Welcome back! What else have we got in store on a day maiden T20 League fifties and maiden T20 tons are being crunched? It's a lovely sight out there. Sunny, yes, but it's a packed house and a potential run chase is up our sleeves. As tasty as it gets. I spot Chahal opening the bowling... Interesting. Kohli is off the ground. AB will captain for now
"It's a good feeling but the game's not over, it's just half of it. Today was one of those days when I didn't expect myself to get a hundred. I just wanted to hit good areas but ended up getting a hundred. Against Delhi, I was 75 odd at the time-out when Dan (Vettori) came and told that I am 25 short. That (a T20 century) was the only thing left. Then I got run out on 99 once. I just focused on playing good cricket. I could hit the right balls into the gaps today and get to the landmark. I slipped going for the second run and sprained my ankle (talking about the seeming cramps) but that's where the fitness counts; other muscles took over. Got one on the foot when that Dhawal yorker hit me but all's fine. The wicket wasn't an easy one to bat on. The second innings will be much more difficult to bat. We are 15-20 runs above par but we can't take anything for granted, we will still look to defend 150-160," says a jubilant Kohli after receiving his Orange Cap
Dhawal Kulkarni was right on the money giving a fine exhibition of swing bowling in the first over and prised out Shane Watson, who was promoted to open the innings. Tambe and Jadeja were economical too. On this deck, Gujarat's batsmen have a task on their hands as it won't be easy to chase down the target. Join us in a while.
Virat Kohli assessed the pitch and conditions well to essay his first T20 League hundred, and propelled BLR to a competitive total. AB de Villiers threw caution to the winds early on but fizzled out for 20 - which is an abnormality. It was then the Virat and Rahul show. The pair batted sensibly and steadied the innings with a 121-run stand. Rahul started off slowly but went berserk in the slog overs and carted the bowling to all parts of the ground. He notched his maiden T20 League fifty.
19.6 -
Dwayne Bravo to Kohli, FOUR, Kohli certainly writes his own scripts. Kohli crunches his first T20 League century off the final ball of the innings. He holds his arms aloft after removing his helmet and hugs KL Rahul. He deservedly gets the applause from his teammates. The smile on his face shows that he really enjoyed playing that knock. He is surely pumped up. Even though, he is playing for the opposition, the crowd too roars in delight. Very full and just outside off, Kohli backed away and sliced it over backward point for a boundary
19.5 -
Dwayne Bravo to Kohli, FOUR, holy! Moly! Can Kohli crack a century? Here he waltzes down the track, and hammers this full toss straight down the ground for a boundary
19.5 -
Dwayne Bravo to Kohli, wide, sliding down leg, Kohli lets it go by
19.4 -
Dwayne Bravo to Kohli, SIX, Kohli, though, gives a fitting riposte by depositing a very full ball over the mid-wicket fence. He is in the nervous 90s now
19.3 -
Dwayne Bravo to Kohli, no run, Bravo is a shrewd man. This time, he bowls the off-pace delivery outside off, Kohli backs away and looks to slap and can't make the connection. Bravo watches a batsman's movements like a hawk
19.2 -
Dwayne Bravo to Rahul, 1 run, Rahul shuffles across and mistimes the heave to long-on
19.1 -
Dwayne Bravo to Kohli, 1 run, low full toss from Bravo, Kohli clips it to deep mid-wicket. He wants to sneak in another run, but rightly sent back by his partner
18.6 -
D Kulkarni to Kohli, 1 run, Kohli uses his feet, almost yorks himself, but is able to squeeze it out to mid-wicket off the toe-end
18.5 -
D Kulkarni to Kohli, FOUR, this time, Kohli backs away after using his feet and slaps it to the extra cover boundary. The stand now is worth 100
18.4 -
D Kulkarni to Kohli, 2 runs, Jadeja showcases brilliant work at long-on. He and McCullum are putting up a stealler show in the field. Kohli whips it to long-on where Jadeja runs around the boundary, puts in a dive to save a couple
18.3 -
D Kulkarni to Kohli, 2 runs, shorter in length, Kohli pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a brace
18.2 -
D Kulkarni to Rahul, 1 run, Rahul has grabbed the opportunity to crack his maiden T20 League fifty. He gets a generous round of applause from his team in the dug-out. Rahul pushes it to long-on. It was a length delivery from Kulkarni
18.1 -
D Kulkarni to Kohli, 1 run, Kohli works it to mid-wicket
Dhawal Kulkarni [3.0-0-28-1] is back into the attack
17.6 -
Dwayne Bravo to Kohli, 1 run, very full and just outside off, drilled down to sweeper cover, where McCullum again is there to swoop down on the ball quickly to stop the duo from stealing another run
17.5 -
Dwayne Bravo to Kohli, 2 runs, Andrew Tye makes a valiant effort by diving forward to pouch a catch at long-on, but it falls just in front of him. Kohli lifts a slower one to long-on, where Tye's gallant piece of fielding does not meet with success
17.4 -
Dwayne Bravo to Rahul, 1 run, very full and on the stumps, Rahul clips it to mid-wicket
17.3 -
Dwayne Bravo to Kohli, 3 runs, Baz is a superman in the field! He dives to his right with hands first and then stops it from crossing the boundary rope. Just exemplary effort from the veteran. The TV umpire checks whether he is fine and it is clear that he made a fine stop. Kohli drills it to sweeper cover and Baz comes up with a spectacular effort
17.2 -
Dwayne Bravo to Kohli, no run, finally we see the quicker one from Bravo! It was bowled at 138ks to cut Kohli into half and beat his inside edge
17.1 -
Dwayne Bravo to Rahul, 1 run, Rahul again skips out of the crease to make it into a full toss, but Bravo sees him early and bowls the off-pace ball on a fuller length, Rahul gets a soft leading edge to long-off
Dwayne Bravo [2.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack
16.6 -
P Kumar to Rahul, 1 run, Rahul just pats it to short third man. Runs are coming thick and fast. GUJ need one of their bowlers to stand up and be counted on this flat deck
16.5 -
