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Bangalore vs Delhi Live Commentary, Match 19, Indian Premier League, 2020, October 5, 2020

DC 196/4 (20)
Delhi Capitals beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 59 runs
RCB 137/9 (20)
Match over
Delhi Capitals Inning Royal Challengers Bangalore Inning
0.0 : It is week number 3 in the Indian T20 League with Bangalore meeting Delhi in Dubai! It is a Delhi lad playing against Delhi's boys. Yes, a lad born in Delhi, but captaining Bangalore meets Shreyas Iyer's Delhi. One is starting to get consistent while the other has been second to none in terms of consistency in this edition. Let's hope for a cracking piece of action!
We start the day with a couple of bad snippets. AMIT MISHRA AND BHUVNESHWAR KUMAR have been ruled out of the 2020 Indian T20 League for Delhi and Hyderabad respectively. Mishra hurt his finger while trying to take a return catch while bowling against Kolkata and it has been discovered that the leggie has been diagnosed with a tendon injury on his bowling finger. Bhuvi sustained a hip injury in the game against Chennai and will not feature further in this tournament. We wish both of them a speedy
PITCH REPORT - Kevin Pietersen expects it to be a bit slower and will assist the slower bowlers. If the fast bowlers give width to the batsmen or bowl short, they are going to be hit. This was the same deck used for the game between Chennai and Punjab, hence one could expect it to be a touch on the slower side.
TOSS -  Time for the spin of the coin. Virat Kohli is the home captain. He calls Heads and it is a Head. BANGALORE WILL CHASE.
Bangalore (Playing XI) - Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers (WK), Moeen Ali (IN FOR ADAM ZAMPA), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Isuru Udana, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj (IN FOR GURKEERAT SINGH MANN) and Yuzvendra Chahal.
Delhi captain, Shreyas Iyer, says that he has been playing well but today is another day. Feels that the team is in good shape as some batsman or the other comes in and contributes. Feels happy to have bowlers like Rabada and Nortje who follow their own set of routines and put their hands up. Feels honoured to be playing alongside them. On the team changes, Shreyas says that Axar Patel comes in for the injured Amit Mishra, who will miss the entire season.
Bangalore skipper, Virat Kohli, says that it is the same pitch as last night (which hosted the Chennai-Punjab clash) and it played beautifully, hence the reason. Expects dew to play a factor as well, which he witnessed in Bangalore's game against Mumbai at this venue. On the team changes, Kohli says that Adam Zampa has been troubled by a stomach bug for the last two games and the previous afternoon match got him dehydrated. So he says, unfortunately, Zampa misses out and is replaced by a foreign
Delhi (Playing XI) - Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel (IN FOR AMIT MISHRA), Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje.
The umpires walk out to the middle. Kohli has his team in a huddle. The huddle disperses and out walks the pair of Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw. Isuru Udana it shall be to start off proceedings. Shaw to face. A slip in place. Here we go for the battle for the place at the top of the table.
0.1 : Isuru Udana to Prithvi Shaw, Full and around leg, Shaw gets across to flick but misses. The ball goes off his pads to the leg side and a leg bye is taken.
0.2 : Isuru Udana to Shikhar Dhawan, A length ball, again sliding down, flicked towards fine leg for a single.
0.3 : Isuru Udana to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! This bloke has all the shots in the book. 124 ks is simply not good enough for a guy of this quality. Too short and it is pulled through mid-wicket.
0.4 : Isuru Udana to Prithvi Shaw, Better. The natural angle from the left-hander, gets it to slant across the right-hander, forces Shaw to go for the cover drive and then moves the ball away to beat him.
0.5 : Isuru Udana to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Slower ball, picked and put away. Full, around leg, Shaw flicks it uppishly. But it is in the gap, wide of mid on, to his right and races to the long on fence.
0.6 : Isuru Udana to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! 14 from the opening over! Delhi are off to a flying start. Another ordinary delivery. A short ball, down the leg side, Shaw swivels and pulls it over square leg!
A spinner? A pacer? Who will it be to share the new ball with Udana? Washington Sundar. He had a wonderful Powerplay with the ball against Mumbai.
1.1 : Washington Sundar to Shikhar Dhawan, Full and around leg, flicked towards mid on.
1.2 : Washington Sundar to Shikhar Dhawan, Fired in, outside leg, Dhawan looks to slog but misses and is hit on the body.
1.3 : Washington Sundar to Shikhar Dhawan, Down the leg side, helped through square leg for a single.
1.4 : Washington Sundar to Prithvi Shaw, Full and around middle, pushed with a straight bat towards long on for a single.
1.5 : Washington Sundar to Shikhar Dhawan, Lovely bowling. Sundar sees Dhawan move quite a long way to the leg side and slows this up and bowls it wide outside off. Dhawan has to reach out as he looks to go inside out but misses.
1.6 : Washington Sundar to Shikhar Dhawan, Change of pace, a quicker one now, worked wide of mid on for a run.
Here's Navdeep Saini.
2.1 : Navdeep Saini to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Half volley combined with too much width outside off. It is a warm-up delivery and not a great start for a fast bowler. Bread and butter for Shikhar Dhawan as he drives this through the covers.
2.2 : Navdeep Saini to Shikhar Dhawan, Around middle and leg, turned through mid-wicket for three runs. The pace reads 146 ks but this was whipped nonchalantly.
2.3 : Navdeep Saini to Prithvi Shaw, Gone, is it? Ahhh... not quite. Full and outside off, Shaw drives this uppishly and it lands JUST short of Virat Kohli at short extra cover. Immediate reaction from us was that it was a catch.
2.5 : Navdeep Saini to Prithvi Shaw, Around middle, pushed straight to mid on.
2.4 : Navdeep Saini to Prithvi Shaw, SIX! Goodness me. No one is going to catch this, for sure! Full and wide outside off, Shaw reaches out, is off balance but still, manages to carve this over cover!
2.6 : Navdeep Saini to Prithvi Shaw, A short ball now, 145 kph, Prithvi swivels and pulls this towards Isuru Udana at deep square leg for a single. 14 from the over! Shaw moves to 20 from 10 balls.
3.1 : Washington Sundar to Prithvi Shaw, Oopss... ALMOST A CATCH! Around middle, Shaw looks to flick but the ball goes off something to the leg side. AB de Villiers behind the wickets rushes forward to dive but cannot get there! Ultra Edge detects a spike when the ball goes past the glove. It hit his chest and then lobbed in the air but fell down safely.
3.2 : Washington Sundar to Prithvi Shaw, Around middle and leg, worked through mid-wicket for a single.
