Delhi Capitals vs Delhi Capitals, मैच 64, Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai, 16 May 2022 - कमेंट्री

FOUR! 22 runs needed now! A full ball, outside off. Chahar thumps it to long off. The fielder runs to his left, dives but the ball goes under him for a boundary. 

A pacy short ball, around off. Chahar tries to ramp it away but misses. Should have been a wide, Thakur went away with it.

A full toss, outside off. Chahar swings his bat, mistimes to cover for a single.

Dropped! A slower full toss, on middle. Singh looks to heave but it goes off the bottom of the bat and to long on. David Warner runs forward and to his right but makes a meal of it. Shardul Thakur misses out on his five-fer. 

Wide! Length but way down the leg side. Chahar fails to get his bat on it. 

Angles a length ball across and Chahar misses his cut.

A full toss, on the pads. Chahar shuffles and tickles it to short fine leg for a single. There is a run out chance but the batter get quickly inside the crease. Delhi win by 17 runs.

Dropped! A full toss, outside off. Chahar cuts it uppishly and to point where Shardul Thakur tries to take but it explodes through his hands. A single. 

A full ball, on off, pushed to cover. Chahar wants a single but is sent back. 

A length ball, outside off. Singh slaps it to point where a misfield allows a single. 

A yorker, outside off. Chahar tries to squeeze it out but gets a bottom edge to the keeper.

Another cocker of delivery, yorker and Rahul Chahar mistimes his hit back to the bowler.

A length ball, on off. Rahul hits it to long off for a single.

 Terrific work from Powell in the deep! Full and on middle. Sharma hammers it to long on where Powell runs to his left, times his jump perfectly and as his momentum was taking him back, flicks the ball inside the ground and saves a six. Absolutely superb work from Rovman Powell! There is a run out appeal as well but Chahar is in. 

Length and outside off. Chahar swings and misses.

This is outside off. Chahar upper cuts it to deep cover for a single.

OUT! TAKEN! Excellent stuff from David Warner! A knuckle ball, full and outside off. Sharma tries to clear long off but fails to get much height on it. David Warner runs forward, dives and plucks it out of the ground. Superb work from Warner and as Jitesh Sharma walks back, it should be the game for Delhi.

Wide! Shorter and around off. Rabada looks to hook it but misses. Wide given for a height. 

Wide! Wide again as this one is down the leg side. Rabada misses his flick. Pant dives full-length to his right to collect it. 

SIX! SMOKED! This game is still alive! Short, slower and on off. Kagiso Rabada pulls it well over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. 

OUT! TAKEN! A length ball, outside off. Rabada again swings his bat but it goes off the higher part of the bat and Rovman Powell takes a simple one at long off.  This is a big wicket as Kagiso Rabada has the ability to clear the fence but it looks quite difficult from Punjab from hereon.

A length ball, angling across, outside off. Chahar swings across and misses. Chahar just needs to give strike to Sharma.

Another swing and a miss! Dots are gold dust right now! This is full and outside off. Chahar fails to get his bat on it.

Three dots in a row and it is not happening for Rahul Chahar! Short in length, angling outside off. Rahul misses his pull. 

FOUR! Much needed! On a length and outside off. Chahar slaps it well over mid off for a boundary.

SIX! BANG! Rahul Chahar is making up for the dot balls! Short of a length and on off. Chahar swings again but this time connects it well and hits it over cow corner for a biggie. 

Length and angling across. Chahar smashes it to deep cover and comes back for the second. 12 runs off the over. Jitesh Sharma will be on the strike now. 39 runs needed in 18 balls. 

SIX! Jitesh Sharma has not given up yet and looks like he will target this over! A length ball, on middle. Sharma comes down and backs away. He pulls it over long on for a biggie. 

Shorter ball, well directed on middle. Sharma misses his pull. He wants a wide there but not given.

A length ball, outside off, this is hit to deep cover for a single.

A length ball, outside off, slower. Chahar slaps it straight to the mid off fielder. 

Angling on the pads, Rahul works it to mid-wicket for a single.

A superb yorker, angling on middle and leg. Jitesh Sharma falls on the floor as he tries to flick it. He misses and gets on the pads. That was clearly angling down but good comeback from Shardul Thakur after going for a biggie.

