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RCB beat DD by 5 wickets | Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Highlights And Cricket Score 45th T20 Match - Commentary
Indian Premier League, 2018
Date: May 12, 2018 Start Time: 20:00 IST | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 LocalVenue: Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
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Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Highlights And Cricket Score 45th Match - T20 Commentary
Bangalore will be deeply disappointed with the way the innings ended. Their bowlers let it loose once again and have given away at least 25 runs extra at the death. Chahal was the standout bowler tonight for the visiting team while Moeen Ali also bowled quite well. Let's see how Bangalore approach this chase in a must-win situation. Do join us in a short while.
Put to bat, Delhi lost both their openers in a quick succession. Yuzvendra Chahal was roaring at the beginning and was too hot to handle. Post that, the pair of Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer steadied things with a partnership worth 93 runs in which the former, in particular, played the dominant role. Once again Pant looked set for a big innings but it was cut short by Moeen Ali. Shreyas Iyer, in all honesty, struggled to get going tonight and played a scratchy knock.
Yet another talent unearthed. Abhishek Sharma! The young man emerged on the scene and went berserk from the word go. The Delhi innings was meandering along after losing the wickets of Pant and Iyer but Abhi shaked things up and powered them to a very challenging total.
Mohammed Siraj to Vijay Shankar. Sharp delivery, 142.6 kph, angling into the batsman, Vijay powers it over the bowler's head for a run. Delhi end on 181/4!
Mohammed Siraj to Abhishek Sharma. No, is the answer. Reaches out for a full ball outside off and drives it to deep cover for a run.
Mohammed Siraj to Abhishek Sharma. FOUR! Brute force! This is in line of the stumps, Sharma backs away a bit to make space and bludgeons it straight back. The umpire takes evasive action and quickly moves away from the line of fire. AB de Villiers tries his best to cut it off in the deep but fails. Can Abhishek get to his fifty?
Mohammed Siraj to Abhishek Sharma. SIX! High and handsome! This young man is stealing hearts with his knock. Picks the slower one by Siraj early and sends it packing over long off for a biggie. 50-run stand comes up.
Mohammed Siraj to Abhishek Sharma. Slips one down the leg side, Sharma gets across the stumps but fails to connect with his attempted paddle shot.
Mohammed Siraj to Vijay Shankar. Very full and on middle, it's flicked to deep mid-wicket for a run.
Tim Southee to Vijay Shankar. Slower ball again, full and on off at 97.5 kph, Shankar swings his bat and gets it away off the inner edge to short fine leg. A single taken. Just 7 off the over, a top one by Tim!
Tim Southee to Vijay Shankar. Huge appeal for a caught behind! Not given. Bangalore have no review left. A well-directed short ball by Southee, Shankar tries to hook but misses. Patel collects the ball and appeals but get no response from the umpire. The replays detect nothing.
Tim Southee to Abhishek Sharma. Played to the point region by the batsman. They pick up a single.
Tim Southee to Vijay Shankar. A length ball outside off, Shankar gets forward and across before lofting it over covers for a single.
Tim Southee to Abhishek Sharma. Caught near the fence but off a Free Hit! A full toss outside off, Sharma tries to pump it over long off but fails to get enough distance. A fine jumping catch near the fence by Umesh Yadav and he immediately returns the ball in play. Only a single.
Tim Southee to Vijay Shankar. Clever change in pace. A length ball outside off, Shankar goes hard at it and mistimes his shot down to long on for a single. It's called a no ball as there was one less fielder inside the ring. Free Hit coming up. This is very sloppy from Bangalore.
Tim Southee to Abhishek Sharma. A full toss outside off, Sharma reaches out for it and lifts it over cover-point for a run.
Mohammed Siraj to Abhishek Sharma. Slower delivery, a touch short and on middle, Sharma gets across and tries to scoop it over short fine leg. Fails to get the desired connection and hence has to satisfy with only a single. 14 from this over.
Mohammed Siraj to Vijay Shankar. Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. One run added to the total.
Mohammed Siraj to Vijay Shankar. FOUR! Siraj is struggling with his line. Serves a full ball on the pads and Vijay nudges it behind square leg for a boundary.
Mohammed Siraj to Abhishek Sharma. Driven towards the mid off region. They pick up a single.
Mohammed Siraj to Abhishek Sharma. SIX! He is middling his shots with great ease and class. On a length outside off, angling away, Sharma camps back and ramps it over third man for a biggie. This kind of batting is enough to earn fans. Going great guns, Abhi!
Mohammed Siraj to Vijay Shankar. Lands it on a fuller length outside off, Shankar forces it over mid off and takes a run.
Tim Southee to Abhishek Sharma. Full and angling away, Sharma walks down the track and chips it over extra cover for a couple of runs. 22 from the over!
Tim Southee to Abhishek Sharma. SIX! Packs a punch again. Remains back footed to a short delivery this time and pummels it all the way over mid-wicket for a maximum. Where was he hiding all these days?
Tim Southee to Abhishek Sharma. SIX! Aahhh...this lad can bat. A straight batted shot is always a delight to watch. A length ball around middle and leg, Abhishek stays back and launches it over long on.
Tim Southee to Abhishek Sharma. DROPPED AND FOUR! Oh dear. A good length ball angling away from the batsman, Sharma steps out and flashes his bat firmly at it. It flies off the upper half of the willow and goes towards sweeper cover. Siraj in the deep feels that the ball is dying in front of him and hence charges forward. Puts in a dive but fails to hold on to the catch. What's worse? It has gone to the boundary as well.
Tim Southee to Abhishek Sharma. Wide! This one is short and way wide outside off, Sharma leaves it.
Tim Southee to Abhishek Sharma. Back of a length delivery around off, Abhishek flat-bats it over the bowler's head, more of a top edge. It falls in no man's land in the deep and they take a brace.
Tim Southee to Vijay Shankar. Taps a length ball down towards backward point and crosses for a hesitant single.
Tim Southee returns.
