| 0.0 : TOSS - The captains are out in the middle. The coin is flipped into the air and lands in favor of Delhi. They have elected to BOWL first. |
| Impact players for Kolkata -Â Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Narayan Jagadeesan, David Wiese. |
| Impact Players for Delhi - Prithvi Shaw, Yash Dhull, Sarfaraz Khan, Ripal Patel, Chetan Sakariya. |
| 0.1 : Ishant Sharma to Jason Roy, On a length and outside off, a bit of movement as well, Jason Roy covers his line and lets it go. |
| 0.2 : Ishant Sharma to Jason Roy, An inswinger from outside off, Jason Roy taps it to the fielder at extra covers. Another dot. |
| 0.4 : Ishant Sharma to Litton Das, FOUR! Litton Das gets off the mark in style! Full and on off, Litton Das picks it well and steers it through point as the ball races away from the fence. |
| 0.5 : Ishant Sharma to Litton Das, Keeps it outside off again, Litton Das eases it to the man at mid on. |
| 0.6 : Ishant Sharma to Litton Das, Another fuller one, on off, Litton Das pushes it to the point fielder. Ends with a dot ball. |
| 0.0 : Kolkata (Playing XI) - Litton Das (WK) (In place of Rahmanullah Gurbaz), Jason Roy (In place of Narayan Jagadeesan), Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (C), Mandeep Singh (In place of Shardul Thakur), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Kulwant Khejroliya (In place of Lockie Ferguson), Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy. |
| 0.3 : Ishant Sharma to Jason Roy, Touch fuller and on middle, Jason Roy tucks it to mid on. The misfield allows the batters to take one. Jason Roy gets off the mark! |
| 1.1 : Mukesh Kumar to Jason Roy, FOUR! A half-volley, on middle and leg, Jason Roy hangs back and nudges it through mid-wicket for a boundary! |
| 1.2 : Mukesh Kumar to Jason Roy, Too full again, on middle, Jason Roy blocks it to the man at mid-wicket. |
| 1.3 : Mukesh Kumar to Jason Roy, Swing and a miss! On a length and down leg following the batter, Jason Roy moves forward to heave it but gets beaten. |
| 1.4 : Mukesh Kumar to Jason Roy, FOUR! Great timing and a perfect result for Jason Roy! Touch fuller and on off, Jason Roy hangs back and caresses it through extra covers as the ball finds the fence. |
| 1.5 : Mukesh Kumar to Jason Roy, Wide! Lands it down leg, Jason Roy misses his flick. Wided. |
| 0.0 : Delhi (Playing XI) - David Warner (C), Mitchell Marsh, Manish Pandey, Philip Salt (WK) (In place of Abishek Porel), Lalit Yadav, Aman Khan, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma (In place of Mustafizur Rahman), Mukesh Kumar (In place of Yash Dhull). |
| David Warner, the captain of Delhi, says that they will bat first. Adds that they would have done that irrespective of the weather. Says that there are two changes in their team as Ishant Sharma and Philip Salt come in place of Abishek Porel and Mustafizur Rahman. |
| Nitish Rana, the skipper of Kolkata, says that it has been a long time since he played on this ground and he cannot even remember when the last time was. Informs that there are four changes to their playing XI and requests not to ask the names. Explains that they need to play their best as a unit in order to be successful. |
| 1.5 : Mukesh Kumar to Jason Roy, Back of a length, angling in, Jason Roy gently pulls it to deep backward square leg for one. |
| 0.6 : Mukesh Kumar will share the attack and bowl from the other end. |
| 0.0 : We are all set for the game to begin as the umpires make their way out to the middle. Jason Roy and Litton Das have already made their way out to the center patch as the Delhi players stand in a huddle at the boundary line. They now disperse to take their respective fielding positions in the field with Ishant Sharma holding the new ball and ready to begin proceedings. Let's play... |
| 1.6 : Mukesh Kumar to Litton Das, OUT! TAKEN! Short ball does the trick. Bowls it short and outside off, Litton Das gets in two minds and looks to pull it but gets the toe end of his bat. The ball lobs up in the air towards square leg. Lalit Yadav settles under it and completes the simple catch. Litton Das makes his way back into the shed. |
| 2.1 : Ishant Sharma to Jason Roy, Full and on off, Jason Roy taps it to the fielder at covers. |
| 0.0 : Venkatesh Iyer makes his way out to the middle at number 3 on the back of an outstanding century. |
| 2.2 : Ishant Sharma to Jason Roy, A slower one outside off, shorter in length, Jason Roy looks to pull it but misses. |
| 2.3 : Ishant Sharma to Jason Roy, FOUR! Fine shot. On a length and on middle and leg, Jason Roy picks it well and tucks it in the gap, through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 2.4 : Ishant Sharma to Jason Roy, Back of a length and with some extra bounce, Jason Roy looks to push it but gets beaten. Good comeback from Ishant Sharma! |
| 2.5 : Ishant Sharma to Jason Roy, Good-length, outside off, Jason Roy pushes it to point for a single. |
| 2.6 : Ishant Sharma to Venkatesh Iyer, Another one on a length, and outside off, Venkatesh Iyer leaves the harmless delivery. |
| 3.1 : Anrich Nortje to Jason Roy, FOUR! A boundary to welcome Anrich Nortje. On a length and outside off, Jason Roy slices it over point as the ball races away from the fence. |
| 3.2 : Anrich Nortje to Jason Roy, Bowls it down leg, Jason Roy looks to flick it but the ball brushes his pads and rolls towards short fine leg. They cross for a leg bye. |
| 3.3 : Anrich Nortje to Venkatesh Iyer, OUT! CAUGHT! Anrich Nortje gets the danger man. Shorter one, outside off, shaping away a shade. Venkatesh Iyer looks to play it behind but mistimes his shot completely. He gets an outside edge as the ball carries towards slips and  Mitchell Marsh takes a sharp catch. Venkatesh Iyer walks out for a duck. |
| 3.4 : Anrich Nortje to Nitish Rana, Back of a length and outside off, Nitish Rana looks to play at it but misses. |
| 3.5 : Anrich Nortje to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Fine shot. Errs his line and bowls it down leg, Nitish Rana picks it well and helps it through fine leg for a boundary! |
| 3.6 : Anrich Nortje to Nitish Rana, Oh, that was close! Full and outside off, Nitish Rana looks to drive it but gets an outside edge. It carries a bit and lands just short of the fielder at slips. A dot to end with. |
| 3.3 : Nitish Rana the captain of Kolkata walks out to the middle much earlier than he would have hoped for. |
| 4.1 : Mukesh Kumar to Jason Roy, Short and on off, Jason Roy looks to pull it but gets a bottom edge as the ball bounces back towards the keeper. |
| Mukesh Kumar to Jason Roy, Wide! Bowls it wide outside off, Jason Roy leaves it alone. |
| 4.2 : Mukesh Kumar to Jason Roy, On a length and on off, Jason Roy drives it but finds the fielder at covers. |
| 4.3 : Mukesh Kumar to Jason Roy, On a length and outside off, Jason Roy miscues his slap towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 4.4 : Mukesh Kumar to Nitish Rana, On a length and outside off, pace off, Nitish Rana covers his line and lets it go. |
| 4.5 : Mukesh Kumar to Nitish Rana, Shorter and on middle, Nitish Rana ducks underneath it. |
| 4.6 : Mukesh Kumar to Nitish Rana, Back of a length and on off, Nitish Rana punches it to the man at extra covers. Ends with a dot ball. |
