Ohh, wait a minute! Looks like the rain is not going to play spoilsport for now. Even though it's raining near the ground, there's nothing major going on at the stadium. Kohli and Gayle walk out to the centre. Jayant Yadav will open the bowling. No slips in place for now. Here we go then...
17:52 Local Time, 12:22 GMT, 17:52 IST: The rain has become heavier at the moment and we might well have a delay here.
There is a slight drizzle at the Chinnaswamy. Nothing strong but the groundstaff have kept the covers near the pitch as a precautionary measure. They will cover the pitch if the rain becomes heavier.
BLR would back themselves to chase down the target on a flat deck and climb to second spot in the points table. There is a threat of rain playing spoilsport as well.
Quinton de Kock and JP Duminy's sterling knocks took DEL to a good score. It was de Kock and Duminy who strung together an enterprising stand to keep the scorecard moving. However, in the nick of time, Harshal Patel and Yuzvendra Chahal chipped in with crucial wickets to put the brakes on the scoring rate. Mitchell Starc also made his presence felt by bowling economically up front. It was Duminy then, who played fine shots in the slog overs to up the ante.
19.6 -
Starc to S Tiwary, 1 run, low full toss down leg and following the backing away Tiwary, driven to long-on. They are content with just a single as the fielder is AB
19.5 -
Starc to Duminy, 1 run, very well bowled. Yorker on middle, Duminy jams it out near short mid-wicket, just a single
19.4 -
Starc to Duminy, 2 runs, low full toss, hit straight down the ground, AB covers a lot of ground and slides to prevent the boundary
19.3 -
Starc to Duminy, FOUR, short on the stumps and Duminy pulls for four. Backs away and gets it to deep square leg, one bounce over the ropes
19.2 -
Starc to Duminy, 2 runs, full and outside off, Duminy makes room and slices it over the infield, Sarfraz runs back to keep it to two
19.1 -
Starc to S Tiwary, 1 run, full and angling in, Tiwary heaves and gets a thick inside edge to fine leg, wants two but Duminy sends him back
18.6 -
Harshal Patel to S Tiwary, 1 run, very full and on the stumps, Tiwary drives to long-on
18.5 -
Harshal Patel to S Tiwary, SIX, now Tiwary gets six. These slower balls are sitting up for the batsmen, Tiwary stays in his crease and then biffs it flat over the sightscreen. The Delhi camp are happy. Much needed blows these
18.4 -
Harshal Patel to Duminy, leg byes, 1 run, Harshal Patel follows Duminy who was going for the big hit once again, Duminy swings and misses, they take a leg bye as the ball goes down the track
18.3 -
Harshal Patel to Duminy, FOUR, again over cover. No-one there as Harshal Patel bowls full and on the stumps, Duminy backs away and crashes the lofted drive into the fence
18.2 -
Harshal Patel to Duminy, FOUR, Kohli not happy with Harshal Patel, it was another short delivery, Duminy pulls behind square and beats Starc to his left at deep backward square leg, one bounce over the ropes
18.1 -
Harshal Patel to Duminy, no run, that was close. The slower delivery from Harshal Patel, from round the wicket, Duminy swings and misses, not far from the off stump
Harshal Patel [3.0-0-15-2] is back into the attack
17.6 -
Starc to Duminy, 1 run, short on the stumps, Duminy controls the hook and sends it to deep backward square leg. Gets to fifty in the process
17.5 -
Starc to Duminy, FOUR, no-one in the deep on the off-side and that's the price Starc pays for bowling a foot short of yorker length, Duminy makes room and drives wide of cover and that will do nicely
17.4 -
Starc to Duminy, 2 runs, low full toss on the stumps, flicked to deep mid-wicket, AB runs around and keeps it to two
17.3 -
Starc to S Tiwary, 1 run, full outside off, flat-batted drive but straight to the fielder at long-off
It has gotten dark and the groundstaff are moving around
17.2 -
Starc to Duminy, 1 run, yorker length on middle and leg, dug out to square leg, for a single
17.1 -
Starc to Duminy, no run, very full and on the stumps, angling down, Duminy flicks and gets an inside edge onto the pads
Mitchell Starc [2.0-0-15-0] is back into the attack
16.6 -
Wiese to Duminy, 1 run, short and wide outside off, mistimed cut square of the wicket, for a single
16.5 -
Wiese to S Tiwary, 1 run, high full toss outside off, Tiwary just pats it down to long-off, for a single
16.4 -
Wiese to Duminy, 1 run, full outside off, driven to extra cover, Dinda dives to field that inside the circle
16.3 -
Wiese to S Tiwary, 1 run, short of length on the stumps, whipped to deep mid-wicket
16.2 -
Wiese to Duminy, 1 run, on the pads, nudged through mid-wicket for a single
16.1 -
Wiese to Duminy, 2 runs, slower delivery outside off, Duminy gets forward and drives to deep backward point, Chahal slides to his right from sweeper and keeps it to a couple
David Wiese [3.0-0-32-0] is back into the attack
15.6 -
Chahal to S Tiwary, no run, Tiwary comes down the track and drives along the ground, finds cover though
15.5 -
Chahal to Duminy, 1 run, googly, turns away, cut square of the wicket
15.4 -
Chahal to S Tiwary, 1 run, full on the stumps, clipped through mid-wicket
15.3 -
Chahal to Duminy, 1 run, turning in, Duminy shuffles across and nudges to backward square leg, for a single
Saurabh Tiwary, left handed bat, comes to the crease
15.2 -
Chahal to Duminy, out Mathews Run Out!! Unfortunate for Mathews but that's a way of getting out in this game. Drilled hard and low to Chahal's right who deflected it onto the stumps. Mathews' bat was in the air when the ball hit the stumps. Third umpire confirms the decision. Mathews run out (Chahal) 1(3)
Chahal to Duminy, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!