Mohammed Siraj to Abhishek Sharma. A good length ball around off, Sharma goes on his back foot and tries to fend it away. The ball takes the bottom half of his bat and lobs back towards the bowler. Siraj attempts for the return catch but it falls short. End of an excellent over by Siraj!
Mohammed Siraj to Abhishek Sharma. Back of a length ball on middle and off, defended off the back foot.
Mohammed Siraj to Abhishek Sharma. Siraj responds with a bouncer around off, Abhishek drops his wrists and allows it through.
Mohammed Siraj to Abhishek Sharma. FOUR! What a shot! An overpitched delivery around off, Sharma latches onto it and spanks it over mid off for a boundary. The debutant announces his arrival in the middle with a fine strike. Earlier in the evening, Searles, the debutant also got off the mark in a similar fashion. Only difference was that it went all the way for a biggie.
Mohammed Siraj to Vijay Shankar. Works a good length delivery through mid-wicket and takes a single.
Strategic break. Meanwhile, Abhishek Sharma has joined Vijay Shankar in the middle.
Mohammed Siraj to Shreyas Iyer. OUT! This is another massive breakthrough for Bangalore as Iyer in the end stages of the innings can prove to be really dangerous. Siraj speeds in and bowls a full length ball on middle and leg at 138 kph. Shreyas swings it across the line off his pads but the timing eludes him. He ends up handing a straightforward catch to Kohli at cow corner. End of a pretty uncharacteristic knock by Shreyas. Never got going.
Mohammed Siraj is back into the attack.
Umesh Yadav to Shreyas Iyer. Attacks the stumps with a fullish delivery, Iyer nudges it to mid on. Throw from Kohli is bit off target but the Delhi pair fails to cash on it.
Umesh Yadav to Vijay Shankar. Shankar goes right across his stumps and whips it off his stumps to deep mid-wicket. Single added to the total.
Umesh Yadav to Vijay Shankar. Bowls it touch fuller on this occasion, Shankar still sits back and guides it to the man at backward point.
Umesh Yadav to Vijay Shankar. FOUR! Freebie from Umesh and Shreyas capitalizes on it! Short ball down the leg side, the batsman gets inside the line of it and pulls it away to the fine leg boundary.
Umesh Yadav to Vijay Shankar. Length ball from Yadav outside off, skids through at pace. Shankar goes back and looks to cut that down to third man. He fails to make contact with the ball.
Umesh Yadav to Shreyas Iyer. Bowls a good length ball, angling into the pads. Iyer sits on the back foot and taps it in front of square leg. Single taken.
Umesh Yadav comes back into the attack.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Vijay Shankar. This time he plays the drive up and over the man at extra cover. ABD runs across from long off and pulls it inside the ropes.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Vijay Shankar. Loopy leg break from Chahal outside off, Shankar drives but he finds the man at short extra cover.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shreyas Iyer. Iyer walks right across his stumps and works it wide of the man at mid-wicket. They take a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Vijay Shankar. Fullish delivery from Chahal, Shankar gets to the pitch of it and drills it to long off for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Vijay Shankar. Much quicker in pace from Chahal and Shankar defends it with the straight bat.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Vijay Shankar. Flatter ball on the stumps and Shankar defends it down the track.
Vijay Shankar is the new man in.
Moeen Ali to Rishabh Pant. OUT! Stunning catch from AB de Villiers at long on! That effort from the veteran sees the back of dangerous Rishabh Pant! Moeen Ali bowls a loopy delivery on the stumps, Pant charges down the track and hopes of clearing the long on fence with a big strike. He doesn't manage to generate enough power this time and can't even find the gap between the two men at deep mid wicket and long on. Seeing ball go up in the air, ABD charges to his left and puts in a slide at the last moment. He comes up with a great catch. So, the ploy of continuing with Ali has worked for Bangalore.
Moeen Ali to Rishabh Pant. FOUR! Well swept by Pant! Loopy ball on the leg stump line, Pant goes right across his stumps and sweeps it firmly to the square leg boundary.
Moeen Ali to Shreyas Iyer. Iyer once again uses his wrists and works it with the spin to deep square leg for a single.
Moeen Ali to Rishabh Pant. Pushes it quicker through the air, on the pads and Pant works it in front of square leg for a single.
Moeen Ali to Rishabh Pant. Ali darts this one on the stumps and Pant cuts it to the point region.
Moeen Ali to Shreyas Iyer. Faster one on the stumps and Iyer punches it down the ground for a single.
Moeen Ali to Shreyas Iyer. Wide! Flatter off break, spinning down leg. Iyer goes back to flick that, he misses it and the keeper does well to collect that. Wide given by the umpire.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Rishabh Pant. Poor effort from Sarfaraz! He slides across but fails to stop that one and concedes an extra run. Chahal fires it down the leg side and Pant whips it to short fine leg. 100 up for Delhi in the 12th over.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Rishabh Pant. Gutsy delivery from Chahal, he bowls a tossed up delivery outside off, sliding across, Pant goes for the big shot, can't put bat to ball.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shreyas Iyer. Pushes it quicker through the air and Iyer works it with the spin to deep square leg for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Rishabh Pant. Drops it short again and Pant powerfully hits it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Rishabh Pant. FOUR! 50 to Pant, brings up his 7th Indian T20 League fifty in style! Flatter ball from Chahal, spinning into the pads and Pant pulls it away to the square leg boundary. He is once again looking in scintillating form.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Rishabh Pant. SIX! Going, going and gone! Monster strike from Pant! Loopy delivery outside off, Pant goes down on one knee and mauls it high over the long on fence for a big six.
Moeen Ali to Rishabh Pant. Darts this on the stumps and Pant knocks it in front of square leg for a single.
Chahal comes for a new spell.
Moeen Ali to Shreyas Iyer. Iyer goes right on the back foot and works it with the spin to deep square leg for a single.
Moeen Ali to Shreyas Iyer. Faster off break from Ali, spins in and Iyer dabs it on the leg side.
