| 2.2 : 2.2: S Gopal to R Sharma, FOUR! First boundary of the match! A leg spinner bowled by Shreyas Gopal but the line is on the leg stump. Rohit goes down on one knee and sweeps it behind square leg. It's not exactly from the middle of the bat but still it races away to the fence. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: S Gopal to R Sharma, OUT! A soft dismissal and Gopal continues to hunt down big names of cricket! A well-disguised googly, landing full around off and turning back in. Rohit shimmies down the track a bit to play at it with a straight bat but it takes a little inside edge, brushes his pads and lobs back to the bowler. Shreyas accepts the return catch gleefully. Big breakthrough for Rajasthan. |
| 3.1 : 3.1: D Kulkarni to de Kock, FOUR! Hammered away! A full length ball around leg, Quinton rushes down the track and drills it back past the bowler for a boundary down at long on. |
| 3.2 : 3.2: D Kulkarni to de Kock, FOUR! Excellent footwork. A shortish delivery on leg, de Kock hops back to make room and smacks it through covers for a cracking boundary. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: D Kulkarni to de Kock, FOUR! The length continues to be on the shorter side, de Kock this time picks it off his pads and glances it aerially over backward square leg for a boundary. Raining boundaries here. |
| 3.4 : 3.4: D Kulkarni to de Kock, SIX! Quinton makes it even bigger. This one has gone the distance. Back of a length ball on leg, sitting up nicely for the southpaw, de Kock gets on top of the bounce and dismisses it over square leg. 18 from the over, so far. |
| 4.5 : 4.5: J Archer to de Kock, FOUR! Boom! Archer delivers a slower one on the shorter side, Quinton picks it up very early, stays back and powers it over extra cover for a crunching boundary. Spoils what was turning out to be a good over. One more ball to go. |
| 7.6 : 7.6: S Binny to de Kock, FOUR! 50-run stand comes up! Wrong line from Binny on this occasion. A slower short ball down the leg side, de Kock swings his bat firmly across the line and pulls it past the diving short fine leg fielder for a boundary. 9 coming from the over. |
| 8.2 : 8.2: R Parag to S Yadav, SIX! Straight as an arrow! Parag delivers it full and angles it into the batsman. Suryakumar gets behind the line and smashes it over the bowler's head. It has gone dead straight and crashes onto the sightscreen. |
| 9.6 : 9.6: D Kulkarni to de Kock, FOUR! Fine shot to reach his 9th Indian T20 League fifty, third this season. A shortish delivery around leg, de Kock shuffles across the stumps and paddles it fine down the leg side for a boundary. So, at the halfway mark, Mumbai are going steadily, 81/1! |
| 11.4 : 11.4: J Unadkat to de Kock, SIX! Connects and connects handsomely this time. This one is right in the slot, on a fuller length around middle and leg, Quinton heaves it across the line and sends it flying over mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 13.3 : 13.3: S Binny to S Yadav, FOUR! Finally gets one from the middle of his blade. Binny tries the leg cutter on this occasion but it reaches the batsman on the full. Yadav shows it the full face of his bat and muscles it over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 13.5 : 13.5: S Binny to S Yadav, OUT! Caught! A wicket against the run of play. A short ball, around middle, Suryakumar looks to pull and seems to connect well too. But this is excellent field placement from Steven Smith. Normally, when fine leg is up, there is no one else from fine leg to mid-wicket. But Smith has a man placed at backward square leg in the deep! Probably Surya did not see him before he played that shot else he might not have played it in the air. Resultingly, he finds Dhawal Kulkarni |
| 14.3 : 14.3: S Gopal to de Kock, OUT! De Kock holes out and now Mumbai will have two new batsmen in the middle. Gopal serves it flat and a bit short wide outside off, de Kock hangs on the back foot and tries to go big over long on. But he fails to get enough power behind his shot and Ben Stokes in the deep takes the skier with ease. Nelson strikes Mumbai here. A fine knock nonetheless from Quinton. Mumbai though will feel that two of their best strikers (Pollard and Hardik) can have a go in the last fi |
