Cricket Scorecard

A fine finish for the Capitals - 49 runs came off the last 3 overs, and that has allowed Delhi to post a fighting total.

Anshul Kamboj to Sameer Rizvi, ! Wow..that is exactly what DC needed to finish their innings!

Mitchell Starc is in next, but it will be Sameer Rizvi on strike for the final ball.

Direct hit! Ashutosh Sharma looks short, and he indeed is.

Anshul Kamboj to Ashutosh Sharma, ! ASHUTOSH SHARMA IS RUN OUT!

Anshul Kamboj to Ashutosh Sharma, ! Superb shot! Anshul Kamboj misses his length and bowls a full toss, outside off. Ashutosh Sharma steps across early. He just opens the face of his bat and carves it over the deep point fence for another biggie.

Anshul Kamboj to Sameer Rizvi, And again! In the blockhole, outside off, Sameer Rizvi moves across, gets low but miscues his drive off the toe-end down the pitch. The batters set off the run as Kamboj runs to the ball but kicks it wide of the stumps at the batter's end.

Anshul Kamboj to Ashutosh Sharma, Gets the yorker right this time, on off, Ashutosh Sharma swings but gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball rolls to the off side. A quick single taken.

Time for the final over. Anshul Kamboj to close out the innings. Jamie Overton has gone off the park.

Anshul Kamboj to Ashutosh Sharma, ! How has he done that? Anshul Kamboj goes for the yorker, at the stumps. Ashutosh Sharma gets on one knee but he realises he is too far away from the ball. He lets go off his top hand and slog it off the bottom hand over the fine leg fence for a biggie.

Out goes Tristan Stubbs and in walks Ashutosh Sharma.

Jamie Overton to Ashutosh Sharma, At the sticks, on a good length, Ashutosh Sharma walks inside the line and plays the scoop down to deep fine leg for a single.

Jamie Overton to Tristan Stubbs, ! CAUGHT! Jamie Overton gets a wicket now. He bowls a good bumper into the body of the batter.

Jamie Overton to Sameer Rizvi, What happened there?

Jamie Overton to Tristan Stubbs, Short of a length and on middle, Tristan Stubbs pulls it to deep mid-wicket for another run. So far, so good from Overton!

Jamie Overton to Sameer Rizvi, Just short! Bangs this into the pitch, on off, Sameer Rizvi gets hurried on his pull and miscues it off the upper half of the bat. The fielder at mid off runs forward but fails to reach it. They cross.

A productive over for DC. Jamie Overton has been given the ball for the 19th over.

Jamie Overton to Tristan Stubbs, Back of a length and on middle, Tristan Stubbs heaves it off the inner half of the bat to deep square leg for a single.

Anshul Kamboj to Sameer Rizvi, ! Sameer Rizvi repeats the dose! He gets down and across early, anticipating the wide yorker. Anshul Kamboj obliges but just misses his length, serving a full toss. Rizvi is already in position and helps it on its way over the deep fine leg fence for half a dozen more. 14 runs off the over.

Anshul Kamboj to Tristan Stubbs, 1 run.

Anshul Kamboj to Sameer Rizvi, Pitched up and outside off, Sameer Rizvi moves across early, reaches out and forces it towards sweeper cover for a single.

Anshul Kamboj to Sameer Rizvi, ! Gets hold of that one! Anshul Kamboj tries the wide yorker again, around off. Sameer Rizvi is expecting that. He gets down and across, makes it a full toss and swipes it over the deep backward square leg fence for a biggie. That also brings up the 50-RUN STAND between these two batters.

Anshul Kamboj to Sameer Rizvi, Nails the wide yorker, outside off, Sameer Rizvi throws his bat at it but misses again.

Anshul Kamboj (2-0-15-0) returns to the attack.

Anshul Kamboj to Sameer Rizvi, Dot to start the over! Fuller and just outside off, angles away, Sameer Rizvi stays deep in his crease and tries to reverse scoop but fails to connect.

Gurjapneet Singh to Sameer Rizvi, Fuller and on middle, Sameer Rizvi steps across, takes it on the full and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for just one more. End of a superb over and spell from Gurjapneet Singh!

Gurjapneet Singh to Tristan Stubbs, Right in the blockhole, on off, Tristan Stubbs digs it out towards cover for one.

Gurjapneet Singh to Tristan Stubbs, A low full toss again, but dips in late, on off. Tristan Stubbs can only toe-end it back to the bowler.

The wind has picked up and one of the bails has fallen. Gurjapneet Singh aborts his run-up.

Gurjapneet Singh to Sameer Rizvi, Low full toss, around off, Sameer Rizvi drills it to the left of extra cover for a run.

Gurjapneet Singh to Tristan Stubbs, Slower one, full and on middle, Tristan Stubbs tucks it through mid-wicket and calls for two, but Dewald Brevis is quick to run to the ball from deep. Just a single.

Gurjapneet Singh to Tristan Stubbs, WIDE! Tries the wide yorker, but spills it over the tramline, outside off, Tristan Stubbs leaves it alone. Wided.

Gurjapneet Singh to Tristan Stubbs, Fine effort in the deep! A full toss, on off, Tristan Stubbs shows the full face of the bat and drives it firmly wide of long off. Jamie Overton runs to his left and puts in a great dive to push the ball back inside. Saves a couple of runs for his side.

Gurjapneet Singh (3-0-22-1) is back for his final over.

Mukesh Choudhary to Tristan Stubbs, Short and wide of off, Stubbs cuts this to sweeper cover for a single. 

