The players are in position. Warner marks his guard. He lost his Orange Cap to Virat Kohli last night. Today, can he get back? Dhawan struck some form in the last game, can he build on that? Sandeep Sharma to start, couple of slips in place and off we go...
Just a couple of days back, Hyderabad strolled through 135 against GUJ. And this score is close to that and it should be another cake walk, but cricket has a funny way to surprise us. Can PUN bowlers defend this modest total? Getting Warner out early will be the key for that. Remember Hyderabad' middle order is not tested yet, so a couple of quick wickets and we could have a game on our hands.
Hyderabad bowlers put up a professional show to unnerve the visitors. It was Mustafizur who starred with his slower deliveries and razor sharp yorkers to keep the opposition batsmen guessing. Bhuvaneshwar and Henriques too showed their mettle. The deck looks good and Hyderabad will look to overhaul the target
Axar Patel's cameo helps Punjab post a decent total on the board. After an early hiccup, Manan Vohra displayed a flurry of sublime strokes. Marsh checked in a few shots and led the recovery for a brief while before throwing his wicket away. Miller and Marsh were dismissed in the same over for the third successive time - Their woeful form in the tournament continued. Punjab were tottering at 89/5 and were on the verge of getting skittled out, Axar Patel had other ideas. He along with Nikhil Naik, the debutant, stitched a 50-run stand for the sixth wicket.
19.6 -
Mustafizur to R Dhawan, 1 run, high full toss from Mustafizur, thumped down towards long-on, just a single. 6 runs from the last over, another superb over from Mustafizur. Punjab end up with 143
19.5 -
Mustafizur to R Dhawan, 2 runs, very full and just outside off, Dhawan clears his left leg and clips it wide of long-on, gets back for the second run
19.4 -
Mustafizur to Axar, 1 run, very full and on the stumps, punched down towards long-on. Dhawan turned back for the second before stopping, Axar had to scamper back, a direct hit at the bowler's end and he was well short
19.3 -
Mustafizur to Axar, no run, fuller length delivery and just outside off, Axar swings hard and is beaten once again
Rishi Dhawan, right handed bat, comes to the crease
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]
Mustafizur to Nikhil Naik, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
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
Mustafizur Rahman [3.0-1-3-1] is back into the attack
18.6 -
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
18.5 -
Bhuvneshwar to Nikhil Naik, 1 run, full toss on off, worked away towards long-on for a single
18.4 -
Bhuvneshwar to Axar, 1 run, yorker length delivery and well outside off, sliced to the right of backward point for a quick single
18.3 -
Bhuvneshwar to Axar, 2 runs, fuller length delivery and well outside off, Patel slices it over extra cover, comes back for the second run
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
18.1 -
Bhuvneshwar to Nikhil Naik, 1 run, Naik comes down the track, taks the ball on the full and flicks it towards deep mid-wicket, just a single
17.6 -
Barinder to Nikhil Naik, 1 run, fuller length delivery and just outside off, dragged down towards long-on for a run
17.5 -
Barinder to Axar, 1 run, fuller length delivery and on the stumps, Axar swings hard and gets an inside edge towards mid-wicket, just a single
17.4 -
Barinder to Nikhil Naik, 1 run, on a length and well outside off, Naik comes down the track and drives it towards long-off, just a single
17.3 -
Barinder to Nikhil Naik, 2 runs, short of a length and just outside off, Naik was way too early on the pull, ends up slicing it wide of long-off, runs hard and comes back for the second
17.2 -
Barinder to Axar, 1 run, slower ball from Sran, Patel waited on it and laps it towards short fine for a single
17.1 -
Barinder to Nikhil Naik, 1 run, fuller length delivery and well outside off, drilled down to the right of long-off. Warner gets across quickly, puts in the slide and saves the second run
Barinder Sran [3.0-0-26-0] is back into the attack
16.6 -
Bhuvneshwar to Nikhil Naik, 1 run, Naik comes down the track, takes the ball on the full and flicks it towards wide mid-wicket, just a single
16.5 -
Bhuvneshwar to Axar, 1 run, low full toss outside off, driven down towards long-off for a single
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
16.3 -
Bhuvneshwar to Nikhil Naik, leg byes, 1 run, short of a length and angling back into the right-hander, this was the attempted slower ball, Naik was early on the pull and is struck high on the pads
16.2 -
Bhuvneshwar to Nikhil Naik, no run, low full toss outside off, driven straight to the fielder at cover
16.1 -
Bhuvneshwar to Axar, 1 run, fuller length delivery and well outside off, driven down towards long-off for a single
Bhuvneshwar Kumar [2.0-0-13-1] is back into the attack
15.6 -
Mustafizur to Nikhil Naik, no run, slower off-cutter to finish off another impressive over from Mustafizur, Naik was looking to carve it over point and is beaten
