Dhawan and Warner were supposed to measure the same as Smith and McCullum on the Richter scale. Sadly, they don't. Here they are to prove me wrong...on a sloth pitch, which makes it all the more difficult. Senior Kumar has the ball in his hand, one slip
"Was a very difficult two-paced wicket. That very first ball, I tried for a boundary but it caught the toe of the bat. Bad batting display by our guys and well bowled by Hyderabad. Wasn't sure about what a good total is. Batting first is always tricky on a slowish wicket. 127 is, we can say, well played to Finch. Runs on the board and you never know. Let's see how it goes. We have to bowl them out to win and someone needs a magical spell. Not the easiest wicket to bat on and hope to do the right things. Key is to get wickets with the new ball. If an opportunity comes for me to bowl in the later stages, then you can see some celebrations," says a blushing Bravo (Sammy was interviewing him!)
For most part of the innings, HYD's fielding was bang on the money, too. On the other hand, Aaron Finch was the only batsman, who assessed the conditions well and cracked a well-constructed fifty. The pitch is offering assistance for the slow bowlers, but GUJ are perhaps 15-20 runs short of a winning score.
HYD put up a slick performance to restrict the visitors to a below par total. On a track that gripped a bit, GUJ's batsmen struggled to keep the scorecard ticking. It was the duo of Bhuvneshwar and Nehra, who virtually had the ball on a string and snared wickets up front. In fact, it was careful planning and brilliant execution by the opening pair. Mustafizur, Barinder and Henriques bowled with discipline and kept the lid on the scoring rate.
19.6 -
Bhuvneshwar to Finch, 2 runs, another yorker length delivery squeezed down to mid-wicket. A two was on; always is on the last ball. The throw was quicker this time and the Third Umpire in more fix. Touch and go. No dive from a tired Finch. Bat seems to be just on the inside edge of that thick white line as the LEDs light up. Given NOT OUT and he brings up his half-century as well. Oh, the drama. Blame that Warner drop at long-off
19.5 -
Bhuvneshwar to Finch, 2 runs, low full toss following him but the lack of pace allowed Finch to get under it and swing. Not quite timed, but a chipped flick to deep mid-wicket fetches two. An appeal for a run out but Finch had made a diving return in -- as the keeper flicked the bails
19.4 -
Bhuvneshwar to P Kumar, 1 run, crouches as he connects and slaps a single to extra cover
19.3 -
Bhuvneshwar to P Kumar, FOUR, wanted to slap this through mid-off and guess where it goes - fine leg. Stretches arms but there's no bounce on this one. Under edge that has been piped wide enough of the keeper to allow a boundary. French Cut they call it
19.2 -
Bhuvneshwar to Finch, 1 run, ends up making too much room, reaches out but couldn't quite connect and skews it on to his pad. Another single
19.1 -
Bhuvneshwar to Finch, 2 runs, stunning how Bhuvneshwar can limit batsmen with his limited pace. Hurls in the curling yorker, Finch jams it out to long-on but the couple take two. Good running
Bhuvneshwar Kumar [3.0-1-16-2] is back into the attack
Bhuvi to bowl the last over. Has 2/16 so far
18.6 -
Mustafizur to Finch, 1 run, Mustafizur finishes with 4-0-17-2. Another day at the office, another image promotion. Is early into this mow, inside-edges it onto his pad and runs a single as the ball rolls to point
18.5 -
Mustafizur to Finch, SIX, this time he stays put and guess what, it's a six! Shunned the shimmy, Mustafizur delivered it on a length and Finch swiped it over deep mid-wicket. Crunched, if I could say. Ball's lost? Nah, they get it back
18.4 -
Mustafizur to Finch, no run, ah, lovely. Gets this 144ks yorker to dip right in time. Finch had the room made, looks to slog it downtown but the dip beat him. Too good
18.3 -
Mustafizur to P Kumar, 1 run, gets low given the bounce on this off-pace fuller length delivery, dabs it to cover and runs. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Kumar was in
18.2 -
Mustafizur to P Kumar, no run, backs away, Mustafizur plonks it out on a yorker length wide of off. Kumar reaches out but misses
Praveen Kumar, right handed bat, comes to the crease
18.1 -
Mustafizur to Jadeja, out Caught by Bhuvneshwar!! All too easy for him, isn't it? One lesson: do not hit him on the up. This isn't the pitch and he isn't the bowler. Never will be. Slower delivery, Jadeja was invited for the loft but ends up playing it ages early. Pops it up to the mid-off who was waiting in the ring. Jadeja c Bhuvneshwar b Mustafizur 18(13) [4s-2]
Mustafizur to Jadeja, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
17.6 -
Nehra to Jadeja, 1 run, short ball rises too high but Jadeja is able to ride it well. Stands up with it, swivels and almost forces the pull to mid-wicket. 4-1-23-0 for Nehra
17.5 -
Nehra to Jadeja, FOUR, that's a poor ball in all fairness. Short ball, had the width to free his arms and does so with an uppish cut. Placed it wide of backward point and got away
17.4 -
Nehra to Finch, 1 run, goes for the very full length on the stumps, Finch dangerously backed away and connected to tickle it away wide of long-on
17.3 -
Nehra to Finch, no run, length outside off, Finch slogs but couldn't connect
17.2 -
Nehra to Finch, no run, was shuffling too early for Nehra's liking. Finch javelins this on the pad. Got it to curl in, take the pad on the full and cuts away wide of the keeper. Cleaned up
Nehra into his last. Bhuvi has one left
17.1 -
Nehra to Jadeja, 1 run, lovely delivery. Jams this in the blockhole outside off, Jadeja squeezes it out to long-off and runs
Ashish Nehra [3.0-1-16-0] is back into the attack
16.6 -
Mustafizur to Jadeja, 1 run, was in the process of pressing forward as Rahman delivered. Length, outside off and Jadeja pushes it off the splice to cover-point. Quick single to end the over. Rahman has one more over to go
16.5 -
Mustafizur to Finch, 1 run, hauls his front leg in the air and works this shortish delivery to short fine. Read the pace well there and hence the sweet connection...after ages
16.4 -
Mustafizur to Finch, no run, was rocking back only to see the yorker speared in. Gets his weight in front as he crouches and blocks it out. Lovely delivery
16.3 -
Mustafizur to Finch, 2 runs, he ain't stopping. Gives his bat a full whack as he looks to pick this full-wide delivery, connects but mistimed over point
16.2 -
Mustafizur to Finch, 2 runs, connects but it is even uglier this time. Gets an outside edge as the slower delivery trims away off the turf, Sran at third man slides to stop but fumbles. Ends up pushing it away..allowing a couple of runs
16.1 -
Mustafizur to Finch, no run, you just don't try that. 120ks delivery with ounces of finger roll, Finch looks to loft but the ball scissors away and beats that shot
Mustafizur Rahman [2.0-0-3-1] is back into the attack
Time-out! Four overs to go. How much is 'unchaseable' on this pitch?
