18.0 -
Watson to Pollard, FOUR, a 6-wicket hammering this! And would you believe? This was off the thick outside edge as Pollard reached out to go big over cover. Ironic. An embarrassing glory shot but it's a glory shot nonetheless. Pumps gloves, roars and gives his neck veins a popping workout
17.5 -
Watson to Pollard, FOUR, pinch me. Someone please do that. When de Villiers misfields for a second time within 30 minutes, the doom's day is near. Fails to gather Pollard's swat at long-on and concedes a boundary. The wheels-have-come-off moment this
15.0 -
Watson to Pollard, FOUR, Pollard has availed his buy-one-get-one offer. Smacked a pull this over and now top-edges one over fine leg to get another boundary. Watson had thrusted this one with more pace, climbed up and almost beat Pollard..
14.4 -
Watson to Pollard, FOUR, take that, Watson! Bowls a short delivery and even Pollard's too good for it. Swivels around, pulls it over mid-wicket and then punches gloves with Buttler
14.1 -
Watson to Buttler, FOUR, that rocketed off the bat! Gets a length short enough to transfer his weight back and then opens the blade to pack a punch behind point
12.5 -
I Abdulla to Rohit, FOUR, lovely. Comes down the ground and flicks it through cow corner nonchalantly
11.3 -
Binny to Rohit, FOUR, that's a ballerina pull. Graceful. Dances around in his crease to swivel, waits for the slower ball bouncer as he does so and pulls it uppishly behind square
10.5 -
I Abdulla to Buttler, FOUR, zoots on straight outside off, gives Buttler the room to open the blade and carve it out to third man. Harshal lets out a slide for the cameras (and the camera-loving captain) as the ball evaded him
10.0 -
Harshal Patel to Rayudu, FOUR, Patel kisses fuller length this time and Rayudu lofts it over the fielder at mid-off, who was standing on the edge of the ring
9.5 -
Harshal Patel to Rayudu, FOUR, awful looking shot but since it went in the gap, he will get four. Short delivery and a slower one, had to wait for it. In fact was early on the pull, got in the gap betweent deep mid-wicket and deep backward square leg
6.0 -
Watson to Rayudu, FOUR, now this is cruel, bowled a peach the ball before. This time, gives a little bit of room and Rayudu capitalises after dancing down the track, flumped it through extra cover
5.0 -
Aaron to Rayudu, FOUR, Aaron did not try any variation to save himself from the wrath of a free hit. Kept it full outside off and Rayudu sliced it over cover-point, the ball races away to the fence in no time
4.5 -
Aaron to Rohit, FOUR, so he can do that as well! Are you watching Sarfaraz? Got inside the line of the delivery, swooped low and lapped it over short fine leg
3.4 -
Kane Richardson to Rayudu, FOUR, if runs are not coming from one end, some one has to take risks. Rayudu charges down and makes a little bit of room while doing so, thrashes it through extra cover
3.1 -
Kane Richardson to Rohit, FOUR, he is living dangerously out there, short ball and Rohit threw his bat on the pull, thick top edge just flies over the lone slip fielder
0.4 -
Aaron to Parthiv Patel, FOUR, Aaron keeps it full but slow, Patel waited for it and then placed the drive through cover, was not far away from the fielder though
17.2 -
Watson to Pollard, SIX, Pollard's elbows are cruel. Straightens them to swing this length ball over deep square leg. Why would you bowl length now? Why would you allow vuvuzelas in there?
16.5 -
Kane Richardson to Pollard, SIX, and he's found the deep square leg pocket. Tripe ball to be fair. Short ball down leg, gave Pollard the room and the time to crouch while swiveling and then pull it all over. A gentle warning that being at Wankhede can harm your ears
16.4 -
Kane Richardson to Pollard, SIX, okay, movements off the pitch don't matter if you bang it in. And if you bang it short. Makes room, throws his arms and slaps it over long-off
15.3 -
I Abdulla to Buttler, SIX, two-in-two! Buttler has the Mumbai bug and a pitch on which he can plunder runs. Puts his skates on and smacks the bejeesus out of that looped one. Be frugal Abdulla, be frugal. No flight, please
15.2 -
I Abdulla to Buttler, SIX, that's a delight. A dessert. Makes up for this ball that drifts in on leg, shimmies out and smacks it down the ground
12.1 -
I Abdulla to Rohit, SIX, that's been stamped and couriered to the deep mid-wicket islands! Oh Rohit! Abdulla tries to deny him width and bowls a dart drifter on leg, Rohit kneels and pummels it with a slog sweep. A brutal slog sweep
6.5 -
Harshal Patel to Rohit, SIX, that's the Natraj pull! Who does not love those? Lifts his one leg on this back of a length delivery and then pulls it into the fine leg fence, timed it really well
4.2 -
Aaron to Rohit, SIX, that will do! Short of a good length delivery and Rohit hoicked it over deep mid-wicket. Tremendous bat speed behind that one
15.4 -
I Abdulla to Buttler, out Caught by Watson!! And...he's gone! What an anti-climax this. Looked for a hat-trick of sixes, came down the track again but this was a wider delivery. Had to reach out and ended up carving it off the outside half to short third man. Buttler c Watson b I Abdulla 28(14) [4s-2 6s-2]
13.0 -
I Abdulla to Rohit, out Caught by de Villiers!! Rohit Sharma has plotted his own demise, like always. Shimmies down early again, Abdulla gets it to zip up outside off as he shortened the length and the loft ends up being toe-ended into AB's hand at long-off. The ticking explosive has been defused and the vuvuzelas get a rest. Or they don't. Rohit c de Villiers b I Abdulla 62(44) [4s-4 6s-3]
10.2 -
I Abdulla to Rayudu, out Caught by Kane Richardson!! And Rayadu's gone and BLR roar back. Well, sort of. At the same stage for BLR, Kohli got out. Enough weird for me already. Anyway, Rayudu was on his knee to slog-sweep this, puts in power but gets no timing in return. Result? A dolly catch at deep mid-wicket. Rayudu c Kane Richardson b I Abdulla 31(23) [4s-5]
1.1 -
Kane Richardson to Parthiv Patel, out Caught by de Villiers!! AB almost dropped it, but almost. He dropping one in real is rarer than hen's teeth. Wicket off the first ball in this T20 League for Richardson. Parthiv threw every piece of kitchen accoutrement at this length delivery and got a thick edge off the toe of the bat, the ball ballooned high towards point. ABD settled under it, took it with both hands. The ball had almost snuck out. But luck was not with Patel as far as batting is concerned.Parthiv Patel c de Villiers b Kane Richardson 5(6) [4s-1]
11.4 -
Binny to Rohit, 1 run, fifty for Rohit Sharma! Why would you want to be a Kohli at Wankhede? Or Eden Gardens? Gets a pie ball on the pads and clips it to mid-on to get to the landmark
3.0 -
Aaron to Rohit, 5 runs, direct hit and Rayudu would have continued running, back to the pavilion though. Slower delivery and Rohit dabbed it to point, set off without even calling perhaps. Rayudu had to respond, the throw just missed the target at the striker's end. Guess what, no one was backing and they get overthrows as well