| 0.0 : Welcome to our coverage of this exciting encounter between Mumbai and Hyderabad in Chennai! Mumbai are coming off of a thrilling win against Kolkata and would look to continue that form. Hyderabad, on the other hand, have lost both their games and will look to get on the board when the match ends today. Who will come out on the top? Your guess is as good as ours! Stay tuned for toss and more updates... |
| Pitch report - Laxman Sivaramakrishnan is in for the pitch report alongside Matthew Hayden. Hayden says that this wicket was used during the first game of the tournament. Hayden feels that scoring is easier in the first 10 overs on this wicket. Feels spin will be a significant factor again. Laxman feels that the ball will turn more in the second innings. Hayden adds that it is a conundrum for captains to decide what to do after winning the toss. |
| Toss - Both the skippers, Rohit Sharma for Mumbai and David Warner for Hyderabad are out in the center for the flip of the coin. Up it goes and it lands in Rohit's favor. Mumbai will BAT FIRST! |
| Rohit Sharma, the Mumbai skipper, says that the wicket is very hard to predict and will only get to know once the game gets going. Adds that the wicket looks a bit sluggish. Says that they have played two games and here and it is important to back your skills in the game. Informs that Adam Milne comes in for Marco Jansen. |
| Hyderabad skipper, David Warner, says that he is not sure what he would've done had he won the toss. Tells that all 4 wickets look the same. Tells that they know what they need to do. Informs that they have made 4 changes in this game. |
| Mumbai Indians (Playing XI) - Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Adam Milne (In for Marco Jansen), Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult. |
| Hyderabad (Playing XI) - David Warner (C), Jonny Bairstow(w), Manish Pandey, Virat Singh (In for Wriddhiman Saha), Vijay Shankar, Abhishek Sharma (In for Shahbaz Nadeem), Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mujeeb Ur Rahman (In for Jason Holder), Khaleel Ahmed (In for T Natarajan). |
| We are all set to begin! Umpires make their way out to the middle and Hyderabad players take the field. Out come the Mumbai openers, Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will open the bowling for Hyderabad. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! SHOT! What a way to get things going! Lovely on drive from de Kock. Good length and around middle, de Kock punches the drive through mid on to open his account with a boundary. |
| 0.2 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Quinton de Kock, Good comeback! Length ball around off and middle, de Kock looks to work it on the leg side but the soft leading edge goes to point. |
| 0.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Quinton de Kock, Good length and around middle, this one is tucked to mid-wicket. |
| 0.4 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Quinton de Kock, Was there some bat? No maybe pad. Bhuvneshwar misses the line and bowls it down the leg side. De Kock misses the flick. The keeper, Bairstow dives to his right and catches. Not called wide. So, maybe it kissed the pad. |
| 0.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Quinton de Kock, MISFIELD AND FOUR! Kumar is not a pleased man. That was a poor ball though. It is short and wide outside off, de Kock punches it hard but it goes straight to the cover fielder. |
| 0.6 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Quinton de Kock, Massive appeal for a catch down the leg side. But the umpire is not keen. Another length ball down the leg side. De Kock misses to connect his flick again. This time Bairstow collects it easily and puts in a big appeal. Not out says the umpire. Warner thinks of a review but doesn't go for it. Replays later show it to be a good call as Ultra Edge detected a flat line. |
| 1.1 : Khaleel Ahmed to Rohit Sharma, Rohit is up and running with a gentle pull shot. A short ball on middle and leg, Rohit swivels and helps it towards to left of fine leg for a single. |
| 0.6 : Who will partner Bhuvneshwar Kumar from the other end? Khaleel Ahmed it is. His first game of the season. |
