We are back for Lucknow's reply! The two Umpires have already made their way out to the middle. Delhi players are seen in the last-minute huddle near the dugout. KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock are the two openers for Lucknow and they stride out to the 22 yards.
... THE RUN CHASE ...
Right then, Delhi has mounted a challenging total of 208 on the board with some valuable contributions from the middle-order batters. Lucknow has a daunting task up their sleeves but they do have an explosive batting unit as well that holds a reputation for chasing down big targets. Stay tuned as this all-important run chase is up next in a few minutes.
Tristan Stubbs is up for a flash interview. He says that it wasn't easy when he got into bat. Adds that once he was set and got a bit of momentum, they managed to get some runs on the board. Says you cannot really say how much is enough on this ground. Ends by saying that he loves the support from the fans and it is nice to play in front of them.
On the other hand, Lucknow did manage an early breakthrough with Arshad Khan removing Jake Fraser-McGurk. However, their pacers struggled to maintain momentum, leaking runs during the Powerplay. KL Rahul turned to his spinners right after the Powerplay to slow down the run flow, which worked to an extent as Ravi Bishnoi dismissed Hope in his second over. The spinners, especially Ravi Bishnoi, tied down the batters effectively in the mid-overs, with Naveen-ul-Haq also joining the wicket-taking s
Delhi wraps up on a positive note despite a fluctuating middle-over phase. This marks the 37th occasion where the 200-run mark has been surpassed in this edition of the Indian T20 League, equalling the record set in the previous edition. Delhi's start wasn't the smoothest, losing Jake Fraser-McGurk early as he aimed for a big shot in the very first over. However, Abishek Porel and Shai Hope quickly shifted the momentum with some impressive strokeplay, significantly boosting the scoring rate. Po
Yudhvir Singh to Tristan Stubbs, A couple of runs to end the innings then! Yudhvir Singh takes pace off again and lands this back of a length, well outside off, Tristan Stubbs moves across and slashes at it but chops it down wide of short third man, the fielder dives to his right and parries it away as the batters get the time to complete the second run. Delhi finishes on 208/4!
Yudhvir Singh to Axar Patel, 1 run.
Yudhvir Singh to Axar Patel, ! SMASHED!
Yudhvir Singh to Axar Patel, 2 runs.
Yudhvir Singh to Axar Patel, Yudhvir Singh bangs in a slower bouncer now, on off, Axar Patel tries to ramp it away but misses. The umpire does not signal anything but Axar takes the review for a wide.
Yudhvir Singh (1-0-16-0) to wrap up first innings with the last over.
Yudhvir Singh to Tristan Stubbs, ! A tough chance but should have been taken! Slower one, full and on off, Tristan Stubbs goes for the slog but mistimes it in the air towards extra covers Ravi Bishnoi tries to settle under it but spills it out as the ball goes away. The batters take three here.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, 1 run.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, Six!
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, Touch fuller and around off, Tristan Stubbs drives it on the up firmly through covers, Marcus Stoinis covers a lot of ground to his right and dives to make a fine stop. Two more runs added to the total.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, ! MASSIVE! That is absolutely humongous!
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, ! Top shot! Naveen-ul-Haq lands this short of a length and around middle, Tristan Stubbs backs away a bit, gets on top of the bounce and clubs it through mid-wicket for a boundary.
Naveen-ul-Haq (3-0-30-2) to bowl the penultimate over. Also, Mohsin Khan has been subbed out and Ayush Badoni is swapped in his place by Lucknow.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, 2 runs.
Mohsin Khan to Axar Patel, ! Gets it through! Mohsin Khan lands this back of a length and outside off, off-pace again, Axar Patel uses his feet, reaches out for it and slaps it through extra covers for a boundary.
Mohsin Khan to Axar Patel, No run.
Mohsin Khan to Tristan Stubbs, Mohsin Khan bangs this into the pitch, on middle, no pace again, Tristan Stubbs forces it towards deep mid-wicket for one.
Mohsin Khan to Tristan Stubbs, ! Just gets enough! Mohsin Khan serves this full and outside off, slower once more, Tristan Stubbs goes for the slog but does not get from the middle, slices it a bit but generates enough power for it to go over the long off fence for a biggie.
Mohsin Khan to Axar Patel, Slower again, short and on middle, Axar Patel pats it to the leg side for a single.
Mohsin Khan to Axar Patel, Oh..so close! Back of a length and on middle, rolls his fingers again, Axar Patel goes through his pull way early and misses, the ball hits his ribcage and rolls towards the stumps but Axar is aware and stops it with his bat.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, Another slower delivery, on a length and on middle, Tristan Stubbs nudges it through mid-wicket for a brace. Despite going for a boundary on the first ball, this has been a good over from Naveen-ul-Haq. Just 9 runs and the big wicket of Rishabh Pant from it!
Naveen-ul-Haq to Axar Patel, Naveen-ul-Haq takes al the pace off again, short and outside off, Axar Patel steers it down to third man for one.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, Short again and on middle, slower too, Tristan Stubbs pulls it through mid-wicket for a run.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Axar Patel, Back of a length and outside off, Axar Patel cuts it towards deep point for a single.
Axar Patel is in at number 6.Â
Naveen-ul-Haq to Rishabh Pant, ! c Deepak Hooda b Naveen-ul-Haq.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Rishabh Pant, ! How has he done that? Naveen-ul-Haq bowls a good wide yorker, outside off, Rishabh Pant throws his bat at it, quite literally, loses it once again but still manages to squeeze it away from third man for a boundary.
Arshad Khan to Tristan Stubbs, ! Clever, really clever!
Naveen-ul-Haq (2-0-21-1) is back into the attack.
Arshad Khan to Tristan Stubbs, ! Excellent shot!
Arshad Khan to Tristan Stubbs, Good comeback from the bowler! He nails the wide yorker ths time, outside off, Tristan Stubbs has a wild swing at it but fails to connect.
Arshad Khan to Tristan Stubbs, Goes fuller but way outside off, Tristan Stubbs leaves it alone. Wided. Arshad Khan under a bit of pressure now.
Arshad Khan to Tristan Stubbs, ! Up, up and away! Tristan Stubbs finally joins the party here.
Arshad Khan to Rishabh Pant, Good work in the deep! Short of a length and around leg, Rishabh Pant helps it on its away towards fine leg, Mohsin Khan does well to judge the bounce and stop it. Just one run.
Arshad Khan to Rishabh Pant, Back of a length and on middle, Rishabh Pant steps across but mistimes his heave towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. Good running!
Mohsin Khan to Tristan Stubbs, No run.
Mohsin Khan to Rishabh Pant, 1 run.
Mohsin Khan to Rishabh Pant, On the good length, slower outside off, Rishabh Pant punches it straight to covers.
Mohsin Khan to Tristan Stubbs, Keeps the line on the leg stump and shortens his length, Tristan Stubbs moves to his left and pulls it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a single.Â
Mohsin Khan to Rishabh Pant, Width on offer, good length, wide of off, Rishabh Pant stands tall and slashes it over the cover-point for a single.
Mohsin Khan to Tristan Stubbs, Short and slower on the leg stump line, Tristan Stubbs hops on the back foot and nudges it to deep mid-wicket for an easy single.
Strategic-Break! Lucknow have pulled things back a bit in the last few overs with the help of their spinners. However, they know that they need to break this partnership as quickly as possible to put pressure on the home side. Delhi will still believe that they can post a massive total as skipper Rishabh Pant has just started to get going while Tristan Stubbs is setting himself up to go big in the death overs. An exciting phase of cricket awaits us with both teams trying to outthink the other.
Krunal Pandya to Rishabh Pant, Changes the pace and drops it just outside off, on a good length, Rishabh Pant attempts to play the cut shot but misses.Â
Krunal Pandya to Tristan Stubbs, Around the wicket, short and on off, Tristan Stubbs knocks it towards long off for a single.
Krunal Pandya to Rishabh Pant, 1 run.
Krunal Pandya to Rishabh Pant, ! Two in two for Pant! Short and wide of off, Rishabh Pant gets the desired width and length, cuts it and bisects the point and cover gap for a boundary.
Krunal Pandya to Rishabh Pant, ! Powerful and effective! Drops it short, turning in from middle, Rishabh Pant reads the length well, gets in position and heaves it half-squatting at it, and gets it through deep mid-wicket for a cracking four.
Krunal Pandya to Tristan Stubbs, Drifting in on the pads on a length, Tristan Stubbs works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Krunal Pandya replaces Naveen-ul-Haq.
Ravi Bishnoi to Rishabh Pant, Short and quick outside off, Rishabh Pant goes to cut it away but misses. An excellent spell of bowling from Ravi Bishnoi as he completes his quota of four overs, conceding just 26 runs with an important wicket of Shai Hope.
Ravi Bishnoi to Rishabh Pant, ! A crucial boundary for Delhi!
Ravi Bishnoi to Rishabh Pant, Flatter trajectory outside off and short in length, Rishabh Pant rushes to the back foot and cuts it straight to point.
Ravi Bishnoi to Tristan Stubbs, On off and full, Tristan Stubbs gets on the front foot and knocks it straight to long off for a single.
Ravi Bishnoi to Rishabh Pant, Pushed fuller and outside off, Rishabh Pant slices it over covers for a single in the deep.
Ravi Bishnoi to Rishabh Pant, Quicker and flatter, turning back in from off, Rishabh Pant gets an inside edge onto the pads.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, Angling on off, shade full in length, Tristan Stubbs prods and defends the ball straight to covers to end the over. The runs have dried up since a last few overs. Another successful over for Lucknow. Just 4 runs and a crucial wicket from this one.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Rishabh Pant, Short and on the shoulder level on middle, Rishabh Pant pulls it but loses the balance and falls on the pitch. The ball rolls towards deep fine for a single.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, Short, slow in pace, nipping back in on off, Tristan Stubbs waits the ball to come at him, and hops before pulling it with a flat-bat towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Rishabh Pant, Short and angling on the top of the middle, Rishabh Pant pulls it off the back foot towards deep backward square leg for a single.
It looks like the ball has lost a bit of shape and the umpires are looking for a replacement. They have found it and we are good to continue now. Also, Tristan Stubbs is the next batter in.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, Over the wicket, full and on off, Tristan Stubbs drives it presenting a full face of the bat towards widish mid off and fetches a quick single to get off the mark.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Abishek Porel, ! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! What an absolute stunner from Pooran in the deep!
Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, Lands it full and on the middle, Abishek Porel gets on the front foot and spanks the ball straight down to Ravi Bishnoi who gets a hand on it and deflects it in front of long on. A single taken to end the over. Another superb over from Bishnoi, just 5 runs from it.
Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, Pushed through quicker and short, wide of off, Abishek Porel goes for the cut shot again but gets beaten on the outside edge.
Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, Drifts it well outside off, on a slightly fullish length, Abishek Porel misses out to cut.
Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, Slider, outside off, short in length, Abishek Porel rocks back and cuts it past point for a couple of runs in the deep.
Ravi Bishnoi to Rishabh Pant, Full and pitching on the middle, Rishabh Pant steers it towards deep square leg for a single.
Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, Pushed through quick and flat, on off, Abishek Porel cuts it towards short third for a quick single.
Deepak Hooda to Abishek Porel, Another short delivery, on off, Abishek Porel stabs it towards sweeper covers for one.
Deepak Hooda to Abishek Porel, No run.
Deepak Hooda to Rishabh Pant, Short again and on off, Rishabh Pant punches it through covers for another run.
