| 0.0 : Pitch report - Danny Morrison says that the ground feels deceptively small but it is not. Laxman Sivaramakrishnan says that he is happy to see something different from the Test series against England. Feels the ball will come onto the bat nicely as the groundsmen have watered the pitch. LS says that there will be a lot of deviation as the ball will get old. |
| It's back, it's back! The tournament which you have all been waiting for is back, the Indian T20 League. To start it off, it is Virat Kohli's Bangalore taking on Rohit Sharma's Mumbai. The defending champions look a very strong side on paper and they are no doubt the favourites to start off with a win. Bangalore, on the other hand, went to the playoffs last year and they have got some new players in their squad and we can expect them to give Mumbai, a run for their money. The opening game of the |
| Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, AB de Villiers, Glenn Maxwell, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard. These are just some of the names which will be in action in match number 1. Excited, I am sure that you all are as the 14th edition of the Indian T20 League gets underway in Chennai. This is a clash of two teams who have a lot of firepower in their line-up and that should make this a mouth-watering clash. Don't go anywhere as we bring you the toss and the team updates. |
| We have some news coming in that Chris Lynn has been handed his Mumbai cap and is going to play in this game, ahead of de Kock. Chris Lynn did not play any games last year but this is an opportunity for him to shine and he will hope that he can start the tournament with a bang. |
| TOSS - Finally! The moment everyone has been keenly waiting for is here. We are all set for the coin flip for the curtain-raiser of the season. Defending champions, Mumbai captain, Rohit Sharma is out in the middle along with Bangalore skipper, Virat Kohli. Rohit has the coin in hand. Up it goes. Kohli calls Heads and it comes down in his favour. BANGALORE OPT TO BOWL! |
| Virat Kohli, the Bangalore skipper, says that they will like to bowl first and it is nice to get the boys back together. Adds that they need to understand who they are playing against. Adds that Mumbai have a good depth and they need to understand their strength. Goes onto say that every year, this league has a different vibe and he has enjoyed every season of it and he has been lucky to play 14 seasons with the same team. States that it feels different and it feels like home and it is a great |
| Mumbai skipper, Rohit Sharma, admits they would have fielded first as well. Adds that the pitch looks good and expects it not to change much. Tells they need to set up a good target, have a good powerplay and set it up for the big hitters. Rohit says the entire square has been changed and tells it looks different from what they have seen in Chennai. Rohit tells that it is a fresh year for them and they are not looking at the past. Adds they need to start fresh and feels it will be important to s |
| Mumbai (Playing XI) - Rohit Sharma (C), Chris Lynn, Ishan Kishan (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Marco Jansen, Jasprit Bumrah, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult. |
| Right then! We are done with the pre-match formalities and we are all in readiness to begin the 14th edition of the Indian T20 League. The Bangalore players are in a huddle and then they make their way out to the middle, followed by Rohit Sharma and Chris Lynn, the openers of Mumbai. Mohammed Siraj will start with the ball. |
| 0.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Rohit Sharma, Rohit and Mumbai are off the mark straightaway! Lovely shot to begin with. Siraj starts with a pacy full ball on the pads. Easy for Rohit. He flicks it through mid-wicket and gets two as the outfield acts slow first up. First runs of the season and it comes from the bat of the Mumbai captain. |
| 0.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Rohit Sharma, Much better from Siraj. Hits the right length and line. Pulls his length back and bowls it on off and middle. Rohit defends it with a straight bat. |
| 0.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Rohit Sharma, Skiddy from Siraj! Hits the good length area hard around off, Rohit looks to pull but the ball does not rise as much as he anticipates and the Mumbai captain gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 0.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Rohit Sharma, Strays on the pad, Rohit flicks it away from fine leg and gets a brace. Siraj is lucky as the two balls in which runs have come have been so poor that it could easily have been boundaries. |
| 0.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Rohit Sharma, Good length delivery on off, Rohit defends it towards mid off. |
| 0.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Rohit Sharma, Single to end the first over of the season. 5 off it. Length ball on off, it comes in slightly. Rohit uses the movement and flicks it through mid-wicket and keeps the strike. Decent start from Siraj. |
| Who will bowl from the other end? Kyle Jamieson it is. |
| 1.1 : Kyle Jamieson to Rohit Sharma, Quick single! One of the most expensive buys of the season, Jamieson starts with a very full ball on middle. It is very close to being a yorker. Rohit plays it to the right of mid on and takes a quick run. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but Rohit is safely in. |
| 1.2 : Kyle Jamieson to Chris Lynn, Pacy ball on the pads. Lynn looks to score his first runs in Mumbai colors as he tries to flick it but he misses it due to the extra pace and gets hit on the pad. |
| 1.3 : Kyle Jamieson to Chris Lynn, Fullish ball on off, Lynn pushes it to mid off. |
| 1.4 : Kyle Jamieson to Chris Lynn, EDGED BUT DOES NOT CARRY! Low bounce on this and that saves Lynn! Good length ball bowled at around 129 kph. Lynn looks to drive and goes with hard hands at it. The ball though keeps low, takes the outside edge but does not carry to the man at slip. The fielder there dives to his left and saves runs for his side. |
| 1.5 : Kyle Jamieson to Chris Lynn, Lucky! Length ball on middle and leg. Lynn looks to play his trademark punch by creating room. He does not get away enough and gets an inside edge that goes behind the stumps. |
| 1.6 : Kyle Jamieson to Chris Lynn, Lucky escape for Lynn! Brilliant start for Jamieson! That will settle a lot of nerves. Lynn has looked nervy so far. Good length delivery around off, Lynn looks to punch it through covers but it is too close to the body. It takes an inside edge and luckily for the Aussie, it misses the stumps. |
| 2.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Rohit Sharma, Fullish on middle, Rohit plays it to mid on off the inner half of his bat. |
| 2.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Rohit Sharma, Another full delivery on middle and leg. Rohit pushes it to mid on. |
| 2.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Rohit Sharma, Ohh! That was not far away from the stumps! Siraj hits the deck hard around off, Rohit looks to pull but the ball does not rise enough. Luckily for the Mumbai skipper, it bounces enough to go over and slightly away from the stumps. |
| 2.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Rohit Sharma, Stifled appeal but nothing from the umpire. Full ball pitching on leg and going with the angle. Rohit looks to flick but the skiddiness of Siraj sees Rohit miss his flick and gets hit on the pad. |
| 2.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Rohit Sharma, IN THE AIR AND JUST OVER! FOUR! Lucky escape for Rohit once again. The defending champions are riding their luck early on. Good length delivery on off, the ball sticks on the surface as it comes to Rohit. The Mumbai captain looks to drive it on the up and luckily for him, he gets just enough. Jamieson at mid off, jumps with his tall frame. He gets his fingertips on it but it is not enough. |
| 2.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Rohit Sharma, Brace to end the over. On the pads, Rohit flicks it through mid-wcket. They look for two and the two Mumbai openers get it with ease. |
| 3.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Chris Lynn, Chahal starts with a flatter delivery on leg, Lynn punches it back to the bowler. |
| 0.0 : Just one over for Jamieson! Yuzvendra Chahal is into the attack. |
| 3.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Chris Lynn, EDGED AND FOUR! Lynn is saved by a whisker here. Edgy way for Lynn to get his first run for Mumbai. Googly from Chahal. Lynn does not pick it up. He looks to punch it through cover but gets an inside edge which misses the stumps by a feather and runs fine to the fine leg fence. |