| 5.1 : Ishant Sharma to Jason Roy, Ishant Sharma bowls this full and into the stumps. Jason Roy uses his wrists well and flicks this towards deep square leg for a run. |
| 5.2 : Ishant Sharma to Nitish Rana, OUT! CAUGHT! Huge moment in the game as Kolkata lose their third wicket in the Powerplay and it is their skipper Nitish Rana who has to depart! Ishant Sharma serves this full and outside the off pole. Nitish Rana looks to force the issue and goes aerial straight down the ground. He does not connect well and ends up lobbing the ball behind the bowler. Mukesh Kumar at mid on backtracks and runs to his right to take a could catch with the ball coming over his |
| 5.3 : Ishant Sharma to Mandeep Singh, Bowls this on a good length and outside the off stump. Mandeep Singh dabs this towards the cover-point fielder. |
| 5.4 : Ishant Sharma to Mandeep Singh, Goes a touch fuller and outside the off pole. Mandeep Singh taps this towards mid off and sets off for a quick single. Has to put a dive in and dismantles the stumps at the non-striker's end. |
| 5.5 : Ishant Sharma to Jason Roy, Short this time and outside off. Jason Roy cuts this late towards deep backward point and takes one. |
| 5.6 : Ishant Sharma to Mandeep Singh, Mandeep Singh is really testing the fielders here! On a fuller length and outside the off stump. Mandeep Singh knocks this towards mid off and takes another frantic run. He slides into the stumps once again as he looks to get into the crease. |
| Time-out! Kolkata are off to a shaky start and have lost three wickets inside the powerplay. Jason Roy is looking good in the middle and Kolkata will be hoping for him to put up a gritty stand alongside Mandeep Singh. Delhi are looking good with their bowling unit and they will look to carry on with the same momentum. Axar Patel comes into the attack now. |
| 6.1 : Axar Patel to Mandeep Singh, Axar Patel floats this one full and into the stumps. Mandeep Singh blocks this back down the pitch. |
| 6.2 : Axar Patel to Mandeep Singh, Tosses this full and straight. Mandeep Singh attempts the reverse sweep and misses. Probably got some glove on it as the appeal is turned down. |
| 6.3 : Axar Patel to Mandeep Singh, Slightly short and outside the off pole. Mandeep Singh rocks back in the crease and tucks this towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 6.4 : Axar Patel to Jason Roy, Loops this one full and outside the off pole. Jason Roy goes for the reverse sweep as well and misses. The ball raps the pads and there is another appeal but the impact is probably outside off. |
| 6.5 : Axar Patel to Jason Roy, Flights this one full and outside the off stump. Jason Roy eases this down to long off and takes a single. |
| 6.6 : Axar Patel to Mandeep Singh, Continues to bowl full and outside off. Mandeep Singh works this towards deep square leg and picks up a couple of runs. |
| 7.1 : Mitchell Marsh to Jason Roy, Mitchell Marsh bowls this on a good length and outside the off stump. Jason Roy blocks this back down the pitch towards the bowler. |
| 7.2 : Mitchell Marsh to Jason Roy, WIDE! Strays down leg side on a good length. Jason Roy misses his flick and the umpire calls this wide. |
| Mitchell Marsh to Jason Roy, Bowls this one back of a length and outside the off pole. Jason Roy looks to pull but miscues it into the leg side and crosses for a single. |
| 7.3 : Mitchell Marsh to Mandeep Singh, SIX! Easy pickings for Mandeep Singh and he does not miss out! Mitchell Marsh bowls this on a slightly fuller length and onto the pads. Mandeep Singh whips this off his pads over deep backwards square leg for six runs. |
| 7.4 : Mitchell Marsh to Mandeep Singh, Bowls this on a good length and outside the off stump. Mandeep Singh dabs this towards point and looks for a single. He is sent back by Jason Roy. |
| 7.5 : Mitchell Marsh to Mandeep Singh, Slightly back of a length and outside off. Mandeep Singh punches this towards deep cover point and takes a single. |
| 8.1 : Axar Patel to Jason Roy, Axar Patel bowls this short and outside off. Jason Roy pulls this towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 8.2 : Axar Patel to Mandeep Singh, OUT! TIMBER! Axar Patel strikes and Delhi continue to lose wickets at regular intervals! Axar Patel floats this one full and angled into the stumps. Mandeep Singh tries to be cute as he gets well across the stumps towards the off side and looks to paddle this fine. He does not connect and the ball goes on to hit the top of the middle stump. Kolkata have lost their fourth wicket and will once again be depending on their middle and lower order to bail them out |
| Rinku Singh walks in. |
| 7.6 : Mitchell Marsh to Jason Roy, DROPPED! Mitchell Marsh drops Jason Roy off his own bowling! This is on a good length and just outside off. Jason Roy looks to pull this but it is not short enough and ends up skying this into the leg side towards mid-wicket. Mitchell Marsh covers good ground and gets both his hands on the ball but spills it. A massive chance goes begging and the batters take one. |
| 8.3 : Axar Patel to Rinku Singh, Flatter one, on middle, Rinku Singh blocks it back towards the bowler. |
| 8.4 : Axar Patel to Rinku Singh, FOUR! This is a shot of a man brimming with confidence! Axar Patel tosses this full and just outside off. Rinku Singh reverse sweeps this towards deep backward point and gets off the mark with four runs. |
| 8.5 : Axar Patel to Rinku Singh, Fires this one full and into the pads. Rinku Singh clips this towards mid-wicket. |
| 8.6 : Axar Patel to Rinku Singh, Quicker one, outside off, Rinku Singh blocks it to the gully fielder. Ends with a dot ball. |
| 9.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to Jason Roy, Kuldeep Yadav starts with a flighted delivery full and in line with the stumps. Jason Roy reverse sweeps this straight to the man at backward point. |
| 9.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to Jason Roy, SIX! That is more like it from Jason Roy! Kuldeep Yadav gives the ball a bit of air and tosses this just outside off. Jason Roy shimmies down the wicket and thumps this over the bowler's head for six runs. Jason Roy should be looking to play more shots in front of the wicket with this kind of power. |
| 9.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to Jason Roy, Tosses this one full and just outside off. Jason Roy shuffles down the wicket and flicks this towards deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 9.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Rinku Singh, Short and outside the off pole. Rinku Singh goes deep in the crease and cuts this towards deep point for one. |
| 9.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to Jason Roy, Flights this full and outside the off stump. Jason Roy sweeps this towards deep backward square leg and takes a single. |
| 9.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to Rinku Singh, Loops this full and onto the pads. Rinku Singh clips this towards deep mid-wicket and takes a single to retain strike. |
| 10.1 : Axar Patel to Rinku Singh, Full and on middle, Rinku Singh blocks it back towards the bowler. |
| 10.3 : Axar Patel to Sunil Narine, Lands it on off, Sunil Narine eases it to mid-wicket. |
