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2 days ago
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Jones and Beaumont rack up runs again as England Women dispatch West Indies
England took advantage of the absence of Hayley Matthews to thrash West Indies by 143 runs in the second ODI at Leicester on Wednesday. Having waited 12 years to score a maiden international hundred, Amy Jones resolved to achieve the feat twice in five days, and this time did so in just 76 balls; while Tammy Beaumont followed up with a second consecutive hundred of her own. The decision of the head coach, Charlotte Edwards, to reunite the pair after a five-year break now looks like a masterstroke after they became the first players in ODI history to share consecutive partnerships of more than 200. Advertisement Related: England beat West Indies by 143 runs in second women's cricket ODI – live reaction Matthews had been ruled out before play due to a shoulder injury, presumably sustained after carrying the entire weight of her team all tour. She spent the England innings stalking the boundary in a sling; it seems unlikely that she will be able to play any part in the final ODI at Taunton on Saturday. West Indies were also without their hard-hitting opener Qiana Joseph, who is suffering from flu, but the 20-year-old Realeanna Grimmond proved a ready replacement, striking a 64-ball half-century on ODI debut. Grimmond seemed surprisingly unfazed at being asked to open, even when she was struck on the forearm by a ferocious Lauren Filer, who clocked 75mph in her first international match since the Ashes. The young West Indian batter clobbered Lauren Bell for two sixes over the leg side, before finally holing out to long-on in the 23rd over. Advertisement Kate Cross then became just the eighth Englishwoman to reach the milestone of 100 wickets in ODIs, with a little bit of help from DRS – UltraEdge concluding definitively that she had caught the under-edge of Aaliyah Alleyne's bat on the way through to Jones behind the stumps. Cross sat out the entire winter's Ashes series with a back injury, and has admitted she felt her international career might be over, stuck forever on 98 ODI scalps; this felt like vindication for all those hours spent in agonising rehab. West Indies were always going far too slowly to ever be at risk of achieving their target, but they made the England bowlers sweat for their series win: two DRS reviews burned; two catches shelled; a wild onslaught of 44 from 24 balls by Jannillea Glasgow; and a defiant tail, which saw 69 runs added between the fall of the seventh and tenth wickets – 44 of them in boundaries. Finally, in the 46th over, Alice Capsey had Cherry-Ann Fraser caught at point and the celebrations could begin. If Amy Jones's first international hundred had been all stuttering relief, her second oozed grace and timing. She admitted on the eve of this match that she had been disappointed, five years ago, to be bumped down into the middle order by the then coach, Lisa Keightley, and that she felt the opening role suited her: 'Having the chance to set the tone is a really cool responsibility.' She certainly set the tone here, dominating a 202-run partnership with Beaumont, who was battling a bad cold and looked much the more restrained of the two, despite freebies aplenty from the West Indian bowlers. Jones reached 129 from 97 balls before sending up a return catch to Karishma Ramharack in the 30th over; it took Beaumont another eight overs to bring up her own ton. Advertisement Emma Lamb was presumably Edwards's other contender for the ODI opening spot, but – assuming things continue like this – now needs to get used to sitting around for extended periods before her services are required at No 3. Here, with Jones back in the dugout, she contributed a nifty knock of 55 from 45 balls, while aggressive cameos from Sophia Dunkley and Capsey helped England accelerate at the death – albeit not quite at the rocket speeds promised in the early overs. Grimmond had shelled a chance offered up by Jones on 43, diving forward at point, but redeemed herself somewhat in the death overs, safely snaffling two impressive catches in the deep as England were left 13 runs short of their record ODI total – although still with far more than they were ever likely to need.
NDTV
3 days ago
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- NDTV
IPL Final Live Score: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) vs (PBKS) Punjab Kings
Royal Challengers Bengaluru posted 190-9 against Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League final on Tuesday after opening batsman Virat Kohli top-scored with 43. Both the teams are hunting for their first title in the T20 tournament and thousands of Kohli fans filled the world's biggest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad, anticipating an IPL crown for their star batter. The 132,000-capacity stadium was nearly packed with a sea of Bengaluru's red and Kohli's jersey number 18 dominating the stands as chants of "Kohli, Kohli" rang out. Punjab skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and invited Bengaluru to bat first with the two teams unchanged from their previous victories. Brief Scores: RCB: 190/9 in 20 overs (Virat Kohli 43, Rajat Patidar 26; Arshdeep Singh 3/40, Kyle Jamieson 3/48, Yuzvendra Chahal 1/37) vs Punjab Kings. (Live Scorecard) Listen to the latest songs, only on 13.5 1 Suyash Sharma to Nehal Wadhera Outside off, cut behind point for a single. 13.4 0 Suyash Sharma to Nehal Wadhera Another wrong 'un, outside off, Nehal looks to cut but misses. 13.3 2 Suyash Sharma to Nehal Wadhera On middle and leg, a hattrick of googlies, Wadhera clips it towards deep mid-wicket and calls for two. But Shashank is way too slow in taking the first run and has to scamper back for the second. Just about makes it, although Krunal Pandya's throw is far from the stumps at the bowler end. 13.2 0 Suyash Sharma to Nehal Wadhera Another wrong 'un, outside off, Nehal Wadhera looks to play the reverse sweep but misses. Excellent take by Jitesh Sharma, given that he would have been blinded. Gets applauded by the bowler. 13.1 1 lb Suyash Sharma to Shashank Singh WIDE. The googly, down the leg side, Shashank Singh misses his flick. The ball goes off the keeper, Jitesh Sharma's gloves towards short fine leg and the batters take the single. Jitesh immediately convinces Rajat Patidar to take the review for the wide call. And UltraEdge clearly indicates that it went off the pad. So just the single and a legal ball as well. ! STRATEGIC TIMEOUT. Just like in the RCB innings, PBKS are struggling to forge a partnership. Inglis was the only one who was seemingly comfortable and his wicket would have given a big boost to Bengaluru. Spin has been the talking point, with the ball gripping. Here's Suyash Sharma. 12.6 1 Krunal Pandya to Shashank Singh Outside off, pushed back to the bowler, who parries it to cover, conceding a single. 3 runs and a wicket from the over, Krunal Pandya finishes with figures of 4-0-17-2. Player Of The Final? 12.5 1 Krunal Pandya to Nehal Wadhera A short ball, pulled through square leg for a run. 12.4 1 Krunal Pandya to Shashank Singh Full, around off, Shashank chips it in the air, but gets it wide of cover for a single. 12.3 0 Krunal Pandya to Shashank Singh Blocks this to the leg side. 12.2 0 Krunal Pandya to Shashank Singh Around off, pushed towards cover. ! Shashank Singh walks in next at number 6, replacing Josh Inglis. 12.1 W Krunal Pandya to Josh Inglis OUT! CAUGHT! This is not the World Championship by any means but two of Australia's greatest rivals - England and India - combine to dismiss an Aussie. Poor shot by Inglis, given the scenario. This was Krunal Pandya's last over and given that he has been the best bowler, Inglis could have played him out. But the ploy of wanting to attack the first ball of every over lures him and he has given his wicket and possibly, the match away. Flighted, closer to the batter's pads, Inglis jumps down the track and looks to go downtown. But he is not to the pitch of the ball and hence, gets no elevation. The ball travels flat towards long on where Liam Livingstone waits patiently and takes a super-cool catch just inside the ropes, ensuring that he does not touch the ropes. Krunal is all over the moon and RCB will feel that they have one hand and one leg on the trophy. Inglis departs for 39 (23) and Punjab Kings are 98/4 after 12.1 overs. They were 43/0 at one stage. Equation - 93 from 47 balls. ! RCB's pace unit has been the key to their success, picking up 59 wickets at a strike rate of 16.5 - the best for them in any IPL season. This was before this match. 11.6 1 Romario Shepherd to Josh Inglis A short ball again, outside off, slower in pace, Josh waits and then plays the upper cut towards deep third for a run. 10 from the over. 11.5 6 Romario Shepherd to Josh Inglis SIX! Just over the fielder again! A short ball, outside off, Inglis picks the length in a trice and pulls it flat over mid-wicket. Once again, the fielder is in interest again but it just tips over. 11.4 1 Romario Shepherd to Nehal Wadhera On middle, worked through mid-wicket for a single. 11.3 0 Romario Shepherd to Nehal Wadhera A short ball, around middle, punched towards cover. 11.3 1 wd Romario Shepherd to Nehal Wadhera WIDE! A full toss, outside the pitch. Wadhera lets it go and then questions the umpire why isn't it given a no ball, as it landed outside the pitch. To this, the umpire responds by saying that it landed after it crossed the batter, hence the no-ball rule does not come into the equation.
