| 0.0 : Hello folks! Welcome to the last league game of the Indian T20 League where Delhi will lock horns with Bangalore. The top 4 spots in the points table seem to be well and truly booked and it will be nothing short of a miracle if we see any changes in the top 4 of that table at the conclusion of this encounter. We are just a week away from the all-important final and things are heating up in UAE. |
| Delhi are sitting at the top of the points table and by winning games consistently they have ensured that they will end the league stage by topping the points chart, irrespective of the outcome of this game. They are a well-balanced unit, having some world-class bowlers in their rank and they certainly are a team to beat in this edition. The only area of concern for them has been their top-order batting as the likes of Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw haven't been up to the mark yet. Heading into |
| PITCH REPORT -Â Anjum Chopra and Matthew Hayden are down for the pitch report. The latter says that it is a dry surface and there are a lot of cracks as well on the pitch. Adds that the surface looks really hard. Tells that it will be an even contest between bat and ball. Signs off by saying that it looks like a much better pitch for batting. |
| ....Match Day.... |
| Bangalore had a very good chance of making it to the top 2 but it was Hyderabad who spoiled their party in the previous game and their chances of dethroning Chennai from the 2nd spot look very slim now. They would surely take some positives from that game but there are still some areas where they would look to improve on. Apart from Glenn Maxwell, their batting has been a touch inconsistent and that has and that also hampered their scoring rate. Their bowlers have delivered for them more often t |
| It's TOSS time! Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant have made their way out for the same. Kohli flips it and Pant calls tails, it lands heads though. BANGALORE WILL BOWL FIRST! |
| Bangalore (Unchanged Playing XI) - Virat Kohli (C), Devdutt Padikkal, Srikar Bharat (WK), Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers, Dan Christian, Shahbaz Ahmed, George Garton, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj. |
| Delhi (Unchanged Playing XI) - Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (C/WK), Ripal Patel, Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Avesh Khan. |
| Virat Kohli, the skipper of Bangalore, says they will bowl first. Adds that the pitch looks dry and the pitch settles down in the latter half of the innings. Tells that adjusting to these surfaces has been key and they have been professional in doing so. States that Daniel Christian needed some time in the middle so he was sent to bat at number 3. Goes on to say that sometimes things go your way but sometimes they don't. Signs off by saying that they are unchanged going into this game. |
| The captain of Delhi, Rishabh Pant says that the wicket looks slightly dry and so, they are okay with batting. Says that they are looking to take one game at a time and just want to improve. Tells that they are going fine and do not have any such concerns. Informs that they are unchanged. |
| Let's get going, then! The Bangalore players are in a huddle and Virat Kohli is imparting some final words of wisdom, before the players spread out on the field. Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw stride out into the middle to open the innings for Delhi. Spin to get things underway as Glenn Maxwell will bowl first-up. Here he comes... |
| 0.1 : Glenn Maxwell to Prithvi Shaw, Wide! Maxwell sprays this one down leg. Prithvi Shaw misses his flick. Wided! |
| Glenn Maxwell to Prithvi Shaw, Shaw is off the mark! Flatter ball, on the pads. Shaw tucks it to mid-wicket for a run. |
| 0.2 : Glenn Maxwell to Shikhar Dhawan, A half-tracker, around off. Shikhar Dhawan flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. He too gets off the mark! |
| 0.3 : Glenn Maxwell to Prithvi Shaw, Flatter ball, down leg. Shaw clips it to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 0.4 : Glenn Maxwell to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Width on offer, and Shikhar Dhawan is quick to pounce on it! Maxwell serves a full ball, outside off. Dhawan carves it past the mid off fielder for a boundary. |
| 0.6 : Glenn Maxwell to Prithvi Shaw, Flatter ball, on middle and leg. Prithvi Shaw turns it to the leg side for a run. 10 runs off the first over! |
| 0.3 : Mohammed Siraj to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! GLORIOUS! Good-length ball, outside off. Prithvi Shaw frees his arms and drives it on the up past covers for a boundary. |
| 1.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Prithvi Shaw, Back of a length, around off. Prithvi Shaw punches it to sweeper cover for one. |
| 0.5 : Glenn Maxwell to Shikhar Dhawan, Fuller, around off. Shikhar Dhawan taps it to point and takes a quick single. |
| 1.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Shikhar Dhawan, Back of a length, around the fifth stump. Dhawan hangs back and guides it to short third man. |
| 1.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Shikhar Dhawan, BEAUTY! Length ball, around off, shaping away late. Dhawan looks to poke at it but the ball whistles past his outside edge. |
| 1.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! What a shot! Length ball, on the pads. Shikhar Dhawan whips it off his pads, past the deep square leg fielder for a boundary. |
| 1.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Shikhar Dhawan, In the air, but safe! Siraj bangs it into the deck, down leg. Dhawan miscues his pull and the ball goes to the left of the fine leg fielder. A single taken. |
| 2.1 : Glenn Maxwell to Shikhar Dhawan, Tossed up, around off. Dhawan blocks it off the front foot. |
| 2.2 : Glenn Maxwell to Shikhar Dhawan, A tad short, turning away, outside off. Dhawan turns it to the leg side for a single. |
| 2.3 : Glenn Maxwell to Prithvi Shaw, Floated, around middle and leg. Shaw flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 2.4 : Glenn Maxwell to Prithvi Shaw, Flatter ball, on off. Prithvi Shaw whips it to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 2.5 : Glenn Maxwell to Shikhar Dhawan, Tossed up, on middle. Dhawan drills it down the ground for a single now. |
| 2.6 : Glenn Maxwell to Prithvi Shaw, Wide! Maxwell errs in line and spills it down leg. Prithvi Shaw misses his flick. Wided! |
| Glenn Maxwell to Prithvi Shaw, Flatter ball, turning in from middle. Shaw tucks it to the leg side for a run. |
| Change. George Garton is into the attack. |
| 3.1 : George Garton to Prithvi Shaw, Garton starts with a length ball, on middle. Shaw tickles it wide of the short fine leg fielder for a single. |
| 3.2 : George Garton to Shikhar Dhawan, No ball! A very high full toss, above the waist. Dhawan skips down and looks to heave it but it goes off the splice of the bat towards backward point, who collects it on the bounce. Free Hit coming up! |