Mukesh Choudhary to Sameer Rizvi, Full and around off, Sameer Rizvi drives this down to long off for a single. 

Mukesh Choudhary to Sameer Rizvi, ! A biggie from the bat of Sameer and DC needed it. Short and around middle and off, Sameer Rizvi steps inside the line of it and hooks this over the fence towards the fine leg region for a huge six. Sammer premeditated it well enough. 

Mukesh Choudhary to Tristan Stubbs, On a length, around middle and leg, Tristan Stubbs flicks this to the fielder at deep mid-wicket and takes a run.

Mukesh Choudhary to Sameer Rizvi, Good length, around off, Rizvi this time punches this to deep point and rotates the strike. 

Mukesh Choudhary to Tristan Stubbs, Short and wide of off, Tristan Stubbs rides the bounce and punches this to deep point for a single. 

Time for Jamie Overton to roll his arm over. Oh, hang on, a change of plan from Ruturaj Gaikwad. Mukesh Choudhary has been called into the attack. 3-0-19-1 so far for Choudhary.

Mukesh Choudhary to Tristan Stubbs, WIDE! Full and way too wide outside the tramline on off. Tristan Stubbs leaves it. Wided. 

Noor Ahmad to Tristan Stubbs, Pushed through on middle and leg, Tristan Stubbs hops back and pushes this down to long on for a single. 

Noor Ahmad to Sameer Rizvi, Tossed up, around the pads, Sameer Rizvi flicks this to the right of Dewald Brevis at deep mid-wicket for a run.

Noor Ahmad to Tristan Stubbs, Fuller around off, Tristan Stubbs pushes this down to long off for a single. 

Noor Ahmad to Tristan Stubbs, ! Too much width on offer from Noor to Stubbs. Googly, wide of off, Tristan Stubbs reads this well and hangs back inside his crease. Punches this off his back foot to the right of Urvil Patel at sweeper cover yet again. Urvil had no chance to stop this one, though.

Noor Ahmad to Tristan Stubbs, Short and on off, Tristan Stubbs rocks back and smashes this to the right of sweeper cover. Urvil Patel glides to his right, puts in a dive and fields it well to keep it down to two. 

Noor Ahmad to Sameer Rizvi, Tossed up, on middle and leg, Sameer Rizvi punches this down to long on for a single. 

Gurjapneet Singh to Sameer Rizvi, Good length, on off, Sameer Rizvi pushes this through covers for a single. 

Gurjapneet Singh to Tristan Stubbs, Good length, around the pads, Tristan Stubbs tucks this through mid-wicket for one. The initial call was for two but Stubbs had timed this too well for the second. 

Gurjapneet Singh to Tristan Stubbs, ! Much-needed biggie from the bat of Stubbs for DC. Back of a length, around middle and off, Tristan Stubbs plants his front foot away from the line of it and slogs this out of the middle of his bat for a huge six over the long on fence. 

Gurjapneet Singh to Sameer Rizvi, Good length, shaping away from the right-hander. Sameer Rizvi dabs this gently to the left of the bowler and the right of Jamie Overton at mid off for one.

Gurjapneet Singh to Tristan Stubbs, Back of a length, around middle and off, Tristan Stubbs flicks this to the fielder at deep square leg for a single. 

Gurjapneet Singh to Tristan Stubbs, On a length, around off, Tristan pushes this to extra cover.

Strategic Break!

Mukesh Choudhary to Tristan Stubbs, Hard length, on off, Stubbs knocks this through covers for a single. 

Mukesh Choudhary to Sameer Rizvi, Slower one, on a length, around off, Sameer Rizvi pushes this down to mid off and takes a quick single.

Mukesh Choudhary to Sameer Rizvi, Short and wide of off, Sameer Rizvi cuts this crisply but on the bounce to backward point. An inch to the right or the left of the fielder and this would have been a boundary. 

Mukesh Choudhary to Sameer Rizvi, Hard length, around off, Sameer Rizvi gets up on his toes and keeps it out around short leg.

Mukesh Choudhary to Tristan Stubbs, Back of a length, around middle and off, Tristan Stubbs pulls this to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Mukesh Choudhary to Sameer Rizvi, Good length, on middle and leg, Sameer Rizvi presses onto his front foot and punches this just wide to the right of Mukesh Choudhary in his follow-through for a single down to long on. 

Akeal Hosein to Tristan Stubbs, Big turn! Shorter and slower, on middle. Stubbs hangs back to deal with it. The ball grips and spins away but Stubbs does well to watchfully pat it back to the bowler.

Akeal Hosein to Sameer Rizvi, 1 run.

Akeal Hosein to Tristan Stubbs, Flat and short, on middle. Tristan punches it to long on and crosses over.

Akeal Hosein to Tristan Stubbs, Pushed through, on a length, on the off pole. It keeps a bit low as Stubbs backs away to force it through the off side. Toe-ends it to point.

Akeal Hosein to Sameer Rizvi, Looped up but down leg. It could have been wide had Rizvi left it. He reaches out and turns it in front of square on the leg side for a run.

Akeal Hosein to Tristan Stubbs, Darted in from around the wicket, on a good length. Stubbs clips it off the back foot through mid-wicket for a single.

Delhi Capitals lose half their side now.

Gurjapneet Singh to Axar Patel, ! CAUGHT! A real soft dismissal and just like that, DC have lost half their side.

Gurjapneet Singh to Axar Patel, Honing in on the off pole, on a good length. Axar stabs it down on the off side.

