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KXIP beat SRH by 15 runs | Kings XI Punjab vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Highlights And Cricket Score 16th T20 Match - Commentary
Indian Premier League, 2018
Date: Apr 19, 2018 Start Time: 20:00 IST | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 LocalVenue: Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
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Kings XI Punjab vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Highlights And Cricket Score 16th Match - T20 Commentary
The Hyderabad bowlers were taken all over the park and poor in the field too. They didn't drop any catches, but gave away runs too cheaply. Except for their pace bowlers, Bhuvneshwar and Jordan, the others failed to apply the breaks to the Punjab innings. Rashid Khan now has his worst ever figures in a T20 innings, going for 55 runs in four overs with just 1 wicket. Still a good wicket to bat on though, as Gayle mentioned and Hyderabad have the power in them to do that. The start will be crucial, let's see how the chase pans out.
After a skipper for the first time decided to bat at the toss, Rahul and Gayle gave just the start Punjab needed. The former fell cheaply but Agarwal and then Nair joined forces with Gayle to ensure that Punjab reach close to the 200-mark. The big West Indian got to his 6th ton in this competition and played superbly to get there.
Christopher Henry Gayle! Take a bow, big man! What an innings from the Universe Boss. Proving a point to the whole world that he still has it in him. And this innings was not only about hard hitting, he ran his singles hard and earned it.
Rashid Khan to Chris Gayle. Last ball of the over and a single results, off an overthrow. Full, quick and flat around off, Gayle looks to smash this through the covers but gets an inside edge onto his pads. It rolls away on the off side as Saha gets to it. Seeing the batsmen trying to take a run, he misses his shy at the bowler's end and concedes the run anyway. So, with that, PUNJAB FINISH ON 193/3!
Rashid Khan to Aaron Finch. Hits this through mid-wicket and gets to the other end.
Rashid Khan to Aaron Finch. SIX! BANG! He's back! Tossed up on middle and off, Finch makes room, clears his front leg and smokes this straight back over the bowler's head for a biggie.
Rashid Khan to Aaron Finch. FOUR! We know he can do this. Everybody knows. Finch is a quality player. Tossed right up there, Aaron backs away a touch and lofts it over mid-wicket for a boundary.
Rashid Khan to Chris Gayle. Smacked hard! Full on off, hit powerfully through the right of the bowler, towards long off for a single.
Rashid Khan to Chris Gayle. Big shout for an lbw, not given! That was a close call. Maybe going down leg. From around the wicket, Rashid fires it quicker on leg, it's sliding down as Gayle swings across the line and misses. Is caught on the back pad. Nothing from the umpire.
Rashid Khan to bowl the final over.
Siddarth Kaul to Chris Gayle. Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. They pick up a single.
Siddarth Kaul to Aaron Finch. Good yorker from Kaul, Finch digs it out in time. Single taken.
Siddarth Kaul to Chris Gayle. Almost gets run out now! Hits this to extra cover and Kane has a shy at the stumps at the bowler's end. He misses and Gayle survives.
Siddarth Kaul to Aaron Finch. Finch punches this to the off side to give Gayle the strike.
Siddarth Kaul to Chris Gayle. Sixth Indian T20 League hundred! What a player! Takes his helmet off and soaks in the applause from the crowd. Gayle taps this to point to get there with a single.
Siddarth Kaul to Aaron Finch. Finch gets off the mark in this year's Indian T20 League. A huge cheer from the crowd. Drives this through covers to get a run after two golden ducks.
Siddarth Kaul to bowl his last over.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Chris Gayle. SIX! BOOOMMM!!! A maximum to end the over! Full ball outside off, Gayle makes room and hits this over covers for another biggie!
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Chris Gayle. Gayle has worked it off his pads behind square leg.
Aaron Finch is the next man in.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Karun Nair. OUT! Nair holes out! Slower ball in line of the stumps, Nair connects it well but ends up giving it straight down the throat of Dhawan at deep mid-wicket. A good innings comes to an end and finally a wicket for Bhuvi.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Chris Gayle. Pushes this past covers and gets to the other end. Good ball from Bhuvi.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Chris Gayle. Wide. This one is down the leg side and the batsman leaves it alone. The umpire signals a wide.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Karun Nair. In the air... but safe! Full again on off, Nair lofts it over covers for just one.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Chris Gayle. Overthrows! Unnecessary from Kane! Fuller ball from Bhuvi on off, Gayle hits it to covers. Williamson has a shy at the stumps and since Bhuvi was not backing up, they steal a run.
Chris Jordan to Karun Nair. Good finish to the over. Outside off again, Karun Nair plays along the wrong line and completely misses it.
Chris Jordan to Karun Nair. Good ball from Jordan, Fires in a yorker outside off and Karun fails to put bat on ball.
Chris Jordan to Karun Nair. FOUR! Karun's batting has been under Gayle's shadow but he is playing a similar innings here! Full ball around off, Nair lofts it handsomely over the inner circle over covers.
Chris Jordan to Chris Gayle. Full outside off this time, Gayle hits it past mid off to give his partner the strike.
Chris Jordan to Chris Gayle. SIX! Catching practice for the crowd! Short ball from Jordan, Gayle pulls this over square leg for a biggie!
Chris Jordan to Karun Nair. Full around off, Nair hits it along the turf through mid off for a single.
