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DD beat CSK by 34 runs | Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings, Highlights And Cricket Score 52th T20 Match - Commentary
Indian Premier League, 2018
Date: May 18, 2018 Start Time: 20:00 IST | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 LocalVenue: Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Venue: Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
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Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings Highlights And Cricket Score 52th Match - T20 Commentary
Delhi lost a couple more which pegged them back even further. They were struggling at 97/5 in the 15th over. Chennai were dominating proceedings at that stage and it looked like they might bundle out the hosts under 150, but Patel and Shankar had other ideas. The duo batted superbly and smashed six maximums, four of which came in the final over of the innings when Bravo had the ball. He had a terrible outing, conceded over 50 runs with no wickets. Chennai's weakness was exposed once again in this game, their inability to control the run-flow at the death might put them in trouble in the playoffs. But, in saying that, 163 is not a daunting target and Delhi will have to bowl really well to defend this total. Join us back in a while for Chennai's reply.
A big final over means Delhi have got a decent score on the board. Vijay Shankar and Harshal Patel smashed 65 off just 32 balls and have given their bowlers something to bowl at. Delhi didn't get off to a flying start, both the openers failed to get going as Delhi finished the Powerplay with a score of 39/1. Rishabh Pant tried to up the ante and he succeeded for a while, before Ngidi came back for his second and got a couple of important wickets in the 11th over which dented Delhi's progress. He was the star performer with the ball for Chennai. He finished with figures of 3-0-14-2.
Dwayne Bravo to Harshal Patel. SIX! Finishes things in some style! Patel gets a full toss from Bravo and he dispatches it right back over the bowler for half a dozen. 26 runs from the final over, DELHI FINISH WITH 162/5!
Dwayne Bravo to Harshal Patel. SIX! Right back over Bravo and that's another big strike. 20 off the over already and still a ball to go. Takes pace off it and Patel is expecting it. Smashes it straight down the ground and clears the fence with ease.
Dwayne Bravo to Vijay Shankar. Tucks it to deep mid-wicket and takes a quick single.
Dwayne Bravo to Vijay Shankar. SIX! Poor delivery and Shankar cashes in on it. Slower ball on a length, Shankar muscles it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. That's the 50-run stand between Patel and Shankar. They have given Delhi some score to play with.
Dwayne Bravo to Harshal Patel. Patel powers it away to long on and gives strike to Shankar.
Dwayne Bravo to Harshal Patel. SIX! Patel starts the final over of the innings with a bang. He gets a fullish delivery right in his zone. Clears his front leg and blasts it over long on for a maximum. Can he hit couple more?
Shardul Thakur to Harshal Patel. Short ball and Patel pulls it hard to deep square leg. Ngidi in the deep mops it up. Single taken.
Shardul Thakur to Harshal Patel. Takes all the pace off it, Patel goes for the big shot across the line but he fails to make any contact. Dot ball, just what Delhi don't want at this stage.
Shardul Thakur to Vijay Shankar. Pulls his length back a little and the batsman hits it to long on for a single.
Shardul Thakur to Harshal Patel. Patel tries an innovative stroke but doesn't succeed! He gets a fullish delivery outside off, he walks right across to scoop that but mishits it on the off side. Single taken.
Shardul Thakur to Vijay Shankar. Short of a length ball, Shankar sits back and pulls it away to deep mid-wicket. Single taken.
Shardul Thakur to Vijay Shankar. In the air... lands safely! Shankar goes for the swipe across the line but he ends up splicing it over mid off. Chahar backtracks and collects the ball. They take a couple.
Dwayne Bravo to Vijay Shankar. Works it on the leg side and keeps the strike with the single.
Dwayne Bravo to Vijay Shankar. Whips it away to deep mid-wicket. Billings attacks the ball and throws it flat over the stumps but Patel makes it safely. Couple more added to the total.
Dwayne Bravo to Harshal Patel. High full toss from Bravo and Patel bunts it down the ground to long on. They take a run.
Dwayne Bravo to Vijay Shankar. Shankar taps it to mid-wicket, single taken.
Dwayne Bravo to Harshal Patel. Driven towards the mid-on region. One run added to the total.
Dwayne Bravo to Harshal Patel. SIX! Amazing strike from Patel! He picks up the slower ball from Bravo and whacks it nicely over the square leg boundary for half a dozen. With couple of big strikes, Delhi have gone past 120, can they somehow get to 150?
Bravo is back into the attack.
Shardul Thakur to Vijay Shankar. Good end to the over from Thakur, dishes out a yorker outside off, the batsman digs it out on the track. Dot to end the 17th over.
Shardul Thakur to Vijay Shankar. SIX! Boom! That's into the stands! Short of a length ball, sits up nicely for Shankar who waits for it and pulls it over the mid-wicket fence for half a dozen. They need more of these.
Shardul Thakur to Harshal Patel. Nudges it to the mid-wicket region. Gives strike back to Shankar.
Shardul Thakur to Vijay Shankar. Shankar goes for the big shot but ends up mistiming it to wide long on. Billings runs in from the deep and keeps it down to a single.
Shardul Thakur to Vijay Shankar. Bumper outside off, takes the pace off it, Shankar is years early into the pull and he fails to make contact.
Shardul Thakur to Vijay Shankar. Fuller length ball on off, the batsman guides it to point. Straight to the fielder and that's a dot ball.
Lungi Ngidi to Harshal Patel. FOUR! Pounded by Harshal Patel, a much needed boundary for Delhi to end the 16th over! Slower ball from Ngidi on a length outside off, Patel sits back and flat-bats it through covers for a boundary.
Lungi Ngidi to Harshal Patel. Slower ball from Ngidi, the batsman pushes it to the cover region.
Lungi Ngidi to Vijay Shankar. Uses his wrists and works it in front of square leg for a single.
Lungi Ngidi to Vijay Shankar. Low full toss on the stumps, Shankar pushes it to mid off.
Lungi Ngidi to Vijay Shankar. Wide! Once again, sprays it down the leg side and the batsman misses it. Couple of runs gifted to Delhi.
