So, all eyes on Steyn-gun to deliver. The GUJ players have emerged on the edge of the boundary ropes. A mini conflab and off they go. The swinging arms are out too. Davey Warner along with Shikhar Dhawan. Dale Steyn expectedly gets the new nut. When is the last time he played a cricket match? T20 WC against Sri Lanka I reckon. One slip for him. Steyn to Warner. Ah! This will be exciting...
Bhuvneshwar: "I was happy to bowl inswing to Finch. I was happy to bowl the inswinger as he does not play that well. Swing is always the best option in any format. (Mustafizur) he is a bowler who bowls with a different action. He has a good slower one and difficult to pick. He is a fun-loving guy in the dressing room. I am happy with the score. It swung for us."
HYD bowled with purpose and discipline to restrict GUJ to a below par score. It was Bhuvi who starred for them by using a stream of slower ones to keep the opposition guessing. He was rewarded with four wickets. Mustafizur and Barinder also showed their mettle with fine performances. For GUJ, Suresh Raina led from the front with a thrill-a-minute half-century. The track is holding up a bit and it won't be easy to chase this down.
19.6 -
Bhuvneshwar to Steyn, out Caught by Eoin Morgan!! Back of the hand slower one from Bhuvneshwar, Steyn can't pick it and slogs it to long-on, who takes it easily. In the final over, Bhuvneshwar snared three scalps for the HYD camp. Steyn c Eoin Morgan b Bhuvneshwar 1(2)
Bhuvneshwar to Steyn, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
19.5 -
Bhuvneshwar to P Kumar, 1 run, Praveen comes down the track and then slugs it to long-on
19.4 -
Bhuvneshwar to Steyn, 1 run, Bhuvneshwar can't get his hat-trick. Very full and on the stumps, Steyn lifts it to long-on and picks up a single. If the fielder at long-on had picked up the ball early and run in, he might have had a a chance there
Praveen Kumar, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19.3 -
Bhuvneshwar to Akshdeep Nath, out Caught by Bipul Sharma!! Bhuvneshwar continues to bowl a slew of slower ones and picks up another. He is on a hat-trick now. Nath clubs it to cover where Bipul grabs it easily. Akshdeep Nath c Bipul Sharma b Bhuvneshwar 5(10)
Bhuvneshwar to Akshdeep Nath, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Dale Steyn, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19.2 -
Bhuvneshwar to Raina, out Caught by Henriques!! Raina's enterprising knock comes to an end. The slower one from Bhuvneshwar, Raina gets his heave off the toe-end and Henriques at long-on snaffles an easy one. Raina c Henriques b Bhuvneshwar 75(51) [4s-9]
Bhuvneshwar to Raina, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
19.1 -
Bhuvneshwar to Raina, FOUR, with a concoction of timing and placement, Raina backs away and carves it to the left of the backward point fielder and it runs away to the fence. In fact, the fielder at backward point was late to dive across and as a result, could not get to the ball. Warner was not happy with the effort for sure and gave him a glare
Bhuvneshwar Kumar [3.0-0-23-1] is back into the attack
18.6 -
Mustafizur to Raina, 1 run, another low full toss from Mustafizur, Raina drives it to long-on
18.5 -
Mustafizur to Akshdeep Nath, 1 run, Nath drives this low full toss to long-off
18.4 -
Mustafizur to Akshdeep Nath, no run, wide yorker from Mustafizur, Nath misses with his dab. It was bowled at 141ks
18.3 -
Mustafizur to Akshdeep Nath, no run, what was Nath doing there? He sinks on one knee and attempts the scoop, but Mustafizur loses his radar and bowls a full toss. Nath missed his shot and the ball might have pinged his helmet. Luckily for him, it didn't. The umpire did not give it as a no-ball as Nath had sunk on one knee
18.2 -
Mustafizur to Akshdeep Nath, 2 runs, Nath takes a step out of the crease to a slower one and tries to hammer it over cover, but gets it off the toe-end and luckily for him lands between three fielders in the deep
18.1 -
Mustafizur to Akshdeep Nath, no run, oh! Boy! It is a child's play for Mustafizur to bowl these slower ones. Another off-pace delivery from him, Nath goes for the heave and misses
17.6 -
Barinder to Akshdeep Nath, 1 run, another low full toss that was bowled on the stumps, Nath lifts it to extra cover
17.5 -
Barinder to Raina, 1 run, low full toss from Sran, Raina drills it to deep extra cover
17.4 -
Barinder to Raina, FOUR, Barinder tries the back of the hand slower one, but Raina picks it and hoicks it to the mid-wicket fence. It was a meaty blow from him. On the other hand, Barinder bowled it at 86ks
17.3 -
Barinder to Akshdeep Nath, 1 run, length delivery and outside off, Nath cuts it square on the off-side
17.2 -
Barinder to Akshdeep Nath, no run, the off-pace delivery that was bowled just inside the guidelines for an umpire, Nath can't connect with his slap and not given as a wide
17.1 -
Barinder to Raina, 1 run, Raina makes room, takes a step forward and clubs it to sweeper cover
Barinder Sran [3.0-0-28-1] is back into the attack
16.6 -
Mustafizur to Akshdeep Nath, no run, another slower one from Mustafizur, Nath tries to dab it to third man and misses. Mustafizur also has the uncanny ability to extract a bit of extra bounce on his slower ones and that makes it difficult for a batsman to play him off the pitch, if not from the hand
Akshdeep Nath, right handed bat, comes to the crease
16.5 -
Mustafizur to Jadeja, out Bowled!! Now, that felt as if it was a fast offspinner from Mustafizur as he picks up the key scalp of Jadeja. The off-cutter from Mustafizur, Jadeja attempts to hoick it across the line and connects with thin air. The ball crashes into the off-stump. Jadeja b Mustafizur 14(14)
Mustafizur to Jadeja, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
