Delhi XI vs Bangalore XI 45th Match at Delhi, 12 May, 2018

Toss: Bangalore XI, who chose to bowl
Delhi XI 181/4 (20)
Bangalore XI 187/5 (19)
Bangalore XI won by 5 wickets
Man of the Match: AB de Villiers
  • Colin de Grandhomme 3 * (4)
  • AB de Villiers 72 * (37)

Over 1.1 Trent Boult good length delivery to Moeen Ali, out Caught by Prithvi Shaw!! Moeen tries crashing through the line as he goes to loft an uppish drive. The ball though gets big, gets the fat miscue and Prithvi Sahw takes at cover. 

Over 1.2 Trent Boult good length delivery to Virat Kohli, 1 run, goes on to the back foot and works it behind square on the onside and gets a single.

Over 1.3 Trent Boult good length delivery to Parthiv Patel, 1 run, goes deep in the crease and steers it down to third man and gets a single.

Over 1.4 Trent Boult good length delivery to Virat Kohli, Boundary! Backs away in the crease and cuts it down to third man fence for four.

Over 1.5 Trent Boult bowls it short of length to Virat Kohli, 1 run, gets on top of the bounce and pulls it down to deep square leg.

Over 1.6 Trent Boult good length delivery to Parthiv Patel, no runs, gets forward and defends it to point with open face bat.

Over 5.1Trent Boult to Virat Kohli Single ...

Over 5.2Trent Boult to AB de Villiers Single ...

Over 5.3Trent Boult to Virat Kohli No runs ...

Over 5.4Trent Boult to Virat Kohli Sixer! ...

Over 5.5Trent Boult to Virat Kohli Single ...

Over 5.6Trent Boult to AB de Villiers Boundary! ...

Over 16.1 Trent Boult bowls a pitched up delivery to Mandeep Singh, out Bowled!!  The scrambled seam delivery and the ball ignited the stumps after beating the ugly swipe from the batsman and hits the stumps.

Over 16.2 Trent Boult good length delivery to Sarfaraz Khan, 1 run, open the face of the bat and guides it away down to third man and gets a single.

Over 16.3 Trent Boult bowls a pitched up delivery to AB de Villiers, 1 run, gets forward and digs it out to point and picks up a quick single.

Over 16.4 Trent Boult bowls a pitched up delivery to Sarfaraz Khan, 1 run, gets forward and  sqeezed out to long leg.

Over 16.5 Trent Boult bowls a pitched up delivery to AB de Villiers, 1 run, gets forward and drives it to sweeper cover.

Over 16.6 Trent Boult bowls a pitched up delivery to Sarfaraz Khan, 1 run, gets his bat down to keep it out, the ball takes the stumps as it rolls back.

Over 18.1 Trent Boult bowls a pitched up delivery to Colin de Grandhomme, 1 run, gets forward and driven down to long off and picks up a single.

Over 18.2 Trent Boult slips in a full toss to AB de Villiers, Six!! Goes well across the stumps and easily time this kind of sweep shot over backward square leg. He's just awesome to watch

Over 18.3 Trent Boult bowls a pitched up delivery to AB de Villiers, 1 run, gets forward and driven down to long on for a single.

Over 18.4 Trent Boult good length delivery to Colin de Grandhomme, no runs, gets forward and punches it straight back to the bowler.

Over 18.5 Trent Boult bowls a pitched up delivery to Colin de Grandhomme, 1 run, gets forward and drives it through cover and gets a single.

Over 18.6 Trent Boult bowls a pitched up delivery to AB de Villiers, Six!! Gets under the ball and smashes it straight over long off and get the winning runs with maximum.

Banglore won by 5 wickets

Shreyas Iyer: With the kind of start we got, getting to 180 I thought was more than enough. Unfortunately, we weren't able to defend this as well; we aren't executing the plans we form in the dressing room. I don't feel the pressure of captaincy at all. Today was one of those bad days when I couldn't time the ball well at all. The only thing you can do to handle pressure is by scoring regularly. I have a few coaches and mentors whose inputs I take regularly. I wouldn't like to take their names, just in case I forget someone. We are already making 3-4 changes in every game and we are hoping to set up our team for the next season

Virat Kohli: The table is wide open. It is the right time to get a win for us. It was a great feeling playing in front of a big crowd. Surprising to see so much support for us in Delhi. Again not a clinical show with the ball. At this stage of the tournament, maybe we will prefer bowling first because the batsmen can take more responsibility. Ask the opposition team to get the runs and tell them we are coming to chase it down. I wasn't happy with the way we finished with the ball, but AB told me that we can do this and that is what helped me get my focus back and then I let my instincts take over. We were looking to finish it with a few more overs to spare to help the net run rate, but the two points are very important.

Man of the Match: AB de Villiers