Chris Jordan to Karun Nair. Wide. Tries to play with the batter and drifts this far too wide for Karun to play at it. The umpire has signalled a wide.
Chris Jordan to bowl out his overs.
A much-needed strategic break for Hyderabad. They need a plan to stop Gayle hitting them to all parts of the ground.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Karun Nair. Nair plays this through covers and will retain strike for the next over.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Chris Gayle. Played to the point region by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Karun Nair. Down the leg side from Bhuvi, Karun helps it on its way to fine leg for a run.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Chris Gayle. Length ball on leg, Gayle stays back and flat-bats it down the ground for one.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Chris Gayle. Another brace for Gayle! Hits this towards the cow corner and comes back for the second run. Amazing from Chris.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Chris Gayle. Gets this behind point and will get two runs for it.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to bowl another over.
Siddarth Kaul to Chris Gayle. Good ball. Well played too. Yorker fired in on leg, Chris flicks this well towards wide long on and will retain strike with a single. 12 runs off the over.
Siddarth Kaul to Chris Gayle. Low full toss just outside off, Gayle drives it off the toe end, straight to the man at point.
Siddarth Kaul to Karun Nair. Driven through mid on for an easy single.
Siddarth Kaul to Karun Nair. FOUR! This is a brilliant shot. Fuller in length once more, this time Karun Nair opens his body up a bit, takes a step out and nicely lofts it over wide mid off for consecutive boundaries. Already a big over for Punjab. 10 runs in the first 3 balls.
Siddarth Kaul to Karun Nair. FOUR! Beautiful! Fuller in length, on the stumps, Nair stays leg side and with the full face of the bat, lofts it over mid off to send it across the boundary line.
Siddarth Kaul to Karun Nair. The 50-run stand is up! Nicely done. Gayle has done the bulk of the scoring in it, but Nair is the one to bring it up. He lofts it over mid-wicket and comes back for the second.
Siddarth Kaul is back on. Hyderabad need a wicket, Gayle is taking the game away from them.
Rashid Khan to Chris Gayle. And now takes two runs! Gayle is giving his everything in this game. Pushes this through covers and rushes back for the second run. What an over for Punjab, 27 off it.
Rashid Khan to Chris Gayle. SIX! Chris Gayle is on fire! Four back-to-back sixes from the Universe Boss. And it's no ordinary bowler, this is Rashid Khan we're talking about here. The West Indian is unstoppable tonight. Floated ball in line of the stumps, Gayle slog sweeps this over mid-wicket into the stands.
Rashid Khan to Chris Gayle. SIX! Oh boy! He is not afraid to take on the number one T20 bowler in the world. Gets under the ball and whacks it over the bowler's head straight to the sightscreen.
Rashid Khan to Chris Gayle. SIX! Another one! Rashid shortens his length, Gayle hangs back and slaps this down the ground for a maximum! Brute force from Chris.
Rashid Khan to Chris Gayle. SIX! Biggie! Tossed up ball on middle and off, Gayle clears his front foot and lofts this over long off.
Rashid Khan to Karun Nair. Nair hits this through mid-wicket for one run.
Rashid Khan is back into the attack.
Chris Jordan to Karun Nair. Works this off his pads behind square for a run.
Chris Jordan to Karun Nair. Back of a length ball on leg, Nair tries to whip this away but gets hit on his thigh pad.
Chris Jordan to Karun Nair. Outside off, Nair cuts it to the point fielder.
Chris Jordan to Chris Gayle. The batsman has punched that ball through the off side. One run added to the total.
Chris Jordan to Karun Nair. Directs this on leg, Nair helps it around the corner for one.
Chris Jordan to Chris Gayle. FIFTY for Gayle! His 23rd in the Indian T20 League! What a player this guy is. Full from Jordan, Gayle hits it to the off side to get to the milestone.
Chris Jordan to bowl his third over.
Shakib Al Hasan to Chris Gayle. Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Shakib Al Hasan to Chris Gayle. SIX! HUGE! Tossed up ball in line of the stumps, Gayle backs away and lofts this over mid on for half a dozen.
Shakib Al Hasan to Chris Gayle. Sweeps this straight to the short fine leg fielder.
Shakib Al Hasan to Chris Gayle. Full on middle and leg, Gayle digs it out in time.
Shakib Al Hasan to Karun Nair. Pushes this to the off side for a run.
Shakib Al Hasan to Karun Nair. SIX! What an effort, Manish! But his momentum takes him back across the rope. Loopy ball on off, Nair lofts this over covers. Pandey near the boundary line caught it and then realized that he was going behind the rope. Tosses the ball up but throws it back into the stands. Good try though!
Siddarth Kaul to Karun Nair. Nair whips this to the deep cow corner for a run.
Siddarth Kaul to Chris Gayle. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Siddarth Kaul to Chris Gayle. Outside off, Gayle gets a bottom edge to this to the keeper trying to cut it away.
Siddarth Kaul to Karun Nair. Drives this through covers to get off the mark in a smooth manner.
Karun Nair joins Gayle in the middle.
Siddarth Kaul to Mayank Agarwal. OUT! Soft, soft dismissal. He got himself set and was hitting the ball well. Will surely be disappointed with this shot. Kaul lands this outside off, Mayank Agarwal looks to cut this late and reaches for this ball. He ends up giving it straight to Hooda at backward point. An important wicket for Hyderabad.