15.6 -
Henriques to Jadeja, FOUR, this is good. Pierces this overpitched delivery through mid-off. Leans forward and lets the hand take over
15.5 -
Henriques to Finch, 1 run, wait, let me recollect. Warner has dropped a dolly. Finch dangerously makes room to a slow full one on middle, thankfully interrupts it with a loft that's more like a chip given the fuller length. Warner runs in from long-off, overruns it in a hurry and takes it on his left thigh - as he missed the catch. Criminal drop this
15.4 -
Henriques to Jadeja, 1 run, was looking to shuffle but Henriques spots it to hurl it wider. Jadeja reaches out and slaps to deep point again
15.3 -
Henriques to Finch, 1 run, had the room made but Henriques bowls it at 113ks following him and Finch adjusts with a tame tuck to backward square
15.2 -
Henriques to Jadeja, 1 run, this time gets the pace to cut, does so and earns a single to deep point
15.1 -
Henriques to Jadeja, no run, slower delivery arrives slowly, Jadeja waits having shaped for the cut and pushes it away
Moises Henriques [2.0-0-16-1] is back into the attack
14.6 -
Barinder to Jadeja, 1 run, fullish and Jadeja bunts it with a straight bat. Ugly noise when he connects. Mid-off runs across, tries to cut the run off but cannot pick the ball up
14.5 -
Barinder to Jadeja, 2 runs, jerks his wrists, picks it up with a flick off his pads and a fumble by Mustafizur at fine leg allows a couple
14.4 -
Barinder to Jadeja, no run, rocks back, stands higher and punches with an open bat defensively
14.3 -
Barinder to Jadeja, 2 runs, splayed on the pads, Jadeja turns it round the corner for a brace
14.2 -
Barinder to Finch, 1 run, stays put and pushed to deep cover in place
Ravindra Jadeja, left handed bat, comes to the crease
14.1 -
Barinder to Dwayne Bravo, out Caught by (sub)V Shankar!! What a stunner! Slow pitch alright but these catches are making up for it well. And it's a catch from a substitute fielder that makes it all the more interesting. Now, now. They are checking if he has flirted with the ropes. Has he? Shortish delivery, Bravo rose up with the bounce and hacked it with a pull. Hit it well and high, Shankar was shaping up for the catch at deep mid-wicket, then saw the ball looping away and makeshifts with a last minute dive to pouch it. Umpires had issues with his slide, fearing that he may have touched the ropes but millions of camera angles and rock-and-rolls later, he has been adjudged OUT. Phew. Dwayne Bravo c (sub)V Shankar b Barinder 18(20) [4s-1]
Barinder to Dwayne Bravo, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Barinder Sran [2.0-0-15-0] is back into the attack
13.6 -
Mustafizur to Finch, no run, opens up with this ball darting away but places the dab straight to backward point
More moths than runs in Hyderabad tonight
13.5 -
Mustafizur to Finch, no run, speared on the pads, kept a touch low as Finch had to bow to wrist this into the leg-side
13.4 -
Mustafizur to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, had the room made early, Rahman holes it out full and slow, and Bravo pushes it wide of long-off for a single
13.3 -
Mustafizur to Dwayne Bravo, no run, skids on from a length, cutter again that pitches on leg and jags to off. Bravo hurries and manages a bat on his defence, just in time
13.2 -
Mustafizur to Dwayne Bravo, no run, pushes this quicker and fuller, Bravo crouches and clips it to mid-wicket
13.1 -
Mustafizur to Dwayne Bravo, no run, slower delivery on leg-stump and cutting across off, Bravo hops and defends it with a closed bat
Mustafizur Rahman [1.0-0-2-1] is back into the attack
12.6 -
Nehra to Finch, no run, length delivery from Nehra, defended back towards the bowler. Nehra is perhaps deliberately looking to run from behind the umpire to make sure that the batsman does not pick him early
12.5 -
Nehra to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, fuller length delivery and outside off, Bravo slices it to third man
Bravo pulls out just when Nehra was about to bowl. Maybe a fly has gone in his eye.
12.4 -
Nehra to Dwayne Bravo, 2 runs, good length delivery and zooming in on the stumps, Bravo punches it in the air to long-on. Brisk running between the wickets result in a couple
12.3 -
Nehra to Dwayne Bravo, no run, Nehra yanks his length back on this delivery, defended back towards the bowler
12.2 -
Nehra to Dwayne Bravo, FOUR, from round the wicket, Nehra spears it down leg, Bravo flicks it past the short fine leg fielder and it beats the man at the fence with clockwork precision
12.1 -
Nehra to Finch, 1 run, slower ball and just outside off, Finch lifts it to long-off. He did not exactly time that one though
Ashish Nehra [2.0-1-8-0] is back into the attack
11.6 -
Barinder to Finch, 1 run, Barinder rolls his fingers on this delivery, too, Finch clips it to backward square leg. Maybe HYD's seamers are looking to get the ball to grip on what is a rather dry wicket
11.5 -
Barinder to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, the off-pace delivery from Barinder, Bravo punches it to sweeper cover
11.4 -
Barinder to Finch, 1 run, length delivery and outside off, Finch cuts it to sweeper cover, but can't pierce the gap
11.3 -
Barinder to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, slanted away from Bravo, he stays slightly leg-side of the ball and dabs it to third man
11.2 -
Barinder to Finch, 1 run, full toss from Barinder, Finch taps it to long-on
11.1 -
Barinder to Finch, FOUR, banged in short delivery and Barinder bowls it outside off, Finch pulls it to the deep backward square leg fence, where Hooda puts in a dive, but does not succeed in his endeavour
Barinder Sran [1.0-0-6-0] is back into the attack
10.6 -
Yuvraj to Finch, 1 run, very full and on the stumps, Finch push-drives it to long-on
10.5 -
Yuvraj to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, slower through the air, Bravo pushes it to long-off
10.4 -
Yuvraj to Finch, 1 run, Finch flogs it square on the off-side for another single
10.3 -
Yuvraj to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, too straight from Yuvraj, clipped to mid-wicket
10.2 -
Yuvraj to Dwayne Bravo, 2 runs, excellent effort by Williamson at backward point to clasp a skier, but can't get to the ball. Bravo tries to lift a delivery that was bowled slower through the air and outside off and gets it off the toe-end, Kane runs backwards, but the ball eludes him. Mustafizur tidies up
10.1 -
Yuvraj to Finch, 1 run, long hop and begging to be hammered. Finch pulls it to deep mid-wicket
9.6 -
Henriques to Finch, 1 run, back of a length delivery and on the stumps, Finch drives it to mid-on
9.5 -
Henriques to Finch, no run, stump-to-stump line, Finch pushes it to cover
9.4 -
