| 0.0 : Hola, amigos! It is time for yet another cracking encounter in the Indian T20 League and we are slowly, but surely, getting into the groove of watching the games unfold right before us. The resumption has been a smooth one, with 2 games going by, and 4 teams getting to play, and now, we will see two more teams start the second leg of the competition. Match number 32 sees the brushing of shoulders between Rajasthan and Punjab. Both teams did not have the best start to the League in the first phas |
| Talking about Rajasthan, they too will be without the services of their key players. They were without the services of Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer in the first leg and now, Jos Buttler and Andrew Tye have made themselves unavailable too. So, to fill the void that these missing names have left, Rajasthan have decided to rope in Evin Lewis, Oshane Thomas, Tabraiz Shamsi, and Glenn Phillips. It will be interesting to see if these names make their way into the Playing XI straightaway. |
| The birthday boy, Chris Gayle is up for a chat! He says that he was having some coffee and it has been a long morning for him and it has been a good day so far. Says that he went to bed early and has been up since 3 am and he was up ever since. Tells that they practice at 5 pm and they have some time to sleep in the morning. Tells that if he does get a chance to play in this game, he will try his best to make the fans happy. Opines that it is a new start and they want to hit the ground running. |
| A couple of caps have been handed out and it looks like some new players will be making their debut today. Evin Lewis has been handed his cap and Rajasthan will be hoping that he can start with a bang. For Punjab, Ishan Porel, Aiden Markram, and Adil Rashid have been seen getting their caps. |
| ... MATCH DAY ... |
| There's quite a lot of changes to the rosters of both teams as they will be missing some key players and have added some other players, in place, and will be hoping that the new boys click and find their rhythm sooner, rather than later. For Punjab, Jhye Richardson, Riley Meredith and Dawid Malan have pulled out of the UAE leg and Nathan Ellis, Adil Rashid, and Aiden Markram have taken their place in their squad. |
| Did you know? Rajasthan have the worst bowling average (107.7) and economy rate (10.4) for spinners in this ongoing season. They have roped in the number one bowler in T20Is to resolve this issue. Can Tabraiz Shamsi make an immediate impact? |
| Duck Tales! Nicholas Pooran had a forgetful first half of this season where he bagged four ducks in 6 innings. In total, he has five ducks in T20s in 2021 which is the joint-most. Will he find a place in the XI for Punjab? |
| PITCH REPORT - Ian Bishop is the pitch inspector for the day. He says that the deck looks good. Adds that the weather is pretty hot and humid and jokes that this stadium is not called the 'Ring of Fire' just like that. He is joined by Toby Lumsden, the head curator, who says that they use an infrared camera and the camera takes pictures every 10 minutes and lets him know about the pitch and the outfield. Adds that he uses a pogo stick and clay hammer to find out about the moisture and hardness o |
| Sixer Kings! Glenn Phillips (87), Liam Livingstone (81), Evin Lewis (68) feature in the top three list for hitting the most number of sixes in T20s in 2021. They're all present in the dressing room of Rajasthan. Who will play, who will miss out? |
| Toss time! Sanju Samson and KL Rahul are in the middle. The latter flips the coin, Samson calls it incorrectly and PUNJAB ELECT TO FIELD! |
| Punjab (Playing XI) -Â KL Rahul (C/WK), Mayank Agarwal, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Fabian Allen, Ishan Porel, Harpreet Brar, Mohammed Shami, Adil Rashid, Arshdeep Singh. |
| Rajasthan (Playing XI) - Evin Lewis, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (C/WK), Mahipal Lomror, Liam Livingstone, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Kartik Tyagi, Chetan Sakariya, Mustafizur Rahman. |
| Sanju Samson, the captain of Rajasthan, says that the toss doesn't matter much as they are happy to do both, either bat or bowl. Adds that they have really great talent in the team and it's a very positive atmosphere in the dressing room. Talks about Kumar Sangakkara and says that he knows how to communicate and at what point and emphasizes on enjoying the game. Evin Lewis, Liam Livingstone, Chris Morris and Mustafizur Rahman are Rajasthan's overseas players, informs Samson. |
| KL Rahul, the Punjab skipper, says that it is a no-brainer to bowl first as it is a fresh wicket and they are not too sure as to how it will play. Shares that he personally prefers to chase. Adds that it is good to play in Dubai and they learnt a lot the last time they came to UAE. Feels that they have done their best to prepare well. Informs that Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Adil Rashid and Fabian Allen are their four overseas players. Informs that Aiden Markram will bat at number 3 and |
| It's time to play the game! The players are in the middle and it's a great atmosphere out there. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Evin Lewis are the opening pair for Rajasthan. Punjab are beginning with Mohammed Shami, as expected. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : Mohammed Shami to Evin Lewis, Runs straightaway for Lewis and Rajasthan are off the mark too! Shami serves this on a length, on the pads. Lewis whips this one to deep square leg for a single. |
| 0.2 : Mohammed Shami to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Now, Shami serves a length delivery, but wider outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal goes back and looks for the square cut, but he misses. |
| 0.3 : Mohammed Shami to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shami comes 'round the wicket and hurls a shortish ball, outside off. Yashasvi Jaiswal again goes back and flashes his blade but fails to connect with his cut. |
| 0.4 : Mohammed Shami to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Around off, on a length, YJ pushes this to the cover region. Three dots. |
| 0.5 : Mohammed Shami to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! The first boundary for Rajasthan and also Yashasvi Jaiswal! A loosener from Shami. Short and wide outside off, Jaiswal goes back and slaps this one over backward point. One bounce and four! |
| 0.6 : Mohammed Shami to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries to end the first over and Rajasthan get 9 off the opening over! Around off this time, on a length, Yashasvi Jaiswal swings this one over mid-wicket and gets a four. |
| 1.1 : Ishan Porel to Evin Lewis, Ishan Porel starts with a length ball, on middle. This is dabbed to the leg side. |
| 0.6 : Who will operate from the opposite end? Ishan Porel to steam in... |
| 1.2 : Ishan Porel to Evin Lewis, WIDE. Porel steams in and slips this down the leg side. Lewis looks to pull but misses. Wide signalled. |
| Ishan Porel to Evin Lewis, On a length, on the pads, Lewis' flick only finds Adil Rashid at short fine leg. Dot. |
| 1.3 : Ishan Porel to Evin Lewis, Back of a length, around off, Lewis looks to heave this to the leg side, but the ball takes the lower end of the bat and goes to the right of square leg, for one. |
| 1.4 : Ishan Porel to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Leg bye. Porel serves this around the hips, on a length, Yashasvi Jaiswal misses his tuck but the ball takes the body and goes to the leg side. A leg bye is taken. |
| 1.5 : Ishan Porel to Evin Lewis, Around the middle stump line this time, Evin nudges this to the man at mid-wicket. |
| 2.1 : Mohammed Shami to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Outside off, Jaiswal slices this one away to third man for a single. |
| 1.6 : Ishan Porel to Evin Lewis, SIX! BANG! The West Indian gets his first biggie! He will be looking to continue with the same intent! Around off this time, on a length too, Evin Lewis gives it the full thwack of the blade and deposits the ball over the long on fence. 9 from the second over as well! |
| 2.2 : Mohammed Shami to Evin Lewis, Good-length ball, on off, this is pushed to the man at point by Lewis. |
| 2.3 : Mohammed Shami to Evin Lewis, Swing and a miss! Good length from Shami. Just around the off pole, slanting away, Evin Lewis swings at this but fails to connect. |
| 2.4 : Mohammed Shami to Evin Lewis, Play and a miss again! Shami bowls this on a length again, closer to the off pole, angling away, Lewis pokes at this tentatively and misses. |