Deepak Hooda to Rishabh Pant, ! Good shot! Deepak Hooda drags this short again and on middle, Rishabh Pant rocks back and pulls it away wide of deep square leg for a boundary.
Deepak Hooda to Rishabh Pant, Floated, short and angling down the leg side, Rishabh Pant goes down to swipe it away but misses. Wided.
Deepak Hooda to Abishek Porel, Tossed up, full and on leg, Abishek Porel works it towads deep mid-wicket for a run.
Lucknow introduces the third spinner. Deepak Hooda replaces Krunal Pandya.
Deepak Hooda to Rishabh Pant, 1 run.
Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, Quicker one, short again and outside off, Abishek Porel misses his cut this time.
Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, Short and outside off, Abishek Porel cuts it wide of deep point for a brace.
Ravi Bishnoi to Rishabh Pant, 1 run.
The Delhi skipper, Rishabh Pant strides out to the middle at number 4.
Ravi Bishnoi to Shai Hope, ! c KL Rahul b Ravi Bishnoi.
Ravi Bishnoi to Shai Hope, No run.
Ravi Bishnoi to Shai Hope, ! BOOM! Lovely shot! Flatter, full and on middle, Shai Hope clears his front leg away and smacks it flat and hard over the wide long on fence for a biggie.
Krunal Pandya to Abishek Porel, Shortish and on middle, Abishek Porel only manages to pat it back to the bowler.
Krunal Pandya to Shai Hope, Quicker, full and on middle, Shai Hope works it off the inside half of the bat through square leg for one.
Krunal Pandya to Shai Hope, Darts this one full and on the pads, Shai Hope glances it to short fine leg.
Krunal Pandya to Shai Hope, Shorter in length and on middle, Shai Hope nudges it through mid-wicket and comes back for the second run quite comfortably.
Krunal Pandya to Shai Hope, Wide!
Krunal Pandya to Abishek Porel, FIFTY FOR POREL! A fine knock from the youngster and Delhi needed someone to step up in this game. Tossed up, full and on middle, Abishek Porel tucks it through mid-wicket for a single.
Krunal Pandya to Abishek Porel, ! Nice shot!
Spin in tandem now. Krunal Pandya comes into the attack and replaces Naveen-ul-Haq.
Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, Short again and on middle, Abishek Porel punches it towards long on for one.
Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, Nicely bowled! Ravi Bishnoi serves another googly, full and on off, turns away, Abishek Porel looks to drive it away but misses, Quinton de Kock collects and breaks the stumps in a flash. The umpire sends it upstairs to check for the stumping. The replay shows that for a moment Porel's foot was outside but he got back in time.
Ravi Bishnoi to Shai Hope, Tossed up, full and on off, Shai Hope lofts it on the bounce to long off for one.
Ravi Bishnoi to Shai Hope, Goes short and outside off, Shai Hope cuts it away wide of deep point, Krunal Pandya runs to his right and dives to stop it well. Two runs taken.
Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, A googly now, full and on middle, turns away a bit, Abishek Porel stays back to play but gets an outside edge along the ground towards point, Nicholas Pooran there fumbles a bit and allows the run.
Ravi Bishnoi to Shai Hope, Ravi Bishnoi begins with a flatter delivery, full and outside off, Shai Hope drills it through point for a single.
Strategic Break! Well, Delhi is right on the top as Abishek Porel and Shai Hope haven't let the pressure of an early blow creep in. Both the batters counterpunched ruthlessly and took on the pacers, attacking every poor delivery thrown at them. The two would be aiming to further zoom up the scoring rate and dominate the mid-overs. On the other hand, Lucknow after an early breakthrough in the form of Jake Fraser-McGurk, has let the momentum slip. They would be eyeing to get a couple of wickets
Naveen-ul-Haq to Abishek Porel, ! Easy pickings!
Naveen-ul-Haq to Abishek Porel, Back of a length and on middle, slower again, Abishek Porel tries to heave it away but toe-ends it down the pitch.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Abishek Porel, ! BANG! He connects this time alright! Naveen-ul-Haq goes pace on this time, bangs this into the pitch and on leg, Abishek Porel swivels nicely and hooks it way over the fine leg fence for another biggie.
Halt! Once again the physio has been summoned for a mandatory concussion check as Abishek Porel got struck on the forearm.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Abishek Porel, Another slower bouncer around leg, Abishek Porel tries to hook it away but misses as it hits his forearm and rolls to the off side. That will sting a bit!
Naveen-ul-Haq to Abishek Porel, Gets it right this time! Naveen-ul-Haq bangs in a good bouncer, takes pace off as well, Abishek Porel goes through his pull way early and misses.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Abishek Porel, On a length but down the leg side again, Abishek Porel misses his flick. Wided.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Abishek Porel, ! Welcome to the game, Naveen-ul-Haq! He errs in his line and starts with a short delivery way down the leg side, Abishek Porel just helps it away with on hand as the ball flies over the fine leg fence for a biggie.
Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, Four dots in a row! A bit of a tease from the bowler! Short again, pace off, on the stumps Shai Hope again fails to connect the ball. A comparatively good over for Lucknow, just 5 from it.
Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, Another change of pace, on a shortish length, on the top of the stumps, Shai Hope looks to pull but the ball flicks off his helmet and carries to the keeper. KL Rahul is interested and queries to the keeper whether it has come off the bat. But eventually aborts to take the review.
Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, Sees the batter shuffling to the leg side, Mohsin Khan angles it on the leg stump line, on a shorter length with an extra bit of bounce, Shai Hope again misses to pull it away.
Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, Short and nipping sharply away from off, Shai Hope goes for a pull shot but misses out on the connection.
Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, ! Streaky but will do! Outside off on a length, Shai Hope throws the kitchen-sink at it and gets the thickish leading edge that flies over the short third fielder for a boundary.
Mohsin Khan to Abishek Porel, Full and outside off, Abishek Porel drives it to widish mid off and fetches a quick single.
Yudhvir Singh to Shai Hope, Takes the pace off from the leather, short and on off, Shai Hope waits and pulls it through square leg for a couple of runs to end the over. 50 up for Delhi in no time. A good start for the hosts after an early blow.
Yudhvir Singh to Shai Hope, ! Mayhem, absolute mayhem! Persists on the hard length again, on the top of the off and middle, Shai Hope picks it up over long on for half a dozen. He made this shot look so easy.
Yudhvir Singh to Shai Hope, ! Runs are flowing at the moment! Marginally short than the previous delivery, on the stumps, Shai Hope lofts it over the cover again for another boundary.
Yudhvir Singh to Shai Hope, ! Lovely shot! Touch on a good length, at the stumps, Shai Hope stays leg side of the ball, and drives it on the up through the inner circle for a boundary at deep extra covers.
Yudhvir Singh to Shai Hope, Hits the deck hard, on the top of the middle, Shai Hope is deep in the crease and punches it straight to covers.
Yudhvir Singh to Shai Hope, Bangs it short and wide of off, Shai Hope throws his bat at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.
Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, ! Porel is in no mood to stop! Gee, that's a glorious drive! Overpitched from Arshad Khan, outside off, Abishek Porel gets the desired width and length, gets his front foot ahead and drives it crisply through cover-point for a boundary to end the over. 21 runs off this.
Arshad Khan to Shai Hope, Shade full again, at the stumps, Shai Hope prods ahead and knocks it down the ground for a single.Â
Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, Fuller and angling away from the middle, Abishek Porel watches it closely and drives it to mid off on the front foot for a single.
Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, WIDE! Good bumper but over the batter's head. Abishek Porel sits underneath it and gets out of the way by dropping his bat down. Wided.
Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, ! Porel and Delhi are up and running now! Bangs it into the pitch, on off, Abishek Porel lifts his front leg in the air before pulling it well over deep mid-wicket for a huge maximum.
Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, ! Oh, this is punished! Slightly outside off, on a hard length, Abishek Porel reads the length early, skips down the track and slaps it through the cover-point gap for a cracking boundary.
Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, Four!
Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, On the middle and on a length, Shai Hope pushes it back to the bowler. Another one with an extra bit of bounce.Â
Mohsin Khan to Abishek Porel, Extra bounce on that one as this is on a hard length, just around off, Abishek Porel arches back and pats it towards deep backward point for an easy single.
Mohsin Khan to Abishek Porel, ! First maximum of the game! Nice shot! Mohsin Khan bangs it short and outside off, Abishek Porel moves to the off stump, climbs up on the bounce and cuts it aerially over deep backward point for a maximum.Â
Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, Angles it across off on a fuller length, Shai Hope goes for a drive but slices it towards deep backward point for a single.
Mohsin Khan to share the attack.
Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, No run.
Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, Starts off from over the wicket, lands it on a hard length, on middle and leg, Shai Hope hops back and pushes it back to Mohsin Khan.
Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, Swing and a miss!
Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, On the back of a length shaping away outside off, Abishek Porel taps it to point off the back foot.
Arshad Khan to Shai Hope, Full in length, swinging in a bit, around off, Shai Hope drives it down to mid off for a single.
Arshad Khan to Shai Hope, Wide!
Arshad Khan to Shai Hope, Back of a length, shaping in from middle, Shai Hope flicks it through mid-wicket for a brace and gets off the mark. First runs off the bat for Delhi.
Shai Hope walks out to bat number 3,
Arshad Khan to Jake Fraser-McGurk, ! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! A rare failure for Jake Fraser-McGurk and Lucknow players are delighted!
Arshad Khan to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Nice comeback! Bowls it closer to the body and gets the ball to shape in a bit on the top of the middle, Jake Fraser-McGurk clears his front leg for a big heave but misses.
Arshad Khan to Jake Fraser-McGurk, WIDE! Oops! He will have to reload that one again! Down leg again, swinging further away. Wided.
Arshad Khan to Jake Fraser-McGurk, WIDE! Starts off spraying it down leg, on a length, Jake Fraser-McGurk misses out to flick and the ball, with a good carry, flies back to Quinton de Kock who grabs it over the chest level.
The bell has been rung at the Arun Jaitley Stadium! We can see the two umpires walk out to the middle followed by the Lucknow players who spread out to take their respective field positions. Jake Fraser-McGurk and Abishek Porel are the two openers for Delhi. Arshad Khan has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play...
Rishabh Pant, the captain of Delhi says that they would have batted first anyways. Adds that they will look to score as much as possible and give a big target to the away team. Tells that in the last game, if they didn't lose that many wickets they would have chased the target but it is difficult to judge from the outside. Mentions that the fielding has been a concern throughout the season and dropping that many catches can cost any game. Praises Jake Fraser-McGurk and says that his fearless a
KL Rahul, the skipper of Lucknow wins the toss and elects to bowl first. He says it's how their team is placed and feels that bowling first has helped their team. Adds that they have experienced batters in the side and says they need to win both their remaining games. Says they have made some mistakes in the past few games, and it's just that they need to be brave enough with the bat and ball. Adds it's about coming out and figuring out what's the best for the team. Further adds that as a bowli
Impact Players for Delhi - Ishant Sharma, Kumar Kushagra, Pravin Dubey, Lalit Yadav, Swastik Chikara. Â
Impact Players for Lucknow - Ayush Badoni, Devdutt Padikkal, Prerak Mankad, M. Siddharth, Krishnappa Gowtham.
Lucknow (Playing XI) - KL Rahul (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Krunal Pandya, Arshad Khan, Yudhvir Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mohsin Khan.
TOSS - The coin lands in favour of KL Rahul and Lucknow have elected to BOWL first.
