| 0.0 : TOSS - The flip of the coin lands in favor of Shubman Gill and Gujarat will BOWL first. |
| Delhi (Playing XI) - Prithvi Shaw, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant (C/WK), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Abishek Porel, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar. |
| Impact subs for Delhi -Â Sumit Kumar, Rasikh Dar, Kumar Kushagra, Pravin Dubey, Lalit Yadav. |
| Gujarat (Playing XI) - Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Shubman Gill (C), David Miller, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Mohit Sharma, Sandeep Warrier. |
| Impact subs for Gujarat -Â BR Sharath, Vijay Shankar, Manav Suthar, Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande. |
| Shubman Gill, the captain of Gujarat elects to BOWL first. He begins by saying that it looks like a good wicket and they have been chasing well. On being asked about playing his 100th game, he says it's a special feeling and he has come a long way. Says it's important for them to be in a good mental space irrespective of the results. Informs that they are going with the same side. |
| Delhi's skipper, Rishabh Pant says that it is a good toss to lose and they are looking to bat first anyway. Adds that the only chat they had was to keep things simple and there have been ups and downs but it is important to keep things simple. Mentions that this wicket looks a bit slower than the last one and hopefully, the dew doesn't come in like the last game. Ends by informing that Shai Hope comes in for David Warner and Sumit Kumar comes in for Lalit Yadav. |
| Tristan Stubbs is down for a flash interview. He says it's been really enjoyable to contribute to the team and says that the wickets also have been good to bat on and the way guys are playing, he says he just tries to keep up with them. Adds that he has always tried to take the game on and this is a completely different level overall. Further mentions he is trying to express himself in the middle and take calculated risks. Adds that they have got to win this game and also win every game from he |
| The bell has rung and we are all in readiness for this clash to commence! The two Umpires walk out to the middle and are followed by the two openers of Delhi, Prithvi Shaw and Jake Fraser-McGurk. Gujarat fielders can be seen in the last-minute huddle near the ropes before dispersing out to their respective fielding positions. Azmatullah Omarzai has the new ball and will bowl the first over. Let's play... |
| 0.1 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Wow, what a start to the game! Fractionally short around off and swinging away, Prithvi Shaw stands upright and just punches it away through the covers region to get off the mark in style. |
| 0.2 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Prithvi Shaw, Hard length outside off, Prithvi Shaw punches it away much squarer and towards deep point for a single this time. |
| 0.3 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Pitches it up around off at 140 clicks and just gets the ball to shape away, Jake Fraser-McGurk looks to go downtown but ends up squeezing it off the outside edge to the right of backward point. |
| 0.4 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Jake Fraser-McGurk, FOUR! Oh, that is difficult to swallow for the bowler. Short of a good length and on the body, Jake Fraser-McGurk swings it away just behind deep square leg where Sandeep Warrier runs around to his right and slips, allowing the ball to go to the ropes. |
| 0.5 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Swing and a miss! |
| 0.6 : Sandeep Warrier to operate from the other end for Gujarat. |
| Azmatullah Omarzai to Jake Fraser-McGurk, In the air...safe! Rashid Khan misjudged that one big time and Azmatullah Omarzai cannot believe it. Hard length angled in from middle and Jake Fraser-McGurk looks for the pick-up shot over mid-wicket but mistimes it high over mid-wicket. Rashid runs over his shoulders but can't settle under it and the ball falls safely. A single taken. |
| 1.1 : Sandeep Warrier to Jake Fraser-McGurk, No run. |
| 1.2 : Sandeep Warrier to Jake Fraser-McGurk, WIDE! Banged in quick and short but angled down the leg side, Jake misses the pull and a wide is called. |
| Sandeep Warrier to Jake Fraser-McGurk, A full, swinging delivery right on the base of off stump, Jake Fraser-McGurk stays leg side of the ball and jams it on the full to covers, good bowling. |
| 1.3 : Sandeep Warrier to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Another swing and a miss! Shorter in length and pushed wide of the off stump, Jake Fraser-McGurk again looks to swing across the line but misses by a long way. |
| 1.4 : Sandeep Warrier to Jake Fraser-McGurk, SIX! That is crunched! Jake Fraser-McGurk lives life on the edge and after missing a couple, he connects one beautifully. Banged in short at the body, Jake swivels and pulls it away over deep square leg for a 93-meter maximum. |
| 1.5 : Sandeep Warrier to Jake Fraser-McGurk, FOUR! Jake Fraser-McGurk never, ever applies the brakes and that's just how it is. Hard length on the stumps, Jake clears the front leg and just clubs this one over mid on for a boundary. |
| 1.6 : Sandeep Warrier to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Good comeback to end the over from Sandeep Warrier. Another swinging yorker right at the toes, Jake Fraser-McGurk manages to dig it out to the left of mid on for a quick single. |
| 2.1 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Fractionally short over middle, Jake Fraser-McGurk stays upright and swings across the line, getting it off the inner half of the bat and in front of deep square leg for just a single. |
| 2.2 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! One bounce and over the ropes! Banged in short without any intent and just sat up for the batter. Prithvi Shaw takes it on and muscles it over wide mid on for another boundary. |
| 2.3 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Prithvi Shaw, Bowls it around the top of off and middle and gets it to straighten a bit, Prithvi Shaw watchfully defends it back to the bowler. |
| 2.4 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Prithvi Shaw, Good length on the pads, tucked away neatly behind square leg for a single. |
| 2.5 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Goes full and straight, gets it right in the blockhole and Jake Fraser-McGurk manages to keep it out on the deck. |
| 2.6 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Jake Fraser-McGurk, SIX! Effortlessly done by Jake Fraser-McGurk! Pitched up on middle and leg and angling in on the pads, Jake just picks it up and chips it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. |
| 3.1 : Sandeep Warrier to Prithvi Shaw, Edged but in the gap! Nice and full on middle, swinging away, Prithvi Shaw looks to work it leg side but closes the bat face early and gets a leading edge through the vacant point region for a single. |
| 3.2 : Sandeep Warrier to Jake Fraser-McGurk, OUT! CAUGHT! It was bound to happen at some point and Jake Fraser-McGurk has found the fielder on this occasion. |
