IPL 2019: How Delhi Capitals capitulated against Kings XI Punjab

Delhi Capitals stunningly lost seven wickets for eight runs, with Sam Curran claiming a hat-trick.

Set a target of 167, from a healthy 144/3 Delhi Capitals capitulated to 152 all out in game 13 of IPL 2019 versus hosts Kings XI Punjab in Mohali.

Delhi lost their last seven wickets for just eight runs in 17 balls with Sam Curran claiming the first hat-trick of the season.  (ALSO READ: Delhi brain fade hands Punjab third win)

It all started with Mohammed Shami getting rid of the well-set Rishabh Pant, when the wicketkeeper-batsman went for an expansive slog and lost his wicket.

Here’s how Delhi capitulated in the death overs: 

17th over

• 16.4 – Mohammed Shami to Rishabh Pant. out, OUT! The middle stump goes for a walk! Shami bounces back with a length delivery on middle at 144.4 kph. Pant swings his bat across the line but is beaten for pace here. Is there any more twist in the tale? 23 needed off 20 balls.
• 16.5 – Mohammed Shami to Chris Morris. out, OUT! Morris is run out, not even in the frame! Punjab can still believe. A pitched up ball outside off has been sweetly driven to wide mid off. Morris attempts for a run but before he can reach the other end Ravichandran Ashwin has scored a direct hit at the bowler’s end. The umpire takes no chance and goes upstairs. Morris has to go, no other option.
• 16.6 – Mohammed Shami to Colin Ingram. no run, Play and a miss! Angling across the batsman, Colin throws his bat at it and it goes under it to the keeper. Rahul fumbles but no run taken. 7 runs and a couple of wickets in the over, if Punjab win this match, that’s a big if still…but if they pull it off, this over will have a great say in that.

18th over

• 17.1 – Sam Curran to Hanuma Vihari. 1 run, The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single.
• 17.2 – Sam Curran to Colin Ingram. 1 run, Full and outside off, Ingram drives it through cover-point for a single.
• 17.3 – Sam Curran to Hanuma Vihari. 1 run, Sensible batting. Hanuma just taps a length ball in the direction of cover-point and hands the strike back to his set partner.
• 17.4 – Sam Curran to Colin Ingram. out, OUT! Colin Ingram holes out! This game has turned on its head! Curran delivers a full ball outside off, Colin tries to power it over long off but ends up skying it high in the air towards wide long off. Karun Nair (sub) moves across to his right, stretches his hands and completes the catch. Curran is pumped up. Punjab are ecstatic. 20 needed off 14 balls with two new batsmen in the middle.
• 17.5 – Sam Curran to Harshal Patel. no run, On middle and off, Harshal looks to flick but misses.
• 17.6 – Sam Curran to Harshal Patel. out, OUT! Two wickets in the last over, two wickets in this one and Punjab have made a roaring comeback in this match. Curran, you beauty boy! A back of a length ball on middle and off, Patel winds up for a big shot across the line over the leg side but gets a thick outside edge behind. KL Rahul makes no mistake and Delhi are reeling. What a fall for them! Choked in the last game against Kolkata and escaped through Super Over. Repeat telecast today?

19th over

• 18.1 – Mohammed Shami to Hanuma Vihari. no run, Shortish ball on middle, Vihari backs away a bit and defends it towards the bowler.
• 18.2 – Mohammed Shami to Hanuma Vihari. no run, Well bowled! Shami follows the batsman down the leg side with a short delivery. Hanuma tries to pull but gets a bottom edge onto the ground. Shami collects the ball in his followthrough. Two dots.
• 18.3 – Mohammed Shami to Hanuma Vihari. out, OUT! Stumps shattered! You miss buddy and I hit! Shami just keeps it in the line of the stumps at 144.8 kph, Vihari tries to heave it over the leg side but swings his blade early. It goes right through his defense and clatters the stumps. 19 needed off 9 balls.
• 18.4 – Mohammed Shami to Avesh Khan. no run, Fourth dot in a row! This is top class bowling from India’s quality pacer. Keeping his calm and delivering. Bowls it short and on middle, Avesh swings blindly at it and misses.
• 18.5 – Mohammed Shami to Avesh Khan. FOUR, FOUR! 15 needed off 7 balls. The crowd goes quiet. They are so much involved. Electric atmosphere. Shortish and following the batsman again down the leg side, Avesh hops back and tries to heave it over the leg side but it takes the outer half of his bat and runs to sweeper cover for a boundary.
• 18.6 – Mohammed Shami to Avesh Khan. no run, Play and a miss on the last ball from Avesh. Over to Rabada now. He bowled a terrific Super Over in the last game. Can he do some heroics with the bat?

20th over

• 19.1 – Sam Curran to Kagiso Rabada. out, OUT! 6 wickets for just 8 runs in a space of 16 balls – MEGA COLLAPSE! Curran steams in and spears a very full ball on middle and leg at 136.5 kph, Rabada tries to power it on the leg side but it goes under his bat and uproots the leg stump. The English young boy is absolutely delighted.
• 19.2 – Sam Curran to Sandeep Lamichhane. out, OUT! HAT-TRICK FOR SAM CURRAN! PUNJAB WIN BY 14 RUNS! What a turnaround in this match! Curran is screaming in joy. The Punjab players are running in celebration. Great scenes here in Mohali. Terrific to watch. Sam delivers a perfect delivery. It’s very full and around off, Lamichhane tries to make space and drive it through the line but misses and the off stump goes cartwheeling.

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