IPL, Highlights - Delhi Daredevils vs Gujarat Lions: Chris Morris' Heroics In Vain As GL Defeat DD By One Run

After being put in to bat, Brendon McCullum and Dwayne Smith got Gujarat Lions off to a blistering start but Delhi Daredevils picked up wickets at regular intervals and stemmed the run flow, giving away just 62 in the last 10 overs. In reply, a magnificent 82-run knock from Chris Morris raised Daredevils' hopes after a poor start, but Praveen Kumar and Dwayne Bravo executed their yorkers to perfection in the last two overs and helped Gujarat steal a thriller at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium. Get all the highlights of Delhi Daredevils vs Gujarat Lions here. (SCORECARD | STREAMING | POINTS TABLE | FIXTURES | NEWS | PLAY FANTASY LEAGUE)

23:55 hrs IST: And that's it. Thank you joining us today. See you all tomorrow for the match between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders. Until then, it's goodbye. 

Chris Morris (Man of the Match): "Upset we couldn't get there, but happy that I could contribute. I was quite lucky, it was one of those nights where I timed and it flew off the middle of the bat. It's been a lot of practice on my batting over the last couple of months."

Suresh Raina (GL skipper): "I think Morris batted well. When he was batting, I thought we'd lose this game from the 15th over. PK bowled superbly, and then Bravo was outstanding." 

Zaheer Khan (DD skipper): "Great game, we can take a lot of positives.To pull it back after McCullum and Dwayne Smith went berserk was special. Great spirit shown by the boys to pull it back with both bat and ball. It was anyone's game. The way Morris was batting, we thought he will finish it."

Chris Morris hit eight sixes in his magnificent knock of 82 off just 32 balls.

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23:40 hrs IST: Two runs off the last ball. That's the end! GL defeat DD by 1 run. Heart-breaking loss for Daredevils. Spare a thought for Morris! He was exceptional tonight and deserved to be on the winning side. 

23:39 hrs IST: DD now require 4 off the last ball. 

23:35 hrs IST: FOUR! Much needed boundary for DD. They now require 10 off 5 balls. 

23:34 hrs IST: Bravo to bowl the final over. 

23:33 hrs IST: Outstanding over from Praveen. DD now require 14 off 6 balls. 

23:28 hrs IST: Eight Sixes and Three Fours for Morris in just 24 balls. Amazing that is! 

23:26 hrs IST: FOUR! DD now require 18 off 12 balls. 

23:24 hrs IST: FOUR! And Morris continues the onslaught. 

23:23 hrs IST: WICKET! Duminy c & b 48(43). 

23:21 hrs IST: 21 runs off Smith's over. DD now require 29 off 18 balls. 

23:18 hrs IST: This is also the fastest 50 in IPL 2016. 

23:17 hrs IST: Three sixes in a row for Morris. Maiden IPL fifty for him in just 17 balls.  

23:14 hrs IST: Tight over from Kulkarni. Just seven off it. DD now require 50 off 24 balls. 

23:09 hrs IST: Expensive over from Tambe. 17 runs off it. DD now require 57 off 30 balls. 

23:08 hrs IST: Consecutive sixes from Morris. 

Sixer again! #Dhuandaar shot! There you go, 5th sixer for @Tipo_Morris. He's hitting them sweet and big. Keep them coming! #DilDilli #DDvGL

- Delhi Daredevils (@DelhiDaredevils) April 27, 2016

23:06 hrs IST: In comes Pravin Tambe for his first over. 

23:05 hrs IST: DD now require 74 off 36 balls. 

23:01 hrs IST: FOUR! Slower delivery from Bravo and Duminy lofts it over the fielder at mid-on. 

22:59 hrs IST: 30 runs in the last two overs for DD. 

22:57 hrs IST: SIX! Another one from Morris. 16 runs off Faulkner's over. DD now require 85 off 42 balls. It's time for strategic time-out. 

22:52 hrs IST: SIX! That's a colossal blow from Morris. Length ball from Faulkner and Morris thumps it over long-off. 

22:51 hrs IST: Duminy ups the ante for DD. A six followed by a four. 

22:46 hrs IST: OUT! Pant c Kumar b Faulkner 20(17). 

GONE. @JamesFaulkner44 gets a wicket as well. Rishabh Pant flicks it straight to @praveenkumar #GameMaariChhe #DDvGL pic.twitter.com/CDsOvpPTo8

- The Gujarat Lions (@TheGujaratLions) April 27, 2016

22:43 hrs IST: Single of the last ball for Pant. DD now require 122 off 60 balls. 

22:41 hrs IST: FOUR! Shortish delivery and Duminy pulls it well towards deep mid-wicket for his first boundary. 

22:38 hrs IST: Five runs of Dwayne Smith's over. DD are 43/3 after 9 overs. It's time for strategic time-out. 

22:34 hrs IST: FOUR! Bit wide from Raina and Pant smashes it away into the point boundary. DD are 38/3 after 8 overs. 

