| 0.0 : Hello and welcome ladies and gentlemen for the coverage of Match 45 between Rajasthan and Hyderabad at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. Gone are the days when the pink team used to be invincible at home as they have clearly lost that grip after winning just the two games out of 6 played here this season. As a result, they are languishing at the bottom of the points table and are in a do-or-die situation. Hyderabad, on the other hand, are currently placed in the top 4 but are entering into thi |
| Toss - Up goes the coin, Kane Williamson calls it wrongly and RAJASTHAN WILL FIELD! |
| Rajasthan skipper, Steven Smith says that they will bowl first and reckons that it looks similar to the surface they played on against Delhi. Informs about the two changes - Liam Livingstone and Ashton Turner come in for Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes. Hopes to put on a good show for the home fans and sign off on a high. |
| Hyderabad skipper, Kane Williamson says this is the first time he has seen the pitch and admits even he would have chased as he feels that dew will play a factor later on. Williamson further adds that both teams are fresh and eager to get some points on the table. Informs that Saha and he himself have come in place of Jonny Bairstow and Yusuf Pathan. Laughs and says there is one more change which he cannot remember. Tells that there have been a few good team performances and reckons that this fo |
| Rajasthan XI - Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju Samson(WK), Steven Smith(C), Riyan Parag, Ashton Turner (in for Ben Stokes), Liam Livingstone (in for Jofra Archer), Stuart Binny, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat, Varun Aaron, Oshane Thomas. |
| Hyderabad XI - David Warner, Kane Williamson(C) (in for Jonny Bairstow), Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Shakib Al Hasan, Wriddhiman Saha(WK) (in for Yusuf Pathan), Deepak Hooda, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul (in for Sandeep Sharma), Khaleel Ahmed. |
| Time to play the game! David Warner and Kane Williamson to open for Hyderabad. Opening partnerships have been the key to success for the visiting team and with Jonny Bairstow missing, it will be interesting to find out how it goes for them now. Varun Aaron to begin proceedings with a slip in place. Let's play... |
| 0.1 : V Aaron to D Warner, Five runs to get things underway! A hesitant start from Warner. Aaron delivers it on a back of a length outside off, angling away, Warner decides to leave it but is late in withdrawing his bat. They cross for a hesitant single as the point fielder misses his shy at the striker's end. The fielder backing up fails to stop the ball and it speeds away to the fence. |
| 0.2 : V Aaron to K Williamson, Excellent delivery. An inswinger. Landing on a good length around off and nips back in to ping Williamson high on the front pad. Kane got surprised due to the extra bounce and movement. |
| 0.3 : V Aaron to K Williamson, Gets behind the line of the delivery properly this time and drives it towards mid off. |
| 0.4 : V Aaron to K Williamson, Fractionally short in length around off, a knuckle ball at 120 kph, Williamson goes on the back foot and taps it down to covers for a run. |
| 0.5 : V Aaron to D Warner, Lands it on a length around off, Warner plays it down with soft hands towards covers and comes charging down in search of a run. His skipper is not interested though. |
| 0.6 : V Aaron to D Warner, Slower in pace but the line is too straight, Warner flicks it through the gap at mid-wicket and Unadkat chases it from mid on. He puts in a slide to stop the ball but misfields and the batsmen collect the third run as well. Aaron is not happy. 9 from the first over! |
| Oshane Thomas to bowl from the other end. A slip is in place for him. |
| 1.1 : O Thomas to D Warner, Overthrows yet again at the start of the over! What's going on? A back of a length delivery outside off, Warner dabs it towards backward point and crosses for a brisk run. Livingstone has an unnecessary shy at the striker's end, misses the target and it travels in the deep. Two more taken, three in total. |
| 1.2 : O Thomas to K Williamson, FOUR! Misfield this time. It's all happening very early in the game. Rajasthan will have to pull up their socks in the field. Poor delivery to start with. It's short and wide outside off, Williamson slaps it through backward point and Aaron coming across to his right from third man makes a complete mess. A boundary results and Oshane screams in disappointment. |
| 1.3 : O Thomas to K Williamson, On a good length around off, Williamson blocks it off his back foot. |
| 1.4 : O Thomas to K Williamson, Width on offer outside off, short in length, Williamson flat-bats it behind point and this time Aaron does the fielding safely in the deep. Only a run. |
| 1.5 : O Thomas to D Warner, Skiddy delivery. It pitches just outside leg and beats Warner's attempted flick shot. It goes towards third man off his pads and they take a couple of leg byes. Good running between the wickets. |
| 1.6 : O Thomas to D Warner, A bouncer this time, on middle, Warner leans back and allows it through to the keeper. 10 from this over, 19 in the first two, a good start from Hyderabad. |
| 2.1 : V Aaron to K Williamson, Beaten! Good length delivery outside off, holding its line, Williamson pokes inside the line and misses. |
| 2.2 : V Aaron to K Williamson, A slower one, full and angling in on off, Williamson presents a straight bat as he pushes it back to the bowler. Aaron is getting his slower ones to move quite appreciably off the surface. |
| 2.3 : V Aaron to K Williamson, Misfield at point! Back of a length delivery outside off, Kane forces it off his back foot towards Binny who gets a bad bounce and concedes two runs. |
| 2.4 : V Aaron to K Williamson, FOUR! Brilliant from Williamson. There is a little bit of width outside off, Kane just leans into his shot and crunches it through the gap at backward point. Such a delight to watch, Williamson. |
| 2.5 : V Aaron to K Williamson, Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. One run added to the total. |
| 2.6 : V Aaron to D Warner, Wrong line. Drifts down the leg side and Warner flicks it through backward square leg for a single. 27 in 3 overs, runs continue to flow for Hyderabad. |
| Time for some spin. Shreyas Gopal is into the attack. |
| 3.1 : S Gopal to D Warner, A googly to begin with. It's short and on middle, Warner punches it off his back foot but finds extra cover. |
| 3.2 : S Gopal to D Warner, Full and flighted on off, Warner bunts it down to mid off and crosses for a run. |