Gurjapneet Singh to Tristan Stubbs, Drags the length back, on off, Stubbs pats it in front of mid off and hurries to the other end. Ruturaj Gaikwad nearly takes down Tristan with the throw but the South African does well to evade the ball. An apology straight away from the CSK skipper.

Gurjapneet Singh to Tristan Stubbs, No run.

Gurjapneet Singh to Tristan Stubbs, ! That will only add salt to the wounds.

Gurjapneet Singh to Tristan Stubbs, PUT DOWN! Noor Ahmad is the guilty party. That should have been taken. A huge let-off for Dewald Brevis. Pushed across the right-hander, full in length. Stubbs springs onto the front foot and plays a punchy drive. He can't keep it along the ground and hits it to cover.

Halfway mark reached!

Noor Ahmad to Axar Patel, Drags the length back and slips in the googly, on off. Patel presses back to unleash the cut but ends up chopping it down to backward point.

Noor Ahmad to Tristan Stubbs, Turning into the pads, Stubbs flicks this full ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Noor Ahmad to Tristan Stubbs, Good stop! From around the wicket, floated up, on off. Stubbs reaches out in front and pushes it to cover, where Dewald Brevis is in really tight and he moves swiftly to his right to cut down the single.

Yet another soft dismissal for DC.

Noor Ahmad to Nitish Rana, ! CAUGHT! Wickets off successive overs for Noor Ahmad. At 99.9 kph, on a nagging length, on middle. Rana sinks to a knee and plays the crouched pull. Neither does he get the desired elevation, nor is it in the gap. Hits it flat towards deep backward square leg. Kartik Sharma is well in off the ropes and he moves a bit to his right to snaffle it.

Noor Ahmad to Nitish Rana, ! Rana gets it away this time! Shorter than the previous ball, on off. Nitish waits on the back foot and cuts it away square on the off side. Threads the gap between the man at point and the fielder at deep backward point to pick up a boundary.

Noor Ahmad to Nitish Rana, Beaten! Flat and full, outside off. Nitish flashes but fails to connect.

Gurjapneet Singh to Axar Patel, Keeps it on middle and leg, on a good length. Patel wrists it to mid-wicket. A tidy first over from Gurjapneet. Just 5 runs off it. 

Gurjapneet Singh to Nitish Rana, In and around the off stump, this is bowled on a good length. Rana chops it down to the right of backward point and turns the strike over.

Gurjapneet Singh to Axar Patel, At 132.6 kph, on a back of a length, at the hips. Axar works it behind square leg and gets to the other end.

Gurjapneet Singh to Nitish Rana, In the channel, on the fuller side. Rana plays it late as he runs it down to deep third and crosses over.

Gurjapneet Singh to Axar Patel, Hits the hard length, over off. Axar hops and taps it wide of backward point. A bit of hesitation between the batters but they eventually cross over.

Gurjapneet Singh to Nitish Rana, Angled in at the sticks from over the wicket, full in length. Rana brings his bat out in front and clips it to the right of the man at a catching mid-wicket for a single.

STRATEGIC BREAK!

Noor Ahmad to Karun Nair, ! CAUGHT! Not a delivery that should have got the wicket for Noor but he will take this soft dismissal of Karun Nair. 

Noor Ahmad to Nitish Rana, Tossed up, on the pads, Rana milks this down the ground to long on for a single. 

Noor Ahmad to Karun Nair, Fuller on middle and off, Karun Nair flicks this through the mid on region and rotates the strike. 

Noor Ahmad to Karun Nair, Quicker one, around off, Karun Nair guides this towards short third. 

Noor Ahmad to Karun Nair, ! Karun is starting to motor along here. Short and a wrong'un, around off, Karun Nair uses the depth of the crease, rocks back and cuts this late to the left of Kartik Sharma at backward point for a boundary. 

Noor Ahmad to Nitish Rana, Tossed up, around middle and off, Nitish Rana sweeps this through the deuare leg region for one run. 

Will Akeal Hosein bowl out now? The answer is no. He has been replaced by Noor Ahmad.

Anshul Kamboj to Karun Nair, ! Excellent innovation by Nair to hit this into the fence for four. Full and wide outside off, Karun Nair shuffles a long way across, ramps this towards the fine leg region for a boundary to end this over. 

Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Rana, 1 run.

Anshul Kamboj to Karun Nair, Hard length, on off, Karun Nair dabs this behind point for a single. 

Anshul Kamboj to Karun Nair, Beauty of a delivery! Right in the channel, around off, shaping a hint away from the right-hander. Karun Nair looks to block this off his front foot but gets beaten on the outside edge. 

Anshul Kamboj to Karun Nair, A tad too full, on middle and off, Karun Nair flicks this but doesn't time this well enough. Nair does enough to flick this in the gap between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg for a couple. 

Anshul Kamboj to Karun Nair, On a length, around middle and off, Karun Nair pushes this straight to mid on for no run.

CSK bossed the Powerplay.

Akeal Hosein to Nitish Rana, Floated full and around off, Nitish Rana gets on top of the bounce and blocks this to point for a dot. 

Akeal Hosein to Karun Nair, Short of a length, on middle and off. Karun Nair rocks back inside the crease and works this to the right of mid on for a single. 

Akeal Hosein to Karun Nair, Quicker and flatter around off, Karun Nair dabs this to point for no run.

Akeal Hosein to Karun Nair, Full and on off, Nair steps across and flicks this to mid-wicket yet again. 

Akeal Hosein to Karun Nair, Floated up, full and on leg. That is flicked away but straight to the mid-wicket fielder.

A shake of the head from KL Rahul as he trudges off. Karun Nair is the new man in.

