Delhi Capitals Vs Mumbai Indians Live Cricket Score - Match 51 - Commentary

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Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by 9 wickets | Vs Match 51

Right then! Delhi have ended their innings with 110 on the board. Not the biggest total and definitely not something you would want to defend against this Mumbai batting line up.
Jasprit Bumrah has been caught for a quick chat. He has taken the Purple Cap away from Kagiso Rabada Tells that it is not a bad day. Says that it has been challenging as it is really hot and they have been traveling a lot too. Says that he is more concerned about the win than the Purple Cap. Adds that he is ready to bowl at any time. Says that he is always on his toes as he can get the chance to bowl any time.
Mumbai were on fire with the ball in hand. They started off as Boult got rid of Dhawan right at the start. It was the three wickets that Bumrah got in the middle overs that turned the tide in their favour. Boult and Bumrah both scalped three wickets each. Coulter-Nile and Rahul Chahar were in the wickets column as well. Even though, Jayant Yadav and Krunal did not pick a wicket, they were wonderful with the ball.
Delhi never got going with the bat in this game. They started off really poorly and they continued that throughout the innings. Boult struck in the first over as he got Dhawan and Delhi never recovered after that. Pant and Iyer tried to stitch a partnership to steady the ship but they were slow with their intent. Iyer tried to step it up, but he fell too. After that, they just kept losing wickets and they will feel that they are well below the score that they would have wanted. A very poor show with the bat for Delhi.
What a bowling show we have had courtesy of the bowling attack of Mumbai. They were right on the money from the first delivery of the game and they have made sure that Delhi end with a tame total of 110 on the board. With the batting talent that Mumbai possess, they will be confident to chase this down with ease.
End of over 20 ( 3 Runs )Delhi Capitals 110/9 19.6Jasprit Bumrah to Kagiso Rabada. out, OUT! RUN OUT! Great work from Bumrah! Last ball of the innings and the paces shows full commitment. A length ball on middle and leg, Rabada looks to slog but misses to get hit on the pad. He thinks for a leg bye but the non-striker shows no interest. Bumrah quickly gets to the ball as Rabada tries to return to his crease. Bumrah hits the stumps. The third umpire has been called for. One replay and it is enough to prove that Bumrah has done a terrific job to find Rabada short. Delhi end with 110/9.
The third umpire is called into play to check if this is run out. Replays roll in and Rabada's bat is short of the crease as the wickets light up. This will be out.
19.5Jasprit Bumrah to Kagiso Rabada. no run, Swing and a miss! Bumrah follows the bolwer who backs away and tries to slam it over the off side to this full ball but makes no connection.
19.4Jasprit Bumrah to Kagiso Rabada. 2 runs, Good running! Another yorker gone wrong. It is a high full toss. Rabada strokes it towards long off. The call was for two straightaway. The throw from Pollard came to Bumrah but Dubey did well to get back in the crease.
19.3Jasprit Bumrah to Pravin Dubey. 1 run, Goes for the yorker this time but it ends up being a low full toss. The ball takes the inside edge and goes to fine leg. A single now.
19.2Jasprit Bumrah to Pravin Dubey. no run, Play and a miss again! Bumrah is little too fast for Dubey here. He runs in and bangs it short again. It is on middle. Pravin backs away and tries to pull but makes connection only with thin air.
19.1Jasprit Bumrah to Pravin Dubey. no run, A bouncer to begin. It is banged short and outside off, Dubey swings hard but makes no connection. A dot.
Jasprit Bumrah will bowl the final over of the innings. 3-0-14-3 are his figures so far.
End of over 19 ( 12 Runs )Delhi Capitals 107/8 18.6Trent Boult to Kagiso Rabada. 2 runs, Two more! Excellent running. Full and on middle, Rabada strikes it towards long on and scampers back for the second. 11 off the penultimate over.
18.5Trent Boult to Kagiso Rabada. 2 runs, Very full and on off, Rabada squeezes it out through cover-point and gets a couple.
18.4Trent Boult to Kagiso Rabada. no run, Banged short and on middle, Rabada skips down the track and looks to pull but misses.
100 runs for Delhi Capitals 18.3Trent Boult to Kagiso Rabada. SIX, SIX! BOOM! What a shot! That's the first ball he is playing. Full ball right in the slot, Rabada just drills it over the bowler's head and it goes all the way.
