| 0.0 : Hello and welcome to the coverage of the game between Hyderabad and Rajasthan in the former's den. A chance for one of the two to get their first win of the season. The home side is surely favourites since it is playing in familiar conditions but with the firepower the away side has, it surely can't be ruled out. Stay tuned for the toss in a while... |
| PITCH REPORT - It looks a good one to bat. There might be some assistance for the pacers with the new ball and a little spin later on but overall, it should be a good one to bat on. |
| TOSS - Rajasthan call it right and they elect to bat first. |
| Rajasthan skipper, Ajinkya Rahane, says he wants to bat first. Further adds, he is not sure how the wicket will play but he believes it to remain the same throughout. Informs he is playing the same eleven. |
| Hyderabad skipper, Kane Williamson, says he wanted to bat but he is fine with bowling first. Further adds, he too expects the wicket to not change a lot. Informs they have a couple of changes, he comes in for Shakib and Shahbaz Nadeem replaces Hooda. |
| We are all set to begin. The players and umpires are out in the middle. Ajinkya Rahane and Jos Buttler will open the batting for Rajasthan. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will start the proceedings for Hyderabad. |
| 0.1 : B Kumar to A Rahane, Right on the money first up! On a length and around off, hint of movement away from the batsman. Rahane does well to adjust and then guide it to point. |
| 0.2 : B Kumar to A Rahane, Almost plays it on! A little outside off, Rahane looks to guide it down to third man but it is way too close to play that shot. He ends up chopping it to the keeper. |
| A halt in play here! Rahane seems to have a problem with the sightscreen. It has been solved and we are all set to resume. |
| 0.3 : B Kumar to A Rahane, Rajasthan and Rahane are underway! A little too straight from Kumar. Rahane plays it late through square leg and takes two. |
| 0.4 : B Kumar to A Rahane, Watching the ball closely is Rahane as he guides it down to third man and takes a single. |
| 0.5 : B Kumar to Jos Buttler, Just inside the tramline, tempting Buttler to go after it but the opener resists and lets it be. |
| 0.6 : B Kumar to Jos Buttler, A dot to end a tidy first over from Kumar. Buttler takes a few steps ahead but BK shortens his length. JB keeps it out. |
| Sandeep Sharma to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : S Sharma to A Rahane, Back of a length and on the 5th stump channel. Rahane guides it right off the middle to cover-point. The new ball seems to be skidding through here. |
| 1.2 : S Sharma to A Rahane, Well that one stuck in the surface! Length and Sandeep may have rolled his fingers over that. It was on middle, Rahane looks to flick but is a touch early in the shot. He gets a leading edge which falls short of mid on. |
| 1.3 : S Sharma to A Rahane, This one was right off the middle but straight to the man at covers. |
| 1.4 : S Sharma to A Rahane, Good shot for a couple! Takes the aerial route as he flicks it over mid-wicket. Not off the middle but enough to clear the ring. Two taken. |
| 1.5 : S Sharma to A Rahane, This time Rahane hits it to the right of Nadeem at square leg for another couple. Sandeep is guilty of bowling a little too straight here. |
| 1.6 : S Sharma to A Rahane, Will have to hurry... but they make it! A single to end as Rahane works it towards mid-wicket. He sets off, Warner gets to the ball quickly and has a shy at the non-striker's end but misses. |
| 2.1 : B Kumar to A Rahane, Just over! Once again the slowness in the wicket is visible there. Length and on middle, Rahane is once again guilty of closing the face of the bat a little early. He gets a leading edge which goes over the bowler and towards mid on. |
| 2.2 : B Kumar to A Rahane, Good running! Rahane drops it towards cover with soft hands and gives Buttler the strike. |
| 2.3 : B Kumar to Jos Buttler, Length and around off, Buttler strokes it on the up to covers. |
