Players walk out to the middle. Russell has the new ball. Yusuf Pathan at slip. Vijay to take strike
Leicester have won the EPL. There is no reason why Punjab cannot bounce back and get themselves out of the mire. They were outstanding in their previous match against Gujarat and today, after being pushed to the corner, they did well to restrict KOL to 164. Who won't want them to do well? There is nothing more beautiful than the underdogs toppling the giants. Let cricket be also called the 'beautiful game', at least once in a while.
Russell: "Of course, we have to respect that they executed the yorkers very well. The credit goes to the bowlers. The grass patches are full, so if you tend to bowl full, you will be smashed. We will try and take early wickets to restrict them."
Once the platform was laid, it was up to the duo of Yusuf and Russell to provide the fireworks. However, they lost gas towards the end, courtesy of some terrific death bowling by Punjab's bowlers. KOL will feel confident about defending the score on this track and leapfrog GUJ to top the points table. But will PUN have different ideas? Stick around for the chase.
On a spinning track, Kolkata will feel pretty happy to have managed 164 runs on the board. Gambhir and Uthappa started off on a cautious note and took the team past the fifty-run mark in the eighth over without making much fuss. Their fifth 50-plus stand of the season. With singles and twos freely coming, the pair milked the bowlers and collected runs without going for big shots. After reaching his fifty, Gambhir threw his wicket attempting a needles run. Uthappa followed soon after cracking an enterprising half-century.
19.6 -
Sandeep Sharma to A Russell, out A Russell Run Out!! What a finish to the innings for Punjab. Bowled this slower delivery down the leg seeing Russell make room, he got a faint tickle of the pad to the keeper. Wanted to sneak in an extra run but the keeper threw in time to Sandeep, who outran Russell at the bowler's end. Talk about the shift of momentum. A Russell run out (W Saha/Sandeep Sharma) 16(10) [4s-1 6s-1]
Sandeep Sharma to A Russell, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
19.5 -
Sandeep Sharma to Y Pathan, 1 run, not telling you about the delivery, read the previous balls. Pathan swings off the toe towards mid-wicket
19.4 -
Sandeep Sharma to Y Pathan, no run, cherry on the cake. A dot ball. What can Pathan do? Another yorker and Pathan jams it back to the bowler
19.3 -
Sandeep Sharma to A Russell, 1 run, this is unbelievable work from Sandeep. Another yorker, Russell jams towards cover
19.2 -
Sandeep Sharma to Y Pathan, 1 run, no respite from the yorkers, another one. Pathan gives it all but cannot beat long-on, hit it straight to him
19.1 -
Sandeep Sharma to A Russell, 1 run, Sandeep comes round the wicket and round-arms the yorker right on the toes of Russell. Almost got the better of him, Russell jams it into the pitch for a single
18.6 -
Mohit Sharma to A Russell, 1 run, Mohit is back to normal. Yorker on the stumps, Russell clears his front leg and cracks it off the base of the bat to long-off
18.5 -
Mohit Sharma to A Russell, SIX, Mohit missed it by a whisker and that is all Russell wanted. Thumps the full toss well over the long-on fence, did not look like a well-timed hit though
18.4 -
Mohit Sharma to A Russell, no run, yorker outside off, Russell cannot reach with an attempted squeeze
18.3 -
Mohit Sharma to Y Pathan, 1 run, Pathan dances down the track again, succeeds in making it a full toss, cannot do much with the shot though, hits it towards long-off
18.2 -
Mohit Sharma to A Russell, 1 run, another yorker. Everything has been full for a while now, Russell cracks it hard, but straight to the fielder at long-off
18.1 -
Mohit Sharma to Y Pathan, 1 run, Pathan uses his feet and gets across to tackle the line of the delivery. It was too full and all Pathan could do was drill to long-off, of the toe again
