DD 171/5 in 20 overs | Live Cricket Score Delhi Daredevils (DD) vs Gujarat Lions (GL), IPL 2016, Match 23 at Delhi: GL win by 1 run

Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s live coverage of Match 23 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2016 between Delhi Daredevils (DD) and Gujarat Lions (GL) at Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi. My name is Shiamak Unwalla, and I will bring you all the live updates and scores of this match. This is a match between two teams that have been immensely successful so far in IPL 9. Both teams are in the top half of the table, and comfortably so. With GL placed second behind Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Net Run Rate, DD are at their heels having played one match less. Live Cricket Scorecard:Delhi Daredevils vs Gujarat Lions, IPL 2016 Match 23 at Delhi

MATCH REPORT: Chris Morris’ rampage goes in vain as GL thump DD by 1 run in IPL 2016

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Live Cricket Score: Delhi Daredevils 171/5 | Overs: 20 | Batsmen: Chris Morris 82(32), Pawan Negi 3(4) | Dwayne Bravo to bowl the final over of this match, with 14 to defend. FOUR. Oh dear oh dear oh dear, that’s dropped by James Faulkner and at cover point and it still goes for a boundary! ONE. Played to square leg. They need 9 off 4 now. ONE. Good ball and a single to Negi. Now 8 off 3. TWO. Great running, terrible throwing from Jadeja in the deep. That should never have been two. Now 6 off 2. TWO. What are the Gujarat Lions doing? That was run out by a mile and a half, but DK can’t collect it cleanly. Morris on strike with 4 needed 1 ball. TWO. Can’t get it away, they just manage a couple. What a terrific ball and and over, GL win by just 1 run!

Live Cricket Score: Delhi Daredevils 159/5 | Overs: 19 | Batsmen: Chris Morris 71(27), Pawan Negi 2(3) | Praveen Kumar to bowl the penultimate. DOT. That was smashed but right to the man at cover. ONE. Good ball, well played down the ground. DOT. Superb yorker from PK! ONE. Superb stuff again, just a single to wide long on. ONE. Played to long on. This has been a sensational over. ONE. Great ball, fantastic over.

Live Cricket Score: Delhi Daredevils 155/5 | Overs: 18 | Batsmen: Chris Morris 69(24), Pawan Negi 0(0) | Dwayne Bravo again. OUT! This is Bravo at his best, slower ball on off, JP top-edges that one and is caught and bowled. FOUR! Smacked past mid off for another boundary. WIDE. Down leg, you can’t bowl those DJ. TWO. Pitched up, and Morris whips it off his pads to bring up the 150. DOT. Great ball, Morris can’t get it away. FOUR. This was a sensational shot! Just opened the face of the bat and timed it to perfection through cover. DOT. Good ball again, Tipo can’t put bat on ball. OUT! JP Duminy c & b Dwayne Bravo 48(43)

Live Cricket Score: Delhi Daredevils 144/4 | Overs: 17 | Batsmen: JP Duminy 48(42), Chris Morris 59(19) | Dwayne Smith comes back on. He has bowled one over for five runs so far. ONE. Played to fine leg off the inside edge, that would have been four had it gone past the fielder. But Pravin Tambe seems to have hurt himself. He’s walking off. SIX! Full toss on his pads, and Tipo Morris says thank you very much en route to a six over midwicket. SIX! That’s 50 of the most savage runs you will see. Morris sends that one miles over long off, and gets his fifty off 17 balls! SIX! Holy mother of mercy, where does this bloke get so much of strength from? Bloody hell Mr Morris! That’s 3 sixes in 3 balls. ONE. Played to long on. ONE. Played to midwicket to end with.

Live Cricket Score: Delhi Daredevils 123/4 | Overs: 16 | Batsmen: JP Duminy 46(40), Chris Morris 40(15) | The ball has been changed, probably from being clattered so much by Morris. Dhawal Kulkarni comes back for his final over. DOT. Crashed away to point, but right to the fielder. DOT. Slower ball, foxed JP completely. ONE. JP hits that one to midwicket, one bounce to the fielder. ONE. What a tremendous over so far from Kulkarni. ONE. Driven to deep cover. FOUR. Morris finishes off in style, crashed through point.