Moeen Ali to Rishabh Pant. Nudges it square on the leg side and they take a quick single.
Moeen Ali to Rishabh Pant. Flatter ball, angling in from outside off, Ali looks to flick that, misses it and gets hit on the pads.
Moeen Ali to Rishabh Pant. SIX! Biggie! Loopy ball on the stumps, Pant goes down on one knee and slogs it over the mid-wicket boundary for a maximum.
Colin de Grandhomme to Shreyas Iyer. FOUR! Shot! Good length ball outside off, the batsman goes right back in his crease and slaps it behind point for a boundary.
Colin de Grandhomme to Rishabh Pant. The batsman has driven it through midon. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Colin de Grandhomme to Shreyas Iyer. High up in the air... no calling between ABD and Kohli and Iyer gets a reprieve! Length ball on the stumps and Shreyas hits it miles up in the air towards mid on. Both the fielders charge towards it but fail to get to it. De Villiers (who ran from inside the ring) was the closest to the ball but he aborts his attempt at the last moment sensing the charge from his skipper from long off. Not expected from these two great fielders. Kohli is smiling at the moment.
Colin de Grandhomme to Rishabh Pant. Dropped! Length ball on the stumps, Iyer backs away and smashes it back to the bowler, who goes for it with one hand but only manages to palm it past the non-striker. That was a real tough one.
Colin de Grandhomme to Shreyas Iyer. In the air... lands safely! Iyer goes for the big shot, mistimes it to deep mid-wicket, the fielder charges from the deep but can't get there in time.
Colin de Grandhomme to Shreyas Iyer. FOUR! Deft touch from Iyer! Well executed stroke from the Delhi skipper, he waits on the back foot and plays a late cut past the keeper. The ball races away to the third man fence.
Colin de Grandhomme comes into the attack.
Moeen Ali to Shreyas Iyer. Spinning down leg, Iyer glances it to the fielder at short fine leg. They steal a quick single. That's the 50-run stand between Iyer and Pant.
Moeen Ali to Rishabh Pant. Arm ball on the leg stump line, Pant flicks it off his pads to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Moeen Ali to Shreyas Iyer. With a couple of dots pressure was mounting on Iyer and he looks to break the shackles. Goes down the track and heaves it with the spin to deep square leg, the fielder in the deep collects it on the bounce.
Moeen Ali to Shreyas Iyer. Loopy delivery from Moeen Ali outside off, Iyer gets on the front foot and defends on the off side.
Moeen Ali to Shreyas Iyer. Bowls it slower through the air and it grips in from outside off, Iyer looks to flick that, he gets an inside edge on the pads.
Moeen Ali to Rishabh Pant. Drops it short outside off, Pant goes hard at it and smashes to deep cover for just the single.
Strategic break.
Mohammed Siraj to Shreyas Iyer. Good length ball on the stumps, Iyer gets across and taps it to the fielder at mid-wicket.
Mohammed Siraj to Rishabh Pant. Shortish delivery on the stumps, Pant stands tall and knocks it on the leg side for a single.
Mohammed Siraj to Rishabh Pant. SIX! Up and over! Six more added to the total! An audacious strike from Pant! Length ball on off, he just swings his bat through the line and whacks it over long off fence.
Mohammed Siraj to Rishabh Pant. SIX! Out of here! Just can't dish out such a loose delivery to this man, a half tracker on the stumps and Pant muscles it flat-batted over the mid-wicket boundary for a maximum.
Mohammed Siraj to Shreyas Iyer. Drifting in from outside off and Iyer works it away to deep square leg for a single.
Mohammed Siraj to Shreyas Iyer. Siraj starts with a delivery attacking the stumps, Iyer goes right back and defends it solidly.
Mohammed Siraj is the new bowler.
Moeen Ali to Shreyas Iyer. Pushes it quicker through the air, Iyer goes right back and flicks it away to deep square leg. Single taken.
Moeen Ali to Shreyas Iyer. Tossed up delivery outside off, Iyer gets to the pitch of it and defends to the cover region.
Moeen Ali to Shreyas Iyer. Wide! Flatter off break, spins down leg, Iyer miss out on a flick shot and the umpire signals a wide.
Moeen Ali to Shreyas Iyer. Spinning in from outside off, Iyer tickles it behind the wicket on the leg side.
Moeen Ali to Rishabh Pant. Slider on the leg stump line and Pant pulls it away to deep square leg for a single.
Moeen Ali to Rishabh Pant. Faster one outside off, Pant slaps it hard to Kohli at extra cover who does well to stop that one.
Moeen Ali to Shreyas Iyer. Flatter ball, spins into the pads and Iyer glances it to short fine leg and crosses for a run.
Moeen Ali comes to bowl.
Tim Southee to Shreyas Iyer. Short of a length ball, Iyer square cuts it to backward point. Kohli dives to his right and makes a good stop. Keeps it down to single. End of the Powerplay overs, Delhi have got off to a decent start.
Tim Southee to Shreyas Iyer. Bumper from Southee, the batsman moves back and across but doesn't attempt the stroke after seeing it to be on the shorter side.
Tim Southee to Rishabh Pant. Off cutter from Southee on the pads of Pant, who nudges it behind square on the leg side for a single.
Tim Southee to Shreyas Iyer. Good length ball outside off, Iyer stays back and chops it behind point. Crosses over for a single.
Tim Southee to Shreyas Iyer. Fullish delivery on the middle and leg stump line, Iyer dabs it on the leg side. That's a dot ball.
Tim Southee to Shreyas Iyer. Southee bowls on the leg stump line and Iyer works it to deep mid-wicket. They scamper back for the second run.
Umesh Yadav to Rishabh Pant. FOUR! Spectacular strike from Pant! His eyes lit up seeing width offered by Umesh, he goes right back and slams it over the cover fielder for a boundary.
Umesh Yadav to Rishabh Pant. Looks to play the pull off this delivery too but on this occasion he hits it in front of square and picks the fielder at the mid-wicket region.
