We are ready to go again. Unadkat has the new ball in his hand. He has been in good form in the domestic circuit
Harbhajan: "I am happy with the way it went today. The ball was gripping. I was quite satisfied with how I bowled. But for one ball to Surya which turned out to be a full toss. It is a team game. Krunal is a new guy. We discussed a few things in the meeting. I just asked Krunal to back himself. It is a pretty good wicket. The Mumbai wicket is nice to bat on. We have to bat for first six overs well and if we have wickets in hand, everything is chasable here. I still have to go in and see what is the plan. If I get an opportunity, I will try to enjoy myself (Hussey asked the veteran offspinner, whether he would come in as the pinch-hitter)."
The good thing from Mumbai's perspective was that they got wickets at crucial junctures and that might have helped them to keep it 20 runs less from what Kolkata looked like posting at one stage. KOL missed a trick by anointing Shakib up the order with a message to go after everything. Chris Lynn, who was drafted in the final XI for today's game, would have suited the plan better. We already have seen dew play its part. Ask Southee, who let two sitters slip out off his compatriot McClenaghan's bowling. Outfield is only going to get wetter in the next one and a half hour or so. Unless they do not implode, Mumbai have a better chance of finishing at the right end in their last home game of the season. Stay tuned for the chase...
We all wish for the second chance after failing at the first attempt. McClenaghan too would have wished for it after dropping Gambhir off his own bowling on 8. His wish got fulfilled eventually but not before Gauti had done the job courtesy his 29th T20 League fifty. Continuing their good form this season, once again the Kolkata openers gave a rollicking start. While Uthappa departed to a mistimed loft off Harbhajan, the skipper held one end, continued to nudge around before shifting gears.
19.6 -
Bumrah to Y Pathan, 1 run, full toss and on the stumps, Pathan clubs it to deep mid-wicket, but can't sneak in another run
19.5 -
Bumrah to Chris Lynn, 1 run, Lynn pulls it to mid-wicket. The slower one from Bumrah
19.4 -
Bumrah to Chris Lynn, no run, full and just outside off, Lynn is beaten on the drive. It missed the off-stump by a whisker
19.3 -
Bumrah to Chris Lynn, 2 runs, very full and on the stumps, Lynn gets an inside edge to fine leg
19.2 -
Bumrah to Chris Lynn, 2 runs, the slower short one from Bumrah, pulled to deep mid-wicket for a brace. Good running between the wickets there
19.1 -
Bumrah to Chris Lynn, 2 runs, Pandya shows spectacular effort at deep mid-wicket to get the ball back into play. Lynn pulls it to deep mid-wicket, where Pandya jumps in the air and attempts to take it with both hands to his left, but loses balance. He manages to parry the ball back into play. Pollard tidies up and fires in a throw
Jasprit Bumrah [3.0-0-26-0] is back into the attack
18.6 -
McClenaghan to Y Pathan, FOUR, shorter in length, Pathan pulls it to the deep mid-wicket fence. Southee had no chance there
18.5 -
McClenaghan to Y Pathan, no run, very full and outside off, Pathan can't reach it
18.4 -
McClenaghan to Y Pathan, FOUR, holy! Moly! Can you believe it, he has dropped another sitter and that is Southee. I am scratching my head in utter disbelief. Is it due to dew that he is having wet hands? Pathan pulls it to deep mid-wicket, where Southee runs forward and the ball goes through his hands and into the fence
18.3 -
McClenaghan to Chris Lynn, 1 run, Southee has dropped a dolly at deep mid-wicket. MUM have dropped quite a few today. Lynn pulls a slower back of a length delivery to Southee at deep mid-wicket, who runs around, but jumps in the air and that perhaps resulted in him losing his balance. Despite looking to take it with both hands, the ball pops out
18.2 -
McClenaghan to Chris Lynn, no run, Lynn backs away slightly, but McClenaghan watches the movement of the batsman superbly. He uses the slower one and hurls it on Lynn's pads. He looks to hoick it across the line and connects with thin air
18.1 -
McClenaghan to Y Pathan, 1 run, the cross-seamer from McClenaghan, Pathan pulls it to deep mid-wicket
Mitchell McClenaghan [3.0-0-23-1] is back into the attack
17.6 -
Southee to Chris Lynn, 2 runs, Lynn drills this one to deep mid-wicket and steals a couple
17.5 -
Southee to Y Pathan, 1 run, Southee, this time, gets more shoulder on his short delivery, Pathan ekes out a top-edge to fine leg, where the fielder is late to get to the ball. Mitch was the fielder on that occasion
17.4 -
Southee to Y Pathan, FOUR, shorter in length, Pathan cracks the pull to the deep backward square leg boundary. It came right off the screws. The boundary rider had no chance there
17.3 -
Southee to Y Pathan, FOUR, very full from Southee, Pathan cracks the drive past Krunal at extra cover. Despite Rohit running back at mid-off and putting in a dive, he could not get to the ball
Yusuf Pathan, right handed bat, comes to the crease
17.2 -
Southee to A Russell, out Bowled!! Peach of a delivery from Southee. Is that reverse swing? I felt so. From round the wicket, Southee bowls it very full and on the stumps, Russell just backed away and looked to clobber it across the line, but missed completely. The stumps took a beating there. It tailed in a touch. A Russell b Southee 22(16) [4s-3]
Southee to A Russell, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
17.1 -
Southee to A Russell, 2 runs, Russell hammers it to deep backward square leg. Excellent running between the wickets result in a couple
16.6 -
Bumrah to Chris Lynn, no run, the slower one from Bumrah, Lynn mistimes the cut to point
16.5 -
Bumrah to A Russell, 1 run, full and straight, Russell backs away and steers it to point
16.4 -
Bumrah to A Russell, FOUR, a touch of width on offer, Russell flashes hard at it and gets a thickish outside edge into the third man fence. He threw the kitchen sink at that ball
16.3 -
Bumrah to A Russell, no run, the widish yorker from Bumrah, Russell can't reach it
16.2 -
Bumrah to A Russell, FOUR, now that was nailed by Russell! Russell hammers a very full delivery and on the stumps into the downtown territories
16.1 -
Bumrah to A Russell, FOUR, from slightly wide of the crease, Bumrah bangs it short and follows the batsman with his banged in short delivery, Russell plonks his front foot and looks to pull, but gets a top-edge and it flies over the keeper's head and into the fence
15.6 -
Southee to Chris Lynn, no run, I have always believed, Southee has a very underrated bouncer. Even in the Under-19 WC in 2008, he used that to great effect. Here, he bangs it short and follows the batsman, who watches it carefully and sits under it
Chris Lynn, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Time-Out in place now.
