failed to defend a total in excess of 200 in the previous match and this time around they have 149 runs in the kitty. Can they improve their bowling and defend the total? Delhi have faced some issues with their batting of late, so it's not going to be a straightforward chase. Let's wait and find out what happens in the second innings... |
| 0.0 : Time for the run chase. The Bangalore players are on the ground. Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan are the openers for Delhi. Tim Southee to bowl first up. Here we go again... |
| 0.1 : Tim Southee to P Shaw, A bit of shape to start with for Tim Southee! He lands it on a length around off, Shaw drives it on the up but finds the cover fielder. |
| 0.2 : Tim Southee to P Shaw, The line is straight from Southee this time. Shaw turns it in front of square leg for a run. The chase is underway now. |
| 0.3 : Tim Southee to S Dhawan, OUT! Another flop show from Dhawan! A golden duck for Gabbar. Southee dishes out a fuller length ball outside off, Shikhar slices his attempted drive through the line and Navdeep Saini runs back a bit and then takes a fine tumbling catch at short third man. A perfect start for Bangalore. |
| Delhi skipper, Shreyas Iyer walks out at number 3. |
| 0.4 : Tim Southee to S Iyer, FOUR! Superb start from the Delhi skipper. Full in length from Southee outside off, Iyer plays a gorgeous drive through cover-point and Chahal there is late with his dive inside the ring. |
| 0.5 : Tim Southee to S Iyer, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 0.6 : Tim Southee to S Iyer, Wide! Slips a full ball down the leg side, Shreyas tries flicking but misses. |
| Tim Southee to S Iyer, Another wide down the leg side. Southee is struggling to control the movement. |
| Tim Southee to S Iyer, Dropped by Parthiv! A good attempt by him but that should have been taken. Southee finally gets his line right and bowls it outside off. Some movement there and Iyer outside edges his drive through the line. Patel dives full length to his right but fails to hold on to the catch. He parries it past first slip and the batsmen cross. Eventful first over, a wicket, a boundary and a dropped catch from it. |
| Navdeep Saini to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : N Saini to S Iyer, Full in length on middle at 151 kph, Shreyas pushes it down to mid on. |
| 1.2 : N Saini to S Iyer, Played to the point region by the batsman. One run added to the total. |
| 1.3 : N Saini to P Shaw, Pitches it up and outside off, Shaw plays a well-timed cover drive but fails to pierce the gap on the off side. |
| 1.4 : N Saini to P Shaw, A 151 kph yorker on off, Shaw quickly gets down low and digs it out to point. Saini gives the stare. |
| 1.5 : N Saini to P Shaw, Another heavy ball by Saini. On a length around middle and leg at 150.2 kph, Shaw covers the line and pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 1.6 : N Saini to P Shaw, Good length ball in the line of the stumps, Prithvi plays it down with soft hands towards cover-point for one. |
| 2.1 : Tim Southee to P Shaw, FOUR! The balance on that shot was commendable by Shaw. Full on middle and leg, Shaw whips it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 2.2 : Tim Southee to P Shaw, FOUR! Two in two. Poor delivery this from Southee. Back of a length ball on middle. The fine leg is inside the circle, Shaw rocks onto his back foot and pulls it wide of the fielder there for a boundary. |
| 2.3 : Tim Southee to P Shaw, FOUR! Hat-trick of boundaries and Shaw is showing his class. Good length ball outside off, Prithvi smacks it through point for a boundary. |
| 2.4 : Tim Southee to P Shaw, FOUR! Once again Southee makes the same mistake. He offers width outside off, Shaw makes the most of it and slaps it through point for a boundary. |
| 2.5 : Tim Southee to P Shaw, FOUR LEG BYES! 20 runs off the over so far. 5th boundary on the trot. Southee bowls this on the pads, Shaw looks to flick but it goes off the pads through fine leg for a boundary. Will it be 6 boundaries in the over? |
