The players are out there.. Action to start a couple of minutes from now. One slip for Bhuvi
There was a bit of swing early on with the moisture present, but Warner's approach suggested no caution. After belting RP Singh over covers for a biggie, he got a tad overambitious and nicked behind. Dhawan carried forward his good form but couldn't convert it into a big score. Williamson struggled for the most part. Yuvraj had his moments but just when he looked like exploding, he imploded. All these wickets meant that HYD could never really LAUNCH. Huge props to Zampa for his six-fer, while Ashwin played a supporting role. At the end of it all, HYD have put 137 on the board and with the ball turning as it is, you never know. It may well be enough. Join us in 10 minutes for the chase...
"There was a bit of dampness in the wicket. It was tacky. Zampa bowled very well. It's important to have one person taking wickets if the other doesn't. Also important that a spinner got the 20th over, I think there's a point to prove there. We saw how the wicket is, you need to labour hard for your runs. Hopefully if we get a good start in the first 6, we can capitalize," beams out R Ashwin.
19.6 -
Zampa to Bhuvneshwar, out Caught by S Tiwary!! Now he gets the sixth! Bhuvneshwar tries to slog, has to fetch it from well wide of off, and slices it off the toe-end to long-on. Superb spell from the young Aussie. Bhuvneshwar c S Tiwary b Zampa 1(2)
Zampa to Bhuvneshwar, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
19.5 -
Zampa to Barinder, 1 run, nearly a sixth for Zampa. Fools Barinder with a wrong 'un and he slices it off the outside edge in front of a diving Perera at short third man
Barinder Sran, left handed bat, comes to the crease
19.4 -
Zampa to N Ojha, out Bowled!! Zampa has five! What a magnificent spell of bowling. And you can see that he has revelled in Dhoni's confidence in him. Slips in a flipper to follow Ojha as he backs away, denies him any sort of room on the cut and he chops it onto pad off an underedge before rolling onto the stumps. N Ojha b Zampa 7(5) [4s-1]
Zampa to N Ojha, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
19.3 -
Zampa to Bhuvneshwar, 1 run, does the smart thing of clipping it for a single and handing it to the batter out there
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19.2 -
Zampa to Deepak Hooda, out Stumped!! Not this time. Zampa has his revenge straightaway. Hooda tries to replicate the previous ball but this one is bowled wider and shorter. Then gets it to turn past the outside edge and crocodile-glove Dhoni does the rest. Deepak Hooda st Dhoni b Zampa 14(5) [6s-2]
Zampa to Deepak Hooda, THAT'S OUT!! Stumped!!
19.1 -
Zampa to Deepak Hooda, SIX, but this time he himself has been delivered over wide long-on. Good use of the feet from Hooda to get to the pitch and then nails the blow
Dhoni is gambling with Zampa for the final over. The last time he gambled with the leggie, he delivered.
18.6 -
Dinda to N Ojha, 2 runs, decent enough. Couldn't quite hit the blockhole but it's a very low full toss. Hard for the batsman to get under it. Ojha tries and toe-ends the loft wide of long-on for a couple
18.5 -
Dinda to Deepak Hooda, 1 run, nails the yorker this time and Hooda is kept down to a squeeze into the on-side
18.4 -
Dinda to Deepak Hooda, SIX, that's colossal! A 90-metre strike from Deepak Hooda. Sets himself for the low full toss by standing deep in the crease and slugs it hard over deep mid-wicket
18.3 -
Dinda to N Ojha, 1 run, inswinging full toss which is swatted down to long-on. Ojha went hard at it but the bat turned in his hands
18.2 -
Dinda to N Ojha, FOUR, attempts the yorker, gets a hint of reverse but misdirects it down leg. Ojha simply tickles it on its way past short fine leg
18.1 -
Dinda to Deepak Hooda, 1 run, fullish and tailing in on the stumps, glanced towards short fine leg
Ashok Dinda [3.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack
It will be Dinda with the penultimate over. That previous Zampa over has really hurt HYD.
17.6 -
Zampa to N Ojha, no run, tossed up slower on the stumps, defended
Naman Ojha, right handed bat, comes to the crease
17.5 -
Zampa to Henriques, out Caught by R Bhatia!! Gone again! Two in two for the leggie. Timely breakthroughs these for Pune and now there will be two new batsmen at the crease for the final two overs. Henriques runs down the pitch, can't get close enough to the ball but has no option but to go through. There is just a little bit of turn which is enough to foil the loft and he slices it down long-off's throat. Henriques c R Bhatia b Zampa 10(8) [4s-1]
Zampa to Henriques, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Deepak Hooda, right handed bat, comes to the crease
17.4 -
Zampa to Williamson, out Caught by R Bhatia!! If he had left this one, it would have been a wide. But given the scarcity of overs left, Williamson felt compelled to reach out. Fired well wide of off, Williamson stretches out to club it hard so much so that the bottom hand comes off the handle. Fails to generate any power and holes out at long-off. Williamson c R Bhatia b Zampa 32(37) [4s-3]
Zampa to Williamson, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
17.3 -
Zampa to Henriques, 1 run, flatter on the stumps, Henriques punches it hard straight back at Zampa who can't nose it back onto the stumps to effect a run-out. Fumbles it rather and concedes the single
17.2 -
Zampa to Williamson, 1 run, flicked in the air towards deep mid-wicket, drops well in front of the man
17.1 -
Zampa to Henriques, 1 run, comes down the track and whacks it down to long-on
16.6 -
T Perera to Williamson, FOUR, shuffles a bit to a ball angled in on a short of length and whips it behind square. Lovely wristwork. Useful over this. 12 off it
16.5 -
T Perera to Henriques, 1 run, short of length delivery around the rib-cage, tucked through mid-wicket
16.4 -
T Perera to Henriques, FOUR, uff, that ball is emitting smoke on the way to the fence. Just a tad full outside off and it's been blasted through the covers with a scorching drive
16.3 -
T Perera to Henriques, 2 runs, clips this through mid-wicket, and hurtles back for two. Big boundaries these, and that means that the fielders have a lot of ground to cover
16.2 -
T Perera to Williamson, 1 run, slower leg-cutter, hit off the splice of the bat to long-on
16.1 -
T Perera to Williamson, no run, runs at Perera who cleverly shortens the length and fizzes past the outside edge of Williamson as he tries to belt a drive on the up
4 overs left. How much is enough here? Yes, the pitch looks two paced and there's a lot of turn. But will HYD feel comfortable with anything under 145-150?
