Superb stuff from DEL. Whadday comeback! Can they take that momentum forward? Gujarat do the customary huddle-cuddle as QDK and Sanju Samson wander out to the middle. 12 - The jersey number of QDK. Guess which of the Indian star cricketers has the same number? YUVI in case you aren't aware. PK will start the proceedings for the Lions. One slip in place. Off we go...
"It looks like a good wicket for us, they played beautifully and took their chances and got themselves to a good score. I have just been very lucky. Happy I am performing for my team. Hopefully we can pull it off tonight, I usually bowl down the leg-side or leg stump, it came off well tonight (talking about the slower ball full toss which dismissed McCullum)," says Morris as he struggles to catch his breath during the interview
How do you describe this innings? Let's put it as a decelerating F1 car. 110/0 at the halfway mark and then a flurry of wickets forced a crawl, like for real. Smith and McCullum had arrived on their segways tonight - used their feet, swung their bats and rendered lengths impotent with blistering half-centuries. The duo compiled the fastest T20 League team fifty and hundred this season, but just when you could entertain thoughts of a VERY big score, Tahir dismissed Smith to end the partnership in the 11th over. Morris then followed up with a 2-wicket over that consumed McCullum and Raina *million dollar clink*. Jadeja, Ishan Kishan and Karthik could only manage guest appearances, Faulkner's cameo underwhelmed and so did Gujarat, with just, relatively speaking, 172 runs on board. Chase coming up in a while!
19.6 -
C Morris to Faulkner, 2 runs, full ball outside off, Faulkner mistimes the loft off the bottom of the bat. Gets it wide of the man at long-off and will end the innings with a couple. What a comeback by the hosts
19.5 -
C Morris to Faulkner, FOUR, one bad ball and it has been punished. Missed the yorker and ended up dishing a full toss, Faulkner flogged it to beat the man scouting the deep mid-wicket fence. Duminy was the man who ran to his right but could not stop it from crossing the fence
19.4 -
C Morris to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, Bravo throws his bat on the heave, fails to time it well, gets a single to long-on
19.3 -
C Morris to Faulkner, 1 run, what happened there? Faulkner wanted to lap it fine, but the full toss was well outside off, all Faulkner could do was get it off the edge of the inner part of the bat, the ball rolled to deep backward square leg
19.2 -
C Morris to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, and another yorker that almost scythed Bravo's legs. He does well to get some bat and works through mid-wicket
19.1 -
C Morris to Faulkner, 1 run, angles the yorker into Faulkner, who was backing away, works it to deep backward square leg
18.6 -
Zaheer to Faulkner, 1 run, another yorker around off, Faulkner drives it off the toe of the bat to long-off, will have the strike in the last over
18.5 -
Zaheer to Faulkner, 2 runs, low full toss that dipped in a touch, Faulkner clips it through mid-wicket, Bravo is quick and will aid Faulkner get two
18.4 -
Zaheer to Faulkner, no run, and Zaheer angles this slower delivery, Faulkner was early on the shot and is beaten by the bounce as well
18.3 -
Zaheer to Faulkner, 2 runs, fullish for Faulkner, he does well to get it through mid-wicket, the fielder is in the deep and will get two for his efforts
18.2 -
Zaheer to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, shortish slow ball again, Bravo has to drop his bottom hand as he drops it in front of point for a single. Was rapped on the knuckles
18.1 -
Zaheer to Dwayne Bravo, 2 runs, bowls a short bumper and Bravo mistimes the pull to short fine leg, an awful throw at the bowler's end with no one backing up allows an extra run
Zaheer Khan [3.0-0-40-0] is back into the attack
Zak is back
17.6 -
C Morris to Faulkner, FOUR, low full toss and Faulkner was backing away, carves it away in the end, there was no sweeper cover and gets a four as a result
17.5 -
C Morris to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, slower ball outside off, Bravo wanted to flump it over cover in his trademark manner. Was beaten by the slowness, gets it off the inside edge to square leg
17.4 -
C Morris to Faulkner, 1 run, Faulkner was trying to make some room in his crease, was left wanting on this fuller delivery outside off, chops it off the toe towards extra cover, has to sprint to steal a single
17.3 -
C Morris to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, angles this pacy delivery from a length, Bravo punches it to long-on
17.3 -
C Morris to Dwayne Bravo, wide, hurls this one on a back of a length, but the line is well down the leg-side, called a wide
17.2 -
C Morris to Faulkner, 1 run, fullish this time on the stumps, Faulkner wrists it to long-on
17.1 -
C Morris to Faulkner, 2 runs, Faulkner stayed leg-side and drove it over point, Nadeem from third man gave it all saved two runs on the dive
Chris Morris [2.0-0-14-2] is back into the attack
16.6 -
Tahir to Faulkner, 1 run, won't be a hat-trick but a great over anyway, gets a stride forward and drives against the turn to long-off
James Faulkner, right handed bat, comes to the crease
16.5 -
Tahir to D Karthik, out Caught by Duminy!! Good catch by Duminy at short fine leg, dives in front and takes it inches off the ground. Nothing bad with the intention of Karthik, he had to go anyway. Moved across the line, eyeing to find the gap through fine leg on the sweep. Did not place it well and Duminy dived in front to make it two in two. Hat-trick ball coming up. D Karthik c Duminy b Tahir 19(17) [4s-1 6s-1]
Tahir to D Karthik, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Dwayne Bravo, right handed bat, comes to the crease
16.4 -
Tahir to Ishan Kishan, out Caught by Duminy!! He looked fidgety ever since he arrived and has to depart. Misery comes to an end. Tahir flighted this goggly that went across the left-hander, he wanted to go up and over the cover region, could only manage to slice it off the toe part of the bat, the ball skied high at cover and an easy catch for the fielder. Ishan Kishan c Duminy b Tahir 2(6)
Tahir to Ishan Kishan, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
16.3 -
Tahir to D Karthik, 1 run, Karthik once again wanted to use his feet, adjusted well on the short delivery and chipped it uppishly through mid-wicket
16.2 -
Tahir to D Karthik, SIX, that will do for Gujarat. This one has come after a long break. Gets underneath this delivery and flogs it over the bowler, the ball just about clears the long-off fence
16.1 -
Tahir to Ishan Kishan, leg byes, 1 run, Tahir is too smart for the youngster, saw him coming down the track and fired it on his pads. He misses the sweep, gets it off his pad to short third man
Imran Tahir [3.0-0-16-1] is back into the attack
This tight over from Nadeem will help him improve his otherwise horrible bowling figures