We are back for Lucknow's reply! The two Umpires have already made their way out to the middle. Delhi players are seen in the last-minute huddle near the dugout. KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock are the two openers for Lucknow and they stride out to the 22 yards.
... THE RUN CHASE ...
Right then, Delhi has mounted a challenging total of 208 on the board with some valuable contributions from the middle-order batters. Lucknow has a daunting task up their sleeves but they do have an explosive batting unit as well that holds a reputation for chasing down big targets. Stay tuned as this all-important run chase is up next in a few minutes.
Tristan Stubbs is up for a flash interview. He says that it wasn't easy when he got into bat. Adds that once he was set and got a bit of momentum, they managed to get some runs on the board. Says you cannot really say how much is enough on this ground. Ends by saying that he loves the support from the fans and it is nice to play in front of them.
On the other hand, Lucknow did manage an early breakthrough with Arshad Khan removing Jake Fraser-McGurk. However, their pacers struggled to maintain momentum, leaking runs during the Powerplay. KL Rahul turned to his spinners right after the Powerplay to slow down the run flow, which worked to an extent as Ravi Bishnoi dismissed Hope in his second over. The spinners, especially Ravi Bishnoi, tied down the batters effectively in the mid-overs, with Naveen-ul-Haq also joining the wicket-taking s
Delhi wraps up on a positive note despite a fluctuating middle-over phase. This marks the 37th occasion where the 200-run mark has been surpassed in this edition of the Indian T20 League, equalling the record set in the previous edition. Delhi's start wasn't the smoothest, losing Jake Fraser-McGurk early as he aimed for a big shot in the very first over. However, Abishek Porel and Shai Hope quickly shifted the momentum with some impressive strokeplay, significantly boosting the scoring rate. Po
Yudhvir Singh to Tristan Stubbs, A couple of runs to end the innings then! Yudhvir Singh takes pace off again and lands this back of a length, well outside off, Tristan Stubbs moves across and slashes at it but chops it down wide of short third man, the fielder dives to his right and parries it away as the batters get the time to complete the second run. Delhi finishes on 208/4!
Yudhvir Singh to Axar Patel, 1 run.
Yudhvir Singh to Axar Patel, ! SMASHED!
Yudhvir Singh to Axar Patel, 2 runs.
Yudhvir Singh to Axar Patel, Yudhvir Singh bangs in a slower bouncer now, on off, Axar Patel tries to ramp it away but misses. The umpire does not signal anything but Axar takes the review for a wide.
Yudhvir Singh (1-0-16-0) to wrap up first innings with the last over.
Yudhvir Singh to Tristan Stubbs, ! A tough chance but should have been taken! Slower one, full and on off, Tristan Stubbs goes for the slog but mistimes it in the air towards extra covers Ravi Bishnoi tries to settle under it but spills it out as the ball goes away. The batters take three here.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, 1 run.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, Six!
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, Touch fuller and around off, Tristan Stubbs drives it on the up firmly through covers, Marcus Stoinis covers a lot of ground to his right and dives to make a fine stop. Two more runs added to the total.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, ! MASSIVE! That is absolutely humongous!
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, ! Top shot! Naveen-ul-Haq lands this short of a length and around middle, Tristan Stubbs backs away a bit, gets on top of the bounce and clubs it through mid-wicket for a boundary.
Naveen-ul-Haq (3-0-30-2) to bowl the penultimate over. Also, Mohsin Khan has been subbed out and Ayush Badoni is swapped in his place by Lucknow.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, 2 runs.
Mohsin Khan to Axar Patel, ! Gets it through! Mohsin Khan lands this back of a length and outside off, off-pace again, Axar Patel uses his feet, reaches out for it and slaps it through extra covers for a boundary.
Mohsin Khan to Axar Patel, No run.
Mohsin Khan to Tristan Stubbs, Mohsin Khan bangs this into the pitch, on middle, no pace again, Tristan Stubbs forces it towards deep mid-wicket for one.
Mohsin Khan to Tristan Stubbs, ! Just gets enough! Mohsin Khan serves this full and outside off, slower once more, Tristan Stubbs goes for the slog but does not get from the middle, slices it a bit but generates enough power for it to go over the long off fence for a biggie.
Mohsin Khan to Axar Patel, Slower again, short and on middle, Axar Patel pats it to the leg side for a single.
Mohsin Khan to Axar Patel, Oh..so close! Back of a length and on middle, rolls his fingers again, Axar Patel goes through his pull way early and misses, the ball hits his ribcage and rolls towards the stumps but Axar is aware and stops it with his bat.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, Another slower delivery, on a length and on middle, Tristan Stubbs nudges it through mid-wicket for a brace. Despite going for a boundary on the first ball, this has been a good over from Naveen-ul-Haq. Just 9 runs and the big wicket of Rishabh Pant from it!
Naveen-ul-Haq to Axar Patel, Naveen-ul-Haq takes al the pace off again, short and outside off, Axar Patel steers it down to third man for one.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, Short again and on middle, slower too, Tristan Stubbs pulls it through mid-wicket for a run.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Axar Patel, Back of a length and outside off, Axar Patel cuts it towards deep point for a single.
Axar Patel is in at number 6.Â
Naveen-ul-Haq to Rishabh Pant, ! c Deepak Hooda b Naveen-ul-Haq.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Rishabh Pant, ! How has he done that? Naveen-ul-Haq bowls a good wide yorker, outside off, Rishabh Pant throws his bat at it, quite literally, loses it once again but still manages to squeeze it away from third man for a boundary.
Arshad Khan to Tristan Stubbs, ! Clever, really clever!
Naveen-ul-Haq (2-0-21-1) is back into the attack.
Arshad Khan to Tristan Stubbs, ! Excellent shot!
Arshad Khan to Tristan Stubbs, Good comeback from the bowler! He nails the wide yorker ths time, outside off, Tristan Stubbs has a wild swing at it but fails to connect.
Arshad Khan to Tristan Stubbs, Goes fuller but way outside off, Tristan Stubbs leaves it alone. Wided. Arshad Khan under a bit of pressure now.
Arshad Khan to Tristan Stubbs, ! Up, up and away! Tristan Stubbs finally joins the party here.
Arshad Khan to Rishabh Pant, Good work in the deep! Short of a length and around leg, Rishabh Pant helps it on its away towards fine leg, Mohsin Khan does well to judge the bounce and stop it. Just one run.
Arshad Khan to Rishabh Pant, Back of a length and on middle, Rishabh Pant steps across but mistimes his heave towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. Good running!
Mohsin Khan to Tristan Stubbs, No run.
Mohsin Khan to Rishabh Pant, 1 run.
Mohsin Khan to Rishabh Pant, On the good length, slower outside off, Rishabh Pant punches it straight to covers.
Mohsin Khan to Tristan Stubbs, Keeps the line on the leg stump and shortens his length, Tristan Stubbs moves to his left and pulls it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a single.Â
Mohsin Khan to Rishabh Pant, Width on offer, good length, wide of off, Rishabh Pant stands tall and slashes it over the cover-point for a single.
Mohsin Khan to Tristan Stubbs, Short and slower on the leg stump line, Tristan Stubbs hops on the back foot and nudges it to deep mid-wicket for an easy single.
Strategic-Break! Lucknow have pulled things back a bit in the last few overs with the help of their spinners. However, they know that they need to break this partnership as quickly as possible to put pressure on the home side. Delhi will still believe that they can post a massive total as skipper Rishabh Pant has just started to get going while Tristan Stubbs is setting himself up to go big in the death overs. An exciting phase of cricket awaits us with both teams trying to outthink the other.
Krunal Pandya to Rishabh Pant, Changes the pace and drops it just outside off, on a good length, Rishabh Pant attempts to play the cut shot but misses.Â
Krunal Pandya to Tristan Stubbs, Around the wicket, short and on off, Tristan Stubbs knocks it towards long off for a single.
Krunal Pandya to Rishabh Pant, 1 run.
Krunal Pandya to Rishabh Pant, ! Two in two for Pant! Short and wide of off, Rishabh Pant gets the desired width and length, cuts it and bisects the point and cover gap for a boundary.
Krunal Pandya to Rishabh Pant, ! Powerful and effective! Drops it short, turning in from middle, Rishabh Pant reads the length well, gets in position and heaves it half-squatting at it, and gets it through deep mid-wicket for a cracking four.
Krunal Pandya to Tristan Stubbs, Drifting in on the pads on a length, Tristan Stubbs works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Krunal Pandya replaces Naveen-ul-Haq.
Ravi Bishnoi to Rishabh Pant, Short and quick outside off, Rishabh Pant goes to cut it away but misses. An excellent spell of bowling from Ravi Bishnoi as he completes his quota of four overs, conceding just 26 runs with an important wicket of Shai Hope.
Ravi Bishnoi to Rishabh Pant, ! A crucial boundary for Delhi!
Ravi Bishnoi to Rishabh Pant, Flatter trajectory outside off and short in length, Rishabh Pant rushes to the back foot and cuts it straight to point.
Ravi Bishnoi to Tristan Stubbs, On off and full, Tristan Stubbs gets on the front foot and knocks it straight to long off for a single.
Ravi Bishnoi to Rishabh Pant, Pushed fuller and outside off, Rishabh Pant slices it over covers for a single in the deep.
Ravi Bishnoi to Rishabh Pant, Quicker and flatter, turning back in from off, Rishabh Pant gets an inside edge onto the pads.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, Angling on off, shade full in length, Tristan Stubbs prods and defends the ball straight to covers to end the over. The runs have dried up since a last few overs. Another successful over for Lucknow. Just 4 runs and a crucial wicket from this one.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Rishabh Pant, Short and on the shoulder level on middle, Rishabh Pant pulls it but loses the balance and falls on the pitch. The ball rolls towards deep fine for a single.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, Short, slow in pace, nipping back in on off, Tristan Stubbs waits the ball to come at him, and hops before pulling it with a flat-bat towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Rishabh Pant, Short and angling on the top of the middle, Rishabh Pant pulls it off the back foot towards deep backward square leg for a single.
It looks like the ball has lost a bit of shape and the umpires are looking for a replacement. They have found it and we are good to continue now. Also, Tristan Stubbs is the next batter in.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, Over the wicket, full and on off, Tristan Stubbs drives it presenting a full face of the bat towards widish mid off and fetches a quick single to get off the mark.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Abishek Porel, ! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! What an absolute stunner from Pooran in the deep!
Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, Lands it full and on the middle, Abishek Porel gets on the front foot and spanks the ball straight down to Ravi Bishnoi who gets a hand on it and deflects it in front of long on. A single taken to end the over. Another superb over from Bishnoi, just 5 runs from it.
Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, Pushed through quicker and short, wide of off, Abishek Porel goes for the cut shot again but gets beaten on the outside edge.
Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, Drifts it well outside off, on a slightly fullish length, Abishek Porel misses out to cut.
Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, Slider, outside off, short in length, Abishek Porel rocks back and cuts it past point for a couple of runs in the deep.
Ravi Bishnoi to Rishabh Pant, Full and pitching on the middle, Rishabh Pant steers it towards deep square leg for a single.
Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, Pushed through quick and flat, on off, Abishek Porel cuts it towards short third for a quick single.
Deepak Hooda to Abishek Porel, Another short delivery, on off, Abishek Porel stabs it towards sweeper covers for one.
Deepak Hooda to Abishek Porel, No run.
Deepak Hooda to Rishabh Pant, Short again and on off, Rishabh Pant punches it through covers for another run.