15.5 -
Southee to Suryakumar Yadav, out Caught&Bowled!! Yadav's brief stay at the crease comes to an end. He looks to pull a short delivery that was bowled with cross-seam. But it hits the splice of the bat and Southee sets under it to snaffle the catch. Southee got good shoulder on it and that made it difficult for Yadav to pull off the front foot. Suryakumar Yadav c and b Southee 21(17) [4s-2]
Southee to Suryakumar Yadav, THAT'S OUT!! Caught&Bowled!!
15.4 -
Southee to A Russell, 1 run, shorter in length from Southee, Russell pulls it to fine leg with his one leg up in the air. McClenaghan at short fine leg though, dives to his left and makes a good stop
15.3 -
Southee to A Russell, no run, Southee bangs it and gets good height on it, Russell sits under it. It was close to being called a wide for height
15.2 -
Southee to A Russell, 2 runs, from round the wicket, Southee bowls it very full and on the stumps, Russell stays leg-side of the ball and flicks it to deep backward square leg, who fumbles under pressure and the pair steal a couple
15.1 -
Southee to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, short of length delivery and angled in, Yadav pushes it to third man. He jumped in the air, but was able to get some bat on it
Tim Southee [2.0-0-21-0] is back into the attack
14.6 -
Bumrah to A Russell, no run, crackerjack delivery from Bumrah. This one nips back off the seam, Russell attempts to push and gets beaten on the oustside edge
14.5 -
Bumrah to A Russell, 2 runs, Russell tries to bury this cross-seamer, but mistimes. Thankfully for him, it lands in no man's land at deep extra cover and they pinch a brace
14.4 -
Bumrah to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, a tad fuller and slanted in, Yadav pats it to third man
14.3 -
Bumrah to A Russell, 1 run, angled in from Bumrah, Russell dabs it to short third man, who makes a sharp stop
14.2 -
Bumrah to A Russell, no run, the slower back of a length from Bumrah, Russell aims to tuck it around the corner and awkwardly defends
14.1 -
Bumrah to A Russell, no run, Russell pushes it back towards the bowler, who fields it on his followthrough
Jasprit Bumrah [1.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack
13.6 -
McClenaghan to A Russell, 1 run, very full and on the stumps, Russell push-drives it to long-on
Andre Russell, right handed bat, comes to the crease
13.5 -
McClenaghan to Gambhir, out Caught by Pollard!! The prized scalp has been snared by McClenaghan. He gets the reward for using the short delivery, this time. Gambhir tried to pull, but McClenaghan gets good shoulder on it. Eventually, Gambhir could only splice it to Pollard at mid-off, who snaffled an easy catch. Gambhir c Pollard b McClenaghan 59(45) [4s-6 6s-1]
McClenaghan to Gambhir, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
13.4 -
McClenaghan to Gambhir, no run, Pollard fired in a good throw and almost caught Gambhir napping at the striker's end. However, he was fine. Gambhir biffed it to Pollard at mid-off, who picked up the ball quickly and flung in a direct-hit at the batsman's end. Gambhir was looking to get inside the crease, but was late in sliding his bat in. Fortunately for him, he was just in
The third umpire has been beckoned. The batsman in question is Gambhir. But I see that he is fine and as a result, has been given not out
13.3 -
McClenaghan to Gambhir, no run, the slower one that is bowled outside off, Gambhir tries to cut and misses
13.2 -
McClenaghan to Gambhir, FOUR, one of McClenaghan's weapons is to bang it short. However, he does not get the desired result for using it. Gambhir aims to pull, but the delivery gets big on him. Gambhir ekes out a top-edge that runs away to the fine leg fence
13.1 -
McClenaghan to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, from round the wicket, McClenaghan uses the cross-seam back of a length delivery, Yadav dabs it to third man. Yadav picked that right from the hand and that helped him to stay back and steer it
Mitchell McClenaghan [2.0-0-17-0] is back into the attack
12.6 -
Krunal Pandya to Gambhir, 2 runs, good running between the wickets by the pair there. Gambhir works it to deep backward square leg and he takes on the fielder in the deep to sneak in another run
12.5 -
Krunal Pandya to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, slower through the air, Yadav drives it to long-off
12.4 -
Krunal Pandya to Gambhir, 1 run, too straight from Krunal Pandya, clipped to deep backward square leg
12.3 -
Krunal Pandya to Gambhir, FOUR, Gambhir compiles his fifty in style. He again skips out of his crease and lifts it between two fielders wide of long-on for a boundary. He was dropped on 8 and he has made use of the chance
12.2 -
Krunal Pandya to Gambhir, SIX, Gambhir is in prime form. He certainly looks a different player to the one I saw in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. He dances down the track, takes it on the half volley and deposits over the deep mid-wicket fence
12.1 -
Krunal Pandya to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, stump-to-stump line, Yadav drives it to long-off
11.6 -
Harbhajan to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, Yadav works it to long on for another easy single
11.5 -
Harbhajan to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR, full toss from Harbhajan, Yadav gets inside the line of the ball and sweeps it to the fine leg fence. Maybe Harbhajan is getting affected by the dew as the ball slipped out of his hands
11.4 -
Harbhajan to Gambhir, 1 run, loopy delivery from Harbhajan, Gambhir drives it to long-off. Gambhir's back foot is loading up quickly. As a result, his front foot is getting out more to the pitch
11.3 -
Harbhajan to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, shorter in length from Harbhajan, Yadav thwacks it to long-on. He did not get it right off the screws, but will take it
11.2 -
Harbhajan to Gambhir, 1 run, Gambhir waltzes down the track, takes it on the half volley and whips it to deep mid-wicket, but the pair can't pinch in another run