| 3.3 : S Gopal to K Williamson, Tossed up ball on off, at 87 kph, turning back in a hint, Williamson draws forward and defends it back. |
| 3.4 : S Gopal to K Williamson, Senses the charge from the batsman and shortens his length a bit. It's on middle and Kane pushes it back. Gopal quickly gets to the ball to his right and then has a shy at the striker's end. |
| 3.5 : S Gopal to K Williamson, OUT! Timber! Gopal hunts down Williamson. He continues to pick prized scalps and Kane is the latest entrant. A well-disguised googly from him. It lands around off and spins back in sharply. Williamson tries to flick by going back (should have been forward) but misses. It brushes his pads and then goes on to disturb the stumps. Shreyas is up and running in celebration. |
| Manish Pandey is the new batsman in. |
| 3.6 : S Gopal to M Pandey, FOUR! Pandey gets off the mark with a superb shot. He showed good form in the last match and is continuing again. Loopy and full outside off, Manish takes a stride forward and lofts it over mid off for a boundary. 5 runs and a wicket from Gopal's first over. |
| Jaydev Unadkat is into the attack. |
| 4.1 : J Unadkat to D Warner, Back of a length delivery angling into the batsman from outside off, Warner plays it down with gentle hands to backward point for a run. Nothing fancy from the point fielder this time. |
| 4.2 : J Unadkat to M Pandey, Delivers it on a length around off, Pandey pushes it towards mid off and takes a single. |
| 4.3 : J Unadkat to D Warner, Slower one, on a length outside off, David taps it down to short third man for a run. |
| 4.4 : J Unadkat to M Pandey, FOUR! Manish is in the mood! Back of a length ball on middle and off, angling away, Pandey stands back, uses his strong bottom hand to pick it up over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 4.5 : J Unadkat to M Pandey, Fullish and on middle, driven back past the bowler and the mid on fielder made the sliding stop to his left. A single is taken. |
| 4.6 : J Unadkat to D Warner, A back foot punch by Warner towards extra cover where Rahane makes a diving stop to his left. The batsmen cross for a run. |
| Oshane Thomas is back into the attack. |
| 5.1 : O Thomas to D Warner, Short in length on off, Warner drags his pull shot over mid-wicket and Gopal chases it from mid on. Exceptional running between the wickets to pick up three runs. |
| 5.2 : O Thomas to M Pandey, Digs in another short ball, on middle and leg, Pandey takes his eyes off the ball but still manages to pull it through square leg for a run. |
| 5.3 : O Thomas to D Warner, Fuller and on middle, Warner flicks but finds the mid-wicket fielder. |
| 5.4 : O Thomas to D Warner, Sharp delivery, shortish and on middle, Warner goes on his toes and drops it with soft hands towards point. Pinches a single. |
| 5.5 : O Thomas to M Pandey, FOUR! Width on offer outside off and punished. Pandey goes back inside the crease and slaps it in front of square on the off side for a cracking boundary. |
| 5.6 : O Thomas to M Pandey, Short in length and outside off, Pandey reaches out for it and guides it down to third man for a run. 51/1 in the Powerplay! |
| Riyan Parag is into the attack. |
| 6.1 : R Parag to M Pandey, Flatter delivery on middle and leg, Pandey pushes it back past the bowler who dives in an attempt to stop the ball to his right. Collides with Warner who goes down but then gets up to complete the single. |
| 6.2 : R Parag to D Warner, Skidding away from the batsman, Warner forces it to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 6.3 : R Parag to M Pandey, Driven towards the mid on region. They pick up a single. |
| 6.4 : R Parag to D Warner, Short and flat on off, Warner makes room and punches it through covers for a single. |
| 6.5 : R Parag to M Pandey, Goes on the back foot and strokes it down to long off for a run. |
| 6.6 : R Parag to D Warner, Flatter delivery, short and on off, Warner jumps on the back foot and hits it to sweeper cover. One more added to the total, six singles from Parag's first over. |
| Strategic break! Steady going for Hyderabad after losing Williamson. Warner has adopted a cautious approach while Pandey once again is looking in sublime form. The tourists will want this pair to bat long as there isn't much promise shown by their middle order. For Rajasthan, they will have to bowl and field a lot better than they have been doing so far. |
| 7.1 : S Gopal to D Warner, A leg spinner on the shorter side around off, Warner punches it off his back foot to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 7.2 : S Gopal to M Pandey, Misses out. A shade short in length around off, Manish goes back to play the square cut but finds the point fielder. |
| 7.3 : S Gopal to M Pandey, FOUR! Finds the gap this time. A batsman of his class won't miss out often. Gopal once again is on the shorter side around off, Pandey uses the depth of his crease well and cuts it through the gap between point and short third man for a boundary. |
| 7.4 : S Gopal to M Pandey, FOUR! Two in two! Gopal is not learning. Drops another short delivery, on middle and it stays a bit low too, Pandey adjusts well, turns inside the crease and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 7.5 : S Gopal to M Pandey, The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single. |
| 7.6 : S Gopal to D Warner, Warner misses out this time. Short and on off, the Aussie smashes it off his back foot but finds point. 10 from the over, a very ordinary over from Gopal. |
| 8.1 : R Parag to M Pandey, Flighted and full on off, Manish eases it down through mid off for a run. |
| 8.2 : R Parag to D Warner, Fires one into the batsman from 'round the wicket. It's a bit short and punched down to long off for a single. |
| 8.3 : R Parag to M Pandey, Flighted and on leg, Pandey flicks it behind square leg and returns for the second run. |
| 8.4 : R Parag to M Pandey, FOUR! Goes downtown and finds the fence! Tossed up ball landing full around off, Pandey lines up behind the delivery and powers it over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 8.5 : R Parag to M Pandey, FOUR! Parag feels the pressure and serves it short on middle. Manish Pandey is ready for it inside the crease and pulls it across the line through mid-wicket for a boundary. 50-run stand comes up! |
| 8.6 : R Parag to M Pandey, Flat and short on off, punched off the back foot but straight to the cover fielder. 12 from the over, Hyderabad continue to go strong. |
| 9.1 : S Gopal to D Warner, Full and floated on off, Warner chips it over covers and scampers back for the second run. Hard to believe that David has not hit a single boundary and it's the 10th over. |