| 2.5 : Mohammed Shami to Evin Lewis, FOUR! He connects this time and gets a boundary! Fine shot from Evin. Slightly behind the good length, just outside off, Evin Lewis bangs this one over the bowler for a one-bounce boundary. |
| 2.6 : Mohammed Shami to Evin Lewis, Wider outside off, Lewis shoulders arms this time. A good over from Shami, just 5 from it! |
| 3.1 : Ishan Porel to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short of a length, around off and middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal pulls this one hurriedly to the right of the deep mid-wicket fielder for one. |
| 3.2 : Ishan Porel to Evin Lewis, FOUR! Slightly streaky but Lewis will not care. A touch short, slanting away outside off, Evin Lewis looks to pump this through covers, but the ball takes the outer half of the blade and flies to the third man fence. |
| 3.3 : Ishan Porel to Evin Lewis, EDGY FOUR! It's a similar sort of a boundary as the last ball. On a length, outside off, Evin Lewis looks to whack this across the line, but the ball catches the outside edge and runs away to the third man fence. |
| 3.4 : Ishan Porel to Evin Lewis, Around off this time, Lewis looks to work this to the leg side but misses and the ball takes the pad and lobs to the left of the mid off fielder. |
| 3.5 : Ishan Porel to Evin Lewis, FOUR! That was a cleaner hit, compared to the previous two boundaries. Confidence on display by Lewis. Around off on a length, Evin Lewis cracks this one over mid-wicket and beats deep mid-wicket to his right. |
| 3.6 : Ishan Porel to Evin Lewis, FOUR! WOW! 17 from the over. Lewis gets his fourth boundary of the over and is on the charge. Slower in pace this time, fuller though, outside off, Lewis waits for it and punches this one past extra cover. Boundary. |
| Bowling change. Deepak Hooda is into the attack. |
| 4.1 : Deepak Hooda to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Welcome to the attack, says Yashasvi Jaiswal, to Deepak Hooda! Drops it short, outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal rocks back and punches this one through cover-point. The ball races away to the fence. |
| 4.2 : Deepak Hooda to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On middle, flicked to the leg side for a run. |
| 4.3 : Deepak Hooda to Evin Lewis, Fuller, tossed up, on middle and leg, Lewis misses his sweep and gets hit on his pad. |
| 4.4 : Deepak Hooda to Evin Lewis, A touch short, around off, cut away, but to the fielder at point. |
| 4.5 : Deepak Hooda to Evin Lewis, FOUR! That is not where you want to bowl to a batter of Evin Lewis' calibre! A juicy full toss, around off, this is smashed over the cover region for a boundary. |
| 4.6 : Deepak Hooda to Evin Lewis, FOUR! 50 up for Rajasthan! They have started off really well here! This is floated too, fuller, around middle and leg, Lewis gets low and sweeps this in between square leg and short fine leg. Boundary again. 13 from the over! |
| Who will bowl the final over of the Powerplay? It is Arshdeep Singh! |
| 5.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Beaten! Arshdeep begins with a slower delivery, he lands it short and outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal stays back to cut but flashes his bat too early. |
| 5.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Pitches it up and around off, Jaiswal goes hard at it, doesn't time it too well but still manages to clear the infield at covers. A single is taken. Two was on but Yashasvi Jaiswal had slipped while turning for the second run. |
| 5.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Evin Lewis, OUT! Gone! Arshdeep strikes and has a big smile on his face. He serves it very full and around off, slower in pace and that has deceived the batsman. Lewis mistimes his attempted aerial shot to extra cover where Mayank Agarwal takes a fine low catch with a dive. The 54-run opening stand has been broken. |
| Skipper Sanju Samson walks in next. |
| 5.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Sanju Samson, Arshdeep goes short to Samson, around middle, the Rajasthan skipper stands tall and pulls it in the gap at deep mid-wicket for two. |
| 5.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Sanju Samson, Angling across the batsman, on a length, Samson stays back and plays it down to point. |
| 5.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Sanju Samson, Slower one, full and around off, Samson bunts it in front of mid off and scampers across to the other end. At the end of the Powerplay, Rajasthan are 57/1. |
| 5.5 : Strategic Time-Out! A cracking start from Rajasthan to this game. They will be without the services of Buttler at the top of the order and Evin Lewis displayed that he can really step up to fill in those big shoes, but, sadly for him, he departed in the last over of the Powerplay. Nevertheless, he and Yashasvi Jaiswal have given them a great start. Punjab were under the pump for most of the Powerplay, but, with one wicket taken, they will look to build on the same and keep taking wickets. Also |
| 6.1 : Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, Straightaway Samson uses his feet. A tossed up ball, landing around middle and leg, Sanju tries to heave but only manages to drag it off the inner half. A good diving stop at mid-wicket but a single is not prevented. |
| 6.2 : Adil Rashid to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Yashasvi Jaiswal shows his innovation. Fuller and wide outside off, Jaiswal opts for the reverse batted shot and nails it behind short third man. |
| 6.3 : Adil Rashid to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Googly, short and around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal goes back and mistimes his pull shot back to the bowler. |
| 6.4 : Adil Rashid to Yashasvi Jaiswal, SIX! The plan is clear, they will attack the leggie. Full and floated, around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal latches onto it and towers it handsomely over long off. When he is on song, he is a privilege to watch. |
| 6.5 : Adil Rashid to Yashasvi Jaiswal, This one stays a bit low. A flatter and shorter googly, around off and spinning away, Jaiswal tries to pull but it goes below his bat. |
| 6.6 : Adil Rashid to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Fine diving stop! Another short delivery from Adil, outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal cuts it from the back foot but finds a diving Harpreet Brar at point. Two dots to end an expensive over, 11 from it. |
| 6.5 : Change. Ishan Porel (2-0-25-0) comes back on! |
| 7.1 : Ishan Porel to Sanju Samson, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Ishan Porel has redeemed himself with a wicket. A fantastic bowling change from KL Rahul and it's an excellent catch too by him. Not a wicket-taking delivery, short and wide outside off, Samson tries to slam it over point but there is some extra bounce and it takes the outside edge. The ball flies to the right of KL who times his jump to perfection to pluck it with one hand. Big wicket. |
| 0.0 : The Brit, Liam Livingstone makes his way out into the middle. |
| 7.2 : Ishan Porel to Liam Livingstone, Fuller and on middle, Livingstone uses his feet and clips it down to deep square leg for a run. Opens his account. |
| 7.3 : Ishan Porel to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Back of a length, around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal cuts it from the back foot but finds point. |
| 7.4 : Ishan Porel to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sharp delivery, shortish and around leg, Yashasvi Jaiswal is hurried up into his shot and fails to pull. He is hit on the box and the ball deflects to square leg. They cross for a leg bye. Yashasvi Jaiswal is in some pain. |
| 7.2 : Oooohhhhhhh! Not a pretty sight. Not a pretty sight, at all. Yashasvi Jaiswal has been hit just around his box and he is in some pain. The physio rushes out to the middle. Let's hope he is okay to continue. |
| 7.5 : Ishan Porel to Liam Livingstone, FOUR! Bang! Liam Livingstone has been on fire of late with the bat and this shot shows his prime form. Although slightly edgy, the Englishman was in full control. Ishan Porel delivers it on a length and outside off, Liam slices it wide of backward point and fetches a boundary. |
| 7.6 : Ishan Porel to Liam Livingstone, Wide! Slips it down the leg side, on a fuller length, Liam fails to flick and it's called a wide. |
| Ishan Porel to Liam Livingstone, Identical to the last delivery, again Liam Livingstone fails to flick and it goes off his pads this time. KL Rahul stretches his left hand out but fails to gather it cleanly. The batsmen cross. 8 from the over, along with a wicket. |
| 8.1 : Adil Rashid to Liam Livingstone, Tossed up ball, landing full around middle, Liam drives it back to the bowler. |
