Rohit Sharma marks his guard. Parthiv Patel stares at the cameras with his hand on his hip. Zak has the ball in hand...One slip
McClenaghan: "We have held it together well. I think I have got hit for most number of sixes, but bowling top balls up front is crucial. I am trying to support Southee. He is hitting great lengths and hopefully, he can get the rewards. I think it will come down to the start we can get today."
Just when Mumbai had things in control, Sanju Samson and JP Duminy resurrected the innings with a steady 71-run stand. Samson essayed a few sublime shots and struck his fifth T20 League fifty. He perished trying to up the ante in the 16th over. Mumbai missed the services of Hardik Pandya with the ball after he collided with Jos Buttler and was taken off the field. McClenaghan bowled with precision and picked up a couple of wickets. The pitch looks two paced and batting is not going to be easy. Join us in a short while for the run chase....
JP Duminy's fireworks in the last over lift Delhi to 164. They were off to an auspicious start with their man in-form and centurion from last game, Quinton de Kock cracking a couple of boundaries off the first two balls of the innings. However, McClenaghan removed the dangerous de Kock in the next over. Shreyas Iyer looked scratchy and couldn't get going as he threw his wicket away. Karun didn't last long too.
19.6 -
Bumrah to Negi, 2 runs, Negi flat-bats it to long-on for a brace. DEL have amassed a good score on the board. However, the deck is flat and MUM can still chase this down. It should turn out to be a cracker of a contest
19.6 -
Bumrah to Duminy, no ball, drama in the middle, as Duminy loses his wicket, but wait, the umpire is checking for the no-ball for height. What I see? It was above waist's height and the TV umpire confirms the same. The MUM camp, especially Rohit is not happy, but Bumrah has to bowl another delivery and what more? It will be a free-hit. Bumrah ushers in a full toss, Duminy attempts to hoick it across the line, he gets a top-edge and Parthiv pouches it, but turns out to be a no-ball. As the catch was taken, the run won't count
19.5 -
Bumrah to Duminy, SIX, low full toss from Bumrah, Duminy sinks on one knee and scoops it over the keeper's head for a six. Lovely execution from the batsman there. He is picking all the variations today
19.4 -
Bumrah to Negi, 1 run, yorker from Bumrah, Negi squeezes it out for a quick single
19.3 -
Bumrah to Negi, FOUR, crash, bang and wallop from Negi. Bumrah bangs it short, Negi backs away and hammers it to the mid-wicket fence. In fact, it was the slower short one from Bumrah, but Negi picked it up right from the hand
19.2 -
Bumrah to Duminy, 1 run, Duminy shimmies across the stumps, but Bumrah follows with a very full delivery, Duminy ekes out an inside edge to cover-point. Bumrah comes up with a muted appeal for LBW, but turned down
19.1 -
Bumrah to Negi, 1 run, yorker length and on the stumps, Negi drills it to long-on
18.6 -
McClenaghan to Duminy, 2 runs, full and straight from McClenaghan, Duminy bunts it down to long-off for a brace. Duminy and Negi have run the opposition ragged by scampering across the length and breadth off the pitch
18.5 -
McClenaghan to Negi, 1 run, very low full toss from McClenaghan, Negi jams it to extra cover
18.4 -
McClenaghan to Duminy, 1 run, the slower one from McClenaghan, Duminy hoicks it to deep backward square leg
18.3 -
McClenaghan to Negi, leg byes, 1 run, now, that was a good short delivery by McClenaghan. McClenaghan steams into the crease and bends his back to crank in a short ball, Negi aims to pull. The ball gets big on him, it hits the splice of the bat and then onto the helmet. Negi steals a leg-bye to short third man
18.2 -
McClenaghan to Negi, no run, the off-cutter from over the wicket by McClenaghan, Negi tries to slap it into the off-side and does not make the connection. It went on one bounce to Parthiv, the keeper
18.2 -
McClenaghan to Negi, wide, again well outside off, Negi looks to steer it to third man, but misses
18.2 -
McClenaghan to Negi, wide, miles outside off, Negi can't reach it this time, rightly given as a wide
18.1 -
McClenaghan to Negi, no run, very full and just outside off, Negi ekes out an under-edge on his slog towards the keeper
17.6 -
Bumrah to Duminy, 2 runs, fuller length delivery and outside off, Duminy squeezes it out to sweeper cover
17.5 -
Bumrah to Duminy, 2 runs, excellent running between the wickets by the pair facilitates DEL to pick up a duece. Duminy eases it to sweeper cover and immediately calls for a two. His partner responds in earnest. Despite the fielder at cover ushering in a throw at the bowler's end and Bumrah whipping the bails off, Negi had made his ground with a dive
17.4 -
Bumrah to Negi, 1 run, the off-cutter from Bumrah, Negi, with soft hands pats it down the pitch and steals a quick single. Duminy was alert there
17.4 -
Bumrah to Negi, wide, the slower one attempted by Bumrah, but gets his radar wrong by drifting it down leg, Negi misses with his clip
17.3 -
Bumrah to Duminy, 1 run, Duminy uses the depth of the crease to convert what was a potential yorker into a very full delivery and steers it to cover
17.2 -
Bumrah to Duminy, no run, very full and just outside off, Duminy can't make the connection with his steer
17.1 -
Bumrah to Duminy, FOUR, Duminy shows deft touch to add one more four to his kitty. Fuller length delivery and in that channel outside off, Duminy moves around the crease and nicely pats it to third man, where the fielder puts in a desperate dive, but does not succeed in his endeavour
16.6 -
McClenaghan to Negi, no run, I think that ball just zoomed over the guideline and as a result not given as a wide. Very full and outside off, Negi lets it go by
16.5 -
McClenaghan to Duminy, 1 run, a tad fuller and outside off, Duminy chops it to short third man for a quick single. It was a cross-seamer from McClenaghan
16.4 -
McClenaghan to Duminy, FOUR, from round the wicket, McClenaghan bowls it short and wide, Duminy smears the cut to the deep backward fence
Pawan Negi, left handed bat, comes to the crease
16.3 -
McClenaghan to Samson, out Caught by Southee!! Well, McClenaghan has snared the prized scalp. Wait, the TV umpire has been beckoned and they are now checking whether his front foot is behind the line. He is fine there. It also turns out to be a full toss that is not above waist height. Juicy full toss from McClenaghan, Samson hammers it to Southee at long-off who moves across the boundary rope to clasp it cleanly.Samson c Southee b McClenaghan 60(48) [4s-4 6s-2]