| 2.4 : B Kumar to Jos Buttler, WIDE! That was quick! Kumar really bent his back on this one. Short and on middle, that skids through. Buttler at the very end evades it. The square leg umpire feels it has bounced over the head of the batsman and it has been wided. |
| Once again a sightscreen issue! This time Buttler has a problem. It is now solved though. |
| B Kumar to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Finds the gap! Off the mark in style is Buttler. Just the slightest of width there and Buttler makes use of it. He hits it through cover-point, past the diving fielder there and a boundary. |
| 2.5 : B Kumar to Jos Buttler, This one is angled into the pads of the batsman, Jos looks to flick but misses to get hit high on the pads. |
| 2.6 : B Kumar to Jos Buttler, A single to end as Jos Buttler works it through square leg. A watchful start for the visitors. |
| Time for spin. Rashid Khan is into the attack. |
| 3.1 : R Khan to Jos Buttler, Slightly shorter and outside off, it skids through. Buttler looks to cut but chops it to the fielder at slip. |
| 3.2 : R Khan to Jos Buttler, OUT! BOWLED 'EM! Buttler has been castled around his legs. This is a body blow to the visitors. Rashid Khan makes an impact straightaway. Excellent captaincy too from Williamson. You do not normally see him come into the attack so early but Williamson this time introduces him and he strikes. Buttler shuffles right across and looks to sweep but misses and the ball uproots the leg stump. The crowd here is going bonkers and Rashid Khan is delighted. |
| Sanju Samson is the new batsman in. |
| 3.3 : R Khan to S Samson, FOUR! EDGY! The leg spinner outside off and Samson pushes at it with hard hands. The ball flies off the outside edge, past the diving Warner at first slip and into the fence. Samson is off the mark with a boundary but he would have had his heart in his mouth for a second. |
| 3.4 : R Khan to S Samson, This time picks the googly and works it down to long on for a single. |
| 3.5 : R Khan to A Rahane, Top edge but safe! Rahane brings the sweep shot out but only manages a top edge wide of short fine leg and the batsmen take two. |
| 3.6 : R Khan to A Rahane, A dot to end an action-packed over. 7 runs and the big wicket of Buttler. Rahane blocks the last ball towards cover. |
| Sandeep Sharma replaces Bhuvneshwar Kumar. |
| 4.1 : S Sharma to S Samson, Good length delivery outside off, Samson looks to cut it but misses. |
| 4.2 : S Sharma to S Samson, This time gets bat on ball. Length ball outside off, Samson runs it down to third man and gets to the other end. |
| 4.3 : S Sharma to A Rahane, In the air...but in no man's land. Full length delivery on middle and off, Rahane clears his front foot and looks to loft it over covers. He gets no timing on it. Luckily for him it falls in no man's land in the deep and a couple is taken. |
| 4.4 : S Sharma to A Rahane, FOUR! This time Rahane times it to perfection. Shorter delivery on off, Rahane keeps his balance and whacks his pull through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 4.5 : S Sharma to A Rahane, Knuckle ball this from Sandeep. It is full on middle, Rahane milks it to long on for a single. |
| 4.6 : S Sharma to S Samson, Single to finish the over. Back of a length on middle and off, Samson pulls it away for a single and keeps the strike. 9 runs off the over. A much needed one for Rajasthan. |
| Siddarth Kaul is into the attack. |
| 5.1 : S Kaul to S Samson, Fuller in length and this one swings away. Samson looks to drive it down the ground but gets an outside edge down to third man for a single. Samson has not started confidently here. |
| 5.2 : S Kaul to A Rahane, In the air... safe! That was so badly timed, it did not even carry to mid on. Length and around off, Rahane looks to flat-bat it over mid on. Gets it nowhere off the middle and it goes on the bounce to the fielder at mid on. |
| 5.3 : S Kaul to A Rahane, Rahane this time waits for it and then guides it down to third man for a single. |
