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MI beat KXIP by 6 wickets | Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians, Highlights And Cricket Score 34th T20 Match - Commentary
Indian Premier League, 2018
Date: May 04, 2018 Start Time: 20:00 IST | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 LocalVenue: Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
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Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians Highlights And Cricket Score 34th Match - T20 Commentary
The Punjab wickets were shared by the Mumbai bowlers. They leaked runs at the start but some inspirational bowling changes by Rohit Sharma stopped the run flow. Bumrah was exceptional with the ball, giving away just 19 runs in his four overs. So, a must-win game for Mumbai and they would back themselves to get this target as the ground here is not the biggest. Chase is on the way!
A good finish for Punjab! They will be happy with how they have ended their innings. Rahul and Gayle got them off to a solid start. The duo added another 50-run stand to their name. Once Rahul fell, the Universe Boss muscled his way to his 24th Indian T20 League fifty. Yuvraj Singh was promoted up the order but failed to capitalize on it. Punjab then started to lose their way in the middle but a handy cameo from Marcus Stoinis in the last over of Hardik Pandya ensured the hosts got past the 170-mark.
Hardik Pandya to Marcus Stoinis. FOUR! Stoinis ends the innings in grand style! 22 runs from the final over of the innings! Hardik has been taken to the cleaners by Stoinis! Short of a length ball on the stumps, Stoinis backs away a long way and spanks it flat to mid-wicket for a boundary. PUNJAB FINISH ON 174/6!
Hardik Pandya to Marcus Stoinis. SIX! Upper cut and that's another maximum! Stoinis is on fire! Short of a length ball outside off stump, he waits on the back foot and doesn't panic. Plays with the angled bat and carves it over the third man fence for half a dozen.
Ravichandran Ashwin strides out next.
Hardik Pandya to Mayank Agarwal. OUT! Miles up in the air and taken! The Pandya brothers do the job for Mumbai! Slower ball outside off, Agarwal reaches out for it and splices it to short third man. Krunal takes a skier at short third man. Mumbai get a wicket, but Stoinis is the dangerman for them.
Hardik Pandya to Marcus Stoinis. Good length ball outside off, Stoinis rocks back and forces it to long off for just the single. Hardik will heave a sigh of relief to see Stoinis down to the other end!
Hardik Pandya to Marcus Stoinis. FOUR! Hardik continues to leak runs! Short on the stumps, Stoinis hangs back and pulls it flat to wide long on. Fielder in the deep simply had no chance of stopping that one.
Hardik Pandya to Marcus Stoinis. SIX! High and handsome! 7 runs from just one delivery, how many more can Punjab collect in this over? Full pitch delivery right in the slot, Stoinis goes back and uses all his strength. Clears the long off fence with ease. This is the 500th maximum of the tournament.
Hardik Pandya to Marcus Stoinis. Wide! Poor start from Hardik, he goes for the change up. Bowls a slower ball well outside off, Stoinis lets it go and that's a wide.
Hardik Pandya to bowl the last over.
Jasprit Bumrah to Marcus Stoinis. Stoinis stands tall to that one and punches it away to deep point for a single. That's an excellent over from Bumrah, just six runs from it. Bumrah's figures reads 4-0-19-1.
Jasprit Bumrah to Marcus Stoinis. Stoinis backs away to pull that one, splices it away to deep mid on. It was a mistimed stroke and they get enough time to steal the second.
Jasprit Bumrah to Mayank Agarwal. Full pitch delivery on off, Mayank is looking to get under that one, but he fails. Hits that one flat to long off for just the single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Marcus Stoinis. Short of a length ball on the stumps, Stoinis moves across and whips it away to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Marcus Stoinis. Now, he takes pace off that one. Bumrah mixing things nicely. Slower ball outside off stump, Stoinis looks to clear the rope, but he fails to make contact with the ball.
Jasprit Bumrah to Mayank Agarwal. Pacy delivery, full and on the stumps. Mayank drops it towards covers and hares across for a quick single.
Ben Cutting to Mayank Agarwal. Attacks the middle and leg stump with a short of a length ball. Agarwal tucks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Ben Cutting to Mayank Agarwal. SIX! Just over the fielder at long off and that's a biggie! Much-needed big hit for Punjab! Slower ball, Agarwal miscues the lofted drive to long off. Rohit leaps in the air but the ball just sails over him and clears the fence comfortably .
Ben Cutting to Marcus Stoinis. Short ball, Stoinis moves right inside the line of that one and pulls it to deep square leg. Once again, Stoinis fails to get his timing right and just gets the single for his effort!
Ben Cutting to Mayank Agarwal. Rising delivery outside off stump, the batsman gets right on top of the bounce and slaps it to deep cover for a run.
Ben Cutting to Marcus Stoinis. Short ball, that came quickly to Stoinis, who went for the pull. Toe ends it back past the bowler. They take a run.
Ben Cutting to Mayank Agarwal. Another opportunity goes begging! Suryakumar Yadav was the fielder! Agarwal slices the drive to extra cover, he ran blindly for a single. But he is lucky that the fielder missed the stumps.
Ben Cutting is asked to bowl the 18th over.
Jasprit Bumrah to Marcus Stoinis. Attacks the middle and leg stump line, Stoinis moves across the stumps and nudges it to mid-wicket. Straight to the fielder, that's a dot ball. That's an excellent over from Bumrah!
Finally, Mayank Agarwal gets his turn to bat.
Jasprit Bumrah to Axar Patel. OUT! That was completely mistimed by Patel and Hardik pouches another one safely! This one was relatively easier for Hardik. Slower ball, Patel was early into the shot and miscues it to long on. Hardik settles under the skier and completes an easy catch. Punjab losing their way a little! The hosts have lost two wickets pretty quickly!
Jasprit Bumrah to Marcus Stoinis. Stoinis sits on the back foot and knocks an incoming delivery to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Axar Patel. Bowls a lovely yorker on the leg stump line, Patel misses it and gets hit on the pads. They take a leg bye.
