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Hyderabad vs Delhi Live Commentary, Match 30, Indian Premier League, 2019, April 14, 2019

DC 155/7 (20)
Delhi Capitals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 39 runs
SRH 116/10 (18.5)
Match over
Delhi Capitals Inning Delhi Capitals Inning Sunrisers Hyderabad Inning
0.0 : Hello and welcome for Match 30. Things are poised quite interestingly in the midfield battle. We're around the halfway mark of the season and there's a huge clutter in the points table. With Rajasthan and Bangalore both picking up wins in their respective last games, it's tight in there. Hyderabad are 6th in the table with 6 points, but the three teams above them are on 8 points, having played at least a game more. Delhi gained some confidence with a win against Kolkata last time out and come in
The Warner-Bairstow duo has been the key for Hyderabad, but it's no coincidence that the few times they failed to deliver, the team has suffered. Their middle order is largely untested still and it might just be called into action once again in this contest. Delhi are looking good, with Shikhar Dhawan finding some much-needed form as well. Combine that with their potent bowling attack and skipper Shreyas Iyer's good touch, and the visitors just might cause problems for the home side. Should be a
TOSS - Hyderabad win the toss and opt to field! A good call from Williamson? The team chasing has won the last 10 games in this season. Will be interesting to see how it goes.
Kane Williamson says they will bowl first. Laughs and states that he didn't have much about the choice as Shreyas Iyer called it wrong. Adds that both teams are strong so is looking forward to the match. On his injury, mentions that it's better now and he's ready to go. Reckons that they always enjoy playing here and adds that despite the varying surfaces, he doesn't mind. Informs that there are four changes - he himself is in, along with Ricky Bhui, Abhishek Sharma and Khaleel Ahmed for Mohamma
Shreyas Iyer says he's pleased with his team's performance as they have two away wins. Adds that they just have to believe in their ability. States that they've talked that whoever is the set batsman, he has to stick in and score big. Let's everyone know there are two changes as Colin Munro and Amit Mishra replace Colin Ingram and Rahul Tewatia.
Hyderabad XI - David Warner, Jonny Bairstow (WK), Kane Williamson (C) (in for Mohammad Nabi), Vijay Shankar, Ricky Bhui (in for Manish Pandey), Deepak Hooda, Rashid Khan, Abhishek Sharma (in for Yusuf Pathan), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sandeep Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed (in for Siddarth Kaul).
Delhi XI - Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Colin Munro (in for Colin Ingram), Shreyas Iyer (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Chris Morris, Axar Patel, Amit Mishra (in for Rahul Tewatia), Keemo Paul, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma.
We are ready to get this underway. Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan, who returns to his former home, stride into the middle. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will take the ball first up. Here we go...
0.1 : B Kumar to P Shaw, Some good swing into the batsman for Bhuvneshwar. Fuller and coming into the batsman, Shaw flicks it off his pads through square leg. Rashid Khan chases it down and stops it with a slide just inside the rope. The batsmen take three.
0.2 : B Kumar to S Dhawan, Shaping away from the batsman, a length delivery around off. Dhawan stands his ground and taps it down with soft hands on the off side.
0.3 : B Kumar to S Dhawan, FOUR! Edged and away! Bhuvi instantly looks at Williamson as if to indicate why didn't I have two slips. Good swing away, around off and on a length, Dhawan plays at it loosely and it goes off the edge. It flies past Warner at first slip and away to the boundary line behind.
0.4 : B Kumar to S Dhawan, Walks down the track to this fuller length ball and defends it with the full face of the bat.
0.5 : B Kumar to S Dhawan, The angle away from the batter once more, outside off, it's blocked away square on the off side.
0.6 : B Kumar to S Dhawan, Dot ball to end the over. Dhawan pushes it on the off side from inside his crease. Decent first over for Delhi, 7 runs off it.
Khaleel Ahmed to bowl from the other end.
1.1 : K Ahmed to P Shaw, Some extra bounce for Khaleel. Outside off on a good length, Shaw plays and misses.
1.2 : K Ahmed to P Shaw, Shaw opens the bat face, uses the angle away from him and taps it down in front of point for a quick single.
1.3 : K Ahmed to S Dhawan, Good running between the wickets. Dhawan gives the charge and lofts it over wide mid off. Both batsmen run hard and manage to complete the third run.
1.4 : K Ahmed to P Shaw, Fired full, just outside off, Shaw goes for the drive but gets it off the inner half to the right of the bowler.
1.5 : K Ahmed to P Shaw, OUT! Edged and gone this time! Khaleel comes into the side and makes an impact almost immediately. There's that extra bounce again which becomes Shaw's undoing. Some width on offer outside off, Prithvi looks to punch this on the up through the off side but the ball rises a bit too much. It takes the edge and Bairstow behind collects it easily.
Colin Munro walks in at no.3.
1.6 : K Ahmed to C Munro, Cutting back in from a good length, catches Munro high on the thigh pad as he looks to play at it. It lobs over on the off side as the batsmen cross over for a leg bye.
Sandeep Sharma is into the attack.
2.1 : S Sharma to C Munro, On a good length on middle, Munro defends it off the back foot.
2.2 : S Sharma to C Munro, EDGE AND FOUR! There should have been a slip. On a good length and outside off, Munro looks to cut but gets an outside edge. It goes towards third man for a boundary.
2.3 : S Sharma to C Munro, Again on a good length on off, Munro keeps it out.
2.4 : S Sharma to C Munro, On a good length on off, Colin defends it out.
2.5 : S Sharma to C Munro, FOUR! Second boundary in the over. Length delivery on off, Munro drives it through covers. Rashid Khan chases it and tries his best to stop it but it goes racing away to the boundary.
2.6 : S Sharma to C Munro, On a length on middle, Munro flicks it to mid-wicket. 8 runs have come from the over. Good over for Delhi.
3.1 : K Ahmed to S Dhawan, On a good length on middle, Dhawan blocks it off his back foot.
3.2 : K Ahmed to S Dhawan, OUT! Khaleel gets his second wicket of the evening and is ecstatic. He digs in a short ball and gets some extra bounce from the surface. Dhawan takes on the challenge to pull it across the line but the bounce gets big on him and he ends up skying it in the air off the top edge. Bhuvneshwar Kumar at fine leg takes the catch in the second attempt and it's a big blow to Delhi. Their star of the last match departs cheaply today.
Shreyas Iyer in next.
3.3 : K Ahmed to C Munro, Length delivery on middle, Munro flicks it to mid-wicket.
3.4 : K Ahmed to C Munro, FOUR! Nice shot. Full on off, Munro slaps it through covers for a boundary.
3.5 : K Ahmed to C Munro, SIX! Amazing shot. Length delivery on middle, Munro flicks it over square leg for a biggie.
3.6 : K Ahmed to C Munro, On a good length on off, Munro defends it off the back foot. 10 runs and a wicket have come from the over.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is back on.
4.1 : B Kumar to S Iyer, Starts with a length delivery on middle, Shreyas stands back to work it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
4.2 : B Kumar to S Iyer, Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
4.3 : B Kumar to S Iyer, Some width on offer outside off, Shreyas reaches out for it and guides it down to third man for a single.
4.4 : B Kumar to C Munro, Wide called for height! Bouncer around leg, Munro ducks underneath it.
B Kumar to C Munro, Fine delivery. A bouncer followed by a yorker wide outside off, Colin tries his best to dig it out but fails.
4.5 : B Kumar to C Munro, Direct hit but no harm done! A straighter delivery from Kumar. Munro punches it down towards mid off and crosses for a hesitant single. Shreyas stops after taking a start and that nearly cost them there. The fielder comes up with a direct hit but nothing doing.
4.6 : B Kumar to S Iyer, FOUR! Streaky boundary! A delivery outside off, Iyer outside edges his attempted cover drive past the first slip fielder for a boundary.
5.1 : K Ahmed to C Munro, SIX! Excellent shot from Colin Munro. Khaleel bowls a slower delivery on off, Munro comes down the track and lofts it over mid-wicket for a maximum.
5.2 : K Ahmed to C Munro, Length delivery on middle, Munro flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single.