| 1.2 : Khaleel Ahmed to Quinton de Kock, Short and just outside off, de Kock punches it to third man for one. Hang on, Khaleel has overstepped. Free Hit for Rohit Sharma. |
| Warner is having a word with his bowler. |
| Khaleel Ahmed to Rohit Sharma, FOUR LEG BYES! It was a well-disguised slower one form Khaleel but the line was not right. Rohit missed his flick but the ball hit his pad and raced to the fine leg fence. |
| 1.3 : Khaleel Ahmed to Rohit Sharma, Beaten! Good comeback from Khaleel. He bends his back and angles the short ball away from Rohit. Sharma looks to punch it off the back foot but he fails to make any connection. |
| 1.4 : Khaleel Ahmed to Rohit Sharma, Good length and just outside off, this time Rohit looks to cut but ends up bottom edging it on the off side. |
| 1.5 : Khaleel Ahmed to Rohit Sharma, A single now! Good length and just outside off, Rohit taps it to the left of backward point and takes one. |
| 1.6 : Khaleel Ahmed to Quinton de Kock, Dot to end the over! A good one, in the end, despite the no ball. Shortish and just outside off, de Kock punches it to short cover for nothing. |
| 2.1 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Rohit Sharma, Starts with a shorter ball, on the pads. Rohit Sharma whips it past mid-wicket and takes one. |
| 0.0 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman is on now. |
| 2.2 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Quinton de Kock, Flatter ball, outside off. Quinton de Kock gets the inner half of the bat back to the bowler. |
| 2.3 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Quinton de Kock, Fuller this time, on the pads. Quinton de Kock pushes it to long on for a single. |
| 2.4 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Enough of blocking and singles says Rohit Sharma! Flatter ball, but it is in the slot. Rohit Sharma gets down and sweeps it to the mid-wicket fence. |
| 2.5 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Rohit Sharma, SIX! This a poor ball and gets punished! Short and wide outside off. Rohit Sharma waits for it and hits a massive six over the deep mid-wicket fence. |
| 2.6 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Rohit Sharma, Excellent over for Mumbai! Loopy ball, on the pads. Rohit Sharma shimmies down and clips it past mid-wicket for one. |
| 3.1 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rohit Sharma, Full ball, on the stumps. Sharma leans forward and defends it. |
| 3.2 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rohit Sharma, Almost chopped on! Length ball, outside off. Sharma doesn't get to the pitch of the ball and goes for the drive. The ball takes the inside edge and runs past the stumps towards fine leg for one. |
| 3.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Quinton de Kock, Shorter this time, on the leg stump line. Quinton de Kock pulls it to fine leg for just a single. |
| 3.4 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rohit Sharma, Length ball, right on the stumps. Defended well by Sharma. |
| 3.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rohit Sharma, SIX! Wow! How well has he hit that one? Just back of a length, on the stumps. Nothing really wrong with the ball, but Rohit Sharma pulls it off the front foot over the wide long on fence. |
| 3.6 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rohit Sharma, Single to end the over! Length ball, outside off. Sharma looks to drive but gets the inside edge towards square leg for one. |
| 4.1 : Khaleel Ahmed to Rohit Sharma, Play and a miss! Short and outside off. Sharma looks to cut it away but fails it connect. |
| 0.0 : Another good over for Mumbai! Change of ends for Khaleel Ahmed now. |
| 4.2 : Khaleel Ahmed to Rohit Sharma, Back of a length ball, around middle and off. Sharma hops back and punches it to covers. |
| 4.3 : Khaleel Ahmed to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! In the air but wide of point fielder! Short ball and plenty of width for Rohit Sharma to free his arms. He does exactly that. The ball flies past the diving point fielder and to the ropes. |
