The local team is in a huddle near the fence. The batsmen are walking out. Binny has the new ball. Robbie to take strike. One slip in form of Gayle, standing a bit wide
Kolkata's middle order! That's where Bangalore would be hoping to sneak into as early as possible. But for that they have to breach the opening shield which has looked solid and intimidating at the same time this year.
Kohli: "Yeah the score wasn't bad. We had a strategy in place. Despite Gayle getting out early, we got to a good score. The wicket had a bit of moisture in it and that was surprising. The ball held up a bit on the pitch. The bowlers who bowled it slower, it helped them. Rahul batted well. He batted magnificently even in the last game. He plays proper cricketing shots. It is important to back young guys."
At one point, Kolkata looked like they had it under their control but Umesh Yadav's horrendous day and late hitting from Watson, Sachin Baby and Binny did help the cause of the hosts. But will that be enough? Bangalore's bowling has not been the best in the tournament and it will require one special effort to prevent the Knights from running through with this one. Chase coming your way in a while...
What exactly is enough at Chinnaswamy in a T20 game? No one will ever be able to judge that! But Bangalore's late surge has got them just about something which will be a morale booster for them. The fears of a small ground and a heavy batting line-up were put to rest today by the Kolkata bowlers, especially when Kohli and Rahul were batting. Got the better of Gayle first up and then despite fifties from Kohli and Rahul checked the run-flow during middle overs.
19.6 -
U Yadav to Watson, out Watson Run Out!! 1 run completed. Another full toss from Yadav and eventually, has resulted in a wicket. Watson works it to mid-wicket and sets off for a second run. However, Manish fires in a throw at the striker's end and Uthappa whips the bails off. In the final three overs, 54 runs were collected. Now that gives you an inkling that KOL's bowlers were taken to the cleaners. Watson run out (M Pandey/Uthappa) 34(21) [4s-5 6s-1]
U Yadav to Watson, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
Varun Aaron, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19.5 -
U Yadav to Binny, out Caught by M Pandey!! Finally some respite for Yadav. The full toss from Yadav, but it was below waist height. Binny lifts it to Manish at long-on and he pouches it. The umpire confirms the same that Yadav was fine there. Binny c M Pandey b U Yadav 16(4) [4s-1 6s-2]
U Yadav to Binny, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
19.4 -
U Yadav to Binny, SIX, in his last 10 balls, Yadav has gifted away 40 runs! BLR's batsmen have explored every nook and cranny of the ground against Yadav's bowling. The slower one from Yadav, biffed over the long-on fence
19.3 -
U Yadav to Binny, FOUR, now, Binny shows some finesse. The crowd roars in the background. The shortish ball from Yadav, Binny backs away a touch and ramps it over the keeper's head
19.2 -
U Yadav to Binny, SIX, when the ball met the willow, it gave an inkling that Binny got it right off the screws. The slower one from Yadav, Binny just clears his front leg and lifts it over long-off. It cleared the fence with utmost ease
19.1 -
U Yadav to Watson, 1 run, pushed down to deep mid-wicket
Stuart Binny, right handed bat, comes to the crease
18.6 -
A Russell to Sachin Baby, out Caught&Bowled!! Well, what happened there? Baby could have been dismissed in two ways. Eventually, given as caught and bowled. Baby tries to scoop and it comes off the toe-end. Russell takes a simple caught and bowled chance on offer. He also hits the stumps and Baby was caught short of the crease. However, given as caught and bowled. Sachin Baby c and b A Russell 16(8) [4s-2 6s-1]
A Russell to Sachin Baby, THAT'S OUT!! Caught&Bowled!!
18.5 -
A Russell to Watson, 1 run, Watson gets the pull to square leg off the toe-end
18.4 -
A Russell to Watson, FOUR, finally, Watson gets it off the sweet spot of the bat and on this fast outfied, it just rockets to the boundary boards. Very full and on leg-stump, Watson slogs it to the mid-wicket boundary
18.3 -
A Russell to Watson, FOUR, this is an unfair game! Just unfair on the bowlers. Full and on the stumps, Watson again manufactures room and tries to hammer it over the off-side and the outside edge zoots away to the third man boundary
18.2 -
A Russell to Watson, FOUR, Watson makes room and looks to loft it over long-off, but gets a thickish outside edge and the ball races away to the third man fence
18.1 -
A Russell to Watson, no run, Watson aims to slog it across the line and gets a bottom edge to the keeper
Andre Russell [3.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack
17.6 -
U Yadav to Sachin Baby, SIX, 23 runs off Yadav's over! Baby uses his feet and pulverises it over the deep square leg boundary. Crackerjack shot from him
17.5 -
U Yadav to Sachin Baby, FOUR, Yadav yanks his length back on this delivery, Baby plonks his front foot and pulls it to the deep mid-wicket fence. It is raining fours and sixes at the ground now. Yadav is under extreme pressure
17.4 -
U Yadav to Sachin Baby, FOUR, fuller length delivery and on the stumps, Baby lifts it over the bowler's head and into the downtown territories
17.4 -
U Yadav to Sachin Baby, wide, drifting down leg, Baby misses with his tuck, signalled as a wide
17.3 -
U Yadav to Watson, 1 run, fullish and outside off, pushed to long-on
17.2 -
U Yadav to Watson, FOUR, full toss and outside off, Watson cracks the drive to the sweeper cover boundary. It was a meaty blow from him
17.2 -
U Yadav to Sachin Baby, no ball, 1 run, drama in the middle as Yadav has bowled another one above the waist. Well, he should come off as he has bowled two above the waist! However, both umpires decide to continue. Hard for me to believe. Another high full toss from Yadav, Baby tries to hammer it over the mid-wicket region and gets it off the toe-end towards extra cover
17.2 -
U Yadav to Sachin Baby, no ball, Yadav loses his radar and bowls a full toss above Baby's waist, he looks to butcher it to the third man fence after making room and misses. It is adjudged as a free-hit
17.1 -
U Yadav to Sachin Baby, no run, the slower short one from Yadav, Baby looks to pull and misses. It hits Baby more near the ribs
Umesh Yadav [2.0-0-15-0] is back into the attack
16.6 -
M Morkel to Sachin Baby, 1 run, Baby pushes it to point and sneaks in a run. It was an off-pace ball from Morkel
16.5 -
M Morkel to Watson, 1 run, Watson drills it to deep extra cover for an easy single
Sachin Baby, left handed bat, comes to the crease