| 3.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Chris Lynn, Floated on off, Lynn punches it through cover for one. |
| 3.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Rohit Sharma, SIX! Lovely from Rohit. The Mumbai skipper gets the first biggie of the season just like he got the first boundary of the season. Tossed up delivery on middle and off. Rohit puts on his dancing shoes, comes down the track and lofts it wonderfully over long on for a biggie. |
| 3.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Rohit Sharma, Slower and slightly shorter on middle. Rohit smartly follows the biggie with a single. He flicks this to the on side and rotates the strilke. |
| 3.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Chris Lynn, OUT! RUN OUT! A massive wicket for Bangalore as they have got the danger man, the Mumbai skipper, Rohit Sharma. Lynn, who has had a very nervy start, has made it even more difficult for himself. Getting your skipper, who was looking in decent touch run out in your debut outing for a new side is a big no-no. A poor mix-up and Rohit Sharma has to make the walk back. Flatter on off, Lynn punches it to the right of short cover. He calls for a run but then as so |
| Who will come out to bat next? Suryakumar Yadav it is. Kyle Jamieson has a change of ends. |
| 4.1 : Kyle Jamieson to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! New season, same old Suryakumar Yadav! He gets off the mark with a boundary, just like he did in his T20I debut. Slightly behind the good length area on off, Suryakumar Yadav picks the length early and flicks it in calypso style over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 4.2 : Kyle Jamieson to Suryakumar Yadav, Fullish on off and middle, Suryakumar Yadav pushes it to mid on. |
| 4.3 : Kyle Jamieson to Suryakumar Yadav, Length ball on middle, SKY flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 4.4 : Kyle Jamieson to Chris Lynn, Inswinging ball on off, Lynn punches it against the swing through cover for one. |
| 4.5 : Kyle Jamieson to Suryakumar Yadav, Length delivery on off. Suryakumar shuffles inside his stump and flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 4.6 : Kyle Jamieson to Suryakumar Yadav, Good shot but straight to the field! Length ball around off, Suryakumar plays a very good punch but it is straight to the Bangalore skipper. |
| 5.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Chris Lynn, Chahal bowls a flatter ball outside off, Lynn punches it to cover. |
| 5.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Chris Lynn, SIX! Just over the long on fielder! This should give Lynn confidence! Tossed up on middle, Lynn uses his feet and then whacks it over long on for a biggie. |
| 5.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Chris Lynn, Flatter ball outside off, Lynn cuts it to point where the fielder fumbles but no run taken. |
| 5.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Chris Lynn, Shortish on the pads, Lynn flicks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 5.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Suryakumar Yadav, Quicker ball on the pads, Yadav punches it back to the bowler. |
| 5.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Poor delivery and Suryakumar Yadav says thanks! Shortish and outside off, Yadav punches it through the covers for a boundary. 41 for 1 at the end of the Powerplay. |
| 6.1 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Chris Lynn, Flatter ball on off, Lynn drives it to long off for a single. |
| 0.0 : Powerplay done and dusted and it is a steady start for Mumbai. The field can spread out now and Kohli has called Shahbaz Ahmed into action. |
| 6.2 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Suryakumar Yadav, Full and on middle, Yadav drives it to the long off region and collects a run. |
| 6.3 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Chris Lynn, FOUR! Fractionally short and Lynn cashes in! Slower and outside off, Lynn makes room and then thrashes it through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 6.4 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Chris Lynn, SIX! That went miles! Lynn has started to look good now! Shortish on middle, Lynn goes back in his crease and then hammers it over long on for a maximum. |
| 6.5 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Chris Lynn, Full and outside off, driven to deep cover for a single. |
| 6.6 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Suryakumar Yadav, Flatter on middle and leg, Yadav works it down to long on for a single. |
| Change in bowling. Bangalore's new recruit, Harshal Patel is into the action for the first time. |
| 7.1 : Harshal Patel to Chris Lynn, No ball! |
| Harshal Patel to Suryakumar Yadav, NO BALL! Good length ball on middle, driven to deep cover for a single. Free Hit will follow. |
| Harshal Patel to Chris Lynn, SIX! Lynnsanity makes full use of the Free Hit! Bangalore are leaking runs now after a good start! Good length ball around off, Lynn clears the front leg and then powers it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 7.2 : Harshal Patel to Chris Lynn, Good length ball on middle, Lynn flicks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 7.3 : Harshal Patel to Suryakumar Yadav, Just short of the fielder! Good length ball around off, Yadav looks to go over mid off but does not time it as well as he would have liked. Luckily for him, it lands in front of the fielder at mid off. |
| 7.4 : Harshal Patel to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Christian is disappointed as he knows he should have done better here! Short ball on middle, Yadav pulls it through mid-wicket. Christian comes running across from long on and dives but fails to stop it. |
| 7.5 : Harshal Patel to Suryakumar Yadav, Good length ball on middle, punched down to long on for a single. |
| 7.6 : Harshal Patel to Chris Lynn, On a length outside off, Lynn plays it to deep cover for a single. |
| Change in bowling. Dan Christian back in this league and into the action now. |
| 8.1 : Dan Christian to Chris Lynn, Good length ball on the pads, Lynn makes room and then heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 8.2 : Dan Christian to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! That's cut away and it brings up the 50-run stand! Excellent partnership so far! Good length ball outside off, Yadav cuts it in between point and short third man for a boundary. |
| 8.3 : Dan Christian to Suryakumar Yadav, On a length on the pads, Yadav tucks it to the leg side for a single. |
| 8.4 : Dan Christian to Chris Lynn, Muscled for a couple! Good length ball outside off, Lynn muscles it through mid off. The fielder comes across, does well to clean it up. Two taken. |
| 8.5 : Dan Christian to Chris Lynn, WIDE! Christian bowls a very full ball way outside off, Lynn lets it go. Wide signalled. |
| Dan Christian to Chris Lynn, FOUR! Another boundary in the over! Slower delivery outside off, Lynn waits for it and then thrashes it through extra cover. Sundar comes across and cleans it up. The umpires go upstairs to check if it is a clean save and the replays show that Sundar has touched the ropes with his foot before he let go off the ball. |
| 8.6 : Dan Christian to Chris Lynn, 13 runs from the over! Full ball outside off, Lynn drives but finds the fielder at cover. Good over for Mumbai. |
| 0.0 : Bangalore (Playing XI) - Virat Kohli (C), Rajat Patidar, AB de Villiers (WK), Glenn Maxwell, Dan Christian, Washington Sundar, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Shahbaz Ahmed, Yuzvendra Chahal. |
| 8.6 : Time Out! The defending champions started off cautiously but have found their groove. They have managed to score 53 runs in the last 5 overs. It was a nervy start for Lynn and running out his skipper would not have helped his cause but since then the Australian has calmed his nerve and found his hitting range. He has found an able partner in Suryakumar Yadav. The duo have added 59 runs in just 31 balls and are looking very good out in the middle. The pitch has eased down to bat as well. Kohli kn |
| 9.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Suryakumar Yadav, Tossed up on the pads, Yadav goes for the sweep again but it lobs off his gloves and it goes over the keeper for a single. |
| 9.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Suryakumar Yadav, Some spin there! Loopy ball on middle, Yadav goes on his knees and looks to sweep but misses and gets hit on the gloves. |
| 9.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Chris Lynn, Flatter ball on the pads, Lynn tucks it to square leg for a single. |