18.2Trent Boult to Pravin Dubey. 1 run, Very full and around off, pushed through mid off for a run.
Kagiso Rabada walks out into the middle for Delhi.
3 wickets for Trent Boult. Trent Boult is on a roll. 18.1Trent Boult to Ravichandran Ashwin. out, OUT! TAKEN! Terrific catch from Krunal. A slower fuller ball around middle, Ashwin looks to slam it over the bowler's head but ends up getting a top edge. The ball goes high in the air. Krunal from long on runs to his left and takes the catch with a dive to his left. He almost overrun there but made sure he held onto it.
Trent Boult will bowl the penultimate over of the innings. 3-0-10-2 for him so far.
End of over 18 ( 3 Runs )Delhi Capitals 95/7 17.6Krunal Pandya to Ravichandran Ashwin. 1 run, Quick run to end the over. Tossed up and around off, Ashwin pushes it towards cover-point and goes for the quick run. Just the 4 runs of the over. Tidy from Krunal.
17.5 to . leg byes, 1 run, Quicker one on the pads, Dubey looks to flick it on the leg side but misses to get hit on the pad. A single in the form of a leg bye as the ball rolls towards the leg side.
17.4Krunal Pandya to Pravin Dubey. no run, Flatter and around middle, Dubey looks to punch but gets an inside edge on the pads.
17.3Krunal Pandya to Pravin Dubey. no run, Full and around off, driven towards the cover fielder.
17.2Krunal Pandya to Ravichandran Ashwin. 1 run, One more single. Sees Ashwin jumping out of the crease, Krunal shortens the length. Ashwin does well to tuck it towards deep mid-wicket for a run.
17.1Krunal Pandya to Pravin Dubey. 1 run, Flat around off, pushed towards point for a quick run.
Krunal Pandya is back on. 2-0-10-0 for him so far.
End of over 17 ( 5 Runs )Delhi Capitals 92/7 16.6Rahul Chahar to Ravichandran Ashwin. 2 runs, A couple to end the over and spell from Chahar. Tossed up and outside off, Ashwin sweeps it between long on and deep mid-wicket. The deep mid-wicket fielder gets to the ball but not before they run a couple. Chahar is done for the day with the ball. Another superb outing from him. 1/24 in his 4 from the leggie.
16.5Rahul Chahar to Ravichandran Ashwin. no run, Tossed up and outside off, Ashwin comes forward and blocks.
16.4Rahul Chahar to Pravin Dubey. 1 run, Connects the slog sweep this time. It goes to deep mid-wicket for one.
16.3Rahul Chahar to Pravin Dubey. no run, Goes for the slog sweep but fails to time it. It hits the toe end and rolls towards mid-wicket.
16.2Rahul Chahar to Pravin Dubey. no run, Full and around off, pushed towards Pollard at cover. A bit of a fumble but it costs him nothing.
16.1Rahul Chahar to Pravin Dubey. 2 runs, A couple to begin the over. Floated fuller and outside off, Pravin paddles it towards fine leg and scampers back for the second.
End of over 16 ( 9 Runs )Delhi Capitals 87/7 15.6Nathan Coulter-nile to Ravichandran Ashwin. 2 runs, A couple now! Excellent shot. Full and outside off, Ashwin drives it wide of the sweeper cover fielder and before he can get around, they take two.
15.5Nathan Coulter-nile to Ravichandran Ashwin. SIX, SIX! Something to cheer for Delhi. The fine leg fielder for a moment thought that he was in with a chance but that wasn't the case. Short ball on middle, Ashwin connects his pull well and it sails over the man at fine leg.
15.4Nathan Coulter-nile to Ravichandran Ashwin. no run, Shortish and just outside off, punched back to the bowler by Ashwin.
15.3Nathan Coulter-nile to Pravin Dubey. 1 run, Good length and on middle, Dubey flicks it through square leg and opens his account.
Praveen Dubey is the new batter in.
DRINKS! This has been an emphatic show with the ball by Mumbai. Delhi are struggling at the moment and by the looks of things, Mumbai might bundle Delhi well before they cross the 100-run mark. Bumrah has been phenomenal as he has turned the tide completely in Mumbai's favour. Delhi will want to score some runs in the end and cross the 100-run mark as then they have a target to defend.