15.6 -
S Nadeem to D Karthik, no run, flatter from Nadeem again, Karthik is forced to push it back to the bowler
15.5 -
S Nadeem to Ishan Kishan, 1 run, walks a little towards the bowler, takes this one on the full, the line was well down the leg-side and that helped him. Works to deep backward square leg
15.4 -
S Nadeem to Ishan Kishan, no run, full toss on Kishan's pads and he misses out. Swept it straight to the fielder at short fine leg
15.3 -
S Nadeem to D Karthik, 1 run, uses his wrists beautifully this time to work it through mid-wicket
15.2 -
S Nadeem to D Karthik, no run, uses his feet this time, Nadeem dragged it short, pushed to extra cover
15.1 -
S Nadeem to D Karthik, no run, tight on the stumps, Karthik defends it back to the bowler
Shahbaz Nadeem [3.0-0-30-0] is back into the attack
14.6 -
Duminy to D Karthik, 1 run, well flighted around off, Karthik gets across and flicks through mid-wicket
14.5 -
Duminy to Ishan Kishan, 1 run, fetches the clip from well outside off, places through mid-wicket
14.4 -
Duminy to Ishan Kishan, no run, turn this time and Kishan had no idea, left it awkwardly in the end
Ishan Kishan, left handed bat, comes to the crease
14.3 -
Duminy to Jadeja, out Caught by de Kock!! Amazing captaincy, how well has Zaheer planned things today! Quicker delivery that had some room to flay the cut, Jadeja did that but not with perfection. Got a faint edge and de Kock gobbled that up. Delhi are delighted. They should be, the ploy has worked for them. Jadeja c de Kock b Duminy 4(7)
Duminy to Jadeja, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
14.2 -
Duminy to D Karthik, 1 run, not for long though, Karthik stays in the crease and nurdles it around the corner for a single
14.1 -
Duminy to Jadeja, 1 run, flatter trajectory from Duminy, Jadeja works it to deep backward square leg. Gets off the strike, the offie has been brought for Jadeja but he does well to get to the other end
Jean-Paul Duminy, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
Time-out again. Perhaps they did not take the break when sawdust was being sprayed over. Tahir's 3 overs have been brilliant. Got the crucial wicket of McCullum and has given only 16 runs in his 3 overs, the kind of effort Delhi needed to pull things back. We are entering the final 6 overs, the unsaid powerplay
13.6 -
Mishra to Jadeja, 1 run, googly that was short, Jadeja went back and worked to mid-wicket, Mishra ran himself and kept the duo to a single
13.5 -
Mishra to D Karthik, 1 run, chips this flighted delivery towards long-off for a single
13.4 -
Mishra to D Karthik, no run, quicker delivery just outside off, Karthik wants to cut it fine this time, does not get any bat on it
13.3 -
Mishra to D Karthik, FOUR, how beautifully was that done! Shortish ball and played the cut well in front of square on the off-side, more of a flat batted shot to find the gap
13.2 -
Mishra to Jadeja, 1 run, Jadeja closed his bat face on that occasion, the leading edge almost carried to extra cover, gets a single to long-off
13.1 -
Mishra to D Karthik, 1 run, Karthik nudges it towards mid-wicket, wanted the second run but the fielder was too quick. Earns some praise from Mishra
Amit Mishra [2.0-0-19-0] is back into the attack
12.6 -
Tahir to Jadeja, no run, flatter again around off, Jadeja is happy in his crease, blocks into the pitch
12.5 -
Tahir to D Karthik, 1 run, Tahir fires it flat, Karthik goes back in the crease and punches through extra cover
12.4 -
Tahir to D Karthik, no run, googly again, Karthik allows it to turn and works to mid-wicket, cannot find the gap
12.3 -
Tahir to Jadeja, 1 run, slider from Tahir, Jadeja stays back and nurdles to long-on
12.2 -
Tahir to Jadeja, no run, Jadeja lunges forward and blocks this flighted googly back to the bowler
12.1 -
Tahir to D Karthik, 1 run, softly taps this tossed up delivery to point and will get a single
Karthik is not ready and Tahir has to reload
Ravindra Jadeja, left handed bat, comes to the crease
11.6 -
C Morris to Raina, out Caught by Nair!! This is what happens when you have a bowler as the captain. That fielder at short backward square leg was kept for this shot by Raina, where he hops back and tucks the shortish ball around the corner. The ball was short hurled towards the rib-cage area, Raina played it straight to the fielder there. Brilliant field placing by Zaheer Khan. Raina c Nair b C Morris 2(5)
C Morris to Raina, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
11.5 -
C Morris to Raina, no run, sticks to the shortish line across the left-hander, Raina once again gets on his toes and defends
There is a delay. Perhaps some issue with Morris's landing area. Sawdust is being strewn over to sort it out. Meanwhile, they have taken the time-out as well. Morris is happy now. Goes back to his bowling run-up
11.4 -
C Morris to Raina, no run, back of a length and Raina hops in the crease to defend it back to the bowler
Slip in place
11.3 -
C Morris to D Karthik, 1 run, dishes it on a fuller length and Karthik drives towards Zak at extra cover, who misfields to allow a single
Dinesh Karthik, right handed bat, comes to the crease
11.2 -
C Morris to Brendon McCullum, out Bowled!! The notion that the full toss is a bad delivery is a fallacy. At least on this occasion. It was a slower full toss, that dipped in as well, McCullum swung across and missed it. The ball hit the base of the leg-stick and McCullum's heroics see an end. He grimaces in pain as he walks back. Perhaps that back continues to trouble him. Brendon McCullum b C Morris 60(36) [4s-6 6s-3]
C Morris to Brendon McCullum, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
11.1 -
C Morris to Raina, 1 run, fuller length delivery around off, Raina closed the face of the bat too early, gets a leading edge that rolls down to third man for a single
Chris Morris [1.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack
10.6 -
Tahir to Brendon McCullum, 2 runs, that has been gently done, took this one on the full and flicked past the fielder at short fine leg, before the fielder could field in the deep, there was a couple on offer
10.5 -
Tahir to Raina, 1 run, too full and Raina clips it beautifully to deep mid-wicket for a single. Off the mark he is
Suresh Raina, left handed bat, comes to the crease
10.4 -
Tahir to Dwayne Smith, out Lbw!! Tahir has struck, finally a wicket for Delhi. Respite in the end! Flipper, quicker than Smith expected, was trying to work it around the corner from his crease, failed to get any bat and the umpire obliged the appeal. Smith was not happy with the decision though. He even showed his bat to the umpire. Might have to lose a chunk of his match fees. Was there an inside edge? Replays showed that there was no inside edge and the ball would have clipped the leg-stump. Dwayne Smith lbw b Tahir 53(30) [4s-5 6s-3]
Tahir to Dwayne Smith, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!
