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Best performances - Batsmen

RR Pant
RR Pant
88(43) 5x4 - 8x6
Control %81%
  • Productive Shot
  • slog shot
  • 19 runs
  • 0x4 - 3x6
11 1 11 30 4 20 6 5
AR Patel
AR Patel
66(43) 5x4 - 4x6
Control %76%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 14 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
0 0 4 3 23 15 4 17

Best performances - Bowlers

S Sandeep Warrier
S Sandeep Warrier
O3
M0
R15
W3
Eco5.00
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
Rasikh Salam
Rasikh Salam
O4
M0
R44
W3
Eco11.00
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
1W

Scorer: Chandan Duorah | Commentator: @himanshu_a30

END OF OVER:
20 | 14 Runs | GT: 220/8 (5 runs required, RR: 11.00)

  • Rashid Khan21 (11b)
  • Mohit Sharma0 (0b)
  • Mukesh Kumar4-0-41-1
  • Rasikh Salam4-0-44-3

Another thrilling finish on another high-scoring evening. Batters just can't stop making merry, as boundaries fly and bowlers are left wondering. DC edge past GT tonight after posting a massive 224, and push themselves up to No. 6 on the points table. This IPL is well and truly on, with the mid-table traffic refusing to clear up. And that is it from us tonight, with the action moving to Hyderabad tomorrow. Until then, goodnight and goodbye!

Rishabh Pant, DC's captain, is the Player of the Match for his 88* from 43 balls: "[On giving Salam the 19th over] We have seen Nortje was having a tough time. T20 is a funny game. Especially in the second innings, after the 15th over, the ball was coming on nicely... It will come out some day or it won't. Definitely at 44 for 3, the only conversation between Axar and me was to keep going and target their main spinners. Each and every day I feel better. I give my 100%. Every hour I just love being on the field. Just try to do my best on the field."

Time for the presentations

Amit: "Surely one area to improve here for bowlers is bowling more yorkers. Those were missing in today's match, especially in death overs. That is one of the reasons Bumrah is leading in the format"

Srinath: "That save from Stubbs on 18.2 proved to be the difference in the end! Game of small margins and proves that a game can be won with bat, ball and most crucially on the field!"

Kuldeep Yadav: "Happy to get the win! These two points are very important. Obviously we had a plan. Coach and captain wanted one over [from me] when Tewatia came over [to bat]. You have to read the batsman. We batted well and put up a good total on the board. The line and length mattered a lot. I bowled a few balls to Tewatia at the wicket. I thought he would slog sweep. That was a good plan [in the end], and we got his wicket."

Shubman Gill: "I think we played some really good cricket. Disappointing to lose in the end, but great character shown by everyone. When you're chasing 224, there's not much to discuss. You have to go from ball one, and keep smashing them. Impact Player has a bit of role [in the big scores]. Teams have an extra cushion, so they just keep going. At one stage we thought we will be able to restrict them around 200-210. We gave away a few extra runs in the last couple of overs. But the good thing about chasing is that you know what you are chasing. It's a small ground, and it's chaseable. Execution becomes very important [for bowlers]. If there's nothing in the wicket for the bowlers, then you have to execute your plans - or your yorkers."

Puneet: "Strange that they didn't run the single. Every run counts towards NRR!"

11.12pm Terrific game in the end. DC win by four runs! The missed chances nearly cost DC, who had to hold their nerves right until the last ball of the night. Stubbs saved five runs in the previous over by leaping up and denying Rashid a six, and that eventually ends up making so much difference. GT keep fighting and taking it deep, but unfortunately, fall short by one hit.

19.6
0
Mukesh Kumar to Rashid Khan, no run, and GT don't even run the single! Rashid swiped this on the bounce to long-on, where Stubbs jumped and got hold of the ball. It was yet another full toss from Mukesh, but the fact that it was quite low somehow worked in DC's favour

5 off 1...

19.5
6
Mukesh Kumar to Rashid Khan, SIX, clobbered over long-off! Rashid takes it to the last ball of the match. Another full toss from Mukesh, and this is dipping on a fourth-stump line. Rashid squats, and sends it flying over the ropes

Raj: "Tie??"

19.4
0
Mukesh Kumar to Rashid Khan, no run, another dot ball! Now Rashid will feel the pressure. It is a low, dipping full toss just outside off. He swipes across the line, but on the bounce to deep midwicket. They don't run
19.3
0
Mukesh Kumar to Rashid Khan, no run, ohh, he has missed out on a full toss! And amid some mockery, it is a dot ball, and GT don't lose a wicket! The ball is a slightly high-ish full toss outside off, and Rashid reviews with some hope. But it is not an above-waist full toss, as he swings and is beaten. There is a mix-up for a run or two after Pant misses too, but in the end, Rashid retains strike after sending Mohit back

11 off 4

19.2
4
Mukesh Kumar to Rashid Khan, FOUR, slashed to deep point! A one-bounce four this time, as Mukesh goes on a length, and wide of off. Rashid waits for it, and rams the slower ball away from his body in the gap
19.1
4
Mukesh Kumar to Rashid Khan, FOUR, helicoptered wide of long-on! He is deep in the crease, and whips it in Dhoni style, with the ball being in the slot on middle and off. Clearing his front leg helped too

GT need 19, and it is down to Rashid

GT 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st13WP SahaShubman Gill
2nd82WP SahaB Sai Sudharsan
3rd3Azmatullah OmarzaiB Sai Sudharsan
4th23DA MillerB Sai Sudharsan
5th18DA MillerM Shahrukh Khan
6th13DA MillerR Tewatia
7th29DA MillerRashid Khan
8th25Rashid KhanR Sai Kishore
9th14MM SharmaRashid Khan

Indian Premier League

TeamMWLPTNRR
KKR1493201.428
SRH1485170.414
RR1485170.273
RCB1477140.459
CSK1477140.392
DC147714-0.377
LSG147714-0.667
GT145712-1.063
PBKS145910-0.353
MI144108-0.318