| 0.0 : Hyderabad have just been a shadow of themselves in this tournament as they are languishing at the bottom of the table and are yet to really display their skills for everyone to see. The door to the playoffs has almost been shut as they will need a monumental effort to make it into the top 4, but, with nothing to lose for the Orange Army, they could really give it their all in the last 6 games and make one final charge. |
| ....Match Day.... |
| Hello, folks! A very warm welcome to game number two on this Super Saturday! Hyderabad will be locking horns against Punjab in this clash. Both teams have had a poor tournament so far and if they have real ambitions of making the playoffs, then they will need to string together a bunch of victories starting now. It is said that desperation brings out the best of the best of people and teams at times and right now, these two are in desperate need of a win. Who comes out on top? Time will tell us. |
| Punjab, on the other hand, have had a similar sort of story and have not flexed their muscles so far in this tournament. They sit in seventh place and have not really put their best foot forward. In the last game too, against Rajasthan, they snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. Only 4 needed off the final over and they just imploded, losing by 2 runs. Rahul's face in the post-match interview told the whole story, really, because this is not the first time that Punjab have failed to win from |
| TOSS - We are all in readiness for the flip of the coin. Both the skippers, KL Rahul and Kane Williamson are out in the middle. KL Rahul calls it as tails and it lands heads. HYDERABAD HAVE ELECTED TO BOWL FIRST! |
| Kane Williamson, the skipper of Hyderabad, says they will bowl first as it is a small ground and there is also a chance of dew later on. Says that they are hoping to start well with the ball and get some early wickets. Adds that there are few areas that they want to improve on and it is important to keep coming hard in every match. Signs off by saying that they are unchanged going into this game. |
| KL Rahul, the Punjab skipper, says that he was unsure and was looking to bowl first as well and now, they will look to put up a good target. Tells that there is not much to lose for them and they are keen to get out there and turn it around. Informs that there are 3 changes to their side as Fabian Allen, Ishan Porel, and Adil Rashid miss out and Chris Gayle, Nathan Ellis, and Ravi Bishnoi make their way back into the team. On Gayle being back, Rahul says that they are still trying to find thei |
| Hyderabad (Unchanged XI) -  David Warner, Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Kane Williamson (C), Manish Pandey, Jason Holder, Abdul Samad, Kedar Jadhav, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sandeep Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed. |
| Punjab (Playing XI) - KL Rahul (C/WK), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle (In for Fabian Allen), Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Ravi Bishnoi (In for Ishan Porel), Mohammed Shami, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis (In for Adil Rashid). |
| Let's get going, then. Both umpires make their way out first. The Hyderabad players stride out into the middle now, followed by the openers of Punjab, KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal. Both of them have provided solid starts for Punjab in the past and will be looking to do the same here. Sandeep Sharma to begin proceedings with the new ball. He started in the middle overs in the previous game and will be happy to start things off here. Here he comes... |
| 0.1 : Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Sharma lands it on a length, around off and gets it to nip back. Rahul blocks it out with ease. |
| 0.2 : Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Short of a length, outside off. Rahul rocks back and punches it to mid off. |
| 0.3 : Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Tap and run. Punjab are underway. Length ball, around off. Rahul taps it to cover for a quick single. |