P Kumar to Rahul, FOUR, Rahul makes room, dances down the track, opens the blade to drill a full toss to sweeper cover. It had enough legs to cross the boundary rope
16.4 -
P Kumar to Rahul, FOUR, can I call Rahul the wristy wizard for that shot? Low full toss from Praveen, Rahul just whips it to the mid-wicket fence. These full tosses are not working for sure
16.3 -
P Kumar to Kohli, 1 run, low full toss from Praveen, Kohli drives it to deep extra cover
16.2 -
P Kumar to Kohli, 2 runs, very full and on the stumps, Kohli push-drives it to long-off and good running between the wickets help the pair to collect a duece
16.1 -
P Kumar to Kohli, FOUR, low full toss from Praveen, Kohli uses his feet and whips it to McCullum at long-on who fumbles under pressure and that results in a boundary
Praveen Kumar [2.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack
15.6 -
D Kulkarni to Rahul, SIX, Rahul's enterprising knock might surprise a few. But those few who watch domestic cricket regularly know that he can lift the tempo. Rahul backs away and lofts it over long-off. It goes all the way
15.5 -
D Kulkarni to Rahul, SIX, the slower short one from Kulkarni, Rahul picks it from the hand and pulls it over mid-wicket. When the leather met the willow, it gave an inkling that it came right off the screws
15.4 -
D Kulkarni to Rahul, no run, this time, the off-cutter from Kulkarni, Rahul tries to butcher it across the line and misses. It missed the off-stump by a whisker
15.3 -
D Kulkarni to Rahul, no run, it looked like an off-cutter to me, Rahul aims to club it and misses. Kulkarni is all over Rahul like a rash at the moment
15.2 -
D Kulkarni to Rahul, no run, Rahul charges down the track to a back of a length delivery to hoick it across the line, but can't make the connection. Hands on head moment for Kulkarni
15.1 -
D Kulkarni to Kohli, 1 run, very full and on the stumps, clipped to mid-wicket. It was the cross-seamer from Kulkarni
Dhawal Kulkarni [2.0-0-15-1] is back into the attack
14.6 -
Dwayne Bravo to Kohli, 1 run, Bravo ends the over with yet another slower one. Is he going to bowl a quicker delivery in his quota of four overs? Kohli just dabs it to point
14.5 -
Dwayne Bravo to Kohli, 2 runs, low full toss from Bravo, Kohli clips it to mid-wicket, where Jadeja again puts in a dive to his left, but can't stop the pair from collecting a brace. Jadeja gets applause from the crowd for his piece of sharp fielding
14.4 -
Dwayne Bravo to Kohli, FOUR, the 50-run stand between the two is up now. These slower ones are becoming predictable. Kohli shows deft touch to place a slower one wide of the diving short third man fielder and into the fence
14.3 -
Dwayne Bravo to Kohli, 2 runs, Bravo continues with his stream of slower ones, Kohli picks it from the hand and tucks it to mid-wicket, where Jadeja swoops down on the ball quickly and fires in a throw at the striker's end off balance. However, Kohli was in
14.2 -
Dwayne Bravo to Rahul, 1 run, the off-pace delivery that was bowled full, Rahul takes a step or two out of the crease and clips it to mid-wicket
14.1 -
Dwayne Bravo to Rahul, no run, another slower one and on the stumps, Rahul pushes it back towards the bowler
14.1 -
Dwayne Bravo to Rahul, wide, the in-dipping slower one from Bravo, Rahul uses his feet, but fails to make the connection. It was drifting down leg and signalled as a wide
Time-Out in place now
13.6 -
Jakati to Rahul, 1 run, full and zooming in on the stumps, Rahul whips it to mid-wicket
13.5 -
Jakati to Kohli, 1 run, very full from Jakati, Kohli whips it to long-on after taking a step or two out of the crease
13.4 -
Jakati to Kohli, 2 runs, shorter in length, Kohli waits for it and cuts it to sweeper cover. He hustles across for the second run. With it, Kohli also cracks another fifty in the T20 League
13.3 -
Jakati to Rahul, 1 run, Rahul sinks on one knee and sweeps it to deep square leg. He got right on top of the ball there
13.2 -
Jakati to Rahul, SIX, Rahul has shown on occasions in domestic cricket that he has an extra gear. It is hard to forget his sumptuous knock for South Zone against Central Zone in the Duleep Trophy in 2014, when he unfurled a series of crackerjack shots. Here he is showing glimpses of it. Rahul uses his reach to charge down the track, takes it on the half-volley and and lofts it straight down the ground for a maximum
13.1 -
Jakati to Kohli, 1 run, pushed through and on the stumps, Kohli pushes it to long-on
12.6 -
Dwayne Bravo to Kohli, 1 run, low full toss from from Bravo, Kohli punches it to mid-wicket, Kohli has again laid the platform for BLR to amass a substantial total
12.5 -
Dwayne Bravo to Kohli, no run, the off-pace delivery from Bravo, Kohli tucks it to the right of the bowler, who stops it
12.4 -
Dwayne Bravo to Rahul, 1 run, Rahul clips it to mid-wicket for another easy single
12.3 -
Dwayne Bravo to Rahul, no run, short and wide, Rahul aims to cut and misses
12.2 -
Dwayne Bravo to Rahul, FOUR, Bravo tries one of those slow in-dipping slower ones, but does not get the dip on it. Rahul cracks the drive to bisect the gap through cover and mid-off with needlepoint precison. No need to run for those. It was creamed by him
12.1 -
Dwayne Bravo to Kohli, 1 run, the slower one, but Bravo slides it down leg, Kohli works it to deep square leg
Dwayne Bravo, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
It looks like Kohli is cramping up. It can happen, especially with scorching sun baking the ground all the time
11.6 -
Jakati to Kohli, 1 run, too straight from Jakati, Kohli nudges it to mid-wicket. Rahul looks to sneak in the second run, but to no avail
11.5 -
Jakati to Rahul, 1 run, Rahul waltzes down the track, gets close to the pitch of the ball, closes the bat face and keeps it all along the carpet to whip it to long-on
11.4 -
Jakati to Kohli, 1 run, flatter delivery and on the stumps, Kohli clips it to mid-wicket after twirling his wrists on it
11.3 -
Jakati to Rahul, 1 run, shorter in length, Rahul goes right back and pulls it to mid-wicket. He looks for another run, but decides against it
11.2 -
Jakati to Rahul, no run, Rahul sits on one knee and sweeps it to short fine, but couldn't pinch a quick single
11.1 -