16.4 -
M Morkel to Kohli, out Caught by A Russell!! Well, Morkel will thank his stars that the missed opportunity by Gambhir did not result in KOL bleeding a lot of runs. Kohli tries to lift a length ball over the long-off region and slices it to Russell at sweeper cover who keeps his eyes on the ball and snaffles it. Kohli c A Russell b M Morkel 52(44) [4s-4]
M Morkel to Kohli, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
16.3 -
M Morkel to Kohli, 2 runs, well, Gambhir has pretty much dropped a sitter at backward point. Kohli waltzes down the track and tries to hammer it over the cover-region, but gets it off the toe-end towards Gambhir, who takes a few steps backwards but can't hold onto the catch
16.2 -
M Morkel to Watson, 1 run, stump-to- stump line, Watson slices it to deep extra cover
16.1 -
M Morkel to Kohli, 1 run, short of length delivery and outside off, Kohli taps it to mid-wicket. He cracks yet another fifty in this T20 League. It has become a routine affair for him these days
15.6 -
Narine to Watson, FOUR, Watson buries a full toss to the deep mid-wicket fence. It was hit with brute force
15.5 -
Narine to Watson, no run, a touch of width on offer, Watson cuts it to point
15.4 -
Narine to Kohli, 1 run, slower through the air and just outside off, drilled to long-off
15.3 -
Narine to Watson, 1 run, Watson eases it to short third man for a single
15.2 -
Narine to Watson, SIX, now that is what Watson is good at. He slog-sweeps a pushed through ball over the mid-wicket fence. Russell jumps in the air to pouch the catch, but even he had no chance there
15.1 -
Narine to Kohli, 1 run, fullish and on the stumps, Kohli tucks it to deep mid-wicket
Sunil Narine [3.0-0-32-0] is back into the attack
14.6 -
M Morkel to Watson, no run, a touch of width on offer, Watson cuts it to backward point
14.5 -
M Morkel to Watson, no run, what was Watson trying there? Yes, the fine leg fielder is up in the circle, but for Watson to use the scoop to a back of a length delivery that was bowled with good wheels? Hmm, not the right option, especially when you consider that he is better at playing shots down the ground. Not surprisingly, he can't make the connection
14.4 -
M Morkel to Watson, no run, good length delivery and outside off, Watson eases it to backward point, he looks to nab a single, but rightly sent back by his partner
14.3 -
M Morkel to Kohli, 1 run, just behind a good length and outside off, Kohli takes it from outside off and works it to mid-wicket
14.2 -
M Morkel to Watson, 1 run, a wee bit fuller and zooming on the stumps, Watson dabs it to point and sets off for a quick single
14.1 -
M Morkel to Kohli, 1 run, short of length delivery and outside off, Kohli tucks it to long-on after twirling his wrists on it
Morne Morkel [2.0-0-19-1] is back into the attack
13.6 -
Chawla to Watson, no run, Watson pushes it to the right of the bowler, who stops it on his followthrough
13.5 -
Chawla to Watson, no run, slower through the air and outside off, Watson cuts it to backward point
Shane Watson, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Time-Out in place now. Time for me to have a breather as well
13.4 -
Chawla to de Villiers, out Lbw!! The flatter delivery has done the trick for Chawla. de Villiers camps back to a ball that he should have been forward. He tries to tuck it and misses. On expected lines, Chawla dishes out an appeal for LBW. The umpire answers the appeal in the affirmative. It was crashing into middle and leg-stump. It might have been a seam up ball on replays. de Villiers lbw b Chawla 4(6)
Chawla to de Villiers, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!
13.3 -
Chawla to Kohli, 1 run, pushed through from Chawla, Kohli taps it to long-off
13.2 -
Chawla to de Villiers, 1 run, flatter delivery and on off-stump, de Villiers sweeps it to deep backward square leg
13.1 -
Chawla to Kohli, 1 run, the straighter one from Chawla, Kohli slog-sweeps it to deep mid-wicket. He did not exactly time that one though
12.6 -
Narine to de Villiers, no run, there is a muted appeal for LBW, but de Villiers was struck well outside the line of off-stump. de Villiers aims to work it into the on-side and connects with thin air
12.5 -
Narine to Kohli, 1 run, Kohli neatly pushes it to deep mid-wicket and sneaks in another run
12.4 -
Narine to Kohli, no run, flatter delivery from Narine, Kohli cuts it into the off-side
12.3 -
Narine to Kohli, FOUR, this time, Kohli stoops on one knee and cracks the slog-sweep, it races away to the deep mid-wicket fence. It beat two fielders in the deep with perfection
12.2 -
Narine to Kohli, no run, Kohli drives it to extra cover, but can't breach the gap. He took a step out of the crease there
12.1 -
Narine to Kohli, FOUR, the off-spinner from Narine, but it does not turn, Kohli rocks back and cuts it to the sweeper cover fence. He nailed that one
11.6 -
Chawla to Kohli, 1 run, the straighter one and outside off, Kohli uses the reverse sweep, but can only pinch a single
11.5 -
Chawla to de Villiers, 1 run, flatter delivery and on the stumps, pushed to cover
11.4 -
Chawla to de Villiers, no run, Chawla belts out an appeal for LBW, but rightly turned down as the impact was outside off. de Villiers sits on one knee and tries to sweep and misses, but the impact was outside off and hence, turned down. de Villiers perhaps got a glove on it
11.3 -
Chawla to de Villiers, 2 runs, de Villiers plonks his front foot forward and pushes it to long-off and hares down for a couple. These two scamper across the crease quite quickly
11.2 -
Chawla to Kohli, 1 run, pushed through and on the stumps, Kohli drills it to sweeper cover
AB de Villiers, right handed bat, comes to the crease
11.1 -
Chawla to Rahul, out Caught by Y Pathan!! Rahul's sparkling spread of run-scoring comes to an end. He is a disappointed man as he almost thuds his bat onto the ground. Flatter delivery and on off-stump, Rahul slices the loft to Yusuf at sweeper cover, who keeps his eyes on the ball and pouches it. He was looking to lift it over long-off. Rahul c Y Pathan b Chawla 52(32) [4s-6 6s-2]
Chawla to Rahul, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
10.6 -
Narine to Kohli, no run, Kohli pushes it to cover off the back foot, but can't pierce the gap
10.5 -
Narine to Rahul, 1 run, Rahul rocks back and cuts it hard to long-off. There was a slight misfield by the fielder at extra cover
10.4 -
Narine to Kohli, 1 run, slightly shorter in length, drilled down to sweeper cover
10.3 -
Narine to Rahul, 1 run, Rahul works it to mid-wicket after taking a step out of the crease
10.2 -