| 0.4 : Sandeep Sharma to Mayank Agarwal, Quick run. Length ball, on off. Agarwal pushes it to mid on for a quick single. The fielder misses his shy at the bowler's end. |
| 0.5 : Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Length ball, outside off. Rahul pushes it past covers for one. |
| 0.6 : Sandeep Sharma to Mayank Agarwal, Back of a length, around off. Mayank Agarwal blocks it. Just 3 from the first over. |
| 0.4 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to operate from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to KL Rahul, Length ball, lands outside off and shapes away. Rahul goes for the drive but gets beaten! |
| 1.2 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to KL Rahul, Back of a length, on off. Rahul stays back and pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 1.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to KL Rahul, FOUR! Over the slip fielder! Length ball, outside off. Rahul steps out for the booming drive but gets the outside edge. The ball goes over first slip and runs to the fence. |
| 1.4 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to KL Rahul, Length ball, around off. Pushed past point. The man from third man gets across and dives to keep it to a couple. |
| 1.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to KL Rahul, Fuller ball, on off. Flicked past square leg for one. |
| 1.6 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mayank Agarwal, Great fielding! Length ball, outside off. Mayank Agarwal punches it past point sweetly. Samad chases the ball and puts in a slide to keep the ball in. He saves a run for his side. |
| 2.1 : Sandeep Sharma to Mayank Agarwal, On a length, outside off. Mayank Agarwal pulls it towards long on for a single. |
| 2.2 : Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, On a length, around off. Rahul blocks it out. |
| 2.3 : Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Length ball, on off. Rahul punches it but the man at cover dives to stop the ball. |
| 2.4 : Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Play and a miss! Short of a length, outside off. Rahul looks to cut it hard but misses. |
| 2.5 : Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, FOUR! Another edge goes to the boundary! Length ball, outside off. Rahul goes for the drive but gets the outside edge. The ball goes past short third man and runs to the fence. |
| 2.6 : Sandeep Sharma to KL Rahul, Length ball, on the pads. Rahul flicks it to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 3.1 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to KL Rahul, Length ball, outside off. Rahul taps it towards cover with soft hands. |
| 3.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to KL Rahul, Length ball, just outside off. Rahul looks to punch it away but gets beaten. |
| 3.2 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to KL Rahul, A touch fuller, around leg. Rahul works it towards mid-wicket. |
| 3.4 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to KL Rahul, Short of a length, outside off. Rahul slices it over cover for a couple. |
| 3.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to KL Rahul, FOUR! Hello there! Where did that come from? Full ball, on off. Rahul shuffles across the stumps and then paddles it to the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 3.6 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to KL Rahul, Back of a length, on off. Rahul heaves it towards deep square leg for one. He does not connect it well and gets it from the inner half of the bat, so, only one is possible. 7 from Sandeep's second over! |
| 3.5 : Will Sandeep Sharma bowl his third on the trot? Nopes. Jason Holder is into the attack! |
| 4.1 : Jason Holder to KL Rahul, OUT! TAKEN! There comes the first wicket and Holder gets rid of the big fish, Rahul! Holder bowls a length ball, on middle. Rahul looks to flick but gets it from the inside half of the bat. The ball goes straight to short mid-wicket and Jagadeesha Suchith (sub) takes an easy catch. Punjab's openers have usually provided them with good starts, but, it was not meant to be on this occasion. |