Akeal Hosein to KL Rahul, ! CAUGHT! Flighted around off, KL Rahul dances down the track and looks to go for a big one. The ball grips and bounces a bit while turning away from the batter. Rahul still goes through the stroke and gets it miscued off the cue end towards the right of Ruturaj Gaikwad at extra cover. Ruturaj moves well to his right and takes a good one with strong wind blowing across the ground. 

Will Mukesh Choudhary bowl one more in the Powerplay? Nope. Akeal Hosein is back with a change of ends.

Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Rana, Good length, around off, Nitish Rana dabs this to backward point for a dot to end the over. 

Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Rana, ! DRIVEN AWAY! Pitched-up delivery, around off, Nitish Rana presses onto his front foot, gets right on top of it and drives this all along the ground through the left of the fielder at extra cover for a boundary. 

Anshul Kamboj to KL Rahul, Hard length, on top of off, KL Rahul hacks this through square leg and takes a run.

Anshul Kamboj to KL Rahul, Full and on middle and leg, KL Rahul flicks this gorgeously but straight to the fielder inside the circle at mid-wicket. 

Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Rana, Short and on off, Nitish Rana leans back and plays the square cut to the left of Jamie Overton at deep point. Takes a single. 

Anshul Kamboj to KL Rahul, Good length, on middle and off, KL Rahul flicks this from the inside half of his bat through the deep mid-wicket region for a single. 

CSK land the first blow.

Mukesh Choudhary to Pathum Nissanka, ! TAKEN! Mukesh Choudhary draws first blood!

Mukesh Choudhary to Pathum Nissanka, An appeal for caught behind, but nothing doing!

Mukesh Choudhary to Pathum Nissanka, ! That is a shot and a half! Mukesh Choudhary overcorrects and serves this full, on middle and off. Pathum Nissanka is anticipating that and gets down and across to scoop it over the fine leg fence for a biggie.

Mukesh Choudhary to Pathum Nissanka, ! Up and over! Back of a length and outside off again. This time, Pathum Nissanka stands still, extends his arms and smacks it over extra covers for a boundary.

Mukesh Choudhary to Pathum Nissanka, Short of a length and outside off, angling it away, Pathum Nissanka backs away and slashes hard but gets nowhere near the ball. Too many dot balls creeping in already for DC!

Mukesh Choudhary to Pathum Nissanka, Fuller delivery, on off, Pathum Nissanka has a hoick across the line but inside-edges it towards mid-wicket.

Akeal Hosein to KL Rahul, ! Spoils the over a bit but still a good one for CSK! Akeal Hosein goes short again and just outside off. KL Rahul moves on the back foot quickly and cuts it away past point for a boundary.

Akeal Hosein to KL Rahul, Drops it short and around off, turns it away as well, KL Rahul stays back and punches it towards extra cover.

Akeal Hosein to KL Rahul, Slows it up, full and on middle, KL Rahul steps across and pushes it back to the bowler.

Akeal Hosein to KL Rahul, Flatter, full and on middle, angles in again. KL Rahul makes some room and drives it firmly but straight to cover.

Akeal Hosein to Pathum Nissanka, Arm ball, full and angling into the leg side, Pathum Nissanka knocks it towards mid on and scampers across for a quick run.

Akeal Hosein to KL Rahul, Shorter in length and around off, KL Rahul moves back and swats it down to long off for a single.

Mukesh Choudhary to Pathum Nissanka, Much fuller and on off, Pathum Nissanka drills it straight to mid off. A good comeback from Mukesh Choudhary after getting hit for a boundary.

Mukesh Choudhary to Pathum Nissanka, Hard length and on off, shapes in, Pathum Nissanka stabs it out towards short cover.

Mukesh Choudhary to KL Rahul, Back of a length and on off, nips back in a bit, KL Rahul stays back to dab it down towards point but gets an inside edge onto his pads and drops on the pitch.

Mukesh Choudhary to KL Rahul, Fuller in length and on middle, shapes in a touch, KL Rahul tucks it off the inner half of the bat towards mid-wicket.

Mukesh Choudhary to KL Rahul, ! KL Rahul gets off the mark in fine fashion! A nice juicy half-volley, outside off. Rahul is not going to miss out on those. He leans onto his drive and creams it through covers for a boundary.

Mukesh Choudhary to KL Rahul, Mukesh Choudhary begins with a very full delivery, almost in the blockhole, just around off. KL Rahul jams it out to the off side.

It will be pace from the other end. Here is Mukesh Choudhary.

Akeal Hosein to Pathum Nissanka, Drops it short, on off, Pathum Nissanka pats it down to mid on. 8 runs off the first over!

Akeal Hosein to Pathum Nissanka, ! A bit streaky!

Akeal Hosein to Pathum Nissanka, Big shout for LBW, but turned down! Akeal Hosein slows it up, lands this short and on middle and leg, turns away a shy bit. Pathum Nissanka stays back and looks to clip it to the leg side but misses and gets hit on the back pad. There is a big appeal but the umpire says no. It looks close but Ruturaj Gaikwad opts against the review here.

Akeal Hosein to Pathum Nissanka, Tossed up, full and on middle, Pathum Nissanka strides out and pushes it towards short cover.

Akeal Hosein to Pathum Nissanka, Slightly shorter in length, on off, turns away a bit, Pathum Nissanka stays back and punches it to cover.

Akeal Hosein to Pathum Nissanka, ! DC are underway in style! Akeal Hosein starts with a floater, full and on middle and leg. Pathum Nissanka gets down on knee and nails the sweep along the carpet past square leg for a boundary.

