Welcome back.. 119 looks easy on paper but we have already seen teams struggling to chase down modest scores. Sandeep has the new ball.. Just one slip in place
Zaheer: "I have got enough patience. I never let it go. It has been a tough year, keep believing that I could still play. There is a little voice in me which said - you can't let it go now. Happy to be back playing. The pitch is two-paced, a bit on the slower side. It is important for the batters to get in and stay right throughout the innings. I'm sure I won't (when Russel Arnold told him hopefully he won't be needed to bat).'
For the hosts, if Zaheer took a couple of wickets up front, then the likes of JP Duminy, Coulter-Nile and Amit Mishra backed him up by bowling parsimoniously. The track is offering help for the bowlers as there is uneven bounce. But for PUN to win this game, they need to jolt the home team by taking wickets with the new ball.
DEL put up a brilliant effort with the ball to restrict the opposition to a paltry total. Once Zaheer Khan produced a double strike to rock the top-order, PUN never recovered. Virender Sehwag, Manan Vohra, Shaun Marsh and Wriddhiman Saha all registered single-digit scores. George Bailey and David Miller tried to resurrect the innings. After Bailey was dismissed, Miller and Axar Patel landed meaty blows to strung together a decent partnership and take them to a score of some respectability.
19.6 -
Tahir to Anureet Singh, SIX, the final delivery has gone for six. Sees the tossed up delivery outside off, shuffles across and then swings across the line, got enough bat to send it all the way. That is a nice finish to the innings, even though 118 is still not enough
19.5 -
Tahir to SN Thakur, 1 run, very full on the stumps, Thakur plays it to long-on
19.4 -
Tahir to Anureet Singh, 1 run, Yuvi has dropped a biscuit of a catch. That simple really. Incomprehensible. Anureet Singh reached out and sliced it straight up in the air, perhaps Yuvi at point peddling back took it easy. Got both hands over his head but dropped it. Can't quite believe that he has dropped that
19.3 -
Tahir to SN Thakur, 1 run, very full outside off, carved straight to the fielder at long-off
19.2 -
Tahir to SN Thakur, no run, flat and sliding down leg, Thakur flicks and misses. Would've gone down
19.1 -
Tahir to Anureet Singh, 1 run, low full toss on the stumps, Anureet closes the face of the bat too early and gets a leading edge that falls well in front of cover
Imran Tahir [2.0-0-26-0] is back into the attack
18.6 -
Coulter-Nile to SN Thakur, FOUR, now an inside edge to a full toss on the stumps runs away to fine leg. The fielder was inside the ring and it beat him. Coulter-Nile missed the yorker that time
18.5 -
Coulter-Nile to SN Thakur, no run, right through Thakur's defences. But misses leg. Coulter-Nile is following the batsman and this full one isn't far away from leg stump
Anureet Singh, right handed bat, comes to the crease
18.4 -
Coulter-Nile to D Miller, out Caught by S Tiwary!! Now straight to the fielder at deep point. How often do you see that? When Miller hit it, I thought it was six. Full and wide outside off, Miller carved that with an open face and the weight was back as he leant back on the shot. Carried expertly to the fielder. Another catch taken without moving a muscle. D Miller c S Tiwary b Coulter-Nile 42(41) [4s-4 6s-1]
Coulter-Nile to D Miller, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
18.3 -
Coulter-Nile to SN Thakur, 1 run, angling in, full and follows Thakur, who digs the ball out to the left of mid-wicket
Zaheer is clearly the bowling leader of this group. He is seen talking to Coulter-Nile and Duminy about what fields to set. Good to see Zak involved
18.2 -
Coulter-Nile to D Miller, 1 run, Miller is hanging back deep in his crease, full and sliding into the pads, Miller gets a thin inside edge onto the pads on the heave - the umpire reckons he got bat. I'm not so sure
Shardul Thakur, right handed bat, comes to the crease
18.1 -
Coulter-Nile to A Patel, out Caught by M Agarwal!! Straight to long-on. Coulter-Nile has a smile on his face. It was back of a length outside off, Axar flat-batted it down Agarwal's throat. Agarwal didn't move an inch as he reverse cupped it. A Patel c M Agarwal b Coulter-Nile 22(26) [6s-1]
Coulter-Nile to A Patel, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Nathan Coulter-Nile [3.0-0-14-2] is back into the attack
17.6 -
Mathews to A Patel, 1 run, low full toss on the stumps, Axar makes room and drives it straight to the fielder at long-off
17.5 -
Mathews to D Miller, 1 run, no room to work with for Miller, he can't get under that delivery in the blockhole, jammed out to long-on off the inside half of the bat
