Zaheer Khan to start for the Delhi.. A slip and a forward short-leg in place.. That's quite attacking..
Welcome back.. Kolkata have won all the four games where they chased, but they haven't chased as big a total as 187. On the other hand, this is a pretty small ground with short boundaries and true bounce.
Especially Billings, playing his maiden T20 League game, lived up to the billing and unfurled some flamboyant shots to help Delhi accelerate at the right time. After Umesh Yadav sent both Karun Nair and last match's hero Chris Morris back in one over, Carlos Brathwaite joined Billings to provide the finishing touches. Delhi would be happy with what they have got, something which looked like a far flung dream after a horrendous start. Stay tuned for the chase.
Kolkata had a dream start with Iyer and de Kock both back into the hutch the first over itself. Before the formalities of the powerplay could be completed, another youngster in the form of Samson had bitten the dust, leaving Delhi reeling at 37/3. But that was it! From there on, Delhi recovered as Karun Nair and Sam Billings steered the ship patiently.
"After the start, it is a good score. Now, for the bowlers to step up and defend the total. We were just speaking of building a partnership. I am happy with the fifty, as long as I am contributing, I am happy. I think we have a good score on the board," says Karun Nair
19.6 -
A Russell to Rishabh Pant, out Rishabh Pant Run Out!! 1 run completed. No worries. Run outs and last balls make for awesome twosomes. Delhi finish well on 186, and so does Russell. Fires this yorker on off-stump, Pant squeezes it out to long-on and runs. Suryakumar Yadav was quick in the deep, spears in the throw and dumps Pant's idea of a brace. Uthappa's under-arm throw onto the stumps ends this innings then. Rishabh Pant run out (Suryakumar Yadav/Uthappa) 4(4)
A Russell to Rishabh Pant, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
19.5 -
A Russell to Rishabh Pant, 2 runs, Russell is playing guess-the-pace game. Hurls this bumper at pace, Pant plays the save-your-head pull as he ducked and top-edged it towards long-on. Excellent running means two runs
19.4 -
A Russell to Rishabh Pant, no run, fools him. Short ball, slow ball, Pant looks to pull but is ages early. Beaten
19.3 -
A Russell to Shami, leg byes, 1 run, Russell misses and Shami is safe! Misses this slower delivery, the ball runs off the pad and Russell runs across to collect, fires the throw but it's wide
Mohammed Shami, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19.2 -
A Russell to Brathwaite, out Caught by Narine!! Oh, that's a mishit but that six was pretty enough. Stretches across with his bat knived forward, takes it on the full for a scoop but couldn't usher in the power. Looped to Narine at short fine leg. Brathwaite c Narine b A Russell 34(11) [4s-3 6s-3]
A Russell to Brathwaite, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
19.1 -
A Russell to Brathwaite, SIX, that's been Stokes'd out of the park. All power. Slower one on a fullish length, Brathwaite backs away and uses his long hands to punish it over deep mid-wicket
Last over and why wouldn't you want Brathwaite on strike now..Eden Gardens' hangovers last long
Andre Russell [3.0-0-17-2] is back into the attack
18.6 -
U Yadav to Brathwaite, 1 run, yorker turns out to be a low full toss outside off, Brathwaite crouches and dabs it to backward point. Keeps the strike
18.5 -
U Yadav to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, bowls it full and slow, Pant uses his own power to crash it to mid-off. Goes straight to the fielder who tries to run Pant out at the bowler's end, but misses. A direct hit could have been interesting
Here's Pant. Expect a big handle and a bigger intent
Rishabh Pant, left handed bat, comes to the crease
18.4 -
U Yadav to S Billings, out Bowled!! Here comes the fifty and there goes Billings. Too ambitious trying to scoop it. Went a long way across his stumps, Yadav had this slow ball to dip and hit the bull's eye, as Billings missed. S Billings b U Yadav 54(34) [4s-3 6s-2]
U Yadav to S Billings, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
18.3 -
U Yadav to Brathwaite, byes, 1 run, lovely yorker length delivery outside off, Brathwaite swings but it's too full to flirt. But..the keeper fumbles to allow a bye
18.2 -
U Yadav to Brathwaite, FOUR, full toss again but dipping outside off, Brathwaite wanted to thrash it through point. Reaches out but drags it off the inside edge wide of the keeper. Through fine leg
18.1 -
U Yadav to Brathwaite, SIX, that's from Yadav's binary refrigerator. It's a zero this time. High full toss that's swung over long-on
17.6 -
B Hogg to S Billings, SIX, no more an T20 League virgin and now he has a fifty too. On his debut. Hogg slid this googly across, dishes out width and Billings gobbles it up with a lofted drive over deep extra cover.
17.5 -
B Hogg to Brathwaite, 1 run, rips this up, bowls it slow and the dip denies Brathwaite the timing on this thrash to long-off
17.4 -
B Hogg to Brathwaite, SIX, nothing matters when Brathwaite swings it. Flatter wrong 'un on leg-stump, the turn away gives Brathwaite the room to slog-sweep it over deep mid-wicket
17.3 -
B Hogg to Brathwaite, 2 runs, didn't read that at all. The wrong 'un, Brathwaite was shuffling across to tuck it into the leg side, off the toe-end and it balloons over a leaping extra cover
17.2 -
B Hogg to S Billings, 1 run, had the room made already, waits for it to dip in front of off and squeezes out a drive to long-off
17.1 -
B Hogg to S Billings, 2 runs, turns out to be a dipping full toss, Billings stretches out and sweeps through square leg
Hogg is back for his last over..
Brad Hogg [3.0-0-21-0] is back into the attack
16.6 -
U Yadav to Brathwaite, FOUR, that's how I slice my morning scoop of butter. Lovely. Gets it full but not much width, opens the bat and uses his wrists to power it down to the third man fence. Wide enough of the keeper to make it a tease
16.5 -
U Yadav to Brathwaite, FOUR, sliding on leg-stump and an easy tickle gets a boundary through fine leg
Carlos Brathwaite, right handed bat, comes to the crease
16.4 -
U Yadav to C Morris, out Bowled!! How fortunes change. Went berserk the last game and gets a duck today..on his birthday. Well, happy birthday Morris. Charges down the track, Yadav pounds it shortish and Morris looked to cut. Not much bounce to middle the shot, gets the under-edge that shatters the stumps. C Morris b U Yadav 0(2)
U Yadav to C Morris, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
16.3 -
U Yadav to C Morris, no run, hurls it full and sees a pushy defence that rolls back down
Chris Morris, right handed bat, comes to the crease
16.2 -
U Yadav to Nair, out Lbw!! There's the riposte. Hit for a six last ball, Yadav rolls his finger on this length ball, gets it to hold and scissor back in to hit the back leg. Struck in front of leg-stump as Nair looked to adjust with a flick. Might have clipped leg. Nair lbw b U Yadav 68(50) [4s-9 6s-1]
U Yadav to Nair, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!
