23:37 IST DD beat Gl by 2 wickets at Kanpur.
23:37 IST Amit Mishra comes to bat, Thampi continues, FOUR! Mishra gets a boundary, comes down the wicket and gets the low full toss towards midwicket, that’s an invaluable boundary under circumstances. FOUR! What a shot from Mishra, that will do it. What a shot from Mishra, even Dravid is smiling. DD have won the game and it is Mishra who has taken them home with back-to-back boundaries.
DD need 7 from 4 balls.
23:34 IST WICKET! Iyer b Thampi 96 (57)
23:34 IST Iyer on strike, Thampi to bowl the last over, hits his legs, a couple of runs taken as it goes towards fine leg. BOWLED! Iyer gone.
DD need 9 from 6 balls.
23:32 IST Iyer on strike, Faulker continues, a dot ball to him as he hits it back to the bowler. Iyer lofts the ball but not into the gap, takes a single towards long on. Mohammed Shami comes to bat, he will take strike now. FOUR! Shami edges the slower ball from Faulkner, it beats ANkit Soni at the short third man, a boundary for Shami. A dot ball to end the over. DD 187/6.
DD need 14 from 9 balls.
23:27 IST WICKET! Cummins c Smith b Faulkner 24(13)
23:27 IST Faulkner to bowl the 19th over, Iyer on strike, he takes a single off the first ball. OUT! Cummins hits that one in the air, but caught in the deep. DD 182/6.
DD need 15 from 12 balls.
23:25 IST Basil Thampi to bowl the 18 the over, Cummins gets a couple of runs off the first ball, he has lent his support very well to Iyer. Cummins takes a single off the next ball, Iyer on strike. Iyer times the ball next well but straight to square leg fielder, a single off that one. Cummins on strike, he plays the ball towards long off, runs hard and takes a couple of runs. A single off the next ball. Iyer plays the last ball fine, takes a single off it. DD 181/6.
DD need 23 from 18 balls.
23:20 IST Cummins on strike, SIX! It was in the slot from Faulkner and Cummins hits it way over the fence, a boundary to start the over with, that will take the pressure off Iyer. Cummins chips the next one as well, gets a couple of runs towards midwicket. He goes for a big shot again but mistimes, gets a single towards square leg, Iyer on strike. SIX! Iyer struck that one with disdain, he moves on to 80 from 47 balls. What a shot from Iyer, he might make his first century in IPL tonight. Iyer takes a single on the next ball, Finch throws it back at the stumps, Iyer runs for another, a couple of runs off that ball. FOUR! Iyer hits the ball down the ground, Finch could not get to it, a boundary to end the over, 21 from it. DD 173/6.
DD need 44 from 24 balls.
23:15 IST Kulkarni continues, Iyer on strike, FOUR! finds the gap towards deep extra cover, a boundary to start the over. FOUR! Here’s another one, plays it towards the square leg, second boundary of the over, 8 runs off the over already. FOUR! this time it’s fine leg, Iyer is on a rampage, he is not taking the aerial route, just finding the gaps. A slower ball from Kulkarni, Iyer could not get bat on it, a dot ball. Iyer takes a single off the next ball. Cummins on strike, he takes a single off the last ball, retains strike. DD 152/6.
DD need 58 from 30 balls.
23:10 IST Sangwan comes back into the attack, Iyer on strike, he hammers the ball towards covers boundary, sloppy fielding from Sangwan, a boundary off the first ball. FOUR! Iyer makes room for himself and plays the ball towards the square of the wicket, back-to-back boundaries for Iyer. A short ball from Sangwan, Iyer manages bat on it, takes a single. Cummins plays the next one without scoring a run. FOUR! Cummins finds the gap this time, pierces the boundary on the offside. Last ball of the over, 13 runs off it already. FOUR! Cummins hits it down the ground, another boundary for him, 17 runs from the over. DD 138/6.
