| 0.3 : 0.3: A Singh to D Warner, FOUR! First runs off the bat and it is in form of a boundary! Once again, he falters in the attempt of bowling an inswinger. Bowls it down the leg side, easy pickings for Warner as he flicks it to the fine leg fence. |
| 0.5 : 0.5: A Singh to D Warner, FOUR! Easy-peasy! An over which started so well for the bowler is turning out to be a good one for the batter. A gift this, a full toss down the leg side, Warner works it fine, past short fine leg and the ball races away to the fence. |
| 1.5: Ur Rahman to D Warner, SIX! All the way! Love extension of the arms there by Warner. Mujeeb bowls it slightly full and around off, Warner plants his front foot forward and lofts it with ease over the long off fence. First of the game. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: A Singh to W Saha, FOUR! Up and over! Saha is on the charge here. Length and outside off, it is the slower one. Saha drags the flick shot over mid-wicket and it races away to the fence. |
| 3.2 : 3.2: Ur Rahman to D Warner, FOUR! Hyderabad are dealing in boundaries. Mujeeb strays on the pads, Warner goes for the sweep, he hits it well, over backward square leg and the ball races away to the fence. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: Ur Rahman to D Warner, FOUR! Over cover this time! Warner stays leg side of the delivery and Mujeeb bowls a loopy ball outside off, Warner lofts it over covers and the ball races away. |
| 3.6 : 3.6: Ur Rahman to W Saha, FOUR! Both the batters are scoring runs in boundaries! 50 up for the hosts and they are off to a rocketing start. A poor ball by Mujeeb, it is down the leg side, Saha sweeps it fine on the leg side and bags another boundary. 18 from the over and it has not been a good start by Mujeeb. |
| 4.5 : 4.5: M Shami to W Saha, FOUR! Lovely shot again by Saha! This is angled into his pads, he whips it with the angle over mid-wicket and the ball races to the fence. |
| 4.6 : 4.6: M Shami to W Saha, SIX! This has been nailed! 10 from last two balls and 13 from this over as well. Once again the line is a little too straight. Saha plays the pick up shot, it is right off the middle and it sails into the mid-wicket stand. |
| 5.1 : 5.1: R Ashwin to D Warner, SIX! Welcome to the bowling Ashwin, says Warner. A flatter one on the leg stump line and going straight on. Warner gets on one knee and heaves it over deep backward square leg. It just crosses the rope. 70 up for Hyderabad before even the Powerplay is completed. |
| 6.2 : 6.2: M Ashwin to W Saha, OUT! No wait, is it not given? Yes, it finally is! Confused in why I have written it like that? Well I will explain. Murugan bowls this short and outside off, it turns away. Saha looks to pull it against the turn but the ball seems to have taken an underedge. Singh takes and appeals, the umpire gives no reaction at first. Murugan and Singh straightaway want the review to be taken but then the umpire is seen raising the finger. Saha starts walking back but for some reason |
| 7.5 : 7.5: R Ashwin to M Pandey, FOUR! Excellent shot this! Not easy this one! It is tossed up around off, Pandey makes room and then manages to loft it over covers, against the turn for a boundary. |
| 10.3 : 10.3: M Ashwin to M Pandey, FOUR! Played that late! Brilliant stuff! This is flatter and outside off, Pandey waits for it and the guides it past point. The ball races away to the fence. |
| 11.2 : 11.2: M Shami to D Warner, FOUR! Fifty up, he is bowing out of the tournament in style! Top, top knock by Warner. He does not get there in the best of manners but he won't care. It is the slower one and outside off, Warner looks to cut but the ball takes the outside edge and goes fine on the off side for a boundary. Need to continue. If he plays throughout, Hyderabad will cross 200. |
| 12.3 : 12.3: M Ashwin to M Pandey, SIX! Straight down the ground! Ashwin gives it air and bowls it full on middle, Pandey clears his front leg and tonks it down the ground. It goes all the way. |