16.1 -
U Yadav to Nair, SIX, that's an audacious way to bring up the 100-run stand. Wobbly seam that pitches full, Nair is on his knees and lofts this handsomely over long-off. Crisp this
Umesh Yadav [1.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack
Yadav's back!
15.6 -
Holder to Nair, 1 run, bangs this slower delivery halfway down, Nair looks to pull but ekes out a top-edge that loops just short of long-on
15.5 -
Holder to Nair, 2 runs, no rulebook's safe enough. Slows it up on fuller length, shifts his radar seeing Nair back away and the batsman somehow manages to get behind it for a loft to long-on
15.4 -
Holder to S Billings, 1 run, reaches across with the biggest of front foot strides, takes it on the up and clubs it through mid-wicket
15.3 -
Holder to S Billings, SIX, length ball and it's simple. Get your front leg across, get closer to the pitch of the ball and murder it with a slog-sweep over deep square leg. Easy
15.2 -
Holder to Nair, leg byes, 1 run, darts in from a length, Nair misses the clip and runs the leg bye
15.1 -
Holder to Nair, no run, okay. Short ball, Nair was looking to pull, hurried onto him and he adjusted well with a high-elbowed flat bat down the ground...only that he mistimed it back down the pitch
Last 5 overs to go...120 already
14.6 -
Narine to Nair, 1 run, another reverse-sweep this time. No turn for Narine and it looks like a safe shot. Pounded straight to short third man this time though
14.5 -
Narine to Nair, no run, stays back, allows it to bump off the pitch and dead-bats it
14.4 -
Narine to Nair, FOUR, skids on straight and you know what, Nair meets it with a reverse sweep through backward point. Wide of the fielder and that's enough
14.4 -
Narine to Nair, wide, what was that? That remodelled action isn't anything short of entertainment, let me tell you. Drifts this away but drifts this too much. Swerves across to pitch outside off and it's a wide
14.3 -
Narine to Nair, no run, gets Nair to reach out on front foot with this quicker one that turns away. Beaten, you could say
14.2 -
Narine to Nair, FOUR, skids on straight this time, Nair shuffles across to get inside the line and pipes the sweep finer this time. Behind square and it runs away
14.1 -
Narine to Nair, FOUR, that's a brutal sweep. Wow. Sees the length, gets into a position and powers it round the corner. That's his fifty too!
Sunil Narine [2.0-0-8-1] is back into the attack
13.6 -
Holder to Nair, 1 run, charges down and clips it through mid-wicket
13.5 -
Holder to S Billings, 1 run, fullish wide of off, Billings shuffles across and scoops it to fine leg where Chawla almost sprints to his right and gets rid of the ball - like how you would want to get rid of a flu
13.4 -
Holder to S Billings, no run, pounds this on back of a length, Billings goes for the cut shot but the extra bounce beats him this time. Something different with this Kotla pitch today. Are South Africa seeing?
13.3 -
Holder to Nair, 1 run, cramped for room by this back of a length delivery that darts back in, Nair greets with an open bat and bunts it to third man
13.2 -
Holder to Nair, no run, goes full outside off and invites Nair forward with a push to cover
13.1 -
Holder to Nair, FOUR, ah, lovely! Holder bangs this in halfway but the ball sort of loops up. Nair stands up in attention and shoves it to third man with a ramp
Jason Holder [2.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack
That's the time-out! These two look set. How much, Delhi?
12.6 -
B Hogg to S Billings, 2 runs, Holder was in the way! Bowled full on middle, Billings had the room to swing his bat like a golf club. Powered along the ground but Holder runs across and cuts it off at long-on
12.5 -
B Hogg to Nair, 1 run, bowled slow and full on leg-stump, Nair stays put, and turns around with a clip to mid-wicket
12.4 -
B Hogg to Nair, no run, backs away early enough and uses his reach to flash this shortish ball to cover
12.3 -
B Hogg to S Billings, 1 run, bowls it flat on middle seeing Billings shimmy and it's a makeshift clip through mid-wicket
12.2 -
B Hogg to S Billings, 2 runs, drifts this wide but it doesn't pitch. Full toss and Billings crashes it through extra cover for a brace
12.1 -
B Hogg to Nair, 1 run, looped very full in front of off-stump, Nair makes room and squeezes it out to short third man
11.6 -
Chawla to Nair, 1 run, legbreak with some width. Dropped short enough for Nair to crash it through point
11.5 -
Chawla to S Billings, 1 run, drops it short, hurls it with pace and asks Billings to manufacture his own power. Pulled but mistimed to long-on
11.5 -
Chawla to S Billings, no ball, gets forward and defends it but it's a no ball. Free hit!
