| 0.5 : 0.5: D Chahar to P Shaw, FOUR! BANG! Prithvi opens his account with a strong shot! He gets a shortish delivery on his pads and pulls it with disdain over square leg for a boundary. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: D Chahar to P Shaw, SIX! Shot! Shaw plays a pick up shot and deposits it over the mid-wicket boundary. Good length ball on the leg stump line, he swivels across and mauls it for a half a dozen. |
| 4.1 : 4.1: D Chahar to P Shaw, OUT! Gone! Prithvi Shaw fails to make the most of the opportunity handed to him in the last over. Once again, he tries to pull one without moving his feet. This time the ball comes to him with an angle and he gets cramped for room. Top edges it to long on, the fielder is stationed there for such a shot. Shardul takes a safe catch and Chennai celebrate their first breakthrough. |
| 4.4 : 4.4: D Chahar to S Iyer, FOUR! Slapped over point! Iyer finally connects one and earns a boundary for the effort! Short of a length ball outside off, he backs away and smashes it over the infield for a boundary. |
| 4.6 : 4.6: D Chahar to S Iyer, FOUR! Smart shot from the Delhi skipper. He sits on the back foot and plays the upper cut. Executes it to perfection and hits it over the keeper. The ball flies to the third man fence. |
| 5.5 : 5.5: S Thakur to R Pant, FOUR! Much better from Pant, he keeps his eyes on the ball this time and hits it for a boundary. Short ball from Thakur, he gets right on top of the bounce and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 6.5: R Jadeja to S Iyer, FOUR! Well-placed by Iyer. Faster and flatter from Jadeja outside off, Iyer sits back and square cuts it behind point for a boundary. |
| 7.4 : 7.4: H Singh to R Pant, FOUR! Dismissive! Harbhajan drops it short outside off, just where the southpaw likes it. He rocks on the back foot and slaps it through the covers. The ball speeds to the boundary. 50 up for Delhi with it, they need to up the ante a little. |
| 9.1 : 9.1: H Singh to R Pant, SIX! HEAVED AWAY! Tremendous strike from Pant. Harbhajan fires this one on the pads and he whacks it with disdain with the angle. Clears the mid-wicket fence with utmost ease. |
| 9.3 : 9.3: H Singh to R Pant, FOUR! Well-placed by Pant. Faster and flatter from the bowler outside off, Pant sits back and slaps it right between short third man and backward point for a boundary. |
| 9.5 : 9.5: H Singh to R Pant, SIX! Miscued by Pant but he somehow manages to clear the long off fence. Loopy off break outside off, he goes for the big shot by dancing down the track and lofts it to deep. The fielder in the deep was few yards inside the circle and misjudges it, the ball just eludes him and clears the fence. |
| 10.3 : 10.3: L Ngidi to S Iyer, OUT! Bowled 'em! Poor shot selection from Iyer. End of the scratchy innings from the Delhi skipper. Good length ball, angling in from outside off, Iyer backs away and exposes all his stumps. He looks to play the square cut but misses it and the ball smashes into the wickets. He doesn't even look back and starts walking towards the dugout dejectedly. A timely breakthrough for Chennai. |
| 10.6 : 10.6: L Ngidi to R Pant, OUT! Miles up in the air... and Bravo is the man under it, he is the one man you want under such a high ball and he takes it without making any mistake! Slower ball on off, angling away from the stumps, Pant goes for the big shot across the line. He gets a thick top edge to third man, Bravo near the rope runs in quickly towards his left and pouches it safely. Ngid has picked up couple of important wickets in this over and with that Chennai are right on top in this game. |
| 12.5 : 12.5: D Bravo to V Shankar, FOUR! Crunched, no need to run for that! Overpitched delivery from Bravo and Shankar blasts it back past him. The bowler did the smart thing of moving away from the line of it. The ball rocketed to the long off fence. |
| 13.5: R Jadeja to G Maxwell, OUT! Bingo, Jadeja uproots the leg stump with a pacy delivery. He was expecting an innovative stroke from Maxwell and decides to dart it on the stumps. The Big Show goes for the reverse sweep but fails to put bat to ball. The ball smashes into the leg stump and Chennai rejoice another wicket. 4th wicket down for Delhi and they are in a desperate need of a partnership. |