15.5 -
Mustafizur to Axar, 1 run, fuller length delivery and on the stumps, flicked away towards wide mid-wicket for a single
15.4 -
Mustafizur to Nikhil Naik, 1 run, fuller length delivery and well outside off, Naik went hard on the drive, doesn't get the required connection but scampers a single as the ball rolled away towards cover
15.3 -
Mustafizur to Nikhil Naik, no run, another yorker length delivery from Mustafizur, turns out to be a low full toss, dug back at the bowler
15.2 -
Mustafizur to Nikhil Naik, no run, another swing and a miss from Naik, came down the track, was looking to hoist it over mid-wicket and gets beaten by the angle
15.1 -
Mustafizur to Nikhil Naik, no run, fuller length delivery and on the stumps, Naik went for the flick and gets an inside edge towards mid-wicket
14.6 -
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
14.5 -
Henriques to Nikhil Naik, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, dabbed in front of point for a quick single
14.4 -
Henriques to Axar, 1 run, short and just outside off, pulled away towards deep mid-wicket, went to the fielder on the bounce
14.3 -
Henriques to Nikhil Naik, 1 run, fuller length delivery and on the stumps, Naik pushed forward and gets an inside edge towards mid-wicket, just a single
14.3 -
Henriques to Nikhil Naik, wide, another slower ball from Henriques, but he slips this one miles outside off, called as a wide
14.2 -
Henriques to Axar, 1 run, slower ball from Henriques, but he ends up drifting onto Patel's pads, flicked over mid-wicket for a single
14.1 -
Henriques to Axar, 2 runs, width on offer from Henriques, cracked in front of square on the off-side, Nikhil Naik runs hard and comes back for the second run
Moises Henriques [3.0-0-20-2] is back into the attack
Time for the strategic break
13.6 -
Mustafizur to Nikhil Naik, no run, Naik has enough of it, dances down the track to one that was slanted across him, went for a booming drive and is beaten on the outside edge, just one single and a wicket off the over
13.5 -
Mustafizur to Nikhil Naik, no run, when internationals are struggling to read him, what can an uncapped Indian do? This was the off-cutter from Mustafizur, Naik went poking at that, gets surprised as the ball bounced off the surface, beaten on the outside edge once again
13.4 -
Mustafizur to Axar, 1 run, first run off Mustafizur, went for the yorker, ends up offering a low full toss, tucked away past square leg for a single
Axar Patel, left handed bat, comes to the crease
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]
Mustafizur to S Marsh, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!
13.2 -
Mustafizur to S Marsh, no run, fuller length delivery and just outside off, driven crisply towards mid-off. Nikhil Naik was wandering for a single and has to put in the long stretches to get back
13.1 -
Mustafizur to S Marsh, no run, on a good length and on off, Marsh shuffles across and defends it
Mustafizur Rahman [1.0-1-0-0] is back into the attack
12.6 -
Deepak Hooda to S Marsh, 1 run, tossed up and on the stumps, eased down towards long-on for a single
12.5 -
Deepak Hooda to S Marsh, no run, very full and on off, cramped Marsh for room on the drive, the inside edge rolled back towards the bowler
12.4 -
Deepak Hooda to S Marsh, 2 runs, Hooda tosses one outside off, Marsh backs away and cuts it square behind point. Warner ran a long way to his right, puts in the dive and saves two runs for his team
12.4 -
Deepak Hooda to Nikhil Naik, 2 wides, Hooda fires one well down the leg-side, Ojha can't stop it cleanly, two extra runs added to the total
12.3 -
Deepak Hooda to Nikhil Naik, no run, slower and just outside off, Naik comes down the track and blocks
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
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
Deepak Hooda [3.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack
11.6 -
Henriques to Nikhil Naik, no run, Naik is looking to be positive, comes down the track to a length ball and hits it straight back at the bowler
11.5 -
Henriques to Nikhil Naik, no run, on a length and on the stumps, Naik shuffles across and defends it towards the on-side
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
11.3 -
Henriques to S Marsh, 1 run, banged in short and just outside off, Marsh swivels across and pulls it towards deep mid-wicket, one bounce and to the fielder
11.2 -
Henriques to S Marsh, no run, short of a length and angling back into the left-hander, Marsh makes room and dabs it straight to the fielder at point
11.1 -
Henriques to Nikhil Naik, 1 run, very full and tailing back into the right-hander, squeezed to the left of mid-on for a quick single
10.6 -
Barinder to Nikhil Naik, 1 run, the slower ball from Sran, Naik watches it all along and nudges it behind square on the on-side for a run
10.5 -
Barinder to S Marsh, 1 run, short of a length and just outside off, mistimed pull past mid-wicket for a single
10.4 -