17.4 -
Mathews to A Patel, 1 run, Saurabh Tiwary doesn't hit from mid-wicket and had he done so, he would've got Axar run-out. A mistimed pull to him at mid-wicket and Axar would've been out with a direct hit
17.3 -
Mathews to A Patel, no run, good bowling. Mathews follows Axar as he was making room, short of length, cut straight to the fielder at backward point
17.2 -
Mathews to D Miller, 1 run, yorker on the stumps, dug out to long-on
17.1 -
Mathews to A Patel, 1 run, unnecessary from Mayank at short mid-wicket. He throws down the stumps when Axar was in and gives away an extra run. They take a single off the ricochet
Angelo Mathews [2.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack
16.6 -
Zaheer to A Patel, 1 run, slower short ball on the stumps, pulled to deep mid-wicket, for a single
16.5 -
Zaheer to D Miller, 1 run, Coulter-Nile at short third does well, dives to his right and saves three runs for his side. Yorker outside off, Miller digs it out and it was going for four until the fielder came across
16.4 -
Zaheer to A Patel, 1 run, short of length outside off, Axar charges out and mistimes the flat-batted shot through the diving cover fielder, gets a single though
16.3 -
Zaheer to D Miller, 1 run, yorker, tailing back in, Miller digs it out to cover and they complete a quick single. The fielder went at the wrong end, should have gone to the bowler's
16.2 -
Zaheer to D Miller, no run, another slower delivery, Miller cuts and picks out backward point
16.1 -
Zaheer to A Patel, 1 run, cutter, outside off, Axar slashes it to square third man
Zaheer Khan [3.0-0-12-2] is back into the attack
15.6 -
Tahir to A Patel, 1 run, flat on the stumps, Axar gets forward and drives to long-on
15.6 -
Tahir to A Patel, 5 wides, Jadhav is having a poor day behind the stumps. Doesn't even move down leg to gather that and stump Axar. Floated on middle, spins past the batsman's flick, Axar was out of his crease and it was a definite stumping opportunity, but Jadhav stood still and it beats him to race away to the fence. Five wides
15.5 -
Tahir to D Miller, 1 run, flat on the stumps, clipped off the back foot to deep mid-wicket
15.4 -
Tahir to D Miller, no run, well tossed up outside off, Miller reaches out and drives hard and straight, but finds cover
Yuvi has a word with Tahir
15.3 -
Tahir to D Miller, FOUR, now a full toss from Tahir and Miller puts him away. Takes a step out and then heaves it powerfully along the ground, beats deep mid-wicket with ease. That was hit very hard
15.2 -
Tahir to D Miller, SIX, Miller now wants to tee off. Uses his feet and then carts Tahir high and wide over mid-wicket. Got plenty of wood and went a long way back
15.1 -
Tahir to A Patel, 1 run, on the stumps, Axar closes the face of the bat and nurdles a single to deep backward square leg, just a single
14.6 -
Mathews to D Miller, no run, very full on the stumps, Miller digs it out and Mathews dives to his right to stop. Good stop
14.5 -
Mathews to D Miller, no run, now a thick outside edge goes on the bounce to short third man. Full outside off, Miller drove and got lucky
14.4 -
Mathews to D Miller, FOUR, Miller is targetting Mathews and gets another four. Picks the slower delivery outside off and then goes over cover. Went hard at the shot and it went one bounce over the ropes. Mathews is a disappointed man
14.3 -
Mathews to A Patel, 1 run, Axar takes a step out and tries to get under the length ball on the stumps, but hits it to long-on
14.2 -
Mathews to D Miller, 1 run, slower delivery outside off, pushed to cover
14.1 -
Mathews to D Miller, FOUR, now Miller goes over a leaping cover. Low full toss outside off, Miller made room and cleared the fielder. Races away. Miller and Axar punch gloves
13.6 -
Tahir to A Patel, SIX, lovely shot. Uses his feet and gets to the pitch of that googly, goes straight back over Tahir's head. Straight over the sightscreen as Axar's lofted hit goes all the way
13.5 -
Tahir to A Patel, no run, dabbed to Yuvi at slip. Axar took a step out of his crease and Yuvi thought about throwing down the stumps, but didn't. Axar was definitely out of his crease there
13.4 -
Tahir to D Miller, 1 run, Miller uses his feet and then whips it across the line to wide long-on for a single
13.3 -
Tahir to D Miller, no run, short and turns back in, Miller rocks back to cut straight to the fielder at cover
13.2 -
Tahir to D Miller, no run, and again Jadhav fumbles. Miller doesn't pick the googly, it spins away from the attempted sweep
13.1 -
Tahir to A Patel, 1 run, short down leg, pulled to deep backward square leg
Imran Tahir, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
S Ravi with a smile signals the time-out. Ha! What joy!
