| 0.0 : Hello and welcome to the first game of a double-header Thursday. Both Mumbai and Rajasthan play their first game in Delhi this season and both sides would hope to have a better outing in the capital city than their previous base in Chennai and Mumbai respectively. The defending champions have not been at their best so far this season. Rohit and co. will hope that they can improve their showing at these batting-friendly pitches of Delhi. Rajasthan, on the flip side, have blown hot and cold this s |
| PITCH REPORT - Ian Bishop and Ajit Agarkar are the pitch masters for the day. Ian Bishop says it is very warm in Delhi. Informs both sides have some issues to solve. Bishop reminds us they have played one game less. Agarkar says that Rajasthan have had better conditions to play but have not played well, while Mumbai will be happy to leave the slow pitches of Chennai. Agarkar tells the pitch will play well like last night as there is some grass on it. Tells the groundsman have had to water the p |
| TOSS - We are all set for the coin to go up for the first time in the bright sunshine of Delhi. Mumbai skipper, Rohit Sharma is out in the middle along with Rajasthan's young captain, Sanju Samson. Rohit has the coin. Up it goes. Sanju calls Tails and it comes down as Heads. MUMBAI OPT TO FIELD! |
| Rohit Sharma, the Mumbai skipper, says that they saw the game yesterday and it looks like a good surface, better than Chennai and they are looking forward to chasing. Adds that this surface looks a lot better and they have to back their instincts. Mentions that they want to play fearless cricket and informs that Nathan Coulter-Nile replaces Ishan Kishan. States that you got to make a few tactical changes and they are trying to find the right balance. Feels that looking at the conditions, they ha |
| Mumbai (Playing XI) - Quinton de Kock (WK), Rohit Sharma (C), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Nathan Coulter-Nile (IN for Ishan Kishan), Jayant Yadav, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult. |
| Rajasthan (Unchanged Playing XI) - Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (WK/C), Shivam Dube, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Riyan Parag, Chris Morris, Jaydev Unadkat, Chetan Sakariya, Mustafizur Rahman. |
| Rajasthan skipper, Sanju Samson, says that they would have liked to bowl too. Samson says they are happy to do both and now have to put a good total on the board. The skipper says every game is a different game and they come with a different perspective. Adds it is a new day and they expect it to be a good game. Sanju Samson informs they are unchanged from their last game. Feels that his captaincy is getting better with each game and says when one has a good support staff, it becomes easier. |
| We are all set to get the ball rolling in Delhi's first afternoon game of the season! The Mumbai players are in a huddle with their skipper, Rohit Sharma having a word with his troops before they disperse on the field. Jos Buttler strides out with Yashasvi Jaiswal to open the innings for Rajasthan. Trent Boult to start the proceedings with the new ball first up for Mumbai! |
| 0.1 : Trent Boult to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Buttler and Rajasthan are off the mark with a boundary! Boul starts with a ball too straight. It is on the pads, Buttler clips it fine down the leg side and gets off the mark with a boundary. |
| 0.2 : Trent Boult to Jos Buttler, Good amount of swing for Boult. He will be happy to see that. Good length delivery pitching on middle and leg and angling into the right-hander. Buttler looks to flick but the ball hits his pad and lobs in front of short cover. |
| 0.3 : Trent Boult to Jos Buttler, Play and a miss! Full and wide outside off, Buttler looks to drive but his feet are glued to the ground and he misses his shot. |
| 0.4 : Trent Boult to Jos Buttler, Length ball outside off. Buttler looks to punch it on the off side but again a lack of foot movement sees him miss it. |
| 0.5 : Trent Boult to Jos Buttler, This one comes back into the right-hander. It is on the pads, Buttler tucks it to the on side. |
| 0.6 : Trent Boult to Jos Buttler, EDGED AND AWAY! Excellent start for Boult. Very encouraging and Mumbai have started well here. Full on off, it nips back in. Buttler looks to drive but gets an inside edge which goes towards backward square leg. Jos takes a nervy single and keeps the strike. |
| 1.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Jos Buttler, Full toss on middle. Buttler cannot get it away as he just places it to mid on. |
