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CryptoKXIP beat DD by 4 runs | Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab, Highlights And Cricket Score 22th T20 Match - Commentary
Indian Premier League, 2018
Date: Apr 23, 2018 Start Time: 20:00 IST | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 LocalVenue: Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
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Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab Highlights And Cricket Score 22th Match - T20 Commentary
The away side on the other hand, never got going. They had a few batsmen who got starts but no one converted it. Nair was their top scorer. Miller after being dropped twice, did look like he would make them pay but he too fell prey to a Delhi pacer. The target is not a big one but the wicket is a tad difficult. Delhi though will back themselves to chase this down but Punjab do have a bowling line-up which can make it hard. What is in store for the second half? Let us wait to find out...
So a brilliant bowling performance by Delhi means they will head into the break as the happier side. Everything went right for them. They won the toss, elected to field and got an early wicket through Avesh Khan. Lokesh Rahul and Mayank Agarwal did try and counter-attack but fell pray to the new lad Plunkett who was the star of the show tonight. He finished with figures of 4-0-17-3. He was well supported by all the pacers as they bagged wickets at regular intervals which choked the Punjab batting.
Trent Boult to Andrew Tye. OUT! DRAGGED ON! So a wicket from the last ball. Just 4 from the last over and a wicket. This is full and outside off. Tye tries to clear the leg side boundary but gets an inside edge onto his stumps to give Boult his second. PUNJAB FINISH ON 143/8!
Trent Boult to Andrew Tye. A dot! Gold dust at this stage! Another slower ball outside off, Tye swings but misses again. That is all he has been doing, swinging blindly.
Trent Boult to Andrew Tye. Goes fuller on middle, Tye clips it through mid-wicket for a brace.
Trent Boult to Andrew Tye. Slower ball and Tye is foxed. He is swinging blindly here. This is on leg stump. Tye is early into his shot and gets beaten.
Trent Boult to Barinder Sran. A yorker on leg stump. Sran misses the flick and gets hit on the pads. The ball goes towards square leg and the batsmen take a leg bye.
Barinder Sran is the next man in.
Trent Boult to Ravichandran Ashwin. OUT! Another one bites the dust! This one is full and outside off. Ashwin opens the face of the bat and tries to go over point. He does not get the elevation and it's into the hands of Tewatia who takes it.
Trent Boult to Ravichandran Ashwin. WIDE! Way outside off and the umpire calls it a wide.
Trent Boult to bowl the last over.
Liam Plunkett to Andrew Tye. Outstanding finish by Plunkett. Talk about making an immediate impact. First game in and he's been superb. He finishes with a dot here as he bowls a slower ball outside off. Tye swings but misses. Plunkett ends with figures off 4-0-17-3. Just 6 from the penultimate over.
Liam Plunkett to Ravichandran Ashwin. The slower bouncer. Ashwin misses the pull and the keeper too fails to collect it. The batsmen collect a bye.
Liam Plunkett to Ravichandran Ashwin. On a length around off, Ashwin drives it through covers. It is hit in the gap and the batsmen run two. Boundaries is what they need though.
Liam Plunkett to Ravichandran Ashwin. WIDE! Make that 3 from the first three as Plunkett bowls this one down the leg side and the umpire calls it a wide.
Liam Plunkett to Andrew Tye. Covers the stumps and mistimes this length ball on middle towards deep mid-wicket for a run. Just 2 from the first three balls.
Liam Plunkett to Andrew Tye. Length outside off, Tye swings blindly and only connects with thin air.
Liam Plunkett to Ravichandran Ashwin. A low full toss on middle, Ashwin drives it down towards long on for a run.
Daniel Christian to Ravichandran Ashwin. A single to end the over! Fuller on middle, Ashwin eases it down to long on for a run. So another over in which there was a wicket but runs have come too. 12 and a wicket.
Daniel Christian to Andrew Tye. Slower bouncer on middle, Tye is early into the pull. He misses, the ball hits him on the body and goes towards point for a leg bye.
Daniel Christian to Andrew Tye. FOUR LEG BYES! Poor ball to bowl after getting a wicket on the last one. Down the leg side. It brushes the pads of Tye and beats Pant. It races away to the fine leg fence.
Andrew Tye is the next man in.
Daniel Christian to David Miller. OUT! This time it has been taken! Plunkett takes the catch and Christian gets the dangerous Miller. So to Gambhir's relief, Miller has not made a lot of the reprieves. This one is a slower one on off, Miller slaps it over covers. He has hit it really well but Delhi have a man there in the deep. It goes straight but low towards him. Liam there takes it just above the ground. Delhi will now look to restrict Punjab below 150.
Daniel Christian to David Miller. Fuller this time on middle, Miller gets it off the inner half towards mid-wicket for a brace.
Daniel Christian to David Miller. EDGY FOUR! Miller will take everything that comes his way. This one is short and outside off. Miller goes for the cut but the ball takes the outside edge and goes through third man.
Daniel Christian is back on.
Liam Plunkett to David Miller. Length delivery angling in around off, Miller gets an inside edge onto the pads and takes a quick single as the ball falls beside him on the off side.
Liam Plunkett to Ravichandran Ashwin. Short ball coming into the body, pulled down towards fine leg for a run.
Liam Plunkett to David Miller. Full and fired in on leg, Miller looks to whip it away but takes a blow low on the pads. It goes off 'em and on the leg side for a leg bye.
Liam Plunkett to Ravichandran Ashwin. Ashwin is off the mark with a little run down to third man. Single taken.
Liam Plunkett to David Miller. Short of a good length outside off, Miller rises and punches it past point to get off strike.
Ravichandran Ashwin is the new man in.
Liam Plunkett to Karun Nair. OUT! Plunkett is on fire this evening. Bags his third of the evening. Absolutely wonderful bowling effort. Fuller on off, Nair lofts it over wide mid on, looking to clear the rope. He doesn't get enough on it, as Iyer out in the deep moves to his right and takes a good catch. Had to cover a lot of ground, but did well in the end to take it. Punjab fall deeper.