Siddarth Kaul to Chris Gayle. Slow outside off, Gayle hits this to sweeper cover to rotate strike.
Siddarth Kaul is brought back into the attack.
Shakib Al Hasan to Chris Gayle. Gayle works this square of the wicket on the leg side for a run.
Shakib Al Hasan to Mayank Agarwal. Goes for the big shot again but this time it goes to the fielder at long on, on the bounce. They cross.
Shakib Al Hasan to Mayank Agarwal. SIX! BIG! Loopy ball on middle and leg, Agarwal gets low and smacks this over long on for a biggie!
Shakib Al Hasan to Chris Gayle. Fires this on leg, Gayle hits it to long on for one more.
Shakib Al Hasan to Mayank Agarwal. Pushes this through mid off for a run now. Smart batting.
Shakib Al Hasan to Mayank Agarwal. FOUR! Welcomes Shakib with a boundary. Hasan bowls this full around off, Mayank gets on one knee and lofts this over covers in the gap for a boundary.
Shakib Al Hasan is introduced into the attack.
The first strategic break of the game has been taken. Punjab are going at a good rate here but will be unhappy with the loss of KL Rahul. The whole of Mohali will hope that Gayle carries on from here.
Deepak Hooda to Mayank Agarwal. Just behind the driving length, swept through mid-wicket for a single.
Deepak Hooda to Chris Gayle. Darted quicker on middle and leg, worked through mid-wicket for one.
Deepak Hooda to Mayank Agarwal. Drifting in on middle and leg, knocked to long on for a single.
Deepak Hooda to Mayank Agarwal. FOUR! Streaky runs, but runs nonetheless. Loopy and fuller outside off, Agarwal reaches out to it, looks to slap it through the covers but gets an edge past short third man for a boundary.
Deepak Hooda to Chris Gayle. Slider going down, Gayle walks down the track, looks to work it on the leg side. Gets it there, but off the thigh pad. One leg bye taken.
Deepak Hooda to Chris Gayle. SIX! Not the cleanest of strikes, but Gayle is a powerful man. Anything he hits stays hit. Tossed up on off from around the wicket, the big West Indian pummels it hard and flat straight back down the ground for half a dozen.
Deepak Hooda to Chris Gayle. Wide! Fired full outside off, across the tramline and that's a wide.
Rashid Khan to Mayank Agarwal. Mayank cuts this to the point fielder.
Mayank Agarwal is the new man in.
Rashid Khan to Lokesh Rahul. OUT! Easy decision for the umpire to give! Rashid Khan draws first blood. He has this knack of not only stopping the runs but also picking up wickets. Lands it short and flat on off, Rahul goes on one knee and looks to pull this to square leg. He misses it completely and gets hit on the thigh. Rashid appeals and the umpire takes no time in raising his finger. Rahul does not bother taking the DRS and has a wry smile as he goes back to the dressing room.
Rashid Khan to Lokesh Rahul. Rahul hangs back and dabs this to the man at point.
Rashid Khan to Chris Gayle. Works this through mid-wicket for a single.
Rashid Khan to Chris Gayle. Googly from Rashid, Gayle mistimes it back to the bowler.
Rashid Khan to Lokesh Rahul. The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket. One run added to the total.
Rashid Khan gets a change of ends.
Deepak Hooda to Chris Gayle. Hooda pitches this on middle and it skids onto Gayle. Chris comes ahead to block it. The fielders appeal but that was certainly going down leg.
Deepak Hooda to Chris Gayle. Drives this superbly to covers but straight to the fielder.
Deepak Hooda to Chris Gayle. Floated ball on middle and leg, Gayle takes a big step forward and defends it.
Deepak Hooda to Lokesh Rahul. Short ball around off, Rahul rocks back and cuts this to deep point for just one.
Deepak Hooda to Chris Gayle. Gayle charges to this ball and plays it to long on for one. 50 up for Punjab. These two are looking good for a big total.
Deepak Hooda to Chris Gayle. Tosses this full around off, Gayle cuts it to point.
Deepak Hooda to roll his arm now.
Siddarth Kaul to Lokesh Rahul. FOUR! Aerial this time! Full again on off, KL Lofts this over covers for back-to-back boundaries. 49/0 after the Powerplay.
Siddarth Kaul to Lokesh Rahul. FOUR! SHOT! Exquisite from Rahul. Full ball around off, Rahul holds his pose and drives this in the gap through covers.
Siddarth Kaul to Chris Gayle. Brings his length back a tad, Gayle gets it off the inner half to mid off for one.
Siddarth Kaul to Lokesh Rahul. Full around off, KL plays this with soft hands to mid off and sprints to the non-striker's end.
Siddarth Kaul to Lokesh Rahul. Full this time on leg, Rahul works this to mid-wicket.
Siddarth Kaul to Chris Gayle. Back of a length ball on off, Gayle taps this to mid off and gets to the other end.
Siddarth Kaul to bowl his first over.
Rashid Khan to Chris Gayle. Driven towards mid on for a quick one.
Rashid Khan to Chris Gayle. SIX! He's timing them crisply this evening. BANG! What a hit. Tossed up on middle and off, Gayle clears his front leg and smokes it over the long on fence for a biggie.
Rashid Khan to Chris Gayle. Stays back and keeps it out off the back foot.
Rashid Khan to Chris Gayle. Outside off, quicker in pace, Chris swings and misses.
