through Warner at mid-on and Daredevils have a much needed win. What a game. Nair has done it. Back of a length on middle, Nair slaps another to wide mid-on. Warner, it seemed, dived over the ball. And to the long-on boundary. Warner beats the turf as he misses
SRH vs Daredevils, 52nd match at Raipur, May 20 2016 - Ball by Ball Commentary
Daredevils won by 6 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
11.45pm Should have been a super over but one moment has changed this season. Daredevils are right in this again. What a chase, Nair timed it excellently. Maybe left it too far in the end but worked out in the end. With this win, Daredevils move to 14 points and stay alive. Sunrisers lose the match but not their position in the points table.
Karun Nair is the Man of the Match: "I have no words to describe the feeling. My best IPL knock. I'm used to adjusting from the longer formats."
Zaheer Khan: "Dug-out was like thunder monkey out there. Everyone wanted this win badly. I said irrespective of the result, we are going to smile out there. Great fight. Few situations not going our way. This season is all about having that young energy around. Good things are in store."
David Warner: "Our fielding was sloppy, I'm responsible for that. We felt 150 was par, hard ground to defend. Karun played an excellent knock. We got a game coming up, we got to refresh."
One will give us a superover. I reckon Nair will look to push this ball into the outfield and scamper back for the second. He cannot miss the ball though.
four. What a moment. Back of a length on middle, Nair is hurried for pace again but slaps it down the ground, past mid-off. Warner gets across but cannot haul it in
Warner having a chat with Bhuvi. Mid-off is up.
another leg bye. Full on leg, Samson cannot get bat on his flick. Not easy to execute at this stage, but Bhuvi has handled himself well.
this is god change-up. Nair is sitting back, waiting for the yorker, like me. But it is a back of a length delivery on leg, surprises Nair for pace. Off the glove to point
A boundary could be sufficient for Daredevils.
Shahidullah Sag: "Super over anyone? :D"
excellent yorker. Just the one this time. A leg bye to fine leg. Great execution
pavan: "Bhuvi's 6 wides at the start if innings could make the difference "
there is one of them. A short delivery on leg, awkwardly pulled past square leg. An easy two
11 off 6. All comes down to one over. Daredevils need this win more than Sunrisers, but no one will offer an inch. Bhuvi will bowl it. Full and wide yorkers. Who will hold their nerve better? Lots of twos on offer. Six will do for Daredevils.
pushed to Warner at long-on again. Another brace. Excellent over from Mustafizur, just five off it. Keeps his side in the contest
A wicket would be handy. A boundary too.
full on off, pushed to Warner at long-on. The throw is good to the keeper but even the labouring Nair is comfortably back for the second
aka: "SRH has committed many mistakes today, dropped catches, several run outs, no big partnership. But even after all this they are giving good fight to DD that shows why they are on top."
great bowling. Sees Nair backing away and fires a full yorker outside off. No run
fullish on leg, bunted to long-on, on the bounce to Warner
what a catch. Sran shows his team-mates how to do it. Unbelievable. Amazing. Did I say unbelievable? Wow. Another offcutter outside off, Brathwaite gets a thick outside edge and it looks like it is destined for the third man boundary. Sran leaps to his left and holds on with both hands. That will test the catch of the tournament. What a moment to pull this off. Sran judged it perfectly and timed his jump too
a ripping offcutter outside off, Brathwaite tries to steer to third man but misses. Not a bad option from CB. Bat on ball required
16 off 12 then. Mustafizur. Can he pull things back here? Daredevils needn't take much risk.
back of a length on leg, turned to square leg to keep strike
what happened there? Back of a length on leg, Brathwaite backs away but the ball hits his elbow and bounces in front of Ojha and then goes through him. Four
Massive two balls these. A wicket changes things drastically. Fine leg and third man go back
fullish length on leg, Nair backs away but misses a heave. A leg bye to point
well bowled. A well-directed bouncer on off, Nair swings but misses. The bat slips out of Nair's gloves too
Midwicket comes up, so does mid-off. These two could be the choices for Nair
Pradeep : "Arent they hitting sixes in this ground? why such hype then about the big outfield especially when Carlos can 'nudge' the balls out of the ground?"
back of a length on leg, off the thigh pad back up the pitch. Bhuvi gets to the ball and kicks it but misses the stumps. Would have been out
tries another. Full and wide, too wide, outside the tramline. Called.
Sanket: "No one likes to leave too much till the end. When you do not have big names in the side, keeping wickets in hand becomes crucial. With experience, this DD young side will only get better at chasing various scores at various grounds against various teams."
full and wide, scythed to the point boundary. Not a great delivery to the new man. Easily done. Bhuvi has to be straighter, the width opened up the stroke
Wickets will win this game for Sunrisers. A big over will do for Daredevils. Bhuvi has the ball. Very hard to prevent twos in this outfield, fielders have got to be a few feet inside the rope
six more. Another slower back of the hand delivery on off, Nair waits for the ball to come to him before smashing it over midwicket. Massive shot, superb timing, exceptional placement
Over 20 • DC 161/4
Daredevils won by 6 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)