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Indian T20 League 2016

Scorecard - 21st Match, Punjab vs Mumbai at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, India (25 Apr 2016)

Mumbai

189/6 (20) RR:9.45

Mumbai won by 25 runs

MOM: Parthiv Patel
Punjab

164/7 (20) RR:8.2

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19.0 - Johnson to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, length outside off - That's a gift to any new batsman. Pandya stays solid inside the crease and lifts it over extra cover. Sublime timing!

17.3 - Mohit Sharma to Buttler, FOUR, stand and admire! This man can manufacture shots at will. Yet again, wanders across swiftly and scoops this finer than the previous one. Preity Zinta ain't happy with the proceedings

17.2 - Mohit Sharma to Buttler, FOUR, lovely stuff from Jos! Shuffles quite early and gets what he wants. Fuller and wider of off, he nonchalantly scoops it over short fine

16.2 - Sandeep Sharma to Buttler, FOUR, shot! Shapes up for a scoop and sees the width on offer, changes his mind and reverse flicks it up and over the keeper. That's some skill...

13.4 - Johnson to Parthiv Patel, FOUR, kept a bit low this shortish delivery, the diminutive dynamite rocks back and pulls powerfully over mid-wicket, deep fielders aren't stopping that

13.2 - Johnson to Parthiv Patel, FOUR, pitched up outside off, Patel uses the room on offer and throws his hands on the drive, crashed through extra cover

13.0 - Mohit Sharma to Parthiv Patel, FOUR, this is even better, much like what Suresh Raina does. Moves to the leg-side of the delivery and then carves it over the infield, the ball races away to the deep extra cover fence

12.5 - Mohit Sharma to Parthiv Patel, FOUR, that's field awareness, Parthiv is still left with embers if not fire in his belly. Backs away and then lofts this length delivery past the fielder at mid-off. Was not far away from the fielder but Parthiv will get well-deserved runs

11.2 - Axar to Rayudu, FOUR, goes inside-out on the lofted drive this time and connects well. Difficult shot against a darter like Axar, finds the gap through extra cover

9.5 - Axar to Parthiv Patel, FOUR, that is unlucky for the bowler, quicker delivery and Patel throws his bat on the cut. He got a thick outside edge that went past the fielder at short third man

8.3 - Pardeep Sahu to Rayudu, FOUR, not always does a batsman spare you on poor deliveries. Once again short and wide, this time Rayudu cuts it and beat Maxwell's dive at the deep backward point fence

6.4 - Mohit Sharma to Parthiv Patel, FOUR, Mohit did not have any idea that Rayudu's instincts have rubbed to Parthiv as well. He opened the bat and steered it fine into the third man fence, the fielder for Parthiv was inside the ring. Now he has been sent back

5.5 - Johnson to Parthiv Patel, FOUR, and another one, similar delivery, sent down the same region, a touch squarer though. The fielder is inside the ring and Johnson has to suffer

5.4 - Johnson to Parthiv Patel, FOUR, not this time though. Freebie it was and Parthiv optimized, swiveled across and touch and whipped it past the fielder at short fine leg

5.1 - Johnson to Rayudu, FOUR, that's poetic from Rayudu, pacy delivery on the stumps and Rayudu did not try anything fancy. Kept his bat straight and lofted it over the fielder at mid-on, quick outfield did the rest

4.5 - Sandeep Sharma to Rayudu, FOUR, did not look like it came off the meat of the bat. Replays show it came, Rayudu stepped down but Sharma almost outdid him with a short ball. Ambati adjusted and slapped it past the fielder at mid-on, one bounce over the ropes

1.3 - Johnson to Parthiv Patel, FOUR, that is not the line Johnson should be bowling with fine leg inside the ring. Hurls this one on the pads of Parthiv, who prods across and clips it fine

1.2 - Johnson to Parthiv Patel, FOUR, that will get Parthiv going, Johnson keeps it around off on a length, not a half-volley by any means but Parthiv loves driving on the up. Gets a stride forward and caresses it through covers

15.3 - Pardeep Sahu to Buttler, SIX, short and Buttler had all the time in the world to pick his spot. Camps back and thumps it well over the fence at long-on

15.1 - Pardeep Sahu to Parthiv Patel, SIX, Sahu tries a googly but ends up serving a full toss on leg-stump, Patel wallops it into the deep mid-wicket stands

14.2 - Axar to Rayudu, SIX, and again! Rayudu showing his range. Gets low and parcels this floaty delivery into the wide long-on stands with a big, wild bash. Take that!