Rashid Khan to Chris Gayle. SIX! Juicy full toss from Khan and Gayle has put that away. High on the hips, there for Chris Gayle to smack and he does exactly that. Muscles the pull over mid-wicket and that's a biggie.
Rashid Khan to Chris Gayle. Dropped! Big chance goes down! Difficult to take, but drop Gayle at your own peril. Lovely stuff from Rashid Khan straightaway. Bowls the googly around off, it keeps a touch low and spins away. Gayle looks to put bat on ball but gets a bottom edge which goes behind and off Saha. Came quickly towards him.
Rashid Khan is into the attack now.
Chris Jordan to Lokesh Rahul. Pitches it up on middle and off, KL pushes this to covers.
Chris Jordan to Chris Gayle. Short again on middle and leg, Gayle pulls this in front of square leg for one.
Chris Jordan to Chris Gayle. FOUR! Follows the maximum with a boundary. Lofts this over covers and the ball races away.
Chris Jordan to Chris Gayle. SIX! HUGE! Banged in short by Jordan, Gayle stays back and pulls this over mid-wicket for a biggie!
Chris Jordan to Lokesh Rahul. Gets this past mid off to give Gayle the strike.
Chris Jordan to Lokesh Rahul. Full ball around off, Rahul gets it with the inner half back to the bowler.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Chris Gayle. Good length ball around off, it shapes away a tad after pitching and Gayle with no foot movement misses his shot.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Lokesh Rahul. Rahul drives this past mid off for a run.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Lokesh Rahul. Back of a length ball around off, Rahul hangs back and punches this to covers.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Lokesh Rahul. Full on leg, Rahul hits this to mid on.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Lokesh Rahul. NOT OUT! Rahul knew it straightaway. As soon as he saw the finger go up, he signalled the 'T'. Length ball from Kumar on off, Rahul tries to hit this away but gets struck on the pads. As the ball rolls towards the third man boundary, Kumar goes up in an appeal to see the slow finger of the umpire being raised. Rahul takes it upstairs and he'll be thankful for the DRS, as there is an inside edge to it. Rahul survives an LBW scare. That ball had gone to the ropes but because of a reversal of a decision, it will be a dot ball.
Rahul has gone up as an LBW decision is against him. He must have felt an inside edge there as he straightaway went to the TV umpire for it.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Lokesh Rahul. FOUR! Knuckle ball from Bhuvi, bowls this full on middle and leg, Rahul whips this away through mid-wicket. Pathan chases it but only comes second best.
Chris Jordan to Chris Gayle. Length ball around off, Gayle defends this to mid off.
Chris Jordan to Chris Gayle. Lucky! Digs this one short around off, Gayle tries to hit this with a cross bat down the ground. Gets it low on the bat and the ball just evades the fielder at mid off. They pick up two runs for it.
Chris Jordan to Chris Gayle. Length ball outside off, Chris looks to slap this ball away but gets beaten for pace.
Chris Jordan to Chris Gayle. Outside off, Gayle is happy to leave that alone.
Chris Jordan to Chris Gayle. FOUR LEG BYES! Short of a length ball again from Jordan this time down leg. Gayle looks to tuck it away but gets rapped on the thigh pad. The ball rolls past a diving Saha and races to the fence.
Chris Jordan to Chris Gayle. Back of a length ball on off, Gayle rocks back and punches this to the off side.
Chris Jordan will bowl from the other end.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Chris Gayle. Quick run from Gayle! Something you don't see often. Gayle taps this ball to the leg side and takes giant strides to reach the other end.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Lokesh Rahul. Ohh!!! Bowls this full on off, Rahul closes the bat face early trying to flick it on the on side. Gets a leading edge towards third man for one.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Lokesh Rahul. Strays this down the leg side this time. Full around the pads of Rahul who misses his flick. Gets hit on the thigh pad and it goes back to the keeper.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Lokesh Rahul. Searching for swing is Bhuvi and lands this full on off, Rahul gently pushes this to the fielder at covers.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Lokesh Rahul. Another ball pitched up from Bhuvi around off, Rahul stays back and punches this to mid off.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Lokesh Rahul. Comes from over the wicket and pitches it up around that fourth stump channel. Rahul strides forward and drives it to covers. A shot full of confidence that.
The Hyderabad players march out to take the field. The umpires are in position. Chris Gayle and KL Rahul will open the batting for Punjab. Boy! If these two get going there is no stopping them. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will bowl with the new ball and will hope he gets some swing in these conditions. A slip in place. Let's play!
Kane Williamson states that there will be a little dew towards the end so it will be important for them to do well with the ball. Opines that Gayle and co. are power-hitters and they will try to get the better of them as soon as possible. Ends by saying that they have made one change to their side where Billy Stanlake makes way for Chris Jordan.
Ravichandran Ashwin says that they have a strong batting line-up and want to express themselves without any pressure. He continues saying that their batting has been their strength and hence he opted to bat first. Opines that they have good momentum and want to carry that forward by playing their best cricket.
TOSS - Punjab win the toss and... What do we have here? For a change, the team winning the toss, after 15 games, will bat first!
PITCH REPORT - Sunil Gavaskar doing the pitch report says that it is very good for batting but opines that it will help the new ball bowlers because of the little grass on it. States that there was slight rain before but it won't interfere with today's play. Ends by saying that the captains will win the toss and look to chase the target.