| A surprising move by Delhi. Axar Patel has been promoted to number 3. |
| 3.3 : Sandeep Warrier to Axar Patel, Hard length around off stump, Axar Patel taps this one away in front of mid off. |
| 3.4 : Sandeep Warrier to Axar Patel, Pitched up in and around the off stump, Axar Patel gets on the front foot and drives it gently towards mid off for an easy single. |
| 0.0 : Is that a fair catch? The TV Umpire has been summoned to check it. It is a fair delivery. Noor Ahmad comes forward and dives ahead to take the catch. The question is whether he has picked the ball before the grass. The TV Umpire confirms that his fingers are underneath the ball and it is deemed as a fair catch. OUT appears on the giant screen! |
| 3.5 : Sandeep Warrier to Prithvi Shaw, OUT! CAUGHT! Oh, that was touch-and-go but what a phenomenal grab from Noor Ahmad! |
| 0.0 : Shai Hope is in at number 4. |
| 3.6 : Sandeep Warrier to Shai Hope, Fuller in length and on off stump, pushed back to the bowler and what a turnaround for Sandeep Warrier as he goes for just 2 runs and picks up 2 wickets in his second over. |
| 4.1 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Axar Patel, Bowled back of a length and from around the stumps and angles it into the off stump, Axar Patel stays on the front foot and dabs it in front of covers. |
| 4.2 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Axar Patel, Good running! Good length around off, Axar Patel walks down the pitch and punches it straight to mid off and continues to run towards the other end picking up a quick single. |
| 4.3 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Shai Hope, Good fielding! On a nagging length around off stump, Shai Hope stays back and jams it out to the right of point where Shahrukh Khan dives and makes half a stop. The batters do get the single though. |
| 4.4 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Axar Patel, Short of a length and over leg stump, Axar Patel gets a bit cramped for room but manages to pull it away to the left of deep square leg for one more. |
| 4.5 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Shai Hope, FOUR! Wow, that looked like a fine delivery but Shai Hope has ended up timing it to perfection. Full and straight, almost a full toss, Hope jams it straight back and the ball just rockets away between mid off and mid on to the fence. |
| 4.6 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Shai Hope, No run. |
| 5.1 : Sandeep Warrier to Axar Patel, Around the wicket, bangs it short, just on the top of off, Axar Patel arches back and lets it go. First bounce has been called by the leg umpire. |
| 0.0 : Sandeep Warrier (2-0-14-0) to continue... |
| 5.2 : Sandeep Warrier to Axar Patel, Short of length, angling on the body, on middle and leg, Axar Patel moves to the leg side of the ball and pats it to the front of point for a single. |
| 5.3 : Sandeep Warrier to Shai Hope, Over the wicket now, full and at 130 clicks, on off, Shai Hope covers his off stump and drives it straight to covers. |
| Is that out as well? Seems like it and Shai Hope has started to walk back. |
| 5.4 : Sandeep Warrier to Shai Hope, OUT! TAKEN! And this time, it's Rashid Khan who has taken an absolute stunner! What a dream spell it has been for Sandeep Warrier. |
| 0.0 : The Delhi skipper, Rishabh Pant walks in with his side in a spot of bother. |
| 5.5 : Sandeep Warrier to Rishabh Pant, Bowls on the body, on a length, Rishabh Pant pulls to short fine. |
| 5.6 : Sandeep Warrier to Rishabh Pant, On a hard length, angling across off, Rishabh Pant shuffles and gets closer to the line of the ball, chops it to the left of slip for none. What an excellent Powerplay for Gujarat. Delhi are 44/3. |
| 6.1 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Axar Patel, Cannons on the stumps on a fuller length, Axar Patel gets on the front foot, and drives it back to Omarzai. |
| 6.2 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Axar Patel, Jags a bit away from off on a shade fuller length, Axar Patel prods ahead and drives it solidly but finds the fielder at covers. |
| 6.3 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Axar Patel, Three dots in a row! Short in length, angling on the body at the chest level, Axar Patel pulls it with no timing straight toward mid-wicket. |
| 6.4 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Axar Patel, FOUR! Got off the blocks in style! Omarzai bowls it full and around off, Axar Patel takes the advantage of the width and lofts it over mid off and covers for a boundary. |
| 6.5 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Axar Patel, Aims the toes, Axar Patel misses to flick it away and the ball brushes past his front pad, rolling toward deep fine leg for a leg bye. |
| 6.6 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Rishabh Pant, Short in length, around off, Rishabh Pant stands tall and pulls it flatly along the ground to mid-wicket. Azmatullah Omarzai completes his quota of four overs and goes wicketless, but just concedes 5 from his last over. |
| 7.1 : Rashid Khan to Axar Patel, On a length, keeps it straight on the middle, Axar Patel rocks back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 7.2 : Rashid Khan to Rishabh Pant, Quicker and flatter, aiming the pads, Rishabh Pant tucks it in time off the back foot towards backward square leg for one. |
| 7.3 : Rashid Khan to Axar Patel, A muted appeal for LBW! On a length, at the leg stump line, Axar Patel misses to connect and hits on the pads. After a long chat, they opt out of taking the review. Wriddhiman Saha thinks that it has came off the bat. |
| 7.4 : Rashid Khan to Axar Patel, No run. |
| 7.5 : Rashid Khan to Axar Patel, SIX! BOOM! Right into the slot, on the middle and leg, Axar Patel anticipates the length early, sits down on a knee and slogs it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 7.6 : Rashid Khan to Axar Patel, Rashid bowls a googly on a length, around off, Axar Patel rocks back and cuts it through covers for a couple of runs to end the over. |
| 8.1 : Noor Ahmad to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! He makes it look so easy and effortless! Sprays it down leg, on a fuller length, Rishabh Pant is quick to sit down and ramps it over short fine for a boundary. |
| 8.2 : Noor Ahmad to Rishabh Pant, Wide! |
| Noor Ahmad to Rishabh Pant, Quicker and flatter, turning into the southpaw on a length around off, Rishabh Pant taps it off the back foot in front of point for a quick single. |
| 8.3 : Noor Ahmad to Axar Patel, Fuller in length, on the fifth stump line, Axar Patel mistimes his shot straight down the ground for a single at widish long on. |
| 8.4 : Noor Ahmad to Rishabh Pant, Flat, quick and turning into the batter on middle and leg, Rishabh Pant misses out to flick and gets pinged on the pads. |
| 8.5 : Noor Ahmad to Rishabh Pant, Drags the length, keeps it on off, Rishabh Pant cuts it through cover-point for one. |
| 8.6 : Noor Ahmad to Axar Patel, 1 run. |