Has Chahal got Mathews out? Appeal for a run-out. Third umpire called for. Looks like Mathews' bat is in the air. Definitely Chahal touched it. Mathews could be gone. Yes Mathews' bat is in the air
15.1 -
Chahal to Duminy, no run, low full toss outside off, Duminy gets forward and cracks the drive but straight to the fielder at cover at the edge of the circle
Timeout
14.6 -
Harshal Patel to Duminy, leg byes, 1 run, angling in and full on the stumps, Duminy misses the flick, takes a leg bye, would've gone down
Now round the wicket
14.5 -
Harshal Patel to Mathews, 1 run, full toss on the stumps, Mathews wrists it to long-on, to get off the mark
14.4 -
Harshal Patel to Mathews, no run, the slower short ball outside off, Mathews drops his wrists and lets it go. Called one short ball for the over
14.3 -
Harshal Patel to Mathews, no run, very full outside off, jammed out to short cover
Angelo Mathews, right handed bat, comes to the crease
14.2 -
Harshal Patel to K Jadhav, out Caught by D Karthik!! Kedar Jadhav falls for a golden duck. Second short and wide delivery outside off that has got a wicket today. Jadhav gets a cue-ender on the cut. Walks without even looking back at the umpire. K Jadhav c D Karthik b Harshal Patel 0(1)
Harshal Patel to K Jadhav, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
It is currently bright and sunny
14.1 -
Harshal Patel to Duminy, 1 run, short of length on middle and leg, clipped to deep square leg
Harshal Patel [2.0-0-13-1] is back into the attack
13.6 -
Chahal to Duminy, 1 run, the googly from Chahal, Duminy gets forward and wrists it to long-on, for a single. 20 off the over
Kedar Jadhav, right handed bat, comes to the crease
13.5 -
Chahal to Yuvraj, out Caught by Starc at long-off!! Yuvraj goes trying for consecutive sixes. Bowled slower outside off, Yuvraj swung but mistimed it, Starc settles under the skier inches from the rope and takes it well. Yuvraj c Starc b Chahal 11(7) [6s-1]
Chahal to Yuvraj, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
13.4 -
Chahal to Yuvraj, SIX, that is simply superb from Yuvraj. A little shimmy down the track and just a flick of the wrists, nothing more but what power packed into those wrists. Sails into the crowd at deep mid-wicket. Third six of the over and effortless from Yuvraj
13.3 -
Chahal to Duminy, 1 run, Chahal pulls his length back, short outside off, cut to backward point, stopped with a dive
13.2 -
Chahal to Duminy, SIX, make that two in a row. Not well-timed as the previous one, took it from outside off and went for the slog-sweep, gets enough bat to clear AB at deep mid-wicket, even mishits carry all the way here
13.1 -
Chahal to Duminy, SIX, magnificent sweep from Duminy. The wrong 'un, down leg, Duminy was onto it in a flash, down on his knees and sweeping it into the crowd at deep backward square leg
12.6 -
Wiese to Duminy, 1 run, another slower delivery on off stump, Duminy shuffles across and flicks through mid-wicket for a single
12.5 -
Wiese to Duminy, no run, slower delivery outside off, driven straight to the fielder at cover
12.4 -
Wiese to Yuvraj, 1 run, full outside off, Yuvraj leans into a flowing drive to deep extra cover, Mandeep keeps it to a single
12.3 -
Wiese to Duminy, 1 run, short on the stumps, pulled hard to deep mid-wicket, for a single
12.2 -
Wiese to Yuvraj, 1 run, short of length outside off, punched to long-off
Karthik is up to the stumps now
12.1 -
Wiese to Yuvraj, 2 runs, Yuvraj skips out and then punches the slower delivery to deep extra cover, for a couple
David Wiese [2.0-0-26-0] is back into the attack
11.6 -
Chahal to Yuvraj, 1 run, another short delivery, another toe-end on the pull, wide of mid-wicket. Yuvraj has a look at his bat after playing that. Is off the mark
11.5 -
Chahal to Yuvraj, no run, no flight from Chahal, outside off, Yuvraj defends off the back foot
11.4 -
Chahal to Duminy, 1 run, flat and on the stumps, Duminy gets back to work it through mid-wicket
11.3 -
Chahal to Duminy, no run, Duminy advances and looks to work it away, takes it on the pad
Yuvraj Singh, left handed bat, comes to the crease
11.2 -
