DEL vs MP 2nd Semi-Final Commentary - Bengaluru (13 December 2024)

WIDE! Sprays it down leg on a length. Wide called.

Tossed up, a googly on middle, Harpreet Singh waits for it to arrive and taps it with an open bat face to short third for a single.

SCORES ARE LEVEL NOW! Darts in a yorker on middle and leg, Rajat Patidar shovels it out to long on for a single. Also, the 100-run stand comes up between these two.

Slow and full, on off, Harpreet Singh reverse sweeps it but straight to point.

SIX! Harpreet Singh finishes off in style! MADHYA PRADESH IS THROUGH TO THE FINALS! Suyash drops a half-volley, there to be hit, on off. Harpreet Singh clears his front leg and gets his bat properly under the ball. Picks it up aerially and the ball sails just over the ropes. The fielder stationed at long on collects the ball and flicks it inside the field of play by leaping in the air, but he lands behind the ropes with his ball in his hand. A big win for Madhya Pradesh and they qualify for the finale after 2010-11 in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

Hard length, on off, Rajat Patidar stays back and pulls it to long on for a single.

SIX! Helped on its way! Prince Yadav comes from around the stumps and bangs it short, on the body, Harpreet Singh uses the pace of the ball and goes for a pull shot. It takes a bit of a top-edge and flies behind deep fine for a six.

Back of a length, on the body, Harpreet Singh inside edges onto the body and the ball rolls to the left of backward point. A single taken.

FOUR! Well-timed! In a hurry now is Rajat Patidar! Full in length, on off, Rajat Patidar prods ahead and hits it on the up. Lifts the ball over mid off for a boundary on the bounce.

Full in length, around off, Rajat Patidar squeezes it out to cover where Himmat Singh dives to his left and stops the ball.

SIX! How has he played that? This is audacious hitting! Prince Yadav bangs a short one, on the top of the stumps, Rajat Patidar swivels, and goes for a pull shot and hits it behind to deep fine for a huge six. That has gone almost ten rows back into the stands. Madhya Pradesh need just 4 runs to win now.

Much fuller on the stumps. Harpreet Singh drives the ball to long on for one.

Nails the yorker on the stumps. Rajat Patidar looks to swing the bat hard but does not connect well.

SIX! THAT IS HUGE! Googly from a fuller length on the stumps and Rajat Patidar picks it up from the length and slogs it up and over deep mid-wicket, into the second tier for a huge six.

SIX! TWO IN TWO! Fifty for Rajat Patidar! Drops the ball short angling on the stumps. Really bad delivery after been hit for a six already. Patidar picks it up early and hammers the pull over deep square leg for another big six.

Dishes out a wrong'un, on a length, on off, Rajat Patidar drags it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

DROPPED! Himmat Singh shells an easy catch and that pretty much sums up things for Delhi! This is flat and full, around off, Harpreet Singh shovels it straight and flat to cover where Himmat Singh puts it down. 

FOUR! CREAMED THROUGH COVERS! The 50-run partnership comes up between these batters with this boundary. Harsh Tyagi floats the arm ball outside the off stump, fuller in length. Harpreet Singh takes the front foot out and slaps the ball through covers, beating the fielder to his right. The ball runs away to the boundary.

Just short on the stumps. Harpreet Singh pulls it away to deep square leg for a single.

FOUR! SLAPPED! Rajat Patidar picks the bones out of that! Drops the length back outside off. Rajat Patidar slaps the ball up and over covers for a boundary.

Floats the ball up outside off. Rajat Patidar sees it through.

SIX! That is huge from Rajat Patidar! Big over for Madhya Pradesh with one ball remaining! Drops the length back on top of the off stump and Rajat Patidar slogs it up and over long on for a massive six.

FOUR! Another boundary to end the over. Madhya Pradesh need 36 runs more now. Fuller on the stumps. Rajat Patidar slams it straight over the bowler's head for a boundary on the bounce to end the over.

Nagging length on top of off. Rajat Patidar tucks it to sweeper covers for a single.

FOUR! SHOT! Harpreet Singh gets a good boundary under the situation. Prince Yadav drops the length back at the batter with pace. Harpreet Singh stays inside the crease and pulls the ball between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg for a boundary on the bounce.

Much fuller on the off stump line. Harpreet Singh offers a front foot block towards point.

Holds the length back on top of the off stump line. Harpreet Singh drops the ball towards point and runs a single.

Nails a yorker on the stumps. Rajat Patidar negotiates it well towards point.

Short and wide outside off. Rajat Patidar slaps the ball straight towards covers from the crease to end the over.