| 9.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Suryakumar Yadav, Shorter and outside off, Suryakumar pushes it to cover and takes a run. |
| 9.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Chris Lynn, Quicker ball on off, Lynn goes back in his crease and defends it to cover. |
| 9.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Chris Lynn, Just short! Unlucky, Chahal! Flatter ball around off, it spins away a touch. Lynn looks to flick but it takes the outside edge and lobs to short third man where it falls just short of the fielder. |
| 10.1 : Kyle Jamieson to Suryakumar Yadav, Good length ball on off, Suryakumar knocks it to long on for a single. |
| 0.0 : Kyle Jamieson is back on! |
| 10.2 : Kyle Jamieson to Chris Lynn, Lynn clears his front leg to open the off side. The ball though comes back in a bit. It hits the inner half of Chris' willow and goes behind square leg for one. |
| 10.3 : Kyle Jamieson to Suryakumar Yadav, Jamieson continues to impress in his maiden outing so far. Good length delivery outside off, Suryakumar looks to pull but the ball does not bounce much. It hits his thigh pad and goes to the keeper. |
| 10.4 : Kyle Jamieson to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! What a shot! This is a very Caribbean hit from Suryakumar Yadav! Fullish ball on off, Kumar comes inside his stumps and lifts his flick, effortlessly and elegantly over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 10.5 : Kyle Jamieson to Suryakumar Yadav, Play and a miss! Jamieson pulls his length back and bowls it outside off. Suryakumar Yadav looks to slam his cut but misses. |
| 10.6 : Kyle Jamieson to Suryakumar Yadav, OUT! CAUGHT! Jamieson gets his first wicket in the league! The New Zealander has so far been the best bowler for Bangalore and he now has a wicket to show for it. Good comeback from the tall Kiwi. After being hit for a six he has come back very strongly to win the war against Suryakumar Yadav. Jamieson hits the deck hard and bowls it back of a length outside off. Suryakumar Yadav looks to slash it through the off side but Jamieson generates extra bounce |
| 11.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Chris Lynn, Length ball on off, Lynn punches it to sweeper cover for one. |
| 11.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Ishan Kishan, Good length delivery on middle and off. Ishan Kishan starts his innings with a watchful defense on the off side. |
| 0.0 : Ishan Kishan makes his way out to the middle. Mohammed Siraj is back on. 2-0-11-0 are his figures so far. |
| 11.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Ishan Kishan, Ishan Kishan is off the mark! On the pads, Ishan clips it to fine leg and gets his first run of the season. |
| 11.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Chris Lynn, Play and a miss! Good ball this from Siraj. Bowls the cross-seam delivery full outside off. Lynn looks to drive but misses it. |
| 11.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Chris Lynn, IN THE AIR BUT JUST SHORT OF JAMIESON! The tall frame of Jamieson is not big enough for him to reach the ball. Siraj takes the pace off the ball and bangs it shorter on off. He cramps Lynn for the room. The Australian looks to flat-bat it over extra cover but ends up getting it high on the bat. It falls in front of mid off. Kyle Jamieson there sees the ball late and is a bit slow to move forward. The Kiwi dives but the ball falls short of him. Single taken. |
| 11.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Ishan Kishan, Good shot but just for one. Length ball around off, Ishan Kishan waits for the ball and just opens the face of the bat to third man. He keeps the strike with one. |
| Washington Sundar comes into the attack. |
| 12.1 : Washington Sundar to Ishan Kishan, Washington starts with a flat and short ball on middle and leg. Ishan punches it towards mid on for one. |
| 12.2 : Washington Sundar to Chris Lynn, FOUR! Baseball hit from Lynn! Short and turning in from off. Lynn waits for it and flat-bats it with power through mid on for a boundary. |
| 12.3 : Washington Sundar to Chris Lynn, On the bounce! Flighted on middle, Lynn slog sweeps but does not get enough. Luckily for the man from Brisbane, it falls well short of deep mid-wicket. Single taken. |
| 12.4 : Washington Sundar to Ishan Kishan, Floated on off, Ishan Kishan taps it to cover and rotates the strike. Smart cricket from Ishan. He is happy to give the strike to Lynn who is looking very good. |
| 12.5 : Washington Sundar to Chris Lynn, OUT! CAUGHT! Brilliant catch from Washington Sundar! Lynn departs on 49! A very good knock from Lynn but he will not get a fifty in his debut game for Mumbai. Washington Sundar strikes in his very first over and it is the end of Lynnsanity. It needed an athletic catch from Wahington Sundar and the man from Tamil Nadu has the athleticism to send the Australian back to the dug out. Slightly shorter on middle, Lynn looks to flat-bat it straight over the bowl |
| Hardik Pandya comes out to bat. |
| 12.6 : Washington Sundar to Ishan Kishan, Dot to finish the over., Excellent first over from Washington Sundar. Just 7 off it but more importantly, the big wicket of Chris Lynn. Flat and quick on the pads. Ishan looks to play but misses and gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 13.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Hardik Pandya, Floated on middle, Hardik flicks it to mid-wicket and takes off for a single. Chahal runs after it and collects. He has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Hardik was a goner if Chahal had hit. |
| 13.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Ishan Kishan, Short and outside off, Kishan punches it through extra cover for a couple. |
| 13.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Ishan Kishan, SIX! Kishan is a good player and he shows how good a player he is! Loopy ball outside off, Kishan dances down the track and then whacks it over the bowler's head for a maximum. |
| 13.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! This is just superb batting from Kishan! Chahal is taking a beating at the moment! Quicker ball outside off, Kishan reaches for it and then plays it through backward point for a boundary. |
| 13.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Ishan Kishan, Floated on the pads, Kishan sweeps it to deep square leg and takes a run. |
| 13.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Hardik Pandya, Full on middle, Hardik works it down to long on for a single. |
| 14.1 : Dan Christian to Hardik Pandya, Quick and skiddy on the pads. Hardik looks to whip it on the leg side but gets surprised by how quickly the ball comes to him. Hardik misses and gets hit on the pad. |
| 14.2 : Dan Christian to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! Cracking from Hardik! Full, a little too full from Christian. Hardik hits the ball ferociously straight down the ground. Dan Christian tries to get his hands to it and take the catch as it was hit uppishly but that was a finger breaker and the ball goes over his head for a boundary. |
| 14.3 : Dan Christian to Hardik Pandya, Length delivery on off, Hardik taps it behind point to backward point. |
| 14.4 : Dan Christian to Hardik Pandya, Slammed but there is protection! Length delivery on off, Hardik slams it to long on for one. |
| 14.5 : Dan Christian to Ishan Kishan, Pace off from Christian. It is on middle and off, Ishan Kishan plays the Nataraj shot to the right of deep mid-wicket. Ishan calls for two straightaway and they get it with ease. Good running. |
| 14.6 : Dan Christian to Ishan Kishan, Another slower one. It is on the pads, Ishan Kishan flicks it to deep mid-wicket and keeps the strike. |
| 15.1 : Harshal Patel is back on. |
| Harshal Patel to Ishan Kishan, Full ball on middle and leg, Kishan looks to flick but gets it off the bottom half of the bat and it goes to the leg side. |
| 15.2 : Harshal Patel to Ishan Kishan, Slower ball on off, Kishan waits for it and then pushes it down to long off for a run. |
| 15.3 : Harshal Patel to Hardik Pandya, On a length on off, Hardik Pandya shuffles across and then flicks it in front of square on the leg side and the batters pick up a couple. |
| 15.4 : Harshal Patel to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! How well has Hardik played that? Beautifully! Good length ball outside off, Pandya just opens the face of the bat and guides it in between short third man and point for a boundary. |
| 15.5 : Harshal Patel to Hardik Pandya, Low full toss on off, Pandya drives it to cover for a dot. |
| 15.6 : Hardik Pandya has been adjudged LBW but he has decided to refer it. Will the replays come to save him? Looks out to the naked eye but let's see what the technology has to say. |