| 13.4 : 13.4: Ur Rahman to D Warner, FOUR! Top edge but a boundary! Warner brings out the reverse sweep and he is helped as Mujeeb bowls it way outside off. He swings but the ball flies off the top edge and over short third man for a boundary. |
| 14.2 : 14.2: A Singh to D Warner, FOUR! Poor ball with fine leg up! Just needs to get bat on it and it is a boundary. Down the leg side, Warner works it past short fine leg and the ball races away. 150 up. |
| 14.4 : 14.4: A Singh to M Pandey, FOUR! Just not learing is the youngster. He is bowling it short and on the body with fine leg up. It is easy for Pandey. He helps it on its way to the fine leg boundary. Second in the over. |
| 15.3 : 15.3: R Ashwin to M Pandey, OUT! TAKEN! A soft, soft dismissal this! Manish Pandey is disappointed as he hits his bat into the ground. A nothing delivery to be honest, it is short and down the leg side. Pandey looks to play it very fine but he tries to do so awkwardly. A top edge is produced and Shami at short fine leg takes a neat catch moving to his right. End of an enterprising innings from Pandey, he has done his job. Punjab on the other hand, need to keep taking wickets. |
| 15.6 : 15.6: R Ashwin to D Warner, OUT! Two in the over for Ashwin! The skipper leading from the front. Warner though walks off to a standing ovation. He has surely done his job here. He falls in the attempt to find the boundary again. This is flatter and outside off, Warner swings hard, he is guilty of going too hard at the ball. It flies off the top edge and towards point where Mujeeb takes it by taking a few steps behind. Top, top over from Ashwin, just the 4 runs and two wickets from his last and h |
| 17.1 : 17.1: M Ashwin to K Williamson, FOUR! Well, comedy of errors! Gayle has kicked it into the boundary! Mujeeb tosses this up and outside off, Williamson looks to go inside out over covers but the ball takes the outside edge and goes over short third man. Gayle hares after it, he tries to stop it with his leg but ends up kicking it over the ropes. Ideal start to the last over. |
| 17.2 : 17.2: Ur Rahman to K Williamson, SIX! High and handsome! On the leg side this time. 10 from the first two balls of the 18th. Williamson makes room and Mujeeb follows him. Kane slog sweeps it and it goes all the way over the square leg stands. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: Ur Rahman to M Nabi, SIX! He has picked the bones out of that one! Mujeeb has had a day to forget here. This is very full and on the stumps. Nabi lofts it over the bowler's head and it goes all the way. |
| 17.5 : 17.5: Ur Rahman to M Nabi, SIX! This is even bigger than the last one! Wow! What a hit! Full and on middle, Nabi with the utmost ease lofts it over the bowler's head for a huge one. 25 from the over with a ball to go. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: M Shami to K Williamson, OUT! Scorcher of a catch from Murugan Ashwin. Williamson will have to depart, he is shocked. A length ball on a slower pace outside off, the Hyderabad skipper looks to loft it over covers on the back foot. He does not get the elevation though and the ball goes to cover where Murugan jumps high and takes a brilliant catch. He does really well to hold onto the ball as well as he falls down after completing the catch. Shami is happy. Hyderabad won't mind though, they |
| 18.4 : 18.4: M Shami to M Nabi, OUT! Shami gets his second wicket of the over. Full and straight on middle. 'You miss, I hit' stuff. Nabi looks to smash this ball but misses the line of the ball completely and sees his stumps being rattled apart. Hyderabad lose yet another one in the process of going for the big ones. |
| 19.1 : 19.1: A Singh to R Khan, OUT! TIMBER! A corker of a yorker that and there is also a little tail away. Rashid looks to make room and then jam it out but fails to get his bat down in time and the ball uproots the leg pole. Good start to the last over this for Punjab. |
| 19.4 : 19.4: A Singh to A Sharma, FOUR! First boundary in the last 10 balls! Lovely shot. Full and on off, Sharma strokes it through extra cover. Miller runs to his right from long off, tries to stop it with a dive but fails to do so. |
