IPL 2019 Eliminator, DC vs SRH: Delhi beat Hyderabad by 2 wickets to reach Qualifier 2

The players are back in the middle. Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw are the openers for Delhi. Bhuvneshwar Kumar to start off proceedings to the right-hander. Here we go...

Okay then. Can Delhi chase down 163? Will we see a Super Over? Or a thriller at least? The run chase is on the other side of the break...

Martin Guptill is having a chat with Matthew Hayden. The Kiwi says he felt pretty good but the ball started holding onto the surface after it got soft. Mentions it is easier to score with the new ball but gets difficult after that. Ends by saying they will have to wait and see if this is going to be enough but they are confident about defending it.

Inconsistent bowling from Delhi. Boult was loose, Ishant was okay, picking up 2 wickets, Mishra was excellent while Paul got 3 wickets in the end. This is a slow pitch but not sluggish by any means. Given that Mishra did well, Hyderabad will hope that Rashid weaves his magic tonight.

The Hyderabad team got off to a flier in the Powerplay but once Guptill got out, the team started to lose its way. Pandey, Williamson and Shankar got starts but could not convert those. Nabi's cameo then lifted the score past 160.

162 to defend for Hyderabad in this Eliminator. They will be confident that they can defend this one. The new ball seems to be the key as Martin Guptill showed it.

K Paul to B Thampi, Outside off, Thampi slashes hard and gets it down to third man for a single. HYDERABAD FINISH ON 162/8!

K Paul to R Khan, OUT! Three wickets in three balls. Full outside off, Rashid Khan looks to smash it straight but gets a thick outside edge which goes behind. Pant takes an easy catch and that will be the team hat-trick for Delhi. They are heading to a strong finish here.

Thampi is the new man.

K Paul to D Hooda, OUT! Hooda has been adjudged run out. Full and outside off, Deepak swings hard but misses. The batsmen go for a quick single and Pant has a shy at the striker's end. Now, the batsman is running in the middle of the pitch and Paul is looking to collect the ball. They collide and Hooda falls over. The throw hits the stumps at the bowler's end and an appeal is made. The umpires have a chat with each other, then with Iyer to check whether he wants to withdraw the appeal. Pant however, intervenes and says that it is the batsman's mistake. Replays confirm that Pant is right. Batsmen should not be allowed to run in the middle of the pitch. Hooda has to depart.

Bhuvi walks in.

Now then what has happened there? Hooda has actually been run out but while completing the run, he collided with the bowler and fell over.

Rashid Khan walks in.

Can Hyderabad reach 170?

K Paul to M Nabi, OUT! Nabi holes out. Full outside off, Nabi looks to smash it over cover but he does not time it well. It gets the elevation but not the distance. It goes to the man at cover. Axar Patel comes in from deep and takes a comfortable catch.

K Paul to M Nabi, No it does not. Excellent ball. Very full ball outside off. Almost a yorker. Nabi looks to hit it but misses.

FREE HIT SIGNALLED!

K Paul to M Nabi, NO BALL AND SIX! Full on middle, Nabi goes downtown and smokes it over the long on for a mammoth six. It is also a no ball as Keemo had overstepped his line. Free Hit to follow now. Will the Free Hit cost them?

K Paul to M Nabi, Yorker outside off, Nabi reaches out to hit but misses.

K Paul to D Hooda, A low full toss, on middle, heaved through mid-wicket for a single.