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Sat, 31 October 2020
IPL: Easy win for SunRisers
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Chasing 121, Wriddhiman Saha (39) again anchored the chase for SRH, before some wickets in the middle over by Yuzvendra Chahal (2/19) threatened to make things interesting.
RCB 120-7 (20 ovs) vs SRH 121-5 (14.1 ovs) | Scorecard
SRH won by 5 wickets with 5.5 overs to spare.
Batting first at Sharjah, RCB scored 120/7. Josh Philippe (32) and AB De Villiers (24), the highest scorers in the innings, fell in quick succession in the middle overs, after which RCB trudged along to 120/7 in 20 overs.
Sandeep Sharma (2/20) made early inroads in the RCB lineup. Rashid Khan (1/24) struck after the Powerplay, as RCB failed to gather momentum in their innings.
22:49 IPL: Easy win for SunRisers
Saini is here, appeal for LBW first ball, umpire not interested but RCB have reviewed it. Replays show the ball was a lot higher and passes the bat. Not out! Holder uses his height and hammers the ball over the fence for six runs. Holder uses the pace this time and put his bat to the wider ball and directs it to the ropes for four runs. Holder takes a single and it is called bye and put the youngster on strike. He comes to the party now, flicks the bat and hammers it over the fence for six runs!
RCB 120-7 (20 ovs) vs SRH 121-5 (14.1 ovs)
Abhishek goes for another big one but gets too much under it and holes out to Gurkeerat at long-off, he is gone for 8 (5).
Samad is here, single to end the over. SRH are on 115-5 after 14 overs. They need 6 from 36 balls.
Chahal comes to bowl his last over, Holder finishes the match with a six! The big man uses his long arms to punch it straight down the ground for six runs!
22:37 IPL: SRH lose Williamson but in control
Washington Sundar is back, Williamson and Abhishek rotate strike and take five singles. After 12 overs SRH are 87-3. They need 34 from 48 balls.
RCB 120-7 (20 ovs) vs SRH 96-4 (13 ovs)
Udana is here, he strikes! Williamson chips it straight to short extra cover and Kohli accepts a simple catch. Williamson gone for 8 (14).
SRH under pressure now playing cautious cricket. Jason Holder is the new batsman, dot ball. Jason drives it to deep cover for two quick singles. Jason Holder targets Udana and pulls it over long-on for a six. Slower ball, edge but doesn't carry to the wicketkeeper. Single to end the over.
After 13 overs SRH are 96-4. They need 25 from 42 balls.
22:29 IPL: Chahal removes Saha but SRH in control
Udana is here, Saha drives the full toss ball through cover for a boundary. Saha pushes the next to mid-off for a single. High full toss and Williamson pulls it towards fine leg. The chest-high is not called a no-ball. Williamson shakes his head. After the ball change, Saha sends the ball to third man for a single. Two more dot balls to end the over.
RCB 120-7 (20 ovs) vs SRH 82-3 (11 ovs)
After 10 overs SRH are 74-2. They need 47 from 60 balls. Saha is on 33 (28) and Kane Williamson is on 3 (8).
CHahal continues, Saha dances down the wicket and slams the ball to the ropes over mid-wicket for four runs. Saha sweeps it for a single. Williamson plays it late towards for a single towards long-on. Saha punches the ball towards long-off for one. Williamson nudges the ball to point for a single.
Chahal strikes! Saha falls to beautiful bowling from Chahal. Chahal tricks Saha to come out and bat, but the ball drops on him and then it rips past his bat. De Villiers completes the stumping. Saha walks back scoring 39 (32).
After 11 overs SRH are 82-3. They need 39 from 54 balls. Young Abhishek Sharma is the new batsman.
22:15 IPL: Chahal puts RCB in control
Udana is brought into the attack, Williamson nudges the ball and takes a single. Saha hammers the ball to fine leg for two quick singles. He punches the next to deep square leg for a single. Change of pace and Williamson is beaten. He ducks under the next bouncer. Dot ball to end the over. After 8 overs SRH are 64-2. They need 57 runs in 72 balls.
