Delhi Capitals XI:Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Colin Munro, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishabh Pant(wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Axar Patel, Keemo Paul, Amit Mishra, Ishant Sharma, Trent Boult
Sunrisers Hyderabad XI:Wriddhiman Saha(wk), Martin Guptill, Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson(c), Vijay Shankar, Mohammad Nabi, Deepak Hooda, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, K Khaleel Ahmed, Basil Thampi
Both sides have made one change each.
For DC, Colin Munro replaces Colin Ingram, while Yusuf Pathan makes way for Deepak Hooda as far as SRH are concerned.
We are all set to begin. The umpires are out in the middle. Delhi players are in a hurdle before they take their positions in the field. Out walk the opening pair of Martin Guptill and Wriddhiman Saha for Hyderabad. Trent Boult has the new ball in hand and he will bowl the first over for Delhi.
8/0 after 1 over
0.6 Boult to Saha, good length again, but just a little wide, and he capitalizes! FOUR past point.
0.5 Boult to Guptill, great line and length, defended, they run well again, one run
0.4 Boult to Saha, length ball outside off, tapped to third man for a single
0.3 Boult to Guptill, pitched up, on leg stump, clipped away to deep fine for a run
0.2 Boult to Saha. similar delivery on top of off stump, they take a quick single
0.1 Boult to Saha, what an eventful start! He's got his man! It was pitched on good length, and it caught Saha on the pads. He's gone for the review as well. It appears as though the ball struck his bat first, and the decision is overturned. Dot ball.
16/0 after 2 overs
1.6 Sharma to Guptill, gives himself room again, bouncer, missed
1.5 Sharma to Guptill, that's gone to the third tier! He dropped it a little shorter, and Guptill gave himself room and slapped it over the bowler's head for SIX!
1.4 Sharma to Saha, similar length, patted on the leg side for another run
1.3 Sharma to Saha, beauty! It was pitched up, not too full, Saha tried to poke it but completely missed, no run
1.2 Sharma to Guptill, full length, driven to extra cover for a run
1.1 Ishant Sharma to Guptill, great length, draws the batsman forward, defended, dot ball
31/0 after 3 overs
2.6 Boult to Guptill,SIX! Two in two!
2.5 Boult to Guptill,SIX! Second six of the innings for Guptill. Full on off, Guptill gets under it and smokes it over the cover fence for a maximum.
2.4 Boult to Guptill,Fuller on off, Guptill strokes it straight to the man at mid off.
2.3 Boult to Guptill,Not the right kind of length especially with the fine leg inside the circle. It is on the pads, Guptill flicks it wide of short fine leg and gets a couple as it was not timed well.
2.2 Boult to Saha,On the pads, Saha nudges it to square leg and gets a single.
2.1 Boult to Saha,Length ball on off, Saha plays it straight to the man at cover.
37/1 after 4 overs
Amd two dots to finish the over
3.4 Sharma to Guptill,FOUR! Bad bowling. Full and down the leg side, Guptill tickles it to the fine leg fence.
3.3 Sharma to Pandey,Outside off, Pandey pushes it back to the bowler who misfields and parries it to mid on. A quick run taken.
3.2 Sharma to Guptill,OUT! Delhi get their first breakthrough. It is not Guptill but Delhi will still take it. Ishant bowls it on a length on off, Saha looks to go over mid off. He cannot get under it and does not time it well. The extra bounce does him in. He mistimes it and it goes just behind mid off. Shreyas Iyer runs backward and takes a good catch.
3.1 Sharma to Saha,OUT! Delhi get their first breakthrough. It is not Guptill but Delhi will still take it. Ishant bowls it on a length on off, Saha looks to go over mid off. He cannot get under it and does not time it well. The extra bounce does him in. He mistimes it and it goes just behind mid off. Shreyas Iyer runs backward and takes a good catch.
