GT vs DC Match 32 Commentary - Ahmedabad (17 April 2024)

Tossed up full on middle. Sumit Kumar defends it forward. 

FOUR! THRASHED! Shortish and wider outside off. Sumit Kumar stays back and hammers it through extra cover region for a cracking boundary. 

Slider, across the batter. Sumit Kumar heaves across the line but fails to connect.

Flatter googly, going away. Sumit Kumar cuts and misses.

FOUR! A streaky way to finish the game for Delhi! The visitors have got a massive win tonight by nailing the target inside 9 overs. Flatter on the middle. Sumit Kumar goes for the pull but gets an inside edge that goes past the keeper, races to the ropes for four runs. Delhi win by 6 wickets. 

Quicker googly, on off. Pant pulls it through backward square leg for one.

Wrong'un on middle. Sumit Kumar goes back and steers it through backward point for a single.

SIX! BOOM! Tossed up full, around off. Rishabh Pant gets to the pitch of the ball and hammers it over the long-off boundary for a maximum. Just 8 needed now. 

Full on middle. Rishabh Pant gets low for the sweep but gets a top edge that travels to the fine leg region. Allows the batter to take two more.

Full and quick at the stumps. Pant mistimes the heave and gets an inside edge to short fine leg.

Tosses it on a length, just outside off. Pant guides it to backward point. Delhi are just 6 runs away from a big win. 

Tosses it full, on middle. Rishabh Pant goes for the sweep but it lobs up off the arm, toward the short fine leg region. 

FOUR! SMACKED! Flighted, full, outside off. Pant gets low and creams it through extra cover for a powerful boundary.

Noor Ahmad shortens the length, and bowls it around off. Pant skips down and blocks it out.

Full and outside off, swept to deep square leg for a single.

LEG BYE! Leg break, turning back into the batter. Sumit Kumar stays back to tuck it but it hurries onto him and gets a thud on the pad. The ball rolls to short fine for an extra.

Flat and quick outside off. Pant knocks it to deep point for a single.

Wrong'un on the middle. Hope prods and nudges it through mid-wicket for one.

Leg break, going down the leg. Pant hangs back and turns it through backward square leg for a single.

Flat and quick at the stumps. Hope goes back and keeps it out.

OUT! CAUGHT! Rashid Khan strikes! Bowls it full, just outside off. Shai Hope goes for the reverse and connects well but hits it straight to Mohit Sharma at the short third region. Mohit takes a sharp catch and Shai Hope's cameo comes to an end. Delhi lose their fourth.

Flatter leg break, outside off. Sumit Kumar chops it to backward point.

Peach! Another leggie goes past the outside edge of the batter. Sumit Kumar plays inside the line and gets beaten.

FOUR! Nicely played! Sandeep Warrier goes fuller and on middle, angling in, Shai Hope uses his wrists nicely and flicks it stylishly through mid-wicket for a boundary.

SIX! Oh..wow! That is some shot! Sandeep Warrier bangs this into the pitch hard, on middle, Shai Hope skips down the track and slaps it over the long on fence for a biggie. 50 up for Delhi!

SIX! ANOTHER ONE! Sandeep Warrier goes back to his fuller length, on the pads, Shai Hope picks it up, uses the pace and with his strong wrists whips it away over the deep square leg fence for another maximum. Delhi needs just 32 runs to win now!

Pitched up and on off, Shai Hope drives it to mid off for a quick single.

SIX! Abishek Porel joins the party now! Sandeep Warrier lands this back of a length and around middle, Abishek Porel pivots and hammers it over the deep square leg fence for the third maximum of the over.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Sandeep Warrier gets his second! He serves this full and on middle, skids through a bit, Abishek Porel looks to swipe it across the line but play all over it and the ball goes on to destroy the stumps out of the ground. Porel is not happy with himself but he has played a good cameo here.

Back of a length and around off, Abishek Porel guides it to third man for a single.

Short of a length and on middle, shaping into the body of the batter, Shai Hope awkwardly clips it through square leg for a run.

Ouch! Spencer Johnson hits the hard length and on middle, Abishek Porel tries to pull it away but misses and gets hit on the box. He is down on his haunches and looks in some discomfort. The physio is in to check but he is good to continue.

Another short delivery, on off, Abishek Porel tries to ramp it away but misses.

Spencer Johnson goes for another bouncer but this one is way too high, Abishek Porel hops up and still fails to connect. Wided.

FOUR! Nice shot! Spencer Johnson lands this back of a length and on off, Abishek Porel stands tall, lets the ball come to him, and punches it sweetly past point for a lovely boundary.

FOUR! TWO IN TWO! Spencer Johnson bangs this short again but this sits up nicely for the batter, Abishek Porel swivels and pulls it away nicely towards the deep square leg fence for another boundary.

Fuller one and on middle, shaping in again, Prithvi Shaw once again misses his flick and gets hit on the pads. There is another shout for LBW, but turned down again. Shubman Gill takes the review at the last moment. There is not bat involved and Ball Tracking shows that wickets is missing. Gujarat lose one review!

FOUR! Fine shot! This is back of a length and around middle, Prithvi Shaw waits for it this time, gets on top of it and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Goes fuller and on middle, Prithvi Shaw drills it down the ground past the bowler for a couple of runs.

OUT! TAKEN! A cracker of a delivery from Sandeep Warrier! He steams in and bangs in a fiery bouncer, on middle, takes off viciously, Prithvi Shaw gets hurried, tries to sway away but fails to get his bat away, the ball lobs up on the air towards short third man where Spencer Johnson takes a dolly. Delhi two down now!

JAFFA! Sandeep Warrier hits the good length, on off, nips back in sharply, Shai Hope tries to push it away but the ball zips past the inside edge and just past the off-pole as well.

Back of a length and on off, Shai Hope keeps it out to the off side.

Spencer Johnson begins with a full delivery but down the leg side, Jake Fraser-McGurk tries to swipe it away but misses.

SIX! BOOM! Jake Fraser-McGurk is in a hurry here! Spencer Johnson lands this on a hard length and around off, Jake Fraser-McGurk gives himself some room and smacks it away over extra covers for a biggie.

Short of a length and on of, Jake Fraser-McGurk mistimes his swat to mid off.

Spencer Johnson bangs this short again and around off, Jake Fraser-McGurk backs away but fails to pull it away this time.

Goes fuller and just around leg, Jake Fraser-McGurk moves across and tries to scoop but misses.

FOUR! Streaky! Spencer Johnson lands this back of a length and outside off, Jake Fraser-McGurk backs away again and tries to cut it away, but the ball flies off the toe-end past short third man for a boundary.

OUT! TAKEN! Spencer Johnson has the last laugh here! He cleverly follows the batter this time and serves this full and around leg, Jake Fraser-McGurk makes room again but gets cramped up for room and ends up flicking it straight into the hands of Abhinav Manohar at short mid-wicket who makes no mistake. An entertaining cameo comes to an end and Delhi lose their first wicket!

Delhi and Prithvi Shaw are underway straightaway! Sandeep Warrier starts with a full delivery around off, Prithvi Shaw steers it through point for a single.

SIX! BANG! That's how he plays! Sandeep Warrier pitches it up, on middle, Jake Fraser-McGurk presents the full face of the bat and launches it way over the bowler's head for a biggie. Sourav Ganguly in the Delhi hut can't stop smiling.

Full again and on off, Jake Fraser-McGurk mistimes his lofted shot this time on the bounce to mid off.

FOUR! Shot! Sandeep Warrier continues with his fuller length, on middle, Jake Fraser-McGurk once again lifts it with a straight bat over the bowler's head for a boundary.

Overpitched and angling in, Jake Fraser-McGurk looks to work it away but misses as the ball goes off his pads to the leg side. A leg bye is taken.

A huge shout for LBW, but turned down! Sandeep Warrier lands this one in a good length, on middle, shaping in, Prithvi Shaw tries to glance it away but misses and gets hit on the pads, the ball rolls towards fine leg and the batters run two leg byes. Shubman Gill takes the review here. Ball Tracking shows two reds and wickets is umpire's call. Shaw is safe and Gujarat keep their review!