| 10.4 : Axar Patel to Sunil Narine, Full and on off, Sunil Narine taps it but finds teh fielder at covers. Another dot. |
| 10.2 : Sunil Narine makes his way out to the crease. |
| Axar Patel to Rinku Singh, OUT! TAKEN! Axar Patel strikes again. Bowls it a touch fuller and on middle, Rinku Singh gets low and looks to slog sweep it but mistimes it completely. It goes up in the air towards deep mid-wicket. Lalit Yadav settles under it and takes a sitter. Rinku Singh makes his way back into the hut and Kolkata have lost half their side with a little less than half their innings still left to be played. |
| 10.5 : Axar Patel to Sunil Narine, Bowls it on middle and leg, Sunil Narine tickles it towards fine leg. Three dots now! |
| 10.6 : Axar Patel to Sunil Narine, FOUR! Nicely played! Fuller and outside off, quicker too, Sunil Narine hangs back and guides it through third man for a boundary! |
| 11.1 : Ishant Sharma to Jason Roy, Two Wides! Bowls it down leg, Jason Roy misses his flick. The keeper fails to collect it as the batters cross. |
| Ishant Sharma to Sunil Narine, Back of a length and on off, Sunil Narine punches it to covers. The fielder stops it well to his left. Dot. |
| 11.2 : Ishant Sharma to Sunil Narine, OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust. Back of a length and on off, Sunil Narine hangs back and pulls it but mistimes his stroke completely. The ball carries towards deep mid-wicket and the skipper, David Warner makes no mistake. Sunil Narine makes his way back and Kolkata are in a spot of bother now! |
| Andre Russell is the new batter at the crease. |
| 11.3 : Ishant Sharma to Andre Russell, Full and on off, Andre Russell pushes it to covers for one. Gets off the mark straightaway. |
| 11.4 : Ishant Sharma to Jason Roy, Lands it outside off, Jason Roy guides it to backward point for a single. |
| 11.5 : Ishant Sharma to Andre Russell, Short and wide, Andre Russell looks to play an upper cut but gets beaten. |
| 11.6 : Ishant Sharma to Andre Russell, Back of a length, angling in, Andre Russell fends it to covers for a quick single. |
| 12.1 : Anrich Nortje to Andre Russell, On a length and on off, Andre Russell eases it to point for one again. |
| 12.2 : Anrich Nortje to Jason Roy, Full and on leg, Jason Roy looks to play a lap sweep but miscues it to third man for one. |
| 12.3 : Anrich Nortje to Andre Russell, Bowls it outside off, Andre Russell blocks it to the point fielder. |
| 12.4 : Anrich Nortje to Andre Russell, Short and on off, Andre Russell pulls it hard. The fielder at short mid-wicket stops it well diving to his left. Dot. |
| 0.0 : Delhi Capitals have used their Impact Player option. Ishant Sharma who has bowled really well with figures of 4-0-19-2 will take a much-deserved break and Prithvi Shaw comes onto the field in his place. Anrich Nortje has been brought back into the attack. |
| 12.5 : Anrich Nortje to Andre Russell, On a length and on middle, Andre Russell tucks it to backward square leg for one. |
| 12.6 : Anrich Nortje to Jason Roy, A yorker right into the blockhole, Jason Roy digs it to mid on for a single. |
| Strategic break! The players will take some refreshments and Kolkata will need to work out what a good score on this wicket is. They have just four wickets in hand and this is a crucial partnership for them as both Jason Roy and Andre Russell can turn the game on its head. Delhi will be eager to wrap this inning up at the earliest and set themselves an easy run chase. |
| 13.1 : Mitchell Marsh to Jason Roy, Shorter and slower one, on off, Jason Roy gently pulls it to mid-wicket for one. |
| 13.2 : Mitchell Marsh to Andre Russell, SIX! This is Andre Russell for you! Back of a length and on off, Andre Russell hangs back and pulls it over mid-wicket as the ball sails into the stands for a maximum. |
| 13.3 : Mitchell Marsh to Andre Russell, Good comeback from Mitchell Marsh. On a length, angling in, Andre Russell fends it to short covers for a quick single. |
| 13.4 : Mitchell Marsh to Jason Roy, FOUR! Slightly shorter and some width on offer, Jason Roy picks it well and slaps it through covers as the ball races away from the fence. |
| 13.5 : Mitchell Marsh to Jason Roy, Bowls it on middle and leg, Jason Roy looks to pull it but gets a bottom edge as the ball rolls towards short fine leg. They cross. |
| 13.6 : Mitchell Marsh to Andre Russell, Wide! A wayward bouncer, outside off, Andre Russell lets it go. Wided. |
| Mitchell Marsh to Andre Russell, Lands it on middle, Andre Russell knocks it to long off for a single. |
| 14.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to Andre Russell, Slower one, on off, Andre Russell hangs back and blocks it away. |
| 14.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to Jason Roy, Slightly shorter and on off, Jason Roy looks to slog sweep it but misses as the ball hits his chest and bounces off the deck. Dot. |
| 14.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to Jason Roy, Full and on off, Jason Roy taps it but finds the man at covers. |
| 14.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Jason Roy, OUT! TAKEN! Jason Roy holes out in the deep. Full and on middle, some turn as well, Jason Roy gets low and looks to slog sweep it but doesn't connect well. The ball carries towards deep backward square leg. Aman Khan makes no mistake and takes a simple catch. Kuldeep Yadav sends the danger man back into the hut. |
| Anukul Roy comes in as an Impact Player for Kolkata in place of Venkatesh Iyer. He walks out to the middle as his side is in desperate need of some batting reinforcement. |
| 14.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to Anukul Roy, OUT! PLUMB! Two in two for Kuldeep Yadav. Quicker one on off, it turns in a bit, Anukul Roy looks to block it but misses it completely and gets rapped on his pads. A loud appeal and the finger goes up. Anukul Roy goes upstairs. The replay shows three reds and Anukul Roy departs for a golden duck. Kolkata go eight down now! Kuldeep Yadav is on a hat-trick... |
| 14.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to Umesh Yadav, Slightly shorter, angling in, Umesh Yadav plays it to short mid-wicket for one. |
| 14.5 : Umesh Yadav walks out to the middle. |
| 15.1 : Anrich Nortje to Umesh Yadav, Anrich Nortje bowls this on a good length and outside the off stump. Umesh Yadav dabs this towards cover. |
| 15.2 : Anrich Nortje to Umesh Yadav, Bowls this slightly back of a length and angled into the batter from outside off. Umesh Yadav knocks this to the left of the bowler. |
| 15.3 : Anrich Nortje to Umesh Yadav, Short this time and outside the off stump. Umesh Yadav pulls this towards deep mid-wicket and takes a couple of runs. |
| 15.4 : Anrich Nortje to Umesh Yadav, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! A great decision from David Warner to bring Anrich Nortje back into the attack! A poor decision on the other hand by Andre Russell to take a second on the previous delivery. This is short and outside the off pole. Umesh Yadav goes deep in the crease and looks to pull this away but is late into the shot and lobs this into the off side. Anrich Nortje runs to his left and grabs hold of the ball inches off the ground and Kolkata are no |