Narine to Rahul, FOUR, Rahul reaches his fifty in style with a reverse sweep. He takes on a flatter delivery and uses the reverse sweep and it runs away to the third man boundary. He raises his bat to acknowledge the crowd. Kohli pats him
10.1 -
Narine to Rahul, SIX, Rahul is firing on all cylinders today. Narine slides it down leg, Rahul sinks on one knee and slog-sweeps it over the deep backward square leg fence. He is in prime form
Sunil Narine [1.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack
9.6 -
Chawla to Rahul, 1 run, nudges it down to long-on for a single. Very sensible stuff
9.5 -
Chawla to Rahul, FOUR, oh brilliant. He was lining up for a sweep, you know. Then saw the ball was full and wide outside off so he opened the bat-face and sliced it between backward point and short third man
9.4 -
Chawla to Rahul, SIX, this is a facet of his game which has improved drastically by the looks of it. The ability to hit sixes. Steps out to the leggie, gets close enough to the pitch of the ball and levitates it over long-off
9.3 -
Chawla to Kohli, 1 run, stays flat-footed to a flatter leg-break outside off, and then dabs it in front of backward point
9.2 -
Chawla to Kohli, 2 runs, woah! That's two dives in the deep for the senior Pathan in two Chawla overs. Kohli plays a trademark whippy drive and is denied a boundary with some excellent fielding
9.1 -
Chawla to Rahul, 1 run, flatter and slightly short outside off, cut through the cover region
The strategic time-out has been enforced. I think it's about time to change gears if you are BLR. Plenty of wickets are in hand, and this is not an easy ground to defend. Time to tee off. One good thing so far is that KOL are brilliant with the over-rate, which is good. Primarily because I don't get paid on the basis of the number of minutes I work
8.6 -
U Yadav to Rahul, 1 run, driven very gently through the covers
8.5 -
U Yadav to Rahul, no run, back of a length delivery wide of off, doesn't rise much off the deck and scoots under Rahul's cross-batted willow to the keeper
8.4 -
U Yadav to Kohli, 1 run, if my eyes serve me right, which I'm sure they do, I saw Yadav pulling off a Pollard. Bowled from well behind the crease, almost 2-3 yards and then manages to rap Kohli on the gloves with a back of a length delivery springing in off the deck. Kohli didn't see that coming but picks a single through the square leg region
8.3 -
U Yadav to Rahul, 1 run, seemed like another slower back of a length delivery outside off, chopped in front of backward point
8.2 -
U Yadav to Rahul, no run, Yadav dupes Rahul with a slower full ball wide of off. He is way too early in the stroke, adjusts well though and jams it back to the bowler
8.1 -
U Yadav to Kohli, 1 run, full ball outside off, driven elegantly past a diving cover for a single
7.6 -
Chawla to Kohli, 1 run, fires one on the pads, nudged behind square towards short fine leg
7.5 -
Chawla to Kohli, 2 runs, short ball turning away outside off, cut ferociously in front of square and Pathan is compelled into a sprint at sweeper cover. Does well to dive and cut it off
7.4 -
Chawla to Kohli, FOUR, how often do you see this with leggies! Them dropping it short now and again is more common than seeing sapiosexuals on Tinder. Kohli slides back in the crease and hammers the pull through mid-wicket
7.3 -
Chawla to Kohli, no run, slightly slower through the air, results in a bit more turn. Kohli lunges forward, covers for the spin and blocks cautiously
7.2 -
Chawla to Rahul, 1 run, skips out of the crease to milk a single down to long-on
7.1 -
Chawla to Kohli, 1 run, bowls it flat on the stumps, length is on the shorter side, clipped through mid-wicket
Piyush Chawla, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
It's been risk-free cricket from this pair and the rate is brisk enough. It was important to build a platform after the departure of Gayle and they have done just that. There's a slight delay as Rahul had to be attended by the physio. Replays showed him to be in some pain as the physio tended to his hamstring
6.6 -
U Yadav to Kohli, 1 run, looked like Yadav rolled his fingers across that one, it's on a length around off and is nudged down to long-on
6.5 -
U Yadav to Kohli, no run, short of a good length, defensively pushed off the back foot into the off-side
6.4 -
U Yadav to Rahul, 1 run, nurdles this one off the hips behind square
6.3 -
U Yadav to Rahul, FOUR, he's getting back into that groove, into that zone in which he was in the previous game. Rocks back quickly to a short ball and pulls it emphatically along the carpet behind square
6.2 -
U Yadav to Kohli, 1 run, tries to drive a length ball on the up through the covers, goes too hard and messes the timing. Collects a single nonetheless
6.1 -
U Yadav to Kohli, FOUR, is there some magnet driving these bowlers towards Kohli's pads today? Yadav is guilty of feeding Kohli with a half-volley there, and is mercilessly flicked through square leg
Umesh Yadav, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
5.6 -
Narine to Kohli, 1 run, prefers to stay on the back foot and works him down to long-on
5.5 -
Narine to Rahul, 1 run, shorter outside off, this time Rahul is wating on the back foot before chopping it in front of backward point
5.4 -
Narine to Rahul, no run, gallops down the track but it looks like Narine had an inkling. Darts it in shorter and, again, Rahul has to go down the defensive route
5.3 -
Narine to Rahul, no run, pulls the length back, pushes it quicker and induces a defensive stroke
5.2 -
Narine to Rahul, FOUR, this doesn't happen very often. Back to back boundaries to welcome Narine to the crease. Rahul grounds his back knee, uses his long reach to good effect and wallops a sweep past a diving backward square
5.1 -
Narine to Rahul, FOUR, thrashes a drive past a diving extra-cover where Chawla is impaired with a bad bounce. It was too full from Narine, allowed Rahul to get to the pitch and force it through
Sunil Narine, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
4.6 -
A Russell to Kohli, no run, not a great stride in as he blocks into the off-side
4.5 -
A Russell to Kohli, no run, slips in a bumper which forces Kohli to take evasive action. Crouches hurriedly and ducks underneath
4.4 -
A Russell to Rahul, 1 run, dabbed down to third man for a single. It's pretty old-school batting from the duo for now
4.3 -
A Russell to Rahul, 2 runs, Russell goes full around off, at pace, and is flicked through mid-wicket. Mid-on gives chase and dives to stop
4.2 -
A Russell to Kohli, 1 run, now that's not on the pads, just that Kohli is so good. Picks it from around the fourth stump and clips it anyway through mid-wicket
4.1 -