Jasprit Bumrah to Marcus Stoinis. Direct hit and Punjab would have lost another wicket! Stoinis taps it to the mid-wicket region and looks for a quick single. Throw misses the target and Stoinis finishes the run unharmed.
Jasprit Bumrah to Marcus Stoinis. Bumrah starts a new spell with a short of a length ball on the stumps, Stoinis hangs on the back foot and defends it down the track.
Jasprit Bumrah is called to bowl back at the death.
Marcus Stoinis walks out next to bat.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Karun Nair. OUT! Hardik takes a beauty in the deep! That wasn't an easy catch. He ran across to his left and maintains his balance. Grabs it with both hands and gives McClenaghan his first wicket of the evening! Slower ball and Nair looks to go inside out, doesn't generate enough power behind that one and holes out in the deep at wide long off.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Axar Patel. Slower ball, full outside off stump, Patel drives that one through the line to wide long off for a single.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Axar Patel. Patel goes for the big heave, gets an inside edge on the pads. The ball rolls near him. Nair was a long way down the track and he gave up hope of returning. Luckily for Nair, McClenaghan misses the stumps. Direct hit and Nair was a goner!
Mitchell McClenaghan to Karun Nair. Once again, Nair does the same, moves across and whips it off his pads to deep square leg. This time, he gets just the single.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Karun Nair. SIX! SUPER SHOT!! That has to be the shot of the evening! Back of a length ball on the stumps, nothing wrong with the delivery. Nair moves right across his stumps, gets inside the lineand helps it over the square leg fence for a huge biggie.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Axar Patel. Patel advances down the track even before McClenaghan delivers that one. Patel mistimes the lofted drive to long on. Fielder in the deep collects it on the bounce.
Mitchell McClenaghan to bowl out.
Mayank Markande to Axar Patel. Mayank pushes that one through much quicker, Patel waits back and square cuts it to deep point. They take a run.
Mayank Markande to Karun Nair. That was off target from Mayank, Nair goes back and paddles it to short fine leg. They get just the single. Nair should have cashed in on that one!
Mayank Markande to Karun Nair. Loopy leg break on off stump line, Nair plays a drive back to the bowler.
Mayank Markande to Axar Patel. Much flatter from Mayank this time. Axar goes on the back foot and works it away to deep mid-wicket for a run.
Mayank Markande to Axar Patel. SIX! HAMMERED! That was right in the slot and Axar dispatches it miles over the rope! Loopy ball on off, Patel gets to the pitch of it and muscles it with all his power over the long on fence for a maximum.
Mayank Markande to Karun Nair. Loopy leg break outside off, the batsman was slightly early into the shot and plays it loosely. Drives it just past the bowler for a run.
Mayank Markande to bowl his 3rd over.
Ben Cutting to Karun Nair. Back of a length ball again from Cutting, Nair gets right back and swipes it away to deep mid-wicket for just another single.
Ben Cutting to Karun Nair. Width on offer from Cutting, Nair waits back and chops it square to deep point. They collect a brace.
Ben Cutting to Karun Nair. SIX! Ah! That made an incredible sound at the point of contact! Leg cutter from Cutting, much shorter in length. Nair gets into position quickly and smokes it flat over square leg fence for a six.
Ben Cutting to Karun Nair. FOUR! Top edge, and that's pretty safe! Quite streaky, but they all count! Punjab won't mind how they come as long as they keep coming! Short of a length, Nair walks across to pull that. Gets a thick edge over Kishan for a boundary.
Ben Cutting to Axar Patel. Another slower ball on the stumps, Patel goes right across his stumps and punches it down the ground for a single.
Ben Cutting to Axar Patel. Short of a length ball, that was a touch slower in pace. Patel waits on the back foot and slaps it to covers. He can't find the gap!
Second strategic break!
Krunal Pandya to Axar Patel. Darts this one on the stumps, Patel uses his wrists and nudges it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Krunal Pandya to Karun Nair. Faster one on middle and leg, Nair gets down on one knee and sweeps it away to deep square leg for a run.
Krunal Pandya to Axar Patel. Patel gets off the mark straightaway! Floated delivery on off, He gets closer to the pitch of it and drills it down the ground. They take a run.
Axar Patel is promoted up the order.
Krunal Pandya to Karun Nair. OUT! Horrible call from Karun Nair! Yuvraj decides to walk, doesn't even feel like waiting for the third umpire's decision! Faster one on the stumps, Nair chops it straight to Lewis at backward point and calls for a suicidal single. Yuvraj had no chance of reaching in time and his bat too got stuck trying to slide it. Body blow to Punjab!
A run out appeal is taken upstairs. Yuvraj Singh is the man concerned. Looks like he is a goner.
Krunal Pandya to Yuvraj Singh. Faster one, spinning in on the pads, Yuvraj was looking to tee off again. But he gets a thick inside edge away to deep square leg for a run.
Krunal Pandya to Yuvraj Singh. SIX! Biggie! Much-needed big strike for Yuvraj, that's a confidence booster for the left-hander! Floated delivery on middle and leg, Yuvraj gets right under it and mauls it over wide long on for a maximum.
Another change, Krunal is given the ball to roll his arm.
Ben Cutting to Yuvraj Singh. Short of a length ball on the leg stump line, Yuvraj tucks it away to deep square leg. They take a single.
Ben Cutting to Yuvraj Singh. Big hesitation, but Mumbai fail to capitalize on it! Short of a length ball, Yuvraj chops it behind the wicket on the off side to short third man. The batsmen were ball watching and were at the hand-shaking distance. Luckily for Punjab, Bumrah can't collect it cleanly and both the batsmen get back safely.
Karun Nair joins Yuvraj Singh in the middle.
Ben Cutting to Chris Gayle. OUT! TAKEN! Slower ball from Cutting does the trick, this could be the game-changing moment! Gayle departs straightaway after scoring a fifty! Slower ball on the shorter side, Gayle was looking to deposit it over the square leg fence, but can't get enough power behind it and miscues it to deep square leg. Suryakumar Yadav in the deep judges it to perfection, much to the delight of Mumbai.
