| 0.0 : TOSS - The flip of the coin lands in favor of Delhi. The stand-in captain Axar Patel says that they will BOWL first. |
| Bengaluru (Playing XI) - Faf du Plessis (C), Virat Kohli, Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Mahipal Lomror, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Yash Dayal, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Lockie Ferguson. |
| Impact subs nominated by Bengaluru -Â Swapnil Singh, Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Himanshu Sharma. |
| Delhi (Playing XI) - Abishek Porel (WK), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Shai Hope, Tristan Stubbs, Kumar Kushagra (In for Rishabh Pant), Axar Patel (C), Kuldeep Yadav, Rasikh Dar, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar. |
| Impact subs nominated by Delhi -Â David Warner, Sumit Kumar, Ricky Bhui, Vicky Ostwal, Pravin Dubey. |
| Axar Patel, the stand-in captain of Delhi informs that they will bowl first. Says that the wicket is always nice in Bengaluru. Adds that it is always better to chase here. States that when they start well then end up dominating the game really well. Informs that Pant was a bit angry with the decision, although he is here with the squad and will be trying his best to motivate us. Ends by saying that Kumar Kushagra will be coming in for Rishabh Pant. |
| Faf du Plessis, the captain of Bengaluru says that they would have bowled had well and reckons that there is some green grass mixed with some brown grass as well. Adds that they are playing some good cricket and are looking forward to it but it is a new game tonight. Mentions that they fought to get this confidence from the start and now that they have got it, they want to keep it that way and inform that they are going with the same team. |
| All in readiness for this crunch encounter to get underway. The umpires are out in the middle and so are the players of Delhi who take their places on the field. The duo of skipper Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli is the usual opening pair for Bengaluru and they get a rousing welcome from the home crowd. Ishant Sharma has been handed the new ball and is raring to go. Let's play... |
| 0.1 : Ishant Sharma to Virat Kohli, A solid start from Ishant Sharma. He hurls this one on a length, outside off. This one jags back in sharply. Virat Kohli gets on his front foot and jams it into the deck off the outer half. |
| 0.2 : Ishant Sharma to Virat Kohli, On a good length this time, outside off, nipping in. Virat Kohli dabs it towards backward point and crosses. |
| 0.3 : Ishant Sharma to Faf du Plessis, Ishant Sharma serves it full, wide of off. Faf du Plessis pushes it towards point for one. |
| 0.4 : Ishant Sharma to Virat Kohli, A bit short this time, outside off. This one flies off the deck. Virat Kohli dances down the track and looks to heave it down the park but misses it. |
| 0.5 : Ishant Sharma to Virat Kohli, 2 runs. |
| 0.6 : Ishant Sharma to Virat Kohli, SIX! This one sits up nicely and Virat Kohli gets the first maximum of the night. He stays back and smokes it over the mid-wicket fence. |
| Who will bowl from the other end? |
| 1.1 : Khaleel Ahmed to Faf du Plessis, Back of a length, angled across, outside off. Faf du Plessis punches it into covers for no run. |
| 1.2 : Khaleel Ahmed to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Faf du Plessis now gets into the act. Way too short, width on offer as well. Faf du Plessis hangs back and crunches it through point for four runs. |
| 1.3 : Khaleel Ahmed to Faf du Plessis, Leg bye. |
| 1.4 : Khaleel Ahmed to Virat Kohli, Virat Kohli guides this length ball to deep third for one. |
| 1.5 : Khaleel Ahmed to Faf du Plessis, A length ball, on the pads. Faf du Plessis looks to flick it away but gets an inside edge on his pads. One taken. |
| 2.1 : Mukesh Kumar to Faf du Plessis, Back of a length, outside off, swinging away. Faf du Plessis looks to chase it but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 1.6 : Khaleel Ahmed to Virat Kohli, SIX! BOOM! Virat Kohli ends another over with a maximum. This one is his signature shot though. Pleasing to the eyes. Pitched up, outside off. Virat Kohli opens up his body and launches this one over the long off fence for a maximum. |
| 2.2 : Who comes in next? |
| Mukesh Kumar to Faf du Plessis, OUT! CAUGHT! Begaluru lose their first wicket and it is their skipper. |
| 2.3 : Mukesh Kumar to Will Jacks, Will Jacks is off the mark instantly. |
| 2.4 : Mukesh Kumar to Virat Kohli, Good length, around off, blocked. |
| 2.5 : Mukesh Kumar to Virat Kohli, Virat Kohli uses his feet this time to the full ball and whips it towards deep mid-wicket for just a single. |
| 2.6 : Mukesh Kumar to Will Jacks, Mukesh Kumar serves it on a back length, just outside off. Will Jacks gets behind and blocks it solidly. |
| 3.1 : Ishant Sharma to Virat Kohli, FOUR! EDGED! Back of a length, outside off. Kohli looks to cut it away. It catches the outside edge and flies past the keeper for four runs. |
| 3.2 : Ishant Sharma to Virat Kohli, SIX! This is huge. Kohli is making sure that the party continues at home. This is his third maximum of the game. Fuller one, on off. Kohli gets a hold of it and smokes it over the wide long on fence for a biggie. |
| 3.3 : Ishant Sharma to Virat Kohli, Shortish, outside off. Kohli throws his hands at it but misses. |
| 3.4 : Ishant Sharma to Virat Kohli, WIDE! Ishant Sharma errs in his line this time and the umpire signals a wide as the ball goes down the leg side. |
| 0.0 : Who comes in next? |
| 3.4 : Ishant Sharma to Virat Kohli, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Ishant Sharma with a huge wicket. He gets rid of the big fish. Kohlu was looking solid. He was scoring runs for fun out there, but the veteran gets the better of him. It is a short ball, nipping away a touch. It takes the outside edge, goes towards the wicket-keeper and Abishek Porel makes no mistake behind the stumps. |
