MUM's players are out in their customary huddle. Intriguingly, Finch is opening the batting with Baz and not Smith. Vinay Kumar has the responsibility of bowling with the new nut. He has a wide slip in place...
MUM have got the runs on the board in the crucial T20 League encounter played in Kanpur. However, GUJ have the firepower in their batting to make a good fist of the chase. Are we going to see another of those cliffhangers? Fasten your seat belts as we are ready to go again...
Mumbai came out all guns blazing. Their skipper, Rohit Sharma looked like a man on a mission. He flayed the bowling to all parts in his 17-ball 30. At that stage, they seemed unstoppable. However, too much intent led to three wickets falling in quick succession. With Rana promoted to No. 3, the youngster made full use of the situation and the opportunity. Took a particular liking to Jakati and Jadeja's left-arm spin to smash a few sixes. That knock helped Mumbai recover, but they once again lost their way towards the end. With the pitch playing well and with Gujarat's top-order, you can put your money on the hosts. But cricket has a way to surprise us. Join us in a short while to see if you get surprised...
"I think so. After the start which was not ideal. Jos got the innings underway and Rana played a brilliant innings. The wicket seemed a bit slow and we have got to bowl well now. We have to have the confidence to defend this total," sounds an optimistic Martin Guptill.
19.6 -
P Kumar to Hardik Pandya, out Caught by Jadeja!! Yes, he does. Raina has a smile on his way as the Gujarat trudge off the field. Pandya is livid with himself. A full toss on leg-stump, Pandya winds up for the big mow to the leg-side, gets it high on the bat and spoons a simple catch to Jaddu at long-on. Hardik Pandya c Jadeja b P Kumar 7(8) [4s-1]
P Kumar to Hardik Pandya, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
19.5 -
P Kumar to Vinay, 1 run, another off-pace delivery, slower than Jaddu's quicker delivery, flat-batted down to long-off, for a single. Another excellent over and can PK finish it well?
19.4 -
P Kumar to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, gets the yorker nearly right, Pandya drills it along the ground to long-on
19.3 -
P Kumar to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, PK missed his length by a fraction and Hardik made him pay. Clears his front leg and hammers it down the ground, long-off was just a few metres away, but he had no chance
Vinay Kumar, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19.2 -
P Kumar to Harbhajan, out Caught by Raina!! There goes another one. Rohit hangs his head down in the dugout as Raina completes the catch. The slower delivery which is pulled back, as expected Harbhajan went for the heave to cow corner, mistimed it and Raina ain't dropping those. Harbhajan c Raina b P Kumar 3(5)
P Kumar to Harbhajan, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
19.1 -
P Kumar to Harbhajan, no run, PK too starts from round the wicket, pings the blockhole, Harbhajan keeps it out down the wicket
Praveen Kumar [3.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack
18.6 -
Dwayne Bravo to Harbhajan, 1 run, shortens the length just outside off, flat-batted to long-off. In a must-win game, Bravo turns up and produces figures like: 4-0-22-2. A captain can't ask for more
18.5 -
Dwayne Bravo to Hardik Pandya, leg byes, 1 run, this is outstanding death bowling. Knows that the batsman will give room, follows him with a yorker outside leg, Pandya is hit on the boot and only a leg bye is available
18.4 -
Dwayne Bravo to Hardik Pandya, no run, very full and on the stumps, Pandya digs it to the right of Bravo, no chance of a single
18.3 -
Dwayne Bravo to Harbhajan, 1 run, 106kph on this slower one, Harbhajan was early into his slog, drags it off the inside edge onto pad, the ball trickles to the off-side and Hardik calls for a quick run
18.2 -
Dwayne Bravo to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, full toss on the pads, whipped away to deep square leg, GUJ won't mind singles at this stage
18.1 -
Dwayne Bravo to Harbhajan, 1 run, all the acrobatics from Bravo goes in vain. Cramps Harbhajan for room, the back foot defence goes to the right of Bravo, who dives across and makes a half stop
18.1 -
Dwayne Bravo to Harbhajan, wide, short delivery bowled from round the wicket, angled across Harbhajan, but the height is way over and hence called as a wide
17.6 -
D Kulkarni to Hardik Pandya, no run, top delivery from DK. Not much any batsman could do with that. Speared into the blockhole, just outside off, Pandya tries to jam it out but to no avail. Just the 7 runs and the wicket of Pollard
Harbhajan Singh, right handed bat, comes to the crease
17.5 -
D Kulkarni to Pollard, out Caught by Dwayne Smith!! The two Dwaynes have been kept busy tonight. Both have two wickets apiece and have a catch each. Kulkarni should thanks his Gods there. A nice juicy full toss, around off, Pollard could have smashed it anywhere, but instead he mistimes it to long-off. Smith runs and accepts it gleefully. Mumbai are falling apart. The umpires check for a front foot no-ball, but it is fine. Pollard c Dwayne Smith b D Kulkarni 9(11) [6s-1]
D Kulkarni to Pollard, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
17.4 -
D Kulkarni to Pollard, no run, a full toss curling in, Pollard drives it back down the wicket, Kulkarni does well to bend down and field it in his followthrough. Pollard is not happy, he feels he missed out there
17.3 -
D Kulkarni to Pollard, no run, wide yorker - just inside the tramline outside off, Pollard can't lay bat on that. Looks at the umpire for a wide, but it was a legal delivery
17.2 -
D Kulkarni to Pollard, SIX, that seemed like a mishit. But has gone for a 80 meter six. Back of a length and Pollard went for the pull, got it high on the bat and the power of the West Indian took it over long-on comfortably
17.1 -
D Kulkarni to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, short and down leg, pulled along the ground to fine leg
Hardik Pandya, right handed bat, comes to the crease
16.6 -
Dwayne Bravo to Nitish Rana, out Caught by D Kulkarni!! A fine innings comes to an end. Rana looks like one for the future. For sure, he has the talent and he has grabbed the opportunity presented to him. Walks back to a standing ovation from the Mumbai dugout. Bravo gets his Nth wicket off a slower ball, was around off, Rana sunk down and hoicked, but lack of pace meant the timing went wrong. Simple catch to Kulkarni at deep square leg. Nitish Rana c D Kulkarni b Dwayne Bravo 70(36) [4s-7 6s-4]
Dwayne Bravo to Nitish Rana, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
16.5 -
Dwayne Bravo to Pollard, leg byes, 1 run, once again Bravo pings Pollard's pads. No room whatsoever, Pollard is rooted to the crease and he can't get bat on the flick, off the thigh pad and behind square leg
16.4 -
Dwayne Bravo to Nitish Rana, 1 run, drags the length back, Rana makes room and slaps it square of the wicket on the off-side
16.3 -
Dwayne Bravo to Nitish Rana, FOUR, no problems this time. Another slower low full toss, was almost through him when he knelt down and swept it towards cow corner, Raina tries to get around. But the timing was too good
16.2 -
Dwayne Bravo to Nitish Rana, no run, there comes the dipping slower ball. Rana surely didn't pick that, had his skates on and was looking to go inside out, missed it and the ball almost kissed the off-pole
16.2 -
Dwayne Bravo to Nitish Rana, wide, splays it down leg, Rana missed out on a freebie, umpire signals a wide
16.1 -
Dwayne Bravo to Pollard, leg byes, 1 run, quicker back of a length delivery from round the wicket, Pollard is cramped for room, is late in bringing his bat down as well, the ball thuds off the thigh pad to short third man
Dwayne Bravo [2.0-0-11-1] is back into the attack
Strategic time-out! Mumbai have settled down nicely after having lost early wickets, mainly thanks to Rana. Last four overs and Pollard will have his say as well. A total of 180 looks par on this wicket. Can they get there? Or will Bravo and Co. put the brakes on?