11.1 -
Harbhajan to Gambhir, no run, from round the wicket, Harbhajan bowls it slower through the air and on the stumps, pushed back towards the bowler
10.6 -
Krunal Pandya to Gambhir, 1 run, too straight from Krunal Pandya, clipped to deep backward square leg
10.5 -
Krunal Pandya to Gambhir, 2 runs, Gambhir takes a step or two out of the crease, but doesn't get to the pitch. He chips it to long-on. Thankfully for him, the ball lands between two fielders. The duo pinch a couple of runs
10.4 -
Krunal Pandya to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, quicker and zooming in on the stumps, Yadav works it to long-on
10.3 -
Krunal Pandya to Gambhir, 1 run, this time, Gambhir camps back and steers it to short third man
10.2 -
Krunal Pandya to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, pushed through and on the stumps, Yadav push-drives it to cover, who puts in a dive to his right, but can't prevent Yadav from haring down to the other end for a quick single
10.1 -
Krunal Pandya to Suryakumar Yadav, no run, flatter delivery and on the stumps, Yadav looks to push, but the ball stops on him and Yadav's bottom hand comes off the bat handle. The ball just lands in front of Krunal Pandya
Krunal Pandya, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
9.6 -
Harbhajan to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, pushed down to long-off
9.5 -
Harbhajan to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR, low full toss down leg, Suryakumar Yadav knelt down and belted the sweep over short fine
9.4 -
Harbhajan to Gambhir, 1 run, how many times he does that? 5.6, 7.5 and now. Ah! I'm tired of describing the same stuff! Wanted to run it down to third man and inside edge goes past the leg peg, towards short fine
9.3 -
Harbhajan to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, fired fullish and straight, eased down to long-on
9.2 -
Harbhajan to Gambhir, 1 run, quicker just outside off, Gambhir steers it to short third man
Bhajji using the towel to take the moisture off the ball...
9.1 -
Harbhajan to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, 88ks flattish on off-stump, punchily driven to long-on
8.6 -
Hardik Pandya to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, good length outside off, Suryakumar Yadav taps it towards point and is off the mark with a single
Suryakumar Yadav, right handed bat, comes to the crease
8.5 -
Hardik Pandya to Shakib, out Caught by Parthiv Patel!! And he gets the reward straightaway! Dug in short at 129ks, angled in and Shakib got into a bit of tangle there. Was hurled at a awkward height and Shakib gets a soft top-edge on the pull. Parthiv goes up and the umpire obliges...Shakib c Parthiv Patel b Hardik Pandya 6(4) [4s-1]
Hardik Pandya to Shakib, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
From round the wicket now...
8.4 -
Hardik Pandya to Gambhir, 1 run, pitched up at 136ks outside off, Gambhir opens his stance and lifts it towards deep cover
8.3 -
Hardik Pandya to Gambhir, no run, offers ample width but Gambhir placed his late-cut straight to backward point
8.2 -
Hardik Pandya to Shakib, 1 run, shortish outside off, Shakib looks to slog this through the leg-side, the pace on the ball doesn't allow him to do so. Off the toe-end and rolls to mid-off
8.1 -
Hardik Pandya to Shakib, FOUR, that's a horrid delivery, short and well wide of off, Shakib threw everything at it. A thick outside edge that races to the third man fence
7.6 -
Harbhajan to Shakib, 1 run, tossed up outside off, driven neatly through cover
7.5 -
Harbhajan to Gambhir, 1 run, an action replay of 5.6. Gambhir wanted to guide this quicker delivery to third man, a soft inside edge that rolls to short fine
Shakib Al Hasan, left handed bat, comes to the crease
7.4 -
Harbhajan to Uthappa, out Caught by Pollard!! That will be that from Robbie tonight. He has hit a full toss straight to Pollard. He doesn't miss many, does he? Loopy full toss and Uthappa couldn't have picked the fielder any better. Smashed it straight to long-on who just had a few yards to cover. Uthappa c Pollard b Harbhajan 36(20) [4s-1 6s-2]
Harbhajan to Uthappa, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
7.3 -
Harbhajan to Gambhir, 1 run, clipped to deep mid-wicket
7.2 -
Harbhajan to Uthappa, 1 run, stifled appeal for lbw! But Uthappa got some bat on that, reverse swept towards short fine (dragged it off the inside edge)
7.1 -
Harbhajan to Uthappa, no run, run out chance missed! That's like schoolboy stuff. Uthappa dances down the pitch in an attempt to flick one to the leg-side, gets it off the toe-end and it rolls to the right of PP. He fails to gather it cleanly and a chance missed, a big one? Uthappa was miles out of his crease and Parthiv grabbed at the ball. That could prove very costly
6.6 -
Hardik Pandya to Gambhir, no run, 132ks banged in halfway, slanted well outside off. Gambhir throws the kitchen sink on the pull, was a fraction early into the stroke. Misses it by miles and he ain't happy with himself
6.5 -
Hardik Pandya to Uthappa, 1 run, sensible stuff from Robbie! A customary dab down to third man
6.4 -
Hardik Pandya to Gambhir, 1 run, banged in short on the stumps, Gambhir seeks to pull, mistimes (off the toe end I reckon) it towards deep square
6.3 -
Hardik Pandya to Gambhir, FOUR, smidgen full on middle, Gambhir pulls past a diving mid-wicket and beats Southee's desperate dive from wide long-on
6.2 -
Hardik Pandya to Uthappa, 1 run, length around fifth stump corridor, Uthappa opens the bat face to guide it to third man
6.1 -
Hardik Pandya to Gambhir, 1 run, gentle 132ks length ball on leg-stump channel, Gambhir glances it down to fine leg
Hardik Pandya, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
Right then! "Time to regroup" as Ravi Shaz screams on air. Goes without saying... strategic time-out. The entire Mumbai team, including the reserve players, were in a huddle during the break.
