| 0.2 : 0.2: Khaleel Ahmed to Travis Head, SIX! Well, that's how he initiates the inning! |
| 0.3 : 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 : 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. |
| 0.6 : 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. |
| 1.2 : 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 : 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. |
| 1.4 : 1.4: Lalit Yadav to Travis Head, FOUR! Well, not a dot this time and guess what, it races away to the fence! |
| 1.6 : 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 : 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. |
| 2.2 : 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. |
| 2.4 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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. |
| 3.4 : 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. |
| 3.6 : 3.6: Lalit Yadav to Travis Head, SIX! The ball is just sailing over the fence at the moment! |
| 4.1 : 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 : 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. |
| 4.6 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 5.3: Mukesh Kumar to Travis Head, FOUR! Make that three in three! |
| 5.4 : 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. |
| 5.6 : 5.6: Mukesh Kumar to Travis Head, Six! |
| 6.1 : 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 : 6.2: Kuldeep Yadav to Abhishek Sharma, OUT! c Axar Patel b Kuldeep Yadav. |
| 6.6 : 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. |
| 8.2 : 8.2: Kuldeep Yadav to Heinrich Klaasen, Six! |
| 8.4 : 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. |
| 8.6 : 8.6: Kuldeep Yadav to Travis Head, OUT! GONE, GONE, GONE! Travis Head finally holes out! |
| 9.1 : 9.1: Axar Patel to Heinrich Klaasen, OUT! b Axar Patel. |
| 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. |
| 11.3 : 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. |
| 12.5 : 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. |
| 13.3 : 13.3: Mukesh Kumar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, SIX! Effortless and beautiful wrist work at display! |
| 14.5 : 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. |
| 16.4 : 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. |
| 16.6 : 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. |
| 17.2 : 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. |
| 18.3 : 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. |
| 18.5 : 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 : 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. |
| 19.1 : 19.1: Mukesh Kumar to Abdul Samad, OUT! c Anrich Nortje b Mukesh Kumar. |
| 19.3 : 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 : 19.4: Mukesh Kumar to Shahbaz Ahmed, OUT! RUN OUT! They go for the second run but Pat Cummins cannot make it! |
| 19.5 : 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 : 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. |
| 0.1 : 0.1: Washington Sundar to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Classy shot by Prithvi Shaw and Delhi are underway! |
| 0.2 : 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 : 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 : 0.4: Washington Sundar to Prithvi Shaw, Four! |
| 0.5 : 0.5: Washington Sundar to Prithvi Shaw, OUT! c Abdul Samad b Washington Sundar. |
| 1.3 : 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. |
| 1.6 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 2.3: Washington Sundar to Jake Fraser-McGurk, SIX! Thumped down the ground! |
| 2.4 : 2.4: Washington Sundar to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Four! |
| 2.5 : 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 : 2.6: Washington Sundar to Jake Fraser-McGurk, SIX MORE! 30 runs off the over and Sundar has been taken to the cleaners! |
| 3.3 : 3.3: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Abishek Porel, FOUR! That is a shot and a half! |
| 4.2 : 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 : 4.3: Pat Cummins to Abishek Porel, Four! |
| 4.5 : 4.5: Pat Cummins to Jake Fraser-McGurk, FOUR! Nicely done! |
| 4.6 : 4.6: Pat Cummins to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Six! |
| 5.3 : 5.3: 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. |
| 6.3: Mayank Markande to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Six! |
| 6.4 : 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 : 6.5: Mayank Markande to Jake Fraser-McGurk, SIX! Gee, that's heaved over long off! Goodness gracious! |
| 6.6 : 6.6: Mayank Markande to Jake Fraser-McGurk, OUT! c Heinrich Klaasen b Mayank Markande. |
| 7.1 : 7.1: Shahbaz Ahmed to Abishek Porel, Four! |
| 7.2 : 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 : 7.3: Shahbaz Ahmed to Abishek Porel, SIX! This is clean hitting! |
| 7.6 : 7.6: Shahbaz Ahmed to Abishek Porel, FOUR! In the gap and four! |
| 8.5 : 8.5: Mayank Markande to Abishek Porel, OUT! st Heinrich Klaasen b Mayank Markande. |
| 11.2 : 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. |
| 11.5 : 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. |
| 12.2 : 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. |
| 14.4 : 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. |
| 14.6 : 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. |
| 15.4 : 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. |
| 16.2 : 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. |
| 17.5 : 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 : 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 : 18.1: T Natarajan to Axar Patel, OUT! c Pat Cummins b T Natarajan. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: T Natarajan to Anrich Nortje, OUT! BULL'S EYE! BOWLED'EM! Third wicket for T Natarajan! |
| 18.4 : 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 |
| 19.1 : 19.1: Nitish Kumar Reddy to Rishabh Pant, OUT! TAKEN! Delhi is done and dusted on 199! |
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