| 4.4 : Khaleel Ahmed to Rohit Sharma, Similar length, but a touch closer to the stumps. Sharma misses his drive again. |
| 4.5 : Khaleel Ahmed to Rohit Sharma, Lands it back of a length, outside off. Sharma punches it to covers and takes a run. |
| 4.6 : Khaleel Ahmed to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! Premeditated and executed to perfection! This is a length ball, just outside off. Quinton de Kock is probably waiting for it and then laps it over the leaping short third man fielder. |
| 4.4 : Khaleel Ahmed to Rohit Sharma, Back of a length this time, but too wide outside off. Sharma misses his drive. Wide given by the umpire. |
| 5.1 : Abhishek Sharma to Rohit Sharma, Loopy ball, on the pads. Played back to the bowler. |
| 5.2 : Abhishek Sharma to Rohit Sharma, Tossed up and just around off, Rohit pushes it down to long off for one. 4,000 runs for Rohit as a skipper in the Indian T20 League. |
| Abhishek Sharma is on now. |
| 5.3 : Abhishek Sharma to Quinton de Kock, Shorter ball, on off. Clipped down to mid-wicket for one. Brings up the fifty for Mumbai. |
| 5.4 : Abhishek Sharma to Rohit Sharma, Tossed up, around off. Rohit Sharma goes for the sweep but gets the inner half of the bat wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 5.5 : Abhishek Sharma to Rohit Sharma, This is darted on the pads, Sharma clips it towards deep square leg for one. |
| 5.6 : Abhishek Sharma to Quinton de Kock, Shorter ball, outside off. Cut hard but straight to covers. |
| 6.1 : Vijay Shankar to Rohit Sharma, Starts with a length ball, around off. Sharma punches it to long off for one. |
| 0.0 : Change in bowling again! Vijay Shankar to bowl now. |
| 6.2 : Vijay Shankar to Quinton de Kock, Shortish and around middle, pushed through point for a run. |
| 6.3 : Vijay Shankar to Rohit Sharma, OUT! TAKEN! The change works for Hyderabad and the dangerous Rohit Sharma is gone! Shankar bowls a scrambled seam length ball, on off. Rohit Sharma clears his front leg and looks to go over deep mid-wicket but ends up giving Virat Singh an easy catch there. |
| 6.4 : Vijay Shankar to Suryakumar Yadav, Full ball, on the stumps. Yadav pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 6.3 : Here's Suryakumar Yadav now. |
| 6.5 : Vijay Shankar to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Misfield and a boundary! This is poor from Hyderabad! Full toss, outside off. Yadav punches it wide of mid off. The fielder runs to his left and gets there but his knee gets stuck in the ground and the ball rolls away to the wide long off fence. |
| 6.6 : Vijay Shankar to Suryakumar Yadav, Fuller again, outside off. Yadav it to short covers. |
| 7.1 : Rashid Khan to Quinton de Kock, Shorter ball, outside off. Quinton de Kock gets the under edge towards covers. |
| 7.2 : Rashid Khan to Quinton de Kock, Beaten! Beauty from the leggie! Googly, lands it on a length outside off. Quinton de Kock goes for the drive but is beaten. |
| 7.3 : Rashid Khan to Quinton de Kock, Slightly short and just outside off, de Kock looks to cut but ends up getting it off the bottom edge. The ball goes to point. |
| Time for Rashid Khan to role his arms. |
| 7.4 : Rashid Khan to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! Good placement! Flatter ball, on off. Quinton de Kock gets down and sweeps it past the diving short fine leg and to the ropes. |
| 7.5 : Rashid Khan to Quinton de Kock, A touch shorter this time, outside off. This is tapped to covers for one. |
| 7.6 : Rashid Khan to Suryakumar Yadav, Dot to finish and apart from the boundary, this was a very good over! Googly, lands on a length outside off. Yadav plays it along the turn to the leg side. |
| 8.1 : Vijay Shankar to Quinton de Kock, Slower one this time, back of a length outside off. Cut away to sweeper cover for one. |
| 8.2 : Vijay Shankar to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! SHOT! This man is in some form and he shows a glimpse here. Nothing wrong with the delivery to be honest. A shortish length and just outside off, Yadav launches it over extra cover and clears the fence with ease. |