44/1 after 5 overs
4.6 Patel to Guptill, traps him on the pads, he tries to work it off his pads but misses
4.5 Patel to Guptill, just a little short on off and middle, and Guptill slog sweeps it to deep midwicket for a SIX! He's in great touch!
4.4 Patel to Pandey, steps down the wicket and pushes it to long off for a run
4.1-4.3 Axar Patel to Pandey, he has found the fielder on all three occasions, three dots
54/1 after 6 overs
58/2 after 7 overs
6.6 Mishra to Williamson, full length, gets to the pitch of it and drives down the ground, one run
6.5 Mishra to Pandey, shorter ball, googly, cut away in the gap, one run
6.4 Mishra to Pandey, googly, blocks it to midwicket, dot ball
6.3 Mishra to Guptill,OUT! Caught in the deep! Mishra has his first, on his very third ball and the dangerous Guptill is out of here. Looking to play his favourite slog sweep, he has found Keemo Paul in the deep at mid-wicket.
6.2 Mishra to Pandey, straighter one on middle overs, swatted on the leg side for one
6.1 Amit Mishra to Guptill, stock delivery, length ball, steered to long off, one run
65/2 after 8 overs
7.6 Paul to Williamson, good length on fifth stump line, slower one, pushed straight to extra cover, dot ball
7.6 Paul to Williamson, wide again, down the leg side
7.5 Paul to Pandey, APPEAL! But given as one leg bye
7.4 Paul to Williamson,Another one on the pads, worked behind square leg for one.
7.3 Paul to Williamson,Full and outside off, pushed straight to cover, no runs
7.2 Paul to Pandey,Flicks this through mid-wicket for a run.
7.2 Paul to Pandey, wide
7.2 Paul to Pandey, wide
7.1 Paul to Williamson,Around off and middle, worked through the leg side for a single.
67/2 after 9 overs
8.6 Mishra to Pandey, dot ball
8.5 Mishra to Pandey, again defended off the front foot, no run
8.4 Mishra to Pandey, flipper, goes on with the angle, pushed straight to the point fielder, dot ball
8.3 Mishra to Pandey, straighter, defends off the front foot
8.2 Mishra to Pandey, pulls his length back, tapped to short cover, dot ball
8.1 Mishra to Pandey, full length, swept to deep midwicket in the gap for a couple
71/2 after 10 overs
9.6 Patel to Pandey, no room given. he tries to release but only manages to flat-bat it to long on, one run
9.5 Patel to Williamson, hangs back and cuts it to the deep for a single
9.4 Patel to Williamson, grips off the good length, blocked off the back foot
9.3 Patel to Pandey, on the stumps, good length, one run
9.2 Patel to Pandey, pitches on good length, turns, dot ball
9.1 Patel to Williamson, slower through the air, almost chopped on, one taken
75/2 after 11 overs
10.6 Mishra to Pandey, very slow through the air, can't get under it, plays it to point, no run
10.5 Mishra to Pandey, full length, chipped down the ground for a couple
10.4 Mishra to Williamson, fuller length but straight to him, one taken
10.3 Mishra to Williamson, DROPPED! It was pitched up, outside off, batsman pushed at it, edged, but Pant drops!
10.2 Mishra to Williamosn, teasing length outside off, Williamson is beaten
10.1 Mishra to Pandey, full length, stock ball, Pandey hangs back and pushes it to sweeper cover for a run
82/2 after 12 overs
11.6 Patel to Williamson, another run
11.5 Patel to Pandey,Once again it is short but very quick. Manish pulls it to deep mid-wicket and gets a single.
11.4 Patel to Pandey,Shorter outside off, Manish looks to cut but misses.
11.3 Patel to Pandey,FOUR! Beautiful shot! Flatter around off, Pandey gets on his back foot adn stylishly slashes it past point. Munro dives to his right but cannot stop it and it beats him and goes to the fence.
11.2 Patel to Pandey, tossed up, outside off, Pandey tries to loft it but missed, what a ball! Appeal for stumping from Pant, but he's safe!
