TheHitavada JABALPUR Sunday November 1 2020 SPORTS 7 POINTS TABLE DUBAI, Oct 31 (PTI) less cricket. Boult was brilliant upfront removing openers RR look to winning TEAM M W L PTS NRR MUMBAI Indians ensured a top- Shikhar Dhawan (0) and Prithvi MI (Q) 13 9 4 18 +1.296 two finish in the IPL league table DELHI CAPSIZE Shaw (10 off 11 balls) in the pow- RCB 12 7 5 14 +0.048 with a clinical nine-wicket dec- erplay which pegged the Delhi imation of an already battered Capitals back. against Kolkata DC 13 7 6 14 -0.159 Mumbai thrash Delhi by 9 wickets, Delhi Capitals, who wilted under Captain Shreyas Iyer (25 off 29 KXIP 13 6 7 12 -0.133 relentless pressure from Trent ensure Top-2 finish in league stage balls) and Rishabh Pant (21 off DUBAI, Oct 31 (PTI) RR 13 6 7 12 -0.377 Boult and Jasprit Bumrah. 24 balls) then compounded their KKR 13 6 7 12 -0.467 While Boult (3-21 in 4 overs) team’s worries as they failed to THEY have just given their SRH 12 5 7 10 +0.396 dealt telling opening blows, regain the lost momentum. play-offs qualification hopes a CSK 13 5 8 10 -0.532 Jasprit Bumrah (3-17 in 4 overs) The duo, for the umpteenth lift and Rajasthan Royals will look (Updated before RCB vs SRH match) broke the backbone of the Delhi time, looked like playing for to sustaining the momentum Capitals middle-order, choking themselves and the intent was against Kolkata Knight Riders in them to 110 for 9. missing which affected the another must-win IPL game here The defending champions morale of the batsmen coming on Sunday. DO-OR-DIE GAME coasted to victory in 14.2 overs, down the order. Besides a victory in their last taking their points tally to 18 and Quinton de Kock effected a league game, the inaugural edi- FOR PUNJAB will have two shots in the play- ‘MS Dhoni-esque’ stumping off tion winners will also need oth- ABU DHABI, Oct 31 (PTI) offs to get into the final. Rahul Chahar to see Iyer’s return er results to go their way if they Delhi Capitals, who had won to the hut after which came are to make the play-offs of the THEIR play-off chances hanging seven out of their first nine Bumrah’s devastating two-over lucrative event, in its 13th edi- in balance, KXIP will leave no games, have now lost four on spell. A ball pitched on length was tion now. stone unturned as they take on the bounce and with a match left climbing up while moving a The best-case scenario for RR CSK in a must-win IPL game here are in danger of missing out on shade away which Marcus Stoinis would be Kings XI Punjab losing on Sunday. KXIP’s chances of a the play-offs with an ever edged to the wicketkeeper. their last match and Sunrisers top four finish took a serious hit deteriorating net-run-rate of Pant’s misery ended when Hyderabad winning no more after Rajasthan Royals handed minus 0.159. Bumrah came round the wicket than one in their last two out- them a seven-wicket loss, snap- While batting, Delhi Capitals and fired one from wide off the ings. In that case, RR will go ping their impressive five match- consumed 62 dot balls, which crease that came in with the angle through with 14 points, without winning streak. effectively meant that more than to trap him leg before. net run rate coming into play. The defeat means KXIP’s fate half of their stipulated 20 overs He then tormented Harshal However, RR’s first task is to is not solely in their hands as had gone without scoring. Patel, who played and missed a do what is within its control — RR’s skipper Steve Smith plays even a win against CSK will not A target of 111 can’t be defend- few before being adjudged leg- win the match against the a shot during their previous ensure them a play-off spot. ed nine out of 10 times and the before, a decision that couldn’t Knight Riders and then hope for match against KXIP. (BCCI/IPL) pocket dynamo Ishan Kishan be reviewed as Pant had con- the best. Given the tight situa- scored 72 not out off 43 balls to sumed it during his dismissal. tion, the bigger the margin of Jab We Met make the chase look like a walk If Delhi Capitals miss out on win, the better it will be for the Jab We Met Matches CSK won 13 in the park. a play-off berth, Iyer-Pant duo Steve Smith-led side. Matches KKR won 11 KXIP won 8 Not for once did Delhi Capitals will have to accept their respon- The Royals can certainly look RR won 8 looked like being in control as sibility as premier international forward to their batting at the 22 Tied 1* they made the Dubai strip and players in this DC line-up. Dubai International Stadium. 