23:05 IST Delhi Daredevils all out for 66.
Mumbai Indians win by 146 runs and qualifies for the playoffs!
23:03 IST Karn Sharma comes again to bowl. It’s over number 14. Zaheer has the strike again. No runs off the first two balls. Sharma to Zak, 4th ball. Zak goes for a biggie and out! Wicket Zaheer c Nitish Rana b Karn Sharma 2 (11).
23:02 IST Bhajji is back with the bowl and Mishra on strike. First ball and a single taken from that. Zaheer on strike now. Bhajji bowls 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th ball, no runs in any of the deliveries. Last ball, Bhajji to Zak. A single taken to end the over, DD: 66/9 after 13 overs.
22:57 IST Karn Sharma is back again with the bowl while skipper Zaheer Khan comes in to bat. Mumbai needs 1 wicket to win this game. Sharma to Mishra, and it’s wide. First ball again, Sharma to Mishra. Mishra sends the ball towards square legs and takes two. Second ball, Mishra to face it again. 1 run and Zaheer gets the strike. Another single taken by Zak in the third ball. Mishra back on strike. Fourth ball, no run. Another single off the last ball. Another good one from Karn Sharma. 6 runs off the over, DD 64/9.
22:53 IST Wicket Shami c Pollard b Harbhajan 7(4)
22:52 IST 11th over, Bhajji into the attack. First ball, Bhajji to Mishra, single comes off. Shami on strike, 2nd ball. No run. Third ball, Bhajji to Shami, humungous six. The ball disappears in the sky. What a shot at this point of time. Fourth ball, Bhajji again to Shami. Shami lifts the ball in the sky and it’s out.
22:48 IST Wicket Rabada c Rohit b Karn Sharma 0(5)
22:47 IST Karn Sharma keeping it tight. Sharma picks another wicket, things going from bad to worse.
22:46 IST Harbhajan continues his over, Mishra takes a single towards square leg after playing a dot ball. Rabada on strike, he defends the rest of the deliveries. DD 47/7.
10:40 IST WICKET! Cummins c Parthiv b Harbhajan 10(10) Cummins could not pick the doosra from Harbhajan, edges it after hitting a maximum.
10:40 IST Harbhajan continues, Cummins on strike, SIX! That was a mighty hit, a maximum to start the over with. Next ball, edged, GONE!
20:39 IST Karn continues, bowls two dot deliveries to new batsman Kagiso Rabada, Delhi struggling to keep their wickets intact. DD 40/6
22:37 IST Wicket Samuels c Rohit b Karn Sharma 1(5)
22:36 IST Pat Cummins comes in at number 7. It seems Delhi is heading towards setting another lowest team total after Royal Challengers Bangalore. Over number seven and Harbhajan is back after taking a wicket in his first over. Bhajji to Samuels, first ball. No runs came off it. Second ball, and a single comes off it. Bhajji to Pat Cummins. No runs in in 3rd, 4th and 5th ball. Bhajji to Cummins, single off the last ball. Another good over, 2 runs coming off it. DD: 37/5
22:30 IST Wicket Corey Anderson c Karn Sharma b Malinga 10(8)
22:28 IST Malinga is back in attack. Malinga to Anderson, first ball. No run. Second ball, Corey to face the ball, it ‘s a four! Am awesome drive towards mid-wicket. What a shot. Third ball, Corey again. No run in this ball and in the next ball again. Fifth ball, Malinga to Anderson. Another wicket despite another big shot. Anderson decided to go for the pull, but the ball skid on nd caught by Karn Sharma in the deep.
22:25 IST Marlon Samuels comes into bat. Bhajji to Samuels, no run. No runs off the last ball as well. Superb over from Harbhajan. DD: 31/4
22:24 IST Wicket Nair c Rohit b Harbhajan 21(15)
22:23 IST Spin time! Rohit Sharma deploys Harbhajan Singh. 5th over, Bhajji to Anderson and it’s a four. Corey hits a fine shot towards short fine leg. Single in the second ball and a single from the third. Fourth ball, Bhajji to Nair, and it’s out! Nair, like the previous occasion, stepped down again. This time Harbhajan is smart enough to shorten the length.
22:20 IST Bumrah continues. Corey Anderson comes to bat at number 5. Another last ball four by Karun Nair and after 4 overs, DD: 26/3.
22:17 IST Pant c Simmons b Bumrah 0(3)
22:16 IST Jasprit Bumrah comes to attack and struck his first wicket. Second ball, Bumrah to Pant, and it’s out!
22:15 IST McClenaghan comes again to attack. No runs in first two balls but two back to back fours in the 3rd and 4th over and a humungous six to end the over. Karun Nair all set to overshadow the recent losses. DD 20/2 after 3 overs.