16.4 -
Mustafizur to Raina, 1 run, another full length delivery and zooming in on the stumps. It was a scrambled seam delivery from him, Raina heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a single
16.3 -
Mustafizur to Jadeja, 1 run, very full and on the stumps, Jadeja push-drives it to long-off
16.2 -
Mustafizur to Raina, 1 run, low full toss, Raina works it to mid-wicket
16.1 -
Mustafizur to Jadeja, 1 run, very full and outside off, Jadeja drives it past the backward point fielder for a single
15.6 -
Bhuvneshwar to Jadeja, 1 run, the off-pace delivery and Bhuvneshwar keeps it in the channel outside off, dabbed to short third man. For a moment it felt as if the duo would look to take on the fielder and pinch another run. However, they decide not to take the risk
15.6 -
Bhuvneshwar to Jadeja, wide, width on offer, Jadeja attempts to cut and misses, signalled as a wide
15.5 -
Bhuvneshwar to Jadeja, 2 runs, length delivery and outside off, Jadeja drives it to sweeper cover for a duece. Again good running between the wickets
15.4 -
Bhuvneshwar to Jadeja, 2 runs, slower one and outside off, Jadeja clubs it to deep backward point after backing away. The pair put pressure on the fielder in the deep, who fumbled slightly and the two pick up a brace
15.4 -
Bhuvneshwar to Jadeja, wide, Bhuvneshwar bangs it short, Jadeja initially perhaps thought of ramping it over the keeper. However, in the end, lets it go. It is adjudged as a wide for height
15.3 -
Bhuvneshwar to Jadeja, no run, short of length delivery and on the stumps, pushed back towards the bowler
15.2 -
Bhuvneshwar to Raina, 1 run, slower back of a length delivery from Bhuvneshwar, Raina backs away and cuts it to sweeper cover
15.1 -
Bhuvneshwar to Jadeja, 1 run, a tad fuller and outside off, Jadeja stays slightly leg-side of the ball and pats it to third man
Bhuvneshwar Kumar [2.0-0-14-1] is back into the attack
14.6 -
Mustafizur to Jadeja, 1 run, the yorker length from Mustafizur, Jadeja is using the depth of the crease to stay back and make sure that Mustafizur won't bowl the toe-crusher. As a result, clips it to mid-wicket. Good game of chess between the bowler and the batsman. Who will win it in the end?
14.5 -
Mustafizur to Jadeja, no run, low full toss and just outside off, Jadeja drives it to cover
14.4 -
Mustafizur to Raina, 1 run, full and straight from Mustafizur, Raina clips it to deep square leg
14.3 -
Mustafizur to Raina, FOUR, the trademark lofted shot from Raina. Very full and on the stumps, Raina lifts it to long-on, where Warner runs around the boundary, but it goes through his hands as he looks to stop the boundary. It facilitates Raina to collect a four
14.2 -
Mustafizur to Jadeja, 1 run, another off-pace delivery, this time Jadeja does not pick it, but pushes it to cover-point for a single
14.1 -
Mustafizur to Jadeja, 2 runs, another off-cutter from the magic man, Mustafizur. Jadeja reads it from the hand and clips it to mid-wicket. The pair steal a couple. Exemplary running between the wickets there
Mustafizur Rahman [1.0-0-2-0] is back into the attack
Strategic Time-Out in place now.
13.6 -
Barinder to Jadeja, 1 run, the cross-seamer from Sran, Jadeja punches it to long-off. The bat came down at a straight angle there. Jadeja has a habit of getting his bat down from first slip. So, that is a good sign for Jadeja
13.5 -
Barinder to Raina, 1 run, fuller length and just outside off, Raina takes a step or two out of the crease and drives it to sweeper cover. It was in the air for a while, but no damage done
13.4 -
Barinder to Jadeja, 1 run, back of a length delivery and on off-stump, Jadeja pulls it to long-on
13.3 -
Barinder to Raina, 1 run, the slower one from Sran, Raina clips it to mid-wicket and picks up a single. Sran is mixing it up well to keep the batsmen on their tenterhooks
13.2 -
Barinder to Raina, no run, a tad fuller and angled in, Raina punches it to the cover-region
Ravindra Jadeja, left handed bat, comes to the crease
13.1 -
Barinder to Dwayne Bravo, out Caught by Bhuvneshwar!! Another incision has been made. It is Bravo who has been chugged down. GUJ are losing the plot here. Shorter in length and angled away from Bravo, he pulls it to Bhuvneshwar at deep backward square leg, who grabs an easy catch with both hands. Barinder rolled his fingers on that one. Dwayne Bravo c Bhuvneshwar b Barinder 8(12)
Barinder to Dwayne Bravo, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Barinder Sran [2.0-0-24-0] is back into the attack
12.6 -
Henriques to Dwayne Bravo, leg byes, 1 run, Henriques belts out an appeal for LBW, but it was sliding down leg, rightly given as not out. Bravo tries to flick a fuller length delivery and misses, but it was drifting down leg
12.5 -
Henriques to Raina, 1 run, the cross-seamer from Henriques, Raina works it to deep backward square leg
12.4 -
Henriques to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, the well-disguised slower one almost does the trick for Henriques. Bravo gets a leading edge on his tuck and it was in the air for a while, but lands safely in front of mid-on
12.3 -
Henriques to Dwayne Bravo, 2 runs, too straight from Henriques, Bravo clips it to deep backward square leg. Good running between the wickets help the pair to collect a duece
12.2 -
Henriques to Raina, 1 run, from round the wicket, Henriques angles it down leg, Raina works it to mid-wicket
12.1 -
Henriques to Raina, 2 runs, the cross-seam short delivery from Henriques, cut past the backward point fielder for a double
Moises Henriques [2.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack
11.6 -
Deepak Hooda to Raina, 1 run, slower through the air and on off-stump, Raina punches it to long-off. He completes his fifty
11.5 -
