| 0.0 : TOSS - Up goes the flip of the coin and it lands in favor of Gujarat. They have elected to BOWL first. |
| Impact Players nominated by Delhi - Lalit Yadav, Rovman Powell, Chetan Sakariya, Khaleel Ahmed and Manish Pandey. |
| Impact Players nominated by Gujarat - Sai Kishore, Jayant Yadav, Vijay Shankar, Abhinav Manohar, and Srikar Bharat. |
| Gujarat (Playing XI) - Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan (In for Vijay Shankar), Hardik Pandya (C), David Miller (In for Kane Williamson), Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Joshua Little, and Yash Dayal. |
| Delhi (Playing XI) - Prithvi Shaw, David Warner (C), Mitchell Marsh, Sarfaraz Khan, Rilee Rossouw, Axar Patel, Aman Khan (In for Khaleel Ahmed), Abishek Porel (WK) (In for Chetan Sakariya), Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje (In for Rovman Powell), and Mukesh Kumar. |
| Delhi skipper, David Warner says that it looks like a nice wicket and they need to come out with positive intent. Says that it's awesome to play here and the turnout is amazing. Adds that they have made two changes in the team and says that having two left-handers in the middle is a big thing and there are going to be a lot of hard decisions throughout the tournament. |
| Hardik Pandya, the captain of Gujarat says that they will bowl first. He adds that he is not sure how the wicket will play so he wants to bowl first and see how it goes. Mentions they are gutted to miss Kane Williamson but says they need to move on and adds that David Miller comes back for Kane with Sai Sudharsan also coming in for Vijay Shankar. Closes by saying that they didnât play their best cricket in the previous game but they did compete and came out on top. |
| Rovman Powell is down for a chat. Powell says that he wants to keep the momentum going down the order. Mentions Ricky Ponting is a positive person and tells them to enjoy their game. Adds that it looks like a good wicket with grass on it and he hopes to set things right for the fans. |
| We are all set for the play to begin! The umpires are out in the middle and so are the players of Gujarat. David Warner and Prithvi Shaw are the openers for Delhi. Mohammad Shami has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play... |
| 0.1 : Mohammad Shami to David Warner, WIDE! Begins with a loosener does Mohammad Shami. This is on a good length, pushed well outside the off stump and beyond the tramline. Wide called and Delhi are underway! |
| Mohammad Shami to David Warner, Nicely bowled! Good length again, on middle and leg, this one hits the deck and seams across the left-hander. David Warner is beaten all ends up. |
| 0.2 : Mohammad Shami to David Warner, WIDE! A touch fuller and angling down leg, Warner misses the flick and a wide is called. |
| Mohammad Shami to David Warner, Peach of a delivery! Perfect length around off stump and this one nips back in sharply off the deck. David Warner looks to play at it but is beaten on the inside edge and its a good take from Wriddhiman Saha diving to his right behind the sticks. |
| 0.3 : Mohammad Shami to David Warner, Length ball, outside off and swinging further away, Warner leaves it alone and a wide isn't called this time around. |
| 0.4 : Mohammad Shami to David Warner, Comes from around the wicket and bowls it a bit fuller and outside off, seaming away. David Warner leaves it alone. |
| 0.5 : Mohammad Shami to David Warner, FOUR! Angling down leg, David Warner stays back and tickles it fine. Wriddhiman Saha dives full stretch to hid right but can't get there. The ball runs away into the fence. |
| 0.6 : Mohammad Shami to David Warner, FIVE WIDES! Back to over the wicket now and bowls an inswinger down the leg side. This one just keeps on swinging and runs away into the fine leg fence. |
| Mohammad Shami to David Warner, Good length over middle and leg, David Warner nudges it down in front of mid-wicket. End of a entertaining first over, Delhi get 11 runs off it. |
| 1.1 : Joshua Little to Prithvi Shaw, Starts off with a short and wide one, Prithvi Shaw throws his hands at it and gets it off the outer half of the bat down to third man for one. Shaw is off the mark right away. |
| 0.6 : Joshua Little to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.2 : Joshua Little to David Warner, On a length around middle and angling in a long way. David Warner gets caught on the crease and gets hit on the pads. |
| 1.3 : Joshua Little to David Warner, Misfield! Very full outside off and shaping away, David Warner reaches out and strokes it through the hands of the cover fielder for a couple of runs. |
| 1.4 : Joshua Little to David Warner, Nicely bowled! Back of a length around middle and this one comes back in sharply. David Warner looks to pull it away but has to adjust and eventually gets cut in half. |
| 1.5 : Joshua Little to David Warner, Good length outside off and shaping away, David Warner opens the bat face and guides it past point for a brace. |
| 1.6 : Joshua Little to David Warner, FOUR! BANG! Short and wide outside off. David Warner hangs back and cuts this through the extra cover region for a boundary. Joshua Little gave the width and Warner accepted this. Easy pickings for the batter. |
| 2.1 : Mohammad Shami to Prithvi Shaw, Three wides! On a length and swinging down the leg side, Wriddhiman Saha dives but fails to get to it and the batters get a couple of runs as well. |
| Mohammad Shami to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Put away! Good length outside off and shaping away. Prithvi Shaw stays put and goes hard at it, getting a thick outside edge over the slip cordon into the third man fence. |
| 2.2 : Mohammad Shami to Prithvi Shaw, Length ball on the stumps, flicked away in front of mid-wicket but the fielder there makes a good stop. |
| 2.3 : Mohammad Shami to Prithvi Shaw, Good length, angling into middle and leg, Prithvi Shaw works it away through mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 2.5 : Mohammad Shami to Mitchell Marsh, Full and on the fifth stump line and swinging away, Mitchell Marsh lets it through to the keeper. |
| 2.4 : Mitchell Marsh is in at number 3. |
| 2.6 : Mohammad Shami to Mitchell Marsh, A touch fuller around middle and angling in, Mitchell Marsh watchfully blocks it out. |
| 3.1 : Joshua Little to David Warner, Good length on the stumps and this one nips back in off the deck. David Warner gets caught on the crease yet again and gets rapped high on the pads. Half an appeal from Joshua Little but seems a bit high. |
| 3.2 : Joshua Little to David Warner, Loose shot! Length ball around off, David Warner looks to cut it away but is beaten past the outside edge. |
| 3.3 : Joshua Little to David Warner, Pitches it a bit further up and angles it onto middle, David Warner blocks it out from inside his crease. |
| 3.4 : Joshua Little to David Warner, Four dots on the trot now. Good length over off and middle, David Warner looks to play at it but is taken aback by the extra bounce and manages to keep it down on the off side. |
| 3.5 : Joshua Little to David Warner, The dot-ball pressure just keeps building up. Full and angled into middle and leg, David Warner presses forward and pushes it toward mid off. |