Barinder to S Marsh, no run, tad fuller and just outside off, Marsh stayed in his crease, opens the face of the bat at the last moment and slides it towards Dhawan at backward point
10.3 -
Barinder to Nikhil Naik, 1 run, short of a length and on the stumps, nudged away behind square on the on-side for a single
10.2 -
Barinder to Nikhil Naik, 2 runs, fuller length delivery and just outside off, Naik leans forward and drives it cripsly past cover, comes back for the second run
10.1 -
Barinder to S Marsh, 1 run, short of a length and on Marsh's pads, tucked away behind square on the on-side for a single
Barinder Sran [2.0-0-20-0] is back into the attack
Nikhil Naik, right handed bat, comes to the crease
This is the third time that Miller and Maxwell have been dismissed in the same over, in this season's T20 League. Dwayne Bravo, Amit Mishra and Henriques are the bowlers to get M&M..
9.6 -
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)
Henriques to Maxwell, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
9.5 -
Henriques to S Marsh, 1 run, the slower short ball from Henriques, Marsh rocks back and pulls it past square leg for a single
9.4 -
Henriques to S Marsh, no run, short of a length and around off, cramped Marsh for room once again, he was looking to run it down towards third man and missed
9.3 -
Henriques to Maxwell, 1 run, Henriques went for the yorker first up, turned into a low full toss, Maxwell just about gets his bat down and manages an inside edge - towards long leg, for a single
Glenn Maxwell, right handed bat, comes to the crease
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]
Henriques to D Miller, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Henriques changes to round the wicket
9.1 -
Henriques to D Miller, no run, on a good length and just outside off, driven on the up but straight to the fielder at cover
Time for the strategic break
8.6 -
Deepak Hooda to D Miller, 1 run, Hooda floated this one wider outside off, driven down towards long-off for a single
8.5 -
Deepak Hooda to D Miller, no run, flatter and on the off-stump line, punched back at the bowler
8.4 -
Deepak Hooda to S Marsh, 1 run, pushed through on off, eased down towards long-on for a single
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
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
8.1 -
Deepak Hooda to S Marsh, no run, pushed through on off, Marsh backs away and chops it straight to the fielder at short cover-point
7.6 -
Henriques to S Marsh, 1 run, short of a good length and just outside off, punched towards mid-off for a quick single
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
7.4 -
Henriques to D Miller, 1 run, width on offer from Henriques, cracked square past cover for a single
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
7.2 -
Henriques to S Marsh, 1 run, short of a length and on the stumps, tucked away in front of square on the on-side for a run
7.1 -
Henriques to D Miller, 1 run, fuller length delivery and on the stumps, nudged in front of mid-on for a quick single
Moises Henriques, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
6.6 -
Deepak Hooda to S Marsh, no run, Hooda drops one short and well outside off, Marsh's cut finds the fielder at point
6.5 -
Deepak Hooda to D Miller, 1 run, slower and wider outside off, Miller makes room and cuts it square on the off-side for a single
6.4 -
Deepak Hooda to S Marsh, 1 run, flatter and on the stumps, punched down towards long-on for a single
6.3 -
Deepak Hooda to D Miller, 1 run, tip and run stuff from Miller, drops a well flighted delivery in front of point and calls for a quick single, beats the direct hit at the bowler's end
6.2 -
Deepak Hooda to D Miller, no run, slower and just outside off, Miller watches it all along and defends it
6.1 -
Deepak Hooda to S Marsh, 1 run, flighted and just outside off, driven down towards long-off for a single
Deepak Hooda [1.0-0-2-0] is back into the attack
5.6 -
Mustafizur to D Miller, no run, maiden over from Mustafizur, short of a good length and holding its line outside off, Miller has a lame poke and is beaten on the outside edge
David Miller, left handed bat, comes to the crease
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]
Mustafizur to Vohra, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
Direct hit from Dhawan and Hyderabad look confident. The bat is in the air and Vohra is OUT
5.4 -
Mustafizur to Vohra, no run, that's a perfect yorker, only, it wasn't directed on the stumps, Vohra was late in bringing his bat down, beaten once again. He's all at sea at the moment against Mustafizur
5.3 -
Mustafizur to Vohra, no run, tad fuller and on off, Vohra shuffles across and pushes it back at the bowler. He was looking for a single but has to rush back as Mustafizur intercepted the shot
5.2 -
Mustafizur to Vohra, no run, the slower off-cutter from Mustafizur, Vohra doesn't read it one bit, went for an almighty swipe and is beaten on the outside edge
5.1 -
Mustafizur to Vohra, no run, Vohra is making his intentions clear, gives the charge to Mustafizur, made room as he did so and meets thin air with the attempted lofted off-drive