A fine finish for the Capitals - 49 runs came off the last 3 overs, and that has allowed Delhi to post a fighting total.

Anshul Kamboj to Sameer Rizvi, ! Wow..that is exactly what DC needed to finish their innings!

Mitchell Starc is in next, but it will be Sameer Rizvi on strike for the final ball.

Direct hit! Ashutosh Sharma looks short, and he indeed is.

Anshul Kamboj to Ashutosh Sharma, ! ASHUTOSH SHARMA IS RUN OUT!

Anshul Kamboj to Ashutosh Sharma, ! Superb shot! Anshul Kamboj misses his length and bowls a full toss, outside off. Ashutosh Sharma steps across early. He just opens the face of his bat and carves it over the deep point fence for another biggie.

Anshul Kamboj to Sameer Rizvi, And again! In the blockhole, outside off, Sameer Rizvi moves across, gets low but miscues his drive off the toe-end down the pitch. The batters set off the run as Kamboj runs to the ball but kicks it wide of the stumps at the batter's end.

Anshul Kamboj to Ashutosh Sharma, Gets the yorker right this time, on off, Ashutosh Sharma swings but gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball rolls to the off side. A quick single taken.

Time for the final over. Anshul Kamboj to close out the innings. Jamie Overton has gone off the park.

Anshul Kamboj to Ashutosh Sharma, ! How has he done that? Anshul Kamboj goes for the yorker, at the stumps. Ashutosh Sharma gets on one knee but he realises he is too far away from the ball. He lets go off his top hand and slog it off the bottom hand over the fine leg fence for a biggie.

Out goes Tristan Stubbs and in walks Ashutosh Sharma.

Jamie Overton to Ashutosh Sharma, At the sticks, on a good length, Ashutosh Sharma walks inside the line and plays the scoop down to deep fine leg for a single.

Jamie Overton to Tristan Stubbs, ! CAUGHT! Jamie Overton gets a wicket now. He bowls a good bumper into the body of the batter.

Jamie Overton to Sameer Rizvi, What happened there?

Jamie Overton to Tristan Stubbs, Short of a length and on middle, Tristan Stubbs pulls it to deep mid-wicket for another run. So far, so good from Overton!

Jamie Overton to Sameer Rizvi, Just short! Bangs this into the pitch, on off, Sameer Rizvi gets hurried on his pull and miscues it off the upper half of the bat. The fielder at mid off runs forward but fails to reach it. They cross.

A productive over for DC. Jamie Overton has been given the ball for the 19th over.

Jamie Overton to Tristan Stubbs, Back of a length and on middle, Tristan Stubbs heaves it off the inner half of the bat to deep square leg for a single.

Anshul Kamboj to Sameer Rizvi, ! Sameer Rizvi repeats the dose! He gets down and across early, anticipating the wide yorker. Anshul Kamboj obliges but just misses his length, serving a full toss. Rizvi is already in position and helps it on its way over the deep fine leg fence for half a dozen more. 14 runs off the over.

Anshul Kamboj to Tristan Stubbs, 1 run.

Anshul Kamboj to Sameer Rizvi, Pitched up and outside off, Sameer Rizvi moves across early, reaches out and forces it towards sweeper cover for a single.

Anshul Kamboj to Sameer Rizvi, ! Gets hold of that one! Anshul Kamboj tries the wide yorker again, around off. Sameer Rizvi is expecting that. He gets down and across, makes it a full toss and swipes it over the deep backward square leg fence for a biggie. That also brings up the 50-RUN STAND between these two batters.

Anshul Kamboj to Sameer Rizvi, Nails the wide yorker, outside off, Sameer Rizvi throws his bat at it but misses again.

Anshul Kamboj (2-0-15-0) returns to the attack.

Anshul Kamboj to Sameer Rizvi, Dot to start the over! Fuller and just outside off, angles away, Sameer Rizvi stays deep in his crease and tries to reverse scoop but fails to connect.

Gurjapneet Singh to Sameer Rizvi, Fuller and on middle, Sameer Rizvi steps across, takes it on the full and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for just one more. End of a superb over and spell from Gurjapneet Singh!

Gurjapneet Singh to Tristan Stubbs, Right in the blockhole, on off, Tristan Stubbs digs it out towards cover for one.

Gurjapneet Singh to Tristan Stubbs, A low full toss again, but dips in late, on off. Tristan Stubbs can only toe-end it back to the bowler.

The wind has picked up and one of the bails has fallen. Gurjapneet Singh aborts his run-up.

Gurjapneet Singh to Sameer Rizvi, Low full toss, around off, Sameer Rizvi drills it to the left of extra cover for a run.

Gurjapneet Singh to Tristan Stubbs, Slower one, full and on middle, Tristan Stubbs tucks it through mid-wicket and calls for two, but Dewald Brevis is quick to run to the ball from deep. Just a single.

Gurjapneet Singh to Tristan Stubbs, WIDE! Tries the wide yorker, but spills it over the tramline, outside off, Tristan Stubbs leaves it alone. Wided.

Gurjapneet Singh to Tristan Stubbs, Fine effort in the deep! A full toss, on off, Tristan Stubbs shows the full face of the bat and drives it firmly wide of long off. Jamie Overton runs to his left and puts in a great dive to push the ball back inside. Saves a couple of runs for his side.

Gurjapneet Singh (3-0-22-1) is back for his final over.

Mukesh Choudhary to Tristan Stubbs, Short and wide of off, Stubbs cuts this to sweeper cover for a single. 