RCB 120-7 (20 ovs) vs SRH 67-2 (9 ovs)
Chahal continues, he claims a runout. He claims he put his finger tip on the ball. After numerous replays, umpire wasn't sure. It would have been not out as Williamson was comfortably back in his crease. Saha drives down for a single. Williamson pushes to midwicket for a single. Two more dot balls. Single to end the over. Dew factor playing in. Chahal wiping the ball with his towel after every ball. Excellent over from Chahal, just three came off it.
After 9 overs SRH are 67-2. They need 54 off 66 balls.
22:14 IPL: Chahal removes well-set Manish Pandey
Chahal is brought into the attack now, can he provide a breakthrough? The SRH spinners wrecked havoc in the RCB camp, can he do the same now? Pandey flicks the ball to deep cover for a single. Saha punches long-off for a single. Pandey sends it back to the bowler.
RCB 120-7 (20 ovs) vs SRH 60-2 (7 ovs)
Chahal strikes! Pandey turns impatient and skies is high high to and Morris takes all the time in the world to catch it at long-on and sends Pandey back to the pavilion. Pandey scored 26 (19).
Kane Williamson is the new batsman. Two dot balls to end the over.
After 7 overs SRH are 60-2.
21:55
Morris is back, Pandey plays it early away from the fielder, gets a boundary. Wide called. Pandey punches down to mid-on, no runs. Pandey then steals a single. Two more wides and Saha takes two quick singles. Saha punches the ball for a single. Pandey uses his wrists and sends the ball to the ropes for four runs.
RCB 120-7 (20 ovs) vs SRH 58-1 (6 ovs)
After 5 overs SRH are 46-1. Pandey is on 25 (16) Saha is on (9).
Mohammed Siraj is brought into the attack now, Saha sends the ball straight to mid-off, no runs. Saha clears the mid-on and powers the ball to the boundary. Bouncer and Saha guides it towards square leg for two quick singles. Saha is beaten. Next, he uses the pace and powers the ball on the roof behind long leg. Dot ball end the over.
After 6 overs, SRH are 58-1. Saha is on 21 (15) Pandey is on 25 (16). They need 63 from 84 balls.
21:44 IPL: Manish Pandey, Saha on the attack
Saini is here, Panday sends it to mid-off, no runs. Pandey powers the short ball over mid-on for four runs. Pandey is beaten. Next the pulls over square leg for six runs! He takes a single off the next. Dot ball to end the over as Saha is beaten. After 3 overs SRH are 22-1.
RCB 120-7 (20 ovs) vs SRH 31-1 (4 ovs)
Washington continues, Pandey drives it past cover for three. Kohli frustrated with giving those three runs. Dot ball. Saha now gets into the groove and uses the pace to power the ball to the ropes for four runs over square leg. That prompts field change. Washington goes around the wicket now, Saha takes a single. Pandey taps the ball, no runs as Kohli is quick on the ball. Pandey sends the ball down the wicket for a single.
After 4 overs SRH are 31-1. Saha is on 6 (7) and Pandey is on 16 (12).
21:33 IPL: Washington dismisses Warner; SRH lose early wkt
David Warner and Saha are out to open for SRH. Morris starts with the ball. Too wide. Warner then pulls to deep square leg for a single. Slip comes in for Saha. Dot ball. Saha ends it towards leg side for a single. Warner leaves. He finds the gap and pushes it towards point for a single. Saha flicks the ball, sharp fielding from Philippe as he pounces on the ball at cover point, no runs. After the first over, SRH are 4-0.
RCB 120-7 (20 ovs) vs SRH 11-1 (2 ovs)
Washington Sundar shares the new ball with Morris. Warner welcomes him with a six over midwicket.
Sundar strikes! Big wicket for Sundar. Warner rushed on to the ball and hit it straight to mid-on and Udana makes no mistake. Warner gone for 8 (5).
