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19.23 PM IST: Things didn't go MI's way this evening, and hopefully, the fans get to see the MI they know in the two upcoming games.

 

19.20 PM IST: "We are not playing to our potential that we're known for. We will look to play the coming games well." - Rohit Sharma.

 

19.16 PM IST: A close, close contest, despite a low scoring one, didn't end MI's way. 

 

19.14 PM IST: A six from Ashwin does it for Delhi Capitals. 

 

19.13 PM IST: Big responsibility on Krunal Pandya, who comes in to bowl the final one. Lots of talking and discussing ahead of this final over. 

 

19.12 PM IST: 1, 1 - and Ashwin keeps strike for the final over. Seven runs have come from Boult's over, and DC need four off the final one to win. 

 

19.11 PM IST: An Ashwin single followed by a couple of runs for Shreyas owing to an overthrow brings the equation down to needing 6 off 8 balls.

 

19.08 PM IST: 0, 2 - so technically a run a ball so far. Tiwary saved a couple of runs by stopping a potential boundary, but seems to have stepped on the ball and caused himself some pain.

 

19.06 PM IST: Boult comes in for the all-important penultimate over. 11 needed off the last 12 for DC. Every dot counts, every wicket will matter. Ashwin on strike.

 

19.05 PM IST: 1, 1, 1, 1, 4 - After four singles, a boundary comes from Iyer to finish the Bumrah over. He pushes the ball across midwicket and gets the four runs.

 

19.01 PM IST: Bumrah comes in with the ball now. He begins with a dot to Iyer.

 

19.00 PM IST: A single from Iyer and two dots end the NCN over, and his bowling responsibilities for the game. He's done really well to control the runs and signs off with numbers 4-0-19-1 for the evening. DC at 111/6.

 

18.58 PM IST: Iyer gets a boundary in the deep midwicket region.

 

18.57 PM IST: Nathan Coulter-Nile comes to bowl his 4-over quota out. So far, he's bowled very well. Begins with a single to Ashwin.

 

18.56 PM IST: 1, 1 - Two singles to end the over, with Ashwin retaining strike. Five runs from that over pushes the required run rate a tad bit above six for DC as they move to 105/6 in 16 overs. Another good over from Boutly.

 

18.55 PM IST: 0, 1, 1 - Three runs in four balls. Two more deliveries to go in this over for Boulty. 

 

18.52 PM IST: Boult takes up bowling duties yet again. A dot to begin with, but is followed by a wide to Shreyas Iyer.

 

18.51 PM IST: 0, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1lb - A run a ball in this over to bring up the 100 for DC. 30 needed off 30 now. 

 

18.47 PM IST: Nathan Coulter-Nile comes back into the attack. So far, he's been clinical, with numbers 2-0-8-1. 

 

18.46 PM IST: A single off the last ball is the only run of the over. DC's score and wicket count moves one up each at the end of the 14th over.

 

18.43 PM IST: Ravichandran Ashwin comes in next. Two dots from Bumrah to Ashwin so far.

 

18.41 PM IST: Jasprit Burmah comes into the attack. AND STRIKES! A slow off-cutter from Boom is looped away towards Rohit at short cover, who takes a simple catch to send back dangerous looking Hetmyer for 15 (8).

 

18.38 PM IST: 2, 4, 1 - 13 runs come from that over, mostly off Hetmyer's bat. Jayant Yadav finishes with 4-0-31-1. It's time-out!

 

18.37 PM IST: Hetmyer begins with 4, 1. Iyer gets a single in the next one to pass the strike back to Hetmyer.

 

18.35 PM IST: Jayant Yadav comes in to bowl out. He's been clean so far, and will look to maintain it.

 

18.34 PM IST: Shimron Hetmyer is the new player. A couple of runs and a single later, Boult finishes off with six runs only from that over, and a very important wicket of Axar Patel's.

 

18.32 PM IST: OUT! Axar Patel has been looking dangerous, but Boult removes him with a close LBW call. Umpire raises his finger and the DC player reviews immediately. It's umpire's call and DC lose their fifth wicket.

