Get Ball by Ball Commentary of Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians, Indian Premier League 2023, 16th Match

9.15pm Axar Patel's boundary-laden half-century has dragged DC right back into the game. It wasn't an easy pitch to bat on. Just ask David Warner, who needed 43 balls for his fifty. Axar only needed 22 balls for his fifty changing the mood and tempo of DC's innings for good. Miller will be back with you for the start of MI's chase.

19.4

Meredith to Nortje, OUT, Meredith knocks out the leg stump. Nortje gives Meredith the charge once again. But Meredith nails the yorker and the stumps this time

A Nortje b Meredith 5 (7m 3b 1x4 0x6) SR: 166.66

19.3

Meredith to Nortje, FOUR, Hacked away to the right of deep midwicket. Banged in short at 143ks, Nortje gives Meredith the charge and somehow puts this offcutter away

19.2

Meredith to Mustafizur Rahman, 1 run, wide on the crease, full and holds its line outside off. Mustafizur deliberately opens the face of the bat and steers it to deep point

19.1

Meredith to Nortje, 1 run, back of a length and on top of off, 141ks, slapped away to deep cover on the back foot

Meredith to bowl the last over of this innings. Over the wicket

END OF OVER:
19 | 1 Run 4 Wkts | DC: 166/9 | RR: 8.73

Anrich Nortje0 (0b)

Jason Behrendorff3-0-23-3
Riley Meredith3-0-28-1

18.6

Behrendorff to Abishek Porel, OUT, down the track and holes out to Green at mid-off. Porel gives Benrendorff the charge. The left-arm seamer drags his length back and hits the bat as opposed to bat hitting ball. Spliced to Green who is right at the edge of the circle

Abishek Porel c Green b Behrendorff 1 (8m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

Sam: "@Arjun: bowled Perth caught Hobart batted Sydney"

18.5

Behrendorff to Abishek Porel, no run, on-pace bouncer outside off, Porel swishes and misses

Charlie : "If this is 180 runs sort of pitch, Davey has done alright by holding the innings. Sure his SR could've been much better. "

18.4

Behrendorff to Kuldeep Yadav, OUT, short and at the body, Kuldeep fends it into the leg side and takes off for a risky single. Wadhera swoops down on the ball from short midwicket and flips it back to the stumps at the non-striker's end. Sharp work from Wadhera

Kuldeep Yadav run out 0 (2m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

SKY is also off the field

Arjun: "bowled by Aussie, batted by Aussie and caught by Aussie."

18.3

Behrendorff to Warner, OUT, Caught at short third by Meredith. Slower legcutter, floated on leg stump, Warner slogs early and top-edges it to short third. Warner isn't happy with himself once again. It has been that kind of a day for DC's captain

DA Warner c Meredith b Behrendorff 51 (94m 47b 6x4 0x6) SR: 108.51

18.2

Behrendorff to Abishek Porel, 1 run, punched to long-off as Porel gets off the mark

Porel at No.8

18.1

Behrendorff to Patel, OUT, Behrendorff has Axar holing out to deep square. Too full and on the pads, Axar picks it up with his wrists but hits it straight to Arshad Khan. He goes for 54 off 25 balls. Terrific effort with the bat from Axar

AR Patel c Arshad Khan b Behrendorff 54 (29m 25b 4x4 5x6) SR: 216.00

END OF OVER:
18 | 14 Runs | DC: 165/5 | RR: 9.16

Axar Patel54 (24b)
David Warner51 (46b)

Riley Meredith3-0-28-1
Jason Behrendorff2-0-22-0

17.6

Meredith to Patel, 1 run, short and into the hips, shovelled away with the bottom hand through square leg

DC have hit 10 boundaries since Axar came to the crease. Axar alone has hit nine off his own bat

17.5

Meredith to Patel, no run, pretty full and outside off, slashed away to mid-off

17.5

7nb

Meredith to Patel, (no ball) SIX, pitched-up delivery on off, 140ks, Axar takes this slot ball and puts it over Green's head. Lofted away. Axar races to a 22-ball half-century. Ooooh, Meredith has overstepped

17.4

Meredith to Patel, FOUR, 144ks rib-high short ball on leg stump, Axar looks away, swivels on the back foot and hooks it away past the right of short fine leg for four more

17.3

1lb

Meredith to Warner, 1 leg bye, slower ball into the pitch, 124ks, Warner is early onto his pull and is struck on the rib-cage

17.2

Meredith to Warner, no run, Warner backs away, swings and loses his shape. He does not lay bat on ball. He isn't happy with himself once again

17.1

Meredith to Patel, 1 run, Green pounds it on a heavy length on off, Axar stands tall and forces the ball down to long-on

Chawla, by the way, has left the field after his bowling shift. He had also hurt himself while attempting a catch at mid-off. Ramandeep is on as sub - and not Impact Player

END OF OVER:
17 | 15 Runs | DC: 151/5 | RR: 8.88

Axar Patel42 (19b)
David Warner51 (44b)

