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Indian T20 League 2016

Scorecard - 18th Match, Hyderabad vs Punjab at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, India (23 Apr 2016)

Punjab

143/6 (20) RR:7.15

Hyderabad won by 5 wkts

MOM: Mustafizur Rahman
Hyderabad

146/5 (17.5) RR:8.19

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19.0 - Bhuvneshwar to Axar, FOUR, 15 runs from the over, Bhuvneshwar went for the wide yorker, ends up offering a full toss instead, slapped away over extra cover for a one bounce four. Axar is playing a gem of a cameo here

11.4 - Henriques to Nikhil Naik, FOUR, cracking shot, width on offer from Henriques, Naik waits on it, rolls his wrists around and cuts it behind square on the off-side, bisects the two men at backward point and short third man to perfection

8.3 - Deepak Hooda to S Marsh, FOUR, this is classy batting from Marsh, Hooda dropped one short and just outside off, Marsh went back, waited on the ball and cuts it square behind point, beats the diving fielder and rolls away to the fence

7.5 - Henriques to S Marsh, FOUR, excellent stop from Morgan.. well almost, the ball just tricked away past his fingers and hits the ropes. It was another short and wide ball from Henriques, cracked away square past point. Morgan ran a long way to his left, put in the dive, but the ball rolled away and hit the ropes

7.3 - Henriques to D Miller, FOUR, too short from Henriques, can't do so with his pace, Miller swivels across, rolls his wrists over and pulls it behind square on the on-side, beats fine leg - running to his right

4.5 - Barinder to Vohra, FOUR, the ploy of bowling short to Vohra isn't working, banged in short and just outside off, Vohra swivels across and pulls it high and over mid-on, one bounce and over the ropes for a boundary

4.4 - Barinder to Vohra, FOUR, short and on the stumps, that's easy pickings for Vohra, he swivels across and helps it past short fine, rolls away to the fence in a hurry

2.5 - Bhuvneshwar to S Marsh, FOUR, cracking shot, no one moved as the ball scorched across the outfield, this was pitched up and right in the zone for the drive, Marsh gets forward, plays it on the up and laces it past cover-point, no need to run for those

0.3 - Bhuvneshwar to Vohra, FOUR, lovely shot, too straight from Bhuvneshwar, ends up drifting onto Vohra's pads, flicked away behind square on the on-side, a couple of bounces and over the ropes

18.2 - Bhuvneshwar to Axar, SIX, That will go down as a chance, Hooda is the culprit, let it go through his hands. This was a low full toss outside off, Axar got under it and slapped it high and to the right of long-on, Hooda got across, put his arm up but ends up shelling it

16.4 - Bhuvneshwar to Axar, SIX, Axar is dealing in sixes tonight! Length delivery outside off, Axar gets forward and swings it high and over long-on for a maximum, PUN need many more of those

15.0 - Henriques to Axar, SIX, Axar has picked the bones out of that! Length delivery outside off, he stays in his crease, swings hard and sends it whistling over the bowler's head, went into the second tier of the stands, much needed blow for Punjab

12.1 - Deepak Hooda to S Marsh, SIX, much needed blow from Marsh, came down the track, doesn't get close to the pitch of the ball, gets underneath and sends it high and towards long-on, went sailing over the ropes for a maximum

8.2 - Deepak Hooda to S Marsh, SIX, lovely shot, just a little shimmy down the track, gets close to the pitch of the ball and lifts it high and over long-on for a maximum

1.3 - Barinder to Vohra, SIX, magnificent, it was overpitched all right, the width was on offer as well, Vohra leans into the drive, presents the full face of the bat and lifts it high and over cover for a maximum

19.2 - Mustafizur to Nikhil Naik, out Caught by Henriques!! That's a stunning catch from Henriques and Mustafizur has his second wicket. Another length delivery on off, Naik made room and was looking to clout it over mid-wicket, got underneath the shot, it went high into the Hyderabad night sky. Henriques ran back a long way, kept his eyes on the ball and took it over his right shoulder, made it look very simple. Nikhil Naik c Henriques b Mustafizur 22(28) [4s-1]

13.3 - Mustafizur to S Marsh, out Lbw!! That's a massive blow for Punjab? That's looked dodgy for me, was it too high? The umpire certainly didn't think so. This was the off-cutter from Mustafizur, angled back into Marsh, he was on the shuffle as he looked to work it towards the on-side, missed and was struck on the flap of his pads. I reckon it was going over, might have even missed the leg-stump. A poor call from the umpire. S Marsh lbw b Mustafizur 40(34) [4s-3 6s-2]

