| 0.0 : After getting humbled in their first game, Rajasthan will hope they have their plans sort out for today. Cricket has returned to their original city, Jaipur, after many years and they will try and make the Sawai Mansingh Stadium their fortress once again. The blues will have the home crowd behind them today and they will pray that their big guns, Ben Stokes, D'Arcy Short etc. come to the party. |
| On the flip side, Delhi were blown away by some brilliant Powerplay hitting by KL Rahul. They had a good outing in their first day but could not get the better of their opponents. Skipper Gambhir stroked his way to a good fifty and the others in the wings will look to follow him. Should be a good game as both teams will look to get their monkey off their backs. Join us in a while for the toss and other formalities. |
| Pitch Report - Michael Slater doing the pitch report says the length will be crucial. Goes on to say that the average score in ODIs here has been 300 and even that has been chased. Adds there is a green top and the curators are trying to get the ball to carry through. Ends by saying that it's a pleasant evening and it will make for a good game of cricket. |
| Toss - Delhi win the toss and will have a bowl first! |
| Gautam Gambhir says the wicket won't change much through the game, so chasing is the best decision. Mentions that Glenn Maxwell coming back is a huge plus for them, so just wants to get the combination right and settled. Mentions there are two changes - Glenn Maxwell comes in for Dan Christian and Shahbaz Nadeem is in for Amit Mishra. |
| Ajinkya Rahane says that since the toss can't be controlled, he doesn't mind batting first. Adds it looks a good track, so win or lose the team has to give it their all. States his team has adjusted to the conditions well and the players are quite experienced. Ends by letting everyone know there are no changes in his side. |
| Match 6 of the Indian T20 league and we are ready for action. The umpires have made their presence out in the middle and Ajinkya Rahane along with D'Arcy Short have taken their guards. The clock is ticking on the giant screen and Trent Boult is about to deliver the first ball. A slip in place. 'Let's play' shouts the umpire! |
| 0.1 : T Boult to A Rahane, Steams in and Boult is right on the money. Fuller in length in line of the stumps and Rahane drives this to the fielder at covers. |
| 0.2 : T Boult to A Rahane, Angles this into Rahane who works it down towards deep square leg to get off the mark with a brace. |
| 0.3 : T Boult to A Rahane, Good length ball on off, shapes into Rahane who gets it off the inner half of the bat onto his pads. |
| 0.4 : T Boult to A Rahane, Lands this full around off, Rahane hangs back and taps it in front of him. |
| 0.5 : T Boult to A Rahane, Length ball on off, Boult gets a hint of swing. Rahane goes hard after it and gets it towards the cow corner. The fielder chases it and the batsmen come back for the third run. Good running. |
| 0.6 : T Boult to D Short, Back of a length ball around off, Short gets an inside edge down to fine leg as he tries to punch this to the off side. They cross. |
| Shahbaz Nadeem will share the new ball from the other end. |
| 1.1 : S Nadeem to D Short, FOUR! Short and wide, Short stays back and punches this in the gap through cover-point for the first boundary. |
| 1.2 : S Nadeem to D Short, OUT! Another run out for Short in back-to-back games. Not the start he would have liked in this league. Nadeem gives this air on middle, Short works it with soft hands towards mid-wicket. They take the first run quickly and then Rahane wanted the second run badly. D'Arcy was hesitaint about it and a direct hit from Shankar in the deep meant that Short was well short of his crease. An early wicket for Delhi! |
| Ben Stokes has been promoted up the order. |
| 1.3 : S Nadeem to Ben Stokes, Stokes gets off the mark straight away by helping this full by to the leg side. |
