18.0 -
T Perera to Chawla, FOUR, shabby work. Perera is not happy. Tiwary the culprit. What should have been one, ends up being a boundary. Very full and outside off, Chawla sinks low and slices it behind square on the off-side, Tiwary runs across from third man, doesn't bend down completely and allows the ball to escape even after getting a hand
15.2 -
Murugan Ashwin to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR, Steven Smith had no chance. Floated up around off, Suryakumar stays leg-side of the ball and lofts it inside out over extra cover, Smith ran the circumference from long-off, but was well wide of him
12.2 -
R Bhatia to Y Pathan, FOUR, poor delivery from Bhatia. Short and down leg, Pathan swivels and helps it behind square with a pull, Murugan Ashwin runs across, dives and flicks it in. But the ball rolls back and the third umpire confirms the same
9.3 -
Murugan Ashwin to Y Pathan, FOUR, googly on leg-stump, Pathan uses those wrists to whip it behind square on the leg-side, placed it well as the fielder at deep backward square had no chance of cutting that off
4.5 -
T Perera to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR, good length ball on the fourth/fifth stump line, Suryakumar chips it on the up to the right of mid-off, Faf gives chase only to retrieve it from the fence. Yadav is looking good here
2.2 -
A Morkel to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR, MS is up to the stumps but that doesn't stop Albie from leaking runs. Another full delivery on the stumps, Suryakumar leans forward and flicks it handsomely, mid-wicket dives but can't stop the ball
2.1 -
A Morkel to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR, top shot! Held the pose for the cameras as well. Everything right about the shot. Fullish and on off, Suryakumar presents the straight bat and high elbow, on-drives it past mid-on. Timing was also exquisite
1.5 -
T Perera to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR, delicately done. Suryakumar used the pace of the bowler, the length was also short and it allowed him to get under it, ramped it fine and beat third man in the deep
1.0 -
A Morkel to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR, no stopping this one. He might have taken the wicket off the first ball, but Albie concedes 15 runs after that. Short and wide, Suryakumar rides the bounces and cracks it past a diving cover-point, he is off the mark in style as well
0.3 -
A Morkel to Gambhir, FOUR, back to back boundaries for Gambhir. Short and width offered outside off, Gambhir's eyes lit up seeing that, flashed and flashed hard, the thickish outside edge flew over the slip cordon
0.2 -
A Morkel to Gambhir, FOUR, there comes the famous Gambhir steer. On a length and just outside off, Gambhir dabs it wide of the slip fielder, third man was square and the ball raced away to the fence. He is off and running
19.3 -
T Perera to U Yadav, SIX, KOL win by 2 wickets. It is all smiles now in the KOL dugout. Dhoni doesn't look a happy man. Umesh, who didn't do much with the ball today, ends up hitting the winning runs. The players shake hands. Dhoni is walking away. He looks dejected. Perera bowled the back of the hand slower delivery, Umesh was waiting for it, kneeled down and smashed it over the long-on fence for a maximum. Immediately pumped his fists and Perera grimaced watching it sail over
18.1 -
A Morkel to Sathish, SIX, that is a meaty blow. Sathish knew he had connected. Didn't bother to run. Length delivery right in the slot, Sathish smacks it from the middle over long-on. Went flat and back into the crowd
16.5 -
Ankit Sharma to A Russell, SIX, this over might just turn the match in KOL's favour. Fired in on a fuller length, Russell clobbers it over long-on. Smith was stationed there, but he could only watch the ball sail over him
16.4 -
Ankit Sharma to A Russell, SIX, that's right in Russell's arc. Dhoni immediately walks up to his bowler. Floated up outside off, the length allowed Russell to get under that, after he did, he smashed it over extra cover for a huge six
13.1 -
Murugan Ashwin to Y Pathan, SIX, this is the Yusuf Pathan we all know. Anything pitched up and it is murdered down the ground. Once again crouches low to get the elevation, hammers it deep into the long-on crowd
12.0 -
Murugan Ashwin to Y Pathan, SIX, first time Ashwin has bowled one in Pathan's arc and he disappears. Fullish and on the stumps, Pathan sinks low to get underneath it, tonks it well over long-on for a maximum
5.1 -