5.3 : K Ahmed to S Iyer, Short and outside off, Iyer cuts it to point.
5.4 : K Ahmed to S Iyer, On a good length on off, Iyer tucks it towards covers and goes for a quick run. The fielder has a shy at the stumps at the keeper's end but misses it. Munro was comfortably inside the crease though.
5.5 : K Ahmed to C Munro, FOUR! Bowls a short of a length delivery, Munro looks to pull but gets a top edge on this one. It goes over the keeper's head for a boundary.
5.6 : K Ahmed to C Munro, Bowls a bouncer, Colin does well to duck under it. 12 runs came from the over. A decent Powerplay for Delhi. Delhi are 51/2 after 6 overs.
Deepak Hooda on to roll his arm over.
6.1 : D Hooda to S Iyer, Spinning in from off stump, Iyer works it in front of square leg for a single.
6.2 : D Hooda to C Munro, From around the wicket now. It floated on off, Munro presses forward and defends.
6.3 : D Hooda to C Munro, Full and darted on off, Munro drives it to long on and changes ends.
6.4 : D Hooda to S Iyer, FOUR! Shot. Too much width on offer and Hooda pays the price. Short and wide outside off, Iyer cuts it through point, beating the man in the deep who can't stop it even with a dive.
6.5 : D Hooda to S Iyer, Easily done. Stays inside the crease and punches it to long on for one run.
6.6 : D Hooda to C Munro, Short and around off, turning away, it's slapped through the covers for a single.
Abhishek Sharma is introduced into the attack.
7.1 : A Sharma to C Munro, Turning in from a fuller length, outside off, Munro gets low and sweeps it through to deep mid-wicket. A single is taken.
7.2 : A Sharma to S Iyer, Fraction straight in line, Iyer turns it on the leg side and jogs across to the other end.
7.3 : A Sharma to C Munro, Good adjustment from both ends. Seeing the batsman charge out, Sharma shortens the length. Munro picks this up, adjusts and then punches it to long off for a single.
7.4 : A Sharma to S Iyer, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single.
7.5 : A Sharma to C Munro, SIX! BOOM! Right off the middle. No spin on this occasion. Fullish in length on the stumps, Munro steps out of his crease, gets close to the pitch of the ball and smokes it over long on for a maximum.
7.6 : A Sharma to C Munro, OUT! Gone next ball! No need to chase after this. The adrenaline and the excitement have got to him. Sharma picks up his first of the evening. He fires it full and wide outside off, Munro reaches out to smash it through the off side but gets a nick behind. Bairstow takes a sharp catch and appeals. The umpire's finger follows and the Kiwi will have to make the long walk back. Delhi in some trouble here now, they've already lost three wickets.
Rishabh Pant walks into the middle next. Vijay Shankar is brought into the attack as well.
8.1 : V Shankar to S Iyer, Full and straight from Shankar, straightaway attacks the stumps. Iyer drives it to long on after getting behind the line. One run collected.
8.2 : V Shankar to R Pant, Takes some pace off this. Just ahead of a length outside off, Pant gets off the mark with an uppish drive to long off. Single to the total.
8.3 : V Shankar to S Iyer, FOUR! The timing on that is so sweet. Shankar overpitches this as he lands it outside off, Iyer drives it right between extra cover and mid off, beating the dives of both fielders. It races away to the fence for a boundary.
8.4 : V Shankar to S Iyer, Waits for the ball to come to him, plays it late as he runs it down to third man for a run.
8.5 : V Shankar to R Pant, Excellent stop from Williamson. Full and wide outside off, Pant drives it crisply towards extra cover. The Hyderabad skipper dives low to his left and makes a fine stop. Saves a sure-shot boundary.
8.6 : V Shankar to R Pant, Strays on the pads, it's flicked down to fine leg for a single.
Strategic break. Also, Rashid Khan is into the bowling attack now.
9.1 : R Khan to R Pant, FOUR! And Pant welcomes the Afghan with a boundary. Short, flat and in line of the stumps, Pant stands his ground and muscles the pull through square leg for a boundary.
9.2 : R Khan to R Pant, Turning in on middle and leg, Pant tries to work it on the leg side but it goes off his pads. One run taken. It actually goes off the inside edge first.
9.3 : R Khan to S Iyer, Peach! Rashid flights it nicely around off, lands it just behind a driving length, Iyer is half forward to defend but gets beaten past the outside edge.
9.4 : R Khan to S Iyer, FOUR! A bit cheeky, but he's meant it fully. Good shot. Extremely full outside off, Iyer opens the bat face and slices it through short third man. It's placed quite fine, so will run away to the boundary line.
A slip comes in.
9.5 : R Khan to S Iyer, This short delivery is pulled through mid-wicket for a single.
9.6 : R Khan to R Pant, Quicker through the air on middle stump, Pant blocks it out from the back foot. 10 runs off the first Rashid Khan over.
10.1 : V Shankar to S Iyer, A leading edge which falls in no man's land. This length ball just sticks off the surface, which makes Iyer go into the flick shot early. It pops up off the leading edge and lands in the mid-wicket area. A couple of runs are taken.
10.2 : V Shankar to S Iyer, Shaping in on middle and leg, it's easily worked away square on the leg side for a run.
10.3 : V Shankar to R Pant, Fraction straight in line, on a length, Rishabh clips it in front of square leg and rotates strike.
10.4 : V Shankar to S Iyer, The batsman plays it with an angled bat and guides it to third man. One run added to the total.
10.5 : V Shankar to R Pant, Behind a good length, close to the off stick, the southpaw keeps it out from the back foot.
10.6 : V Shankar to R Pant, FOUR! Streaky runs for Rishabh Pant. Full and wide outside off, his eyes light up. So he throws everything at it, only to get a thick edge. It speeds through the vacant slip cordon and away to the third man boundary behind.
11.1 : R Khan to S Iyer, Quicker through the air, Shreyas defends with a straight blade.
11.2 : R Khan to S Iyer, Another defensive shot on offer. Iyer keeps it out safely.
11.3 : R Khan to S Iyer, An appeal for a leg before, turned down. Was quite close, but probably just missing the off stump. Served on middle and off, it turns away. Iyer looks to defend but it goes off his back pad and past Bairstow. The batsmen take a leg bye.
11.4 : R Khan to R Pant, Pant moves inside the line of this full ball and works it through mid-wicket for a single.
11.5 : R Khan to S Iyer, Fullish outside the line of off stump, Iyer plays and misses.
11.6 : R Khan to S Iyer, FOUR! Nice way to end the over. Short and in line of the stumps, Iyer rocks back and pulls it with complete control over mid-wicket. Nobody out there in the deep, so the Delhi skipper will pick up a boundary.
Sandeep Sharma on to bowl now.
12.1 : S Sharma to R Pant, On a length on middle and leg, cuts back in, catches Pant high on the thigh pad as he tries to put bat on ball. It falls on the leg side and the batsmen take a leg bye.
12.2 : S Sharma to S Iyer, Angling away from around off, on a length once more, Iyer loosely plays inside the line and gets beaten.
12.3 : S Sharma to S Iyer, Sharp bumper on middle, Shreyas somehow pulls it to deep mid-wicket. Rashid out in the deep is quick to the ball and he fires a direct hit at the bowler's end all the way from the deep. A single is taken.
12.4 : S Sharma to R Pant, FOUR! Another good effort from the Afghan, in vain though this time. Back of a length outside off, Pant slaps the cut through cover-point. Khan out in the deep scampers to his right, tries to stop it with a dive but is unable to this time.
12.5 : S Sharma to R Pant, Short of a good length around off, Rishabh offers a firm punch towards mid off and rushes to the other end.
12.6 : S Sharma to S Iyer, Walks a step across, gets behind the line and turns it through the vacant mid-wicket area for a single.
13.1 : R Khan to S Iyer, Loopy leg break, full and outside off, Iyer prods forward to defend.
13.2 : R Khan to S Iyer, Off the edge again, a quick single is taken. Iyer tries to defend but it goes down to short third man. The batsmen pinch a quick run.
13.3 : R Khan to R Pant, Spinning in from a shorter length, Pant goes with the turn and pulls it behind square leg. Another run on offer.