22:10 IST Rishabh Pant comes in at number 4. Last ball, single comes off it. DD 6/2 after 2 overs
22:08 IST Wicket Shreyas Iyer c Harbhajan b Malinga 3(6)
22:07 IST And here comes the most dangerous bowler in the house. Lasith Malinga. Malinga to Iyer, first ball, a quick single. Second ball, Malinga to Nair, no run. No run of the third ball but a single in the fourt. Fifth ball, Malinga to Iyer. And it’s ot, caught by Harbhajan. Short ball, Shreyas Iyer is clearly done in by the pace. Pulled late and it’s a wicket.
22:04 IST Shreyas Iyer comes in at number 3. While a great first over by McClenaghan. four runs and a wicket! DD: 4/1.
22:01 IST Samson c Simmons b McClenaghan 0(1)
22:00 IST Second innings begins. First ball, Mitchell McClenaghan to Samson. Samson lifts it and caught by Simmons.
21:46 IST Delhi Daredevils need 212 runs to win!
21:45 IST Last over. Pat Cummins has the bow and Pollard has the strike. First ball and a four. Superb batting by Pollard. 2nd ball, Cummins to Pollard, single comes off it. Captain Zaheer Khan is altering the fielding a bit. Cummins to Pandya, 3rd ball, another four towards over extra cover. Score gradually moving towards 200 benchmark. Fourth ball, Cummins to Pandya and it’s a massive six. 78 m six hit by Hardik Pandya. Two balls to go, 15 runs coming already. Fifth ball, Pandya has the strike and it’s wide! Fifth ball again, and again a six from Pandya towards deep mid wicket. Last ball to go. Cummins to Pandya. oops, it’s a wide. Is Cummins under pressure? Well, last ball, again! Cummins to Pandya. Misses it and nor. MI: 211/3. Pandya – 29 (14) and Pollard – 63 (35)
21:37 IST Rabada is back into the attack with his last over. Pandya has the strike no run. 2nd ball, Pandya goes for a biggie, Shreyas Iyer comes under it, juggles it and drops while 3 runs taken meanwhile. Another drop by Iyer in another game. Wide and a single in the next delivery. Two more singles in next three balls. Last ball, Rabada to Pandya, no run. Excellent over. MI 189/3 after 19 overs.
21:32 IST Corey Anderson back into the attack. First ball and where does it go. It’s so wide that wicketkeeper couldn’t grab it. It a four in disguise. The ball didn’t count and 5 runs come off it. Single of the next delivery but a humungous six of the second ball towards extra-cover. Third ball, another single towards deep extra cover. Fifth ball, Anderson to Pandya, he hits too high towards straight but Why didn’t Karun Nair tried to catch it? Single comes off. Last ball, Anderson to Pollard, four towards long on. MI 182/3
21:26 IST Pat Cummins back into the attack. Cummins to Pollard, no run. Second ball, Cummins to Pollard again, it’s wide. Much away from pollard. Cummins to Pollard again, and a single comes off. Strikes changed and now, Cummins to Pandya, third ball. Pandya drives it towards the off-side. Another single. Cummins to Pollard, 4th ball. Two runs come off! Pollard has the strike again. A quick single, and another run after an overthrow. Last ball, Cummins to Pollard! Drives down the ground, it’s a four. Fifty for Kieron Pollard. Pollard 51 off 29 balls. MI 166/3
21:22 IST Hardik Pandya comes in at number 5. Pollard has the strike, Rabada continues. Single towards mid-wicket. Last ball, Rabada to Pandya, no run. MI 155/3 after 16 overs.
21:16 IST Wicket Rohit c Mishra b Rabada 10(6), Umpires call for Strategic Time out!
21:15 IST Rabada is back and Pollard has the strike. First ball and it’s a four towards fine leg. 2nd ball, single and Rohit gets the strike. Third ball, Rohit in the strike, mistimed puu shot and caught by Amit Mishra in the short fine leg area.
21:13 IST 15th over, Zaheer is back into the attack. 2 singles from first two balls. Good batting strategy by both Rohit and pollard. rotating strikes and getting runs. Another single from the third ball. The field is set for a slower delivery. Zak to Rohit, 4th ball, another single. Fifth ball, Zaheer to Pollard, and it’s a four. A reverse slap fro, pollard which went directly beyond the boundary. Last ball, another single and 9 runs off the over. MI: 148/2
21:09 IST Amit Mishra is back to deliver the 14th over. Mishra to Pollard, first ball and the ball disappears in the stands. It’s a cracking shot which goes for six, deep into the stands at long-off. Mishra to Pollard again, 2nd ball and no run. Mishra to Pollard again, and the ball landed into the stands once again. Pollard transferred his power and it’s all visible.Humungous six towards over long-on. Mishra to Pollard, 4th ball and a just a single. Fifth ball, Mishra to Rohit. Rohit drives it towards third man and 3 runs taken. Mishra to Pollard, last ball, 1 run. MI 139/2.