| 0.0 : The Universe Boss, Chris Gayle is the new man in! |
| 4.2 : Jason Holder to Chris Gayle, Full ball, on off. Gayle pushes it to mid off. |
| 4.3 : Jason Holder to Chris Gayle, Gayle is off the mark! Length ball, on leg. He flicks it past square leg for one. |
| 4.4 : Jason Holder to Mayank Agarwal, Length ball, on off. Mayank Agarwal blocks it. |
| 4.5 : Jason Holder to Mayank Agarwal, OUT! TAKEN! Another one bites the dust and it is now clear, that this pitch is not the easiest to bat on! Length ball, outside off. Mayank Agarwal goes for the booming drive over mid off. But the ball comes off slowly after landing and he gets it as far as mid off. Kane Williamson takes a low catch there and Punjab are in some trouble! |
| 4.6 : Jason Holder to Aiden Markram, Length ball, around off. Punched to covers by Markram. A top over from Holder, 1 run and two big wickets for him! |
| 4.5 : Will Bhuvneshwar Kumar continue? Nope. Sandeep Sharma has a change of ends now. |
| 5.1 : Sandeep Sharma to Chris Gayle, Leg bye! Length ball, strayed on the pads. Gayle misses his flick and the ball clips his pads before going behind square on the leg side. They sneak in a leg bye. |
| 5.2 : Sandeep Sharma to Aiden Markram, In the air...but it falls short of Wriddhiman Saha behind the sticks. Length ball, outside off, shaping away late. Aiden Markram pokes at it and it goes off the outside egde to the keeper. |
| 5.3 : Sandeep Sharma to Aiden Markram, Full ball, outside off. Aiden Markram drives hard but straight to the cover fielder. |
| 5.4 : Sandeep Sharma to Aiden Markram, Back of a length, on off. Aiden Markram taps it to cover and takes a quick run. |
| 5.5 : Sandeep Sharma to Chris Gayle, Good-length ball, just outside off. Chris Gayle drives on the up towards extra cover. |
| 0.0 : The South African, Aiden Markram, walks out at Number 4. He will need to drop in a good display for Punjab! |
| 5.6 : Sandeep Sharma to Chris Gayle, Length ball, around off. Gayle presses forward and pushes it to cover. Punjab are 29/2 at the end of the Powerplay. |
| 6.1 : Khaleel Ahmed to Aiden Markram, Short of a length, on off. Aiden Markram stands tall and punches it to cover. |
| 0.0 : Khaleel Ahmed to bowl now. |
| 6.2 : Khaleel Ahmed to Aiden Markram, Good-length ball, nipping in slightly, from middle. Aiden Markram defends it back to the bowler. |
| 6.3 : Khaleel Ahmed to Aiden Markram, Swing and a miss! Good-length ball, outside off. Aiden Markram looks to drive on the up but he misses. |
| 6.4 : Khaleel Ahmed to Aiden Markram, Back of a length, just outside off. Aiden Markram hangs back and lofts it over Kane Williamson at mid off. Williamson gives it a chase and keeps it down to two. |
| 6.5 : Khaleel Ahmed to Aiden Markram, DROPPED! Would you believe it? David Warner has dropped a catch. Good-length ball, on off. Aiden Markram looks to go over cover but it goes off the outer half of the bat in the air towards cover. Warner runs behind, reaches out but drops it. The batters take one. |
| 6.6 : Khaleel Ahmed to Chris Gayle, Length ball, around off. Chris Gayle taps it to backward point. |
| 7.1 : Jason Holder to Aiden Markram, Length ball, on middle. Aiden Markram flicks it to mid-wicket for a run. |
| 7.2 : Jason Holder to Chris Gayle, Good-length ball, on middle and leg. Gayle looks to pull but gets in an awkward position and it goes of the splice of the bat to square leg. A single taken. |
| 7.3 : Jason Holder to Aiden Markram, Full ball, on middle. Aiden Markram digs it out towards deep square leg for one. |
| 7.4 : Jason Holder to Chris Gayle, Overpitched ball, on off. Chris Gayle stays back and squeezes it out to long on for a couple of runs. |
| 7.5 : Jason Holder to Chris Gayle, Lovely change of pace from Holder! A slower ball, shorter in length, around off. Gayle is deceived by the change of pace and he works it to deep square leg for a run. |
| 7.6 : Jason Holder to Aiden Markram, Full ball, on off. Aiden Markram works it down the ground and collects a single. |
