| 0.6 : 0.6: K Pandya to G Maxwell, FOUR! Poor delivery and duly punished! Half-tracker down the leg side, Maxwell picks it up and swipes it past short fine leg for a rocketing boundary. Good start for Delhi. |
| 1.2 : 1.2: J Bumrah to P Shaw, FOUR! Flashes and flashes hard! That could have been a spectacular catch if he took that. Shortish ball well outside off, allows Shaw to free his arms. He throws his bat at it but gets a thick outside edge. Suryakumar at first slip leaps but the ball goes past him like a tracer bullet. |
| 1.6 : 1.6: J Bumrah to G Maxwell, FOUR! Mumbai haven't hit the mark correctly and are paying the price. Length delivery, down the leg side, Maxwell clips it fine and the ball whistles away to the fence. |
| 2.4 : 2.4: H Pandya to G Maxwell, FOUR! Sublime! This time he commits himself to it and gets the desired result. Fuller in length outside off, Maxwell leans ahead and stroke it through extra cover to find the fence. He is looking in good touch. |
| 2.6 : 2.6: H Pandya to P Shaw, FOUR! Short ball down the leg side, Shaw pulls it towards backward square leg. Bumrah runs to his left and puts in a swimming pool dive and allows the ball to go through. |
| 3.1 : 3.1: M Rahman to G Maxwell, OUT! Shoddy stuff from Shaw and he is out of here! That was absolutely poor. On a length outside off, placed towards Hardik Pandya at backward point. Shaw has come out of his crease and the fielder spots that. Aims at the bowler's end and puts in an accurate throw. Prithvi is still walking back and the ball hits the bull's eye. |
| 4.1: J Bumrah to G Maxwell, FOUR! Brilliant! He is a dangerous player. In the arc for Maxwell around off, he hammers it over mid off for a one bounce boundary. He hit that with a lot of swagger. |
| 4.3 : 4.3: J Bumrah to G Maxwell, OUT! Bumrah strikes! He is the go-to man for Mumbai and he is producing the goods. Gets the crucial wicket of the dangerous Maxwell. Goes wide of the delivery and bowls a skiddy full length delivery around off, Maxwell with minimal foot movement tries to hit it down the ground but only manages to get an inside edge. The ball hits the pads and then deflects onto the stumps. A good cameo from Glenn comes to an end. |
| 5.1 : 5.1: M Rahman to R Pant, FOUR! All about power! Back of a length outside off, Pant with an extension of his arms crunches it past the diving cover fielder to pick up his first boundary. |
| 6.3 : 6.3: M Markande to R Pant, FOUR! Duly punished! Half-tracker on leg stump, Pant stands tall and hammer-pulls it through backward square leg to find the ropes. |
| 6.6 : 6.6: M Markande to R Pant, SIX! This young man is oozing a lot of confidence! Skips down the track to a tossed up ball on middle and tonks it over cow corner. The timing is spot on and it clears the fence with ease. 14 from the leggie's first over. |
| 7.2 : 7.2: Ben Cutting to R Pant, FOUR! Shot! Short delivery and offers a lot of width, Pant rises on his toes and whacks it through backward point to pick up another boundary. |
| 8.2: M Markande to R Pant, FOUR! Hit with disdain! Markande drags his length back, Pant pulls it over square leg and beats the man in the deep. |
| 8.6 : 8.6: M Markande to S Iyer, OUT! Iyer holes out! Mumbai keep on chipping away at the wickets at regular intervals. Googly on a shorter length, spinning in. Iyer rocks back and goes for a pull but doesn't time it that well. Krunal Pandya is standing near the ropes and is cool as a cucumber. Takes the catch and maintains his balance. |
| 9.2 : 9.2: H Pandya to V Shankar, FOUR! Hammered! Short of a length ball well outside off, Shankar slaps it through backward point to find the fence. |
| 12.1 : 12.1: Ben Cutting to V Shankar, SIX! A boundary after 16 balls! On a length, on middle, Shankar just eases it over mid on and guess what, it goes over long on! The cameraman was panning at the sky and for a second we thought gravitational force was not active... till the camera panned into the stands... |
| 14.2 : 14.2: M Rahman to R Pant, SIX! Oh my word! Pant has treated Mustafizur like a bowling machine. Another off cutter from the Fizz but it is Pant who cuts all the watchers into half in awe. He is clearly foxed again but continues to go through with his swing. Somehow, the bat makes contact with the ball and as if some spring is attached to the willow, the pressure released takes the ball into oblivion at mid-wicket! Trent Boult in the dressing room is in shock as well. Finally applauds. And another |
| 14.6 : 14.6: M Rahman to V Shankar, FOUR! Another off-cutter, moving away from the batsman, Shankar throws his bat at it and gets a thick outside edge which flies through the vacant slip cordon to the third man fence. 13 from the over, but not exactly a bad one from the Fizz. |