11.4 -
Chawla to S Billings, FOUR, that lovely adjustment. Stayed low around off, Billings was back but crouched low, spindled around the back heel and tucked it through mid-wicket
11.3 -
Chawla to S Billings, 2 runs, was on the shuffle and crouches to club it to deep mid-wicket
11.2 -
Chawla to S Billings, FOUR, 50-run stand. Bowls it slow, with loop, and it's wide too. Billings takes the invitation, reaches out with a thumping drive and pipes it through extra cover
11.1 -
Chawla to S Billings, 2 runs, this one drifts in but it's a full toss, Billings stretches forward and sweeps it to deep square leg
10.6 -
B Hogg to S Billings, 1 run, worked down to long-on to keep the strike
10.5 -
B Hogg to Nair, 1 run, was standing on leg-stump and Hogg gets it to turn in. Nudged round the corner
10.4 -
B Hogg to S Billings, 1 run, skips out, takes it on the half volley and clips it to long-on
10.3 -
B Hogg to S Billings, 2 runs, that was the wrong 'un but looped too wide, Billings lofts it over extra cover
10.2 -
B Hogg to Nair, 1 run, gets it to dip in the spearhole, Nair was backing away and adjusts to plonk it back
10.1 -
B Hogg to S Billings, 1 run, skidding on the pads from over the wicket, Billings wrists it to long-on for a single
9.6 -
Chawla to Nair, FOUR, another googly from Chawla, but Nair picked that one. He sinks on one knee and sweeps it to the deep mid-wicket fence all along the ground. He nailed that shot
9.5 -
Chawla to S Billings, 1 run, Billings sits back and cuts it to long-off
9.4 -
Chawla to S Billings, 2 runs, Billings waltzes down the track, picks the googly and flicks it to mid-wicket
9.3 -
Chawla to Nair, 1 run, shorter in length and outside off, Nair rocks back and cuts it to deep backward point
9.2 -
Chawla to Nair, no run, pushed through from Chawla, defended
9.1 -
Chawla to S Billings, 1 run, straighter one from Chawla, clipped to long-on
Piyush Chawla, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
Time-Out in place now. JUST IN: Murali Vijay has replaced David Miller as the captain of PUN. Hmm, well that is an interesting piece of news
8.6 -
B Hogg to S Billings, 1 run, very full and on the stumps, Billings drives it all along the carpet to sweeper cover
8.5 -
B Hogg to Nair, 1 run, Nair takes it on the full and wrists it to long-on
8.4 -
B Hogg to Nair, 2 runs, full and outside off, Nair drives it past backward point for a couple
8.3 -
B Hogg to S Billings, 1 run, the chinaman from Hogg, clipped to mid-wicket
8.2 -
B Hogg to Nair, 1 run, Nair goes back in the crease and punches it to sweeper cover
8.1 -
B Hogg to S Billings, 1 run, the cross-seamer from Hogg, Billings clips it to mid-wicket. It is his change up delivery
Brad Hogg, left-arm chinaman, comes into the attack
7.6 -
U Yadav to S Billings, 1 run, Billings stays tall in the crease and punches it to sweeper cover
7.5 -
U Yadav to S Billings, FOUR, now, Billings has shown on numerous occasions for Kent that he can crack the pull. Not the delivery that you would want to bowl to him. Banged in bumper from Yadav, Billings gets on top of the bounce and pulls it to the mid-wicket fence. It came right off the screws
7.4 -
U Yadav to Nair, 1 run, a tad fuller and slanted into Nair, he stays leg-side of the ball and gets it off an outside edge to third man
7.3 -
U Yadav to S Billings, 1 run, fullish and outside off, driven to sweeper cover
7.2 -
U Yadav to S Billings, no run, now that was a crackerjack delivery from Yadav. He pounds it on a back of a length and the ball seams away from Billings sharply, he has a poke at it and is beaten on the outside edge
7.1 -
U Yadav to S Billings, leg byes, FOUR, good length delivery, but sliding down leg, Billings skips out of the crease in order to whip it around the corner, but misses. It vrooms away to the fine leg fence for four leg-byes
Umesh Yadav, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
6.6 -
Narine to Nair, no run, the slider from Narine, Nair does not pick it from the hand and has a flirty poke at it, only for the ball to whistle past the outside edge. It perhaps kept a touch low, too
6.5 -
Narine to Nair, no run, short and wide delivery, Nair mistimes the cut to backward point, who fumbles a touch, but no damage done
6.4 -
Narine to Nair, no run, on a length and on the stumps, Nair defends it into the off-side
6.3 -
Narine to S Billings, 1 run, Billings charges down the track, takes it on the half-volley and works it to long-on
A slip, leg slip and silly point in place.. Is this a Test match?
6.2 -
Narine to Nair, 1 run, Nair takes it on the full and wrists it to mid-wicket
6.1 -
Narine to Nair, FOUR, cheeky reverse sweep from Nair. Well, Nair, with that shot, showcases that he can play innovative strokes, too. Nair brings out the reverse sweep to a length ball and it zooms away to the third man boundary
5.6 -
A Russell to S Billings, no run, fullish and just outside off, Billings' back foot loads up quickly. As a result, his front foot comes more to the pitch to essay the drive towards the cover-region, but can't pierce the gap
5.5 -
A Russell to Nair, 1 run, back of a length delivery and on the stumps, Nair tucks it to forward short leg and hares down to the other end for a quick single
5.4 -
A Russell to Nair, FOUR, a tad fuller, but Russell slips it down leg, Nair, with a crisp downward angling of the willow, flicks it to the deep mid-wicket fence. Nair, in the Ranji Trophy has shown that he is very strong off his pads
5.3 -
A Russell to Nair, no run, just behind a good length and on the stumps, Nair presents the full face of the blade to guard it out
5.2 -
A Russell to Nair, no run, short of a length delivery and just outside off, defended off the back foot
5.1 -
A Russell to Nair, no run, shorter in length and outside off, left alone to the keeper
Andre Russell [2.0-0-12-2] is back into the attack
Sam Billings, right handed bat, comes to the crease
4.6 -
Narine to Samson, out Lbw!! Samson's tendency to get caught in the crease results in his dismissal. It was nothing but a delivery that skidded off the surface. Maybe Narine extracted a wee bit of bounce, too. Samson attempted to play across the line with his tuck and missed. He was caught in front of middle-stump, I believe. Narine belted out an appeal for LBW, and the umpire answered it in the affirmative. Samson was not happy with the decision though. Samson lbw b Narine 15(15) [4s-2]
Narine to Samson, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!