| 8.1 : Rashid Khan to Aiden Markram, Rashid starts with a googly on middle. Aiden Markram rocks back to heave it but he misses and gets hit on the pads. |
| 0.0 : Change of bowling. Time for the champ, Rashid Khan to roll his arm! |
| 8.2 : Rashid Khan to Aiden Markram, Tossed up, outside off. Aiden Markram pushes it to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 8.3 : Rashid Khan to Chris Gayle, Floated, around off. Gayle hits it hard and straight, the ball hits the stumps and goes to long off. A single taken. |
| 8.4 : Rashid Khan to Aiden Markram, Flatter and quicker, outside off. Aiden Markram looks to cut but misses. |
| 8.5 : Rashid Khan to Aiden Markram, Tossed up, on off. Aiden Markram blocks it out. |
| 8.6 : Rashid Khan to Aiden Markram, FOUR! A much-needed boundary for Punjab. Rashid serves a full toss, on middle. Aiden Markram tonks it towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 8.3 : Strategic Time-Out! This has been a good start for Hyderabad, so far. They have removed both openers of Punjab, who can be very dangerous and they have shackled the likes of Gayle and Markram. They will need to keep picking wickets and not allow the Punjab batters to tee off. Punjab have a decent stack of batters lined up, but they will hope that these two bat well and keep the scorecard ticking. |
| 9.1 : Khaleel Ahmed to Chris Gayle, FOUR! CLASSY! Length ball, on off. Gayle drives it straight back past the bowler. The ball races away to the fence. |
| 9.2 : Khaleel Ahmed to Chris Gayle, Wide! Too wide, outside off. Chris Gayle lets it be. Wide called. |
| Khaleel Ahmed to Chris Gayle, Full ball, on the pads. Gayle clips it to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 9.3 : Khaleel Ahmed to Aiden Markram, Back of a length, around leg. Aiden Markram works it behind square on the leg side to collect a single. |
| 9.4 : Khaleel Ahmed to Chris Gayle, Length ball, strayed on the pads. Gayle flicks it to fine leg for one. |
| 9.5 : Khaleel Ahmed to Aiden Markram, Short of a length, outside off. Aiden Markram stays back and punches it to Abdul Samad at sweeper cover for a run. |
| 9.6 : Khaleel Ahmed to Chris Gayle, Back of a length, around off. Gayle stays back and looks to guide it past short third man but he hits it straight to the fielder there. The batters take one. |
| 10.1 : Rashid Khan to Chris Gayle, Flatter ball, on off. Tapped to short third man. |
| 10.2 : Rashid Khan to Chris Gayle, Flatter ball, outside off. Gayle runs it towards short third man for a single. |
| 10.3 : Rashid Khan to Aiden Markram, Tossed up, on off. Markram sweeps it past square leg for one. |
| 10.4 : Rashid Khan to Chris Gayle, OUT! LBW! Gayle departs and Khan has struck! Flatter ball, on leg. It turns back in and pings Gayle on the pads as he looks to block. The umpire raises the finger but Gayle reviews. No bat on that one and Ball Tracker has umpire's call on hitting. Gayle walks back to the shed, but, Punjab retain their review. |
| 0.0 : DRS time! Chris Gayle has been given out for LBW, but he opts for the review. UltraEdge shows that there is no involvement of the bat. Gayle has already started walking back. Maybe, now, he knows that he is plumb. It is two reds, and then, UMPIRE'S CALL on WICKETS and so, this will remain out. |
| 10.3 : Nicholas Pooran walks out now! |
| 10.5 : Rashid Khan to Nicholas Pooran, Loopy ball, outside off. Pooran drives it to deep cover for one. |
| 10.6 : Rashid Khan to Aiden Markram, Flatter ball, on off. Blocked out towards Khan by Markram. |
| 0.0 : Andy Flower, the Assistant Coach of Punjab, says that it is a slow deck and it has not been easy to bat on and Hyderabad is well suited to bowl at such a strip but they have two experienced campaigners out in the middle. Tells that the best way to approach this is to keep it simple and not think too much about the final total. Adds that Pooran and Hooda can come in and make a difference. On Ellis, Flower says that his type of bowling is perfectly suited for this deck and he had good success in |
