| 0.0 : ... MATCH DAY ... |
| Hello and a warm welcome to all for Match 42 of the Indian T20 League where we see Mumbai take on Punjab. This is a very important game for both teams as two crucial points are up for grabs and both these teams need it desperately to keep their playoff hopes alive. The defending champions are on a three-match losing streak and have yet to win a single game in the second leg of the tournament, while, Punjab are coming into this clash with a win on their back. Any error from either team can cost t |
| A huge concern for Mumbai is that their middle-order is failing to go big. They have the same routine in every match, the openers give them a good start but the middle-order fails to continue the momentum and they falter. This is an opportunity for the famed middle-order of the 5-time champs to roar again and lead their team to a much-needed victory. For Punjab, it is more or the less the same. Good opening partnership from KL and Mayank, but dreaded middle phase. It is high time for both the te |
| TOSS - We are all in readiness for the flip of the coin as Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul make their way out into the middle. Rohit Sharma has won the flip of the coin and MUMBAI will FIELD first! |
| The captain of Punjab, KL Rahul, says that he was slightly confused about what to do but he laughs and says that he is sad that he lost another toss but this looks like a good deck to bat on. Says that there is not much to fix for them and they have failed to capitalize when they have had the upper hand and they will look to be more brave and fearless. Informs that Mayank Agarwal has a stiff neck and Mandeep Singh replaces him. |
| Rohit Sharma, the skipper of Mumbai says that they will bowl first. Says that they need to focus on their batting and they know they haven't been the best of their potential. Adds that they know their mistakes and hopes that they will correct them tonight. Informs the changes as Saurabh Tiwary replaces Ishan Kishan and Nathan Coulter-Nile replaces Adam Milne. |
| Punjab (Playing XI) - KL Rahul (C/WK), Mandeep Singh (In for Mayank Agarwal), Chris Gayle, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Harpreet Brar, Nathan Ellis, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh. |
| Mumbai (Playing XI) - Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary (In for Ishan Kishan), Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Nathan Coulter-Nile (In for Adam Milne), Jasprit Bumrah, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult. |
| The action is about to begin. The umpires are on the field and so are the Mumbai players. KL Rahul and Mandeep Singh are the openers for Punjab. Krunal Pandya to open the bowling. |
| 1.2 : Trent Boult to KL Rahul, Around middle and leg, on a length, KL flicks this behind square on the leg side for one. |
| 0.1 : Krunal Pandya to KL Rahul, KL Rahul and Punjab open their account on ball one! Krunal starts with a flatter one, around off and middle, KL goes back and taps this towards mid-wicket for one. |
| 0.2 : Krunal Pandya to Mandeep Singh, Mandeep Singh is off the mark too! Darted again on middle, Singh nudges this towards square leg for one. |
| 0.3 : Krunal Pandya to KL Rahul, Krunal sees Rahul move to the leg side and he follows him with a shortish ball, KL pushes it back to Krunal. |
| 0.4 : Krunal Pandya to KL Rahul, Floated, fuller this time, around off, Rahul easily defends this one out. |
| 0.5 : Krunal Pandya to KL Rahul, On middle, tossed up this time, gently flicked through square leg for one. |
| 0.6 : Who will bowl from the other end? It's going to be Trent Boult. |
| 1.3 : Trent Boult to Mandeep Singh, Mandeep Singh nudges this one off his pads to the man at fine leg for one. |
| 1.2 : Trent Boult to KL Rahul, WIDE. Boult bangs a short one down the leg side, KL leaves it. Wided. |
| 0.6 : Krunal Pandya to Mandeep Singh, A good start by Krunal, then! Just 4 off the opening over. Floated on middle, Singh works this through mid-wicket for one. |
| 1.1 : Trent Boult to Mandeep Singh, Trent Boult starts with a length ball on middle, Singh nudges this through square leg and rotates the strike. |
| 1.4 : Trent Boult to KL Rahul, Back of a length, closer to off, Rahul just taps this one to the point fielder. |
| 1.5 : Trent Boult to KL Rahul, FOUR! Brilliant! These are the kind of shots that KL Rahul plays. On a length, slanting away, around off, KL Rahul leans into the shot and creams it through covers. Not a single soul moves. Boundary. |
| 1.6 : Trent Boult to KL Rahul, Short of a length, on middle and leg, swinging inwards, KL misses his tuck and gets hit high on the pad. 8 from Boult's first! |
| 2.1 : Krunal Pandya to Mandeep Singh, Dragged short, on middle, Mandeep goes back and knocks it to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 2.2 : Krunal Pandya to KL Rahul, Pandya angles a flatter ball on KL's pads, Rahul works this through square leg and hands the strike back to Mandeep. |
| 2.3 : Krunal Pandya to Mandeep Singh, NO BALL! A full toss, way outside off, Mandeep reaches out and pushes it to covers. A no ball called as Krunal Pandya has overstepped. Free Hit coming up! |
| Krunal Pandya to Mandeep Singh, Floated, fuller, around off, lands and spins away slightly as Singh punches, but only finds the cover fielder. |
| 2.4 : Krunal Pandya to Mandeep Singh, A single as this is knocked down towards the long off fielder. |
| 2.5 : Krunal Pandya to KL Rahul, Short, around off, KL eases this to long off for one more. |
| 2.6 : Krunal Pandya to Mandeep Singh, FOUR! An easy boundary for Singh. 9 off this over for Punjab. A juicy full toss, outside off, Mandeep Singh just smacks this one through extra covers. |
| 3.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to KL Rahul, Some away movement straightaway for Bumrah! On a length, outside off, it lands and nips away as Rahul leaves this one alone. |
| 3.2 : Jasprit Bumrah comes into the attack now. |
| Jasprit Bumrah to KL Rahul, FOUR! SHOT! KL Rahul just needs to find the gap, because timing is something that he was born with! Fuller in length, around off, KL Rahul punches this one with finesse and times this through extra cover. Boundary. |
| 3.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to KL Rahul, Outside off, left alone this time by KL. |
| 3.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to KL Rahul, On a shortish length, around middle and leg, Rahul pulls this one to the left of the deep square leg fielder for a couple of runs. |