15.2Nathan Coulter-nile to Shimron Hetmyer. out, OUT! TAKEN! Hetmyer falls now and Delhi continue to sink. The last recognized batsman has been sent packing. Short ball on middle, Hetmyer looks to pull but it gets a bit big on him. The ball hits the upper half of the bat and goes straight to Krunal at deep square leg. A straightforward chance for the elder Pandya.
15.1Nathan Coulter-nile to Shimron Hetmyer. no run, Good length and around off, blocked towards the cover fielder.
Nathan Coulter-Nile is back on.
End of over 15 ( 5 Runs )Delhi Capitals 78/6 14.6Rahul Chahar to Ravichandran Ashwin. no run, Dot to end the 15th over. Short and wide outside off, pushed towards point.
14.5Rahul Chahar to Shimron Hetmyer. 1 run, Short and wide outside off, forced through the cover for one.
14.4Rahul Chahar to Shimron Hetmyer. no run, On middle, it is clipped towards mid-wicket.
14.3Rahul Chahar to Shimron Hetmyer. no run, Flat and around off, played back to the bowler.
14.2Rahul Chahar to Shimron Hetmyer. FOUR, FOUR! Nicely done. Quicker one on the pads of Hetmyer, he glances it fine. It races away and beats the chase of short fine leg fielder and goes to the fence.
14.1Rahul Chahar to Shimron Hetmyer. no run, Floated on off, pushed back to the bowler.
Who will be in at no. 8? Ravichandran Ashwin it is.
End of over 14 ( 4 Runs )Delhi Capitals 73/6 3 wickets for Jasprit Bumrah. Jasprit Bumrah is on a roll. 13.6Jasprit Bumrah to Harshal Patel. out, OUT! LBW! Another one bites the dust and that is Bumrah's third scalp of this game! Patel did not seem to agree that this was out but there are no reviews left and he has to walk back. Full delivery on middle and leg, Harshal looks to flick this away but misses it. It goes onto hit his pads. Bumrah appeals and the umpire raises his finger. It looked like it might have been missing the leg stump and also the height could have been an issue but Delhi cannot do anything as they have no reviews left. Delhi are falling apart with the bat.
13.5Jasprit Bumrah to Harshal Patel. no run, Back of a length delivery around off, Patel punches this but it is straight to the man at point.
13.4Jasprit Bumrah to Harshal Patel. no run, On a shorter length on middle, Patel ducks under this one too and lets it go. Good quick bowling by Bumrah.
13.3Jasprit Bumrah to Harshal Patel. no run, Bouncer! Bumrah goes for a bouncer on middle, Patel ducks under this one and leaves it alone.
13.2Jasprit Bumrah to Harshal Patel. FOUR, FOUR! Welcome boundary for Delhi. Good hit by Harshal! On a full length on middle, Patel flicks this one to the deep mid-wicket region and it runs away past the ropes.
13.1Jasprit Bumrah to Harshal Patel. no run, Back of a length ball on off, Patel pushes this to the mid-wicket region.
End of over 13 ( 6 Runs )Delhi Capitals 69/5 12.6Rahul Chahar to Shimron Hetmyer. 2 runs, Direct hit and Hetmyer would've been gone! That was a risky second run. Tossed up and on middle, Shimron nudges it towards short fine leg who dives to his left to stop. He does well to do so but fumbles a bit. They go for the second run. The fielder fires the throw at the striker's end. De Kock tries to flick the ball on the stumps but misses.
12.5Rahul Chahar to Shimron Hetmyer. no run, On middle, pushed towards the cover fielder.
12.4Rahul Chahar to Shimron Hetmyer. 2 runs, A couple now. Shortish and just outside off, Hetmyer forces it wide of the deep cover and gets a couple of runs.
12.3Rahul Chahar to Harshal Patel. 1 run, One more run. Full and just outside off, it is driven through covers for a single.
12.2Rahul Chahar to Shimron Hetmyer. 1 run, Flatter and on middle, Hetmyer pushes it through mid off for one.
12.1Rahul Chahar to Shimron Hetmyer. no run, Flatter and around off, knocked towards point.