This is not a T20 pitch. Some are keeping low while the others are bouncing alarmingly. Uneven bounce on display. Very hard for the batsmen to cope up with that. Zak is a master in exploiting these kind of pitches and that's what he did in his opening spell. He knew it was an uneven pitch and resorted to bowling cutters. Assessed the pitch type superbly early on and made full use of it
12.6 -
Mathews to A Patel, 1 run, good length on off, punched to sweeper cover
12.5 -
Mathews to D Miller, 1 run, Mathews digs it in short on seeing Miller advance, Miller swivels on the pull but mistimes it to backward square leg
12.4 -
Mathews to D Miller, no run, Miller is lucky that it was not on the stumps. This is a grubber, angled across and it beats Miller's clip and goes to Jadhav. Mathews has a wry smile on his face
12.3 -
Mathews to A Patel, 1 run, a completely mistimed pull to short mid-wicket, Axar hares off to make it at the other end. Axar was hurried on the pull and had Tahir picked it up cleanly, it would've made things interesting
12.2 -
Mathews to A Patel, no run, Mathews cramps Axar for room with a tight delivery on the stumps, punched to mid-off again
12.1 -
Mathews to A Patel, no run, good length on off, punched without any timing to mid-off
12.1 -
Mathews to A Patel, wide, starts off with a slower delivery down leg, Axar pulls and misses
Angelo Mathews, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
11.6 -
Mishra to A Patel, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Axar gets forward and drives to long-off
11.5 -
Mishra to A Patel, no run, softly taps this to mid-wicket
11.4 -
Mishra to A Patel, no run, big edge and Jadhav can't hang on. Axar went for a big drive to a googly and thick-edged it behind, Jadhav couldn't get the gloves around in time. It hits the webbing and goes down. Had it not hit the glove of Jadhav may have carried to slip
11.3 -
Mishra to D Miller, 1 run, flat outside off, Miller kneels down and sweeps to deep square leg
11.2 -
Mishra to A Patel, 1 run, the googly on the stumps, Axar closes the face of the bat early, the leading edge goes well to the right of Mishra and beats short cover to his left too
11.1 -
Mishra to D Miller, 1 run, Miller uses his feet and whips it to long-on
Amit Mishra [1.0-0-6-1] is back into the attack
10.6 -
Duminy to A Patel, no run, tossed up outside off, Axar drives and picks out that straight silly mid-off fielder
10.5 -
Duminy to A Patel, no run, keeps a bit low on middle and leg, Axar gets the bat down and turns it to square leg
10.4 -
Duminy to D Miller, 1 run, flat outside off, punched to sweeper cover
10.3 -
Duminy to D Miller, no run, fired in fast and outside off, keeps low and beats Miller's attempted cut. That was bowled at a rapid pace by Duminy
10.2 -
Duminy to D Miller, no run, tossed up outside off, Miller gets outside the line of off and misses the sweep, they don't risk a leg bye
10.1 -
Duminy to A Patel, 1 run, sliding down, helped down to deep backward square leg, for a single
9.6 -
Coulter-Nile to A Patel, 1 run, pitched up outside off, driven to the right of Zak at mid-off for a single
Must say I didn't recognise Tiwary at all when he took the catch. Those long locks - Dhoni style - have gone. Short, close crop now. He has put on weight too.
Axar Patel, left handed bat, comes to the crease
9.5 -
Coulter-Nile to T Perera, out Caught by S Tiwary!! Perera has picked out Saurabh Tiwary at deep square leg. Miller is asking his partner to wait though. Perera is waiting now. They have gone upstairs to check whether it was a clean catch. Pulled to the right of deep square and Tiwary sliding and tumbling to his right took it with both hands. Looks a clean take and Perera has to go. Illingworth makes the expected signal after getting a message from the tv umpire. T Perera c S Tiwary b Coulter-Nile 3(7)
Coulter-Nile to T Perera, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
9.4 -
Coulter-Nile to D Miller, 1 run, on middle and leg, Miller closes the face of the bat and tucks it to fine leg
9.3 -
Coulter-Nile to T Perera, 1 run, Perera as he does often, clears his front leg and exposes his stumps, but manages a thick inside edge on the heave, to fine leg for a single
9.2 -
Coulter-Nile to T Perera, no run, now keeps slightly short and beats Perera's pull, the batsman early into the shot and is beaten
9.1 -
Coulter-Nile to T Perera, no run, steepler from Coulter-Nile. Rears up from a short of length and nearly nicks Perera's outside edge. Perera was opening the face to run it down but didn't rise tall enough to cover the line. Jadhav takes it over his shoulder. Coulter-Nile bent his back and got disconcerting bounce
Nathan Coulter-Nile [2.0-0-11-1] is back into the attack
8.6 -
Duminy to T Perera, 1 run, flat on the pads, clipped to deep mid-wicket, for a single
8.5 -
Duminy to D Miller, 1 run, Miller exposes his leg stump as he kneels down to sweep, but gets bat on that and sends it to deep backward square leg, straight to the fielder
8.4 -
Duminy to D Miller, 2 runs, shortish and Miller rocks back to punch wide of long-on. Easy two
8.3 -
Duminy to T Perera, 1 run, throws it up outside off, Perera lashes out and hits it hard to sweeper cover
8.2 -
Duminy to T Perera, no run, on the stumps, driven to the right of Duminy who dives and stops. Nicely fielded
8.1 -
Duminy to D Miller, 1 run, was in the air but chipped to the left of Duminy, he tried to get across but it fell short of him and went wide
Thisara Perera, left handed bat, comes to the crease
7.6 -
Mishra to Bailey, out Lbw!! That is plumb. Given out too. Pitches on middle and beats Bailey's sweep. Bailey was struck right in front, low on the pads too. Easy call for the umpire. Bailey lbw b Mishra 18(16) [4s-3]
Mishra to Bailey, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!