| Harshal Patel to Hardik Pandya, OUT! LBW! All reds it is and Pandya has to go! Pandya misses out on a low full toss and he pays the price. Bangalore would be happy to see the back of Pandya as he can be very dangerous in the latter half of the innings. Harshal bowls a low full toss on middle, Pandya looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. Bangalore appeal and up goes the finger. Pandya takes the review. The Ultra Edge shows nothing while the Ball Tracker shows that all reds. Ha |
| Time Out! Mumbai have set the platform for their death over specialists to go bang, bang in the death overs. The defending champions will look to get 50 runs or more in the final 5 overs and would back themselves to get that even though they have lost Hardik right at the stroke of this break. Bangalore have managed to get rid of Hardik but the job is not done yet. These final 4 pvers will be the litmus test for Kohli's side. They have struggled with the ball in these stages traditionally but hav |
| Kieron Pollard is the new man in. |
| 16.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Ishan Kishan, WIDE! Very full down the leg side, Kishan looks to heave it away but misses. Wided. |
| Mohammed Siraj to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Siraj is not happy with Sundar there! He came in a little and it goes over him. Short of a length ball around middle, Kishan pulls it to deep square leg. Sundar runs ahead a little and then it goes over him. It seems that it has touched the ropes on the full. The third umpire checks it and tells that it bounced in front |
| 16.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Ishan Kishan, Low full toss on the pads, Kishan flicks it to fine leg for a single. |
| 16.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Kieron Pollard, Good bouncer from Siraj! He bowls it around middle, Pollard looks to sway away from it but gets hit on the body. |
| 16.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Kieron Pollard, Slower short ball on off, Pollard works it to the leg side and says no for the single. |
| 16.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Kieron Pollard, Full on off, Pollard pushes it to cover and gives Kishan the strike. |
| 16.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Ishan Kishan, Excellent delivery from Siraj! Very full ball outside off, Kishan looks to heave it on the leg side but gets an inside edge onto the pads. A dot to end the over. |
| 17.1 : Harshal Patel to Kieron Pollard, A dot to start! Good length ball on off, Pollard punches it back to the bowler. |
| 17.2 : Harshal Patel to Kieron Pollard, Good length ball on off, Pollard mistimes it to wide long on and picks up a run. |
| 17.3 : Harshal Patel to Ishan Kishan, DROPPED! Siraj has dropped a sitter! How costly will this prove to be? These catches need to be taken at this level! Slower short ball around middle, Kishan looks to pull but it takes the top edge and goes towards deep square leg. Siraj settles himself under it but makes a mess of it. A couple taken. |
| 17.4 : Review time! LBW appeal against Ishan Kishan has been turned down. Harshal Patel is very confident and AB de Villiers is confident too. The South African signals the 'T' and soon after Kohli does that too. Let's see what the replays have to say. |
| Harshal Patel to Ishan Kishan, OUT! LBW! All reds it is and this looked plumb to the naked eye! Terrific bowling from Harshal Patel. Yorker on middle and leg, Kishan fails to dig it out and gets hit on the pads. There is an appeal for LBW but the umpire says no. Harshal Patel is convinced that he has got his man and convinces Kohli to take the review. The Ultra Edge rolls in and it shows nothing while the Ball Tracker shows that all reds. |
| Krunal Pandya joins Kieron Pollard out in the middle. Two KP's both extremely dangerous hitters of the ball. |
| 17.5 : Harshal Patel to Krunal Pandya, Slower ball outside off, pushed to cover. |
| 17.6 : Harshal Patel to Krunal Pandya, Full ball on middle, Pandya chips it to long on for a single. |
| 18.1 : Kyle Jamieson to Krunal Pandya, Another dropped catch! This was hard for Kohli as it was travelling pretty quickly! Full ball outside off, Krunal wants to go over mid off but does not time it well. It goes towards Kohli at mid off but he fails to hold on. Tough, tough chance. It seems to have hurt Kohli as well. |
| 0.0 : Who will bowl the penultimate over of the innings? It will be Kyle Jamieson. He has been superb. 1/15 from his 3 overs. |
| 18.2 : Kyle Jamieson to Kieron Pollard, Short ball on middle, Pollard pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0.0 : Kohli carries on. The spot is visible near his right eye but the skipper has decided to stay on the field. It looks swollen and red but he is a fighter as we all know and he has decided to stay on the field. |
| 18.3 : Kyle Jamieson to Krunal Pandya, NO BALL AND FOUR! Nicely played! Runs crucial here for MumbaI! Short ball around middle, Pandya pulls it to the deep square leg region for a boundary. Free Hit will follow. |
| Kyle Jamieson to Krunal Pandya, Beautiful yorker from Jamieson! He bowls it right on the stumps and all Krunal can do is dig it back to the bowler. That is a bat-breaker. |
| 18.4 : Kyle Jamieson to Krunal Pandya, Short and on middle, Krunal pulls it to deep square leg and takes a run. |
| 18.5 : Kyle Jamieson to Kieron Pollard, TOP EDGE AND FOUR! Mumbai will take it! This was not a bad delivery at all but luck favours Pollard on this occasion! Short ball around off, Pollard looks to pull but it goes off the top edge and it flies over the keeper for a boundary. |
| 18.6 : Kyle Jamieson to Kieron Pollard, Good end to the over! Slower short ball around off, Pollard looks to pull but misses it on this occasion. Jamieson ends with 4-0-27-1. Good figures on his debut. |
| 19.1 : Harshal Patel to Krunal Pandya, OUT! CAUGHT AT DEEP MID-WICKET! Good catch in the deep and Harshal Patel continues to impress! Slower ball around middle and leg, Pandya looks to go over deep mid-wicket but fails to get the timing right. It goes towards deep mid-wicket where Christian takes a comfortable catch. This has been a good performance at the death by Bangalore. |
| Who will walk out to bat now? It will be the debutant, Marco Jansen! He will be at the non-striker's end. |
| 19.2 : Harshal Patel to Kieron Pollard, OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust! Harshal Patel is doing a wonderful job here for Bangalore. Another slower ball around off, Pollard looks to go big but is early into the shot and mistimes it. Sundar gets into position at deep mid-wicket and takes a comfortable catch. |
| Hat-trick ball. Rahul Chahar walks out to the middle but he will not face the hat-trick ball as it will be Marco Jansen who will face it. |
| 19.3 : Harshal Patel to Marco Jansen, Slower ball around the pads, Jansen makes room and then looks to swing it but misses it. Almost, gets a Hat-Trick. |
| 19.4 : Harshal Patel to Marco Jansen, OUT! TIMBER! 5-fer for Harshal Patel! Tremendous performance from Patel! Wow, what a performance from the young man! Yorker on off, Jansen has no answers to this one as he fails to dig it out. And the ball rattles the timber behind. |
| Jasprit Bumrah is the new man in. |
| 19.5 : Harshal Patel to Jasprit Bumrah, Yorker outside off, Bumrah fails to dig it out but misses. Good work done by AB de Villiers behind the stumps. |
| 19.6 : Harshal Patel to Jasprit Bumrah, OUT! RUN OUT! What an end to the innings for Bangalore! They have come back really well. Full ball on middle, Bumrah works it down to long on. Chahar wants a couple but Bumrah is not interested. Kohli throws the ball to AB de Villiers who does the rest. MUMBAI END ON 159 F0R 9. |
| The star of the show, Harshal Patel is caught for a quick chat. Harshal Patel says that the ball started tailing the bit and he executed his plans brilliantly. Adds that you cannot look the opposition all the time and he focussed on his plans. States that it was very clear from the beginning that he was going to bowl two overs at the death but he got to bowl three. Says that he feels great to pick up a 5-fer and to pick up against Mumbai feels good. Tells that it is a decent batting surface and |
| What a performance from Harshal Patel! Selected ahead of Navdeep Saini, the latest recruit justified his addition and has become the first-ever bowler to take a 5-fer against Mumbai! A brilliant performance from Bangalore with the ball, especially in the death. An area where there has always been a doubt, the Kohli-led side have started their campaign brilliantly in terms of their death over bowling. Just 24 runs in the final 4 overs against the mighty middle order of Mumbai bodes really well. H |