| 8.3 : Vijay Shankar to Suryakumar Yadav, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Oh, what a comeback! Shankar has another one. It is the slower one again. This one is around off and middle, Yadav looks to push it on the leg side but the ball stops on him. He ends up tamely poking it to the right side of the bowler. Shankar is alert to pouch the chance. He has got two wickets in his 9 balls. |
| Ishan Kishan joins Quinton de Kock in the middle. |
| Strategic Time-Out! Hyderabad on top here! Things were looking good for Mumbai but they lost Suryakumar Yadav in the last over before time-out. Mumbai started cautiously and had a 50-run partnership between Rohit Sharma and de Kock. They were looking set for a big score but wickets of Sharma and Yadav will put them on the back foot. Hyderabad have bowled in the right channels and they have been rewarded with two big wickets. The two in form players are gone and a period of rebuilding is likely |
| 8.4 : Vijay Shankar to Ishan Kishan, Kishan is underway in a streaky manner! Shortish and just outside off, Kishan looks to cut but the ball takes the inside edge and goes to fine leg. A single. |
| 8.5 : Vijay Shankar to Quinton de Kock, Shortish and just outside off, poked to point. |
| 8.6 : Vijay Shankar to Quinton de Kock, Dot to end another successful over from Shankar. Short and wide again, it is cut hard but straight to point. |
| 9.1 : Rashid Khan to Ishan Kishan, Flatter googly, on the pads. Defended by Kishan. |
| 9.3 : Rashid Khan to Ishan Kishan, Beauty! Absolute beauty from Rashid Khan! Lands the googly on the full, outside off. Kishan pokes at it but the ball whizzes past his outside edge. |
| 9.2 : Rashid Khan to Ishan Kishan, Holy moly! That turned a mile! Flatter googly, it lands on middle and then turns a mile. Kishan aborts his shot and the last moment. |
| 9.4 : Rashid Khan to Ishan Kishan, A touch shorter this time, on off. Clipped way to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 9.5 : Rashid Khan to Quinton de Kock, Flatter ball, on the middle stump line. Clipped away to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 9.6 : Rashid Khan to Ishan Kishan, Flat ball, on the stumps. Kishan punches it to long on for a single. Excellent over by Rashid Khan. |
| 10.1 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Ishan Kishan, Flat and around off, played back to the bowler. |
| 10.2 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman is back now! |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Ishan Kishan, Quicker one on the pads, flicked through mid-wicket for one. |
| 10.3 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Quinton de Kock, Short and wide outside off, de Kock slaps it hard but finds the cover fielder. There is a slight misfield but they do not take the single. |
| 10.4 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Quinton de Kock, WIDE! Mujeeb darts this one down the leg side. De Kock misses to flick. Wided. |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Quinton de Kock, Short and wide, cut to deep cover for one. |
| 10.5 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Ishan Kishan, Fired on the pads, Kishan misses his flick. The ball hits the pad and rolls towards short fine leg. A leg bye taken. |
| 10.6 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Quinton de Kock, Single to end another tight over! Full and on the pads, Kishan eases it down to long on for one. |
| 11.1 : Rashid Khan to Quinton de Kock, Too short and wide outside off. Quinton de Kock picks the googly and pulls it wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 11.2 : Rashid Khan to Quinton de Kock, Flatter ball, outside off. Cut away to sweeper cover for one. |
| 11.3 : Rashid Khan to Ishan Kishan, Another googly, outside off. Kishan pokes at it and the ball goes towards long off for one. |
| 11.4 : Rashid Khan to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! Brave shot! Flatter ball, outside off. Quinton de Kock gets low and reverse sweeps this past short thrid man for a boundary. |
| 11.5 : Rashid Khan to Quinton de Kock, Lands it back of a length, outside off. This turns into de Kock and he whips it to deep square leg for one. |
| 11.6 : Rashid Khan to Ishan Kishan, Shorter ball, outside off. Kishan hangs and pushes it to covers. |
