| 0.0 : Hello and Welcome to the coverage of the second game of this Super Saturday! This game sees Punjab locking horns against Hyderabad. Both these teams are on 8 points and they are both eyeing that fourth position which is up for grabs. This is an important fixture in regard to the fourth place and both these teams will be roaring to go. Punjab are on the back of three great victories against the top 3 sides of Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore. Hyderabad, too are on the back of a victory as Manish Pande |
| TOSS - We are all in readiness for the toss. KL Rahul and David Warner are out in the middle for the toss. Up goes the coin and it lands in the favor of Hyderabad. HYDERABAD WILL BOWL FIRST! |
| The skipper of Hyderabad, David Warner, starts off by saying that the last game a little bit of dew came into the end and it got better towards the end. Says that each game presents a new challenge and winning in the previous game gives them some momentum. Hopes that they have found their winning formula and praises his middle order as they played well in the previous game and that they played without risk. States that there is one change as Khaleel Ahmed comes in place of Shahbaz Nadeem.à |
| KL Rahul, the captain of Punjab, starts off by saying that he would have bowled first, with the only reason being that they have won batting second in their previous winning games. Adds that the wicket looks good and should not change much. Adds that winning gives the group confidence, especially when they come against the top sides. Says that it is good that different guys have raised their hands and have done well. Tells that they want to focus on this game and play some good cricket. Feels th |
| Right! We are done with all the pre-match formalities as the action is about to begin. The umpires walk out into the middle. The players of Hyderabad walk out to take their respective positions out on the field. The openers of Punjab, KL Rahul and Mandeep Singh make their way out into the middle. A shuffle in the openers for Punjab as Mayank Agarwal misses out. Sandeep Sharma will begin with the ball for Hyderabad. Off we go.. |
| 0.1 : Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Sandeep starts off with a good length ball around off, nipping into the right-hander, Rahul does well to block this one out. |
| 0.2 : Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Rahul and Punjab are underway! On a full length around middle, Rahul tucks this towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0.3 : Sandeep Sharma to Mandeep Singh, A misfield and the batters will collect a couple! On a good length on middle, Mandeep strides forward and works it towards mid on. Samad misfields there and the batters come back for the second run. |
| 0.4 : Sandeep Sharma to Mandeep Singh, Back of a length ball around off, Mandeep taps it towards point and looks for the single but Rahul sends him back. |
| 0.5 : Sandeep Sharma to Mandeep Singh, On a good length around off, Singh guides this one to the third man region for a single. |
| 0.6 : Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Short of a good length around off, moving into the batter, Rahul pushes this towards mid on for a single. A good start by Hyderabad. Just the five runs off this one. |
| 0.0 : Glenn Maxwell is in for a chat! Starts off by saying that it has been going good for them and that the hard work in the nets is paying off. Adds that things started going their way and T20 cricket can be fickle sometimes and they have started getting those little parts of their game to go their way. Tells that it has been a tough couple of games at the start of the tournament but the way the boys have bounced back have given Punjab a good chance of making the top four. Praises the support staff |
| 0.6 : Who will bowl from the other end for Hyderabad? Khaleel Ahmed, it is. |
| 0.0 : Punjab (Playing XI) - KL Rahul (C/WK), Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Mandeep Singh (IN PLACE OF MAYANK AGARWAL), Deepak Hooda, Murugan Ashwin, Chris Jordan (IN PLACE OF JIMMY NEESHAM), Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh. |
| 1.1 : Khaleel Ahmed to KL Rahul, Back of a length ball around off, Rahul pushes this one towards cover. |
| 0.0 : Hyderabad (Playing XI) - David Warner (C), Jonny Bairstow (WK), Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Khaleel Ahmed (IN PLACE OF SHAHBAZ NADEEM), Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan. |
| 1.2 : Khaleel Ahmed to KL Rahul, On a fullish length around off, Rahul plays this towards the cover-point region and Rashid Khan does well to stop this one. |
| The third umpire is called into play. A direct hit and was Rahul lazy to get back? Is he short? His body language does not seem the best. |