| Varun Chakaravarthy is the last batter in. |
| 15.5 : Anrich Nortje to Varun Chakaravarthy, Nails the yorker in line with the stumps. Varun Chakaravarthy gets his bat down in time and digs this one out. |
| 15.6 : Anrich Nortje to Varun Chakaravarthy, WIDE! Bangs this in short but sprays it down leg side. Varun Chakaravarthy looks to pull this away but misses and the umpire calls this wide. |
| Anrich Nortje to Varun Chakaravarthy, Goes short once again and outside the off pole. Varun Chakaravarthy backs away from the stumps and taps this towards point. He survives and Andre Russell will have the strike in the next over. |
| 16.1 : Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell, Mukesh Kumar begins with a pin-point yorker aimed for the pads. Andre Russell plays all over this one and gets hit low on the leg. |
| 16.2 : Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell, Yet another yorker and follows the batter as he looks to make room. Andre Russell tries to flick this away but misses and gets hit hard on the pads. |
| 16.3 : Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell, WIDE! Misses his line a fraction and serves this down leg. Andre Russell is unable to clip this away and the umpire calls this wide. |
| Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell, Bang on target! Mukesh Kumar bowls a yorker in line with the stumps. Andre Russell just about manages to dig this one out and he looks frustrated with himself. |
| 16.4 : Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell, Bowls a low full toss this time on the pads. Andre Russell flicks this away but finds the short fine leg fielder. Four dot balls in the over. |
| 16.5 : Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell, Aims this at the stumps on a yorker length. Andre Russell forces this down to long on for a single. This is a remarkable over by Mukesh Kumar against one of the biggest hitters in the world! |
| 16.6 : Mukesh Kumar to Varun Chakaravarthy, WIDE! Pulls his length back and delivers this down leg. Varun Chakaravarthy misses his shot and the umpire says that it is wide. Brings up the 100 for Kolkata. |
| Mukesh Kumar to Varun Chakaravarthy, Back of a length once again and just outside off. Varun Chakaravarthy looks to block but gets an inside edge onto his body. Just three runs coming from this over. |
| 17.1 : Anrich Nortje to Andre Russell, Anrich Nortje bowls this really full and outside the off pole. Andre Russell smashes this back at the bowler who looks to take evasive action. It hits him on the ankle nonetheless as he leaps and parries the ball towards cover. That would have definitely hurt as it looks to have hit the bone. |
| 0.0 : Slight halt! Anrich Nortje has hurt his leg with a powerful hit from Andre Russell. He looks in a bit of pain there. The physio is out in the middle having a check on him. He looks fine now and we are good to go... |
| 17.2 : Anrich Nortje to Andre Russell, FOUR! A much-needed boundary for Andre Russell and Kolkata! Anrich Nortje bowls this full and outside the off stump. Andre Russell swings hard and slices this aerially towards deep backward point for four runs. |
| 17.3 : Anrich Nortje to Andre Russell, Bowls this on a good length and into the stumps. Andre Russell whips this away towards deep mid-wicket and refuses the single. |
| 17.4 : Anrich Nortje to Andre Russell, WIDE! Bowls this on a yorker length but strays down leg. Andre Russell is unable to get bat on it and the umpire calls this wide. |
| Anrich Nortje to Andre Russell, Bowls a low full toss right on the pads. Andre Russell chips this to the right of deep mid-wicket and once again decides to stay in the crease. |
| 17.5 : Anrich Nortje to Andre Russell, Nails the yorker and serves it in line with the stumps. Andre Russell gets his bat down and smothers the ball into the pitch. |
| 17.6 : Anrich Nortje to Andre Russell, Great bowling from Anrich Nortje and really unselfish on his path! He bangs this in short and into the batter. Andre Russell ducks under this one and it means Varun Chakaravarthy will be on strike in the next over. |
| 18.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav tosses this full and outside the off stump. Varun Chakaravarthy dabs this into the off side. |
| 18.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to Varun Chakaravarthy, Loops this one full and just outside off. Varun Chakaravarthy clips this down to long on and takes an easy single. |
| 18.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to Andre Russell, Bowls this one short and outside the off pole. Andre Russell looks to pull this away but mishits it towards long on. He refuses the single. |
| 18.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Andre Russell, WIDE! Kuldeep Yadav fires this one down leg side on a shortish length. Andre Russell misses his flick and this is called wide. |
| 18.3 : A change of bat for Andre Russell. Can he do something special here at the end? |
| 18.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Andre Russell, Bowls this short and in line with the stumps, much quicker in the air. Andre Russell rocks back and just about manages to keep this out on the off side. |
| 18.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to Andre Russell, Loops this one full and on a leg-stump line. Andre Russell flicks this towards deep mid-wicket and takes a single this time. |
| 18.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to Varun Chakaravarthy, Bowls this slightly short and outside the off pole. Varun Chakaravarthy punches this towards deep cover but does not take a run. |
| Mukesh Kumar is to bowl the final over. |
| 19.1 : Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell, Mukesh Kumar bowls this really full and into the stumps. Andre Russell powers this towards deep mid-wicket and finds the fielder there. Dot ball. |
| 19.2 : Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell, SIX! He has finally got hold of one and there is only one place this was headed! Mukesh Kumar misses this yorker and bowls this full in line with the stumps. Andre Russell clears his front foot out of the way and thumps this towards deep mid-wicket for six runs. |
| 19.3 : Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell, SIX! Two maximums in a row and this has gone a long distance into the crowd! What a hit by the big man! Mukesh Kumar continues to bowl full and at the stumps. Andre Russell whips this over deep square leg and gets six more runs. |
| 19.4 : Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell, SIX! Make it three in a row! Andre Russell has got a measure of Mukesh Kumar's yorkers! The bowler looks to follow the batter but Andre Russell still manages to clear his front foot out of the way and clears the deep square leg fence once again. |
| 19.5 : Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell, Nails a wide yorker this time outside the off pole. Andre Russell looks to reach for it and falls over as he just about digs this out. A dot ball this time. |