Jason Behrendorff2-0-22-0
Cameron Green3-0-30-0

16.6

Behrendorff to Patel, 1 run, on-pace short ball outside off, hauled away to deep midwicket

16.5

Behrendorff to Patel, no run, banged in short and outside off, Axar belatedly bails out of the hook

16.4

Behrendorff to Patel, SIX, Rohit has his hands on his head. Dropped at long-on. Surya has dropped it and ended up parrying it over the boundary. Axar miscues it in the air. Surya misses it and lets it burst through his hands. To add injury to insult, Surya has been hit on the face. He needs some attention

16.3

Behrendorff to Patel, SIX, slower ball, deposited over long-on. 110.5ks cutter outside off, Axar lines it up and wallops this offcutter over the fence

16.2

Behrendorff to Warner, 1 run, shortish and on the stumps, Warner drops to one knee and drags a slog-sweep to the left of deep square leg

Arzoo: "@Deivarayan Muthu, For Warner, more than he needs to kick in the gear, he needs to stay until the end to make sure tail does not collapse!"

16.1

Behrendorff to Patel, 1 run, short and into the pitch, no room, jabbed away through midwicket on the back foot

Behrendorff is back into the attack

Dheeraj: "Ricky P has seriously underutilized Patel this season..."

END OF OVER:
16 | 13 Runs | DC: 136/5 | RR: 8.50

Axar Patel28 (14b)
David Warner50 (43b)

Cameron Green3-0-30-0
Hrithik Shokeen4-0-43-1

ravi: "Some one was saying Warner is eating away balls. Without him DC would have been in even worse condition. "

15.6

Green to Patel, 1 run, wide on the crease, short and ducking in to hit the thigh pad. They cross over for a leg bye. Given as a run

Jay: "Delhi's persistence with sending Axar lower down the order even when the top and middle order is not performing is baffling. "

MI INNINGS		R	B
RG Sharma	caught wk	65	45
Ishan Kishan	run out	31	26
NT Tilak Varma	caught	41	29
SA Yadav	caught	0	1
TH David	not out	13	11
C Green	not out	17	8
N Wadhera
HR Shokeen
Arshad Khan
JP Behrendorff
PP Chawla
EXTRAS	(lb 4, w 2)
TOTAL	173 (4 wkts; 20 ovs)

DC BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
Mukesh Kumar	2.0	30	2	15.00
Mustafizur Rahman	4.0	38	1	9.50
A Nortje	4.0	35	0	8.75
Lalit Yadav	4.0	23	0	5.75	(1w)
AR Patel	4.0	20	0	5.00	(1w)
Kuldeep Yadav	2.0	23	0	11.50

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	71	RG Sharma	Ishan Kishan
2nd	68	RG Sharma	NT Tilak Varma
3rd	0	RG Sharma	SA Yadav
4th	4	RG Sharma	TH David
5th	30	TH David	C Green

END OF OVER:
19 | 1 Run 4 Wkts | DC: 166/9 | RR: 8.73

END OF OVER:
18 | 14 Runs | DC: 165/5 | RR: 9.16

END OF OVER:
17 | 15 Runs | DC: 151/5 | RR: 8.88

END OF OVER:
16 | 13 Runs | DC: 136/5 | RR: 8.50

Match Coverage

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MI 2nd innings Partnerships

Indian Premier League

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
GT	14	10	4	20	0.809
CSK	14	8	5	17	0.652
LSG	14	8	5	17	0.284
MI	14	8	6	16	-0.044
RR	14	7	7	14	0.148
RCB	14	7	7	14	0.135
KKR	14	6	8	12	-0.239
PBKS	14	6	8	12	-0.304
DC	14	5	9	10	-0.808
SRH	14	4	10	8	-0.59

END OF OVER:19 | 1 Run 4 Wkts | DC: 166/9 | RR: 8.73

END OF OVER:18 | 14 Runs | DC: 165/5 | RR: 9.16

END OF OVER:17 | 15 Runs | DC: 151/5 | RR: 8.88

END OF OVER:16 | 13 Runs | DC: 136/5 | RR: 8.50

Rohit: Wanted to 'make full use of the powerplay'

Shastri to Rohit: 'Bat 50 balls, come what may'

Chawla, Rohit star as Mumbai earn first points in last-ball thriller

Waiting for the real David Warner

Winless Capitals, Mumbai meet in a bid to get on the board

Tait: Warner seemed 'pretty frustrated'

Suryakumar Yadav - out of form or just unlucky?

Can David and Green be the new Pollard and Hardik?ââââ

END OF OVER:
19 | 1 Run 4 Wkts | DC: 166/9 | RR: 8.73

END OF OVER:
18 | 14 Runs | DC: 165/5 | RR: 9.16

END OF OVER:
17 | 15 Runs | DC: 151/5 | RR: 8.88

END OF OVER:
16 | 13 Runs | DC: 136/5 | RR: 8.50

Can David and Green be the new Pollard and Hardik?ââââ