10.3 -
Tahir to Dwayne Smith, no run, low full toss on the stumps, keeps it away from the crease
10.2 -
Tahir to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, this is not just Delhi's day, Tahir tossed this one up outside off and McCullum threw his bat on it, skied it high in the air, there were two fielders converging for it at long-off, neither called for it and McCullum got a lifeline. Tahir thought that Pant from long-off would get to it and slowed down. But Pant was too slow along the turf and the ball fell between the two
10.1 -
Tahir to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, pitches this on the stumps, Smith clips it to mid-wicket for a single
9.6 -
Mishra to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, flatter delivery wide of off, Smith could still reach it with a shuffle and cuts it through cover-point
9.5 -
Mishra to Dwayne Smith, SIX, that hasn't been hit, this has been couriered. Straight down the ground. Deliciously flights this, Smith feasts on it and lofts it over Mishra in the most humiliating of ways. It's carnage, as Alan Wilkins calls it
9.4 -
Mishra to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, shorter length and this has been punched to long-off
9.3 -
Mishra to Brendon McCullum, no run, lovely delivery. Fires it outside off, gets this quicker delivery to skid and the ball was past McCullum as he was into his shuffle across. Too good
9.2 -
Mishra to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, there's fear. Bowls it flat but slow wide of off, Smith reaches out and shoves it to sweeper cover
9.1 -
Mishra to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, legbreak pitching short enough to allow a flat-bat of a flog through extra cover. This is the fastest team hundred in this T20 League
8.6 -
Tahir to Brendon McCullum, leg byes, 1 run, gets the googly out of his armoury, like Mishra. Raps the pads, like Mishra. And gets away as the turn would have taken it down leg. Off the pads to allow a leg bye
8.5 -
Tahir to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, this is the 21st century. You don't use the width on legbreak to flash a cut. You switch around and reverse-sweep it uppishly (and nonchalantly) through third man
8.4 -
Tahir to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, too full to call and Smith squeezes it down to long-on to rob a single
8.3 -
Tahir to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, hops to get back, is crouched as he tucks it through square leg
8.2 -
Tahir to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, flatter legbreak has been push-ironed to long-on
8.1 -
Tahir to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, and Brendon McCullum gets a full toss to get to his fifty. A tip of a hat. Lovely innings. Why has he retired, again? On the pads and McCullum opts for sanity, tucks it to long-on and runs for the milestone
Imran Tahir, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
7.6 -
Mishra to Dwayne Smith, no run, resorts to the googly. We all have that routine in times of desperation. Skids it in, Smith doesn't read it and is rapped on the pads. But too much turn and it would have missed leg-stump comfortably
7.5 -
Mishra to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, turning away and gives McCullum the width to slap it to the sweeper in the deep
7.4 -
Mishra to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, fired flat but not much wide. McCullum shuffles across, protracts his hands on the sweep and slots it through mid-wicket
7.3 -
Mishra to Brendon McCullum, no run, Mishra. That's why. Drifts this away, the ball had enough loop to grip and turn away to beat McCullum's reach
7.2 -
Mishra to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, French Open's here. Dragdown that's mediocre enough and McCullum rocks back to thump it over Mishra. Uses his forehand, bottom hand and everything to power it off his bazooka
7.1 -
Mishra to Brendon McCullum, no run, flat, quick and wide, McCullum shoulders arms . Let the press get all fidgety
Amit Mishra, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
6.6 -
S Nadeem to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, another one hanging in the air, ironically gives McCullum more time and it's another pushed single to extra cover
6.5 -
S Nadeem to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, slows the pace on this considerably, keeps it full too and Smith had to do all the hard work. Doesn't and replies with a tame push that rolls to long-off
6.4 -
S Nadeem to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, shortish length again and it's been slapped to long-off
6.3 -
S Nadeem to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, that's absolute filth. Gives width, the length's short and and it's been cut....but wait...there's Pant in the deep. What has he done? Misfields it at sweeper cover. Lets the ball slip through. Oh my. And then lets the ball slip as he collects the ball and tries to throw back in. Nerves, people call it
6.2 -
S Nadeem to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, drifts it on leg with the intention to cut the room but McCullum doesn't cut the slack. Straightened from a length and McCullum rocked back in a hurry to pull it through deep square leg
6.1 -
S Nadeem to Brendon McCullum, no run, straightening off the pitch with good bounce, McCullum stays back and punches the defence into the off-side
Shahbaz Nadeem [2.0-0-19-0] is back into the attack
Time-out! Phew. This was chaos. Delhites who have given this a miss have more traffic jams awaiting as karma
5.6 -
Zaheer to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, wanted to bowl a yorker outside off, puts in too much and McCullum extend his hands to flush the full toss through extra cover. What. A. Powerplay. This. 71 runs
5.5 -
Zaheer to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, rewind to 2011. This was that good. Yorker curling in, dipping in front of middle and Smith backs away a touch to dig it out...only just. To short fine leg to allow a single. That's harsh. Very harsh
5.4 -
Zaheer to Dwayne Smith, 2 runs, stays flat-footed, hangs forward and pushes this fullish ball to long-off
5.3 -
Zaheer to Dwayne Smith, no run, and Smith has butchered this over cow corner. STRIKE THAT. Short ball and Smith ducks!
5.2 -
Zaheer to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, no other way to put it. That's been dismissed. Imagine a flick shot with the swagger you execute a pull shot. Swings his bat, razors it off his pad with a high followthrough and dismisses it round the corner
5.1 -
Zaheer to Dwayne Smith, no run, Zaheer has bravely carried on and guess what, he has nearly duped Smith. A finger roll on this shortish ball, Smith looks to heave, is early and balloons it short of an onrushing backward square leg. What has he got next?