| Bowling change! Vijay Shankar is back for his 3rd. 2-0-14-2 from him so far. |
| 12.1 : Vijay Shankar to Quinton de Kock, Dropped! That almost stuck in Rashid Khan's palms at deep square leg! Length ball, outside off. Quinton de Kock swivels across and pulls it away but doesn't middle it. The ball would have fallen well short of him, but Rashid Khan runs forward and puts in a dive but fails to hold on to that one. Two runs taken. |
| 12.2 : Vijay Shankar to Quinton de Kock, Slower ball, fuller length outside off. Quinton de Kock looks to reverse sweep but misses. |
| 12.3 : Vijay Shankar to Quinton de Kock, Back of a length, outside off. Quinton de Kock checks his shot and chips it to long off for one. |
| 12.4 : Vijay Shankar to Ishan Kishan, Full and wide outside off, driven down to long off for a single. |
| 12.5 : Vijay Shankar to Quinton de Kock, A dot now! Short and wide outside off, forced on the back foot but straight to the fielder. |
| 12.6 : Vijay Shankar to Quinton de Kock, Single to end the over! It is another tight one from Shankar. |
| 13.1 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Quinton de Kock, Full ball, outside off. De Kock bashes it wide of covers for one. |
| 0.0 : Bowling change! Mujeeb Ur Rahman is back. 2-0-17-0 from him so far. |
| 13.2 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Ishan Kishan, Darted on his pads, Kishan whips this one to deep square leg for one. |
| 13.3 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Quinton de Kock, Shorter ball, on the stumps. Kishan stabs it down to long on for one. |
| 13.4 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Ishan Kishan, 1 run. |
| 13.5 : Who is in next? Kieron Pollard is in the middle now. |
| 13.6 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Ishan Kishan, Loopy ball, around off. Pushed back to the bowler. End of a successful over for Hyderabad. |
| 13.5 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Quinton de Kock, OUT! TAKEN! Just when he was looking to get a move on, Quinton de Kock is gone! Fuller ball, on the stumps. Quinton de Kock looks to get under it and smoke it over long on. But ends up hitting it straight to the substitute Jagadeesha Suchith at wide long on. The set man is gone! |
| 14.1 : Khaleel Ahmed is back now. |
| Khaleel Ahmed to Kieron Pollard, Quick single! Length ball, on off. Pollard taps it to Warner at mid off and takes off for a run. Warner runs in and underarms it at the bowler's end but misses. Direct hit would have been curtains for Pollard. |
| 14.2 : Khaleel Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, 100 for Mumbai! Length ball, outside off. Kishan punches it to sweeper cover for one. |
| 14.3 : Khaleel Ahmed to Kieron Pollard, Short ball this time. This lands on the stumps and angles away from the stumps. Pollard sways across the line. |
| 14.4 : Khaleel Ahmed to Kieron Pollard, Fuller this time, on off. Pollard leans into it and pushes it to covers. Good bowling by Khaleel Ahmed. |
| 14.5 : Khaleel Ahmed to Kieron Pollard, Beaten! Great change of pace! Slower ball, it lands on a length on the leg stump line. Pollard looks to defend but is beaten. The ball goes to Jonny Bairstow on the bounce. |
| 14.6 : Khaleel Ahmed to Kieron Pollard, Just a single to end an excellent over for Hyderabad! Full ball, on the fourth stump line. Pollards punches it towards sweeper cover. |
| Strategic Time-Out! 5 overs left in the innings. Can Pollard and co. get a move on in these 5 overs and take Mumbai to a big score? Hyderbad bowlers have been superb and hitting them for the big shots it not going to be easy. Interesting last 5 overs coming your way. |
| Rashid Khan to bowl out. 3-0-17-0 from him so far. |
| 15.1 : Rashid Khan to Kieron Pollard, Short ball, on the pads. Pollard looks to pull it but gets the inside edge on his pads. The ball rolls to the leg side and they take one. |
| 15.2 : Rashid Khan to Ishan Kishan, Short ball, outside off. Kishan pulls it wide of long but Warner gets there in time. Two runs taken. |
| 15.3 : Rashid Khan to Ishan Kishan, Fuller ball, on the pads. Kishan looks to flick but gets hit on the pads. |
