20.0 -
Mustafizur to Sarfaraz Khan, FOUR, 227 - THIS SCORE HAS NEVER BEEN CHAExpressD IN THE T20 League. Sarfaraz Khan - Remeber the name - Ian Bishop-esque. Length ball in the zone, Sarfaraz Khan goes CRASH-BANG-WALahoreOP - Yep! All in one. Lot of intent and power as the leather scorches into the boundary boards through mid-wicket
19.0 -
Bhuvneshwar to Sarfaraz Khan, FOUR, oh, c'mon! You gotta be kidding me. A 19-year old smashing Bhuvi for 4 successive boundaries - Isn't that why T20 League is designed for? Absolutely nailed over extra cover, at the speed of light, no one sweeping on the off-side
18.5 -
Bhuvneshwar to Sarfaraz Khan, FOUR, there comes the scoop again, Sarfaraz Khan - You little rippa! How do you do that you little fella. Walks across nonchalantly and employs the scoop, placed to perfection. Over short fine and no one's stopping that...
18.3 -
Bhuvneshwar to Sarfaraz Khan, FOUR, the T-A-L-E-N-T. Haven't we seen that enough in the recently concluded U-19 WC. Shuffles and scoops one off the middle, a couple of bounces and into the fine leg fence
18.2 -
Bhuvneshwar to Sarfaraz Khan, FOUR, goes deep inside the crease and Bhuvi errs in line, goes full toss and offers width too. Smashed through extra cover, beats a diving fielder in the deep
18.1 -
Bhuvneshwar to K Jadhav, no ball, FOUR, this will certainly help. High full toss deemed as a no-ball and rightly so. Well outside off and Jadhav slaps it for a flat four over deep backward point
15.1 -
Bhuvneshwar to Kohli, FOUR, oh Karn Sharma, no Karn Sharma! Cannot do that. Not when two best batters are at the crease. Kohli stays outside the crease and carves a full delivery through point. Should have been a single but Karn Sharma lets it slip through his hands
13.4 -
Henriques to Kohli, FOUR, rush of blood, aims for a biggie but lady luck is shining bright on VK. Takes the outside edge and sneaks in the gap between keeper and the short third man
12.1 -
Karn Sharma to Kohli, FOUR, trademark Virat Kohli shot. The inside out cover-drive. Steps down, gets to the pitch of the delivery and sends it soaring through the turf
12.0 -
Henriques to de Villiers, FOUR, short and sits up nicely, AB says "Thank you" and pulls with utter disdain through mid-wicket
11.5 -
Henriques to de Villiers, FOUR, the red flags are flying high! And AB is making a fist of the HYD bowlers here. Sees the width and throws the kicthen sink, one bounce and over the ropes at deep extra cover
10.5 -
Ashish Reddy to de Villiers, FOUR, slower delivery, right in AB's swinging zone, stood still and marmalized it straight down the ground, one bounce and over the ropes
10.4 -
Ashish Reddy to de Villiers, FOUR, fifty for AB. Whattay way to start your T20 League campaign. Full ball in the slot, AB creams a straight drive that rockets past his partner at the other end. A pat on the back from Virat
7.3 -
Karn Sharma to Kohli, FOUR, what a shot that is, pure class. Lofting with the turn, comes down the track and lofts it over the bowler's head, one bounce over the ropes
5.3 -
Mustafizur to Kohli, FOUR, keeps fine leg inside the ring and then bowls down the leg-side - what a plan! Kohli moves across and tucks it, the ball races away to the fence
4.5 -
Bhuvneshwar to de Villiers, FOUR, now we are talking and it feels like Banglaore are batting. Slower delivery from Bhuvneshwar, de Villiers waits and drives past mid-off
4.1 -
Bhuvneshwar to Kohli, FOUR, wow shot from Kohli, steps down and makes his own length by staying leg-side, kept his head right on the ball and drove it past extra cover
3.5 -
Nehra to de Villiers, FOUR, was not that short and wide but Ashish's angle worked against him. de Villiers hung back and cut it past point with ease
3.2 -
Nehra to de Villiers, FOUR, touch short and enough for de Villiers to get back in the crease and pull it between mid-wicket and mid-on. No point chasing that
1.0 -
Nehra to Kohli, FOUR, Kohli is on his way, not a delivery Nehra should be bowling. Short and down the leg-side, Kohli gets some glove on the pull and beats Ojha's dive, the ball scurries into the fine leg fence. Wasn't too far from Ojha
19.3 -
Mustafizur to Sarfaraz Khan, SIX, Sarfaraz Khan - I'm lost for adjectives. The look on VVS's face tells the story. Length ball on leg-stump. On one knee and launched into Sarfaraz's orbit - If ever there was one
18.4 -
Bhuvneshwar to Sarfaraz Khan, SIX, full toss outside off, Sarfaraz Khan watches the ball all along and opens the bat face to send into the BLR dug-out over third man. That was a reverse scoop and Sarfaraz made it look utterly easy
17.0 -
Karn Sharma to Watson, SIX, hat-trick of sixes for Watto. Sinks to one knee again, sees the length - full - smack bang over deep extra cover. The crowd have gone berserk. Silence please?