3.3 : Washington Sundar to Shikhar Dhawan, Around leg, worked through mid-wicket for a run.
3.4 : Washington Sundar to Prithvi Shaw, Fullish, around middle, swept but straight to square leg.
3.5 : Washington Sundar to Prithvi Shaw, Around leg stump, pushed down to long on, past the diving bowler, to his right, for a run.
3.6 : Washington Sundar to Shikhar Dhawan, The arm ball, down the leg side, tucked behind square leg for one more.
Yuzvendra Chahal to bowl now.
4.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shikhar Dhawan, Tossed up, around middle and leg, pushed uppishly, just wide of a diving Chahal, to his left, towards long on for a single.
4.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! POUNDED! Bad bowling. That's just too short. A half-pitcher, outside the off stump, Shaw goes back and punches it through the covers.
4.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Prithvi Shaw, SIX! Well, that's exactly what Chahal and Kohli want Shaw to do but the batsman has nailed this one. Floated, outside off, turning away, Prithvi gets down on a knee, reaches out and slogs this over long on!
The box of balls comes out. We have seen that plenty of times this season already.
4.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Prithvi Shaw, RUN OUT CHANCE! Chahal smiles. Shaw works this to the leg side and sets off for a single. Chahal gets across, looks to pick the ball up and throw at the bowler's end but fumbles. Had he picked the ball up and had a shy, who knows...
4.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Nicely played. Full and around middle, spinning in, Dhawan sweeps this with the spin over square leg and beats the fielder in the deep to his left.
4.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shikhar Dhawan, Comes down the track and flicks it to the right of that fielder at deep square leg. Returns for two. 18 from the over!
5.1 : Washington Sundar to Prithvi Shaw, In the air..but safe! Sundar bowls a flatter one around middle, Shaw plays this slightly uppishly back towards the bowler but it just drops short of Sundar. 
5.2 : Washington Sundar to Prithvi Shaw, Flatter ball around middle, Shaw pulls this one towards the deep square leg region and the batters run across for two runs before the fielder cleans up in the deep. 
5.3 : Washington Sundar to Prithvi Shaw, Another short ball around middle, Shaw pulls this one hard towards the square leg region and will collect another couple. Great running and batting by these two. 
5.4 : Washington Sundar to Prithvi Shaw, EDGY FOUR! Not the shot Shaw wanted to play but he will accept this nonetheless. Flatter ball around leg, Shaw looks to sweep this one but it comes off his top edge and goes over de Villiers and it will race away to the fence at fine leg for a boundary.
5.5 : Washington Sundar to Prithvi Shaw, Floated around middle, Shaw sweeps this one towards square leg for a single run.
5.6 : Washington Sundar to Shikhar Dhawan, Flatter ball around middle to finish and Dhawan flicks this off his back foot towards the square leg region for another single. Delhi have started off really well and have amassed 63 runs without losing a wicket at the end of the Powerplay.
Time for an early DRINKS break. Delhi have begun well here, attacking almost every bowler except Sundar. The reason for that has been Sundar barely gives room to the batsmen to capitalize. But now, with the field spread, the spinners will back themselves to pick wickets. Watch out for Moeen Ali who has an uncanny knack of the same.
Mohammed Siraj is into the attack.
6.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Shikhar Dhawan, Back of a length ball around middle, Dhawan gets under it but it only bounces a few paces away, Shaw comes running in for the single but is sent back by Dhawan. Siraj has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. 
6.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Not a great start by Siraj and Dhawan welcomes him with some style! This is another half-pitcher around middle, Dhawan pulls this one hard and it will cross the fence at deep mid-wicket. Cracking.
6.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Shikhar Dhawan, On a good length outside off, Dhawan works this towards the cover region for a single.
6.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Prithvi Shaw, OUT! CAUGHT! Siraj has struck for Bangalore and the very dangerous Shaw will walk back now. This is the start Kohli wanted from Siraj when he handed him the ball and he has not disappointed. Siraj dishes a back of a length ball around middle and leg, Shaw looks for the pull but it comes off his gloves and de Villiers with the gloves does no wrong. Shaw will be mighty disappointed as he would have wanted to go big and continue but he will have to walk back.
6.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! BANG! What a shot to play to start off by Iyer! Short of a good length ball around leg, Iyer flicks this fine towards the deep square leg region and the timing is sweet and will fetch him a boundary.
6.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Shreyas Iyer, BUMPER! Siraj goes for the bouncer this time and Iyer ducks under this one and leaves it alone.
7.1 : Washington Sundar to Shikhar Dhawan, Flatter outside off, Dhawan works this one towards the point fielder.
7.2 : Washington Sundar to Shikhar Dhawan, Loopy around middle, Shikhar works this back towards Sundar.
7.3 : Washington Sundar to Shikhar Dhawan, Another dot! Flatter ball around middle, Dhawan works this towards the cover region off his back foot.
7.4 : Washington Sundar to Shikhar Dhawan, Short ball around middle, Dhawan flicks this towards the square leg region to run across for the single.
7.5 : Washington Sundar to Shreyas Iyer, Another short ball around middle and leg, Iyer flicks this off his pads towards the man at short fine leg and they scamper through for the single as the fielder has a shy at the bowler's end and strikes but the man was in.
7.6 : Washington Sundar to Shikhar Dhawan, Another great spell by Sundar! Dhawan works this towards the leg side for a single. 
0.0 : Captain Shreyas Iyer walks in at number 3, replacing Shaw.
8.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Shikhar Dhawan, On a good length around off, Dhawan works this down the ground but the man at mid off dives well and stops this one. One run taken. 
8.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Shreyas Iyer, A misfield could have fetched Delhi a run but they decide not to. Good length around middle, Iyer flicks this to the man at mid-wicket and he fumbles but the batters don't go for the single.
8.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Shreyas Iyer, Short of a good length ball around middle and leg again, Iyer flicks this towards the square leg area to exchange ends with Dhawan. 
8.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Shikhar Dhawan, BOUNCER! Siraj sees Dhawan coming down the track and he does well to bowl this bouncer. Dhawan just ducks under this one. 
8.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Shikhar Dhawan, Back of a length delivery around leg, Dhawan flicks this uppishly towards the deep square leg region but it lands safe and the batters take a single.
8.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Shreyas Iyer, That is a fine yorker. Around off, Iyer backs away, almost misses it but manages to dig it out to the off side.
