Throughout the tournament, HYD bowlers have been impressive. It will be interesting to see how they fare tonight when the batters have not provided them with cushion of enough runs on the board. Will they run through the opposition or 'fizz' out? The players are making their way out to the centre. Bhuvi has a slip in place
"It came on well with the new ball, but throughout the tournament the wickets have slowed up once the ball gets older. We have the batters to do it, so hopefully we'll get it," remarks Coulter-Nile.
So, DEL are looking at a target of 147 to overhaul. We shall see how they come to terms with the chase against a good HYD attack in the latter's backyard.
The HYD middle order will be disappointed though with their performance. Williamson held one end up with his knock of 27 but support from the other end eluded him throughout. They collapsed from 98/1 in 12.5 overs to 143/8 in 19.5. Amit Mishra spun a nice web around the batsmen in the middle overs as he picked up two wickets in that period. Shami was impressive in his second spell as he kept the runs down and took one wicket. Chris Morris as usual was great in the middle and death overs giving away runs at an economy of 4.75.
HYD skipper David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan helped their team to a good start yet again. The duo racked up 67 runs in 8.5 overs. In the process David Warner also reached 3000 T20 League runs, the second overseas player after Chris Gayle to have reached that milestone. He scored 46 off 30 balls at an impressive strike rate of 153.
19.6 -
Coulter-Nile to Nehra, 1 run, slower length ball outside off, it's enough to deceive Nehra who is early into the slog, tries to adapt by holding the batswing and checks it to deep mid-wicket for a single
19.6 -
Coulter-Nile to Barinder, no ball, 1 run, another high full toss, and this one's way too high. Barinder couldn't do much with it and sliced it straight back to the bowler, but NCN knew. He took the catch and straightaway turned back dejected knowing what the call would be. Nehra on strike for the free-hit, as they crossed
Ashish Nehra, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19.5 -
Coulter-Nile to N Ojha, out Caught by Samson!! Another full toss, gosh, what's happening to these specialized death bowlers? Yesterday, it was Jordan and now NCN. Never mind, it's done the job. Ojha has flogged it straight to deep backward square. The umpires check for the height on it but it's below waist. N Ojha c Samson b Coulter-Nile 7(9) [4s-1]
Coulter-Nile to N Ojha, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
19.4 -
Coulter-Nile to N Ojha, no run, slower bouncer outside off, the bounce is tennis ball-ish and loops over Ojha's attempted cut
19.3 -
Coulter-Nile to N Ojha, 1 run, again NCN fails to execute the yorker, bowls a full toss on the stumps. Ojha flicks it through the mid-wicket region and rushes back for the second. Oh wait, the umpire has adjudged it as one run short
19.2 -
Coulter-Nile to N Ojha, no run, low full toss just outside off, driven straight to cover
19.1 -
Coulter-Nile to N Ojha, FOUR, short ball with a lot of width on offer, Ojha slashes a cut which travels at the speed of light behind backward point. What was it, 3 X 10 raised to the power something. Never did well with Physics
Barinder Sran, left handed bat, comes to the crease
18.6 -
C Morris to N Ojha, out Bhuvneshwar Run Out!! Just too good. Excellent yorker which Ojha somehow squezes onto pad off an inside edge. The ball goes nowhere, but they have to go for the single for Ojha to retain strike. Morris already has a head-start over Bhuvi courtesy his followthrough. Reaches the ball first and side-foots it onto the stumps. All those warm up football sessions paying off. Bhuvneshwar run out (C Morris) 1(2)
C Morris to N Ojha, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
18.5 -
C Morris to Bhuvneshwar, 1 run, now it's Morris with the dipping full toss. Boy, this is catching on. Bhuvneshwar is puzzled by it and can only steer it wide of backward point
18.4 -
C Morris to Bhuvneshwar, no run, almost in the blockhole outside off, Bhuvneshwar steers it to backward point. No run there
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, right handed bat, comes to the crease
18.3 -
C Morris to Williamson, out Bowled!! A quick full toss, at 146ks, rattles the timber. Williamson had backed away too far looking to go inside out but couldn't connect. Williamson b C Morris 27(24) [4s-3]
C Morris to Williamson, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
18.2 -
C Morris to N Ojha, 1 run, low full toss outside off, driven through the covers. His bottom hand came off and he couldn't generate much power
18.1 -
C Morris to N Ojha, no run, Ojha walks a fair way across off and is offered a full toss, but he can't lay bat on ball. Looks at the umpire expecting a wide but it might have brushed some pad on the way to de Kock
17.6 -
Coulter-Nile to N Ojha, 1 run, climbing short of length delivery around off, Ojha gets on his toes to ride the bounce and dabs it wide of backward point
Naman Ojha, right handed bat, comes to the crease
17.5 -
Coulter-Nile to Deepak Hooda, out Hit Wkt!! Hooda has gone so far back that his back foot ends up stomping on the stumps. Such a rare event in cricket, but now we have had 2 already in this T20 League. An innocuous slower back of a length delivery in line with off and middle, Hooda glances it towards short fine leg but not without breaking the stumps. Deepak Hooda hit wkt b Coulter-Nile 10(9) [4s-1]
Coulter-Nile to Deepak Hooda, THAT'S OUT!! Hit Wkt!!