11.1 Patel to Williamson, arm ball, cut away to short cover, one taken
13.3 Paul to Pandey,OUT! Pandey was coming in the line of the stumps, Keemos saw it and bowls it full on middle. The pressure to up the run rate got to him and he tries to go over long on. He does not time it at all and it goes straight to the man at long on.
13.2 Paul to Williamson, one run, yorker on tumps, guided to point
13.1 Paul to Pandey, length ball, driven to covers, well-fielded by Shaw at extra cover, one taken
93/3 after 14 overs
13.6 Paul to Williamson, good length, worked off his hips, one run
13.5 Paul to Shankar, full length, quicker ball, punched through the line, one run
13.4 Paul to Williamson, slower ball, waits for it and drives it through covers for a single
104/3 after 15 overs
14.6 Rutherford to Williamson, tried to play the paddle, top-edged over third man, couple of runs
14.5 Rutherford to Williamson, similar delivery, similar block, no run
14.4 Rutherford to Williamson, good length, tapped with soft hands, one run, but overthrows, so they take another
14.3Rutherford to Williamson, short and wide, easily guided over covers in the gap for FOUR!
14.3 Rutherford to Williamson, bouncer, too short
14.2 Rutherford to Shankar, shorter ball, flicked to deep square, one run
14.1 Rutherford to Williamson, back of a length, wideth given, slashed to point for a single
115/4 after 16 overs
15.6 Sharma to Nabi, good length, nothing wrong with the delivery, but Nabi beats backward point, no fielder at the deep, FOUR!
15.5 Sharma to Williamson, yorker, OUT!BOWLED! Terrific delivery. That is one of the best yorkers we have seen this season. Brilliant from Ishant Sharma. He saw Kane Williamson move away to the leg side, giving himself some room and fired in a yorker at the base of middle stump. BOOM.
15.4 Sharma to Williamson, full ball, slogged to midwicket, just short of the deep fielder, beats him for FOUR!
15.3 Sharma to Shankar, knuckleball, tried to give himself room but Ishant followed, just a run
15.2 Sharma to Williamson, back of a length, cut well past point, single
15.1 Sharma to Shankar, short ball on hips, whipped to the leg side for a run
127/4 after 17 overs
16.6 Patel to Shankar, length ball, picks the length and pulls it imperiously over midwicket, SIX!
16.5 Patel to Nabi, short ball, pulled to deep square for a run
16.4 Patel to Nabi, another dot ball,
16.3 Patel to Nabi, straighter, dot ball
16.2 Patel to Nabi, comes in with the angle but spins away, Nabi opens the face at the very last moment, beats short third, FOUR!
16.1 Patel to Shankar, slower through the air, round-arm, pushed to long off for a single
137/4 after 18 overs
17.6 Paul to Shankar, slower one, away from his arc, slapped to long off for a run
17.5 Paul to Shankar, bouncer, but well-guided in the gap past deep square, excellent timing! FOUR runs!
17.4 Paul to Nabi, again in the slot but mistimed, one run only
17.3 Paul to Nabi, shorter ball, quicker, tries to pull but misses
17.2 Paul to Nabi, full length, overpitched this time, hits it straight as an arrow for FOUR!
17.1 Paul to Nabi, very full, swing and a miss
151/5 after 19 overs
18.6 Boult to Hooda, slower one, full length, chipped to long off, single
18.5 Boult to Hooda,Full on middle, hit straight back to the bowler.
18.5 Boult to Hooda, wide ball
18.4 Boult to Hooda, full length, clipped away in the gap, slight misfield, two taken
18.3 Boult to Shankar, OUT! Slower length ball, picked it well, pulled it striaght and hard to deep midwicket, unfortunate.