5.6 -
Harbhajan to Gambhir, 1 run, oooh! Inside edge that skims past the leg-stump. This flighted delivery came straight on with the arm around middle, GG wanted to run it down to third man. Was a bit late in doing so, the inside edge just escapes past the leg peg
5.5 -
Harbhajan to Gambhir, 2 runs, skips out and loft-drives this fullish delivery towards wide long-off
5.4 -
Harbhajan to Gambhir, no run, turn for Harbhajan! Pitched just outside off and spun away outside off, Gambhir was looking for a rash shot through mid-on perhaps, beaten by the turn
5.3 -
Harbhajan to Uthappa, 1 run, flat and quick outside off, driven straight and towards deepish mid-off
5.2 -
Harbhajan to Uthappa, SIX, 50 up for KOL. Short and begging to be hit, Uthappa obliges and clobbers the pull to the deep mid-wicket stands
5.1 -
Harbhajan to Gambhir, 1 run, Gambhir greets him with an inside-out lofted drive, used his feet but didn't time it all that well. Lands well in front of an onrushing Pollard at wide long-off
No slips for Bhajji
Harbhajan Singh, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
4.6 -
Bumrah to Gambhir, leg byes, 1 run, Bumrah screams "Howzaaaat" for lbw but that perhaps pitched outside leg. Length ball tailed in slightly on middle and leg, Gambhir jumps and fails to connect with his tuck. Manages to smuggle a leg bye as the ball rolls to the off-side
4.5 -
Bumrah to Uthappa, 1 run, stump-to-stump line from Bumrah, Uthappa punches it past Gambhir for a single
4.4 -
Bumrah to Uthappa, no run, length outside off, played back to the bowler
4.3 -
Bumrah to Uthappa, 2 runs, curled in slightly just outside off, Uthappa looks to drive hard, ekes out an inside edge that rolls to the left of short fine who manges to half-stop, a double nonetheless!
4.2 -
Bumrah to Uthappa, SIX, that's murdered! Length ball sat up outside off, Uthappa flat-bats the biff straight down the ground for a 74-metre six
4.1 -
Bumrah to Uthappa, no run, 117ks, back of a length just outside off, Uthappa punches it into the ground towards cover
Jasprit Bumrah, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
Here's the slingy Jasprit...
3.6 -
McClenaghan to Gambhir, no run, outside off, Gambhir hops and bunts it back down the pitch
3.5 -
McClenaghan to Uthappa, 1 run, goes with hard hands on this fullish length delivery and could only mis-hit around the crease, Gambhir calls for a quick single and Robbie responds
3.4 -
McClenaghan to Uthappa, 2 runs, 141ks short ball at a comfy height for Robbie who massages the pull (Well! he really played it so softly). More of a perfectly timed shot rather than power. Jos Buttler dives full length and pulls it back at deep mid-wicket and Rohit hurls the ball back. Certainly saved a boundary. Well done, Jos!
3.3 -
McClenaghan to Gambhir, 1 run, dug in short at 138ks, angling in on middle, Gambhir is a tad late on the pull, doesn't get hold of the shot but manages to splice it to the leg-side
3.2 -
McClenaghan to Uthappa, 1 run, angling away outside off from a length, Uthappa looks to play the on-the-up punchy drive, skews off the outside half to the right of third man
3.1 -
McClenaghan to Gambhir, 1 run, goodish length in the outside off channel, Gambhir opens the bat face to glide it down to third man
2.6 -
Southee to Gambhir, 1 run, looked like another slower delivery, around middle and off, Gambhir looks to nudge around the corner and gets an inside edge onto his pad, scampers across for a quick single
2.5 -
Southee to Gambhir, FOUR, cross-seam slower delivery around leg-stump, Gambhir flicks aerially over a non-existent square leg, that flew...
2.4 -
Southee to Uthappa, 3 runs, short and aimed at the ribcage, Uthappa has enough time to swivel back and pull that through mid-wicket, runs coming fast and easy here
2.3 -
Southee to Uthappa, FOUR, Robbie has just lifted it over mid-off. Lovely extension of the arms! Good length, outside off, Uthappa nonchalantly plays the loft and off she goes
2.2 -
Southee to Gambhir, 1 run, full on middle, heaved across the line towards mid-wicket
2.1 -
Southee to Gambhir, FOUR, you don't give a life to Gambhir! That's what he does. Full and in the slot, Gambhir swipes with a bashing blade through mid-on
1.6 -
McClenaghan to Gambhir, 1 run, dropped! That's a skier but you gotta take those. Mitchell McClenaghan has only himself to blame. A straighter one from a good length, Gambhir goes for the almighty heave and the top-edge flies high, high.....and McClenaghan drops it despite getting into position early. Poor stuff!
1.5 -
McClenaghan to Gambhir, 2 runs, this time he opens up and looks to flay one over the infield on the off-side, skews it off the outer half over extra cover
1.4 -
McClenaghan to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir opens the bat face on this good length delivery outside off, gets a soft outside edge which dribbles to the left of Polly at 2nd slip
1.3 -
McClenaghan to Uthappa, 3 runs, wah! That's a gentle push, just a gentle push. Almost went to the boundary, but a tag-team effort from Rayudu and Hardik saves one. Good length outside off, Uthappa plays a soft tap-punch through cover
1.2 -
McClenaghan to Gambhir, 1 run, drags his length back but not enough pace to trouble the KOL skipper, Gambhir rocks back and pulls along the ground through mid-wicket
1.1 -
McClenaghan to Gambhir, FOUR, bustles into the crease and fires a full ball around off-stump, he ain't Tim Southee. Not much movement off the surface. Gambhir drives past mid-off and collects his first boundary
Mitchell McClenaghan, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Southee to Uthappa, 2 runs, angled into the pads again, Uthappa flicks to the right of mid-on and gets back for the double
0.5 -
Southee to Gambhir, 1 run, a little too straight from Tim, Gambhir tucks it off his pads to square leg
0.4 -
Southee to Gambhir, no run, the scrambled seam delivery. That's Tim Southee for you! He is not afraid to pitch the ball up. Classic Test match stuff. Asks Gambhir to drive and he nearly falls for the trap. Flays his hands but is beaten by the away swing.