| 5.4 : S Kaul to S Samson, Shortish and angled into the batsman, Samson too plays it late and down to third man for a single. |
| 5.5 : S Kaul to A Rahane, Rahane makes room and also steps down. Kaul bowls it shorter and it is the slower one. Rahane mistimes it towards mid on for a single. So this is turning out to be another good over but he needs to end it well. |
| 5.6 : S Kaul to S Samson, Kaul does so as he bowls a dot! Slower ball again on off, Samson keeps it out. End of the Powerplay and the hosts will be the happier side after it. The visitors are 35 for 1 after it. |
| Shahbaz Nadeem is into the attack. |
| 6.1 : S Nadeem to A Rahane, Flighted on off, Rahane flicks it to mid-wicket and takes a single. |
| 6.2 : S Nadeem to S Samson, Floated on off, Samson strokes it to the fielder at cover. |
| 6.3 : S Nadeem to S Samson, Tossed up around off, Samson flat bats it to long off and gets to the other end. |
| 6.4 : S Nadeem to A Rahane, Slower through the air outside off, Rahane plays it across the line and looks for two as the ball goes wide of mid-wicket but can only manage a single. |
| 6.5 : S Nadeem to S Samson, SIX! This one is out of here. Flighted on off, Samson gets down on one knee and slog sweeps it over the square leg fence for a maximum. The sound which came after the ball hit the bat was as sweet as sugar. |
| 6.6 : S Nadeem to S Samson, Follows it up with a single. Shorter on off, Samson taps it to point and keeps the strike. |
| 7.1 : S Kaul to S Samson, On the middle pole, Samson works it towards mid-wicket. |
| 7.2 : S Kaul to S Samson, WIDE! Another short one and the umpire once again feels it has bounced a lot. Wided. |
| S Kaul to S Samson, SIX! JUST OVER! An excellent effort there by Shankar! The knuckle ball and it is slightly shorter in length. Samson picks the length early and then pulls it towards mid-wicket. Shankar sets himself up just ahead of the ropes and then leaps but the ball goes over him. Two maximums in two overs. |
| 7.3 : S Kaul to S Samson, Now eases it down to long on and gets to the other end. Sensible batting. |
| 7.4 : S Kaul to A Rahane, Rahane shuffles onto the off stump and then strokes it towards mid off. He sets off and completes a run. |
| 7.5 : S Kaul to S Samson, Direct hit needed but misses! Risky run that. Samson works it towards Pathan at mid-wicket and takes off. Yusuf there picks the ball up and has a shy at the non-striker's end but misses. |
| 7.6 : S Kaul to A Rahane, Crisp shot but straight to the mid off fielder. A dot to end! Still a good over, 10 from it and Rajasthan seem to be getting a move on here. 20 from the last two. |
| Rashid Khan is back into the attack. |
| 8.1 : R Khan to S Samson, The slider on the stumps, Samson goes back and works it down to long on for a single. |
| 8.2 : R Khan to A Rahane, Plays the reverse sweep but finds short third man. Only a run. |
| 8.3 : R Khan to S Samson, FOUR! What a shot! Very clever that! Just uses the pace of Rashid Khan and paddles it very fine. Rashid is appealing but that is right off the bat and into the fine leg fence. |
| 8.4 : R Khan to S Samson, Goes slightly short and this one zips off the surface. Samson mistimes his pull towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 8.5 : R Khan to A Rahane, On the stumps, Rahane pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 8.6 : R Khan to A Rahane, BEATEN! The leg spinner outside off, Rahane plays inside the line and gets beaten. The keeper whips the bails off and appeals but the batsman is well in. So another good over for Rajasthan, yes only 7 came from it but 7 from Rashid's over is a good one for the batting side. |
| Strategic Break - An even contest so far. Hyderabad have got rid of Jos Buttler but Samson and skipper, Rahane have steadied the ship and are looking good. Rajasthan though will now look to increase the scoring rate. Shahbaz Nadeem to bowl after the break. |
| 9.1 : S Nadeem to S Samson, Flighted on middle, no spin on this one. Samson strokes it to long on and takes a single. |
