GT vs DC Ball by Ball Commentary

FOUR! And that's that! GT get over the line! Starc nails the yorker and it tails back into the left-hander, at the toes, Tewatia hurriedly gets his bat down to jam it out. Gets an inside edge that goes through his legs and races away to the deep fine leg fence for a boundary. The Titans win by 7 wickets and go to the top of the table!

SIX! BANG! An ideal start to the final over for the Titans! Starc charges in from over the wicket and goes searching for the yorker but misses. Serves it right in the slot, on off, Tewatia gets low and smokes it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

From around the wicket, on a back of a length, on off, Rahul Tewatia gets on top of it and punches it to deep point for just a single. Superb stuff from Mukesh Kumar. Just 5 runs off the over. GT need 10 runs off the final over.

OUT! CAUGHT! Mukesh Kumar looks to get the yorker in, around off but it comes out as a thigh-high full toss, on off, Sherfane Rutherford looks to go down the ground but ends up getting it high on the bat. It goes only as far as long off where Mitchell Starc runs in a few steps and completes a safe catch. Sherfane cannot take GT over the line and this has been an excellent over so far from Mukesh. 4 runs and a wicket off the over so far. GT need 11 runs in 7 balls.

Well bowled! Pushes a wide yorker across the batter, Sherfane Rutherford fails to squeeze it out on the off side.

Good effort in the field! Mukesh executes the wide yorker, Sherfane Rutherford takes a step down the track and takes it on the full. Drills it down the ground to the left of long off where Mitchell Starc slides and cuts it off. Two runs taken.

Slanting in, low full toss, on middle and leg, Jos Buttler does not quite cash in and just calmly whips it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Mukesh starts well! Nails the wide yorker and has a deep backward point in place for this wide yorker ploy. Sherfane Rutherford takes it on the full and steers it wide of backward point for a single.

Short and wide on off, slapped away to deep point for a single by Sherfane. Gujarat Titans need 15 runs in 12 balls.

Mohit bangs it into the deck again, over middle and leg, Sherfane Rutherford goes for the pull but the ball catches the top edge and luckily for him, falls out of the reach of the back tracking Karun Nair at backward square leg. Two runs taken.

Mohit goes into the wicket, around off, Jos Buttler is early into the pull and toe-ends the shot beside the pitch on the off side for one.

A cross-seam delivery, right in the blockhole, on off, Sherfane Rutherford walks across his stumps and looks to get under the ball but fails to do so. The ball goes on to hit him on the back leg and a single is taken as the ball rolls away on the leg side. Given as runs by the umpire though.

Another slower one, on off, Jos Buttler loses his shape as he swings. Slices the lofted hit to the left of long off for a single.

FOUR! Smashed! Mohit Sharma starts with a back-of-the-hand slower one, a bit too full, Jos Buttler waits for the ball to arrive and crunches it back over the bowler's head for a boundary. Moves to 94 with this shot.

Mukesh keeps it full, on middle, Jos Buttler takes it on the full and pushes it to long on for a run. 14 runs off the over. GT need 25 runs in 18 balls.

Low full toss, at the stumps, Sherfane Rutherford swats it to deep mid-wicket for one more.

Wide! Spilled beyond the wide guideline on off. Sherfane Rutherford lets it go.

Leg bye! Slanting into the pads, on a length, Jos has a swipe across the line. Gets beaten on the inside edge and wears it on the pads. A leg bye is taken as the ball goes off the pads on the off side.

Low full toss, outside off, Sherfane Rutherford takes a step down the track and slices it to deep point for a single.

Mukesh dishes out right in the blockhole, on middle, Buttler digs it out to long off and crosses over. The 100-run stand comes up between these two.

SIX! Jos Buttler makes the Free Hit count! Angling in, on a length, on middle, Jos creates a stable base for himself and clobbers it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

NO BALL! A false start from Mukesh Kumar! Serves a wide yorker, near the tramline on off, Sherfane Rutherford gets closer to the line of the ball to get it through the off side. Gets an outside edge towards short third where the fielder misfields and concedes a single. Free Hit coming up.

Pushed through, flat and short, on middle, Sherfane Rutherford punches it to long on for one. Kuldeep Yadav is done for the night. He finishes with figures of 4-0-30-1. GT need 39 runs in 24 balls.

On the pads, on the shorter side, Jos Buttler waits back and nudges it through backward square leg for one.