Jakati to Rahul, no run, Rahul camps back and cuts it to backward point, but again can't bisect the gap
Shadab Jakati [1.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack
10.6 -
Jadeja to Rahul, 1 run, shorter in length, Rahul cuts it to deep backward point
10.5 -
Jadeja to Kohli, 1 run, flatter delivery and on the pads, Kohli clips it to mid-wicket
10.4 -
Jadeja to Kohli, no run, Kohli dabs it to backward point, but can't pierce the gap
10.3 -
Jadeja to Kohli, 2 runs, too straight from Jadeja, Kohli tucks it to deep mid-wicket for a brace. Excellent running between the wickets there
10.2 -
Jadeja to Rahul, byes, 1 run, Rahul aims to slap it through cover and fails to connect. The duo collect a bye to cover-point
10.1 -
Jadeja to Rahul, no run, Rahul attempts to flick it around the corner and misses. It hits his pads and rolls across towards short mid-wicket
9.6 -
Tambe to Rahul, 1 run, this time, the straighter-one from Tambe, Rahul pushes it to long-on
9.5 -
Tambe to Kohli, 1 run, flatter delivery and just outside off, Kohli push-drives it to long-off
9.4 -
Tambe to Kohli, FOUR, Kohli beat two fielders in the deep with clockwork precision there. Kohli sinks on one knee and slog-sweeps it to the deep mid-wicket fence. Another boundary for the Indian captain
9.3 -
Tambe to Rahul, 1 run, sliding down leg, Rahul paddles it to short fine leg
9.2 -
Tambe to Kohli, 1 run, tossed up delivery and just outside off, driven to long-off
9.1 -
Tambe to Kohli, no run, slower through the air and just outside off, Kohli drives it to cover, who puts in a dive and saves a few runs for his team
8.6 -
Jadeja to Kohli, 1 run, Kohli nudges it to mid-wicket. Jadeja himself gives the chase and keeps Kohli to a single. He hounded it down with athletic strides there
8.5 -
Jadeja to Rahul, 1 run, too straight from Jadeja, Rahul works it to mid-wicket
8.4 -
Jadeja to Rahul, FOUR, this time, Rahul aims to reverse sweep, but ekes out a top-edge that goes over the slip fielder and into the third man fence
8.3 -
Jadeja to Rahul, no run, slightly shorter in length, Rahul dabs it backward point
8.2 -
Jadeja to Kohli, 1 run, quicker on middle and leg, clipped to deep mid-wicket
8.1 -
Jadeja to Rahul, 1 run, tossed up on the stumps, wristed to long-on
7.6 -
Tambe to Rahul, 1 run, steps out and gets to the pitch of the googly, flicked to mid-wicket
7.5 -
Tambe to Rahul, no run, short and wide outside off, cut straight to backward point
Lokesh Rahul, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Time-Out in place now
7.4 -
Tambe to de Villiers, out Caught by Raina!! Soft dismissal after essaying a promising knock. de Villiers cracks the inside-out drive to a flatter delivery, Raina at cover keeps his eyes on the ball and takes the catch by reverse-cupping it and then tumbles backwards. Both de Villiers and Kohli were providing the money's worth to fans at the stadium. However, de Villiers now has to go back to the hutch. de Villiers c Raina b Tambe 20(16) [4s-2]
Tambe to de Villiers, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
7.3 -
Tambe to Kohli, 1 run, Kohli pats it to short third man and scampers across
7.2 -
Tambe to de Villiers, 1 run, shorter in length, de Villiers cuts it square on the off-side. There was a chunk of dust coming out when de Villiers was beaten in the last over. Good signs for BLR's spinners?
7.1 -
Tambe to de Villiers, 2 runs, short and begging to be hammered, de Villiers pulls it to deep mid-wicket, where Jadeja runs around the boundary rope and gets to the ball quickly to keep the pair to a duece
Pravin Tambe [1.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack
6.6 -
Jadeja to de Villiers, 1 run, too straight from Jadeja, de Villiers nudges it to deep square leg
6.5 -
Jadeja to Kohli, 1 run, Kohli sits back and pats it to short third man
6.4 -
Jadeja to de Villiers, 1 run, de Villiers pushes it square on the off-side
6.3 -
Jadeja to de Villiers, no run, how did that miss the sticks? This one pitched on a length and then turned away from de Villiers to beat his tame poke. It went over the top of middle and off-stump
6.2 -
Jadeja to Kohli, 1 run, again Kohli stays on the back foot and works it to deep square leg. de Villiers does not look for another run
6.1 -
Jadeja to de Villiers, 1 run, slower through the air and on the stumps, de Villiers punches it to long-off
Ravindra Jadeja, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
5.6 -
Jakati to de Villiers, 1 run, too straight from Jakati, de Villiers tucks it to mid-wicket
5.5 -
Jakati to de Villiers, FOUR, de Villiers follows up Kohli with a sparkling drive. Flatter delivery and on off-stump, de Villiers goes inside-out and drives it to the sweeper cover boundary. Splendid spread of run-scoring on display
5.4 -
Jakati to Kohli, 1 run, Kohli goes back in the crease and flicks it to mid-wicket. Both of them are putting up a masterclass in terms of playing on the back foot on a rather slow wicket
5.3 -
Jakati to de Villiers, 1 run, slower through the air, this time, from Jakati, de Villiers drives it to long-off
5.2 -
Jakati to Kohli, 1 run, stump-to-stump line, peckered to cover for an easy single
5.1 -
Jakati to Kohli, FOUR, slightly shorter in length and on the stumps, Kohli punches it past the diving cover fielder and no need to run for those. Kohli got on top of the bounce to play that stroke
Shadab Jakati, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
4.6 -
Tambe to Kohli, 1 run, flatter delivery and on the stumps, Kohli drives it to long-off
4.5 -
Tambe to Kohli, no run, Kohli attempts to drive, but for once, mistimes it back to the bowler
4.4 -
Tambe to de Villiers, 1 run, pushed through and on off-stump, de Villiers push-drives it to long-off. The duo are just toying with the bowling now
4.3 -
Tambe to Kohli, 1 run, Kohli nudges it to mid-on for another single
4.2 -
Tambe to Kohli, FOUR, Kohli is in prime form. Flatter delivery and on off-stump, Kohli essays the punchy-drive and it rockets to the extra cover fence. He is at his glorious best when he plays those drives through the cover-region
4.1 -
Tambe to Kohli, FOUR, lovely use of the crease by Kohli. The straighter one from Tambe, Kohli uses the inside-out drive and the ball runs away to the deep extra cover boundary. Bravo ran around the circumference and tried to get a boot in to stop the four, but to no avail