Lungi Ngidi to Vijay Shankar. Wide! Slipping it down the leg side, Shankar looks to flick that but misses. That's an extra for Delhi.
Lungi Ngidi to Harshal Patel. Attacks the pads and Patel nugdes it to fine leg for a single.
Lungi Ngidi to Harshal Patel. Bowls a yorker closer to the off stump, the batsman digs it out on the off side.
Shardul Thakur to Vijay Shankar. FOUR! Errs in line and gets picked off. Short of a length ball, sliding down leg, Vijay gets inside the line of it and glances it nicely past the keeper. The ball races away to the fine leg boundary.
Shardul Thakur to Harshal Patel. Drifting on the pads and Patel flicks it to deep mid-wicket. Opens his account with a single.
Shardul Thakur to Abhishek Sharma. OUT! And there goes another wicket and the hosts have lost half their side. Chennai are bossing this game big time. It is the short ball from Shardul Thakur that does the trick again. It gets big on Sharma who looks to pull that off the back foot. He ends up getting a top edge to mid-wicket. Harbhajan is the fielder under it and he is not the one to miss out on those. Abhishek Sharma, who promised a lot with his exclusive strokes in the last game, fails to get going this time.
Strategic break. Meanwhile, Harshal Patel walks out to bat.
Shardul Thakur to Abhishek Sharma. Smashes it but finds the man at short extra cover.
Shardul Thakur to Vijay Shankar. Good length ball outside off, Shankar sits back and steers it down to third man for a single.
Shardul Thakur to Abhishek Sharma. Sharma goes on the back foot and defends it to point. Single taken.
Thakur into the attack.
Ravindra Jadeja to Abhishek Sharma. Dabs it on to the leg side. Single taken.
Abhishek Sharma walks out to bat.
Ravindra Jadeja to Glenn Maxwell. OUT! Bingo, Jadeja uproots the leg stump with a pacy delivery. He was expecting an innovative stroke from Maxwell and decides to dart it on the stumps. The Big Show goes for the reverse sweep but fails to put bat to ball. It smashes into the leg stump and Chennai have another wicket. Delhi now in deep trouble here and they are in desperate need of a partnership.
Ravindra Jadeja to Glenn Maxwell. NOT OUT! His back foot is well grounded and he is safe! Floated delivery on the off stump line, drifts in and spins away at pace, Maxwell plays down the wrong line and misses it. Dhoni was quick to break the stumps and appeals for a stumping to the square leg umpire who refers it to his mate upstairs. Replays are in and they show, Maxwell had his back foot grounded.
Dhoni breaks the stumps and appeals for a stumping. Maxwell is the man in question, did he lift his back leg?
Ravindra Jadeja to Vijay Shankar. Opens the face of the bat and chops it in the gap on the off side. They take a single.
Ravindra Jadeja to Vijay Shankar. Gently dabs it to the mid-wicket region.
Ravindra Jadeja to Vijay Shankar. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
Dwayne Bravo to Vijay Shankar. Hammered to wide long on, the fielder in the deep fumbles but no extra run conceded.
Dwayne Bravo to Vijay Shankar. FOUR! Crunched, no need to run for that! Overpitched delivery from Bravo and Shankar blasts it back past him. The bowler did the smart thing of moving away from the line of it. The ball rocketed to the long off fence.
Dwayne Bravo to Glenn Maxwell. Maxwell goes for the expansive drive but the ball goes off the inner half to long on. Single completed.
Dwayne Bravo to Vijay Shankar. Drifting into the pads and Shankar works it to deep mid-wicket. They cross over.
Dwayne Bravo to Vijay Shankar. Off pace bumper from Bravo, angling in, Shankar goes for the pull but misses it. Dhoni takes the ball and there is a stifled appeal for caught behind but the umpire is unmoved.
Dwayne Bravo to Glenn Maxwell. Off cutter from Bravo, Maxwell dabs it on the leg side, they take a quick single.
Dwayne Bravo to Glenn Maxwell. Wide! Slower ball, low full toss down the leg side, Maxwell looks to flick that but misses it. Wide given by the umpire.
Ravindra Jadeja to Vijay Shankar. Darts on the stumps, the batsman blocks it on the off side. End of a tidy over from Jadeja, just three runs from it.
Ravindra Jadeja to Vijay Shankar. Quicker delivery from Jadeja, turns away just a little, Shankar hangs back to defend that but he plays down the wrong line and misses it.
Ravindra Jadeja to Vijay Shankar. Shankar opens the face of the bat and dabs it to the point fielder.
Ravindra Jadeja to Glenn Maxwell. Works it to the vacant mid-wicket region. They take a run. Jadeja attacks the ball and prevents the second run.
Ravindra Jadeja to Vijay Shankar. Arm ball on the stumps, Shankar lunges forward and pushes it past the bowler. The ball rolls to long off and they take a run.
Ravindra Jadeja to Glenn Maxwell. Slider on the leg stump line, Maxwell punches it to mid-wicket for a single.
Vijay Shankar walks out to bat. Also Ravindra Jadeja comes back into the attack.
Lungi Ngidi to Rishabh Pant. OUT! Miles up in the air... and Bravo is the man under it. He is the one man you want under such a high ball and he takes it without making any mistake! Slower ball on off, angling away from the stumps, Pant goes for the big shot across the line. He gets a thick top edge to third man. Bravo near the rope runs in quickly towards his left and pouches it safely. A double-wicket over comes to an end by Ngidi. Chennai right on top here.
Lungi Ngidi to Rishabh Pant. Uses his wrists and works it in front of square leg. They take couple more.
Lungi Ngidi to Glenn Maxwell. Maxwell pushes it to long on for a single.
Glenn Maxwell is the next man in.
Lungi Ngidi to Shreyas Iyer. OUT! Bowled 'em! Poor shot selection from Iyer. End of a scratchy innings from the Delhi skipper. Good length ball, angling in from outside off, Iyer backs away and exposes all his stumps. He looks to play the square cut but misses it and the ball smashes into the wickets. He doesn't even look back and starts walking towards the dugout dejected. A timely breakthrough for Chennai.
