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Indian T20 League 2015

Scorecard - 49th Match, Delhi vs Chennai at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur, India (12 May 2015)

Chennai

119/6 (20) RR:5.95

Delhi won by 6 wkts

MOM: Zaheer Khan
Delhi

120/4 (16.4) RR:7.2

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17.4 - Gurinder Sandhu to Dhoni, FOUR, too short and Dhoni is a good player of the pull/hook shot. Bumper on the leg stump, Dhoni swivels and pulls it hard over backward square leg for a one-bounce four

16.5 - Yuvraj to Dhoni, FOUR, again gives the intention that he wants to come down the track but stays in the crease, Yuvraj fires it flat and outside off stump, Dhoni uses the pace on the ball and cuts it late to the right of short third man

14.5 - Yuvraj to du Plessis, FOUR, poor ball! Short and down the leg-side, it was pushed through quicker as well, du Plessis stays on the back foot and helps it away fine to the left of short fine leg

13.2 - Gurinder Sandhu to Dhoni, leg byes, FOUR, fullish and angling down the leg-side, Dhoni tries to tickle it fine but fails to get bat on ball, the ball rolls off the thigh pad and runs away to the fine leg boundary

11.5 - Jayant Yadav to Dhoni, FOUR, not from the middle of the bat, but Dhoni will take it. Flighted delivery from Jayant Yadav, Dhoni puts the dancing shoes on and goes for the slog, the ball takes the inside half of the bat and bisects deep mid-wicket and long-on to perfection

10.2 - A Morkel to du Plessis, FOUR, in the airrrr and just past the diving fielder at mid-off. Length delivery just outside off stump, du Plessis steps out and doesn't go through fully with the off-drive, it was in the air for a while but dropped in front of mid-off, Duminy dives to his right and gets a finger to it

9.0 - A Morkel to Raina, FOUR, that's easy pickings for Raina, short and on his hips, he gets inside the line and pulls it behind square on the on-side, bisects the two men in the deep and the ball races away to the fence

8.2 - A Morkel to du Plessis, FOUR, that's sloppy from Saurabh Tiwary! This was pitched up and on the stumps, du Plessis presented the full face of the bat and punched it to the left of mid-on. Tiwary was lazy in bending his back and the ball slips through his fingers

7.2 - Gurinder Sandhu to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, poor ball from Sandhu, short and on Smith's hips, he swivels across and helps it past the keeper for a boundary

3.4 - Zaheer to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, Smith is off the mark, too short from Zaheer, Smith swivels across and pulls it behind square on the on-side, the man in the deep is very square and the ball races away to the fence

2.3 - S Nadeem to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, that's the first boundary of the innings, fraction too short from Nadeem, McCullum is quick to rock back and pulls it in front of square on the on-side, beats the man at deep mid-wicket

17.1 - Gurinder Sandhu to Dwayne Bravo, SIX, it's a friendly full toss, Bravo swings hard, doesn't get the timing right, the ball goes off the inside half of the bat, the bat turns on impact with the ball but it has enough legs to clear the fielder at long-on

16.3 - Yuvraj to Dhoni, SIX, good hit from MS Dhoni! Flighted delivery on the stumps, Dhoni steps out, gets closer to the pitch of the ball and muscles it back over the bowler's head and hits it over the sightscreen

6.4 - S Nadeem to Dwayne Smith, SIX, Smith breaks the shackles! This was floated outside off, Smith uses his reach to good effect, gets underneath the length and hoists it high and over long-on for a maximum

18.1 - Zaheer to Dhoni, out Caught by S Nadeem!! In the airrrrrr and Nadeem takes a good and very important catch. This could make a difference of 10-15 runs to the final total for CHN. Well disguised slower ball, looked like the off-cutter, Dhoni steps out and goes early into the loft, it goes high up in the air, deep extra-cover runs in and takes a good catch. Zaheer is on a hat-trick. Dhoni c S Nadeem b Zaheer 27(24) [4s-3 6s-1]

17.3 - Gurinder Sandhu to Dwayne Bravo, out Caught by Duminy!! That's a dolly for Duminy, who takes his third catch of the night. Short of a length delivery just outside off stump, it hurries onto Bravo, who was looking to pull, the ball hits him high on the bat and balloons to mid-off, who didn't have to move a muscle. Dwayne Bravo c Duminy b Gurinder Sandhu 8(8) [6s-1]