Delhi coach, Ricky Ponting, is up for a chat. Is happy with the start given by his team and says that the focus in their last 2 games has been to get a good and quick score in the Powerplay. Revels in the class of Prithvi Shaw and his strengths against spin and pace. On Shaw changing his technique slightly, Ponting observes that but says that as a coach, you don't want to look too much into things. He adds that Shaw himself has decided to stand more on off stump and whatever works best for him s
9.1 : Isuru Udana to Shikhar Dhawan, Bowls a full length ball around middle and leg, Dhawan works this back towards Udana and it comes off his foot and goes towards the man at mid off. A single taken. 
0.0 : Isuru Udana is back on. 1-0-13-0 so far.
9.2 : Isuru Udana to Shreyas Iyer, Back of a length ball around leg, Iyer hops and gets under the ball and works it towards the square leg region for another single.
9.3 : Isuru Udana to Shikhar Dhawan, A slower one this time outside off, Dhawan waits for it and slams it over the cover region but the timing is not quite right as Finch runs in and cuts this one off. The batters collect a couple.
9.4 : Isuru Udana to Shikhar Dhawan, OUT! CAUGHT! The team in red are ecstatic and why not as well? They were on the back foot in the Powerplay but they have done well to remove the two openers. Udana strikes and the gamble to bring him on now has worked out for Kohli. Udana dishes a good length ball around middle, Dhawan makes some room and lofts this one towards the long on region but his timing is not the best on this occasion as it is straight down the throat of the man. Moeen Ali will not dr
Rishabh Pant walks in next, at number 4, replacing Dhawan.
9.5 : Isuru Udana to Shreyas Iyer, Short of a good length ball around leg, Iyer flicks this to the leg side to collect a single.
9.6 : Isuru Udana to Rishabh Pant, Full length on middle, Pant walks a step and flicks this towards deep mid-wicket and they run well to come back for the second run. 
10.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shreyas Iyer, Flatter ball outside off, Iyer cuts this one but will find the man at point.
10.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shreyas Iyer, Loopy ball outside off, Iyer works this one towards the deep cover region to fetch a single for Delhi.
10.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Rishabh Pant, Flighted ball around off, Pant nudges this down towards the long off region for a single.
10.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shreyas Iyer, Loopy around off, Iyer lofts this one over the over the bowler's head down towards the long off region to collect a single.
10.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Rishabh Pant, Flatter on middle and off, Pant tucks it to mid-wicket.
10.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Rishabh Pant, Loopy ball around leg, Pant sweeps this one straight to the fielder at short fine leg.
11.1 : Moeen Ali to Shreyas Iyer, Floated around off, Iyer works it towards the long on region to collect a single.
11.2 : Moeen Ali to Rishabh Pant, Flatter around middle, Pant flicks this to the leg side for a single run.
0.0 : Yuzvendra Chahal returns. 1-0-18-0 so far.
11.3 : Moeen Ali to Shreyas Iyer, OUT! CAUGHT! What a catch this one is! Absolute blinder! He knew that his balance was off so he throws the ball up and comes back inside from the ropes and takes this one. They have scalped the captain of Delhi and this is the big fish. He was dangerous in the previous game but will have to walk back this time around. Loopy ball around off, Iyer comes down the track and lofts this towards the deep mid-wicket region but it does not have the distance required as Pa
11.4 : Moeen Ali to Rishabh Pant, Loopy around off, Pant drives this through the cover region to collect a single.
11.5 : Moeen Ali to Marcus Stoinis, Flatter around middle, Stoinis works this towards the deep mid-wicket region and the batters will collect a couple before the fielder cuts it off.
11.6 : Moeen Ali to Marcus Stoinis, Flatter around leg, Stoinis flicks this off his pads to the square leg region for a single. Top over by Moeen Ali as he concedes only 6 runs and scalps a wicket too.
0.0 : Moeen Ali is here!
12.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Marcus Stoinis, IN THE AIR BUT SAFE! Chahal bowls a flighted ball around off, Stoinis plays this back uppishly back towards Chahal and he jumps but it goes just over his hands. The batsmen take a single.
12.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! If Pant decides to get going then things will become difficult for Bangalore. This is a great strike. Loopy ball around off, Pant gets on his knees and slog sweeps this one towards the deep mid-wicket fence for four runs.
12.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Rishabh Pant, Flatter around leg, Pant flicks but will find the fielder at short mid-wicket.
12.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Rishabh Pant, Short ball around middle, Pant flicks this one to the leg side for a single run.
0.0 : Marcus Stoinis walks in at number 5, replacing his captain Iyer. Delhi are in a bit of trouble here.
12.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Marcus Stoinis, Tossed up ball around off, Stoinis dances down the track and plays it slightly uppish to the right of Chahal and he dives but cannot scalp this one. The batsmen take a single run. 
12.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Rishabh Pant, Good bowling by Chahal as he saw Pant coming down the ground and dished a flat ball around leg, Pant flicks this to the square leg region to retain the strike for the next over.
13.1 : Moeen Ali to Rishabh Pant, Short ball around middle, Pant flicks this towards mid-wicket for a single. 
13.2 : Moeen Ali to Marcus Stoinis, Flatter ball around off, spinning into the batter, Stoinis makes room and works it back towards Moeen. 
13.3 : Moeen Ali to Marcus Stoinis, SIX! That is a brilliant shot! Power! Flatter around off, Stoinis transfers all the weight on his back foot and heaves this over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. 
13.4 : Moeen Ali to Marcus Stoinis, On middle, Stoinis works this to the long on region for one run. 
13.5 : Moeen Ali to Rishabh Pant, Flighted ball outside off, Pant drives this down the ground towards the long off region to exchange ends with Marcus.
13.6 : Moeen Ali to Marcus Stoinis, WIDE! Ali bowls this way outside off. Stoinis leaves it alone. Wided.
Moeen Ali to Marcus Stoinis, WIDE! Another one as he looked for the wide full delivery but this too is outside the tramline as the umpire flexes his arms to call this as wide.
Moeen Ali to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Stoinis is looking in good touch so far and it will be tough to stop him once he gets going. Ali goes for a loopy delivery around off and middle, Stoinis lofts this one nonchalantly over the bowler's head for a boundary.
Navdeep Saini is back on. 1-0-14-0 so far.
14.1 : Navdeep Saini to Rishabh Pant, On a good length around leg, Pant looks to flick this but misses and it comes off his pads to the off side. The batters collect a leg bye. Saini has a tame appeal but the umpire is not interested. 
0.0 : DRINKS BREAK. Well, that last Moeen over has given Delhi a sniff at a big score, hasn't it? 6 overs to go. Can they cross 180? If one of Stoinis or Pant bats through, they might even get to 200. Crucially, Chahal has been wicketless so far. Can Bangalore fight back?