Ben Cutting to Chris Gayle. Slower bumper outside off stump, Gayle lets it go, expecting some sort of call from the umpire. It was a legal delivery and that is that.
Ben Cutting to Yuvraj Singh. Off cutter outside off stump, Yuvraj waits back and cuts. Hits it away to deep point, gives strike back to the big man.
Ben Cutting to Chris Gayle. Fifty for Gayle! 24th for him in the Indian T20 league! Short of a length ball, Gayle nudges it on the leg side. They take a single.
Now Ben Cutting to bowl his first over.
JP Duminy to Chris Gayle. Faster one on middle and leg stump line, Gayle waits on the back foot and punches it down the ground. Once again, Gayle manages to retain the strike.
JP Duminy to Chris Gayle. FOUR! Well placed by Gayle! He is picking his spots nicely! Flatter ball outside off, he waits on the back foot and cuts it with precision through the gap between the two men square on the off side. No stopping that one once he found the gap.
JP Duminy to Yuvraj Singh. Flatter ball outside off stump, Yuvraj camps on the back foot and cuts it away to deep point for a single.
JP Duminy to Yuvraj Singh. Slider on middle and off, Yuvraj gets right to the pitch of it and drives it back to the bowler. That's a dot ball.
JP Duminy to Chris Gayle. Arm ball from Duminy on the middle and leg stump line, Gayle knocks it to the square leg region. They take another run.
JP Duminy to Yuvraj Singh. Floated delivery outside off, Yuvraj fluently drives it to wide long off. Collects just the single, that shot deserved more runs.
JP Duminy to bowl his first over.
Hardik Pandya to Chris Gayle. Good over from Hardik, just six off it including four leg byes! Slower ball on the middle and leg stump line, Gayle offers a dead bat and blocks it solidly.
Hardik Pandya to Chris Gayle. No run. Slower ball on the off stump line, Gayle waits back in his crease and defends it down the track.
Hardik Pandya to Chris Gayle. FOUR LEG BYES! Oh dear! Kishan misses another one, though this was not off the bat and didn't carry as well! Hardik slips it down leg, the ball kisses the pads and rolls past the keeper for four leg byes.
Hardik Pandya to Yuvraj Singh. Dropped by Kishan! How costly will that be? Short of a length ball outside off, Yuvraj goes back to cut that. Gets an outside edge to the keeper. Ishan dives to his left and gets a hand to it but cannot hold onto it. The ball rolls to third man where they cross.
Hardik Pandya to Chris Gayle. Tries the slower ball again, Gayle waits on the back foot and watchfully tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.
Hardik Pandya to Chris Gayle. Gayle completely foxed by Hardik! Smartly takes pace off that one, Gayle got in an awkward position as he looks to flick that. The ball goes past the inside edge and just misses the stumps by a whisker.
Mayank Markande to Chris Gayle. Flatter ball, Gayle sweeps it away to deep mid-wicket. He collects the single off the last ball to retain the strike.
Mayank Markande to Chris Gayle. Wide! Pressure telling on the young man! Darts this one pretty wide, Gayle looks to cut that one, can't connect. That's a wide.
Mayank Markande to Chris Gayle. FOUR! Upper cut and that's four more! 10 runs from two balls! Shortish delivery outside off stump, Gayle goes right back and slices it over point. The ball races away to the fence.
Mayank Markande to Chris Gayle. SIX! Brutal strike! That's into the 2nd tier! Floated delivery wide outside off, the big man Gayle gets right under that one and clobbers it over wide long off for a biggie.
Mayank Markande to Yuvraj Singh. Spinning into the pads and Yuvraj works it away to deep square leg. They take another easy single.
Mayank Markande to Yuvraj Singh. Pushes it quicker through the air and attacks the stumps, Yuvraj waits back and defends it down the track.
Mayank Markande to Chris Gayle. Flatter ball outside off stump, Gayle sits on the back foot and cuts it hard to short third man. Bumrah gets a bad bounce and can't stop that cleanly. The Punjab pair takes a run.
Hardik Pandya to Chris Gayle. Again too straight from Hardik, drifting on the pads. Gayle uses his wrists and nudges it away to deep mid-wicket for a single and retains the strike.
Hardik Pandya to Chris Gayle. Short of a length ball, Gayle pushes it to covers. Yuvraj had taken off, but he was sent back in time before throw arrives.
Hardik Pandya to Chris Gayle. Sharp nut from Hardik! That was a real effort ball from the pacer. Gayle drops his hands to that one and lets it through to the keeper.
Hardik Pandya to Yuvraj Singh. Short of a length ball outside off, Yuvraj waits back and slashes hard at that one. Cuts it to deep point for a single.
Hardik Pandya to Chris Gayle. Off cutter from Hardik, Gayle closes the face of the bat and knocks it on to the leg side towards square leg. They take an easy single.
Hardik Pandya to Chris Gayle. Hardik corrects his line and delivers this one on the body of Gayle, who waits back and defends it down the track.
Hardik Pandya to Chris Gayle. Wide! Hardik starts a new spell with a poor delivery. Heading down the leg side and Gayle leaves it all alone. That's another extra conceded.
Hardik Pandya is brought back on to bowl.
Mayank Markande to Yuvraj Singh. Flatter ball on the middle and leg stump line, Yuvraj goes back and defends another one on the off side.
Mayank Markande to Yuvraj Singh. Pushes it quicker through the air, Yuvraj goes on the back foot and defends it solidly back to the bowler.
Yuvraj Singh is the new batsman in.
Mayank Markande to Lokesh Rahul. OUT! GONE!! Mumbai get the opening they were desperately looking for! It was quicker and flat from Markande, Rahul goes on the back foot and hits it flat to deep mid-wicket. Duminy steadies himself there and takes a good catch with his fingers pointing skywards. Mumbai break the opening partnership before it could develop into something really dangerous.
