| 0.2 : 0.2: T Boult to S Watson, FOUR! So almost a wicket off the first ball and now a boundary from the second. Off the mark in style, is Watson. This one too swings back in but the line is on the pads. Watson plants his front foot forward and flicks it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 2.1 : 2.1: T Boult to du Plessis, EDGY FOUR! Faf will take it though. Full and wide outside off, du Plessis goes for the drive but the ball takes the outside edge and goes towards third man. The fielder there runs to his left but fails to stop it. |
| 2.4 : 2.4: T Boult to S Watson, FOUR! Excellent placement! This is on a length and around off, Watson rocks back and guides it through short third man and backward point for a boundary. Second in the over. |
| 3.5 : 3.5: R Tewatia to du Plessis, FOUR! Up and over! This is flatter and on middle, Faf makes room, waits for it and lofts it over covers for a boundary. |
| 4.3 : 4.3: L Plunkett to S Watson, SIX! Watson has got hold of that one! This is short and on middle, it sits up to be hit. Watson pulls it over the mid-wicket fence for the first maximum. |
| 4.4 : 4.4: L Plunkett to S Watson, SIX! back-to-back maximums! Once again the wrong line. On the pads, Watson flicks it over the square leg fence for another biggie. 13 from the over so far! |
| 4.6 : 4.6: L Plunkett to du Plessis, SIX! 20 from the over! Third biggie but this time it is off the bat of Faf du Plessis. Excellent innovation by him. He sees the fine leg is up and goes for the paddle. He connects and the ball has gone all the way. |
| 5.2 : 5.2: A Khan to S Watson, Top edge and SIX! Unbelievable. Just goes to show how small the boundaries are. You make even a half decent connection and it's going to fly away. Short ball outside off, Watson looks to pull but the bounce gets too big on him. Gets a top edge but it still sails over the long on fence. |
| 5.6 : 5.6: A Khan to du Plessis, FOUR! Boundary to end the over. Back of a length into the body, du Plessis swivels and pulls it along the ground, fine down the leg side for a boundary. So the last over of the Powerplay goes for 11 runs. 31 from the last 2. Excellent first six for Chennai, they are 56 for no loss. |
| 6.3 : 6.3: L Plunkett to S Watson, SIX! Watson is in the mood today! This is right in his zone. Full and on off, Watson lofts it over mid off and the ball goes all the way. |
| 6.4 : 6.4: L Plunkett to S Watson, SIX! Once again back-to-back biggies. Plukett has not got it right here. This is on the pads, too easy for Watson as he flicks it over the fine leg fence for a biggie. Dealing in maximums is this guy. |
| 8.1 : 8.1: R Tewatia to S Watson, SIX! Brings up his fifty in style! His 15th in the Indian T20 League. It has just come off 25 balls. This is a half tracker on middle, Watson goes down on one knee and pulls it over the fine leg fence. It has been an innings of maximums by him. However, he would want more today. |
| 8.4 : 8.4: R Tewatia to S Watson, SIX! His 7th in the game! This is Huge! Goes down on one knee and sweeps it over the mid-wicket fence for the second biggie for the over. |
| 10.5 : 10.5: V Shankar to du Plessis, OUT! Faf holes out! He never got going out there and he departs in an attempt to clear the long off fence. Shankar gets the much-needed breakthrough as she breaks 102-run stand. This is once again full and outside off. Faf du Plessis tries to go downtown but it does not go off the middle. It lobs towards Boult there who takes an easy catch. Delhi will now look to build on this. |
| 11.1 : 11.1: G Maxwell to S Raina, OUT! TIMBER! The bowling change has worked wonders. Two wickets in two overs for Delhi. This is tossed up on off. Raina goes for the slog sweep but misses it completely to see the furniture behind him get disturbed. Raina walks back early and Delhi fighting back now. |
| 12.3 : 12.3: V Shankar to A Rayudu, FOUR! So this should release the pressure that was building. Uses his feet, gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts it over covers for a boundary. |