| 2.6 : Tim Southee to P Shaw, No it won't be. Full on off from Southee, Shaw drives it beautifully but the man at covers does well to stop the ball by diving to his left. Dot to finish off an expensive over from Southee. 20 off it. |
| Yuzvendra Chahal into the attack now. |
| 3.1 : Y Chahal to S Iyer, A tossed up ball on middle, Shreyas pushes it back to the bowler off his front foot. |
| 3.2 : Y Chahal to S Iyer, This one is flatter and fuller on leg, Iyer flicks it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 3.3 : Y Chahal to P Shaw, Shaw is timing his shots superbly at the moment. Plants his front foot forward to a full ball around leg and drives it firmly down the ground. De Villiers does the fielding in the deep and the batsmen take a couple of runs. |
| 3.4 : Y Chahal to P Shaw, Some spin on this one. Chahal slows it up and bowls it on off, Shaw defends it close to his body. |
| 3.5 : Y Chahal to P Shaw, Prithvi has played it towards mid-wicket. One run added to the total. |
| 3.6 : Y Chahal to S Iyer, Flatter and fuller on middle, Shreyas tries to whip it across the line but gets an inside edge onto the pads. It deflects to mid-wicket and they cross for a hesitant single. |
| Change of ends for Navdeep Saini. |
| 4.1 : N Saini to S Iyer, Saini oversteps! Oh dear. Nothing going Bangalore's way. Shortish ball on off has been played to backward point for one. Free Hit coming up. |
| N Saini to P Shaw, FOUR! Shaw is oozing confidence. Saini tries to hit the blockhole but ends up slipping a full toss on middle. Prithvi lines up this delivery and spanks it down the ground for a boundary. |
| 4.2 : N Saini to P Shaw, Uses the pace of the bowler this time and guides it to third man for a run. |
| 4.3 : N Saini to S Iyer, Bouncer at 144.8 kph. Nicely directed. Shreyas immediately ducks. |
| 4.4 : N Saini to S Iyer, FOUR! Not from the middle of the bat but still a boundary. A length ball outside off, Shreyas throws his bat at it and it comes off the inside half. The ball just races after that through mid-wicket and beats the diving attempt from Tim Southee. |
| 4.5 : N Saini to S Iyer, Iyer calmly taps a length ball towards square leg and crosses for a run. Siraj comes up with a direct hit at the striker's end and the ball ricochets after that. The batsmen don't cross for another run. |
| 4.6 : N Saini to P Shaw, Some chin music for Shaw, he lets that bouncer through to the wicket-keeper. 12 from the over, Delhi have raced to 47 here. |
| 5.1 : Y Chahal to S Iyer, SIX! High and handsome! Chahal tosses it up around off and it's on the fuller side, Shreyas dances down the track and towers it over the bowler's head for a biggie. 50 up for Delhi in no time. |
| 5.2 : Y Chahal to S Iyer, Appeal for an lbw! A flighted delivery, Iyer tries to flick but misses. He is hit on the pads, they appeal but the umpire disagrees. Probably landed outside leg. The replays later show that there was some bat involved. |
| 5.3 : Y Chahal to S Iyer, Short and outside off, cut to point. |
| 5.4 : Y Chahal to S Iyer, Loopy and on off, Shreyas makes some room and drives it back to the bowler. |
| 5.5 : Y Chahal to S Iyer, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 5.6 : Y Chahal to S Iyer, Tossed up ball on off, blocked off the front foot. Just a biggie from the over, good comeback by the leggie. 53/1 in the Powerplay! |
| Strategic break. Delhi are cruising at the moment and Bangalore are really looking very ordinary in the field. 97 runs needed more and the way the current pair is batting, this chase very well end soon. Pawan Negi to bowl after the break. |
| 6.1 : P Negi to P Shaw, Quicker one, down the leg side, Shaw tries to flick but misses. It goes off his pads to square leg for a leg bye. |
| 6.2 : P Negi to S Iyer, FOUR! Easy pickings! Negi fires in a flatter delivery down the leg side, Shreyas easily puts it away to the fine leg fence. |
| 6.3 : P Negi to S Iyer, Flighted ball on middle, fuller in length, it's driven back and Negi dives to his left to stop the ball. |