Pravin Tambe, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
3.6 -
D Kulkarni to Kohli, 1 run, too straight this time, Kohli clips it to deep square leg for an easy single
3.5 -
D Kulkarni to de Villiers, 1 run, the slower one from Kulkarni, de Villiers pushes it to mid-on
3.4 -
D Kulkarni to de Villiers, FOUR, the first boundary off the afternoon for the South African maestro! Again offered with width, de Villiers cracks the cut past the diving fielder at cover-point (Raina). He gets a hand on it, but that was such a ferocious cut shot that it had enough legs to race away to the fence
3.3 -
D Kulkarni to Kohli, 1 run, the off-pace delivery from Kulkarni, Kohli waits for it and dabs it to third man. The duo are manipulating the strike wonderfully well
3.2 -
D Kulkarni to Kohli, no run, good length delivery and zooming in on the stumps, Kohli guards it out
3.1 -
D Kulkarni to de Villiers, 1 run, on a length and on the stumps, Villiers flicks it to deep square leg
2.6 -
P Kumar to Kohli, FOUR, good length delivery and just outside off, Kohli dances down the track and drives it to the extra cover fence. Nice timing and placement from him there
2.5 -
P Kumar to Kohli, FOUR, quality shot by Kohli! He camps on the back foot and hammers the cut to the deep backward point fence. It came right off the screws
2.4 -
P Kumar to Kohli, no run, well, Kohli looks to put pressure on the fielder at cover, but was rightly sent back by de Villiers. Kohli steers it to cover after using his feet, but the fielder swooped down on the ball quickly and under-armed the throw, but by then, the batsman was in
2.3 -
P Kumar to de Villiers, 1 run, de Villiers camps and pats this back of a length delivery to third man
2.2 -
P Kumar to Kohli, 1 run, good running between the wickets help the duo to scamper across for a quick single. Kohli pats it to cover-point and sets off, his partner responds and makes it
2.1 -
P Kumar to Kohli, no run, a touch of width on offer, Kohli thumps it to extra cover
1.6 -
D Kulkarni to de Villiers, no run, this was a peach of a delivery from Kulkarni. He pitched it on a good length and then it swung away late from de Villiers, he had a tame poke at it and the ball whistled past the outside edge
1.5 -
D Kulkarni to Kohli, 1 run, the outswinger from Kulkarni, Kohli gets an outside edge to third man
AB de Villiers, right handed bat, comes to the crease
1.4 -
D Kulkarni to Watson, out Caught by Jadeja!! Kulkarni has picked up the prized scalp of Watson with a slower one. It was a skier, but Jadeja kept his eyes on the ball all the way and then grabbed the catch with both hands. Good length ball and just outside off, Watson aims to butcher it over the infield on the off-side, but gets it off the toe-end and Jadeja at cover-point takes it. Watson c Jadeja b D Kulkarni 6(6) [4s-1]
D Kulkarni to Watson, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
1.3 -
D Kulkarni to Kohli, 1 run, good length delivery and on the stumps, Kohli twirls his wrists on it and works it to mid-wicket
1.2 -
D Kulkarni to Watson, 1 run, fullish and outside off, Watson drives it to extra cover for a quick single
1.1 -
D Kulkarni to Watson, FOUR, too straight from Kulkarni, Watson flicks it to the left of the fielder at deep mid-wicket, who puts in a desperate dive, but can't succeed in his endeavour
Dhawal Kulkarni, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
P Kumar to Kohli, no run, a tad fuller and outside off, Kohli dabs it to backward point
0.5 -
P Kumar to Watson, 1 run, if Dwayne Smith at mid-on had effected a direct-hit that would have been curtains for Watson. Fortunately for him, he missed. Watson pushes it to mid-on and hares down to the other end. Smith picks up the ball quickly and flings in a throw, but can't hit the stumps. Watson was a goner
0.4 -
P Kumar to Watson, no run, mediocred with width, Watson smears the cut, but can't bisect the gap through backward point
0.3 -
P Kumar to Watson, no run, a touch of width on offer, Watson attempts to cut, but gets it off the inside part of the bat to cover
0.2 -
P Kumar to Kohli, 1 run, another outswinger from Praveen, Kohli dabs it to third man after covering for the swing to pinch a single
0.1 -
P Kumar to Kohli, no run, the away-swinger from Praveen, Kohli covers his sticks and lets it go by
Kohli and Watson are at the crease. Kohli is on strike. P Kumar will open the attack
What should BLR do to resurrect this bowling line-up? Is there a magic spray? Can the Bangaloreans please look for it? Poor Virat Kohli. Gets a ton and ends up losing it, thanks to bowling plans hosed down the flush drains. The Viratians (as they like to call themselves) must be hurting. And hurting despite the team jersey they had on today. Raina continues to lead an impressive team that knows to recover from hurricane knocks, knows to be the perennial second-favorites but also knows to win handsomely. That's it. Hop tabs to catch the other game. Goodbye from Pratyush Sinha on behalf of Bharath Ramaraj and Sreenivas. Ta-ta!
Kohli: "Doesn't feel good now. Would have liked to cross the line. Didn't plan it, didn't feel at any stage that I would get to that hundred. The opportunity came at the end to strike a few. Gayle should be back for the next game, we have missed him but have done well with the bat. Bowling's execution isn't up to the mark. The wicket was slowish and we had to change the pace and keep the ball on the body. It has to be in a winning cause. These things (Orange Cap and the ton) don't matter. Not having that winning feeling about the team is never a good feeling."
Virat Kohli is the Man of the Match for his first-ever T20 ton
Raina: "It's a good win. I thought it will be an enough total for us when Virat got a ton but Smith started well and DK (Karthik) finished well. We bowled well in the first six overs but then Virat played well in the middle. Didn't lose focus, had partnerships and credit to our batting unit. Smith is batting well at the top, did so for CHN too. At the moment, we are not sure about Finch's fitness. We will see about him in Delhi."