| 0.0 : Strategic break! It was a fast start for Delhi and they were 34/0 in 3 overs but things changed in the 4th over as Sandeep Warrier got rid of both openers and since then, Gujarat have dominated. Delhi have been only able to double that 34 in the next 6 overs, losing one more wicket and this current partnership between Rishabh Pant and Axar Patel is very crucial. Gujarat will look to rule the middle overs with spin and the introduction of Mohit Sharma but can Delhi find a way to counter attac |
| 9.1 : Rashid Khan to Axar Patel, On the middle and leg, on a length, Axar Patel hangs back and quickly blocks it to the pitch. |
| 9.2 : Rashid Khan to Axar Patel, 2 runs. |
| 9.3 : Rashid Khan to Axar Patel, FOUR! Nice shot! Short in length, turns on the pads on a length from middle, Axar Patel quickly rocks back and pulls it along the ground and bisects the gap between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket. |
| 9.4 : Rashid Khan to Axar Patel, Short, at the middle, Axar Patel rocks back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 9.5 : Rashid Khan to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! A bit predictable here Rashid! Short once again, on the stumps, Rishabh Pant detects the length early and pulls it through square leg for another cracking boundary. |
| 9.6 : Rashid Khan to Rishabh Pant, Bowls it at the stumps, Rishabh Pant works it to deep mid-wicket for a single to end the over. A good over for Delhi as they fetch 12 runs off it. |
| 10.2 : Noor Ahmad to Rishabh Pant, Six! |
| 10.1 : Noor Ahmad to Rishabh Pant, That very nearly snuck past! Noor Ahmad sees Rishabh Pant coming down the pitch and floats it full and well wide of the off stump. Pant is beaten in flight but manages to get an underedge back behind the stumps. |
| 10.3 : Noor Ahmad to Rishabh Pant, 1 run. |
| 10.4 : Noor Ahmad to Axar Patel, FOUR! Delhi in the ascendancy now. Tossed up, full and outside off stump, Axar Patel does well to reach it and get under it and he powers it brilliantly over extra cover for a boundary. |
| 10.5 : Noor Ahmad to Axar Patel, On the stumps and on a dragged length, played off the back foot through wide mid on for a single. |
| 10.6 : Noor Ahmad to Rishabh Pant, 1 run. |
| 0.0 : Mohit Sharma has been introduced now into the attack. He replaces Rashid Khan. |
| 11.1 : Mohit Sharma to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Put away first ball! This is bowled short and over middle stump, around the waits, Rishabh Pant pulls it off the front foot and in front of square leg for a boundary. The 50-run stand also comes up between these two. |
| 11.2 : Mohit Sharma to Rishabh Pant, Pitched-up delivery around off stump, Rishabh Pant gets on the front foot and pushes it away through covers for a single. |
| 11.3 : Mohit Sharma to Axar Patel, Hits the deck hard and bowled over middle and leg, Axar Patel manages to push it away in front of mid off for a quick run. |
| 11.4 : Mohit Sharma to Rishabh Pant, Just doesn't manage to pierce the gap but the 100 comes up for Delhi. Slower one, floated full and outside off, Rishabh Pant waits and slices it away to the right of Rahul Tewatia at backward point for another single. |
| 11.5 : Mohit Sharma to Axar Patel, Back of a length and angling in from around middle, Axar Patel stands tall and punches it back past the bowler for a run. |
| 11.6 : Mohit Sharma to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Gets it through! Another slower delivery, bowled on a shorter length and pushed across the off stump, Rishabh Pant waits back and cuts it hard through the point region for a boundary. |
| Rashid Khan (2-0-22-0) switches his end and replaces Noor Ahmad. |
| 12.1 : Rashid Khan to Axar Patel, Floated a bit too full and around leg stump, it is the wrong one, Axar Patel looks to play the paddle sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads. |
| 12.2 : Rashid Khan to Axar Patel, FOUR! Errs in length does Rashid and bowls it short around off, Axar Patel manages to get on the back foot and cuts it firmly well in front of square on the off side for a boundary. |
| 12.3 : Rashid Khan to Axar Patel, Quick and slightly short on off, cut away off the back foot again but towards deep point for a single. |
| 12.4 : Rashid Khan to Rishabh Pant, Quicker again and gets the length right, ever so short on off and Rishabh Pant defends it out. |
| 12.5 : Rashid Khan to Rishabh Pant, 1 run. |
| 12.6 : Rashid Khan to Axar Patel, Top delivery! Keeps bowling it quick and flat and gets this one to turn back in sharply from middle and leg, Axar Patel gets taken aback and gets an inside edge back onto the legs. Just 6 off it. |
| 13.1 : Shahrukh Khan to Rishabh Pant, Comes from around the stumps and bowls it a bit fuller on off stump, Rishabh Pant blocks it off. |
| 12.6 : So just one over for Mohit Sharma, as Shahrukh Khan comes into the attack now. |
| 13.2 : Shahrukh Khan to Rishabh Pant, No run. |
| 13.3 : Shahrukh Khan to Rishabh Pant, Leg bye! Slows it up a bit and bowls it full on the legs, Rishabh Pant misses the sweep and gets it off his pads to short fine leg for a leg bye. |
| 13.4 : Shahrukh Khan to Axar Patel, Fractionally short on off, Axar Patel rocks back and forces the lofted shot but mistimes it badly through covers for a single. |
| 13.5 : Shahrukh Khan to Rishabh Pant, Fired in full at the stumps, Rishabh Pant steps out and pushes it down to long on for one more. |
| 13.6 : Shahrukh Khan to Axar Patel, SIX! Axar Patel does end the over with a boundary and doesn't let the part-timer get away easily. Shorter one, into the pitch and over off stump, Patel goes on the back foot and pulls it high and just long enough over wide long on for a maximum. |
| 14.1 : Rashid Khan to Rishabh Pant, Quicker and flatter, going away from off stump, Rishabh Pant cuts it straight to deep point for just a single. |
| 14.2 : Rashid Khan to Axar Patel, A touch fuller on middle and leg, Axar Patel gets down on one knee and slogs it away without much timing towards deep mid-wicket for just one more. |
| 14.3 : Rashid Khan to Rishabh Pant, 1 run. |
| 14.4 : Rashid Khan to Axar Patel, No run. |
| 14.5 : Rashid Khan to Axar Patel, Well bowled! |
| 14.6 : Rashid Khan to Axar Patel, FOUR! FIFTY for Axar Patel and it has been a fine knock so far but he needs to kick on from here. |
| Change. |
| 15.1 : Mohit Sharma to Rishabh Pant, SIX! WOW! Such a beautiful use of the wrists! Bowls it right in the slot on the stumps, Rishabh Pant picks it up and flicks it neatly over deep mid-wicket for a superb six. Into his 40s now. |
| 15.2 : Mohit Sharma to Rishabh Pant, Takes the pace off from the leather, wide of off, on a fuller length, Rishabh Pant drives it towards deep extra covers for a single. |
| 15.3 : Mohit Sharma to Axar Patel, On the back of a length around off, Axar Patel waits and slaps it through covers for a couple of runs. David Miller from long off sprints to his right and slides in time to save two for his team. |
| 15.4 : Mohit Sharma to Axar Patel, A slower bouncer outside off, Axar Patel pulls it early toward deep mid-wicket along the grass for a single. |
| 15.5 : Mohit Sharma to Rishabh Pant, SIX! Throws the kitchen-sink at it and gets the reward! Slower one outside off, Rishabh Pant waits for this fuller delivery and smacks it over long off for a maximum. |