| 6.4 : P Negi to S Iyer, Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 6.5 : P Negi to P Shaw, Quicker one on off, a bit on the shorter side, Prithvi keeps his weight on the back leg and forces it through covers for one. |
| 6.6 : P Negi to S Iyer, Full and on middle, knocked down to long on for one. 8 from the over without taking any risk. |
| Mohammed Siraj is introduced into the attack. |
| 7.1 : M Siraj to S Iyer, Starts his spell with a back of a length ball on off, Shreyas pushes it out with an angled bat to backward point and steals a single. |
| 7.2 : M Siraj to P Shaw, Width on offer outside off, Shaw steers it off his back foot through backward point for one. |
| 7.3 : M Siraj to S Iyer, FOUR! Good shot! Once again the length is short and just outside off, Shreyas uses the depth of his crease to create room and whacks it through backward point for a boundary. |
| 7.4 : M Siraj to S Iyer, Iyer has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 7.5 : M Siraj to S Iyer, Angles in a full ball on off, Shreyas pushes it back a bit uppishly but wide of the bowler. Shaw eyes a run but Kohli is quick to move at mid off and he has to return. |
| 7.6 : M Siraj to S Iyer, Iyer plays it with an angled bat and guides it to third man. One run added to the total. 82 needed off 72 balls. |
| 8.1 : P Negi to S Iyer, Chance of a run out! Missed. A flatter delivery on middle, Shreyas helps it towards mid-wicket and scampers across to the other end. The bowler himself runs to the ball, turns and has a shy at the non-striker's end. Fails to find the stumps. Should have gone to the striker's end. |
| 8.2 : P Negi to P Shaw, OUT! A wicket against the run of play for Bangalore. Negi drops it short and on middle, the pull shot is on but Shaw fails to control it well. It takes the top edge and flies down to deep mid-wicket. A safe catch from Akshdeep Nath and Kohli is seen pumped up. 81 needed off 70 balls. |
| Colin Ingram is the new batsman out in the middle for Delhi. |
| 8.3 : P Negi to C Ingram, Beaten! Skidding away from the batsman outside off, Ingram tries to cut but misses. That was not far from the outside edge. |
| 8.4 : P Negi to C Ingram, Played to the point region by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 8.5 : P Negi to S Iyer, FOUR! Short ball won't fetch you wickets every time. It's outside off and Shreyas slaps it through backward point for a boundary. |
| 8.6 : P Negi to S Iyer, Full and flighted on off, driven back to the bowler who made a partial stop in his followthrough. |
| 9.1 : M Ali to C Ingram, Flighted delivery on off, from 'round the wicket to the left-hander, Colin pushes it to covers. |
| 0.0 : Moeen Ali to roll his arm over. |
| 9.2 : M Ali to C Ingram, A back foot punch towards extra cover where Kohli makes an outstanding diving stop. |
| 9.3 : M Ali to C Ingram, A hint of away spin there from around off, Ingram strides forward to push at it but it takes the outer half of his bat and rolls to backward point. They looks for a run but then Colin is sent back immediately. The keeper breaks the stumps after receiving the ball but the South African is safely in. |
| 9.4 : M Ali to C Ingram, Driven through mid on by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 9.5 : M Ali to S Iyer, FOUR! Nicely played! Floated full ball around off, Iyer gets across the stumps and nicely paddles it down to fine leg for a boundary. Runs continue to come for Delhi. |
| 9.6 : M Ali to S Iyer, Played to the mid-wicket region by the batsman. One run added to the total. |
| 10.1 : P Negi to S Iyer, In the air... SAFE! Shreyas survives. Flatter and shorter ball around leg, Iyer turns inside the crease to pull but it takes the top edge. The ball flies to the left of the keeper who sets off but fails to reach it. |
| 10.2 : P Negi to C Ingram, Quicker one wide outside off, left alone by Colin. |
| 10.3 : P Negi to C Ingram, Wide! Yet another delivery wide outside off, this time it's outside the tramline. Called a wide. |
| P Negi to C Ingram, SIX! Boom! Negi continues to fire it full and wide outside off, Ingram latches onto it and plays a rocketing shot over covers for a maximum. |