14.2 : Navdeep Saini to Marcus Stoinis, Great delivery! He bowls a yorker outside off, Stoinis gets under it and pushes it towards the cover region. 
14.3 : Navdeep Saini to Marcus Stoinis, SIX! Saini goes for the back of a length ball and it was just around off, enough room for Stoinis to hammer this over the mid-wicket region for a six. He is playing a lot of powerful shots tonight. 
14.4 : Navdeep Saini to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! He has not timed this one well but it has enough timing to cross the fence down the ground! Goes for a good length ball around off, Stoinis works this over the bowler's head and it will cross the fence for four runs. 
14.5 : Navdeep Saini to Marcus Stoinis, NO BALL AND A FREE HIT! He bowls this full toss which is above the waist height and hits Marcus's gloves and it comes off the same towards the leg side. This is clearly a no ball and a free hit as well.
The Hulk is an angry man. Stoinis has got hit on the knuckles and that is his bowling arm as well. The ball was pacy, bowled around 145 kph, so it will hurt. Out comes the physio.
Navdeep Saini to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Muscled from Stoinis! What a shot! On a full length outside off, Stoinis lofts this over the backward point fielder and he jumps but it goes over his hands into the ropes. 
14.6 : Navdeep Saini to Marcus Stoinis, DROPPED! This would have been the end for Stoinis but he survives and Bangalore might regret dropping this catch! Saini bowls a full toss around middle, Stoinis lofts this one towards the deep mid-wicket region and the fielders have a moment of confusion there and this one is dropped by Chahal. The batters collect a single.
15.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Welcome back into the attack! Full and outside off, Stoinis leans and drives this through the covers for a boundary!
0.0 : Mohammed Siraj is back on. 2-0-12-1 so far.
Stoinis is a pretty cool customer. He doesn't get flustered or angry just like that.
15.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Marcus Stoinis, Smashes this through the covers for a single.
15.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Rishabh Pant, Full and outside off, hammered away but finds the cover fielder.
15.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Rishabh Pant, Around middle, swung down to long on for a run to bring up the 50-RUN STAND.
15.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Marcus Stoinis, Nice running. Stoinis tucks this through square leg with soft hands and hares back for the second.
15.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Marcus Stoinis, A short ball, pulled to deep mid-wicket for a run.
16.1 : Navdeep Saini to Marcus Stoinis, A length ball, around off, swung towards deep mid-wicket for a couple. The Hulk moves to 41 from 19 balls.
16.2 : Navdeep Saini to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Very well played. A length ball, around off, Stoinis gets across and heaves it through mid-wicket. It is in the gap and splits the fielders in the deep!
16.3 : Navdeep Saini to Marcus Stoinis, RUN OUT CHANCE MUFFED. A low full toss, outside off, Marcus works this through mid-wicket. He wants the second but Pant is in no mood to run. The Hulk is gone for all money as Devdutt Padikkal throws it at the bowler's end but Virat Kohli, of all the players, fumbles it!
16.4 : Navdeep Saini to Rishabh Pant, SIX! This is what he can do. A length ball, around middle, Pant lofts this as clean as a whistle and clears the fence at long on!
16.5 : Navdeep Saini to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Poor bowling. On middle and leg, Pant shuffles across and works it to the right of short fine leg!
16.6 : Navdeep Saini to Rishabh Pant, Thumps this into the ground over a leaping Saini, towards long on for a run.
17.1 : Isuru Udana to Rishabh Pant, Bowls a full toss outside off, Pant reaches out and works this towards deep point for a single.
17.2 : Isuru Udana to Marcus Stoinis, WIDE! Udana looks to keep this away from Stoinis but he bowls this way outside off, Stoinis leaves this alone and it is wided.
Isuru Udana to Marcus Stoinis, On a full length around off, Stoinis works this one to the fielder at covers for a single.
17.3 : Isuru Udana to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Pant has smacked this one! Pant is closing in on his 50! He bowls a slower good length ball outside off, Pant lofts this over the cover region and it will cross the fence for a boundary.
17.4 : Isuru Udana to Rishabh Pant, LEG BYES! On a full length outside off, Pant shuffles and looks to sweep this but misses and it comes off his pads towards the keeper. The batters scamper through for the single as de Villiers has a shy at the stumps but misses. 
17.5 : Isuru Udana to Marcus Stoinis, Full length ball around off, Stoinis digs this out towards the cover region and they run quick and hard for the single run.
17.6 : Isuru Udana to Rishabh Pant, Slapped by Pant but will find the fielder in the deep point region for a single. Can Delhi cross the 200-run barrier?
Kohli goes for Mohammed Siraj to bowl the 19th over. Saini has gone for 48 in his 3.
18.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Rishabh Pant, NO BALL, SIX! My word, how has Pant hit that? A beamer first up, right at the body. Now, Pant has premeditated that and is ready for the paddle. He gets a high full toss, so first, he has to protect himself and then, try to score of that. Manages to get that shot out and clears the fine leg fence!
Mohammed Siraj to Rishabh Pant, Naahh... unnecessary. A slower ball from Siraj, had Pant played an orthodox shot, he could have got a boundary. But he went for the reverse paddle and missed it.
18.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Rishabh Pant, WIDE. Slipped down the leg side, Rishabh misses his flick.
Mohammed Siraj to Rishabh Pant, OUT! BOWLED! Siraj gets another wicket. His second. Another off-pace ball, Pant looks to swing but is months early into the shot. The ball takes the inside edge and rattles the stumps. End of a terrific 89-run stand which might prove to be match-winning.
Shimron Hetmyer walks in.
18.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Shimron Hetmyer, Swing and a miss! Or is it? A length ball, outside off, Hetmyer swings but misses. There is no appeal from AB de Villiers but Virat Kohli at one of the boundary ropes, comes charging in to appeal. Now, Siraj starts to appeal as well. But the umpire is unmoved. Kohli looks at his bowler and says, 'AWAAZ AAYA!' meaning, 'I heard a noise!' But AB de Villiers, the keeper, shakes his head and Kohli decides against the review.
18.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Shimron Hetmyer, A bouncer now, Shimron lets it go, expecting it to be called a wide but it is legal.
18.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Shimron Hetmyer, Works this to the leg side for a run.
18.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Stoinis, Stoinis, Stoinis! His second half century this season. Full and outside off, Marcus gets a long way across and whips this over square leg to find the fence! 13 from the over, Siraj finishes with figures of 4-0-34-2.