Zaheer Khan [2.0-0-32-0] is back into the attack
4.6 -
C Morris to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, it's a highball day, fellas! Get in the game. Short ball, McCullum uses his bat like a push iron, pulls it nonchalantly and the ball just dips inside the long-on ropes to make it 12 runs off the over
4.5 -
C Morris to Brendon McCullum, no run, poor ball. Full toss down leg and McCullum misses. Tickles it, misses and th ball pads away straight to short fine leg
4.4 -
C Morris to Brendon McCullum, 2 runs, no timing on this one. Went a touch cross-batted given the shortish length, was late on it a touch and flat-bats it only as far as deep mid-wicket. Uppish but safe
4.3 -
C Morris to Brendon McCullum, SIX, try telling McCullum that his methods are flawed. 100th T20 League six for Brendon McCullum. This length ball skids on with the angle, McCullum gets under it, takes it on the up and massacres it into the downtown territories
4.2 -
C Morris to Brendon McCullum, no run, 147ks. Brendon McCullum was into his patent shimmy already, looks to thump it down the ground but the ball moves away a touch and just about shaves the off-stump. Oh my!
4.1 -
C Morris to Brendon McCullum, no run, that's a flat-footed pull that will get you only pennies. Not even that here. Good bounce, McCullum swings and misses by a mile
Chris Morris, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
3.6 -
S Nadeem to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, shortish down leg, McCullum gets further inside the line and tickles round the corner
3.5 -
S Nadeem to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, nudged off the pads to deep mid wicket to bring the fifty run stand, the fastest one this T20 League
3.4 -
S Nadeem to Dwayne Smith, no run, ah, close. Appeal given a short shrift by the umpire. Looks to premeditate the sweep, the length is too full and Smith is hit on the pad. The angle might have taken it down leg
3.3 -
S Nadeem to Dwayne Smith, SIX, this is a short ball and guess what, it's been murdered. With feet glued to the pitch and a bat-swing that could swat flies. Gets the swing going and pulls over deep mid-wicket
3.2 -
S Nadeem to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, looks to come down the track but Nadeem fires it flat and quick on the pads, cuts McCullum the room and the batsman can only jam it out to long-on
3.1 -
S Nadeem to Brendon McCullum, no run, speared on the pads, McCullum clips it to mid-wicket
2.6 -
Zaheer to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, extra bounce. Slower delivery that grips and ricochets, hits the splice as McCullum bunts to extra cover
2.5 -
Zaheer to Brendon McCullum, SIX, open the tin cans! Popeye! Shortish ball, sitting up pretty, McCullum swings across the line and clobbers it over deep mid-wicket. Oh boy, is it the seatbelt day or what?
2.4 -
Zaheer to Brendon McCullum, no run, there's a riposte that is literally cliched. A bumper. But it's down leg, McCullum swivels but couldn't connect
2.3 -
Zaheer to Brendon McCullum, SIX, drama! Length ball angled across to allow enough width, McCullum flogs it with a cut shot. Had enough time to play it in front of square, thumps it uppishly and there Samson was. At sweeper cover. Leaps high, may be a tad late and tips it over. Oh...
2.2 -
Zaheer to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, gets behind it nicely, raises the bat high to cover the bounce and punches a single to long-off
2.1 -
Zaheer to Dwayne Smith, no run, this is lovely. Gets the ball to scissor in from back of a length, good bounce too and Smith is rapped high on the thigh. No appeal. Too high for that
That six ruined the over which was shaping up well. Zak to continue? Yes.
1.6 -
S Nadeem to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, allows it to dart in and then shaves it off his pads to mid-wicket
1.5 -
S Nadeem to Dwayne Smith, SIX, Smith has a bazooka. Not a willow. Hint of turn from middle, Smith gets under it and lofts it nonchalantly over long-off. Smooth this. So un-Smith this
1.4 -
S Nadeem to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, no turn at all. Arrows in with the angle, McCullum had made room and thankfully connects the punch to mid-off
1.3 -
S Nadeem to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, flatter on off-stump this time, Smith rocks back and lets out a punch to long-on
One slip..
1.2 -
S Nadeem to Dwayne Smith, no run, arrowed in from wide of the crease, skids on and beats the bat to hit the pad. Down leg
1.1 -
S Nadeem to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, darted on leg-stump, McCullum was backed away and turns it into the leg-side
Shahbaz Nadeem, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Zaheer to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, that's a good over which has leaked 18 runs. On a length and robbed of pace, angling away, and this is deliberate from Smith. Opens the bat face, glides it wide of the gully and shaves it through to the third man fence
0.5 -
Zaheer to Dwayne Smith, 2 runs, full and wide, a tame push through to long-off for a brace
0.4 -
Zaheer to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, edged and wide of the fielder! Duminy was motionless. Gets it to bounce off the turf, Smith raises his bat to punch it, couldn't make up for the bounce and it flies to the left of slip to give him another boundary
0.3 -
Zaheer to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, he's India's very own version of Mustafizur. *slow claps* Rolls his fingers, gets it to dart away from a length and Smith's leg-side tuck ekes out an outside edge. Wide of the diving gully and through the gap for a boundary
0.2 -
Zaheer to Dwayne Smith, no run, full again, on the stumps to cut the room, and stays low too. Smith stays put and bunts it off the toe-end
0.1 -
Zaheer to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, that's a starter for Smith. Full ball pitched wide enough for Smith to lean into it and flog it through the covers. Was expecting it to come in, didn't, and Smith could middle it to perfection
Dwayne Smith and Brendon McCullum are at the crease. Dwayne Smith is on strike. Zaheer will open the attack
(I)PL needed this, for the nth time this season. The best game of the season? Hell yes, for me, and should do wonders for the underwhelming TV ratings surely. Here's something interesting: for two times in two matches, Gujarat manage to tip-toe to a win despite Man of the Match hailing from the losing side. Morris here, and Kohli in the last game. Go figure.. *insert a team effort cliche*. I fear that's it from me (and my tired fingers) tonight. I know we are hungry for more. Tomorrow's always there; will be for the next one month. It's summer and it's T20 League, fellas! For now, good night from Pratyush Sinha on behalf of Abhishek Chaudhary, Raju Peethala and Siva. Ta-ta!