Henriques to Finch, FOUR, short delivery and subsidized with width, Finch opens the bat face and eases it down to deep backward point, where the fielder (Dhawan) runs around the circumference and puts in a dive, but to no avail
9.3 -
Henriques to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, juicy full toss from Henriques, Bravo drives it square on the off-side
9.2 -
Henriques to Dwayne Bravo, no run, the away-swinger from Henriques, Bravo is caught in the crease as he looks to drive and is beaten
9.2 -
Henriques to Dwayne Bravo, wide, Henriques has simply lost his radar, here. He bowls it down leg, and adjudged as a wide
9.2 -
Henriques to Dwayne Bravo, wide, yet again Henriques slips it down leg, Bravo can't connect with his nudge and the umpire exercises his arms
9.1 -
Henriques to Finch, 1 run, the cross-seamer, but Henriques bowls it down leg, flicked to deep backward square leg
Time-Out in place now
8.6 -
Yuvraj to Dwayne Bravo, no run, slower through the air from Yuvraj, Bravo tries to punch and gets an inside edge
8.5 -
Yuvraj to Dwayne Bravo, no run, stump-to-stump line, Bravo is solid in his forward defence
8.4 -
Yuvraj to Dwayne Bravo, 2 runs, well, a hint of turn for Yuvraj. He also gets a touch of bounce, Bravo tries to punch and ekes out an inside edge past the keeper for a brace
8.3 -
Yuvraj to Finch, 1 run, too straight from Yuvraj, Finch turns it to backward square leg
8.2 -
Yuvraj to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, Bravo pushes it to sweeper cover for a single
8.1 -
Yuvraj to Finch, 1 run, now, that missed the off-stump by a whisker. Hands on head moment for Yuvraj. Slower through the air and just outside off, Finch makes room and tries to slap it through the off-side and ekes out an inside edge to fine leg
8.1 -
Yuvraj to Finch, wide, Yuvraj slips it down leg, signalled as a wide
Yuvraj Singh, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
7.6 -
Henriques to Finch, 1 run, very full from Henriques, Finch drives it to mid-off
7.5 -
Henriques to Finch, FOUR, low full toss from Henriques, Finch gets a thick inside edge that zooms away to the fine leg fence. He tried to play the drive there
Dwayne Bravo, right handed bat, comes to the crease
7.4 -
Henriques to Brendon McCullum, out Caught by Warner!! HYD are firing on all cylinders today. Exemplary grab by Warner at long-off. The slower one from Henriques, McCullum waltzes down the track as he attempts to lift it over long-off, but mistimes it. Warner from long-off, runs to his right and then puts in a dive to snare the catch. He celebrates with a fist pump even before tumbling onto the ground. Brendon McCullum c Warner b Henriques 7(19)
Henriques to Brendon McCullum, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
7.3 -
Henriques to Brendon McCullum, no run, length delivery from Henriques, defended back towards the bowler
7.2 -
Henriques to Finch, 1 run, the inswinger from Henriques, Finch looks to tuck it around the corner and gets an inside edge. The pair sneak in a single. Ojha comes up with a muted appeal for LBW, but perhaps it was going down leg
7.1 -
Henriques to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, very full and on the stumps, McCullum drives it to long-off
Moises Henriques, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
6.6 -
Barinder to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, the banged in short delivery from Sran, pulled to deep backward square leg
6.6 -
Barinder to Brendon McCullum, wide, Sran tries the slower one and bowls it well outside off, signalled as a wide
6.5 -
Barinder to Brendon McCullum, no run, a wee bit of width on offer, McCullum looks to cut and is beaten
6.4 -
Barinder to Brendon McCullum, no run, McCullum pushes it back towards the bowler
6.4 -
Barinder to Brendon McCullum, wide, Sran loses his radar and bowls it down leg, McCullum misses with his clip
6.3 -
Barinder to Finch, 1 run, Sran ushers in the short ball and gets good shoulder on it, Finch looks to hook and does not time it. Nehra runs around the boundary and parries the ball back into play for another fielder to fling in the throw
6.2 -
Barinder to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, Sran drifts it down leg, clipped to mid-wicket
6.1 -
Barinder to Finch, 1 run, a touch of width on offer, Finch cuts it to deep backward point
Barinder Sran, comes into the attack
5.6 -
Mustafizur to Finch, 1 run, Finch pushes it to mid-off at Warner, who does not collect the ball cleanly. By then, Finch had already dived in at the non-striker's end
5.5 -
Mustafizur to Finch, no run, fuller length delivery and on off-stump, Finch drives it to Warner at mid-off who dives and saves a boundary
Aaron Finch, right handed bat, comes to the crease
5.4 -
Mustafizur to D Karthik, out Caught by Williamson!! The third umpire has been beckoned. The batsman in question is Karthik. The soft signal is out. They are now using the zoomer. The umpire has raised the finger. Well, it was another slower one from wide of the crease by Rahman, Karthik was opened up a bit. He then got a leading edge towards Williamson at gully, who dived to his left and then snaffled the catch by getting his fingers just underneath. Remember, it was his non-dominant hand. In fact, Williamson was initially not sure about whether the catch was clean or not. D Karthik c Williamson b Mustafizur 0(3)
Mustafizur to D Karthik, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
5.3 -
Mustafizur to D Karthik, no run, another off-pace ball from Rahman, Karthik looks to dab it to third man and misses
5.2 -
Mustafizur to D Karthik, no run, back of a length delivery and angled away, Karthik turns it into the on-side
5.1 -
Mustafizur to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, Dhawan has dropped McCullum and that might cost HYD dear. He is the sort of batsman who can cause a lot of damage. The off-cutter from Rahman, McCullum looks to bury it over the off-side and gets it off the toe-end towards Dhawan at backward point, who runs backwards and tumbles. His right shoulder thudded into the surface and that perhaps resulted in him dropping the chance. In fact, he took it on first attempt, but the ball slipped out. He still looked to snaffle it on the rebound, but could not hold onto the catch
Dinesh Karthik is the new batsman
Mustafiz is into the attack
4.6 -
Bhuvneshwar to Raina, out Caught&Bowled!! Well, Bhuvneshwar is pumped up as he picks up the prized scalp of GUJ's captain. Good length delivery and it might have stopped on the batsman, Raina was early into the drive and Bhuvneshwar showed sharp reflexes to pouch the catch with both hands to his left. Raina c and b Bhuvneshwar 20(10) [4s-1 6s-2]
Bhuvneshwar to Raina, THAT'S OUT!! Caught&Bowled!!