McClenaghan to Samson, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
16.3 -
McClenaghan to Samson, wide, fuller length delivery and outside off, Samson misses with his slap, adjudged as a wide
16.2 -
McClenaghan to Samson, SIX, Samson goes aerial and it goes all the way. McClenaghan hits a shorter length and bowls it outside off, Samson, though, is able to fetch it from outside off and he butchers it over two fielders stationed at deep mid-wicket for a maximum
16.1 -
McClenaghan to Samson, no run, the cross-seamer that is angled across Samson, he tries to drill it through sweeper cover without moving his feet and the ball snakes past the outside edge
Mitchell McClenaghan [2.0-0-13-1] is back into the attack
15.6 -
Bumrah to Duminy, FOUR, street-smart cricket from Duminy. He gets the reward for it by adding one more boundary to his tally. Bumrah uses the slower one and bowls it on off-stump, Duminy sits on one knee and scoops it over the keeper's head and into the fence
15.5 -
Bumrah to Samson, 1 run, the razor sharp yorker from Bumrah, Samson digs it out to long-on
15.4 -
Bumrah to Duminy, 1 run, good length delivery and just outside off, Duminy eases it to sweeper cover
15.3 -
Bumrah to Samson, 1 run, another off-pace ball from Bumrah, Samson dabs it to backward point
15.2 -
Bumrah to Samson, no run, excellent slower one from Bumrah! Samson charges down the track in order to hoick Bumrah across the line and misses. Bumrah disguised the slower one superbly
15.1 -
Bumrah to Duminy, 1 run, low full toss and just outside off, Duminy drives it all along the carpet to backward point, who does not pick up the ball cleanly and as a result, Duminy pinches a single. If the fielder at backward point had not fumbled a touch and fired in a good throw at the non-striker's end that could have turned out to be interesting
Jasprit Bumrah [1.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack
Another Time-out in place now
14.6 -
Southee to Duminy, 1 run, very full and on Duminy's pads, with a crisp downward angling of the willow, he clips it to fine leg
14.5 -
Southee to Samson, 1 run, the cross-seamer that is bowled on the stumps, Samson rolls his wrists on it and clips it to deep mid-wicket
14.5 -
Southee to Samson, wide, sliding down leg, Samson aims to pull and connects with thin air, the umpire has to exercise his hands to signal it as a wide
14.4 -
Southee to Duminy, 1 run, a tad fuller and just outside off, patted down to short third man
14.3 -
Southee to Samson, 1 run, too straight from Southee, Samson pulls it to short fine leg and hares down to the other end for a quick single. In fact, the fielder at short fine fumbled and that facilitated a run
14.2 -
Southee to Duminy, 1 run, back of a length delivery and just outside off, dabbed down to backward point
14.1 -
Southee to Samson, 1 run, Samson cracks a well-constructed fifty. He has played some crackerjack shots, sprinkled with singles and twos. Good length delivery and on the stumps, Samson push-drives it to long-on. The stand is also worth 50 runs now
Tim Southee [2.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack
13.6 -
Pollard to Samson, 1 run, Samson camps back and slaps it to long-on. Another slower one from Pollard
13.5 -
Pollard to Samson, 2 runs, short of length delivery and just outside off, Samson pushes it to long-on for a brace. Pollard rolled his fingers on that ball as well
13.4 -
Pollard to Duminy, 1 run, fuller length delivery and just outside off, dabbed down to short third man. The duo hurtle across for a quick single
13.3 -
Pollard to Duminy, SIX, well, Pollard does not learn from his mistake as he bowls another off-pace ball, Duminy just picks it right from the hand, skips down the track and lifts it over long-on. It goes all the way
13.2 -
Pollard to Duminy, no run, another slower delivery and just outside off, Duminy drives it all along the ground to cover. He picked that one from the hand
13.1 -
Pollard to Samson, 1 run, too straight from Pollard, Samson clips it to mid-wicket. In fact, it was a slower one from him
Kieron Pollard, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
12.6 -
Krunal Pandya to Samson, 1 run, slower through the air and on off-stump, Samson pushes it to long-off
12.5 -
Krunal Pandya to Samson, no run, flatter delivery and on the stumps, Samson pats it to point
12.4 -
Krunal Pandya to Samson, FOUR, oh! Boy! Hardik Pandya looks in trouble there. He and Buttler have met with a horrible collision at deep backward square leg and Hardik seems to be in pain. Hardik was hit on the jaw, while Buttler hurt his right shoulder to an extent. He is still down on the ground and MUM's players have circled around him. I hope he will be fine. It was a good length delivery and on the stumps, Samson sweeps it to deep backward square leg, Buttler from deep mid-wicket and Hardik from fine leg ran around the boundary rope and collided. On replays, it was clear that ball rolled away past the fence. Hardik has been lifted back to the dressing room
12.3 -
Krunal Pandya to Duminy, 1 run, flatter and on the stumps, Duminy clips it into the on-side
12.2 -
Krunal Pandya to Samson, 1 run, pushed through and zeroing in on the stumps, clipped to mid-wicket. Good rotation of strike by the two in the middle
12.1 -
Krunal Pandya to Duminy, 1 run, from round the wicket, Krunal bowls it flatter through the air and just outside off, Duminy flat-bats it to long-on
11.6 -
Harbhajan to Duminy, 1 run, Duminy sits on one knee and sweeps it to to deep backward square leg
11.5 -
Harbhajan to Samson, 1 run, flatter delivery and just outside off, Samson dabs it to point off the outer part of the bat
11.4 -
Harbhajan to Samson, 2 runs, shorter in length from Harbhajan, Samson cracks the cut to deep extra cover, where Buttler runs around the circumference and puts in a dive to his left to save a couple of runs for his team. Excellent work from the Lancastrian
11.3 -
Harbhajan to Samson, FOUR, from round the wicket, Harbhajan fires it down leg, Samson sits on one knee and slog-sweeps it past the deep backward square leg fielder for a boundary. He picked the bones out of that one
11.2 -
Harbhajan to Samson, no run, Samson push-drives it back towards the bowler