| Stumping appeal taken upstairs. Colin Ingram is the man in question. |
| 10.4 : P Negi to C Ingram, Not out! Ingram never left the crease. Loopy and full outside off, Ingram initially shapes up for the paddle shot but after finding the line outside off, he tries playing the late cut by opening the face of the bat. Fails to connect and Patel breaks the stumps before appealing. Referred upstairs but to no use. |
| 10.5 : P Negi to C Ingram, Full and wide outside off, driven through extra cover for a brace. |
| 10.6 : P Negi to C Ingram, FOUR! 14 from the over! This is poor bowling. Short and wide outside off, Ingram rocks back and powers his square cut through the gap between point and short third man. |
| 11.1 : M Ali to S Iyer, Knocks a full ball down through mid on for a run. |
| 11.2 : M Ali to C Ingram, Quicker one on middle, helped off the pads to mid-wicket. |
| 11.3 : M Ali to C Ingram, Full and on middle, driven off the front foot to covers. |
| 11.4 : M Ali to C Ingram, This one skids back into the batsman from around middle, Ingram plays it around off his pads but fails to find the gap yet again. |
| 11.5 : M Ali to C Ingram, On middle, played to square leg. Another dot. |
| 11.6 : M Ali to C Ingram, Rocks back to a short ball and punches it to sweeper cover for a run. |
| Yuzvendra Chahal is back into the attack. |
| 12.1 : Y Chahal to C Ingram, FOUR! 100 comes up for Delhi! A flighted full ball on off, Ingram strides forward and across before bringing out the sweep shot. He makes fine connection and it races away. Negi in the deep rushes across to his right, puts in a valiant dive but fails to pull it back. |
| 12.2 : Y Chahal to C Ingram, Quicker one, around leg, Ingram tries to work it around but fails to connect. |
| 12.3 : Y Chahal to C Ingram, Ingram has played it fine down the leg side. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. |
| 12.4 : Y Chahal to C Ingram, Full and on leg, flicked behind square leg for one. |
| 12.5 : Y Chahal to S Iyer, Wide! Slower through the air, full and wide outside off, Iyer leaves it alone. |
| Y Chahal to S Iyer, Play and a miss! Nice delivery. Floated one landing outside off, Shreyas tries to heave it over the leg side but it spins away to beat the bat. |
| 12.6 : Y Chahal to S Iyer, FOUR! Slapped! Chahal serves it short and wide outside off, Iyer brings out the square cut yet again and slams it with the spin through backward point. 42 needed off 42 balls. |
| 13.1 : M Ali to C Ingram, OUT! Given lbw! The 39-run stand is broken. Moeen delivers a flighted ball in the line of the stumps, Ingram tries to be funky and attempts to play a paddle scoop. Fails to connect and gets hit on the back pad. They appeal and it's a straightforward decision for the umpire. A needless shot, really. |
| 0.0 : Rishabh Pant walks out at number 5. Delhi need 42 off 41 balls. |
| 13.2 : M Ali to R Pant, A slider on off, Pant strides forward in defense and gets it away off the inside edge. It rolls in front of square leg and they cross. |
| 13.3 : M Ali to S Iyer, Fifty for Shreyas Iyer, his 11th in the Indian T20 League. Short in length and outside off, Shreyas cracks it off his back foot through point and sprints back for the second run. A captain's knock here from Iyer. |
| 13.4 : M Ali to S Iyer, Played to the point region by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 13.5 : M Ali to R Pant, Leans forward to a full ball and lofts it over mid off. It lands on the practice pitches in the deep and Southee struggles to stop it after over running a bit. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. |
| 13.6 : M Ali to R Pant, Goes on the back foot and punches it in the direction of the bowler. |
| Navdeep Saini is back on. |
| 14.1 : N Saini to S Iyer, A length ball on off, Shreyas quietly pushes it towards cover-point and pinches a single. Negi has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. They cross for another run. |
| 14.2 : N Saini to S Iyer, Smashes a shortish ball towards point where Negi makes an excellent stop. |
