We are ready to go again. GUJ's swashbuckling duo of Smith and McCullum are out in the middle. The pair are known for playing with a dash of royal flourish. Sandeep Sharma needs to be on the money. If not, McCullum and Smith will explore every nook and cranny of the ground. McCullum seemed to be troubled by a back problem in GUJ's last game. Interesting to see whether that will restrict his footwork.
Faulkner: "Yeah what you usually expect in a day game and it is tough (talking about the heat). We have done half of the job. We have to finish well. We did well as a group and restricted them to under 160 on a good wicket. Hopefully, our top-order can do well and can get the job done."
Murali Vijay, Punjab's 9th captain in as many T20 League editions, celebrated his (sudden) coronation with a swift half-century, PUN's fifth of this season. The start falsely promised ambition, but not without reason, given the score read 59/0 at the end of the powerplay. But beginner's luck often precedes infidelity. Now deserted, Punjab immediately lost Stoinis - the opener preferred over Manan. Shivil then nabbed Marsh to resurrect the Fault In His Stars (remember THAT no ball to Steven Smith?) and Gurkeerat Singh's soft urgency saw him run out. A similar malaise was back, and with Vijay gone too, Miller and Saha had to take over. Miller though perished, and his 27-ball 31 suggested that his form wasn't quite there, along with certainly the captaincy now. Join us for what will be a quick chase if you-know-who decide to wield their bats!
19.5 -
P Kumar to Cariappa, out Bowled!! PUN have yet again slipped after what was a brisk start given by the openers. This has been PUN's story throughout the season. The razor sharp yorker and zeroing in on the stumps, Cariappa aims for a wild slog across the line and misses. His middle-stump goes for a walk in the park. Cariappa b P Kumar 1(3)
P Kumar to Cariappa, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
19.4 -
P Kumar to Sandeep Sharma, 1 run, another off-pace ball from Praveen, pushed to silly mid-off
Sandeep Sharma, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19.3 -
P Kumar to Mohit Sharma, out Bowled!! Can you believe it? This is Praveen's first scalp of T20 League 2016. He has bowled with penetration, but that is not showing in the wicket column. Sharma charges down the track and tries a wild swing across the line to a slower one and is castled. The middle-stump took a knocking. Mohit Sharma b P Kumar 1(2)
P Kumar to Mohit Sharma, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
19.2 -
P Kumar to Cariappa, 1 run, from round the wicket and wide of the crease, Praveen bowls it full and straight, Cariappa push-drives it down the ground and Praveen parries it to mid-off with a boot
19.1 -
P Kumar to Mohit Sharma, 1 run, very full from Praveen, pushed to cover
Praveen Kumar [2.0-0-22-0] is back into the attack
18.6 -
Dwayne Bravo to Cariappa, no run, another slow yorker from Bravo, Cariappa just about guards it out
Cariappa, right handed bat, comes to the crease
18.5 -
Dwayne Bravo to W Saha, out Bowled!! How many times does Bravo bamboozle the opposition ranks with these slow in-dipping yorkers? He is an irresistible force in this format. Saha tries to slog a slow yorker, misses and his stumps take a beating. W Saha b Dwayne Bravo 33(19) [4s-4]
Dwayne Bravo to W Saha, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
18.4 -
Dwayne Bravo to W Saha, 2 runs, yet another slower one from Bravo, worked to deep mid-wicket for a brace
18.3 -
Dwayne Bravo to W Saha, FOUR, juicy full toss from Bravo, Saha nicely tickles it to the fine leg fence for a much needed boundary
Mohit Sharma, right handed bat, comes to the crease
18.2 -
Dwayne Bravo to Axar, out Caught by Ishan Kishan!! Kishan has grabbed an exemplary catch at mid-wicket. The off-pace delivery and zooming in on the stumps, Patel lifts it to Kishan at mid-wicket, who runs to his right, keeps his eyes on the ball and snaffles it with his left-hand at head height. Axar c Ishan Kishan b Dwayne Bravo 0(2)
Dwayne Bravo to Axar, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
18.1 -
Dwayne Bravo to Axar, no run, full and straight, defended back to the bowler
17.6 -
D Kulkarni to W Saha, 2 runs, well, Kaushik, even in the last game, showed that he is not that sharp in the field. Here too, he was late in getting to the ball. Saha scoops a fullish delivery, Kaushik is slightly late to run across to his left from short fine and the ball bounces over him. Faulkner in the deep runs around the circumference and puts in a dive to save two runs for his team
17.5 -
D Kulkarni to W Saha, 2 runs, a tad fuller from Kulkarni, Saha makes room and upper-cuts it to sweeper cover for a couple
17.4 -
D Kulkarni to W Saha, 2 runs, this time, Saha whips it to deep mid-wicket and nabs a duece
17.3 -
D Kulkarni to W Saha, no run, back of a length delivery and on the stumps, Saha mistimes the tuck back down the pitch
Axar Patel, left handed bat, comes to the crease
17.2 -
D Kulkarni to D Miller, out Caught by Dwayne Smith!! The track seems to have slowed down a bit, as Miller loses the shape of his shot and cracks it to Smith at long-on. The slower one that is bowled just outside off, Miller backs away and attempts to lift it over the fielder at long-on, but does not get the timing. His bottom hand comes off the bat handle. Smith runs across and pouches a well-judged catch. D Miller c Dwayne Smith b D Kulkarni 31(27) [4s-2]
D Kulkarni to D Miller, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
17.1 -
D Kulkarni to D Miller, 2 runs, the cross-seamer that is bowled just outside off, Miller awkwardly chips it to mid-wicket and sneaks in a couple
Dhawal Kulkarni [3.0-0-20-0] is back into the attack
16.6 -
Dwayne Bravo to W Saha, 2 runs, very low full toss from Bravo, Saha wrists it to deep mid-wicket and adds two more runs to the kitty
16.5 -
Dwayne Bravo to W Saha, FOUR, Bravo surprises the batsman by pulling his length back, Saha manufactures room, waits for the ball to come to him and cuts it to the deep backward point boundary. The two seemed to be playing a game of chess there
16.4 -
Dwayne Bravo to D Miller, 1 run, very full and zooming in on the stumps, Miller dabs it to long-on
16.3 -
Dwayne Bravo to D Miller, 2 runs, low full toss from Bravo, Miller nudges it to long-on for a brace
16.2 -
Dwayne Bravo to W Saha, 1 run, the in-dipping slower one from Bravo, Saha pushes it to mid-off and sets. The fielder at mid-off fires in a direct-hit, but Saha was in at the bowler's end. He is playing a nice cameo today
16.1 -
Dwayne Bravo to W Saha, FOUR, on a length and from round the wicket, Saha waltzes down the track and tries to biff it over the cover-region, but gets an outside edge over short third man and into the fence
The Time-Out is in place now
15.6 -
