| 0.0 : Hello and a warm welcome to Super Sunday of the Indian T20 League where Hyderabad take on Bangalore in the first match of the day at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. The hosts will be confident after their win in their last match against Rajasthan. That said, the bowlers would look to put an improved show in this match. David Warner is looking very strong for them and they will again want him to fire here. On the other hand, Bangalore will be hoping to win their first game and |
| PITCH REPORT - Brett Lee is doing the pitch report and he informs us it is really hot this afternoon but the pitch looks absolutely beautiful and he reckons there will be a lot of runs. He says that Warner will be the key for Hyderabad and Bangalore should look to get him out early. |
| Surprise here! Bhuvneshwar Kumar has walked out for the toss and not Kane Williamson, as the skipper of Hyderabad. |
| TOSS - Bangalore win the toss and elect to bowl first. |
| Virat Kohli has said that his decision is because of the team combination, having added a spinner and he expects the ball to come onto the bat better under lights. Informs us that there is a single change for their team, Navdeep Saini goes out and Prayas Ray Barman, an exciting young spinning talent will play his first game for them. Kohli states that he and AB de Villiers are pretty happy to take the pressure on themselves as long as it helps the juniors around. Wants the other players in his t |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar says that he would have bowled first as well. Informs us that Williamson is doing well but has a slight niggle and they want him to rest now so that he is ready for latter stages of the tournament. On team changes, Bhuvi informs us that Kane Williamson and Shahbaz Nadeem are replaced by the duo of Mohammad Nabi and Deepak Hooda. |
| We are all set to begin. The players and umpires are out in the middle. David Warner and Jonny Bairstow will open the batting for Hyderabad. A spinner to begin proceedings for Bangalore! Moeen Ali it is! Let's play!!! |
| 0.1 : M Ali to J Bairstow, Moeen starts right on the money. He bowls the first ball of the game slightly shorter on off, Moeen taps it to the bowler. |
| 0.2 : M Ali to J Bairstow, FOUR! Aggressive approach from Bairstow straightaway. Flighted ball on off, Bairstow sweeps it just past the fielder at backward square leg for a boundary. The ball was in the air but away from the fielder there. |
| 0.3 : M Ali to J Bairstow, Now takes a single. Good batting. Floated on middle and leg, Jonny taps it towards mid on and runs for a single. |
| 0.4 : M Ali to D Warner, FOUR! Warner is up and running straightaway. Tossed up delivery on off and middle, Warner goes inside out and lofts it over covers. The ball bounces just inside the rope and goes for a boundary. |
| 0.5 : M Ali to D Warner, Follows it with a single. On the pads, Warner tucks it to the on side and gets to the other end. 10 off the over already. |
| 0.6 : M Ali to J Bairstow, FOUR! Make that 14 from the first one and it is an excellent start here for Hyderabad. Shorter outside off, Jonny cuts it through point to finish the over with a boundary. 3 boundaries already and it's only been one over. |
| Umesh Yadav to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : U Yadav to D Warner, SIX! First of the innings! Starts the over with a full ball outside off, Warner was ready for it. He keeps his right leg out and lofts it straight over the bowler's head for a maximum. |
| 1.2 : U Yadav to D Warner, Length ball on off, pushed towards the cover region. |
| 1.3 : U Yadav to D Warner, Stays on a back of a length, Warner keeps it down on the leg side. |
| 1.4 : U Yadav to D Warner, Similar length, Warner goes on the back foot and pushes it to the covers and takes a run. |
| 1.5 : U Yadav to J Bairstow, Fuller this time, Bairstow drives it straight to mid on. |
| 1.6 : U Yadav to J Bairstow,Changes length and bowls it shorter, Jonny goes on the back foot for a flick but gets hit on the thigh pad. A good comeback from Umesh after being hit for a six on the first ball. Just 1 run from the next 5 balls. |
| Yuzvendra Chahal is the first bowling change for Bangalore. |
| 2.1 : Y Chahal to D Warner, Loose start this from Chahal. Bowls it shorter on the pads, Warner gets on one knee and sweeps it wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 2.2 : Y Chahal to D Warner, Gets on one knee again and goes for the sweep but this time finds square leg. It is on middle, Warner sweeps it to the fielder. |
