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DD 150/2 in Overs 17.2 | Live Cricket Score Gujarat Lions (GL) vs Delhi Daredevils (DD), IPL 2016, Match 31 at Rajkot: Delhi win by 8 wickets

Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s live cricket blog of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2016, Match No. 31 between the Gujarat Lions (GL) and the resurgent Delhi Daredevils (DD).

Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s live cricket blog of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2016, Match No. 31 between the Gujarat Lions (GL) and the resurgent Delhi Daredevils (DD). The game will be played at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot, and will be a home game for the table-toppers in IPL 9, Gujarat Lions (GL). The Suresh Raina-led team will now be aiming to secure the first berth in the IPL 2016 play offs, having won 6 out of 8 matches, earning 12 points so far in the IPL. On the other hand, the Delhi Daredevils (DD) have had a decent campaign, having won 4 out of 6 games. LIVE CRICKET SCORECARD: Gujarat Lions vs Delhi Daredevils, IPL 2016, Match 31 at Rajkot

LIVE CRICKET SCORES & UPDATES Delhi Daredevils 150/2 in Overs 17.2: Two runs off the first ball. SIX!!!??? NO!!!! It’s Brendon McCullum who puts breaths life into the Rajkot crowd. Samson hits in the air, looks like it is a SIX. But McCullum at deep midwicket leaps in the air, catches the ball and pulls it inside the boundary ropes. Unfortunately, Samson finishes the game with a six off the very next ball! BATTING: Sanju Samson 19 (13), JP Duminy 13 (7)

LIVE CRICKET SCORES & UPDATES Delhi Daredevils 142/2 in Overs 17: FOUR! A reverse sweep by Duminy on the first ball from Kaushik. FOUR again! Duminy lofts over extra cover, Delhi sauntering towards a huge win here. A single to long on on the third ball. A single to deep cover on the second last ball. Two to end the over. Delhi need 8 more to win. BATTING: Sanju Samson 11 (11), JP Duminy 13 (7)

LIVE CRICKET SCORES & UPDATES Delhi Daredevils 130/2 in Overs 16: Single to Samson off Jadeja on the first ball. Duminy then tries a reverse sweep, gets a run via leg bye. Appeal for stumping against Samson, lousy footwork on an ordinary ball outside off. Looks like Jadeja has overstepped! Yes he has, NOT OUT, and a FREE HIT! Duminy has a word with the young Samson. Maybe trying to tell him to not give away anything and finish things off. He’d have been OUT if it was a legal ball. FOUR! Samson slams down the ground. A single on the third ball. A single to Duminy on long on. Delhi need 20 off 24 balls. BATTING: Sanju Samson 10 (9), JP Duminy 2 (3)

LIVE CRICKET SCORES & UPDATES Delhi Daredevils 121/2 in Overs 15: A short ball from Kaushik gets a single to Samson. QDK tries to scoop but hits to short third man. A single to the left-hander off the third ball in the over. Another single to Samson to deep cover. No hurry for anyone. OUT! QDK misses on a half-century as he has been caught by deep midwicket! BATTING: Sanju Samson 4 (4), JP Duminy 0 (1)

OUT! Quinton de Kock c Dwayne Smith b Shivil Kaushik 46 (45)

LIVE CRICKET SCORES & UPDATES Delhi Daredevils 118/1 in Overs 14:  GONE! Pant goes for a heave, the ball hits the pads after taking an inside edge and Karthik grabs an easy chance off Ravindra Jadeja. Four runs off the over with Delhi needing 32 off the final 6 overs. BATTING: Quinton de Kock 45 (42), Sanju Samson 2 (2)

OUT! Rishabh Pant c Dinesh Karthik b Ravindra Jadeja 69 (40)

LIVE CRICKET SCORES & UPDATES Delhi Daredevils 114/0 in Overs 13: Runs coming in easily for Delhi, who do not look like losing a wicket here. Pant and QDK continue to milk singles off Smith’s harmless deliveries, and Delhi continue to make easy runs. DROPPED? A bouncer over QDK’s gloves might have provided Gujarat a chance but Karthik spilled it. FOUR! Over mid off, QDK hits a fine shot this time around. A single to end the over. Delhi need 36 off 42.  BATTING: Quinton de Kock 43 (40), Rishabh Pant 69 (38)