A Russell to Rahul, 1 run, slows the pace down with an off-cutter, nudged down to third man beating a desperate dive from Yusuf Pathan at a modified gully
3.6 -
M Morkel to Kohli, 2 runs, there he goes again. Picked off the pads through mid-wicket, and despite Kohli slipping briefly at the non-striker's end, it's an easy couple
3.5 -
M Morkel to Kohli, 2 runs, Russell is in play once more at deep square leg. Has to run 20 yards to his left after Kohli tucks it neatly. Morkel has to refrain from bowling at his pads. "Don't bowl at his pads", Gambhir needs to put that on a T-shirt
3.4 -
M Morkel to Rahul, 1 run, meddles with a back of a length delivery outside off and guides it with an open bat-face down to third man
3.3 -
M Morkel to Rahul, FOUR, short ball which didn't seem to have THAT Morkel venom on it. Laboured off the deck and is pulled away wristily behind square. Kept it all along the ground and fine leg is up in the ring
3.2 -
M Morkel to Kohli, 1 run, drops it with very soft hands into the off-side and Rahul responds to the call of a single quick enough
3.1 -
M Morkel to Kohli, no run, short of length around middle, blocked from the crease
2.6 -
A Russell to Rahul, no run, spears in a yorker around off, squeezed into the off-side
2.5 -
A Russell to Rahul, no run, eww! Now that's blatantly ugly. Steps to the leg-side and tries to slog a full ball. Russell did well to follow him and sneaked past the inside edge
2.5 -
A Russell to Rahul, wide, huge shout from Russell, but that's nothing more than a ruse to distract the umpire. Erasmus has been around the circuit long enough. Short ball down leg, and even though Rahul's gloves are close on the attempted pull when the ball passes him, there's nothing there
2.4 -
A Russell to Kohli, 1 run, continues the trend of bowling it on a short of length, and is tucked behind square
2.3 -
A Russell to Kohli, no run, might have stayed slightly low! Certainly Kohli seemed to indicate so as he crouched belatedly after defending
2.2 -
A Russell to Rahul, 1 run, a similar delivery, and Rahul treats it in a similar manner. Opens the bat-face and runs it down to third man
2.1 -
A Russell to Kohli, 1 run, nothing has been full so far. Everything just behind a good length or even shorter. Kohli steers it down to third man
1.6 -
M Morkel to Rahul, no run, short ball in line with the stumps, Rahul arches his back a little looking to ramp it over the keeper but fails to make contact
1.5 -
M Morkel to Kohli, 1 run, Kohli will pick you off his pads all day long. Places it squarer this time and only a single
1.4 -
M Morkel to Kohli, 2 runs, what running this! Tearing the pitch down. Clips it off the hips behind square and takes Russell on who was charging in from the boundary. Beats his throw comfortably
A slip in place for Kohli..
Virat Kohli, right handed bat, comes to the crease
1.3 -
M Morkel to Gayle, out Caught by Uthappa!! What a way to hit back! Excellent short ball with some good shoulder behind it. Climbs awkwardly around shoulder height and rushes Gayle on the pull. He's in no control at all and skies it off a thick top edge. Some hesitation between the bowler and keeper as to whose catch it is, but then Morkel backs out well in time. Gayle c Uthappa b M Morkel 7(7) [6s-1]
M Morkel to Gayle, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
1.2 -
M Morkel to Gayle, SIX, there he goes! Hurls down the track, and Morkel must have been unnerved seeing him charge. Drops it on a length and gets spanked over his head. Off and running
1.1 -
M Morkel to Gayle, no run, this seems to be the ploy. Give no room at all. Short of length, around chest height and blocked
Morne Morkel, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
0.6 -
A Russell to Gayle, 1 run, another short of length delivery, trying to tuck the big man up. He clips it into the on-side and ambles across to keep strike
0.5 -
A Russell to Gayle, no run, short of length around off stump, Gayle defends it with ease
0.4 -
A Russell to Gayle, no run, oh a ripping delivery! In the channel outside off stump, that in-between length where Gayle isn't sure whether to come forward or not. Hangs on the crease and pokes at it but does well to pull the bat inside after the ball skid on with the angle
0.3 -
A Russell to Gayle, no run, tries a yorker first up to his compatriot but overdoes it slightly. Gayle nudges the low full toss towards mid-on
0.2 -
A Russell to Rahul, 1 run, fuller this time, looking for more swing. But instead, the ball just goes on straight with the arm and ends up on Rahul's pads, flicked to deep square leg
0.1 -
A Russell to Rahul, no run, hits the pitch hard on a back of a length, gets it to nibble away slightly and Rahul drops it with soft hands in front of backward point
Rahul and Gayle are at the crease. Rahul is on strike. A Russell will open the attack
Imagine blasting an unbeaten 29-ball 60, taking your side to a win...only to see someone else take away the MoM trophy. That's a typical 'poor guy loves a rich girl' movie plot that eerily overwhelms at the box-office. Anyway, more importantly, Kolkata win and ramp themselves to the second spot. More headaches for Kohli and his team; will be interesting to see if the musical chairs..err..the selection jugglery continues. Good night from Pratyush Sinha on behalf of Sagar Chawla, Bharath Ramaraj, Abhishek Chaudhary and Venkatesh. Yes, we are that big a team (thank you). Ta-ta!
Russell: "I have 'believe become' written on the back of my bat; that's my motto. It was an important game and we came out well. Well done to the guys tonight. We backed our strength. We (him and Yusuf) are two strong guys and he took the pressure off me. Batting with a guy like that made my job easier. Bowling against Chris (Gayle), Kohli and (KL) Rahul in good form...I am happy to concede 11 runs in three overs."
Andre Russell is the Man of the Match (What?)
Gambhir: "Unbelievable knock from Russell and Yusuf. We were never there, well we were there until the 17th over. Going for 60 odd runs in the last three. The way we started, our CV wasn't upto the mark. This is one of my favourite Yusuf innings. That one over from Watson where Yusuf cashed in set the game for us. At this venue, 12-13 runs per over is chaseable. We know Surya can be dangerous as a finisher as well and we also knew they had the Indian bowling and with not much of death bowling experience. It was matter of hanging in and having wickets in hand. Chasing 15rpo (runs per over) and getting it down to 7rpo set it up. Russell bowled very well up front. These are positive signs. Umesh didn't have a good day but he's a quality bowler. We need to sort these last 2 overs out and be more professional, and we can go a long way."