India Today
25-05-2025
- Sport
- India Today
IPL 2025, SRH vs KKR Live Score: Kolkata (59/2 in 6 ov), Hyderabad on top as Rahane falls
22:05 IST:5.5: Jaydev Unadkat to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, No run. 22:05 IST:5.4: Jaydev Unadkat to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, FOUR! Angkrish Raghuvanshi is up and running! Pace on with a slip in place. Not that bad a ball, on off, Angkrish plays it on the up and hits it between cover and mid off for a boundary. 22:05 IST:Angkrish Raghuvanshi is the new batter at 4 for KKR as the Impact Sub. He is swapped in for Varun Chakaravarthy. 22:03 IST:5.3: Jaydev Unadkat to Ajinkya Rahane, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Wickets off successive overs for Jaydev Unadkat! Off-pace delivery, going away from the batter with the angle, on a nagging length. Ajinkya Rahane does not pick the change of pace and swings to go across the line. Swings early and a leading edge is induced. It goes straight up towards cover where Abhishek Sharma settles under it and does the rest. 22:02 IST:5.2: Jaydev Unadkat to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! Threads it through! A bit too full from Jaydev Unadkat, angling across, Ajinkya Rahane makes use of the angle and splits the gap between cover and point for a boundary. 22:02 IST:5.1: Jaydev Unadkat to Quinton de Kock, Into the wicket, slower one, Quinton de Kock pulls it through mid-wicket for a single. 22:02 IST:Double change? Nope. Jaydev Unadkat (2-0-13-1) to bowl the last over of the Powerplay. 22:00 IST:4.6: Harshal Patel to Ajinkya Rahane, Direct hit missed! But have SRH managed to trap Ajinkya Rahane in front of the stumps? LBW not given but Pat Cummins has taken the review. On a back of a length, off-pace delivery, on off, Rahane stays back and goes across the line. He gets beaten on the inside edge. The ball hits him high on the thigh and it rolls towards point. UltraEdge shows no bat but the Ball Tracking shows that the ball is going over the stumps. Coming to the run out chance, Ajinkya had set off for the run before being sent back. He had given up but the fielder failed to knock the stumps down at the batting end. 21:58 IST:4.5: Harshal Patel to Ajinkya Rahane, HALF A CHANCE! Did Pat Cummins manage to lay a hand on it? Another slower one from Harshal, on a nagging length, on off, Ajinkya Rahane is early into the shot as he looks to go down the ground. Skies it straight up over mid off and Pat Cummins turns around and goes after it. He stretches his hands out in front but the ball falls out of his reach in the deep as it keeps swirling until the last moment. Two runs taken. 21:56 IST:4.4: Harshal Patel to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for the KKR skipper! Off-cutter from Harshal, on a good length, on off, Rahane swings across and heaves it to the left of deep square leg for four more. 21:56 IST:4.3: Harshal Patel to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! Cracked away! On a short of a length by Harshal Patel, but he errs in line. Offers width on off, Ajinkya Rahane stands tall and thumps it over cover for a boundary. 21:55 IST:4.2: Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, On a back of a length, on off, Quinton de Kock punches it to mid off. 21:55 IST:4.1: Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, On off, on a nagging length, Quinton de Kock dabs it towards backward point. Ajinkya Rahane wants to sneak in a quick single but QDK sends him back quickly. 21:54 IST:Harshal Patel replaces Pat Cummins. 21:53 IST:3.6: Jaydev Unadkat to Ajinkya Rahane, On a length, around leg, Ajinkya Rahane backs away to swipe it away on the leg side. Gets it off the inner half towards mid-wicket. 21:52 IST:3.5: Jaydev Unadkat to Quinton de Kock, Risky single! Off-cutter, on a length, Quinton de Kock taps it beside the pitch on the off side and is off for a quick single. Jaydev Unadkat gets to the ball quickly and flicks it with his left hand towards the stumps at the batting end. Wow, the replays show that Rahane was a goner had the throw hit. Jaydev looked to be in some discomfort as his right shoulder made contact with the turf while diving, but he is fine to resume. 21:52 IST:3.4: Jaydev Unadkat to Ajinkya Rahane, Angling across, on a length, Ajinkya Rahane knocks it in front of mid off and takes a quick single to get off the mark. 21:51 IST:Skipper Ajinkya Rahane is in at 3 for KKR. 21:50 IST:3.3: Jaydev Unadkat to Sunil Narine, OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! Jaydev Unadkat gets his man! A well-disguised slower from Jaydev as he rolls the fingers over the ball, on a length, at the stumps from over the wicket, Sunil Narine backs away a bit and has a hoick across the line. He is early into the shot and the ball sneaks under the horizontal blade to hit the leg stump. The 37-run opening stand is broken, in which Sunil Narine scored 31 (16). So, no fifty-plus opening partnership for KKR this season. 21:49 IST:3.2: Jaydev Unadkat to Sunil Narine, FOUR! Nowhere close to where Sunil Narine tried to hit, but he will take it! Full and straight, at the stumps, Sunil Narine looks to swipe it away but is late on the shot. Gets an outside edge that races away to the right of short third for a boundary. 21:48 IST:3.1: Jaydev Unadkat to Quinton de Kock, Low full toss, sliding onto the pads, Quinton de Kock bunts it in the vacant mid-wicket region for a single. 21:47 IST:2.6: Pat Cummins to Sunil Narine, FOUR! Up and over! Low full toss but the line this time is closer to the batter. Sunil Narine manages to make contact and slices it over point for a boundary. 21:46 IST:2.5: Pat Cummins to Sunil Narine, Nicely bowled! Changes the angle of attack does Pat as he comes from around the wicket. Sunil Narine gives himself too much room too early. Pat nails the wide yorker and it sneaks just inside the tramline. 21:46 IST:2.5: Pat Cummins to Sunil Narine, Wide! An off-cutter from Cummins, bowled into the wicket, Sunil Narine lets it be. Wide called for height. Pat Cummins looks at the keeper, Ishan Kishan but they decide against the review. 21:45 IST:2.4: Pat Cummins to Sunil Narine, Goes a lot fuller and just outside the off stump, Sunil Narine crouches to squeeze it away but misses. 21:45 IST:2.3: Pat Cummins to Sunil Narine, SIX! Ungainly but effective! On a back of a length, following the batter, Sunil Narine is a bit hurried in the shot and does not get it from the middle of the bat, but it is enough to clear the deep square leg fence. 21:44 IST:2.2: Pat Cummins to Sunil Narine, Going across the left-hander from over the wicket, on a length, Sunil Narine looks to go through the off side but gets it right off the toe end and the ball dribbles towards extra cover. 21:44 IST:2.1: Pat Cummins to Quinton de Kock, On off, on a length, swatted away to deep backward square leg for a single. 21:42 IST:1.6: Jaydev Unadkat to Sunil Narine, Another slower one but this is a bit full, on middle and leg, Sunil Narine swings for the hills but gets beaten on the inside edge. 21:41 IST:1.5: Jaydev Unadkat to Sunil Narine, Dug in short but this is the slower one, over middle, Sunil Narine sways away and lets it be. 21:41 IST:1.4: Jaydev Unadkat to Quinton de Kock, This is on a back of a length, on middle, Quinton de Kock tucks it in front of mid-wicket for a single. 21:40 IST:1.3: Jaydev Unadkat to Sunil Narine, Low full toss, seemed to be the off-pace ball, at the stumps, Sunil Narine chips it back over the bowler's head to the left of mid off for one. 21:39 IST:1.2: Jaydev Unadkat to Sunil Narine, FOUR! Streaky but they all count! On the fuller side, on off, Sunil Narine stays leg side of the ball and swings to go back over the bowler's head. Gets a thickish outside edge that sails over short third for a boundary. 21:39 IST:1.1: Jaydev Unadkat to Quinton de Kock, Jaydev Unadkat is on the money! On a good length, on the off stump, QDK dabs it down in front of cover for a single. 21:38 IST:Jaydev Unadkat to operate from the far end. 21:39 IST:0.6: Pat Cummins to Sunil Narine, SIX! Astonishing shot! Pat spots Narine backing away, and he follows him, but he still gets the shot away. On a nagging length, Narine picks it up nicely and sends it over mid-wicket for another flat six. 21:37 IST:0.5: Pat Cummins to Sunil Narine, Varies the length by bowling it on a shortish length, on off, Sunil Narine swings for the pull but the ball kicks up a bit and goes over the blade. 21:36 IST:0.4: Pat Cummins to Sunil Narine, Gets it right up there and tucks the batter up for room. Sunil Narine squeezes it out and inside edges onto the pads. 21:36 IST:0.3: Pat Cummins to Sunil Narine, Swing and a miss! Drags the length back and keeps it around middle, Sunil Narine stays back and has a swipe across the line but fails to lay any bat on it. 21:35 IST:0.2: Pat Cummins to Sunil Narine, SIX! Sunil Narine is away! Pitched up, attacking the stumps, Narine gets his front leg out of the way and tonks it back over the bowler's head for a flat six. 21:34 IST:0.1: Pat Cummins to Quinton de Kock, Starts on a hard length, on middle and leg, Quinton de Kock hops and tucks it behind square on the leg side for a single to get off the mark. 21:34 IST:Welcome back for KKR's reply with the bat. The umpires walk out to the centre and Pat Cummins leads his troops out as the Sunrisers spread to their respective fielding positions. Quinton de Kock and Sunil Narine are out as the openers for Kolkata Knight Riders. Pat Cummins, the skipper, will kick off the proceedings for SRH. Off we go... 21:30 IST:... THE RUN CHASE ... 21:36 IST:Well then, KKR have an Everest to climb. Of course, when a team has such an enormous total to chase, the backs are against the wall. Meanwhile, SRH's bowlers will look to mirror the authority their batters stamped earlier and end their season flying high. For Kolkata Knight Riders, as per the on-air commentators, they are the only team without a single 50-plus opening stand this season. A strong start is all what they will expect this time. Back in a bit with the run chase. 21:27 IST:The Knight Riders' bowlers had a night to forget, struggling from the very first over as their lines and lengths wavered. The long 18-day break may have played a role, but whatever the reason, they never quite found their rhythm. Batters feasted on every loose delivery, sending the ball to all corners. Yet, amidst the chaos, one man stood firm, Sunil Narine. When others faltered, he delivered once again, trying to bring control with a couple of wickets. Meanwhile, Vaibhav Arora remained as the only bowler with an economy of under 10 runs per over. 21:29 IST:Sunrisers Hyderabad's Heinrich Klaasen is up for a quick chat with the broadcasters. He says he is pleased. He feels it's been a long season of disappointments. Mentions that it feels good to get a reward for the hard work. Adds that he wants to change his life for his family. States that the franchise spends a lot on the players and it's his job to perform. Tells that he didn't try to hit every ball for six, which has been his wrongdoing this season, is what he feels. He says Narine was bowling well, and hence he had to sort of curb his shots at times. Further adds it's a team game and that's why it's important to adjust to the situation and bat accordingly. States that he doesn't have a preferred spot and just wants to bat at a position where his team would benefit. 