10.0 - Henriques to Maxwell, out Caught by Mustafizur!! Oh dear! What a soft dismissal for Maxwell. PUN have now slumped into real trouble. This was banged in short and on Maxwell's hips, he could have hit it anywhere, instead, he swivelled across and swung it down fine leg's throat. Mustafizur did well to run across, holds on, and takes a chest-high catch, didn't let it go, even as he tumbled onto the ground. Maxwell follows Miller back to the hut once again. Maxwell c Mustafizur b Henriques 1(2)

9.2 - Henriques to D Miller, out Caught by N Ojha!! The change of angle has earned Henriques a wicket! This was banged in short and just outside off, extra lift from the surface, Miller was cramped for room on the cut, didn't account for the extra bounce either, went hard on the cut, gets a thick edge. Ojha jumps across to his left, goes with both hands and holds on. Another failure for Miller, this is his first dismissal in Hyderabad - in the history of T20 League. D Miller c N Ojha b Henriques 9(11) [4s-1]

5.5 - Mustafizur to Vohra, out Vohra Run Out!! The pressure of four dot balls got to Vohra, there was no single in this one, he ran like a blind bat, sent back correctly by his partner, puts in the dive. Unfortunately for Vohra, as he did so, the bat bounced in the air and was just short of the crease - when the zing bails lit up. Coming to the ball, it was another slower off-cutter, Vohra prodded forward and stroked it straight to short extra cover, Dhawan with the direct hit and Vohra has to walk back to the hut. Vohra run out (Dhawan) 25(23) [4s-3 6s-1]

2.1 - Bhuvneshwar to Vijay, out Caught by N Ojha!! Loose from Vijay, this was short and wide outside off, Vijay 's eyes lit up as he went hard on the square cut, his feet was rooted to the crease, threw his hands at the ball, gets a thick edge and it's a straightforward catch to Ojha. Bhuvneshwar has struck early once again, another failure for Vijay. Vijay c N Ojha b Bhuvneshwar 2(3)

12.2 - Deepak Hooda to S Marsh, 1 run, that's a chance and it's Bhuvneshwar who has shelled it, it was a tough chance, had to stick. Hooda fired one wider outside off as Marsh came down the track, Marsh had to reach out for the drive, gets a thick outside edge, low and to the right of point. Bhuvneshwar put in a full length dive, went with both hands, got to the ball but can't hold on

19.1 - Mustafizur to Nikhil Naik, 2 runs, low full toss from Mustafizur, Naik gets his left leg out of the way and clips it wide of mid-wicket, comes back for the second run

17.5 - Axar to Henriques, FOUR, HYD win by 5 wickets. Finally, after committing few comical errors they have got there. Hand shakes all around. Another loss for PUN and their campaign is going downhill. Warner is a happy captain. Coming to the ball, Henriques shimmies down, gets to the pitch and flicks it over mid-wicket, raced away to the fence

16.4 - Mohit Sharma to Eoin Morgan, FOUR, off-cutter and Morgan spotted it early, makes a bit of room and clears his front leg, swings it across the line and over mid-wicket for a one bounce four

13.4 - R Dhawan to Dhawan, FOUR, mediocre delivery. Short delivery and rose only up to Shikhar Dhawan's knees, he swivels and helps himself to a boundary with a pull behind square

12.3 - Kyle Abbott to Eoin Morgan, FOUR, bad bowling from Abbott. Hurls it on short of length, Morgan rides the bounce nicely and plays the short-arm pull to the left of mid-on, raced across the turf for the second boundary of the over

12.1 - Kyle Abbott to Dhawan, FOUR, that's shabby from Vohra. Releases all the pressure being built up on Dhawan, short of length on the stumps, pulled to deep square leg. Vohra did the hard work of getting there, but allows the ball to escape

8.2 - R Dhawan to Warner, FOUR, slower delivery and Warner has biffed it over mid-wicket. The length was short and that allowed Warner to get under it, thrashes it over the fielder and Sandeep at long-on had no chance of cutting that off

6.2 - R Dhawan to Warner, FOUR, that has been murdered down the ground. Rishi Dhawan tried to stop it, but withdrew his hand seeing the ball travel towards him. Shortish and just outside off, Warner flat-bats it straight back at him, no chance for Axar at long-off

5.5 - Mohit Sharma to Warner, FOUR, deftly done by Warner. The off-speed delivery from Mohit. Waits for the ball to arrive, then angles his bat and directs it where he wants - square on the off-side. Another boundary from the KABOOM bat..