"Nothing much to say. I think we needed to take our chances. Getting to 100/4 and then getting it to go away. Couple of chances came our way and guys like Russell will make you pay. We got 185, wicket was sticky and their bowlers bowled well. We were on course, our batters had batted well at the end but that's how it goes. If you don't take chances, the other team will make you pay. These games can pull a player down. Need to be positive and need to correct our mistakes," says Virat Kohli who seemed cheery (these losses have numbed him, perhaps)
How well these two played can be fathomed from the fact that the duo amassed 96 runs off 51 balls. So far in the T20 League, the talk has been about BLR's weak bowling line-up. After yet another dismal show tonight, they are far from getting over.
When exactly do you think that a match is in your kitty? Any time but not as long as Andre Russell is out there (add to that the once in a blue moon flourish from Yusuf Pathan too). Bangalore had done enough to check the charge from the top order. Wickets at regular intervals meant that the run-rate plummeted. But Russell and Pathan had other ideas. Their supreme ability to clear the fence hurt Bangalore as mishits flew out of the park.
19.1 -
Aravind to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR, it's a done deal. Things Bangalore is famous for: IT geeks, pleasant weather, bisi bele bath and successful chases. Another team stumbles but Chinnaswamy plays the Godmother again. Top edges flew, mistimed shots carried but don't underestimate the good shots that were on offer. Coming to the delivery, it was an apt one to summarize Bangalore's bowling endemic (they humble themselves each season). Darted on leg stump, Yadav turned around and picked it with a flick over deep square leg
Sreenath Aravind [2.0-0-12-1] is back into the attack
18.6 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, backs away, exposes the stumps and clubs it to long-on. Scores level
18.5 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to Suryakumar Yadav, no run, the googly machine lets out another. Shorter in length than the last ball, Yadav looks to dab it late. There's an edge that the keeper shells...not sure. Need replays
2 needed now
18.4 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR, drifts this wrong 'un on leg-stump, Yadav turns around and sweeps it into the fine leg oblivion
18.3 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to Y Pathan, 1 run, uses his bat like a golf club and swings it along the turf to deep mid-wicket
18.2 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to Y Pathan, FOUR, can't figure out how deft and deliberate it was, but it's a boundary. Gets good bounce on this googly, Pathan is too much inside the line and then opens his bat a touch to squirt it past the keeper's gloves...through third man
18.1 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to Y Pathan, SIX, how ironic to get to a fifty courtesy the kilos of wood on your bat and the dwarfness of Chinnaswamy's boundaries. Googly pushed wide, Pathan just leans forward and brutes it over long-off. Can someone stop the carnage or have the Gods yielded too?
Pathan is about to pay back half a decade of trust (well almost)
Tabraiz Shamsi [3.0-0-35-0] is back into the attack
17.6 -
Chahal to Y Pathan, 1 run, end of a gem from Chahal. 4-0-27-2. Anti-Yadav spell. Bowls it slow outside off, the legbreak turns away and Pathan flashes it through cover to retain strike
18 runs in 13 balls
17.5 -
Chahal to Y Pathan, 2 runs, quick within the stumps again, Pathan razors it away to deep mid-wicket who runs in and fires the throw back in
17.4 -
Chahal to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, flatter straight ball pushed to long-off
Suryakumar Yadav, right handed bat, comes to the crease
17.3 -
Chahal to A Russell, out Caught by Binny!! He's walking but he has done what he needed to. A hurricane knock to get his team on the brink. Fullish delivery pinged wide, Russell got on his knees to reach out, biffs it with a push iron (read a flat bat) but couldn't thrust it with enough power. Off the toe-end and a simple catch at deep cover. A Russell c Binny b Chahal 39(24) [4s-1 6s-4]
Chahal to A Russell, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
17.2 -
Chahal to Y Pathan, 1 run, reaches out and skews it to cover-point. A quick single, still
17.1 -
Chahal to A Russell, 1 run, this looked like another massacre but Russell couldn't get much on it. Length ball, Russell pulls it to deep mid-wicket where Kohli hops, arches his back and interrupts the trajectory
Chahal to finish off..
Yuzvendra Chahal [3.0-0-21-1] is back into the attack
16.6 -
Watson to Y Pathan, FOUR, this is getting tastier. Gets a length ball outside off, throws the sink at this but there; bounce on this one. Off the top-edge, wide of the keeper and it runs away to third man. 23 off the last 3 overs. When was BLR's bowling potent, again?
16.5 -
Watson to Y Pathan, 2 runs, drags the length back, Pathan throws his hands at it and squirts it away to mid-wicket
16.4 -
Watson to Y Pathan, SIX, not this Six. Not Bangalore's bowling. Not my typing. What surprises me more is why is the crowd not yet on sedatives? Full ball with an invitation to be spanked, Pathan winds up to wield and biffs it over long-on
16.3 -
Watson to Y Pathan, FOUR, all the shots now on the show. Watson bangs one in, Pathan turns around, waits and then fetches this wide one with a pull. Waited long enough to swivel and off the lower half of the bat through deep backward square
16.2 -
Watson to Y Pathan, FOUR, wide and short. That's a suicide. An invitation to Halloween. Straightens his elbows and thrashes it with a cut through extra cover
16.1 -
Watson to Y Pathan, FOUR, the pitches, lengths and lines have been turned redundant. Bangalore's carving out another chase. Full ball, Pathan swings his willow and clobbers this over mid-wicket. Cleaves the gap between deep mid-wicket and long-on for a one-bounce boundary
Shane Watson [2.0-0-14-1] is back into the attack
Time-out! Phew. A 22-ball 38 from Russell should get you scared. Very scared. Watson, the messiah from Down Under, to try..