11.1 -
Harbhajan to Samson, SIX, deliciously flighted delivery from Harbhajan, but the batsman takes on the challenge by dancing down the track, getting close to the pitch of the ball and lofting it handsomely over long-on. It cleared the fence with ease. Samson kept his head very still and held his pose after playing that shot
10.6 -
Krunal Pandya to Samson, 1 run, pushed through from Krunal, Samson clips it to deep square leg
10.5 -
Krunal Pandya to Duminy, 1 run, flatter delivery and on the stumps, whipped to mid-wicket
10.4 -
Krunal Pandya to Samson, 1 run, a tad fuller from Krunal, Samson punches it to long-off
Krunal sees Samson coming down the track and decides to stop in his followthrough. He has a word as well with the batsman
10.3 -
Krunal Pandya to Samson, no run, very full and on the stumps, Samson pushes it to short mid-wicket
10.2 -
Krunal Pandya to Duminy, 1 run, Duminy uses the crease to go back and dab it to short third man
10.1 -
Krunal Pandya to Samson, 1 run, too straight from Krunal, Samson clips it to deep backward square leg
9.6 -
Harbhajan to Samson, 1 run, flatter and on the stumps, Samson pushes it to deep mid-wicket
9.5 -
Harbhajan to Duminy, 1 run, there is a bit of excitement in the middle as MUM appeal for a run-out, but the umpire rightly does not ask for the TV umpire to come into play. Samson was well in there. Duminy pushes it to cover and sets off for a quick single. Hardik from cover swoops down on the ball quickly and fires in a throw at the striker's end, where Parthiv whipped the bails off in a flash. However, by then, Samson had slid his bat in
9.4 -
Harbhajan to Samson, 1 run, Samson goes right back in the crease and eases it to deep backward point
9.3 -
Harbhajan to Duminy, leg byes, 1 run, slower through the air and sliding down leg, Duminy misses with his clip and the pair sneak in a leg-bye to short fine leg
9.2 -
Harbhajan to Samson, 1 run, Samson uses the depth of the crease to go back and punch it to sweeper cover
9.1 -
Harbhajan to Samson, no run, slightly shorter in length and attacking the stumps, Samson punches it back towards the bowler
8.6 -
Krunal Pandya to Samson, 1 run, another pushed through delivery from Krunal, Samson drives it to long-on
8.5 -
Krunal Pandya to Duminy, 1 run, Duminy, this time, neatly works it to long-on
8.4 -
Krunal Pandya to Samson, 1 run, fired in and on the stumps, Samson clips it to short fine leg
8.3 -
Krunal Pandya to Duminy, 1 run, Duminy skips down the track, takes it on the half-volley and wrists it to long-on
8.2 -
Krunal Pandya to Samson, 1 run, flatter and on the stumps, Samson tucks it to deep square leg
8.1 -
Krunal Pandya to Duminy, 1 run, slower through the air from Krunal, pushed to sweeper cover
Krunal Pandya [1.0-0-6-0] is back into the attack
Jean-Paul Duminy, left handed bat, comes to the crease
7.6 -
Harbhajan to Nair, out Caught by Southee!! Nair does not learn from his mistake as he again tries to sweep Harbhajan from off-stump and gets a top-edge to Southee at deep backward square leg, who did not have to move an inch to take an easy catch. DEL are slipping here. Nair c Southee b Harbhajan 5(5) [4s-1]
Harbhajan to Nair, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
7.5 -
Harbhajan to Nair, no run, Harbhajan belts out an appeal for LBW, but turned down. Nair looks to sweep, with his bottom hand coming off the bat handle, but misses. He was struck outside the line of off-stump there. Hence, turned down
7.4 -
Harbhajan to Samson, 1 run, Samson push-drives it to long-on for another single
7.3 -
Harbhajan to Nair, 1 run, too straight from Harbhajan, clipped to fine leg
7.2 -
Harbhajan to Nair, no run, pushed through from Harbhajan, Nair defends
7.1 -
Harbhajan to Nair, FOUR, Nair shows his ability to play shots in a 360 degree arc. He sinks on one knee and reverse sweeps a flatter delivery to the third man fence
Harbhajan Singh, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
Karun Nair, right handed bat, comes to the crease
6.6 -
Hardik Pandya to Shreyas Iyer, out Caught by Rayudu!! Iyer's promising innings comes to an end. He is a disappointed man for sure as he bangs his bat on the ground. Back of a length delivery and angled in, Iyer aims to slog it across the line, gets it off the toe-end and Rayadu at cover moves forward to clasp the catch with both hands. Shreyas Iyer c Rayudu b Hardik Pandya 19(20) [4s-1 6s-1]
Hardik Pandya to Shreyas Iyer, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
6.5 -
Hardik Pandya to Shreyas Iyer, no run, fuller length delivery and just outside off, Iyer dabs it to backward point
6.4 -
Hardik Pandya to Samson, 1 run, a tad fuller and on off-stump, Samson pushes it to long-on
6.3 -
Hardik Pandya to Samson, FOUR, Parthiv flies to his right to snaffle what would have been a spectacular catch, but can't get a hand on it. It just about nibbles away from Samson, who prods half forward and ekes out an outside edge that goes past the diving Parthiv to the third man fence
6.2 -
Hardik Pandya to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, short of length delivery and on the stumps, Iyer nurdles it to fine leg
6.1 -
Hardik Pandya to Samson, 1 run, the slower one that is bowled outside off, Samson pats it to third man
Hardik Pandya, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
Strategic Time-Out in place now
5.6 -
Krunal Pandya to Samson, 1 run, another darter that is bowled on the stumps, Samson drives it to long-off
5.5 -
Krunal Pandya to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, Iyer gets a soft leading edge, but survives. Again Krunal just fires it in, Iyer attempts to turn it around the corner and ekes out a leading edge. Krunal leaps in the air to pouch it, but MUM needed Joel Garner to take that one. It just about cleared Krunal there. The pair collect a single to long-off
5.4 -
Krunal Pandya to Samson, 1 run, pushed through from Krunal, Samson clips it to deep mid-wicket
5.3 -
Krunal Pandya to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, stump-to-stump line, Iyer tucks it to mid-wicket
5.3 -
Krunal Pandya to Shreyas Iyer, wide, drifting down leg, Iyer can't make the connection with his nudge, adjudged as a wide
5.2 -
Krunal Pandya to Samson, 1 run, Samson waltzes down the track, but Krunal follows him with a flatter delivery, Samson misses with his tuck. However, his partner is alert to call for a single
5.1 -