| George Garton to Shikhar Dhawan, Slower ball, on a length, on middle. Shikhar Dhawan tonks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 3.3 : George Garton to Prithvi Shaw, Length ball, on leg. Prithvi Shaw heaves it to deep square leg to collect a run. |
| 3.4 : George Garton to Shikhar Dhawan, Good-length ball, around off. Dhawan taps it to cover and scampers through for a single. |
| 3.5 : George Garton to Prithvi Shaw, Length ball, strayed on the pads. Shaw flicks it to deep square leg. The fielder in the deep runs to his right and keeps it to one. |
| 3.6 : George Garton to Shikhar Dhawan, Back of a length, just outside off. Dhawan stays back and runs it to the short third man fielder. |
| 4.1 : Glenn Maxwell to Prithvi Shaw, Nicely tossed up, on middle. Prithvi Shaw turns it to mid-wicket. |
| 4.2 : Glenn Maxwell to Prithvi Shaw, A half-tracker, around off. Prithvi Shaw mistimes his pull and the ball falls just short of the deep mid-wicket fielder. A single taken. |
| 4.3 : Glenn Maxwell to Shikhar Dhawan, SIX! BANG! Maxwell strays on the pads. Dhawan gets down on his knee and sweeps it over the deep square leg region for a biggie! |
| 4.4 : Glenn Maxwell to Shikhar Dhawan, Flatter ball, around off. Shikhar Dhawan miscues his cut shot and the ball goes to short third man. The batters cross for a run. |
| 4.5 : Glenn Maxwell to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Top shot! Flatter and quicker, around off. Prithvi Shaw skips down and drives it past the diving extra cover fielder. AB de Villiers at mid off gives it a chase but the ball wins. |
| 4.6 : Glenn Maxwell to Prithvi Shaw, Tossed up, outside off. Prithvi Shaw shimmies down yet again and drives it on the up past the cover fielder for a couple of runs. |
| 5.1 : George Garton to Shikhar Dhawan, On a length, on middle, nudged to the leg side. |
| 5.2 : George Garton to Shikhar Dhawan, Around off, on a length, Dhawan pushes this to the cover fielder this time. |
| 5.3 : George Garton to Shikhar Dhawan, George Garton sees Dhawan charging down the track and serves this short and on middle, Dhawan adjusts quickly and pulls this to deep square leg for one. |
| 5.4 : George Garton to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! 50 up for Delhi! Shaw is playing some very good looking strokes. Pitched up, outside off, Prithvi Shaw drives this one crisply in between extra cover and mid off. Glenn Maxwell gives this a chase but the ball wins the race to the ropes. |
| 5.5 : George Garton to Prithvi Shaw, Leg bye. On the pads, Shaw looks to pull but the ball takes the pad and goes to the leg side. The batters take a leg bye. |
| 5.6 : George Garton to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Poor fielding from Harshal Patel! This should have been stopped. On a fuller length, on middle and leg, this is flicked nicely by Dhawan towards the short fine leg region. Patel runs to his left, dives, but the ball goes underneath him to the ropes. Delhi are 55/0 at the end of the Powerplay! |
| 6.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Prithvi Shaw, A good delivery! Short of a length, around off, angling in, Prithvi Shaw looks to flick but the ball takes the outside edge and goes to third man for one. |
| 6.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Shikhar Dhawan, On middle, shortish, nudged to the leg side for one. |
| 0.0 : Strategic Time-Out! Delhi have got off to a flier and the good thing for them is that they haven't lost any wicket in the Powerplay and started strong! Bangalore would be looking to pick up wickets and get back into this game! Mohammed Siraj (1-0-10-0) comes back into the attack now. |
| 6.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Prithvi Shaw, Again, sticks with the short length, around off this time, Prithvi Shaw awkwardly fends this one out. |
| 6.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Prithvi Shaw, Good-length delivery around off, Shaw pushes this one back to Siraj. |
| 6.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Prithvi Shaw, Siraj goes fuller on this occasion, it is around off, Shaw makes room and then hits this one to third man for one. |
| 6.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Shikhar Dhawan, Leg bye! A very good over by Siraj, just 4Â off it! On the pads, on a length, Dhawan misses his nudge and gets hit on the pads. The ball rolls away to the leg side and they take a leg bye. |
| 7.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shikhar Dhawan, Chahal starts with a flatter delivery, on middle, Dhawan taps this towards mid-wicket for one. |
| 0.0 : Yuzvendra Chahal comes into the attack. |
| 7.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Prithvi Shaw, Fuller this time, tossed up, around off, Prithvi Shaw gets low and slog-sweeps this one towards the long on region. The man runs to his right in the deep and stops the ball. One run. |
| 7.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shikhar Dhawan, Flatter, on the pads, nudged to square leg for a quick single. |
| 7.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Prithvi Shaw, Shaw skips down the track to get to the pitch of the delivery and smacks this to long on for a run. |
| 7.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shikhar Dhawan, Flatter, around off, SD swivels and hooks this to deep square leg for one. |
| 7.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! That is such a good shot from Shaw. Delhi are going along nicely here. Floated, fuller, outside off, Prithvi Shaw gets low and tonks this one over covers for a one-bounce boundary. |
| Harshal Patel comes to bowl. |
| 8.1 : Harshal Patel to Shikhar Dhawan, Harshal Patel starts with a slower back-of-a-length delivery, around middle and leg, Dhawan shimmies down and looks to work this to the leg side but gets hit on the pad. |
| 8.2 : Harshal Patel to Shikhar Dhawan, Short of a length, around off, Shikhar Dhawan again comes down and swings at this but it was too close to cut it away and so, Dhawan misses. |
| 8.3 : Harshal Patel to Shikhar Dhawan, On middle, hit to mid-wicket for one. |
| 8.4 : Harshal Patel to Prithvi Shaw, Length around off, Shaw clips this through mid-wicket for one. |
| 8.6 : Harshal Patel to Shikhar Dhawan, Outside off, sliced to third man for a run. 9 off Patel's first over! |
| 8.5 : Harshal Patel to Shikhar Dhawan, SIX! Dhawan is hitting them very well. The boundaries are flowing very nicely. Slightly fuller, around off, Shikhar Dhawan moves to the off side slightly and whips this one towards deep square leg. Shahbaz Ahmed tries to scalp this out of the air but it goes over him. |
| 9.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shikhar Dhawan, Flatter, around off, Shikhar keeps this one out. |
| 9.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shikhar Dhawan, A couple now! Tossed up, outside off, Dhawan gets low and sweeps this to the right of fine leg for a brace. |