| 15.1 : 15.1: H Pandya to R Pant, SIX! Hakuna Matata! Don't bother googling the phrase - it means no worries in African language. Well, that is exactly what Rishabh Pant is making his supporters feel - don't worry while I am there. A length delivery, on middle and off, Pant looks to play the reverse sweep, does play the reverse sweep and the final result is a maximum over third man! |
| 15.4 : 15.4: H Pandya to R Pant, SIX! Effortless! On the pads, Pant whips this over mid-wicket and gets half a dozen! |
| 16.5 : 16.5: K Pandya to R Pant, OUT! Finds the man this time! Rohit will be relieved. He has got perhaps the only wicket his side needed in this game. Pant's heroics end. A tossed up ball, around off, Pant swings hard, looking to go over long on but finds Kieron Pollard at the fence. End of a fine knock - 64 from 44 balls. Has given some respectability to the total. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: M Rahman to A Sharma, SIX! Holy moly! What a shot. On a length, Abhishek swings it miles over mid-wicket! |
| 19.1 : 19.1: Ben Cutting to V Shankar, FOUR! Magnificent shot! On a length, on middle, Shankar just whips it off his hips through square leg and beats Bumrah's dive in the deep! |
| 19.4 : 19.4: Ben Cutting to V Shankar, SIX! GLORIOUS! Great timing. On a length, on middle, Shankar just lofts it straight back and this time the ball clears long on with ease! |
| 0.1 : 0.1: S Lamichhane to S Yadav, FOUR! A rank bad ball to start the innings. A long hop, could have been hit anywhere. Surya picks his spot and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 0.2 : 0.2: S Lamichhane to S Yadav, SIX! More poor stuff from the bowler. Short ball again, down the leg side and Yadav pulls it over backward square leg. 165 more needed from 118 balls. What is next? |
| 0.4 : 0.4: S Lamichhane to S Yadav, OUT! The bowler has the last laugh! Not the best of balls but not the best of shots either. Suryakumar goes back and tries to whip it over the leg side but hits it in the air, with lesser power. For a second, it seems like the ball is landing in no man's land but Vijay Shankar comes running in from long on and takes a very good catch! A rare failure for Surya - body blow for Mumbai. |
| 3.1 : 3.1: H Patel to E Lewis, FOUR! Welcome into the attack! A half volley outside off, Lewis blasts it through the covers and gets a boundary! |
| 3.4 : 3.4: H Patel to E Lewis, FOUR! Full and outside off, Lewis lofts it over cover and gets a boundary! |
| 3.5 : 3.5: H Patel to E Lewis, SIX! THRASH! A short ball, on middle and Lewis deposits this into the stands at mid-wicket! |
| 4.2 : 4.2: G Maxwell to E Lewis, SIX! Akash Chopra's words are ringing in my ears - 'In a T20 game, you get away by bringing on your part-timer for one over in the Powerplay. If you give him a second over, then almighty save you.' Iyer has taken a big risk by giving this over to Maxwell and Lewis has pounced. A tossed up ball outside off, Lewis comes down the track and sends it sailing over long off! |
| 4.5 : 4.5: G Maxwell to E Lewis, FOUR! Not this time! A long hop again, this time Lewis swivels and pulls it over square leg! Has it gone the distance? The umpires refer it upstairs and replays show that it has just bounced before crossing over. |
| 4.6 : 4.6: G Maxwell to E Lewis, SIX! Well, this one has bounced over the ropes!!! What an over - 16 from this one, 33 off the last 2! Mumbai are back in this. Flighted outside off, Lewis comes down the track and sends it sailing over long off! Well, that might be the end of Maxwell with the ball for the tournament... |
| 6.1 : 6.1: A Mishra to I Kishan, OUT! Nearly a six! Nearly a drop! But it is nicely picked in the end! Vijay Shankar is the man. He dropped an easier one of Lewis (which might cost him the match) but has taken two breathtaking catches. Floated on middle and leg, Kishan straightaway is down the track. Wants to go over the leg side but the ball hits the lower part of the bat. Hence, he does not get enough elevation. The ball goes flat towards wide long on where Vijay Shankar steadies himself, takes the |
| 8.5 : 8.5: A Mishra to E Lewis, SIX! THUMP! What a controlled shot. Full and around leg, Lewis gets down and sweeps it over square leg. The ball lands flat on the advertisement boards beyond the ropes but the umpire is not sure. He has it checked and replays confirm that it is a biggie. |
| 8.6 : 8.6: A Mishra to E Lewis, OUT! Gone, stumped! Lewis is out of here and Mishra has his second. He has prized out his victim. He was desperate to have Kieron Pollard on strike as the latter was not picking him but he has got the big wicket of Lewis. It is the wrong 'un and Lewis comes down the track and looks to go big. He misses but Pant doesn't. Whips off the bails in a flash. Mishra's figures read 2-0-12-2!!! |
