| 0.5 : 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. |
| 1.1 :  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. |
| 1.4 : 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. |
| 2.4: Sheldon Cottrell to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Glorious! Full on off, Yadav drives it through covers and gets a boundary. |
| 2.5 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 5.2 : 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. |
| 5.3 : 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. |
| 6.5 : 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. |
| 8.6 : 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! |
| 10.2 : 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. |
| 13.1 : 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. |
| 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! |
| 14.5 : 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! |
| 15.2 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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. |
| 16.1 : 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 |
| 17.3 : 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 : 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! |
| 18.2 : 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. |
| 18.4 : 18.4: 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 : 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 : 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. |
| 17.1 : 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. |
| 19.2 : 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! |
| 19.4 : 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 : 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 : 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! |
| 0.2 : 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. |
| 0.6 : 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 : 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. |
| 2.5 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 5.4 : 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. |
| 7.3 : 7.3: 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 : 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. |
| 8.1 : 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. |
| 9.3 : 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. |
| 10.4 : 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. |
| 11.2 : 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. |
| 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 |
| 14.5 : 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 |
| 15.6 : 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 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 18.3 : 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. |
| 18.5 : 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 : 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. |
| 19.3 : 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. |
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