LIVE CRICKET SCORES & UPDATES Delhi Daredevils 105/0 in Overs 12:  James Faulkner comes on. Delhi continue to deal in singles. Even an inside edge off QDK’s bat does not get them a wicket. SIX! A straight ball is slammed over the bowler’s head, Delhi bring up their 100.  BATTING: Quinton de Kock 37 (36), Rishabh Pant 66 (36)

LIVE CRICKET SCORES & UPDATES Delhi Daredevils 99/0 in Overs 11: Dwayne Smith begins with two dots to QDK outside off. The batsman cuts the third ball for a single. Delhi in no rush, dealing in singles for now. Three off the over. Delhi need 54 off 54.  BATTING: Quinton de Kock 35 (33), Rishabh Pant 59 (33)

LIVE CRICKET SCORES & UPDATES Delhi Daredevils 93/0 in Overs 10: A short ball from Kaushik is rammed for FOUR by Pant, and Jadeja at long on makes a desperate dive to save what looked like another FOUR. QDK is happy playing the second fiddle. Another good over with 2 runs off the final ball. Delhi need less than run-a-ball now.  BATTING: Quinton de Kock 33 (29), Rishabh Pant 58 (31)

LIVE CRICKET SCORES & UPDATES Delhi Daredevils 85/0 in Overs 9: FOURS! One is hit straight down the ground like a missile off Raina, and a short ball is punished by Pant on the leg side. This is excellent batting. A dot on the third ball. SIX! A mishit but Pant still manages to clear the ropes, and brings up his maiden fifty! A single to end the over, 16 came off it. BATTING: Quinton de Kock 32 (28), Rishabh Pant 51 (26)

LIVE CRICKET SCORES & UPDATES Delhi Daredevils 69/0 in Overs 8: Shivil Kaushik stops twice on his run up, the second time he asks the umpire to move to his right a little more. FOUR! Pant tries a reverse sweep, the ball lobs over Karthik after hiting the batsman’s gloves! Kaushik now asks the umpire to take off the protective gear that he has in his hands, but the umpire adjusts it a little more. A single on the second ball and QDK then plays a dot. A misfield by Karthik on a return throw gives Delhi a run. Two dots to Pant to end the over. Delhi need 81 more to win. BATTING: Quinton de Kock 31 (27), Rishabh Pant 36 (21)

LIVE CRICKET SCORES & UPDATES Delhi Daredevils 63/0 in Overs 7: Raina comes back, QDK makes room, but hits to extra cover. Same on the second ball. QDK and Pant take a single each but this turns out to be a good over. NO! It is not! Dinesh Karthik misses a stumping chance off the final ball! BATTING: Quinton de Kock 30 (25), Rishabh Pant 31 (17)

LIVE CRICKET SCORES & UPDATES Delhi Daredevils 61/0 in Overs 6: Kulkarni begins with a slow ball on the pads to Pant. FOUR! After a single, QDK cuts over short third man on the third delivery! After a single, Pant clears in-field to get another FOUR, between long on and deep midwicket. A ball down the leg, but no wide as it deflects from Pant’s pads. Delhi off to a flier, need 89 off 86 to win. BATTING: Quinton de Kock 29 (20), Rishabh Pant 30 (16)

LIVE CRICKET SCORES & UPDATES Delhi Daredevils 51/0 in Overs 5: Raina comes back again. Single to QDK, following which Pant takes three hitting past the point. Dhawal makes a long chase to save a boundary. Kishan once again in action, saves a boundary. A single to QDK on the fourth ball. FOUR! Pant sweeps at deep square leg very hard, and there is no one to stop it! A short ball, missed chance to Pant as he gets only a single. 50 up for Delhi already! What a start! BATTING: Quinton de Kock 24 (17), Rishabh Pant 25 (13)