Faulkner to D Miller, 2 runs, Miller puts in a full length dive at the striker's end to nab a couple of runs. A tad fuller and outside off, Miller flashes it to deep backward point, who swoops down on the ball quickly and rifles in a throw at the batsman's end, but Miller was quick to dive and got back in easily. The third umpire confirmed the same
The TV umpire has been beckoned for a run-out. The batsman in question is Miller. I think the dive has saved him. Yes, I can see that he is safe and he can resume his innings
15.5 -
Faulkner to W Saha, 1 run, Faulkner continues to bowl a stream of slower ones, Saha squeezes the yorker out to short third man
15.4 -
Faulkner to W Saha, FOUR, from round the wicket, Faulkner rolls his fingers and bowls it very full, Saha looks to lift it over long-off and gets an outside edge that vrooms away to the third man fence
15.3 -
Faulkner to D Miller, 1 run, Faulkner yanks his length back on this delivery, Miller stands tall and punches it to short third man
15.2 -
Faulkner to D Miller, FOUR, the off-pace delivery from Faulkner, Miller picks it from the hand, shuffles across the sticks and flicks it to the deep backward square leg fence
15.1 -
Faulkner to W Saha, 1 run, Saha takes a step or two out of the crease and pats a slower one to long-off
James Faulkner [1.0-0-6-0] is back into the attack
14.6 -
Dwayne Bravo to W Saha, 1 run, Saha pushes it to the right of the bowler and tries to nab in a single. Bravo looks to stop it with his boot and misfields, resulting in a run
14.5 -
Dwayne Bravo to D Miller, 1 run, very full and on the stumps, Miller push-drives it to point and hares down to the other end
14.4 -
Dwayne Bravo to W Saha, 1 run, the in-dipping slower one from Bravo, Saha is almost befuddled by it. But works it to deep backward square leg. Saha decides not to sneak in another run
14.3 -
Dwayne Bravo to W Saha, no run, another off-cutter from Bravo, Saha tucks it to square leg, but can't pierce the gap
14.2 -
Dwayne Bravo to D Miller, 1 run, the slower one from Bravo, worked to long-on
14.1 -
Dwayne Bravo to W Saha, 1 run, Saha takes a step out of the crease and tries to flick, gets it off the inside part of the bat behind square on the on-side
Dwayne Bravo [1.0-0-8-0] is back into the attack
13.6 -
Shivil to D Miller, 2 runs, pushed through from Kaushik, Miller drives it to cover, who effects a direct-hit, the ball deflects off the stumps and that results in overthrows. Kaushik's spell reads: 4-0-20-3
13.5 -
Shivil to D Miller, no run, Miller aims to flick it around the corner and misses. It hits his pads. Karthik is alert as he looks to effect a run-out, but Miller gets back in
13.4 -
Shivil to D Miller, no run, flatter delivery and on the stumps, Miller defends to short cover
13.3 -
Shivil to D Miller, 2 runs, Miller looks to defend off the front foot, but Kaushik extracts a hint of turn. He ekes out an inside edge to deep square leg. Good running between the wickets result in a couple
13.2 -
Shivil to W Saha, 1 run, very full and just outside off, driven to sweeper cover
Wriddhiman Saha, right handed bat, comes to the crease
13.1 -
Shivil to Vijay, out Caught by Dwayne Bravo!! The young man, Kaushik, is on a roll. Take a bow. He has also chugged down the big fish - Vijay. The googly from Kaushik, Vijay sinks on one knee and attempts to sweep. However, he targets the mid-wicket boundary. Remember it is a pretty big ground. He just cracks it straight to D Bravo, who safely grabs it. Vijay c Dwayne Bravo b Shivil 55(41) [4s-6]
Shivil to Vijay, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
12.6 -
Faulkner to Vijay, 1 run, McCullum charges in from deep mid-wicket and dissuades the batsmen from thinking about a second, even though he fumbled the one-handed take
12.5 -
Faulkner to D Miller, 1 run, all cutters these from Faulkner, clipped through mid-wicket
12.4 -
Faulkner to Vijay, 1 run, slower length ball outside off, driven airily towards sweeper cover
12.3 -
Faulkner to Vijay, no run, slower length ball directed towards off from round the wicket, Vijay knocks it towards cover
12.2 -
Faulkner to Vijay, 2 runs, they've hustled for two there. Long-on must have taken it easy, surely. Vijay pushed it in his direction, realized the fielder's sloppiness and called his partner through. Miller is at the danger end and has to dive to make it in
12.1 -
Faulkner to D Miller, 1 run, slants it in on middle on a fuller length, Miller plays round the front pad and flicks it through mid-wicket
James Faulkner, comes into the attack
11.6 -
Shivil to Vijay, FOUR, has he done that deliberately? If he has, then it's a magnificent shot to get to fifty. Another delivery which is darted in flat outside off, only slightly short and not a lot of width either. Vijay slides back in the crease and cuts it very late. As late as it was physically possible and sends it very fine. Finer than he would have wanted owing to a semblance of a thick outside edge. But he did most things right with that
11.5 -
Shivil to D Miller, 1 run, fired in on the pads, clipped through mid-wicket
11.4 -
Shivil to D Miller, no run, cleverly bowled. Slid this one through, and pushed it flatter on middle to catch Miller on the crease. Just gets the bat down in time to defend
11.3 -
Shivil to Vijay, 1 run, a juicy full toss floated up outside off, driven to sweeper cover. Vijay has toned down his aggression. Understandable too, with all the circus going on at the other end
11.2 -
Shivil to Vijay, no run, softly steers a googly towards point
11.2 -
Shivil to Vijay, wide, that's a shocking half-tracker. It's very wide outside off, and it's very short too. Vijay couldn't have reached it. He realizes that midway through the attempted stroke and pulls out
11.1 -
Shivil to D Miller, 1 run, googly on the pads, flicked with the turn behind square
10.6 -
Dwayne Bravo to D Miller, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, dabbed to third man
10.5 -
Dwayne Bravo to D Miller, FOUR, tries a dipping full toss which has bamboozled so many batsmen this season, but splays it on the pads and Miller helps himself to four easy runs as he glances it fine
10.4 -
Dwayne Bravo to Vijay, 1 run, another short ball, slightly slower by the looks of it, climbs nicely though and Vijay helps a pull to short fine leg
10.3 -
Dwayne Bravo to D Miller, 1 run, pivots on the back foot as he rolls his wrists on the pull to keep it along the ground through mid-wicket. Good surprise delivery this. As I said earlier too, batsmen don't expect these from bowlers like Praveen Kumar and Bravo with their pace. So nice to rattle the cage time and again
10.2 -
Dwayne Bravo to D Miller, no run, slower off-cutter, very full in length just outside off, pushed with the angle to cover
10.1 -
Dwayne Bravo to Vijay, 1 run, slips it down leg to introduce himself and Vijay gratefully flicks it to deep backward square
Dwayne Bravo, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Bravo brought on. Intriguing how Gujarat have all these roles assigned.
