Delhi threatening to slip further in the rain as Ingram swings at a length delivery outside off, nearly slicing it as far as third man
Daredevils vs Warriors, 68th match at Delhi, IPL, May 21 2011 - Ball by Ball Commentary
It's official. The game has been called off. Although spiritually both the sides can stake claim to the wooden spoon, Pune's better net run-rare means Delhi technically end at the bottom of the table. So long, and thanks for for all the fish. Also RIP Randall Mario Poffo
10.32pm "Match abandoned," says the big screen at the Kotla. Wait for the official announcement, though. It is still raining
10.30pm More rain at the Kotla. Just wait and watch now
10.15pm It has stopped raining, but it has also delayed the resumption by a bit. We will get you the official word soon
10pm It gets heavy now. Positively pouring
9.55pm Some more rain in the air. In the background Black Eyed Peas blare, "Tonight's gonna be a good good night." Meanwhile AA says: "@Ganesh K: Forget about Twitter....cricinfo commentators aren't even at the ground. they sit in some dingy room and publish commentary, after watching it off a TV (sometimes even use the same words and phrases which the TV commentators have said!). how can u expect them to be 'technologically advanced' enough to use something like Twitter?" You got the dingy bit spot on. It drizzles steadily on
9.30pm The curator has told the umpires that it might take another half hour before the ground can be handed over to them. So expect an inspection not before 10pm. Ganesh K meanwhile writes in, "Why is CricInfo not taking comments through Twitter instead relying only on the feedback page?" Well, what happened to the good-ole email?
9.25pm It seems to have stopped raining. Groundsmen get down to work, although no official word on resumption yet
9.15pm It is still raining in Delhi. Apt time to observe some respectful silence for Randall Mario Poffo. RIP Macho Man. "Ooooh yeah!"
9.05pm The rain has eased out a bit, but it is still coming down. Meanwhile Ashok writes in, "Better that it rains today rather than in the business end of the tournament. In my opinion, if any game deserves to be stopped due to rain, it is this one." I don't mind torrential rain in Chennai all through next week. And I know Chennai is capable of that. Meanwhile as we speak, the rain gets heavier. And slightly eases out again. Just wait for the next update. Can't keep up with the fickle rain
8.48pm All right the rain has its say now. Covers come on
The umpires discuss the rain scene, and decide to keep going
length ball outside off, defended back to Yuvraj
Venu Rao to face for the first time today
tossed up outside off, pushed past cover for one
another yorker, and Ingram makes room to squeeze this past the diving short third man
Free hit coming up
full, outside leg, near yorker, but he has overstepped
shimmies down the track and hits this straight to straight midwicket
swept fine from outside leg, past Ganguly at short fine
length ball, middle and leg, hit back to Yuvraj
It keeps drizzling in Delhi, which will no doubt be some relief for the people as it has been pretty hot in Delhi. Yuvi meanwhile brings himself on to bowl in the rain. Round the wicket to the left-hand bat
and Marsh gets the yorker right in the rain. Wade, handcuffed as he has been, makes room to try and go through the covers, but Marsh pitches this on the crease in front of off, and the ball squeezes under Wade's bat. Just as well, he won't have to Wade through this rain now
Rain getting heavier
slower ball on the pads, hit wide of mid-on for one
full outside off, hit powerfully to sweeper-cover
Some rain at the Kotla
good cat and mouse here, Wade moves across the stumps looking for the scoop, Marsh bowls the slower one, Wade still manages to get it over the keeper's head
moves across, hits a low full toss back to Marsh
opens his face on this delivery in front of middle and leg. Gets a single to point
flat and fast again, hit straight to mid-off
slower through the air, full outside off, driven to sweeper-cover
Sharma's pace and bounce nearly get him on the pull, but the mis-hit doesn't travel as far deep backward square
comes down the track, and places this flat delivery wide of long-on
fuller, straighter, driven to mid-off
pushed through across him, defended to cover
Rahul Sharma on now. People compare him to Kumble. Here he is at the pilgrimage if you are a Kumble devotee
Over 11 • DC 56/3
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