| 9.2 : S Gopal to D Warner, Flatter and fuller on leg, eased down to long on for a run. |
| 9.3 : S Gopal to M Pandey, Short ball on middle, pulled through square leg for a single. |
| 9.4 : S Gopal to D Warner, Loopy and full, on leg, Warner flicks it to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 9.5 : S Gopal to M Pandey, Quicker one at 91 kph, flat and short on off, Pandey punches but finds the cover fielder. |
| 9.6 : S Gopal to M Pandey, Spinning away from the batsman, Pandey plays at it late past short third man for a couple of runs. Hyderabad are 86/1 at the halfway mark! |
| Jaydev Unadkat is back into the attack. |
| 10.1 : J Unadkat to D Warner, Starts his spell with a short delivery outside off, Warner goes back and punches it to sweeper cover for a brace. Still no boundary for David. |
| 10.2 : J Unadkat to D Warner, Slower short ball on off, Warner reads it early and just helps his pull shot behind square leg for a run. |
| 10.3 : J Unadkat to M Pandey, Short in length and on off, Pandey makes room and slaps it to deep cover for another run in this over. |
| 10.4 : J Unadkat to D Warner, Slower ball, an off cutter on the shorter side around off, Warner turns it with soft hands to mid-wicket and picks up a couple of runs. |
| 10.5 : J Unadkat to D Warner, A mishit! Unadkat continues to bowl off-pace deliveries, it's a bit short and on off, Warner is early into his attempted shot across the line but it takes the bottom edge and rolls behind to the keeper. |
| 10.6 : J Unadkat to D Warner, Warner is surprised by the extra bounce on this delivery. An off cutter on off, landing and gripping before jumping onto the batsman, David somehow keeps it out on the off side and jogs across to the other end. A coupe of quiet overs bowled by Rajasthan here. |
| Stuart Binny is into the attack. |
| 11.1 : S Binny to D Warner, Wide! Binny starts with an off cutter down the leg side, Warner tries to flick but misses. |
| S Binny to D Warner, The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket. One run added to the total. |
| 11.2 : S Binny to M Pandey, FOUR! First boundary after the 9th over. Too full in length on off, Pandey drills it straight down the ground and both long on and long off have no chance. |
| 11.3 : S Binny to M Pandey, Good stop in the deep by Livingstone! Short in length and outside off, Pandey slams it over cover-point and Liam in the deep makes a brilliant stop after chasing it across to his left. Two runs saved. 100 up! |
| 11.4 : S Binny to M Pandey, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 11.5 : S Binny to M Pandey, Fifty for Pandey, his 14th in the League! It has come off 27 balls. Fullish and on middle, Manish forces it back to the bowler who misfields and deflects it towards covers. They cross for a single. Another fine knock by Manish, he is just continuing from where he left off in the previous match. A welcome sight for Hyderabad. |
| 11.6 : S Binny to D Warner, Back of a length ball around leg, Warner pulls it behind square leg and takes a single. 10 from the over, Hyderabad are 103/1! |
| Oshane Thomas is back into the attack. |
| 12.1 : O Thomas to D Warner, OUT! Superman Smith has taken a stunner to dismiss his countryman! What an outstanding catch. Captain leading from the front. Thomas starts his new spell with a shorter delivery in the line of the stumps, Warner hops back to play a big shot but mistimes his shot in the air towards extra cover. Steven Smith immediately rushes across to his right from mid off and dives full length to take a one-handed ripper. Efforts like these just lift the confidence of the entire tea |
| 0.0 : Vijay Shankar is the new batsman in. |
| 12.2 : O Thomas to M Pandey, Pandey opens the face of the bat and helps it to third man. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 12.3 : O Thomas to V Shankar, Direct hit would have been interesting. Shankar taps it down to the off side and looks for a brisk run. Pandey responds and rushes across to the other end. The fielder has a shy at the striker's end but misses. Would have been really close. |
| 12.4 : O Thomas to M Pandey, Goes on the back foot and punches it wide of mid off for a run. |
| 12.5 : O Thomas to V Shankar, Some chin music for the batsman, he lets that bouncer through to the wicket-keeper. |
| 12.6 : O Thomas to V Shankar, Back of a length ball on off, angling in, Pandey stays back and opens the face of his bat at the last moment to guide it towards third man. A single to end a successful over for Rajasthan. |
| Riyan Parag is back into the attack. |
| 13.1 : R Parag to V Shankar, Shortish and on off, Shankar reaches out for it and hits it down to long on for a run. |
| 13.2 : R Parag to M Pandey, Driven through mid off by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| Steven Smith is seen getting his right hand strapped. Rajasthan and Australia will hope there is nothing serious with him. |
| 13.3 : R Parag to V Shankar, Knocks a full ball down through mid on for a run. |
| 13.4 : R Parag to M Pandey, Makes room and chips it over mid off for a run. |
| 13.5 : R Parag to V Shankar, Played to the mid-wicket region by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 13.6 : R Parag to M Pandey, Flatter one, around leg, helped to short fine leg for one. |
| Shreyas Gopal is back into the attack. |
| 14.1 : S Gopal to M Pandey, Hits the yorker mark on middle, it's dug out by Pandey and the ball goes over the bowler for a run. |
| 14.2 : S Gopal to V Shankar, The length is on the shorter side and Shankar pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 14.3 : S Gopal to M Pandey, Short ball on off, spinning away, Pandey moves back and slaps it through cover-point for one. |
| 14.4 : S Gopal to V Shankar, Tossed up ball on middle, it's gently turned in front of square leg for a quick single. |
| 14.5 : S Gopal to M Pandey, FOUR! This is a really nice shot! Manish Pandey gives himself the room by moving back to a full ball in the line of the stumps and then pumps it over extra cover for a boundary. |
| Stumping appeal has been referred upstairs. Not much excitement shown by the Rajasthan players. Let's see... |
| 14.6 : S Gopal to M Pandey, OUT! Brilliance from Sanju Samson! The crowd erupts, this is a timely breakthrough for Rajasthan as they have removed the danger man. A googly from Gopal. It lands around off and turns back in. Pandey moves back to play at it late but seems to have missed the ball. He loses his balance a bit after that and Samson is quick to dislodge the bails. He appeals and the square leg umpire goes upstairs as Manish is down. The replays roll in and they find that for a moment, Man |