4.5 -
Bhuvneshwar to Raina, no run, length delivery and on the stumps, punched to mid-off
4.4 -
Bhuvneshwar to Raina, FOUR, Bhuvneshwar slips it down leg, Raina neatly flicks it to the fine leg fence for a much-needed boundary. The fine leg fielder was inside the circle
4.3 -
Bhuvneshwar to Raina, SIX, Raina shows his class and quality by lofting a fuller length delivery over mid-wicket. It cleared the fence with ease. The bowler might have rolled his fingers on that one
4.2 -
Bhuvneshwar to Raina, 2 runs, Raina backs away and tries to pulverise a back of a length delivery over extra cover. But gets it off the toe-end to long-off, where Warner tidies up to keep the pair to a brace
4.1 -
Bhuvneshwar to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, stump-to-stump line, McCullum pushes it to mid-on and hares down to the other end for a quick single
3.6 -
Nehra to Raina, SIX, eventually, Nehra loses his radar, as he bowls it down leg, Raina gets inside the line of the ball and whips it over the deep backward square leg fence
3.5 -
Nehra to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, McCullum, in an attempt to upset Nehra's length, charges down the track to a back of a length delivery, but gets it off the splice to mid-off
3.4 -
Nehra to Brendon McCullum, no run, the scrambled seam delivery that tends to leave the right-hander, McCullum is opened up and the ball zoots past the outside edge
3.3 -
Nehra to Raina, 1 run, Raina puts in a desperate dive to get back in at the non-striker's end. Raina pushes it to mid-on (Bhuvi), who flings in a throw at the bowler's end, but Raina shows the required desperation to make his ground
3.2 -
Nehra to Raina, no run, Nehra yanks his length back a touch. He also generated outswing on that delivery, Raina pushes it to point
3.1 -
Nehra to Raina, no run, well, that stayed low, but it was bowled outside off. Good length delivery and it curled back in, Raina looks to defend and is beaten
2.6 -
Bhuvneshwar to Brendon McCullum, no run, good length delivery and on the stumps, McCullum offers the full face of the blade to defend. Now, McCullum playing defensively is an anomaly
2.5 -
Bhuvneshwar to Raina, 1 run, sliding down leg, Raina flicks it to deep square leg
Suresh Raina, left handed bat, comes to the crease
2.4 -
Bhuvneshwar to Dwayne Smith, out Caught by Mustafizur!! Smith's misery comes to an end. His footwork was all over the place today against some penetrative bowling by Bhuvneshwar. This time around, it was not the best of deliveries that Bhuvneshwar has bowled in this game, as he offered width, Smith just slashed it straight to Mustafizur at short third man. Dwayne Smith c Mustafizur b Bhuvneshwar 1(9)
Bhuvneshwar to Dwayne Smith, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
2.3 -
Bhuvneshwar to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, short of length delivery and angled in, McCullum cuts it square on the off-side
The keeper is upto the stumps now.
2.2 -
Bhuvneshwar to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, a hint of shape back into Smith, he works it to short mid-wicket. Finally, GUJ are on the board
2.1 -
Bhuvneshwar to Dwayne Smith, no run, Bhuvneshwar continues to hoop it around corners. Another away-swinger from Bhuvneshwar, Smith aims to drive with cemented feet and the ball whizzes past the outside edge
1.6 -
Nehra to Brendon McCullum, no run, another maiden over! Is this is a T20 game? Excellent start by HYD. Fuller length delivery from Nehra, McCullum drives it to the cover-region
1.5 -
Nehra to Brendon McCullum, no run, McCullum loses his patience and charges down the track to heave a length delivery that swung back in, but could only connect with thin air
1.4 -
Nehra to Brendon McCullum, no run, width on offer, McCullum cracks the cut to backward point
1.3 -
Nehra to Brendon McCullum, no run, short of length delivery and a hint of shape back into McCullum, defended. The first slip has come out as they look to strengthen the off-side field
1.2 -
Nehra to Brendon McCullum, no run, back of a length delivery and angled away, McCullum defends it back towards the bowler
1.1 -
Nehra to Brendon McCullum, no run, this has been a nervous start by GUJ. Nehra angles it away from McCullum, he tries to cut and the ball shaves past the off-stump and rolls across towards the keeper
Ashish Nehra, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Bhuvneshwar to Dwayne Smith, no run, length ball and a hint of away-swing, Smith dabs it to backward point, but can't breach the gap. Maiden over from the swing-merchant
0.5 -
Bhuvneshwar to Dwayne Smith, no run, good length delivery and outside off, Smith taps it to backward point
0.4 -
Bhuvneshwar to Dwayne Smith, no run, Smith is batting like a cat on a hot tin roof. Another away-swinger from Bhuvneshwar, Smith pushes at it and is beaten
0.3 -
Bhuvneshwar to Dwayne Smith, no run, now, the away-swinger from Bhuvneshwar, Smith just has a flirty poke at it and the ball whooshes past the outside edge
0.2 -
Bhuvneshwar to Dwayne Smith, no run, Bhuvneshwar dishes out a huge appeal for LBW, but turned down. It might have been going down leg with the angle. Smith tries to tuck it and misses
0.1 -
Bhuvneshwar to Dwayne Smith, no run, Bhuvneshwar bowls a jaffa first up. The inswinger from him and bowls it outside off, Smith hangs his bat outside off and is beaten
Dwayne Smith and Brendon McCullum are at the crease. Dwayne Smith is on strike. Bhuvneshwar will open the attack
Hurrah! The clock hits 12, but I'm yet to have my dinner. Let's bring curtains for today as we need to feed all the weekend waltz tomorrow. On behalf of Pro-fuss-null Pratyush Sinha, Cricketwitterian Bharath Ramaraj (He breathes English cricket and has county cricket updates for breakfast in case you aren't aware), this is Raju Peethala bidding goodbye! Have a rollicking weekend fellas! Thanks for stopping by at this destination. Scorer Sreenivas says Cheerio!