0.3 -
Southee to Gambhir, no run, outside off and Gambhir lets it pass
0.2 -
Southee to Gambhir, no run, this one came back in a touch, Gambhir wanted to tap it towards cover, gets an inside edge which thuds the pads
0.1 -
Southee to Uthappa, 1 run, owwww! Hint of inswing for Southee. Pitches it on a full length and gets appreciable shape in and around middle. Uthappa shows one of those classic textbook straightdrives, past the non-striker for a quick single
Uthappa and Gambhir are at the crease. Uthappa is on strike. Southee will open the attack
That's a closure of Mumbai segment for this T20 League. Mumbai couldn't have asked for a better finish, ain't it? But that's not job done yet. They still have to win games and as Gambhir underscored, you don't search for excuses in cricket. The T20 League hullabaloo will now move to Pune where Pune take on Gujarat. It's a battle of newbies fellas! Don't miss out. Till tomorrow, good night and goodbye from Raju Peethala, Bharath Ramaraj and Siva.
"It was a good game, we wanted this win badly. We were pretty determined to win this and we stuck to our plans. We need to go back and understand what we need to do as a team. Pollard's form is crucial and he is peaking at the right time. I specially want to thank the Mumbai crowd. They have been superb and have always enjoyed good cricket. Unfortunately, it's our last game here and they have been waiting to see Pollard fire. Glad they got what they wanted. Whichever venue we get to play, we need to go out there and play good cricket. We have been playing here for so many years and we are not sure which ground we are going to play but we have to do well," whispers Rohit Sharma, who fittingly is awarded the Man of the Match
"We are not gonna give any excuses and we were probably 15 runs short. Their bowlers did well in the death overs and we couldn't do that. We needed an innings like Pollard but you need to give credit to the bowlers as well. They restricted us to 172 which is always a chaseable total on this wicket. I'm not someone who gives excuses about dew and et al. We are professional cricketers and we should be doing well with the bat and ball no matter how the conditions are. The toss and dew factor is not in our hands and we need to do well in the rest of the games", concedes a disappointed Gautam Gambhir.
Skipper Rohit Sharma leads from the front to hand Mumbai a facile victory. Chasing 174, it was imperative that the openers got them off to a quick start. However, they had an early hiccup when they lost Parthiv in the second over. But Rohit and in-form Rayudu played with a calm head on their shoulders to resurrect the innings. The duo unfurled a series of shots before Rayudu threw his wicket to Shakib. Buttler played a useful hand. However, it was Pollard who went bersek in the end. The West Indian cracked a 17-ball fifty and took the game away from Kolkata. Shakib and Narine were the pick of the bowlers for the visitors.
17.6 -
Unadkat to Pollard, SIX, Take a bow Kieron Pollard! He finishes things off in style with a scintillating six over long-off and hands Mumbai the much needed victory. So, MUM win by 6 wickets with 2 overs to spare. Absolute blitzkrieg from the big man from the Caribbean. That knock will be remembered for quite a long time. Clouts this full delivery over long-off and hurls a flying kiss....Hugs Rohit Sharma and pumps his fists. On the other hand, Jaydev Unadkat falls just one short of his fifty (He'll never ever look at that bowling figures, you bet). Oh, poor lad!
17.5 -
Unadkat to Pollard, no run, full outside off, Pollard swings and misses
17.4 -
Unadkat to Pollard, SIX, go fetch that if you can! Bowling length at this stage won't help and Polly makes him pay with a thunderous bash over long-off for a 78 metre six
17.3 -
Unadkat to Pollard, SIX, "That's like swatting a fly on the window" goes Alan-wonderful-Wilkins on air. Couldn't have put that any better. Length, sat up outside off, Pollard picks it and marmalizes deep into the deep mid-wicket stands
17.3 -
Unadkat to Pollard, wide, pitched very full and wide of off, Pollard lets it pass
17.2 -
Unadkat to Pollard, 2 runs, full again, Pollard muscles the drive and Russell at long-on puts in a commendable dive to save a couple of runs
17.1 -
Unadkat to Rohit, 1 run, fired full outside off, Rohit opens the face to steer it late behind backward point
Jaydev Unadkat [2.0-0-27-0] is back into the attack
19 off 18. MUM should do this in a canter...
16.6 -
Narine to Rohit, 1 run, full outside off, Rohit drills it to long-off to bring up the 50-run stand
16.5 -
Narine to Rohit, FOUR, neatly done! Rohit is doing the job for MUM. Such a cool customer under pressure this lad. Looped up full on off, Rohit drops to one knee and swipes it square on the leg-side
16.4 -
Narine to Rohit, no run, Rohit uses the width on this flatter delivery to run it down to third man, instead dabs it tamely in front of short third man
16.3 -
Narine to Rohit, no run, drags his length back slightly outside off, Rohit backs away and cuts it straight to backward point
16.2 -
Narine to Pollard, 1 run, quicker on leg-stump, eased down to long-on
16.1 -
Narine to Rohit, 1 run, tossed up on middle, flipped wide of mid-wicket
Sunil Narine [3.0-0-15-2] is back into the attack
15.6 -
Sathish to Pollard, SIX, take that! Cannot feed such stuff to Polly. He can hit that in his dreams. Long-hop on the pads, Pollard bludgeons it with a golfstrike-esque hit over wide long-on fence
15.6 -
Sathish to Pollard, wide, another wide down the leg-side
15.5 -
Sathish to Pollard, 2 runs, fullish and Pollard flicks uppishly towards deep mid-wicket
15.4 -
Sathish to Pollard, SIX, nah! This doesn't help. A dross on leg-stump and Pollard has deposited into the cow corner stands with a wallop!