Krunal Pandya to Samson, no run, pushed through and on leg-stump, Samson aims to flick it to mid-wicket and connects with thin air. It hits his pads and the ball rolls across towards short mid-wicket
Krunal Pandya, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
4.6 -
Bumrah to Shreyas Iyer, 2 runs, too straight from Bumrah, Iyer twirls his wrists on it and neatly clips it to backward square leg for a brace
4.5 -
Bumrah to Samson, 1 run, good length delivery and on the stumps, Samson pushes it to mid-on and hares down to the other end for a quick single
4.4 -
Bumrah to Samson, no run, a tad fuller and outside off, Samson pats it to backward point
4.3 -
Bumrah to Samson, no run, Samson dabs this back of a length delivery to cover-point
4.2 -
Bumrah to Samson, FOUR, Samson twins timing and placement to crack a sparkling shot. Good length and on the stumps, Samson push-drives it to long-on. No need to run for those. Samson played that stroke all along the carpet
4.1 -
Bumrah to Samson, no run, short of length delivery and on off-stump, Samson prods forward and defends
Jasprit Bumrah, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
3.6 -
McClenaghan to Shreyas Iyer, SIX, Iyer is in the mood now. We have seen in the Ranji Trophy when Iyer gets into good form, he can unfurl a series of eye-catching shots. A bit of width on offer, Iyer slaps it over sweeper cover for a maximum
3.5 -
McClenaghan to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, splendid stroke that by Iyer. Fullish and on the stumps, Iyer lofts it on the up and over the bowler's head. It crashes into the boundary boards. Iyer's head was very still when he executed that shot
3.4 -
McClenaghan to Shreyas Iyer, no run, Iyer backs away and attempts to cut a short of length delivery and mistimes it to cover
3.3 -
McClenaghan to Shreyas Iyer, no run, McClenaghan teases Iyer with a fuller length delivery that is bowled outside off, Iyer tries to drive with his feet stationed in clay and the ball whistles past the outside edge
The umpire is having a word with Rohit Sharma. One can't make out what it is all about
3.2 -
McClenaghan to Samson, 1 run, width on offer, Samson cracks the punch to the left of the backward point fielder for a single
3.1 -
McClenaghan to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, short of length delivery and angled away from Iyer, he stays leg-side of the ball and pats it to third man, where the fielder swoops down on the ball quickly to keep the pair to a single
2.6 -
Southee to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, Southee changes his line and bowls it outside off, Iyer slices the drive to third man
2.5 -
Southee to Shreyas Iyer, no run, short of length delivery and just outside off, Iyer dabs it to backward point, but can't bisect the gap
2.4 -
Southee to Samson, 1 run, too straight from Southee, Samson clips it to deep square leg and leisurely jogs to the other end for a single
2.3 -
Southee to Samson, no run, just behind a good length and on the stumps, Samson push-drives it to mid-on
2.3 -
Southee to Samson, wide, Southee bangs it short and gets good shoulder on it, Samson thinks of cracking the pull, but rightly decides against it
2.2 -
Southee to Shreyas Iyer, leg byes, 1 run, back of a length delivery from Southee, Iyer is hurried by pace and misses with his tuck. It hits his thigh pad and the ball rolls over to mid-wicket
2.1 -
Southee to Shreyas Iyer, no run, back of a length delivery from Southee, Iyer is steadfast in his defence
2.1 -
Southee to Shreyas Iyer, wide, sliding down leg, Iyer misses with his flick, signalled as a wide
Sanju Samson, right handed bat, comes to the crease
1.6 -
McClenaghan to de Kock, out Caught by Hardik Pandya!! The big fish has been chugged down. Credit to McClenaghan for bowling with zest and vigour and he has got the prized scalp as a reward. A tad fuller and angling in, de Kock aims to hoick it across the line and gets it off the toe-end to Hardik at backward point. de Kock c Hardik Pandya b McClenaghan 9(7) [4s-2]
McClenaghan to de Kock, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
1.5 -
McClenaghan to de Kock, no run, a tad fuller and slanting in, de Kock looks to tuck it around the corner and gets a leading edge to cover. Now, that was bowled at 141ks. Good wheels from McClenaghan
1.4 -
McClenaghan to de Kock, no run, short of length delivery and angling in, de Kock punches it to mid-on. He closed the bat face a bit on that one
1.3 -
McClenaghan to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, the cross-seamer from McClenaghan, Iyer looks to defend and ekes out an inside edge onto his pads and the ball rolls over to point. The duo pinch a quick single
1.2 -
McClenaghan to Shreyas Iyer, no run, shortish delivery and zeroing in on the stumps, Iyer hops in the crease and pushes it to cover
1.1 -
McClenaghan to Shreyas Iyer, no run, short of length delivery and on the stumps, Iyer defends
Mitchell McClenaghan, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Southee to de Kock, no run, from mid-crease, Southee lands in a yorker, de Kock digs it out to cover
0.5 -
Southee to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, a tad fuller and zooming in on the stumps, Iyer clips it to short fine leg
0.4 -
Southee to Shreyas Iyer, no run, back of a length delivery and on the stumps, defended back to the bowler
0.3 -
Southee to de Kock, 1 run, the slower one, but Southee bowls it too straight, de Kock clips it to long-on for a single
0.2 -
Southee to de Kock, FOUR, de Kock is in blazing touch for sure. Southee offers the width on a good length delivery, de Kock crunches the flashing drive past the diving cover fielder and into the fence. de Kock has such fast hands
0.1 -
Southee to de Kock, FOUR, de Kock starts on a great note. The inswinger from Southee, de Kock cracks the push-drive down the ground. It crashes into the ad-cushions
de Kock and Shreyas Iyer are at the crease. de Kock is on strike. Southee will open the attack
So, Delhi ride on youth to continue the charge and Mumbai will look to rebuild their campaign for the nth time, like they do every season. That's it we have from this game. Hop tabs to catch the buildup and toss quotes for the HYD-PUN game. Cheers and goodbye from Pratyush Sinha on behalf of Bharath Ramaraj and Naga. Ta-ta!
Rohit Sharma hasn't spoken. So if you're waiting for his quotes, I fear we have none.
