DC vs MI Ball by Ball Commentary

FOUR! David Miller hits the winning runs! Corbin Bosch bowls a full toss down the leg side, begging to be put away. Miller does not miss out and tickles it away to the fine leg fence for a boundary. DC WIN BY 6 WICKETS WITH 11 BALLS TO SPARE!

Pitched up, on middle, angling in, Tristan Stubbs clips it but cannot beat square leg.

Gets it in the blockhole, outside off, David Miller digs it out towards long off for one. Just 3 needed now.

Fuller and on middle, Tristan Stubbs bunts it out to long on for one.

Full toss, yet again, on off, David Miller forces it to long off for a run.

FOUR! Finds the gap! Another low full toss, on off. David Miller smacks it away wide of long on. The fielder runs to his left and dives, but cannot stop the boundary. DC just one big hit away from the win now.

Low full toss, on middle, Tristan Stubbs drives it to long on for a single.

Another fuller one, on leg, David Miller misses out on the flick again, getting hit on the pads.

Fullish delivery and around off, David Miller drills it out but straight to extra cover.

Gets away with it! Pitched up but down the leg side, David Miller fails to glance it away. It goes off his pads behind, where Ryan Rickelton dives to his right to make the half stop. He parries it to short fine and Miller is sent back by his partner.

Fuller and on off, Tristan Stubbs pushes it to covers for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! A knock of the highest order finally comes to an end. Corbin Bosch goes fuller and on off. Sameer Rizvi clears his front leg and looks to loft it with a straight bat but his bat turns in his hands at the point of contact. He knows that he has mishit that one and throws his head back in disappointment. The ball goes high in the air towards long off, where Tilak Varma settles under it and takes a fine catch. Rizvi walks off to a huge applause, but will be disappointed not to be there till the end.

Right in the blockhole, on middle. Sameer Rizvi opens up his body and jams it out wide of long on for a brace. He moves into the 90s now. 150 UP FOR DELHI CAPITALS!

Good length and on middle, David Miller blocks it out on the pitch.

On a length and on middle, David Miller keeps it out to the leg side.

FOUR! Nice shot! Jasprit Bumrah misses the yorker, probably for the first time in this game. He serves a full toss, on middle, angling in. David Miller clips it away through mid-wicket to pick up his second boundary.

WIDE! Tries the slower bouncer, on middle, David Miller leaves it alone. It is called a wide, but Bumrah does not think so. He manages to convince his skipper for the review. However, the replay shows it is well over the head of the batter, and we don't even need the Ball Tracking.

FOUR! Up and over! Touch fuller and around off. David Miller gets his hands through the shot and carves it over extra covers for a boundary.

Good fielding! Back of a length and around off, Sameer Rizvi arches his back and steers it wide of short third, using the pace on the ball. Shardul Thakur gets low to his left quickly and gets a good hand to stop it. They cross.

A slower yorker, on off, David Miller pushes it through covers for a single.

SIX! Absolutely belted away! Short at pace by Thakur, outside off. Sameer Rizvi stays leg side of the ball and swats it flatly behind extra cover for a cracking six. Rizvi moves to 87 off just 48 balls and has a good chance to convert this into a well-deserved century.

On a short of a good length, slow at 118.8 kph, outside off. Rizvi positions himself to dab it behind on the off side, but does not get the connection.

WIDE! Short and wide, outside the guideline. Rizvi lets it be.

FOUR! Extraordinary batting! Too full by Shardul on this occasion, outside off. Rizvi stays deep in the crease, clears the front leg to make room and crashes it through the mid off and cover gap. Before anyone could move a muscle, the ball blazes away to the fence.

Full and on leg. Miller gets a bit squared up by the pace off delivery and keeps it out to extra cover for a single.

Rolls his fingers on the ball to take pace off. Short over off, nipping in and staying low. Sameer shuffles across and tries to help it over short fine leg, but the lack of bounce and pace does him in. Inside edges to the pads and then to the leg side for a single.

FOUR! This is slipping out of MI's reach now! A slower bouncer, outside off, at shoulder height. Sameer Rizvi goes deep inside the crease and square cuts it over backward point for a boundary. That also brings up the 50-run stand between these two batters. Out of the 52 runs, Miller has scored just one here, showing how dominant Rizvi has been. DC need 38 from 35 balls.

Slower delivery on middle, Sameer Rizvi nudges this length ball through widish square leg for an easy single.

At just 111.8 kph, this is dug short and over off. Sameer Rizvi hops to ramp it over short third but misses to put the bat on the ball.