Mustafizur Rahman, comes into the attack
4.6 -
Barinder to Vohra, 1 run, short of a good length and on the stumps, Vohra stays back and nudges it in front of mid-wicket for a quick single, 13 from the over, expensive from Barinder
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
4.3 -
Barinder to Vohra, 2 runs, back of a length and angling across the right-hander, steered away to the left of third man, Vohra runs hard and comes back for the second run
4.2 -
Barinder to Vohra, 2 runs, fuller length delivery and angling across the right-hander, Vohra was looking to go inside out over cover, ends up skewing it off the outer half of the bat, clears cover-point and comes back for the second
4.1 -
Barinder to S Marsh, 1 run, short of a length and just outside off, cramped Marsh for room on the pull, he gets it to the left of mid-wicket where Henriques cleans up, just a single
Barinder Sran [1.0-0-6-0] is back into the attack
3.6 -
Deepak Hooda to Vohra, no run, that's a juicy full toss and Vohra has missed out, he almost holed out to mid-off, bounced just in front of the fielder
3.6 -
Deepak Hooda to Vohra, wide, Hooda floats one well down the leg-side, Vohra went for the swipe and missed, called as a wide
3.5 -
Deepak Hooda to Vohra, no run, very full and on off, Vohra drives it to the right of the bowler, Hooda gets across and prevents a single
3.4 -
Deepak Hooda to Vohra, no run, tossed up and angling down the leg-side, Vohra went down low and swept it straight to short fine
Hooda, from round the wicket
3.3 -
Deepak Hooda to S Marsh, 1 run, flighted and well outside off, punched down towards long-off for a single
3.2 -
Deepak Hooda to S Marsh, no run, pushed through flatter and quicker, Marsh backs away and picks out Morgan at point with the cut
3.1 -
Deepak Hooda to S Marsh, no run, tossed up just outside off, Marsh gets forward and drives it back at the bowler
Deepak Hooda, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
2.6 -
Bhuvneshwar to S Marsh, 1 run, tad too full and on Marsh's pads, whipped away behind square on the on-side for a single
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
2.4 -
Bhuvneshwar to S Marsh, no run, on a good length and angling across the left-hander, Marsh watches it all along, covers the line and lets it go
2.3 -
Bhuvneshwar to S Marsh, no run, Bhuvneshwar is getting good pace and bounce off the surface, drifts this one across the left-hander, lures him into playing away from his body, beats him on the top-edge
2.2 -
Bhuvneshwar to S Marsh, no run, on a good length and slanting across the left-hander, Marsh covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go
Shaun Marsh, left handed bat, comes to the crease
One slip for Marsh
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)
Bhuvneshwar to Vijay, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
1.6 -
Barinder to Vohra, no run, good comeback from Sran, shortened his length and kept it on the stumps, Vohra shuffled across on the flick and missed, it clipped the thigh pad on the way to the keeper
1.5 -
Barinder to Vohra, no run, the slower ball from Sran, he rolled his fingers around it, Vohra was early into the shovel and mistimes it towards mid-on
1.4 -
Barinder to Vohra, no run, Sran shortens his length outside off, Vohra prods half-forward and defends it
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
1.2 -
Barinder to Vohra, no run, good pace and bounce from Sran, shortened his length and got this one to slant across the right-hander, Vohra went for the pull and missed
1.1 -
Barinder to Vohra, no run, very full from Sran, lured Vohra into the drive as it went across the right-hander, beaten on the outside edge
Barinder Sran, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Bhuvneshwar to Vohra, 1 run, on a good length and in that corridor outside off, Vohra plays with an open face and runs it down towards third man, 8 runs from the first over
0.5 -
Bhuvneshwar to Vijay, 1 run, tad fuller and just outside off, nudged in front of square on the on-side for a quick single
0.4 -
Bhuvneshwar to Vohra, 1 run, short of a good length and well outside off, steered away behind square on the off-side for a single
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
0.2 -
Bhuvneshwar to Vohra, no run, just short of 1st slip, bounced just in front of Dhawan at first slip, on a good length and a hint of nip away from off, drew Vohra into a tentative poke, the outside edge was found, but it dropped just in front of Dhawan
0.1 -
Bhuvneshwar to Vijay, 1 run, on a good length and on the stumps, Vijay shuffles across and works it to the right of mid-on for a single
Vijay and Vohra are at the crease. Vijay is on strike. Bhuvneshwar will open the attack
So, that brings the curtains down on the double-header. Earlier, Delhi put the squeeze on Mumbai to register their third win and Hyderabad coasted home against a lacklustre Punjab. There are two more games coming up tomorrow. Don't forget to tune in. Until then, take care and Cya!