Chahal to de Kock, out Caught by Kohli!! de Kock goes. May have been the wrong 'un from Chahal, tossed it up and gets it to turn away, de Kock skews the lofted hit over cover and Kohli running back takes a well-judged catch over his shoulder. de Kock c Kohli b Chahal 69(39) [4s-9 6s-3]
Chahal to de Kock, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
11.1 -
Chahal to Duminy, 1 run, that kept low and Duminy's pull finds the toe-end, doesn't carry to deep mid-wicket. If Duminy had got it off the middle, it may have carried to the man
Yuzvendra Chahal, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
10.6 -
Dinda to de Kock, SIX, de Kock is smashing them now. Full and on the stumps, allows de Kock to get under that and heave it over deep mid-wicket. Got the elevation required to go all the way. Dinda has given 18 off that over
10.5 -
Dinda to de Kock, no run, de Kock looks for a repeat and gets a thick inside edge that bounces over the stumps, refuses the quick single as the ball goes to DK
10.4 -
Dinda to de Kock, SIX, fabulous strike. de Kock picks the slower delivery from Dinda and gets forward to lift it way over long-on, came right out off the middle of the bat. Dinda proving to be expensive
10.3 -
Dinda to de Kock, FOUR, that is unlucky for Dinda, low full toss outside off, de Kock gets a thick outside edge past the keeper, runs away beating third man
10.2 -
Dinda to Duminy, 1 run, full outside off, Duminy heaves and gets a thick inside edge onto the pads, runs away towards the keeper, quick single taken
10.1 -
Dinda to de Kock, 1 run, low full toss outside off, slapped square of the wicket, but straight to the fielder
Ashok Dinda [2.0-0-21-0] is back into the attack
9.6 -
Gayle to Duminy, 2 runs, very full outside off, jammed out square of the wicket, Chahal fumbles on the slide and that allows the second to be taken
9.5 -
Gayle to Duminy, no run, just inside the tramline as Duminy lets it go outside off, looks at Dharma for a wide, the umpire shakes his head and tells him it was a legal delivery
9.4 -
Gayle to de Kock, 1 run, very full outside off, jammed out to sweeper cover, for a single
9.3 -
Gayle to Duminy, 1 run, Gayle slows it up and on the stumps, worked to long-on
9.2 -
Gayle to Duminy, SIX, Duminy stands and delivers over long-on. Sees the full delivery outside off and then tonks it over long-on. Went all the way. Clean hit
9.2 -
Gayle to Duminy, wide, very flat down leg, left alone, called a wide
9.1 -
Gayle to de Kock, leg byes, 1 run, fired in full and outside off, from round the wicket, de Kock reverse sweeps and misses, takes a leg bye
8.6 -
Wiese to de Kock, 1 run, full outside off, de Kock drags the slog to deep backward square leg, went too hard at it and mistimed it. Still 18 off the over
8.5 -
Wiese to de Kock, FOUR, de Kock is all smiles as he gets to fifty. Full on leg stump, de Kock heaves and clears the man at mid-wicket on the edge of the circle, once he beat the man it was always a boundary. Duminy comes up to him to congratulate
8.4 -
Wiese to de Kock, FOUR, Wiese did well to get his shins out of that shot. de Kock picks the slower delivery and comes down the track to slap it flat past the legs of the bowler. No chance for long-on
8.3 -
Wiese to de Kock, SIX, just over deep mid-wicket's head. It was Starc and he is a tall man but de Kock gets it over. Starc was leaning back and stretching out but it just eluded him. de Kock stood tall and heaved it flat over mid-wicket. de Kock upping the ante now
8.2 -
Wiese to Duminy, 1 run, short of length outside off, dabbed with an open face to third man
8.1 -
Wiese to Duminy, 2 runs, shortish on the hips, swatted away to deep backward square leg, for a couple
David Wiese [1.0-0-8-0] is back into the attack
7.6 -
Gayle to Duminy, 1 run, tucked off the pads to deep square leg, Mandeep runs forward and prevents the batsmen from taking two. Again good work from BLR in the field
7.5 -
Gayle to de Kock, 1 run, hurrying onto de Kock who pulls to deep mid-wicket, didn't time that at all
7.4 -
Gayle to Duminy, 1 run, full toss, Duminy takes a step out and hits it straight down the ground, AB quickly slides to his right at long-off and keeps it to a single
7.3 -
Gayle to de Kock, 1 run, Gayle follows de Kock who was making room, slapped straight to the fielder at long-on
7.2 -
