| 1.2 : 1.2: S Sharma to R Sharma, SIX! CLUNK! That is an absolute monster. That is why you cannot drop people of this caliber. This is right in the slot, full and outside off, Rohit gets down and sweeps it massively over square leg! |
| 2.4 : 2.4: B Kumar to de Kock, SIX! Scratch what I wrote last! He too joins the party with a huge one. Trademark de Kock this. He shuffles across a little and hence the line is now a straighter one. He picks it up and lofts it over the square leg fence. |
| 3.4: M Nabi to R Sharma, OUT! Rohit holes out! The dropped catch has not cost a lot. Nabi strikes. The bowling change has worked wonders. Not such a great delivery though. It is slightly short and on middle, it is turning back in. Rohit look to pull it but it is not right off the middle. The boundaries here are long and Deepak Hooda in the deep runs in and takes a good catch. The Mumbai skipper fails to make an impact and a much-needed wicket for the hosts as the two seemed to get going. |
| 4.1 : 4.1: S Sharma to S Yadav, FOUR! Welcome back into the attack, Sandeep. A terrific shot. The back foot punch straight down the ground. Not easy to play those. It is shortish and around off, Yadav stands tall and powerfully punches it past mid off. It races away. |
| 4.6 : 4.6: S Sharma to S Yadav, OUT! The impact is umpire's call and hitting is also umpire's call. Mumbai lose their second and the change of ends for Sandeep Sharma has worked. Another good wicket as we know how good Yadav has been for the visitors. A audacious shot that. He looks to sweep this knuckle ball on off but misses to get hit on the front pad. The umpire agrees with the appeal by the Hyderabad players. Yadav takes it upstairs. Replays roll in and they show the on-field call is the right on |
| 6.2 : 6.2: Y Pathan to de Kock, FOUR! A gift there for de Kock. It is down the leg side and it is the quicker one. Quinton says thank you very much and then helps it on its way through backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 8.2: S Kaul to de Kock, OUT! Caught in the deep! De Kock falls now and Mumbai have lost their top 3 inside 10 overs. It seemed to be a terrific shot at first. Probably at the Wankhede, this would have been taken in the crowd. But at Uppal, the boundaries are longer. A length ball, around middle and leg, angling away, Quinton pulls this with absolute ease over mid-wicket. However, to his dismay, he finds Deepak Hooda waiting for the catch patiently. QdK falls for 19 and Mumbai are 43/3. |
| 8.5 : 8.5: S Kaul to I Kishan, FOUR! That is some stroke. Wow-a-wow. It is not all that short and not much width given either from Kaul. But what does Kishan do? Waits for the ball to come to him, then arches back and steers it behind point. Third man starts to run to his left but eventually, comes second best. |
| 10.6 : 10.6: R Khan to I Kishan, FOUR! Lucky! Kishan goes on the back foot to this flighted ball and plays an educational edge which goes past the diving Warner at first slip and into the third man fence. |
| 11.4 : 11.4: S Kaul to K Pandya, OUT! Another one bites the dust! The short ball does the trick. This is a very good short ball. On this slow surface, Kaul really got this one to zip through. It is on middle. Pandya is hurried into the pull shot. He only manages a top edge which lobs towards the keeper who takes an excellent catch. Kaul is pumped and Hyderabad stay on top. |
| 12.5 : 12.5: R Khan to I Kishan, OUT! Kishan has been adjudged run out. Adjudged. Bizarre dismissal. Let us go step by step. First, it is a googly from Rashid. Kishan looks to work it to the leg side but the ball spins away, hits the high portion of the bat and goes off the leading edge to cover. Kishan comes halfway down the track but is sent back because Pollard barely moves a muscle. Vijay Shankar gets across and then returns a decent throw to Bairstow. Here comes the controversy. Bairstow looks to |
| 16.1 : 16.1: R Khan to H Pandya, SIX! That is colossal! Hardik Pandya, you beauty! Picks the googly and then goes with the turn. Hits it right off the middle and into the long on stands. Ideal start to the over, need to make this count. |
| 16.3 : 16.3: R Khan to H Pandya, OUT! Rashid has the last laugh! Hardik though can feel a little unfortunate here. He had hit that nicely. He brings out the slog sweep but hits it flat and in the air towards the man in the deep at mid-wicket. Shankar there takes a good catch. The idea was good but the ball may have just hurried onto him and hence, he did not get the elevation he wanted. The dangerous Pandya departs. Now the onus of taking Mumbai to a decent total depends on Kieron Pollard. |
