| 0.0 : Toss Update - The coin flip lands in favor of Delhi and Rishabh Pant elects to BOWL first. |
| Impact subs nominated by Hyderabad -Â Â Umran Malik, Anmolpreet Singh, Akash Singh, Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar. |
| Hyderabad (Playing XI) - Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (C), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, T Natarajan. |
| Impact subs nominated by Delhi -Â Prithvi Shaw, Shai Hope, Pravin Dubey, Rasikh Dar, Sumit Kumar. |
| Delhi (Playing XI) - David Warner, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, Rishabh Pant (C/WK), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar. |
| The captain of Delhi, Rishabh Pant says that they will bowl first. Mentions that the wicket looks pretty good and they want to chase. Adds that they are playing an extra batter and are more of a batting side. Feels that there will be dew later on. States that the talk has been to stay in the contest and not let the opposition get away. Reckons that the ground does not matter and it is about playing good cricket. |
| Pat Cummins, the skipper of Hyderabad says that he too, wanted to bowl first. Says the way the boys have been batting, they can't allow the team to come hard at them. Adds that a few good death overs could have changed a little bit but overall he's happy with the way things are going. |
| Heinrich Klaasen is in for a chat. He says that it is always fun hitting some big sixes. Adds that he feels very blessed and hopes that a couple of long balls will go out of the ground tonight. States that the standard that the team is setting upfront is remarkable. Tells that they need to keep going and continue playing with freedom. Jokingly says that batters' meetings have not been longer than 4-5 minutes. Opines that if the intensity is nice and up, you can score big runs and it is important |
| The bell has been rung and it is now time to set the ball rolling for the first time in Delhi in the 17th edition of the Indian T20 League. A huge roar from the crowd as Rishabh Pant leads his troops out to the centre. They are joined by Hyderabad's explosive opening pair of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma. Khaleel Ahmed will kickstart the proceedings with the new ball for the hosts. He is starting with a slip in place. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : Khaleel Ahmed to Travis Head, Starts off with a slip in place, and bowls it outside off on a length with a hint of an outward movement. Travis Head throws his bat at it and swings hard but misses out on connection. |
| 0.2 : Khaleel Ahmed to Travis Head, SIX! Well, that's how he initiates the inning! |
| 0.3 : Khaleel Ahmed to Travis Head, FOUR! What a glorious boundary! Khaleel bowls it outside off and lands it on a length, Travis Head slaps it through covers for a boundary. |
| 0.4 : Khaleel Ahmed to Travis Head, FOUR! Goodness me! Brings the angle a bit into the batter this time on a length, Travis Head pulls it over mid-0wicket for a boundary. One bounce and a boundary. |
| 0.5 : Khaleel Ahmed to Travis Head, Aims the toes on a fuller length, Travis Head looks to flick it off but inside edges on the boots for a single as the ball rolls towards the cover-point region. |
| 0.6 : Khaleel Ahmed to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! Abhishek gets off the mark with a boundary! Misses his line and sprays it on the pads, on a nagging length, Abhishek Sharma just stands tall and guides the ball using the pace towards deep fine leg for a boundary to end the first over. An expensive one and Hyderabad are already off to a flier. |
| It will be spin in the form of Lalit Yadav from the other end. |
| 1.2 : Lalit Yadav to Travis Head, SIX! Away she goes! Short again, predictable length from Lalit on the middle, Travis Head again rocks back and pulls it over deep mid-wicket for a huge maximum. |
| 1.1 : Lalit Yadav to Travis Head, SIX! No stopping to this man! Flatter, quicker, and on off and middle, Travis Head quickly goes back into the crease and pulls it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 1.3 : Lalit Yadav to Travis Head, A rare dot delivery! Full, on the stumps, Head pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 1.4 : Lalit Yadav to Travis Head, FOUR! Well, not a dot this time and guess what, it races away to the fence! |
| 1.5 : Lalit Yadav to Travis Head, Full, and on leg, Travis Head flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 1.6 : Lalit Yadav to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! The margin of error is too low against these two! Full and on off, Abhishek Sharma strides ahead and lofts it inside out clearing the thirty-yard circle and gets a boundary on a bounce at deep covers. Another expensive over. 21 from it. |
| 2.1 : Anrich Nortje to Travis Head, FOUR! He too, gets a greeting with a boundary! Half-volley on the stumps, Travis Head clears his front foot and lofts it over mid on for a boundary. |
| 1.6 : Anrich Nortje comes into the attack as the first change. |
| 2.2 : Anrich Nortje to Travis Head, FOUR! Streaky but will do! Over the wicket on a fuller length, angling on the middle and leg, Travis Head swings hard and inside edges it. The ball zips past the short fine fielder for a boundary. |
| 2.3 : Anrich Nortje to Travis Head, Bouncer outside off, Travis Head ducks underneath it. |
| 2.4 : Anrich Nortje to Travis Head, FOUR! Hammered away into the gap! 50 already up for Hyderabad in just 2.4 overs. |
| 2.5 : Anrich Nortje to Travis Head, FOUR! What a shot! Anrich Nortje aims to bowl a yorker on the stumps, Travis Head squeezes it out and pierces it through backward point for a boundary. |
| 2.6 : Anrich Nortje to Travis Head, SIX! Absolute carnage! Travis Head has equalled his partner, Abhishek Sharma's record for the fastest half-century of this season off just 16 balls! Touch full in length on the leg and middle, Travis Head clears his front leg and swings across the line before depositing it behind deep mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 3.1 : Lalit Yadav to Abhishek Sharma, SIX! No mercy whatsoever from both ends! Lalit Yadav pitches it short in length, Abhishek Sharma goes back and across before pulling it cleanly over cow corner for a six. |
| 3.2 : Lalit Yadav to Abhishek Sharma, LEG BYE! Short and fires to the hips, Abhishek Sharma fails to connect this time and the ball brushes his pads before rolling to short fine. They collect a leg bye. |
| 3.3 : Lalit Yadav to Travis Head, 1 run. |
| 3.4 : Lalit Yadav to Abhishek Sharma, SIX! A fest already! Almost a half-tracker on the stumps, Abhishek Sharma dances down the track and launches it over long on for a biggie. |
| 3.5 : Lalit Yadav to Abhishek Sharma, A low full toss outside off, Abhishek Sharma swings hard but only manages to get an inside half of the bat towards backward square leg for a single. |
| 3.6 : Lalit Yadav to Travis Head, SIX! The ball is just sailing over the fence at the moment! |
| 0.0 : Rishabh Pant turns to Kuldeep Yadav in his quest to stop this carnage. |
| 4.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to Abhishek Sharma, SIX! Up and away! Kuldeep Yadav bowls it right into the hitting arc on the leg stump line, Abhishek Sharma skips down the track and launches it over long on for a maximum. |