Hello and Good evening to all! We are all ready for Match 16 to get underway. Compared to past seasons, Punjab have got off to a shipshape start and they will hope they carry on this momentum with them. Their openers have been hitting gold and many hopes will lie on them to provide a similar start. Spin has been their strength and Ashwin will look to rotate them well. On the flip side, Hyderabad are having a fairy-tale ride. They have won all their games so far and will look to make it four in four. A good game is on its way. Can Punjab stop Hyderabad's winning run?
We're done and dusted with this encounter. Punjab continue their good run while Hyderabad suffer their first defeat of the season. More than the defeat, they will hope Shikhar Dhawan is back for them sooner rather than later. Anywho, we move on. Tomorrow, on 20th April, Chennai host Rajasthan in their new home in the city of Pune. It should be a good contest. Join us as the action begins at 2000 local (1430 GMT). Cheers!
Obviously, to nobody's surprise, Chris Gayle is declared as the Man of the Match. His blitzkrieg in the first innings, where he powered himself to the first century of the season, was the difference-maker in tonight's game. He's playing like a man who has a point to prove.
The Punjab bowlers, in all honesty, never really had to work too hard for their wickets. They came at timely intervals and with the asking rate always up, there was no danger of any sort. Earlier in the evening, the Gayle-storm came to destroy and with his powerful ton, he showed everyone that he's still got a lot left in his tank. His partnerships with Agarwal and Nair were pivotal in putting up a score more than enough for Hyderabad.
A thoroughly deserved victory for Punjab. Hyderabad were never in this game the moment the chase began. Losing Shikhar Dhawan to injury was more or less a blow they couldn't recover from. After that point, the innings never picked up pace. Williamson tried to keep it alive somehow, but his efforts fell short. Pandey stayed till the end, but his knock was less than ideal. Had he accelerated a bit more in the middle overs, his side would have had a fighting chance at least, as shown by Shakib when he came on late.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Manish Pandey. Pandey punches this shorter ball through extra cover and takes a single. PUNJAB WIN BY 15 RUNS!
Ravichandran Ashwin to Shakib Al Hasan. Dropped! Won't really matter at this point, except to maybe Ashwin who could have had one more scalp. Shakib lofts it over mid-wicket. Mujeeb comes running to his left in the deep and then drops it after getting under the ball. 17 needed off 1, a mere formality now.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Shakib Al Hasan. SIX! Two in two! This is sumptuous hitting from Shakib Al Hasan! Once again it's full and in his slot, the southpaw picks the bones out of this one and sends it sailing into the wide long on stands for a maximum.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Shakib Al Hasan. SIX! It's got the distance on it! Full and in the slot, Shakib hits this right out of the screws. Launches it and clears long on for a biggie.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Shakib Al Hasan. Wide! Darted wide down the leg side, the batsman has nothing to do with that.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Manish Pandey. Pandey comes down the track and knocks it to long on for a single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Shakib Al Hasan. Spinning away from around off, from around the wicket, Shakib drags it off the inner half through mid on for a single.
Skipper Ashwin will bowl the final over.
Mohit Sharma to Manish Pandey. Shortish outside off, slapped through extra cover for two more.
Mohit Sharma to Manish Pandey. Back of a length again, well outside off, Pandey charges out and mistimes the slap towards wide long off for a double.
Mohit Sharma to Shakib Al Hasan. Behind a good length, on middle and leg, pulled away to deep square leg for one.
Mohit Sharma to Shakib Al Hasan. Wide! Short but it's too short. Wide signalled by the umpire.
Mohit Sharma to Manish Pandey. Short of a good length outside off, Pandey gets bat on it. It goes off the bottom edge past the sticks behind towards the keeper. The batsmen steal a quick run.
Mohit Sharma to Manish Pandey. Fifty for Manish Pandey! His 10th in this competition. Brings it up in some style too. It's full and right in his slot, Pandey smokes this over long on and clears the fence with ease.
Mohit Sharma to Shakib Al Hasan. Back of a length on middle, Al Hasan with a little swivel pulls it along the ground in front of square leg. One run to the total.
Mohit Sharma brought back on.
Barinder Sran to Shakib Al Hasan. Slower in pace and fuller outside off, Shakib mistimes the shot past the bowler for a run.
Barinder Sran to Manish Pandey. Leans ahead to a full ball and drives it through mid off for a single.
Barinder Sran to Manish Pandey. Wide! Well outside off, the attempted yorker goes awry. Across the tramline and that's a wide.
Barinder Sran to Shakib Al Hasan. The batsman just manages to keep the yorker out. Good ball bowled by the bowler. One run added to the total.
Barinder Sran to Shakib Al Hasan. In the line of the stumps, fullish in length, Shakib backs away a touch and drives it towards long on for a brace.
Barinder Sran to Shakib Al Hasan. Superb delivery on the Free Hit. Sran spears in a yorker on leg, Shakib can barely dig this out on the leg side. It strikes him low on the pads and falls on the leg side.
Barinder Sran to Shakib Al Hasan. Wide! Outside off, across the tramline, the southpaw leaves it alone. The Free Hit will continue...
Barinder Sran to Shakib Al Hasan. No ball and FOUR! High full toss on off, Shakib somehow still manages to direct it past backward point with an angled blade for a boundary. No ball signalled as it was above waist height.
Free Hit coming up...
Barinder Sran to Manish Pandey. Fuller in line of the stumps, driven through towards long on for a single.