"Feels really good to be a part of this team. Me and JP walked in and talked about having a good partnership because we needed to get a good score. He gave great support. We are doing well as a team and hope we can continue," says Sanju Samson who is our Man of the Match
Zaheer: "It was difficult if you hit the right areas. The plan was to use the bowlers nicely. The game was going to go on till the last over, that's what I felt in the beginning. It was about executing our plans and keeping 2-3 overs of legspin for Pollard and Buttler. Samson and JP played really well - took their time. They took the responsibility because we played an extra bowler today. It's tough when you have a big break but we are happy with the processes and making sure that practice sessions are not lengthy. There's lot of excitement; always is when you have a young team."
Delhi held their nerve to pip Mumbai by a mere 10 runs. With Rohit Sharma in the middle, MUM looked set to cross the finish line. However, riding on Amit Mishra's box of tricks and Chris Morris as well as Zaheer Khan's pounding yorkers, DEL were able to usurp their formidable foes. There was also drama in the middle with Rohit and Hardik colliding mid-pitch, resulting in Rohit's run-out. Earlier, Sanju Samson and Duminy crunched enterprising knocks to ensure DEL would end up with a good total.
19.6 -
C Morris to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, Mumbai fail to chase. There's another win batting first. That's the headline, not Delhi's win; they were already on a roll. High full toss but not an iota of pace on that, Pandya throws his bat, puts in enough power for the bottom hand to come off and slaps an insufficient single to long-off. Here's something interesting: In the last 14 T20 League matches in Delhi, only three games have been lost while chasing - all three by Mumbai Indians. Beat that eerie stat...and Mumbai versus Delhi continues
19.5 -
C Morris to Southee, 1 run, this is awesomeness. Kung Fu Panda level. Dips a yorker in front of the bat, gets it skewed off the inside half onto the pad...and it's all over
Tim Southee, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19.4 -
C Morris to Harbhajan, out Lbw!! Gem. Inswinging yorker that beats a slog and pings Harbhajan right in front. Plumber than plumb. Harbhajan lbw b C Morris 0(1)
C Morris to Harbhajan, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!
Harbhajan Singh, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19.3 -
C Morris to Rohit, out Rohit Run Out!! 1 run completed. It's a day of collisions. A mid-pitch collision this time. A full ball outside off and Rohit throws his bat on the drive. Calls for the second but there's a collision. Bangs into Hardik Pandya in the middle. Meanwhile, the throw was rifled to Morris from the deep and he takes the bails off. But wait. He's broken the stumps...with Hardik Pandya short...but not with the ball in his hand. Drama! Parries the ball to the keeper whilst Rohit is reeling in pain on the pitch and QDK runs him out. Is the Spirit of Cricket booklet out yet? Rohit run out (Negi/C Morris/de Kock) 65(48) [4s-7 6s-1]
C Morris to Rohit, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
Rohit Sharma is run out! Hang on. He's on the ground. All hurt. Perhaps the debate is about the Spirit of Cricket. He's going back
19.2 -
C Morris to Rohit, SIX, someone's not giving up. Seam pointed towards first slip, not off-pace and on a length - Rohit clobbers it with a crossed bat for Morris's first conceded six this T20 League
19.1 -
C Morris to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, low full toss, Pandya gets low and swipes his bat like a broom to push it to long-off
Hardik Pandya, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Last over's here. 21 runs req. Morris has the ball
18.6 -
Zaheer to Pollard, out Caught by C Morris!! Kotla goes "oooooh". Might well confuse it for Lord's when Root is batting. Lovely off-cutter slanted wide of off, Pollard looks to launch it downtown, but is opened up by the angle and the dart away. Skewed off that (incredibly humongous) outside edge and it carries all the way to Morris at deep extra cover. Pollard c C Morris b Zaheer 19(18) [6s-1]
Zaheer to Pollard, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
18.5 -
Zaheer to Pollard, SIX, Pollard roars, Dravid claps and Kotla goes pin-drop silent. Low full toss this time, and it's not escaping those brutal wrists. Pollard straightens them and swings the ball over deep mid-wicket
18.4 -
Zaheer to Rohit, 1 run, how Rohit got under that yorker is a mystery. Still, he lofts it to long-on who fields on the bounce
18.3 -
Zaheer to Rohit, no run, Zaheer! Follows a backing-away Rohit with a divine wrist roll and nutmegs him as he tries to heave it away
18.2 -
Zaheer to Pollard, 1 run, gets the yorker right on the leg-stump this time and Pollard inside-edges it on his left pad for the ball to roll away, allowing a single
18.2 -
Zaheer to Pollard, wide, 142ks from Zaheer. Take that, Varun and Yadav! The radar is down leg, beats the tickle and QDK collects
18.1 -
Zaheer to Pollard, 2 runs, short of a grimacing Negi at deep mid-wicket! Slower short ball met with what it deserved - a cross-batted slog swat. Balloons off the splice and Negi could have done a little better. Blinded by lights?
Zaheer Khan [3.0-0-19-0] is back into the attack
32 runs off the last two overs. When did it get this close? Zaheer has taken the responsibility. He's is India's Warne - the best captain they never had. I might be wrong but I have a platform to speak...so I will
17.6 -
C Morris to Rohit, FOUR, this is not rural at all. This is posh. Like Mumbai. Gets a length ball, swats it with swagger and dispatches it through long-on
17.5 -
C Morris to Rohit, 2 runs, that's a rural pull shot, if I can call it that. Not that short enough to pull, but Rohit does and mistimes it to deep mid-wicket off the under-edge
17.4 -
C Morris to Pollard, 1 run, right up there, at the base of leg-stump. Pollard had made room and thankfully could jam it out to long-on
17.3 -
C Morris to Pollard, no run, Pollard is distraught. "How is that not a wide?" But that went off the pad. Down leg, beats the tickle and QDK applauds in an attempt to admire
17.2 -
C Morris to Rohit, 1 run, a yorker but not a yorker. Just short. Squeezed out through cover for a single
17.1 -
C Morris to Pollard, 1 run, floats it on a fuller length to be met with a crashy drive, and Shami in the deep rifles a throw back to take Kotla off the sleeping pills - claps
17.1 -
C Morris to Pollard, wide, googly. Oops. Pardon me, too much of leg-spin tonight. Slower ball but way down leg and wided
Chris Morris [2.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack
42 runs req. off the last 3 overs Ponting's nail-biting is on....and so is Morris
16.6 -
Mishra to Pollard, leg byes, 1 run, googly sliding down leg, beats the flick and pads it away to fine leg
16.5 -
Mishra to Pollard, no run, that was close but no cigar. The googly beat Pollard's blind-folded slog, QDK collects but fails to flick the bails at the right time. Pollard's back foot had lifted for a while but QDK ended up waiting a touch longer. You need Dhoni's eyes and ABD's hands to effect such stumpings
A stumping appeal sent upstairs. Fair delivery but QDK is late..