| 1.4 : S Nadeem to A Rahane, Rahane finds the man at mid-wicket. Dot ball. |
| 1.5 : S Nadeem to A Rahane, Driven towards the mid on region. One run added to the total. |
| A little FYI - This is the 6th game of the 2018 Indian T20 League and it's the 6th time the captain winning the toss has elected to field. And, all the game won so far have been by the teams chasing. Will the same pattern be followed tonight? |
| 1.6 : S Nadeem to Ben Stokes, Another tossed up ball on leg, Ben turns his bat to the leg side and will retain strike for the next over. |
| 2.1 : T Boult to Ben Stokes, Length ball around off, Stokes tries to heave this but gets beaten. |
| 2.2 : T Boult to Ben Stokes, Back of a length ball around off, Stokes plays this with a straight bat. |
| 2.3 : T Boult to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Cracked! Length ball outside off, Stokes clears his front leg and smashes this in the gap through mid-wicket. |
| 2.4 : T Boult to Ben Stokes, Serves this full on leg, Ben flicks it with a wristy shot for one. |
| 2.5 : T Boult to A Rahane, Length ball on middle and leg, Rahane plays this to mid-wicket for nothing. |
| 2.6 : T Boult to A Rahane, Bangs this one short, Rahane goes for the hook but fails to put bat on ball. |
| Chris Morris will bowl his first over. |
| 3.1 : C Morris to Ben Stokes, An inside edge saves Stokes. Ben looks to play across the wrong line and gets hit on his pads. |
| 3.2 : C Morris to Ben Stokes, Length ball on off, Stokes slices this over point and will get two for it. |
| 3.3 : C Morris to Ben Stokes, Full ball around off, Stokes jams this to the fielder at mid off. |
| 3.4 : C Morris to Ben Stokes, SIX! First of many in this game! Short ball on middle, Stokes gets into position and hooks this over mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 3.5 : C Morris to Ben Stokes, Fuller in length this time, Stokes gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 3.6 : C Morris to A Rahane, Outside off, Rahane goes for the big loft to the off side but cannot get behind the ball. |
| Trent Boult gets a change of ends. |
| 4.1 : T Boult to Ben Stokes, OUT! What a peach of a delivery from Boult. Forced Stokes to play at it and gets a thick outside edge. Trent lands this on a good length around off, it shapes and moves away a bit after pitching. Stokes closes the bat face a bit early and gets a thick outside edge to it. The ball flies to Pant who moves to this left and takes the catch. Promotion for Stokes doesn't work for Rajasthan. |
| 0.0 : Sanju Samson joins his skipper in the middle. |
| 4.2 : T Boult to S Samson, Pitched up, Sanju drives this towards point. |
| 4.3 : T Boult to S Samson, FOUR! Full of confidence is Samson. Just needed one ball for a sighter and now has driven this fuller ball in the gap of cover-point to the fence. |
| 4.4 : T Boult to S Samson, SIX! Follows the boundary with a maximum. Boult digs this one short, Sanju pulls this high and handsome over square leg. |
| 4.5 : T Boult to S Samson, The batsman has pushed it to the cover region. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 4.6 : T Boult to A Rahane, FOUR! Another short ball on middle, Rahane pulls this front of square this time to end the over. 15 runs and a wicket from it. |
| 5.1 : C Morris to S Samson, A gentle push through mid-wicket by Samson. It won't go all the way but enough to pick up another third run. |
| 5.2 : C Morris to A Rahane, The batsman has played it to the point region. One run added to the total. |
| 5.3 : C Morris to S Samson, Full again on off, Samson drives this past mid off for a single. |
| 5.4 : C Morris to A Rahane, Rahane plays it with an angled bat and guides it to third man. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 5.5 : C Morris to S Samson, Back of a length ball on leg, Samson nudges it in the corner for one. |
| 5.6 : C Morris to A Rahane, Full this time on the pads of Samson who helps it on its way for one more. |
| Mohammed Shami comes into the attack. |