| 16.4 : 16.4: J Unadkat to K Pollard, SIX! IMPERIOUS! This is called rubbing salt on the wound. A long hop, on middle, Pollard swivels and pulls it flat, just over the man at deep mid-wicket. Got to feel for Unadkat. Could have had Hardik... |
| 16.5 : 16.5: J Unadkat to K Pollard, OUT! Sound of timberrrr and Unadkat is all pumped up. It could have been even better for Jaydev had Archer not dropped the catch two balls back. Excellent bowling from the left-armer. Yet another cutter from him has done the trick. It lands on middle and cuts away a bit, Pollard is too early into the swing of his bat and hence misses. The ball goes right through to destroy the stumps. A big blow to Mumbai. |
| 16.6 : 16.6: J Unadkat to Ben Cutting, FOUR! Look at the timing on this shot. It has just raced away off the turf. A delivery angling away from the batsman, Cutting opens the face of his bat, finds the sweet spot and it speeds away past the diving short third man fielder for a boundary. Eventful over, 14 runs, a dropped catch and a wicket from it! |
| 17.1 : 17.1: J Archer to H Pandya, FOUR! Those wrists of Hardik Pandya, ufff! Archer serves a shortish ball on middle and leg, Pandya shuffles across just a bit and swings it behind square leg for a boundary. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: J Unadkat to H Pandya, EDGY FOUR! This is what Hardik Pandya wanted to do on the first ball. A wide delivery outside off, Pandya chases it this time, throws his bat at it and the outside edge goes between the diving keeper and short third man for a boundary. |
| 18.4 : 18.4: J Unadkat to H Pandya, SIX! Adding insult to injury. Slower delivery again, a touch short in length, Hardik this time goes straight and dispatches it over the bowler's head for a biggie. |
| 19.1 : 19.1: J Archer to H Pandya, OUT! No, this one is found to be plumb in the replays! Now then, this wicket will at least cost Mumbai 10 runs. A corker of a yorker, at 150.8 kph, Pandya is beaten in pace and is late in bringing his bat down. He is hit on the pads, they appeal but the umpire shakes his head. Archer is very sure and Steven Smith decides to take it upstairs. The replays roll in and it shows the door to Hardik Pandya. Finally, Archer shows what to bowl to Pandya if you want to contain |
| 19.6 : 19.6: J Archer to Ben Cutting, SIX! Finishes it in style! A length delivery in the line of the stumps, Cutting swivels on the back foot and dismisses it over square leg for biggie. 9 from the last over, Mumbai end on 161/5! |
| 0.4 : 0.4: H Pandya to S Samson, FOUR! Samson begins his innings with a boundary! Short in length and on off, Sanju stands tall and pulls it through mid-wicket. It races away and the fielder in the deep fails to cut it off. |
| 0.5 : 0.5: H Pandya to S Samson, FOUR! Two in two! The length is on the shorter side again and there is plenty of width available as well. Samson sticks back and opens the face of his bat to run it down to third man for a boundary. |
| 1.2 : 1.2: K Pandya to S Samson, FOUR! The arm ball, Samson looks to play this inside out but the ball skids on and takes the inside half of the bat and skews off the inner half of the bat over the bowler. Down the ground for a boundary. |
| 1.5 : 1.5: K Pandya to S Samson, FOUR! BRILLIANT! This is what Samson was trying on the second ball of this over. Steps to the leg side, gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts it inside out over cover for a boundary. |
| 1.6 : 1.6: K Pandya to S Samson, FOUR! Classic shot. 15 from the over and Rajasthan are up and running. Full and outside off, Samson leans and drives it through the covers! |
| 3.1 : 3.1: R Chahar to A Rahane, FOUR! Short and outside off, Rahane rocks back and cuts it behind point for a boundary! |
| 3.2 : 3.2: R Chahar to A Rahane, FOUR! Excellent batting! Full and around off, Rahane gets down and sweeps this powerfully behind square leg for consecutive boundaries! |
| 3.4 : 3.4: R Chahar to A Rahane, OUT! Rahul Chahar removes Rahane! Excellent catch from Suryakumar Yadav. A nicely floated leg spinner, landing full on off, Rahane strides forward to play it through the line but does so aerially in the direction of extra cover. Suryakumar Yadav there dives to his right to catch it superbly. Chahar continues from where he left off in the last match. |
