| 0.0 : Hello and welcome to game no. 9 of this season's Indian T20 League. Tonight Rajasthan take on Punjab in just their second game of the season. The Steven Smith led side will look to continue their winning start after surprising Chennai in their opening game. Punjab, on the other hand, bounced back from their Super Over heartbreak to send a chilling warning to the rest of the league after demolishing Kohli's Bangalore. Who will make it 2 wins in a row? Stay tuned to find out. |
| PITCH REPORT - Kevin Pietersen and Rohan Gavaskar are the pitch experts for the evening. Pieteren starts by saying it was a sixes show when the last game was played here. Gavaskar says it is a batters paradise as the dimensions are small and it is a flat pitch. Rohan tells that the spinners should pull their length back. On the pitch, he says that it is a new pitch which looks very flat. Rohan feels the side that adapts well with the ball will win the game. |
| TOSS - We are all in readiness for the toss. The match referee has the coin in hand. Rajasthan skipper, Steven Smith and Punjab skipper are in the center. The coin goes up and falls in the favour of the Aussie. RAJASTHAN OPT TO BOWL! |
| Rajasthan skipper, Steven Smith says that the wicket was a bit tacky in the last game and that is the reason behind chasing. Smith says that they saw how wet it was at the end of the last game. Informs there are two changes, Jaiswal and Miller are out and Buttler and Ankit Rajpoot are in. Smith says he is happy to have Buttler back as he is an unbelievable player. |
| Punjab skipper, KL Rahul, says that they are looking to stick to the same process and get off to a good start. Tells it has either been 140-150 or over 200 so says it is important to play one ball at a time and not get ahead of themselves. Expects that there will be change in the lines and lengths. |
| Punjab (Unchanged Playing XI) - Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul (WK/C), Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Karun Nair, Sarfaraz Khan, James Neesham, Murugan Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Sheldon Cottrell. |
| Rajasthan (Playing XI) - Jos Buttler (WK) (IN FOR DAVID MILLER), Steven Smith (C), Sanju Samson, Robin Uthappa, Rahul Tewatia, Riyan Parag, Tom Curran, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat, Ankit Rajpoot (IN FOR YASHASVI JAISWAL). |
| Punjab coach, Anil Kumble is caught down for a quick chat. Kumble says there are areas they need to improve on. Tells it was a thorough performance in the last game and they are looking to tick those boxes again. Kumble says Sharjah has not changed in terms of pitch and the lengths are key as the margin of error is limited. Tells they are focused on it and one should not worry about the dimensions. |
| We are all set to begin. The umpires are out in the middle. The Rajasthan players are out in the middle. KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal will open the batting for Punjab. Jaydev Unadkat will start the proceedings with the ball. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : Jaydev Unadkat to KL Rahul, Punjab and their skipper are off the mark straightaway. Unadkat starts with a length ball on off. Rahul taps it towards point and the openers are quick between the wickets and get the first single with ease. |
| 0.2 : Jaydev Unadkat to Mayank Agarwal, Good ball. Length ball on off and it shapes away from Agarwal. He looks to play but misses. |
| 0.3 : Jaydev Unadkat to Mayank Agarwal, Mayank is off the mark! Good length ball on off, Agarwal pushes it towards cover-point and gets to the other end. |
| 0.4 : Jaydev Unadkat to KL Rahul, Back of a length delivery on off, Rahul pushes it to cover. |
| 0.5 : Jaydev Unadkat to KL Rahul, On the pads, Rahul glances it to fine leg and gets just a run as the fielder at fine leg is quick to clean it up. |
| 0.6 : Jaydev Unadkat to Mayank Agarwal, Mayank looks to tap and run but does not get it. Tidy start from Unadkat. 3/0 after the first over. Length delivery around off, it shapes away a tad. Mayank taps it to point and looks for a run but misses. |
| 1.1 : Ankit Rajpoot to KL Rahul, Rajpoot starts with a length delivery around off, Rahul punches it to cover. |
| 0.6 : Ankit Rajpoot to partner Unadkat first up with the new ball. |
| 1.2 : Ankit Rajpoot to KL Rahul, Good length ball around off, Rahul runs it down towards backward point and gets a single. |
| 1.4 : Ankit Rajpoot to Mayank Agarwal, Rajpoot goes fuller now, Agarwal pushes it to cover. |
| 1.3 : Ankit Rajpoot to Mayank Agarwal, SIX! First boundary of the day and it has come in the form of a big one. Good length ball around off, Agarwal comes down the track a bit and smokes it over long off for a biggie. Expect a lot more of these tonight. |
| 1.5 : Ankit Rajpoot to Mayank Agarwal, Play and a miss. Good length delivery around off, it shapes away a bit. Mayank looks to run it down but the bll is too close to him and he misses. |
| 1.6 : Ankit Rajpoot to Mayank Agarwal, 1 run, this time the batter goes back and punches it from the crease for a run. |
| 2.1 : Jaydev Unadkat to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Nicely played! Short of a length delivery on middle, Agarwal pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 2.2 : Jaydev Unadkat to Mayank Agarwal, Back of a length on off, Agarwal pushes it towards covers for a single. |
| 2.3 : Jaydev Unadkat to KL Rahul, Full ball on off, Rahul drives it through covers for a couple. |
| 2.4 : Jaydev Unadkat to KL Rahul, Length delivery on off, Rahul pushes it towards covers. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 2.5 : Jaydev Unadkat to Mayank Agarwal, WIDE! Unadkat bowls a short delivery wide outside off, Agarwal leaves it alone. It goes towards the keeper where Buttler looks to take it but it goes through him towards third man. The batsmen get two byes. |
| Jaydev Unadkat to Mayank Agarwal, SIX! Biggie number 100 for the tournament and it has come from the bat of Mayank Agarwal. Short from Unadkat but it does not have the pace or the height to trouble Mayank. He crunches his pull into the mid-wicket stand for a biggie. |
| 2.6 : Jaydev Unadkat to Mayank Agarwal, Back of a length on off, Agarwal punches it to point. |
| 3.1 : Jofra Archer to KL Rahul, FOUR! Glorious from KL Rahul! Archer starts with a warm up slower ball on off, Rahul leans into the drive and creams it through covers for a boundary. |
| 0.0 : Jofra Archer is into the attack. |
| 3.2 : Jofra Archer to KL Rahul, FOUR! The class of Rahul is too much. Archer overpitches on off, Rahul does not need second invitation as he once again drives it nonchalantly through covers for a boundary. |
| 3.3 : Jofra Archer to KL Rahul, FOUR! Hat-trick of boundaries and Rahul is winning the first phase of the battle against Archer. Length ball outside off, Rahul slices it over backward point and the ball races away to the fence. |
| 3.4 : Jofra Archer to KL Rahul, Some respite for the England pacer as this length ball is punched to cover. |