"Not often that losing team gets the Man of the Match. Very happy but upset that we couldn't get there. Personally happy but like I say, can't help. Happy with my performance. Quite lucky tonight I was. One of those nights where yorkers came out well and the runs came off the middle of the bat. I have practiced my batting a lot in these last few months. I asked Rahul (Dravid) before I came and he asked me to give myself time. It hurts not to be on the winning side, specially in tight games like this but someone is going to lose. Definitely the best T20 game for me as a cricketer. There are a few that stand up but this will be up there in the best ones I have been involved in," says Chris Morris who is the Man of the Match
Raina: "Morris batted well. When he was batting, I thought we would have lost it around the 15th over. Credit to PK, he bowled very well. Bowled the 19th over well and then Bravo's last over was magical. One run always makes a difference. We were under pressure with the dew, but Faulkner did well to take Pant's wicket in the middle. PK bowled well with the new ball too, he is our main weapon. You have to back yourself when you play in Delhi, lot of sixes were hit, like Morris showed us. But one dot ball might win you the game too. Tambe was hit for two sixes by Morris, dew was there too. I took a chance with Smith, but he was hit for three sixes again. PK has been consistent with his yorkers. We have worked really well as a bowling unit. Credit to Heath Streak, our bowling coach, too. He has been giving a lot of tips."
In case you are wondering why something's not up on the website for a few minutes now, well, I am recovering. The team is recovering. When McCullum and Smith were going bazinga, a certain 250 looked on. Then came that baby-crawl to hold them to a relatively modest 172/6. Then Delhi began turtle-ing towards the target. Sigh. I had thrown in the towel. Had given up. Then that partnership happened. Morris and Duminy breathed fire to take the hosts close but Bravo and Praveen Kumar denied it all. Absolute thriller that was far from being conventionally predictable. Phew.
Zaheer: "Lots of positives for us. Pulled it through when the going was tough. Spinners and Morris got us back in the game - with the bat and the ball. JP (Duminy) batted well too. It was anybody's game. We thought Morris would finish it. What is good is that despite a slow start, we managed to get this close. I am very happy with the performance, especially the way guys batted. We created opportunities. Certain things didn't go our way. Little things can change the game - that Morris over for example and then his two overs with the bat. Still a long way to go in the tournament for us, just five games at the moment."
Not often we see such individual heroics failing to get the desired result. Morris was exceptional today, both with the ball and the bat. Just when Delhi looked like they had got themselves in a tunnel with no light at the end, he arrived and started the carnage. Almost pulled things off for his team but for the penultimate over bowled by an experienced PK which made the equation a bit too tough to tackle. Even Bravo was exceptional in the last over to deny Morris and Delhi a win they once thought was in their kitty. Delhi were horrible at the start but brilliance during the end of both the innings got them close. They will rue that despite all that effort they failed to cross the line in the end.
19.6 -
Dwayne Bravo to C Morris, 2 runs, let me take my blood pressure pill first. Gujarat sneak home by one run! Their first win batting first and what a way to get there. It's that man, Bravo. Hurls this on a yorker length, shifts his radar to follow a backed-away Morris who could only tickle it to mid-wicket. A brace that's not good enough. The throw was fired back in and hence no three runs to force a Super Over. Chris Morris's 32-ball 82 is hosepiped into the flush drains. Poor boy!
Four runs off the last ball. Super Over?
19.5 -
Dwayne Bravo to C Morris, 2 runs, can you believe? Jadeja again! Full toss again! Flicked to long-on where Jadeja fires it wide of the keeper. DK fumbles to collect and had he grabbed it, Morris was gone, he had given up. DK also hurt his fingers in the process...
19.4 -
Dwayne Bravo to C Morris, 2 runs, wow. What running. Jadeja collects this flicked full toss at long-on, lobbed it instead of firing it in and gave the duo a couple. Actually a throw to the keeper, Morris had reached, then DK throws it to catch Negi short but misses. Drama!
"Morris, Morris" chants
19.3 -
Dwayne Bravo to Negi, 1 run, Negi almost falls over. Yorker, a slow one at that, near the back foot and it's been squeezed out to mid-wicket. 8 runs off 3 now!
19.2 -
Dwayne Bravo to C Morris, 1 run, tucked off the pads round the corner
19.1 -
Dwayne Bravo to C Morris, FOUR, Faulkner has let it (the match?) through. Morris squeezed it out to cover-point, Faulkner leaps to his left but cannot catch it. Races away to the fences. How costly would that drop be?
18.6 -
P Kumar to C Morris, 1 run, end of a superlative spell from Kumar. Figures of 4-0-13-0. Slings it in on the pads, only to see a wristy defence to long-on. Has this over turned things around? 14 runs to get off the last over..
18.5 -
P Kumar to Negi, 1 run, terrific! Negi shuffles outside leg to give himself room, PK absolutely follows him with a round-armish dart. Nothing Negi could do. Nothing. Clips it to long-on and hands Morris the strike
Deep point in the ring..
18.4 -
P Kumar to C Morris, 1 run, Morris had to do something different. Had the room made already, Kumar bowls it full and on the stumps, expectedly, and Morris had the room to swing it across the line. Not too well-timed and it drops in front on an onrushing long-on
18.3 -
P Kumar to C Morris, no run, Kumar is round the wicket to Morris. Hurls this full, on the stumps. So, no length to get under and no width to swing arms. Hats off, PK! Crashed back off the toe-end
17 off 10 balls. Three sixes?
18.2 -
P Kumar to Negi, 1 run, very wily. Goes very wide of the crease and absolutely darts it in full, Negi could just jam it out to long-off. The crowd is off sleeping pills...Morris on strike!
18.1 -
P Kumar to Negi, no run, bowls it fullish and wide, Negi crashes it but straight to extra cover as Morris watches. Oh..
Praveen Kumar [3.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack
18 runs off the last two overs. Momentum suggests Delhi win but can a McCullum's innings ever end on a losing side? PK has the ball
17.6 -
Dwayne Bravo to C Morris, no run, this is beautiful. Yorker just outside off, Morris opens the face of the bat to guide it but misses. So, Negi on strike next ball
17.5 -
Dwayne Bravo to C Morris, FOUR, Morris! Morris! Morris! Pure timing. Almost squeezed out this length ball with a punch and tailored the gap between cover and extra cover. Raina ran back, dragged the ball in and but couldn't arrest the head-first slide in the deep. Parries over the ropes...with the ball
17.4 -
Dwayne Bravo to C Morris, no run, another one. Dips just in front of the bat and Morris could just dig it back to the bowler. 22 off 14
17.3 -
Dwayne Bravo to C Morris, 2 runs, good ball. Goes wide of the crease from round the wicket, swerves this in on just short of a yorker length and allows Morris only a clip to cow corner
17.3 -
Dwayne Bravo to C Morris, wide, down leg, Morris doesn't bother with it and it's been wided
17.2 -
Dwayne Bravo to C Morris, FOUR, no line and length is going to do. Pitches this up, was off-pace again but Morris is in the mood. Lifts it wide of mid-off delicately and doesn't even bother to run
Pawan Negi, left handed bat, comes to the crease
Good thing is Morris is on strike..
