| 0.0 : Hello and Welcome to game 13 of the Indian T20 League which sees fiery Punjab lock horns against explosive Mumbai. Both of these teams have started off in similar fashion as they both have one win out of their first three games and they have both suffered close defeats in their previous games and will be looking to bounce back. Who comes out on top? Will it be Rohit's boys or Rahul's boys? Join us as we bring you the toss and all the relevant updates! |
| PITCH REPORT - Brett Lee gives the pitch report. He starts off by saying that it looks like a road and adds that it looks beautiful and that there will be a bit of carry and a bit of bounce. States that there is not a blade of grass on the pitch. |
| TOSS - We are all in readiness for the toss. Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul are out in the middle for the flip of the coin. Up goes the coin and it lands in Punjab's favor. PUNJAB WILL BOWL FIRST! |
| Punjab's captain, KL Rahul starts off by saying that it is a new strip and it looks good and it should hold well for 40 overs. Hopes that there is movement early on. States that there is a single change as Krishnappa Gowtham comes in place of Murugan Ashwin. |
| Rohit Sharma, the skipper of Mumbai starts off by saying that they would have batted first and it looks like a good track and now that they are batting first, they want to come out and perform well. Adds that they need to focus on the basics of batting, bowling and fielding and that they have done well leading up to the tournament and that they back themselves to do whatever is thrown onto them. States that they are unchanged. |
| We are all set to begin. Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock will open the batting for Mumbai. Punjab players are also out there in all readiness. Sheldon Cottrell will start the proceedings with the ball. |
| Mumbai (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, James Pattinson, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah. |
| Punjab (Playing XI): Lokesh Rahul (WK/C), Mayank Agarwal, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Nair, James Neesham, Sarfaraz Khan, Krishnappa Gowtham (In place of Murugan Ashwin), Mohammed Shami, Sheldon Cottrell, Ravi Bishnoi. |
| 0.1 : Sheldon Cottrell to Quinton de Kock, OHH! Cottrell starts with a loosner outside off, de kock looks to drive lazily but gets beaten. |
| 0.2 : Sheldon Cottrell to Quinton de Kock, Length ball around off, de Kock drvies it straight to the man at covers. |
| 0.3 : Sheldon Cottrell to Quinton de Kock, Full ball on off, de Kock pushes the ball where Cottrell jumps in the air and fields it. |
| 0.4 : Sheldon Cottrell to Quinton de Kock, Full ball around off, Quinton drives it to covers. |
| 0.5 : Sheldon Cottrell to Quinton de Kock, OUT! BOWLED! This what this man can do. De Kock departs for a duck. Excellent piece of bowling from Sheldon. He lands it on off and gets it to swing away a bit late from the left hander. De Kock going for the flick to the leg side is beaten by the late swing as the ball crashes into middle stump. |
| 0.6 : Sheldon Cottrell to Suryakumar Yadav, A wicket maiden to start! Great come back from Cottrell after being carted for 30 in his previous game. Fuller length ball on off, Yadav defends it to point. |
| 0.5 : SuryaKumar Yadav is the new man in. |
| 1.1 : Mohammed Shami to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Sublime! What a way to get to 5000 Indian T20 League runs. Full and wide outside off, Rohit just leans into the shot and drives it through covers for a boundary. |
| 0.6 : Mohammed Shami to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.2 : Mohammed Shami to Rohit Sharma, back of a length ball on off, Sharma looks to flick it to the leg side but he misses it. The ball thuds into his thigh pad. |
| 1.3 : Mohammed Shami to Rohit Sharma, Length ball on off, blocked out. |
| 1.4 : Mohammed Shami to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Brilliant! Back of a length ball on off, Sharma stands tall and punches it through covers for a boundary. |
| 1.5 : Mohammed Shami to Rohit Sharma, Length ball on middle, pusjed back towards mid off. |
| 1.6 : Mohammed Shami to Rohit Sharma, NOT OUT! Rohit survives and he used the review to perfection. Full and around off, Rohit looks to defend it but gets beaten and is rapped on the pads. There is an appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Rohit takes the review and the replays roll in. There is no inside edge and the ball is going down the leg. |
| 2.1 : Sheldon Cottrell to Suryakumar Yadav, Length ball on off, tapped towards mid off for a quick run. |
| 0.0 : Rohit has been given out lbw! He takes the review. Let's see what the replays show. |
| 2.2 : Sheldon Cottrell to Rohit Sharma, Length ball on off, pushed to wide mid off for a single. |
| 2.3 : Sheldon Cottrell to Suryakumar Yadav, Length ball on off, played to short cover now. |
| 2.4 : Sheldon Cottrell to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Glorious! Full on off, Yadav drives it through covers and gets a boundary. |
| 2.5 : Sheldon Cottrell to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Consecutive hits! It is the fuller one outside off, Yadav once again leans and drives it through covers for another boundary. |
| 2.6 : Sheldon Cottrell to Suryakumar Yadav, Length ball on off, Yadav drives it to covers. |
| 3.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Rohit Sharma, WIDE! Spinning down leg, wided by the umpire. |
| Ravi Bishnoi to Rohit Sharma, Loopy outside off, Sharma drives it to long off for a single. |
| 3.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Suryakumar Yadav, Quicker on off, Yadav pushes it to long off for a single. |
| 3.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Rohit Sharma, Quicker on off, Sharma keeps it out. |
| 3.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Rohit Sharma, Short and skiddy on off, Sharma goes for the pull but drags it to the off side for a single. |
| 0.0 : Ravi Bishnoi to bowl now. |
| 3.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Rohit Sharma, OUT! RUN OUT! DIRECT HIT AND PUNJAB ARE ELATED! Full on leg, Sharma sweeps it straight to short fine leg where Shami is stationed. Yadav calls for the run and Rohit responds. Shami is quick to field the ball and throws it towards the keeper's end. He strikes directly and Punjab go up in an appeal. The umpire takes it upstairs and the replays roll in. The bails lit up as Yadav is just short of his crease. Mumbai in trouble early on. |
| 3.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ishan Kishan, Floated on off, Kishan strokes it to long off for a single. |
| 4.1 : Sheldon Cottrell to Ishan Kishan, Good length ball around middle, it is tucked towards mid-wicket. |
| 4.2 : Sheldon Cottrell to Ishan Kishan, WIDE! Slips on down the leg side Kishan tries to flick but misses. |
| Sheldon Cottrell to Ishan Kishan, Banged short and on middle, Kishan goes for the pull and picks a single towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 4.3 : Sheldon Cottrell to Rohit Sharma, Outside off on a good length, Rohit guides it to third man for a single. |
| 4.4 : Sheldon Cottrell to Ishan Kishan, Good length ball around off, it is defended. |
| 0.0 : Ishan Kishan comes in to bat now. |