Umesh Yadav to Rishabh Pant. FOUR! Pulled away with authority! Shortish delivery, doesn't rise enough, Pant gets right on top of the bounce and pulls it with power to the square leg boundary.
Umesh Yadav to Shreyas Iyer. Leg bye! Short of a length ball, skids through at pace, Iyer gets back to work that one on the leg side but misses it. The ball hits him on the thigh pad and rolls on the off side. They steal a leg bye.
Umesh Yadav to Rishabh Pant. Superb effort from Mandeep, he rushes to his left, covers good ground and finally puts in a desperate dive to stop that one inside the ropes. Coming to the ball, it is on the pads and Pant whips it away to the deep square leg. Single taken.
Umesh Yadav to Shreyas Iyer. Fuller length ball on the stumps and Iyer punches to mid on. They take a quick single.
Umesh is back into the attack.
Tim Southee to Rishabh Pant. Make that three in a row, Pant is finding it difficult to put Southee away. He gets a pitched up delivery on the pads but he fails to connect and misses out on a scoring opportunity.
Tim Southee to Rishabh Pant. Fuller length ball from Southee on the leg stump line, Pant once again tries to play the flick shot, he is unable to put bat to ball.
Tim Southee to Rishabh Pant. Southee takes pace off that one and delivers it on a length, Pant goes across to flick that, he misses it on the pads.
Tim Southee to Rishabh Pant. Shortish delivery from Southee and Pant pulls it away to fine leg for a brace.
Tim Southee to Rishabh Pant. Wide! Southee losing his line and delivers it down the leg side. Pant looks to flick that, he misses it and the umpire is quick to signal the wide.
Tim Southee to Rishabh Pant. FOUR! Stand and deliver! Short of a length ball on the stumps, this time Pant gets right on top of the bounce and pulls it hard to the square leg boundary.
Tim Southee to Rishabh Pant. Nothing on the Ultra Edge and the onfield decision stands! Poor review from Bangalore and they have lost their only referral! Short of a length ball, angling across the stumps, Pant stands tall to cut that one, he misses it and the ball goes to the keeper. There was a massive appeal from the Bangalore fielders but even they weren't all that confident. Still the DRS was taken and it went in vain.
Referral from Bangalore for the caught behind appeal. Pant is the man in question.
Tim Southee comes into the attack.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shreyas Iyer. FOUR! Fine shot from Iyer! Short of a length ball outside off, it is another googly from Chahal, the Delhi skipper goes on the back foot and square cuts it through point for a boundary.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Rishabh Pant. Fuller length ball on the stumps, Pant steps out and powers the drive to long on for a single.
Rishabh Pant is the next man in.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Jason Roy. OUT! Another beautiful delivery from Chahal, looks like it's his night tonight! He bowls a loopy googly on off which Roy fails to pick as he attempts an expansive cover drive. Leaves a huge gap between bat and pad and the ball spins in to go through the gate. Chahal is ecstatic, he knows he has done something spectacular. Both the openers are back in the shed.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shreyas Iyer. Drops it short on the stumps and Iyer goes back to it and pulls it away to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shreyas Iyer. Darts this on the stumps, Iyer hangs back and defends it on the off side.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shreyas Iyer. Slider on the middle and leg stump line, Iyer pushes it to the cover region.
Umesh Yadav to Jason Roy. The batsman drives the ball straight down the ground.
Umesh Yadav to Jason Roy. Classy shot from Roy, fuller length ball outside off, Roy gets closer to the pitch of it and creams it through the covers for a boundary.
Umesh Yadav to Jason Roy. Appeal for a caught behind from the keeper and Umesh joins later on, but the umpire isn't convinced and he makes the right decision. Noise was of the bat brushing the flap of the pad. Length ball outside off, swings away a little and Roy steps out to it. Looking to punch that but misses it.
Umesh Yadav to Jason Roy. Wide! Yadav errs in line, drifting one well down leg. Roy looks to pull that, he misses it. Wide called by the umpire.
Umesh Yadav to Jason Roy. Uppish... but goes on the bounce to the fielder at cover-point! Roy stands tall and looks to punch on the up, gets the timing right but placement isn't all that great.
Umesh Yadav to Jason Roy. Good length ball outside off, Roy stays back and defends it back to the bowler.
Umesh Yadav to Jason Roy. SIX! BANG! Roy deposits one over the fence! Short of a length ball on the stumps, the Englishman likes it there, he pulls that one off the front foot and whacks over the mid-wicket boundary.
Shreyas Iyer is the next man in, while Umesh Yadav will bowl from the other end.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Prithvi Shaw. OUT! Beauty from Chahal! He bowls a slider which just straightens after pitching, Shaw looked clueless to that delivery. He looks to flick that without moving his feet too much. Left a big gap between bat and pad and the ball sneaks through to disturb the furniture. Bangalore get the early breakthrough. Shaw once again shows his weakness against the spinners, he was dismissed by Shakib the other day and today was no different.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Jason Roy. That one spins away a little and stops on Roy, who was early into the shot. The ball goes off the inner half to mid-wicket. They take a run.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Prithvi Shaw. Faster one in line with the stumps, Shaw whips it to mid-wicket. Sarfraz makes a good stop and saves a run.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Jason Roy. Tossed up delivery on off, Roy gets to the pitch of it and powers to long off for a run. Roy opens his account.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Prithvi Shaw. Floated leg break on the stumps and Shaw bunts it down the ground to long off. Single taken and Delhi get underway.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Prithvi Shaw. Superb shot from Shaw, but he fails to find the gap at backward point. Shortish delivery and he cuts it hard but doesn't get rewarded for it.
The umpires walk out to the middle followed by Prithvi Shaw and Jason Roy. They will open for Delhi as they did in their last game. Shaw takes the strike while Yuzvendra Chahal will open the attack for Bangalore.
Shreyas Iyer also feels the pitch will play the same throughout. Adds that they want to enjoy now and express themselves on the field. He informs about the three changes that Delhi have made - Sandeep Lamichhane, Junior Dala and Abhishek Sharma are in the playing XI.