| 12.5 : 12.5: V Shankar to S Watson, FOUR! A gift and Watson puts it away. A full toss outside off, Watson drives it square on the off side and the ball races away. So what was looking to be a good over after the first two balls is turning out to be a very expensive one. |
| 12.6 : 12.6: V Shankar to S Watson, FOUR! BRUTE FORCE! This is a half-volley outside off, Watson goes inside out over covers for a boundary. So after the first two dots, it still goes for 15. |
| 13.1 : 13.1: A Mishra to A Rayudu, FOUR! Not a good start by Mishra! This ball had hit me written all over it and Rayudu does that. Down the leg side, Ambati sweeps it fine and the ball races away. 19 from the last 7 balls. |
| 13.5 : 13.5: A Mishra to S Watson, OUT! Watson is out of here! Once again it is the bowling change which does the trick. This is brave bowling by the leggie. He tosses this one up outside off, it is the googly. Watson tries to clear long off but hits it flat towards there. Plunkett goes low and makes no mistake. Misses out on a potential hundred, but it's the end of a brilliant knock by Watson as he walks off to a standing ovation. |
| 15.5: A Mishra to MS Dhoni, SIX! Chennai needed this! Uses his feet again and Mishra bowls it outside off. Dhoni gets under the ball and lofts it over the long off fence. Spoils what was a good over till now. |
| 16.1 : 16.1: T Boult to MS Dhoni, SIX! Flat as you get! That has been hammered! Short and on middle, Dhoni rocks back and pulls it flat through mid-wicket. Such is the connection that it has gone all the way. |
| 16.2 : 16.2: T Boult to MS Dhoni, SIX! Consecutive biggies! Mahi on the charge here. Once again he muscles this one. Full goes Boult this time. Dhoni smashes it over long on for half a dozen. |
| 16.3 : 16.3: T Boult to MS Dhoni, FOUR! 16 from the first three. He is playing with Boult here. He was ready for the short ball and he gets it. Dhoni pulls it over square leg and the ball races away. How big an over can this be? |
| 16.5 : 16.5: T Boult to A Rayudu, FOUR! Rayudu gets into the act this time. A low full toss outside off, Rayudu goes across his stumps and hits it in the gap through deep mid-wicket and long on for another boundary. |
| 17.2 : 17.2: L Plunkett to A Rayudu, FOUR! There was a fine leg in place but Rayudu has pulled it so fine that he had no chance. He walks across to the off side and pulls it through short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 17.5 : 17.5: L Plunkett to A Rayudu, SIX! Ambati Rayudu the man in form! What a shot! uses his feet, makes the length ball into a full ball. He hits it over the bowler's head for a biggie. A quick fire 50-run stand between the two comes up. |
| 17.6 : 17.6: L Plunkett to A Rayudu, FOUR! This looks deliberate! This is short and outside off, Rayudu cuts it fine past the short third man fielder for a boundary. 10 from the last two balls and 38 from the last two overs. |
| 18.6: A Khan to MS Dhoni, SIX! No, he can't! He serves a juicy full toss on middle. Not a lot of batsmen would miss out there and Dhoni certainly won't as he helps it on its way over the square leg fence. 11 from the over. This biggie was measured at 108 meters. That came right off the middle. |
| 19.3 : 19.3: T Boult to MS Dhoni, SIX Dhoni has no mercy this evening. He comes on strike and dispatches this into the crowd. A low full toss on middle, Dhoni heaves it over the mid-wicket fence for another biggie. |
| 19.4 : 19.4: T Boult to MS Dhoni, FOUR! He moves onto 49 with a powerful stroke! This is just brute force. Do not put your hands in the way on that shot. Comes down the track and flat-bats it past the bowler and through mid off for a boundary. |