| 3.5 : Jofra Archer to KL Rahul, Another good punch from Rahul but once again straight to the fielder. |
| 3.6 : Jofra Archer to KL Rahul, On off, Rahul pushes it to the off side and gets a single. 13 off Archer's first not the kind of start he or his side needed. |
| 4.1 : Ankit Rajpoot to KL Rahul, On the pads, Rahul glances it towards square leg and gets a run. |
| 4.2 : Ankit Rajpoot to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! The ploy to bowl short with the lack of pace is not working for Rajasthan. It is a short ball at around 132 kph. Mayank pulls it over mid on for a boundary. Easy pickings. |
| 4.3 : Ankit Rajpoot to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! This is class. Good length ball outside off, Agarwal waits for it and then punches it away from diving Unadkat at short third man and gets another boundary. |
| 0.0 : Ankit Rajpoot is back on. 1-0-8-0 are his figures so far. |
| 4.4 : Ankit Rajpoot to Mayank Agarwal, 10 off the previous two balls so Mayank smartly glances it towards mid-wicket and gets a single. |
| 4.5 : Ankit Rajpoot to KL Rahul, Good length ball on off, Rahul punches it to sweeper cover and gets a single to overtake Faf du Plessis as the leading run scorer for the season so far. |
| 4.6 : Ankit Rajpoot to Mayank Agarwal, NO BALL! Ankit Rajpoot has done everything wrong in this ball. He has missed his mark with the slower one and bowls it down the leg side. Buttler dives to his left but parries it away from him. They steal a bye. The danger buzzer is also on now as Rajpoot has also overstepped. Pressure on Ankit here. Free Hit to follow and it will be Rahul who will get the license to kill. |
| Ankit Rajpoot to KL Rahul, FOUR! Rahul makes the extra ball count. Back of a length on off, Rahul makes room and smashes it over covers for a boundary. |
| 5.1 : Jofra Archer to Mayank Agarwal, Much better from Archer. Good length ball bowled at pace and targetting the stump. Agarwal defends it with a straight bat. |
| 5.2 : Jofra Archer to Mayank Agarwal, Good length ball which comes in a bit. Mayank pushes it to point. |
| 5.3 : Jofra Archer to Mayank Agarwal, Good length ball around off, Mayank runs it down through backward point. The fielder from third man cleans it up. Single taken. |
| 5.4 : Jofra Archer to KL Rahul, Slower ball on top of off, Rahul defends it. |
| 5.5 : Jofra Archer to KL Rahul, Shortish around off, Rahul tucks it to the leg side and takes a quick run. |
| 5.6 : Jofra Archer to Mayank Agarwal, Dot to finish the Powerplay. Good length ball on off, it sticks a bit on the surface, Mayank defends it. End of the Powerplay and it is a very good start for Punjab. They are 60/0 at the end of it. |
| 6.1 : Shreyas Gopal to KL Rahul, Tossed up ball on middle, Rahul flicks it through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 6.2 : Shreyas Gopal to KL Rahul, Floated delivery on middle, Rahul sweeps it towards fine leg for a run. |
| 6.3 : Shreyas Gopal to Mayank Agarwal, Loopy delivery on off, Agarwal lofts it over mid on for a single. |
| 6.4 : Shreyas Gopal to KL Rahul, Tossed up delivery on middle, Rahul pushes it through mid on for a run. |
| 6.5 : Shreyas Gopal to Mayank Agarwal, On middle, Agarwal lofts it over mid on. It goes towards long on where Riyan Parag tries to take it but spills it. It was a tough chance. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 6.6 : Shreyas Gopal to KL Rahul, On middle, Rahul flicks it towards the leg side for a single. |
| 7.1 : Rahul Tewatia to KL Rahul, Tossed up delivery on off, Rahul pushes it through covers for a run. |
| 7.2 : Rahul Tewatia to Mayank Agarwal, SIX! That is huge! Short ball on middle, Agarwal pulls it over square leg for a biggie. |
| 7.3 : Rahul Tewatia to Mayank Agarwal, SIX! Powerful shot! Flighted delivery on middle, Agarwal lofts it over the bowler's head for a maximum. |
| 0.0 : Rahul Tewatia is into the attack. |
| 7.4 : Rahul Tewatia to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! That is put away! Short delivery on middle, Agarwal pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 7.5 : Rahul Tewatia to Mayank Agarwal, On off, Agarwal pushes it towards covers for a run. |
| 7.6 : Rahul Tewatia to KL Rahul, Full delivery on off, Rahul drives it through covers for a single. 19 runs have come from the over. Big over for Punjab. |
| 0.0 : Spin into the attack. Leg spinner Shreyas Gopal is introduced straightaway as the field can spread out. |
| Punjab are going bonkers here. |
| 8.1 : Shreyas Gopal to KL Rahul, Flighted delivery on middle, Rahul flicks it through square leg for a single. |
| 8.2 : Shreyas Gopal to Mayank Agarwal, SIX! Amazing shot! Tossed up delivery on off, Agarwal lofts it over long off for a maximum. |
| 8.3 : Shreyas Gopal to Mayank Agarwal, Floated delivery on middle, Agarwal flicks it through mid-wicket. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 8.4 : Shreyas Gopal to Mayank Agarwal, SIX! That is hammered! Loopy ball on middle, Agarwal lofts it over the bowler's head for a maximum. |
| 8.5 : Shreyas Gopal to Mayank Agarwal, Short ball on middle, Agarwal pulls it through mid on for a run. |
| 8.6 : Shreyas Gopal to KL Rahul, On off, Rahul pushes it to covers. |
| 9.1 : Tom Curran to Mayank Agarwal, Tom Curran starts with a length ball on te pads, Mayank turns it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0.0 : Tom Curran is into the attack. |
| 9.2 : Tom Curran to KL Rahul, Another single. Good length ball around off, Rahul runs it down to third man for a run. |
| 9.3 : Tom Curran to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Mayank looks in the mood tonight! Back of a length ball on middle and leg. Agarwal pulls but does not time it well but he still manages to pull it away from the fielder and gets a boundary. |
| 0.0 : Strategic Time-Out!  Another superb start from the Punjab's openers and it has been a batting masterclass from the two Karnataka statesmen. The duo have continued their rich vein of form. Rajasthan have been off the radar with the ball so far and need to revisit their plans. We have seen wickets fall right after these breaks and Rajasthan will look to do the same. At the moment, it is the Rahul-Mayank show. |
| 9.4 : Tom Curran to Mayank Agarwal, Length ball on off, Agarwal punches it to cover. |
| 9.5 : Tom Curran to Mayank Agarwal, Another pull shot but this time there is protetction in the deep in front of square. Just a single. |
| 9.6 : Tom Curran to KL Rahul, Full around off, Rahul drives it uppishly through cover-point and keeps the strike with just one as the fielder from third man mops it up. Good start for Tom Curran. Just 8 off the over. At the halfway stage of the innings, Punjab are 110/0! |
| 10.1 : Jaydev Unadkat to KL Rahul, Short and coming in to Rahul. He punches it to cover-point for one. |
| 10.2 : Jaydev Unadkat to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Length ball around off, Agarwal mistimes it but still manages to get it over cover and gets a boundary. |
