END OF OVER:20 | 7 Runs 2 Wkts | DC: 183/6 | RR: 9.15
- Tristan Stubbs24 (12b)
- Vipraj Nigam1 (2b)
- Matheesha Pathirana4-0-31-1
- Mukesh Choudhary4-0-50-0
Vyomkesh Kishor: "DC should be happier of the two teams with this target given the struggling batting of CSK" --- But who knows what or who clicks today?!
5.13pm DC will feel they missed out on a chance to score 200 even as the pitch seemed to have slowed down a bit. The change-ups were working for CSK's quicks, and DC could manage only 183 when 200 seemed on track. Just 45 runs came off the last five overs, as DC lost Rahul, Rizvi and Ashutosh on the way. Rahul led the way with 77 off 51 balls, and those below him contributed crucial scores, although no one really went on to get a big-ish one. Pathirana executed superbly in the 18th and 20th overs, and that might end up making a big difference today. Join Ekanth for the chase soon to see where this goes.
19.6
2
Pathirana to Stubbs, 2 runs, short delivery just outside off, and Stubbs swivels and mistimes a pull towards long-on. The batters still pinch two even as the ball went off the higher side of the bat
Last ball. Stubbs on strike.
19.5
1
Pathirana to Nigam, 1 run, wow, a short ball at 147kph hurries on to Nigam! The batter is standing just outside leg, and can only fend this off his glove down the leg side
19.4
0
Pathirana to Nigam, no run, Dhoni fumbles in collecting the ball, but there's no bye there! Short delivery from Pathirana, as the ball shapes back in to finish on leg and cramp Nigam for room, with the latter looking to ramp but missing
Nigam at No. 8
19.3
W
Pathirana to AR Sharma, 1 run, OUT, run-out first ball! When it's Jadeja, you know exactly where and at what speed the throw will be coming. Ashutosh is nowhere in the frame as Dhoni collects the ball before whipping the stumps off. Pathirana welcomed Ashutosh with an inswining batter which arrived on leg. Ashutosh could only clip it towards square leg, where Jadeja rushed forward from the boundary. There was a mix-up between the batters regarding the possible second, and eventually Ashutosh fell well short
AR Sharma run out 1 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100
Ashutosh
19.2
W
Pathirana to Rahul, OUT, gone! Gloved behind to Dhoni! He took it with a reverse cup in front of his face while moving to his left. A bouncer from Pathirana, who banged the ball in short on the stumps. It arrived almost close to Rahul's face, as he looked to hook it by slightly getting across. But he could only get a glove for a simple catch for Dhoni
KL Rahul c †Dhoni b Pathirana 77 (92m 51b 6x4 3x6) SR: 150.98
19.1
1
Pathirana to Stubbs, 1 run, on the fuller side, and around fifth stump. Stubbs has a hoick across the line but the ball goes off the inside half of the bat to deep-backward square leg
19.1
2w
Pathirana to Rahul, 2 wides, swings this in, and ends up bowling wide of leg. Again Dhoni couldn't collect cleanly, and the batters got a single
Can DC post 190? Rahul has just changed his bat, as Pathirana gets ready to bowl
END OF OVER:19 | 15 Runs | DC: 176/4 | RR: 9.26
- Tristan Stubbs21 (10b)
- KL Rahul77 (50b)
- Mukesh Choudhary4-0-50-0
- Matheesha Pathirana3-0-24-0
18.6
0
Mukesh Choudhary to Stubbs, no run, very full, as he angles this across, and goes wide of off. Stubbs shaped to reverse scoop but missed. But with nothing to lose, DC review hoping for a wide. Stubbs was across the stumps there, and the ball passes "well inside the revised wide line", says the third umpire. So DC lose a review
18.5
4
Mukesh Choudhary to Stubbs, FOUR, Gaikwad overruns from long-off... and misses the ball! He went for the catch rather than saving the runs, and the ball dropped just in front of him as he ran forward. It was another full toss, albeit a low one, around off, as Stubbs lifted it down the ground
18.4
6
Mukesh Choudhary to Stubbs, SIX, cracked down the ground! Short of a length, and just outside off, as Stubbs, from deep in the crease, and with his front leg out of the way, sends the ball flying off the bat
18.3
1
Mukesh Choudhary to Rahul, 1 run, dropped by Choudhary! It was a dolly, and even Dhoni seems to be wondering what happened there. The ball came to Choudahry's right, but he never got close to the ball, which dropped off his hands. It was another full toss dipping around off, as Rahul mistimed his attempted swish across the line
18.2
0
Mukesh Choudhary to Rahul, no run, Rahul misses out! This was angling across, and coming on as a full toss around sixth stump. He may have tried a bit too hard to try and loft, but missed
Gaikwad has a word with Choudhary... before the umpires bring a new ball into play.
