Guj Lions vs Daredevils, 50th match at Kanpur, , May 10 2017 - Match Result

RESULT
50th match (N), Kanpur, May 10, 2017, Indian Premier League
(19.4/20 ov, T:196) 197/8

Daredevils won by 2 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
96 (57)
shreyas-iyer
Cricinfo's MVP
121.26 ptsImpact List
shreyas-iyer
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Comms: Nikhil Kalro
Scorecard summary
Gujarat Lions 195/5(20 overs)
69 (39)
1/38 (4)
Delhi Daredevils 197/8(19.4 overs)
30 (15)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
PLAYERTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
DC121.2696(57)111.27121.26--0
GL78.6969(39)74.378.69--0
DC70.7724(13)26.9729.081/381.6741.69
GL65.3514(8)11.468.052/392.8657.3
DC49.6130(15)40.0849.61--0

11.38pm Rahul Dravid is pumped. Daredevils are too. Mishra undoes his batting effort against RCB by winning them one. What a game, what a finish. Shreyas Iyer will take away so much from this game, and I'm not talking just about his 96. That was a special knock in a tough chase. he hit the highest number of fours in an innings this season. Lions kept chipping away, but some of their bowling was tear-your-hair-out stuff. Their fielding was both exceptional and not-so-good too. It all adds up in a game of fine margins. That was a great game nonetheless.

Shreyas Iyer, the Man of the Match: "I'd have been more happy with finishing the game. I wasn't thinking much about my hundred, i decided at the start I would bat till the end. Hundred doesn't matter, winning the game does. I was just trying to time the ball, was getting the ball in my areas. two matches left, let's hope I get two more Man of the Matches."

Zaheer Khan: "Feels really good to fall on the right side of the result. It's understandable, felt the energy was low, out of the playoffs but we're a professional side. You have to take these things stride and keep working harder. We'd want to win both games, finish on a high. As a team, everything needs to come together."

Suresh Raina: We tried everything. Iyer batted really well. Every over they got 12-14 runs, that was our mistake. Losing a lot of close games. I enjoyed the game. Wicket played really well later on, gave them too many loose balls.

19.4
4
Thampi to Mishra, FOUR runs

and that's that. Wow. Mishra does it. Wild finish. Not a bad delivery that, a slow, loopy full toss on middle. Mishra chooses a scoop, gets it fine. Fine leg is back, gets across but can't stop the ball. It rolls away into the boundary. And Daredevils have won. Sensational finishing from Mishra.

19.3
4
Thampi to Mishra, FOUR runs

that's four. Great batting. Anticipated the yorker so came down again and flicked the ball past midwicket for four. Why is midwicket up? Especially to a lower-order batsman

That's the best part of defending high totals, you're never quite out of it because teams have to keep going. Mishra is the new man. Lions in front, me thinks. This ball is reversing. Full and straight?

19.2
W
Thampi to Shreyas Iyer, OUT

he makes up for it. A lovely yorker. Full outside off. A low full toss, swinging back in. Iyer inside-edges his flick into middle stump. End of a special innings. That late movement does for the batsman. Reverse swing.

Shreyas Iyer b Basil Thampi 96 (57b 15x4 2x6 83m) SR: 168.42
19.1
2lb
Thampi to Shreyas Iyer, 2 leg byes

139 kph, full on the pads, clipped down to fine leg. Off the pad. Iyer has to come back for two. Thampi is close to the stumps but doesn't go to the stumps. That could have been a run-out if he did. That's extremely low game awareness from Thampi. Out with a direct hit.

Last over. Iyer on strike. 9 to get. 8 for a Super Over. Iyer on 96. Thampi to bowl.

end of over 196 runs • 1 wicket
DC: 187/7CRR: 9.84 RRR: 9.00
Mohammed Shami4 (2b 1x4)
Shreyas Iyer96 (55b 15x4 2x6)
James Faulkner 4-0-39-2
Basil Thampi 3-0-35-0
18.6
Faulkner to Shami, no run

a good yorker to finish. Full and straight, skewed back to the bowler. Fantastic over from Faulkner.

18.5
4
Faulkner to Shami, FOUR runs

a misfield. A misfield that costs Lions three runs. A thick outside edge off the full toss goes towards short third man. It spins on him and beats him on his left. Wow, what a moment. Soni the fielder

Can Faulkner beat the bat? Or get a wicket. Midwicket is back. Third man up. A wide slower ball?

18.4
1
Faulkner to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run

excellent bowling. A low full toss, drilled to long-on, on the bounce

18.3
Faulkner to Shreyas Iyer, no run

this is even better. Full and straight from Faulkner, driven back to faulkner who stops the ball in his follow-through

They crossed so Iyer on strike. Lions race in front if they get Iyer out in the next few balls. A single not a bad result for Lions.

Samraat: "DD last 4 matches. 67/allout ,chased 186,chased 209,66/allout and again they are about to chase 196 once again."