| 10.3 : Jaydev Unadkat to Mayank Agarwal, Another mistimed punch but this one is in no man's land over cover. Single taken. |
| 10.4 : Jaydev Unadkat to KL Rahul, Good length ball on off, Rahul punches it to cover. |
| 10.5 : Jaydev Unadkat to KL Rahul, Slower ball bowled into the surface on off. Rahul tucks it to the leg side and gets a single. |
| 10.6 : Jaydev Unadkat to Mayank Agarwal, WIDE! Unadkat overcooks the slower short ball. Mayank looks to hit but the ball keeps going over him so he let's it be. |
| 0.0 : Jaydev Unadkat is back! 2-0-20-0 are his figures so far. |
| 10.6 : Jaydev Unadkat to Mayank Agarwal, Good running! Slower on middle, Mayank glances it towards mid-wicket with soft hands and gets two as the fielder has to come running in from the deep to clean it. 10 off the over. |
| 11.1 : Tom Curran to KL Rahul, SIX! Rahul starts the over with a biggie. Shortish on off, Rahul pulls it well over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. This is now the highest stand this season in the league. |
| 11.2 : Tom Curran to KL Rahul, Follows the biggie with a single towards point. Good batting this from the Punjab skippper. |
| 11.3 : Tom Curran to Mayank Agarwal, Low full toss outside off, Agarwal plays it tiredly towards mid off for one. |
| 11.4 : Tom Curran to KL Rahul, FOUR! Spectacular shot! Not a bad ball but just too good from Rahul! Very full outside off, Rahul manages to slice it over cover for a boundary. |
| 11.5 : Tom Curran to KL Rahul, WIDE! Slower bouncer but down the leg side. Wided by the umpire. |
| Tom Curran to KL Rahul, FIFTY FOR RAHUL! He has played second fiddle but another fine knock from the skipper. Full around off, Rahul drives it to mid off to get to his fifty. |
| 12.1 : Shreyas Gopal to KL Rahul, Floated on off, Rahul drives it to cover. |
| 12.2 : Shreyas Gopal to KL Rahul, Short around off, Rahul cuts it towards point and gets a single. |
| 11.6 : Tom Curran to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Expensive from Curran! 18 from this and Mayank Agarwal moves to 81! Fuller on off, Agarwal plays it wide of the diving cover fielder for a boundary. |
| 12.3 : Shreyas Gopal to Mayank Agarwal, WIDE! Poor from Gopal. Bowls it short but this spins away. Agarwal lets it be. |
| Shreyas Gopal to Mayank Agarwal, SIX! Tonked away! Flighted outside off, Mayank goes over long off and connects beautifully for another big six. Moves to 87 now. |
| 11.6 : Shreyas Gopal is back on. |
| 12.4 : Shreyas Gopal to Mayank Agarwal, Quicker and full outside off. Agarwal looks to play but misses. |
| 12.5 : Shreyas Gopal to Mayank Agarwal, Floated on middle and off, Mayank flicks it towards mid-wicket and rotates the strike. |
| 12.6 : Shreyas Gopal to KL Rahul, Shorter and turning away. Rahul glances it against the spin towards mid-wicket and keeps the strike. |
| Change in bowling. Archer is back for his 3rd over. |
| 13.1 : Jofra Archer to KL Rahul, Good length ball around off, Rahul taps it to point and gives the strike to Mayank Agarwal who is smashing it left, right and centre. |
| 13.2 : Jofra Archer to Mayank Agarwal, 150-run stand comes up! What a partnership this has been! WOW! Good work in the deep by Sanju Samson. Good length ball on off, Agarwal punches it to the right of sweeper cover. Samson there runs and dives to save it before the ropes. Three taken. |
| 13.3 : Jofra Archer to KL Rahul, Around off, Rahul punches it to cover. |
| 13.4 : Jofra Archer to KL Rahul, FOUR! The elegant Natraj shot now. Back of a length ball on off and middle, Rahul pulls it over square leg with the Natraj short and gets a boundary. |
| 13.5 : Jofra Archer to KL Rahul, Good length ball on middle. Rahul looks to flick but gets a leading edge which goes in the gap at cover for one. |
| 13.6 : Jofra Archer to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Whatever the skipper can do, Mayank can do better. Time for him to play the Natraj shot. Back of a length on middle, Agarwal plays the Natraj pull and gets a boundary over backward square leg. |
| Strategic Time-Out! Well the batters need a breather and so do we as Rahul and Agarwal are out with their guns and firing on all cylinders. The partnership stands at 161! Agarwal has been blistering nd finds himself 9 short of what will be a brilliant ton. Punjab clearly on top here and Rajasthan need to do something about it. |
| 14.1 : Shreyas Gopal to KL Rahul, FOUR! This is good batting from Rahul! Short delivery on middle, Rahul pulls it over mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep tries to stop it but it goes past him for a boundary. |
| 14.2 : Shreyas Gopal to KL Rahul, Floated delivery on off, Rahul punches it towards covers for a single. The fielder goes for a direct hit at the striker's end but misses it. |
| 14.3 : Shreyas Gopal to Mayank Agarwal, Short delivery on off, Agarwal cuts it through point for a run. |
| 14.4 : Shreyas Gopal to KL Rahul, Tossed up ball on off, Rahul defends it out. |
| 14.5 : Shreyas Gopal to KL Rahul, Short delivery outside off, Rahul cuts it through point for a single. |
| 14.6 : Shreyas Gopal to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! HUNDRED FOR AGARWAL! His first one in this league! Take a bow! What a knock this has been! Fabulous! Short and spinning away from outside off. Mayank flat-bats it over overs to get to his ton in style. He reoves his helmet and raises his bat as his teammates applaud this fantastic innings! What an innings this has been. |
| 15.1 : Ankit Rajpoot to KL Rahul, WIDE! Slower ball outside off, Rahul leaves it alone. It is wided by the umpire. |
| 0.0 : Ankit Rajpoot is back on. |
| 15.1 : Ankit Rajpoot to KL Rahul, Back of a length on off, Rahul pushes it through covers for a single. |
| 15.2 : Ankit Rajpoot to Mayank Agarwal, Length ball on off, Agarwal drives it through covers for a run. |
| 15.3 : Ankit Rajpoot to KL Rahul, Short and outside off, Rahul punches it through point for a single. |
| 15.4 : Ankit Rajpoot to Mayank Agarwal, Yorker outside off, Agarwal looks to reach it but misses it. |
| 15.5 : Ankit Rajpoot to Mayank Agarwal, Short ball on middle, Agarwal plays it over the bowler's head towards mid off for a single. |
| 15.6 : Ankit Rajpoot to KL Rahul, Low full toss outside off, Rahul drives it through point for a run. |
| 16.1 : Tom Curran to KL Rahul, Full ball on middle, Rahul flicks it through square leg for a run. |
| 0.0 : Tom Curran is back on. |
| 16.2 : Tom Curran to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Mayank at his best! Full and outside off, Agarwal lofts it over mid off for a boundary. |
| 16.3 : Tom Curran to Mayank Agarwal, OUT! Caught! End of a brilliant innings from Mayank Agarwal and he walks away after a truly remarkable century. Finally some respite for the Rajasthan and this could be the inroads they needed towards the end. A low full toss from Tom Curran on leg. Mayank Agarwal mistimes it and chips it high in the air straight to deep mid-wicket. Sanju Samson there comes in front and takes a good catch. Lucky escape for Curran as this was a juicy full toss but maybe Agarwal |