 

18.30 PM IST: Trent Boult comes into the attack. Three singles, two from Iyer and one from Axar, in the first three balls.

 

18.27 PM IST: 1, 1w, 1, 0, 4 - 11 runs come from it because of a last-ball four from Axar Patel. DC move to 74/4 in 11 overs. 

 

18.23 PM IST: Pollard comes into the attack. A single to Shreyas first, followed by wide and a dot in the first two legal deliveries.

 

18.20 PM IST: 1, 0, 1, 1, 1  in the next five deliveries. 10 overs gone, and DC have chased exactly half of their target score. 

 

18.17 PM IST: Krunal Pandya replaces Nathan Coulter-Nile. A single to Iyer to start off.

 

18.16 PM IST: Just two runs come in the next three legal deliveries, and Jayant finishes yet another good over. Five runs and a wicket, and MI seem to know what they're doing. 60/4 in 9 overs for DC.

 

18.15 PM IST: Axar Patel is the new man in, and he's off the mark with a single in the very first ball he faces.

 

18.12 PM IST: Jayant Yadav comes in to bowl his third, and get's Rishabh Pant! BREAKTHROUGH for MI! Pant was playing risky shots, and tried to take on the off-spinner, but he mistimes this and the ball lands in Hardik's territory at long-on. It's time-out!

 

18.10 PM IST: 0, 1, 1, 1lb - Just four runs from that over. NCN has been very, very clinical so far. Pant sits at 24* (20), while Shreyas is at 7* (6).

 

18.07 PM IST: Coulter-Nile comes in again. A single to Shreyas followed by a dot to Pant to begin the over.

 

18.05 PM IST: 0, 2, 0, 0 - Five runs from a neat over from Jayant. DC are at 51/3 in seven overs.

 

18.03 PM IST: Jayant Yadav comes back into the attack. A couple of runs and a single for Shreyas later Pant comes on strike.

 

18.01 PM IST: 2, 4, 0, 4 - 10 runs come for Pant, and 11 from the over for DC. At the end of six overs, DC ascend to 46/3.

 

17.57 PM IST: Bumrah continues from the other end. A single to Iyer begins the proceedings in the final over of the powerplay. 

 

17.56 PM IST: Five runs and wicket, clever bowling from Nathan Coulter-Nile here. DC are at 35/3 at the end of the fifth over.

 

17.55 PM IST: Pant gets a lucky boundary. Almost an under-edge, but the bowler's pace takes the ball to a four down leg-side.

 

17.53 PM IST: Iyer gets off the mark immediately with a single. 

 

17.51 PM IST: Nathan Coulter-Nile comes into the attack and STRIKES IMMEDIATELY! He gets fellow Aussie Steve Smith with a delivery that barged into the stumps behind his legs. 9 (8) for Smith, and he makes way for Shreyas Iyer.

 

17.50 PM IST: A dot and a single to finish the over. Nine have come off it, and DC move to 30/2 in four overs.

 

17.49 PM IST: Six runs to Smith, who has come into strike after a single from Pant. 

 

17.46 PM IST: Jasprit Burmah comes into the attack in the fourth over. A dot and a single to Smith the begin the over.

 

17.45 PM IST: Pant finishes the over with a six over leg-side boundary. DC move to 21/2 in three overs. 

 

17.44 PM IST: Rishabh Pant comes out to bat. That's two quick wickets for MI. Krunal begins with a dot.

 

17.42 PM IST: An LBW review from MI for Shaw! He's not been given out by the on-field umpire. However, the UltraEdge confirms no bat, and the Ball Tracking shows three dots! Krunal gets his first wicket on the game, and what a big one it is!

 

17.41 PM IST: Krunal Pandya has taken over bowling duties. Starts with a dot to new batter Steve Smith. It is followed by a single.