| 9.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shikhar Dhawan, Fuller, outside off, Shikhar Dhawan makes room and lofts this to the right of the long off fielder. One run. |
| 9.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Prithvi Shaw, SIX! BANG! What a shot from Shaw. Great use of the feet too! Tossed up, fuller around off, Prithvi Shaw dances down the track and cracks this one over the long off fence for a biggie. |
| 9.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Prithvi Shaw, Around off, pulled to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 9.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shikhar Dhawan, Flatter, on the pads, nudged to the leg side for one. At the halfway mark, Delhi are at 88/0! |
| The skipper, Rishabh Pant walks out into the middle! |
| 10.2 : Harshal Patel to Prithvi Shaw, Length ball, on the pads. Shaw works it behind square on the leg side for a single. |
| 10.1 : Harshal Patel to Shikhar Dhawan, OUT! TAKEN! It is that man again, Harshal Patel who strikes for Bangalore when his team needs a breakthrough! He gets his 30th wicket of this season too. Delhi lose their first wicket! Patel serves a slower ball, on a length, around off. Dhawan skips down and looks to go over mid off but it goes off the toe end of the bat and it skies towards Dan Christian at mid off. He settles under it and takes a good catch |
| 10.3 : Harshal Patel to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! What a way to get off the mark! Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Rishabh Pant drives it past the mid off fielder for a boundary. |
| 10.4 : Harshal Patel to Rishabh Pant, Another slower ball, around off. Pant pushes it to cover. |
| 10.5 : Harshal Patel to Rishabh Pant, Back of a length outside off. Rishabh Pant punches it to sweeper cover to collect a run. |
| 10.6 : Harshal Patel to Prithvi Shaw, Length ball, down leg. Shaw hangs back and tickles it to fine leg for a single. |
| 11.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Prithvi Shaw, SIX! BANG! Shaw breaks the shackles! Tossed up, on off, in the slot. Shaw gets down on his knee and slog-sweeps it way over deep mid-wicket for a maximum! |
| 0.0 : Is this a clean catch? George Garton signals that he has taken this cleanly. One replay is enough to see that he took this cleanly. Shaw will have to walk back. |
| 11.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Prithvi Shaw, OUT! TAKEN! Yuzvendra Chahal has the last laugh as he gets his man! He tosses it up nicely, around off. Shaw reaches out and looks to go over extra cover. The ball goes off the outer half of the bat and it loops up in the air towards George Garton at sweeper cover, who takes a juggling catch. The umpires want to confirm if this is a clean catch and refer this upstairs but the replays confirm the legality of this catch. Both the openers of Delhi go back qui |
| Shreyas Iyer walks out. |
| 11.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Rishabh Pant, Flatter ball, around off. Rishabh Pant cuts it to deep cover for a run. |
| 11.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shreyas Iyer, Floated, around off. Shreyas Iyer hits it back to the bowler. |
| 11.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shreyas Iyer, Iyer is off the mark! Chahal tosses it up, on off. Iyer hits it staright and the ball hits the stumps at the non-striker's end. The ball deflects towards long on and the batters take a run. |
| 11.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Rishabh Pant, Flatter ball, outside off. Rishabh Pant stays back and cuts it past the cover fielder for a couple. Dan Christian runs across to his right and keeps it down to two. |
| 12.1 : Dan Christian to Shreyas Iyer, Length ball, on the pads. Shreyas Iyer clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0.0 : Change. Dan Christian is into the attack! |
| 12.2 : Dan Christian to Rishabh Pant, Play and a miss! Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Pant skips down to slog but he misses. |
| 12.3 : Dan Christian to Rishabh Pant, Good-length ball, on middle. Rishabh Pant swivels and whips it to deep square leg. Harshal Patel runs across to his right and he puts in a dive and saves two runs for his side. |
| 12.4 : Dan Christian to Rishabh Pant, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! This is a huge wicket in the context of the game as the dangerous Rishabh Pant departs! Good-length ball, angling away from off. Pant looks to cut but gets cramped for room and it goes off the outside edge to the keeper, Srikar Bharat who pouches it. |
| Shimron Hetmyer is the new man in! |
| 12.5 : Dan Christian to Shimron Hetmyer, BEATEN! Good-length ball, shaping away from outside off. Shimron Hetmyer looks to poke at it but he misses. |
| 12.6 : Dan Christian to Shimron Hetmyer, Length ball, around off. Shimron Hetmyer taps it to point. Just 3 runs and a wicket off this over! |
| 13.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shreyas Iyer, Flatter ball, on middle. Shreyas Iyer whips it to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 13.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shimron Hetmyer, An appeal for LBW but turned down by the umpire! Flatter ball, on off. Shimron Hetmyer looks to defend but it goes off the outside edge to short third man. The batters look for a run. Mohammed Siraj collects and has a shy at the non-striker's end but he misses. Had he hit, Hetmyer was a goner. |
| 13.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shreyas Iyer, Tossed up, on off. Shreyas Iyer drives it to long off for a run. |
| 13.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shimron Hetmyer, Tossed up, down leg. Shimron Hetmyer blocks it out. |
| 13.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shimron Hetmyer, Tossed up, down leg. Shimron Hetmyer looks to sweep but he misses and gets hit on his glove. |
| 13.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shimron Hetmyer, Fuller in length, around middle. Shimron Hetmyer drills it to long on for a single. |
| 13.3 : Strategic Time-Out! Bangalore have done well to pull things back here. They have removed 3 batters which also includes the big wicket of Pant and they will be looking to build on the same. For Delhi, Shreyas Iyer and Shimron Hetmyer hold the key and they will look to settle in and then go hard. |
| 14.1 : Dan Christian to Shimron Hetmyer, FOUR! SMASHED! Length ball, around off. Shimron Hetmyer hangs back and hits it past the mid off fielder for a boundary. |
| 14.2 : Dan Christian to Shimron Hetmyer, SIX! Shimron Hetmyer looks in the groove! Another ball in the slot, around middle. Hetmyer clears his front leg and sends it sailing over long on for a biggie! |
| 14.3 : Dan Christian to Shimron Hetmyer, Good-length ball, on leg. Shimron Hetmyer tucks it to the leg side for a single. |
| 14.5 : Dan Christian to Shreyas Iyer, Length ball, on the pads. Iyer clips it to deep square leg for a run. |
| 14.6 : Dan Christian to Shimron Hetmyer, Full ball, outside off. Shimron Hetmyer drives but finds the cover fielder. 16 runs off the over! |
