| 0.6 : 0.6: Umesh Yadav to KL Rahul, FOUR! Easy pickings! Yadav strays one on the pads and Rahul easily glances it to fine leg and gets a boundary. First one of the innings. |
| 1.3 : 1.3: Dale Steyn to KL Rahul, FOUR! DEFT PLACEMENT! That's 2000 INDIAN T@) LEAGUE RUNS FOR RAHUL! Short of a length ball around off, Rahul punches it off the back foot. He splits the gap at cover-point for a boundary. |
| 1.4 : 1.4: Dale Steyn to KL Rahul, FOUR! Another one dispatched! Short and wide outside off, Rahul cuts it powerfully past point and third man too failed to cut that off. Four more added to Punjab's total. |
| 2.1 : 2.1: Umesh Yadav to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Inside out effect! Length ball around off, Agarwal skips down the track and lofts it superbly over the infield and into the fence at covers for a boundary. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: Umesh Yadav to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! PURE TIMING! Length ball on the pads, Mayank flicks it through mid-wicket and the ball races to the fence there for another boundary. |
| 3.5 : 3.5: Navdeep Saini to KL Rahul, FOUR! All along the carpet! Full and around off, Rahul drives it beautifully through covers and fetches a boundary. Sweet sound of the bat as the ball hit it. |
| 4.3 : 4.3: Dale Steyn to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! NICELY DONE! Short and on middle, Mayank pulls it through mid-wicket and into the fence there for a boundary. Great shot display by this man. |
| 5.4 : 5.4: Navdeep Saini to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Low full toss around off, Mayank drives it through the gap between cover and mid off as the ball raced away to the fence. No need to run for such shots. |
| 6.3 : 6.3: Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, FOUR! GIFT FROM THE BOWLER! Toosed up ball outside leg, Rahul sweeps it towards fine leg and gets a boundary. |
| 6.6 : 6.6: Yuzvendra Chahal to Mayank Agarwal, OUT! CHAHAL GETS HIS MAN! Floated around off, Agarwal is on the back foot as he looks to cut but is beaten by the pace of the delivery as the ball spins into him and goes between the gap of his bat and pad. The off pole takes the beating as Mayank Agarwal walks back. |
| 7.1 : 7.1: Washington Sundar to KL Rahul, MISFIELD AND FOUR! Flatter outside off, Rahul cuts it towards point where the fielder misfields and the ball races to the fence behind for a boundary. |
| 9.1: Umesh Yadav to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Length ball around off, Pooran drives it through covers where it beats the fielder and into the fence for a boundary. |
| 9.3 : 9.3: Umesh Yadav to KL Rahul, SIX! Free Hit! Full and around off, Rahul lofts it over covers and into the fence for the first maximum of the game. |
| 9.5 : 9.5: Umesh Yadav to KL Rahul, FOUR! Poor from the bowler there! Length ball down the leg side, Rahul just helps it on its way to the fine leg fence to get another boundary. |
| 12.5: Navdeep Saini to KL Rahul, FOUR! GOOD SHOT! Short and fast on middle, Rahul gets into the position early and pulls it over the keeper and into the fence behind for a boundary. 50-run stand is up between Pooran and Rahul. |
| 12.6 : 12.6: Navdeep Saini to KL Rahul, FOUR! That's even better. Full and around off, Rahul lofts it cleanly over mid off and gets a boundary at long off. |
| 13.1 : 13.1: Shivam Dube to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! CAUGHT! Pooran departs in search of quick runs. Dube bowls full and outside off, Pooran looks to go over the off side but fails to get under the ball as he hits it off the toe end of the bat. The ball goes straight to ABD at mid off who does not drop it. |
| 14.3 : 14.3: Yuzvendra Chahal to KL Rahul, FOUR! Drifting down the leg and Rahul sweep it to fine leg for a boundary. |
