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23:34 Samson-Jurel star in win
RR 199-3 (19 ovs) vs LSG 196-5| Scorecard
Skipper Sanju Samson led from the front with an unbeaten 33-ball 71 while Dhruv Jurel made 52 not out off 34 balls to guide Rajasthan Royals to a seven-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants, in their IPL match in Lucknow on Saturday.
Chasing 197, Samson and Jurel shared unconquered 121 runs for the fourth wicket to chase down the target in 19 overs.
Earlier, skipper KL Rahul hit a 48-ball 76 while Deepak Hooda made 50 off 31 balls to guide Lucknow Super Giants to a decent 196 for 5 against Rajasthan Royals.
Sent into bat, LSG rode on 115-run third-wicket stand between Rahul and Hooda to put up a fighting total.
Sandeep Sharma was the most successful bowler for RR, returning with figures of 2/31.
Thakur continues and Jurel and Samson take a single each off the first two balls.
A dot later, Jurel takes a single to the leg side.
Samson then pulls the short ball over mid-wicket for a four!
Samson brings up the winning runs with a whip over fine leg for a six! Rajasthan beat LSG by 7 wickets.
23:06 Fifties for Samson and Jurel
RR 186-3 (18 ovs) vs LSG 196-5| Scorecard
Mohsin back in the attack and Samson starts the over with a couple to deep cover as Stoinis cuts the ball in the deep. '
Samson then cuts the ball to short third man, there is a big mix-up but Jurel is back in time as the bowler fails to hold on to the ball and break the stumps. Lucky escape for Jurel and Rajasthan.
Samson then pulls the ball high and mighty over deep mid wicet for a six to bring up his 50.
Samson then takes a single before Jurel takes a single to bring up his 50 off just 30 balls. His maiden T20 50 that.
Samson then whips the ball over backward square leg for a six as 16 come off it.
Thakur back in the attack and Jurel starts the over with a couple.
A dot later, a slow short ball is pulled over square leg for a four!
A full toss next and Jurel plays it to mid-wicket for a couple. Jurel then pulls the ball to square leg for a single.
A quick short bouncer next and Samson swats it down to the leg side for a single as 10 come off it.
22:56 Bishnoi tonked for 16 runs in an over
RR 160-3 (16 ovs) vs LSG 196-5| Scorecard
Leggie Bishnoi in the attack now as 53 needed off 30.
He starts with a short ball and Samson fails to time his pull and loses his bat in the bargain. He gets a single.
Jurel then gets a single to mid-wicket.
Samson now starts to flex his muscle as he connects with the short ball and pulls it over deep mid-wicket for a four!
A low full toss next and Samson smacks it over deep extra cover for four!
A dot ball next. A short ball next and Samson pulls it over the fielder at deep mid-wicket for a six as 16 come off the over.
Krunal continues and although Samson reverse sweeps him for a four, he gives just 9 runs in the over. He ends an excellent spell of no wickets for 24 in his four overs. He conceded just one boundary in his spell.
22:44 Mohsin hammered by Jurel
RR 135-3 (14 ovs) vs LSG 196-5| Scorecard
Mohsin back in the attack and Jurel gets on his toes and placed it in the gap on the off side for a four!
Jurel then walks across his stumps and uses the pace to lap the fuller ball over deep fine leg for a six!
Jurel then pulls the short ball past deep square leg for a four.
Jurel then gets a single as Thakur drops the ball at short third man,
Samson then gets a single before Jurel gets a thick edge and it flies past a flying Thakur and 20 runs come off the over.
Krunal back in the attack and again he bowls well to give just 5 singles in the over.
22:33 Rajasthan step on it
RR 110-3 (12 ovs) vs LSG 196-5| Scorecard
Yash Thakur back in the attack and Jurel starts the over with a single past backward point.
Samson then tries to slap the ball past the bowler but mistimes it and only gets a single to long off.
A half-volley and Jurel just creams it over extra cover for a four!
A single to long off next and that brings up Rajasthan's 100.
Samson then smashes the next ball down the ground for a four past the umpire.
Thakur then bowls two wides past the off stump. Samson then clatters the next overpitched ball through extra cover for a four as 17 come off it.
Mishra continues and Samson starts the over with a single.
Tossed up and Jurel just smashes it past the bowler for a six!
A dot later, Jurel gets a single before Samson laps the ball past short fine leg for a four. A dot to end the over as 12 come off it.
22:26 Impact Sub Parag out for 14
RR 81-3 (10 ovs) vs LSG 196-5| Scorecard
Krunal continues and he gives just three singles in the over.
Jurel is the new man in and he plays out two dots as a wicket and 8 runs come off it.
Impact sub Amit Mishra is in the attack now as de Kock is subbed out.
Parag and Samson take a single off the first two balls.
Mishra then bowls a short ball and Parag pulls it over wide long on for a six!
Mishra then bowls a slow loopy ball and Parag goes after it only to be holed out in the deep. He is out for 14 off 11.
22:15 Stoinis takes out Jaiswal
RR 70-2 (8 ovs) vs LSG 196-5| Scorecard
Krunal in the attack now and he gives 7 runs in the over.
Impact sub Parag is the new man in and after a dot, he gets off the mark for a single.
Samson then gets off the mark with a clip to square leg.
A dot and a single to end the over as 3 runs and a wicket come off it.
Stoinis in the attack now, wide ball and Jaiswal goes after it, he miscues and is caught at deep extra cover. He is out for 24.
Rajasthan lose 2 wickets in no time.
22:02 Buttler out for 34
RR 60-1 (6 ovs) vs LSG 196-5| Scorecard
Samson is the new man in and he plays a dot as a wicket and 10 runs come off it.