| 4.5 : Sheldon Cottrell to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Excellent effort from Pooran but he fails to save the boundary. Full and outside off, Kishan lifts it over cover-point. Pooran gives it a chase and flicks the ball in. The umpire wants to check if it is a clean stop. Replays roll in and it shows that his leg is touching the fence when the ball is still in contact with his hand. |
| 4.6 : Sheldon Cottrell to Ishan Kishan, Bouncer to end the over! Kishan ducks under it. |
| 5.1 : Krishnappa Gowtham to Rohit Sharma, Flatter ball just outside off, Rohit looks to force it on the off side but misses. |
| 5.2 : Krishnappa Gowtham to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Punched! Short and just around off, Rohit moves a bit towards the leg side to make room and then punches it through covers and finds the gap. |
| 0.0 : Krishnappa Gowtham to bowl now. |
| 5.3 : Krishnappa Gowtham to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Cut away! Fast hands from the Mumbai skipper! Gowtham bowls it short and wide outside off, Rohit thrashes it through point and finds the boundary. |
| 5.4 : Krishnappa Gowtham to Rohit Sharma, On off and middle, Rohit calmly tucks it towards mid-wicket and gets to the other end. |
| 5.5 : Krishnappa Gowtham to Ishan Kishan, Quicker one on middle, it is tucked towards square leg for a run. |
| 5.6 : Krishnappa Gowtham to Rohit Sharma, Couple to end the over, a good one for Mumbai. They get 12 in the last over of the Powerplay. Short and just outside off, Rohit punches it off his front foot nicely. This time the cover fielder dives to his left and gets hands. Two taken. |
| 6.1 : James Neesham to Ishan Kishan, Full and outside off, Kishan looks to drive but the ball takes the inner half and goes to mid on. |
| 6.2 : James Neesham to Ishan Kishan, Play and a miss! Takes the pace off and bowls it just outside off, Kishan looks to force it on the off side but misses. |
| 6.3 : James Neesham to Ishan Kishan, Three dots in a row! Good length ball around off, pushed towards the off side. |
| 6.4 : James Neesham to Ishan Kishan, Quick run! Good length ball around off, it is pushed towards mid on. They go for the run. The mid fielder fires the throw but misses. |
| 6.5 : James Neesham to Rohit Sharma, EDGY FOUR! Mumbai won't mind though. A shortish ball just around off, Rohit looks to work it on the off side but ends up getting a thick outside edge as the ball moves away. It races away to the fence. |
| 6.6 : James Neesham to Rohit Sharma, Single to thrid man but this time Rohit calmly guided it. They get 6 from the over, in spite of the first three balls of the over being dots. |
| 0.0 : James Neesham into the attack now. |
| 7.1 : Mohammed Shami to Rohit Sharma, Good length ball just around off, guided to third man for a run. |
| 0.0 : Mohammed Shami is back on. 1-0-8-0 so far from him. |
| 7.2 : Mohammed Shami to Ishan Kishan, Good length ball around off, pushed towards the off side for a single. |
| 7.3 : Mohammed Shami to Rohit Sharma, Length ball on off, played to point off the back foot. |
| 7.4 : Mohammed Shami to Rohit Sharma, Short one on middle, Sharma pulls it towards mid-wicket and gets a single. 50-up for Mumbai too. |
| 7.5 : Mohammed Shami to Ishan Kishan, Full and on middle, Kishan plays it straight down the ground where Shami fields in his followthrough. |
| 7.6 : Mohammed Shami to Ishan Kishan, Full and on middle, Kishan mows the ball to mid-wicket for a run. |
| 8.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ishan Kishan, Flatter and around off, Kishan strokes it towards deep cover and takes a single. |
| 8.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Rohit Sharma, Floated on middle, stroked towards long on for a run. |
| 8.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ishan Kishan, Floated outside off, Kishan keeps it out to the off side. |
| 8.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ishan Kishan, Floated on off, pushed to point. |
| 8.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ishan Kishan, Pushed down the ground for a run. |
| 8.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Rohit Sharma, FOUR CUT AWAY!Short and wide outside off, Rohit backs away and slams it through point. No chance for the fielders! |
| 9.1 : Krishnappa Gowtham to Ishan Kishan, Direct hit and it could have been very close! Kishan works this with the angle to the left of the wicket. They go for a run. Gowtham gets to the ball and backflicks it towards the stumps at his end but misses. |
| 9.2 : Krishnappa Gowtham to Rohit Sharma, Rohit works this with the turn towards mid-wicket with soft hands. Only for one. They thought for two but Kishan slips so only one. |
| 9.3 : Krishnappa Gowtham to Ishan Kishan, Kishan comes down the track but Gowtham sees that, he shortens the length and it is defended back to the bowler. |
| 0.0 : DRINKS! Punjab have done well in these starting exchanges and are looking good. Mumbai, on the other hand, have lost a few quick wickets but they won't be too worried as they have a deep batting line up and they have Rohit Sharma and last match's hero Ishan Kishan out there. Krishnappa Gowtham will bowl now for Punjab. |
| 9.4 : Krishnappa Gowtham to Ishan Kishan, A single now as this is worked towards mid-wicket. |
| A run out appeal has been taken upstairs! Rohit seems in. |
| 9.5 : Krishnappa Gowtham to Rohit Sharma, A direct hit and it would have been curtains for Rohit! It is shorter and outside off, Rohit plays it late but straight to point. He thinks of a run but is sent back. The fielder fires it to the keeper who whips the bails off. An appeal and it is taken upstairs. Replays show that Rohit is in. |
| 9.6 : Krishnappa Gowtham to Rohit Sharma, End of a very good over from Gowtham! The last ball is pushed down to long on for one. |
| 10.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Rohit Sharma, Tossed up on off, it is eased down to long off for one. |
| 10.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ishan Kishan, SIX! BOOM! Finally Ishan gets one away and this should make him feel a lot better. He was struggling till now but can this get him going. The slog sweep is out, it is connected brilliantly and dragged over the mid-wicket fence from outside off. |
| 10.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ishan Kishan, Struggles for timing again! The googly and outside off, Kishan looks to slap it hard but chops it back to the bowler. |
| 10.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ishan Kishan, Quicker and on middle, it is pulled down nicely towards long on for one. |
| 10.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Rohit Sharma, Another single as this is worked through mid-wicket. |
| 10.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ishan Kishan, Nicely worked! Kishan steps down the track but it is shorter in length. He works it through mid-wicket. It is in the gap and two is taken. A very good over for Mumbai. They have probably decided to step on the gas now. |
| James Neesham is back! |
| 11.1 : James Neesham to Rohit Sharma, Angled into the pads, bowling to his field. It is worked down to fine leg for one. |
| 11.3 : James Neesham to Rohit Sharma, A leg bye! Angled into the pads, Rohit looks to flick but misses. It hits the pad and rolls on the leg side. A run taken. Leg bye. |
| 11.4 : James Neesham to Ishan Kishan, Length and outside off, it is slapped through covers for one. Kishan is probably going at the delivery a little too hard. |