9.6 -
Shivil to Vijay, 1 run, sits down on the back knee while plonking his front leg well outside off, reaches out for a flighted ball to take it on the full and sweeps it to deep backward square
9.5 -
Shivil to D Miller, 1 run, slides on with the arm this time outside off, Miller slides his front foot across and pushes it through the cover region
9.4 -
Shivil to D Miller, no run, looped up on the stumps, defensively played
9.3 -
Shivil to Vijay, 1 run, flatter and on the shorter side outside off, turns away from a length and Vijay knocks it through the point region
9.2 -
Shivil to D Miller, 1 run, tossed up googly on the pads, flicked through mid-wicket
9.1 -
Shivil to D Miller, no run, hat-trick ball. A short leg in place for it and he could have come into play as Miller edged this full ball onto pad. But it teasingly pops up into the off-side
8.6 -
Jadeja to D Miller, 1 run, slightly slower than his other deliveries, clipped to long-on
David Miller, left handed bat, comes to the crease
8.5 -
Jadeja to Gurkeerat Singh, out Gurkeerat Singh Run Out!! Looks like Punjab got too flattered by the flying start they had. Couldn't handle it. And now things are back to normalcy. This is very deflating. It's a good cut shot, waited on it but still couldn't place it past a diving Faulkner at backward point. Absolutely brilliant work. And then he returns the throw in the blink of an eye. Only Gurkeerat knows where he's going. Maybe he thought the ball had gone through. Well, it hadn't. He has enough time to dwell on it with a strategic time-out. Gurkeerat Singh run out (Faulkner/D Karthik) 0(3)
Jadeja to Gurkeerat Singh, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
8.4 -
Jadeja to Gurkeerat Singh, no run, drives off the outer part of the bat towards PK at backward point
8.3 -
Jadeja to Gurkeerat Singh, no run, pushed towards extra-cover. Good pressure bowling now from Jadeja
8.2 -
Jadeja to Vijay, 1 run, eased down to long-off. Not a lot of turn from the pitch
8.1 -
Jadeja to Vijay, 2 runs, flatter outside off, driven wide of sweeper cover, and hurtles back for two
Gurkeerat Singh Mann, right handed bat, comes to the crease
7.6 -
Shivil to Maxwell, out Caught by D Karthik!! He's gone first ball. A golden duck for Glenn Maxwell. The Aussie all-rounder looks absolutely bemused. He doesn't think he's hit it. Standing around, watching the Lions jump around in celebration. Won't help Maxi, the decision has been made. Flatter and fired on a length outside off, Maxi goes flashing at it but is beaten for pace and looks to have skirted past the toe-end, didn't make any contact. Karthik went up straightaway and the umpire's finger does so too. Maxwell c D Karthik b Shivil 0(1)
Shivil to Maxwell, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Glenn Maxwell, right handed bat, comes to the crease
7.5 -
Shivil to S Marsh, out Caught by Raina!! Such a soft dismissal this, and Gujarat .. as they so often do .. are clawing back. Well flighted googly on middle, Marsh lazily flicks it in the air and straight to Raina at mid-wicket. A very lousy wicket. S Marsh c Raina b Shivil 1(3)
Shivil to S Marsh, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
7.4 -
Shivil to Vijay, 1 run, lobs up a full toss around off and is pushed down to long-off. Jee, it's painful watching this lad bowl. All those wriggling movements of the body
7.3 -
Shivil to S Marsh, 1 run, snakes back in to Marsh as he steps to leg, another wrong 'un, cramps him for room and restricts him to a tuck through the on-side
7.2 -
Shivil to Vijay, 1 run, turning away from outside off, punched through the covers
7.1 -
Shivil to Vijay, no run, his preferred googly to start from round the wicket, Vijay prods forward and defends
Shivil Kaushik, left-arm chinaman, comes into the attack
6.6 -
Jadeja to Vijay, 1 run, clipped with the angle through the vacant expanses in mid-wicket, Jaddu gives chase himself and keeps them to a single
6.5 -
Jadeja to S Marsh, leg byes, 1 run, that looks a good shout for LBW first up. Fired in from over the wicket, very straight lines from Jadeja, and Marsh misses while trying to play across the line. Would have been close to leg, I assume
Shaun Marsh, left handed bat, comes to the crease
6.4 -
Jadeja to Stoinis, out Stumped!! He's been overcome by his own audacity. Time and again charging out at Jadeja like that. He slid it through quicker this time, had a hint that Stoinis will come and pulled the length back too. Manages to sneak under the attempted heave and offers a simple stumping to Karthik. Much needed this, with the way PUN seemed to be flying away. Stoinis st D Karthik b Jadeja 27(17) [4s-3 6s-1]
Jadeja to Stoinis, THAT'S OUT!! Stumped!!