| 6.1 : M Shami to A Rahane, FOUR! Short ball around off, Rahane didn't look to hit this hard and pierces the gap to perfection past square leg for a boundary. |
| 6.2 : M Shami to A Rahane, Rahane guides it to third man. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 6.3 : M Shami to S Samson, Full in line of the stumps, Samson hits this to mid on and gives his skipper the strike. |
| 6.4 : M Shami to A Rahane, Length around off, Rahane plays this to the fielder at point. |
| 6.5 : M Shami to A Rahane, Back of a length ball around off, the ball nibs back after pitching and hits Rahane high on the pads as he misses his flick. |
| 6.6 : M Shami to A Rahane, Effort ball from Shami, Rahane pulls this through mid-wicket and picks up an easy run. |
| Rahul Tewatia to roll his arm now. |
| 7.1 : R Tewatia to A Rahane, Tossed up ball around off, Rahane hits this towards mid on and jogs to the other end. |
| 7.2 : R Tewatia to S Samson, Samson has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 7.3 : R Tewatia to S Samson, Another floated ball on leg, Samson flicks it away to the on side and picks up one. |
| 7.4 : R Tewatia to A Rahane, Flatter on off, Rahane punches this through covers for just one. |
| 7.5 : R Tewatia to S Samson, Full on the pads of Sanju who finds the fielder at square leg. |
| 7.6 : R Tewatia to S Samson, Finds the gap this time and will get one through square leg. |
| Shahbaz Nadeem will bowl from the other end. |
| 8.1 : S Nadeem to S Samson, SIX! Too short for a man in form and Samson rightly punishes this. Short outside off, Sanju rocks back and pulls this over mid-wicket for half a dozen. |
| 8.2 : S Nadeem to S Samson, FOUR! Showing his class. Slower ball around off, Samson waits for it and cuts it to the third man region where there is no fielder. The ball rolls away to the fence. |
| 8.3 : S Nadeem to S Samson, Now plays this through mid-wicket to rotate strike. Smart batting. |
| 8.4 : S Nadeem to A Rahane, Nadeem bowls this slower through the air and Rahane drives it through mid off for one. |
| 8.5 : S Nadeem to S Samson, Tossed up ball in line of the stumps, Sanju works this around the corner for one more. |
| 8.6 : S Nadeem to A Rahane, Full on the pads of Rahane who taps this with soft hands through mid-wicket. He calls two as soon as he hits it and gets there comfortably. |
| The first strategic break of the match has been taken. Rajasthan have lost two wickets but are going at a good pace. |
| 9.1 : R Tewatia to S Samson, Flatter ball around off, Samson rocks back and punches this to the off side for one. |
| 9.2 : R Tewatia to A Rahane, Full in line of the stumps, Rahane charges down and hits this straight down the ground. Unfortunately for him the ball goes on to hit the stumps at the other end. No damage done. |
| 9.3 : R Tewatia to A Rahane, FOUR! Drags his length back and gets punished. Short ball outside off, Rahane has enough time to hang back and pull it over mid-wicket in the gap. |
| 9.4 : R Tewatia to A Rahane, Pushes this to mid off for the fielder to collect it. |
| 9.5 : R Tewatia to A Rahane, Tosses this one up on off, Rahane uses his feet and drags this to long on for a run. |
| 9.6 : R Tewatia to S Samson, Driven through mid on by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 10.1 : S Nadeem to S Samson, Nadeem gives this air on middle and leg, Samson plays this through mid on and gets a brace. |
| 10.2 : S Nadeem to S Samson, This time in the gap through mid off for one. |
| 10.3 : S Nadeem to A Rahane, Tossed up ball on off, Rahane leans forward and drives this through covers for a run. |
| 10.4 : S Nadeem to S Samson, Darts this full on leg, Samson flicks it with a wristy shot for one. |
| 10.5 : S Nadeem to A Rahane, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. They pick up a single. |
| 10.6 : S Nadeem to S Samson, OUT! A soft dismissal and a disappointed Samson has to take the long walk back. A flatter ball around off, Samson goes on one knee and looks to swipe this to the leg side. He gets a bottom edge to it onto his back leg and the ball goes on to hit the off pole. An unlucky dismissal but Nadeem will take it any day. |
