| 0.0 : Impact players for Delhi -Â Rasikh Dar, Kumar Kushagra, Pravin Dubey, Sumit Kumar, Lalit Yadav. |
| Impact players for Rajasthan -Â Jos Buttler, Kuldeep Sen, Tanush Kotian, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Kunal Singh Rathore. |
| The captain of Rajasthan, Sanju Samson says that they will bowl first. Mentions that they are comfortable doing both but it looks like a good wicket to chase. Tells that winning helps and the environment has been good with the presence of some great characters in the team. Informs that Dhruv Jurel misses out due to a niggle as does Shimron Hetmyer. |
| Delhi (Playing XI) - Abishek Porel, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant (C/WK), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Gulbadin Naib (In for Lizaad Williams), Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Ishant Sharma (In for Rasikh Dar), Khaleel Ahmed. |
| Rajasthan (Playing XI) - Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (C/WK), Riyan Parag, Shubham Dubey (In for Dhruv Jurel), Rovman Powell, Donovan Ferreira (In for Shimron Hetmyer), Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal. |
| Rishabh Pant, the captain of Delhi says that the pitch shouldn't change much and adds that it looks like a batting wicket. Mentions that there have been injuries and health issues in the squad but also says that it comes with the game. Adds that there are two changes in the team with Ishant Sharma and Gulbadin Naib being included in place of Lizaad Williams and Rasikh Dar. |
| The bell has been rung, and we are now moments away from the commencement of this high-stakes clash. Sanju Samson and the rest of the Rajasthan players make their way out to the middle. The crowd's roar gets louder as the two openers of Delhi stride out to the centre. It will be the left-hand right-hand combination of Abishek Porel and Jake Fraser-McGurk to open the innings for Delhi. Trent Boult will kickstart proceedings with the new ball for Rajasthan. Off we go... |
| 0.1 : Trent Boult to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Starts off well. Hits the deck hard from 'round the wicket. Jake Fraser-McGurk clips it to deep mid-wicket and gets thesocre going with a brace. |
| 0.2 : Trent Boult to Jake Fraser-McGurk, No run. |
| 0.3 : Trent Boult to Jake Fraser-McGurk, On the hard length again, angling in from 'round the wicket. Jake Fraser-McGurk tries to loft it down the ground, gets the outer edge and the ball rolls away behind square on the off side. |
| 0.4 : Trent Boult to Jake Fraser-McGurk, OUCH! Trent Boult is bowling a tight length here. Again on the good length, angling into the batter. Jake Fraser-McGurk misses his shot completely but gets hit on the box. He goes down in pain and we will have a slight halt as the team physio checks up on him. |
| 0.0 : A halt in play as the physio sprints out to attend to Jake Fraser-McGurk, who has taken a blow on the box and is down on his haunches. This has been a good start from Boult, bowling to a set plan against the young Aussie sensation. |
| 0.5 : Trent Boult to Jake Fraser-McGurk, FOUR! FANTASTIC! Trent Boult sticks to the same line and length from 'round the wicket. Jake Fraser-McGurk creates room this time and lofts it over mid on. The ball bounces a couple of times before crossing the fence and gets himself four runs. |
| 0.6 : Trent Boult to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Serves it on the hard length and around middle. Jake Fraser-McGurk nudges it to mid-wicket but there is a fielder there to stop the single. |
| 0.0 : It will be Sandeep Sharma to operate from the other end. He is starting with a slip in place. |
| 1.1 : Sandeep Sharma to Abishek Porel, Fuller and outside off. Abishek Porel reaches for it and sends it towards cover for a single. |
| 1.2 : Sandeep Sharma to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Again full and a bit slow. Jake Fraser-McGurk reads the hint of outswing well and drives it down the ground. Rotates the strike with a single. |
| 1.3 : Sandeep Sharma to Abishek Porel, Sandeep Sharma drags his length back and keeps it around off. Abishek Porel dances down the track and drills it only to find the fielder at cover. |
| 1.4 : Sandeep Sharma to Abishek Porel, FOUR! Uppish but safe! Sandeep Sharma bowls it full and on off. Abishek Porel just lofts it over the bowler's head and it is enough to take the ball bouncing away to the ropes for four runs. |
| 1.5 : Sandeep Sharma to Abishek Porel, On the good length now, over off. Abishek Porel punches it to the fielder at mid off. |
| 1.6 : Sandeep Sharma to Abishek Porel, FOUR! MUCH BETTER! Sandeep Sharma serves this on a length, around the off pole. Abishek Porel stays back and punches it with impeccable timing. The ball beats the fielder at mid off and runs off to the cushions for four more runs to end the over. |
| 2.1 : Trent Boult to Jake Fraser-McGurk, SIX! BANG! Trent Boult goes slightly full and angles it towards leg. Jake Fraser-McGurk moves away and lofts it down the ground. The ball is hit well and it clears the ropes for the first maximum of the match. |
| 2.2 : Trent Boult to Jake Fraser-McGurk, FOUR! MORE RUNS! Trent Boult drops it short now, outside off. Jake Fraser-McGurk slashes hard and gets some bat on it. The ball clears short third and from there it is another four runs for the youngster. |
| 2.3 : Trent Boult to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Bangs it short again, this time over middle. Jake Fraser-McGurk tries to reach for it but gets beaten by the bounce. |
| 2.4 : Trent Boult to Jake Fraser-McGurk, FOUR! LOVELY! Trent Boult sticks to the short length, comes from 'round the wicket this time. Jake Fraser-McGurk slaps it from over his shoulders and the ball clears covers. It races off to the fence for four more runs for Delhi. |
| 2.5 : Trent Boult to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Takes some pace off now, goes short, and follows the batter down the leg side. Jake Fraser-McGurk is confused by the lack of pace and the ball hits the toe end of his bat. It dies down on the track. |
| 2.6 : Trent Boult to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Hits the hard length now and keeps it around middle. Jake Fraser-McGurk punches it to mid on and takes a quick single. He will retain the strike at the start of the next over. |
| Avesh Khan comes into the attack as the first change. |
| 3.1 : Avesh Khan to Jake Fraser-McGurk, FOUR! STREKY! Quick and full on middle. Jake Fraser-McGurk tries to hit it down the ground, gets an inside edge and the ball rolls to the fine leg fence for four more runs. |
| 3.2 : Avesh Khan to Jake Fraser-McGurk, FOUR! ANOTHER ONE! Avesh Khan serves it on a good length and keeps it outside off. Jake Fraser-McGurk stands tall and finds the gap through covers. The ball is again going to the cushions for consecutive boundaries. |
| 3.3 : Avesh Khan to Jake Fraser-McGurk, FOUR! MAGNIFICENT! Avesh Khan bowls it full and outside off. Jake Fraser-McGurk gets low and carves it over point. The timing is perfect and the ball bounces just before the ropes for three boundaries in a row, |
| 3.4 : Avesh Khan to Jake Fraser-McGurk, SIX! BEAUTY! Avesh Khan takes some pace off, delivers it on a length and over off. Jake Fraser-McGurk slaps it with power. The ball is hit well and soars over the long off ropes for the second maximum off his bat. This over is going to be a big one for Delhi and it is again Jake Fraser-McGurk who puts pressure on the bowlers. |