4.4 - Maxwell to Warner, FOUR, not a muscle moved. Short and outside off, Warner waits and cracks the cut in front of square, once again finds the gap to perfection. Maxwell being taken to the cleaners

4.0 - Kyle Abbott to Warner, FOUR, put away with utter disdain. Why didn't Australia open with him in the T20 WC? Can someone tell me? Short and just outside off, Warner made his own room by backing away, cut it through backward point and cover-point, found the smallest of gaps. Another expensive over, 17 off it

3.3 - Kyle Abbott to Warner, FOUR, Warner doesn't even bother to run, why do you need to! Short delivery that has been dismissed from his presence. Warner gets into a good position and swats the pull in front of square

3.0 - Sandeep Sharma to Warner, FOUR, costly over from Sandeep, 18 runs off it. Hyderabad have got off to a flier. Too straight this time, Warner gets inside the line and tucks it behind square, wide of short fine leg

2.0 - Kyle Abbott to Dhawan, FOUR, cracking shot! That should give him confidence. Not so great bowling from Abbott, offers width on the length delivery, Dhawan drills the drive hard onto the practice wicket, the ball bounces over the short cover-point fielder, no stopping that

0.4 - Sandeep Sharma to Dhawan, FOUR, not timed as he would have liked. Nonetheless, he opens his account with a boundary. Pitched up outside off, Dhawan strides forward and drives through extra cover, bat turned on impact and hence didn't look convincing

15.5 - R Dhawan to Eoin Morgan, SIX, that's a top shot. Brings out his skates, steps down converts it into a length delivery and tonks it inside out over extra cover, had enough wood for the ball to clear the rope

4.3 - Maxwell to Warner, SIX, fifty up in emphatic fashion. Warner has got the Orange Cap. I am still wondering how did he do that. Short alright, Warner backs away, exposing all three sticks and then slaps it off the back foot over long-off. One of the most difficult shots to play

2.4 - Sandeep Sharma to Warner, SIX, wow! Sandeep not learning from his earlier mistake. Keeps it full and just outside off, enough for Warner to flex those forearms, stands and launches it over long-off for the second maximum of the over

2.1 - Sandeep Sharma to Warner, SIX, that's why Abbott was not bowling full to Warner. He does this so nonchalantly. Fullish and outside off, Warner sinks down to one knee to get underneath, deposits it into the stands at wide long-off

17.0 - Mohit Sharma to Henriques, out Deepak Hooda Run Out!! Where was Hooda going? Another brilliant bit of work from the PUN skipper, but too late. Henriques shuffles across, Mohit fires in a low full toss which is jammed towards mid-wicket, Hooda took a couple of steps after backing up, Miller dives full length and underarms a direct-hit at the bowler's end. By the time Hooda turned back and put in the dive, he was short. Deepak Hooda run out (D Miller) 5(5)

16.5 - Mohit Sharma to Eoin Morgan, out Caught by Vohra!! Against the run of play and with 5 runs required, Morgan has thrown it away. But it was a superb take from young Vohra. Shortish and around off, Morgan middles the pull, doesn't keep it down and hits it to the right of mid-wicket, Vohra lunges full length and takes it with both hands, made it look utterly easy. Eoin Morgan c Vohra b Mohit Sharma 25(20) [4s-2 6s-1]

14.0 - R Dhawan to Dhawan, out Caught by Nikhil Naik!! Dhawan has consumed Dhawan. Shikhar's misery has been put to rest. Never looked at ease and struggled throughout his innings. It was a similar delivery to the one which he hit for four a couple of balls earlier, short and doesn't rise up, but this time gets a fat top-edge, Naik settles under it and snaffles it cleanly. Dhawan c Nikhil Naik b R Dhawan 45(44) [4s-4]

10.0 - Sandeep Sharma to Tare, out Tare Run Out!! Two in two. Is the game still alive? This is hara-kiri from Tare and Dhawan. The former wanted to get off the mark, pushed the full delivery off the front foot to mid-off and set off immediately, Dhawan was ball-watching. Does not respond to the call and Miller fires a throw to Naik, who catches Tare short despite the dive. Tare run out (D Miller/Nikhil Naik) 0(1)

9.5 - Sandeep Sharma to Warner, out Caught by D Miller!! This will just delay the inevitable. Sandeep has a wicket to his name. Another blistering Warner innings comes to an end. Seemed like a slower one, was on the stumps, Warner checked his shot and the wood on his willow is such that it carried to Miller at long-on. The PUN skipper runs forward and pouches a good catch. In fact, he was looking to go off-side, but the bat turned and went off the inner part of the bat. Warner c D Miller b Sandeep Sharma 59(31) [4s-7 6s-3]

6.5 - R Dhawan to Warner, 1 run, the customary Warner fifty. Fourth of the season. Raise of the bat to acknowledge the applause from his coach and team members, who are on their feet. Then shakes hands with his partner. Another gem from the Aussie. Short and on off, Warner mistimes the pull to deep square leg