18.4 -
I Abdulla to C Morris, FOUR, innovative from Chris Morris! He gets into nice position early as he reverse s(lap)weeps a quicker one with the turn, pierced the gap between backward point and short third man
17.1 -
Watson to C Morris, FOUR, slower short ball outside off, Morris waits....Hops inside the crease and connects sweetly with his uppish ramp, a couple of bounces and into the third man fence
16.4 -
Chahal to C Morris, FOUR, he connects this time. Unleashes the reverse sweep to a tossed up delivery which landed on a length. Well-timed and placed wide of a diving lone slip
15.5 -
Aravind to de Kock, FOUR, and QDK keeps churning out runs sans any fuss. Pitched and there for the taking, de Kock obliges as he leans into a classy cover drive through extra cover, all the way!
9.2 -
Chahal to Samson, FOUR, drops it short and Samson ain't sparing that. Rocks back and mauls a pull through mid-wicket
8.0 -
Chahal to de Kock, FOUR, short and that's been smashed! Binny, from deep backward square, throws himself into a desperate dive but the stroke had some immense power. Kohli too tried to put brakes but running in from mid-wicket, but all that effort ends in vain
3.4 -
Aravind to de Kock, FOUR, clever stuff from QDK! Shuffles across and converts this off-stump delivery into a leg-sidish one as he clips one crisply to the fine leg fence
2.5 -
Jordan to de Kock, FOUR, ah ha! Elegant stuff from Quinton. He likes this opposition, ain't it? Sees the full ball swoop in around his arc and throws his willow into a free-flowing drive, straight past the bowler
0.3 -
Binny to de Kock, FOUR, with fine leg inside the circle, you cannot afford to bowl that straight. Binny overcompensates and slips one down leg, tickled away fine
7.2 -
Chahal to Samson, SIX, that's a bazooka! "Biggest hit I've seen in this ground" admits Haydos in the comm. box. Simple cricket from Sanju Samson - Steps down, gets to the pitch and manufactures a 96-metre six over long-on
4.5 -
Watson to Nair, SIX, talent! That's the only word I could get for this eye-pleasing stroke. Watto decides to test Nair by digging it short; Nair is up for it though, sees the width and ramps it over a helpless third man
3.1 -
Aravind to de Kock, SIX, splendid! Backs away slightly and creates enough room to smoke this pitched up delivery high and over the long-off fence. Timed to perfection...
20.0 -
Watson to C Morris, out Jayant Yadav Run Out!! 1 run completed. Dipping full toss at the stumps, Morris clears his front leg and looks to mow one through mid-wicket. Slices it off the outside edge over cover and there was never a double in it. Jayant Yadav doesn't even watch his partner, just keeps his head down and runs (for the team's cause obviously). Chahal pings a throw to KL Rahul who was waiting behind the stumps. Whips the bails off and churns out a cheeky grin. Jayant Yadav run out (Chahal/Rahul) 5(7)
16.1 -
Chahal to de Kock, out Caught by Jordan!! QDK's gone? Looks like Chahal has overstepped. Looks touch and go, where's the point of first landing? It looks like he's landed on the line - which belongs to the umpire. "The benefit of doubt might go to the bowler" chirps Sanjay Manjrekar on air. "Why would you be an umpire" retorts Hayden. The TV ump. is trying numerous angles. Someone freeze the clock please! And here comes the verdict - He is O-U-T. de Kock waltzes down the pitch and goes through with the attempted loft. Didn't get to the pitch of the delivery and didn't time it well either. Jordan from long-off runs forward and consumes it. de Kock c Jordan b Chahal 60(52) [4s-5 6s-1]
15.0 -
Gayle to Brathwaite, out Caught by Watson!! Is he out? The umpires have decided to go upstairs. The referral is for a bump ball. It's a fair delivery, looks like it came off the thick outside edge. Yep! The replays confirm the same and Brathwaite has to walk back. The telly ump. confirms the same. Please have a look at Gayle's bowling figures - Did he borrow Shane Warne's fingers today? It was very full and wider of off, lures Brathwaite into squeezing it hard. He plays it off the back foot and ends up slicing it. Watto at backward point nestles it inches above the turf. Brathwaite c Watson b Gayle 1(2)