| 3.5 : Avesh Khan to Jake Fraser-McGurk, FOUR! POWERFUL! Avesh Khan drops it short this time around off. Jake Fraser-McGurk creates some room and lofts it square of the wicket on the off side. The ball bounces inches before the ropes which earns him another four runs. |
| 3.6 : Avesh Khan to Jake Fraser-McGurk, SIX! BASHED IT! FIFTY UP FOR JFM! Avesh Khan delivers a juicy full toss around the knees. Jake Fraser-McGurk sends it flying over the cow corner region and the ball lands in the stands. That is a 19-ball fifty for JFM and we have seen it before. 28 runs off Avesh's first over. |
| First look at spin as Ravichandran Ashwin comes on to bowl. |
| 4.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Abishek Porel, A bit short and angled into leg. Abishek Porel clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single to start the over. |
| 4.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Jake Fraser-McGurk, OUT! TAKEN! THAT IS THE BIG WICKET! Ravichandran Ashwin draws first blood and with a full toss on the stumps. Jake Fraser-McGurk gets tempted by it and looks it clear the field on the off side. There isn't any pace on the ball and he sends it flat towards Donovan Ferreira at covers. He doesn't make any errors and that is the end of a fiery innings by JFM. |
| Shai Hope is in at number 3. |
| 4.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shai Hope, Tossed up, turning in onto off. Shai Hope covers the line and flicks it to mid-wicket. He gets off the mark with a single. |
| 4.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Abishek Porel, SIX! BANG! Ravichandran Ashwin drops it a bit short and around off. Abishek Porel swivels and sends it flying over the cow corner region straight into the stands for a biggie. |
| 4.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Abishek Porel, Quicker and full on the pads. Abishek Porel is hit on the thigh pads and the ball dies down on the track. |
| 4.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Abishek Porel, Pitched up, again around leg. Abishek Porel punches it to mid on and runs a single. A very good over for Rajasthan. |
| 5.1 : Sandeep Sharma to Abishek Porel, RUN OUT! How unfortunate for Shai Hope! One brings two for Rajasthan. |
| 4.6 : Sandeep Sharma is back into the attack and he creates a chance on the very first ball. Abishek Porel drills the full toss back towards Sharma and he just gets a hand to it. The ball deflects onto the stumps and unfortunately, Shai Hope is caught short of the crease. |
| 5.2 : Sandeep Sharma to Abishek Porel, FOUR! Hit with real authority! Angling in, on a short of a good length, on middle, Abishek Porel stays put and swipes it across the line. Hits it in the vacant deep mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 5.1 : Axar Patel is the new batter in. |
| 5.3 : Sandeep Sharma to Abishek Porel, 1 run. |
| 5.4 : Sandeep Sharma to Axar Patel, No run. |
| 5.5 : Sandeep Sharma to Axar Patel, FOUR! Streaky! Slanting into the left-hander from around the wicket, on a length, Axar Patel swings to hit the through the line. Gets an inside edge that sneaks past the leg stump and beats the dive of Sanju Samson for a boundary. |
| 5.6 : Sandeep Sharma to Axar Patel, Takes pace off a bit and drags his length back, on off, Axar Patel dabs it in front of point and calls Abishek Porel through for a quick single. |
| 6.1 : Riyan Parag to Axar Patel, Tosses it up and gets a hint of turn, full and on middle and leg, Axar Patel drives it down to wide long on for a single. |
| 6.2 : Riyan Parag to Abishek Porel, FOUR! Not in control but Abishek Porel still manages to find the fence. Loopy low full toss, sliding down leg, Abishek Porel goes for the sweep but gets a top edge that lands safely in the vacant deep backward square leg region for a boundary. |
| 6.3 : Riyan Parag to Abishek Porel, No run. |
| 6.4 : Riyan Parag to Abishek Porel, Pushes it through, flat and short, on middle, Abishek Porel is a bit late on the shot as he chops it off the stumps towards backward point. |
| 6.5 : Riyan Parag to Abishek Porel, No run. |
| 6.6 : Riyan Parag to Abishek Porel, Shorter and quicker, on midde, Abishek Porel pulls it in front of square on the leg side for a single. Good comeback by Parag after being hit for a boundary earlier in the over. Just 6 runs off Parag's first over. |
| 0.0 : Strategic break! The players get a breather and also some time to discuss strategies. Jake Fraser-McGurk and Abishek Porel again made sure that Delhi got a strong start to their innings but a couple of quick wickets have brought Rajasthan back into the game. Delhi will want to keep the runs coming and put pressure on the bowlers. Rajasthan might be itching for another few wickets in quick time. There are still 13 overs left in the innings so stay tuned for more excitement. Yuzvendra Chahal ha |
| 7.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Abishek Porel, SIX! Porel puts pressure on Chahal straight away! |
| 7.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Abishek Porel, On a nagging length, on middle and leg, clipped through mid-wicket for a run by Abishek Porel. |
| 7.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Axar Patel, Short and at the batter, Axar Patel nudges it in the vacant mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 7.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Abishek Porel, Flat and short, angling away, on off, Abishek Porel cuts it late but can't get it past backward point where the fielder makes a good diving stop. |
| 7.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Abishek Porel, Width on offer on off and it is fuller as well, Abishek Porel drills it off the front foot to the right of long off. Riyan Parag runs around and slides to keep it down to two. Can Chahal get out of the over well here? |
| 7.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Abishek Porel, Four! |
| 8.1 : Riyan Parag to Axar Patel, 1 run. |
| 8.2 : Riyan Parag to Abishek Porel, Goes full and on off, driven down the ground to long off for a run. |
| 8.3 : Riyan Parag to Axar Patel, WIDE! Fires it in short but down leg, Axar Patel lets it go for a wide. |
| Riyan Parag to Axar Patel, Drops it short and on off, Axar Patel punches well but picks out the man at cover. |
| 8.4 : Riyan Parag to Axar Patel, On a nagging length, on off, Axar Patel presses forward and pushes it to long off for a run. |
| 8.5 : Riyan Parag to Abishek Porel, 1 run. |
| 9.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Abishek Porel, Short and sliding on, middle, Abishek Porel turns it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 8.6 : Riyan Parag to Axar Patel, SIX! BOOM! Clean strike! Axar ruins what was turning out to be another tidy over from Parag. A bit too full, on off and middle, Axar Patel is allowed to get underneath it and tonks it over long on for a biggie. |
| 9.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Axar Patel, OUT! c Riyan Parag b Ravichandran Ashwin. |
| 9.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Rishabh Pant, Dishes it out on a fullish length, on middle, Rishabh Pant jams it out to long on and gets off the mark with a single. |
| 0.0 : The skipper, Rishabh Pant walks out to bat now. |
| 9.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Abishek Porel, 1 run. |
| 9.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Rishabh Pant, Gets away with it does Ashwin! A rare loosener as this is short and slower, down leg, Rishabh Pant is unable to take full toll of it. Gets inside the line but hits it straight towards deep backward square leg. Trent Boult does well to adjust to the spin and keeps it down to one. |