| 4.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to Abhishek Sharma, SIX! Pure carnage! Bowls it shade full in length and on off, Abhishek Sharma waits for it and clears the front leg before pulling it over square leg for a six. |
| 4.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to Abhishek Sharma, Length delivery on leg, Abhishek Sharma turns it to long on for a single. |
| 4.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Travis Head, Turns away from outside off, on a length, Travis Head looks to smother it again but misses. |
| 4.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to Travis Head, On the good length at the stumps, Travis Head tucks it to the leg side and takes a single. |
| 4.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to Abhishek Sharma, SIX! 100 up for Hyderabad in just 5 overs. What sheer range hitting this is from these two southpaws! Length ball, pitched outside the leg stump line, Abhishek Sharma anticipates the length quite early and skips down the track before smothering it over deep mid-wicket for another maximum. |
| 5.1 : Mukesh Kumar to Travis Head, FOUR! Mukesh Kumar is no different, gets the same greeting as others! Starts from around the wicket and angles it in, on a good length, outside off, Travis Head clears his front leg and smacks it hard through covers for a boundary. |
| 5.2 : Mukesh Kumar to Travis Head, FOUR! Goes aerial now but the result is the same! Lands it on a good length, on off, Travis Head gets his front leg out of the way nice and early and lofts it over mid off for four more runs. |
| 5.3 : Mukesh Kumar to Travis Head, FOUR! Make that three in three! |
| 5.4 : Mukesh Kumar to Travis Head, FOUR! Nails the yorker but it still goes to the fence. Mukesh serves it on a fullish length, on off and middle, Travis Head is no mood to dig it out and play it out safely. Swings through the line and drills it back past the bowler. 119 runs already in the Powerplay with still two balls to go. This is now the highest Powerplay score ever in T20s. |
| 5.5 : Mukesh Kumar to Travis Head, A rarity, a dot! |
| 5.6 : Mukesh Kumar to Travis Head, Six! |
| 0.0 : Strategic Break. Phew, this is some batting of the highest order from the two southpaw openers of Hyderabad. 125 runs in just 6 overs! That's insane! Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma have yet again provided a rock-solid foundation and it just seems that these batters are in a hunt to break their own records. Just 36 legal deliveries bowled, and a couple of records have already been broken. These two blokes have shown no mercy at all and have smashed every bowler out of the park. Delhi bowlers |
| 6.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to Abhishek Sharma, SIX! BANG! The crash, bang, wallop continues after the break! Kuldeep tosses it up and bowls it full, on middle, Abhishek Sharma puts the dancing shoes on and tonks it back over the bowler's head. It goes over the sight screen for a biggie. |
| 6.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to Abhishek Sharma, OUT! c Axar Patel b Kuldeep Yadav. |
| 0.0 : Aiden Markram walks out at number 3. |
| 6.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to Aiden Markram, 1 run. |
| 6.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Travis Head, 1 run. |
| 6.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to Aiden Markram, Floats it up nicely, on middle and leg, Aiden Markram drives it against the turn towards cover. |
| 6.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to Aiden Markram, OUT! STRAIGHT TO THE FIEDLER! Kuldeep Yadav with the double whammy! He roars in delight and the Delhi crowd have found their voices. |
| Brace yourselves, bowlers, as Heinrich Klaasen strides out at number 4 aiming to compound the damage with the bat. |
| 7.1 : Axar Patel to Travis Head, Angling across the left-hander, short and on off, Travis Head punches it through covers and gets to the other end. |
| 7.2 : Axar Patel to Heinrich Klaasen, Fires it in, short and on off, Heinrich Klaasen goes back and exposes all his stumps. Chops it wide of backward point for a quick single. |
| 7.3 : Axar Patel to Travis Head, Full and on leg, Travis Head uses his feet and whips it to wide long on for a single. |
| 7.4 : Axar Patel to Heinrich Klaasen, 1 run. |
| 7.5 : Axar Patel to Travis Head, 1 run. |
| 7.6 : Axar Patel to Heinrich Klaasen, Beaten! Flat and short, quicker through the air, outside off, Heinrich Klaasen hangs back to cut it square but the ball zips through to sneak past the bat. |
| 8.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to Travis Head, Floats it up, full and on off, Travis Head knocks it past the bowler and rotates the strike. |
| 8.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to Heinrich Klaasen, Six! |
| 8.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to Heinrich Klaasen, Good comeback by Kuldeep! Hang on a minute, Delhi have gone for a review. Looks like Rishabh Pant and Kuldeep Yadav reckon that there was an edge and they have sent it upstairs. |
| 8.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Heinrich Klaasen, SIX! BANG! Heinrich Klaasen deposits it into the stands yet again! Kuldeep serves the googly, on middle, but it does not matter one bit. Heinrich Klaasen picks the variation and gets into the position early for the slog sweep. Nails the shot over deep mid-wicket and it goes many a mile for six more runs. |
| Halt. |
| 8.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to Heinrich Klaasen, WIDE! Looks to keep it away from the batter but this slips beyond the wide guideline on off, left alone by Klaasen for a wide. |
| Kuldeep Yadav to Heinrich Klaasen, Fires it in at 115 kph, short and on off, Heinrich Klaasen gets on the back foot and plays it with a straight bat to long off for a run. |
| 8.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to Travis Head, WIDE! Pushes it through again but this is short and beyond the tramline on off. |
| Kuldeep Yadav to Travis Head, OUT! GONE, GONE, GONE! Travis Head finally holes out! |
| 0.0 : Nitish Kumar Reddy is in at number 5. |
| Who walks in next to the crease? |
| 9.1 : Axar Patel to Heinrich Klaasen, OUT! b Axar Patel. |
| 9.2 : Axar Patel to Shahbaz Ahmed, Fuller and around off, Shahbaz Ahmed gets on the front foot and flicks it through mid-wicket. |
| 9.3 : Axar Patel to Shahbaz Ahmed, Strays on the pads, on a nagging length, Shahbaz Ahmed sweeps it to the right of short fine leg for a couple of runs. |
| 9.4 : Axar Patel to Shahbaz Ahmed, Turns it in from the fourth stump line, on a length, Shahbaz Ahmed goes back and drags it to long on for a single. |
| 9.5 : Axar Patel to Nitish Kumar Reddy, No run. |
| 9.6 : Axar Patel to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Short in length, angling in on the middle and leg, Nitish Kumar Reddy tucks it to deep square leg for a single to end the over. Halfway done and Hyderabad are 158/4. |
| 10.1 : Anrich Nortje to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Fires in on the middle and leg channel, on a fuller length, Nitish Kumar Reddy nudges it to mid-wicket and finds Abishek Porel. |
| 10.2 : Anrich Nortje to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Slows the pace by rolling the fingers on the leather, lands it on the top of off and on a length, Nitish Kumar Reddy swings across and misses to connect. |