17.4 -
Coulter-Nile to Williamson, 1 run, full ball angled in on the pads, flicked behind square
17.3 -
Coulter-Nile to Deepak Hooda, 1 run, slower short ball, Hooda fails to make use of the free-hit as he pulls it straight to fine leg
17.3 -
Coulter-Nile to Deepak Hooda, no ball, FOUR, lovely shot. He makes room but is denied the same by NCN who follows him with a full ball. But Hooda is defiant. Slices the drive through the off-side ring, where everyone is up in the circle. What's more, NCN has overstepped as well
17.2 -
Coulter-Nile to Williamson, 1 run, slower short ball just outside off. Williamson ramps it down to third man
17.1 -
Coulter-Nile to Deepak Hooda, 1 run, length ball outside off, Hooda toe-ends the drive back down the pitch where NCN can only make a half-stop
Nathan Coulter-Nile [2.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack
16.6 -
C Morris to Williamson, FOUR, look at how he's used the wrists to maneouver the ball over mid-wicket. First Williamson walked across outside off, then he picked a fullish ball and whipped it over the infield to split the field in the deep
16.5 -
C Morris to Deepak Hooda, 1 run, goes in the air with an on-drive, or maybe he was trying to go straight back over the bowler's head but the bat turned in his hands on impact and he ended up dragging it down to long-on
16.4 -
C Morris to Williamson, 1 run, full length just outside off, Williamson mistimes the drive to mid-off
16.3 -
C Morris to Deepak Hooda, 1 run, shortish outside off, Hooda goes hard on the cut and chops it to the right of backward point. There's a mid-pitch collision between the batsmen who can't steer clear of each other despite their best efforts, but the ball is too far wide of backward point to capitalize
16.2 -
C Morris to Deepak Hooda, no run, full ball following Hooda as he backs away, flicks it to short mid-wicket
16.1 -
C Morris to Williamson, 1 run, Williamson backs away to make room and frees his arms on a length ball looking to carve it over the covers. He ends up going too far wide, gets it off the toe-end and slices it in front of sweeper cover
Chris Morris [2.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack
15.6 -
Shami to Williamson, 1 run, leg bye, a low full toss pings Williamson on the pad but it's going down leg which is why Shami's appeal is turned down. Oh, okay. No signal from the umpire. Might have been an inside edge
15.5 -
Shami to Deepak Hooda, 1 run, short ball outside off, good bounce off this sporting track. Hooda makes optimum use of it by arching his back and ramping it down to third man
15.4 -
Shami to Williamson, 1 run, hops back in the crease to a short of length delivery and tucks it through square leg
15.3 -
Shami to Deepak Hooda, 1 run, picks a length ball from outside off and whips it through mid-wicket
Deepak Hooda, right handed bat, comes to the crease
15.2 -
Shami to Henriques, out Lbw!! The ball has skid on, all evening, with the sheen on the pitch. Henriques is startled by the rapidity with which it comes to him. Rather than being forward to a length ball, he's caught on the crease and is late to bring the bat down. Thuds him right on the knee-roll in front of middle. Height is the only issue but with him being so far back, the ball doesn't have much distance to travel. Gone! Henriques lbw b Shami 0(1)
Shami to Henriques, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!
15.1 -
Shami to Williamson, 1 run, Williamson slashes a cut to the right of backward point where there is a brilliant diving stop
Moises Henriques, right handed bat, comes to the crease
14.6 -
Mishra to Yuvraj, out Caught by Rishabh Pant!! A real QUICK cross-seam ball from Mishra has consumed another Indian leftie. Fired on a back of a length on the pads, Yuvraj is startled by the pace on it - so much so that he rushes into flicking it away and spoons it off a leading edge. The ball loops up in front of backward square leg, Pant is the man there, never looked settled and ended up having to dive forward, but he holds his cool and grabs it safely. Yuvraj c Rishabh Pant b Mishra 8(8) [6s-1]
Mishra to Yuvraj, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
14.5 -
Mishra to Yuvraj, no run, shortish googly outside off, Yuvraj softly cuts it to backward point
14.4 -
Mishra to Yuvraj, no run, flatter on the pads, flicked to mid-wicket
14.3 -
Mishra to Yuvraj, no run, fires a googly short and wide outside off, Yuvraj tries to chase it but can't reach out. Good that he didn't, as it's a wide
14.2 -
Mishra to Yuvraj, SIX, that YUVRAj flourish is certainly back. Just a shimmy down the track, his big strides get him close to the ball and negates the risk of playing against the turn of a googly. And then he simply extends his arms to launch the ball in an arc over long-on
14.1 -
Mishra to Williamson, 1 run, uses his wrists to whip a flat leg-break through mid-wicket
13.6 -
Shami to Yuvraj, no run, excellent yorker to finish the over. Tests Yuvraj's high backlift but the southpaw is up to the challenge
13.5 -
Shami to Williamson, leg byes, 1 run, spears a length ball on leg, Williamson is late on the stroke again. Gets thudded on the pad and picks a leg-bye
13.4 -
Shami to Williamson, FOUR, rising short ball angled in towards Williamson's chest, ends up hurrying him on the pull. Catches a bit of glove and loops over de Kock into the fence
13.3 -
Shami to Yuvraj, 1 run, short ball which isn't a bad option early to Yuvraj. But he plays this one well. It was rising towards his rib-cage, and he controlled the pull along the ground through mid-wicket
13.2 -
Shami to Williamson, 1 run, short and wide, cut away firmly to deep point
13.1 -
Shami to Yuvraj, 1 run, hops towards the off-side to a short of length delivery and glances it down to fine leg
Mohammed Shami [1.0-0-15-0] is back into the attack
Yuvraj Singh, left handed bat, comes to the crease
A strategic time-out has been taken.
12.6 -
Mishra to Dhawan, out Caught by Samson!! Mishra strikes with a quick cross-seam delivery. Darts it on a shortish length, 114ks, hits close to the sticker on Dhawan's bat as he tries to slog and lobs up in front of deep mid-wicket where Samson runs in and pouches it safely before tumbling over. Real good catch this as he was on the move when he grabbed it. Dhawan's laboured knock comes to an end. Never looked in any kind of rhythm. Dhawan c Samson b Mishra 34(37) [4s-3]
Mishra to Dhawan, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
12.5 -
Mishra to Williamson, 1 run, grounds his back knee after seeing the loopy trajectory, not sure if he picked the googly or not. But he slog-sweeps it with the turn to deep mid-wicket
12.4 -
Mishra to Williamson, no run, punched to short cover
12.3 -
Mishra to Dhawan, 1 run, length ball just outside off, it's the googly and extracts more bounce. Dhawan is on his back knee as soon as he reads the length, then counters the bounce by rolling his wrists and sweeps it through square leg
12.2 -
Mishra to Williamson, 1 run, quicker through the air, back of a length and sliding into the pads, tucked away through mid-wicket
12.1 -
Mishra to Dhawan, 1 run, Dhawan uses his feet to get right to the pitch and slap a flighted leg-break in the vicinity of long-off
11.6 -
C Morris to Williamson, no run, sharp short ball just outside off. Williamson sets himself up nicely and is looking to use the pace on it to ramp it over the keeper's head, but he is late on his attempt and cannot connect
11.5 -
C Morris to Dhawan, 1 run, back of a length, angling away outside off, Dhawan knocks it into the cover-point region and completes a well judged run
11.4 -
C Morris to Dhawan, no run, plants it into the blockhole outside off and Dhawan is late in his attempt to steer it away
11.3 -
C Morris to Dhawan, 2 runs, Dhawan pats it in front of point, looks up at his partner who calls him through. There's a direct hit at the striker's end but Williamson knows what he's doing. He's well in. They take the overthrow too, off the ricochet
11.2 -
C Morris to Williamson, 1 run, Williamson waits till this back of a length delivery is under his eyes and then brings the bat down to chop it down to third man
11.2 -
C Morris to Williamson, wide, Morris has been nippy today. But this time he falters in line and slants it down leg
11.1 -
C Morris to Dhawan, 1 run, full ball down leg, Dhawan shuffles a bit and whips it in the air. On the bounce to fine leg running to his right
Chris Morris [1.0-0-3-0] is back into the attack
Delhi have used a buffet of spin so far, but the ball is coming on very well. Not stopping or turning a great deal. Looks a belter, this.