| 1.3 : Khaleel Ahmed to KL Rahul, NOT OUT! KL Rahul survives! What a close call this was! Back of a length ball around off, Rahul taps this towards point and looks for the single. Mandeep sends him back and Rahul runs back into his crease as the throw comes in and the wickets are hit. Replays roll in and KL Rahul's bat was in. Close call, this. |
| 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. |
| 1.5 : Khaleel Ahmed to KL Rahul, On off, worked to the off side. |
| 1.6 : Khaleel Ahmed to KL Rahul, A dot to end the over as Rahul drives this one to Rashid at covers. Another good over for Hyderabad. Just 4 runs. |
| 2.1 : Sandeep Sharma to Mandeep Singh, Back of a length delivery outside off, tailing into Mandeep slightly, he pushes it to the cover region. |
| 2.2 : Sandeep Sharma to Mandeep Singh, Short of a good length outside off, Mandeep works this to the point region and looks for the single but Rahul is quick to send him back to his crease. |
| 2.3 : Sandeep Sharma to Mandeep Singh, Third dot of the over as Singh works this towards the cover fielder. |
| 2.4 : Sandeep Sharma to Mandeep Singh, Back of a length ball outside off, Mandeep slashes this one over the cover-point region and the fielder does well to run and drag it behind before it touches the ropes. Three runs collected by the batters. |
| 2.5 : Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, On off, Rahul cuts this one but finds the man at point. |
| 2.6 : Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, A single to end the over as Rahul works this to the cover region. The fielder does well to half stop this and Warner cleans up the rest. Another good over for Hyderabad. 4 runs only. |
| 3.1 : Khaleel Ahmed to KL Rahul, Short of a good length ball around off, Rahul works this to the deep point region for a single. |
| 3.2 : Khaleel Ahmed to Mandeep Singh, Back of a length delivery around middle and off, Mandeep pulls this one over the mid-wicket fence but the timing was not the best as the fielder cuts it off. A couple taken. |
| 3.3 : Khaleel Ahmed to Mandeep Singh, On a good length around off, Mandeep plays this to the deep point region for one. |
| 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. |
| 3.5 : Khaleel Ahmed to KL Rahul, Good length around the off pole, Rahul works this to the deep point region for a single. |
| 3.6 : Khaleel Ahmed to Mandeep Singh, IN THE AIR...SAFE! That hung in the air for so long but luckily for Mandeep, it could not be caught. On a fullish length around middle, Mandeep looks to go big and lofts this one down the ground but he does not time it well and it balloons over the long off region. Warner backtracks and tries to scalp this one but he is not able to. Two runs taken. |
| 4.2 : Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, On a good length on middle, Rahul eases this one to the long on region for a single. |
| 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. |
| 4.3 : Sandeep Sharma to Mandeep Singh, On a good length around off, Mandeep chips this one over the mid off fielder and it lands safe. The batters collect a couple. |
| 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. |
| 4.5 : Sandeep Sharma to Mandeep Singh, On off, Mandeep pushes this to the point region. |
| 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 |
| Chris Gayle walks out to bat now! Also, Jason Hoder is on now. |
| 5.1 : Jason Holder to Chris Gayle, Starts off with a full toss outside off. Gayle looks to drive but misses. Bairstow fails to collect it cleanly and a bye is taken. |
| 5.2 : Jason Holder to KL Rahul, Angled into the pads, it is worked through square leg for one. |
| 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. |
| 5.4 : Jason Holder to Chris Gayle, A cutter on off, it is guided to point. |
| 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. |
| 5.6 : Jason Holder to Chris Gayle, A dot to end but a good Powerplay for Punjab! They are 47 for 1. The last ball is a yorker outside off. Gayle looks to jam it out but misses. |
| 6.1 : Rashid Khan to KL Rahul, Full toss around off, Rahul eases this one to the long on region for a single. |
| 5.6 : Rashid Khan is on now! |
| 6.2 : Rashid Khan to Chris Gayle, Flatter around leg, Gayle nudges this to the square leg region for one. |
| 6.3 : Rashid Khan to KL Rahul, Flatter around off, Rahul tucks this off his back foot towards the mid-wicket region for a single. 50 runs up for Punjab. |
| 6.4 : Rashid Khan to Chris Gayle, Short ball outside off, Gayle pushes this to the cover region. |
| 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. |
| 6.6 : Rashid Khan to Chris Gayle, PLAY AND A MISS! Flatter around middle, spinning away from the left-hander, Gayle looks to defend but misses and Bairstow collects. There is an appeal as they think that he nicked it. The umpire does not think so. Warner does not go for the review. |
