4.6 overs (0 Run) On a length, around off. Hooda punches it straight to the short cover-point fielder. Good over from Shardul Thakur 8 runs and a wicket from it.
4.5 overs (1 Run) Tight line this time. On a length, on off. Rahul dabs it with soft hands square on the off side for a single.
4.5 overs (1 Run) WIDE! Thakur goes fuller and down the leg side. Rahul looks to flick it but misses.
4.4 overs (1 Run) A length delivery, on off. Hooda punches it to left of mid off for a single.
4.3 overs (4 Runs) FOUR! Just like Quinton de Kock, Deepak Hooda also gets off the mark with a boundary. A fullish delivery, around off. Hooda drives and gets the inside edge. The ball goes past stumps and into the fine leg fence.
Deepak Hooda comes in at number 3.
4.2 overs (0 Run) OUT! CAUGHT! Shardul Thakur strikes and breaks this dangerous looking opening partnership. Thakur serves a fullish delivery, outside off. It is a bit wide and slower in pace and Quinton de Kock tries reaching for it. He miscues it and the ball goes high in the air towards backward point. The fielder there Lalit Yadav takes the catch and Delhi get the much-needed breakthrough.
4.1 overs (1 Run) Back of a length, outside off. Rahul looks to drag it towards the leg side but mistimes it and takes a single as the ball rolls in the ring on the leg side.
Back to pace now from Rishabh Pant as Shardul Thakur is brought into the attack.
3.6 overs (4 Runs) FOUR! Boundary to end the over and after a good last over from Axar this one produces 16 runs! Slightly shorter, around off. Quinton de Kock makes a bit of room and slaps it through cover-point for a boundary.
3.5 overs (1 Run) Tough chance gone down! A fuller delivery on off. Rahul slams it right of the bowler. Lalit Yadav gets some a hand on it but it is too quick and does not stick. A single taken towards mid on.
3.4 overs (4 Runs) FOUR! Playing with the field now! A flatter delivery on off. Rahul gets across and sweeps it fine past short fine leg for a boundary.
3.3 overs (6 Runs) SIX! Rahul was itching to go for a big shot and he connects this quite well. A tossed up delivery on off. Rahul skips down the track and lofts it over wide long off for a maximum.
3.2 overs (0 Run) Pushes this at 96.8 kph, on off. rahul tries to work it away towards the leg side but gets the leading edge. The ball falls short of the bowler.
3.1 overs (1 Run) Lalit Yadav starts with a flatter delivery, around off. Quinton de Kock mistimes his cut shot towards the off side and takes a single.
Spin from both ends now as Lalit Yadav is inserted into the attack.
2.6 overs (0 Run) Patel fires it on off and slightly on the shorter side. Rahul punches it to mid off. Good over from Axar just 3 from it.
2.5 overs (0 Run) Cannot find the gap again! A flatter delivery on middle. Rahul makes room and slaps it to the cover fielder again.
2.4 overs (0 Run) Another quicker one and outside off. Rahul cuts but it goes straight to the cover fielder.
2.3 overs (0 Run) A flatter delivery on middle. Rahul pushes it towards the leg side.
2.3 overs (1 Run) WIDE! Patel goes wide outside off and Rahul leaves it alone. The umpire calls it wide but it was a close call.
2.2 overs (1 Run) A slightly shorter delivery angling into off from over the wicket. Quinton de Kock nudges it to mid-wicket for a single.
2.1 overs (1 Run) Patel starts with a fuller delivery on off. Rahul drives it to long off for a single.
Early change in the bowling as Axar Patel comes on to bowl.
1.6 overs (4 Runs) FOUR! Another boundary and 16 from this over! A fullish delivery, outside off. Quinton de Kock leans towards it and lifts it over the in-field in the cover region for a boundary.
1.5 overs (6 Runs) SIX! First maximum of the game! Back of a length, on off. Not much pace on the ball to trouble Quinton de Kock and he pulls it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.
1.5 overs (2 Runs) TWO WIDES! Chetan Sakariya serves this down the leg side at 122.4 kph. Rahul looks to work it towards the leg side, he misses. Pant fails to collect it cleanly too and a bye is taken.