Deepak Hooda to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, very full from round the wicket, Bravo neatly flicks it to deep mid-wicket
11.4 -
Deepak Hooda to Raina, 1 run, Raina stays back and pushes it to long-on
11.3 -
Deepak Hooda to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, too straight from Hooda, Bravo works it to backward square leg
11.2 -
Deepak Hooda to Raina, 1 run, Raina dabs it to cover-point for an easy single
11.1 -
Deepak Hooda to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, from round the wicket, Hooda bowls it flatter through the air, Bravo pushes it to cover-region and hares down to the other end for a quick single
10.6 -
Bipul Sharma to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, Bravo initially looked to cut this delivery. However, the ball seemed to have struck in the pitch a bit. As a result, Bravo's bottom hand comes off the bat handle and the duo collect a single to sweeper cover
10.5 -
Bipul Sharma to Dwayne Bravo, no run, Sharma changes his line and bowls it outside off, dabbed to short third man
10.4 -
Bipul Sharma to Raina, 1 run, Sharma bowls it on a middle-stump line, Raina works it to mid-wicket
10.3 -
Bipul Sharma to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, too straight from Sharma, Bravo works it to deep square leg and leisurely jogs to the other end for a single
10.2 -
Bipul Sharma to Dwayne Bravo, no run, this time, Sharma angles it into the right-hander, defended
10.1 -
Bipul Sharma to Dwayne Bravo, no run, slower through the air and on off-stump, Bravo drives it to covers
Bipul Sharma [1.0-0-7-1] is back into the attack
Dwayne Bravo, right handed bat, comes to the crease
9.6 -
Deepak Hooda to D Karthik, out Caught by Bhuvneshwar!! What have you done Karthik? Low full toss from Hooda, Karthik sits on one knee and hammers the sweep to Bhuvneshwar at deep backward square leg, who seemed to have taken it on his first attempt. But wait the ball pops out for a moment. Bhuvi, though, keeps his presence of mind and pouches it on his second attempt. D Karthik c Bhuvneshwar b Deepak Hooda 8(9) [4s-1]
Deepak Hooda to D Karthik, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
9.5 -
Deepak Hooda to D Karthik, FOUR, very full and on leg-stump, Karthik sits on one knee and sweeps it to deep backward square leg. The fielder in the deep runs around the circumference, but does not succeed in his endeavour. Karthik picked the bones out of that delivery
9.4 -
Deepak Hooda to Raina, 1 run, Raina camps back and pushes it to long-on for an easy single
9.3 -
Deepak Hooda to D Karthik, 1 run, short and wide delivery, Karthik slids back and cuts it to deep backward point, where the fielder swoops down on the ball quickly and keeps the pair to just a single
9.2 -
Deepak Hooda to Raina, 1 run, slightly shorter in length, Raina punches it to sweeper cover
9.1 -
Deepak Hooda to Raina, no run, from round the wicket, Hooda bowls it slower through the air, Raina cracks the punchy-drive to cover
Deepak Hooda [1.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack
Strategic Time-Out in place now. Suresh Raina has cracked a volley of eye-catching shots to keep the scorecard ticking. However, for GUJ to amass a good score, they need Raina to continue with his sparkling spread of run-scoring. On the other hand, HYD have bowled with discipline on a flat deck
8.6 -
Henriques to Raina, 1 run, stays put and punches a single to long-off
8.5 -
Henriques to D Karthik, 1 run, full delivery and drifting in, Karthik ticks it to fine leg with a swivel
8.4 -
Henriques to D Karthik, no run, darts in and hits the thigh pad as Karthik missed his tuck. Instant appeal but looked high. Very high
8.4 -
Henriques to D Karthik, wide, down leg and beats the tickle
8.3 -
Henriques to Raina, 1 run, a direct hit could have seen Karthik back. Definitely. Raina tucked it in front of backward point and just charged off. Karthik was late, and wasn't wrong in doing so, but the throw was wayward and allowed Raina a sniff back in
8.2 -
Henriques to D Karthik, 1 run, didn't have to do much to get behind this length ball on the stumps and uses high elbows to punch it to long-on
8.1 -
Henriques to D Karthik, no run, length ball driven firmly-but-defensively to cover
7.6 -
Bipul Sharma to Raina, FOUR, a graceful shimmy, a high backlift and an elegant followthrough that almost pats the back. That's the Raina we know. Reads the length early, jumps out and lofts it over long-on nonchalantly
7.5 -
Bipul Sharma to D Karthik, 1 run, allows the straight delivery to come into him with the angle and then belatedly tucks it to short mid-wicket
7.4 -
Bipul Sharma to D Karthik, no run, zoots off the pitch and Karthik was firmly behind the line to block
7.3 -
Bipul Sharma to Raina, 1 run, an iota of a turn to make the line leg-stumpish, good bounce allows Raina an easy tuck round the corner
Dinesh Karthik, right handed bat, comes to the crease
7.2 -
Bipul Sharma to Brendon McCullum, out Caught by Deepak Hooda!! Pin-drop silence. Baz departs! Nothing special about this one. Just a regular left-arm orthodox outside off that refuses to spin, McCullum opts for the slog sweep but just couldn't connect it well. Gets it off the toe end and finds deep mid-wicket to perfection. Brendon McCullum c Deepak Hooda b Bipul Sharma 18(17) [4s-1 6s-1]
Bipul Sharma to Brendon McCullum, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
7.1 -
Bipul Sharma to Raina, 1 run, tossed up from round the wicket, Raina gets forward nicely and tucks it to mid-wicket
Bipul Sharma, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
Good going despite the early wicket. Pitch looks good, thanks to patches of grass present
6.6 -
Henriques to Raina, 1 run, another high-batted punch to long-off and he keeps the strike with this