10.6 -
Mishra to Dhawan, 1 run, turning in on the pads, flicked to deep backward square
10.5 -
Mishra to Williamson, 1 run, darts it flatter on the stumps, Williamson again uses the crease well with his nimble feet and pushes it down to long-on
10.4 -
Mishra to Williamson, FOUR, Mishra drops it very short, and Williamson is not one to miss out despite not being in great form this season. He goes deep in the crease and pulls it hard along the turf to split long-on and deep mid-wicket
10.3 -
Mishra to Dhawan, 1 run, flighted leg-break on a length on middle, nurdled in front of backward square leg
10.2 -
Mishra to Williamson, 1 run, fullish googly turning in from outside off, flicked with the turn to deep mid-wicket
10.1 -
Mishra to Williamson, no run, looped up outside off, very slow through the air - classic Mishy, draws Williamson forward in a push to cover
Amit Mishra, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
9.6 -
Duminy to Dhawan, no run, serves it around off, Dhawan pats it to short cover, was interested in a single but it was not there
9.5 -
Duminy to Dhawan, no run, tossed up delivery just around off, Dhawan pushes it off the front foot to extra cover
9.4 -
Duminy to Dhawan, FOUR, this is a gem of a shot from Dhawan. He has been sweeping well today, of course it was on the middle and leg and it allowed Dhawan the space of get low and sweep it into the fine leg fence
9.3 -
Duminy to Dhawan, 2 runs, uses his feet and drills it wide of long-on, had enough time to come back for the second as well
9.2 -
Duminy to Dhawan, FOUR, fine leg is inside the ring and Duminy served it on the pads of Dhawan, who crouched low and swept it with ease
9.1 -
Duminy to Williamson, 1 run, just about enough width for Williamson to get back and cut it square of the wicket on the off-side for another single
9.1 -
Duminy to Williamson, wide, flings it down the leg-side, Williamson misses the flick and it has been called a wide
8.6 -
Jayant Yadav to Williamson, 1 run, slip in place for the new man. Williamson fetches the sweep from well outside off and sends it down to deep mid-wicket for a single
Kane Williamson, right handed bat, comes to the crease
8.5 -
Jayant Yadav to Warner, out Bowled!! He was brought for this and he has done his part just in time, before finishing his spell. It was a quicker delivery and was a bit full as well. Warner moved leg-side, like he always does, realised that it was not there to cut, tried to force it away but was too late. The ball pegged the leg-stick, leaving Warner dejected. Warner b Jayant Yadav 46(30) [4s-6 6s-1]
Jayant Yadav to Warner, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
8.4 -
Jayant Yadav to Warner, FOUR, that will hurt. Flatter delivery and Warner flat bats it to long-off where Morris lets it go through his legs
8.3 -
Jayant Yadav to Dhawan, 1 run, Dhawan sinks down and sweeps, there is protection in the deep. Will only pick a single to deep square leg
8.2 -
Jayant Yadav to Warner, 1 run, Warner changes his grip and then uses the angle too good effect and steers to backward square leg for a single
8.1 -
Jayant Yadav to Warner, no run, and he almost got the better of Warner, was not that short but Warner wanted to cut. Got beaten by the extra of bounce
Jayant Yadav [3.0-0-25-0] is back into the attack
Yadav is back for his final over
7.6 -
Duminy to Warner, 1 run, Warner stays leg side and drives it towards extra cover, will get to the other end with ease
7.5 -
Duminy to Warner, no run, fires it on the stumps, Warner pushes it back to the bowler off the leading edge
7.4 -
Duminy to Warner, no run, good shot for no run. Warner stays leg-side and then drives it straight to the fielder at extra cover
7.3 -
Duminy to Warner, FOUR, long-off was fairly wide and that helped Warner, he did not time this lofted shot on the flighted delivery. Had enough legs to cross the fence though
7.2 -
Duminy to Warner, no run, flatter outside off, Warner cuts but cannot beat point
7.1 -
Duminy to Warner, 2 runs, Duminy comes round the wicket, Warner takes his left leg out of the line of the delivery and drives wide of long-off for a couple
Jean-Paul Duminy, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
Time-out in place now. 7 overs and 4 bowlers used, with Jayant Yadav having bowled three. The strategy has not worked though. The visitors are yet to make an incision. Time for the captain to roll his arm over. Another offie, will he strike?