| 14.4 : Dan Christian to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! WOW! What a shot! Excellent use of the bottom hand! Back of a length, outside off. Shreyas Iyer stays back and whacks it to the right of the long on fielder. Glenn Maxwell runs there and puts in a dive but the ball goes past him and into the fence! |
| 15.2 : George Garton to Shreyas Iyer, Another off pace delivery, around off, Iyer drives this one through covers and comes back for the second run. |
| 15.1 : George Garton to Shreyas Iyer, Slower, fuller, around off, eased to the mid off region. |
| 15.3 : George Garton to Shreyas Iyer, Short of a length, around off, Iyer knocks this to the square leg region and runs hard for the first. He wants the second too but it is not available on this occasion. |
| 15.4 : George Garton to Shimron Hetmyer, Two is the call from Shimron but they only get one! On middle, worked through mid-wicket for one. |
| 15.5 : George Garton to Shreyas Iyer, Outside off on a length, Shreyas taps this one to Chahal at short third man. Iyer wants a run, but is rightly sent back. |
| 15.6 : George Garton to Shreyas Iyer, Around off, smashed to the left of long on for a run. 6 from this over! |
| 16.1 : Harshal Patel to Shreyas Iyer, A full toss, on middle, flicked to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 16.2 : Harshal Patel to Shimron Hetmyer, In the air...safe! A full toss, outside off, Shimron Hetmyer shuffles and hits this via the toe end of this blade down the ground. The fielder at long off collects this one on the bounce. One taken. |
| 16.3 : Harshal Patel to Shreyas Iyer, Slower in pace, on a length on the pads, clipped through square leg for an easy couple. |
| 16.4 : Harshal Patel to Shreyas Iyer, WIDE. Down the leg side, Iyer misses his flick. |
| Harshal Patel to Shreyas Iyer, Shreyas Iyer hits this one hard down towards long on for a run. |
| 16.5 : Harshal Patel to Shimron Hetmyer, Slower, length, way outside off, Shimron Hetmyer swings his blade at this but fails to connect. |
| 16.6 : Mohammed Siraj (2-0-13-0) comes back into the attack. |
| 17.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Shreyas Iyer, A full toss, outside off, Shreyas Iyer slaps this to sweeper cover for one. |
| 16.6 : Harshal Patel to Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal saves a couple of runs for his team! Fuller, pacy this time, outside off, Shimron Hetmyer moves across and punches this one through covers. Padikkal runs to his left in the deep, slides and stops the ball. Two taken. 8 off the over. |
| 17.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Shimron Hetmyer, Leg bye. Well bowled by Siraj! He serves a fuller ball, on the pads, SH misses his flick. The ball richochets off the pads to the off side. The batters sneak in a leg bye. |
| 17.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Shreyas Iyer, Another great delivery from Miyaan Magic! Hurls across a yorker, way outside off, Iyer fails to dig this one out. |
| 17.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Shreyas Iyer, OUT! TAKEN! Easily done by Dan Christian in the deep and Iyer holes out this time! A wicket at the right time for Bangalore. Siraj runs in and hurls a full toss, he was probably looking for another yorker. It is on middle, Shreyas Iyer heaves this one towards long on, but does not time this one well. Dan Christian does not move an inch and gulps this one down. |
| Ripal Patel walks out to bat. |
| 17.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Ripal Patel, Back of a length, around off, guided to short third man for one by Patel. He gets off the mark! |
| 17.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Shimron Hetmyer, FOUR! Not the best delivery from Siraj. He hurls across a full toss, around off, Hetmyer makes room and slaps this one past point. Shahbaz Ahmed runs to his right in the deep, slides, but fumbles and lets the ball touch the ropes. They are checking if this is a waist high full toss but the umpire has a look and it is only gestured as a boundary. 7 runs and a wicket off this over! |
| 18.1 : Harshal Patel to Ripal Patel, One Patel gets the better of the other here! A laser-guided yorker on off, Ripal looks to dig it out but gets an inside edge, onto the pad. |
| 18.2 : Harshal Patel to Ripal Patel, Slower ball, around off, chipped towards long on for a run. |
| 18.3 : Harshal Patel to Shimron Hetmyer, SIX! Powerful hit from the West Indian! 150 up for Delhi! In the slot, around off, Shimron Hetmyer steps across and just thumps this one over long on. |
| 18.4 : Harshal Patel to Shimron Hetmyer, Full toss this time, outside off, hit down towards long off for one. |
| 18.5 : Harshal Patel to Ripal Patel, WIDE. Slower this time, way outside off, Ripal flashes but misses. Wide signalled. |
| Harshal Patel to Ripal Patel, WIDE. Another one. Slipped down the leg side, Ripal leaves it untouched. Wided. |
| Harshal Patel to Ripal Patel, Fantastic slower ball! It is bowled on off and middle, angling in, Ripal Patel swings his blade across the line but misses due to the slowness and the ball goes over the middle pole to Srikar Bharat. |
| 18.6 : Harshal Patel to Ripal Patel, Two dots to end the over! Fuller, slower, outside off, RP again looks for the big shot but misses. |
| 19.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Shimron Hetmyer, Top start by Siraj! The perfect yorker, at the base of off and middle, Shimron Hetmyer only manages to dig this one out back to Siraj. |
| 19.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Shimron Hetmyer, That was struck hard! Fuller, around off, Shimron Hetmyer slaps this one back towards Siraj, who does well to get out of the way. The batters take one. |
| 19.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Ripal Patel, FOUR! What a cracking shot. Perfect whip. A low full toss, on middle, Ripal Patel stands his ground, moves his front leg away, and clips this one through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 19.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Ripal Patel, Fuller, around off, hit hard to the left of the long off fielder for a run. |
| 19.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Shimron Hetmyer, Siraj runs in and serves a short ball, around off, Shimron Hetmyer goes back and looks to pull but misses his shot. |
| 19.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Shimron Hetmyer, OUT! CAUGHT! A wicket on the last ball of the innings! Siraj gets his second and he bowls a brilliant last over! He bowls a full toss, around off, Shimron Hetmyer looks to power this one over the deep mid-wicket fence but he does not have enough juice on this shot. The skipper, Virat Kohli runs to his right in the deep and takes a great catch. DELHI END ON 164/5! |
| This has been a very good comeback from Bangalore after having leaked a few runs at the start of the innings. Delhi have done well with the bat but they would feel they are some runs short, especially after getting off to a good start. |