| 11.2 : James Neesham to Ishan Kishan, DROPPED! Bishnoi did all the hard work to get there but then spills it. A short one, Kishan looks to pull but is late onto the shot. It hits the splice and lobs towards deep mid-wicket. Bishnoi runs in and dives forward but fails to take it. This could prove costly. |
| 11.5 : James Neesham to Rohit Sharma, WIDE! That was close to the glove! Short and down the leg side, Rohit looks to pull but misses. Wided. |
| James Neesham to Rohit Sharma, Extra bounce! Shorter and outside off, Rohit does well to play it with one hand off down to third man for one. |
| 11.6 : James Neesham to Ishan Kishan, One more single to end! A decent over by Neesham! Shorter and outside off, this is hit through covers for one. |
| 12.1 : Sheldon Cottrell to Ishan Kishan, Shorter and outside off, Kishan looks to pull but due to the low bounce, it hits the underedge and then onto the pads. It rolls on the off side for one. |
| 0.0 : Sheldon Cottrell to bowl out! |
| 12.2 : Sheldon Cottrell to Rohit Sharma, This stays a touch low! Length and on off, Sharma looks to drive but it goes off the toe-end towards mid off. |
| 12.3 : Sheldon Cottrell to Rohit Sharma, Shorter and on the pads, Rohit looks to pull but misses. |
| 12.4 : Sheldon Cottrell to Rohit Sharma, Carved! Rohit makes room and Cottrell bowls it full and outside off, it is sliced over point for one. |
| 12.5 : Sheldon Cottrell to Ishan Kishan, Good change! Bowls a seam up ball and bowls it shorter and on the body. Kishan looks to pull but misses. |
| 12.6 : Sheldon Cottrell to Ishan Kishan, Just a single to end Cottrell's spell! Brilliant from him. The last ball is on a length, it is guided towards point for one. |
| 13.1 : Krishnappa Gowtham to Ishan Kishan, OUT! TAKEN! There goes the struggling Kishan! Also, this wicket could well be a blessing in disguise for Mumbai as Kishan was not at all playing fluently. The change to get back Gowtham works. He fires it full and on middle, Kishan brings out the slog sweep but due to it being very full, he fails to get the elevation. He holes out to Nair in the deep. |
| 13.2 : Krishnappa Gowtham to Rohit Sharma, On middle, this is pushed down to long off for one. |
| 0.0 : Kieron Pollard walks out to bat! |
| 13.3 : Krishnappa Gowtham to Kieron Pollard, Quicker and on middle, Pollard works it towards mid-wicket. |
| 13.4 : Krishnappa Gowtham to Kieron Pollard, On middle, this is pushed down to long on for one. Pollard is off the mark. |
| 13.5 : Krishnappa Gowtham to Rohit Sharma, Angled into the middle pole, Rohit Sharma goes back and works it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 13.6 : Krishnappa Gowtham to Kieron Pollard, Another single as this is hit through mid-wicket. Another good over. |
| 14.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Kieron Pollard, SIX! Pollard is looking to explode and he starts off with just the first ball! Bishnoi dishes a loopy ball outside off, Pollard lofts this nonchalantly over the long on region for a huge six! What a shot! |
| 14.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Kieron Pollard, Flatter ball outside off, Pollard punches this towards the cover region off his back foot and they run hard and well to come back for the second run. |
| 14.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Kieron Pollard, Another short ball but this is on middle as Pollard works this to the fielder at mid-wicket. |
| 14.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Kieron Pollard, Short length ball outside off, Pollard cuts this one towards the deep point region for a single. |
| 14.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Rohit Sharma, SIX! What a shot! Rohit plays his trademark pull shot and it is beautiful! Flatter ball around middle, Rohit rocks on his back foot and lofts this over the mid-wicket area for a BIG six! |
| 14.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Rohit Sharma, A dot to end the over as Rohit works this towards the cover region. A good over for Mumbai as they collect 15 runs off it and they will want more of these in the upcoming five overs! |
| 0.0 : Ravi Bishnoi is back! |
| 15.1 : James Neesham to Kieron Pollard, Shorter and angled into the body, it is worked through square leg for one. |
| 15.2 : James Neesham to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! A very innovative way to get your fifty up! A very good innings. He needed to fire today. His side was in a spot of bother and he does. Also, he has gone about slowly till now but we all know he can explode when needed. He looks to play the paddle scoop. He is served a full toss. It is hit towards fine leg for a boundary. |
| 15.3 : James Neesham to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Another full toss and put away once again! Just an orthodox cricket shot. It is a full toss outside off, Sharma says thank you very much as he caresses it past the diving cover fielder for a boundary. |
| 15.4 : James Neesham to Rohit Sharma, SIX! KABOOM! This is the over Mumbai needed. This is the over which probably changes the momentum. Also, this is a poor ball to Sharma. He loves it short. He rocks back and pulls it well over the square leg fence for a biggie. |
| 15.5 : James Neesham to Rohit Sharma, SIX! Wow! Just wow! Rohit Sharma, what a player, what a pleasure it is to watch him when he plays shots like these. So nonchalant. There is no one in the deep on the off side so he just clears his front leg. Gets a full ball on middle, it is lofted over covers and it goes all the way. |
| 15.6 : James Neesham to Rohit Sharma, Just a single to end but 22 from the over! Fuller and on middle, this is whipped through mid-wicket for one. |
| Strategic Time-out! It looked like Punjab were in control of this game in the first half of the innings but with players like Rohit Sharma and Pollard in their squad, you can never write off Mumbai and this previous over is just a great example of what damage these two can do. They look like they have decided to turn it on and play some big strokes to end their innings on a high. A 160 or 170 run total looks acheivable and the bowlers of Punjab will really have to step it up if they are to stop |
| 16.1 : Mohammed Shami to Rohit Sharma, OUT! That is a legal catch and Rohit Sharma is out of here! It is Neesham who takes the catch in the end but it is Maxwell who should be given all the credit! Also, Shami gets the big fish and at the right time as Rohit was just starting to unleash. This though was in the slot! It is fuller and on middle, Rohit looks to loft it down the ground towards the long off fence but fails to time it nicely. Maxwell runs to his right, he looks to take it but it almost |
| 0.0 : The third umpire is called into play as the on-field umpires want to make sure that this is a clean catch. Replays roll in and it is clear that this is a clean catch and the dangerous Hit-man Rohit Sharma will have to walk back to the pavilion now. |
| 16.2 : Mohammed Shami to Kieron Pollard, Outside off, this is guided towards point. |
| 0.0 : Hardik Pandya will walk out now to bat for Mumbai, replacing Rohit Sharma. |
| 16.3 : Mohammed Shami to Kieron Pollard, A single now as Pollard guides this down to third man. |
| 16.4 : Mohammed Shami to Hardik Pandya, Pandya is off the mark as he pushes this short ball through covers. |
| 16.5 : Mohammed Shami to Kieron Pollard, Looks to bowl the slower one but it is down the leg side. Wided. |