15.6 -
D Kulkarni to Pollard, 1 run, that's a cross-batted swipe from Pollard. The length was short and Pollard didn't connect well enough to beat Raina at mid-wicket. The Gujarat skipper throws himself to ground and keeps it to one
15.5 -
D Kulkarni to Nitish Rana, 1 run, Kulkarni follows Rana who is backing away with a slower one, nurdled away to deep square leg
15.4 -
D Kulkarni to Nitish Rana, SIX, mowed over. Length delivery and Rana has picked the bones out of that one. Got his front leg out of the way and heaved it over deep mid-wicket. Finch leapt up but in vain
15.3 -
D Kulkarni to Nitish Rana, 2 runs, fuller and angled across Rana, who slices it off the outer half over backward point, evaded the fielder and collected two more
15.2 -
D Kulkarni to Pollard, 1 run, more of the similar stuff for Pollard, short and rearing up, Pollard this time manages to push it away towards mid-off, calls for a quick single and Rana responds
15.1 -
D Kulkarni to Pollard, no run, banged in short and Pollard has to stand up and drop it down the wicket. Kulkarni fields in his followthrough
Dhawal Kulkarni [2.0-0-23-1] is back into the attack
14.6 -
Jakati to Nitish Rana, FOUR, this is excellent batting. Not all that short, but Rana created his own length by going deep in the crease, plays the cut late and behind backward point, raced away to another boundary
14.5 -
Jakati to Nitish Rana, FOUR, maiden fifty for Rana. What a time to get it. Team in trouble. Big players back in the dugout and the young man rises to the occasion. Ponting and Co. applaud. Touch short and on the stumps, Rana swivels and pulls it right between the two fielders in the deep
14.4 -
Jakati to Nitish Rana, no run, wow! Jakati has updated his arsenal. The leggie or the chinaman from him, Rana had no clue about that, plays for the turn in and is beaten on the outside edge. Karthik fails to gather as well, guess even he didn't read that
14.3 -
Jakati to Nitish Rana, FOUR, Rana is dealing with the left-arm spinners with slog sweeps. Tossed up on off, Rana bent down and heaved it towards cow corner, one bounce and over the rope
14.2 -
Jakati to Pollard, 1 run, very full and close to off, Pollard eases it to long-off, where Bravo misfields. However, Rana is not keen on the second run even though Pollard wanted it
14.1 -
Jakati to Nitish Rana, 1 run, fullish and just outside off, tonked on the bounce to long-on, didn't get the elevation to clear the fielder
13.6 -
Dwayne Bravo to Pollard, no run, welcomes his mate with a short delivery. Pollard takes a step out and drops it down the wicket. Bravo collects the ball and goes up to Pollard to have some friendly banter
Kieron Pollard, right handed bat, comes to the crease
When Bravo and Pollard are in the middle, you can expect some theatrics. Just when Bravo was about to deliver, Pollard decided to do some gardening on the pitch. The bowler has a smile, while the batsman doesn't look at them. These West Indians!
13.5 -
Dwayne Bravo to Buttler, out Caught&Bowled!! That's a rippa. Out comes the Champion tune and dance. Buttler can't believe his luck, hangs his head down in disbelief. Slower delivery right in the slot - overpitched and on off, Buttler throws everything at it, middles it but doesn't keep it down, the ball was going straight for Bravo's head before he got his hand up and snaffled. It was like a reflex action. Remember one Mishra took against Russell and now Bravo has emulated it. Buttler c and b Dwayne Bravo 33(31) [4s-3]
Dwayne Bravo to Buttler, THAT'S OUT!! Caught&Bowled!!
13.4 -
Dwayne Bravo to Buttler, no run, back of a length and outside off, punched to backward point, call is for "wait" on the single
13.3 -
Dwayne Bravo to Nitish Rana, 1 run, sensible batting. Another no-pace delivery from Bravo, glided away to third man with an open bat face
13.2 -
Dwayne Bravo to Nitish Rana, FOUR, up and over. This is excellent batting. The off-cutter and Rana spotted it early, waited for it to arrive, went inside out over extra cover, mid-off in and it raced away to the fence
13.1 -
Dwayne Bravo to Buttler, 1 run, Bravo gets away with filth, low full toss on the pads, Buttler can only tickle it to fine leg
Dwayne Bravo [1.0-0-5-0] is back into the attack
12.6 -
Jakati to Nitish Rana, SIX, Krunal Pandya last game and now Nitish Rana. Mumbai are finding unlikely heroes. Bit more air on this one and Rana was onto it in a flash, knelt down and dismissed it over long-on, got plenty of height - almost kissed the night sky and the distance
12.5 -
Jakati to Buttler, 1 run, shortish and on the stumps, rocks back and pulls to deep mid-wicket, straight to Baz
12.4 -
Jakati to Nitish Rana, 1 run, slows it up a touch, Rana was early into the slog sweep, had to delay the shot and hence gets only a single to deep mid-wicket
12.3 -
Jakati to Buttler, 1 run, low full toss around off, Buttler drills it to long-off
12.2 -
Jakati to Nitish Rana, 1 run, over the wicket, pulls the length back as well, Rana chops the cut in front of point, only a single
12.1 -
Jakati to Buttler, 1 run, quicker, fuller and on the pads, flicked away to deep mid-wicket
Shadab Jakati [1.0-0-5-0] is back into the attack
11.6 -
Dwayne Smith to Nitish Rana, no run, banged in short and slanted across the left-hander, Rana tries to dab it down to third man, the ball gets big on him and beats the edge. Smith finishes off, in his two games at Kanpur, his figures read: 8-0-45-6
Some disturbance behind the bowler's arm and Smith has to reload...