13.4 : R Khan to S Iyer, Some extra bounce. Quicker one around off, Shreyas keeps it out safely.
13.5 : R Khan to S Iyer, Leans into the tossed up ball and eases it down the ground, towards long on, for one run.
13.6 : R Khan to R Pant, Goes deep inside the crease, waits for the shorter ball to come to him before pulling it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
14.1 : S Sharma to R Pant, Well bowled. Hits the yorker around leg, Pant digs it out down to long on and picks up a single.
14.2 : S Sharma to S Iyer, Sharma sees the batsman staying leg side and hence tries to follow him down there. Ends up spraying it too wide and Shreyas misses his flick shot. Called a wide!
S Sharma to S Iyer, Short in length delivery, outside off, Shreyas attempts to play the pull shot but fails to connect.
14.3 : S Sharma to S Iyer, This is smart bowling. Showing great control over his art, Sandeep. Follows up the shorter one with a yorker on middle, Iyer squeezes it out to covers and takes one.
14.4 : S Sharma to R Pant, Angles across a very full ball wide outside off, Pant forces it down off the inner half of the bat to long on for a single.
14.5 : S Sharma to S Iyer, A slower delivery, full and on the pads at 112.6 kph, Shreyas knocks it down to long on for a couple of runs. 50-run stand comes up, it has taken 41 balls to come! Surely, this pair would like to better this one.
14.6 : S Sharma to S Iyer, A low full toss on middle, Shreyas pushes it down to long on for a single.
Strategic break. The going has been a bit slow from Delhi after losing Colin Munro but the current pair has the ability to up the scoring ante. Five more overs to go and Delhi will try to push their score close to 180, at least. Hyderabad have bowled decently so far and have the overs of Bhuvneshwar (2), Khaleel(1), Sandeep(1) and Rashid(1) left to bowl at the death. Expect a good battle between bat and ball. Bhuvi is into the attack now after the mini-break.
15.1 : B Kumar to S Iyer, Strays a bit with his line, spills it around leg. Iyer attempts to tickle it fine but it goes off his thigh pad. Bairstow does well to dive to his left and make a half-stop. The batsmen take a leg bye.
15.2 : B Kumar to R Pant, Short of a good length outside off, Pant slaps it over covers for just a single. There is a man in the deep.
15.3 : B Kumar to S Iyer, Well bowled. Takes the Delhi skipper by surprise. At 140 clicks, Bhuvi bangs it in short and takes Iyer by surprise. There's no room to free the arms, so all Iyer can do is get a soft top edge on his attempted pull shot which falls close to him.
15.4 : B Kumar to S Iyer, Another superb fielding effort. This time from Shankar. On the shorter side of the length, outside off, Iyer slaps it through the covers. Vijay moves to his right and stops it with a good slide. Two runs to the total.
15.5 : B Kumar to S Iyer, OUT! GONE! This is good piece of bowling by Bhuvneshwar Kumar. It's the change-up once more, Kumar bowls it short and this time Iyer looks to play the ramp shot. Can only manage an edge, however, as it goes behind and Bairstow takes his third catch of the innings. Partnership of 56 is broken. Delhi would have wanted these two to finish the innings.
Chris Morris is the new man in.
15.6 : B Kumar to C Morris, Off the mark. Morris opens the face of the bat and guides it to third man for a single.
Khaleel Ahmed returns.
16.1 : K Ahmed to C Morris, The batsman has pushed it to the cover region. One run added to the total.
16.2 : K Ahmed to R Pant, OUT c Deepak Hooda b Khaleel Ahmed. Delhi Capitals have lost their fifth wicket.
0.0 : Hello and welcome for Match 30. Things are poised quite interestingly in the midfield battle. We're around the halfway mark of the season and there's a huge clutter in the points table. With Rajasthan and Bangalore both picking up wins in their respective last games, it's tight in there. Hyderabad are 6th in the table with 6 points, but the three teams above them are on 8 points, having played at least a game more. Delhi gained some confidence with a win against Kolkata last time out and come in
The Warner-Bairstow duo has been the key for Hyderabad, but it's no coincidence that the few times they failed to deliver, the team has suffered. Their middle order is largely untested still and it might just be called into action once again in this contest. Delhi are looking good, with Shikhar Dhawan finding some much-needed form as well. Combine that with their potent bowling attack and skipper Shreyas Iyer's good touch, and the visitors just might cause problems for the home side. Should be a
TOSS - Hyderabad win the toss and opt to field! A good call from Williamson? The team chasing has won the last 10 games in this season. Will be interesting to see how it goes.
Kane Williamson says they will bowl first. Laughs and states that he didn't have much about the choice as Shreyas Iyer called it wrong. Adds that both teams are strong so is looking forward to the match. On his injury, mentions that it's better now and he's ready to go. Reckons that they always enjoy playing here and adds that despite the varying surfaces, he doesn't mind. Informs that there are four changes - he himself is in, along with Ricky Bhui, Abhishek Sharma and Khaleel Ahmed for Mohamma
Shreyas Iyer says he's pleased with his team's performance as they have two away wins. Adds that they just have to believe in their ability. States that they've talked that whoever is the set batsman, he has to stick in and score big. Let's everyone know there are two changes as Colin Munro and Amit Mishra replace Colin Ingram and Rahul Tewatia.
Hyderabad XI - David Warner, Jonny Bairstow (WK), Kane Williamson (C) (in for Mohammad Nabi), Vijay Shankar, Ricky Bhui (in for Manish Pandey), Deepak Hooda, Rashid Khan, Abhishek Sharma (in for Yusuf Pathan), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sandeep Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed (in for Siddarth Kaul).
Delhi XI - Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Colin Munro (in for Colin Ingram), Shreyas Iyer (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Chris Morris, Axar Patel, Amit Mishra (in for Rahul Tewatia), Keemo Paul, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma.
We are ready to get this underway. Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan, who returns to his former home, stride into the middle. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will take the ball first up. Here we go...
0.1 : B Kumar to P Shaw, Some good swing into the batsman for Bhuvneshwar. Fuller and coming into the batsman, Shaw flicks it off his pads through square leg. Rashid Khan chases it down and stops it with a slide just inside the rope. The batsmen take three.
0.2 : B Kumar to S Dhawan, Shaping away from the batsman, a length delivery around off. Dhawan stands his ground and taps it down with soft hands on the off side.
0.3 : B Kumar to S Dhawan, FOUR! Edged and away! Bhuvi instantly looks at Williamson as if to indicate why didn't I have two slips. Good swing away, around off and on a length, Dhawan plays at it loosely and it goes off the edge. It flies past Warner at first slip and away to the boundary line behind.
0.4 : B Kumar to S Dhawan, Walks down the track to this fuller length ball and defends it with the full face of the bat.
0.5 : B Kumar to S Dhawan, The angle away from the batter once more, outside off, it's blocked away square on the off side.
0.6 : B Kumar to S Dhawan, Dot ball to end the over. Dhawan pushes it on the off side from inside his crease. Decent first over for Delhi, 7 runs off it.
Khaleel Ahmed to bowl from the other end.
1.1 : K Ahmed to P Shaw, Some extra bounce for Khaleel. Outside off on a good length, Shaw plays and misses.
1.2 : K Ahmed to P Shaw, Shaw opens the bat face, uses the angle away from him and taps it down in front of point for a quick single.
1.3 : K Ahmed to S Dhawan, Good running between the wickets. Dhawan gives the charge and lofts it over wide mid off. Both batsmen run hard and manage to complete the third run.
1.4 : K Ahmed to P Shaw, Fired full, just outside off, Shaw goes for the drive but gets it off the inner half to the right of the bowler.
1.5 : K Ahmed to P Shaw, OUT! Edged and gone this time! Khaleel comes into the side and makes an impact almost immediately. There's that extra bounce again which becomes Shaw's undoing. Some width on offer outside off, Prithvi looks to punch this on the up through the off side but the ball rises a bit too much. It takes the edge and Bairstow behind collects it easily.
Colin Munro walks in at no.3.
1.6 : K Ahmed to C Munro, Cutting back in from a good length, catches Munro high on the thigh pad as he looks to play at it. It lobs over on the off side as the batsmen cross over for a leg bye.