21:23 IST:At the halfway mark, the Sunrisers were cruising at 139, their sights set on a towering total. But just as the momentum seemed unstoppable, Narine intervened again, breaking the flow and tightening the screws with a couple of quiet overs. Yet, SRH had no plans of slowing down. In the critical 7-15 over stretch, they hammered 125 runs, losing just a single wicket. Kishan, after a measured start, found his rhythm and joined the party. But the real spectacle was Klaasen, who put on an absolute masterclass. He stormed to a breathtaking hundred in just 37 balls, shifting gears effortlessly, with his second fifty coming in a mere 20 deliveries. No rush, no fuss, no second thoughts, just a pure demolition job. 21:32 IST:Abhishek Sharma's stay was cut short as Narine struck instantly in his first over, but SRH had already laid a rock-solid foundation. Enter Klaasen, promoted up the order to keep the tempo alive, and he did just that, ensuring the run rate never dipped, scoring a 17-ball fifty. Meanwhile, Travis Head was in beast mode, cracking one of his finest knocks of the season, racing to a fiery fifty as well. The pitch looked like a batter's safe haven, and the duo made the most of it with boundaries at effortless regularity. Except for three overs, every other one racked up double digits. 21:21 IST:The Sunrisers didn't just set the tone, they grabbed the mic and cranked up the volume, taking the KKR pacers to the cleaners with an absolute boundary fest. Anything remotely off target was punished. Too short? Hammered. Too full? Smoked. Too wide? Spanked. By the end of the Powerplay, SRH had stormed to 79 without losing a wicket, leaving KKR searching for answers. 21:23 IST:Glimpses of SRH from the class of 2024. This was power-hitting at its literal best as the Sunrisers have managed to score the third-highest total in the history of the Indian Premier League. And now, all four top totals belong to the Orange Army, with 287 being the best so far. Well, at one stage, even that total was being threatened, but still, SRH managed to get within touching distance of that. 21:16 IST:19.6: Anrich Nortje to Aniket Verma, Anrich Nortje gets away with a full toss on the final ball! Outside off, Aniket Verma frees his arms and looks to cash in. Fails to get the timing right and it dribbles towards deep point for just a single. 17 runs off the final and SRH finish with 278 on the board! 21:16 IST:19.5: Anrich Nortje to Heinrich Klaasen, Superb ball! Nails the yorker, angling in at the toes, Heinrich Klaasen hurriedly gets his bat down to jam it out. Squeezes it out off an inside edge towards short fine leg for one. 21:15 IST:19.4: Anrich Nortje to Heinrich Klaasen, FOUR! Easily done! Low full toss, outside off, Heinrich Klaasen stays still in the crease and pumps it aerially but to the left of mid off for four more. 21:15 IST:19.3: Anrich Nortje to Aniket Verma, Low full toss, outside off, Aniket Verma looks to go big on the off side but gets it off the outer half to deep third for a single. 21:14 IST:19.2: Anrich Nortje to Aniket Verma, FOUR! Clever, very clever! Anrich Nortje nails the wide yorker, Aniket Verma just angles the bat face and threads it along the ground between deep point and deep cover for a boundary. 21:13 IST:19.1: Anrich Nortje to Aniket Verma, SIX! Clobbered! Anrich Nortje goes short and at pace, over middle, Aniket Verma takes the short ball on and pummels it with disdain over deep mid-wicket for a six. 21:14 IST:Who bowls the last? Nortje or Rana? The former. Anrich Nortje (3-0-49-0) to wrap the first innings. Can SRH get past 280? 21:12 IST:18.6: Vaibhav Arora to Heinrich Klaasen, HUNDRED FOR HEINRICH! 2nd IPL century for the man from South Africa and he has been an absolute treat to watch. On a shortish length, on off, off-pace delivery, Klaasen waits for the ball to arrive and pulls it in the vacant mid-wicket region. Calls for two quickly and he makes it. Takes the helmet off and soaks in the applause from the crowd and his teammates. 21:11 IST:18.5: Vaibhav Arora to Aniket Verma, Leg bye! Back to going into the wicket and does not offer any pace at all, on off, Aniket Verma swings early for the pull and fails to lay any bat on it. The ball goes off the body towards the off side and the batters cross over. 21:10 IST:18.4: Vaibhav Arora to Aniket Verma, Keeps it away from the batter's reach, on a nagging length, slower one, Aniket Verma has a big swing at it but the ball goes under the bat. 21:10 IST:Aniket Verma is in at 5. 21:09 IST:18.3: Vaibhav Arora to Ishan Kishan, OUT! TAKEN! The slower one does the trick! Pace taken off and this is banged into the wicket from around the wicket by Vaibhav Arora. On off, Ishan Kishan hops and tries to flay it away over deep point. Skies it straight towards the man in the deep there and Anrich Nortje makes no mistake. Ishan Kishan perishes after scoring 29 (20) and SRH are 258/3. 21:08 IST:18.2: Vaibhav Arora to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Fine riposte from Ishan Kishan! Arora gets the yorker wrong, low full toss near the wide guideline, Ishan Kishan gets low and takes it on the full. Slices it to the right of deep point for a boundary. 21:08 IST:Ishan Kishan takes a nasty blow on the helmet while trying to play the paddle shot. For the mandatory concussion check, the physio rushes out to tend to Kishan. All checks done and Ishan Kishan looks fine to continue. What's his reply gonna be? 21:07 IST:18.1: Vaibhav Arora to Ishan Kishan, Ouch! Vaibhav Arora goes searching for the wide yorker, near the tramline on off but it comes out as a low full toss. Ishan Kishan reaches out in front and goes for the paddle towards fine leg. The ball deflects off the bat and catches Ishan on the side of the helmet. 21:06 IST:Vaibhav Arora to bowl the penultimate. He is 3-0-33-0 so far. 21:05 IST:17.6: Andre Russell to Heinrich Klaasen, Dre Russ ends the over well! From around the wicket, a dipping yorker that goes across the batter, Heinrich Klaasen looks to go leg side but the ball sneaks under his bat. 17 runs off Andre Russell's 2nd over. 67 runs off the last 4 overs. 21:04 IST:17.5: Andre Russell to Heinrich Klaasen, FOUR! Easy pickings! Heinrich Klaasen is now a hit away from a hundred. Moves to 98. Low full toss, on the pads, Klaasen just helps it to the right of short fine leg for a boundary. 21:03 IST:17.4: Andre Russell to Heinrich Klaasen, SIX! Straight as an arrow! 9th six for Heinrich Klaasen, the most he has hit in any innings in IPL. Dre Russ lands it right in the slot, on off, Heinrich holds his shape and tonks it over the sight screen for a six. The 250 is up for Sunrisers Hyderabad and they are well and truly threatening the highest score in the history of the IPL, scored by themselves. 21:02 IST:17.3: Andre Russell to Ishan Kishan, Low full toss, on middle, swatted to deep mid-wicket for a single. 21:02 IST:17.2: Andre Russell to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Crunched! Andre Russell misses his yorker slightly and that allows Ishan to get under the ball. Dre Russ offers a bit of width too and Kishan carves it over extra cover for a boundary. 21:01 IST:17.1: Andre Russell to Ishan Kishan, Another yorker executed to perfection but the foot is behind the line this time from Dre Russ. On off, Ishan Kishan can only dig it out beside the pitch on the leg side. 21:01 IST:17.1: Andre Russell to Heinrich Klaasen, NO BALL! Uh, oh, a well-executed yorker but Andre Russell has overstepped in the process. On off, Heinrich Klaasen jams it out past the bowler for a single. Free Hit to follow. 20:59 IST:16.6: Varun Chakaravarthy to Heinrich Klaasen, Sliding away from the right-hander, on a nagging length, Heinrich Klaasen knocks it to long off with a flat bat for a single. 18 runs off the over. 50 runs off the last 3 overs. 20:59 IST:16.5: Varun Chakaravarthy to Heinrich Klaasen, Very full, at the toes, Heinrich Klaasen clears his front leg and swipes it to the right of long on for a brace. 20:58 IST:16.5: Varun Chakaravarthy to Heinrich Klaasen, Wide! Turning down leg, shorter in length, Heinrich Klaasen misses the tickle. 20:58 IST:16.4: Varun Chakaravarthy to Heinrich Klaasen, SIX! Dispatched! Not as short as the previous one, but Varun gets punished again. On off, Heinrich Klaasen presses on the back foot in a flash and hammers it over mid-wicket for another six. 20:57 IST:16.3: Varun Chakaravarthy to Ishan Kishan, Fuller and quicker, on off, Ishan Kishan drives it to the left of the bowler for one more. 20:57 IST:16.2: Varun Chakaravarthy to Heinrich Klaasen, Pushed through, flatter and shorter, on off, Heinrich Klaasen flat bats it down the ground, where Manish Pandey does not commit to the catch and opts to collect it on the bounce. Single taken. 20:57 IST:16.1: Varun Chakaravarthy to Heinrich Klaasen, SIX! Varun Chakaravarthy is welcomed back with a six! A half-tracker from around the wicket, on off. Heinrich Klaasen needs no second invatation. He stands tall and deposits it over deep mid-wicket for a six. 20:56 IST:Varun Chakaravarthy (2-0-36-0) is back on. 20:57 IST:15.6: Anrich Nortje to Ishan Kishan, SIX! Effortlessly done! Yorker goes wrong for Anrich Nortje as it comes out as a low full toss, on the pads, Ishan Kishan feasts on it. Picks it up and over deep mid-wicket for a six. The over started well with just 2 runs from the first 3 balls, but it ends up going for 15. 20:54 IST:15.5: Anrich Nortje to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Up and over! Going across from over the wicket, on a length, Ishan Kishan holds his shape and cashes in on the width to loft it over extra cover for a boundary. 20:54 IST:15.5: Anrich Nortje to Ishan Kishan, Wide! Sliding down leg, on a length, Ishan Kishan fails to get any bat on it as he swings. 20:53 IST:15.4: Anrich Nortje to Ishan Kishan, Sloppy from Quinton de Kock! Anrich Nortje angles it across the left-hander, on the fuller side. Ishan Kishan lets it be. The keeper, Quinton de Kock fails to gather it cleanly as the ball bursts through his gloves and rolls behind, allowing the batters to run a couple of byes. 20:53 IST:15.3: Anrich Nortje to Ishan Kishan, Well bowled! Nortje digs it in short and has good pace on the bumper, Ishan Kishan looks to hook it away but gets beaten for pace. 20:52 IST:15.2: Anrich Nortje to Heinrich Klaasen, Keeps it near the tramline on off, Heinrich Klaasen stays still in his crease and has a swing at it. Gets it off the outer half to deep third for a single. 20:51 IST:15.1: Anrich Nortje to Ishan Kishan, Starts well, does Anrich Nortje! Nails the yorker from over the wicket, Ishan squeezes it out in front of point and scampers across. Harshit Rana picks it up and has a shy at the bowling end but misses. The replays show that Kishan would have been fine even had the throw hit. 20:52 IST:Anrich Nortje is back into the attack now. He is 2-0-30-0 so far. He replaces Vaibhav Arora. Also, Ian Bishop on-air mentions that this is the 46th occasion this season when the 200-run mark has been breached by teams out of 68 matches so far. 20:49 IST:14.6: Sunil Narine to Ishan Kishan, Slows it down and this spins away from the left-hander, Ishan Kishan cuts it away to deep point and takes a single. Sunil Narine ends his spell with a 17-run over. His figures read 4-0-42-2. 20:48 IST:14.5: Sunil Narine to Heinrich Klaasen, Fired in, full and at the stumps, knocked to long on for one more. 20:48 IST:14.4: Sunil Narine to Heinrich Klaasen, SIX! Change of angle but the result stays the same! Sunil Narine switches to around the wicket and tries to push it across the batter. Heinrich Klaasen extends his hands into the shot and thumps it over wide long off for a biggie. 200 up for SRH! 20:48 IST:14.3: Sunil Narine to Heinrich Klaasen, SIX! Clean strike! Tossed up, on a nagging length, Heinrich Klaasen crouches and nails the slog sweep over deep square leg for a six. 20:47 IST:14.2: Sunil Narine to Heinrich Klaasen, Narine spots the batter backing away and follows him. Heinrich Klaasen has a hack across the line and gets an inside edge that goes towards short fine leg. The batters cross over and a fumble there by Varun Chakaravarthy, allows them to take one more. 20:47 IST:14.1: Sunil Narine to Ishan Kishan, Flat and short, on off, Ishan Kishan jabs it from the crease to deep mid-wicket for one. 20:46 IST:13.6: Vaibhav Arora to Ishan Kishan, Length ball, pace off, on leg, Ishan Kishan works it off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for a single. 20:45 IST:13.6: Vaibhav Arora to Ishan Kishan, Full and sliding down leg. Ishan Kishan looks to connect on the flick but doesn't get any bat on it. Wide given. 