1.4 overs (1 Run) A slower delivery this time, on a length, around off. Quinton de Kock cuts it to cover-point without much timing for a single.
1.3 overs (1 Run) Chetan Sakariya lands this one on a length, around off at 131.9 kph. Rahul leans forward and defends it towards the off side for a single.
1.2 overs (1 Run) On a length, on middle. Quinton de Kock pushes it to mid on and takes a single.
1.1 overs (1 Run) Back of a length, around off. Rahul dabs it towards point for a single.
Chetan Sakariya, the other left-arm pacer in the Delhi side to share the new ball with Mustafizur Rahman.
0.6 over (0 Run) So 6 runs from the first over! A fullish delivery, around off. Quinton de Kock looks to drive it away but misses.
0.5 over (0 Run) Rahman bowls this full and down the leg side. Quinton de Kock looks to clip it but misses and the ball brushes his pads. Pant dives to his right and does not catch it but half-stops it.
0.4 over (0 Run) Nicely played but a dot ball! A full ball, on middle and Quinton de Kock drives it to mid on.
0.3 over (1 Run) Rahul is off the mark as well! Overpitched delivery on middle and a bit of shape into the batter. Rahul works it right of mid on for a single.
0.2 over (1 Run) Goes fuller again on middle. Quinton de Kock pushes it to mid on for a single.
0.1 over (4 Runs) FOUR! Quinton de Kock and Lucknow are underway with a boundary! Unlucky for Mustafizur Rahman but Lucknow will take it. It is a full delivery on off. Quinton de Kock looks to drive it towards the off side but gets the inside edge of his blade. The ball goes past the stumps towards the fine leg fence.
We are ready for play! The two umpires make their way out to the middle, followed by the players of Delhi. The dynamic opening pair of KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock also stride out to the middle. Mustafizur Rahman has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play...
Rishabh Pant, the skipper of Delhi, says that they don't mind bowling first and tells that this is a new wicket and no one has played in it so lets see how it behaves. Tells that they are focussing on cricket and they are looking to improve. Informs that they are playing an unchanged XI. Mentions that Nortje is coming off well in practice and he is getting back to his best.
KL Rahul, the skipper of Lucknow, says that they will have a bat first as the wicket looks good and they want to put runs on the board. Adds they defended a total last time around and hence, backs the guys to do it again. Adds that mistakes do happen and after the last match they had a chat and the guys are honest enough to accept and try to improve. Informs that Krishnappa Gowtham is in for Avesh Khan because Avesh is still recovering from an injury and Krishnappa Gowtham will come into play against the opposition's left-handers.
Delhi (Unchanged Playing XI) - Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Lalit Yadav, Rishabh Pant (C) (WK), Rovman Powell, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya.
Lucknow (Playing XI) - Quinton de Kock (WK), KL Rahul (C), Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Marcus Stoinis, Ayush Badoni, Jason Holder, Krishnappa Gowtham (In place of Avesh Khan), Dushmantha Chameera, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi.
TOSS - The coin goes up and lands in favour of Lucknow. They have elected to BAT first.
PITCH REPORT - Kevin Pietersen is pitchside. He says that the wicket looks good and talks about the dimensions saying that nowadays the batters don't care about that. Adds that the wickets are getting slower and hence, the pacers need to vary their line and length as well along with the pace. Reckons 160-170 is a good score on this wicket.
Lucknow seem a really balanced unit with a lot of firepower in the batting and the bowling. They are on a two-game winning streak and will be looking to make it 3. Lucknow also got the better of Delhi earlier in the season, so they have a bit of an upper hand. Who will come out on top? Toss and teams in a bit…
Delhi, just haven't clicked as a unit so far. They haven't managed to put in consistent performances. Yes, they have had their issues but they need to start racking up the wins from here on. They'll be confident heading into this fixture and will hope to match their performance from the last game.
On Saturday, we finally saw Mumbai bag its first points of the season. Also, Bangalore lost its third game in a row. That loss now gives Delhi a chance to topple them in the table with a win here. They though are up against a high-flying Lucknow side who can move to second place with a victory. Both the sides head into this game on the back of a win and this promises to be a cracker. On that note, welcome to the coverage.
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