| 9.2 : S Nadeem to A Rahane, Slightly quicker on leg, Rahane comes down the track and flicks it to mid-wicket for a run. |
| 9.3 : S Nadeem to S Samson, Good shot but only a single. Shorter on middle, Samson pulls it hard but to the fielder at deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 9.4 : S Nadeem to A Rahane, Brilliant fielding. Flighted on off, Rahane makes room and lofts it over covers. Rashid Khan in the deep runs to his right and stops the ball from going to the fence. He tries to parry it back to Warner but it is a wayward one nonetheless a brilliant fielding effort. 2 runs taken. |
| 9.5 : S Nadeem to A Rahane, SIX! No one is stopping this one. Flighted on middle, Rahane comes down the track and lofts it straight over the bowler's head for a maximum. |
| 9.6 : S Nadeem to A Rahane, Flatter on the pads, Rahane flicks it wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple. 13 off this one. Nadeem has been expensive so far. 23 off his two. |
| Siddarth Kaul is back into the attack. |
| 10.1 : S Kaul to S Samson, FOUR! Picked his spot well there. Knew mid off was up and just lofts the ball over him for a boundary. Ideal start to the over. Runs flowing at the moment. |
| 10.2 : S Kaul to S Samson, Leading edge but safe! Samson looks to flick but closes the face of the bat early. It goes off the leading edge and on the bounce to mid off. |
| 10.3 : S Kaul to S Samson, This time he times the flick nicely and hits it through square leg. A run taken. The umpire though has his one hand raised sideways. IT IS A NO BALL! Kaul has overstepped. Free Hit time. |
| S Kaul to A Rahane, Very well bowled! Goes extremely full and on off, Rahane jams it out through covers for a single. Just a run from the Free Hit. |
| 10.4 : S Kaul to S Samson, Samson nicely plays it late, opens the face of the bat and guides it down to third man. A single. |
| 10.5 : S Kaul to A Rahane, FOUR! In the gap and Rahane now seems to have stepped on the accelerator. He is into the 40s. Short and on middle, Rahane stands tall, gets on top of the bounce and pulls it through backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 10.6 : S Kaul to A Rahane, A single to end! 13 from this over as well. Rahane works it towards mid-wicket and keeps strike for the next over. |
| Vijay Shankar is into the attack. |
| 11.1 : V Shankar to A Rahane, SIX! A FLAT ONE! Welcome into the attack Shankar! On the pads, a freebie for Rahane. He whips it flat but wide of the fielder at deep square leg and over the ropes. Once again a boundary to start the over. |
| 11.2 : V Shankar to A Rahane, Top shot but well fielded! Full and on middle, Rahane strokes it back towards the bowler. Shankar does well to get down and make a half-stop. Can't stop a run though. |
| 11.3 : V Shankar to S Samson, Fuller in length and on middle, it is flicked through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 11.4 : V Shankar to A Rahane, Plants his front foot across and then hits it down to long on for a run. |
| 11.5 : V Shankar to S Samson, FOUR! Delightful! The slower one and fuller in length. Samson picks it. He lofts it nonchalantly over the fielder at covers for a boundary. |
| 11.6 : V Shankar to S Samson, A dot to finish but once again an over which has gone for 13 runs. Full and wide outside off. Samson plays a loose drive but gets beaten. |
| Rashid Khan is back to roll his arm over. |
| 12.1 : R Khan to A Rahane, 50 for Rahane, the skipper leading from the front here. He began slowly but now has got into his zone. He picks the googly and works it through mid-wicket for a single to get to that milestone. He knows his job is not done yet. This is his 27th in the Indian T20 League. |
| 12.2 : R Khan to S Samson, Another googly but this is on the pads, Samson looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. |
| 12.3 : R Khan to S Samson, Brings the sweep shot out and hits it through square leg for a run. |
| 12.4 : R Khan to A Rahane, 1 run. |
| 12.3 : Sandeep Sharma is back into the attack. |