| 1.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Jos Buttler, Bumrah starts right on the money. It is full and coming in a bit from off. Buttler defends it to cover. |
| 0.6 : Who will operate from the other end? It's Jasprit Bumrah to speed in. |
| 1.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Intentional or not? Does not matter as Buttler will take the runs! Good length ball around off, Buttler looks to defend with soft hands. Makes the adjustment at the last minute as he slightly opens the face of his bat and the ball goes past slip and short third man off the outer half of the bat and to the fence. |
| 1.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Jos Buttler, Follows the boundary with a quick single. Length ball on off, Buttler taps it towards mid off and takes a quick run to give Jaiswal the strike for the first time this afternoon. |
| 1.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Yashasvi Jaiswal, EDGY BUT AWAY! Jaiswal gets off the mark! Good length ball on off, Jaiswal closes his face of the bat a fraction too early towards mid on. It takes the outer edge and goes towards third man for one. |
| 1.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Jos Buttler, Bumrah special to end the over! A crispy yorker on middle, Buttler does really well to jam it out. 6 off Jasprit Bumrah's first. |
| 2.1 : Trent Boult to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Fullish ball on off and middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal tucks it to the on side. |
| 2.2 : Trent Boult to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Another run off the edge! Good length ball on middle and off, Yashasvi Jaiswal looks to drive it on the up through the off side. The ball though comes back in, takes the inner half of his bat and goes behind square leg for one. |
| 2.3 : Trent Boult to Jos Buttler, Shortish ball on middle, Buttler pulls it to deep square leg for one. |
| 2.5 : Trent Boult to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Length ball on off, Yashasvi Jaiswal blocks this. |
| 2.6 : Trent Boult to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Misfield from the skipper! Back of a length delivery on off, Jaiswal pulls it but once again not in control. It is to the left of mid on. Rohit moves to that side but misfields, allowing them to get the second. |
| 3.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Jos Buttler, Good length delivery on middle and off. Buttler taps it to the off side of the pitch. The Englishman comes a few steps for a run but Jaiswal quickly says no. |
| 2.4 : Will Jasprit Bumrah get to bowl his second over? Yup, Rohit has kept him from this end. |
| Trent Boult to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Jaiswal gets his first boundary of the day! Bouncer from Boult. It is bowled at over 141 kph. It hurries onto Jaiswal. The youngster pulls but not in full control. He hits it in fornt of square on the leg side. There is no one in the deep so the young man fetches a boundary. |
| 3.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Jos Buttler, Length delivery on off, Buttler taps it back to the bowler. |
| 3.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Jos Buttler, Another dot. Bumrah is right on the money here. Another length ball targetting the stumps. Jos blocks it back to the bowler again. |
| 3.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Jos Buttler, LOBBED BUT SAFE! Good length delivery on off, Buttler looks to drive but gets an inside edge which hits the pad and lobs to the off side. Bumrah tries to reach the ball but it falls well wide of him. |
| 3.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Jos Buttler, Direct hit and Buttler would have been gone for all money. Fullish ball on middle, Buttler taps it in front of mid on and calls for a quick run. Pollard gets to the ball quickly and tries to score a direct hit while being in motion of pick up and throw. Unfortunately, the big West Indian misses by a whisker at the bowler's end. |
| 3.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Very full, around off. Almost a yorker. Jaiswal jams it behind point. |
| Change in bowling. Jayant Yadav replaces Boult from this end. |
| 4.1 : Jayant Yadav to Jos Buttler, DROPPED! Rahul Chahar is the guilty party here and Jayant Yadav cannot fathom it. He could have had Jos Buttler on the very first ball. Tough chance though. Tossed up ball on off, Buttler comes down the track and swings at it. It takes the outer half of his bat and goes away from point. Rahul Chahar runs behind and stretches but cannot hold onto the ball. |