6.6 -
C Morris to Dhawan, no run, bouncer and right at Dhawan. Had a lot of pace behind it, Dhawan got late on the pull
6.5 -
C Morris to Warner, 1 run, another fullish ball around off, Warner waits and steers to Pant at point, fumble allowed Warner a single there
6.4 -
C Morris to Dhawan, 1 run, to cover for the angle, Dhawan moved across a bit on this length ball, mistimed the loft over the bowler's head. There is a long-on in place, can only get a single
6.3 -
C Morris to Dhawan, no run, Dhawan would think he missed out this time. It was a full ball outside off, with a lot of width, Dhawan went for the expansive drive but once again was beaten by the pace
6.2 -
C Morris to Dhawan, no run, shortish ball, did not rise enough though, Dhawan mistimes the pull to mid-wicket
6.1 -
C Morris to Warner, 1 run, Warner might not be the tallest on the field but he plays the short ball well. Pulled this short delivery well in front of square towards the deep mid-wicket region
Chris Morris, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
5.6 -
Coulter-Nile to Dhawan, no run, extravagant drive that did not come off. Width was there outside off, Dhawan wanted to flay the drive through cover, the angle took it away from him and he failed to get any bat on it
5.5 -
Coulter-Nile to Warner, 1 run, Warner gets on his left leg and turns it towards square leg with the 'Natraj' pose for a single
5.4 -
Coulter-Nile to Dhawan, 1 run, Dhawan gets on top of the bounce of this length delivery and then steers it to third man for a single
5.3 -
Coulter-Nile to Dhawan, leg byes, FOUR, tries to go for the slower delivery, missed the line a bit. Dhawan moved across and wanted to tickle it fine, won't mind as the ball kissed his pad and rushed to the fine leg fence
5.2 -
Coulter-Nile to Warner, 1 run, shortish near the thigh area of Warner, whips it towards deep square leg
5.1 -
Coulter-Nile to Dhawan, 1 run, that would have been close . Dhawan fenced this length delivery to point and set off, Warner dived and made it in the end as the throw missed the target
Nathan Coulter-Nile [1.0-0-3-0] is back into the attack
4.6 -
Jayant Yadav to Dhawan, 1 run, Dhawan pats it in front of point, the length allowed him the time to wait. Single on offer
4.5 -
Jayant Yadav to Warner, 1 run, quicker delivery around off, Warner drills it down to long-off for a single
4.5 -
Jayant Yadav to Warner, wide, hurled down the leg-side, Warner moves across to let it go
4.4 -
Jayant Yadav to Warner, no run, comeback from the bowler, shortens the length without compromising on the pace, Warner tucks it to the left of the bowler
4.3 -
Jayant Yadav to Warner, SIX, this is the over that will put them on the pedastal. Clears his front leg this time and smacks it over the bowler's head, it just about cleared the fence
4.2 -
Jayant Yadav to Warner, FOUR, he is playing with the bowlers now. Moved across and forced Yadav to bowl it down the leg-side and then whipped it to the fine leg fence with ease
4.1 -
Jayant Yadav to Warner, FOUR, short ball and that has been punished. Did not time it well but managed to get enough on it to get it to the long-off fence
3.6 -
Shami to Warner, 1 run, does not bother with the footwork, pats towards mid-off and will have the strike for the next over
3.5 -
Shami to Warner, FOUR, same area, different shot. Warner waits for the back of a length delivery and then punches it past point, this one raced to the fence quicker than the previous shot, was hit with some power
3.4 -
Shami to Warner, FOUR, how well has that been timed? Did not try to hit it, stayed on the leg-side of the delivery and then just dabbed it into the ground, beat the fielder running from third man with ease
3.3 -
Shami to Dhawan, 1 run, angled this wide of Dhawan, who waited and then dabbed the cut to point, good effort there keeps it to one
3.2 -
Shami to Dhawan, FOUR, you don't bowl there - on the pads of a batter. Half-volley on his pads and he flicks it past the fielder at mid-on. No need to run for those
3.1 -
Shami to Warner, 1 run, starts with a shortish delivery on the hips of Warner, he pulls it to fine leg. 3000 T20 League runs for Warner
Mohammed Shami, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Coulter-Nile has been taken off, why? No idea
2.6 -
Jayant Yadav to Dhawan, no run, floats this one around off, Dhawan pushes it off the outer part of the bat towards backward point
2.5 -
Jayant Yadav to Dhawan, no run, tries to use his feet again, the length is not quite there for anything fancy, pats it to short cover
2.4 -
Jayant Yadav to Dhawan, no run, bit of width on offer and Dhawan misses out, cuts it straight to the fielder at point
2.3 -
Jayant Yadav to Warner, 1 run, flat and fast, not much room on offer for Warner. He waits and works past square leg
2.2 -
Jayant Yadav to Dhawan, 1 run, angled from round the wicket into the left-hander, Dhawan works it around the corner and hares to the other end
2.1 -
Jayant Yadav to Dhawan, no run, Dhawan uses his feet but is deceived in air, pads it towards the off-side
1.6 -
Coulter-Nile to Warner, no run, Warner was not in full control of this, waited and then fenced it towards the fielder stationed at point
1.5 -
Coulter-Nile to Warner, no run, goes for the length ball outside off, Warner pats it with not much feet movement, towards point
1.4 -
Coulter-Nile to Warner, 2 runs, too straight and that will do, Warner waits in the crease and tucks past square leg for a couple of runs
1.3 -
Coulter-Nile to Warner, no run, some inswing this time, with a lot of pace. 144ks to be precise, slightly fuller that came in and hit Warner on the pad. He got an inside edge as well
Slip in place for Warner, mid-wicket area is empty
1.2 -
Coulter-Nile to Dhawan, 1 run, did not look deliberate this. Back of a length delivery that was angled across Dhawan, who eked an outside edge that rolled along the ground to third man for a single
1.1 -
Coulter-Nile to Dhawan, no run, short ball around the chest area of Dhawan. He gets tall and defends towards square leg
Nathan Coulter-Nile, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Jayant Yadav to Dhawan, 1 run, gently turns this one in front of square and sets off. A direct hit at the striker's end would have been interesting as Warner had to stretch to make his ground in the end
0.5 -
Jayant Yadav to Dhawan, 2 runs, sinks down this time and meets the pitch of the delivery with the sweep, sends it down towards deep square leg for a couple of runs
0.4 -
Jayant Yadav to Dhawan, no run, this one skids off the surface, looked like an arm-ball. Dhawan was beaten on the pull, the ball was anyway going down the leg-side, thus the muted appeal did not impress the umpire
0.3 -
Jayant Yadav to Warner, 1 run, fires it on the stumps, Warner uses the depth of the crease and works towards square leg
0.2 -
Jayant Yadav to Dhawan, 1 run, tossed this one a bit, Dhawan nudged it past a diving mid-wicket fielder towards mid-on
Slip in place now, long off as well
0.1 -
Jayant Yadav to Warner, 1 run, round the wicket he comes and bowls it flat, Warner thumps it to the man at deep extra cover for a single
Warner and Dhawan are at the crease. Warner is on strike. Jayant Yadav will open the attack
That brings an end to HYD's winning streak of four matches. DEL were coming off back-to-back defeats and needed this to lift their morale. What a convincing performance! With this, they overtake a bunch of teams and take third spot on the points table. Expect these exchange of positions to continue all the way down to the end. For now, it's time to wrap up our coverage. This is Sagar Chawla saying goodbye on behalf of Abhishek Chaudhary and our scorer Reddy. Cheers!