| 3.5 : Ishant Sharma to Rajat Patidar, Shorter one, on off. Rajat Patidar blocks it out solidly. |
| 3.6 : Ishant Sharma to Rajat Patidar, Fuller one, angled into the pads. Patidar clips it to mid on for a single. |
| 4.1 : Mukesh Kumar to Rajat Patidar, Four! |
| 4.2 : Mukesh Kumar to Rajat Patidar, Mukesh Kumar hits the hard length this time, on off. This one just holds in the surface a bit. Rajat Patidar looks to defend it out but it flies off the top of the blade. No run. |
| 4.3 : Mukesh Kumar to Rajat Patidar, Mukesh Kumar serves a bumper this time, outside off. Rajat Patidar becomes restless after playing that cover drive and goes with the hook shot. The ball flies off the top-edge, but luckily for him it lands safely at fine leg. Two runs taken. |
| 4.4 : Mukesh Kumar to Rajat Patidar, FOUR! Wonderful shot. Fuller one, outside off. Patidar punches it through covers for a cracking boundary. |
| 4.5 : Mukesh Kumar to Rajat Patidar, FOUR! This time he attacks the leg side and finds his third boundary of the over. Back of a length, on middle and leg. Rajat Patidar hangs back and pulls it over mid-wicket for four runs. |
| 4.6 : Mukesh Kumar to Rajat Patidar, An expensive over from Mukesh Kumar comes to an end. It is a full one, outside off. Patidar pushes it to cover. 14 runs come from this over and Bengaluru have 50 on the board as well. |
| 5.1 : Axar Patel to Will Jacks, Floated and full, on off, blocked. |
| 5.2 : Axar Patel to Will Jacks, A single now as Jacks pushes this full ball into covers. |
| 5.3 : Axar Patel to Rajat Patidar, An arm ball, on the stumps. Rajat Patidar defends it from inside the crease. |
| 5.4 : Axar Patel to Rajat Patidar, Six! |
| 5.5 : Axar Patel to Rajat Patidar, 1 run. |
| 5.6 : Axar Patel to Will Jacks, Tosses it up, full and outside off. Will Jacks goes over covers for two runs. |
| 6.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to Rajat Patidar, No run. |
| 6.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to Rajat Patidar, Six! |
| 6.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to Rajat Patidar, Rajat Patidar clips this full ball to mid-wicket for one. |
| 6.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Will Jacks, SIX! Kuldeep Yadav serves it too full and ends up in the arc of Will Jacks. He gets low and smokes it over the long on fence. |
| 6.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to Will Jacks, 1 run. |
| 6.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to Rajat Patidar, Loops it up, on off. Patidar tucks it to mid on for a single. 15 runs come from this over. |
| 7.1 : Axar Patel to Rajat Patidar, Quicker one, outside off. Rajat Patidar taps it to point for one. |
| 7.2 : Axar Patel to Will Jacks, Shortish, outside off. Jacks punches it into the off side for one. |
| 7.3 : Axar Patel to Rajat Patidar, On the pads, Patidar clips it to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 7.4 : Axar Patel to Will Jacks, 1 run. |
| 7.6 : Axar Patel to Rajat Patidar, Fuller one, on off. Patidar pushes it to covers for one. |
| 7.5 : Axar Patel to Rajat Patidar, SIX! Rajat Patidar is doing what Virat Kohli did against the new ball. Tear the bowlers apart. Short ball, on off. This one sits up nicely. Rajat Patidar goes back and smokes it over the mid-wicket fence. |
| 8.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to Rajat Patidar, Darted on the pads, Patidar flicks it into the leg side for a single. |
| 8.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to Will Jacks, SIX! Sixes galore. It is full, on leg. Will Jacks sits down on one knee and smokes it over the mid-on fence for a maximum. |
| 8.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to Will Jacks, DROPPED! Will Jacks goes for another maximum but he ends up hitting it high in the air off the top-edge. It was the top-spinner from Kuldeep Yadav. It was Axar Patel who called for it and rushes towards mid on, but the ball just slips through his hands. One run taken. |
| 8.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Rajat Patidar, Rajat Patidar pulls this short ball to deep square leg for a brace this time. |
| 8.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to Rajat Patidar, Wide! |
| Kuldeep Yadav to Rajat Patidar, 1 run. |
| 8.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to Will Jacks, A googly this time, outside off. Will Jacks looks to push it away but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| Strategic break! This has been an entertaining 9 overs so far and Delhi will be devastated with those dropped chances in the last over. Bengaluru have a set platform to go big and would want to keep going in the middle phase. Let's see how the innings unfolds. |
| 9.1 : Khaleel Ahmed to Rajat Patidar, Back of a length, outside off. Rajat Patidar goes for the pull shot, but it flies off the outside edge. Goes towards deep third but it lands safely. Two runs taken. |
| 9.2 : Khaleel Ahmed to Rajat Patidar, Short one, outside off, angling across. Patidar rocks back and cuts it to deep point for one. |
| 9.3 : Khaleel Ahmed to Will Jacks, FOUR! Will Jacks gives himself some room and scores a boundary. It is a short ball, on leg stump. Will Jacks backs away, frees his arms and carves it over covers for four runs. |
| 9.4 : Khaleel Ahmed to Will Jacks, IN THE AIR AGAIN! It lands safely again. This has been the story since the last few overs. A bumper, on middle. Jacks goes back and cuts it hard over covers. Tristan Stubbs is travelling backwards and eventually the ball lands safely. They collect two runs. |
| 9.5 : Khaleel Ahmed to Will Jacks, Will Jacks stays back to this length ball and punches it to covers for a single. |
| 9.6 : Khaleel Ahmed to Rajat Patidar, Fuller one, sprayed wide of off. Rajat Patidar reaches out and stabs it towards deep third for one. |
| 10.1 : Rasikh Dar to Rajat Patidar, 1 run. |
| 10.2 : Rasikh Dar to Will Jacks, 1 run. |