4.5 -
Narine to Nair, 1 run, shorter in length, Nair pulls it to long-on
4.4 -
Narine to Nair, no run, Nair looks to sweep, but can't pierce the gap through square leg
4.3 -
Narine to Nair, no run, now that skidded on straight with bounce, Nair tries to defend and gets an inside edge
4.2 -
Narine to Samson, 1 run, too straight from Narine, clipped to mid-wicket
4.1 -
Narine to Samson, no run, on a length and on the stumps, Samson works it to the right of the bowler, who stops it on his followthrough
First signs of spin as Narine comes into the attack
Sunil Narine, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
3.6 -
Holder to Nair, FOUR, hmm, Holder aims for the fuller length delivery, but it turns out to be a full toss on leg-stump, Nair just neatly tucks it to the fine leg fence. Gift on offer and accepted gleefully by the batsman
3.5 -
Holder to Samson, 1 run, short of length delivery and just outside off, Samson jumps in the air and then works it to mid-on. Holder has pushed the batsman back. Now is the time to bowl the fuller length delivery
3.4 -
Holder to Samson, no run, Holder goes fuller on this delivery, Samson drives it to mid-off
3.3 -
Holder to Samson, no run, shorter in length and outside off, Samson mistimes the cut to cover
3.2 -
Holder to Samson, 2 runs, back of a length delivery and on the stumps, Samson tucks it to deep mid-wicket for a brace
3.1 -
Holder to Samson, no run, stump-to-stump line, defended
2.6 -
A Russell to Nair, FOUR, Russell again bowls a half-volley on leg-stump, Nair twirls his wrists on it and flicks it to the deep backward square leg fence, where this time, Umesh can't save the boundary
2.5 -
A Russell to Nair, 2 runs, nice work there by Umesh. Sliding down leg, Nair tickles it to fine leg, where Umesh runs around the circumference and puts in a dive to save a couple of runs for his team
2.4 -
A Russell to Samson, 1 run, too straight from Russell, Samson clips it to Hogg at mid-wicket, who dives to his left, but to no avail
2.3 -
A Russell to Nair, 1 run, Russell steams into the crease and pounds it on a back of a length and outside off, Nair stays slightly leg-side of the ball, gets on top of the bounce and pats it to third man
2.2 -
A Russell to Nair, no run, short of length delivery and on the stumps, Nair works it mid-wicket
2.1 -
A Russell to Nair, 2 runs, drifting down leg, clipped to deep backward square leg, where the fielder puts in a dive but can't stop the pair from stealing a couple of runs
1.6 -
Holder to Samson, no run, Holder's ability to extract awkward bounce creating problems for DEL's batsmen. Short of a length delivery and outside off, Samson hangs back and pokes at it, only to be beaten
1.5 -
Holder to Nair, 1 run, just behind a good length and outside off, Nair eases it down to third man
1.4 -
Holder to Samson, 1 run, Samson camps back and dabs this short of length delivery to third man
1.3 -
Holder to Samson, FOUR, width on offer, Samson rocks back and cuts it to the deep backward point fence. Nice blow by Samson there
1.2 -
Holder to Samson, FOUR, Holder again gets good bounce on a back of a length delivery, Samson gets into a tangle as he is opened up. He gets an outside edge that falls in front of Yusuf at first slip, who makes a late attempt to stop the ball and it races away to the third man fence
1.2 -
Holder to Samson, wide, shortish delivery and outside off, Samson tries a half-hearted cut shot and the ball whooshes past the outside edge
1.1 -
Holder to Samson, no run, the tall pacer, Holder, hits it on a back of a length and gets it to nibble away from Samson, who has a tame poke at it and is beaten. Holder extracted extra bounce there
Jason Holder, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
A Russell to Nair, no run, another bumper from Russell, Nair hunkers under it. DEL are straightaway in a spot of bother, here
Karun Nair, right handed bat, comes to the crease
0.5 -
A Russell to de Kock, out Caught by B Hogg!! Russell is on fire. He celebrates de Kock's scalp with Hogg. Russell bangs it short and gets good wheels on it. He also forces de Kock to fetch the pull from off-stump. de Kock ekes out a top-edge and Hogg at deep square leg pouches an easy catch. de Kock c B Hogg b A Russell 1(3)
A Russell to de Kock, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
0.4 -
A Russell to Samson, 1 run, shortish delivery and on off-stump, worked to fine leg
Sanju Samson, right handed bat, comes to the crease
0.3 -
A Russell to Shreyas Iyer, out Lbw!! Oh! Boy! Iyer's tendency to play across the line has again cost him his wicket. He has had a wretched T20 League so far. Remember, he came into the T20 League riding on some tall scores in the Ranji Trophy. A tad fuller and seams back a touch, Iyer tries to flick it around the corner and misses. He is rapped on the pads and the ball would have crashed into middle and leg-stump I reckon. Easy decision for the umpire to make. Shreyas Iyer lbw b A Russell 0(1)
A Russell to Shreyas Iyer, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!
0.2 -
A Russell to de Kock, 1 run, short of length delivery and zeroing in on the stumps, flicked to deep square leg
0.1 -
A Russell to de Kock, no run, back of a length delivery and on the stumps, de Kock aims to defend off the back foot and gets it off the outer part of the bat to point
de Kock and Shreyas Iyer are at the crease. de Kock is on strike. A Russell will open the attack
So, the first game is out of the way. Kolkata have lost two in a row now. Delhi are back to winning ways after falling short by one-run against Gujarat. That's it from this game. The start of the second game has been delayed due to rain. Switch tabs to keep an update regarding the weather. For now, goodbye and take care.
Brathwaite: "Bit pleased. In the hindsight, could have used 3-4 more balls in the end and taken the score to 190-195. First significant contribution in the T20 League, so happy. The back room staff was very sure of backing our process, our plans and that is how we prepare. Tough luck to Imran on missing out today. They keep everyone happy behind the scenes. I was losing it a bit mentally and hence went out of the field to get it right (referring to the 14 runs he conceded off one ball)."
Carlos Brathwaite is the Man of the Match
Zaheer: "We have faith in our batters. We speak about freedom to express. We are still playing good cricket despite not getting good starts. As long as we get to par score, it is fine. Sam Billings and Karun got us in a winning position. Bowling in the first six was important and that is why me and Shami bowled three each. It was our plan to create pressure at the start. It was a little sticky with the new ball. The wicket gets better in the second innings. It was a brilliant catch and we needed that wicket (referring to Mishra's catch)."
Gambhir: "We didn't expect they would get 186 after the first over. We thought they would end up with 150-160. Credit goes to them, with the way Karun Nair and Sam Billings batted. 160 was a par score, 187 is tough on any wicket. We need to be more professional with bat, ball and in the field as well. If it is a good wicket, then it is difficult to contain. You have to get wickets at every point of time. That is why we picked Hoggy and Sunil, but Nair and Billings laid the platform for the final overs. We ended up giving 15 runs more. Everyone has to deliver, if you have to win a tournament, everybody needs to contribute. We haven't played smart cricket in the last two games. The next game is very important for us and hopefully we do well, which is the last one for us away from home as we are playing 4-5 games at home after that."
Of course, they were chasing a big target and did not get the kind of start they have become used to this season. But throughout the innings, they appeared to be moving stealthily towards the target, led by a prowling Robin Uthappa. They were in it as long as Russell was there. Once he departed, courtesy an evasive catch taken by Mishra off his own bowling, it was too tasking for Uthappa and the tail to hound it down.
There is something with Kolkata and Brathwaite. Barely a month ago, he owned the English at the Eden Gardens. Today - at his second home Delhi - he robbed the Knights from Kolkata to displace them from the second spot in the points table. Delhi were brilliant with the bat, relentless with the ball and electric in the field. But Delhi's brilliance was not a result of Kolkata's mediocrity, they too had their fare share of 'moments' in the match.