| 19.6 : Mukesh Kumar to Andre Russell, OUT! RUN OUT! Varun Chakaravarthy looks for an impossible second and is short of the crease! Kolkata have been bowled out here but have managed to cross the 120-run mark courtesy of the three sixes from Andre Russell. Mukesh Kumar bowls this one slightly short and outside the off pole. Andre Russell pulls this towards deep square leg and takes one. Varun Chakaravarthy turns around and looks for a second but is sent back by Andre Russell. Yash Dhull colle |
| Well, well, that was an excellent display of bowling from the Delhi side. They never let the Kolkata batters settle and kept on picking wickets at regular intervals. They struggled a bit to dismiss Jason Roy, but Kuldeep Yadav finished the job in the 15th over. Ishant Sharma, Anrich Nortje, Axar Patel, and Kuldeep Yadav chipped in with two wickets each while Mukesh Kumar has one in his bank. |
| Kolkata's side struggled with the bat. They were under the pump right from the word go. Jason Roy was the lone batter who stood firm and scored 43 runs. The rest of the batters struggled with their blade. Only three of the Kolkata batters scored in double digits, the rest were dismissed for a single digit. Andre Russel scored an amazing knock of 38 runs at the end. He added some crucial runs on the board and helped his side reach to a total of 127 runs. |
| Kuldeep Yadav is in for a quick chat. He says that they bowled really well in the powerplay and that was a game-changing moment for them. Adds that he bowlers quicker deliveries so he can bowl in the final overs. Ends by saying that when they play against the good side, they have to do well and says that this is probably the lowest total they can restrict to certain team. |
| Right then, Kolkata has put up a low total of 127 runs on the board. It will be a tough job for their bowlers to defend this score. For Delhi, the onus is on their batters to put up a strong stand and chase this down. Can they do it? Or will Kolkata bounce back and turn things around? Let's find out shortly. Chase coming up in a bit... |
| ... The Run Chase ... |
| We are back for the chase! |
| 0.1 : Umesh Yadav to David Warner, Umesh Yadav bowls this on a good length and outside the off pole. David Warner dabs this towards cover-point and looks for a run that is not there. |
| 0.2 : Umesh Yadav to David Warner, FOUR! David Warner opens his account with a dismissive shot! Umesh Yadav bangs this in short and outside the off pole. David Warner pulls this towards deep mid-wicket and collects four runs. |
| 0.3 : Umesh Yadav to David Warner, Bowls this back of a length and on a leg-stump line. David Warner whips this off his hips towards deep square leg and takes a single. |
| 0.4 : Umesh Yadav to Prithvi Shaw, Delivers this on a good length and in line with the stumps. Prithvi Shaw tucks this towards deep square leg and takes a run to get off the mark. |
| 0.5 : Umesh Yadav to David Warner, Goes full this time and outside the off pole. David Warner mistimes his shot towards the mid on fielder. |
| 0.6 : Umesh Yadav to David Warner, A well-directed bouncer just outside the off pole bowled at a quick pace. David Warner just about manages to sway out of the way. 6 runs have come from the first over. |
| Kulwant Khejroliya is to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Kulwant Khejroliya to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! That is great a looking shot from Prithvi Shaw! Kulwant Khejroliya bowls this back of a length and outside the off pole. Prithvi Shaw stands upright and slaps this towards deep cover for four runs. |
| 1.2 : Kulwant Khejroliya to Prithvi Shaw, Bowls this on a good length and on a leg stumps line. Prithvi Shaw clips this towards mid-wicket and a misfield allows them to steal a single. |
| 1.3 : Kulwant Khejroliya to David Warner, FOUR! This is a good start for Delhi! Kulwant Khejroliya bowls this short and going down leg. David Warner looks to pull and gets the ball off his gloves towards fine leg for four runs. |
| 1.4 : Kulwant Khejroliya to David Warner, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries and David Warner is showing solid intent here! This is bowled a fraction short and just outside the off pole. David Warner makes room for himself and slaps this into the gap towards deep cover point for four more runs. |
| 1.5 : Kulwant Khejroliya to David Warner, Short once again and outside the off stump. David Warner pulls this straight to the mid on fielder. |
| 1.6 : Kulwant Khejroliya to David Warner, Bowls a full toss this time in line with the stumps. David Warner misses out as he flicks this straight to mid-wicket. 13 runs from the over and Delhi will be thrilled with this start. |
| 2.1 : Andre Russell to Prithvi Shaw, NO BALL! Andre Russell bowls this full and just outside off, takes pace off the ball straight away. Prithvi Shaw flicks this wide of long on and takes a single. Andre Russell has overstepped so it will be a no ball and we have a Free-Hit coming up. |
| 2.2 : Andre Russell to David Warner, FOUR! David Warner wants to get this done in a hurry! Andre Russell bowls this short and outside the off stump. David Warner pulls this away with his quick hands towards deep mid-wicket and collects four more runs. |
| 2.3 : Andre Russell to David Warner, Slightly short once again and outside the off pole. David Warner cross-bats this towards the cover fielder. |
| 2.4 : Andre Russell to David Warner, Bangs this in short and outside the off pole. David Warner gets on his toes to upper cut this but misses and looks frustrated that he missed out. |
| 2.5 : Andre Russell to David Warner, On a good length this time and aimed for the pads. David Warner gets cramped for room and is unable to put the ball away. |
| 2.6 : Andre Russell to David Warner, Pulls his length back a fraction and strays onto the pads. David Warner whips this towards deep square leg and a good stop by Rinku Singh keeps them down to two runs. |
| Sunil Narine comes into the attack now. |
| 3.1 : Sunil Narine to Prithvi Shaw, Sunil Narine floats this one full an outside the off pole. Prithvi Shaw dabs this towards cover. |
| 3.2 : Sunil Narine to Prithvi Shaw, Get this to spin into the stump on a shortish length. Prithvi Shaw clips this towards deep mid-wicket and takes a single. |
| 3.3 : Sunil Narine to David Warner, Goes 'round the wicket to the left-hander and angles this in from outside off. David Warner cuts this to deep point and takes a run. |
| 3.4 : Sunil Narine to Prithvi Shaw, Bowls this in line with the stumps and a fraction short. Prithvi Shaw clips this towards square leg for no run. |
| 3.5 : Sunil Narine to Prithvi Shaw, Short once again and straying onto the pads. Prithvi Shaw flicks this towards deep mid-wicket and takes one. |
| 3.6 : Sunil Narine to David Warner, Continues to bowl short and outside the off stump. David Warner looks to cut this away but finds the point fielder. Just 3 runs from the over. |
| Spin from both ends as Varun Chakaravarthy comes into the attack now. |
| 4.1 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Prithvi Shaw finally manages to find the fence! Varun Chakaravarthy bowls this short and outside the off pole. Prithvi Shaw goes deep in the crease and cuts this towards deep deep backward point for four runs. |
| 4.2 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Prithvi Shaw, Goes 'round the wicket now and bowls this down leg on a shorter length. Prithvi Shaw is unable to get this away and the ball hits his pads. |