| 9.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Abishek Porel, Serves it full now and on off, Abishek Porel transfers his weight on the front foot and smacks it towards wide long off. Riyan Parag runs around to his right and mops it up. Two runs taken. |
| 10.1 : Avesh Khan to Rishabh Pant, On the hard length and on leg. Rishabh Pant flicks it off his back foot to square leg to run one. |
| 10.2 : Avesh Khan to Abishek Porel, SIX! PULLED AWAY! FIFTY FOR POREL! Avesh Khan drops it short and keeps it around off. Abishek Porel pulls well and sends it flying over the deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum. That was pleasing to the eye as well. |
| 10.3 : Avesh Khan to Abishek Porel, Too full and outside the off pole. Abishek Porel slices it to deep point and runs a single. |
| 10.4 : Avesh Khan to Rishabh Pant, On a good length and around off. Rishabh Pant punches it to mid off and runs one more. |
| 10.5 : Avesh Khan to Abishek Porel, FOUR! PUNISHED! Avesh Khan bowls a juicy full toss on off. Abishek Porel drills it past the fielder at covers. The one in the deep fails to reach it before the ball touches the cushions for four more runs. |
| 10.6 : Avesh Khan to Abishek Porel, Drags his length back a bit, keeping it over off. Abishek Porel punches it to long on and ends the over with a single. Another fruitful over for Delhi. |
| 11.1 : Trent Boult to Abishek Porel, A bit slow and short over off. Abishek Porel has to wait for it before pulling it away to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 11.2 : Trent Boult to Rishabh Pant, Trent Boult serves it on a length and outside off. Rishabh Pant moves towards it and uses his wrists to flick it towards deep mid-wicket. He doesn't find the gap but runs a single. |
| 11.3 : Trent Boult to Abishek Porel, FOUR! IN THE GAP! Trent Boult bowls a slow bouncer over off. Abishek Porel pulls it but gets the timing wrong. The ball was in the gap away from deep mid-wicket and it rolls off to the fence for four more runs. |
| 11.4 : Trent Boult to Abishek Porel, Slightly fuller and around off. Abishek Porel drives it to deep cover for a single to rotate the strike. |
| 11.5 : Trent Boult to Rishabh Pant, SIX! INNOVATIVE! Trent Boult bangs it short and keeps it over middle. Rishabh Pant moves towards off and pulls it very late. The ball flies off over the fine leg fence for his first maximum in this game. |
| 11.6 : Trent Boult to Rishabh Pant, Beaten! Trent Boult serves it on a length, outside the line of off. Rishabh Pant swings his blade hard but the ball zips past the outer edge to be collected by the keeper. |
| 12.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Abishek Porel, A bit short and angled into the batter. Abishek Porel opens up the face of his bat and guides it to short third. The batters run one. |
| 12.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Rishabh Pant, Tossed up, turning into the left-hander. Rishabh Pant again tries to scoop it over fine leg but gets hit on the pads. There was an appeal but the umpire stays unmoved. |
| 12.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Rishabh Pant, Full and around off. Rishabh Pant punches it to deep mid-wicket for a singe to get to the other end. |
| 12.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Abishek Porel, OUT! TAKEN! ANOTHER ONE FOR ASHWIN! He gives it some air and bowls it full. Abishek Porel creates some room but the ball turns away from him. He gets the connection off the toe end of his bat and chips the ball up towards point. Sandeep Sharma settles under it and brings an end to a fine knock by Porel. |
| Tristan Stubbs makes his way out to the centre. |
| 12.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Tristan Stubbs, A bit short and around off. Tristan Stubbs punches it to cover and gets off the mark with a single. |
| 12.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Rishabh Pant, Slower and fuller on the pads. Rishabh Pant clips it towards square leg and ends a very good over with a single. Ravichandran Ashwin has been troublesome for the batters in this match. |
| Yuzvendra Chahal (1-0-14-0) comes back into the attack. |
| 13.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Rishabh Pant, Quicker and full outside off. Rishabh Pant flicks it to long on and gets a single to begin the over. |
| 13.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Tristan Stubbs, Pitched up, again outside off. Tristan Stubbs drives it to cover and runs one more. |
| 13.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Rishabh Pant, A bit short and aimed on the pads. Rishabh Pant uses his wrist to send it towards mid-wicket. The batters run the first one quickly but couldn't get back for the second one. |
| 13.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Tristan Stubbs, Flighted full outside off. Tristan Stubbs sends it past point for yet another single. |
| 13.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Rishabh Pant, OUT! c Trent Boult b Yuzvendra Chahal. |
| 0.0 : Gulbadin Naib, on debut, comes out to the middle. |
| 13.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Gulbadin Naib, Flatter and quicker outside off. Gulbadin Naib tries to play it through the off side but gets the inside edge. The ball rolls off to short fine leg and the batters cross for one. Another fantastic over for Rajasthan. |
| 14.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Gulbadin Naib, Ashwin bowls this a bit short and keeps it on the pads. Gulbadin Naib nudges it towards mid-wicket and runs a single. |
| 14.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Tristan Stubbs, Pitched up around middle. Tristan Stubbs leans in and drives it to mid on to rotate the strike. |
| 14.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Gulbadin Naib, Flatter now aimed at off. Gulbadin Naib punches it towards long off and jogs to take a single. |
| 14.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Tristan Stubbs, Tossed up on middle. Tristan Stubbs drives it to long off for an easy one run. |
| 14.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Gulbadin Naib, Quicker and full on middle. Gulbadin Naib covers the line and blocks it out watchfully. |
| 14.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Gulbadin Naib, Thats tight bowling. Goes full and on middle. Gulbadin Naib flicks it to mid-wicket and ends the over with one run. The boundaries seemed to have dried up for Delhi. |
| 0.0 : Strategic break! Abishek Porel and Rishabh Pant have fallen in quick succession, leaving two relatively new batters, Gulbadin Naib and Tristan Stubbs, to provide the finishing kick for Delhi. Given the start they had, the hosts will be very disappointed if they do not get to 200. Rajasthan have pulled things back nicely through their spin duo, but with Ashwin done for the night, Chahal's remaining two overs will be crucial if his side has to finish well with the ball. |
| 15.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Gulbadin Naib, SIX! Gulbadin Naib with the first six of his Indian T20 League career! Tosses it up but errs in length does Chahal as it is too full, on middle, Gulbadin Naib plants his foot forward and tonks it over long on for a maximum. |
| 15.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Gulbadin Naib, Drops it short and on leg, Gulbadin Naib goes on the back foot and nudges it through square leg for a single. |