| 3.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to KL Rahul, A touch short, on middle, hooked away to fine leg for one. |
| 3.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Mandeep Singh, EDGY FOUR! Luck with Mandeep Singh on this occasion. Another bumper, around middle, Mandeep Singh looks to pull but only top-edges this one over the keeper for a one-bounce boundary. 11 of Bumrah's first over, not something you see everyday! |
| 4.1 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to KL Rahul, Fuller, on off, gently pushed away to mid off. |
| 0.0 : It's a change from both ends now as Nathan Coulter-Nile comes in to replace Krunal Pandya. |
| 4.2 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to KL Rahul, Around off, shortish, KL pulls this to square leg for one. |
| 4.3 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Mandeep Singh, Similar line and length as the previous ball, Singh heaves this but only to the mid-wicket fielder. |
| 4.4 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Mandeep Singh, Short of a length, around off, Mandeep looks to power it across the line but misses and gets hit on the body. |
| 4.5 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Mandeep Singh, Just short of the man in the deep! Back of a length, outside off, Singh waits for it and pulls it towards deep mid-wicket. Trent Boult runs forward from the deep, but the ball lands just ahead of him. One run. |
| 4.6 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to KL Rahul, Just 3 off the over! KL Rahul gets a single as he pulls this to Boult at deep mid-wicket. |
| 5.1 : Krunal Pandya to KL Rahul, Angles it on the pads, this is flicked wide of mid on for a single. |
| 0.0 : Krunal Pandya (2-0-13-0) is back into the attack. |
| 5.2 : Krunal Pandya to Mandeep Singh, OUT! LBW! There is the breakthrough Mumbai were looking for and it is Krunal Pandya, who claims the first wicket. Pandya angles another full ball, around middle and off. Mandeep Singh steps across and looks to paddle sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads. Pandya appeals for the LBW. The umpire takes his time, before raising his dreaded finger. Singh though has a chat with his skipper but he continues his walk back to the hut. |
| Chris Gayle is in at number 3. |
| 5.3 : Krunal Pandya to Chris Gayle, A loopy ball, on middle. Gayle clips it to square leg. |
| 5.4 : Krunal Pandya to Chris Gayle, A full ball, on middle. Gayle nudges it to deep mid-wicket for a single. He is off the mark. |
| 5.5 : Krunal Pandya to KL Rahul, Bowls it slightly short on off. Rahul punches it down to long off for a single. |
| 5.6 : Krunal Pandya to Chris Gayle, Pandya serves it full, very full on middle. Gayle smashes it straight and towards the non-striker. KL leaps but still gets hit on the body. The ball lobs towards the bowler, who removes the bails off on his side and appeals too. The umpire looks like he is going to take it upstairs but Krunal is quick to withdraw his appeal. End of the Powerplay, Punjab are 38/1. |
| Kieron Pollard is now brought into the attack. |
| 6.1 : Kieron Pollard to KL Rahul, A length ball, on off. KLÂ pushes it to deep cover for a single. |
| 6.2 : Kieron Pollard to Chris Gayle, OUT! TAKEN! No Gayle force today as the big West Indian is back in the hut for another cheap score. Pollard hurls a length ball, around off, seems it was a slower ball. Chris Gayle looks to heave but does not power it much. Hits it high and towards long on where Hardik Pandya takes a simple catch. Punjab in a spot of bother early on. |
| 6.3 : Kieron Pollard to Aiden Markram, WIDE! A length ball, down the leg side. Aiden Markram misses his flick. Pollard appeals but the umpire is not interested. |
| 6.2 : Aiden Markram is the new man in. |
| 6.3 : Kieron Pollard to Aiden Markram, On a length, on off, tucked to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 6.4 : Kieron Pollard to KL Rahul, OUT! CAUGHT! Pollard strikes again and Punjab are in a big problem. Short of a length, on middle, again, it is the slower one from Pollard. KL Rahul is hurried to his pull shot. He gets some gloves and pulls it straight to short fine leg where Jasprit Bumrah takes a simple catch. 300 wickets in T20Is for the big man as he signals the figures to the dugout. |
| 6.5 : Kieron Pollard to Nicholas Pooran, Short ball, on middle. Pooran pulls it to deep mid-wicket to get off the mark with a single. |
| 6.4 : Nicholas Pooran comes in with his team in a spot of bother. |
| 6.6 : Kieron Pollard to Aiden Markram, FOUR! Welcome boundary! A full ball, on middle. Aiden Markram whips through the square leg region for a boundary. |
| 7.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Nicholas Pooran, A full ball, on middle. Pooran clips it on the leg side for a single. |
| 0.0 : Jasprit Bumrah (1-0-11-0) is back into the attack. |
| 7.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Aiden Markram, Touch fuller, on off. Markram hangs back and steers it to backward point for a single. |
| 7.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! LBW! Punjab are 4 down now and Mumbai are playing like defending champions again. A low full toss, angling on the pads. Pooran stays back and looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. The only question was the impact as the umpire takes some time, before raising his finger. Pooran takes the review. UltraEdge shows no bat. Ball Tracker shows three reds and another one walks back to the shed as Punjab lose their review too. |
| 7.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Deepak Hooda, Bumrah welcomes Hooda with a quick bumper on middle. Deepak Hooda fends it away. |
| Deepak Hooda is the new man in. |
| 7.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Deepak Hooda, Full and on middle. Hooda flicks it to square leg for a single. |
| 7.3 : Punjab have taken the review for an LBW decision. UltraEdge shows that there's no bat involved and Ball Tracker confirms that the ball was going on to hit the stumps. Nicholas Pooran has to depart. |
| 7.6 : The umpires have gone upstairs for a run out appeal. Thew replay confirms that Aiden Markram was well in and NOT OUT shows up on the big screen. |
| Jasprit Bumrah to Aiden Markram, Short of a length, outside off. Aiden Markram hops and taps it to point and runs across for a quick single. The fielder scores a direct hit at the bowler's end and appeals. The third umpire shows that the batter was well in. One run. 50 up for Punjab as well. |
| 8.1 : Rahul Chahar to Aiden Markram, A full ball, on off, pushed to covers. |