Slower through the air and wider on off, it is the googly, Jos Buttler shapes up to go back over the bowler's head but ends up bunting it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Short and punished! Kuldeep Yadav errs in length. A half-tracker, on middle, Jos Buttler rocks back quickly and hammers it to the right of deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Serves the googly, full and on off, Jos Buttler knocks it to cover.

Floated up, on off, Sherfane Rutherford pats it in front of cover for a quick single.

Banged in short by Starc, over off, Jos Buttler hops and keeps it out on the off side. 20 runs off the over. GT need 46 runs off 30 balls.

FOUR! Misjudgment in the deep and that has gone away for the fifth boundary in a row! Dug in short by Starc, over middle, Jos Buttler takes the short ball on and does not quite get hold of it. Hits it flat towards deep backward square leg where Vipraj Nigam is a bit late to charge in. Puts the dive ahead but the ball drops short of him and goes past him into the fence.

FOUR! Make that four boundaries in a row! Pitched up by Starc, on off, Jos Buttler just shows the full face of the bat and drives it all along the ground to the right of mid off for another boundary.

FOUR! Hat-trick of boundaries! Mitchell Starc under more pressure. Starc switches to over the wicket and pushes it across the right-hander, near the tramline on off. Jos Buttler reaches out to go through the off side. Gets it finer than he intended it to go and it beats deep third to his left for the third boundary in a row.

FOUR! Two in two for Jos Buttler! Starc nails the wide yorker this time, Jos Buttler gets low and reaches out. Guides it with an open bat face to the right of backward point for four more.

FOUR! Cracked away! Starc steams in from around the wicket and goes for the yorker but it comes out as a half-volley, on off, Jos Buttler backs away and drills it past extra cover for a boundary.

Full and outside off, googly again. Sherfane Rutherford tries to go for the slog sweep and gets beaten on the outside edge.

FOUR LEG BYES! Full wide outside off, Sherfane Rutherford goes for the reverse-sweep as the ball hits his front leg and runs fine off the short third fielder for four.

Full, googly outside off, Sherfane Rutherford looks to play the slog sweep and gets beaten as the ball spins away.

Short and quick on leg stump, Jos Buttler works it into the leg side for a single towards deep mid-wicket.

Touch shorter on off, Jos Buttler cuts it to point. Dot ball.

FOUR! Overpitched and gets the punishment. Full on off, Jos Buttler lofts it straight back over the bowler's head for a one-bounce four.

Floated, wide outside off, perhaps that ball slipped out of Vipraj's hands. Buttler doesn't offer a shot. Wide given.

Full on off, Jos Buttler drives this to mid off and takes a single.

FOUR! Driven through covers and that will be FIFTY for Buttler! Full, pace on delivery, on off, Jos Buttler drives this off the front foot to the left of mid off for a four. The GT dugout is on its feet to applaud the knock. Buttler holds the key here alongside Sherfane Rutherford in this chase for the home side.

Another pace off delivery, on a length, outside off, Sherfane Rutherford comes on the front foot and just pushes it into the off side to backward point and sets off for a quick single.

Pace off delivery on a length, on off, Sherfane Rutherford looks to guide it in the gap between short third and backward point, but there's no real pace on the ball and he ends up hitting it towards short third.

SIX! Back-to-back sixes! Back of a length on off, Sherfane Rutherford shuffles across a bit and pulls this one over the deep backward square leg region for another six.

SIX! PULLED AWAY! Back-of-a-length delivery, outside off, Sherfane Rutherford climbs onto that one as he pulls this one over deep mid-wicket for a flattish six.

Short on off, Sherfane Rutherford looks to cut it, but that was not wide enough. The ball takes a bit of an outside edge and runs towards short third. Batters take a single.

SIX! A one hander! Full on off, Sherfane Rutherford swings through the line as he takes one hand off the handle. The ball goes way over the long off fielder, into the stands.

Short and wide, Sherfane Rutherford wanted a piece of that one, but that was too wide and hence he decides to let it go. Wide given.

Slower through the air, googly, on middle, Jos Buttler comfortably pats it into the leg side and takes a single.

Short on off, Sherfane Rutherford punches it to long on for a single.

Short and wide outside off, Buttler reaches out for that one as he pushes it off the back foot as the ball goes along the ground to deep extra cover. Single taken.

Short on off, Sherfane Rutherford works it into the leg side and takes a single as the wicket-keeper runs behind the ball and collects it.

Short and down the leg side, Buttler sees the opportunity and looks to pull this one with hard hands but he can't connect and the ball hits his back leg. Oh, something's got to give here. Superb over from Vipraj Nigam. Just 4 runs off it.