Excellent fielding in the deep! At the pads, on a good length. Sameer Rizvi pulls it behind square on the leg side, towards deep backward square leg. Mitchell Santner comes charging across from deep mid-wicket and dives to cut it off. Keeps it down to a couple of runs only. But he lands hard on his right shoulder and looks in some pain.

SIX! That's just a gift! Deepak Chahar misses his yorker and serves a full toss, on the pads. Sameer Rizvi picks it off and helps it on its way over the deep fine leg fence for a biggie.

Bangs this into the pitch, on middle, slower again. Sameer Rizvi sways away and tries to upper-cut it. The ball keeps coming in and takes the gloves, pops up but falls safely into the off side.

FOUR! Put away with ease! Short of a length and outside off, takes pace off. Sameer Rizvi extends his arms to reach out for it and smashes it through extra covers for a boundary.

Length ball in the channel of off, at 126.3 kph. This is eased towards point. Just 1 run from Bumrah's third over. 55 needed off 42 balls.

Oh, this one just doesn't rise off the pitch. Short at 118.5 kph, outside off. David Miller prepares himself to play the pull shot across the line, but gets totally outfoxed by the lack of bounce.

Slowish delivery, full and on the stumps. Miller presses in front and taps it to the off side with soft hands.

A big appeal for LBW, but not given. There were two sounds and after a bit of pondering, SKY does not review it. Attempted yorker tailing into leg stump, Sameer Rizvi swings across the line and gets hit on the pad as the ball rolls wide of the keeper. The keeper has a shy at the striker’s end but misses, and they sneak through for a single. UltraEdge confirms a clear inside edge.

Around off, on a good length, Rizvi gives himself some room, tries to use the pace and get it past short third, but dabs it straight to the fielder.

Slower fuller one, outside off, Sameer swings hard, but gets a thick outside edge and the ball rolls back to the keeper.

Goes short again and around off, Sameer Rizvi cuts it away to deep point for a run. 34 runs in the last two overs, and Delhi are in the driver's seat now.

Misses out there! Floated, short and wide outside off. Sameer Rizvi drops to one knee, extends his arms and slaps it but finds extra cover.

SIX! The ball is just sailing over the fence now! This is a perfect display of clean ball striking. Rizvi once again dances down the track and tonks this full ball massively over the long on fence for back-to-back sixes.

SIX! FIFTY FOR SAMEER RIZVI! Consecutive fifties for him this season. His 3rd IPL half-century and the home crowd is absolutely loving it. Little flight on a length outside off. Sameer skips down the track and plays a lovely inside-out loft over wide long off. 100 UP FOR DELHI CAPITALS!

A skiddy leg break that holds its line, on leg. Sameer Rizvi goes on the back foot, looks to whip across, but inside edges past the leg stump.

A slider by Mayank, full and on leg, at 91.5 kph. Miller hangs back and flicks it through square leg for a single.

SIX! Just about goes the distance! Bosch serves it full and on the off-stump line. Sameer Rizvi is deep in the crease and lifts it high and handsomely down the ground for a six. 20 runs from the over. Corbin Bosch has gone for 32 runs in his 2 overs so far. 70 required off 54 balls.

SIX! That's been crashed into the stands! Wide line on a good length, outside off. Quick hands by Sameer Rizvi as he unleashes a fierce cut shot behind deep backward point for a flat six.

Swing and a miss! At 139.3 kph, this is bashed on a hard length, around off, with a slight nip into the batter. Sameer Rizvi is taken aback by the lack of lift and is beaten on the pull shot.

FOUR! Excellently played! Short by Bosch now, on top of middle. Sameer Rizvi covers the stumps by shuffling a bit, crouches very low, and uses the pace to ramp it over the keeper for a boundary.

FOUR! SMASHED! Fuller one, outside off. Sameer Rizvi goes deep in the crease before smacking it over mid off for a boundary.

Slower one, outside off, on a length, Rizvi cuts it to backward point, where the fielder dives to his left to cut it off.

Tossed up, full and on off, David Miller defends it on the front foot.

OUT! TAKEN! Mitchell Santner gets the crucial breakthrough for the Mumbai Indians. Once again, we see a wicket fall right after the break. It happened with MI as well, and now for Delhi. Santner pushes this one through quicker, bowls it short and on middle. Pathum Nissanka opens up his stance and goes for the pull, but gets rushed due to the extra bounce. It takes the top edge and flies behind the keeper. Mayank Markande, from short fine, runs to his right and takes a fine sliding catch.

Slows it up, full and on middle, Sameer Rizvi tucks it away through mid-wicket for another run.

Flighted, full and on off, Pathum Nissanka goes down and sweeps it really hard and wide of deep square leg. Tilak Varma moves to his right quickly and makes a fine diving stop. Just one.

Tossed up, full and on off, Sameer Rizvi drives it to long off for a single.