| 14.3 : N Saini to S Iyer, Wide called for height! A bouncer which has gone over the head of the batsman. |
| N Saini to S Iyer, FOUR! Poor fielding effort in the deep by Siraj. Short ball around off, Iyer throws his bat at it and it goes off the outer half to third man. Siraj in the deep makes a complete mess as he lets it through for a boundary. |
| 14.4 : N Saini to S Iyer, The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket. No run. |
| 14.5 : N Saini to S Iyer, A length ball around leg, glanced off his hips by Iyer in front of square leg for one. 28 needed off 31 balls. |
| 14.6 : N Saini to R Pant, Good length ball on middle and off, Pant stays back and just opens the face of his bat to guide it towards third man. A single to end a 9-run over. |
| 15.1 : M Ali to R Pant, FOUR! A mishit really but still the ball speeds away through square leg. Floated one, landing full on off, Pant kneels down for a powerful sweep shot but it takes the inner portion of his blade and finds the fence. |
| 15.2 : M Ali to R Pant, Another mishit. Pant drags a short ball from outside off to mid on for one. |
| 15.3 : M Ali to S Iyer, Flighted and on middle, Iyer gets back and works it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 15.4 : M Ali to R Pant, Charges down the track and chips it over mid on. The ball goes on one bounce to the fielder in the deep and the batsmen cross for a single. |
| 15.5 : M Ali to S Iyer, Flatter and on middle, Shreyas tucks it off his pads but finds mid-wicket. |
| 15.6 : M Ali to S Iyer, Goes on the back foot and punches it to deep cover for a run. 4-0-22-1, Ali has done his job efficiently. |
| Strategic Break - Only a tragic collapse can see Delhi lose this game. They are well on top and require just 19 runs off 24 balls. Bangalore have been listless in the field and it seems they are just waiting for the match to end. |
| 16.1 : Y Chahal to S Iyer, Wide! Chahal misses his line and bowls this one down the leg side. Shreyas looks to flick but misses. Wide signalled. |
| Y Chahal to S Iyer, Short around off, Iyer cuts it to point and gets to the other end. |
| 16.2 : Y Chahal to R Pant, FOUR! Short and wide from Chahal. Asking to be punished. Pant says thank you very much and slashes it through point for a boundary. |
| 16.3 : Y Chahal to R Pant, Floated on leg, Pant sweeps it hard but finds the fielder at short fine leg. |
| 16.4 : Y Chahal to R Pant, Outside off, Pant does not disturb it and leaves it alone. |
| 16.5 : Y Chahal to R Pant, Floated on middle and leg, Pant sweeps it away for a single. |
| 16.6 : Y Chahal to S Iyer, SIX! Stand and deliver stuff from Shreyas Iyer. This has been a great knock from the Delhi skipper. Full on off, Iyer deposits it to the second tier over long off for a maximum. |
| 17.1 : N Saini to R Pant, Short in length on middle, Pant thumps his pull shot to deep square leg for a single. |
| 17.2 : N Saini to S Iyer, A touch short and on middle, Shreyas gets back and works it to the leg side. Finds the fielder in front of square leg. |
| 17.3 : N Saini to S Iyer, OUT! Shreyas Iyer won't be there to finish the game. Nonetheless a superlative knock from the Delhi skipper. Saini hurries up the batsman with a sharp short ball on off, Shreyas tries to pull but only manages a top edge. It loops in the air and Chahal takes a simple catch at covers. |
| Chris Morris is in next. |
| 17.4 : N Saini to C Morris, Greets the new batsman with a bouncer, Morris ducks. |
| 17.5 : N Saini to C Morris, Another sharp short delivery hurries up the batsman. Morris plays a mistimed pull shot in the air and it falls in front of mid on. |
| 17.6 : N Saini to C Morris, OUT! Morris tries to finish it with one big shot but departs without troubling the scorer. A length ball outside off, Chris tries to pump it over mid off but fails to get the desired elevation. A simple catch for AB de Villiers at the edge of the circle. 5 needed off 12 balls. |
| Axar Patel is in next. Mohammad Siraj is back on too. |