| 4.2 : Jayant Yadav to Jos Buttler, Play and a miss! Short and outside off, Buttler looks to cut but misses. |
| 4.3 : Jayant Yadav to Jos Buttler, Darted on middle, Buttler tucks it to mid on. |
| 4.4 : Jayant Yadav to Jos Buttler, FOUR! This time Buttler charges and connects too! Short around off, Buttler comes down the track and hits it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 4.5 : Jayant Yadav to Jos Buttler, SIX! KABOOM! First maximum of the day and it comes from the bat of Jos Buttler! Short on off, Buttler decides to stay inside his crease this time. He rocks on his back foot and smashes it over the cow corner region for a biggie. |
| 4.6 : Jayant Yadav to Jos Buttler, Single to end the first over. Eventful first over from Jayant Yadav! 13 off it. The last ball is short on middle, Buttler comes down the track and knocks it to the on side to keep the strike. |
| 5.1 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Jos Buttler, Coulter-Nile begins with a full ball on middle and leg, drifting down, Buttler fails to flick and it goes off his pads to fine leg. They cross for a leg bye. |
| 5.2 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Back of a length ball on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal glances it to square leg for a single. This is now the highest opening stand for Rajasthan this season. |
| 5.3 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Jos Buttler, Slightly short and on off, Buttler hangs back to heave it over mid-wicket but ends up dragging it off the inner half to deep square leg. A single to rotate the strike. |
| 5.4 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Nice and strong shot from Yashasvi Jaiswal! Reminds of Sourav Ganguly! A length delivery is served in the line of the stumps, Jaiswal moves back to create room and hammers it over extra cover. |
| 5.5 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Yashasvi Jaiswal, SIX! Good hit and towards the big side of the ground as well. This is now the best Powerplay for them by some distance. NCN digs in a short ball around middle, Yashasvi rides the bounce and pulls it massively over square leg. |
| 5.6 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Yashasvi Jaiswal, A length ball on off, Jaiswal taps it down to third man and takes a run. 47/0 in the Powerplay! |
| 6.1 : Jayant Yadav to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On the pads, Jaiswal glances it to square leg for one. |
| 0.0 : Time-Out! A very good Powerplay for Rajasthan. Not something they have had so far this season. They have piled on decent runs in the first phase and more importantly have managed to come out unscathed for the first time this season. Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal have done well to see off Boul and Bumrah's initial spells. They are now looking set. It will be important for them to make the most of it now. Mumbai have not been very successful so far in the Powerplay with the ball this season a |
| 6.2 : Jayant Yadav to Jos Buttler, SIX! Buttler has found his groove now! Short around off, Buttler goes on his back foot and hits it over the cow corner region for another maximum. |
| 6.3 : Jayant Yadav to Jos Buttler, Jayant bowls a fuller ball on the pads now. Buttler flicks it through square leg for one. |
| 6.4 : Jayant Yadav to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Flatter and shorter on middle and leg, the left-hander punches it to long on for a run. |
| 6.5 : Jayant Yadav to Jos Buttler, Smartly bowled! Jayant sees Buttler is making room by moving to the leg side and he bowls it wide outside off. Jos leaves. |
| 6.6 : Jayant Yadav to Jos Buttler, This time it's a WIDE! It's the action replay of the last delivery but this time the ball is bowled outside the guidelines. Buttler leaves again. |
| Jayant Yadav to Jos Buttler, Fuller and on middle, Buttler flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a run. A good comeback by the offie after going for a biggie on the second ball. |
| 7.1 : Rahul Chahar to Jos Buttler, A flighted delivery around leg as Chahar senses the charge from Buttler, it's worked to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 0.0 : Change. Finally, it's the leggie time. Mumbai's key man this season with the ball, Rahul Chahar is into the action now. |
| 7.2 : Rahul Chahar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, With the spin goes Jaiswal. Flighted and full around off, it's swept to deep square leg for one. |
