SIX! Piyush Chawla to Colin Ingram. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Colin Ingram finishes things off in style. Floated up high, and planted deep over the long on fence for six.
Shikhar Dhawan doesn't get through to his century, but he won't care one bit. It was a match-winning knock, and Delhi cruise through to a seven wicket win to get two vital points. That puts them on eight, and level with three other teams. KKR remain in second place.
The IPL action continues tomorrow with a double header. Join us again for that.
18.4
Piyush Chawla to Shikhar Dhawan. Googly back of a length, down leg side on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Denly.
18.3
Piyush Chawla to Colin Ingram. Googly length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Ferguson.
18.2
FOUR! Piyush Chawla to Colin Ingram. Googly half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge past third man for 4 runs. Given some air, Ingram goes chasing after it, and edges through a vacant slip region. Handy runs for Delhi.
18.1
Piyush Chawla to Shikhar Dhawan. Googly length ball, middle stump on the back foot Late Cut, to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Yadav.
Nitish Rana to Colin Ingram. Arm ball half volley, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed to long off for 2 runs, fielded by Chawla, shy attempt by Rana.
17.5
Nitish Rana to Shikhar Dhawan. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot dropped, to short extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Rana.
17.4
Nitish Rana to Colin Ingram. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Late Cut, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Uthappa.
17.3
Nitish Rana to Colin Ingram. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Rana.
17.2
Nitish Rana to Shikhar Dhawan. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Gill.
17.1
Rishabh Pant c Kuldeep Yadav b Nitish Rana 46 (31)
OUT! Caught. Nitish Rana to Rishabh Pant. Off break half volley, outside off stump down the track driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, by Yadav. Pant departs. He walks down, attempts to clear the fence, but the bat turns in the hands on impact. Totally mis-hit, and comfortably taken at long on.
End of Over 17
Over 17. 14 runs. Bowler: Andre Russell. Delhi Capitals: 162/2 (rr 9.53)
16.6
Andre Russell to Shikhar Dhawan. Off cutter length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Ferguson.
16.5
Andre Russell to Shikhar Dhawan. Short, down leg side on the back foot cutting, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Karthik.
16.4
Andre Russell to Rishabh Pant. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Denly.
16.3
SIX! Andre Russell to Rishabh Pant. Off cutter half volley, off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Slower ball spotted, Pant down on one knee, and he carts it over wide long on for a maximum.
16.2
FOUR! Andre Russell to Rishabh Pant. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs. Delhi are cuising home here. Pant thunders a drive through the covers, and it cannot be cut off.
16.1
Andre Russell to Shikhar Dhawan. Off cutter length ball, to leg on the back foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Krishna.
Kuldeep Yadav to Rishabh Pant. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, down leg side down the track working, to mid on for 2 runs, fielded by Russell.
15.5
Kuldeep Yadav to Shikhar Dhawan. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Rana.
15.4
FOUR! Kuldeep Yadav to Shikhar Dhawan. Googly half volley, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs. Nicely done by Dhawan. He skips out the crease, and smears this back over the bowler's head for four.
15.3
Kuldeep Yadav to Rishabh Pant. Left-Arm Leg Spin back of a length, down leg side on the back foot cutting, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Brathwaite.
15.2
Kuldeep Yadav to Shikhar Dhawan. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, off stump on the front foot sweeping, to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Krishna.
15.1
Kuldeep Yadav to Rishabh Pant. Googly length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Karthik.
Prasidh Krishna to Shikhar Dhawan. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Ferguson.
14.5
Prasidh Krishna to Shikhar Dhawan. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Karthik.
14.4
Prasidh Krishna to Rishabh Pant. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, hit body to silly point for 1 run, fielded by Krishna.
14.3
Prasidh Krishna to Shikhar Dhawan. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Russell.
14.2
FOUR! Prasidh Krishna to Shikhar Dhawan. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs. Seen a few of them now. Dhawan lunges forward, and cracks a cover drive past the dive of the fielder for four.
14.1
Prasidh Krishna to Shikhar Dhawan. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Krishna.