| 2.3 : Y Chahal to D Warner, Flighted on middle and leg, Warner strokes it wide of mid-wicket and gets a couple. |
| 2.4 : Y Chahal to D Warner, Tossed up on leg, Warner strokes it again wide of the mid-wicket fielder and gets a couple. 6 off the over already without any dangerous shot. |
| 2.5 : Y Chahal to D Warner, FOUR! Make that 10. Shorter and on off, Warner gets on his back foot and slams it through covers for a boundary. |
| 2.6 : Y Chahal to D Warner, On the pads, Warner flicks it to the on side and ends the over with a single. 11 off Chahal's first. Hyderabad are off to a rollicking start. |
| Mohammed Siraj is into the attack now. |
| 3.1 : M Siraj to D Warner, Bowls a short ball outside off, David shuffles across and pulls it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 3.2 : M Siraj to J Bairstow, Full ball on off, Jonny pushes it to mid on and changes strike. |
| Jonny Bairstow looks to be struggling with the extreme heat here. After completing the single, he is seen on his haunches. Does not look anything too serious though... |
| 3.3 : M Siraj to D Warner, Pitches it outside leg and going straight with the angle. Warner moves out and flicks it to backward square leg for a single. |
| 3.4 : M Siraj to J Bairstow, FOUR! Bairstow is not holding back here! Short ball on the ribs, Jonny pulls it up and over mid-wicket. There was no fielder in the deep and it rolls to the fence. |
| 3.5 : M Siraj to J Bairstow, FOUR! Lucky! A half tracker outside off, Bairstow looks to slap it but gets a thick outside edge which goes straight to the third man fence. |
| 3.6 : M Siraj to J Bairstow, Another short of a length delivery outside off, Bairstow cuts it away through square on the off side. The fielder makes a good save there. 22 runs from the last two overs. |
| Umesh Yadav with a change of ends. |
| 4.1 : U Yadav to D Warner, In the air...but safe. Warner survives. Fast and on a length on the pads, Warner looks to flicks it to the on side but gets a leading edge. The ball lobs wide of cover. Hetmyer cannot get there and the batsmen pick up a single. |
| 4.2 : U Yadav to J Bairstow, Shorter on middle, Bairstow pulls it towards backward square leg for a run. |
| 4.3 : U Yadav to D Warner, On the pads, this time Warner is able to flick it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 4.4 : U Yadav to J Bairstow, Good thinking and good execution. Surprises Jonny with a bouncer. It is on the body as well so it is well directed. Bairstow ducks underneath it. |
| 4.5 : U Yadav to J Bairstow, FOUR! Bairstow looks in the mood today. Good length delivery outside off, Bairstow smokes this through point and gets a boundary. Flying start for Hyderabad. 50 up in the fifth over with that boundary. |
| 4.6 : U Yadav to J Bairstow, Single to end the over. 8 off it. Good over in the context of what's been going on so far. The last ball is on the pads, Bairstow milks it to mid on and keeps the strike. |
| 5.1 : M Siraj to J Bairstow, Full ball outside off, Jonny drives it straight to covers. |
| 5.2 : M Siraj to J Bairstow, FOUR! Mistimed but safe! Length ball outside off, Bairstow looks to hit over the top but mistimes it over mid-off as his one hand came off the bat. The ball was just over mid off and he gives it a chase but fails to stop it. |
| 5.3 : M Siraj to J Bairstow, FOUR! Cracking shot! No stopping those. Bairstow is hitting them clean here. Full ball outside off, Bairstow punches it off the back foot and through the point region for a boundary. |
| 5.4 : M Siraj to J Bairstow, Length ball on off, JB rocks on the back foot and punches the ball to covers. |
| 5.5 : M Siraj to J Bairstow, Bowls it on the pads this time, Jonny flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 5.6 : M Siraj to J Bairstow, Back of a length ball outside off, Bairstow punches it to the offside. Just the two boundaries off the over. |
| Strategic Break - Well, well, well! Hyderabad are off to a flyer. Bairstow and Warner are going hammer and tongs after the Bangalore bowling. End of the Powerplay and they are 59/0. The hosts will hope these two can continue the onslaught. Bangalore need to get wickets and stop the free flowing runs here. |
| Prayas Ray Barman, the 16 year-old debutant is now thrown into the goblet of fire! Let's see how he goes about! |