Live Cricket Score: Delhi Daredevils 116/4 | Overs: 15 | Batsmen: JP Duminy 44(36), Chris Morris 35(13) | Pravin Tambe into the attack now. TWO. Played to midwicket for a couple. ONE. Played to midwicket again. DOT. Morris drives it back to the bowler. SIX! Morris clubs that over long on! SIX! This is a sensational innings from Morris! That’s over long on again, flatter but longer this time. TWO. Slashed to deep cover, Jadeja falls over while fielding that which allows a couple.

Live Cricket Score: Delhi Daredevils 99/4 | Overs: 14 | Batsmen: JP Duminy 41(34), Chris Morris 21(9) | Dwayne Bravo comes back now to try and restrict the runs. DOT. Loopy, slower yorker. FOUR. Lovely stuff from JP, he gets that one over mid off. ONE. Played to point. DOT, Jadeja works it to extra cover. SIX, short and Morris spanks it over deep square leg, that was a meaty blow. DOT, change of pace deceives Morris.

Live Cricket Score: Delhi Daredevils 88/4 | Overs: 13 | Batsmen: JP Duminy 36(31), Chris Morris 15(6) | James Faulkner continues. SIX! WHAT A SHOT! Morris steps out and sends that one into the upper tier over long off. That was absolutely crashed! That’s gone 101 metres! DOT. Played to point. ONE. Played to midwicket. TWO. Played to square leg. Great running. ONE. Worked away for another single. SIX! Morris plays a cross-batted slog that any cricket purist would cringe at but he gets six!

Live Cricket Score: Delhi Daredevils 72/4 | Overs: 12 | Batsmen: JP Duminy 33(29), Chris Morris 2(2) | Here comes Ravindra Jadeja. ONE. Played to fine leg. ONE. Played to long on. ONE. Swept hard to cow corner. ONE. Played to square leg. SIX! That’s right in JP’s zone, he creams it over midwicket. FOUR. This time through square leg!

Live Cricket Score: Delhi Daredevils 58/4 | Overs: 11 | Batsmen: JP Duminy 21(25), Chris Morris 0(0) | James Faulkner into the attack for the first time today. FOUR. Lovely shot from Pant, flicked over square leg. He has looked impressive! ONE. Easy single off his pads. ONE. Worked away off his pads again. OUT! Good shot from Pant off his pads, but that has been taken wonderfully by Praveen Kumar at deep square leg. DOT. JP defends. ONE. Single to keep strike. OUT! Rishabh Pant c Praveen Kumar b James Faulkner 20(17)

Live Cricket Score: Delhi Daredevils 51/3 | Overs: 10 | Batsmen: JP Duminy 19(22), Rishabh Pant 15(14) | Suresh Raina continues. DOT. JP gets another inside edge. FOUR. Short ball, and JP pulls that one ferociously. ONE. Driven to cover. ONE. Cut away for a single. ONE. Played off his pads for a single. ONE. Single to long on.

Live Cricket Score: Delhi Daredevils 43/3 | Overs: 9 | Batsmen: JP Duminy 13(18), Rishabh Pant 13(12) | Here comes Dwayne Smith. ONE. Drives for a single. ONE. Played to third man. DOT. Played to the fielder at cover. ONE. Single again. ONE. Pulled fiercely by Pant.  ONE. Driven to the deep.

Live Cricket Score: Delhi Daredevils 38/3 | Overs: 8 | Batsmen: JP Duminy 10(14), Rishabh Pant 11(10) | Suresh Raina comes into the attack. ONE. Pant drives to the off side. ONE. Worked off his pads. ONE. Played to deep square leg. ONE. Another fine ball, JP beaten and edges it just past the ‘keeper. FOUR. SHOT! Short and wide, Pant slashes that one savagely. TWO. And another cut shot to end with.