15.6 -
Zampa to Henriques, no run, flatter on the stumps, Henriques looks to swat it away hard and only ends up getting an underedge onto pad
15.5 -
Zampa to Williamson, 1 run, driven with the turn through the covers
15.4 -
Zampa to Henriques, 1 run, dances down the track, gets close enough to the pitch and slaps it down to long-off
15.3 -
Zampa to Williamson, 1 run, works this leg-break down to long-on
Moises Henriques, right handed bat, comes to the crease
15.2 -
Zampa to Yuvraj, out Caught by S Tiwary!! And Dhoni's punt has paid off. Well done Zampa. He slips in the googly anticipating Yuvraj to go after him. The southpaw doesn't disappoint as he hurls down the track to butcher it away but doesn't pick the wrong 'un. Goes against the turn and slices it to long-off. Excellent timing of this dismissal as far as Pune are concerned. A Time-out has been called for in the meanwhile. Yuvraj c S Tiwary b Zampa 23(21) [4s-1 6s-2]
Zampa to Yuvraj, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Brave call this to throw the leggie in front of a rampaging Yuvraj..
15.1 -
Zampa to Yuvraj, no run, darts it flatter and gets it to slide across off from a shortish length. Yuvi is playing for some turn as he looks to punch it hard through the covers and misses
Adam Zampa [1.0-0-5-0] is back into the attack
14.6 -
T Perera to Yuvraj, 1 run, pitched right up and driven to mid-off for a single
14.5 -
T Perera to Williamson, 1 run, Perera is going up in appeal but he should be counting himself lucky that the umpire didn't rule it a no-ball for height. The Lankan all-rounder tries a dipping full toss, only that it doesn't dip enough. Williamson is beaten for pace as he tries to slog and gets it off the bottom edge onto pad. Marginal call for a no-ball
14.4 -
T Perera to Yuvraj, 1 run, near yorker on the toes, flicked behind square
14.3 -
T Perera to Yuvraj, FOUR, oh this is ominous! Pune, be afraid. Be very afraid. He's now taking liberties. The previous match signalled his arrival back to form, and today he is taking over from where he left against Mumbai. Walks across off to get inside the line of a short ball and helps it around the corner with a delicate pull to beat fine leg
14.2 -
T Perera to Yuvraj, SIX, just sit back and behold the majesty of this stroke! Two consecutive sixes for Yuvraj now. Perera bowls it short without any pace or height, and is hammered over deep mid-wicket with a furious pull
14.1 -
T Perera to Williamson, 1 run, short of length delivery angled into the body, glanced down to fine leg
Thisara Perera, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
13.6 -
R Bhatia to Yuvraj, SIX, oh look at that batswing. My colleague Raju (a Yuvi die-hard) is salivating. Fullish off-cutter on middle, Yuvraj hauls his front leg out of the way, does a little flamingo flick and wallops it over wide long-on
13.5 -
R Bhatia to Williamson, 1 run, clears the front leg and drives it down to long-off
13.4 -
R Bhatia to Williamson, no run, gets cramped for room after shuffling to leg as Bhatia follows him. Has no other option but to defend
13.3 -
R Bhatia to Williamson, FOUR, deft from Williamson. He's had a miserable time out there so far but the crucial thing is that he hasn't thrown it away. Walks across off, crouches low and then paddles a leg-cutter past short fine leg
13.2 -
R Bhatia to Yuvraj, 1 run, fullish on the stumps, Yuvraj goes very hard on the drive and swats it off the inside half through mid-wicket
13.1 -
R Bhatia to Yuvraj, no run, Bhatia runs his fingers across the side of the ball and gets this one to kick off the pitch to surprise Yuvi. He does well though to loosen his grip and keep it down
12.6 -
Ashwin to Williamson, no run, big lunge forward from Williamson as he smothers the flight and blocks
12.5 -
Ashwin to Yuvraj, 1 run, sees Ashwin drifting this one down leg, and immediately sits on his back knee to hit the sweep to deep backward square
12.4 -
Ashwin to Yuvraj, no run, pushed back to the bowler. This one was a little too full to cause harm
12.3 -
Ashwin to Yuvraj, no run, pats it with the turn beside the pitch
12.2 -
Ashwin to Yuvraj, no run, this one slides on with the angle, and what Yuvi is doing well is that he is playing for the straight ball. After all, those are the ones which do the damage. Blocks it nicely
12.1 -
Ashwin to Yuvraj, no run, my gosh! This pitch is a snake's pit. It's turned square, has this one. Looped up on off and rips away from Yuvraj's forward defence to beat the edge
11.6 -
R Bhatia to Yuvraj, 1 run, now he firmly punches an off-cutter into the turf and over Williamson's head down to long-off
11.5 -
R Bhatia to Williamson, 1 run, Williamson stands upright to a short of length delivery and punches it down to long-on
11.4 -
R Bhatia to Yuvraj, 1 run, back of a length on the pads, tucked through mid-wicket
11.3 -
R Bhatia to Yuvraj, no run, another dot. Can't pierce the off-side ring once more
11.2 -
R Bhatia to Yuvraj, no run, waits in the crease and pats it with an open bat-face to cover-point
11.1 -
R Bhatia to Yuvraj, no run, off-cutter on a length outside off, softly punched to cover
10.6 -
Ashwin to Yuvraj, 1 run, more assured with this one as he pushes it down to long-off
10.5 -
Ashwin to Yuvraj, no run, slightly quicker from round the wicket, skids on from a length towards middle. Yuvraj is tentatively forward in defence
Two slips in place for Yuvi..
10.4 -
Ashwin to Williamson, 1 run, nudged off the pads through mid-wicket
10.3 -
Ashwin to Williamson, no run, lots and lots of turn. Ashwin drifts it across off on a length, tempts Williamson to use the angle and dab it into the off-side but the ball grips back in and catches a thick inside edge. Lucky not to chop it back on
Yuvraj Singh, left handed bat, comes to the crease
10.2 -
Ashwin to Dhawan, out Caught by S Tiwary!! This is so smartly done by Ashwin. He held it back in flight and looped it wider after seeing Dhawan charging down, but was still courageous enough to keep it slow through the air. Dhawan can't meet the pitch and tries to go through with the slog against the turn, gets it off the toe-end and lobs it to long-on. Mind you, it's taken just a couple of yards inside the ropes. So the dangerous Dhawan is on his way back. Dhawan c S Tiwary b Ashwin 33(27) [4s-2 6s-2]
Ashwin to Dhawan, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Slip brought in for Dhawan..