| Jos Butler is the new man in. |
| 11.1 : R Tewatia to A Rahane, Rahane gets low and drives this through mid off to give Jos the strike. |
| 11.2 : R Tewatia to Jos Buttler, What a shot to hit on your very first ball. Slower ball on middle and off, Buttler knees down and paddles this towards fine leg for a couple of runs. |
| 11.3 : R Tewatia to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Great improvisation from Buttler. Flatter ball on off, Jos gets in position and reverse sweeps this past backward point for a boundary. Knew exactly where the fielders were. |
| 11.4 : R Tewatia to Jos Buttler, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. One run added to the total. |
| 11.5 : R Tewatia to A Rahane, Now drives this through mid off for a run. |
| 11.6 : R Tewatia to Jos Buttler, Jos drives this to covers for a dot. |
| Mohammed Shami comes back for another spell. |
| 12.1 : M Shami to A Rahane, FOUR! A boundary to begin the over. Short ball outside off, Rahane cross bats this towards extra over. The ball crosses the ropes in no time. |
| 12.2 : M Shami to A Rahane, FOUR! In the air... and a brilliant effort from Boult in the deep. Shami digs this in short outside off, Rahane pulls and gets it from the lower end of the bat. The ball goes over mid-wicket and just past a diving Boult for a boundary. |
| 12.3 : M Shami to A Rahane, Length outside off, cut to the fielder at point. |
| 12.4 : M Shami to A Rahane, Length outside off, Rahane tries to guide this to the off side but misses it completely. |
| 12.5 : M Shami to A Rahane, Back of a length ball around off, Rahane pushes this towards covers. |
| 12.6 : M Shami to A Rahane, Driven through mid on by the batsman. One run added to the total. |
| Shahbaz Nadeem to bowl from another end. |
| 13.1 : S Nadeem to A Rahane, Tossed up on middle and leg, Rahane works this through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 13.2 : S Nadeem to Jos Buttler, Now Buttler rocks back and punches this to the off side to rotate strike. |
| 13.3 : S Nadeem to A Rahane, Flatter ball on middle, Rahane reverse sweeps this over point for a couple of runs. |
| 13.4 : S Nadeem to A Rahane, OUT! Rahane became the highest run-getter against Delhi in the previous over, but now departs. Short ball from Nadeem on middle and leg, Rahane looks to heave this over mid-wicket. He gets a leading edge towards covers and Chris Morris takes an easy catch. The skipper falls trying to up the scoring. |
| Rahul Tripathi is the new man in. |
| 13.5 : S Nadeem to R Tripathi, Tripati defends this ball off the front foot presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 13.6 : S Nadeem to R Tripathi, Cuts this behind point and gets off the mark. |
| The second strategic break for the game has been taken. |
| 14.1 : M Shami to R Tripathi, Length ball around off, Tripathi leans forward and drives it to covers. |
| 14.2 : M Shami to R Tripathi, Gets behind this ball and steers it past point for a run. |
| 14.3 : M Shami to Jos Buttler, Low full toss, Buttler gets a leading edge towards the fielder at mid off. |
| 14.4 : M Shami to Jos Buttler, Right in the blockhole. Jos jams this to mid on for one. |
| 14.5 : M Shami to R Tripathi, It's been driven superbly through the covers by Rahul. They pick up a single. |
| 14.6 : M Shami to Jos Buttler, Another superb yorker! Buttler hits this along the turf for just one. End of a good over by Shami. |
| 15.1 : R Tewatia to Jos Buttler, Angles this down the leg, Jos dances down and does well to get bat to it. They cross. |
| 0.0 : Rahul Tewatia to roll his arm now. |
| 15.2 : R Tewatia to R Tripathi, Full on leg, Tripathi sweeps it in the gap through square leg for a brace. |
| 15.3 : R Tewatia to R Tripathi, Another couple of runs taken, Rahul plays this with soft hands through square leg. |