| 10.3 : Rasikh Dar to Rajat Patidar, No run. |
| 10.4 : Rasikh Dar to Rajat Patidar, 1 run. |
| 10.5 : Rasikh Dar to Will Jacks, No run. |
| 10.6 : Rasikh Dar to Will Jacks, Wide! |
| Rasikh Dar to Will Jacks, FOUR! Too full and straight, Will Jacks whips the ball to deep backward square leg and picks up a boundary. |
| 11.2 : Khaleel Ahmed to Will Jacks, No run. |
| 11.1 : Khaleel Ahmed to Rajat Patidar, 1 run. |
| 11.3 : Khaleel Ahmed to Will Jacks, And again! Same line and same length from Khaleel Ahmed but the pace is taken off this time. Will Jacks with another swipe across the line and again he is well beaten. |
| 11.4 : Khaleel Ahmed to Will Jacks, Three dots on the trot, good bowling from Khaleel Ahmed. |
| 11.5 : Khaleel Ahmed to Will Jacks, 1 run. |
| 11.6 : Khaleel Ahmed to Rajat Patidar, Slow and full outside the off stump, Rajat Patidar looks to go over covers but mistimes it towards long off for a single. |
| 12.1 : Rasikh Dar to Rajat Patidar, 1 run. |
| 12.2 : Rasikh Dar to Will Jacks, 1 run. |
| 12.3 : Rasikh Dar to Rajat Patidar, WIDE! Full and wide, pushed beyond the tramline for a wide. |
| Rasikh Dar to Rajat Patidar, OUT! CAUGHT! Finally, Delhi hold on to one catch and what a stellar effort this is from Axar Patel. |
| 0.0 : Who comes in next? |
| 12.4 : Rasikh Dar to Cameron Green, 1 run. |
| 12.5 : Rasikh Dar to Will Jacks, Four! |
| 12.6 : Rasikh Dar to Will Jacks, In the air but safe! Hard length around off, Cameron Green looks to go downtown and mistimes it straight over the bowler's head. Tristan Stubbs from long off runs across and does well to keep it down to a brace. |
| 13.1 : Axar Patel to Cameron Green, No run. |
| 13.2 : Axar Patel to Cameron Green, 1 run. |
| 13.3 : Axar Patel to Will Jacks, No run. |
| 13.4 : Axar Patel to Will Jacks, No run. |
| 13.5 : Axar Patel to Will Jacks, A tad fuller and thrown wide of the off stump, Will Jacks lifts it over covers for a single. |
| 13.6 : Axar Patel to Cameron Green, Flatter one around off stump, punched away through covers for one more. |
| 14.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to Cameron Green, 2 runs. |
| 14.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to Cameron Green, No run. |
| 14.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to Cameron Green, On the shorter side around off, Cameron Green rocks back and hits it down to long off for a run, |
| 14.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Will Jacks, OUT! CAUGHT! This was coming as Will Jacks was looking a bit patchy in the last few overs. |
| 14.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to Mahipal Lomror, Nicely tossed up, full on off stump and dipping as well, Mahipal Lomror leans on and drives it down to long on for a single. |
| 0.0 : Mahipal Lomror is in next. |
| 14.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to Cameron Green, Beaten! Nagging length on off stump, quicker through the air and going away sharply from the right-hander. Cameron Green looks to block off the front foot but the ball just beats the outside edge. |
| 15.1 : Ishant Sharma to Mahipal Lomror, Just back of a length and on a tight line around off, Mahipal Lomror stays back, drops the hands and nicely dabs it wide of third man for a couple of runs. |
| 15.2 : Ishant Sharma to Mahipal Lomror, Banged in shorter this time and outside off, Mahipal Lomror goes hard at the uppercut but gets it more of the top edge down to third man for a single. |
| 15.3 : Ishant Sharma to Cameron Green, Oh, had that hit, Cameron Green would have been gone! |
| 15.4 : Ishant Sharma to Mahipal Lomror, WIDE! The attempted quick bumper, a bit too short and just down the leg side as well. |
| Ishant Sharma to Mahipal Lomror, WIDE! Goes full now but again, spills it down the leg side for a wide. |
| Ishant Sharma to Mahipal Lomror, 1 run. |
| 15.5 : Ishant Sharma to Cameron Green, Nice and full, almost gets it under the bat right on middle, Cameron Green walks down the pitch and hits it on the full to long on for one more. |
| 15.6 : Ishant Sharma to Mahipal Lomror, Ends well does Ishant Sharma and Rasikh Dar just about manages to make the stop in the deep. |
| 0.0 : Strategic break! Well then, what a turnaround this has been from Delhi. They were missing catches left, right and center and the Bengaluru batters looked in command with some big hits but in the middle phase the visitors have been able to rally together and get wickets while also keeping the scoring rate down. Bengaluru will need a big finish now if they are to get to 200 and a lot will depend on Cameron Green. |
| 16.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to Mahipal Lomror, Nice bit of flight and tossed up outside the off stump, Mahipal Lomror gets low and thumps it down to long off for a single. |
| 16.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to Cameron Green, SIX! Cameron Green takes matters into his own hands and gets a much-needed boundary for his side. Tossed up but a bit too full and outside off, Green uses his reach to get under the ball and lifts it over long off for a biggie. |
| 16.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to Cameron Green, SIX! BANG! Kuldeep Yadav tries to go quick and short at the batter but Cameron Green picks the length early and muscles the pull firmly over deep square leg for another big maximum. |
| 16.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Cameron Green, The call is for two and they will get it with ease. Flatter one at the stumps, worked away in between mid on and mid-wicket for a brace. 15 off the over already. |
| 16.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to Cameron Green, Leg bye! Flighted again, full and down the leg side, Cameron Green looks to sweep it away but gets it off the pads and the ball lobs up around short third. They get a leg bye. |
| 16.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to Mahipal Lomror, SIX! 22 off Kuldeep's final over and Bengaluru are back in the driver's seat. |