17.1 -
Dwayne Bravo to Duminy, out Caught&Bowled!! Oh Duminy! You just had to take a single. Instead uses his feet on this slower delivery, the premeditation meant that he couldn't adjust, was early and the intended loft over Bravo's head was mistimed towards mid-on where the bowler collected with a shuffle - ran back and let his bucket hands do it all. Duminy c and b Dwayne Bravo 48(43) [4s-3 6s-1]
Dwayne Bravo to Duminy, THAT'S OUT!! Caught&Bowled!!
Dwayne Bravo [2.0-0-17-0] is back into the attack
29 runs off the last 3 overs. Looks easy now, with Morris in dragon mode (get the breathing fire reference? okay.)
16.6 -
Dwayne Smith to Duminy, 1 run, you know what Duminy did there? Clipped this fuller length delivery and sprinted. Wanted to get two and get Morris back on strike. But he had timed it well and it's a single
16.5 -
Dwayne Smith to C Morris, 1 run, full toss alright but it dipped to save blushes and Morris clubbed it to long-on for a single of sanity
16.4 -
Dwayne Smith to C Morris, SIX, holy moly! A hat-trick of sixes. When was the last time he played a dot? This is getting crazy. Smith is clueless. Bowls it on back of a length and it's slow again, Morris takes the invitation to generate his own power and clobbers it over deep mid-wicket. What over...this was into the stands
16.3 -
Dwayne Smith to C Morris, SIX, a Ferrari fifty for Chris Morris! Wow. Just wow. Fastest fifty of this T20 League. Cross-seam but Morris has his magic glasses on. Flat-bats it over Smith's head for 96 metres
16.2 -
Dwayne Smith to C Morris, SIX, you don't do that! Just don't. Full toss, really Smith? Swung over deep mid-wicket with a shimmy and disdain. 43 off 22
16.1 -
Dwayne Smith to Duminy, 1 run, there's a short fine who dives full length to save the boundary. Tambe there but he has hurt himself...his left hand. Filthy slower delivery on leg-stump was flicked off the inside half. Tambe is running off and Akshdeep Nath replaces him
Dwayne Smith [1.0-0-5-0] is back into the attack
50 needed off 24 balls! Raina is Kohli-like superactive. Smith has been gambled upon..
15.6 -
D Kulkarni to C Morris, FOUR, charity accepted. Full toss outside off this time (he IS teasing them), Morris throws his bat and slashes it over backward point for a boundary
15.5 -
D Kulkarni to Duminy, 1 run, that's charity denied. A full toss dished out, was wide enough for Duminy to reach out but he only slices it to deep backward point
15.4 -
D Kulkarni to C Morris, 1 run, bends his back, the ball doesn't ricochet much of the pitch - allowing a cramped short-arm pull to long-on
15.3 -
D Kulkarni to Duminy, 1 run, off-pace again but the shorter length allows Duminy to pull this uppishly to deep mid-wicket. Three balls without a boundary. New ball has helped, certainly. No?
15.2 -
D Kulkarni to Duminy, no run, delicious slower ball. Rolls his fingers and angles it across, Duminy went for the preplanned slog, the ball scoots over the bat and rolls to the keeper
15.1 -
D Kulkarni to Duminy, no run, ooh, short and wide but it's cut straight to backward point. Placement lets you down at times too
Dhawal Kulkarni [3.0-1-12-3] is back into the attack
Ball changed. Commentator changed. Fortunes? *cliches follow*
14.6 -
Tambe to C Morris, 2 runs, trifle short and Morris does the smart job, stays back in the crease and cuts to sweeper cover. The fielder there ran to his right and saved two
14.5 -
Tambe to C Morris, SIX, and another one. This man is on fire. Drags the slog this time and clears the long-on fielder at ease. Tambe is unhappy with himself
14.4 -
Tambe to C Morris, SIX, it scraped the skies, still had enough legs to carry the distance. Tambe misses the length and drops it under the bat of Morris, he muscles it over the fielder at long-on
14.3 -
Tambe to C Morris, no run, low full toss, Morris can only force it back to the bowler
14.2 -
Tambe to Duminy, 1 run, tosses this one, only a little though. Duminy wrists it through mid-wicket
14.1 -
Tambe to Duminy, 2 runs, works this flatter delivery wide of long-on, trusts his legs and sprints back for a couple
Pravin Tambe, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
13.6 -
Dwayne Bravo to C Morris, no run, slower ball and this time the South African is deceived, wants to swipe it away but can only get it off the toe. The ball rolls along the pitch
13.5 -
Dwayne Bravo to C Morris, SIX, this is cruel. Short ball and Morris pulls it, get it off the top edge, the ball flies high and the fielder at deep backward square leg can only watch it sail over him
13.4 -
Dwayne Bravo to C Morris, no run, fullish ball outside off, Morris drives it to Jadeja at extra cover. He used his feet as well. Jadeja did the shadow throwing
Some changes being made in the field, mid-off up for Morris as well
13.3 -
Dwayne Bravo to Duminy, 1 run, had to wait for this one, did well. Saw it right till the end and then dabbed to the fielder at backward point for a single
13.2 -
Dwayne Bravo to Duminy, FOUR, mid-off was inside the ring and JPD has made full use of it. Waited for this slower ball and then lifted it past the fielder at mid-off. One bounce over the ropes
13.1 -
Dwayne Bravo to Duminy, no run, slower ball that dipped in, Duminy blocks it into the pitch
Dwayne Bravo [1.0-0-6-0] is back into the attack
Bravo is back. Delhi too need a bravo effort
Time-out in place
12.6 -
Faulkner to C Morris, SIX, sinks down on one knee and it is difficult to describe the shot. Let's just say he played an amalgam of flick and whip to clear the deep square leg fence. Morris's big hits are resuscitating this one for Delhi
Keeper is up to the stumps. Missed that, he has been there since the last two balls (only for Morris though)
12.5 -
Faulkner to Duminy, 1 run, Duminy prefers to stay back in his crease and tucks this back of a length softly to what could have been a silly mid-on for a single
12.4 -
Faulkner to Duminy, 2 runs, brilliant running between the duo, Duminy works this one off his hips in front of square. Fielder had to rush in, but there is enough time in hand to steal a couple