Mayank Markande to Lokesh Rahul. Rahul tries an innovative stroke, plays a reverse sweep. Finds the man at short third man.
Mayank Markande to Lokesh Rahul. FOUR! Swept away with disdain! Rahul gets down on one knee and gets right on top of the bounce. Hits it away to the mid-wicket boundary.
Mayank Markande to Chris Gayle. Was a pretty tough chance! Flatter ball on off, Gayle goes back and smashes it back to the bowler, who tries to catch that. Can't get a hand to it. Single taken and that's the fifth consecutive 50-run opening stand between Rahul and Gayle for Punjab.
Mayank Markande to bowl after the break.
A much-needed strategic break for Mumbai.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Lokesh Rahul. Plays a drive on the up, can't generate enough power behind that shot. Mistimes it to mid off. Looks for a single, never there! 12 off the over, Punjab finish the Powerplay with the score reading 49/0.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Lokesh Rahul. Short of a length ball on the stumps, Rahul doesn't get any room to work with, sits back and defends it down the track.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Chris Gayle. Excellent comeback by McClenaghan! Bowls a perfect yorker, Gayle only manages to tap it on to the leg side, they get a single.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Chris Gayle. FOUR! Is it another biggie? No, just bounces inside the rope! Overpitched delivery on off, Gayle gets right under it and muscles it flat over mid off for a boundary.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Chris Gayle. SIX! WOW! That is out of here, get the new ball please! Gayle announces his arrival with a monster hit! Short of a length ball, Gayle gets into position quickly and thwacks it high over the roof at square leg.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Chris Gayle. Wide! Erring in line. Sliding this one well down leg, Gayle is looking to glance that, can't put bat to ball. That's a wide.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Chris Gayle. McClenaghan is back on. He delivers a yorker, Gayle sits back and digs it out. The ball rolls back to the bowler.
Interesting move this from Rohit. Mitchell McClenaghan is given the ball to bowl his third over inside the Powerplay.
Jasprit Bumrah to Chris Gayle. And once again, he goes for the yorker and executes it to perfection. Gayle slices it to the covers for just another single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Lokesh Rahul. Brilliant delivery from Bumrah! Bowls a yorker on the middle and leg stump line, Rahul flicks it to mid on. The Punjab opening pair steals a quick single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Lokesh Rahul. This one is cutting back into the batsman. Rahul sits on the back foot and cuts it square. Find the fielder at backward point.
Jasprit Bumrah to Chris Gayle. Touch too straight from Bumrah, Gayle closes the face of the bat and works it away to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Chris Gayle. Bangs it short into the body, Gayle had to go down quickly, which he did and lets it through to the keeper. Pacy bumper from Bumrah!
Jasprit Bumrah to Lokesh Rahul. Drifting on the pads of Rahul, who works it to the mid-wicket region. They get an easy single.
Change of ends for Jasprit Bumrah.
Hardik Pandya to Chris Gayle. FOUR! Now, this is clever from Gayle! He was expecting a shortish kind of a delivery. Gayle got into position pretty quickly and upper cuts it over the short third man fielder for a boundary more. 16 off the over.
Hardik Pandya to Chris Gayle. Wide! Slower ball from Hardik, this one was pretty wide from the batsman. Over the indicator line and that's a wide.
Hardik Pandya to Chris Gayle. FOUR! And again! He is nailing them! Slower ball, Gayle was expecting that one, waits on the back foot and slams it through covers. Cutting, inside the circle gets a hand to it, but can't stop it.
Hardik Pandya to Chris Gayle. FOUR! BANG!! Brute force from Gayle! Full pitch delivery on the stumps, Gayle makes room for himself and smashes it flat back over his partner. The ball speeds away to the fence in no time.
Hardik Pandya to Lokesh Rahul. Rahul steps out to that one, moves right across and flicks it to deep square leg. One more run added to Punjab's tally.
Hardik Pandya to Chris Gayle. Gayle goes on the back foot and negotiates a slower one from Hardik well. Tucks it to square leg for a quick single.
Hardik Pandya to Lokesh Rahul. Hardik starts his spell with an off cutter. Rahul uses the depth of the crease and works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Hardik Pandya is introduced into the attack.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Chris Gayle. Once again, McClenaghan hits the deck hard and bowls a short of a length ball. Gayle camps back and guides it to backward point.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Chris Gayle. Short of a length ball on off, Gayle sways away from the line of the delivery and then keeps his hands low as he lets that one through to Kishan.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Lokesh Rahul. Another off cutter, Rahul sits back and tucks it towards the mid-wicket region. Punjab opening pair steal a quick single.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Lokesh Rahul. Once again, he takes pace off that one, Rahul waits back and punches it to short extra cover. Once again, he fails to find the gap.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Lokesh Rahul. That was touch short from McClenaghan, Rahul waits on the back foot to flick that, gets an inside edge on the pads. The ball rolls towards backward point.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Lokesh Rahul. Slower ball on off and middle, Rahul gets on the front foot and drives it softly back to the bowler, who runs across and manages to block that drive.
Jasprit Bumrah to Chris Gayle. Outside edge, but goes on the bounce to wide first slip! Bowls a full pitch delivery on off, Gayle once again hangs back and feels for that one, gets a thick edge behind the wickets.
Jasprit Bumrah to Chris Gayle. Keeps his length a touch back, Gayle hangs on the back foot as he defends it square on to the off side.
Jasprit Bumrah to Chris Gayle. Short of a length ball on the off stump line, Gayle waits back and taps it gently to the off side.
Jasprit Bumrah to Chris Gayle. Bowls a pitched up delivery almost in the blockhole, Gayle sits on the back foot and jams his bat down in time. Slices it to the point region.
Jasprit Bumrah to Lokesh Rahul. Short of a length ball, gets right on top of the bounce and swipes it away to deep square leg for a single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Lokesh Rahul. SIX! Shot! That's an amazing strike! It was six the moment it left the bat! Full pitch delivery right in the slot. Rahul lofts it cleanly over wide long off. 74 meter hit!