| 17.1 : Khaleel Ahmed to Cameron Green, Beaten! Nagging length on off stump, getting the ball naturally to angle away from the right-hander. Cameron Green stays compact and looks to thrash it through covers but misses. |
| 17.2 : Khaleel Ahmed to Cameron Green, FOUR! That went like a tracer bullet! Similar length but offers width this time and Cameron Green is able to free his arms and hammer it away well wide of long off for a boundary. |
| 17.3 : Khaleel Ahmed to Cameron Green, Back of a length, hitting the deck hard around off, Cameron Green stands tall and hits it away through covers for a run. |
| 17.4 : Who comes in next? |
| Khaleel Ahmed to Mahipal Lomror, OUT! TAKEN! Abishek Porel almost made a mess of that one but eventually, he hangs on to a fine catch. Khaleel Ahmed bowls it on a hard length over off and middle stump, Mahipal Lomror looks to get under it and hoick it leg side but is late on the shot and gets a top edge that flies back over the keeper's head. Three people go after it but it is the keeper, Porel who reverse cups the swirling ball and Delhi get a crucial wicket. |
| 17.5 : Khaleel Ahmed to Dinesh Karthik, Swing and a miss! Fullish length outside off and angling away, Dinesh Karthik looks to stay put and hammer it through covers but misses. |
| 17.6 : Khaleel Ahmed to Dinesh Karthik, OUT! CAUGHT! Straight to the man and Khaleel Ahmed is pumped as he silences the home crowd with that double blow. |
| 0.0 : Swapnil Singh is the new man in and he comes in as the Impact Player in place of Rajat Patidar. |
| 18.1 : Rasikh Dar to Cameron Green, Rasikh Dar comes from around the stumps and angles across a yorker, slower too and gets it spot-on. Cameron Green stays deep and looks to heave across the line but misses. |
| 18.2 : Rasikh Dar to Cameron Green, 1 run. |
| 18.3 : Rasikh Dar to Swapnil Singh, WIDE! Full and wide, this one is a bit wild and goes well beyond the tramline for a wide. |
| Rasikh Dar to Swapnil Singh, OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust and Bengaluru are losing the plot here. |
| Who will walk out? |
| 18.4 : Rasikh Dar to Karn Sharma, Hard length angling it onto middle, Karn Sharma pushes it down through mid on and collects a single. |
| 18.5 : Rasikh Dar to Cameron Green, Gets the yorker in to Cameron Green bang on once again, this is on the stumps and Green can only jam it on the off side for a single. |
| 18.6 : Rasikh Dar to Karn Sharma, Excellent penultimate over from Rasikh Dar and he is turning into a fine death bowler. Another full and straight one, angling it into the toes, Karn Sharma manages to flick it away through mid-wicket and picks up another single. |
| 19.1 : Mukesh Kumar to Karn Sharma, FOUR! Nicely done! A bit too short and wide, Karn Sharma just opens the face of the blade and angles it over backward point for a much-needed boundary. |
| 19.2 : Mukesh Kumar to Karn Sharma, BYE! Banged in a bit over middle, slower too, swing and a miss from Karn Sharma but the batters manage to scamper through for a bye. |
| 19.4 : Mukesh Kumar to Cameron Green, Another dot ball but Cameron Green reviews it for a wide. Mukesh Kumar sees Green charging down the track and fires it full and well wide of the off stump and Green is beaten all ends up. The replays show that the ball was well within Green's reach and it will stand as a fair delivery. |
| 19.3 : Mukesh Kumar to Cameron Green, Well bowled! Full and wide outside off, right in the blockhole, Cameron Green tries to get across and hit it leg side but gets an inside edge towards backward square leg and he denies the single as well. |
| 19.5 : Mukesh Kumar to Cameron Green, OUT! RUN OUT! They had to go for the second run and Karn Sharma has sacrificed his wicket here. |
| 0.0 : Mohammed Siraj is the new batter in. |
| 19.6 : Mukesh Kumar to Cameron Green, OUT! RUN OUT! Oh, dear! Where was Mohammed Siraj going there? |
| 0.0 : Bengaluru needed to start off with a flier, and they surely did that. It was Virat Kohli who took the matter into his own hands and set the tone for the innings, but there was lack of support from the other end, as Faf could hardly find his groove. Once this stand was broken, Delhi managed to capitalize on it and pick up another wicket shortly to see the back of Virat Kohli. |
| Then once again, Delhi were pushed on the back foot when Will Jacks and Rajat Patidar joined hands and stitched a solid partnership to get them back in the contest. Although, there is always a mantra that a team follows when they are bowling and that is, one brings two. If they are able to send back a set-batter, maybe then things could change and that is what happened. After causing havoc, Patidar and Jacks fell in quick succession. Delhi kept believing in themselves and made sure to keep them |
| Rajat Patidar is down for a quick chat. He says that the wicket was a bit two-paced when he walked out to bat and the ball was holding a bit. Adds that he has targeted a few bowlers and tries to work smartly. Mentions that it is not easy to pick the lengths and tries to read the spinners off the hand. Reckons that the target is certainly defendable and if they bowl well, they will win. |
| Right then, Delhi have their task cut, they need to bring their A-game and chase this down to push themselves up in the points table. However, Bengaluru will be hungry themselves with their campaign on the line. One loss can shatter their dreams. Do join us shortly for the second essay. |
| ... The Run Chase ... |
| 0.1 : Swapnil Singh to David Warner, 1 run. |
| 0.2 : Swapnil Singh to Jake Fraser-McGurk, SIX! Did we expect any other way for Jake Fraser-McGurk to hit his first ball? Absolutely, not! Swapnil Singh switches to around the stumps for the right-hander and goes full and outside off. Jake just goes after it and hammers it over long off for a biggie. |