| 15.4 : R Tewatia to R Tripathi, Leans forward on one knee but finds the fielder at square leg. |
| 15.5 : R Tewatia to R Tripathi, Sweeps this aerially over short fine leg fielder one a run. |
| 15.6 : R Tewatia to Jos Buttler, Wide! Darts this way down the leg side. The umpire signals a wide. |
| R Tewatia to Jos Buttler, Buttler has played it towards mid-wicket. Two runs are taken. |
| Chris Morris comes in back to bowl. |
| 16.1 : C Morris to Jos Buttler, SIX! Length ball on off, Triphati lofts this high over mid-wicket. Boult the man on the rope, takes the catch but his followthrough takes him over the fence. Good effort though. |
| 16.2 : C Morris to Rahul Tripathi, Length outside off, Rahul goes for the big heave and gets an outside edge towards third man for one. |
| 16.3 : C Morris to Jos Buttler, SIX! Pitches this up full in line of the stumps, Buttler hits this towards long on. Maxwell gets behind the ball and tries to flick this inside the rope as he knew he would hold onto it. He does that before collecting the ball and it bounces over the ropes. |
| 16.4 : C Morris to Jos Buttler, Back of a length ball around off, Buttler tries to cut this but fails to connect. |
| 16.5 : C Morris to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Outside the line of off stump, Buttler slashes this hard and beats the third man fielder for a boundary. |
| Buttler and Tripathi are going well so far. A big 3 overs and they could very well finish with a good total on the board. |
| 16.6 : C Morris to Jos Buttler, Leg bye. Jos misses his flick and gets hit on his pads. They steal a leg bye. |
| 17.1 : M Shami to Jos Buttler, SIX! Up and over! Full ball on off, Butller gives room and lofts this over covers for a biggie. |
| 17.2 : M Shami to Jos Buttler, Tries working this to the leg side but finds the fielder at square leg. |
| 17.3 : M Shami to Jos Buttler, Another yorker, Buttler misses his glance and the ball goes to Pant behind the stumps. |
| 17.4 : M Shami to Jos Buttler, OUT! Bowled 'em! Buttler tries to be cute but sees his furniture disturbed. Shami bowls in another perfect yorker in line of the stumps. Buttler gives room and looks to paddle this over short fine leg. Doesn't get behind the ball and the ball goes and hits the lower of middle stump. Clever bowling form Shami. |
| Krishnappa Gowtham walks in next to bat. |
| 17.5 : M Shami to K Gowtham, Wide. An attempted bouncer by Shami which was well over head height. The umpire has signalled a wide. |
| M Shami to K Gowtham, Gowtham works this gently through mid-wicket and will come back for the second run. |
| There's a slight drizzle to be seen. And would you look at that? The covers are on in no time. The speed has picked up and it's coming down rather heavily now. Unreal. Happened so quickly and out of nowhere. PLAY HAS BEEN SUSPENDED for the time being. |
| Update 2125 local time - Well, this is something unexpected. The skies were clear before the game and everything looked fine for a good game to progress. But, we have been made to think twice by the rain gods. Let us give you a quick recap of what's gone down so far - Rajasthan, after being made to bat, lost D'Arcy Short early. Ben Stokes was sent up the order, but that plan failed as the English all-rounder was dismissed rather early. Sanju Samson joined forces with his skipper and stroked a 62 |
| Update 2136 local time - THE RAIN HAS STOPPED. That was quick. The covers are already coming off. This is good news. Play should begin any time now... |
| Update 2139 local time - Scratch that last update. THE RAIN IS BACK. Just as the groundstaff was taking the covers off the field, it starting pouring down again. It's coming down quite hard too. |
| Update 2206 local time - JAI-POUR!!! No change from the last update as it continues to spit heavily... Just as I thought I would be heading home early tonight. |
| Update 2218 local time - The rain has started to ease out and the covers are slowly coming off. We hope it stays like this. For now, the news is that the inspection will be at 2240 IST. |