Virat Kohli feels that the pitch won't change much during the course of the game and there will be the dew factor later in the evening. Also, adds that it's a hard ground to defend. Further says that they have to win four out of four and then sit back and wait. Admits that they have not played to their potential yet. One change for Bangalore, Sarfaraz Khan replaces Manan Vohra.
Toss - Up goes the coin, Virat Kohli calls it correctly and BANGALORE WILL FIELD!
Welcome back for the second match of the evening. It's the bottom of the table clash between Delhi and Bangalore at the Feroz Shah Kotla. Both teams are still in contention for the playoffs, mathematically, and a loss today will put a full stop to their hopes. It's gonna be an electric bout as there will be plenty of quality T20 players embracing the field. Stick around for more updates...
We're done with today's double-header. A straightforward win for Kolkata earlier in the evening to strengthen their position in the points table while Bangalore are doing just enough to hang in there. Tomorrow once again we have a couple of games lined up for you. Chennai will be hosting Hyderabad in Pune at 1600 IST (1030 GMT) and then Mumbai will welcome Rajasthan at the Wankhede Stadium at 2000 IST (1430 GMT). Do join us for all the action. Cheers!
AB de Villiers is chosen for the Man of the Match award. He played yet another dazzling knock and stayed till the end after the dismissal of Virat Kohli to make sure Bangalore cross the line safely.
For Delhi, their bowling started on a bright note but didn't show enough fire after that. Debutant Sandeep Lamichhane showed a lot of promise but apart from him, there wasn't much resistance offered. Earlier, Rishabh Pant once again played a breezy knock to set things up for Delhi and a newcomer, Abhishek Sharma set the stage on fire with his 19-ball 46 to take the hosts to 181 which eventually proved to be insufficient.
The chase for Bangalore started on a sorry note as they lost both their openers cheaply. Delhi would have hoped to strangle the visiting team but the pair of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers joined forces to build a match-winning partnership. Their 118-run association crushed all the Delhi dreams, if there was any, as they romped home with an over to spare.
A desirable result for Bangalore and they continue to stay alive in the tournament. Virat Kohli has a big smile on his face as he comes on the ground to shake hands with everyone. A clinical chase by the visiting team to complete their sixth win in a row at the Kotla. Contrasting scenes in the Delhi camp, they are now well and truly knocked out.
Trent Boult to AB de Villiers. SIX! And AB de Villiers ends the chase in a grand manner. Boult serves it full and around off, AB gives it the full whack of his bat and clubs it over long off for a maximum. BANGALORE WIN BY 5 WICKETS AND ONE OVER TO SPARE!
Trent Boult to Colin de Grandhomme. Fullish and outside off, Colin drives it through covers and takes a single. Scores level!
Trent Boult to Colin de Grandhomme. Slower one outside off, de Grandhomme swings and misses.
Trent Boult to AB de Villiers. Full toss on leg, it's eased down to long on for one.
Trent Boult to AB de Villiers. SIX! Ho! Ho! Ho! AB special. Boult tries to follow the batsman outside off but ends up serving a full toss. De Villiers in spite of shuffling way across the stumps manages to hold his balance and dispatches it over square leg for a biggie. He is a special batsman.
Trent Boult to Colin de Grandhomme. Full and angling away from the batsman, Colin chips it over covers for a single.
Harshal Patel to Colin de Grandhomme. De Grandhomme has driven it through mid off. One run added to the total. 14 runs and a wicket from the over.
Harshal Patel to Colin de Grandhomme. Three wides! Very clumsy by the bowler. Fires it down the leg side, Colin swings and misses. Pant has no chance of collecting it. Ends up parrying it behind and they cross for a couple of times.
Colin de Grandhomme is the new batsman. 14 needed off 13 balls.
Harshal Patel to Sarfaraz Khan. OUT! What was that? Patel bowls a sharp delivery but fails to land it. It's a low full toss dipping into the batsman and Khan tries to scoop it over the keeper. Fails to get the proper connection and ends up chipping it towards fine leg, close to long stop in fact. Prithvi Shaw is standing very straight at fine leg, not sure whether it's an intentional field positioning or young Shaw was out of place. Anyway, the catch comes to him and he grabs it in the second attempt. End of a little cameo by Sarfaraz.
Harshal Patel to Sarfaraz Khan. Change of pace. A slower one, short and outside off, Khan is completely deceived and misses. De Villiers has a word with Sarfaraz.
Harshal Patel to Sarfaraz Khan. FOUR! Lovely hands! A little bit of width on offer outside off, the length is short and Khan plays it late. He steers it behind backward point and finds the boundary again.
Harshal Patel to Sarfaraz Khan. Wide! Khan puts the bowler off with his little trick. Shapes up for the reverse-batted shot even before the bowler has served and then gets back to his original position. Patel ends up serving it down the leg side.
Harshal Patel to Sarfaraz Khan. FOUR! Top shot! A full length delivery outside off, Khan plays a nice inside out shot over extra cover and finds the fence.
Harshal Patel to Sarfaraz Khan. Wide! Sliding down the leg side, Khan once again fails to flick and Pant does well to gather the ball on one bounce.
Harshal Patel to Sarfaraz Khan. Not out! A low full toss angling down the leg side, Khan tries to flick but misses and is hit on the pads. They put in an unsuccessful appeal. Shreyas Iyer decides to review it but the replays show it to be missing the leg stump. Delhi lose their review.
Appeal for an lbw. Not given and Shreyas Iyer has referred it. That looks to be missing leg. A review in desperation, have to stay.
Harshal Patel is back on.
Trent Boult to Sarfaraz Khan. Lovely yorker around off, Sarfaraz digs it out off the bottom end of the bat. It rolls behind in front of the keeper and de Villiers calls him through for a quick single. 24 needed off 18 balls.