LIVE CRICKET SCORES & UPDATES Delhi Daredevils 41/0 in Overs 4: Praveen Kumar begins with a dot to QDK. SIX! QDK at his best as he lifts the right-arm seamer over the deep fine leg region for the first six of the chase! Gujarat are on backfoot! A wide down the leg. QDK hits the fourth ball in the air, one bounce to deep midwicket for a single. Now Pant hits in the air, in the same region, and Kishan does well to save a boundary as the ball could have bounced over him. QDK cuts well, but Jadeja covers a lot of ground at point and makes a one-handed save to prevent the ball crossing the infield! BATTING: Quinton de Kock 22 (14), Rishabh Pant 17 (10)

LIVE CRICKET SCORES & UPDATES Delhi Daredevils 31/0 in Overs 3: Raina brings himself to bowl. A single to QDK on the first ball, and a single to Pant on the next. Another single to QDK, he hits past man at extra cover. Leg-bye, as Raina bowls way down the leg and Pant is struck on the front pad. Another good over, 7 runs off it. Delhi need 119 more to win. BATTING: Quinton de Kock 15 (9), Rishabh Pant 16 (9)

LIVE CRICKET SCORES & UPDATES Delhi Daredevils 24/0 in Overs 2: Dhawal Kulkarni begins with two dot balls to Pant. FOUR! Pant picks one on the off stump to lift it over midwicket for his first boundary! Classic! What a shot! Pant leans forward, just opens the bat to let the ball race through to the boundary after kissing the middle of his bat. Glorious to watch! FOUR again! Cuts hard, the ball bounces over the infield for another boundary — third of the over! Two runs on the final ball, Pant tests his U-19 India captain at deep midwicket.  BATTING: Quinton de Kock 9 (5), Rishabh Pant 15 (7)

LIVE CRICKET SCORES & UPDATES Delhi Daredevils 10/0 in Overs 1: After playing the first ball dot and getting beaten on the second, QDK hits a FOUR off the third ball, beating Shivil Kaushik at deep fine leg. A single on the fourth ball gets Rishabh Pant on strike. CLOSE! A leading edge off Pant’s bat falls in between point and cover. FOUR! QDK swats a short ball past mid on for the second boundary. Good start this! BATTING: Quinton de Kock 9 (5), Rishabh Pant 1 (1)

We are back for the chase. Praveen Kumar will be bowling the first over with QDK and Rishabh Pant opening the innings

LIVE CRICKET SCORES & UPDATES Gujarat Lions 149/5 in Overs 20: SIX! Wow! Jadeja slams the first ball from Shami over long on! What a strike! The six is followed by 2 singles. A single on the fourth ball as well. And on the fifth, with Kishan losing his balance as he hits towards fine leg. A single on the final ball, with Ishan Kishan being run out looking for 2. BATTING: Ravindra Jadeja 36 (26),

OUT! Ishan Kishan run out 2 (2)

LIVE CRICKET SCORES & UPDATES Gujarat Lions 138/5 in Overs 19: Morris to bowl the second last over. Single taken off the first ball. A low full toss on the second, Faulkner can only get a single to long off. A full toss on the pads, Jadeja takes two hitting it towards deep midwicket. Jadeja flicks the fourth to deep midwicket, only a single this time. Two more runs, Jadeja hits on the leg side. BOWLED! Faulkner walks across way too much, misses a full toss darted on his leg stump.  BATTING: Ravindra Jadeja 28 (22),

OUT! James Faulkner b Chris Morris 7 (6)

LIVE CRICKET SCORES & UPDATES Gujarat Lions 130/5 in Overs 18:  Shami begins with a bouncer, and Karthik makes room to hit a FOUR at deep square leg to bring up his half-century! OUT! Karthik makes room to hit again, but has been cleaned up by the Delhi pacer! James Faulkner is the new man in, he is away with a single to long on. 7 runs and a wicket off the over.  BATTING: Ravindra Jadeja 25 (20), James Faulkner 2 (2)

OUT! Dinesh Karthik b Mohammed Shami 53 (43)