| Being put into bat, Mumbai did not get off to a good start as Lynn initially struggled and skipper, Rohit was run out. The Australian though soon calmed his nerve and found his groove. He added a very good stand of 70. Suryakumar though failed to convert his start and Lynn too followed suit soon as he departed on 49. But at 135/3 and with the middle order Mumbai have, it looked like the platform was set for them to go bang, bang. But it is the first game of the season and Mumbai are traditionall |
| What a bowling display from Bangalore! All the talk has always been about their bowlers and how they are the weak link in the side but they have silenced those critics with the ball. Harshal Patel, will grab all the headlines and rightfully so. He was just fantastic! Creating a record in the very first game of the season. He grabbed his first 5-wicket haul in T20s and became the first-ever bowler in 14 seasons to manage to take a 5-fer against Mumbai. But take nothing away from the other bowlers |
| So the Bangalore boys have done the job with the ball, time for their famed batters to take the side over the line now. They will need 160 to start the campaign with a win. Never count out Mumbai as their bowlers have shown in the past what they are capable off. Can Bumrah and co. manage to restrict Bangalore to under 159 or will Kohli's Bangalore make it 9 first game losses out of 9 for Mumbai? Join us for the chase to find out. |
| We are back for the run chase! The Mumbai players make their way out to the middle, followed by Rajat Patidar, the newcomer and Virat Kohli. Trent Boult will start with the ball. |
| 0.1 : Trent Boult to Washington Sundar, Boult starts with a good length ball outside off, Sundar shoulders arms to it. |
| 0.2 : Trent Boult to Washington Sundar, DROPPED! Rohit Sharma has dropped a sitter! It has been a night of dropped catches. Boult starts with a full ball outside off, Sundar looks to drinks but gets an outside edge towards second slip. Rohit Sharma there fails to hold on. Sharma is disappointed with himself. |
| 0.3 : Trent Boult to Washington Sundar, FIVE WIDES! Fullish ball down the leg side, Sundar looks to flick but misses. Kishan dives to his right but fails to collect and the ball races to the fine leg fence. |
| Trent Boult to Washington Sundar, Good length ball outside off, Sundar drives it to point. |
| 0.4 : Trent Boult to Washington Sundar, On a length on off, Sundar guides it to third man for a single. |
| 0.5 : Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, EDGED AND FOUR! Kohli is off the mark! Good length ball on off, Kohli looks to flick but gets a leading edge which goes past mid off for a boundary. |
| 0.6 : Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, Full ball outside off, Kohli drives it to cover. 10 runs off the first over. Boult should have had a wicket in this over. |
| 1.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Washington Sundar, Just wide of the mid-wicket fielder! Full ball on middle, Sundar flicks it uppishly but it is wide of the fielder at mid-wicket. A couple taken. |
| 0.6 : Who will bowl from the other end? Will it be Jasprit Bumrah? Yes, it will be Boom who will partner Trent Boult with the new ball. |
| 1.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Washington Sundar, On a length on off, Sundar defends it out to the off side. |
| 1.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Washington Sundar, Good length ball on the pads, Sundar looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. There is a mild appeal for LBW but the umpire is not interested. |
| 1.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Washington Sundar, Back of a length ball outside off, Sundar cuts it through the point region. It is not timed perfectly but still has enough to get two. |
| 1.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Washington Sundar, Quick run! Good length ball on the pads, Sundar plays it to mid on and takes a quick run. Marco Jansen has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. |
| 1.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Virat Kohli, Full ball on off, Kohli pushes it to mid off. |
| 2.1 : Trent Boult to Washington Sundar, Quick single! Length ball on off, Sundar looks to defend but gets a bottom edge which goes to the off side. Kohli calls Sundar for the single and they make it easily. Good running. |
| 2.2 : Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, FOUR! What a shot that is from Virat Kohli! Stunning shot! Full ball outside off, Kohli crack it through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 2.3 : Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, Full on off, Kohli drives it to mid off. |
| 2.4 : Trent Boult to Virat Kohli, Back of a length ball on the pads, Kohli flicks it to fine leg for a single. |
| 2.5 : Trent Boult to Washington Sundar, BEATEN! Nicely bowled by Boult! He bowls an outswinger outside off, Sundar looks to drive but fails to get any bat on it. |
| 2.6 : Trent Boult to Washington Sundar, Full ball on middle, Sundar drives it to mid off. |
| 3.1 : Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Welcome to the Indian T20 League, Marco Jansen! Jansen starts with a short ball around middle, it does not rise as high enough. Kohli rocks back and then pulls it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 3.2 : Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, Good length ball on the pads, Kohli looks to flick but gets hit on the pads. A leg bye taken as the ball goes to the leg side. |
| 3.3 : Marco Jansen to Washington Sundar, Short of a length ball around off, Sundar gives himself room and looks to cut but fails to get any bat on it. |
| 3.4 : Marco Jansen to Washington Sundar, Short ball around off, Sundar shuffles across and then pulls it over mid-wicket and a single is taken. Wait a minute, Janse has overstepped and a Free-Hit will follow. |
| Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Well played! Bangalore are off to a very good start in the run chase! Short of a length down the leg side, Kohli swivels and then plays it over short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 3.5 : Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, Full ball on off, Kohli pushes it to deep cover for a single. |
| 3.6 : Marco Jansen to Washington Sundar, Good length ball outside off, Sundar punches it through the cover region for a couple. |
| 4.1 : Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Tossed up on the pads, Kohli flicks it to square leg for a single. |
| 0.0 : Change in bowling. Spin into the attack for the first time in this innings and it sees Krunal Pandya come into action. |
| 4.2 : Krunal Pandya to Washington Sundar, OUT! CAUGHT AT SHORT THIRD MAN! Sundar was struggling at the crease. He was trying to hit the ball too hard and he perishes in the process. Shortish ball around off, Sundar looks to pull but the ball comes quicker to him. It takes the top edge and goes towards short third man where Chris Lynn takes the simplest of catches. 124 needed in 94 balls. |
| 4.3 : Krunal Pandya to Rajat Patidar, Patidar is off the mark in the Indian T20 League! Floated on middle, Patidar works it to mid on for a single. |
| 4.2 : Who will come in at number 3? It will be debutant, Rajat Patidar. |
| 4.4 : Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Tossed up on off, Kohli defends it to point and takes a quick run. |
| 4.5 : Krunal Pandya to Rajat Patidar, Flatter ball on middle, Patidar works it wide of the mid on fielder for a couple of runs. |
| 4.6 : Krunal Pandya to Rajat Patidar, Full on middle, Patidar flicks it to deep mid-wicket and will keep the strike for the next over with a single. |
| 5.1 : Trent Boult to Rajat Patidar, FOUR! Deft from Patidar! Delightful! Gets his first boundary in this league and this will do the world of good to his confidence. Good length ball outside off, Patidar waits for it and then places it fine towards third man for a boundary. |
| 0.0 : Trent Boult is back into the attack. 2-0-16-0 are his figures so far. |
| 5.2 : Trent Boult to Rajat Patidar, Typical pace bowlers response! After being hit for a boundary, Boult bangs it short outside off. Patidar thinks of pulling but retracts. |
| 5.3 : Trent Boult to Rajat Patidar, Good length ball on off, Patidar defends it to the off side. |
| 5.4 : Trent Boult to Rajat Patidar, Boult misses line and bowls a short one down the leg side. Patidar leaves it alone. |
| Trent Boult to Rajat Patidar, Length ball on middle, Patidar tucks it to the on side. |