Jasprit Bumrah will bowl from the other end.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Lokesh Rahul. Short of a length ball on the pads, Rahul goes on the back foot and tucks it away to fine leg for a single.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Lokesh Rahul. SIX! Up and over! That has travelled the distance! Bowls it full outside off, Rahul gets right under that one and carts it well over the cover boundary for a biggie.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Chris Gayle. Another pitched up delivery on middle, Gayle dabs it on the leg side. Calls for a quick single and the big man makes it comfortably.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Chris Gayle. Keeps it fuller on the off stump line, Gayle plays with soft hands and guides it to gully. The fielder there dives across to his right and makes a good stop.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Lokesh Rahul. Slightly back of a length ball and Rahul swivels across to it as he pulls it away to deep square leg for a single.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Lokesh Rahul. Bowls a full pitch delivery right in line with the stumps, Rahul offers the dead bat to it and defends it straight back to the bowler.
Umpires are making their way out in the middle followed by the Mumbai fielders. Out comes Punjab's opening pair Chris Gayle and KL Rahul. Mitchell McClenaghan has the new ball and he will open the attack for Mumbai. We are all set to go!
Ravichandran Ashwin, the Punjab skipper, states that the ground is small but reckons that there will be little moisture which may help them to defend the target. Feels that the boys are fresh after a long break and are ready to go. Continues saying that they have started well in the tournament and it is important to continue that. Ends by saying Yuvraj Singh, Marcus Stoinis and Axar Patel come in the side for Manoj Tiwary, Aaron Finch and Barinder Sran.
Rohit Sharma, the Mumbai skipper, says that it is a high-scoring ground and would like to have a total in front of them. Opines that he has taken positives from the previous matches and now it is important that players take responsibility and do the job for the team. Ends by saying that Evin Lewis is back in the XI in place of Kieron Pollard.
TOSS - Rohit Sharma calls it right and opts to field first.
PITCH REPORT - There is some live grass on the wicket, says Danny Morrison. He informs the average score here batting first is 170. Morrison feels the spinners will like bowling on this wicket. He finishes his report saying it is a lively wicket and there is something in it for everyone.
Welcome to our coverage of Match number 34 in which Punjab host Mumbai. The home side heavily relies on their top order, and Mumbai will be pretty much aware about it. Two games that Punjab have lost this season, on both occasions, they were dismissed inside 20 overs. So the key for Mumbai will be to pick wickets and expose Punjab's middle order which hasn't fired so far in this tournament. We will have an interesting contest on our hands, provided the visitors play to their potential. Do stick around with us as we bring you the toss and other match related updates shortly.
We come to the end of an exciting encounter. Mumbai grab a significant victory and keep their hopes of making it to the playoffs alive. Move to 5th place, just one spot behind Punjab. Moving on, there's a double header on the 5th of May. The first one is between Chennai and Bangalore in Pune at 1600 local (1030 GMT), which will be followed by the Hyderabad-Delhi clash in the former's den at 2000 local (1430 GMT). Please do join in for Super Saturday. Cheers!
Suryakumar Yadav is the Man of the Match for this game. His calm and fluent fifty provided Mumbai a brisk start and laid the platform for the others to come and take advantage of.
Possibly the break made Punjab a little rusty. Their over-reliance on Chris Gayle and KL Rahul was exposed tonight. The two provided a solid start, but the innings fell apart after their departure. If it wasn't for Marcus Stoinis' last-over heroics, the hosts wouldn't have even got to a fighting total. With the ball, they were on top for the most part, with everyone doing their bit, but Krunal Pandya's late onslaught aided by Rohit Sharma's own little cameo, became their undoing. Some work to be done for the home side, but Mumbai will rejoice.
Everyone in the city of Bollywood will know this, but the importance of this win cannot be understated for the visitors. They had a stiff task ahead of them. Evin Lewis and Suryakumar Yadav (who scored a fifty) started the chase with 175 to gun down. The former departed in the Powerplay, but the latter combined with Ishan Kishan to take things in their stride. A couple of wickets were lost in quick succession, but Hardik stepped in to score a few lusty blows. The real damage, however, and the fatal blow, was done when the other Pandya walked in. Krunal's blitzkrieg and his stand of fifty in 18 balls along with skipper Rohit Sharma was enough to see their side across the finish line.
Andrew Tye to Krunal Pandya. FOUR LEG BYES! And that's it, the job is done. MUMBAI WIN BY 6 WICKETS! The final runs didn't come in the most desirable manner, but nobody cares, especially the Mumbai dugout. Tye spears it full around off, Krunal swings and misses. It goes off his back pad and away to the third man boundary. The Punjab players appeal for a leg before, but the umpire remains unmoved.
Andrew Tye to Rohit Sharma. Just behind a length, outside off, Rohit leans across and works it to mid-wicket. Brings the elder Pandya back on strike.
Andrew Tye to Krunal Pandya. Swings across the line once more, not the ideal connection though. A single to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Andrew Tye to Krunal Pandya. SIX! Right in the slot and that's gone miles into the stands. The 50-run stand is up with this. Krunal Pandya stands his ground and murders this powerfully across the line. Clears wide long on and Mumbai are on the verge of a vital win here.
Andrew Tye to Krunal Pandya. FOUR! Slower delivery on a back of a length, Krunal picks this up quickly. Waits for it and then slices it over point to find the fence.
Andrew Tye to Rohit Sharma. Sharma charges out of his crease and smacks it down towards long on for a run.
Andrew Tye comes back into the attack.
Marcus Stoinis to Krunal Pandya. SIX! That's a biiiiiigggggg hit! Krunal Pandya is taking it to Marcus Stoinis. 20 off the over. Just ahead of a length on middle and off, the slower one, Krunal gets his front foot out of the way and launches it high and handsome over long on. Maximum! 16 needed to win from 12 balls now, very much in Mumbai's reach.
Marcus Stoinis to Krunal Pandya. FOUR! Juicy full toss, Krunal says thank you for the gift and puts it away. On the pads, he whips this with the wrists behind square leg. Nobody out there, it's another boundary.
