That brings this night to an end. What a brilliant exhilarating game of cricket. Buttler stole the show with that sensational century in the first innings and Rovman Powell nearly pulled off an impossible win for the Delhi Capitals. The last over of the match was controversial but with RR, this has not happened for the first time(Dhoni in 2019) but surely questions are going to be raised about that umpire's decision and why wasn't it referred! Do join us tomorrow for the weekend double-headers. Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans in the afternoon and Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad in the evening. Until then, this is Shubham Agarwal signing off on behalf of my co-commentators Ninaad, Arya SC, and our scorer/analyst, Paras Yadav. Goodnight and stay healthy!
Jos Buttler, Player of the Match- It was a special knock, enjoyed it. I love this stadium, a fantastic atmosphere. Also my first ever IPL was here with the Mumbai Indians. I am enjoying it and this is probably the best form of my life. I would want to continue with this form all throughout. In the initial few overs, the ball was swinging both ways and we needed to set our eyes in. Once I got through it, the confidence came back. Devdutt also played well from the other end, and we decided to attack and put the pressure back on Delhi. The ball was coming onto the bat extremely well! It's all a part and parcel of the game. There wasn't any dew tonight, the teams might favor batting first. Everyone will need to adapt as the tournament goes on.
Sanju Samson, RR skipper-I think it went for a six. It went for a full toss but the batsman wanted it to be a no-ball but the umpires stuck to their decision. I think we wanted. tobe around McCoy. It's not easy for a bowler to concede three sixes and then bowl the next three balls. He was very confident with the wide yorker. It came down to the bigger side of the boundary and wanted to bowl slower deliveries and it worked. It's a great performance. Last game was a tough one and challenging one and this time was also a close game. Powell with his power and any target is chasable in this ground. Very important to trust your game and trust your teammates. It's all about backing yourself. Cant say anything of batting first if I win the toss. Some point in the tournament we would like to chase some targets. Like to stick to the same. Losing toss has been a blessing. I don't think there was any dew. It's really funny to have no dew. But the bowlers are experienced enough to bowl with a wet ball. The experience of Chahal and Ravi Ashwin has been exceptional for us and fingers crossed that it keeps going our way. It's normal to drop catches. I told Chahal to recover from a drop catch. Yuzi wanted to bowl an extra over. He was very cool and calm and bowled brilliantly after that. DDP is doing a great tole. We are encouraging him for his 20s and 30s which is also a crucial part of the game. He is a very smart cricketer and lot more to come from him.
Jos Buttler also wins the Ruppay on the go 4s of the match.
The Swiggy Instamart Fastest Delivery of the match award goes to Prasidh Krishna for clocking 147.3 kph.
Jos Buttler is also the Upstox Most Valuable Asset of the Match Award.
David Warner is the Cred Powerplayer of the Match for scoring 28 of 14 deliveries in the powerplay.
Jos Buttler is also the Unacademy Let's Crack it Sixes Award winner. He smashed 9 sixes during his incredible knock of 116.
Jos Buttler is the Dream11 Game Changer of the Match for acquiring 169 fantasy points.
Sanju Samson is the Punch Super Striker of the Match.