| 0.0 : Strategic Time-Out! Punjab openers started off nicely but once the first wicket fell, it all went down hill from there. Mumbai bowlers have been exceptional and have given their team a great platform. With the prolific top-order back in the shed, can Punjab crawl back into the match? |
| 8.2 : Rahul Chahar to Aiden Markram, FOUR! Good shot! Tossed up, full ball, outside off. Aiden Markram leans and smashes it through extra covers for a boundary. |
| 8.3 : Rahul Chahar to Aiden Markram, Now rocks back and taps it late on the off side. No run. |
| 8.4 : Rahul Chahar to Aiden Markram, Flatter and on off. Aiden Markram drives it to point. |
| 8.5 : Rahul Chahar to Aiden Markram, Loopy ball, on off. Aiden Markram stays back and punches it to deep covers for a single. |
| 8.6 : Rahul Chahar to Deepak Hooda, Very full, on off. Hooda drives it to the right of deep covers for a brace. Tidy first over from Chahar, just 7 runs of it. |
| 9.1 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Aiden Markram, FOUR! Markram looking in good touch here. A length ball, on off. Aiden Markram drives it through covers for a boundary. |
| 9.2 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Aiden Markram, On a length, on middle. Markram hits it back to the bowler. |
| 0.0 : Nathan Coulter-Nile is back into the attack. |
| 9.3 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Aiden Markram, Length and on middle, drilled down to long on for a single. |
| 9.4 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Deepak Hooda, Short of a length, on off. Hooda stands tall and tries to pull but mistimes it back on the deck. |
| 9.5 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Deepak Hooda, Again goes for the pull but this time finds the mid-wicket fielder. |
| 9.6 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Deepak Hooda, A length ball, on off. Hooda knocks it to point. |
| 10.1 : Trent Boult to Aiden Markram, Slower length ball on middle, pushed back to Trent. |
| 10.2 : Trent Boult to Aiden Markram, Around off on a length, Aiden slams this to covers for one. |
| 10.3 : Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, Around off, Hooda drives but straight to the cover fielder. |
| 10.4 : Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, SIX! SHOT! That was hit very well from Deepak! He picked it so early and dispatched this! Around off again, a touch short, Deepak Hooda powers this one over deep mid-wicket. |
| 10.5 : Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, Around middle, Deepak nudges this to the mid-wicket fielder. |
| 10.6 : Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, Well bowled by Boult! He hurls across a pacy yorker, around off, Hooda does well to dig this one out to the off side. Just 7 from the over! |
| 11.1 : Rahul Chahar to Aiden Markram, Floated around off, Markram pushes this through covers for one. |
| 11.2 : Rahul Chahar to Deepak Hooda, Full, on off, milked past Chahar, to long off for one. |
| 0.0 : Rahul Chahar (1-0-7-0) comes in to replace Nathan Coulter-Nile. |
| 11.3 : Rahul Chahar to Aiden Markram, Another single as this is pushed down the ground to long off. |
| 11.4 : Rahul Chahar to Deepak Hooda, Flatter, on middle and leg, knocked down to the leg side for one. |
| 11.5 : Rahul Chahar to Aiden Markram, Flighted, outside off, worked past extra cover for a single. |
| 11.6 : Rahul Chahar to Deepak Hooda, So, 6 singles off this over! Floated, on middle, Hooda looks to clip but the ball takes the leading edge and goes through mid off for one. |
| 12.1 : Krunal Pandya to Deepak Hooda, Pandya darts this shorter and quicker on middle, Hooda works this through mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 12.2 : Krunal Pandya to Deepak Hooda, Another couple of runs as Deepak Hooda nudges this to the right of Rahul Chahar at deep square leg. |
| 12.3 : Krunal Pandya to Deepak Hooda, Tossed up, around off, worked to long on for one. |
| 0.0 : Krunal Pandya is back to bowl his final over. |
| 12.4 : Krunal Pandya to Aiden Markram, On middle and leg, worked past mid-wicket for one. |
| 12.5 : Krunal Pandya to Deepak Hooda, Loopy, on leg, tucked through mid-wicket. One run. |
| 12.6 : Krunal Pandya to Aiden Markram, 8 from the over! Fuller, on middle and leg, worked through square leg for one. |
| 13.1 : Rahul Chahar to Aiden Markram, Fuller ball, around middle, Markram gets low and paddles this to the fine leg region for a couple. |
| 13.2 : Rahul Chahar to Aiden Markram, Flatter, around off, tapped to backward point for one. |
| 13.3 : Rahul Chahar to Deepak Hooda, Deepak Hooda skips down to this full ball and eases this to long on for one. |
| 13.4 : Rahul Chahar to Aiden Markram, Rahul Chahar gives this a good amount of flight, lands it outside off, Aiden Markram looks to drive but the ball spins away and takes the outside edge over backward point for two runs. |
| 13.5 : Rahul Chahar to Aiden Markram, Around off, kept out to the off side by Aiden. |
| 13.6 : Rahul Chahar to Aiden Markram, Loopy, around off, Markram pushes this to the right of the point fielder for one. |
| Strategic Time-Out! A good partnership building for Punjab. Now, these two will look to up the ante and post a score around 150-160. Mumbai though just need to keep the run rate down and get wickets in regular intervals. |
| 14.1 : Trent Boult to Aiden Markram, FOUR! SLAP! Aiden Markram is playing very well here. Slower in pace, 115 clicks, on a length around off, Aiden Markram cracks this one through extra cover. |
| 14.2 : Trent Boult to Aiden Markram, FOUR! Another one! 50-run stand comes up between these two as well! Short of a length, outside off, Aiden Markram goes back and punches this one past the point fielder for a boundary. |
| 14.3 : Trent Boult to Aiden Markram, Around off, pushed to long off for one. |
| 14.4 : Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, Poor work from the fielder there! Back of a length, on off, Deepak Hooda makes room and just pushes this one past the point fielder, Saurabh Tiwary who puts in a half-hearted attempt to stop this, but fails to do so. A couple. |
| 14.5 : Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, FOUR! The third one of this over! Punjab have decided to quick their scoring pace! Short, around off, Deepak Hooda makes room and crunches this one over point. |
| 14.6 : Trent Boult to Deepak Hooda, On a length, on middle, Hooda pushes this one back to the bowler, who gets low and manages to stop the ball. A good over for Punjab, 15 off it! |