14.1 - Axar to Rayudu, SIX, M-A-G-N-I-F-I-C-E-N-T! Dropped to one knee and absolutely smoked this flatter delivery straight down the ground

11.1 - Axar to Rayudu, SIX, now Rayudu hits it into the long-on fence. Uses his feet and makes a bit of room while doing so, flogs it over the long-on fence

11.0 - Pardeep Sahu to Parthiv Patel, SIX, that is the first six of the innings for Parthiv and a beautiful one. It was right under his eyes and he lofted it handsomely, using a bit of wrists as well. He even came down the track to make it a bit easier for himself The ball went deep into the stands at long-on

7.4 - Maxwell to Rayudu, SIX, not this time, got nicely underneath the ball after coming down the track. Smacked it well over the fielder at long-on for a maximum

20.0 - Mohit Sharma to Hardik Pandya, out Caught by D Miller!! Two in two for Mohit Sharma! 4 runs and 2 wickets off the last over. Tests Hardik Pandya with a leg-cutter just outside off, Pandya goes for a booming loft over mid-on. Came off the top-edge and Miller settles under a sitter at mid-off. Hardik Pandya c D Miller b Mohit Sharma 4(2) [4s-1]

19.5 - Mohit Sharma to Pollard, out Caught by Sandeep Sharma!! Good last over this from Mohit Sharma. Bowls a slower full ball outside off, Pollard fetches the heave from there and could only manage a top-edge. Sandeep Sharma runs back from short third man region and accepts it gleefully. Pollard c Sandeep Sharma b Mohit Sharma 10(9)

18.4 - Johnson to Parthiv Patel, out Caught by S Marsh!! Mitch has a wicket, finally. Dug in short and well outside off, Patel made room early but was too wide to reach out for a pull stroke. Still throws his willow in an attempt to flay that straight, skews it off the bottom half and spoons a simple catch to a backtracking backward point. Parthiv Patel c S Marsh b Johnson 81(58) [4s-10 6s-2]

17.5 - Mohit Sharma to Buttler, out Bowled!! The slower ball and Buttler is back on his bike. Was deceived by the lack of pace and loses his middle stump. Stood still and was early into the slog. Mohit Sharma is a relieved man. Buttler b Mohit Sharma 24(13) [4s-3 6s-1]

14.3 - Axar to Rayudu, out Caught by Vohra!! Nah! Not again. Rayudu yet again attempts a wild slog and this time the timing wasn't quite there. Off the toe-end and Vohra runs forward to take a smart catch at deep mid-wicket. Rayudu c Vohra b Axar 65(37) [4s-4 6s-4]

0.2 - Sandeep Sharma to Rohit, out Caught by Nikhil Naik!! That's a big blow, bigger than my words will tell you. Sandeep has got the better of Rohit. Back of a length delivery outside off, touch of room on offer, the ball did shake a bit in the air as it approached Rohit, who flashed hard at it, a faintest of outside edge carries at a nice height to the keeper, who starts celebrating with the appeal. Rohit c Nikhil Naik b Sandeep Sharma 0(2)

13.5 - Johnson to Parthiv Patel, 2 runs, you gotta be kidding me. Parthiv Patel has been dropped, again? He seems to have carrying loads of luck today. Lofts a fullish delivery, Mohit Sharma at mid-off leaps high and tries to clasp it with one hand, couldn't cling on...

8.4 - Pardeep Sahu to Rayudu, 1 run, lucky reprieve for Rayudu. Dragged this slog-sweep in the air, Axar Patel from deep mid-wicket covered a good distance, slid in front, got both his hands and then let the ball burst out. Lifeline for Rayudu as well

12.2 - Mohit Sharma to Parthiv Patel, 1 run, fifty for Parthiv now. Slower delivery and he wanted to lap it fine, was caught wanting, ended up hitting it towards backward square leg. Was in the air for a while but dropped short of the fielder stationed there

11.5 - Axar to Rayudu, 1 run, to mid wicket, chips this quicker delivery towards mid-wicket

11.3 - Axar to Rayudu, 1 run, pats this flatter delivery to extra cover for a single. Gets to his fifty as well

7.1 - Maxwell to Rayudu, 1 run, some turn for Maxwell outside off, Rayudu gets forward and taps softly in front of point for a quick single

18.1 - McClenaghan to D Miller, no ball, FOUR, how high was that? Yes, a no ball. And a free-hit too. Miller was shuffling down leg, McClenaghan tries to bowl slow and lets the ball slip out. Miller is surprised, crouches to show that and then pulls (yes, that high) through mid-wicket

12.0 - Harbhajan to Maxwell, FOUR, why would you bowl it full? He does and sees a drive shaven through extra cover. Bhajji dishes out another 7 run (course) meal

10.3 - Pollard to Maxwell, FOUR, a fifty-run stand. Maxwell is off the sleeping pills, finally. Gets a short ball outside off again, latches onto it quick and barrels it with a cut shot wide of backward point

10.2 - Pollard to Maxwell, FOUR, a ball so slow that a sloth would be shamed. On a shortish length, Maxwell waits a touch and cuts...off the top-edge owing to the extra bounce on offer. Rolls through the vacant slip cordon to get Maxwell a boundary

10.0 - Harbhajan to Maxwell, FOUR, ah, lovely. Harbhajan bowls it slow, gives Maxwell the time to back away - does so very late - and uses a flat bat to punish it over mid-on. Pristine

8.5 - Krunal Pandya to S Marsh, FOUR, these Pandya brothers, I tell you. Hardik sprints, dives with his hand stretched to cut that off at deep mid-wicket, but to no avail. This was powerful. Slightly short from the elder Pandya, Marsh stays put and thumps it with a pull over a leaping mid-wicket