Deepak Hooda to Rishabh Pant, ! Good shot! Deepak Hooda drags this short again and on middle, Rishabh Pant rocks back and pulls it away wide of deep square leg for a boundary.
Deepak Hooda to Rishabh Pant, Floated, short and angling down the leg side, Rishabh Pant goes down to swipe it away but misses. Wided.
Deepak Hooda to Abishek Porel, Tossed up, full and on leg, Abishek Porel works it towads deep mid-wicket for a run.
Lucknow introduces the third spinner. Deepak Hooda replaces Krunal Pandya.
Deepak Hooda to Rishabh Pant, 1 run.
Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, Quicker one, short again and outside off, Abishek Porel misses his cut this time.
Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, Short and outside off, Abishek Porel cuts it wide of deep point for a brace.
Ravi Bishnoi to Rishabh Pant, 1 run.
The Delhi skipper, Rishabh Pant strides out to the middle at number 4.
Ravi Bishnoi to Shai Hope, ! c KL Rahul b Ravi Bishnoi.
Ravi Bishnoi to Shai Hope, No run.
Ravi Bishnoi to Shai Hope, ! BOOM! Lovely shot! Flatter, full and on middle, Shai Hope clears his front leg away and smacks it flat and hard over the wide long on fence for a biggie.
Krunal Pandya to Abishek Porel, Shortish and on middle, Abishek Porel only manages to pat it back to the bowler.
Krunal Pandya to Shai Hope, Quicker, full and on middle, Shai Hope works it off the inside half of the bat through square leg for one.
Krunal Pandya to Shai Hope, Darts this one full and on the pads, Shai Hope glances it to short fine leg.
Krunal Pandya to Shai Hope, Shorter in length and on middle, Shai Hope nudges it through mid-wicket and comes back for the second run quite comfortably.
Krunal Pandya to Shai Hope, Wide!
Krunal Pandya to Abishek Porel, FIFTY FOR POREL! A fine knock from the youngster and Delhi needed someone to step up in this game. Tossed up, full and on middle, Abishek Porel tucks it through mid-wicket for a single.
Krunal Pandya to Abishek Porel, ! Nice shot!
Spin in tandem now. Krunal Pandya comes into the attack and replaces Naveen-ul-Haq.
Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, Short again and on middle, Abishek Porel punches it towards long on for one.
Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, Nicely bowled! Ravi Bishnoi serves another googly, full and on off, turns away, Abishek Porel looks to drive it away but misses, Quinton de Kock collects and breaks the stumps in a flash. The umpire sends it upstairs to check for the stumping. The replay shows that for a moment Porel's foot was outside but he got back in time.
Ravi Bishnoi to Shai Hope, Tossed up, full and on off, Shai Hope lofts it on the bounce to long off for one.
Ravi Bishnoi to Shai Hope, Goes short and outside off, Shai Hope cuts it away wide of deep point, Krunal Pandya runs to his right and dives to stop it well. Two runs taken.
Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, A googly now, full and on middle, turns away a bit, Abishek Porel stays back to play but gets an outside edge along the ground towards point, Nicholas Pooran there fumbles a bit and allows the run.
Ravi Bishnoi to Shai Hope, Ravi Bishnoi begins with a flatter delivery, full and outside off, Shai Hope drills it through point for a single.
Strategic Break! Well, Delhi is right on the top as Abishek Porel and Shai Hope haven't let the pressure of an early blow creep in. Both the batters counterpunched ruthlessly and took on the pacers, attacking every poor delivery thrown at them. The two would be aiming to further zoom up the scoring rate and dominate the mid-overs. On the other hand, Lucknow after an early breakthrough in the form of Jake Fraser-McGurk, has let the momentum slip. They would be eyeing to get a couple of wickets
Naveen-ul-Haq to Abishek Porel, ! Easy pickings!
Naveen-ul-Haq to Abishek Porel, Back of a length and on middle, slower again, Abishek Porel tries to heave it away but toe-ends it down the pitch.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Abishek Porel, ! BANG! He connects this time alright! Naveen-ul-Haq goes pace on this time, bangs this into the pitch and on leg, Abishek Porel swivels nicely and hooks it way over the fine leg fence for another biggie.
Halt! Once again the physio has been summoned for a mandatory concussion check as Abishek Porel got struck on the forearm.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Abishek Porel, Another slower bouncer around leg, Abishek Porel tries to hook it away but misses as it hits his forearm and rolls to the off side. That will sting a bit!
Naveen-ul-Haq to Abishek Porel, Gets it right this time! Naveen-ul-Haq bangs in a good bouncer, takes pace off as well, Abishek Porel goes through his pull way early and misses.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Abishek Porel, On a length but down the leg side again, Abishek Porel misses his flick. Wided.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Abishek Porel, ! Welcome to the game, Naveen-ul-Haq! He errs in his line and starts with a short delivery way down the leg side, Abishek Porel just helps it away with on hand as the ball flies over the fine leg fence for a biggie.
Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, Four dots in a row! A bit of a tease from the bowler! Short again, pace off, on the stumps Shai Hope again fails to connect the ball. A comparatively good over for Lucknow, just 5 from it.
Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, Another change of pace, on a shortish length, on the top of the stumps, Shai Hope looks to pull but the ball flicks off his helmet and carries to the keeper. KL Rahul is interested and queries to the keeper whether it has come off the bat. But eventually aborts to take the review.
Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, Sees the batter shuffling to the leg side, Mohsin Khan angles it on the leg stump line, on a shorter length with an extra bit of bounce, Shai Hope again misses to pull it away.
Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, Short and nipping sharply away from off, Shai Hope goes for a pull shot but misses out on the connection.
Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, ! Streaky but will do! Outside off on a length, Shai Hope throws the kitchen-sink at it and gets the thickish leading edge that flies over the short third fielder for a boundary.
Mohsin Khan to Abishek Porel, Full and outside off, Abishek Porel drives it to widish mid off and fetches a quick single.
Yudhvir Singh to Shai Hope, Takes the pace off from the leather, short and on off, Shai Hope waits and pulls it through square leg for a couple of runs to end the over. 50 up for Delhi in no time. A good start for the hosts after an early blow.
Yudhvir Singh to Shai Hope, ! Mayhem, absolute mayhem! Persists on the hard length again, on the top of the off and middle, Shai Hope picks it up over long on for half a dozen. He made this shot look so easy.
Yudhvir Singh to Shai Hope, ! Runs are flowing at the moment! Marginally short than the previous delivery, on the stumps, Shai Hope lofts it over the cover again for another boundary.
Yudhvir Singh to Shai Hope, ! Lovely shot! Touch on a good length, at the stumps, Shai Hope stays leg side of the ball, and drives it on the up through the inner circle for a boundary at deep extra covers.
Yudhvir Singh to Shai Hope, Hits the deck hard, on the top of the middle, Shai Hope is deep in the crease and punches it straight to covers.
Yudhvir Singh to Shai Hope, Bangs it short and wide of off, Shai Hope throws his bat at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.
Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, ! Porel is in no mood to stop! Gee, that's a glorious drive! Overpitched from Arshad Khan, outside off, Abishek Porel gets the desired width and length, gets his front foot ahead and drives it crisply through cover-point for a boundary to end the over. 21 runs off this.
Arshad Khan to Shai Hope, Shade full again, at the stumps, Shai Hope prods ahead and knocks it down the ground for a single.Â
Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, Fuller and angling away from the middle, Abishek Porel watches it closely and drives it to mid off on the front foot for a single.
Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, WIDE! Good bumper but over the batter's head. Abishek Porel sits underneath it and gets out of the way by dropping his bat down. Wided.
Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, ! Porel and Delhi are up and running now! Bangs it into the pitch, on off, Abishek Porel lifts his front leg in the air before pulling it well over deep mid-wicket for a huge maximum.
Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, ! Oh, this is punished! Slightly outside off, on a hard length, Abishek Porel reads the length early, skips down the track and slaps it through the cover-point gap for a cracking boundary.
Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, Four!
Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, On the middle and on a length, Shai Hope pushes it back to the bowler. Another one with an extra bit of bounce.Â
Mohsin Khan to Abishek Porel, Extra bounce on that one as this is on a hard length, just around off, Abishek Porel arches back and pats it towards deep backward point for an easy single.
Mohsin Khan to Abishek Porel, ! First maximum of the game! Nice shot! Mohsin Khan bangs it short and outside off, Abishek Porel moves to the off stump, climbs up on the bounce and cuts it aerially over deep backward point for a maximum.Â
Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, Angles it across off on a fuller length, Shai Hope goes for a drive but slices it towards deep backward point for a single.
Mohsin Khan to share the attack.
Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, No run.
Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, Starts off from over the wicket, lands it on a hard length, on middle and leg, Shai Hope hops back and pushes it back to Mohsin Khan.
Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, Swing and a miss!
Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, On the back of a length shaping away outside off, Abishek Porel taps it to point off the back foot.
Arshad Khan to Shai Hope, Full in length, swinging in a bit, around off, Shai Hope drives it down to mid off for a single.
Arshad Khan to Shai Hope, Wide!
Arshad Khan to Shai Hope, Back of a length, shaping in from middle, Shai Hope flicks it through mid-wicket for a brace and gets off the mark. First runs off the bat for Delhi.
Shai Hope walks out to bat number 3,
Arshad Khan to Jake Fraser-McGurk, ! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! A rare failure for Jake Fraser-McGurk and Lucknow players are delighted!
Arshad Khan to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Nice comeback! Bowls it closer to the body and gets the ball to shape in a bit on the top of the middle, Jake Fraser-McGurk clears his front leg for a big heave but misses.
Arshad Khan to Jake Fraser-McGurk, WIDE! Oops! He will have to reload that one again! Down leg again, swinging further away. Wided.
Arshad Khan to Jake Fraser-McGurk, WIDE! Starts off spraying it down leg, on a length, Jake Fraser-McGurk misses out to flick and the ball, with a good carry, flies back to Quinton de Kock who grabs it over the chest level.
The bell has been rung at the Arun Jaitley Stadium! We can see the two umpires walk out to the middle followed by the Lucknow players who spread out to take their respective field positions. Jake Fraser-McGurk and Abishek Porel are the two openers for Delhi. Arshad Khan has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play...
Rishabh Pant, the captain of Delhi says that they would have batted first anyways. Adds that they will look to score as much as possible and give a big target to the away team. Tells that in the last game, if they didn't lose that many wickets they would have chased the target but it is difficult to judge from the outside. Mentions that the fielding has been a concern throughout the season and dropping that many catches can cost any game. Praises Jake Fraser-McGurk and says that his fearless a
KL Rahul, the skipper of Lucknow wins the toss and elects to bowl first. He says it's how their team is placed and feels that bowling first has helped their team. Adds that they have experienced batters in the side and says they need to win both their remaining games. Says they have made some mistakes in the past few games, and it's just that they need to be brave enough with the bat and ball. Adds it's about coming out and figuring out what's the best for the team. Further adds that as a bowli
Impact Players for Delhi - Ishant Sharma, Kumar Kushagra, Pravin Dubey, Lalit Yadav, Swastik Chikara. Â
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We are back for Lucknow's reply! The two Umpires have already made their way out to the middle. Delhi players are seen in the last-minute huddle near the dugout. KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock are the two openers for Lucknow and they stride out to the 22 yards.
... THE RUN CHASE ...
