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
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
16.0 -
Henriques to Jadeja, FOUR, this is good. Pierces this overpitched delivery through mid-off. Leans forward and lets the hand take over
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
4.0 -
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
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]
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]
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)
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)
5.0 -
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]
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)
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
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
20.0 -
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