| 19.5 : 19.5: T Boult to MS Dhoni, OUT! Rayudu has been run out! A good change in length by Boult he bowls it short and on the body. Dhoni goes for the pull but the ball brushes his gloves and goes towards the keeper who dives to his left but drops it. Rayudu wants a run and almost completes it but Dhoni says go back as he wants to keep strike for the last ball. Rayudu turns and runs towards the non-striker's end. Pant in the meantime throws the ball to Boult who does not miss as he hits bull's eye at h |
| 1.1 : 1.1: KM Asif to P Shaw, FOUR! Hits it to the safest place on the field... over the bowler's head. Short and on off, Shaw hits it down the ground and the ball races away to the fence. First boundary in this innings. |
| 1.3 : 1.3: KM Asif to P Shaw, FOUR! This is even better than the last shot! Fuller on middle, Shaw hits it through mid on and there is no stopping that. Second boundary from the over. |
| 1.4 : 1.4: KM Asif to P Shaw, OUT! Asif has the last laugh! A shot too many by Shaw! This one is short again on off, Shaw tries to play the pull shot but the ball hurries onto him. It takes the top edge and lobs towards Jadeja at mid on who takes a couple of steps back and pouches it. An early wicket for Chennai and this is something Delhi did not need. The free-flowing Shaw makes his way back cheaply this time. |
| 2.5 : 2.5: L Ngidi to S Iyer, FOUR! Poor ball and put away! Iyer backs away and gets a short ball outside off. He cuts it through point and the ball races away. |
| 3.4 : 3.4: S Watson to C Munro, SIX! Trademark Munro! This is fuller and on off. Colin lunges and picks it over the square leg fence for a maximum. So Delhi are now starting to get a move on. |
| 3.6 : 3.6: S Watson to C Munro, FOUR! Over mid on! So a good way to end the over, 14 from it. Munro shuffles across and lofts it over Harbhajan Singh and the races away. |
| 4.3 : 4.3: KM Asif to C Munro, FOUR! Munro is now getting into his groove here! This is a slower ball and on the shorter side outside off. Munro cuts it over point and the ball races away. |
| 4.4 : 4.4: KM Asif to C Munro, FOUR! Down the ground this time! Full in length, the bowler overcompensates. Munro slams it back past the bowler. Back-to-back boundaries. |
| 4.5 : 4.5: KM Asif to C Munro, SIX! So two boundaries and a biggie to follow now. This is short and on middle. Munro upper cuts it over the slip cordon and it seems to have carried all the way. They go upstairs to check and it has hit the ropes on the full. |
| 4.6 : 4.6: KM Asif to C Munro, OUT! In the air... taken! Once again Asif has the last laugh. He has gone for two boundaries and a biggie on the last three balls but strikes back with his second wicket. It is the shorter ball this time and it is on the body. Munro goes for the pull but only manages to get a top edge. It goes high up in the air towards deep square leg where Karn Sharma takes a good catch. The dangerous Munro departs and Delhi in trouble here. They need 166 from 90. |
| 5.1 : 5.1: S Watson to R Pant, SIX! What a way to get off the mark! This is fuller on middle by Watson. Pant plants his front foot forward and lifts it over the mid-wicket fence. |
| 5.2 : 5.2: S Watson to R Pant, FOUR! Pant has come out all guns blazing here. Short and outside off, Pant cuts it through backward point for a boundary. Making full use of the last over of the Powerplay. |
| 6.6 : 6.6: R Jadeja to S Iyer, OUT! Huge misunderstanding and that brings about a run out. This is surely not what Delhi wanted at this stage. Slower through the air on off, Iyer taps it towards covers. He wants a run and sets off for it. He hesitates for a second but eventually goes for it. Pant though first obliges but then due to the hesitation pulls out. Iyer was at a point where there was no return. Watson picks the ball up and throws it to the keeper who collects it and takes the bails off. The |
| 8.4 : 8.4: R Jadeja to G Maxwell, FOUR! Just as I write that Maxwell scores a boundary! He maybe reading what I am writing. He makes room and gets a ball which is slightly on the shorter length. He rocks back and cuts it through covers for a boundary. |