18.3 -
Zaheer to U Yadav, out Caught by C Morris!! All over. Delhi have comeback to win the game by 27 runs. After being annihilated in the reverse fixture, this is a strong showing by the Zaheer Khan-led side. Billings and Samson hug each other. Coming to the ball, shortish and on the stumps, Yadav pulls and picks out Morris to perfection at deep square leg. U Yadav c C Morris b Zaheer 2(3)
Zaheer to U Yadav, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Brad Hogg, left handed bat, comes to the crease
18.2 -
Zaheer to U Yadav, out Narine Run Out!! 1 run completed. What a night Iyer is having in the field. Zaheer appreciates it as well. Erasmus doesn't even bother to go upstairs and Delhi are one wicket away. Slower delivery, Yadav gave it his all, but he got it off toe-end towards long-off. The pair was always coming back for the second. Iyer swooped in on the ball and hit timber at the bowler's end. Superb fielding effort. Narine run out (Shreyas Iyer) 4(3)
Zaheer to U Yadav, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
The crowd are happy but not the Kolkata players. Quite a few grim faces in the dugout.
18.1 -
Zaheer to Narine, 1 run, high full toss around off, flogged towards long-off
18.1 -
Zaheer to Narine, wide, sprays it down leg, Narine tries to help it round the corner, misses and earns his side a bonus run
31 off 12 balls. Can someone play a Brathwaite innings? Zak with the ball and the responsibility.
Zaheer Khan [3.0-0-18-2] is back into the attack
17.6 -
C Morris to Narine, 1 run, widish yorker outside off, Narine squeezes it out to short third man. A direct hit and Yadav would have been struggling
17.5 -
C Morris to Narine, 2 runs, too full and on the pads, Narine flicks it in front of square on the leg-side, got it in the gap and that allowed the duo to scamper back for the second
Sunil Narine, left handed bat, comes to the crease
17.4 -
C Morris to Uthappa, out Caught by Nair!! GAME. ExpressT. MATCH. The set batsman has been sent back and Delhi have one foot on the door. It was a full wide delivery from Morris, Uthappa backs away to the leg-side to give himself room, reaches out and middles the slice straight to his statemate Nair at backward point, who reverse cups it in front of his face. An innings that kept KOL in the game comes to an end. Birthday boy, Morris has a wicket to his name. Uthappa c Nair b C Morris 72(52) [4s-6 6s-2]
C Morris to Uthappa, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
17.3 -
C Morris to U Yadav, 1 run, fullish and angling in, Yadav chips it down to long-on
Umesh Yadav, right handed bat, comes to the crease
17.2 -
C Morris to Holder, out Holder Run Out!! Where was Holder going? To the dugout? If that was the case, then Morris obliges. Very full and almost in the blockhole, Holder doesn't get bat on the squeeze, is struck on the pad. No appeal for LBW as it was going down leg. However, Holder had no idea where the ball was. Just strolls out of the crease, Morris runs forward, picks up the ball and underarms it onto the stumps. Holder was nowhere close to the crease. Holder run out (C Morris) 0(1)
C Morris to Holder, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
17.1 -
C Morris to Uthappa, 1 run, fullish and just outside off, lofted on the bounce to long-off
Chris Morris [2.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack
Jason Holder, right handed bat, comes to the crease
16.6 -
Mishra to A Russell, out Caught&Bowled!! Geez! How did he take that? Has to be the catch of the tournament. At least going by age and Mishra's fielding standards. Is brave enough to give the ball a bit of air, Russell takes couple of steps down and smashes the ball, scratch that, murders the ball back to the bowler. Mishra was trying to get out of the way, he got his hands up to protect his face and the ball just stuck. He couldn't believe it as he threw the ball trying to run Russell out. A Russell c and b Mishra 17(12) [4s-2 6s-1]
Mishra to A Russell, THAT'S OUT!! Caught&Bowled!!
16.5 -
Mishra to A Russell, FOUR, this time he is connected with the googly. The length was fuller and Russell took that out of the equation by plonking his foot way down, hammers the sweep between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket
16.4 -
Mishra to A Russell, no run, Mishra jumps as he belts out an LBW appeal. Erasmus remains stoic. The wrong 'un from Mishra and once again Russell didn't read it, is struck on the pad in front of leg-stump. Was going doen leg. Good call from the ump
16.3 -
Mishra to Uthappa, 1 run, Uthappa is going for everything now. Goes for the big heave to the on-side, drags it off the inside edge to deep mid-wicket
16.2 -
Mishra to Uthappa, FOUR, that's streaky. But Uthappa and KOL will take that. Quicker, fuller and outside off, Uthappa shapes to play the reverse sweep, he is almost beaten by the pace, but gets a bit of wood just before QdK could collect, runs away to the boundary
16.1 -
Mishra to Uthappa, SIX, what a way to start after the break. Dravid and Upton grimace. Flighted on off, Uthappa kneels down and pings the slog sweep over deep mid-wicket. Much needed hit for Kolkata
Umpire signals a time-out. Four overs and 51 required. Kolkata are in this game, till these two are out there. Delhi need one or both Uthappa and Russell out. We are heading towards a tight finish folks, hang in there! Shami has bowled out, Zaheer has one, Morris two and Mishra one. These were the same men who squeezed Mumbai into submission while defending 164. Can they repeat that today?