| 2.4 : Mohammad Shami to Prithvi Shaw, OUT! CAUGHT! Mohammad Shami has the last laugh here as he draws first blood and sends Prithvi Shaw packing. This is banged in around off stump and hurries onto the batter. Shaw doesn't move his feet and looks to drag the pull shot over mid-wicket. Shaw mistimes it badly in the air and Alzarri Joseph at mid on takes a simple catch. Shaw lives and dies by the sword as Gujarat have their first wicket. |
| 3.6 : Joshua Little to David Warner, FOUR! Joshua Little serves a high full toss around off, David Warner looks to pull but gets a thick outside edge that runs down into the third man fence for a boundary. Warner thinks its too high and reviews it. The third umpire checks the replays and finds the ball to be below waist height and it will be a fair delivery. |
| Mohammad Shami (2-0-20-1) to continue... |
| 4.1 : Mohammad Shami to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! Nicely played! Short of a length around off, Mitchell Marsh hops back and punches it in front of the diving man at cover-point for a boundary. |
| 4.3 : Mohammad Shami to Sarfaraz Khan, Length ball outside off and swinging away, Sarfaraz Khan leaves it alone. |
| 4.2 : Sarfaraz Khan is the new man in. |
| 4.4 : Mohammad Shami to Sarfaraz Khan, A touch fuller and outside off, Sarfaraz Khan plays it with an angled bat and guides it down to third man for a single. |
| 4.5 : Mohammad Shami to David Warner, Length ball from around the stumps and angling in from around off, David Warner pushes it out toward extra cover. |
| 4.6 : Mohammad Shami to David Warner, FOUR! Length again but pushed outside off, David Warner goes after the width on offer and slaps it over the point region for a boundary. |
| 5.1 : Hardik Pandya to Sarfaraz Khan, Pandya starts off with a back-of-a-length ball angling down the leg. Sarfaraz Khan nudges it to fine leg for one. |
| 4.2 : Hardik Pandya brings himself into the attack now. |
| Hardik Pandya to David Warner, FOUR! PUT AWAY! Back of a length again around off. David Warner hangs back and pulls this through the deep square leg region for yet another boundary. |
| 5.3 : Hardik Pandya to David Warner, On a good length and on off. David Warner pushes it to mid-off. |
| 5.4 : Hardik Pandya to David Warner, Good-length delivery just outside off. David Warner runs it down to the third man region for one. |
| 5.5 : Hardik Pandya to Sarfaraz Khan, Hard length into the suface on off. Sarfaraz Khan stands tall and tucks it toward short mid-wicket. |
| 5.6 : Hardik Pandya to Sarfaraz Khan, FOUR LEG BYES! Back of a length and angling down the leg. Sarfaraz Khan works it off his pads past the keeper as this runs away to the fine leg fence for four leg byes. Easy pickings. |
| Alzarri Joseph is all ready to steam in now. |
| 6.1 : Alzarri Joseph to David Warner, Hard-length delivery outside off. David Warner taps it towards covers for none. |
| 6.2 : Alzarri Joseph to David Warner, Good-length delivery on off. David Warner can't get this away and bunts toward extra cover. |
| Mohammad Shami to Mitchell Marsh, OUT! DRAGGED ON! Mohammad Shami gets his second wicket and Delhi lose two inside the first five overs. Shami bowls it on a hard length in that channel around off. Mitchell Marsh stays on the back foot and looks to repeat the trick from the previous delivery and punch it away. Marsh's feet don't go anywhere and he ends up getting an inside edge and the ball goes back on to hit the stumps. Marsh is devastated and Gujarat are elated. |
| 6.3 : Alzarri Joseph to David Warner, FOUR! BANG! Pitched up full and outside off. David Warner goes after it and lofts it over the mid-off fielder for a boundary down the ground. |
| 6.4 : Alzarri Joseph to David Warner, WIDE! On a good length and down the leg. Warner lets it go and this is wided by the umpire. |
| Alzarri Joseph to David Warner, FOUR MORE! Back of a length just outside off. David Warner plays late and guides this through the backward point region as the ball rockets away to the fence for a boundary. |
| 6.5 : Alzarri Joseph to David Warner, Full length ball on off. David Warner defends it forward. |
| 6.6 : Alzarri Joseph to David Warner, Full and down the leg. David Warner flicks it toward the fine leg region for a couple. Joshua Little runs around to his left and dives in valiantly to save two for his side. |
| 7.1 : Hardik Pandya to Sarfaraz Khan, Back of a length around off. Sarfaraz Khan stands tall and drops it into the offside. |
| 0.0 : Hardik Pandya (1-0-6-0) to continue... |
| 7.2 : Hardik Pandya to Sarfaraz Khan, Short of a length on the middle and leg. Sarfaraz Khan pulls it off his hips toward deep square leg for one. |
| 7.3 : Hardik Pandya to David Warner, Hard length angling into the batter. David Warner tucks it to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 7.4 : Hardik Pandya to Sarfaraz Khan, On a good length on off. Sarfaraz Khan defends it toward point. |
| 7.5 : Hardik Pandya to Sarfaraz Khan, Hard length angled into the batter. Sarfaraz Khan nudges it toward wide mid on for one. |
| 7.6 : Hardik Pandya to David Warner, Short of a length around off, David Warner pulls this to Miller at deep mid-wicket for one. |
| Strategic break! Topsy-turvy start here as the ball swung quite a bit for Mohammad Shami early on and he found it difficult to control the swing as well. Shami adjusted well and picked up a couple of big wickets for Gujarat but after that, David Warner has settled down well and is leading the fightback for Delhi. The game is evenly poised at the moment and it will be interesting to see how Rashid Khan bowls as he is yet to come into the attack. A crucial middle phase awaits. |
| 8.1 : Alzarri Joseph to David Warner, On a good length and on off. David Warner defends it toward point. |
| 8.2 : Alzarri Joseph to David Warner, OUT! CHOPPED ON! The Delhi skipper departs! Hard length delivery around off at 145.5 clicks, David Warner looks to cut it away but ends up chopping it back onto the stumps. Alzarri Joseph is delighted with the wicket. Delhi lose their third and a big one here as Warner walks back after a start for 37. |
| Rilee Rossouw is the new man in. |
| Is that a catch? Alzarri Joseph has completely surprised Rilee Rossouw here with the short ball and Rahul Tewatia seems to have taken a sensational catch. The umpires have gone upstairs to check. The replays show that indeed Tewatia has his hands underneath the ball and the decision on the big screen is OUT! |
| 8.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Rilee Rossouw, OUT! WICKET! TAKEN! 146 kmph! A sharp bouncer around off. This was around the chin height as Rilee Rossouw looked to fend it away but the ball takes the splice of the blade and flies away toward the point. Rahul Tewatia runs in from the point and takes a brilliant low catch to his right to dismiss Rossouw for a golden duck. Delhi are in some trouble now. They have lost two of their big-match players off back-to-back balls. |
| Abishek Porel comes in to face the hat-trick delivery. |
| 8.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Abishek Porel, Back of a length angling in at almost 148 clicks. Abishek Porel tucks it uppishly toward mid-wicket for and gets off the mark with one. No hat-trick! |