| 8.5 : 8.5: R Jadeja to G Maxwell, OUT! Bowled 'em! Once again a wicket falls after a boundary is hit. Jadeja fires it on the leg stump. This goes on with the arm. Maxwell once again tries to go big but misses to see the ball hit the top of leg stump. Another failure for Maxwell and now the hole deepens for the visitors. 138 more needed in 67. |
| 10.3 : 10.3: R Jadeja to R Pant, FOUR! In the gap! They need a lot more. This is flatter on middle, Pant heaves it through mid-wicket and it goes for a boundary. |
| 10.6 : 10.6: R Jadeja to R Pant, SIX! That is huge! Pant walks down the track and flicks it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. 14 from the over, they need more like this. |
| 13.2 : 13.2: H Singh to R Pant, SIX! What a shot! This is tossed up outside off. Pant goes down on one knee and drags this over long on for a biggie. |
| 13.4 : 13.4: H Singh to V Shankar, FOUR! Poor ball! Down the leg side and at a good pace. Shankar just has to put bat to it. He does that and gets it through short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 14.2 : 14.2: D Bravo to V Shankar, SIX! A good hit by Shankar! Fuller and on middle, Vijay tonks it over the long on fence to bring up the 50-run stand. 88 needed in 34. |
| 15.3 : 15.3: KM Asif to R Pant, FOUR! Sloppy work in the field but Pant won't mind as he brings his 50 up. His 5th in the Indian t20 League. Fuller ball on middle, Pant lofts it over the bowler's head. He has not timed it that well. Rayudu in the deep from long off, runs to his left, slides but lets the ball through. |
| 15.5 : 15.5: KM Asif to R Pant, FOUR! Falls over as he plays the shot but gets the desired result. Slower ball on middle, Pant flicks it fine past on the leg side and the ball races away. 12 from this over till now. |
| 15.6 : 15.6: KM Asif to R Pant, SIX! 18 from the over! Pant says the game is not yet over. Full and on the pads. Pant flicks it over the square leg fielder. The timing is such that it has gone all the way. 66 in 24. |
| 16.3 : 16.3: D Bravo to R Pant, FOUR! Pant is not finished yet! This is the slower one on middle, Pant swivels and hits it through fine leg for a boundary. He is constantly scoring through that region. Maybe take the fine leg back? |
| 16.6 : 16.6: D Bravo to R Pant, FOUR! 11 from this one! 55 needed from 18! Game on? Pant lofts this one over mid on. The long on fielder is a little wide and the ball crosses the fence. |
| 17.2 : 17.2: L Ngidi to R Pant, FOUR! What a shot! Slower ball outside off, Pant flat-bats it through mid on for a boundary. Pant on fire here. Can he do it all alone? |
| 17.4 : 17.4: L Ngidi to R Pant, OUT! Game, set and match! You have to say. Pant was the last hope and he has fallen. Nevertheless, he has fought like a warrior but it was always going to be a tough task. Short and outside off by Ngidi. Pant throws his bat at it but gets a top edge which flies towards sweeper covers. Jadeja there settles under it and takes it easily. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: D Bravo to V Shankar, SIX! Shankar has connected and he has hit that a long way. Slower ball on off, Vijay picks it early and deposits it in the mid-wicket stands. |
| 18.4 : 18.4: D Bravo to V Shankar, SIX! Consecutive biggies! So due to this they are mathematically still in it. Still a tough task though. Short and on middle, Shankar pulls it over the square leg fence for a biggie. |
| 18.6 : 18.6: D Bravo to V Shankar, SIX! 28 needed from the last over. They got three biggies in this over, they need five in the next. Another slower ball outside off, Shankar once again picks it and sends it sailing over the long on fence. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: L Ngidi to V Shankar, SIX! Fifty for Shankar and it is his 2nd in this League. His fourth maximum in the last five balls faced by him. This is short and outside off, Shankar pulls it over the mid-wicket fence. 20 needed from 4. |
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