Barinder Sran back on to bowl.
Andrew Tye to Shakib Al Hasan. Outside off, Shakib plays and misses.
Andrew Tye to Manish Pandey. Comes down the track and punches it on the up through covers for a run.
Shakib Al Hasan walks into the middle next.
Andrew Tye to Deepak Hooda. OUT! Tye with his second of the night. Hooda departs in search of the big ones. Length ball on middle and off, the batsman slogs over mid-wicket to clear the rope. A lot of height on it, no distance, and it's straight down the throat of Tiwary (sub) who makes no mistake in taking it.
Andrew Tye to Manish Pandey. Lofted down towards long on for a single.
Andrew Tye to Manish Pandey. Slower one, well outside off, punched through the covers for two.
Andrew Tye to Manish Pandey. Pandey walks down the track, Tye fires it full on off, it's a low full toss which is played back to the bowler.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Manish Pandey. Turned through backward square leg for a single.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Manish Pandey. Wide! Down the leg side, the batsman tries to flick but misses.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Manish Pandey. Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. They manage to come back for the second.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Manish Pandey. FOUR! Played. Spinning in from outside off, Pandey waits for the ball and plays it really late. Almost out of Rahul's gloves. He runs it past the keeper and across the third man boundary.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Deepak Hooda. Straighter one outside off, Hooda plays it off the outer half behind square on the off side for a run.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Manish Pandey. The batsman dances down the track. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Manish Pandey. Slider coming in with the angle, Pandey works it through mid-wicket and takes two.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman returns to the attack.
Andrew Tye to Deepak Hooda. Cleverly disguised slower one. Short of a length outside off, Hooda is years early into the shot. He misses as the ball goes under his bat.
Andrew Tye to Deepak Hooda. Two more. Full in length on middle and off, driven firmly over his partner's head, towards long on.
Andrew Tye to Deepak Hooda. Slightly fuller in length, outside off, Hooda smacks this through the gap in the cover region and gets off the mark with a double.
Andrew Tye to Manish Pandey. Gets it away with a punch to long on. Was on a length and in line of the stumps, Manish plays it with ease.
Deepak Hooda is the new man in for Hyderabad. His team requires 81 to win in 34 deliveries.
Strategic break signalled by the umpire.
Andrew Tye to Kane Williamson. OUT! Williamson departs! Was bound to happen it seems. The scoring rate was climbing, he had to go for it. Length ball slower in pace around off, the Hyderabad skipper charges out and attempts to clear the long off fence. Doesn't get enough on it and skies it in the same area. Aaron Finch settles himself under it and takes a good catch. A fighting knock from Kane comes to an end.
Andrew Tye to Kane Williamson. FOUR! Back of a length delivery angling back in, Williamson swivels and then pulls it along the ground behind square leg for a boundary.
Andrew Tye returns.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Manish Pandey. Outside off, slapped square on the off side but straight to the fielder.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Manish Pandey. Wide! The ball is down the leg side but the batsman still goes after it. Wide signalled by the umpire.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Kane Williamson. 5th Indian T20 League for Kane Williamson! Punches it through the off side and calls his partner through.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Kane Williamson. SIX! Williamson is keeping the fight going. It's dropped short, so he rocks back and muscles the pull over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Manish Pandey. Just short, but a good effort from Manoj Tiwary. Pandey lofts it towards long on, where Tiwary covers a lot of ground to his left, dives but the ball falls agonizingly short of his palms. Single taken.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Manish Pandey. Wide! Too far outside off, from the other side of the tramline and that's a wide.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Manish Pandey. Pandey too walks down the track to the bowler, then works it around the corner for a couple of runs.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Kane Williamson. Gives the charge to Ashwin and slogs it through mid-wicket for a single.
Ravichandran Ashwin is back.
Mohit Sharma to Manish Pandey. FOUR! Boundary to end the over. A good one for Hyderabad, 14 from it. Pandey reaches out to this fullish delivery well outside off and slices it through backward point to send it across the rope. 98 needed off 42.
Mohit Sharma to Kane Williamson. Takes the pace off this one, cleverly disguised. Williamson doesn't pick it up, slaps it off the toe end towards long on. Single taken.
Mohit Sharma to Manish Pandey. Back of a length outside off, slapped square of the wicket on the off side for a run.
Mohit Sharma to Manish Pandey. Thinking two. Pushing for two and gets it too. Good running. Pandey flicks it through mid-wicket again, Williamson calls for the second quickly and gets it too.
Mohit Sharma to Manish Pandey. FOUR! The 50-partnership is up with that. Nice way to get it done. Full on the pads, Pandey flicks it with the wrists aerially through mid-wicket for a boundary.
Mohit Sharma to Manish Pandey. Landed on a good length in the channel outside off, Manish Pandey offers a firm punch through the covers and takes two.
Mohit Sharma into the bowling attack again.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Manish Pandey. Slider skidding in on middle and leg, Pandey uses the depth of the crease to go back and then work it through square leg for a single.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Kane Williamson. Comes down the track and then slaps it through the covers for one more.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Kane Williamson. The batsman has punched that ball through the off side.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Kane Williamson. Worked away through mid-wicket by Williamson. Runs hard, comes back for the second as there is a shy at his end. It misses and he survives.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Manish Pandey. Wrong 'un outside off, spinning in, Pandey checks the push to covers and takes a single.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Kane Williamson. Skidding off the surface, on middle and leg, the Hyderabad skipper looks to sweep but gets it off the pads away on the leg side. Leg bye taken.