21 Tied 2* *KXIP won in Super Over the MI bowling attack look dou- Iyer has scored 414 runs in 13 Their talismanic England all- *RR won both tied matches after match ended in a tie bly menacing with some of the Mumbai Indians’ opener Ishan Kishan smashed unbeaten 72 runs games but mostly coming in at rounder Ben Stokes has just won against KKR in Super Overs. best batsmen abdicating their from 47 balls against Delhi Capitals at the Dubai International No 3, his strike-rate of less than a Man-of-the-Match award, hav- responsibilities of playing fear- Cricket Stadium in Dubai. (BCCI/IPL) 125 has left a lot to be desired. ing made a breezy half century Live on Star Sports: 3.30 pm after picking up two wickets, in Live on Star Sports: 7.30 pm the team’s win over Kings XI SCOREBOARD THE HITAVADA Punjab on Friday. IN 2019 The 2019 World Cup final hero IN 2019 DELHI CAPITALS INNINGS R B 4 6 MUMBAI INDIANS INNINGS R B 4 6 ■ getting his mojo back, at such a ■ CSK won by 22 runs at Chennai P Shaw c de Kock b Boult 10 11 2 0 I Kishan Not Out 72 47 8 3 KKR won by 8 wickets at Jaipur ■ KXIP won by six wickets at Mohali crucial juncture of the tourna- ■ RR won by 3 wickets at Kolkata S Dhawan c Yadav b Boult 0 2 0 0 Q de Kock b Nortje 26 28 2 0 ment, is great news for the Royals. THIS YEAR CSK won by 10 S Iyer st de Kock b Chahar 25 29 1 1 S Yadav Not Out 12 11 1 0 And, needless to say, a bad one THIS YEAR KKR won by 37 wickets at Dubai R Pant lbw b Bumrah 21 24 2 0 Extras: (w 1) 1 for KKR as the leading all-round- runs at Dubai M Stoinis c de Kock b Bumrah 2 3 0 0 TOTAL: (1 wicket, 14.2 overs) 111 er can singlehandedly influence S Hetmyer c Pandya b Coulter-Nile 11 13 1 0 Fall of wicket: 1-68. the outcome of a game. Sanju Samson rediscovering NUMBER PLATE H Patel lbw b Bumrah 5 9 1 0 Bowling: Ashwin 4-0-18-0, Rabada 3-0-27-0, Nortje 2.2-0-25-1, his touch must have also glad- NUMBER PLATE R Ashwin c Pandya b Boult 12 9 0 1 Stoinis 1-0-4-0, Dubey 3-0-29-0, Patel 1-0-8-0. Chris Gayle, who smashed dened the hearts of the RR team Sanju Samson with 26 sixes P Dubey Not Out 7 13 0 0 Toss: Mumbai Indians elected to bowl first. 84 sixes in 30 innings of as management. The wicketkeep- in 13 innings of as many 4 many matches, needs four K Rabada run out (Bumrah) 12 7 0 1 Game Changer: Ishan Kishan er-batsman had started the tour- 26 matches is the highest sixes to become the highest six-hitter Extras: (lb 3, w 2) 5 Super Striker: Ishan Kishan nament on an explosive note six-hitter in this IPL. for KXIP. TOTAL: (9 wickets, 20 overs) 110 Crack it Sixes: Ishan Kishan before going off the rails midway, only to come back all guns blaz- Nitish Rana, who smashed Fall of wickets: 1-1, 2-15, 3-50, 4-57, 5-62, 6-73, 7-78, Power player of the Match: Trent Boult Ruturaj Gaikwad, who made ing against KXIP. 47 sixes in 39 innings of 42 985 runs in 33 innings of as 8-96, 9-110. Man of the Match: Ishan Kishan Skipper Smith can play accord- 3 matches, needs three sixes to 15 many matches, needs 15 MI’s Trent Boult with the power Bowling: Boult 4-0-21-3, K Pandya 3-0-13-0, Yadav 3-0-18-0, Orange Cap: KL Rahul (KXlP, 641 runs). ing to the situation and opener become the sixth batsman to complete runs to complete 1000 runs in Twenty20 player of the match award. Bumrah 4-0-17-3, Coulter-Nile 2-0-14-1, Chahar 4-0-24-1. Purple Cap: Jasprit Bumrah (MI, 23 wickets). Robin Uthappa can put any a fifty of sixes for KKR. cricket. —S Pervez Qaiser (BCCI/IPL) attack to the sword on his day.