PBKS vs DC Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! Tough luck, Livingstone! What an end! Length ball, outside off, Livingstone hits it straight to long off where the catch is taken by Axar Patel. Delhi win by 15 runs.

Length ball, outside off. Livingstone swings and hits only to deep cover. No run is taken.

A full toss, outside off and Livingstone has missed it. He swings and misses. He has hit a couple of full toss away but not this time. That's the end surely.

NO BALL AND A SIX! What is happening here? David Warner rushes to the umpire and has a long chat. A full toss, outside off and Livingstone hammers it out of the ground towards cover. It was a waist-height full toss. Delhi no doubt reviews it but to no avail as it will be a no ball. Free Hit next. Livingstone is not giving up. He has got his no ball.

FOUR! A full toss again, outside off. Livingstone slaps it hard through covers for a boundary. Ishant Sharma is feeling the pressure.

SIX! A full toss, around off. Livingstone tonks it over long on for a six.

That will do! Fuller and outside off, Livingstone swings and misses.

Now he takes! On middle. Livingstone makes room and drops it to cover for a quick single. Anrich Nortje has a shy at the keeper's end but misses.

Fuller and on middle, Livingstone plays it to long on. He has missed the plot here, should have taken a single here.

A yorker on leg, Livingstone squeezes it out to square leg.

OUT! RUN OUT! Brar goes! Shorter and outside off. Brar looks to pull but misses. Livingstone needed the strike and he runs across. The keeper throws it back to Anrich Nortje who collects, turns and whips the bails off. 34 needed in 9 now.

OUT! KNOCKED OVER! A yorker on leg. Curran just showed too much of his leg stump as he walks across and misses his flick. The ball disturbs the leg pole.

FOUR! Anrich Nortje misses his yorker by an inch, outside off. Curran slams it over covers for four more.

Dot to end then! Fuller and outside off. Livingstone lets it go. 21 runs off the over. 38 runs needed now.

SIX! Livingstone is putting on a show! Fuller and on the pads, Livingstone flicks it over square leg for a six. Can Livingstone end with a six?

Very full on middle, eased to long on for one.

SIX! Punjab have not given up! Length ball, outside off. Curran hits it hard and all the way over point for a six.

Leg bye! Full and on the pads, Livingstone misses his whip, it rolls to point off the pads for a single.

SIX! There is no option but to go big for Livingstone! Full and on middle, in the arc and Livingstone thumps it over long on for a six.

Wide! Fuller and way outside off, Livingstone leaves it alone.

On the pads, Livingstone flicks it to the left of square leg where Kuldeep Yadav dives and stops it. A single. 59 runs needed in 18 balls. Still gettable with Liam Livingstone there.

SIX! POWERED! Full and on off, Livingstone hits it flat and over long on for a six.

Leg bye!  Length ball, around off. Curran steps across to whip but misses and gets hit on the pads. Khaleel Ahmed appeals for LBW but the finger stays down. Delhi take it upstairs. No bat there. Ball Tracking shows the impact is umpire's call so it remains not out.

OUT! GONE! Punjab are falling over! Length ball, outside off. Shahrukh Khan tries to clear the long on fence as he powers it but only to find Axar Patel standing there who grabs it well.

Leg bye! On the pads, Livingstone misses his flick. It rolls to point and the batters call for a quick single. A chance for another one as the back up fielder fumbles but just one.

SIX! 11 runs off the first ball! Monstrous hit! Full and on off, Livingstone powers it straight down to long off for a biggie.

NO BALL AND FOUR! Livingstone gets to his fifty! A full toss, outside off. Livingstone swings his bat and toe ends his shot wide of the keeper to third man. Delhi have reviewed the waist height no ball but the third umpire deems the on-field to stay with the original call. Good call.

Length ball, outside off, Khan looks to push but misses. Sheer pace from Anrich Nortje who gives just 7 of this one.

SIX! Much needed! On a length and outside off. Khan powers it over mid-wicket for a biggie.

OUT! TAKEN! Delhi have taken a catch! Sharma goes without troubling much! Short and on middle. Sharma looks to pull but mistimes it behind square on the leg side where Khaleel Ahmed takes a good catch.

Good length ball on off, Sharma plays it back to the bowler.

Short in length and on middle, pulled to mid-wicket.

Length and outside off. Livingstone knocks it to deep cover for one.

