| 0.5 : 0.5: Anrich Nortje to Wriddhiman Saha, FOUR! Saha is off the mark in style! Slightly shorter on off, Saha pulls it. He does not try to hit it hard just timed it and placed it in the gap through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 1.2 : 1.2: Kagiso Rabada to Wriddhiman Saha, EDGED AND FOUR! Lucky for Saha, not so much for Rabada. Full ball around off, it jags back in at pace. Saha looks to play it with a straight bat but ends up getting a thick inside edge which sees the ball missing the leg stump and go to the fine leg fence. |
| 1.3 : 1.3: Kagiso Rabada to Wriddhiman Saha, FOUR! This time off the middle! Full on middle and leg, Saha flicks it uppishly but it wide of the diving short mid-wicket fielder and gets his third boundary of the innings. |
| 2.3: Ravichandran Ashwin to David Warner, SIX! Excellent response from Warner. First biggie of the evening and it comes from the bat of the birthday boy. Tossed up on middle and leg, Warner slog sweeps it over square leg for a biggie. |
| 2.6 : 2.6: Ravichandran Ashwin to Wriddhiman Saha, FOUR! Expensive start for Ashwin! 13 off his first. Tossed up on middle, Saha sweeps it square on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: Anrich Nortje to David Warner, FOUR! Spanked! Slightly overpitched around off, Warner clears his front leg and muscles it down the ground through mid off and the ball races away to the fence. |
| 3.4 : 3.4: Anrich Nortje to David Warner, FOUR! That was four the moment it left the bat. Good thinking from Nortje but Warner was a step ahead of him. Slower ball outside off, Warner slaps it through cover-point and gets another boundary. |
| 4.5 : 4.5: Axar Patel to David Warner, FOUR! Excellent shot! Short around off, Warner uses the depth of the crease as he goes on his back foot and punches it through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 5.1 : 5.1: Kagiso Rabada to David Warner, FOUR! Uppish but over! Slightly behind the good length area outside off. Warner punches it over and away from mid on and gets a boundary. |
| 5.2 : 5.2: Kagiso Rabada to David Warner, FOUR! Over extra cover this time! A very abject start from Rabada to this game as the Hyderabad openers are going after the Protea. Full outside off, Warner clears his front leg and goes over extra cover for another boundary. |
| 5.4 : 5.4: Kagiso Rabada to David Warner, SIX! Boom, take that! Shortish but not short enough to trouble Warner. He goes on his back foot and pulls it handsomely over mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 5.5 : 5.5: Kagiso Rabada to David Warner, FOUR! Bang! FIFTY FOR WARNER! Warner has given himself a superb birthday present! What a knock this has been from the Australian. He has looked sharp from the get-go. Good length ball around off, Warner waits for it and places it through backward point for a delightful boundary. His teammates are up on their feet applauding their skipper's superb effort. |
| 5.6 : 5.6: Kagiso Rabada to David Warner, FOUR! DEFT! This is Hyderabad's best Powerplay this season! No Bairstow, no problem! Good length ball around off, Warner waits for it and places it fine and away from third man for a boundary. 22 off the final over of the Powerplay. Hyderabad are 77/0! |
| 6.3 : 6.3: Axar Patel to Wriddhiman Saha, FOUR! Saha does not want to be left behind as Warner is going for the big shots! Floated on middle, Saha sweeps this one to the deep square leg region for a boundary. |
| 7.2 : 7.2: Ravichandran Ashwin to Wriddhiman Saha, FOUR! Excellent use of his feet! Loopy around off, Saha dances down the track and lofts this one over the bowler's head and it runs away to the fence. |
| 9.3 : 9.3: Ravichandran Ashwin to David Warner, FOUR! Almost saved but it ricochets off his arm and to the fence. Tossed up on off, Warner slashes it flattish and to the left of long off. Nortje gets there and almost stops it with his arm but the ball deflects to the fence. |
| 9.4 : 9.4: Ravichandran Ashwin to David Warner, OUT! CAUGHT! Ashwin has the last laugh and a big wicket for Delhi. Ashwin smartly gives this one a lot of air and bowls it slower on off. Gusty from Ashwin especially after being hit for a boundary. The risk has its reward though. Warner looks to go over mid off and extra cover but there is no pace on offer. Warner ends up chipping it straight to the man at extra cover. Axar Patel there takes a simple catch. |
