| 1.4 : 1.4: Khaleel Ahmed to KL Rahul, EDGY FOUR! First boundary of the innings and it is off the edge but Punjab won't care! On a good length outside off, Rahul looks to drive but it comes off his outside edge and goes past the ropes at third man for a boundary. |
| 3.4: Khaleel Ahmed to KL Rahul, FOUR! Slashed! What a shot by the skipper! Short of a good length ball around middle, Rahul pulls this one fine towards the mid-wicket fence and it will run away to the ropes. |
| 4.1 : 4.1: Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, SIX! WOW! What a beauty of a shot! The sound of bat leaving the ball was poetry! Short of a good length ball around off, Rahul pulls this one hard towards the deep square leg fence for a biggie. |
| 4.4 : 4.4: Sandeep Sharma to Mandeep Singh, FOUR! Misfield and this will fetch a boundary to Punjab! On a good length around off, Mandeep hammers this one towards the deep mid-wicket fence. The fielder runs to his right but fumbles and this will be a boundary. |
| 4.6 : 4.6: Sandeep Sharma to Mandeep Singh, OUT! CAUGHT! That was not an easy catch but Rashid Khan does so well to get under this one and he has taken a brilliant catch. This is also the 100th wicket in the Indian T20 League for Sandeep Sharma. Wonderful stuff! Mandeep has been looking for the big shot for some time but he has mistimed it and that will be the end of him. Sandeep bowls a good length ball around off, Mandeep cannot resist and goes for the slog sweep over the mid-wicket fence but the sh |
| 5.3 : 5.3: Jason Holder to Chris Gayle, FOUR! Crisp! Just leaned into that one! It is fuller and outside off, a half volley outside off. Gayle times it through covers and it races away to the fence. |
| 5.5 : 5.5: Jason Holder to Chris Gayle, FOUR! Brilliant from the big man! Just used the pace of the bowler. It is short and outside off. Gayle waits for it and then guides it through backward point for a boundary. Second in the over. |
| 6.5: Rashid Khan to Chris Gayle, SIX! Gayle has joined the party! Pure power! Flatter around middle, Gayle swivels and powers this one over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 9.6 : 9.6: Jason Holder to Chris Gayle, OUT! CAUGHT! Chris Gayle has to go! He has been outfoxed by his international teammate Holder! They had done well to keep him quiet so far and he does not terrorize the bowlers of Hyderabad. Very well bowled and the catch is a good one as well. They have been bowling yorker after yorker and they have their man. Holder bowls this full and wide outside off, Gayle reaches out and looks to go big over the long off region but the timing on this one was not going t |
| 10.1 : 10.1: Rashid Khan to KL Rahul, OUT! KABOOM! Two in two for Hyderabad and it is the two big ones! Hyderabad right on top now! This is a beauty from Rashid Khan. It is the googly, it lands on off, Rahul looks to push at it by leaning forward but the ball turns back in. It sneaks between the gap of bat and pad and hits the stumps behind. |
| 13.4 : 13.4: Sandeep Sharma to Glenn Maxwell, OUT! CAUGHT! It is Warner again who has taken this catch and the Big Show does not turn up again for Punjab. He has been disappointing this season and he continues his poor form. He was looking for the big one as they were just dealing in singles until now and that will be the end of him. On a good length around off, Maxwell lofts this one towards the long on region and Warner does well to run in and take a good catch. |
| 14.2 : 14.2: Rashid Khan to Deepak Hooda, OUT! STUMPED! It is Rashid Khan again who has struck! Bairstow does well too with the gloves and Hooda who had just walked out into the middle, will walk back to the pavilion now. Punjab are in deep trouble now. Their batting order is falling apart like a deck of cards. They still have Pooran out in the middle though. Floated around off, Hooda looks to defend this off his front foot but he does not connect and the ball whizzes past his outside edge and goes |
| 17.3 : 17.3: Jason Holder to Chris Jordan, OUT! TAKEN! Holder has another one! A good short ball on middle. Jordan looks to pull but gets a top edge. It lobs towards the man at short fine leg who makes no mistake. Hyderabad continue to take wickets at the right time and continue to be on top. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: Khaleel Ahmed to Murugan Ashwin, OUT! Ashwin is well short! Brilliant from Shankar! This is guided towards him at point. The batters go for a run. He gets to the ball, picks it up and fires it at the stumps at the bowler's end. He hits the stumps there. An appeal and it is taken upstairs. Replays show that Ashwin is well short. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: Khaleel Ahmed to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! It has been a long time coming! A welcome one for Punjab but they will need a few more. It is a short one on middle, Pooran stays back and pulls it hard over the mid-wicket fielder and into the fence. |