End of over 12 ( 6 Runs )Delhi Capitals 63/5 11.6Jasprit Bumrah to Harshal Patel. no run, A dot to end the over. Beaten again! On a good length around off, Patel looks to defend this one but it whizzes past his outside edge again into de Kock's mitts. What an incredible over this was by Bumrah. Just 6 runs and two big wickets.
11.5Jasprit Bumrah to Harshal Patel. no run, BEATEN! On a good length around off, Patel looks to have a poke at this but he misses.
11.5Jasprit Bumrah to Harshal Patel. wide, 1 run, WIDE! This is a sharp bouncer on middle, Patel sways away. Wided.
11.5Jasprit Bumrah to Harshal Patel.Who will be the new man in? Harshal Patel it is.
5 wickets down for Delhi Capitals. Out batsman is Rishabh Pant 11.4Jasprit Bumrah to Rishabh Pant. out, OUT! LBW! Another one bites the dust and Mumbai and Bumrah are all over Delhi at the moment! This is a terrible batting start by Delhi and they just do not seem to be getting it right! It is their danger man Pant who walks back now. Bumrah goes for a good length delivery around off and middle, Pant looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. The players appeal loudly and the umpire obliges raising his finger. Pant goes to his partner and consults him and decides to take the review. Ultra Edge comes in and there is nothing. Ball Tracker rolls in and it is three reds! Pant is a goner and Mumbai have another wicket!
Pant has given out LBW! He refers it upstairs. That looked dead plumb.
11.3Jasprit Bumrah to Rishabh Pant. FOUR, FOUR! Pant was quick to pounce on this! Back of a length delivery around middle, it does not bounce as much as Bumrah thought it would and it sits up nicely for Pant who pulls this one to the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary.
11.2Jasprit Bumrah to Shimron Hetmyer. 1 run, Back of a length ball around middle, Hetmyer flicks this to the square leg region for a single.
Shimron Hetmyer is in now.
11.1Jasprit Bumrah to Marcus Stoinis. out, OUT! EDGED AND CAUGHT! Bumrah gets a wicket! What a great delivery by Bumrah and Stoinis walks back to the hut! The wheels are falling off for Delhi. Stoinis walks back doing practically nothing for them! Bumrah dishes a good length delivery around off, Stoinis looks to drive this one but it nips away and kisses the outside edge and de Kock is as safe as house.
Jasprit Bumrah is back for his second over.
End of over 11 ( 8 Runs )Delhi Capitals 57/3 10.6Rahul Chahar to Rishabh Pant. FOUR, EDGY FOUR! Not the way Pant wanted to play this but he will not mind! Floated around middle and leg, Pant looks to sweep this one but it goes off his top edge over the man at short fine leg and runs away to the fence.
10.5Rahul Chahar to Marcus Stoinis. 1 run, Flatter delivery around middle, Stoinis pulls this one to the deep mid-wicket region to rotate the strike.
10.4Rahul Chahar to Rishabh Pant. 1 run, Short ball on middle, Pant pulls this one to the mid-wicket region for one.
10.3Rahul Chahar to Marcus Stoinis. 1 run, IN THE AIR..SAFE! Floated around off, Stoinis looks to go big over the cover region but it goes off his outside edge towards the point region. Luckily for him, it lands safe. A single in the end.
Marcus Stoinis is in now. Mumbai on the attack mode. A slip in place.
3 wickets down for Delhi Capitals. Out batsman is Shreyas Iyer 10.2Rahul Chahar to Shreyas Iyer. out, OUT! STUMPED! Rahul Chahar strikes right on his second delivery and he gets the big wicket of Shreyas Iyer! Beautifully bowled by the spinner and de Kock is very quick to whip the bails off! Another breakthrough for Mumbai and Delhi are in a bit of a pickle now. Chahar dishes a loopy delivery around off, Iyer lunges forward and looks to defend but it spins away past his outside edge into de Kock's mitts and he whips the bails off in a flash. The square leg umpire wants to take this upstairs and replays show that his foot was not in the crease. Iyer walks back. Mumbai are on top of Delhi right now.
Has Mumbai got another one? A stumping appeal against Iyer has been referred upstairs. Looks really close.
