20.0 -
Bumrah to Finch, FOUR, Finch has done it for GUJ. He removes his helmet and holds his arms aloft after piloting GUJ to their third successive win. He was ice-cool throughout the innings. The short delivery and just outside off, Finch pulls it to the mid-wicket fence. Raina looks like a relieved man as he comes out to the middle. Finch is getting hugs from GUJ's players. Well, on the other hand, I can take a breather
19.3 -
Bumrah to D Kulkarni, FOUR, has that boundary decided the outcome of the match? Very full and on off-stump, Kulkarni drills it to the long-off fence. Dhawal is now having a chat with Finch
17.4 -
Bumrah to Faulkner, FOUR, thatr's much needed for Gujarat, this was full and wide, almost a wide full toss, Faulkner reached out for the drive, gets a thick edge that split the gap between backward point and short third man.
16.5 -
McClenaghan to Finch, FOUR, oh! Boy! Finch is playing a blinder today. He reaches his fifty in style with a boundary. A touch of width on offer, Finch stays back and cuts it past the diving backward point fielder and the ball zooms away to the fence. He bisected the gap between backward point and short third man with needlepoint precision there. The GUJ camp will have a sigh of relief now as they require 23 in 3 overs. The rate required has come down to below 8
16.2 -
McClenaghan to Finch, leg byes, FOUR, drifting down leg, Finch backs away and tries to tuck, but misses. It hits his thigh pad and runs away for four leg-byes to the fine leg fence. Much needed runs for GUJ
14.4 -
Southee to Akshdeep Nath, FOUR, well, GUJ needed that strike, Nath backs away, Southee follows him with a short of length delivery, he pulls it to the deep mid-wicket fence
10.4 -
Pandya to D Karthik, FOUR, cheeky! Moves across the stumps and lap-scoops a fullish delivery over short fine. Neatly done!
7.3 -
Harbhajan to Finch, FOUR, delicate! Not the brute of Aaron Finch but this time it's his deft touch which fetches him a boundary. Sees the tossed up outside off and opens the bat face late to glide it fine and wide of the keeper
7.2 -
Harbhajan to Finch, FOUR, much quicker and Finch's hands are too quick. Throws the kitchen sink after making room, gets a big, booming outside edge which finds its way to the third man fence
5.3 -
Krunal Pandya to Raina, FOUR, ah, those straight bats! Tossed up on middle. A little shimmy, nice extension of the arms on the loft. One bounce and over the ropes at long-on
4.3 -
Southee to Finch, FOUR, Finch joins the party now! Moves legside deliberately to create ample room. Southee expectedly flings it wide and Finch goes boom through cover, right off the meat!
4.0 -
McClenaghan to Raina, FOUR, sublime! Half-volley outside off, Raina picks the length early and lofts it handsomely over extra cover. Made a little shimmy with the back foot and got the desired room, that's Raina at his very best
3.3 -
McClenaghan to Raina, FOUR, that's better! Typical Suresh Raina stroke. Hurled wider of off and Raina just extends his arms on the lofted drive, flays it over backward point to claim his first boundary
2.1 -
Southee to Finch, FOUR, thrashed! Fullish and ample width for Aaron Finch to swing through the line, lifted with nonchalance over mid-off
0.2 -
Southee to Finch, FOUR, a flamingo-pull to get off the mark. Length delivery on the pads, Finch times the stroke and places it behind square leg. No point chasing that lads!
16.0 -
Harbhajan to Finch, SIX, Finch is still keeping GUJ in the game. Slightly shorter in length, Finch cracks the pull over the deep mid-wicket fence
7.0 -
Pandya to Raina, SIX, such delight to watch! Suresh Raina - Where have you been during the T20 WC and where were those strokes? Moves leg-side and anticipates the length on this delivery, in his zone and a nice lift of the wrists. Pure class! A six over long-on
1.0 -
Southee to Brendon McCullum, SIX, this should get Baz going. Southee errs in line a fraction and pays the price, McCullum has nailed that into the mid-wicket stands. Clattered!
18.4 -
McClenaghan to P Kumar, out Caught by Parthiv Patel!! The experience of McClenaghan coming to the fore. The slower short one and McClenaghan follows the batsman, Praveen backs away and steers it to the right of the keeper, who dives and pouches it. Supeb catch from Parthiv. 13 required from 8 balls now. It has turned into a humdinger for sure. P Kumar c Parthiv Patel b McClenaghan 0(2)
18.2 -
McClenaghan to Faulkner, out Caught by Parthiv Patel!! Another short one and McClenaghan follows the batsman, Faulkner tries to ramp it over the keeper and gets a top-edge to Parthiv. Faulkner c Parthiv Patel b McClenaghan 7(8) [4s-1]
16.1 -
McClenaghan to Akshdeep Nath, out Caught by Pandya!! McClenaghan has the knack of picking up scalps with slower short one. His angle into the batsman from wide of the crease usually does the trick for him. The slower short one from round the wicket, Nath tried to pull, but got into a bad position to play that shot. It took his top-edge and Hardik and mid-on snaffles it safely. McClenaghan. Akshdeep Nath c Pandya b McClenaghan 12(11) [4s-1]
12.2 -
Bumrah to Dwayne Bravo, out Caught by Parthiv Patel!! Hmm, GUJ are now in a spot of bother. The crowd roars in delight as Bravo is chugged down. Cracking short delivery from Bumrah as he got good shoulder on it, Bravo, perhaps was initially looking to pull. Eventually, tried a nothing shot, where he looked to dab it to third man. He eked out an edge and an easy take for the keeper. The umpire takes his time before answering the appeal in the affirmative. Replays showed that he missed the edge. He was unlucky there. No wonder, he looked disappointed. Dwayne Bravo c Parthiv Patel b Bumrah 2(6)
11.1 -
Krunal Pandya to D Karthik, out Caught by Harbhajan!! Top-stuff from Bhajji. Leaps high and plucks the ball in the air over his head at deep backward square. This was a tad short and on middle, Karthik knelt down and went for his favourite stroke - The agricultural swipe. Couldn't have found the fielder any better. Mumbai are ecstatic in their celebration. D Karthik c Harbhajan b Krunal Pandya 9(11) [4s-1]
8.3 -
McClenaghan to Raina, out Caught by Parthiv Patel!! Raina ain't learning his lessons. Mitchell McClenaghan sticks with the short ball ploy and succeeds to consume the Lions skipper. Bumper wider of off and Raina fetches the pull from there. Was in no position to play the shot and the top-edge swirls to the left of Parthiv who moves swiftly and snaffles the leather. Raina c Parthiv Patel b McClenaghan 27(22) [4s-3 6s-1]
1.3 -
Bumrah to Brendon McCullum, out Caught by Pandya!! Utter dross from Jasprit Bumrah but he manages to claim a wicket of that. Full toss outside off, McCullum slaps it hard after sauntering down the pitch. Pandya at backward point takes an absolute screamer. As mentioned earlier: Millimetres above the turf. Brendon McCullum c Pandya b Bumrah 6(4) [6s-1]
0.3 -
Southee to Finch, 1 run, a rib-tickler this time, Finch gets into a bit of tangle as he seeks to pull, gets a soft leading edge which tantalizingly falls short of a forward diving Buttler at mid-wicket
19.0 -
McClenaghan to Finch, 1 run, well, if Harbhajan had effected a direct-hit at the non-striker's end that would have been curtains for Finch. However, he misses. Finch cuts it to backward point and sets off. Harbhajan fires in a throw and misses. 11 runs required in the final over
7.5 -
Harbhajan to Finch, 1 run, driven neatly through the covers