19.1 : Isuru Udana to Shimron Hetmyer, Full and outside off, lofted down to long off for a single.
19.2 : Isuru Udana to Marcus Stoinis, Gets across his stumps, looks to paddle but misses and is hit on the pads. Udana appeals for LBW but the impact is well outside off. The ball goes to short fine leg and a leg bye is taken.
19.3 : Isuru Udana to Shimron Hetmyer, SIX! PUMMELED! That is the strength of Hetmyer. A length ball, around middle, Shimron swings this cleanly over mid-wicket!
19.4 : Isuru Udana to Shimron Hetmyer, Low full toss outside off, carved over cover for a run.
19.5 : Isuru Udana to Marcus Stoinis, Yorker, around middle, drilled down to long on for a run.
19.6 : Isuru Udana to Shimron Hetmyer, Full and wide outside off, Shimron reaches out and gets it over cover. The batsmen return for the second. The throw comes in to the keeper but it is a bit wide. However, AB de Villiers collects and back-flicks it back at the stumps at the striker's end. Misses. Had he hit, Hetmyer was a goner. DELHI FINISH ON 196/4!
So Delhi have posted their highest total against Bangalore in the League. 53 runs came in the last 4 overs. But this is not just the back end. It was a good batting display from Delhi overall.
The Powerplay was always going to be critical on a slow deck. Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan got Delhi off to a beautiful start. Respected the bowling for a little while and then capitalized, putting the pressure on the bowlers. However, after a 68-run opening stand, Delhi lost track a touch, slipping to 90/3. The run-rate was decelerating and it was a tensed period. However, it was Bangalore who fumbled. A couple of catches went down, few run outs missed and Stoinis capitalized. He and Pant ad
Bangalore will be disappointed with their bowling. Or, Delhi played them smartly. They saw off Sundar in the Powerplay and then attacked Chahal and Saini. Saini had an off day while Chahal was wicketless. That put pressure on the other bowlers with the exception of Siraj whose 2/34 in 4 overs kept Delhi under 200. But the fielders let their bowlers down.
197 to win then. Never easy to chase above 170 in Dubai. But Chennai did it last night. Dew becomes a factor. However, Rabada and Nortje are in good form. So is Kohli in run chases. Promises for a riveting run chase!
Prithvi Shaw is up for a chat. Shaw says that in team meetings, there were discussions about maximising the Powerplay and get close to 45 or 50. Praises Stoinis and Pant for finishing well and Dhawan too. On his batting, Prithvi says that he just waited for the bad ball and punished it. Admits that the ball was gripping a touch and coming slowly off the surface but nothing alarming. On the advice given to him by the management, PS says that the main thing he has changed in his batting is to calm
0.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Devdutt Padikkal, On a good length around off, Padikkal pushes this off to the cover region to get off the mark straightaway! 
0.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Aaron Finch, WIDE! Rabada bowls a good length ball down the leg side, Finch looks to flick but misses. Wided.
Kagiso Rabada to Aaron Finch, DROPPED! This was going to be such an easy catch but Rabada has dropped this one. There are no excuses for this one. Iyer will be disappointed with this. On a good length around middle, Finch plays it uppishly towards Rabada but he makes a meal of this and drops this one.
0.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Aaron Finch, On middle, Finch works it to the man at mid-wicket. 
0.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Aaron Finch, 1 run, that is flicked off the back foot for a run.
0.0 : We are back for the run chase. Aaron Finch and Devdutt Padikkal are the openers for Bangalore. Kagiso Rabada will start off proceedings. Padikkal to face. Here we go...
0.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Devdutt Padikkal, Back of a length delivery outside off, Devdutt guides this one towards the third man region for a single.
0.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Aaron Finch, EDGED BUT DROPPED! Finch gets a second life by the looks of things. On a good length around off, Finch looks to drive but it kisses his outside edge and goes towards the first slip fielder but it drops just short of him. 
1.1 : Anrich Nortje to Aaron Finch, FOUR! Slapped! Finch gets going. Back of a length ball outside off, Finch creams this one through the covers for a boundary. 
0.6 : Anrich Nortje to bowl from the other end.
1.2 : Anrich Nortje to Aaron Finch, WIDE! Nortje goes for the back of a length ball outside off, Finch reaches out to cut this one but misses. It is wided.
Anrich Nortje to Aaron Finch, On a good length around middle, Finch works this one with the full face of the bat towards the man at covers.
1.3 : Anrich Nortje to Aaron Finch, EDGED BUT DROPPED AGAIN! Finch gets his third life now. He is living on some luck tonight. Bowls a good length ball outside off, Finch looks to loft this one over the cover region but it knicks his outside edge and goes towards the first slip and it does not seem to catch this well as it is dropped. The batters take a couple.
1.4 : Anrich Nortje to Aaron Finch, On middle, Finch works this back towards Nortje who does well to half-stop this and it goes towards the cover region. A single taken.
1.5 : Anrich Nortje to Devdutt Padikkal, Short ball around middle, Padikkal hops and gets under it and works it towards the leg side for a single.
1.6 : Anrich Nortje to Aaron Finch, LEG BYE! On a good length around leg, Finch looks to flick but misses and it comes off his pads to the leg side. The batters collect a leg bye. 
2.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Aaron Finch, Floated around middle, Finch flicks this off his back foot towards the mid-wicket region for a couple.
2.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Aaron Finch, Loopy around middle, Finch nudges this towards the square leg region to run across for the single.
2.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Devdutt Padikkal, Flatter outside off, Padikkal looked to cut this one but missed it altogether.
2.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Devdutt Padikkal, Flatter around off, Devdutt works this back towards the right of the bowler and they will take a single.
2.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Aaron Finch, Short ball around middle, Finch flicks this one to the square leg region for a single.
2.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Devdutt Padikkal, OUT! CAUGHT! The move to bring Ashwin at the start has paid off and Iyer will be pleased with his decision. Padikkal looks for the big one and he perishes looking for the same. The young man has looked really good in this tournament but he fails to make a mark in this game. Ashwin bowls a loopy ball around off, Padikkal looks to go big over the deep mid-wicket area but he does not time it well enough as the bottom hand comes off the handle. The fi
Virat Kohli, the skipper, is the new batsman in.
3.1 : Axar Patel to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Kohli starts off with a bang! The drive is his shot and he brings it out! Loopy ball outside off, Kohli drives this one handsomely through the cover region to collect four runs.
3.2 : Axar Patel to Virat Kohli, On middle, Virat flicks this to the leg side and will collect a single.