| 5.5 : Trent Boult to Rajat Patidar, OUT! CHOPPED ON! Boult strikes in Powerplay once again. A sight way too common in world cricket. He continues his habit of picking up wickets in the first 6 overs of a T20 game. Rajat Patidar, looked promising in his short stay at the crease but unfortunately, it is a short stay. Knuckle ball bowled on a length outside off. Patidar looks to defend it with a horizontal bat to the off side. It is too close to him and there is a lack of pace as well. The ball ta |
| 5.6 : Trent Boult to Glenn Maxwell, Length ball on off, Maxwell keeps it out. |
| 5.5 : Glenn Maxwell is the next man out in the middle. |
| 6.2 : Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, 0Floated on off, Kohli keeps it out. |
| 6.3 : Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, On the pads, Kohli turns it fine down the leg side and gets a couple. |
| 6.4 : Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Tossed up on off, VK pushes it to cover. |
| 6.5 : Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Short on off, Kohli whips it to mid-wicket and gets a single. |
| 6.1 : Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Poor throw and Kohli has survived. He should thank his stars as a decent throw, would have seen Kohli go back to the pavilion. Cannot blame Maxwell as there was no run there. It was suicidal to say the least. Flatter delivery on off, Kohli taps it towards cover and calls for a run. Maxwell quickly turns him down but his skipper is well forward. The fielder charges to the ball and send s a flat, low throw away from Ishan Kishan. The keeper cannot collect it and |
| 6.6 : Krunal Pandya to Glenn Maxwell, Maxwell gets off the mark and gets his first run for his new franchise. Flighted on off, Maxi milks it to sweeper cover and keeps the strike, |
| 7.1 : Rahul Chahar is into the attack. |
| Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Wow, that is some way to welcome a new bowler! Tossed up on middle, Maxwell goes on his knees and then reverse sweeps it over short third man for a boundary. |
| 7.2 : Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, Flatter on on off, Maxwell works it down to long on for a single. |
| 7.3 : Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, Good running here! Flatter ball outside off, Kohli waits for it and then guides it to the third man region. Hardik Pandya chases after it, collects and relays the throw to Sharma. The skipper then throws the ball back to the bowler but three has been taken. |
| 7.4 : Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, Shortish on the pads, Maxwell looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. |
| 7.5 : Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Magical! Maxwell is off to a start here! Tossed up on off, Maxwell lifts it over extra cover for a boundary. |
| 7.6 : Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, Loopy ball outside off, Maxwell drives it to long off for a single. |
| 8.1 : Krunal Pandya to Glenn Maxwell, Flat on middle, Maxwell blocks it. |
| 8.2 : Krunal Pandya to Glenn Maxwell, Flat and short just outside off. Maxwell punches it but finds cover. |
| 8.3 : Krunal Pandya to Glenn Maxwell, This one turns back in sharply. Little bit of drift from Krunal. It is on middle, Maxwell gets on his back foot and manages to get little wood on it. |
| 8.4 : Krunal Pandya to Glenn Maxwell, Shorter on off, Maxwell punches it to cover and gets a single. |
| 8.5 : Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Slightly quicker and flatter on middle. Kohli gets on his back foot and knocks it off the inner half of his bat towards mid-wicket for one. |
| 8.6 : Krunal Pandya to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Excellent shot from Maxi! He has started off well in the colors of Bangalore after struggling for Punjab last season. Krunal goes fuller this time just outside off. Maxwell shows his talent and lofts it over extra cover with minimum of fuss and finishes the over with a boundary. |
| Strategic Time-Out! Bangalore are off to a good start to their run chase here! Yes, they have lost a couple of wickets but they have plenty of batting left. Kohli is looking good while Maxwell has got off to a start. They still have AB de Villiers and Dan Christian in the dug-out waiting. So, this should be chased down by Bangalore but T20 is a funny game and anything can happen. Mumbai need to break this stand and hope to take a few quick wickets if they want to stand a chance in this game. Mar |
| 9.1 : Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, Jansen hits the deck hard around off. Kohli taps it to cover. Thinks of a run but quickly decides against it. |
| 9.2 : Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, Bouncer from Jansen! Makes his tall, lanky frame count. Kohli though is quick to pull it all along the ground in a controlled manner to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 9.3 : Marco Jansen to Glenn Maxwell, Good length delivery wide outside off. Maxwell cuts it to deep point and rotates. |
| 9.4 : Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, Bangalore are happy to trudge along at the moment. Length ball around off, Kohli runs it down to third man and gets to the other end. |
| 9.5 : Marco Jansen to Glenn Maxwell, WIDE! Lucky escape for Jansen! He goes full and well wide outside off. Flirts with the tramline there. Maxwell swings but misses. Umpire stretches his arms to signal it as wide. |
| Marco Jansen to Glenn Maxwell, Good stop from Suryakumar Yadav! Length ball wide outside off, Maxwell hits it to the right of cover-point. Surya there dives and saves runs for his side. |
| 9.6 : Marco Jansen to Glenn Maxwell, WIDE! Too far outside off yet again. They are looking to make Maxwell stretch out for it but Jansen is struggling to keep it inside the tramline. Maxi swings but to no avail. Wided again. |
| Marco Jansen to Glenn Maxwell, Single to end the over. Bangalore at the halfway stage are 75/2! Length ball on middle, Maxi knocks it to the leg side and keeps the strike. |
| 10.1 : Krunal Pandya to Glenn Maxwell, SIX! Maxwell did not a single season in the last season but he has got one here! That went many a mile. Brilliant from Maxwell! Tossed up on middle, Maxwell uses his feet and then lifts it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. Even Virat Kohli cannot believe it. |
| 10.2 : Krunal Pandya to Glenn Maxwell, Flatter ball outside off, punched to deep cover for a single. |
| 10.3 : Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Quicker ball on off, Kohli guides it to short third man. |
| 10.4 : Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Tossed up on middle, Virat plays it back to the bowler. |
| 10.5 : Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, Flatter ball outside off, Kohli uses his feet and then thrashes it wide of long off for a single. |
| 10.6 : Krunal Pandya to Glenn Maxwell, Flatter ball on middle, Maxwell works it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 11.1 : Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, SIX! This is outrageous! Wow factor! Tossed up outside off, Maxwell adjusts and reverse sweeps it over deep cover for a maximum. Terrific. |
| 0.0 : Change in bowling. Rahul Chahar is back. He was expensive in his first. Can he make a comeback? |
| 11.2 : Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, Floated on off, Maxwell drives it to long off for a single. |
| 11.3 : Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, Falls safely! Virat is very lucky here! Chahar gives this some air and bowls a loopy ball outside off, Kohli uses his feet and looks to swing it away. It goes off the leading edge and towards deep extra cover. Two fielders converge but it lands in between them. |
| 11.4 : Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, Short ball outside off, it spun away. Kohli looks to pull but misses. |
| 11.5 : Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, Flatter ball outside off, Kohli punches it through point for a single. |
| 11.6 : Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, Short on middle, Maxwell pulls it to the deep mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 12.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Maxwell, Good length ball outside off, Maxwell plays it wide of the point fielder and picks up a couple. |
| 12.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Maxwell, Good length ball on middle, Maxwell works it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 12.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Virat Kohli, OUT! LBW! Rohit Sharma brings back Jasprit Bumrah in order to bring a wicket and he provides it in the form of Kohli. He loves playing against the Bangalore skipper and he gets him again. Good length ball on middle, Kohli shuffles across and then looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. Bumrah appeals and up goes the finger. Kohli consults with Maxwell whether to take the review but decides against it. Can Mumbai make a comeback in this game? |
