Chennai XI vs Delhi XI 50th Match at Dubai, 04 Oct, 2021

Toss: Delhi, who chose to bowl
Chennai XI 136/5 (20)
Delhi XI 139/7 (19.4)
Delhi Capitals won by 3 wickets
Man of the Match: Axar Patel
  • Kagiso Rabada 8 * (2)
  • Shimron Hetmyer 28 * (18)

Over 7.5 Axar Patel tossed up delivery to Robin Uthappa,1 run, gets forward and driven to the left of the bowler - Axar gets to the ball, but can't stop it cleanly

Over 8.1 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls a quicker arm ball to AT Rayudu, no run, gets forward and  punched back at the bowler

Over 8.3 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls a quicker arm ball to Robin Uthappa, out Caught and Bowled!!  Uthappa didn't spot it - was looking to swipe it over mid-wicket, closed the bat-face and got a big leading edge, right back at the bowler.

Over 9.2: Single. Axar Patel to AT Rayudu,

Over 11.2: Boundary!. Avesh Khan to AT Rayudu,

Over 11.3: No runs. Avesh Khan to AT Rayudu,

Over 11.5: Boundary!. Avesh Khan to AT Rayudu,

Over 11.6: No runs. Avesh Khan to AT Rayudu,

Over 12.3: Single. Axar Patel to AT Rayudu,

Over 13.4: Single. Kagiso Rabada to AT Rayudu,

Over 13.6: Single. Kagiso Rabada to AT Rayudu,

Over 14.3: Single. Ravichandran Ashwin to AT Rayudu,

Over 15.2 Anrich Nortje bowls a good length delivery to AT Rayudu,1 run, gets back in the crease and open-faced punch, steering it to deep point

Over 15.3 Anrich Nortje bowls a good length delivery to MS Dhoni,1 run, gets forward and throws his hands out to cut, too hard, losing shape, losing timing as he miscues this, once again to his favourite deep sweeper

Over 15.4 Anrich Nortje bowls a pitched up delivery to AT Rayudu,1 run, punched straight down the ground, but mid-on is very straight and will cut it off

Over 15.5 Anrich Nortje bowls it short of length to MS Dhoni,1 run,  takes it on, hooking, miscuing, and quite luckily having the ball drop well short of fine leg

Over 16.1 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to AT Rayudu, no run, dances down, swings flat-batted to try and pump it downtown, but no, gets beaten by both the lack of pace and the bounce

Over 16.2 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to AT Rayudu, no run, clears his leg out to, swivels, heaves, and picks out mid-wicket.

Over 16.3 Kagiso Rabada bowls a pitched up delivery to AT Rayudu, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and punches it straight down the ground for four.

Over 16.4 Kagiso Rabada bowls a back of length delivery to AT Rayudu, no run,  dancing down premeditatedly, slapping, missing

Over 16.5 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to AT Rayudu,1 run, gets forward and plays it down to the third man with the open face bat.

Over 16.6 Kagiso Rabada bowls it short of length to MS Dhoni, no run, shuffles across on the back foot and went for a pull but misses.

Over 17.1 Avesh Khan bowls a good length delivery to AT Rayudu, no run, gets forward and tries to swing through the line but gets beaten.

Over 17.2 Avesh Khan bowls a good length delivery to AT Rayudu, Boundary! Gets forward and heaves across the line, gets it off the inside half, and well, deep mid-wicket slides, and palms it into the ropes

Over 17.3 Avesh Khan bowls a good length delivery to AT Rayudu, no run, tries to heaves it across the line once again but misses.

Over 17.4: Wide ball. Avesh Khan to AT Rayudu,

Over 17.4 Avesh Khan bowls a good length delivery to AT Rayudu,Six!  Goes deep inside the crease and pulls it high and handsome over deep mid-wicket and gets a maximum.

Over 17.5 Avesh Khan bowls it short of length to AT Rayudu, 2 runs, gets it right off the toe-end, trickling under Pant's dive

Over 17.6 Avesh Khan bowls a good length delivery to AT Rayudu,1 run, shuffles across on the back foot and works it to backward square leg.

Over 18.1 Anrich Nortje bowls a yorker right into the blockhole to AT Rayudu, no run, stays deep inside the crease and digs it out back to the bowler.

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