| 16.4 : Tom Curran to KL Rahul, Curran bowls a yorker outside off, Rahul looks to dig it out but misses it. |
| 16.3 : Glenn Maxwell is the new batsman in. |
| 16.5 : Tom Curran to KL Rahul, Length delivery on off, Rahul punches it through point for a single. |
| 16.6 : Tom Curran to Glenn Maxwell, Short and outside off, Maxwell punches it through point for a run. |
| 17.1 : Ankit Rajpoot to Glenn Maxwell, Yorker outside off, Maxwell looks to reach out but misses it. |
| 17.2 : Ankit Rajpoot to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! That is put away! Short ball on middle, Maxwell pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 17.3 : Ankit Rajpoot to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! That has been smashed! Full and outside off, Maxwell hits it over point for a boundary. |
| 17.4 : Ankit Rajpoot to Glenn Maxwell, Low full toss on middle, Maxwell lofts it over mid on for a single. |
| 17.5 : Ankit Rajpoot to KL Rahul, PLAY AND A MISS! Slower ball outside off, Rahul looks to play a reverse sweep but misses it. |
| 17.6 : Ankit Rajpoot to KL Rahul, OUT! Caught! Rahul too departs and these wickets can well be the difference between 230 and 215 here. Rajasthan will back themselves to restrict Punjab under 220 now. Full and wide outside off, Rahul looks to slice it over cover for a biggie but he does not get the timing right and chips it straight to Shreyas Gopal in the deep who takes a good low catch. |
| 18.1 : Tom Curran to Glenn Maxwell, Full toss on off, Maxwell punches it over mid on for a single. |
| 18.2 : Tom Curran to Nicholas Pooran, DROPPED! Back of a length on middle, Pooran hits it back towards the bowler where Curran tries to take it but spills it. That was hit very hard. It goes towards leg side. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 0.0 : Nicholas Pooran is the new batsman in. |
| 18.3 : Tom Curran to Glenn Maxwell, PLAY AND A MISS! Full and outside off, Maxwell looks to play a reverse scoop but misses it. |
| 18.4 : Tom Curran to Glenn Maxwell, Yorker on off, Maxwell digs it out towards covers for a run. |
| 18.5 : Tom Curran to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! That is huge! Full toss on off, Pooran lofts it over mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 18.6 : Tom Curran to Nicholas Pooran, Full delivery on off, Pooran looks to go big but gets a top edge. It goes towards covers where Uthappa tries to take the catch but fails to hold on. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 19.1 : Jofra Archer to Glenn Maxwell, WIDE! Short ball down the leg side, Maxwell looks to pull but misses it. It is wided by the umpire. |
| Jofra Archer to Glenn Maxwell, Full delivery on off, Maxwell drives it through mid off for a single. |
| 18.6 : Jofra Archer to bowl the final over of the innings. |
| 19.2 : Jofra Archer to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! Pooran is going bonkers here! Full delivery outside off, Pooran lofts it over long off for a maximum. |
| 19.3 : Jofra Archer to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Length delivery outside off, Pooran cuts it through point for a boundary. |
| 19.4 : Jofra Archer to Nicholas Pooran, Good length ball on off, Pooran looks to drive but gets an inside edge back to the bowler. |
| 19.5 : Jofra Archer to Nicholas Pooran, Short ball outside off, Pooran looks to pull but misses it. |
| 19.6 : Jofra Archer to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! Excellent finish to the innings! Short ball on middle, Pooran pulls it over mid-wicket for a biggie. PUNJAB FINISH WITH 223/2! |
| A very good comeback from Rajasthan. They were poor at the start of the innings but have managed to pull things back in the last 5 overs and when it looked like Punjab would reach close to 240, they have managed to do well to restrict them under 225! |
| It was always going to be a tough evenng for the bowlers and that was the case for Rajasthan. They looked out of sort and all over the place with their bowling plans and were made to pay. They did manage to pull things back towards the end as at one stage it looked like they would conceede 230-240 but have managed to restrict Punjab to 223! Only Rajpoot went under 10 rpo and him along with Tom Curran were the only bowlers to get to the wickets column. To sum it up it was a tough evening for |
| What a batting performance from Mayank Agarwal and Punjab. It was the KL Rahul show against Bangalore and it was the Mayank Agarwal show tonight. The Karnataka born batter took the attack against the Rajasthan bowler. The pair of Rahul and Mayank Agarwal stitched together a massive 183-run stand with Agarwal hitting 106 off those. Rahul played a supporting role but followed his partner soon. It looked like Punjab were losing momentum but Pooran's 8-ball 25 has taken them to 223! |
| The star with the bat for Punjab, Mayank Agarwal is caught down for a quick chat. He starts by saying that it is a wonderful hundred. Adds that he had to give time to get going. Mentions that it was not easy as the pitch was holding up a bit. Agarwal also says that he was a lot calmer than before. Ends by saying that he practiced hard in the nets and it paid off today. |
| 0.1 : Sheldon Cottrell to Jos Buttler, Edgy start for Rajasthan and Buttler but they are off the mark. Good length ball around off but it comes back in to Buttler. He looks to punch on the off side but gets an inside edge which goes away from the stumps and behind. Sinlge taken. First run for Buttler this season. |
| 0.2 : Sheldon Cottrell to Steven Smith, No run, the batsman goes back in his crease to flick but cannot find the gap. |
| 0.3 : Sheldon Cottrell to Steven Smith, No run, just a mere push. But no space for a run. |
| 0.0 : We are back for the chase. The Punjab players are out in the middle. Jos Buttler and Steven Smith will open the batting for Rajasthan. Sheldon Cottrell will start the proceedings with the ball. |
| 0.4 : Sheldon Cottrell to Steven Smith, FOUR! Wristy shot and Smith is off the mark! Good length ball on off and middle. Smith shuffles and whips it beautifully over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 0.5 : Sheldon Cottrell to Steven Smith, WIDE! Cottrell has to reload. He misses his line and bowls one down the leg side. Smith looks to flick but misses. |
| Sheldon Cottrell to Steven Smith, WIDE! Another one down the leg side. It is short, Smith looks to pull but it is out of his reach. |
| A little issue for Cottrell at the area of his foot landing. It is being sorted out. |
| Sheldon Cottrell to Steven Smith, FOUR! Lovely shot! Good length ball around off, Smith frees his arms and slashes it through the gap between cover and mid off for a boundary. |