FOUR! Good start after the break! Floated, short and around off. Sameer Rizvi uses the width on offer and brings his fast hands into play, cutting it past point for a boundary.

Overpitched delivery, just around off, Sameer Rizvi squeezes it out to sweeper cover for one more. 12 runs off Bosch's first over!

Keeps the length full again, on off, Pathum Nissanka drills it to extra cover for another run.

Pitched up, on off, Sameer Rizvi clips it through mid-wicket for one.

SIX! Oh..what a shot! Corbin Bosch goes much fuller and on middle and leg. Sameer Rizvi, with a huge backlift, whips it away using his wrists, sending it well over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.

WIDE! Yorker but down the leg side, Sameer Rizvi gets his foot away. Wided.

DROPPED! A chance goes begging here! Fuller in length and just on off. Pathum Nissanka steps across and plays the pick-up shot. He does not get the timing right and the ball flies towards deep backward square leg. Naman Dhir runs forward a long way and does well to get to the ball, dives but fails to hold on to it. You need to take those defending a total like this one.

Uppish but safe! Short in length and on middle, gets some extra bounce. Sameer Rizvi gets hurried on his pull shot and mistimes it uppishly. It goes up in the air but drops well over square leg for a single.

Pushed through quicker, full and on leg, Sameer Rizvi uses his feet and clips it through mid-wicket for one more. The asking rate has now jumped over 9 for the Capitals.

Pulls his length back a bit, on leg, Pathum Nissanka works it through mid-wicket for one.

Around off, full in length, Rizvi gets on the front foot and runs it down to long off for a single.

Full and wide outside off, Rizvi slaps it off the toe end to cover.

WIDE! Quicker, full but down the leg side, Sameer Rizvi fails to glance it away. Wided.

Short and on middle, Pathum Nissanka nudges it through mid-wicket for a run. That brings up the 50 for DC!

Just over! Tossed up, full and on off, Sameer Rizvi reaches out to loft it and hits it aerially down the pitch. Mayank Markande jumps with his right hand stretched over his head, on his follow-through, but the ball just evades him. They cross.

Another one, short and down the leg, Sameer Rizvi fails to heave it away and the ball goes off his pads to short fine. A leg bye taken.

A shout for caught behind, but turned down! Flatter delivery, shortish and around leg. Sameer Rizvi gets low to swipe it away but misses. Maybe it brushes his pads before Ryan Rickelton grabs it behind the stumps. He thinks there is an edge, but not sure enough to convince his skipper to go for the review.

FOUR! Nice use of the feet! Tossed up, full and on middle, Sameer Rizvi puts on the dancing shoes to get to the pitch and lofts it over the bowler's head for a lovely boundary.

Bowls this quicker this time, shortish and angling down the leg. Sameer Rizvi opens up his stance to heave it away but misses and the ball goes between his legs to the keeper.

Drops it short and on middle, holds up in the surface a bit. Sameer Rizvi rocks back for the pull but goes through it early. Takes a blow on his stomach.

Tossed up, full and on off, Pathum Nissanka drives it hard towards short cover, where the fielder dives but only parries it to long off. A single taken.

Hits the deck hard, on off, gets it to jag back in. Sameer Rizvi arches his back to steer it away but fails to beat short third. Just 3 runs off from the last over of Powerplay. Delhi Capitals are 42/2 after 6.

Good fielding! Goes back to the slower delivery, pitches it up, on off. Pathum Nissanka waits for it and drives it firmly wide of mid off. Suryakumar Yadav dives to his left and saves a certain boundary. They cross.

Pace on, nails the yorker, on middle and off, Sameer Rizvi digs it out towards cover for one.

Another slower one, full and on off, moving in, Sameer Rizvi can only manage to push it back to the bowler.

Short of a length and on off, Pathum Nissanka connects this time, heaving it to deep square leg for a single.

Back of a length and around off, rolls his fingers to take pace off. Pathum Nissanka goes through the pull shot way too early. It takes the toe-end of the bat and rolls towards backward point. Rizvi wants the run but is sent back.

Shardul responds with a pinpoint yorker, on the stumps. But Nissanka is alert enough and squeezes it in front of the point fielder for a quick single. 16 runs off the over!

FOUR! A shot of authority! Thakur goes full and on middle. Pathum Nissanka shimmies down the track and smokes it over mid off for a cracking boundary. Calculated risk, and it pays him well.

Takes pace off, and bowls it way too short, on the leg stump line. Pathum Nissanka gets inside the line to pull, but misses. It is deemed a fair delivery as the batter moved across.

FOUR! Even better! A juicy half volley, on off. Pathum Nissanka gets right under it and spanks it down the ground, over the bowler's head for a boundary. Lovely follow-through on that one from Nissanka.