| 14.4 : 14.4: S Thakur to A Sharma, OUT! And there goes another wicket and the hosts have loft half their side. Chennai are bossing this game big time. It is the short ball from Shardul Thakur that does the trick again. It gets big on Sharma who looks to pull that off the back foot. He ends up getting a top edge to mid-wicket. Harbhajan is the fielder under it and he is not the one to miss out on those. Abhishek Sharma, who promised a lot with his exclusive strokes in his last game, fails to get going |
| 14.6 : 14.6: S Thakur to V Shankar, FOUR! Errs in line and gets picked off. Short of a length ball, sliding down leg, Vijay gets inside the line of it and glances it nicely past the keeper. The ball races away to the fine leg boundary. |
| 15.6: L Ngidi to H Patel, FOUR! Pounded by Harshal Patel, a much needed boundary for Delhi to end the 16th over! Slower ball from Ngidi on a length outside off, Patel sits back and flat-bats it through covers for a boundary. |
| 16.5 : 16.5: S Thakur to V Shankar, SIX! Boom! That's into the stands! Short of a length ball, sits up nicely for Shankar who waits for it and pulls it over the mid-wicket fence for half a dozen. They need more of these. |
| 17.1 : 17.1: D Bravo to H Patel, SIX! Amazing strike from Patel! He picks up the slower ball from Bravo and whacks it nicely over the square leg boundary for half a dozen. With couple of big strikes, Delhi have gone past 120, can they somehow get to 150? |
| 19.1: D Bravo to H Patel, SIX! Patel starts the final over of the innings with a bang. He gets a fullish delivery right in his zone. Clears his front leg and blasts it over long on for a maximum. Can he hit couple more? |
| 19.3 : 19.3: D Bravo to V Shankar, SIX! Poor delivery and Shankar cashes on it. Slower ball on a length, Shankar muscles it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. That's the 50-run stand between Patel and Shankar. They have given Delhi some score to play with. |
| 19.5 : 19.5: D Bravo to H Patel, SIX! Right back over Bravo and that's another big strike. 20 off the over already and still a ball to go. Takes pace off it and the batsman is expecting it. Smashes it straight down the ground and clears the fence with ease. |
| 19.6 : 19.6: D Bravo to H Patel, SIX! Finishes things in some style. He gets a full toss from Bravo and he dispatches it right back over the bowler for half a dozen. 26 runs from the final over, DELHI FINISH WITH 162/5. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: T Boult to S Watson, SIX! Just as I write that, Watson smashes this into the stands. This should break the shackles. A length ball, slightly on the shorter side. Watson picks the length early and pulls it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 3.5 : 3.5: A Khan to A Rayudu, FOUR! All the pressure that was building is released by this exquisite stroke by Rayudu. Clears his front leg, gets a full ball on off. He goes over extra cover and the ball races away to the fence. |
| 5.1 : 5.1: A Khan to A Rayudu, SIX! Perfect start to the last over of the Powerplay! This is right in the zone, length and on middle. Rayudu lines it up and dispatches it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 5.3 : 5.3: A Khan to A Rayudu, FOUR! Ten from three balls! Too predictable this from the bowler. Goes short again and Rayudu was ready for it. He pulls it over mid-wicket. It seems to have bounced just before the ropes but the umpire wants to check and replays confirm it is just short. |
| 5.5 : 5.5: A Khan to A Rayudu, SIX! Not learning here is Avesh! Poor bowling by him. He bangs this one short and on middle, Rayudu once again gets into position early and sends it over the square leg fence. |
| 5.6 : 5.6: A Khan to A Rayudu, SIX! Started the last over of the Powerplay in style and now ends it in style! 22 from this one and it has released all the pressure built earlier. Another short ball on middle, Rayudu is feeding on that at the moment. He rocks back and pulls it with disdain over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. So what was turning out to be a poor Powerplay for Chennai has turned out to be a brilliant one. They are 44 for 0 after it and they need another 119 from 84. |