10.1 -
Ashwin to Williamson, 1 run, slowish on middle and leg from round the wicket, clipped through square leg
9.6 -
R Bhatia to Williamson, 1 run, Williamson waits for this one. Who does not have to when Bhatia is bowling? Pushes to sweeper cover for a single
9.5 -
R Bhatia to Williamson, 2 runs, Williamson waits and nudges it through mid-wicket, has time to come back for the second as well
9.4 -
R Bhatia to Dhawan, 1 run, sinks down and sweeps, Dhoni was interested in an lbw appeal, but Dhawan did get it off the inner part of the bat, the ball rolled down to square leg
9.3 -
R Bhatia to Dhawan, SIX, this man packs some power for sure. As he tried to loft this cover drive, the bottom hand came off his bat, but it still had enough on it to clear the deep extra cover fence with ease
9.2 -
R Bhatia to Williamson, leg byes, 1 run, misses the line a bit, Williamson misses the flick and the ball rolls off his pad to short fine leg
9.1 -
R Bhatia to Dhawan, 1 run, length ball outside off, Dhawan push-drives towards extra cover, a fumble by Zampa allows a single
Rajat Bhatia, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
Time-out in place. This pitch is showing its true colours, it is not going to be easy batting second for sure. But do HYD have enough spinning ammunition in their repertoire? As I type this, Bhatia is seen marking his run-up
8.6 -
Ashwin to Williamson, no run, slower again and was going down the leg-side, Williamson was early on the nudge and the leading edge rolled back to the bowler
8.5 -
Ashwin to Williamson, FOUR, quicker but Ashwin missed the line and length, ended up bowling it well wide. Williamson clatters the cut past backward point, the ball rockets to the fence
8.4 -
Ashwin to Dhawan, 1 run, Dhawan stays back in his crease and then punches it to long-off with ease
8.3 -
Ashwin to Dhawan, no run, flatter delivery, Dhawan nudges to mid-wicket
8.2 -
Ashwin to Williamson, 1 run, Williamson waits for the turn and then turns it to deep backward square leg. No second run there which Dhawan was interested in for a while
8.1 -
Ashwin to Williamson, no run, very full on the stumps Williamson works it into the on-side, no luck with the gap
7.6 -
Zampa to Dhawan, no run, much slower googly through the air and too full to be broomed away. Dhawan misses the sweep but he did not drag his back leg, Dhoni, though, appealed for it
7.5 -
Zampa to Dhawan, no run, fences this flatter delivery to point, no run on offer
7.4 -
Zampa to Dhawan, 2 runs, Dhawan ventures out of his crease and gets close to the pitch of the ball, works it wide of long-on and has enough time to add a couple to the tally
7.3 -
Zampa to Williamson, 1 run, drops it well short, lucky that Williamson found deep mid-wicket on the pull
7.2 -
Zampa to Dhawan, 1 run, looked like a googly, was bowled slower through the air as well. Dhawan punches it to sweeper cover for a single
7.1 -
Zampa to Williamson, 1 run, tossed up delivery on the stumps, Williamson nurdles it through mid-wicket, was interested in the second as well but it was not there
Adam Zampa, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
Just when I thought that there was not much turn for Ashwin, he started turning them miles. His remaining three overs are going to be tough for the HYD batters. Here comes Zampa, slip for him
6.6 -
Ashwin to Williamson, 1 run, flighted delivery just outside off, Williamson pushes in front of cover-point and hares to the other end for a single
6.5 -
Ashwin to Williamson, no run, leg-slip in place for Ashwin, Williamson is beaten by the turn again, gets hit on the pad but it was always going down the leg-side
6.4 -
Ashwin to Dhawan, 1 run, errs in line a bit, Dhawan sinks low and sweeps to deep backward square leg
6.3 -
Ashwin to Dhawan, 2 runs, Dhawan closes his bat face too early and is deceived by the turn, the leading edge rolls past backward point
6.3 -
Ashwin to Williamson, 2 wides, now this one turned a lot, Williamson missed the glance and loses his balance too. Called a wide as well
6.2 -
Ashwin to Williamson, no run, flatter on the stumps, Williamson defends it back
6.1 -
Ashwin to Williamson, no run, he was turning them big during the warm-ups, not this time, gets it to go straight past Williamson's attempted cut
Ravichandran Ashwin, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
5.6 -
RP Singh to Dhawan, SIX, if cricket matches coule be settled on the basis of shots, this one has won it for Hyderabad. What a shot this was from Dhawan. Stepped down the track and lofted the length ball over the bowler's head, timed it really well, the ball thuds into the sight-screen. Wow!