Yash Thakur in the attack now and he starts with a straight ball and Buttler flicks the ball to square leg for a four!
Buttler then gets a single.
Thakur comes around the wicket, bowls short and wide as Jaiswal cuts it over point for a four!
He then takes a single.
Thakur then gets the big wicket as Buttler plays the ball onto his stumps as he tries to clip it down the leg side but loses his leg stump and he is out for 34 off just 18. LSG get first wicket.
Henry continues and Buttler starts the over with a full as he hoicks the fulll ball over mid-on for a four.
Buttler then hits the ball to deep extra cover for 3.
A dot and a single later, Buttler pulls the short ball for a four!
A single to end the over as 13 come off it.
21:54 Rajasthan start well
RR 37-0 (4 ovs) vs LSG 196-5| Scorecard
Mohsin continues and Buttler starts the over with a drill down to long on for a four!
Buttler then gets a couple past backward point.
Fuller next and Buttler tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.
Jaiswal then takes a single to mid-off.
Buttler then takes a single before Jaiswal plays a dot to end the over as 9 come off it.
Henry continues and after a couple of dots, Jaiswal gets a single to deep point.
Buttler then comes across his stumps and scoops the ball over fine leg for a six!
A dot later, Buttler ends the over with a single as 8 come off it.
21:43 Rajasthan need 197 for win
RR 20-0 (2 ovs) vs LSG 196-5| Scorecard
Left arm pacer Mohsin Khan opens at the other end and after a dot, Jaiswal edges the ball through slips for a four before the batters take another three runs as 7 come off it.
Jaiswal and Buttler come out to chase 197 for victory as Matt Henry opens the attack for Lucknow and Jaiswal gets on the attack soon and hits a six and a four in the over as 13 come off the opening over.
21:20 Rahul, Hooda hit 50s
LSG 196-5 (20 ovs) vs RR | Scorecard
K.L Rahul and Deepak Hoods struck fifties as Lucknow Super Giants post 196/5 against Rajasthan Royals in Match 44 of IPL 2024 at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Saturday.
Sandeep continues, he starts with a short bouncer, Krunal pulls and hits it over short fine leg for a four.
Krunal then gets couple to to long on.
A misfield at mid-wicket allows Krunal another couple.
Krunal then gets a single to the leg side.
Badonni then slaps the next ball to long off for a single.
Full toss and Krunal plays it down to long on for a couple as 12 come off the last over. LSG put on 176 for 5.
Boult back in the attack and he does well to give just six runs including a wide in the 19th over.
21:08 He is out for 76
LSG 178-5 (18 ovs) vs RR | Scorecard
Krunal Pandya is new man in and he is off the mark with a single.
Badoni then cuts the ball to deep point and Boult misfields allowing him to complete the 2nd run comfortably.
Badoni and Krunal take a single each as 7 runs and a wicket come off it.
Avesh is back in the attack and Rahul starts the over with a couple to the leg side.
Short and wide ball next, Rahul cuts, but the upper cut goes straight to Boult who takes a good low catch at deep backward point. The LSG captain is out for 76 off 48.
Ashwin back in the attack and he starts with a wide and the ball races to the boundary. Five runs first ball.
Badoni then takes a couple to mid-wicket.
On the pads next and Badoni plays it to square leg for another couple.
Ashwin then bowls a full ball and Badoni switches and plays the switch hit over third man for a four!
Badoni and Rahul then take a single each before a dot to end the over as 15 come off it.
20:59 Rahul keeps the runs flowing
LSG 156-4 (16 ovs) vs RR | Scorecard
Ayush Badoni is the new man in and he gets off the mark with a single.
Cutter next and Rahul takes a single to the off side.
Badoni then clips the ball to the leg side for a single.
Sandeep then bowls a wide to the off side.
Rahul then attempts a cut only to play it to short third man for a single.
Badoni comes across the stumps and sweeps it to square leg for a single as 6 come off it.
Sandeep Sharna back in the attack and Pooran pulls the ball straight to backward square leg and he is out for 11 off 11.
Just when the partnership was building, Sandeep ends the stand.
Avesh back in the attack and he gives 4 singles and a wide before he bowls a short ball and Rahul pulls it through mid-wicket for a four to spoil his over and take 9 runs off it.
20:47 Ashwin strikes; Chahal ends wicketless spell
LSG 141-3 (14 ovs) vs RR | Scorecard
Chahal continues and Pooran and Rahul take a single each off the first two balls. A dot later, Pooran sweeps the ball towards short fine leg for a couple.
Pooran then gets a single to long-off.
Rahul plays the ball to deep extra cover for a single as 6 runs come off it. Chahal goes wicketless for the first time this season.
Pooran is the new man in and he gets a single off a leg bye to start off.
Rahul then takes a single to cover before Pooran tries to cut but the top edge runs over square leg for a four!
Pooran then takes a single before Rahul takes a couple to the on side to end the over as a wicket and 9 runs come off it.
Ashwin breaks 115-run stand as he comes back into the attack and has Hooda caught in the deep first ball of the over. Hooda out for 50 off 31.
20:35 Hooda brings up his 50
LSG 126-2 (12 ovs) vs RR | Scorecard
Chahal continues and the wide ball is cut through the off side for a four!
Hooda then takes a single.
Rahul then takes a couple to square leg. He then takes a single.
Hoode then takes a single to the off side to bring up his 8th IPL fifty.
Chahal then bowls a wide.
And Rahul then just drills the ball through the bowlers' legs for a four as 14 come off it.
Boult is back in the attack and Hooda and Rahul start the over with two singles.