11.6 -
Dwayne Smith to Nitish Rana, wide, Smith has lost his radar in this over. Sprays one down the leg-side now, Rana attempts a heave and connects with thin air
11.5 -
Dwayne Smith to Buttler, 1 run, slower delivery on the pads, tucked away square on the leg-side
11.4 -
Dwayne Smith to Nitish Rana, 1 run, shortens the length and gets a bit of extra lift, Rana gets into an awkward position, but manages to push it away square of the wicket on the off-side
11.3 -
Dwayne Smith to Buttler, 1 run, that's timed well, but can't beat Finchy's dive. On a length and just outside off, driven on the up to the left of cover, Finch does well to keep it to a single
11.2 -
Dwayne Smith to Nitish Rana, 1 run, better from the Doc. Yorker length on off, Rana jams it to the off-side and Buttler is ready for the single
11.1 -
Dwayne Smith to Nitish Rana, SIX, Rana takes full toll of the free-hit. Length delivery on the stumps, he makes sure that the swinging arc is perfect by getting his front leg out of the way and deposits it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum
11.1 -
Dwayne Smith to Nitish Rana, no ball, FOUR, that might have slipped out. Full toss above the waist, Rana was a bit surprised, but adjusts well, stands tall and guides it to the right of backward point, four more and a free-hit coming up...
Dwayne Smith [3.0-0-21-2] is back into the attack
10.6 -
Jadeja to Buttler, FOUR, costly first over (15 runs) from Jaddu. He is not a happy man, grabs the cap from the umpire and walks away. Drags it short and offers width, Buttler doesn't need a second invitation, goes back and smacks the cut square on the off-side, giving sweeper no chance
10.5 -
Jadeja to Nitish Rana, 1 run, darted into the pads, glanced round the corner - to short fine leg
10.4 -
Jadeja to Nitish Rana, SIX, that's outta here. Not much flight on this delivery, but Rana was already on his knee to get underneath that, got the elevation and send it sailing over long-on
10.3 -
Jadeja to Buttler, 1 run, flatter and on off, Buttler whips it to long-on
10.2 -
Jadeja to Buttler, 2 runs, eagerness costs Baz an extra run. Drifting into the pads, Buttler works it to deep mid-wicket, McCullum sprinted across and got to the ball quickly, but fumbled and that allowed the duo sneak the second
10.1 -
Jadeja to Nitish Rana, 1 run, starts with a slider on leg-stump, helped along the way to short fine leg
Ravindra Jadeja, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
9.6 -
Dwayne Bravo to Buttler, no run, the slower bouncer from Bravo, Buttler was early into the pull and missed
9.5 -
Dwayne Bravo to Nitish Rana, 1 run, the slower ball from Bravo, nearly did Rana in, dipped alarmingly into him as he went back. He had to bend down low and scooped it behind square on the on-side, nearly carried all the way to McCullum, bounced just in front of him
9.4 -
Dwayne Bravo to Nitish Rana, no run, short and holding its line outside off, Rana had made up his mind to play the slash, doesn't get any bat on that as he backed away
9.3 -
Dwayne Bravo to Buttler, 1 run, length delivery on the stumps, worked away past mid-wicket for a single
9.2 -
Dwayne Bravo to Buttler, 2 runs, slower ball from Bravo, Buttler spotted it early and flicked it to the right of mid-wicket. The fielder, I think it was Raina, dives and gets a hand onto it, only ends up allowing the batsmen to come back for the second
9.1 -
Dwayne Bravo to Nitish Rana, 1 run, short of a length and holding its line outside off, dabbed away towards third man for a single
Dwayne Bravo, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Time for the strategic break
8.6 -
Dwayne Smith to Buttler, no run, banged in short and holding its line outside off, Buttler was setting himself up for the pull, bails out at the last moment and lets the ball pass by
8.5 -
Dwayne Smith to Buttler, 2 runs, on a good length and just outside off, Buttler leans forward and drives it past the diving extra cover fielder, comes back for the second run
8.4 -
Dwayne Smith to Buttler, no run, appeal for a caught behind, but there was no bat there, short and angling down the leg-side, Buttler was swivelling across on the pull and missed
8.3 -
Dwayne Smith to Nitish Rana, 1 run, the yorker from Smith, Rana jams his bat down in time and scampers across for a quick single
8.2 -
Dwayne Smith to Buttler, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, dabbed wide of cover for a single
8.1 -
Dwayne Smith to Buttler, FOUR, that's easy pickings for Buttler, short and wide from Smith, he waits on it and slaps it past point, beats the fielder getting across from deep cover
7.6 -
Jakati to Buttler, 1 run, tossed up just outside off, driven back past the bowler for a single. Replays suggest that it was a half-chance, but it was hit extremely hard and low - to the bowler's left. He got both hands as he dived, but couldn't hold on
7.5 -
Jakati to Buttler, 2 runs, Jakati drops one short and on the stumps, Buttler is quick to go back and whips it to the right of long-on. RJ slipped as he collected the ball, allows the second run
7.4 -
Jakati to Nitish Rana, 1 run, flighted delivery and on Rana's pads, tucked away in front of square on the on-side
7.3 -
Jakati to Nitish Rana, no run, excellent fielding from Dhawal, saved a certain boundary there. Jakati dropped one short and well outside off, Rana made room and cut it to the right of backward point. Dhawal dived and made a clean save, his bowler is happy as well
7.2 -
Jakati to Nitish Rana, no run, pushed through outside off, Rana stays back and punches it straight to the fielder at cover
7.1 -
Jakati to Buttler, 1 run, flatter and on the stumps, worked away towards long-on for a single
Shadab Jakati, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
6.6 -
Dwayne Smith to Nitish Rana, no run, banged in short and holding its line outside off, Rana sways away from the line and lets it go
6.5 -
Dwayne Smith to Buttler, 1 run, short of a good length and holding its line outside off, chopped in front of square on the off-side for a single
6.5 -
Dwayne Smith to Buttler, wide, Smith bangs one short and well outside off, left alone. The umpire thinks for a while before extending both arms
6.4 -
Dwayne Smith to Nitish Rana, 1 run, fuller length delivery and on the stumps, nudged to the left of short mid-wicket for a single
6.3 -
Dwayne Smith to Buttler, 1 run, length ball on Buttler's pads, clipped away past square leg for a single
6.2 -
Dwayne Smith to Buttler, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, Buttler gets half-forward and defends it
6.1 -
Dwayne Smith to Nitish Rana, 1 run, on a good length and holding its line outside off, worked away behind square on the off-side for a single
5.6 -
P Kumar to Buttler, FOUR, that spoils the over for Praveen, too straight and ending up on Buttler's pads, tucked away past the keeper for a handy boundary
5.5 -
P Kumar to Buttler, no run, this is a cracker, DK thought there was an inside edge on that, but PK knew there was nothing. This one jagged back in from outside off, cut Buttler into half as he back on the defensive prod, the ball rushed past the inside edge and is taken by the keeper
5.4 -
P Kumar to Buttler, no run, this is exceptional bowling from Praveen, nibbles this one from outside off, Buttler went following the line and nearly nicks off to the keeper
5.3 -