| 8.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Sarfaraz Khan, Back of a length ball outside off. Sarfaraz Khan guides it toward the wide third-man fielder for a couple. |
| 8.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Sarfaraz Khan, Spilled! But was there any bat involved? Doesn't seem like it. Alzarri Joseph bangs this one in over the stumps and Sarfaraz Khan looks to take it on. Khan is beaten for raw pace and the ball lobs up after pinging the sticker on the helmet. The ball comesm down toward the point region where Wriddhiman Saha, the keeper scampers toward the ball and dives in to take it with both gloves but the ball eventually spills out. |
| 9.1 : Hardik Pandya to Abishek Porel, On a good length and outside off, Abishek Porel opens the bat face and works it through point for one. |
| 9.2 : Hardik Pandya to Sarfaraz Khan, Full on off, Sarfaraz Khan pushes it toward covers. |
| 9.3 : Hardik Pandya to Sarfaraz Khan, FOUR! SHOT! Back of a length outside off, Sarfaraz Khan cuts it nicely through the backward point region for an easy boundary. This was guided to perfection by Sarfaraz. |
| 0.0 : A slight halt in the play! Sarfaraz Khan seems to be struck on the helmet and the physio is out to perform a mandatory concussion check. Everything is fine and the play can now continue. |
| 9.4 : Hardik Pandya to Sarfaraz Khan, On a good length and on the leg peg. Sarfaraz Khan flicks it away toward deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 9.5 : Hardik Pandya to Abishek Porel, Short and on the leg stump line. Abishek Porel pulls it to deep backward square leg for one. |
| 9.6 : Hardik Pandya to Sarfaraz Khan, Short again and down the leg, this is pulled toward deep square leg for a single to end the 10th over. Delhi are 78 for 4 at the halfway mark. |
| 10.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Sarfaraz Khan, Hard length angled in around off, Sarfaraz Khan dabs it to point. |
| 10.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Sarfaraz Khan, Full-length delivery coming in. Sarfaraz Khan drives it off the inside half of the blade toward deep square leg for one. |
| 10.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Abishek Porel, Short and down the leg, Abishek Porel tucks it toward the fine leg region for a couple. Joshua Little runs in quickly, puts in the dive, and saves two. |
| 10.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Abishek Porel, SIX! UP AND OVER! Short and outside off, Abishek Porel slashes hard and carves it uppishly just over the third man fielder for a maximum. Yash Dayal looks to take the catch and manages to hang on brilliantly but in doing so, goes over the ropes as well. |
| 10.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Abishek Porel, Alzarri Joseph is simply spitting fire out there! Short and into the grill of the helmet. Abishek Porel goes for the pull but misses and gets hit in the helmet. A nasty blow here for the left-hander and the physio runs in the middle to have a look. |
| 10.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Abishek Porel, Short again and Abishek Porel pulls it on the bounce to the fielder at deep square leg for one. |
| 10.5 : Abishek Porel is now struck on the grill of the helmet and the physio is out to perform a mandatory concussion check. The replays show that the ball almost snuck through the grill and thankfully, Porel seems fine. A bit of an extended break this but everything seems fine and we can now continue. |
| 11.1 : Yash Dayal to Abishek Porel, Full and on off, Abishek Porel drives it toward the bowler. The ball deflects off Yash Dayal's boot and goes toward mid on for one. |
| 0.0 : Yash Dayal comes into the attack now which means no spin yet and Rashid Khan continues to wait for his turn. To be honest, Gujarat don't even seem to need a spinner at the moment. |
| 11.2 : Yash Dayal to Sarfaraz Khan, In the air...and, dropped! This one went a mile high in the air. Yash Dayal bowls it on a good length around off. Sarfaraz Khan lofts it over mid on but doesn't get the timing right. Joshua Little from inside the ring backtracks a long way and tries to settle under it but falls over as he tries to grab it. The catch is spilled and the batters get a couple of runs as well. |
| 11.3 : Yash Dayal to Sarfaraz Khan, Off pace delivery on off. Sarfaraz Khan nudges it toward square leg for one. |
| 11.4 : Yash Dayal to Abishek Porel, On a good length and on off. Abishek Porel runs it down toward third man for one. |
| 11.5 : Yash Dayal to Sarfaraz Khan, Back of a length on off, Sarfaraz Khan drops it in front of cover for a quick single. |
| 11.6 : Rashid Khan is into the attack in the 13th over. |
| Yash Dayal to Abishek Porel, SIX! BOOM! MASSIVE HIT FROM Abishek Porel. Shortish and around off, Abishek Porel picks the length early and hammers this over the deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum. Young Porel packs a punch. |
| 12.1 : Rashid Khan to Sarfaraz Khan, On a good length and on the middle and leg. Sarfaraz Khan pulls it toward deep square leg for one. |
| 12.2 : Rashid Khan to Abishek Porel, OUT! CLEANED UP! Rashid Khan strikes in his first over. Full ball and spins into the batter around the middle and leg. Abishek Porel plays all around it, misses the ball, and gets bowled. Porel departs after playing a quick cameo. Delhi have lost half their side in the 13th over. |
| Axar Patel walks out to bat now. |
| 12.3 : Rashid Khan to Axar Patel, Flat and around off, Axar Patel goes back and bunts it back to Rashid Khan. |
| 12.4 : Rashid Khan to Axar Patel, FOUR! PUT AWAY! Flat and shortish around off, Axar Patel goes back and pulls it through the mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 12.5 : Rashid Khan to Axar Patel, Full and outside off, this is driven down to long off for one. |
| 12.6 : Rashid Khan to Sarfaraz Khan, Very full on the stumps. Sarfaraz Khan gets low and slogs it away uppishly to deep backward square leg for one. |
| 13.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Sarfaraz Khan, Hard length into the surface on off, Sarfaraz Khan dabs it toward point. |
| 13.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Sarfaraz Khan, Shortish and skids through around off, Sarfaraz Khan half pulls it toward mid-wicket region for one. |
| 13.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Axar Patel, Back of a length on the leg peg, Axar Patel drops it in front of the short leg fielder. |
| 13.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Axar Patel, Back of a length again on the stumps. Axar Patel gets behind and drops it onto the pitch. |
| 13.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Axar Patel, Sharp bumper around the shoulder. Axar Patel rides tall and fends it down. |
| 13.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Axar Patel, FOUR! CARVED AWAY! Short and angling outside off, Axar Patel stands tall and cuts this through the covers for a cracking boundary. |
| 14.1 : Rashid Khan to Sarfaraz Khan, Googly on off, Sarfaraz Khan guides it to point. |
| 14.2 : Rashid Khan to Sarfaraz Khan, Flat and around off, Sarfaraz Khan gets low and half pulls it to square leg for one. |