| 6.1 : Ray Barman to D Warner, First ball in the Indian T20 League for Barman is on the right area. It is flighted on middle, Warner tucks it towards mid-wicket and gets to the other end. |
| 6.2 : Ray Barman to J Bairstow, Slight hesitation there but no trouble. Tossed up on middle and leg, Bairstow flicks it to mid-wicket. Warner comes out of his crease for a single but sent back. |
| 6.3 : Ray Barman to J Bairstow, Slower on middle, Jonny comes down the track and strokes it to long on for a single. |
| 6.4 : Ray Barman to D Warner, Slower through the air on middle and leg, Warner glances it to the on side and gets to the other end. |
| 6.5 : Ray Barman to J Bairstow, Powerful stroke but only for a single. Floats this on middle and leg, Bairstow smacks it to long on but there is a fielder there so only a run. |
| 6.6 : Ray Barman to D Warner, Excellent start in the Indian T20 League for Barman. Just 6 off his first. Shorter and on middle, Warner pulls it wide of mid-wicket for a brace. Fewest runs have come off his over so far in this inning. |
| Yuzvendra Chahal is back on. |
| 7.1 : Y Chahal to J Bairstow, Leg spinner outside off, Bairstow goes on his knees and sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 7.2 : Y Chahal to D Warner, Bowls it on the stumps to Warner, who guides it to point for a run. |
| 7.3 : Y Chahal to J Bairstow, That was a half tracker from Chahal here, Bairstow rocks back and pulls it to mid-wicket. De Villiers in the deep does well to stop it and keep it down to one. |
| 7.4 : Y Chahal to D Warner, Slower through the air, David plays it with soft hands and flicks it to mid-wicket. They are quick in running there and complete a brace easily. |
| 7.5 : Y Chahal to D Warner, Warner goes down the track and Chahal sees it early so bowls it short. Warner could do nothing but block it. |
| 7.6 : Y Chahal to D Warner, Bowls a googly on the pads here, Warner stays on the back foot and flicks it to square leg for a single. |
| 8.1 : Ray Barman to D Warner, Risky shot but Warner executes it well. Shorter on middle and leg, Warner reverse sweeps it towards fine leg. The fielder at short fine leg dives to his right and keeps it down to one. |
| 8.2 : Ray Barman to J Bairstow, SIX! Don't even bother looking that one is out of here. Floated on off, Bairstow smacks this over covers for a maximum. |
| 8.3 : Ray Barman to J Bairstow, FOUR! Pressure on the young Barman. Tossed up on off, Bairstow slams it wide of long on for a boundary. The fielder at long on puts in a good effort but cannot stop it. |
| 8.4 : Ray Barman to J Bairstow, FOUR! Fifty for Jonny Bairstow. His first in the Indian T20 League. What a knock this has been from the Englishman. No respite for Barman. Jonny paddles this floated delivery on leg, fine of fine leg to get to the landmark with a boundary. |
| 8.5 : Ray Barman to J Bairstow, Flighted delivery on middle, Bairstow flicks it towards square leg. The batsmen pick up a couple. |
| 8.6 : Ray Barman to J Bairstow, Tossed up on middle, Bairstow tucks it towards mid-wicket for a run. 18 runs have come from the over. Big one for Hyderabad. |
| Colin de Grandhomme to bowl now. |
| 9.1 : de Grandhomme to J Bairstow, Starts with a full toss on off. That was a freebie but maybe Jonny was not ready for it, so he just pushes it down to long off for a run. Given the form Bairstow is in, Colin has to be lucky to not go out of the park on this one. |
| 9.2 : de Grandhomme to D Warner, Full ball on off, Warner drives it to mid off and takes a run. |
| 9.3 : de Grandhomme to J Bairstow, SIX! MIGHTY! That's a pull and it goes straight into the stands. De Grandhomme bowls it short and on middle, Bairstow was ready for it, he rocks back and pulls it handsomely over the square leg fence. |
| 9.4 : de Grandhomme to J Bairstow, SIX! Amazing shot! Short of a length delivery, Bairstow pulls it over mid-wicket for a maximum. Jonny is on fire here. Consecutive sixes here for him. He looks all set for a hundred, but can he reach there? |
| 9.5 : de Grandhomme to J Bairstow, On a good length on middle, Bairstow looks to pull but gets an inside edge. It goes past the stumps towards fine leg for a run. |
| 9.6 : de Grandhomme to D Warner, Length delivery on off, Warner punches it towards point for a run. 16 runs have come from this over and 34 have come from the last two. |
| Moeen Ali to bowl now. |