3.3 : Axar Patel to Aaron Finch, LEG BYE! This one comes off Finch's pads towards the leg side as this one was aroud leg. The batters collect a leg bye.
3.5 : Axar Patel to Virat Kohli, Floated around off, Virat works this to the cover region for a single.
3.4 : Axar Patel to Virat Kohli, NOT OUT! Kohli is safe! This is a loopy one around off, Kohli looks to defend this one but misses and the keeper collects and whips the bails off. Pant appeals for a stumping and it is referred upstairs. Replays show that Kohli was inside the crease.
3.6 : Axar Patel to Aaron Finch, OUT! CAUGHT! Finch's luck can only ride him so far and he will have to walk back to the pavilion now. He looked to defend this one but knicked it off instead. He was given lifelines and should have punished Delhi for the same but he goes back doing not a lot to dent Delhi's hopes of losing this game. Axar bowls a loopy ball around off, spinning away, Finch looks to defend this one but he misses and it kisses his outside edge and Pant makes no mistake in taking thi
4.1 : Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Kohli flicks this one well and Bangalore need some more of these. On a full length around leg, Kolhi flicks this one off his pads towards the deep square leg region to collect four runs. 
0.0 : AB de Villiers is the next batsman in. Harshal Patel is into the attack.
4.2 : Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli, On middle, Kohli blocks this one back towards the bowlers.
4.3 : Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli, On a good length around off, Kohli nudges this towards the point region and they run very quick and make it and collect a single. The running between these two will be something to look out for. 
4.4 : Harshal Patel to AB de Villiers, Back of a length around middle, de Villiers flicks this one towards the man at square leg for a quick single. 
4.5 : Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli, Good length ball outside off, Kohli opens up the face of his bat and cuts this one towards the man at third man for a single.
4.6 : Harshal Patel to AB de Villiers, FOUR! This was in the air but luckily for de Villiers and Bangalore it will run away to the fence. On a good length around off, de Villiers slams this one slightly uppish past the man at mid off for a boundary. 
5.1 : Anrich Nortje to Virat Kohli, On middle, Kohli flicks this one towards the fielder at short fine leg to collect a single run.
5.2 : Anrich Nortje to AB de Villiers, On a good length around middle, de Villiers works this well but it will find the man at mid on. Well played but unfortunately for him it went straight to the fielder.
5.3 : Anrich Nortje to AB de Villiers, Could this have been the end of Bangalore? If this hit the stumps, Virat Kohli would have been a goner. On middle, de Villiers works this to the man at mid on and Kohli bolted off for the single but ABD sends him back. The fielder has a shy at the non-striker's end but misses. A direct hit would have sent him back. 
5.4 : Anrich Nortje to AB de Villiers, FOUR! ABD has slammed this! This is bowled on a good length around off, ABD slams this one over the cover region fine and it will cross the fence for a boundary. 
5.5 : Anrich Nortje to AB de Villiers, OUT! CAUGHT! Is this good night for Bangalore? They have lost their Mr. 360 AB de Villiers and now things are looking a bit rough for Bangalore. This is a big wicket for Delhi. Short of a length ball around off, de Villiers looks to pull but gets a top edge and it goes towards mid on. Dhawan settles under this one and takes a good catch to send back de Villiers. 
Moeen Ali is the new man in.
5.6 : Anrich Nortje to Virat Kohli, Short ball around off, Virat sways away and lets it be. Bangalore are at 43/3 at the end of the Powerplay.
6.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Moeen Ali, Loopy ball on middle, Ali looks to defend but it takes the inside edge and it goes towards the leg side and the batters run across for the single.
6.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Virat Kohli, On middle, Kohli pushes this towards the long on region for a single.
6.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Moeen Ali, Quick ball around off, Ali works this towards the cover region.
6.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Moeen Ali, Loopy ball on middle, Ali looks to defend but it takes the inside edge and it goes towards the leg side for a single.
6.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Moeen Ali, FOUR! Moeen Ali has played this one very well. He will be looking to step up now along with Kohli. Loopy on middle, Ali sweeps this one fine towards the deep square leg region for a boundary.
6.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Moeen Ali, On off, Ali defends this one out.
7.1 : Axar Patel to Virat Kohli, Flatter around leg, Kohli looks to work this one but it hits his pads.
0.0 : Axar Patel is back on.
7.2 : Axar Patel to Virat Kohli, Quicker and flatter around middle, Kohli works this to the mid-wicket region.
7.3 : Axar Patel to Virat Kohli, Flatter outside off, Kohli punches this one to the cover region to collect a single run.
7.4 : Axar Patel to Moeen Ali, Short ball on middle, Ali comes down the track and flicks this one towards the square leg region for a single.
7.5 : Axar Patel to Virat Kohli, Short ball outside off, Kohli looks to gently cut this one and does so past the keeper towards the short third man region. The batters come back for the second run.
7.6 : Axar Patel to Virat Kohli, Loopy ball outside off, Kohli drives this down towards the man at long off for a single.
8.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Virat Kohli, Loopy around off, Kohli works this to the man at mid off.
8.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Virat Kohli, Flatter and quicker on middle, Kohli works this on his back foot towards the long on region for one run.
8.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Moeen Ali, Short ball outside off, Ali cuts this one fine towards the point region for a single.
8.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Virat Kohli, On off, Kohli plays this to the long off region for one.
8.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Moeen Ali, Ali nudges this one towards long on for another single.
8.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Virat Kohli, WIDE! This is well outside the leg stump and Kohli leaves it alone. Wided.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Virat Kohli, Flatter around middle and leg, Kohli sweeps this one towards the fine leg region and he will come back for the second run before the fielder cleans up in the deep. 
DRINKS! Bangalore have lost three wickets and are in a spot of bother. They need Kohli and Moeen Ali to stay till the end. On the other hand, Delhi will look to take wickets and put more pressure on Bangalore.
9.1 : Axar Patel to Moeen Ali, Flatter around off, Ali pulls this over the mid-wicket region and will take a single before the fielder cuts this off.
9.2 : Axar Patel to Virat Kohli, On middle, blocked by Virat.
9.3 : Axar Patel to Virat Kohli, Flatter around off, Kohli flicks it to mid-wicket.
9.4 : Axar Patel to Virat Kohli, Short on middle, Kohli works it to the leg side.
9.5 : Axar Patel to Virat Kohli, Outside off, cut to point by Kohli. Another dot.
9.6 : Axar Patel to Virat Kohli, On off, Virat pushes this towards long off for a single. A great over for Delhi.