Manish Pandey is the new batsman. He leaves the first ball he faces. Two more dot balls. Single to end the over. After two overs SRH are 11-1.
21:20
RCB 120-7 (20 ovs) vs SRH
Batting first RCB against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Sharjah, scored 120/7.
Josh Philippe (32) and AB De Villiers (24), the highest scorers in the innings, fell in quick succession in the middle overs, after which RCB trudged along to 120/7 in 20 overs.
Sandeep Sharma (2/20) made early inroads in the RCB lineup. Rashid Khan (1/24) struck after the Powerplay, as RCB failed to gather momentum in their innings.
21:07 IPL: RCB set SRH 121 for victory
Natarajan bowls the last over. Siraj is beaten but steal a bye. Two dot balls follow. Yorker but Gurkeerat manages a single. Siraj drives to extra cover for a single. 1 legbye to end the RCB disastrous innings. Just 4 runs came off the last over.
RCB 120-7 (20 ovs) vs SRH
RCB set 121 target for SRH to win.
21:03 IPL: Wickets are now falling like a pack of cards
Natarajan is back, he strikes! Washington Sundar, the only batsmen left is sent back! Sundar latches on to the slower ball early and hits it back towards Natarajan, it hits the wrist and deflects into his lap and taken! Washington goes back scoring 21 (18).
RCB 116-7 (19 ovs) vs SRH
Chris Morris is the new batsman, dot ball. Morris pushes the ball to deep cover for one run. It could have been a sensational catch from Sandeep but it went over his shoulder. Four runs to Gurkeerat. Two dot balls to end the over. After 18 overs RCB are 111-5.
Holder comes back, Morris drives towards deep midwicket, Abhishek Sharma gets on to it but doesn't get his hands on it. Saves two runs.
Morris gone! Full toss and Morris goes for big runs over long-on, he gets no timing, and Warner takes the easy catch at long-on. Morris walks back scoring 3 (4).
Isuru Udana is the new batsman. Gurkeerat takes a single. Udana wants go over cover, but toe-ends a skier to Williamson at extra cover. SRH are getting catching practise. Siraj is the new batsman. Gurkeerat takes a single.
After 19 overs RCB are 116-7.
20:55 IPL: 100 comes up for RCB
Rashid Khan comes to bowl his last over, SRH wants to break Gurkeerat-Sundar partnership. Sundar punches the ball down for a single. Gurkeerat is beaten. He gets a single off the next. Another dot ball. Full and Washington Sundar clears extra cover to send it to the boundary. Welcome four runs for RCB. Manish Pandey nearly takes a stunner! But replays show the ball was grounded. Relief for RCB as Washington Sundar survives. After 16 overs RCB are 99-4.
RCB 106-4 (17 ovs) vs SRH
Sharma comes to bowl his last over too, starts with yorker. Gurkeerat manages a single. Too wide. Washington punches down the ground for a single. Four more singles comes off that over.
After 17 overs RCB are 106-4. Gurkeerat is on 8 (15) Washington is on 21 (17).
20:41 IPL: RCB struggle with bat; SRH on top
Natarajan is back. He gives away just three singles. Excellent over for SRH. After 14 overs RCB are 86-4. Sundar is on 7 (6) and Gurkeerat is on 3 (8).
RCB 93-4 (15 ovs) vs SRH
After timeout, Holder is brought back into the attack. Sundar cuts it and guides it to the boundary over point. He then pushes the ball to third man for a single. Full toss and Gurkeerat straight sends it to short mid-wicket, no runs. He then punches the ball up in the air and sends one bounce towards deep square leg for a single. Dot ball. Sundar gets a single off the last ball of the over.
After 15 overs RCB are 93-4. Gurkeerat is on 4 (10) Sundar is on 13 (10).
20:32 IPL: RCB struggle with bat; lose Philippe too
Washington Sundar is the new batsman, Rashid continues Starts with two dot balls. Philippe is beaten but Saha can't catch up with it and ball reaches to the ropes. Wide called too. Five runs for RCB. Philippe is beaten again. Rashid strikes! Phillipe pulls but lacks timing and is caught at deep midwicket by Manish Pandey. Philippe walks back scoring 32 off 31 balls. Gurkeerat Singh joins Sundar. Two dot balls to end the over. After 12 overs RCB are 76-4.
RCB 83-4 (13 ovs) vs SRH
Nadeem comes to bowl his fourth over. Gives away just seven runs. Sundar and Singh are rotating the strike well but they need big runs. After 13 overs RCB are 83-4.
20:24 IPL: Nadeem removes AB de Villiers; RCB in trouble
Rashid Khan continues after the timeout. AB and Philippe rotate the strike well, four singles come off four deliveries. AB hammers it towards deep midwicket for four runs. Single to end the over.
RCB 71-3 (11 ovs) vs SRH
After 10 overs RCB are 61-2. AB is on 15 (19) and Philippe is on 31 (26).
Nadeem starts with a dot ball. AB slams the next over the fence for six runs! He steps back and opens his shoulder and hammers a six. Pressure on the bowler now. Hits it hard but mis-times and will get two runs. He pushes the next to long-off for a single. Philippe pushes the ball to deep cover for a single.
AB de Villiers goes for big extra cover drive and Abhishek Sharma makes no mistake at deep point. Big wicket for SRH. Nadeem has got the dangerous AB de Villiers. He walks backs scoring 24 off 24. He was shifting gears and going for big runs when Nadeem sent him back.
After 11 overs RCB are 71-3.
20:13
T Natarajan is brought into the attack now, AB defends the first delivery. Two more dot balls. AB pushes the ball towards mid-off for a single. Philippe sends the yorker down the wicket, Natarajan dives to stop the ball, no runs. Just one run off the over. Good over for SRH.
RCB 52-2 (9 ovs) vs SRH
After 6 overs RCB are 30-2.
Shahbaz Nadeem is here, AB and Philippe rotate the strike well. Philippe clears short fine leg for a boundary. Nadeem lets go off an opportunity to get AB early. De Villiers punches the ball back at him and in the air and he has let it slip through! After 7 overs RCB are 38-2.
SRH going for the kill, Rashid is brought into attack now. He is bowling incredibly AB struggling against him. After Philippe takes a single, he bowls four dot balls to AB. Next delivery is called wide. AB powers the ball to deep cover for two quick singles.
After 8 overs RCB are 42-2.
Nadeem continues, Philippe punches the ball to deep square for two quick singles. After a couple of singles, Philippe lofts the ball straight off long-on for a boundary. Two more singles from the over.
After 9 overs RCB are 52-2. AB is on 8 (15) and Philippe is on 29 (24).
20:05 IPL: Padikkal, Kohli fall cheaply
Sharma bowls his third over, Kohli sends the ball to long-on for a single. Philippe powers the ball to the same spot for another single. Kohli punches the ball down the covers, Williamson dives to save two runs. Kohli will get just two runs.
RCB 29-2 (5 ovs) vs SRH
Sharma strikes again! Bags Kohli's wicket for the 7th time in IPL! Kohli cannot keep his drive down. And was caught by Williamson at short extra cover. Kohli is shaking his head and walks back scoring 7 off 7 balls.
AB de Villiers is the new batsman, he is off the mark with a single. Dot ball to end the over. After 5 overs RCB are 29-2.
19:54 IPL: Sharma gets rid of Padikkal
Sharma starts well, two dot balls. Philippe hammers a boundary over the mid-off. He then takes a single off long-on. Sharma strikes! No footwork and tries to hit up but the ball rocks his wickets. Padikkal is beaten! He walks backs coring 5 off 8 balls. Virat Kohli come sin to bat at No 3. He defends the last ball of the over. After 3 overs RCB are 13-1.
RCB 24-1 (4 ovs) vs SRH
Holder continues, starts with wide. Philippe pushes the ball to covers for a single. Slip come sin for Kohli, Kohli sends the ball to square leg for two quick singles. Kohli pushes for the second. He punches the next to point for a single. Yorker and Philippe sends it down the leg side for a single. Legbye called. He sends the last ball of the over midwicket for a boundary. After 4 overs RCB are 24-1.
19:42 IPL: Slow start for RCB against SRH
Devdutt Padikkal and Josh Philippe are out to open. Sandeep Sharma has the new ball. Philippe leaves the first ball. He then sends the swinging ball to leg side for a single. A slip comes in for Padikkal, he defends the first two balls and pushes the next for a single. Padikkal takes a single to end the over. After the first over RCB are 3-0.
Jason Holder shares the new ball. Philippe leaves the out swinger. He then powers the ball to midwicket for a single. Padikkal surprisingly struggling against Holder. Three dot balls on a trot. Boundary to end the over. Padikkal slams it down the ground.
After 2 overs 8-0. Padikkal is on 5 and Philippe is on 3.
19:11 IPL: SRH win toss, to field vs RCB
In the second match, SunRisers skipper David Warner has won the toss, and elect to bowl first against RCB.
Warner informs that Vijay Shankar is out with the hamstring injury, but Wriddhaman Saha is fit. Good for the SRH.
Virat Kohli doesn't look unhappy with the toss and says he would have batted first anyway. For RCB Navdeep Saini is fit and replaces Shivam Dube. Isuru Udana comes back for Dale Steyn.
Playing XIs:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner(c), Wriddhiman Saha(w), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Jason Holder, Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, Rashid Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Josh Philippe, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers(w), Chris Morris, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Isuru Udana
18:41 Kishan takes Mumbai to victory
MI 111-1 (14.2 ovs) vs DC 110-9 (20 ovs)
Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by 9 wickets in a display of near-perfect cricket on Saturday.
This is DC's fourth loss on the trot.
Put in to bat, Delhi were put on the backfoot early after Boult dismissed openers Dhawan and Shaw early and even though Iyer and Pant put on a mini-fightback, Bumrah's three strikes in the middle overs put paid to any hopes of a big score harboured by Delhi.
They were eventually restricted for 110 for 9 before Kishan stepped on the pedal from the get go and did not take his foot off it, scoring 72 off 47 deliveries and scoring the winning runs.
Six runs needed for victory.
Nortje back in the attack and after a dot, Kishan gets the winning runs with a flick over deep square leg for a six! Mumbai Indians win by 9 wickets.
Dubey back in the attack and after Surya gets a single off the first ball, Kishan slogs the ball over cow corner for a six!
The batsmen then take three singles as 10 come off the over.
Ashwin back in the attack and Kishan takes a couple to fine leg to start the over before slapping the ball straight behind the bowler for a four! What a shot!
Kishan then takes a single before Surya plays the ball to extra cover and gets easy two runs.
After a dot, Surya gets a single to long-off. 10 runs come off it.
Rabada back in the attack and he is welcomed with a sweet six over covers by Kishan. What a shot!
The batsmen then takes singles and twos as 11 come off the over.
Suryakumar Yadav is the new man in and gets off the mark immediately with a single.
Kishan then takes a single to mid-wicket.
After a dot, quick, short ball and Surya top edges past the keeper for a four! 6 runs and a wicket come in the over.
Nortje back in the attack and de Kock plays a dot as he sends the ball to backward point.
De Kock then gets unlucky as he plays the ball down, trying to steer it down to third man but the ball hits his leg stump bail. He is out for 26.
18:15 Kishan punishes bowlers
MI 68-0 (10 ovs) vs DC 110-9 (20 ovs)
Dubey continues and the batsmen get the singles easily. The runs are flowing here as Kishan then goes down on one knee and slogs it over mid-wicket for a four.
Identical shot and identical result next ball as back-to-back boundaries here for the batsmen. 12 runs come off it.
Medium pacer Harshal in the attack now and he bowls short and Kishan pulls it over short fine for a four.
After a wide, Kishan plays it down to third man for a single.
De Kock then plays two dots before he gets a single to backward point.
Kishan then plays the ball to sweeper cover as 8 runs come off it.
18:08 Gallop towards target
MI 48-0 (8 ovs) vs DC 110-9 (20 ovs)
Debutant leggie Dubey in the attack now and after a dot, big shout for LBW as Kishan tries to reverse sweep but the ball hits him on the pads. It looks like it's going down and umpire raises the finger. Kishan takes the review and wins as he is not out.
After a dot, he gets a single. De Kock then gets low and reverse sweeps the full ball to third man for a four.
A brace to end the over as Rabada clears the ball at deep backward point. 7 come off it.
Ashwin back in the attack and he keeps it tight as just three come off it.
17:55 Kishan in good nick
MI 38-0 (6 ovs) vs DC 110-9 (20 ovs)
Rabada back in the attack and the full ball is pulled flat past mid-wicket for a four!
Ishan then slashes at it and the outside edge flies to the vacant third man boundary for back-to-back boundaries.
Kishan and de Kock then take a single each.
After a dot, Kishan cuts the ball to deep backward point for a single. 11 come off it.
Stoinis in the attack now and de Kock starts the over with a single to sweeper cover.
After a dot, Kishan gets a single to covers.
De Kock then plays the ball down and scampers for a single.
After a dot, Kishan gets a single past point as 4 singles come in the over.
17:48 Kishan in full flow
MI 23-0 (4 ovs) vs DC 110-9 (20 ovs)
Pacer Nortje in the attack now and after a dot, de Kock presents full face of the bat and times the straight drive to perfection for a four down the ground.
De Kock then plays the ball to third man for a single.
Bouncer next and Kishan pulls it past mid-wicket for a four.
Kishan then plays and misses at the ball moves away.
Short ball and Kishan pulls it straight over the bowler for a four! Mumbai get a move on now.
Ashwin continues and the batsmen knock the ball around as just 3 come off it.
17:40 Openers look steady
MI 7-0 (2 ovs) vs DC 110-9 (20 ovs)
Rabada opens from the other end as his South Africa teammate faces him.
De Kock plays two dots before he flicks the ball to square leg for a couple.
After a dot, de Kock gets the under edges the ball and pulls it past mid-on as Harshal misfields and gifts the batsmen as extra run as the batsmen get three runs.
Dot to end the over as 5 come off it.
Kishan gets off the mark with a single to short fine leg after a dot.
De Kock off the mark with a quick single to short fine.
Kishan then cautiously play out three dots as 2 come off the opening over.
Ishan Kishan and Quinton de Kock come out to bat for Mumbai as they chase 110 for victory. R Ashwin opens the bowling for Delhi Capitals.
17:16 Bumrah, Boult shine for Mumbai Indians
DC 110-9 (20 ovs) vs MI
Delhi finish at 110 for 9 off their 20 overs after the Mumbai Indians bowlers strangled the opposition.
After Delhi lost two early wickets they could never recover totally as Bumrah got three wickets in two overs in the middle.
Boult and Bumrah were the pick of the bowlers as they bowled perfect lengths, giving away nothing and taking three wickets each.
Iyer top scored for Delhi with 25.
Bumrah back in the attack and after two dots, Dubey gets a single to fine leg.
Full toss next and Rabada plays it to the off side for a couple.
Bumrah bowls fantastically as he gives nothing away off the last two balls and gets Rabada run out off the last ball of the innings. Rabada is run-out for 12.
Dubey has strike as Rabada walks in to bat.
Dubey gets a single to cover before Rabada makes room and powers the full length ball straight over the bowlers' head for a six! WOW!
After a dot, Rabada gets a couple to sweeper cover and then another couple to the leg side as 11 runs and a wicket come off it.
Boult back in the attack and Ashwin is out first ball. He tries to go big but doesn't get the distance as Krunal completes a good catch running in from long-off. Boult gets his third as Ashwin goes for 12.
Pollard making good bowling changes as Delhi are choked for runs.