Marcus Stoinis to Krunal Pandya. FOUR! Now Krunal joins in on the action. Width offered outside off, the southpaw doesn't need any second invitation to go after this. He crashes it through the covers and finds the fence.
Marcus Stoinis to Rohit Sharma. Waits for the ball to come to him as he dabs it just wide of backward point and rotates strike.
Marcus Stoinis to Rohit Sharma. FOUR! Class, all class! When he's on song, there are few better. Punjab need to be weary of his threat now. Very full and outside off, Rohit's already picked his spot as he drills the drive through extra cover for a boundary.
Marcus Stoinis to Krunal Pandya. Goes full and straight, Krunal mistimes the loft down the ground. Will get just the one run, but that will bring his skipper back on strike.
Marcus Stoinis is brought on again.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Rohit Sharma. SIX! Down the track and bang goes Rohit Sharma! 14 off the over. He finally cuts loose. Charges out and slogs the full ball over the mid-wicket fence for half a dozen. 36 in 18 now.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Krunal Pandya. Comfortably leans ahead and pushes it to long on. One run taken.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Rohit Sharma. Helps the pull along the ground, in front of square leg and crosses over.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Rohit Sharma. Good comeback so far from Mujeeb. Bowls this a bit slower through the air, Rohit gets low to unleash the big slog sweep but misses it and wears it on the body. Stifled shout, turned down.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Rohit Sharma. Short and wide, Rohit cuts this straight to short third man.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Rohit Sharma. SIX! Perfect start to the over from the Mumbai skipper. He sees the ball coming full, so throws his front leg out of the way and hammers it back down the ground and into the sightscreen. Shot.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman back on.
Andrew Tye to Krunal Pandya. This full delivery is hit straight back to the bowler. A successful over from Tye, 7 runs and the wicket of Hardik Pandya from it.
Andrew Tye to Krunal Pandya. Could have just as easily dragged it back on. The knuckle ball outside off, Krunal crouches low to steer it to third man but gets an inside edge past the off stick.
Andrew Tye to Krunal Pandya. FOUR! Whipped away with class. Superb shot. Fuller and slower on the pads, Krunal brings the wrists into the play and hits it through mid-wicket. A touch square, and nobody's out there. It goes across the rope.
Andrew Tye to Krunal Pandya. Wide! Sprays it down leg, Krunal misses the flick. The umpire raises his arms sideways and signals a wide.
Krunal Pandya walks out to bat next.
Strategic break.
Andrew Tye to Hardik Pandya. OUT! Tye gets rid of the big-hitting Mumbai all-rounder. Could be the most important in the context of the game. Hardik Pandya can take the game away in the latter stages, the wicket comes at the right time. Tye bowls a clever slower ball on off, it cuts back in and completely deceives Hardik Pandya, who is years early into the slog. Misses it and the bails are off. Mumbai need 55 runs to win in 27 deliveries.
Andrew Tye to Rohit Sharma. Played to mid-wicket region by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Andrew Tye to Hardik Pandya. Hardik at first moves across the stumps to paddle this, but then seeing the length shortened he opens the face and dabs it to short third man. One run to the total.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Rohit Sharma. Rohit is rock solid in defense. Tossed up on off, Rohit deals with it safely.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Rohit Sharma. Stays inside the crease and brings a straight bat in defense.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Hardik Pandya. Works this away with a slightly closed face, through the vacant spaces in the mid-wicket area for just the one.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Hardik Pandya. Bit of width outside off, cut square but straight to the fielder.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Hardik Pandya. SIX! TONK! Literally the sound that came off the bat. A clean hit. Superb. Full and right in the slot, Hardik clears his front leg and smokes it over the long on boundary for a maximum.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Rohit Sharma. Another brisk single, Hardik is once again fast to get to the other end. Rohit dabs it to backward point and both batsmen are off. The throw comes in to Rahul who takes the bails off and appeals. The replays show Hardik is fine.
A run out appeal against Hardik Pandya is referred upstairs. Looks quite safe to be honest.
Andrew Tye to Rohit Sharma. Short of a good length outside off, Sharma dabs it to short third man. Hardik was instantly away and got to the other end with utmost ease. 65 needed in 36.
Andrew Tye to Hardik Pandya. In line of the stumps, punched hard to long on for one.
Andrew Tye to Hardik Pandya. One more drive, but this time it's a bit square. Stoinis out in the deep moves to his left, fumbles but this time keeps the ball from the rope. Two runs taken.
Andrew Tye to Hardik Pandya. FOUR! That's poor from Stoinis. Really poor. Very full outside off, Hardik hammers this through the covers. Sweet connection of the bat, but it's straight to Stoinis in the deep. However, the Aussie makes a total mess of this and lets it through him. Boundary results.
Andrew Tye to Rohit Sharma. Takes the pace off this one, bowls it on a fullish length outside off. Rohit leans across and works it square on the leg side for a run.
Andrew Tye to Hardik Pandya. Quite full outside off, drilled down to long off for a single.
Andrew Tye also comes back on.
Rohit Sharma is next in.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Ishan Kishan. OUT! Mujeeb has his revenge. This is a superb delivery. Bowls the carrom ball on off, shorter in length, Kishan gives the charge and is done in for all money. Swings across the line and misses as the ball goes past the inside edge, to crash into the stumps behind.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Ishan Kishan. SIX! That's outta here! Tossed up on off, Kishan gets low and right off the middle, slog sweeps it over mid-wicket for a biggie.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Hardik Pandya. Short outside off, Hardik chops it towards cover and sets off. Yuvraj there collects the ball and has a shy at the bowler's end, but misses.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Hardik Pandya. FOUR! He's found the gap! Knew the short ball was coming, so he stayed back and heaved it over mid-wicket. Bisected the two men in the deep and found the fence.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Ishan Kishan. From around the wicket, it's short and flat outside off, slapped again, this time down the ground to long off for a single.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Hardik Pandya. Short and flat outside off, slapped off the back foot through covers for one run.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman is back on.