20:44 IST:13.5: Vaibhav Arora to Heinrich Klaasen, Back of a length, angled across, well outside off, Heinrich Klaasen punches it off the back foot to the right of deep extra cover for a single. 20:44 IST:13.5: Vaibhav Arora to Heinrich Klaasen, Another wide. Short and outside off, that goes well over the batter's head. 20:43 IST:13.5: Vaibhav Arora to Heinrich Klaasen, From round the wicket, wide yorker, which is too wide. Heinrich Klaasen leaves it alone. Wide given. 20:43 IST:13.4: Vaibhav Arora to Ishan Kishan, Back of a length on middle, Ishan Kishan pulls it on the bounce to deep mid-wicket for a single. He almost gave a catch to the deep mid-wicket fielder, Ramandeep Singh, who collected the ball on the bounce. 20:43 IST:13.3: Vaibhav Arora to Ishan Kishan, Yorker on leg, Ishan Kishan looks to flick it and doesn't manage to put it away as the ball clips him on the boot and rolls towards short fine leg. 20:42 IST:13.3: Vaibhav Arora to Ishan Kishan, Short ball on leg, Ishan Kishan moves away to pull it, but the ball goes comfortably over his head. Wide given. 20:41 IST:13.2: Vaibhav Arora to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Cut away! Precision from Ishan Kishan! That ball was not short enough to cut, it was a length ball on off, Ishan Kishan manages to cut it between backward point and short third man for four. 20:41 IST:13.1: Vaibhav Arora to Heinrich Klaasen, From round the wicket, wide yorker, Heinrich Klaasen slashes it towards deep extra cover for a single. 20:42 IST:STRATEGIC BREAK. An absolute run fest this is turning out to be. After bossing the Powerplay, the Sunrisers have ruled the middle phase as well. Travis Head and Heinrich Klaasen didn't let the scoring rate dip one bit with their blazing 83-run partnership before the former departed. Heinrich Klaasen, well set on 53, is looking unstoppable and there's just no respite for the bowlers at the moment with Ishan Kishan joining him at the other end. 250 on the cards? Very much possible if one of these two, especially Klaasen, bats till the end. Sunil Narine has by far been the best bowler for KKR, picking up both wickets. But, the others must chip in now if KKR is to stop their rivals below 250. Here's Vaibhav Arora into the attack. 20:37 IST:12.6: Sunil Narine to Ishan Kishan, Full again on off, Ishan Kishan drives this to short cover. Superb over from Sunil Narine! 20:36 IST:12.5: Sunil Narine to Ishan Kishan, Full and on middle, Ishan Kishan defends it off the front foot. 20:36 IST:Ishan Kishan is in at 4. 20:35 IST:12.4: Sunil Narine to Travis Head, OUT! CAUGHT! Finally this 83-run stand is broken! Full and turning away, outside off, Travis Head looks to loft it over long off but gets the height and not the distance. Ends up giving a simple catch to Andre Russell at long off. Head was perhaps deceived in the turn there. 20:34 IST:12.3: Sunil Narine to Travis Head, Full and wide outside off, out of the reach of the batter. Travis Head leaves it alone. 20:33 IST:12.2: Sunil Narine to Travis Head, Full and well outside off, Travis Head looks to swipe it over long on and gets beaten on the outside edge. 20:33 IST:12.1: Sunil Narine to Heinrich Klaasen, Full and on the leg stump, Heinrich Klaasen makes some room and flicks it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a single. 20:33 IST:Russell to continue? Nope. Sunil Narine returns. He is 2-0-24-1 so far. 20:31 IST:11.6: Harshit Rana to Heinrich Klaasen, Length ball outside off, Heinrich Klaasen cuts it towards deep extra cover for a single. 20:31 IST:11.5: Harshit Rana to Heinrich Klaasen, A dot ball! A rare event! Back of a length, wide outside off, Heinrich Klaasen looks to cut it and gets beaten on the outside edge. 20:30 IST:11.4: Harshit Rana to Heinrich Klaasen, SIX! A 17-ball FIFTY for Heinrich Klaasen! Full and wide outside off, Heinrich Klaasen stays deep in his crease and lofts it comfortably over the bowler's head for a six. 20:29 IST:11.3: Harshit Rana to Heinrich Klaasen, SIX! Full toss and given the treatment! Full toss on off, Heinrich Klaasen again stays deep in his crease and lofts it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a six. 20:28 IST:11.2: Harshit Rana to Heinrich Klaasen, FOUR! In the slot and put away! Full, just outside off, Heinrich Klaasen stays deep in his crease and lofts it over the bowler's head for a one bounce four. 20:27 IST:11.1: Harshit Rana to Travis Head, Yorker, outside off, Travis Head reaches to out as he gets some bat on it. The ball goes towards the backward point fielder. Single taken. 20:27 IST:Change? Yup. Harshit Rana (2-0-22-0) is back on. He replaces Varun Chakaravarthy. 20:26 IST:10.6: Andre Russell to Travis Head, Yorker on off, Travis Head digs it out as he tries to hit it to the off side, but ends up working off the inside edge, to left of the bowler. Andre Russell the bowler, runs to his left to stop it, but he fails. The ball goes along the ground toward long on for a single. 20:25 IST:10.5: Andre Russell to Travis Head, FOUR! Pace off and that too doesn't work! Back of a length pace off delivery, outside off, Travis Head waits for it to arrive and thumps it straight down the ground for another boundary. 20:24 IST:10.4: Andre Russell to Heinrich Klaasen, Yorker on middle and leg, Heinrich Klaasen flicks it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a single. 20:24 IST:10.3: Andre Russell to Heinrich Klaasen, SIX! Stand and deliver! He's hitting them so easily is Heinrich Klaasen! Full on off, Heinrich Klaasen lofts this one over the bowler's head for a maximum. 150 is up for the Sunrisers with that half a dozen! 20:23 IST:10.2: Andre Russell to Travis Head, Full and wide outside off, Travis Head drives this one along the ground to long off for a single. 20:23 IST:10.1: Andre Russell to Travis Head, FOUR! There's no stopping to these two! Full and on off, Travis Head lofts this one over the bowler's head for four. This brings up the 50-run stand between these two! 20:21 IST:9.6: Varun Chakaravarthy to Heinrich Klaasen, FOUR! Twenty runs off the over! Short and outside off, Heinrich Klaasen flat bats it over the bowler's head for another one-bounce four. 20:20 IST:9.5: Varun Chakaravarthy to Heinrich Klaasen, Short and wide outside off, Heinrich Klaasen looks to cut it and gets beaten on the outside edge. 20:20 IST:9.4: Varun Chakaravarthy to Heinrich Klaasen, FOUR! This is carnage from Sunrisers Hyderabad! Full on off, Heinrich Klaasen lofts this one over the bowler's head for a one-bounce boundary. 20:20 IST:9.3: Varun Chakaravarthy to Heinrich Klaasen, Four! Short on middle, Heinrich Klaasen rocks back and pulls it one bounce towards the vacant deep square leg region for four. 20:19 IST:Well, well, the UltraEdge is in for 7.3, and the replays show a spike when the ball is close to the toe end of the bat. A chance missed by KKR. Travis Head DROPPED on 54 by Quinton de Kock. 20:19 IST:9.2: Varun Chakaravarthy to Travis Head, Quick and short on off, Travis Head looks to cut it, doesn't middle it as the ball goes along the ground to deep extra cover for a single. 20:18 IST:9.1: Varun Chakaravarthy to Travis Head, SIX! Full and wide outside off, Travis Head lofts this one over long off for a big hit. 20:18 IST:9.1: Varun Chakaravarthy to Travis Head, Travis Head looks to come down the track and watching it, Varun Chakaravarthy fires it wide outside off. Travis eventually stops in his crease and leaves it alone. Wide given. 20:16 IST:8.6: Sunil Narine to Travis Head, Again short and outside off, a touch quicker this time, Travis Head again manages to punch it off the back foot to the right of deep extra cover for a single. 20:16 IST:8.5: Sunil Narine to Travis Head, A touch short and outside off, Travis Head rocks back and cuts it in front of square to the right of deep extra cover. Two runs taken. 20:16 IST:8.4: Sunil Narine to Heinrich Klaasen, Full and outside off, Heinrich Klaasen plays it towards long off for a single. 20:15 IST:8.3: Sunil Narine to Heinrich Klaasen, FOUR! Cheeky from the powerful Heinrich Klaasen! Again, a bit short on middle, Heinrich Klaasen puts his front foot outside off, crouches a bit and paddle scoops this delivery fine towards the deep fine leg fence. 20:14 IST:8.2: Sunil Narine to Heinrich Klaasen, Short and quick on middle, Heinrich Klaasen works it towards short mid-wicket. No run. 20:14 IST:8.1: Sunil Narine to Heinrich Klaasen, Short on middle, Heinrich Klaasen flicks it from the crease in the gap between deep backward square leg and deep mid-wicket and takes two runs. The deep backward square leg fielder runs to his left and cuts it off. 20:13 IST:STRATEGIC BREAK! For the second game in a row, SRH have blitzed their way to a rollicking start, exactly what many expected them to do this season. KKR were either too full or too short in the Powerplay, and Travis Head took full advantage. They will be hoping to bring the scoring rate down through the spin twins. Pace off seems to be the way to go for pacers on this track. The foundation is well laid for SRH, and it will be fascinating to see how they capitalise during the middle overs. 20:10 IST:7.6: Varun Chakaravarthy to Heinrich Klaasen, Short and quick, outside off, Heinrich Klaasen looks to cut it and gets an under edge in that process as the ball goes towards point. Single taken. 20:10 IST:7.5: Varun Chakaravarthy to Heinrich Klaasen, SIX! Second six of the over! Short on middle leg, not quick enough, which gives enough time for Heinrich Klaasen to rock on the back foot and pull it over deep square leg for a big six. 20:09 IST:7.4: Varun Chakaravarthy to Travis Head, A touch fuller and and quicker on middle, Travis Head plays the push drive past the bowler for a single towards long on. 20:22 IST:7.3: Varun Chakaravarthy to Travis Head, Short, quick and well outside off, Travis Head looks to cut it as he reaches out for that one. He doesn't connect as the ball beats his outside edge. 20:08 IST:7.2: Varun Chakaravarthy to Travis Head, SIX! Travis Head brings up his FIFTY with that six! Short and outside off, turning away a little, Head shifts his weight on the back foot and pulls it over deep mid-wicket for a six. The 100 also comes up for the Sunrisers! 20:07 IST:7.2: Varun Chakaravarthy to Travis Head, Short and wide outside off, Travis Head wanted a piece of it, but it was too wide for his liking, as he eventually left it. Wide given. 20:07 IST:7.1: Varun Chakaravarthy to Heinrich Klaasen, Short and on the pads, Heinrich Klaasen works it behind square to the right of deep backward square leg for a single. 20:05 IST:6.6: Sunil Narine to Heinrich Klaasen, A touch short and quick on middle, Heinrich Klaasen flicks it to the short fine leg fielder and picks up a single. 20:04 IST:Heinrich Klaasen is in at number 3. 20:04 IST:6.5: Sunil Narine to Abhishek Sharma, OUT! CAUGHT! Sunil Narine has the last laugh! A touch full again, outside off, Abhishek Sharma again goes for the slog as he fetches it from outside off but lofts this one straight into the hands of deep mid-wicket, where Rinku Singh takes an easy catch running in front. Abhishek Sharma departs for a quickfire 32 (16), providing a solid foundation for his side. SRH are 92/1. 20:03 IST:6.4: Sunil Narine to Abhishek Sharma, SIX! ANOTHER ONE! A touch fuller this time, outside off, Abhishek Sharma goes for the inside out loft over covers and connects well as he takes one hand off the handle to ensure full bat swing. 20:03 IST:6.3: Sunil Narine to Abhishek Sharma, SIX! TONKED OVER COW CORNER! Wasn't that full, on middle, Abhishek Sharma swings across the line as he slogs this one over cow corner for six. 20:02 IST:6.2: Sunil Narine to Travis Head, Shorter on off, Travis Head rocks back and punches it along the ground to deep extra covers for a single. 20:02 IST:6.1: Sunil Narine to Travis Head, Full and outside off, Travis Head looks to go over long off as he goes for the loft. The ball turns away slightly as it beats the outside edge. 20:01 IST:First look at spin as Sunil Narine comes into the attack. 