7.3 - Harbhajan to S Marsh, FOUR, quick and short, and subsidized with width too, Marsh backs away a touch and thrashes it through third man

6.4 - Krunal Pandya to S Marsh, FOUR, such a lovely timer of the cricket ball this lad! This ball sat up on leg-stump and Marsh just massaged it through mid-wicket - With a well-timed punch

5.3 - Southee to Maxwell, FOUR, errs in line and pays the price. Short, down leg, Maxwell helped it away with a lovely, little flick past short fine

1.5 - McClenaghan to Vijay, FOUR, length on leg-stump, Vijay plays the flamingo-flick and places it in the gap through short fine. Don't bother running for those

1.1 - McClenaghan to Vijay, FOUR, length ball curved in ever so slightly on middle, Vijay picks the length and smack-bangs it over mid-wicket with a lovely flick of the wrists. Elegant stuff!

19.4 - Bumrah to D Miller, SIX, once bitten, twice shy, thrice perfected. Waits a touch longer for this slower ball on a shortish length and smacks the bejeezus out of this with a flat bat, over deep mid-wicket

15.5 - Pollard to D Miller, SIX, 10/10 to Miller and a 9/10 to Krunal. Slow ball alright but it's on a length that a butcher's knife operates on. Swatted with a crossed bat and KP (Krunal Pandya, of course!) was waiting. Sees the skier, tries to jump back to catch it but replays tell me that his heel were already on the ropes. So, now only a 6/10 for KP

14.2 - Southee to Maxwell, SIX, oh my! That's been assassinated. Back-of-the-hand slower delivery, Maxwell reads it early and clobbers it over cow corner with a bat swing

14.0 - Harbhajan to S Marsh, SIX, "I see you now". Marsh sees the flight, gets onboard with a lovely slog over cow corner. Yes, "lovely slog" is no longer an oxymoron (Thanks to months of T20s..)

2.4 - Southee to Vijay, SIX, 143ks length ball on the stumps, Vijay stays back and flicks those rubber wrists to deposit over the deep mid-wicket stands, went a long way into the crowd

19.0 - McClenaghan to Johnson, out Bowled!! The ball's a dart and the the stumps a dartboard. And McClenaghan is winning it all. McClenaghan 2, Bumrah 1. Too good. Absolutely arrowed at the base of leg-stump, Johnson couldn't help it, tries to dig it out but it's quick. Another one back to the pavilion. Johnson b McClenaghan 1(2)

18.3 - McClenaghan to Axar, out Bowled!! Bumrah is contagious. McClenaghan bowls a yorker and shatters the stumps behind this time. Darts it on the base of middle, beats Axar's slog-sweep (that looked too ambitious) and mights the LEDs. All red. At the stumps and for Punjab. Axar b McClenaghan 0(2)

17.5 - Bumrah to Nikhil Naik, out Bowled!! Boom Boom Bumrah! There's the yorker that took the world by storm. Just too good for Naik. Fast and on the base of the stumps, Naik blindly wants to swing it over the leg-side, misses and hears THAT sound behind. Can we call the match already? Even with Miller still there? Nikhil Naik b Bumrah 1(3)

17.1 - Bumrah to Maxwell, out Bowled!! That's a clatter and Maxwell's half-century doesn't roll on. Not even to the 90s this time. Gets a slower length ball wide of off, reaches out to flash it through covers but the ball arrives slowly, with meagre leftover bounce, and the underedge pegs the stumps back on the half-volley. Maxwell b Bumrah 56(39) [4s-5 6s-1]

15.0 - Southee to S Marsh, out Caught by Rayudu!! Here's the wicket! Mumbai are jubilant. Bowls it slow on the pads, Marsh nonchalantly picks it up with a flick and the lack of pace meant that it carried to a shuffling Rayadu at deep square leg. Time for the more famous M&M now, perhaps? S Marsh c Rayudu b Southee 45(34) [4s-3 6s-1]

4.5 - Bumrah to Vohra, out Caught by Buttler!! Buttler is not behind the stumps but he's doing the job for his team. 115ks length delivery outside off, inviting Vohra to punch. He takes the bait and goes for the stroke. Doesn't bother to keep it down and offers a dolly to Buttler at point. Vohra c Buttler b Bumrah 7(11)

2.5 - Southee to Vijay, out Caught by Buttler!! Gets too greedy and attempts a flat-bat bash against this off-cutter. The ball takes the toe-end and swirls high to the left of cover. Buttler calls early and grabs the steepler comfortably. Vijay c Buttler b Southee 19(13) [4s-2 6s-1]

0.3 - Southee to Vijay, 1 run, dropped! Well! This has been a common trend this evening, ain't it? This good length delivery arrives much later than Vijay expected. Checked his loft and spliced it to the left of mid-on. Krunal Pandya gets across but fails to hang on

15.1 - Pollard to Maxwell, 2 runs, here's the Maxwell fifty!The first one of this T20 League...and now I can have that haircut. Pollard goes wide to arrow this in and Maxwell clips it through mid-wicket for a brace