22:32 hrs IST: Suresh Raina comes in to bowl his first over. 

22:26 hrs IST: Another tight over from Kulkarni. Just three off it. DD are 22/3 after 6 overs. 

Comparison after the first 6 overs:
GL: 71/0
DD: 22/3

Go Lions! ?? #GameMaariChhe #DDvGL

- The Gujarat Lions (@TheGujaratLions) April 27, 2016

22:18 hrs IST: WICKET!! Another one!! This time its Nair. DD are 16/3 after 4 overs. 

22:15 hrs IST: WICKET!! De Kock c Raina b Kulkarni 5(11). 

22:14 hrs IST: Four!! He connects this time and smashes it straight down the ground for his first boundary

22:13 hrs IST: De Kock goes for a wild heave-ho but fails to connect with the ball. Just 1 run from 9 balls for the South African.

22:11 hrs IST: De Kock is yet to get going. Gujarat bowlers are doing a good job upfront. DD are 7/1 after 3 overs.

22:10 hrs IST: Big shout for lbw. Heart-in-the-mouth moment for De Kock. But correct decision as the ball pitched outside the leg stump

22:07 hrs IST: A maiden wicket over for Kulkarni. DD are 2/1 after 2 overs.

Wow! @dhawal_kulkarni bowls a wicket maiden. How often do you see that in T20 Cricket? #GameMaariChhe #DDvGL

- The Gujarat Lions (@TheGujaratLions) April 27, 2016

22:05 hrs IST: WICKET!! Samson tries to flick the Kulkarni delivery but gets a leading edge. Faulkner takes a good catch at mid-on running backwards

22:02 hrs IST: Cautious start from the Daredevils. Praveen Kumar got some swing. DD are 2/0 after 1 over.

21:44 hrs IST: After scoring 110/0 in 10 overs, GL managed just 62 runs and lost 6 wickets in the last ten. 

21:42 hrs IST: And that's the end of the first innings. GL finish on 172/6. We'll be back in a few minutes time. 

21:38 hrs IST: Morris to bowl the final over. 

21:37 hrs IST: Tight over from Zaheer. GL are 162/6 after 19 overs. 

Imran Tahir (third from left) took three crucial wickets for Delhi Daredevils. 

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21:32 hrs IST: Good over for Gujarat. 11 runs off it. GL are 154/6 after 18 overs. 

21:28 hrs IST: For DD, the South Africans (Duminy, Tahir and Morris) have taken all six wickets!  

21:24 hrs IST: Two wickets in two balls for Tahir. 

21:21 hrs IST: SIX! Flighted delivery from Tahir and Karthik smashes it over long-off. 

21:20 hrs IST: GL have scored just 22 runs in the last 32 balls. 

21:15 hrs IST: WICKET! Jadeja c de Kock b Duminy 4(7). GL are 132/4 after 15 overs. 

21:09 hrs IST: GL are 128/3 after 14 overs. It's time for strategic time-out. 

21:07 hrs IST: FOUR! Short and wide from Mishra and Karthik drives it well to the wide long-off region. 

21:05 hrs IST: Tight over from Tahir. Just three runs off it. GL are 120/3 after 13 overs. 

21:00 hrs IST: Another blow for Gujarat. Suresh Raina walks back for 2(4).  Morris gets his second wicket. GL are 117/3 after 12 overs. 

20:52 hrs IST: OUT! Morris bamboozles McCullum with an excellent slower delivery. GL are 116/2 after 11.2 overs. 

20:47 hrs IST: WICKET! Some relief for DD. Smith lbw Tahir 53(30). GL are 112/1 after 10.4 overs 

20:43 hrs IST: SIX! Fifty for Smith. His 13th in IPL. GL are 110/0 after 10 overs. 220-230 looks very much within the reach of Gujarat now. 

20:42 hrs IST: McCullum, Smith have made batting look so easy on the slow Kotla track! 

20:41 hrs IST: 100 up for GL in just overs. 

20:38 hrs IST: Fifty for McCullum in just 27 balls. His 11th in IPL.

50 in no time. What an innings!
First half century for Baz in this year's #IPL. #LikeABaz #GameMaariChhe #DDvGL

- The Gujarat Lions (@TheGujaratLions) April 27, 2016

20:37 hrs IST: GL are 91/0 after 8 overs. 

20:35 hrs IST: FOUR! Too short from Mishra and McCullum whacks it over his head. 

20:34 hrs IST: In comes leggie Amit Mishra into the attack. 

20:33 hrs IST: Hint of turn for Nadeem. 

20:33 hrs IST: Eight Boundaries, Five Sixes have been hit in the first 7 overs of the match. 

20:32 hrs IST: Consecutive boundaries for McCullum.  