| 8.2 : Adil Rashid to Liam Livingstone, Rashid drags his length short and delivers it close to off, Livingstone cuts it through point for a single. |
| 8.3 : Adil Rashid to Yashasvi Jaiswal, SIX! Dismissed! Rashid has struggled with his length so far. Serves a long hop on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal picks the length in a flash, immediately drops his weight on the back foot and pulls it massively over mid-wicket. |
| 8.4 : Adil Rashid to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tossed up, full and on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal clips it in front of square leg and rotates the strike. Smart from the young man. |
| 8.5 : Adil Rashid to Liam Livingstone, Quicker, shorter and flatter, around off, it's punched down to long off for a single. |
| 8.6 : Adil Rashid to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Too full in length on middle, Jaiswal flicks it through mid-wicket and collects a run. 10 from the over, 21 from Rashid's two, he is not having a happy debut. |
| 9.1 : Ishan Porel to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Back of a length, on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal stays back and pulls it down to long on for a single. Moves to 35 and this now is Jasiwal's highest score in the League. |
| 9.2 : Ishan Porel to Liam Livingstone, Fuller and on middle, Liam winds up for a big shot but only manages to drag it off the inner edge through square leg. A single. |
| 9.3 : Ishan Porel to Yashasvi Jaiswal, A touch short in length, around leg, Jaiswal glances it behind square leg for a run. |
| 9.4 : Ishan Porel to Liam Livingstone, Livingstone tries to be adventurous but fails to middle his shot. On a length around middle and leg, Liam gets down and across for the paddle scoop but it takes the inner half and rolls to the keeper. KL Rahul fails to collect cleanly and the short fine leg fielder attacks the ball. He has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. One run added to the total. |
| 9.5 : Ishan Porel to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Top shot! Stamping his authority. Ishan Porel serves it on a length and around off, Jaiswal stays back inside the crease and cracks it through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 9.6 : Ishan Porel to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shortish and close to off, Yashasvi Jaiswal taps it down from the back foot to point. End of Ishan Porel's spell, not too impressive. Rajasthan are 94/2 at the halfway mark. |
| 10.2 : Harpreet Brar to Liam Livingstone, Tossed up, around off, Liam skips down and drags it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 10.1 : Harpreet Brar to Liam Livingstone, Around off, fuller, this is pushed to the off side. |
| 9.5 : Harpreet Brar is on! |
| 10.3 : Harpreet Brar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Flatter this time, around off, knocked through mid-wicket for one. |
| 10.4 : Harpreet Brar to Liam Livingstone, Darted quicker, shorter too, around leg, LL looks to work this to the leg side but misses and gets hit on the pad. |
| 10.5 : Harpreet Brar to Liam Livingstone, Harpreet Brar serves this flatter again, around off, Liam Livingstone skips down, looks to tuck this to the leg side, but gets an inside edge, back on the pad and then to the off side. One taken. |
| 10.6 : Harpreet Brar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Yashasvi Jaiswal ruins a good over from Brar with a boundary on the last ball. This is bowled in the arc, floated and fuller, on off, Yashasvi Jaiswal tonks this one over the bowler for a boundary. 100 up for Rajasthan too! |
| 11.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Liam Livingstone, Singh hurls it slower and shorter on the body, Liam Livingstone pulls this one to the left of deep square leg, where Nicholas Pooran runs in, but makes a meal of this, as he goes to throw. The ball slips out and falls. Two taken easily. |
| 0.0 : Bowling change. Arshdeep Singh is back on. 1/4 in his one over so far. |
| 11.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Liam Livingstone, FOUR! Cheeky stuff! Livingstone has started off well! Around middle, on a length, Liam Livingstone shuffles across and just spoons this one over the keeper for a boundary. |
| 11.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Liam Livingstone, Good from Pooran in the deep, saves two for his side. A touch fuller, slower though, on the pads, Liam tucks this to deep backward square leg. Pooran runs to his right, slides, and stops the ball. Two taken. |
| 11.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Liam Livingstone, SIX! WHOAAAA! That was BIG! The sound of the bat connecting with the ball let us all know how much of a clean strike that was! Around off, on a length too, Liam Livingstone smokes this one all the way over deep mid-wicket this time. Cracked. |
| 11.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Liam Livingstone, WIDE. Singh serves a full toss way outside off, Liam steps out and swings but misses. Wide signalled. |
| Arshdeep Singh to Liam Livingstone, OUT! TAKEN! That is a stunning catch from Fabian Allen and Livingstone's inning has come to a sad end. He was looking very promising, but, a top catch means the end of the road for him in this game, with the blade. Singh bowls another slower ball, this is bowled around off, on a length, Livingstone waits for it and then smacks this to the deep mid-wicket region. Allen, in the deep, runs to his right, keeps his eyes on the ball, and dives to pouch this. |
| 11.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Mahipal Lomror, Around off, pushed to the cover region. End of an eventful over. |
| 12.1 : Harpreet Brar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Flatter, on off, knocked to the on side for a run at deep mid-wicket. |
| 0.0 : Mahipal Lomror walks in next. |
| 12.2 : Harpreet Brar to Mahipal Lomror, Fuller, on middle, easily played through mid on for one more. |
| 12.3 : Harpreet Brar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Another run as this is flicked through mid-wicket. |
| 12.4 : Harpreet Brar to Mahipal Lomror, Shortish, outside off, smashed through covers for just a run, though. |
| 12.5 : Harpreet Brar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On middle, Jaiswal drops this towards mid-wicket for another run. |
| 12.6 : Harpreet Brar to Mahipal Lomror, A fine over from Brar, just 6 singles off it! Around off and middle, fuller, milked through mid on for a single. |
| 13.1 : Adil Rashid to Mahipal Lomror, Just short of Mayank Agarwal in the deep! Fuller, tossed up this time, on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal gets low and slog-sweeps it towards the deep mid-wicket region. Agarwal runs forward, dives, but the ball lands ahead of him and he collects it on the bounce. One taken. |
| 0.0 : Bowling change? Yup, Adil Rashid is brought back into the attack. The leggie has leaked 21 runs in his two overs so far. Can he redeem himself? |
| 13.2 : Adil Rashid to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Googly, outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal strides forward and looks to push but misses. KL Rahul takes the ball and whips the bails off but the batter's foot did not leave the crease. |
| 13.3 : Adil Rashid to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Outside off, cut away to the point fielder this time. |
| 13.4 : Adil Rashid to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Floated this time, around off, pushed gently to covers for a run. |
| 13.5 : Adil Rashid to Mahipal Lomror, SIX! Cracking shot. Mahipal Lomror does not take long to get going. Clean strike too. Loopy, fuller on middle, Mahipal Lomror gets low and mows a slog-sweep over deep mid-wicket. |
| 13.6 : Adil Rashid to Mahipal Lomror, SIX! AGAIN! 14 from the over! Rashid serves this flatter, outside off, Mahipal Lomror uses the depth of the crease, goes back, and pumps this one hard over deep mid-wicket. |
| 14.1 : Harpreet Brar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Around off, shortish, played late to the point fielder. |
| 0.0 : Will Harpreet Brar continue? Yes, KL Rahul has decided to persist with him. |
| 14.2 : Riyan Parag is the new batsman. |
| Harpreet Brar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, OUT! CAUGHT! Oh, no! Agonizingly short of his half-century and Jaiswal cannot believe this. You could see that he went into his shell, looking for his fifty and he became conscious of the same, which proved to be his undoing. This is fired across the batsman at 96 kph, landing fuller around off, and skidding away. Yashasvi Jaiswal steps out and looks to flick, but closes the face of the bat early. The leading edge is induced and it goes to the left of |