| Strategic break! Rajasthan are pulling things back nicely here. At one stage it looked like Hyderabad will get to 190 but the loss of Warner followed by the wicket of a well-set Manish Pandey just before the break has put Hyderabad on the back foot. The hosts will now look to make the most of it. Shakib Al Hasan is the new man in. |
| 15.1 : V Aaron to V Shankar, DROPPED BY SAMSON! But what a spectacular attempt by the young man. Back of a length delivery outside off, Shankar stays back to play at it with a straight bat but gets a big fat outside edge behind. It goes behind and Samson puts in a full length dive to his right. He fails to collect it and the ball gets deflected to third man. The batsmen cross. |
| 15.2 : V Aaron to Al Hasan, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run. |
| 15.3 : V Aaron to Al Hasan, Fuller in length on middle, flicked over mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 15.4 : V Aaron to Al Hasan, Shortish and around leg, Shakib jumps back to make room and punches it to sweeper cover for a run. Shankar wants the second run but is sent back. The throw from the deep is at the bowler's end and it gives Vijay the time to return. |
| 15.5 : V Aaron to V Shankar, OUT! Another one bites the dust and Hyderabad are losing the plot here. Aaron runs his fingers over the seam of the ball and lets out a slower short ball around off, Shankar stays back to pull it across the line but fails to time it well. He ends up miscuing it in the air and Unadkat charges forward from deep mid-wicket to grab a tumbling catch. A good passage of play for the pink team. |
| Deepak Hooda is the new batsman in. |
| 15.6 : V Aaron to Al Hasan, Shakib drives this through the covers. One run added to the total. 5 runs and a wicket from the over, a brilliant one by Aaron. |
| Jaydev Unadkat is back into the attack. |
| 16.1 : J Unadkat to Al Hasan, Good attempt from Aaron but he fails to hold on to the catch. Slower delivery, around off, Shakib shuffles across the stumps to get inside the line and then tries to play the paddle scoop. He fails to time it well and it flies towards short fine leg. Aaron puts in a dive to his left, catches the ball as well but when he lands the ball pops out of his hands. A single is taken. |
| 16.2 : J Unadkat to D Hooda, OUT! Hooda is caught and bowled superbly! Unadkat switches to 'round the wicket for the right-hander and strikes. He delivers a full ball around off, Hooda attempts for the flick shot but it stops onto him and he fails to close the face of his bat. The ball loops back to the bowler off the face of the blade and Unadkat times his jump to perfection to pluck it with his left hand. |
| Wriddhiman Saha is the new batsman in. |
| 16.3 : J Unadkat to W Saha, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. |
| 16.4 : J Unadkat to Al Hasan, Helps it off his pads to the leg side for a run. |
| 16.5 : J Unadkat to W Saha, The line is straight and Saha turns it off his pads to deep square leg for a run. |
| 16.6 : J Unadkat to Al Hasan, Walks down the track to a length ball and lofts it over covers for a run. Fantastic going from Rajasthan, they have managed to pick four wickets in the last 5 overs and that has resulted in only 28 runs. Best way to contain runs is by picking wickets. Hence proved. |
| Oshane Thomas is back into the attack. |
| 17.1 : O Thomas to Al Hasan, Slower one, on a length around middle, Shakib turns inside the crease and helps it down to fine leg for one. |
| 17.2 : O Thomas to W Saha, A well-directed short ball, Saha leans back and initially tries to let it go. He takes his eyes off as well and the ball takes his bat before going in the gap on the off side. A single taken. |
| 17.3 : O Thomas to Al Hasan, Wide! Sliding down the leg side, Shakib tries to hit it across the line but misses. |
| O Thomas to Al Hasan, Played to the point region by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 17.4 : O Thomas to W Saha, Dropped by Gopal! Thomas digs in a short ball on middle, Saha tries helping it on the leg side but gets a top edge. Gopal at fine leg drops a sitter and the batsmen take a couple of runs. |
| 17.5 : O Thomas to W Saha, OUT! Saha is dismissed this time. Thomas fires in a short ball on middle at 144 kph, Saha winds up for a big pull shot across the line on the leg side but it takes the outside edge and Samson makes no mistake behind the stumps. That was too quick for Saha. |
| Rashid Khan is the new batsman in. |
| 17.6 : O Thomas to R Khan, Bouncer! The batsman ducks in time to let that one go over him. Another tidy over. All the last four overs have fetched a wicket each. |
| 18.1 : J Unadkat to Al Hasan, OUT! Unadkat strikes again. His slower delivery has consumed Shakib. The length is a bit on the shorter side around off, the Bangla star tries to pump it over wide long on but fails to connect well. Gopal moves across to his left from long on and makes no mistake this time. He throws the ball out in anguish after that. With this wicket, the chances of Hyderabad going past 150 look dicey. |
| 0.0 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the new batsman in. |
| 18.2 : J Unadkat to R Khan, Works it off his pads through square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 18.3 : J Unadkat to R Khan, Slower short ball on off, Rashid drags his pull down to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 18.4 : J Unadkat to B Kumar, Beaten! A quicker one, outside off, Kumar pushes inside the line and misses. |
| 18.5 : J Unadkat to B Kumar, On a length around off, Bhuvneshwar taps it down to covers and takes a run. |
| 18.6 : J Unadkat to R Khan, Back of a length ball on off at 113.4 kph, Khan hangs on the back foot and plays it down towards point for one. |
| Varun Aaron is back into the attack. |
| 19.1 : V Aaron to R Khan, Starts with a slower delivery, angling in from around off, Rashid swivels for a big shot on the leg side but fails to middle his shot. It takes the leading edge and rolls down to long on for a run. Khan wants the second also but is sent back. |
| 19.2 : V Aaron to B Kumar, Four byes! Valuable runs for Hyderabad! Aaron digs in a short ball on middle and leg, Kumar gets inside the bounce and tries to play the ramp shot but misses. Samson dives across to his left to stop the ball but it goes underneath his hands and races away to the fence. |