Krunal back in the attack and all the batsmen can get are four singles in the over! Wonderful bowling at the death this.
17:00 Batsmen losing grip
DC 92-7 (17 ovs) vs MI
Chahar continues and Dubey sweeps the first ball to fine leg for a couple.
After two dots, he gets a single over mid-wicket.
A dot later, Ashwin sweeps the ball to the leg side for a couple. 5 runs come in the over.
After the mid-innings time-out taken by Delhi, debutant Dubey is the new man in.
He gets off the mark with a single.
After a dot, Coulter-Nile bowls a bouncer and Ashwin hooks it over deep square for a six!
Ashwin then plays the ball to covers to end the over with a couple as 9 runs and a wicket come off it.
Coulter-Nile back in the attack and after a dot, Hetmyer is out!
Deliberate short ball and Hetmyer falls into the trap as he goes for the pull and is caught at deep square leg.
R Ashwin is the new man in.
Chahar continues and after a dot, Hetmyer punishes the bad ball as he plays it down to fine leg for a four.
After two dots Hetmyer gets a single through covers. Dot to end the over as 5 runs come off it.
16:53 Gets his third wicket in two overs
DC 73-6 (14 ovs) vs MI
How many times has Bumrah turned games MI's and today is no different.
Bumrah continues, and after a dot, he bowls a full ball to the pads and Harshal plays it through mid-wicket for a four.
After two lethal bouncers that Harshal fends, Bumrah strikes again!
He bowls a full ball that hits Harshal thud on the pads, as he is squared up. Big shout for LBW and the umpire raises the finger as Delhi lose their 6th. 4 runs and a wicket come in the over.
Chahar continues and 6 come in the over through singles and twos.
16:42 Takes out Stoinis and Pant
DC 63-5 (12 ovs) vs MI
Harshal is the new man in and Bumrah bowls a wide with a bouncer.
Next ball, Harshal tries to fend for the ball and is beaten all ends up.
Another peach as Harshal gets beaten again as Bumrah gets the ball to move and how! What an over this as 6 runs and 2 wickets come in the over.
Hetmyer is the new man in and he gets off the mark with a single to fine leg.
Short ball next and Pant slaps it through point for a four.
Bumrah then comes around the wicket, gets some movement as the ball hits Pant on the front pad. Big shout for LBW, umpire raises the finger. Pant takes the review and loses it as tracker showed it would hit the stumps.
Bumrah continues and he bowls a wonderful length, short ball just in the corridor. Stoinis edges and is caught behind. Stoinis out for 2.
Stoinis is the new man in and gets off the mark with a single, a streaky shot.
Pant and Stoinis then take a single each before Pant tries to sweep but top-edges it to fine leg for a four. 8 runs and a wicket come off it.
Chahar in the attack now and after Pant takes a single off the first ball, he strikes!
Chahar flights the ball, Iyer tries to take a slash at it, looses his footing and de Kock quickly rattles the stumps. The decision goes up and the third umpire says it's out. Iyer out for 25.
16:26 MI bowlers in control
DC 49-2 (10 ovs) vs MI
At the half-way mark, Delhi's score reads poor with just under 5 runs an over.
Coulter-Nile in the attack now and he comes around the wicket to Pant who pulls it to mid-wicket for a couple.
Pant is then put down as he pulls towards Pollard at mid-on. It goes to him fast and Pollard cannot hold on to it.
A dot later, Pant gets a single to backward square leg.
Iyer then plays the ball to mid-wicket and scampers for a couple. Dot to end the over.
Bumrah is finally brought into the attack and four singles are scored in the over. He mixes his lengths but nothing venemous.
16:22 Iyer, Pant get a move on
DC 40-2 (8 ovs) vs MI
Jayant continues and after Pant takes a single, Iyer decides it time for a move on and he dances down the track and slams the bowler over lon-on for a six!
Iyer then goes across the stumps and paddle sweeps it behind the keeper to fine leg for a couple.