Gayle to de Kock, no run, de Kock comes down the track and looks to work it away, off the pads as he misses
7.1 -
Gayle to de Kock, no run, chance for a run-out but the throw came late to the bowler, Duminy gets back safely, de Kock flicked and missed, would've gone down and Duminy tried to steal a leg bye to short third
Chris Gayle, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
6.6 -
Harshal Patel to de Kock, 1 run, de Kock was shaping initally for the reverse paddle then shimmied back into his crease, drives it past the diving cover, but AB is there to keep it to a single at long-off. Excellent fielding
6.5 -
Harshal Patel to de Kock, no run, slower ball bouncer, may have stopped on de Kock who mistimes the pull to mid-wicket
6.4 -
Harshal Patel to de Kock, no run, back of a length outside off, cut to Gayle at point, but on the bounce this time
6.3 -
Harshal Patel to Duminy, 1 run, angling in from round the wicket, tucked through backward square leg, for a single
Jean-Paul Duminy, left handed bat, comes to the crease
6.2 -
Harshal Patel to Shreyas Iyer, out Caught by Gayle!! Straight to point. Short outside off, Shreyas Iyer cuts and doesn't keep it down, finds Gayle who reverse cups close to his face. First one down for Delhi. End of Shreyas Iyer's impressive season. Shreyas Iyer c Gayle b Harshal Patel 20(18) [4s-1 6s-1]
Harshal Patel to Shreyas Iyer, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Kohli had some words to say to his team during the timeout
6.1 -
Harshal Patel to de Kock, 1 run, slower delivery on off, de Kock drops it beside the crease and sets off, Shreyas Iyer responds and it's an easy single
Harshal Patel [1.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack
Time-out. Dharmasena doesn't like Starc's verbals at Shreyas Iyer. Dharma has a word with the smiling Starc
5.6 -
Starc to Shreyas Iyer, no run, full on the stumps, Shreyas Iyer makes room and swings, mistimed to mid-wicket
5.5 -
Starc to de Kock, 1 run, very full on the stumps, de Kock jams it out past the diving point, for a single
5.4 -
Starc to de Kock, FOUR, that is de Kock's area. Angling in on a fuller length into the legs of de Kock who clears his front leg and then heaves it flat over mid-wicket, one bounce over the ropes
5.3 -
Starc to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, a thick leading edge to Sarfraz at cover-point, went to ground and they take a quick single
5.2 -
Starc to Shreyas Iyer, SIX, first six of the innings. Shreyas Iyer this time makes room and then slices the full delivery over point. Went all the way, just about but that will do
5.1 -
Starc to Shreyas Iyer, no run, beautiful delivery. Angles in on a fuller length and then moves away after landing, beating Shreyas Iyer's flat-footed drive, very close to the edge and not far from the off-stump
Mitchell Starc [1.0-0-3-0] is back into the attack
4.6 -
Wiese to de Kock, FOUR, too many slower deliveries from Wiese and de Kock puts him away. On a length outside off and allowed de Kock to free his arms, lofted over mid-off. Spoils the over
4.5 -
Wiese to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, Wiese cramps Shreyas Iyer for room with a back of a length delivery outside off, mistimed cut in front of cover, quick single taken
4.4 -
Wiese to de Kock, 1 run, de Kock is shuffling across in his crease, makes room and then cuts the slower delivery to third man
4.3 -
Wiese to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, slower delivery outside off, dabbed with an open face to third man
4.2 -
Wiese to Shreyas Iyer, no run, full outside off, Shreyas Iyer closes the face of the bat early on the flick, gets a thick leading edge that doesn't carry to Starc at point
4.1 -
Wiese to de Kock, 1 run, length on middle and leg, turned with supple wrists to square leg, for an easy single
David Wiese, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
3.6 -
Dinda to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, poor from Dinda. Bowls a very full delivery outside off, giving Shreyas Iyer the width who crashes the drive beating AB's chase from cover. 16 off that over
3.5 -
Dinda to Shreyas Iyer, 2 runs, length on the stumps, tucked through mid-wicket, takes on Starc and makes it with ease for the second