Length and on middle, Liam Livingstone tucks it to long on for one.

FOUR! In the gap! Length and on middle. Liam Livingstone tonks it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Length ball, slanting on leg. Liam Livingstone tries to heave but misses and gets hit on the pads.

On middle, worked to long on for a single.

On middle, this is flicked to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Perfect start! A full toss on off and Liam Livingstone slams it through covers for a boundary.

Outside off, Liam Livingstone plays it to deep cover for one.

On middle, eased to long on for one.

Fuller and outside off. Liam Livingstone cue ends his push to short third man for one.

FLighted, outside off. Liam Livingstone looks to slog-sweep but misses again.

On off, this is nudged to mid-wicket for a single.

Bye! Floated on off. Liam Livingstone looks to slog but misses. The ball just bounces over the off pole. Kuldeep Yadav cannot believe it.

Shorter and on off, Taide pulls but gets a tp edge behind the keeper. Khaleel Ahmed from third man runs across and keeps it down to two.

Short in length and on middle. Taide pulls it over mid-wicket for a couple. Fifty for Taide! Not his best knock but will love to change gears from hereon.

Bangs a bouncer outside off. Taide evades it well.

Outside off, this is hit to sweeper cover for one.

SIX! That is clean! Full and on off, Liam Livingstone tonks it straight down the ground for a biggie.

On the pads, Taide wrists it to deep square leg for one.

FOUR! JUST OVER! Another chance here! Shorter and outside off. Liam Livingstone looks to cut but plays off the outer half of the bat and over the fielder at short third man. He leaps but to no avail.

Full and on middle, tucked to long on for one.

A single as this is hit to deep mid-wicket.

Dropped again! Hard one though! Full and outside off. Taide looks to slog-sweep but gets a top edge to mid off. David Warner runs from covers bu leaves for Aman Khan runs comes in for long off but the ball is just out of his reach. Needed something special.

FOUR MORE! Well played! Tossed up on the pads. Taide sweeps it behind square leg and it races into the fence.

FOUR! Down the leg side. Taide sweeps it fine to the fine leg fence.

Punjab are living dangerously. A couple of run out chances! On middle, this is hit straight to covers. David Warner has a big chance here. He has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. He could have taken a couple of second more there however, Delhi have another chance as the batters are stranded in the middle but the throw from the back up fielder to the keeper is a bit sloppy. These two are riding their luck at most.

A full toss around the waist and Taide hits it to covers for one.

Fuller and on middle, Taide strokes it to cover.

On middle, drilled to long on for a single.

SIX! BANG! Shorter and on middle. Liam Livingstone pulls and powers it over square leg.

Fuller and on off, Liam Livingstone jams it out to long on where Axar Patel dives to his left and does ever so well to save two.

On middle, this is hit to mid-wicket for one.

SIX! That is what you get for not taking the wickets! Outside off, Liam Livingstone pulls it high over mid-wicket for a six.

Yash Dhull drops one now! Kuldeep Yadav is absolutely furious! Tossed up on middle. Taide tries to go downtown but hits it straight to long on where Yash Dhull drops a dolly. Both the batters have survived now.

Fuller and outside off, driven through covers for a couple of runs.

Slower one on the pads, Taide misses his flick and seems to get hit on the pads. Punjab take it upstairs for a wide. UltraEdge shows it brushed the pads on its way. Not a wide.

Wide! Sliding down the leg side, Taide misses his flick.

Outside off, this is stroked through covers for one.

Tossed up on middle, this is clipped to square leg for a single.

Flat and around off, Liam Livingstone punches it to cover.

On the pads, flicked to square leg for one.

An arm ball on off, Liam Livingstone works it to long on for one.

Shorter and on off, Taide pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! Outside off. Taide reverse-hits it over point for a boundary.

DROPPED! How costly could this prove to be? Liam Livingstone gets a lifeline! Tossed up, outside off. Liam Livingstone slog-sweeps it flat and straight in the hands of Anrich Nortje at deep mid-wicket who drops a dolly by his standards.

Full and on middle, Taide clips it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Tossed up, around off, it lands and skids on. Taide drives the wrong line and the ball whizzes past the off pole.

Shorter and outside off, this is punched to deep cover for one.

On middle, a single as this is hit to long off.