Right then, Delhi has mounted a challenging total of 208 on the board with some valuable contributions from the middle-order batters. Lucknow has a daunting task up their sleeves but they do have an explosive batting unit as well that holds a reputation for chasing down big targets. Stay tuned as this all-important run chase is up next in a few minutes.
Tristan Stubbs is up for a flash interview. He says that it wasn't easy when he got into bat. Adds that once he was set and got a bit of momentum, they managed to get some runs on the board. Says you cannot really say how much is enough on this ground. Ends by saying that he loves the support from the fans and it is nice to play in front of them.
On the other hand, Lucknow did manage an early breakthrough with Arshad Khan removing Jake Fraser-McGurk. However, their pacers struggled to maintain momentum, leaking runs during the Powerplay. KL Rahul turned to his spinners right after the Powerplay to slow down the run flow, which worked to an extent as Ravi Bishnoi dismissed Hope in his second over. The spinners, especially Ravi Bishnoi, tied down the batters effectively in the mid-overs, with Naveen-ul-Haq also joining the wicket-taking s
Delhi wraps up on a positive note despite a fluctuating middle-over phase. This marks the 37th occasion where the 200-run mark has been surpassed in this edition of the Indian T20 League, equalling the record set in the previous edition. Delhi's start wasn't the smoothest, losing Jake Fraser-McGurk early as he aimed for a big shot in the very first over. However, Abishek Porel and Shai Hope quickly shifted the momentum with some impressive strokeplay, significantly boosting the scoring rate. Po
Yudhvir Singh to Tristan Stubbs, A couple of runs to end the innings then! Yudhvir Singh takes pace off again and lands this back of a length, well outside off, Tristan Stubbs moves across and slashes at it but chops it down wide of short third man, the fielder dives to his right and parries it away as the batters get the time to complete the second run. Delhi finishes on 208/4!
Yudhvir Singh to Axar Patel, 1 run.
Yudhvir Singh to Axar Patel, ! SMASHED!
Yudhvir Singh to Axar Patel, 2 runs.
Yudhvir Singh to Axar Patel, Yudhvir Singh bangs in a slower bouncer now, on off, Axar Patel tries to ramp it away but misses. The umpire does not signal anything but Axar takes the review for a wide.
Yudhvir Singh (1-0-16-0) to wrap up first innings with the last over.
Yudhvir Singh to Tristan Stubbs, ! A tough chance but should have been taken! Slower one, full and on off, Tristan Stubbs goes for the slog but mistimes it in the air towards extra covers Ravi Bishnoi tries to settle under it but spills it out as the ball goes away. The batters take three here.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, 1 run.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, Six!
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, Touch fuller and around off, Tristan Stubbs drives it on the up firmly through covers, Marcus Stoinis covers a lot of ground to his right and dives to make a fine stop. Two more runs added to the total.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, ! MASSIVE! That is absolutely humongous!
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, ! Top shot! Naveen-ul-Haq lands this short of a length and around middle, Tristan Stubbs backs away a bit, gets on top of the bounce and clubs it through mid-wicket for a boundary.
Naveen-ul-Haq (3-0-30-2) to bowl the penultimate over. Also, Mohsin Khan has been subbed out and Ayush Badoni is swapped in his place by Lucknow.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, 2 runs.
Mohsin Khan to Axar Patel, ! Gets it through! Mohsin Khan lands this back of a length and outside off, off-pace again, Axar Patel uses his feet, reaches out for it and slaps it through extra covers for a boundary.
Mohsin Khan to Axar Patel, No run.
Mohsin Khan to Tristan Stubbs, Mohsin Khan bangs this into the pitch, on middle, no pace again, Tristan Stubbs forces it towards deep mid-wicket for one.
Mohsin Khan to Tristan Stubbs, ! Just gets enough! Mohsin Khan serves this full and outside off, slower once more, Tristan Stubbs goes for the slog but does not get from the middle, slices it a bit but generates enough power for it to go over the long off fence for a biggie.
Mohsin Khan to Axar Patel, Slower again, short and on middle, Axar Patel pats it to the leg side for a single.
Mohsin Khan to Axar Patel, Oh..so close! Back of a length and on middle, rolls his fingers again, Axar Patel goes through his pull way early and misses, the ball hits his ribcage and rolls towards the stumps but Axar is aware and stops it with his bat.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, Another slower delivery, on a length and on middle, Tristan Stubbs nudges it through mid-wicket for a brace. Despite going for a boundary on the first ball, this has been a good over from Naveen-ul-Haq. Just 9 runs and the big wicket of Rishabh Pant from it!
Naveen-ul-Haq to Axar Patel, Naveen-ul-Haq takes al the pace off again, short and outside off, Axar Patel steers it down to third man for one.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, Short again and on middle, slower too, Tristan Stubbs pulls it through mid-wicket for a run.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Axar Patel, Back of a length and outside off, Axar Patel cuts it towards deep point for a single.
Axar Patel is in at number 6.Â
Naveen-ul-Haq to Rishabh Pant, ! c Deepak Hooda b Naveen-ul-Haq.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Rishabh Pant, ! How has he done that? Naveen-ul-Haq bowls a good wide yorker, outside off, Rishabh Pant throws his bat at it, quite literally, loses it once again but still manages to squeeze it away from third man for a boundary.
Arshad Khan to Tristan Stubbs, ! Clever, really clever!
Naveen-ul-Haq (2-0-21-1) is back into the attack.
Arshad Khan to Tristan Stubbs, ! Excellent shot!
Arshad Khan to Tristan Stubbs, Good comeback from the bowler! He nails the wide yorker ths time, outside off, Tristan Stubbs has a wild swing at it but fails to connect.
Arshad Khan to Tristan Stubbs, Goes fuller but way outside off, Tristan Stubbs leaves it alone. Wided. Arshad Khan under a bit of pressure now.
Arshad Khan to Tristan Stubbs, ! Up, up and away! Tristan Stubbs finally joins the party here.
Arshad Khan to Rishabh Pant, Good work in the deep! Short of a length and around leg, Rishabh Pant helps it on its away towards fine leg, Mohsin Khan does well to judge the bounce and stop it. Just one run.
Arshad Khan to Rishabh Pant, Back of a length and on middle, Rishabh Pant steps across but mistimes his heave towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. Good running!
Mohsin Khan to Tristan Stubbs, No run.
Mohsin Khan to Rishabh Pant, 1 run.
Mohsin Khan to Rishabh Pant, On the good length, slower outside off, Rishabh Pant punches it straight to covers.
Mohsin Khan to Tristan Stubbs, Keeps the line on the leg stump and shortens his length, Tristan Stubbs moves to his left and pulls it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a single.Â
Mohsin Khan to Rishabh Pant, Width on offer, good length, wide of off, Rishabh Pant stands tall and slashes it over the cover-point for a single.
Mohsin Khan to Tristan Stubbs, Short and slower on the leg stump line, Tristan Stubbs hops on the back foot and nudges it to deep mid-wicket for an easy single.
Strategic-Break! Lucknow have pulled things back a bit in the last few overs with the help of their spinners. However, they know that they need to break this partnership as quickly as possible to put pressure on the home side. Delhi will still believe that they can post a massive total as skipper Rishabh Pant has just started to get going while Tristan Stubbs is setting himself up to go big in the death overs. An exciting phase of cricket awaits us with both teams trying to outthink the other.
Krunal Pandya to Rishabh Pant, Changes the pace and drops it just outside off, on a good length, Rishabh Pant attempts to play the cut shot but misses.Â
Krunal Pandya to Tristan Stubbs, Around the wicket, short and on off, Tristan Stubbs knocks it towards long off for a single.
Krunal Pandya to Rishabh Pant, 1 run.
Krunal Pandya to Rishabh Pant, ! Two in two for Pant! Short and wide of off, Rishabh Pant gets the desired width and length, cuts it and bisects the point and cover gap for a boundary.
Krunal Pandya to Rishabh Pant, ! Powerful and effective! Drops it short, turning in from middle, Rishabh Pant reads the length well, gets in position and heaves it half-squatting at it, and gets it through deep mid-wicket for a cracking four.
Krunal Pandya to Tristan Stubbs, Drifting in on the pads on a length, Tristan Stubbs works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Krunal Pandya replaces Naveen-ul-Haq.
Ravi Bishnoi to Rishabh Pant, Short and quick outside off, Rishabh Pant goes to cut it away but misses. An excellent spell of bowling from Ravi Bishnoi as he completes his quota of four overs, conceding just 26 runs with an important wicket of Shai Hope.
Ravi Bishnoi to Rishabh Pant, ! A crucial boundary for Delhi!
Ravi Bishnoi to Rishabh Pant, Flatter trajectory outside off and short in length, Rishabh Pant rushes to the back foot and cuts it straight to point.
Ravi Bishnoi to Tristan Stubbs, On off and full, Tristan Stubbs gets on the front foot and knocks it straight to long off for a single.
Ravi Bishnoi to Rishabh Pant, Pushed fuller and outside off, Rishabh Pant slices it over covers for a single in the deep.
Ravi Bishnoi to Rishabh Pant, Quicker and flatter, turning back in from off, Rishabh Pant gets an inside edge onto the pads.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, Angling on off, shade full in length, Tristan Stubbs prods and defends the ball straight to covers to end the over. The runs have dried up since a last few overs. Another successful over for Lucknow. Just 4 runs and a crucial wicket from this one.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Rishabh Pant, Short and on the shoulder level on middle, Rishabh Pant pulls it but loses the balance and falls on the pitch. The ball rolls towards deep fine for a single.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, Short, slow in pace, nipping back in on off, Tristan Stubbs waits the ball to come at him, and hops before pulling it with a flat-bat towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Rishabh Pant, Short and angling on the top of the middle, Rishabh Pant pulls it off the back foot towards deep backward square leg for a single.
It looks like the ball has lost a bit of shape and the umpires are looking for a replacement. They have found it and we are good to continue now. Also, Tristan Stubbs is the next batter in.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, Over the wicket, full and on off, Tristan Stubbs drives it presenting a full face of the bat towards widish mid off and fetches a quick single to get off the mark.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Abishek Porel, ! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! What an absolute stunner from Pooran in the deep!
Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, Lands it full and on the middle, Abishek Porel gets on the front foot and spanks the ball straight down to Ravi Bishnoi who gets a hand on it and deflects it in front of long on. A single taken to end the over. Another superb over from Bishnoi, just 5 runs from it.
Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, Pushed through quicker and short, wide of off, Abishek Porel goes for the cut shot again but gets beaten on the outside edge.
Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, Drifts it well outside off, on a slightly fullish length, Abishek Porel misses out to cut.
Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, Slider, outside off, short in length, Abishek Porel rocks back and cuts it past point for a couple of runs in the deep.
Ravi Bishnoi to Rishabh Pant, Full and pitching on the middle, Rishabh Pant steers it towards deep square leg for a single.
Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, Pushed through quick and flat, on off, Abishek Porel cuts it towards short third for a quick single.
Deepak Hooda to Abishek Porel, Another short delivery, on off, Abishek Porel stabs it towards sweeper covers for one.
Deepak Hooda to Abishek Porel, No run.
Deepak Hooda to Rishabh Pant, Short again and on off, Rishabh Pant punches it through covers for another run.
Deepak Hooda to Rishabh Pant, ! Good shot! Deepak Hooda drags this short again and on middle, Rishabh Pant rocks back and pulls it away wide of deep square leg for a boundary.
Deepak Hooda to Rishabh Pant, Floated, short and angling down the leg side, Rishabh Pant goes down to swipe it away but misses. Wided.