| 7.3 : Rahul Chahar to Jos Buttler, SIX! Buttler has nailed it. Chahar drags his length short and around leg, Buttler goes deep inside the crease and pulls it disdainfully over square leg. Jos is in the six-hitting mood. Ominous signs for Mumbai! |
| 7.4 : Rahul Chahar to Jos Buttler, OUT! Stumped! Rahul Chahar has his revenge immediately. A lovely delivery from the leg spinner. Once again he possibly sensed the charge from the batsman. Slows it up in the air and lands it around middle, Buttler wears his skates to reach the pitch of the ball but fails to do so. Still, the Englishman goes on with his shot, swings his blade across the line but the ball lands, grips and spins past his bat. Quinton de Kock calmly takes the bails off. The square l |
| Skipper, Sanju Samson walks out at number 3. Good time for the skipper to come out as they are off to a start, unlike the previous games. Will it be boom or bust for the skipper today? |
| 7.5 : Rahul Chahar to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Smashed away! Flatter delivery, short and wide outside off, Samson could not have asked for better delivery to open his account. He just rocks back and whacks it to the deep extra cover boundary. |
| 7.6 : Rahul Chahar to Sanju Samson, A delivery around leg, tucked behind square leg for a run. Eventful over, 13 runs and a wicket from it. |
| 8.1 : Krunal Pandya to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Not from the middle of the bat but still enough! Floated and full around middle, Sanju advances down the track for a big heave-ho, connects it from the inner half of his bat and it flies over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 0.0 : Krunal Pandya is into the action today for the first time. |
| 8.2 : Krunal Pandya to Sanju Samson, Flatter and shorter one on middle, it's helped towards short fine leg for one. |
| 8.3 : Krunal Pandya to Yashasvi Jaiswal, A loopy full ball around leg, Jaiswal flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 8.4 : Krunal Pandya to Sanju Samson, Quicker one on middle and leg, Samson moves back turns it through square leg for a single. |
| 8.5 : Krunal Pandya to Yashasvi Jaiswal, A low full toss on leg, Jaiswal clips it to deep mid-wicket to rotate the strike. |
| 8.6 : Krunal Pandya to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Started the over with a boundary and ends it the same way. So much similarity that it was also not from the middle of the bat. Shorter delivery and on middle, Samson hangs back to pull and it speeds off the inner half to bisect the two fielders in the deep on the leg side. A boundary at square leg results. |
| 9.1 : Rahul Chahar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shortish and on off, punched to deep cover for one. |
| 9.2 : Rahul Chahar to Sanju Samson, Loopy full ball around off, Samson eases it down to long off and takes a single. |
| 9.3 : Rahul Chahar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, SIX! Jaiswal shows his range there! Floated and full ball on middle, turning away after landing, Yashasvi takes his front leg out of the way and smokes it against the spin over mid-wicket. High and handsome. |
| 9.4 : Rahul Chahar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Flatter and shorter on off, it's flicked on the leg side but straight to mid-wicket. |
| 9.5 : Rahul Chahar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, OUT! Soft dismissal! Chahar roars in delight. Hit him for a six and he will get the revenge immediately. Did that with Jos and now Yashasvi has also fallen. Floated ball, landing full and around leg, Yashasvi tries to work it on the leg side but closes the face of the bat a shade early. It pops out off the leading edge and Rahul accepts the return catch gleefully. An entertaining knock by Yashasvi Jaiswal is over and now Rajasthan have both their openers i |
| Who will walk at number 4? Miller or Dube? It will be Shivam Dube! |
| 9.6 : Rahul Chahar to Shivam Dube, Fuller and on off, Dube pushes it off his front foot to point. Rajasthan are 91/2 at the halfway mark! |
| 10.1 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Sanju Samson, Full around off, Samson milks it to long on for one. |
| 10.2 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Shivam Dube, Shortish ball on top of middle. Dube taps it to point. |
| 10.3 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Shivam Dube, Length ball on off, Dube punches it to cover. |
| 10.5 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Shivam Dube, Fuller on off, Dube pushes it to mid off. |
| 10.6 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Shivam Dube, Another dot. Fantastic comeback from the Australian. Just a run off this over. The last ball is also on the stumps and Dube blocks it. |