7.5 -
Mishra to Bailey, no run, well tossed up on the stumps, driven to cover off the front foot
7.4 -
Mishra to D Miller, 1 run, pushed through on the stumps, Miller gets forward and taps it to long-on
7.3 -
Mishra to D Miller, no run, this time Miller gets outside off and is hit on the body after missing the sweep. Appeal from Mishra, but Miller had definitely got outside off
7.2 -
Mishra to D Miller, FOUR, perfectly placed sweep shot. Tossed up on middle and leg, Miller kneels down and nails the sweep in between the two boundary riders on the on-side. Deep backward square and deep mid-wicket couldn't get to the ball
7.1 -
Mishra to Bailey, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Bailey gets forward and drives to long-off, for a single
Amit Mishra, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
6.6 -
Duminy to Bailey, 1 run, Bailey uses his feet and gets a single to long-on
6.5 -
Duminy to D Miller, 1 run, flat outside off, Miller rocks back to punch through cover
6.4 -
Duminy to D Miller, no run, Miller goes for a hard sweep to a tossed up delivery outside off, misses
6.3 -
Duminy to Bailey, 1 run, Bailey comes down the track and pushes it to long-on
6.2 -
Duminy to D Miller, 1 run, Miller shuffles across and softly nudges it through mid-wicket
6.1 -
Duminy to D Miller, no run, oh that was close! Miller got outside the line of off and just as he went across the line. The ball skidded on from round the wicket and rapped him on the pads. Jadhav was screeching away but no response from the umpire
Time-out
5.6 -
Coulter-Nile to Bailey, FOUR, Zaheer does all the hard work and then lets it slip through his hands. He ran to his left at deep backward square leg, got there, bent down but went with one hand, tried to pick it up but the ball eluded his grasp. Again nicely clipped off the pads by Bailey
5.5 -
Coulter-Nile to D Miller, leg byes, 1 run, sliding down as Miller missed the flick. Coulter-Nile's appeal is rightly rejected. They take a leg bye
5.5 -
Coulter-Nile to D Miller, wide, slips it down leg from round the wicket, Jadhav doesn't collect cleanly and called a wide
5.4 -
Coulter-Nile to Bailey, 1 run, good length outside off, Bailey opens the face of the bat and dabs it down to third man
5.3 -
Coulter-Nile to Bailey, no run, pitched up outside off, Bailey gets forward and eases a drive to the left of mid-off. Fielded and there won't be a single on offer
5.2 -
Coulter-Nile to Bailey, FOUR, width on offer from Coulter-Nile and Bailey cashes in. Wide outside off, Bailey rocks back and carves it over the infield. Hit deliberately in the air and it found its way to the boundary
5.1 -
Coulter-Nile to Bailey, no run, short of length on the stumps, defended to mid-on off the back foot
4.6 -
Zaheer to D Miller, no run, clipped nicely off the stumps but finds that deepish short leg, who fields well
4.5 -
Zaheer to D Miller, no run, full outside off, pushed off the front foot to mid-off
Back over the wicket to Miller with a deepish short leg and two slips
4.4 -
Zaheer to Bailey, 1 run, short of length outside off, Bailey opens the face of the bat and runs it down to third man
4.3 -
Zaheer to Bailey, no run, another good length delivery angled in, Bailey defends to short cover off the front foot
4.2 -
Zaheer to Bailey, no run, full and outside off, Bailey gets forward and defends to mid-off
Now round the wicket
4.1 -
Zaheer to Bailey, FOUR, this time Bailey picks the slower delivery, on middle and leg, clipped wide of square leg and it races away
3.6 -
Coulter-Nile to D Miller, no run, nips back in sharply, Miller brings the bat down at an angle but manages to defend to mid-wicket
3.5 -
Coulter-Nile to Bailey, 1 run, short of length outside off, defended wide of mid-off for a quick single
3.4 -
Coulter-Nile to Bailey, no run, short of length on the stumps, Bailey gets right behind the line to block
George Bailey, right handed bat, comes to the crease
3.3 -
Coulter-Nile to W Saha, out Caught by K Jadhav!! Edged and gone. Nothing shot and Punjab are four down. Delhi all over Punjab like a cheap suit. Saha tried to open the face on that outside off delivery with two slips waiting and nicks off. Jadhav tumbles to his right to take a smart catch. W Saha c K Jadhav b Coulter-Nile 3(8)
Coulter-Nile to W Saha, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
3.2 -
Coulter-Nile to W Saha, no run, short of length outside off, pushed to point from the crease
3.1 -
Coulter-Nile to W Saha, no run, another delivery that doesn't bounce at all. Saha throws his bat at that and gets a bit of bottom edge, it goes on the bounce to the keeper
Nathan Coulter-Nile, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
David Miller, left handed bat, comes to the crease
2.6 -
Zaheer to Vohra, out Caught by K Jadhav!! It is 10/3 and Punjab in deep trouble. Vohra was giving the charge to Zaheer who dug it in short, the cutter grips the pitch and bounces extra, Vohra having made room could only tickle it to the keeper. Failed to deal with the extra bounce on that occasion. Zaheer is all smiles. Vohra c K Jadhav b Zaheer 1(7)
Zaheer to Vohra, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
2.5 -
Zaheer to Vohra, no run, fourth cutter of the over, Vohra opens the face of the bat and guides it to point
2.4 -
Zaheer to Vohra, no run, slower delivery outside off, another cutter, keeps very low and goes under the bat of Vohra who was pushing out. Luckily for Vohra it was not on the stumps
2.3 -
Zaheer to W Saha, 1 run, good length outside off, Saha opens the face of the bat and runs it down to third man
2.2 -
Zaheer to W Saha, no run, and again. Zaheer rolls his fingers on that and the ball bounces to rap Saha on the glove. He wore one there. Wrings his hand immediately after the ball hits his glove
2.1 -
Zaheer to W Saha, no run, Zaheer gets this to bounce from a short of length, Saha defends it awkwardly back down the pitch. The ball hit the bat splice and dropped down
1.6 -
Duminy to Vohra, no run, shortish outside off, Vohra rocks back and punches straight to the fielder at cover-point
1.5 -
Duminy to W Saha, 1 run, flatter outside off, punched off the back foot to long-on
1.4 -
Duminy to Vohra, 1 run, on the stumps, full, worked through mid-wicket
1.3 -
Duminy to Vohra, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Vohra gets forward and blocks
1.2 -
Duminy to W Saha, 1 run, tossed up on the stumps, Saha gets forward and flicks it to deep mid-wicket
Wriddhiman Saha, right handed bat, comes to the crease
1.1 -
Duminy to S Marsh, out Lbw!! Marsh is done in by Duminy first ball. Played completely across the line to a full one from round the wicket, struck in front of leg and that would've gone onto hit the stumps. Clipping leg at best. Illingworth takes a long hard look and then makes his decision. Amidst all this, Marsh was out of his crease and the slip fielder ran him out with a direct hit. So there is an appeal on two counts. But Illingworth gave it out for lbw. Yuvraj was the fielder at slip. Marsh was definitely out of his crease. So one way or the other, Marsh was out. S Marsh lbw b Duminy 5(4) [4s-1]
Duminy to S Marsh, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!