Deepak Hooda to Abishek Porel, Tossed up, full and on leg, Abishek Porel works it towads deep mid-wicket for a run.
Lucknow introduces the third spinner. Deepak Hooda replaces Krunal Pandya.
Deepak Hooda to Rishabh Pant, 1 run.
Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, Quicker one, short again and outside off, Abishek Porel misses his cut this time.
Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, Short and outside off, Abishek Porel cuts it wide of deep point for a brace.
Ravi Bishnoi to Rishabh Pant, 1 run.
The Delhi skipper, Rishabh Pant strides out to the middle at number 4.
Ravi Bishnoi to Shai Hope, ! c KL Rahul b Ravi Bishnoi.
Ravi Bishnoi to Shai Hope, No run.
Ravi Bishnoi to Shai Hope, ! BOOM! Lovely shot! Flatter, full and on middle, Shai Hope clears his front leg away and smacks it flat and hard over the wide long on fence for a biggie.
Krunal Pandya to Abishek Porel, Shortish and on middle, Abishek Porel only manages to pat it back to the bowler.
Krunal Pandya to Shai Hope, Quicker, full and on middle, Shai Hope works it off the inside half of the bat through square leg for one.
Krunal Pandya to Shai Hope, Darts this one full and on the pads, Shai Hope glances it to short fine leg.
Krunal Pandya to Shai Hope, Shorter in length and on middle, Shai Hope nudges it through mid-wicket and comes back for the second run quite comfortably.
Krunal Pandya to Shai Hope, Wide!
Krunal Pandya to Abishek Porel, FIFTY FOR POREL! A fine knock from the youngster and Delhi needed someone to step up in this game. Tossed up, full and on middle, Abishek Porel tucks it through mid-wicket for a single.
Krunal Pandya to Abishek Porel, ! Nice shot!
Spin in tandem now. Krunal Pandya comes into the attack and replaces Naveen-ul-Haq.
Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, Short again and on middle, Abishek Porel punches it towards long on for one.
Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, Nicely bowled! Ravi Bishnoi serves another googly, full and on off, turns away, Abishek Porel looks to drive it away but misses, Quinton de Kock collects and breaks the stumps in a flash. The umpire sends it upstairs to check for the stumping. The replay shows that for a moment Porel's foot was outside but he got back in time.
Ravi Bishnoi to Shai Hope, Tossed up, full and on off, Shai Hope lofts it on the bounce to long off for one.
Ravi Bishnoi to Shai Hope, Goes short and outside off, Shai Hope cuts it away wide of deep point, Krunal Pandya runs to his right and dives to stop it well. Two runs taken.
Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, A googly now, full and on middle, turns away a bit, Abishek Porel stays back to play but gets an outside edge along the ground towards point, Nicholas Pooran there fumbles a bit and allows the run.
Ravi Bishnoi to Shai Hope, Ravi Bishnoi begins with a flatter delivery, full and outside off, Shai Hope drills it through point for a single.
Strategic Break! Well, Delhi is right on the top as Abishek Porel and Shai Hope haven't let the pressure of an early blow creep in. Both the batters counterpunched ruthlessly and took on the pacers, attacking every poor delivery thrown at them. The two would be aiming to further zoom up the scoring rate and dominate the mid-overs. On the other hand, Lucknow after an early breakthrough in the form of Jake Fraser-McGurk, has let the momentum slip. They would be eyeing to get a couple of wickets
Naveen-ul-Haq to Abishek Porel, ! Easy pickings!
Naveen-ul-Haq to Abishek Porel, Back of a length and on middle, slower again, Abishek Porel tries to heave it away but toe-ends it down the pitch.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Abishek Porel, ! BANG! He connects this time alright! Naveen-ul-Haq goes pace on this time, bangs this into the pitch and on leg, Abishek Porel swivels nicely and hooks it way over the fine leg fence for another biggie.
Halt! Once again the physio has been summoned for a mandatory concussion check as Abishek Porel got struck on the forearm.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Abishek Porel, Another slower bouncer around leg, Abishek Porel tries to hook it away but misses as it hits his forearm and rolls to the off side. That will sting a bit!
Naveen-ul-Haq to Abishek Porel, Gets it right this time! Naveen-ul-Haq bangs in a good bouncer, takes pace off as well, Abishek Porel goes through his pull way early and misses.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Abishek Porel, On a length but down the leg side again, Abishek Porel misses his flick. Wided.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Abishek Porel, ! Welcome to the game, Naveen-ul-Haq! He errs in his line and starts with a short delivery way down the leg side, Abishek Porel just helps it away with on hand as the ball flies over the fine leg fence for a biggie.
Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, Four dots in a row! A bit of a tease from the bowler! Short again, pace off, on the stumps Shai Hope again fails to connect the ball. A comparatively good over for Lucknow, just 5 from it.
Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, Another change of pace, on a shortish length, on the top of the stumps, Shai Hope looks to pull but the ball flicks off his helmet and carries to the keeper. KL Rahul is interested and queries to the keeper whether it has come off the bat. But eventually aborts to take the review.
Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, Sees the batter shuffling to the leg side, Mohsin Khan angles it on the leg stump line, on a shorter length with an extra bit of bounce, Shai Hope again misses to pull it away.
Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, Short and nipping sharply away from off, Shai Hope goes for a pull shot but misses out on the connection.
Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, ! Streaky but will do! Outside off on a length, Shai Hope throws the kitchen-sink at it and gets the thickish leading edge that flies over the short third fielder for a boundary.
Mohsin Khan to Abishek Porel, Full and outside off, Abishek Porel drives it to widish mid off and fetches a quick single.
Yudhvir Singh to Shai Hope, Takes the pace off from the leather, short and on off, Shai Hope waits and pulls it through square leg for a couple of runs to end the over. 50 up for Delhi in no time. A good start for the hosts after an early blow.
Yudhvir Singh to Shai Hope, ! Mayhem, absolute mayhem! Persists on the hard length again, on the top of the off and middle, Shai Hope picks it up over long on for half a dozen. He made this shot look so easy.
Yudhvir Singh to Shai Hope, ! Runs are flowing at the moment! Marginally short than the previous delivery, on the stumps, Shai Hope lofts it over the cover again for another boundary.
Yudhvir Singh to Shai Hope, ! Lovely shot! Touch on a good length, at the stumps, Shai Hope stays leg side of the ball, and drives it on the up through the inner circle for a boundary at deep extra covers.
Yudhvir Singh to Shai Hope, Hits the deck hard, on the top of the middle, Shai Hope is deep in the crease and punches it straight to covers.
Yudhvir Singh to Shai Hope, Bangs it short and wide of off, Shai Hope throws his bat at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.
Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, ! Porel is in no mood to stop! Gee, that's a glorious drive! Overpitched from Arshad Khan, outside off, Abishek Porel gets the desired width and length, gets his front foot ahead and drives it crisply through cover-point for a boundary to end the over. 21 runs off this.
Arshad Khan to Shai Hope, Shade full again, at the stumps, Shai Hope prods ahead and knocks it down the ground for a single.Â
Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, Fuller and angling away from the middle, Abishek Porel watches it closely and drives it to mid off on the front foot for a single.
Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, WIDE! Good bumper but over the batter's head. Abishek Porel sits underneath it and gets out of the way by dropping his bat down. Wided.
Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, ! Porel and Delhi are up and running now! Bangs it into the pitch, on off, Abishek Porel lifts his front leg in the air before pulling it well over deep mid-wicket for a huge maximum.
Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, ! Oh, this is punished! Slightly outside off, on a hard length, Abishek Porel reads the length early, skips down the track and slaps it through the cover-point gap for a cracking boundary.
Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, Four!
Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, On the middle and on a length, Shai Hope pushes it back to the bowler. Another one with an extra bit of bounce.Â
Mohsin Khan to Abishek Porel, Extra bounce on that one as this is on a hard length, just around off, Abishek Porel arches back and pats it towards deep backward point for an easy single.
Mohsin Khan to Abishek Porel, ! First maximum of the game! Nice shot! Mohsin Khan bangs it short and outside off, Abishek Porel moves to the off stump, climbs up on the bounce and cuts it aerially over deep backward point for a maximum.Â
Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, Angles it across off on a fuller length, Shai Hope goes for a drive but slices it towards deep backward point for a single.
Mohsin Khan to share the attack.
Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, No run.
Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, Starts off from over the wicket, lands it on a hard length, on middle and leg, Shai Hope hops back and pushes it back to Mohsin Khan.
Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, Swing and a miss!
Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, On the back of a length shaping away outside off, Abishek Porel taps it to point off the back foot.
Arshad Khan to Shai Hope, Full in length, swinging in a bit, around off, Shai Hope drives it down to mid off for a single.
Arshad Khan to Shai Hope, Wide!
Arshad Khan to Shai Hope, Back of a length, shaping in from middle, Shai Hope flicks it through mid-wicket for a brace and gets off the mark. First runs off the bat for Delhi.
Shai Hope walks out to bat number 3,
Arshad Khan to Jake Fraser-McGurk, ! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! A rare failure for Jake Fraser-McGurk and Lucknow players are delighted!
Arshad Khan to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Nice comeback! Bowls it closer to the body and gets the ball to shape in a bit on the top of the middle, Jake Fraser-McGurk clears his front leg for a big heave but misses.
Arshad Khan to Jake Fraser-McGurk, WIDE! Oops! He will have to reload that one again! Down leg again, swinging further away. Wided.
Arshad Khan to Jake Fraser-McGurk, WIDE! Starts off spraying it down leg, on a length, Jake Fraser-McGurk misses out to flick and the ball, with a good carry, flies back to Quinton de Kock who grabs it over the chest level.
The bell has been rung at the Arun Jaitley Stadium! We can see the two umpires walk out to the middle followed by the Lucknow players who spread out to take their respective field positions. Jake Fraser-McGurk and Abishek Porel are the two openers for Delhi. Arshad Khan has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play...
Rishabh Pant, the captain of Delhi says that they would have batted first anyways. Adds that they will look to score as much as possible and give a big target to the away team. Tells that in the last game, if they didn't lose that many wickets they would have chased the target but it is difficult to judge from the outside. Mentions that the fielding has been a concern throughout the season and dropping that many catches can cost any game. Praises Jake Fraser-McGurk and says that his fearless a
KL Rahul, the skipper of Lucknow wins the toss and elects to bowl first. He says it's how their team is placed and feels that bowling first has helped their team. Adds that they have experienced batters in the side and says they need to win both their remaining games. Says they have made some mistakes in the past few games, and it's just that they need to be brave enough with the bat and ball. Adds it's about coming out and figuring out what's the best for the team. Further adds that as a bowli
Impact Players for Delhi - Ishant Sharma, Kumar Kushagra, Pravin Dubey, Lalit Yadav, Swastik Chikara. Â
Delhi (Playing XI) - Abishek Porel, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant (C/WK), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Gulbadin Naib, Rasikh Dar, Mukesh Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed.
Impact Players for Lucknow - Ayush Badoni, Devdutt Padikkal, Prerak Mankad, M. Siddharth, Krishnappa Gowtham.
Lucknow (Playing XI) - KL Rahul (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Krunal Pandya, Arshad Khan, Yudhvir Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mohsin Khan.
TOSS - The coin lands in favour of KL Rahul and Lucknow have elected to BOWL first.
We are back for Lucknow's reply! The two Umpires have already made their way out to the middle. Delhi players are seen in the last-minute huddle near the dugout. KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock are the two openers for Lucknow and they stride out to the 22 yards.