FOUR! Piyush Chawla to Rishabh Pant. Googly length ball, to leg on the front foot sweeping, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs. No risk in playing the sweep, as Chawla keeps pitching it outside leg stump. Executes it nicely, swiping it away into the open space for four.
Commentary
SIX! Piyush Chawla to Colin Ingram. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Colin Ingram finishes things off in style. Floated up high, and planted deep over the long on fence for six.
Shikhar Dhawan doesn't get through to his century, but he won't care one bit. It was a match-winning knock, and Delhi cruise through to a seven wicket win to get two vital points. That puts them on eight, and level with three other teams. KKR remain in second place.
The IPL action continues tomorrow with a double header. Join us again for that.
Piyush Chawla to Shikhar Dhawan. Googly back of a length, down leg side on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Denly.
Piyush Chawla to Colin Ingram. Googly length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Ferguson.
FOUR! Piyush Chawla to Colin Ingram. Googly half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge past third man for 4 runs. Given some air, Ingram goes chasing after it, and edges through a vacant slip region. Handy runs for Delhi.
Piyush Chawla to Shikhar Dhawan. Googly length ball, middle stump on the back foot Late Cut, to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Yadav.
Nitish Rana to Colin Ingram. Arm ball half volley, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed to long off for 2 runs, fielded by Chawla, shy attempt by Rana.
Nitish Rana to Shikhar Dhawan. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot dropped, to short extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Rana.
Nitish Rana to Colin Ingram. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Late Cut, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Uthappa.
Nitish Rana to Colin Ingram. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Rana.
Nitish Rana to Shikhar Dhawan. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Gill.
OUT! Caught. Nitish Rana to Rishabh Pant. Off break half volley, outside off stump down the track driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, by Yadav. Pant departs. He walks down, attempts to clear the fence, but the bat turns in the hands on impact. Totally mis-hit, and comfortably taken at long on.
Andre Russell to Shikhar Dhawan. Off cutter length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Ferguson.
Andre Russell to Shikhar Dhawan. Short, down leg side on the back foot cutting, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Karthik.
Andre Russell to Rishabh Pant. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Denly.
SIX! Andre Russell to Rishabh Pant. Off cutter half volley, off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Slower ball spotted, Pant down on one knee, and he carts it over wide long on for a maximum.
FOUR! Andre Russell to Rishabh Pant. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs. Delhi are cuising home here. Pant thunders a drive through the covers, and it cannot be cut off.
Andre Russell to Shikhar Dhawan. Off cutter length ball, to leg on the back foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Krishna.
Kuldeep Yadav to Rishabh Pant. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, down leg side down the track working, to mid on for 2 runs, fielded by Russell.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shikhar Dhawan. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Rana.
FOUR! Kuldeep Yadav to Shikhar Dhawan. Googly half volley, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs. Nicely done by Dhawan. He skips out the crease, and smears this back over the bowler's head for four.
Kuldeep Yadav to Rishabh Pant. Left-Arm Leg Spin back of a length, down leg side on the back foot cutting, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Brathwaite.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shikhar Dhawan. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, off stump on the front foot sweeping, to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Krishna.
Kuldeep Yadav to Rishabh Pant. Googly length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Karthik.
Prasidh Krishna to Shikhar Dhawan. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Ferguson.
Prasidh Krishna to Shikhar Dhawan. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Karthik.
Prasidh Krishna to Rishabh Pant. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, hit body to silly point for 1 run, fielded by Krishna.
Prasidh Krishna to Shikhar Dhawan. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Russell.
FOUR! Prasidh Krishna to Shikhar Dhawan. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs. Seen a few of them now. Dhawan lunges forward, and cracks a cover drive past the dive of the fielder for four.
Prasidh Krishna to Shikhar Dhawan. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Krishna.
FOUR! Piyush Chawla to Rishabh Pant. Googly length ball, to leg on the front foot sweeping, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs. No risk in playing the sweep, as Chawla keeps pitching it outside leg stump. Executes it nicely, swiping it away into the open space for four.