Mukesh Choudhary to Sameer Rizvi, Full and around off, Sameer Rizvi drives this down to long off for a single. 

Mukesh Choudhary to Sameer Rizvi, ! A biggie from the bat of Sameer and DC needed it. Short and around middle and off, Sameer Rizvi steps inside the line of it and hooks this over the fence towards the fine leg region for a huge six. Sammer premeditated it well enough. 

Mukesh Choudhary to Tristan Stubbs, On a length, around middle and leg, Tristan Stubbs flicks this to the fielder at deep mid-wicket and takes a run.

Mukesh Choudhary to Sameer Rizvi, Good length, around off, Rizvi this time punches this to deep point and rotates the strike. 

Mukesh Choudhary to Tristan Stubbs, Short and wide of off, Tristan Stubbs rides the bounce and punches this to deep point for a single. 

Time for Jamie Overton to roll his arm over. Oh, hang on, a change of plan from Ruturaj Gaikwad. Mukesh Choudhary has been called into the attack. 3-0-19-1 so far for Choudhary.

Mukesh Choudhary to Tristan Stubbs, WIDE! Full and way too wide outside the tramline on off. Tristan Stubbs leaves it. Wided. 

Noor Ahmad to Tristan Stubbs, Pushed through on middle and leg, Tristan Stubbs hops back and pushes this down to long on for a single. 

Noor Ahmad to Sameer Rizvi, Tossed up, around the pads, Sameer Rizvi flicks this to the right of Dewald Brevis at deep mid-wicket for a run.

Noor Ahmad to Tristan Stubbs, Fuller around off, Tristan Stubbs pushes this down to long off for a single. 

Noor Ahmad to Tristan Stubbs, ! Too much width on offer from Noor to Stubbs. Googly, wide of off, Tristan Stubbs reads this well and hangs back inside his crease. Punches this off his back foot to the right of Urvil Patel at sweeper cover yet again. Urvil had no chance to stop this one, though.

Noor Ahmad to Tristan Stubbs, Short and on off, Tristan Stubbs rocks back and smashes this to the right of sweeper cover. Urvil Patel glides to his right, puts in a dive and fields it well to keep it down to two. 

Noor Ahmad to Sameer Rizvi, Tossed up, on middle and leg, Sameer Rizvi punches this down to long on for a single. 

Gurjapneet Singh to Sameer Rizvi, Good length, on off, Sameer Rizvi pushes this through covers for a single. 

Gurjapneet Singh to Tristan Stubbs, Good length, around the pads, Tristan Stubbs tucks this through mid-wicket for one. The initial call was for two but Stubbs had timed this too well for the second. 

Gurjapneet Singh to Tristan Stubbs, ! Much-needed biggie from the bat of Stubbs for DC. Back of a length, around middle and off, Tristan Stubbs plants his front foot away from the line of it and slogs this out of the middle of his bat for a huge six over the long on fence. 

Gurjapneet Singh to Sameer Rizvi, Good length, shaping away from the right-hander. Sameer Rizvi dabs this gently to the left of the bowler and the right of Jamie Overton at mid off for one.

Gurjapneet Singh to Tristan Stubbs, Back of a length, around middle and off, Tristan Stubbs flicks this to the fielder at deep square leg for a single. 

Gurjapneet Singh to Tristan Stubbs, On a length, around off, Tristan pushes this to extra cover.

Strategic Break!

Mukesh Choudhary to Tristan Stubbs, Hard length, on off, Stubbs knocks this through covers for a single. 

Mukesh Choudhary to Sameer Rizvi, Slower one, on a length, around off, Sameer Rizvi pushes this down to mid off and takes a quick single.

Mukesh Choudhary to Sameer Rizvi, Short and wide of off, Sameer Rizvi cuts this crisply but on the bounce to backward point. An inch to the right or the left of the fielder and this would have been a boundary. 

Mukesh Choudhary to Sameer Rizvi, Hard length, around off, Sameer Rizvi gets up on his toes and keeps it out around short leg.

Mukesh Choudhary to Tristan Stubbs, Back of a length, around middle and off, Tristan Stubbs pulls this to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Mukesh Choudhary to Sameer Rizvi, Good length, on middle and leg, Sameer Rizvi presses onto his front foot and punches this just wide to the right of Mukesh Choudhary in his follow-through for a single down to long on. 

Akeal Hosein to Tristan Stubbs, Big turn! Shorter and slower, on middle. Stubbs hangs back to deal with it. The ball grips and spins away but Stubbs does well to watchfully pat it back to the bowler.

Akeal Hosein to Sameer Rizvi, 1 run.

Akeal Hosein to Tristan Stubbs, Flat and short, on middle. Tristan punches it to long on and crosses over.

Akeal Hosein to Tristan Stubbs, Pushed through, on a length, on the off pole. It keeps a bit low as Stubbs backs away to force it through the off side. Toe-ends it to point.

Akeal Hosein to Sameer Rizvi, Looped up but down leg. It could have been wide had Rizvi left it. He reaches out and turns it in front of square on the leg side for a run.

Akeal Hosein to Tristan Stubbs, Darted in from around the wicket, on a good length. Stubbs clips it off the back foot through mid-wicket for a single.

Delhi Capitals lose half their side now.

Gurjapneet Singh to Axar Patel, ! CAUGHT! A real soft dismissal and just like that, DC have lost half their side.

Gurjapneet Singh to Axar Patel, Honing in on the off pole, on a good length. Axar stabs it down on the off side.