Tossed up, just outside off. Sherfane Rutherford goes for the big one, but can't connect as he gets it off the toe end of the bat. The ball goes on the bounce to long off. Single taken.

Full on off, Sherfane Rutherford drives it straight to short cover. Another dot ball. Pressure building here.

Googly, turning away from the left hander, just outside off, Sherfane Rutherford leans forward and defends it off the front foot. Dot ball.

Slower through the air on a length, on middle, Buttler pushes it into the leg side towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Full toss on off, Buttler smashes it through covers. The man from long off runs to his left and cuts it off. Two runs taken.

Fuller on off, Buttler eases the drive to long on for a single to keep the strike.

A touch fuller, on off, googly, Buttler pushes it to short cover. Dot ball.

Full on off, Sherfane Rutherford leans forward and defends it as the ball goes into the leg side. Batters run a quick single.

FOUR! Cut away! Slower through the air, short and wide outside off, turning away, Sherfane Rutherford reaches out for it and splits the gap between short third and point fielders to get four runs.

A touch shorter, googly on middle, Buttler works it off the back foot to mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up on leg stump, Buttler whips this one in the gap between mid-wicket and long on for two runs.

Slower through the air, googly, turning away from the left hander. Sherfane Rutherford goes poking at it and gets beaten on the outside edge.

Short on leg stump, Buttler goes on the back foot and pulls it along the ground to the right of deep square leg for a single.

SIX! Pumped down the ground! Tossed up on off, too full, Buttler clears his front leg and swings his willow through the line. The ball goes over the bowler's head for a six.

Floated up, on off, Sherfane Rutherford carves it away to deep cover for a single.

Short on off, Buttler comfortably punches it off the back foot to long off for a single.

Slower through the air, enticing the batter to go for the big one, Sherfane accepts the offer and goes for the lofted hit over long off, he ends up skying it, but luckily for him the ball lands in no mans land, as it falls in the gap between long off and covers. Single taken.

Short and turning into the batter, on leg stump, Sherfane Rutherford pushes it off the back foot past the bowler, to long on for a single to get off the mark.

Short just outside off, Sherfane Rutherford again punches it off the back foot to the left of short cover who is quick to cut it off. Another dot ball.

Short on off, Sherfane Rutherford punches it off the back foot to short cover.

OUT! CAUGHT! Kuldeep Yadav strikes in his first over! Short on off, Sai Sudharsan rocks back and looks to pull this one over deep mid-wicket but doesn't really get the elevation to clear Tristan Stubbs in the deep. Sai hits it flat and hard, and Stubbs takes a really good catch, crouching low with his feet bent, because that ball was travelling.

Slower through the air, a touch short, googly on off stump, Buttler cautiously tries to work it into the leg side and gets a bit of leading edge, that goes along the ground to long off. Single taken.

Short just outside off, Buttler pats it off the backfoot to short cover. Dot ball.

Short on leg, Buttler works it into the leg side towards deep mid-wicket for a single to keep the strike.

Slower through the air, wide outside off, Buttler cuts it square of the wicket to the left of deep extra cover for two runs. The fielder in the deep did well to slide to his left and saved potentially two runs.

Short, just outside off, Sai rocks on the back foot and pulls this one along the ground to mid-wicket for a single.

Short and wide outside off, Sai reaches out for it and pats it to short cover. Dot ball.

Full on the pads, Buttler flicks it along the ground to deep square leg for a single.

Slower through the air, wide outside off, arm ball, Sai Sudharsan carves it away to the left of deep extra cover for a single.

A low full toss now, on off, Sudharsan mistimes it straight to mid off but still sets off for a single. Axar Patel picks it up and has a shy at the keeper's end but misses. GT are 67/1 at the end of the Powerplay!

Full and straight, slips in the yorker as Buttler digs it out through mid on for a single.

Wide! Goes full and looks to angle it towards Jos Buttler, who was backing away, but spills it down the leg side for a wide.

Around the wicket now to the left-hander, bowled on a hard length over middle, Sudharsan pushes it out from the crease and to wide mid on for a single.

FOUR! Lovely timing! Full and wide, a bit too full though, Sudharsan gets on one knee and drives it square and wide of deep backward point for another boundary.

FOUR! Banged in short and just a bit wide, Sai Sudharsan leaps up on his toes and slaps it over cover-point for a fine boundary.

Beaten! Slips in a bit of a fuller one, across the off stump, Sudharsan looks to drive it square but is beaten past the outside edge.