| 16.4 : 16.4: R Khan to R Chahar, FOUR! What a way to get off the mark and what a shot. Very clever! It is bowled outside off. Chahar waits for it and then plays it late past the slip fielder. Uses the pace of the bowler nicely and it races to the fence. |
| 17.3 : 17.3: B Kumar to R Chahar, FOUR! That's his third boundary and all three have come by a late cut. Kumar bowls it on a length outside off, Chahar late cuts it and the ball races to the third man fence. Some handy runs here by the batsman given the total Mumbai have. |
| 17.6 : 17.6: B Kumar to R Chahar, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! A handy innings by Chahar though comes to the end. Can't blame him for this shot though. It was the last ball so you would not expect Pollard to take a single and hence, it was a free hit for him. He swings to this delivery outside off but only manages an outside edge to Bairstow. |
| 18.1 : 18.1: S Kaul to K Pollard, SIX! HUGE! A one-handed biggie! Such is the power of this man. It is the slower one and outside off. Pollard seems to have been foxed by it. He is a touch early into the shot and hence once hand comes off. He though still gets good enough connection and it sails over the long on fence. Once again perfect start to the over. Need a few more. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: S Kaul to K Pollard, SIX! A freebie and Pollard takes full toll of it. It is on the pads, Kieron flicks it nonchalantly and into the mid-wicket stand. 12 from the first three balls. Pressure on the bowler here. |
| 18.4 : 18.4: S Kaul to K Pollard, SIX! Third in the over! Another West Indian clearing the ropes with ease here. Another full toss, Pollard says thank you very much and hits it right over the mid-wicket fence. Makes the Free Hit count. 2 more balls to go. |
| 19.1 : 19.1: B Kumar to K Pollard, FOUR! CLOUT! No, no, no. Not to this man. He will butcher you. Width outside off and the length is short. What do you expect? Slapped over cover for a boundary. 5 balls left... |
| 19.5 : 19.5: B Kumar to K Pollard, DROPPED, SIX! Oh dear... Mohammad Nabi, of all the people. The coolest customer in the Hyderabad tank. A full toss, around leg stump, Pollard swings hard but does not quite get the required elevation. The ball travels towards deep square leg where Nabi runs to his right and looks to catch it but the power on that, makes him lose control. Ends up parrying it over the ropes. |
| 19.6 : 19.6: B Kumar to K Pollard, MISFIELD, FOUR! Mumbai end on 136/7! Bonus runs for them. Another full toss from Bhuvi, Pollard just hammers this down to long on. The fielder comes running in, Deepak Hooda it is, looks to stop it but cannot quite get to the pitch of the ball. The ball hits his left leg and deflects into the ropes behind! |
| 0.5 : 0.5: J Behrendorff to J Bairstow, FOUR! Width offered and Bairstow makes full use of it. Short pitch delivery outside off, Jonny square cuts it through the gap between point and covers. First boundary for the hosts. |
| 2.1 : 2.1: J Behrendorff to D Warner, FOUR! Pure timing. Jason sprays on Warner's pads and with the ball angling in, David Warner flicks it with ease towards the fine leg region for a four. |
| 2.5 : 2.5: J Behrendorff to J Bairstow, FOUR! Short again. Jason has been bowling short deliveries throughout the over. Bowls this one short on off. Jonny was waiting for it and pulls it towards the mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 2.6 : 2.6: J Behrendorff to J Bairstow, FOUR! Two in two. Jason bowls this on a length on off. Bairstow steps out of his crease and drives it towards the mid off region. Rohit Sharma in position dives to his right but it is out of his reach. Another boundary from the over. 13 runs from this over. A flying start to the chase. |
| 3.2 : 3.2: R Chahar to D Warner, FOUR! Poor bowling! This is on the pads, easy pickings for Warner. He sweeps it through square leg and a boundary. |
| 3.4 : 3.4: R Chahar to J Bairstow, OUT! In the air... taken! Chahar strikes! Excellent bowling change and the formidable opening stand has been broken early. This is given nice amount of flight and it lands on off. It seems to be the slider. Bairstow looks to hit it on the leg side but only manages a top edge which balloons towards short third man where Bumrah takes it. JB's problems against leg spinners continues. 104 needed in 96. |