15.6 -
Aaron to A Russell, no run, that's a Russell-falling yorker. Spears this in, gets it to dip too and Russell takes his legs out of the way, jams his bat down and falls over. Almost gets the angle between bat and the ground more acute to not allow the ball to sneak through. 47 off 24 now
15.5 -
Aaron to A Russell, SIX, Russell has a bazooka, not a bat. Full ball, alright, but it's been muscled away. Gets low Yoda-like, gets under it but couldn't quite. Slices over long-off, can you believe? Someone check that bat (and his diet)
15.4 -
Aaron to Y Pathan, 1 run, back of a length delivery, wide enough and Pathan's readymade room doesn't ditch him. Extends hands and cuts it wide of backward point
15.3 -
Aaron to Y Pathan, FOUR, slower full ball, Pathan closes himself and buries his heads to unleash a clip. Round the corner and an easy boundary
15.2 -
Aaron to Y Pathan, 2 runs, whoa from Kohli. Runs across from long-off, gets his left hand low to fetch it and spears it back in. Slower delivery sitting up from Aaron, darts off the pitch to take the toe-end towards deep cover
60 runs in 29 balls. Russell is still there..Bangalore's sweating, even at the night
15.2 -
Aaron to Y Pathan, wide, hits some trampoline with this bouncer, Pathan's pull was held back and the ball zooms over
15.1 -
Aaron to A Russell, 1 run, lot of mediocrity there. A full toss actually, loops across the batsman, Russell gets too far inside the line and the leading edge rolls to third man
15.1 -
Aaron to A Russell, wide, slips out of his hand. He looks gawky. Pitches full wide of the tramline and Russell arrests his loaded bat
63 runs off the last 5 overs...Here's Aaron to make up for what Umesh did
Varun Aaron [3.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack
14.6 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to A Russell, 1 run, short and wide, cuts it through cover and it's a single to give him the strike
14.5 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to A Russell, FOUR, a misfield at long-off gives this away too. How the Universe conspires.. Everthing is a wide googly, inviting Russell to make up all the power. Russell has much of them. 12892698462 watts actually. Flat-bats it away for a boundary
14.4 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to A Russell, SIX, this is well hit. Much like a redemption for his conscience. Full in the slot, Russell gets on one knee and slog sweeps it over long-on. This is getting interesting
14.3 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to A Russell, SIX, well, Chinnaswamy Tyrion Lannister-like boundaries don't help. That's a top-edge that was hit deep into the crowd. Oh my! Googly again but it was fuller this time. Russell heaves, gets an top-edge and survives
14.2 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to A Russell, no run, wide googly sliding across from over the wicket, Russell swings and misses
14.1 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to Y Pathan, 1 run, pounds this wrong 'un on a shorter length, Pathan rocks back quick and pulls. Deep mid-wicket cuts it off after an arc'd sprint and a quick release
Tabraiz Shamsi [2.0-0-17-0] is back into the attack
Shamsi now..
13.6 -
Chahal to Y Pathan, 1 run, looks to swish it out of the park. The length was there but ends up reaching too far with his bat. Off the inside half to short fine to make the equation 81 off 36
13.5 -
Chahal to A Russell, 1 run, another ripper. What that turn is doing is that it's stealing all the timing. Another one skewed somehow to extra cover
13.5 -
Chahal to A Russell, 5 wides, poor boy. Just a leg-stump line, skids away and beats the keeper again to earn extras
13.4 -
Chahal to A Russell, no run, another one turning away from the stumps. Rips away, Russell swings but misses
13.3 -
Chahal to A Russell, byes, FOUR, stumping missed. That's a cardinal sin. Chahal has been excellent tonight. Saw Russell backing away, fired it full between his legs and skirts it past the inside edge. Keeper was watching the batsman, exends his hands to collect the ball but gets evaded
13.2 -
Chahal to Y Pathan, 1 run, flat and quicker within the stumps, Pathan squirts it off the edge to short fine
13.1 -
Chahal to Y Pathan, no run, pitches on some fifth stump and turns away. Pathan has a waft but the turn beat him there
93 runs in 42 balls...spin to continue
12.6 -
Aaron to A Russell, 2 runs, can I put it as a Dhoni shot, please? uses all his power to eat up the width, had his own room created too but it's mistimed past extra cover. Someone harness that power...please
12.5 -
Aaron to A Russell, no run, another good one. Bangs this short, Russell is backed away to pummel it downtown. Had to wait as the ball arrived slow but ends up waiting a tad longer. Misses
12.4 -
Aaron to A Russell, no run, that's a rural swoosh. Takes his front leg out, swings with all might but he connects with thin air. Couldn't help with the cliche, sorry
12.3 -
Aaron to A Russell, no run, take that. A 127ks bumper. Now you can't even duck them. Russell ducks and then had to get lower as the ball just doesn't bound off the pitch. That heaven-facing blade could have smelled the leather there...
12.2 -
Aaron to Y Pathan, 1 run, gets this full toss to dip but the leg-stump line allows a tickled single to fine leg
12.1 -
Aaron to Y Pathan, SIX, ten thousand thundering typhoons. That powerful. The Pathan power. Just a short of length ball sitting up pretty, Pathan swings his arms and pulls the bejeezus out of it...over cow corner
Varun Aaron [2.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack
102 runs needed off the last 8 overs
11.6 -
Chahal to A Russell, 2 runs, drifts onto the pads, Russell half-turns and tickles it to deep backward square for a brace
11.6 -
Chahal to A Russell, wide, turn and drift take it outside the off tramline, wided
11.5 -
Chahal to A Russell, no run, goes fuller, pushes this quicker and Russell crouches low to defend
11.4 -
Chahal to Y Pathan, 1 run, width again but another mistimed push-iron slap to long-off
11.3 -
Chahal to A Russell, 1 run, legbreak turns away to deny any timing on this slap. Rolls to long-off to allow a single
11.2 -
Chahal to A Russell, SIX, that's a ball that could take the thunder away from that Umesh Yadav spell. Horrendous. Short, really short, sat up and Russell murdered it with a pull over deep mid-wicket. HUGE
11.1 -
Chahal to A Russell, no run, turn away from leg-stump, Russell crouched to dig it into the turf
Yuzvendra Chahal [1.0-0-2-1] is back into the attack
Looks tough now but underestimating a chase at Chinnaswamy is tomfoolery..The leggie's back!