| 15.6 : Mohit Sharma to Rishabh Pant, No run. |
| 0.0 : Strategic break! Well, well! This has been some recovery from Delhi and the pair of Axar Patel and Rishabh Pant have added an unbeaten 99-run stand so far. With four overs left and the likes of Tristan Stubbs and Abishek Porel still in the sheds, expect Delhi to go full throttle in a bid to surpass the 190-run mark. Gujarat need wickets and their trump card, Mohit Sharma hasn't been able to get in the game. Can Gujarat get back and peg Delhi back? Let's find out. |
| 16.1 : Noor Ahmad to Axar Patel, 1 run. |
| 16.2 : Noor Ahmad to Rishabh Pant, No run. |
| 16.3 : Noor Ahmad to Rishabh Pant, Good length again, spinning away from outside off, Rishabh Pant swivels to pull and gets a single at deep square leg. |
| 16.4 : Noor Ahmad to Axar Patel, SIX! What a shot! Looped up on the fuller length, around middle and off, Axar Patel sits down and swipes it with the slog over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 16.5 : Noor Ahmad to Axar Patel, SIX! What a tremendous hitting! Drops it again in the arc, on off, Axar Patel again gets down on his knee and tonks it straight down the ground for another six. |
| 16.6 : Noor Ahmad to Axar Patel, OUT! TAKEN! A desperate wicket for Gujarat and Noor Ahmad has the last laugh! |
| Tristan Stubbs is the new man in. |
| 17.1 : Mohit Sharma to Rishabh Pant, Over the wicket, full, and on off, Rishabh Pant punches it down the ground for a single at long on. |
| 17.2 : Mohit Sharma to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR! Look at that! The guy brimming with confidence! Slow, on a length on the middle, Tristan Stubbs studies the pace well and waits before flat-batting it towards deep mid-wicket for a cracking four. |
| 17.3 : Mohit Sharma to Tristan Stubbs, A bit full in length, on off, Tristan Stubbs covers his off stump and gets ahead, and drives it through cover for a single. |
| 17.4 : Mohit Sharma to Rishabh Pant, SIX! A roaring FIFTY for the Delhi skipper! A juicy full toss on off from around the wicket, Rishabh Pant simply picks the bones out of it by lifting it and depositing it over deep mid-wicket. |
| 17.5 : Mohit Sharma to Rishabh Pant, On a length, just around off, Rishabh Pant stands deep inside the crease, swings hard but meets thin air this time. |
| 17.6 : Mohit Sharma to Rishabh Pant, Slowish back of a length ball around off, Rishabh Pant bends low and waits, and pulls it getting a hand off the bat toward deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. Rashid Khan does well with the timely slide as he sprints to his left from deep square leg and cuts the ball before the ropes, saving a certain boundary. Another expensive over from Mohit. 14 runs from this over. |
| 18.1 : Sai Kishore to Tristan Stubbs, Slower through the air, outside off on a fuller length, Tristan Stubbs leans on the ball and drives it along the spin and along the grass for a single at deep extra cover. |
| 0.0 : Surprising move from Shubman Gill as he tosses the ball to the left-arm finger spinner, Sai Kishore directly in the 19th over. Tough ask for the bowler but it could turn out to be a game-changing move. |
| 18.3 : Sai Kishore to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR! Powerful shot that! |
| 18.2 : Sai Kishore to Rishabh Pant, Full, on the pads, Rishabh Pant mistimes his slog and hits toward deep backward square leg for one. |
| 18.4 : Sai Kishore to Tristan Stubbs, SIX! Go fetch that says Stubbs! In front of off, straighter and fuller, Tristan Stubbs clears his front leg and clears the deep mid-wicket rope for a six. |
| 18.5 : Sai Kishore to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR! Absolute carnage from the man in form! Gee, he's strong! Kishore again goes wide of off, keeps it full, Tristan Stubbs cashes on the width and powerfully slaps it through covers for a boundary. No chance at all for the two converging fielders to even get near to it. |
| 18.6 : Sai Kishore to Tristan Stubbs, SIX! A much-needed acceleration for Delhi! Quicker through the air, but right into the hitting zone on the stumps, Tristan Stubbs clears his front leg and creates a strong base before depositing the ball behind long on for a six. 22 runs from the penultimate over and Delhi are on the brink of 200 here. |
| 19.1 : Mohit Sharma to Rishabh Pant, Slower, fuller, outside off, Rishabh Pant waits for an eternity and extracts power by driving it through covers. Sai Kishore slides to his left and saves a certain boundary by restricting it to just a couple of runs. |
| 19.2 : Mohit Sharma to Rishabh Pant, WIDE! On a shade fuller length, way outside off, Rishabh Pant looks to get closer to the ball but lets it go. Wide given. |
| Mohit Sharma to Rishabh Pant, SIX! Absolute ballistic! Full toss right on the stumps, Rishabh Pant doesn't time the ball quite well but manages to clear the ropes at widish long on. Shahrukh Khan miscalculates his jump and the ball sails over his hands for a maximum. Brings up the 200-mark for Delhi. |
| 19.3 : Mohit Sharma to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! He's found the gap again! Very wide of off, full toss again, Rishabh Pant reaches to it and throws his bat before slicing it flat through backward point for a boundary. Rishabh Pant is down on his knee after completing the shot! |
| 19.4 : Mohit Sharma to Rishabh Pant, SIX! Absolutely smoked that over the ropes! A predictable slower short-pitched delivery on the off stump line, Rishabh Pant stands in the crease, swivels across and pulls it over deep fine leg for a huge maximum. |
| 19.5 : Mohit Sharma to Rishabh Pant, SIX! Go fetch that says Pant and this has been some destruction! Another juicy full toss on off, Rishabh Pant simply picks it up over long on and deposits into the stands. |
| 19.6 : Mohit Sharma to Rishabh Pant, SIX! That's gone all the way as well! What a sensational finish from Rishabh Pant! Short in length, yet again a predictable one from Mohit. Rishabh Pant shuffles a bit to the off stump and pulls it over deep square leg for a biggie! 31 runs off the last over and Rishabh remains unbeaten on 88. |
| 0.0 : Now, that was some way to finish the innings, a staggering 31 runs off the final over and Rishabh Pant is back to his best. Delhi notch up 97 runs in the last 5 overs and that is nothing sort of robbery to get to 224 in the end from Delhi. Delhi started their innings with a barrage of powerful hits from Jake Fraser-McGurk and Prithvi Shaw but both of them fell prey in the deep and that too in the same over that put them on the back foot. Shai Hope too fell cheaply but the move to send Axar |
| Gujarat will not be one bit pleased with how the first innings panned out as they had things under control when the Powerplay ended. Shubman Gill kept faith in his opening bowlers and Sandeep Warrier delivered in his second over, getting rid of both Delhi openers and the picked up a third wicket as well. However, the spin duo of Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmad couldn't quite control the middle phase especially the latter who took a sensational catch early on. However, it was Mohit Sharma who too |