| Mohammed Shami to Kieron Pollard, Two! Fuller and outside off, Pollard lofts it over covers and takes two. The fielder did well to run to his right and stop it with a dive. |
| Kieron Pollard decides to take the review as he thinks he has edged this into the pads. The third umpire comes into play. UltraEdge rolls in and there is a clear spike as the ball passes by the bat. The umpire reverses his decision and Pollard stays on. |
| 17.2 : James Neesham to Hardik Pandya, A slower back of a length delivery outside off this time, Pandya lofts this one over the cover region and the batters will collect a couple before the fielder in the deep cleans this up. |
| 17.3 : James Neesham to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! Another boundary for Pandya and Mumbai! This is played really well! Neesham goes back of a length outside off again, Pandya smacks this one over the cover region again and this time it will cross the ropes to fetch them four runs. |
| 17.4 : James Neesham to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! No need to run for that as this will run away past the ropes! Good length ball around the off stump, Pandya creams this one hard through the cover region and it is too wide of the fielder at long off to cut it off as it crosses the fence. What an over so far for Mumbai! |
| 17.5 : James Neesham to Hardik Pandya, A full toss around middle, Pandya flicks this off the back foot towards the square leg region to run across for the single. |
| 17.6 : James Neesham to Kieron Pollard, Another single to end the over as Pollard plays this towards the fielder at deep square leg to retain the strike for the next over. Great over as they collect 18 runs off it! |
| 18.1 : Mohammed Shami to Kieron Pollard, Well bowled! Very full and on middle, this is whipped down to long on for one. Not a lot you can do with that ball. |
| 18.2 : Mohammed Shami to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! That is poor with third man up! You just don't expect this from Shami. It is short and outside off, Shami slashes at it. It goes off the outside edge and over short third man for a boundary. |
| 18.3 : Mohammed Shami to Hardik Pandya, Goes back to bowling full and outside off, Pandya can only hit it down to long on for one. |
| 18.4 : Mohammed Shami to Kieron Pollard, WIDE! A slower one but it is well wide outside off. Pollard does go after it but misses. |
| Mohammed Shami to Kieron Pollard, EDGY FOUR! Full marks to the bowler but runs to the batter! Fuller and outside off, Pollard swings at it with all his might. It goes off the outside edge and flies past short third man. Not sure if seam-up is the right way to go with this field. |
| 18.5 : Mohammed Shami to Kieron Pollard, FOUR! Goes pace off but the length is very poor! It is short and asking to be hit. Pollard smashes it through mid-wicket and the ball races away to the fence. Third boundary in the over. |
| 18.6 : Mohammed Shami to Kieron Pollard, FOUR! 4th boundary in the over and it is a very expensive one from Shami to end his spell! All of a sudden above 180 looks easily possible. It is a full toss, he misses the yorker and Pollard whips it throgh backward square leg. |
| Mohammed Shami to Kieron Pollard, NOT OUT! There is a huge inside edge! Hence, Pollard reviewed. It is a low full toss on the pads, Pollard looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pads. An appeal is made by the players of Punjab. The finger goes up. Pollard reviews immediately. Replays roll in and they show that the on-field call has to be overturned. End of a brillaint over though by Shami. |
| 17.1 : James Neesham to Hardik Pandya, SIX! Pandya gets enough of this! This is in the slot for Pandya and he will punish you! Neesham bowls a back of a length ball around off, Pandya lofts this over the long on region and it just about crosses the fence in the deep for a six. |
| Krishnappa Gowtham to Hardik Pandya, Well bowled and fielded by Goutham to start off! He goes loopy ball outside off, Pandya smacks this back to the bowler and he does well to stop this one. A dot is required at this stage for Punjab! |
| 19.2 : Krishnappa Gowtham to Hardik Pandya, SIX! What power and what a shot! Pandya generates some immense power and smashes this for a huge maximum. Bowls a flighted ball around off, Pandya makes some room and heaves this over the mid-wicket region for a six. That was in the air for a long time but it also has the distance required! |
| 19.3 : Krishnappa Gowtham to Hardik Pandya, IN THE AIR BUT SHORT! Pandya misses out as this was a full toss! He seems disappointed with himself and why not as well! Goutham misses his mark and bowls a full toss around middle, Pandya looks to smash this but it comes off his leading edge and goes towards the long on region. One run taken. |
| 19.4 : Krishnappa Gowtham to Kieron Pollard, SIX! Up, up and away! Pollard could be the difference between Punjab winning this game and losing it! Goutham thinks well and bowls a full ball outside off, Pollard had made some room but still manages to reach out and heave this over the bowler's head for a huge huge six! |
| 19.5 : Krishnappa Gowtham to Kieron Pollard, SIX! Hammered! Floats a delivery around middle and leg, Pollard gets under this one and hammers this over the deep mid-wicket fence for another biggie! This has been a good over for Mumbai! Can they finish the innings with a bang? |
| 19.6 : Krishnappa Gowtham to Kieron Pollard, SIX! YES, HE CAN! Pollard has been on fire today and it is because of him that Mumbai has reached a mammoth total of 191! Loopy ball on middle, Pollard swings his bat and sends the ball over long on. A hattrick of sixes! PUNJAB WILL NEED 192 RUNS TO WIN! |
| What a power-batting performance from Mumbai! Never did we feel they would get above the 190-run mark when Kishan and Rohit were batting. The former was struggling to time the ball and the latter was also happy taking singles. However, that was just the calm before the storm from Rohit. Also, Kishan's wicket was probably a timely one for Mumbai, yes you read it right, timely one for the batting side as Pollard and Pandya who came after him, had no problems to strike it big. Kishan's innings thou |
| It was the same story for Punjab! They were good to begin with but ended it horribly. Everybody who bowled in the death was taken to the cleaners and hence, had a poor day at the office. Only Cottrell who was done before the 15th was brilliant. He ended with an economy of less than 6 per over and also had a wicket to his name. Overall though, it was not a performance to look back at. |
| The target is a big one and a lot will depend on Rahul and Agarwal! If they start well, Punjab are in this. Mumbai on the other hand, have the bowlers to defend this. They will back themselves to do so. A very good second essay awaits. |
| 0.1 : Trent Boult to KL Rahul, Fuller and tailing back in! Rahul works it down towards backward square leg for a run. Punjab and Rahul are underway. |
| 0.2 : Trent Boult to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Agarwal is underway in style! Shorter and on middle, Agarwal takes on the challenge of pulling it. He hits it over square leg and it races away to the fence. |
| 0.3 : Trent Boult to Mayank Agarwal, Goes back to bowling length and on middle, it is defended onto the ground. |