6.5 -
Henriques to Raina, no run, good length delivery, Raina stays put and lets out a hold-and-release punch into the off-side
6.4 -
Henriques to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, had the room made but Henriques follows him with a full ball on the leg. McCullum has a response. Gets behind the line and drives it to mid-wicket
6.3 -
Henriques to Raina, 1 run, full delivery wide of off, Raina reaches out with a crouch and dabs it to backward point
6.2 -
Henriques to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, the dibbly-dobbly means that the pitch won't be hospitable. On a length, stays low to take the under-edge as McCullum swats it across the line. Past the stumps to backward square leg
6.1 -
Henriques to Raina, 1 run, overbaked full delivery and the batsman flicks this full toss to mid-wicket
Moises Henriques, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
5.6 -
Deepak Hooda to Brendon McCullum, no run, held in the pitch? Umm, don't think so. McCullum was early to close his bat on the flick and the leading edge looped and fell in front of Hooda. All safe
5.5 -
Deepak Hooda to Raina, 1 run, 50 partnership up!! Loops this up but cuts the width outside off with the angle and lack of spin, Raina could only push it to mid-off
5.4 -
Deepak Hooda to Raina, 2 runs, was waiting for this shortish delivery with his front leg out and then pulls it through mid-wicket
5.3 -
Deepak Hooda to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, looked ripped up enough to dip in front of leg-stump, McCullum flicks to mid-wicket
5.2 -
Deepak Hooda to Raina, 1 run, fires it up this time, Raina backs away and thumps it to extra cover, along the ground this time
5.1 -
Deepak Hooda to Raina, FOUR, you don't toss them up here, Hooda! Outside off, Raina gets forward and lofts it inside-out over extra cover
Deepak Hooda, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
Hooda has the ball. Not the time you would want to bowl. McBomb ticking and this being the last over of the PP..but you never know. The umpires have gotten together..change of ball? Doesn't look like. Something else but Bhuvi uses the time to have a chat with Hooda. Now there's a conflab going on, being led by Dharmasena and Warner listening keenly along with Hooda and Bhuvi. Is Hooda not allowed to bowl because of a suspect action? Rule that out too.
4.6 -
Barinder to Brendon McCullum, 2 runs, a half-stop from Dhawan or that was going! Follows a backed-out McCullum with a full delivery but only to see him drill a flick through mid-wicket. Two runs saved, thanks to Dhawan
4.5 -
Barinder to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, no. No. No. Lengths don't matter when Brendon McCullum decides to swing it. Hits a length ball on leg-stump across the line and uses those stretched arms to power it over backward square leg again
4.4 -
Barinder to Brendon McCullum, no run, now this is good. Robs this length ball of all the pace, angles it across and McCullum's shimmied close-eyed bat-swing fetches none
4.3 -
Barinder to Brendon McCullum, SIX, take that! That's an axe swing. Where's the bat? Length ball, McCullum swings his sword and clobbers it over deep backward square leg. Mighty
4.2 -
Barinder to Raina, 1 run, ticks this full ball on the pads to fine leg and takes off
4.1 -
Barinder to Raina, 2 runs, the sound wasn't the most pleasant and so wasn't the connection. Lofts this length ball on the up, got more height and it's been cleaned up inside the sweeper cover rope
Barinder Sran [1.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack
3.6 -
Mustafizur to Brendon McCullum, no run, the width outside off allows McCullum to open up with the angle and bunt it in front of short third man. An Uncle Scrooge over this
3.5 -
Mustafizur to Brendon McCullum, no run, oh my. The cross seamer. Hits the seam, zoots up as it hits a grassless patch and squares up McCullum. Zooms past his bat and befuddles him
3.4 -
Mustafizur to Raina, 1 run, trying the Bravo ball? Full toss bowled teasingly slow, Raina waits before punching it to mid-on
3.3 -
Mustafizur to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, a mic'd-up Dhawan's misfield at extra cover allows this drive to fetch a single. Fuller length, normal pace and there to be hit. Warner had to tidy up from mid-off
3.2 -
Mustafizur to Brendon McCullum, no run, hits a shorter length and McCullum hops his legs wider to punch this to point
3.1 -
Mustafizur to Brendon McCullum, no run, lovely slower ball. The famous cutter. Rolls his wrists, gets it to grip and beats McCullum's clueless poke. And then dies down in front of the keeper
Mustafizur Rahman, comes into the attack
2.6 -
Bhuvneshwar to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, slanted down leg-side and it's tickled in front of backward square leg for an urgent single. Well run to make that 10 runs off this over
2.5 -
Bhuvneshwar to Brendon McCullum, no run, Bhuvneshwar is obsessed with this shortish length. And with that bald patch. Hits it again, McCullum plays a cramped Nataraja pull to mid-wicket
2.4 -
Bhuvneshwar to Raina, leg byes, 1 run, down leg and it missed the attempted flick to take the pad and allow a legbye
2.3 -
Bhuvneshwar to Raina, FOUR, tests the bald patch mid-pitch, the ball arrives slowly for Raina to roll his wrists on the tuck. Slid back, gave him room and let his wrists take over to dispatch this behind square on the leg-side
Dhawan is mic'd up
2.2 -
Bhuvneshwar to Raina, no run, crouches low and bunts this fullish delivery into the pitch
2.1 -
Bhuvneshwar to Raina, FOUR, how good was that? Fullish length on off, Raina kicks his back leg in the air and powers this straight drive with elegance
A bittersweet start this...