SIX! That has got a flight number attached to it! Shardul bangs it short, on middle. Pathum Nissanka reads the knuckle ball well, gets into a good position before nailing the pull shot into the stands, behind deep square leg.

At a gentle pace, short and on top of middle, cramping the batter for room. Rizvi still manufactures it by charging down and he stabs it between short third and backward point for a single.

Nicely floated into the blockhole, Pathum Nissanka carves it out to mid off. 10 runs from Santner's first over. DC need 140 from 96 balls.

Slightly short on off, at 82.7 kph. Rizvi waits on it and punches it down to long ff for a single.

Full and on the stumps, swept away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Slows it up, and pulls his length back, around off. Pathum goes for a big-booming pull shot, but he is a bit too early and gets a thick bottom edge to the off side.

FOUR! Just over Rohit! Full this time, outside leg. Pathum Nissanka reverse sweeps it just over the leaping Rohit Sharma at cover-point for a boundary.

FOUR! Off the inside edge! Santner starts with an in-drifter on a good length, on the pads. Pathum Nissanka backs away to whip it to the leg side, but only manages a thick inside edge. The ball rolls to the right of short fine leg and races away to the fence behind.

Fuller again and on middle, Sameer Rizvi knocks it towards mid on. The fielder throws the ball back towards the bowler, who is not aware of that and the ball rolls away to the fence. However, the umpire has called for the over before that, and the ball is considered dead before the throw.

Pitched up and around middle, Pathum Nissanka backs away and looks to loft it over the bowler's head. He ends up chipping it off the toe-end of the bat to the left of mid off for a single.

DROPPED! A tough chance for Chahar off his own bowling. Nissanka dances down the track and tries to smack the length ball down the ground, with a flat-batted angle. But he hits it off the toe end, spanking it flatly back to the bowler's right. Deepak Chahar sticks out his right hand on the follow-through, but cannot hold onto it.

FOUR! Times it to perfection! Chahar errs in line and bowls it on the pads, on a length. Pathum Nissanka picks it up nicely and whips it to long leg for a boundary.

This one tails back into the batter, almost a yorker by Chahar. Pathum Nissanka's head falls over but he manages to squeeze it to the backward point fielder.

A slight away shape at 136.7 kph, full and outside off, Pathum Nissanka cracks the drive, but hits it straight to Santner at mid off.

In-between length, slanted into the batter. Rizvi gets across and nudges it to mid-wicket, where the fielder dives to his left to stop it.

Back of a length, off-pace and angling in around that fourth-stump line at 117.3 kph. Nissanka prods at it, gets an inside edge, and they scamper through for a single as it trickles to backward square leg.

OUT! NITISH RANA IS RUN OUT! Outstanding game awareness from Bumrah. On a hard length, on middle and leg, nipping back into the batter. Rana taps it across into the vacant mid-wicket region and slows down midway while going for a single. Jasprit Bumrah swoops across to the left, collects the ball and turns around before scoring a direct hit at the non-striker's end. Rana puts in a desperate dive, but he is found short while the stumps are hit. Rana gets up and begins to walk, the replays also confirm that he is well short. DC are 7/2, in the chase of 163 runs.

Slams the deck hard, on off, at 131.6 kph. Pathum Nissanka hangs back and pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

FOUR! Gloriously played! Offers a bit too much width outside off, on a fuller length. Pathum Nissanka gets the chance to free his arms and he lofts it over the cover fielder for a cracking boundary.

Gets the ball to shape away, full and outside off. Pathum Nissanka leans on and drives it to mid off.

Aims the stumps, on a back of a length, Nitish Rana presses in front and blocks it to mid on. Top class opening over by Chahar. A wicket and just 2 runs.

Nips back in from middle, on a hard length. Nitish Rana is pinned on the crease, trying to whip it across, but inside edges onto the pads.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Another first-over dismissal for KL Rahul and MI are over the moon. Chahar bowls it on a good length and angles it down the leg stump line. Gets no swing and it holds its line. KL Rahul tries to help it behind to the leg side, but gets strangled in this process, nicking it behind to the keeper. Ryan Rickelton takes a superb diving catch to his left. KL walks even before the umpire raises his finger. Delhi Capitals are 2/1, chasing 163.

Back of a length, swinging away, around off. Crisply punched by KL Rahul off the back foot, but straight to the cover-point fielder.

Nissanka gets his first run as well. He flicks this straightish full ball on the pads to deep square leg for a single.

KL is up and running! Chahar finds swing straightaway, full and on middle. Rahul pushes this outgoing delivery to mid off for a quick single to get off the mark.