15.4 -
Sathish to Pollard, wide, slips this length ball down leg as Pollard glances and misses
Gauti has a word with Sathish. Meawhile, Pollard and Rohit have a confab and the umpires have called for a new-old ball. "This might just help KOL" says Mike Hussey on air. Satish is bowling from round the wicket now....
15.3 -
Sathish to Pollard, SIX, slower length ball angled in, Pollard stays put and parcels it straight down the ground with a brute of a smash
15.2 -
Sathish to Rohit, 1 run, tight line around off, thumped powerfully towards long-on
15.1 -
Sathish to Rohit, no run, off-pace delivery wide of off, Rohit cuts fiercely but slotted it straight in front of backward point
Rajagopal Sathish [1.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack
Okay dokey! Tighten your seat belts. We are entering the crucial phase of the game. Time for a drink too >>> Strategic time-out in place. 49 from 30. Where's your money going? Mind you! Sunil Narine still has one over left...
14.6 -
Shakib to Pollard, no run, looped up around off, punched back to the bowler. Shakib ends his spell with 1/30
14.5 -
Shakib to Pollard, no run, slider on the stumps, Pollard prods forward and offers a dead-bat
14.4 -
Shakib to Pollard, FOUR, how well has he timed that? Just whipped it along the ground and the outfield does the rest. Drifted in on leg-stump and Pollard just massaged it through mid-wicket
14.3 -
Shakib to Rohit, 1 run, fired full on middle and leg, Rohit bends low and twirls his wrists on the flick through mid-wicket
14.2 -
Shakib to Pollard, 1 run, comes on with the arm, Pollard nurdles it through mid-wicket
14.1 -
Shakib to Pollard, FOUR, floated full and in the slot for Pollard. He lifts it nonchalantly and the ball almost hit the boundary hoardings on the full. Gun-barrel straight from the bowler
Shakib Al Hasan [3.0-0-20-1] is back into the attack
59 off 36 needed now
13.6 -
A Russell to Rohit, FOUR, up and over! Shortish outside off, Rohit lifts the drive over backward point and there is no one in the deep
13.5 -
A Russell to Rohit, no run, Rohit has missed out on that one. Attempted slower ball gone wrong. Full toss just outside off, Rohit tamely chips the drive in front of mid-off
13.4 -
A Russell to Rohit, FOUR, that's timed to perfection! Full and plenty of width on offer, Rohit clatters the drive through extra cover with sublime timing
13.3 -
A Russell to Pollard, 1 run, directed down leg, Pollard helps it off his pads towards fine leg
13.2 -
A Russell to Pollard, no run, yorker on the stumps, Pollard squeezes it out
13.1 -
A Russell to Rohit, 1 run, good length on middle, whipped along the ground towards wide long-on
Kieron Pollard, right handed bat, comes to the crease
12.6 -
Narine to Buttler, out Caught by Chris Lynn!! How many times does Chris Lynn does that? He had done that in Sharjah in 2014 and now again... Fantastic stuff from the Aussie. The TV umpire has been pressed into the service to check if the catch is clean but I have a hunch that's OUT. It was flattish and wide of off, Buttler went for the flat-batted biff. Didn't time it all that well and hit it high and straight towards Lynn at long-off. Now comes the drama: Lynn leaps high to his right, snaffles with both hands and quickly realizes that the momentum will take him beyond the ropes. Flings the ball back into play before he crosses the ropes. Done with such serenity! Take a bow Lynn. It took 5 minutes for the TV umpire to rule that OUT. Buttler c Chris Lynn b Narine 15(15) [4s-2]
Narine to Buttler, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
12.5 -
Narine to Buttler, FOUR, tossed up invitingly outside off, Buttler crouches low and swipes it in the gap through mid-wicket. Crunched!
12.4 -
Narine to Buttler, no run, flatter and wider of off, Buttler cuts and picks out backward point
12.3 -
Narine to Buttler, no run, looped up on middle, Buttler taps it into the on-side
12.2 -
Narine to Buttler, no run, quicker on middle, Buttler looks to push to the off-side, gets an inside edge onto his pad
12.1 -
Narine to Buttler, no run, 86ks offspinner outside off, Buttler jumps back and punches crisply to cover who dives to his right to make a good stop
Sunil Narine [2.0-0-11-1] is back into the attack
11.6 -
A Russell to Buttler, 1 run, slanted in on middle from a length, pulled behind square on the on-side
11.5 -
A Russell to Rohit, 1 run, a captain's knock from RO-HIT! Shuffles to the off-side and is duped by the slower fullish ball outside off, manages to get some bat on the paddle and gets to his fifty
11.4 -
A Russell to Rohit, no run, off-cutter on the stumps, Rohit drops it into the on-side with soft hands
11.3 -
A Russell to Rohit, FOUR, 145ks but that doesn't bother Rohit. Short and angled into him, a little shimmy followed by a picture-perfect pull shot through mid-wicket to bring up the team's 100
11.2 -
A Russell to Buttler, 1 run, full and outside off, eased through the covers
11.1 -
A Russell to Buttler, FOUR, short and Buttler had ample width on offer to flay that through the off-side. Makes room early and cuts aerially behind backward point, raced away!
84 off 54 now MUM still have 7 wickets in hand. Russell will continue...