1.6 -
Barinder to Raina, 1 run, bangs it in, Raina had enough time to stay put and play the delicate short arm pull. A tame single round the corner to keep the strike
1.5 -
Barinder to Raina, no run, pitches it on a length and hits the splice as Raina leans forward into a defensive push
1.4 -
Barinder to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, length on fourth stump down leg, looked to have held up in the pitch as McCullum's tuck ended up uppish
1.3 -
Barinder to Raina, 1 run, straight on the pads, on a length, Raina gets his bat high as he turns it into the leg-side
1.2 -
Barinder to Raina, 2 runs, looked four but this dipping full toss has been saved the blushes. A dive at deep backward square to arrest this flick
1.1 -
Barinder to Raina, FOUR, that called for it. Half-volley down leg, Raina just has to shave it off his pads with his wrists. Over backward square leg and off she goes
Barinder Sran, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Bhuvneshwar to Raina, 1 run, denies him the room outside off and sees him tuck this one uppishly to backward square leg. With that, Raina has 6000 T20 runs and is the first Indian to do so
0.5 -
Bhuvneshwar to Raina, FOUR, this Uttar Pradesh connection ruins moments. A wicket last ball and this time a full length delivery has been creamed through covers by Raina. Leant forward and eased himself into a flowing drive. No one moved
Suresh Raina, left handed bat, comes to the crease
0.4 -
Bhuvneshwar to Finch, out Bowled!! Get a wheelchair for Finch! No feet whatsoever. The ball was swinging, Kumar kept pitching it up and this time gets the ball to dart in viciously. Befuddles a flat-footed Finch who was looking to play straight but had made enough room to see the ball cut into him make a mess of the stumps behind. Finch b Bhuvneshwar 0(4)
Bhuvneshwar to Finch, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
No slip still..
0.3 -
Bhuvneshwar to Finch, no run, lovely. Sticks to the pitched up length, Finch has his feet glued and chops the forced defence on his boot
0.2 -
Bhuvneshwar to Finch, no run, fuller length thankfully, and the inward movement means that Finch's punch is off the inside half of the bat to mid-on
0.1 -
Bhuvneshwar to Finch, no run, Bhuvi bowls it on a length and the ball swings in to hurry Finch. Hit on the pad as he tries to flick but way down leg
Finch and Brendon McCullum are at the crease. Finch is on strike. Bhuvneshwar will open the attack
Courtesy a hammering, HYD jump to the fourth position while Gujarat stay glued to the second spot, courtesy all the beginner's luck. The T20 League caravan will continue to trundle. Tomorrow sees two three-lettered teams lock horns. Pune take on Bangalore in Pune. Join us for that. For now, it's a good night from Pratyush Sinha on behalf of magician Raju Peethala, learned Bharath Ramaraj and wonderboy Sreenivas. Ta-ta!
So, it's getting worse, isn't it? This was as lopsided as it can be. A slow pitch couldn't help either. But this was a day of lookbacks: Steyn's return and his continuum of struggles with the white ball, Dhawan's perennial search for form seeing a (temporary?) stoppage, Raina's free-flowing strokeplay that sadly didn't prove potent enough and Bhuvneshwar's swing sword getting a mouth.
Bhuvi: "Finch's wicket was a big boost because he was scoring runs for them. We were looking to get him out early because their team is heavily dependent on a few batsmen. Swinging the ball is my strength and I always look to do that. I try to get early wickets to put the opposition on the back foot. Sran swings it up front and Mustafizur bowls very good slower balls and bowling at death with him is an amazing experience. No one can bowl the way he bowls. Happy with the win because we were under pressure after the first two losses, but sometimes pressure brings the best out of you."