| 15.1 : Rahul Chahar to Aiden Markram, FOUR! Boundaries flowing nicely for Punjab now! Chahar spills it down the leg side. Aiden Markram pulls it through fine leg for a boundary. |
| 15.2 : Rahul Chahar to Aiden Markram, OUT! TIMBER! The partnership is broken and Mumbai are back on the front foot. Chahar gives flight to this one, full and around off. Markram goes for the paddle sweep across the line but fails to get any bat on it. The ball sneaks through and rattles the stumps. |
| 0.0 : Harpreet Brar walks out! |
| 15.3 : Rahul Chahar to Harpreet Brar, Full and on off, pushed to point for a single. Harpreet Brar is off the mark. |
| 15.4 : Rahul Chahar to Deepak Hooda, Full and on middle. Hooda pushes it down to long on for a single. |
| 15.5 : Rahul Chahar to Harpreet Brar, Flatter on middle, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 15.6 : Rahul Chahar to Harpreet Brar, Loopy ball, way outside off. Brar slaps it to deep covers for a single. |
| 16.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Harpreet Brar, Length ball, on off. Brar taps it to third man for a single. |
| 16.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Deepak Hooda, Leg bye! A length ball, angling on the pads. Hooda misses his flick and gets hit on the pads. The ball rolls on the off side and a leg bye is taken. |
| 16.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Harpreet Brar, A length ball, slanting outside off. Brar looks to guide it down the ground but misses. |
| 16.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Harpreet Brar, On the pads, this is flicked to the right of mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 16.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Harpreet Brar, A yorker-length ball, on middle. Brar drives it to deep covers for another brace. |
| 16.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Harpreet Brar, 6 off the over then! A short ball, on middle. Brar looks to play at it but fails to get any bat on it. |
| Change. Nathan Coulter-Nile comes back on. Gave 8 off his first 2 overs. |
| 17.1 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Deepak Hooda, Length ball, and on off, pulled away to long on for one. |
| 17.2 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Harpreet Brar, On a length, on off. Brar whacks it straight to mid-wicket. |
| 17.3 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Harpreet Brar, Leg bye! A slower length ball, on middle. Harpreet Brar looks to pull but gets hit on the body. A leg bye as the ball rolls to the fine leg region. |
| 17.4 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Deepak Hooda, A full ball, on middle. Deepak Hooda looks to whip it but gets an inside edge on the pads. A quick single taken. |
| 17.5 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Harpreet Brar, A length ball, on middle. Brar drives it to covers. The fielder does well to dive to his left and stop it. |
| 17.6 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Harpreet Brar, Brilliant over from Nathan Coulter-Nile, just 4 from it! Almost nails this yorker, on middle. Brar jams it out on the leg side for a single. |
| 18.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Harpreet Brar, A length ball, angling on middle. Harpreet Brar looks to pull but misses. |
| 18.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Harpreet Brar, Drags his length back and keeps the middle line. Harpreet Brar looks to ramp it over the keeper but fails to connect. |
| 18.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Harpreet Brar, BYE! A length ball, on leg. Brar fails to get any bat on it. Hooda runs across for a quick single and makes it in time as the keeper has a shy at his end. |
| 18.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Deepak Hooda, OUT! TAKEN! The set batsman goes and Jasprit Bumrah gets another wicket to his name. A full ball, on off. Deepak Hooda looks to go downtown but does it off the toe end of his bat. The ball goes high up in the air and towards long off where Kieron Pollard takes a very good catch. He ain't dropping those catches. |
| Who will walk in? It is Nathan Ellis! |
| 18.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Harpreet Brar, CHANCE! A full ball, on middle. Harpreet Brar whips it high in the air and towards mid-wicket. Suryakumar Yadav from deep mid-wicket runs in but fails to catch it. Two runs taken. |
| 18.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Harpreet Brar, Again Bumrah serves a length ball, on middle. Brar heaves it to deep square leg for a brace. |
| 19.1 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Nathan Ellis, Yorker on middle. Ellis squeezes it out to cover for a quick single. |
| 19.2 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Harpreet Brar, Comes 'round the wicket and serves a yorker on middle. Brar pushes it down to long off for a single. |
| 19.3 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Nathan Ellis, A slower length ball, on off. Nathan Ellis turns it to deep mid-wicket who has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. A single. |
| 19.4 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Harpreet Brar, Length ball, outside off, slapped to long off for one more. |
| 19.5 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Nathan Ellis, Full and on off. Nathan Ellis skips down and drives it to wide long off for a brace. |
| 19.6 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Nathan Ellis, Just 8 runs coming of the last over! A full ball, on off. Nathan Ellis bunts it down to long on and scampers back for a quick couple. PUNJAB FINISH ON 135/6. |
| Never count any team out, that is what Punjab have shown today, as, at one point, it looked like they would struggle to post a decent total, but they have done well to end on 135. It was a riveting first essay between bat and ball, but, Mumbai will be the happier of the two sides, heading into the break. |
| Mumbai will take that total in the end, but at one stage it looked like they would bundle out their opponents for less than 100. The bowling changes in the first half worked out really well for them. However, they could not break the partnership between Hooda and Markram easily which was a bit disappointing for them. But they managed to pick up a couple of quick wickets in the back end of the innings and will be happy with that. Jasprit Bumrah and Kieron Pollard ended with 2 to their name and |
| Krunal Pandya is up for a quick chat, he says that they bowled really well. Says that the wicket is proper to bat on but they have done well to restrict them. Adds that for spinners to bowl in Powerplay, they have to watch what batters are going to do and adjust by it. Adds that there is a little dew and they back themselves to chase it down. |