 

17.39 PM IST: Dhawan is OUT!! A direct hit from Pollard means Dhawan has to depart at 8 (7). The throw is quick and precise, and Polly's aim makes its mark. MI get their first breakthrough. DC are at 14/1 at the end of two overs.

 

17.36 PM IST: A six from Dhawan, the first of the DC innings. He times it well, and gets the better of his fear for off-spins.

 

17.35 PM IST: A single each to Dhawan and Shaw, and the strike is back with Dhawan.

 

17.34 PM IST: Jayant Yadav is brought into attack. Off-spinner to counter the openers here.

 

17.33 PM IST: Shaw ends the over with a four through extra cover, but Boult's allowed only 6 runs off the first one. 

 

17.32 PM IST: Shaw takes a single and gets off the mark in the second delivery of the over. Dhawan follows that up with a dot and another single.

 

17.30 PM IST: Boult to Shaw, dot. The defense has begun! Interestingly, between Trent and Shaw, the former has dismissed the latter three times in four innings.

 

17.29 PM IST: Trent Boult is the man with the ball. Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan walk out to start the chase.

 

17.28 PM IST: The Men in Blue and Gold are in a huddle. It's more-or-less a must-win game for them, but the team has been here and done that before. While it won't be easy defending this total, a few quick wickets might just turn the tide MI's way.

 

17.20 PM IST: The bowlers in Blue and Gold have their task carved out in front of them now. On to executing it!

 

17.15 PM IST: Delhi Capitals will have to chase down 130 in 20 overs to win this. MI have more motivation to pocket this game and the two points that come with it as it will put them right back into the fourth position.

 

17.14 PM IST: SIX down the ground! Krunal takes a tiny step down the wicket and treats this tossed up delivery to a six. Mumbai Indians have managed a score of 129/8 in 20 overs.

 

17.13 PM IST: Two dots off Krunal. One more delivery to go for MI.

 

17.12 PM IST: Jasprit Bumrah comes in. He gets off the mark immediately with a single.

 

17.11 PM IST: Jayant Yadav is sent away at 11 (4). Smith at extra cover takes a catch to put an end to Jayant's cameo.

 

17.10 PM IST: Ashwin to bowl the final. SIXXX! A 78-metre maximum over long-on is the result of Jayant going down on one knee and launching it away.

 

17.09 PM IST: A single to end the over, and Yadav will keep strike. Seven runs from that over push MI to 116/7 with six more balls to go.

 

17.08 PM IST: FOUR for Yadav immediately! He plays the front leg and pushes a length ball away down the ground for much-needed runs.

 

17.07 PM IST: Coulter-Nile has to leave now. Another yorker, and it gets NCN's off stump. Jayant Yadav walks out in his first game at the UAE in IPL 2021.

 

17.06 PM IST: Nathan Coulter-Nile comes in next. He begins with a single in the very first delivery. Krunal follows it up with another single.

 

17.04 PM IST: Avesh Khan comes to finish his four overs. Hardik goes. An inswinging yorker goes between Hardik's legs and knocks off his leg stumps. His stint of 17 (18) comes to an end.

 

17.02 PM IST: A single from Hardik and a dot off Krunal to end the over. Nine runs have come off it, and MI will grab them with both hands. 109/5 with two overs to go for MI.

 

17.00 PM IST: Another FOUR! A quick, short ball, and Hardik goes deep in his crease to pull the ball away to square leg.

 

16.58 PM IST: FOUR! Hardik lofts a slower ball down the ground, at it touches the ropes with a few bounces. He makes the best of the full length ball. That's the first ball of Nortje's last over.

 

16.57 PM IST: Two more singles in that over, and the last one, taken by Hardik, pushes MI over the 100-run mark. MI are at 110/5 at the end of the 17th over.

 

16.56 PM IST: FOUR runs! Krunal gets some runs on the board with a much-needed boundary. He picks it late and places it to the right of fine leg, pushing it to the ropes.

 

16.54 PM IST: Just a single from the free-hit ball for Krunal. Hardik follows that up with a couple of runs in the delivery after that.