Marcus Stoinis to Ishan Kishan. SIX ! Big swing from Kishan and it's gone all the way! Short ball on leg, the Mumbai keeper swivels and pulls it off the middle. Over the fine leg fence and that's gone for half a dozen. 88 needed in 48.
Marcus Stoinis to Hardik Pandya. Full toss on the stumps, Hardik is off the mark with a smack to long on. Takes a single for doing so.
Hardik Pandya walks into the middle next.
Marcus Stoinis to Suryakumar Yadav. OUT! That's the big wicket. Stoinis strikes and puts his side back in this game. It's the knuckle ball around off, possibly the height gets a bit too much on Yadav who top edges his pull behind. Rahul runs back, settles himself under the ball and takes a good catch.
Marcus Stoinis to Suryakumar Yadav. Hurls one well outside off, the batsman looks to reach out to it, only in vain.
Marcus Stoinis to Suryakumar Yadav. Fuller in length, outside the line of off stump, Yadav drives it to mid off. Kishan took off for the run, but was sent back just in time. The shy at the bowler's end missed anyway.
Marcus Stoinis to Suryakumar Yadav. FOUR! Low full toss on leg, Yadav picks this off his pads and elegantly flicks it in front of square leg. Rajpoot out in the deep covers decent ground to his left, but can't stop it with the dive.
Marcus Stoinis returns.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Ishan Kishan. Darted full outside off, reverse swept to short third man for nothing. 9 off this over, Mumbai need 99 to win off 54 balls.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Ishan Kishan. SIX! Right off the meat. Good shot, will certainly relieve some pressure off his shoulders. Loopy and full on off, Kishan kneels down and slog sweeps it into the mid-wicket stands for a maximum.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Suryakumar Yadav. Yadav stands tall and offers a firm punch through the gap in the covers for a single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Suryakumar Yadav. Stumping chance missed! What a delivery. It's the leg break from Ravi Ash. Just outside leg, spins and beats the big hoick of Suryakumar Yadav. Had Rahul collected this, the batsman would have been gone. Yadav was well out of his crease.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Ishan Kishan. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Suryakumar Yadav. Arm ball around off, punched off the back foot through cover for one.
Ravichandran Ashwin to have a go with the ball again.
Ankit Rajpoot to Ishan Kishan. Back of a length down the leg side, Kishan looks to pull this fine down the leg side but gets a glove behind. Luckily for him, it goes to Rahul on the bounce.
Ankit Rajpoot to Suryakumar Yadav. Wanted to cut this away too, but only a bottom edge this time. Plays it to backward point and gets one.
Ankit Rajpoot to Suryakumar Yadav. FOUR! Fifty for Suryakumar Yadav, his 4th in the Indian T20 League. Another superb knock from the opener, he's been in fine touch this season. Short and wide, it's cut fiercely behind point. Third man tries to cut it off but can't get to it.
Ankit Rajpoot to Suryakumar Yadav. SIX! That's gone high into the night sky and then more importantly, well across the fence too. Fuller and just outside off, possibly the slower one which Yadav picks up. Launches it straight back down the ground and hits the sightscreen.
Ankit Rajpoot to Suryakumar Yadav. Hits the deck hard as he pounds it on a back of a length outside off, Yadav mistimes the slap towards cover.
Ankit Rajpoot to Ishan Kishan. An off-pace delivery, on a length on middle and leg, Kishan skips down, makes a little room and taps it down on the off side with soft hands. Both batsmen take off quickly and manage to cross over easily.
Ankit Rajpoot brought back on.
Strategic break.
Marcus Stoinis to Ishan Kishan. Yorker speared outside off, young Ishan Kishan brings a straight blade down in response and squeezes it out in front of point. Quick single stolen. Good first over from Stoinis, tidy work. Concedes just 6 from it.
Marcus Stoinis to Ishan Kishan. Angles across a length delivery in the off stump channel, Kishan prods forward to block. Gets beaten past the outside edge. Good delivery.
Marcus Stoinis to Suryakumar Yadav. Full toss on the pads, easily worked away to deep mid-wicket. One run taken.
Marcus Stoinis to Suryakumar Yadav. Just behind a length, attacking the stumps, Yadav walks down the track looking to flick it across the line. Ends up taking another hit on the thigh pad.
Marcus Stoinis to Suryakumar Yadav. Landed on a good length, some decent pace on it and it skids off the deck as well. Suryakumar attempts to make connection, but gets rapped high on the thigh pad.
Marcus Stoinis to Suryakumar Yadav. FOUR! That's absolutely smashed. The fifty comes up for Mumbai. Quite full and just outside off, Yadav leans ahead and drives it back through mid on, beating the man in the deep to the boundary line.
Marcus Stoinis on to bowl.
Axar Patel to Ishan Kishan. Fraction straight in line, fuller and quicker in pace, Kishan kneels down and sweeps it to short fine leg.
Axar Patel to Suryakumar Yadav. Comfortably blocks it down through mid off and gets off strike.
Axar Patel to Ishan Kishan. Lands it around off, there's some extra bounce off the surface as Kishan backs away. Punches it through covers and takes one.
Axar Patel to Ishan Kishan. Kishan goes across the line, places it through mid-wicket and comes back for the second.
Axar Patel to Suryakumar Yadav. Works this away through the mid-wicket region. Just helps the paddle through that area and crosses over.
Axar Patel to Suryakumar Yadav. FOUR! Welcomes Axar with a boundary. Poor ball to begin with. Serves a half-tracker on middle and off, Yadav moves inside the line and pulls it behind square leg along the ground for a boundary.
Axar Patel on to roll his arm over.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Ishan Kishan. Tad quicker on off, Ishan gets a leading edge on the off side.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Ishan Kishan. Kishan presses well forward and meets the ball with the full face of the bat.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Ishan Kishan. Outside off, spinning away, Kishan dabs it with an open face to point.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Suryakumar Yadav. Short again, pulled away just wide of mid on for a single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Suryakumar Yadav. Drags the length back on this occasion, keeps it in line of the stumps, Suryakumar Yadav hangs back and defends.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Suryakumar Yadav. Full and straight on the stumps, eased with a closed face to mid-wicket.