Andrew Tye to Kane Williamson. Similar shot, similar area. Same result. One run.
Andrew Tye to Manish Pandey. Driven through the mid off region for an easy run.
Andrew Tye to Kane Williamson. On a good length and just around off, Williamson moves across his sticks to paddle this away, but gets it off the thigh pad behind where Rahul moves to his left and collects it. A leg bye is collected.
Andrew Tye to Kane Williamson. The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball.
Andrew Tye to Manish Pandey. Close. Tye bowls it full, Pandey lofts it over mid on. Doesn't get under it, so it travels flat towards the man in the deep. He comes running in, dives forward but it falls short. The batsmen take one.
Andrew Tye to Manish Pandey. Good length ball, quite close to off, gently tapped on the off side by Pandey.
Andrew Tye is called back on.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Kane Williamson. Pushes it away from his body on the off side. Dot ball to end the over. Hyderabad need 122 to win off 60 balls.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Manish Pandey. Punched off the back foot, through the covers, for a single this time.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Manish Pandey. Floats it up outside off, Pandey plays with the spin as he pushes it to the covers.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Kane Williamson. Easily played through to long on and a single is taken.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Kane Williamson. Stays on the back foot and hits it through the gap in the mid-wicket area for a double.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Kane Williamson. Not out! Umpire's call, so not as far away as most would think. Review is gone, but it's not wasted as such. Williamson gives a charge, comes a long way down and is caught on the pads as he looks to work it on the leg side. Stifled shout, the umpire says no, but Ashwin wants to review it. Replays roll in and show the ball would have clipped the leg stump. So the on-field call stays.
Review taken. Quite strange really. Doesn't really look out at all to the naked eye. But then, Ashwin has seen things which most have missed in the earlier games. Let's see now...
Strategic break!
Ravichandran Ashwin to Kane Williamson. Spinning with a considerable amount. Kane doesn't pick it up at first, but since he's deep inside the crease he has time to punch it to long off and retain strike with a single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Manish Pandey. Lofts it over the leg side and rotates strike.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Kane Williamson. A step out of the track, then a cut through the gap in the off side for a single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Manish Pandey. Comes half-forward and then knocks it to long on for one more.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Kane Williamson. Spinning away from around off, on a shorter length, punched off the back foot through to sweeper cover for a run.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Kane Williamson. SIX! Launched that! In complete control of that shot! Seeing the flight, Williamson gets his dancing shoes on and then bangs it over long on for a maximum.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Manish Pandey. Lovely delivery. Mujeeb drops it around off, Pandey plays inside the line and gets beaten past the edge.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Kane Williamson. Pushes it wide of the bowler for a single.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Manish Pandey. Quick and flat, on middle and off, worked through mid-wicket for a single.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Kane Williamson. The batsman charges down the wicket and flicks it on the leg side. One run added to the total.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Manish Pandey. Lands the leg break on middle and off, Pandey closes the face to flick and gets a leading edge towards long off for a single.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Kane Williamson. Some decent air on this one from Mujeeb, Kane uses his feet and then pushes it to long on for a single.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to bowl now.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Kane Williamson. The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. One run added to the total.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Kane Williamson. FOUR! The 50 is up for Hyderabad with this. Williamson steps out again, opens his body up and then lofts it over covers for a boundary.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Kane Williamson. Makes good use of the feet to get close to the pitch and then finds the gap in the covers for a couple.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Manish Pandey. Wide! Down the leg side, wide signalled by the umpire. Rahul misses it, so the batsmen take a single as well.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Kane Williamson. Seeing Williamson dance down, Ashwin bowls it short. Kane then whips it through mid-wicket and crosses over.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Manish Pandey. Tossed up leg break on middle and leg, Pandey plants his front foot forward and drives it to long off for one run.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Kane Williamson. Full in line of the stumps, knocked down towards long on for a single.
Ravichandran Ashwin calls himself on to have a bowl.
Barinder Sran to Manish Pandey. Good delivery to end the over. Yorker speared outside off, Pandey can't make any kind of connection on it.
Barinder Sran to Manish Pandey. Full ball attacking the stumps, driven towards mid on.
Barinder Sran to Kane Williamson. Williamson makes a lot of room, shows all three stumps, then nudges the ball off his pads through short fine leg for one run.
Barinder Sran to Manish Pandey. Outside off in the fourth stump channel, Pandey waits for the ball to come before opening the face and running it down to third man. One run to the total.
Barinder Sran to Kane Williamson. Fraction straight in line, Williamson tucks it square of the wicket on the leg side and calls his partner through.
Barinder Sran to Kane Williamson. Served on a good length, outside off, punched to the cover area.
Barinder Sran back on.
Manish Pandey is the new man in.
Mohit Sharma to Yusuf Pathan. OUT! He's dragged it on! Yusuf Pathan departs as Mohit Sharma has his second of the game. Back of a length, quite close to off and slower in pace. It's the lack of pace which probably does the batsman in. He attempts to punch it through the off side, but gets an inside edge back onto his stumps. Unfortunate end, Pathan had the perfect chance tonight to make an impact. Had settled in too.
Mohit Sharma to Yusuf Pathan. Short in length again, around off, Pathan pulls it away through wide mid on for a couple of runs.