| Update 2230 local time - HEY! HEY! Get the covers back on, mate! No, I have not gone bonkers. But just writing what I just saw as a groundstaff was furiously shouting to his partner. It was a nice scenic view first up. The ground was buzzing. Two ex-Aussie mates - Warne and Ponting were chatting and smiling. Then more Aussie guys got together giving us the festive atmosphere as it usually is in Melbourne or Sydney. The umpires were then walking across the ground, not quite happy with the amount |
| Update 2243 local time - Like it has done previously, the rain keeps playing games with us. It has stopped for now. The covers, though are still on. While the umpires are out in the middle having a chat, the players enjoy a game of football at the sidelines. The next inspection now will be at 2300 IST. |
| Update 2251 local time - Remember those days? Well if you are still playing then it is not THOSE days but for people like me who rely mostly on childhood memories, it is a bit of a nostalgia. The music starts, then we run around, eagerly anticipating when the music will stop so that we can sit on a chair. Seems more or less here right now. The music has stopped and the rain is back. Continue whatever you are doing... |
| Update 2302 local time - We have passed yet another inspection deadline. The rain continues to be stubborn and pour. Along with the crowd noise, we can also hear it thundering. |
| Update 2321 local time - It looks better now but the covers are still on. The cut-off time is 0002 IST. If the game isn't resumed by then, the match will be called off. |
| Update 2345 local time - Good news! The word is out and PLAY WILL RESUME at 2355 IST. |
| So we have it! The revised target is of 71 with a 6-over game to happen. The advantage might be with Delhi. There will be 2 overs Powerplay, with 3 bowlers that can bowl 2 overs each. 10 wickets in hand, can they do it? Or will Rajasthan be able to hold them off somehow? |
| 0.0 : Ready for the chase to begin. Colin Munro and Glenn Maxwell will open the innings for the away side. Krishnappa Gowtham to take the new ball for the hosts. Here we go... |
| A run out decision against Colin Munro is taken upstairs. Looks to be gone. Let's see what happens here... |
| 0.1 : K Gowtham to G Maxwell, OUT! Munro is run out! Wicket off the very first ball! Absolute frenzy out there. Flat and quick on the pads, Maxwell looks to pull it away hard on the leg side but fails to connect. It goes off his pads on the leg side, Buttler runs to the ball as Munro is off for the run. The keeper turns and throws it quickly to Gowtham. He turns and takes the bails off. He knows he's got his man, but the umpire just wants to be sure. Replays show Munro is out of here. |
| Rishabh Pant is next in. |
| 0.2 : K Gowtham to G Maxwell, Maxwell is off the mark with a drive to mid on. Single taken. |
| 0.3 : K Gowtham to R Pant, FOUR! BANG! Pant wastes no time in scoring a boundary. Full and right in the slot, Pant charges out and hammers it straight back over the bowler's head to send it across the rope. |
| 0.4 : K Gowtham to R Pant, Sliding in from around the wicket, Rishabh looks to put bat on ball but only manages an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 0.5 : K Gowtham to R Pant, FOUR! Poor line and he's paid the price for it. Flat ball, sliding in on leg, Pant pulls this nicely past short fine leg and finds the fence. |
| 0.6 : K Gowtham to R Pant, Drives the full ball through mid on and takes one. End of a good over for Delhi. |
| Dhawal Kulkarni to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : D Kulkarni to R Pant, Starts off with a slower delivery on the stumps, it's on a length. Pant is early into the hoick and is hit on the body. A leg bye is taken as the ball falls on the off side. |