The batsmen then take three singles each as 12 come off the over.
Krunal back in the attack and every run is coming only in singles and twos. 6 come in the over as the big shots are choked.
16:00 Boult strikes twice
DC 22-2 (6 ovs) vs MI
Trent Boult started impressively as Mumbai Indians dominated the Powerplays.
Delhi have once again failed to make any substantial score up front, losing both openers in two overs as Delhi scored just over two an over.
Jayant continues and just three singles come in the over.
Boult continues and big shout for caught behind against Iyer. Pollard takes the review and MI lose the review as the replays show the ball beat Iyer's outside edge.
Iyer is then squared up. It's a dot.
He then gets a single just wide of square leg.
Three dots to end the over as just one comes off it.
Pant is the new man in.
Spinner Jayant into the attack now and after a dot, Iyer gets a single to long-on.
After a dot, Pant gets off the mark with a single to backward square leg.
Iyer then gets a single to mid-on.
Dot to end the over as a wicket and 3 runs come off it.
Boult continues, he bowls short and Shaw plays a wonderful pull shot as he swivels to fine leg for a four.
Shaw then plays out two dots.
Shaw then tries to go big but he miscues as the ball goes to third man for a four.
After a dot, Shaw goes early into the shot, gets a leading edge and is caught by de Kock. He goes for 10. 8 runs and a wicket come in the over.
15:50 Dhawan out for duck
DC 7-1 (2 ovs) vs MI
Left-arm spinner Krunal opens from the other end and after two dots, Shaw tries to slog sweep, gets a top edge and a single as the ball falls in no man's land.
Iyer then gets to the pitch of the ball and smashes it through mid-off for a four. What a way to open his account.
A wide ball next and a dot to end the over a 6 come off it.
Iyer is the new man in and Boult comes over the wicket and the batsmen plays out three dots as a wicket and a run come in the over.
Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan open the batting for Delhi Capitals while Boult opens the bowling for Mumbai Indians.
He comes over the wicket and Shaw plays the ball off his pads to square leg to get off the mark with a single.
Boult then gets some swing and Dhawan plays it to the off side for a dot.
Next ball, some swing for Boult and Dhawan slices it straight to Suryakumar Yadav at backward point. Third umpire brought in to look at the legitimacy of the catch. Replays show a clean catch and a consecutive ducks for Dhawan. Delhi off to horrible start.
15:26 Dubey makes DC debut
Praveen Dubey makes his IPL debut for Delhi Capitals and he comes in along with Prithvi Shaw and Harshal Patel.
Mumbai rest Hardik while Pattinson misses out. Jayant Yadav and Nathan Coulter-Nile come in as replacements.
Here are the teams for this afternoon's tie:
Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Harshal Patel, Praveen Dubey, Kagiso Rabada, Ravichandran Ashwin, Anrich Nortje
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard(c), Jayant Yadav, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
15:07 DC make three changes
Mumbai Indians captain Keiron Pollard wins toss, elects to bowl against Delhi Capitals in Dubai, on Saturday.
Chennai Super Kings six-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday sealed MI's play-off berth. The defending champions are currently on 16 points and with an excellent net run rate (NRR), are almost certain to finish in the top two.
Despite three defeats on the trot against Kings XI Punjab, KKR and Sunrisers Hyderabad, DC are placed third with 14 points from 12 games, courtesy their consistent run in the first phase of the league.
The three defeats should come as an eye opener for DC as they can ill-afford to take things lightly and need at least a win to seal their play-off place.
But it won't be an easy task as their last two games are against the top two teams on the table -- MI and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Going by paper, MI definitely have a clear-cut edge over DC and having confirmed their last four berth, the title holders would be playing without any pressure.
Regular skipper Rohit Sharma, who missed the last three games due to a left-leg hamstring injury, is unlikely to take the field again on Saturday, but there is no substantial word from the MI management in this regard yet.
While MI had roared back to form after thrashing RCB by five-wickets in the last game, there are problems aplenty for DC.
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