A slower length ball, outside off. Rahul Chahar looks to push it away. The ball goes off the thick outside edge away from the slip fielder for a couple towards third man.

Back of a length, on off. Rahul Chahar blocks it off the back foot.

In the air...but safe! Back of a length, outside off and angling across the batter. Rahul Chahar looks to work it towards the leg side. However, he gets an outside edge and the ball goes in the air towards third man but short of the fielder for a couple.

SIX! WOW! What a shot! Khaleel Ahmed tries a short ball on middle. Jitesh Sharma gets into the position early and pulls it firmly over deep square leg for a maximum.

On a length, around off. Jitesh Sharma steers it towards deep backward point and gets a couple.

Single to end the over and Jitesh Sharma will retain the strike! Short and wide outside off. Jitesh Sharma cuts it to sweeper cover for a single. 59 needed now from 30 balls!

Short and wide outside off. Jitesh Sharma cuts it straight to point.

Ohh...the run-out is a last thing Punjab need here! On a length, on off. Jitesh Sharma pushes it towards point and sets off for a single. However, Rahul Chahar sends him back and Lalit Yadav at point has a shy at the batter's end. He misses and Jitesh Sharma is safe in the end.

Nasty short ball! It is angling into the body. Jitesh Sharma does well to sway away from the line of the ball.

Back of a length, on off. Jitesh Sharma blocks it off the back foot.

WIDE! Short ball but it is too high and around off. Jitesh Sharma leaves it alone.

FOUR! Handy runs for Punjab! They need to get as many runs as possible as net-run rate can play a big factor in the end. A short ball on middle. Jitesh Sharma looks to pull but gets the top edge. The ball goes in the air but behind the keeper for a boundary.

Back of a length, around off. Jitesh Sharma punches it towards deep backward point and comes back for the second run. 71 needed now from 36 balls!

Patel bowls it slightly short and outside off. Rishi Dhawan cuts it to backward point.

Slower in the air, around off. Rishi Dhawan opens the face of his blade a bit and the ball goes towards short third man. A single taken.

Flatter and quicker on off. Jitesh Sharma drives it to long off for a single.

OUT! BOWLED! Axar Patel keeps it simple, wicket to wicket and gets rewarded! Patel bowls it full on off. Rishi Dhawan tries to make something there and goes for the sweep shot. He misses and the ball knocks over his off stump. This is looling very bad for Punjab now, they still need 78 from 44 balls and have just three wickets in hand.

A flatter one on middle. Rahul Chahar blocks it off the front foot.

Slower in the air and enticing the batter to come on the front foot. Rahul Chahar pushes for it and gets beaten off the outside edge. 78 needed from 42 balls!

Nicely tossed up on middle. Jitesh Sharma works it to right of long on for a couple. Rovman Powell there misfields a bit and that allows a couple.

Another couple of runs! A fuller one on middle. Jitesh Sharma works it to deep square leg for a couple.

FOUR! Welcome boundary for Punjab here! Tossed up on middle. Jitesh Sharma looks to work it towards the leg side. The ball goes more off a leading edge of Sharma's blade over the bowler and races away towards the fence.

Slightly on the shorter side on middle. Jitesh Sharma works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Kuldeep Yadav comes 'round the wicket and serves it full on off. Rishi Dhawan blocks it off the front foot.

Full again and outside off. Rishi Dhawan drives it to deep extra-cover for a single. 80 needed now from 48 balls!

A quicker one and fuller on off. Rishi Dhawan pushes it to long off for a single.

Darts it fuller on middle again. Jitesh Sharma drives it right of the short cover fielder. The fielder dives and half-stops it. A single taken.

A fuller delivery on off. Driven to short cover this time.

Goes fuller on middle. Rishi Dhawan blocks it.

Straighter line again and flatter. Rishi Dhawan drives it back to the bowler.

A flatter delivery on middle. Rishi Dhawan works it towards the leg side.

Length ball, spinning into Jitesh Sharma. Pushed back to the bowler.

Flighted, full and on middle, eased down to long on for one.

OUT! BOWLED! THROUGH THE GATE! Harpreet Brar didn't pick that all! A googly from Yadav, on a length, slower and around off. Harpreet Brar leans across to defend but leaves a big gap between the bat and pad. The ball takes a slight bit of bat and sneaks through to disturb the stumps. Punjab are 6 down and Delhi are all over them. 