| Delhi's opening batters set the tone up front and gave their side a very good start. Both Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw were looking comfortable in the middle and Delhi were at 88/0 at the halfway mark. Once the openers got out, Delhi lost the momentum of the innings and they lost wickets in clusters. Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer failed to capitalize on the start that they got and they fell cheaply. Shimron Hetmyer was promoted to bat at number 5 and he did not disappoint. He hit a few lusty |
| Dan Christian is in for a quick word! He says that it was a good comeback by them as Delhi got off to a good start but the deck was holding up slightly and they are happy to restrict them to around 160. Adds that they tried to use the slower balls well. Feels that it has been a pretty crazy tournament for him and he has not been able to get going with the blade but is happy to contribute with the ball and out on the field. |
| Bangalore would be happy with the way they have bowled in this game as they came back well after conceding too many runs in the first 10. Harshal drew the first blood and he was well supported by Yuzvendra Chahal and Mohammed Siraj. Maxwell and Dan Christian did leak some runs but Christian also got the big wicket of Rishabh Pant. All in all, it was a good bowling performance from Bangalore and they would have taken this score at the start of the innings. At one point, it was looking like Delhi |
| Right then! Bangalore have to get 165 runs from 20 overs if they are to hand Delhi a defeat in their last league stage game! |
| 0.2 : Anrich Nortje to Virat Kohli, Good-length, around off, Kohli pushes this to covers. |
| 0.3 : Anrich Nortje to Virat Kohli, Short of a length, around off, Virat looks to defend this but misses and gets hit high on the pad. |
| 0.1 : Anrich Nortje to Virat Kohli, Bangalore and Virat Kohli are off the mark! Good running to kick things off from these two. Back of a length, around off, Virat Kohli goes back and guides this to third man. The batters run well and hard to come back for the second run. |
| 0.4 : Anrich Nortje to Virat Kohli, Outside off, Kohli taps this towards point for one. |
| 0.5 : Anrich Nortje to Devdutt Padikkal, OUT! CAUGHT! A golden duck for Devdutt Padikkal! Not how he would have envisioned playing in this game. This was catching practice for Ashwin in the deep and the first wicket falls in the very first over for Bangalore. Anrich Nortje hurls across a short ball, around off, Devdutt Padikkal sways away and plays the ramp shot towards third man pretty late. It is not too well timed and Ravichandran Ashwin does not move an inch to pouch this. |
| 0.6 : Anrich Nortje to Virat Kohli, Leg bye. On the pads, VK looks to tuck but misses and the ball takes the pad and goes to the leg side. One leg bye is taken. A great start by Nortje, 4 and a wicket off it! |
| 0.5 : Srikar Bharat walks out to bat. |
| 0.6 : Avesh Khan will bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Avesh Khan to Virat Kohli, A loud shout for LBW but it is turned down! On a length, around middle and leg, Virat Kohli looks to flick this to the leg side but he misses and gets hit on the knee roll. A very loud appeal by Khan and the Delhi players for LBW but the umpire is unmoved. Khan has a word with Pant, but the skipper does not take the review. Looked to be sliding down leg. |
| 1.2 : Avesh Khan to Virat Kohli, Around off, on a length, Virat Kohli looks to drive but the ball takes the outer half and flies to third man for a run. |
| 1.3 : Avesh Khan to Srikar Bharat, Good-length ball, on off, Bharat pushes this to covers. |
| 1.4 : Avesh Khan to Srikar Bharat, On off, SB pushes it back to Avesh. |
| 1.5 : Avesh Khan to Srikar Bharat, Length around off, Bharat drives this, but straight to the mid off fielder. |
| 1.6 : Avesh Khan to Srikar Bharat, WIDE. Short, wide, outside off, Srikar Bharat looks to slash it away but misses. Wide signalled. |
| Avesh Khan to Srikar Bharat, Very well bowled! Just 2 off Khan's first over! A short ball, around off, Srikar Bharat moves back and looks to ramp but misses. |
| 2.1 : Anrich Nortje to Virat Kohli, OUT! CAUGHT! Nortje strikes yet again and Kohli's hot and cold tournament continues on! He looked to force the issue but that proves to be his undoing. Both the Bangalore openers have walked off for tame scores. A pacy delivery from the Protea, at 146 clicks, around off, on a length, Virat Kohli looks to whip this to the leg side but the ball catches the leading edge. It goes high in the air behind the mid-wicket region. Kagiso Rabada calls for it and he has |
| 0.0 : AB de Villiers walks out to bat. |
| 2.2 : Anrich Nortje to Srikar Bharat, Good-length delivery, around off, pushed to point. |
| 2.3 : Anrich Nortje to Srikar Bharat, WIDE. Fuller, down the leg side, the flick is missed. |
| Anrich Nortje to Srikar Bharat, Srikar Bharat finally gets off the mark on his sixth delivery! Yorker, around off, Bharat jams this one out to mid on for a quick single. |
| 2.4 : Anrich Nortje to AB de Villiers, AB de Villiers gets off the mark! Length ball, on off. AB pushes it to cover and scampers through for a single. Shreyas Iyer at covers collects the ball but misses his shy at the bowler's end. |
| 2.5 : Anrich Nortje to Srikar Bharat, A good short ball, on middle, SB mistimes his pull behind square on the leg side, but, luckily for him, it lands short of the man. One run. |
| 2.6 : Anrich Nortje to AB de Villiers, On middle, whipped to deep square leg for a run. |
| 3.1 : Axar Patel to AB de Villiers, Fuller, around off, AB pushes it back to Patel. |
| 0.0 : Axar Patel comes to bowl. |
| 3.2 : Axar Patel to AB de Villiers, Flatter this time, around off, it lands and spins away, AB waits for it and then dabs it to the off side. |
| 3.3 : Axar Patel to AB de Villiers, Fuller, around off, de Villiers pushes this through mid off for a single. |
| 3.4 : Axar Patel to Srikar Bharat, SIX! The first of this run chase. Bharat is looking to attack Patel! Fuller, floated, around off, Srikar Bharat skips down and tonks this one over the long off fence for a biggie. |
| 3.5 : Axar Patel to Srikar Bharat, FOUR! Bharat finds the gap now! A clever shot. Tossed up, on middle, Srikar Bharat gets low and sweeps this one in between square leg and short fine leg and the ball speeds away to the ropes. |
| 3.6 : Axar Patel to Srikar Bharat, 12 off Axar's first over! On off, eased down to long off for one. |
| 4.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Srikar Bharat, Rabada starts off with a back-of-a-length delivery, just outside off, gently dabbed to third man for one. |
| 0.0 : Kagiso Rabada comes into the attack now. |
| 4.2 : Kagiso Rabada to AB de Villiers, Around off and middle, AB nudges this to the leg side. The batters scamper through for the single. The fielder has a shy at the striker's end but it is missed. Bharat would have been in though. |
| 4.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Srikar Bharat, On middle, flicked through square leg for one. |