Here's Danny Morrison with the presentations...Hold on for the quotes
Gujarat register a thrilling victory. They got off to a flying start, with both openers Dwayne Smith and McCullum plundering the bowlers to all parts of the ground. The pair sent shivers down the spine and the bowlers were hiding for cover. Smith threw his wicket to a loose shot. However, skipper Raina took centerstage. After McCullum's departure, he along with Dinesh Karthik kept the scorecard ticking and never allowed the run-rate to dip at any stage. With 21 needed to win from 2 overs, Karthik and Jadeja applied the finishing touches to help Gujarat romp home in the end.
19.3 -
Watson to Dwayne Bravo, FOUR, game over. BLR lose this, despite winning the toss. Despite KL Rahul's maiden T20 League fifty. Despite Kohli's sparkling first ever T20 ton. How? Beyond me. Kohli reckoned this was 15-20 runs above par, and so did I, but this pitch is loyal to its (makeshift) masters. Never slowed up, allowing easy runs that were certainly helped by some dross bowling. Coming to the ball, it wasn't a bad one. Fullish but Bravo is Bravo. Gets under it and tonks it through long-on - places it straight enough to beat the effort in the deep. Poor Kohli, someone give him a hug. How symbolic is it to get a ton only to lose the match, on Sachin's birthday? Bad bowling line-ups follow Indian legends, no?
Dwayne Bravo, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19.2 -
Watson to Jadeja, out Caught by Rahul!! Rahul hasn't given up. Takes a scorcher behind the stumps to send Jadeja back and then celebrates letting his flying hair-mane sail. Shortish off-cutter outside off, was an easy dab to third man. Jadeja instead plays it finer and Rahul dives full length sideways to grab it with one hand. A wicket too late? Jadeja c Rahul b Watson 12(10) [6s-1]
Watson to Jadeja, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
19.2 -
Watson to Jadeja, wide, this is dross. Tries to bowl it wide but overbakes the plan. Jadeja crouches, reaches out but he doesn't have a golf club. Has a bat. Wided
19.1 -
Watson to D Karthik, 1 run, a potential match-winning fity this. Gets a full toss as a gift, can't butcher it but puts enough in this loft to long-off to get a single
19.1 -
Watson to Jadeja, no ball, 1 run, Watson has overstepped! There goes the match...and the fight. Off-breaks it outside off, Jadeja dabs it with a slice to third man and gets a single. And a free-hit
18.6 -
I Abdulla to D Karthik, FOUR, a sandwich over. Two bad balls containing four run-saving darts. A full toss, can you believe it? Karthik thumps it over Abdulla's head with a shimmy and gets the all-important boundary. Brings the equation down to 7 runs off the last over
What's coming? Last ball of the over
18.5 -
I Abdulla to D Karthik, 2 runs, length to be swept and Karthik does so, closes himself on the shot to place it finer of the deep backward square leg in place
18.4 -
I Abdulla to D Karthik, 2 runs, good batting, bowling and fielding altogether. Running too. Flatter and wide of off, Karthik clubs it to long-on where ABD attacks the ball and fires a flat throw...not before the duo rob two runs
18.3 -
I Abdulla to Jadeja, 1 run, tosses it up and dips it in front of Jadeja who can't get under it. Flicked to deep mid-wicket
18.2 -
I Abdulla to D Karthik, 1 run, ticked off the pads to mid-wicket for a quick single
18.1 -
I Abdulla to D Karthik, FOUR, was always the danger. Turning a touch outside off, Karthik shuffles across and kneels to pick it up with a sweep over short fine leg
21 runs off 12 balls. Do BLR have it in them? Richardson has shown it. It will be spin! Abdullah to bowl it
17.6 -
Kane Richardson to D Karthik, leg byes, 1 run, this is a very good over. Just 6 runs off it. On the stumps, Karthik looks to sweep, is late and it rolls off the pad to mid-wicket
17.5 -
Kane Richardson to D Karthik, 2 runs, lovely from ABD. Full toss driven through extra cover, ABD runs in an arc, dives head-first and slides forward to push the ball in and prevent a boundary
17.4 -
Kane Richardson to Jadeja, 1 run, squeezed out to Kohli at long-off and a flat throw from his (motored) arm doesn't allow a second
17.3 -
Kane Richardson to D Karthik, 1 run, short and it's cut away to short third man for a single, Shamsi dives to his left and saves a few runs
17.2 -
Kane Richardson to D Karthik, no run, dropped by Kane Richardson! Slower back-of-the-hand delivery, Karthik doesn't read and punches at it tamely. Carries all the way to Richardson who was in his followthrough but the ball hits the top of his palm and pops out
17.1 -
Kane Richardson to Jadeja, 1 run, low full toss and it's been driven to extra cover - straight to him
Kane Richardson [3.0-0-48-1] is back into the attack
27 runs off the last 3 overs. Can this be the over? Kane Richardson has the ball..
16.6 -
I Abdulla to D Karthik, 2 runs, flat as an iron and on middle to allow a clipped deuce to cow corner. ABD fields...and the camera pans to Kohli sporting a serious face
Looks easy now..
16.5 -
I Abdulla to D Karthik, 2 runs, line within the stumps to make up and Karthik twists his wrists to collect a brace, a well-run brace, to mid-wicket
16.5 -
I Abdulla to D Karthik, wide, wide line to start and then the turn away to see the umpire's arms outstretched
16.4 -
I Abdulla to Jadeja, 1 run, flatter on the pads to arrest the room and Jadeja clips him nonchalantly through square leg
16.3 -
I Abdulla to Jadeja, no run, fired outside off, extra bounce and it beats Jadeja's upper cut attempt
16.2 -
I Abdulla to Jadeja, SIX, that's why. Left the last ball for this. Gets it quick again outside off, fetches it with a bat swing and hammers it over deep mid-wicket. Huge. Can a stadium BE any louder?
16.1 -
I Abdulla to Jadeja, no run, fired across from round the wicket, and Jadeja lifts his bat and lets it go
Iqbal Abdulla [2.0-0-15-0] is back into the attack
39 runs needed. 24 balls remaining.