| 10.1 : M Ali to D Warner, Shorter on off, Warner gets on his back foot and heaves it in the gap between deep cover and long on for a couple. Warner was in fact running hard and looking for the third but does not get it. |
| 10.2 : M Ali to D Warner, Shorter again, this time Warner pulls it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 10.3 : M Ali to J Bairstow, Short again, this time Jonny pulls it away for a run. |
| 10.4 : M Ali to D Warner, SIX! Just over! Full toss on middle and off, Warner makes room and lofts it over long on. Hetmyer in the deep is well inside the ropes and runs to his right. He jumps but does not get a hand to it and the ball sails over the fence for a maximum. Had Hetmyer been on the edge of the boundary this might well have been a catch. |
| 10.5 : M Ali to D Warner, Warner moves to 49. Flighted on the pads, Warner flicks it wide of mid-wicket and gets a brace. |
| 10.6 : M Ali to D Warner, In the air... but short. Slower through the air on middle and off, Warner looks to flick it but gets a leading edge. Luckily for him though it is short of Moeen. |
| Umesh Yadav is back into the attack. |
| 11.1 : U Yadav to J Bairstow, FOUR! Boundary to begin with. Yadav starts with a short ball on leg, Bairstow clears his left leg and pulls it behind square leg for a boundary. |
| 11.2 : U Yadav to J Bairstow, SIX! MAXIMUM! His fourth six here! Another short ball on off, Bairstow pulls it and over long on for a six. |
| 11.3 : U Yadav to J Bairstow, Short ball on middle, JB pulls it to mid-wicket and completes a couple quickly. |
| 11.4 : U Yadav to J Bairstow, Fourth short length ball this, Jonny evades this one and lets it go to the keeper. |
| 11.5 : U Yadav to J Bairstow, Bowls it fuller and outside off, Bairstow tries to cut but plays the wrong line and misses. |
| 11.6 : U Yadav to J Bairstow, FOUR! DRIVEN and driven hard! Full ball outside off, Bairstow prods forward and drives it superbly through the covers for a boundary. The fielder in the deep was nowhere near the ball. |
| Prayas Ray Barman is back on. |
| 12.1 : Ray Barman to D Warner, Flatter one outside off, pushed to deep cover and a couple of runs are taken. That is the fifty for Warner, his 3rd in a trot and his 42nd in the League! Excellent innings from him so far, playing second fiddle to Bairstow who is in supreme touch. |
| 12.2 : Ray Barman to D Warner, Pushed to the point region for a single. |
| 12.3 : Ray Barman to J Bairstow, Good bowling! A flighted ball down the leg side. Bairstow misses his reverse sweep and the umpire does not signal wide even though the ball is down the leg side due to the shot attempted! |
| 12.4 : Ray Barman to J Bairstow, SIX! Are there fielders fielding in this game? Flighted on off, Bairstow comes down the track, takes it on a full toss and smokes it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. Bairstow into the 90's. |
| 12.5 : Ray Barman to J Bairstow, Now a gentle single. Tossed up on middle and leg, Jonny nudges it towards long on and gets to the other end. |
| 12.6 : Ray Barman to D Warner, In the air....but in no man's land. Floated on middle and off, Warner reverse sweeps it uppishly over the backward point fielder for a couple. 40 off the last 3. |
| Yuzvendra Chahal is back on. |
| 13.1 : Y Chahal to J Bairstow, Leg spinner outside off, Bairstow cuts it to point for a run. |
| 13.2 : Y Chahal to D Warner, SIX! FLAT as it could be! Short and pitching on middle, Warner moves across and pulls it flat and over wide long on for another maximum. |
| 13.3 : Y Chahal to D Warner, Bowls it quicker on middle, Warner drives it through mid on for a brace. |
| 13.4 : Y Chahal to D Warner, Googly on leg, David pushes it to covers for a run. |
| 13.5 : Y Chahal to J Bairstow, Leg spinner pitching way outside off and turning away, Jonny leaves it to be wided. |
| Y Chahal to J Bairstow, FOUR! Another boundary in this over for Bairstow! He is not sparing any bowler here. Chahal bowls it shorter, Bairstow rocks back and pulls it to wide deep mid-wicket for a boundary. Onto 96 now. Just a boundary away. Can he do it in this over itself? |
| 13.6 : Y Chahal to J Bairstow, No, he can't! Chahal bowls it quicker on middle, Jonny punches it off the back foot to the off side and is happy with a single. He will keep strike for the next over. |
| Moeen Ali is back on. |
| 14.1 : M Ali to J Bairstow, Single moves to 98 now. Floated on middle, Bairstow strokes it to long on for a run. |