20:00 IST:5.6: Harshit Rana to Travis Head, A pinpoint yorker, around the leg stump line. Travis Head makes some room for himself and squeezes it out to the mid-wicket region for a quick single. A blazing start for Sunrisers Hyderabad, as they end the Powerplay at 79/0. 19:59 IST:5.5: Harshit Rana to Abhishek Sharma, Back of a length, 139.5 kph, on the leg stump, Abhishek Sharma nudges it across to deep square leg, playing it along the ground for a single. 19:58 IST:5.4: Harshit Rana to Travis Head, IN THE safely! Another pace off ball, short and on middle, Travis Head miscues the pull shot, but luckily for him, he manages to clear the square leg region. The fielder from the deep runs forward, collects on the bounce, and Head gets a single. 19:57 IST:5.3: Harshit Rana to Travis Head, SIX! TOO EASY! The slower one, but in the arc, outside off, and full. Travis Head gets it right in the slot and smashes it over wide mid off for a six. 19:57 IST:5.2: Harshit Rana to Travis Head, FOUR LEG BYES! Gotta feel for the bowlers here! A yorker aimed at the toes, on the leg stump line, Travis Head misses to heave across and the ball deflects off the pads to race away into the deep fine leg fence. 19:56 IST:5.1: Harshit Rana to Travis Head, Rolls the fingers on the ball, at 118.3 kph, good length, outside leg. Travis Head is cramped for room as he looks to pull. He is early to play the shot and the ball pings him on the body. 19:55 IST:4.6: Anrich Nortje to Abhishek Sharma, Angled across off, too full, nibbling away. Abhishek Sharma lets it be. The ball is just inside the tramline. 11 off the over. 19:54 IST:4.5: Anrich Nortje to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! Good shot! A slower bouncer, off the back of the hand, on off, Abhishek Sharma climbs on it and pulls it over the gap between mid on and mid-wicket for a boundary. 19:53 IST:4.4: Anrich Nortje to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! Gloriously done! Another yorker missed as Nortje serves a full toss, on middle, Abhishek Sharma clears the front leg, opens the bat face and slices this over cover for a boundary. 19:53 IST:4.3: Anrich Nortje to Travis Head, A knee-length full toss, outside off, Travis Head drills it down to long on for a single. 19:52 IST:4.2: Anrich Nortje to Travis Head, An attempted yorker, on the middle stump, Travis Head works this across the line, bumping the ball towards the mid-wicket fielder. 19:51 IST:4.1: Anrich Nortje to Abhishek Sharma, Bowls from a wider angle, too full on the stumps, Abhishek Sharma creates room and shovels it to the cover region. Steals a quick single. 19:51 IST:4.1: Anrich Nortje to Abhishek Sharma, WIDE! He will have to reload that one! Way outside the tramline on the off side. Abhishek Sharma shoulders arms. Wide given. 19:49 IST:3.6: Harshit Rana to Abhishek Sharma, A slower length-delivery, angling across, Abhishek Sharma punches it through covers for a single to end the over. 14 off Rana's opener! 19:49 IST:3.5: Harshit Rana to Travis Head, A pace-off delivery, good length and outside leg, Travis Head is months early to pull and the ball pings on the stomach area, and rolls to the backward point region. A leg bye taken. 19:47 IST:3.4: Harshit Rana to Travis Head, FOUR! That has travelled at the rate of knots! An overpitched delivery, on off, Travis Head gets the front leg out of the way and slices it over cover-point for a boundary. 12 off this over already! The 50 is up for Sunrisers Hyderabad! 19:47 IST:3.3: Harshit Rana to Travis Head, An attempted slower ball, around off, on a length, Travis Head swings across the line a bit early. The ball takes the inside edge and rolls off the front pad to the leg side. 19:46 IST:3.2: Harshit Rana to Travis Head, FOUR! It is raining boundaries! A nothing delivery, too full and on the stumps, Travis Head clears the front leg and lifts it over the bowler for a boundary down the ground. 19:45 IST:3.1: Harshit Rana to Travis Head, FOUR! Harshit Rana is greeted with a boundary! A loosener to start with, at the pads, full in length. Travis Head whips it in the vacant deep backward square leg region for a boundary. 19:45 IST:Change? Indeed. Harshit Rana replaces Anrich Nortje. 19:44 IST:2.6: Vaibhav Arora to Abhishek Sharma, A low full toss angling into the pads, Sharma backs away and hits it towards mid off. 19:43 IST:2.5: Vaibhav Arora to Travis Head, Around the stumps, a fuller ball, angling on middle and leg, Travis Head backs away a bit, and drills it to the left of mid off where the fielder intercepts to his left with a dive. They rotate the strike. 19:43 IST:2.4: Vaibhav Arora to Travis Head, SIX! INTO THE STANDS! In the slot, a half volley at the stumps, Travis Head plays with a straight bat and lofts it easily over the long on fence for a biggie. 19:42 IST:2.3: Vaibhav Arora to Travis Head, Aims the stumps, does Vaibhav, full and on middle and leg, Travis Head heaves it behind the square on the leg side. Gets back for the second run quickly. 19:42 IST:2.2: Vaibhav Arora to Travis Head, FOUR! Carnage! At 132.9 kph, on a good length, across off, Travis Head weighs on the back foot and smashes it through the cover and mid off gap for a cracking boundary. 19:42 IST:2.1: Vaibhav Arora to Travis Head, SIX! Easy pickings! Landed outside leg, full in length, Travis Head whips it across and aerially, depositing it behind deep fine leg for a six. 19:42 IST:1.6: Anrich Nortje to Abhishek Sharma, A slower bumper, outside off, Abhishek Sharma lets it pass. 19:39 IST:1.5: Anrich Nortje to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! Intent! Again, not quite convincing, but he will take it! Pitching outside leg, on a length, Abhishek Sharma shimmies down the track, makes room for himself and chips it over extra cover. One hand comes off the handle, but manages to generate enough power to send it for a boundary. 19:38 IST:1.5: Anrich Nortje to Abhishek Sharma, FIVE WIDES! Oopsie! Way too short, nipping away and taking off the surface, around off. Abhishek Sharma aborts the shot and the ball goes flying over the leaping Quinton de Kock. Races away to the deep third fence. 19:37 IST:1.4: Anrich Nortje to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! SHOT! A seam-up delivery, tad full and on off. Abhishek Sharma picks it up and over the bowler for a boundary. Not quite from the middle, but good enough to send it to the ropes. 19:37 IST:1.3: Anrich Nortje to Travis Head, Some lack of bounce and pace on it, on middle. Travis Head is early to pull and gets rammed on the thigh pad and the ball rolls towards the short third region. They cross for a leg bye. 19:36 IST:1.2: Anrich Nortje to Travis Head, SIX! The first of the evening, and he has picked the bones out of it! Around the top of off, a bit short in length, Travis Head reads the length quickly and shapes up to pull. Creates a stable base and sends it sailing behind deep backward square leg for a six. 19:35 IST:1.1: Anrich Nortje to Travis Head, Good gas first up from Nortje! Hits the deck hard, kissing the surface and coming on quickly, over middle. Travis Head bunts it onto the surface. 19:35 IST:Who will bowl from the other end? It will be Anrich Nortje. 19:34 IST:0.6: Vaibhav Arora to Abhishek Sharma, Angled across the middle stump, on a good length, 126.8 kph, Abhishek Sharma gets forward and knocks it to the left of the bowler. A tidy start from Vaibhav Arora. Just two off the opening over then. 19:34 IST:0.5: Vaibhav Arora to Abhishek Sharma, Keeps hitting the deck hard, outside the leg stump and ending up on the stumps, Abhishek Sharma gets on the back foot and blocks it off the inner half of the bat. 19:34 IST:0.4: Vaibhav Arora to Travis Head, Angling across the off stump, on a hard length, Travis Head waits for it and dabs it wide of short third for a single. 19:34 IST:0.3: Vaibhav Arora to Travis Head, Pitching on a length, outside leg and then angling toward middle with a good lift up. Travis Head taps it across to the leg side. 19:34 IST:0.2: Vaibhav Arora to Travis Head, Tightens up the line, on a length, around off, Travis Head hops on the back foot and punches it to the cover region. 19:33 IST:0.1: Vaibhav Arora to Abhishek Sharma, SRH and Abhishek are off the mark instantly! Curving away from the batter, full and around off, Abhishek Sharma leans into the cover drive and gets a single in the deep. 19:31 IST:The bell has been rung, and we are all set for the action to start. Ajinkya Rahane leads his men out to the centre. They are followed by the opening pair of SRH, Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma. Vaibhav Arora will open the attack for KKR. Arora to Abhishek. A slip in place. Here we go! 19:23 IST:Down in Ahmedabad, Chennai have secured a commanding 83-run victory over Gujarat in the day's first game. However, despite this win, CSK cannot escape the wooden spoon. With only 4 wins from 14 games, they will finish at the bottom of the standings for the first time in their history. For GT, this loss means their fate is no longer in their own hands when it comes to securing a top-two finish. Both coveted spots will now be decided over the next two days, adding more drama to the IPL's final stretch. 19:18 IST:SRH's Travis Head is in for a chat. He says that the bout of Covid wasn't ideal, but now he is feeling good being back to playing cricket. Hopes that they will end the season on a winning note. Adds that he has played here in Delhi a couple of times, but it's about knowing the conditions and setting up a platform for a good score. Mentions that it's about following the same routine, working hard and training well, but this season hasn't gone well for them. Feels that it's part and parcel of cricket. He further says it's nice to come here in Delhi and play. States they played really well at this venue last season, and he feels the wicket might be good to bat on given how the previous games over here have panned out. 19:13 IST:The skipper of Kolkata Knight Riders, Ajinkya Rahane, says that they were looking to bowl first. Mentions that teams batting second in the last games chased down totals easily, and hence, they wanted to bowl first. Tells it is challenging to play after a long break, but as professionals, it was about focusing on the controllables during the break. Says that everyone will go home after the game, but they need to play today for the fans, and for the franchise, and win this game. Adds that they had their moments in the season, and everyone has tried their best, but it hasn't gone their way. States that it is about accepting the errors, taking the learnings, as well as picking up the positives. He says Angkrish Raghuvanshi has been brilliant, and he is an opener, but they have played him at different positions depending on the game situation. He believes Angkrish has a good future. He says he doesn't remember the changes as they are playing after 18 days. 19:07 IST:The captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad, Pat Cummins, says that it looks like a pretty good surface. Mentions that they have clicked as a team, as the bowlers have been sharp and the batters have played to their potential. Admits it is always good to find momentum early, but stresses that the good thing is they know they can keep this squad going forward for a couple of years. Highlights that they have played well in the last 3-4 matches and will try to keep that consistency going in this match. Informs that they are unchanged for this fixture. 19:04 IST:Impact subs for KKR - Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Anukul Roy, Spencer Johnson and Luvnith Sisodia. 19:08 IST:Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI) - Quinton de Kock (WK) (In for Rahmanullah Gurbaz), Manish Pandey, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Anrich Nortje (In for Moeen Ali), Varun Chakaravarthy. 19:03 IST:Impact subs for SRH - Mohammad Shami, Harsh Dubey, Sachin Baby, Zeeshan Ansari and Simarjeet Singh. 19:08 IST:Sunrisers Hyderabad (Unchanged Playing XI) - Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins (C), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga. 19:01 IST:TOSS - Sunrisers Hyderabad win the flip of the coin and they will BAT first.