| 19.1 : 19.1: T Natarajan to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Much needed boundary right at the end for Punjab! A full toss outside off, Pooran hammers this through the cover region and it runs away to the fence as the fielders cannot stop this one. |
| 0.4 : 0.4: Mohammed Shami to David Warner, SIX! First biggie of the innings and it is off the bat of Warner! On a good length outside off, Warner lofts this one over the deep cover region for a biggie. |
| 1.4: Arshdeep Singh to David Warner, SIX! Warner is looking very good so far! That's his second six of the innings. On a good length around off, Warner pulls this one over the deep square leg region for a maximum. It goes into the middle tier of the stands. |
| 2.6 : 2.6: Mohammed Shami to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR! Shami ends the over with a poor delivery and he is punished! A low full toss around leg, Bairstow works his wrists and flicks this one to the deep square leg fence for a boundary. Hyderabad are cruising along. |
| 3.4 : 3.4: Murugan Ashwin to Jonny Bairstow, EDGY FOUR! Lucky for Bairstow! Googly around off, spinning into the right-hander, he looks to work this to the off side but it takes the outside edge and goes between keeper and slip and into the third man region for a boundary. |
| 4.4: Mohammed Shami to David Warner, FOUR! Smashed! Warner backs away and Shami bowls it short and on middle, Warner plays a tennis-bat shot over the bowler's head and finds the fence. |
| 4.6 : 4.6: Mohammed Shami to David Warner, FOUR! Thrashed away! Warner is really picking the length early here. It is short again and on middle, Warner clears his front leg again and pulls it through mid-wicket. No chance of stopping that. |
| 5.1 : 5.1: Murugan Ashwin to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR! The reverse sweep is out and it will fetch him a boundary! Loopy around middle, Bairstow reverse sweeps it towards the deep point region for a boundary. |
| 5.2 : 5.2: Murugan Ashwin to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR! It is the sweep which comes out this time but the result is the same! Loopy around middle, Bairstow sweeps this one towards the deep square leg region for another boundary. 50 runs up for Hyderabad. |
| 6.1 : 6.1: Ravi Bishnoi to David Warner, FOUR! Warner welcomes Bishnoi with a boundary! Warner gets the reverse sweep out now! Floated around off, Warner reverse sweeps this one past the short third man fielder and it runs away to the ropes. |
| 6.2 : 6.2: Ravi Bishnoi to David Warner, OUT! CAUGHT! Warner is a goner and this is just the breakthrough that Punjab needed! Bishnoi provides the wicket for Rahul! Warner was looking very dangerous and he walks back to the hut now! Loopy ball around off, Warner looks to reverse sweep this one but he misses it and Rahul scalps this one behind and he is very excited about this. The umpire says no and Rahul goes for the review straightaway. Replays roll in and there is a spike as the ball goes by the |
| 7.2: Murugan Ashwin to Jonny Bairstow, OUT! TIMBER! Rahul is elated. Murgan has cleaned up Bairstow around his legs. JB never looked comfortable. Jonny walks right across and looks to sweep but Ashwin bowls it full and on middle. Bairstow misses and the stumps are shattered. Punjab need a few more quickly. |
| 8.1 : 8.1: Mohammed Shami to Abdul Samad, FOUR! Poor ball and put away! It is full and on the pads, Samad works it fine and bags a boundary on the leg side. |
| 8.5 : 8.5: Mohammed Shami to Abdul Samad, OUT! TAKEN! Three wickets in quick succession and the move to get Shami back into the attack has worked! Samad's stay out there is a short one. A very good catch by Jordan. It is full and on off, Samad hits it hard towards mid off. Jordan leaps high, times it to perfection and takes it brilliantly. Is there a sense of panic in the Hyderabad camp? Well, if there was no panic yet, there could well be now as three quick wickets have fallen. Another 60 needed i |