| 14.2 : M Ali to D Warner, Shorter on middle, Warner hits it to long off for a single. |
| 14.3 : M Ali to J Bairstow, Dot ball. Bairstow is making us wait for his century. On the pads, Bairstow flicks it to the fielder at mid-wicket. |
| 14.4 : M Ali to J Bairstow, Two dot balls. A rare sight in this inning. Tossed up on the leg side, Bairstow looks to play the reverse sweep but misses. Moeen and Parthiv appeal but the umpire turns it down. |
| 14.5 : M Ali to J Bairstow, Moves to 99 now. Flighted on outside off, Bairstow cuts it to point for a single. |
| 14.6 : M Ali to D Warner, Excellent over. Just three off it. The last ball is a dot. Tossed up on off and middle, Warner defends it to the right of the bowler. |
| Prayas Ray Barman to bowl now. |
| 15.1 : Ray Barman to J Bairstow, That is the hundred! What a brilliant knock from Bairstow! His first in the Indian T20 League! Knocks a full ball through mid-wicket for a couple of runs to get to the landmark. An insane knock, outgunning Warner at the other end! Does not happen too often but such has been the caliber of this knock. |
| 15.2 : Ray Barman to J Bairstow, SIX! Continues the big hitting! Quicker leg spinner on middle, Bairstow dances down the track and lofts it flat over long on for a maximim. Sixth maximum for him. |
| 15.3 : Ray Barman to J Bairstow, Goes on the knees to this full ball. JB tries to sweep but it goes off the inner half of the bat to mid on for a single. |
| 15.4 : Ray Barman to D Warner, FOUR! Warner in the act now. Goes for the sweep on this leg spinner turning in, gets it of the inner half and the ball rolls to fine leg for a boundary. |
| 15.5 : Ray Barman to D Warner, Punched off the back foot by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 15.6 : Ray Barman to J Bairstow, SIX! What a shot that is! Ray Barman bowls a half tracker to end his spell and Bairstow was early to read it. He rocks back and slogs it flat and straight over the bowler's head for a maximum. That's not a good start for the debutant. He goes for 56 in his 4 overs. |
| Strategic Break - This has been a hammering of sorts so far! There has been no respite from either opener and Jonny Bairstow has even gone on to make a century. With 4 overs remaining, Bangalore will hope to restrict the runs to as low as possible while Hyderabad will love this total to swell over 240. Let's see how it pans out! Meanwhile, Yuzvendra Chahal to bowl after the break. |
| 16.1 : Y Chahal to D Warner, Short and outside off, Warner slaps it to covers where the fielder makes a brilliant stop to his right. |
| 16.2 : Y Chahal to J Bairstow, OUT! Finally Bangalore get the breakthrough. Some respite for the bowler and a breathtaking innings from Bairstow comes to an end. It took a very good catch from Umesh Yadav to bring an end to this mammoth partnership. Credit has to be given to Chahal too. He shows courage and tosses it up on off, Bairstow looks to sweep but gets a top edge to it. Umesh Yadav from point runs forward, dives in front and takes good catch. Bangalore and the crowd here in Hyderabad hav |
| Vijay Shankar walks out to bat next. |
| 16.3 : Y Chahal to V Shankar, SIX! THAT IS HUGE! Amazing shot from Shankar. Floated on middle, Shankar lofts this over long on for a biggie. Nice way to get off the mark in style. |
| 16.4 : Y Chahal to V Shankar, Tossed up on middle, Shankar drives it towards mid on for a run.. |
| 16.5 : Y Chahal to D Warner, Short and outside off, Warner cuts it towards point for a run. |
| 16.6 : Y Chahal to V Shankar, Floated on middle, Shankar sweeps it through square leg for a couple. 11 runs and a wicket have come from the over. |
| Mohammed Siraj is back on. |
| 17.1 : M Siraj to D Warner, Good ball. Yorker on leg and middle, Warner cannot do much but just jam it out. |
| 17.2 : M Siraj to D Warner, SIX! 200 up for Hyderabad. It is in the slot for Warner, he moves his leg and slams it over the long off fence for a maximum. |
| Run out appeal! Shankar was sent back by his partner and Parthiv Patel seems to have taken off the bails before he could come back in his crease. Let's what the replays say! |
| Yusuf Pathan walks out to bat next. |
| 17.3 : M Siraj to D Warner, OUT! Shankar is hardly in the picture here and he has to walk back. Full length delivery on off, Warner mistimes his hit and it lobs away from AB de Villiers at mid off. Hetmyer running in from long off gathers the ball and throws it at the keeper's end. Shankar was looking for the second but Warner sends him back. The throw is a good one and Parthiv is quick too to dislodge the bails. The umpire takes it upstairs and replays show Shankar is a goner. |
