Right then! We have had a pretty one-sided encounter in this game as Hyderabad mauled Delhi. They really needed this victory and their emphatic performance makes sure that they end the night with two more points in their kitty. Delhi, on the other hand, have lost their third game on the trot and will look to bounce back in their next encounter. The action continues on Wednesday, 28th October, 2020 as the top two teams battle it out, Bangalore lock horns against Mumbai in Abu Dhabi. The game begins at 1800 local (1400 GMT). We hope to have your company for that game. Until then, take care.

For his stupendious knock, Wriddhimann Saha is named the Man of the Match. Saha says that he took his chances along with Warner in the Powerplay. Tells that the wicket was not an easy one to bat on. Tells it was easy to bat with Warner. Says he was looking to bat his natural way. Adds he is happy to be selected in the Indian Test side.

Hyderabad skipper, David Warner, says that they were very disappointed with their last chase. Adds that he was not disappointed to lose the toss and put in to bat. Tells they decided to take on Nortje and Rabada and is happy that it paid off. Warner admits that the wickets are getting a tad slow and he felt it was about taking on the attack. Admits leaving Bairstow out was difficult to do but feels Holder has played well and having someone like Williamson batting at number 4 helps. Credits Saha for his innings and tells his strike rate in the Powerplay is incredible. Informs that he has a niggle in his groin but Warner is not too sure. Adds that Shankar and Manish Pandey walked off as well. On Rashid, Warner says that people do not go after him and it shows the respect he has. Adds that on a ball that is getting dew on it, he still has a knack of picking wickets.

Stay tuned for the presentation as we hear from Hyderabad's winning skipper and also find out who the Man of the Match is.

Hyderabad's Afghanistan superstar, Rashid Khan, is caught for a chat. The Afghanistan sensation says that it was important for them to play well and feels the wicket was helping. Rashid says he focuses on bowling economically as it helps him and helps the bowler bowling from the other end. Tells he goes with a clear mindset and looks to bowl the correct areas. Tells he just looks to bowl in the right area no matter whether he is bowling first or second. Rashid says that as a bowler one has to play with the mindset of the batter and mix it up.

Delhi skipper, Shreyas Iyer, admits that it is a big loss for them but says that they cannot bog down. Thinks that one win is very important for them and feels that they are motivated after this loss. Thinks they lost the game in the Powerplay with the ball as they gave away 70 runs. Tells that they need to be strong as these losses cannot put them down and further says that they will see to it that they do their studies right and put in better effort. On whether he made the wrong decision at the toss, he says it is tough to choose what to do on this pitch after winning the toss. So, he feels it is better to lose it. Smiles and says he was unfortunate to win it. Tells that they discuss a lot about opposition batsmen and feels that it was unfortunate that they did not do well with the ball and credits Hyderabad for their performance. Shreyas feels any team can surprise anyone and one cannot underestimate anyone. Tells that it will be a good competition in the next two games.

Earlier in the day, Hyderabad went on a rampage as they ended their batting with 219 on the board. It was mainly due to the exploits from the birthday boy, Warner and also Saha as they added 107 runs for the first wicket. Warner got to a good half-century while Saha scored 87 off just 45 balls. The bowling by Delhi was wayward as they were sent all over the park by the batters of Hyderabad. Their star bowler, Rabada went wicket-less and also was expensive in this game. Overall, this was an emphatic victory for Hyderabad.

Hyderabad were brilliant with the bat and continued that momentum with the ball as well. Sandeep Sharma and Shahbaz Nadeem scalped two wickets right in their first overs. It was then the Rashid Khan show as he was on fire getting rid of Hetmyer and Rahane in his first over. After that, there was no way back for Delhi. Rashid Khan was the star of the show as his figures for the night were 4-0-7-3. Absolutely brilliant from the Afghan spinner. Natarajan and Sandeep Sharma scalped two wickets while Shankar, Nadeem and Holder were a part of the wickets column as well. A brilliant show with the ball by Hyderabad.

Chasing a big total of 219, Delhi, needed to start off with a bang but they did not get that start. They lost Dhawan in the first over. They would have wanted him to fire but he failed on this occasion. Stoinis, walked out next to bat. But he too was back into the hut soon as well. Delhi were  2 wickets down by the end of the second over. Rahane and Hetmyer tried their best to add some runs and stitch a good partnership. They lost Hetmyer right after the Powerplay. After that, it became tough for them to come back into the game. Wickets kept tumbling down one after the other and chasing this big total they could not crawl back into the game. Only four players from the Delhi batting crossed the double-digit mark in terms of runs. That tells you everything that you need to know about their batting. Not the best show with the bat for Delhi

What a massive victory this has been for Hyderabad. They needed a win if they wanted to stay alive in the hunt for the playoffs and they have performed supremely on the night as they win this game by 88 runs. It is also the first game in this year's tournament that Delhi have been bowled out. Just the birthday gift that Warner would have wanted. 

The last batter for Delhi, Anrich Nortje walks out into the middle. T Natarajan will bowl the penultimate over for Hyderabad. 3-0-20-1 are his figures so far. Can he end the game in this over?