Delhi vs Lucknow Match Stats

A low full toss, on middle, Krunal Pandya sweeps it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Another one! Kuldeep Yadav fires this one full and down the leg side, Arshad Khan tries to sweep but gets a bottom edge as the ball races to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Arshad Khan tucks it through square leg for a run.

OUT! STUMPED! Kuldeep Yadav strikes now! He drags his length back a bit and bowls it a little wide, turns away sharply, Krunal Pandya skips down the track to go over extra covers but misses and Rishabh Pant executes another simple stumping. Lucknow seven down now!

BEATEN! A googly now, full and on middle, turns away, Yudhvir Singh looks to play but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Looped up, full and on middle, Yudhvir Singh chips it towards long on for one.

FOUR! Hammered away! Bowls it on a tight length, on the top of off, Yudhvir Singh executes an agricultural heave across the line, and gets it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

SIX! WHAT A SHOT! Bangs it short in length, on the stumps at the chest level, Yudhvir Singh picks it up and pulls it well over deep backward square leg for a maximum.

Hard length, pace off, on middle, Yudhvir Singh flicks it away off the back foot towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

DROPPED! That was an absolute sitter shelled by Stubbs! Nice back-of-the-hand slower one, on a shortish length, Yudhvir Singh swipes it over square leg, and the ball carries flat towards Tristan Stubbs at deep square leg who drops it. One taken. A slice of luck for Yudhvir Singh.

Full in length, outside off, Arshad Khan swings and misses.

Knee-length full toss outside off, Arshad Khan lofts it towards long off for a single to end the over. 60 runs needed off the last 24 deliveries.

Neat toe-crushing yorker on the boots, Arshad Khan hits it to the boots and loses his balance and falls on the ground.

SIX! Into the crowd! He's playing a good cameo here! Short in length, on middle, Arshad Khan picks the length early and deposits it behind deep square leg for a biggie.

WIDE! Down the leg side, full in length, Arshad Khan misses to flick and the Umpire however, calls it Wide. Hang on, Delhi has gone upstairs to challenge the on-field decision for Wide. UltraEdge shows a flat line and Delhi burn a review here.

SIX! SHOT! Gets the yorker wrong and ends up bowling into the slot, Arshad Khan middles it and deposits it straight and flat down the ground for a maximum.

FOUR! Into his 40s now Arshad! On off and short in length, Arshad Khan uses the pace of the ball, arches back and pierces the gap between backward point and short third for a boundary.

On the pads, on a good length, Arshad Khan doesn't connect and gets a ping on the front thigh pad to backward point for a leg bye.

OUT! TAKEN! A huge relief for Delhi and Khaleel! Khaleel Ahmed takes the pace off from the ball, slants it on off and keeps the length the same as the previous delivery, Yudhvir Singh is early on the shot, trying to play a huge lofted shot down the ground. Slices it off the willow and the ball flies straight to Shai Hope patrolling the long off boundary. 

Wide yorker gone wrong, a low full toss outside off, Arshad Khan hits it to widish long off for one.

Low full toss on off, this is pushed to mid off for a quick single.

SIX! OH MY WORD!  Rasikh Dar gets the yorker wrong again and ends up with another poor full toss on off, Arshad Khan picks it up and goes downtown straight over the bowler's head with a strong bottom hand for a biggie. 

Wide yorker outside off, Arshad Khan squeezes it down in front of mid off and hurries back for the double. Pant is furious with the fielder there and rightly so.

A brilliant piece of work in the deep, but a sensational work with the bat from Arshad Khan here as he gets to his 50 in a crucial game, and more importantly batting against the odds. Full and outside off, Arshad Khan again hits it downtown and gets the double. The long off fielder cuts the ball in time with a dive.

Length delivery wide outside off, Arshad Khan waits for this pace-off delivery and hits it hard to long off and retains his strike with an easy single. This game is pretty much alive with Lucknow needing 29 runs off the last 12 balls remaining.

Short in length, outside off, Arshad Khan picks it over the bowler's head with a flat bat and lands it just ahead of the sprinting long on fielder who collects the ball on a single bounce. Just one then.

In the air...lands safe! Slower one outside off, Ravi Bishnoi is early on the shot to swipe it across in the air. The ball slices off his willow and lands behind mid-wicket. Gulbadin Naib runs ahead from deep mid-wicket and collects the ball on a single bounce and keeps it to just a single.

OUT! RUN OUT! Knee-length full toss on the stump, he swivels and works it to deep mid-wicket and quickly calls for the double. Ravi Bishnoi obeys his partner and scampers back to complete the second at the non-striker's end. Jake Fraser-McGurk is quick on the ball and throws the ball at the bowling end and hits the bull's eye. The side-on replay confirms that Bishnoi is out of the crease on his dive.

A huge confident appeal for LBW but the umpire is unmoved. Just around the leg stump line, on a fuller length, Arshad Khan looks to flick it away across the line but plays it over it and the ball wears on the front pad. The Ball Tracker shows that the ball is pitching outside leg. Delhi burn a review here and the on-field decision stays as it is.

Full and on off, Arshad Khan flicks it with wrists to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Yorker outside off, Naveen works this one towards deep third and runs for a single. Arshad calls for the double and Naveen has to really hurry back to get home in time. The fielder throws it flat and nicely from the deep to the keeper's end. Naveen puts in a dive that saves him as the replay shows that he is well inside the popping crease when the wickets were broken.

Full toss outside the off stump. Arshad steps outside the crease and whacks it on the bounce to long off and denies a single.

Full toss outside off, Arshad Khan hits it to deep mid-wicket and scampers back for the second. A lazy throw from the deep by Gulbadin Naib and Pant is not happy with the effort.

Yorker on the middle, Arshad Khan digs it out to long off for just a single.

What a brilliant piece of bowling from Rasikh! Slower one outside off, Naveen-ul-Haq goes for a reverse ramp shot but misses.

Deceives with another slower one, full in length and outside off, Naveen-ul-Haq goes for a wild swing and misses out totally on the connection. 

Done and dusted! Nails a pin-point yorker on the middle, Naveen-ul-Haq digs it out straight to the bowler. Excellent final over by Rasikh Dar with a brilliant execution that helps Delhi to win by 19 runs. With this win, Delhi take those crucial two points and end the league stage with 14 points on the 5th spot. Lucknow lose three on the bounce and things have gotten more complex for Lucknow with this defeat.