Match 50, Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Delhi vs Chennai
Match 50, Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Match CentreDelhi beat Chennai by 3 wickets
Match Ended - Delhi beat Chennai by 3 wickets
Over
14th
W
1
0
0
0
W
= 1 |
Over
15th
0
2
1
1
0
1
= 5 |
Over
16th
1
1
1
0
1
1
= 5 |
Over
17th
0
0
4
0
4
1
0
1
= 10 |
Over
18th
0
1
0
6
2
1
= 10 |
Over
19th
2
0
0
W
4
= 6 |
Axar Patel
Player OfThe Match
CRR: 7.07
Commentary
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4s
6s
14.1
W
Shardul Thakur to Ravichandran Ashwin
OUT! BOWLED! Shardul Thakur has a knack for picking wickets and he gets one. He hurls a length ball, on middle. Ravichandran Ashwin is undone by the pace. He looks to flick but misses. The ball goes through the bat and pad and rattles the furniture behind him. Shardul Thakur gets the breakthrough and he is pumped.
14.2
1
Shardul Thakur to Shimron Hetmyer
On a length, on leg. Shimron Hetmyer gets on top of the bounce and tucks it to fine leg for a single.
14.3
0
Shardul Thakur to Shikhar Dhawan
NOT OUT! Short of a length, on leg. Shikhar Dhawan looks to pull but misses. MS Dhoni pouches this one behind the stumps and appeals for a caught behind. He seems very confident and the umpire agrees. Shikhar Dhawan opts for the review. UltraEdge shows a flat line as the ball passes the bat and Shikhar Dhawan survives. Good review from Dhawan.
14.4
0
Shardul Thakur to Shikhar Dhawan
Length ball, on middle and leg. Shikhar Dhawan taps it to mid off.
14.5
0
Shardul Thakur to Shikhar Dhawan
Back of a length, on leg. Shikhar Dhawan comes down the track and stabs the ball to mid-wicket.
14.6
W
Shardul Thakur to Shikhar Dhawan
OUT! CAUGHT! What a big moment into the game as Shikhar Dhawan loses his wicket, and it is Shardul Thakur, the man with the golden arm who strikes once again. This time he gets rid of the big fish as Dhawan was well set in the middle. Coming to the ball, he delivers a length ball, outside off. Shikhar Dhawan comes forward and laces his cover drive. Moeen Ali jumps and takes an overhead catch. The ball seems to have just stuck in his hands. No DRS is needed for this and Shikhar Dhawan has to walk back to the pavilion.
15.1
0
Moeen Ali to Shimron Hetmyer
Tossed up, on middle and pushed to covers.
15.2
2
Moeen Ali to Shimron Hetmyer
A touch short and wide, Hetmeyer whacks it through the cover region and Hazlewood cuts it out. Two taken.
15.3
1
Moeen Ali to Shimron Hetmyer
'Catch' is the shout from MS Dhoni but it's safe. Flatter one, on middle and Hetmeyer chips it towards sweeper cover for a single.
15.4
1
Moeen Ali to Axar Patel
On off and eased down the ground for another one.
15.5
0
Moeen Ali to Shimron Hetmyer
Ali holds this one back a bit and slides it in on leg stump. Hetmeyer looks to block but misses and gets rapped on the pads. Chennai players appeal but the umpire is unmoved.
15.6
1
Moeen Ali to Shimron Hetmyer
Shorter one, on off and cut away off the back foot through cover-point for a single. 33 needed off 24 balls.
16.1
1
Shardul Thakur to Shimron Hetmyer
Pitched up, on off and crunched to mid on. Hetmeyer sets off for the quick single but Axar Patel hesitates a bit but they scamper through in the end.
16.2
1
Shardul Thakur to Axar Patel
Yet another single, Delhi need boundaries which they aren't able to get. Full and straight, punched gently back past the bowler for a single.
16.3
1
Shardul Thakur to Shimron Hetmyer
A length ball this time and on off. Hetmeyer taps it through mid-wicket for a run.
16.4
0
Shardul Thakur to Axar Patel
A golden dot ball at this stage. Length again, around off and tapped to mid off.
16.5
1
Shardul Thakur to Axar Patel
On top of off, Patel opens the face of the bat and steers it to third man for one.
16.6
1
Shardul Thakur to Shimron Hetmyer
Slower one, banged into the pitch. Hetmeyer looks to pull but is deceived by the lack of pace. He manages to guide it to the left of short fine leg, where Josh Hazlewood puts in the dive to stop it. A single to end the over and just five off it.