15.6 -
Chahal to Jadeja, 1 run, bowls a googly, dishes out width and Jadeja flogs it to extra cover to retain the strike
15.5 -
Chahal to D Karthik, 1 run, slight turn on leg-stump and an easy tucked single to mid-wicket
Ravindra Jadeja, left handed bat, comes to the crease
15.4 -
Chahal to Raina, out Caught by I Abdulla!! Chahal is smart and Raina is not. Lets out a shimmy quite early and gives Chahal the chance to fire it flat and further outside off. Raina has to reach out on the loft downtown, gets it off the toe-end and balloons it to long-off. Raina c I Abdulla b Chahal 28(24) [4s-3]
Chahal to Raina, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
15.3 -
Chahal to D Karthik, 1 run, lets the ball slide in and then forces it out to deep extra cover
15.2 -
Chahal to D Karthik, 2 runs, that deep cover is sweeping a huge arc. Flatter legbreak dropped short, it's cut through cover only to be cleaned up in the deep
15.1 -
Chahal to Raina, 1 run, 50-run partnership now. Chahal slings it wide of off, Raina pokes across and pushes it to deep cover
Yuzvendra Chahal [3.0-0-27-0] is back into the attack
Last 5 overs left and 45 runs to get. Gujarat are favourites, not outright favourites but yes, definitely ahead. With BLR's bowling history, Raina and Co. should be confident
14.6 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to D Karthik, 2 runs, hip-tickler tucked away to deep square leg. Slight bit of lethargy in the deep permits an easy brace
14.5 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to D Karthik, 2 runs, ooh, leading edge and it falls to the left and in front of the bowler. Closed his bat face early and hence that. Gets a couple as the ball scoots to long-off
14.4 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to Raina, 1 run, swept away to short fine for a single
14.3 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to Raina, no run, quicker one that bounces, Raina chases it, couldn't make contact as the ball zipped past the outside edge. Should have been called a wide, but Shamsi gets away with it
14.2 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to Raina, no run, turns away outside off and Raina adjusts to push it to backward point. D Karthik is in a hurry, is sent back but the throw drops in front of Shamsi who's already far from the stumps - collects, turns around and tries to under-arm the ball with a dive, but Karthik makes it in with a dive
Run out appeal sent upstairs. Not out!
14.1 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to D Karthik, 1 run, can't bowl that. Shortish and Karthik kneels to pull-sweep it through square leg
Tabraiz Shamsi [3.0-0-15-1] is back into the attack
13.6 -
Watson to D Karthik, 1 run, opens up and jams a single to backward point. 51 runs needed now. Gujarat need a big over to calm nerves, BLR, a wicket
13.5 -
Watson to Raina, 1 run, waits a touch too long to shave it off the pads, Watson goes "oh", but Raina manages some bat on the tuck round the corner
13.4 -
Watson to Raina, FOUR, shot! Full on the pads, met with a crossed bat and kilos of wrists to swat it away through backward square leg
13.3 -
Watson to D Karthik, 1 run, too full to be punched with flat feet but Karthik does so. Off the splice almost and it rolls to long-off to allow a single
13.2 -
Watson to Raina, 1 run, flat yorker on middle, Raina gets low and tickles it round the corner
13.1 -
Watson to D Karthik, 1 run, reached forward for a flick, inside-edged it onto his boot and stole a single as the ball rolled to short third man
Shane Watson [2.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack
Time-out! 60 runs needed off last 7 overs. BLR were 92-2 at this stage
12.6 -
Chahal to Raina, 2 runs, easy 8 runs with that running between the wickets. Pushes this one through seeing the batsman walk out but dishes out width in trying to sling it across. Gives Raina the space to flush it through cover
12.5 -
Chahal to D Karthik, 1 run, dropped short but not too short to be cut away. Karthik gets forward and punches on the up to long-off
12.4 -
Chahal to D Karthik, 2 runs, shortish ball is cut away through cover for a brace
12.3 -
Chahal to Raina, 1 run, leans across and waits to drive this wide floater through cover
12.2 -
Chahal to D Karthik, 1 run, legbreak turning away much to give the width. Punched through cover
12.1 -
Chahal to Raina, 1 run, wide googly cut to backward point where Watson leisurely fired in a throw back to the keeper
Yuzvendra Chahal [2.0-0-19-0] is back into the attack
68 runs req. in 48 balls. Tabraiz Shamsi only has one more over left. Will he finish off? Chahal and Watson have two each
11.6 -
Kane Richardson to Raina, 1 run, on his toes to get on top and tucks this shortish ball down to deep backward square
11.6 -
Kane Richardson to Raina, wide, down leg, Raina swivels to play the pick-up but couldn't
11.5 -
Kane Richardson to Raina, FOUR, it's beyond AB too. That good. Length ball and Raina read the length early, backed away and thumped it with a punch through mid-off. That ball was on a scooter
11.4 -
Kane Richardson to D Karthik, 1 run, wanted to go over mid-off and the ball went through mid-on. Reached out too far across, skewed the drive off the inside half and could still get a single
11.3 -
Kane Richardson to D Karthik, 2 runs, gets it short outside off but couldn't cover the bounce on the cut shot. Top edge that's cleaned up by third man
11.2 -
Kane Richardson to Raina, 1 run, had his front leg out anticipating the short ball, and it was. Off-pace though and robs the timing on this bat swipe for a single to backward point
11.1 -
Kane Richardson to D Karthik, 1 run, just short of good length and on the stumps, Karthik tucks it off his hips to mid-wicket and hares across
Kane Richardson [2.0-0-37-1] is back into the attack
10.6 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to D Karthik, 1 run, tamely opens himself up and pushes this to backward point to retain the strike. A very good over indeed
10.5 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to Raina, leg byes, 1 run, foxed! Bowls a wrong 'un as he sees Raina shimmy out and loft, gets hit on the back leg and it might have been bouncing over. Was struck in line and was in line surely. Lovely recovery
10.4 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to Raina, FOUR, Raina! Skips out of the crease, meets this legbreak and lofts it down the ground
10.3 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to D Karthik, 1 run, pushed with a shuffle to deep mid-wicket