"A good day for us. The boys turned up beautifully, the break was helpful to charge our batteries. NCN (Nathan Coulter-Nile) ran in hard for today. I take my hat off to him for the way he steamed in. And Shami bowled well especially after the start they got. My job in the team is to bowl fast, and keep the run rate down. It's very refreshing to be honest. No jokes, the bats are massive," says Man of the Match Chris Morris
"It had its ups and downs. The back part of our bowling innings, we did exceptionally well. They had a great start, a great platform, but the way we came back was exceptional. We bank on those two to strike for us (NCN and Morris). But even Shami bowled well. It was a collective bowling effort. The guys have been responding pretty well (to the horses for courses approach), understanding what the best XI is considering the opposition and conditions. That's the mindset we are taking into every game. It's all about the team in the end. It's a short tournament and you have to put your best foot forward so we'll see how it goes. The youngsters have been performing very well, it's all about backing them. And they've been responding very well and it's been a delight for me to watch them," says Duminy.
"Not at all. We have won a couple of games batting first. We were 20-30 runs short. At 80/1 off 10 you expect to get atleast 170. They bowled terrifically and our batters couldn't get the job done today. I'm happy with that (the opening stand), but need a couple of guys to take responsibility to keep going. We'll try and address that situation in the middle period of the innings and come back fresh. We've got fantastic support in Hyderabad and thanks to everyone for coming out and supporting us," says Warner.
As easy as you like. It was all a one-way traffic. HYD were not given a whiff during the chase. After losing Mayank early, de Kock and Karun set up the chase for DEL with a fine 55-run stand for the second wicket. The South African mixed caution and aggression beautifully (mostly the latter), and found the boundaries with enviable ease. Just when DEL were coasting towards the target, Henriques landed a double-blow to dismiss both the set batsmen in his second over. But Sanju Samson and Rishabh Pant kept them on track with sensible batting and landed crunching blows to canter DEL home in the end. HYD bowlers were off-color today, even the reliable Fizz didn't look threatening. With this win, DEL are now placed third in the points table.
Nehra has an arm over Pant's shoulder, having an engaging conversation by the looks of it, as the players leave the field. So good to see. Both are from Delhi and at the end of the day, the senior pro is sharing his wisdom. That's what this T20 League is about.
18.1 -
Yuvraj to Samson, SIX, and that's it! Two young Indian batsmen have closed off the game for their team. Flat and sliding in towards middle, Samson heaves it with the angle over cow corner
Yuvraj Singh [1.0-0-5-0] is back into the attack
17.6 -
Mustafizur to Rishabh Pant, no run, gets a little too excited in looking to finish it off, mistimes the pull to mid-wicket
17.5 -
Mustafizur to Rishabh Pant, SIX, low full toss on the pads, really ordinary from Mustafizur, and he has been given the appropriate treatment as Pant whips it over deep mid-wicket. Wow!
17.4 -
Mustafizur to Rishabh Pant, no run, back of a length delivery around off, Pant mistimes the heave to mid-wicket
17.3 -
Mustafizur to Rishabh Pant, FOUR, full ball and Pant has launched it over mid-off. Sensational batting from the 18-year old. Presents the full face and punches it over the infield
17.2 -
Mustafizur to Rishabh Pant, 2 runs, slightly fuller than a good length just outside off, Pant tries to whack it across the line with a brutal heave but the length is a bit too full for it. Ends up dragging it off the inside half of the bat to long-on. And now, there's more. A direct-hit from the deep deflects the ball away from any nearby fielders and they take an overthrow
Mustafizur needs to do something out of this world here to give his team a semblance of a chance. Pick a hat-trick or something.
17.1 -
Mustafizur to Samson, 1 run, low full toss on the pads, flicked through square leg. It's one of those cutters from Mustafizur but he's faltered in both line and length
That 14-run over from Bhuvi seals the game. Can't see HYD even as much as put a sweat on DEL's forehead. 16 needed from 18. Meanwhile, Pant is taking some time off after that blow. Lucky that it came off an inside edge, and did not hit him directly which would have been worse. Still, those hurt. He's set to continue now...
16.6 -
Bhuvneshwar to Rishabh Pant, no run, Pant is hit ON THE BOX as a punishment for misjudging the length of a delivery which isn't short enough to pull. The ball drops right at his feet
16.5 -
Bhuvneshwar to Samson, 1 run, opens the bat-face on a slower leg-cutter outside off, and runs it down to third man
16.4 -
Bhuvneshwar to Samson, 2 runs, another similar slower short of length delivery, only that this one doesn't rise that much. Samson clips it in between long-on and deep mid-wicket and again hares back for two. Brilliant running
16.3 -
Bhuvneshwar to Samson, 2 runs, slower short of length delivery just outside off, Samson rises with it and tucks it behind square for a brace. It's young legs out there and they won't miss out
16.3 -
Bhuvneshwar to Samson, wide, slips in a bouncer over Samson's right shoulder as he sinks underneath, and just when you thought that it was a good surprise ball at this stage, up go the umpire's arms for a wide
16.2 -
Bhuvneshwar to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, it's a low full toss on middle and Pant has whipped it crisply to deep mid-wicket. Gee, this guy is looking a million dollars tonight
16.2 -
Bhuvneshwar to Rishabh Pant, wide, and now Bhuvi is spooked into bowling it very wide of off. Attempted the back of a length off-cutter but strayed a bit too much in line. Wided
16.1 -
Bhuvneshwar to Rishabh Pant, SIX, now this is a killing blow! It vaporizes many of the HYD hopes. And what a time to do it too, right off the first ball of Bhuvi's over to put him under the sword. Bhuvi bowls length around middle and leg, Pant clears his front leg and heaves it over cow corner
30 needed off the final four overs. This should be Delhi's game but don't count the home side out just yet. Not with what they have achieved this season so far.