| 9.6 : 9.6: Ravichandran Ashwin to Wriddhiman Saha, FOUR! Swept and swept well. Tossed up on middle and leg, Saha sweeps it to through square leg and continues his assault. |
| 10.2 : 10.2: Tushar Deshpande to Wriddhiman Saha, FOUR! FIFTY FOR SAHA! What an innings this has been so far by him. His second fastest fifty in the Indian T20 League. Short ball on middle, Saha pulls this one to the deep square leg region for a boundary. |
| 10.3 : 10.3: Tushar Deshpande to Wriddhiman Saha, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Saha! Good length ball outside off, Saha works this one through the point region and will fetch another boundary. |
| 11.2 : 11.2: Axar Patel to Wriddhiman Saha, SIX! Slog swept to perfection! Tossed up on middle, Saha slog sweeps it over square leg for a biggie. |
| 11.5 : 11.5: Axar Patel to Wriddhiman Saha, FOUR! Excellent from Saha! He is toying with the Delhi bowling. Short around off, Saha punches it away to the left of sweeper cover. Rabada there gives it a chase and puts a dive but his effort is not enough to save it from going to the fence. |
| 12.6 : 12.6: Kagiso Rabada to Wriddhiman Saha, SIX! What a cracking shot! The sound as the bat connected with the ball was pure poetry! Back of a length ball around off, Saha hammers this over the mid-wicket fence and it goes and hits the advertising ropes. The umpires are checking if this has touched the ropes first and it has. A great end to the over. |
| 13.6: Marcus Stoinis to Wriddhiman Saha, FOUR! Clever shot to end the over! Back of a length ball around off, Saha waits for it and lofts it past the fielder at short third man and it runs away to the fence. Saha moves into the 80s now. |
| 14.2 : 14.2: Anrich Nortje to Wriddhiman Saha, FOUR! What a shot! There seems to be no stopping Saha! On a fullish length on middle, Saha makes room and lofts this one over the cover region and it crosses the ropes on a bounce. |
| 14.3 : 14.3: Anrich Nortje to Wriddhiman Saha, OUT! CAUGHT! Delhi get another one and it is the man in-form Saha who walks back now. He was looking to go big but he goes back to the pavilion on this occasion. He goes after a well made 87. He will be disappointed as he could not get his century but nonetheless, he has given Hyderabad a platform. Nortje dishes a good length ball on middle, Saha again makes room and looks to go big but does not time this as well as he would have liked. It balloons towards |
| 14.6 : 14.6: Anrich Nortje to Manish Pandey, FOUR! Smacked! Powerful shot! On a good length on middle, Pandey powers this over the bowler's head and it runs away past the ropes for a boundary. |
| 16.3 : 16.3: Tushar Deshpande to Manish Pandey, FOUR! Smashed! Pandey is striking them well! On a fullish length around off, Pandey smashes it past the bowler and the timing on this will make sure that it crosses the ropes. |
| 16.5 : 16.5: Tushar Deshpande to Manish Pandey, FOUR! Beauty of a shot! Back of a length delivery around off, Pandey pulls this one with some power towards the deep mid-wicket region to bag another boundary. |
| 16.6 : 16.6: Tushar Deshpande to Manish Pandey, SIX! Up, up and away! Pandey is sending them past the ropes! A full toss on middle, Pandey pumps this one over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. A good over for Hyderabad. 15 runs off it. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: Anrich Nortje to Manish Pandey, FOUR! Edgy boundary but Hyderabad and Manish Pandey will take it with both hands. Good idea from Nortje but unlucky. Full and wide outside off, Pandey swings it straight but gets a top edge which goes over short third man for a boundary. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: Kagiso Rabada to Kane Williamson, FOUR! Good shot from Williamson. One of his trademark shots! Slower short ball around off, Williamson waits for it and guides it over backward point for a boundary. |