| 19.3 : V Aaron to B Kumar, OUT! Unadkat with yet another catch in the field, his third to be precise. A slower length ball sliding down the leg side, Kumar tries to flick it off his pads but is early into his shot. It takes the top edge and flies behind square leg. Samson and Unadkat go for it, the latter from short fine leg calls for it and then takes the catch with a tumble. |
| Siddarth Kaul is the new batsman in. |
| 19.4 : V Aaron to R Khan, Wide! Drifting down the leg side, Khan swings his bat at it but fails to make any connection. |
| V Aaron to R Khan, Slower one, on a length on middle, Khan advances down the track to heave it over the leg side but it takes the inside edge and the ball goes to fine leg. Two taken, 150 comes up for Hyderabad! |
| 19.5 : V Aaron to R Khan, FOUR! Full in length around off, Khan goes deep inside the crease and drills it through square leg for a powerful boundary. |
| 19.6 : V Aaron to R Khan, SIX! Rashid Khan finishes the innings with a biggie, first of the match! Aaron dishes out a slower one, it's on the shorter side outside off, Rashid picks it early and smashes it over mid off. It falls flush on the rope and the onfield umpire signals for it after consulting the third umpire. Hyderabad end on 160/8! |
| Exceptional bowling from Rajasthan in the second half to restrict Hyderabad to a par score. Although they didn't finish well as Varun Aaron conceded 18 runs in the final over. The touring team were going at a decent rate when the pair of Warner and Pandey were batting but then suddenly lost the plot. The Aussie played a very uncharacteristic knock which didn't feature a single boundary but Manish Pandey was in sublime touch as he stroked yet another half century. |
| Rajasthan were under pressure when the 75-run partnership was going. But then we witnessed a ripper of a catch from Steven Smith which turned things around for the home team. At the back end of the innings, the pink team picked up 5 wickets in the last five overs and never allowed Hyderabad off the hook. It was a complete team performance from the hosts with all the regular bowlers picking up two wickets each. Apart from doing well with the ball, Jaydev Unadkat was very active in the field as we |
| Jaydev Unadkat laughs and says pushing the keeper and taking the catch was a good moment. He knew the wicket would get slow later in the innings and they just stuck to their plan. He feels they assessed the wicket well having played a lot of games here. Admits they did not start well but then they turned up the game quickly. Admits that Smith was not happy at the start but was happy with the way they ended. |
| It looks like a good wicket to bat on and all those wickets going down were due to the poor shot selection and execution. The target of 161 is not too challenging but the pressure of do-or-die makes you do funny things. Let's see how Rajasthan respond... |
| 0.0 : We are back for the chase. Liam Livingstone and Ajinkya Rahane are the new opening pair for Rajasthan. Bhuvneshwar Kumar to start the proceedings with the new ball for Hyderabad. |
| 0.1 : B Kumar to A Rahane, Bhuvneshwar Kumar starts with a good length ball on off. It moves away from Rahane. He strokes it to the man at point. |
| 0.2 : B Kumar to A Rahane, Good length ball on the stumps, Rahane gets behind the line of it and blocks it. |
| 0.3 : B Kumar to A Rahane, FOUR! Class! Good length ball outside off, Rahane brings out the classical cover drive in T20s and gets a boundary for it. |
| 0.4 : B Kumar to A Rahane, Good length ball on the pads, Rahane flicks it but straight to the man at mid-wicket. |
| 0.5 : B Kumar to A Rahane, Length ball outside off, Rahane drives it straight to the fielder at cover. |
| 0.6 : B Kumar to A Rahane, Fuller on the pads, Rahane flicks it uppishly but it is short of the man at short fine leg. Tight start from Bhuvneshwar. Just a boundary from the first over. |
| Shakib Al Hasan to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Al Hasan to L Livingstone, Shakib starts with a flatter delivery on middle, Livingstone hits it to mid-wicket. |
| 1.2 : Al Hasan to L Livingstone, Floated on middle and leg, Livingstone flicks it to the man at mid-wicket once again. |
| 1.3 : Al Hasan to L Livingstone, Flighted on middle, Livingstone strokes it to long on and gets off the mark. |
| 1.4 : Al Hasan to A Rahane, Tossed up on the pads, Rahane flicks it wide of short fine leg and rotates the strike. |
| 1.5 : Al Hasan to L Livingstone, On middle, Liam strokes it to long on and gets to the other end. |
| 1.6 : Al Hasan to A Rahane, Single to end the over. 4 runs off Shakib's first. The last ball is on the pads, Rahane flicks it to the on side and keeps the strike. |
| 2.1 : B Kumar to A Rahane, Good length ball on middle, Rahane tucks it to the man at mid-wicket. |
| 2.2 : B Kumar to A Rahane, Length ball outside off, Rahane drives it but it is straight to the fielder at cover. |
| 2.3 : B Kumar to A Rahane, FOUR! Smart approach from Rahane and smart batting this. Defends the first two balls and goes after the third one. Full on middle, Rahane lofts it over mid-wicket and gets a boundary. |
| 2.4 : B Kumar to A Rahane, Now blocks it. Good length ball on middle and leg, Rahane taps it back to the bowler. |
| 2.5 : B Kumar to A Rahane, FOUR! Excellent batting. Rahane uses the full pace of the ball. He moves away from the leg stump and Bhuvneshwar follows him. It is full on the pads, Rahane lofts it over square leg for a boundary. |
| 2.6 : B Kumar to A Rahane, On the pads, Rahane flicks it wide of deep mid-wicket and gets a couple. 10 runs off the over. |
| Rashid Khan is into the attack. |
| 3.1 : R Khan to L Livingstone, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. They pick up a single. |
| 3.2 : R Khan to A Rahane, SIX! Rahane is looking in killer form yet again! Floated full ball around off, Ajinkya goes down on one knee and smokes it over mid-wicket for a maximum. Clean strike. |
| 3.3 : R Khan to A Rahane, Knocks a full ball down to long on for a run. |
| 3.4 : R Khan to L Livingstone, SIX! This biggie has got immense power! A flighted ball on middle, Livingstone kneels down and launches it over mid-wicket for a biggie. Expensive start from Rashid. |
| 3.5 : R Khan to L Livingstone, The batsman works it down the leg side. Two runs added to the total. |
| 3.6 : R Khan to L Livingstone, Fires a quicker full ball on middle, Livingstone tries to flick but gets a leading edge. It rolls to covers. 16 from Rashid's first over. |
| Khaleel Ahmed is into the attack. |
| 4.1 : K Ahmed to A Rahane, Khaleel starts with a full length ball around off, Rahane hits it back to the bowler through the inner half of the bat. Khaleel tries to stop it but cannot collect it cleanly. Livingstone was just outside the crease and luckily for him the ball does not hit the stumps. |