DD need 75 from 36 balls.
23:06 IST Cummins comes to bat, he edges the first ball but short of the wicketkeeper, a dot ball to end the over. DD 121/6.
23:04 IST WICKET! Brathwaite c & b Kulkarni 11(10)
23:04 IST Dhawal Kulkarni comes to bowl, Brathwaite takes a single off the first ball. Iyer takes a single on the second ball he faces, good over for Kulkarni so far, just 2 runs from 3 balls. A bouncer from Kulkarni, Brathwaite ducks it. OUT! DD 121/6.
DD need 77 from 42 balls.
22:59 IST Jadeja continues, Brathwaite defends the first ball. FOUR! He guides the ball towards fine leg and gets a boundary, his first one in the over. Two dot balls to follow, good bowling from Jadeja, not giving him any room. FOUR! Brathwaite reverse sweeps it for a boundary, good thinking from him. He takes a single off the last ball, DD 119/5.
22:57 IST Thampi continues his over, Carlos Brathwaite comes to bat, WIDE! A slower one from him, but off target. He takes a single towards the third man. FOUR! Iyer gets another boundary as Kulkarni could not cut it off diving to his right. DD 110/5.
22:54 IST WICKET! Anderson run out Jadeja 6(6)
22:54 IST Thampi comes back into the attack, Corey on strike, he takes a single off the first ball towards sweeper cover. Iyer takes a quick single, hesitates, a chance for another runout, but he survives as on this occasion, Kishan could not hit the stumps. FOUR! Anderson finds the gap with ease, hits a boundary behind point, that was timed with precision. RUNOUT!
22:49 IST Jadeja continues, Iyer on strike, FOUR! He cuts that one with precision, a boundary to start the over, Iyer reaches 50. A dot ball to follow as Iyer cramps for room. He takes a single off the next ball, Corey Anderson comes to bat, he tries to hit the ball on the back foot, a dot ball as he mistimes it. He takes a single off the last delivery. DD 98/4.
22:45 IST WICKET! Samuels run out (Jadeja) 1(4)
22:45 IST James Faulkner comes to bow, he bowls a dot ball to Iyer. FOUR! That was a cheeky shot from Iyer, a boundary towards the third man. Iyer hits the next one into the gap past the long on fielder, a couple of runs taken, good call from Iyer. FOUR! Here’s another boundary, guides the ball past the wicketkeeper, he is batting well today. A dot ball to follow from Faulkner. Direct hit, is Samuels in trouble? I think he is.
22:42 IST Jadeja continues, Iyer takes a single off the first ball. Marlon Samuels comes to bat, he defends the first ball towards point, takes a single. SIX! Iyer’s miscued shot goes for a maximum, 79 meters, into the crowd. He takes a single off the next ball, a dot one to end the over. DD 82/3.
22:37 IST WICKET! Nair c Smith b Faulkner 30(15)
22: 35 IST: James Faulkner starts 8th over with a slower delivery. And, the Wicket falls, Karun Nair fails to clear the field to get caught in the deep, OUT! DD 72/3.
22: 34 IST: STRATEGIC TIME OUT!
22:32 IST Ravindra Jadeja comes to bowl, he bowls a dot delivery to Iyer. He takes a single off the next. Nair plays the ball towards midwicket, takes a single. Iyer takes a single towards long off, a dot ball to follow. FOUR! A boundary to end the over, DD 71/2.
22:29 IST Dwyane Smith comes to bowl, FOUR! Iyer gets a boundary off the first ball, a surprise that he is bowling in the powerplay overs. Iyer takes a single off the third ball. Nair on strike, FOUR! FOUR FOUR! three back-to-back boundaries for him. Delhi very much in the game. DD 64/2.