| 0.4 : Trent Boult to Mayank Agarwal, Angled into the pads, Agarwal works it through square leg for two. |
| 0.5 : Trent Boult to Mayank Agarwal, Outside off, it is guided down to third man for one. |
| 0.6 : Trent Boult to KL Rahul, FOUR! Just wide! A great start for Punjab! The two players have come out all guns blazing. A short one on middle, Rahul pulls. He is not in total control but it goes wide of the fielder at fine leg for another boundary. |
| 1.1 : James Pattinson to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! The shots start to flow for Punjab right at the start! Pattinson starts off with a back of a length ball outside off, Agarwal makes room and lofts this over the cover region and it will race away to the fence. |
| 1.2 : James Pattinson to Mayank Agarwal, Back of a length ball around middle and leg, Agarwal flicks this towards the deep square leg region and will collect a couple on this occasion. |
| 1.3 : James Pattinson to Mayank Agarwal, Good length ball around middle and leg, Agarwal tucks this off his back foot towards the deep square leg region to run across for the single. |
| 1.4 : James Pattinson to KL Rahul, On a good length around the off stump, Rahul works this towards the deep cover region to collect a single. |
| 1.5 : James Pattinson to Mayank Agarwal, WIDE! Not the best delivery by Pattinson as this ball is straying down the leg side. The umpire signals for a wide. |
| James Pattinson to Mayank Agarwal, Good length delivery around off, Mayank pushes this towards the cover region and they sneak a single as Rohit Sharma has a shy at the non-striker's end but he misses it. |
| 1.6 : James Pattinson to KL Rahul, Back of a length ball around middle, Rahul nudges it gently towards deep mid-wicket and these two run hard to come back for the second run. Another great over as they collect 12 runs off it! |
| 2.1 : Trent Boult to Mayank Agarwal, This is good timing from Agarwal and they will settle for two runs! Boult goes for a good length delivery outside off, Mayank pushes this towards the deep cover region past the diving fielder to collect a couple. |
| 2.2 : Trent Boult to Mayank Agarwal, On a good length outside off, Agarwal cuts this one fine towards the deep point fielder to exchange ends with Rahul. |
| 2.3 : Trent Boult to KL Rahul, Dishes a good length delivery outside the off stump, Rahul drives this well but will find the fielder at covers. |
| 2.4 : Trent Boult to KL Rahul, Back of a length around off, Rahul plays this over the cover region as the fielder in the deep cuts it off as the batters run across for the single. |
| 2.5 : Trent Boult to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! What timing! He just used the pace of the ball and sloted this one in the gap! This is bowled back of a length outside off, Mayank cuts this one fine towards the deep point region to fetch four runs. |
| 2.6 : Trent Boult to Mayank Agarwal, A single to end the over as Agarwal pushes this one to the fielder at deep point. Another good over for Punjab and they have started off really well! |
| 3.1 : Krunal Pandya to Mayank Agarwal, Flighted ball outside off, Rahul drives this but straight to the fielder at covers. |
| 3.2 : Krunal Pandya to Mayank Agarwal, Flatter delivery around middle, Agarwal pulls this on his back foot towards the deep mid-wicket area for a single. |
| 3.3 : Krunal Pandya to KL Rahul, Short ball around off, Rahul looks to play this one but an inside edge hits him on the pads and rolls to the off side. |
| 3.4 : Krunal Pandya to KL Rahul, Krunal bowls a flatter ball around off and middle, Rahul tucks this one towards the deep square leg region to collect a single. |
| 3.5 : Krunal Pandya to Mayank Agarwal, Bowls a full toss around middle, Mayank pushes this towards the mid on region to exchange ends with KL. |
| 3.6 : Krunal Pandya to KL Rahul, Flatter ball around off to end off as Rahul tucks this wide of Krunal and the batters run through for the single. Rohit will be happy with this over as only 4 runs are given off it. |
| 0.0 : Krunal Pandya is on now! |
| 3.6 : Jasprit Bumrah is into the attack! |
| 4.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to KL Rahul, On a good length around middle and leg, Rahul looks to flick this one but misses and it comes off his pads to the leg side. Bumrah appeals but the umpire does not flinch. |
| 4.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to KL Rahul, Another good length ball around middle and leg, Rahul does connect on this occasion and flicks this to the fielder at deep square leg for a single. |
| 4.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Mayank Agarwal, Another appeal but the umpire says no again! Bumrah goes for a back of a length ball around middle and leg, Agarwal looks to flick this one but misses and gets hit on the pads. The players appeal but the umpire is not interested. |
| 4.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Mayank Agarwal, Back of a length ball outside off, Agarwal works this to the fielder at point. |
| 4.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Mayank Agarwal, OUT! TIMBER! Bumrah does exactly what Rohit Sharma wanted him to do! He has broken the partnership of these two opening batters as we know how dangerous these two can be! Mayank has been in top form throughout his tournament but his defence is broken through by his countryman Bumrah! He dishes a good length ball around off, Agarwal looks to defend this one but it slips into the gap between bat and pad and disrupts the stumps. |
| Karun Nair walks out to bat! |
| 4.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Karun Nair, On a good length outside off, Nair works this to the fielder at point. |
| A run out appeal has been taken upstairs but Nair seems in. |
| 5.1 : Krunal Pandya to KL Rahul, NOT OUT! Rahul comes down the track but does not get to the pitch of the ball. He pushes it back to the bowler. Pandya shows great awarness as he takes the bails off at his end. The umpire takes it upstairs but replays show that Nair is in. |
| 5.2 : Krunal Pandya to KL Rahul, Shorter and outside off, Rahul cuts but fails to time it. It goes towards point for one. |
| 5.3 : Krunal Pandya to Karun Nair, On middle, it is worked to mid-wicket. |
| 5.4 : Krunal Pandya to Karun Nair, OUT! CHOPS IT ON! The ploy to bowl Krunal Pandya in the Powerplay has turned out to be a brilliant one. Not only did he bowl a quiet over when runs were flowing but now also gets a wicket. It is shortish and outside off, this one stays low and also comes slow off the surface. Nair tries to cut but gets an inside edge onto the stumps. Punjab in big trouble and Pandya is pumped up. |
| Nicholas Pooran will be the new batter out for Punjab, replacing Karun Nair, whose stay at the crease was a very brief one. |
| 5.5 : Krunal Pandya to Nicholas Pooran, Pooran pushes this one through covers and takes one. He is off the mark. |
| 5.6 : Krunal Pandya to KL Rahul, Rahul now takes one as he works it through mid-wicket. End of the Powerplay and despite a rocking start, it is Punjab who are on the back foot. They are 41 for 2 after the first 6. |
| 6.1 : Rahul Chahar to KL Rahul, Flatter around middle, Rahul pushes this towards the mid on region and the fielder cuts this one off. |
| 6.2 : Rahul Chahar to KL Rahul, Chahar goes for a short ball around off, Rahul flicks this off his back foot towards the square leg region and will run across for the single. |