| 10.3 : Anrich Nortje to Nitish Kumar Reddy, WIDE! Angles it down leg on a shortish length, Nitish Kumar Reddy swings for pull and misses. Wide given. |
| Anrich Nortje to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Hits the deck hard on the top of the stumps, Nitish Kumar Reddy tucks it to the widish mid-wicket and quickly sets off for a single. Abishek Porel is quick to pick the ball and throws at the non-striker's end, and has a shy at the stumps. Nitish Kumar Reddy has to put in a full-stretched dive to get it. Had it hit the stumps, he was a goner. |
| 10.4 : Anrich Nortje to Shahbaz Ahmed, On a hard length, on the stumps, Shahbaz Ahmed pulls it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 10.5 : Anrich Nortje to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Full, outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy pushes it to long on for a single. David Warner does well to keep it to just one. |
| 10.6 : Anrich Nortje to Shahbaz Ahmed, Slants it across off and keeps the length the same, Shahbaz Ahmed cuts it nicely but finds the fielder at covers. A rare silent over. Just 4 runs off it. A good comeback from Anrich Nortje after being smacked for 22 in his first over. |
| 0.0 : Change. |
| 11.1 : Khaleel Ahmed to Nitish Kumar Reddy, FOUR! Class written all over it! Around the wicket on a fuller length, angling in on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy strides ahead and drives it through covers for a boundary. A textbook cover drive from Nitish. |
| 11.2 : Khaleel Ahmed to Nitish Kumar Reddy, On a length, outside off, nipping away a bit. Nitish Kumar Reddy guides it to deep third for one. |
| 11.3 : Khaleel Ahmed to Shahbaz Ahmed, SIX! Crunched! Another six! Khaleel bangs it short from over the wicket, just outside off, Shahbaz Ahmed hops on the back foot and slashes hard uppishly and clears the backward point boundary with ease for a maximum. |
| 11.4 : Khaleel Ahmed to Shahbaz Ahmed, On the top of off, Shahbaz Ahmed guides it with the pace of the ball towards deep third for a single. |
| 11.5 : Khaleel Ahmed to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Around the wicket on a length, just on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy gets ahead and drives it nicely but this time, he finds the cover fielder. A little fumble by the fielder, but no damage done. |
| 11.6 : Khaleel Ahmed to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Bowls it on a hard length, just on off and middle, Nitish Kumar Reddy turns it towards long on for an easy single to end the over. 13 runs from it. |
| 12.1 : Axar Patel to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Around the stumps, on off, full in length, Nitish Kumar Reddy leans on the ball and chips it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.2 : Axar Patel to Shahbaz Ahmed, Across off on a short length, Shahbaz Ahmed cuts it through point for a single. |
| 12.3 : Axar Patel to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Full in length now, at the stumps, Nitish Kumar Reddy lunges ahead an drives it to long on for one. |
| 12.4 : Axar Patel to Shahbaz Ahmed, 1 run. |
| 12.5 : Axar Patel to Nitish Kumar Reddy, FOUR! One bounce and into the fence. Not that short from Axar, on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 12.6 : Axar Patel to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Full, on the pads, Nitish Kumar Reddy gets ahead and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single to end the over. |
| 0.0 : Strategic break! |
| 13.1 : Mukesh Kumar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Hits the deck hard, just around off, Nitish Kumar Reddy cuts it front of the square for a single. |
| 13.2 : Mukesh Kumar to Shahbaz Ahmed, A low full toss from around the stumps, Shahbaz Ahmed pushes it through covers for a single. |
| 13.3 : Mukesh Kumar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, SIX! Effortless and beautiful wrist work at display! |
| 13.4 : Mukesh Kumar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Length ball on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 13.5 : Mukesh Kumar to Shahbaz Ahmed, Aims the woods on a fuller length, Shahbaz Ahmed gets ahead, opens the face of the bat toward cover-point for a single. |
| 13.6 : Mukesh Kumar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, A perfect yorker on the stumps, Nitish Kumar Reddy somehow jams his bat down in time and inside edges on the pads. Mukesh Kumar collects the ball to end the over. |
| 14.1 : Axar Patel to Shahbaz Ahmed, Arm ball on the off stump line, on a shorter length, Shahbaz Ahmed cuts it in front of point and sets off for a single. Good running. |
| 14.2 : Axar Patel to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Brings the angle with the arm on the middle and leg stump line, keeps the length identical, Nitish Kumar Reddy tucks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. Nitish looks for another run but Abishek Porel does well with a good throw to Axar Patel at the bowling end. |
| 14.3 : Axar Patel to Shahbaz Ahmed, 1 run. |
| 14.4 : Axar Patel to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run. |
| 14.5 : Axar Patel to Shahbaz Ahmed, SIX! 200 up for Hyderabad. Full in length, at the leg stump, Shahbaz Ahmed gets down on his knee and sweeps it behind the square for a six. The ball sails over fine leg boundary with ease. |
| 14.6 : Axar Patel to Shahbaz Ahmed, Short, wide of off, Shahbaz Ahmed punches it to long off for one. |
| 15.1 : Anrich Nortje to Shahbaz Ahmed, Good stop! Angling across the batter, on a hard length, on off, Shahbaz Ahmed glides it down to deep third where Khaleel Ahmed covers good ground and slides to his right to keep it down to just a single. |
| 15.2 : Anrich Nortje to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ouch, that has hit Nitish Kumar Reddy on the box! |
| 0.0 : Halt! That must have hurt him! Nitish Kumar Reddy is down on the ground in pain as he gets pinged on the groin area. The physio is out to the middle in no time to check him up. |
| 15.3 : Anrich Nortje to Nitish Kumar Reddy, DROPPED! A valiant attempt though by Axar Patel! Nortje digs it in short, at the body of the batter, Nitish Kumar Reddy gets rushed into the pull shot and it lobs off the upper half of the bat. Axar at mid-wicket sprints sideways to his right and stretches out his right hand but the ball brushes his finger tips and rolls away for a single. |
| 15.4 : Anrich Nortje to Shahbaz Ahmed, Sharp bumper! Nortje bends his back and bangs it into the deck, over the left shoulder of the batter, Shahbaz Ahmed gets inside the line of the ball to pull it away fine on the leg side. He misses to connect and takes the review as he feels that the ball went over his head. The third umpire reckons that Shahbaz had bent and had he been in his normal standing position, the ball would have passed below head height. The decision of dot has been upheld. |
| 15.5 : Anrich Nortje to Shahbaz Ahmed, Aims it at the stumps, on a good length, Shahbaz Ahmed angles his bat face and drives it wide of cover for a couple of runs. |
| 15.6 : Anrich Nortje to Shahbaz Ahmed, On a nagging length, on off, Shahbaz Ahmed gets on top of the bounce and punches it to deep point. Retains the strike with a single. A tidy over by Nortje, just the 5 runs off it. |