| Punjab have made a good comeback and have put up a total that is defendable. After a steady start, they lost for wickets in quick succession and were staring down the barrel. Then, Deepak Hooda and Aiden Markram stitched together a brilliant partnership of 61 runs. Markram fell and that stemmed the flow of runs yet again and Hooda too couldn't provide a big finish. All in all, a disappointing outing with the bat for Punjab, but they will be glad that they at least have a decent total on board t |
| Right then. Mumbai need 136 runs to register their first win in this second leg of the tournament. Not the biggest total and they have the firepower needed to chase this down. Although, Punjab have a really good bowling and they will try to repeat the heroics of their previous win. Should be interesting. Stay tuned for the run chase. |
| 0.1 : Aiden Markram to Rohit Sharma, Mumbai and Rohit Sharma are underway! Starts with a flatter ball, on middle, flicked to square leg for a single. |
| 0.2 : Aiden Markram to Quinton de Kock, Tossed up, on middle. Defended out. |
| 0.3 : Aiden Markram to Quinton de Kock, Quinton de Kock is off the mark as well! A full ball, on off. Quinton de Kock pushes it past the diving point fielder for a brace. |
| 0.4 : Aiden Markram to Quinton de Kock, WIDE! Spills it down the leg side. Quinton de Kock misses his flick. |
| Aiden Markram to Quinton de Kock, Darted on the pads, this is flicked to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0.5 : Aiden Markram to Rohit Sharma, Loopy ball, on off, pushed to mid off. |
| 0.6 : Aiden Markram to Rohit Sharma, Flatter and on off. Sharma skips down and eases it through mid on for a single. 6 runs coming of the first over. |
| 0.5 : Mohammed Shami to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Mohammed Shami to Rohit Sharma, A length ball, outside off, hint of away swing. Rohit Sharma blocks it out. |
| 1.2 : Mohammed Shami to Rohit Sharma, Appeal for caught behind but not given! A length ball, angling down the leg side. Rohit Sharma looks to flick but seems to miss it and Rahul dives to his left and grabs this. There was definitely some noise there. KL Rahul appeals but the umpire is unmoved. Looked to have brushed the pad on the way through. |
| 1.3 : Mohammed Shami to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! First boundary of the chase! A full ball, outside off. Rohit Sharma drives it through point for a boundary. |
| 1.4 : Mohammed Shami to Rohit Sharma, Short of a length on middle. Rohit Sharma stands back and mistimes his pull, back on the deck. |
| 1.5 : Mohammed Shami to Rohit Sharma, Spills a length ball down the leg side. Sharma misses his flick. The ball brushes his thigh pad on its way to the keeper. |
| 1.6 : Mohammed Shami to Rohit Sharma, Angles it on the pads. This is flicked through mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| Change. Arshdeep Singh is introduced into the attack. |
| 2.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Quinton de Kock, Very full on middle, pushed to mid on. |
| 2.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Quinton de Kock, A length ball, on off. Quinton de Kock drives it through covers. The fielder runs back and cuts it off. Two taken. |
| 2.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Quinton de Kock, Length ball, on the pads, flicked to mid-wicket. |
| 2.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Quinton de Kock, Another length ball, on middle. Quinton de Kock pushes it straight to covers. |
| 2.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Quinton de Kock, Now serves a yorker, on middle. Quinton de Kock jams it out to covers. Lovely delivery. |
| 2.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Quinton de Kock, A low dipping full toss, on middle. Quinton de Kock lifts it to mid on. Just three runs off it. 121 needed in 102 balls. |
| 3.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Quinton de Kock, PLAY AND A MISS! A full ball, slanting outside off. Quinton de Kock looks to drive but misses. |
| 3.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Quinton de Kock, Quick single! A flatter ball, outside off, pushed to point for a single. |
| 3.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Rohit Sharma, OUT! TAKEN! An important breakthrough for Punjab! Bishnoi hurls in and serves a full ball, outside off, it was a googly. Rohit Sharma gets on his knee and looks to heave it but does not middle it. Hits it straight to mid on where Mandeep Singh gets low and takes a very good catch. |
| 3.2 : Suryakumar Yadav is the new batter in. |
| 3.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Suryakumar Yadav, OUT! TIMBER! A beauty of a delivery! Suryakumar Yadav goes for a golden duck! A flatter ball, it lands outside off and spins back in. Suryakumar Yadav plays away from the body as he looks to push. The ball sneaks through the vacant gate and disturbs the wood behind. Ravi Bishnoi is on a Hat-Trick. |
| Saurabh Tiwary walks out now! |
| 3.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Saurabh Tiwary, Almost had him there! A full ball, on the pads. Tiwary looks to flick but closes his bat face too early. It takes a soft leading edge to point and they take a single. |
| 3.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Quinton de Kock, Slight short, on off. Quinton de Kock turns it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 4.1 : Aiden Markram to Quinton de Kock, Angles it on middle, this is pushed to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 4.2 : Aiden Markram to Saurabh Tiwary, This one spins back in from outside off. Saurabh Tiwary pushes it off the inner half to the leg side. |
| 4.3 : Aiden Markram to Saurabh Tiwary, Now leans and drives it down to long off for a single. |
| 4.4 : Aiden Markram to Quinton de Kock, Flatter ball, angling on middle, driven to covers. |
| 4.5 : Aiden Markram to Quinton de Kock, Full and on off. Quinton de Kock skips doen and smashes it to covers who lets it through and allows a single. |
| 4.6 : Aiden Markram to Saurabh Tiwary, FOUR! Well played! A flatter ball, on middle. Saurabh Tiwary makes room and then slaps it through point for a boundary. |
| 5.1 : Nathan Ellis to Quinton de Kock, Around off on a length, hit to the mid on fielder. |
| 0.0 : Nathan Ellis is into the attack. |