15.6 -
Mustafizur to Samson, no run, Samson walks at Mustafizur and converts it into a half-volley just outside off, but ends up slicing it straight to backward point
15.5 -
Mustafizur to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, skids on to him quicker than he expects while looking to cut, hits him high on the bat and rolls away along the turf to deep cover
15.4 -
Mustafizur to Rishabh Pant, no run, low full toss outside off, Pant goes hard on the drive but drills it straight to mid-off
15.3 -
Mustafizur to Samson, 1 run, this one is the conventional left-armer's delivery, angled across off on a good length. Samson presses across and gently caresses it through the covers
15.2 -
Mustafizur to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, a near yorker outside off, Pant opens the bat-face and slices it through the cover region
15.1 -
Mustafizur to Rishabh Pant, no run, Mustafizur slams this into the blockhole and then feigns a throw back once Pant jammed it back to him
14.6 -
Bhuvneshwar to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, full ball on the pads, Pant flicks it in the air towards deep mid-wicket. Didn't roll the wrists furiously enough for it to carry to the fielder. Drops well in front
14.5 -
Bhuvneshwar to Rishabh Pant, no run, an off cutter on middle and off, Pant is coaxed onto the front foot to defend
14.4 -
Bhuvneshwar to Samson, 1 run, lets the short of length delivery come before punching it through the covers
14.3 -
Bhuvneshwar to Samson, no run, length ball just outside off, defended with a closed bat face to mid-wicket
14.2 -
Bhuvneshwar to Samson, 2 runs, oh no! HYD can ill afford these given how far behind they are in the game. Another front foot pull from Samson, but this time he had to fetch it from well outside off and mistimes it in the air. It's straight at Henriques at mid-wicket just over head height, he goes for the reverse-cup but the ball bursts right through
14.1 -
Bhuvneshwar to Samson, 2 runs, when in full flow, this lad is such a delight because he gives the impression that he is never rushed. On the hop across off to whip a back of a length delivery wide of long-on for a couple
Bhuvneshwar Kumar [2.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack
The final strategic time-out has been taken..
13.6 -
Mustafizur to Rishabh Pant, FOUR, such a lackluster over from Mustafizur, and at a time when his team were reeling the momentum back slightly. Bowls an ordinary full toss on middle stump and Pant whips it wide of long-on with a lot of authority. This boy continues to impress
13.5 -
Mustafizur to Samson, 1 run, here comes the cutter, first of the over, and it's been watched all the way by Samson who steers it down to third man only when the ball is under his eyes
13.4 -
Mustafizur to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, slants this one into the pads, Pant makes sure not to fall over with his head and flicks it through mid-wicket
13.3 -
Mustafizur to Rishabh Pant, SIX, Pant has taken a gamble against The Fizz and it has paid rich dividends. Sizes up the full ball and deliberately punches it in the air, just over long-on
Both his deliveries so far have been normal paced.
13.2 -
Mustafizur to Samson, 1 run, low full toss just outside off, punched on the move to long-off
13.1 -
Mustafizur to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, full ball speared in on middle, Pant wristily clips it wide of mid-wicket
Mustafizur Rahman [1.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack
12.6 -
Nehra to Samson, no run, short of length delivery angling across off, Samson has to get his hands high. High enough to the extent that he gets handcuffed before tucking it to mid-wicket
12.5 -
Nehra to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, shortish outside off, cut away through the covers for a single
12.4 -
Nehra to Rishabh Pant, no run, bouncer, and a good one. Pant is forced into taking evasive action and ducks underneath as the ball whistles over his head. One bouncer for the over signalled
12.3 -
Nehra to Rishabh Pant, no run, short and wide, enough for Pant to blast a cut to the left of backward point where Williamson is brilliant again. Jumps across, goes with both hands and stops it cleanly
12.2 -
Nehra to Samson, 1 run, slingy length ball, angled across off, Samson eases onto the front foot and works it down to long-on
12.1 -
Nehra to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, bending back in from a good length towards leg-stump, Pant looks a touch cramped for room but he doesn't put in a big forward strike and allows the bat to come down unhindered to clip it through square leg
Ashish Nehra [2.0-0-20-1] is back into the attack
11.6 -
Henriques to Samson, no run, slower short ball around off, loops awkwardly off the deck before being nudged into the on-side. Samson had to rise on his toes to counter that
11.5 -
Henriques to Samson, 2 runs, shuffles a bit to get inside the line of a short of length delivery and helps it fine. Fine leg has a lot of work to do and the batsmen have enough time to come back for two
11.4 -
Henriques to Samson, no run, takes a couple of steps down but Henriques sees him coming and delivers it on a short of length, tucked to mid-wicket
11.3 -
Henriques to Samson, SIX, goodness gracious, what a blow! Where's that come from? Samson picks up the length so early after planting his front foot forward, it's been bowled with no real purpose and doesn't get up much from a short of length, and then he pulls it without bothering to transfer his weight back. Way into the mid-wicket stands she goes
11.2 -
Henriques to Samson, no run, a huge roar from the crowd as Henriques bowls another dot. Back of a length and a hint of reverse back in towards off, Samson pushes it with a closed bat-face towards mid-wicket
11.1 -
Henriques to Samson, no run, back of a length delivery in the channel just outside off, Samson remains flat-footed and drops it with soft hands into the off-side
10.6 -
Yuvraj to Rishabh Pant, 2 runs, waits on the ball, watches it all the way as it slides across him from a back of a length and punches it with the angle wide of long-off where a sliding stop denies Pant a boundary
10.5 -
Yuvraj to Rishabh Pant, no run, a full toss down the leg-side, Pant goes down on one knee to sweep it hard behind square but for some reason - best known to him - he fails to make contact and it runs away off the pad to short fine leg
10.4 -
Yuvraj to Samson, 1 run, loopy delivery very full outside off, Samson leans nicely into the drive and creams it through the covers
10.3 -
Yuvraj to Samson, no run, much better. Looped up on middle, the length isn't quite one which Samson can smother despite a forward lunge but the lack of turn enables him to defend with ease
10.2 -
Yuvraj to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, a real half-tracker as the ball seemed to have gotten stuck in the fingers, Pant can't make good of it as he pulls it straight to deep mid-wicket
10.1 -
Yuvraj to Samson, 1 run, bowls it flatter on the stumps from round the wicket, Samson stays in the crease and works it down to long-on with a turn of the wrists
Yuvraj Singh, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
All of a sudden, there's a definite buzz in the crowd. They believe! Or maybe it's because Yuvi is brought on.
