END OF OVER:19 | 22 Runs 1 Wkt | DC: 216/7 | RR: 11.36
- Auqib Nabi10 (2b)
- Madhav Tiwari18 (8b)
- Yash Thakur4-0-55-2
- Marcus Stoinis3-0-44-1
11:55pm That will be all from us. We hope you enjoyed our coverage and we will be back with more tomorrow. Until then, from all of us here at ESPNcricinfo, it is goodbye!
El Fuego: "When do we enter the permutations and combinations territory?. Almost time, isn't it?. " -- Right about now!
Madhav Tiwari, Player of the Match: I would like to thank the management for giving this opportunity. Lucky enough to be on the winning side. (On how hard it was when he was not playing) The mindset is that if the things are not in your hands, you try to be better in each practice session. I worked on my bowling a lot and my range hitting with my batting coach. It was fun and happy I was able to contribute for the team. (On if he is a batting or bowling all-rounder) I would like to say I am a 100 percent bowler and a 100 percent batter. The wicket was helping the length balls, and was sticking to that, mixing it with wide balls and short balls in between. I was prepared (to bowl four overs). Conditions were supporting fast bowlers. As Axar said, he would have probably bowled if I conceded runs in my first over (smiles). Lucky to get to bowl four overs for the team. Our batting coach told me that I have the power, and asked me to not do anything fancy - to just hold my shape.
Axar Patel, DC captain: The pressure moments, we have been losing. Have been saying our team is good and that we have been playing good cricket too, but we are here (because of losing those crucial moments). Very happy with how the team played, and hopefully we can do the same in the next two games. In the bowling, first 3-4 overs, they had 60 runs but to finish with only 72 in the powerplay, that was a winning moment. Then, Mukesh and Madhav bowling in the middle, and after that, my partnership with Miller, with the youngsters then finishing off the game. (On not bowling) The way the wicket was, when Nabi was bowling in the fourth over, it was swinging and seaming. In the first few overs, we did not bowl in the right areas. After the powerplay as well, it was moving around, so I thought there was no need to bowl spin since I had five pacers. (On his batting) Today, it clicked. Earlier as well, I used to come out with same intent. I got a chance today. Luck changed a little, and I was trusting my process, and the runs came. The cricket we are playing and the players we have, the future is strong. The runs Sahil also made, I had said before as well, he could be a good player in the future. A captain is very happy when he has youngsters like this, and as you said, the Delhi Capitals can do anything.
Shreyas Iyer, PBKS captain: (Where it went wrong) Don't have to beat around the bush, but fielding and bowling again. (On if the score was enough) Absolutely. Feel it was 30 runs more on this wicket, given how the ball was seaming and the variable bounce. (On not bowling Chahal) It was a thought but the way it was seaming, if we had executed our lines and lengths, we may have gotten wickets. But we did not. I always say that hard length or short of hard length is the best ball. Not easy to hit (for someone coming in). We fell short of planning.
David Miller: (Partnership with Axar) We were (behind). Axar has been working very hard. Tonight, it came off. That is why he has been playing for so long - dug in deep and came out with good energy. We complement each other well, so it is good. (On the finisher's role) It is a difficult thing, but just trying to stay calm. Always a long journey to get to the end, so about staying in the present. Can only control the next ball, so keep reminding myself. Just trying to clear the mind and think clearly. (On if there was extra incentive playing against Punjab) There is always incentive. It is the nature of league cricket - you go from one team to another. Nice to get the job done and the boys did really well at the back end. There was something in the wicket - every now and then, stayed a bit low. About playing good cricket shots, get into good positions. The lengths we bowled, we stuck it out really well, knowing that is a tactic they would bowl.
11:27pm Phew. What a game. And what a run-chase. DC had everything going against them. No team had ever chased these many to win a game here. DC then lost their leading run-scorer of the season (Rahul) early. But somehow, they found a way. Axar led the resistance with his first fifty of the season. Miller joined in on the fun soon, with Ashutosh, Tiwari and Nabi all playing pivotal cameos towards the end.
PBKS will be disappointed with how their defence panned out. They dropped two catches, indulged in several misfields and erred with their lines and lengths too often. And they were made to pay by the Capitals, who have now consigned the Kings to four successive defeats, and have introduced even more jeopardy for the team that was being looked at as pace-setters earlier in the campaign.
Free hit to tuck into for Nabi, with just one more needed
Nabi to try his luck now. 6 off 7
AR Sharma c sub (P Dubey) b Yash Thakur 24 (27m 10b 2x4 2x6) SR: 240
Kai: "DC's game to loose from here. A brilliant comeback from their position in PP and have a made a game out of this match!"
Yash to bowl the penultimate over. 17 off 12. DC favourites now?
END OF OVER:18 | 19 Runs | DC: 194/6 (17 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 10.77, RRR: 8.50)
- Madhav Tiwari13 (5b)
- Ashutosh Sharma18 (8b)
- Marcus Stoinis3-0-44-1
- Ben Dwarshuis4-0-51-1
V. Kalyani : "Prabhsimran latched on to one which was needed the most!" -- This game is far from done, though. 36 off 18. Stoinis to bowl
END OF OVER:17 | 17 Runs 1 Wkt | DC: 175/6 (36 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 10.29, RRR: 12.00)
- Ashutosh Sharma7 (5b)
- Madhav Tiwari5 (2b)
- Ben Dwarshuis4-0-51-1
- Marco Jansen4-0-45-0
Around the wicket now
Tiwari in at 8
DA Miller c †Prabhsimran Singh b Dwarshuis 51 (42m 28b 3x4 4x6) SR: 182.14
53 off 24. Final time-out of the game. This game is right in the balance. On a knife-edge, as they say. DC have the momentum and the finishing nous of Miller and Ashutosh. PBKS, though, will feel one more wicket might tilt it their way. Dwarshuis back
Kartik: "Noticed that when arshdeep has a good day Jansen doesn't and vice versa. If Punjab want to win the cup they need to have both of them having good days especially in the playoffs "
END OF OVER:16 | 15 Runs | DC: 158/5 (53 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 9.87, RRR: 13.25)
- Ashutosh Sharma7 (4b)
- David Miller39 (25b)
- Marco Jansen4-0-45-0
- Arshdeep Singh4-0-21-2
AhmadSeyar : "are we gonna witness another miller special....?" -- DC will hope that is the case. Chahal loosening up, for what it is worth.
Laddoo : "where is chahal? why not he bowling?" -- Dew? Left-handers? Conditions? Who knows. No over of spin so far. All 35.2 overs have been bowled by pace