10.6 -
Shakib to Buttler, 1 run, Buttler keeps the strike with a neat drive to long-off
10.5 -
Shakib to Buttler, no run, angled in full on leg-stump, Buttler skips out and tries to drive, beaten by the pace and is hit on the pads
10.4 -
Shakib to Buttler, 2 runs, Buttler jumps down the pitch and takes it on the full to smash it straight down the ground. Suryakumar Yadav does well to run in from long-on and put in a slide to save a couple of runs
10.3 -
Shakib to Rohit, 1 run, allows this quicker delivery to come in and then nudges it through mid-wicket
10.2 -
Shakib to Buttler, 1 run, loopy full toss dipping down leg, Buttler sinks to one knee and helps it with a paddle sweep down to fine leg
10.1 -
Shakib to Rohit, 1 run, slider skids off the surface outside off, Rohit chops it towards cover
Shakib Al Hasan [2.0-0-14-1] is back into the attack
So, Mumbai need 9 an over from now
9.6 -
A Russell to Rohit, 1 run, good length delivery and just outside off, Rohit drives it to sweeper cover
9.5 -
A Russell to Rohit, no run, stump-to-stump line, defended from the crease
9.4 -
A Russell to Rohit, FOUR, you can't bowl there, especially to someone of Rohit's class. Russell slips it down leg, Rohit neatly rolls his wrists on it and flicks it to the deep backward square leg fence
9.3 -
A Russell to Buttler, 1 run, good length delivery and on the stumps, Buttler takes a step out of the crease and works it to long-on
9.2 -
A Russell to Buttler, no run, good length delivery and on off-stump, defended
9.1 -
A Russell to Rohit, 1 run, the cross-seamer from Russell, Rohit punches it to sweeper cover
Andre Russell, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
Jos Buttler, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Strategic Time-Out in place now.
8.6 -
Narine to Krunal Pandya, out Bowled!! Rush of blood has cost Krunal his wicket. He waltzed down the track to a delivery that was tossed up deliciously, and looked to heave it across the line, but could only connect with thin air. His stumps were shattered. The ball dipped on the batsman and as a result, he could not get to the pitch of the ball. It also gripped off the surface.Krunal Pandya b Narine 6(5) [4s-1]
Narine to Krunal Pandya, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
8.5 -
Narine to Rohit, 1 run, Rohit rolls his wrists on this flatter delivery to flick it to mid-wicket
8.4 -
Narine to Rohit, no run, flatter delivery and on the stumps, pushed back towards the bowler
8.3 -
Narine to Rohit, no run, if Gambhir at backward point had fired in a throw at the non-striker's end that could have been curtains for Krunal. Rohit cuts it to backward point and his partner looks to pinch a single, but was sent back. He was half way down the pitch, but Gambhir rifled in the throw at the batsman's end
8.2 -
Narine to Krunal Pandya, 1 run, too straight from Narine, clipped to deep mid-wicket
8.1 -
Narine to Rohit, 1 run, pushed down to long-on for a single
Sunil Narine [1.0-0-8-0] is back into the attack
7.6 -
Sathish to Krunal Pandya, no run, Krunal just about survived there. His heart would have been in his mouth for sure. Krunal looks to steer it to third man and misses. The keeper whips the bails off in a flash. Krunal's back heel was perhaps in the air, but given not out
The TV umpire has again come into play for a stumping. Is Krunal's back leg up in the air? Hard to make out. The TV umpire is using various angles to make a decision. Well, he gets the benefit of doubt. That could have gone either way
7.5 -
Sathish to Rohit, 1 run, very full and on the stumps, clipped to deep mid-wicket
7.4 -
Sathish to Rohit, no run, Sathish changes his line and bowls it outside off, driven to backward point
7.3 -
Sathish to Krunal Pandya, 1 run, full and on the stumps, pushed to long-on
7.2 -
Sathish to Krunal Pandya, FOUR, Pandya makes room and tries to cut, but gets a thickish outside edge to the deep backward point boundary
7.1 -
Sathish to Rohit, 1 run, very full and on the stumps, Rohit works it to mid-wicket
Rajagopal Sathish, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
6.6 -
Shakib to Rohit, 1 run, Rohit clips this very full delivery to mid-wicket
Krunal Pandya, left handed bat, comes to the crease
6.5 -
Shakib to Rayudu, out Caught by Suryakumar Yadav!! Suryakumar's supreme effort at wide long-on has resulted in the rollicking stand between the duo coming to an end. Rayudu uses his feet and lifts it to Suryakumar who runs across the boundary rope and then keeps his balance to pouch the catch with both hands. It came off the toe-end there. Rayudu c Suryakumar Yadav b Shakib 32(20) [4s-5 6s-1]
Shakib to Rayudu, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
The TV umpire has been beckoned for a catch. The front foot is fine and I can see that Surya at wide long-on has taken it cleanly. So, Rayudu has to take the long walk back to the pavilion
6.4 -
Shakib to Rayudu, no run, Rayudu looks to punch this flatter delivery, but it hits the splice and the bowler fields it in his followthrough
6.3 -
Shakib to Rohit, 1 run, too straight from Shakib, clipped to short fine leg
6.2 -
Shakib to Rayudu, 1 run, worked to mid-on. Shakib does not get to the ball quickly to effect a run-out at the bowler's end
6.1 -
Shakib to Rohit, 1 run, loopy delivery from Shakib and he almost chugs down Rohit with it. Deliciously flghted from Shakib, Rohit looks to drive and is beaten by the turn and the flight. He gets it off the toe-end past the backward point fielder, who actually fumbled
Shakib Al Hasan [1.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack
5.6 -
Unadkat to Rayudu, no run, fullish and just outside off, driven into the cover-region
5.5 -
Unadkat to Rayudu, FOUR, the slower one and on middle-stump, Rayudu opens the bat face and guides it to the third man boundary. If Narine had put in a better effort, he might have got to the ball
5.4 -
Unadkat to Rayudu, FOUR, it is raining fours and sixes at the stadium. 15 runs have already come off this over from Unadkat. Rayudu just waits for the ball and steers it to the third man fence
The keeper is upto the stumps now.