| 18.1 : M Siraj to R Pant, Short delivery to begin with and it has been slapped to deep cover for a couple of runs. |
| 18.2 : M Siraj to R Pant, OUT! Hello? Is there something left in this match? Delhi experienced a mega collapse against Punjab, are we in for something similar? 3 runs still needed as Pant departs. Shortish delivery outside off, Rishabh powers it through the line but it goes aerially and straight down Southee's throat at mid off. The Kiwi takes a sharp catch. |
| Rahul Tewatia is the new batsman. |
| 18.3 : M Siraj to R Tewatia, Appeal for a catch! Short in length and wide outside off, Tewatia tries to play the upper cut but misses. |
| 18.4 : M Siraj to R Tewatia, Shortish and outside off, punched to deep cover for one. |
| 18.5 : M Siraj to A Patel, FOUR! Axar finishes it with a boundary. Width on offer outside off, Patel reaches out for it and lifts it over covers for a boundary. DELHI WIN BY 4 WICKETS! |
| A bit of a hiccup towards the end but still a convincing victory for Delhi. They played a near-perfect match today and have handed Bangalore their seventh loss on the trot in the League, sixth this season. Their bowlers set it up nicely by restricting Bangalore to a below-par total and then their batsmen scaled down the target with ease. With this win, Delhi have broken their 2-match losing streak and become the fifth team to have 6 points on the board at the moment. |
| The chase started for Delhi on a wrong note as they lost Shikhar Dhawan for a golden duck but after that Prithvi Shaw and Shreyas Iyer combined to raise a 68-run stand. The former, in particular, took Tim Southee to the cleaners in the third over where Delhi amassed 20 runs. That set the momentum for the run chase and the touring team never looked back. Bangalore was abysmal in the field and the dropped catch of Shreyas Iyer in the first over did cost them big time. Nothing much to write about t |
| Bangalore skipper, Virat Kohli says that 160 was competitive. The pitch was dry but we kept losing wickets and he just wanted to take it deep. He says they did but it was not good enough. Tells that they can't give excuses every game and need to find a way to win. Says he was not happy with the way he got out and feels had he stayed till the end, they could have scored another 25-30 runs which could have made a difference. Feels Shreyas Iyer's dropped catch cost them the game, had it been taken, |
| Prithvi Shaw is now up for a chat. Says that Delhi seem to have made a habit of taking games close. Adds that finishing off matches was one aspect which was discussed in team meetings and hopes that the next contest does not run so deep. On his own form post that 99 against Kolkata, Shaw says that he enjoyed himself even today and wanted to take the onus of scoring runs quickly. On teams attacking him by bowling straight, Prithvi is not too worried about that and says that his main focus is on p |
| Victorious Delhi captain, Shreyas Iyer, says that the pitch was two-paced and really tough to bat on. Adds that he trusted his positive skills and did not want the bowlers to get on top. Stresses that the cut shot is his strength but he also focused on keeping the strike rotating by taking singles here and there. Reckons that Bangalore were 10-15 runs short and praises Kagiso Rabada on his bowling today. Is not too happy with the way Delhi achieved this win and wants the other batsmen to come go |
| Man of the Match, Kagiso Rabada says that it's been a weird tournament for them as a team but he is glad that today it worked for him. Adds that he just tries to execute simple skills and bowl it in the decent areas. Mentions that he just backs himself and states that he is always there for his team. Tells that he tries to execute his skills at the start and at the death. |
| That's all from this match. Yet another loss for Bangalore and they are just refusing to turn up as a team. We now switch our attention to the next game of the evening between Kolkata and Rajasthan. See you soon. Cheers! |
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