Boult then bowls a bouncer that flies over the keeper for a four. Four wides called.
A couple later, Hooda hits back-to-back fours before ending the over with a singles as 18 come off it.
20:25 LSG pick up the pace
LSG 94-2 (10 ovs) vs RR | Scorecard
Chahal continues and Hooda makes room and drives it over extra cover for a four!
Hooda then sweeps the ball to backward square leg for a couple as the fielder does well to keep the ball in.
Hooda then takes a single before Rahul goes on the back foot and pulls the ball through the on side for a four to bring up his 50!
He then takes a single to cover. Hooda takes a single to end the over as 13 come off it.
Ashwin back in the attack and Hooda starts the over with a single to long on.
Rahul then takes a single to the off side.
A dot later, Hooda clips the ball to the on side for a single.
Ashwin then bowls a wide down the leg side.
Rahul then plays the ball to cover and takes a single.
Hooda then plays the ball to mid-wicket for a single. 6 come off the over.
20:14 LSG scoring briskly
75-2 (8 ovs) vs RR | Scorecard
Avesh back in the attack and after a dot, the full ball into the pads is flicked over bakward square leg for a six!
Rahul is then beaten next balll as he attempts to cut the ball.
Rahul then takes a couple to the vacant mid-wicket region.
Avesh then bowls a waist-high full toss and Rahul flicks it on it's way over fine leg for a six! No ball called and Rahul then drills the swings his bat and hammers it past mid-wicket and long-on for a four.
Rahul then takes a quick couple to the leg side as 21 come off it.
Chahal in the attack now and after a dot, Hooda starts the over with a single to the off side.
Rahul then nicely sweeps the ball over backward square leg for a four!
Rahul takes a single next ball.
Hooda then gets a couple to mid-wicket before a dot to end the over as 8 come off it.
20:03 LSG find runs with ease
46-2 (6 ovs) vs RR | Scorecard
Sandeep back in the attack and Rahul comes across his stumps and cannot connect. The ball misses the off stump by inches.
A dot later, Rahul takes a single before Hooda dispatches the full toss over mid-wicket for a four.
A single later, Rahul ends the over with a superb cover drive for a four as 10 come off it.
Ashwin in the attack now and Rahul and Hooda hit for a four each as 10 come off it.
19:55 LSG in early trouble
Avesh comes into the attack and he gives six runs in the over through three singles and a 3.
26-2 (4 ovs) vs RR | Scorecard
Boult continues and Rahul starts the over with a drive past mid-on for a four!
A dot and a single later, Hooda plays a cover drive for a boundary. Two singles to end the over as 9 come off it.
19:47 Delhi down MI; RR elect to bowl vs LSG
11-2 (2 ovs) vs RR | Scorecard
Sandeep Sharma opens at the other end and after a dot, Rahul gets off the mark with a couple to backward square leg.
Rahul then plays two dots.
Rahul then drives the ball straight down to log on for a single.
Sandee strikes next ball as he bowls an inswinger that's pitched up and Stoinis swings and misses and bowled out for a duck. LSG lose 2nd wicket.
Stoinis is the new man in and he survives an LBW shout before playing out two dots as 8 runs and a wicket come off it.
Quinton de Kock and KL Rahul open the batting for LSG while Trent Boult opens the attack for Rajasthan.
De Kock starts the innings with a four as he edges and it flies through vacant slip for a four!
De Kock follows it up with another four as a half-volley into the pads is flicked through the leg side for another boundary.
Boult strikes next ball as de Kock plays for the swings but misses it completely as the ball crashes into his off stump and he is out for 8 and LSG lose an early wicket.
19:43 Delhi down MI by 10 runs
Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson has won the toss and elected to bowl against Lucknow Super Giants in Lucknow, on Saturday.
Placed at the top of the table with 14 points in bag, RR will look to continue with their surge and consolidate their position.
On the other hand, fourth-placed LSG have a chance to move up to the second position, provided they stop RR's juggernaut, which has witnessed the Sanju Samson-led side winning seven out of their eight matches so far.
Playing XIs:
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Rovman Powell, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
Lucknow Super Giants: Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul(w/c), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Matt Henry, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur
Impact substitutes:
Lucknow Super Giants: Amit Mishra, Arshin Kulkarni, Krishnappa Gowtham, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Manimaran Siddharth
Rajasthan Royals: Riyan Parag, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Tanush Kotian
19:40 Delhi down MI by 10 runs
MI 247-9 (20 ovs) vs Delhi 257-4 | Scorecard
Mukesh to bowl the final over. Varma is run out off the first ball as he attempts to steal a tight second run to deep square leg.
MI's slim hopes are all but over as Varma is run out after a quickfire 63 from 32 balls, hitting four sixes and as many fours.
Luke Wood mistimes a full toss high on the leg side as Fraser-McGurk rushes in for the catch but fails to hold on to concede two runs.
The left-hander swings the third ball over midwicket for a six.
Relief for Delhi as Mukesh gets his yorker right and Wood can only manage a single.
Chawla hits the fifth ball over the covers for a four to make it 500 runs for the game.
He mistimes the full toss last ball and is caught at long-on.
Delhi Capitals down Mumbai Indians by 10 runs in a high-scoring contest.
19:34 MI lose 7th wkt; DC set for easy win
MI 233-7 (19 ovs) vs Delhi 257-4 | Scorecard
Rasikh to bowl the 19th over, The first ball is a wide yorker as Nabi misses the shot and takes the review for the wide but the TV umpire stays with the call.
The next ball is a slower ball as Nabi lofts it straight down the ground for a six.
But the bowler gets revenge next ball. Nabi goes for another lofted shot but this time he holes out a full toss to the fielder at long-on to perish for seven.