6.3 -
Jadeja to Vijay, 1 run, eases onto the front foot and milks a single down to long-off
6.2 -
Jadeja to Stoinis, 1 run, sliding on with the arm, clipped through mid-wicket
6.1 -
Jadeja to Stoinis, FOUR, down the track comes Stoinis, doesn't reach the pitch of the ball but goes through with the hoick and hammers it straight of long-on. That rocketed off the willow
5.6 -
D Kulkarni to Vijay, 2 runs, clips an off-cutter in front of long-on and hustles straightaway. Completes two comfortably
5.5 -
D Kulkarni to Vijay, no run, dug in slightly short, and forces a defence out of Vijay
5.4 -
D Kulkarni to Stoinis, 1 run, dabs a short of length delivery to short third man and is called through by Vijay. Actually, Stoinis is late to take off but then has to go through
5.3 -
D Kulkarni to Stoinis, FOUR, that's sheer bullying, is what it is. Kulkarni shortens the length seeing Stoinis run at him but he pulls him anyway through mid-wicket. Soul shattering stuff
5.2 -
D Kulkarni to Vijay, 1 run, another off-cutter on the stumps, nudged down to long-on
5.1 -
D Kulkarni to Vijay, no run, easy there now. Important not to get too carried away. Steps to leg as he dances down the track looking to smack the bejeezus out of Kulkarni and smoke him over cow corner. But Kulkarni is smart too. Slows it up, rolls his fingers across, extracts more bounce and beats the edge
4.6 -
Jadeja to Stoinis, FOUR, and now he's waited on the back foot and nailed him past backward point. Punjab are wheeling now. Knew that Jadeja is going to fire it short, stood back and laced the cut to perfection
4.5 -
Jadeja to Stoinis, no run, punched softly to cover off the back foot
4.5 -
Jadeja to Stoinis, wide, and again. Round arm, pop gun like, and rifled down leg
4.5 -
Jadeja to Stoinis, wide, fires it down the leg-side anticipating Stoinis to back away. He doesn't
4.4 -
Jadeja to Stoinis, 2 runs, grounds his back knee in what is a premeditated sweep, and strikes it through the square leg region. Ishan Kishan skates across from deep mid-wicket and dives it haul it inside the ropes. Good effort there in this sweltering heat
4.3 -
Jadeja to Stoinis, 2 runs, darted in much quicker on off, Stoinis moves to leg and punches it wide of long-off for a couple
4.2 -
Jadeja to Stoinis, SIX, that should pump some confidence into Stoinis. Excellent use of the feet .. a tough thing to do against Jadeja .. and slugs it over wide long-on. Got a lot of meat on it
4.1 -
Jadeja to Vijay, 1 run, Raina has been forced to bring in spin, and Vijay sensibly nudges Jadeja wide of mid-on for a single
Ravindra Jadeja, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
Stoinis has hardly got any deliveries to play. It's been all Vijay so far, and he's looking superb. It's like liquid batting
3.6 -
D Kulkarni to Stoinis, no run, stands tall and slaps a short delivery hard, only to find Raina at cover-point. Straight at him
3.5 -
D Kulkarni to Vijay, 1 run, length ball outside off, quietly played away wide of cover for a single
3.4 -
D Kulkarni to Vijay, 2 runs, now picks one off the pads and glances it past short fine leg. Back for an easy two
3.3 -
D Kulkarni to Vijay, FOUR, he's looking real good, is Murali Vijay. Those effervescent drives are flowing again. Stomps the front foot across to cover the swing and pastes it through extra-cover. In the air for a brief while, but placed in the gap
3.2 -
D Kulkarni to Stoinis, 1 run, tucks it off the pads through square leg for a single
3.1 -
D Kulkarni to Stoinis, no run, back of a length delivery around off, knocked from the crease into the off-side
2.6 -
P Kumar to Vijay, FOUR, Vijay has put Praveen off his line. After whacking a couple of decent deliveries for boundaries, he is bestowed with a full toss on the pads which he flicks behind square for a boundary. Excellent batting
2.5 -
P Kumar to Vijay, FOUR, that's utter domination. It's another back of a length delivery outside off, Vijay maintains a firm base and roundhouses a biff straight down the ground. Intimidating stuff
2.4 -
P Kumar to Vijay, no run, goes chasing after a back of a length delivery trying to flat-bat it down the ground once more, botches it into the off-side off the toe-end
Karthik comes up to the stumps..
2.3 -
P Kumar to Vijay, FOUR, now he imposes himself. Didn't take to the previous bouncer kindly. Charges at Praveen and bashes a length ball over his head for a boundary
2.2 -
P Kumar to Vijay, no run, bounces him now! Nice to throw one of these time and again, just to ensure that the batsman is not easing onto the front foot every time. Vijay is slightly surprised but bails out in time
2.1 -
P Kumar to Stoinis, 1 run, slanting into the pads, tucked behind square for one
1.6 -
D Kulkarni to Vijay, 2 runs, clips it neatly off his pads past short fine leg, doesn't have the legs to go all the way and it's cut off by deep square leg
1.5 -
D Kulkarni to Vijay, no run, sharp short of length delivery around the off-stump, Vijay had to be quick to drop his gloves there and sway out of the line
1.4 -
D Kulkarni to Vijay, no run, back of a length outside off, drops it with soft hands into the off-side
1.3 -
D Kulkarni to Stoinis, 1 run, short of length and Stoinis is quick to commit to a pull, only that the ball doesn't climb much at all. He chops it off a thick inside edge onto pad and hustles a single as the ball rolls away into the off-side
1.2 -
D Kulkarni to Stoinis, no run, ah, delicious delivery! Swerves away abruptly from around the fourth stump and beats the edge. Stoinis is caught on the crease, and he has to play at it given the original angle in
1.1 -
D Kulkarni to Vijay, 1 run, Kulkarni opens up Vijay with his first ball which is a beauty. Angles it in on middle and gets it to straighten off the deck to square Vijay up and catch a thick outside edge. Soft hands by Vijay though, and it dribbles down to third man
Dhawal Kulkarni, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
P Kumar to Stoinis, no run, back of a length, on middle and leg, tucked to mid-wicket
0.5 -
P Kumar to Vijay, 3 runs, so flowy, so effortless. Like liquid. Moves across to a fullish ball and lazily punches it past a diving cover fielder. Big chase on this lush acreage, and it's eventually hounded down
0.4 -
P Kumar to Vijay, 2 runs, it's coming on to the bat nicely, as Vijay slices a length ball with the swing behind backward point. Jadeja dives and parries it towards third man, easy two on offer
0.3 -
P Kumar to Vijay, FOUR, that gives a first indication of this pitch, and it's a good one. Back of a length outside off, Vijay languidly moves forward - not a big stride - and drives it on the up through the covers. Smooth
0.2 -
P Kumar to Vijay, no run, tries to explore the off-side after plonking his foot across to drive, but squirts it off a thick inside edge to square leg
0.1 -
P Kumar to Vijay, no run, wobbles one up there straight up. Swings away a shade but it's too wide outside off to entice Vijay. Left alone
Vijay and Stoinis are at the crease. Vijay is on strike. P Kumar will open the attack
Labour day will always be etched in the memory of Axar Patel. That briefly sums it up. Won't take much of your time. This is it from the troika of Abhishek Chaudhary, Sagar Chawla and Bharath Ramaraj. Dare we forget our superfast scorer Venkatesh. Hop tabs to see what the folks have for you in the second match of the day. Until then, bye. Take care
Presentations: We will update this page with quotes if and when it is televised. What we know is that Axar Patel is the Man of the Match for his bowling figures of 4-0-21-4