Live Cricket Score: Delhi Daredevils 28/3 | Overs: 7 | Batsmen: JP Duminy 9(12), Rishabh Pant 3(6) | Dwayne Bravo into the attack. ONE. JP plays it to third man. DOT. Bouncer from Bravo, Pant misses the pull shot. It was a rather awkward looking one. ONE. Played to square leg. ONE. Short ball, pulled to square leg. ONE. Played off his pads. TWO. Lovely shot from JP, squeezed away to point.

Live Cricket Score: Delhi Daredevils 22/3 | Overs: 6 | Batsmen: JP Duminy 5(9), Rishabh Pant 1(3) | Dhawal Kulkarni again. DOT. JP drives, but gets another inside edge. ONE. Played to third man. DOT. Pant defends. ONE. Played to third man. ONE. Single on the leg side. DOT. Defended again.

Live Cricket Score: Delhi Daredevils 19/3 | Overs: 5 | Batsmen: JP Duminy 3(6), Rishabh Pant 0(0) | Praveen Kumar again. DOT. JP Duminy looks to drive, gets an inside edge. DOT. Played to fine leg. DOT. This is good bowling from PK. DOT. Defended to cover. TWO. JP gets off the mark with a couple. ONE. Driven down the ground for a single.

Live Cricket Score: Delhi Daredevils 16/3 | Overs: 4 | Batsmen: JP Duminy 0(0) | Dhawal Kulkarni again. ONE. Nicely played to midwicket but for a single. DOT. Wide outside off, QdK misses a cut shot. FOUR. This was on the cards. Width on offer, and QdK slaps that back past long off. OUT! Oh dear, QdK throws it away, he looks to go over cover but only slices this in the air and Raina takes a fine catch at cover. FOUR. Karun times that one well past midwicket. GONE! Karun times that one well off his pads, but he picks out Pravin Tambe at short fine leg! OUT! Quinton de Kock c Suresh Raina b Dhawal Kulkarni 5(11), Karun Nair c Pravin Tambe b Dhawal Kulkarni 9(7)

Live Cricket Score: Delhi Daredevils 7/1 | Overs: 3 | Batsmen: Quinton de Kock 1(8), Karun Nair 4(4) | Praveen Kumar again. TWO. Karun gets off the mark first ball. DOT. Played to mid off. ONE. Played to mid on. DOT. Massive LBW appeal, looked really close but pitched outside leg. ONE. Played to mid on. DOT. Once again, QdK times one well but it goes to the bowler.

Live Cricket Score: Delhi Daredevils 2/1 | Overs: 2 | Batsmen: Quinton de Kock 1(6), Karun Nair 0(0) | Dhawal Kulkarni starts from the other end. DOT. Lovely ball, beats Samson outside off. DOT. No run for that. OUT! This time Dhawal strikes, Sanju gets a leading edge and Faulkner takes a good catch. DOT. No run to QdK. DOT. Played to cover, great fielding at cover so no run. DOT. Wicket maiden from Kulkarni. Once again well struck, but back to the bowler.  OUT! Sanju Samson c James Fulkner b Dhawal Kulkarni 1(6)

Live Cricket Score: Delhi Daredevils 2/0 | Overs: 1 | Batsmen: Quinton de Kock 1(3), Sanju Samson 1(3) | Praveen Kumar to the in-for de Kock. DOT, back of length, out-swinger, de Kock tucks it away to backward square leg. DOT, shaped away, de Kock takes aquick single. DOT. Played to point. DOT. Played to the fielder at short midwicket. ONE. And he’s off the mark. Last ball now. DOT. No run to end with.