Piyush Chawla comes out swinging as he lofts the first ball he faces, from Rasikh, straight down the ground for a six.
Rasikh beats him next ball with the wide yorker as Varma does well to call him for the bye to take the strike.
Varma drives the last ball in the gap through the covers for three runs to retain strike.
Rasikh went for 15 in his final over but still finished with super figures of 3/34 in four overs.
MI need 25 from the last over for victory.
19:27 David out for 37; MI lose 6th wicket
MI 217-6 (18 ovs) vs Delhi 257-4 | Scorecard
Mukesh to bowl the 18th over. David walks across and smashes the first ball for a huge six over midwicket.
He does the same next ball as he shuffles across to swing the length ball over the leg side for a four.
Mukesh bowls a full toss as David deposits it over midwicket for a six, to make it 14 from the first three balls.
Brave from Pant to come up to the stumps. Mukesh gets revenge as David swings across the line but misses and is struck in front to be given out LBW.
The decision stands as the impact is umpire's call with the ball going on to hit the stumps.
A big blow for MI as David is given out leg before wicket for 37 from 17 balls.
MI need 48 from 14 balls for victory.
Mohammad Nabi gets off the mark with a single and Varma sweeps the last ball for a six -- the third of the over -- to make it 23 from the over.
19:18 Rasikh's strikes puts Delhi in control
MI 194-5 (17 ovs) vs Delhi 257-4 | Scorecard
Rasikh back into the attack. He starts with two wides in a row to David, who hits the first ball to long-on for a single.
Varma walks across trying to scoop but misses out on a full toss and then inside edges the yorker for a single.
David pulls the short ball to deep square leg for just one and Varma hits a low full to long-on as Rasikh does well to keep things tight. He has bowled quite full not allowing the two MI big-hitters to get under the ball.
Another yorker on the stumps which David gets a leading edge for a single.
Just seven runs from the over as Rasikh bowls another excellent over.
MI need 64 from three overs.
19:12 Varma slams fifty to keep MI hopes alive
MI 187-5 (16 ovs) vs Delhi 257-4 | Scorecard
Khaleel back into the attack to bowl his fourth and final over. He does well to concede singles from his first four balls before Tim David swung the pacer over midwicket for a six followed by a single to get 11 from the over.
Khaleel finishes with good figures of 2/45 from his four overs, striking with two key wickets in his first spell of three overs.
Kuldeep comes back into the attack as he comes under attack at the hands of Tilak Varma.
The left-hander swings the second ball over square leg for a six before hitting the fourth through midwicket for a boundary.
Varma reverse sweeps the fifth ball for a four past point and hammers the last ball over long-off for a six to get 21 from the 15th over.
MI need 85 from the last five overs as the asking rate goes up to 17.
Pacer Lizaad Williams is back into the attack. David picks a single before Varma is hurried into the pull shot as the ball goes fine off the gloves for a four through fine leg.
Varma races to his fifty from just 25 balls as his counter-attack keeps MI's hopes alive in the run chase.
Williams bowls a wide down the leg side as Pant fails to gather cleanly to concede another extra run.
David swings hard but only for a single to long-on and Varma digs out the yorker to deep square leg for another run.
David slams the fifth ball over the covers for a four and takes one off the last ball to get 14 from the over.
MI need 71 from the last four overs.
18:55 Rasikh's double strike rocks MI
MI 141-5 (13 ovs) vs Delhi 257-4 | Scorecard
Mukesh is back into the attack. He tries the short ball to Hardik, who pulls it high over midwicket for a six and drives the next to long-off for one.
Varma picks a single on the leg side before Hardik carves the fifth ball over point for a four followed by a single to get 14 from the over.
Rasikh is rewarded for some fine bowling. He bowled a tight first over and the pressure paid off as he bagged the key wicket of Hardik in his next.
Hardik stroked 46 from 24 balls before he completely miscued the slower ball from Rasikh going for a big shot down the ground.
Rasikh goes for the yorker to new batter Nehal Wadhera but bowls a full toss on the pads which the left-hander glances fine for a four.
Rasikh strikes again next ball. Wadhera looks to run the pacer down to thirdman but edges the length ball and is caught behind by Pant for 4.
MI struggling on 141/5 in 13 overs, needing another 117 from seven overs for victory at an asking rate of nearly 17.
18:42 Hardik, Varma revive Mumbai Indians
MI 120-3 (11 ovs) vs Delhi 257-4 | Scorecard
Axar continues as Varma and Hardik take a single each off the first two balls.
Varma shuffles across to scoop it over short fine leg but misses and is struck on the pads, to take a leg bye.
Hardik picks a single before Varma lofts the fifth ball and clears the fielder at long-on for a six.
He reverse sweeps the last ball over short thirdman for a four get 14 from the over.
MI are 115/3 in 10 overs at the halfway mark, needing another 143 runs from 10 overs for victory.
Hardik has smashed 31 from 14 balls, while Varma has made 20 from 12 balls, with the duo putting on 50 runs for the fourth wicket from 25 balls.
Impact Player Rasikh Dar Salam comes into the attack. He starts with a slower bouncer which goes high and is ruled a wide followed by a single to Hardik.
A yorker clocked at 135kmph which Varma digs out for a single before Hardik is beaten trying to cut as the bowler is quite confident that there was an edge.
Delhi take the review for caught behind as the umpire rules it not out. There is nothing on the UltraEdge as the on-field umpire's decision with DC losing their first review.
Hardik gets a single to long-on and Varma picks one off the next before the former misses out on a wide full toss.
A tidy start from Rasikh as he concedes just five runs in his first over to push the asking rate above 15.