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18-05-2025
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DC vs GT, IPL 2025 Live Score: Delhi (180/3 in 18.4 ovs), KL Rahul hits 60-ball hundred
21:16 IST:19.3: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, 1 run. 21:15 IST:19.2: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, FOUR MORE! Fractionally overpitched, outside off, Rahul backs away to the leg side and hammers it through the covers! Siraj under immense pressure now. Rahul moves to 111 (63). The stand moves to 40 (18). 21:15 IST:19.1: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, FOUR! How has that reached the fence? Very full, around off, almost a yorker, KL Rahul shapes up for the reverse sweep. But while he misses it, the ball seems to have taken the back of the bat and race away to the fine leg fence! Siraj cannot believe it and wants it reviewed for LBW by his captain. Shubman Gill obliges and the third umpire does not even need an UltraEdge. The first replay shows that the ball took the inside edge and went to the fine leg fence. 21:14 IST:Mohammed Siraj will bowl the final over. 3-0-21-0 so far. 21:12 IST:18.6: Prasidh Krishna to Tristan Stubbs, Another yorker, on middle and leg, somehow, Tristan Stubbs gets that away through mid-wicket. Not only that, he gets two runs for his effort as well. 14 from the over, Prasidh Krishna ends his evening with the ball, with figures of 4-0-40-1. 21:11 IST:18.5: Prasidh Krishna to KL Rahul, Yorker, around middle and leg, jabbed down to long off for a single. 21:11 IST:18.4: Prasidh Krishna to KL Rahul, FOUR! HUNDRED FOR KL RAHUL! His 5th in the IPL and it has come off just 60 balls! The crowd is on its feet. A length ball, around off, KL Rahul pulls it over mid-wicket with aplomb. The DC dugout loves it but Rahul keeps the celebrations pretty muted. He is eyeing the team score now. Above 200. 5th centurion this season, after Abhishek, Kishan, Arya and Sooryavanshi. 21:09 IST:18.3: Prasidh Krishna to KL Rahul, Down the leg side, Rahul looks to flick it away but misses. No wide signalled. Must have clipped the pad. 21:09 IST:18.2: Prasidh Krishna to KL Rahul, SIX! ADMONISHED! Moves to 98! A length ball, outside off, KL Rahul watches the ball till the last moment, stays still like a hawk and at the last possible moment, moves his body away from the line and swings the ball through the line - all the way over the sightscreen! That's his 4th six of the night. 21:08 IST:18.1: Prasidh Krishna to Tristan Stubbs, Full and wide outside off, Tristan Stubbs backs away and has to readjust. Reaches out and carves it through point for a single. 21:07 IST:Stubbs has an impressive record at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, averaging over 50 and striking at 192 in the IPL. 21:07 IST:17.6: Sai Kishore to Tristan Stubbs, Short, outside off, Tristan looks to pull again but this time, gets an under edge which goes past the keeper. Good stop by Sherfane Rutherford from short fine leg, stopping the boundary. Keeps the batters to a single. 11 from the over, Sai Kishore finishes his bowling stint with figures of 4-0-47-1. 21:06 IST:17.5: Sai Kishore to Tristan Stubbs, SIX! WHOOSH! That's brute power. Fractionally short, around off, Tristan Stubbs rocks back and pulls it flat, clearing the mid-wicket ropes with ease! 21:05 IST:17.4: Sai Kishore to KL Rahul, The arm ball now, 96 kph, sliding into the pads, Rahul backs away to the leg side and forces it through cover-point for another single. 21:04 IST:17.3: Sai Kishore to Tristan Stubbs, Slower ball, short in length, outside off, 85.8 kph, Stubbs reaches out and mistimes his punch through mid off for one more. 21:04 IST:17.2: Sai Kishore to KL Rahul, Jumps down the track and Kishore drops it short. Outside off, KL Rahul adjusts well and slaps it through the covers for a run. 21:03 IST:17.1: Sai Kishore to Tristan Stubbs, Full, around middle and off, Tristan Stubbs leans and drives it towards long off for a single. 21:02 IST:Stubbs has been DC's go-to man at the death, with a strike rate of 206 - the best in Death Overs (16-20) in IPL 2025. 21:02 IST:16.6: Prasidh Krishna to Tristan Stubbs, On middle and leg, helped through mid-wicket for a run. 7 runs and a wicket from the over, Prasidh Krishna's bowling figures read 3-0-26-1. 21:01 IST:16.5: Prasidh Krishna to KL Rahul, Lucky to get away with that. A full toss, on the pads, Rahul cannot clip it away. The ball goes off his pads towards square leg and a leg bye is taken. 21:00 IST:16.4: Prasidh Krishna to KL Rahul, FOUR! Fine leg is up and the ball is on the pads. Merry Christmas. The pace was off but Rahul was ready, clipping it to the left of short fine leg. 21:00 IST:16.3: Prasidh Krishna to Tristan Stubbs, On middle and leg, helped to long leg for a single to get off the mark. 20:58 IST:Tristan Stubbs walks in next at number 5, replacing his skipper, Axar Patel. 20:58 IST:16.2: Prasidh Krishna to Axar Patel, OUT! CAUGHT! Straight to the man! The Purple Cap holder adds one more to his kitty. 21st wicket for Prasidh Krishna this season. One of those cases where a good shot actually results in a wicket. From the round-the-wicket angle, Krishna was looking to cramp the left-hander for room. So Axar Patel tried to manufacture room for himself, by getting way outside the leg stump. Prasidh banged it in short, around off and got it to come back in. Axar was ready for it and tried to use the pace on the ball, to guide it over the fence at deep third. But unfortunately for him, it went straight to Sai Kishore stationed there who took a sharp catch. The 45-run stand is broken and Axar departs for 25 (16). Delhi Capitals are 151/3 after 16.2 overs. 20:57 IST:16.1: Prasidh Krishna to Axar Patel, A short ball, outside off, 135.9 kph, Axar Patel goes for the pull but is not able to judge the pace of the ball. Gets a bottom edge which goes on the bounce, past the stumps, to the keeper. 20:57 IST:This season Sai Kishore has been bowling really well as compared to his performances in past seasons combined together in the IPL. He has 14 wickets this year alone, as compared to 13 combined from 2022 to 2024. Prasidh Krishna returns. 2-0-20-0 so far. 20:56 IST:15.6: Sai Kishore to Axar Patel, Short and quick, 96.5 kph, on middle, AP gets across and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a run. 15 from the over, Sai Kishore's bowling figures read 3-0-36-1. 20:55 IST:15.5: Sai Kishore to Axar Patel, SIX! No toe this time, just the middle! Flighted, outside off, 88.3 kph, Axar Patel gets a good stride, uses his height and reach and hits it straight back, clearing long off with ease! The stand moves to 44 (23). 20:54 IST:15.4: Sai Kishore to Axar Patel, Short, around middle and leg, 103.8 kph, Axar gets across and heaves it uppishly through mid-wicket. Gets it from the toe of the bat and because of that, the ball does not carry to the fielders. Two runs taken. 20:53 IST:15.3: Sai Kishore to Axar Patel, Much better from the bowler, fuller and at the pads, Patel cannot get room to swing and gets a couple through mid-wicket. 20:53 IST:15.2: Sai Kishore to Axar Patel, Similar ball, lack of pace this time, Axar tries to swing again, but connects with thin air. 20:52 IST:15.1: Sai Kishore to Axar Patel, FOUR! WHAM! Full, wide outside off, Axar Patel uses his long reach and clubs it straight back over the bowler for a boundary. 20:53 IST:STRATEGIC TIME OUT. 5 overs left and 200 is pretty much still on the cards. One person from the top 3 batting deep has made the scorecard look so much better for Delhi Capitals and now, they can really exercise their strong middle order, which does not have to play itself in for a change, and can make use of the platform set. From GT's point of view, they will be looking only at KL Rahul's wicket and will believe that if they can dislodge him, they can still curtail the other batters. Gill would hope for a good finish at the death. Meanwhile, when he scored his 10th four, KL Rahul hit his 500th four in T20 cricket in India. 20:48 IST:14.6: Rashid Khan to Axar Patel, Outside off, slapped towards long off for a run. 10 from the over and Rashid Khan finishes off with figures of 4-0-32-0. 20:48 IST:14.5: Rashid Khan to Axar Patel, FOUR! Finally he gets that shot away! He has been trying that slog for the past two overs. Gets this one on his pads and Axar helps it through fine leg. 20:47 IST:14.4: Rashid Khan to Axar Patel, SLICE OF LUCK! The googly, way outside the off stump, Axar goes hard for the punch but mistimes it high in the air. Mohammed Siraj charges in from wide long off but the ball lands well in front of his despairing dive. Two runs taken. 20:46 IST:14.3: Rashid Khan to KL Rahul, Outside off, KL Rahul pushes it through point for a run. Seems like Rahul is happy playing out Rashid, as this is his last over. 20:46 IST:14.2: Rashid Khan to Axar Patel, Full, on middle and leg, Axar Patel swings again, only to mistime it through square leg for a run. 20:46 IST:14.1: Rashid Khan to KL Rahul, A short ball, outside off, cut through point for a single. 20:45 IST:In the previous game, it was the first time in seven games that Sai Kishore bowled his full quota of four overs. In the previous five games where he bowled all four overs, he picked up at least two wickets in four of those. 20:45 IST:13.6: Sai Kishore to Axar Patel, Similar ball, another slog attempted, this time gets an inside edge to short fine leg. 13 from the over. 20:44 IST:13.5: Sai Kishore to Axar Patel, Full, on leg stump, Axar Patel goes for a mighty slog but misses and is hit on the pads. The keeper, Jos Buttler, keeps on appealing for LBW but is not entertained. Seemed to be pitching outside leg. 20:43 IST:13.4: Sai Kishore to KL Rahul, On middle, worked through square leg for a single. 20:43 IST:13.3: Sai Kishore to KL Rahul, EDGED, FOUR! Fortuituous, but Rahul won't care! Moves to 83 (50). Beautifully tossed up through the air, outside off, KL Rahul pushes at it and the ball takes the outside edge. But it flies past the keeper, through the vacant slip region, to the deep third fence! 20:42 IST:13.2: Sai Kishore to KL Rahul, MISFIELD, FOUR MORE! Miscommunication in the field. Fuller ball, on middle, Rahul wrists this through mid-wicket. Kagiso Rabada charges across to his right from wide long on and attempts to slide to his right and parry the ball to the fielder running from deep mid-wicket. But there is no communication and the fielder ends up running past Rabada who ends up parrying the ball into the ropes. 20:42 IST:13.1: Sai Kishore to KL Rahul, FOUR! DROPPED? Yup. Full, outside off, KL Rahul hammered it straight back. Sai Kishore got down to take the return catch but the ball dipped onto him and went between his legs to the fence behind. So a life for Rahul on 71. 20:40 IST:The GT spin twins Sai Kishore and Rashid Khan delivered in the previous game against MI. Kishore ended up with figures of 2/34 in 4 overs while Rashid was economical and ended up with figures of 1/21 in 4 overs. 20:40 IST:12.6: Rashid Khan to KL Rahul, Another googly, Rahul swings hard but gets it off the inner half of the bat through fine leg. A single taken. 20:39 IST:12.5: Rashid Khan to Axar Patel, On middle, pushed down to long on for a run. 20:40 IST:12.4: Rashid Khan to KL Rahul, The googly, outside off, KL looks to flick but misses and the ball goes off something to the leg side. Jos Buttler appeals for LBW and in the meanwhile, the batters scamper through for the single as Rashid himself crosses the pitch to his right to stop the ball. No signal, must have been an inside edge. 20:38 IST:12.3: Rashid Khan to KL Rahul, Fuller, around off, Rahul whips it to the left of deep mid-wicket and comes back for the second. 20:38 IST:12.2: Rashid Khan to Axar Patel, Fired on the pads, 96.9 kph, Axar Patel stays back and helps it through square leg for a single to get off the mark. 20:37 IST:12.1: Rashid Khan to KL Rahul, Full, around off, KL Rahul leans and works it through mid-wicket for a single. 20:37 IST:Skipper Axar Patel walks in next at number 4, replacing Abishek Porel. Change of ends for Rashid Khan as well. 2-0-15-0 so far. 20:35 IST:11.6: Sai Kishore to Abishek Porel, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Sai Kishore breaks the 90-run stand. Quicker and flatter outside off, Porel reaches out and looks to cut but only manages a thin outside edge which is snaffled nicely by the keeper, Jos Buttler. He immediately celebrates on taking the catch but Porel does not wait for the umpire's decision and starts to walk off. Departs for a quickfire 30 (19) and Delhi Capitals are 106/2 after 12 overs. 20:34 IST:That ball was actually delivered with a change in angle, as Kishore switched to over the wicket. 20:35 IST:11.5: Sai Kishore to Abishek Porel, SIX! Terrific shot. Flighted, outside off, 87.9 kph, Abishek Porel gets under the ball and sends the ball sailing over the top, straight down the ground! 