| Axar Patel, one of the chief architects of Delhi's innings is down for a chat. He says that it was a phenomenal finish by Rishabh Pant and he says that he really enjoyed batting at number 3. He says that his role was to hit the ball and take on the spinners. Adds the wicket was a bit tricky and they planned to take it to the deep. Says the mindset is very important to attack and pick the bowlers, and hit the ball with strength. Ends up by saying that they aimed for 170-180 and thinks 224 is mor |
| Right then, Gujarat need 225 to win on a track that looks slower than the last one used on this ground and the dew might not even come into play. With a shaky bowling lineup at the other end though, Shubman Gill and co will still have a chance but whether they can improve their own batting from the previous games remains to be seen. Delhi will be confident and upbeat coming into the chase as well. Stick around as the crucial run chase is up next. |
| ... THE RUN CHASE ... |
| 0.1 : Khaleel Ahmed to Wriddhiman Saha, FOUR! Off the mark with a beautiful cover drive! Full, slanting across off, Wriddhiman Saha covers his off stump and creams it past cover-point for a boundary. Sheer placement first up. |
| 0.3 : Khaleel Ahmed to Wriddhiman Saha, WIDE! Full, across off, and nipping further away beyond the tramline. Wide given! |
| 0.2 : Khaleel Ahmed to Wriddhiman Saha, Low full toss, angling on the pads, Wriddhiman Saha flicks but finds the fielder at mid-wicket. |
| 0.3 : Khaleel Ahmed to Wriddhiman Saha, Wide full toss, Wriddhiman Saha drives it off the bottom end of the bat towards covers and hurries to get to the other end for a single. |
| 0.4 : Khaleel Ahmed to Shubman Gill, On a hard length, bringing the line on the off stump, Shubman Gill pushes hard on the shot and slices it through the diving point fielder for a single. |
| 0.5 : Khaleel Ahmed to Wriddhiman Saha, Across off on a fuller length, Wriddhiman Saha gets off his one hand from the bat and lifts it over covers for a single. |
| 0.6 : Khaleel Ahmed to Shubman Gill, Takes the pace off from the leather and lands it on the length around off, Shubman Gill eases it before covers and runs a single to end the first over. 9 runs from it. |
| 0.0 : Anrich Nortje to steam in from the opposite end. |
| 1.1 : Anrich Nortje to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Nortje gets a classic welcome! Full, on the pads, Shubman Gill neatly flicks it across towards deep mid-wicket for a beautiful boundary. Such a gracious shot this. |
| 1.2 : Anrich Nortje to Shubman Gill, Straight and on the length at the stumps, Shubman Gill pats it underneath the bat. |
| 1.3 : Anrich Nortje to Shubman Gill, OUT! TAKEN! Shubman Gill is in disarray and so is Gujarat as they lose their in-form skipper cheaply! Anrich Nortje cannons this one on a fuller length, and keeps the line in the channel of off, Shubman Gill is late on the shot as he tries to clear the 30-yard circle over mid off. He gets it off the bottom end of the blade and the ball carries straight into the hands of Axar Patel stationed at mid off. An early impact from Anrich Nortje and he gets his 150 |
| The Impact Player, Sai Sudharsan walks in at number 3 as Sandeep Warrier is taken off by Gujarat. |
| 1.4 : Anrich Nortje to Sai Sudharsan, SIX! BEATEN FOR PACE! Guns this one by hitting the deck hard, around off, Sai Sudharsan arches back and cuts it uppishly toward deep backward square leg. Kuldeep Yadav patrolling that boundary stretches his left hand in the air to grab it but the ball evades him and goes beyond the ropes. |
| 1.5 : Anrich Nortje to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run. |
| 2.1 : Khaleel Ahmed to Sai Sudharsan, On the back of a length, at the middle and leg, Sai Sudharsan tucks it off the back foot towards long on for one. |
| 1.6 : Anrich Nortje to Wriddhiman Saha, FOUR! Guided away! Sprays this by clocking 153, on the pads, Wriddhiman Saha just guides the ball towards deep fine leg for a boundary. |
| 2.2 : Khaleel Ahmed to Wriddhiman Saha, FOUR! Races away to the fence! Not too short from Khaleel, pitches it on the off stump line, Wriddhiman Saha drags it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 2.3 : Khaleel Ahmed to Wriddhiman Saha, FOUR! Clears the in-field and gets the reward again! Full and on the pads, on middle and leg, Wriddhiman Saha picks it over mid-wicket for another boundary. |
| 2.4 : Khaleel Ahmed to Wriddhiman Saha, Goes full, wide of off, Wriddhiman Saha drives it straight to Abishek Porel at covers. |
| 2.5 : Khaleel Ahmed to Wriddhiman Saha, Much fuller this time, on the middle and leg, Wriddhiman Saha hits it with the inside half of the willow, and manages to evade the diving mid-wicket fielder. The fielder from the deep square leg region chases the ball and keeps it to two. |
| 2.6 : Khaleel Ahmed to Wriddhiman Saha, SIX! How has that cleared the ropes? On a shade fuller length, at off, Wriddhiman Saha loses the grip from one hand and lifts it high up in the night sky, again, getting it from the inside half of the bat. The ball just sails over the long on ropes for a maximum to end the over. 17 runs from it. |
| 3.1 : Anrich Nortje to Sai Sudharsan, Peach! Steams in and lands it just outside off, on a length, Sai Sudharsan gets beaten by pace on the outside edge. |
| 3.2 : Anrich Nortje to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR! Nicely done by Sudharsan! At 151 clicks, bangs into the pitch on the off stump line, Sai Sudharsan hops and climbs on the bounce and cuts it over short third for a boundary. |
| 3.3 : Anrich Nortje to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR! He's enjoying the pace of Nortje here! On the hard length, around off, Sai Sudharsan walks a couple of steps ahead and frees his arms slapping it through covers for a boundary. |
| 3.4 : Anrich Nortje to Sai Sudharsan, Back of a length at 150 clicks, Sai Sudharsan punches it to covers off the back foot. |
| 3.5 : Anrich Nortje to Sai Sudharsan, Short, at 146.5 clicks, on the leg stump line, it climbs above the batter's shoulders and Sai Sudharsan opts out from poking at it. First bounce called. |
| 3.6 : Anrich Nortje to Sai Sudharsan, Hits the deck very hard, on the body, Sai Sudharsan stands tall and pulls it late toward mid-wicket for a quick single to end the over. Anrich Nortje has looked in rhythm but has gone for runs as well. 9 from it. |
| 0.0 : Rasikh Dar, the Impact Player for Delhi comes on to bowl now. |
| 4.1 : Rasikh Dar to Sai Sudharsan, DROPPED! Oh, no! Around the stumps on a fuller length, outside off, Sai Sudharsan drags it with no real timing and hits it uppishly but straight to mid on where Axar Patel makes an absolute mess of an easy catch. He moves slightly to his right and fumbles thrice falling with the momentum and eventually puts it down. |
| 4.2 : Rasikh Dar to Sai Sudharsan, Four! |
| 4.3 : Rasikh Dar to Sai Sudharsan, No run. |
| 4.4 : Rasikh Dar to Sai Sudharsan, A low full toss around off, Sai Sudharsan drives it to widish mid on for a quick single. The fielder has a shy a the bowler's end but a direct hit would have been close. |