12.3 -
Faulkner to C Morris, 1 run, Morris works this good length delivery to mid-wicket, effort from the fielder could not deny a single
12.2 -
Faulkner to C Morris, no run, slower ball and Morris pats in front of cover-point, Duminy was halfway down the track, trying to steal a single. Was sent back, a direct hit and he could have continued running, back to the pavillion though
12.1 -
Faulkner to C Morris, SIX, a little more effort and that could have gone to Purana Quila! Length delivery and Morris stepped down a little, went through with the loft over long-off. Carried 101m
11.6 -
Jadeja to Duminy, FOUR, Duminy moves way too across and makes his own length, swipes this flatter delivery. No chance for Smith at the deep mid-wicket fence
11.5 -
Jadeja to Duminy, SIX, too full and to Duminy's liking, he swings across and smacks it over cow corner for a maximum
11.4 -
Jadeja to C Morris, 1 run, Jadeja fires it and Morris works off the pads to backward square leg
11.3 -
Jadeja to Duminy, 1 run, Duminy crouches low and then swipes it to long-on for a single
11.2 -
Jadeja to C Morris, 1 run, flatter delivery around off, Morris eases it down to long-off
11.1 -
Jadeja to Duminy, 1 run, Duminy flicks it off the inner part of the bat to short fine leg for a single
Ravindra Jadeja, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
10.6 -
Faulkner to Duminy, 1 run, pitches it around the same length, Duminy closes the face of the bat and works to long-on
10.5 -
Faulkner to Duminy, no run, back of a length delivery on the stumps, Duminy defends with a straight bat
Chris Morris, right handed bat, comes to the crease
10.4 -
Faulkner to Rishabh Pant, out Caught by P Kumar!! Faulkner does not take long to get a wicket. Good catch, a tumbling one by PK near the deep backward square leg fence. The youngster's innings comes to a sad end, it was not a great delivery. Shortish on the stumps and he whipped it, the ball did not have enough legs and it dipped in front of PK, who took a good catch. Rishabh Pant c P Kumar b Faulkner 20(17) [4s-2]
Faulkner to Rishabh Pant, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
10.3 -
Faulkner to Duminy, 1 run, this time Duminy uses the angle and closes the bat-face, nurdled through mid-wicket for an easy single
10.2 -
Faulkner to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, slower this time, the ball kept a bit low as well. Pant got his bat down in time on the flick and worked through mid-wicket
10.1 -
Faulkner to Rishabh Pant, FOUR, welcome back Mr Faulkner, keeps it full on the pads of Pant. He whips it over backward square leg
James Faulkner, comes into the attack
9.6 -
Raina to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, uses his feet but doesn't quite get to the pitch of the delivery, still goes through with the lofted drive and gets it off the toe-end towards long-on
9.5 -
Raina to Duminy, 1 run, straighter one on the pads, Duminy tucks square on the on-side
9.4 -
Raina to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, pushed through on the stumps, kept low as well, Pant dabs it towards point off the back foot
9.3 -
Raina to Duminy, 1 run, sensible stuff this time, eased down to long-on
9.2 -
Raina to Duminy, FOUR, that's a candyfloss. Short and served right in Duminy's slot. He rocks back and murders the pull through mid-wicket. Deep fielder had no chance
9.1 -
Raina to Duminy, no run, flat dart on off-stump, Duminy goes hard on the flick and inside-edges it onto his boot
Strategic time-out in place
8.6 -
Dwayne Smith to Duminy, 1 run, pitched full outside off, Duminy drives to sweeper cover and keeps strike
8.5 -
Dwayne Smith to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, length on the shorter side again, Pant half-swivles and places the pull to the right of deep backward square
8.4 -
Dwayne Smith to Duminy, 1 run, begging to be hit. Angled down leg, Duminy mistimes the glance and picks out fine leg to perfection
8.3 -
Dwayne Smith to Duminy, no run, slower full toss outside off, Duminy pushes it with soft hands towards cover
8.2 -
Dwayne Smith to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, shortish and in the outside off channel, Pant angles it down to third man
8.1 -
Dwayne Smith to Duminy, 1 run, fuller and wider of off, Duminy drives through extra cover
Dwayne Smith, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
7.6 -
Raina to Rishabh Pant, 2 runs, looped up outside off, Pant flat-bat drives to the right of a diving cover
7.5 -
Raina to Rishabh Pant, FOUR, that's Pant at his best. We have seen that a lot in the U-19 WC. Waiting for the ball to turn away and then playing the late-cut, placed it to perfection. Well and behind backward point for a sweetly-timed boundary
7.4 -
Raina to Duminy, leg byes, 1 run, shimmies down the pitch and is beaten in the flight, fails to flick and is hit high on the pads. A stifled appeal has been turned down
7.3 -
Raina to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, shortish on middle, pulled along the ground to deep square leg
7.2 -
Raina to Duminy, 1 run, worked around the corner for a single. This is the lowest PP total in this T20 League
7.1 -
Raina to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, floated up outside off, punchily driven to sweeper cover
Suresh Raina, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
6.6 -
Dwayne Bravo to Duminy, 2 runs, stays still and employs the late cut to perfection but Smithy's football skills are too good in the deep. Sprints in from deep point and saves a certain boundary. Well done!
6.5 -
Dwayne Bravo to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, no pace whatsoever, nudged to mid-wicket for an easy single
6.4 -
Dwayne Bravo to Duminy, 1 run, banged in half-way outside off, Duminy fetches the pull and splices it through mid-wicket. Not even finding the "T" of timing at the moment...