| 15.2 : 15.2: Shivam Dube to Glenn Maxwell, OUT! CAUGHT! DUBE GETS ANOTHER ONE! Length ball outside off, Maxwell gives the charge to go over the infield but ends up spooning the catch straight to Aaron Finch at short cover. Maxwell's poor run continues. |
| 16.5 : 16.5: Dale Steyn to KL Rahul, SIX! CLOBBERED! Short ball around off, Rahul waits for it to arrive and then smashes it to deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 17.3 : 17.3: Navdeep Saini to Karun Nair, FOUR! That is clever! Slower and fuller outside off, Nair gets across in his crease and helps it over the short fine leg fielder and into the fence behind for a boundary. |
| 17.5 : 17.5: Navdeep Saini to KL Rahul, FOUR! Slower and outside off, fuller too. Rahul cuts it fiercely through point and gets a boundary. |
| 18.1 : 18.1: Dale Steyn to KL Rahul, SIX! POWERFUL! Short ball and on middle, Rahul pulls it to deep square leg where ABD gets a hand to it but parries it over the ropes for a biggie. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: Dale Steyn to KL Rahul, FOUR! T20 100 for Rahul! What an innings he has played there. Leading by example. Yes, fortune did favour him when he was nearing his ton but take nothing away from his innings. He gets there by carving this full ball over short third man for a boundary. 10 from the first two balls. |
| 18.4 : 18.4: Dale Steyn to KL Rahul, SIX! That's dispatched! Short and on middle, Rahul pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 18.5 : 18.5: Dale Steyn to KL Rahul, SIX! Another one goes into the stands. Full and outside off, Rahul lofts it over covers for a biggie. |
| 18.6 : 18.6: Dale Steyn to KL Rahul, FOUR! Length ball on off, Rahul slashes hard and it goes off the inside edge towards fine leg for a boundary. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: Shivam Dube to Karun Nair, FOUR! Raining runs! Short and on middle, Nair pulls it towards deep square leg for a boundary. |
| 19.4 : 19.4: Shivam Dube to KL Rahul, FOUR! Rahul's merry hitting continues! Full and outside off, Rahul guides it through point for a boundary. |
| 19.5 : 19.5: Shivam Dube to KL Rahul, SIX! There she goes! 200 up in style! Full and outside off, Rahul clears his front leg and lofts it over long on for a huge hit. |
| 19.6 : 19.6: Shivam Dube to KL Rahul, SIX! That's a stylish finish! Another full ball on off, Rahul gets everything behind that shot and powers it over the sightscreen for a powerful hit. PUNJAB FINISH WITH 206/3! |
| 0.4 : 0.4: Sheldon Cottrell to Devdutt Padikkal, OUT! CAUGHT! The salute comes out! Short of a length ball around off, Devdutt looks to pull but gets it off the higher part of the bat. The ball lobs towards mid off who takes it with ease. A hero on the other night and a failure now. That's cricket for you. |
| 1.3 : 1.3: Mohammed Shami to Josh Philippe, OUT! LBW! Philippe departs! Bangalore begin badly. Length ball around off, Josh looks to play across the line but gets beaten. The ball hits the pads in front of the stumps as the dreaded finger goes up after and appeal fro mthe bowler. That looked plumb to the naked eye as the replays suggest. |
| 2.4 : 2.4: Sheldon Cottrell to Virat Kohli, OUT! CAUGHT! Bangalore are in deep trouble now! Short ball on off, Kohli looks to pull but gets a top edge. It goes high in the air towards mid on where Bishnoi takes a good catch. |
| 3.4: Mohammed Shami to Aaron Finch, FOUR! Nice shot! Full toss on middle, Finch lofts it over mid on for a boundary. |
| 4.2 : 4.2: Sheldon Cottrell to AB de Villiers, SIX! Amazing shot! Slower ball on off, de Villiers lofts it over long off for a maximum. |
| 4.3 : 4.3: Sheldon Cottrell to AB de Villiers, FOUR! Dispatched! Length delivery outside off, de Villiers punches it through covers for a boundary. |
| 5.1 : 5.1: Ravi Bishnoi to Aaron Finch, FOUR! Good shot! Short delivery on off, Finch punches it over mid off for a boundary. |