 

16.52 PM IST: No ball, and Hardik takes a single too. It's a free hit in the next delivery for Krunal.

 

16.49 PM IST: Two more dot balls here. 16 overs come to an end, and MI sit at 88/5. The batting team will take a much-needed time-out.

 

16.47 PM IST: A single off the fourth delivery of the 16th over to break the draught ball streak by Hardik. The players need to press the accelerator and get going now.

 

16.46 PM IST: Avesh Khan resumes bowling duties. Begins with two dots to Hardik Pandya.

 

16.44 PM IST: Five dots on the trot for Nortje. A wicket maiden for the South African, and MI will look to switch gears as soon as possible.

 

16.39 PM IST: Anrich Nortje is here with the ball. He takes out Pollard in the very first delivery. It was a back of length, slow delivery, that was outside off, but an inside edge pushes the ball to the stumps. Krunal Pandya joins his younger brother in the middle.

 

16.38 PM IST: 1, 1, 1w, 1, 0 - Hardik faces the last ball and Pollard comes on strike for the next over. Seven runs have come off this over, and MI move to 87/4 in 14 overs.

 

16.35 PM IST: 1, 1 in the next two deliveries. Hardik comes on strike.

 

16.34 PM IST: Ashwin comes back into the attack. A wide to Pollard begins the over.

 

16.33 PM IST: 1, 1wd, 1, 0, 1, W, 0 - MI will want to push harder than that to get the strike rate up. Hardik Pandya is the new man in. Axar finishes with 4-0-21-3.

 

16.31 PM IST: Saurabh Tiwary has to go. Axar's tossed up ball forces an error off Tiwary, top-edging it. Rishabh Pant runs it and calls the catch, and dismisses Tiwary for 15 (18).

 

16.29 PM IST: Axar Patel has come to bowl out. 

 

16.28 PM IST: Rabada bowls the 12th over. It's 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1w, 1 - and with that final single in the over, Pollard gets off the mark. Just three of the over for MI.

 

16.23 PM IST: A terrific FOUR! Saurabh times one impeccably to send it down straight down the ground to get a handful of runs. He takes a single to end the over at 73/3. 

 

16.22 PM IST: Kieron Pollard is the new man in. Saurabh is on strike.

 

16.21 PM IST: Surya goes. He holes one out to the long-off fielder, and Rabada takes it comfortably. Surya leaves for 33 (26).

 

16.20 PM IST: Axar Patel comes in with the ball. 1, 1 and Surya gets back on strike.

 

16.18 PM IST: A single off the last, and Surya keeps strike. MI move to 66/2 in 10 overs.

 

16.17 PM IST: SIX! Surya's mistimed it, but it doesn't matter, it clears the ropes over deep-midwicket. 

 

16.16 PM IST: 0, 1, 0 - Rabada's keeping things tight here. 

 

16.14 PM IST: Kagiso Rabada is back with the ball. Surya starts off with a single down to long-on.

 

16.11 PM IST: A run a ball in all the other four deliveries. Five come off that over, and MI move to 57/2. It's time-out.

 

16.09 PM IST: Axar Patel continues from the other end. A dot and a single to Surya to begin with.

 

16.08 PM IST: A single to end the over and keep the strike from Surya. 12 come off Ashwin's over, and MI are at 52/2 in 8 overs.

 

16.07 PM IST: FOUR more! Surya picks Ashwin's pace, moves across and sends the ball down a little wide of short fine leg. 

 

16.05 PM IST: FOUR! Surya frees his hands and slog sweeps over the long boundary to get the team four precious runs! 

 

16.04 PM IST: Ravi Ashwin is back. A shortish ball is sent off to long-on for a single in the first delivery by Saurabh.

 

16.03 PM IST: A dot and two more singles later, the over comes to an end. MI get five off it at the loss of a wicket and move to 40/2. A difficult start at a slow Sharjah wicket here.