50 runs for Delhi Capitals 10.1Rahul Chahar to Rishabh Pant. 1 run, Flatter around middle, Pant pulls this one to the mid-wicket region for a single.
End of over 10 ( 5 Runs )Delhi Capitals 49/2 9.6Nathan Coulter-nile to Shreyas Iyer. no run, PLAY AND A MISS! Back of a length ball outside off, Iyer looks to cut this one but misses.
9.5Nathan Coulter-nile to Shreyas Iyer. 2 runs, Short of a good length on middle, Iyer tucks this to the mid-wicket region and Iyer says two right from the moment the ball legt the bat and the batters collect two.
9.4Nathan Coulter-nile to Rishabh Pant. 1 run, Back of a length ball around middle, Pant pulls this to the deep square leg region for a single.
9.3Nathan Coulter-nile to Rishabh Pant. no run, PLAY AND A MISS! On a good length around off, Pant looks to paddle scoop this one but misses it.
9.2Nathan Coulter-nile to Rishabh Pant. no run, DROPPED! The skipper, Pollard drops a catch but this was a very hard one to take! Short length ball around middle, Pant pulls this one to the mid-wicket region and Pollard does grab this one but it spills out. That was very quick and Pollard did well to try and scalp this one.
9.1Nathan Coulter-nile to Rishabh Pant. 2 runs, Back of a length ball on off, Pant pulls this one to the deep mid-wicket region and the batters collect a couple before the fielder can clean up.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to bowl now.
DRINKS! Mumbai have started off really strongly in this game. They have done well to remove the openers of Delhi cheaply and they have stemmed the flow of runs for them as they have only scored 44 runs in the first 9 overs. Mumbai will look to continue this and they will be hoping thay they can restrict Delhi to a low score. Delhi, on the other hand, will want to press on the accelerator. They have Pant and Iyer out in the middle and their middle order is stacked as well.
End of over 9 ( 4 Runs )Delhi Capitals 44/2 8.6Jasprit Bumrah to Rishabh Pant. 1 run, Single to end. Just 4 off Bumrah's first. Fuller and on middle and leg, Pant flicks it towards fine leg. Iyer wants the second but Pant was never interested.
8.5Jasprit Bumrah to Rishabh Pant. no run, Banged short and on middle, Pant looks to pull but makes no connection.
8.4Jasprit Bumrah to Shreyas Iyer. 1 run, Lovely bowling. A shortish ball around off, gets big on Iyer as he tries to keep it out. He is eventualy hit on the finger. It drops on the off side and they take a quick run.
8.3Jasprit Bumrah to Rishabh Pant. 1 run, Quick single. A length ball just outside off, Pant looks to block but gets a bottom edge towards the keeper. They take a quick single.
8.2Jasprit Bumrah to Shreyas Iyer. 1 run, Another length delivery around off, it is pushed towards point for a run this time.
8.1Jasprit Bumrah to Shreyas Iyer. no run, A length ball around off to begin from Bumrah. Iyer pushes it towards point.
Jasprit Bumrah is introduced into the attack.
End of over 8 ( 12 Runs )Delhi Capitals 40/2 7.6Jayant Yadav to Shreyas Iyer. 1 run, Floated around middle, Iyer works this wide of the man at long on. A single to end the over. A good over for Delhi as they collect 12 runs off it.
7.5Jayant Yadav to Rishabh Pant. 1 run, Flighted delivery around off, Pant works this to the long on region for a single.
7.4Jayant Yadav to Shreyas Iyer. 1 run, Tossed up on middle, Iyer flicks this to the deep square leg region for a single.
7.3Jayant Yadav to Shreyas Iyer. 2 runs, Cheeky! Floated on middle, Iyer gets low and paddle scoops this over de Kock and the batters collect a couple before the fielder cleans up in the deep.
7.2Jayant Yadav to Shreyas Iyer. SIX, SIX! Iyer has smacked this one! What a cracking shot! Floated around off, Iyer dances down the track and hammers this one over the long on region for a biggie.
7.1Jayant Yadav to Rishabh Pant. 1 run, Floated around off, Pant works this towards long on for a single.
End of over 7 ( 6 Runs )Delhi Capitals 28/2 6.6Krunal Pandya to Rishabh Pant. 1 run, A single! Full and on middle, Pant strokes it through mid on and keeps the strike for the next over.