LIVE CRICKET SCORES & UPDATES Gujarat Lions 123/4 in Overs 17: Good running between the wickets helps Jadeja take 2 off Zaheer’s firstr ball. The next is a FOUR! Jadeja hits over Zaheer! FOUR again, Jadeja dishes out a square cut on a delivery outside off stump. A wide down the leg by Zaheer, following which he bowls a slower one to Jadeja on the off stump. DROPPED! Nadeem comes in quickly to take a mishit from Jadeja from deep midwicket, but fails to grab it.  BATTING: Dinesh Karthik 49 (40), Ravindra Jadeja 24 (19)

LIVE CRICKET SCORES & UPDATES Gujarat Lions 110/4 in Overs 16: 100 up for Gujarat Lions in the 16th over of their innings. Karthik needs to stay till the end for them to have any chance of a decent total here. He deals in singles and doubles, it is time for Karthik to get a little aggressive. FOUR! Jadeja cracks one hard, beats long off. Jadeja is finding some rhythm. BATTING: Dinesh Karthik 49 (40), Ravindra Jadeja 13 (13)

LIVE CRICKET SCORES & UPDATES Gujarat Lions 97/4 in Overs 15: Karthik hits on the leg side for 2 more runs, off the first ball from Shami. The second ball is dabbed with soft hands for a single by the right-hander. FOUR! After a string of dot balls, Jadeja gets hold of a short ball and hits towards deep midwicket. 7 runs off the over. BATTING: Dinesh Karthik 44 (37), Ravindra Jadeja 6 (10)

LIVE CRICKET SCORES & UPDATES Gujarat Lions 92/4 in Overs 14: FOUR! A poor short ball by Zak outside leg is hooked by Karthik past deep fine leg. Zaheer improves his line, bowls on the off stump and Karthik defends it. A single to Karhtik towards third man, following which Jadeja plays a dot. Another dot, and another dot. Three in a row. BATTING: Dinesh Karthik 41 (35), Ravindra Jadeja 2 (6)

LIVE CRICKET SCORES & UPDATES Gujarat Lions 87/4 in Overs 13: Single to Jadeja on the first ball, and on the next Karthik is beaten outside off. The third ball is cracked past deep point, it was short and wide, good shot by Karthik on the backfoot. He defends the next ball with soft hands. End of another good over for Delhi, only 6 runs were allowed.  BATTING: Dinesh Karthik 36 (32), Ravindra Jadeja 2 (3)

LIVE CRICKET SCORES & UPDATES Gujarat Lions 81/4 in Overs 12: Zak is back! Two runs to Karthik as he dabs towards wide long off with soft hands. Zaheer changes angle, comes around the wickets and bowls 2 dots. Karthik gets hold of the fourth ball, and plays towards deep midwicket for 2 more runs. A big mix-up, and Karthik might have been run out over there! He recovers and walks back saying a lot of stuff to Jadeja. End of the over with a single to Sir.  BATTING: Dinesh Karthik 31 (27), Ravindra Jadeja 1 (2)

LIVE CRICKET SCORES & UPDATES Gujarat Lions 75/4 in Overs 11: Mishra continues. Karthik chips the second ball in the air to take 2 runs, and then hits wide of long on for 2 more runs on the third ball. FOUR! Karthik dances down, makes it a full toss, and beats long off to raise the 50-run stand with Raina. One more run, this time Karthik hits between deep cover and long on. WICKET! Raina is beaten by sharp turn outside off as he ventures out of the crease, and QDK is quick enough to rattle the wickets! BATTING: Dinesh Karthik 26 (23)

OUT! Suresh Raina st Quinton de Kock b Amit Mishra 24 (20)

LIVE CRICKET SCORES & UPDATES Gujarat Lions 65/3 in Overs 10: A little fumble in the deep but Mishra manages to save a boundary for his side, Karthik had swept the first ball from Duminy well. A single to Karthik on the second ball. Raina takes two with some sharp running, the man at long on was challenged and the batsmen did well to complete it. A dot on the fourth ball to Raina. A single to the left-hander on the fifth ball, on the leg side. Karthik hits in the air, right over the man at extra cover, for 2 more runs. BATTING:  Suresh Raina 23 (18), Dinesh Karthik 17 (19)