10.2 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to D Karthik, no run, it could have been trouble. Pushes this into the off-side and runs. Point dives across and lets out a throw while flat on the ground...Raina hurried back in
10.1 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to D Karthik, no run, doesn't read the googly and it's too full to read off the pitch. Karthik closes the bat face, and a leading edge rolls behind square on the off-side
86 runs needed off the last 10 overs. Sightscreen issues give my fingers time to breathe
9.6 -
Watson to Raina, no run, slow and full, Raina jams it into the pitch. Watson protracts hands over his head to collect, isn't tall enough and the ball is tipped away towards mid-wicket. Batsmen don't risk it. It's not a mutual fund afterall
9.5 -
Watson to D Karthik, 1 run, another wristy one. Greets a full ball with borrowed wrists from Laxman and pinches a single to mid-wicket
9.4 -
Watson to D Karthik, 2 runs, that's cheeky. Sees the short ball, looks to pull but sees it climbing on him and adjusts with a slap over extra cover. Mid-off and cover run back but it eludes them. Never looked a chance
9.3 -
Watson to D Karthik, FOUR, wow. That's a helicopter cut. Short enough and with width, Karthik cocked his wrists and thrashed it over backward point
9.2 -
Watson to D Karthik, no run, off-cutter outside off, squeezed out to backward point and Kohli runs across and cuts it off, dives and cuts it off
Kohli is uber active, with exagerrated hand gestures and words
9.1 -
Watson to Raina, 1 run, opens the face of the bat on impact and taps it to backward point for a single
Shane Watson [1.0-0-6-0] is back into the attack
8.6 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to D Karthik, no run, stays put, gets his bat aside his pad and blocks the bejeezus out of it
8.5 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to D Karthik, no run, dabbed it to cover
8.4 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to D Karthik, no run, direct hit and Raina could have gone. Yes, certainly. He was halfway down the track after Karthik blocked a googly to backward point. But it was straight to the fielder, Raina rushed back and thanked his luck to see the stumps intact, thanks to Raina taking a body blow to save the wood. Bollywood-ish
8.3 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to D Karthik, no run, bowls the googly again, Karthik lets it slide across and bunts it with an open bat
Dinesh Karthik, right handed bat, comes to the crease
No Finch yet...
8.2 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to Brendon McCullum, out Caught&Bowled!! Gets it to pitch and see what happens. Fires the wrong 'un on leg-stump, holds in the pitch too as McCullum looked to nudge it into the leg-side and a leading edge pops safely back to Tabraiz Shamsi. This is a lifeline for Bangalore, McBomb looked in a mood to explode. Well, almost did. Brendon McCullum c and b Tabraiz Shamsi 42(24) [4s-5 6s-2]
Tabraiz Shamsi to Brendon McCullum, THAT'S OUT!! Caught&Bowled!!
8.1 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, there's a slip for the googly but it doesn't matter. This is a full toss. A filthy one on the pads, McCullum gets low and sweeps the pants off it. Through mid-wicket
7.6 -
I Abdulla to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, tucked through mid-wicket this time. Shuffled across, sees it shortish on the stumps and uses the bounce to good effect
7.5 -
I Abdulla to Raina, 1 run, no shimmy. He learns his lesson quick...except against a short ball. Ouch. Gets behind the line and pushes this off-stump delivery to long-on
7.4 -
I Abdulla to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, wide line already and the turn away gives McCullum the room to slap it through covers
7.3 -
I Abdulla to Raina, 1 run, pushes this into the off-side but straight to sweeper cover
7.2 -
I Abdulla to Raina, no run, he will do this. He will use his legs to a left-arm spinner. Sehwag and spin. Raina (and Ganguly) and left-arm orthodox. Steps out, it's quicker than he thought and misses. On the pads and rolls into the off-side
7.1 -
I Abdulla to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, flat short one angled in to McCullum standing on leg-stump. Follows him but McCullum is deep enough to swat it round the corner
Iqbal Abdulla [1.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack
6.6 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, on the pads and razored away to backward square with a jerk of the wrists
6.5 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to Raina, 1 run, hint of turn, Raina hops as he opens up with the bounce and bunts it with an open bat
6.4 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, play a lotto tonight, Shamsi! Bowls a low full toss and sees a tame sweep to deep square from McCullum. A McCullum who's on fire.
6.3 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to Raina, 1 run, drifts and dips in front of middle, Raina takes it on the full and turns it round the corner
6.2 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to Brendon McCullum, leg byes, 1 run, straightens on leg-stump, McCullum misses the tuck and the ball pads away for a leg-byeh
6.1 -
Tabraiz Shamsi to Raina, 1 run, legbreak but too full, Raina gets forward and pushes it to long-on
Tabraiz Shamsi, left-arm chinaman, comes into the attack
Time-out!
5.6 -
Kane Richardson to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, he can be delicate too. Not all power. A low full toss has been met with a straight bat and caressed past the bowler. Poor soul. 25 runs off this over to cap off the powerplay. Lesson: look away when the captain looks at you to bowl the last over of the powerplay
5.5 -
Kane Richardson to Brendon McCullum, SIX, this has been projectiled into its orbit. Richardson bowls it full to compensate, McCullum's experience told him to crouch and murder it with a slog. Backed away to give him the room to swing and the rest is history
5.4 -
Kane Richardson to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, Richardson can't help it. Nobody can. You would bang it short seeing the batsman charging down and what does Brendon McCullum do? Adjusts, wields his bat across the line and scythes it over deep mid-wicket
5.3 -
Kane Richardson to Brendon McCullum, SIX, shortish ball near the mid-riff and McCullum swivels to smoke a pull over deep backward square leg. Did the ball bleed yet?