6.5Krunal Pandya to Shreyas Iyer. 1 run, On middle, stroked through mid on for one.
6.4Krunal Pandya to Rishabh Pant. 1 run, Shortish and on middle, clipped to deep square leg for a run.
6.3Krunal Pandya to Shreyas Iyer. 1 run, Full and outside off, Iyer look to drive but the ball takes the inner half and goes to mid on. A single.
6.2Krunal Pandya to Shreyas Iyer. no run, Excellent stop from Yadav. Tossed up and outside off, Iyer drives it towards cover but the fielder there dives to his left and makes a stop.
6.1Krunal Pandya to Shreyas Iyer. leg byes, 2 runs, Flatter on the pads, Iyer looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pad. It rolls to the fine leg region and they run a couple of byes.
Krunal Pandya is back on. 1-0-6-0 are his figures so far.
End of over 6 ( 3 Runs )Delhi Capitals 22/2 5.6Jayant Yadav to Rishabh Pant. no run, Dot to end the Powerplay. Short and just around off, Pant pulls it towards mid-wicket. 22/2 at the end of the Powerplay for Delhi. Not really what they have wanted to Mumbai will take it.
5.5Jayant Yadav to Shreyas Iyer. 1 run, Shortish and on middle, Iyer flicks it down to deep mid-wicket and gets to the other end.
5.4Jayant Yadav to Rishabh Pant. 1 run, EDGY RUN! Full and just outside off, Pant looks to drive but gets an inside edge that goes past the stumps to fine leg. A single.
5.3Jayant Yadav to Shreyas Iyer. 1 run, Quick run! Flat and around off, Iyer backs away and forces it towards cover-point and takes a quick single.
5.2Jayant Yadav to Shreyas Iyer. no run, Shortish and around off, pushed towards point this time.
5.1Jayant Yadav to Shreyas Iyer. no run, Flatter and on middle, Iyer tucks it towards the square leg region.
End of over 5 ( 1 Runs )Delhi Capitals 19/2 4.6Trent Boult to Rishabh Pant. no run, Dot to end the over. Another tidy one from Boult. Length delivery around off, pushed back to the bowler.
4.5Trent Boult to Rishabh Pant. no run, Good length ball around off, Pant is solid in his defense.
4.4Trent Boult to Rishabh Pant. no run, Shortish and just outside off, Pant pushes it towards point.
4.3Trent Boult to Shreyas Iyer. 1 run, Good length and on middle, it is clipped through square leg for one.
4.2Trent Boult to Shreyas Iyer. no run, Length ball angled away, it is around off, Iyer does well to fend it off.
4.1Trent Boult to Shreyas Iyer. no run, NOT OUT! No spike as the ball goes past the bat. Mumbai lose their review early in the innings. Shortish ball, it is angled away from Iyer. He tries to reach out and looks to cut but misses. The ball goes behind and de Kock takes it. There is an appeal from the keeper but not out says the umpire. De Kock seems there is a bat as the skipper enquires with him and the bowler. He takes it upstairs eventually but to no avail as the Ultra Edge shows that there is no spike as the ball goes past the bat. Review lost for Mumbai.
Kieron Pollard was not sure about this but he has been persuaded and now he wants to go upstairs as he makes the 'T' symbol. He thinks that there could have been a nick on this occasion. Ultra Edge rolls in and there is no spike as the ball passes the bat.
End of over 4 ( 3 Runs )Delhi Capitals 18/2 3.6Jayant Yadav to Rishabh Pant. no run, Floated on middle, Pant blocks this to the leg side. A good start by Jayant. Just the 3 runs off this over.
3.5Jayant Yadav to Shreyas Iyer. 1 run, Short ball around off, Iyer pushes this towards the mid on region. The fielder from runs in from long on and cleans up as the batters collect a single.
3.4Jayant Yadav to Rishabh Pant. 1 run, Flatter around leg, Pant tucks this to the deep square leg region for a single.
3.3Jayant Yadav to Rishabh Pant. no run, Tossed up around off, Pant works this to the cover region.
3.2Jayant Yadav to Shreyas Iyer. 1 run, Loopy around off, Iyer works this wide of the man at long on for a single.