Sandeep Sharma is into the attack.
2.1 : S Sharma to C Munro, On a good length on middle, Munro defends it off the back foot.
2.2 : S Sharma to C Munro, EDGE AND FOUR! There should have been a slip. On a good length and outside off, Munro looks to cut but gets an outside edge. It goes towards third man for a boundary.
2.3 : S Sharma to C Munro, Again on a good length on off, Munro keeps it out.
2.4 : S Sharma to C Munro, On a good length on off, Colin defends it out.
2.5 : S Sharma to C Munro, FOUR! Second boundary in the over. Length delivery on off, Munro drives it through covers. Rashid Khan chases it and tries his best to stop it but it goes racing away to the boundary.
2.6 : S Sharma to C Munro, On a length on middle, Munro flicks it to mid-wicket. 8 runs have come from the over. Good over for Delhi.
3.1 : K Ahmed to S Dhawan, On a good length on middle, Dhawan blocks it off his back foot.
3.2 : K Ahmed to S Dhawan, OUT! Khaleel gets his second wicket of the evening and is ecstatic. He digs in a short ball and gets some extra bounce from the surface. Dhawan takes on the challenge to pull it across the line but the bounce gets big on him and he ends up skying it in the air off the top edge. Bhuvneshwar Kumar at fine leg takes the catch in the second attempt and it's a big blow to Delhi. Their star of the last match departs cheaply today.
Shreyas Iyer in next.
3.3 : K Ahmed to C Munro, Length delivery on middle, Munro flicks it to mid-wicket.
3.4 : K Ahmed to C Munro, FOUR! Nice shot. Full on off, Munro slaps it through covers for a boundary.
3.5 : K Ahmed to C Munro, SIX! Amazing shot. Length delivery on middle, Munro flicks it over square leg for a biggie.
3.6 : K Ahmed to C Munro, On a good length on off, Munro defends it off the back foot. 10 runs and a wicket have come from the over.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is back on.
4.1 : B Kumar to S Iyer, Starts with a length delivery on middle, Shreyas stands back to work it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
4.2 : B Kumar to S Iyer, Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
4.3 : B Kumar to S Iyer, Some width on offer outside off, Shreyas reaches out for it and guides it down to third man for a single.
4.4 : B Kumar to C Munro, Wide called for height! Bouncer around leg, Munro ducks underneath it.
B Kumar to C Munro, Fine delivery. A bouncer followed by a yorker wide outside off, Colin tries his best to dig it out but fails.
4.5 : B Kumar to C Munro, Direct hit but no harm done! A straighter delivery from Kumar. Munro punches it down towards mid off and crosses for a hesitant single. Shreyas stops after taking a start and that nearly cost them there. The fielder comes up with a direct hit but nothing doing.
4.6 : B Kumar to S Iyer, FOUR! Streaky boundary! A delivery outside off, Iyer outside edges his attempted cover drive past the first slip fielder for a boundary.
5.1 : K Ahmed to C Munro, SIX! Excellent shot from Colin Munro. Khaleel bowls a slower delivery on off, Munro comes down the track and lofts it over mid-wicket for a maximum.
5.2 : K Ahmed to C Munro, Length delivery on middle, Munro flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single.
5.3 : K Ahmed to S Iyer, Short and outside off, Iyer cuts it to point.
5.4 : K Ahmed to S Iyer, On a good length on off, Iyer tucks it towards covers and goes for a quick run. The fielder has a shy at the stumps at the keeper's end but misses it. Munro was comfortably inside the crease though.
5.5 : K Ahmed to C Munro, FOUR! Bowls a short of a length delivery, Munro looks to pull but gets a top edge on this one. It goes over the keeper's head for a boundary.
5.6 : K Ahmed to C Munro, Bowls a bouncer, Colin does well to duck under it. 12 runs came from the over. A decent Powerplay for Delhi. Delhi are 51/2 after 6 overs.
Deepak Hooda on to roll his arm over.
6.1 : D Hooda to S Iyer, Spinning in from off stump, Iyer works it in front of square leg for a single.
6.2 : D Hooda to C Munro, From around the wicket now. It floated on off, Munro presses forward and defends.
6.3 : D Hooda to C Munro, Full and darted on off, Munro drives it to long on and changes ends.
6.4 : D Hooda to S Iyer, FOUR! Shot. Too much width on offer and Hooda pays the price. Short and wide outside off, Iyer cuts it through point, beating the man in the deep who can't stop it even with a dive.
6.5 : D Hooda to S Iyer, Easily done. Stays inside the crease and punches it to long on for one run.
6.6 : D Hooda to C Munro, Short and around off, turning away, it's slapped through the covers for a single.
Abhishek Sharma is introduced into the attack.
7.1 : A Sharma to C Munro, Turning in from a fuller length, outside off, Munro gets low and sweeps it through to deep mid-wicket. A single is taken.
7.2 : A Sharma to S Iyer, Fraction straight in line, Iyer turns it on the leg side and jogs across to the other end.
7.3 : A Sharma to C Munro, Good adjustment from both ends. Seeing the batsman charge out, Sharma shortens the length. Munro picks this up, adjusts and then punches it to long off for a single.
7.4 : A Sharma to S Iyer, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single.
7.5 : A Sharma to C Munro, SIX! BOOM! Right off the middle. No spin on this occasion. Fullish in length on the stumps, Munro steps out of his crease, gets close to the pitch of the ball and smokes it over long on for a maximum.
7.6 : A Sharma to C Munro, OUT! Gone next ball! No need to chase after this. The adrenaline and the excitement have got to him. Sharma picks up his first of the evening. He fires it full and wide outside off, Munro reaches out to smash it through the off side but gets a nick behind. Bairstow takes a sharp catch and appeals. The umpire's finger follows and the Kiwi will have to make the long walk back. Delhi in some trouble here now, they've already lost three wickets.
Rishabh Pant walks into the middle next. Vijay Shankar is brought into the attack as well.
8.1 : V Shankar to S Iyer, Full and straight from Shankar, straightaway attacks the stumps. Iyer drives it to long on after getting behind the line. One run collected.
8.2 : V Shankar to R Pant, Takes some pace off this. Just ahead of a length outside off, Pant gets off the mark with an uppish drive to long off. Single to the total.
8.3 : V Shankar to S Iyer, FOUR! The timing on that is so sweet. Shankar overpitches this as he lands it outside off, Iyer drives it right between extra cover and mid off, beating the dives of both fielders. It races away to the fence for a boundary.
8.4 : V Shankar to S Iyer, Waits for the ball to come to him, plays it late as he runs it down to third man for a run.
8.5 : V Shankar to R Pant, Excellent stop from Williamson. Full and wide outside off, Pant drives it crisply towards extra cover. The Hyderabad skipper dives low to his left and makes a fine stop. Saves a sure-shot boundary.
8.6 : V Shankar to R Pant, Strays on the pads, it's flicked down to fine leg for a single.
Strategic break. Also, Rashid Khan is into the bowling attack now.
9.1 : R Khan to R Pant, FOUR! And Pant welcomes the Afghan with a boundary. Short, flat and in line of the stumps, Pant stands his ground and muscles the pull through square leg for a boundary.
9.2 : R Khan to R Pant, Turning in on middle and leg, Pant tries to work it on the leg side but it goes off his pads. One run taken. It actually goes off the inside edge first.
9.3 : R Khan to S Iyer, Peach! Rashid flights it nicely around off, lands it just behind a driving length, Iyer is half forward to defend but gets beaten past the outside edge.
9.4 : R Khan to S Iyer, FOUR! A bit cheeky, but he's meant it fully. Good shot. Extremely full outside off, Iyer opens the bat face and slices it through short third man. It's placed quite fine, so will run away to the boundary line.
A slip comes in.
9.5 : R Khan to S Iyer, This short delivery is pulled through mid-wicket for a single.
9.6 : R Khan to R Pant, Quicker through the air on middle stump, Pant blocks it out from the back foot. 10 runs off the first Rashid Khan over.