10.1 : Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli, Back of a length delivery around off, Virat comes down the track and works this towards mid-wicket, but the batters will have to settle for just a single.
10.2 : Harshal Patel to Moeen Ali, Short of a good length ball around leg, Ali looks to play this through the leg side but he misses and it comes off his body towards the off side. Leg bye taken.
10.3 : Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli, This is a full toss around middle, Kohli flicks this off his pads on the up towards the deep square leg region. Two taken this time.
10.4 : Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli, A slower good length ball around middle and leg, Kohli looks to tuck it away but he misses and it comes off his pads to the leg side. 
10.5 : Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli, Kohli tucks this one towards the deep mid-wicket region this time to collect a couple this time. 
10.6 : Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli, Good length around off, Kohli works this to the square leg region to retain the strike for the next over. 127 required in 54 balls.
11.1 : Axar Patel to Virat Kohli, Around middle, worked through mid-wicket for a single.
11.2 : Axar Patel to Moeen Ali, Ooohh.... Flighted, around middle, Moeen comes down the track and swings hard. Is beaten in flight and gets a thick inside edge. The ball goes towards square leg. A single taken.
11.3 : Axar Patel to Virat Kohli, Around off, whipped to deep mid-wicket for a run.
11.4 : Axar Patel to Moeen Ali, Dropped short, pulled to deep mid-wicket for one.
11.5 : Axar Patel to Virat Kohli, This is flicked towards deep mid-wicket for a run.
11.6 : Axar Patel to Moeen Ali, OUT! CAUGHT! Axar strikes again! The pressure was telling and a big shot was not coming. Moeen was looking fidgety and perishes. A short ball, around middle, Ali comes down the track and looks to pull. He does connect but there is not enough power behind the shot. It is a large boundary and Shimron Hetmyer takes it calmly at deep mid-wicket. The 32-run stand is broken.
Washington Sundar walks in at number 6, replacing Moeen.
12.1 : Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli, WIDE. Kohli charges down the track and Harshal bowls this down the leg side.
Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli, SIX! Finally some aggression from Kohli! A length ball, around off, Kohli sashays down the track and swings it high into the night sky and wayyyyy into the long on stands! That didn't look like a shot in anger though.
12.2 : Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli, Dropped short, pulled behind square leg for a couple.
12.3 : Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli, Another short ball, pulled calmly, rolling his wrists over the ball towards fine leg for a run.
12.4 : Harshal Patel to Washington Sundar, FOUR! That is quality from the birthday boy. He opens in the Tamil Nadu Premier League and this shows why. The off cutter goes wrong. Full and outside off, Sundar leans and drives this uppishly, wide of mid off and gets a boundary.
12.5 : Harshal Patel to Washington Sundar, Fuller, around off, chipped uppishly, but mid off is absent. A single to long off.
12.6 : Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli, A short ball, around off, pulled to deep mid-wicket for one. 16 from the over, Harshal's figures read 3-0-33-0.
13.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, WIDE. Down the leg side, flick shot missed.
0.0 : Kagiso Rabada is back on. 1-0-5-0 so far.
13.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, This is flicked towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
13.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Washington Sundar, Outside off, pushed to the off side for a run.
13.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Is that the game? You would believe it is. A length ball, outside off, Kohli plays an ungainly hack across the line. All he manages is a thin inside edge which just about carries to Rishabh Pant behind. Delhi are pumped up. They are way ahead in this game but this wicket would make them believe that they are going to top the table tonight.
Shivam Dube is the last recognized batsman left. It is the bowlers after this.
13.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Shivam Dube, A short ball, at the body, Dube arches back and somehow, guides it to third man with his eyes closed. A single taken.
13.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Washington Sundar, A short ball, slower in pace, pulled to fine leg for a single.
13.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Shivam Dube, A length ball, tucked towards square leg for one more.
14.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shivam Dube, Full and around off, Dube lunges to defend but the ball spins past the outside edge.
0.0 : Ravichandran Ashwin now about to start his last over. 3-0-18-1 so far.
14.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shivam Dube, Outside off, pushed towards cover for a single.
14.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Washington Sundar, Full and around middle, Sundar looks to turn this to the leg side but the ball grips and turns, squaring him up. The leading edge goes to point.
14.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Washington Sundar, Outside off, punched towards sweeper cover for a single.
14.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shivam Dube, SIX! Some power in that. Full and outside off, Dube gets underneath it and swings it miles over mid-wicket!
14.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shivam Dube, This is worked towards mid-wicket for a single.
15.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Washington Sundar, FOUR! Cheeky! A length ball, outside off, Sundar goes back and ramps it over short third man for a boundary!
15.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Washington Sundar, Tries again, but misses. This time Rabada bowls this a bit quicker and the upper cut results in nothing.
15.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Washington Sundar, FOUR! Nice shot. Fuller, around off, Sundar lofts it straight back over the bowler. Mid off is up and it results in a boundary.
15.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Washington Sundar, Outside off, pushed towards cover for a run.
15.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Shivam Dube, Landed outside off, steered towards third man for a run.
15.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Washington Sundar, OUT! CAUGHT! Sundar departs and Rabada has his second. A short ball, slower in pace, Sundar looks to pull but is done in by the angle and the height. He is cramped for room and mistimes his shot straight to mid-wicket inside the circle, where Ravichandran Ashwin completes the catch.
DRINKS BREAK. Right. 4 overs left, 82 needed. Any drama left? Guess not. Bangalore might just try and play out their 20 overs and get as close to 150, as possible.
Anrich Nortje has the ball. 2-0-14-1 so far.
16.1 : Anrich Nortje to Shivam Dube, Outside off, pushed towards cover for a single.
16.2 : Anrich Nortje to Isuru Udana, Outside off, Udana has a mighty slash and gets a thick outside edge towards third man. Takes the single.
16.3 : Anrich Nortje to Shivam Dube, A perfect yorker, around off, well dug out.
16.4 : Anrich Nortje to Shivam Dube, A good bouncer now, Dube looks to pull but is beaten by the pace.
16.5 : Anrich Nortje to Shivam Dube, Excellent yorker, around leg, Shivam misses his flick and the ball goes off his pads towards square leg. A leg bye is taken.
16.6 : Anrich Nortje to Isuru Udana, A short ball at 146 ks. Too much for a player from Sri Lanka. Udana swings but is comprehensively beaten.
17.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Shivam Dube, OUT! BOWLED! Oh yes, Rabadaaaaaaaaaa... He loves bowling at the death. Just understands what the batsman is thinking. Targets the stumps and bowls on a length. Dube swings but misses. The ball doesn't. Timberrrr.