15.2 - A Morkel to du Plessis, out Bowled!! Dragged on! Faf doesn't want to leave, sits down on his knees. Nothing but a short of length delivery just outside off stump, du Plessis looks to guide it towards third man, the ball keeps a bit low and foxes him, takes the inside edge and crashes into the stumps. du Plessis b A Morkel 29(23) [4s-3]

9.2 - Jayant Yadav to Raina, out Caught by Duminy!! That's as soft a dismissal one gets! Raina shakes his head as he walks back. This was tossed up and just outside off, Raina jumps down the track and drives it towards short extra cover, he didn't keep the ball down and offers a simple catch to Duminy. CHN are in some trouble now, they have lost their top-order. Raina c Duminy b Jayant Yadav 11(8) [4s-1]

8.1 - A Morkel to Dwayne Smith, out Lbw!! That looked plumb on first sight and Smith's misery is over! This was pitched up and nipped back in a fraction, Smith went nowhere, he got stuck in his crease and looked to get his bat in front of the pads, once he missed the ball, it was all over. The ball thudded into the back-pad, the impact was in front of middle and it would have crashed into the stumps. Vineet Kulkarni had a simple decision to make. Dwayne Smith lbw b A Morkel 18(24) [4s-2 6s-1]

6.0 - Zaheer to Brendon McCullum, out Caught by Duminy!! The pressure gets to McCullum. This is excellent bowling from Zaheer, he kept it very full and just outside off, McCullum was deep inside the crease and shuffled across as he looked to go over mid-off. He doesn't get the height needed, straight to Duminy at the edge of the circle. A wicket-maiden from Zaheer. CHN have scored only 16 runs in the powerplay. Brendon McCullum c Duminy b Zaheer 11(21) [4s-1]

7.1 - Gurinder Sandhu to Raina, 1 run, a direct hit would have had Raina there, this was a short of a length delivery outside off, Raina dabbed it behind square on the off-side. He wanted the second run, Dwayne Smith slipped as he tried to return for the second, Raina has to run back. Yuvraj has a shy at the bowler's end and misses, Raina was struggling

1.3 - Zaheer to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, a direct hit from Iyer would have had Dwayne Smith short, he had given up, this was pitched up and just outside off, McCullum pushed forward and got an outside edge to the left of short third man. Iyer dives across, stops the ball and throws it at the striker's end - all in one action. Dwayne Smith was nowhere in the frame, perhaps Iyer had more time than he thought

16.2 - Ravindra Jadeja to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, flighted delivery outside off, Iyer hacks it wide of long-on and gets four for that

15.2 - Negi to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, in the air but safe! It was another flatter one from Negi, Iyer pulls it past a leaping mid-wicket and the ball beats the fielder from long-on, who was running to his right. Back-to-back boundaries for Iyer

15.1 - Negi to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, shortish delivery on the stumps, Iyer stays back and pulls it to the right of the diving mid-wicket fielder, the ball races away to the fence

11.4 - Negi to Yuvraj, FOUR, that's a good shot from Yuvi, this was bowled flatter and outside off, Yuvraj waits for it, opens the face of the bat late and cuts it to the left of backward point, the ball runs away to the fence

10.3 - Raina to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, Iyer pre-meditates as he shuffles across to this delivery down the leg-side, laps it over the fielder at leg slip and collects four for that

9.2 - Ravindra Jadeja to Yuvraj, FOUR, tossed up on middle, turns away towards leg-stump, Yuvraj takes a step out, kneels down and goes for the sweep, the ball takes the glove and runs away fine

8.5 - Ashwin to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, not all that short, Iyer uses the depth of the crease, goes right back and cuts it behind square on the off-side, beats the fielder at short third as well as the man in the deep

7.0 - I Pandey to Yuvraj, FOUR, an expensive over from Ishwar to finish his spell. The slower ball outside off, Yuvraj spotted it early and lofted it through the line, one bounce and into the fence at long-off. Ishwar ends with figures: 4-1-27-2

6.4 - I Pandey to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, follows it up with another super shot. Too straight, on middle and leg, Iyer leans forward and flicks it elegantly through mid-wicket, the timing and placement was precise from Iyer