Gurjapneet Singh to Tristan Stubbs, Drags the length back, on off, Stubbs pats it in front of mid off and hurries to the other end. Ruturaj Gaikwad nearly takes down Tristan with the throw but the South African does well to evade the ball. An apology straight away from the CSK skipper.

Gurjapneet Singh to Tristan Stubbs, No run.

Gurjapneet Singh to Tristan Stubbs, ! That will only add salt to the wounds.

Gurjapneet Singh to Tristan Stubbs, PUT DOWN! Noor Ahmad is the guilty party. That should have been taken. A huge let-off for Dewald Brevis. Pushed across the right-hander, full in length. Stubbs springs onto the front foot and plays a punchy drive. He can't keep it along the ground and hits it to cover.

Halfway mark reached!

Noor Ahmad to Axar Patel, Drags the length back and slips in the googly, on off. Patel presses back to unleash the cut but ends up chopping it down to backward point.

Noor Ahmad to Tristan Stubbs, Turning into the pads, Stubbs flicks this full ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Noor Ahmad to Tristan Stubbs, Good stop! From around the wicket, floated up, on off. Stubbs reaches out in front and pushes it to cover, where Dewald Brevis is in really tight and he moves swiftly to his right to cut down the single.

Yet another soft dismissal for DC.

Noor Ahmad to Nitish Rana, ! CAUGHT! Wickets off successive overs for Noor Ahmad. At 99.9 kph, on a nagging length, on middle. Rana sinks to a knee and plays the crouched pull. Neither does he get the desired elevation, nor is it in the gap. Hits it flat towards deep backward square leg. Kartik Sharma is well in off the ropes and he moves a bit to his right to snaffle it.

Noor Ahmad to Nitish Rana, ! Rana gets it away this time! Shorter than the previous ball, on off. Nitish waits on the back foot and cuts it away square on the off side. Threads the gap between the man at point and the fielder at deep backward point to pick up a boundary.

Noor Ahmad to Nitish Rana, Beaten! Flat and full, outside off. Nitish flashes but fails to connect.

Gurjapneet Singh to Axar Patel, Keeps it on middle and leg, on a good length. Patel wrists it to mid-wicket. A tidy first over from Gurjapneet. Just 5 runs off it. 

Gurjapneet Singh to Nitish Rana, In and around the off stump, this is bowled on a good length. Rana chops it down to the right of backward point and turns the strike over.

Gurjapneet Singh to Axar Patel, At 132.6 kph, on a back of a length, at the hips. Axar works it behind square leg and gets to the other end.

Gurjapneet Singh to Nitish Rana, In the channel, on the fuller side. Rana plays it late as he runs it down to deep third and crosses over.

Gurjapneet Singh to Axar Patel, Hits the hard length, over off. Axar hops and taps it wide of backward point. A bit of hesitation between the batters but they eventually cross over.

Gurjapneet Singh to Nitish Rana, Angled in at the sticks from over the wicket, full in length. Rana brings his bat out in front and clips it to the right of the man at a catching mid-wicket for a single.

STRATEGIC BREAK!

Noor Ahmad to Karun Nair, ! CAUGHT! Not a delivery that should have got the wicket for Noor but he will take this soft dismissal of Karun Nair. 

Noor Ahmad to Nitish Rana, Tossed up, on the pads, Rana milks this down the ground to long on for a single. 

Noor Ahmad to Karun Nair, Fuller on middle and off, Karun Nair flicks this through the mid on region and rotates the strike. 

Noor Ahmad to Karun Nair, Quicker one, around off, Karun Nair guides this towards short third. 

Noor Ahmad to Karun Nair, ! Karun is starting to motor along here. Short and a wrong'un, around off, Karun Nair uses the depth of the crease, rocks back and cuts this late to the left of Kartik Sharma at backward point for a boundary. 

Noor Ahmad to Nitish Rana, Tossed up, around middle and off, Nitish Rana sweeps this through the deuare leg region for one run. 

Will Akeal Hosein bowl out now? The answer is no. He has been replaced by Noor Ahmad.

Anshul Kamboj to Karun Nair, ! Excellent innovation by Nair to hit this into the fence for four. Full and wide outside off, Karun Nair shuffles a long way across, ramps this towards the fine leg region for a boundary to end this over. 

Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Rana, 1 run.

Anshul Kamboj to Karun Nair, Hard length, on off, Karun Nair dabs this behind point for a single. 

Anshul Kamboj to Karun Nair, Beauty of a delivery! Right in the channel, around off, shaping a hint away from the right-hander. Karun Nair looks to block this off his front foot but gets beaten on the outside edge. 

Anshul Kamboj to Karun Nair, A tad too full, on middle and off, Karun Nair flicks this but doesn't time this well enough. Nair does enough to flick this in the gap between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg for a couple. 

Anshul Kamboj to Karun Nair, On a length, around middle and off, Karun Nair pushes this straight to mid on for no run.

CSK bossed the Powerplay.

Akeal Hosein to Nitish Rana, Floated full and around off, Nitish Rana gets on top of the bounce and blocks this to point for a dot. 

Akeal Hosein to Karun Nair, Short of a length, on middle and off. Karun Nair rocks back inside the crease and works this to the right of mid on for a single. 

Akeal Hosein to Karun Nair, Quicker and flatter around off, Karun Nair dabs this to point for no run.

Akeal Hosein to Karun Nair, Full and on off, Nair steps across and flicks this to mid-wicket yet again. 

Akeal Hosein to Karun Nair, Floated up, full and on leg. That is flicked away but straight to the mid-wicket fielder.

A shake of the head from KL Rahul as he trudges off. Karun Nair is the new man in.