| 1.2 : D Kulkarni to G Maxwell, Maxwell makes room, so Kulkarni follows him. Excellent bowling. The batsman was expecting the short one and he's got him there. It's full in length, cramps Maxwell for room and raps him low on the pads. Only a leg bye results. |
| 1.3 : D Kulkarni to R Pant, Wide! Fires it too wide outside off, goes across the tramline and that's a wide. |
| D Kulkarni to R Pant, Smacked hard but straight to mid off. Length delivery seaming away from around off, Rishabh Pant smashes this right off the meat, but finds the fielder, much to his misfortune. |
| 1.4 : D Kulkarni to R Pant, Another slower one, deceives Pant once more. Touch shorter in length this time, well outside off, the southpaw swings hard across the line and gets an under edge towards the keeper for one. |
| 1.5 : D Kulkarni to G Maxwell, He's using the slower ones to full effect here. Kulkarni lands it short, on middle and leg, Maxwell moves across and he's through with his pull shot way before the ball even arrives. |
| 1.6 : D Kulkarni to G Maxwell, Wonderful over from Dhawal Kulkarni. 5 off it. Only a single off the final ball. Too full on off, Maxwell drills it towards extra cover and gets to the other end. |
| Jaydev Unadkat into the attack. |
| 2.1 : J Unadkat to G Maxwell, Dot ball! The crowd rises up on its feet. Good stuff from Rajasthan. Unadkat slants it across on a length, around off, Glenn Maxwell targets the leg side and looks to go big there, but fails to connect. |
| 2.2 : J Unadkat to G Maxwell, Should be looking to go on the off side, with the angle. Clearly not working for him this. Full ball outside off, well outside off, Maxwell with a big heave across the line, only to miss. |
| 2.3 : J Unadkat to G Maxwell, Third in a row. Lovely bowling from Unadkat. Outside off again, angling away, Maxwell with another swing and another miss. |
| 2.4 : J Unadkat to G Maxwell, FOUR! Streaky runs but he'll take it! Full and wide outside off, Maxwell swings, connects, but off the edge. It's enough to take it over short third man and away to the fence. |
| 2.5 : J Unadkat to G Maxwell, SIX! He connects well this time. Been trying to do that all over, finally manages to get it right. Full and wide outside off, angling away, Maxwell goes a step across, keeps his eyes locked on the ball and then with a massive swing of his bat, smokes it over the long on boundary. Maximum. |
| 2.6 : J Unadkat to G Maxwell, FOUR! Maxwell on the charge here! Wide outside off and full in length, this time Maxwell carves this away over point and sends it thrashing into the ad boards across the rope. 14 off the over. Delhi need 42 to win in 18 balls. |
| Ben Laughlin is called on to bowl. |
| 3.1 : Ben Laughlin to R Pant, Good strike, but it'll only be two. Low full toss on off, Pant smacks this back down the ground. Long off moves to his left and cuts it off, saving a couple of runs. |
| 3.2 : Ben Laughlin to R Pant, In the air... but safe! Slower one from Laughlin, Pant swings too early. Skies it towards mid on where Rahul Tripathi charging towards the ball. Dives, gets his hands to it but just can't hold it. Good effort, was always a difficult chance. Two runs taken. |
| 3.3 : Ben Laughlin to R Pant, Spears it full, on off stump, driven hard towards mid off for a brisk run. |
| 3.4 : Ben Laughlin to G Maxwell, OUT! Edged and taken! Glenn Maxwell departs! Ben Laughlin doing the trick for his side. It's the cutter once again, touch fuller on off, Maxwell makes room, comes down the track and attempts to go big downtown. Only manages an edge which is taken comfortably by Jos Buttler behind the stumps. 37 needed in 14 balls. |
| Chris Morris is the new man in. |
| 3.5 : Ben Laughlin to C Morris, Swing and a miss! Outside off, slightly fuller in length, Morris stays leg side to crash it over the off side. Doesn't connect at all as the keeper collects it. |
| 3.6 : Ben Laughlin to C Morris, Too full, around off, this time Morris connects. Drills it through the covers for a double. |