INNINGS REPORT: Delhi Daredevils restrict Gujarat Lions to 172 for 6 despite McCullum-Smith’s blistering show in Match 23 of IPL 2016

Live Cricket Score: Gujarat Lions 172/6 | Overs: 20 | Batsmen: Dwayne Bravo 7(6), James Faulkner 22(13)  | Chris Morris to end with. ONE. Played to the leg side. ONE. Played to midwicket. ONE. Much ado about nothing! Faulkner looks to play the scoop, tries to play on the off side at the last minute, gets a leading edge to the leg side instead. All that just for one. ONE. Heaved to long on. FOUR. Full toss, Faulkner gets it off the middle of the bat, one bounce just past the diving fielder, four to midwicket. Last ball of the innings coming up. TWO. Looked to go over long off, but just a couple as he doesn’t time it.

Live Cricket Score: Gujarat Lions 162/6 | Overs: 19 | Batsmen: Dwayne Bravo 5(4), James Faulkner 14(9)  | Zaheer Khan back to bowl his final over. He has bowled 3 overs for 40 before this. TWO. Poor ball, poor shot, poor fielding. Short and wide outside leg, edged pull from Bravo, poor throw from fine leg. ONE. Good ball this time, slower but a bit of extra bounce. Bravo takes a single. TWO. Played to midwicket in the gap. DOT. Lovely ball, Faulks misses the cut. TWO. Good ball again, played into the gap. ONE. Played to long off.

Live Cricket Score: Gujarat Lions 154/6 | Overs: 18 | Batsmen: Dwayne Bravo 2(2), James Faulkner 9(5)  | Chris Morris again. TWO. Great fielding in the deep by Shahbaz Nadeem keeps it to just 2. ONE. Faulkner looking good so far. WIDE. Down leg. ONE. Lovely straight drive by Bravo but there is a fielder there. ONE. Another single for Faulks. ONE. Bravo gets an inside edge to the leg side for a single. FOUR. Poor ball to end with, Faulks finds the fence at point.

Live Cricket Score: Gujarat Lions 143/6 | Overs: 17 | Batsmen: Dwayne Bravo 0(0), James Faulkner 1(1)  | Here comes Imran Tahir again. ONE. Leg bye, big shot attempted by Kishan, leg bye for that. SIX! DK sends that one back over Tahir’s head for a big six. ONE. Another single. OUT! Kishan has holed out going for an attempted big heave. OUT! And now DK goes as well! Attempted sweep goes to a diving JP at fine leg! Immy on a hat-trick with Faulkner on strike. ONE. Driven all along the ground to long off. OUT Ishan Kishan c JP Duminy b Imran Tahir 2(6), Dinesh Karthik c JP Duminy b Imran Tahir 19(17)

Live Cricket Score: Gujarat Lions 132/4 | Overs: 15 | Batsmen:  Dinesh Karthik 11(10), Ishan Kishan 1(2) | Another bowling change. Part-time spinner JP Duminy into the attack. ONE, back of length, worked to backward square leg by Jadeja. ONE, flighted on middle, Karthik flicked it to deep mid-wicket. OUT, Duminy strike, Jadeja edges a short ball to the keeper, tried to cut past short third man. DOT. Kishan beaten outside off. ONE. Single to get away. ONE. Another single to end with. OUT! Ravindra Jadeja c Quinton de Kock b JP Duminy 3(5) 

Live Cricket Score: Gujarat Lions 128/3 | Overs: 14 | Batsmen:  Dinesh Karthik 9(8), Ravindra Jadeja 3(5) | Amit Mishra continues. ONE. DK works it off his pads. ONE. Leading edge, just wide of the fielder. FOUR. Bit of width and DK cuts well enough to get four. DOT. Misses the cut. ONE. Driven uppishly for one. ONE. Short ball, googly, Jadeja can just take just a single.

Live Cricket Score: Gujarat Lions 119/3 | Overs: 13 | Batsmen:  Dinesh Karthik 3(4), Ravindra Jadeja 1(3) | Imran Tahir again. ONE. Karthik off the mark immediately. DOT. Defended off the front foot. ONE. Worked away to the leg side. DOT. Googly, DK reads it late and keeps it out. ONE. Driven nicely. DOT. Defended off the back foot. Great over.