| 4.1 : 4.1: A Joseph to D Warner, OUT! CHOPS IT ON! Now we have a match on our hands. The openers who were doing most of the scoring for the hosts have been dismissed in the space of 3 balls. Alzzari Joseph does not take time to make an impact. A poor shot to be honest by Warner. It is a nothing delivery, it is full and wide outside off. Warner throws his bat at it, away from his body but only manages an inside edge onto the stumps. |
| 5.4 : 5.4: R Chahar to V Shankar, FOUR! Great shot! A short delivery on off, Shankar rocks back and cuts it through the cover region for a boundary. |
| 6.5 : 6.5: A Joseph to V Shankar, OUT! Just like the Mumbai batting line-up, Hyderabad too have lost their top three within the first 10 overs. Could have easily been four had Pollard taken the catch of Pandey. Nevertheless, Joseph continues to impress. A quick short one, the key here though is the line. It is just outside off. Shankar looks to drag his pull but is hurried into the shot. It goes off the top edge towards point where Pandya takes a dolly. Joseph gets his second in his second over and Mu |
| 10.3 : 10.3: J Behrendorff to M Pandey, OUT! Rohit has taken a very sharp catch! That was hit at some pace towards him and the Mumbai skipper has held onto it. Leading from the front. Pandey fails to make the life he got count. Hyderabad in big trouble now. This is slightly short from Behrendorff. Pandey rocks back and pulls it hard but straight to that fielder. The Mumbai players are pumped. 76 more needed in 57 balls. 6 wickets in hand. |
| 11.2 : 11.2: R Chahar to Y Pathan, OUT! Another one bites the dust. Pathan departs and half the side is back in the hut. A nice tossed up delivery on off, Pathan gets on one knee and looks to play the sweep. The shot is more of a top edge-type, carrying to deep backward square leg where Ishan Kishan makes no mistake. Now then, now then, now then... |
| 11.3 : 11.3: R Chahar to D Hooda, FOUR! Short and wide and it has been put away! Much-needed boundary for the hosts. It is short and outside off. Hooda cuts it through point and it races away. |
| 14.6 : 14.6: J Bumrah to M Nabi, SIX! What a shot! Outrageous! Powerful. It is short and it is slower in pace. Nabi stands tall and then flat-bats it over the long off fence. Spoils what was a top over till then. 53 needed in 30 balls. |
| 15.4 : 15.4: A Joseph to D Hooda, OUT! BOOM! Third for Joseph. You miss, I hit. Full and straight. Hooda swings across the line but misses. The furniture behind is disturbed. Hooda, the batsman who was set walks back. 49 needed in 26. |
| 15.5 : 15.5: A Joseph to R Khan, OUT! Two-in-two for Joseph and it is Mumbai's game to lose now! The short ball does the trick again for him. It is on the body and rushes onto the batsman. Rashid looks to pull by taking his eyes off the ball. The ball takes the top edge, then hits the shoulder and lobs beside the pitch. Joseph runs towards it and takes it. Nabi has to do it by himself. Needs to replicate what Pollard did. On the other hand, AJ is on a hat-trick on his debut. |
| 16.4 : 16.4: J Bumrah to M Nabi, OUT! That is probably the final nail in the coffin. Bumrah gets rid of Nabi. Hits the deck hard and lands it on middle, the ball zips through. Nabi is way too late in the pull shot. It goes off the top edge towards mid off and Rohit takes it with ease. |
| 17.1 : 17.1: A Joseph to B Kumar, OUT! Or he would just look to shuffle across in the hope to find a boundary but miss with his flick shot and see his middle stump get uprooted. FIFER FOR ALZZARI! That too on debut, how better could you start your Indian T20 League career. They do check for the no ball but AJ is fine. He now has 5 balls to take a six-fer. |
| 17.2 : 17.2: A Joseph to S Sharma, FOUR! Poor ball and put away! Down the leg side, Sandeep flicks it through short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: A Joseph to S Kaul, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! He does get a six-fer. Best figures by a bowler in the Indian T20 League. What a performance by the youngster. Outstanding stuff. He lands this one on a length and it is outside off. Kaul hangs his bat out, the ball kisses the outside edge and de Kock behind makes no mistake. All smiles in the Mumbai camp as THEY HAVE WON BY 40 RUNS! |
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