"Being a new ball bowler you need to strike early. Picking up wickets up front is the key. I look to swing with the new ball and take wickets. I ate 3 or 4 insects, it actually went down the throat (smiles - Well! There was a moth-mafia at the pitch today). I don't tell him anything. He is most difficult to pick. I must say he (Mustafizur Rahman) is the one taking off the pressure from me and Ashish Nehra," Bhuvi with a cheeky grin as he receives the Man of the Match award.
"I wasn't really tensed towards the end to be honest. We lost a couple of wickets early. That can put a lot of pressure on the rest of the batters, but the way Shikhar went about his innings was brilliant. I don't think it's a 120 wicket; I'm pleased with the way our bowlers are going at the moment. I think they can still work on a few more things and same with the bowlers. I certainly misjudged the depth of that catch. Look, we are all humans and we make mistakes. No-one wants to drop a catch. The crowd are fantastic here. They came out and supported us every game. Hope to see them again for the rest of the games" fizzes out a friendly-looking Davey Warner
"We bowled pretty well. To defend that target is not easy but I think credit must go to HYD for restricting us to that total. We fought really hard with the ball. Shikhar took the responsibility and he batted really well. We need to be more positive regarding our batting plan. We cannot afford to lose that many wickets in the first 6 overs. I'm not sure what happened with Finch and I will go and check now (Hope he's fine). It's not about losing or winning, it's about how well we apply ourselves. Bravo bowled really well and hope we will get back to winning ways," whispers an optimistic Suresh Raina
It has been a forgettable night for Gujarat, clearly nothing went their way. In the end, a convincing victory for Hyderabad. Warner, as usual came out all guns firing and pummeled 16 runs off the second over. He didn't last long though, throwing his wicket away to Dhawal Kulkarni. HYD lost their way in the chase with a couple of quick wickets, but Shikhar Dhawan held the innings together and struck a breezy 47. He along with Naman Ojha applied the finishing touches and helped HYD cross the finish line in the penultimate over. The visitors will rue the fact that they didn't have enough runs on the board. Dhawal Kulkarni, Dwayne Bravo and Praveen Kumar were the pick of the bowlers.
18.6 -
P Kumar to Dhawan, FOUR, HYD have made a BIRYANI (Read: mockery) out of the GUJ target. Dhawan steps to leg and anticipates a full ball around off-stump, he gets what he wanted and spanks the cover drive to claim the winning runs. Warner and Co. are elated. Plenty of handshakes and hugs among the players
18.5 -
P Kumar to Dhawan, FOUR, you cannot bowl there to Dhawan. Just cannot. Full at the toes and what does Dhawan do - He shuffles slightly and smack-bangs the flick to deep backward square fence
18.4 -
P Kumar to N Ojha, 1 run, biffs one towards point and acknowledges the call from Dhawan this time
18.4 -
P Kumar to N Ojha, wide, ohh! DK isn't impressed and so is PK. It was a slower delivery bowled on Sunday and arrived on Tuesday (Pun intended). The slower short ball which refuses to rise and Ojha had to wait for an eternity to decide on the shot. In the end he sees the leather sailing across him. He is baffled and that canny look might have fooled the umpire. Not a wide according to me
18.3 -
P Kumar to N Ojha, FOUR, KABOOM! This might just ease the nerves. Full, in the slot for Ojha who bludgeons it high and over the bowler's head. No chance for long-on and long-off
18.2 -
P Kumar to N Ojha, no run, hurls it full and just outside off, Ojha drives crisply to extra cover and Dhawan is excited for a quick single. Sent back and he dives back in time. Must have had his heart in his mouth for a fleeting moment
18.1 -
P Kumar to N Ojha, 2 runs, takes the pace off but the line is legsidish, Ojha clips through mid-wicket and hustles
Praveen Kumar [3.0-0-12-1] is back into the attack
14 from 12. Can Gujarat take it to the last over? You may never know. Dhawan will be the key for the home side. It's PK who is trundling to bowl from round the wicket
17.6 -
Dwayne Bravo to N Ojha, 1 run, full toss on and around fifth stump line, Ojha yanks his bottom hand off as he chips one down to long-off
17.5 -
Dwayne Bravo to Dhawan, 1 run, off-pace goodish length ball outside off, punched ever so sweetly to the right of cover where Raina dives and hurts himself in the process
17.4 -
Dwayne Bravo to Dhawan, 2 runs, another check for run-out but Dhawan's safe. Makes it with a desperate dive. Chopped this behind backward point and wanted two, Ojha responds and that well-timed dive saved Dhawan
17.3 -
Dwayne Bravo to N Ojha, 1 run, that's the "French cut" as Mel Jones loves to call it. Full outside off, Ojha looks to force that through the off-side and the inside edge sneaks past the timbers
Naman Ojha, right handed bat, comes to the crease
17.2 -
Dwayne Bravo to Deepak Hooda, out Caught by D Karthik!! If I was a machine, I could have done a CTRL C + CTRL of Henriques's dismissal. Short and horribly slipping down leg. Hooda swivels and is late on the pull. Off the glove and DK accepts it gleefully. Gujarat are fighting. Deepak Hooda c D Karthik b Dwayne Bravo 18(12) [4s-2]
Dwayne Bravo to Deepak Hooda, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
17.1 -
Dwayne Bravo to Deepak Hooda, 2 runs, overcorrects a yorker and lands a full toss at an awkward height for Hooda, he drags the heave through mid-wicket and Jaddu made things interesting by sending a lazer-throw and pinging the bails at the bowler's end. Dhawan was well in though
21 from 18. Easy peasy for HYD at the moment. A run-out check, Dhawan is the man and he is NOT OUT
Dwayne Bravo [2.0-0-7-1] is back into the attack
16.6 -
Shivil to Dhawan, no run, Dhawan will thank heavens and why is that? Shivil Kaushik is done with his spell. Another quicker delivery, Dhawan doesn't pick and wears it on his pads
16.5 -
Shivil to Deepak Hooda, 1 run, stays back and chops it to short third man
16.4 -
Shivil to Deepak Hooda, FOUR, clobbered! But Bravo makes it look better by conceding a boundary. Through his legs at wide long-off. Hooda nailed the drive from outside off and Bravo from long-off couldn't time the bend-and-field theory to perfection
16.3 -
Shivil to Dhawan, leg byes, 1 run, lemme tell you this: Dhawan is struggling to pick Shivil Kaushik. He is making him look like Shane Warne. Yet again tries a rash leg-side shot on this flighted delivery and misses. Go steal a leg bye...