Pushed through flat and on off stump, Buttler makes room to open up the off side but ends up jamming it out to covers.

Floated up on a nagging length around middle and leg, Sudharsan plays it off the back foot past square leg for a run.

Full and on off stump, driven from the crease down to long off for a single.

SIX! BANG! Fired in, full and around off, Jos Buttler reaches for it and flat-bats it wide of long on for another biggie.

SIX! Doesn't get all of it but gets enough does Jos Buttler. Tossed up, full and straight, Buttler backs away and ends up slicing the lofted shot back over the bowler's head for a biggie.

Bowls it flatter and around leg stump, Buttler presses back and turns it straight to square leg.

Nagging length on off, darting it back into the left-hander, Sudharsan backs away and manages to keep it out.

Fired in full and a lot straighter as well, Buttler drives it away to wide long off for a single.

Length ball, angled back in from well outside off, Buttler is late on the cut and jams it out to point.

FOUR! A bit too short and wide, Jos Buttler rocks back and cuts it uppishly but in the gap as the ball goes behind point and into the ropes.

Over the wicket now, bowling it on a dragged length and at the stumps, Sudharsan hops back and nudges it towards mid-wicket for a run.

SIX! Up and over! Floated up on leg stump, Sai Sudharsan is quick to get inside the line and sweeps it high and over fine leg for a six.

Length ball around leg, Buttler shuffles across and looks to play the lap shot but misses. A stifled appeal for caught behind from KL Rahul but he ends up reviewing for a wide. The third umpire is called in and he checks UltraEdge first. No bat involved. Then he checks the feet position and reckons that had Buttler kept his original stance, it would have hit him. A good review and it won't be a wide.

Ouch, that must have hurt! Starc hits the deck hard and bowls it over middle and leg. Jos Buttler looks to block but is beaten for pace and bounce and gets hit in the midriff region. That was bowled at 146.2 kph!

Length ball on off and middle, Buttler waits back and just taps it late and wide of deep third for a couple of handy runs.

Goes fuller this time and around off, Sudharsan looks to drive but is late and toe-ends it wide of the keeper for a single.

FOUR! Wow, Sai Sudharsan has now hit Mitchell Starc for three consecutive fours and all have been stellar shots. Fuller than good length and around off, Sudharsan leans on well and punches it sweetly through extra cover for another boundary.

FOUR! Sheer timing! Back of a length and outside off, shaping away as well, Sudharsan gets up on his toes and controls the cut superbly and nails it wide of point for a boundary.

FOUR! Uppish but in the gap! Pitched up again and around off, Jos Buttler plants the front foot forward and goes for the drive, hitting it in the air a bit and right in between the mid off and cover fielders for a boundary.

Pitched up in and around the off stump line, Jos Buttler leans on and strokes the ball towards cover.

OUT! RUN OUT! Bullseye from Karun Nair and there was never a run there! Mukesh Kumar bowls it with an upright seam and just back of a length around middle. Shubman Gill takes a couple of steps ahead and nudges it down towards mid-wicket before setting up for the single. Sudharsan responds quickly as well but tries sending Gill back quickly too. Nair picks up the ball, takes a second and gets the direct hit at the batter's end as Gill tries to scamper back, but he is out by miles. DC with a huge wicket early on!

Hard length, angled across off, Sudharsan stays upright and cuts it firmly to deep backward point for a run.

Length ball on the stumps, Gill comes forward and punches it straight back. The bowler deflects it towards mid on and the batters scamper through for a single.

FOUR! Shot! Full and wide to begin with, swinging further away, Shubman Gill leans on and smacks it with a lazy elegance wide of mid off and picks up a boundary.

FOUR! Classy shot! Good-length delivery, not all that full and in the channel, Sai Sudharsan prods halfway and just plays a checked drive, nailing it between covers and mid off for the first boundary of the chase.

Around the wicket now to the left-hander, banging it in short around middle. The ball angles away as Sudharsan tries to lean back and play the ramp but is unable to connect.

Pitched up outside off, Gill with half a stride forward and he just drops it with soft hands in front of mid off for a quick single.

Pushed down on a good length at over 142 clicks and right around the top of off, Sudharsan presses back and plays it late, behind point and wide of deep third for one more.

Bowled on a hard length around off stump, Shubman Gill stands tall and pats the ball down past point for a single to get off the mark as well.

Just a hint of swing to begin with! Good length, slanted onto middle and leg and then straightening a bit, Sai Sudharsan tucks it neatly past mid-wicket and gets going with a single.