18:32 Hardik takes MI past 100
MI 101-3 (9 ovs) vs Delhi 257-4 | Scorecard
Spin introduced as left-armer Kuldeep Yadav comes into the attack, to bowl the seventh over.
He makes a tidy start, conceding seven runs in his opening over, including six singles and a wide.
Spin from both ends as Axar Patel comes into the attack from the other end.
Hardik Pandya and Varma continue to deal in singles. Four singles from the first five balls before MI skipper Pandya launches the last ball straight down the ground for a six -- just the third six of the MI innings.
In the next over, he goes after Kuldeep as he sweeps the spinner for a boundary with the ball falling just short of Williams at deep square leg, who rushes in for the catch but fails to stop the ball on the bounce.
He sweeps the next behind square on the leg side this time in the gap for a four.
Kuldeep drops short as Hardik smashes it through the covers for a boundary.
The last ball is pitched up and this time Hardik smacks it over long-on for a six to take MI past the 100-run mark, in the ninth over.
After a good first over, Kuldeep has gone for 19 in his second over as MI look to counter-attack after a difficult start.
18:18 Suryakumar out for 26; MI in trouble
MI 65-3 (6 ovs) vs Delhi 257-4 | Scorecard
Mukesh Kumar comes into the attack. He strikes first ball with the wicket of Ishan Kishan, who is caught by Axar on the off-side for 20.
Kishan comes down and looks to slam it over the leg side but slices it over the off-side and is taken by Axar at mid-off.
MI in a spot of bother on 45/2 in the fifth over.
Tilak Varma gets off the mark with a single before Suryakumar keeps out the yorker as he digs it back to the bowler.
He punches the fourth ball to the fielder in the covers and then helps the length ball off his pads fine on the leg side for a four and cuts the last ball for another boundary as MI go past 50, in the fifth over.
Khaleel to bowl his third over in the Powerplay. Varma takes a single from the first ball and Suryakumar swipes the third ball over fine leg for a six, picking the slower ball from the outside the line of off-stump.
Suryakumar throws his bat at a full wide delivery only to get an edge which flies to the right of wicketkeeper Pant for a four.
However, Khaleel has the last laugh. Suryakumar is completely deceived by the slower ball from the left-arm pacer as he ends up slicing a simple catch to Williams in the covers.
Suryakumar is dismissed for 26 from 13 balls to leave MI in trouble on 65/3 in six overs.
Khaleel has done the damage in the Powerplay, with the big wickets of Rohit and Suryakumar, taking 2/34 in three overs.
18:06 Rohit out for 8; MI lose early wicket
MI 45-1 (4 ovs) vs Delhi 257-4 | Scorecard
Williams continues as Kishan swings the pacer over midwicket for a four before he inside edges the next on to his pads.
Kishan mistimes the full toss on the leg side and then hits the next ball straight as the bowler Williams sticks his right hand out but fails to hold on to the catch.
Kishan pulls the fourth ball for just a single and Rohit picks one off the last ball as just six runs come from the third over.
Khaleel strikes with the big wicket of Rohit in the next over. Rohit looks to slog it over the leg side but gets it off the outside half of the bat to be caught on the off-side for eight.
Suryakumar Yadav defends the first ball he faces before he plays his trademark whip over square leg for a six to get off the mark in confident fashion.
He looks to smash the next over extra cover but fails to time the ball to get two runs as he clears the in-field.
Suryakumar is beaten as he tries to heave it over the leg side to collect a leg bye before Kishan takes one off the last ball.
18:06 Rohit out for 8; MI lose early wicket
MI 35-1 (3.1 ovs) vs Delhi 257-4 | Scorecard
Williams continues as Kishan swings the pacer over midwicket for a four before he inside edges the next on to his pads.
Kishan mistimes the full toss on the leg side and then hits the next ball straight as the bowler Williams sticks his right hand out but fails to hold on to the catch.
Kishan pulls the fourth ball for just a single and Rohit picks one off the last ball as just six runs come from the third over.
Khaleel strikes with the big wicket of Rohit in the next over. Rohit looks to slog it over the leg side but gets it off the outside half of the bat to be caught on the off-side for eight.
17:53 Mumbai Indians off to a good start!
MI 29-0 (2 ovs) vs Delhi 257-4 | Scorecard
Left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed from the other end. Kishan misses the clip and is struck on the pads as he takes a leg bye and Rohit takes one off the next.
Kishan plays a delightful flick through midwicket for a four. He again looks to hit through the leg side as he gets the thick outside edge for a four to the left of wicketkeeper Pant.
Khaleel goes full and this time Kishan hammers it straight to make it a hat-trick of fours.
He gets one from the last ball to make it 15 runs from the over.
17:50 Fraser-McGurk, Stubbs power DC to 257
MI 14-0 (1 ov) vs Delhi 257-4 | Scorecard
Pacer Lizaad Williams opens the bowling for DC. Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan are the two openers for MI, who need a quickfire start and make most of the Powerplay.
Kishan defends the first ball before he takes a single on the leg side.
Williams bowls a wide down the leg side before Rohit is hurried into the pull shot as he ends up top edging it over the wicketkeeper for two runs.
Rohit defends the fourth ball into the off-side before he uses his feet but can only tap it on the leg side for another dot ball.
The DC pacer has overstepped for a no-ball and concede a free hit. But Rohit can't make most of the free hit delivery as he is struck on the pads by the yorker.
The last ball is short and down the leg side and Rohit misses the pull and that is ruled five wides to spoil a good over.
Rohit gets the last ball in the gap through midwicket for two runs as the fielder puts in the slide.