| 4.5 : Rasikh Dar to Wriddhiman Saha, FOUR! Shot! |
| 4.6 : Rasikh Dar to Wriddhiman Saha, 1 run. |
| 0.0 : Mukesh Kumar comes into the attack now. |
| 5.1 : Mukesh Kumar to Wriddhiman Saha, Starts from over the wicket and bowls it on a good length on middle, angling it in, Wriddhiman Saha tries to get inside the line and flick it over short fine but misses and gets hit on the pads. |
| 5.2 : Mukesh Kumar to Wriddhiman Saha, Hits the deck hard and bowls it over the off stump, Wriddhiman Saha looks to whack it over mid-wicket off the front foot but mistimes it for a single towards mid-wicket. |
| 5.3 : Mukesh Kumar to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR! Oh, dear! Anrich Nortje has made a mess of a customary stop and has cost his side an extra 3 runs. Short of a length and outside off, cut away towards deep point where Nortje is a bit casual and the ball goes through his hands, looping off the body and going over the ropes. |
| 5.4 : Mukesh Kumar to Sai Sudharsan, Short and wide again, Sai Sudharsan taps this one straight to Anrich Nortje at deep point and this time it will just be a single. |
| 5.5 : Mukesh Kumar to Wriddhiman Saha, Excellent running! Fuller delivery onto middle, Wriddhiman Saha leans on and pushes it to mid on for a quick single. |
| 5.6 : Mukesh Kumar to Sai Sudharsan, A good end to the Powerplay for Delhi but Gujarat are flying at 67/1! Mukesh Kumar comes from around the stumps and bangs it in a bit around off stump, Sai Sudharsan stands tall and punches it straight to covers. |
| 6.1 : Axar Patel to Wriddhiman Saha, Starts from around the wicket and slides one in on a length into the off stump, Wriddhiman Saha prods and pushes it in front of point for one run. |
| 5.6 : Spin called to rescue Delhi. Axar Patel is into the attack and replaces Rasikh Dar. |
| 6.2 : Axar Patel to Sai Sudharsan, Quicker one at 100 clicks and just a tad short around off, Sai Sudharsan backs away and cuts it in front of the man at sweepers for a single. |
| 6.3 : Axar Patel to Wriddhiman Saha, Drags the length back and bowls it around off, Wriddhiman Saha tries to make room and cut but mistimes it back towards the bowler. |
| 6.4 : Axar Patel to Wriddhiman Saha, More than half a shout for LBW but the umpire turns it down. The bowler. Axar Patel likes it and eventually, Rishabh Pant takes the review. |
| 6.5 : Axar Patel to Wriddhiman Saha, Slower and shorter, into the pitch around off, Wriddhiman Saha backs away and dabs it down towards cover. |
| 6.6 : Axar Patel to Wriddhiman Saha, On a good length and sliding into the pads, Wriddhiman Saha just nudges it away in front of square leg and does well to get back for the second run. |
| Spin in tandem now as Kuldeep Yadav is called into the attack. |
| 7.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to Sai Sudharsan, No run. |
| 7.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR! Bowled flatter and shorter outside off, Sai Sudharsan goes on the back foot, makes room and cuts it really late fine of short third for a boundary. |
| 7.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to Sai Sudharsan, Pushed through flatter on a nagging length and onto the pads, Sai Sudharsan goes back in his crease and works it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 7.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Wriddhiman Saha, Floated up a bit on middle and leg stump, Wriddhiman Saha leans forward and just pushes it to the right of the bowler. |
| 7.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to Wriddhiman Saha, WIDE! The big googly, bowled flatter but much wider of the off stump and for a wide as well. |
| Kuldeep Yadav to Wriddhiman Saha, On a length and turning back in from around off stump, punched away square through covers for a single. |
| 7.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to Sai Sudharsan, On the shorter side and angled into middle and leg, Sai Sudharsan rocks back and pulls it down towards wide long on for one more. A couple of steady overs of spin from Delhi. |
| 0.0 : Strategic Break! |
| 8.1 : Axar Patel to Sai Sudharsan, On a good length, sliding it across the leg stump at 100 clicks, Sai Sudharsan stylishly works it off the legs through mid-wicket for one. |
| 8.2 : Axar Patel to Wriddhiman Saha, Short of a length and around off stump, Wriddhiman Saha stabs it down in front of mid off and picks up another single. |
| 8.3 : Axar Patel to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR! Forced away for a much-needed boundary! Just a fraction short and wide, Sai Sudharsan goes on the back foot and lofts it square over covers but well in front of sweepers for a boundary. |
| 8.4 : Axar Patel to Sai Sudharsan, Four! |
| 8.5 : Axar Patel to Sai Sudharsan, Good running on this occasion! On the shorter side on leg stump, nudged away in front of square leg for a couple of quick runs. |
| 8.6 : Axar Patel to Sai Sudharsan, Short ball angling away from off stump, Sai Sudharsan rocks back and cuts it towards deep point for an easy single. 13 off the over. |
| 9.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to Sai Sudharsan, Uppish but in the gap! Floated up on a length wide of off stump and turning away, Sai Sudharsan goes after it and gets it through the gap at covers for one. |
| 9.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to Wriddhiman Saha, 1 run. |
| 9.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to Sai Sudharsan, Tossed up a bit fuller and on middle and leg, Sai Sudharsan leans on and works it away to deep mid-wicket for just another single. |
| 9.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Wriddhiman Saha, OUT! TAKEN! Axar Patel with a stunning catch to make amends for his previous drop and he brings up his 100th catch in the Indian T20 League as well. |
| 0.0 : Azmatullah Omarzai walks in at number 4. |
| 9.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to Azmatullah Omarzai, Short ball around off, cut away through cover-point for a single. |
| 9.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to Sai Sudharsan, Good running again and that brings up the FIFTY for Sai Sudharsan and this has been a very fine knock from the southpaw. The googly, bowled a tad short and turning back in sharply into the pads, Sai rocks back and works it through mid-wicket for a couple of quick runs. |
| 10.1 : Axar Patel to Azmatullah Omarzai, OUT! TAKEN! Sensational, absolutely sensational piece of catch by Jake Fraser-McGurk! |
| 10.2 : Axar Patel to David Miller, 1 run. |
| 10.1 : David Miller is the new man in. |
| 10.3 : Axar Patel to Sai Sudharsan, 100 up for Gujarat! Full, outside off, Sai Sudharsan pushes it to long on for a single. |
| 10.4 : Axar Patel to David Miller, On a good length outside off, David Miller rocks back and punches it to extra cover for one. |
| 10.6 : Axar Patel to Sai Sudharsan, SIX! Flat! Quicker outside off, Sai Sudharsan sits down on his knee and drags it over long on for six. |
| 10.5 : Axar Patel to Sai Sudharsan, 2 runs. |