| 14.3 : Harpreet Brar to Riyan Parag, Riyan Parag gets off the mark by knocking this full ball down towards long off. |
| 14.4 : Harpreet Brar to Mahipal Lomror, On middle, Mahipal Lomror dances down and works this to long on for a run. |
| 14.5 : Harpreet Brar to Riyan Parag, Flatter, outside off, punched through mid off. The batters rotate the strike. |
| 14.6 : Harpreet Brar to Mahipal Lomror, A really good over by Brar! Just 4 from the over. Full toss, on middle, knocked through mid-wicket for one. |
| 15.2 : Deepak Hooda to Mahipal Lomror, SIX! Hooda is being taken to the cleaners here. He fires it flat and short around off, Mahipal Lomror advances down the track and spanks it over mid-wicket. |
| 15.1 : Deepak Hooda to Mahipal Lomror, SIX! The spinners are under attack. Fuller and outside off, there is ample width for Lomror to free his arms and he dispatches it over the bowler's head for a maximum. |
| 15.3 : Deepak Hooda to Mahipal Lomror, FOUR! Mahipal Lomror is on fire! Unstoppable. Hooda is feeling the pressure. Dishes out a full toss outside off, Mahipal shows no mercy and whacks it over extra cover. |
| 15.4 : Deepak Hooda to Mahipal Lomror, A high full toss outside off, Mahipal Lomror runs down the track and slaps it over covers for a couple of runs. Not given a no ball because the batsman was down the track. |
| 15.5 : Deepak Hooda to Mahipal Lomror, Another two. Too full in length and outside off, Mahipal Lomror drills his drive through extra cover. Smart running between the wickets. |
| 15.6 : Deepak Hooda to Mahipal Lomror, FOUR! Finds the gap and the fence. 24 coming off this over and Rajasthan have stepped into the death overs in style. Very full from Hooda, wide outside off, Mahipal Lomror delays his shot a bit and squeezes it past the diving point fielder for a boundary. Lomror moves to 42 off just 15 balls. |
| 16.1 : Mohammed Shami to Riyan Parag, A dot ball to begin the 17th over. Shami serves it on a length close to off, Riyan defends it from the crease to the off side. |
| 0.0 : Strategic Time-Out! Rajasthan are on the charge here. They know that they can push and get closer to the 200-run mark and if they keep batting in the same way, then 200 should be no trouble. Mahipal Lomror is on fire and Riyan Parag will look to partner him well. Punjab have not had the best time but will look to reconsolidate and choke the batters in the last four overs. Mohammed Shami (2-0-14-0) is back into the attack. |
| 16.2 : Mohammed Shami to Riyan Parag, That's very wristy from Riyan. Attempts for a helicopter shot to this very full ball but this one rolls all along the ground to long on. Two runs taken. |
| Out walks Rahul Tewatia! |
| 16.3 : Mohammed Shami to Riyan Parag, OUT! Parag holes out! Not a bad result for Rajasthan with a few power-hitters waiting in the wings. Fullish and around off, Riyan Parag once again uses his wrists and attempts to whip it across the line. But he ends up mistiming his shot to long on where Aiden Markram takes a good catch over his head. Punjab would look to keep chipping away at the wickets to restrict Rajasthan's charge. |
| 16.4 : Mohammed Shami to Rahul Tewatia, Very full and outside off, it's served from 'round the wicket, Rahul Tewatia drives but finds the cover fielder. |
| 16.5 : Mohammed Shami to Rahul Tewatia, Shami switches to over the wicket and delivers it very full again, around off, Rahul digs it out down to mid off for one. |
| 16.6 : Mohammed Shami to Mahipal Lomror, A yorker around off by Shami, this one is from 'round the wicket, Mahipal squeezes it out towards cover-point. A single is taken. Fantastic over by Shami, just 4 runs and a wicket from it. |
| 16.5 : Bowling change? Yup. Arshdeep Singh is back on now. 2-0-19-2 so far. |
| 17.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Mahipal Lomror, Wide! That's a tight call from the umpire. Arshdeep begins with a very full ball and stays outside off, it's flirting with the tramline. Lomror allows it through. |
| Arshdeep Singh to Mahipal Lomror, OUT! Mahipal Lomror holes out and this is a body blow to Rajasthan at this stage. Arshdeep delivers it with full pace, around off at 134 clicks, Lomror tries to hammer it over long on but his shot lacks the desired distance. Yet another catch safely pouched by Aiden Markram in the deep. End of an entertaining knock from Mahipal! |
| 0.0 : The Saffa, Chris Morris strides out. |
| 17.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Rahul Tewatia, Wide! Very full and wide outside off, again flirting with the tramline. The batsman leaves it and it's wided. |
| Arshdeep Singh to Rahul Tewatia, Aims for a yorker but it turns out to be a low full toss outside off, Rahul Tewatia goes hard at it but fails to middle his shot. It comes off the toe end and rolls to mid off. |
| 17.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Rahul Tewatia, Yorker and angling in around off, Rahul bunts it down to mid off and steals a single. |
| 17.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Chris Morris, A fabulous over so far from Singh. Delivers it full and around off, Morris drives it through the line but finds covers. |
| 17.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Chris Morris, Around off and middle, a full toss, Morris swings his bat across the line and sends it down to wide long on for a couple of runs. |
| 17.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Chris Morris, Another brace for Morris. Still, a great over from Arshdeep. Slower one, short and wide outside off, Morris drags his attempted pull down to wide long on. 11 runs from the last two overs, Punjab have pulled things back smartly. |
| 18.1 : Mohammed Shami to Rahul Tewatia, OUT! Stumps shattered! Fuller and straighter, at 138 kph, Rahul Tewatia hangs inside the crease and tries to whip it across the line. But he gets a thick inside edge onto the pads and the ball ricochets onto the stumps. Another big hitter is back in the hut for Rajasthan. They are losing the plot in the end overs. |
| 0.0 : Chetan Sakariya is the new man in. |
| 18.2 : Mohammed Shami to Chetan Sakariya, Fullish and around leg, Chetan eases it off his pads to deep backward square leg and hands the strike to Morris. |
| 18.3 : Mohammed Shami to Chris Morris, Serves it full and outside off, Morris drives it firmly down to long off, just a run. |
| 18.4 : Mohammed Shami to Chetan Sakariya, Back of a length, around leg, Chetan Sakariya stands back and tucks it down to fine leg for one. |
| 18.5 : Mohammed Shami to Chris Morris, OUT! Morris falls as well. Rajasthan have collapsed at the death. Fuller and around off, angling in, Morris aims to tower it into the stands at long on but gets more height than distance. Aiden Markram gets underneath it in the deep and takes the skier safely. Anil Kumble is a happy man in the dugout. This is a great comeback from Punjab. |
| 18.4 : Time for Kartik Tyagi to walk out! |
| 18.6 : Mohammed Shami to Chetan Sakariya, Very full and on middle, Chetan Sakariya drives it back to the bowler. What a spell from Shami, especially at the death! Only 3 runs from the penultimate over along with the big wicket of Chris Morris. |
| 19.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Kartik Tyagi, Arshdeep serves it very full around leg, Kartik Tyagi tries to flick but misses. It goes off his pads to point and they collect a leg bye. |
| 19.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Chetan Sakariya, A full toss outside off, Arshdeep gets away with it. Chetan Sakariya goes hard at it and manages only to push it off the inner half to long on. A single. |
| 19.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Kartik Tyagi, Fullish and down the leg side, could have been a wide but Kartik clips it down to fine leg for a run. |
| 19.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Chetan Sakariya, FOUR! That will help Rajasthan's total a bit. Fuller and around off, Chetan Sakariya steps back to make room and drills his drive through covers for a boundary. |
| Mustafizur Rahman is the last man in! |
| 19.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Chetan Sakariya, OUT! Caught and bowled! Another wicket for Arshdeep, his fourth of the evening. This is his best bowling effort in the League. Slower one, a touch short and angling in around off, Chetan Sakariya turns inside the crease to heave it over the leg side but only manages a top edge. Arshdeep Singh runs across to his left and completes the catch easily. |