5.5 -
RP Singh to Dhawan, 2 runs, short and a bit of width, Dhawan thrashes the cut and hits it to the left of sweeper cover. Bailey moves to his left and saves a couple of runs for his team
5.4 -
RP Singh to Dhawan, FOUR, Dhawan stayed leg-side, the ball was a bit wide, there to be hit. Dhawan let his arms take over and drove it past extra cover, was in the air for a while but away from the reach of the fielder
5.3 -
RP Singh to Dhawan, no run, this is what pressure does to you. I have not seen Dhawan doing this often, moves across and wants to lap this length ball behind, does not connect
5.2 -
RP Singh to Dhawan, no run, short and just outside off, Dhawan fetches the pull to mid-on. Williamson was well outside his crease, a direct hit at the bowler's end would have been close
5.1 -
RP Singh to Williamson, 1 run, back of a length delivery, Williamson stays in his crease and tucks behind the square on the on-side for a single
What a start this has been for the Pune bowlers. They have made full use of the swing on offer. Guess Dhoni was not wrong when he said that he wanted to bowl here
4.6 -
Dinda to Dhawan, no run, yorker eyeing for Dhawan's toes. He does well to jam it back to the bowler
4.5 -
Dinda to Dhawan, no run, full ball on the stumps, Dhawan drives with a straight bat back to the bowler, who breaks the stumps with a direct hit. Dhawan wanted to steal an overthrow but the ball was lying in front of Dinda on the pitch
4.4 -
Dinda to Dhawan, no run, another one which might have nipped in a bit, Dhawan used his feet and was trying to whip it over square leg. The ball hit his pad and rolled to mid-wicket
4.3 -
Dinda to Williamson, 1 run, oh Rahane! Williamson drops it in front of him at point and set off for a single, Rahane was quickly onto it, failed to collect it cleanly. Might have been close had he got it clean, we know he is good with direct hits
4.3 -
Dinda to Williamson, wide, bumper down the leg-side, called a wide for the height though
4.2 -
Dinda to Williamson, no run, width on offer but the length was not there to be cut, moved a bit as well. Williamson was trying to poke at it with his feet glued to the crease, lucky that he did not get an edge
4.1 -
Dinda to Williamson, no run, keeps it on a back of a length, Williamson stands tall and punches towards cover
Finally Dinda has a slip. He has earned it
3.6 -
RP Singh to Dhawan, no run, width on offer, Dhawan cuts nonchalantly but finds Rahane at backward point
3.5 -
RP Singh to Williamson, 1 run, angles this one away from Williamson, some extra bounce, just a little but not enough to cause any harm. Williamson adjusts well on the cut and sends it down to third man for a single
3.4 -
RP Singh to Williamson, no run, slower? Not sure but the lack of bounce made it a bit tough for Williamson to flay the cut, the ball carried to Dhoni on a bounce
3.3 -
RP Singh to Williamson, no run, back of a length delivery on the stumps, Williamson defends from his crease
Kane Williamson, right handed bat, comes to the crease
3.2 -
RP Singh to Warner, out Caught by Dhoni!! The umpire took forever to raise his finger but what matters is that he did raise it in the end. Swing, late swing has done the trick for RP. He kept it full even as Warner moved a bit towards the leg-side to free his arms on the drive, the ball moved late, kissed the edge of the bat and just about carried to Dhoni behind the stumps. The PUNE players were up in appeal straightaway but the umpire took his sweet little time before judging Warner out. Warner c Dhoni b RP Singh 11(14) [6s-1]
RP Singh to Warner, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
3.1 -
RP Singh to Warner, no run, this looked ugly, always does when it does not come off. Warner left his crease and wanted to slap this back of a length delivery, did not make any connection
2.6 -
Dinda to Dhawan, FOUR, the sound off the bat this time was a majestic one. Dhawan stepped down giving himself some room and then punched it through the cover region, two fielders ran after it but they knew why they were following it- to pick up once it had crossed the fence
2.5 -
Dinda to Dhawan, no run, those are bread and butter for Dhawan. Why did not he go for that? Short and wide outside off, he was thinking to ramp it over the keeper, changed his mind and let it go
2.4 -
Dinda to Warner, 1 run, short and in front of Warner's eyes. He rolls his wrists on the pull and hits it to deep backward square leg for a single
2.3 -
Dinda to Warner, no run, makes a bit of room but Dinda follows him with a full ball, driven back to the bowler
2.2 -
Dinda to Warner, 2 runs, this is how he intimidates the bowlers. Gives Dinda the charge, was not quite close to the pitch but lifted it over mid-wicket. Before Saurabh Tiwary could chase it down, the Aussie had a couple more
2.1 -
Dinda to Warner, no run, short and around the hip area of Warner. He pulls it well but cannot beat Ashwin at square leg
1.6 -
RP Singh to Warner, 1 run, some late inswing and Warner was deceived a bit as he tried to force it towards backward point, gets an inside edge that runs to fine leg for a single
1.5 -
RP Singh to Warner, SIX, just a bit of width on offer and Warner makes use of these opportunities everyday. Flays his bat and carves it uppishly over deep extra cover, first six off the innings
1.5 -
RP Singh to Warner, wide, too much swing for RP and that will cost him an extra run. The ball was well wide of the tramline, Warner did not go for it, called a wide
1.4 -
RP Singh to Warner, no run, length ball just outside off, some width on offer, Warner cannot beat point this time
1.3 -
RP Singh to Warner, no run, RP Singh is varying them well. Gets this one to swing in, Warner was not actually prepared for it, worked to mid-wicket
1.2 -
RP Singh to Warner, no run, full and on the stumps, the late swing allowed Warner to drive off an open blade towards mid-off
1.1 -
RP Singh to Dhawan, 1 run, gets this one to nip back off the surface, Dhawan closes the bat face and nudges towards mid-on
RP Singh, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
A widish slip in place for RP
0.6 -
Dinda to Dhawan, 1 run, finally the inswinger for Dhawan as well, he tucks it to deep backward square leg and will have the strike for the next over
0.5 -
Dinda to Dhawan, no run, some width on offer outside off, Dhawan flays the cut but not quite well enough to beat the fielder at cover-point
0.4 -
Dinda to Dhawan, no run, gets this one to go with the angle. Dhawan pushes it towards the fielder at mid-off
0.3 -
Dinda to Warner, 1 run, first runs on the board for HYD. Another one that swung in from middle, no room for Warner to free his arms, he tucks it to mid-wicket and gets off the mark
0.2 -
Dinda to Warner, no run, Dinda goes full and gets it to shape in well. Warner defends well back to the bowler, who hurls a throw at the striker's end. Warner was well in
Warner is not happy with something behind the bowler's arm. Seems to be happy now
0.1 -
Dinda to Warner, no run, some movement for Dinda. Straightens this one from the stumps, Warner defends close to the body
Warner and Dhawan are at the crease. Warner is on strike. Dinda will open the attack
Phew, this match would have poked a dead man alive! Having opted to bat, Warner took the road less travelled and reaped dividends with an atypical win and a top slot in the points table. Pune are out of the T20 League, and dare I say, out of that recursive loop of injuries that marred their entire campaign, sadly. If there ever was a vicious spell, Pune Supergiants suffered under it. That's it from tonight. Join us tomorrow as the T20 League production line continues to churn out thrill. Good night from Pratyush Sinha on behalf of Sagar Chawla, Abhishek Chaudhary and our scorer Venkatesh. Ta-ta!
Adam Zampa: "Has not sunk in yet but a disappointing end to the game. Knew that the batsmen would come hard. We were under pressure there but legspinners are always in the game. Dhoni did not really tell me that I had to bowl the last over. Just picked up the ball and threw it on the ground. I wanted to bowl obviously - it was spinning and was pretty tough out there. He just told me that leg side was his (Hooda's) strength and asked me to fire it wider (referring to a mid-pitch chat that led to a wicket). We have to try and finish this season well now. India and Indian people, the pressure of fans, the crowd is a different experience."