| 0.6 : Sheldon Cottrell to Steven Smith, Edged but straight to the fielder. 11 off the over. Good start for Rajasthan. Length ball on off, Smith looks to play it towards point but it goes to short third man off the outside edge. |
| Mohammad Shami to partner Sheldon Cottrell first up with the new ball. |
| 1.1 : Mohammed Shami to Jos Buttler, Shami starts with a length ball on the pads, Buttler flicks it through mid-wicket and gets a couple. |
| 1.2 : Mohammed Shami to Jos Buttler, Appeal but the umpire is unmoved. Slower yorker just outside leg. Buttler looks to flick but the ball kisses his boot and goes behind to the keeper. The Punjab players put in an appeal but the umpire is unmoved. |
| 1.3 : Mohammed Shami to Jos Buttler, WIDE! Shami overheats the short ball. It goes over the head of Jos Buttler. |
| Mohammed Shami to Jos Buttler, Not out and Rahul has decided not to review it either. It is a gem of a delivery from Shami. He hits the deck hard around off. Buttler comes down the track and looks to play but Buttler is taken by surprise as the ball shapes away from him and he looks to leave. The ball just about misses the outside edge and goes to Rahul behind. He appeals but the umpire is unmoved. The Punjab skipper opts not to take the review. Good call as there was no bat involved. |
| 1.4 : Mohammed Shami to Jos Buttler, Good length ball on off, Buttler looks to punch but gets an inside edge which takes it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 1.5 : Mohammed Shami to Steven Smith, FOUR! Smith looks in the mood. Full on off, Smith lofts it over mid off and gets his third boundary of the innings. |
| 1.6 : Mohammed Shami to Steven Smith, Swing and a miss! Good length ball outside off, Smith swings but misses. Good start for Shami. Just 5 off his first. |
| 2.1 : Sheldon Cottrell to Jos Buttler, Good fielding. Good length ball outside off, Buttler punches it to the left of cover where the fielder dives and saves runs for his side. |
| 2.2 : Sheldon Cottrell to Jos Buttler, OUT! Caught! The big wicket of Buttler and he has gone without hurting Punjab much. Excellent catch from Sarfaraz to get rid of the England wicket-keeper batsman. Back of a length ball on off and middle, Buttler looks to pull but does so uppishly. Sarfaraz at short mid-wicket dives in front and takes a very sharp catch inches above the ground. The trademark Cottrell salute is out and he is enjoying a great start to his debut season. |
| The Man of the Match for Rajasthan in their last game, Sanju Samson is the new man in. |
| 2.3 : Sheldon Cottrell to Sanju Samson, WIDE! On the wrong side of the tramline on the off side as the ball keeps going away. Samson looks to play but misses. |
| Sheldon Cottrell to Sanju Samson, SIX! Boom! Sanju is off the mark in style. Back of a length ball on off and middle, Samson whacks it over long on for a biggie. |
| 2.4 : Sheldon Cottrell to Sanju Samson, Better from Cottrell. Full and around off, Samson looks to drive but misses. |
| 2.5 : Sheldon Cottrell to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Samson looks to be in great mod tonight also. Full on off, Samson lofts it over mid on and gets a boundary. |
| 2.6 : Sheldon Cottrell to Sanju Samson, Dot to finish the over. 11 runs and a wicket off the over. Short and outside off, Samson cuts but finds point. Lucky escape for Cottrell there. |
| 3.1 : Mohammed Shami to Steven Smith, SIX! That is smashed! Short delivery on middle, Smith pulls it over mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 3.2 : Mohammed Shami to Steven Smith, Short ball down the leg side, Smith shuffles and looks to pull but misses it. |
| 3.3 : Mohammed Shami to Steven Smith, FOUR! Poor delivery from Shami! Full toss on leg, Smith flicks it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 3.4 : Mohammed Shami to Steven Smith, Back of a length on middle, Smith looks to pull but misses it and gets hit on the pads. |
| 3.5 : Mohammed Shami to Steven Smith, Length delivery on off, Smith looks to play a paddle scoop over fine leg but it goes towards square leg. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 3.6 : Mohammed Shami to Sanju Samson, Full ball on middle, Samson flicks it through mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep slides and does well to stop it. The batsmen get three runs. |
| 4.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Sanju Samson, Tossed up delivery on off, Samson defends it off the back foot. |
| 0.0 : Ravi Bishnoi is into the attack. |
| 4.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Sanju Samson, WIDE! Flighted delivery down the leg side, Samson lets it go. It is wided by the umpire. |
| Ravi Bishnoi to Sanju Samson, Loopy delivery on off, Samson pushes it to covers. |
| 4.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Sanju Samson, SIX! Powerful shot! Floated delivery on middle, Samson lofts it over long on for a maximum. |
| 4.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Sanju Samson, Short ball on middle, Samson looks to pull but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 4.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Sanju Samson, FOUR! That is put away! Short delivery again on middle, Samson pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 4.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Sanju Samson, On off, Samson defends it to covers. |
| James Neesham is into the attack. |
| 5.1 : James Neesham to Steven Smith, Full delivery on middle, Smith hits it towards mid on. |
| 5.2 : James Neesham to Steven Smith, FOUR! Nice shot! Full ball on off, Smith lofts it over point for a boundary. |
| 5.3 : James Neesham to Steven Smith, Full again on off, Smith looks to play a paddle sweep but gets hit on the pads. |
| 5.4 : James Neesham to Steven Smith, Short delivery on middle, Smith pulls it through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 5.5 : James Neesham to Steven Smith, FOUR! Cracking shot! Length delivery outside off, Smith comes down the track and slaps it through covers for a boundary. |
| 5.6 : James Neesham to Steven Smith, FOUR! Smith at his best! Full ball on off, Smith lofts it over point for a boundary. 14 runs have come from the over. End of the Powerplay! Rajasthan are 69/1 after 6 overs. |
| 6.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Sanju Samson, Short delivery on off, Samson cuts it through point for a single. |
| 6.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Steven Smith, SIX! That is hammered! Flighted delivery on middle, Smith plays a slog sweep over mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 6.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Steven Smith, Loopy delivery on off, Smith punches it towards covers for a run. |
| 6.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Sanju Samson, Floated ball on middle, Samson flicks it through square leg for a run. |
| 6.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Steven Smith, On off, Smith keeps it out. |