10.6 -
Watson to Y Pathan, no run, very good from Watson. No pace to work with and a fuller length that you can't get under. Squeezed out to mid-off for no run. 113 runs needed in 54 balls
10.5 -
Watson to A Russell, 1 run, goes for the wide yorker but it's a full toss drifting away. Russell protracts hands and flogs it wide of backward point
10.4 -
Watson to Y Pathan, 1 run, rolls his fingers over this length ball, Pathan gets the time to push it all flat-footed through cover
10.3 -
Watson to A Russell, 1 run, length ball and good shoulder on this ball again. Russell stays put, spindles around all cramped and splices it to short mid-wicket
10.2 -
Watson to Y Pathan, 1 run, holy me! That was another one. Avoid this Watson short ball hoodoo, KOL! Bangs one in again, Pathan swivels into a pull. Not in control and it dips well in front of an onrushing Kohli from deep mid-wicket
Andre Russell, right handed bat, comes to the crease
10.1 -
Watson to M Pandey, out Caught by Sachin Baby!! That's a wicket shoplifted. Pounds this ball on a short length, gets it to rise up but Pandey's prepared. Plonks his front leg away, flat-bats the pull but could power it only as far as long-on. Watson's dead ghosts then returned to haunt. Umpires checked for a no ball, finds an iota of his boot behind the line and obliged. M Pandey c Sachin Baby b Watson 8(12)
Watson to M Pandey, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Shane Watson [1.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack
ICYMUM: Chinnaswamy's square has been shaved all criss-cross
9.6 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to M Pandey, leg byes, 1 run, has he forgetten when is an LBW given? Clearly going down the leg-side, Pandey missed the tuck and was rapped on the pads. Extra run taken
9.5 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to Y Pathan, 1 run, full toss on the stumps. Pathan drills it down the ground to long-on
9.4 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to Y Pathan, no run, wide of off and flat. Pathan chops it towards short third man
9.3 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to Y Pathan, no run, shortish delivery, Pathan mistimes the pull and drags it back to the bowler
9.2 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to Y Pathan, no run, well flighted this time. Pathan tried to swing across the line and was beaten by the flight in the air. Dragged his back leg a bit, but not for long enough for Rahul to catch him short
Third umpire has been called for. Stumping appeal against Pathan. Looks close but he is in, well in. Why was Rahul so excited as he appealed? Mind games. Sheer mind games
9.1 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to M Pandey, 1 run, fullish ball, Pandey swings off the toe of the bat to deep square leg
Tabraiz Shamsi [1.0-0-15-0] is back into the attack
Yusuf Pathan, right handed bat, comes to the crease
8.6 -
Aravind to Gambhir, out Lbw!! Yorker. A slow one and it has got the better of Gambhir. Marginally hit outside off. But now it does not matter for the man who matters has raised his finger and sunk Gambhir. But has he sunk the hopes of KOL too. Can's say right now. Slower yorker and Gambhir was deceived by it as he tried to flay the shot through the on-side, the ball dipped in and hit him on the back leg. Gambhir lbw b Aravind 37(29) [4s-4 6s-1]
Aravind to Gambhir, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!
8.5 -
Aravind to Gambhir, FOUR, why do they even call it a good length? Gambhir clears his front leg and swings across the line, finds the gap through mid-wicket
8.5 -
Aravind to Gambhir, wide, this one will be though. Very wide outside off. Gambhir covers his sticks and lets it go
8.4 -
Aravind to Gambhir, no run, bumper down the leg-side, Gambhir does not get bat on the pull. Interestingly, not called a wide
8.3 -
Aravind to Gambhir, no run, shortish served with width outside off. Gambhir fails to flay the cut
8.2 -
Aravind to M Pandey, 1 run, Gayle missed the target at the bowler's end. Had it hit, Pandey could have continued running, back to the pavilion though. Pandey moved leg-side and drove it to point, Gambhir wanted a single and Pandey had to respond. You don't run your captain out
8.1 -
Aravind to Gambhir, 1 run, short ball at Gambhir. Did not time the pull as the ball rolls to mid-wicket, will pick up a single
Sreenath Aravind [1.0-0-5-0] is back into the attack
Time-out in place. Gambhir is the man for KOL, he has to stay for long if they have to chase it down. He has his limitations when it comes to big hitting but he is the best one around whom this innings can revolve. Having said that, Pandey is no scaredy-cat, has proved pivotal in the past for his team. There is no better day than today for him
7.6 -
Aaron to Gambhir, 1 run, easily done. Allows the ball to come to him and then opens the blade to send it to third man
7.6 -
Aaron to Gambhir, wide, slower delivery that missed the radar. Hurls it down the leg-side, Gambhir did not connect the glance, wided
7.5 -
Aaron to M Pandey, 1 run, short stuff by Aaron. Pandey mistimes the pull towards ABD at long-on
7.4 -
Aaron to Gambhir, 1 run, Aaron is appealing for everything, it was clearly pitched down the leg. Might have got a bit of bat as well as Gambhir tried to work it towards the on-side. Given as a run
7.3 -
Aaron to Gambhir, no run, short ball and Gambhir wants to help the pull over fine leg. Did not connect, the umpire turns down a big appeal. Was not given a wide so it must have touched something
7.3 -
Aaron to Gambhir, wide, tries to go full. Succeeds. Misses the line and bowls it too wide, called a wide
7.2 -
Aaron to M Pandey, 1 run, Pandey stays leg-side. The ball was a bit short around off, allowed Pandey the time to flash it hard. He did not do that well, hit it off the toe to Kohli, who fumbled as he tried to collect his in front of eyes. Single taken
7.1 -
Aaron to Gambhir, 1 run, Gambhir opens the face of the bat and steers this length ball to third man
Gayle shifts a bit wide, that's the only time he moves
6.6 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to M Pandey, 2 runs, googly and Pandey did not read it off Shamsi's hand. It was too late before he could see it, chips in the air past mid-wicket for a couple of runs
6.5 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to Gambhir, 1 run, goes straight with the angle, Gambhir works around the corner
6.4 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to Gambhir, FOUR, not a great effort by Aaron at deep backward square leg. Was slow to get low to his right and that earns Gambhir a four. His previous shot had forced Shamsi to drop it short. Gambhir rocked back and pulled it to the deep backward square leg fence
6.3 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to Gambhir, SIX, Gambhir is done with his watchful approach. Clears his front leg on this tossed up delivery. Dispatches it over the cow corner fence
6.2 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to M Pandey, 1 run, very full again. Pandey drives off the toe of the bat towards long-off
Slip continues to be in position
6.1 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to Gambhir, 1 run, full toss and Gambhir will watch it for now. Flicks to deep mid-wicket
Tabraiz Shamsi, left-arm chinaman, comes into the attack
5.6 -
Aaron to Gambhir, leg byes, 1 run, back of a length delivery this time on the pads of Gambhir. He misses the tuck, the ball ricochets off his pad towards the off-side
Leg-slip in place or was Gayle too lazy to change his position? Standing where he was for Pandey
5.5 -
Aaron to Gambhir, no run, not that short but certainly quick enough to beat Gambhir's attempt of cutting it square of the wicket on the off-side
5.4 -
Aaron to Gambhir, no run, big inside edge this time. Gambhir was trying to heave it into the on-side. The ball was bit too straight, inside edge onto the pads
5.3 -
Aaron to M Pandey, 1 run, this one did not surprise me. We expect this from ABD. Fullish ball it was on the pads of Pandey. He clipped to the left of mid-wicket. de Villiers dived to his left and hurled the throw at the bowler's end, missed the target else it could have been close
5.2 -
Aaron to M Pandey, no run, short ball outside off. Pandey was not in a great position to effect the pull, drags it off the inner part of the bat. Aaron fields in his followthrough
5.1 -
Aaron to Gambhir, 1 run, bowls it full around off. Gambhir drives firmly towards mid-off
Varun Aaron, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
Slip for Aaron as well. Gayle prefers to stand there
4.6 -
Chahal to M Pandey, no run, slider on middle and leg. Pandey looks to turn it. Was not in full control of the shot, it could have easily carried to the fielder at mid-wicket
4.5 -
Chahal to M Pandey, no run, slower through the air for the new man. He defends it to the right of the bowler
Manish Pandey, right handed bat, comes to the crease
4.4 -
Chahal to Chris Lynn, out Bowled!! Peach! Presented Lynn with a fait accompli. He could not do anything about it. Quicker delivery that just turned enough to elude the bat of Lynn. Pegs the off stump back. How well does this young leggie bowls on this ground. Things looking a bit shaky for the visitors. Chris Lynn b Chahal 15(12) [6s-1]
Chahal to Chris Lynn, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
4.3 -
Chahal to Gambhir, 1 run, touch flat and outside off. Gambhir steers it to the left of short third man for a single
4.2 -
Chahal to Chris Lynn, 1 run, tries a flipper and bowls it on the legs of Lynn. He turns it through mid-wicket
Slip in place
4.1 -
Chahal to Chris Lynn, no run, googly to start off. Lynn misses it completely. But a huge appeal is turned down by the umpire this time. Was it doing down the leg-side? Looked very close to the naked eye
Yuzvendra Chahal, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
Spin for the first time. Will it turn the match?