18.2 Boult to Shankar, again overpitched! This time, the result is better for Shankar, SIX! Over covers again.
18.1 Boult to Shankar, overpitched, inside-out over extra cover, FOUR! What a shot!
162/8 after 20 overs
19.6 Paul to Thampi, slower ball, hits the toe end, just a single
19.5 Paul to Rashid Khan, there's the team hat-trick! Slower one outside off, Khan went for the big heave, but edged it to the keeper, OUT!
19.5 Paul to Hooda,Now then what has happened there?Hooda has actually been run out but while completing the run, he collided with the bowler and fell over. He has been adjudged out but Iyer seems to be ready to withdraw the appeal. Wide ball, it was
19.4 Paul to Nabi, wider ball, slower one, top-edged to deep cover, OUT! Nabi's good little cameo comes to an end!
19.3 Paul to Nabi, wide yorker, missed
19.3 Paul to Nabi, NO BALL + SIX! Game-changing delivery! It was an attempted yorker, he missed by a little, and Nabi hammered it down the ground, SIX!
19.2Paul to Nabi, slower ball, pitched up, swing and a miss
19.1Paul to Hooda, low full toss, bends and hits it to deep square, just a single
19.1 Paul to Hooda, wide, too outside the off stump
10/0 after 1 over
B. Kumar to P. Shaw No Run.
A dot to end! An excellent first over for Delhi. Shaw works it with the angle to the man at mid-wicket.
B. Kumar to S. Dhawan 1 Run.
A single now! Sensible batting! Dhawan plays this on the off side with soft hands and gets to the other end.
B. Kumar to S. Dhawan 4 runs.
FOUR! Through the leg side this time! You can't bowl to him there too. On the pads and Dhawan flicks it through square leg and it races away. Back-to-back boundaries for Dhawan.
B. Kumar to S. Dhawan 4 runs.
FOUR! Cracked! Off the mark in style is Dhawan. Kumar goes full and outside off, Dhawan leans into it and strokes it through covers. A man in-form won't miss out on those deliveries.
B. Kumar to P. Shaw 1 Run.
That ball just does not arrive. Slightly short and outside off. Shaw goes for the pull but due to the slowness of the wicket, it hits the bottom and goes towards square leg for a single. The chase gets underway with that run.
B. Kumar to P. Shaw No Run.
Back of a length to begin with on off. Shaw pushes it to mid on.
25/0 after 3 overs
2.6 Ahmed to Shaw,A single to end but a top over for Delhi. 13 from it. Short and on the body, it is pulled through square leg for a single.
2.5 Ahmed to Shaw, back of a length on fifth stump line, cut away fiercefully, beats the fielders, FOUR!
2.4 Ahmed to Shaw, dot ball
2.3 Ahmed to Shaw,FOUR! Consecutive boundaries and this is even better! Slightly short again and Shaw is onto the length quickly. It is pulled with ease over the mid-wicket fielder and one bounce into the fence.
2.2 Ahmed to Shaw,FOUR! Up and over! This should get Shaw going. Slightly short and he pounces on it. He pulls it over mid on and bags a boundary.
2.1 Ahmed to Shaw,Good delivery to begin with! The slower bouncer and it is outside off. Shaw is done in by the pace, he is early into the pull and misses it. Dot ball.
32/0 after 4 overs
3.6 Nabi to Dhawan, the reverse is out, outrageous! It spun away from him, but the southpaw adjusted and still beat the third man fielder and slip, FOUR!
3.5 Nabi to Shaw,Shaw goes back and works this through mid-wicket and takes one.
3.4 Nabi to Shaw,BEATEN! The arm ball outside off, Shaw looks to play for the spin, ends up playing inside the line and gets beaten.
3.3 Nabi to Shaw,On the stumps, it is defended.
3.2 Nabi to Shaw,DROPPED! Thampi drops a sitter! That had to be taken as Hyderabad needed a wicket. Tossed up on off, Shaw hits it uppishly towards mid off. Thampi needlessly tries taking it with a dive forward. The ball bursts through his hands and goes towards long off for two. How costly will this prove? Shaw is looking good. Two taken.