| Natarajan is on now! |
| 7.1 : T Natarajan to KL Rahul, Back of a length ball around off, Rahul works this to the off side for a single. |
| 7.2 : T Natarajan to Chris Gayle, Short of a good length around leg, Gayle pushes it to the leg side. |
| 7.3 : T Natarajan to Chris Gayle, Back of a length ball around middle and leg, Gayle tickles this one fine to the fine leg region to collect a single. |
| 7.4 : T Natarajan to KL Rahul, On a slower good length ball outside off, Rahul punches this one to the deep cover region for another single. |
| 7.5 : T Natarajan to Chris Gayle, Well bowled! A yorker outside off, Gayle leaves it alone thinking it could be a wide. The umpire does not think so. A dot. |
| 7.6 : T Natarajan to Chris Gayle, On a full length around off, Gayle works this towards long off to retain the strike for the next over. A tidy start by Natarajan. Just the 4 runs. |
| 8.1 : Rashid Khan to Chris Gayle, Floated around leg, Gayle looks to heave this to the leg side but he misses and it comes off his pads and rolls to the leg side. |
| 0.0 : Review time! A huge shout for LBW has been turned down. It seems a little high. |
| 8.2 : Rashid Khan to Chris Gayle, NOT OUT! Gayle survives this one! He does not seem to be picking up Rashid Khan. Flatter on middle, Gayle looks to flick this one but misses and gets hit on the pads. The players appeal but the umpire says no. Warner talks to Bairstow and takes the review. It is seen that this was pitching outside leg. A review wasted in the end. |
| 8.3 : Rashid Khan to Chris Gayle, Floated around middle, Gayle sweeps this one to the leg side for a single. |
| 8.4 : Rashid Khan to KL Rahul, Short ball around off, Rahul defends this one out. |
| 8.5 : Rashid Khan to KL Rahul, Flighted ball around off, Rahul works this one to the point region. |
| 8.6 : Rashid Khan to KL Rahul, A great over this by Rashid. Just the single. Rashid bowls a googly around off, it spins into the right-hander, Rahul does well to work this to the leg side. |
| 9.1 : Jason Holder to Chris Gayle, WIDE! Holder starts off with a full toss way outside the off stump. Gayle reaches out and looks to make contact but cannot. Wided. |
| Jason Holder to Chris Gayle, Back of a length ball around off, Gayle looks to pull but it goes off his top edge over Bairstow and towards the third man region. Khaleel does well to clean up in the deep. Just a single in the end. |
| 9.2 : Jason Holder to KL Rahul, Short of a good length ball around middle, Rahul pulls this one to the deep square leg region for a single. |
| 9.3 : Jason Holder to Chris Gayle, On a full length around off, Gayle reaches out and works this to the cover region. Another single. |
| 9.4 : Jason Holder to KL Rahul, A yorker on middle, Rahul clears his front foot and tucks this to the mid-wicket region to rotate the strike. |
| 9.5 : Jason Holder to Chris Gayle, Another yorker on off, Gayle gets under it and works it to the leg side. |
| 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 |
| 0.0 : DRINKS! It has been cautious so far by Punjab! They have lost just the one wicket and are in a good position at the moment. However, it is probably time for them to step on the gas as there are some good batters to come. Hyderabad, on the other hand, know, they need wickets to contain this Punjab batting line-up. Jason Holder is back on! |
| 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. |
| 0.0 : Glenn Maxwell is the new man in. |
| 10.2 : Rashid Khan to Glenn Maxwell, Flatter and on middle, Maxwell works it to mid-wicket. |
| 10.3 : Rashid Khan to Glenn Maxwell, Shorter and around off, this is pushed down to long off for one. |
| 10.4 : Rashid Khan to Nicholas Pooran, Tossed up on off, this is eased down to long off for one. |
| 10.5 : Rashid Khan to Glenn Maxwell, Tossed up on off, it is pushed towards covers. |
| 10.6 : Rashid Khan to Glenn Maxwell, A single to end! This is tossed up on off, Maxwell leans into it and strokes it through covers for one. End of a brilliant over from Rashid. |
| 11.1 : Jason Holder to Glenn Maxwell, Shorter and around middle, it is worked down to fine leg for one. |
| 11.2 : Jason Holder to Nicholas Pooran, On off, this is guided down to third man for one. |
| 11.3 : Jason Holder to Glenn Maxwell, Nice shot but only for one. Fuller and on middle, this is hit down to long on for one. |
| 11.4 : Jason Holder to Nicholas Pooran, A slower one on off, Pooran plays it late and guides it down to third man for one. |
| 11.5 : Jason Holder to Glenn Maxwell, One more single! On the body, this is worked down to fine leg for one. |
| 11.6 : Jason Holder to Nicholas Pooran, A single to end which means six from the over. Full and on the pads, this is worked through mid-wicket for one. |