| 4.3 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Prithvi Shaw, OUT! Kolkata have finally managed to draw the first blood and it is the mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy who does the trick! Prithvi Shaw's poor tournament continues as he is dismissed on a low score once again. This is bowled short and angled away from the batter outside off. Prithvi Shaw looks to cut this away but gets an under edge onto the stumps. Kolkata need a few more wickets quickly if they are to claw themselves back into this game. |
| Mitchell Marsh is the new batter in. |
| 4.4 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Mitchell Marsh, Varun Chakaravarthy bowls this onto the pad on a shortish length. Mitchell Marsh tucks this towards deep mid-wicket and gets off the mark with a single. |
| 4.5 : Varun Chakaravarthy to David Warner, FOUR! David Warner is finding the gap beautifully here! This is a tad bit short and in line with the stumps. David Warner gets down on his knees and slaps this towards deep square leg for four runs. |
| 4.6 : Varun Chakaravarthy to David Warner, Fires this one full and into the pads. David Warner sweeps this down to deep backward square leg and collects a run to retain strike. |
| 5.1 : Sunil Narine to David Warner, FOUR! Excellent timing. Slightly shorter and down leg, David Warner gets on his knee and slogs it over backward point for a one bounce boundary! |
| 5.2 : Sunil Narine to David Warner, Lands it down leg, David Warner looks to pull it but misses and gets a hit on his thighs. |
| 5.3 : Sunil Narine to David Warner, FOUR! Fine shot. Lands it down leg again, David Warner slogs it over backward point for four again. |
| 5.4 : Sunil Narine to David Warner, Wide! Another one down leg, David Warner lets it go. |
| Sunil Narine to David Warner, FOUR! Slightly shorter and on middle and leg, David Warner hangs back and knocks it through long on as the ball races away from the fence. |
| 5.5 : Sunil Narine to David Warner, FOUR MORE! David Warner looks in a bit of a hurry here. Full and on off, David Warner lofts it over mid on for four more. |
| 5.6 : Sunil Narine to David Warner, Quicker one, on off, David Warner taps it back towards the bowler. Ends with a dot. |
| 6.1 : Anukul Roy to Mitchell Marsh, Slower one, on middle, Mitchell Marsh blocks it back towards the bowler. |
| 6.2 : Anukul Roy to Mitchell Marsh, Bowls it outside off, Mitchell Marsh punches it but finds the man at covers. |
| 6.3 : Anukul Roy to Mitchell Marsh, Full and on middle, Mitchell Marsh eases it to the right of the bowler. Three dots now. |
| 6.4 : Anukul Roy to Mitchell Marsh, Make it four dots. Quicker one, on middle, this is blocked back towards the bowler again. |
| 6.5 : Anukul Roy to Mitchell Marsh, Another one on middle, Mitchell Marsh covers his line and blocks it away. |
| 6.6 : Anukul Roy to Mitchell Marsh, Lands it outside off, Mitchell Marsh cuts it towards covers for a single. He keeps his strike for the next over. |
| 7.1 : Nitish Rana to Mitchell Marsh, Slower one, outside off, Mitchell Marsh taps it to the cover fielder. |
| 0.0 : Strategic break! David Warner has come out in the second inning all guns blazing and wants to finish this game in a hurry. Delhi need 66 runs in 78 deliveries with nine wickets in hand and this should be a walk in the park for them Kolkata needed to get early wickets to put some pressure on the hosts but despite trying 6 different bowlers have just one wicket to show for it. A cluster of wickets could still bring them back in this game and Nitish Rana feels he is the man to do it as he brings |
| 7.3 : Nitish Rana to Philip Salt, FOUR! Philip Salt gets off the mark in style. Full and on off, Philip Salt hangs back and drives it past extra covers for a boundary. |
| 7.4 : Nitish Rana to Philip Salt, Quicker one, on middle, Philip Salt eases it t mid on for a single. |
| 7.2 : Philip Salt is the new batter at the crease. |
| Nitish Rana to Mitchell Marsh, OUT! CAUGHT! Nitish Rana does get the breakthrough and what an inspired bowling change this it! Bowls it on off, slower too, Mitchell Marsh hangs back and looks to loft it but mistimes it completely. The ball carries towards long off and David Wiese (sub) takes a fine catch near the ropes. Mitchell Marsh makes his way back for just two runs. |
| 7.5 : Nitish Rana to David Warner, Slightly shorter one, outside off, David Warner punches it towards extra covers. Dot. |
| 7.6 : Nitish Rana to David Warner, Back of a length again, angling in, David Warner fends it to covers. Ends with a dot ball. |
| 8.1 : Anukul Roy to Philip Salt, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Anukul Roy strikes. Full and on off, with some turn on offer, Philip Salt looks to play it down the ground but the ball hits the upper part of the bat. The ball lobs back towards the bowler who takes a dolly. Philip Salt makes his way back. |
| 8.2 : Anukul Roy to Manish Pandey, Full and on off, Manish Pandey blocks it back. |
| 8.3 : Anukul Roy to Manish Pandey, Some turn and bounce, on off, Manish Pandey blocks it to mid off. |
| 0.0 : Manish Pandey is the new batter at the crease. |
| 8.4 : Anukul Roy to Manish Pandey, Another one on off, turning away, Manish Pandey eases it back towards the bowler. |
| 8.5 : Anukul Roy to Manish Pandey, Slightly shorter one, on off, Manish Pandey drills it towards long on for one. |
| 8.6 : Anukul Roy to David Warner, Slightly shorter again, David Warner pulls it towards mid-wicket for one more. He keeps his strike for the next over. |
| 9.1 : Nitish Rana to David Warner, Too full, on off, David Warner digs it to extra covers for one. |
| 9.2 : Nitish Rana to Manish Pandey, Lands it on off, Manish Pandey nudges it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 9.3 : Nitish Rana to David Warner, Tossed up, around off, David Warner tucks it to mid-wicket for one again. |
| 9.4 : Nitish Rana to Manish Pandey, Full and outside off, slower too, Manish Pandey drills it towards long on for one more. |
| 9.5 : Nitish Rana to David Warner, Much flatter, outside off, David Warner taps it to the cover fielder. |
| 9.6 : Nitish Rana to David Warner, Bowls a quicker one again, on middle, David Warner blocks it back towards the bowler. |
| 10.1 : Anukul Roy to Manish Pandey, Anukul Roy sees the batter coming down the wicket and serves this short outside off. Manish Pandey punches this towards wide long on and takes a single. |
| 10.2 : Anukul Roy to David Warner, FOUR! That is FIFTY for David Warner and his fourth in six games this season! Anukul Roy fires this one full and onto the pads. David Warner sweeps this towards deep backward square leg and collects four runs. |
| 10.3 : Anukul Roy to David Warner, Bowls this short and outside the off pole. David Warner looks to cut this away but finds the cover fielder. |
| 10.4 : Anukul Roy to David Warner, Continues to bowl short and outside the off stump. David Warner pulls this towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 10.5 : Anukul Roy to Manish Pandey, FOUR! Great use of the feet by Manish Pandey! Anukul Roy tosses this full and in line with the stumps. Manish Pandey charges down the wicket and thumps this back over the bowler's head for four runs. |