Who is next in line please? Is it Navdeep Saini? He got hit around the park with the ball. Might just try and enjoy himself. Remember that ODI against New Zealand earlier this year?
17.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Navdeep Saini, No hat-trick for Rabada. A short ball, around off, Saini looks to fend but the ball rises steeply. It goes off his gloves towards the off side. A single taken but so nearly a hat-trick for Kagiso.
17.1 : There is some drama! There was a massive delay after the Dube wicket because there was a thought that one of the minimum of four fielders required to be inside the 30-yard circle was outside. Ravichandran Ashwin at mid-wicket seemed to be outside the 30-yard circle. The umpires paused the game and referred it upstairs but replays showed that while the bowler was running in, Ashwin was walking inside the circle and when the ball was bowled, he was in. Not a no ball then.
17.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Isuru Udana, OUT! CAUGHT! Udana departs as well. Rabada gets four. A length ball, outside off, Udana backs a long way to his right and looks to go up and above. He definitely goes up but not beyond. Iyer runs back from cover and takes it.
Next? Mohammed Siraj. Really looks like an interview where the interviewer is just taking quick interviews.
17.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Navdeep Saini, Outside off, slashed to sweeper cover for a couple.
17.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Navdeep Saini, Follows the batsman down the leg side. Saini backs away and then heaves but misses.
17.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Navdeep Saini, A full toss, around off, Saini pushes it towards cover. 4-0-24-4 for Rabada.
18.1 : Anrich Nortje to Mohammed Siraj, Outside off, slapped to sweeper cover for a single.
18.2 : Anrich Nortje to Navdeep Saini, Full and outside off, driven straight to mid off.
18.3 : Anrich Nortje to Navdeep Saini, Outside off, squeezed down to third man for a single.
18.4 : Anrich Nortje to Mohammed Siraj, FOUR! Not a bad ball at all. Siraj backs away to the leg side and Nortje fires in a yorker. But Siraj gets it on the full and squeezes it behind point!
18.5 : Anrich Nortje to Mohammed Siraj, A short ball outside off, Siraj slashes but misses.
18.6 : Anrich Nortje to Mohammed Siraj, OUT! BOWLED! Thanks for coming. Full and straight, in line of the stumps, Siraj backs away and looks to push. Misses.
Yuzvendra Chahal is the last man in. Harshal Patel will steam in.
19.1 : Harshal Patel to Navdeep Saini, Outside off, steered behind point for a couple.
19.2 : Harshal Patel to Navdeep Saini, FOUR! Nice shot. A length ball, around off, Saini backs away and slaps it over the bowler. The ball goes high in the air and lands just in front of the ropes in front of the sightscreen.
19.3 : Harshal Patel to Navdeep Saini, Outside off, pushed towards cover.
19.4 : Harshal Patel to Navdeep Saini, Outside off, Saini slashes hard and gets a thick outside edge to third man. A run taken.
19.5 : Harshal Patel to Yuzvendra Chahal, WIDE. Chahal plays some mind games, walks across his stumps and gets a wide down the leg side. Pant fumbles and the batsmen take a bye.
Harshal Patel to Navdeep Saini, Outside off, a swing and a miss.
19.6 : Harshal Patel to Navdeep Saini, Outside off, Saini swings but misses. The ball goes off his pads towards point. They take a single. No leg bye signalled, so might have hit the bat. DELHI WIN BY 59 RUNS!
Gosh. 59 runs. Such a massive margin of victory in a T20 game. It is back to the drawing board for Virat Kohli and co. A real pasting and Delhi will be thanking Kohli for choosing to field. 4th win for Delhi and they go atop the table.
One big aspect was that the opening partnership failed. Padikkal went early and that really hurt the chasing side. AB de Villiers tried counter-attacking but he fell and then captain Kohli had too much to do all alone. He was the only batsman to cross 20, which shows that no one actually spent time in the middle.
So what happened in the game? Pretty one-sided, aye? Bangalore chose to chase, let Delhi off to a flier, curtailed them, only to let them off in the end. When their turn came to bat, they could not quite adjust to the swing in the first two overs, then the grip for the spinners and eventually, the required rate.
Delhi would be mightily pleased. It could have all gone pear-shaped for them, had Marcus Stoinis' chances been grabbed and they could have finished around 150-160. But fortune favours the brave and they rode on to 196, thanks to 30-plus scores from 4 batters. With the ball, everyone was superb, except Harshal Patel who had an off day. Please stay tuned for the remaining aspect of the presentation...
Bangalore skipper, Virat Kohli, admits that things did not go as per plan with the Powerplay and the death overs going away from them. But is most disappointed with their fielding as simple catches kept going down. Does not feel that Bangalore bowled poorly in the Powerplay but credits Prithvi Shaw instead for batting better. Believes that they came back well in the middle overs but let Marcus Stoinis off the hook who galloped Delhi close to 200. On the possible team changes for next game, Kohli
Kagiso Rabada is up for a chat now. He says that it is a really good win. Credits that intense game against Kolkata in Sharjah for the better display here, as victory over there gave immense confidence. Believes that they can go into the rest period with full of confidence and come back full of hunger on resumption. On him getting the Purple Cap (leading wicket-taker), Rabada says that all he tries to do is bowl in the right areas and let the rest take care of itself. On his dropped catch of Fin
Victorious Delhi captain, Shreyas Iyer, is happy with the temperament shown by his team on this day. Says that in team meetings, the message is just to express oneself and just wants to keep this momentum. On the reason for his side's success, Shreyas just puts it down to hard work. Agrees that it is important for the team to get a good recovery after a tough game. Especially in these situations where you cannot do much in a bio-bubble but says that there are entertaining activities held in the
AXAR PATEL HAS BEEN NAMED THE MAN OF THE MATCH. Tough choice, with so many decent performances. On him bowling in the Powerplay, Axar says that he was ready to bowl as he was expecting it, given that the wicket was playing slow. On his plans to bowl on the wicket, Axar says that given that the wicket was slow, his plan was to bowl slow, vary with pace and then keep it stump-to-stump. On the mode in his mind when he came on to bowl, Axar says that he started with a defensive mindset but the
That ends the action from game 19! Delhi rocket to the top with 8 points while Bangalore are third with 3 wins. Who is playing on Tuesday and where? Is it Sharjah? No. It is not Sharjah. It is Abu Dhabi. Mumbai take on Rajasthan. If Mumbai win, they displace Delhi. But if Rajasthan win, they displace Bangalore! Join us at 6 pm local (1400 GMT) for all the action. ADIOS! TAKE CARE!