| 16.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to Shahbaz Ahmed, Bowls it flat and short, near the wide guideline on off, Shahbaz Ahmed reaches out and slaps it through covers for a single. |
| 16.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Dishes out the googly and bowls it full, gets it to spin away, outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy presses forward and leaves the ball alone. |
| 16.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Good placement! Short and on midde and leg, Nitish Kumar Reddy uses the depth of the crease and places it between deep mid-wicket and long on, which allows him to come back for the second run. |
| 16.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Nitish Kumar Reddy, SIX! My my! Look at those quick hands! Kuldeep Yadav fires it in, on a nagging length, on the off-stump line, Nitish Kumar Reddy premeditates and shapes for the switch hit. Executes it to perfection and hits it over the deep third fence for a maximum. |
| 16.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Loops it up does Kuldeep, on a fullish length, on middle and leg, Nitish Kumar Reddy uses his feet and drives it on the full to the right of long on for a couple of runs. |
| 16.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to Nitish Kumar Reddy, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Kuldeep Yadav has the last laugh! Strikes on his last ball of the spell and it is a timely breakthrough for Delhi. |
| Abdul Samad is in at number 7. Mukesh Kumar (2-0-32-0) replaces Anrich Nortje. |
| 17.1 : Mukesh Kumar to Shahbaz Ahmed, Lands it on a length, on off, Shahbaz Ahmed punches it square to deep point for a single. |
| 17.2 : Mukesh Kumar to Abdul Samad, FOUR! Hit with brute force! Mukesh looks to go full but allows Samad to get underneath it, outside off, Abdul Samad winds up and smacks it hard between mid off and cover for his first boundary. |
| 17.3 : Mukesh Kumar to Abdul Samad, Mukesh comes from around the wicket and goes searching for the yorker. It comes out as a high full toss, at the batter, Abdul Samad has a swipe across the line. Mistimes it but gets it over mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 17.4 : Mukesh Kumar to Abdul Samad, Nails the wide yorker does Mukesh, going across the batter from around the wicket, Abdul Samad drills it down to long off for a single. |
| 17.5 : Mukesh Kumar to Shahbaz Ahmed, Another well-executed yorker by Mukesh, at the stumps, Shahbaz Ahmed knocks it to wide long off for a run. |
| 17.6 : Khaleel Ahmed (2-0-32-0) is back into the attack. |
| Mukesh Kumar to Abdul Samad, Three perfect yorkers to get out of the over by Mukesh. Goes across the batter again, outside off, Abdul Samad swings to go through the off side but the ball creeps under the bat and goes through to the keeper. Abdul Samad takes the review for wide not given. However, the replays show that the ball was just inside the wide tramline. Hyderabad have lost both their reviews. |
| 18.1 : Khaleel Ahmed to Shahbaz Ahmed, Takes pace off and goes into the wicket, outside off, Shahbaz Ahmed drags the pull to long on for a single. |
| 18.2 : Khaleel Ahmed to Abdul Samad, Well bowled! Another off-pace delivery, on a back of a length, outside off, Abdul Samad hangs back and goes for a hoick across the line but connects with thin air. |
| 18.3 : Khaleel Ahmed to Abdul Samad, SIX! Stand and deliver stuff! Khaleel persists with the pace-off delivery, on a length, around off, Abdul Samad holds his shape and waits for the ball to arrive. Gets it from the middle of the bat and it goes into the stands towards deep mid-wicket. |
| 18.4 : Khaleel Ahmed to Abdul Samad, Bye! Another one that goes across the batter, slower and on a back of a length, outside off, Abdul Samad looks to play at it but misses. The ball lands in front of Rishabh Pant and he fails to read the bounce. Gets hit on the right index finger and the ball rolls behind for a bye. |
| 18.5 : Khaleel Ahmed to Shahbaz Ahmed, SIX! BOOM! In the arc and out of the park! Khaleel gets the line wrong and also the length. Serves it right in the slot, on middle and leg, Shahbaz Ahmed clears his front leg out and smacks it over wide long on for a maximum. |
| 18.6 : Khaleel Ahmed to Shahbaz Ahmed, SIX! Khaleel Ahmed changes the angle but it does not matter one bit! Comes from around the wicket and bowls it on a length, on the pads, Shahbaz Ahmed swipes across the line and goes behind square on the leg side for a maximum. What started as a quiet over has ended as an expensive one. 250 comes up for Hyderabad. |
| It's Mukesh Kumar to bowl the final over of the first innings. |
| 19.1 : Mukesh Kumar to Abdul Samad, OUT! c Anrich Nortje b Mukesh Kumar. |
| 0.0 : Pat Cummins, the skipper walks in at number 8. Can he too, play a good cameo here? Let's find out. |
| 19.2 : Mukesh Kumar to Pat Cummins, On a yorker length, on middle, Pat Cummins knocks it down to long on for a single. |
| 19.3 : Mukesh Kumar to Shahbaz Ahmed, FOUR! Not where he intended but he will take it! Slower and fuller, angling in, at the stumps, Shahbaz Ahmed clears his front leg and goes for a heave across the line. Gets a thickish outside edge that goes over short third for a boundary. Moves to 48 does Shahbaz. |
| 19.4 : Mukesh Kumar to Shahbaz Ahmed, OUT! RUN OUT! They go for the second run but Pat Cummins cannot make it! |
| 0.0 : Washington Sundar, the Imapct Sub for Hyderabad for Travis Head, is in at number 9. Can Hyderabad get past 260? Let's see... |
| 19.5 : Mukesh Kumar to Shahbaz Ahmed, FOUR! Hit straight as an arrow and that will be the maiden Indian T20 League FIFTY for Shahbaz Ahmed! |
| 19.6 : Mukesh Kumar to Shahbaz Ahmed, SIX! BANG! A tough shot but Shahbaz Ahmed made it look so easy there. Mukesh Kumar errs slightly while going for the yorker and it comes out as a low full toss, Shahbaz Ahmed crouches to make the connection. Picks it up well and hits it flat and over the deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum. |
| 0.0 : They did it at Hyderabad, they did it at Chinnaswamy, and they did it here at New Delhi. It's almost as if Hyderabad has made rewriting record books a normalcy, effortlessly smashing past the 250-run mark with flair and fluency with the bat, leaving opponents in shock. The attack remained identical, with only the venue changed. 22 towering maximums, equalling their own record of most sixes hit in an innings in the Indian T20 League. |
| Once again, the electrifying pair of southpaw openers from Hyderabad set the stadium ablaze with their explosive batting right from the word go. Travis Head didn't just start, he rocketed to a fifty in an eye-popping 16 deliveries, matching Abhishek Sharma's record-breaking pace. In a whirlwind of action, the first six overs witnessed the annihilation of records. But that was just the beginning. Hyderabad blazed through to a century in a mind-blowing 5 overs, smashing the record for the fastest |