| 15.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Tristan Stubbs, Pushes it through, on a nagging length, Tristan Stubbs misses the flick and gets pinged on the front pad. |
| 15.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Tristan Stubbs, Drops it short and on off, Tristan Stubbs punches it straight to cover. |
| 15.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Tristan Stubbs, No run. |
| 15.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Tristan Stubbs, Fuller and around middle, Tristan Stubbs works it off the inner half of the bat to deep mid-wicket for one more run. After a six off the first ball, Delhi fail to convert it into a big over as only two runs came off the next five balls. |
| 16.1 : Sandeep Sharma to Tristan Stubbs, Digs it into the wicket, slower as well, Tristan Stubbs hops back and drags the pull to wide long on for a single. |
| 16.2 : Sandeep Sharma to Gulbadin Naib, Slower and on middle, on a good length, Gulbadin Naib waits and punches it with a straight bat to long on for a run. |
| 16.3 : Sandeep Sharma to Tristan Stubbs, Sees the batter back away and tucks him up for room as he follows him with a full delivery, Tristan Stubbs clips it through mid-wicket. Three singles so far. |
| 16.4 : Sandeep Sharma to Gulbadin Naib, Does not offer any pace and bangs it into the wicket, outside off, Gulbadin Naib lets it go for a wide on height but the umpire deems it a fair delivery. |
| 16.5 : Sandeep Sharma to Gulbadin Naib, Another beautifully disguised slower bouncer. This is around off and middle, Gulbadin Naib waits and waits for the ball to come to him but gets undone by the lack of pace and fails to connect the pull shot. |
| 16.6 : Sandeep Sharma to Gulbadin Naib, Superb stuff from Sandeep Sharma. Just 4 runs off the over. Goes full and at pace, at the batter, Gulbadin Naib clears his front leg and swipes it through square leg for just a single. |
| 17.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Gulbadin Naib, FOUR! In the gap! Flat by Chahal, on a nagging length, on off, Gulbadin Naib drags the hit and he is able to generate power behind it. Hits it to the right of long on for a much-needed boundary. |
| 17.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Gulbadin Naib, Slower through the air and it is fuller as well, on off Gulbadin Naib drills it on the bounce to long off for one. |
| 17.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR! Tristan Stubbs gets funky and gets the reward! Fuller and quicker, on middle, Tristan Stubbs is aware that there is no deep on the off side square of the wicket. Pulls out the reverse sweep and hits it over cover-point for a boundary. |
| 17.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR! Two in two! Stubbs has out thought the bowler on both occasions. Chahal loops it up, on a fullish length, near the tramline on off, Tristan Stubbs moves across to the off side nice and early and sweeps it wide of square leg for four more runs. |
| 17.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Tristan Stubbs, 2 runs. |
| 17.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Tristan Stubbs, SIX! BOOM! Belted away! 21 runs off the over and this has come just at the right time for Delhi. It is quicker from Chahal but a bit too full, outside off, Tristan Stubbs reaches out in front and gets underneath it nicely. Nails the sweep shot over deep square leg for half a dozen. |
| 18.1 : Trent Boult to Gulbadin Naib, On a fullish length, on off, Gulbadin Naib gets his bat out in front and knocks it down to long on for a single. |
| 18.2 : Trent Boult to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR! Short and punished! Boult takes pace off and tries to dig it in short, on off, Tristan Stubbs gets this one at a good height, rides the bounce well and pulls it in front of square on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 18.3 : Trent Boult to Tristan Stubbs, Boult goes full and straight, at the stumps, Tristan Stubbs fails to clip it away. Gets an inside edge that goes back onto his pads and rolls away on the leg side for one. |
| 18.4 : Trent Boult to Gulbadin Naib, OUT! c Ravichandran Ashwin b Trent Boult. |
| 0.0 : Delhi bring in their impact player as Rasikh Dar walks out to bat now in place of Abishek Porel. |
| 18.5 : Trent Boult to Rasikh Dar, FOUR! Rasikh Dar is up and running! |
| 18.6 : Trent Boult to Rasikh Dar, Four! |
| 0.0 : Sandeep Sharma has been handed the ball to bowl the final over of the innings. |
| 19.1 : Sandeep Sharma to Tristan Stubbs, SIX! Carved away and Tristan Stubbs made that look easy! |
| 19.2 : Sandeep Sharma to Tristan Stubbs, SIX! Hit flat and hit for half a dozen! Sandeep drags his length back and bowls it outside off, Tristan Stubbs picks the length early and picks the bones out of that. Flat bats it down the ground and gets it over the long off fence for six more. |
| 19.3 : Sandeep Sharma to Tristan Stubbs, OUT! PLUMB IN FRONT! Sandeep Sharma gets the yorker right and gets his man! |
| 0.0 : Kuldeep Yadav is the new batter in. |
| 19.4 : Sandeep Sharma to Kuldeep Yadav, FOUR! How did Kuldeep Yadav get that away? A valiant effort though from Donovan Ferreira. |
| 19.5 : Sandeep Sharma to Kuldeep Yadav, Just short! Lands it on a fullish length, outside off, Kuldeep Yadav goes for the reverse paddle but plays it from the back of his bat. It comes off the cue-end of the bat and it drops just short of the diving Yuzvendra Chahal at short third. The ball rolls behind off as it through the hands of Chahal for a single. |
| 19.6 : Sandeep Sharma to Rasikh Dar, RUN OUT! They had to go for the second run and it is a run out to end the innings! |
| 0.0 : The heroics of Tristan Stubbs, Rasikh Dar, and Kuldeep Yadav towards the end of the innings made sure that Delhi ended their innings at 221. It is a bit short of what they would have expected but a lot better than the target they were looking at in the middle phases of the innings. |
| As expected, it turned out to be a good batting track and after being asked to bat first, Delhi made full use of their Powerplay. They had a dream start to their innings with Jake Fraser-McGurk and Abishek Porel unleashing an array of shots on the bowlers for the first 5 overs. JFM was the aggressor and smashed a 19-ball fifty again this season. After his dismissal, it was Shai Hope who didnât have luck in his favor as he was caught short of his crease. Porel and Rishabh Pant too put up a f |
| Rajasthan had no answer for the shots that the opening batters played. After getting hit for many boundaries in the first 4 overs, they turned to the veteran Ravichandran Ashwin who rewarded them with the wicket of Jake Fraser-McGurk. After that, Sandeep Sharma sent Hope walking back to the dugout courtesy of his quick reflexes. Ashwin again worked his magic to get rid of Axar Patel and Porel with his spin partner, Yuzvendra Chahal sending Pant back to the dugout. At that moment, they started |
| Ravichandran Ashwin is in for chat. He says that 220 is about par and they need to bat well. Feels that the Powerplay and overs from Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav will be crucial. |
| Right then, that was it from an exciting first innings. We saw some explosive batting at the top from Jake Fraser-McGurk and Abishek Porel where it looked like Delhi would be crossing the 250-run mark. However, Ravichandran Ashwin turned out to be the star for Rajasthan and put a halt to the runs with his three wickets. The game again had a twist for us in the form of Tristan Stubbs who made sure that Delhi crossed the 200-run mark and the cameos of Rasikh Dar and Kuldeep Yadav pushed the s |