20:34 IST:11.4: Sai Kishore to Abishek Porel, Quicker one, outside off, 92 kph, fractionally short, Porel reaches out and looks to cut but misses. 20:33 IST:11.3: Sai Kishore to KL Rahul, Slower through the air, 87.6 kph, fuller as well, Rahul leans and punches it through the covers for a run. 100 UP FOR THE DELHI CAPITALS. 200 now looks a decent possibility. 20:32 IST:11.2: Sai Kishore to KL Rahul, Landed around off, 94.2 kph, KL Rahul goes back and cuts hard but cannot beat short third. 20:32 IST:11.1: Sai Kishore to Abishek Porel, Slightly short to start, outside off, Abishek Porel looks to cut but gets a bit of an outside edge. The ball flies in the air, but lands short of backward point. The fielder has a wild throw at the keeper's end, conceding an overthrow as the batters take the single. 20:31 IST:Sai Kishore into the attack now. 20:30 IST:10.6: Kagiso Rabada to KL Rahul, Around middle and off, tucked through square leg for a brace. 17 from this over as well and Rabada has gone around for 34 runs in his 2 overs. 20:30 IST:10.5: Kagiso Rabada to Abishek Porel, A short ball, attempted slower one, outside off, Porel leaps with the bounce and dabs it past a diving backward point for a single to deep third. 20:29 IST:10.4: Kagiso Rabada to KL Rahul, Slower ball, pitched up, chipped down the ground over the bowler for a run. 20:28 IST:10.3: Kagiso Rabada to KL Rahul, SIX! Such magnificence! A length ball, around off, KL Rahul backs away a touch and slams it straight back over the bowler's head, clearing long off with ease! 20:27 IST:10.2: Kagiso Rabada to Abishek Porel, Around middle and off, pushed down to long off for a single. 20:27 IST:10.1: Kagiso Rabada to Abishek Porel, SIX! A half volley on the pads, Abishek Porel just wrists it over deep backward square leg! 20:28 IST:Rashid Khan is having a pretty ordinary season having picked up just 8 wickets in his 11 outings. Change of ends for Kagiso Rabada. 1-0-17-0 so far. 20:25 IST:9.6: Rashid Khan to KL Rahul, Around off, pushed towards cover. 11 from the over, 26 in the last 2! 20:25 IST:9.5: Rashid Khan to KL Rahul, Four! Lucky escape for Rahul. Floated delivery, outside off, KL Rahul goes for the big sweep but gets a top edge. Short third gets across to his left and dives but the ball lands in front of him and spins past him, to the ropes! 20:24 IST:9.4: Rashid Khan to Abishek Porel, On middle, punched down to long off for a single. 20:24 IST:9.4: Rashid Khan to Abishek Porel, Huge appeal for a caught behind, turned down! WIDE signalled instead. Gujarat Titans take the review. It was a short ball, down the leg side and Abishek Porel went for the pull. The keeper, Jos Buttler collected and straightaway appealed for the catch, with Rashid joining in. In fact, when the umpire was signalling a wide, Rashid started to even celebrate. Shubman Gill agrred to take the review but UltraEdge detected nothing when the ball went past the bat. Review lost. 20:22 IST:9.3: Rashid Khan to KL Rahul, On middle and off, pushed through mid on for a single. 20:22 IST:9.2: Rashid Khan to KL Rahul, FOUR! WHACK! 50 FOR RAHUL, in 35 balls! His 4th this season and 45th overall in the IPL. Fuller ball, outside off, KL Rahul gets down on a knee and smacks a slog sweep, well to the right of deep mid-wicket amd bags himself his 6th four of the night. Takes his helmet off and soaks in the applause. 20:21 IST:9.1: Rashid Khan to KL Rahul, The googly, outside off, spinning in, KL Rahul backs away to the leg side and punches it straight to backward point. 20:20 IST:KL has completed 5000 runs in the IPL, becoming the 7th Indian to do so. His average of 45.46 is the best among batters who have scored at least 2000 runs. 20:20 IST:8.6: Prasidh Krishna to Abishek Porel, SIX! Lovely hit! A length ball, around middle and leg, Abishek Porel lofts it straight through the line, clearing long on with ease! That will get him going. 15 from the over. 20:19 IST:8.5: Prasidh Krishna to KL Rahul, Full and straight, 148.5 kph, KL pushes it towards long on for a run. 20:18 IST:8.4: Prasidh Krishna to KL Rahul, Around middle and off, Rahul tucks this through mid-wicket and runs extremely hard to come back for the second. 20:17 IST:8.3: Prasidh Krishna to Abishek Porel, Full and wide outside off, Porel reaches out and carves this through point for a single. 20:17 IST:8.2: Prasidh Krishna to Abishek Porel, FOUR! A short ball, around middle and leg, Abishek Porel went for the pull but got defeated by pace. The ball shot up and took the top edge, flying over the keeper. The ball landed inside the boundary and Arshad Khan did all the hard work from deep third, running across to his right to stop the ball. He got there and pushed the ball back in play. However, the momentum took him beyond the ropes and at the same time, the ball trickled back in as well. It was at THIS time that Arshad pushed the ball away for the second time, from outside the ropes. The third umpire confirms this and it will be a boundary. Arshad apologizes to his bowler, saying that the floodlights came into his eyes. 20:16 IST:Is that a boundary? Arshad Khan has pulled off a sensational save but it seems like the efforts have gone in vain. The umpire is having this checked. Yes, it is a boundary. 20:15 IST:8.1: Prasidh Krishna to KL Rahul, On a good length, around off and middle, 138.8 kph, KL Rahul backs away to the leg side and punches it behind point for a single. 20:14 IST:KL's form has impacted DC's results as well. In their last 4 games, DC's results have been 1 win, 2 losses and 1 No Result. Nearly 74 percent of his runs this season have come in wins, which shows the importance of how much value KL's form brings to DC. 20:13 IST:7.6: Rashid Khan to KL Rahul, Dropped short and Rashid is lucky to get away with that. Rahul pulls it hard and flat, but straight to deep mid-wicket. Just a single. 20:13 IST:7.5: Rashid Khan to Abishek Porel, Another wrong 'un, on middle and leg, fired at 97 kph, Abishek goes back and works it through mid-wicket for a single. 20:12 IST:7.4: Rashid Khan to Abishek Porel, On the legs, Porel looks to swing for the heavens but mistimes it towards the left side of the bowler. 20:12 IST:7.3: Rashid Khan to KL Rahul, Quicker googly, outside off, 92.5 kph, Rahul goes back and punches it towards long on. Wants two but the fielder attacks the ball quickly and the batters settle for one. 20:12 IST:7.2: Rashid Khan to Abishek Porel, On the pads, Abishek Porel cannot get the flick away and the ball goes off his pads towards short fine leg. A leg bye taken. 20:11 IST:7.1: Rashid Khan to KL Rahul, Time for spin now, as Rashid Khan gets the ball. Floated, outside off, KL Rahul drills it straight back. Rashid tries to stop the ball with his right foot, deflecting the ball towards long on. A single taken. 20:10 IST:6.6: Prasidh Krishna to KL Rahul, Full and straight, Rahul drives it straight to long on for a run. 50 UP FOR DELHI CAPITALS. 20:09 IST:6.5: Prasidh Krishna to Abishek Porel, Full and straight, Porel manages to nudge it behind the wickets on the leg side for a quick single. 20:08 IST:6.4: Prasidh Krishna to Abishek Porel, On a length, around middle and leg, 141.5 kph, Abishek Porel works it towards short mid-wicket. 20:08 IST:6.3: Prasidh Krishna to KL Rahul, Follows the batter down the leg side, does Prasidh and Rahul can only tuck it towards fine leg for a single. 20:07 IST:6.2: Prasidh Krishna to KL Rahul, Fractionally short, outside off, Rahul pulls it through mid-wicket. Shahrukh Khan covers good ground to his left from deep square leg to keep the batters to a couple. 20:06 IST:6.1: Prasidh Krishna to KL Rahul, On a good length, outside off, swinging back in, KL Rahul pushes it towards cover. 20:06 IST:STRATEGIC TIMEOUT. Not surprising to see Shubman Gill call for the break. The last 2 overs have kind of given some momentum to Delhi Capitals and he would want to arrest that. Frankly speaking, his new-ball bowlers have bowled excellently, keeping the leash on DC, but T20 cricket is all about momentum and Rabada's 17-run opener has given the Capitals just that. The batters have found it extremely difficult against the new ball, even though it has not been swinging that much. The GT bowlers have just kept it on a nagging line and length and it is only after a while that Rahul himself has got going. But he has got a start now, making 36 out of the team's 45 and will want to make this into a big score. Here comes the Purple Cap holder - Prasidh Krishna. 20:02 IST:5.6: Kagiso Rabada to KL Rahul, Outside off, punched towards point for a single. 17 from the over, Delhi Capitals end their Powerplay on 45/1! 20:02 IST:5.5: Kagiso Rabada to KL Rahul, SIX! And that's the best of the lot! 8000 runs in T20 cricket for KL Rahul and 4000 of those as a wicketkeeper batter alone! A length ball, outside off, Rahul stays still and hits it straight through the line, clearing long off with ease! 20:01 IST:5.4: Kagiso Rabada to KL Rahul, FOUR! He has definitely switched gears now, wanting to make the most of this final Powerplay over. Not a great ball too, to be honest, short and wide outside off, KL Rahul thrashes it over cover and bags himself a boundary. 20:01 IST:5.3: Kagiso Rabada to KL Rahul, Rabada goes quicker, keeps the length a touch fuller than the previous one, KL looks to pull but is beaten by pace and gets a thick inside edge onto his body. 19:59 IST:5.2: Kagiso Rabada to KL Rahul, SIX! WALLOP! Change in length and Rahul pounces. Fractionally short, outside off, Rahul picks the length in a trice and pulls it magnificently over square leg! The first six of the night. 19:59 IST:5.1: Kagiso Rabada to KL Rahul, No difference to the previous two. Rabada comes in and just hones it on a length, around off, Rahul pushes it towards mid on. 19:59 IST:Rahul started the season very well, scoring 273 runs in his first 6 matches at an average of 54.6. But in the last 4 games, his form has dipped a touch, with the strike rate dropping from 160 to 115. Here is the first bowling change of the evening - Kagiso Rabada. 19:57 IST:4.6: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, That's a good line. On a good length, around off, coming in, KL Rahul punches it down the ground towards mid on for a quick single. 19:56 IST:4.5: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, On a good length, outside off, 140.8 kph, KLR stays inside the line and opens the face of his bat to guide the ball away, but it goes straight to short third. 19:56 IST:4.4: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, Full and just outside off, KL swings hard again but mistimes it towards mid on. 19:55 IST:4.3: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, FOUR! Better shot. A length ball, outside off, Rahul stays still this time and swings it over mid on for a boundary. 19:54 IST:4.2: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, Full and straight, Rahul looks to wrist it away but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads. 19:53 IST:4.1: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, FOUR! Rahul has decided to make a move on now. A length ball, around off, coming in, KL Rahul steps outside his leg stump, creates some room for himself and chops it behind backward point for a boundary. 19:53 IST:The head-to-head between these two teams has been a close one with both winning 3 apiece. GT won the reverse fixture by 7 wickets in Ahmedabad. 19:52 IST:3.6: Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, Excellent stop by Kagiso Rabada! Overpitched, outside off, Porel reaches out and connects with his drive this time but Rabada flies to his left at point - yes, he was at point indeed - to make a stunning half stop, parrying the ball to cover. 5 runs and a wicket from the over, Arshad Khan's figures read 2-0-7-1. 19:52 IST:3.5: Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, Appeal for a caught behind! Turned down. Jos Buttler is not that confident regarding the review. Full and wide outside off, Abishek Porel looks to steer it through the off side but misses. There is a noise as the ball goes past the bat but turns out it was of the bat hitting the ground. 19:51 IST:3.5: Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, WIDE. A length ball, but down the leg side, Porel misses his flick. 19:50 IST:3.4: Arshad Khan to KL Rahul, Around middle and leg, KL Rahul punches it down the ground, past the outstretched hand of the bowler, towards mid on, for a run. 19:49 IST:3.3: Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, On middle and leg, Abishek Porel tucks it off his hips behind square leg to get off the mark with a single. 19:48 IST:Abishek Porel walks in next at number 3, replacing Faf du Plessis. 