| 9.1 : 9.1: S Lamichhane to K Pollard, OUT! An Aussie joins hands with a Kiwi to dismiss a West Indian and grab a wicket for an Indian side! What a catch. Simply superb. First the ball. A tossed up one, around leg stump. It entices Pollard to go big and the big man accepts the challenge. He steps away to the leg side and looks to go big. Seems like he has cleared long on but well - not Max. Glenn Maxwell at long on leaps to his left, takes the catch but then realizes that he is losing balance with the |
| 9.2 : 9.2: S Lamichhane to K Pandya, FOUR! Not a bad start. Full and down the leg side, Pandya sweeps this powerfully through fine leg. The fielder rushes to his left and dives but in vain. |
| 9.4 : 9.4: S Lamichhane to K Pandya, OUT! Second wicket in the over! Lamichhane does a half Tahir. |
| 11.1 : 11.1: S Lamichhane to H Pandya, SIX! Clean as a whistle! Flighted delivery on middle and off, allows Pandya to get underneath it. He clears his front leg and lofts it over long on for a maximum. Hit that with a lot of confidence. |
| 11.2 : 11.2: S Lamichhane to H Pandya, FOUR! 10 in 2! He is relishing the leg spin of Lamichhane. Slow through the air, Pandya goes inside out over wide mid off. Boult runs to his left, dives but fails to stop the boundary. |
| 12.2: T Boult to R Sharma, FOUR! Beautifully executed! Low full toss well outside off, Sharma knows that short third man is inside the circle. He maneuvers the field and gets it past the right side of the fielder to find the third man fence. |
| 12.6 : 12.6: T Boult to H Pandya, FOUR! Poor delivery and duly punished! Down the leg side, Pandya works it through backward square leg and the ball races to the fence. |
| 13.5 : 13.5: H Patel to R Sharma, OUT! Gone! The Mumbai skipper fails to deliver once again. Important breakthrough for the hosts. Slower length ball on off, Sharma goes for the loft down the ground but is early into his stroke. Ends up mistiming it towards long on. Maxwell runs to his left, keeps his eyes on the ball, takes the catch. Has the presence of mind to flick it back to Boult who is waiting to take it. Jubilation for the home side while it is disappointment for the visitors. |
| 14.5: A Mishra to H Pandya, OUT! With that, probably Mumbai's hopes have gone down the drain! Mishra has been sensational and he has struck gold once again. Mishra bowls this one well outside off. Pandya tries to fetch it from there and has a wild swing at it but only manages a top edge towards backward point. Tewatia (sub) is calm and pouches it safely. |
| 16.5: T Boult to Ben Cutting, SIX! In the arc, out of the park! This is what Cutting can do. He adds insult to injury. On a fullish length around off, Cutting smokes it over long on for a biggie. |
| 17.1 : 17.1: L Plunkett to Ben Cutting, FOUR! Wrong line! A short ball, on middle and off, Cutting walks across and pulls it past short fine leg for a boundary! 34 needed from 17 now. |
| 17.2 : 17.2: L Plunkett to Ben Cutting, SIX! That has gone a mile! On a length again, outside off, Cutting lofts this with ease over long on for a biggie! 28 needed from 16 balls! Rohit looks pumped up in the Mumbai dugout... |
| 17.3 : 17.3: L Plunkett to Ben Cutting, FOUR! Bang! Full on off, Cutting hammers this over his partner, down to long on for a boundary! 4, 6, 4! Are Mumbai pulling off a heist? |
| 18.6 : 18.6: T Boult to M Markande, OUT! Bowled 'em! Boult delivers a low full toss on off, Markande makes room and tries to go over covers but misses to find his stumps shattered. The 35-run stand from 25 balls comes to an end. Is it enough to take the visitors over the line? |
| 19.1 : 19.1: H Patel to Ben Cutting, SIX! Whoaaa! What a hit in a pressure situation! The big Aussie is in the mood tonight and is also displaying nerves of steel. Short delivery, sits up nicely for him. He pulls it with aplomb over fine leg and clears the fence with ease. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: H Patel to Ben Cutting, OUT! That's probably the game for Delhi! Cutting gave it is all but had to do too much. Slower ball outside off, Cutting swings at it but ends up miscuing it towards deep mid-wicket. Maxwell is cool as a cucumber and takes it with ease. |
| 19.3 : 19.3: H Patel to J Bumrah, OUT! That's the final nail in the coffin! MUMBAI FAIL TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS! Fullish delivery, Bumrah goes hard at it but mistimes it towards long on. Boult takes a couple of steps in and takes an easy catch. DELHI WIN BY 11 RUNS! |
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