P Kumar to Buttler, no run, short of a good length and in that channel outside off, Buttler gets besides the line and defends it towards backward point
5.2 -
P Kumar to Buttler, no run, tad fuller and a hint of nip back into Buttler, he covers for the movement and blocks it back towards the bowler
5.1 -
P Kumar to Buttler, no run, fuller length delivery and just outside off, Buttler gets half-forward and defends it
Praveen Kumar [2.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack
Jos Buttler, right handed bat, comes to the crease
4.6 -
Dwayne Smith to Krunal Pandya, out Caught by Finch!! Dwayne Smith has two wickets in the over! Another soft dismissal for Pandya, the Lions are roaring in Kanpur. This was banged in short and just outside off, Pandya was looking to help it on its way, he doesn't get on top of the bounce, as a result, the top-edge is found. It went a long way in the air and over square leg. Finch runs in from deep mid-wicket, keeps his eyes on the ball and clutches it safely. Krunal Pandya c Finch b Dwayne Smith 4(3) [4s-1]
Dwayne Smith to Krunal Pandya, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
4.5 -
Dwayne Smith to Krunal Pandya, no run, tad fuller and angling across the left-hander, defended towards the off-side
4.4 -
Dwayne Smith to Krunal Pandya, FOUR, lovely shot, short and wide outside off, good bounce on offer as well, Krunal stands tall and punches it square past cover-point, beats the infield and races away to the fence
Krunal Pandya, left handed bat, comes to the crease
A slip is in place
4.3 -
Dwayne Smith to Guptill, out Caught by Dwayne Bravo!! Smith continues to take wickets! This was a nothing delivery actually, short and well outside off, Guptill was looking to hack it over mid-wicket, doesn't get hold of the shot, ends up hitting it straight to Bravo at mid-on. The two West Indians combine to send Guptill on his way, he has an anguished look on his face as he walks away. Mumbai have been suddenly jolted. Guptill c Dwayne Bravo b Dwayne Smith 7(9) [4s-1]
Dwayne Smith to Guptill, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
4.2 -
Dwayne Smith to Guptill, FOUR, poor ball from Smith, short and on Guptill's pads, he gets inside the line and helps it on its way, fine leg was inside the ring and the ball rolls away to the fence
4.1 -
Dwayne Smith to Guptill, no run, short of a good length and angling back into the right-hander, Guptill stays behind the line and defends it
Dwayne Smith, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
3.6 -
D Kulkarni to Nitish Rana, FOUR, that's easy pickings for Rana, too short from Dhawal, can't bowl those at his pace. Rana rocks back and clubs it over mid-wicket, almost went all the way, bounced just in front of the ropes
Nitish Rana, left handed bat, comes to the crease
3.5 -
D Kulkarni to Rohit, out Caught by Jakati!! Rohit's reprieve doesn't cost a lot for the Lions. Dhawal has his man, this was banged in short and on the stumps, Rohit swivelled across on the pull, doesn't bother to keep it on the ground, straight into the hands of Jakati at deep square leg, he made sure that he didn't step on the ropes as he completed the catch - reverse cupped. The umpire check for a possible no-ball, but Dhawal is fine on that count as well. Rohit c Jakati b D Kulkarni 30(17) [4s-4 6s-2]
D Kulkarni to Rohit, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
3.4 -
D Kulkarni to Rohit, SIX, Rohit is dealing in sixes at the moment, fraction fuller and just outside off, Rohit stays behind the line and lifts it over mid-off, clears the ropes with ease
3.3 -
D Kulkarni to Rohit, no run, Dhawal is hitting a good length here, tad short of a length outside off, no room for Rohit to free his arms, pushed towards cover
3.2 -
D Kulkarni to Guptill, 1 run, too straight from Dhawal, whipped past the square leg umpire for a single
3.1 -
D Kulkarni to Rohit, 1 run, short of a good length and just outside off, dabbed with an open face towards third man
2.6 -
P Kumar to Guptill, no run, short of a good length and holding its line outside off, Guptill stays on the back foot as he punches it towards extra cover, straight to McCullum
2.5 -
P Kumar to Rohit, 1 run, tad fuller and just outside off, Rohit slugs it wide of mid-on for a single
2.4 -
P Kumar to Rohit, FOUR, this will hurt Gujarat, tad too short and well outside off, Rohit stands tall, gets on one leg and dismisses it wide of mid-on, rolls away to the fence in a hurry
2.3 -
P Kumar to Rohit, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, Rohit plays with soft hands and dabs it towards the lone slip
2.2 -
P Kumar to Rohit, no run, on a good length and in that channel outside off, Rohit presses forward and defends it
2.1 -
P Kumar to Guptill, 1 run, short of a good length and on off, nudged away wide of mid-wicket for a single
1.6 -
D Kulkarni to Rohit, SIX, that's adding insult to injury, on a good length and holding its line outside off, Rohit shimmies down the track and hoists it over mid-off, went sailing over the ropes for a maximum
1.5 -
D Kulkarni to Rohit, no run, loud shout for LBW, but the umpire suggests that there was an inside edge on that. Replays in: Oh dear, the umpire has got this one wrong, there were two noises there, but it was the ball hitting both pads. Rohit was a dead duck there, tad fuller and a hint of shape back into the right-hander, Rohit was caught in his crease as he prodded forward, missed and was trapped right in front of off and middle
1.4 -
D Kulkarni to Rohit, FOUR, short, wide and four, poor ball from Kulkarni, Rohit gets on top of the bounce and cracks it square past point, rolls away to the fence in a hurry
1.3 -
D Kulkarni to Guptill, 1 run, good cricket all around, on a good length and well outside off, Guptill was looking to drive on the up, hits it in the air and to the left of extra cover. McCullum threw himself at the ball and limits the batsmen to just a single
1.2 -
D Kulkarni to Guptill, no run, short of a good length and in that corridor outside off, Guptill prods forward and pushes it towards the off-side
Just one slip for Dhawal
1.1 -
D Kulkarni to Guptill, no run, back of a length and in that channel around off, Guptill waits on it, drops with soft hands and sets off, the slip fielder is quick on the ball and Guptill is sent back by Rohit
Dhawal Kulkarni, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
P Kumar to Rohit, FOUR, wristy from Rohit, fraction too short in length from Praveen, Rohit stays back, uses the pace of the ball and clips it to the right of the square leg umpire, beats the two men chasing, Rohit is off and running with two fours
0.5 -
P Kumar to Rohit, no run, fuller length delivery and well outside off, Rohit gets a good stride forward and drives it straight to the fielder at cover
0.4 -
P Kumar to Rohit, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Rohit gets behind the line and defends it
0.3 -
P Kumar to Rohit, no run, lovely riposte from Praveen, tad fuller and holding its line outside off, Rohit was playing for the swing, this one went straight on and past the outside edge
0.2 -
P Kumar to Rohit, FOUR, lovely shot, width on offer from Praveen, Rohit stands tall and punches it in front of square on the off-side, beats cover-point and rolls away to the fence
Raina, in second slip, is way in front of the keeper, that's strange field placements..