Back to back boundaries. It's raining 4s and 6s at Ferozshah Kotla tonight. Absolute carnage! #GameMaariChhe #DDvGL

- The Gujarat Lions (@TheGujaratLions) April 27, 2016

20:27 hrs IST: Good over from Zaheer in context of the game. Eight runs off it. GL are 71/0 after 6 overs. It's time for strategic time-out. 

20:23 hrs IST: FOUR! This is sheer carnage from Gujarat. Length ball from Zaheer and Smith just clobbers it into the square leg boundary. 

20:21 hrs IST: FOUR! It's raining boundaries in Kotla. GL are 63/0 after 5 overs. 

20:19 hrs IST: SIX! Fuller delivery from Morris and McCullum smashes it straight down the ground. 

20:16 hrs IST: STAT ATTACK - This is the fastest team fifty in IPL 9 so far. 

20:16 hrs IST: Fifty up for GL in just 3.5 overs. 

20:15 hrs IST: SIX! Too short from Nadeem and Smith just whacks it over mid-wicket. 

20:13 hrs IST: Two SIXES for McCullum. GL are 42/0 after 3 overs. 

20:08 hrs IST: SIX! First of the night for Smith. Fuller delivery from Nadeem and Smith lofts it over long-off. 

Dwayne Smith smashed four boundaries in the first over of Gujarat Lions' innings.

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20:06 hrs IST: Shahbaz Nadeem to share the new ball with Zaheer Khan. 

20:05 hrs IST: FOUR! An extremely expensive over from Zaheer. DD are 18/0 after first over. 

20:04 hrs IST: FOUR! Length delivery from Zaheer, Smith looks to cut but gets a thick edge and the ball flies through the gap between Duminy (first slip fielder) and wicket-keeper de Kock. 

20:01 hrs IST: FOUR! Half-volley from Zaheer and Smith slaps it away towards the cover boundary. 

19:59 hrs IST: It's time for action. Brendon McCullum and Dwayne Smith make their way out in the middle. Zaheer Khan to start the proceedings for Daredevils.

19:50 hrs IST: STAT ATTACK - Out of the 22 matches so far this season, 18 have been won by the team batting second. 

19:42 hrs IST: Indeed! 

Rahul Dravid is a Champion - @DJBravo47 @DelhiDaredevils @TheGujaratLions #DDvGL #VIVOIPLhttps://t.co/P07OKdL97z

- IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 27, 2016

19:39 hrs IST: Drooling! 

The best day so far!! Nandos supplied by @DaleSteyn62 to the hotel for the boys. Hungry boys after training pic.twitter.com/v2ruTLCAmW

- Brad Hodge (@bradhodge007) April 27, 2016

19:34 hrs IST: Here are the playing XI of both teams: 

Delhi Daredevils: Quinton de Kock (wk), Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Karun Nair, JP Duminy, Pawan Negi, Chris Morris, Shahbaz Nadeem, Amit Mishra, Zaheer Khan (c), Imran Tahir

Gujarat Lions: Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullum, Suresh Raina (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Dwayne Bravo, Ishan Kishan, James Faulkner, Ravindra Jadeja, Praveen Kumar, Dhawal Kulkarni, Pravin Tambe  

19:30 hrs IST: Delhi Daredevils skipper Zaheer Khan wins the toss and elects to bowl first.

19:25 hrs IST: Toss in five minutes! 

19:20 hrs IST: Hello and welcome to the coverage of the 23rd game of the Indian Premier League season 9. Delhi Daredevils take on Gujarat Lions at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium tonight. For the first time in four years, the Daredevils have won three matches on the trot and under Zaheer Khan's leadership, they look a formidable unit now. On the other hand, the debutants Gujarat are also not far behind as they have four wins in their five games held so far. So we can expect a cracker of a game tonight! 

Under the mentorship of Rahul Dravid and captaincy of Zaheer Khan, Delhi Daredevils, after losing their opening match of IPL 2016, have won three on the trot.

© Delhi Daredevils

It's not a surprise that Delhi Daredevils are banking a lot on their home-spun talent. When you have a mentor in Rahul Dravid, it is expected that a Sanju Samson, a Shreyas Iyer or a Mayank Agarwal will get the right exposure in a long-drawn league.

DD have their foreigners in the right spots. Quinton de Kock's ability to give an innings a sparkling start, JP Duminy's composure in the middle order and Chris Morris' all-round abilities, add muscle to a team that is led by the experienced Zaheer Khan.

Gujarat Lions need a win to top the IPL table. They have looked a formidable unit and have the players to play in any condition. Ex-Chennai Super Kings stars Brendon McCullum, Dwayne Smith and captain Suresh Raina give the top order a beefy look. Add to that a specialist like Aaron Finch.

GL's bowling is equally strong. A fit-again Dale Steyn, a wily Pravin Tambe, a pacy Dhawal Kulkarni and of course the skillful Ravindra Jadeja, balances the Lions just perfectly.

Man-for-man, the Lions look stronger on paper but the way Delhi have dealt with powerhouses like Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians, there are no favourites at Kotla tonight.