| 0.3 : 0.3: Sandeep Sharma to Shikhar Dhawan, OUT! CAUGHT! Dhawan goes back on the very first ball that he has faced! Delhi, definitely did not want this start and when this side is chasing a total over 200. Just the start that Hyderabad wanted, seeing the back of Dhawan as he walks back right in the first over. On a good length around off, moving away from the left-hander, Dhawan looks to go big over the leg side but it takes the leading edge and balloons towards the mid off region. Warner backtrac |
| 0.4 : 0.4: Sandeep Sharma to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! What a shot and what a start by Stoinis! First boundary of the Delhi innings as well! On a good length on middle, Stoinis lofts this one over the mid-wicket region and it runs away to the fence. |
| 1.1 : 1.1: Shahbaz Nadeem to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! Rahane gets his first boundary of the game as well! Flatter outside off, Rahane cuts this one through cover-point region for a boundary. |
| 1.6 : 1.6: Shahbaz Nadeem to Marcus Stoinis, OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust! The gamble to send Stoinis up the order does not work out for Delhi. It is the birthday boy, David Warner again who scalps this one. Hyderabad have started off brilliantly. Loopy ball on middle, Stoinis makes room and looks to go big over the mid off region but he does not get the required elevation on this. It goes straight to Warner at mid off who does not drop these. |
| 3.6: Jason Holder to Ajinkya Rahane, EDGY FOUR! Not what Rahane wanted to do but he will not mind this. Back of a length ball around off, Rahane strides down the track and looks to go big and swings his bat but it takes the outside edge and runs away to the fence at third man for a boundary. |
| 4.2 : 4.2: Sandeep Sharma to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! Rahane finds the gap on this occasion and Delhi will be hoping that he gets more of these! On a good length around middle, Rahane makes room and punches this through the cover-point region to fetch a boundary. |
| 4.5 : 4.5: Sandeep Sharma to Shimron Hetmyer, FOUR! Slammed! There was some power in this stroke! On a good length outside off, Hetmyer powers this one through the mid off region and it goes past the ropes for a boundary. |
| 5.2 : 5.2: Jason Holder to Shimron Hetmyer, FOUR! This was in the air and just over Nadeem who jumped to scalp this! On a good length around off, Hetmyer makes room and lofts this over the point region. Nadeem, there jumps trying to scalp this but it goes over him and into the fence. |
| 5.3 : 5.3: Jason Holder to Shimron Hetmyer, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! Delhi need some more of these! Back of a length ball around off, Hetmyer pulls this one towards the mid-wicket fence for another boundary. |
| 5.5 : 5.5: Jason Holder to Ajinkya Rahane, SIX! Quality shot! First biggie of the Delhi innings and it is off Rahane's willow! Back of a length ball around off, Rahane slams this one over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 6.1 : 6.1: Rashid Khan to Shimron Hetmyer, OUT! TIMBER! Rashid Khan strikes on his first ball and it is Hetmyer who has to walk back now. Hyderabad are picking wickets quickly now and Delhi have lost their third wicket of the evening. Rashid dishes a leg spinner around middle and off, Hetmyer looks to hit across the line but misses it completely. The ball does not miss and it goes onto the shatter the stumps. Another blow for Delhi in the chase. |
| 6.5 : 6.5: Rashid Khan to Ajinkya Rahane, OUT! LBW! Another one falls for Delhi! It was the googly on this occasion which has worked out for Hyderabad! Rashid Khan strikes again and two quick wickets have been scalped by the Afghan spinner. Rashid dishes a googly around off and middle, Rahane lunges forward and looks to defend this one off the front foot but misses it altogether and gets hit on the pads. The players get excited and appeal as the umpire obliges by raising his finger. Rahane is not s |
| 7.4 : 7.4: T Natarajan to Rishabh Pant, SIX! What a shot by Pant! Brilliant! Fullish length delivery around off, Pant gets on his knees and slog sweeps this one over the ropes at deep mid-wicket region for a biggie. |