3.1Jayant Yadav to Shreyas Iyer. no run, Flatter around off, Iyer pushes this towards mid on.
Rishabh Pant walks out into the middle for Delhi. Jayant Yadav is introduced into the attack.
End of over 3 ( 8 Runs )Delhi Capitals 15/2 2.6Trent Boult to Prithvi Shaw. out, OUT! CAUGHT! Shaw's poor form continues. Not a good return for him once again. Boult gets the second wicket. A shortish ball on middle, Shaw makes room and looks to pull but is really early in the shot. The ball takes the toe end and balloons high in the air towards short fine leg. Quinton de Kock calls for it and gobbles it easily. It went really high but de Kock kept his eyes on the ball all the time and in the end made it look really easy.
2.5Trent Boult to Prithvi Shaw. no run, A sharp bouncer! Typical fast bowler's response. It is well-directed too, around off. Shaw sways away.
2.4Trent Boult to Prithvi Shaw. FOUR, EDGY FOUR! Shaw is trying to go really hard at the ball. A length delivery outside off, Shaw looks to smash it over the bowler's head but gets a thick outside edge that flies over short third man for a boundary.
2.3Trent Boult to Prithvi Shaw. no run, Good length and on middle, Shaw tucks it towards mid-wicket.
2.2Trent Boult to Prithvi Shaw. no run, On a good length around middle, Shaw plays this one to the mid on region.
2.1Trent Boult to Prithvi Shaw. FOUR, FOUR! Fine shot from Shaw. This will give him a lot of confidence. Banged short and on middle and leg, Shaw swivels and plays a controlled short wide of the man at fine leg. No chance for him to stop that.
End of over 2 ( 6 Runs )Delhi Capitals 7/1 1.6Krunal Pandya to Shreyas Iyer. no run, Floated around off, Iyer pushes this to the cover region. Only 6 runs off this over.
1.6Krunal Pandya to Shreyas Iyer. wide, 1 run, WIDE! Slides this down the leg side, Iyer looks to flick but misses. Wided.
1.5Krunal Pandya to Shreyas Iyer. FOUR, FOUR! First boundary of the innings and it is the skipper of Delhi who gets this one! Floated around off, Iyer lofts this one towards the long off region and it crosses the ropes on a bounce.
1.4Krunal Pandya to Prithvi Shaw. 1 run, IN THE AIR..SAFE! Flatter around off, Shaw gets on his knees and looks to sweep this one but it goes off his top edge towards the mid-wicket region. It lands safe for him and the batters pick up a single.
1.3Krunal Pandya to Prithvi Shaw. no run, Loopy delivery around middle, Shaw nudges this one to the mid on region.
1.2Krunal Pandya to Prithvi Shaw. no run, Short ball outside off, Shaw punches this one to the man at point.
1.1Krunal Pandya to Prithvi Shaw. no run, Flatter around off, Shaw works this to the cover region.
Who will partner Boult with the new ball? It will be Krunal Pandya.
End of over 1 ( 1 Runs )Delhi Capitals 1/1 0.6Trent Boult to Shreyas Iyer. no run, Dot to end the over. A superb start from Boult. Just a run and a wicket off it. Length delivery around off, Iyer works it towards the man at mid-wicket.
0.5Trent Boult to Shreyas Iyer. no run, Good length and around middle, it is tucked towards mid-wicket for nothing.
0.4Trent Boult to Shreyas Iyer. no run, Very full and outside off, Iyer looks to squeeze it out but misses.
Who walks out into the middle for Delhi? It is their skipper, Shreyas Iyer.
0.3Trent Boult to Shikhar Dhawan. out, OUT! TAKEN! Dhawan falls for a 2-ball duck. A sharp catch at deep backward point! A short ball outside off, Dhawan looks to flay it through point but ends up playing it straight to the fielder at backward point. Suryakumar does well to lunge forward and take it inches above the turf. The umpires want to confirm if it is a clean catch. They go upstairs with the soft signal being out. Replays roll in. A number of angles checked and the third umpire seems happy. The signal from him is out. Dhawan has to go.
The third umpire is called into play to check if this is a clean catch. The soft signal by the umpire is out. Has Suryakumar pouched this one cleanly? YES, he has! Dhawan walks back.