Trent Boult to AB de Villiers. Very full and outside off, not giving anything to the batsman to line himself, de Villiers drills it through covers for a single.
Trent Boult to Sarfaraz Khan. Fuller in length and on the pads of the batsman, it's flicked behind square leg for a run.
Trent Boult to AB de Villiers. A low full toss outside off, de Villiers digs it out through cover-point for a single. No need to do anything fancy and AB knows that.
Trent Boult to Sarfaraz Khan. Nicely played! Angling away from the new batsman, on a good length, Sarfaraz just gives it direction and guides it towards third man for a single.
Sarfaraz Khan is the new batsman.
Trent Boult to Mandeep Singh. OUT! And Boult makes an immediate impact with a wicket. Hurls across a back of a length ball around middle and off, skidding off the surface, Mandeep stays back to hit it across the line but fails to make any sort of connection. It sneaks past him and lights the stumps. 29 needed off 23 balls. The chase still is well and truly in favour of Bangalore.
Trent Boult returns.
Amit Mishra to AB de Villiers. Flatter and shorter around off, AB gets deep inside the crease and hammers it towards cow corner. They take two as the fielder misses his shy at the bowler's end. Mishra has bowled out - 4-0-33-1 tonight!
Amit Mishra to Mandeep Singh. Walks forward to a full ball and forces it down to long on for one.
Amit Mishra to Mandeep Singh. Good delivery by Mishra. A leg spinner around middle, staying a bit low, Singh tries to flick but gets a leading edge which rolls to point.
Mishra runs in but Mandeep is not ready. Some movement near the sightscreen.
Amit Mishra to Mandeep Singh. Drives it with the spin this time but finds the extra cover fielder.
Amit Mishra to Mandeep Singh. In the air... but it falls safely in the deep! A flighted full ball around off, spinning away, Mandeep tries to slog against the turn and gets a top edge. It balloons in the air but falls in no man's land at deep mid-wicket. They take a couple as Mishra has frustration written all over his face.
Amit Mishra to AB de Villiers. A full toss on middle, de Villiers eases it down to long on for a run.
Junior Dala to Mandeep Singh. Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. No run to end the over.
Junior Dala to Mandeep Singh. Width on offer outside off and it has been slammed to deep point for a couple.
Junior Dala to Mandeep Singh. Straighter in line, helped on the leg side but straight to mid-wicket.
Junior Dala to Mandeep Singh. Pacey ball this time, outside off at 142.8 kph, Singh stays back and taps it down to point.
Junior Dala to Mandeep Singh. SIX! If ABD can do it, so can Mandeep! Dala serves it on a back of a length around middle, the pace ain't up to the mark, Mandeep swivels a bit on the back foot and dismisses it behind square leg for a biggie.
Junior Dala to Mandeep Singh. Starts this spell with an angled in delivery, on the fuller length, Mandeep is on the front foot as he pushes it back towards the bowler.
Junior Dala returns in the attack.
Strategic break.
Amit Mishra to Mandeep Singh. Driven towards the mid on region. The batsmen have run through for a single.A 7-run over which had a wicket in it also but Bangalore are well on top here. 43 needed off 36 balls.
Amit Mishra to AB de Villiers. Short and outside off, cut to deep point for a single.
Amit Mishra to Mandeep Singh. Gets on the front foot and drives it down to long off for a single.
Amit Mishra to Mandeep Singh. Googly landing around middle, Mandeep has not picked it, tries to flick but misses. Gets hit on the pads but nothing doing.
Mandeep Singh is the new batsman.
Amit Mishra to Virat Kohli. OUT! Caught behind! Sharp catch by Pant. You have to give it to Mishra. Uses all his experience, kept his composure after going for a boundary first ball and showed the heart to toss it up. A lovely delivery, drifting in around off and spinning away sharply after kissing the deck, Kohli is well forward to drive it through the line but it turns away to catch a thin outside edge. Rishabh does well to snap it and 118-run stand is broken. The equation though is a simple one for Bangalore - 46 needed off 40 balls.
Amit Mishra to Virat Kohli. FOUR! He is a delight to watch, isn't he? Those whips. Those wrists. You just need to pitch it there in his half and he just demolishes it. Flighted and full on middle, whipped to wide long on for a boundary. Great start to the over.
Amit Mishra is back on.
Harshal Patel to AB de Villiers. Slower and outside off, smashed to wide long off for a couple of runs. 19 from the over, they have pressed on the accelerator.
Harshal Patel to AB de Villiers. SIX! Wow, Mr. 360 has absolutely smoked that. Patel returns to bowl his slower ones but this time the length is full and the line is too straight. AB lines himself and launches it over long on for a biggie. 26th Indian T20 League fifty for him!
Harshal Patel to AB de Villiers. FOUR! Blazed away! Patel ups his pace this time but keeps his length on the shorter side outside off. De Villiers climbs onto the room and spanks it square of the wicket on the off side. Cracking stuff!
Harshal Patel to AB de Villiers. Once again an off paced delivery, on the shorter side around off, AB mistimes his square cut.
Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli. Slower one this time, Kohli quietly works it in the gap on the leg side for a run.
Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli. SIX! Out of here! Kohli brings up the 100-run stand in style. Patel angles in a length ball around middle and leg, Kohli makes space, advances down the track and then lets his wrists do all the work. Makes amazing connection and deposits it into the stand at mid-wicket.
Sandeep Lamichhane to AB de Villiers. Flatter leg break on the middle and leg stump line, ABD is squared up a little, he looks to flick that but gets a leading edge down the track. Sandeep Lamichhane finishes his spell and his figures reads 4-0-25-1.
Sandeep Lamichhane to AB de Villiers. SIX! High and handsome! ABD just manages to clear the man at deep square leg! He goes for the slog sweep but doesn't get the timing right. Though, he gets enough wood on it and clears the rope.
Sandeep Lamichhane to Virat Kohli. Drops it short on the stumps, Kohli uses the depth of his crease and nuges it to square leg for a single.