| 0.5 : 0.5: K Ahmed to C Gayle, FOUR! Off the toe-end but a boundary. Full and wide outside off, Gayle throws his bat at it but the ball flies off the top edge and beats the third man fielder to his left for a boundary. Off the mark in style is Gayle. |
| 1.1 : 1.1: B Kumar to L Rahul, FOUR! EDGY! Just over the first slip fielder. Slightly full and width on offer outside off, Rahul throws his bat at it. It flies off the outside edge and over the outstretched hand of Guptill for a boundary. |
| 2.1: K Ahmed to C Gayle, OUT! The crowd here erupts! Gayle departs. A body blow for Punjab. Khaleel strikes but credit to Manish Pandey. This is an excellent catch. It is a length ball around off, Gayle looks to go big but only manages a top edge. It goes high up in the air, so high that it has snow on it while coming down. Manish Pandey at point settles under it, he gets two hands to it but the ball almost pops out as he goes down on the ground but he hangs onto it. |
| 2.2 : 2.2: K Ahmed to L Rahul, SIX! What a shot that is! A wicket has just fallen by Rahul does not care. This is slightly on his pads. He stands tall and just whips it. It goes high up in the air but also has the distance. Clears the mid-wicket fence with ease. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: S Sharma to M Agarwal, FOUR! Nice and fine! On the pads, a poor ball but it still has to be put away. Agarwal flicks it past short fine leg and the ball races away to the fence. |
| 3.5 : 3.5: S Sharma to L Rahul, FOUR! Excellent improvisation! Rahul expects a slower one and gets it. Is into position early as he shuffles across and sweeps it over the fine leg fielder. The umpire initially signals a biggie but has to change his decision as replays shows it has just bounced before the ropes. |
| 6.5: A Sharma to M Agarwal, FOUR! What happened there? Agarwal makes room and lofts this one over covers. The fielder there first runs in for the catch but then bails out. He tries to collect it on the first bounce but the ball bounces over him. He then signals towards the lights. Much-needed boundary for Punjab. |
| 7.3 : 7.3: S Sharma to L Rahul, FOUR! Flicked and flicked nicely! Need more of those does Punjab. Down the leg side, Rahul helps it on its way to the left of fine leg who fails to stop it. Also, the 50-run stand is up! Need to continue and they need to up the ante now. |
| 8.3: R Khan to M Agarwal, SIX! That has gone a long way! Brilliant shot! It is Agarwal maybe who is going to go here. Slightly full and on middle, Agarwal lofts it over the long off fence. |
| 8.4 : 8.4: R Khan to M Agarwal, OUT! Agarwal holes out! Rashid has the last laugh. Big square boundaries and Agarwal fails to clear it. It is on the stumps and a little too full. Agarwal looks to sweep but ends up hitting it flat towards the man at deep mid-wicket. Shankar there takes it. The promising stand comes to an end. Hyderabad continue to be on top. 142 more needed in 68 balls. |
| 9.5 : 9.5: M Nabi to N Pooran, SIX! Pooran goes and goes big! Nabi gives this one air and Pooran's eyes lit up. He smokes it over the long on fence for a biggie. They need to keep going. |
| 10.1 : 10.1: K Ahmed to N Pooran, CAUGHT! No THAT IS A SIX! Kumar has stepped behind the ropes. Short and on the body, Pooran pulls it. For a second he might have had his heart in his mouth as the ball was going towards fine leg. Kumar there jumps and takes it but his backfoot crosses the ropes. Ideal start to the over, they need to keep going though. |
| 10.2 : 10.2: K Ahmed to N Pooran, FOUR! 10 from the first two balls! This is a brilliant shot. It is the slower one and it is fuller in length on middle, Pooran lofts it over the bowler's head and a boundary results. Need to make this a big over. |
| 10.4 : 10.4: K Ahmed to N Pooran, FOUR! Excellent shot. Pooran has come out all guns blazing here. He picks the slower one and flicks it through square leg. It is in the gap and a boundary results. 14 from the over so far. 2 balls to go. |