| 12.1 : T Natarajan to Nicholas Pooran, Shorter and around off, this one stays a little low. Pooran looks to pull but misses. |
| 0.0 : T Natarajan will bowl now. 1-0-4-0 so far. |
| 12.2 : T Natarajan to Nicholas Pooran, It is slightly short again and once again stays a touch low. Pooran misses the pull to get hit on the pads. It rolls towards the off side. A leg bye taken. |
| 12.3 : T Natarajan to Glenn Maxwell, Outside off, this is slapped through covers for one. |
| 12.4 : T Natarajan to Nicholas Pooran, Angled into the pads, this is whipped through mid-wicket for another single. Dealing in singles at the moment are the two. |
| 12.5 : T Natarajan to Glenn Maxwell, A couple now! Length and around off, it is pushed through covers for two. |
| 12.6 : T Natarajan to Glenn Maxwell, A dot to end! A yorker to end on off, it is jammed out towards cover. |
| 13.1 : Sandeep Sharma to Nicholas Pooran, On a good length outside off, Pooran slaps it through covers for a single. |
| 13.2 : Sandeep Sharma to Glenn Maxwell, Good length delivery around off, Maxwell works this one wide of the man at long off and they collect a couple on this occasion. |
| 13.3 : Sandeep Sharma to Glenn Maxwell, Short of a good length around off, Maxwell pulls this one towards the mid-wicket region for a couple again. Good running by these two. |
| 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. |
| Deepak Hooda walks out into the middle. |
| 13.5 : Sandeep Sharma to Nicholas Pooran, Pooran tucks this one to the leg side for a single. |
| 13.6 : Sandeep Sharma to Deepak Hooda, WIDE! This is shorter in length outside off, Hooda sways away and lets it be. It is wided by the umpire. |
| Sandeep Sharma to Deepak Hooda, On a good length on middle, Hooda plays it back to the bowler. A great over for Hyderabad. They get another wicket and concede just 7 runs off this one. |
| 14.1 : Rashid Khan to Nicholas Pooran, Flatter around off, Pooran tucks this to the leg side for a single. |
| 0.0 : Stumping appeal and it is taken upstairs! Bairstow is confident. |
| 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 |
| 14.3 : Rashid Khan to Chris Jordan, Flatter around middle, Jordan pushes it to the leg side. |
| 14.4 : Rashid Khan to Chris Jordan, Loopy ball around off, Jordan pushes it to the cover region. |
| 14.5 : Rashid Khan to Chris Jordan, PLAY AND A MISS! This is a googly on off, Jordan looks to defend but it spins away and goes into the keeper's mitts. |
| 14.6 : Rashid Khan to Chris Jordan, Short ball on middle, Jordan blocks this one out. An amazing over yet again by Rashid gets his spell to an end. A single and a wicket. He has scalped 2 wickets and conceded just 14 runs off his quota of 4 overs. |
| 15.1 : T Natarajan to Nicholas Pooran, Full and wide outside off, it is carved through backward point for one. |
| T Natarajan to Nicholas Pooran, WIDE! Down the leg side, Jordan looks to flick but misses. Wided. |
| 15.2 : T Natarajan to Chris Jordan, Really good running! On the pads, this is worked through square leg for a couple. |
| 15.3 : T Natarajan to Chris Jordan, Outside off, Jordan looks to hit it through the off side but it goes off the inner half back to the bowler. |
| 15.4 : T Natarajan to Chris Jordan, Brilliant! A cutter on middle, it pitches and moves away. Jordan looks to defend but it goes past the outside edge. |
| 15.5 : T Natarajan to Chris Jordan, A low full toss on middle, this is hit down to long on for one. |
| 0.0 : DRINKS! Hyderabad are on top and they have done tremendously well to get rid of the batters of Punjab. Punjab, though, still have Pooran out there and will be banking on him to help them put a good score on the board. Hyderabad, on the other hand, will be looking to get rid of Pooran first and then stop Punjab from adding more runs on the board. |
| 15.6 : T Natarajan to Nicholas Pooran, A full toss outside off, it is hit through point for one. Another outstanding over. Punjab going nowhere at the moment. |
| 16.1 : Khaleel Ahmed to Nicholas Pooran, Very good running! This is a slower one on middle, it is worked down to long on for a couple. |
| 0.0 : Bowling Change. Khaleel Ahmed is back into the attack for Hyderabad. 2-0-15-0 so far. |
| 16.2 : Khaleel Ahmed to Nicholas Pooran, A slower one outside off, Pooran guides it towards short third man for one. |
| 16.3 : Khaleel Ahmed to Chris Jordan, Shorter and around off, this is slapped towards cover. Garg there dives and makes a half stop. They take one and think of a second but do not go for it. |
| 16.4 : Khaleel Ahmed to Nicholas Pooran, Outside off, this is guided down to third man for one. |
| 16.5 : Khaleel Ahmed to Chris Jordan, Another single! On the body, Jordan looks to flick but is early into the shot. He closes the face of the bat early. A leading edge is induced towards the right of the bowler and a run is taken. |