17.1
0
Dwayne Bravo to Shimron Hetmyer
WIDE! Bravo starts off with a full and wide one, a bit too wide. Hetmeyer did move a long way outside off but the umpire calls a wide.
17.1
0
Dwayne Bravo to Shimron Hetmyer
Full and very wide again. Hetmeyer comes down the pitch and outside off again. A swing and a miss and no wide called this time.
17.2
4
Dwayne Bravo to Shimron Hetmyer
FOUR! Full and straight, Bravo goes searching for the yorker but serves a half-volley. Shimron Hetmyer hangs back and pummels it back over the bowler's head for a boundary.
17.3
0
Dwayne Bravo to Shimron Hetmyer
WIDE! Oh dear! This is an attempted slower ball, but way outside the tramline on the off side. Wided.
17.3
4
Dwayne Bravo to Shimron Hetmyer
DROPPED AND FOUR! Could that be the game? A low full toss, around off. Hetmeyer gets low and looks to clear long on. He gets it off the toe end of the bat and straight down the throat of the substitute fielder, Krishnappa Gowtham. He spills it and to make matters worse for Chennai, the ball goes into the fence.
17.4
1
Dwayne Bravo to Shimron Hetmyer
A bit of cat and mouse going on between Bravo and Hetmeyer. Hetmeyer steps out of the crease and Bravo pulls back the length and bowls a slower one. Hetemyer works it towards mid on for a single.
17.5
0
Dwayne Bravo to Axar Patel
Full and sliding onto leg stump. Patel looks to play a cross-bat shot but misses and gets hit on the pads. A huge appeal but turned down, maybe sliding down leg. The ball rolls towards backward point and Hetmeyer wants the single but they don't get it.
17.6
1
Dwayne Bravo to Axar Patel
Full and straight, drilled down to long on for a run. 16 needed off 12 balls.
18.1
0
Josh Hazlewood to Axar Patel
Banged into the pitch and Patel can't get the pull shot away. The fielder at short mid-wicket is sharp and has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. If that had hit, Hetmeyer was a goner.
18.2
1
Josh Hazlewood to Axar Patel
Short again and Axar Patel pulls it behind square on the leg isde for a single.
18.3
0
Josh Hazlewood to Shimron Hetmyer
Another dot ball! Back of a length, on leg and cramps Hetmeyer for room. Shimron Hetmyer looks to swing across but misses and gets hit on his body.
18.4
6
Josh Hazlewood to Shimron Hetmyer
SIX! BANG! Is that the game then? Josh Hazlewood continues to hit the length hard and this one is on the hips. Shimron Hetmyer makes room and dispatches it over the square leg fence for a biggie. 9 needed now off 8 balls.
18.5
2
Josh Hazlewood to Shimron Hetmyer
In the air...safe! Back of a length, around off. Hetmeyer looks to go downtown but gets a top edge. The fielders from long on and long off converge but the ball lands safely around mid off. They race back for the second.
18.6
1
Josh Hazlewood to Shimron Hetmyer
Full and on leg stump, Hetmeyer heaves it down to deep mid-wicket for a single. 6 needed off the last over.
19.1
2
Dwayne Bravo to Shimron Hetmyer
Slower and well outside off. Hetmeyer leans in and swats it through the cover region. They come back for the second with ease.
19.2
0
Dwayne Bravo to Shimron Hetmyer
TWO WIDES! Wild delivery from Dwayne Bravo, even he is feeling the pressure. The umpires are discussing whether it's a wide or a no ball as the ball has landed outside the pitch. A wide is signalled in the end. They scamper through for the single as the ball goes to Hazlewood who dives down at short third man.
19.2
0
Dwayne Bravo to Axar Patel
Seam up from Bravo. Length and wide outside off. A swing and a miss from Axar Patel.
19.3
W
Dwayne Bravo to Axar Patel
OUT! CAUGHT! The game turns on it's head yet again! With just two needed off 4 balls, Axar Patel looks to play the expansive drive and end proceedings in style. One might question, was that really required? Full and wide, creamed straight to short cover. Moeen Ali takes a brilliant catch under pressure and Patel has to walk back. 2 needed off 3 balls now.
19.4
4
Dwayne Bravo to Kagiso Rabada
FOUR! Kagiso Rabada punches his hands in the air as he hits the winning runs! Full and sliding down leg, Rabada flicks it into the vacant fine leg fence. DELHI WIN A THRILLER BY 3 WICKETS!