Mohit Sharma to Yusuf Pathan. Banged well outside off, too wide for Pathan to make contact. He lets it be.
Mohit Sharma to Kane Williamson. Straying around leg, Kane looks to work it away, but it goes off the pads on the leg side. Leg bye taken.
Mohit Sharma to Yusuf Pathan. Slower short ball outside off, Yusuf drags the pull along the ground through mid-wicket and gets a single to his name.
Mohit Sharma to Yusuf Pathan. FOUR! Boundary to begin things. Just back of a length outside off, Yusuf Pathan slaps this off the back foot through the covers. Across the rope and that's a nice shot.
Mohit Sharma to have a change of ends.
Andrew Tye to Kane Williamson. Fires it up there again, Williamson pushes it to the covers. End of the over.
Andrew Tye to Yusuf Pathan. Pushes this back down the ground, through mid off, for an easy single.
Andrew Tye to Yusuf Pathan. FOUR! That should give him some confidence. Full and coming in on middle and leg, Pathan flicks it elegantly over the mid-wicket area and finds the fence.
Andrew Tye to Kane Williamson. The batsman opens the face of the bat and helps it to third man. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Andrew Tye to Yusuf Pathan. Shaping back in on middle and leg, worked away on the leg side for a run.
Andrew Tye to Yusuf Pathan. Well short! Tye with a fullish length ball around off, Pathan checks his shot back in the bowler's direction. Andrew leans forward in his followthrough to catch it, but it's short.
Andrew Tye is into the attack now.
Barinder Sran to Kane Williamson. Manages to stop this one at least. Shortish in length outside off, Williamson punches this towards Yuvraj in the same area, but this time he moves to his right and saves the run.
Barinder Sran to Yusuf Pathan. Dropped! The easiest of catches you can ever have, and it's put down by one of the best fielders around. Back of a length outside off, Pathan cuts this towards Yuvraj at cover-point. It's right at him, he raises his hands over his head to take it, but it pops right out. Single taken.
Barinder Sran to Kane Williamson. Neatly done. Williamson works this off his pads through to deep mid-wicket and takes a single.
Barinder Sran to Yusuf Pathan. Fuller and slower, on the pads, Pathan gently taps it on the leg side and both batsmen cross over quickly.
Barinder Sran to Yusuf Pathan. Good length delivery, slants it across around off, Pathan comes half-forward and then blocks it in front of cover.
Barinder Sran to Kane Williamson. Back of a length delivery just outside off, Williamson is back in a flash and pulls it along the ground through mid-wicket for a single.
Mohit Sharma to Yusuf Pathan. FOUR! Fuller ball around off, Pathan lofts this over mid off, Ashwin mistimes his jump and the ball goes past him to the fence.
Yusuf Pathan is the new man in.
Mohit Sharma to Wriddhiman Saha. OUT! What a comeback from Mohit! Gets his man and sends Saha back for an early shower. Serves it on off, Saha is early into his hoick and the ball goes past his bat to hit the furniture behind. The LED lights flash and Mohali is on its feet.
Mohit Sharma to Wriddhiman Saha. FOUR! Short ball on leg, Shah stays back and pulls it front of square for a boundary.
Mohit Sharma to Kane Williamson. Now flicks it through mid-wicket for another good shot. It won't go all the way but enough for them to pick up three runs.
Mohit Sharma to Kane Williamson. FOUR! Glorious cover drive from Williamson! Pitched up ball on off, Kane leans forward and crisply drives it through covers.
Mohit Sharma to Wriddhiman Saha. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. They pick up a single.
Mohit Sharma will share the new ball.
Barinder Sran to Kane Williamson. Fires this full on leg, Kane tucks it away to the leg side. Good over for Sran, just two from it.
Kane Williamson is in. Unfortunately, Dhawan cannot continue as the pain is too much. He goes out of the ground and the skipper will replace him. Surely not the start Hyderabad wanted.
OUCH! Nasty! Dhawan has been hit on his elbow trying to defend the ball.
Barinder Sran to Shikhar Dhawan. This doesn't look good! Short ball again around off, Dhawan looks to pull it away but gets hit on his forearm. His is down in pain and out come the physio to help him.
Barinder Sran to Wriddhiman Saha. Drags his length back, Saha pulls it front of square for a run.
Barinder Sran to Wriddhiman Saha. Almost! Saha drives this upplishly towards covers just short of the man stationed there.
Barinder Sran to Wriddhiman Saha. NOT OUT! Umpire's call! Height was an issue but that was going on to clip the bails. Sran lands this on a good length on middle and leg, comes into Saha who hops and misses his flick. The ball hits his pads and the players appeal but the umpire stays put. They take the review and we see that it was pad first and then bat but the ball would have just clipped the top of off stump. Saved as the original decision was not out!
An LBW decision is taken upstairs. Saha is the man in question. Maybe height is an issue.
Barinder Sran to Wriddhiman Saha. Back of a length ball on off, Saha punches this to covers.
Barinder Sran to Wriddhiman Saha. Wide. Strays it down the leg and not the start he would have liked! Wide signallad by the umpire.
We are back for the chase! Dhawan and Saha will open the innings for Hyderabad. They will look to make the most of this Powerplay and get off to the perfect start. Barinder Sran will bowl the first over. A slip in place. Play says Nigell Llong!