| 5.2 : Nathan Ellis to Quinton de Kock, Good-length ball, around off, pushed to the right of Ravi Bishnoi at mid off, who moves that side, dives and stops the ball. One run. |
| 5.3 : Nathan Ellis to Saurabh Tiwary, Back of a length, around off, pushed to covers. |
| 5.4 : Nathan Ellis to Saurabh Tiwary, On a length on off, Tiwary blocks it out. |
| 5.5 : Nathan Ellis to Saurabh Tiwary, FOUR! Good shot! Around his body, on a length, nicely clipped away to the fine leg fence. |
| 5.6 : Nathan Ellis to Saurabh Tiwary, Slower ball, on middle, Tiwary keeps it out. Mumbai are at 30/2 at the end of the Powerplay, 106 more needed in 84 balls! |
| 6.1 : Aiden Markram to Quinton de Kock, Fullish ball, this is flicked to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 6.2 : Aiden Markram to Saurabh Tiwary, NOT OUT! A slight mix up but no harm done. Flatter ball, flicked towards square leg for a quick single. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end. The third umpire has a quick look and shows the batter was well in. |
| 6.3 : Aiden Markram to Quinton de Kock, Tossed up, on middle, de Kock works it to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 6.4 : Aiden Markram to Saurabh Tiwary, Fired in full on middle. Defended out by Tiwary. |
| 6.5 : Aiden Markram to Saurabh Tiwary, Sliding on the pads and flicked to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 6.2 : Review time! A run out appeal has been taken upstairs. Saurabh Tiwary has made his ground in time. Not Out it is. |
| 6.6 : Aiden Markram to Quinton de Kock, Slower one, de Kock rocks back and mistimes his chip down to long on for another one. |
| 7.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Quinton de Kock, On the pads, this is nudged behind square on the leg side for a couple. |
| 7.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Quinton de Kock, Fired in full, around off. De Kock looks to reverse paddle but doesn't connect. |
| 7.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Quinton de Kock, On middle and leg, worked to wide long on for a single by de Kock. |
| 7.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Saurabh Tiwary, This is pushed outside off, Tiwary cuts it to deep point for another one. |
| 7.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Quinton de Kock, de Kock looks to reverse again but can't get it past the fielder. On off and hit straight to short third man. |
| 7.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! Valiant effort but Quinton de Kock gets the boundary in the end. Flighted ball, outside off and de Kock lifts it high and wide of long off. The fielder runs from long on and puts in the desperate dive for the catch but can't get to it. The ball trickles into the fence. |
| Harpreet Brar is into the attack. |
| 8.2 : Harpreet Brar to Quinton de Kock, Flatter one, around off. De Kock flicks it off the back foot on the leg side and picks up a run. |
| 8.1 : Harpreet Brar to Saurabh Tiwary, This is on middle and wristed away to long on for a single. |
| 8.3 : Harpreet Brar to Saurabh Tiwary, SIX! Tiwary goes high and handsome! Tossed up delivery, Saurabh Tiwary steps out of the crease and gets to the pitch of the ball before smashing it way over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 8.4 : Harpreet Brar to Saurabh Tiwary, Fired in, outside off and nudged fine. The ball goes past short third man and Chris Gayle cuts it off, keeping it to a couple of runs. |
| 8.5 : Harpreet Brar to Saurabh Tiwary, Tossed up and patted back to the bowler. |
| 8.6 : Harpreet Brar to Saurabh Tiwary, Nicely flighted, on middle. Tiwary pushes it down to long on for a single. |
| 9.1 : Mohammed Shami to Saurabh Tiwary, Back of a length and on off. Saurabh Tiwary pushes it to mid off for a quick single. |
| 9.2 : Mohammed Shami to Quinton de Kock, Good shot for one. Good-length ball, around off. Quinton de Kock stands tall and punches it to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 9.3 : Mohammed Shami to Saurabh Tiwary, Another single, just keeping the scoreboard ticking. Outside off and this is cut away through cover-point. |
| 9.4 : Mohammed Shami to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! The pressure is released yet again with the boundary. Short of a length and de Kock gets on top of the bounce and pulls it to wide long on for a boundary. |
| 9.5 : Mohammed Shami to Quinton de Kock, OUT! BOWLED! Mohammed Shami has the last laugh! The bowling change works and the dangerman Quinton de Kock is a goner. Shami hits the length hard and bowls it around the off stump, angling across the left-hander. De Kock goes for the pull again but it's not that short. De Kock ends up getting an inside edge and the ball goes on to hit the off stump. Could this be another turning point in this match? |
| 0.0 : Strategic Time-Out! Mumbai have steadied the ship after a fabulous over from Ravi Bishnoi. They don't have to do anything fancy and just pick ones and twos. While, Punjab need to take wickets and pile up the pressure. Also, Mohammed Shami is back into the attack. |
| 9.5 : Hardik Pandya is the new man in. |
| 9.6 : Mohammed Shami to Hardik Pandya, Low full toss, dipping on the batter and on middle and leg. Pandya punches it to long on for a run. |
| 10.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! Googly straightaway on middle. Hardik Pandya gets some bat on it as he looks to defend. The ball races away past short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 10.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Hardik Pandya, Full ball, outside off. Hardik Pandya swings and misses. |
| 10.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Hardik Pandya, Tossed up on middle. Pandya leans and defends it out. |
| 10.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Hardik Pandya, Full ball, way outside off. Left alone. |
| 10.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Hardik Pandya, A loopy ball, on middle. Hardik Pandya turns it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 10.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Saurabh Tiwary, Flatter and on off, pushed to covers for a single. 68 needed in 54 balls. |
| Change. Arshdeep Singh (1-0-3-0) returns. |
| 11.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Saurabh Tiwary, Length ball, on off, tapped to point. |
| 11.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Saurabh Tiwary, Very full and on middle. Saurabh Tiwary looks to drive but gets an inside edge to deep backward square leg for a brace. |
| 11.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Saurabh Tiwary, On middle, flicked to mid-wicket. |