Mustafizur spoke a few words in Bengali and we have our very own Pratyush Sinha to transcribe what he said, "Thank you. It went well today and everyone enjoyed."
Mustafizur Rahman is the Man of the Match
Warner: "I am just ecstatic for the boys. They bowled fantastic. I said at the toss that they are bowling well and they did well to restrict them. You have to give yourself time and when the ball is in your area, just go for it and that is how I play. Good to see Shikhar get a few runs. I was just telling him to get his time and get his rhythm back. With such totals it can get tricky sometimes. Disappointing that one of us could not be there. He (Mustafizur) is a special talent and Bangladesh should be privileged to have him. He has proved himself here and hopefully he can continue doing well. Also has a very good knowledge of the game. He is a quality talent. Thanks to the crowd for your support."
Miller: "It was a tough day. Once again we didn't score enough runs. We lost a few wickets in the middle. The positive is we ended really well. The guys are on high spirits, but the results haven't gone our way. We still do believe that we are in the competition. There is a lot to look forward to do. I have lost five out of five tosses, so have to win one next time. They started really well and Warner batted unbelievably and took the game away. Credit to him but we pulled it back. Every game becomes crucial and I believe we can still do it and we will get back on the mojo."
At the end of the day, this is a thrashing. It was all one-way traffic. A target of 144 wasn't going to test a rampaging Warner. After an impressive bowling effort, Warner came out all guns blazing. He was in a belligerent mood, punishing bowlers to all corners of the ground and bringing up his fifty in just 23 balls. Though he fell to Sandeep soon, the 90-run opening stand between Warner and Dhawan is where the match ended as a contest. Hyderabad lost a slew of wickets in the end, it only mattered little as they aced their chase with 14 balls to spare. Bow to Warner and don't forget Mustafizur, who was the architect of their bowling. The two were masterful in Hyderabad's victory. Punjab have a multitude of questions to answer though. Lots of soul-searching to do, because you'd think, looking through their squad, that they have too many good players to perform this poorly.
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
17.4 -
Axar to N Ojha, 1 run, teased up around off, Ojha drives crisply towards long-off
17.3 -
Axar to Henriques, 1 run, tossed up on off, Henriques makes room and drives uppishly to long-off
17.2 -
Axar to Henriques, no run, flatter and on the stumps, punched off the back foot to mid-on
17.1 -
Axar to N Ojha, 1 run, flighted just outside off, driven down the ground to long-off
Axar Patel [1.0-0-4-0] is back into the attack
Naman Ojha, right handed bat, comes to the crease
16.6 -
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)
Mohit Sharma to Henriques, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
Moises Henriques, right handed bat, comes to the crease
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]
Mohit Sharma to Eoin Morgan, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
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
16.3 -
Mohit Sharma to Deepak Hooda, 1 run, good length on the stumps, wrists it down to long-on
16.2 -
Mohit Sharma to Deepak Hooda, 2 runs, on a length and just outside off, Hooda doesn't lean into the drive, hits it on the up past extra cover, Maxi runs across from sweeper cover to clean up
16.2 -
Mohit Sharma to Deepak Hooda, wide, effort delivery from Mohit, sharp bumper on the stumps, Hooda sways away from the line of the delivery, given as a wide for height
16.2 -
Mohit Sharma to Deepak Hooda, wide, back of the hand slower ball down leg, Hooda can't lay bat on ball, another run closer to the finish line
16.1 -
Mohit Sharma to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, slower delivery around off, punched past the diving cover fielder to long-off
Mohit Sharma [2.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack
With the way Warner was going, I thought there would be no second time-out, but it is here with HYD firmly in control, need 15 more to wrap up the game..