16.4 -
Mishra to Pollard, 2 runs, shortish and quickly bounding off the turf on leg-stump, Pollard closes himself on the tuck through mid-wicket
16.3 -
Mishra to Pollard, no run, flatter legbreak straightening off the turf, Pollard waits and drives a defence back
16.2 -
Mishra to Rohit, 1 run, here's a fifty for Rohit Sharma. Gets a deliciously flighted delivery outside off and he drives it ever so handsomely through cover
16.1 -
Mishra to Pollard, 1 run, waits a touch longer for this slow leg-break and flat-bats it off the under-edge to long-on
Early bored call: A Pollard hurricane. 47 needed off 24.
Time-out!
15.6 -
Tahir to Pollard, 1 run, slower one floated wide of off, Pollard reaches out, throws his bat and squirts it off the inside half through mid-wicket
15.5 -
Tahir to Pollard, no run, this is from Kotla's vault of wonder. Wrong 'un that zips in off the pitch and hits Pollard high on the back pad's flap. Too high and down leg too
15.4 -
Tahir to Rohit, 1 run, flipper outside off, dabbed to a vacant point region where de Kock sprints, collects the ball and lets out a throw, just wide and Pollard is safe at the striker's end. In fact, Pollard had given up, direct-hit would have had him
15.3 -
Tahir to Pollard, 1 run, follows a backed-away Pollard with a googly and a cramped tuck off the inside half to square leg
15.2 -
Tahir to Pollard, no run, quicker googly on the stumps and Pollard had to hurry in his block into the pitch
15.1 -
Tahir to Rohit, 1 run, quicker legbreak punched to long-off with a high elbow
Imran Tahir [3.0-0-25-0] is back into the attack
51 runs. 5 overs. Mishra has one over left...here's the spin-twin..
14.6 -
Mishra to Pollard, 2 runs, this was a good ball again. Googly, but slow and gives Pollard the time to nurdle it through square leg
14.5 -
Mishra to Rohit, 1 run, straightens on leg-stump but the length allows a tucked single round the corner
14.4 -
Mishra to Pollard, 1 run, googly, flat and low and Kieron squeezes it out with a crouch and off the inner half
There's an FSL now...This one's for all the Test purists who have T20s hosepiped down their throats
Kieron Pollard, right handed bat, comes to the crease
14.3 -
Mishra to Buttler, out Lbw!! Larry Page and Google. Amit Mishra and Googly. That good. Deceives Buttler all ends up. He was looking to tuck in but this wrong 'un shoots on off the pitch and pings the pad in front of leg-stump. That looked dead someone stop Mishra. He's celebrating. Still celebrating, choosing fist-pumps over high-fives. Ouch. Buttler lbw b Mishra 2(6)
Mishra to Buttler, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!
14.2 -
Mishra to Buttler, no run, no Buttler. Tries to reverse sweep a googly, didn't read it at all. Premeditated circus. Hit on the pad and rolls to the keeper, impact outside off
14.1 -
Mishra to Rohit, 1 run, that was a low, slow legbreak. Slower than evolution. Rohit taps it to cover, runs and a throw isn't quality enough to threaten at the striker's end
Amit Mishra [2.0-0-15-1] is back into the attack
56 off 36. Or 56 off 6 overs, as Kohli likes to see it
13.6 -
C Morris to Rohit, 1 run, was on the front foot and looked ready for the drive. Instead changes shot, jerks his wrists and clips it to cow corner
"Sachin, Sachin" chants..
13.5 -
C Morris to Buttler, 1 run, darts it in flat on middle and leg, Buttler nudges it to mid-wicket and steals a single
13.4 -
C Morris to Rohit, 1 run, holds up from a shortish length and Rohit's tuck ends up in a chip to where an FSL would have been. Still a single
13.3 -
C Morris to Buttler, 1 run, was already hanging back and just had to straighten his back to pull this short ball round the corner
13.2 -
C Morris to Buttler, no run, angled in on a fuller length and Buttler stabs it flat-footedly to extra cover. Then looks around to see if he could have done something else
13.1 -
C Morris to Rohit, 1 run, off-pace delivery gripping the pitch on back of a length, Rohit lets out a high-batted punch through point
Chris Morris [1.0-0-2-0] is back into the attack
61 runs off the last 7 overs. That run out should heat things up
12.6 -
Zaheer to Buttler, no run, allows this off-cutter to dart away and gets tall to punch this square
Zak has a slip. The captain always has
12.5 -
Zaheer to Rohit, 1 run, nudged off the pads into the on-side
Jos Buttler, right handed bat, comes to the crease
12.4 -
Zaheer to Rohit, out Krunal Pandya Run Out!! Shouldn't have been but sometimes, things are meant to be. Harmless length ball on the pads, Rohit bams it into the pitch, tries to steal round the corner. Krunal Pandya responds, is sent back, hurries back in....but Zaheer has run across and his throw finds him short. Which gym do you go to, Zaheer? Krunal Pandya run out (Zaheer) 36(17) [4s-4 6s-2]
Zaheer to Rohit, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
A run out appeal...Pandya is walking back. Let's wait. Gone!