10.1 : V Shankar to S Iyer, A leading edge which falls in no man's land. This length ball just sticks off the surface, which makes Iyer go into the flick shot early. It pops up off the leading edge and lands in the mid-wicket area. A couple of runs are taken.
10.2 : V Shankar to S Iyer, Shaping in on middle and leg, it's easily worked away square on the leg side for a run.
10.3 : V Shankar to R Pant, Fraction straight in line, on a length, Rishabh clips it in front of square leg and rotates strike.
10.4 : V Shankar to S Iyer, The batsman plays it with an angled bat and guides it to third man. One run added to the total.
10.5 : V Shankar to R Pant, Behind a good length, close to the off stick, the southpaw keeps it out from the back foot.
10.6 : V Shankar to R Pant, FOUR! Streaky runs for Rishabh Pant. Full and wide outside off, his eyes light up. So he throws everything at it, only to get a thick edge. It speeds through the vacant slip cordon and away to the third man boundary behind.
11.1 : R Khan to S Iyer, Quicker through the air, Shreyas defends with a straight blade.
11.2 : R Khan to S Iyer, Another defensive shot on offer. Iyer keeps it out safely.
11.3 : R Khan to S Iyer, An appeal for a leg before, turned down. Was quite close, but probably just missing the off stump. Served on middle and off, it turns away. Iyer looks to defend but it goes off his back pad and past Bairstow. The batsmen take a leg bye.
11.4 : R Khan to R Pant, Pant moves inside the line of this full ball and works it through mid-wicket for a single.
11.5 : R Khan to S Iyer, Fullish outside the line of off stump, Iyer plays and misses.
11.6 : R Khan to S Iyer, FOUR! Nice way to end the over. Short and in line of the stumps, Iyer rocks back and pulls it with complete control over mid-wicket. Nobody out there in the deep, so the Delhi skipper will pick up a boundary.
Sandeep Sharma on to bowl now.
12.1 : S Sharma to R Pant, On a length on middle and leg, cuts back in, catches Pant high on the thigh pad as he tries to put bat on ball. It falls on the leg side and the batsmen take a leg bye.
12.2 : S Sharma to S Iyer, Angling away from around off, on a length once more, Iyer loosely plays inside the line and gets beaten.
12.3 : S Sharma to S Iyer, Sharp bumper on middle, Shreyas somehow pulls it to deep mid-wicket. Rashid out in the deep is quick to the ball and he fires a direct hit at the bowler's end all the way from the deep. A single is taken.
12.4 : S Sharma to R Pant, FOUR! Another good effort from the Afghan, in vain though this time. Back of a length outside off, Pant slaps the cut through cover-point. Khan out in the deep scampers to his right, tries to stop it with a dive but is unable to this time.
12.5 : S Sharma to R Pant, Short of a good length around off, Rishabh offers a firm punch towards mid off and rushes to the other end.
12.6 : S Sharma to S Iyer, Walks a step across, gets behind the line and turns it through the vacant mid-wicket area for a single.
13.1 : R Khan to S Iyer, Loopy leg break, full and outside off, Iyer prods forward to defend.
13.2 : R Khan to S Iyer, Off the edge again, a quick single is taken. Iyer tries to defend but it goes down to short third man. The batsmen pinch a quick run.
13.3 : R Khan to R Pant, Spinning in from a shorter length, Pant goes with the turn and pulls it behind square leg. Another run on offer.
13.4 : R Khan to S Iyer, Some extra bounce. Quicker one around off, Shreyas keeps it out safely.
13.5 : R Khan to S Iyer, Leans into the tossed up ball and eases it down the ground, towards long on, for one run.
13.6 : R Khan to R Pant, Goes deep inside the crease, waits for the shorter ball to come to him before pulling it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
14.1 : S Sharma to R Pant, Well bowled. Hits the yorker around leg, Pant digs it out down to long on and picks up a single.
14.2 : S Sharma to S Iyer, Sharma sees the batsman staying leg side and hence tries to follow him down there. Ends up spraying it too wide and Shreyas misses his flick shot. Called a wide!
S Sharma to S Iyer, Short in length delivery, outside off, Shreyas attempts to play the pull shot but fails to connect.
14.3 : S Sharma to S Iyer, This is smart bowling. Showing great control over his art, Sandeep. Follows up the shorter one with a yorker on middle, Iyer squeezes it out to covers and takes one.
14.4 : S Sharma to R Pant, Angles across a very full ball wide outside off, Pant forces it down off the inner half of the bat to long on for a single.
14.5 : S Sharma to S Iyer, A slower delivery, full and on the pads at 112.6 kph, Shreyas knocks it down to long on for a couple of runs. 50-run stand comes up, it has taken 41 balls to come! Surely, this pair would like to better this one.
14.6 : S Sharma to S Iyer, A low full toss on middle, Shreyas pushes it down to long on for a single.
Strategic break. The going has been a bit slow from Delhi after losing Colin Munro but the current pair has the ability to up the scoring ante. Five more overs to go and Delhi will try to push their score close to 180, at least. Hyderabad have bowled decently so far and have the overs of Bhuvneshwar (2), Khaleel(1), Sandeep(1) and Rashid(1) left to bowl at the death. Expect a good battle between bat and ball. Bhuvi is into the attack now after the mini-break.
15.1 : B Kumar to S Iyer, Strays a bit with his line, spills it around leg. Iyer attempts to tickle it fine but it goes off his thigh pad. Bairstow does well to dive to his left and make a half-stop. The batsmen take a leg bye.
15.2 : B Kumar to R Pant, Short of a good length outside off, Pant slaps it over covers for just a single. There is a man in the deep.
15.3 : B Kumar to S Iyer, Well bowled. Takes the Delhi skipper by surprise. At 140 clicks, Bhuvi bangs it in short and takes Iyer by surprise. There's no room to free the arms, so all Iyer can do is get a soft top edge on his attempted pull shot which falls close to him.
15.4 : B Kumar to S Iyer, Another superb fielding effort. This time from Shankar. On the shorter side of the length, outside off, Iyer slaps it through the covers. Vijay moves to his right and stops it with a good slide. Two runs to the total.
15.5 : B Kumar to S Iyer, OUT! GONE! This is good piece of bowling by Bhuvneshwar Kumar. It's the change-up once more, Kumar bowls it short and this time Iyer looks to play the ramp shot. Can only manage an edge, however, as it goes behind and Bairstow takes his third catch of the innings. Partnership of 56 is broken. Delhi would have wanted these two to finish the innings.
Chris Morris is the new man in.
15.6 : B Kumar to C Morris, Off the mark. Morris opens the face of the bat and guides it to third man for a single.
Khaleel Ahmed returns.
16.1 : K Ahmed to C Morris, The batsman has pushed it to the cover region. One run added to the total.
16.2 : K Ahmed to R Pant, OUT c Deepak Hooda b Khaleel Ahmed. Delhi Capitals have lost their fifth wicket.
0.0 : We are back for the run chase. The dynamite pair of David Warner and Jonny Bairstow walks out to the center. Ishant Sharma has the ball in his hand. Let's roll!
0.1 : I Sharma to D Warner, No first-ball wicket today for Ishant! He angles across a length ball outside off, Warner pushes it out away from his body to point.
0.2 : I Sharma to D Warner, This time the line is quite straight from Ishant, Warner knocks it down towards mid on.
0.3 : I Sharma to D Warner, Once again the line from Ishant is straight and this time Warner turns it in the gap at mid-wicket, runs the first run hard and picks the second as well. Hyderabad are away in this run chase.
0.4 : I Sharma to D Warner, Whoa! What a delivery from Ishant. Some extra zip off the surface. A shortish ball on off and shaping away viciously at 142 kph, Warner pushes tamely inside the line and misses.
0.5 : I Sharma to D Warner, Drops this one on a length around off, David covers the line and gently nudges it down past his partner to mid off.
0.6 : I Sharma to D Warner, Digs in a short ball outside off, Warner goes on his toes and taps it to backward point for a run. Decent start from Ishant, just 3 from his first over.
Kagiso Rabada to bowl from the other end.
1.1 : K Rabada to D Warner, FOUR! The South African speedster is welcomed with a boundary from the powerful Aussie opener. A pacey delivery, short in length and on middle, Warner loves pace on his bat and he quickly turns around to pull it across the line. It finds the inside half and runs away to the square leg fence.