3.1 Nabi to Shaw,Slightly shorter and outside off, Shaw looks to cut but chops it to covers.
49/0 after 5 overs
4.6 Kumar to Shaw, on leg stump, more accurate, no width, driven to mid on, no runs
4.5 Kumar to Shaw, down the leg side, dot ball, kisses his pads on the way to the keeper
4.4 Kumar to Shaw, back of a length, pounded over mid-off, FOUR! Stand and deliver!
4.3 Kumar to Shaw,SIX! How easy was that? WOW! Kumar is taking a pounding here. He changes his length and bangs it short. Shaw spots it early and upper cuts it over the third man fence for a biggie.
4.2 Kumar to Shaw,FOUR! Class, top class this! Nothing bad with the delivery, it is on a length and around off, Shaw strokes it on the up past the diving mid off fielder and it races away. Dealing in boundaries is the young man.
4.2 Kumar to Shaw, wide ball
4.1 Kumar to Shaw, two runs,Lovely fielding! Excellent commitment! This is slightly short and on middle, Shaw pulls it over mid-wicket. Rashid in the deep makes a lot of ground to his left, then dives and pushes it back in. The umpires go upstairs to check but he has done well. Saves two for his side.
55/0 after 6 overs
5.6 Khan to Shaw, pulls the length back, punched to mid on for a single
5.5 Khan to Shaw, tossed up, stock ball, lofted over covers, beautiful! FOUR! He's creaming everything at the moment
5.4Khan to Dhawan,Looks to play the sweep shot but does not connect nicely. It goes towards short fine leg for one. 50 up for Delhi.
5.3Khan to Dhawan,Close! The leg spinner and Dhawan does not pick. It is on middle and comes back in. Dhawan at the very end gets his bat down and keeps it out. Saha appeals but he is the only one doing so.
5.2Khan to Dhawan, dot ball,That came off very slow! The googly and on off, Dhawan looks to pull but the ball turns away and comes off slow. Dhawan is beaten.
5.1 Khan to Dhawan, dot,
Tosses it up on middle, it is worked to mid-wicket.
57/0 after 7 overs
6.6 Thampi to Shaw, short ball, attempts the upper cut, misses, dot ball
6.5 Thampi to Shaw, punched straight to backward point, again, brilliant timing
6.4 Thampi to Dhawan, back of a length, width given, sliced to deep backward point for a run
6.2-6.3 Thampi to Dhawan, two dots
6.1 Thampi to Shaw,Slightly shorter in length and around off, it is guided through point for a run. Shaw seems to be timing the ball really well.
71/1 after 8 overs
7.6 Hooda to Shaw, one run, and that's 50 for the teenager! What a brutal knock, full of style, composure and sheer timing!
7.5 Hooda to Shaw, crisply struck past point, cut, two taken
7.4Hooda to Iyer, one run, full length, paddle swwp to fine leg
7.4 Hooda to Dhawan,OUT! Dhawan has been give out on the field! Brilliant, brilliant work from Saha. Top class stumping. Also, credit to Hooda as this was cleverly bowled by him. He sees Dhawan stepping down the track so fires it down the leg side. Dhawan looks to work it around the corner but misses. Now Saha moves swiftly to his right, collects the ball and then whips the bails off with a dive. Dhawan did try to make it in but Saha was quick there. The square leg umpire has his finger raised also. No need to go upstairs. It has been signaled as a wide but Hyderabad won't care as they have got the breakthrough they wanted. 97 more needed in 75.