| 17.4 : M Siraj to Y Pathan, Welcomes Pathan with a bouncer. Yusuf ducks under the short one. |
| 17.5 : M Siraj to Y Pathan, On the pads, Pathan flicks it wide of mid-wicket and gets a brace. |
| 17.6 : M Siraj to Y Pathan, Single to end the over. 10 runs and a wicket off the over. The last ball is on a length around off, Yusuf pushes it wide of cover and keeps the strike. |
| Umesh Yadav to bowl the 19th over of the innings. |
| 18.1 : U Yadav to Y Pathan, Short ball outside off, Pathan pulls it but it goes of the outer half of the bat to mid-wicket for a run. |
| 18.2 : U Yadav to D Warner, FOUR! PERFECT PLACEMENT! That's a shot with perfect timing on it. Yadav bowls a full toss outside leg, Warner moves away and places it through the gap at covers for a boundary. |
| 18.3 : U Yadav to D Warner, SIX! HAMMERED! Bowls a length ball on the pads, Warner picks it and sends it sailing over backward square leg for a maximum. He has shifted gears after Bairstow left and has taken the onus on himself. |
| 18.4 : U Yadav to D Warner, Full and outside off, Warner drives it beautifully through covers. The fielder in the deep does well to stop it. The batsmen pick up a couple. Meanwhile, David Warner moves into the 90s. |
| 18.5 : U Yadav to D Warner, Full on leg, Warner flicks it through mid-wicket. The batsmen get two runs. Good running between the wickets. |
| 18.6 : U Yadav to D Warner, Full again on leg, Warner flicks it towards square leg for a run. 16 runs have come from the over. |
| 19.1 : M Siraj to D Warner, Running between the wickets has been the highlight of the innings and this one is also an excellent show of running between the wickets. Full length ball on off, Warner squeezes it wide of deep cover and gets a brace. |
| 19.2 : M Siraj to D Warner, Misses out on a full toss. It is on off, Warner smacks it to deep cover for a single. |
| 19.3 : M Siraj to Y Pathan, Good bowling. Bowls this bouncer right on the money. It is on the body, Yusuf pulls it to fine leg for a single. |
| 19.4 : M Siraj to D Warner, 100 for Warner. His 4th in the Indian T20 League. This knock just cannot be described in words. It has been one of the greatest knocks. Take a bow Warner, you deserve all the praise you get. He gets to the milestone by slashing a full toss wide of cover. |
| 19.5 : M Siraj to D Warner, Leg bye! Slower off cutter outside leg here, Warner moves away but is beaten by the pace and gets hit on the ribs. The ball rolls to the off side and one run taken. |
| 19.6 : M Siraj to Y Pathan, Full ball on the pads, Yusuf flicks it off his pads to the on side and completes a brace to finish the innings. HYDERABAD FINISH ON 231/2. |
| What a colossal batting effort this has been from Hyderabad! When a player scores a hundred in an innings, more often than not you end up posting a huge score but when you have two people scoring centuries, then is there even a doubt! The toss has been the only thing that has gone in favor of Virat Kohli so far this evening. Right from the first over, David Warner and Jonny Bairstow had the runs flowing and sent the Bangalore fielders on a leather hunt. |
| Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prayas Ray Barman, Moeen Ali, Colin de Grandhomme. Take any name you want and every single one was tonked to all parts of the ground. There was no respite and respect for any bowler. In fact, there was only a solitary over with less than 5 runs scored in it. The opening stand was broken at a massive 185 and it has ended up being the highest ever in the history of the League. The fall of Bairstow post his century meant that Warner took on the respons |
| Coming to the bowling, the lesser said, the better. There was only bowler who got a wicket and that was Chahal. The other one was a run out. In the end, Hyderabad finished with 231/2 and it is the joint-eighth highest total in the history of the League. So, 232 to win. It is going to be very, very tough but one cannot rule out it being chased in this day and age. Especially, when you have Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers in the team. That said, the hosts do have a potent bowling attack but it has |
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