| 5.2 : 5.2: Ravi Bishnoi to AB de Villiers, FOUR! That is put away! Short delivery on middle, de Villiers pulls it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 5.5 : 5.5: Ravi Bishnoi to AB de Villiers, FOUR! On the pads, de Villiers flicks it towards fine leg. Cottrell chases it, dives but fails to stop it. It races away to the fence. |
| 6.1 : 6.1: Murugan Ashwin to Aaron Finch, FOUR! SWEPT AWAY! Full and on leg, Finch sweeps it through square leg and gets a boundary. |
| 7.5 : 7.5: Ravi Bishnoi to Aaron Finch, OUT! BOWLED! That should give the youngster some confidence. Pushed through on off, Finch hangs on the back foot to play it but ends up playing all around it. The ball goes past the outside edge and crashes into the off pole. Finch played for the turn but the ball went straight on after pitching. |
| 8.1 : 8.1: Murugan Ashwin to AB de Villiers, FOUR! Tossed up delivery outside off, ABD drives it through covers aas the fielder in the deep gets a hand to the ball but fails to stop it from running to the fence . A boundary results. |
| 8.2 : 8.2: Murugan Ashwin to AB de Villiers, OUT! Brilliant come back from the bowler! Ashwin gets the big fish AB de Villiers with a googly. Full and outside off, ABD slices uppishly over cover-point. he though does not bother to keep it down as the fielder there runs forward and takes the simplest of the catches. This is game over for Bangalore. |
| 10.10 : . 10.1: Mohammed Shami to Washington Sundar, FOUR! Short and outside off, Sundar cuts it uppishly towards third man where Ashwin gives his everything but cannot save a boundary |
| 11.3 : 11.3: James Neesham to Shivam Dube, SIX! Sent into the stands there! Short of a length ball on middle. Dube rocks back and pulls it powerfully over deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. A few more from him here could help build his confidence with the bat. |
| 12.6 : 12.6: Glenn Maxwell to Shivam Dube, OUT! Cleaned him up! Quicker one from Maxwell an in line with the stumps, Dube looks to go over the cow corner once again but gets beaten all ends up as the ball crashes into the middle stump. Just a formality before the game ends. |
| 13.6: Ravi Bishnoi to Umesh Yadav, OUT! Foxed by the googly! Floated on off, Yadav goes for a wild swing but fails to read the googly as the ball comes into the batter and crashes into the stumps behind. |
| 14.3 : 14.3: Glenn Maxwell to Washington Sundar, FOUR! Misfield! This is worked with the angle through mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep runs to his right but dives over the ball. |
| 15.1 : 15.1: Ravi Bishnoi to Washington Sundar, SiIX That is a lovely shot. Tossed up on off, lofted over long off for a maximum by Sundar. |
| 15.2 : 15.2: Ravi Bishnoi to Washington Sundar, OUT! PUNJAB JUST TWO WICKETS AWAY! Flighted on off, Sundar once again goes for the big shot. He though fails to get the distance and timing on this shot. The ball goes towards long on where Agarwal gobbles it up. |
| 16.1 : 16.1: Murugan Ashwin to Navdeep Saini, FOUR! Tossed up on off, Saini lofts it over mid off and the ball. races to the fence at long off for a boundary. |
| 16.2 : 16.2: Murugan Ashwin to Navdeep Saini, OUT! Foxed by the googly! That's from the class of Anil Kumble. A googly on off, Saini looks to go inside out here but fails to read the delivery as the ball goes between the bat and pad to crash into the leg pole. If the top order batsmen cannot pick it them what to expect from the bowlers. |
| 16.6 : 16.6: Murugan Ashwin to Yuzvendra Chahal, OUT! LBW! That is plumb! That is the game for Punjab. Murugan Ashwin finishes off with a 3-wicket haul. He bowls a leg spinner on middle, Chahal goes for the sweep, the ball spins away and strikes him adjacent in front of the stumps. There is an appeal the umpire gives it out. PUNJAB WIN THE GAME BY 97 RUNS! |
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