... THE RUN CHASE ...
Right then, Delhi has mounted a challenging total of 208 on the board with some valuable contributions from the middle-order batters. Lucknow has a daunting task up their sleeves but they do have an explosive batting unit as well that holds a reputation for chasing down big targets. Stay tuned as this all-important run chase is up next in a few minutes.
Tristan Stubbs is up for a flash interview. He says that it wasn't easy when he got into bat. Adds that once he was set and got a bit of momentum, they managed to get some runs on the board. Says you cannot really say how much is enough on this ground. Ends by saying that he loves the support from the fans and it is nice to play in front of them.
On the other hand, Lucknow did manage an early breakthrough with Arshad Khan removing Jake Fraser-McGurk. However, their pacers struggled to maintain momentum, leaking runs during the Powerplay. KL Rahul turned to his spinners right after the Powerplay to slow down the run flow, which worked to an extent as Ravi Bishnoi dismissed Hope in his second over. The spinners, especially Ravi Bishnoi, tied down the batters effectively in the mid-overs, with Naveen-ul-Haq also joining the wicket-taking s
Delhi wraps up on a positive note despite a fluctuating middle-over phase. This marks the 37th occasion where the 200-run mark has been surpassed in this edition of the Indian T20 League, equalling the record set in the previous edition. Delhi's start wasn't the smoothest, losing Jake Fraser-McGurk early as he aimed for a big shot in the very first over. However, Abishek Porel and Shai Hope quickly shifted the momentum with some impressive strokeplay, significantly boosting the scoring rate. Po
Yudhvir Singh to Tristan Stubbs, A couple of runs to end the innings then! Yudhvir Singh takes pace off again and lands this back of a length, well outside off, Tristan Stubbs moves across and slashes at it but chops it down wide of short third man, the fielder dives to his right and parries it away as the batters get the time to complete the second run. Delhi finishes on 208/4!
Yudhvir Singh to Axar Patel, 1 run.
Yudhvir Singh to Axar Patel, ! SMASHED!
Yudhvir Singh to Axar Patel, 2 runs.
Yudhvir Singh to Axar Patel, Yudhvir Singh bangs in a slower bouncer now, on off, Axar Patel tries to ramp it away but misses. The umpire does not signal anything but Axar takes the review for a wide.
Yudhvir Singh (1-0-16-0) to wrap up first innings with the last over.
Yudhvir Singh to Tristan Stubbs, ! A tough chance but should have been taken! Slower one, full and on off, Tristan Stubbs goes for the slog but mistimes it in the air towards extra covers Ravi Bishnoi tries to settle under it but spills it out as the ball goes away. The batters take three here.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, 1 run.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, Six!
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, Touch fuller and around off, Tristan Stubbs drives it on the up firmly through covers, Marcus Stoinis covers a lot of ground to his right and dives to make a fine stop. Two more runs added to the total.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, ! MASSIVE! That is absolutely humongous!
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, ! Top shot! Naveen-ul-Haq lands this short of a length and around middle, Tristan Stubbs backs away a bit, gets on top of the bounce and clubs it through mid-wicket for a boundary.
Naveen-ul-Haq (3-0-30-2) to bowl the penultimate over. Also, Mohsin Khan has been subbed out and Ayush Badoni is swapped in his place by Lucknow.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, 2 runs.
Mohsin Khan to Axar Patel, ! Gets it through! Mohsin Khan lands this back of a length and outside off, off-pace again, Axar Patel uses his feet, reaches out for it and slaps it through extra covers for a boundary.
Mohsin Khan to Axar Patel, No run.
Mohsin Khan to Tristan Stubbs, Mohsin Khan bangs this into the pitch, on middle, no pace again, Tristan Stubbs forces it towards deep mid-wicket for one.
Mohsin Khan to Tristan Stubbs, ! Just gets enough! Mohsin Khan serves this full and outside off, slower once more, Tristan Stubbs goes for the slog but does not get from the middle, slices it a bit but generates enough power for it to go over the long off fence for a biggie.
Mohsin Khan to Axar Patel, Slower again, short and on middle, Axar Patel pats it to the leg side for a single.
Mohsin Khan to Axar Patel, Oh..so close! Back of a length and on middle, rolls his fingers again, Axar Patel goes through his pull way early and misses, the ball hits his ribcage and rolls towards the stumps but Axar is aware and stops it with his bat.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, Another slower delivery, on a length and on middle, Tristan Stubbs nudges it through mid-wicket for a brace. Despite going for a boundary on the first ball, this has been a good over from Naveen-ul-Haq. Just 9 runs and the big wicket of Rishabh Pant from it!
Naveen-ul-Haq to Axar Patel, Naveen-ul-Haq takes al the pace off again, short and outside off, Axar Patel steers it down to third man for one.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, Short again and on middle, slower too, Tristan Stubbs pulls it through mid-wicket for a run.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Axar Patel, Back of a length and outside off, Axar Patel cuts it towards deep point for a single.
Axar Patel is in at number 6.Â
Naveen-ul-Haq to Rishabh Pant, ! c Deepak Hooda b Naveen-ul-Haq.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Rishabh Pant, ! How has he done that? Naveen-ul-Haq bowls a good wide yorker, outside off, Rishabh Pant throws his bat at it, quite literally, loses it once again but still manages to squeeze it away from third man for a boundary.
Arshad Khan to Tristan Stubbs, ! Clever, really clever!
Naveen-ul-Haq (2-0-21-1) is back into the attack.
Arshad Khan to Tristan Stubbs, ! Excellent shot!
Arshad Khan to Tristan Stubbs, Good comeback from the bowler! He nails the wide yorker ths time, outside off, Tristan Stubbs has a wild swing at it but fails to connect.
Arshad Khan to Tristan Stubbs, Goes fuller but way outside off, Tristan Stubbs leaves it alone. Wided. Arshad Khan under a bit of pressure now.
Arshad Khan to Tristan Stubbs, ! Up, up and away! Tristan Stubbs finally joins the party here.
Arshad Khan to Rishabh Pant, Good work in the deep! Short of a length and around leg, Rishabh Pant helps it on its away towards fine leg, Mohsin Khan does well to judge the bounce and stop it. Just one run.
Arshad Khan to Rishabh Pant, Back of a length and on middle, Rishabh Pant steps across but mistimes his heave towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. Good running!
Mohsin Khan to Tristan Stubbs, No run.
Mohsin Khan to Rishabh Pant, 1 run.
Mohsin Khan to Rishabh Pant, On the good length, slower outside off, Rishabh Pant punches it straight to covers.
Mohsin Khan to Tristan Stubbs, Keeps the line on the leg stump and shortens his length, Tristan Stubbs moves to his left and pulls it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a single.Â
Mohsin Khan to Rishabh Pant, Width on offer, good length, wide of off, Rishabh Pant stands tall and slashes it over the cover-point for a single.
Mohsin Khan to Tristan Stubbs, Short and slower on the leg stump line, Tristan Stubbs hops on the back foot and nudges it to deep mid-wicket for an easy single.
Strategic-Break! Lucknow have pulled things back a bit in the last few overs with the help of their spinners. However, they know that they need to break this partnership as quickly as possible to put pressure on the home side. Delhi will still believe that they can post a massive total as skipper Rishabh Pant has just started to get going while Tristan Stubbs is setting himself up to go big in the death overs. An exciting phase of cricket awaits us with both teams trying to outthink the other.
Krunal Pandya to Rishabh Pant, Changes the pace and drops it just outside off, on a good length, Rishabh Pant attempts to play the cut shot but misses.Â
Krunal Pandya to Tristan Stubbs, Around the wicket, short and on off, Tristan Stubbs knocks it towards long off for a single.
Krunal Pandya to Rishabh Pant, 1 run.
Krunal Pandya to Rishabh Pant, ! Two in two for Pant! Short and wide of off, Rishabh Pant gets the desired width and length, cuts it and bisects the point and cover gap for a boundary.
Krunal Pandya to Rishabh Pant, ! Powerful and effective! Drops it short, turning in from middle, Rishabh Pant reads the length well, gets in position and heaves it half-squatting at it, and gets it through deep mid-wicket for a cracking four.
Krunal Pandya to Tristan Stubbs, Drifting in on the pads on a length, Tristan Stubbs works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Krunal Pandya replaces Naveen-ul-Haq.
Ravi Bishnoi to Rishabh Pant, Short and quick outside off, Rishabh Pant goes to cut it away but misses. An excellent spell of bowling from Ravi Bishnoi as he completes his quota of four overs, conceding just 26 runs with an important wicket of Shai Hope.
Ravi Bishnoi to Rishabh Pant, ! A crucial boundary for Delhi!
Ravi Bishnoi to Rishabh Pant, Flatter trajectory outside off and short in length, Rishabh Pant rushes to the back foot and cuts it straight to point.
Ravi Bishnoi to Tristan Stubbs, On off and full, Tristan Stubbs gets on the front foot and knocks it straight to long off for a single.
Ravi Bishnoi to Rishabh Pant, Pushed fuller and outside off, Rishabh Pant slices it over covers for a single in the deep.
Ravi Bishnoi to Rishabh Pant, Quicker and flatter, turning back in from off, Rishabh Pant gets an inside edge onto the pads.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, Angling on off, shade full in length, Tristan Stubbs prods and defends the ball straight to covers to end the over. The runs have dried up since a last few overs. Another successful over for Lucknow. Just 4 runs and a crucial wicket from this one.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Rishabh Pant, Short and on the shoulder level on middle, Rishabh Pant pulls it but loses the balance and falls on the pitch. The ball rolls towards deep fine for a single.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, Short, slow in pace, nipping back in on off, Tristan Stubbs waits the ball to come at him, and hops before pulling it with a flat-bat towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Rishabh Pant, Short and angling on the top of the middle, Rishabh Pant pulls it off the back foot towards deep backward square leg for a single.
It looks like the ball has lost a bit of shape and the umpires are looking for a replacement. They have found it and we are good to continue now. Also, Tristan Stubbs is the next batter in.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tristan Stubbs, Over the wicket, full and on off, Tristan Stubbs drives it presenting a full face of the bat towards widish mid off and fetches a quick single to get off the mark.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Abishek Porel, ! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! What an absolute stunner from Pooran in the deep!
Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, Lands it full and on the middle, Abishek Porel gets on the front foot and spanks the ball straight down to Ravi Bishnoi who gets a hand on it and deflects it in front of long on. A single taken to end the over. Another superb over from Bishnoi, just 5 runs from it.
Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, Pushed through quicker and short, wide of off, Abishek Porel goes for the cut shot again but gets beaten on the outside edge.
Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, Drifts it well outside off, on a slightly fullish length, Abishek Porel misses out to cut.
Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, Slider, outside off, short in length, Abishek Porel rocks back and cuts it past point for a couple of runs in the deep.
Ravi Bishnoi to Rishabh Pant, Full and pitching on the middle, Rishabh Pant steers it towards deep square leg for a single.
Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, Pushed through quick and flat, on off, Abishek Porel cuts it towards short third for a quick single.
Deepak Hooda to Abishek Porel, Another short delivery, on off, Abishek Porel stabs it towards sweeper covers for one.
Deepak Hooda to Abishek Porel, No run.
Deepak Hooda to Rishabh Pant, Short again and on off, Rishabh Pant punches it through covers for another run.
Deepak Hooda to Rishabh Pant, ! Good shot! Deepak Hooda drags this short again and on middle, Rishabh Pant rocks back and pulls it away wide of deep square leg for a boundary.