The chase never got going, never..... After Mohit Sharma struck in successive overs to dismiss B-MAC and Raina, Gujarat committed a kamikaze. Axar Patel came in and hat-trick(ed) DK, DJ and RJ before dismissing a dangerous looking Dwayne Smith. Ishan Kishan, James Faulkner could only drag the embarrassment till the final over, only to fall short of 23 runs. By and large, it turned out to be a dream day for Axar Patel who arm-balled the Lions in their own den. Change of skip. and change of fortunes...add in your favorite cliches folks
19.6 -
Sandeep Sharma to D Kulkarni, 2 runs, Punjab win. Change of captaincy has worked. Slower delivery and Kulkarni waits for it, drills it to long-off for a couple of runs
19.5 -
Sandeep Sharma to D Kulkarni, 2 runs, short and wide. But too late to make use of it, cuts over backward point
19.4 -
Sandeep Sharma to D Kulkarni, 2 runs, steers this slower delivery outside off to third man. The fielder there dived to his left and kept it down to two
19.3 -
Sandeep Sharma to D Kulkarni, no run, drives this fullish ball towards mid-off
Shivil Kaushik, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19.2 -
Sandeep Sharma to Faulkner, out Caught by D Miller!! And with this wicket, Gujarat's hopes are dead. Faulkner wants to clear long-on on the slower delivery. Ended up hitting it straight to long-on. A full toss this was. Faulkner c D Miller b Sandeep Sharma 32(27) [4s-3]
Sandeep Sharma to Faulkner, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
19.1 -
Sandeep Sharma to Faulkner, no run, drills a fuller ball to long-on. Won't take a single
PK departs. DK arrives. 30 off 6 needed. This is tough to achieve even in book cricket or in your backyard
Dhawal Kulkarni, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Sandeep Sharma [3.0-0-25-0] is back into the attack
18.6 -
Mohit Sharma to P Kumar, out Caught by Cariappa!! Softer than a snowflake. Mohit followed Kumar this time with this slower delivery. Kumar tried to steer it past short third man. Had no pace to work with it and ended up handing a simple catch to the man who had dropped him previously in the same over. P Kumar c Cariappa b Mohit Sharma 15(13) [4s-2]
Mohit Sharma to P Kumar, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
18.5 -
Mohit Sharma to P Kumar, no run, short delivery and Kumar left his crease. In the end, he was left too far away from it, wanted to carve it away. Not happening
18.4 -
Mohit Sharma to P Kumar, 2 runs, Kumar is not very fond of his crease. Dances down the track and flat bats it towards mid-wicket. Was in the air for a while but fell short of an on-rushing fielder
18.3 -
Mohit Sharma to P Kumar, FOUR, not where Kumar intended but it will do. A little quicker this time, Kumar comes down and slaps it, did not get off the meat of the bat. Spliced it high towards third man, who backtracked but could not hold onto it, ended up pushing it into the third man fence instead
18.2 -
Mohit Sharma to P Kumar, no run, did not go as Kumar would have planned. Slow ball and Kumar backed away to dispatch it over mid-wicket. Was beaten comprehensively. Faulkner would be itching at the other end
18.1 -
Mohit Sharma to Faulkner, 1 run, I like the confidence of P Kumar. Faulkner swings this slower delivery towards mid-wicket. Wanted the second run but P Kumar denied like a confident top order batter
Mohit Sharma [3.0-0-25-2] is back into the attack
37 off 12. 6 sixes will do for Gujarat. Faulkner has not got even one so far. It is never too late though
17.6 -
Stoinis to Faulkner, byes, 1 run, slower ball and Faulkner goes for the wild swing after kneeling down. Does not connect, Saha fumbles and allows a bye
17.5 -
Stoinis to P Kumar, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the hips of Kumar. Tucks uppishly towards fine leg for a single. Is it getting close? I think so, as long as Faulkner is there. Fortunately for Punjab, they do not have Ishant Sharma in their bowling ranks
17.4 -
Stoinis to P Kumar, FOUR, that's cute. Full toss outside off, Kumar backs away and opens the face of the bat, keeper had no chance and the ball races away
17.3 -
Stoinis to Faulkner, 1 run, slower ball and Faulkner smacks it off the toe towards long-on
17.2 -
Stoinis to Faulkner, FOUR, full toss and Faulkner hoicks it to Maxi at deep mid-wicket. Maxwell went for the catch, but the ball just bounced in front and crossed the fence
17.1 -
Stoinis to P Kumar, 1 run, short ball and it came quicker than Kumar has been facing so far. Pulled it off the splice towards mid-wicket. Was in the air for a while but there was no one around
Marcus Stoinis [3.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack
16.6 -
Sandeep Sharma to Faulkner, FOUR, full toss and Faulkner did not time it that well. However, the sliced attempt had enough legs to beat a chasing long-off, who ran to his left
And Sandeep was booed because he pulled out in his delivery stride. As if a bowler's life is the easiest in a T20 game
16.5 -
Sandeep Sharma to P Kumar, 1 run, Kumar takes the bottom hand off the bat as he tried to smack it through the off-side, gets it towards long-on
Crowd are booing Sandeep, not fair at all
16.4 -
Sandeep Sharma to P Kumar, no run, slow bumper. Kumar was early on the pull. Could have played it on the second attempt, if he tried. Keeper collects behind the stumps
16.3 -
Sandeep Sharma to Faulkner, 1 run, another yorker outside off. Faulkner thuds the drive into the ground, it bounces towards the right of the bowler for a single
16.2 -
Sandeep Sharma to P Kumar, 1 run, very full outside off, Kumar does a Dhoni without timing. Drills it to long-off. Heavy bottom hand and wrists on that occasion
16.1 -
Sandeep Sharma to P Kumar, no run, in dipping low full toss on the stumps. Kumar is too timid to do anything with it, pushed back to the bowler
Vijay is marshalling his troops around. Must be delighted with the way things have panned out today. 56 off 24
Sandeep Sharma [2.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack
15.6 -
Mohit Sharma to Faulkner, 2 runs, a direct hit from the cow corner. Guess the man? Maxi he is. Won't result in a run-out though. Faulkner was well in. Drilled this full toss towards cow corner and was always coming back for the second
15.5 -
Mohit Sharma to P Kumar, 1 run, similar to what he bowled to Faulkner. Got a bit of extra bounce this time. Kumar chopped towards point, off the inner part of the bat
15.4 -
Mohit Sharma to Faulkner, 1 run, the worst thing is to get predictable. Mohit was, this time. Faulkner waited for this short slow ball and pulled to deep mid-wicket, there is protection and it saved Mohit, else it was hit really hard
15.3 -
Mohit Sharma to Faulkner, 2 runs, checks the pace this time and bowls it around off. Faulkner waited for it and then cut square of the wicket on the off-side
15.2 -
Mohit Sharma to Faulkner, 2 runs, fullish from Mohit again. Faulkner cracks it past him towards long-off. Mohit might have got some fingers on it to kill the pace
15.1 -
Mohit Sharma to Faulkner, FOUR, Oxenford is wearing a shield. But this time his reflexes came handy. Fullish ball and Faulkner thumped it straight back over the umpire
Mohit Sharma [2.0-0-13-2] is back into the attack
68 off 30. Tough, very tough
14.6 -
Stoinis to Faulkner, 1 run, off-pace delivery outside off. Faulkner was waiting outside leg, had to reach for it. Slapped off the toe towards long-off
Praveen Kumar, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Time for another time-out
14.5 -
Stoinis to Ishan Kishan, out Ishan Kishan Run Out!! His young legs were not good enough to take on the arm of Maxi there. Drove it towards extra cover and set off. Perhaps he wanted to get Faulkner on strike. Maxi set himself and rocketed the throw to the bowler, who collected it just over the stumps to catch Kishan well short of the crease. Game over for Kishan. Played a good hand, was not enough on the day though. Ishan Kishan run out (Maxwell/Stoinis) 27(24) [4s-3]
Stoinis to Ishan Kishan, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
Third umpire again. Looks close. Gone by a mile.