14.3 -
Gayle to Negi, out Caught by de Villiers!! AB doesn't drop many, doesn he? A fuller flighted delivery following a backing away Pawan Negi. He came down the pitch and wanted to loft it inside out over extra cover. Came off the toe-end and picked AB at long-off. Negi c de Villiers b Gayle 6(12)
11.2 -
Jordan to S Billings, out Caught by Gayle!! "Would you believe it? Chris Gayle has dived" goes Ian Bishop on air. Oh jeez! It's a bonzer of a catch according to Chris Gayle's fielding standards. Short and not that wide to be spanked. Billings rises on his toes and seeks to flay it past backward point with an uppish cut. Slices it off the outer half and Gayle.....Dives full length to his right and gobbles it air-borne. Woof! Those bucket hands I tell you. S Billings c Gayle b Jordan 4(6)
9.3 -
Chahal to Samson, out Caught by Rahul!! Sanju Samson isn't happy with the decision. Did it come off the bat? Not sure. Will confirm once the replays are out. It was a genuine legspinner that turned away from the right-hander. Shorter in length which enticed Samson to glide it towards third man with an open bat face. Rahul snaffles it and goes up straightaway, the umpire's finger goes up in a flash too. Someone send a truck to take Samson to the dressing room! He just doesn't want to leave. Replays show there wasn't any bat involved. Costly error? Samson c Rahul b Chahal 17(12) [4s-1 6s-1]
5.3 -
Chahal to Nair, out Caught by Kohli!! There's the posterboy of Indian cricket and the crowd are loving it. Boy! What commitment! Have to give to Virat Kohli, the way he ran back from mid-off, keeping his eyes on the ball and plucking it over his right shoulder. Lemme tell you: It wasn't the easiest of catches, but Kohli certainly made it look like one. Nair takes a step forward and chipped it in the air with a loft. Hit off the splice and Virat never gave up. Nair c Kohli b Chahal 11(10) [6s-1]
1.2 -
Aravind to Rishabh Pant, out Caught by Rahul!! There you go! BLR are jubilant, the crowd go wild too. Not sure, if they are supporting their home side. Aravind landed it on a perfect length and got appreciable movement away from the left-hander. Too good for Rishabh Pant who hops and flirts - Only to feed a healthy outside edge to KL Rahul, who collects and screams in delight. Rishabh Pant c Rahul b Aravind 1(2)
13.3 -
Aravind to Negi, 1 run, that's been biffed past the bowler. In fact nutmegged. "No children for him later in the life" goes Scotty-funky-Styris on air. ROFL moment. Negi threw the kitchen sink at this length delivery and jeez! It went at some pace, Aravind takes an evasive action and lets the ball pass through his legs. He expected the ball to come a lot quicker and was trying to protect, well the all important box area, but it gently skipped him
12.0 -
Jordan to Negi, 1 run, dropped by Aravind. A slower bumper outside off, Negi looks to ramp it over third man. Flew off the toe-end and Aravind had all the time in the world to settle himself under that. Moves forward swiftly, gets both hands but couldn't cling on. Hands-on-head moment for Chris Jordan...
1.1 -
Aravind to de Kock, 1 run, in the air and just dipped in front of a diving Jordan. QDK had plenty of width on this short of length delivery and he looked to flay it behind backward point. Skews off the outside edge as he is undone by the extra bounce. The fielder at backward point dives full length to his left, but it just eluded him by a couple of inches
13.1 -
Aravind to de Kock, 1 run, full and dipping in around off, QDK plays with an angled bat as he dinks one towards backward point. With that, he records yet another fifty in this T20 League. Whaadday player!