5.3 -
Kane Richardson to Brendon McCullum, 5 wides, down leg, McCullum tickles, misses and so does the keeper in his desperate dive
Suresh Raina, left handed bat, comes to the crease
5.2 -
Kane Richardson to Dwayne Smith, out Caught by de Villiers!! He doesn't drop them, this de Villiers. An embarrassingly soft dismissal this. Bowled with a cross seam, Smith meets this off-pace delivery with an intentional pick-up flick and it carries all the way to long-on. Intended a stylish chipped single over mid-on, maybe, but was beaten by the pace, played early and ended up chipping it all the way. Dwayne Smith c de Villiers b Kane Richardson 32(21) [4s-3 6s-2]
Kane Richardson to Dwayne Smith, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
5.1 -
Kane Richardson to Dwayne Smith, no run, wide yorker and Smith reaches out with a squeezing loft that's cleaned by backward point
Kane Richardson [1.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack
One more over to go. This is a gooood start by all means. I would take a maiden and not lose a wicket in the next over. It's back. Dwayne Smith's boot issues. Players are around him along with the umpires....storm in a tea cup. We are ready now as the lights are being switched on, suggest Danny Morrison and the long shadows
4.6 -
Watson to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, shaves it off his pads for a single to deep square leg
4.5 -
Watson to Dwayne Smith, no run, dips on a fuller length, Smith got an inside edge on the pad and it rolled back to Watson
Smith is delaying it all with his problematic shoe laces. Is he done? No. His boot came out. Now he is ready
4.4 -
Watson to Dwayne Smith, no run, 132ks bowled with a finger roll, on middle and leg and it's been tucked to mid-wicket
4.3 -
Watson to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, gets low and looked to swat it, but drags it to mid-wicket given the lack of pace on that
4.2 -
Watson to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, he heard me. He did, believe me. One step, two step and takes the ball on the up to drill it past the stumps. Wow
4.1 -
Watson to Brendon McCullum, no run, he's lost somewhere today. Gets a full ball on leg-stump, and instead of a brutal flick over square leg, it's a nudge to mid-wicket
Shane Watson, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
A quick start with BMac nudging it run-a-ball. Here's Watson!
3.6 -
I Abdulla to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, spin is bleeding at the moment. Another 10-run over this. Shortish and getting good bounce, McCullum rides it with a punch wide of extra cover
3.5 -
I Abdulla to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, tucked off the pads through mid-wicket for a single
3.4 -
I Abdulla to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, bowls it very full and a little wide, Smith uses his long reach (and handle and hands) to reach out and squeezes out a drive. Tailors it through the point-cover arc
3.3 -
I Abdulla to Dwayne Smith, no run, Abdulla has not recovered and Watson saves the blushes with a diving stop at short fine. Tripe ball crying to be pummeled, Smith does so with a tickling nudge but...
3.2 -
I Abdulla to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, Smith has swagger and strong bottom hand. Not a bad ball at all. Quick and right upto him, Smith crouches and heaves it over mid-on
3.1 -
I Abdulla to Dwayne Smith, no run, flatter on stumps, Smith blocks it back
Iqbal Abdulla, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
So, Chahal makes up for the first over. 19 runs off two overs. If you see him bowling one more, you'd have thought that Batman vs Superman will be a hit too. Here's some left-arm orthodox from round the wicket
2.6 -
Chahal to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, flatter one bunted off the inner half to mid-wicket
2.5 -
Chahal to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, good from Chahal. Sees McCullum on his segway - rolling out of his crease - slows it down on a shorter length and sees McCullum adjust with a tuck to mid-wicket
2.4 -
Chahal to Brendon McCullum, no run, gets the width, reaches out with a widened stance and cuts it straight to backward point
2.3 -
Chahal to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, flashed past a diving Chahal, who gets a hand and parries it to mid-on
2.2 -
Chahal to Dwayne Smith, SIX, that's a free-for-all buffet. Short googly, Smith backs away, gets under in and slogs it over mid-wicket with disdain
2.2 -
Chahal to Dwayne Smith, no ball, FOUR, poor stuff. From the Umpire Bruce Oxenford. Straightens on leg-stump, Smith swivels and pull-sweeps it through fine leg. Chahal had an iota of his heel behind the line but I am not the umpire. Free-hit coming up
Okay, time for slip to disappear. Whoosh!
2.1 -
Chahal to Dwayne Smith, 2 runs, flatter on leg-stump, Smith allows the ball to come right up and squuezes it out with a punch through mid-wicket
Chahal will continue..
1.6 -
Kane Richardson to Brendon McCullum, no run, missed out. A dolly short ball dressed in width, McCullum goes hard and chops it to backward point. Still a 12-run over
1.5 -
Kane Richardson to Brendon McCullum, no run, sent back! Close. Rajkot goes "ooooohhhh". Pushes this to cover, takes off but Dwayne Smith doesn't respond...kept staring at McCullum in horror. Brendon McCullum is quick enough - turned back and made a half-dive to get back in as the throw evaded the stumps
1.4 -
Kane Richardson to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, that's been rightly put into the fine leg dustbin. Down leg, enough room to swivel and swat it past a diving short fine
Kohli is back..Off you go, ABD!
1.3 -
Kane Richardson to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, plonks forward, pushes it to mid-off and collects a single of sanity
1.2 -
Kane Richardson to Dwayne Smith, SIX, Smith has arrived. Murders this fuller length delivery with a brutal hoick. Cross seamer, flat foot, doesn't matter. Got across, swung arms and butchered it over long-on
1.1 -
Kane Richardson to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, slung in on a fuller length, angle takes it on leg-stump where it pings McCullum's bat and it's a single to mid-on
Kane Richardson, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
So, the leggie, as Kohli called at the toss, has had a good start. Was it AB or Vettori or Kohli who made this call? Think. Kane has the ball..
0.6 -
Chahal to Dwayne Smith, no run, fires it on middle and gets good bounce with turn to hit the splice, as Smith looked to poke at it flat-footedly. To cover in a hurry and there's no run again
0.5 -
Chahal to Dwayne Smith, no run, hint of turn, Smith's dangled bat meets the legbreak off the outer half. Not a run there
0.4 -
Chahal to Dwayne Smith, no run, again backs away and punches the defence back towards mid-on
0.3 -
Chahal to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, carries on with the angle on leg-stump, might be the googly. McCullum shuffles across and stabs it to mid-wicket
0.2 -
Chahal to Brendon McCullum, no run, no flight. It's with VK in the dressing room. McCullum gets forward and bunts it back
One slip
0.1 -
Chahal to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, a low flat one has been made room on and pushed to mid-wicket for a single. Smith is away!
0.1 -
Chahal to Dwayne Smith, wide, fired down leg, Smith misses the sweep and it's wided
Dwayne Smith and Brendon McCullum are at the crease. Dwayne Smith is on strike. Chahal will open the attack