7.3 Hooda to Shaw, shorter and wider, cut to deep cover, one run
7.2 Hooda to Shaw, ball is given some air, but Shaw steps out, gets under it and hammers it over long on, SIX!
7.1 Hooda to Dhawan, full length, little turn, defended for a single
77/1 after 9 overs
8.6 Khan to Iyer, full toss, easily pushed down the ground for one
8.5 Khan to Iyer, dot ball
8.4 Khan to Iyer, CLASS! That has class written all over it! Delicacy personified! It was fast, it was sharp, but Iyer just waited on it and late cut it, leaving the fielders with no chance
8.2-8.3 Khan to Iyer, defended on both occasions, dot balls
8.1 Khan to Shaw, short length, slapped down the ground for a run
8.1 Khan to Shaw, wide
83/1 after 10 overs
Delhi Capitals require another 80 runs with 9 wickets and 60 balls remaining
87/3 after 11 overs
10.6 Ahmed to Shaw,OUT! There goes another one! Khaleel has two in the over and this is the big wicket, it is of the well-set Shaw. Is this the momentum changing over? Khaleel bangs this short and the key here is the length, it is just outside off. Going away further. Shaw looks to drag his pull but does not get on top of the bounce. A top edge is induced and it lobs towards point where Shankar takes an easy catch.
10.5 Ahmed to Pant, good length on his pads, helped on its side, just one
10.4 Ahmed to Shaw, slower ball, on the shorter side again, pulled to deep square, single
10.3 Ahmed to Pant, length ball, helped to deep third, one run
10.2 Ahmed to Iyer,OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! The skipper is out of here. Hyderabad needed something and the bowling change has given that to them. Khaleel is pumped up as he strikes on his second ball of his new spell.
10.1 Ahmed to Shaw, one,On the shorter side around off, this is pulled through square leg for one.
97/3 after 12 overs
Delhi Capitals require another 66 runs with 7 wickets and 48 balls remaining
99/3 after 13 overs
Delhi Capitals require another 64 runs with 7 wickets and 42 balls remaining
12.6 Khan to Munro, googly on full length, lunges forward to defend, no runs
12.5 Khan to Pant, low full toss, swept, deep square is there, one run
12.4 Khan to Munro, full toss, mistimed, one run
12.3 Khan to Munro, he's not looking comfortable. It was pitched on the same length as the first ball, but it jagged back. Beaten.
12.2 Khan to Munro, fuller length, hit back at the bowler, dot ball
12.1 Khan to Munro, perfect length, googly, misses the cut
111/3 after 14 overs
111/5 after 15 overs
Delhi Capitals require another 52 runs with 5 wickets and 30 balls remaining
14.5-14.6 Khan to Rutherford, two dots, he's pestered this batter too!
14.4 Khan to Patel, OUT! It was coming, you could sense it!Given out caught behind! Axar does not look happy. Have Hyderabad got a bonus wicket? They might have.
14.3 Khan to Patel, another dot, he's troubling the batsmen now,BEATEN! The googly now and it is around off, Patel lunges and tries to defend but is beaten by the away turn. A wicket and three dots to start the over.
14.2 Khan to Patel,The leg spinner again, Patel looks to drive but it goes off the inner half towards short fine leg.
14.1 Khan to Munro, OUT!Looked to be spinning down leg side again. Will this clip the stumps as well? Not a no ball. No inside edge on Ultra Edge. GONE! Three reds and the wicket and review, both lost...
121/5 after 16 overs
Delhi Capitals require another 42 runs with 5 wickets and 24 balls remaining
129/5 after 17 overs
Delhi Capitals require another 34 runs with 5 wickets and 18 balls remaining
16.6 Kumar to Rutherford, better length, away from the arc, swing and a miss, fine comeback
16.5 Kumar to Rutherford,SIX! That is huge! Pace and full and that has been deposited into the stands. Full and on off, Rutherford powers it over the long off fence.
16.4 Kumar to Pant,Another single. Wide outside off, Rishabh slaps it through covers and a single is taken.
16.3 Kumar to Rutherford, one run,Just a single! Singles are something Hyderabad won't mind. This is short and outside off, it is pulled through mid-wicket for one.
16.2 Kumar to Rutherford, another dot ball
16.1 Kumar to Rutherford, dot ball,Good length and angling across the batsman, it is played to covers. A dot, it is gold at this stage.