| 6.3 : Rahul Chahar to Nicholas Pooran, Floated ball around middle, Pooran sweeps this gently towards the square leg region and the batters will exchange ends. |
| 6.4 : Rahul Chahar to KL Rahul, Flatter delivery around off, Rahul rocks on his back foot and pulls this towards the deep mid-wicket region and the fielder will run in from long on and cut this off. A single taken. |
| 6.5 : Rahul Chahar to Nicholas Pooran, Tossed up delivery outside off, Pooran looked to defend this one but missed it and it hit him on the pads. Chahar appeals loudly but the umpire does not move. |
| 6.6 : Rahul Chahar to Nicholas Pooran, Short ball outside off, Pooran cuts this one towards the deep point region to collect another run. Punjab need 147 runs in 78 balls! |
| 7.1 : Krunal Pandya to Nicholas Pooran, WIDE! Outside off, well wide. Pooran leaves it. Wided. |
| Krunal Pandya to Nicholas Pooran, Quicker and flatter outside off, Pooran tries to cut but is beaten. |
| 7.2 : Krunal Pandya to Nicholas Pooran, Flatter on middle, this is pushed back to the bowler. Pooran is surprised by the change of pace. |
| 7.3 : Krunal Pandya to Nicholas Pooran, WIDE! Slower through the air and outside off, Pooran looks to drive but is beaten. Wided. |
| Krunal Pandya to Nicholas Pooran, WIDE! Once again Krunal looks to bowl it away from the hitting zone of Pooran. He though bowls it well wide outside off. Wided again. |
| Krunal Pandya to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! Boom! That is the exact reason why Krunal wanted to bowl it outside off. Pooran has nailed him out of here. That is some hit. Krunal bowls it closer to the off. Pooran shuffles across and sends it over the mid-wicket fence with a slog sweep. 50 up. |
| 7.4 : Krunal Pandya to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Edgy but Punjab won't care! A yorker outside off, Pooran looks to thrash it thorugh covers but it goes off the outside edge down to the third man fence. |
| 7.5 : Krunal Pandya to Nicholas Pooran, A single now as this is slapped through covers. |
| 7.6 : Krunal Pandya to KL Rahul, A single to end a huge and much-needed over for Punjab! It is on middle, Rahul works it towards mid-wicket for one. 132 needed in the last 12 overs. |
| 8.1 : Rahul Chahar to KL Rahul, OUT! BOWLED 'EM! KL Rahul is out of here and Chahar is absolutely delighted. Why not? He has got Punjab's best batter. Rahul can't believe he has missed that. He shuffles right across and looks to play the paddle sweep. It is bowled on the stumps. Rahul misses and it flicks the bail. Timely wicket too as the momentum seemed to be shifting a little due to the last over. Punjab now need someone out of the batters who have not played so well so far to step up. |
| 8.2 : Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, WIDE! Slows it up nicely and bowls it wide outside off, Maxwell goes after it but misses. Wided. |
| Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, On middle, this is pushed down to long on for one. |
| 8.3 : Rahul Chahar to Nicholas Pooran, Shorter and outside off, it is slapped through covers for one. |
| 0.0 : DRINKS! Punjab had started off well but that seems like an eternity ago as Mumbai have crawled back since those three overs and have picked up quick wickets and have put Punjab under immense pressure. They will look to continue the same going forward with the remaining 12 overs. Punjab, on the other hand, have lost their openers who were in good touch and have Maxwell and Pooran out there who are capable to turn this tie on its head. The question is who handles the pressure well and comes out on |
| 8.4 : Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, That is a beauty! This is tossed up nice, it dips on the batter. Spins away from off. Mawell looks to drive but is beatenn. |
| 8.5 : Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, BEATEN AGAIN! This is lovely bowling. Once again gives it a lot of flight and lands it outside off. The ball spins away. Maxwell looks to smash it but fails to put bat on ball. |
| 8.6 : Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, A single to end a lovely over from Chahar! The googly on middle, it is pushed down to long on for one. |
| 9.1 : James Pattinson to Glenn Maxwell, Back of a length ball around off, Maxwell looked to work this through the off side but an inside edge sends the ball towards the square leg and the batters take the single. |
| 9.2 : James Pattinson to Nicholas Pooran, BEATEN! Well bowled by Pattinson! He goes for a good length ball around off, Pooran looks to defend this one but it zips past his outside edge into the mitts of de Kock. |
| 9.3 : James Pattinson to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Width on offer and Pooran punishes Pattinson! Bowls a back of a length ball outside off, Pooran slaps this one hard through the point region and the timing is so good that no one can stop this and it will race past the ropes. |
| 9.4 : James Pattinson to Nicholas Pooran, Short of a good length around middle, Pooran gets under the ball and pushes it towards the point region for a single. |
| 9.5 : James Pattinson to Glenn Maxwell, Dishes a back of a length ball around middle and leg, Maxwell plays this softly towards the mid on region and the batters run through for the quick single. |
| 9.6 : James Pattinson to Nicholas Pooran, A single to end the over as Pooran works this good length ball to the fielder at deep covers. Punjab need 120 runs off the last 10 overs! |
| Rohit Sharma goes for the review as Rahul Chahar is convinced that this is out after the umpire said no to the LBW appeal. The third umpire is called in. UltraEdge comes into play and there is no spike as the ball goes past the bat. Ball Tracker is on and the ball is pitching outside leg and so the on-field decision stays on. |
| 10.1 : Rahul Chahar to Nicholas Pooran, NOT OUT! It has pitched outside leg. Not sure why Mumbai went for the review as it was a googly from Chahar. It spins away. Pooran looks to sweep but misses to get hit on the pads. A huge shout from Chahar but it is turned down. The batters take a leg bye as it rolls on the off side. Chahar wants the review and it is taken. The replays show that the on-field call is the right one. Mumbai lose their review. |
| 10.2 : Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, EDGY TWO! Chahar continues to toss it up to Maxwell. Glenn comes down the track and looks to go over covers. It goes off the outside edge over first slip for two. |
| 10.3 : Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, A single now as this is worked through mid-wicket. |
| 10.4 : Rahul Chahar to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! BOOM! That is long! Slightly short and Pooran makes him pay. He rocks back and pulls it high and long over the wide long on fence for a biggie. |
| 10.5 : Rahul Chahar to Nicholas Pooran, A couple now! This is short and outside off, Pooran cuts it through point and two is taken. |
| 10.6 : Rahul Chahar to Nicholas Pooran, Three on the last ball and another huge over for Punjab! On the pads, it is swept fine on the leg side for three. |
| 11.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Nicholas Pooran, Back of a length delivery around middle, Pooran plays this towards the cover region. |