18.2
W
Faulkner to Cummins, OUT

there is that wicket. Lions not out of this just yet. Fullish on middle, it was full, but too full to get underneath that. He hits it well but finds Smith at long-on. A big wicket. Lions can attack one end now

Pat Cummins c Smith b Faulkner 24 (13b 2x4 1x6 22m) SR: 184.61
18.1
1
Faulkner to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run

better bowling, better field placement. If you're bowling full, have your straight men on the boundary. Full and wide, drilled to long-off

Lions need a wicket in the first half of this over. Otherwise this will get away quickly.

Nizam khan: "" GL continues they legacy on lossing while batting first in 12 matches and 1 win from against DD in last year: Poor bowling strategy from Raina""

end of over 188 runs
DC: 181/6CRR: 10.05 RRR: 7.50
Shreyas Iyer94 (52b 15x4 2x6)
Pat Cummins24 (12b 2x4 1x6)
Basil Thampi 3-0-35-0
James Faulkner 3-0-33-1
17.6
1
Thampi to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run

not a bad ball. Iyer goes right across in his crease, Thampi looks for the lbw. But Iyer gets bat on it, down to fine leg for one.

V: "On some days it feels like DD has the best batting lineup. Aggressive young Indian guys like Pant, Iyer, Samson. On other days they get bowled out for under 70. 1 extremely important thing missing with these youngsters is consistency."

17.5
1
Thampi to Cummins, 1 run

good yorker. On off, jammed out to long-on

Kishore: "Gone are those days where we use to consider Gayle,Rohit,Yuvi,D Smith,Y Pathan as big hitters ,. Its all the young blood this IPL. Iyer,Samson,Tripati,Rane & Rishab !"

17.4
2
Thampi to Cummins, 2 runs

a flat-batted muscular hit past the bowler for a couple more

SandeepKamani: "After last game between these 2 teams. Raina:'It was Pant day'. After this game. Raina:'It was Iyer day'."

17.3
1
Thampi to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run

full and straight, that was in the slot too. Flicked to deep square leg for one more. Iyer on 93

17.2
1
Thampi to Cummins, 1 run

a yorker on leg, excellent delivery. Worked away to deep square leg

mak8874: "52 runs has been scored of just 19 balls ,,, what a partnership "

Pudota: "I don't always understand why you don't want batsmen to play more shots just because they got runs in that over. They still need to get runs and should take few risks to get them. So, why not take the risk when you hammered the bowler already and he's low on confidence."

17.1
2
Thampi to Cummins, 2 runs

full on leg, shovelled to deep midwicket. Two more. Midwicket is up with Cummins only looking to go over him. Bad captaincy

Highest T20 score for Iyer. Thampi.

end of over 1721 runs
DC: 173/6CRR: 10.17 RRR: 7.66
Shreyas Iyer92 (50b 15x4 2x6)
Pat Cummins18 (8b 2x4 1x6)
James Faulkner 3-0-33-1
Dhawal Kulkarni 4-0-30-1
16.6
4
Faulkner to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR runs

four more. Wow, wow, wow. Makes room for himself, gets a full, straight delivery. And Iyer muscles a drive past mid-off for four. I'm not sure why Faulkner is bowling full with mid-off up, but all credit to Iyer for making room and enabling that stroke. Brilliant. Out-thinking the bowler

16.5
2
Faulkner to Shreyas Iyer, 2 runs

a low full toss on off, pushed to mid-off. Finch has a shy at the bowler's end, hits and concedes the extra off the ricochet

16.4
6
Faulkner to Shreyas Iyer, SIX runs

what a shot. Iyer is on a roll. Full on off, he gets down and lifts the ball with a straight bat over long-off. Massive six again. May or may not have been out if the boundaries were back, but this is exceptional timing

16.3
1
Faulkner to Cummins, 1 run

131 kph, on a length again on middle and leg, shovelled to deep square leg. One more.

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
SS Iyer
96 runs (57)
15 fours2 sixes
Productive shot
flick
23 runs
4 fours0 six
Control
79%
AJ Finch
69 runs (39)
6 fours4 sixes
Productive shot
flick
21 runs
3 fours0 six
Control
75%
Best performances - bowlers
JP Faulkner
O
4
M
0
R
39
W
2
ECO
9.75
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
DS Kulkarni
O
4
M
0
R
30
W
1
ECO
7.5
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
Match details
Green Park, Kanpur
TossDelhi Daredevils, elected to field first
Series
Season2017
Player Of The Match
Hours of play (local time)20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.30, Interval 21.30-21.50, Second Session 21.50- 23.20
Match days10 May 2017 - night (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsDelhi Daredevils 2, Gujarat Lions 0
Win Probability
DC 100%
GLDC
100%50%100%GL InningsDC Innings

Over 20 • DC 197/8

Shreyas Iyer b Basil Thampi 96 (57b 15x4 2x6 83m) SR: 168.42
W
Daredevils won by 2 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
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