Infact, the TV umpire has a look at the replays which shows that the fielder's leg had touch the boundary skirting when he stopped the ball and that is ruled a boundary.
17:22 Fraser-McGurk, Stubbs power DC to 257
Delhi 257-4 (20 ovs) vs Mumbai | Scorecard
Thushara to bowl the final over. Axar hits the first ball to long-off for a single and Stubbs flat bats the slower bouncer over long-on for a six.
Thushara bowls a wide before Stubbs smashes the slower full delivery over the off-side but Nehal Wadhera at long-off puts down a simple catch.
Axar pulls the next over midwicket for a six to take DC past the 250-run mark off the fourth ball.
He slices the next over the off-side for a single and Stubbs only manages just one from the final over.
DC finish on a huge 257/4 in their 20 overs -- their highest total in the IPL.
Stubbs provided the finishing touches as he smashed his way to an unbeaten 48 from 25 balls, with six fours and two sixes, while Axar made 11 from six balls.
DC scored 128 from the first 10 overs and got 129 from the next 10.
Fraser-McGurk stole the show as he blasted his way to a brilliant 84 from 27 balls, with six sixes and 11 fours.
17:14 Pant out for 29; DC lose 4th wicket
Delhi 240-4 (19 ovs) vs Mumbai | Scorecard
Bumrah to bowl the 19th over. He starts with a wide down the leg side to Pant, who perishes off the next ball.
Pant pulls the slower bouncer but ends up miscuing it high and is taken by Rohit at deep square leg as he is dismissed after scoring 29 from 19 balls, putting on 55 from 27 balls for the fourth wicket with Stubbs.
Bumrah proving to be difficult to get away. Axar Patel gets off the mark with a single and Stubbs gets a leg bye as he misses the full toss and is struck on the pads.
Another single for Axar takes DC's total to 238/4 -- their highest total in IPL.
Bumrah goes full and wide as Stubbs can only drive it down to long-off for one and Axar gently taps the low full toss in the covers for one.
Fantastic bowling from Bumrah as he gives away just six runs in the penultimate over, including a leg bye.
Bumrah finishes with good figures of 1/35 in his four overs. He went for 18 in his first over but bounced back to well to concede 17 from his next three.
Tristan Stubbs plays the reverse scoop for a six
17:10 Stubbs on the attack; DC eye huge total
Delhi 234-3 (18 ovs) vs Mumbai | Scorecard
Wood continues to suffer. Stubbs shuffles across a long way and converts the wide yorker into a boundary as he gets under the ball and scoops it fine on the leg side for a four.
He again walks across and executes the scoop over short fine leg for another four.
Wood goes full and wide and this time Stubbs plays an amazing reverse scoop for a six over thirdman. He repeats the shot for another reverse scoop for a boundary over thirdman to make it 18 from four balls.
Wood goes short and this time Stubbs plays an orthodox shot, pulling it over midwicket for a four.
The last ball is a short ball and Stubbs again powers it through midwicket for another boundary.
4, 4, 6, 4, 4, 4... Wood goes for 26 in his final over to finish with expensive figures of 1/68 in four overs.
17:03 Delhi Capitals race past 200
Delhi 208-3 (17 ovs) vs Mumbai | Scorecard
Bumrah, who has two overs in hand, is back into the attack. Stubbs takes a single from the first ball before Pant flicks an overpitched delivery over square leg for a six.
The next ball is a cracking yorker and Pant does well to get his bat down just in time to clip it on the leg side for a single.
Fantastic bowling from Bumrah as he bowls two dots in a row to Stubbs, who is happy to guide the last ball to thirdman for one.
Thushara back into the attack. Stubbs drills the first ball in the gap through the covers for a four to take Delhi past 200 in the 17th over and then takes one to long-on.
Singles from the last four balls as Thushara does well to concede just nine runs from the over.
MI's bowlers have not let Delhi get away, conceding just 27 from the last three overs.
16:50 Hope out for 41; DC lose 3rd wicket
Delhi 190-3 (15 ovs) vs Mumbai | Scorecard
Chawla to bowl his final over. He starts with a wide to Tristan Stubbs, who top edges the sweep next ball but the fielder at deep midwicket puts down a tough chance as he charged in and got a hand on it but was unable to hold on.
Stubbs is beaten trying to cut before he plays the reverse sweep but can't find the gap.
Chawla bowls a wide before Stubbs hits the next to long-on for a single.
Pant misses the slog sweep and is struck on the pads but the leg before shout is turned down. MI take the review but end up losing it as the ball has pitched outside the line of leg stump.
The last ball is short as Pant pulls it through midwicket for a four.
Nine runs from the over as Chawla finishes with 1/36 from his four overs.
16:43 Hope out for 41; DC lose 3rd wicket
Delhi 180-3 (14 ovs) vs Mumbai | Scorecard
Hope is looking quite good now! He pulls the short ball from Wood for a six over midwicket to race to 33 from 14 balls.
He slams his fifth six as he swings another short ball from Wood over midwicket.
Hope has turned around his innings after a cautious start, hitting five sixes from his last eight balls faced.
But Wood gets revenge as he strikes with the wicket of Hope at a crucial juncture.
Hope, who smashed his way to 41 from 17 balls, is caught by Tilak Varma as he looks to flicks it over midwicket but mistimes the slower ball. That was a good running catch from Varma, who ran to his right before he had to put in the dive to pouch it.
16:37 Pant, Hope steady Delhi Capitals
Delhi 166-2 (13 ovs) vs Mumbai | Scorecard
Chawla continues, as he bowls his third over. Pant clips the second ball for a single before Shai Hope slog sweeps the next over midwicket for a six as he looks to break free after a watchful start.