Fuller and on off, Liam Livingstone plays it to long off for a single.

On off, this is pushed through covers for a single.

On middle, blocked.

OUT! TAKEN! Singh goes! A bit of struggle this time for Singh! Tossed up, slower in the air on off. Singh swings across the line but fails to power it. Yash Dhull picks up well at deep mid-wicket.

On middle, Taide tries to slog-sweep but mistimes it to deep square leg for one.

Outside off, tapped to point for a single. Philip Salt the skipper gets across and throws at the bowler's end but instead it hits Singh on the boots. Prabhsimran Singh was running in the same line as he started.

On the pads, this is flicked to square leg for a single.

A top nut from Kumar! Well bowled! A yorker, angling on middle. Singh somehow jams it out to the right of the keeper. Singh wants a single but is sent back and could have been a goner had Philip Salt aimed the stumps at his side.

On middle, this is hit to deep mid-wicket for one.

SIX! Not the luck this time, it is off the meat of the bat of Taide! Length and on middle, Taide hangs back and pulls it over mid-wicket for a biggie.

FOUR! Punjab are riding their luck at the moment! Length and outside off. Taide looks to heave but gets a leading edge which flies to third man.

Full and on middle, nudged to mid-wicket.

Length ball on middle. Taide looks to flick but gets hit on the pads. A huge appeal for LBW but looks like it was pitching outside the line.

Short and outside off, Taide cuts over and past point for one. An exciting over from Anrich Nortje comes to an end.

A bumper on middle. Taide looks to pull but misses and gets hit on the helmet. It lobs again only to fall safely near the mid off region. A concussion protocol is going on. Taide is good to carry on.

Good effort from Axar! Shorter and around off, Singh gets on his toes to defend but the extra bounce goes off the shoulder of the bat and lobs to the left of point. It was always away from Axar Patel.

Leg bye! On the pads, it s whipped behind square leg for a single. It came off the pads so it's a leg bye.

SIX! Suddenly these two have found their shape back. Touch fuller and on middle. Taide whacks it over mid-wicket for a six.

FOUR! Good shot! Length ball, outside off. Taide punches on the up, to the right of mid off who dives but in vain.

FOUR! Make it three in a row! Superb from Singh! Length and outside off. Singh opens the face of the bat and dabs it through third man for a boundary.

FOUR! Now more straight! Two in a row! Length ball on off. Singh punches it with power past mid off for four.

FOUR! Singh finds the gap! Length ball, outside off. Singh slaps it hard through covers for a boundary.

Punjab cannot find the gaps at all! Length and outside off, this is cut to point.

Ishant Sharma angles it on the pads. Taide misses his flick and it goes to square leg off the pads.

Short in length and on off, Taide punches it but only to point.

Just three of the over then! Outside off, this is guided through point for two.

This is seriously good bowling from Ahmed! A length ball, outside off and shapes away late. Singh has a feel for it but misses.

Leg bye! Angling on the pads again. Taide misses his whip and it goes off the pads to square leg.

Khaleel Ahmed is mixing it well! This one swings in, on the pads. Taide fails to flick it away.

Outside off, this is cut to point.

Full ball, outside off and swings away. Taide shoulders arms.

FOUR! This time he connects well! Full and outside off. Singh gets low and slams it over mid on for four.

A length ball, outside off. Singh lofts but slices it over mid off and gets off the mark with two runs.

Fuller ball, outside off, Singh looks to drive on the up but misses. He is yet to get off the mark.

Fuller and outside off, Taide pushes it to mid off for a quick single.

Length and on middle, Taide blocks.

OUT! GOLDEN DUCK! Dhawan goes! What a start for Delhi! Short of a length and outside off. Dhawan tries to punch without moving his feet and gets an outside edge to first slip where Aman Khan takes a sharp catch.

Excellent from Delhi! Maiden to start with! Full and outside off, swings away again. Singh flashes and misses. A review is taken for a wide. Looks like a good review from Delhi as the ball was inside the line.

This one swings away now! Full and outside off. Singh slashes and misses. Can Khaleel Ahmed start with a maiden?

Length and on off, defended to covers now.

Sharp in-swinger. Length and on middle. Singh hangs back and somehow blocks it out.

Very full and around off, nips in. Singh drives it to mid off.

Length ball, around off and swings in a bit, Singh punches it to mid off.