LIVE CRICKET SCORES & UPDATES Gujarat Lions 57/3 in Overs 9:  Single off Mishra’s first ball of his second over to Karthik. Raina sweeps, but Karthik sends him back as short fine leg gets to the ball quickly. A single on the third ball, Raina plays it gently towards point. Single to Karthik, he chips in the air to long on. A single to Raina towards long on.   BATTING:  Suresh Raina 20 (15), Dinesh Karthik 12 (16)

LIVE CRICKET SCORES & UPDATES Gujarat Lions 52/3 in Overs 8: Morris replaces Shami. A big appeal for caught behind on a ball outside leg by Morris and Quinton de Kock, but the umpire says it is a WIDE. Raina moves across to take a single on the first legit ball, working it on the leg. FOUR! Karthik moves across and hits a ball on the off stump towards fine leg. Karthik cuts the next on the backfoot, towards third man for a single. FOUR again! Raina brings up the team’s 50 with a pull shot on a short ball hit towards backward square leg. A short ball to end the over, Karthik takes a single, 13 off the over.  BATTING:  Suresh Raina 18 (12), Dinesh Karthik 9 (13)

LIVE CRICKET SCORES & UPDATES Gujarat Lions 39/3 in Overs 7: Amit Mishra comes on. Karthik takes a single on the first ball. Raina takes a single as well. Gujarat is under pressure after losing their pillars in batting. Another single to Karthik on the fifth ball. A single to end the over off which Gujarat take 4 runs. BATTING:  Suresh Raina 12 (9), Dinesh Karthik 3 (10)

LIVE CRICKET SCORES & UPDATES Gujarat Lions 35/3 in Overs 6: Mohammed Shami comes on. SIX! A bouncer to Raina and he plays an upper cut jumping in the air to hit over third man. Shami raps Raina on pads, height was the issue. It pitched outside leg as well. Karthik is off the mark on the sixth ball he faces. End of the powerplay. BATTING:  Suresh Raina 10 (7), Dinesh Karthik 1 (6)

LIVE CRICKET SCORES & UPDATES Gujarat Lions 27/3 in Overs 5: A run out chance and Dinesh Karthik makes a diving entry back into the crease at non-striker’s end, on Morris’s second ball. The next ball is hit towards deep fine leg, and Raina takes 2 runs. Karthik on strike, he fends away from a nasty ball that rises sharply on him. Good leave, arching on the back. A dot to end the over. Delhi continue to dominate. BATTING:  Suresh Raina 4 (4), Dinesh Karthik 0 (2)

LIVE CRICKET SCORES & UPDATES Gujarat Lions 24/3 in Overs 4: BIG WICKET! Shahbaz Nadeem has Smith caught at long on on the first delivery! Nadeem follows the wicket with a wide, and Finch is off the mark on the second ball with a sharp single to short fine leg. Raina begins with a single to long on off his first ball. The fourth ball is a dot, with Finch playing it back to the bowler. FOUR! Finch makes room to slam it past mid on. WICKET AGAIN! A top edge that came off Finch’s bat while he tried to sweep has the man at short fine leg taking an easy catch! BATTING:  Suresh Raina 1 (1)

OUT! Dwayne Smith c Chris Morris b Shahbaz Nadeem 15 (14)

OUT! Aaron Finch c Rishabh Pant b Shahbaz Nadeem 5 (5)

LIVE CRICKET SCORES & UPDATES Gujarat Lions 17/1 in Overs 3: Zaheer replaces the spinner, and begins with a slower ball on the pads to Smith. A single taken on the leg side. A big gap on the off side between cover and mid off gives an easy single to McCullum on the next ball. A dot to Smith on the third. Another slow ball, slightly short. Smith works it past short fine leg for another single. BOWLED HIM! Zaheer bowls one on the line of the off-stump, McCullum goes for a pull but is beaten by the ball that keeps low and crashes into his wickets! Aaron Finch is at No. 3.  BATTING: Dwayne Smith 15 (13),  Aaron Finch 0 (1)

OUT! Brendon McCullum b Zaheer Khan 1 (4)