3.6 -
Watson to Gambhir, FOUR, use of feet from the KOL skipper and it has paid its dividends. Gets closer to the pitch of the ball and then swings across. There is no one manning the deep mid-wicket fence and the ball races away to the fence
3.5 -
Watson to Chris Lynn, 1 run, too straight from Watson and Lynn won't mind that. Easily clips it through mid-wicket and hares to the other end
3.4 -
Watson to Gambhir, 1 run, around his pads from a length. Gambhir works it towards mid-wicket
3.3 -
Watson to Chris Lynn, 1 run, how could they drop it? It was ABD's catch but he pulled out after seeing Shamsi running from mid-wicket. It was a short ball and Lynn tried to drag the pull, the ball was a bit high and the top edge went high. But the confusion between the two Proteas helped Lynn
3.2 -
Watson to Chris Lynn, 2 runs, fullish delivery around off. Lynn chips it past the bowler and beats mid-off. de Villiers from long-on moves to his left and does the mopping work
3.1 -
Watson to Gambhir, 1 run, off-pace delivery to start off. Gambhir has it easy as he tucks towards mid-wicket
Men behind the wicket are inside the ring
Shane Watson, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
2.6 -
Binny to Gambhir, 1 run, Gambhir waits this time and then turns his bat at the last moment, the ball rolls behind the umpire for a single
2.5 -
Binny to Gambhir, no run, full for Gambhir. Around his legs, he clips it but cannot beat the fielder at mid-wicket
2.4 -
Binny to Chris Lynn, 1 run, short and asking to be pulled. Lynn drags it off the inner part of the bat to mid-wicket
2.3 -
Binny to Chris Lynn, 2 runs, drags the length a bit this time and kept it on the stumps. Lynn works it around the corner for a couple of runs
2.2 -
Binny to Chris Lynn, SIX, that is more like it. Stand and deliver stuff from Lynn. The ball was a bit full and it helped him, He cleared his front leg a bit and lofted over the long-off fence
2.1 -
Binny to Gambhir, 1 run, serves a half-volley around off. Gambhir drives to the left of Aaron at mid-off, who tumbles and fields. Single taken
1.6 -
Aravind to Gambhir, 1 run, Aravind wanted to move it away from middle and leg. The ball went with the angle instead, helping Gambhir in tucking it around the corner for a single
1.6 -
Aravind to Gambhir, wide, away movement again. Just too much to digest, called a wide
1.5 -
Aravind to Gambhir, no run, width on offer outside off. Gambhir cuts it to the right of backward point, dive by the fielder denies any run
1.4 -
Aravind to Chris Lynn, 1 run, gets his bat behind this length delivery and softly pushes towards mid-off, single on offer
1.3 -
Aravind to Chris Lynn, no run, another one that has been slanted away from the blade of Lynn. This time sanity prevails, left alone
1.2 -
Aravind to Chris Lynn, no run, that is well bowled. Really well bowled. Got the ball to angle away from the right-hander. Got some movement off the pitch as well. Coat of paint away from the blade of Lynn
1.2 -
Aravind to Chris Lynn, wide, too much of movement outside off. Lynn does not bother with it, Marais Erasmus spreads his arms
1.1 -
Aravind to Gambhir, 1 run, on the pads of Gambhir. He will take those, flicks it to deep backward square leg
Sreenath Aravind, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Chris Lynn, right handed bat, comes to the crease
That wicket has introduced two slips
0.6 -
Binny to Uthappa, out Caught by Kohli!! He has struck. That will send the crowd into a frenzy. And it's his primary art that has earned Binny the wicket. Got the ball to move away just enough outside off. Uthappa was trying to push the drive on the up. Got a thickish outside edge that carried to Kohli at backward point. Easy one there for the captain. Uthappa c Kohli b Binny 1(4)
Binny to Uthappa, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Short mid-off has been placed
0.5 -
Binny to Uthappa, no run, that is the kind of movement we expect from Binny. Got the ball to straighten just outside off. Uthappa was tentative on the push and is beaten
0.4 -
Binny to Gambhir, 1 run, this is better. Got the ball to nip in just a touch from outside off. Gambhir drops in front of point and adda single to the tally
0.3 -
Binny to Gambhir, FOUR, short and punished. Not enough pace behind this delivery, Gambhir rolled his wrists on the pull and sends it to the deep backward square leg fence
0.2 -
Binny to Uthappa, 1 run, another length delivery around the off stump area. Uthappa pats in front of mid-off and is off the mark
Slip has been taken off
0.1 -
Binny to Uthappa, no run, kisses back of a length just outside off. The ball swerved away a bit. Uthappa defends from the crease
Uthappa and Gambhir are at the crease. Uthappa is on strike. Binny will open the attack