| 4.4 : Kagiso Rabada to AB de Villiers, Yorker on middle, AB digs this one out to mid on. |
| 4.5 : Kagiso Rabada to AB de Villiers, Around off on a length, AB de Villiers knocks this through mid-wicket for one. |
| 4.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Srikar Bharat, PLAY AND A MISS! On a length, wider outside off, Srikar Bharat looks to push this but misses. A good start by Rabada too, just 4 off it. |
| 5.1 : Avesh Khan to AB de Villiers, Back of a length, outside off. AB de Villiers runs it down to third man for a run. |
| 5.2 : Avesh Khan to Srikar Bharat, Length ball, around off. Srikar Bharat taps it to cover and takes a quick run. The fielder at cover fails to collect the ball cleanly and so the batters complete the run with ease. |
| 5.3 : Avesh Khan to AB de Villiers, Good-length ball, around off. AB de Villiers defends it to cover. |
| 5.4 : Avesh Khan to AB de Villiers, Well bowled! Khan bangs it into the deck, outside off. AB de Villiers looks to cut but he misses. |
| 5.5 : Avesh Khan to AB de Villiers, Back of a length, around off. AB de Villiers looks to carve it through the covers but it takes the inner half of the bat to mid-wicket. |
| 5.6 : Avesh Khan to AB de Villiers, BEATEN! Length ball, outside off, shaping away slightly. AB de Villiers looks to drive on the up but the ball zips past his outside edge. Just 2 runs off the over and Bangalore are 29/2 at the end of the Powerplay. |
| 6.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Srikar Bharat, Good-length ball, outside off. Srikar Bharat taps it to third man for a couple of runs. |
| 6.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Srikar Bharat, Excellent delivery! Good-length ball, outside off. Srikar Bharat has a poke at it but he misses. |
| 6.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Srikar Bharat, Length ball, around off. Srikar Bharat pushes it uppishly towards mid off and takes a run. |
| 6.4 : Kagiso Rabada to AB de Villiers, FOUR! Nicely done! Back of a length, on middle. AB de Villiers stays back and whips it towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 6.5 : Kagiso Rabada to AB de Villiers, Short of a length, outside off. AB de Villiers runs it down to third man to collect a single. |
| 6.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Srikar Bharat, Rabada bangs it into the deck, outside off. Srikar Bharat looks to cut it but fails to get any bat on it. |
| 7.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to AB de Villiers, Flatter ball, on off. AB de Villiers skips down and blocks it. |
| 6.5 : Change. Ravichandran Ashwin to roll his arm now. |
| 7.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to AB de Villiers, A tad short, outside off. AB de Villiers pulls it wide of long on to collect a couple. |
| 7.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to AB de Villiers, SIX! WOW! What a clean strike! Tossed up, around off. AB de Villiers shimmies down and sends it way over the long on region for a biggie! |
| 7.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to AB de Villiers, Flatter ball, darted on the pads. AB de Villiers works it to long on for a single. |
| 7.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to AB de Villiers, A half-tracker, outside off. AB de Villiers stays back and cuts it to sweeper cover for one. |
| 7.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Srikar Bharat, Floated, down leg. Srikar Bharat miscues his sweep and the ball hits the keeper's pads. The ball rolls away and they take a run. |
| 8.1 : Ripal Patel to AB de Villiers, Slower ball, on a length, around off. AB de Villiers punches it to mid off. |
| 8.2 : Ripal Patel to AB de Villiers, Slower ball, fuller in length, outside off. AB de Villiers drives but finds the cover fielder. |
| 8.3 : Ripal Patel to AB de Villiers, Full ball, outside off. AB de Villiers gets low and slices it to sweeper cover to collect a run. |
| 0.0 : Change in bowling. Ripal Patel is introduced into the attack! |
| 8.4 : Ripal Patel to Srikar Bharat, Back of a length, outside off. Srikar Bharat cuts hard but finds the point fielder. |
| 8.5 : Ripal Patel to Srikar Bharat, Short of a length, around off. Srikar Bharat tucks it to the leg side for a run. |
| 8.6 : Ripal Patel to AB de Villiers, FOUR! A good end to the over for Bangalore and AB finally gets hold of this one! Length ball, in the slot, outside off. AB gets low and hits it right back over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 8.4 : Strategic Time-Out! After a great start by Delhi where they removed both the Bangalore openers, AB de Villiers and Rajat Patidar have steadied things nicely. Bangalore need 111 more in 66 balls and will be hoping that this duo picks up the pace in the coming overs. Delhi will be looking to remove AB de Villiers firstly and then, build on the same. |
| 9.1 : Axar Patel to Srikar Bharat, Flatter ball, on leg. Srikar Bharat is cramped for room and he blocks it to point for a run. |
| 9.2 : Axar Patel to AB de Villiers, Tossed up, on off. AB de Villiers pushes it to cover. |
| 9.3 : Axar Patel to AB de Villiers, OUT! CAUGHT! This is a huge wicket for Delhi as Axar Patel gets the big fish! Patel hurls a half-tracker, around off. AB mistimes his pull as the ball hurries onto him, it takes the splice of the bat and lobs up in the air towards Shreyas Iyer at deep mid-wicket who gulps it down. |
| 0.0 : The man on fire, Glenn Maxwell strides out now! Also, it has now been confirmed that Kolkata have made their way into the playoffs as in the other game between Mumbai and Hyderabad, the latter have crossed the run mark of 65, which means that it is the end of the road for Mumbai in this season's competition. |
| 9.4 : Axar Patel to Srikar Bharat, FOUR! Lovely shot! Srikar Bharat goes inside-out this time! Tossed up, around off. Srikar Bharat makes room on the off side and lofts it over cover for a boundary. |
| 9.5 : Axar Patel to Srikar Bharat, Flatter ball, on off. Srikar Bharat taps it to point and collects a quick run. |
| 9.6 : Axar Patel to Glenn Maxwell, Loopy ball, around off. Glenn Maxwell lofts it to long on, on the bounce. A single to end the over. |
| 10.1 : Ripal Patel to Glenn Maxwell, Outside off, shorter, Maxwell looks to cut but misses. |
| 10.2 : Ripal Patel to Glenn Maxwell, WIDE. Short, way outside off, left alone. |
| Ripal Patel to Glenn Maxwell, On a length, on middle and leg, knocked through square leg for one. |
| 10.3 : Ripal Patel to Srikar Bharat, On middle, SB gets low and heaves this, but only manages to find the man at short fine leg. |
| 10.4 : Ripal Patel to Srikar Bharat, Fuller, around off, punched down the ground towards long off for one. |
| 10.5 : Ripal Patel to Glenn Maxwell, Around off, on a length, Glenn Maxwell slams this one hard towards the long on region but it lands short of the fielder there. One taken. |