| 11.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! That is slapped! It seemed like Pooran had that extra second to play this one! Jasprit dishes a back of a length ball around off, Pooran pulls this one hard over the fielder at mid-wicket and it will race away to the fence for four runs. Punjab need more of these. |
| 11.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Nicholas Pooran, Short of a good length delivery around off, Pooran opens up the face of his bat and cuts this towards the third man region for a single. |
| 11.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Maxwell, Outside off, Maxwell pushes this one to the fielder at covers. |
| 11.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Maxwell, On a good length around middle, Maxwell tucks this one towards the deep square leg region to collect a single run. |
| 11.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Nicholas Pooran, A good ball to end the over as Bumrah goes for the yorker, Pooran flicks this of his back foot towards the leg side to retain the strike for the next over. Punjab need 98 runs in 48 balls! |
| 12.1 : Krunal Pandya to Nicholas Pooran, This is a full toss around leg, Pooran works this towards the deep mid-wicket region as he calls for two runs and the batters complete two runs. |
| 12.2 : Krunal Pandya to Nicholas Pooran, Loopy ball around off, Pooran works this to the cover region to collect a single. |
| 12.3 : Krunal Pandya to Glenn Maxwell, Krunal dishes a flatter ball outside off, Maxwell nudges this gently towards the mid off region and the batters collect one run before Krunal cuts this one off. |
| 12.4 : Krunal Pandya to Nicholas Pooran, Looks like Krunal does not want to give any width to Pooran as he bowls a full toss around leg, Pooran tucks this to the mid-wicket region to run across for the single. |
| 12.5 : Krunal Pandya to Glenn Maxwell, Maxwell lets this one go assuming that it would be a wide as Krunal bowls this full ball way outside off. It is just inside the line and this will be a dot. |
| 12.6 : Krunal Pandya to Glenn Maxwell, Tossed up ball way outside off, Maxwell gets under it but works it straight to the fielder at point. A great over by Krunal and he seems very happy with himself. |
| Pattinson will grip the ball now, replacing Bumrah. His figures read 2-0-20-0 so far. |
| 13.1 : James Pattinson to Nicholas Pooran, Just short! Pooran would have had his heart in his mouth for a few seconds! It is fuller and outside off. Pooran slices it towards deep cover who runs in but it lands short. Two taken. 100 up. |
| 13.2 : James Pattinson to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! There goes Pooran. It was him who Punjab needed to bat till the end. He was striking it well but he is walking back now. The target now looks farfetched. Also, Shane Bond, the Mumbai bowling coach, was just saying how they wanted to keep it wide and outside off for Pooran and that is the delivery which got them the wicket. Pooran goes after it with an expansive drive but the ball kisses the outside edge and goes to the keeper. 91 ne |
| 13.3 : James Pattinson to James Neesham, Length and around middle, it shapes away. Neesham looks to defend but is beaten. |
| 13.2 : James Neesham will come out for Punjab. |
| 13.4 : James Pattinson to James Neesham, Fuller and on middle, Neesham whips it through square leg for two. He is off the mark. |
| 13.5 : James Pattinson to James Neesham, Bangs it short and on middle, Neesham gets on top of the bounce and pulls it through mid-wicket. One. |
| 13.6 : James Pattinson to Glenn Maxwell, Tremendous from Pattinson! A yorker to end. It is on middle. Maxwell jams it out towards cover for one. Outstanding from JP. Top class over from him. |
| 14.1 : Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, Shorter and on middle, this is pushed back to the bowler. |
| 13.6 : DRINKS! Mumbai have continued their good work and have done well to stem the flow of runs. Pooran was looking good but Pattinson made sure that he could not damage them any more by sending him back to the hut. Punjab, do have some firepower as Maxwell and Neesham are out in the middle and Sarfaraz is yet to walk out for them, but with the bowling attack that Mumbai possess, it sure does look difficult and unlikely that Punjab can win this one. But in this edition of the Indian T20 League, you ne |
| 14.2 : Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, Shorter and outside off, Maxwell pulls it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 14.3 : Rahul Chahar to James Neesham, On the pads, this is worked through square leg for one. |
| 14.4 : Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, Maxwell looks to play the reverse sweep but misses as this is bowled outside off. A dot more importantly. |
| 14.5 : Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, OUT! TAKEN! Maxwell is out of here and that should probably be the game for Mumbai! He was never comfortable against Chahar and falls to him. Chahar tosses it up outside off, it is the leg spinner. Maxwell look to heave it over the mid-wicket fence but that is the wrong idea for two reasons. One - It is the longer part of the ground and the other it is against the spin. He only manages to hit it high up in the air towards Boult in the deep who takes it well i |
| 14.6 : Rahul Chahar to James Neesham, A couple to end! On the pads, this is worked through square leg for two. |
| 14.5 : Sarfaraz Khan will walk out with his willow for Punjab. |
| 15.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Sarfaraz Khan, Goes back of a length around off to start off, Sarfaraz works this towards mid-wicket. |
| 15.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Sarfaraz Khan, LEG BYES! Bumrah dishes a short of a good length ball around middle and leg, Sarfaraz looks to flick this but misses and it comes off his pads towards the fine leg region. The batters take a leg bye. |
| 15.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to James Neesham, On a good length around the off channel, Neesham pulls this one well towards the fielder at deep mid-wicket for one run. Punjab need some big shots right now! |
| 15.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Sarfaraz Khan, Wonderful fielding by Suryakumar Yadav! Back of a length ball outside off, Sarfaraz cuts this one hard but Yadav does well to dive to his right and stop this one. |
| 15.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Sarfaraz Khan, On a full length around off, Sarfaraz looks for the cheeky scoop and connects but doesn't play this well as it reaches Boult at fine leg on a bounce. One run taken. |
| 15.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to James Neesham, OUT! CAUGHT! Neesham will have to walk back now and the task which already looked tough now looks like it will be impossible! Bumrah goes for the full toss around off, Neesham thinks about pulling this one and goes for that but it takes a leading edge and goes up high in the air towards point and it Suryakumar Yadav who does well to position himself under this and he takes a simple catch. The umpires check as they think this could be if it is above his w |
| 16.1 : Trent Boult to Sarfaraz Khan, FOUR! That is brilliant! Khan brings out the reverse sweep and he connects well. He hits it over point for a boundary. |
| 16.2 : Trent Boult to Sarfaraz Khan, A yorker and outside off, it is jammed out towards point for one. |
| 16.3 : Trent Boult to Krishnappa Gowtham, It is fuller and on off, Gowtham drives it towards cover for one. |