| 12.4 : R Khan to A Rahane, Howzzat? But the umpire shakes his head. Also, is that a drop? Maybe. Rahane looks to play a paddle sweep but it goes off the pads and towards Bairstow. He fails to collect it. Rashid is appealing but the umpire does not agree. Now then, replays show that there was a bottom edge. That was a chance. Big miss that as the hosts needed a wicket here. |
| 12.5 : R Khan to A Rahane, Sweeps it right off the middle but straight to the man at deep square leg. Only a single. |
| 12.6 : R Khan to S Samson, Another single as it is paddled towards short fine leg. Just the four from the over, could have been a wicket too in it. A much-needed tight over for Hyderabad. |
| 13.1 : S Sharma to S Samson, Good length delivery on off, Samson glances it towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 13.2 : S Sharma to A Rahane, FOUR! What a shot! Good length delivery outside off, Rahane comes down the track, makes room and whips it through covers for a boundary. Rashid Khan puts in a dive to save the boundary but misses it. |
| 13.3 : S Sharma to A Rahane, Great fielding. Length ball on off, Rahane comes down the track and hits it straight. Warner runs to his right from long off and saves a couple with a dive. The crowd let out a huge cheer seeing Warner in action. |
| 13.4 : S Sharma to A Rahane, Fuller delivery on middle, Samson milks it to long on and gets a single. |
| 13.5 : S Sharma to S Samson, Dramatic way to get the 100-run stand. Good length delivery outside off, Samson drives it wide of deep cover and runs the first one hard. He wants a second and Rahane responds. Rashid Khan's throw from the deep is a poor one and Sandeep does not collect it and it rolls on to hit the stumps. In a desperate attempt to get back in the crease, Rahane puts the dive in and that saves him. |
| 13.6 : S Sharma to S Samson, 50 for Samson. His 11th in the Indian T20 League. This has been a great knock from him. A much needed one after losing Buttler early. He gets to the landmark by flicking this length ball outside off towards mid-wicket. |
| 14.1 : R Khan to S Samson, The googly on off, Samson hits it down to long off and a run is taken. |
| 14.2 : R Khan to A Rahane, FOUR! Reverse sweep and it has come off! It flies off the outside edge and over the point fielder. No one in the deep and a boundary. Once again early in the over. Pressure on the bowler now. |
| 14.3 : R Khan to A Rahane, Rahane looks to work it with soft hands towards mid-wicket. Hits it a little too straight. Rashid moves across to his left and does not let the batters take a single. |
| 14.4 : R Khan to A Rahane, GOOD FIELDING! Rahane looks to sweep but it goes off the inner half towards short fine leg. Sandeep Sharma there runs to his right, dives and saves three for his side. |
| 14.5 : R Khan to S Samson, BEATEN! The leggie outside off, Samson looks to defend but is beaten as he plays inside the line. |
| 14.6 : R Khan to S Samson, Down the leg side, Samson looks to flick but it goes off his pads. Bairstow takes it and appeals but the umpire signals it is off the pad. Two dots to end and that is it for Rashid tonight. He finishes with 4-0-24-1. |
| Strategic Break - Sanju Sampson and Ajinkya Rahane are going along well here. Rajasthan are 122/1 at the end of 15 overs. They will be looking to get more than 40 runs in the last 5. Hyderabad need to break this partnership and restrict the run flow. Shahbaz Nadeem to bowl once again after the break. |
| 15.1 : S Nadeem to A Rahane, SIX! WHAT A SHOT! The shot of the game probably. Rahane makes room and Shahbaz fires it in. Ajinkya just lofts it over covers. The connection is such that it goes all the way. A maximum to start with, this could end up being a huge over. |
| 15.2 : S Nadeem to A Rahane, This is now pushed down the ground to long on for a run. |
| 15.3 : S Nadeem to S Samson, FOUR! Cheeky! Plays the paddle but it goes off the top edge and over the keeper. No fielder there and it goes to the fence. 11 from the first three balls. |