0.1 -
P Kumar to Rohit, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, Rohit gets behind the line and defends it
Rohit and Guptill are at the crease. Rohit is on strike. P Kumar will open the attack
Wokay! That seals today's proceedings. Although MUM disappointed, they showed us glimpses of future in the form of Krunal Pandya and Nitish Rana. Remember Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah last year? Tomorrow's gonna be one of the cracking days of this season. Still 2 slots at stake and four teams are in the race for it. You better join us to catch all the hobbles and wobbles. Wishing you a happy weekend, thanks for sticking around fellas! Hasta la vista from Raju Peethala, Akshay Maanay, Bharath Ramaraj and Pradeep. Our scorer Naga is too sleepy to say goodnight!
Man of the Match - Raina: "I have learned a lot from Kanpur. I thank each and every fan for cheering for us. God has been really kind. Thanks to the coaching staff, they have worked pretty hard in the last couple of days. Thanks to my teammates, they have played really well today. You need to enjoy each and every practice session. Thanks to Priyanka (wife) and Gracia (daughter), everything's working well at the moment. Credit to Smithy, the way he performed. DK, PK and DJ every one stood up for us," there's certainly a lot of pride in the skipper's speech
"It is disappointing to lose. We could have got 15-20 runs extra. Hats off to Raina and Baz who took the game away from us. Unfortunately, we couldn't get the breakthrough. Rana and Buttler were going pretty well, but we couldn't finish it off well in the end. The boys tried their best, but it didn't come off today. We analysed the wicket and we thought bowling on the stumps will work. But, like I said, they batted brilliantly, they connected pretty well. The shots they played went over the fielders. We tried our best and things didn't go our way. Keeping our fingers crossed and let's hope for the best," mutters an absolutely shattered MUM skipper (Rohit Sharma)
Mumbai's late implosion had always made the target conquerable, but Gujarat's batting intent made it a mere formality. Finch's opener duties lasted two balls for a duck, Vinay's discipline longer, but both failed to inhibit McCullum and Raina. A 96-run hurricane partnership ensued, and despite short-distanced departures of McCullum and then Karthik, Mumbai never had a sniff. The early blitz, that saw Raina to a fifty, had tamed the run rate so much so that Smith's cameo was more of a topping than an ingredient. Gujarat become the first team to qualify as a result, Mumbai nearly bow out of their title defence.
17.5 -
McClenaghan to Jadeja, 1 run, Gujarat are officially the first team to qualify for the play-offs. With that, HYD also secure a spot for the play-offs. The defending champions are knocked out (almost - as my colleague Akshay reminds me, they still have a statistical chance - Sorry, for jumping the gun) by a terrific thumping from Gujarat. FINISH: Jadeja flays his lofted drive over extra cover and seals it. Guptill was inside the ring this time, he ran back and kept his sight on the ball. Dives full length only to see the ball land a healthy few inches away from him
17.4 -
McClenaghan to Jadeja, FOUR, oh no! Martin Guptill is livid with himself. For the Nth time today, MUM have let the ball through. Clobbered through extra cover where Guptill (in the deep obviously) runs forward and lets it pass through his fingers. He collects the ball and hurls it wildly
17.3 -
McClenaghan to Jadeja, no run, bumper sailed over a half-turned Jaddu who perhaps was a little uncertain about his stroke
17.2 -
McClenaghan to Jadeja, no run, pulled his length back, but Jaddu had ample room to steer, mistimed. Chops it towards backward point and grunts a loud "No"
17.1 -
McClenaghan to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, pitched up and width to assist Smith's flowy drive to deep cover
Mitchell McClenaghan [3.0-0-32-0] is back into the attack
Just a strike away now
16.6 -
Bumrah to Jadeja, no run, gets good zip on this shortish delivery, Jadeja tucks and there's no single there
16.6 -
Bumrah to Jadeja, wide, another one pushed down leg and Bumrah has to reload
16.5 -
Bumrah to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, Smith keeps his calm and slots one through cover for an easy single
16.4 -
Bumrah to Jadeja, 1 run, hops and stabs this towards short third man
16.3 -
Bumrah to Jadeja, FOUR, down leg and that's been glanced away modestly past a helpless short fine
16.2 -
Bumrah to Jadeja, 2 runs, Jaddu tucked this towards short fine and the duo ran a quick single. The fielder, however, fires a needless throw and hits the timber (at the striker's end) to offer an extra run. The ball scoots away towards sweeper and Smithy was a fraction slow in heading for the second run. An accurate throw and Bumrah pings the bails, but....you know the rest
Oh what's happened there? Is Dwayne Smith out? Nope, he's in as the bails flash. Quick call from the third ump. NOT OUT it is
16.1 -
Bumrah to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, full and straight, clubbed down the ground, long-on gets across and slides to keep it to a single
Jasprit Bumrah [3.0-0-32-1] is back into the attack
Time-out! Guess what will be the talk in Mumbai camp? Okay! When's your flight mate, where are we going for dinner....Okay! PS: Not intended to troll, just for fun.