| 10.6 : Ripal Patel to Srikar Bharat, 5 off this over! On middle, flicked to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 11.1 : Axar Patel to Srikar Bharat, On middle, hit towards Shreyas Iyer at deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 11.2 : Axar Patel to Glenn Maxwell, Fuller, outside off, Glenn Maxwell gets low and looks to play the reverse-hit shot but fails to connect. |
| 11.3 : Axar Patel to Glenn Maxwell, Right in the blockhole from Patel and Maxwell only manages to dig this one out. |
| 11.4 : Axar Patel to Glenn Maxwell, On middle and leg, this is hit through the line towards mid-wicket for one. |
| 11.5 : Axar Patel to Srikar Bharat, SIX! What a top shot from Bharat! Axar Patel tosses this one up, lands it fuller around middle, Srikar Bharat skips down and hammers this one over the bowler's head for a biggie. |
| 11.6 : Axar Patel to Srikar Bharat, Flatter, on middle and leg, pulled to deep square leg for one. 9 off this one and Bangalore need 90 more from 48 balls. |
| 12.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Srikar Bharat, Short this time, this one lands and spits up off the surface. Srikar Bharat looks to defend but the ball takes the gloves and goes to the off side. The batters sneak one. |
| 0.0 : Kagiso Rabada (2-0-12-0) comes back to bowl. |
| 12.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Glenn Maxwell, Full on off, eased through covers for one. |
| 12.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Srikar Bharat, Slower one, on a length outside off, Srikar Bharat guides this one to third man for a run. |
| 12.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Glenn Maxwell, A pacy full ball, on middle and leg, Maxwell knocks this towards mid off for one. |
| 12.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Srikar Bharat, In the air...safe! A tough chance and Ripal Patel is not able to snare this. Around off, on a fullish length, Srikar Bharat makes some room and slams this one over the cover region. Patel backtracks, but the ball lands ahead of him. Two taken. |
| 12.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Srikar Bharat, FOUR! Cleverly done by Bharat. He just used the pace of KG! Slightly shorter, outside off, Srikar Bharat waits for it, opens up the face of his blade, and guides this one to the third man fence for a boundary. 10 off this one. 80 more needed in 42 balls! |
| 13.1 : Axar Patel to Glenn Maxwell, DROPPED BY IYER! Oh my goodness. Should have been taken. It went high in the air but it should have been pouched. Shorter, around off, Glenn Maxwell slams this one to the deep mid-wicket region but does not time it all that well. Shreyas Iyer runs forward, keeps his eyes on the ball, takes it too, but the ball pops out. Two taken. |
| 13.2 : Axar Patel to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Lovely! On middle and leg, fuller, Glenn Maxwell reverse-sweeps this one over short third man and he gets a boundary. |
| 13.3 : Axar Patel to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Another one! Maxwell is turning it on now! Fuller, around off, Glenn Maxwell gets low, reverse-hits this one through covers and the ball speeds away to the ropes. |
| 13.4 : Axar Patel to Glenn Maxwell, On middle and off, Glenn looks to reverse-sweep but gets an inside edge on his pad. |
| 13.5 : Axar Patel to Glenn Maxwell, On middle, punched to covers. |
| 13.6 : Axar Patel to Glenn Maxwell, DROPPED BY ASHWIN NOW! Glenn Maxwell is handed two lives. Can this come back and harm Delhi? This is bowled slightly fuller, around off, Glenn Maxwell swings across the line and only manages an outside edge. The ball goes ahead of Ravichandran Ashwin at short third man, who dives forward but drops a dolly. 11 off this one. 69 needed in 36 balls! |
| 14.1 : Anrich Nortje to Glenn Maxwell, MISFIELD AND FOUR! The work out on the field in the last over has been very poor. A short ball, on middle and leg, Glenn Maxwell gets inside the line and powers this towards the fine leg region. Prithvi Shaw runs to his right, but lets the ball past him to the ropes. |
| 14.2 : Anrich Nortje to Glenn Maxwell, Short this time, on middle, Glenn Maxwell makes room and looks to cut it away but misses. |
| 0.0 : Anrich Nortje (2-0-8-2) comes back into the attack. |
| 14.4 : Anrich Nortje to Srikar Bharat, Outside off, on a length, Srikar Bharat guides this one through backward point. The man at third man runs to his right and stops the ball. The batters collect two. |
| 14.5 : Anrich Nortje to Srikar Bharat, Direct hit would have had him! Slower ball, on middle and off, Bharat knocks this to mid-wicket and takes off for a run. The man has a shy at the non-striker's end but misses. Had he hit, Srikar Bharat would be running back to the shed. |
| 14.3 : Anrich Nortje to Glenn Maxwell, Around off, Glenn Maxwell pulls this to the left of mid-wicket for one. |
| 15.1 : Ripal Patel to Srikar Bharat, Excellent running! Srikar Bharat brings up his fifty! Length ball, on leg. Bharat tucks it to wide of long on for a couple of runs. |
| 14.6 : Change. Ripal Patel comes back on. |
| 15.2 : Ripal Patel to Srikar Bharat, Short of a length, around off. Srikar Bharat flat-bats it to long on for a run. |
| 14.6 : Anrich Nortje to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! That brings up the 50-run stand between these two as well! Maxwell has decided to turn it on! Around off, on a length, Glenn Maxwell camps back and spanks this one through mid-wicket. The ball speeds away to the ropes. 12 off the over. 57 needed in the last 30 balls! |
| 15.3 : Ripal Patel to Glenn Maxwell, In the air...safe! Maxwell survives! Length ball, around off. Glenn Maxwell looks to play the reverse-sweep but it goes off the toe end and the ball goes just over Anrich Nortje at point. One taken! |
| 15.4 : Ripal Patel to Srikar Bharat, Wide! Patel spills this one down leg. Srikar Bharat lets it be. Wided! |
| Ripal Patel to Srikar Bharat, Back of a length, outside off. Srikar Bharat cuts it to sweeper cover for one. |
| 15.5 : Ripal Patel to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! WHACKED! Slower ball, shorter in length, outside off. Glenn Maxwell sees the width, stands tall and smokes it over cover for a boundary. |
| 15.6 : Ripal Patel to Glenn Maxwell, Good-length ball, around off. Glenn Maxwell miscues his heave towards long on. The batters take a run. 46 runs needed off 24 balls. |
| 15.5 : Strategic Time-Out! What a game this is turning out to be. It looked like Delhi have choked Bangalore out of this game with their bowling in the middle overs, but the duo of Bharat and Maxwell have cut loose and have had a couple of great last 4-5 overs. Now, they need 46 more in the last 4 overs and would be looking to go hard and win their final group game. Delhi have a fantastic death bowling assortment that includes Nortje, Khan, and Rabada. Let's see where this game goes. Kagiso Rabada (3 |
| 16.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Nicely done! Full ball, on middle and leg. Maxwell whips it towards deep square leg for a boundary. |