Lungi Ngidi to Shreyas Iyer. Good length ball, skids through after pitching, Iyer goes back to cut that but misses it.
Lungi Ngidi to Rishabh Pant. Short of a length ball, Pant goes across and pulls it hard to deep mid-wicket. Single taken.
Lungi Ngidi is back on.
Harbhajan Singh to Rishabh Pant. Flatter ball on the stumps, Pant steps out and defends it on the off side. They take a quick single.
Harbhajan Singh to Rishabh Pant. SIX! Miscued by Pant but he somehow manages to clear the long off fence. Loopy off break outside off, he goes for the big shot by dancing down the track and lofts it. The fielder in the deep was a few yards inside the circle and misjudges it, the ball just eludes him and clears the fence.
Harbhajan Singh to Rishabh Pant. Defended down the track by Pant.
Harbhajan Singh to Rishabh Pant. FOUR! Well-placed by Pant. Faster and flatter from the bowler outside off, Pant sits back and slaps it right between short third man and backward point for a boundary.
Harbhajan Singh to Rishabh Pant. Tries the innovative stroke but fails to connect. Loopy ball outside off from Harbhajan, he bowled it much slower through the air, Pant goes for the reverse sweep but misses it.
Harbhajan Singh to Rishabh Pant. SIX! HEAVED AWAY! Tremendous strike from Pant. Harbhajan fires this one on the pads and he whacks it with disdain with the angle. Clears the mid-wicket fence with utmost ease.
Strategic break.
Dwayne Bravo to Rishabh Pant. Delivers a fullish delivery outside off, Pant powers it to long on and they take a run. 600 runs in the League for Pant, he is the first Delhi player to do so. He has been in some terrific form and how many more can he add?
Dwayne Bravo to Shreyas Iyer. Slower ball from Bravo, full on the stumps, Iyer powers it to long on. Single taken.
Dwayne Bravo to Rishabh Pant. Leg bye! Down the leg side and Pant goes too hard at it. He once again wears it on the pads, they sneak a leg bye.
Dwayne Bravo to Rishabh Pant. Skids through after pitching, Pant goes for the pull but misses it. The ball hits the thigh pad and balloons to short fine leg.
Dwayne Bravo to Rishabh Pant. Mistimes it... but the ball just evades the man at extra cover. Pant goes for the big shot but fails to time it well. Just gets enough wood on it and clears the infield. They take a couple.
Dwayne Bravo to Rishabh Pant. Angling away from the batsman, Pant looks to play the drive on the up but misses it.
Dwayne Bravo to Rishabh Pant. Wide! Poor start from Bravo, he bowls a wide delivery and Pant lets it go. Wide given by the umpire.
Dwayne Bravo comes into the attack.
Harbhajan Singh to Shreyas Iyer. Delivers a yorker outside off, Iyer jams his bat down in time and tries to stop it but the ball goes off the bottom edge. Rolls to Dhoni and that's a dot to end the over.
Harbhajan Singh to Rishabh Pant. Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. They pick up a single.
Harbhajan Singh to Rishabh Pant. FOUR! Dismissive! Harbhajan drops it short outside off, just where the southpaw likes it. He rocks on the back foot and slaps it through the covers. The ball speeds to the boundary. 50 up for Delhi with it, they need to up the ante a little.
Harbhajan Singh to Shreyas Iyer. Darts this one outside off, the batsman slaps it to deep point. They take a run.
Harbhajan Singh to Shreyas Iyer. Bowls it much slower through the air, Iyer dances down the track and defends it to the cover region. Looks for a quick single but decides against it.
Harbhajan Singh to Rishabh Pant. Pushes it through, Pant steps out and powers it to long on for a single.
Harbhajan Singh has the ball.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shreyas Iyer. Darts this in from outside off, Iyer sits back to flick that but misses it. The ball hits his front leg.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shreyas Iyer. FOUR! Well-placed by Iyer. Faster and flatter from Jadeja outside off, Iyer sits back and square cuts it behind point for a boundary.
Ravindra Jadeja to Rishabh Pant. Plays a square cut towards short third man, Harbhajan runs to his left and dives. He landed heavily on his shoulder and looks to be in some pain. Single taken.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shreyas Iyer. Slider on the middle and leg stump line, Iyer works it to deep mid-wicket. Single completed.
Ravindra Jadeja to Rishabh Pant. Faster one, Pant is aiming to heave that but changes his shot at the last moment. Drops it on the off side and they pick a quick single.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shreyas Iyer. Fires it on the pads and Iyer whips it to the right of the man at long on. They cross over.
Jadeja is back into the attack.
Shardul Thakur to Rishabh Pant. Similar shot from Pant but this time he finds the fielder at mid-wicket. A dot to end the Powerplay and a good once for Chennai.
Shardul Thakur to Rishabh Pant. FOUR! Much better from Pant, he keeps his eyes on the ball this time and hits it for a boundary. Short ball from Thakur, he gets right on top of the bounce and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary.
Shardul Thakur to Rishabh Pant. Serves out another full ball, angling across, Pant looking to whack that through the covers but fails to make contact.
Shardul Thakur to Rishabh Pant. Pant goes for the expansive drive but fails to make contact with the ball. Fuller length ball outside off, he throws his bat at it but misses.
Shardul Thakur to Rishabh Pant. Fullish delivery on off, Pant smashes it to the fielder at mid off.
Shardul Thakur to Rishabh Pant. Whips one off his pads to deep square leg. They take a couple.
Shardul Thakur comes into the attack.
Deepak Chahar to Shreyas Iyer. FOUR! Smart shot from the Delhi skipper. He sits on the back foot and plays the upper cut. Executes it to perfection and hits it over the keeper. The ball flies to the third man fence.
Deepak Chahar to Shreyas Iyer. LBW appeal turned down by the umpire. Slower ball on middle and leg, angling in, Iyer goes for the heave across the line but he gets hit on the back leg.
Deepak Chahar to Shreyas Iyer. FOUR! Slapped over point! Iyer finally connects one and earns a boundary for the effort! Short of a length ball outside off, he backs away and smashes it over the infield for a boundary.