Adam Zampa is the Man of the Match. His bowling figures are the second-best ever in the history of T20 League
"It was a very close game. I knew the wicket would be slow and tough, and hence runs on board were key. We were 25-30 runs below par. When I came back, I saw 20 odd for 1 after the powerplay, all sorts of thoughts came to my mind. The guys are a great bunch of lads. We are always in each other's faces, jumping around in pools. Everybody comes out with a smile and gives their 100 percent. I tend to sit back, assess the condition and then do my job. We have a great bunch of support staff. Last couple of games have been phenomenal. Zampa has a big future ahead. Dhoni had good faith in him to give him the last over of the innings," lets out an obviously jolly Warner
"Initially I look to swing the ball. We believed in ourselves. Nehra bowled a tremendous over," chirps out Bhuvneshwar donning his new Purple Cap. Russell has the same number of wickets but Bhuvneshwar has a superlative economy
"Well, close games are tough ones to digest but you also have to look at what went right. We won 3 games comfortably and other games went down to the wire. Something is not right for us. The new ball bowling was good and we did well to restrict them. If you compare the bowling attacks, their's can exploit the condition more. We lost Rahane early and a partnership was important but we kept losing wickets. Zampa was very good. The first few games, we played with the best eleven. Wickets were something that we lacked and he (Zampa) gave us that stability too. What's important is to see the bench strength now. If we can't field the players, we can let them go to other franchises. It's to be seen who grabs the opportunity and it will make it easy for us in the next season," says poker-face Dhoni
It always looked a tricky total from the start on this tricky wicket. To compound matters, the strategy employed by Dhoni was baffling to say the least. Sending in Ashwin at no.4 and Tiwary ahead of himself was not what the doctor ordered, but that's MSD for you. Some really good seam and swing bowling by the HYD bowlers on this muggy evening never let the PUNE batting take off. The best finisher in the business almost got the PUNE home in the end but the brilliance of Nehra proved to be the game changer in the end.
One would have thought that this will be easy for PUNE but cricket as they say is a game of glorious uncertainties. It kept swinging like a pendulum until the end when it came down to MSD and Perera. It was 14 off 6, and they failed to get PUNE home. Nehra, the experienced pro, managed to put the lid on the PUNE run in this tourney. It was drama as Dhoni got run out on the second last ball. The penultimate over by Mustafizur was important too as he gave away only 8 runs in that over.
19.6 -
Nehra to Zampa, out Caught by N Ojha!! Can you believe? Ojha just killed a potential Super Over but you have to be that brilliant to do that. What. A. Catch. Zampa opened his bat face to glide this ball down to third man, had made an alright connection but a finer angle brought Ojha into play. Lets his midriff rubber out as he dived to his right and grabbed a one-handed thrilling Super Over-murdering wonder catch. Pune Supergiants bow out of the T20 League, resultingly. Zampa c N Ojha b Nehra 0(1)
Nehra to Zampa, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Adam Zampa, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19.5 -
Nehra to Dhoni, out Dhoni Run Out!! 1 run completed. An absolute circus out there. Watch out. It was the double bluff. With the field set for a leg-stump yorker length delivery, Nehra bowls a bumper and Dhoni is stunned into a top edge. The ball loops back where Sran runs across from short third man and throws it at the striker's end. Yuvraj swoops in from backward point and takes the bails out. Dhoni run out (Barinder/Yuvraj) 30(20) [4s-1 6s-2]
Nehra to Dhoni, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
Another maximum? third man is up, there's a deep square leg in place
19.4 -
Nehra to Dhoni, SIX, that's been obliterated! Butchered! Oh Dhoni, you canker blossom! Gets a full toss and swings it over long-on. Did I hear Ranchi erupt too? 6 runs off 2 balls now
Third man is back and fine leg is inside
Rajat Bhatia, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19.3 -
Nehra to T Perera, out Caught by Henriques!! Nehra jee, you killer of contests! Bangs it on a length but hurled it wisely wide of off, Perera had to make his own power. Tried doing that with a flat-batted loft but couldn't life in the shot with much of it. A simple catch offered to extra cover. All a matter of three boundaries off three legal balls now. T Perera c Henriques b Nehra 17(13) [6s-1]
Nehra to T Perera, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
19.2 -
Nehra to Dhoni, 1 run, this is again very good. Dips the yorker on off, Dhoni takes his front leg out and then backs away further to jam it out to cover. 12 runs in 4 balls
19.1 -
Nehra to T Perera, 1 run, only a single. Looks to whack a yorker across the line and skews it off the underedge to a deep mid-on. All power letting the ball shoot away so far
Ashish Nehra [3.0-0-20-1] is back into the attack
14 runs needed off the last over. Dhoni and Perera have won it umpteen times for their teams from here. Nehra 'jee' to try and defend it
18.6 -
Mustafizur to T Perera, 1 run, a gold dust of an over. Slants this yorker length delivery in on the base of off, Perera opens the bat face and glides it to third man
18.5 -
Mustafizur to T Perera, 2 runs, a leading edge balloons towards long-off and a triumvirate aren't a crowd enough to catch that. Long-off, mid-off and deep cover all run in...only to find the ball on the ground
18.4 -
Mustafizur to Dhoni, 1 run, drilled this full toss back and the Fizz half-stopped it. The Fizz can take pace off anything..
18.3 -
Mustafizur to Dhoni, no run, sticks to his ground outside leg, reaches out to cut this delivery down to third man but there's lack of bounce. Underedge that dies before Ojha could blink
18.2 -
Mustafizur to Dhoni, 2 runs, punches this to Warner and dares to take him on. Perera had to sprint and dive to make his effort superlative to that Warner's javelin throw from long-off
18.1 -
Mustafizur to Dhoni, 2 runs, leans across into this wide full cutter and drives. Deep point throws it to Mustafiz who can't even collect - lets the ball slip out and hit his thigh as Perera was...well past the stumps
22 runs needed off the last 2 overs. Fizz's final over
17.6 -
Bhuvneshwar to Dhoni, 1 run, checks his punch to long-off on seeing the lack of pace on that. Rolled away slow to leisurely allow the strike back to Dhoni
17.5 -
Bhuvneshwar to T Perera, 1 run, shaping yorker on middle, Perera interrupts in time and clubs it to long-on. 23 runs in 13 balls
17.4 -
Bhuvneshwar to Dhoni, 1 run, keeps the length short after the last ball, Dhoni hops back and uses a spine-jerk to power this to cover
17.3 -
Bhuvneshwar to Dhoni, FOUR, ah, there's the slice of luck. Looks to cut this ball but it shot off the turf. A top-edge that runs under a diving short third man
17.2 -
Bhuvneshwar to T Perera, 1 run, wanted to get the yorker but this dipping full toss isn't a bad stopgap ball. Off the leading edge to long-off. 29 runs in 16 balls
17.1 -
Bhuvneshwar to T Perera, SIX, that's karma. Can't bowl a wide and not be punished. The extra ball is off-pace but Perera has the room to manufacture power. Swung it over long-on for a six. Didn't look well-timed admittedly but oh the power
17.1 -
Bhuvneshwar to T Perera, wide, that's a horror. From over the wicket to a left-hander and he pushes it full and way wide
Bhuvneshwar Kumar [3.0-1-5-1] is back into the attack
37 off last 3 overs...