12.3 -
Zaheer to Krunal Pandya, 1 run, gets it on a length just outside off and sees a tuck shot fetch a single through mid-off
12.2 -
Zaheer to Krunal Pandya, no run, bangs this in, Pandya clearly hasn't looked comfy with anything on his body and squeezes out a pull to mid-wicket
12.1 -
Zaheer to Krunal Pandya, FOUR, one bounce and four! Welcome Zak. Cuts the pace on this and Pandya's turning bat executes a loft that's good enough through long-off
Zaheer Khan [2.0-0-13-0] is back into the attack
67 runs in 48 balls...Where's your money? Bombay. That city always has had it
11.6 -
Tahir to Rohit, no run, gets low, opens up and bunts it to death
11.5 -
Tahir to Krunal Pandya, 1 run, googly it was but Tahir shortens the length. A leading edge as Pandya closes the bat face early and it's chipped off the edge to mid-off
11.4 -
Tahir to Krunal Pandya, 2 runs, pushes this one to long-off and gets back on strike again
11.3 -
Tahir to Krunal Pandya, FOUR, take that, Tahir! Keep bowling googlies and Pandya will keep sending them to downtown. Not the power on this loft to carry all the way but it's still a one-bounce four
11.2 -
Tahir to Krunal Pandya, SIX, that's huge. And he's doing what he has been sent for. Gives it some air time, Pandya gets the time to spot the googly and pummels it over long-on with a shimmied loft
11.1 -
Tahir to Rohit, 1 run, quick googly on leg-stump, Rohit hops across and tucks through mid-wicket
10.6 -
Shami to Rohit, 1 run, an off-break with lots of make-up (read pace) and it's been driven through cover-point
10.5 -
Shami to Krunal Pandya, 1 run, tucked off the hips to mid-wicket
10.4 -
Shami to Krunal Pandya, no run, okay, again. Bumper angled in and down leg too. Alan Wilkins wonders why that wasn't a wide but it was zooming over the leg-stump. Cannot be. Pandya completes half-a-cirlce trying to pull but misses
10.3 -
Shami to Krunal Pandya, no run, hauls his front leg in air, swivels but doesn't meet with the pull, thanks the pace on this one. Off the thigh pad to the right of QDK
10.2 -
Shami to Krunal Pandya, FOUR, how do I put it...umm...a flat upper-cut. Sways away to make room on this slow bouncer that doesn't get up and ramps it away through third man
10.1 -
Shami to Krunal Pandya, no run, fullish length without the complementary width, Pandya stands tall and blocks it back
Mohammed Shami [2.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack
This is looking like a stroll...87 needed from the last 10 overs
9.6 -
Tahir to Krunal Pandya, 1 run, slows it up to pitch it near Pandya's protruded front boot, the batsman stays put and tucks one in the long-on pocket
9.5 -
Tahir to Krunal Pandya, FOUR, Tahir has been out-witted. Googly outside off, Pandya waits for it, waits some more and dabs it wide of short third man
9.4 -
Tahir to Rohit, 1 run, flipper on a length and outside off, a dab to third man and a quick single
9.3 -
Tahir to Rohit, no run, gets it to drift in very full and Rohit pushes it back to the bowler
9.2 -
Tahir to Krunal Pandya, 1 run, too full to tell. And too full to do anything. Pandya could just turn his bat and push it through mid-on
9.1 -
Tahir to Rohit, 1 run, shimmies out too close to the pitch and then has to jam it out to long-on
8.6 -
Mishra to Krunal Pandya, SIX, Pandya! The other Pandya! The less famous Pandya! Slider across the batsman who swings his bat and swings it over deep mid-wicket with a flat sweep
8.5 -
Mishra to Rohit, 1 run, slows it up, gets it to grip and turn from a very full length. Rohit was forward, gets a touch opened up but does well to ride the bounce on offer there
8.4 -
Mishra to Krunal Pandya, 1 run, pushes one through on middle and long-on bears the brunt of that clip
Krunal Pandya, left handed bat, comes to the crease
8.3 -
Mishra to Rayudu, out Bowled!! Oh my. That's the ugliest slog this Kotla crowd will see tonight. Shimmies out all desperate without even giving a thought to what Mishra might bowl, and bowl he does. Dishes out a well-disguised googly, gets it to zoot in and beats the bat to shatter the stumps. Sight. Rayudu b Mishra 25(23) [4s-4]
Mishra to Rayudu, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
8.2 -
Mishra to Rohit, 1 run, the first wrong 'un. Sliding on leg-stump, Rohit turns with it and clips it through mid-wicket
8.1 -
Mishra to Rayudu, 1 run, skips out, doesn't let the ball talk and drives it to long-off
7.6 -
Tahir to Rayudu, 1 run, on the pads and enough leg-side for Rayudu to stay put and wrist it to cow corner for a moo...err...single
7.5 -
Tahir to Rayudu, no run, slides on fron a length and it's a drill back to Tahir
7.4 -
Tahir to Rayudu, no run, another iota of a turn outside off and Rayudu blocks with an open bat
7.3 -
Tahir to Rayudu, no run, hurries off the pitch outside off and Rayudu hurries to open himself to block
7.2 -
Tahir to Rohit, 1 run, fifty run stand! Drifts this flatter one on leg-stump, it's a full toss and an easy tickle to mid-wicket
7.1 -
Tahir to Rayudu, 1 run, too full, Rayudu still shimmies out and drives a single to long-off
Imran Tahir, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
Two leg-break bowlers. I might die of googlies..