15.6 -
Hardik Pandya to Jadeja, no run, cramps him for room and Jadeja is forced to keep his punch/drive down to cover
15.5 -
Hardik Pandya to Jadeja, FOUR, whoa! Jaddu is striking it so sweetly today. A bleeding length ball has been lifted with a clean swing of the wood, up and over mid-on for a boundary
15.4 -
Hardik Pandya to Jadeja, no run, slammed this hard to the man at mid-off and chirps "No" immediately. Dwayne Smith has to rush back, no harm done
15.4 -
Hardik Pandya to Jadeja, wide, bangs it short outside off, Jadeja stands and watches it sail over, called wide for height
15.3 -
Hardik Pandya to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, that will help, a gentle length delivery into the pads has been wristed away through mid-wicket
15.2 -
Hardik Pandya to Dwayne Smith, no run, gets it to straighten from a length outside off, Smith is early into the heave, misses and Buttler's half-hearted appeal has been turned down
15.1 -
Hardik Pandya to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, a misfield by Rohit Sharma and Gujarat are in some hurry to cap this off quickly. Smith unleashes a wild biff and skews it off the upper half. Rohit at mid-off moves to his left but the ball nutmegs to kill MUM's hopes
Hardik Pandya, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
14.6 -
McClenaghan to Jadeja, FOUR, and Mitchell McClenaghan continues to help Gujarat with dross stuff. Full, straight and asking Jaddu to show one his classy strokes. A well-timed flick through mid-wicket, scorched away!
14.5 -
McClenaghan to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, woof! What's that Smithy. He plucks a leaf from ABD's textbook and attempts a lap-scoop. Doesn't quite get hold of it as he is early into the stroke. It takes the inside edge and thrusts past his body, gets a tricky single to short fine
14.4 -
McClenaghan to Dwayne Smith, no run, sees Smith standing outside leg and follows him to deny room, Smith waits on the back foot and dabs late but couldn't get it past short third man
14.3 -
McClenaghan to Dwayne Smith, no run, push-driven towards the man at cover
14.2 -
McClenaghan to Dwayne Smith, no run, played back to the bowler
14.1 -
McClenaghan to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, doesn't matter how they come. "Smithy is smoking it everywhere" chunters an ever-lively Danny M in the comm. box. Well said Sir! Back of a length tilted in around leg-stump, Smith throws his willow through a whippy pull. The ball meets the inside half but jeez! What power in those wrists
Mitchell McClenaghan [2.0-0-23-0] is back into the attack
13.6 -
Harbhajan to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, full and flat, sensible from Smith as he eases one down to long-off
13.5 -
Harbhajan to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, short again and that's been spanked with a fierce willow. Clears his front leg and crashes that through extra cover
13.4 -
Harbhajan to Dwayne Smith, SIX, that's Smithy for you! How does he smash those so nonchalantly? Sees the ball loop in and sits on one knee to marmalize it into the mid-wicket moon
13.3 -
Harbhajan to Jadeja, 1 run, pulls his length back slightly, but offers a bit of room to work with, chopped in front of backward point
13.2 -
Harbhajan to Jadeja, no run, loop loop, repeat repeat
13.1 -
Harbhajan to Jadeja, no run, straighter around off, Jadeja lunges forward and pushes with soft hands to the leg-side
One slip for Sir Jadeja
12.6 -
Bumrah to Dwayne Smith, no run, darts it into the batsman and Smithy was caught napping on the attempted tuck, thuds the pad and rolls to the off-side. The duo don't risk a leg bye
12.5 -
Bumrah to Dwayne Smith, no run, arrows this fullish delivery on the stumps, Smith nearly falls over the flick, off the inside half towards mid-wicket
12.4 -
Bumrah to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, length ball in the slot for Smithy who bludgeons it straight down the ground, raced away in a jiffy!
12.3 -
Bumrah to Dwayne Smith, no run, back of a length just outside off, sweetly punched to cover
Ravindra Jadeja, left handed bat, comes to the crease
12.2 -
Bumrah to Raina, out Caught by Buttler!! That's gone into the moon and landed in the safe mitts of Jos Buttler. Short ball has been his undoing and yet again Raina succumbs... Wasn't all that short, but enough to lure Raina into a pull/hook. With the kind of flow he's in, he wafts swiftly but a thick top-edge swirls high to the right of JB who steadies himself to nestle that. Raina c Buttler b Bumrah 58(36) [4s-8 6s-2]
Bumrah to Raina, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
12.1 -
Bumrah to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, the slingy Bumrah strolls to the crease and delivers a length delivery on off, Smith bat face closes slightly as he attempts a tuck round the corner. Off the inside half towards mid-wicket will fetch him a single though
Jasprit Bumrah [2.0-0-27-0] is back into the attack
11.6 -
Harbhajan to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, twirls this one into the pads, Smith works it behind square leg to keep strike
11.5 -
Harbhajan to Raina, 1 run, "Catch that" exhorts JB behind the stumps, but there's no-one at wide long-off or say deep extra cover. Raina lifted this flatter delivery over the infield, not well-timed
11.4 -
Harbhajan to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, punched down to long-off
11.3 -
Harbhajan to Dwayne Smith, SIX, enough's enough! Dr. Smith has arrived and he announces the same by thumping a humongous six over deep backward square. Short and there to be put away, Smithy acknowledges
11.2 -
Harbhajan to Dwayne Smith, no run, smothers the spin on this flighted delivery, in front of short mid-wicket
11.1 -
Harbhajan to Raina, 1 run, floated full around leg-stump, wristed to deep square
Dwayne Smith, right handed bat, comes to the crease
10.6 -
Vinay to D Karthik, out Caught by Buttler!! Vinay Kumar gets lucky. DK is shaking his head in disbelief. Drifting down leg and DK tried to glance it fine. Was a tade late in doing so and the ball thuds into Buttler's gloves off the thigh pad. There definitely was some sound and the umpire took his own, sweet time to ping his index finger up. Replays confirm it came off the thigh pad. There's always a tomorrow, DK... D Karthik c Buttler b Vinay 3(4)
Vinay to D Karthik, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
10.5 -
Vinay to Raina, leg byes, 1 run, did someone hide gold in that leg-stump? Well, Vinay Kumar is certainly giving me that impression. Another leg-sidish delivery which has been clipped square on the leg-side
10.4 -
Vinay to D Karthik, 1 run, angled into the pads and DK is content with a single behind square
10.3 -
Vinay to Raina, 1 run, dances down the pitch and displays a straight willow as he drives one down the ground in front of long-off