| 4.1 : J Unadkat to R Pant, In the air again but it falls short. Slower one, on a length, cutting back in. Rishabh Pant swings too early and lofts it over mid-wicket. Ben Stokes comes in from the deep but it's too far away from him. A single taken by the batsmen. |
| 4.2 : J Unadkat to C Morris, FOUR! Full delivery angling wide outside off, Morris walks a step across, uses the angle and carves it across the third man boundary. Smart batting. 30 needed off 10. |
| 4.3 : J Unadkat to C Morris, Wide outside off, carved again, just a single this time though. There's a man out there now. Low full toss outside off, Morris cuts it straight to third man. |
| 4.4 : J Unadkat to R Pant, FOUR! Works with the angle as it's coming into him, Pant swings and gives it all he's got. May not be the best of connections, but it's enough to go across the fence on the bounce. |
| 4.5 : J Unadkat to R Pant, Fired wide down leg, Pant tries to be cheeky with a reverse sweep. Doesn't connect, takes one on the pads and it's a dot ball. Skipper Gautam Gambhir doesn't seem too impressed with that choice of shot. |
| 4.6 : J Unadkat to R Pant, OUT! A good catch from Gowtham! Very good catch. Third wicket down in the form of Rishabh Pant. Fuller ball on leg, slightly slower in pace. Pant gets underneath it and swings. A lot of height, not much distance, and Gowtham comes running in from fine leg to take a fine catch diving forward. |
| Vijay Shankar to be the next man in to bat. |
| Ben Laughlin to bowl once more. |
| 5.1 : Ben Laughlin to V Shankar, Very full and fast from Laughlin, Shankar drags it off the inner half through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 5.2 : Ben Laughlin to C Morris, There's a change-up from Laughlin. Excellent delivery. Bangs it short, takes Chris Morris by surprise. The Protea is in no position to play the pull shot. Still goes through with it, takes a blow on the helmet and steals a leg bye after that as the ball goes on the leg side. |
| 5.3 : Ben Laughlin to V Shankar, Lofts this full ball over the covers and takes a couple. |
| 5.4 : Ben Laughlin to V Shankar, OUT! Another catch taken! Length ball on off, Shankar lofts it, with no timing at all. It's going towards mid on, where Ben Stokes takes a good catch. |
| Shreyas Iyer to bat next. |
| 5.5 : Ben Laughlin to C Morris, FOUR! Fuller outside off, Morris lofts it over covers for a boundary. |
| 5.6 : Ben Laughlin to C Morris, SIX! Maximum to finish the innings but that's not enough. RAJASTHAN WIN BY 10 RUNS (DLS Method)! Full ball on the stumps, Morris lifts it over mid on for a biggie. |
| A rain-hit affair which went on late into the night, but one which Rajasthan eventually managed to clinch. With a revised target of 71 to hunt down in 6 overs, Delhi had to get off to a blazing start. Pant provided that, but wickets kept falling at regular intervals. Too many dot balls were bowled too and as a result, the pressure kept building, the scoring rate kept rising and the task was too much. They succumbed to the occasion and the away team couldn't get over the line, despite all the pow |
| Earlier in the day, a good anchoring knock from skipper Ajinkya Rahane, followed by some explosive hitting from Sanju Samson, Rahul Tripathi and Jos Buttler got Rajasthan to a total, which after the DLS method, proved too much for the travelling side. |
| Sanju Samson is declared as the Man of the Match. His attacking knock in the first innings set the tone for his side's middle order to come and take advantage of, eventually resulting in posting a total which proved to be a winner. |
| So that's it from this rainy encounter. Even though it's late, the crowd goes back with a smile on its face as it got to witness some cricketing action. Rajasthan bag their first win of the competition. Delhi lost another one, but they wouldn't be beating themselves up too much over this. Was a difficult task with the rain interfering. Well, done with this, but there's more action tomorrow as Hyderabad welcome Mumbai at 2000 IST. Do tune in for that. Cheers! |
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