| 14.3 : Rashid Khan to Axar Patel, Flat and skids through on off, Axar Patel hangs back and punches it down to long off for one. |
| 14.4 : Rashid Khan to Sarfaraz Khan, Tossed up on off, Sarfaraz Khan flicks it to short mid-wicket. |
| 14.5 : Rashid Khan to Sarfaraz Khan, Very full and on the stumps. Sarfaraz Khan gets down and slogs sweeps it away to deep square leg for one. |
| 14.6 : Rashid Khan to Axar Patel, SIX! BOOM! Bowls it full and on the middle and off. Axar Patel picks the length early to play with the line to smoke it over the wide long on region for a biggie to end the over. An excellent way to end the over. |
| 15.1 : Joshua Little to Sarfaraz Khan, Swing and a miss! Good length, on the off stump and slanting away. Sarfaraz Khan stays back and looks to swing across the line but is well beaten. |
| 0.0 : Joshua Little (2-0-13-0) is back on. |
| 15.2 : Joshua Little to Sarfaraz Khan, Gets it over the infield! Back of a length around middle, Sarfaraz Khan looks to pull but mistimes it over the mid-wicket region for a couple of runs. |
| 15.3 : Joshua Little to Sarfaraz Khan, Bangs it in now and pushes it wide of the off stump, Sarfaraz Khan reaches out and uppercuts it on the bounce to third man for a single. |
| 15.4 : Joshua Little to Axar Patel, Shorter and on the body, tucking Axar Patel up. Axar pulls it down to fine leg for one. |
| 15.5 : Joshua Little to Sarfaraz Khan, Length ball on middle and leg, this is heaved away through mid-wicket for one more. |
| 15.6 : Joshua Little to Axar Patel, Good length around the top of off, Axar Patel hangs back and dabs it down to backward point. |
| 16.1 : Rashid Khan to Sarfaraz Khan, FOUR! Flatter delivery around off, Sarfaraz Khan sits down and drags the sweep hard and flat over the man at mid-wicket for a crisp boundary. |
| 16.2 : Rashid Khan to Sarfaraz Khan, OUT! CAUGHT! Rashid Khan comes back stronger and gets rid of Sarfaraz Khan. Rashid slows it up a touch and floats it around middle. Sarfaraz gets down on one knee and looks for the slog sweep but mistimes it high and toward deep square leg. Joshua Little from deep backward square leg runs to his left and settles under it before taking it reverse-cup style. Sarfaraz departs and Delhi lose their sixth. |
| 0.0 : Strategic break! Delhi have got themselves back on track after losing two wickets in quick succession. Abishek Porel played well and built a good partnership with Sarfaraz. Axar Patel has come in and played some fine shots after the dismissal of Porel. Sarfaraz Khan and Axar Patel will hold the key for Delhi to take them over 170. Gujarat, on the other hand, have bowled brilliantly so far and will want to close the innings on a high. |
| 16.3 : Rashid Khan to Aman Khan, Quicker one pushed through on off, Aman Khan looks to drive but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 16.4 : Rashid Khan to Aman Khan, Full and on the pads, whipped away behind square leg for one. |
| 16.2 : Aman Khan is the new man in. |
| 16.5 : Rashid Khan to Axar Patel, Flatter trajectory around off, staying a touch low, Axar Patel stays back and bunts it back to the bowler. |
| 16.6 : Rashid Khan to Axar Patel, Flatter again on the pads, Axar Patel tucks it 'round the corner for a single. |
| 17.1 : Joshua Little to Axar Patel, Back of a length over off stump, Axar Patel pulls it off the back foot down to long on for one. |
| 17.2 : Joshua Little to Aman Khan, Bangs it in now over the stumps and takes pace off, Aman Khan backs away and looks to ramp it away but is well beaten. |
| 17.3 : Joshua Little to Aman Khan, Hard length, following the batter down leg, Aman Khan taps it onto the off side and Axar Patel looks for one. The batters scamper back but the throw is a wide one and they eventually manage to cross over. |
| 17.4 : Joshua Little to Axar Patel, SIX! Up and over! Pitched up around off, Axar Patel stands tall and gets under it before lifting it over the long off fence for a maximum. |
| 17.5 : Joshua Little to Axar Patel, Shorter and on leg stump, Axar Patel guides the pull shot to the right of fine leg for a single. |
| 17.6 : Joshua Little to Aman Khan, Full and on off stump, Aman Khan makes room and drives it along the ground but straight to the man at extra cover. |
| 18.1 : Rashid Khan to Axar Patel, Pulls the length back a touch and turns it back into middle, Axar Patel heaves it toward deep mid-wicket and picks up a single. |
| 18.2 : Rashid Khan to Aman Khan, Aman Khan is struggling out there. Floated up on a length around off and turning it away, Aman Khan tentatively plays it toward point. |
| 18.3 : Rashid Khan to Aman Khan, SIX! BANG! Gets one away does Aman Khan. This is the googly but it is in the slot around leg stump, Khan gets under it and smokes it high and handsome over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 18.4 : Kuldeep Yadav is the new man in. |
| Rashid Khan to Aman Khan, OUT! CAUGHT! Rashid Khan outsmarts the batter again and picks up his third wicket. Tosses this one up on a length and floats it outside off. Aman Khan looks for the slog sweep but goes against the turn this time. The ball is slicced up in the air off the top edge and comes down around the cover region. Hardik Pandya there takes a simple catch. |
| 18.5 : Rashid Khan to Kuldeep Yadav, Flatter one around off and skidding through, Kuldeep Yadav comes forward and pushes it gently toward mid off for one. |
| 18.6 : Rashid Khan to Axar Patel, Shorter one on the pads, Axar Patel pulls it toward deep mid-wicket and jogs across for a single. The 150 is now up for Delhi. |
| 19.1 : Mohammad Shami to Axar Patel, SIX! One-handed maximum! On a hard length outside off, Axar Patel hangs back and looks to smoke it away but the left hand comes off the handle and yet Axar manages to dispatch it over the long on fence for a biggie. |
| 19.2 : Mohammad Shami to Axar Patel, Comes from around the wicket and angles in a shorter ball on the body, Axar Patel manages to get it toward deep square leg but opts against the single. |
| 19.3 : Mohammad Shami to Axar Patel, Slower one, on a length and at the stumps. Axar Patel backs away and hits it down the ground for a couple of runs. |
| 19.5 : Mohammad Shami to Anrich Nortje, Banged in around off, Anrich Nortje looks to back away and cut the ball but is beaten. |
| 19.4 : Mohammad Shami to Axar Patel, OUT! CAUGHT! Mohammad Shami gets in the full and wide one in. Axar Patel stays deep in his crease and goes chasing after it. Axar lofts it over cover-point but doesn't get much power on it. David Miller stationed in the deep comes forward and takes a good low catch in front of him. End of a solid cameo from Axar and Shami has his third wicket. |
| Anrich Nortje is the new man in. |
| 19.6 : Mohammad Shami to Anrich Nortje, FOUR! Anrich Nortje ends the inning with a boundary and Delhi take a bit of momentum with them. Another one that is banged in, Anrich Nortje comes down the track and forces the flat-batted shot well over mid off for a boundary. Delhi finish with 162/8 on the board! |
| Rashid Khan was again the pick of the Gujarat bowlers with 3 for 31 in his spell. Mohammad Shami was excellent too and ended with 3 for 41. But it was Alzarri Joseph who bowled a fiery spell in the middle overs and took the big wickets of David Warner and Rilee Rossouw to put Gujarat on top of things. Gujarat will be pleased with their bowling effort and will now look to start strong with the bat. |