The physio is out in the middle and having a look at Pant as he has hurt his hand. He now though seems fine to continue.
Deepak Chahar to Shreyas Iyer. Run out chance, but the fielder misses the stumps. Iyer backs away and pushes it to mid on. Calls for a quick single initially, but he sends his partner back. Pant is halfway down the track as he tries to turn. He dives to get in but luckily for him the fielder misses his shy. A big let off for Delhi as Rishabh Pant is the man in-form and they would not want his wicket to fall at this moment.
Deepak Chahar to Rishabh Pant. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. One run added to the total.
Rishabh Pant is the next man in.
Deepak Chahar to Prithvi Shaw. OUT! Gone! Prithvi Shaw fails to make the most of the opportunity handed to him in the last over. The short ball does the trick. It is a good one though as it is angled into the body of the batsman. Shaw is cramped for room but still goes for the pull. He only manages to top edge it to long on, who is stationed there for such a shot. Shardul takes a safe catch and Chennai celebrate their first breakthrough.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shreyas Iyer. Flatter ball closer to the off stump, Iyer backs away to cut that but he misses it.
Ravindra Jadeja to Prithvi Shaw. Dropped by Shardul Thakur. Shaw gets a reprieve, how costly will this be for Chennai? Faster one on the stumps and Shaw slams it flat to mid on. The fielder there stretches to his right and gets both hands to it but fails to hang on to it. Single taken.
Ravindra Jadeja to Prithvi Shaw. Goes for a heave once again but he mistimes it. It goes over long on where Thakur runs after it. He could not reach to it but does well to push it back before it crosses the ropes. The batsmen bag another brace.
Ravindra Jadeja to Prithvi Shaw. Faster one on the stumps, Shawn defends it down the track.
Ravindra Jadeja to Prithvi Shaw. Uppish... lands safely! Shaw goes for the slog sweep against the spin. He gets a top edge over mid-wicket. Ngidi backtracks but manages to collect it on the bounce. They take a couple.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shreyas Iyer. Tossed up delivery, the batsman steps out and hits it hard to wide long off. They cross over.
Ravindra Jadeja comes into the attack.
Deepak Chahar to Shreyas Iyer. Iyer exposes all his stumps and makes room for himself. Slaps it hard to point but the fielder there manages to get a hand to it. Takes pace off it, single taken.
Deepak Chahar to Shreyas Iyer. Touch slower from Chahar, Iyer defends it down the track.
Deepak Chahar to Prithvi Shaw. Wild swing from Shaw, he looks to heave across the line but gets a thick edge which flies down to third man. Single taken.
Deepak Chahar to Prithvi Shaw. SIX! Shot! Shaw plays a pick up shot and deposits it over the mid-wicket boundary. Good length ball on the leg stump line, he swivels across and mauls it for a half a dozen.
Deepak Chahar to Prithvi Shaw. There he goes, bowls a full pitched delivery and beats the batsman with an away swing. He needs to hit this length regularly without trying too many things.
Deepak Chahar to Prithvi Shaw. Wide! Another extra conceded by Chahar, he is bowling really well and there is no need to change his length. Bangs it in short and the ball balloons over the batsman.
Deepak Chahar to Prithvi Shaw. Fuller length ball outside off, Shaw goes hard at that one but he mistimes it to mid off.
Lungi Ngidi to Shreyas Iyer. Short of a length ball, angling in, Iyer goes back and defends it to end the over with a dot.
Lungi Ngidi to Shreyas Iyer. Opens the face of the bat and dabs it square towards the man at point.
Lungi Ngidi to Prithvi Shaw. Excellent stop from Harbhajan, saves a couple of runs for his side! Shaw punches it to the left of mid off, the fielder is quick to react as he runs towards the ball and dives full length sideways to stop it. Only a single taken by the batsmen.
Lungi Ngidi to Prithvi Shaw. Looks to punch that off the front foot but once again he is done in by the extra bounce.
Lungi Ngidi to Shreyas Iyer. Stands tall and punches it behind point. The fielder in the deep rushes to his right and slides, just manages to pull that inside the ropes. A run taken by the batsmen.
Lungi Ngidi to Shreyas Iyer. Leg byes! Ngidi starts with a delivery down the leg side, the ball kisses the pads of Iyer and flies to the left of the keeper. Dhoni gets a hand to it and ricochets it to fine leg. Couple taken.
Lungi Ngidi comes from the other end.
Deepak Chahar to Prithvi Shaw. Swing and a miss! Good length ball, nips away after kissing the wicket. Shaw looks to drive on the move but misses it. Excellent comeback delivery from Chahar after getting hit for a boundary on the last ball.
Deepak Chahar to Prithvi Shaw. FOUR! BANG! Prithvi opens his account with a strong shot! He gets a shortish delivery on his pads and pulls it with disdain over square leg for a boundary.
Deepak Chahar to Prithvi Shaw. Good length ball on the leg stump line, the batsman goes back and pushes it to mid on.
Deepak Chahar to Prithvi Shaw. Beaten! Another lovely delivery from Chahar, pitched just short of a good length, and swings away. Shaw goes back to punch that but he fails to make contact.
Deepak Chahar to Prithvi Shaw. Shaw sits on the back foot and pushes it to the man at short extra cover.
Deepak Chahar to Prithvi Shaw. Corrects his length and makes it move away from the batsman, who feels for it and he is beaten all ends up.
Deepak Chahar to Prithvi Shaw. Wide! Chahar starts with a wild delivery, swings miles down leg and Shaw doesn't even attempt a shot. Dhoni moves quickly to his left and makes a good stop.
We are all set to go! The umpires are out and the Chennai team is in a huddle and now make its way to the middle. For Delhi, Prithvi Shaw has a new partner in the form of Shreyas Iyer. Deepak Chahar has the new ball, he will start the proceedings for the visitors. Here we go...