| 11.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to David Miller, FOUR! Top edge but goes in the gap! Tossed up on the stumps, David Miller sits down to slog-sweep but gets a top edge over backward square leg and wide of fine leg for a boundary. |
| 11.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to David Miller, 1 run. |
| 11.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to Sai Sudharsan, No run. |
| 11.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Sai Sudharsan, Slower through the air, on the pads, Sudharsan works it with soft hands towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 11.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to Sai Sudharsan, Short in length, turning in from the middle, Sai Sudharsan tucks it towards deep square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 11.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to Sai Sudharsan, Full in length, around off, Sai Sudharsan drives it straight to long off and gets another single to end the over. |
| 12.1 : Rasikh Dar to Sai Sudharsan, Fuller, slower and outside off, Sai Sudharsan drives it to covers. |
| 12.2 : Rasikh Dar to Sai Sudharsan, Angling into the middle stump from off, on a fuller length, Sai Sudharsan flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.3 : Rasikh Dar to David Miller, Shade full, attacking the off stump, David Miller punches it solidly toward cover for one. |
| 12.4 : Rasikh Dar to Sai Sudharsan, OUT! c Axar Patel b Rasikh Dar. |
| 0.0 : Shahrukh Khan comes out to bat at number 6. |
| 12.5 : Rasikh Dar to Shahrukh Khan, Oh, almost got the second one! This one lands on the middle stump line, and beats Shahrukh Khan on the inside edge as he looks to punch it to mid on without any foot work. Pant gets hit on the left thigh and the ball rolls near the slip cordon. |
| 12.6 : Rasikh Dar to Shahrukh Khan, SIX! Smashed with brute force! Short, on off, Shahrukh Khan gets in position quickly, middles the ball, and thumps it over deep square leg for a maximum. |
| 13.1 : Mukesh Kumar to David Miller, On a length, over the off stump line, David Miller drags it to deep mid-wicket off the back foot and gets an easy single. |
| 13.2 : Mukesh Kumar to Shahrukh Khan, Around off on a length at a gentle pace, Shahrukh Khan pushes it back to the bowler and Mukesh is late to react on the follow-through. The ball rolls behind him and they take a single. |
| 13.3 : Mukesh Kumar to David Miller, Again on a short length, just around off, David Miller pulls it through mid-wicket for an easy single. |
| 13.4 : Mukesh Kumar to Shahrukh Khan, Cannons a perfect yorker on the middle and leg, Shahrukh Khan bends and jams the bat in time toward point and hurries for a single. |
| 13.5 : Mukesh Kumar to David Miller, FOUR! Into the gap and gets the desired result! Provides a lot of width on a length, outside off, David Miller drives it solidly on the up through the covers for a boundary. |
| 13.6 : Mukesh Kumar to David Miller, FOUR! Change in length but the result remains the same! Another predictable fuller-length delivery way outside off, David Miller cashes onto the width and drives it through extra covers for another cracking boundary. 12 runs from this over. |
| 14.1 : Rasikh Dar to Shahrukh Khan, OUT! c Rishabh Pant b Rasikh Dar. |
| 0.0 : Rahul Tewatia, the match-winner from the last game is the new man in. |
| 14.2 : Rasikh Dar to Rahul Tewatia, 1 run. |
| 14.3 : Rasikh Dar to David Miller, FOUR! What a cracking shot from Killer Miller! Provides no room to the batter, and bowls in the tight channel on off, David Miller moves to the leg side of the ball and generates room before cutting it powerfully through extra covers for a boundary. |
| 14.4 : Rasikh Dar to David Miller, On the back of a length, angles back on off, David Miller taps it to short third and runs a quick single. |
| 14.5 : Rasikh Dar to Rahul Tewatia, Identical length, angling back in on off, Rahul Tewatia knocks it to Kuldeep Yadav at deep backward square leg and takes a single. |
| 14.6 : Rasikh Dar to David Miller, A gently-paced delivery in the channel of off, on a length, David Miller works it to point for a quick single to end the over. 78 runs needed now off the last 30 deliveries. |
| 15.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to David Miller, Floats it up, nice and full outside off stump, David Miller cannot get under it and hits it down to long off for a single and hits his pads with the bat after reaching the other end as he feels, he should have put that away. |
| 15.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to Rahul Tewatia, Short ball on the pads, flicked away down to fine leg for a single. |
| 15.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to David Miller, Excellent fielding by Tristan Stubbs in the deep. This is bowled short and David Miller pulls it firmly through the mid-wicket region and Stubbs just runs to his left, slides and keeps it down to a single. |
| 15.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Rahul Tewatia, Flighted ball, on a dragged length and around off, Rahul Tewatia looks to use his feet but has to adjust and push it towards cover for a single. |
| 15.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to David Miller, 1 run. |
| 15.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to Rahul Tewatia, OUT! c Rishabh Pant b Kuldeep Yadav. |
| 0.0 : Strategic Break! |
| 16.1 : Anrich Nortje to David Miller, Four! |
| 16.2 : Anrich Nortje to David Miller, SIX! Oh, that is a shot! On a hard length outside off at over 150 clicks, David Miller just stays back in the crease and smashes it over deep extra cover for a maximum. 10 off the first two balls and Miller is in overdrive mode. |
| 16.3 : Anrich Nortje to David Miller, Dug in on a hard length and around off, David Miller is early in the pull and cue-ends it back onto the deck. |
| 16.4 : Anrich Nortje to David Miller, Six! |
| 16.5 : Anrich Nortje to David Miller, SIX! David Miller at his breath-taking best here! Banged in quick and short around off stump, Miller is ready for it and gets on top of the bounce before whacking the pull a long way over deep mid-wicket for a third maximum in the over. |
| 16.6 : Anrich Nortje to David Miller, FIFTY up for David Miller and Gujarat are well and truly still in the game. Comes from over the wicket and goes full at the legs, Miller flicks it away well in front of deep mid-wicket but Shai Hope covers good ground and dives across to save a couple of runs. Can Miller do what Marcus Stoinis did last night? 49 needed now off 18 balls. |
| 17.1 : Mukesh Kumar to Rashid Khan, PUT DOWN! Abishek Porel drops a crucial catch and at a crucial time as well. This is bowled short over middle and around waist-height. Rashid Khan pulls it hard and flat but straight towards deep square leg where Porel comes in a bit and spills the catch. A single is taken and giving Rashid a life at this stage could be a huge miss. |
