Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals
5th Match . Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, LucknowWed, 1st Apr
07:30 PM 07:30 PM Local
- Match (5th Match) Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals
- Series Indian Premier League, 2026
- Match Type T20
- Umpires Ulhas Gandhe, Rohan Pandit
- 3rd Umpire Jayaraman Madanagopal
- Referee Javagal Srinath
- Man of the Match Sameer Rizvi
Venue Guide
- Stadium Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
- City Lucknow
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Weather
Mist
(27.20°C / 81.00°F)
- Humidity 54%
- Wind 12.60 kph (WNW)
Venue Stats
- Total Matches 81
- High Score 248
- Low Score 0
- 1st Inn Avg Score 170
- 2nd Inn Avg Score 149
Lucknow Super Giants
141-10(18.4 ov)
Delhi Capitals
145-4(17.1 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mitchell Marsh
c Tristan Stubbs b Kuldeep Yadav
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35 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 125.00 |
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Rishabh Pant (C)
run out (Mukesh Kumar)
|
7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 77.78 |
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Aiden Markram
b Axar Patel
|
11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 137.50 |
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Ayush Badoni
c KL Rahul b T Natarajan
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
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Nicholas Pooran
b Lungi Ngidi
|
8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
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Abdul Samad
c David Miller b T Natarajan
|
36 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 144.00 |
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Mukul Choudhary
c & b Kuldeep Yadav
|
14 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 127.27 |
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Shahbaz Ahmed
not out
|
15 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 93.75 |
|
Mohammed Shami
c Kuldeep Yadav b T Natarajan
|
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
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Anrich Nortje
c Tristan Stubbs b Lungi Ngidi
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Mohsin Khan
c Mukesh Kumar b Lungi Ngidi
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Extras: 14
14 {wd - 2, nb - 0, lb - 8, b - 4}
Total: 141-10
(18.4 Overs , RR: 7.66 )
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5.67 | |
| 3.4 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 7.36 | |
| 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 5.67 | |
| 4 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 7.25 | |
| 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 | |
| 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Fall of Wickets | Score | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Rishabh Pant | 19 - 1 | 3.0 |
| Aiden Markram | 48 - 2 | 5.5 |
| Ayush Badoni | 49 - 3 | 6.3 |
| Nicholas Pooran | 65 - 4 | 8.5 |
| Mitchell Marsh | 71 - 5 | 9.3 |
| Mukul Choudhary | 105 - 6 | 13.1 |
| Abdul Samad | 138 - 7 | 17.3 |
| Mohammed Shami | 140 - 8 | 18.0 |
| Anrich Nortje | 141 - 9 | 18.3 |
| Mohsin Khan | 141 - 10 | 18.4 |
| Player 1 | Partnership | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
Mitchell Marsh 11(9) |
19(18) | Rishabh Pant 7(9) |
Mitchell Marsh 9(9) |
29(17) | Aiden Markram 11(8) |
Mitchell Marsh 1(1) |
1(4) | Ayush Badoni 0(3) |
Mitchell Marsh 8(6) |
16(14) | Nicholas Pooran 8(8) |
Mitchell Marsh 6(3) |
6(4) | Abdul Samad 0(1) |
Mukul Choudhary 14(11) |
34(22) | Abdul Samad 16(11) |
Shahbaz Ahmed 13(13) |
33(26) | Abdul Samad 20(13) |
Shahbaz Ahmed 1(1) |
2(3) | Mohammed Shami 1(2) |
Shahbaz Ahmed 1(2) |
1(3) | Anrich Nortje 0(1) |
Shahbaz Ahmed 0(0) |
0(1) | Mohsin Khan 0(1) |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
KL Rahul
c Mohsin Khan b Mohammed Shami
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Pathum Nissanka
c Rishabh Pant b Prince Yadav
|
1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
|
Nitish Rana
c Abdul Samad b Mohsin Khan
|
15 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 88.24 |
|
Sameer Rizvi
not out
|
70 | 47 | 5 | 4 | 148.94 |
|
Axar Patel (C)
b Prince Yadav
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Tristan Stubbs
not out
|
39 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 121.88 |
Extras: 20
20 {wd - 16, nb - 0, lb - 4, b - 0}
Total: 145-4
(17.1 Overs , RR: 8.48 )
Yet to bat:
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.00 | |
| 3 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 6.67 | |
| 4 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 4.75 | |
| 4 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 9.75 | |
| 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13.00 | |
| 0.1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 36.00 |
| Fall of Wickets | Score | Over |
|---|---|---|
| KL Rahul | 0 - 1 | 0.1 |
| Nitish Rana | 21 - 2 | 3.3 |
| Pathum Nissanka | 25 - 3 | 4.2 |
| Axar Patel | 26 - 4 | 4.3 |
| Player 1 | Partnership | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
KL Rahul 0(1) |
0(1) | Pathum Nissanka 0(0) |
Nitish Rana 15(17) |
21(20) | Pathum Nissanka 1(3) |
Sameer Rizvi 2(3) |
4(5) | Pathum Nissanka 0(2) |
Sameer Rizvi 0(0) |
1(1) | Axar Patel 0(1) |
Sameer Rizvi 70(44) |
119(76) | Tristan Stubbs 39(32) |
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Abdul Samad to Sameer Rizvi, SIX - Delhi Capitals win by 6 wickets. Rizvi finishes it off with a biggie. Samad was brought on to roll his arm over as the game was done.
OV 17th
13 runs 0 Wickets
DC
139-4Tristan Stubbs: 39 (32)
Sameer Rizvi: 64 (46)
Anrich Nortje
4-0-39-0
Anrich Nortje to Tristan Stubbs, no run - short of length delivery, Stubbs goes on his toes and punches it straight to cover
Anrich Nortje to Sameer Rizvi, 1 run - fullish delivery around off, Rizvi makes room and creams the drive towards cover, Rathi with a diving stop
Anrich Nortje to Sameer Rizvi, no run - yorker around off, Rizvi moves away and is not able to squeeze it out. Rishabh Pant under arms the ball towards the stumps and it hits Rizvi on the boot. He walks away in pain. But quickly gets back to face the next ball..
Anrich Nortje to Sameer Rizvi, 5 wides - no chance for Rishabh Pant behind the stumps. Nortje sees Rizvi back away and tries to follow him with a bouncer, but it is too short and keeps bouncing. Pant jumps as high as possible but could not get there. The Capitals are one hit away now..