| 16.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Glenn Maxwell, Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Glenn Maxwell hits it to mid off and collects a run. |
| 16.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Srikar Bharat, Length ball, outside off. Srikar Bharat looks to go over cover but it goes off the outer half of the bat to wide of third man for a couple. |
| 16.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Srikar Bharat, SIX! SMASHED! A slower ball, on a length, just outside off. Srikar Bharat tonks it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum! |
| 16.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Srikar Bharat, Clever batting from Bharat! Good-length ball, around off. Srikar Bharat pushes it to cover for a run. |
| 16.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Glenn Maxwell, A full toss, on off. Glenn Maxwell drills it to long on and takes a single. 31 runs needed from 18 balls. |
| 16.4 : Avesh Khan returns into the attack. He has given only 4 runs off his 2 overs so far. |
| 17.1 : Avesh Khan to Glenn Maxwell, Back of a length, on leg. Maxwell tucks it to fine leg for a run. |
| 17.2 : Avesh Khan to Srikar Bharat, EDGY! A length ball, around off. Srikar Bharat looks to run it down to third man but it takes the inside edge and the ball goes towards Kagiso Rabada at fine leg. Two taken! |
| 17.3 : Avesh Khan to Srikar Bharat, Full ball, around off. Srikar Bharat drills it past the bowler and collects a couple of runs. |
| 17.4 : Avesh Khan to Srikar Bharat, Length ball, outside off. Srikar Bharat gets under it and whips it to wide of long on for another couple. |
| 17.5 : Avesh Khan to Srikar Bharat, Back of a length, outside off. Srikar Bharat heaves it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| Anrich Nortje to bowl the penultimate over. 3-0-20-2 are his figures so far. |
| 17.6 : Avesh Khan to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! There is the boundary that Bangalore were looking for! Khan bangs it into the deck, outside off. Maxwell looks to cut but it goes off the top edge and the ball flies over the keeper for a boundary. 19 runs needed from 12 balls. |
| 18.1 : Anrich Nortje to Srikar Bharat, Good-length ball, around off. Srikar Bharat punches it to cover and takes a quick single. |
| 18.2 : Anrich Nortje to Glenn Maxwell, Play and a miss! Back of a length, outside off. Glenn Maxwell looks to slash hard but he misses. |
| 18.3 : Anrich Nortje to Glenn Maxwell, Short of a length, around off. Glenn Maxwell drags it to deep mid-wicket and takes a run. |
| 18.4 : Anrich Nortje to Srikar Bharat, Well bowled! Full and wide. Srikar Bharat digs it out to cover. The batters take a run. |
| 18.5 : Anrich Nortje to Glenn Maxwell, Short ball, around off. Glenn Maxwell moves across and looks to pull but fails to middle it and the ball goes towards deep square leg. Bangalore get to 150! A single taken! |
| 18.6 : Anrich Nortje to Srikar Bharat, Swing and a miss! Full toss, outside off. Srikar Bharat slashes at it but fails to get any bat on it. 15 runs needed off the last over! |
| 19.1 : Avesh Khan to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! BANG! Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Glenn Maxwell gets under it and drives it past the diving mid off fielder for a boundary. 11 needed off 5 balls! |
| 19.2 : Avesh Khan to Glenn Maxwell, Glenn Maxwell brings up his fifty! Good-length ball, outside off. Maxwell drags it to wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 19.3 : Avesh Khan to Glenn Maxwell, NOT OUT! Leg bye! A yorker, down leg. Glenn Maxwell looks to heave it away but he misses and gets hit low on his pads. Avesh Khan appeals but the umpire says no. Rishabh Pant opts for the review! The Ball Tracker shows that the ball pitched outside leg and Delhi lose their review! |
| 19.2 : Review time! Rishabh Pant takes the review for this appeal for LBW against Maxwell. Nothing on UltraEdge as per the replays. Ball Tracker shows that the ball would have pitched outside leg. Will be not out. |
| 19.4 : Avesh Khan to Srikar Bharat, Swing and a miss! A DOT BALL! Full ball, outside off. Srikar Bharat looks to slog but he misses. |
| 19.5 : Avesh Khan to Srikar Bharat, A yorker, around off. Srikar Bharat digs it out to long on and the fielder there fumbles and concedes one extra run. 6 needed off one ball! |
| 19.6 : Avesh Khan to Srikar Bharat, Wide! Khan errs in his line and length. A full toss, way down leg. Wide called! 5 runs needed from the last ball! Who will keep their nerve? Avesh Khan or Srikar Bharat? |
| WOW! What a game we have been treated to! A humdinger between the top placed team and the team that was placed 3rd. The game went right down to the wire, right to the last ball of the game, and Bharat kept his nerve and took his team past the line. Sure, it does not matter in the grand scheme of the tournament but with both these teams making the playoffs, it will surely be a psychological boost for Bangalore. Take a bow, Srikar Bharat! What a champion knock! |
| Bangalore started off in dismal fashion as they lost their openers inside the first 3 overs. A golden duck for Devdutt Padikkal and skipper, Virat Kohli failed to get going again. AB de Villiers was sent up the order and he took time to settle in, but with Bharat, he stitched a 49-run stand, but, while looking for a biggie, de Villiers holed out. The responsibility to take Bangalore home fell on the duo of Srikar Bharat and Glenn Maxwell. They took their time and played calmly for a couple o |
| Avesh Khan to Srikar Bharat, SIX! WOW, JUST WOW! What a finish to this match! Srikar Bharat hits a biggie on the last ball to take his team through! Khan serves a full toss, on middle. Srikar Bharat lofts it high in the night sky and the ball goes just over the long on fielder for a maximum! BANGALORE WIN THE MATCH BY 7 WICKETS! |
| SRIKAR BHARAT HAS BEEN NAMED AS THE PLAYER OF THE MATCH! Who else could it have been? What a top knock from him and he is the reason that Bangalore have won this. Well deserved. |
| Right then. That spells the end of the group stages in the Indian T20 League, 2021. We now know for sure which 4 teams have qualified for the playoffs - Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, and Kolkata. Qualifier 1 will be the contested between the top two sides, which will be Delhi and Chennai, and it will be played on Sunday, 10th October 2021 at 6 pm local (2 pm GMT), but, you know the drill, don't you? Join us early for the build-up. Until then, cheers and see ya! |
| Delhi will be very, very disppointed that they have not ended up on the winning side. The game looked to be in control for them when they removed de Villiers, but fate has something else in store for them as Bharat and Maxwell tore through their bowlers and scripted home a famous victory. They started well as three wickets were taken in a timely manner with Anrich Nortje bowling very well and taking 2 early wickets. Avesh Khan, too, just conceded 4 runs in his first spell. But, then, they could |
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