| 6.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Steven Smith, Tossed up ball on off, Smith looks to cut but gets an outside edge. It goes towards third man where Cottrell chases it and does well to pull it back just before the ropes. The batsmen get two runs. |
| Strategic Time-Out! Rajasthan are off to a solid start to the chase here. They have lost Buttler but the pair of Smith and Samson are once again taking the charge for their side. At the moment, Rajasthan are slightly ahead of the required rate but they cannot rest on their laurel as they still need to go just over 11 rpo. 144 still needed off 78. Punjab need to find a way to break this stand. Can they find a solution after the break? |
| 7.1 : Murugan Ashwin to Sanju Samson, Flighted delivery on off, Samson lofts it over covers for a single. |
| 7.2 : Murugan Ashwin to Steven Smith, Tossed up ball on middle, Smith lofts it over mid on for a run. |
| 7.4 : Murugan Ashwin to Sanju Samson, SIX! What a shot! Full ball on off, Samson lofts it over long off for a maximum. |
| 7.5 : Murugan Ashwin to Sanju Samson, On off, Samson pushes it towards covers for a single. |
| 7.6 : Murugan Ashwin to Steven Smith, On middle, Smith flicks it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 8.1 : James Neesham to Steven Smith, Back of a length ball outside off. Smith chops it to the off side and gets a single. |
| 0.0 : James Neesham is back on. |
| 8.2 : James Neesham to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Samson is in love with the boundaries here. His 3rd four and all his effort during the lockdown is bearing fruits here. Fuller outside off, Smith slashes it through covers for a boundary. |
| 8.3 : James Neesham to Sanju Samson, Short ball on off and middle. SS pulls it to long on for a single. |
| 8.4 : James Neesham to Steven Smith, FIFTY FOR SMITH! His 10th in this league. Slower ball which is very short and Smith looks to leave thinking it will go over his head but the slower bumper falls down on him so he pulls it towards fine leg to get to his milestone. |
| 8.5 : James Neesham to Sanju Samson, On the pads, Sanju Samson flicks it to the leg side and gets to the other end. |
| 8.6 : James Neesham to Steven Smith, OUT! CAUGHT! Fifty and out for Smith and it is a very timely wicket for Punjab. They needed this and Neesham has the last laugh over the Australian. Fuller outside off, Smith looks to slice it over covers but he gets too much on it and ends up slicing it straight to the man at sweeper cover. Shami there comes in and takes the catch. 124 needed off 66 and it is game on here in Sharjah. |
| 9.1 : Glenn Maxwell to Rahul Tewatia, Tossed up on middle, Tewatia defends it with a straight bat to start his innings. |
| 0.0 : The new man in is Rahul Tewatia. Also, Maxwell to operate with the ball now. |
| 9.2 : Glenn Maxwell to Rahul Tewatia, Darted fuller on off and middle, Tewatia milks it to long off for a single. |
| 9.3 : Glenn Maxwell to Sanju Samson, On the pads, Samson flicks it to the leg side and gets to the other end. |
| 9.4 : Glenn Maxwell to Rahul Tewatia, Short and quicker around off, Tewatia looks to punch but ends up defending it as the ball comes quicker to him. |
| 9.5 : Glenn Maxwell to Rahul Tewatia, Flatter around off, Tewatia looks to reverse sweep but misses. Rahul fails to take it cleanly allowing them to take one. |
| 9.6 : Glenn Maxwell to Sanju Samson, Single to end the over. Good one for Maxi, just 4 off it. Tossed up on off, Samson lofts it on a bounce to long off for a single. Rajasthan 104/2 at the halfway stage of the chase. Punjab at this stage were 110/0. |
| 10.1 : James Neesham to Sanju Samson, Very full on middle, Samson squeeze it to long on for one. |
| 10.2 : James Neesham to Rahul Tewatia, Full on off, Tewatia cannot do this as he finds mid off resulting in another dot. |
| 10.3 : James Neesham to Rahul Tewatia, Low full toss around off, Tewatia hits it across the line to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 10.4 : James Neesham to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Effortless! Fuller outsde off, Samson gets on his back foot and hits it over extra cover with minimum of fuss for a boundary. |
| 10.5 : James Neesham to Sanju Samson, Slower short ball, Samson pulls it on a bounce to deep mid-wicket and gets a single. |
| 10.6 : James Neesham to Rahul Tewatia, Full toss but Tewatia continues to struggle for timing. He mistimes it and it helps him as this one falls in front of the charging deep mid-wicket. Single taken. 112 needed off 54 balls now and the required run rate has gone up to 12.44. |
| 11.1 : Glenn Maxwell to Rahul Tewatia, Darted quicker on middle and off. Tewatia pulls it behind square leg for a single. |
| 11.2 : Glenn Maxwell to Sanju Samson, Again quicker. This is on the pads. Samson looks to flick but misses. The ball goes to the leg side off his thigh pad and they take a leg bye. |
| 11.3 : Glenn Maxwell to Rahul Tewatia, Another single and Tewatia is not doing it here. Flatter on middle and off, RT sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 11.4 : Glenn Maxwell to Sanju Samson, DROPPED! Bishnoi has dropped a big chance here of Sanju Samson and how costly will this prove to be? Tossed up on middle and off, Samson hits it to the left of long on but he does not time it. Bishnoi runs to that side and dives. He gets both his hands to it but fails to bask it in. The batters take two and that brings up the fifty for Sanju Samson. He will need to carry on if his side is to get over the line. |
| 11.5 : Glenn Maxwell to Sanju Samson, On the pads, SS tickles it to fine leg for one. |
| 11.6 : Glenn Maxwell to Rahul Tewatia, Tossed up on middle, Tewatia comes down the track and blocks it. Well the ploy to send Tewatia has not worked so far. |
| 12.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Sanju Samson, Good fielding. Floated on off, Samson drives it hard through covers. Mayank Agarwal runs to his left and makes a great stop with a slide. Saves two for his side. |
| 12.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Sanju Samson, Quicker and shorter outside off, Samson looks to reverse sweep but misses. |
| 12.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Sanju Samson, Another fine piece of work from Punjab. They have been top notch in the field tonight. Floated on off, Samson goes over covers and hits it between sweeper cover and long off. Agarwal runs to his left and manages to pulls it back before the ropes. Saves 3 for his side. |
| 12.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Rahul Tewatia, Short and quick outside off, Tewatia looks to cut but misses. |
| 12.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Rahul Tewatia, WIDE! Bishnoi bowls quicker and wide outside off but this is too wide outside off. It is on the wrong side of the blue tramline. |
| 0.0 : Ravi Bishnoi is back on. 2-0-22-0 are his figures so far. |
| 12.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Rahul Tewatia, Another dot! Tewatia is eating up the balls and putting the pressure on Sanju Samson. Short and quick outside off, Rahul looks to cut but misses. |