| 0.3 : Swapnil Singh to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Bowled quick and well short outside off stump, Jake Fraser-McGurk slaps the ball away flat and down to wide long off for a single. |
| 0.4 : Swapnil Singh to David Warner, OUT! CAUGHT! Swapnil Singh has done it again upfront for Bengaluru and that is a massive wicket. Singh bowls it full and quick and gets it to drift from leg stump to outside off, David Warner gets under the ball and looks to slog it towards deep mid-wicket but gets it a lot straighter. Will Jacks settles himself at wide long on and takes a good catch around his face. Warner departs early on his return and Delhi lose a wicket in the first over. |
| Who comes in now? |
| 0.5 : Swapnil Singh to Abishek Porel, Nice and full on the stumps, driven back past the bowler and down to long on by Abishek Porel for a single to get off the mark. |
| 0.6 : Swapnil Singh to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Beautifully bowled! |
| 0.0 : Who will bowl from the other end? It is Mohammed Siraj. |
| 1.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Abishek Porel, NOT OUT! A vicious yorker to begin with from Mohammed Siraj but Bengaluru have burned a review quite early on. |
| 0.0 : Is that out? Bengaluru take a review for lbw. The replays confirm that the bat is clearly involved and Bengaluru lose a review in the very second over of this run chase. |
| 1.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Jake Fraser-McGurk, No run. |
| 1.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Six! |
| 1.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Jake Fraser-McGurk, No run. |
| 1.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Four! |
| 1.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Jake Fraser-McGurk, FOUR! Jake Fraser-McGurk thumps this one away and 15 runs come off that over. Too full and outside off, Jake hits through the line and hammers it over cover-point for another boundary. |
| 2.1 : Yash Dayal to Abishek Porel, OUT! CAUGHT! Yash Dayal among the wickets yet again as he gets his man on the very first delivery. |
| 0.0 : Shai Hope comes in to bat at number 4. |
| 2.2 : Yash Dayal to Shai Hope, OUT! RUN OUT! Oh, that's just unfortunate for Jake Fraser-McGurk but Bengaluru are in pole position now. Yash Dayal bowls this one full and straight at the stumps, Shai Hope with a firm punch back to towards the bowler and Dayal gets a left hand on the follow-through. The ball deflects onto the stumps and Jake is out of his crease. The umpires go upstairs and Jake already knew he was well out. Delhi three down inside the first three overs and this is a huge wicke |
| 0.0 : Is that out? Jake Fraser-McGurk has started walking already. The umpire's though have taken it upstairs to check the run out. |
| 2.3 : Yash Dayal to Shai Hope, Jaffa! Pitched up full and around off stump, late movement on that one as well, Shai Hope is bamboozled and plays inside the line. |
| 2.4 : Yash Dayal to Shai Hope, Four! |
| 2.5 : Yash Dayal to Shai Hope, No run. |
| 2.6 : Yash Dayal to Shai Hope, Pitched up outside the off stump and shaping away, Shai Hope leaves this one alone. |
| 3.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Kumar Kushagra, 2 runs. |
| 2.6 : Yash Dayal comes and turns the game on its head. Bengaluru now have the momentum on their side, and when you mix it with their support system, wonder how Delhi can find a way out of this mess. |
| 3.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Kumar Kushagra, A bit fuller again and straight at the stumps, Kumar Kushagra blocks it off. |
| 3.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Kumar Kushagra, OUT! LBW! Plumb in front and Bengaluru are dismantling the Delhi batting line-up with ease here. |
| 0.0 : Axar Patel comes in to bat now. |
| 3.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Axar Patel, On a hard length around off stump, Axar Patel gets nicely onto the front foot and punches it sweetly towards cover. |
| 3.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Axar Patel, No run. |
| 3.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Axar Patel, Full and quick again, right in the blockhole around off, Axar Patel just about jams it out behind point. Delhi in deep trouble and in serious need of some composure. |
| 4.1 : Yash Dayal to Shai Hope, FOUR! That is so pleasing to the eye! Overpitched delivery around off, Shai Hope just gets on the front foot and leans into the cover drive, caressing it away through the inner ring and into the fence. |
| 4.2 : Yash Dayal to Shai Hope, No run. |
| 4.3 : Yash Dayal to Shai Hope, FOUR! Nice again from Shai Hope. Good length but on the pads and shaping in, Hope flicks it off the pads and times it nicely behind square leg for another boundary. |
| 4.4 : Yash Dayal to Shai Hope, FOUR! This is sensational from Shai Hope and he is not letting the bad balls go unpunished. Too full and outside the off stump, Hope with another cover drive, this time a lot squarer and through the gap for four more. |
| 4.5 : Yash Dayal to Shai Hope, No run. |
| 4.6 : Yash Dayal to Shai Hope, Back of a length again and around off, Shai Hope hops back and dabs it down past backward point for a single. |
| 5.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Shai Hope, 1 run. |
| 5.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Axar Patel, FOUR! Axar Patel keeps it simple and finds the boundary. On a good-length, wide of off. Patel stays back, plays the lofted drive and works it towards the deep point boundary. |
| 5.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Axar Patel, No run. |
| 5.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Axar Patel, Shorter one, outside off. Patel cuts it into covers. There is a misfield and the batters take two runs. |
| 5.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Axar Patel, Too straight and full this time, on middle and leg. Patel knocks it back to the bowler. |