6.3 -
Dwayne Bravo to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, chants of "Deeejay Bravooo" ring in as he bowls a canny off-cutter on leg-stump, whipped along the ground to deep square
6.2 -
Dwayne Bravo to Rishabh Pant, no run, 127ks bumper on and around leg-stump, too high for Pant who is late on the pull
6.1 -
Dwayne Bravo to Duminy, 1 run, hops inside the crease and uses the angle to run it down to third man
Dwayne Bravo, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
5.6 -
D Kulkarni to Rishabh Pant, no run, this pitch seems to have slowed up a little I reckon. Ball ain't gripping and the batsmen are finding it hard to time their shots. 134ks good length on off, meekly pushed back
5.5 -
D Kulkarni to Duminy, 1 run, arrowed in on middle and leg, worked off the pads behind square
5.4 -
D Kulkarni to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, steered with the away angle to third man
5.3 -
D Kulkarni to Rishabh Pant, no run, sits inside the crease and extends his arms forward on the drive, straight to Raina at cover
5.2 -
D Kulkarni to Duminy, 1 run, neatly done! Opens the bat face and glides it to third man
5.1 -
D Kulkarni to Duminy, no run, smidgen full and angled away outside off, Duminy throws his hands on the drive, gets an inside edge that rolls around the stumps
4.6 -
P Kumar to Duminy, 1 run, 134ks length on the stumps, punched with the straightest of willows, mid-off dives to his left and takes the pace off the ball, only a single for JPD
4.5 -
P Kumar to Duminy, 2 runs, drifting down leg, Duminy jumps and places the flick to deep square to sneak in a double
4.4 -
P Kumar to Duminy, no run, fullish outside off, driven straight towards cover-point
4.3 -
P Kumar to Duminy, no run, shortish around leg-stump, Duminy bunts it into the on-side
4.2 -
P Kumar to Duminy, no run, sliding down middle and leg, Duminy flicks off the inside half towards short fine
4.1 -
P Kumar to Duminy, no run, back of a length just outside off, Duminy punches and gets an inside edge onto his pad
Rishabh Pant, left handed bat, comes to the crease
3.6 -
D Kulkarni to Nair, out Caught by Tambe!! Almost a right-handed version of Raina's dismissal today. The hip-tickler (obviously short in length) and Nair flicked in the air. Went quickly towards Tambe (at short fine) who anticipates well and reverse-cups it in front of his face. Well done, young man! (tongue-in-cheek). Nair c Tambe b D Kulkarni 9(7) [4s-1]
D Kulkarni to Nair, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
3.5 -
D Kulkarni to Nair, FOUR, that's a hit-me delivery from Kulkarni. Short and sat up on a length, pulled with sublime timing and panache through mid-wicket
Jean-Paul Duminy, left handed bat, comes to the crease
3.4 -
D Kulkarni to de Kock, out Caught by Raina!! There it is! This was coming, ain't it? de Kock's struggle comes to an end. Slower length ball arrowed wider of off, QDK backs away and tries to clear the infield on the off-side. Attempts an uppish lofted drive and skews it off the outside half. Raina at cover wanders around and gobbles it up. de Kock c Raina b D Kulkarni 5(11) [4s-1]
D Kulkarni to de Kock, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
3.3 -
D Kulkarni to de Kock, FOUR, now he gets the line and length he wants, full and wide. de Kock stays put and allows his willow to take over. Flat-bat bang to the left of mid-off
3.2 -
D Kulkarni to de Kock, no run, de Kock is getting itchy here! Throws the kitchen sink at an outswinger and could only slice thin air
3.1 -
D Kulkarni to Nair, 1 run, directed into the pads, Nair flicks through mid-wicket
2.6 -
P Kumar to de Kock, no run, very full and straight, driven powerfully straight back at the bowler who half-stops with his boot
2.5 -
P Kumar to Nair, 1 run, goodish length on off, Nair on-drives towards mid-on and scampers to the other end
2.4 -
P Kumar to de Kock, leg byes, 1 run, QDK premeditates and tries to lap-flick one over short fine. That was bowled so slowly (on and around 100ks), de Kock misses and is rapped around middle and leg. Height perhaps was the only issue and PK wasn't impressed with the umpire's verdict. Replays show that the ball pitched outside leg
2.3 -
P Kumar to Nair, 1 run, pull his length back slightly and hurls it around middle, Nair gets across and clips wide of mid-on
2.2 -
P Kumar to Nair, no run, fraction full aiming for off, driven neatly straight to deepish mid-off
2.1 -
P Kumar to Nair, 2 runs, back of a length straightened just outside off, Nair hops and whips along the ground square on the leg-side
1.6 -
D Kulkarni to de Kock, no run, fuller and targetting off-stump, driven back to the bowler
1.5 -
D Kulkarni to de Kock, no run, drives crisply but captain Raina (at cover) dives full length to his right to stop a certain boundary
1.4 -
D Kulkarni to de Kock, no run, late shape again! Back of a length outside off, de Kock drives and ekes out an inside edge onto his pad
Karun Nair, right handed bat, comes to the crease
1.3 -
D Kulkarni to Samson, out Caught by Faulkner!! Poor from Sanju Samson. Dhawal Kulkarni has his fingers aloft as Gujarat get their first breakthrough. Full and jagged back in around leg-stump, Samson went for the flick but got it off the toe-end. A tame shot that. Faulkner runs back from mid-on and clasps it over his head. Samson c Faulkner b D Kulkarni 1(6)
D Kulkarni to Samson, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
1.2 -
D Kulkarni to Samson, no run, back of a length tailed away slightly outside off, bunted towards cover
1.1 -
D Kulkarni to Samson, no run, crackerjack! Pitched on middle and swung away enticingly in the corridor of uncertainty, squares Samson up as he attempts a half-hearted poke
Kulkarni from the other end. One slip for him...
Dhawal Kulkarni, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
P Kumar to de Kock, no run, stump-to-stump line from PK, de Kock wanted to tuck through mid-wicket, gets a thick inside edge onto his thigh pad
0.5 -
P Kumar to Samson, 1 run, sticks with a good length and gets a good shape into the right-hander, clipped wide of mid-on to sneak in a quick single
0.4 -
P Kumar to Samson, no run, this one is angled in around off, Samson drives and picks out the man at mid-on
0.3 -
P Kumar to Samson, no run, touch fuller outside off, Samson comes forward and drives square, straight towards backward point
0.2 -
P Kumar to de Kock, 1 run, this one slants away on a length, de Kock looks to work it around the corner, might have got some inside edge towards point
0.1 -
P Kumar to de Kock, no run, good length swung in late around middle and off, de Kock gently tucks into the leg-side
de Kock and Samson are at the crease. de Kock is on strike. P Kumar will open the attack