In IPL 2020, the decision to lose and win several matches so far was made in the last over of the match. The list of these matches also included the match played between the Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings on Saturday. After winning the toss, CSK came out to bat first and scored 179 for 4 wickets in the prescribed 20 overs. In such a situation, the Delhi Capitals team, chasing the target of 180 runs, scored 163 runs in 19 overs and had to score 17 runs to win.
Shikhar Dhawan was at one end for Delhi and Akshar Patel at the other end. In such a situation, due to injury of Dwayne Bravo, Dhoni put the ball in the hands of left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja. In such a situation, CSK lost the game in the last six balls. It was a thrill of the last 6 balls.
First ball, Delhi would have to win by 17 runs off 6 balls: Shikhar Dhawan on strike, Jadeja tried to call Shikhar out of the off stump, but he sensed it and did not try to play the shot. The umpire called the ball white.
First ball, Delhi would win 16 off 6 balls: Dhawan on strike, Jadeja bowled in the slugging zone and Dhawan tried to sweep it. The ball went in the direction of deep square leg and Dhawan and Akshar ran and completed 1 run.
The second ball, Delhi needed 15 runs off 5 balls to win: this time Jadeja bowled an off-length ball which Akshar sent for six straight towards the deep mid-wicket boundary.
Third ball, Delhi need 9 runs off 4 balls to win: This time Jadeja bowls the ball outside the stumps but Akshar catches it and takes him across the boundary for six runs.
Fourth ball, Delhi needed 3 runs off 3 balls to win: After eating two consecutive sixes, this time Jadeja hit a four in the direction of leg stump. Akshar played on the leg side, until the ball was thrown back, both batsmen ran and completed 2 runs.
Fifth ball, Delhi need 1 run in 2 balls to win: Jadeja tried to throw the ball like Kedar Jadhav but he fell in the right place for Akshar Patel and he sent him for a six in the direction of long on . In the end, Akshar Patel remained unbeaten on 21 from five balls and Shikhar Dhawan scored 101 runs in 58 balls.
0 Comments