Shreyas Iyer, the Delhi skipper, says he too wanted to bowl first and agrees with Dhoni that it is a tough ground to defend. Adds Chennai have an experienced side and they need to execute their plans well, particularly with the ball. He is happy with the way the batting unit has performed. Informs 190 is a par score on this wicket and they need to get close to it. He ends by saying they have made couple of changes, Glenn Maxwell and Avesh Khan replace Jason Roy and Junior Dala.
MS Dhoni, the Chennai skipper, says it is a difficult ground to contain and hence, they want to bowl first. Feels it is important to learn from every game, keep on improving and most importantly stay fit. Opines the wicket will be deteriorating. Informs his side has got just one change, Lungi Ngidi comes in place of David Willey.
TOSS - Heads is the call from Dhoni and heads it is. Chennai will bowl first.
Hello and a warm welcome to our coverage of the game between Delhi and Chennai. Match 52 of the Indian T20 League at Feroz Shah Kotla. The hosts are already out of the tournament but they will be playing to salvage some pride. For Dhoni's side, it is all about solidifying their position in the table and a win here will ensure they finish in the top two. The last time these two sides met, Chennai came out on top. The home team tonight, will be out for revenge. Do stay tuned as we bring you the toss and the other match related updates shortly.
So that is it from this game. Delhi have come out victorious here tonight. This result though will not make a lot of difference on the table as the teams will remain on the position they are on. The Indian T20 League continues as we have two games for you on Saturday. it will be Rajasthan taking on Bangalore first in Jaipur at 1600 local (1030 GMT) and then Hyderabad will be facing Kolkata in their own den at 2000 local (1430 GMT). Till then, take care and goodbye.
Man of the Match, Harshal Patel, says it is more difficult to bowl on this ground but he managed to execute his plans well. He feels his four overs were more important than his cameo. Informs he was just watching the ball and playing it on its merit. Ends by saying he has worked on his own game and he has looked to stick to the basics.
Shreyas Iyer, the Delhi skipper, says they were desperate for this victory and they are satisfied as they have got it against a team which is considered as a very strong unit. Credits Harshal Patel for the way he batted and bowled. He mentions they were always ready for everything but they could not execute their plans in all the games.
MS Dhoni, the Chennai skipper, opines that the wicket got difficult as the game progressed which was the reason why their batsmen found it difficult to score runs and even credits the bowlers from the opposition for bowling well. Says it is difficult to predict how the wicket will behave and feels team needs to be very practical about what went wrong. Feels overall performance has been good but yes, he is disappointed with the loss. Adds he told boys not to look at the points table and just focus on this game. He is happy with the batting department, openers have been doing bulk of the work but wants the middle order to contribute more. States 100 different plans can be given to a bowler but every bowler has different strengths and he can shuffle the bowlers as per the conditions.
The Delhi bowlers used the conditions to their favor. Everybody except for Avesh Khan, who took a pounding, has exceptional figures to their name. Trent Boult and Amit Mishra were the highlight as the two finished with combined figures of, 8-0-40-4. The pacers used their variations to great effect. Whereas, the spinners too varied their pace to which the Chennai batsmen had not answers to.
Tremendous bowling effort by Delhi as they have managed to defend a target which by many was quipped as not enough against a strong batting line-up. Chasing a decent total, the opening pair got the away side off to a solid start. But once the Powerplay ended, run-scoring got very difficult. Watson departed immediately, but Ambati Rayudu looked extremely fluent, though he fell soon after scoring his fifty. Billings and Raina went in quick succession which saw MS Dhoni needing a lot to do. He too could not come to the fore and the visitors fell short by quite a few runs.
Trent Boult to Ravindra Jadeja. That is it! A single to finish an excellent last over! Just 4 from it and DELHI WIN BY 34 RUNS! This is full and on middle, Jadeja hits it to long on for a run.
Trent Boult to Deepak Chahar. Shuffles across and tries to flick the ball. He gets an inside edge onto his pads and the ball rolls towards fine leg for a run.
Trent Boult to Deepak Chahar. Down the leg side, the batsman misses the shot but no wide is called.
Trent Boult to Ravindra Jadeja. Length ball outside off, Jadeja goes for the cut but gets an inside edge towards short fine leg for a run.
Deepak Chahar is the next man in.
Trent Boult to Dwayne Bravo. OUT! Boult gets another! It is once again on a length around off, Bravo tries to go inside out but it goes off the toe end towards wide long off. Vijay Shankar there runs in and takes a sliding catch.
Trent Boult to Ravindra Jadeja. A low full toss on leg stump, Jadeja flicks it to deep square leg for a run.
Harshal Patel to Ravindra Jadeja. Angles this one onto the pads, Jadeja goes for the flick but misses to get hit on the pads. The ball rolls towards third man and the batsmen run a leg bye.
Harshal Patel to Ravindra Jadeja. This is excellent bowling! He is using the slower balls to great effect. Another one outside off, Jadeja is way too early in his swing and he misses.
Harshal Patel to Dwayne Bravo. Another short ball and on the slower side. Bravo goes for the pull but mistimes it through mid-wicket for a run.
Harshal Patel to Ravindra Jadeja. Short and outside off, cut to deep point for a run.
Harshal Patel to Ravindra Jadeja. Slower ball on middle, Jadeja pulls it towards short fine leg. The fielder there misfields and they run an extra run.
Harshal Patel to Ravindra Jadeja. SIX! Just the start they needed but they need a lot more! Full and on middle, Jadeja with a straight bat, lofts it over the bowler's head for a biggie.
Dwayne Bravo is the next man in.
Trent Boult to MS Dhoni. OUT! Game set and match, if it was not obvious before this delivery. Dhoni holes out. A low full toss on middle, Dhoni tries to go over long on but fails to get the desired connection. It goes low towards Iyer there who takes a good catch diving forward. 50 needed from the last two overs.
Trent Boult to Ravindra Jadeja. Another single! Boundary is what is needed! This is full and on middle, Jadeja swings and he gets it to the man at mid-wicket for a run.
Trent Boult to MS Dhoni. Overthrow but still no boundary! The short ball again to Dhoni. He mistimes his pull towards mid on. They run two. The fielder fires a wild throw towards the keeper. He fails to collect and the batsmen run another run.