Live Cricket Score: Gujarat Lions 117/3 | Overs: 12 | Batsmen:  Dinesh Karthik 1(1), Ravindra Jadeja 0(0) | Chris Morris into the attack. Raina on strike. ONE, pitched up on middle, Raina closes the face of the bat, edges it to third man. OUT, Morris castles McCullum with a peach of a delivery, change of pace deceives him completely as he played it to early. ONE. Nicely played by DK, off the mark immediately. DOT. Defended the short ball. OUT! Another one bites the dust, Raina has been done in by another short ball. Tucked to leg gully, where the man takes a smart catch. Two in the over! OUT! Brendon McCullum b Chris Morris 60 (36), Suresh Raina c Karun Nair b Chris Morris 2(5)

Live Cricket Score: Gujarat Lions 115/1 | Overs: 11 | Batsmen: Brendon McCullum 60(35), Suresh Raina 1(1) | Imran Tahir again. ONE. Smith takes a single to start with. ONE. That was swiped in the air by Baz, there were two fielders running in, but neither was able to reach. DOT. Defended by Smith. OUT! First blood! Tahir slips in the googly, Smith doesn’t read it. ONE. Raina is off the mark with a single. TWO. Well played to fine leg. OUT! Dwayne Smith LBW Imran Tahir 53(30) 

Live Cricket Score: Gujarat Lions 110/0 | Overs: 10 | Batsmen: Dwayne Smith 52(27), Brendon McCullum 57(33) | Amit Mishra continues. ONE. Baz smacks it to deep cover. ONE. Big spin again, cut away for a single. DOT. Left alone outside off. ONE. Played to deep cover. SIX! Straight down the ground again goes Smith. That’s 50 for Smith! ONE. Played to cover.

Live Cricket Score: Gujarat Lions 100/0 | Overs: 9 | Batsmen: Dwayne Smith 44(24), Brendon McCullum 56(30) | Here’s Imran Tahir. ONE. Single to the leg side, and that’s 50 for Baz. ONE. Smashed down the ground for another single. ONE. Played to wide mid on. Reverse-sweep four! Superb shot! ONE. Leg bye, LBW appeal turned down.

Live Cricket Score: Gujarat Lions 91/0 | Overs: 8 | Batsmen: Dwayne Smith 42(22), Brendon McCullum 49(26) | Amit Mishra now. DOT. Baz leaves it. FOUR. Bit too short, and once again smacked down the ground. DOT. Great ball, big spin outside off, and Baz misses the drive. FOUR! Swept powerfully to square leg. ONE. Single again. DOT. No run for that.

Live Cricket Score: Gujarat Lions 82/0 | Overs: 7 | Batsmen: Dwayne Smith 42(21), Brendon McCullum 40(21) | Shahbaz Nadeem again. DOT. No run for that one. FOUR. Short, and pulled over midwicket. FOUR. Terrible fielding by Rishabh Pant at deep point, he allows four to slip through his legs. ONE. Smacked hard to long off, but well fielded to keep it to one. ONE. Played to mid off. ONE. Quick single to mid off to end with.

Live Cricket Score: Gujarat Lions 71/0 | Overs: 6 | Batsmen: Dwayne Smith 41(20), Brendon McCullum 30(16) | Here comes Zaheer for his third over. Brave move. DOT. Leading edge from Smith, but he survives. FOUR. What a hit! On middle and leg, and Smith absolutely smokes that to square leg. DOT. Bouncer, Smith ducks. TWO. Nicely played, and they scurry for a second. ONE. Good yorker, but Smith keeps it out. ONE. Played to mid off.

Live Cricket Score: Gujarat Lions 63/0 | Overs: 5 | Batsmen: Dwayne Smith 34(15), Brendon McCullum 29(15) | Chris Morris into the attack. DOT. Baz misses the pull. DOT. Baz tries to cut, misses again. SIX! Over-pitched and send over long-on! That’s the 100th IPL six for Baz! TWO. Short ball, top-edged for just 2. ONE. Full toss on the pads, just a single. FOUR! Short ball, smacked over cow corner!