DROPPED! What a bowling performance this is from Kuldeep Yadav! Tossed up, around off and spinning away. Rishi Dhawan drives it uppishly and to covers. David Warner dives to his right and stretches his arms but fails to stick it. 

Around off, fuller, pushed to cover.

Darted on the pads, flicked through mid-wicket for a single. 

Fuller ball, around off. Jitesh Sharma smashes it hard and to the left of covers. David Warner dives and got some fingertips on it. Was a tough one. Two taken. 

On middle, tucked to mid-wicket for a single.

Full ball, on the pads, flicked through mid-wicket for a single. 

Floated ball, on off. Sharma lunges and blocks it.

Around off. Another block by Sharma.

An arm ball, on middle, it is punched away to long on for a single.

A leggie, fuller and on off. Livingstone prods to defend it out.

This one spins away, fuller and on off. Livingstone fails to read it and gets a leading edge to short third man. A single is taken.

Tossed up, tight from Kuldeep and Sharma blocks it back to the bowler.

Flatter and on off. Sharma rocks back and punches it to cover.

Shorter and on off. Sharma works it to long off for a run.

OUT! STUMPING! There was a feeling this was coming as Kuldeep Yadav was mixing it fantastically here. Yadav flights this one, on a length and around off, this one spins a bit. Liam Livingstone comes down the track and looks to go downtown but connects with thin air only. Rishabh Pant has all the time to remove the bails as Liam Livingstone didn't even try to get back, he just started to walk away. 

Too full and on off, pushed wide of long off for a single.

An arm ball, full and on middle. Agarwal leans to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

OUT! TIMBER! What a beauty from Axar Patel!  An arm ball from Patel, on a length and slanting around middle and leg. Mayank Agarwal tries to punch on the back foot but the ball skids through and goes past his bat to rattle the stumps. 100th wicket for Axar Patel in the Indian T20 League. Delhi right on top here.

Tossed up, on middle. Sharma tucks it to mid-wicket.

Touch short and on off. Sharma works it out to the off side.

FOUR! Just over! Patel drops it short and on middle. Jitesh Sharma pulls it flat and just over the leaping mid-wicket fielder for a boundary. 

FOUR! Up and over! Short of a length and outside off. Dhawan upper cuts it and clears short third man with ease for a boundary.

On a length and on off. Dhawan drops it around the corner and takes a quick single.

FOUR! EDGED AWAY! Bangs a bouncer, on middle. Bhanuka Rajapaksa pulls it without much conviction and it goes off the top edge, over the keeper for a boundary. Fortunate one.

OUT! CAUGHT! Thakur strikes! This is on a length and on middle, was a slower one. Bhanuka Rajapaksa is too early as he looks to heave it and gets a leading edge. The ball goes to Anrich Nortje who takes a simple catch at backward point. 107 needed in 86 balls.

On a length and around off. Livingstone skips down and tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Dhawan was struggling here to play his shot. Thakur serves short of a length and around middle, it was well directed and Shikhar Dhawan was cramped as he tries to ramp it away. The ball was too close to playing that shot and it takes a faint edge before meeting the mitts of Rishabh Pant. Delhi will be very happy with how the Powerplay has gone. Punjab are 54/3 at the end of the sixth over.

NOT OUT! Huge appeal from Delhi players and especially from Pant! The umpire though is not interested and they go for a review! The replays roll in and the UltraEdge shows no bat involved. Ball Tracking shows that it is umpire's call on wicket's hitting. So the original decision stays and Shikhar Dhawan will continue. This is a flatter delivery angling into middle. Shikhar Dhawan looks to clip it but misses. The ball hits his pads and Delhi take review after the umpire is not interested in the LBW appeal. However, Shikhar Dhawan is safe in the end.

FOUR! Good shot! A shorter delivery on middle. Shikhar Dhawan pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

A flatter one on middle. Shikhar Dhawan blocks it out.

Ohh... Both batters were stranded at one end but Lalit Yadav needed to show more composure there. A fuller delivery on middle. Shikhar Dhawan pushes it left of the bowler. Lalit Yadav runs to left and dives to stop it. In the meanwhile, Shikhar Dhawan is almost down to the other end as he looks for a single. However, Bhanuka Rajapaksa is not interested in the single and the both the batters are near the bowler's end. Lalit Yadav though stops the ball and throws it way off the target and in the end the batters take a single.