| On the flip side, the Delhi bowlers found themselves in the crosshairs of the Hyderabad onslaught and were mercilessly sent on a leather hunt. Truth be told, the seamers seemed to lose their way, scattering deliveries all over the pitch and providing the batters with ample room to swing their bats freely. Amidst the relentless assault on the seamers, Rishabh Pant made a strategic move, entrusting Kuldeep Yadav, who rose to the occasion magnificently. Against the relentless pace of the game, Kul |
| Abhishek Sharma is in for a chat. He says that they targeted more than what they got in the Powerplay but he is happy with the team. Mentions that the message was to assess the wicket but Travis Head did really well. Adds that it has been a pleasure from day one to bat with him. Shares that they are lucky to have Head in their team. Tells that having Head at the other end, takes pressure off him and allows him to bat with freedom. |
| Right then, it's just another opposition in the form of Delhi with the daunting task of chasing a mammoth total of 267. Their openers will aim to get on the top gear from the get-go and they do pose requisite firepower with David Warner back in the ranks. Hyderabad on the other hand will try to improve their bowling performance this time and contain the batters successfully. Stay tuned as the run chase is up next. |
| ... The Run Chase ... |
| We are back for the all-important run chase to commence! |
| 0.1 : Washington Sundar to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Classy shot by Prithvi Shaw and Delhi are underway! |
| 0.2 : Washington Sundar to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! This one is muscled but the result is the same! Drops it flat and short, on middle and leg, Prithvi Shaw hammers the pull off the back foot and hits it right in the gap between deep mid-wicket and long on for a boundary. |
| 0.3 : Washington Sundar to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Gets it through for the third boundary on the trot! Tosses it up, full and on the pads, Prithvi Shaw sweeps and gets it to the right of backward square leg for another boundary. |
| 0.4 : Washington Sundar to Prithvi Shaw, Four! |
| 0.5 : Washington Sundar to Prithvi Shaw, OUT! c Abdul Samad b Washington Sundar. |
| 0.0 : Jake Fraser-McGurk walks in at number 3 for Delhi following an early dismissal of Shaw. |
| 0.6 : Washington Sundar to Jake Fraser-McGurk, No run. |
| 0.0 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to operate from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to David Warner, WIDE! Starts with a loosener, on a length, but down the leg side. Wide called by the umpire. |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar to David Warner, WIDE! And again! Another delivery that slips down leg, on a length, David Warner misses the tickle and the umpire signals a wide. |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar to David Warner, WIDE! Bhuvneshwar Kumar is struggling to get his radar right. |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar to David Warner, Shaping into the left-hander, on a good length, on middle, David Warner dabs it in front of point and gets off the mark with a single. |
| 1.2 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Swing and a miss! Swinging into the right-hander, on a good length, in the channel on off, Jake Fraser-McGurk goes for a swipe across the line but gets beaten on the inside edge. |
| 1.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jake Fraser-McGurk, FOUR! Begging to be hit and Jake Fraser-McGurk obliges! Bhuvneshwar takes pace off and bowls it short and wide on off, Jake Fraser-McGurk waits on it and frees his arms to slap it through covers for a boundary. |
| 1.4 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jake Fraser-McGurk, 1 run. |
| 1.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to David Warner, Going across the batter, on a back of a length, David Warner pats it in front of square on the off side. |
| 0.0 : Who walks next to the crease? |
| 1.6 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to David Warner, OUT! CAUGHT! Bhuvneshwar Kumar does not start the over well but ends it perfectly, getting rid of Warner. Both Delhi openers back in the hut inside the first two overs. |
| 2.1 : Washington Sundar to Jake Fraser-McGurk, FOUR! Shot! Bowls it flat and short, Jake Fraser-McGurk hangs back and powers it along the ground to the left of mid off for a boundary. |
| 2.2 : Washington Sundar to Jake Fraser-McGurk, FOUR! Up and over with ease! Way too short by Sundar, on off, Jake Fraser-McGurk stays put and lofts it over mid off for an easy boundary. |
| 2.3 : Washington Sundar to Jake Fraser-McGurk, SIX! Thumped down the ground! |
| 2.4 : Washington Sundar to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Four! |
| 2.5 : Washington Sundar to Jake Fraser-McGurk, SIX! Jake Fraser-McGurk is putting on an exhibition here! Comes from around the wicket but the length stays the same, short and on off, Jake Fraser-McGurk needs no second invitation as he gets on top of the bounce by rocking back and deposits it over the long off fence. |
| 2.6 : Washington Sundar to Jake Fraser-McGurk, SIX MORE! 30 runs off the over and Sundar has been taken to the cleaners! |
| 3.1 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Abishek Porel, Takes pace off and bowls it on a hard length, on off, Abishek Porel waits to glide it down to deep third but misses. |
| 3.2 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Abishek Porel, On a good length, on middle, Abishek Porel uses his feet and swipes off the inner half of the bat wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 3.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Abishek Porel, FOUR! That is a shot and a half! |
| 3.4 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Abishek Porel, Oh my! How did that miss the stumps? Rolls his fingers over the ball and bowls it on a nagging length, top of off, Abishek Porel walks across his stumps to scoop it past short fine leg but misses. The ball was not far from clipping the off-stump. |
| 3.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Abishek Porel, Slower and on a fullish length, at the stumps, Abishek Porel gets his bat down and jams it out back to the bowler. |
| 3.6 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Abishek Porel, No run. |
| 0.0 : The skipper, Pat Cummins brings himself into the attack now. He replaces Washington Sundar. |
| 4.1 : Pat Cummins to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Slower delivery first up by the Hyderabad skipper, full and following the batter, Jake Fraser-McGurk backs away and clips it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 4.2 : Pat Cummins to Abishek Porel, FOUR! Hit with real authority! Angling away, at pace, on a good length, Abishek Porel frees his arms and creams it through point. He also manages to beat the fielder in the deep to his right for a boundary. |
| 4.3 : Pat Cummins to Abishek Porel, Four! |
| 4.4 : Pat Cummins to Abishek Porel, On a fullish length, slower as well, on off, Abishek Porel taps it wide of cover and gets to the other end. |
| 4.5 : Pat Cummins to Jake Fraser-McGurk, FOUR! Nicely done! |
| 4.6 : Pat Cummins to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Six! |
| 0.0 : T Natarajan replaces Bhuvneshwar Kumar. |
| 5.1 : T Natarajan to Abishek Porel, Starts off bowling on a hard length, right in front of the stumps, Abishek Porel pulls it along the ground with no real timing straight to mid-wicket. |