| 10.5 : 10.5: K Ahmed to N Pooran, OUT! It is clean! What a catch that by Kumar to dismiss the dangerous looking Pooran. The short ball this time does the trick for Khaleel. It is short and on the body. Pooran looks to pull but only manages a top edge towards fine leg. The ball is dying on Kumar who comes running in. He takes it with a dive ahead. Pooran though wants it to be checked and the umpire takes it upstairs. The SOFT SIGNAL IS OUT! Replays confirm it is as clean as a whistle. Once again a buddi |
| 12.1 : 12.1: R Khan to D Miller, FOUR! Poor ball and put away! A boundary to begin the over, excellent for Punjab. Short and Miller picks the length early. He rocks back and pulls it through mid-wicket. It is in the gap and a boundary. |
| 12.5 : 12.5: R Khan to D Miller, OUT! STRAIGHT TO THE MAN! Killer Miller is out of here and the hole for Punjab keeps getting deeper. This is short and on middle, Miller goes back and nails the pull but he hits it flat and straight towards Shankar at deep mid-wicket who accepts a dolly. Not a lot of batting left now for the visitors. Rahul has to do it all alone. |
| 12.6 : 12.6: R Khan to R Ashwin, OUT! Ashwin comes and Ashwin goes. Two-in-two for Rashid Khan. He tosses his one outside off, it is the googly. Ashwin picks it and goes with the turn. He tries to hit it over the man at long on but ends up hitting it straight to him. Pandey there accepts an easy catch. Him promoting himself up the order does not work. 6 runs and 2 wickets off this over for Rashid, has turned the game massively towards his team. |
| 13.1 : 13.1: M Nabi to L Rahul, SIX! Rahul has to do it all on his own I believe! He begins well though. This is floated outside off, Rahul lofts it over the cover fence for a biggie. |
| 13.2 : 13.2: M Nabi to L Rahul, SIX! AGAIN! This is a gift! A high full toss and Rahul pulls it with ease over the square leg fence. 12 from the first two balls. He also brings his 50 up in style. He holds the key for the visitors here. |
| 15.1 : 15.1: B Kumar to L Rahul, SIX! That is what they need. An amazing start for Punjab, Rahul lofts this half-volley way over long on for a maximum. He will need many more like these though. |
| 15.5 : 15.5: B Kumar to L Rahul, FOUR! Smashed! A length ball on top of middle, Rahul makes room and smokes this one over cover. The fielders in the deep have no chance to stop that ball. |
| 16.3 : 16.3: S Sharma to L Rahul, SIX! Low full toss and it has been dispatched for a maximum! Rahul is the only hope here and he will need these sixes coming in more regularly. |
| 17.6 : 17.6: B Kumar to S Singh, SIX! Full on off, Singh picks the length early and smokes it over long off. David Warner at long off cannot do much but just watch it sail over his head. Bhuvneshwar finishes with the figures of 4-0-34-0. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: K Ahmed to L Rahul, OUT! That is an excellent catch! These high ones are not easy but then the fielder was Kane Williamson. An off cutter on length from Khaleel, Rahul backs away and looks to hit it over cover but the ball goes really high towards mid off. Kane from cover runs a long way, keeps his eye on the ball and takes the ball with a dive even as it got a little away from him. Brilliant catching! Punjab's best batsman tonight departs. Khaleel gets his 3rd wicket of the evening. |
| 18.5 : 18.5: K Ahmed to S Singh, FOUR! Simran lifts this length ball outside off over short third man. The ball reaches the boundary. A decent shot that! |
| 19.1 : 19.1: S Sharma to S Singh, OUT! Umpire's call it is and the batsman will have to depart. The impact was umpire's call and the ball too was just about clipping the stumps. Yorker on leg, Simran looks to clear his front leg and go for the heave. He misses and the ball hits him the pads. Sandeep goes up in appeal. The umpire raises his finger. Singh takes it upstairs and replays show that it was good enough to stay with the on field umpire's decision. |
| 19.4 : 19.4: S Sharma to Ur Rahman, OUT! You miss, I hit stuff from Sandeep. Slower ball on middle and leg, Mujeeb looks to play it across the line but he misses and the ball goes on to hit the timber. Second wicket of the over for Sandeep. |
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