18.1
4
Mukesh Choudhary to Rahul, FOUR, swept over the man at backward square leg! Rahul gets across his stumps, and exposes all of them, as he spots Choudhary going on a length, and wide outside off. Rahul reaches out, and gets four, though
Choudhary will bowl out
Shankar: "Top over from Pathirana"
END OF OVER:18 | 6 Runs | DC: 161/4 | RR: 8.94
- KL Rahul72 (47b)
- Tristan Stubbs11 (7b)
- Matheesha Pathirana3-0-24-0
- Khaleel Ahmed4-0-25-2
17.6
1
Pathirana to Rahul, 1 run, good save by Gaikwad, who moves to his right from long-off, and barely manages to avoid touching the rope. Rahul lofted this near yorker-length delivery around off, and almost stood his ground. Did he assume that it was going for four? Who knows?
17.5
1
Pathirana to Stubbs, 1 run, this time Pathirana goes on a fullish length, and around sixth stump. Driven to mid-off, as only five runs come in the over so far
17.4
1
Pathirana to Rahul, 1 run, slower ball from Pathirana, who bowls short and wide-ish of off. Rahul shapes to pull, but gets a bottom edge on the pitch. The slowness of the pitch came into play there
17.3
1
Pathirana to Stubbs, 1 run, full and quick, and just outside off. Driven to extra cover's left
17.2
1
Pathirana to Rahul, 1 run, a full toss on his knees on middle, and Rahul can only swing it towards fine leg
Venkat: "190 may be a good score to defend."
17.1
1
Pathirana to Stubbs, 1 run, direct hit would have been close! Ashwin, at extra cover, had a go at the non-striker's end, but the throw turned out to be wide. Stubbs drove this short-of-a-length ball outside off, and took off, taking a detour around the bowler to complete the run
Pathirana to bowl his third
END OF OVER:17 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | DC: 155/4 | RR: 9.11
- Tristan Stubbs8 (4b)
- KL Rahul69 (44b)
- Khaleel Ahmed4-0-25-2
- Mukesh Choudhary3-0-35-0
16.6
1
Ahmed to Stubbs, 1 run, short of a length again, and this pitches on middle and arrives around off. Punched to long-off
16.5
1
Ahmed to Rahul, 1 run, ohh, this would have landed in the stands had Rahul connected! Short of a length on the stumps from Khaleel, and Rahul looked to pull hard with his front leg out of the way. But he got a bottom edge on to his pad, and the ball rolled away to the off side
Ashwin: "Rahul is on the path for a hundred today."
16.4
1
Ahmed to Stubbs, 1 run, another shortish delivery, but this pitches on middle and finishes on off. Punched down the pitch for mid-off to cut it to his right
16.3
4
Ahmed to Stubbs, FOUR, hooked to fine leg! Great placement there! A bouncer from Khaleel on middle and leg, and Stubbs swivels while also rolling his wrists to keep this on the ground, and to beat the straightish fine leg for four