| 16.4 : Trent Boult to Sarfaraz Khan, A shorter delivery and on middle, Khan looks to pull but it goes off the glove towards third man for one. |
| 16.5 : Trent Boult to Krishnappa Gowtham, Shorter and on middle, Gowtham pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 16.6 : Trent Boult to Krishnappa Gowtham, Fuller and outside off, it is driven through covers for two. |
| 17.1 : James Pattinson to Sarfaraz Khan, OUT! LBW! The umpire does not hesitate to raise his finger straightaway and Sarfaraz also goes for the review! Pattinson bowls a yorker on middle, Sarfaraz looks to clear his foot and flick it but misses and it hits his boot. The third umpire comes into play. UltaEdge says there is no spike. Ball Tracker comes in and there are three reds and the umpire's decision stays on as his decision was right on the money. Punjab are falling apart now. |
| 17.2 : James Pattinson to Ravi Bishnoi, Outside off, Bishnoi pushes this towards point. |
| 17.3 : James Pattinson to Ravi Bishnoi, Almost another good grab by Suryakumar! Bishnoi plays this towards point but Yadav stops this one before the batters can take the single. |
| 17.4 : James Pattinson to Krishnappa Gowtham, A slower back of a length ball around middle, Goutham heaves this towards the long on region and Pollard at the deep cleans up as the batters take the single. |
| 17.5 : James Pattinson to Ravi Bishnoi, Bouncer! This is a bouncer over middle, Bishnoi ducks and lets this one alone. |
| 17.6 : James Pattinson to Ravi Bishnoi, Good length outside off, Bishnoi makes some room but can only connect his bat with thin air. Punjab need 69 in 12! |
| 18.1 : Trent Boult to Krishnappa Gowtham, Boult dishes a good length ball outside the off channel, Goutham looks to heave this one but misses it altogether. |
| 18.2 : Trent Boult to Krishnappa Gowtham, Good length delivery around off, Goutham works this down the ground towards the long off fielder for a single. |
| 18.3 : Trent Boult to Ravi Bishnoi, OUT! CAUGHT! That is a very soft dismissal and the players of Mumbai don't even celebrate so much as they know the game has been wrapped up! Fullish length ball around off and middle, Bishnoi gets under it and plays it straight to Suryakumar Yadav at point who is not going to drop this one. |
| 18.4 : Trent Boult to Mohammed Shami, Full length around leg, Shami plays it gently to the leg side and the batters scamper through for the single as Boult has a shy at the keeper's end but misses. |
| 18.5 : Trent Boult to Krishnappa Gowtham, FOUR! Boult goes for a wide slower ball and Goutham looks to hammer this one but it comes off his outside edge towards the third man region for a boundary. |
| 18.6 : Trent Boult to Krishnappa Gowtham, SIX! Goutham gets a hold of this one! It is a good stroke! Boult went for the full ball outside off, Goutham looks for the big one and hammers it over the long off region and it just goes by Pollard in the deep to fetch Punjab six runs. |
| 19.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Mohammed Shami, Shorter and on the body, Shami looks to pull but misses. It hits the body and rolls towards fine leg for one. |
| 19.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Krishnappa Gowtham, A full toss around middle, Goutham works it towards the fielder at covers. |
| 19.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Krishnappa Gowtham, FOUR! Goes over the top! Cheeky stuff from Goutham! He changes his shape as he notices this is short and he guides it over the keeper's head into the third man fence for four runs. |
| 19.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Krishnappa Gowtham, Full length ball around off and middle, Goutham scoops this one towards the backward square leg region and the batters will run back for the second run. |
| 19.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Krishnappa Gowtham, Great yorker around off, Goutham looks to dig this one out but does not connect bat with ball on this occasion. |
| 19.6 : The Mumbai bowing was too good! The first three overs weren't that great but after that, they were brilliant. Bumrah, Krunal, Chahar and Pattinson really had an impressive night. Overall, they were excellent and can be really pleased with their team effort. |
| The skipper of Punjab, KL Rahul starts off by saying that it is disappointing that they haven't won more games and thinks that this is one of those games where they haven't bowled or batted well and it is important to come back stronger. States that the wicket looked good with the new ball and he is not sure if it slowed up after that. Says that it is important to carry on their form. Adds that it would have been great to have an all rounder who bats and bowls well. Says that he has to sit with |
| Mayank Agarwal is in for a chat! Starts off by saying that he and Rahul are not competing against each other for the Orange cap and they are just looking to play good cricket and help the team. Adds that runs in the international circuit have given him confidence and he has worked in the lockdown on improving his T20 game. States that he is hitting the ball very well and his thought is to get into good positions. |
| Rohit Sharma says it is a great win, they did not start well but they knew they could make up at the back end. They did most of the things right, not initially but overall. States Pollard and Pandya back themslves to score quickly towards the end and it is good to have them in form. Further adds they have a balanced side and they are happy with the way they are playing. Also says they needed early wickets, they had plans and they did well to execute it. Ends by saying there was no execution in t |
| The Man of the Match is Kieron Pollard. He starts off by saying that it feels good and they were on the losing side last game and so they wanted to come out and be on the right side of the result. Adds that he tries to pick his bowlers and try to look for 15 runs and more and he looks to go hard. Praises Hardik Pandya as it is good to see him strike the ball well and he had to come out today and swing and he showed his prowess. Talking about their next game in Sharjah, he says that the boundarie |
| Right then! We have had a pretty one-sided game as Mumbai have been dominant and have not let Punjab crawl back into the game at any point. Mumbai have played well and they will look to take this forward when they play their next game in Sharjah and Punjab will be disappointed as they have played well but have just won one single game out of their three games and they will want to bounce back in their next encounter. The action continues on Friday, 2nd October 2020 as Chennai and Hyderabad will |
| Jasprit Bumrah to Krishnappa Gowtham, Another yorker to end the game as Goutham plays this to the deep cover region for just a single. MUMBAI WIN BY 48 RUNS! |
| 19.3 : A thumping win for Mumbai then! To be honest, it is their batters who set it up. Rohit Sharma, Kieron Pollard and a cameo from Pandya meant they finished with a total which was well above par and chasing that, Punjab needed a good start but they did not get one. Also, they kept losing wickets after that on regular intervals. Someone from the top four needed to go big but that was not the case. Pooran did seem like he was finding his touch but departed when his team needed him to continue. Maxwel |
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