| 13.1 : 13.1: Murugan Ashwin to Vijay Shankar, FOUR! Shankar starts off with a boundary! Loopy around middle, Shankar works this one towards the long on region and the ball races away past the ropes. Much needed boundary for Hyderabad. |
| 13.6 : 13.6: Murugan Ashwin to Vijay Shankar, FOUR! Starts the over with a boundary and ends the over with a boundary! Shankar is looking good! Loopy around off, Shankar hammers this past the bowler and the timing on this is sublime and it will cross the ropes down the ground. 38 needed in 36. |
| 14.5 : 14.5: Arshdeep Singh to Vijay Shankar, FOUR! Shankar is playing some fine strokes! On a good length around off, he opens up the face of his bat and works this one in the gap between the point fielder and the short third man fielder and it runs away to the ropes. |
| 16.1 : 16.1: Chris Jordan to Manish Pandey, OUT! CAUGHT! Punjab needed a breakthrough and that is exactly what Jordan has provided here! What a catch too in the deep! It was a moment of inspiration! On a good length around off, Pandey slams this one uppishly down the ground looking for the big one. He does not time it as well as he would have liked as the fielder runs in and times his jump to perfection and takes a wonderful catch. It seems that there is some life left in this game after all. |
| 16.6 : 16.6: Chris Jordan to Vijay Shankar, FOUR! Shankar does not let this remain a good over as he smacks a boundary on the last ball of the over! On a good length around off, Shankar lofts this one over the mid off fielder and it crosses the ropes on a bounce. 20 required in the last 3 overs. |
| 17.5 : 17.5: Arshdeep Singh to Vijay Shankar, OUT! EDGED AND CAUGHT! It is Shankar who walks back now! Punjab needed this and they have got another important wicket! A good delivery too as Arshdeep removes the pace of the ball. On a good length around off, Shankar stays on his back foot and looks to work this to the third man region but it kisses his outside edge and KL Rahul behind is safe as house. Is there a twist in the tale? Hyderabad require 17 runs off 13 balls. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: Chris Jordan to Jason Holder, OUT! CAUGHT! Another one falls! It is Holder this time and Hyderabad are in a bit of a pickle now! They have made things difficult for themselves now. On a good length outside off, Holder plays this slightly uppishly towards the cover region. He was looking to clear that man but he is not able to as the fielder there gobbles it up. Punjab believe now. 15 required off 9 balls. |
| 18.4 : 18.4: Chris Jordan to Rashid Khan, OUT! CAUGHT! BACK-TO-BACK WICKETS! Jordan is on a hat-trick as well! Rashid Khan was looking to go big but he finds the fielder! They needed him out there right now but he is walking back. Good length ball outside off, Rashid slashes this towards deep cover but his shot does not have enough juice in it for it to cross the ropes. He holes out to the Pooran out there and Hyderabad are in big trouble. 15 required off 8 now. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: Arshdeep Singh to Sandeep Sharma, OUT! CAUGHT! Hyderabad are falling all over the place at the moment and Sandeep Sharma was not able to deal with this and he walks back now. A slower short length ball on middle, Sandeep looks to pull but he mistimes this one and it goes towards mid-wicket and Ashwin does well to backtrack and scalp this one. Hyderabad now need 13 runs off the last 4 balls. |
| 19.3 : 19.3: Arshdeep Singh to Priyam Garg, OUT! CAUGHT! Punjab are in charge now! What a wonderful catch this is by Jordan and the bowling by Arshdeep is brilliant as well! Hard to see Hyderabad coming back into this game now! A slower back of a length ball around off, Garg lofts this one towards the long on region but he does not time this well. Jordan does well to run in, dive and take a spectacular catch. 13 runs needed in the last 3 balls. |
| 19.5 : 19.5: Arshdeep Singh to Khaleel Ahmed, OUT! RUN OUT! WOW! Punjab have wrapped this game up in some style! What was Khaleel thinking? He did not seem bothered to even get over the crease! On a good length around off, Ahmed taps it towards point and he jogs through for the single. The fielder there, Bishnoi does well to grab the ball and have a shy at the bowler's end and he does not miss. The third umpire is called into play and replays show that Ahmed is well short of his crease. PUNJAB WIN T |
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