16.2 -
Shivil to Deepak Hooda, 1 run, quick and straight, eased to long-on
16.1 -
Shivil to Dhawan, leg byes, 1 run, shortish and skids on middle, Dhawan wanted to swipe perhaps, was too far inside and misses. Raps the pad and rolls towards short fine
Shivil Kaushik [3.0-0-19-0] is back into the attack
A customary strategic time-out! 29 required off 24. HYD look all set for another victory unless something dramatic happens. My colleague Bharath Ramaraj is slowly drifting his palms towards his pocket - So that's a sign that the end is nigh. Let's see if DJ Bravo can prove him wrong. Sorry, it's Shivil Kaushik
15.6 -
D Kulkarni to Deepak Hooda, no run, still leans on the back foot and wanted to bank on the width, slots the attempted steer straight towards backward point
15.5 -
D Kulkarni to Dhawan, 1 run, jumps down the pitch and plays a crunching drive....don't get excited. He hits it straight to extra cover and runs for an ill-advised quick single. Raina dives, picks and aims at the bowler's end, only to miss by a whisker. A direct hit and Dhawan would have been taking a shower by now
15.4 -
D Kulkarni to Dhawan, FOUR, short and wide and Dhawan ain't sparing that. Rises on his tippy toes and cuts it up and over backward point - Dripping with class and authority
15.3 -
D Kulkarni to Deepak Hooda, 1 run, back of a length just outside off, Hooda hops and punches to mid-off to purchase a single
15.2 -
D Kulkarni to Dhawan, 1 run, gets a bit too straight and Dhawan knocks him off his pads wide of mid-on
15.1 -
D Kulkarni to Dhawan, no run, denies pace on this short of length delivery. Dhawan as he done all day, chops one straight to backward point
The wicket of Yuvi might have given the Lions a bit of hope. But the only way they can get back is by consuming wickets. 36 from 30 now
14.6 -
Jadeja to Deepak Hooda, FOUR, and Deepak Hooda shows his deft touches! Stoops low and opens his bat face (very late) to send the dab fine towards third man fence
14.5 -
Jadeja to Dhawan, 1 run, on the pads, that's like a papad for Dhawan who picks and flicks square on the leg-side
14.4 -
Jadeja to Deepak Hooda, 1 run, camps back and rolls his wrists on the tuck, played with soft hands in front of square leg
14.3 -
Jadeja to Deepak Hooda, no run, forward and pushed to the off-side
14.2 -
Jadeja to Deepak Hooda, 2 runs, better application from Hooda, walks across the stumps and tucks with the angle wide of mid-wicket
14.1 -
Jadeja to Deepak Hooda, 2 runs, straighter one on off, Hooda is early onto the flick and hence the leading edge rolls wide of short third man
Ravindra Jadeja [1.0-0-4-0] is back into the attack
Deepak Hooda, right handed bat, comes to the crease
13.6 -
D Kulkarni to Yuvraj, out Caught by Sangwan!! And Cool-Karni ends Yuvraj Singh's struggles. Blame the pitch, blame the shot, blame the placement. Well! Let's not ponder too much. It's been that kind of a day for the batsmen. Full and Yuvi had plenty of width on offer. He backed away and got into nice position to thump that over extra cover. The ball didn't rise as much as he would've liked. The leather kisses the toe-end and lands in the safe hands of Sangwan at deep extra cover. Yuvraj c Sangwan b D Kulkarni 5(14)
D Kulkarni to Yuvraj, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
13.5 -
D Kulkarni to Yuvraj, no run, keeps his eys on the ball this time, punched modestly towards mid-off
13.4 -
D Kulkarni to Yuvraj, no run, a swing and a miss! The slowe ball darted outside off, Yuvi is early into the pull, misses by miles
13.3 -
D Kulkarni to Yuvraj, no run, short delivery angled away outside off, Yuvraj isn't chasing that
13.2 -
D Kulkarni to Yuvraj, no run, same length, but bowls it further wide of off, Yuvi camps back and cracks the cut, cannot get it past backward point
13.1 -
D Kulkarni to Yuvraj, no run, 132ks length outside off, Yuvi is still in the get-in-your-eye mode, punches it straight towards mid-off, didn't get the timing right
Dhawal Kulkarni [2.0-0-10-1] is back into the attack
46 from 42 needed. HYD should do this in a canter unless they decide to implode. Dhawal Cool-karni to bowl
12.6 -
Sangwan to Dhawan, 2 runs, short and sits up at a comfy height for Dhawan who half-turns and pulls along the ground through mid-wicket
12.5 -
Sangwan to Yuvraj, 1 run, slower length ball outside off, Yuvi wanted to lift it over the off-side infield - Was a smidge early in doing so, ends up chipping it meekly just over a backtracking extra cover
12.4 -
Sangwan to Dhawan, 1 run, targets off-stump from a length, Dhawan taps it on its head and sends it past Yuvi to steal a quick single. Baz dives from mid-off but couldn't prevent the single
12.3 -
Sangwan to Dhawan, no run, keeps it tight around the fifth stump corridor, Dhawan chops to backward point
12.2 -
Sangwan to Dhawan, FOUR, full one at the toes, Dhawan gets across and whips it powerfully behind square leg. Raced away!
12.1 -
Sangwan to Dhawan, FOUR, and Sangwan continues to err in lines and lengths. Short, wide, Dhawan rises on his toes and flays it up and over backward point. Go, fetch that!