| 19.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Kartik Tyagi, OUT! Arshdeep has five in the match! Top effort from him. A yorker around off at 132.1 kph, Kartik Tyagi has a big swing of his bat at it but he fails to dig it out and the stumps behind are destroyed. Rajasthan are all out on the final ball for 185! |
| Mahipal Lomror comes up for a quick chat! He starts by expressing his disappointment that he could not finish the job but overall he is happy with his batting. Tells that when he went to bat, their plan was to get to 200 and that was their target. Shares that he was attacking the ball falling in his area. Mentions that he has not changed his batting a lot but the confidence shown by the team management has helped him. Feels that 185 would be enough as they have some good bowlers in their ranks. |
| The openers of Rajasthan displayed their intent and the other batters followed suit, which is why the team in Pink has been able to post such a strong total. Evin Lewis and Yashasvi Jaiswal were in an attacking mindset, right from ball one, as they stitched a 54-run stand, well inside the Powerplay, before Lewis departed. Sanju Samson fell for a cheap score but Jaiswal and Livingstone brought things back on track with a quickfire 48-run stand. The Englishman did not hang around for long t |
| Not the best bowling display by Punjab. They were under the pump for most of the innings but will be slightly happy with how they wrapped things up, as they did not allow the Rajasthan players to let loose and did well at that stage to take regular wickets. Their spinners struggled to strut their stuff, with the exception of Harpreet Brar, as they lacked rhythm and were sent all over the park. Mohammed Shami and Arshdeep Singh flexed their muscles as they bowled with authority and shared 8 wic |
| Right. 186 is what Punjab need to win. They have the tools required in the arsenal to chase this total down, but they will need to start with a bang. Rajasthan will not be too pleased with how they ended, but now, their bowlers have their work cut out for them. An exciting second essay awaits. Stay tuned for the run chase. |
| A really good batting display by Rajasthan has seen them end on a total of 185! Though, they will be disappointed that they could not end things on a bright note as they lost the plot slightly towards the end and would feel that they are around 20-25 runs short of what they would have envisioned. Punjab pulled things back really nicely and walk back with a strut in their step. 6 wickets fell in the last 5 overs and that restricted Rajasthan's charge towards 200. |
| ... RUN CHASE ... |
| The Rajasthan players are in a huddle at the moment. |
| 0.6 : Who will bowl from the opposite end? It's Chetan Sakariya to steam in... |
| Kartik Tyagi is inserted into the attack. |
| 2.5 : Kartik Tyagi to KL Rahul, Kartik Tyagi clocks 138.2 kph and delivers it on a length outside off, Rahul attempts to drive it on the up but fails to connect. |
| 2.6 : Kartik Tyagi to KL Rahul, Very full and on off, speared in at 138.7 kph, KL Rahul tries to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pads. It deflects to point and they cross as the bowler was busy appealing. Three good overs at the start from Rajasthan. |
| 3.1 : Chetan Sakariya to KL Rahul, FOUR! Another boundary from Rahul's bat. Back of a length, around off and angling away, KL camps back, uses the angle of the bowler and guides it wide of short third man for a boundary. |
| 3.2 : Chetan Sakariya to KL Rahul, SIX! KL Rahul has started to find his range. Chetan Sakariya overpitches around off, right in the slot, Rahul dismisses it from his presence and smacks it behind the bowler for a maximum. |
| 3.3 : Chetan Sakariya to KL Rahul, SIX! 14 from the first three, Rahul is motoring now. Chetan Sakariya digs in a short ball around off, Rahul rides the bounce and pulls it disdainfully over deep backward square leg. 3000 runs in the Indian T20 League for KL Rahul! |
| 3.4 : Chetan Sakariya to KL Rahul, A single to rotate the strike this time. Slower one, on a length around middle at 124.9 kph, Rahul works it in the gap at mid-wicket for one. |
| Kartik Tyagi to KL Rahul, FOUR! Free Hit goes for a boundary. Full toss around off, Rahul hangs back inside the crease and tries for a smashing shot across the line. It takes the outer half and flies wide of point. |
| 3.5 : Chetan Sakariya to Mayank Agarwal, Short and wide outside off, Mayank slaps it to deep cover and hands the strike back to his aggressive partner. |
| 3.6 : Chetan Sakariya to KL Rahul, Fortunate! Sakariya serves it close to off, on a length, Rahul tries to work it on the leg side but gets an inside edge. The ball runs to short fine leg where Mustafizur Rahman makes a diving stop. The batsmen cross. 19 from the over! |
| Chris Morris is into the attack. |
| 4.1 : Chris Morris to KL Rahul, Wide! Begins with a delivery down the leg side, Rahul tries to flick but misses. |
| Chris Morris to KL Rahul, High...high...and just away from the fielder. Short in length, outside off, Rahul stays back to pull but it takes the top edge and flies behind mid on. Riyan Parag runs back, stretches his hand out but it falls away. They take two. |
| 4.2 : Chris Morris to KL Rahul, A touch short and close to off, Rahul plays late and dabs it down to wide of short third man for a single. |
| 4.3 : Chris Morris to Mayank Agarwal, Play and a miss! Morris goes short and wide outside off, Mayank Agarwal attempts a lazy cut but fails to connect. |
| 4.4 : Chris Morris to Mayank Agarwal, In the air...once again it falls in no man's land. Luck is certainly not with Rajasthan at the moment. Sharp delivery, a bit short on middle at 136 clicks, Mayank Agarwal is rushed into his pull shot and mistimes it aerially towards mid-wicket. They take a run. |
| 4.5 : Chris Morris to KL Rahul, Sliding down the leg side, Rahul tries to work it away but misses. It goes off his pads to short fine leg. Mayank Agarwal wants a run but is sent back. |
| 4.6 : Chris Morris to KL Rahul, DROPPED! Second life for KL Rahul. Fuller and around off, angling in, KL Rahul is early into his shot after getting deceived by the slower one. It flies towards mid on, this time Riyan Parag manages to get underneath it but he fails to hold on to the catch. A single is taken. |
| 5.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to KL Rahul, Slower ball, fuller just around off, KL waits for it and digs it out through point for one. |
| 5.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to Mayank Agarwal, Superb delivery. Slants across a full toss, across the right-hander, Agarwal is taken by surprise and just manages to leave this one alone. |
| 5.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Good shot from Mayank! On a fuller length, around the off pole, Mayank Agarwal tonks this one over the bowler and bags a boundary. |
| 5.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to Mayank Agarwal, Slower in pace again, around off, Mayank punches this one through covers for a single. |
| 5.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to KL Rahul, DROPPED! KL Rahul is a cat, by the looks of it, since he seems to have 9 lives tonight. Another sitter has been dropped and this time, it is Chetan Sakariya who makes a meal of this. On a length, slanting down the leg side, KL Rahul swivels and hooks this one aerially towards the short fine leg region. Chetan there dives to his right, stretches his hands, but fails to hold onto the ball. A single. |
| 5.6 : Mustafizur Rahman to Mayank Agarwal, Around off, hit to the right of the mid off fielder for a single. At the end of the Powerplay, Punjab are at 49/0, they need 137 more from 84 balls. |
| 6.1 : Rahul Tewatia to Mayank Agarwal, WIDE. Slipped down the leg side, MA misses his tuck. Wided. |
| Rahul Tewatia to Mayank Agarwal, On the pads this time, Mayank Agarwal goes back and taps this to the leg side for one. Also, brings up the 50-run stand between these two. They continue to provide a solid start to Punjab. |
| 6.2 : Rahul Tewatia to KL Rahul, Fuller, floated, on middle and leg, KL gets low and looks to sweep it away but he misses and gets pinged on the pad. An appeal for LBW but this one would have gone down leg. |
| 6.3 : Rahul Tewatia to KL Rahul, On middle and leg, Rahul whips this one through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 6.4 : Rahul Tewatia to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Another boundary. Agarwal is finding his radar now. Loopy delivery, landing fuller and around middle, Mayank Agarwal slams this one over mid off and the ball takes one bounce and goes past the rope. |