| 11.1 : Sandeep Sharma to Nicholas Pooran, Short of a length, outside off. Pooran cuts it to deep cover for one. |
| 11.2 : Sandeep Sharma to Aiden Markram, Full ball, around off. Markram works it past mid-wicket for one. |
| 11.3 : Sandeep Sharma to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! WHOA! That is some shot on your third ball! Short of a length, outside off. Pooran rocks back and sends the ball sailing to hit the roof of the stadium at the mid-wicket fence. |
| Out walks Deepak Hooda now. |
| 11.5 : Sandeep Sharma to Deepak Hooda, Full ball, on leg. Flicked past square leg for one. |
| 11.4 : Sandeep Sharma to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! CAUGHT! Sandeep Sharma has taken a stunner! He has taken a brilliant, brilliant catch! Full ball, slower and outside off. Pooran hits it back towards the bowler. Sharma gets his hands to it first and the ball pops out but he takes it on the second attempt! |
| 11.6 : Sandeep Sharma to Aiden Markram, Full ball, on leg. Aiden Markram works it to long on for one. |
| 12.1 : Rashid Khan to Aiden Markram, Tossed up, on leg. Markram sweeps it past square leg for one. |
| 12.2 : Rashid Khan to Deepak Hooda, Flatter ball, outside off. Hooda runs it towards short third man for one. |
| 12.3 : Rashid Khan to Aiden Markram, Full ball, on leg. Markram sweeps it to deep square leg for one. |
| 12.4 : Rashid Khan to Deepak Hooda, Googly, lands outside off and comes back in. Hooda pushes it to long on for one. |
| 12.5 : Rashid Khan to Aiden Markram, Tossed up, on off. Markram looks to reverse sweep but the ball hits his pads and goes towards fine leg for a leg bye. |
| 12.6 : Rashid Khan to Deepak Hooda, Tossed up, on off. Hooda sweeps it past square leg for a single. |
| Change. Khaleel Ahmed is back on. He gave 13 off his previous 2 overs! |
| 13.1 : Khaleel Ahmed to Deepak Hooda, Back of a length, outside off. Hooda taps it towards point for one. The fielder misses his shy at the bowler's end and the fielder backing up misses it too. But the batters do not take the second. |
| 13.2 : Khaleel Ahmed to Aiden Markram, FOUR! Crunched! Full ball, outside off. Markram frees his arms and sends the ball racing to the cover fence. |
| 13.3 : Khaleel Ahmed to Aiden Markram, Length ball, on off. Punched to covers. The man at covers dives but cannot stop it. The batters take a couple. |
| 13.4 : Khaleel Ahmed to Aiden Markram, Full ball, on off. Clipped to long on for one. |
| 13.5 : Khaleel Ahmed to Deepak Hooda, Short of a length, outside off. Hooda punches it to deep cover for a single. |
| 13.6 : Khaleel Ahmed to Aiden Markram, Length ball, around leg. Markram misses the flick and gets hit on the pads. The batters take a leg bye as the ball rolls away to the on side. |
| Abdul Samad to bowl now! |
| 14.1 : Abdul Samad to Aiden Markram, Tossed up, outside off. Aiden Markram drives it to long off for one. |
| 14.2 : Abdul Samad to Deepak Hooda, Loopy ball, on off. Hooda drives it hard. The man at deep cover gets to his right and dives to keep it to two. |
| 14.3 : Abdul Samad to Deepak Hooda, Flatter ball, on off. Pulled to long on for one. |
| 14.4 : Abdul Samad to Aiden Markram, OUT! TAKEN! Aiden Markram would be gutted! This ball should have been outside the stadium! A full toss, outside off. Markram mistimes his slog towards long off. Manish Pandey settles under the ball and gulps it down with ease. Half the Punjab side back into the shed now! |
| Harpreet Brar is the new man in. |
| 14.5 : Abdul Samad to Harpreet Brar, Fuller ball, outside off. Driven to deep cover for one. |
| 14.6 : Abdul Samad to Deepak Hooda, FOUR! Top shot by Hooda! Loopy ball, outside off. He carves it over covers for a boundary. |
| 15.1 : Jason Holder to Harpreet Brar, Short of a length, on off. Harpreet Brar gets on top of the bounce and punches it to cover. The fielder there fumbles and concedes two runs. |
| 15.2 : Jason Holder to Harpreet Brar, Length ball, on middle. Harpreet Brar works it to mid-wicket. |
| 15.3 : Jason Holder to Harpreet Brar, Holder bangs in short, around leg. Harpreet Brar swivels and mistimes the pull to deep square leg for a run. |