21:04 IST Rohit Sharma comes in at number 4. and he hits a four towards the third man in the fourth ball. 5th ball, Anderson to Rohit and a single comes off. Last ball, Anderson to Pollard, single from it and MI 122/2.
21:00 IST Simmons c Samuels b Corey Anderson 66(43)
20:58 ISTAnother change in the bowler and it’s Corey Anderson. Anderson to Pollard, 1 run. Strikes changes and it’s Simmons to face Anderson. Second ball, and another huge six. A cracking shot over mid-wicket, went a long way into the stands. Third ball, Anderson to Simmons, and that’s out.
20:55 IST Pat Cummins is back into the attack. Cummins to Simmons, first ball. Leg-bye and a single off the first ball. 2nd ball, Cummins to Pollard, no run but a single in the third. Third ball, Cummins to Simmons and it’s another huge. Into the orbit! A long on six from Simmons. Another single off the 5th ball. Strike changed and Cummins to Simmons. Last ball, driven towards off side and a single. 12 runs off the over, MI 109/1 after 12 overs.
20: 51 IST Mishra is back and Simmons faces him. 2nd ball, single and Simmons completed his first fifty of this season. Strike changes, Mishra to Pollard, third ball and it’s a huge six. No runs in the fourth ball but that’s not it. Another six in the fifth ball. Mishra to Pollard, appeal for stumping. TV umpire gives not out. MI: 97/1 after 11 runs.
20:48 IST Shami comes into the attack. Shami to Simmons, first ball and no run. No runs again for the next two balls. Simmons is not liking it. Fourth ball, Shami again to Simmons. Woww.. he hit for a four. Simmons is at 48 now. 5th ball, Shami to Simmons, a single. Pollard in strike, last ball, no runs. 5 balls off the over, MI 84/1
20:40 IST Wicket Parthiv Patel st Pant b Mishra 25(22)
20: 39 IST Amit Mishra is back in attack and dismisses Parthiv in the fourth ball. Patel could not read the googly and stepped out from the crease. Missed the ball and lost his wicket as he was studed by Rishabh Pant. 6 balls, 3 runs and a wicket from this over. What a spell by Mishra. MI 79/1
20:38 IST Bowler changes and it’s Mohd. Shami into the attack. Shami to Simmons, first ball, and it’s a four. What a start! Simmons welcomes Shami like a boss, hits a four towards backwards point. After 2 singles, another 4 from Simmons and those off the back foot. A costly spell, 11 runs off the over. MI 76/0 after 8 overs.
20:33 IST Game on after first time-out. Bowling attack changes again. Spin is introduced and so is Amit Mishra. Mishra to Simmons, leg byes, 1 run. Another single from the second ball. 4 balls 3 runs, a good over so far from Mishra. 5 runs off the over. MI 65/0 after 7 overs.
20:28 IST Power play ends, umpires calls for the strategic time-out!
20:27 IST Bowling attack changes and Pat Cummins comes into the attack. Cummins to Patel, first ball. And he goes for a biggie to wards the backward square leg. Rabada tries to take the catch but it’s not an easy one. After a wide, another boundary over covers from Simmon’s. What had he taken in the evening snacks? He is just bamboozling the bowlers. 7 runs again from the first three balls. Cummins to Patel and he hits a four towards fine leg. What a shot by the little man! No chance for the fielder in the square third man position to stop the ball as Parthiv hit another boundary. Lovely show by Parthiv Patel. Last ball, and another four by Patel. His beast mode is on, it seems. 19 runs coming off the over. MI 60/0 after 6 overs.
20:21 IST Zaheer has the bowl again and Simmons on strike. First ball, and it’s a six. A good way to welcome Zak. A huge six hit towards the area behind square on the on-side. 7 runs off first three balls, 6, 1 and a dot. Single off the fourth ball. Zaheer need to stop this run flow as Simmons is yelling runs like fire! Another lifted shot towards straight, but there is a fielder. 1 run comes off of the fifth ball. Last ball, Zaheer to Parthiv, and a single to finish the over. MI 41/0
20:13 IST Rabada continues, over number 4. Rabada to Simmons and missed. No runs off the first ball. Second ball and Simmons hit it for a six. It’s a Yes Bank Maximum. First six of the Mumbai innings. 2 more runs towards the mid-wicket region. Simmons is on fire now. Another shot and it’s a four towards the cover-point from Simmons. The CRR is 7.83. What a batting by Simmons. Single comes off the last ball. MI 31/0
20:10 IST Skipper Zak is back with the ball. Single from the first ball but no runs from the second. Zaheer to Simmons, third ball, driven towards the leg side. Single comes off. Another single off the fourth and the fith ball too. Last ball to go! Zak to Parthiv, driven towards the boundary. 4 ryns. First boundary for MI. 8 runs off the over, it’s MI 18/0.