On the nagging length on the pads. Harpreet Singh flicks the ball to deep square leg for a single.

Just short on top of the stumps. Rajat Patidar walks in and flicks the ball to deep square leg for one.

Just short outside the off stump line. Harpreet Singh tucks it towards third man area for one.

Drops the length back outside the off stump. Rajat Patidar punches the ball to sweeper covers from the crease and runs a single.

Much fuller on the line of the stumps. Harpreet Singh flicks the ball off the front foot, straight to mid-wicket.

Just short outside the off stump line. Harpreet Singh stays back and slices the ball straight to point.

Mayank Rawat is into the attack now. Bowls a flatter one, on off, punched back to the bowler by Harpreet.

Nagging length, on off, Harpreet Singh rocks back and tucks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! SHOT! Mayank Rawat drops a flighted ball, on middle. It is a genuine half-volley on offer and Patidar cashes on it. Rajat Patidar gets his front foot out of the way and tonks it behind deep mid-wicket for a huge six.

Flat and quick now, on a fullish length, on off, Rajat Patidar prods ahead and drills it down to long on for a single.

Around the stumps now. Full and on off, Harpreet Singh pushes it back to the bowler.

Nice and full, pushed through on off, Harpreet Singh leans on the ball and taps it into the gap between point and cover for a quick single. Halfway through in the chase and Madhya Pradesh is 82/3, needing 65 more runs from the last 60 balls remaining.

FOUR! Excellent shot! Back of a length, just outside off, Rajat Patidar stays leg side of the ball and finds the gap as he cuts the ball through backward point for a boundary. No chance for the fielder in the deep to chase it down.

Nagging length, just outside off, Rajat climbs on the bounce and cuts it past covers for a single.

Short of a good length, outside off, Harpreet Singh pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Short of a good length, outside off, Rajat Patidar cuts it off the back foot and beats Yash Dhull at covers for a couple of runs. 

Hard length, just outside off, Rajat Patidar gets on the toes and punches it back to the bowler.

SIX! Shot of authority! A short ball from Himanshu with no pace behind it, there to be hit. This is pitched on middle and Rajat Patidar has all the time in the world to pull it over deep square leg for a huge six.

Fires in a quicker one, full and on the stumps, Harpreet Singh jams it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Played it very fine! Suyash floats it up, but on the leg stump line, Harpreet Singh knows the fine leg is in the circle. He sits down on his knee and paddles it fine towards deep fine for a boundary.

Flat and full, on middle and leg, Harpreet Singh clips it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Pitched fuller and off, Rajat Patidar flicks it across to deep mid-wicket for a single.

WIDE! Wayward down leg, on a fuller length. Harpreet leaves. Wide called.

Flatter and quicker on middle and leg, Harpreet Singh taps it off the back foot to the cover-point gap for a single.

A googly, on a good length, spinning back in, from outside off. Rajat Patidar tucks it across to deep mid-wicket for a single to end the over. 9 runs from this over.

OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Caught behind! Chauhan bowls it on a nagging length, with a scrambled seam position. Lands it just outside off, and gets it to nip away from the surface. Harsh Gawli stays inside the crease and looks to tickle the ball down to deep third but ends up edging it straight back to Anuj Rawat who makes no mistake. Madhya Pradesh in a deep trouble now as Harsh Gawli departs on a well-made 30.

Length, outside off, worked to deep cover for a single. Patidar gets off the mark.

Length ball, on the middle and leg, Harpreet Singh works it to deep square leg for a single.

Good quick running, but equally a good fielding display by Dhull! Back of a length, outside off, Rajat Patidar climbs on the bounce and cuts it to pierce the cover-point gap. Yash Dhull does well with the dive and saves a certain boundary for his side. The batters cross for a single.

Hard length, across off, Harpreet Singh mistimes his pull shot towards mid-wicket. It lands on the bounce ahead of Yash Dhull at mid-wicket.

Hard length, outside off, Harpreet Singh rocks back and cuts it to the right of backward point for a single. Suyash Sharma does well to intercept the ball in the deep with a timely slide to his left. It is pretty neck and neck as Delhi was 50/1 versus Madhya Pradesh at 50/3 at this very stage.

FOUR! Gets greeted with a boundary. Suyash bowls a loosener, outside off, and turns away on a good length. Harsh Gawli hangs back and cuts it past covers for a boundary.

FOUR! TWO IN TWO FOR GAWLI! Back of a length, but outside off, Harsh Gawli weighs on the back foot and executes the cut shot through backward point for a cracking boundary.