| 15.4 : Jason Holder to Deepak Hooda, OUT! TAKEN! What a catch! And it is that man again, Jagadeesha Suchith (sub)! Punjab are in big, big trouble as they lose their sixth wicket. Length ball, outside off. Deepak Hooda looks to play an expansive drive over cover. He fails to get the desired elevation and the ball goes to Jagadeesha Suchith (sub) at cover who jumps to his left and takes a stunner! Hyderabad players are delighted, as they should be. |
| 15.5 : Jason Holder to Nathan Ellis, Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Nathan Ellis looks to cut hard but misses. |
| 15.6 : Jason Holder to Nathan Ellis, Length ball, around off. Nathan Ellis taps it towards backward point and takes a quick run to get off the mark. |
| 15.3 : Strategic Time-Out! Hyderabad are well on top at the moment. They never allowed any Punjab batter to let loose and have also done well to keep taking wickets regularly. Now, they will be hoping to end the innings well and not let the Punjab batters cross the 130-run mark. Punjab will be hoping that their batters could go hard and help them push to around the 145-run mark. Also, Nathan Ellis walks out for Punjab! |
| 16.1 : Rashid Khan to Nathan Ellis, Flatter ball, outside off. Nathan Ellis pushes it to cover for a run. |
| 16.2 : Rashid Khan to Harpreet Brar, A googly, around off, turning away late. Harpreet Brar misses the drive. |
| 16.3 : Rashid Khan to Harpreet Brar, BEATEN! Lovely delivery! A googly, outside off. Harpreet Brar looks to drive through cover but it zips past his outside egde. |
| 16.4 : Rashid Khan to Harpreet Brar, Flatter ball, outside off. Harpreet Brar blocks it out. |
| 16.5 : Rashid Khan to Harpreet Brar, Quicker ball, around off. Harpreet Brar looks to flick but he gets an inside egde onto his pads. |
| 16.6 : Rashid Khan to Harpreet Brar, Floated, around middle and leg. Harpreet Brar works it uppishly towards long on for a couple. |
| 16.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar returns. 2-0-17-0 so far. |
| 17.1 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Nathan Ellis, Back of a length, outside off. Nathan Ellis pushes it to extra cover. |
| 17.2 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Nathan Ellis, Swing and a miss! Good-length ball, outside off. Nathan Ellis throws the kitchen sink at it but misses. |
| 17.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Nathan Ellis, Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Nathan Ellis hits it to long off to collect a single. |
| 17.4 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Harpreet Brar, Length ball, outside off. Harpreet Brar works it to long off for a single. |
| 17.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Nathan Ellis, Another ball, on a length, around off. Nathan Ellis clears his front leg and heaves it to long on. A single taken! |
| 17.6 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Harpreet Brar, Full ball, outside off. Harpreet Brar looks to go over long on but it goes off the toe end of the bat towards the long on fielder. The batters take one. Just 4 from the over! |
| 17.5 : Jason Holder (3-0-12-3) to bowl the penultimate over! |
| 18.1 : Jason Holder to Harpreet Brar, Slower ball, outside off. Harpreet Brar leaves it alone. Wided! |
| Jason Holder to Harpreet Brar, Slower and fuller, outside off. Harpreet Brar drags it towards long off for a run. |
| 18.2 : Jason Holder to Nathan Ellis, Slower ball, outside off. Nathan Ellis punches it to cover for one. |
| 18.3 : Jason Holder to Harpreet Brar, Well bowled! Slower ball, way outside off. Harpreet Brar has a swing at it but he fails to get any bat on it. |
| 18.4 : Jason Holder to Harpreet Brar, Full toss, on middle. Harpreet Brar lofts it over the bowler's head. David Warner runs to his right from long on, dives in front and saves two runs for his side. |
| 18.5 : Jason Holder to Harpreet Brar, Back of a length, outside off. Harpreet Brar pushes it to long off for a run. |