| 17.2 : Mukesh Kumar to David Miller, FOUR! At the moment, there are no fielders as per David Miller. Goes for the yorker at the toes but Miller is well deep in his crease and clears the front leg before whipping it away through backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 17.3 : Mukesh Kumar to David Miller, OUT! CAUGHT! What a pressure grab from Rasikh Dar and he is pumped up! |
| 0.0 : Sai Kishore is in at number 9. |
| 17.4 : Mukesh Kumar to Sai Kishore, On a hard length and around leg stump, Sai Kishore pushes it away through wide mid on for a single. |
| 17.5 : Mukesh Kumar to Rashid Khan, No ball! |
| Mukesh Kumar to Rashid Khan, That is such good death bowling from Mukesh Kumar. Full and outside off, right in the blockhole, Rashid Khan can only jam it out on the off side for a single. |
| 0.0 : Is that out? |
| 17.6 : Mukesh Kumar to Sai Kishore, FOUR LEG BYES! Fuller in length and around leg stump, Sai Kishore looks to get inside the line and scoop it away but misses. The ball deflects off the pads and goes between the keeper and short fine leg for a boundary. Rishabh Pant reviews it for a LBW but the ball is clearly pitching outside leg stump. |
| 18.1 : Rasikh Dar to Rashid Khan, WIDE! Attempted slower one, full and outside off, a bit too wide though. |
| Rasikh Dar to Rashid Khan, FOUR! Pressure is clearly on young Rasikh Dar as he serves a juicy full toss on the pads, Rashid Khan just helps it down to fine leg for a boundary. |
| Has Stubbs managed to throw the ball back in the field of play in time? |
| 18.2 : Rasikh Dar to Rashid Khan, An immaculate display of athleticism and presence of mind from Tristan Stubbs in the deep here. |
| 18.3 : Rasikh Dar to Sai Kishore, No run. |
| 18.4 : Rasikh Dar to Sai Kishore, SIX! Wow, what a hit from Sai Kishore! Another back-of-the-hand slower one, on a good length and around off. Kishore gets across a bit and lifts it high and over wide long on for a maximum. |
| 18.5 : Rasikh Dar to Sai Kishore, SIX! Uh, oh! Rasikh Dar and Delhi are letting it slip here. |
| 18.6 : Rasikh Dar to Sai Kishore, OUT! b Rasikh Dar. |
| 19.1 : Mukesh Kumar to Rashid Khan, Four! |
| 0.0 : Mohit Sharma is the new man in. And it will be Mukesh Kumar to bowl the final over. Will he be able to defend 19? Let's find out... |
| 19.2 : Mukesh Kumar to Rashid Khan, FOUR! Rashid Khan is making Delhi pay for that dropped catch. Slower one, bowled a bit short and outside off, Rashid Khan waits well and slashes it high over cover-point for another boundary. 11 needed off 4 balls. |
| 19.3 : Mukesh Kumar to Rashid Khan, That should have been put away and Mukesh Kumar will feel he has got away with that. Goes for the wide yorker but serves a full toss instead and Rashid Khan misses the swipe across the line. Rishabh Pant gets a bad bounce but the fielder at short third is alert to save the boundary. Rashid reviews it for a no ball but it is well below the waist. |
| 19.4 : Mukesh Kumar to Rashid Khan, No run taken, a golden dot ball and Rashid Khan now needs to hit two back-to-back maximums to seal the win. |
| 19.5 : Mukesh Kumar to Rashid Khan, SIX! Oh, hello! There's the first one! Full and wide, just a bit too full though and Rashid Khan manages to get under it. Rashid powers it brilliantly over long off and keeps the game alive with a vital maximum. Are we in for a Super Over here? Surely not, right? 5 needed off the final ball. |
| 19.6 : Mukesh Kumar to Rashid Khan, So close yet so far for Rashid Khan and Gujarat here! Mukesh Kumar shows some bravery and goes for the yorker yet again, bowling it around off and too full again. Rashid has to fetch it a bit and ends up getting it off the toe end of the bat. The ball flies down to wide long on and Tristan Stubbs collects it on the bounce as the batters don't even bother to run. Delhi win by 4 runs! |
| 0.0 : WHAT A CRACKER OF A CRICKET GAME WE HAVE WITNESSED HERE! Delhi emerge as the victors eventually but surely, their breaths were taken aback in the backend. The crowd has got every penny worth it as they see their home side winning off the last-ball thriller. In the pursuit to chase 225, Gujarat faced an early setback as they lost the wicket of their captain, Shubman Gill, in just the second over. However, Wriddhiman Saha and Sai Sudharsan took charge, stabilizing the innings with a steady part |
| Delhi, following a strong batting finish, sought to replicate the same while defending. While they managed to make an early breakthrough with Anrich Nortje dismissing Shubman Gill, Delhi missed further opportunities to capitalize during the Powerplay. Axar Patel's costly drop of a straightforward catch proved to be a significant setback for Delhi. However, Axar Patel redeemed himself later in the game by taking three crucial catches, contributing to Delhi's fightback. The spinners then took cha |
| Shubman Gill, the captain of Gujarat says that they played some great cricket and is very proud of the way the boys played and is just a bit disappointed to have not gotten over the line. Adds that when you are chasing over 220 runs, you shouldn't think much and just have to go for the big shots. Mentions that the Impact Player rule has a role to play in the big scores in recent times as the teams can go big in the middle overs even after losing wickets. Adds that they looked to restrict the opp |
| Earlier in the game, Delhi put up a formidable total of 224 runs on the board. Jake Fraser-McGurk and Prithvi Shaw laid a solid foundation for the home team, providing stability at the crease. However, their partnership was cut short when both batters were dismissed in the same over, momentarily slowing down the run rate. Nevertheless, Delhi's fortunes turned around with the arrival of Axar Patel, who was promoted to number 3, and Rishabh Pant. The duo orchestrated a remarkable recovery, forging |
| Kuldeep Yadav is down for a flash interview. He says that they are happy to get those two crucial points. Says that it was an amazing game of cricket and in the end, they held their nerves strongly to get over the line. Adds they went with a plan and executed well in the mid-overs. States that the ball didn't turn a lot but in the end, they had enough on the board. |
| Stay tuned for the presentation ceremony... |
| Rishabh Pant, the captain of Delhi is the Player of the Match for his blistering and decisive knock along with a couple of fine catches. Pant starts by saying that Nortje was having a bit of a tough time and T20 can be a funny game as the ball was coming on nicely after the 14-15th over and when someone is bowling well, he should be given a chance and hence Rasikh Dar was given the 19th over. He also adds that it doesn't always come on but thankfully, it did for them. Mentions that at 43/3, the |
| Right then, that is it from Match 40 where the home side Delhi defeated Gujarat in a thriller of a game. Delhi creeps up to the sixth position with this win and the points table is tightly stacked in the middle now with three teams at 8 points. And for Gujarat, things have gotten a bit more challenging with this itching defeat. But the action in the Indian T20 League 2024 continues as next up is the highly anticipated clash on the cards. It will be the reverse fixture where Hyderabad takes on B |
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