| Sarfaraz Khan is down for a chat. Sarfaraz says that there has been some rain in the last few days and the outfield and the wicket changed a bit due to that. Adds that there was uneven bounce and swing early on. Says that according to the wicket, this is a decent score and the outfield is a bit slow as well and if they bowl well early on, they can win. |
| Right then, the target for Gujarat is 163 but there will be help for the Delhi seamers early on. Can they do it and make it two wins out of two or will Anrich Nortje and co come hard at Gujarat to defend this? We shall find out soon. The second essay coming up shortly. |
| ... The Run Chase ... |
| Some fine hitting from Axar Patel at the end has got Delhi to 162 for 8 in their 20 overs. Having put into bat first, Delhi got off to a scratchy start. Prithvi Shaw and Mitchell Marsh failed to impress once again. Delhi were two down inside the first five overs. David Warner and Sarfaraz Khan steadied the innings for a while but Gujarat came roaring back and reduced Delhi to 67 for 4. Some handy runs from debutant Abishek Porel and Sarfaraz and a quickfire 22-ball-36 from Axar Patel ha |
| We are back for the chase! The umpires are back out in the middle and the players of Delhi can be seen in a huddle. |
| 0.1 : Khaleel Ahmed to Wriddhiman Saha, Starts off with a good-length delivery outside off and gets it to angle across. Wriddhiman Saha tries to reach it and slap it away but misses. |
| 0.2 : Khaleel Ahmed to Wriddhiman Saha, Right on the money! A length ball on off stump, Wriddhiman Saha blocks it off the front foot toward extra cover. |
| 0.3 : Khaleel Ahmed to Wriddhiman Saha, FOUR! Nicely timed and Wriddhiman Saha is up and running here! Good length again but he offers a bit of width. Saha goes on the back foot and caresses it through cover-point for a boundary. |
| 0.4 : Khaleel Ahmed to Wriddhiman Saha, FOUR! Up and over! Pitches this one up around off, Wriddhiman Saha just lofts it back over the bowler's head and clears mid off. The ball rolls away into the fence. |
| 0.5 : Khaleel Ahmed to Wriddhiman Saha, Very full, almost yorker length and outside off, Wriddhiman Saha drives it straight to mid off. |
| 0.6 : Khaleel Ahmed to Wriddhiman Saha, SIX! Swung away and Wriddhiman Saha has taken a liking to the Impact Player here. Just short of a length over leg stump, Saha stands tall and whips it away over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. 14 off the first over of the chase, a good one for Gujarat. |
| Mukesh Kumar to operate from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Mukesh Kumar to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Put away first ball! Starts off with a short and wide one, Shubman Gill stays on the back foot and just taps it away in front of point to get off the mark with a boundary. |
| 1.2 : Mukesh Kumar to Shubman Gill, On a hard length and over the off stump, Shubman Gill hops back to defend. |
| 1.3 : Mukesh Kumar to Shubman Gill, Good length, angled onto middle, Shubman Gill keeps it down on the deck. |
| 1.4 : Mukesh Kumar to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Wow, what timing! Back of a length around off, Shubman Gill stands tall and just punches it on the up. The ball races away through the cover region for a boundary. |
| 1.5 : Mukesh Kumar to Shubman Gill, Good comeback from Mukesh Kumar! Slightly fuller and in that channel around off, just shaping away. Shubman Gill gets pushed on the back foot and is beaten past the outside edge. |
| 1.6 : Mukesh Kumar to Shubman Gill, Good length on leg stump, tucked away straight to mid-wicket. All runs in boundaries so far for Gujarat. |
| Anrich Nortje is ready to steam in now. |
| 2.1 : Sai Sudharsan is in at number 3. |
| 2.2 : Anrich Nortje to Sai Sudharsan, Comes from around the wicket now and angles it into middle and leg. Sai Sudharsan works it away in front of mid-wicket for a single. |
| 2.3 : Anrich Nortje to Shubman Gill, Uppish but safe! Hard length, bowled at over 144 clicks and tucking the batter up. Shubman Gill looks to work it leg side but pushes it uppishly in front of mid on. |
| 2.4 : Anrich Nortje to Shubman Gill, NO BALL AND FOUR! Bowled back of a length and over off stump, Shubman Gill stays back and whips it using his wrists through mid-wicket for a boundary. Anrich Nortje has overstepped and it will be a Free Hit. |
| Anrich Nortje to Shubman Gill, An attempted yorker at 147.9 clicks on middle. Shubman Gill bunts the low full toss toward mid on and scampers through for a quick run. |
| 2.5 : Anrich Nortje to Sai Sudharsan, Full and looking to skid it through on off stump, Sai Sudharsan pushes it toward mid on and picks up a run. |
| 2.6 : Anrich Nortje to Shubman Gill, Hard length around off at 144 clicks, Shubman Gill punches it off the back foot but finds the fielder at cover. |
| 3.1 : Mukesh Kumar to Sai Sudharsan, Mukesh Kumar comes from 'round the wicket and bowls it on a length outside off. Sai Sudharsan looks to cut but the ball stays low and sneaks under the willow. |
| 3.2 : Mukesh Kumar to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR! In the air but hit crisply! Fullish length outside off, Sai Sudharsan plants the front foot forward and drives it firmly through cover-point for a boundary. |
| 3.3 : Mukesh Kumar to Sai Sudharsan, Slower one on middle, Sai Sudharsan waits for it before nudging it in front of mid on for a quick single. |
| 3.4 : Mukesh Kumar to Shubman Gill, Shortish delivery angled onto the hips, Shubman Gill fails to get it away and mistimes it toward short fine leg. |
| 3.5 : Mukesh Kumar to Shubman Gill, On a good length over middle, Shubman Gill tucks it through the gap at mid-wicket and rotates the strike. |
| 3.6 : Mukesh Kumar to Sai Sudharsan, Good length around off, hit away on the up but straight to cover-point. |
| 2.1 : Anrich Nortje to Wriddhiman Saha, OUT! TIMBER! Anrich Nortje strikes first ball and the Delhi crowd goes wild! Top delivery from Nortje as he begins with a good-length ball on off stump. This is bowled at 143.5 clicks and jags back in sharply off the deck. Wriddhiman Saha looks to hang back and defend but the ball zips through bat and pad to knowk over the top of middle stump. Nortje is all pumped up and Delhi have an early breakthrough here. |
| Anrich Nortje to Shubman Gill, OUT! KNOCKS HIM OVER! Anrich Nortje gets rid of the dangerman and Delhi are right back in it. Nortje bowls this from a bit wider of the crease and on a hard length around off stump. This is served at 148.8 clicks and the ball just skids on after hitting the deck. Shubman Gill is caught on the back foot and before he tries to get a bat on it, he gets cut in half. The ball destroys the stumps behind Gill and Nortje picks up his second wicket. |
| 0.0 : Skipper, Hardik Pandya is in next. |
| 4.2 : Anrich Nortje to Hardik Pandya, Back of a length outside off and at 148.2 clicks. Hardik Pandya just dabs it down wide of the man at short third man for a single. Anrich Nortje has overstepped again and it will be another Free Hit for Gujarat. |