| 10.4 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Shivam Dube, On off, Dube struggles to get it past the fielder. |
| 11.1 : Rahul Chahar to Sanju Samson, Short and wide outside off, Samson punches it through point for one. |
| 11.2 : Rahul Chahar to Shivam Dube, FOUR! A much-needed boundary for Dube. He was going very slow and slowing the tempo. This should get him going. Floated on off, Dube hits it across between long on and deep mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 11.4 : Rahul Chahar to Sanju Samson, Slower and given a lot more air on middle. Samson blocks it. |
| 11.3 : Rahul Chahar to Shivam Dube, Around the pads, Dube tucks it to the leg side for one. |
| 11.5 : Rahul Chahar to Sanju Samson, Floated on off, Samson pushes it to long off for one. |
| 11.6 : Rahul Chahar to Shivam Dube, Short around off, Dube knocks it to long off and keeps the strike. 8 off the over, Mumbai will take that. |
| 12.2 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Sanju Samson, A slower bouncer. Samson takes his eyes off the ball and pulls it uppishly but away from fine leg for one. |
| 12.3 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Shivam Dube, FOUR! Stand and deliver! Full ball around off, Dube does not move much as he thwarts it through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 12.1 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Shivam Dube, IN THE AIR AND JUST SHORT! It looked Boult had taken it but the Kiwi was quick to say it bounced in front of him. Shortish ball on off, Dube pulls it awkwardly to the left of long on. Boult almost gets there but misjudges it. He dives to his left but the ball bounces just in front of him. He says he has not caught it and his honesty will surely give his side some Fairplay points. |
| 12.4 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Shivam Dube, NCN pulls his length back now and keeps it around off. Dube taps it to the off side for one. |
| 12.5 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Sanju Samson, Back of a length delivery around the body. Samson clips it to the right of fine leg for one. |
| 12.6 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Shivam Dube, Short ball to end the over. Dube pulls it but not with authority. It goes to the man at deep mid-wicket on a bounce. Shivam takes a single and keeps the strike. |
| Rahul Chahar to bowl out. |
| 13.1 : Rahul Chahar to Shivam Dube, Darted fuller on the pads, Dube glances it to square leg for one. |
| 13.2 : Rahul Chahar to Sanju Samson, On the pads, Samson flicks it to the on side for a run. |
| 13.3 : Rahul Chahar to Shivam Dube, Floated delivery, outside off and spinning away, Dube stays back and lets it be. |
| 13.4 : Rahul Chahar to Shivam Dube, Slightly flatter on off, Dube knocks it down to long off for one. |
| 13.5 : Rahul Chahar to Sanju Samson, Tossed up around off, Samson goes for the big slog across the line. He mistimes it to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 13.6 : Rahul Chahar to Shivam Dube, Quicker one which spins away from Dube. He looks to play but misses. |
| Time-Out! Mumbai were under the pump but the wicket of Jaiswal has put the brakes on the scoring. Dube is struggling out in the middle and his 15 off 17 balls has distorted the tempo Rajasthan were going at. Rajasthan have power-hitters to come but getting Boult and Bumrah away will be a tough task in the end overs. Jayant Yadav to bowl after the break... |
| 14.1 : Jayant Yadav to Sanju Samson, Darted fuller on middle, Samson nudges it to long on for one. |
| 14.2 : Jayant Yadav to Shivam Dube, SIX! Dube needs more of these now. Short on middle, Dube gets on his back foot and smokes it over mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 14.3 : Jayant Yadav to Shivam Dube, WIDE! Flat and too wide outside off. Dube leaves it alone. |
| Jayant Yadav to Shivam Dube, Floated on off, Dube churns a single at mid off. |
| 14.4 : Jayant Yadav to Sanju Samson, Floated on off, Samson stretches and hits it to long on for a single. |
| 14.5 : Jayant Yadav to Shivam Dube, Flatter on off, Dube hits it to long on, on a bounce to the fielder, without much timing. Another run. |
| 14.6 : Jayant Yadav to Sanju Samson, WIDE! On the wrong side of the tramline outside off, Samson leaves it alone. |
| Jayant Yadav to Sanju Samson, Floated on off, Samson hits it to the on side but again no timing. Just a run. This partnership has struggled to get a move on. |