| 6.5 : Rahul Tewatia to Mayank Agarwal, Fuller again, on middle and leg, Agarwal looks to sweep but misses and gets thudded on the pad. Another appeal from Tewatia in excitement but the umpire shakes his head. No reviews remaining for Rajasthan, as well. |
| 6.6 : Rahul Tewatia to Mayank Agarwal, On middle, swept to deep square leg for one. 8 from Tewatia's first over! |
| 7.1 : Kartik Tyagi to Mayank Agarwal, EDGY FOUR! Unfortunate for Tyagi! On a length, wider outside off, Mayank Agarwal looks to smash this one through the covers but the ball catches the outside edge and runs away to the third man fence. |
| 0.0 : Kartik Tyagi is back on. |
| 7.2 : Kartik Tyagi to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Elegant shot. He made it look so effortless. Beautiful from Agarwal. Around off, on a length, Mayank Agarwal gives it the full punch of the bat and lofts it over extra cover for a boundary. |
| 0.0 : Strategic Time-Out! The openers of Punjab, KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal have given them just the start they wanted. They added almost 50 in the Powerplay and would look to continue the good work. Rajasthan have been very sloppy, on the other hand, as they have handed KL three lives. You should not make the mistake of dropping him once, let alone, three times and they would look to break this stand immediately after the break. |
| 7.3 : Kartik Tyagi to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Make that 3 in a row! Riyan Parag tried hard to prevent the boundary but it was not meant to be. Overpitched delivery, outside off, Mayank Agarwal lofts this one over the bowler. Parag runs to his left, dives and pushes the ball away, but he tumbles past the rope. By the time he can get back up, the ball goes on to touch the fence. |
| 7.4 : Kartik Tyagi to Mayank Agarwal, On the pads, flicked to deep square leg for a run. |
| 7.5 : Kartik Tyagi to KL Rahul, Good-length ball, on off, KL punches this through point for a single. |
| 7.6 : Kartik Tyagi to Mayank Agarwal, Fullish this time, around off, hit down the ground to long off for a run. 15 from the over! 114 needed off 72 balls. |
| 8.1 : Rahul Tewatia to Mayank Agarwal, Flighted, fuller, around off, Agarwal gets low and drags his shot through mid-wicket. One run. |
| 8.2 : Rahul Tewatia to KL Rahul, KL Rahul goes back and knocks this shortish ball down to long on and rotates the strike. |
| 8.3 : Rahul Tewatia to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Mayank Agarwal loves hitting down the ground and it is working out for him as well. Straight as an arrow, this! Fuller, on middle, Mayank Agarwal spanks this one over the bowler and bags a boundary. |
| 8.4 : Rahul Tewatia to Mayank Agarwal, A touch shorter, on middle, Agarwal pulls this hurriedly over mid-wicket for one. |
| 8.5 : Rahul Tewatia to KL Rahul, Tossed up, around off, KL skips down and mistimes his shot towards long on. Gets one more run. |
| 8.6 : Rahul Tewatia to Mayank Agarwal, Just a single as Mayank lofts this to the left of long on, who moves that side and stops the ball on the bounce. |
| Chris Morris is called back into the attack. 0/6 in his 1 over so far. |
| 9.1 : Chris Morris to Mayank Agarwal, SIX! WHOA! So easily done by him. Gone straight into the crowd. On a length, angling down the leg side, Mayank Agarwal just whips this one off his pads all the way over fine leg. Moves to 48 now, does Agarwal. |
| 9.2 : Chris Morris to Mayank Agarwal, WIDE. Angling down the leg side again, MA looks to pull but misses. |
| Chris Morris to Mayank Agarwal, Much better from Morris! A pacy delivery, short of a length, closer to off, Mayank looks to slash it away but it is too close to be cut. He misses his shot. |
| 9.3 : Chris Morris to Mayank Agarwal, SIX! FIFTY FOR MAYANK AGARWAL! What a knock this has been from him so far. He started off slow, but he has picked up the pace and gets to his fifty in 34 balls. He will know though that the job is not done and will want to hang around for longer. Again, Morris strays and serves a length delivery down the leg side, easily clipped over fine leg by Agarwal for his second biggie of the over. |
| 9.4 : Chris Morris to Mayank Agarwal, TWO WIDES. Whoops. On a length, but way outside off, MA leaves it and Sanju fails to stop the ball cleanly with the dive. One more run taken. Rajasthan are struggling with dew, it seems. |
| Chris Morris to KL Rahul, WIDE. Morris hurls a length ball down leg again, KL misses his tuck. Wide signalled. A smile now on Samson's face. He walks down to Morris and has a quick word with him. |
| Chris Morris to KL Rahul, FOUR! This is turning out to be a very expensive over. Another boundary. Brings up the 100-run stand between these two as well. This is the fourth time these two have crossed 100 with their partnership. On a length, around middle and leg, KL Rahul goes back and just tucks this through backward square leg. |
| 9.5 : Chris Morris to KL Rahul, Slower, on middle, nudged through square leg for one. |
| 9.6 : Chris Morris to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! 25 off the 10th over and Punjab are cruising at the moment! Outside off this time, it is served on a length by the Saffa, Mayank Agarwal just calmly plays the inside-out shot over covers and gets a boundary. 80 more needed from 60 balls! |
| 10.1 : Mahipal Lomror to KL Rahul, Mahipal Lomror drags his length short and serves it on off, Rahul pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 10.2 : Mahipal Lomror to Mayank Agarwal, Short again, around off, Mayank Agarwal goes back and slaps it past the extra cover fielder for a single. |
| 10.3 : Mahipal Lomror to KL Rahul, Doing it with ease. Full and around off, Rahul plays it down with soft hands to covers and rotates the strike. |
| 10.4 : Mahipal Lomror to Mayank Agarwal, Fires in a very full ball around leg, Mayank Agarwal drills it down to long on for a single. |
| 10.5 : Mahipal Lomror to KL Rahul, Some flight on this one as it lands full around off, Rahul forces it over the bowler's head and it falls safely in the deep. They cross. |
| 10.6 : Mahipal Lomror to Mayank Agarwal, Quicker one, short and around off, Mayank Agarwal shapes up for an inside-out shot but then flat-bats it through point for a couple. 73 needed off 54 balls. |
| 10.4 : Will Chris Morris continue with the ball? Nopes. Chetan Sakariya (2-0-24-0) is bought back into the attack. |
| 11.2 : Chetan Sakariya to KL Rahul, Wide! Angling away from the batsman, wide outside off, Rahul leaves it. Reload. |
| 11.1 : Chetan Sakariya to KL Rahul, FOUR! Rahul moves to 48! Chetan Sakariya serves it full and wide outside off, Rahul shuffles across the stumps and smacks it through covers for a boundary. |
| 11.2 : Chetan Sakariya to KL Rahul, Short and wide outside off, Rahul tries to cut but ends up chopping down towards short third man. |
| 11.3 : Chetan Sakariya to KL Rahul, On a good length outside off, change of pace, Rahul plays it down to cover-point for one. |
| 11.4 : Chetan Sakariya to Mayank Agarwal, Easy pickings. Chetan Sakariya bowls a gentle delivery outside off, on a length, it's hit through point for another run. |
| Aiden Markram walks out at Number 3. |
| 11.5 : Chetan Sakariya to KL Rahul, OUT! Caught at short third man! KL Rahul runs out of his luck. Three dropped catches earlier but this one has been accepted by the fielder. Another opener gets dismissed on 49 in this match. Chetan Sakariya serves it a bit short around off and takes it away with the angle, KL Rahul rocks back to cut but it finds the outer half of the blade and goes straight to Kartik Tyagi. He hangs on to the catch and finally, Rajasthan have a breakthrough. Can they capitali |
| 11.6 : Chetan Sakariya to Aiden Markram, Fuller and slower on off, Aiden defends it on the leg side. Looks for a run but is sent back. End of a successful over from Chetan Sakariya. |
| 12.1 : Rahul Tewatia to Mayank Agarwal, Flighted and on middle, Mayank Agarwal works it in front of square leg and scampers back for the second run. |
| 12.2 : Rahul Tewatia to Mayank Agarwal, Loopy delivery, it lands full and around off, Mayank goes down on one knee for the slog-sweep but doesn't get the right connection. It flies over mid on and goes on one bounce to the fielder in the deep. A single taken. |
| 0.0 : Change. Rahul Tewatia (2-0-17-0) to roll his arm again. |
| 12.3 : Rahul Tewatia to Aiden Markram, Googly, full and around off, Markram drives it back towards the bowler who fails to stop it and the ball travels to long off. Markram is away with a single. |
| 12.4 : Rahul Tewatia to Mayank Agarwal, NOT OUT! Flatter one, around middle, Mayank steps back and slaps it to covers. Yashasvi Jaiswal makes a diving stop there and seeing that, Mayank Agarwal is sent back by Aiden Markram. There is a direct hit at the striker's end and the ball now deflects to mid-wicket. The batters cross. The appeal is made for a run out but Agarwal is found to be safe in the replays. |