10.2 -
Vinay to Raina, FOUR, and again! All too easy for Raina at the moment. A rib-tickler sans height and pace, Raina swivels and pulls one-legged further wide of the man at short fine
10.1 -
Vinay to Raina, FOUR, down the leg side and that's easy peasy for Suresh Raina. A real gift and Raina obliges as he gets to his second successive fifty. Picked and clipped past short fine
Vinay Kumar [2.0-1-7-1] is back into the attack
9.6 -
Harbhajan to Raina, 1 run, Raina takes a step or two out of the crease to a tossed up delivery and lifts it to long-off
9.5 -
Harbhajan to D Karthik, 1 run, Karthik clips it to square leg for another single
9.4 -
Harbhajan to Raina, 1 run, tossed up delivery from Harbhajan, pushed to long-on
9.3 -
Harbhajan to D Karthik, 1 run, Karthik tucks it to backward square leg
Dinesh Karthik, right handed bat, comes to the crease
9.2 -
Harbhajan to Brendon McCullum, out Bowled!! Hmm, for a moment, it looked like might be one of those bizarre dismissals. However, on replays it is clear that Baz was cleaned up. Hence, the TV umpire was called into play. McCullum tries to slog-sweep and can't make the connection. It hits the top of the bails. McCullum knew that as he was already on his way back. It was the top-spinner from Harbhajan. Brendon McCullum b Harbhajan 48(27) [4s-8 6s-1]
Harbhajan to Brendon McCullum, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
There is a bit of confusion in the middle as McCullum, for a second, felt as if he was walking back to the hut, before he stopped. I can see that he has been cleaned up and as a result, was already on his way back. He must have seen it. The TV umpire was beckoned and he answered the appeal in MUM's favour
9.1 -
Harbhajan to Brendon McCullum, no run, the top-spinner from Harbhajan and he extracts bounce on it, McCullum tries to pull and is beaten
8.6 -
McClenaghan to Brendon McCullum, leg byes, 1 run, sliding down leg, McCullum looks to help it around the corner and gets hit on the pad. The duo sneak in a leg-bye
8.5 -
McClenaghan to Raina, 1 run, shorter in length, pulled to deep square leg
8.4 -
McClenaghan to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, now, that delivery was not that short from McClenaghan, but when McCullum is in the mood, he just plays with a dash of bravado. McCullum pulls it to deep backward square leg, where Pollard runs across and gets the dive in to save a boundary
8.3 -
McClenaghan to Raina, 1 run, short of length delivery and zooming in on the stumps, Raina takes it from his middle stick and nurdles it to deep backward square leg
8.2 -
McClenaghan to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, the cross-seam back of a length delivery that was angled away, McCullum cuts it square on the off-side
8.1 -
McClenaghan to Raina, 1 run, too straight from McClenaghan, tucked to deep square leg
Mitchell McClenaghan [1.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack
7.6 -
Harbhajan to Raina, 1 run, Raina push-drives this flatter delivery to long-off
7.5 -
Harbhajan to Raina, no run, Harbhajan again bowls it outside off, Raina can't make the connection with his drive. The flight beat the batsman there
7.4 -
Harbhajan to Raina, no run, slower through the air and outside off, Raina late cuts it to backward point
7.3 -
Harbhajan to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, McCullum push-drives it to long-off
7.2 -
Harbhajan to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, a fraction short from Harbhajan, that is all McCullum needs to rock back and smear the cut. He does just that, but Hardik at sweeper cover runs around the circumference and gets his right-hand on it. Unfortunately for him, the ball goes through
7.1 -
Harbhajan to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, the long hop that was begging to be hammered. McCullum rocks back in a flash and pulls it to the deep mid-wicket fence
Harbhajan Singh, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
6.6 -
Krunal Pandya to Raina, no run, pushed through and on the stumps, defended
6.5 -
Krunal Pandya to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, shorter in length, pulled down to deep mid-wicket
6.4 -
Krunal Pandya to Brendon McCullum, no run, McCullum dances down the track, but Krunal Pandya shortens his length and follows him. McCullum pushes it back towards the bowler
6.3 -
Krunal Pandya to Raina, 1 run, Raina stays back and taps it to long-on
6.2 -
Krunal Pandya to Raina, FOUR, drifting down leg, Raina just helps it around the corner to the fine leg fence. MUM are losing the plot here
6.1 -
Krunal Pandya to Raina, FOUR, flatter delivery and just outside off, Raina stays back and nicely late cuts it square on the off-side. It is raining fours and sixes at the ground
Time-Out
5.6 -
Bumrah to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, short and wide delivery from Bumrah, McCullum slashes it over extra cover. These two are reducing the field placements of the opposition ranks to a state of lottery. 19 from that over
5.5 -
Bumrah to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, low full toss from Bumrah, McCullum neatly whips it to the deep backward square leg boundary. No need to run for those
5.4 -
Bumrah to Raina, 1 run, if Bumrah had taken the chance, it would have turned out to be a screamer, but those sort of catches either stick or don't. A tad fuller and angled away, Raina checks his drive a bit. Bumrah, for a moment, is surprised by the pace at which it was hit. He still looks to grab the catch with both hands around head height, but to no avail
5.3 -
Bumrah to Raina, SIX, this time, Raina clears his front leg to a length delivery and biffs it over the deep mid-wicket boundary. It can be called as a Raina special as he loves playing that stroke
5.2 -
Bumrah to Raina, no run, another off-pace ball from Bumrah, Raina helps it around the corner behind square on the on-side
5.1 -
Bumrah to Raina, FOUR, the slower one from Bumrah, Raina backs away and looks to heave it around the corner and gets an edge that vrooms away to the third man fence
Jasprit Bumrah [1.0-0-8-0] is back into the attack
4.6 -
Krunal Pandya to Brendon McCullum, SIX, shorter in length, McCullum just hammers the pull to clear the mid-wicket fence with utmost ease. The stand is now worth 50 runs
4.5 -
Krunal Pandya to Raina, 1 run, Raina tucks it to mid-wicket
4.4 -
Krunal Pandya to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, Raina was caught napping for a moment, but everything is fine in the end. McCullum taps it to backward point and hares down to the other end for a quick single. Raina is slightly late to respond. Fortunately for him, the fielder at backward point does not effect the direct-hit and by the time, the keeper whipped the bails off, Raina had made his ground. The TV umpire confirmed the same