| 15.1 : Trent Boult to Sanju Samson, Starts his new spell with a fuller length ball close to off, Samson squeezes it out square of the wicket on the off side and picks up a couple. |
| 15.4 : Trent Boult to Sanju Samson, A low dipping full toss on middle, Samson digs it out and lifts it over mid-wicket for a single. 11 off the over so far. |
| 15.2 : Trent Boult to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Easily put away! Boult goes searching for a yorker but ends up serving a low full toss on middle, Samson clears his front leg and hammers it down the ground for a boundary at long on. |
| 15.3 : Trent Boult to Sanju Samson, STREAKY FOUR! Samson has been flying. A length ball angling away from the batsman, Samson camps back to crack it through the line but it takes the bottom edge and runs wide of short third man. Doesn't look intentional. |
| 15.5 : Trent Boult to Shivam Dube, Boult nails his yorker this time, around middle and leg, Dube digs it out back past the bowler to long on for one. |
| 15.6 : Trent Boult to Sanju Samson, Lands it on a fuller length around leg, Sanju heaves it off the inner half and it races in front of square leg. The batsmen pick up a couple of runs. 14 from the 16th over. Rajasthan have started the death stage well. |
| 16.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Shivam Dube, Bumrah begins with a dot. Spears in a fuller length ball on middle and leg, Shivam is beaten for pace as he fails to flick it on the leg side. |
| 16.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Shivam Dube, Fullish and on middle, flicked to deep mid-wicket for a run. The 50-run stand is up. |
| 16.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Sanju Samson, Back of a length ball outside off, Samson guides it to short third man and takes one. |
| 16.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Shivam Dube, Bumrah once again targets the pad of Dube and delivers a very full ball around leg, Shivam fails to keep it out. It deflects off his pads to square leg and they take a leg bye. |
| 16.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Sanju Samson, A low full toss on off, stroked to deep cover for a single. |
| 16.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Shivam Dube, Is that dropped? A low full toss on off, Dube tries to heave it across the line over the leg side but gets it away off the outside edge. Boult makes the stop at short third man and they cross. Not sure whether that carried. Top over by Bumrah, only 5 from it. |
| 17.1 : Trent Boult to Shivam Dube, Slower one, full and on off, Dube stands back to hammer it over the leg side but it takes the inner half and goes to deep mid-wicket for only a run. Shivam is struggling. |
| 17.2 : Trent Boult to Sanju Samson, Sharp delivery this time, fuller and around leg, Samson tries to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pads. It ricochets to covers and they cross. |
| 17.3 : Trent Boult to Shivam Dube, Once again Dube has not middled his attempted heave shot. Drags a fuller length to deep square leg for a run. |
| 17.4 : Trent Boult to Sanju Samson, OUT! CLEANED UP! That's a top delivery by Trent Boult. He spears in a 140.7 kph yorker, landing on middle, Samson hangs on the back foot to whip it on the leg side but misses to find his stumps shattered. A timely breakthrough for Mumbai as Sanju can prove to be dangerous in the end overs. |
| Who will walk out to bat? It will be David Miller! |
| 17.5 : Trent Boult to David Miller, Too full and on middle, Miller flicks it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 17.6 : Trent Boult to Shivam Dube, SIX! Dube finally middles one shot and sends it packing. Boult tries to serve a yorker on middle but it turns out to be a fuller length in the hitting zone, Dube clears his front leg and launches it over mid-wicket. Spoils a very good over from the Kiwi. |
| 18.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to David Miller, Full toss on middle, Miller flicks it firmly to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 18.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Shivam Dube, DOT BALL! Bumrah sends in a perfect yorker on leg, Dube can't do much and just digs it out back to the bowler. |
| 18.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Shivam Dube, A near yorker around leg, this time Shivam keeps it out towards mid on and takes a single. |
| 18.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to David Miller, A low full toss outside off, Miller drives it through cover-point for a run. |