14.4 -
Stoinis to Faulkner, 1 run, on the middle and leg stump. Faulkner hoses it down towards long-on, hit it too well. Will have to be content with a single
14.3 -
Stoinis to Ishan Kishan, 1 run, slices the drive on this fuller length delivery towards extra cover
14.2 -
Stoinis to Faulkner, 1 run, good length delivery around off. Faulkner waits for it and drops in front of point for a single. For how long will he wait before deciding to go after the bowlers
Equation is 72 off 35
14.1 -
Stoinis to Ishan Kishan, 1 run, not the kind of sound a batsman likes off his bat. Slower delivery outside off, Kishan drives off the toes towards long-off
Marcus Stoinis [2.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack
13.6 -
Axar to Faulkner, no run, Patel got some turn behind it and lured Faulkner into the drive, he was beaten and in the process dragged his back leg outside the crease. Thousands of lunges done in gym helped him get back in time
Third umpire is required again. Stumping appeal against Faulkner. Fair delivery. Has he lifted his back leg? He dragged it, looks like got it back in time. Safe.
13.5 -
Axar to Ishan Kishan, 1 run, short and wide. Kishan would have wanted to cut it fine, ended up hitting it pretty square towards sweeper cover
13.4 -
Axar to Ishan Kishan, 2 runs, sinks down this time and sweeps to deep backward square leg. Did well to come back for the second run. Might have hurt himself, physio is out there to take care of him. We are ready to go again. Kishan is ready in fact
13.3 -
Axar to Ishan Kishan, FOUR, who would say that this guy's an U-19 cricketer. Gets into a nice position and reverse sweeps it over backward point. One bounce over the ropes
13.2 -
Axar to Faulkner, 1 run, he bowls them real quick. Faulkner cannot do much and fence it towards extra cover
13.1 -
Axar to Faulkner, no run, he has fired that outside off. Faulkner backed away and wanted to cut it, was beaten for pace
Axar Patel [3.0-0-13-4] is back into the attack
12.6 -
Cariappa to Faulkner, 1 run, dipping low full toss on off, Faulkner forces it towards long-off for a single
12.5 -
Cariappa to Faulkner, 2 runs, Faulkner had to wait for it. Nudges it through mid-wicket. Saha saw the fielder was in the deep and went after it, the throw was not that great and it allowed Faulkner to get back comfortably in the end
12.4 -
Cariappa to Ishan Kishan, 1 run, shows the face of the bat on this flatter delivery. Punches it to long-off for a single
12.3 -
Cariappa to Ishan Kishan, FOUR, this was not a great ball and deserved it. Kishan got low and then helped it past the keeper into the fine leg fence
12.2 -
Cariappa to Faulkner, 1 run, slower through the air on the stumps. Faulkner pushes wide of extra cover for a quick single
12.1 -
Cariappa to Ishan Kishan, 1 run, execution was not as great as intent. Got too close to the pitch of the delivery after skipping down, drilled to long-off
Cariappa [2.0-0-5-0] is back into the attack
So time has come for me to keep updating about the equation. It is 91 off 48. Looks a bit tough from here but Faulkner is there
11.6 -
Stoinis to Ishan Kishan, 1 run, cuts this one and cuts it well. Straight to the fielder at third man, will take a single though
11.5 -
Stoinis to Ishan Kishan, no run, slower ball. Kishan defends off the splice of the bat to the left of backward point
11.4 -
Stoinis to Ishan Kishan, no run, Kishan is not the tallest guy, became even shorter by crouching low. Wanted to ramp this back of a length delivery over the keeper or towards third man, could not get any bat on it
11.3 -
Stoinis to Faulkner, 1 run, does that again. This time though, was a bit smart to open the face of the bat and guide it to third man for a single
11.2 -
Stoinis to Faulkner, no run, is it me or Faulkner has actually started batting like a proper tail-ender. Stays leg-side on this back of a length delivery and pushes towards short cover
11.1 -
Stoinis to Ishan Kishan, 1 run, Stoinis in attack. Breather for the batsmen and me. Short of a length outside off, steers it from the crease to third man. Oh Axar has one more over left, no breather then
Marcus Stoinis [1.0-0-4-0] is back into the attack
10.6 -
Axar to Faulkner, no run, another arm-ball. Faulkner pushes it towards extra cover
10.5 -
Axar to Faulkner, no run, chops this quicker one towards backward point
10.4 -
Axar to Ishan Kishan, 1 run, gets a stride forward and drives it easily to long-off
The ultraedge shows that there was something on it. So Jadeja cannot complain, well deserved hat-trick for Patel
10.3 -
Axar to Ishan Kishan, 2 runs, drives wide of deep extra cover and will pick up a brace
10.2 -
Axar to Faulkner, 1 run, quicker one on the pads, Faulkner gets his bat on the clip to work it through mid-wicket
James Faulkner, right handed bat, comes to the crease
10.1 -
Axar to Jadeja, out Caught by W Saha!! IT IS A HAT-TRICK FOR Patel. The umpire took forever to gift him that. He has earned it, so cannot really be called a gift. Fired this one from round the wicket, Jadeja poked at it from the crease, got a faintest of edges perhaps and the keeper did not commit a mistake. Patel had to appeal for a while before the umpire raised his finger Jadeja c W Saha b Axar 11(11)
Axar to Jadeja, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Axar Patel [2.0-0-9-3] is back into the attack
9.6 -
Gurkeerat Singh to Jadeja, 3 runs, Sandeep Sharma has done a great job, running from short third man and diving near the fence to prevent a single. Jadeja wanted to steer it past short third man, got an edge and it scoot past the keeper. Three runs is what they ran before it could be sent back from the deep
9.5 -
Gurkeerat Singh to Ishan Kishan, 1 run, too full and that will help. Kishan works it through mid-wicket
9.4 -