What has happened here? Marsh has been given out. But is it for lbw or for a run-out? Marsh is waiting. No problems with Duminy's front foot. Now got to see Richard Illingworth's decision. It is lbw
Jean-Paul Duminy, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
Zaheer was running in well and seemed to have no issues with his fitness in that opening over. So far so good
0.6 -
Zaheer to Vohra, no run, good length outside off, Vohra shoulders arms
0.5 -
Zaheer to S Marsh, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Marsh chops down on it and runs it down to third man
0.4 -
Zaheer to S Marsh, no run, nips back in and hits Marsh on the thigh pad, and then as the bat came down in the followthrough, it hit the back of the bat, but lobs well to the left of the bowler. Nowhere near carrying
0.3 -
Zaheer to S Marsh, FOUR, Marsh is off the mark with a cracking square drive. It was overpitched outside off, Marsh leant forward and opened the face to cream it wide of point. Third man had no chance
Shaun Marsh, left handed bat, comes to the crease
0.2 -
Zaheer to Sehwag, out Caught by Mathews at short cover!! Zaheer strikes second ball. The bat face closed as the ball stopped on him a touch, he tried to defend and offers a dolly to the man close in. It was on middle on a good length and Sehwag played with hard hands. Mathews moved swiftly to his left and took it well. Sehwag c Mathews b Zaheer 1(2)
Zaheer to Sehwag, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Sehwag is gone. Caught at short cover
0.1 -
Zaheer to Sehwag, 1 run, in the air and just over the short cover fielder. Zaheer thought he had his man. It was angled across on a back of a length and Sehwag punched it on the up, the ball got big on him and he somehow managed to elude the fielder. The ball hit the bat splice. They run two, but Sehwag didn't ground the bat so called one short. So that will be just one run
Sehwag and Vohra are at the crease. Sehwag is on strike. Zaheer will open the attack
That's brings a closure to the first game of today's double-header. The toss for the second game is a few minutes away. So, switch tabs and follow all the action. For now, cheers and bye..
Below are some of the best tweets pertaining to this game...
Harsha Bhogle: Good to see @ImZaheer back. Hopefully fitness will hold and we can see him for much longer. If had one word to describe him, would be wily.
Vishal Thakur: Zak showed today that brains matter more than brawn. Smart bowling to get Sehwag & Vohra. Welcome back Zak!
Mohandas Menon: Most #T20 League 50s before the age of 21 years: 3 Saurabh Tiwary #MUM, 3 Sanju Samson #RAJ, 3 Shreyas Iyer #DEL #DELvsPUN
Gaurav Kalra: kings xi are the new delhi daredevils #DELvsPUN
Mohammad Kaif: What an innings by #shreyasiyer , @DelhiDelhi has made this one look a cakewalk #T20 League2015 #DELvsPUN
Coulter-Nile: "I am not sure (talking about the wicket). It was a little bit up and down. It makes a difference having his (Zaheer Khan) experience out there. It's a different challenge and more I play, more I get accustomed to the conditions. We have to scrape into the top four."
Nathan Coulter-Nile is the Man of the Match for his figures of 4/20.
Duminy: "It's definitely good to get a win going into the second half of the tournament. We have been a little bit inconsistent. I am pretty happy with the way things turned out. Unbelievable. Just to have him (Zaheer) in the field today, was great to have him back. He (Tahir) has been very effective for us in the backend, but he couldn't get it right today. It was great to see the two youngsters put up such a performance."
Bailey: "No (Bailey has no words to describe today's performance). And that is saying something with the way we are playing. It was a very difficult surface when we were batting. It looked a pretty good surface when they were batting. We have to look at how we are playing and have to come up with something. There was plenty of crossover when we were 15/4 (talking about communicating with the batsmen in the middle and the team management in the dugout). Full credit to DEL. JP (Duminy) captained them very well. We are just trying to get the boys to free up a bit. We have not given the guys to express themselves. DEL went through this last year. It doesn't make you bad people and doesn't mean you are not trying hard. It is making sure we still enjoy the game. I am getting sick of seeing you (when HD Ackerman said hard luck)."
Earlier in the day, Zaheer Khan and Coulter-Nile picked up six wickets between them to put the hosts in a pole position. David Miller and Axar Patel stitched a decent partnership, but by then the damage was already done. DEL now are placed fourth in the points table. On the other hand, PUN continue to languish at the bottom of the points table.