Trent Boult to MS Dhoni. Full and wide outside off, Dhoni misses his shot and the ball goes through to the keeper. Outstanding stuff from Boult.
Trent Boult to MS Dhoni. DOT! Dhoni is finding it very difficult to score here. Another short ball, it seems like a plan to Dhoni. He goes for the pull but gets a bottom edge to the keeper.
Trent Boult to Ravindra Jadeja. Hit well but straight to the fielder! This is on the shorter side, Jadeja pulls it to the man at deep mid-wicket only a run. Singles won't do it for Chennai.
Trent Boult is back on.
Harshal Patel to Ravindra Jadeja. A single to end the over! Just 3 from it. This is full and outside off, Jadeja slices it over point and gets to the other end, 55 more needed in 18 balls.
Harshal Patel to MS Dhoni. Just two from the five balls bowled! Another slower short ball! Dhoni goes for the cut but gets a bottom edge wide of the keeper. They need a biggie here, or the game is drifting away.
Harshal Patel to MS Dhoni. Just one run from the first four balls! This is amazing bowling! Another slower bouncer. Dhoni pulls it but finds the fielder at square leg.
Harshal Patel to MS Dhoni. Excellent stuff! Another dot. This is gold at the moment. Short and it is on the slower side. Dhoni tries to guide it through point but misses.
Harshal Patel to Ravindra Jadeja. Angles this one onto the pads, Jadeja works it around the corner for a run. Just one from the first two balls.
Harshal Patel to Ravindra Jadeja. A dot to begin! Excellent start! The seam up delivery outside off, Jadeja tries to guide it through point but gets beaten.
Harshal Patel is back on.
Sandeep Lamichhane to MS Dhoni. Flatter leg break, turns sharply, Dhoni hangs back and pushes it to covers. Calls for a quick single but seeing the fielder attacking the ball, sends his partner back in time. Dot to end the over. Sandeep finishes his spell. His figures are 4-0-21-1. Exceptional effort from the young leg spinner. 58 needed from 24 balls, Delhi should be optimistic about their chances but with Dhoni still out there, you just can't count Chennai out yet.
Sandeep Lamichhane to Ravindra Jadeja. Drops it short on the stumps, seeing it short, Jadeja rocks back and swipes it to mid-wicket for a single. Sandeep has done well after being hit for a six off the first ball.
Sandeep Lamichhane to MS Dhoni. Dhoni uses the depth of the crease and punches. Sandeep dives to his right but fails to stop that ball. They cross over.
Sandeep Lamichhane to Ravindra Jadeja. Pushes it quicker through the air, the batsman whips it to wide long on. Single taken.
Sandeep Lamichhane to Ravindra Jadeja. Jadeja stays back and punches it to deep cover. They run the first run hard and put pressure on the fielder running from the deep who takes his eyes off it and fumbles. The Chennai pair rushes back for the second run.
Sandeep Lamichhane to Ravindra Jadeja. SIX! BANG! That is into the vacant stands right over the sightscreen. Jadeja decides to take matters into his own hands. He sees the loopy delivery, doesn't matter even if it's a googly. Steps out to the pitch of it and hits it over the fence for half a dozen.
Amit Mishra to MS Dhoni. Another dot! Fires this down the leg side, Dhoni tries to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. Mishra ends his spell with exceptional figures of 4-0-20-2. Outstanding from the willy old veteran, he has brought Delhi back into the game.
Amit Mishra to MS Dhoni. A dot! This is lovely. Not tossing it up to Dhoni and bowling flatter on middle, Dhoni pushes it back to the bowler.
Amit Mishra to Ravindra Jadeja. Eases it through mid on for a run.
Ravindra Jadeja walks out to the middle.
Amit Mishra to Sam Billings. OUT! Another one bites the dust here! Billings is the man who walks back. Amit Mishra tosses this one up outside off stump, Billings goes down on one knee and tries to sweep. He gets a top edge which lobs towards short fine leg where Sharma takes an easy catch. Chennai now face an uphill task here, 70 from 33 needed.
Amit Mishra to MS Dhoni. A low full toss on middle, Dhoni powers it to long on for a run.
Amit Mishra to MS Dhoni. TURN! Slower through the air on off, it turns away. Dhoni tries to push it through the off side but misses. A dot more importantly.
Sandeep Lamichhane to Sam Billings. Leading edge and just short! Billings uses his feet and tries to work it on the leg side. The ball turns away and takes the leading edge towards covers. The fielder dives forward but collects it on the bounce.
Sandeep Lamichhane to Sam Billings. Shorter in length outside off, it is cut to point.
Sandeep Lamichhane to Sam Billings. Almost a replica of the way Maxwell got out. Billings positions himself early for reverse sweep. The bowler fires it on leg stump. Billings gets an inside edge and the ball goes agonizingly close past the leg pole.
Sandeep Lamichhane to MS Dhoni. In the air... but safe! Uses his feet and gets to the pitch of it. He hits it towards long on, uppishly but well short of him and takes a run.
Sandeep Lamichhane to Sam Billings. Eases it down to long on to get off the mark.
Sam Billings is the next man in.
Sandeep Lamichhane to Suresh Raina. OUT! How often have we seen this? A wicket right after the strategic break and it is of the dangerous Raina. He too fails to make use of the reprieve he got. He though might consider himself a touch unlucky here as he hit that well. Sandeep bowls the googly and it is quite full on middle, Raina whips it off the middle. He hits it flat and it goes into the hands of Vijay Shankar at deep mid-wicket who takes it. Another timely wicket for Delhi and Sandeep is pumped. Chennai in a spot of bother here.
Sandeep Lamichhane is back into the attack.
Final strategic break of the game!
Amit Mishra to MS Dhoni. Floats it up on off, it is driven back to the bowler. Just four from this over. They needed this tight over as the last one was expensive. 73 needed from 42.
Amit Mishra to Suresh Raina. Googly on off, Raina fails to pick it. He gets a leading edge through covers for a run.
Amit Mishra to MS Dhoni. Tosses this one up on off, Dhoni pushes it towards point for a quick run. The fielder has a shy but misses. Dhoni turns for a second but Raina is not interested. Also this single brings up 6000 T20 runs for Dhoni.