| 6.5 : 6.5: A Mishra to S Watson, OUT! Mishra strikes in his first over! Watson's struggle out there comes to an end. Mishra tosses this one up on off and once again the ball turns a little. Watson tries to go over long off but does not get it off the middle. It lobs towards Boult there who takes an easy catch. A much-needed wicket for Delhi and they are right back into the game. |
| 8.4 : 8.4: A Mishra to A Rayudu, FOUR! Much-needed for Chennai! Rayudu makes excellent use of his feet and gets to the pitch of the ball. He smashes it through covers and there is no stopping that ball. |
| 8.5 : 8.5: A Mishra to A Rayudu, SIX! BOOM! Once again uses his feet to great effect. This time takes the ball on the full and hit si over the bowler's head for a biggie. Rayudu is playing another brilliant knock here. A biggie to follow the boundary. 102 more needed. |
| 9.1 : 9.1: H Patel to A Rayudu, FOUR! Welcome back into the attack Patel! A gift, a half-volley down the leg side. Rayudu flicks it through short fine leg and the ball races away. Pressure on the bowler now, a boundary from the first ball. |
| 9.6 : 9.6: H Patel to A Rayudu, OUT! In the air... gone! The missed run out chance has not cost Delhi a lot here. They have got the man they so desperately needed. Harshal Patel gets the man in-form. Rayudu uses his feet and gets a slower ball on the pads. Rayudu goes for the flick. He seems to have connected well as the ball goes high up in the air. It does not have the distance though and he holes out to Glenn Maxwell at deep mid-wicket who takes a really good catch. Such skiers are never easy. Rayu |
| 11.1 : 11.1: G Maxwell to S Raina, FOUR! Trademark Raina! Maxwell tosses this one up on off, Raina with the turn goes inside out over covers for a one bounce boundary. Once again a good start to the over. |
| 11.3 : 11.3: G Maxwell to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Second from the over! Bringing back Maxwell is turning out to be a bad idea here. This is short and outside off, Dhoni rocks back and cuts it through backward point for a boundary. |
| 13.1 : 13.1: S Lamichhane to S Raina, OUT! How often have we seen this? A wicket right after the strategic break and it is off the dangerous Raina. He too fails to make use of the reprieve he got. He though might consider himself a touch unlucky here as he hit that well. Sandeep bowls the googly and it is quite full on middle, Raina whips it off the middle. He though hits it flat and it goes into the hands of Vijay Shankar at deep mid-wicket who takes it. Another timely wicket for Delhi and Sandeep is |
| 14.3 : 14.3: A Mishra to Sam Billings, OUT! Another one bits the dust here! Billings is the man who walks back. Amit Mishra tosses this one up outside off stump. Billings goes down on one knee and tries to sweep. He gets a top edge which lobs towars short fine leg where Sharma takes an easy catch. Chennai now face an uphil task here, 70 from 33 needed. |
| 15.1 : 15.1: S Lamichhane to R Jadeja, SIX! BANG! That is into the vacant stands right over the sightscreen. Jadeja decides to take the matters in his hands. He sees the loopy delivery, doesn't matter even if its a googly. Steps out to the pitch of it and hits it over the fence for half a dozen. |
| 17.6 : 17.6: T Boult to MS Dhoni, OUT! Game set and match, if it was not abvious before this delivery. Dhoni holes out. A low full toss on middle, Dhoni tries to go over long on but fails to get the desired connection. It goes low towards Iyer there who takes a good catch diving forward. 50 needed from the last two overs. |
| 18.1 : 18.1: H Patel to R Jadeja, SIX! Just the start they needed but they need a lot more! Full and on middle, Jadeja with a straight bat, lofts it over the bowler's head for a biggie. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: T Boult to D Bravo, OUT! Boult gets another! It is once again on a length around off, Bravo tries to go inside out but it goes off the toe end towards wide long off. Vijay Shankar there runs in and takes a sliding catch. |
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