25/04Result
20th Match (N), Indian Premier League at Chennai, Apr 25 2021
Match tied (DC won the one-over eliminator)
Player of the Match
Prithvi Shaw
Prithvi ShawDelhi Capitals
25/04Result
20th Match (N), Indian Premier League at Chennai, Apr 25 2021
Match tied (DC won the one-over eliminator)
Player of the Match
Prithvi Shaw
Prithvi ShawDelhi Capitals

END OF OVER:
20 | 14 Runs | DC: 159/4 | RR: 7.95

  • Steven Smith34 (25b)
  • Marcus Stoinis2 (2b)
  • Khaleel Ahmed4-0-42-0
  • Siddarth Kaul4-0-31-2

9.10pm The Delhi Capitals set the Sunrisers Hyderabad 160 on another sluggish Chepauk pitch. The Capitals were aided by a fast start from their openers and thirty-somethings from Pant and Smith. They now have Ashwin, Axar and Mishra to exploit this track. SRH need a big start from Warner and Bairstow if they are to make a fist of this chase. Be back shortly.

Shaw: I really enjoyed it. It was difficult, but the first six overs were crucial for us. It got slower and slower after that. Dhawan has played 10-12 years of international cricket and he shares his experience with me. Yes, at every practice session, we [me and Ponting] talk about planning for the next match and going against Rashid on a wicket like Chennai. Yes, I think we have enough because it's not that good a wicket to bat.

19.6
1b
Ahmed to Smith, 1 bye, offcutter outside off, beats Smith's outside edge. But he and Stoinis cross over for a bye
19.5
6
Ahmed to Smith, SIX, slower ball, on a back of a length on middle. Smith brings his bottom wrist into play and shovel-pulls it in the air, clearing deep square leg
19.4
4
Ahmed to Smith, FOUR, carved over short third man for four. Smith hoicks to the leg side, but the edge flies over the infielder for four
19.3
1
Ahmed to Stoinis, 1 run, shortish and outside off, chopped only as far as point

ajay kashyap: "Shimron Hetmyer should always come before Steve Smith or in other word use him in Top 4 to unlock him."

19.2
1
Ahmed to Smith, 1 run, back of a length and outside off, Khaleel cuts his pace again, stabbed out to extra-cover
19.1
1
Ahmed to Stoinis, 1 run, shortish and outside off, 119ks slower ball, lashed away off the back foot to deep point

Big Stoin joins his Aussie mate Smith. Khaleel to close out the innings

END OF OVER:
19 | 3 Runs 2 Wkts | DC: 145/4 | RR: 7.63

  • Steven Smith23 (21b)
  • Siddarth Kaul4-0-31-2
  • Khaleel Ahmed3-0-29-0
18.6
W
Kaul to Hetmyer, OUT, Williamson runs in from long-off and takes this skier. Cool as...Pitched up and outside off, in the slot, but the lack of pace does Hetmyer in. He slices it to Williamson and falls for 1 off 2 balls

SO Hetmyer c Williamson b Kaul 1 (6m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

Manu Ajmani: "@Arun: Not to worry, Kane Williamson will wield the Expecto Patronum Charm!"

18.5
1
Kaul to Smith, 1 run, seems like a legcutter, 117ks, slapped away past the right of sweeper cover

Rocky: "@Veeresh - Jagadeesha bowled one more over than Shankar and gave jsut 2 runs more."

18.4
1
Kaul to Hetmyer, 1 run, wide yorker, sliced away to the right of Vijay at sweeper

Jayanth: "@Arun, and MI was the only team with no one who knew the Patronus charm!"

18.3
1
Kaul to Smith, 1 run, middle-stump yorker, Smith backs away and jams it just wide of short third man

Hetmyer joins Smith

18.2
W
Kaul to Pant, OUT, Holes out to deep midwicket. Simple catch for Suchith in the outfield. Kaul bangs a cutter into the pitch, takes it away from Pant's swinging arc. He fetches it from outside off and drags it to Suchith. It's the smaller side of the ground, but Pant can't clear it this time

RR Pant c Suchith b Kaul 37 (42m 27b 4x4 1x6) SR: 137.03

Arun: "In the Harry Potter universe, the Chepauk pitch would be a dementor sucking the life out of an innings!"

18.1
0
Kaul to Pant, no run, wide yorker, veering away from Pant. He can't put bat on ball

Kaul to bowl his final over.

END OF OVER:
18 | 11 Runs | DC: 142/2 | RR: 7.88

  • Rishabh Pant37 (25b)
  • Steven Smith21 (19b)
  • Khaleel Ahmed3-0-29-0
  • Vijay Shankar3-0-19-0
17.6
1
Ahmed to Pant, 1 run, yorker on middle, inside-edged away....Williamson makes a sprawling save at short fine leg

Veeresh : "Vijay Shankar done best job today but is unlucky to be wicketless"

17.5
4
Ahmed to Pant, FOUR, Trick shot from Rishabh Pant. He makes it look so very easy. Full and outside off, he shuffles away and reverse-scoops it in the air to the right of short third man
17.4
1
Ahmed to Smith, 1 run, back of a length and outside off, punched firmly to sweeper cover off the back foot
17.3
4
Ahmed to Smith, FOUR, length ball angling away outside off, Smith swings to the leg side once again and nicks it between short third man and keeper. Replays suggest this was an offcutter as well
17.2
0
Ahmed to Smith, no run, offcutter, Khaleel digs it into the pitch and shifts his line wide of off. Smith has a roundhouse swipe at it...and misses
17.1
1
Ahmed to Pant, 1 run, slower bouncer on middle, keeps climbing at Pant and messes with his pull. Flapped in the air wide of short fine leg

Edwind: "Missing Smiths catch is a blessing in disguise for SRH. It will delay Hetty and Stoinis waiting to come next."

END OF OVER:
17 | 4 Runs | DC: 131/2 | RR: 7.70

  • Steven Smith16 (16b)
  • Rishabh Pant31 (22b)
  • Vijay Shankar3-0-19-0
  • Rashid Khan4-0-31-1
16.6
0
Shankar to Smith, no run, good finish to the over from Vijay - just four of it. Back of a length and into the pitch, angling into Smith who had shifted outside leg. The batter misses the pull and wears it on his thigh pad
16.5
1
Shankar to Pant, 1 run, full and wide of off, 118ks, Vijay asks Pant to reach out for the ball. So the batter loses his shape and carves it to the right of sweeper. Suchith is a fine fielder and he keeps it to one
16.4
0
Shankar to Pant, no run, wide yorker from Vijay, good execution from the allrounder, sneaks under the swinging bat of Pant
16.3
1
Shankar to Smith, 1 run, full on middle and leg, 121ks, chipped to deep midwicket after shifting across off stump
16.2
1
Shankar to Pant, 1 run, just short of the blockhole, decent start to the over from Vijay, jammed to the covers

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SRH 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st28DA WarnerJM Bairstow
2nd28KS WilliamsonJM Bairstow
3rd28KS WilliamsonVirat Singh
4th20KS WilliamsonKM Jadhav
5th13KS WilliamsonAbhishek Sharma
6th0KS WilliamsonRashid Khan
7th19KS WilliamsonV Shankar
8th23KS WilliamsonJ Suchith