6.6 -
Mishra to Rohit, no run, floats it outside off, Rohit hunches forward and drives it tamely to cover. Only 5 runs off the over
6.5 -
Mishra to Rohit, 2 runs, gets his hips lower and razors it away off his pads...and then mutates a single into a brace
6.4 -
Mishra to Rayudu, 1 run, backs away, Mishra gets it to rip away a touch and the bat turns as Rayudu ticks a drive to long-off
6.3 -
Mishra to Rayudu, no run, angles this in on the pad and Rayudu defends it off the inner half with a crouch
6.2 -
Mishra to Rohit, 1 run, this one's looped up but dropped short. One or the other at the moment. Rohit rocks back and punches a single wide of long-off
6.1 -
Mishra to Rayudu, 1 run, no turn. No loop either. Carries on with the angle and Rayudu taps a single to long-off off the front foot
Amit Mishra, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
Time-outs somehow seem shorter than it is. Only for the commentators or you feel the same? Here's Mishra! One slip
52/1 at the end of the PP. Not bad, you say? Well, it's excellent. Pardon me for copying Mohsin Hamid's writing style...Time-out it is
5.6 -
Zaheer to Rayudu, 1 run, left-arm orthodox at Stuart Binny's pace. Wily. Angle across gives Rayudu the room for a patted single to third man, again. It's a feast at the moment
5.5 -
Zaheer to Rohit, 1 run, arches back to make room and bunts it to third man
5.4 -
Zaheer to Rayudu, 1 run, shorter length and Rayudu had the time to read the cutter off the pitch. Waits for it to cut away and dabs it to third man
5.3 -
Zaheer to Rohit, 1 run, within the stumps on a length and Rohit could open the blade to pinch a single to backward point
5.2 -
Zaheer to Rohit, no run, Zaheer knows Rohit. In and out. He's keeping it in the channel outside off, luring him with the angle from over the wicket and getting him to fish at it with laden feet. Top class
5.1 -
Zaheer to Rayudu, 1 run, slants this away at slow pace, Rayudu waits for the angle and then dabs it to third man
Zaheer Khan [1.0-0-8-0] is back into the attack
4.6 -
C Morris to Rohit, no run, opens the face of the bat and bunts it to backward point
4.5 -
C Morris to Rayudu, 1 run, dropped! What an over this is. A length ball hurled wide, Rayudu looks for a punch - a power punch through cover but ekes out an edge. Now, Duminy is waiting at slip, spots it early but it's wide. Puts on a jet pack, leaps to his left but only manages to tip it away
4.4 -
C Morris to Rayudu, no run, missed out! A full toss. Can you believe. Maybe the last heave ho has taken a toll. Sanely driven to mid-on
4.3 -
C Morris to Rayudu, no run, and now he's desperate. For a redemption. Shimmies out, with a blindfold perhaps, and throws his bat at it...looking for a loft over cover. Not to be. Morris had cut the length back and zooms it over a hungry bat
4.2 -
C Morris to Rayudu, no run, top nut. Pounds it on a shortish length, no roll-the-finger drama and Rayudu is opened up as he defends. Past the outside edge courtesy the trampoline bounce
4.1 -
C Morris to Rohit, 1 run, Shami has just finished his spell but has enough legs to run across and cut this outside edge at third man. Wide delivery made Rohit fetch it, not quite behind it and was squeezed off the outside half in the end
Chris Morris, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
3.6 -
Shami to Rayudu, FOUR, that's the wrist that Hyderabad is famous for. And the biryani, of course. Gets low in his crease and shaves this off his pads with a divine flick through mid-wicket
3.5 -
Shami to Rayudu, FOUR, that shot is out of phase. By about 90 degrees to where Rayadu wanted it to go. Looks to loft this full delivery over long-on, gets an inside edge and French cuts it to fine leg
3.4 -
Shami to Rayudu, no run, short and wide, and Rayudu gave him more room by backing away, but all that accounts to zero. Cut straight to backward point
3.3 -
Shami to Rohit, 1 run, looked off-pace, a leg-break perhaps. Rohit gets forward and pushes, only to end up with a skewed single to third man
3.2 -
Shami to Rohit, FOUR, it's a road, this Delhi outfield. Gets on top of this fullish delivery and punch-drives it. Wisely places it wide of a diving mid-off to get a boundary
3.1 -
Shami to Rohit, no run, full delivery and it's been pushed off the front foot to mid-off
2.6 -
Negi to Rayudu, FOUR, the Negi experiment fails. 19 runs off the over definitely says so. A very full ball to wrap things up fittingly, Rayudu opens up and square drives it with disdain
2.5 -
Negi to Rohit, 1 run, a open-batted glide to short third man to get to the other end
2.4 -
Negi to Rohit, FOUR, short enough for Rohit to rock back and swat it through mid-wicket. This is binary bowling from Negi - too short or too full
2.3 -
Negi to Rohit, 2 runs, close. Fired outside off and Rohit tries a cute little dab to third man. Ball stays low (remember, this is Kotla!), and takes the bottom edge to roll behind
2.2 -
Negi to Rohit, FOUR, now this ball deserves a hammering. Short ball, perhaps making up for the last ball, and Rohit thrashes it with a cut through backward point
2.1 -
Negi to Rohit, FOUR, that very full length is no longer safe. Flights it on a very full length - the length which batsman jam out a single at best. Rohit opens up and squeezes it out through backward point. Kohli-like
Pawan Negi, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
1.6 -
Shami to Rayudu, FOUR, guess what, he makes up for it. Had chased a ball outside off, this time had his weight on the front foot and took his length ball on the up. A mere extention of the arm to caress this through covers
1.5 -
Shami to Rayudu, no run, beaten again. Good pace and gets it to move off the deck outside off. And in T20s, that's enough to beat the outside edge
Ambati Rayudu, right handed bat, comes to the crease
1.4 -
Shami to Parthiv Patel, out Parthiv Patel Run Out!! 1 run completed. Iyer! Runs across from the deep square leg, gathers the ball and uses his robotic arm to pummel the throw back. Parthiv thought that his mistimed pull would fetch him two, calls for it but his dive wasn't enough. Such good was the throw. Parthiv Patel run out (Shreyas Iyer/de Kock) 1(4)
Shami to Parthiv Patel, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
1.3 -
Shami to Parthiv Patel, no run, stays put, opens up with the angle and stabs the ball straight to cover-point
1.2 -
Shami to Parthiv Patel, no run, was cramped for room and ends up chopping one over the stumps. Could have been curtains but Kotla's pitch for once obliged..
1.1 -
Shami to Parthiv Patel, no run, length on off, jumps back and blocks it into the pitch
Mohammed Shami, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Zaheer to Rohit, FOUR, not this time! Oh Rohit. Silly one moment and a master the other. Takes this length ball on the up, pins it off the middle and chips it over extra cover
0.5 -
Zaheer to Rohit, no run, and again. Another one with fingers rolled across the ball, Rohit was more opened up this time to dab the ball to third man. Not to be. The ball ducks out after pitching and Rohit comes second again
0.4 -
Zaheer to Rohit, no run, and another. Two in two. Bowls the cutter wide this time, makes Rohit reach out and beats the outside edge again
0.3 -
Zaheer to Rohit, no run, scorcher. Good old days. Length ball zooting away with the angle, Rohit looks to block with flat feet and sees the ball climbing past his outside edge. A big, big appeal from de Kock but the umpire turns a (harsh) deaf ear to it
0.2 -
Zaheer to Rohit, no run, horror to follow. Taps the ball and runs through. Parthiv Patel responded but then had to turn back and rush back in to beat that throw from mid-wicket. Misses and it's a stunning stop by Samson at mid-off
0.1 -
Zaheer to Rohit, FOUR, wow. That's the delicatest of warm-ups you will see. Length ball on middle and leg, it's just a tame tuck and the ball vrooms through backward square
Rohit and Parthiv Patel are at the crease. Rohit is on strike. Zaheer will open the attack