| 12.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to AB de Villiers, Good shot for nothing! Length ball outside off, de Villiers drives it to cover. |
| 12.3 : Will it be AB de Villiers now who will replace his skipper out in the middle or is there another surprise on the card from this Bangalore side? No surprise, as it will be AB de Villiers! |
| 12.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to AB de Villiers, De Villiers is off the mark! Good length ball on the pads, de Villiers works it to fine leg and crosses over for a run. |
| 12.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Maxwell, Very full on middle, Maxwell digs it out to mid-wicket. 61 needed in 42 balls. |
| 0.0 : Change in bowling. Rohit Sharma knows he needs to break this stand now and in search of that, he has brought in his strike bowler, Jasprit Bumrah. This will be a test for Maxwell. Can this pair see off this over from Boom? |
| 13.1 : Rahul Chahar to AB de Villiers, Tossed up on off, AB de Villiers defends it to point. |
| 0.0 : Rahul Chahar continues. |
| 13.2 : Rahul Chahar to AB de Villiers, Floated on off, de Villiers pushes it to deep cover for a single. |
| 13.3 : Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, Short ball on middle, Maxwell pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 13.4 : Rahul Chahar to AB de Villiers, Flatter ball outside off, de Villiers punches it to cover where Pollard makes a half stop and the batters take a single. |
| 13.5 : Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, Flatter ball on off, Glenn pushes it to cover.No run. |
| 13.6 : Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, Flatter ball outside off, Maxwell punches it to deep cover for a single. |
| Change in bowling. Marco Jansen is back on. 0/19 from the 2 overs so far for the debutant. |
| 14.1 : Marco Jansen to Glenn Maxwell, OUT! CAUGHT AT SHORT FINE LEG! Maxwell goes and Mumbai are back in it big time! They got Kohli couple of overs back and now have got Maxwell. Marco Jansen gets his first wicket in the Indian T20 League. Short ball around the pads, Maxwell swivels and looks to pull but does not get the timing on it. Lynn dives forward and takes a very good catch. |
| 0.0 : Who will walk out to bat now? It looked like Bangalore were cruising but no situation is a safe situation unless you have crossed the line against Mumbai. Shahbaz Ahmed replaces the Big Show out in the middle. |
| 14.2 : Marco Jansen to Shahbaz Ahmed, WIDE! Full ball down the leg side, Ahmed looks to flick but misses. Wide signalled. |
| Marco Jansen to Shahbaz Ahmed, On the pads, Ahmed flicks it to fine leg for a single. |
| 14.3 : Marco Jansen to AB de Villiers, Good ball from Jansen! Fullish ball on off, angling in, de Villiers looks to drive but gets an inside edge back to the bowler. |
| 14.4 : Marco Jansen to AB de Villiers, Excellent delivery! Yorker on middle, de Villiers digs it out to mid-wicket. |
| 14.5 : Marco Jansen to AB de Villiers, EDGED BUT SAFE! Good length ball outside off, de Villiers looks to drive but gets an outside edge towards third man for a single. |
| 14.6 : Marco Jansen to Shahbaz Ahmed, OUT! CAUGHT! What an over this has been! Two wickets and not many runs from it! Short ball around middle, Ahmed pulls it but has it got the distance on it? No, it has not as it goes straight into the hands of Krunal Pandya at deep square leg. 54 needed in 30 balls. A lot depends on AB de Villiers now. |
| Dan Christian walks out to bat now. |
| 15.1 : Rahul Chahar to AB de Villiers, FOUR! What a shot! A much-needed one for Bangalore. Short on off, de Villiers smacks it with the spin through covers for a boundary. |
| 15.2 : Rahul Chahar to AB de Villiers, SIX! SMOKED! AB de Villiers, can he be the savior once again for Bangalore? A boundary is followed by a maximum and this does a world of good for Bangalore. Flighted around off, AB de Villiers decides to go downtown and smokes it over long off for a biggie. |
| 15.3 : Rahul Chahar to AB de Villiers, Wrong 'un now. It has spun and bounced as well. Floated on leg, AB de Villiers looks to paddle but looks to have missed. The ball bounces and hits the grill of Ishan Kishan and then deflects behind square leg. They take a run and it has been awarded as a run. |
| 15.4 : Rahul Chahar to Dan Christian, Sweep from Christain to start his innings. Flighted on off, Dan Christian sweeps it to deep square leg for a run. |
| 15.5 : Rahul Chahar to AB de Villiers, Short outside off, AB de Villiers punches it away from sweeper cover and gets a couple. |
| 15.6 : Rahul Chahar to AB de Villiers, De Villiers now uses his feet and gets to the pitch of the ball. He turns it to the on side and looks for two but the Mumbai fielder is quick to get to the ball and Christian is quick to squash the thoughts of the second. |
| Strategic Time-Out! 39 needed in 24 balls for Bangalore. It was going easy for them when Kohli and Maxwell were going strong at the crease but Kohli's wicket changed the game as they lost Maxwell and Shahbaz in quick succession. AB de Villiers is till out there and a lot rides on him if Bangalore have to get over the line. Christian can hit a long ball too. Mumbai will believe that if they can get AB out quickly, they are on top. We are in for an exciting last 4 overs. Jasprit Bumrah will bowl t |
| 16.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to AB de Villiers, Good start from Bumrah to his third over. He bowls a dipping low full toss on the stumps. Not easy to get it away. AB can just get it to long off for one. |
| 16.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Dan Christian, Bumrah special for Christian. A yorker which hard to get off. It is outside off, Christian for all his experience can only play it back to the bowler. |
| 16.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Dan Christian, OUT! CAUGHT! Dan Christian departs and Bumrah does what he does best. Come, give his skipper, the vital breakthroughs, and win the clutch situations. This was not Bumrah's best delivery. In fact it was a ball to be put away. Short and wide outside off. Generally, an Aussie will smack it to the fence. Christian cuts it with power but finds Rahul Chahar to perfection at backward point. A few inches either side of the fielder and that would have been a bound |
| Kyle Jamieson is the next man in. |
| 16.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Kyle Jamieson, Length ball on middle, Jamieson knocks it to mid-wicket. |
| 16.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Kyle Jamieson, Double team from Jansen and Boult have seemed to have save a boundary here. Good length ball on off, Jamieson clears his front leg and swings. He gets an inside edge that goes to the right of fine leg. Jansen uses his tall, lanky frame and puts a dive. He deflects it towards Boult who charges in from third man. The Kiwi then puts a dive to keep it inside the rope. The double team of a Kiwi and a Protea saves a run for Mumbai. |
| 16.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to AB de Villiers, Length delivery on off, AB de Villiers strokes it to long off and keeps the strike. Another magnificent over from Bumrah. Just 5 runs and a wicket as well off it. |
| Trent Boult is back on. |
| 17.1 : Trent Boult to AB de Villiers, SIX! SMACKED! AB de Villiers stays deep inside his crease, picks the length early and flat-bats it over long off for a biggie. He is called Superman for a reason. |
| 17.2 : Trent Boult to AB de Villiers, Back of a length delivery outside off, de Villiers slaps it over backward point this time. There is protection in the deep so just a run. |
| 17.3 : Trent Boult to Kyle Jamieson, On middle, Jamieson plays it behind square leg. He calls for a run and they get it. They think about the second. Jamieson is not sure and in the end they stay content with one. |
| 17.4 : Trent Boult to AB de Villiers, FOUR! Slammed straight down the ground! Fullish on middle and off, AB de Villiers clears his front leg and smacks it straight as an arrow. Long on and long off come in but the ball dissects them and races to the fence like a bullet. |
| 17.5 : Trent Boult to AB de Villiers, Length ball on off, AB clears his front leg and hits it to the right of long off. They look for two and get it with ease. This is turning out to be a very good over for Bangalore. |