17.6 -
Sandeep Sharma to Y Pathan, 1 run, Pathan tries to manufacture his own room, Sharma follows him with a yorker length delivery again. Mistimes the swing wide of long-on
17.5 -
Sandeep Sharma to A Russell, 1 run, Sharma gets the yorker right again. Russell drills it down the ground off the toe of the bat, long-off cuts it across
17.4 -
Sandeep Sharma to Y Pathan, 1 run, yorker length again, Pathan cannot do much but jam it towards the cover region
17.3 -
Sandeep Sharma to A Russell, 1 run, finally the delivery he was looking for. Yorker on the stumps, Russell jams it towards backward square leg
17.2 -
Sandeep Sharma to A Russell, FOUR, Sharma went round the wicket and angled it across Russell. The ploy worked a bit but for the third man inside the ring, the thick edge flies over the fielder there
17.2 -
Sandeep Sharma to A Russell, wide, on the previous ball Sharma was seen grousing with the umpire. He thought it was too close a call. Not this time though, well beyond the reach of Russell, called a wide
17.2 -
Sandeep Sharma to A Russell, wide, another slower delivery in the same area. The umpire has to repeat the action
17.2 -
Sandeep Sharma to A Russell, wide, tried to act too smart and has to pay the price. Very full but well outside off, called a wide
17.1 -
Sandeep Sharma to Y Pathan, 1 run, this is better from Sharma, not bowling into Pathan's arc. Keeps it full and wide, Pathan squeezes the drive to sweeper cover
Sandeep Sharma [2.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack
16.6 -
Mohit Sharma to Y Pathan, 1 run, Pathan swings and does not time this slower ball, fetches a single to deep backward square leg anyway
Andre Russell, right handed bat, comes to the crease
16.5 -
Mohit Sharma to Y Pathan, out Uthappa Run Out!! What was Uthappa thinking? It was right on the pitch and Sharma had the momentum of his followthrough with him. He was always going to reach this drop from Pathan earlier than Uthappa. Has to depart. Slower ball it was and Pathan swung, missed and got hit on the abdomen, the ball just dropped and Uthappa set off. Pathan did not oblige, it was too late before he could hear the call. Sharma had all three to aim at the bowler's end and he broke them with ease. Uthappa run out (Mohit Sharma) 70(49) [4s-6 6s-2]
Mohit Sharma to Y Pathan, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
16.4 -
Mohit Sharma to Uthappa, 1 run, better from Sharma, slower full toss on the stumps. Uthappa drills it to long-on for a single
16.3 -
Mohit Sharma to Y Pathan, 1 run, swings again. Failed to get underneath the ball this time, finds deep mid-wicket
16.2 -
Mohit Sharma to Y Pathan, SIX, fullish ball and to Pathan's liking. He swings across and dispatches it over the deep backward square leg fence
16.1 -
Mohit Sharma to Uthappa, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the stumps. Did not look like a slower one, Uthappa had to wait as he whipped it to deep mid-wicket
Mohit Sharma [2.0-0-19-0] is back into the attack
Time-out in place now
15.6 -
Axar to Uthappa, leg byes, 1 run, Uthappa goes for the sweep, does not quite get it off the meat of the bat. Got it off the pads for the the ball to roll down to short fine leg
15.5 -
Axar to Y Pathan, 1 run, fires this one on the pads of Pathan, he softly tucks it to short fine leg
15.4 -
Axar to Uthappa, 1 run, Patel goes full and deprives Uthappa of the length he was looking for, patted in front of extra cover for a single
15.3 -
Axar to Uthappa, 2 runs, short, really short for Uthappa to effect the pull. He does so, cannot beat the fielder in the deep and will have to be content with a couple
15.2 -
Axar to Y Pathan, 1 run, Pathan stays leg-side, softly tucks to mid-wicket for a single
15.1 -
Axar to Uthappa, 1 run, makes room and tries to swing across the line, gets it off the inside edge to mid-wicket
Axar Patel [3.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack
14.6 -