| 11.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Saurabh Tiwary, A length ball, on off. Saurabh Tiwary hits it back to the bowler. Arshdeep Singh has a shy at the keeper's stump but instead hits it back to Saurabh Tiwary. Singh apologizes for it straightaway. |
| 11.3 : Ouch! Arshdeep Singh throws the ball back towards Saurabh Tiwary who had ventured out of his crease slightly, but hits him near the box. Not a good sight. He goes down. KL Rahul comes to him quickly and helps him. Singh apologizes straightaway too. |
| 11.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Saurabh Tiwary, FOUR! Good shot! A full ball, on off. Saurabh Tiwary gets low and drives it through covers for a boundary. |
| 11.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Saurabh Tiwary, On a length, on middle, tucked on the leg side for an easy single. 61 needed in 48 balls. |
| Change in bowling. Nathan Ellis is handed the ball. 1-0-5-0 so far! |
| 12.1 : Nathan Ellis to Saurabh Tiwary, A slower length ball, on off. Tiwary steers it to point. Pandya yells a big 'NO' for the single. |
| 12.2 : Nathan Ellis to Saurabh Tiwary, Full and on middle, clipped to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.3 : Nathan Ellis to Hardik Pandya, A length ball, outside off. Hardik punches it to covers. |
| 12.4 : Nathan Ellis to Hardik Pandya, Serves it slow and on off, on a length. Pandya smashes it back to the bowler. |
| 12.5 : Nathan Ellis to Hardik Pandya, Just a single as this is pushed down to long off. |
| 12.6 : Nathan Ellis to Saurabh Tiwary, On a length, on off, pulled away to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 13.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Saurabh Tiwary, Full and angling on the pads, this is flicked to square leg for one. |
| 13.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Saurabh Tiwary, Yorker, on middle. Saurabh Tiwary jams it out to covers for a single. |
| 13.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Hardik Pandya, Length ball, on off. Hardik Pandya pushes it down to long off for one. |
| 13.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Saurabh Tiwary, A full toss, on middle. Saurabh Tiwary smashes it back to the bowler who deflects it to long on. The umpire does well to get away from it. A single. Will count as another drop though. |
| 13.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Hardik Pandya, Full ball and on middle. Hardik Pandya nudges it to mid-wicket for a single. 52 needed in 36 balls. |
| 13.5 : Here's Ravi Bishnoi again. 3-0-17-2 for him so far! |
| 14.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Hardik Pandya, Full and around off. Hardik Pandya turns it to long on for one run. |
| 14.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Saurabh Tiwary, A flatter ball, on off. Saurabh Tiwary dabs it straight to short third man. |
| 14.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Saurabh Tiwary, A full ball, outside off, spinning away as well. Saurabh Tiwary swings across the line and misses. |
| 14.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Saurabh Tiwary, SIX! This time he connects! A full ball, in the slot, on middle. Saurabh Tiwary gets on his knee and slog-sweeps it over mid-wicket for a biggie. A welcome boundary as well. |
| 13.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Hardik Pandya, DROPPED! Hard chance though! A length ball, outside off. Hardik Pandya looks to go big but gets a thick outside edge to point where Harpreet Brar leaps but just manages finger-tips to it. A single. |
| 14.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Saurabh Tiwary, Again goes for the heave, but this time along the ground towards mid-wicket and collects a single. |
| 14.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Hardik Pandya, Full and on off, pushed to mid off. 44 needed in 30 balls. |
| Nathan Ellis (2-0-8-0) comes back on. |
| Is that a clean catch? KL Rahul certainly thinks so. Both umpires converge and take this one upstairs. Replays show that it is indeed, a clean one. Saurabh Tiwary walks back. |
| Strategic Time-Out! The game hangs right in the balance. 44 more needed from 29 balls and we are going all the way down the wire. Punjab have bowled well so far but they know that they need to be sharp in these last 5 overs. Mumbai, meanwhile, will be disappointed that they lost Saurabh Tiwary but they still have enough power in the form of Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, and Krunal Pandya to take them home. Also, Kieron Pollard is the new batter in! |
| 15.2 : Nathan Ellis to Kieron Pollard, Fullish ball, on the pads and clipped away by Pollard towards deep square leg for a couple. |
| 15.3 : Nathan Ellis to Kieron Pollard, Well bowled! Banged into the deck and slower, outside off. Kieron Pollard leaves it alone. |
| 15.4 : Nathan Ellis to Kieron Pollard, Another slower ball, on a length, around off. Pollard taps it onto the off side and scampers through for a run. |
| 15.1 : Nathan Ellis to Saurabh Tiwary, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! It has carried! Nathan Ellis comes in and provides the big breakthrough. What a bowling change from KL Rahul! The third umpire has a check and is happy with the catch. A slower delivery, well outside off. Saurabh Tiwary goes after it and pays the price. Tiwary looks to cut it away but gets a thick outside edge. KL Rahul springs to his left and takes the catch in front of him. Can this be the turning point? |
| 15.5 : Nathan Ellis to Hardik Pandya, Another dot ball, the pressure starts to build. Back of a length, on off. Hardik Pandya punches it off the back foot but straight to mid off. |
| 15.6 : Nathan Ellis to Hardik Pandya, On a length, angled into the body. Pandya works it to wide long on for a single. |
| 0.0 : Ravi Bishnoi is done for the night. Who will replace him? Mohammed Shami (2-0-14-1), it is! |
| 16.1 : Mohammed Shami to Hardik Pandya, Ooooh! That was fiesty from Mohammed Shami. He hits the deck hard on middle and the ball seams in sharply. Pandya can't get out of the way and gets hit on the shoulders. That must have stung. |
| 16.2 : Mohammed Shami to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! Well, the previous delivery might have hurt Pandya but he has now hurt Punjab. Marginally short and pulled away with authority into the square leg fence. |
| 16.3 : Mohammed Shami to Hardik Pandya, SIX! What a shot from Hardik Pandya! That body blow has fired him up. Length ball, on middle. Pandya stands tall and whips this one over the deep square leg fence for a maximum. |