Three more singles makes it 10 runs from Chawla's third over.
With MI stringing together a few tight overs after Fraser-McGurk's departure, DC keen to get back the momentum.
Hope and Pant take a single each before the West Indian hits a full toss from Nabi straight down the ground for a six.
Singles off the next two balls before Hope pulls the last ball for the second six of the over, which goes for 16 runs.
Thushara back into the attack. Pant does well to help the slower bouncer over short fine leg for a four.
He then brings his wrists into plays as he whips the pacer over square leg for a six but is beaten by the change of pace last ball.
16:33 Nabi strikes; Delhi lose 2nd wicket
Delhi 128-2 (10 ovs) vs Mumbai | Scorecard
Wood, who was smashed in his first over, is back into the attack. Porel hits the first ball over midwicket for two runs and slices the next over short thirdman for a four.
Porel is struck on the forearm as he misses the pull shot off Wood followed by a single each to the two batters, as eight runs come from the over.
Spinner Mohammad Nabi comes into the attack. He continues MI's good recovery in the last few overs, as he gets the wicket of Porel, who is stumped after a sedate knock of 36 from 27 balls.
Rishabh Pant gets off the mark with a single from the last ball.
DC well-placed on 128/1 in 10 overs with a lot of batting still to follow as they will target a total of around the 250-run mark.
16:19 Fraser-McGurk out for 27-ball 84
Delhi 116-1 (8 ovs) vs Mumbai | Scorecard
This is Delhi Capitals' highest score in the Powerplay in IPL, while Fraser-McGurk with 78 has hit the third most runs by a batter in the Powerplay in IPL.
Hardik continues after the Powerplay. Porel defends the first two balls before he breaks the shackles as he glances the third ball past short fine leg for a four.
Hardik goes short and this time left-hander Porel pulls it over square leg for a six to take DC past 100, in the seventh over.
Bonus runs for DC as an overthrow gets them five runs. Porel had tapped it to mid-off and looked for the quick single as the fielder threw at the stumps at the striker's end but Ishan Kishan running to the stumps was unable to get to the ball.
Fraser-McGurk hammers the last ball powerfully over the fielder at long-off for a six.
Chawla back from the other end. He brings MI relief with the wicket of the dangerous Fraser-McGurk, who swings the leggie over the leg side but this time he can't get enough power and is caught at deep midwicket.
He had picked the googly but didn't get the execution right as he spooned a simple catch to the fielder in the deep.
Fraser-McGurk walks back after a sensational innings of 84 from 27 balls at a strike rate of 311, having hit six sixes and 11 fours.
Shai Hope gets off the mark with a single and Porel takes one from the last ball.
Good bowling from Chawla, as he gives away just three runs while taking the big wicket of Fraser-McGurk.
16:01 Fraser-McGurk goes berserk; MI suffer
Delhi 92-0 (6 ovs) vs Mumbai | Scorecard
Fraser-McGurk has the record for the fastest fifty in IPL 2024, with his half-century coming from 15 ball which he has achieved twice this season.
Bumrah to bowl the sixth over. Porel happy to bat with caution as he defends the first two balls and then clips the third ball through square leg for two runs.
He blocks the fourth ball before he is beaten by the slower ball and he keeps strike with a single from the last ball.
With Fraser-McGurk off strike, Bumrah does well to keep things in check, giving away just three runs in the second over.
Delhi Capitals have made a fiery start, racing to 92 for no loss in six overs.
Fraser-McGurk has proved to be unstoppable, smashing 78 from 24 balls, but Porel has struggled with just 11 from 13 balls.
15:58 Fraser-McGurk goes berserk; MI suffer
Delhi 89-0 (5 ovs) vs Mumbai | Scorecard
Hardik Pandya brings himself into the attack. Fraser-McGurk continues to attack as he lofts the first ball over the covers for a four.
He goes for the pull shot next ball but can't time the shot. The next ball is in the slot for the right-hander, full and on the stumps, as Fraser-McGurk clubs it over midwicket for a six.
Hardik bowls a quick bouncer (136kmph) as the DC opener is beaten for pace looking to play the pull shot.
He does well to make room and lofts the fifth ball on the up over the off-side cordon for a four.
The last ball is on the stumps and this time Fraser-McGurk pulls it over square leg for another six, to make it 20 runs from the over.
Fraser-McGurk has smashed his way to 78 from 24 balls at a strike rate of 325 with Delhi racing to 89 for no loss in five overs.
15:51 DC's Fraser-McGurk slams 15-ball fifty!
Delhi 69-0 (4 ovs) vs Mumbai | Scorecard
With the pacers going for runs, Hardik takes a gamble as he brings in experienced leg-spinner Piyush Chawla to bowl the fourth over.
Porel clips the first ball for a single and Fraser-McGurk swings the next ball, which is flighted right up, over midwicket for a six to race to his fifty from just 15 balls -- the third fastest fifty in IPL.
Chawla pulls his length back and this time the DC opener makes room to punch the spinner over the covers for a four followed by a single to long-on.
Porel whips the fifth ball for one to deep midwicket followed by a single to his partner off the last ball.
15:46 Fraser-McGurk on fire; DC race past 50
Delhi 55-0 (3ovs) vs Mumbai | Scorecard
Nuwan Thushara comes into the attack. Porel plays a nicely timed straight lofted shot over mid-off for a four and hits the next to long-on for one.
Fraser-McGurk makes room to slice Thushara over the fence for a four as he races to 38 from 11 balls.
The pacer follows it up with a wide down the leg side as he misses his line attempting a yorker.
Another low full toss as Fraser-McGurk clips it past short fine leg for a four as Delhi race past 50 off just 2.4 overs.