Liam Plunkett returns to the bowling attack.
Strategic break signaled! So 4 overs to go and only 116 on the board. Miller and Nair are the two men out there. The former has already been dropped twice. Will he make Delhi pay or will the hosts strike back as they have been doing in this game?
Amit Mishra to Karun Nair. The batsman has driven it through mid off. One run added to the total. 16 from the over, a big one for Punjab. They need to keep going now.
Amit Mishra to Karun Nair. FOUR! This is turning out to be a very expensive over! Down the leg side, Nair this time connects with the sweep shot and it goes to the fine leg fence.
Amit Mishra to David Miller. Fires it on middle, Miller flicks it through mid-wicket for a run.
Amit Mishra to David Miller. This one is way outside off, Miller lets it be.
Amit Mishra to David Miller. SIX! Signs of things to come? Punjab will hope so! This is tossed up on off. It is right in Miller's arc. He sends it sailing over the long on fence for a HUGEEE one.
Amit Mishra to Karun Nair. WIDE! Down the leg side, the keeper fails to collect and the batsmen run through for a bye.
Amit Mishra to David Miller. The batsman has driven it through mid off. They pick up a single.
Amit Mishra to David Miller. In the air... and DROPPED AGAIN! Delhi are not in the mood to get Miller out this evening as they have now dropped him twice. Shaw is the culprit this time. This one is the googly on off, Miller once again goes to cut but fails to keep it down. It goes towards cover-point where Shaw drops an absolute dolly. Two catches dropped now in two overs. Is it Miller's night?
Rahul Tewatia to David Miller. Chops it towards short third man for a run. So six off Tewatia's first. He should have had a wicket also.
Rahul Tewatia to David Miller. Flat bats it down to long off for a brace.
Rahul Tewatia to Karun Nair. The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total.
Rahul Tewatia to David Miller. DROPPED! And it has been dropped by someone who does not drop many. Glenn Maxwell is the culprit. It is short and outside off, Miller cuts it hard towards the cover fielder. He fails to keep it down. Maxwell there gets two hands to it but can't hang on. He fires a throw at the non-striker's end but misses. To add salt to the wound, the batsmen run an overthrow as the fielder backing up fails to collect it. A big let off there for Miller. Everybody knows how dangerous he can be and Delhi would hope this does not cost them a lot.
Rahul Tewatia to David Miller. Very wide outside off, Miller goes after it and chops it to the keeper. Had he left that it would have been a wide.
Rahul Tewatia to Karun Nair. Floats it up on off, Karun drives it through covers and gets a run.
Rahul Tewatia is into the attack.
Amit Mishra to Karun Nair. So a single to end. 8 from the over but not a lot of risky shots played. This one is swept through backward square leg for a run.
Amit Mishra to Karun Nair. A full toss and Nair fails to put it away. He flicks it over mid-wicket. Christian from long on runs to his right, slides and keeps it down to two.
Amit Mishra to Karun Nair. Fires it full on the pads, Nair goes for the sweep but the ball hits his pad and then hits Pant's pad and deflects onto the stumps. The crowd here erupts as they feel Nair has been bowled. A dot in the end.
Amit Mishra to David Miller. The googly on off, Miller eases it to long off for a run.
Amit Mishra to David Miller. Similar ball and a similar shot to the last ball. Once again a couple results.
Amit Mishra to David Miller. Flatter and shorter outside off, Miller slaps it through covers and bags a brace.
Avesh Khan to David Miller. Fuller in length on off, Miller strokes it towards mid off for a run. So 10 from the over but a wicket and the important one of Yuvraj. Avesh bowls out, a good outing for him in his first game. He finishes with figures of 4-0-36-2.
Avesh Khan to David Miller. What a delivery to get first up! This is on a length around off, it takes off the surface after pitching. Miller tries to keep it out but is beaten by the extra bounce.
David Miller walks out to the middle.
Avesh Khan to Yuvraj Singh. OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Khan strikes back! Once again he bowls it on a shorter length on middle, Yuvraj goes for the pull but gets a bottom edge which goes into the mitts of Pant. He takes it and appeals and the umpire raises his finger. So Yuvraj's fidgety innings comes to an end.
Avesh Khan to Yuvraj Singh. FOUR! Streaky but Punjab will take everything! This one is on the shorter side on middle, Yuvraj goes for the pull but he gets an inside edge which goes to the right of the keeper. He dives to his right, gets a hand to it but can't stop it cleanly. It still has enough legs to race away to the fine leg fence. Second boundary off the over!
Avesh Khan to Karun Nair. A low full toss on middle, Nair eases it down to long on for a run.
Avesh Khan to Karun Nair. FOUR! Top shot! A much-needed boundary for Punjab. This should break the shackles. Nair makes room and thumps this length ball over covers and it races away.
Avesh Khan to bowl out.
Amit Mishra to Yuvraj Singh. A dot finish! Another brilliant over for Delhi! The runs have completely chocked up here. This is very fast and down the leg side. Yuvraj mistimes his sweep towards short fine leg. Singh will be disappointed there, he could have put that away.
Amit Mishra to Karun Nair. Very full again on middle, Nair eases it down to long on for another single. So it has been five overs since the last boundary.
Amit Mishra to Yuvraj Singh. Fires it full and on off, Singh drives it down to long off for a run.
Amit Mishra to Yuvraj Singh. This is even better from the last delivery. Tosses it up on off, this is the googly again. Yuvraj tries to defend but is beaten. Mishra is getting good purchase from the wicket here.
Amit Mishra to Yuvraj Singh. Nicely bowled! Slows it up outside off, it is the googly. Yuvraj tries to guide it down towards third man but does not connect.
Amit Mishra to Yuvraj Singh. Fires it on the pads, Yuvraj works it down towards fine leg for a couple.
Glenn Maxwell to Karun Nair. Two dots in a row! Nair tries to be innovative by playing the reverse sweep but he finds the fielder at short third man. Runs are not coming for Punjab, something has to give.
Glenn Maxwell to Karun Nair. A dot! Boundaries are hard to come here. Maxwell once again fires it outside off as he sees the batsman dancing down the track. Nair hits it back to him.
Glenn Maxwell to Yuvraj Singh. On middle, turns away from the left-hander. Yuvraj tries to work it on the leg side but gets a soft leading edge towards covers for a run.
Glenn Maxwell to Karun Nair. Sees the batsman coming down the track and fires it short. Nair works it with the turn through mid-wicket for a run.
Glenn Maxwell to Yuvraj Singh. Flatter outside off, Yuvraj stokes it through covers for a run.
Glenn Maxwell to Karun Nair. Floats it up on off, Nair eases it down to long on for a run.
Glenn Maxwell is on.
Amit Mishra to Karun Nair. Flatter on off, Nair rocks back and pushes it towards covers. The batsmen set off for a run. The fielder there dives to his right, makes a good stop and has a shy at the non-striker's end but there is no harm done.
Amit Mishra to Yuvraj Singh. Fires it on middle, Yuvraj drives it down to long on for a run.
Amit Mishra to Yuvraj Singh. Quicker on off, Yuvraj slaps it to covers.
Amit Mishra to Yuvraj Singh. The googly outside off but it is on the shorter side. Yuvraj cuts it through point for a couple.
Amit Mishra to Karun Nair. Tosses it up on middle, Nair sweeps it through square leg for a run.
Amit Mishra to Karun Nair. Floats it up on middle, Nair defends it off the front foot.
Amit Mishra is into the attack. Spinner for the first time today. Will he get some purchase out of the surface?
Strategic break!
Daniel Christian to Karun Nair. Yes, he can! Just two from this over. So a good passage of play for Delhi. Just 4 from the last two and they have also got a wicket. Nair pushes this one down to long on for a run.
Daniel Christian to Karun Nair. Another dot! This is turning out to be a brilliant over! It is the surprise short ball. Nair tries to upper cut it but misses. Can he end the over well?
Daniel Christian to Yuvraj Singh. Good length outside off, Yuvraj guides it towards short third man. The fielder there slips as he tries to stop the ball and concedes a run. So just a single from the first four balls.
Daniel Christian to Yuvraj Singh. This one is angled into the batsman. Singh works it to mid-wicket.
Daniel Christian to Yuvraj Singh. The off cutter outside off, Yuvraj tries to drive it through the off side but gets beaten.
Daniel Christian to Yuvraj Singh. Back of a length on off, Singh guides it to point.
Liam Plunkett to Karun Nair. Back of a length on off, pushed to covers. Just two and a wicket from this over. Plunkett's figures for now reads, 2-0-8-2.
Liam Plunkett to Karun Nair. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
Liam Plunkett to Yuvraj Singh. A good confident shot first up by Singh. Fuller on middle, Yuvraj strokes it towards mid on for a run.
Yuvraj Singh is the next man in.
Liam Plunkett to Mayank Agarwal. OUT! TIMBER! What an impact Plunkett is making here in his first game. He gets his second in his second over. This one is on a length around off. Agarwal goes for the pull shot but the ball is not that short to play at it. It sneaks under his bat. Brushes the pad and knocks the off stump out. Plunkett is all pumped up and Punjab are in a spot of bother now.
Liam Plunkett to Karun Nair. Short on the body, Nair pulls it very fine on the leg side. Khan makes good ground to his right and does really well to keep it down to one.
Liam Plunkett to Karun Nair. On a length around middle, Nair works it to mid-wicket.
Liam Plunkett is back into the attack.
Daniel Christian to Karun Nair. Angles it into the pads, Nair flicks it through mid-wicket for a run.
Daniel Christian to Karun Nair. FOUR! Slower ball and on the shorter side outside off, Nair has all the time in the world to guide it past the diving short third man fielder. Spoils the over. It was a good one till this delivery.
Daniel Christian to Mayank Agarwal. Short and wide. That has been slapped hard but straight to the fielder in the deep at covers for a run.
Daniel Christian to Karun Nair. Length again on off, Nair works it towards mid-wicket for a run.
Daniel Christian to Karun Nair. Seam up ball on middle, Nair hits it back towards the bowler.
Daniel Christian to Mayank Agarwal. Slower ball on middle, Agarwal flicks it through square leg and the batsmen cross.
Dan Christian is on.
Avesh Khan to Mayank Agarwal. Shorter in length again. Agarwal mistimes his pull towards mid on for a run. So just 8 from the last over of the Powerplay. Punjab are 51 for 2.
Avesh Khan to Mayank Agarwal. Short again outside off, Agarwal cuts it through the off side. There is a sweeper in the deep and hence the batsmen only get two.
Avesh Khan to Mayank Agarwal. Slower ball on off, Agarwal guides it to point.
Avesh Khan to Karun Nair. Length again on off, Nair taps it towards cover and sets off for a run. The fielder there has a shy but misses.
Avesh Khan to Karun Nair. Once again plays the cover drive but this time it is not in the gap and it is straight to the fielder at covers.
Avesh Khan to Karun Nair. FOUR! Exquisite! This is fuller and on off, Nair leans into it and strokes it through covers. It is in the gap and the ball races away. So the runs keep coming here.
Liam Plunkett to Mayank Agarwal. Back of a length on off, Agarwal strokes it to mid off. A good first over by Plunkett, just 6 runs and a wicket from it.
Liam Plunkett to Mayank Agarwal. Shorter in length outside off, Mayank guides it to point.
Liam Plunkett to Karun Nair. Fuller outside off, Nair needs no sighters as he goes after it. The ball takes the outside edge and goes down to third man for a run.
Karun Nair is the next man in.
Liam Plunkett to Lokesh Rahul. OUT! Gone! Plunkett strikes in his first over! Excellent bowling change by Gautam Gambhir. It was the slower bouncer on middle, Rahul once again tries to help it on its way but this time he gets a top edge. It lobs towards short fine leg. For a second Khan there seems to have misjudged it but he does really well to dive forward and take it inches above the ground. A very good catch in the end and the free-flowing innings of Rahul comes to an end. Timely wicket for Delhi as this partnership was looking dangerous.
Liam Plunkett to Lokesh Rahul. FOUR! Up and over! Full and on middle, Rahul goes straight over the bowler's head and collects a boundary. Once again there was not timing on it.
Liam Plunkett to Mayank Agarwal. A low full toss on leg stump, Agarwal flicks it towards mid-wicket for a run.
Liam Plunkett to bowl now.
Avesh Khan to Lokesh Rahul. Very lucky is the bowler there. With the third man in he bowls a slower bouncer outside off. Rahul goes for the upper cut but misses. Had he connected, that would have been a certain boundary.
Avesh Khan to Lokesh Rahul. On a length around off, Rahul keeps it out watchfully.
Avesh Khan to Mayank Agarwal. Goes shorter this time. Agarwal does the right thing by guiding it through point for a run.
Avesh Khan to Mayank Agarwal. FOUR! Brilliant! Agarwal moves towards the off side. He gets a ball on off and he drives it through covers and the ball races away.
Avesh Khan to Lokesh Rahul. Slower bouncer this time. Rahul waits for it and pulls it towards deep square leg for a run.
Avesh Khan to Lokesh Rahul. SIX! This guy is in some form. He expected the bowler to bowl a short one. Rahul is waiting deep in the crease, he gets a bumper and he helps it on its way over the fine leg fence for a biggie. Runs are flowing here after the early wicket.
Trent Boult to Mayank Agarwal. Length ball outside off, this one kept coming in with the angle. Agarwal tries to guide it down to third man but chops it to the keeper. End of an expensive over, 14 from it.
Trent Boult to Lokesh Rahul. A low full toss on the pads, Rahul flicks it towards fine leg for a run.
Trent Boult to Lokesh Rahul. FOUR! Boult has not got it right in this over. This is a slower one but it is way outside off. Rahul reaches out for it. He does not get it off the middle but hits it well enough to clear the infield on the off side and the ball races away. Third boundary in the over.
Trent Boult to Mayank Agarwal. This one too is right off the middle but towards mid off for another run.
Trent Boult to Mayank Agarwal. FOUR! Two-in-two for Agarwal! This is outside off, once again Boult offers width. He is trying to swing the ball back in but there is no movement. Agarwal just puts bat to it. It hits the middle and races through backward point for another boundary.
Trent Boult to Mayank Agarwal. FOUR! Width on offer and Agarwal cashes in on it. Full and wide outside off, Mayank drives it square on the off side. It is in the gap and the ball races away.
Avesh Khan to Lokesh Rahul. FOUR! A good end to the over for Punjab but an excellent over for Delhi. This one is on a length around middle, Rahul tries to block it but the ball takes the inside edge and goes down towards fine leg for a boundary. First one for this game.
Avesh Khan to Lokesh Rahul. BEAUTY! This lad has really impressed in his first over. This time he lands it on a length around off, it shapes away a touch. Rahul tries to keep it out but gets beaten.
Avesh Khan to Mayank Agarwal. Fuller on the pads, Agarwal flicks it through square leg for a run. He gets off the mark with a single.
Mayank Agarwal walks out to the middle.
Avesh Khan to Aaron Finch. OUT! Avesh Khan makes an impact in his first over of his first game this year. Finch has been done in by the pace here. Another short ball on middle, Finch rocks back and goes for the pull. The ball hurries onto him and he gets no timing on it. It once again hits the upper portion of the bat and lobs towards Iyer at covers who accepts a dolly. So Finch's poor patch continues and an early wicket for Delhi. They needed this start.
Avesh Khan to Lokesh Rahul. Shorter in length again on off, Rahul guides it down to third man for a run.
Avesh Khan to Lokesh Rahul. That was good pace by Khan. Rahul was hurried into the shot there. He starts off with a short ball on middle. Rahul goes for the pull but is late into the shot. It hits the upper portion of the bat and lobs towards mid on.
Avesh Khan to bowl from the other end.
Trent Boult to Aaron Finch. Strange leave! A bounce on leg stump. Finch evades it by moving out of the way. Five off the first over, a watchful start by Punjab.
Trent Boult to Aaron Finch. Fuller again on off, from over the wicket. No swing on offer. Finch strokes it through covers and runs two.
Trent Boult to Lokesh Rahul. Goes fuller again on off, no swing for Boult. Also he is bowling over the wicket to Finch and around to Rahul. Something Delhi have planned maybe. Rahul pushes it towards mid on for a run.
Trent Boult to Aaron Finch. Down the leg side, Finch misses out on the flick. The ball hits the pads and goes towards fine leg. The batsmen run one and the umpire signals it as a leg bye.
Trent Boult to Lokesh Rahul. Confusion! A new batting pair, there might be some hesitation in running between the wickets. Rahul pushes this length ball towards cover-point. He sets off for a run but seeing the fielder there make an excellent stop Lokesh hesitates but then goes for the run and makes it. First run for Punjab.
Trent Boult to Lokesh Rahul. Something different from Boult as he starts off from around the wicket. He lands it on a length around middle. Rahul blocks it off the front foot.
We are all set for the action to begin. The players and the umpires make their way out to the middle. They are followed by the two openers of Punjab, Aaron Finch and Lokesh Rahul. They will look to make maximum use of the Powerplay. Trent Boult has the new ball in hand. He will be bowling to Rahul. Here we go...
Delhi have a total of five changes and not only two which were mentioned. Prithvi Shaw, Amit Mishra and Avesh Khan coming in are the other three changes. They replace Shahbaz Nadeem, Harshal Patel and Vijay Shankar.
Ravichandran Ashwin says he was not sure on what to do as it is the first time they are playing here. Informs there is one change Chris Gayle sits out and David Miller comes in. Adds further Aaron Finch will open the batting.
Gautam Gambhir says it looks a good wicket and he reckons it wont change a lot. Mentions they haven't got a lot of time to practice here and hence they too are unsure about the wicket. Informs they have made two changes, Chris Morris and Jason Roy are out and Liam Plunkett and Daniel Christian come in.
TOSS - Delhi win the toss and they will bowl first.
The visitors on the other hand, are cruising in the tournament so far. They have got their combinations right and they look a formidable side. A win here for them will take them to the top of the table and Ashwin will be eager to get two points from this game. They head into this one as favourites but one would not rule out the hosts. Stay tuned for further updates.
Hello and welcome to the Northern Derby, game 22nd of this year's Indian T20 League. It is a clash between Delhi and Punjab at the Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi. The home side has had a poor time in the tournament so far. They are down at the bottom of the table and have only won one game so far. Gautam Gambhir will hope for their fortunes to turn around and there is no better place to do so. It is their first game at home. They will have the crowd behind them and the home side will be all pumped up for this match.
That concluded the formalities from this game. Punjab have another win and with this, they move to the top of the table. Delhi suffer yet another loss and are really staring down the barrel. They need a string under their belts and they need it fast. Done with this, we move on to the next. Tomorrow, Mumbai play Hyderabad at the Wankhede Stadium, at 2000 local (1430 GMT). Join in for that. Cheers, people!
Ankit Rajpoot receives the Man of the Match Award. His outstanding spell at the start of the innings was vital in Punjab stifling Delhi in the run chase, thereby gaining the upper hand in their subsequent victory.
Shreyas Iyer was the only one who kept the fight going and is the sole reason for taking the game to the last ball. Delhi lost 3 wickets in the Powerplay and the pressure mounted right from there. Except for the Iyer-Tewatia partnership consisting of 47, none of the others were of note. If even one other batsman had dug in and stayed with Iyer, things might have turned out differently. The host suffer another loss, this time in their own den.
The Ravichandran Ashwin-led side has another win under its belt. Defended yet another total, one which wasn't too big, with class. The batting had been winning them games till now. It was underwhelming tonight, but the bowling department came to the rescue. With just 143 on the board, the visitors needed a big performance with the ball and the entire unit stood up. Barring the skipper, who was economical himself, everyone chipped in with the wickets and kept it relatively tight as well.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shreyas Iyer. OUT! Iyer departs! Heartbreak for the young man. He tries to clear long off after going deep in his crease. Slaps it over extra cover and Finch out in the deep moves to his left and takes it comfortably. PUNJAB WIN BY 4 RUNS!
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shreyas Iyer. FOUR! It's all going down the wire. Iyer picks up a boundary. This is superb. Short ball, Iyer walks down the track and pulls it fine past the diving short fine leg fielder for a boundary. 5 needed off the last ball. Biggie to win, a boundary means a Super Over. What do we have in store for us?
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shreyas Iyer. Fuller on the stumps, Shreyas swings across the line and lofts it over mid-wicket. Both batsmen run hard and they are able to take the second run with some aid from the fielder in the deep who misfields.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shreyas Iyer. Dot ball. Iyer slaps this down towards long off, but the execution isn't perfect. Iyer wants to keep strike. Doesn't run.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shreyas Iyer. SIX! 8th Indian T20 League fifty for Shreyas Iyer! He's keeping his side in the hunt here. It's short and flat, hammered downtown, over long off for a maximum. 11 off 4 needed.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shreyas Iyer. Short and flat, spinning in, Iyer looks to pull but gets it off the pads towards short fine leg.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to bowl the final over. 16 to defend.
Barinder Sran to Amit Mishra. Excellent over from Barinder Sran. Just 4 runs from it. Switches to around the wicket and fires it wide outside off. Mishra jumps out of the crease to loft it over the off side but misses.
Barinder Sran to Shreyas Iyer. Driven down the ground, towards mid on for a brisk run.
Barinder Sran to Amit Mishra. Idea was right by Mishra, but the execution wasn't quite right. Slower one from Sran, on a length outside off, Mishra moves across the stick to play the scoop shot, but can only get it as far as Rahul behind. Iyer rushes to the other end and completes the single.
Barinder Sran to Shreyas Iyer. Doesn't get all of it, falls just short of Aaron Finch at deep mid-wicket. Iyer heaves this shortish delivery to the Aussie on one bounce and brings Mishra on strike.
Amit Mishra strides out to the center.
Barinder Sran to Liam Plunkett. OUT! Plan working so far. 20 required from 10. Sran doing quite well here. Plunkett skips down the track and lofts this over the infield over square leg. Doesn't get the distance on it and it's taken by Karun Nair out in the deep after moving to his right.
Barinder Sran to Shreyas Iyer. Just behind a length on off, skidding off the deck a bit, Iyer off the inner half pulls it through mid-wicket for one.
Liam Plunkett is the next man in.
Andrew Tye to Rahul Tewatia. OUT! Tye finishes it off with a wicket and figures of 4-0-25-2. Breaks a vital partnership of 47. Fuller and slower outside off, Tewatia gets low to slog sweep and gets a feather behind which Rahul takes with ease. Delhi need 21 to win off 12 balls.
Andrew Tye to Shreyas Iyer. Fuller outside off, driven through covers for a run.
Andrew Tye to Shreyas Iyer. What's happening here? Don't know which side is under pressure. Iyer makes room and squeezes the full ball to point and takes off. Yuvraj throws it at the bowler's end unnecessarily and misses his shy. This allows the batsmen to take another one. Now, there is another shy at the non-striker's end, it misses, but this time there is someone backing up well.
Andrew Tye to Rahul Tewatia. Flicks it away to deep mid-wicket. One run added to the scoreboard.
Andrew Tye to Rahul Tewatia. Wide! Fired full outside off, too far out and it's called as a wide. Tye argues with the umpire, but the umpire isn't going to change his mind. Walk on back, Andrew. Time to reload.
Andrew Tye to Shreyas Iyer. Fuller on off, Iyer doesn't time his loft well. Down to Finch at long off, on the bounce, for a single.
Andrew Tye to Rahul Tewatia. Short ball, Tewatia swings and gets a top edge down to third man for a run.
Tye to have a go with the ball again. Crucial over, this. 28 needed in 18.
Barinder Sran to Rahul Tewatia. That ball has taken the inside edge of the batsman and thudded into his pads. One run added to the total.
Barinder Sran to Rahul Tewatia. All happening here! Tewatia slaps this ball wide of long off and both batsmen come back for the second. There is a throw which comes in on the bowler's end, but Sran fumbles. Had he collected it, Iyer would have been gone.
Barinder Sran to Rahul Tewatia. FOUR! Tewatia is an underrated player. He showed it last season, is showing it again now. He leans across to this full ball and sweeps it through backward square leg. Picked his spot perfectly and executed the shot to perfection.
Barinder Sran to Shreyas Iyer. Tries to cramp Iyer for room. It's short on middle and leg, punched through mid-wicket from the back foot for a single.
Barinder Sran to Rahul Tewatia. Back of a good length on middle and off, pulled hard to deep mid-wicket. Sensible stuff, single taken on this occasion.
Barinder Sran to Rahul Tewatia. SIX! What a way to start the over. Rahul Tewatia taking the attack to Sran. Fuller in length, Tewatia backs away and smokes it straight back over the bowler's head and clears the fence. Iyer will be extremely happy with that. It's a vital hit.
Barinder Sran called back into the attack.
Andrew Tye to Rahul Tewatia. Cuts again, this time finds the gap. Towards sweeper cover and a single is taken.
Andrew Tye to Rahul Tewatia. The slower one again from Tye, width offered outside off. Tewatia waits before cutting it, times it well but finds backward point.
Andrew Tye to Shreyas Iyer. Served on a length, on middle stump, worked through backward square leg. Another single to the scoreboard.
Andrew Tye to Rahul Tewatia. Just fuller in length, on leg stump, Rahul looks to flick it away but misses and gets hit on the pads. It goes on the leg side and a leg bye is taken.
Andrew Tye to Shreyas Iyer. Takes the pace off it again. Short of a good length around off, Shreyas Iyer rises and punches it through the gap in the mid-wicket area for a run.
Andrew Tye to Rahul Tewatia. Slower ball and on a length, on off stump, Tewatia gets low to this and hammers the slog through to deep mid-wicket. Single taken by the batsmen.
Andrew Tye is back.
Strategic break signalled.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shreyas Iyer. Iyer seems to be picking Mujeeb. This time he rocks back and cuts it through cover-point for a brace. So the last two balls goes for six runs and in total the over accounts for 8. A good one for Delhi. 48 needed in 30.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shreyas Iyer. FOUR! Much-needed! This has been bludgeoned! This is a little too full by Mujeeb on the stumps. The spin is out of question and Iyer hits it with brute force past the bowler and the ball races away.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Rahul Tewatia. The time he fires it on middle, Rahul tries to defend but the ball goes off the inner half towards square leg for a run.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Rahul Tewatia. Outstanding stuff from the youngster! Bowls the other one now, playing with the batsman's mind. This one pitches on off and turns away. Tewatia tries to keep it out but gets beaten.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Rahul Tewatia. Flatter on middle, this one spins back in. Tewatia goes to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. A dot, the run rate required is increasing.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shreyas Iyer. Fuller on middle, Iyer whips it through mid-wicket. Finch does really well to run to his right and keep it down to one.
Mujeeb is back on.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Shreyas Iyer. Driven easily through mid off for a single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Shreyas Iyer. Iyer works this quicker ball on the stumps towards short mid-wicket. Tewatia takes off without thinking, is sent back as there is a direct hit at his end. Good call.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rahul Tewatia. Stays back and offers a punch down the ground towards long off. One run to the total.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rahul Tewatia. Slower through the air on the stumps, Tewatia meets it with the full face of the bat.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Shreyas Iyer. Driven towards the mid on region. They pick up a single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rahul Tewatia. Sliding in on leg, Tewatia works it on the leg side for a single.
Barinder Sran to Shreyas Iyer. And his indication is correct. Shreyas Iyer is NOT OUT! This is a good review. Full outside off, almost a yorker, Iyer looks to drill this through the covers and there's a noise as the ball passes the bat. Punjab appeal, the umpire gives it but the batsman takes the DRS. It's gone upstairs and replays show there's no bat it, the noise came off the bat hitting the ground. Iyer survives, Delhi can breathe a sigh of relief. 60 needed off 42.
Iyer is given caught behind but he's immediately taken the review. That says he thinks the noise is off the bat hitting the ground, not the ball. Over to the TV umpire now. Big moment in the game...
Barinder Sran to Shreyas Iyer. Wide! Shortish in length, down the leg side, Shreyas Iyer looks to tickle it fine but misses.
Barinder Sran to Shreyas Iyer. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Barinder Sran to Shreyas Iyer. Slanting across on a good length, Iyer guides this to the right of third man and as a result, is able to take the second run.
Barinder Sran to Rahul Tewatia. Comes half-forward to this delivery which is slightly fullish in length, Tewatia pushes it towards mid on and gets off strike.
Barinder Sran to Rahul Tewatia. Wide! Bit harsh to be honest. Looked fine. Sran bangs it short, but the umpire deems it too short and raises his arms sideways.
Barinder Sran to Rahul Tewatia. Positions himself perfectly behind this length delivery on off and meets it with a straight bat.
Barinder Sran to Rahul Tewatia. Wide! Way outside off, across the tramline, wide called by the umpire.
Barinder Sran to Rahul Tewatia. Slower in pace, short of a good length on middle, Tewatia gets a top edge on his pull to backward square leg. Nobody there, it's in the gap, so the batsmen take two.
Barinder Sran comes back on.
Rahul Tewatia is the next man in to bat.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Shreyas Iyer. OUT! Christian is gone! Ashwin knew instantly he got his man. Iyer works this through mid-wicket with a whip. The batsmen come back for the second and there is a good throw from Agarwal at the bowler's end. Ashwin takes the bails off and celebrates. it's taken upstairs and replays show why. Christian is short of his crease, so Punjab have another wicket.
Suicidal from Christian. There's a run out appeal against him. He seems to be in trouble.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Shreyas Iyer. Played to point. Straight to the fielder. Dot ball.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Daniel Christian. Spinning in, worked towards long on for a single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Shreyas Iyer. Outside off, touch shorter in length, it's the carrom ball which Iyer punches square to point for a single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Shreyas Iyer. FOUR! Superb. That will relieve some pressure. Much-needed for the home side. It's floated outside off, Iyer leans into the drive and caresses it through the gap in the covers for a boundary.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Daniel Christian. It's the leg spinner from Ashwin. Outside off, Dan goes back and slaps it towards cover-point for a single.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Daniel Christian. It's been driven superbly through the covers. They pick up a single.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shreyas Iyer. Loopy off break outside off, Shreyas drives it through the covers for a single.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shreyas Iyer. Leans ahead and knocks it towards mid on.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shreyas Iyer. Stays back and guards it out off the back foot.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Daniel Christian. Not out! Never in doubt there to be honest. Bit over the top drama. Christian hammers this full ball straight back. Mujeeb gets his hand on it, the ball hits the stumps behind and ricochets towards long off. The fielding side appeal, it's taken upstairs. Everybody thinks it's close, but Iyer never raised his bat. So no harm done. Single taken.
A run out appeal against Iyer is taken upstairs.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Daniel Christian. Darts it quicker on the stumps, Christian goes back to play. Is rapped on the pads, but not before the ball takes the inside edge.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Shreyas Iyer. Iyer ends the over without much danger. Stays inside his crease and defends it with a straight blade.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Shreyas Iyer. Turns it away on the leg side. No run taken.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Shreyas Iyer. Ashwin is literally down on his knees, begging the umpire to give it his way. Big shout for a leg before turned down. Landed outside off, it spins in a long way and raps Iyer on the front pad as he comes forward to defend. The umpire makes the right call and replays show why. It was spinning way down leg. Terrific. What an eye.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Daniel Christian. Knocked down to long off with absolute ease. One run to the total.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Daniel Christian. Quicker through the air, around off, it's the carrom ball. Christian forces it away on the off side.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Shreyas Iyer. Straighter ball on off, Iyer gets behind the line and works it away through mid-wicket for a run.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shreyas Iyer. Backs away a bit, opens the face and punches it square to point for one more.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Daniel Christian. Goes with the turn as he works this away on the leg side and takes a single.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Daniel Christian. Quicker one around off, blocked.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Daniel Christian. Off spinner on off, full in length, Christian wrists this towards mid-wicket.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Daniel Christian. Straighter one from over the wicket, Christian keeps it out off the front foot.
Daniel Christian to bat next. Delhi need 83 to win off 71 balls. He has a big part to play now.
Strategic break signalled.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Rishabh Pant. OUT! Mujeeb, you beauty. Wicket on his very first ball of the night. The boy never ceases to amaze. He's got rid of the dangerous Rishabh Pant quickly. Comes from around the wicket and drifts it in on off, the southpaw is forward to defend, keeps a big gap between bat and pad as the ball goes right through the gate to shatter the timber. Delhi in trouble here.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman is into the bowling attack.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rishabh Pant. Dabs this to point with an open face. Single to end the over.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Shreyas Iyer. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rishabh Pant. Sliding in on leg, Pant works it off the pads on the leg side and calls his partner through.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rishabh Pant. Some nice flight on this, spinning away, Pant taps it down with soft hands on the off side.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Shreyas Iyer. Short and flat on the pads, Iyer works it around the corner for one.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rishabh Pant. From around the wicket, it's floated up on middle, Pant comes half-forward and drives it towards mid on for a single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to roll his arm over.
Ankit Rajpoot to Shreyas Iyer. FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries to end the over! Bit poor from Mujeeb in the deep. Iyer cuts this past the diving point fielder. Mujeeb from third man covers decent ground to his right, slides and gets to the ball, only to let it go away and touch the rope.
Ankit Rajpoot to Shreyas Iyer. FOUR! Finds the gap well here, Iyer. Sees the ball landing short, he gets onto his back foot and pulls it along the ground through mid-wicket for a boundary.
Ankit Rajpoot to Shreyas Iyer. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
Ankit Rajpoot to Shreyas Iyer. Short of a good length on off, kept out off the back foot with ease.
Ankit Rajpoot to Shreyas Iyer. Lbw appeal. No response from the umpire. Height has saved Iyer. Length delivery angling in on middle and off, the batsman lo0oks to work this across the line but misses. Is caught on the pads but is safe.
Ankit Rajpoot to Shreyas Iyer. Length delivery shaping away from off, Iyer gets it off the leading edge on the off side as he attempts to put bat on ball.
Andrew Tye to Shreyas Iyer. FIVE OVERTHROWS! Very, very needless that from Punjab. They can't just give away runs like this. This is on a length on middle, Iyer flicks it through mid-wicket. The batsmen run one. Miller gets to the ball and has a shy at the non-striker's end. A needless one. He misses, the fielder backing up lets the ball through and it races to the fence on the other side. Spoils what was an excellent over. Delhi are 48 for 3 after six. They need another 96 runs.
Andrew Tye to Rishabh Pant. Another short ball outside off, Pant guides it down to third man for a run.
Andrew Tye to Rishabh Pant. Good length on off, Pant blocks it.
Rishabh Pant is the next batsman in.
Andrew Tye to Gautam Gambhir. OUT! Punjab get three in the Powerplay. It is the Delhi skipper who has to take the long walk back. Once again the slowness of the surface is quite visible there. Tye bowls a slower one on middle, Gambhir looks to turn it away on the leg side but closes the face of the bat early. He gets a leading edge which lobs up towards mid off where Finch takes a very simple catch. Punjab are right back into this now.
Andrew Tye to Gautam Gambhir. Fuller in length on off, Gambhir strokes it to the man at covers. This where Punjab started to lose their way. Delhi would not want the same.
Andrew Tye to Gautam Gambhir. Slower ball on off, Gambhir defends it onto the ground.
Ankit Rajpoot to Gautam Gambhir. On the pads, flicked through square leg for a run.
Shreyas Iyer is the next man in.
Ankit Rajpoot to Glenn Maxwell. OUT!! The Big Show is walking back. One shot too many I suppose. It is the slower one which does the trick. On the shorter side outside off. Maxwell winds up and goes for the pull. He, however, gets a top edge which goes high up in the air towards deep square leg. Tye there settles himself under it and takes it with a reverse cup. 103 more needed.
Ankit Rajpoot to Glenn Maxwell. Brings his wrists into play as he flicks it to the man at mid-wicket.
Ankit Rajpoot to Gautam Gambhir. On middle, Gambhir whips it through square leg and gets to the other end.
Ankit Rajpoot to Gautam Gambhir. An effort ball by Rajput but there was too much effort on this one as it bounces way above the batsman's head. The umpire signals it as a wide.
Ankit Rajpoot to Gautam Gambhir. On a length again on middle, the ball stays a touch low. Gambhir defends it.
Ankit Rajpoot to Gautam Gambhir. Fuller in length on middle, Gambhir drives it back to the bowler.
Andrew Tye to Glenn Maxwell. Bouncer! The batsman ducks in time to let that one go over him.
Andrew Tye to Glenn Maxwell. Was there an edge? Maybe. Not sure. Rahul doesn't seem excited at all. Short ball outside off, Maxwell looks to ramp it over the keeper's head. There's some noise as the ball passes the bat, but nobody seems interested.
Andrew Tye to Glenn Maxwell. Cleverly disguised. Maxwell never saw that coming. Gave the charge in an attempt to smoke it downtown, but Tye took the pace off it and beat the batsman all ends up. It was outside off on a good length.
Andrew Tye to Glenn Maxwell. SIX! Classic Maxwell! You see him doing that so often. It's not an easy shot to play at all, but what a hit. Fuller on middle and leg, Maxwell with those powerful wrists of his whips this over backward square leg for a flat biggie.
Andrew Tye to Gautam Gambhir. Shouts for a leg before, no response from the umpire. No review left either. Length ball around middle and leg, catches Gambhir on the pads as he misses his flick shot.
Andrew Tye to Gautam Gambhir. Wide! Comfortably down the leg side, no problem for the umpire to signal a wide.
Andrew Tye to Glenn Maxwell. Stays deep in the crease, and then punches it to mid off for a single.
Andrew Tye into the attack now.
Ankit Rajpoot to Glenn Maxwell. Drives the full ball down towards long on and takes one.
Ankit Rajpoot to Glenn Maxwell. Short of a good length outside off, Maxwell cuts it hard square on the off side, but Yuvraj at point does well to dive and make a terrific stop.
Ankit Rajpoot to Glenn Maxwell. FOUR! Off the mark in style! Fuller on off, Maxwell moves across, covers his sticks and then whips it powerfully through mid-wicket for a boundary.
Glenn Maxwell walks in at no.3
Ankit Rajpoot to Prithvi Shaw. OUT! Clean bowled! Got Delhi off to a positive start, but departs now. Length ball from Rajpoot, Shaw looks to whack it across the line, probably over mid-wicket. Misses the ball altogether and has his off stump taken for a ride. End of a good little knock from the opener, Punjab have their first breakthrough.
Ankit Rajpoot to Gautam Gambhir. Chance of a run out! Gambhir taps this down in front of point and both batsmen set off. Agarwal rushes to the ball, under arms it at the striker's end but misses. Had he hit, would have been touch and go.
Ankit Rajpoot to Gautam Gambhir. Good length delivery rising off the surface, Gambhir blocks it from within the crease.
Barinder Sran to Prithvi Shaw. Back of a length on the stumps, pulled over mid-wicket for a couple of more runs. 18 off the over, Delhi are off to a flying start.
Barinder Sran to Prithvi Shaw. FOUR! Flashes and flashes hard! Short ball outside off, Shaw throws everything at it. It has good pace at it, so even the edge flies over the slip fielder. Boundary results.
Barinder Sran to Gautam Gambhir. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Barinder Sran to Prithvi Shaw. Doesn't middle it but it's enough for the batsmen to come back for the third. Shaw pulls this between mid-wicket and mid on.
Barinder Sran to Prithvi Shaw. FOUR! That went to the fence in a flash! Superb hit from Prithvi Shaw. Short ball, outside off, Shaw cuts this fiercely through point for a racy boundary.
Barinder Sran to Prithvi Shaw. FOUR! Length ball angling across Shaw, he looks to hit this through the off side but gets an inside edge past the stumps and through the left of the keeper for a boundary.
Barinder Sran will bowl from the other end.
Ankit Rajpoot to Gautam Gambhir. Safe! It just pitched outside leg. Length delivery which shapes away and hits Gambhir on the pads as he misses his flick. Loud shout, the umpire shuts it down. Ashwin though wants to take the review and sends it upstairs. Replays show the ball pitched outside leg, so everything else doesn't matter. Punjab lose their only review.
Review taken! In the very first over. It's against an lbw appeal with Gautam Gambhir in thr spotlight. Looks close...
Ankit Rajpoot to Gautam Gambhir. Angling away on a bit of a fuller length, Gambhir leans across and has a poke at it, only to get beaten.
Ankit Rajpoot to Gautam Gambhir. Wide! It's hurled down the leg side, Gambhir attempts to flick but misses.
Ankit Rajpoot to Prithvi Shaw. Fuller in length again, swinging away on off, Prithvi Shaw flicks it through mid-wicket and crosses over.
Ankit Rajpoot to Prithvi Shaw. FOUR! Takes the aerial route and gets the desired result! Full this time from Rajpoot, Shaw lofts this just over a leaping Ashwin at mid off and finds the fence with ease.
Ankit Rajpoot to Prithvi Shaw. Just behind a length again, around off, Shaw leans across and offers a punch towards mid on.
Ankit Rajpoot to Prithvi Shaw. Starts off with a back of a length delivery on off, Shaw rises on his toes and defends it down with soft hands.
We are back for the chase. Delhi will fancy themselves to hunt this target down. Gautam Gambhir will have Prithvi Shaw open the innings with him, Ankit Rajpoot starting with the new ball. Here we go...