Gurkeerat Singh to Ishan Kishan, no run, Kishan gets a leading edge this time, trying to turn it towards the on-side. The ball rolled towards point
9.3 -
Gurkeerat Singh to Jadeja, 1 run, gets his stride forwards and nudges to mid-on
9.2 -
Gurkeerat Singh to Jadeja, no run, comes round the wicket and keeps it slow on the stumps. Little ooa aah from the bowler as Jadeja missed the tuck and was rapped on the pad
9.1 -
Gurkeerat Singh to Jadeja, 2 runs, flatter on the stumps, Jadeja nurdles around towards mid-wicket
9.1 -
Gurkeerat Singh to Jadeja, wide, down the leg-side, called a wide. It turned as it went past the stumps, could have hit the leg-stick
Gurkeerat Singh Mann, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
Time-out in place. How colourful was that wicket procession! Axar Patel would have liked it the most.
8.6 -
Sandeep Sharma to Ishan Kishan, no run, slow short ball outside off. Kishan does not bother with it
8.5 -
Sandeep Sharma to Jadeja, 1 run, Sharma sticks to the same line for Jadeja as well. He drives on the up towards sweeper cover
8.4 -
Sandeep Sharma to Ishan Kishan, 1 run, intentional this time and which is why all he can manage is a single. Length delivery outside off. Kishan cuts off the outer edge towards third man for a single
8.3 -
Sandeep Sharma to Ishan Kishan, FOUR, only if Saha was a bit taller, he would have been able to reach it with the dive that he put. Kishan pokes at this length delivery outside off, gets a thickish edge which rolled past Saha into the third man fence
8.2 -
Sandeep Sharma to Jadeja, 1 run, that's too much risk for a single. Charges down the track, the length is not quite there, punches to the right of mid-off
8.1 -
Sandeep Sharma to Jadeja, no run, this one did nip back off the surface. Jadeja stood tall in the crease and defended back to the bowler
Sandeep Sharma [1.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack
This is what T20 League does, it has pipped a Gujarati against Gujarat today
7.6 -
Cariappa to Ishan Kishan, no run, flat and fast, Kishan rocks back and cuts. There are enough men inside the ring around the cover region to deny a single
7.5 -
Cariappa to Ishan Kishan, no run, drives this one towards the off-side off the front foot
7.4 -
Cariappa to Ishan Kishan, no run, serves a bit of width with the angle, the line too was a bit short. Kishan, though, can only manage to chop it to cover
7.3 -
Cariappa to Jadeja, 1 run, tad short and Jadeja works it through mid-wicket. Youngster Ishan Kishan wants to go to the other end but Jadeja is not interested at all
7.2 -
Cariappa to Ishan Kishan, 1 run, flights this one a little, Kishan eases it down the ground
7.1 -
Cariappa to Jadeja, 1 run, it takes a Jadeja to handle it, clips it to mid-wicket for a single
Ishan Kishan, left handed bat, comes to the crease
6.6 -
Axar to Dwayne Bravo, out Bowled!! This is not done. Hold on Patel, there is someone in this world trying to type what you are doing there. He has chugged down Bravo. Another arm-ball. Bravo did not go for the drive like the previous batsman, but neither did he present a nice riposte. Left gap between bat and pad, beget an inside edge on the defence too. Next thing we saw was the ball kissing the stumps. Dwayne Bravo b Axar 0(1)
Axar to Dwayne Bravo, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
Dwayne Bravo, right handed bat, comes to the crease
6.5 -
Axar to D Karthik, out Bowled!! I was not even finished typing the previous delivery and here it is, Karthik has departed. Patel is running riot here. This one was an arm-ball skid off the surface, Karthik drove away from the body, there was enough gap between the bat and the pad. He might even have got an inside edge on it, the ball crashes on the leg stump. D Karthik b Axar 2(4)
Axar to D Karthik, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
6.4 -
Axar to Jadeja, 1 run, flatter around off. Tapped to point
Ravindra Jadeja, left handed bat, comes to the crease
6.3 -
Axar to Dwayne Smith, out Caught by Gurkeerat Singh!! This is what happens when doctors shun surgery and get to butchery. Did not time this at all, it was there in the slot to be hit. But Smith could not get underneath it, hit it straight to the fielder manning the long-off fence. What is happening here? Was this one supposed to be this tough a chase? The last time I checked, it was a good batting track. Dwayne Smith c Gurkeerat Singh b Axar 15(18) [4s-1 6s-1]
Axar to Dwayne Smith, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
6.2 -
Axar to Dwayne Smith, no run, slightly shorter this time, on the stumps. Smith punches it back to the bowler
6.1 -
Axar to D Karthik, 1 run, another one on the pads of Karthik, clipped to short fine leg
6.1 -
Axar to D Karthik, wide, misses the line and bowls it down the leg, called a wide
Axar Patel [1.0-0-6-0] is back into the attack
5.6 -
Cariappa to Dwayne Smith, no run, Smith stays back and cuts it to cover-point, but can't breach the gap
5.5 -
Cariappa to D Karthik, 1 run, pushed through from Cariappa, Karthik drives it to mid-off
5.4 -
Cariappa to D Karthik, no run, flatter delivery from Cariappa, Karthik pushes it to cover
5.3 -
Cariappa to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, Smith taps it to long-on
5.2 -
Cariappa to Dwayne Smith, no run, very full from Cariappa, pushed to cover
5.1 -
Cariappa to Dwayne Smith, no run, why would you look for a single there? Karthik, though, gets back in with a full length dive, the straighter one from Cariappa, Smith tries to slog-sweep and gets an inside edge to short fine, who ushers in a direct-hit at the bowler's end, but Karthik was in with that dive
The third umpire has come into play. Karthik is the batsman. I think he is safe. Is the bat in the air? Hmm, well it is down and is rightly given not out.