15.6 -
R Dhawan to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, drags the slower short delivery, Morgan delays the pull and plays it to deep mid-wicket
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
15.4 -
R Dhawan to Eoin Morgan, 2 runs, on a length and just outside off, Morgan slaps it past extra cover, sweeper runs across to his left and cleans up. Meanwhile, Morgan adds two more to his tally
15.3 -
R Dhawan to Eoin Morgan, no run, back of a length and close to off, Morgan attempts a steer to third man, is late on the shot and is beaten
15.2 -
R Dhawan to Deepak Hooda, 1 run, pitches it up just outside off, Hooda drives it past cover, Miller backs up at mid-off and keeps it to a single
15.1 -
R Dhawan to Deepak Hooda, no run, fuller and on off, Hooda pushes it to mid-off
14.6 -
Axar to Eoin Morgan, 2 runs, fuller, quicker and on the pads, clipped away in the gap in front of square on the leg-side for a couple
14.5 -
Axar to Eoin Morgan, no run, waits for the ball and dabs it to short third man, straight to the fielder
14.4 -
Axar to Eoin Morgan, no run, Axar goes up for LBW. But he was never getting that. Bowling from round the wicket, the ball pitches outside leg, Morgan missed the nudge and was pinged on the pad
14.3 -
Axar to Eoin Morgan, no run, fired outside off, Morgan thought it was a wide and let it pass. Was just inside the tramline
14.2 -
Axar to Deepak Hooda, 1 run, quicker and around off, Hooda plays an extended forward defence to long-off
14.1 -
Axar to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, trifle short and on the stumps, pulled to deep mid-wicket
Axar Patel, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
Deepak Hooda, right handed bat, comes to the crease
13.6 -
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]
R Dhawan to Dhawan, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
13.5 -
R Dhawan to Dhawan, no run, on a length and just outside off, Shikhar Dhawan drives on the up to mid-off
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
13.3 -
R Dhawan to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, width provided outside off, slapped straight to sweeper cover
13.2 -
R Dhawan to Eoin Morgan, no run, back of a length on the stumps, tucked to mid-wicket
13.1 -
R Dhawan to Dhawan, 1 run, slower short delivery, Shikhar Dhawan pulls it to fine leg
Rishi Dhawan [2.0-0-19-0] is back into the attack
12.6 -
Kyle Abbott to Eoin Morgan, no run, fuller and on the stumps, Morgan respects and offers a solid forward defence
12.5 -
Kyle Abbott to Dhawan, 1 run, back of a length just outside off, swatted away to long-on
12.4 -
Kyle Abbott to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, shortish and outside off, Morgan gets a thickish top-edge on the cut, goes on the bounce to third man
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
12.2 -
Kyle Abbott to Dhawan, 1 run, short of length on off, Dhawan pulls it with ease to deep mid-wicket
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
Kyle Abbott [2.0-0-23-0] is back into the attack
11.6 -
Sandeep Sharma to Dhawan, 1 run, dug in short and on off, Dhawan pulls it uppishly and on the bounce to Vijay at deep square leg
11.5 -
Sandeep Sharma to Dhawan, 2 runs, back of a length on the fourth stump line, Dhawan punches it through extra cover, wide of sweeper cover and collects a brace
11.4 -
Sandeep Sharma to Dhawan, no run, add another dot. Pitched up outside off, Dhawan mistimes the drive to mid-off. Good field placement from Miller - has the field in and no easy singles on offer
11.3 -
Sandeep Sharma to Dhawan, no run, that is three dots in a row. Dhawan is getting fidgety. Slanted across the left-hander, Dhawan flashes a drive away from the body, is beaten on the inside edge
11.2 -
Sandeep Sharma to Dhawan, no run, back of a length on off, tapped towards mid-wicket
11.1 -
Sandeep Sharma to Dhawan, no run, was there an inside edge? Sandeep seemed interested. Yes, replays confirm it. Hint of nip into the batsman, Dhawan ekes out an inside edge onto the pad, the ball pops up and drops in front of Sandeep on the pitch
10.6 -
Maxwell to Dhawan, 1 run, straighter one on the stumps, tucked away square on the leg-side
10.5 -
Maxwell to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, touch quicker and outside off, Morgan back cuts it to short third man, quick single taken