Anrich Nortje to Tristan Stubbs, 1 run - full delivery on off, Stubbs eases it to mid-on and crosses over
Anrich Nortje to Tristan Stubbs, SIX - Stubbs joins in now. DC are on course to winning their opening game. Another short of length delivery, but this time there was a bit of width for Stubbs to free his hands, he nails the pull flat and over long-on. He intentionally hit it straighter as the mid-on fielder was inside the ring
Anrich Nortje to Tristan Stubbs, no run - 146.8ks short of length around off, Stubbs rides the bounce and knocks it to cover
OV 16th
13 runs 0 Wickets
DC
126-4Sameer Rizvi: 63 (44)
Tristan Stubbs: 32 (28)
Mohsin Khan
4-1-19-1
Mohsin Khan to Sameer Rizvi, no run - angled in from back of a length, no room to work with and Rizvi defends back to Mohsin
Mohsin Khan to Sameer Rizvi, SIX - this is powerful shot. Mohsin for some reason has gone short in this over. He was so good bowling that back of a length in his first three overs. This was a change of pace as well, so sits up for Rizvi to have a crack, he middles the pull and sends it sailing over the deep square leg fence
Mohsin Khan to Sameer Rizvi, FOUR - one bounce and over the ropes. Another short ball around leg, Rizvi swivels around and hooks it towards fine leg. It was more of a help along then a powerful shot and beats the fielder comfortably
Mohsin Khan to Tristan Stubbs, 1 run - off-pace short of length delivery, Stubbs waits and helps it along to fine leg
Mohsin Khan to Sameer Rizvi, 1 run - 123.8ks slower ball angled across, Rizvi throws the kitchen sink and gets it high on the bat, the ball skies towards mid-off and evades a backtracking Badoni
Mohsin Khan to Tristan Stubbs, 1 run - 125.3ks good length ball on leg, Stubbs knocks it to long-on
OV 15th
7 runs 0 Wickets
DC
113-4Tristan Stubbs: 30 (26)
Sameer Rizvi: 52 (40)
Anrich Nortje
3-0-26-0
Anrich Nortje to Tristan Stubbs, 1 run - short of length outside off, Stubbs rides the bounce and steers it towards third man
Anrich Nortje to Tristan Stubbs, no run - short of length around off, Stubbs hops and tucks it gently to mid-wicket
Anrich Nortje to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR - streaky! Back of a length delivery, bit of inward nip and Stubbs is rooted to the crease, tries to force it through the off-side and gets a thick inside-edge. The ball escapes past the stumps and races to fine leg
Anrich Nortje to Sameer Rizvi, 1 run - short and outside off, Rizvi makes room and cracks it to sweeper cover
Anrich Nortje to Sameer Rizvi, no run - short ball that keeps coming in, Rizvi arches back and attempts the ramp. He played one of those early on against Nortje but does not connect this time
Anrich Nortje to Tristan Stubbs, 1 run - 145.1ks back of a length angling in, Stubbs tucks it backward of square leg
OV 14th
13 runs 0 Wickets
DC
106-4Sameer Rizvi: 51 (38)
Tristan Stubbs: 24 (22)
Aiden Markram
1-0-13-0
Aiden Markram to Sameer Rizvi, no run - fuller and drifting across, Rizvi prods forward and eases it to cover
Aiden Markram to Sameer Rizvi, FOUR - fifty for Rizvi. This has been a top knock. Came in as an impact sub, team in trouble and he struggled early on. But held his calm and played himself in, now is racing along nicely. He raises his bat and has a big smile on his face. Short and sliding across, Rizvi cuts it behind square on the off-side and there's no stopping that
Aiden Markram to Sameer Rizvi, SIX - the 5th bowler is costing LSG. Rizvi backs away and waits for the ball to land in his area, then has a clean swing of the bat to send it sailing over wide long-on. 83 meters six..
Aiden Markram to Sameer Rizvi, no run - leg-lined delivery, Rizvi glances it straight to short fine
Aiden Markram to Sameer Rizvi, 2 runs - dragged short, Rizvi swivels and pulls backward of square leg, easy couple
Aiden Markram to Tristan Stubbs, 1 run - starts from round the wicket, keeps it flat on leg-stump, Stubbs knocks it to long-on
OV 13th
6 runs 0 Wickets
DC
93-4Sameer Rizvi: 39 (33)
Tristan Stubbs: 23 (21)
Prince Yadav
3-0-20-2
Prince Yadav to Sameer Rizvi, 2 runs - low full toss on middle, pushed down to long-on
Prince Yadav to Sameer Rizvi, 2 runs - good effort in the deep by Mohsin. Runs to his right and dives to save two runs for his team. Was a full delivery outside off, Rizvi slashes it off the toe end wide of third man
Prince Yadav to Sameer Rizvi, no run - Rizvi closes the bat face and gets a leading edge that rolls to cover. Was looking to flick a length delivery to the on-side
Prince Yadav to Tristan Stubbs, 1 run - nips in on middle, Stubbs hops across and tucks it to mid-wicket
Prince Yadav to Sameer Rizvi, 1 run - dabbed down to third man to a length delivery outside off
Prince Yadav to Sameer Rizvi, no run - hint of shape away from the right-hander. Rizvi goes for the cut and gets beaten on the outside edge
OV 12th
4 runs 0 Wickets
DC
87-4Sameer Rizvi: 34 (28)
Tristan Stubbs: 22 (20)
Mohsin Khan
3-1-6-1
Mohsin Khan to Sameer Rizvi, 1 run - Mohsin Khan comes round the wicket and angles in at the stumps. Wasn't short to be pulling the ball. Rizvi manages to keep it out with a pull to mid-wicket
Mohsin Khan to Sameer Rizvi, no run - shortish in length outside off, cut staright to point
Mohsin Khan to Tristan Stubbs, 1 run - tucked behind square on the on-side to a length delivery on the pads
Mohsin Khan to Tristan Stubbs, wide - sprayed down the leg, called
Mohsin Khan to Tristan Stubbs, no run - how did that miss the stumps? This one holds the line and cuts Stubbs in half as he looks to defend. The ball sneaks through bat-pad and sails over the middle stump to the keeper
Mohsin Khan to Tristan Stubbs, no run - 136.3ks length delivery outside off, Stubbs steers it straight to backward point. Fielder was moved finer for this particular shot
Mohsin Khan to Sameer Rizvi, 1 run - angled away outside off, dabbed down to third man
OV 11th
6 runs 0 Wickets