| 5.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Axar Patel, FOUR! Axar Patel stands and delivers this time. He has the last laugh in this mini-battle. Delhi rack up 54 runs in the Powerplay. Length ball, outside off. Patel hammers it down the park for four runs. |
| 6.1 : Karn Sharma to Shai Hope, Floated and full, on off. Hope pushes it down the park for one. |
| 6.2 : Karn Sharma to Axar Patel, 1 run. |
| 6.3 : Karn Sharma to Shai Hope, Shai Hope rotates the strike now as he drives this full ball into covers. |
| 6.4 : Karn Sharma to Axar Patel, Just short. It is flighted and full, on middle. Axar Patel dances down the track and flicks it aerially towards deep mid-wicket. One run taken. |
| 6.5 : Karn Sharma to Shai Hope, Shorter, outside off. Hope dabs it to point for one. |
| 6.6 : Karn Sharma to Axar Patel, FOUR! Axar Patel is making sure to find important boundaries here for his team. Short one, on middle. Axar Patel stays back and pulls it powerfully to deep mid-wicket for four runs. |
| 0.0 : Strategic break! Wow, those first 7 overs of the chase were action-packed and at the break, Bengaluru are certainly ahead in this game. They have managed to pick up four big wickets and have left Delhi reeling here. However, Shai Hope and stand-in skipper Axar Patel have started to counter-attack and if they can lay down a decent platform, there's still Tristan Stubbs to come and he can definitely turn the game on its head. Let's see how the middle phase pans out. |
| 7.1 : Lockie Ferguson to Shai Hope, Shortish, outside off. Hope punches it to deep point and collects a brace. Good running. |
| 7.2 : Lockie Ferguson to Shai Hope, Fuller one, on off. Hope creams it into covers but straight to the fielder here. One taken. |
| 7.3 : Lockie Ferguson to Axar Patel, Back of a length, angled into the body. Patel stays back and pushes it into covers for one. |
| 7.4 : Lockie Ferguson to Shai Hope, On middle and leg, full as well. Hope clips it through the leg side and comes back for the second run. |
| 7.5 : Lockie Ferguson to Shai Hope, A single now as Hope works this to deep third. |
| 7.6 : Lockie Ferguson to Axar Patel, LEG BYE! Good length, on the pads. Patel looks to tickle it away but misses. It brushes the pads and goes towards short fine. They cross for a leg bye. These two batters are making sure to not get greedy for runs here. Wickets in hand is what they need to worry about while chasing this score. |
| 8.2 : Cameron Green to Axar Patel, Back of a length, outside off. Patel cuts it into covers for a brace. |
| 8.1 : There was a slight halt at the end of the previous over. Dinesh Karthik has gone off the field for an unknown reason and Anuj Rawat has come on as a substitute wicket-keeper for now. Hopefully, it is not a fitness issue for DK. |
| Cameron Green to Axar Patel, FOUR! Incredible shot. Axar Patel is putting up a solid fight here. It is a full one, on off. Patel stands tall and drills it towards long off for four runs. |
| 8.3 : Cameron Green to Axar Patel, Axar Patel now pushes this length ball to point and rotates the strike. |
| 8.4 : Cameron Green to Shai Hope, Back of a length, around off. Hope defends it watchfully. |
| 8.5 : Cameron Green to Shai Hope, Shorter, around the hips. Hope picks it up and flicks it to deep square leg for two runs. |
| 8.6 : Cameron Green to Shai Hope, WIDE! A sharp bumper this time from Green. This one goes down the leg as well. The umpire extends his arms at it. |
| Cameron Green to Shai Hope, Much fuller, outside off. Hope prods and pushes it back towards the bowler. Green does well to make the stop. |
| 9.1 : Lockie Ferguson to Axar Patel, FOUR! Axar Patel makes the most of his pace this time. Short ball, outside off. Patel waits for it, opens the face of the bat and guides it down to deep third for a fine boundary. |
| 9.2 : Lockie Ferguson to Axar Patel, Lockie Ferguson fires in a yorker this time. Axar Patel jams it to backward point for one. |
| 9.3 : Who comes in next? |
| Lockie Ferguson to Shai Hope, OUT! CAUGHT! A very poor delivery but Lockie Ferguson strikes and it does not really matter how they get a wicket. A huge partnership has been broken here. It is a full toss, outside off. Shai Hope hopes for the best, as he swings hard at it. He though fails to time it well. The ball flies towards deep mid-wicket. Karn Sharma rushes in from the deep and takes a solid catch. |
| 9.4 : Lockie Ferguson to Tristan Stubbs, Lockie Ferguson serves a yorker-length delivery here. Stubbs with a defensive start, sensible as well. |
| 9.5 : Lockie Ferguson to Tristan Stubbs, Tristan Stubbs opens his account nowwwith a single. Fuller one, worked towards long on for a single. |
| 9.6 : Lockie Ferguson to Axar Patel, Lockie Ferguson dishes a short ball here, at 148 kmph. Axar Patel defends it solidly from inside the crease. |
| 10.1 : Cameron Green to Tristan Stubbs, Bowled back of a length and in the channel outside off, Tristan Stubbs looks to punch it away but gets a thick outside edge that flies down to third man for a single. |
| 10.2 : Cameron Green to Axar Patel, Shorter in length and angling it across the off stump, Axar Patel cuts it off the back foot to deep point and collects another single. |
| 10.3 : Cameron Green to Tristan Stubbs, Another edge from Tristan Stubbs! This is pitched up outside off, Stubbs looks to punch it off the front foot but gets an outside edge down to third man for just one more. |
| 10.4 : Cameron Green to Axar Patel, Slightly back of a length, pace off and bowled on middle and leg, Axar Patel is cramped for room and gets an inside edge onto the pads as the ball rolls to backward point. |
| 10.5 : Cameron Green to Axar Patel, Banged in a bit shorter now and around off, not much room to cut and Axar Patel stabs it straight to Virat Kohli at backward point. |