151/5 after 18 overs
Delhi Capitals require another 12 runs with 5 wickets and 12 balls remaining
17.6 Thampi to Rutherford, inside edge to fine leg, they take a single
17.5 Thampi to Pant, gets the yorker right, one run
17.4 Thampi to Pant, in the slot, and you know what happens next! Over midwicket, SIX runs! Three balls have been half volleys, one has been down the leg side. Horrifying stuff.
17.3 Thampi to Pant, FOUR! Better length, but too straight, easy pickings!
17.2 Thampi to Pant, SIX!CRASH! A length ball, around middle and leg, Pant swings this into oblivion over mid-wicket! 24 needed from 16 now...
17.1 Thampi to Pant, in the slot, smashed back! FOUR! Pant surely packs a punch! Why bowl the risky yorker when the slower, wider deliveries are working?
158/7 after 19 overs
Delhi Capitals require another 5 runs with 3 wickets and 6 balls remaining
18.6 Kumar to Paul, outside off,tries to poke at it, misses. THIS GAME IS NOT OVER.
18.5 Kumar to Pant,OUT! Pant is out of here! Are Hyderabad still in this? Once again Rishabh is seen throwing it away. Ponting in the dug out is not a happy man. Another slower one which does the trick. It is on a length and around off, Pant looks to finish it off in style but only hits it high up in the air towards long off. Nabi once again takes a very good, under pressure catch.
18.4 Kumar to Pant,Another dot! Pant works it towards Kumar. He slips and fails to collect it. Pant does not take a run. Kumar is down but nothing wrong with him.
18.4 Kumar to Pant, bouncer, wide
18.3 Kumar to Pant,SIX! When Pant is there, Delhi need not fear. Two blows was what Delhi needed to end this game, they have got one. Length and on off, Pant lofts it with ease over the long off fence for a biggie.
18.2 Kumar to Pant, dot ball this time, hit straight to point
18.1 Kumar to Rutherford,OUT! That is up in the air... taken! Is it a little too late though? Kumar bowls the slower one outside off, Rutherford does not pick it. He is way too early in the shot and only manages to hit it into the sky towards long off. Nabi there settles under it and takes it nicely. Not sure though if this shot was needed. 12 now in 11 balls needed.
Capitals win by 2 wickets
19.5 Ahmed to Paul, swings his bat, in the gap over midwicket! FOUR! Jeez, this game finally has a result!
19.4 Ahmed to Mishra, tries to go down town (quite poor), misses, they run a bye as both the keeper and bowler miss the stumps. But, wait? They are appealing for obstruction of field. Wow, this game has seen everything. Given not out.
The umpires are still checking, it seems as though he has changed direction. OUT! Another twist!
19.3 Ahmed to Paul, slower short ball, dragged to the on side for a single
19.2 Ahmed to Paul, slower, shorter, wider, misses
19.1 Ahmed to Mishra, easily guided to third man for a single
19.1 Ahmed to Mishra, wide ball, too wide
The change in logo and name seems to have worked for the Capital side, who have won their first-ever fixture in the IPL playoffs, after four previous attempts.
It was a bit nervy in the end, but Ricky Ponting's side managed to pip a rather stubborn Sunrisers outfit, who knocked the opponent's doors until the very last gasp.
Prithvi Shaw's 50, along with a handy innings from Shikhar Dhawan made it all but comfortable for Delhi, but Khaleel Ahmed and the wily Rashid Khan picked up two wickets each in just one-one over to swing the game back in SRH's favor.
Then there wasRishabh Pant, who controlled this pendulum through one end and applied his usual style.
Post his wicket, there was another twist.
However, in the end, Keemo Paul kept his feet on the ground to take DC to the Qualifier 2, where they will lock horns with Chennai Super Kings.
We can all now take a breather, as this is all from our side. This is Akarshak Roy, do tune in for the final two games of this majestic IPL season. Until then, good bye.
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