Live Cricket Score: Gujarat Lions 51/0 | Overs: 4 | Batsmen: Dwayne Smith 34(15), Brendon McCullum 17(9) | Shahbaz Nadeem again. DOT. Played to midwicket. ONE. Played to mid on. SIX! Short ball, and Smith uses those strong arms to short-arm pull it over the ropes. DOT. Missed the sweep, LBW big appeal, but Smith survives. ONE. Played to the deep, and that’s 50 up for the team. This is the fastest 50 of IPL 9. ONE. Quick single to the leg side.

Live Cricket Score: Gujarat Lions 42/0 | Overs: 3 | Batsmen: Dwayne Smith 27(12), Brendon McCullum 15(6) | Zaheer Khan again. DOT. Hit Smith on the pads. ONE. Played to long off. SIX! Oh dear, that’s a drop by Sanju Samson in the deep, he was way inside the ropes, had he been a few steps behind it would have been in his hands! DOT. Down leg, Baz steps outside off and misses the pull. SIX! Vintage Baz! Heaved over midwicket for six more. ONE. Single to cover.

Live Cricket Score: Gujarat Lions 28/0 | Overs: 2 | Batsmen: Dwayne Smith 26(10), Brendon McCullum 2(2) | Shahbaz Nadeem starts off from the other end. Baz on strike. ONE. Knocked away for an easy single. DOT. That would have gone down leg, but Smith missed. ONE. Played to long on. ONE. Quick single to mid off. SIX! Smith merely extends the arms and that ball sails over long off. ONE. Single to end with.

Live Cricket Score: Gujarat Lions 18/0 | Overs: 1 | Batsmen: Dwayne Smith 18(6), Brendon McCullum 0(0) | Zaheer Khan will start proceedings for DD, with Smith on strike. FOUR. Smith greets Zak with a slap over cover. DOT. Defended by Smith. FOUR. Off the outside edge to third man. FOUR. That one goes between the wicketkeeper and slip for another boundary! TWO. Delicately played by Smith into the gap. FOUR. Again outside edge, again four to third man. GL are off to a flying start.

TOSS: Zaheer and Raina seem to be having a laugh. The coin rolls away and it comes up with the victor being Zaheer. Delhi Daredevils will bowl first. Shreyas Iyer and Mohammed Shami are out for DD in favour of Rishabh Pant and Shahbaz Nadeem. James Fulkner and Ishan Kishan come in to replace Aaron Finch and Shadab Jakati.

Teams:

Gujarat Lions: Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullum, Suresh Raina(c), Dinesh Karthik(w), Ishan Kishan, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, James Faulkner, Praveen Kumar, Dhawal Kulkarni, Pravin Tambe.

Delhi Daredevils: Quinton de Kock(w), Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Karun Nair, Jean-Paul Duminy, Pawan Negi, Chris Morris, Amit Mishra, Zaheer Khan(c), Shahbaz Nadeem, Imran Tahir.

Zaheer Khan has led the Daredevils with tremendous class, and the domestic Indian players have more often than not stood up as well. Karun Nair and Sanju Samson have played match-winning innings while Mohammed Shami and Amit Mishra have bowled well. The South African contingent of Imran Tahir, Quinton de Kock, Chris Morris, and JP Duminy have also performed admirably for DD. READ: Why T20I cricket is fun but IPL is a drag

Meanwhile, Suresh Raina too has led GL well. The senior GL players such as Aaron Finch, Brendon McCullum, Dinesh Karthik, Dwayne Smith, Dwayne Bravo, and Ravindra Jadeja, have done exceedingly well which has made Raina’s job much easier. GL have a settled line-up and they are a side high on confidence as well. This match promises to be an engaging contest between two fairly evenly-matched sides.

Squads:

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.

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

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