| 4.2 : K Ahmed to A Rahane, Slower delivery outside off, Rahane runs it down to third man and gets a single. |
| 4.3 : K Ahmed to L Livingstone, Good length ball on middle, Livingstone goes for the pull but gets hit on the body. |
| 4.4 : K Ahmed to L Livingstone, Outside off, Livingstone hits it hard but straight to the man at cover. |
| 4.5 : K Ahmed to L Livingstone, Good length ball on middle and leg, Livingstone flat bats it towards mid on and gets to the other end. |
| 4.6 : K Ahmed to A Rahane, FOUR! Edgy but Rahane and Rajasthan will take it. Not the kind of end Khaleel wanted in his first over. Full length ball outside off, Rahane looks to hit it towards long off but gets an outside edge which flies over short third man and crosses the rope on a bounce for a boundary. |
| Siddarth Kaul is into the attack. |
| 5.1 : S Kaul to L Livingstone, FOUR! In the slot for Livingstone. Back of a length ball on off, Livingstone takes full toll of it and pulls it away for a boundary through mid-wicket. |
| 5.2 : S Kaul to L Livingstone, Good one from Kaul. Takes the pace off the ball, Livingstone looks to pull it but misses. |
| 5.3 : S Kaul to L Livingstone, SIX! This was six the moment it left the bat. Knuckle ball, which is back of a length, Livingstone waits for it and pulls it over the mid-wicket fence and into the crowd for a maximum. And with that 50 comes up for Rajasthan. Just the start they wanted and the home crowd are enjoying this. |
| 5.4 : S Kaul to L Livingstone, Slightly fuller outside leg, Liam once again goes for the pull but misses. |
| 5.5 : S Kaul to L Livingstone, FOUR! Livingstone is going after Kaul. Good length ball on middle, Liam flat-bats it over mid on for a boundary. |
| 5.6 : S Kaul to L Livingstone, SIX! This is brilliant from Livingstone. He has dispatched this bouncer. It is a tennis shot that he has played. Back of a length ball and Livingstone smacks it over the bowler's head for another six. 20 off the first over. Not the sort of comeback he would have wanted. |
| Rashid Khan is back into the attack. |
| 6.1 : R Khan to A Rahane, Flatter and fuller on middle, Rahane lunges and defends it back to the bowler. |
| 6.2 : R Khan to A Rahane, Beaten! Tossed up ball around off, spinning away slightly, Rahane pushes inside the line and misses. |
| 6.3 : R Khan to A Rahane, Quicker and on middle, paddled down towards short fine leg for a run. |
| Shout for an lbw! Not given. Rashid Khan has a chat with his skipper and then they decide to take the DRS. Our scorer over here is heard screaming that it came off the bat. Let's see... |
| 6.4 : R Khan to L Livingstone, NOT OUT! No edge but the impact is outside off. Review lost for Rajasthan. A leg spinner landing full around off, Livingstone tries to play the paddle scoop by going down on one knee but misses and is hit on the back thigh. They appeal unsuccessfully. DRS is taken but as mentioned above, the impact was outside the line. |
| 6.5 : R Khan to L Livingstone, FOUR! Liam packs a punch! Short in length on middle, Livingstone goes deep inside the crease and pulls it over mid-wicket. It comes from the higher half of his bat but still has enough power to find the fence. |
| 6.6 : R Khan to L Livingstone, The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket. Two runs added to the total. 7 from the over! |
| Shakib Al Hasan is back into the attack. |
| 7.1 : Al Hasan to A Rahane, Flatter delivery on leg, Rahane comes down the track and hits it to cover. |
| 7.2 : Al Hasan to A Rahane, Shorter delivery on middle, Rahane pulls it wide of deep mid-wicket and gets a single. |
| 7.3 : Al Hasan to L Livingstone, FOUR! Brute power here from Livingstone. Floated delivery on middle and leg, Livingstone comes down the track and smacks it wide of long on for a boundary. |
| 7.4 : Al Hasan to L Livingstone, Shorter around off, Livingstone punches it off his back foot to the off side for a single. |
| 7.5 : Al Hasan to A Rahane, Short around off, Rahane cuts it towards deep point for a single. |
| 7.6 : Al Hasan to L Livingstone, Flighted on the stumps, Livingstone comes down the track and blocks it. |
| Strategic break! Rajasthan are off to a flyer. The partnership between Rahane and Livingstone is going great. They are going after the bowlers. Hyderabad will need to break this partnership or else this game will slip out of their hands quickly. Also, Khaleel Ahmed is back into the attack. |
| 8.1 : K Ahmed to A Rahane, Full length ball on off, Rahane flicks it towards fine leg and gets a single. |
| 8.2 : K Ahmed to L Livingstone, Cutter from Khaleel. It is a well disguised one. Livingstone looks to run it down to third man but misses. |
| 8.3 : K Ahmed to L Livingstone, Fuller ball on off, Livingstone hits it hard but there is a man at long off so just a single. |
| 8.4 : K Ahmed to A Rahane, Length ball around off, Rahane guides it to point. |
| 8.5 : K Ahmed to A Rahane, Good bouncer. It is just around the body, Rahane comes inside the line and looks to pull it but misses. |
| 8.6 : K Ahmed to A Rahane, In the air...but safe. Full ball on middle, Rahane goes for the pull but cannot time it well. It helps his cause as it falls short of Shakib in the deep at long on and the batsmen get a couple. |
| 9.1 : R Khan to L Livingstone, OUT! Rashid strikes and a brisk innings from the Englishman comes to an end. Just the wicket Hyderabad needed. A quicker leg spinner pitching on off, Livingstone looks to flick it but gets an inside edge. Wriddhiman Saha behind the stumps takes the catch. He along with Rashid go up in appeal and Livingstone misses out on his half century. |
| 0.0 : Sanju Samson walks in next at number 3. 94 needed off 78 balls. |
| 9.2 : R Khan to S Samson, Flatter outside off, Samson looks to play it on the off side but misses. |
| 9.3 : R Khan to S Samson, Flighted on the stumps, Samson blocks it. |
| 9.4 : R Khan to S Samson, On off and middle, Samson calmly blocks it. |
| 9.5 : R Khan to S Samson, Excellent delivery. Wrong 'un from Rashid. It is pitched outside off, Samson looks to drive but it goes between his bat and pad. Luckily for the batsman, the ball misses the off stump as well. |
| 9.6 : R Khan to S Samson, On the pads, Samson flicks it away towards mid-wicket and gets off the mark with a single. |
| Siddarth Kaul is back into the attack. |
| 10.1 : S Kaul to S Samson, Wide! Starts with a length ball sliding down the leg side, Samson tries flicking but misses. |