15.6 -
Shami to Uthappa, 1 run, low dipping full toss on the stumps, Uthappa squeezes it down the ground and retains strike
15.5 -
Shami to A Russell, 1 run, full and on off, Russell chips it towards deep mid-wicket, for a single
15.5 -
Shami to A Russell, wide, that is what Russell does to bowlers. One six and Shami is under pressure. Splays it down leg, Russell flicks and misses, wide given
15.4 -
Shami to A Russell, SIX, that's outta here. Finally, he has connected. Shami dragged the length back, Russell stands tall and heaves it over cow corner. Got plenty of height and the desired distance
15.3 -
Shami to A Russell, no run, make it three in a row. Fullish and hint of shape away from off, Russell goes hard again and is beaten on the outside edge. Something has to give now
15.2 -
Shami to A Russell, no run, two dots against Russell. That is a moral victory to Shami. The slower ball bouncer and Russell ducks underneath it. Uthappa walks up and has a word with him
15.1 -
Shami to A Russell, no run, Shami starts with a slower one, Russell wanted to send it out of the planet, swung hard and connected with thin air, deceived by the lack of pace
Mohammed Shami [3.0-0-24-0] is back into the attack
14.6 -
Mishra to Uthappa, FOUR, was that a chance? Would have been with a better fielder. However, it was Zak and it is four for Uthappa. Pushed it through and almost in the blockhole, Uthappa crouches low and slices it to the right of cover-point, Zaheer dived but didn't even get a finger. Sorry, it was very far and even Jonty wouldn't have got that
14.5 -
Mishra to A Russell, 1 run, no air for Russell. That is the way Mishra will operate to the Jamaican. Pushed to the right of the bowler, quick single taken
14.4 -
Mishra to A Russell, no run, quicker and skids on, Russell just about manages to bring his bat down and keep it out
14.4 -
Mishra to A Russell, wide, greets Russell with a googly, down leg though and called a wide
14.3 -
Mishra to Uthappa, 1 run, was in the air for ages, but lands safely. The top spinner from the leggie, Uthappa went for the mow to cow corner, got a fat top-edge and the ball dropped in front of the incoming long-off fielder
14.2 -
Mishra to Uthappa, no run, flatter and short outside off, Uthappa dabs it to cover-point, the duo don't risk a single even though Zak was the fielder
14.1 -
Mishra to Uthappa, SIX, majestic way to bring up the fifty. Second of the season and Kolkata need him to continue. His 100th six in T20 League cricket. Dances down the wicket, gets to the pitch and lofts it over beautifully over long-off for a maximum
14.1 -
Mishra to Uthappa, wide, fired down leg and Uthappa can't connect with the sweep
13.6 -
Brathwaite to A Russell, FOUR, delicate. Not seen that side to Russell's batting. Length delivery angled in from wide of the crease, Russell waits for the ball to arrive and opens the bat face at the last second, gets it very fine and wide of a diving QdK
13.5 -
Brathwaite to Uthappa, 1 run, back of a length on off, Uthappa shuffles across, gets inside the line and clips it to deep square leg
13.4 -
Brathwaite to A Russell, 1 run, full and on off, Russell eases it down to long-on
Andre Russell, right handed bat, comes to the crease
13.3 -
Brathwaite to Sathish, out Caught by C Morris!! Brathwaite can't do anything wrong today. Apart from conceding 14 runs off one ball. 30-odd runs with the bat and now three wickets. Kolkata are floundering here. Short ball sat up nicely for Sathish, who seemed to have nailed the pull shot, Morris ran to his left from deep square and made it look utterly easy. It was a tough catch and the South African took it with ease. Sathish c C Morris b Brathwaite 6(7) [4s-1]
Brathwaite to Sathish, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
13.2 -
Brathwaite to Sathish, FOUR, tonked over the umpire. Length delivery and Sathish gleefully accepted it. He prods forward and hammers it in the air past the outstretched hand of Brathwaite
13.1 -
Brathwaite to Uthappa, 1 run, goes wide of the crease and angles it in, Uthappa uses his supple wrists to whip it square on the leg-side
12.6 -
Mishra to Sathish, no run, short and asking for trouble. All Sathish could do was find Iyer at backward point with a cut. They were three fielders there and was difficult to find the gap
12.5 -
Mishra to Uthappa, 1 run, slower and turning away, Uthappa bunts it in front of point, easy single taken
12.4 -
Mishra to Sathish, 1 run, trifle short and Sathish rocks back to pull, he didn't middle and had his heart in his mouth as the ball just landed in front of the long-on fielder
12.3 -
Mishra to Sathish, no run, wrong 'un and Sathish had no clue about it. He was winding up to play the cut, is cramped for room and chops it off the under edge onto the pad. Luckily didn't go back on the stumps
12.2 -
Mishra to Sathish, no run, flighted on off, Sathish is well forward to block
12.1 -
Mishra to Uthappa, 1 run, direct hit would have been interesting. Shortish and around off, slapped back to Mishra, who tries to flick it back onto the stumps as Sathish was backing up, missed and the duo scamper across
11.6 -
Brathwaite to Uthappa, 1 run, full toss and Brathwaite gets away with it. Since a wicket has fallen, Uthappa doesn't take the risk, gently taps it through mid-wicket, only a single
11.5 -
Brathwaite to Uthappa, 2 runs, Uthappa is plonking his front foot across and nudges it with soft hands, places it between deep mid-wicket and long-on, collects a comfortable two
11.4 -
Brathwaite to Sathish, 1 run, fuller and angling in, Sathish wrists it towards mid-on and is off the mark with a single
11.3 -
Brathwaite to Uthappa, 1 run, too straight, on off and middle, Uthappa shuffles across and works it to deep mid-wicket
Rajagopal Sathish, right handed bat, comes to the crease
11.2 -
Brathwaite to Suryakumar Yadav, out Caught by Shreyas Iyer!! Wow! That's a stunning catch. He might have failed with the bat, but Iyer is making up for it in the field. He sends back his Mumbai teammate with a terrific catch. Length delivery on off, Suryakumar wanted to lift it over mid-on, got it off the base of the bat and spooned it towards Iyer, who ran forward, dived and took it inches from the ground. Flings the ball in the air with joy, he loved it. Suryakumar Yadav c Shreyas Iyer b Brathwaite 21(13) [4s-1 6s-1]
Brathwaite to Suryakumar Yadav, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
11.1 -
Brathwaite to Uthappa, 1 run, back of a length on off, flicked uppishly to deep mid-wicket
10.6 -
Mishra to Uthappa, leg byes, 1 run, Mishra and QdK were interested in an LBW appeal. Umpire Erasmus isn't though. The wrong 'un and Uthappa doesn't pick, was pushing forward for the leggie, is struck just outside off. That is what saved him. Mishra compensates for Brathwaite's over
10.5 -
Mishra to Uthappa, no run, middled the reverse sweep, but failed to find the gap. Picked out short third man to perfection
10.4 -
Mishra to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, googly on the stumps, worked away to deep square leg, Pant keeps it to a single
10.3 -
Mishra to Uthappa, 1 run, turn for Mishra. But the length was short, Uthappa was shaping to play the cut, tries to bail out, but the ball takes the toe-end and rolls to short third man
10.2 -
Mishra to Uthappa, 2 runs, drags the length short and offers width, Uthappa cuts it square on the off-side, sweeper was straightish and it was an easy two
10.1 -
Mishra to Uthappa, no run, tossed up on off, pushed back to the bowler
Amit Mishra, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
9.6 -
Brathwaite to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX, 22 runs from the over, the last legitimate ball alone cost DEL 14 runs. This was a length delivery on the stumps, Suryakumar gets forward and thumps it high and over long-on for a maximum. Will this last ball hurt the Delhi?