22:25 IST Basil Thampi comes to bowl, Iyer could not hit the ball past mid on, a dot ball. FOUR! Iyer flicks the ball towards midwicket, gets a boundary. A dot ball to follow as he could not get past midwicket. FOUR! That ball was asking to be hit, Iyer helped it on it’s way, gets a boundary towards fine leg. He takes a single towards covers on the next ball. Last ball of the over, Nair will take strike, SIX! He goes down the wicket and hits the ball over long off for a maximum. DD 47/2.
22:20 IST Nair on strike, Sangwan continues, a dot ball to start the over with. FOUR! Nair chips the ball over covers for a boundary, he will go for boundaries in the powerplay overs. Meanwhile, an intruder came in to halt the game. Sangwan comes round the wicket, a quick single from Nair, survives another run out. Iyer on strike, he defends the ball, a dot one. FOUR! Shorter one from Sangwan, a boundary over point fielder. A single off the last ball of the over, DD 32/2.
22:15 IST Nair on strike, Kulkarni continues, he pulls the ball towards mid on, could not get past mid on fielder, a single taken because of midfield. Iyer on strike, extra bounce from the surface for Kulkarni. Iyer takes a quick single, that should have been out had Jadeja hit the wickets, overthrow means, Iyer-Nair take a couple of runs. A short ball from Kulkarni, Iyer defends it. A bouncer from Kulkarni, Iyer tries the upper cut but could not get bat on it, another dot ball. FOUR! that was punched off the back foot, through cover-point for a boundary. DD 22/2.
22:11 IST Shreyas Iyer comes to bat, a wake up call from Sangwan to him, a dot ballof ending the over with, DD 15/2.
22:09 IST WICKET Pant run out (Raina) 4(2)
22:09 IST Rishabh Pant comes to bat, he looks fine despite his injury. FOUR! Pant pulls the short ball, got into the position quickly, a boundary to start his inning with. DD 15/1.
22:06 IST WICKET! Samson b Sangwan 10(7)
22:06 IST Pradeep Sangwan to bowl the second over, Samson could not drive the first ball of the over as it goes past the outside edge. FOUR! Samson plays the ball towards sweeper cover, another boundary for him. BOWLED! Samson drags the short ball into his wicket, a wicket for Sangwan in his first over.
22:04 IST Samson on strike, FOUR! What a way to open the innings, a back foot punch from Samson to find a boundary past covers. He plays a dot delivery and takes a single off the next. Nair takes a single towards mid on. Samson tries to slice the ball, gets just a single towards square of the wicket. A dot ball to end the over, DD 7/0.
21:59 IST Sanju Samson and Karun Nair come to bat, Dhawal Kulkarni to bowl the first over.
21:45 IST DD need 196 to win against GL.
21:45 IST Samson replaces Pant as wicketkeeper. Faulkner pulls the ball towards mid wicket, another couple of runs. Faulkner takes a single towards midwicket. Jadeja on strike, he pulls the ball but not with timing, just a single off that one. Another mistimed shot from Faulkner, he pushes for a couple of runs, Braithwaite misses it, Cummins is not happy with that, an extra run given. FOUR! The ball takes an inside edge off the bat and runs towards the fine leg for a boundary. GL 195/5.
21:40 IST Pat Cummins comes to bowl the last over, Faulkner plays the ball in the deep towards deep midwicket, takes a couple of runs. The ball seems to hit Pant’s thumb, he is in pain, play has been halted for a while. GL 185/5.
21:37 IST James Faulkner comes to bat, he plays the ball towards long off, gets a couple of runs, good running between the wickets. A dot ball to follow as Shami bowled a slower one on which Faulkner could not get his bat. A single to end the over, GL 183/5.
21:34 IST WICKET! Finch b Shami 69(39)
21:33 IST Cummins comes back into the attack, Jadeja on strike, he takes a single off the first ball, gets Finch on strike. FOUR! Finch hits the ball over covers going on the back foot, a boundary for him. FOUR! Finch hits that one over deep midwicket, back-to-back boundaries for him, he might stretch GL’s total above 180. Finch takes a single off the next ball. Jadeja on strike, he pulls the ball towards deep midwicket, takes a single. A dot ball to end the over, GL 175/4.