| S Kaul to S Samson, SIX! This is a brilliant strike from Samson. Not easy to play a shot like this. A length ball on off, Sanju takes a stride forward and lofts it over extra cover. Packs his shot with supreme timing and it has gone the distance. |
| 10.2 : S Kaul to S Samson, Wide! Kaul is feeling the pressure. Once again slips a length ball down the leg side and is lucky that Samson doesn't get any wood behind it. |
| S Kaul to S Samson, Back of a length delivery outside off, Samson misses out once again as he slaps it straight to backward point. |
| 10.3 : S Kaul to S Samson, Back of a length ball around off. The ball rises onto Samson, he does well to block it. |
| 10.4 : S Kaul to S Samson, Uppish but safe. Fuller delivery on off, Samson flicks it over mid-wicket. The ball falls short of the man in the deep and Samson gets a single. |
| 10.5 : S Kaul to A Rahane, Smart bowling. Rahane moves across the stump and looks to go over the leg side. Kaul smartly follows him and bowls it wide outside off, Rahane who was initially looking to play it over fine leg loosk to then play a pull but misses. |
| 10.6 : S Kaul to A Rahane, Fuller on off, Rahane milks it to long off and keeps the strike. 72 needed off 54. |
| Shakib Al Hasan is back into the attack. |
| 11.1 : Al Hasan to A Rahane, Flighted on middle, Rahane comes down the track and hits it wide of long on and gets a couple. |
| 11.2 : Al Hasan to A Rahane, Shorter delivery on off, Rahane pulls it to mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep runs to his right and dives to save the boundary. They get a couple. |
| 11.3 : Al Hasan to A Rahane, OUT! Rahane holes out! He misses out on his half century as well. Flighted delivery outside off, Rahane looks to play inside out over long off. Shakib sees him move away from his leg stump and bowls it wide. Rahane does not get the timing on the shot. The ball goes to David Warner in the deep. Who takes a good low catch. Hyderabad creeping back into this game now. |
| Steven Smith is the new batsman in. |
| 11.4 : Al Hasan to S Samson, Slightly shorter around off, Samson punches it to cover and takes a single. |
| 11.5 : Al Hasan to S Smith, Floated on middle and leg, Smith flicks it wide of deep mid-wicket and calls for two immediately. The fielder gets to the ball. Shakib goes to collect the ball in front of the stump allowing them to get the second easily. |
| 11.6 : Al Hasan to S Smith, FOUR! Stylish from Smith. Flighted on off, Smith comes down the track and flicks it over the mid-wicket region and the ball goes to the fence. 100 comes up for Rajasthan with that stylish boundary from their skipper. |
| 12.1 : S Kaul to S Samson, FOUR! Kaul once again begins his over by conceding a boundary. Offers plenty of width outside off, Samson reaches out for it and smashes it through point. Shankar tries his best in the deep with a dive but fails to pull it back. |
| 12.2 : S Kaul to S Samson, FOUR! Two in two! This time Kaul serves a short ball around off, Samson pulls it off his front foot, a great pick up shot with superb timing and it screams away to the fence at deep mid-wicket, beating the dive from Rashid Khan. |
| 12.3 : S Kaul to S Samson, Cuts down his pace on this occasion and delivers it on the shorter side around off, Samson stands back to turn it through square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 12.4 : S Kaul to S Samson, Driven through mid on by the batsman. One run added to the total. |
| 12.5 : S Kaul to S Smith, Kaul tries to spear in a yorker but ends up slipping a low full toss on off, Smith plays a delightful square drive for a run. |
| 12.6 : S Kaul to S Samson, A full toss again, forced down to wide long on for another two. 14 from the over, 35 in the last three. 73 needed off 56 balls. |
| Rashid Khan back into the attack. |
| 13.1 : R Khan to S Smith, Floated on off, Smith paddles it away for a single. |
| 13.2 : R Khan to S Samson, Wrong 'un on off, Samson does not pick it well and looks to defend. He gets an inside edge which goes past the stumps and towards the on side for a single. |
| 13.3 : R Khan to S Smith, Another wrong 'un from Rashid. Smith though picks it early and flicks it away for a single. |
| 13.4 : R Khan to S Samson, On middle and leg, Samson flicks it wide of mid-wicket and gets a couple. |
| 13.5 : R Khan to S Samson, Tossed up on off, Samson drives it to covers and gets to the other end. |
| 13.6 : R Khan to S Smith, Quicker on the stumps, Samson blocks it to see off Rashid. Rashid finished off with the figures of 4-0-30-1. |
| Khaleel Ahmed is back into the attack. |
| 14.1 : K Ahmed to S Samson, Good length ball on the pads, Samson flicks it away wide of fine leg for a couple. |
| 14.2 : K Ahmed to S Samson, Dropped! How rarely do we see Rashid Khan dropping catches. Good length ball on off, Samson pulls it uppishly towards square leg. Rashid Khan comes running in from backward square leg. He attempts to take the catch with a slide but the ball bobbles out of his hand. They take a couple. |
| 14.3 : K Ahmed to S Samson, On middle and leg, Samson flicks it away wide of mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 14.4 : K Ahmed to S Samson, On the pads, Samson flicks it away and gets a single. |
| 14.5 : K Ahmed to S Smith, FOUR! Poor delivery from Khaleel. It is down the leg side, these are easy pickings for Smith. He just helps it on his way towards fine leg for a boundary. |
| 14.6 : K Ahmed to S Smith, Yorker on off, Smith jams it out and gets a single as the ball goes towards point. |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar is back into the attack. |
| 15.1 : B Kumar to S Smith, Lands it on a length around off, slower in pace, Smith helps it in front of square leg for a run. |
| 15.2 : B Kumar to S Samson, Wide! Wrong line, sliding down the leg side, Samson misses out on the flick shot. |
| B Kumar to S Samson, Short in length on off, Samson pulls it behind square leg for a single. |
| 15.3 : B Kumar to S Smith, Angles in a length ball on middle, Smith gets behind the line and works it on the leg side. Dot ball. |
| 15.4 : B Kumar to S Smith, On a length and around off, Smith pushes it out with an angled bat to point. |
| 15.5 : B Kumar to S Smith, Down the leg side, Smith advances down and across before easing it towards fine leg. Straightaway calls for two and completes it comfortably in the end. |
| 15.6 : B Kumar to S Smith, Beaten! Good length ball outside off, skidding off the surface, Smith pushes inside the line and misses. Just 5 from the over but Hyderabad need wickets to get back in the game. |