Ravichandran Ashwin comes back into the bowling attack.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Ishan Kishan. Some drift inside as Mujeeb floats it around off, Kishan leans across to play but gets an inside edge onto his pads. Good over from Mujeeb comes to an end, a wicket and 2 runs off it.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Ishan Kishan. Wide! Too far outside off, it's across the tramline so a wide is called.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Ishan Kishan. Provides width outside off, not much air on this one, Kishan cuts it to point.
Ishan Kishan in to bat next.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Evin Lewis. OUT! Edged and taken! Lewis is gone and Punjab rejoice. Mujeeb continues his good run with the ball. Short and wide outside off, a hint of turn away and that's enough to get the West Indian. He looks to cut but gets a feather behind and Rahul takes it swiftly.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Evin Lewis. Switches the angle and comes from around the wicket, bowls it quicker through the air and a bit short in length once more. Lewis camps back to put bat on ball but is hit high on the thigh pad. Muted appeal, turned down.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Suryakumar Yadav. Sliding in on middle and leg, shorter in length, worked away to wide long on from the back foot. Single taken.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Suryakumar Yadav. Carrom ball outside off, pushed off the back foot square to point.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman into the attack.
Andrew Tye to Evin Lewis. Fired full and wide outside off, Lewis gets low and squeezes it out to backward point.
Andrew Tye to Suryakumar Yadav. The batsman has pushed it to the cover region. One run added to the total.
Andrew Tye to Suryakumar Yadav. Tight line. Tye keeps it on a length quite close to off, Yadav can only block it back down the track.
Andrew Tye to Suryakumar Yadav. Pushes this with minimal foot movement square on the off side for nothing.
Andrew Tye to Suryakumar Yadav. Hurled further outside off this time, once again on a length, SKY looks to make connection after reaching out but fails to do so.
Andrew Tye to Suryakumar Yadav. FOUR! Wide outside off on a good length, slower in pace, Yadav crashes it through the covers for a boundary.
Andrew Tye is introduced into the attack.
Ankit Rajpoot to Evin Lewis. Cuts this square but straight to the man at point.
Ankit Rajpoot to Suryakumar Yadav. Full again on leg, Suryakumar plays it with soft hands towards mid on and hares for the run. Ashwin there hits the bulls-eye at the non-striker's end but Yadav is safely in.
Ankit Rajpoot to Suryakumar Yadav. FOUR! Pure timing! Full again on middle and leg, Yadav milks this through mid on. The ball races away.
Ankit Rajpoot to Suryakumar Yadav. Pushed to the cover region by Yadav.
Ankit Rajpoot to Suryakumar Yadav. SIX! Huge! Just a flick of his wrists and off she goes! Fuller ball on leg, Yadav whips this over square leg for a maximum.
Ankit Rajpoot to Evin Lewis. Slow ball on off, Lewis taps it in front of him for a quick run.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Evin Lewis. Darts it on middle and leg stump line. Lewis works it square on to the leg side. They get run to end the over.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Evin Lewis. Floated off break, Lewis plays a drive away to sweeper cover for a brace.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Suryakumar Yadav. Much flatter from Ashwin, spins in a little. The batsman punches it away to long on for a single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Evin Lewis. Lewis waits for it on the back foot and chops it with the angled bat square on to the off side. They take a quick single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Suryakumar Yadav. Touch slower in pace from Ashwin. Yadav waits on the back foot and forces it to long on. They collect a run.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Evin Lewis. Flatter ball on the leg stump line, Lewis works it to the mid-wicket region. They take a single.
Ankit Rajpoot to Suryakumar Yadav. SIX! First of the Mumbai innings! Short ball from Rajpoot on middle and leg, Yadav waits for it and pulls it over square leg for a biggie.
Ankit Rajpoot to Suryakumar Yadav. Back of a length ball on off, Yadav punches this to the off side for a dot.
Ankit Rajpoot to Suryakumar Yadav. Played to the point region by the batsman.
Ankit Rajpoot to Suryakumar Yadav. NOT OUT! Rahul gets this wrong. Back of a length ball on leg, Yadav looks to help this on its way but he seems to have missed his flick. There is a noise as the ball goes to the keeper. Rahul thinks that must have taken a faint tickle so appeals. The umpire stays put. After a long chat with his skipper, Ashwin takes it up. Replays show us that there was no bat involved and noise was of the ball brushing the thigh pad. Punjab lose their lone review.
Now! Rahul has asked the captain to take the referral for a caught behind shout. He thinks Yadav has nicked this to him.
Ankit Rajpoot to Suryakumar Yadav. Length ball outside off, Yadav chooses to leave it alone.
Ankit Rajpoot to Evin Lewis. Cramps Lewis for room, who punches it off his back foot for one.
Ankit Rajpoot to bowl from the other end.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Evin Lewis. Single to end the first over. Lewis pushes this through covers for one.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Suryakumar Yadav. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Evin Lewis. SAFE! Floated ball on off, Lewis cuts it towards cover-point and sprints to the other end. Yuvraj there collects and hits the stumps at the non-striker's end. Ashwin appeals and the umpire takes the case upstairs. Replays roll in to show us that Lewis was well in.
A run out appeal has been taken up. Lewis is the man in question. He seems to be safe.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Suryakumar Yadav. Tossed up ball in line of the stumps, Yadav eases it to long on for a single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Evin Lewis. Loopy ball on leg again, this time Lewis tucks it to the leg side for one.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Suryakumar Yadav. Starts off with a slower off spin ball on leg, Suryakumar taps it around the corner for the first run.
We are back for the chase. Punjab have one final team huddle before taking the field. Suryakumar Yadav and Evin Lewis take center-stage. Meanwhile, Ravichandran Ashwin will open with the new ball.