| 15.4 : S Nadeem to S Samson, 12 from the first four balls as this is stroked through covers for a run. |
| 15.5 : S Nadeem to A Rahane, OUT! In the air... taken! Rahane holes out. End of a brilliant innings from him and a top, top partnership comes to an end. Rahane looks to continue going after the left-arm spinner as he uses his feet to get to the pitch of it. Does not do so but still goes ahead with the shot. He only gets more height than distance and Pandey at long on takes it with ease. A much-needed wicket for both, the hosts and Nadeem as he has not had a good time with the ball. Can Hyderabad |
| The new man in is Ben Stokes. |
| 15.6 : S Nadeem to S Samson, A single to finish as this is punched through covers. So 13 from the over but it is a partnership breaking one. |
| Siddarth Kaul is back into the attack. |
| 16.1 : S Kaul to S Samson, Full toss on off, Kaul is lucky that Samson hits it straight to the fielder at long on for a single. |
| 16.2 : S Kaul to Ben Stokes, Good length ball on middle, Stokes hits it straight to the fielder at mid-wicket. Good start to the over. |
| 16.3 : S Kaul to Ben Stokes, Length ball outside off, Stokes taps it down to third man and gets off the mark. 2 runs off the first 3 balls here. |
| 16.4 : S Kaul to S Samson, In the air...but safe. Knuckle ball on middle, Samson looks to play across the line but gets a leading edge. The ball goes high in the air towards the mid-wicket region. 3 to 4 players come around it but Bairstow shouts mine with the gloves. He dives in and gets his gloves but cannot hold on and it goes down. 2 runs taken and Samson survives. |
| 16.5 : S Kaul to S Samson, On middle and leg, Samson flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 16.6 : S Kaul to Ben Stokes, Slower ball outside off, Stokes looks to hit it on the off side but gets only a bottom edge which goes to the keeper on a bounce. End of an excellent over from Kaul. Just 5 off the over. |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar is back into the attack. |
| 17.1 : B Kumar to S Samson, SIX! Superb! Brilliant! That is some shot. It is the knuckle ball but Samson picks it early. He waits for it and then lofts it over covers. It is flat and cover the ropes. A maximum to start the 18th. |
| 17.2 : B Kumar to S Samson, FOUR! 10 from the first two! Another excellent shot. Kumar bowls the yorker on middle, Samson at the very end just opens the face of the bat and guides it past point. A boundary. |
| 17.3 : B Kumar to S Samson, FOUR! 14 from 3 now! Kumar is not sure where to bowl here. He again goes for a yorker but Samson once again plays it very late. He opens the face of the bat and then guides it past point for consecutive boundaries. |
| 17.4 : B Kumar to S Samson, Now a couple! Excellent batting! Plays it with soft hands towards mid-wicket and calls for two and completes it. |
| 17.5 : B Kumar to S Samson, FOUR! Deft! Playing with the field here is Samson. He sees third man is up so stays leg side of the delivery. At the very end just opens the face and then guides it past short third man and another boundary. |
| 17.6 : B Kumar to S Samson, FOUR! Boundary to end! Magnificent stuff! 24 runs from this over. Once again he has found the gap to perfection. This is full and on off, Samson plays it through covers. It is away from the fielder at deep point and sweeper cover and a boundary results. 190 looks possible now. |
| Sandeep Sharma is back into the attack. |
| 18.1 : S Sharma to Ben Stokes, Full toss on off, Stokes comes out of his crease but hits it straight to the fielder at mid off. |
| 18.2 : S Sharma to S Samson, SIX! Easy pickings this for Samson. Full toss on the body, Samson without any trouble lofts it with flat bat over the square leg fence for a maximum. Attempted yorker gone wrong and full price paid for it. Samson into his 90's now. |
| 18.3 : S Sharma to S Samson, Superman Warner to the rescue! Overpitched delivery on off, Samson flicks it wide of deep mid-wicket. Warner steams to his right and saves the ball from going to the fence with a brilliant dive. Saves a couple. Can't keep Warner away from the action. |