LIVE CRICKET SCORES & UPDATES Gujarat Lions 14/0 in Overs 2: Chris Morris bowls on the pads, and Smith hits to deep midwicket for his second FOUR of the game. Poor ball to begin with! A better line this time, Smith defends it on the backfoot. Again a dot, pitched outside off the ball keeps low. FOUR again! A half-volley and Zaheer is beaten at mid off by Smith. A leg-bye on the fourth ball. A dot to BMac to end the over.   BATTING: Dwayne Smith 13 (10), Brendon McCullum 0 (2)

BMac lucky to have survived one. The faint edge was not easy to spot…

LIVE CRICKET SCORES & UPDATES Gujarat Lions 5/0 in Overs 1: Shahbaz Nadeem begins the proceedings, and he bowls to dots first up with a run out chance being created on the second. Smith hits a FOUR on the third ball, getting on the knee he hits past short fine leg on a short delivery. The fourth ball is a dot. A chip towards deep midwicket for a single. CLOSE! An inside edge saves BMac else he was struck on the pads right in front of the off stump! Good delivery! BATTING: Dwayne Smith 5 (5), Brendon McCullum 0 (1)

Brendon McCullum and Dwayne Smith will open for Gujarat Lions. For Delhi, it will be Shahbaz Nadeem!

TOSS: Delhi Daredevils win toss, elect to field vs Gujarat Lions! Team news: Dwayne Bravo is injured, and Aaron Finch is coming in. Delhi have replaced Carlos Brathwaite with JP Duminy.

TEAMS:

Gujarat Lions: Aaron Finch, Brendon McCullum, Dwayne Smith, Suresh Raina (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Ishan Kishan, James Faulkner, Ravindra Jadeja, Sathish Kaushik, Dhawal Kulkarni, Praveen Kumar.

Delhi Daredevils: Quinton de Kock (wk), Rishabh Pant, Karun Nair, Sam Billings, Sanju Samson, Chris Morris, JP Duminy, Shahbaz Nadeem, Zaheer Khan (c), Mohammed Shami, Amit Mishra.

Delhi Daredevils (DD) made a poor start to their campaign but they have recovered very well. They have a young batting line-up constituted by Indian and overseas batsmen, but it is their bowling which has turned out to be the biggest strength for them. The spin duo of Imran Tahir and Amit Mishra is extremely lethal, and they are supported well by their captain Zaheer Khan and all-rounder Chris Morris.

The Gujarat Lions (GL) have turned out to be the most dominating team so far in IPL 9. It is not their number of wins so far in IPL 2016 that makes them the most dangerous team, but it is their balance across departments and their execution which has helped Gujarat Lions (GL) to reach a spot where they are right now.

Gujarat Lions (GL) have a terrific mix of explosive batting, good death bowling and athletic fielders, who make their contests a treat to watch. The road ahead will surely be not easy, starting with the game tonight against Delhi Daredevils (DD) who are on a rise.

Squads:

Gujarat Lions (GL): Suresh Raina (c), Sarabjit Ladda, Akshadeep Nath, Amit Mishra, Dwayne Bravo, Paras Dogra, Eklavya Dwivedi, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Ishan Kishan, Ravindra jadeja, Shadab Jakati, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Shivil Kaushik, Dhaval Kulkarni, Praveen Kumar, Brandon McCullum, Pradeep Sangwan, Jaydev Shah, Umang Sharma, Dwayne Smith, Dale Styne, Pravin Tambe and Andrew Tye.

Delhi Daredevils (DD): Zaheer Khan (c), Amit Mishra, Shreyas Iyer, Mohammed Shami, Shahbaz Nadeem, Mayank Agarwal, Jayant Yadav, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Imran Tahir, JP Duminy, Quinton de Kock (wk), Pawan Negi, Chris Morris, Sanju Samson, Carlos Brathwaite, Karun Nair, Rishabh Pant, Sam Billings, Chama Milind, Pratyush Singh, Mahipal Lomror, Saeed Khaleel Ahmed, Akhil Herwadkar, Pawan Suyal.

LIVE CRICKET SCORECARD: Gujarat Lions vs Delhi Daredevils, IPL 2016, Match 31 at Rajkot

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