1.2 : K Rabada to D Warner, Shortish and outside off, played down to point.
1.3 : K Rabada to D Warner, Uppish but safe! Back of a length ball on off, angling away, Warner remains on the back foot and tries to pull it again. It takes the bottom half of his blade and goes a bit uppishly to the left of the bowler. Rabada sticks his left hand out but it travels wide to him.
1.4 : K Rabada to D Warner, Rabada bowls fire. Touches 150 kph. Warner smashes it straight back and Kagiso tries stopping it with his legs. Deflects it towards mid off and the batsmen steal a run.
1.5 : K Rabada to J Bairstow, FOUR! Jonny is away with a boundary. A gift by Rabada really. Bowls it short and down the leg side, Bairstow turns and glances it past short fine leg for a boundary.
1.6 : K Rabada to J Bairstow, The batsman works it down the leg side. One run added to the total. 10 from Rabada's first over.
2.1 : I Sharma to J Bairstow, Beauty of a delivery! Zero footwork there from the Englishman. Ishant delivers it on a length outside off, getting a hint of away shape, Bairstow pushes inside the line and misses.
2.2 : I Sharma to J Bairstow, Ishant goes full and spears it on middle, Bairstow plays the flick shot but finds the mid-wicket fielder.
2.3 : I Sharma to J Bairstow, FOUR! Up and over cover-point! Just a little bit of room there outside off and Bairstow goes after it. Doesn't bother to keep it down and lofts it over the infield for a boundary.
2.4 : I Sharma to J Bairstow, FOUR! Boom! Bairstow is motoring now. Ishant overpitches on middle and leg, right in the slot for the batsman, Jonny picks it off his pads and whips it over mid-wicket for a boundary again.
Third man comes up and there is a protection in the deep on the leg side.
2.5 : I Sharma to J Bairstow, Angles in a length ball on off, Bairstow smartly plays it with soft hands towards covers and calls his partner through for a quick single. Sensible.
2.6 : I Sharma to D Warner, A length ball on middle and leg, Warner stays leg side of this delivery and pushes it out towards cover for a run. 10 from this over as well, 20 in the last two and Hyderabad are on track in this chase.
Kagiso Rabada is replaced after an expensive first over. Chris Morris to bowl...
3.1 : C Morris to D Warner, No footwork whatsoever! Short in length and outside off, Warner stays stationary on the back foot, doesn't move an inch as he reaches out for this ball and strokes it through point for a single.
3.2 : C Morris to J Bairstow, Short delivery again, wide outside off, Bairstow plays the back foot square cut but finds the fielder at cover-point.
3.3 : C Morris to J Bairstow, Shout for an lbw! Not given! A length ball angling into the batsman, Bairstow tries working it on the leg side but misses. It hits him on the legs, in fact, the ball gets stuck between his legs as Morris turns to appeal. Nothing from the umpire.
3.4 : C Morris to J Bairstow, SIX! Clean strike! And a safe shot as well, over the bowler's head. A good length delivery on off, Bairstow picks the line and length in a trice as he lofts it nonchalantly down the ground for a biggie.
3.5 : C Morris to J Bairstow, A back foot punch this time from the Englishman but finds the fielder on the off side.
3.6 : C Morris to J Bairstow, Another top shot through the line by Bairstow but he picks the extra cover fielder.
4.1 : I Sharma to D Warner, Good length ball on leg, Warner stays back to work it on the leg side but gets an inside edge onto the pads. It deflects to the off side and they cross for a run.
4.2 : I Sharma to J Bairstow, Good cricket all around! Ishant angles in a good length ball on off, Bairstow plays a nice pick-up shot over mid-wicket and it races through. Morris in the deep makes a fine sliding stop to save two runs for his side.
4.3 : I Sharma to J Bairstow, Wide called for height! A bouncer outside off, well over the batsman. The square leg umpire exercises his arms.
I Sharma to J Bairstow, This delivery cramps the batsman for room after moving back in a bit from a good length. Bairstow tries blocking but gets a bottom edge. It goes on one bounce over the stumps and they cross for a brisk single.
4.4 : I Sharma to D Warner, A blazing on drive by Warner but it has gone straight to the fielder at mid on.
4.5 : I Sharma to D Warner, Superb fielding, Amit Mishra! Short in length and on middle, Warner pulls it off the inside half of his bat to short fine leg where Mishra makes a diving stop.
4.6 : I Sharma to D Warner, Short in length again, on middle, Warner pulls it to deep square leg for a run. A much better over from Ishant, 6 coming off it.
Kagiso Rabada to bowl the final over of the Powerplay.
5.1 : K Rabada to D Warner, Smart thinking from the bowler. Senses the movement from the batsman and serves it wide outside off on a length. Warner gives himself too much room, ends up reaching for it and missing.
5.2 : K Rabada to D Warner, Back of a length delivery on off, Warner gets on top of the bounce and punches it to extra cover. Crosses for a quick single.
5.3 : K Rabada to J Bairstow, Excellent timing on that shot and a brilliant piece of fielding near the fence by Keemo Paul. Rabada angles in a length ball on middle, Bairstow flicks it through backward square leg and it just races through. Two taken.
5.4 : K Rabada to J Bairstow, Played to the point region by the batsman. No run.
5.5 : K Rabada to J Bairstow, Rabada eyes the yorker but bowls a fiery low full toss at 151 kph, Bairstow keeps it out to mid-wicket.
5.6 : K Rabada to J Bairstow, Drifting down the leg side with great pace, Jonny clips it to deep square leg for a run. 40/0 in the Powerplay, Hyderabad!
Strategic break. Steady going for the home team in this run chase. They have all their wickets in tact and with the required run rate around 8, it's easy going at the moment for them. It will be interesting to find out how these two batsmen bat against the spinners. That's going to be a critical phase. For now, Hyderabad have things under control. Here comes Axar Patel...
6.1 : A Patel to J Bairstow, Floated full ball outside off, Bairstow shuffles across the stumps to play the paddle scoop but misses. He is hit on the pads, the impact though is outside the line.
6.2 : A Patel to J Bairstow, Flighted on off, pushed back to the bowler.
6.3 : A Patel to J Bairstow, Goes on the back foot to a short ball and punches it to sweeper cover for a couple of runs.
6.4 : A Patel to J Bairstow, Edged and FOUR! No slip in place. An arm ball from Axar, it's a bit short and around off, skidding back in, Bairstow rocks back to punch it again but finds the outside edge. It speeds across the turf and reaches the third man fence in no time.
6.5 : A Patel to J Bairstow, The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single.
6.6 : A Patel to D Warner, Tossed up ball around off, Warner initially was looking for a switch hit (probably) but then goes down on one knee and sweeps it to deep square leg for one. 8 coming off this over.
Keemo Paul is into the attack now.
7.1 : K Paul to D Warner, Starts with a short of a length delivery outside off, Warner cuts it towards backward point for a single.
7.2 : K Paul to J Bairstow, Clever delivery. Deceives the batsman with a slower length ball outside off. Bairstow is early into the shot and misses. The keeper tries to toss it up back to the bowler but ends up hitting Jonny on the helmet. No harm done.
7.3 : K Paul to J Bairstow, A low full toss on middle, Bairstow knocks it down to long on for a run. 50 up for Hyderabad!
7.4 : K Paul to D Warner, Uppish...uppish... SAFE! Once again a very smart change in pace. Lets out a slower delivery on off, on a good length, Warner tries to turn it on the leg side but gets a leading edge. It pops out towards short cover, the bowler tries running across to his right and Shaw also charges forward from the cover region. But the ball falls safely in front of him. Heart in mouth stuff for the Aussie.
7.5 : K Paul to D Warner, The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single.
7.6 : K Paul to J Bairstow, Shortish and outside off, Bairstow under edges his attempted square cut. It goes on the bounce to the keeper. Interesting first over from Paul, only 3 coming from it.
8.1 : A Patel to D Warner, SIX! Dismissed! Axar goes short with his length and darts it into the southpaw, Warner immediately picks it and dispatches it over mid-wicket for a biggie.