DC
83-4Sameer Rizvi: 32 (25)
Tristan Stubbs: 21 (17)
Anrich Nortje
2-0-19-0
Anrich Nortje to Sameer Rizvi, 1 run - angled in on middle, tucked to deep square leg. Came off the inner half of the blade
Anrich Nortje to Sameer Rizvi, no run - 148.3ks short delivery right at the badge. Rizvi ducks under
Anrich Nortje to Tristan Stubbs, 1 run - another similar delivery from Nortje. Stubbs hops across and defends it to cover-point
Anrich Nortje to Sameer Rizvi, 1 run - Nortje hits the hard length around middle. Rizvi defends it in front of cover for a quick single
Anrich Nortje to Sameer Rizvi, 2 runs - text book shot from Rizvi. Leans onto the front foot and creams the drive to the right of sweeper cover. Gets back for a brace
Anrich Nortje to Tristan Stubbs, 1 run - 144.6ks back of a length delivery on middle, tucked to the on-side
OV 10th
16 runs 0 Wickets
DC
77-4Sameer Rizvi: 28 (21)
Tristan Stubbs: 19 (15)
Shahbaz Ahmed
1-0-16-0
Shahbaz Ahmed to Sameer Rizvi, FOUR - 50-run stand comes up with another boundary off Shahbaz's over. 16-runs coming off it. Was angled into the pads, Rizvi gets a tickle and the ball runs down to fine leg fence
Shahbaz Ahmed to Sameer Rizvi, FOUR - Shahbaz Ahmed is leaking runs. Was short on middle, Rizvi is quick to rock back and pull in the gap. Between deep square leg and mid-wicket she goes
Shahbaz Ahmed to Tristan Stubbs, 1 run - touch shorter on middle, punched off the back foot to long-off
Shahbaz Ahmed to Sameer Rizvi, 1 run - driven off the front foot to long-off
Shahbaz Ahmed to Sameer Rizvi, FOUR - Rizvi sits low and gets inside the line of the ball to sweep it fine. There is no one stationed in the deep and the ball races away for four
Shahbaz Ahmed to Sameer Rizvi, 2 runs - tucked to the left of deep mid-wicket and sets off for a brace. Stubbs responds and the duo sprint across
OV 9th
8 runs 0 Wickets
DC
61-4Tristan Stubbs: 18 (14)
Sameer Rizvi: 13 (16)
Mohammed Shami
4-0-28-1
Mohammed Shami to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR - how well has he timed that? That looked like it was punched to sweeper cover for a single. Stubbs gets on top of the bounce and punches it wider of the fielder. The timing was so good that it raced away along the carpet
Mohammed Shami to Tristan Stubbs, no run - peach of a delivery from Shami. Hits the channel and gets it to hold the line a touch. Stubbs plays down the wrong line and gets beaten on the outside edge. The ball sails over off-pole to the keeper
Mohammed Shami to Sameer Rizvi, 1 run - attempted yorker, ends up as a low full toss. Rizvi bunts it down to long-on and gets to the other end
Mohammed Shami to Tristan Stubbs, 1 run - angled in on the pads, tucked off the hips wide of fine leg
Mohammed Shami to Sameer Rizvi, 1 run - slower bumper at the badge. Rizvi waits for the ball and mistimes the flat batter pull down to long-on
Mohammed Shami to Tristan Stubbs, 1 run - good length delivery on middle, pushed down to long-on
OV 8th
13 runs 0 Wickets
DC
53-4Sameer Rizvi: 11 (14)
Tristan Stubbs: 12 (10)
Anrich Nortje
1-0-13-0
Anrich Nortje to Sameer Rizvi, SIX - Rizvi uses the pace of Nortje. Short delivery outside off, Rizvi settles under the ball and ramps it over third man. Flew off the bat and over the fence
Anrich Nortje to Sameer Rizvi, wide - banged in half way down the pitch at 148ks. Well over the batter and is called a
Anrich Nortje to Tristan Stubbs, 1 run - was this a slower delivery from Nortje? A 138ks delivery on middle stump. Tapped in front of cover for a quick single
Anrich Nortje to Tristan Stubbs, 2 runs - good cricket all round. Was bowled at 149.7ks on a hard length outside off. Stubbs stands tall and punches it wide of sweeper cover. The fielder runs across to his right and picks it up in front of the ropes to save two
Anrich Nortje to Sameer Rizvi, 1 run - 147.5ks length delivery outside off, dabbed down to third man
Anrich Nortje to Sameer Rizvi, wide - pace gets better as he bowls every ball. This one was at 149,5ks. Sprayed down leg. Wide called
Anrich Nortje to Sameer Rizvi, no run - 149.2ks delivery angling in. Pings Rizvi high on the front pad. Rizvi misses the flick and the line was going down leg
Anrich Nortje to Tristan Stubbs, 1 run - width on offer outside off, cut to sweeper cover
OV 7th
7 runs 0 Wickets
DC
40-4Sameer Rizvi: 4 (11)
Tristan Stubbs: 8 (7)
Mohammed Shami
3-0-20-1
Mohammed Shami to Sameer Rizvi, 2 runs - poor from Pooran after attempting a good stop. Throws wide of the keeper and allows the batters to get across for a brace. Was cut hard along the ground. The ball bounced of the surface and Pooran had to leap across to stop. Should have been just a single
Mohammed Shami to Sameer Rizvi, wide - short and way outside off, Rizvi tries the upper cut. Can't get anywhere close to the ball. Wide called
Mohammed Shami to Tristan Stubbs, 1 run - banged in short outside off, hint of shape into the right-hander. Stubbs was looking to punch to the off-side. The inward moment takes the inside edge past the stumps for a single towards square leg
Mohammed Shami to Sameer Rizvi, 1 run - angled in on middle and leg, Rizvi jumps across and tucks it to deep square leg
Mohammed Shami to Tristan Stubbs, 1 run - shortish in length outside off, punched off the back foot to dee point
Mohammed Shami to Sameer Rizvi, 1 run - Rizvi wants the single. Pushes Stubbs for a risky one and gets home in time. Tapped in front of mid-off for a quick single
Mohammed Shami to Sameer Rizvi, no run - A big appeal for caught behind - Rishabh Pant went up, Shami joined him late and they've reviewed. Was a wild slog from Sameer Rizvi and there seems to be a gap. UltraEdge confirms the same and they've burnt a review. Was a good length delivery outside off and Rizvi charged down on the swipe
OV 6th
3 runs 0 Wickets
DC
33-4Tristan Stubbs: 6 (5)
Sameer Rizvi: 0 (7)
Mohsin Khan
2-1-2-1
Mohsin Khan to Tristan Stubbs, 2 runs - first runs off Mohsin and it's come off the 12th ball he's bowled - short of a good length and at the body, nudged behind square on the on-side for a couple
Mohsin Khan to Tristan Stubbs, no run - short of a good length and just outside off - Stubbs prods across defensively
Mohsin Khan to Sameer Rizvi, leg byes - 1 run, banged in short and at the right-hander - Rizvi swivels across on the pull and missed, the ball drops down off the thigh-pad
Mohsin Khan to Sameer Rizvi, no run - back of a length and angling across the right-hander, Rizvi looks to run it past the slip cordon, but he can't get it past second slip
Mohsin Khan to Sameer Rizvi, no run - fuller length delivery outside off - driven crisply and straight to the fielder at cover
Mohsin Khan to Sameer Rizvi, no run - on a good length and just outside off - Rizvi prods across on the punchy drive to cover-point
OV 5th
7 runs 2 Wickets
DC
30-4Tristan Stubbs: 4 (3)
Sameer Rizvi: 0 (3)
Prince Yadav
2-0-14-2
Prince Yadav to Tristan Stubbs, no run - on a good length and just outside off - Stubbs leans across defensively
Prince Yadav to Tristan Stubbs, no run - fuller length delivery outside off, Stubbs leans across and defends it solidly
Prince Yadav to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR - cracking shot, banged in short and at the right-hander - Stubbs swivels acros, picks the length and then hammers the pull past square leg for a boundary
Prince Yadav to Axar Patel, out Bowled!! Sheer pace and DC's captain is sent packing - the Elephant is on the hustle here in Lucknow - fuller length delivery and shaping back into the left-hander - Axar was undone for pace as he looked to flick, gets beaten on the inside edge. The ball ricochets off the pad and crashes into the middle-stump. This is turning out to be an exhibition of fast skillful bowling from the LSG bunch. Axar Patel b Prince Yadav 0(1),
Prince Yadav to Axar Patel, wide - banged in short and down leg, Axar ducks and it's another added to the total
Prince Yadav to Pathum Nissanka, out Caught by Rishabh Pant!! An ugly swipe and Nissanka's uneasy stay in the middle ends. On a good length and just outside off - the length wasn't full enough - but Nissanka backs himself on the slog, gets a thick top-edge that went straight up and behind the keeper - was always Rishabh Pant's catch, he called for it, ran back, kept his eyes on the ball and completes a fine catch under the lights. LSG have been very good with the ball and they're making it talk. Pathum Nissanka c Rishabh Pant b Prince Yadav 1(5),
Prince Yadav to Pathum Nissanka, wide - banged in short, but it loops high and off Nissanka, called as a
Prince Yadav to Pathum Nissanka, no run - fuller length delivery outside off - Nissanka drags the drive to mid-on - the bottom-hand came off and he mistimed it badly
Prince Yadav to Pathum Nissanka, wide - fuller length delivery and shaping away from widfe of off, Nissanka throws his hands on the drive and missed, called as a
OV 4th
3 runs 1 Wicket
DC
23-2Sameer Rizvi: 0 (3)
Pathum Nissanka: 1 (3)
Mohsin Khan
1-1-0-1
Mohsin Khan to Sameer Rizvi, no run - Mohsin shortens the length outside off - Rizvi shuffles across defensively
Mohsin Khan to Sameer Rizvi, no run - short of a good length and just outside off - Rizvi prods across defensively
Mohsin Khan to Sameer Rizvi, leg byes - 2 runs short of a good length and angling into the body, Rizvi gets inside the line on the flick and missed, off the pad and rolled to the on-side, he's back for a couple of leg-byes
Mohsin Khan to Nitish Rana, out Caught by Abdul Samad!! Edged and caught! A nothing shot from Nitish - back of a length and climbing across the left-hander - he prodded forward and then hung his bat out to dry, the ball finds the edge and flies to first slip - Samad grabs at the ball, the ball bounces up, but he manages to holds on in the second attempt. Nitish Rana c Abdul Samad b Mohsin Khan 15(17) [4s-2 6s-1],
Mohsin Khan to Pathum Nissanka, leg byes - 1 run, fuller length delivery on the pads, Nissanka came down the pitch on the swipe and missed, off the pad and rolled to the on-side
Mohsin Khan to Pathum Nissanka, no run - on a good length and pushed across the right-hander, Nissanka's feet went nowhere as he chased the drive, beaten on the outside edge
OV 3rd
7 runs 0 Wickets
DC
20-1Nitish Rana: 15 (16)
Pathum Nissanka: 1 (1)
Mohammed Shami
2-0-13-1
Mohammed Shami to Nitish Rana, no run - on a good length and shaping back into the left-hander - Nitish is caught in the crease as he poked forward, might've grazed the inside edge as it struck on the thigh-pad
Mohammed Shami to Nitish Rana, SIX - nicely played, back of a length and angling into the left-hander - Nitish watches it all along, uses Shami's pace and then plays the pick-up pull over long leg, has enough to clear the ropes on the full
Mohammed Shami to Nitish Rana, no run - short of a good length and around off, Nitish stays behind the line in defence
Mohammed Shami to Nitish Rana, no run - banged in short by Shami - Nitish ducks under and lets it go
Mohammed Shami to Nitish Rana, no run - Shami shortens the length and pushes one across the left-hander, has Nitish slashing and beats him on the outside edge
Mohammed Shami to Nitish Rana, no run - banged in short and angling across the left-hander, Nitish drops his wrists and sways away from the line
Mohammed Shami to Nitish Rana, wide - short of a good length and shaping away from the left-hander, Nitish went chasing after that and missed, called as a
OV 2nd
7 runs 0 Wickets
DC
13-1Nitish Rana: 9 (10)
Pathum Nissanka: 1 (1)
Prince Yadav
1-0-7-0
Prince Yadav to Nitish Rana, 1 run - on a good length and around off, blocked in front of mid-on for a quick single
Prince Yadav to Nitish Rana, wide - fuller length delivery and well down the leg-side, Nitish was looking to whip and missed, called as a
Prince Yadav to Nitish Rana, no run - fuller length delivery on the pads, Nitish was looking to flick and missed, brushed the pad and rolled down to the keeper
Prince Yadav to Nitish Rana, FOUR - lovely, back of a length and at the stumps - Nitish swivels across, picks the length early and then pulls it behind square on the on-side, beats the fielder in the deep
Prince Yadav to Nitish Rana, no run - another nip-backer from Prince - Nitish gets right behind the line, covers for the movement and defends it to the off-side
Prince Yadav to Nitish Rana, no run - nicely bowled, seams back into the left-hander, catches Rana in the crease and strikes him high on the thigh-pad
Prince Yadav to Pathum Nissanka, 1 run - short of a good length and well wide of off, slashed away behind square on the off-side for a single
OV 1st
6 runs 1 Wicket
DC
6-1Nitish Rana: 4 (5)
Pathum Nissanka: 0 (0)
Mohammed Shami
1-0-6-1
Mohammed Shami to Nitish Rana, no run - on a good length and slanting across the left-hander, left alone
Mohammed Shami to Nitish Rana, no run - banged in short and angling across the left-hander - Rana is caught in an awkward position as he bends down low and sways away from the line
Mohammed Shami to Nitish Rana, FOUR - short, wide and four, width on offer and Rana climbs onto the cut, gets on top of the bounce and then clatters it over cover-point for a boundary
Mohammed Shami to Nitish Rana, no run - on a good length and just outside off, defended off the back-foot
Mohammed Shami to Nitish Rana, no run - short of a good length and angling back into the left-hander, Rana prods across on the tuck and missed, off the thigh-pad and lobbed to the on-side
Mohammed Shami to Nitish Rana, wide - this is loose from Shami, he's getting the ball to swing, but this starts from of off and keeps going away, called as a
Mohammed Shami to Nitish Rana, wide - fuller length delivery and swinging away from of off, past the tramlines and is called as a
Mohammed Shami to Rahul, out Caught by Mohsin Khan!! .. a wicket first ball for Shami on his LSG debut. This is a massive wicket and a shell-shocked KL walks away. Was a floaty awayswinger and his eyes lit up - went hard on the drive, gets a thick edge on the slice and the ball nicely carried through to Mohsin at third man. They needed early wickets if they were to defend this mediocre score and this is a perfect start. Rahul c Mohsin Khan b Mohammed Shami 0(1),
Lungi Ngidi to Mohsin Khan, out Caught by Mukesh Kumar!! LSG are bowled out for 141. Their fans are shell-shocked in the stadium. They still had 8 balls left - and a recognised batter in Shahbaz at the other end. It was another slower ball, dips around yorker length outside off, Mohsin bends down and slices it off the outer half to short third. Simple catch for Mukesh and he makes no mistake. Mohsin Khan c Mukesh Kumar b Lungi Ngidi 0(1)
Lungi Ngidi to Anrich Nortje, out Caught by Tristan Stubbs!! Nortje doesn't last long. He goes first ball. LSG are one wicket away from being bowled out. The slower ball does the trick - loops it up outside off and invites his countryman to go for the big shot - Nortje can't resist and miscues it towards long-off. Stubbs runs in and slides forward to cling on. Anrich Nortje c Tristan Stubbs b Lungi Ngidi 0(1)
Lungi Ngidi to Shahbaz Ahmed, 1 run - 110.3ks dipping around yorker length, Shahbaz jams it towards sweeper cover
Lungi Ngidi to Shahbaz Ahmed, no run - 110.2ks slower ball that's fraction short, Shahbaz has a waft but is early into the shot, misses and the ball goes on the bounce to Rahul
OV 18th
5 runs 2 Wickets
LSG
140-8Mohammed Shami: 1 (2)
Shahbaz Ahmed: 14 (14)
T Natarajan
4-0-29-3
Natarajan to Mohammed Shami, out Caught by Kuldeep Yadav!! LSG are eight down. Natarajan finishes with a 3-fer. 127.9ks low full toss going across the batter - Shami reaches for it and opens the bat face, slices it straight up towards point, where Kuldeep backtracks and takes a good catch. LSG in danger of being bowled out here. Mohammed Shami c Kuldeep Yadav b Natarajan 1(2)
Natarajan to Shahbaz Ahmed, 1 run - 132.9ks short and banged into the wicket, Shahbaz pulls to deep mid-wicket
Natarajan to Mohammed Shami, 1 run - low full toss around off, Shami clips it through mid-wicket and gets off strike
Natarajan to Abdul Samad, out Caught by David Miller!! Gone! This is a big wicket. Samad was the set batter and had to bat through if LSG were going to get a par total. But he departs while trying to clear the rope. Charges down the wicket - gets a bit too close to the ball and hence does not get the elevation on the lofted drive, hits it flat and straight to long-off. Miller does not move much and reverse cups it calmly. Abdul Samad c David Miller b Natarajan 36(25) [4s-3 6s-1]
Natarajan to Abdul Samad, 2 runs - this was in the slot but Samad has mistimed it. 131.3ks slot delivery, Samad heaves it across the line and gets it more off inside part to deep mid-wicket
Natarajan to Shahbaz Ahmed, 1 run - 119.8ks dug into the surface, Shahbaz gets on top of the bounce and pulls to deep square leg
OV 17th
8 runs 0 Wickets
LSG
135-6Shahbaz Ahmed: 12 (12)
Abdul Samad: 34 (23)
Lungi Ngidi
3-0-26-1
Lungi Ngidi to Shahbaz Ahmed, 1 run - 109.6ks slower ball angling in, Shahbaz drops it with soft hands to the leg-side and quickly crosses over
Lungi Ngidi to Shahbaz Ahmed, no run - 109.8ks even slower this time, Shahbaz waits and guides it straight to short third
Lungi Ngidi to Abdul Samad, 1 run - there's the dipping slower ball, Samad manages to get his bat down and squeeze it to square leg
Lungi Ngidi to Shahbaz Ahmed, 1 run - 115.9ks off-cutter close to off, Shahbaz chops it off the inside-edge to short fine
Lungi Ngidi to Shahbaz Ahmed, FOUR - shot! Shahbaz has a role to play here. Short and ample amount of width, he does not bother to keep the cut down - goes up and wide of backward point. No chance for third man to stop that..
Lungi Ngidi to Abdul Samad, 1 run - 111.9ks slower ball around off, Samad waits and angles it backward of point
OV 16th
6 runs 0 Wickets
LSG
127-6Abdul Samad: 32 (21)
Shahbaz Ahmed: 6 (8)
Kuldeep Yadav
4-0-31-2
Kuldeep Yadav to Abdul Samad, 1 run - 89.4ks faster and at the pads, Samad works it backward of square and sees off Kuldeep's spell
Kuldeep Yadav to Shahbaz Ahmed, 1 run - floated up outside off, Shahbaz drives to long-off
Kuldeep Yadav to Abdul Samad, 1 run - 89.1ks quicker on leg, Samad nudges it into the mid-wicket pocket and wants a second. He's sent back and luckily the throw goes to the striker's end. It would have been interesting had the throw gone to Kuldeep
Kuldeep Yadav to Shahbaz Ahmed, 1 run - 87.1ks touch quicker and flatter, Shahbaz directs it square on the off-side
Kuldeep Yadav to Abdul Samad, 1 run - 84.4ks tossed up googly, Samad eases it to long-off
Kuldeep Yadav to Shahbaz Ahmed, 1 run - floated up around off, Shahbaz drags the lofted drive to long-on
OV 15th
13 runs 0 Wickets
LSG
121-6Shahbaz Ahmed: 3 (5)
Abdul Samad: 29 (18)
T Natarajan
3-0-24-1
Natarajan to Shahbaz Ahmed, 1 run - angling into the pads, Shahbaz clips it behind square and retains strike. Good over for LSG - 13 runs
Natarajan to Abdul Samad, 1 run - very full delivery on off, Samad squeezes the drive to long-off
Natarajan to Abdul Samad, FOUR - now a four. Natarajan overcorrects. He attempts the yorker but dishes out a juicy full toss, Samad just had to put it into the gap, he goes straight down the ground and the ball bounces just inside the rope
Natarajan to Abdul Samad, SIX - pumped into the crowd! Smart batting from Samad. He shuffles across and gets under the length delivery, heaves it to deep mid-wicket and clears the boundary comfortably. Lucknow need to get a move on and Samad has to be the one to do it..
Natarajan to Shahbaz Ahmed, 1 run - strays onto the pads, Shahbaz flicks backward of square leg
Natarajan to Shahbaz Ahmed, no run - 131.9ks back of a length around off, Shahbaz opens the bat face and guides it to backward point
OV 14th
3 runs 1 Wicket
LSG
108-6Abdul Samad: 18 (15)
Shahbaz Ahmed: 1 (2)
Kuldeep Yadav
3-0-25-2
Kuldeep Yadav to Abdul Samad, no run - another wrong'un outside off, punched to cover. End of a good over from Kuldeep
Kuldeep Yadav to Abdul Samad, no run - pushed across the right-hander, punched to cover off the back foot
Kuldeep Yadav to Abdul Samad, 2 runs - leg-break on middle and leg, clipped to mid-wicket region
Kuldeep Yadav to Shahbaz Ahmed, 1 run - shortish outside off, pushed wide of cover
Kuldeep Yadav to Shahbaz Ahmed, no run - in the air and just short of the fielder at cover. Shahbaz pushes the loopy leg-break away from his body. The ball holds on the surface and pops in front of cover
Kuldeep Yadav to Mukul Choudhary, out Caught&Bowled!! That's a soft dismissal. Mukul can't pick the wrong'un. Closes the bat face early and pays the price. The ball takes the leading edge and lobs to Kuldeep - who takes a simple caught and bowled chance. LSG are in the brink of getting bundled out. Mukul Choudhary c and b Kuldeep Yadav 14(11) [4s-2]
OV 13th
9 runs 0 Wickets
LSG
105-5Mukul Choudhary: 14 (10)
Abdul Samad: 16 (12)
T Natarajan
2-0-11-1
Natarajan to Mukul Choudhary, 1 run - another full delivery from Natarajan. Driven hard, but straight to long-off
Natarajan to Abdul Samad, 1 run - half-volley outside off, driven along the carpet to long-off
Natarajan to Abdul Samad, FOUR - nicely placed. Waits for the slower bouncer and guides it between short third and backward point. No chance of stopping that as the out-field is lightning
Natarajan to Abdul Samad, no run - yorker outside off, Samad jams it out off the inside edge. Rolls past the off-stump to the keeper
Natarajan to Abdul Samad, 2 runs - slower short delivery well outside off, Samad had to wait and cuts it to the left of deep point. Two more to the total
Natarajan to Mukul Choudhary, 1 run - angled across the right-hander with a slower delivery. Mukul dabs it wide of point for a single
OV 12th
12 runs 0 Wickets
LSG
96-5Abdul Samad: 9 (8)
Mukul Choudhary: 12 (8)
Vipraj Nigam
1-0-8-0
Vipraj Nigam to Abdul Samad, no run - excellent from Axar at cover. Gets across and dives to prevent the batter from taking a single. Driven to the right of Axar at cover
Vipraj Nigam to Abdul Samad, 2 runs - leg-break outside off, Samad drives uppishly wide of cover. Sweeper cover gets across and keeps it down to a brace
Vipraj Nigam to Mukul Choudhary, 1 run - quicker delivery on middle, tucked to vacant mid-wicket
Vipraj Nigam to Abdul Samad, 1 run - another short delivery on middle, Vipraj gets away this time. Samad pulls it to deep mid-wicket
Vipraj Nigam to Abdul Samad, FOUR - rank long hop on middle, Samad rocks on the back foot and nails the pull between mid-wicket and long-on. Few bounces and into the fence
Vipraj Nigam to Abdul Samad, leg byes - FOUR, Vipraj starts with a poor delivery. Drifts it down the leg and Samad fails to get bat on the flick. The ball races down to fine leg off the pads
OV 11th
4 runs 0 Wickets
LSG
84-5Mukul Choudhary: 11 (7)
Abdul Samad: 2 (3)
Axar Patel
3-0-17-1
Axar Patel to Mukul Choudhary, no run - 96.1ks quicker delivery from Axar. Blocked back to the bowler
Axar Patel to Abdul Samad, 1 run - quicker delivery on middle, punched down to long-on
Axar Patel to Mukul Choudhary, 1 run - shortish and wide of off. Cut to sweeper cover
Axar Patel to Mukul Choudhary, no run - flatter delivery on middle tucked to the on-side. Axar runs across to his right and ensures there was no single on offer
Axar Patel to Abdul Samad, 1 run - arm ball on middle, punched down to long-on
Axar Patel to Mukul Choudhary, 1 run - pushed wide of cover for a quick single
OV 10th
15 runs 1 Wicket
LSG
80-5Mukul Choudhary: 9 (3)
Abdul Samad: 0 (1)
Kuldeep Yadav
2-0-22-1
Kuldeep Yadav to Mukul Choudhary, 1 run - risky single but the duo make their crease. Drops it wide of cover and sets off. Abdul had to sprint to the keeper's end and just about makes it as the throw wasn't the best of it
Kuldeep Yadav to Mukul Choudhary, FOUR - back-to-back boundaries. A streaky one, but he will take it. Goes for another sweep and gets a top edge that flies over the keeper. Races away for four
Kuldeep Yadav to Mukul Choudhary, FOUR - Mukul gets off the mark with a boundary in his IPL career. Gets across and sweeps it fine. There is no one in the deep at fine leg and picks a boundary
Kuldeep Yadav to Mitchell Marsh, out Caught by Tristan Stubbs!! This is slowest off deliveries that Kuldeep has bowled in this over. Bowls it at 84ks and gets the dangerous Marsh. Slower through the air on middle - Marsh's eyes lit up and he looks to go down the ground. Was nowhere near the pitch of the ball, plays it early and only manages to sky it to long-off, who settles under the ball and takes a good catch. LSG sink futher. Mitchell Marsh c Tristan Stubbs b Kuldeep Yadav 35(28) [4s-2 6s-3]
Kuldeep Yadav to Mitchell Marsh, no run - wrong'un outside off, pushed to the off-side
Kuldeep Yadav to Mitchell Marsh, SIX - smoked! Was right in the slot and Mitchell climbs onto it. Gets under the ball by sitting low and slog sweeps it way into the cow corner stands. Huge hit that
OV 9th
8 runs 1 Wicket
LSG
65-4Abdul Samad: 0 (1)
Mitchell Marsh: 29 (25)
Lungi Ngidi
2-0-18-1
Lungi Ngidi to Abdul Samad, no run - Ngidi greets Samad with a slower delivery to the crease. Samad plays the ball early and misses. Is hit on the front pad, but the line was slipping down leg. Delhi decide to review and lose it
Lungi Ngidi to Nicholas Pooran, out Bowled!! Ngidi did this many times in the WC. He continues to outfox batters with his cutters. Pooran was in no position to play that. His head fell over and lost balance as he was looking to flick the ball to the on-side. Was way early in the shot. It was the off-cutter and the ball sneaks under the bat and shatters the stumps. LSG are in deep trouble with their main batters back in the hut. Nicholas Pooran b Lungi Ngidi 8(8) [4s-1]
Lungi Ngidi to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run - back of a length delivery outside off, Marsh gets across and cuts it past point
Lungi Ngidi to Mitchell Marsh, SIX - in the air and touch and go for six. Was on a length, Marsh goes through with the shot with a straight bat. Got a lot of elevation and the fielder at long-on was settling under. Looks like the wind helped the ball to carry all the way over the fence
Lungi Ngidi to Mitchell Marsh, no run - almost chopped back on. Marsh wanted to cut the shortish delivery, wasn't wide enough and the inside edge rolls to the keeper
Lungi Ngidi to Nicholas Pooran, 1 run - Ngidi comes from round the wicket and bowls it at 138.9ks outside off. Punched to sweeper cover
OV 8th
7 runs 0 Wickets
LSG
57-3Mitchell Marsh: 22 (22)
Nicholas Pooran: 7 (6)
Kuldeep Yadav
1-0-7-0
Kuldeep Yadav to Mitchell Marsh, no run - flatter on middle, pushed back to Kuldeep
Kuldeep Yadav to Nicholas Pooran, 1 run - Pooran sweeps it finer this time. Plants his front foot a long way across and sweeps it behind square. Deep square leg runs to his left and keeps it down to a single
Kuldeep Yadav to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run - shortish on middle and leg, Mitchell goes on the back foot and tucks it to vacant mid-wicket
Kuldeep Yadav to Nicholas Pooran, 1 run - touch shortish in length, Pooran pulls it to deep mid-wicket and gets to the other end
Kuldeep Yadav to Nicholas Pooran, no run - another attempted sweep from Pooran. This time the line was outside off and turns away from the left-hander. Beaten
Kuldeep Yadav to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR - floated on middle, Pooran greets Kuldeep with a boundary. Sits low and nails the sweep between deep square leg and mid-wicket. Fielder's didn't bother to move as it was hit so hard and along the ground
OV 7th
2 runs 1 Wicket
LSG
50-3Mitchell Marsh: 21 (20)
Nicholas Pooran: 1 (2)
T Natarajan
1-0-2-1
Natarajan to Mitchell Marsh, no run - on a good length and angling across the right-hander - Marsh throws his hands on the back-foot drive and misses
Natarajan to Nicholas Pooran, 1 run - back of a length and just outside off - Pooran gets on top of the bounce and punches it in front of square on the off-side
Natarajan to Nicholas Pooran, no run - on a good length and just outside off - Pooran leans across and defends it to the off-side
Natarajan to Ayush Badoni, out Caught by Rahul!! Edged and caught! A loose waft and LSG have lost three now. On a good length and angling across the right-hander - Badoni's feet went nowhere as he looked to drive, gets a thick edge and KL Rahul does the rest by moving to his right. Ayush Badoni c Rahul b Natarajan 0(3)
Natarajan to Ayush Badoni, no run - fuller length delivery outside off, driven straight to the fielder at mid-off
Natarajan to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run - short of a good length and pushed across the right-hander - Marsh went hard on the cut and the under-edge rolls to the off-side
OV 6th
17 runs 1 Wicket
LSG
48-2Ayush Badoni: 0 (1)
Mitchell Marsh: 20 (18)
Axar Patel
2-0-13-1
Axar Patel to Ayush Badoni, no run - tossed up on off, pushed back at the bowler
Axar Patel to Aiden Markram, out Bowled!! SIX and OUT for Markram - good comeback from Axar - this was the slider that kept coming back into the right-hander - Markram backed away on the cut, but he's playing against the angle, gets beaten by the drift and the ball crashes into the middle-stump. Aiden Markram b Axar Patel 11(8) [4s-1 6s-1]
Axar Patel to Aiden Markram, SIX - lovely, tad too full and at the stumps, it's right in the slot and Markram extends his arm on the lofted drive, high and over long-on for a maximum
Axar Patel to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run - flighted delivery on middle and leg, tucked behind square on the on-side for a single
Axar Patel to Mitchell Marsh, byes - FOUR, that's beaten everyone, tossed up and drifting back into the right-hander - Marsh was lunging forward on the drive, gets beaten on the inside edge and KL is undone as well
Axar Patel to Mitchell Marsh, no run - flatter and sliding onto the right-hander - Marsh bent down low on the slog-sweep and missed
OV 5th
12 runs 0 Wickets
LSG
37-1Aiden Markram: 5 (6)
Mitchell Marsh: 19 (15)
Mukesh Kumar
3-0-17-0
Mukesh Kumar to Aiden Markram, no run - back of a length and just outside off - Markram stands tall and punches it to mid-off
Mukesh Kumar to Aiden Markram, no run - Mukesh shortens the length around off, Markram was looking to force it away off the back-foot, gets an inside edge onto the body
Mukesh Kumar to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run - on a good length and at the stumps, Marsh shuffles across and nudges it in front of mid-on for a quick single
Mukesh Kumar to Mitchell Marsh, no run - fuller length delivery on the pads, clipped straight to the fielder at mid-wicket
Mukesh Kumar to Mitchell Marsh, wide - banged in short by Mukesh, but it sails over Marsh's head and is called as a
Mukesh Kumar to Mitchell Marsh, SIX - beautifully played, on a good length and just outside off - Marsh leans forward, presents the full face of the bat and then drives it back over the bowler's head. High elbow and a straight bat, the ball sails over the ropes for a maximum
Mukesh Kumar to Mitchell Marsh, leg byes - FOUR, shout for LBW, but it did look high to the naked eye. Mukesh shortened the length and angled one back into the right-hander, Marsh swung across the line and missed, struck high on the thigh-pad and the ball ran away past KL for leg-bye
OV 4th
6 runs 0 Wickets
LSG
25-1Aiden Markram: 5 (4)
Mitchell Marsh: 12 (11)
Axar Patel
1-0-6-0
Axar Patel to Aiden Markram, FOUR - nicely played, fraction short and just outside off - Markram backs away and then punches it with a straight bat, beats cover to his right and runs away to the ropes
Axar Patel to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run - tossed up just outside off, driven down to long-off for a single
Axar Patel to Mitchell Marsh, no run - flighted around off, a half-forward Marsh blocks it to the off-side
Axar Patel to Aiden Markram, 1 run - tossed up slower and just outside off, worked into the gap wide of mid-wicket for a single
Axar Patel to Aiden Markram, no run - the slider from Axar - Markram backs away and can't beat cover-point with the cut
Axar Patel to Aiden Markram, no run - tossed up on off, Markram prods forward defensively
OV 3rd
3 runs 1 Wicket
LSG
19-1Mitchell Marsh: 11 (9)
Rishabh Pant: 7 (9)
Mukesh Kumar
2-0-9-0
Mukesh Kumar to Mitchell Marsh, out Rishabh Pant Run Out!! Terrible luck and Rishabh Pant's first foray as an opener ends in a run-out at the bowler's end. Pitched up and Marsh drilled it back at the bowler - it came at a good height and to the bowler's right. Mukesh put his hand across on the catch - gets a fingertip and the ball crashed into the stumps at the other end. Rishabh Pant was backing up a long way and has no chance, he doesn't wait for the 3rd umpire to have a look, off he goes. Rishabh Pant run out (Mukesh Kumar) 7(9) [4s-1],
Mukesh Kumar to Rishabh Pant, 1 run - short of a good length and just outside off - Pant runs it backward of square on the off-side for a single
Mukesh Kumar to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run - fuller length delivery on the pads, clipped in front of square on the on-side for a single
Mukesh Kumar to Mitchell Marsh, no run - fuller length delivery on middle, ]Marsh goes hard on the drive and skews a thick inside edge to short fine
Mukesh Kumar to Mitchell Marsh, no run - Mukesh shortens the length outside off - Marsh plays with an angled bat and defends it to the off-side
Mukesh Kumar to Rishabh Pant, 1 run - on a good length and just outside off - Pant mistimes the push towards mid-off, he's off for a quick single
OV 2nd
10 runs 0 Wickets
LSG
16-0Rishabh Pant: 5 (7)
Mitchell Marsh: 10 (5)
Lungi Ngidi
1-0-10-0
Lungi Ngidi to Rishabh Pant, 1 run - back of a length and just outside off - Pant plays with an angled bat and runs it behind square on the off-side for a single
Lungi Ngidi to Rishabh Pant, no run - on a good length and at the stumps, defended back at the bowler
Lungi Ngidi to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run - on a good length and at the stumps, Marsh gets right behind the line in defence
Lungi Ngidi to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR - cracking shot, width on offer once again - Marsh stands tall and then hammers the drive off the back-foot, places it in front of square on the off-side for a boundary
Lungi Ngidi to Mitchell Marsh, no run - on a good length and just outside off - Marsh gets right behind the line in defence
Lungi Ngidi to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR - lovely shot, length ball outside off - Mitchell Marsh stands tall and then punches it into the gap past cover-point, races away to the square boundary
OV 1st
6 runs 0 Wickets
LSG
6-0Rishabh Pant: 4 (5)
Mitchell Marsh: 1 (1)
Mukesh Kumar
1-0-6-0
Mukesh Kumar to Rishabh Pant, no run - nicely bowled, on a good length and shaping away from outside off, draws Pant into a loose push and beat him on the outside edge
Mukesh Kumar to Rishabh Pant, no run - a cheeky lap and Pant nearly got an inside edge on the shot - shuffled right across on the lap and missed it completely. Could've looked foolish had he edged it
Mukesh Kumar to Rishabh Pant, wide - Mukesh shortens the length and pushes one across the left-hander, left alone and it's past the tramline, called as a
Mukesh Kumar to Rishabh Pant, no run - on a good length and just outside off - Pant presses across defensively
Mukesh Kumar to Rishabh Pant, FOUR - beautifully played, overpitched and at the stumps, Pant leans across, presents the full face of the bat and then caresses the drive back past the bowler for a boundary
Mukesh Kumar to Rishabh Pant, no run - fuller length delivery and angling onto the pads, Pant was shaping to flick and missed, flicked the pad and KL Rahul does well to make a diving stop
Mukesh Kumar to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run - to cover