Deepak Hooda to Rishabh Pant, Floated, short and angling down the leg side, Rishabh Pant goes down to swipe it away but misses. Wided.
Deepak Hooda to Abishek Porel, Tossed up, full and on leg, Abishek Porel works it towads deep mid-wicket for a run.
Lucknow introduces the third spinner. Deepak Hooda replaces Krunal Pandya.
Deepak Hooda to Rishabh Pant, 1 run.
Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, Quicker one, short again and outside off, Abishek Porel misses his cut this time.
Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, Short and outside off, Abishek Porel cuts it wide of deep point for a brace.
Ravi Bishnoi to Rishabh Pant, 1 run.
The Delhi skipper, Rishabh Pant strides out to the middle at number 4.
Ravi Bishnoi to Shai Hope, ! c KL Rahul b Ravi Bishnoi.
Ravi Bishnoi to Shai Hope, No run.
Ravi Bishnoi to Shai Hope, ! BOOM! Lovely shot! Flatter, full and on middle, Shai Hope clears his front leg away and smacks it flat and hard over the wide long on fence for a biggie.
Krunal Pandya to Abishek Porel, Shortish and on middle, Abishek Porel only manages to pat it back to the bowler.
Krunal Pandya to Shai Hope, Quicker, full and on middle, Shai Hope works it off the inside half of the bat through square leg for one.
Krunal Pandya to Shai Hope, Darts this one full and on the pads, Shai Hope glances it to short fine leg.
Krunal Pandya to Shai Hope, Shorter in length and on middle, Shai Hope nudges it through mid-wicket and comes back for the second run quite comfortably.
Krunal Pandya to Shai Hope, Wide!
Krunal Pandya to Abishek Porel, FIFTY FOR POREL! A fine knock from the youngster and Delhi needed someone to step up in this game. Tossed up, full and on middle, Abishek Porel tucks it through mid-wicket for a single.
Krunal Pandya to Abishek Porel, ! Nice shot!
Spin in tandem now. Krunal Pandya comes into the attack and replaces Naveen-ul-Haq.
Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, Short again and on middle, Abishek Porel punches it towards long on for one.
Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, Nicely bowled! Ravi Bishnoi serves another googly, full and on off, turns away, Abishek Porel looks to drive it away but misses, Quinton de Kock collects and breaks the stumps in a flash. The umpire sends it upstairs to check for the stumping. The replay shows that for a moment Porel's foot was outside but he got back in time.
Ravi Bishnoi to Shai Hope, Tossed up, full and on off, Shai Hope lofts it on the bounce to long off for one.
Ravi Bishnoi to Shai Hope, Goes short and outside off, Shai Hope cuts it away wide of deep point, Krunal Pandya runs to his right and dives to stop it well. Two runs taken.
Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, A googly now, full and on middle, turns away a bit, Abishek Porel stays back to play but gets an outside edge along the ground towards point, Nicholas Pooran there fumbles a bit and allows the run.
Ravi Bishnoi to Shai Hope, Ravi Bishnoi begins with a flatter delivery, full and outside off, Shai Hope drills it through point for a single.
Strategic Break! Well, Delhi is right on the top as Abishek Porel and Shai Hope haven't let the pressure of an early blow creep in. Both the batters counterpunched ruthlessly and took on the pacers, attacking every poor delivery thrown at them. The two would be aiming to further zoom up the scoring rate and dominate the mid-overs. On the other hand, Lucknow after an early breakthrough in the form of Jake Fraser-McGurk, has let the momentum slip. They would be eyeing to get a couple of wickets
Naveen-ul-Haq to Abishek Porel, ! Easy pickings!
Naveen-ul-Haq to Abishek Porel, Back of a length and on middle, slower again, Abishek Porel tries to heave it away but toe-ends it down the pitch.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Abishek Porel, ! BANG! He connects this time alright! Naveen-ul-Haq goes pace on this time, bangs this into the pitch and on leg, Abishek Porel swivels nicely and hooks it way over the fine leg fence for another biggie.
Halt! Once again the physio has been summoned for a mandatory concussion check as Abishek Porel got struck on the forearm.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Abishek Porel, Another slower bouncer around leg, Abishek Porel tries to hook it away but misses as it hits his forearm and rolls to the off side. That will sting a bit!
Naveen-ul-Haq to Abishek Porel, Gets it right this time! Naveen-ul-Haq bangs in a good bouncer, takes pace off as well, Abishek Porel goes through his pull way early and misses.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Abishek Porel, On a length but down the leg side again, Abishek Porel misses his flick. Wided.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Abishek Porel, ! Welcome to the game, Naveen-ul-Haq! He errs in his line and starts with a short delivery way down the leg side, Abishek Porel just helps it away with on hand as the ball flies over the fine leg fence for a biggie.
Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, Four dots in a row! A bit of a tease from the bowler! Short again, pace off, on the stumps Shai Hope again fails to connect the ball. A comparatively good over for Lucknow, just 5 from it.
Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, Another change of pace, on a shortish length, on the top of the stumps, Shai Hope looks to pull but the ball flicks off his helmet and carries to the keeper. KL Rahul is interested and queries to the keeper whether it has come off the bat. But eventually aborts to take the review.
Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, Sees the batter shuffling to the leg side, Mohsin Khan angles it on the leg stump line, on a shorter length with an extra bit of bounce, Shai Hope again misses to pull it away.
Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, Short and nipping sharply away from off, Shai Hope goes for a pull shot but misses out on the connection.
Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, ! Streaky but will do! Outside off on a length, Shai Hope throws the kitchen-sink at it and gets the thickish leading edge that flies over the short third fielder for a boundary.
Mohsin Khan to Abishek Porel, Full and outside off, Abishek Porel drives it to widish mid off and fetches a quick single.
Yudhvir Singh to Shai Hope, Takes the pace off from the leather, short and on off, Shai Hope waits and pulls it through square leg for a couple of runs to end the over. 50 up for Delhi in no time. A good start for the hosts after an early blow.
Yudhvir Singh to Shai Hope, ! Mayhem, absolute mayhem! Persists on the hard length again, on the top of the off and middle, Shai Hope picks it up over long on for half a dozen. He made this shot look so easy.
Yudhvir Singh to Shai Hope, ! Runs are flowing at the moment! Marginally short than the previous delivery, on the stumps, Shai Hope lofts it over the cover again for another boundary.
Yudhvir Singh to Shai Hope, ! Lovely shot! Touch on a good length, at the stumps, Shai Hope stays leg side of the ball, and drives it on the up through the inner circle for a boundary at deep extra covers.
Yudhvir Singh to Shai Hope, Hits the deck hard, on the top of the middle, Shai Hope is deep in the crease and punches it straight to covers.
Yudhvir Singh to Shai Hope, Bangs it short and wide of off, Shai Hope throws his bat at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.
Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, ! Porel is in no mood to stop! Gee, that's a glorious drive! Overpitched from Arshad Khan, outside off, Abishek Porel gets the desired width and length, gets his front foot ahead and drives it crisply through cover-point for a boundary to end the over. 21 runs off this.
Arshad Khan to Shai Hope, Shade full again, at the stumps, Shai Hope prods ahead and knocks it down the ground for a single.Â
Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, Fuller and angling away from the middle, Abishek Porel watches it closely and drives it to mid off on the front foot for a single.
Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, WIDE! Good bumper but over the batter's head. Abishek Porel sits underneath it and gets out of the way by dropping his bat down. Wided.
Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, ! Porel and Delhi are up and running now! Bangs it into the pitch, on off, Abishek Porel lifts his front leg in the air before pulling it well over deep mid-wicket for a huge maximum.
Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, ! Oh, this is punished! Slightly outside off, on a hard length, Abishek Porel reads the length early, skips down the track and slaps it through the cover-point gap for a cracking boundary.
Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, Four!
Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, On the middle and on a length, Shai Hope pushes it back to the bowler. Another one with an extra bit of bounce.Â
Mohsin Khan to Abishek Porel, Extra bounce on that one as this is on a hard length, just around off, Abishek Porel arches back and pats it towards deep backward point for an easy single.
Mohsin Khan to Abishek Porel, ! First maximum of the game! Nice shot! Mohsin Khan bangs it short and outside off, Abishek Porel moves to the off stump, climbs up on the bounce and cuts it aerially over deep backward point for a maximum.Â
Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, Angles it across off on a fuller length, Shai Hope goes for a drive but slices it towards deep backward point for a single.
Mohsin Khan to share the attack.
Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, No run.
Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, Starts off from over the wicket, lands it on a hard length, on middle and leg, Shai Hope hops back and pushes it back to Mohsin Khan.
Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, Swing and a miss!
Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, On the back of a length shaping away outside off, Abishek Porel taps it to point off the back foot.
Arshad Khan to Shai Hope, Full in length, swinging in a bit, around off, Shai Hope drives it down to mid off for a single.
Arshad Khan to Shai Hope, Wide!
Arshad Khan to Shai Hope, Back of a length, shaping in from middle, Shai Hope flicks it through mid-wicket for a brace and gets off the mark. First runs off the bat for Delhi.
Shai Hope walks out to bat number 3,
Arshad Khan to Jake Fraser-McGurk, ! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! A rare failure for Jake Fraser-McGurk and Lucknow players are delighted!
Arshad Khan to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Nice comeback! Bowls it closer to the body and gets the ball to shape in a bit on the top of the middle, Jake Fraser-McGurk clears his front leg for a big heave but misses.
Arshad Khan to Jake Fraser-McGurk, WIDE! Oops! He will have to reload that one again! Down leg again, swinging further away. Wided.
Arshad Khan to Jake Fraser-McGurk, WIDE! Starts off spraying it down leg, on a length, Jake Fraser-McGurk misses out to flick and the ball, with a good carry, flies back to Quinton de Kock who grabs it over the chest level.
The bell has been rung at the Arun Jaitley Stadium! We can see the two umpires walk out to the middle followed by the Lucknow players who spread out to take their respective field positions. Jake Fraser-McGurk and Abishek Porel are the two openers for Delhi. Arshad Khan has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play...
Rishabh Pant, the captain of Delhi says that they would have batted first anyways. Adds that they will look to score as much as possible and give a big target to the away team. Tells that in the last game, if they didn't lose that many wickets they would have chased the target but it is difficult to judge from the outside. Mentions that the fielding has been a concern throughout the season and dropping that many catches can cost any game. Praises Jake Fraser-McGurk and says that his fearless a
KL Rahul, the skipper of Lucknow wins the toss and elects to bowl first. He says it's how their team is placed and feels that bowling first has helped their team. Adds that they have experienced batters in the side and says they need to win both their remaining games. Says they have made some mistakes in the past few games, and it's just that they need to be brave enough with the bat and ball. Adds it's about coming out and figuring out what's the best for the team. Further adds that as a bowli
Impact Players for Delhi - Ishant Sharma, Kumar Kushagra, Pravin Dubey, Lalit Yadav, Swastik Chikara. Â
Delhi (Playing XI) - Abishek Porel, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant (C/WK), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Gulbadin Naib, Rasikh Dar, Mukesh Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed.
Impact Players for Lucknow - Ayush Badoni, Devdutt Padikkal, Prerak Mankad, M. Siddharth, Krishnappa Gowtham.
Lucknow (Playing XI) - KL Rahul (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Krunal Pandya, Arshad Khan, Yudhvir Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mohsin Khan.
TOSS - The coin lands in favour of KL Rahul and Lucknow have elected to BOWL first.