| 16.4 : Mohammed Shami to Hardik Pandya, Good-length ball, outside off. Pandya can't get any bat on it. |
| 16.5 : Mohammed Shami to Hardik Pandya, That one had just extra bounce on it. Another good-length ball and outside off. Pandya hops and looks to cut away but is undone by the pace and the bounce. |
| 16.6 : Mohammed Shami to Hardik Pandya, This time Pandya does cut away the length ball to the fielder at deep point. He retains the strike with the single. 29 needed in 18 balls! |
| 16.4 : Will Nathan Ellis continue? Or will Arshdeep Singh come back on? It is the latter! Arshdeep Singh (3-0-16-0) to bowl out! |
| 17.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Hardik Pandya, Excellent bowling. Wide yorker and Pandya can't reach it. |
| 17.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Hardik Pandya, Back-to-back dot balls! Another perfect wide yorker. There's nothing any batter can do about that one. Hardik Pandya tries but fails to make any contact. |
| 17.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Hardik Pandya, Full and around off, squeezed to deep point for a single. |
| 17.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Kieron Pollard, WIDE! Full and down the leg side, Pollard leaves it. |
| Arshdeep Singh to Kieron Pollard, FOUR! Welcome boundary for Mumbai. Low full toss, wide of off stump. Pollard creams it through covers for a boundary, nobody moved as that raced away to the ropes. |
| 17.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Kieron Pollard, SIX! BANG! It was building up to be such a good over for Punjab and then Pollard has ruined it. Arshdeep Singh misses the yorker outside off by a couple of inches and Pollard doesn't let it go unpunished. Pollard just lifts this one over long off for a biggie. |
| 17.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Kieron Pollard, Full and straight. Pollard thumps it down to long off, almost taking the umpire out in the process. They get a single and now 16 runs are required off 12 balls. |
| 18.1 : Mohammed Shami to Kieron Pollard, Length ball, around off, swatted down to long on for one. |
| 18.2 : Mohammed Shami to Hardik Pandya, A golden dot ball! Back of a length and well outside off. Pandya looks to cut and misses yet again. |
| 18.3 : Mohammed Shami to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! It was always a risky tactic with no third man. Back of a length and around off. This time Pandya waits for it and cuts it over backward point for a boundary. |
| 18.4 : Mohammed Shami to Hardik Pandya, Length ball, slapped down towards wide long off for a couple. Great work from the fielder in the deep to save the boundary. |
| 18.5 : Mohammed Shami to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! Up and over! Length again, on off and Pandya goes on the back foot. He manages to clear Chris Gayle at mid on and splits the gap at long on and deep mid-wicket. Mumbai have the finishing line in sight now as they need just 5 more! |
| 18.6 : Finally. Finally, Mumbai have won a game. It has felt like a lifetime, right? Well, that's because Mumbai are just serial winners, so, every time they get a result that isn't a win, it is a surprise. They will be hoping that this win turns around their fortunes and they can continue with the same momentum. Punjab, on the other hand, will be disheartened that they could not cross the line as they have bowled very well, but it was not meant to be. |
| Usually, the openers of Mumbai have been good in providing a good platform at the start, and they did that well in the last game against Bangalore too, but it did not happen in this game. Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav fell in consecutive balls and Mumbai were in some trouble. Quinton de Kock and Saurabh Tiwary steadied things slightly before de Kock departed. Tiwary though continued and played very well for his 45, but lost his wicket at the wrong time. The onus fell on the duo of Hardik |
| Mohammed Shami to Hardik Pandya, SIX! DROPPED! It's all over now! On a length and Hardik Pandya rocks back to pull it. He flat-bats it towards long on where the fielder, Deepak Hooda spills the catch and the ball goes over the ropes. MUMBAI WIN BY 6 WICKETS! |
| Another good bowling display from Punjab but it was not enough for them to bag the two points. They needed a win here but they could not overpower Mumbai. They started well as Ravi Bishnoi struck in consecutive balls to remove 2 Mumbai batters early on. Then, they kept the pressure building by bowling tight lines and lengths and did not allow the batters of Mumbai to score runs freely. Aiden Markram was decent in his spell, whereas, Arshdeep Singh and Nathan Ellis displayed their class once |
| KL Rahul, the losing skipper of Punjab, says that it was a great fight from them. Says that 135 was not enough and they should have posted 170 but they have done well to show fight and the next two games will be very interesting for them. Adds that they have not been able to handle the pressure in the middle but they will learn over time. Says that they try to stay positive and they take one game at a time. Says they just enjoy playing cricket and do not think much of the result. Says they just |
| The Mumbai skipper, Rohit Sharma says that they didn't play to their potential but they stick to each other during this time. Says that they have been in a similar situation previously and they learn from it. Adds that they have a brilliant squad and they play well when asked to. He praises Pandya on the way he played, he says that he is coming after an injury so he needed some time in the middle. Talking about Kishan, he says that it was a tough call to take but he can be back when needed. Laug |
| Kieron Pollard is the Man of the Match! He says that his bowling is a bit underrated. Adds that as an individual he tries to do what the team wants and he had his day with the ball. Mentions that he targets certain batters and other specialists are there in the team. He mentions that he doesn't have pace, swing, seam, or spin but uses his brain to get the job done. Mentions that he is getting older but it's nice sometimes to show the young guys how it's done. Ends by saying that they got the two |
| Right then. That is all we have from this game. The action in the Indian T20 League continues as on Wednesday, 29th September 2021, we will have the clash between Bangalore and Rajasthan at 6 pm local (2 pm GMT). Do join us then. Cheers! |
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