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Best performances - Batsmen

S Dhawan
S Dhawan
57(33) 6x4 - 2x6
Control %81%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 18 runs
  • 2x4 - 1x6
1 0 3 12 24 3 1 13
SS Iyer
SS Iyer
53(43) 3x4 - 2x6
Control %86%
  • Productive Shot
  • slog shot
  • 16 runs
  • 1x4 - 2x6
4 1 3 2 7 5 7 24

Best performances - Bowlers

JC Archer
JC Archer
O4
M0
R19
W3
Eco4.75
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
JD Unadkat
JD Unadkat
O3
M0
R32
W2
Eco10.66
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
2W

Scorer: Chandan Duorah | Commentator: Sidharth Monga

END OF OVER:
20 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | RR: 148/8 (14 runs required, RR: 7.40)

  • Rahul Tewatia14 (18b)
  • Tushar Deshpande4-0-37-2
  • Kagiso Rabada4-0-28-1

That is all from us tonight. This game was a refreshing change to watch: just pure pace to go with some seam and some excellent spin bowling from Ashwin and Axar. Too bad Archer had to finish on the losing side, but Nortje had a better attack to support him. DC are back on top, but they have injury issues. This is a big week for them, If they can come out of it unscathed and have both Pant and Iyer ready towards the end of the tournament, they will be tough to beat. We will know more about Iyer's fitness tomorrow. Thanks for joining us

Anrich Nortje, the Man of the Match: "No idea I bowled at 156ks tonight but good to hear it. Been feeling really good so it is nice to see some results. Jis played them really well. Ja I thought I was a touch full. The first ball I didn't expect him to go. Ja I thought it was best to stick to my strength: trying to hit the stumps and bowl fast. Maybe he was expecting something else, a short ball or something. We have got a good coach, and obviously working with KG and other fast bowlers. Tushar has been nailing the yorkers in the nets."

Shikhar Dhawan: "Shreyas is in a bit of pain. We will know more tomorrow. His shoulder is moving, touch wood. I am glad that we won this game. Coming back into this was a great team effort. Quite enjoyed it. We always believed we had a chance. We knew their batting is not that deep. We knew we could get into them if we got the top order. And we have got experience in the bowling. Now we have got a gun bowler in Anrich. And Tushar bowled smartly too, bowling slower balls, making them hit to the bigger boundary."

Steven Smith: "Disappointing one. Obviously the wicket slowed up a fair but, but we got off to a good start with Jos and Stokesy. Then Sanju and Stokesy got partnership going but we lost too many wickets. On a slow wicket it is difficult to make up runs in the end. We needed to take it deep with set batsmen. Guys kept getting in and kept getting out, and not making 60-odd to see us through. The guys that have the air speed have had the most success. Jofra has been brilliant for us so have Nortje and Rabada for Delhi. We are not in a great position, are we? We have got to quickly move on and come back with a big game in three days time."

What an exceptional defence of a small total after being put under the pump. Their key payers are dropping down with injuries, but their bowling continues to be too hot to handle. Nortje must have bowled at least seven-eight balls over 150ks tonight. There was two over 155ks in a row. One was ramped by Buttler for four, the next one castled him. RR always looked ahead of the curve, but played like a side not in a habit of winning. And this DC side is extremely good against sides that are not sure what they are doing out there. This was a livewire through and through. You could burn your fingers.

Rabada pumped at the top. Nortje ramped. Nortke strikes back. Ashwin takes a wicket in PP. Samson seems to unsettle Axar Patel. Patel comes back to outsmart him. Uthappa runs Parag out. Uthappa keeps them going. Then Ashwin bowls an excellent 16th over. And then Nortje and Rabada kill it off

19.6
W
Deshpande to Gopal, OUT, slower short ball, and Deshpande has his second wicket with an attempted ramp going nowhere

S Gopal c sub (Lalit Yadav) b Deshpande 6 (4b 1x4 0x6) SR: 150

19.5
4
Deshpande to Gopal, FOUR, full and wide, swings hard, and edges it over short third man for four
19.4
1
Deshpande to Tewatia, 1 run, there won't we a tie. Full ball, Tewatia looks to hit this to leg, and skies vertically. Deshpande is ambling towards the catch and runs into Gopal. Misses on a wicket but he has sealed the game

Three sixes to tie

19.3
0
Deshpande to Tewatia, no run, low full toss, nearly a yorker. Dug out. Can't do much better

Need to hit three sixes now. In four balls

19.2
1
Deshpande to Gopal, 1 run, yorker, dug out, back to Tewatia
19.1
1
Deshpande to Tewatia, 1 run, this is awful cricket from Shreyas Gopal. Deshpande bowls slow, and he bowls wide, and Tewatia goes after it. This is a mis-hit but it is travelling, and Rahane catches it running back but he knows he is not going to be able to stay in so he throws it back in. Tewatia is absolutely filthy with Gopal for not running back

Deshpande will hate to bowl a no-ball here

RR 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st37JC ButtlerBA Stokes
2nd3SPD SmithBA Stokes
3rd46BA StokesSV Samson
4th11RV UthappaSV Samson
5th13RV UthappaR Parag
6th25RV UthappaR Tewatia
7th3R TewatiaJC Archer
8th10S GopalR Tewatia