0.2Trent Boult to Shikhar Dhawan. no run, Fuller and a bit of away movement for the left-hander. Dhawan looks to drive but ends up chopping it on the off side.
0.1Trent Boult to Prithvi Shaw. 1 run, Shaw is up and running! A fullish ball around middle to begin from Boult. Shaw flicks it through square leg and opens his account.
Right then! We are done with all the pre-match formalities as the action is about to begin! The umpire walk out into the middle. The players of Mumbai are in a huddle and Kieron Pollard is imparting some final words of wisdom before the players take their respective positions out on the field. The openers of Delhi, Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw stride out into the middle. Trent Boult will start proceedings with the ball for Mumbai. Off we go...
Delhi (Playing XI) - Prithvi Shaw (IN FOR AJINKYA RAHANE), Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Harshal Patel (IN FOR TUSHAR DESHPANDE), Kagiso Rabada, Ravichandran Ashwin, Praveen Dubey (IN FOR AXAR PATEL), Anrich Nortje.
Mumbai (Playing XI) - Quinton de Kock (WK), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard (C), Nathan Coulter-Nile (IN FOR JAMES PATTINSON), Rahul Chahar, Jayant Yadav (IN FOR HARDIK PANDYA), Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah.
Delhi skipper, Shreyas Iyer, says that he is wanted to bat first anyway. Tells that in their previous games, they have done well batting first but feels that it really doesn't matter much if you play good cricket. Says that the mindset has been really positive. Tells that they have got three changes in the team. Praveen Dubey makes his debut while Prithivi Shaw and Harshal Patel return to the team. Adds that they have done good preparations for this game and is hoping to turn things around in this game. On being asked about the inclusion of Pravin Dubey, Shreyas says that the leggies have performed really well this season and he hopes that this works out for the team. Adds that even though they have lost three games on the trot, as a team, they are united and confident.
The skipper of Mumbai, Kieron Pollard, says that he is not sure what the wicket will do and they wanted to see what the pitch can do. States that there are two changes as Jayant Tiwari and Nathan Coulter-Nile come in place of Hardik Pandya and James Pattinson. Adds that the franchise is fantastic and the owners have done a good job and they want to continue this. Feels that they have performed well and everyone has chipped in and he hopes that this can continue. Hopes they can finally win a game in Dubai.
TOSS - Kieron Pollard and Shreyas Iyer stride out for the toss. Up goes the coin and it lands in the favor of Pollard. Mumbai will BOWL FIRST.
PITCH REPORT - Danny Morrison and Deep Das Gupta are out in the middle for the pitch report. Morrison says that it is 33 degrees. Adds that they have not played in a while in this strip as the last game played on this strip was on 8th October. Gupta says that the pitch is firm and hard and it looks good for batting. Adds that the average first innings score batting for a day game is 160. It could also aid the spinners as the track might slow down later on in the innings.
It will be interesting to see if both sides make changes to their XI. Mumbai are through and they might want to rest a couple of their players while Delhi might bring in their dashing opener, Prithvi Shaw in this game. How is the pitch going to play for this day game in Dubai? Mumbai won chasing against Delhi when the teams met last time. Will that remain the same? We will find out all these answers soon. Stay with us...
Let's talk about Delhi then! A few games back, they were the side to beat but things changed dramatically for Shreyas' men. Three losses in a row. A win here will mean that they will become the 2nd team to make it to the playoffs. The team hasn't fired collectively and will be eager to put those performances behind and produce a massive effort to go past a strong unit like Mumbai.
Mumbai, the defending champions have stormed their way to the playoffs. A win here will confirm a spot in the top 2 for them which is always an advantage. The big question. Will Rohit Sharma play this game? The answer to this is unknown for now. However, the way the side has played and the way Kieron Pollard has led the unit, Rohit's absence hasn't been felt much. The batters are dominating, the bowlers are firing. All is well for them and they'd hope it remains that way going forward into the final stages of the tournament.
It is yet another Super Saturday in the Indian T20 League! Two games, two very important games. Mumbai take on Delhi first and then it will be followed by the Southern Derby as Bangalore meet Hyderabad. Let's talk about the first game in hand.

Updated at: 2020-10-31 17:17:25

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