Swapnil Singh to Uthappa, 1 run, Singh aims for the blockhole, succeeds a little. Uthappa drills it down the ground towards long-on for a single
14.5 -
Swapnil Singh to Uthappa, FOUR, the bowler had to drop his length and Uthappa has made use of that. Rocked back and pierced the gap between the deep mid-wicket and long-on with this pull
14.4 -
Swapnil Singh to Uthappa, SIX, flatter than a pancake! Grounds his back knee and slogs this one wide of long-on, the ball just carried over the fence
14.3 -
Swapnil Singh to Y Pathan, 1 run, this one was slightly slower through the air, Pathan pats in front of cover
14.2 -
Swapnil Singh to Uthappa, 1 run, shortish ball on the stumps, Uthappa pulls and finds deep mid-wicket
14.1 -
Swapnil Singh to Y Pathan, 1 run, tucks this one softly to mid-wicket
Swapnil Singh [2.0-0-15-0] is back into the attack
13.6 -
Sandeep Sharma to Uthappa, 2 runs, he has been put down at long-off. Was in the air for a while but the two fielders converging near the fence made a mess of it. Uthappa swung across and got it off the toe of the bat. Miller was the other fielder running in from long-on, it was his catch. Neither called and the confusion led to Mohit Sharma dropping the catch
13.5 -
Sandeep Sharma to Uthappa, FOUR, what a shot to bring his fifty. Cracks a full toss over extra cover and fetches a four
13.4 -
Sandeep Sharma to Uthappa, no run, full ball again, drives it back to the bowler. It hit the stumps at the bowler's end, had the bowler got his hand to it, Pathan who was out of his crease, would have been a goner
Yusuf Pathan, right handed bat, comes to the crease
13.3 -
Sandeep Sharma to Uthappa, out Gambhir Run Out!! Should Punjab really be celebrating this wicket? It is like light infantry making way for a heavy battalion. Sharma came over the wicket and kept it on a length outside off, Uthappa drove towards Maxwell at extra cover. Gambhir was backing a long way. Maxwell took his time and threw at the bowler's end, the throw deflected off the bowler's hand onto the stumps. Easy one for the third umpire as Gauti was long way out of his crease. Gambhir run out (Maxwell/Sandeep Sharma) 54(45) [4s-6 6s-1]
Sandeep Sharma to Uthappa, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
They have gone upstairs. I think Gambhir is gone here, he is nowhere in the frame. What are they waiting for? Out it is!
13.2 -
Sandeep Sharma to Gambhir, 1 run, another fullish delivery angled into Gambhir. He cleared his front leg and swung it to deep mid-wicket for a single
13.1 -
Sandeep Sharma to Gambhir, no run, round the wicket comes Sharma and keeps it full well outside off. Luckily got away, could have been a wide
Sandeep Sharma [1.0-0-2-0] is back into the attack
12.6 -
Maxwell to Gambhir, 1 run, looked to drive with the turn, but Maxwell had slid this through. Catches a thick inside edge and the ball wanders through mid-wicket
12.5 -
Maxwell to Gambhir, FOUR, oh supremely engineered. Goes back in the crease to a shortish ball outside off, and then deliberately slices it past backward point to bring up fifty. The skipper keeps churning them up
12.4 -
Maxwell to Uthappa, 1 run, rifles it on leg-stump, and restricts Robbie to a clip through mid-wicket
12.3 -
Maxwell to Uthappa, FOUR, this time he goes with the turn. Flatter trajectory this time and it's been heaved over mid-wicket with a clean swish
12.2 -
Maxwell to Uthappa, no run, drifts this across the right-hander, but the ball lands very full. Uthappa nails the drive straight to cover
12.1 -
Maxwell to Gambhir, 1 run, tosses it up from round the wicket and extracts some turn, Gambhir uses it and slices it in front of backward point
Glenn Maxwell, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
11.6 -
Axar to Gambhir, 1 run, powers a flat-batted thump down to long-off. Typical Axar delivery this, with the ball being darted short and wide
11.5 -
Axar to Uthappa, leg byes, 1 run, darts it in on the pads like a pop-gun, Uthappa is late to get his bat across on the flick but picks a leg-bye nevertheless