Amit Mishra to MS Dhoni. Flatter on off, Dhoni pushes it to covers.
Amit Mishra to Suresh Raina. Short again and this time too he is pulled to deep mid-wicket for another run.
Amit Mishra to MS Dhoni. Shorter in length, Dhoni pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a run.
Amit Mishra is back on.
Glenn Maxwell to Suresh Raina. So two dots to end the over! This is on the shorter side. Raina cuts it to the man at point.
Glenn Maxwell to Suresh Raina. Floats it up on off, it is driven to covers.
Glenn Maxwell to MS Dhoni. Fuller on the pads, worked through mid-wicket for a run.
Glenn Maxwell to MS Dhoni. FOUR! Second from the over! Bringing back Maxwell is turning out to be a bad idea here. This is short and outside off, Dhoni rocks back and cuts it through backward point for a boundary.
Glenn Maxwell to Suresh Raina. Does not offer room this time and fires it on off, Raina pushes it down to long off for a run.
Glenn Maxwell to Suresh Raina. FOUR! Trademark Raina! Maxwell tosses this one up on off, Raina with the turn goes inside out over covers for a one bounce boundary. Once again a good start to the over.
Glenn Maxwell is back on.
Sandeep Lamichhane to Suresh Raina. On the shorter side, Raina works it through mid-wicket for a run.
Sandeep Lamichhane to MS Dhoni. Uses his feet again and strokes it through long off for a run.
Sandeep Lamichhane to Suresh Raina. The batsman defends it from within the crease. One run added to the total.
Sandeep Lamichhane to MS Dhoni. Dances down the track and hits it towards mid on for a run.
Sandeep Lamichhane to Suresh Raina. Works it on the leg side for a run.
Sandeep Lamichhane to MS Dhoni. Fuller and outside off, Dhoni strokes it through covers for a run.
Sandeep Lamichhane is back on.
MS Dhoni walks out to the middle.
Harshal Patel to Ambati Rayudu. OUT! In the air... gone! The missed run out chance has not cost Delhi a lot here. They have got the man they so desperately needed. Harshal Patel dismisses the man in-form. Rayudu uses his feet and gets a slower ball on the pads. He goes for the flick. Seems to have connected well as the ball goes high up in the air. It does not have the distance though and he holes out to Glenn Maxwell at deep mid-wicket who takes a really good catch. Such skiers are never easy. Rayudu walks back after reaching another half century and Chennai need another 93 in 60 balls. Game on!
Harshal Patel to Suresh Raina. Slower short ball on middle, Raina pulls it through mid-wicket for a run.
Harshal Patel to Ambati Rayudu. Fifty for Rayudu, his 18th in the Indian T20 League. His purple patch continues but he needs to stay there longer. He eases this down to long on for a run to get to that milestone.
Harshal Patel to Suresh Raina. Length ball on middle, Raina tucks it through the leg side for a run.
Harshal Patel to Ambati Rayudu. A single to follow. Good batting by Rayudu. He flicks this through square leg for a run. 3000 runs in the Indian T20 League for him.
Harshal Patel to Ambati Rayudu. FOUR! Welcome back into the attack Patel! A gift, a half-volley down the leg side. Rayudu flicks it through short fine leg and the ball races away. Pressure on the bowler now, a boundary from the first ball.
Harshal Patel is back on.
Amit Mishra to Ambati Rayudu. Suicidal run, but luckily for Rayudu the fielder misses. He pushes this straight to mid off and goes for a run. The fielder has a shy but misses. Had he hit, Rayudu was nowhere in the picture. There was never a run there. A huge let off and by the looks of things, Rayudu is all set to make Delhi pay here.
Amit Mishra to Ambati Rayudu. SIX! BOOM! Once again uses his feet to great effect. This time takes the ball on the full and hit si over the bowler's head for a biggie. Rayudu is playing another brilliant knock here. A biggie to follow the boundary. 102 more needed.
Amit Mishra to Ambati Rayudu. FOUR! Much-needed for Chennai! Rayudu makes excellent use of his feet and gets to the pitch of the ball. He smashes it through covers and there is no stopping that ball.
Amit Mishra to Ambati Rayudu. Floats it up on middle, Ambati defends it.
Amit Mishra to Ambati Rayudu. Comes down the track and Mishra spots that. He fires it on the pads. Rayudu misses the flick and gets hit on it.
Amit Mishra to Suresh Raina. The slider again on middle, Raina gets it off the inner half through mid-wicket for a run.
Glenn Maxwell to Suresh Raina. Raina drives it to long on and gets to the other end.
Glenn Maxwell to Suresh Raina. Floats it wide outside off, Raina tries to go through covers but gets it off the inner half, back to the bowler.
Glenn Maxwell to Ambati Rayudu. Eases this through mid on for a run.
Glenn Maxwell to Suresh Raina. Driven through mid on by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Glenn Maxwell to Suresh Raina. Flighted ball on off, Raina keeps it out.
Glenn Maxwell to Ambati Rayudu. Eases this down to long on for a run.
Glenn Maxwell is on.
Amit Mishra to Suresh Raina. DROPPED! Mishra could have had two in two! Pant is the culprit here and how costly will this prove? Raina is not someone you want to drop. It is the slider on off, Raina plays for the turn into him but this one goes on with the angle. He tries to defend but gets an outside edge to Pant who spills it. Nevertheless, end of an excellent over, just 2 runs and a wicket from it.
Suresh Raina is the next man in.
Amit Mishra to Shane Watson. OUT! Mishra strikes in his first over! Watson's struggle out there comes to an end. Mishra tosses this one up on off and once again the ball turns a little. Watson tries to go over long off but does not get it off the middle. It lobs towards Boult there who takes an easy catch. A much-needed wicket for Delhi and they are right back into the game.
Amit Mishra to Ambati Rayudu. Driven towards the mid off region. One run added to the total.
Amit Mishra to Ambati Rayudu. Floats it up on middle, Rayudu drives it back to the bowler.