| 10.6 : Anukul Roy to Manish Pandey, Tosses this one full and in line with the stumps. Manish Pandey punches this back to the bowler's left and Anukul Roy stops the ball with a dive. |
| 11.1 : Varun Chakaravarthy to David Warner, Varun Chakaravarthy bowls this short and outside the off stump. David Warner pulls this towards deep mid-wicket and takes a single. |
| 11.2 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Manish Pandey, Continues to bowl short and onto the pads. Manish Pandey whips this towards deep square leg and takes a run. |
| 11.3 : Varun Chakaravarthy to David Warner, Goes a touch fuller and outside the off pole. David Warner gets down on his knees and pulls this towards deep square leg for one more. |
| 11.4 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Manish Pandey, Tosses this full and outside the off stump. Manish Pandey gets forwards and dabs this towards short third man. |
| 11.5 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Manish Pandey, Loops this full and outside off. Manish Pandey pushes this back towards the bowler for another dot ball. |
| 11.6 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Manish Pandey, Bowls full once again and into the pads. Manish Pandey flicks this towards deep square leg and takes a single to keep strike. 41 runs needed in 48 deliveries. |
| 12.1 : Sunil Narine to Manish Pandey, Sunil Narine bowls this short and really wide outside off. Manish Pandey reaches for it and cuts this towards deep cover-point for a single. |
| 12.2 : Sunil Narine to David Warner, Goes 'round the wicket to the southpaw and serves this short outside off. David Warner pulls this towards deep square leg and takes a run. |
| 12.3 : Sunil Narine to Manish Pandey, Short once again and outside the off pole. Manish Pandey cuts this to the right of the point fielder and sets off for one. |
| 12.4 : Sunil Narine to David Warner, Fires this into the pads on a fuller length. David Warner misses his flick and the ball goes off the bads towards backward square leg. They get across for a leg bye. |
| 12.5 : Sunil Narine to Manish Pandey, Loops this one full and just outside the off stump. Manish Pandey eases this down to long on for a single. |
| 12.6 : Sunil Narine to David Warner, Bowls this short and into the pads. David Warner rocks back and tucks this towards deep mid-wicket. He looks for two but has to settle for a run. |
| 13.1 : Varun Chakaravarthy to David Warner, OUT! PLUMB! Kolkata have a huge wicket here and do we have a twist in the tale? Varun Chakaravarthy tosses this one full and into the pads. David Warner gets his front forward and looks to reverse-sweep this fine but misses and gets hit flush on the front pad. A huge appeal from the bowler and the umpire raises his finger. David Warner knows he is a goner but decides to review either way. UltraEdge shows there is no bat involved and Ball Tracking i |
| 0.0 : Axar Patel is the new batter. |
| 13.2 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Axar Patel, Varun Chakaravarthy bowls this short and outside the off pole. Axar Patel punches this towards cover. |
| 13.3 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Axar Patel, Continues to bowl short and outside the off pole. Axar Patel goes deep in the crease and gets this off the outside half of his bat towards point. |
| 13.4 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Axar Patel, BEATEN! Bowls this short and outside the off pole. Axar Patel pushes at this and gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 13.5 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Axar Patel, Short once again and on a leg-stump line. Axar Patel dabs this into the leg side. |
| 13.6 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Axar Patel, A maiden over by Varun Chakaravarthy and he has managed to turn the game on its head! Bowls this short once again and onto the pads. Some extra bounce on offer and Axar Patel knocks this into the leg side awkwardly. |
| 14.1 : Sunil Narine to Manish Pandey, Sunil Narine bowls this short and outside the off pole. Manish Pandey taps this towards point. |
| 14.2 : Sunil Narine to Manish Pandey, Bowls this short and outside the off pole. Manish Pandey goes back and pulls this towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 14.3 : Sunil Narine to Axar Patel, Slightly shorter and on off, Axar Patel punches it to mid off for one. |
| 14.4 : Sunil Narine to Manish Pandey, FOUR! A misfield in the deep and Delhi have been gifted four runs! Yet another short ball bowled outside off pole. Manish Pandey pulls this towards deep mid-wicket and Andre Russell looks to pick up the ball with one hand but misses it. |
| 14.5 : Sunil Narine to Manish Pandey, Lands it just outside off, Manish Pandey eases it to point for a quick single. |
| 14.6 : Sunil Narine to Axar Patel, FOUR! Nicely played. Shorter and outside off, Axar Patel hangs back and caresses it through point for a boundary! |
| Strategic break! Kolkata are trying hard to claw its way back into the game. They will need to pick some quick wickets in order to do so. Delhi are looking confident so far and they just need 24 runs in 30 balls now! |
| 15.1 : Anukul Roy to Manish Pandey, Slightly shorter and on off, Manish Pandey pulls it to mid-wicket for one. |
| 15.2 : Anukul Roy to Axar Patel, Wide! Bowls it down leg, Axar Patel lets it go. |
| Anukul Roy to Axar Patel, Full and on off, Axar Patel flicks it towards mid-wicket for one again. Just 21 needed now! |
| 15.3 : Anukul Roy to Manish Pandey, Another fuller one, on off, Manish Pandey tucks it towards mid-wicket for one more. |
| 15.4 : Anukul Roy to Axar Patel, Wide! Bowls it down leg, Axar Patel leaves it alone. |
| Anukul Roy to Axar Patel, Quicker one, angling in, Axar Patel knocks it to mid on for one. |
| 15.5 : Anukul Roy to Manish Pandey, OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust! Fuller one, and some turn on offer. Manish Pandey moves forward to loft it but mistimes it completely. The ball lobs in the air towards long on. Rinku Singh settles under it and takes a sitter. Delhi now needs 18 runs in 25 balls. Kolkata have a glimmer of hope here as Delhi have lost half their side. Aman Khan is the new batter. |
| 15.6 : Anukul Roy to Aman Khan, Quicker one, on middle, Aman Khan blocks it to short mid-wicket. |
| 16.1 : Nitish Rana to Axar Patel, Slower one, outside off, Axar Patel cuts it to covers for one. |
| 16.2 : Nitish Rana to Aman Khan, OUT! TIMBER! Aman Khan goes without scoring. Quicker one, and some turn as well. Aman Khan looks to block it but misses it completely as the ball hits the top of off. The skipper gets his second. Is there a twist in the tale? |
| 16.3 : Nitish Rana to Lalit Yadav, Bowls it on off, Lalit Yadav taps it to the point fielder. |
| 16.2 : Lalit Yadav is the new man in the middle. |
| 16.4 : Nitish Rana to Lalit Yadav, Oh, that was close. Full and on off, Lalit Yadav flicks it uppishly and just over the mid-wicket fielder for a single. |
| 16.5 : Nitish Rana to Axar Patel, Quicker one, just outside off, Axar Patel tucks it towards mid on for one again. |