9.6 -
Henriques to Rishabh Pant, no run, length delivery just outside off, Rishabh Pant steers to the right of Williamson at backward point, nice fielding effor there denies Pant a run
Rishabh Pant, left handed bat, comes to the crease
9.5 -
Henriques to de Kock, out Caught by N Ojha!! I saw QdK shaking his head, beseeching the umpire that he has not edged it. The umpire looked convinced and started walking towards the stumps. But something struck him and he raised his finger just when de Kock would have thought that he survived it. It was a short ball, away from the reach of de Kock, he tried to play the ramp shot and missed. He might have needed a ladder to reach it. In fact, de Kock lost his helmet while trying to get bat on ball and probably the umpire was fooled by the clicking sound made by the helmet as it came off. Ojha looked convinced that de Kock edged, Henriques joined late in the appeal but eventually Hyderabad got the wicket they wanted. Huge blow. Now the UltraEdge confirms that there was absolutely no wood involved there and QdK will have to consider himself very unlucky here. de Kock c N Ojha b Henriques 44(31) [4s-5 6s-2]
Henriques to de Kock, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
9.4 -
Henriques to Samson, 1 run, another fullish delivery, Samson jams it towards mid-on and gets to the other end
9.3 -
Henriques to Samson, 2 runs, what a good back foot punch from the new man. The length sat up nicely on him and he punched it through covers to the right of sweeper for a couple of runs
Sanju Samson, right handed bat, comes to the crease
9.2 -
Henriques to Nair, out Bowled!! Yorker and a slower one and it has got the better of Nair. I thought Nair had it covered for he waited for it, but it was heading towards the base of the stumps and Nair could not jam it away despite staying leg-side and having a good view of it. Will this wicket restrict de Kock's charge? Or has he slipped into that zone where things like this do not bother you? Nair b Henriques 20(17) [4s-3]
Henriques to Nair, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
9.1 -
Henriques to de Kock, 1 run, that front leg is shy of getting in the line of the delivery perhaps. Once again de Kock gets it out of the way and then mistimes the slap to cover for a single
Moises Henriques [1.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack
8.6 -
Deepak Hooda to de Kock, 1 run, just about enough width outside off, de Kock would have wanted the cut to go a lot finer, ends up hitting it towards sweeper cover
8.5 -
Deepak Hooda to Nair, 1 run, full but not quite tossed up, on the pads of Nair. Works it behind the square on the on-side
8.4 -
Deepak Hooda to de Kock, 1 run, another cut which de Kock mistimed, it was in the gap at covers and that allowed him a single
8.3 -
Deepak Hooda to de Kock, no run, fraction short again, de Kock mistimes the cut to cover, Nair wanted a single, was sent back in time
8.2 -
Deepak Hooda to Nair, 1 run, Hooda keeps it flat on the stumps, Nair nudges towards mid-wicket
8.1 -
Deepak Hooda to de Kock, 1 run, round the wicket comes Hooda and bowls it a touch short. de Kock mistimes the pull to deep mid-wicket
Deepak Hooda, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
7.6 -
Barinder to de Kock, 1 run, Sran had to shorten his length. There is not much he can do, bowled it just outside off, de Kock is happy to run it down to third man for a single
7.5 -
Barinder to de Kock, SIX, and this shot proves QDK has a great eyesight. Fullish delivery on his pads and he whips it over the fine leg fence, what a great pick-up shot this was. Second of the innings so far
7.4 -
Barinder to de Kock, no run, bouncer and right at de Kock. Looked a touch high though, not for the umpire who calls it one for the over. Replay proves I have a great eyesight
7.3 -
Barinder to de Kock, FOUR, nothing seems to be coming off for the bowlers, de Kock read this slower short delivery and then slapped over the fielder at mid-off
7.2 -
Barinder to de Kock, no run, no half measures from this man. He hits them hard, length ball on the stumps and de Kock drives hard back to the bowler, who stops on followthrough
7.1 -
Barinder to Nair, 1 run, gentle hands from Nair, waits for the ball to arrive and then drops in front of cover-point
Barinder Sran [1.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack
6.6 -
Henriques to Nair, 1 run, another inside edge, this time towards backward square leg, Nair was trying to flick it from the crease
6.5 -
Henriques to Nair, FOUR, Nair pokes at it away from the body and begot and inside edge that rolled past the stumps before scooting to the fine leg fence
6.4 -
Henriques to Nair, no run, appeal for a caught behind but there is nothing on it. Nair was backing a little as he tried to drive it on the up, was beaten by the angle of the delivery
6.3 -
Henriques to Nair, no run, punches this length delivery towards the cover region
6.2 -
Henriques to de Kock, 1 run, what a shot! Oh I wrote that early, should have saved for the fielding effort. Not that short but around off, de Kock stays leg-side and cuts to Williamson at point, who flies and saves a few runs. Hurled the throw at the bowler's end, where no backing resulted in an overthrow
6.1 -
Henriques to Nair, 1 run, Henriques does the old school, bowls it on the stumps from a length, Nair drives towards mid-on for a single
Moises Henriques, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Time for a time-out. 50 in the powerplay is the benchmark of a good start in T20s. Delhi have got that. As long as QDK is there, Hyderabad will be worried. In fact, with the kind of score they have, they will be worried for the most part of the innings
5.6 -
Mustafizur to Nair, 1 run, angled across Nair, he lets it come to him and then pats in front of point
5.5 -
Mustafizur to de Kock, 1 run, de Kock sometimes projects as if he has more time than anyone else to play the shot he wants. Waits and dabs this back of a length towards the slip cordon for a single
5.4 -
Mustafizur to de Kock, no run, finally Mustafizur bowls where he wanted to, where he should. Length ball around off, defended back to the bowler