| 9.6 : 9.6: Vijay Shankar to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! That one was hit very hard! On a good length around off, Pant smashes this down the ground and it goes past the diving fielder into the long on fence for a boundary. Delhi need 147 in 60 balls. |
| 11.3 : 11.3: Vijay Shankar to Shreyas Iyer, OUT! CAUGHT! Half of Delhi's batting line-up is back into the dugout and it is their skipper, Shreyas Iyer who has to take the long walk back to the pavilion. Shankar smartly removes all the pace of the delivery and Iyer does not read the change of pace. He bowls this on a good length outside off, Iyer looks to go big over the cover region but he does not time this well at all. It goes up towards the cover region and Williamson takes this one with ease. |
| 12.5 : 12.5: Rashid Khan to Axar Patel, OUT! Caught! Axar is out of here. Another wicket for Rashid and there seems to be not stopping him. Floated around off, Patel looks for the big one and looks to go big over the deep mid-wicket region and he holes out straight to the fielder there. The beating in the first innings seemed to have got onto the Delhi batters as the have failed to put up a fight. |
| 14.3 : 14.3: Jason Holder to Rishabh Pant, MISFIELD AND FOUR! The only wrong thing Rashid has done so far this evenining. Low full toss outside off, Pant manages to squeezes it through backward point. Khan in the deep runs to his right and gets there with a slide but he fumbles and the ball deflects off him and to the fence. |
| 15.1 : 15.1: T Natarajan to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Pant has picked the bones out of that one. Overpitched outside off from Natarajan. Pant smashes it through mid off for a boundary. |
| 15.6 : 15.6: T Natarajan to Kagiso Rabada, OUT! BOWLED! A spicy Natarajan special is too good for Rabada. A yorker on off. Rabada who has given this treatment to a lot of batters, is on the receiving end this time. He looks to jam it out but it is too good for him and the ball goes onto disturb the stump. |
| 16.1 : 16.1: Sandeep Sharma to Rishabh Pant, OUT! CAUGHT! It has just been the birthday boy's day. Warner has got almost everything he wanted this evening. A very full ball wide outside off. Pant stretches to hit it. His bat hits the ground hard as the ball goes past his edge and to the substitute keeper, Goswami. Sandeep and Goswami appeal but the umpire is unmoved. Warner signals the 'T' straightaway. Replay rolls in and Ultra Edge shows there is a spike as the ball went past the bat. The on-field de |
| 16.4 : 16.4: Sandeep Sharma to Ravichandran Ashwin, FOUR! Shorter on middle, Ashwin pulls it delightfully over mid-wicket for a boundary, |
| 17.1 : 17.1: Jason Holder to Tushar Deshpande, FOUR! Crunched! Superb shot, probably the best of the evening. Full on off, Deshpande smashes it straight down the ground and the ball races away to the long on fence. |
| 17.3 : 17.3: Jason Holder to Tushar Deshpande, SIX! Spanked! Back of a length delvery on off, Deshpande flat-bats it over long off for a biggie. |
| 17.6 : 17.6: Jason Holder to Ravichandran Ashwin, OUT! Caught! Ashwin holes out. Expensive day for Holder but he gets into the wickets column as well. Full on middle, Ashwin looks to heave it over mid-wicket but it goes off the lower half of his bat. It goes high in the air but straight to deep mid-wicket. Samad is one of the safest fielder in the side and he takes a good catch. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: T Natarajan to Tushar Deshpande, FOUR! Tushar is having a blast with the bat! In the slot on middle, Deshpande hits it straight down the ground for a boundary. |
| 18.6 : 18.6: T Natarajan to Anrich Nortje, OUT! CAUGHT! That is the end of Delhi's innings. Comprehensive win for Hyderabad. Natarajan hits the deck hard around off. Nortje looks to pull but ends up hitting it off the upper half of his bat. It goes high in the air to the left of short mid-wicket. This has not been an easy ground to take catches as the ball tends to swirl here. Substitute, Priyam Garg though keeps his eyes on the ball and takes a good catch. HYDERABAD WIN BY 88 RUNS! |
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