| ... THE RUN CHASE ⦠|
| 0.1 : Khaleel Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Yashasvi Jaiswal almost takes out his partner at the other end. Gets a boundary and Rajasthan are away! Khaleel goes full and gets a hint of away movement, on off and middle, Jaiswal drives it with a straight bat straight back towards Jos Buttler. Buttler fails to get out of the way quickly. The ball deflects off his body and goes away from the fielder at mid on who was sprinting across to his right to cut it off. |
| 0.2 : Khaleel Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, OUT! c Axar Patel b Khaleel Ahmed. |
| 0.0 : The skipper, Sanju Samson walks in to bat at number 3 with a lot of work to do. |
| 0.3 : Khaleel Ahmed to Sanju Samson, WIDE! Khaleel fails to control the swing and sprays a full delivery, way outside off. Left alone by Sanju Samson for a wide. |
| Khaleel Ahmed to Sanju Samson, Wide! |
| Khaleel Ahmed to Sanju Samson, Gets the ball to shape back in, full and around off, Sanju Samson gets on the front foot and pushes it with a straight bat to mid off. |
| 0.4 : Khaleel Ahmed to Sanju Samson, No run. |
| 0.5 : Khaleel Ahmed to Sanju Samson, Khaleel steams with two slips in place, on a good length, going across, outside off, Sanju Samson dabs it square to deep point for a single. |
| 0.6 : Khaleel Ahmed to Jos Buttler, PItches it right up to the batter in search of swing, on off, Jos Buttler presents a straight bat and knocks it down to mid off for a dot. |
| 0.0 : Who will bowl from the other end? |
| 1.1 : Ishant Sharma to Sanju Samson, Starts well does Ishant as he bowls it at 126.4 kph, on a hard length, on off. The ball jags back in but Sanju Samson adjusts well as he hops back and steers it wide of point for a single. |
| 1.2 : Ishant Sharma to Jos Buttler, Shaping into the right-hander, on a good length, on off, Jos Buttler waits on the back foot and covers the line of the ball to stab it down the deck. |
| 1.3 : Ishant Sharma to Jos Buttler, No run. |
| 1.4 : Ishant Sharma to Jos Buttler, Three dots on the trot! Closer to the off-stump line and tucks the batter up for room, on a good length, Jos Buttler gets on top of the bounce and punches it well but fails to get it past cover. |
| 1.5 : Ishant Sharma to Jos Buttler, Beaten! Pressure building on Jos Buttler as he is struggling to get Ishant away here. In the channel on off, a hint of inward movement, on off, Jos Buttler has a tentative push at the delivery and he is lucky not to nick this one behind. |
| 1.6 : Ishant Sharma to Jos Buttler, This is a bit short and outside off, Jos Buttler moves to the off side and pats it wide of point. Gets off the mark with a single off his 6th ball. |
| 2.1 : Khaleel Ahmed to Jos Buttler, WIDE! Khaleel angles it away from the batter, on a good length, Jos Buttler swings and misses. Wide given by the umpire as it went beyond the tramline. |
| Khaleel Ahmed to Jos Buttler, Tailing sharply back in from over the wicket, on a fuller length, at the stumps, Jos Buttler gets his bat out in front of the pads and whips it hurriedly towards mid on for a single. |
| 2.2 : Khaleel Ahmed to Sanju Samson, SIX! Sanju Samson goes big! 200th maximum of Samson's Indian T20 League career. Length delivery, on off and middle, Sanju Samson takes no half measures as he swings through the line and deposits it over long on for a biggie. |
| 2.3 : Khaleel Ahmed to Sanju Samson, Comes from around the wicket and bowls it short and wide on off, Sanju Samson cuts it without much timing to deep point for one. |
| 2.4 : Khaleel Ahmed to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Gets it through! Serves it fuller in length as he switches back to over the wicket, around the wicket, Jos Buttler looks to hit it down the ground. The bat turns in his hand on impact but still manages to get it past the diving Mukesh Kumar at mid on for his first boundary. |
| 2.5 : Khaleel Ahmed to Jos Buttler, Nearly! Takes pace off and bowls it on a back of a length, outside off, Jos Buttler hangs back and shapes up to slap it down the ground. Gets the timing wrong and it lobs low to the left of Khaleel Ahmed. The ball evades Khaleel and goes past the stumps for a run. |
| 2.6 : Khaleel Ahmed to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Excellent timing! Khaleel did not do much wrong there as this was closer to the off pole, on a good length, Sanju Samson relies on timing and threads it through covers for a boundary. Khaleel could not quite follow up his first over and this went for 18 runs. |
| 3.1 : Ishant Sharma to Jos Buttler, This is at 141.4 kph, on a good length, on off, Jos Buttler hits it on the bounce towards mid off. |
| 3.2 : Ishant Sharma to Jos Buttler, Bowls a dipping slower delivery, full toss, on middle, Jos Buttler is through his shot a bit early and inside halves the swipe to deep backward square leg for one. |
| 3.3 : Ishant Sharma to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Poor delivery and it gets the treatment! Width on offer on off and it is slower as well, short in length, Sanju Samson waits on it and pumps it through covers for a boundary. |
| 3.4 : Ishant Sharma to Sanju Samson, More like it by Ishant Sharma! With an upright seam and hits the deck hard, on the off-stump line, Sanju Samson tries to use the pace and glide it past short third. The ball nips back in a touch and gets the extra bounce to whizz past the bat. |
| 3.5 : Ishant Sharma to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Easy pickings! Too straight from Ishant, sliding on the pads, on a length, Sanju Samson flicks it behind square for an easy boundary. |
| 3.6 : Ishant Sharma to Sanju Samson, SIX! Sanju Samson finishes the over in the best possible fashion. 18-run over followed by a 15-run over. |
| 4.1 : Mukesh Kumar to Jos Buttler, DROPPED! Would you believe it? One of the safest pair of hands, Tristan Stubbs puts it down! Jos Buttler gets a life. |
| 4.2 : Mukesh Kumar to Sanju Samson, No run. |
| 4.3 : Mukesh Kumar to Sanju Samson, Keeps hitting the deck hard, on off, Sanju Samson hangs back and works it to mid off. |
| 4.4 : Mukesh Kumar to Sanju Samson, Six! |
| 4.5 : Mukesh Kumar to Sanju Samson, FOUR! The boundaries continue to flow for the skipper of Rajasthan! |
| 4.6 : Mukesh Kumar to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Timed to perfection! What could have been a successful over for Mukesh Kumar and Delhi has gone for 15 runs and ended up being a fruitful over for Rajasthan. |
| 5.1 : Axar Patel to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Stand and deliver! Axar Patel drops it a bit short and around off. Jos Buttler hangs back and lofts it over extra cover. The ball bounces and crosses the fence for four runs. |
| 5.2 : Axar Patel to Jos Buttler, Short again, on off. Jos Buttler is cramped for room and punches it to the fielder at cover. |
| 5.3 : Axar Patel to Jos Buttler, Fuller now, around middle. Jos Buttler punches it out this time to point. |
| 5.4 : Axar Patel to Jos Buttler, SIX! BANG! Axar Patel tosses it up and on the off pole. Jos Buttler clears his front foot and lofts it over long on. The ball lands beyond the fence and he gets half a dozen more runs. |
| 5.5 : Axar Patel to Jos Buttler, OUT! b Axar Patel. |
| 0.0 : Riyan Parag walks out to the middle. |
| 5.6 : Axar Patel to Riyan Parag, Flatter and full on the off stump. Riyan Parag leans ahead and pushes it to the fielder at cover. Brilliant over to end the Powerplay. Rajasthan are at 67/2. |