| 18.6 : Jason Holder to Nathan Ellis, Holder bangs it in short, around middle. Nathan Ellis miscues the pull as the ball goes to David Warner at long off on the bounce. A single taken. A brilliant spell from Holder comes to an end! |
| 19.1 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Nathan Ellis, Play and a miss! Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Nathan Ellis looks to heave it but misses. |
| 19.2 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Nathan Ellis, SIX! Nathan Ellis finally gets hold of it and these are crucial runs for Punjab! Slower ball, on off. Nathan Ellis sends it sailing over long off for a maximum! |
| 19.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Nathan Ellis, Wide! Too wide, outside off. Nathan Ellis leaves it alone. Wided! |
| 19.2 : Mohammed Shami is the next man in! |
| 19.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Nathan Ellis, OUT! CAUGHT! Punjab lose another one! Slower ball, outside off. Nathan Ellis looks to heave it but it goes off the outer half of the bat and in the air towards Manish Pandey at short third man. He takes a good catch running backwards. |
| 19.4 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Harpreet Brar, In the air..but it lands in between two fielders. Length ball, on off. Harpreet Brar mistimes the slog and it goes to wide of long on. Abdul Samad runs from deep mid-wicket and puts in a late dive but the ball falls in front of him. The batters take a couple. |
| 19.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Harpreet Brar, FOUR! BANG! Full ball, outside off. Harpreet Brar carves it through extra cover. The ball races away to the fence. |
| 19.6 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Harpreet Brar, Bye! Slower ball, outside off, on a length. Harpreet Brar misses his heave to the leg side. They sneak in a bye! Punjab finish with 125/7. |
| 19.5 : Excellent from Hyderabad and they will be over the moon with their bowling display in this game. They have nothing to lose, as far as the tournament goes, and this display will instill a lot of confidence in their ranks. Meanwhile, Punjab have scrapped and fought their way to a total of 125 after being on the back foot for most of the innings. |
| 19.6 : Rashid Khan says that they adjusted to the conditions well and have bowled well in this game. Adds that cutters will always be hard to hit on this pitch. Says that the wicket of Gayle was a big one and that pushed Punjab back. Further adds that Gayle is still the Universe Boss and can hit the ball a long way on his day. |
| Right. Hyderabad need 126 to get just their second win of the campaign. Their batting has been under the scanner and they will be looking to deliver. Batting on this deck, as seen in the first innings, is not an easy task, and so, this will not be the easiest chase for the Orange Army. Punjab have a pretty good bowling attack too. It is building up to be an interesting second essay. Stay tuned for the run chase. |
| Usually, Punjab's openers, KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal do well to lay the platform for their side, but, on this occasion, they never seemed to find their tempo. They struggled slightly at the start and they both lost their wicket to Holder in the 5th over. Chris Gayle and Aiden Markram steadied things slightly with their slow 30-run stand, but Gayle and Pooran were sent back in quick succession. All eyes were laid on Markram, but even he struggled to get going on this deck and holed out for |
| Hyderabad will be mightly pleased with how the first half of this game has gone by. Their bowling has been top-notch in this game and their bowlers have set up this game perfectly for their batters, who will now want to come out and complete the job. They kept picking wickets in a timely manner and never let the Punjab batters off the hook. Jason Holder was the star as he ended with figures of 4-0-19-3. Sandeep Sharma and Rashid Khan shared 2 amongst themselves and were pretty economical. Bhu |
| ... The Run Chase ... |
| We are back for the chase! KL Rahul has his team in a huddle before they disperse on the field. |
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