9.6 -
Brathwaite to Suryakumar Yadav, no ball, byes, FOUR, Oh Dear! This is turning out to be horrendous for Brathwaite, he was looking for the yorker, the ball slipped out of his hands, ends up a high beamer, Suryakumar swings and misses, de Kock can't stop it either, five extra runs added to the total
9.6 -
Brathwaite to Suryakumar Yadav, no ball, 2 runs, slower short ball from Brathwaite, Suryakumar swivels across and pulls it behind square on the on-side for a brace. Hold on, there were only three men inside the ring and it's called as a no-ball
9.5 -
Brathwaite to Uthappa, 1 run, tad fuller and just outside off, driven towards cover for a single
9.4 -
Brathwaite to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, slower ball on the stumps, worked in front of square on the on-side for a single
9.3 -
Brathwaite to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR, that's much needed for KOL, Suryakumar made room outside leg, Brathwaite helped him further by bowling a short ball, laced over point for a boundary, his first of the innings
9.2 -
Brathwaite to Uthappa, 1 run, slower ball from Brathwaite, angled back into the right-hander, dabbed in front of point for a single
9.1 -
Brathwaite to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, short of a length and on Suryakumar's pads, worked away behind square on the on-side for a single
8.6 -
C Morris to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, banged in short and aiming at Suryakumar's ribs, he manages to dab it awkwardly in front of square leg for a single
8.5 -
C Morris to Uthappa, 1 run, on a good length and well outside off, driven firmly but straight to mid-off, just a single
8.4 -
C Morris to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, Morris attempts the yorker, ends up offering a full toss, driven to the right of mid-off where the fielder makes a tumbling stop
8.3 -
C Morris to Uthappa, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, driven towards mid-off for a single
8.2 -
C Morris to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, Suryakumar Yadav is looking to play his shots, at the moment, he's playing with his luck. He was looking to shovel a length ball over square leg, got a lot of height, but not the distance. Samson ran forward, but the ball bounced well in front of him at deep square leg, does well to get his body behind, keeps them down to just one run
8.1 -
C Morris to Suryakumar Yadav, 2 runs, short and wide from Morris, Yadav went chasing and gets a toe-edge on the cut, past first slip. Iyer runs across to his left at third man, puts in the dive and saves two runs for his team
7.6 -
Brathwaite to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, Brathwaite comes from wide of the crease and hurls a yorker outside off, squeezed wide of cover for a single
Suryakumar Yadav, right handed bat, comes to the crease
7.5 -
Brathwaite to Y Pathan, out Caught by Mishra!! That's a soft dismissal for Pathan! A wicket against the run of play for KOL. This was the slower bouncer from Brathwaite, Pathan was looking to help it around the corner, the ball came slower than he expected, ends up looping off a top-edge, straight into Mishra's palms at short fine leg. Kolkata have lost a third wicket and are in some trouble. Y Pathan c Mishra b Brathwaite 10(9) [4s-1]
Brathwaite to Y Pathan, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
7.4 -
Brathwaite to Uthappa, 1 run, the heavy ball from Brathwaite, short of a good length and on off, Uthappa drops it in front of point with soft hands, sneaks in a quick single
7.3 -
Brathwaite to Uthappa, FOUR, cracking shot, way too short from Brathwaite, can't bowl those at his pace, Uthappa rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket, a couple of bounces and over the ropes
7.2 -
Brathwaite to Y Pathan, 1 run, edged! On a good length and straightening a tad after pitching, Pathan was prodding forward and gets a thick edge towards third man
7.1 -
Brathwaite to Uthappa, 1 run, short of a length and on Uthappa's hips, worked away in front of square on the on-side for a single
Carlos Brathwaite, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
6.6 -
C Morris to Uthappa, leg byes, 1 run, aborted appeal for LBW, but the angle was taking it down the leg-side. This was the slower ball from Morris, he rolled his fingers across the seam, Uthappa was looking to tuck it towards the on-side and missed, the impact was in front of leg-stump
6.5 -
C Morris to Uthappa, no run, the bouncer from Morris, it's well directed as well, Uthappa drops his wrists and sways away from the line
6.4 -
C Morris to Uthappa, 2 runs, on a good length and angling back into Uthappa, he closes the face of the bat and works it in front of square on the on-side. Samson has a long way to get across from deep mid-wicket, does well to keep them down to a couple of runs
6.3 -
C Morris to Uthappa, FOUR, lovely shot, length delivery angling back into the right-hander, Uthappa leans forward, presents a straight bat and plays the on-drive to perfection, beats Zaheer at mid-on and rolls away to the fence
A false start from Morris, Uthappa walked away at the last moment
6.2 -
C Morris to Uthappa, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, Uthappa prods half-forward and defends it
6.1 -
C Morris to Y Pathan, 1 run, short and just outside off, Pathan swivels across and pulls it past square leg. Samson gets across quickly, puts in the slide and keeps them down to a single
First bowling chance for Delhi, Morris in.. One slip in place and the birthday boy has a nasty fall first up, looks like he slipped as he was about to complete his bowling action. He seems OK, got up quickly, the physio is out in the middle, some blood oozing out. DEL are playing just 5 bowlers and can't afford an injury to one of their best bowlers. He's getting taped up - in the area around the thumb. Uthappa looked concerned as soon as the bowler took a fall. But he's OK and will resume
Chris Morris, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Time for a strategic break
5.6 -
Shami to Y Pathan, 1 run, banged in short and just outside off, Pathan swivels across and pulls it past square leg for a single
5.5 -
Shami to Y Pathan, FOUR, that's much needed for KOL, tad fuller and just outside off, Pathan gets forward, drives it on the up and clears mid-off, one bounce and over the ropes
5.4 -
Shami to Y Pathan, 2 runs, banged in short and just outside off, Pathan swivels across and helps it over square leg. Billings gets across quickly to his left and rips in an accurate throw at the striker's end, Pathan has to put in the long stretches to make his ground
5.3 -
Shami to Uthappa, 1 run, short of a good length and just outside off, Uthappa pushes it in front of mid-off for a single
5.2 -
Shami to Y Pathan, 1 run, tad fuller and on the stumps, Pathan brings his bat down with an angle and works it towards mid-wicket for a single
5.1 -
Shami to Uthappa, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, pushed in front of cover for a quick single
4.6 -
Zaheer to Y Pathan, no run, uppish and safe! Zaheer is hitting some great areas and the bounce is troubling the batsmen. This was pitched up and bounced a tad on Pathan, he was looking to drive, went high off the bat and looped wide of short cover
4.5 -
Zaheer to Y Pathan, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Pathan watches it all along and defends it
Yusuf Pathan, right handed bat, comes to the crease
4.4 -
Zaheer to Chawla, out Lbw!! Chawla's promotion hasn't worked wonders for KOL! This is as plumb as it gets, Zaheer shortened his length by a yard and got the ball to jag back into the left-hander, Chawla was hopping across on the flick, ended up playing in front of the pads. Once he missed, he was a dead duck. Caught right in front of the stumps, the impact was around middle and it would have crashed into the stumps, simple call for umpire Erasmus. Chawla lbw b Zaheer 8(5) [4s-2]
Zaheer to Chawla, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!