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the Man of the Match
"I have to give credit to the bowlers. Gave us the opportunity to win, and the way we judged the situation, getting their in 14 odd overs, was fantastic. I felt the ball kept a little bit low. We knew it would be two-paced and the ball didn't get up much. Bhuvi's change of pace is amazing and Mustafizur is very hard to hit, his change of pace is amazing. I faced him first in Bangalore and he knocked my blocks off. I think he is now playing Test and ODI cricket as well. I think the Master, Sachin Tendulkar, used a heavy bat as well. It might not be as big as some of the other bats going around, like Chris Gayle's but it's the bat-maker that makes that. It's all a roller-coaster, I am hitting the ball well today and might not the next day. If we can keep chasing totals like this, we will go a long way in the tournament," says David Warner who collects the Orange Cap
Raina: "Toss is not really crucial. We thought the wicket will slow up later. We just didn't score enough. Started well but lost too many wickets. 160 would have been good. This wicket was different to the last one. Every batter has to be clear with his batting plan but has to build a partnership before going for the big shots. We needed to have wickets in hand to execute plans later. We have to do really well in the next game. I am happy with my form; getting the 20-25s. Credit to Hyderabad who played well. We have to stick to our basics and need to work hard with the new ball to get wickets. We will come hard in the next game."
Earlier, Suresh Raina composed a breezy 51-ball 75 to hold the innings together. With Brendon McCullum batting at the other end, GUJ looked set to post a daunting target. However, HYD rallied on the back of Bhuvneshwar, Mustafizur and Barinder to pull things back. Once GUJ ended up with a modest total, it was always going to be an uphill task to usurp their formidable foes. This turns out to be GUJ's first loss of the season.
David Warner's free-wheeling half-century ensured that there were no hiccups in HYD's chase as they crossed the finish line without losing a single wicket. He twinned raw power and placement to crack a volley of strokes. Dhawan, too, showed signs of coming back into form with a well-constructed 41-ball 53.
14.5 -
Jadeja to Warner, FOUR, there it is. Hyderabad win by 10 wickets. T-e-n w-i-c-k-e-t-s. Yes, you read it right. Width dished out as dessert. Actually not much width, this spun back in but Warner can do that to the commentators. Dabs it ever so late through third man, collects a boundary and lets out a cheeky grin
14.4 -
Jadeja to Dhawan, 3 runs, good slide and a reverse flick to save a boundary from Kulkarni at deep backward square. Full ball on the pads, gets the treatment with a twirl of the wrists and the dive saved the blushes
14.3 -
Jadeja to Dhawan, 2 runs, what's rarer than Halley's comet? Shikhar Dhawan's form. Even rarer is a half-century. These days, mind you. Shimmies down, flicks this and collects a brace to deep mid-wicket
14.2 -
Jadeja to Dhawan, 2 runs, this is well played. Allows this ball outside off to almost pass him and then glides it wide of backward point
14.1 -
Jadeja to Warner, 1 run, spreads his legs and clobbers this ball cross-batted through mid-wicket. No timing, just the fancy intent
Now 11 needed. 6 overs to go. Nothing can be easier than this, except perhaps ball-by-ball commentary
13.6 -
D Kulkarni to Warner, 1 run, sees the shorter length and backs away to give his elbows some space. Throws his bat and thwarts it over extra cover
13.5 -
D Kulkarni to Dhawan, 1 run, readjusts the line and length. This is fullish on the pads and it's an easy clip through backward square leg
13.4 -
D Kulkarni to Dhawan, FOUR, quite possible that this is Dhawan with a Warner mask. Short, wide, mediocre, poor. Thumped with a cut wide of backward point
13.3 -
D Kulkarni to Dhawan, 2 runs, you can roll all the fingers you want but that pungent line down leg won't help. The flick beats backward square leg's dive and fetches a brace
13.2 -
D Kulkarni to Dhawan, no run, shortens the length wisely outside off and Dhawan blocks it square with an open bat
13.1 -
D Kulkarni to Warner, 1 run, had a readymade room made, Kulkarni follows him with a fuller length delivery and sees a clipped single to mid-wicket
Dhawal Kulkarni, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Only 20 needed now.
12.6 -
Jadeja to Warner, 1 run, slightly short allowing Warner to stay back and pack a punch to long-on. Keeps the strike. Only fair for the captain if he wants an easy finish. Well..
12.5 -
Jadeja to Dhawan, 1 run, dances down and then has to mellow seeing the shorter length. Arrests the skip, bends and pushes it to long-on as an afterthought
12.4 -
Jadeja to Dhawan, no run, a tad short and much wide outside off, and a dab was played straight to backward point
12.3 -
Jadeja to Dhawan, 2 runs, too straight and tickles a brace to fine leg
12.2 -
Jadeja to Dhawan, no run, bounces a touch more, beats the flick and surprises Dhawan who was struck on the thigh pad
12.1 -
Jadeja to Dhawan, no run, darted on the pad, Dhawan crossed his bat in front of the pad for a push to mid-on
24 runs in 48 deliveries. One can lose from here if..Well, no one can
11.6 -
Dwayne Bravo to Dhawan, 1 run, pitches one up outside off and sees Dhawan drive a single to the sweeper guarding the deep cover region
11.5 -
Dwayne Bravo to Dhawan, FOUR, slower ball gone awry...at waist height. Dhawan pulls (yes, that high) and collects a relieving boundary through mid-wicket. I could almost hear a "Phew.."