19:48 IST:3.2: Arshad Khan to Faf du Plessis, OUT! CAUGHT! Excellent bowling and more importantly, excellent field placement. It was a torrid time for Faf du Plessis as he was just not able to time the ball in his brief stay. He comes down the pitch once again and Arshad keeps it in line of the stumps, on a good length. Faf looks to swing across the line and normally, one does get away with it, if there had been a conventional mid on in place. But on this occasion, Shubman Gill has kept his mid on a touch wide and the ball goes straight to Mohammed Siraj in that position! The pressure tells and Gujarat Titans get an early success. Du Plessis departs for 5 (10) and Delhi Capitals are 16/1 after 3.2 overs. 19:46 IST:3.1: Arshad Khan to Faf du Plessis, Hmmm... the batters are getting desperate now. With both the new-ball bowlers being consistent, Faf du Plessis tries to create his own line and length. Jumps out of the crease and slashes hard at a length ball around off, skewing it over cover. The fielder runs back and pulls it back in with a slide, keeping the batters to a couple. 19:46 IST:The Capitals have also struggled at the Arun Jaitley Stadium this season, winning just 1 out of their 4 matches here, that too, in a Super-Over finish. They won 2 out of 2 matches at their temporary home venue in Visakhapatnam. 19:45 IST:2.6: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, Full and straight, 137.9 kph, Rahul flicks but finds short mid-wicket. 19:44 IST:2.5: Mohammed Siraj to Faf du Plessis, Back of a length, around off 135.9 kph, du Plessis backs away to the leg side and punches it through cover for a quick run. 19:43 IST:2.4: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, Into the pitch again, around off, worked through mid-wicket for a run. 19:43 IST:2.3: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, Was there a noise? No one seems interested apart from me. A length ball, outside off, coming in, Rahul goes for a wild swing across the line and misses. The ball goes just over the top of the middle stump. In live action, it did seem like the ball clipped something. 19:42 IST:2.2: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, On a length, around off, coming in, KL Rahul pushes it towards cover. That was delivered with a scrambled seam. 19:41 IST:2.1: Mohammed Siraj to Faf du Plessis, A short ball, outside off, Faf du Plessis goes for the pull but the extra bounce does him in. Gets a top edge which just about clears Prasidh Krishna running back to his right from mid on. A single taken. 19:41 IST:The Capitals had a terrific start to their IPL 2025 campaign winning 5 out of their first 6 matches, but then started tumbling in the latter half, winning just 1 out of their last 5 games. 19:40 IST:1.6: Arshad Khan to Faf du Plessis, Outside off, Faf du Plessis slashes it through point but a half stop ensures that it is just a single. Finally gets off the mark. Excellent over from Arshad Khan. 19:40 IST:1.5: Arshad Khan to Faf du Plessis, Excellent ball, swinging in from around off stump, almost onto the boots, FdP digs it out in time. 19:39 IST:1.4: Arshad Khan to Faf du Plessis, Oopss.. watch it! Slightly fuller than the previous one, Faf punches it towards cover and starts off running. But his partner is not that keen, wanting to see whether the ball gets past cover. Actually, the fielder from point gets to the ball and there is a big chance of a run out at the striker's end, with Faf in the middle of the pitch. But luckily for Faf, the fielder fumbles and the South African gets back in his crease. 19:38 IST:1.3: Arshad Khan to Faf du Plessis, Back of a length, outside off, punched towards cover. 19:37 IST:1.2: Arshad Khan to Faf du Plessis, A touch short of full, around middle and leg, du Plessis pushes it towards cover. Both bowlers have looked to hit the good length or the back of a good length so far. 19:37 IST:1.2: Arshad Khan to Faf du Plessis, WIDE. A length ball, but misdirected, down the leg side. Faf du Plessis looks to flick but misses. 19:36 IST:1.1: Arshad Khan to Faf du Plessis, On a length, outside off, slapped straight to cover. 19:37 IST:Having scored 381 runs this season prior to this match, KL Rahul is the highest run-getter for DC, despite playing a game fewer than Abishek Porel and Tristan Stubbs. Arshad Khan to share the new ball. 19:36 IST:0.6: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, FOUR! BEAUTY! You won't find much better shots than those. Fractionally short of a length, outside off, KL Rahul stands tall, gets on top of the bounce and punches it between cover and point, for the first authentic boundary of the game. 19:35 IST:0.5: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, On a length, outside off, punched towards cover. 19:35 IST:0.4: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, FOUR! Edged, but safe. Rahul is off the mark now. On a length, outside off, Rahul walks down the track, trying to break Siraj's rhythm, aiming to punch it through the off side. But gets a thick outside edge which races towards deep third. Sherfane Rutherford gets across from deep backward point to his left and slides but while trying to throw the ball back, there is a doubt that he perhaps touched the ropes. The decision is referred upstairs and sure enough, the foot is in contact with the ball still in hand. 19:33 IST:0.4: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, WIDE. Gets a bit too straight, does Siraj and hurls this down the leg side. KL Rahul misses his flick. The Capitals are on the board. 19:32 IST:0.3: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, Full and straight, closer to the middle stump this time, KL defends it watchfully. 19:32 IST:0.2: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, Slightly fuller, outside off, Rahul looks to drive it through mid off but the bat comes a bit quicker than the ball and as a result, the ball goes off the inner half of the bat towards mid off. 19:31 IST:0.1: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, Straightaway on the dot. Siraj lands this on a length, just outside off, angling it in, KL Rahul defends it watchfully down the track. 19:31 IST:The national anthem has been completed and we are now ready to begin the match proceedings. The bell is rung at the Arun Jaitley Stadium and out walk the two umpires. The Gujarat Titans team gets itself in a huddle. Now, the crowd roars to see a new opening combination - Faf du Plessis and KL Rahul - stride out. This is the 7th opening combination this season and the Capitals will hope that it is lucky number 7 for them. Mohammed Siraj has the new ball in his hand and will be hoping to find some swing and use that scrambled seam. Rahul to face. A slip in place. Here we go... 19:28 IST:Time for the Indian national anthem then. 19:22 IST:Meanwhile, in Jaipur, PUNJAB KINGS HAVE DEFEATED RAJASTHAN ROYALS BY 10 RUNS. It was a close game where the Royals fought tooth and nail in attempting to chase down 220, but eventually, it was too much for their middle order. With this win, Punjab move to second spot, earning 17 points, being separated from the Royal Challengers Bengaluru due to an inferior net run rate. 19:24 IST:The skipper of Delhi Capitals, AXAR PATEL, admits that he also wanted to bowl first, stating that dew plays a part in the second innings at this venue. But is quick to add that the toss is not in their hands, so Delhi will now look to bat well and post a good total. On the mindset regarding the playoffs scenario, Axar says that the talks have been to take one game at a time and not think too much about qualification. Stresses that despite being inconsistent, the Capitals are in a good position to qualify for the playoffs. So just wants his side to focus on the processes and not think about qualification. On his opinion about the loss of players from the squad, Patel says that he respects the personal decisions of the players and adds that even to those who have come, he has said that he wants players who are mentally fresh and are not worried about what is happening in the outside world. On the team mindset, AP stresses once again that it is all about winning one game as he feels that will bring momentum and DC can get back to winning ways. On the team combination, Axar Patel informs that DC are going in with 3 fast bowlers and 3 spinners. On the changes, he informs that Madhav Tiwari comes in for Vipraj Nigam while Mustafizur Rahman replaces Mitchell Starc. 19:14 IST:The skipper of Gujarat Titans, SHUBMAN GILL, says that it is definitely not easy to start all over again after an unscheduled break but also feels that it was a period of good rest for some of the fast bowlers. Adds that KAGISO RABADA comes back into the side, citing a massive sense of relief. On their strong position in the tournament, Gill agrees that it has been a really good tournament so far but nonetheless, stresses that they have got 3 games and are looking to win each of them. On the thought process of being forced to start afresh, Shubman says that it is the thing with every match, wherein one needs to start afresh. Hopes that this break helps the Titans to improve their fielding which hasn't been good this season. On his opinion of losing out on certain players due to this break. SG says that everyone has been professional and hopes that anyone who comes back into the team performs for the side. On the wicket, Shubman Gill assesses it as a good one, adding that whenever games are played in Delhi, we see high-scoring games. So is expecting another one tonight. On the team changes, Gill informs that Kagiso Rabada comes in for Gerald Coetzee. 19:07 IST:Impact nominations by GT - Sai Sudharsan, Washington Sundar, Mahipal Lomror, Anuj Rawat and Dasun Shanaka. 19:10 IST:Gujarat Titans (Playing XI) - Shubman Gill (C), Sherfane Rutherford (OVERSEAS) (IN FOR SAI SUDHARSAN), Jos Buttler (WK) (OVERSEAS), Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan (OVERSEAS), Kagiso Rabada (IN FOR GERALD COETZEE) (OVERSEAS), Arshad Khan, Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna. 19:06 IST:Impact options for DC - Dushmantha Chameera, Sediqullah Atal, Karun Nair, Tripurana Vijay and Madhav Tiwari. 19:08 IST:Delhi Capitals (Playing XI) - Faf du Plessis (OVERSEAS), Abishek Porel (WK), Sameer Rizvi (IN FOR KARUN NAIR), KL Rahul, Axar Patel (C), Tristan Stubbs (OVERSEAS), Ashutosh Sharma (IN FOR DUSHMANTHA CHAMEERA), Vipraj Nigam, T Natarajan, Kuldeep Yadav and Mustafizur Rahman (IN FOR MITCHELL STARC). 19:05 IST:TOSS - Time for the flip of the coin. Axar Patel flips the coin, TAILS is the call from Shubman Gill and it is a Tail. GUJARAT TITANS CHOOSE TO BOWL FIRST.
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IPL 2025: How much do umpires earn in the Indian Premier League?
Umpires play a crucial role in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Find out how much match officials are earning in IPL 2025 season. Umpiring quality in IPL has come under question after a bizarre incident involving Ishan Kishan during the SRH vs MI clash. read more Umpires walk out before an IPL 2025 game between SRH and MI. Image: BCCI The Indian Premier League (IPL) is one of the richest cricket tournaments in the world, and it's not just the players who earn big money. The umpires also make a good amount of money for officiating the matches. How much do umpires earn in IPL? According to a report by India Today, the on-field umpires in IPL 2025 earn Rs 3 lakh per match. The fourth umpires, who help with off-field decisions and other duties, get Rs 2 lakh per match. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD In comparison, each player, including the ones who come in as impact players, get a match fee of Rs 7.5 lakh per game in IPL 2025. This match fee is separate from the salary the players get from their teams based on their contracts. Umpiring standards in IPL under fire Meanwhile, the umpiring in IPL 2025 hasn't been at its best. The issue of bad umpiring came into the spotlight recently during a strange incident involving Ishan Kishan in the match between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Mumbai Indians (MI). SRH batter Kishan tried to glance a ball from pacer Deepak Chahar that was drifting down the leg side. The ball was safely caught by MI wicketkeeper Ryan Rickelton, but neither Rickelton nor Chahar made any serious appeal for a catch. On-field umpire Vinod Seshan looked ready to signal it as a wide. But surprisingly, Kishan started walking off, thinking he had edged the ball. Seeing Kishan walk, Seshan also raised his finger and gave him out. He looked absolutely clueless while making the decision. Fairplay or facepalm? 🤯 Ishan Kishan walks... but UltraEdge says 'not out!' What just happened?! Watch the LIVE action ➡ #IPLonJioStar 👉 #SRHvMI | LIVE NOW on Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 Hindi & JioHotstar! — Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) April 23, 2025 However, replays showed that the ball had actually missed Kishan's bat completely, and the UltraEdge technology confirmed that there was no spike, meaning there was no contact. It was a brain-fade moment for Kishan but what the umpire did was unbelievable. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD
