20.0 -
C Morris to K Jadhav, FOUR, poor delivery and BLR end well. But would feel they are 15-20 runs short. They got only 27 runs from the last 4 overs. Will that change the end result? Morris is fuming after bowling a full toss outside off, Jadhav slaps it over the infield on the off-side, no one sweeping and it runs away
16.0 -
Zaheer to Kohli, FOUR, a batting exhibition on display at the Chinnaswamy. Anyone wants to perfect the flick, head over to the ground. Low full toss on off, Kohli once again uses his supple wrists to find the gap, split deep mid-wicket and long-on perfectly
15.4 -
Zaheer to Kohli, FOUR, Zaheer tries to outsmart Kohli, but it backfires. Sees the batsman shimmy down, goes for the wide yorker, but it is a full toss and Kohli slaps it through extra cover
14.4 -
Mishra to Kohli, FOUR, second time he has attempted the reverse sweep today, and this time he is successful. The wrong 'un, full and outside off, Kohli middles the sweep and gets it past Brathwaite at short third man
13.4 -
Brathwaite to Watson, FOUR, Brathwaite feeling the heat. Splays the slower delivery down leg, Watson helps it on the way and collects four more. All the pressure built in the last two overs have been released in three deliveries
13.3 -
Brathwaite to Watson, FOUR, those two shots should get him going. Again Brathwaite goes full, but this time on the pads of Watson, flicked up and over mid-wicket. Fielder at deep square leg had no chance
9.4 -
Mishra to de Villiers, leg byes, FOUR, Mishra has only himself to blame. Slips the googly onto the pads, on a rare occasion AB misses out on the glance, the ball brushes the thigh pad and races away
8.5 -
Negi to de Villiers, FOUR, Negi looks on as AB carves him away for another boundary. Darted in full and outside off, de Villiers opens the bat face and drives it square on the off-side, sweeper had no chance
7.2 -
Mishra to Kohli, FOUR, that almost knocked AB off his feet. Charges down, gets to the pitch and hammers it towards AB, who jumped up and allowed the ball to scurry across the surface, long-on had no chance
6.2 -
Negi to de Villiers, FOUR, half tracker and put away with utter disdain. de Villiers goes right back and pulls it in front of square, bisected deep mid-wicket and long-on
6.0 -
C Morris to de Villiers, FOUR, that is the shot of the day for me. Morris just takes his cap from the umpire and walks away. Full and on the stumps, de Villiers presents the straightest of bats and drives it past mid-on. That was beautiful!
5.2 -
C Morris to de Villiers, FOUR, this is bread and butter for AB de Villiers. Straying onto the pads, de Villiers gets inside the line and glances it fine, no one's going to stop that
5.0 -
Zaheer to de Villiers, FOUR, these two are at it again. Till now, this game seems to be following the same script as the Hyderbad game. Gayle gets out early and the duo took on the bowling. This was not a bad delivery, slower delivery on short of length, de Villiers was looking to force it off the back foot, the outside edge splits slip and short third man to perfection
4.5 -
Zaheer to de Villiers, FOUR, Zaheer was economical upto now and AB is spoiling his figures. Went looking for the yorker, dished out a full toss outside off, driven along the ground between extra cover and mid-off
4.4 -
Zaheer to de Villiers, FOUR, not the length Zak. Shortish and just outside off, de Villiers hops across and pulls it in front of square on the on-side, wide of mid-on and that raced away
3.3 -
Shami to Kohli, FOUR, overcompensates and pays the price. Half volley and just outside off, Kohli says thank you very much and drives it beautifully through cover, no one in the deep to stop that
3.2 -
Shami to Kohli, FOUR, that's rubbish. Short and down leg, would have been wided, but Kohli didn't want to let go of a scoring opportunity. Helped it on its away and collected four more. Fine leg was square and had no chance
1.1 -
C Morris to Kohli, FOUR, Kohli off the mark with a boundary as well. That sped off the bat. Very full and outside off, Kohli was made to reach out, would have been a wide had he let it go, slices it behind backward point and third man had no chance
1.0 -
Zaheer to de Villiers, FOUR, class! Now along the ground. That's a top shot from the Superman from Benguluru. Overpitched and outside off, de Villiers leans into the drive and creams it through extra cover, timing and placement superb!
0.5 -
Zaheer to de Villiers, FOUR, AB is off and running and the crowd find their voice again. Fullish and just outside off, de Villiers lofts it over cover-point nonchalantly. No need to run for those, at least at this venue where the ball travels quickly
16.1 -
Shami to Watson, SIX, possible! If they keep going like this. You can't pitch the ball up to Watson and expect to get away, he moves away to the leg-side, sinks low and smashes it over long-on for a maximum, ideal start to the over
15.5 -
Zaheer to Kohli, SIX, that is a Virat special. Zaheer misses his yorker by a couple of inches or so, Kohli clears his front leg and gets his strong bottom hand into play, whips it using his wrists for a six over cow corner. Top class stuff!