16.5 -
Karn Sharma to Watson, SIX, sat on one knee and smoked it right off the meat of the blade, into the cow corner stands
16.4 -
Karn Sharma to Watson, SIX, dragged a bit short and Watson brings out his favourite stroke. Rocked back and pulled it nonchalantly over wide long-on for a 73-metre six
15.0 -
Ashish Reddy to de Villiers, SIX, 150 run stand comes up. The crowd are loving it, aren't they? Length ball asking to be smashed, AB obliges and greets the crowd slotted in the long-on stands
14.3 -
Ashish Reddy to de Villiers, SIX, go fetch that! AB, AB, AB - The anthem rings out at the chinnaswamy as the umpire's fingers go aloft. Walks across, drops to one knee and goes baaaaaang over mid-wicket. Got a thick top-edge but had enough power to clear the fence. Deepak Hooda tries to pull it back with a desperate dive but was well wide of his reach. Hooda got two hands, but could only parry it over
13.3 -
Henriques to Kohli, SIX, jeez! This is some exhibition. Stays deep inside the crease, sits on one knee and smacks the leather to send it roaring into the crowd. Ah, people. Stay safe! Long-on stands, beware...
12.5 -
Karn Sharma to Kohli, SIX, that's gone into the UB city. Swagger stuff from VK. Just stands and admires the stroke, brings up his fifty too. Jumps down the pitch like a greyhound and deposits Karn Sharma over wide long-on stands
9.4 -
Karn Sharma to de Villiers, SIX, this one hit the roof, nothing different than the previous delivery. Just a bit more power and it sailed over. For a second, one thought it was a mishit
9.3 -
Karn Sharma to de Villiers, SIX, normally bowlers lure a batter this time it was the other way round. de Villiers showed all the three stumps and Karn kept it on the stumps, de Villiers then slogged it over deep mid-wicket and it went into the stands
8.3 -
Henriques to Kohli, SIX, now that will get the crowd going, not that they have been silent but still. Kohli reads the slower delivery, charges down and cracks it over long-off
4.4 -
Bhuvneshwar to de Villiers, SIX, double-handed forehand should be an offical shot in cricket now. de Villiers slaps this shorter delivery over extra cover and guess what it has gone all the way
3.3 -
Nehra to de Villiers, SIX, that's the first six of the game and it has come off de Villiers's bat. Slower delivery and he read it well, tonked it over the bowler's head and it carried all the way
17.3 -
Mustafizur to Watson, out Caught by N Ojha!! Two in two. Mustafizur Rahman is on a hat-trick here. Drifts one down the leg-side and Watto might have got some tickle on the glance. Ojha appeals and umpire Kumar Dharmasena had no hesitation in obliging the request. Watson c N Ojha b Mustafizur 19(8) [6s-3]
17.2 -
Mustafizur to de Villiers, out Caught by Eoin Morgan!! What a spectacular knock from a spectacular batsman. Take a bow AB! He certainly lit this T20 League up which has been lackadaisacal so far. The wily fox Mustafizur Rahman serves a slower full ball and AB fails to pick that. Went for a full-blooded heave and could only succeed in sending it high in the air. Straight into the breadbasket of Morgan at mid-off. Well-judged catch that. de Villiers c Eoin Morgan b Mustafizur 82(42) [4s-7 6s-6]
15.5 -
Bhuvneshwar to Kohli, out Bowled!! The leg peg is pegged back and HYD can breathe a sigh of relief. Can grab a gatorade as well. Stragetic time-out taken. Kohli reveals his intentions a smidgen too early. Makes room in a bid to blast one through extra cover. Bhuvi follows him and aims the leg-stump. You miss, I hit stuff. A captain's knock from VK. Kohli b Bhuvneshwar 75(51) [4s-7 6s-3]
1.2 -
Bhuvneshwar to Gayle, out Bowled!! Bye, bye Gayle. Bhuvneshwar is the man of the moment. He has cleaned up Gayle. Not a great delivery, bowled it down the leg-side, Gayle wanted to glance it fine but the ball brushed his thigh pad and pegged the leg-stick. What a start for HYD, they have got the big fish. Gayle b Bhuvneshwar 1(4)