| 0.0 : Strategic break! Despite losing Yashasvi Jaiswal early, this is a good start for Rajasthan. Jos Buttler could not kick on but Sanju Samson has raced off the blocks quickly. Two of the in-form batters are out in the middle for the visitors and how they play the Delhi spinners will be pivotal in deciding the outcome of this game. Delhi will be relieved that the drop of Jos Buttler did not cost them much and will look to squeeze in some quiet overs through Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav. |
| 6.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to Sanju Samson, Peach! Full and just outside off. Sanju Samson rocks back but gets beaten by the bounce. |
| 6.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to Sanju Samson, Pitched up again around off. Sanju Samson drives it to long off and runs a single to get to the other end. |
| 6.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to Riyan Parag, 1 run. |
| 6.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Sanju Samson, Short and into the pads. Sanju Samson nudges it off towards deep mid-wicket for one more run. |
| 6.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to Riyan Parag, Back of a length and outside off. Riyan Parag tries to cut it but he gets it off the bottom part of the bat, sending the ball to the fielder at backward point. |
| 6.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to Riyan Parag, Quicker and short, outside off. Riyan Parag plays it late but finds the fielder at short third. That is a good over by Kuldeep Yadav. |
| 7.1 : Axar Patel to Sanju Samson, 1 run. |
| 7.2 : Axar Patel to Riyan Parag, Pitched up around off. Riyan Parag pushes it back to Axar Patel. |
| 7.3 : Axar Patel to Riyan Parag, A bit short and outside off. Riyan Parag guides it to the fielder at point. That is good bowling. |
| 7.4 : Axar Patel to Riyan Parag, SIX! UP UP AND AWAY! A bit short and on off by Axar Patel. Riyan Parag gets under it and lofts it straight down the ground. The timing was a bit off but enough to send the ball over the fence for a biggie. |
| 7.5 : Axar Patel to Riyan Parag, Fullish and outside off. Riyan Parag punches it only to find the fielder at cover. |
| 7.6 : Axar Patel to Riyan Parag, In the air....safe! Axar Patel drops it a bit short and over off. Riyan Parag is hurried into the shot and the leading edge sends the ball flying towards mid off. It lands safe and he takes a quick single as well. |
| Halt! |
| 8.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to Riyan Parag, No run. |
| 8.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to Riyan Parag, Pitched up and flirting with the wide line outside off. Riyan Parag leaves it alone and the umpire says it is a legal delivery. |
| 8.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to Riyan Parag, Floated full again wide outside off. Riyan Parag leaves it alone yet again. |
| 8.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Riyan Parag, Another quick one 114 kph and on off. Riyan Parag punches it to deep point for a single. |
| 8.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to Sanju Samson, Tossed full on leg. Sanju Samson drives it to long on and runs another single. |
| 8.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to Riyan Parag, SIX! POWERFUL! Kuldeep Yadav goes flatter and fuller outside off. Riyan Parag gets low and he launches it over extra covers. The ball lands in the crowd and he ends the over with a biggie to release some pressure off the team. |
| 9.1 : Axar Patel to Sanju Samson, Into the pitch and angled in on leg. Sanju Samson punches it to cover and runs a quick one. |
| 9.2 : Axar Patel to Riyan Parag, Slow and full on middle. Riyan Parag hangs back and blocks it out watchfully. |
| 9.3 : Axar Patel to Riyan Parag, FOUR! INNOVATIVE! Axar Patel tosses it up around leg. Riyan Parag switches hands and reverse hits it over backward point. The ball bounces away to the fence for four runs. |
| 9.4 : Axar Patel to Riyan Parag, A bit short over middle now. Riyan Parag punches it to long on and hustles away for an easy single. |
| 9.5 : Axar Patel to Sanju Samson, Short again into the batter. Sanju Samson punches it to long off from his back foot and takes a safe single. |
| 9.6 : Axar Patel to Riyan Parag, Flatter and fuller on the sticks. Riyan Parag leans ahead and blocks it confidently. Another tight over by Axar Patel. |
| 10.1 : Rasikh Dar to Sanju Samson, Bowls it on a length, Sanju Samson punches it down to long on for a single. |
| 10.2 : Rasikh Dar to Riyan Parag, Beaten! Serves with a scrambled seam, on a good length, outside off, Riyan Parag goes for the cut but the ball skids through to beat the bat. |
| 10.3 : Rasikh Dar to Riyan Parag, SIX! Dispatched with disdain! Lands it on a back of a length, on off, Riyan Parag picks it up nice and early and smacks it over wide long on for a biggie. |
| 10.4 : Rasikh Dar to Riyan Parag, Hits the deck hard and bowls it around off, Riyan Parag pats it with a straight bat to long on for one more run. |
| 10.5 : Rasikh Dar to Sanju Samson, Bowls the back-of-the-hand slower delivery, fuller in length, around off, Sanju Samson hits it along the ground to long off for one. |
| 10.6 : Rasikh Dar to Riyan Parag, WIDE! Looks to go full and wide but slips it beyond the tramline on off. Left alone by Riyan Parag for a wide. |
| Rasikh Dar to Riyan Parag, OUT! BOWLED'EM! First with the bat and now with the ball, the Impact Player, Rasikh Dar is making a real impact. |
| 0.0 : Shubham Dubey is the new batter in. |
| 11.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to Sanju Samson, No run. |
| 11.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to Sanju Samson, No ball! |
| Kuldeep Yadav to Sanju Samson, SIX! DISPATCHED! FIFTY FOR THE SKIPPER! Kuldeep Yadav tosses it full and keeps it on off. Sanju Samson clears his foot and swings his blade hard. The ball connects well and the ball flies off into the stands for a biggie. |
| 11.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to Sanju Samson, A bit short and on off. Sanju Samson rocks back and punches it to long off for a single. |
| 11.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Shubham Dubey, Looped full outside off. Shubham Dubey drives it back to the bowler and Kuldeep Yadav fails to stop it. That allows the batters to run one. |
| 11.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to Sanju Samson, Floated full on leg. Sanju Samson punches it to long on for another single. |
| 11.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to Shubham Dubey, Too full and aimed on the toes. Shubham Dubey misses his flick and gets hit on the pads. There is a stifled appeal but the umpire is unmoved. Looks like it was going down the leg side. |
| 12.1 : Rasikh Dar to Sanju Samson, SIX! That has gone many a mile! Rasikh Dar takes pace off and bowls it on a length, outside off, Sanju Samson picks the change of pace and pounces all over it. Smokes it over long on for a 99-metre maximum. |
| 12.2 : Rasikh Dar to Sanju Samson, Four! |
| 12.3 : Rasikh Dar to Sanju Samson, SIX! Stand and deliver stuff! 16 runs off the first three balls. Can Samson make this a massive over? On a back of a length, on off, Sanju Samson stands tall and slaps it flat and hard. Hits it to the right of long off for half a dozen. |
| 12.4 : Rasikh Dar to Sanju Samson, Dar steams in from over the wicket as Rishabh Pant comes up to the stumps and lands it on a good length, Sanju Samson swishes to go through the off side but misses. |