On the back of a well-measured stand between Mayank Agarwal and Shreyas Iyer, DEL registered a comprehensive win. Iyer took a heavy toll of some poor bowling by Shardul Thakur to give the hosts a fine start and composed an eye-catching fifty. Mayank too scored a half-century. In fact, other than Sandeep Sharma rest of the pacers struggled to attack the stumps as PUN sloped towards another heavy defeat.
Both batsmen shake hands with the PUN players. The players in the DEL dugout are very happy as they congratulate each other. Agarwal shows the YOUWECAN wristband towards the dugout and then points it upwards to the sky. It has been a comprehensive win for the home side, who end their Delhi campaign with a victory.
13.6 -
A Patel to S Tiwary, wide, DEL win by 9 wickets. Axar fires this well outside off, Tiwary has nothing to do with it and the umpire signals a wide
13.5 -
A Patel to S Tiwary, FOUR, superb shot! Great use of the feet, he dances down the wicket, gets underneath the ball and lofts it beautifully over mid-wicket, the ball almost travelled the distance
13.4 -
A Patel to M Agarwal, 1 run, quicker and on the pads, Agarwal leans forward and nudges it to square leg
13.3 -
A Patel to S Tiwary, 1 run, darted in outside off, Tiwary cuts to point, Sandeep fires a wayward throw and concedes the run, Saha had no chance of collecting that throw
13.2 -
A Patel to S Tiwary, no run, pushed through just outside off, Tiwary knocks it back to the bowler
A slip in place for Tiwary
13.1 -
A Patel to S Tiwary, no run, flighted around off, Tiwary presses forward and misses the defence, is struck on the pad, but the impact was just outside off
Axar Patel [2.0-0-16-0] is back into the attack
12.6 -
SN Thakur to M Agarwal, FOUR, Agarwal now reaches his fifty. His second this season and the first also came against PUN. Short and outside off, Agarwal goes deep in the crease and cuts it past the diving backward point fielder, the timing takes it to the fence
12.5 -
SN Thakur to M Agarwal, no run, short of length delivery that rises steeply, Agarwal was looking to dab it to third man, but is done in by the extra bounce
12.4 -
SN Thakur to M Agarwal, 2 runs, drifts onto Agarwal's pads, glanced away to fine leg, Viru runs to his left, slides and can't stop it cleanly, the duo come back easily for the second
Saurabh Tiwary, left handed bat, comes to the crease
12.3 -
SN Thakur to Shreyas Iyer, out Caught by A Patel!! Finally, some relief for Shardul. He picks up his maiden T20 League wicket. Iyer has thrown it away. Full delivery on middle and leg, Iyer presses across and flicks it in the air to deep mid-wicket, Axar runs to his left and holds onto an easy catch. But, it's all too late for PUN. Shreyas Iyer c A Patel b SN Thakur 54(40) [4s-4 6s-3]
SN Thakur to Shreyas Iyer, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
12.2 -
SN Thakur to M Agarwal, 1 run, fuller and outside off, Agarwal leans into the drive to sweeper cover
12.1 -
SN Thakur to M Agarwal, FOUR, smacked! DEL are inching closer towards the win. Shardul's horrid debut continues, short and around off, Agarwal transfers his weight on the back foot and pulls it over mid-wicket, gives the fielder at long-on any chance
Shardul Thakur [2.0-0-27-0] is back into the attack
11.6 -
T Perera to M Agarwal, 1 run, good length ball outside off, Agarwal opens the bat face and glides it to square third man, Viru keeps it to a single
11.5 -
T Perera to M Agarwal, FOUR, dropped! It was a tough chance for Bailey. Short and on the stumps, Agarwal rocks back and pulls it towards mid-wicket, Bailey dives to his right and gets a hand to it, he can't cling on and the ball races away to the fence. That was hit powerfully
11.4 -
T Perera to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, on a length just outside off, Iyer drives it towards cover, the fielder gets a hand and parries it away
11.3 -
T Perera to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, Iyer reaches his 3rd T20 League fifty. What a season he is having. The whole DEL team stands and applauds the effort. Short and on the hips, Iyer flicks it in the air behind square leg, split the two fielders in the deep to perfection. Raises his bat and soakes in the applauds
11.2 -
T Perera to Shreyas Iyer, 2 runs, back of a length just outside off, Iyer opens the bat face and punches it behind point, Viru runs to his right, slides and fields the ball. The veteran saves a couple of runs
11.1 -
T Perera to M Agarwal, 1 run, good length ball on the stumps, Agarwal wrists it from front of his pads to long-on
Thisara Perera [1.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack
10.6 -
Anureet Singh to M Agarwal, 1 run, too full and on the stumps, just short of yorker length, Agarwal squeezes it out to long-on. Good delivery under pressure
Free-hit coming up
10.6 -
Anureet Singh to M Agarwal, no ball, nothing going right for PUN. Anureet oversteps and bowls a full delivery, Agarwal drives and picks out cover. That is a harsh call as the bowler had some part of his foot behind the line, Illingworth was the umpire
10.5 -
Anureet Singh to M Agarwal, no run, fraction short and outside off, Agarwal goes for the slash and gets beaten. The ball moves away after beating the bat
10.5 -
Anureet Singh to M Agarwal, wide, Anureet errs in line, leg-cutter down leg, another extra added to the total
10.4 -
Anureet Singh to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, fullish and around off, Iyer comes forward and drives to long-off
10.3 -
Anureet Singh to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, deftly done. Iyer wants to finish it in a hurry. The slower delivery which is short in length, Iyer waits for it and runs it down to third man, gets it fine and beats the fielder in the deep