15.2 -
Zaheer to Watson, SIX, there are some unlikely shots being played. First, Kohli plays the reverse sweep and now Watson who is so strong down the ground, goes for the lap. He took it on the full and got maximum result. Has a wide grin after watching it sail over
14.3 -
Mishra to Kohli, SIX, that is a marvellous shot. With the spin and over extra cover. Zaheer can only watch it sail over the rope. Flighted and just outside off, Kohli stays leg-side of the ball and lofts it over extra, flat and over the rope
13.2 -
Brathwaite to Watson, SIX, that is Watto annoucing his arrival. Right in the arc for the Australian. Full and around off, Watson plants his front foot forward and tonks it over the bowler's head. All the way for a maximum
10.5 -
Negi to Kohli, SIX, Matthew Hayden went, "SHOT" on air. Alan Donald got up and wanted to see where did the ball land. That brings up the 100-run stand. It is a pleasure watching these two bat. Kohli shimmies down, gets to the pitch this time and lofts it handsomely over long-on, went a long way back into the crowd
4.0 -
Shami to de Villiers, SIX, not a welcome return for Shami. Another bad delivery, short and no zip or venom on the delivery, sat up for ABD, he rocked back and deposited the pull into the crowd at deep mid-wicket. 15 off the over and BLR have gained momentum
18.1 -
Shami to Kohli, out Caught by Shreyas Iyer!! Virat is waiting. The umpire is going up for a front foot no-ball check. Shami is fine and Virat continues to walk back. The BLR innings is losing gas towards the end and Kohli is livid with himself. Shouts a few superlatives as he makes his way to the dugout. Very full and on the stumps, Kohli whips the loft straight down the throat of long-on. Iyer didn't have to move an inch. A special innings comes to an end. He wanted to go for the whippy loft over cow corner, got it right off the bottom. Kohli c Shreyas Iyer b Shami 79(48) [4s-7 6s-3]
16.5 -
Shami to Sarfaraz Khan, out Sarfaraz Khan Run Out!! Brilliant bit of work from Shami. Sarfaraz didn't even wait for the umpire's finger to go up. He knew he was out and started walking back. Slower short delivery just outside off, Sarfaraz chops the cut off the toe-end to the left of Shami, sets off for a single thinking Shami won't get there, but he was wrong. Shami moved across quickly, collected the ball and hits the bulls-eye at the striker's end. Even a dive from Sarfaraz couldn't help him. Sarfaraz Khan run out (Shami) 1(2)
16.2 -
Shami to Watson, out Caught by C Morris!! That's well bowled, Shami. But the words were not required. Gives Watson a send off. And the Australian will remember this, he is not one to back away. It was a well-directed short delivery, Watson was moving away to leg, Shami followed him, could only get a glove on the pull and the ball popped up to short fine leg. Morris hangs on to the dolly. A good cameo from Watson and gets a pat on the back from his skipper. Watson c C Morris b Shami 33(19) [4s-2 6s-3]
11.2 -
Brathwaite to de Villiers, out Caught by Shami!! The 2016 T20 WC final hero, Carlos Brathwaite is thrilled to bits. He has chugged down the big fish. Has both his arms lifted and lets out a roar. Nonetheless, a fine knock comes to an end. And with that some breathing space for DEL. Oh wait! It is Shane Watson walking in next. Scratch the previous sentence. Full and in the slot, de Villiers couldn't get underneath it, hits it flat and straight to long-on. Shami takes it with both hands. Judged it perfection to give Carlos his first T20 League wicket. de Villiers c Shami b Brathwaite 55(33) [4s-9 6s-1]
0.3 -
Zaheer to Gayle, out Caught by Duminy!! Pin drop silence at the Chinnaswamy. Gayle gone for nought. Zak waits for Duminy to pull off a stunner and then starts to celebrate. Huge wicket this for Delhi. And a couple of minutes silence for those who had made Gayle their powerplayer in the fantasy leagues. Perfect delivery, pitched up and drawing the batsman forward before tailing it away, Gayle goes searching for it, feet going nowhere and the outside edge found, Duminy dived full length to his left and took an excellent catch. Made it look utterly easily the South African. Gayle c Duminy b Zaheer 0(3)
19.3 -
C Morris to K Jadhav, 1 run, Shami has a rare blip in the field. Another low full toss from Morris, Jadhav drives it to mid-off and sets off, Shami takes aim and misses at the bowler's end, Jadhav was gone for all money
19.0 -
Shami to Wiese, 2 runs, direct hit and Wiese was gone. Full toss on the stumps, Wiese is early into the flick, the leading edge goes to cover-point. Mishra fires it over the stumps at the bowler's end and the duo are alert enough to get back for the second
13.0 -
Shami to Kohli, 1 run, fifty for Kohli. And there is a huge roar from the crowd. Dan Vettori and rest of the members in the dugout are up on their feet applauding. Kohli doesn't celebrate much. Knows there is still lot to do. Tucks the back of a length delivery behind square, called for two and sends back Watson in the nick of time
9.0 -
Negi to de Villiers, 1 run, fifty for AB. Consecutives fifties for the Superman from South Africa. He looks like a man on a mission. Eases the low full toss to long-off. Acknowledges the applause from the crowd with a wave of the bat. They just love him