8.2 : A Patel to D Warner, Patel struggling with his length. Drops yet another short ball, this time it's outside off, Warner slashes it through point for a couple.
8.3 : A Patel to D Warner, Another half tracker outside off, Warner forces it down the ground to long off for one.
8.4 : A Patel to J Bairstow, FOUR! This is very poor bowling from Patel. Continues to bowl short and flat. This time he serves it to the right-hander and Bairstow gets back to clobber it to the deep mid-wicket fence.
8.5 : A Patel to J Bairstow, Driven towards the mid on region. The batsmen have run through for a single.
8.6 : A Patel to D Warner, Up and over the infield! Skidding away from the left-hander, on the shorter side, Warner reaches out for it and chips it over extra cover for a run. 15 from the over!
9.1 : K Paul to D Warner, So many short deliveries on offer. It's on middle, Warner pulls it to deep square leg for a single.
9.2 : K Paul to J Bairstow, Nearly a yorker on off, Bairstow swings his bat across the line and gets it away off the inner half to short fine leg. A single taken.
9.3 : K Paul to D Warner, Width on offer outside off, Warner mistimes his back foot punch to extra cover and rushes to the other end. The fielder misses his shy at the non-striker's end and Bairstow wants the second run but David has run too far.
9.4 : K Paul to J Bairstow, Short and on middle, pulled across the line to deep mid-wicket for a run. No ball called for overstepping. Free Hit coming up...
K Paul to D Warner, Goes hard at a length ball and pumps it down the ground. Finds long on and hence only a run.
David Warner has a change of bats.
9.5 : K Paul to J Bairstow, OUT! Against the run of play, Delhi strike! Keemo Paul has the knack to pick wickets and he has broken the 72-run opening stand. Delivers a fullish ball wide outside off, Bairstow attempts for the lofted shot over extra cover but it comes off from the lower half of his bat and goes towards Rabada at long off. He moves across a bit to his left to complete the catch. 84 needed off 61 balls.
Skipper Kane Williamson is the new batsman. Just the right kind of a batsman to come at this stage for Hyderabad.
9.6 : K Paul to K Williamson, A length ball on middle and leg, Kane flicks it behind square leg and gets off the mark with a single. We have reached the halfway mark and Hyderabad have the upper hand in spite of losing Jonny Bairstow. Delhi need more wickets to make this match interesting.
Amit Mishra to bowl his leggies.
10.1 : A Mishra to K Williamson, Loopy full ball outside off, Williamson lunges and pushes it to covers.
10.2 : A Mishra to K Williamson, Driven through mid on by the batsman. They pick up a single.
10.3 : A Mishra to D Warner, A googly landing full and outside off, Warner drives but finds the cover fielder. Still a single taken.
10.4 : A Mishra to K Williamson, Floated leg spinner, slower through the air as it lands full on off, Williamson pushes it towards cover-point for a run.
10.5 : A Mishra to D Warner, Wrong 'un outside off, on the shorter side, Warner cuts it off his back foot to deep point for one.
10.6 : A Mishra to K Williamson, Flighted and full outside off, Williamson stretches out for it, trying to play the cover drive but ends up pushing it back to the bowler.
Appeal for a run out against David Warner! It's referred upstairs...
11.1 : K Paul to D Warner, SAFE! Slower length ball on middle and leg, Warner tucks it to deep mid-wicket and takes the first run quickly. Turns for the second as well but is sent back. Meanwhile, the throw comes from the deep and the bowler breaks the stumps. They appeal and it's taken upstairs. The replays show that the Aussie is safely in. Direct hit would have got him though.
11.2 : K Paul to K Williamson, Play and a miss! Short in length and outside off, Williamson tries to play the ramp shot but fails to make any connection.
11.3 : K Paul to K Williamson, Walks down the track to take it on the full but pushes it straight to covers.
11.4 : K Paul to K Williamson, OUT! Rabada has taken an outstanding catch! Moments like these just lift the team on the park. Paul strikes again, his second wicket. This one he bowls more like a top spinner. Holding up to the batsman after landing and Williamson mistimes his shot in the air at mid off. Rabada reacts quickly to his right and takes a sharp catch. Delhi are pumped up. The equation stands as 78 needed off 50 balls.
Ricky Bhui is the new man in.
11.5 : K Paul to R Bhui, Wide called for height! Bouncer from Paul goes over the head of the new batsman.
K Paul to R Bhui, Fullish and outside off, Ricky pushes it to mid off.
Mid on is pushed back.
11.6 : K Paul to R Bhui, Bit of width outside off, Bhui cuts it through backward point for one. End of an impressive over by Paul, 3 runs and a wicket from it. His figures read, 3-0-13-2!
12.1 : A Mishra to R Bhui, Short and outside off, spinning away, Bhui cracks it off his back foot to deep cover and returns for the second run.
12.2 : A Mishra to R Bhui, Inside edge! A googly landing full on off, Ricky doesn't pick the variation and tries to play the cover drive. It takes the inside edge and runs down to fine leg for a couple of runs.
12.3 : A Mishra to R Bhui, Tossed up ball on middle, turned on the leg side to mid-wicket.
12.4 : A Mishra to R Bhui, DROPPED! Munro is the culprit! Floated full ball landing on off, spinning away a shade, Bhui attempts for an inside-out shot over covers but ends up hitting it in the air towards long off. The Kiwi rushes forward, goes low and then tries to catch it with his fingers pointing skywards but it pops out of his hands. Strangely, the batsmen have not crossed.
12.5 : A Mishra to R Bhui, On middle, helped to mid-wicket.
12.6 : A Mishra to R Bhui, Bhui has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. Eventful over.
Chris Morris is back on.
13.1 : C Morris to D Warner, FOUR! This will release all the pressure. Short in length and on middle, Warner rides the bounce and pulls it in front of square leg for a boundary, first in four overs.
13.2 : C Morris to D Warner, Shortish and on middle, Warner stays back to give himself room and strokes it through cover-point for one.
13.3 : C Morris to R Bhui, Fullish and speared into the batsman at 140 kph, Ricky jumps out of the crease and tries to heave it on the leg side. Gets an inside edge onto the pads and it deflects to point. He wants a run but Warner sends him back.
13.4 : C Morris to R Bhui, Aerial but safe! Short in length and on off, Ricky pulls it in the air over square leg. It drops in front of the fielder in the deep and they cross. 66 needed off 38 balls.
13.5 : C Morris to D Warner, FOUR! This over has certainly eased all the nerves in the Hyderabad camp. A low full toss outside off, Warner hangs on the back foot and goes boom over covers for a boundary.
13.6 : C Morris to D Warner, Just short of the fielder! Warner fetches a short ball from outside off and plays a half-pull shot in the air over mid-wicket. Shaw rushes forward from the deep but it falls in front of him. A single to complete an 11-run over.
14.1 : A Mishra to D Warner, Shortish delivery, wide outside off, Warner reaches out for it and slaps it to wide long off. Wants the second run, Bhui pauses for a while but then completes the second run. David wants maximum strike now.
14.2 : A Mishra to D Warner, Warner is dropped! Mishra puts it down in his followthrough. A flatter delivery, landing short and outside off, Warner flat-bats it right back to the bowler who fails to take the return catch. David smiles after getting a life.
14.3 : A Mishra to D Warner, Quicker one on the pads, Warner tries to flick but misses.
14.4 : A Mishra to D Warner, Full and on the pads again, Warner flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a run.
14.5 : A Mishra to R Bhui, Powerful shot but just a single. Short in length and wide outside off, Bhui slaps it through extra cover for one.
14.6 : A Mishra to D Warner, Terrific length by Mishra. Hits the yorker area on middle, Warner digs it out past the diving bowler to long off for a run. What an over, just 5 from it and also a dropped catch of Warner. 56 needed in the last five overs. Yet another close finish on the cards.
Keemo Paul is back on.
15.1 : K Paul to D Warner, Low full toss on off stump, Warner smashes it to long off and takes a single.