10.2 -
Anureet Singh to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, fabulous shot! Pitched up delivery just outside off, Iyer frees his arms and lofts it handsomely over mid-off, the ball bounces just once before reaching fence
10.1 -
Anureet Singh to M Agarwal, 1 run, back of a length around off, steered away to third man, for a single
Anureet Singh [2.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack
9.6 -
A Patel to Shreyas Iyer, SIX, that's huge from Iyer, this was tossed up and on the leg-stump line, Iyer makes room, gets underneath the length and sends it high and over wide long-on for a maximum
9.5 -
A Patel to M Agarwal, 1 run, slower and wider from Axar, Agarwal leans forward and pushes it to the left of cover for a single
9.4 -
A Patel to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, pushed through flatter and on the stumps, Iyer goes back and works it towards long-on for a run
9.3 -
A Patel to M Agarwal, 1 run, flighted delivery and on the stumps, eased down towards long-on for a single
9.2 -
A Patel to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, tossed up and just outside off, Iyer dances down the track, doesn't get to the pitch of the ball and ends up getting a thick inside edge behind square on the on-side
9.1 -
A Patel to M Agarwal, 1 run, pushed through by Patel, nudged down towards long-on for a single
Time for the strategic break
8.6 -
SN Thakur to M Agarwal, leg byes, 1 run, length ball and on Agarwal's pads, he looks to work it towards the on-side, misses and gets struck on the pads, the ball rolls away behind square on the on-side
8.5 -
SN Thakur to M Agarwal, no run, fuller length delivery and well outside off, Agarwal drives it straight to the fielder at cover
8.4 -
SN Thakur to M Agarwal, FOUR, cracking shot, width on offer from Thakur, Agarwal leans into the shot, rolls his wrists, uses the pace on the ball and slaps it behind square on the off-side for a boundary
8.4 -
SN Thakur to M Agarwal, wide, short and wide from Thakur, Agarwal went chasing after that and missed. Thakur turned back as he appealed, only to see the umpire signalling it as a wide
8.3 -
SN Thakur to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, Iyer gets lucky again! He was looking to hack a length ball over mid-wicket, ends up looping it wide of mid-off for a single
8.2 -
SN Thakur to M Agarwal, 1 run, back of a length and in that channel outside off, dabbed away towards third man for a run
8.1 -
SN Thakur to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, width on offer from Thakur, Iyer helps it over cover for a single
Shardul Thakur [1.0-0-19-0] is back into the attack
7.6 -
A Patel to M Agarwal, no run, pushed through flatter and quicker, Agarwal waits on the ball and chops it to the left of short third man
7.5 -
A Patel to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, easy pickings for Iyer, once again Axar drifts onto the pads, worked behind square on the on-side
7.4 -
A Patel to M Agarwal, 1 run, Axar tosses one on Agarwal's pads, nudged away behind square on the on-side for a single
7.3 -
A Patel to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, flighted delivery and on the stumps, punched down towards long-on for a single
7.2 -
A Patel to M Agarwal, 1 run, tossed up and on off, driven down towards long-off for a single
7.1 -
A Patel to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, that's a poor ball from Axar, short and well down leg-side, pulled away behind square on the on-side, goes to backward square leg on the bounce
Axar Patel, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
6.6 -
T Perera to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, back of a length and on the stumps, punched down towards long-on for a single
6.5 -
T Perera to M Agarwal, 1 run, width on offer from Perera, Agarwal steers it away towards third man for a single
6.4 -
T Perera to M Agarwal, FOUR, lovely shot, too short from Perera, Agarwal rocks back, rolls his wrists and pulls it behind square on the on-side, no chance for fine leg
6.3 -
T Perera to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, that's excellent running! This was short and just outside off, Iyer hopped across and dropped it in front of cover with soft hands. Agarwal calls for a quick single and beats the fielder's throw
6.2 -
T Perera to M Agarwal, 1 run, back of a length and just outside off, Agarwal guides it down towards third man for a single
6.1 -
T Perera to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, short of a length and just outside off, steered away towards third man for a single
Thisara Perera, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
5.6 -
Anureet Singh to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, short and just outside off, Iyer swivels across on the pull, doesn't get hold of the shot but manages a single past square leg
5.5 -
Anureet Singh to M Agarwal, 1 run, very full and on the stumps, flicked to the right of mid-on for a single
5.4 -
Anureet Singh to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, punched to the right of cover-point. Miller makes a direct hit at the batsman's end and concedes an overthrow as the ball rolls away to the right of Sehwag at short fine
5.3 -
Anureet Singh to Shreyas Iyer, no run, that stayed a tad low but was slipping down leg! Short ball from Anureet, didn't rise at all, Iyer was back as he looked to pull and missed
5.2 -
Anureet Singh to M Agarwal, 1 run, fuller length delivery and on the stumps, Agarwal gets his front pad across and tucks it to the right of mid-on, calls for a quick single and gets it with ease
5.1 -
Anureet Singh to M Agarwal, FOUR, poor ball from Anureet, slips this one on Agarwal's pads, fine leg was inside the circle and the batsman flicks it to his left, starts the over with a boundary