| Anrich Nortje to Sai Sudharsan, SIX! Cheeky but brilliant from Sai Sudharsan! Anrich Nortje comes from around the wicket and bowls it full and at the stumps at over 144 clicks. Sudharsan simply shuffles across and scoops it back over the keeper's head and over the ropes for a maximum. |
| 4.3 : Anrich Nortje to Sai Sudharsan, Bowled back of a length and at the body, Sai Sudharsan nudges it down in front of square leg. |
| 4.4 : Anrich Nortje to Sai Sudharsan, Bye! This one is banged in around off, Sai Sudharsan hops to uppercut it but misses. The ball moves late and comes in sharply. Abishek Porel does well to move to his right and get a glove on it. The batters cross though. |
| 4.5 : Anrich Nortje to Hardik Pandya, Pitched up a bit and around off, Hardik Pandya presses forward and drives it firmly but straight to mid off. |
| 4.6 : Anrich Nortje to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! Slower one from Anrich Nortje, full and outside off. Hardik Pandya picks it up and creams the cover drive through the gap for a boundary. |
| Khaleel Ahmed (1-0-14-0) is back on. |
| 5.1 : Khaleel Ahmed to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR! Lovely shot from Sai Sudharsan and the 50 is up for Gujarat. Khaleel Ahmed serves it full and around off stump, Sudharsan whips it away in between mid on and mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 5.2 : Khaleel Ahmed to Sai Sudharsan, Hard length outside off stump, Sai Sudharsan dabs it down toward short third man. |
| 5.3 : Khaleel Ahmed to Sai Sudharsan, Top delivery! Good length in that channel around off and this one nips back in sharply off the deck. Sai Sudharsan looks to lean on and drive but gets cut in half instead. |
| 5.4 : Khaleel Ahmed to Sai Sudharsan, Bangs it in a bit and bowls it outside off, Sai Sudharsan hops and keeps it down behind point. |
| 5.5 : Khaleel Ahmed to Sai Sudharsan, Back of a length around off, punched away off the back foot toward sweeper cover for one. |
| 6.1 : Mitchell Marsh to Sai Sudharsan, Starts from around the wicket and angles in a good-length ball from outside off. Sai Sudharsan hangs back and punches it through cover for a single. |
| 5.6 : Here comes the Impact Player for Gujarat. Vijay Shankar walks out to bat now as he replaces Joshua Little. Also, Mitchell Marsh comes into the attack. |
| Khaleel Ahmed to Hardik Pandya, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! What a ripper of a delivery from Khaleel Ahmed and finally, the Impact Player has made his impact! Khaleel comes from around the wicket and angles this one in a bit fuller and around off at 145.4 clicks. Hardik Pandya looks to cover the line and block but the ball just straightens off the deck and Pandya ends up getting a faint outside edge. Abishek Porel behind the stumps moves to his right and pouches it safely. At the end of the Po |
| 6.2 : Mitchell Marsh to Vijay Shankar, Switches to over the wicket now and angles it onto the pads. Vijay Shankar flicks it away wide of the man at fine leg for a couple of runs. |
| 6.3 : Mitchell Marsh to Vijay Shankar, Pitched up on middle, Vijay Shankar with a solid straight drive on the up. The fielder from long on runs around to his left and keeps it down to a couple of runs. |
| 6.4 : Mitchell Marsh to Vijay Shankar, Fullish delivery, around off, Vijay Shankar opens the bat face and strokes it through the cover region for one. |
| 6.5 : Mitchell Marsh to Sai Sudharsan, Good length around the top of off, Sai Sudharsan hangs back and plays it late down to short third man. |
| 6.6 : Mitchell Marsh to Sai Sudharsan, Pitched up around off stump, Sai Sudharsan works it away toward mid-wicket where Rilee Rossouw misfields and allows the batters to pick up a brace. |
| Kuldeep Yadav comes in to bowl now. |
| 7.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to Vijay Shankar, Starts off with a floater on the pads, Vijay Shankar nudges it onto the leg side for a run. |
| 7.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to Sai Sudharsan, Nagging length on off stump, Sai Sudharsan stays back and works it away in front of mid-wicket for a run. |
| 7.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to Vijay Shankar, Flatter one turning into the middle stump, Vijay Shankar wrists it in front of square leg and turns the strike over. |
| 7.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Sai Sudharsan, Gem of a delivery from Kuldeep Yadav as he tosses this one up on a nagging length around off. This is the googly and as Sai Sudharsan looks to cut, he is beaten on the inside edge. There is a huge appeal for caught behind and the keeper Abishek Porel is certain of it. The umpire shakes his head though and David Warner does review it. The UltraEdge is checked and the ball passes close to the bat but there is a flat line. The onfield decision stands but it |
| 7.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to Sai Sudharsan, Short of a length on middle and leg, this is pulled off the back foot in front of mid-wicket for a single. |
| 7.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to Vijay Shankar, Floated up full and on the stumps, Vijay Shankar strides out and pushes it toward cover. |
| 8.1 : Mukesh Kumar to Sai Sudharsan, Length ball around off stump and the pace is taken off. Sai Sudharsan tucks it away past square leg and picks up a single. |
| 8.2 : Mukesh Kumar to Vijay Shankar, Shortish length around leg stump, Vijay Shankar nudges it off his hips and down to fine leg for one. |
| 8.3 : Mukesh Kumar to Sai Sudharsan, Short and wide, Sai Sudharsan leaps out and slaps it toward deep point for just another single. |
| 8.4 : Mukesh Kumar to Vijay Shankar, Just milking the singles at the moment. Good length on off stump, Vijay Shankar plays a checked drive down to long off and rotates the strike. |
| 8.5 : Mukesh Kumar to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR! Finds the gap! Back of a length outside off, Sai Sudharsan cuts it away off the back foot and gets it wide enough of the man at deep point for a boundary. |
| 8.6 : Mukesh Kumar to Sai Sudharsan, Banged in short and outside off, left alone by the batter. |
| 0.0 : Strategic break! Gujarat got off to a flying start in the chase of 163 but Delhi have come back well courtesy of Anrich Nortje who removed both the openers in his lethal spell. Khaleel Ahmed joined the party and took out Gujarat skipper Hardik Pandya. The match is pretty much balance at the moment. Sai Sudharsan has got off to a start and will look to bat deep while Delhi will want to get wickets at regular intervals to stay afloat in the game. An exciting phase of play awaits us. |
| 9.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to Vijay Shankar, Flighted delivery, on a length around off and spinning away. Vijay Shankar looks to block but is beaten past the outside edge. |
| 9.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to Vijay Shankar, FOUR! Tossed up full around off, turning in. Vijay Shankar muscles this one away flat and over the bowler's head foe a boundary. |
| 9.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to Vijay Shankar, Dragged down on leg stump, turning in a long way as well, Vijay Shankar tucks it away past square leg for one. |