| Strategic break. 24 needed off 24 balls. A simple equation for Rajasthan but they should try to get the remaining runs in quick time so that their NRR improves a bit. Having said that, they should not take it too lightly also at this moment as we have seen teams losing matches from this point too. Can Hyderabad spring a surprise from here? |
| 16.1 : K Ahmed to S Samson, FOUR! That's a rocket! Short in length around off, Samson stands back and pulls it with terrific timing over mid-wicket. Remarkable shot, says Sunil Gavaskar on air. |
| 16.2 : K Ahmed to S Samson, Stays back and taps it down to the right of the point fielder for a run. |
| 16.3 : K Ahmed to S Smith, FOUR! A length delivery on middle, Smith shuffles across and deflects it fine down the leg side. Kaul makes a sliding stop near the fence and they take two. The umpire then goes upstairs to check and the replays find that Kaul made contact with the rope while getting rid of the ball. 50-run stand comes up! |
| 16.4 : K Ahmed to S Smith, Walks down the track and plays it down in the gap on the off side for a run. |
| 16.5 : K Ahmed to S Samson, The batsman has driven it through mid off. One run added to the total. |
| 16.6 : K Ahmed to S Smith, OUT! Smith departs and the crowd goes silent! Khaleel digs in a short ball on middle and off, Smith shuffles across the stumps to pull it across the line but it takes the top edge and flies down to fine leg. Kaul moves across to his left from fine leg and just about manages to hang on to the catch. Steven Smith is disappointed with himself as he returns to the dugout. 14 needed off 20 balls. |
| Ashton Turner is the new batsman. |
| FYI... Turner has got five ducks in a row in T20s and will be under pressure to open his account. |
| 17.1 : B Kumar to A Turner, STOP THE PRESS! Turner is off the mark. Smiles all around. His teammates in the dugout are clapping. Haha! These little moments make cricket really entertaining. Full in length on middle, Turner flicks it behind square leg for a run. |
| 17.2 : B Kumar to S Samson, Drifting down the leg side, Samson fails to flick and it goes off his thigh pad to the leg side. They cross for a leg bye. |
| 17.3 : B Kumar to A Turner, Tries to play the square cut but mistimes it off the bottom edge towards point. |
| 17.4 : B Kumar to A Turner, Short in length on off, a mistimed pull shot by Turner towards mid-wicket. |
| 17.5 : B Kumar to A Turner, Movement off the surface, it's around off and Ashton plays it late to ease it down towards third man for a run. |
| Appeal for a run out, referred upstairs... |
| 17.6 : B Kumar to S Samson, SAFE! A length ball outside off, Samson pushes it down to mid off and calls his partner for a quick run. Turner responds and Williamson in the meanwhile scores a direct hit at the striker's end. They appeal but the Aussie is found to be well inside the crease. 9 needed off 12 balls. |
| 18.1 : S Kaul to S Samson, Good length ball on middle, Sanju flicks it uppishly wide of long on and gets a couple. |
| 18.2 : S Kaul to S Samson, A low full toss on off, Samson nudges it to the on side and gets to the other end. |
| 18.3 : S Kaul to A Turner, Yorker on middle, Turner does well to get his bat down on time and hit it back to the bowler. |
| 18.4 : S Kaul to A Turner, In the air but safe. Back of a length ball outside off, Turner looks to pull but his bottom hand comes off the bat. It falls in no man's land and they get a single. |
| 18.5 : S Kaul to S Samson, On the pads, Samson looks to flick but it goes off his thigh pad to the on side and they take a single. |
| 18.6 : S Kaul to A Turner, Full toss outside off. Turner swings his bat at it but misses. |
| 19.1 : Al Hasan to S Samson, FOUR! Rajasthan win by 7 wickets and stay alive in the tournament! Shakib gets to bowl the final over and he delivers a short ball first up. Samson goes back and pulls it powerfully down to wide long on for the winning runs. |
| A thumping win for Rajasthan and they have kept themselves in the hunt with back-to-back wins. It can be termed as one of their better performances this season. Their bowling was right on the money after a poor start with everyone contributing equally. Chasing a target of 161, usually you need one good partnership and their new opening pair provided that. Rahane and Livingstone put together a 78-run stand and that nearly put the chase to bed. Agreed, there were a few stutters in between but Raja |
| Hyderabad skipper, Kane Williamson says that the nature of the surface was such that the new batsman was going to find it difficult. He felt the match was in the balance at the halfway stage. Credits Rajasthan for the way they played. Singles out Manish Pandey's performance and hopes he continues his good form. Tells it is about margins in this format. Admits Rajasthan played well and Hyderabad were looking to squeeze in a wicket or two but were not able to do so. Mentions that he is excited to |
| Rajasthan skipper, Steven Smith starts by saying that he landed on the elbow while taking the catch of Warner and hopes it's fine as it hurt him on the impact. Adds that it's a good end to their home season. Feels that the change in pace did work for them and 160 was around par. Praises Liam Livingstone and Ajinkya Rahane for providing the start and then lauds Sanju Samson for finishing things off. Mentions that it's all about playing together as a group and winning the key moments that they did |
| Rajasthan skipper, Steven Smith starts by saying that he landed on the elbow while taking the catch of Warner and hopes it's fine as it hurt him on the impact. Adds that it's a good end to their home season. Feels that the change in pace did work for them and 160 was around par. Praises Liam Livingstone and Ajinkya Rahane for providing the start and then lauds Sanju Samson for finishing things off. Mentions that it's all about playing together as a group and winning the key moments that they did |
| Man of the Match, Jaydev Unadkat is relieved and says that he needed this as he has faced really tough times and this will boost his confidence. Adds that catches were sticking to his hands and in the same breath thanks the management for backing him. States that there is clarity of mind and also they assessed the surface well. Mentions that they knew the pitch will slow down after the Powerplay and it's going to get harder to bat. |
| Done with this game. Looking forward to Sunday where two games are lined up. First up, Delhi will be hosting Bangalore at 1600 local (1030 GMT) followed by the clash between Kolkata and Mumbai at the Eden Gardens at 2000 local (1430 GMT). Do join us for all the action. Cheers! |
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