Delhi XI vs Chennai XI 52nd Match at Delhi, 18 May, 2018

Toss: Chennai XI, who chose to bowl
Delhi XI 162/5 (20)
Chennai XI 128/6 (20)
Delhi XI won by 34 runs
Man of the Match: Harshal Patel
  • Deepak Chahar 1 * (2)
  • Ravindra Jadeja 27 * (18)

Over 4.1 Harshal Patel good length delivery to SR Watson, no runs, comes on to the front foot and defends it to point with an angled bat.

Over 4.2 Harshal Patel good length delivery to AT Rayudu, no runs, gets forward and wants to hoick this across the line. Loses his shape in the process, fails to connect too.

Over 4.3 Harshal Patel good length delivery to SR Watson, 1 run, comes on to the front foot and heaves it down to deep mid wicket and picks up a single.

Over 4.4 Harshal Patel good length delivery to AT Rayudu, no runs, gets forward and wants to hoick this across the line. Loses his shape in the process, fails to connect too.

Over 4.5 Harshal Patel bowls a slower one to AT Rayudu, 1 run, swivels to control the pull through square leg.

Over 4.6 Harshal Patel good length delivery to SR Watson, no runs, backed away a touch for the slog, missed and got rapped on the back pad.

Over 9.1 Harshal Patel good length delivery to AT Rayudu, Boundary! Shuffles across on the back foot and helps it down to fine leg fence for four.

Over 9.2 Harshal Patel bowls a pitched up delivery to AT Rayudu, 1 run, gets uses the depth of the crease and turns that into a half-volley.

Over 9.3 Harshal Patel good length delivery to Suresh Raina, 1 run, gets waits for it to reach him, tucks it off the back foot towards mid-wicket for a single.

Over 9.4 Harshal Patel bowls a pitched up delivery to AT Rayudu, 1 run, comes on to the front foot and driven along the ground to long off for one.

Over 9.5 Harshal Patel bowls it short of length to Suresh Raina, 1 run, gets on the back foot and robotically guides a pull to fine leg for a single

Over 9.6 Harshal Patel good length delivery to AT Rayudu,  out Caught by Maxwell!!  Rayudu comes down the track and isn't quite to the pitch of it, gets it off the meat but gets the timing just wrong on the lofted whip. Maxwell does phenomenally well to sight the ball and settles under it at deep mid-wicket

Over 16.1 Harshal Patel good length delivery to Ravindra Jadeja, no runs, gets back in the crease and tries a late-cut towards backward point, misses it completely

Over 16.2 Harshal Patel bowls a pitched up delivery to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run, gets inside the line and whipped away from the crease in front of square leg for a single.

Over 16.3 Harshal Patel good length delivery to MS Dhoni, no runs, hops to get on top of it to guide it away towards third man, but only thing is, he misses. 

Over 16.4 Harshal Patel bowls it short of length to MS Dhoni, no runs, goes on to the back foot and pulls it straight to square leg.

Over 16.5 Harshal Patel bowls it short of length to MS Dhoni, 1 run, goes deep in the crease and manages to chop it towards point for a scrambled single

Over 16.6 Harshal Patel good length delivery to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run, gets forward and heaves it across the line throuugh mid wicket and picks up just a single.

Over 18.1 Harshal Patel good length delivery to Ravindra Jadeja, Six!! Comes on to the front foot and lofts it with every ounce of his power straight down the ground for six.

Over 18.2 Harshal Patel good length delivery to Ravindra Jadeja, 2 runs, gets back in the crease and mistimes a guided pull towards fine leg for a couple.

Over 18.3 Harshal Patel good length delivery to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run, stays inside the crease and jabs that cut, caresses it square of the wicket towards deep point for a single

Over 18.4 Harshal Patel good length delivery to DJ Bravo, 1 run, gets across and drags a poorly timed pull towards mid-wicket for a single.

Over 18.5 Harshal Patel bowls it short of length to Ravindra Jadeja, no runs, goes deep in the crease and tries to pull hard but misses.

Over 18.6 Harshal Patel good length delivery to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run, gets forward and misses the flick, the ball goes off the pads on the onside and picks up a leg bye.