MOTM Morris said, "Very very happy I could contribute today. Quite upsetting that we didn't win. I was quite lucky when I found the middle of the bat today. Put in a lot of practice over the past few months on my batting. When it's in your zone, you have to go especially when you are chasing 12 runs an over. At the end of the day, someone has got to lose. This will be up there with my best performances ever."
Winning captain Suresh Raina said, "I think Morris batted really well, when he was batting I thought the game was over. Credit to the bowlers, PK and DK. When your best fielders make mistakes, it does put pressure. There was dew and that's one of the reasons I didn't bowl Tambe. Smith had bowled a good over previously, so I took a chance on him. Credit goes to Heath Streak, who has been advising the bowlers."
Incredible game of T20 cricket. Gujarat Lions with that win, climb to the top of the leaderboard. Hundreds of times you hear people say, each run matters and today, that saying was proved true as the Lions snuck home by 1 solitary run. Morris was a hero with both the bat and the ball. Delhi should take heart with their performance today. Raina should be glad he has batsmen like Smith and McCullum at the top and bowlers like Praveen Kumar and Bravo at the death. He needed all the experience and skill in the team today to get the win.
Zaheer Khan: "Was a great game, there were lots of positives for us. To pull it back after McCullum and Dwayne Smith went berserk was special. Great spirit shown by the boys to pull it back with both bat and ball. It was anyone's game. The way Morris was batting, we thought he will finish it. JP batted brilliantly. Despite the slow start, we came so close. That's what is special about this team. We created opportunities on the field, certain things didn't go our way. Morris bowling that one over turned the game around on the field, and with the bat, the big partnership brought us back. There's still a long way to go, and we have keep our spirits high."
Bravo might have bowled the last over but it was Praveen Kumar who conceded 4 runs in the 19th over, and set it up for Bravo. Morris cannot drag the team across. What an innings there by Morris. What an humdinger, what a finish and what a match!
19.6 Bravo to Morris, 2 runs, yorker, drilled to deep midwicket. Delhi lose by 1 run. 1. Brilliant bowling by Bravo, held his nerve and nailed in the full balls when it mattered the most.
19.5 Bravo to Morris, 2 runs, full and straight, drilled to long on. Jadeja once again, throws it back to Karthik and DK cannot collect it clean. 4 needed off the last ball. Morris had given up.
19.4 Bravo to Morris, 2 runs, low full toss, drilled to long on. Well Gujarat leaving no stone unturned to loose this match. What was Jadeja thinking, taking his own sweet time to throw the ball.
19.3 Bravo to Negi, 1 run, yorker on the toes, played on the leg side. 8 off 3. Morris back on strike. So far so good from the DJ. Can he hold his nerve till the end?
19.1 Bravo to Morris, FOUR! Full delivery, straight, plays it inside out towards covers, straight at Faulkner, the ball goes right through his hands for a boundary! Pressure does funny things, the crowd is ecstatic.
18.6 Praveen to Morris, 1 run, yorker, played to long on to retain strike. 14 in the last over. We are in for a special finish. Bravo v Morris. West Indies v South Africa. Let's go.
18.5 Praveen to Negi, 1 run, Negi makes room but Praveen follows him with the yorker, gets it down the ground for a single. This is terrific bowling from Praveen, he has kept Gujarat in the hunt.
18.4 Praveen to Morris, 1 run, half volley, lifted towards long on, lands in front of Baz. Morris had to change his bat, some timing went away with that old blade.
18.3 Praveen to Morris, no run, perfect yorker, only manages to dig it out Morris. Well there is no substitute for experience and Praveen nails that yorker.
18.1 Praveen to Negi, no run, full and outside off, absolutely smashed by Negi to Raina at short extra cover. A inch either side and that would have been a boundary. Smoked the first delivery!
17.5 Bravo to Morris, FOUR! Elegance. Length and angling away. Morris says I'm going to play this down the ground. In between all that power, this is finesse and placement and that outfield is rapid. Splits Raina at cover and Jaddu at extra cover, beats them both at a running race. Not everyday you will see that.