4.3 -
Zaheer to Chawla, FOUR, that's sloppy from Mishra, was too lazy to bend down in time. It didn't help his cause that the ball bounced awkwardly in front of him. Chawla was looking to go over the infeld, ended up dragging it in the air and towards mid-on
4.2 -
Zaheer to Uthappa, 1 run, on a good length and angling away from the right-hander, Uthappa was going hard at the ball, gets an inside edge behind square on the on-side, just a single
4.1 -
Zaheer to Uthappa, no run, short of a good length and angling across the right-hander, Uthappa plays with an angled bat and finds point with the drive
3.6 -
Shami to Chawla, no run, Shami shortens his length on off, cramped Chawla for room, he brings down the bat with an angle and pushes it back at the bowler
3.5 -
Shami to Chawla, FOUR, that's the reason Chawla has been promoted, length delivery outside off, Chawla gets forward, drives it on the up and beats mid-off, to his left, off the mark with a boundary
3.4 -
Shami to Uthappa, 1 run, that's a strange looking pull from Uthappa, he was done in by Shami's pace there, was getting into the position for the pull, the ball hurried onto him, ends up lobbing it over square leg for a single
3.3 -
Shami to Uthappa, no run, fraction fuller and just outside off, Uthappa presents the full face of the bat and pushes it back at the bowler
3.2 -
Shami to Chawla, leg byes, 1 run, short of a length and on Chawla's hips, he was shuffling across on the whip and missed, gets hit high on the body and sneaks in a leg-bye
3.1 -
Shami to Uthappa, 1 run, length ball on the stumps, whipped away in front of square on the on-side for a single. Chawla was a bit lazy in getting his bat down, the return from Billings is excellent, but he just about plonked it down, the third umpire has a look
Piyush Chawla gets a promotion, that's interesting
Piyush Chawla, left handed bat, comes to the crease
2.6 -
Zaheer to Gambhir, out Caught by Shreyas Iyer!! Gambhir's luck doesn't last longer! Nicely bowled by Zaheer, on a good length and a hint of shape back into Gambhir, he was hopping across on the clip, closed the face of the bat a tad too early, the leading edge is found and it's gobbled up by Iyer - moving a few steps to his right at cover. KOL lose their captain early, that's a big wicket for the Delhi. Gambhir c Shreyas Iyer b Zaheer 6(8)
Zaheer to Gambhir, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
2.5 -
Zaheer to Uthappa, 1 run, Zaheer shortens his length outside off, punched to the right of mid-off for a single
2.4 -
Zaheer to Uthappa, FOUR, nicely played by Uthappa, wasn't off the middle of the bat, but he found the gap past cover. On a good length and well outside off, he was leaning forward on the drive, played it on the up and beat the fielder wide of cover
2.3 -
Zaheer to Gambhir, 1 run, short of a length and just outside off, Gambhir swivels across on the pull and mistimes it wide of mid-wicket, just a single
2.2 -
Zaheer to Uthappa, 1 run, a direct hit might have had Gambhir in trouble, he was well short actually. On a good length and just outside off, Uthappa nudged it in front of cover, Gambhir was backing up a fair way. Iyer does well to cut down the angles, flicks it towards the bowler's end and misses, concedes an overthrow
2.1 -
Zaheer to Gambhir, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, Gambhir pushes it wide of Brathwaite at mid-off for a run
1.6 -
Shami to Uthappa, FOUR, wrong line from Shami, drifts one onto Uthappa's pads, he gets inside the line and clips it behind square on the on-side, beats the man getting across from fine leg, first boundary for Uthappa
1.5 -
Shami to Gambhir, 1 run, fuller and on the stumps, Gambhir stays deep inside the crease and clips it towards square leg. Takes on Karun Nair and makes his end on a quick run
1.4 -
Shami to Uthappa, 1 run, back of a length and on the stumps, Uthappa closes the face of the bat and clips it towards mid-on for a single
1.3 -
Shami to Gambhir, 1 run, short of a length and just outside off, Gambhir hops across and tucks it to the right of square leg for a single
1.2 -
Shami to Uthappa, 1 run, tad fuller and just outside off, Uthappa gets half-forward and punches it in front of mid-off, scampers across for a quick single
1.1 -
Shami to Uthappa, no run, lovely start from Shami, just short of a good length and a hint of nip away from outside off, drew Uthappa into playing away from his body and beat him on the outside edge
One slip as Shami steams in..
Mohammed Shami, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Zaheer to Gambhir, 2 runs, edgy start from Gambhir and it needed some serious football from Shami to save a boundary. On a good length and a hint of angle away from outside off, Gambhir poked away from his body, gets a thick edge past the lone slip. Shami came across to his right and stops it with his boot, saved a couple of runs for his team
0.5 -
Zaheer to Gambhir, no run, fuller length delivery and a hint of shape away from outside off, Gambhir covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go
0.4 -
Zaheer to Gambhir, no run, Zaheer slips one down the leg-side, Gambhir shuffled a long way on the flick and missed, not called as a wide
One slip for Gambhir
0.3 -
Zaheer to Uthappa, 1 run, back of a length and on Uthappa's pads, nudged away to the right of square leg for a single
The deep forward short-leg has vanished now
0.2 -
Zaheer to Uthappa, 2 runs, too short and too straight from Zaheer, ends up drifting onto Uthappa's pads, tucked away behind square on the on-side, off the mark with a brace
0.1 -
Zaheer to Uthappa, no run, short of a length and angling across Uthappa, he shuffles across and mistimes the pull towards mid-wicket
Uthappa and Gambhir are at the crease. Uthappa is on strike. Zaheer will open the attack