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IPL 2019 Eliminator highlights: Pant heroics helps DC beat SRH by 2 wickets

Delhi Capitals, who had lost the way after a blazing start, were brought to cusp of victory by Pant, who smashed 49 off 21 balls with five sixes as Windies' Paul finished it off the penultimate ball

IPL 2019, Rishabh Pant
Rishabh Pant. Photo: PTI

4 min read Last Updated : May 09 2019 | 1:35 AM IST

11:57 PM

Man of the match: Rishabh Pant

11:57 PM

CSK vs DC in Qualifier 2

11:28 PM

Delhi Capitals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 2 wickets, to meet CSK in Qualifier 2 on Friday

11:26 PM

Rishabh Pant missed his fifty but take his team to a position from where they seal a superb win

11:23 PM

Over 19.5; DC win

 

Khaleel Ahmed [2.0-0-17-2] is back into the attack
 
Ball 6:
 
Ball 5:  Keemo Paul pulls towards deep mid-wicket for FOUR. 

Trent Boult, right handed bat, comes to the crease
 
Ball 4: Amit Mishra OUT for obstructing the field. 
 
Ball 3: Keemo Paul gets an inside edge towards mid-wicket for a single. 
 
Ball 2: Khaleel beats Keemo Paul, no run. 

Ball 1: Amit Mishra guides towards third-man for a single. 
 
Ball 1: WIDE

11:12 PM

Over 19; Pant departs

Over Summary:  W 0 6 Wd 0 W 0 ; DC: 158-7

Bhuvi continues
 
Ball 6: Bhuvi beats Paul outside off. 

Amit Mishra, right handed bat, comes to the crease
 
Ball 5: Pant again fails to take his team home as he gets a top-edge while going for a biggie and holed up to long-off. Pant c Nabi b Bhuvneshwar 49(21) [4s-2 6s-5]

Ball 4: Pant hits back to bowler for no run. 
 
Ball 4: A slow bumper called WIDE
 
Ball 3: Pant smashes towards long-off for SIX
 
Ball 2: Pant hits to backward point for no run. 

Keemo Paul, right handed bat, comes to the crease
 
Ball 1: Rutherford hits one handed shot towards long-off and Nabi takes a skier. Rutherford c Nabi b Bhuvneshwar 9(12) [6s-1]

11:04 PM

Over 18; Delhi Capitals need 12 runs in 12 balls

Over Summary:  4 6 4 6 1 1 ; DC: 151-5

Basil Thampi [3.0-0-19-0] is back into the attack
 
Ball 6: Rutherford nearly chops on but luckily collects a single. 
 
Ball 5: A single for Pant towards deep mid-wicket. 
 
Ball 4: Pant deposited the ball into the crowd as he hammers the ball for SIX. 
 
Ball 3: Pant heaves towards deep backward square leg for FOUR
 
Ball 2: Pant wallopes towards deep mid-wicket for SIX. 
 
Ball 1: Pant smoked it over bowler's head for FOUR

10:58 PM

Over 17; Delhi Capitals need 34 runs in 18 balls

Over Summary:  0 0 1 1 6 0 ; DC: 129-5

Bhuvneshwar Kumar [2.0-0-27-0] is back into the attack
 
Ball 6: A big swing amd miss from Rutherford. 
 
Ball 5: Rutherford smacked the half volley for GIGANTIC SIX. 
 
Ball 4: Pant smashes to sweeper cover for a single. 
 
Ball 3: Rutherford pulls the short ball to deep mid-wicket for a single. 
 
Ball 2: Rutherford hits the slow delivery to backward point. 
 
Ball 1: Rutherford hits towards cover for no run. 

10:52 PM

Time-out

10:51 PM

Over 16; Delhi Capitals need 42 runs in 24 balls

Over Summary:  1 0 0 1 6 2 ; DC: 121-5

Mohammad Nabi [3.0-0-19-0] is back into the attack
 
Ball 6: Pant works towards square leg for a couple of runs. 
 
Ball 5: Pant whips just wide of Rashid Khan of deep backward square leg for SIX. 
 
Ball 4: Pant takes a life threatening single. 
 
Ball 3: Rutherford nearly chops onto the stumps. 
 
Ball 2: DOT
 
Ball 1: Pant works towards deep square leg for a single. 

10:46 PM

Over 15; Delhi Capitals need 52 runs in 30 balls

Over Summary:  DOUBLE WICKET MAIDEN  ; DC: 111-5
 
Rashid continues
 
Ball 6: DOT
 
Ball 5: DOT
 
Ball 4: Axar edges to keeper OUT.  Axar c Saha b Rashid Khan 0(3)
 
Ball 3: Rashid beats Axar by a googly. 
 
Ball 2:  Axar Patel, left handed bat, comes to the crease and gets an inside edge towards short fine leg for no run. 
 
Ball 1: Rasid traps Munro in front of wicket. Munro takes REVIEW but it is dead straight. GONE. DC lost their lone review. 

10:40 PM

Over 14; CRR: 7.93 REQ: 8.67

Over Summary:  1 4 0 0 6 1 ; DC: 111-3

Basil Thampi [2.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack
 
Ball 6: Munro pulls towards deep square leg for a single. 
 
Ball 5: Munro this time stays on the crease and whips over backward square leg for SIX. 
 
Ball 4: Munro comes down the wicket and fails to get a connection. 
 
Ball 3: Munro tries to go big, misses. 
 
Ball 2: Munro nearly chops onto the stump but luckily he gets a FOUR. 
 
Ball 1: Pant pushes towards long-on for a single. 

10:35 PM

Over 13; Delhi Capitals need 64 runs in 42 balls

Over Summary: 0 0 0 1 1 0  ; DC: 99-3

Rashid Khan [2.0-0-13-0] is back into the attack
 
Ball 6: DOT
 
Ball 5: Pant sweeps towards backward square leg for a single
 
Ball 4: A tight single taken by Pant and Munro. 
 
Ball 3: DOT
 
Ball 2: DOT
 
Ball 1: DOT

10:31 PM

Over 12; CRR: 8.08 REQ: 8.25

Over Summary:  0 1 1 6 1 1; DC: 97-3

Mohammad Nabi [2.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack
 
Ball 6: Munro collects a single
 
Ball 5: A single for Pant
 
Ball 4: Pant smashes straight down the ground for SIX.
 
Ball 3: Munro collects a single. 
 
Ball 2:  Pant collets a single. 
 
Ball 1: DOT

10:29 PM

Colin Munro, left handed bat, comes to the crease

First Published: May 08 2019 | 4:24 PM IST