| 16.6 : Khaleel Ahmed to Nicholas Pooran, On middle, Pooran looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pads. It rolls on the off side for one. |
| 17.1 : Jason Holder to Nicholas Pooran, A full toss but it is well wide outside off. Pooran reaches out for it. It goes off the toe-end towards cover for one. |
| 0.0 : Jason Holder will bowl now. 3-0-20-1 are his figures so far. |
| 17.2 : Jason Holder to Chris Jordan, Shorter and on middle, this is pulled through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 17.3 : Jason Holder to Chris Jordan, WIDE! A full toss but down the leg side, Jordan looks to flick but misses. |
| 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. |
| Murugan Ashwin walks out now. |
| 17.4 : Jason Holder to Murugan Ashwin, On middle, it is pushed towards cover for one. |
| 17.5 : Jason Holder to Nicholas Pooran, Creamed but just for one! A low full toss outside off, it is stroked through covers for one. |
| 17.6 : Jason Holder to Murugan Ashwin, A single to end! On middle, this is worked towards mid-wicket for one. |
| 18.1 : Khaleel Ahmed to Murugan Ashwin, On off, this is carved over point for two. |
| 0.0 : The third umpire is called into play for this run out referral. Replays roll in and Ashwin's bat is outside the crease as the bails are whipped off. He will have to walk back. |
| 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 : 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. |
| 18.2 : Ravi Bishnoi walks out into the middle. |
| 18.4 : Khaleel Ahmed to Nicholas Pooran, Two now! It is a full toss on middle, it is hit down towards long on. They take one and go for the second. The fielder fires it towards the bowler's end. Khaleel is quite some distance away from the stumps and hence, it is two. |
| 18.5 : Khaleel Ahmed to Nicholas Pooran, A single as this is eased down to long off. Can Pooran finish with a flurry of boundaries in the last over? |
| 18.6 : Khaleel Ahmed to Nicholas Pooran, Length delivery outside off, Pooran pushes it through mid off for a run. |
| 19.1 : T Natarajan to Nicholas Pooran, WIDE! He bowls a yorker way outside off, Pooran thinks about having a poke at this but leaves it alone. Wided by the umpire. |
| 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. |
| 19.2 : T Natarajan to Nicholas Pooran, A dot! Fullish and outside off, Pooran goes for the slog sweep but he misses this one. |
| 19.3 : T Natarajan to Nicholas Pooran, On a good length around off, Pooran pushes this one to the short third man region. Another dot. |
| 19.4 : T Natarajan to Nicholas Pooran, A yorker outside off, Pooran cannot dig this one out and it is another dot. This has been a good over so far for Hyderabad. |
| 19.5 : T Natarajan to Nicholas Pooran, The throw by Shankar is very poor and Punjab are let off the hook. On a fuller length around off, Pooran sweeps this one towards the deep mid-wicket region. The throw is poor and the batters come back for the second run. |
| 19.6 : T Natarajan to Nicholas Pooran, A couple to end the innings. Full and wide outside off, Pooran plays this to the deep cover region and they collect two runs to end the innings. PUNJAB END WITH 126/7! |
| Sandeep Sharma is in for a chat! Says he is very happy and he is satisfied that he got 100 wickets in the Indian T20 League. Adds that he has been trying to get to that mark in the previous couple of games but he has got it now. Also tells that it is special getting it against Punjab as this was one of his former teams. Tells that when the bowl does not swing, he thinks of bowling to the stumps as he does not want to give any room and that he thinks about making the batters hit on the side where |
| The target is not a big one and Hyderabad should chase this down! The wicket did seem a little slow but Punjab will have to bowl out of their skins to restrict them. If they do so, it will come as a surprise. Can they do so? We will find out. |
| A tremendous effort with the ball by Hyderabad and they are well and truly on top after the end of the first innings! Punjab, on the other hand, will be extremely disappointed with how things have gone along. They were off to a decent start courtesy Gayle, Rahul and Mandeep. However, the wicket of the West Indian changed everything. Rahul then fell on the next ball itself and run scoring after that became a real problem. They just could not get the boundaries and due to the pressure building, |
| An excellent bowling performance from Hyderabad! A complete team effort from them. Rashid, Sandeep and Holder were amogst the wickets as they finished with two each. Natarajan and Khaleel also had a decent night. They had a plan to every batsman. They knew what field to keep and where to bowl to who and they executed it brilliantly. Warner will be really pleased. |
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