4.3 -
Krunal Pandya to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, McCullum dances down the track, takes it on the half-volley and drills it to the long-on boundary all along the carpet
4.2 -
Krunal Pandya to Brendon McCullum, 2 runs, that was touch and go to being given a boundary, but in the end, the TV umpire gives the benefit of doubt to Hardik the fielder and GUJ have to be happy with just a couple of runs. McCullum pulls it to the mid-wicket fence, where Hardik runs across the boundary rope and puts in a dive to his right. However, it felt as if his back-heel touched the rope when he tried to put in the dive. He was fine though
4.1 -
Krunal Pandya to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, McCullum reigns supreme with a crackerjack shot. Slower through the air and just outside off, McCullum shuffles across the sticks off the back foot and lofts it to the sweeper cover fence
Krunal Pandya, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
3.6 -
Vinay to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, low full toss from Vinay, whipped to mid-on
3.5 -
Vinay to Raina, 1 run, the cross-seamer and outside off, Raina drills it straight down the ground. In fact, Vinay looked to get a hand on it to run-out the non-striker, but Baz was alert to it and got his bat back in time
3.4 -
Vinay to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, sharp effort from Pollard at extra cover saves a certain boundary for MUM. McCullum makes room, and drives a fuller length delivery to extra cover, where Pollard puts in a dive to his right and makes a gallant save
3.3 -
Vinay to Brendon McCullum, no run, back of a length delivery from Vinay, pushed back towards the bowler. McCullum was looking to make room, on that occasion
3.2 -
Vinay to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, speared down leg, McCullum, with a crisp downward angling of the willow, flicks it to the deep square leg fence
3.1 -
Vinay to Brendon McCullum, no run, Vinay has been hit bang on his right shoe. Now, that was a fierce blow from McCullum. Very full and on the stumps, McCullum hammers it back at the seamer at full force and it smashes his shoe. His foot must be sore for a while
Vinay Kumar [1.0-1-0-1] is back into the attack
2.6 -
McClenaghan to Raina, SIX, McClenaghan continues with his short ball tactic and bowls it outside off, Raina manufactures room and upper-cuts it over the third man fence
2.5 -
McClenaghan to Raina, FOUR, McClenaghan has not learnt his lesson as he bowls it short and wide, Raina makes his own room and goes up and over the cover-region and it runs away to the boundary boards
2.4 -
McClenaghan to Raina, FOUR, McClenaghan continues to bang it short, Raina pulls it off the front foot to the deep mid-wicket boundary. McClenaghan needs to be careful, as this is not Test cricket. In the abridged versions, Raina gets away against the short ball with his pyrotechnics
2.3 -
McClenaghan to Raina, no run, shorter in length and outside off, Raina gets a bottom edge on his heave towards the keeper
2.2 -
McClenaghan to Raina, no run, well, Krunal almost made up for Hardik's misfield with a superlative piece of fielding at mid-on. The short delivery from McClenaghan and he follows the left-hander, Raina somehow pulls it towards Krunal at mid-on off the toe-end, who dives forward, but the ball lands just in front of him. He though, recovered quickly and flung in a throw at the bowler's end, but missed
2.1 -
McClenaghan to Raina, FOUR, good length delivery and outside off, Raina punches it to the cover-region, where Hardik misfields and that facilitates a boundary
Mitchell McClenaghan, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Mitch has come into the attack. He has a lone slip and a leg gully in place
1.6 -
Bumrah to Raina, 1 run, Bumrah hurls in another bumper and gets good height on it, Raina, though, is able to pull it to square leg. He did rock back on that occasion
1.5 -
Bumrah to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, shortish delivery and Bumrah follows McCullum with it, he pulls it awkwardly to short fine. It hit high up on the bat
1.4 -
Bumrah to Brendon McCullum, no run, a touch of width on offer, McCullum with quick hands, cuts it to backward point, but can't tailor the gap
1.4 -
Bumrah to Brendon McCullum, wide, late inswing from Bumrah, but spears it down leg, left alone to the keeper
1.3 -
Bumrah to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, Bumrah aims for another razor sharp yorker, but it turns out to be a low full toss, McCullum drives it wide of long-off for a much needed boundary. He might have done some damage to his willow there
1.2 -
Bumrah to Brendon McCullum, no run, the away-swinging yorker from Bumrah, but thankfully for McCullum, it was not bowled on the stumps. McCullum looks to skip out of the crease and gets the toe-crusher from Bumrah that swings away and late from him to be beaten
1.1 -
Bumrah to Brendon McCullum, no run, in the blockhole from Bumrah, McCullum just about squeezes it out
1.1 -
Bumrah to Brendon McCullum, wide, a tad fuller and Bumrah extracts seam movement, but drifts it down leg, McCullum can't make the connection with his nudge
Jasprit Bumrah, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Vinay to Raina, no run, now that was an ill-advised waft across the line from Raina and he connects with thin air. Back of a length delivery and angled away from Raina, he clears his front leg and aims for the mid-wicket fence with his heave, but misses
0.5 -
Vinay to Raina, no run, Raina backs away a touch, but Vinay follows him with a short of length delivery, tucked into the on-side
0.4 -
Vinay to Raina, no run, back of a length delivery and on the stumps, defended
0.3 -
Vinay to Raina, no run, good length delivery and outside off, driven into the cover-region
Suresh Raina, left handed bat, comes to the crease
0.2 -
Vinay to Finch, out Lbw!! Well, this time around, Vinay is not denied. He gets his man, Finch, and roars in delight. It also turns out to be his 100th scalp in the T20 League. Another nip-backer from Vinay, Finch prods half forward and looks to keep it out, but is rapped on the pads. On expected lines, Vinay dishes out an appeal for LBW, and the umpire answers it in the affirmative. It was likely hitting the middle-stump. It skidded on and might have stayed a touch low. Finch lbw b Vinay 0(2)
Vinay to Finch, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!
0.1 -
Vinay to Finch, no run, this one nips back off the seam considerably, Finch tries to tuck it around the corner and misses. Vinay's appeal for LBW rightly turned down as it was drifting down leg and there might have been an issue with the height, too
Finch and Brendon McCullum are at the crease. Finch is on strike. Vinay will open the attack