| 18.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Shivam Dube, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Bumrah tries to spear in a yorker on middle but it turns out to be a full toss, Dube is deep inside the crease, not expecting a friendly delivery. He tries to swing it over the leg side but is late into it. Ends up chipping a return catch to the bowler and Bumrah makes no mistake. An uncharacteristic knock by Dube is over. |
| 18.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Riyan Parag, Too full and on middle, Parag forces it down to long on for a run. Bumrah ends his spell, 4-0-15-1, what a bowler! |
| 18.5 : Who will it be? Morris or Tewatia? Neither, it will be Riyan Parag! |
| 18.6 : Will it be Nathan Coulter-Nile to bowl the final over? Yes. No surprises here. |
| 19.1 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Riyan Parag, LUCKY FOUR! They all count. Fuller in length and outside off, Parag throws his bat at it and it goes off the inside edge, past the stumps and the keeper, for a boundary at fine leg. |
| 19.2 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Riyan Parag, Play and a miss! Parag tries to be innovative but it didn't come off. Fuller in length again, outside off, Riyan shuffles across the stumps for a big paddle shot but fails to connect. |
| 19.3 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Riyan Parag, Two dots now! Full again, around off, Riyan tries heaving but it takes the inside edge and deflects behind to the keeper off the pads. Miller has a word with his partner. |
| 19.4 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Riyan Parag, DROPPED! The fielder never looked settled underneath it. Fullish and outside off, Riyan slices his attempted aerial shot over the off side and it flies towards extra cover. Rohit Sharma runs back but never looked like catching it. Two taken. |
| 19.5 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to Riyan Parag, BOWLED OFF A FREE HIT! A dipping low full toss outside off, Parag tries to dig it out but it takes the bottom edge and collides with the stumps behind. They cross for a run. What an eventful over this has been! Miller is finally on strike. |
| Nathan Coulter-Nile to Riyan Parag, NO BALL CALLED! It has probably landed off the pitch. Coulter-Nile misses his mark and lets out a wild delivery, way wide outside off. Free Hit coming up... |
| 19.6 : Nathan Coulter-Nile to David Miller, FOUR! RAJASTHAN END ON 171/4! A low full toss around leg, Miller steps towards the leg side and drills it down the ground for a boundary. No chance for long off. |
| So 172 is what Mumbai need to get back to winnings ways and start their Delhi leg on a positive note. Rajasthan will need to be at their best with the ball if they are to defend this total on a batting track against this formidable Mumbai side. An exciting chase is coming up. |
| Jos Buttler is up for a quick chat! Says that it's not a bad score but they were hoping for a minimum of 180 after the start they got. Feels it's still a very competitive score. Shares that he has managed to stay in a little longer which was nice. Credits Mumbai for bowling so well at the backend. Regarding the pitch, Jos informs that it has low bounce and skiddier too. Tells that there is plenty of opportunities for them to defend this score. He calls Boult and Bumrah world-class bowlers and Jo |
| Excellent bowling display from Mumbai. They will be very pleased with the way they pulled things back in the second half of the innings. Just 45 runs in the final 5 overs. Bumrah was the star with the ball as he finished with 1/15 from his 4. Rahul Chahar continued to enhance his reputation as he finished with 2/33. Boult, Jayant Yadav, and Krunal were expensive. Nathan Coulter-Nile finished well though. Overall a fantastic bowling display from the defending champions as they looked like their |
| After being put in to bat, Rajasthan got off to a good start as both the openers looked very good out in the middle. At 91/2, around the halfway mark, Rajasthan would have looked at a total in excess of 180. Shivam Dube struggled to get going after the departure of Jaiswal and his slowish knock has seen Rajasthan stutter their way to 171. A total which was not at all competitive last evening. |
| What a brilliant comeback from Mumbai! They were under the pump in the first 10 overs but have pulled things back brilliantly. Just 80 runs in the final 10 overs. Rajasthan's struggle in the middle overs might prove to be too costly for them as on a batting paradise, they have mustered 20 runs less than what they were looking at at the halfway stage. |
| We are back for the chase! |
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