| 1.4 : 1.4: Ur Rahman to J Bairstow, OUT! Massive success for Punjab! Mujeeb did well to keep Bairstow quiet in this over and eventually has removed him from the crease. A floated delivery, on a fuller length around middle, Jonny leans forward and across before playing the flick shot but fails to keep it down. Ashwin manning the mid-wicket region goes down low and takes an excellent catch. Early setback for the visiting team as they lose an in-form batsman. |
| 1.6 : 1.6: Ur Rahman to V Shankar, FOUR! A boundary to end the over! Mujeeb tosses it one nicely but lands it very full outside off. Shankar presses forward and drives it crisply through covers for a boundary. |
| 4.6: A Rajpoot to D Warner, FOUR! Only the second boundary of the innings and first for Warner. Too full in length on middle, David flicks it across the line to mid-wicket where Ashwin fails to reach with a full length dive and it races away to the fence. |
| 10.1 : 10.1: R Ashwin to V Shankar, FOUR! A welcome boundary for Hyderabad, only the third in this innings. A flighted ball around leg, skidding in, Shankar makes room and lofts it straight down the ground for a boundary. |
| 10.4 : 10.4: R Ashwin to V Shankar, OUT! Shankar tries to be cheeky with his late cut but has ended up edging it behind. He attempted a similar shot in Ashwin's last over too but that time he got beaten completely. Not this time though. Ashwin serves it slightly short and just outside off. Vijay stays back to get his late cut right but it takes the outside edge and settles into the gloves of KL Rahul. Sharp catch, that. The partnership ends one short of a fifty, took too long to come. |
| 10.6 : 10.6: R Ashwin to D Warner, FOUR! Finds the fence! Ashwin goes short again but not always you will hit the jackpot. This time Warner latches onto it and whacks it through point. 11 from the over, the biggest over of this innings. |
| 12.3 : 12.3: Ur Rahman to D Warner, FOUR! Here comes the reverse-batted shot! Mujeeb serves it full and around leg, the Aussie brings out the reverse sweep and nails it over backward point for a boundary. |
| 13.2 : 13.2: R Ashwin to D Warner, OUT! A run out at the non-striker's end with Ashwin involved once more. Nopes, it's not Mankading, it's a regular way of getting run out. A full delivery around off has been hit back by Warner. Ashwin goes down low to stop the ball and Nabi has left the crease. The Punjab skipper recovers quickly and flicks it onto the stumps behind. The Afghan departs. Things just not happening for Hyderabad. |
| 13.3 : 13.3: R Ashwin to D Warner, FOUR! Ashwin goes short and on middle, Warner turns inside the crease and pulls it past short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 15.1 : 15.1: Ur Rahman to D Warner, SIX! Here comes the first biggie of the innings! Warner has hoisted it over the bowler's head. Lovely hit. Mujeeb tries following the batsman down the leg side with a fuller length ball, David backs away a bit to make room and then goes full throttle. High and handsome it goes. Into the stand. Hyderabad need many more such shots. |
| 16.1: M Shami to M Pandey, FOUR! The final phase of this innings begins well for Hyderabad. A length delivery outside off, Manish Pandey goes deep inside the crease to make room and hammers it through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 16.3 : 16.3: M Shami to D Warner, FOUR! Warner getting into the act now. Shami lets out a slower one but bowls it on the shorter side around off at 122 kph. David goes deep inside the crease this time to make room and powers it through point. Mandeep in the deep puts in a full length dive but fails to pull it back. |
| 18.1 : 18.1: Sam Curran to M Pandey, FOUR! Just over short third man! Curran delivers it a little short and outside off, Pandey waits for it calmly inside the crease and spoons it over short third man. Rajpoot there reacts to his left and tries to catch it with his right hand (strangely) but it's too far away from him and goes to the fence. |
| 18.6 : 18.6: Sam Curran to D Warner, EDGY FOUR! Bad luck for the bowler! Curran delivers it full and in the line of the middle stump, Warner hops back again and tries to loft it over covers but it takes the outside edge and runs fine down to third man for a boundary. 11 from the over, 31 in the last three. |
| 19.1 : 19.1: M Shami to M Pandey, OUT! A straightforward catch for Karun Nair (sub) in the field at deep mid-wicket. Clever bowling by Shami. He follows the batsman down the leg side with a short delivery and Pandey still goes for the pull shot in spite of getting cramped for room. He mistimes it over the infield and Nair doesn't have to move much while accepting the catch. A handy partnership comes to an end. |
| 19.4 : 19.4: M Shami to D Hooda, FOUR! Nothing much wrong with the ball but the batsman gets lucky here. A low full toss on middle, it's speared in, Hooda gets his bat down just in time and deflects it neatly off his pads to fine leg for a boundary. Let me tell you, had he missed that, he was plumb in front of the wickets. |
| 19.5 : 19.5: M Shami to D Hooda, FOUR! Gorgeous shot! An overpitched delivery on off at 144 kph, Hooda drills it back past the bowler who jumps and tries to stop the ball with his legs but it screams past him in no time and reaches the long off fence. |
| 19.6 : 19.6: M Shami to D Hooda, SIX! This has gone the distance. Hooda finishes it in style with a biggie. Receives a full toss around off, makes room and smokes it over the bowler's head for a maximum. 15 runs in this over, HYDERABAD END ON 150/4! |