| 9.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Sai Sudharsan, Flatter one, turning away from off stump, Sai Sudharsan rocks back and works it away through wide mid on. The batters push hard for two and get it with ease, excellent running. |
| 9.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to Sai Sudharsan, Floated full and on the pads, Sai Sudharsan nudges it away in front of mid-wicket for a single. |
| 9.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to Vijay Shankar, Fuller on middle, Vijay Shankar defends it on the leg side and picks up a quick run. 80 needed now off 60 balls. |
| 10.1 : Mitchell Marsh to Vijay Shankar, WIDE! On a good length and angled down the leg. Vijay Shankar flicks and misses. Wide signaled by the umpire. |
| Mitchell Marsh to Vijay Shankar, Back of a length outside off, this is punched to deep cover-point for one. |
| 10.2 : Mitchell Marsh to Sai Sudharsan, Back of a length again outside off, Sai Sudharsan works it to point for none. |
| 10.3 : Mitchell Marsh to Sai Sudharsan, On a good length and on off, Sai Sudharsan hangs back and punches it into covers. |
| 10.4 : Mitchell Marsh to Sai Sudharsan, Hard length into the surface around off, Sai Sudharsan stands tall and works it to deep point for a single. |
| 10.5 : Mitchell Marsh to Vijay Shankar, FOUR! INTO THE GAP! Shortish around off, Vijay Shankar picks the length early and half pulls this toward the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary. Excellent batting by Shankar. |
| 10.6 : Mitchell Marsh to Vijay Shankar, Full on the leg stump line. Vijay Shankar eases it down to long on for one. |
| 11.1 : Khaleel Ahmed to Vijay Shankar, FOUR! BANG! Shortish and angled in around off. Vijay Shankar goes back and pulls it hard through the backward square leg region for a cracking boundary along the carpet. |
| 11.2 : Khaleel Ahmed to Vijay Shankar, Fuller this time around off, Vijay Shankar lofts it over the mid off region and it races toward long off for a couple. David Warner gives the chase and limits it to two. |
| 11.3 : Khaleel Ahmed to Vijay Shankar, LEG BYE! Back of a length angled in. Vijay Shankar misses the pull and gets a thud on the pad. The ball ricochets toward square leg as the batters cross for a leg bye. |
| 11.4 : Khaleel Ahmed to Sai Sudharsan, On a good length and down the leg. Sai Sudharsan flicks it to the deep backward square leg region for one. |
| 11.5 : Khaleel Ahmed to Vijay Shankar, Good length delivery outside off, Vijay Shankar punches it through covers for one. |
| 11.6 : Khaleel Ahmed to Sai Sudharsan, Short of a length and down the leg. Sai Sudharsan pulls it toward the deep square leg for one. |
| 12.1 : Anrich Nortje to Sai Sudharsan, Fuller length angling into the batter, Sai Sudharsan covers the line and works it toward the wide long on region for a couple. |
| 12.2 : Anrich Nortje to Sai Sudharsan, Short of a length and down the leg, Sai Sudharsan goes for the pull and top edges it toward the square leg region. Abishek Porel runs from behind the stumps and puts it a full stretch dive but fails to get to it. A single taken here. |
| 12.3 : Anrich Nortje to Vijay Shankar, On a good length and on off, Vijay Shankar covers the line and defends. |
| 12.4 : Anrich Nortje to Vijay Shankar, Good length delivery again on off, Vijay Shankar works it through the cover-point region for one. |
| 12.5 : Anrich Nortje to Sai Sudharsan, Very full and tailing into the batter. Sai Sudharsan manages to dig it out and inside edges it into the offside for a quick single. |
| 12.6 : Anrich Nortje to Vijay Shankar, Back of a length around off, Vijay Shankar hangs back and cuts it hard to covers. A dot to end the over. |
| Mitchell Marsh (2-0-16-0) is back on. |
| 13.1 : Mitchell Marsh to Sai Sudharsan, On a good length and around off, Sai Sudharsan runs it down to the third man for one. |
| 13.2 : Mitchell Marsh to Vijay Shankar, OUT! LBW! Slower ball, very full on the middle and leg, Vijay Shankar swipes it across the line and misses. He gets stuck in front and the appeal from Marsh is turned down. Delhi goes upstairs for the review. The ball tracking shows three reds and Vijay Shankar is a goner. Mitchell Marsh breaks the partnership and Delhi are back in this. |
| 13.3 : Mitchell Marsh to David Miller, On a good length and angled in. David Miller nudges it to fine leg for one and gets off the mark. |
| 13.4 : Mitchell Marsh to Sai Sudharsan, Back of a length around off, Sai Sudharsan cuts it hard through covers for a couple. Mukesh Kumar runs around the fence and keeps it to two. |
| 13.5 : Mitchell Marsh to Sai Sudharsan, Good length ball angled in. Sai Sudharsan tucks it toward square leg for one. |
| 13.6 : Mitchell Marsh to David Miller, Full-length ball outside off, David Miller leans into the drive and edges this one as the ball flies toward the third man region for a single. |
| 13.2 : Strategic break! Right then, Gujarat have just lost their fourth wicket and now require 52 runs off 40 deliveries. Delhi have done well to break the stand and have given themselves half a chance here. Sai Sudharsan is well set at one end and he will look to take his side home. With that said, David Miller somes in to join him. |
| 14.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to David Miller, Appeal for LBW and the umpire raises the finger. Slower through the air on the middle and leg. David Miller plays all around it and gets stuck in front. The umpire gives it out and Miller goes upstairs to have a look at this one. The ball tracking shows Wickets Missing and Miller survives. |
| 14.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to David Miller, On a good length and on the stumps, David Miller tucks it into the onside for a single. |
| 14.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to Sai Sudharsan, Wrong'un on the middle stump line. Sai Sudharsan is cramped for the room and is too close to cut. He bunts it into the pitch. |
| 14.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Sai Sudharsan, Flat and down the leg, Sai Sudharsan nudges it through square leg for one. |
| 14.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to David Miller, Shortish and outside off, Miller cuts it to deep point for one. |
| 14.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to Sai Sudharsan, WIDE! Fires it flat and down the leg. Sai Sudharsan looks to pull but misses and the umpire signals it a wide. |
| Kuldeep Yadav to Sai Sudharsan, Flat and on off, this is eased down to long on for one. |
| 15.1 : Mukesh Kumar to Sai Sudharsan, Pitched up around off, Sai Sudharsan drills it down to long on for one. |
| 15.2 : Mukesh Kumar to David Miller, Short of a length and outside off, David Miller slaps it through covers for one. |
| 15.3 : Mukesh Kumar to Sai Sudharsan, Full toss around off, Sai Sudharsan lofts it on a bounce to the man at long on for one. |
| 15.4 : Mukesh Kumar to David Miller, SIX! BANG! INTO THE CROWD! Back of a length around off, David Miller picks the length early and smokes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 15.5 : Mukesh Kumar to David Miller, WIDE! Full and goes outside the tramline. David Miller lets it go and the umpire calls it a wide. |