16.6 -
Mustafizur to T Perera, 1 run, width lured him into ambition. Looked for a lift over long-off, got a top edge and Sran at third man was taking it all easy. Then sees that the outfield is a Lannister, puts in a higher gear and dives to stop
16.5 -
Mustafizur to T Perera, no run, gets the yorker dead right and squeezes it out to short cover. Looks to run a single but Mustafizur runs across and cuts it off. Attempts a direct hit, fails but could have been intersting. Hindsights always are..
16.4 -
Mustafizur to Dhoni, 1 run, delays the whip to deep mid-wicket to ascertain that the dip on this full toss doesn't rob the timing away
16.3 -
Mustafizur to T Perera, 1 run, nah, you don't turn down invitations. Full toss outside off, Perera ends up stabbing it into the pitch. The dip was the demon there. Mid-off fires a mediocre throw but Perera makes it. Dhoni made it hours back
16.2 -
Mustafizur to Dhoni, 1 run, allows this full cutter to slide across and wrists a single to deepish cover
41 off 23. Is this the sizzler we have been waiting for?
16.1 -
Mustafizur to T Perera, 1 run, angled in to cuff him, Perera looks for a whip and the leading edge runs through cover
Mustafizur Rahman [2.0-0-13-0] is back into the attack
15.6 -
Barinder to T Perera, 1 run, that delivery threatened to prostate on the pitch. Pitches on say middle, and almost doesn't get up. Perera was taken aback and then adjusted quick - the slow loop off the turf and the shortish length helped - to crouch and clip it to long-on
15.5 -
Barinder to Dhoni, 1 run, keeps his ground, takes this on the up and doctors a single wide of cover
15.4 -
Barinder to Dhoni, SIX, that's boomed away! That shot measured 1324124 watts of bottom hand power. Length ball, Dhoni stays put and launches it over long-off. 44 off 26
15.3 -
Barinder to Dhoni, no run, wide yorker, Dhoni was walking out, reaches out to connect but misses
15.2 -
Barinder to T Perera, 1 run, pushes it to cover and uses Dhoni wheels to complete the single
15.1 -
Barinder to Dhoni, leg byes, 1 run, short ball down leg, Dhoni turns around, couldn't quite is onto the pull and the ball frisks the arm guard to earn him a leg bye
Thisara Perera, left handed bat, comes to the crease
14.6 -
Nehra to S Tiwary, out Caught by Dhawan!! Well, someone did move. Nehra goes the Mustafizur way as he rolled his fingers across this short ball, Tiwary looked to pull, is not punctual enough to connect and the top-edge is held on to at mid-wicket. S Tiwary c Dhawan b Nehra 9(10) [4s-1]
Nehra to S Tiwary, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
14.5 -
Nehra to S Tiwary, FOUR, here's the boundary. Pune supporters, you may not move now. Gets a length to get under it and lofts it over mid-on. Easy
14.4 -
Nehra to Dhoni, 1 run, punches on the up to cover
14.3 -
Nehra to Dhoni, no run, only Dhoni. Had shaped for the big mow (moo) over cow corner, sees the length shorter than he wanted and arrested himself with a closed-bat push. Looked like a jabby hold-and-release leg-side defence
14.2 -
Nehra to S Tiwary, 1 run, gets a length ball outside off and wants to slog it over mid-on say. Is late and ends up flat-batting it to mid-off. Yes, so late. Waited a touch longer than he was supposed to, given Nehra's finger-roll on that
14.1 -
Nehra to S Tiwary, no run, took his front leg out and tries to whack this short ball with a pull. But it's a slow short ball, cuts away off the pitch and beats the swivelling toe-end
Ashish Nehra [2.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack
58 runs in 36 balls req.
13.6 -
Barinder to Dhoni, no run, has a swoosh at that. Gets a length ball that slides out, Dhoni's feet are cold. They don't move and he throws his bat at it. Too full to do that and the ball razors over the top-edge
13.5 -
Barinder to S Tiwary, 1 run, shortish ball, Tiwary went hard on the sweivel-pull. So hard that his bottom hand came off as the ball rolled round the corner
13.4 -
Barinder to S Tiwary, no run, has a leg-stump guard, gets a fullish ball on middle and intrudes with a clip just in time
13.3 -
Barinder to Dhoni, 1 run, pushes this full ball off the front foot to deep point
MS Dhoni, right handed bat, comes to the crease
13.2 -
Barinder to Ashwin, out Caught by N Ojha!! Just that he tried to be too cheeky. Just a shortish delivery on leg-stump, Ashwin ends up shuffling a long way across - meaning that the tickle went finer that he intended. Ojha stretched to his left, poked his hands out and collected it cleanly. Clean enough for the soft signal to be OUT in that referral upstairs. The Ashwin Experiment ends and I can't decide if I have ever seen a serener pinch-hitter. Ashwin c N Ojha b Barinder 29(25) [4s-3]
Barinder to Ashwin, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
A strangle down leg, Ashwin looks gone. Umpires get together and it's been referred. Soft signal is out
13.1 -
Barinder to Ashwin, 2 runs, he'e timing them well. Gets a full ball on leg-stump and picks it up wristily though mid-wicket
Barinder Sran [2.0-0-13-0] is back into the attack
62 runs in 42 balls. Suddenly looks easier, no? HYD were 70/2 at this stage. Time-out now
12.6 -
Mustafizur to Ashwin, 1 run, gets low to make up for the extinct front foot. Picks it up with buried head and pushed it to short cover for a quick single
12.5 -
Mustafizur to Ashwin, FOUR, this is Ashwin's highest score in this T20 League. The irony? He gets a rank bad ball to get there. Suits the situation. Half-volley down leg, Ashwin had a mere clip and it ran through fine leg
12.4 -
Mustafizur to S Tiwary, 1 run, digests the width with a run down to third man. Soft hands, open bat and a sane mind helping the equation to 67 off 44
12.3 -
Mustafizur to S Tiwary, 2 runs, clips it away and mid-wicket gives a chase. A late call for the second but a poor throw makes it all look acceptable. A better throw at the striker's end and Tiwary would have been running back
12.2 -
Mustafizur to S Tiwary, no run, cutter following Tiwary in, Tiwary hops with the bounce but the frugal dart off the pitch allowed him to slice the punch to Yuvraj at backward point
12.1 -