| 12.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Rahul Tewatia, Another dot and Tewatia is struggling badly here. Floated outside off, Tewatia goes for a big slog sweep but connects with nothing. |
| Jimmy Neesham to bowl out after the break. 1/30 from his 3 so far. |
| Strategic Time-Out! Tewatia's 5 from 13 has put the pressure on Rajasthan. Punjab have managed to pull things back well here. They though will be aware of the might of Sanju Samson who has been given a life and is going strong. 102 needed off 42 now and Tewatia needs to find a way to get bat on ball. |
| 13.1 : James Neesham to Sanju Samson, SIX! Easy peasy for Samson! Fullish outside off, Samson lofts it over cover with ease and gets a biggie. He is batting to a different pitch to Tewatia here. |
| 13.2 : James Neesham to Sanju Samson, Full outside off, Samson times it well but straight to sweeper cover for one. Punjab will want Tewatia to face the majority of the balls. Can Tewatia find the middle of the bat now? |
| 13.3 : James Neesham to Rahul Tewatia, No he still cannot. Slower ball and a low full toss outside off. Tewatia looks to paddle sweep but misses and gets hit on the pad. |
| 13.4 : James Neesham to Rahul Tewatia, Singles are not good for Rajasthan. They need Tewatia to get some boundaries here to support Sanju. Full outside off, Tewatia goes on his back foot and milks it to long on for a run. |
| 13.5 : James Neesham to Sanju Samson, IN THE AIR BUT SAFE. Full toss on off, Sanju Samson probably takes it too easily and looks to flick but ends up getting a leading edge which flies over extra cover but away from the charging sweeper cover. Single taken. |
| 13.6 : James Neesham to Rahul Tewatia, Tewatia's struggle continues. Slower ball on off, Tewatia chips it over mid off and gets a single. He keeps the strike as well. 10 off the over. 92 needed now off 36. |
| 14.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Rahul Tewatia, Flatter on leg, Tewatia looks to reverse sweep but mistimes it over cover and gets a single. |
| 14.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Sanju Samson, On middle, Samson flicks it to the leg side and gets to the other end. |
| 14.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Rahul Tewatia, Tewatia's pain continues. Quicker outside off, Rahul swings but again connects with nothing. |
| 14.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Rahul Tewatia, Short on off, Tewatia swings across the line but gets a leading edge which takes the ball to short third man. He comes out for a run but Samson sends him back. |
| 14.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Rahul Tewatia, SIX! Sliced but he will take it. Tossed up on off, Tewatia comes down the track and mistimes it but gets it straight down the ground for a biggie. |
| 14.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Rahul Tewatia, Dot ball to finish the over. Just 8 off the Bishnoi over and he finishes with 0/34 from his 4. Short and wide outside off, Tewatia looks to play the reverse sweep but misses. |
| 15.1 : Glenn Maxwell to Sanju Samson, SIX! This boy is a special player. Width outside off, Samson lofts it over extra cover and gets a biggie. |
| 15.2 : Glenn Maxwell to Sanju Samson, SIX! That was six the moment it left the bat! Tossed up on middle, Samson heaves it over mid-wicket for a massive six. A dozen from the first two balls, could this be the over. |
| 15.3 : Glenn Maxwell to Sanju Samson, Maxwell comes around the wicket and bowls it full and quick on middle and off. Samson plays it to long off and refuses to take the run. |
| 0.0 : Glenn Maxwell is back on. 2-0-8-0 are his figures so far. |
| 15.4 : Glenn Maxwell to Sanju Samson, On the pads, Samson flicks it to the leg side and gets a couple. |
| 15.5 : Glenn Maxwell to Sanju Samson, SIX! 20 from the over and Rajasthan are very much in this game. Floated on middle and off, Samson hits it across the line and gets enough over mid-wicket to get half-a-dozen. |
| 15.6 : Glenn Maxwell to Sanju Samson, Single to end the over. 21 off it and Samson will keep the strike. Tossed up on off, Samson drives it to the right of long off. The fielder slides and saves runs for his side. |
| 16.1 : Mohammed Shami to Sanju Samson, OUT! Caught! Punjab's strike bowler comes and arguably strikes the game for them. Sanju Samson has to depart after a brilliant innings. Take a bow! He has single handedly kept his side in the game here but he cannot do much more. End of a lone warrior effort! Shami bangs it short, Samson looks to guide it over third man but ends up gloving it The ball goes easily to Rahul who makes no mistake. This is probably the end of Rajasthan's hope. |
| 0.0 : Robin Uthappa replaces Sanju Samson out in the middle. |
| 16.2 : Mohammed Shami to Robin Uthappa, Full on the pads, Uthappa flicks it to the right of long on and looks for two but gets only a single. |
| 0.0 : Bowling change! 63 needed off 24 and pace is back on. As Mohammed Shami is back on! |
| 16.3 : Mohammed Shami to Rahul Tewatia, Full toss outside off, Tewatia hits it away from mid-wicket and gets two. |
| 16.4 : Mohammed Shami to Rahul Tewatia, Another short ball. Tewatia looks to pull but gets a glove on it to the off side and gets a single. |
| 16.5 : Mohammed Shami to Robin Uthappa, FOUR! Uthappa has taken just two balls to get his first boundary. On the pads, Robin flicks it through square leg and gets a boundary. |
| 16.6 : Mohammed Shami to Robin Uthappa, FOUR! Uthappa keeping the little ray of hope alive. 51 needed in 18 balls now. Full on off, Uthappa gets enough to send it over the infield and gets a boundary. |
| 17.1 : Sheldon Cottrell to Rahul Tewatia, SIX! Can this be the shot that changes the fortune for Tewatia. Back of a length around the body, Tewatia pulls it over backward square leg and gets a biggie. |
| 0.0 : Sheldon Cottrell is back! |
| 17.2 : Sheldon Cottrell to Rahul Tewatia, SIX! Two in a row and Tewatia has found the middle of the bat! On the pads, Rahul lofts it over square leg for a biggie. |
| 17.3 : Sheldon Cottrell to Rahul Tewatia, SIX! WOAH! Three in a row and now Rajasthan needs 33 off 15! Game on folks! Full around off, Tewatia smashes it straight over long off for a biggie. |
| Sheldon Cottrell to Rahul Tewatia, SIX! WOAH! Three in a row and now Rajasthan needs 33 off 15! Game on folks! Full around off, Tewatia smashes it straight over long off for a biggie. |
| 17.5 : Sheldon Cottrell to Rahul Tewatia, Length ball outside off, Tewatia swings but misses this time. |
| 17.6 : Sheldon Cottrell to Rahul Tewatia, SIX! BOOM! 6,6,6,DOT,. 30 off the over and Rajasthan are in the driver's seat now. 21 off 12 and this is Rajasthan's game to lose. 30 off the over and Cottrell has been taken to the cleaners. Full around off, in the arc of Tewatia who smashes it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 18.1 : Mohammed Shami to Robin Uthappa, OUT! Caught! Uthappa holes out! Full on off, it is in the slot. Uthappa looks to lift it over long off but he does not go through with his shot and hits it straight to Pooran at long off who makes no mistake. |