| 5.2 : T Natarajan to Abishek Porel, Nails the yorker, attacking the stumps, Abishek Porel stays leg side and digs it to backward point. |
| 5.3 : T Natarajan to Abishek Porel, WIDE! Bouncer at 124 clicks, angling into the batter. Abishek Porel looks to pull but the ball is way over his head and the Umpire signals it as a Wide. |
| T Natarajan to Abishek Porel, FOUR! Crunched! Offers a half-volley right underneath the bat on the middle and leg stump line, Abishek Porel clears his front leg and shuffles a bit to the leg side of the ball before dragging it to deep mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 5.4 : T Natarajan to Abishek Porel, Slow, short, angling on the leg stump line, Abishek Porel shuffles and swings but misses to scoop it. |
| 5.5 : T Natarajan to Abishek Porel, A low full toss tailing into the pads, Abishek Porel hits it off the toe-end of the willow and finds mid on. |
| 5.6 : T Natarajan to Abishek Porel, Pulls his length on the stumps, Abishek Porel waits and drags the pull shot towards deep square leg for a single. A good presence of mind by the two batters as they scamper back for the second seeing the fielder in the deep fumbling on the pick-up. Two taken. |
| 0.0 : Strategic break! Delhi had to and they certainly have come out firing. Despite losing both openers early, Jake Fraser-McGurk and Abishek Porel have taken the attack to the opposition and cleared the fence with regularity. They just cannot afford to slow down and need to keep going to have any chance. |
| 6.1 : Mayank Markande to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Flatter leg-break on off, and full, Jake Fraser-McGurk slashes it towards deep extra cover for a single. |
| 6.2 : Mayank Markande to Abishek Porel, Across off on a flatter trajectory, full in length, Abishek Porel drills it to long on for a single. |
| 6.3 : Mayank Markande to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Six! |
| 6.4 : Mayank Markande to Jake Fraser-McGurk, SIX! 100 up for Delhi in no real time! Leg break, fuller in length, turning away from off, Jake Fraser-McGurk again stays on the leg side of the ball, clears his front foot and deposits it behind the sightscreen for another biggie! |
| 6.5 : Mayank Markande to Jake Fraser-McGurk, WIDE! Full, outside the tramline. Wide given. |
| Mayank Markande to Jake Fraser-McGurk, SIX! Gee, that's heaved over long off! Goodness gracious! |
| 6.6 : Mayank Markande to Jake Fraser-McGurk, OUT! c Heinrich Klaasen b Mayank Markande. |
| 0.0 : Tristan Stubbs is in at number 5. Also, a change in bowling as Shahbaz Ahmed comes on now. |
| 7.1 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Abishek Porel, Four! |
| 7.2 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Abishek Porel, FOUR! Brilliant batting this! Length ball outside of again, Abishek Porel stays on the back foot and slices it between point and short third for a boundary. Neatly placed shot this. |
| 7.3 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Abishek Porel, SIX! This is clean hitting! |
| 7.4 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Abishek Porel, Gets away with it! Juicy full toss, on the pads, Abishek Porel loses his shape and hacks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 7.5 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Tristan Stubbs, Stubbs is off the mark! On a length outside the off stump line, Tristan Stubbs rocks back and opens the face of the bat and punches it through backward point. The fielder dives and even gets his hand on it but parries it to the short third region. The batters take three in the meantime. |
| 7.6 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Abishek Porel, FOUR! In the gap and four! |
| 8.1 : Mayank Markande to Tristan Stubbs, No run. |
| 8.2 : Mayank Markande to Tristan Stubbs, On a dragged length this time on off, Stubbs punches it to long off for a single. |
| 8.3 : Mayank Markande to Abishek Porel, Drags his length again, outside off, spinning away, Abishek Porel cuts it off the back foot towards deep backward point for a single. |
| 8.4 : Mayank Markande to Tristan Stubbs, A googly on offer on a shorter length on off and middle, Tristan Stubbs hangs back and hits it with a flat-bat towards long on for one. |
| 8.5 : Mayank Markande to Abishek Porel, OUT! st Heinrich Klaasen b Mayank Markande. |
| 0.0 : The Delhi skipper, Rishabh Pant walks out to the middle now. |
| 8.5 : Mayank Markande to Rishabh Pant, No run. |
| 8.6 : Mayank Markande to Rishabh Pant, Off the mark with a single. Identical length outside off, Rishabh Pant stays deep inside the crease and drops it in front of covers off the back foot for a single. |
| 9.1 : Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant, Around the wicket on a fuller length, around off, Rishabh Pant strides ahead but mistimes it along the ground back to Cummins. |
| 9.2 : Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant, Good length, angling in around off, Rishabh Pant solidly blocks it off the front foot. |
| 9.3 : Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant, Bangs it short and angles it on the bodyline of Pant, he waits and pulls it to deep fine for a single. |
| 9.4 : Pat Cummins to Tristan Stubbs, Aims the stumps, hits the deck hard, Tristan Stubbs punches it off the back foot underneath the bat. What a good over this is turning out to be! |
| 9.5 : Pat Cummins to Tristan Stubbs, Hard length again, angling on the pads, Tristan Stubbs nudges it to long on for a single. |
| 9.6 : Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant, Aims a yorker outside off but ends up bowling a low full toss. Rishabh Pant bends low and squeezes it straight toward Mayank Markande at backward point. He mutely appeals for the catch and after some moments of thinking, Pat Cummins backs his fielder and opts for a review. |
| 10.1 : T Natarajan to Tristan Stubbs, Goes into the wicket and takes pace off, around off, Tristan Stubbs shapes up for the pull but gets undone by the lack of pace. Toe-ends the shot behind square on the leg side for a single. |
| 10.2 : T Natarajan to Rishabh Pant, On a hard length, on off, Rishabh Pant punches it back to the bowler. |
| 10.3 : T Natarajan to Rishabh Pant, Slower this time, on a length, on off, Rishabh Pant waits on it and glides it down to deep third for a single. |
| 10.4 : T Natarajan to Tristan Stubbs, Fuller in length, on off, Tristan Stubbs drives it to the right of mid off and sets off for a quick single. |
| 10.5 : T Natarajan to Rishabh Pant, Bends his back and digs it in short, at the body of the batter, Rishabh Pant fetches the pull from over his head and hits it wide of deep square leg for a single. |
| 10.6 : T Natarajan to Tristan Stubbs, Into the deck and pace-off by Natarajan, on off, Tristan Stubbs hops and dabs it through square leg for just a single. Exceptional couple of overs for Hyderabad, a 2-run over followed by a 5-run over. |
| 0.0 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2-0-15-1) is back into the attack replacing Pat Cummins. |
| 11.1 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tristan Stubbs, Tailing into the right-hander, full and sliding onto the pads, Tristan Stubbs gets an inside edge onto the pads as the ball rolls away to deep third for a single. |