| 12.5 : Rasikh Dar to Sanju Samson, 1 run. |
| 12.6 : Rasikh Dar to Shubham Dubey, Yes, he can. Comes from around the wicket and bowls it on a back of a length, punched down to long off for one by Shubham Dubey. Just 2 runs off the last three balls after the first three went for 16. |
| 13.1 : Ishant Sharma to Shubham Dubey, Missed out! At the hips on a back of a length, Shubham Dubey gets more bat on it than he intended as he looks to glance it away. The batters cross as the ball rolls to fine leg. |
| 13.2 : Ishant Sharma to Sanju Samson, Pitches it up to the batter, on off, Sanju Samson creams the drive but fails to get it past extra cover. |
| 13.3 : Ishant Sharma to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Just over! Into the wicket, slower and near the tramline on off, Sanju Samson reaches out and lifts his front leg to slap it over extra cover. Gets enough bat on it to clear the leaping Axar Patel there for a boundary.. |
| 13.4 : Ishant Sharma to Sanju Samson, Fuller in length, outside off, Sanju Samson gets low to carve this in front of square on the off side. Ends up hitting it straight on the bounce towards long off for one. |
| 13.5 : Ishant Sharma to Shubham Dubey, FOUR! Shubham Dubey does not miss out this time! The runs need to come from both ends for Rajasthan's cause. Delivers it on a good length but the line is around middle and leg, Shubham Dubey smears it and it races towards the deep backward square leg fence for four more. |
| 13.6 : Ishant Sharma to Shubham Dubey, WIDE! Slower but the line is down leg, on a length. Shubham Dubey swings and misses. Wide given. |
| Ishant Sharma to Shubham Dubey, SIX! Shubham Dubey gets into the six-hitting act! Big finish to the over for Rajasthan. Ishant tries to bang into the deck and it is slower as well, on off and middle, Shubham Dubey gets this one into the arc and it comes at a nice height. Leaves nothing in the tank and spanks it over wide long on for a 95-metre maximum. |
| 0.0 : Strategic Break! Rajasthan is building another strong partnership here and Sanju Samson is at the helm of it. He has been amazing in this game and with the power-hitting of Shubham Dubey, this partnership can very well help them to score some quick runs. Delhi had managed to put them under pressure with the help of their spinners but the batters managed to release it quickly. They should now hunt for a couple of quick wickets and bring new batters to the middle. With just 6 more overs left in t |
| 14.1 : Khaleel Ahmed to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Expertly played! Nails the yorker does Khaleel, outside off, Sanju Samson stays deep in his crease and glides it to the left of deep point with an open bat face for a boundary. |
| 14.2 : Khaleel Ahmed to Sanju Samson, 1 run. |
| 14.3 : Khaleel Ahmed to Shubham Dubey, Lands it on a fullish length with a hint of tail back in, on middle, Shubham Dubey swipes it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 14.4 : Khaleel Ahmed to Sanju Samson, WIDE! Bangs it into the deck, slower as well, on off, the ball sails over the head of Sanju Samson for a wide. |
| Khaleel Ahmed to Sanju Samson, Wide! |
| Khaleel Ahmed to Sanju Samson, WIDE! Khaleel isn't getting his radar right here. He seems to be put off by the movement by Sanju Samson near the off-stump and slants it well away on off for a wide. |
| Khaleel Ahmed to Sanju Samson, WIDE! And again! Four wides on the trot! Tries to go full but the length stays the same, well beyond the wide guideline on off. 11 runs off the over with three balls to go. |
| Khaleel Ahmed to Sanju Samson, Well bowled! At 139.6 kph, digs it in short, around off, Sanju Samson goes deep in his crease and swings for the pull but the ball gets big on him and sails over the bat. |
| 14.5 : Khaleel Ahmed to Sanju Samson, Slower and serves it on a back of a length, outside off, Sanju Samson hangs back and punches it without much timing at extra cover to Gulbadin Naib. A big ball coming up. |
| 14.6 : Khaleel Ahmed to Sanju Samson, In the air...but safe! Keeps it on a back of a length, around off, Sanju Samson goes deep in his crease and tries to flat bat it down the ground. Slices it off the upper half of the bat but it lands safely in front of the rushing wide long off fielder. A single taken by Samson to retain the strike. |
| 15.1 : Mukesh Kumar to Sanju Samson, Slower short ball over middle. Sanju Samson tries to pull it away but gets beaten by the lack of pace. |
| 15.2 : Mukesh Kumar to Sanju Samson, A dipping yorker now, and he nails it. Sanju Samson drives it to long off and runs a single. |
| 15.3 : Mukesh Kumar to Shubham Dubey, Errs in line now. He serves it on the hard length but wide outside off. Shubham Dubey leaves it alone and the umpire signals a wide. |
| Mukesh Kumar to Shubham Dubey, Full and wide outside off. Shubham Dubey reaches for it and carves it over point. The ball lands safely and the batters run one. |
| 15.4 : Mukesh Kumar to Sanju Samson, OUT! TAKEN! HOPE HAS TAKEN A STUNNER! Mukesh Kumar serves it on a length and on middle. Sanju Samson slaps it down the ground and it almost clears the fence. Shai Hope cuts it off and takes a brilliant catch. The replays show that he was close to the cushions but didn't touch them. Sanju Samson isn't happy with that but he has to depart. |
| 0.0 : Is that out? Shai Hope is claiming it and this is a big, big moment in the game. It's all happening at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Sanju Samson who had started to walk off, returned after looking at the replays on the big screen. However, the third umpire deems that Hope is fine and at no point, did his feet touch the boundary cushions. |
| 15.4 : Rovman Powell is the new man in. |
| 15.5 : Mukesh Kumar to Rovman Powell, FOUR! OFF THE MARK! Mukesh Kumar hits the hard length and keeps it on the pads. Rovman Powell nudges it off past square leg and the fielder in the deep fails to cut it off. He gets four runs and is off the mark in style. |
| 15.6 : Mukesh Kumar to Rovman Powell, FOUR LEG BYES! Mukesh Kumar delivers it on a length and on the pads. Rovman Powell tries to flick it off but the ball hits the thigh pads and rolls off to the fence for four extra runs. |
| 16.1 : Khaleel Ahmed to Shubham Dubey, SIX! BANG! Khaleel Ahmed goes full and outside off. Shubham Dubey takes out his foot and lofts it over long off. The ball lands in the stands and gets himself six more runs. |
| 16.2 : Khaleel Ahmed to Shubham Dubey, FOUR! PULLED AWAY! Khaleel Ahmed now shortens his length and keeps it outside off. Shubham Dubey pulls it with great power and finds the gap near the cow corner. The ball meets the cushions and he gets four runs more. |
| 16.3 : Khaleel Ahmed to Shubham Dubey, Beaten! Slower one, on the hard length and over off. Shubham Dubey again tries to pull it but is beaten by the lack of pace. |
| 16.4 : Khaleel Ahmed to Shubham Dubey, OUT! c Tristan Stubbs b Khaleel Ahmed. |
| 0.0 : Donovan Ferreira is in at number 7. |
| 16.5 : Khaleel Ahmed to Donovan Ferreira, Quick and on a length outside off. Donovan Ferreira tries to find the gap on the off side but gets the inner edge. The ball rolls to the left of the keeper. |
| 16.6 : Khaleel Ahmed to Donovan Ferreira, Sticks to the good length and keeps it around off. Donovan Ferreira punches it past cover and runs a single to end the over. |
| Kuldeep Yadav (3-0-21-0)Â returns to the attack. |