| 7.3 : Jofra Archer comes out to bat. He took Ngidi for a ride in the final over against Chennai. Can he do it again? |
| 18.2 : Mohammed Shami to Jofra Archer, SIX! Bang! Archer neds no time to settle as he has smoked this straight away. Short on off and middle, Archer pulls it over mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 18.3 : Mohammed Shami to Jofra Archer, SIX! Just 9 needed off 9 now. Full in the arc for Archer who tonks it over long on for a biggie. |
| 18.4 : Mohammed Shami to Jofra Archer, Very full outside off, Archer squeezes it towards sweeper cover and gets a single. This will do now. |
| 18.5 : Mohammed Shami to Rahul Tewatia, SIX! FIFTY FOR TEWATIA! He has fought his demons and proven everyone and I mean everyone wrong. Back of a length ball on off. Tewatia smashes it over backward point and gets a biggie. Just 3 needed now. Maiden fifty for Rahul Tewatia. When the going gets tough, the tough gets going and this young man has shown that he is a warrior. |
| 18.6 : Mohammed Shami to Rahul Tewatia, OUT! Caught! Tewatia holes out but take a bow sir! You have shown never give up attitude and that has taken your side to the brisk of a big win here. Back of a length ball on off, Tewatia pulls but finds the man in the deep. It goes towards mid-wicket where Mayank Agarwal in the deep takes the catch. 3 needed off the final over. |
| 19.1 : Murugan Ashwin to Riyan Parag, Darted quicker on off, Parag defends it. |
| 19.2 : Murugan Ashwin to Riyan Parag, OUT! BOWLED! Ashwin shows courage and bowls a googly on off and middle. Parag looks to sweep but misses and the middle stump has gone for a toss. Punjab well and truly in it with a shot. |
| Who will walk out now? It is going to be Tom Curran. 3 needed off 4! |
| 19.3 : Murugan Ashwin to Tom Curran, FOUR! Bang! Tom finishes the game off in style. Tossed up on off, Curran moves away from the stumps and lofts it over covers. The ball bounces inside the ropes and goes away to the fence for a boundary to finish the game. RAJASTHAN WIN BY 4 WICKETS! |
| 18.6 : Murugan Ashwin to bowl the final over. Riyan Parag is the new man in. |
| 7.3 : Murugan Ashwin to Sanju Samson, That is a top effort from Pooran! Short ball on middle, Samson pulls it over mid-wicket. It goes towards the fielder in the deep where Pooran takes it and is going over the ropes. He throws it back airborne. The batsmen get two runs. Replays show that Pooran's body did not touch the ropes. |
| The man who changed his own fortune and turned from zero to hero with the bat in the same innings, Rahul Tewatia is now caught for a quick chat. He is all smiles and says that halfway through his innings was the worst 20 balls that he has ever played but is happy that after that he turned it around. Shares that he was hitting the ball well in the nets and believed in his abilities. Adds that he was not hitting the ball cleanly and the dugout was curious as he hits them really well. Feels that it |
| Steven Smith, Rajasthan skipper, says he is happy with the team's performance. Credits Tewatia who played superbly. Mentions that 33 sixes were hit in the last game which was played here. Smith says that if we had wickets in hand, we would always have a chance. Adds that the hitting we saw in Cottrell's over is what we saw about Tewatia in the nets. Mentions that the bowlers pulled it back in the end otherwise we would have been chasing 250. |
| For his magnificent 85 off just 42 balls, Sanju Samson pips Mayank Agarwal and Rahul Tewatia as the Player of the Match. He starts by saying that he was hitting it well for the last one year. Adds that he was confident and played his natural game. Mentions he was trying so many things but nothing was coming off. |
| So that is it from this unbelivable game of cricket. Rajasthan have maintained their 100 percent start to the season in a terrific fashion. Punjab, on the other hand, will be heartbroken to lose another close game. Indian T20 League action continues on Monday, 28th September as the two heavyweights of Indian cricket go head to head. Virat Kohli's Bangalore take on Rohit Sharma's defending champions, Mumbai. That game will begin at 1800 local (1400 GMT). We hop to see you for that one. Till th |
| WOW! What a game of cricket we have witnessed here! A record breaking chase and it was a game not for the faint hearted. Rajasthan have done it again. They surprised the mighty Chennai in the last game and tonight they have chased down the highest ever total chasd in this league. Take a bow, Steven Smith. Take a bow, Sanju Samson but just give a big salute to Rahul Tewatia. He might have had a lot of Rajasthan's fans heads scratching in anger in the middle but towards the end he has become their |
| Chasing a humongous total of 224, Rajasthan got off to a poor start as they lost their star Jos Buttler early in the innings. Steven Smith and Sanju Samson continued from where they left off. The duo added 81 runs between them with the skipper getting to his fifty but falling prey. Rajasthan threw a surprise as they sent Rahul Tewatia ahead of Robin Uthappa. Sanju Samson continued his outlandish form and kept Rajasthan in the chase. He though was not getting any support from the other end as |
| Well, it was a terrible day for the bowlers and an even worse one for Punjab bowlers. They were abysmal with their lines and length and were rightfully punished. Apart from Bishnoi none of the frontline bowlers will be happy with their effort. Shami got 3 but he was expensive going away for 53 in his 4. Neesham went for 40, Maxwell gave away 29 from his 3 overs. Cottrell did not even bowl his full 4 overs as he was spanked all over the park by Tewatia in his final over in which he was hit for 5 |
| Earlier in the evening, after being put to bat, Punjab's opener Mayank Agarwal put in a masterclass with his maiden centuy in the league. His 106 along with 69 from Rahul and an 8-ball 25 from Pooran took Punjab to a mammoth score of 223 which looked just about enough heading into the break but it did not prove to be the case. Just like Punjab's bowler later in the evening it was more of the same for Rajasthan's bowler as well as they also were punished in this small dimensional ground and th |
| KL Rahul, Punjab skipper, says that is T20 cricket and we have witnessed games like this. Adds that Rajasthan batted well under pressure. Mentions that they had given up but in the end Rajasthan batted well to chase this. Rahul also says that the ground was small and any total does not matter here. Mentions they will look to do better in the next game. |
| Stay tuned for the presentation as in a game with plenty of stars we will find out who will be awarded the Player of the Match. |
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