| Mukesh Kumar to David Miller, SIX MORE! BOOM! Bowls it full and outside off, David Miller stays in and lofts it cleanly over the long on fence for back-to-back maximums. |
| 15.6 : Mukesh Kumar to David Miller, FOUR! THROUGH THE COVERS! Full and outside off, David Miller leans into it and drives it elegantly through the extra cover region for a cracking boundary. A brilliant way to end the over and Gujarat now need just over a run a ball. |
| Anrich Nortje (3-0-25-2) is back on to finish his spell. |
| 16.1 : Anrich Nortje to Sai Sudharsan, Hard length around off, Sai Sudharsan drives this uppishly to wide mid on for one. |
| 16.2 : Anrich Nortje to David Miller, On a good length and just outside off. David Miller stays back and guides it toward the third man for one. |
| 16.3 : Anrich Nortje to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR! UP AND OVER! Short and just outside off, Sai Sudharsan plays the uppercut and gets it over the keeper, and flies toward the fence. One bounce and over the ropes. Sai Sudharsan gets to his FIFTY in style. A crucial knock in the chase by the youngster. |
| 16.4 : Anrich Nortje to Sai Sudharsan, Full on the stumps, this is driven to long on for one. |
| 16.5 : Anrich Nortje to David Miller, Fullish ball around off, David Miller eases it through point for one. |
| 16.6 : Anrich Nortje to Sai Sudharsan, SIX! Banged in short and down the leg. Sai Sudharsan goes for the pull and helps it over the fine leg fence for a biggie. Gujarat are just 12 away from the target now. |
| 17.1 : Khaleel Ahmed to David Miller, Good length ball around off, David Miller dabs it toward short third. |
| 17.2 : Khaleel Ahmed to David Miller, WIDE! Very full and down the leg, David Miller flicks and misses. Wided by the umpire. |
| Khaleel Ahmed to David Miller, FOUR! WELL PLACED! Full and outside off, David Miller drives this uppishly through the extra cover region for a beautiful boundary. The target is into single digits now. |
| 17.3 : Khaleel Ahmed to David Miller, Good length down the leg, David Miller nudges it to deep backward square leg for one. |
| 17.4 : Khaleel Ahmed to Sai Sudharsan, Slower ball, full and on the stumps, this is worked away into the gap between long on and deep mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 17.5 : Khaleel Ahmed to Sai Sudharsan, Very full and tailing into the batter on the leg peg, Sai Sudharsan flicks it to deep square leg for one. |
| 17.6 : Khaleel Ahmed to David Miller, Full again on the stumps. David Miller eases it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 18.1 : Mitchell Marsh to David Miller, THAT'S IT! David Miller hits the winning runs and Gujarat makes it two out of two. Slower ball, on a length and around off, David Miller nudges it past square leg for a couple. Gujarat wins by 6 wickets with 11 balls to spare. A terrific win for the Hardik Pandya-led side. They are looking good early on in the season. |
| A clinical performance from reigning champions Gujarat and they have made it two wins out of two to start their campaign. Gujarat have now won 10 out of their last 11 games while chasing. |
| Gujarat put on a good show with the ball and in the field to restrict Delhi to 162. The opening pair of Wriddhiman Saha and Shubman Gill started with a bang as well but both of them were cleaned up by Anrich Nortje. Skipper Hardik Pandya too departed soon and just when Gujarat looked in a spot of bother, in came the Impact Player Vijay Shankar. Shankar along with Sai Sudharsan put on a 53-run stand to put Gujarat in command. The former fell but Sudharsan carried on to bring up a classy half- |
| Delhi have now lost both their opening games, one away from home and one at home, and are in a bit of a fix early on. The batting hasn't quite clicked and the bowling too wasn't up to the mark in this game. Khaleel Ahmed was brought on as the Impact Player and was handed the new ball but was put away in his first over. Anrich Nortje then came in and did well to pick up a couple of crucial wickets and Khaleel too came back strongly to get rid of the Gujarat skipper. But the other pacers hardly |
| David Warner, the captain of Delhi says that losing three wickets in the Powerplay was always going to be a struggle for them. Adds that the lower order batted well and took them to a decent total. Mentions that they have to learn from their mistakes and play well at their home ground. He lauds the bowlers as they bowled extremely well. Credits Sai Sudharsan and David Miller for their knocks. Adds that Axar Patel didnât get a bowl because of the wicket and the matchups. Closes by saying tha |
| The Presentation ceremony... |
| Earlier in the game, Hardik Pandya won the toss and opted to field first which turned out to be an excellent decision as the new ball swung a lot. Mohammad Shami failed to keep control of the swing in the first over but picked up two early wickets. Delhi were on the back foot and skipper David Warner started to counterattack but Alzarri Joseph came in and bowled a fiery spell to dismiss Warner and Rilee Rossouw. After that Delhi continued to struggle a bit with the bat but young Abishek Pore |
| David Miller, who hit the winning runs for Gujarat is down for a chat. He says it's nice to get the win and isn't thinking about the jet lag. Adds that he felt like they shouldn't leave it too late and hence took on the bowling when they required. Mentions that they have the likes of Rashid Khan and Rahul Tewatia down the order and the foundation up top is almost always good and that's what helps them chase down totals. Adds that the environment within the camp is a relaxed one and it can get |
| The Gujarat skipper, Hardik Pandya says that they did not know what was happening initially with the ball and adds that they gave away 15-20 runs extra in the Powerplay but also says that the bowlers did well to pull things back. Mentions that he goes with his instincts and backs his decisions. Shares that the atmosphere in the camp is relaxed and the message for the boys is to enjoy and play with a smile. Lauds the team for delivering in crunch moments and it is working well for them. Closes |
| Sai Sudharsan (62* off 48 balls) is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his match-winning inning. He says that he was thinking about what needed to be done and didn't take pressure on himself. Mentions that the track was a bit slower and the ball was skidding through and he tried to play to the merit of the ball. On being asked about whether he was more proud of hitting Anrich Nortje for a couple of maximums or weathering the storm early on, Sai replies that powering through the storm early on was the |
| That is it then from this game and the 2023 Indian T20 League table is starting to take shape now. The action in the league stage continues on Wednesday, the 5th of April as Rajasthan take on Punjab at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati. That clash will begin at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT) but as usual, our build-up will begin much sooner. Do join us then, take care and goodbye! |
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