| 15.4 : Rashid Khan to Ishan Kishan, Googly this time, lands it on a length outside off. Kishan taps it wide of covers and takes one. |
| 15.5 : Rashid Khan to Kieron Pollard, Big appeal for LBW but that looked to be going down. No review from Hyderabad. Darted on the pads, Pollard looks to work it on the leg side but misses to get hit on the pad. A big appeal but turned down. |
| 15.6 : Rashid Khan to Kieron Pollard, WIDE! Rashid slips this one down the leg side. Pollard looks to flick but misses. Wided. |
| Rashid Khan to Kieron Pollard, Leg bye to end! Tight spell from Rashid. He floats this one on middle and leg, Pollard looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pad. The ball hits the pad and rolls to fine leg. A leg bye taken. 4-0-22-0 from Rashid. |
| 16.1 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to finish off his 4 overs now. |
| 16.2 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Kieron Pollard, Flatter ball, on the middle stumps and it turns back in. Pollard is beaten and gets hit on the pads. |
| 16.1 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Kieron Pollard, SIX! THAT IS MASSIVE! Short ball outside off. Pollard rocks back and smokes it in the top tier of long on. 105 metres and that is the biggest of the season so far. |
| 16.3 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Kieron Pollard, Quicker ball, on the pads. Pollard whips it to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 16.4 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Ishan Kishan, Play and a miss! Fuller ball, outside off. Kishan goes for the booming drive and misses. |
| 16.5 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Ishan Kishan, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Great take by Jonny Bairstow and Mumbai slide further! This a flatter ball and sliding down the leg stumps. Kishan goes for the pull but gets the glove and the ball goes behind the stumps. Jonny Bairstow was moving to his right and takes a very good catch. |
| Who is in next? Hardik Pandya is in now. |
| 16.6 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Hardik Pandya, Loopy ball, lands on middle and turns down the leg side. Wided. |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Hardik Pandya, Dot ball to end another successful over! Flatter ball, lands outside off and turns back in. Hardik is hit on the pads. The ball lobs up in the air and lands behind Jonny Bairstow. |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar is back on. 2-0-17-0 are his numbers so far. |
| 17.1 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Kieron Pollard, Length ball, wide outside off. Pollard comes down the track and taps it to sweeper cover for one. |
| 17.2 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! Lucky runs but Mumbai won't mind that! Slower length ball, it lands outside off and takes off. Pandya gets the outside edge as he looks to drive and the ball goes past short third man and to the ropes. |
| 17.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Hardik Pandya, Length ball, around off. This is drilled wide of long off, but Warner gets there in time and keeps it to a couple of runs. |
| 17.4 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Hardik Pandya, Perfect yorker, on off. Hardik taps it to the off side. Just as single and Hyderabad won't mind that. |
| 17.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Kieron Pollard, Almost a run out at the bowler's end! Full ball, outside off. This is drilled wide of long off. Once again Warner gets there quickly but the batters want a second. Warner throws it at the bowler's end but Bhuvneshwar Kumar fails to gather it. Would have been close if he had gathered that one. |
| 17.6 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Kieron Pollard, Slower ball, on the stumps. Pollard gets the inner half of the bat towards long on for one. They are struggling to score freely here. |
| 18.1 : Khaleel Ahmed to Kieron Pollard, FOUR! Streaky and Mumbai gets valuable runs! Length ball, outside off. Pollard throws the kitchen sink at it and gets the thick outside edge. The ball flies wide of the diving keeper and goes to the third man fence. |