| 11.2 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Wristy! Low full toss, on middle and leg, Rishabh Pant brings his wrists into play and whips it to deep backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 11.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rishabh Pant, No run. |
| 11.4 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rishabh Pant, Half a shout for LBW but the ball seemed to have pitched outside leg. On a back of a length, on middle, Rishabh Pant walks across to help it away fine on the leg side but misses to get hit high on the pads. |
| 11.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Easy pickings! Yorker gone wrong by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, low full toss, on the pads, Rishabh Pant just flicks it to the left of deep square leg for another boundary. |
| 11.6 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rishabh Pant, 1 run. |
| 0.0 : Change in bowling as Nitish Kumar Reddy starts his spell, replacing T Natarajan. |
| 12.2 : Lalit Yadav is in at number 7. |
| 12.3 : Nitish Kumar Reddy to Lalit Yadav, On a length, slower as well, around off, Lalit Yadav pushes it wide of point and gets off the mark with a single. |
| 12.1 : Nitish Kumar Reddy to Rishabh Pant, Serves it on a back of a length, off-pace, outside off, Rishabh Pant rides the bounce and punches it through covers for a single. |
| 12.2 : Nitish Kumar Reddy to Tristan Stubbs, OUT! TAKEN! A soft dismissal! The move to bring on Nitish Kumar Reddy has worked for Pat Cummins and Hyderabad. Goes into the wicket and takes pace off slightly does Reddy, over middle, Tristan Stubbs hangs back and goes for the pull. The ball comes off the upper half of the bat and it goes only as far as mid-wicket where Shahbaz Ahmed takes the simplest of catches. |
| 12.4 : Nitish Kumar Reddy to Rishabh Pant, At pace, on a back of a length, on off, Rishabh Pant slaps it down to long on to get to the other end. |
| 12.5 : Nitish Kumar Reddy to Lalit Yadav, Lands it on a hard length, on off, Lalit Yadav punches it in front of cover. Sets off for the run but gets sent back by Pant. |
| 12.6 : Nitish Kumar Reddy to Lalit Yadav, Cramps the batter for room as he bowls it on a hard length, at the batter, Lalit Yadav pulls it without much timing to deep square leg for one. A wicket and just the 4 runs off it as the required run rate continues to rise for Delhi. |
| Pat Cummins (2-0-22-0) is back into the attack. |
| 13.1 : Pat Cummins to Lalit Yadav, Angling into the right-hander, on a good length, on middle, Lalit Yadav drives it on the up to long on for one. |
| 13.2 : Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant, Goes short from around the wicket and it is slower as well, on off, Rishabh Pant loses his footing as he gets inside the line and swings to pull it away but misses. |
| 13.3 : Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant, At 146.9 kph, fuller in length, on the sixth stump line, Rishabh Pant backs away too far and ends up leaving the ball alone. |
| 13.4 : Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant, Make that three dots in a row. Slanting in, fuller in length, outside off, Rishabh Pant tries the reverse paddle this time but it does not come off. Pant is really battling out there, struggling to get any momentum into this innings. |
| 13.5 : Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant, 1 run. |
| 13.6 : Pat Cummins to Lalit Yadav, Pat Cummins gets it right! |
| 0.0 : T Natarajan (2-0-12-0) is brought back for his new spell. |
| 14.1 : T Natarajan to Rishabh Pant, Goes full and straight, on off, Rishabh Pant digs it out and gets it over the bowler but can't beat mid off. |
| 14.2 : T Natarajan to Rishabh Pant, Superb effort in the deep! This is full and near the wide guideline on off, Rishabh Pant reaches out and drills it in front of square on the off side. Nitish Kumar Reddy covers good ground to his left and puts in a dive to save a couple of runs for his side. |
| 14.3 : T Natarajan to Rishabh Pant, Digs it in short, at the body of the batter, slower as well, Rishabh Pant swivels and pulls it down to fine leg for just a single. |
| 14.4 : T Natarajan to Lalit Yadav, FOUR! Streaky! Nails the yorker, just outside off, Lalit Yadav gets his bat down to jam it out. Gets an outside edge that beats deep third to his left for a boundary. |
| 14.5 : T Natarajan to Lalit Yadav, Cleverly bowled! Takes pace off and goes short, outside off, Lalit Yadav swings to pull it towards cow corner but connects with thin air. |
| 14.6 : T Natarajan to Lalit Yadav, OUT! TIMBER! T Natarajan gets the reward for using his smarts throughout his spell! Stays over the wicket and it is slower as well, on a good length, around middle and leg, Lalit Yadav backs away and shapes up to go back over the bowler's head. He fails to connect and sees the ball clatter into the leg stump. |
| 0.0 : Strategic Break. After a thunderous start, the runs have certainly dried up, courtesy of quick wickets in the mid-overs phase. Delhi has just lost its 6th wicket and they are still in the hunt of 101 more runs to win in the last 5 overs remaining. Rishabh Pant has evidently struggled to time the ball and is itching to get off the blocks. But on the other hand, Hyderabad are right on the top of the game and just need to bowl according to the plans to get through. Axar Patel is the new batter i |
| 15.1 : Nitish Kumar Reddy to Rishabh Pant, Short in length, on the top of the middle, Rishabh Pant pulls it with no timing on it, getting a top edge over mid-wicket for just a single. |
| 15.2 : Nitish Kumar Reddy to Axar Patel, Short in length, outside off, Axar Patel cuts it through point for a single. |
| 15.3 : Nitish Kumar Reddy to Rishabh Pant, WIDE! Short, slow at 121 clicks, but over the batter's head. Wide given. |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy to Rishabh Pant, Full, on the middle, Rishabh Pant flicks it towards deep mid-wicket and scampers back for the second and collides his bat on Heinrich Klaasen's boots as he reaches home in time. |
| 15.4 : Nitish Kumar Reddy to Rishabh Pant, SIX! Finally, Pant gets it timed correctly. Right into the slot of the batter, on the middle, angling in, Rishabh Pant creates room for himself by clearing his front foot and hoists it over deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum. |
| 15.5 : Nitish Kumar Reddy to Rishabh Pant, Off-cutter on offer this time, short and angling into the batter, Rishabh Pant comes down the track but could only power it towards deep mid-wicket with the pull for a single. |
| 15.6 : Nitish Kumar Reddy to Axar Patel, Slower one, banged into the surface and holds a bit as well, Axar Patel stands tall on the bounce and pulls to deep square leg for another single. 88 needed off the last 4 overs. |
| 16.1 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Axar Patel, A low full toss on the pads, Axar Patel gets low and uppishly chips it towards long on for a single. |
| 16.2 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! What a cracking shot from Pant! Some shot this! Outside off on a length, angling across, Rishabh Pant throws himself at it and frees his arms getting it through backward point for a boundary. |