| 18.4 : S Sharma to S Samson, Slower ball very close to the tramline, Samson flat bats it to deep cover for a single. |
| 18.5 : S Sharma to Ben Stokes, Good balling this. Bowls it full on the fifth stump line, Stokes hits it to long on and gets only a single. |
| 18.6 : S Sharma to S Samson, In the air...but safe. Fuller delivery on off, Samson looks to loft it over covers but gets no timing on it. He gets enough to land it in no man's land. Brace taken. 13 off the over. Good one for Rajasthan. |
| 19.1 : B Kumar to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Innovation at its best! Stokes initially wanted to scoop it over fine leg but then sees the ball is full and outside off. He adjusts and manages to scoop it over short third man for a boundary. 28 from Kumar's last 7 balls. |
| 19.2 : B Kumar to Ben Stokes, A single! Stokes mistimes it towards cover and sets off. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. |
| 19.3 : B Kumar to S Samson, FOUR! 100 for Sanju Samson! Take a bow young man. What a knock this has been from him. He has dominated the bowlers right from the word go. His second in the Indian T20 League. He gets there in style as he flat-bats this towards the long on fence. Pandey there runs and dives to his left but can't stop it. |
| 19.4 : B Kumar to S Samson, Nicely played again! The yorker, Samson manages to get his legs out of the way and then jam it out towards square leg for two. |
| 19.5 : B Kumar to S Samson, WIDE AND ALSO A RUN! Down the leg side, Samson misses the flick. Bairstow fails to collect it and a run is taken. |
| B Kumar to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Cheeky from Stokes! He tries the paddle, this time it is on off so he connects with it. Goes past short fine leg and a boundary results. 194 is the score, can they touch 200? |
| 19.6 : B Kumar to Ben Stokes, FOUR! No, they can't! They needed a biggie but they get the next best possible result. Edgy boundary. The visitors won't care though. This is bowled wide outside off. Stokes throws his bat at it. It flies off the outside edge and over short third man. 21 from the last over and RAJASTHAN FINISH WITH 198 ON THE BOARD! |
| WOW! WHAT A BATTING PERFORMANCE THAT WAS! Rajasthan have powered themselves to a mammoth total here. They did not start in the best of manners as they lost Buttler early. They could not get going in the Powerplay as the ball seemed to be sticking in the surface. However, it was a different story after the first six. Samson and Rahane then stepped on the accelerator and everything they hit was finding the boundary. The two added 119 before the skipper departed after a very good knock. Samson then |
| The Hyderabad bowling was excellent to start off with. They hardly gave anything away in the Powerplay. However, they had no answer to the carnage after that. It was Nadeem's first over which started the run flow and then it never stopped. They targeted the inexperience of the left-arm spinner and Sandeep Sharma. They tackled Rashid well in the middle overs and in the end, they took Kumar to the cleaners. 58 in the last three overs, means their batters have an uphill task in hand. |
| 199 is the target now! Chaseable? Surely. The home side do have a powerful batting line-up but they will need to bat out of their skins. The visitors on the other hand, have variety in their bowling and if they hit the right lengths, they will surely come out victorious as this wicket does have something in it for the bowlers. For now though, it is the man of the moment, Sanju Samson who is up for an interview. |
| Sanju Samson says that getting a 100 in the Indian T20 League is special. Reckons the pitch started off slow but it got better as the game progressed. Admits he took his time at the start and even though it is a T20 game, he feels it was very important to get settled first. Thinks they have good bowlers and they can defend this total. |
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