5.3 -
Mustafizur to de Kock, FOUR, bowl him short and wide and he will say thank you before cutting it through point to fetch a four
5.3 -
Mustafizur to de Kock, wide, oh, even this guy errs in line. Hurls it down the leg-side and forces the umpire to stretch his arms
5.2 -
Mustafizur to Nair, 1 run, this is what happens when you play the reputation of the bowler and not the delivery. Nair moved across and chipped it uppishly towards mid-on, was lucky that it did not carry to the fielder there
Gully in place now
5.1 -
Mustafizur to de Kock, 1 run, slants this short ball into de Kock, he hops back and dabs towards the slip cordon, over to Nair now
Mustafizur Rahman, comes into the attack
4.6 -
Barinder to Nair, no run, touch short but Nair does not capitalise, ends up hitting to Williamson at backward point
4.5 -
Barinder to Nair, FOUR, short and wide, Nair never wanted to keep it down. What are powerplays for, cuts it over the field at point, the ball races away to the fence
4.4 -
Barinder to Nair, no run, did not time this drive though, was there just outside off, hit it off the bottom half of the bat towards the fielder at cover
4.3 -
Barinder to Nair, no run, Sran shortens the length a bit, line is around the off-stump, Nair taps towards point
4.2 -
Barinder to Nair, FOUR, the world becomes so beautiful everytime someone plays a cover drive like that. Half-volley just outside off, Nair leaned into it, almost effortlessly and then caressed it through the covers
4.1 -
Barinder to de Kock, 1 run, bit of extra bounce from back of a length, de Kock adjusts and steers to third man for a single
Barinder Sran, comes into the attack
3.6 -
Nehra to de Kock, 1 run, another shortish delivery from Nehra, was on the stumps though, de Kock tucked softly in front of mid-on and ran with the shot
3.5 -
Nehra to de Kock, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, de Kock waits and dabs to short third man
3.4 -
Nehra to de Kock, FOUR, who would say that this man just lost his partner? Backs away and then flashes it uppishly past backward point, third man is inside the ring so there was no one to scout it
3.3 -
Nehra to de Kock, SIX, go fetch that! What a great pick-up shot from de Kock, just used the angle and whipped it over the deep backward square leg fence, went quite deep into the stands
3.2 -
Nehra to Nair, 1 run, this is one way of playing Nehra, late, very late. Nair waits and then dabs this back of a length delivery to third man
Karun Nair, right handed bat, comes to the crease
3.1 -
Nehra to M Agarwal, out Caught by Yuvraj!! Nehra strikes. The ball might have held a bit on the pitch, Agarwal went for the on the rise drive, ended up hitting well in front of Yuvi at cover-point, who did not have to bend much to snaffle it. Hyderabad would have paid for such a start. M Agarwal c Yuvraj b Nehra 10(9) [4s-2]
Nehra to M Agarwal, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
2.6 -
Bhuvneshwar to M Agarwal, 1 run, Bhuvneshwar has stopped bowling full now, kisses the back of a length around off, Agarwal pats wide of backward point, will have the strike for the next over
2.5 -
Bhuvneshwar to M Agarwal, FOUR, bumper and a good one, got the better of Agarwal, almost. Pulled this one off the top edge that flew over the keeper and into the fine leg fence
2.4 -
Bhuvneshwar to de Kock, 1 run, the off-side field makes Kumar bowl it closer to the body of the batsman. de Kock tucks this back of a length delivery towards mid-wicket for a single
Third man is inside the ring
2.3 -
Bhuvneshwar to M Agarwal, 1 run, off-pace delivery, Agarwal reads well and pushes in front of mid-off, hares to the other end. Ran this one well, almost with the shot
2.2 -
Bhuvneshwar to M Agarwal, no run, this could have been a four but for a diving effort from Williamson at backward point. It was a length delivery just outside off, Agarwal cut it hard to the left of the fielder, who flew and denied him any run
2.1 -
Bhuvneshwar to M Agarwal, no run, no slip this time. Angles this one into Agarwal from a length, he prefers to stay in the crease and defends back to the bowler
1.6 -
Nehra to de Kock, no run, slower delivery, was a bit short as well. de Kock moved towards the leg-side and then punched it to the fielder at cover
1.5 -
Nehra to de Kock, no run, Nehra goes short this time and de Kock is ready for it, pulls it off the back foot but straight to the fielder at mid-wicket
1.4 -
Nehra to de Kock, no run, tucks this length delivery towards mid-wicket, was not interested in a single but it was not on offer
1.3 -
Nehra to de Kock, FOUR, how about that? This is incredible. Presents the full face of the bat on this fullish delivery and bisects the gap between the bowler and mid-on
1.2 -
Nehra to de Kock, FOUR, width and de Kock loves that area. Punches this one past the fielder at backward point, raced to the fence
1.1 -
Nehra to de Kock, no run, keeps it full on the stumps, trying to garner some swing, does. But the ball was too full, de Kock drives towards mid-on
Nehra has a slip
Ashish Nehra, left-arm fast, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Bhuvneshwar to M Agarwal, FOUR, that is delectable! Did not try to hit it hard, jus lofted this length delivery over the fielder at mid-on. First boundary of the innings
0.5 -
Bhuvneshwar to M Agarwal, no run, simialr delivery and Agarwal defends towards the same region, this time though off the meat of the bat
0.4 -
Bhuvneshwar to M Agarwal, no run, touch fuller than the previous delivery, the line is just outside off. Agarwal defends off the outer part of the bat to the right of Williamson at backward point
0.3 -
Bhuvneshwar to de Kock, 1 run, hits the deck from a back of a length this time, was a bit too straight, de Kock got on the back foot and then tucked towards mid-wicket. Gets off the mark
0.2 -
Bhuvneshwar to de Kock, no run, 137ks around off from a length. de Kock defends from the crease, the ball rolls towards the off-side
0.1 -
Bhuvneshwar to de Kock, no run, gets this one to swing away from de Kock, who is beaten on the tentative poke
de Kock and M Agarwal are at the crease. de Kock is on strike. Bhuvneshwar will open the attack