6.1 - I Pandey to Yuvraj, FOUR, Yuvraj pre-meditates, makes a bit of room for himself, Ishwar bowls a back of a length delivery on off, Yuvraj has the room to free his arms, cracks it in front of square right between cover and point

5.1 - Ashwin to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, quicker delivery on the pads, Iyer whips it past the diving leg slip fielder, it bounced in front of Raina and raced away to the fence. Bravo gave chase in vain

3.2 - Mohit Sharma to Duminy, FOUR, super shot! Duminy gets off the mark in style. Back of a length outside off, Duminy stands tall and creams it through cover-point. He didn't try to overhit the ball, just relied on timing

2.0 - Mohit Sharma to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, lovely shot! Iyer has got going. Pitched up outside off, Iyer takes a step forward and drives it past the diving cover fielder, the timing takes care of the rest

1.3 - Mohit Sharma to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, Iyer is very strong there. Mohit offers width outside off, Iyer comes half-forward and slashes it behind square on the off-side, the timing was so good that it beat the chase from Ishwar

0.5 - I Pandey to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, cracking shot! Ishwar provides width outside off, the length is short as well, Iyer gets on top of the bounce and cuts it behind point, the ball races away and Ashwin dives after it reaches the fence

15.5 - Negi to A Morkel, SIX, that's a great shot from Morkel. He comes down the track and reaches to the pitch of the ball outside off, lofts it in style and gets it way over the long-on fence

12.2 - Ashwin to Yuvraj, SIX, hammered! It was floated up on middle stump line, Yuvraj comes down the track and lofts it through the line, clears the long-on fence without any fuss. He's looking in superb touch today

6.3 - I Pandey to Shreyas Iyer, SIX, fantastic shot! Ishwar shakes his head as he walks back to the mark. Fullish and outside off, Iyer stays leg-side of the ball and lofts it over extra cover, that came right off the meat as it cleared the fence with ease

16.0 - Negi to A Morkel, out Caught by I Pandey!! Morkel bites the dust as he went for another maximum to finish off the match. It was a flighted delivery outside off, Morkel once again gives the charge, but this time he doesn't get to the pitch of the ball, he goes for another loft but doesn't quite get under it. Long-off runs to his left and takes a simple catch. A Morkel c I Pandey b Negi 8(8) [6s-1]

13.2 - Negi to Yuvraj, out Caught by Mohit Sharma!! Yuvraj perishes trying to go big once again. It was not a wicket-taking delivery but CHN won't mind it one bit. It was turning in towards Yuvraj, who kneels down and goes for the slog sweep, doesn't get the connection off the middle of the bat and offers a simple catch to Mohit at deep mid-wicket. Is there a twist in the tale? DEL would be hoping otherwise. Yuvraj c Mohit Sharma b Negi 32(28) [4s-4 6s-1]

4.1 - I Pandey to Duminy, out Bowled!! Chopped on! This is a huge wicket for CHN. Ishwar has picked up his second of the night. It was on a length around off, Duminy went for the steer down to third man, drags it back onto the stumps. Just the start CHN would have hoped for. Duminy b I Pandey 6(7) [4s-1]

2.3 - I Pandey to de Kock, out Caught by Ashwin!! Ishwar draws first blood for CHN. It was not a wicket taking delivery, but he will take that. Short and on the stumps, de Kock shuffles across and pulls, finds the only man in the deep on the leg-side, Ashwin at long leg, didn't have to move an inch to take it. de Kock c Ashwin b I Pandey 3(7)

8.4 - Ashwin to Shreyas Iyer, 2 runs, dropped! Mohit has spilled a steepler. Floated up around off, Iyer comes down the track, doesn't get to the pitch of the ball, but still goes through with the shot, he gets a lot of elevation, Mohit runs to his left from deep mid-wicket, dives and grasses it. He had plenty of time to get there, but he was not quick enough

12.5 - Ashwin to Shreyas Iyer, 2 runs, 4th T20 League fifty for Iyer and all have come this season, it was pushed through on middle and leg, Iyer tucks it away through square leg, good running ensures that the batsmen come back for the second

11.0 - Raina to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, 50 of the partnership comes up. It was turning in on off, Iyer works it away through mid-wicket after going across a touch, gets a single and he will keep the strike