10.4 -
Maxwell to Eoin Morgan, no run, floated up gently, Morgan drives and picks out cover
10.3 -
Maxwell to Dhawan, 1 run, flighted on the stumps, Dhawan turns his bat and nudges it to square leg
10.2 -
Maxwell to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, short and on off, pulled towards long-on, only a single
10.1 -
Maxwell to Dhawan, 1 run, tossed up just outside off, driven down to long-off
Glenn Maxwell [1.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack
Eoin Morgan, left handed bat, comes to the crease
9.6 -
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)
Sandeep Sharma to Tare, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
Aditya Tare, right handed bat, comes to the crease
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]
Sandeep Sharma to Warner, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
9.4 -
Sandeep Sharma to Dhawan, 1 run, Dhawan takes couple of steps down and mistimes the shot to long-on
9.3 -
Sandeep Sharma to Warner, 1 run, Warner moves to the leg-side and Sandeep follows him, tucked round the corner for a single
9.2 -
Sandeep Sharma to Dhawan, 1 run, straying onto the pads, whipped down to fine leg
9.1 -
Sandeep Sharma to Dhawan, no run, back of a length on the stumps, pats it to the left of the bowler, Sandeep tidies up himself
Sandeep Sharma [2.0-0-24-0] is back into the attack
8.6 -
R Dhawan to Dhawan, 1 run, slower delivery outside off, Shikhar Dhawan slices the drive to sweeper cover, retains strike with that single
8.5 -
R Dhawan to Warner, 1 run, hurries the batsman on the pull, got big on Warner was well and he spliced the pull to long-on, fell short of the incoming fielder
8.4 -
R Dhawan to Warner, no run, off-pace delivery outside off, cut straight to Maxwell at backward point
8.3 -
R Dhawan to Warner, 2 runs, Warner was off in a flash, always wanted two and gets it easily in the end. Steers it fine to third man, pushed Shikhar Dhawan as he was going to the danger end
8.3 -
R Dhawan to Warner, wide, that is what Warner does to you, Dhawan pushes it well outside off, Warner thought about it for a split second, but let it go in the end
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
8.1 -
R Dhawan to Warner, no run, slightly short and outside off, Warner cracks the cut straight to Maxi at backward point
7.6 -
Mohit Sharma to Dhawan, no run, another off-speed delivery, Dhawan drops it in front of point and searches for the non-existent single, sent back
7.5 -
Mohit Sharma to Warner, 1 run, slower delivery on the stumps, Warner clears his front leg and toe-ends the heave to long-on
7.4 -
Mohit Sharma to Dhawan, 1 run, fullish and just outside off, Dhawan squeezes the drive to the right of mid-off
7.3 -
Mohit Sharma to Dhawan, no run, again the length remains short, pushed meekly to cover
7.2 -
Mohit Sharma to Dhawan, no run, short of length on the stumps, punched tamely back to the bowler
7.1 -
Mohit Sharma to Dhawan, no run, back of a length around off, Dhawan bunts it in front of point, is sent back on the single
7.1 -
Mohit Sharma to Dhawan, wide, bouncer down leg, Dhawan has nothing to do with it, called so for the line
Strategic time-out in place. It has all been Warner and Hyderabad. PUN look short of ideas and they don't need much now as the game is already in HYD's bag. Should be another cruise for Warner and his boys..
6.6 -
R Dhawan to Dhawan, 1 run, back of a length close to off, stood tall and punched it to long-off
6.6 -
R Dhawan to Dhawan, wide, slanted across outside off, Shikhar Dhawan goes searching for the cut, can't and is beaten
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
6.4 -
R Dhawan to Dhawan, 1 run, short and at Shikhar Dhawan, a cramped pull played in front of square on the leg-side
6.3 -
R Dhawan to Warner, 1 run, angled across the left-hander, steered away to third man
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
6.1 -
R Dhawan to Dhawan, 1 run, back of a length around off, punched off the back foot to long-off
Rishi Dhawan, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
5.6 -
Mohit Sharma to Warner, no run, short delivery right at the batsman, Warner arches back and attempts a ramp over the keeper, fails to connect for once. Tidy over from Mohit, considering the annihilation at the other end
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..