| 10.6 : Cameron Green to Axar Patel, OUT! RUN OUT! Uh, oh! A complete lack of communication and Tristan Stubbs has thrown his wicket away but that's great composure from Cameron Green. Bowled back of a length again and around the body, Axar Patel looks to block off the front foot but gets an inside edge onto the body and the ball falls back on the deck. Axar is busy looking for the ball meanwhile his partner is at the batter's end. Stubbs tries to scurry back but Green picks up the ball and scor |
| 11.1 : Karn Sharma to Rasikh Dar, Floated up full and outside off, Rasikh Dar pushes it away to covers. |
| 11.2 : Karn Sharma to Rasikh Dar, 1 run. |
| 11.3 : Karn Sharma to Axar Patel, SIX! Axar Patel frees his arms knowing that there's not much batting to follow. On a length on middle and leg, Axar gets down on one knee and slog-sweeps it high and over deep square leg for a biggie. |
| 11.4 : Karn Sharma to Axar Patel, Flighted delivery, given some more air and thrown outside the off stump, Axar Patel goes up and over covers and races back for the second run. |
| 11.5 : Karn Sharma to Axar Patel, A tad shorter on the pads, Axar Patel rocks back and nudges it in front of square leg for an easy single. |
| 11.6 : Karn Sharma to Rasikh Dar, Nicely tossed up on middle, Rasikh Dar gets aa good stride in and blocks it off. |
| 12.1 : Will Jacks to Axar Patel, SIX! Swung away just over the ropes! Will Jacks starts from around the stumps and tosses it a tad full around off stump. Axar Patel sits down and fetches the slog-sweep and dumps it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 12.2 : Will Jacks to Axar Patel, 1 run. |
| 12.3 : Will Jacks to Rasikh Dar, 1 run. |
| 12.4 : Will Jacks to Axar Patel, Bowled on a good length and on middle and leg, Axar Patel punches it from the crease and with a straight bat down to long on before picking up another single. |
| 12.5 : Will Jacks to Rasikh Dar, Fired in full and outside the off stump, Rasikh Dar squeezes it away past point and rotates the strike well. |
| 12.6 : Will Jacks to Axar Patel, SIX! FIFTY up for the Delhi skipper and this has been a fine lone hand so far from Axar Patel and he has just kept his team with a sliver of hope. This is tossed up quite full on off stump, Axar frees his arms and thumps it straight down the ground for another maximum. 16 off the over, a good one for Delhi. |
| 13.1 : Lockie Ferguson to Rasikh Dar, FOUR! A bit untidy from Mohammed Siraj in the deep and Rasikh Dar collects a boundary. Banged in on a hard length and outside off, Dar charges down the track and flays it away behind deep point. Siraj runs around and dives it to grab the ball but his back foot touches the ropes when he rolls over. |
| 13.2 : Lockie Ferguson to Rasikh Dar, 1 run. |
| 13.3 : Lockie Ferguson to Axar Patel, Quick and short trying to attack the body, Axar Patel stays back and just nudges it down on the leg side for a run. |
| 13.4 : Lockie Ferguson to Rasikh Dar, Banged in short again over off stump, Rasikh Dar backs away and manages to play it down to third man for one more. |
| 13.5 : Lockie Ferguson to Axar Patel, 1 run. |
| 13.6 : Lockie Ferguson to Rasikh Dar, Pitched up full and quick around off stump, Rasikh Dar pushes it away to covers. |
| 14.1 : Cameron Green to Axar Patel, Good bowling! Takes some pace off this one and bowls it on a hard length around leg stump, Axar Patel backs away for the heave but is early in his shot and gets hit on the pads. |
| 14.2 : Cameron Green to Axar Patel, In the air but it lands perfectly in the gap as well. Cameron Green bowls a heavy short ball and gets it at a difficult height over middle and off. Axar Patel is rushed as he looks to pull and miscues it badly around wide mid on. No fielder there and the batters get a single. |
| 14.3 : Cameron Green to Rasikh Dar, Swing and a miss! Banged in short and outside the off stump, Rasikh Dar comes down the pitch to flat-bat it across the line but is well beaten. |
| 14.4 : Cameron Green to Rasikh Dar, Back of a length and over off and middle, Rasikh Dar hops back and just nurdles it down on the leg side for a run. |
| 14.5 : Cameron Green to Axar Patel, Hard length over middle and angling across, Axar Patel waits back and with a deft touch just runs it off the face of the bat down to third man for a single. |
| 14.6 : Cameron Green to Rasikh Dar, OUT! CAUGHT! Rasikh Dar was doing a fine job until that ball and has now left Axar Patel with a lot to do. |
| 15.1 : Yash Dayal to Axar Patel, A length ball around off, blocked. |
| 15.2 : Yash Dayal to Axar Patel, Shortish this time, outside off. Axar Patel jams it to point, but straight to the fielder. |
| 0.0 : Strategic break. Bengaluru have a firm grip in this run chase now. They just continued to grow in this innings and made sure they never really allow Delhi batters to settle in. Apart from Axar Patel, no other batter has been really able to express themselves out there in the middle. Also, Kuldeep Yadav walks in to bat now. |
| 15.3 : Yash Dayal to Axar Patel, Wide! |
| Yash Dayal to Axar Patel, Good length, wide of off. Patel backs away and is unable to produce a shot here. |
| 0.0 : Who comes in next? |
| 15.4 : Yash Dayal to Axar Patel, OUT! CAUGHT! Yash Dayal picks up his second of the night. It is too full, wide outside off. Axar Patel throws his blade at it. The ball flies towards backward point. Faf du Plessis takes a sharp catch running back. |
| 15.5 : Yash Dayal to Mukesh Kumar, On the pads, clipped to the leg side for one. |
| 15.6 : Yash Dayal to Kuldeep Yadav, Slower and shorter, outside off. Yadav pushes it to backward point for one. |
| 16.1 : Cameron Green to Kuldeep Yadav, Green nails the yorker this time. Yadav jams it back to the bowler. |
| 16.2 : Cameron Green to Kuldeep Yadav, 1 run. |
| 16.3 : Cameron Green to Mukesh Kumar, Length, around off, blocked out. |
| 16.4 : Cameron Green to Mukesh Kumar, WIDE! This is too wide and outside the tramline. Green has to reload this one. |
| Cameron Green to Mukesh Kumar, Back of a length, outside off, nips in a bit. Mukesh Kumar swings hard but misses. |