Pradeep Sangwan [1.0-0-16-0] is back into the attack
Prakash, who is sniffing for news at the ground, updates: Andrew Tye is on the field for Finch
11.6 -
Dwayne Bravo to Dhawan, 1 run, another yorked slipped, serves a full toss outside off, Dhawan square drives and scampers to the other end
11.5 -
Dwayne Bravo to Yuvraj, 1 run, that's a swat! That's how you swat a fly against the wall. Short ball at awkward height for Yuvi, he jumps back and hits it through mid-wicket
11.4 -
Dwayne Bravo to Dhawan, 1 run, the indipping full toss on middle, Dhawan crouches and directs it behind square with a whip of the wrists
11.3 -
Dwayne Bravo to Dhawan, no run, drags his length back and hurls in the outside off channel, Dhawan hops and cuts - Straight to Jaddu at backward point
11.2 -
Dwayne Bravo to Dhawan, no run, full and inviting a drive, Dhawan drops to one knee and times the shot, short cover dives to right and denies runs for Dhawan
11.1 -
Dwayne Bravo to Yuvraj, 1 run, the achingly canny slower ball from Deejay. Dips in front of Yuvi's toes and he somehow manages to squeeze it to the on-side
62 off 54. A wicket or two will make this much more interesting. All eyes on Yuvi as Bravo gets ready to bowl. Yuvi isn't happy with something. The sightscreen, the camera, the crowd. Oh no! C'mon, come on communicate it better. He is lashing out. Back to action, F-I-N-A-L-L-Y
10.6 -
Shivil to Dhawan, 2 runs, knelt down and wanted to belt the sweep fine, instead drags it off the bottom half in the same region
10.5 -
Shivil to Yuvraj, 1 run, chopped towards the point region
10.4 -
Shivil to Yuvraj, no run, leans forward and smothers the spin
10.3 -
Shivil to Dhawan, 1 run, tries another late cut but this time he placed it towards backward point
10.2 -
Shivil to Dhawan, FOUR, finesse! Superb shot from Gabbar. He picked that one from middle stump and cut it so superbly behind backward point
10.1 -
Shivil to Dhawan, no run, Kaushik appeals again - For lbw, but that pitched outside leg I reckon. Hence can't be given out. It was a straighter one and Dhawan was too deep inside the crease, got into a bit of tangle trying to nudge that one
9.6 -
Dwayne Bravo to Dhawan, 1 run, length around middle and leg, picked away off the pads through mid-wicket
9.5 -
Dwayne Bravo to Yuvraj, 1 run, bowls it wide and asks Yuvi to show one of his exemplary drives. He obliges and leans into a cover drive, there is protection in the deep though
9.4 -
Dwayne Bravo to Yuvraj, no run, angled away outside off from a fuller length, Yuvraj ain't flirting with that
9.3 -
Dwayne Bravo to Yuvraj, no run, that's how they greet Yuvi these days - Not the fans, the bowlers. Dug in short and climbed well over a ducking Yuvraj Singh
Uppal is roaring and there can only be one reason at the moment. It's YUVI to face the chin music
Yuvraj Singh, left handed bat, comes to the crease
9.2 -
Dwayne Bravo to Henriques, out Caught by D Karthik!! S Ravi had his finger up even before DK appealed. He's spot on...Well done! Bravo strikes - That's quite a familiar term in T20 cricket, isn't it? To be honest, it was a tosh delivery. Short and arrowing down leg: Henriques is a tad early into the pull, swivels and gloves it to a leftward diving DK. Good grab! Henriques c D Karthik b Dwayne Bravo 14(16) [4s-2]
Dwayne Bravo to Henriques, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
9.1 -
Dwayne Bravo to Dhawan, 1 run, the off-cutter, fullish in length and angled away, Dhawan slashes and the outside edge dribbles to third man
Dwayne Bravo, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Strategic time-out! Some super sopper rolling during the break. And here comes Deejay. Oh hang on! What is happening out there. As Alan Wilkins chirps on air "The super soppers had a collision." The groundstaff are trying their best to pull it off the ground and off it goes....Back to cricket. Deejay to bowl his slower stuff
8.6 -
Shivil to Dhawan, leg byes, 1 run, oh boy! Look at that scream from Shivil Kaushik. He is literally pleading. Yells "Howzaat...howzaaaaaat...howzaaaaaat" like a school boy but Marias ain't impressed. This quicker delivery grips off the surface and skids on to thud Dhawan's back pad as he failed to tuck. Hit in line width middle and off but was too high to adjudge that out. Good grief!
Over the wicket to Dhawan
8.5 -
Shivil to Henriques, 1 run, wristy stuff from Henriques, leans forward and tucks the tossed up delivery through mid-wicket
8.4 -
Shivil to Henriques, 2 runs, feeds width again, Henriques clatters it backwards of point and sprints for a duo of runs
8.4 -
Shivil to Henriques, wide, DK goes "Howzaaaat" but umpire Marais Erasmus extends his arms signalling a wide. Sprayed wide of off and Henriques fails to cut, missed by a hair's breadth distance
8.3 -
Shivil to Henriques, FOUR, flighty, loopy outside off. Henriques sits on one knee and leans into an elegant cover drive, scorched off the turf. No stopping that one...
8.2 -
Shivil to Henriques, no run, driven modestly towards cover
8.1 -
Shivil to Henriques, 2 runs, shortish again, Henriques clobbers it through extra cover and Dhawal Kulkarni makes a good stop in the deep, saved a couple there
Wondering why I call Jaddu machinery? He bowls six deliveries in less than 90 seconds....here comes Kaushik again
7.6 -
Jadeja to Dhawan, 2 runs, makes room slightly and opens the bat face to steer it wide of a diving backward point
7.5 -
Jadeja to Dhawan, no run, a little shimmy and a half-hearted tuck, hit straight to mid-wicket
7.4 -
Jadeja to Dhawan, no run, fired fast and outside off, Dhawan cuts and misses
7.3 -
Jadeja to Dhawan, no run, lunges forward and pushes this flat delivery back to Jaddu
7.2 -
Jadeja to Henriques, 1 run, this one goes on with the arm, drifting down leg, Henriques twirls his wrists to flick that to mid-wicket
7.1 -
Jadeja to Dhawan, 1 run, slowish on the stumps, bunted down to long-on
Ravindra Jadeja, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
Here comes the machinery Jaddu with his left-armers...
6.6 -
Shivil to Henriques, no run, drives neatly but cannot find the gap at cover. Just one run off the over
6.5 -
Shivil to Henriques, no run, wanted to dab this one fine, but is beaten for pace outside off
6.4 -
Shivil to Henriques, no run, short and tilting down leg, Henriques turns 360 degrees to pull but misses it altogether, the ball rolls tantalizingly in the vicinity of the stumps. Plenty of oohs and aahs ring around
6.3 -
Shivil to Henriques, no run, another one that hurries off the surface in the same region, Henriques seeks to cut but is nowhere near it
6.2 -
Shivil to Henriques, no run, better! Bowls it flatter and quicker in the corridor of uncertainty, Henriques clamps forward and misses out on a tame poke
6.1 -
Shivil to Dhawan, 1 run, drops it a bit short and wide, Dhawan uses the width to thrash it wide of long-off
Shivil Kaushik, left-arm chinaman, comes into the attack
Well here's some spin. Shivil Kaushik who might shiver you with his bowling action
5.6 -
D Kulkarni to Henriques, FOUR, Smith couldn't quite pull off a Leverock but it was close! Henriques looks to cut one away but it's too full to be able to do so. Gets a thick top-edge that evades a leaping Smith at slip...and the ball runs away
5.5 -
D Kulkarni to Henriques, no run, gets higher and punches a back of a length delivery to mid-on
5.4 -
D Kulkarni to Henriques, no run, Kulkarni is on a roll. Spears this slower delivery on a back of a length, gets it to trim away off the pitch at good bounce and Henriques workdown to third man goes to the drains. Beaten on the top-edge
5.3 -
D Kulkarni to Dhawan, 1 run, swipes it off this pads with a flick through mid-wicket. Bat came down from a height and that single looked prettier than it was. Oh cricket
5.2 -
D Kulkarni to Dhawan, no run, takes his front foot across, drives (and eats pies) but places it straight to cover - who shadow-throws to keep Dhawan in the crease
5.1 -
D Kulkarni to Dhawan, no run, looped at 111ks, Dhawan gets forward and pushes it to extra cover
4.6 -
P Kumar to Henriques, no run, bunted down the pitch
Moises Henriques, right handed bat, comes to the crease
4.5 -
P Kumar to Williamson, out Caught by Dwayne Smith!! Williamson goes! What a tame, tame dismissal. Praveen pings this on a length, had the pace taken off and Williamson ends up punching it uppishly. Looked intended to me and perhaps wanted to place it wide of Smith at cover. Instead, Smith flings to his left and grabs it air-borne. Williamson c Dwayne Smith b P Kumar 6(9) [4s-1]
P Kumar to Williamson, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
4.4 -
P Kumar to Williamson, no run, that was bittersweet for Karthik. Slower ball on a length and darting away outside off, Williamson reached out but couldn't quite. A feather that's dying to Karthik's right and he dives...only to collect it on the half-volley
4.3 -
P Kumar to Dhawan, 1 run, waits for this slower delivery to arrive and taps it to cover-point for a quick single. Dhawan has now faced three..