Ashwin to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX, no turn this time and Suryakumar dispatches it over long-on. Tossed up on off, Suryakumar gets a good stride forward, lofts handsomely over long-on. That is another superb shot from the Mumbai batsman
3.5 -
Ashwin to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX, fabulous shot! It was the carrom ball and Suryakumar picked it. Read it from the hand, knew mid-on was in the circle and hence took the aerial route, lofted it over the long-on fence for a maximum
19.2 -
T Perera to Chawla, out Caught by Smith!! That's a top catch under pressure. Smith has made amends. Perera is doing it for Pune. But the question is can he defend 5 more? Full delivery and Chawla went for the glory hit, didn't get it off the meat and skewed it towards long-on, Smith runs forward, dives full length and takes a superb catch. Chawla c Smith b T Perera 8(5) [4s-1]
18.4 -
A Morkel to Sathish, out Bowled!! There comes another twist in the tale. Sathish had hit a six and looked to be the man to do it for KOL. But Albie rattles his stumps. Nothing but a full delivery, you-miss-I-hit kind of stuff from Morkel, Sathish missed with the whip across the line and the ball crashed into middle. This is going down the wire folks. Sathish b A Morkel 10(8) [6s-1]
17.5 -
T Perera to A Russell, out Caught by du Plessis!! Perera you beauty! This is a big, big wicket for Pune. Russell knows what he has done, is livid with himself as he thuds his bat into the ground. The slower delivery from Perera, bowled back of the hand, Russell cleared his front leg and mistimed his heave to long-on. Faf is too good a fielder to drop those. Hangs on calmly. Pune ahead now. A Russell c du Plessis b T Perera 17(11) [6s-2]
15.5 -
Murugan Ashwin to Suryakumar Yadav, out Lbw!! Huge wicket for Pune. The ploy to continue with Ashwin has worked for Dhoni. He backed the youngster and he delivered. It was the wrong 'un and Suryakumar was all at sea, didn't pick it. Shuffled across to nudge, missed and is rapped right in front of middle. The ball would have gone on to hit leg-stump. End of a fine innings from Suryakumar, but he should have stayed there to finish the game off. Suryakumar Yadav lbw b Murugan Ashwin 60(49) [4s-6 6s-2]
14.2 -
R Bhatia to Y Pathan, out Lbw!! That looked dead. Just when you think one side is taking control, the other comes up with a ploy to spoil it. Pathan was well-set and he plays all around this one. It was nothing but a straight delivery - quicker in fact from Bhatia, Pathan shuffles across to try and nudges it into the on-side, missed and is struck in front of off-stump. No hesitation from the umpire and Pune have a lifeline. Y Pathan lbw b R Bhatia 36(27) [4s-2 6s-2]
6.3 -
R Bhatia to Shakib, out Bowled!! Cleaned 'im up. The off-cutter does the trick for Bhatia. Pune needed this as the partnership was looking dangerous. It was on a fuller length, Shakib went for the expansive drive, the ball did not rise as much as he expected, gets a thickish inside edge onto the leg-stump. Dhoni is delighted and so too is Bhatia. KOL's dugout looks nervous. Shakib b R Bhatia 3(9)
2.5 -
A Morkel to Gambhir, out Gambhir Run Out!! 1 run completed. Batman and Robin gone. KOL have relied heavily on their opening batsmen and both of them have gone cheaply today. There was never a second. Gambhir tucks the back of a length delivery to the on-side, no one at mid-wicket. Tiwary ran forward from mid-on, collected the ball and fired a well-directed throw to Dhoni, who whipped the bails off. Gambhir dived, but was still short. The square leg umpire didn't even bother to go upstairs. Gambhir run out (S Tiwary/Dhoni) 11(5) [4s-2]
0.1 -
A Morkel to Uthappa, out Lbw!! Wow! Was it going down? A brave call from the umpire to give that. Albie generally gets the ball to shape away from the right-hander, but this one hits the seam and darts back in, Uthappa was on the shuffle as he missed the flick. The impact was on leg-stump, might have been just kissing the leg-pole. A 50-50 call and it goes in favour of Pune. Just the start MS would have spoken about in the huddle. First time in this edition a wicket has fallen off the first ball of the innings. Uthappa lbw b A Morkel 0(1)
14.0 -
Murugan Ashwin to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, the fifty run stand comes up. Floated up outside off, Suryakumar eases the drive to sweeper cover
11.4 -
Murugan Ashwin to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, a day of firsts today. Maiden T20 League fifty for Suryakumar. Has made use of the opportunity. Raises the bat and acknowledges the applause. But there is a job still to do. Pushed through on off, wristed away to long-on