20:05 IST Kagiso Rabada is into the attack while Simmons has the strike. single from the first ball. It’s Parthiv now. Another single from the second ball. Yet another single taken by Simmons in the third ball. Parthiv gets the strike again. Ohh… it’s wide. An extra run to MI. Rabada to Parthiv, third ball, driven towards the leg and a single comes off. 2more singles in the last two balls. MI: 10/0
20:00 IST: Lendl Simmons opens with Parthiv Patel. Zaheer starts well, one in and one-way. He is in the groove straight away. Simmons is off the mark. Good start by Zaheer, MI: 3/0.
19:39 IST The playing XI for today’s game is announced!
Teams:
Delhi Daredevils (Playing XI): Sanju Samson, Karun Nair, Rishabh Pant(w), Shreyas Iyer, Marlon Samuels, Corey Anderson, Pat Cummins, Kagiso Rabada, Zaheer Khan(c), Amit Mishra, Mohammed Shami
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Parthiv Patel(w), Lendl Simmons, Nitish Rana, Rohit Sharma(c), Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Karn Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Mitchell McClenaghan, Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga
19:37 IST Look who is back in Delhi squad. It’s ZAK! Zaheer Khan is fit to play and will be playing in today’s game and he has replaced Shadab Nadeem.
19:29 IST Toss time it is. The coin is flipped. Good news for Delhi as they have won the toss and elected to bowl first.
19:26 IST Few minutes to for the toss of the game number 45 between the Mumbai Indians and Delhi Daredevils. The Feroz Shah Kotla stadium is all set for another fiery face-off. We still have to wait and watch whether Zaheer Khan will be back or not!
Welcome to inUth’s digital coverage of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017’s Match 45 between Delhi Daredevils (DD) and Mumbai Indians (MI) at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi. It will be a test for DD as the skipper Zaheer Khan might make a comeback after getting ruled out for previous two matches due to injury. Whereas, MI will definitely be looking forward to maintain their legacy and be at the top of the table.
After losing few initials games, the Delhi side has made a phenomenal comeback. Last, when they played Mumbai at the Wankhede stadium, Delhi, were at 4th position and later were dropped to 8th spot after losing few consecutive matches. But after two back-to-back victories, they are back in the race for playoffs. Right now, DD are standing at 6th position in the points table with 8 points in their account. And if they want to make their way to the playoffs, they need to win all their leftover games including today’s match against Mumbai.
On the other hand, Mumbai is ruling the points table at the moment with 16 points in their account. Mumbai Indians have won 8 games out of 10 and lost just 2 matches. Their top order has been pretty successful so far as ever with Jos Buttler and Parthiv Patel in a destructive form. Domestic sensation Nitish Rana has impressed everyone with his strokeplay, he even surpassed players like AB de Villiers and Aaron Finch in terms of hitting the most number of sixes.
As far as the bowling department is concerned, Mumbai bowlers have shown their best performances so far. Jaspreet Bumrah displayed his heroics and proved his worth after leading his team to victory in the first ever super over against the Gujarat Lions. Mitchell McClenaghan and Hardik Pandya have also impressed through their performances with both ball and bat.
Squads:
Delhi Daredevils: Sanju Samson, Sam Billings, Karun Nair, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(wk), Angelo Mathews, Chris Morris, Pat Cummins, Mohammed Shami, Amit Mishra, Zaheer Khan(c), Corey Anderson, Kagiso Rabada, Ankit Bawne, Aditya Tare, Murugan Ashwin, Navdeep Saini, Shashank Singh, Shahbaz Nadeem, Jayant Yadav, Carlos Brathwaite, Chama Milind, Khaleel Ahmed, Pratyush Singh, Ben Hilfenhaus
Mumbai Indians: Parthiv Patel(wk), Jos Buttler, Nitish Rana, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma(c), Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Harbhajan Singh, Mitchell McClenaghan, Lasith Malinga, Jasprit Bumrah, Ambati Rayudu, Shreyas Gopal, Lendl Simmons, Vinay Kumar, Siddhesh Lad, Jagadeesha Suchith, Tim Southee, Jitesh Sharma, Deepak Punia, Saurabh Tiwary, Nicholas Pooran, Mitchell Johnson, Karn Sharma, Asela Gunaratne, Krishnappa Gowtham, Kulwant Khejroliya
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