 

16.00 PM IST: Saurabh Tiwary comes in. Gets off the mark immediately with a single.

 

15.59 PM IST: Out! A slightly wide delivery that de Kock reached out and played, but he could only nudge it to Nortje, who took a catch to dismiss his fellow South African.

 

15.58 PM IST: Axar Patel comes in for the first time this game. Two runs to de Kock.

 

15.57 PM IST: 1, 1, 0, 0, 1 - de Kock takes the last single, and he will retain strike. The powerplay comes to an end and MI have managed 35/1 in the first six overs.

 

15.54 PM IST: Nortje comes back and begins with a dot to de Kock.

 

15.53 PM IST: A single from de Kock and a dot off Surya to end the over. Nine come off it and MI move to 32/1 in five overs.

 

15.51 PM IST: 0, 2, 0 in the next three deliveries. 

 

15.50 PM IST: Rabada to Quinny, SIX! A familiar face, standing opposite a fellow South African, Quinny looked ready for the shot. He picks the ball and sends it over fine leg for a six!

 

15.49 PM IST: 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1 - A tight over from Avesh gives only two runs. 23/1 in four overs for MI.

 

15.45 PM IST: Avesh Khan comes back into the attack. A dot to Surya to begin with.

 

15.44 PM IST: Nine runs have come from that over. MI are at 21/1 in three overs. A single from Surya after the six means he keeps strike in the next over.

 

15.43 PM IST: SIX! From SURYA! A 61-metre six from Surya, as he gets outside the line and swats the delivery over deep square leg.

 

15.41 PM IST: Ravichandran Ashwin has entered the attack. A single to long-on from Surya, and he too gets off the mark.

 

15.39 PM IST: A FOUR from Quinny to finish the over. He gets off the mark. MI are at 12-1 in two overs.

 

15.38 PM IST: Rohit dismissed early. Avesh Khan bowls it short and quick and beats Rohit's pull by his pace. Rohit slices it to Rabada at third man. Suryakumar Yadav walks in. Quinton on strike.

 

15.35 PM IST: Avesh Khan enters the attack. Begins with a dot to Rohit.

 

15.34 PM IST: 0, 0, 2, 1, 0 - Seven runs from the first over. Rohit's single ensures he keeps the strike for the next over.

 

15.30 PM IST: A well-timed FOUR to begin the match with from Rohit. A half-volley from Nortje was sent down the deep-midwicket boundary.

 

15.29 PM IST: Rohit Sharma has walked out to the middle along with partern Quinton de Kock. Anrich Nortje has the ball for Delhi Capitals.

 

15.28 PM IST: When these two are around, there's always bound to be fun!

 

15.25 PM IST: Send us your good wishes, Paltan!

 

15.20 PM IST: Go ahead and give us your answers, Paltan! 

 

15.15 PM IST: Paltan, give your loudest cheers for Yadav now!

 

15.10 PM IST: Here are the Men in Blue & Gold that you'll be cheering for today!

 

15.04 PM IST: Jayant Yadav will play today against Delhi Capitals, as he did against this team last year in the final too. He replaces Rahul Chahar in the Playing XI.

 

15.03 PM IST: "I was in two minds about batting or bowling first. We've got quality players and we need to play good cricket" - Rohit Sharma.

 

15.02 PM IST: Rishabh Pant wins the toss and will bowl first. 

 

15.01 PM IST: Rishabh Pant, the DC captain and Rohit Sharma, the MI captain, are in the middle having a chat before the toss. 

 

15.00 PM IST: It's toss time! The team chasing here has been a favourite at Sharjah. Let's see what the toss has in store for the game.

 

14.50 PM IST: 10 minutes to toss time! How are you preparing to watch the game, Paltan?

 

14.48 PM IST: The big match is against Delhi Capitals, the finalists last year, but also the team who got the better of MI in the game earlier this season. However, IPL 2020 saw four contests between these two teams in the UAE, and MI have emerged victories every single occassion. 

 

14.45 PM IST: Welcome to MI's first game at Sharjah this year, and the Men in Blue and Gold's one and only afternoon game.