Good fielding display there! Outside off again, on a length, Harsh Gawli cuts it powerfully to point where the fielder dives to his left and parries the ball to the deep. It slows down a bit and Yash Dhull from short third chases the ball to the deep. Two taken.

Full and on the stumps. Gawli flicks towards square leg and steals a single. 

Floated up, full and on the pads. Harpreet flicks behind square to deep square leg for a double. 

Full and outside off. Harpreet Singh eases it to backward point. End of the Powerplay. Delhi is 46/2.

Short and wide outside off. Harsh Gawli tucks trhe bvall to the left of point where Himmat Singh puts in a superb dive to stop the run.

FOUR! SHOT! Bangs the ball halfway at the batter with pace and Harsh Gawli pulls it away infront of fine leg for a superb boundary. Madhya Pradesh moving ahead well.

Hits the length hard on top of off. Harsh Gawli drives the ball straight to covers.

Just short on top of the stumps. Harsh Gawli taps it down towards mid-wicket.

Much fuller on off. Harsh Gawli drives the ball straight to covers off the front foot.

Bangs it in short at the batter. Harsh Gawli pulls the ball to deep square leg for a single to end the over.

Just short outside off. Harpreet Singh slaps the ball straight to covers.

Drops the length short once again outside off. Harpreet Singh cuts the ball from the crease towards point.

On a good length on top of the pads. Harpreet Singh flicks the ball towards mid-wicket and runs a single.

Nagging length on top of the stumps. Harsh Gawli looks to pull the ball but mistimes it towards mid on for a single.

FOUR! First for the innings off Harpreet Singh's bat! Length-delivery angling on the pads. Harpreet Singh stays deep inside the crease, and helps it on its way to deep fine leg for a boundary. 

Touch fuller on the off stump. Harpreet Singh blocks it off the front foot.

Pitches the ball up on off. Subhranshu Senapati blocks it off the front foot towards covers.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Subhranshu Senapati walks back to the hut. Ishant Sharma with another wicket. Ishant bowls it on a good length and gets it to angle on the middle and off-stump line. It lands and straightens up after hitting the surface. Senapati hangs back inside the crease and looks to play towards the leg side but gets the faint outside edge of the bat on it. Anuj Rawat does the rest with a regulation catch behind the pegs. Senapati departs on 7 (8), and Delhi are 20/2.

Swings the ball up on the stumps. Harpreet Singh blocks it back to the bowler.

Full in length and right in front of the stumps. Bhatia defends it back at the bowler. 

Bangs it short at the batter. Harpreet Singh pulls to away to fine leg for a single.

WIDE! Wayward outside the leg stump line. Wide called.

Nagging length on top of off. Harsh Gawli taps the ball straight to covers.

On the pads, flicked away to dshort fine leg for a run.

Nagging length outside off. Subhranshu Senapati plays at it late towards third man for a single.

SIX! WHAT A SHOT! First six of the run chase! Himanshu Chauhan bangs the ball short just outside off. Harsh Gawli gets back deep in the crease and plays the upper cut with the third man fielder inside the circle. The ball sails past the boundary line for a six.

Touch fuller on the stumps this time. Harsh Gawli flicks the ball to the right of mid-wicket for a couple.

FOUR! SLAPPED! Back of a length, and wide outside off. Gawli stands tall and executes the cut shot. Plays it over backward point for a four. 

Nagging length on top of the stumps. Harsh Gawli tucks it down towards mid-wicket.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! What a start for Delhi and Ishant Sharma! Arpit Gaud walks back first ball! Runs in hard from over the wicket angle. Drops the length back outside the off-stump, a hint of inward shape. Gaud looks to cut at it but plays the ball too close to the body. Ends up getting a healthy, thick outside edge of the bat. It flies flat and straight into the safe hands of Anuj Rawat behind the stumps. Madhya Pradesh is 0/1 as Arpit Gaud walks back on a golden duck.

Length-delivery outside off, nipping back in. Subhranshu Senapati covers the line of the stumps and sees it through.

 Full and shaping in at the off stump. Senapati pushes it towards short cover and scoots for a run. An unnecessary throw at the bowler's end allows the batter to cross over for the second. Madhya Pradesh and Subhranshu Senapati off the mark!

Touch fuller on the off stump. Subhranshu Senapati taps it off the front foot towards point.

 On the nagging length, getting the inswing into the batter. Subhranshu Senapati blocks it off from the crease.

FOUR! FIRST OF THE INNINGS! Nicely played by Subhranshu Senapati. Length and shaping in around the fourth stump line. Senapati cuts it nicely and manages to beat the diving backward point fielder to his left for a boundary to end the over. Madhya Pradesh is 6/1.