5.4 -
Mohit Sharma to Dhawan, 1 run, tap and run single. Back of a length delivery around off, Dhawan pats it towards cover and sets off, Warner doesn't need a second invitation for a quick single
5.3 -
Mohit Sharma to Dhawan, no run, short of length on off, Dhawan knocks it to mid-wicket
5.2 -
Mohit Sharma to Warner, 1 run, Warner clears his front leg for the big heave to the leg-side, gets it off the inner part of the bat to mid-on, Miller fires at the bowler's end, Warner was home though
5.1 -
Mohit Sharma to Dhawan, 1 run, back of a length on the stumps, tucked away to deep square leg
Mohit Sharma, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
4.6 -
Maxwell to Warner, no run, huge shout from Maxwell and Naik, but the umpire remains stoic. Quicker and outside off, Warner flashes a drive and misses, Naik juggled and took it. Didn't hear anything on that, but Maxwell could not believe it
4.5 -
Maxwell to Warner, no run, slows this up considerably, brave from Maxi. Warner sees the flight and goes for the big loft down the ground, the ball turns past the outside edge. Warner had dragged his back leg out, but had the awareness to slide it back in before Naik could light up the LED bails
Stumping chance referred upstairs. Nikhil took a lot of time to take the bails off. Warner was in by then. Not Out!
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
4.3 -
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
4.2 -
Maxwell to Dhawan, 1 run, flatter and around off, punched off the back foot to long-off
4.1 -
Maxwell to Dhawan, no run, starts from round the wicket and slips in a slider, Dhawan waits and guides it past backward point, short third man tidies up
Glenn Maxwell, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
3.6 -
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
3.5 -
Kyle Abbott to Dhawan, 5 runs, that's silly. Needless throw at the bowler's end and no one backing up. Dhawan stands tall and bunts it to the left of the keeper, Nikhil moves across and fires even though Dhawan had made it, Miller didn't get in line with the throw and those are bonus runs
3.4 -
Kyle Abbott to Warner, 1 run, he is toying with the bowling. So much time to play the ball, moves away to the leg-side, then almost belatedly chops it to third man
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
3.2 -
Kyle Abbott to Dhawan, 1 run, back of a length in and around off, steered away to third man with an angled bat
3.1 -
Kyle Abbott to Dhawan, 2 runs, Abbott continuing with his ploy of keeping it short to Dhawan, but this time the Indian opener manages to get the short-arm pull away to backward square leg, couple more to the total
2.6 -
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
2.5 -
Sandeep Sharma to Warner, 2 runs, banged in halfway down, almost got big on Warner, who jumps up and forehands the pull in front of square, is back for the second in a flash before Vohra could tidy it up
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
2.3 -
Sandeep Sharma to Warner, no run, fullish and attacking the stumps, Warner drives it to the left of Sandeep, who stretches and collects it on the second attempt, no chance of a single
2.2 -
Sandeep Sharma to Warner, no run, good length ball and on off, Warner stays behind the line and taps it to the off-side
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
1.6 -
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
1.5 -
Kyle Abbott to Dhawan, no run, almost! Abbott had his hand up, but the ball bounced over. Good length ball which nips in a touch, Dhawan drives and ekes out an inside edge, just eludes the stumps
1.4 -
Kyle Abbott to Warner, 1 run, nothing pitched up from Abbott, Warner stays in the crease, glides the short of length delivery down to third man
Abbott also has a slip in place..
1.3 -
Kyle Abbott to Warner, no run, back of a length close to off, Warner hops slightly and punches to Axar at cover-point
1.2 -
Kyle Abbott to Dhawan, 1 run, tucks the batsman up with a short of length delivery - aimed right at the body, Dhawan swivels and gloves the pull to fine leg
1.1 -
Kyle Abbott to Dhawan, no run, fuller and outside off, Dhawan goes hard on the drive and mistimes it into the off-side, takes a step out for the single but aborts and sends Warner back as well
Kyle Abbott, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Sandeep Sharma to Warner, no run, short of length outside off, Warner stays flat-footed and punches it to cover-point, straight to the fielder
0.5 -
Sandeep Sharma to Dhawan, 1 run, shortens the length around off, Dhawan waits for the ball to arrive, opens the bat face and steers it down to third man
Just one slip in now..
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
0.3 -
Sandeep Sharma to Dhawan, no run, fullish and nipping away outside off, Dhawan has a sighter, lifts his bat and lets it go
0.2 -
Sandeep Sharma to Dhawan, no run, back of a length and cramps the batsman for room, Dhawan stabs it in front of backward point
0.1 -
Sandeep Sharma to Warner, 1 run, bit of swing away from the southpaw, the length is on the shorter side, Warner dabs it away to the left of third man, only a single and he is off the mark
Warner and Dhawan are at the crease. Warner is on strike. Sandeep Sharma will open the attack