15.2 : K Paul to R Bhui, OUT! Ricky Bhui's scrappy stay in the middle comes to an end. Maybe a blessing in disguise for Hyderabad. Slower and fuller outside off, Bhui makes room and throws his bat at it. Gets a thick edge which goes towards short third man. Axar Patel from backward point moves to his left and takes a good diving catch.
Strategic break. Another wicket down for Hyderabad. Delhi are creeping back into the game, and growing stronger in position, but Warner's presence in the middle will keep them wary and he is undoubtedly the key if the hosts are to win. There are some hitters left to come, so anything could happen. Hyderabad need 55 runs in 28 balls. Also, Vijay Shankar is the new batsman in.
15.3 : K Paul to D Warner, Length delivery on middle and leg, Warner works it in front of mid-wicket and takes a quick run.
15.4 : K Paul to V Shankar, Angling in on middle and leg, full in length, flicked away on the leg side for a single.
15.5 : K Paul to D Warner, Quite slow through the air, hurled outside off, Warner is too early into the shot and he edges it behind. But it's so slow that the edge doesn't carry to the keeper. Everybody is having a laugh.
15.6 : K Paul to D Warner, Length ball outside off, cut to point by Davey for one run. Excellent spell from Paul comes to an end, he finishes with figures of 4-0-17-3.
Kagiso Rabada is brought back on to bowl.
16.1 : K Rabada to D Warner, Fifty up for David Warner, his 40th in the Indian T20 League. It's taken him a while to get here, and now he'll want to kick on and finish things. He lofts this full ball towards long on and takes a couple of runs.
16.2 : K Rabada to D Warner, OUT! Kagiso Rabada has got the danger man. Hyderabad in real trouble here. The set batsman and Hyderabad's best bet has been dismissed here. The Protea takes the pace off this one and bowls it full, Warner clears his front leg and looks to go big downtown. Mistimes it and skies it towards Iyer at mid off, who takes a safe catch settling under the ball after going back.
Deepak Hooda next out to bat.
16.3 : K Rabada to V Shankar, OUT! Two in two for Rabada! Is this the game for Delhi? Exceptional bowling, this. He hits the deck hard this time at great pace, Shankar looks to pull but the bounce gets too big on him. Ends up getting a top edge which balloons behind. Pant moves to his right, gets under the ball and gobbles it up in front of short third man.
Abhishek Sharma to bat next for Hyderabad. He will face the hat-trick ball.
16.4 : K Rabada to A Sharma, No hat-trick for Rabada, but he's still got a smile on his face. Sharma lofts it down towards long on for a single.
16.5 : K Rabada to D Hooda, Perfect! A yorker speared on the stumps, Hooda just about manages to keep it out.
16.6 : K Rabada to D Hooda, A short delivery which has been pulled away down to fine leg. The batsmen have run through for a single. A game-changing over truly, two wickets and 4 runs from it.
Chris Morris called back into the attack.
17.1 : C Morris to D Hooda, That's gone in the air but not enough distance on it. Hooda heaves this over mid-wicket. It falls safely and Paul out in the deep moves to his right to mop things up. The batsmen collect a brace.
17.2 : C Morris to D Hooda, OUT! Bowled 'em! It's Chris Morris this time who's on the money, he's following up Rabada's good work. Arrows the yorker on leg stump, Deepak Hooda has no idea what to do about it. Too good for him, the leg pole goes for a walk.
Rashid Khan enters the field to bat.
17.3 : C Morris to R Khan, OUT! Gone first ball! Now it's Morris who's on a hat-trick. Back of a length delivery as the big all-rounder hits the deck hard, Khan takes the pull on and hits it over mid-wicket. Straight down Keemo Paul's throat who takes it safely. From 101/2, Hyderabad are 110/7. Unbelievable.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the next batsman for the hosts. He will face the hat-trick ball.
17.4 : C Morris to A Sharma, Good length delivery in the channel outside off, cut through point for a single. No hat-trick for Morris.
17.5 : C Morris to B Kumar, Goes really full on off stump, Bhuvneshwar pushes it to covers and takes one.
17.6 : C Morris to A Sharma, OUT! Third of the over for Chris Morris. Hyderabad have just crumbled here. Unreal collapse. Morris comes from around the wicket and bowls it full on the stumps, slower in pace. Sharma is early into the shot and ends up handing a high, yet relatively simple chance to Paul at cover. So, five wickets for 8 runs in the last two overs. Unreal.
Sandeep Sharma walks out to have a go with the bat.
18.1 : K Rabada to S Sharma, Outside the line of off stump, Sandeep plays it through point and gets to the other end.
18.2 : K Rabada to B Kumar, Bhuvneshwar tries to make room, so Rabada follows him with a well-direct bouncer. The batter can't make any sort of connection.
18.3 : K Rabada to B Kumar, Full on the stumps, Bhuvi hits it straight back. Rabada tries to cheekily deflect the ball on the stumps at his end with his left foot but it goes wide. A single is taken.
18.4 : K Rabada to S Sharma, Wide! Short ball but it's too short, wide signalled. And since Pant can't collect it cleanly, the batsmen take a bye.
K Rabada to B Kumar, OUT! Rabada has his third of the night. Will Hyderabad even survive the 20 overs? A short ball, Bhuvneshwar Kumar backs away and tries to slap it. But it goes off the top edge and Rabada runs to the ball at the striker's end and takes it himself, just about avoiding Pant who also comes in to take the catch.
Khaleel Ahmed is the last man in.
18.5 : K Rabada to K Ahmed, OUT! Take a bow, Kagiso Rabada. He's wrapped Hyderabad up before the game even goes into the final over. Fires an accurate yorker on the stumps, Khaleel can't do much about it. The furniture behind is rattled and that's the end of this contest. DELHI WIN BY 39 RUNS!
A great performance from Delhi. No better way to sum it up. This could be one of the best bowling displays in the history of the competition. Three consecutive defeats on the bounce for the hosts. Chasing 156, Warner and Bairstow once again got their side off to a good start, adding 72 between them before the Englishman departed. What followed was unimaginable. From 101/2 in the 16th over, they got bundled out for 116 before the 19th over even ended. Barring the two openers, nobody even got into
Delhi will be mighty pleased with this performance. They only had a decent score to defend, so execution was key. Bairstow and Warner's start would have put most teams off, but when you have the likes of Rabada, Morris and Paul in the team, anything is possible. These three bowlers shared the 10 wickets between them. Paul kicked things off getting Bairstow and Williamson, then Rabada and Morris cleaned house in the death overs. Paul finished with 3 along with Morris, while Rabada got 4 to his na
Hyderabad skipper, Kane Williamson says that their bowlers did a great job but admits that they didn't get going in the second half. Terms it as an unfortunate performance and credits Delhi for playing well. Mentions that there is no room for complacency in this tournament and feels that they didn't execute their plans well. States that Delhi adapted well to the demands of the surface and used their change of pace to good effect.
Kagiso Rabada says that they had a game plan and they just stuck to it and hoped it to go their way. On his variations, Rabada replies that it's been a trend so far and you have to vary your pace to succeed in this part of the world. Lauds Keemo Paul and Chris Morris for doing a brilliant job. On the leadership role in the squad, Rabada thinks and says that he has the responsibility on his shoulders and he just wants to do his best and do everything for his team. Talking about his catches, Rabad
Delhi skipper, Shreyas Iyer says that he and Rishabh Pant had decided that they will try to stick around for as long as possible and one of them will take charge due to the slowness of the surface. Mentions that Axar Patel and Keemo Paul's cameos helped them get to a fighting total. Ends by saying that they have good team spirit and wants his side to continue having that.
Man of the Match, Keemo Paul says that it is a dream come true for him and thanks everyone for the support. On playing the Indian T20 League, Paul says that it is the biggest league in the world and he just wanted to enjoy it. On his slower deliveries, Keemo says that the back-of-the-hand deliveries came out pretty nicely and it was all about adjusting to the pitch and the conditions. Regarding his batting and the big six that he hit, KP says that he enjoys his batting. Ends by thanking everyone
We're done with this one, but Indian T20 League action continues. Next up, on Monday, we have Mumbai welcoming Bangalore to the Wankhede Stadium at 2000 local (1430 GMT). Do join in for that one. Goodnight and take care!