The Australian bludgeons the full delivery straight back past the bowler for another four as he continues to deal in boundaries.
Thushara bowls a good slower bouncer to deceive Fraser-McGurk, who bails out of the shot.
Delhi Capitals off a flying start as they reach 55 for no loss in three overs.
15:42 Fraser-McGurk gives DC flying start!
Delhi 37-0 (2 ovs) vs Mumbai | Scorecard
Jasprit Bumrah from the other end. No stopping Fraser-McGurk as he cracks the first ball, which is full, all the way over long-on for a six.
To make it worse Bumrah has overstepped for a no-ball and the DC opener drills the free hit delivery straight back, past mid-on for a four to make it 11 runs from Bumrah's first ball.
He taps the next on the leg side for a single and left-hander Porel defends the full delivery from Bumrah to bring some sanity back to the proceedings.
Another block before Bumrah bowls a wide down the leg side and then takes one.
Fraser-McGurk swings the last ball from Bumrah over midwicket for a four to get 18 from Bumrah's first over.
15:35 Fraser-McGurk gives DC flying start!
Delhi 19-0 (1 ov) vs Mumbai | Scorecard
Jake Fraser-McGurk and Abhishek Porel are the two openers for Delhi Capitals, while Luke Wood will open the bowling for MI.
He starts with a full delivery on the stumps as Fraser-McGurk flicks it through midwicket for a boundary to get off to a positive start.
The next ball is smashed back over the bowler's head for another boundary and then lofts the third ball over long-on for a six.
A cracking start for Delhi as Fraser-McGurk hits 14 from the first three balls of the game.
He taps the fourth ball on the leg side before he hammers the fifth ball over the off-side for a four and takes a single from the last ball to get 19 from the opening over.
Hardik Pandya hugs Rishabh Pant
15:26 MI elect to bowl; Delhi drop Shaw
Interestingly, MI have listed Suryakumar Yadav as the Impact Player, who will come into the team in place of a bowler in the run chase. Delhi Capitals have a few options in the substitutes list including all-rounders Rasikh Dar Salam and Sumit Kumar.
Check out the playing XIs of the two teams:
Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant (captain, w/k), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Kumar Kushagra, Shai Hope, Tristan Stubbs, Abishek Porel, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Lizaad Williams, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed.
Substitutes: Rasikh Dar Salam, Praveen Dubey, Vicky Ostwal, Ricky Bhui, Sumit Kumar.
Mumbai Indians: Hardik Pandya (captain), Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan (w/k), Tilak Varma, Nehal Wadhera, Tim David, Mohammad Nabi, Piyush Chawla, Luke Wood, Jasprit Bumrah, Nuwan Thushara.
Substitutes: Suryakumar Yadav, Naman Dhir, Shams Mulani, Dewald Brevis, Kumar Kartikeya
15:14 MI elect to bowl; Delhi drop Shaw
Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya has won the toss and elected to bowl against Delhi Capitals in the 43rd match of IPL 2024 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Saturday.
Mumbai, who are eighth with just three wins from eight games, have made one change. Pacer Gerald Coetzee has been ruled out with a stomach bug as England's left-arm pacer Luke Wood makes his IPL debut.
Delhi Capitals have left dropped the struggling Prithvi Shaw, who has made just one fifty in seven games. The young Jharkhand wicketkeeper-batter Kumar Kushagra, who was bought for Rs 7.2 crore, comes into the team for just his second match in the IPL. His debut match also came against Mumbai Indians on April 7, 2024.
14:59 Upbeat Delhi take on struggling Mumbai
An upbeat Delhi Capitals will look to keep the winning momentum going against an inconsistent Mumbai Indians when the two sides square off in the IPL in New Delhi on Saturday.
The Capitals have endured a rollercoaster season so far, showing flashes of brilliance while also succumbing to embarrassing defeats.
But three wins in the last four matches have helped them climb to the sixth spot and a win against MI will strengthen their claim to a play-off spot.
On the other hand, after a familiar poor start, MI bounced back with three wins in their next four matches but a comprehensive nine-wicket thrashing by Rajasthan Royals put an end to their resurgence. They are tottering on the eighth place on the points table and can ill-afford to lose.
DC's biggest positive has undoubtedly been skipper Rishabh Pant's form, which appears to be improving with each game.
He has looked sharp behind the stumps and seems to be batting with freedom. He was at his belligerent best during a match-winning unbeaten knock against Gujarat Titans on Wednesday.
It would be fair to say that the southpaw is in prime position to make India's squad for the T20 World Cup despite stiff opposition from the likes of Sanju Samson, Dinesh Karthik and Ishan Kishan.
In Jack Fraser-McGurk, DC have found an able top-order batter who can exploit the powerplay but more is expected of opener Prithvi Shaw, given that his only responsibility is to bat as he is used an Impact Substitute.
DC will continue to miss the services of opener David Warner and pacer Ishant Sharma, who are unavailable for selection due to injuries.
Tristan Stubbs has time and again proved he can be brutal with the bat while Axar Patel also showcased his batting prowess when he was elevated up the order in the four-run win against GT.
While the spin duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Axar have bowled economically, DC's fast bowling unit needs to step up.
MI's resurgence this season began with a win against DC and the five-time champions would hope for an encore in the crucial clash.
For Mumbai, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma have got runs but all of them have found form in patches. It's time for the likes of Tim David, Ishan Kishan and skipper Hardik Pandya to contribute a big way and take some pressure off the top trio.
Jasprit Bumrah has expectedly been MI's standout bowler. He has led the attack with 13 wickets at an economy rate of 6.37.
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