| 12.2 : Run out appeal taken upstairs. Mayank Agarwal seems to be safe, though. Yes, Mayank is safe, as per the replays. |
| 12.5 : Rahul Tewatia to Aiden Markram, Knocks a full ball down to long on and rotates the strike. |
| 12.6 : Rahul Tewatia to Mayank Agarwal, OUT! Caught! Both the set batsmen dismissed and Rajasthan have an opening now. Rahul Tewatia gives this one a good flight and serves it on a fuller length outside off, Mayank Agarwal probably was looking for an inside-out shot over extra cover but all he manages is a thick outside edge on his shot. Ends up slicing it to deep point where Liam Livingstone completes the catch. 60 needed off 42 balls. |
| 12.5 : Nicholas Pooran is the new man in. He did not have the best of outings in the first phase of the tournament. Will he be able to redeem himself in UAE? Also, Riyan Parag is into the attack. |
| 13.2 : Riyan Parag to Nicholas Pooran, A side-arm delivery, below sea level as Sunil Gavaskar would call, it's full and on middle, Pooran clips it in front of square leg for two. |
| 13.1 : Riyan Parag to Nicholas Pooran, Great running between the wickets! Slightly short and outside off, Pooran powers it down to long on and they take two. |
| 13.3 : Riyan Parag to Nicholas Pooran, Tossed up around leg, Pooran kneels and paddles it behind square leg for a single. |
| 13.4 : Riyan Parag to Aiden Markram, FOUR! Poor line and length from Riyan Parag. Short in length and down the leg side, Markram goes for the pull shot but ends up gloving it wide of short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 13.5 : Riyan Parag to Aiden Markram, Forces a full ball down to long off for a single. |
| 13.6 : Riyan Parag to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! Hammered away! That's a mighty fine shot. Shortish and around off, Nicholas Pooran latches onto it and launches it over long on. 44 needed off 36 balls. |
| 14.1 : Kartik Tyagi to Aiden Markram, Starts this spell with a fuller delivery on middle, Aiden Markram flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0.0 : Change. Kartik Tyagi returns. 2-0-22-0 so far. |
| 14.2 : Kartik Tyagi to Nicholas Pooran, A bouncer around leg, Pooran ducks. |
| 14.3 : Kartik Tyagi to Nicholas Pooran, Beaten! Kartik Tyagi angles across a length ball, outside off, Nicholas Pooran tries to play a booming drive but fails to connect. |
| 14.4 : Kartik Tyagi to Nicholas Pooran, Beaten again! This is excellent bowling from Kartik Tyagi. Varies his pace and bowls it at 108 clicks. Full and outside off, Pooran is early into his attempted drive and misses. |
| 14.5 : Kartik Tyagi to Nicholas Pooran, Very full and on off at 135.9 kph, Pooran drives it to extra cover and steals a single. |
| 14.6 : Kartik Tyagi to Aiden Markram, FOUR! Spoils a good over! Tyagi serves a half-volley around off, Markram shows the full face of his bat and crunches it down the ground for a boundary. No chance for long off. 38 needed off 30 balls. |
| 15.1 : Chris Morris to Nicholas Pooran, Shortish, around off, Pooran pulls this through mid-wicket for one. |
| 15.2 : Chris Morris to Aiden Markram, Around off, on a length, driven aerially through cover-point for a run. |
| 15.3 : Chris Morris to Nicholas Pooran, Slower, around off, length, Pooran taps this to point for an easy single. |
| 15.4 : Chris Morris to Aiden Markram, Length, around off, Aiden Markram punches this to the right of mid off, where Yashasvi Jaiswal dives and stops the ball. |
| 15.5 : Chris Morris to Aiden Markram, WIDE. This is slipped down the leg side, Aiden misses his tuck. |
| Chris Morris to Aiden Markram, Outside off, on a length, worked to the fielder at mid off for one. |
| 15.6 : Chris Morris to Nicholas Pooran, Another single as Nicholas Pooran gently dabs this to the point region. The fielder has a shy at the striker's end but he misses. A tidy over from Morris, just 6 off it. |
| 16.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to Nicholas Pooran, EDGY FOUR! Pooran will take that. Punjab will take that. Length delivery, closer to off, Nicholas Pooran looks to chop this away but the ball takes the outside edge and speeds away to the third man fence, beating the fielder to his right. |
| 0.0 : Strategic Time-Out! 32 needed more off 24 balls and it's turning out to be a pretty straightforward chase for Punjab. They did lose their openers in quick succession but Aiden Markram and Nicholas Pooran have batted sensibly so far. Rajasthan need wickets in a heap to get back in this match. Can they do it? Here is Mustafizur Rahman to operate after the break... |
| 16.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to Nicholas Pooran, Shortish, outside off, NP looks to flash but misses his shot. |
| 16.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! SHOT! That is a monster of a shot. Clean stroke. Around off and middle, on a length, Nicholas Pooran pumps this one all the way over deep mid-wicket. This is the highest score of Nicholas Pooran in the Indian T20 League, 2021, so far. |
| 16.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to Nicholas Pooran, Wider outside off, a length delivery, Nicholas Pooran looks to clear the cover boundary but only manages to loft this in the deep. It lands safe and two fielders ensure that the ball does not cross the ropes. Three taken. |
| 16.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to Aiden Markram, Slower, back of the hand from the Fizz, on middle, Aiden awkwardly fends it out to the off side. |
| 16.6 : Mustafizur Rahman to Aiden Markram, A single to end the 17th over. Around off, pushed through mid off for one. 14 from the over and Punjab need 18 more from 18 balls. |
| 17.1 : Chris Morris to Aiden Markram, SIX! High and handsome! That was very, very, veryyyyy big! One South African gets the better of the other! Morris serves this slower, on a length, around off, Aiden Markram picks this delivery early and smokes this one way over deep mid-wicket. |
| 17.2 : Chris Morris to Aiden Markram, Fuller, around off, hit towards mid on for one. |
| 17.3 : Chris Morris to Nicholas Pooran, Around off, hit across the line to the leg side for one. Brings up the 50-run stand between Pooran and Markram. Just 10 more needed now! |
| 17.4 : Chris Morris to Aiden Markram, A full toss, around middle and leg, above waist height, but dipping down. Aiden Markram just sits under this one. The umpire does not move and does not indicate anything. |
| 17.5 : Chris Morris to Aiden Markram, Overthrows! Around off, length, pushed towards mid on. Aiden Markram sends Pooran back as the fielder scores a direct hit at the non-striker's end. There is no one backing up and the batters then take the run. |
| 17.6 : Chris Morris to Nicholas Pooran, Just 8 more needed now! A full toss, around off, Pooran just taps this to point for one. |
| 18.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to Nicholas Pooran, Short and wide outside off, Nicholas Pooran looks to fire his cut away but misses. |
| 18.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to Nicholas Pooran, Well bowled by the Fizz! A full toss, outside off, dipping down, Pooran gets low and looks to push this but fails to connect. |
| 18.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to Nicholas Pooran, Fuller again, outside off, Nicholas Pooran looks to dig it out but only manages an outside edge down to third man. The fielder there is standing very straight and hence only a single. |
| 18.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to Nicholas Pooran, Fullish, on off, jammed out through mid on for one. A really good penultimate over so far from the Fizz. Can he end it well? |
| 18.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to Aiden Markram, Great stop by Chetan Sakariya! Saved a certain boundary there. A touch short, slower in pace again, on middle, Aiden Markram moves to the leg side and looks to cut this one away. He only manages an outside edge, which goes to the right of the keeper. Samson flies, but fails to grab it. It deflects behind and Chetan Sakariya dives to his left at short third man to stop the racing ball. Only a single. |
| 18.6 : Mustafizur Rahman to Aiden Markram, Yes, he can! Just a run off the final ball and just 4 from the over. Around middle, this is hit through covers for one. 4 more needed in 6 balls. |
| 19.1 : Kartik Tyagi to Aiden Markram, Good start by Tyagi! Dot ball. A full toss, around off, hit to the fielder at covers. 4 needed in 5 now! |
| 19.2 : Kartik Tyagi to Aiden Markram, Just one! Fuller this time, around off, Aiden Markram swings across the line but only manages an inside edge to deep square leg for one. 3 needed in 4 balls! |