Mustafizur to S Tiwary, no run, curls this yorker in from wide of the crease, Tiwary's bat thuds into the pitch as he blocks this out
Mustafizur Rahman [1.0-0-5-0] is back into the attack
Saurabh Tiwary, left handed bat, comes to the crease
11.6 -
Henriques to Bailey, out Caught by Nehra!! And Bailey has surrendered to a cross-seam bouncer, like many before him. The ball hits the seam on pitching, bounds up with more venom and Bailey's attempted walk-out-of-the-crease pull lets out a top-edge that Nehra so easily pouches at deep mid-wicket. Bailey c Nehra b Henriques 34(40) [4s-3 6s-1]
Henriques to Bailey, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
11.5 -
Henriques to Ashwin, 1 run, Ashwin looking positively uneasy at the crease. Shuffles across to get outside the line of this full ball and laps it to fine leg
11.4 -
Henriques to Bailey, 1 run, allows this attempted yorker length delivery to dip and squeezes it out with a clip to long-on
11.3 -
Henriques to Ashwin, 1 run, pacier on the stumps, Ashwin opened up by widening the stance and whipped it to deep backward square
11.2 -
Henriques to Ashwin, FOUR, that went through the keeper's legs! Ashwin swivels on the pull, the ball doesn't get up much. Off the underedge, hits the ground just in front of a crouching Ojha and rolls through
11.1 -
Henriques to Bailey, 1 run, sticks to slow pace, sticks to fullish length around off and Bailey clips him to deep mid-wicket
Moises Henriques [2.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack
10.6 -
Barinder to Bailey, 1 run, taps it through backward point with straightened elbows and runs a single. Ashwin had his hand raised to gesture against the second run
10.5 -
Barinder to Ashwin, 1 run, shuffles across early, Sran lets it on fullish on say off-stump and Ashwin laps it down to deep square
10.4 -
Barinder to Ashwin, FOUR, finally. Whacks a length ball through mid-wicket for a boundary
10.3 -
Barinder to Bailey, 1 run, Yuvraj dived at backward point to cut this reach-out drive from Bailey, threw it to the bowler at the other end but Sran fails to collect it cleanly. A run out chance missed
10.2 -
Barinder to Bailey, no run, looks to run a cutter down to third man but is early to see the ball loop over the top-edge
10.1 -
Barinder to Ashwin, 1 run, slow and wide of off, Ashwin extends his arms and chips it over cover-point
Barinder Sran [1.0-0-5-0] is back into the attack
9.6 -
Mustafizur to Ashwin, 1 run, Rahman bent his back but the ball only rose up as high as the midriff. Ashwin tapped it with the angle to KW at backward point and ran. Bailey responded and had to drag his bat back in, as a direct hit occurs. Third Umpire took about 10 seconds to make a decision on that
A direct hit at the striker's end and Bailey looks safe
9.5 -
Mustafizur to Bailey, 1 run, 123ks dipping well outside off and sliding onto the leg-stump, Bailey turns around for a clip to deep square leg
9.4 -
Mustafizur to Bailey, no run, stays still and uses the height to punch to cover, as Mustafizur had the length dragged back on this cutter
9.3 -
Mustafizur to Bailey, no run, this cutter stays low and brushes the tramline, not given as a wide
A wide slip
9.2 -
Mustafizur to Ashwin, 1 run, allows the ball to cut away and with his bat shaped for the cut, pushes it to short third man
9.1 -
Mustafizur to Ashwin, 2 runs, was early into his shuffle to cover for the off-cutter movement away and clips it round the corner. Runs a couple as the LEDs at the striker's end light up but just not in time
Mustafizur Rahman, comes into the attack
Time-out! 91 needed off 66. Here's FIZZZZZZZ
8.6 -
Henriques to Ashwin, 1 run, banged in on short of length to tease Ashwin who lofts his hands with the bounce and rolls the ball to mid-wicket
8.5 -
Henriques to Bailey, 1 run, just back of a length on the stumps, Bailey gave himself room with a wind-up and short-arm pulled it through mid-wicket
8.4 -
Henriques to Bailey, no run, slower ball dipping just outside off, Bailey presses forward and pendulums his bat to push it back to the bowler
8.3 -
Henriques to Bailey, no run, takes the pace off again and Bailey mistimes the 45-degree drive back to Henriques
8.2 -
Henriques to Bailey, FOUR, no dive is good enough when a short ball sits up that prettily. Off-cutter banged in, loops up and allows Bailey to pull it under a diving long-on
8.1 -
Henriques to Ashwin, 1 run, leans across and uses the width to glide a single to third man
7.6 -
Yuvraj to Bailey, no run, stumping appeal as Singh gets the ball to spit out. Looped it wide, lured Bailey into it with a shuffle and then got it to turn square. He did well to keep his back foot clinging to the pitch as the keeper attempted a stumping
7.5 -
Yuvraj to Ashwin, 1 run, had shaped for the sweep, saw him in position early and then chipped it whilst holding the bat in sweeping position
7.4 -
Yuvraj to Bailey, 1 run, clipped off the pads this time to deep mid-wicket
7.3 -
Yuvraj to Bailey, SIX, that's a Yuvraj for Yuvraj. Skips out, the angle in made up well for the room created already and lofts it handsomely over the bowler's head
7.2 -
Yuvraj to Ashwin, 1 run, looped up on off to allow a push to long-on
7.1 -
Yuvraj to Bailey, 1 run, that's a poor ball. Fired on leg-stump and slides further down, Bailey spindles and tucks a single round the corner
Yuvraj Singh, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
This is NOT an easy pitch, if you did not know that already. Warner had opted to bat first for a reason
6.6 -
Henriques to Bailey, 1 run, allows this off-pace delivery to dart onto his bat placed in front of his pad, and picks a single to mid-on
6.5 -
Henriques to Ashwin, 1 run, length on about fifth stump allows Ashwin a glided single to third man
6.4 -
Henriques to Bailey, 1 run, that's a good pull but Henriques isn't offering much pace. Bailey was up in a flash, slapped the pull without a wrist roll but found deep mid-wicket
6.3 -
Henriques to Ashwin, 1 run, arrest his body closing on impact and runs the defence wide of Henriques for a single
6.2 -
Henriques to Bailey, 1 run, hops around with the angle on leg-stump and ticks it to fine leg
6.1 -