11.4 -
Axar to Gambhir, 1 run, this time he does get the single to long-on
11.3 -
Axar to Gambhir, no run, fired in full and Gambhir can't get it down to long-on as Axar stops it
11.2 -
Axar to Gambhir, 2 runs, I am not keeping count, but Gambhir has already missed out on a bevy of half-trackers. At least, this time he gets a couple of runs for it. He pulled it backward of square, hit it hard but Vohra skated across and dived to cut it off
11.1 -
Axar to Uthappa, 1 run, slides back and towards leg and eases it down to long-on
Axar Patel [2.0-0-13-0] is back into the attack
10.6 -
Stoinis to Uthappa, 1 run, flicked nicely from middle and off through mid-wicket
10.5 -
Stoinis to Gambhir, 1 run, goes hard on the drive and mistimes it through the covers
10.4 -
Stoinis to Uthappa, 1 run, nips back in from a good length and strikes the pad leading to a muffled appeal. Muffled because Stoinis soon realized that there was an inside edge involved. Easy single as the ball dribbles into the off-side
10.3 -
Stoinis to Gambhir, 1 run, slower short of length delivery around middle, Gambhir tucks it from in front of his rib-cage through mid-wicket
10.2 -
Stoinis to Uthappa, 1 run, pounds it in short and Uthappa is ready. Swivels across and pulls it to deep backward square
10.1 -
Stoinis to Uthappa, FOUR, oh jeez, some mind numbing garbage lately from the bowlers. Stoinis tries a dipping slow full toss, but dishes it on the pads. Uthappa can't be more thankful. Flogs it behind square
Marcus Stoinis [2.0-0-17-0] is back into the attack
9.6 -
Swapnil Singh to Gambhir, SIX, hallelujah! This is a holy gift. High full toss on middle and Gambhir swings it over the square leg fence
9.5 -
Swapnil Singh to Gambhir, 2 runs, it's another half-tracker but it's a leg-break this time from Swapnil. It turns away well wide of off, nearly goes outside the pitch before Gambhir flat-bats it in the air. Drops short of long-off
9.4 -
Swapnil Singh to Uthappa, 1 run, gently drives one to the right of Maxwell at cover and hares to the other end
9.3 -
Swapnil Singh to Gambhir, 1 run, ventures out of the crease, couldn't cover much ground as the ball was fired in full, drives it to long-off
9.2 -
Swapnil Singh to Uthappa, 1 run, eases onto the back foot, and pushes it through the covers
9.1 -
Swapnil Singh to Gambhir, 1 run, shoddy half-tracker which Gambhir fails to cash in on. Pulls it straight to deep mid-wicket
Swapnil Singh [1.0-0-3-0] is back into the attack
Strategic time-out has been enforced. It's all set up very nicely for the KOL. Plus there has been reasonable turn which plays out nicely with the hosts playing 3 spinners..
8.6 -
Axar to Uthappa, SIX, wingardium leviosa! Now if you don't understand that, I'm sorry I can't help. Me and my Harry Potter things! Anyway, getting back to cricket, Robbie steps down, gets close to the ball and levitates it over long-off
8.5 -
Axar to Uthappa, 2 runs, smart batting this. And more than that, it's impressive running. The chemistry between these two has been brilliant right from the start. Uthappa once again works it wide of long-on and springs back easily
8.4 -
Axar to Uthappa, no run, slices a punch straight to backward point
8.3 -
Axar to Uthappa, 2 runs, it's too straight and too full to be worrying about playing across the line, Axar doesn't turn it much either, flicked through mid-wicket and they scamper a couple
8.2 -
Axar to Uthappa, no run, softly played, looking to steal a single to long-off, but extra-cover intercepts
8.1 -
Axar to Gambhir, 1 run, Gambhir tries to emulate his partner with the slog-sweep but can't find the same brutality as he chops it off a thick bottom edge to deep mid-wicket
Axar Patel [1.0-0-2-0] is back into the attack
7.6 -
Gurkeerat Singh to Uthappa, FOUR, grounds his back knee and nails the slog sweep wide of long-on. Got it on an ideal length and walloped it..