3.4 -
Dinda to de Kock, 1 run, dug in short outside off, de Kock fetches the pull from there and gets it to deep square leg, for a single
3.3 -
Dinda to de Kock, FOUR, this is good batting. de Kock makes room and advances down the track, takes the slower delivery on and creams the drive through cover. Consecutive boundaries
3.2 -
Dinda to de Kock, FOUR, fine cut shot. It was short and wide outside off, but it rose on de Kock who flashed a cut beating point to his right. No chance for third man
3.1 -
Dinda to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, length delivery on the stumps, Shreyas Iyer defends to mid-on and sets off. Easy single
2.6 -
Harshal Patel to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, slower ball on off and middle, nudged through mid-wicket for a single
2.5 -
Harshal Patel to Shreyas Iyer, no run, angling in, on a short of length, on middle and leg, Shreyas Iyer clips and misses, takes it on the thigh
2.4 -
Harshal Patel to de Kock, 1 run, off-speed delivery, bowled short outside off, cut to third man
Dinesh Karthik is now up to the stumps, with a helmet on
2.3 -
Harshal Patel to de Kock, FOUR, de Kock charges Harshal Patel and hits the length delivery on the rise and splits point and cover-point. Was in the air but in the gap too
Now Harshal Patel round the wicket
2.2 -
Harshal Patel to de Kock, no run, de Kock shuffles across well outside off and Harshal Patel changes the pace, bowls a slower delivery, de Kock looks to guide and misses
2.1 -
Harshal Patel to de Kock, FOUR, superbly hit. Overpitched from Harshal Patel, outside off, smashed past mid-off and Shreyas Iyer did well to get out of that as it was heading straight at his legs
Harshal Patel, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
1.6 -
Dinda to Shreyas Iyer, no run, swing and a miss from Shreyas Iyer, shortish and moving away, rising too, Shreyas Iyer flashes hard and doesn't connect
1.5 -
Dinda to de Kock, 1 run, slower delivery from Dinda, de Kock charges and swipes across the line, gets a thick edge that drops well in front of Starc at third man
1.4 -
Dinda to de Kock, no run, big appeal for lbw by Dinda but de Kock was struck well outside off as he shuffled across on the pull and missed. Easy decision for the umpire
1.3 -
Dinda to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, shortish outside off, cut away to third man, for a single
1.2 -
Dinda to de Kock, 1 run, short of length on the stumps, tucked wide of backward square leg, Sarfraz runs around and dives to keep it to a single
It is getting dark at the Chinnaswamy
1.1 -
Dinda to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, short of length on off stump, Shreyas Iyer drops it in front of point and sets off, de Kock responds too, quick single taken
1.1 -
Dinda to Shreyas Iyer, wide, swing for Dinda, but starts well outside off and moves further away, called a wide after Shreyas Iyer leaves
Ashok Dinda, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Starc starts off with a tight over
0.6 -
Starc to de Kock, no run, short of length outside off, de Kock defends to backward point and says 'no' for the quick single
0.6 -
Starc to de Kock, wide, sliding down leg, called a wide
0.5 -
Starc to de Kock, no run, short of length on off stump, de Kock defends from the crease to point. Tight line from Starc
0.4 -
Starc to de Kock, no run, big inside edge onto the pads as de Kock tried to pull and then realised the short ball was getting big on him, he then tried to defend and got an big edge on the thigh
0.3 -
Starc to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, swing for Starc but starts on leg stump, Shreyas Iyer flicks and misses, no real appeal as the ball would've gone down leg, given as runs, not sure whether Iyer got an inside edge onto the pads
0.2 -
Starc to Shreyas Iyer, no run, pitched up outside off, Shreyas Iyer gets forward and opens the face of the bat on the square drive, but finds point
0.1 -
Starc to de Kock, 1 run, short of length on off stump, softly nudged in front of square leg for an easy single. de Kock is off the mark
de Kock and Shreyas Iyer are at the crease. de Kock is on strike. Starc will open the attack