4.6 -
Sandeep Sharma to Shreyas Iyer, no run, Sandeep fires in the yorker now, Iyer spots it early and does well to jam it out towards mid-wicket
4.5 -
Sandeep Sharma to Shreyas Iyer, no run, short of a length and tucking Iyer for room, flicked away towards the fielder at mid-wicket
4.4 -
Sandeep Sharma to Shreyas Iyer, no run, too straight from Sandeep, luckily Iyer finds mid-wicket with the flick
4.3 -
Sandeep Sharma to M Agarwal, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, dabbed to the left of backward point for a single
Bailey and Sandeep in the midst of a lengthy discussion. PUN need early wickets
4.2 -
Sandeep Sharma to M Agarwal, SIX, fraction too short from Sandeep, sat up for Agarwal, the leg-cutter, Agarwal rocks back and pulls it high and over wide mid-wicket for a maximum
4.1 -
Sandeep Sharma to M Agarwal, no run, on a good length and just outside off, punched straight to the fielder at short extra cover
3.6 -
Anureet Singh to M Agarwal, 1 run, back of a length and angling into the right-hander, dabbed in front of point for a quick single
3.5 -
Anureet Singh to M Agarwal, no run, on a good length and on the stumps, Agarwal prods across and defends it towards the on-side
3.5 -
Anureet Singh to M Agarwal, wide, Anureet slips this one down leg-side, given as a wide
3.4 -
Anureet Singh to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, Iyer gets lucky! This was banged in short and just outside off, Iyer was shaping for the pull, was in no control and the ball goes high off the bat, has enough to clear the fielder at short cover
3.3 -
Anureet Singh to Shreyas Iyer, no run, on a length and just outside off, driven towards mid-off
3.2 -
Anureet Singh to Shreyas Iyer, no run, length ball on Iyer's pads, he looks to flick and is struck on his knee, loses balance and falls flat on the ground
3.1 -
Anureet Singh to Shreyas Iyer, no run, full and swinging into Iyer's pads, flicked straight to mid-wicket
Anureet Singh, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
2.6 -
Sandeep Sharma to Shreyas Iyer, leg byes, 1 run, fuller length delivery and on Iyer's pads, he looks to flick and misses, the ball rolls behind square on the on-side and the batsmen sneak in a leg-bye
2.5 -
Sandeep Sharma to Shreyas Iyer, no run, another slower ball from Sandeep, width on it as well, Iyer went hard on the cut, the timing goes awry and the ball rolls away towards mid-off
2.4 -
Sandeep Sharma to Shreyas Iyer, no run, tad fuller and just outside off, Iyer stays behind the line and flicks it in front of mid-wicket, he wanted a single and is sent back by Agarwal
2.3 -
Sandeep Sharma to Shreyas Iyer, no run, the slower ball from Sandeep, Iyer waits on it and turns it towards mid-wicket
2.2 -
Sandeep Sharma to M Agarwal, 1 run, back of a length and in that channel outside off, steered away towards third man for a single
2.1 -
Sandeep Sharma to M Agarwal, no run, on a good length and a hint of shape away from off, Agarwal prods forward and defends it
1.6 -
SN Thakur to Shreyas Iyer, 2 runs, 19 from the over, short of a length and well outside off, Iyer looks to cut and gets a bottom edge past his stumps, back for the second run
1.5 -
SN Thakur to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, this is a poor start from Thakur, sprays this one full and on Iyer's pads, he flicks and gets an inside edge, the ball races away very fine and beats Sandeep's dive, another boundary for Iyer
1.5 -
SN Thakur to Shreyas Iyer, wide, Thakur loses his line and slips this one well down leg-side, called as a wide. Replays suggest that the ball might have clipped the pads on its way to the keeper
1.4 -
SN Thakur to Shreyas Iyer, SIX, this is poor bowling from Thakur, short and wide outside off, Iyer had to reach out for the shot, one hand came off on point of impact, still gets enough to clear the deep point fence
1.3 -
SN Thakur to Shreyas Iyer, SIX, poor ball from Thakur, short and way outside off, Iyer reaches out and slaps it over point, the ball sails over the ropes at deep point, first six of the innings
1.2 -
SN Thakur to Shreyas Iyer, no run, tad fuller and a hint of shape away from outside off, Iyer was in two minds, makes a late call to let it go
1.1 -
SN Thakur to Shreyas Iyer, no run, short of a length and well outside off, doesn't bounce as much as Iyer expected, he looks to cut and the ball goes underneath his bat
Shardul Thakur, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Sandeep Sharma to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, width on offer from Sandeep, Shreyas Iyer crashes it to the left of backward point, Marsh moves across quickly and gets a hand onto it, saved three runs once again
0.5 -
Sandeep Sharma to Shreyas Iyer, no run, Sandeep shortens his length and gets this one to nip back into Iyer, he takes a step forward and looks to whip, gets struck high on the pads
0.4 -
Sandeep Sharma to M Agarwal, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, Agarwal waits on it and chops it to the left of backward point. Marsh tumbles to his left and makes a half-stop, certainly saved three runs for his team
0.3 -
Sandeep Sharma to M Agarwal, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Agarwal gets behind the line and defends it with soft hands
0.2 -
Sandeep Sharma to M Agarwal, no run, tad fuller and a hint of shape back into Agarwal, he plays with an open face and defends it towards backward point
0.1 -
Sandeep Sharma to M Agarwal, no run, fuller length delivery and a hint of shape back into Agarwal, he prods forward and pushes it towards mid-off
M Agarwal and Shreyas Iyer are at the crease. M Agarwal is on strike. Sandeep Sharma will open the attack