| 0.0 : Who will bowl the penultimate over of the innings? Khaleel Ahmed it is. 3-0-17-0 from him so far. |
| 18.2 : Khaleel Ahmed to Kieron Pollard, Slower ball, on a length on middle and leg. Pollard is through the pull short early and misses. |
| 18.3 : Khaleel Ahmed to Kieron Pollard, DROPPED! This was a sitter and it should have taken! Length ball, on the off stump line. Pollard drags it across the line but straight to Vijay Shankar at deep mid-wicket. He makes a mess of it. A single is taken. |
| 18.4 : Khaleel Ahmed to Hardik Pandya, OUT! TAKEN! Now Virat Singh takes a very good catch! Slower ball, full and on off. Pandya looks to go over covers but gets the leading edge. The man from covers runs behind and Virat Singh comes in from sweeper cover. The calling is good and Virat Singh takes a good catch diving forward. |
| Elder Pandya replaces Hardik in the middle now. |
| 18.5 : Khaleel Ahmed to Kieron Pollard, Fuller ball, outside off. This is punched to sweeper cover for one. |
| 18.6 : Khaleel Ahmed to Krunal Pandya, Slower ball, on a length and outside off. Krunal taps it to short third man for one. |
| 19.1 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Krunal Pandya, Just a single! Short of a length, wide outside off. Krunal gets the under edge towards the keeper and takes one. |
| 19.2 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Kieron Pollard, Slower length ball, outside off. Pollard looks to drive but gets the inner half of the bat to long on. Pollard wants the second but Krunal sends him back. |
| 19.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Krunal Pandya, Well bowled! Full ball, outside off. Drilled down to sweeper cover for just a single. |
| 19.4 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Kieron Pollard, Another slower ball, outside off. Pollard gets the inner half of the blade wide of long on. They come back for the second this time. There is a throw at the batter's end and Jonny Bairstow takes the bails off but Pollard is back in. |
| Is that a run out? No. Pollard is safe! |
| 19.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Kieron Pollard, SIX! POWERED AWAY! Pollard connects one, finally! A slower, fuller ball. Pollard reads it out of the hands and launches it over long off for a biggie. |
| 19.6 : A couple of biggies on the last two balls means Mumbai will be not too disappointed with the score on the board. They have defended a similar score in the past and would feel they can do it here again. But top bowling performance from Hyderabad. |
| After deciding to bat first, Mumbai got off to a very good start as skipper Rohit and de Kock added 50-plus. Rohit fell in search of quick runs! Suryakumar Yadav couldn't do much as he fell cheaply too. De Kock played a 40-run innings but took 39 balls to reach there and got out at the wrong time. Kishan too failed to get going. Hardik, Pollard and Krunal struggled in the death overs but Pollard managed to find the fence on the last two balls of the innings to take Mumbai to 150. |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Kieron Pollard, SIX! Two in two and Mumbai get to 150! Length ball, in the slot. Pollard creams it deep over the mid-wicket fence. 17 from the over. MUMBAI FINISH ON 150 FOR 5. |
| Bowling from Hyderbad has been top-notch in this game. Shankar was the man who provided the breakthrough after a solid Mumbai start. And after that, Hyderabad bowlers never allowed Mumbai to break free. The two Afghans, Rashid and Mujeeb did a fine job. While Rashid didn't get a wicket, Mujeeb got two big wickets in de Kock and Kishan and punctured the Mumbai batting. Khaleel was excellent in his comeback. Bhuvneshwar Kumar was hit for a few in his 4 overs and the last 2 balls that went for sixe |
| So, chasing hasn't been easy on this wicket. Mumbai defended a similar score in their last game against Kolkata and would believe that they can do so again. But Hyderabad have fire in their batting too. With Bairstow set to open along with the skipper, it is going to be an interesting chase. Join us for the same shortly. |
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