| 1.3 : 1.3: S Sharma to C Gayle, FOUR! Not off the middle but Gayle will take it. Mid-wicket and long on are inside the circle so Gayle just has to clear them. Full length ball on off, Gayle moves his front leg away and swings it away over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 2.1 : 2.1: B Kumar to C Gayle, SIX! The Jamaican giant explodes and sends this one packing over long on. That's humongous. The delivery is in the line of the stumps and is a bit on the shorter side. Enough for the West Indian to swing his big biceps. He makes extraordinary connection and it goes deep into the stand at long on. |
| 3.1: R Khan to C Gayle, OUT! Rashid Khan strikes straightaway. What a catch! Deepak Hooda you beauty! What a strategy from Bhuvneshwar! He brings Rashid inside the Powerplay and Rashid gives him the prized scalp of Gayle. Rashid floats it full on middle, Gayle clears his front leg and looks to clear long on. Deepak Hooda runs to his right and slides to take a wonderful catch. Just the start Hyderabad wanted. Not the start Punjab wanted though. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: R Khan to M Agarwal, FOUR! Just over! Tossed up on middle, Mayank slaps it just over Rashid Khan. The ball races away to the fence at long off. Agarwal gets off the mark in style. The onus will now be on these two batsmen. |
| 4.1 : 4.1: B Kumar to L Rahul, FOUR! Sliced over backward point! Bhuvneshwar into his third over serves a delivery on a length around off. He gets it to shape away a shade as Rahul mistimed his drive through the line. It flies off the outer half of his bat and goes over the infield. Kaul runs across to his right from third man, puts in a dive but ends up pushing it towards the rope. |
| 5.5 : 5.5: M Nabi to M Agarwal, SIX! What a shot! Trust me it is not easy to hit a short length ball over long on but Mayank has done that to an absolute ease. Short on middle, Agarwal hits it with straight bat over the long on fence for a maximum. |
| 7.1 : 7.1: M Nabi to L Rahul, FOUR! That was four the moment he hit it. Short and wide outside off. It was asking to be punished. Rahul obliges and slaps it through covers for a boundary. |
| 7.5 : 7.5: M Nabi to M Agarwal, DROPPED AND SIX! Mayank has not just got a life he has got a maximum as well. Tossed up on middle and off, Mayank looks to go over the fielder at deep mid-wicket. He swings his bat at it. He gets a lot of height in it. He does not time it well. Vijay Shankar at the edge of the rope tries to take it but the ball goes out of his hand and over the ropes for a six. |
| 8.3 : 8.3: S Kaul to L Rahul, FOUR! BEAUTY! Full and outside off, Rahul comes forward and just places it on the up wide of mid off. The ball races away. |
| 10.1 : 10.1: S Kaul to M Agarwal, FOUR! Tidy shot from Mayank. Good length ball on off, Mayank picks it on the up and slams it through covers for a boundary. |
| 10.4 : 10.4: S Kaul to L Rahul, FOUR! A gorgeous shot to watch but it did not come off the middle. Back of a length ball on off, Rahul pulls it hard. It comes off the lower half of the bat but is wide of deep mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 10.5 : 10.5: S Kaul to L Rahul, SIX! This is beautiful to watch and has also been timed to perfection. Fuller on off, Rahul gets on his front foot and delightfully sends it over long off for a maximum. |
| 12.3 : 12.3: M Nabi to L Rahul, FOUR! That's cheeky and that is the shot of a confident man. Shorter on off, Rahul waits for it and then guides it late towards third man for a boundary. |
| 12.6 : 12.6: M Nabi to L Rahul, FOUR! Fifty for KL Rahul. It has been a very good and sensible knock from him. He has looked in no danger and has done really well so far. Now he needs to stay there and see his team through. Shorter ball on off and middle, Rahul pulls it hard between deep mid-wicket and long on. Manish Pandey comes from long on and tries to save it with a dive. He misfields it and the ball goes away to the fence. |
| 16.1 : 16.1: S Kaul to M Agarwal, SIX! As a fast bowler you hate being hit over your head for a maximum but Agarwal does not care and hits Kaul straight over his head for a maximum. He moves to 49 with that sweet strike. |
| 16.4 : 16.4: S Kaul to M Agarwal, FOUR! Good effort from Manish Pandey but to no avail. Fuller length ball on middle and leg, Rahul lofts it over mid on. Manish Pandey runs to his left to stop the ball. He gets there and gets to the ball but cannot stop it from touching the rope. |
| 17.1 : 17.1: S Sharma to M Agarwal, OUT! Agarwal holes out. Just moments before the game could have been done. Not a great delivery, not a bad shot, just the execution was not that great. Short ball, outside off, coming in, Agarwal looks to pull but the extra bounce does him in. Drags it to deep mid-wicket where Vijay Shankar takes a simple catch. Fine knock and end of a terrific stand. 19 needed from 17. Not a collapse, surely? |
| 17.6 : 17.6: S Sharma to D Miller, OUT! Miller departs too! Is there a twist in the tale? Full and outside off, David looks to swing hard but is done in by the off-cutter. The shot comes before the ball and it goes off the top edge. Simple catch for David Hooda at long on. Excellent over from Sandeep - 3 runs and 2 wickets from it. 16 needed from 2 overs. Do we have a close finish? |
| 18.6: S Kaul to M Singh, OUT! Is that the twist in the tale? Have Punjab blown it away? Good length ball on off, Mandeep looks to go for the glory and send it over long off. He mistimes it and the ball goes straight to Deepak Hooda. He makes no mistake and takes an easy catch. |
| 19.4 : 19.4: M Nabi to L Rahul, FOUR! Just 2 needed now! Cometh the hour, cometh the man! Rahul has taken all the pressure off and hit a superb boundary. Full on off, no spin on it. Rahul slaps it straight over the bowler's head and wide of long off for a boundary. |
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