4.2 -
P Kumar to Williamson, 1 run, gets a sudden short ball but PK's pace allows for a quick standup and a front foot pull through mid-wicket. Had his elbows straight to roll the wrists over that pull
4.1 -
P Kumar to Williamson, no run, off-pace outside off, Williamson punches off the front foot to cover
Praveen to continue..Dhawan only has faced 2 balls
3.6 -
D Kulkarni to Williamson, 1 run, gets on his front foot, lets his bat open and pushes it to third man
3.5 -
D Kulkarni to Williamson, FOUR, too gentle for a cut. Gets a length ball outside off, waits on it and steers it - like a torchman at a theatre ushers you to your seat - through point. Cleaves the gap between backward point and cover-point and sees it roll away
The moth fest seems to have relented..
3.4 -
D Kulkarni to Williamson, no run, shuffles across, gets too close to this length ball and chops it onto the ground. Rebounds towards slip but there's no run
3.3 -
D Kulkarni to Williamson, no run, length ball defended under his eyes with a straight bat. When's the Test match season, again?
One widish slip for him
3.2 -
D Kulkarni to Williamson, no run, rocks back in a hurry and lets out a back foot punch to cover
Kane Williamson, right handed bat, comes to the crease
3.1 -
D Kulkarni to Warner, out Caught by P Kumar!! Pink slip for Warner. One shot too many. Kulkarni rolls his finger on this shortish ball, Warner wants to make a statement first ball and what better way to make it than with a pull. Looks to do it, but the ball comes slowly and he ends up flat-batting it to mid-on. Easiest of catches for Praveen. Warner c P Kumar b D Kulkarni 24(17) [4s-1 6s-2]
D Kulkarni to Warner, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Dhawal Kulkarni, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
After 3 overs, Gujarat were 3/1
2.6 -
P Kumar to Warner, 1 run, bowls it flat and at the toes of a Warner who's backed away - so far that he's outside his leg stump. Slides back further, makes room for a clip and ushers a single to long-on
2.5 -
P Kumar to Warner, no run, gets a length ball on the shuffle, punched to cover
2.4 -
P Kumar to Warner, no run, is Praveen hurt? Being in line of a Warner hit can be painful. Fullish delivery, Warner drills it back. Right back at Praveen who half-stops it with his leg and hides the grimace (I think)
Finch is off the field
2.3 -
P Kumar to Warner, no run, backs away and pushes this full delivery following him into the off-side
2.2 -
P Kumar to Dhawan, 1 run, drives on the up to mid-off who intercepts it clean. Parries it back and hits the stumps at the bowler's end. Dhawan was unsure to run the extra but Warner was halfway with his long strides. Dhawan just responds in kind
2.1 -
P Kumar to Warner, 1 run, 129ks and dipping right into the blockhole, Warner hurries to get his bat down and blocks it out to point
1.6 -
Sangwan to Warner, 1 run, child's play, these fields. Shortish ball again but too much width to fetch it with a pull. Warner instead hops back and dabs it uppishly to third man. 16 runs off the over
1.5 -
Sangwan to Warner, SIX, the ground is big enough. Every ground is for Warner. Sangwan bangs this in short (is that the stare?), Warner rises up with the bounce and pummels it with an intended uppish pull over mid-wicket
1.4 -
Sangwan to Warner, no run, was on the move to make room for a loft over mid-on. Gets cramped for room by the fullish length and skews it off the inner half into the leg-side
1.3 -
Sangwan to Warner, no run, goes length and gets some shape outside off, Warner throws his bat and misses. And... Sangwan lets out a stare
1.2 -
Sangwan to Warner, SIX, BOOM! Pounds it on back of a length but Warner goes straight down the ground. The bounce helps him time the loft over Sangwan's head
1.2 -
Sangwan to Warner, wide, back of a length but down leg, wided
1.1 -
Sangwan to Warner, 2 runs, Bravo made a near miss of it at deep square leg. Fumbles and then ends up kicking it away...and then loses the sight. Recovers in time to stop the ball rolling over. A pick-up flick given the shortish length, executed well and it fetched two- only two
Pradeep Sangwan, comes into the attack
0.6 -
P Kumar to Dhawan, no run, inswinger drifts down leg, Dhawan is slow to tickle it away and the ball takes the pad. Keeper leaps right to collect a good- low catch but no bat on that
0.5 -
P Kumar to Warner, 1 run, dabs with an open bat and shiplifts a single to backward point
0.4 -
P Kumar to Warner, FOUR, wow. Length ball, not much width and he's shamed that away. Gets taller, punches on the up and cleaves the gap between mid-off and extra cover
0.3 -
P Kumar to Warner, 2 runs, good running between the wickets. Do they have wheels? Tickles one off his pads to short fine, calls immediately and completes it
0.2 -
P Kumar to Warner, no run, this one holds in the pitch and stands up. Warner arrests his shot and chips it short of cover, as he jerks his back
0.1 -
P Kumar to Warner, no run, shaped away from a fullish length, Warner opened up with the swing and dabs it away easily. Pace giving him all the time there
Warner and Dhawan are at the crease. Warner is on strike. P Kumar will open the attack