Sandeep Lamichhane to AB de Villiers. Loopy ball on the off stump line, ABD goes right across and sweeps it away to deep square leg. Once again strike rotated.
Sandeep Lamichhane to Virat Kohli. That one turns away a little and Kohli negotiates it well. Works it on the leg side and collects a single.
Sandeep Lamichhane to AB de Villiers. Flatter ball on the middle and off stump line, ABD works it to mid-wicket region for a single.
Lamichhane has the ball.
Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli. Kohli stands tall to that one and punches it in front of point. They get a brace.
Harshal Patel to AB de Villiers. Short of a length ball, ABD opens up his stance and slams it down the ground to long on for a single.
Harshal Patel to AB de Villiers. FOUR! Skillful stroke from ABD, he sees a full delivery coming his way and he decides to walks across his stumps and scoop. Makes good contact and sends it away to the fine leg boundary.
Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli. Kohli drops it on the off side and calls for a quick single and gets a positive reply from his partner. Harshal Patel attacks the ball and throws it at his end but it hits Kohli's bat.
Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli. Dropped! Was a tough, tough chance! Kohli charges down the track to that one and slams it back to the bowler, who tries to escape rather than going for the catch. The ball hits him on the fingers and rolls on the off side.
Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli. Fuller length ball, angling in from outside off, Kohli goes across and taps it to the man at mid-wicket.
Harshal Patel is back into the attack.
Amit Mishra to AB de Villiers. Fullish delivery by Mishra, ABD hammers it to extra cover but finds the man inside the circle. 87 needed off 60, quite manageable.
Amit Mishra to AB de Villiers. SIX! Magnificent strike from ABD! Loopy ball on off, he gets the chances to get underneath that one and he carts it inside out over covers for a biggie.
Amit Mishra to AB de Villiers. Fuller length ball on the stumps, ABD pushes it down the track. Mishra dives to right and blocks it. Saves a run for his side.
Amit Mishra to Virat Kohli. Shortens his length and slides it in. Kohli powers it away to long on for a single.
Amit Mishra to Virat Kohli. Wide! Loopy delivery outside off and it spins further away, Kohli doesn't play at that one. Pant behind the wickets does well to stop it.
Amit Mishra to AB de Villiers. Slider on the middle and leg stump line, ABD taps it to the vacant mid-wicket region. They take a quick single.
Amit Mishra to Virat Kohli. Tossed up delivery by Mishra, Kohli leans forward and drives it to the left of the man at mid off. Single taken.
Junior Dala to Virat Kohli. Another off cutter from Dala, Kohli hangs back and nudges it on the leg side. They take a quick single. Bangalore still need 97 from 66 balls.
Strategic break.
Junior Dala to AB de Villiers. Slower ball on the shorter side, ABD decides to play across the line and swipes it to long on for a single.
Junior Dala to Virat Kohli. Short of a length ball on off, Kohli sits back and punches it to long on for a single.
Junior Dala to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Easy pickings! Fifty for Kohli, his 34th in the Indian T20 League! Poor delivery from Dala, short and down the leg side, Kohli helps it on its way to the fine leg boundary.
Junior Dala to Virat Kohli. Low full toss on the middle and leg stump line, Kohli whips it firmly to wide long on, they rush back for the second run.
Junior Dala to Virat Kohli. Dala starts his new spell with a fullish delivery on the stumps, Kohli looks to drive that but he gets it off the inner half and the ball hits his boot and rolls towards covers.
Dala comes back into the attack for a new spell.
Amit Mishra to AB de Villiers. ABD uses his feet and seeing that, Amit pulls his length back. The batsman changes his mind and blocks it on the track.
Amit Mishra to AB de Villiers. SIX! Brilliant strike from ABD! Loopy leg break in line with the off stump, ABD swings his bat through the line and makes good contact with the ball and it sails over the long off fence.
Amit Mishra to Virat Kohli. Angling in from outside off and Kohli uses his wrists to flick that to long on. Single taken.
Amit Mishra to AB de Villiers. Tossed up delivery on the stumps, ABD sweeps it firmly to deep square leg. Another single added to the total.
Amit Mishra to Virat Kohli. Full ball from Mishra, Kohli pushes it to long on. Brings up the 50-run stand for the third wicket.
Amit Mishra to AB de Villiers. Slider from Mishra on the leg stump line and ABD taps it on the leg side for a single.
Amit Mishra comes into the attack.
Sandeep Lamichhane to AB de Villiers. Full pitch delivery on the stumps, ABD gets well forward and plays a drive to long off for a single.
Sandeep Lamichhane to Virat Kohli. Drops it short on the stumps, Kohli hangs back and punches it to the man at long on for a single.
Sandeep Lamichhane to AB de Villiers. ABD uses the depth of the crease and punches to long on for a single.
Sandeep Lamichhane to Virat Kohli. Darts this on the stumps and Kohli looks to defend that but it goes off the inner half on the leg side. Single taken.
Sandeep Lamichhane to Virat Kohli. Flatter leg break on the off stump line, Kohli sits on the back foot and defends it right under his eyes.
Sandeep Lamichhane to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Timing and placement were just exquisite! Loopy ball outside off, Kohli gets right to the pitch of it and drills it to wide long off. No one in the deep to stop that one.
Sandeep comes back for another spell.
Trent Boult to AB de Villiers. FOUR! Terrific shot and end of a good Powerplay for Bangalore, they lost two wickets early but Kohli and ABD have got things back on track. Short ball by Boult and ABD pulls it with power to the mid-wicket fence.
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli. Fuller length ball on the stumps, Kohli punches it away to long on for a single.
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli. SIX! Majestic shot from Kohli! Full pitched delivery from Boult and he plays a lofted drive through the line. Nice extension of the arms and the ball sails over the long off fence. 50 up for Bangalore!
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli. Low full toss by Boult, Kohli smashes it to extra cover. He can't find the gap.
Trent Boult to AB de Villiers. Shortish delivery on the leg stump line from Boult. ABD pulls it away to deep square leg for another single.