21:28 IST Finch on strike, SIX! He hits the ball on the back foot, over bowler’s head and into the fence, 50 for Finch! He takes a single off the next ball towards long off. FOUR! Ravindra Jadeja comes to bat, a boundary on the first ball. Jadeja takes a single towards long on. FOUR! Finch guides the next ball towards backward point, another boundary for him, 16 runs and a wicket from the over. GL 164/4.
21:23 IST WICKET! Karthik c Anderson b Brathwaite 40(28)
21:20 IST Zaheer Khan comes back to bowl in death overs. Short ball from Zaheer, Karthik pulls it in the gap, takes a couple of runs as he runs well int the wickets. He takes a single off the next ball. Karthik on strike, a huge lbw appeal from Zaheer but the Umpire says no, a single taken anyway. Finch on strike, he inside edges the next ball, a dot one. SIX! Finch picks the knuckleball, square leg fielder jumps in the air but could not catch it, a maximum for Finch. Zaheer comes round the wicket, Finch takes a couple of runs towards deep mid wicket, 14 runs from the over. GL 148/3.
21:15 IST Brathwaite comes back into the attack, too straight from him to Finch, FOUR! Just flicks the ball towards fine leg for a boundary. He steers the next ball for a single towards the third man fielder. Slower ball from Brathwaite, Karthik misses it completely, a dot ball. Karthik plays the next ball towards sweeper cover. Finch takes a single on the next ball as Zaheer puts in a dive at midwicket. Another slower ball from Brathwaite, Karthik takes a single, retains strike. GL 134/3.
21:11 IST Finch takes a single towards long on off first ball from Shami’s over. Karthik takes a single as well, they will be aiming for a score around 180 now, with 7 wickets in hand. A dot ball to Finch as he mistimes the ball towards mid off. Finch takes a single towards square angle as Shami bowls it short. Karthik open the face of the bat, towards point, takes a couple of runs as Samuels misfields it. SIX! Karthik goes down the ground, a maximum to end the over, GL 126/3.
21:07 IST Corey Anderson continues, FOUR! Finch hits a boundary off the first ball, he has decided to open his arms, he takes a single off the next ball, Karthik on strike. FOUR! It’s a clear message from Karthik-Finch, they have decided to attack now. 3 singles to end the over, 12 runs from Corey’s over. GL 115/3.
21:02 IST Pat Cummins comes back into the attack, hits Finch’s pads, a quick single taken by Finch-Karthik. Dinesh steers the next ball towards the third man, takes a single, Finch on strike. Swing and a miss! Finch could not hit the short ball from Cummins, he takes a single off the next ball. Karthik takes a single off the next ball. Another single to end the over, just 5 runs from it. GL 103/3.
20:58 IST Corey Anderson comes to bowl, he will be bowling round the wicket to Finch, he takes a single off the second ball. Karthik on strike, he sends Finch back as he refuses to take a quick single, good call from Karthik. FOUR! This time Karthik finds a boundary, he is in good from and GL need him to stay there till the end. A single taken off the next ball. Anderson shapes the next ball in as it hits Finch’s body, a single taken on the last ball. GL 98/3.
20:53 IST Brathwaite continues, Finch on strike, will he go big on the first ball? no, he takes a single off the first ball. Karthik takes a single off the next ball, gets Finch back on strike. WIDE! Brathwaite bowls that one down the leg side, a wide. Finch takes a single off the first ball. Karthik turns the ball towards square leg for a single. Another single, Finch has not looked to open arms yet. Karthik on strike, he tries to go for the slog but could not get bat on it. GL 91/3.