| 3.6 : 3.6: R Chahar to S Samson, FOUR! Risky but effective. Full on middle, Samson gets down and gently paddles it fine. Had he missed it, he would have been a goner. Short fine leg puts in a chase, gets to the ball and dives but in vain. 13 from the over but a wicket as well. |
| 5.3 : 5.3: L Malinga to S Smith, FOUR! MURDERED! Short and wide outside off, Smith latches onto the width and crashes it behind point for a boundary! |
| 5.5 : 5.5: L Malinga to S Smith, FOUR! Supreme batting! Not a bad ball at all. On a length, outside off, Smith just uses the pace of the bowler and guides it with an open bat face between cover and point! |
| 6.2 : 6.2: M Markande to S Smith, SIX! My word, that is some shot. This is vintage Smith. Again, nothing wrong with the ball. It is tossed up and around off but Smith comes down the track and just flicks it with subtle use of his wrists. The ball clears the wide long on fence! |
| 6.6 : 6.6: M Markande to S Samson, SIX! Magnificent batting. Full and outside off, Samson leans and lofts it over cover for a biggie! 15 from the over, 27 off the last 2! |
| 7.2 : 7.2: R Chahar to S Samson, OUT! Taken in the deep! Samson holes out! Full on middle, Samson comes down the track and looks to go downtown. Is nowhere near the pitch of the ball and skies it high up in the air. Simple catch for Kieron Pollard at long on. The 37-run stand is broken. Does this bring Mumbai back into the game? 86 more needed from 76 balls. |
| 7.6 : 7.6: R Chahar to Ben Stokes, OUT! Drags it on! One brings two and Chahar has a double-strike. Outside off, Stokes looks to cut but is too early into the shot. Gets a thick inside edge as the ball comes slowly onto the bat. The LED bails illuminate and Stokes has to walk back after another failure. 2 runs and 2 wickets from that over. Could be a game-changer. |
| 8.3 : 8.3: M Markande to S Smith, FOUR! That is way too short, outside off, Smith pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary! |
| 8.6 : 8.6: M Markande to R Parag, FOUR! Short and outside off, Parag goes back and whips it through mid-wicket for a boundary! |
| 10.2 : 10.2: K Pandya to R Parag, FOUR! Again that one compulsory boundary in the over. Full and outside off, Parag gets down and slog sweeps it over mid-wicket for a boundary! |
| 13.4 : 13.4: H Pandya to R Parag, FOUR! Cheeky! Full on middle, Parag gets across and paddles it over the keeper for a boundary to the fine leg fence. |
| 13.5 : 13.5: H Pandya to R Parag, FOUR! Off the edge this time. Around off, following the batsman, Parag backs away to the leg side and looks to force this through the off side but is beaten by pace. The ball skids through, takes the outside edge and beats short third man! |
| 14.2 : 14.2: R Chahar to R Parag, SIX! Not a bad shot at all. Short and outside off, Parag swings it over wide long on and it goes all the way! |
| 15.5 : 15.5: L Malinga to R Parag, FOUR! Full and outside off, Parag lofts it over cover and gets a boundary! |
| 16.1 : 16.1: J Bumrah to S Smith, FOUR! Outstanding batting. Outside off, on a length, Smith just places this behind point. Third man races to his right and dives but in vain. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: H Pandya to S Smith, OUT! Scratch the insert below. Parag is indeed short! Probably Hardik did not appeal because it seemed too obvious to him. Outside off, Smith worked it through mid on and took the single. Parag wanted the second and called for it and the skipper obliged. The throw was a good one to Hardik and he took the bails off. Parag was more than a yard short, as per the replays. |
| 17.5 : 17.5: H Pandya to S Smith, FOUR! He will hit you to the fence all day. Short and outside off, Smith lashes it behind point and the ball beats the man diving at point! |
| 18.1 : 18.1: J Bumrah to A Turner, OUT! PLUMB LBW! Ashton is gone and is this match turning? Wow, probably for the first time in his life, Turner may not like gold. Second consecutive golden duck for him. This is a ripper from Bumrah. A length ball from outside off, Ashton looks to defend but the ball skids on and catches him in front of the stumps. Bumrah appeals and that looks a dead duck. |
| 19.1: L Malinga to S Binny, FOUR LEG BYES! RAJASTHAN WIN! What an anti-climax. A full toss, down the leg side and Binny looks to flick it away. But he misses and the ball goes off the pads to the fine leg fence. Okay. Replays seem to indicate an inside edge. |
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