| 17.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to Donovan Ferreira, OUT! LBW! CONFIDENT REVIEW! Kuldeep Yadav bowls it full and turns in on the batter. Donovan Ferreira is pushed to his back foot and hit on the pads. Kuldeep Yadav is convinced and Rishabh Pant reviews it. UltraEdge shows that there is no spike and ball tracking confirms the wicket with three reds. Donovan Ferreira has to depart without making his mark. The pressure is back on Rajasthan. |
| Ravichandran Ashwin walks in next. |
| 17.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to Ravichandran Ashwin, Tossed up around off. Ravichandran Ashwin pushes it to covers and runs a quick single. |
| 17.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to Rovman Powell, Floated full around off. Rovman Powell clips it to deep mid-wicket and the batters cross for one more. |
| 17.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Ravichandran Ashwin, Pitched up on middle. Ravichandran Ashwin nudges it off on the leg side and runs one more. |
| 17.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to Rovman Powell, Almost a yorker now on the off pole. Rovman Powell digs it out to long off and takes a single. |
| 17.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to Ravichandran Ashwin, OUT! c Shai Hope b Kuldeep Yadav. |
| 18.1 : Rasikh Dar to Rovman Powell, Full and outside off. Rovman Powell swings his blade but he doesn't find the connection. |
| 0.0 : Trent Boult comes out to bat now. It will be the Impact Player, Rasikh Dar to bowl the penultimate over. |
| 18.2 : Rasikh Dar to Rovman Powell, On a length outside off. Rovman Powell hits it with immense power and pierces covers. The fielder in the deep does well to stop it and release it quickly keeping the batters to a single. |
| 18.3 : Rasikh Dar to Trent Boult, Rasikh Dar nails the wide yorker outside off. Trent Boult guides it to deep point and takes an easy single. |
| 18.4 : Rasikh Dar to Rovman Powell, SIX! FETCH IT! Rasikh Dar bowls a juicy full toss outside off. Rovman Powell gets low and launches it with power to the second tier beyond the long off fence. He gets six runs and is finally finding his timing. |
| 18.5 : Rasikh Dar to Rovman Powell, Full and wide outside off. Rovman Powell tries to swing his blade but gets beaten. Rishabh Pant has taken the review to check for an edge but the replays show that there is no connection between the bat and the ball. |
| 0.0 : Who will bowl the last over? |
| 18.6 : Rasikh Dar to Rovman Powell, No run. |
| 19.1 : Mukesh Kumar to Trent Boult, On a length and on middle. Trent Boult gets the inner edge and the ball hits his body. It dies down on the track and the batters run a single. |
| 19.2 : Mukesh Kumar to Rovman Powell, OUT! CASTLED! That should do it for Delhi! He nails the yorker on the off pole. Rovman Powell tries to pick it up and send it over the fence but gets beaten completely. The ball crashes into the off stump and Powell has to walk back. |
| Avesh Khan is in at number 10. |
| 19.3 : Mukesh Kumar to Avesh Khan, On a length and over off. Avesh Khan pulls it to deep mid-wicket and runs a brace. Now Mukesh Kumar just needs to make sure he bowls all legal deliveries. |
| 19.4 : Mukesh Kumar to Avesh Khan, FOUR! GOOD SHOT! A juicy full toss outside off. Avesh Khan slaps it past mid off. The ball bounces off to the fence for four runs. 200 on the board now for Rajasthan but it would be in a losing cause. |
| 19.5 : Mukesh Kumar to Avesh Khan, Sticks to the good length and keeps it on middle. Avesh Khan pulls it to long on and runs a single. |
| 19.6 : Mukesh Kumar to Trent Boult, Delhi wins the game by 20 runs! Mukesh Kumar goes full and on the sticks. Trent Boult digs it out back to the bowler. |
| 0.0 : Delhi return to winning ways with a hard-fought win! A 20-run victory for Rishabh Pant and Co. and that helps them grab two crucial points. Delhi join the mid-table muddle where Chennai, Hyderabad and Lucknow sit with 12 points, albeit Delhi have played one game more than others. Despite having a daunting total, Delhi needed a strong start with the ball. Khaleel Ahmed gave them just that before Axar Patel got into the act. Having leaked more runs than they would have liked in the first sixes |
| Yet another run chase where Rajasthan seemed to have had the game under control but just could not get the job done. With 222 runs to get, Rajasthan were dealt an early blow in the form of Yashasvi Jaiswal. While Jos Buttler struggled during his short stay at the crease, Sanju Samson made his intentions clear straightaway and gave his side the Powerplay they were after. Samson and Parag batted sensibly against the Delhi spin duo and kept the scoreboard ticking. Parag perished in his quest to tak |
| Earlier in the game, after calling right, Sanju Samson opted to follow the prevailing trend of captains choosing to bowl first in Delhi, despite teams batting first emerging victorious in the previous three games. As he has done all season, Jake Fraser threw caution to the wind right from the outset and blazed his way to a 19-ball fifty. After Fraser-McGurk fell, Porel took the mantle and came into his own. Despite losing Shai Hope first and then Axar Patel, the southpaw ensured that the Delhi i |
| The captain of Rajasthan, Sanju Samson says that they had it in their hands and it was an achievable target. Adds that his team is doing both things well and feels that the target was 10 runs high. Reckons that he wanted the last couple of overs to go better while bowling. Says that they have lost three games but all have been tight and feels that they should be able to comeback strongly. Credits Stubbs for taking on Sandeep Sharma and Chahal in the death overs. |
| Mukesh Kumar is up for a chat. He says that he wanted to bowl dots in the final over. Adds that he always backs his strengths and is confident in using different variations. Feels that it was a 210-220 run pitch and says that it was important to win this game. |
| Time for the presentation ceremony... |
| The skipper of Delhi, Rishabh Pant says that the way pacers executed the yorkers is a positive. Mentions that the way pacers have progressed is nice to see. Shares that they try to learn from every game and it is about the process regardless of the result. Tells that he took a chance by bowling Kuldeep in the 18th over and thought that Powell would struggle against him. Further adds that he is glad that Kuldeep delivered. Reckons that the score they got was par and wanted to delay the decision w |
| Kuldeep Yadav is the PLAYER FOR THE MATCH for his brilliance with the ball. He says that the 18th over was very important and he focused on his lines and lengths against the power hitters. Adds that he had a plan for Donovan Ferreira and it was all about varying the pace. Mentions that he bowled a couple of seam-up balls to try and see what the batters were doing. Feels that he doesn't think too much because high-scoring games put pressure on the bowlers. Reckons that to read the batters intent |
| Right then, that's all from yet another entertaining game in the 17th edition of the Indian T20 League. With this win, Delhi have toppled Lucknow and have climbed to the fifth spot. This result in Delhi sets up the rest of the week perfectly. Next up on Wednesday, the 8th of May, the 2024 Indian T20 League heads down south to Hyderabad where Hyderabad will lock horns with Lucknow. The first ball will be bowled at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT), but you can join us earlier for the build-up. See you the |
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