| 16.5 : Cameron Green to Mukesh Kumar, A bumper this time, on off. Mukesh Kumar slams it down the park for one. |
| 16.6 : Cameron Green to Kuldeep Yadav, Green dishes a length ball, around off, defended out. |
| 17.1 : Lockie Ferguson to Mukesh Kumar, 1 run. |
| 17.2 : Lockie Ferguson to Kuldeep Yadav, Shorter, around the hips. Yadav flicks it to fine leg for one. |
| 17.3 : Lockie Ferguson to Mukesh Kumar, Pace up, on a length, outside off. Mukesh Kumar looks to chase it but misses. |
| 17.4 : Lockie Ferguson to Mukesh Kumar, OUT! c Mahipal Lomror b Lockie Ferguson. |
| 0.0 : Ishant Sharma is the last man in for Delhi. |
| 17.5 : Lockie Ferguson to Ishant Sharma, Fuller one, on middle and leg. Ishant Sharma swings hard. It ctaches the under-edge and dies besides the stumps. |
| 17.6 : Lockie Ferguson to Ishant Sharma, Slower bumper, on top of leg. Ishant Sharma backs away and tries to play it late but misses. |
| 18.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Kuldeep Yadav, 2 runs. |
| 18.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Kuldeep Yadav, Wide! |
| Mohammed Siraj to Kuldeep Yadav, No run. |
| 18.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Kuldeep Yadav, A length ball, around off, pushed out to mid off. |
| 18.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Kuldeep Yadav, Nails the yorker this time. Yadav taps it to point for one. |
| 18.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Ishant Sharma, WIDE! Full but sliding down leg. Wide given. |
| Mohammed Siraj to Ishant Sharma, A length ball, outside off, this one shapes back in sharply. Ishant Sharma looks to push it away but misses. |
| 18.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Ishant Sharma, Too full, in the blockhole as well. Ishant Sharma defends it from inside the crease. |
| 19.1 : Yash Dayal to Kuldeep Yadav, OUT! TIMBER! Yash Dayal finishes things off in style. |
| 0.0 : BENGALURU'S RESURGENCE CONTINUES! A fifth straight win for Bengaluru and all of a sudden, things have got so much more interesting in terms of the points table and this loss will be a body blow for Delhi who now are in the same boat as the home side. With what looked like a slightly under-par score, Bengaluru needed wickets upfront and the bowlers didn't disappoint. They got David Warner in the very first over and then three more wickets followed inside the first four overs. The job was more t |
| Delhi will be shell-shocked with that loss as a win here would have boosted their chances of making it through to the playoffs a lot but instead, they are now behind Bengaluru in terms of net run rate and are all but out of the race. The top order did disappoint big time and the unfortunate run out of Jake Fraser-McGurk came at a very high cost as well. Shai Hope did well to inject some momentum and Axar Patel stepped up with the bat too but they needed a lot more. An in-form Tristan Stubbs |
| Earlier in the game, Delhi opted to bowl first and it was a very entertaining start with a couple of wickets falling and runs galore in the Powerplay. Rajat Patidar played a sublime knock and got back-to-back fifties and Will Jacks too got into the forties. Delhi then roared back with timely wickets and ended much better than expected even after a cameo from Cameron Green and kept the home side under the 190-run mark. Khaleel Ahmed and Rasikh Dar picked up a couple of wickets each while rem |
| Axar Patel, the stand-in skipper for Delhi starts by saying that they could've been much better in the field. States that whenever you have lost 4 wickets inside the Powerplay then you are always chasing a game. Informs that the run out of two important players was just unlucky for them. Adds that they will shift their focus on the final game and aim to make it count. |
| Lockie Ferguson is now down for a quick chat. He says that it was similar to the last game and the hard work they have done throughout the season with the ball, is bearing fruits now. Adds that even after a few disappointing games, the support staff kept the group together and they were enjoying their cricket. Reckons that their batters did extremely well as it was gripping more than usual and that made the bowlers' job easier. Says that they are looking forward to the few days off and then tha |
| The Presentation ceremony... |
| Faf du Plessis, the captain of Bengaluru starts by saying that it has been an incredible run for them and is really delighted. Adds that it is all about confidence. Mentions that they have been getting 200 runs quite often now and are really enjoying the environment. States that the ball was swinging as well, so you just need to take a punt in the middle. Believes that behind closed doors they are getting things right., and is really happy with the way the trio of seamers are working out. Mentio |
| Cameron Green is the Player of the Match for his fine all-round display. He says that they have found a bit of form in the last few games and are still in the hunt which is positive. Adds that given the amount of high scores this season, they needed to be concerned in the Powerplay with regards to the bowling and managed to do well. Mentions that when Khaleel was bowling his off-cutters were gripping and bouncing and they hoped that they could also use similar deliveries and ends by saying that |
| Right then, we now head into the final week of the group stage of the 2024 Indian T20 League and still, there's just one team that has qualified for the playoffs and that is Kolkata. With three spots still up for grabs and multiple teams in the mix, the final week is expected to be one of the most intriguing ones ever in the history of the competition. The new week kickstarts with a game between Kolkata, the only qualified team and Gujarat up in Ahmedabad. That game will be played on Monday, 13 |
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