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli. Kohli at the last moment opens the face of the bat and runs it down to third man. Single taken.
Bowling change. Trent Boult is back on.
Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli. Kohli dances down the track and seeing that Patel bowls it short and much slower in pace. The Bangalore skipper changes his shot and taps it to mid-wicket for a single.
Harshal Patel to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Shot! No need to run for that. Bowls another fullish delivery on the stumps, Kohli exposes all his stumps as he backs away and chips it nicely over the man at mid off for another boundary.
Harshal Patel to AB de Villiers. Bowls a pitched up delivery on the stumps and ABD hammers it to long on for a single.
Harshal Patel to AB de Villiers. FOUR! Top shot from ABD! He has placed this one in the gap and collects boundary for the effort. Good length ball outside off from Patel, ABD slaps it through the covers for a boundary.
Harshal Patel to AB de Villiers. Wide delivery from Patel, ABD reaches out for it and goes hard at it. He mistimes the cut shot to covers.
Harshal Patel to AB de Villiers. Fuller length ball on the stumps and ABD taps it to the mid on region.
Harshal Patel comes into the attack.
Junior Dala to Virat Kohli. Shortish delivery on the leg stump line, Kohli tucks it behind square leg. They take two.
Junior Dala to Virat Kohli. Slower ball, angling down leg, Kohli looks to glance that but gets a faint edge to it and the keeper mops it up.
Junior Dala to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Classical cover drive right from the coaching manual! Full pitched delivery on the leg stump line, Kohli backs away a little and creams it between covers and mid off.
Junior Dala to Virat Kohli. SIX! Vintage Kohli, he just uses his wrists and whips it stylishly over wide mid on. The ball has enough wings and it goes over the ropes.
Junior Dala to Virat Kohli. Wide! Short ball down the leg side. Dala misses his radar and concedes an extra.
Junior Dala to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Kohli dispatches this one with absolute disdain! Short of a length ball on the stumps, Kohli gets on the front foot and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary.
Junior Dala to Virat Kohli. Fuller length ball on the stumps, gets on the back foot and dabs it on the off side.
Junior Dala is the new bowler.
Sandeep Lamichhane to AB de Villiers. Fullish delivery outside off, ABD hesitantly gets forward and punches it to the mid on region. Can't find the gap. End of a successful over from Lamichhane.
Sandeep Lamichhane to AB de Villiers. ABD is foxed by the googly, he goes on the front foot and looks to flick that. Misses it and gets rapped on the pads. Appeal for an LBW but impact is well outside the line of the off stump.
AB de Villiers is the next man in.
Sandeep Lamichhane to Parthiv Patel. OUT! Lamichhane gets his first wicket in the Indian T20 League! Loopy ball on the off stump line which spins in just a little, Patel goes for the sweep, he wanted to play that with the spin but doesn't make contact with the ball. The ball hits him well below the knee roll and the impact is right in front of the stumps. Huge appeal for an LBW is upheld by the umpire. Two quick wickets down for Bangalore and they are in some early trouble.
Sandeep Lamichhane to Parthiv Patel. FOUR! Smashed it! Loopy ball outside off, Patel displays the power he possesses. He gets right to the pitch of it and spanks it right over his partner. The ball races away to the long off fence.
Sandeep Lamichhane to Virat Kohli. Faster one from Lamichhane, Kohli sits back and works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Sandeep Lamichhane to Virat Kohli. Flights it well outside off, Kohli reaches out for it and drives it to the man at short extra cover.
Trent Boult to Parthiv Patel. Good length ball, angling in from outside off, Patel goes back to cut that but mistimes it on the off side.
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli. Short ball by Boult, Kohli gets on top of the bounce and pulls it away to deep square leg for a single.
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Boult finds the outside edge but the ball beats the man at first slip and races away to the third man fence. Kohli gets a delivery in the corridor of uncertainty, he jabs at it without moving his feet and gets a thick edge. Streaky runs for Bangalore but they all count.
Trent Boult to Parthiv Patel. Back of a length ball outside off, Patel hangs back and chops it down to third man for a single.
Trent Boult to Virat Kohli. Good length ball on middle and leg, Kohli moves across and taps it on the leg side. Single taken.
Virat Kohli comes out to bat.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali. OUT! And we have our answer to the question asked at the start of the run chase! Ploy of promoting Moeen Ali at the top has not worked for Bangalore! Boult starts his spell with a pacy delivery, angling in sharply from outside off and cramping Moeen Ali for room. The Englishman looks for the pull shot but he miscues it to extra cover. Shaw backtracks and pouches it safely. Delhi draw first blood!
Trent Boult comes into the attack.
Sandeep Lamichhane to Parthiv Patel. Faster one on the off stump line, Ali backs away and cuts it to the cover region.
Sandeep Lamichhane to Parthiv Patel. Four Byes. Brilliant effort from Harshal Patel in the deep but in vain. Coming to the ball. It is another googly from Lamichhane and Patel goes for the slog, misses it completely. Pant has no chance. Four byes added to the total.
Sandeep Lamichhane to Parthiv Patel. Pushes it through, angling away from the stumps. Patel waits back and chops it to backward point.
Sandeep Lamichhane to Moeen Ali. Flatter googly on the stumps. Ali uses his wrists and taps it to square leg. They take a quick single.
Sandeep Lamichhane to Moeen Ali. Tossed up googly, spins away from the stumps and keeps a tad low. Ali looks to pull that one but he misses it as the ball goes under his bat.
Sandeep Lamichhane to Parthiv Patel. Starts with a shortish delivery on the leg stump line, Patel backs away and pulls it away to deep mid-wicket for a single. Opens the account for Bangalore.
Welcome back. Bangalore's openers are out in the middle. Parthiv Patel has Moeen Ali for company. Interesting choice from Bangalore. Will it work? Or will the Englishman do something spectacular? We will find out soon. It will the young man, Sandeep Lamichhane from Nepal, to begin proceedings with the new ball. Here we go...