Akeal Hosein to KL Rahul, ! CAUGHT! Flighted around off, KL Rahul dances down the track and looks to go for a big one. The ball grips and bounces a bit while turning away from the batter. Rahul still goes through the stroke and gets it miscued off the cue end towards the right of Ruturaj Gaikwad at extra cover. Ruturaj moves well to his right and takes a good one with strong wind blowing across the ground. 

Will Mukesh Choudhary bowl one more in the Powerplay? Nope. Akeal Hosein is back with a change of ends.

Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Rana, Good length, around off, Nitish Rana dabs this to backward point for a dot to end the over. 

Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Rana, ! DRIVEN AWAY! Pitched-up delivery, around off, Nitish Rana presses onto his front foot, gets right on top of it and drives this all along the ground through the left of the fielder at extra cover for a boundary. 

Anshul Kamboj to KL Rahul, Hard length, on top of off, KL Rahul hacks this through square leg and takes a run.

Anshul Kamboj to KL Rahul, Full and on middle and leg, KL Rahul flicks this gorgeously but straight to the fielder inside the circle at mid-wicket. 

Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Rana, Short and on off, Nitish Rana leans back and plays the square cut to the left of Jamie Overton at deep point. Takes a single. 

Anshul Kamboj to KL Rahul, Good length, on middle and off, KL Rahul flicks this from the inside half of his bat through the deep mid-wicket region for a single. 

CSK land the first blow.

Mukesh Choudhary to Pathum Nissanka, ! TAKEN! Mukesh Choudhary draws first blood!

Mukesh Choudhary to Pathum Nissanka, An appeal for caught behind, but nothing doing!

Mukesh Choudhary to Pathum Nissanka, ! That is a shot and a half! Mukesh Choudhary overcorrects and serves this full, on middle and off. Pathum Nissanka is anticipating that and gets down and across to scoop it over the fine leg fence for a biggie.

Mukesh Choudhary to Pathum Nissanka, ! Up and over! Back of a length and outside off again. This time, Pathum Nissanka stands still, extends his arms and smacks it over extra covers for a boundary.

Mukesh Choudhary to Pathum Nissanka, Short of a length and outside off, angling it away, Pathum Nissanka backs away and slashes hard but gets nowhere near the ball. Too many dot balls creeping in already for DC!

Mukesh Choudhary to Pathum Nissanka, Fuller delivery, on off, Pathum Nissanka has a hoick across the line but inside-edges it towards mid-wicket.

Akeal Hosein to KL Rahul, ! Spoils the over a bit but still a good one for CSK! Akeal Hosein goes short again and just outside off. KL Rahul moves on the back foot quickly and cuts it away past point for a boundary.

Akeal Hosein to KL Rahul, Drops it short and around off, turns it away as well, KL Rahul stays back and punches it towards extra cover.

Akeal Hosein to KL Rahul, Slows it up, full and on middle, KL Rahul steps across and pushes it back to the bowler.

Akeal Hosein to KL Rahul, Flatter, full and on middle, angles in again. KL Rahul makes some room and drives it firmly but straight to cover.

Akeal Hosein to Pathum Nissanka, Arm ball, full and angling into the leg side, Pathum Nissanka knocks it towards mid on and scampers across for a quick run.

Akeal Hosein to KL Rahul, Shorter in length and around off, KL Rahul moves back and swats it down to long off for a single.

Mukesh Choudhary to Pathum Nissanka, Much fuller and on off, Pathum Nissanka drills it straight to mid off. A good comeback from Mukesh Choudhary after getting hit for a boundary.

Mukesh Choudhary to Pathum Nissanka, Hard length and on off, shapes in, Pathum Nissanka stabs it out towards short cover.

Mukesh Choudhary to KL Rahul, Back of a length and on off, nips back in a bit, KL Rahul stays back to dab it down towards point but gets an inside edge onto his pads and drops on the pitch.

Mukesh Choudhary to KL Rahul, Fuller in length and on middle, shapes in a touch, KL Rahul tucks it off the inner half of the bat towards mid-wicket.

Mukesh Choudhary to KL Rahul, ! KL Rahul gets off the mark in fine fashion! A nice juicy half-volley, outside off. Rahul is not going to miss out on those. He leans onto his drive and creams it through covers for a boundary.

Mukesh Choudhary to KL Rahul, Mukesh Choudhary begins with a very full delivery, almost in the blockhole, just around off. KL Rahul jams it out to the off side.

It will be pace from the other end. Here is Mukesh Choudhary.

Akeal Hosein to Pathum Nissanka, Drops it short, on off, Pathum Nissanka pats it down to mid on. 8 runs off the first over!

Akeal Hosein to Pathum Nissanka, ! A bit streaky!

Akeal Hosein to Pathum Nissanka, Big shout for LBW, but turned down! Akeal Hosein slows it up, lands this short and on middle and leg, turns away a shy bit. Pathum Nissanka stays back and looks to clip it to the leg side but misses and gets hit on the back pad. There is a big appeal but the umpire says no. It looks close but Ruturaj Gaikwad opts against the review here.

Akeal Hosein to Pathum Nissanka, Tossed up, full and on middle, Pathum Nissanka strides out and pushes it towards short cover.

Akeal Hosein to Pathum Nissanka, Slightly shorter in length, on off, turns away a bit, Pathum Nissanka stays back and punches it to cover.

Akeal Hosein to Pathum Nissanka, ! DC are underway in style! Akeal Hosein starts with a floater, full and on middle and leg. Pathum Nissanka gets down on knee and nails the sweep along the carpet past square leg for a boundary.