11.4 -
Dwayne Bravo to Dhawan, FOUR, what was that? A grass-slash of a sweep to a delivery down leg. Lovely. Sees the full delivery down leg, closes himself up and adjusts with the dip to sweep it through fine leg
11.3 -
Dwayne Bravo to Warner, 1 run, this is an event because it's a 130ks length ball outside off, Warner bunts it to third man with a dab. And he's now the leading run-scorer this T20 League
11.2 -
Dwayne Bravo to Dhawan, 1 run, yorker that dips at a very slow pace and forces Dhawan to squeeze it out round the corner
11.1 -
Dwayne Bravo to Warner, 1 run, Bravo is just a quicker spinner. A rich man's Jadeja. Another off-pace on leg-stump and Warner tucks a single to mid-wicket with a shuffle
Dwayne Bravo [2.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack
10.6 -
Jadeja to Warner, 1 run, here's the century stand. Allows this very flat delivery to come in and then razors it behind square on the leg-side
10.5 -
Jadeja to Warner, no run, shaved off the pads to mid-wicket
10.4 -
Jadeja to Dhawan, 1 run, slower through the air, Dhawan rises with the bounce and pushes a single to long-on
10.3 -
Jadeja to Warner, 1 run, round-armish on middle, Warner pre-created room allows him a swat to long-on
10.2 -
Jadeja to Warner, no run, gets his radar die-straight and Warner forces a defence back
10.1 -
Jadeja to Dhawan, 1 run, darted outside off, spins in a touch and sees Dhawan bunt it open-batted to point
Ravindra Jadeja, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
Thank you Raju Peethala, that was crisp. Here's Jadeja!
9.6 -
Tambe to Warner, FOUR, touch short and Warner makes him pay. Rocks back and goes "Kabooooom" through mid-wicket. Nailed the pull!
9.5 -
Tambe to Dhawan, 1 run, loops up on leg-stump, Dhawan swipes past backward square for an easy single
9.4 -
Tambe to Dhawan, 2 runs, slower on middle and leg, Dhawan uses his wrists to drag it through mid-wicket
9.3 -
Tambe to Warner, 1 run, shortish on leg-stump, knocked down to long-on
9.2 -
Tambe to Dhawan, 1 run, drop-and-run cricket from Dhawan, taps under his nose and sprints straightaway. A clean pick-up from DK would have made things interesting
9.2 -
Tambe to Dhawan, wide, would have been a peach to a right-hander. Pitched on middle and spun down leg as Dhawan flicks and misses
9.1 -
Tambe to Dhawan, no run, flights this one around middle stump, a mistimed drive back to the bowler
Pravin Tambe [1.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack
8.6 -
Dwayne Bravo to Warner, 2 runs, slower fullish delivery outside off, neatly silked through cover with soft hands
8.5 -
Dwayne Bravo to Dhawan, leg byes, 1 run, toe-killer on leg-stump, Dhawan falls over the flick and is hit on the boot. "Howzaaaaat" yelps Bravo but that pitched outside leg
8.4 -
Dwayne Bravo to Warner, 1 run, Warner is a clever customer. Stays deep inside the crease expecting a slower ball. Bravo serves up a short and wide delivery, guided to third man
8.3 -
Dwayne Bravo to Dhawan, 1 run, changes the pace but refuses to change the line, whipped along the ground to deep mid-wicket
8.2 -
Dwayne Bravo to Dhawan, FOUR, please help-me delivery from Deejay Bravo. Length down leg, Dhawan says "Thank you" as he glances one off his pads
8.1 -
Dwayne Bravo to Warner, 1 run, full dipper at the toes, drilled to long-on
Dwayne Bravo [1.0-0-5-0] is back into the attack
7.6 -
Raina to Warner, 1 run, delicacy from DW! Opens the bat face and late-steers this flat delivery wide of short third man
7.5 -
Raina to Dhawan, 1 run, driven to long-off
7.4 -
Raina to Warner, 1 run, backs away a tad and opens the blade to tap one wide of backward point
7.3 -
Raina to Dhawan, 1 run, floated up on the stumps, Dhawan is content with a single to square leg
7.2 -
Raina to Dhawan, no run, an ambitious appeal for lbw! Dhawan got an inside edge on the forward push
7.2 -
Raina to Dhawan, wide, some brooming business in the middle as Dhawan sweeps and misses. Doesn't matter though as Raina sprayed it down leg
7.1 -
Raina to Warner, 1 run, shortish offspinner outside off, Warner jumps back and flashes, ekes out a thick outside edge that thuds DK's forearm and rolls into the off-side. Can't call it as a drop
The arms are up meaning a strategic time-out has been taken. Talk about the pace of this format and well, fill in your rhymes...Raina to continue
6.6 -
Tambe to Warner, 1 run, second successive fifty for Warner! Leading from the front is the HYD skipper, gets to the landmark with a nudge wide of mid-wicket
6.5 -
Tambe to Dhawan, 1 run, sits on one knee and gets the line and length he wants, tickled away towards short fine
6.4 -
Tambe to Warner, 1 run, the googly outside off, Warner stays back and slots the drive through cover
6.3 -
Tambe to Dhawan, 1 run, flighted very full on off, biffed down to long-on
6.2 -
Tambe to Warner, 1 run, legspinner into the pads, worked away through mid-wicket
6.1 -
Tambe to Warner, 2 runs, tossed up just outside off, Warner makes room and slices the loft over backward point
Pravin Tambe, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
5.6 -
Raina to Warner, 1 run, calm after the storm! Eased down to long-off
5.5 -
Raina to Warner, FOUR, dragged his length back. kept a bit low as well, Warner crouches low and pulls it wide of mid-on. He looks unstoppable at the moment...
5.4 -
Raina to Warner, FOUR, flatter and quicker outside off, Warner jumps and allows his muscly arms to take over. Meaty blow through the covers!