| 16.6 : Nitish Rana to Lalit Yadav, Bowls it fuller, and on middle, Lalit Yadav blocks it back towards the bowler. |
| 17.1 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Axar Patel, Quicker one, on off, Axar Patel looks to block it but misses and hits his thigh. A loud appeal but the finger stays down. Rana goes upstairs to have a check. Fair delivery and Ultra Edge shows no spike. Ball Tracking shows that it was going from over the stumps and the onfield decision stands NOT OUT! They cross for a leg bye. |
| 17.2 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Lalit Yadav, Lands it outside off and some turn as well. Axar Patel moves forward to play at it but misses. Litton Das behind the sticks fails to collect it as the stuping chance is missed. That was close and should have been a stumping! |
| 17.3 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Lalit Yadav, Quicker one, outside off, Lalit Yadav drills it to long off for one. |
| 17.4 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Axar Patel, Bowls it on leg, Axar Patel looks to heave it but gets misses as the ball deflects off the keeper and towards short fine leg. Dot. |
| 17.5 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Axar Patel, Bowls it on leg and turns it in, Axar Patel looks to flick it but misses and gets rapped on his pads. A loud appeal but the finger stays down. Nitish Rana goes upstairs again. The replay shows that it was pitching outside leg and the onfield decision stands. |
| 17.6 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Axar Patel, Slightly shorter and outside off, Axar Patel punches it to long off for one. 12 needed off 12 now! |
| 18.1 : Nitish Rana to Axar Patel, Slower one, on off, Axar Patel flicks it to mid-wicket for one. |
| 18.2 : Nitish Rana to Lalit Yadav, Lands it on middle, Lalit Yadav knocks it towards long on for one again. |
| 18.3 : Nitish Rana to Axar Patel, Bowls it outside off, Axar Patel looks to slog it but gets a bottom edge as the ball rolls towards square leg. They cross. |
| 18.4 : Nitish Rana to Lalit Yadav, Slower one, on middle and leg, Lalit Yadav moves forward and knocks it to long on for one more. |
| 18.6 : Nitish Rana to Axar Patel, Bowls it on middle, Axar Patel knocks it towards mid on for one. 7 needed off the final over now! |
| 18.5 : Nitish Rana to Axar Patel, Stumping appeal! Lands it outside off, Axar walks forward to play at it but misses. The keeper whips off the bails. The umpire goes upstairs to have a look. The replay shows that Axar Patel was well in. Litton Das was a bit slow. |
| 19.1 : Kulwant Khejroliya to Axar Patel, Nails a yorker, on middle, Axar Patel looks to play at it but gets an inside edge as the ball bounces towards short fine leg. A misfield there by the fielder and the batters decide to take the second run. The fielder throws it to the keeper who breaks the stumps. The replay shows that the batter was well in. 5 needed off 5 now! |
| Andre Russell to David Warner, FOUR! That is sheer power from David Warner! Andre Russell bowls this on a yorker length and in line with the stumps. David Warner thumps this towards long on for four runs. No fielder moved as the ball raced away to the fence. |
| 19.2 : Kulwant Khejroliya to Axar Patel, NO BALL! Full and on off, Axar Patel flicks it towards deep mid-wicket for a brace. Oh, it's a no ball. Free Hit coming up... |
| Delhi came out with the right intent in the run-chase as David Warner took the attack to the fast bowlers. Prithvi Shaw's struggle continued and their overseas pair of Mitchell Marsh and Philip Salt could not make much of an impact. Manish Pandey played the anchor role as the skipper continued to accumulate runs at a steady rate but the latter's dismissal initiated a collapse. Three quick wickets had them struggling to overcome the target but Axar Patel and Lalit Yadav managed to stop the s |
| Kulwant Khejroliya to Axar Patel, Delhi have done it! Kulwant Khejroliya bowls a full toss, on middle, Axar Patel flicks it over mid-wicket for a brace. Delhi beat Kolkata by 4 wickets! |
| The hosts after winning the toss dominated with the ball and managed to bowl their opponents out on the last ball of the inning. Ishant Sharma's inclusion in the side was a revelation as he claimed two wickets and so did Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, and Anrich Nortje with Mukesh Kumar chipping in with one. Kolkata also made four changes to their playing eleven and it was Jason Roy who held one end as wickets fell freely on the other side. He fell 7 runs short of his half-century and Andre Russ |
| Nitish Rana the skipper of Kolkata says they fell short by some runs. Adds that he takes responsibility for the loss as he should have batted well and not given away his wicket cheaply. He gives credit to the bowlers for doing so well in trying to defend this low total. Ends by saying that as a team they should play well overall, and they will bounce back stronger. |
| The pace bowlers for Kolkata could not start well and were unable to take wickets in the first few overs which allowed the opponents to get a good start. The introduction of spin saw them draw first blood as Varun Chakaravarthy got a wicket in his first over. Nitish Rana decided to bring himself into the attack and took a wicket with Anukul Roy striking in the very next over. This gave them a glimmer of hope and when Varun Chakaravarthy sent the Delhi skipper back to the shed, they started t |
| Delhi have somehow managed to take the game right down to the wire when this run chase should have been a walk in the park! Nevertheless, they have managed to get over the finish line and get their first points on the board courtesy of a strong bowling performance. They were cruising at one point but managed to make a mountain out of a molehill and their batting collapse will continue to send alarm bells in the dressing room. Kolkata have now suffered their fourth defeat and it was their batti |
| Time for the presentations... |
| David Warner the captain of Delhi says that he is just grateful to get the two points on the board. Mentions that everyone did well and it was a really good bowling effort. Adds that they wanted to take wickets in the Powerplay and that is what they got. Mentions that while batting they wanted to score quickly in the Powerplay and got a good start but they lost a few quick wickets. Claims that winning is very satisfying and that they have a good set of players. Informs that there was a good ch |
| Ishant Sharma is the Player of the Match. He says that he was just waiting for his chance. Adds that it just depends on the plans and how to execute those plans. He ends by saying that there is no lucky charm in the team and everyone gave their best. |
| Right then, Delhi have their first win and it has come in front of their home crowd who were craving to see their team victorious. The action in the 16th edition of the Indian T20 League continues on Friday, 21st of April as Chennai take on Hyderabad for match number 29 at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium. The game is at 7.30 pm (2 pm GMT), but the build-up will begin well in advance. Do join us and until then, goodbye and cheers! |
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