Henriques to Bailey, no run, Bailey has just reached out outside off, got hold of the ball and clubbed it to mid-on. Saner humans would have gone for a drive through covers
Moises Henriques, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
5.6 -
Barinder to Ashwin, no run, fullish on the pads and Ashwin is well forward to rob any tomfoolery on that. Defended
5.5 -
Barinder to Ashwin, no run, another play and a miss. Sran pitches it fuller, Ashwin reaches out looking to drive and is beaten on the inside edge. The ball straightened just enough off the pitch to effect that
5.4 -
Barinder to Ashwin, no run, a walking defence. Steps out all crouched as he digs this fullish delivery into the pitch
"I thought George (Bailey) was a walker," says Darren Sammy on air
5.3 -
Barinder to Bailey, 1 run, angled across, Bailey gets forward and picks a single to square third man
5.2 -
Barinder to Bailey, FOUR, swinging on leg-stump, Bailey turns around and helps himself with a boundary through fine leg
5.1 -
Barinder to Bailey, no run, stays back, lets the length ball come in and then slices it to cover-point
Barinder Sran, comes into the attack
4.6 -
Bhuvneshwar to Ashwin, no run, checks his flick as the inswinger threatens to hold up
4.5 -
Bhuvneshwar to Ashwin, no run, pushed down defensively with soft hands
4.4 -
Bhuvneshwar to Ashwin, no run, is waiting on the front foot and drives it to mid-off
4.3 -
Bhuvneshwar to Bailey, 1 run, tucked round the corner for a single
4.2 -
Bhuvneshwar to Bailey, no run, is there an edge there? An appeal that can fall you off the chair. Bailey comes out of the crease and then lets feeble wrists take over. Ball cuts away, takes the edge - BIG EDGE - and is lobbed behind to invite that ear-tormenting appeal. Umpire Virender Sharma was unmoved. My Grandmum would have spotted that without her glasses (Boycott style)
4.1 -
Bhuvneshwar to Bailey, no run, banged in on a length, Bailey hops up with the bounce and bunts it open-batted
Ravichandran Ashwin, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Ashwin is here (well, of course)
3.6 -
Nehra to Khawaja, out Khawaja Run Out!! 1 run completed. That's too much of brilliance for me to handle. Let me compose myself. Full delivery on the pads and Khawaja meets it with divine wrists. Clipped to deep mid-wicket where Hooda sprints across, collects and fires a throw...that...well...dumps Khawaja's idea of a two. Ojha collects the dart of a throw and lights the LEDs. Khawaja run out (Deepak Hooda/N Ojha) 11(8) [4s-2]
Nehra to Khawaja, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
Is Khawaja run out? Yes, he is
3.5 -
Nehra to Khawaja, no run, clips it off the pads to mid-wicket
3.4 -
Nehra to Khawaja, FOUR, now over a leaping mid-on! Stays still, lofts it on the up and gets it (just) over the fielder. No one in the deep and it runs away
3.3 -
Nehra to Khawaja, FOUR, edged and it's over the lone slipper! Nehra dishes out width, Khawaja has a slash at it but the extra bounce eked out a top-edge that evades a leaping Warner
3.2 -
Nehra to Khawaja, no run, jerks his wrists and drops it back towards the bowler
3.1 -
Nehra to Bailey, 1 run, picks it off the pads and trims it to short fine leg
2.6 -
Bhuvneshwar to Bailey, 1 run, taps this length ball to cover and runs. Two overs and the swing looks mellowed down already
2.5 -
Bhuvneshwar to Khawaja, 1 run, nudges it round the corner to backward square leg
2.4 -
Bhuvneshwar to Bailey, 1 run, cuts it to third man for a single
2.3 -
Bhuvneshwar to Bailey, no run, inswinger pitched wide, Bailey drives to mid-off without any timing whatsoever
2.2 -
Bhuvneshwar to Khawaja, 1 run, pinged with flat feet past mid-off. No swing to help that shot. Warner runs back and cleans it up
2.1 -
Bhuvneshwar to Khawaja, no run, hah. No feet whatsoever. Just stands there, looks to block this back but the outswing is too good for him. Beaten
1.6 -
Nehra to Bailey, FOUR, not done. Bailey gets a short wide one for a redemption and he slaps a cut through point
1.5 -
Nehra to Bailey, no run, that doesn't get up! Hurls this wider at 130ks, Bailey looks for a mow downtown but sees the ball roll under the viciously ineffective bat swing
1.4 -
Nehra to Bailey, no run, within the stumps and stays a touch low, Bailey crouched to block with a closed bat
1.3 -
Nehra to Bailey, no run, wow. Bailey is not moving his feet at all. Nehra slides this one across the batsman who pokes and misses
1.2 -
Nehra to Bailey, no run, fullish within the stumps, Bailey bunts it back
1.1 -
Nehra to Bailey, no run, no swing on this fullish delivery, allows Bailey to push it to cover
Ashish Nehra, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
One slip for Nehra
0.6 -
Bhuvneshwar to Bailey, leg byes, 1 run, spotted! There it is. Swerves in viciously, raps Bailey on the pad and rolls away. Bailey managed to read it late and hence was looking to tuck it away, but it sped back at him to deny. Loud appeal but it might have gone down leg
0.5 -
Bhuvneshwar to Bailey, no run, gets his front leg forward and across, got closer to the pitch of the delivery and shoulders arms. Full ball swinging away again this time. Where's the inswinger?
0.4 -
Bhuvneshwar to Bailey, no run, pings it wider, Bailey is uncertain, reaches out and underedges it behind
George Bailey, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Two slips now
0.3 -
Bhuvneshwar to Rahane, out Caught by N Ojha!! If you have been missing cricket in whites, read on. Shortens the length a touch, gets the ball to curl away rather viciously and Rahane, well he forgot to use his feet. Got opened up by the swing, has a poke and edges it behind to the keeper. Rahane c N Ojha b Bhuvneshwar 0(3)
Bhuvneshwar to Rahane, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
0.2 -
Bhuvneshwar to Rahane, no run, not quite full this time. Slightly dragged back, curls out and bounces viciously off the turf. Rahane leaves it alone
0.1 -
Bhuvneshwar to Rahane, no run, keeps it full outside off, gets the patent outswing and Rahane shoulders arms
Rahane and Khawaja are at the crease. Rahane is on strike. Bhuvneshwar will open the attack