5.3 -
Raina to Dhawan, 1 run, overcompensates and arrows this flat delivery down leg, tucked away to deep square
5.2 -
Raina to Dhawan, no run, driven back towards the bowler
5.1 -
Raina to Dhawan, no run, dropped? Nah, it hit the thigh pad. Flighted down leg and Dhawan misses on the flick
Suresh Raina, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
4.6 -
Dwayne Bravo to Warner, no run, not offering any pace whatsoever, DW checks his drive and ends up massaging it towards cover
4.5 -
Dwayne Bravo to Warner, no run, slower ball angled across outside off, Warner chops it from the crease
4.4 -
Dwayne Bravo to Warner, no run, the loopy, off-pace bouncer just outside off, Warner ain't buying any of that. Just ducks and allows the ball to sail over
4.3 -
Dwayne Bravo to Dhawan, 1 run, on a length around middle and leg, flicked away square on the leg-side
4.2 -
Dwayne Bravo to Dhawan, FOUR, 50 up for HYD. Full toss, right in the smacking zone for Dhawan, pulled nonchalantly through mid-wicket
4.1 -
Dwayne Bravo to Dhawan, no run, deeejay bowls a slow, dipping full toss, Dhawan shimmies and aborts his shot at the last moment, tamely pushed back to the bowler
Dwayne Bravo, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
3.6 -
P Kumar to Warner, 2 runs, tad fuller and wider of off, Warner uses the width to drive one past backward point
3.5 -
P Kumar to Warner, FOUR, stand and smoke stuff from Warner! Just watches the ball all along and deposits it straight down the ground. Sheer power!
3.4 -
P Kumar to Warner, 2 runs, goodish length outside off, Warner opens the bat face to dab that behind backward point
DK has moved to his customary position
3.3 -
P Kumar to Warner, 2 runs, width on offer, cut square on the off-side
3.2 -
P Kumar to Warner, FOUR, the pocket rocket! What's he got in those stubby arms? Wanders slightly around the crease and absolutely bludgeons this length ball through the covers
3.1 -
P Kumar to Warner, FOUR, so what says David Warner! How's that for confidence? Moves fractionally leg-side to create room and clatters this fullish length delivery wide of mid-off. Go, chase that!
DK is standing up to the stumps....
2.6 -
Steyn to Dhawan, no run, length ball from Steyn, driven on the up to cover
2.6 -
Steyn to Dhawan, wide, down leg, W-I-D-E-D
2.5 -
Steyn to Dhawan, no run, short and outside off, the ball bounces extra as Dhawan shoulders arms
2.4 -
Steyn to Warner, 1 run, stands inside the crease and glides a short ball down to third man
2.3 -
Steyn to Warner, 2 runs, that's gone high into the night sky! Must have got some snow with it. Warner looks to loft this fullish delivery and ends up spooning it high and over mid-on. The fielders from mid-on and mid-off give chase but evades both, lands well over
2.2 -
Steyn to Warner, 2 runs, the other DK in the action now. Dhawal Kulkarni from Mumbai that is. Warner creates his own room by backing a long way, cuts fiercely behind backward point. DK runs across and dives full length to stop a certain boundary
2.1 -
Steyn to Dhawan, 1 run, stump-to-stump stuff from Steyn, Dhawan nudges to mid-on and hustles
1.6 -
P Kumar to Warner, no run, much better this time. Good length in the channel, Warner pushes with hard hands, but he ain't clearing the off-side ring
1.5 -
P Kumar to Warner, no run, drags his length back and bowls it in the channel outside off, Warner punchily pushes in front of cover
1.5 -
P Kumar to Warner, wide, no, not again! A wide down leg and this time DK gets behind it
1.4 -
P Kumar to Warner, 2 runs, flirts with that leg-sidish line and Warner is happy to pick him behind square with a clip
1.4 -
P Kumar to Warner, 5 wides, this won't help! A dross down leg and doesn't give any chance for DK
1.3 -
P Kumar to Dhawan, 3 runs, Tambe in the action! How old is he? Go, figure... He just saved a boundary with a sprint followed by a desperate dive. Length on leg-stump, Dhawan tucks it square on the leg-side and that effort from the wily old fox is commendable
1.2 -
P Kumar to Warner, 1 run, doesn't offer much pace on this length ball, Warner charges slightly and drops into the off-side to sneak in a quick single
1.1 -
P Kumar to Dhawan, 1 run, swing straightaway for PK. Hurls it on a good length and gets some inswing on middle, Dhawan is going nowhere. Just manages to get an inside edge on the defensive push which rolls into the leg-side
Praveen Kumar, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Steyn to Warner, FOUR, up and over! That's David Warner for you. Sees the width and swings his arms, clobbered over a leaping backward point
0.5 -
Steyn to Warner, no run, fullish and curling away outside off, Warner drives gently in front of backward point
0.4 -
Steyn to Warner, FOUR, rolls his fingers on this pacy off-cutter, bowled at 140ks. Warner prods forward and goes hard on the push, kisses the outside edge and sneaks past the lone slip. Pace - Your friend and enemy too, Steyn?
0.3 -
Steyn to Warner, 2 runs, gets carried away and bowls it a little too straight, a hip-tickler and Warner flicks him behind square for a couple of runs
0.2 -
Steyn to Warner, no run, tucks him up for room by bowling it on a good length on middle, Warner closes the bat face slightly as he meekly pushes one towards point
0.1 -
Steyn to Warner, no run, good length with a hint of shape away from Warner, bowls it around off and Warner offers a defensive push towards cover
Warner and Dhawan are at the crease. Warner is on strike. Steyn will open the attack