5.3 -
Unadkat to Rayudu, FOUR, slower one and Rayudu just waits for it to pull it to the deep mid-wicket fence. He picked it right from the hand and that helped his cause
5.2 -
Unadkat to Rohit, 1 run, Rohit camps back and dabs it to backward point
5.1 -
Unadkat to Rohit, SIX, shorter in length and begging to be hammered, Rohit had ample time to help it over deep backward square leg for a maximum. Unadkat, if he bangs it short, needs to get more shoulder on it
Jaydev Unadkat [1.0-0-8-0] is back into the attack
4.6 -
Narine to Rohit, 1 run, from front of the hand, Narine generates a touch of inswing, Rohit works it to mid-wicket
4.5 -
Narine to Rayudu, 1 run, flatter delivery and on the stumps, Rayudu push-drives it to mid-wicket
4.4 -
Narine to Rohit, 1 run, pushed through and on the stumps, worked to long-on
4.3 -
Narine to Rohit, no run, shorter in length, Rohit cuts it to point
4.2 -
Narine to Rohit, FOUR, Rohit sinks on one knee, gets on top of the ball and then uses his hands to essay a sweep. It rockets to the deep backward square leg boundary. The fielder in the deep had no chance there
4.1 -
Narine to Rayudu, 1 run, on a length and on the stumps, Rayudu clips it to mid-on and leisurely jogs to the other end
Sunil Narine, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
3.6 -
U Yadav to Rayudu, 1 run, a bit of fumble by the fielder (Gambhir) at mid-off facilitates a single. Rayudu waltzes down the track to a fuller length delivery and biffs it to mid-off, who moves to his right, but can't stop the pair from sneaking in a single
3.6 -
U Yadav to Rayudu, wide, sliding down leg, Rayudu misses with his flick, adjudged as a wide
3.5 -
U Yadav to Rohit, 1 run, slightly shorter in length, pulled to deep square leg
3.4 -
U Yadav to Rohit, FOUR, what timing! What placement! Fullish and outside off, Rohit gets his front foot forward and drives it through the cover-region
3.3 -
U Yadav to Rohit, FOUR, width on offer, Rohit rides on the bounce and cuts it to the deep backward point boundary. No one moved there
3.2 -
U Yadav to Rohit, no run, good length delivery and on the stumps, Rohit looks to flick it around the corner and connects with thin air. It hits his pads and rolls across towards short mid-wicket
3.1 -
U Yadav to Rohit, no run, too straight from Yadav, Rohit turns it into the on-side
2.6 -
Shakib to Rayudu, no run, Rayudu punches it to mid-off
2.5 -
Shakib to Rayudu, SIX, flatter delivery and on the stumps, Rayudu cracks it across the line and the ball rockets over the long-on fence. Meaty blow from him
2.4 -
Shakib to Rayudu, FOUR, that was nailed. Very full and on the stumps, Rayudu butchers it straight down the ground for a boundary
2.3 -
Shakib to Rayudu, no run, Rayudu slog-sweeps it off the inner part of the bat towards backward square leg
2.2 -
Shakib to Rayudu, no run, Rayudu works it to square leg and attempts to steal a single, but rightly sent back. If the fielder had fired in a direct-hit that could have been curtains for Rayudu
2.1 -
Shakib to Rayudu, no run, Shakib straightaway comes up with a muted appeal for LBW, but Rayudu had got an inside edge on his flick. Rayudu tries to flick a flatter delivery and ekes out an inside edge
Shakib Al Hasan, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
1.6 -
U Yadav to Rayudu, 1 run, back of a length delivery and on the stumps, Rayudu shuffles across and works it to mid-on. If Rayudu had missed with his clip, there would have been a huge appeal for LBW. But Rayudu likes to move across his sticks
1.5 -
U Yadav to Rayudu, no run, the cross-seamer from Yadav, Rayudu jumps in the air and awkwardly guards it out
1.4 -
U Yadav to Rohit, 1 run, a tad fuller and on the stumps, pushed to mid-on
1.3 -
U Yadav to Rayudu, 1 run, Yadav yanks his length back on this delivery, Rayudu stays slightly leg-side of the ball and steers it to third man
1.3 -
U Yadav to Rayudu, wide, another one drifting down leg, Rayudu misses out with his flick, adjudged as a wide
1.2 -
U Yadav to Rayudu, FOUR, leg-stump half-volley from Yadav, Rayudu flicks it to the deep backward square leg fence. Gift on offer and accepted by Rayudu
Ambati Rayudu, right handed bat, comes to the crease
1.1 -
U Yadav to Parthiv Patel, out Caught by Y Pathan!! Yadav is ecstatic. He jumps in the air in delight as he strikes with his first delivery to send Patel back to the hutch. Fuller length and just outside off, it was in the slot to drive, but Patel did not get to the pitch of the ball on his shot. As a result, eked out an outside edge, Pathan at first slip, moved to his left and jumped in the air to snaffle it with both hands. Parthiv Patel c Y Pathan b U Yadav 1(2)
U Yadav to Parthiv Patel, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Umesh Yadav, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Unadkat to Rohit, no run, back of a length delivery and angled away from Rohit, he helps it around the corner with his one leg up in the air to short fine, but can't pierce the gap
0.5 -
Unadkat to Parthiv Patel, 1 run, too straight from Unadkat, Patel twirls his wrists on it and works it to deep backward square leg
0.4 -
Unadkat to Rohit, 1 run, Unadkat yanks his length back on another slower one, dabbed to third man
0.3 -
Unadkat to Rohit, no run, the slower one from Unadkat, defended
0.2 -
Unadkat to Rohit, SIX, when the ball met the leather, it gave an inkling that it came right off the screws. Shortish delivery from Unadkat, Rohit pulls it over the deep backward square leg fence
0.1 -
Unadkat to Rohit, no run, shorter in length and angled in, it gets big on Rohit, who tries to keep it out and it hits his gloves
Rohit and Parthiv Patel are at the crease. Rohit is on strike. Unadkat will open the attack