20:47 IST Mishra continues, a single taken on the first ball by Finch. Karthik keeps the scoreboard moving, takes another single. SIX! Finch goes big, picks the googly and hits the ball over the deep midwicket boundary for a maximum. SIX! Here’s another big hit from Finch, this time he plays with the spin over long off, he is a dangerous player which DD bowlers would look to get out soon. He takes a single off the last ball of the over, retains strike. GL 85/3.
20:44 IST Carols Brathwaite comes to bowl, Karthik on strike, he pushes the ball towards midwicket, takes a couple of runs, good running between the wickets. A dot ball to follow to Karthik. He pushes the ball towards covers, Samson could not hold on to it, takes a single. FOUR! This time Finch hits a boundary towards square leg. He takes a single off the next ball. Karthik on strike, he plays a dot ball to end the over.
20:39 IST Aaron Finch comes to bat, he paddle sweeps the first ball, takes a single towards square leg. Karthik on strike, FOUR! he helps the ball on it’s way and finds a boundary. Karthik takes a single off the next ball towards the third man. GL 62/3.
20:36 IST WICKET! Kishan c Zaheer b Mishra 34(25)
20:36 IST Amit Mishra comes to bowl, Kishan on strike, he takes a couple of runs off the first ball past short third man. FOUR! This time he plays the ball fine, another boundary for Kishan, he has been batting well despite wickets falling on the other end. In the air and gone, OUT! Kishan has to depart as he plays the ball in the air where Zaheer took the catch at short fine leg.
20:34 IST Dinesh Karthik comes to bat but Kishan is on strike, he will face the last delivery of the over. FOUR! A boundary towards sweeper covers, GL 50/2.
20:32 IST WICKET! Raina b Cummins 6(5)
20:32 IST Pat Cummins comes round the wicket to Kishan, a single off the first ball. Raina defends the next ball on the back foot, takes a quick single. Kishan could not time the next ball but takes a single towards mid on, gets Raina on strike. FOUR! Cummins bowls it short but Raina comes down the track, makes room and hits a boundary over point. BOWLED! Cummins rattles the stumps, a wicket in the first over for him. GL 46/2.
20:27 IST Zaheer Khan continues, Raina on strike, he takes a single on the first ball. Kishan too plays the ball towards fine leg for a single. Zaheer hits the pads of Raina on the next ball, a single taken anyway. A huge lbw appeal but the Umpire says no. Kishan tried to slog but could not get bat on it. FOUR! This time he finds willow on the ball, gets a boundary towards fine leg boundary. A single on the last ball, 8 runs from it. GL 39/1.
20:22 IST Shami continues his over as Suresh Raina comes to bat. Ishan Kishan on strike, a huge lbw appeal but the Umpire says no as it was pitched outside leg stump, Shami rolled his fingers over the seam in that occasion. SIX! Kishan helps the ball on it’s way over the fine leg boundary, that was a top shot from the youngster. A short ball to follow from Shami, a dot ball as Kishan could not time it. FOUR! Shami bowls another short ball and this time Kishan gets into the position quickly and hits the ball for a boundary. A dot ball to end the over, GL 31/1.
20:17 IST WICKET! Dwayne Smith run out (Shami) 8(8)
20:16 IST Zaheer continues, shapes the ball to Kishan, he could not hit the ball past the onside field, a dot ball. FOUR! This time he finds the gap and times it well, another boundary for him. A dot ball to follow as he was beaten by the slower ball. Kishan tries the pull shot again, inside edges it to his pads, takes a single off that one. Smith on strike, good bowling from Zaheer, could not time the shot. Smith takes a single off the last ball. GL 21/0.
20:11 IST Mohammed Shami to open the bowling from the other end, Smith takes a single off the first ball. A dot ball to follow as Kishan ducks the short ball. Shami tries the slower short ball, a wide ball. FOUR! Kishan drives the ball through covers for a boundary, pierces the field. Kishan tries to work the ball towards midwicket, could not get it past the fielder. Shami bowled a short ball this time, Kishan tries the upper cut but could not get bat on it, another dot ball. Another wide ball from Shami. A single off the last ball, 8 runs from the over. GL 15/0.
