| 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. |
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