Amit Mishra to Shane Watson. Eases this one down to long off for a run.
Amit Mishra to Shane Watson. Floats this one up on middle, it turns away. Watson tries to go across the line but gets an outside edge to point.
Amit Mishra is into the attack.
Strategic break signaled!
Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu. SIX! Started the last over of the Powerplay in style and now ends it in style! 22 from this one and it has released all the pressure built earlier. Another short ball on middle, Rayudu is feeding on that at the moment. He rocks back and pulls it with disdain over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. So what was turning out to be a poor Powerplay for Chennai has turned out to be a brilliant one. They are 44 for 0 after it and they need another 119 from 84.
Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu. SIX! Not learning here is Avesh! Poor bowling by him. He bangs this one short and on middle, Rayudu once again gets into position early and sends it over the square leg fence.
Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu. Short and outside off, it is cut to cover-point.
Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu. FOUR! Ten from three balls! Too predictable this from the bowler. Goes short again and Rayudu was ready for it. He pulls it over mid-wicket. It seems to have bounced just before the ropes but the umpire wants to check and replays confirm it is just short.
Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu. In the air but safe! Beaten for pace was Rayudu there. A short ball on off stump, Rayudu goes for the pull but is done in by the pace. It takes the top edge and goes on the bounce to mid off.
Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu. SIX! Perfect start to the last over of the Powerplay! This is right in the zone, length and on middle. Rayudu lines it up and dispatches it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie.
Harshal Patel to Shane Watson. Shorter in length this time the ball does not bounce. Watson goes for the pull but misses to get hit high on the pads. The players appeal but the umpire stays put.
Harshal Patel to Ambati Rayudu. Slower bumper, Rayudu rolls his wrists over the ball and pulls it through square leg for a run.
Harshal Patel to Ambati Rayudu. Goes short this time, Rayudu misses the pull shot.
Harshal Patel to Shane Watson. Slower ball on middle, Watson is foxed as he is into the pull early. He gets a top edge towards square leg for a run.
Harshal Patel to Shane Watson. On a length around middle, it is eased to mid on.
Harshal Patel to Shane Watson. Starts off with a length ball on off, it is kept out.
Harshal Patel is into the attack.
Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu. Shuffles across to go over the leg side but gets a short ball outside off, Rayudu tries to cut but misses. Just six from this over even though a boundary came off it. A sedate start by Chennai here.
Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu. FOUR! All the pressure that was building is released by this exquisite stroke by Rayudu. Clears his front leg, gets a full ball on off. He goes over extra cover and the ball races away to the fence.
Avesh Khan to Shane Watson. Good bowling! Angles it into the batsman, giving him no room to free his arms. Watson defends it onto the ground and gets across for a quick run. Boundaries are hard to come by here, something has to give.
Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu. Goes fuller again on leg stump, Ambati goes for the heave but gets it off the inner half towards backward square leg for a run.
Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu. A yorker on middle, Rayudu jams it out to mid-wicket. Good start by Avesh.
Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu. Starts off with a full ball on off, Rayudu times it back to the bowler.
Avesh Khan is into the attack.
Trent Boult to Ambati Rayudu. A single to end the over and 9 from it. Shorter in length again on middle, Rayudu works it through square leg for a run.
Trent Boult to Shane Watson. On the pads, Watson misses out as he fails to flick. The ball hits him on the pads, rolls towards square leg and the batsmen run a leg bye.
Trent Boult to Shane Watson. A yorker on middle, Watson works it to mid-wicket.
Trent Boult to Shane Watson. SIX! Just as I write that, Watson smashes this into the stands. This should break the shackles. A length ball, slightly on the shorter side. Watson picks the length early and pulls it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie.
Trent Boult to Ambati Rayudu. Goes a touch shorter this time on off, Rayudu off the back foot guides it towards third man for a run. No boundaries yet, Iyer won't mind these singles.
Trent Boult to Ambati Rayudu. BEAUTY! Boult comes running in and angles it on off, it pitches and then shapes away a touch. Rayudu has a feel for it but gets beaten.
Sandeep Lamichhane to Shane Watson. A dot to end! Just two from this one! Back-to-back tight overs to begin with by Delhi. This is bowled on the stumps, Watson works it back to the bowler.
Sandeep Lamichhane to Shane Watson. Leading edge but safe! The leg spinner on off, Watson tries to play across the line but closes the bat face a touch early. He gets a soft leading edge to mid off.
Sandeep Lamichhane to Shane Watson. Quicker on off, Watson defends it.
Sandeep Lamichhane to Shane Watson. The googly on off, Watson chops it to point.
Sandeep Lamichhane to Shane Watson. Another good piece of work in the field and again it is the Delhi skipper who is leading from the front. Sandeep tosses this up on off, Watson leans into it and times it through covers. The ball races across the turf. Iyer from covers hares after it, slides and pushes it back. Saves a couple for his side.
Sandeep Lamichhane to Shane Watson. Flatter and on off, Watson off the back foot defends it onto the ground.
Sandeep Lamichhane will bowl from the other end.
Trent Boult to Shane Watson. A single to end a tight first over. Watson guides this down to third man and retains strike for the next over.
Trent Boult to Shane Watson. Chennai are underway! Changes his length and goes shorter on middle, Watson rocks back and pulls it through mid-wicket. He does not time it that well but hits it well enough to get two.
Trent Boult to Shane Watson. Excellent fielding! This is exactly what a bowler needs, support in the field. He bowls this on the pads, Watson flicks it towards Iyer at short mid-wicket. The Delhi skipper, dives to his left and makes a good stop.
Trent Boult to Shane Watson. Another inswinger from off this time, Watson plants his front foot ahead and strokes it to mid off. Good tight bowling here from Boult.
Trent Boult to Shane Watson. Hint of swing there as it comes back in from middle. Watson gets right behind the line and keeps it out.
Trent Boult to Shane Watson. Starts with a length ball outside off, Watson off the back foot punches it to the man at point.
We are back for the chase! Ambati Rayudu and Shane Watson make their way out to the middle. Trent Boult will start the proceedings with the new ball for Delhi.