20:05 IST Smith defends the first ball from Zaheer, a dot ball. FOUR! Smith flicks the ball towards square leg for a boundary, first one for him. Smith takes a single off the third ball. Kishan on strike, he tries to pull the ball, could not connect it, a dot ball. Kishan pushes the ball for a single off the next ball. Smith, too takes a single on the last ball. GL 7/0.
20:00 IST Dwayne Smith and Ishan Kishan will open the batting for GL whereas Zaheer Khan will open the bowling.
19:45 IST GL are playing with only 3 overseas players, whereas, in DD’s side Brathwaite is making a comeback.
GL XI Dwayne Smith, Ishan Kishan, Suresh Raina(c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Aaron Finch, Ravindra Jadeja, James Faulkner, Dhawal Kulkarni, Pradeep Sangwan, Basil Thampi, Ankit Soni
DD XI: Sanju Samson, Karun Nair, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Corey Anderson, Marlon Samuels, Carlos Brathwaite, Pat Cummins, Amit Mishra, Mohammed Shami, Zaheer Khan(c)
19:31 IST Zaheer Khan wins toss, elects to bowl first.
19:30 TOSS TIME!
Welcome to inUth’s ldigital coverage of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017’s Match 50 between Gujarat Lions (GL) and Delhi Daredevils (DD) at Kanpur. This fixture is a dead rubber as both the teams are out of the race of IPL 2017 playoffs. Both the teams will be playing without any pressure of playoffs as they are placed on 6th and 7th spot respectively with 4 and 3 wins. Both GL and DD have lost several games by a whisker because of which this game is a dead rubber. Kanpur will be hosting their first game in this tournament.
On the other hand, GL skipper Suresh Raina and DD’s wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant will be looking to prove themselves after they were kept as a standby for India’s Champions Trophy squad. GL will be playing with only three overseas players as all the other players have either left for Champions trophy preparations or injured. Whereas, DD’s star players Kagiso Rabada, Chris Morris and out-of-form Angelo Mathews have left their team midway for national duty.
There is a chance that Carlos Brathwaite might get to play at Kanpur. Ben Hilfenhaus might make his debut for DD in IPL 2017 as well as he has been warming the benches for a while now. GL’s wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik too will be looking to show his worth as he was selected for the standby squad as well. Karthik has been in good form this tournament having finished the previous game, walking back to the pavilion victorious.
Though it will be interesting to see whether Kanpur pitch has changed since the last game played or it remains the same. If there is not any change sin the way the pitch is playing, expect few fireworks as both the teams have a fiery batting lineup.
Squads:
Delhi Daredevils: Sanju Samson, Karun Nair, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w), Corey Anderson, Marlon Samuels, Pat Cummins, Kagiso Rabada, Amit Mishra, Mohammed Shami, Zaheer Khan(c), Angelo Mathews, Ankit Bawne, Aditya Tare, Chris Morris, Murugan Ashwin, Navdeep Saini, Shashank Singh, Shahbaz Nadeem, Jayant Yadav, Carlos Brathwaite, Chama Milind, Khaleel Ahmed, Pratyush Singh, Ben Hilfenhaus
Gujarat Lions: Dwayne Smith, Ishan Kishan, Suresh Raina(c), Dinesh Karthik(w), Aaron Finch, Ravindra Jadeja, James Faulkner, Dhawal Kulkarni, Pradeep Sangwan, Basil Thampi, Ankit Soni, Praveen Kumar, Shadab Bashir Jakati, Jaydev Shah, Manpreet Gony, Nathu Singh, Munaf Patel, Chirag Suri, Akshdeep Nath, Shubham Agarwal, Tejas Baroka, Pratham Singh, Shelley Shaurya, Irfan Pathan