| 16.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rishabh Pant, Wide of off on a fuller length, Rishabh Pant sits down on his knee and lofts it over the bowler's head, and loses his grip off the bat as well. Gets a single. |
| 16.4 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Axar Patel, Leg bye. |
| 16.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rishabh Pant, A perfect yorker at the woods, Rishabh Pant digs it out to the covers for a quick single. |
| 16.6 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Axar Patel, A low full toss on off, Axar Patel hits it straight down the ground for a single. The fielder from long off runs to his left and chases the ball. Keeps it to just a single. Only 9 runs off this over. 79 needed from 18 balls now. |
| 17.1 : Pat Cummins to Axar Patel, 1 run. |
| 17.2 : Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant, An off-cutter banged into the pitch on the top of the stumps. Rishabh Pant is deceived by the pace off and ends up inside edging it over the stumps to the keeper, trying to pull it over. |
| 17.3 : Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant, Bowls it full, at the stumps, angling on the middle and leg, Rishabh Pant flicks it toward deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 17.4 : Pat Cummins to Axar Patel, 1 run. |
| 17.5 : Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Nicely done! Strays a slower one down the leg side, Rishabh Pant predicts the length early and ramps it over short fine for a boundary. |
| 17.6 : Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! These shots are out of the cricket books and only Rishabh Pant has the ability to hit these! Short in length, outside off, Pant stays on the leg side of the ball and plays it like a tennis shot over the covers for a boundary. |
| 18.1 : T Natarajan to Axar Patel, OUT! c Pat Cummins b T Natarajan. |
| 0.0 : Anrich Nortje walks in now. |
| 18.2 : T Natarajan to Anrich Nortje, Yorker on the middle, Anrich Nortje jams it in time and hits it back to the bowler. |
| 18.3 : T Natarajan to Anrich Nortje, OUT! BULL'S EYE! BOWLED'EM! Third wicket for T Natarajan! |
| 0.0 : Kuldeep Yadav is the new man in. |
| 18.4 : T Natarajan to Kuldeep Yadav, OUT! LBW! An appeal for LBW and the umpire gives it out! Kuldeep Yadav has gone upstairs and has challenged the umpire's decision. Another perfectly-aimed yorker from T Natarajan, right at the toes of the southpaw, Kuldeep Yadav is late to bring his bat down in time and the ball pings his front boot. UltraEdge shows a flat line. Ball Tracking confirms three reds and the on-field decision stands. T Natarajan gets his fourth wicket. His career-best figures in |
| 18.5 : T Natarajan to Mukesh Kumar, Aims a yorker but ends up bowling a full toss. Mukesh Kumar pushes it to the off side. So no hat-trick for T Natarajan. |
| 18.4 : Mukesh Kumar comes out to face the hat-trick ball. |
| 18.6 : T Natarajan to Mukesh Kumar, On the hard length, around off, Mukesh Kumar stands tall and pats it underneath the bat. A triple-wicket maiden from T Natarajan. What an excellent bowling display from him! |
| 19.1 : Nitish Kumar Reddy to Rishabh Pant, OUT! TAKEN! Delhi is done and dusted on 199! |
| 0.0 : A commanding win for Hyderabad! Job well done by Pat Cummins and his men and with this 67-run victory, they take a leap from fourth to second in the standings. Batting dominance backed up by an impressive bowling display has helped the Men in Orange and Black to secure their fifth win of the season. Despite putting a mammoth total on the board, the game was far from over at the halfway mark and Hyderabad had to be up for the challenge, more so given the short boundaries at the venue. They were |
| With a mountain to climb in the form of 267 runs, Delhi had no other option but to go after it right from ball one. Prithvi Shaw raced off the blocks quickly with four consecutive boundaries but his stay was short-lived. David Warner followed his partner back into the hut soon after. Jake Fraser-McGurk unleashed a real onslaught and notched up the fastest fifty of the season of just 15 balls. Abishek Porel was unperturbed by the departure of Fraser-McGurk and ensured that the Delhi innings did |
| Earlier in the game, Delhi chose to bowl first, but Hyderabad's openers, Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma, gave their bowlers a tough time. Head reached his fifty in just 16 balls, matching the then record of the season's fastest fifty set by Abhishek. Hyderabad reached 100 runs in just 5 overs, the quickest team hundred in Indian T20 League history, ending the Powerplay with 125 runs, the most by any team in T20 history. Despite Sharma falling just short of his fifty, Head continued his onslaugh |
| Rishabh Pant says that the thought process to bowl first was the dew factor. Adds that if they restricted Hyderabad on around 220-230 they still would have a chance. States that the Powerplay made the difference. They got around 120-130 and says that were just catching up throughout the match. Reckons that the ball stopped more in the second innings than they anticipated. Says that when you have such a huge score, the pressure is always there. Appreciates Jake Fraser-McGurk and says that he is b |
| Time for the presentation ceremony... |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar is in for a flash interview. He says that when you are defending those many runs, either you, too, go for many runs, or the opposition collapses as you get amongst the wickets. Mentions that thankfully, so far, they haven't gone for too many or gone for plenty. Mentions that he knows that he is not among the wickets much, but the execution is happening. Feels that it is just a matter of time before the wickets come. States that T Natarajan is a guy who remains silent most of |
| Pat Cummins, the skipper of Hyderabad, says that it was another great game of cricket. Mentions that there was not much in the Powerplay for both sets of bowlers. Adds that after the first six overs, it slowed down, but it was overall a great batting wicket. Tells that there was a bit of grip in the second innings. States that seeing the batters tee off, a part of him is excited and elated but part of him is worried that he will have to bowl there. Ends by saying that he was really happy wit |
| Travis Head is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his spectacular 89-run knock off 32 balls. He says it's enjoyable and the boys are on a roll this season. Adds he tries to watch the ball closely and thinks he reacted to the ball perfectly. Appreciates Abhishek Sharma and says that the partnership is working quite well for them and he is smashing the spinners aggressively inside the Powerplay as well. Also adds that it's nice to have talented players like Nitish Kumar Reddy and Shahbaz Ahmed down th |
| Right then, that's all from this game where Hyderabad's batting might came to the fore once again and records tumbled left, right and centre. A run-fest in Delhi has set the rest of the weekend up nicely. The 21st of April promises to be a Super Sunday with two exciting matchups on the cards. Kolkata will kick off the action by hosting Bengaluru in the first game of the day at 3.30 pm IST (10 am GMT). Following that, Punjab will square off against Gujarat in the second game, scheduled to begin |
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