| 17.6 : Trent Boult to AB de Villiers, Single to end the over. 15 off the over. Spoils the good work done by Bumrah in the previous over a bit. Back of a length ball on off, AB knocks it to long on and keeps the strike. 19 needed off the final 2 overs now. |
| 18.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to AB de Villiers, FOUR! WHAT A SHOT! AB you beauty! Not many, in fact hardly any player can do that to Bumrah but de Villiers is out of this world. A yorker from Bumrah but de Villiers manages to take it as a full toss and hit it over extra cover for a boundary. |
| 18.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to AB de Villiers, Good running! Fullish on middle, AB de Villiers hits it away from Pollard at long on. The Protea calls for two straightaway and the tall Kiwi obliges. 13 needed off 10 balls now. |
| 18.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to AB de Villiers, FOUR! This is genius at work! Tremendous from AB de Villiers. He sensed a short ball around off. AB was ready for it. He waits for it and then manages to get it over short third man for a boundary. Bumrah is being outdone here by another freak of a genius. |
| 18.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to AB de Villiers, Yorker! Superb from Bumrah. De Villiers manages to jam it to the on side for a single. 8 needed in 8 balls now. |
| 18.5 : Harshal Patel makes his way out to the middle. |
| Jasprit Bumrah to Kyle Jamieson, OUT! RUN OUT! Very good work from Bumrah! Low full toss on off, Jamieson hits it straight back towards Bumrah. He gets his right leg to it. The ball goes behind but not too far. AB de Viliiers calls for a run. Jamieson keeps his head down and goes for it. Bumrah quickly gets to the ball and scores an underarm direct hit at the stumps. Was this single needed? This is the last ball off the over. Maybe de Villiers was better staying at the other end and taki |
| 18.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to AB de Villiers, Low full toss on off, AB de Villiers manages to hit to sweeper cover and keep the strike. 7 needed off the last over for Bangalore to win. Anything less than 6, Mumbai take it. 6 and we start the tournament with a Super Over. Do not discount that possibility out folks. |
| Marco Jansen will bowl the final over. Can he defend 7 from the final over? |
| 19.1 : Marco Jansen to AB de Villiers, Single off the first ball of the final over. The hero of the last over in the first innings with the ball, Harshal Patel will have strike now. |
| 19.2 : Marco Jansen to Harshal Patel, In the air and away! Two taken and 4 needed off 4 balls now. Full around off, Harshal lofts it over mid off and gets a couple. |
| 19.3 : Marco Jansen to Harshal Patel, Harshal gets the single. 3 needed in 3 balls now and more importantly. AB de Villiers is on strike. Low full toss on the stumps, Harshal manages to hit towards mid off and takes a single. |
| An appeal for run out taken upstairs! What is happening? AB de Villiers knows that he is a goner and he is. What a match we are having and this is just the first game of the tournament. |
| 19.4 : Marco Jansen to AB de Villiers, OUT! RUN OUT! AB de Villiers is short of his crease. The run around from one side to another has seen AB eat some time and that fraction of seconds has seen him depart here. Length ball on off, AB de Villiers hits it away from Krunal and long on. He takes the run and then does a whole circle to come for the second. Krunal sends a decent throw at the keeper's end. Ishan Kishan takes a brilliant take and quickly disturbs the stumps. AB de Villiers puts a dive |
| Mohammed Siraj comes out to bat. |
| 19.5 : Marco Jansen to Mohammed Siraj, SCORES LEVEL! 1 run needed off the final ball now. On the pads, Siraj looks to flick but misses. It hits his pad and goes behind the stump. Ishan Kishan has a lot of ground to cover and Harshal manages to make it count and get the single. |
| The bowler, Hardik Pandya and Rohit Sharma are in the middle of a conference. |
| 19.6 : Marco Jansen to Harshal Patel, Harshal Patel! The man with the ball and he has held his nerves and gets the run to take his side over the line. Very full on middle and leg, Harshal Patel manages to flick it to the left of short fine leg. Bumrah dives and stops the ball but cannot save the run. Take a bow, Harshal Patel! You beauty! BANGALORE WIN BY 2 WICKETS! |
| Credit to Mumbai though! They never gave up and hats off to them for that. At one stage, they were looking down and out but they held in there. Bumrah was excellent, he got the big wicket of Kohli and that opened the door for them. Rahul Chahar was expensive while Krunal Pandya and Trent Boult did a decent job. Marco Jansen, playing his first game in the Indian T20 League bowled a very good final over but it was not to be as Bangalore clinched the game on the last ball. |
| Earlier, in the day, Mumbai posted 159 on the board but they should have got a lot more than that. They lost 6 wickets for 31 runs in the last 5 overs which restricted them. Chris Lynn and Suryakumar Yadav got starts but could not make it count while for Bangalore, Harshal Patel was the star of the show as his 5-fer was the main reason that Bangalore restricted Mumbai to 159. Eventually, a match which Bangalore should have won easily, got home on the last ball. |
| Stay tuned for the presentation ceremony!!! |
| Harshal Patel says that when they bought him, they told him that he will be an important part of the team and he is happy that they have showed faith in him. Tells that he was looking at executing his plans and it special to get a first 5-fer in T20s and especially, getting one against Mumbai. Adds that he wanted to get better at bowling yorkers as he is a good length bowler and he was working hard on bowling the yorker for the last couple of years. |
| That's all from the first game of the season! What a thriller we have had and Bangalore start off the new season with a win while the defending champions lose their first game of a new season again. On Saturday, 10th April 2021, we have Chennai going up against Delhi in Mumbai. That match will begin at 1930 IST (1400 GMT). But, the build-up will begin much earlier. Do join us then. Cheers and take care. |
| What a thriller we have had and it is Bangalore who take the honours in the first game of the tournament. This is just the first game and we have had such a game already. Could we have asked for anything more? I don't think so. A superb match and Bangalore are on the right side of it. It turned and turned but Bangalore have done it. Virat Kohli is happy and he will be relieved. Mumbai, on the other hand, continue to lose their season opener. The last time they won was in 2012. |
| Bangalore must have had their hearts in their mouth! They were cruising for most of their run chase but like most times, they give their fans some nerves before taking the game. But in the end, all's well that ends well. Bangalore started off well with Kohli starting off in a fine manner. His opening partner, Sundar though struggled before he fell. Patidar did not do much on his debut but Maxwell came out and played some fine shots. Kohli gave him some good company but Kohli's wicket opened the |
| Rohit Sharma, the Mumbai skipper, says that the most important is to win the championship. Rohit says it was a great fight and they did not let it go easily. Rohit feels they were 20 runs short. Rohit admits they made some mistakes but adds they are bound to happen and need to bounce back. Tells Jansen is a talent they have identified. Adds they needed wickets and hence they bowled Bumrah and Boult back-to-back. Rohit says the pitch was on the slower side and tells that is something they can thi |
| AB de Villiers is there for a chat. He says that it was an incredible game of cricket which is always the case against Mumbai. Tells he knew it was going to be a tough pitch to play cricket and he was aware about it. Tells Mumbai has a fantastic bowling line-up and they knew it. Jokes he did that run in the treadmill but that was not the case. AB feels that it was an easy two but Krunal got the throw spot on. De Villiers says playing against Maxwell is a pleasure. Tells he loves his energy on t |
| Virat Kohli, the Indian skipper, says that they won their first game in 2020. Adds that they have got off to a good start. States that winning by 2 wickets means that almost everyone got game time. Says that pitch was looking decent in the first half and he hoped that dew might help but as the ball got older, it became slow and the partnership between himself and Maxwell was important. Tells that this was not a pitch where you can hit across the line. Says that they need to find ways to win. Tel |
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