A flatter one on middle. Bhanuka Rajapaksa blocks it out.

Wide! Full but down the leg side. Bhanuka Rajapaksa misses his sweep.

Too full and on middle. Bhanuka Rajapaksa keeps it out on the leg side.

FOUR! Punjab are off to a good start here! Back of a length, on middle and Jonny Bairstow in such a good form will not miss out. He pulls it towards deep backward square leg fence for a boundary.

Almost a yorker on middle. Jonny Bairstow flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

Beaten! Shikhar Dhawan makes room and Anrich Nortje follows him. Lands on a length, around leg. Shikhar Dhawan looks to push at it but gets beaten off the outside edge. Not sure what Shikhar Dhawan was trying to do there.

NO BALL! Anrich Nortje has overstepped and it will be a Free Hit coming up now. Coming to the ball, it is on a length, around off. Shikhar Dhawan steers it towards third man for a single.

FOUR! Smart cricket from Jonny Bairstow! It is very full on off. Jonny Bairstow makes the room and finds the gap through covers for a boundary with a drive.

OUT! CAUGHT! Anrich Nortje breaks the opening stand and gets rid of dangerous Jonny Bairstow! He bangs it short on middle. Jonny Bairstow goes for the pull shot but does not try to keep it along the ground. The ball goes in the air but straight to Axar Patel near the deep backward square leg fence. He takes the catch and Punjab lose their first.

A low full toss on middle. Bhanuka Rajapaksa drives it back to the bowler. End of a successful over from Anrich Nortje.

SIX! Here we go... first maximum for Jonny Bairstow and Punjab now! That typical pick-up shot from Jonny Bairstow! This is not a bad delivery, lands on a length, around off. Jonny Bairstow picks the length quickly and hammers it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

On a length and outside off. Jonny Bairstow drags it from outside off towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

On a length, on off. Shikhar Dhawan dabs it towards the off side and takes a single. 

Good delivery! Nails a yorker on off. Jonny Bairstow looks to heave it across the line. He gets the inside edge onto his pads. A run taken as the ball rolls towards the off side.

Shikhar Dhawan skips down the track a bit early and Khaleel Ahmed cleverly bangs it short on middle. Shikhar Dhawan still goes for the pull shot and mistimes it to mid on.

FOUR! Boundary to end the over and 13 from it! A full delivery on off. Shikhar Dhawan stays in his crease this time and hits it hard past mid on for a boundary.

Back of a length, on off. Shikhar Dhawan defends it onto the turf and Jonny Bairstow calls for a single and they complete it easily.

FOUR! Jonny Bairstow is a danger man for Delhi here! Slightly shorter delivery on middle. Jonny Bairstow is quick to jump on it and pulls it to deep backward square leg for a boundary.

Lands on a length, around leg. Jonny Bairstow makes room and cuts it to third man for a single.

Pacy delivery, on a length, on off. Shikhar Dhawan punches it to point.

Back of a length, around off. Shikhar Dhawan does not get the width he needed to play the cut shot. He, however goes for a cut shot and gets the inside edge past stumps towards the leg side for a single.

A low full toss on middle. Jonny Bairstow flicks it to deep square leg for a single and retains the strike.

Khaleel Ahmed starts with a length delivery, around off. Jonny Bairstow with a gentle push towards the off side.

FOUR! Jonny Bairstow and Punjab are underway with a boundary! Lovely timing there! Back of a length, around off. Jonny Bairstow rides the bounce and creams it through cover-point for a boundary.

Overcompensating for the previous delivery! It is very full and down the leg side. Jonny Bairstow looks to clip it but misses. The ball brushes his pads and goes to the keeper. Khaleel Ahmed appeals but nothing there.

This is better! Fullish delivery, outside off. Jonny Bairstow looks to drive it away from his body but misses.

A fullish delivery on middle. Jonny Bairstow heaves it to deep square leg for a single.

Single to end the over! A fullish delivery on off. Shikhar Dhawan drives it right of mid off and takes a quick single. 6 from the first over!