Cariappa, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
Dinesh Karthik, right handed bat, comes to the crease
4.6 -
Mohit Sharma to Raina, out Bowled!! Sharma's plan of bowling stump-to stump line has worked again. Good length delivery and on the stumps, Raina backed away a touch and tried to butcher it across the line, but could only hear the death rattle. It shattered the middle and off-stump. Raina b Mohit Sharma 18(15) [4s-2 6s-1]
Mohit Sharma to Raina, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
4.5 -
Mohit Sharma to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, if Sandeep at mid-off had effected the direct-hit that would have been curtains for Smith. Smith punches it to mid-off and looks to sneak in a single. Sandeep picks the ball quickly, but could not hit the stumps. Smith was miles short of the crease and had given up
4.4 -
Mohit Sharma to Raina, 1 run, the cross-seamer from Sharma, Raina tucks it to mid-wicket
4.3 -
Mohit Sharma to Raina, SIX, Sharma wanted to test Raina with a bumper, but you can't bowl at 82mph and get away. The short delivery from Sharma, Raina gets inside the line of the ball and pulls over the fine leg boundary
4.2 -
Mohit Sharma to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, the off-pace delivery, but Sharma slips it down leg, Smith nudges it to square leg
4.1 -
Mohit Sharma to Raina, 1 run, good length delivery and angled away, Raina uses his feet and attempts to flog it through the off-side, gets an inside edge to backward square leg
Mohit Sharma [1.0-0-3-1] is back into the attack
3.6 -
Axar to Dwayne Smith, no run, slightly shorter in length, Smith looks to pull and can't make the connection. It hits him on the thigh pad. The muted appeal from the bowler turned down
3.5 -
Axar to Raina, 1 run, Raina camps back and dabs it to long-on
3.4 -
Axar to Raina, no run, shorter in length, Raina awkwardly cuts it to short third man, but the ball lands in front of the fielder
3.3 -
Axar to Raina, FOUR, Raina is known for his quicksilver footwork. He gives a glimpse of that with an inside-out drive. Raina dances down the track, takes it on the half-volley and drives it to the extra cover fence
3.2 -
Axar to Raina, no run, slower through the air and on off-stump, pushed back towards the bowler
3.1 -
Axar to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, flatter delivery and on the stumps, punched to deep mid-wicket
Axar Patel, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
2.6 -
Stoinis to Raina, no run, Raina skips out of the crease and attempts to punch, but gets an inside edge onto his pads. The bowler tidies up and prevents Raina from stealing a run. Stoinis followed the batsman with a shortish delivery there
2.5 -
Stoinis to Raina, no run, Raina backs away and cracks the punchy-drive to a length delivery to cover, but can't breach the gap. He took a step out of the crease
2.4 -
Stoinis to Raina, FOUR, the slower one from Stoinis, Raina again manufactures room and then buries it to the mid-wicket fence. Despite the fielder from mid-wicket looking to hound it down, he does not succeed in his endeavour
2.3 -
Stoinis to Raina, no run, Raina makes room, but Stoinis follows him with a back of a length delivery, eased down to point. Street-smart bowling from Stoinis
2.2 -
Stoinis to Raina, no run, back of a length delivery and on the stumps, Raina camps back and defends it into the off-side
2.1 -
Stoinis to Raina, no run, good length delivery and angled away, Raina pushes it to short cover
Marcus Stoinis, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
1.6 -
Mohit Sharma to Dwayne Smith, no run, a tad fuller and on the stumps, Smith punches it to mid-wicket
1.5 -
Mohit Sharma to Raina, 1 run, too straight from Sharma, clipped to mid-on for an easy single. It was a shortish delivery from Sharma
Suresh Raina, left handed bat, comes to the crease
1.4 -
Mohit Sharma to Brendon McCullum, out Bowled!! Sharma's strategy of if you miss I hit works, as he picks up the prized scalp of McCullum. Now, that might just lift PUN's sagging spirits. Sharma, with an upright seam this time, lands it on a short of length. But it did not do much off the seam. McCullum backed away and aimed to cut. He connected with thin air and the ball rattled the middle-stump. It might have just nipped back off the seam on replays. Brendon McCullum b Mohit Sharma 1(3)
Mohit Sharma to Brendon McCullum, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
1.3 -
Mohit Sharma to Brendon McCullum, no run, the back of the hand slower one from Sharma, McCullum essays the punchy-drive to mid-off
1.2 -
Mohit Sharma to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, back of a length delivery and just outside off, Smith push-drives it to long-on
1.1 -
Mohit Sharma to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, shortish and just outside off, McCullum pulls it to deep square leg, but Maxi tidies up well there
Mohit Sharma, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Sandeep Sharma to Dwayne Smith, SIX, well, that was cracking blow from Smith. It hit the sweet spot of the bat and no wonder, cleared the deep mid-wicket boundary with ease. Shorter in length, Smith nails the pull and it goes all the way. If these two get in, we might well get to see a volley of crackerjack shots today
0.5 -
Sandeep Sharma to Dwayne Smith, no run, good length delivery and on off-stump, defended
0.4 -
Sandeep Sharma to Dwayne Smith, no run, fullish and a hint of shape back into Smith, he gets an inside edge on his tuck. Sharma comes up with a muted appeal for LBW, but rightly turned down
0.3 -
Sandeep Sharma to Dwayne Smith, no run, a tad fuller an on the stumps, defended with a straight blade
0.2 -
Sandeep Sharma to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, Smith shows that his game is more than just raw power. Sharma offers a wee bit of width, Smith crunches the punch past the diving cover fielder and into the fence. His eyes traced the gap well there
0.1 -
Sandeep Sharma to Dwayne Smith, no run, fuller length delivery and just outside off, Smith mistimes the drive hard into the ground and towards mid-off
0.1 -
Sandeep Sharma to Dwayne Smith, wide, sliding down leg, Smith misses with his tuck, signalled as a wide
Dwayne Smith and Brendon McCullum are at the crease. Dwayne Smith is on strike. Sandeep Sharma will open the attack