| 19.3 : Kartik Tyagi to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! CAUGHT! Is there a twist in the game? Nicholas Pooran loses his wicket at the very end of the innings and he fails to close the game out for his side. A fuller ball, slanting across the southpaw, Pooran just looks to guide this to the off side but only manages a thin outside edge, which is gobbled up by Sanju Samson behind the sticks. 3 more needed in 3 balls! |
| Who will come out next? Fabian Allen or Deepak Hooda? It's Deepak Hooda. |
| 19.4 : Kartik Tyagi to Deepak Hooda, DOT! 3 needed in 2 now! Wider, fuller, outside off, Deepak Hooda moves across and looks to play at this but misses. Valuable dot. |
| 19.5 : Kartik Tyagi to Deepak Hooda, OUT! CAUGHT! WOW! What a game this is turning out to be! Another wicket and Rajasthan are in the driving seat now. On a length, wider outside off again, Deepak Hooda reaches out and looks to play this to the off side but the ball takes the outside edge and Sanju Samson is not going to drop this. 3 more needed on the last ball! |
| Fabian Allen walks in next. Three to win the game, 2 to take it into the Super Over. |
| 0.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to KL Rahul, Starts with a delivery angling away from the batsman, it's outside off and Rahul plays it down with soft hands to short third man. |
| 0.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to KL Rahul, Chase is underway! The length is short and outside off, Rahul cuts it through point and picks up a run. |
| 0.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to Mayank Agarwal, Quick single. Rahman pitches it up and outside off, Mayank drives it to the left of mid off and takes a single. |
| 0.6 : Mustafizur Rahman to Mayank Agarwal, Use of the wrists from Mayank on this occasion. Slower and fuller around middle, Agarwal helps it wide of mid on and rotates the strike. 4 from the first over. |
| 0.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to KL Rahul, Fuller and outside off, Rahul plays a full-blooded cover drive but finds the fielder inside the ring. Great shot for no run. |
| 0.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to KL Rahul, Slightly short in length around leg, Rahul gets back and works it behind square leg for one. |
| 1.1 : Chetan Sakariya to Mayank Agarwal, Beats the bat straightaway! Sakariya angles across a shortish ball outside off, some extra bounce, Mayank tries to cut but it goes over his bat. |
| 1.2 : Chetan Sakariya to Mayank Agarwal, A touch short again, around off, Mayank Agarwal waits and guides it towards backward point where Evin Lewis makes a fantastic diving stop. |
| 1.3 : Chetan Sakariya to Mayank Agarwal, Superb effort from Riyan Parag! Shortish and outside off, Agarwal plays a mis-timed pull shot towards wide mid on. Parag dives to stop the ball and in the same motion, he gets up and has a shy at the bowler's end. Misses. Mayank anyway would have been safe. |
| 1.4 : Chetan Sakariya to KL Rahul, DROPPED! A big miss for Rajasthan. Short and wide outside off, Rahul slaps it aerially to backward point where Evin Lewis dives across to his right but fails to hang on to the catch. They cross for a run. |
| 1.5 : Chetan Sakariya to Mayank Agarwal, Shortish and on off, angling away, punched through covers for two. |
| 1.6 : Chetan Sakariya to Mayank Agarwal, On a length, around middle, it's eased in the gap at mid-wicket for a single. 5 from this over along with a dropped catch. |
| 2.4 : Kartik Tyagi to Mayank Agarwal, Sharp delivery, full and on middle at 141 kph, Agarwal drags it off the inner half to short fine leg. They cross. It's called a no ball for overstepping. Free Hit coming up... |
| 2.1 : Kartik Tyagi to Mayank Agarwal, Fuller and on middle, Mayank Agarwal pushes it down to mid on. |
| 2.2 : Kartik Tyagi to Mayank Agarwal, Another on drive from Mayank Agarwal but he finds the fielder inside the ring. |
| 2.3 : Kartik Tyagi to Mayank Agarwal, Appeal for a caught behind! Not given and Sanju Samson has decided to review the decision. Effort ball from Kartik Tyagi. He bends his back to dig in a short ball around off, Mayank Agarwal stands tall to slap it over the point region but misses. It goes very closely past the outside edge and Samson appeals after collecting the ball. It's not given. DRS is taken but the UltraEdge detects nothing. Rajasthan lose a review. |
| 19.6 : It's a shocker, to say the least for Punjab. A hard loss to swallow. This game was in their bag and there was no way Rajasthan would have stolen it. But they did the unimaginable. It was a stiff chase for Punjab but their reliable openers raised a century partnership to make things easy. KL Rahul was very lucky during his stay as he was dropped thrice and he went on to provide Punjab with a quick start. He was the aggressor initially and Mayank Agarwal took his time to settle down. Once Agarwa |
| Kartik Tyagi to Fabian Allen, RAJASTHAN HAVE DONE IT! What a superb over from Tyagi! He is the reason that Rajasthan have gone past the finish line. They have snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. Punjab just needed 4 off the final over but they have failed to win this game. A pinpoint yorker, outside off, Allen tries to hit this one out but misses. RAJASTHAN WIN BY 2 RUNS! |
| A narrow escape for Rajasthan. They will be relieved with this victory as they move up to number 5 on the points table. Their batting attempt was strong but flopping in the last 5 overs nearly cost them the game. This is one area they would like to address. For Punjab, they will have to quickly leave this defeat behind and bounce back. There were plenty of positives for them in this match. The bowling of Mohammed Shami and Arshdeep Singh, the batting form of their top order and Punjab only need |
| Presentation time... |
| KL Rahul, the skipper of Punjab, says that it is a tough one to swallow and says that they have experienced games like these before. Adds that they will look to learn and handle pressure better. Says that sometimes under pressure, when the target is achievable, you try to finish things quickly, and maybe the pressure gets to you. On Arshdeep and Shami, KL replies that they bowled really well and pulled things back very nicely. Mentions that it was good that he, Mayank Agarwal, and Aiden Markram |
| Evin Lewis is in for a quick chat! Says that he felt good and the wicket was great to bat on. Feels that 200 would have been a good score but is happy that they won the game. Tells us that they were really switched on in the last 10 overs of the game. Shares that they just tried to keep it simple and feels that it was a fighting total. |
| Sanju Samson, the captain of Rajasthan, says that they kept on believing and somewhere they had that fight left. Shares that he kept the overs of Kartik Tyagi and Mustafizur Rahman for the backend and it worked out. Adds that when you win the game, every decision you make turns out to be the right decision and he always keeps his faith in his bowlers. Tells that Kartik was confident about his wide yorkers and their field setting was good too. Opines that 185 was a good score on this deck and |
| KARTIK TYAGI IS THE MAN OF THE MATCH! Says that he feels really good and he is happy that he got the chance in the first game here. Tells that he has been speaking to his seniors for the past 2 years and he kept believing that he bowls well in the death overs. Tells that games keep changing and he has been noticing this and it feels good that it worked out in their favour. Shares that when he was a net bowler for India's tour of Australia, he has been told that he needs to bowl fuller and he has |
| That concludes the proceedings from this thrilling game. The next game on Wednesday, 22nd September 2021 will be played between Delhi and Hyderabad in Dubai. The action will begin at 6 pm local (2 pm GMT) but you can join us in advance for the build-up. Cheers! |
| Kartik Tyagi, you superstar! He has shell-shocked Punjab. 4 needed off the last 6 balls and Punjab have lost by 2 runs. Complete shambles! You don't see that happe often but with Punjab, it's becoming a norm. KL Rahul cannot believe it. His team has imploded. |
| We have seen many close games in the past, some excellent death bowling as well and this last over from Kartik Tyagi has to be right up there. To keep composure and bowl 5 dot balls in the last over with the defeat looking imminent, he must have nerves of steel. Rajasthan required a miracle to secure two points from this match and Tyagi waved his magic wand when it mattered the most. Hats off! |
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