7.5 -
Gurkeerat Singh to Gambhir, 1 run, nice flight and in-dip from round the wicket, Gambhir though, draws on it and nudges it through square leg
7.4 -
Gurkeerat Singh to Uthappa, 1 run, there he comes. Told you it wasn't far. But he mistimes the loft and is lucky that the ball didn't carry to long-on who does ever so well to gather it cleanly while being on the move
7.3 -
Gurkeerat Singh to Uthappa, no run, Uthappa wants to lace a cut past backward point but he can only chop it straight to him
7.2 -
Gurkeerat Singh to Gambhir, 1 run, nudges it through mid-wicket
7.1 -
Gurkeerat Singh to Uthappa, 1 run, ouch! Lunges too far forward to sweep, his front foot slides along the pitch and he does a leg-split. Now unless you're a ballerina, those hurt. Anyway, he gets the sweep away behind square
Gurkeerat Singh Mann, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
At some point, this pair will think about accelerating. And it's not that far away. Maybe now, with Gurkeerat coming on..
6.6 -
Swapnil Singh to Uthappa, 1 run, lines up a reverse sweep, hits it without any power wide of backward point
6.5 -
Swapnil Singh to Gambhir, 1 run, clipped with the turn through mid-wicket
6.4 -
Swapnil Singh to Gambhir, no run, that's turned in the opposite direction somehow, Gambhir expected it to come in from over the wicket and shaped to dab it fine, but is beaten on the edge
6.3 -
Swapnil Singh to Gambhir, no run, slightly misjudges the length as the ball isn't short enough, chops it to point
6.2 -
Swapnil Singh to Uthappa, 1 run, angled in and turns off the straight a fair bit, Uthappa slices it wide of point
6.1 -
Swapnil Singh to Uthappa, no run, loopy ball drifting in from round the wicket, pushed to short cover
Swapnil Singh, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
5.6 -
Stoinis to Gambhir, FOUR, that's rocketed off Gambhir's turbulent willow. Saw the overpitched delivery and came down ever so hard. Biffs it straight of mid-on and it reaches the fence in no time
5.5 -
Stoinis to Uthappa, 1 run, slower short of length delivery outside off, softly patted in front of backward point
5.4 -
Stoinis to Gambhir, 1 run, a slow dipping full ball just outside off, Gambhir hauls his front leg away looking to whack it hard but is slightly deceived with the ball never arriving, and drags it towards mid-on
5.3 -
Stoinis to Uthappa, 1 run, slower short of length delivery in line with middle, clipped through square leg
Fine leg and third man, both, are inside the ring. I can see lots of slow stuff coming..
5.2 -
Stoinis to Gambhir, 1 run, punched to deep cover. Happy to play the waiting game, for now..
5.1 -
Stoinis to Gambhir, no run, not short enough to be pulling, ends up being hand-cuffed and mistimes it to mid-wicket
Marcus Stoinis [1.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack
4.6 -
Axar to Uthappa, no run, tries to pick a dart from outside off looking to work it through leg, doesn't connect
4.5 -
Axar to Gambhir, 1 run, or maybe it's not. Straighter from Axar this time and he's nurdled behind square
4.4 -
Axar to Gambhir, no run, a third well timed stroke straight to the fielder. This one's full outside off and Gambhir slaps it straight to cover. Something's coming
4.3 -
Axar to Gambhir, no run, and again, fails to pierce the gap behind point with the cut
4.2 -
Axar to Gambhir, no run, stays round the wicket for Gambhir too and fires it wide of off, the length being on the shorter side. Gambhir cuts it but can't get it past backward point
4.1 -
Axar to Uthappa, 1 run, darts it in from round the wicket, slides on and Uthappa works it with the angle to deep mid-wicket
Axar Patel, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
Spin brought on early..
3.6 -
Mohit Sharma to Uthappa, 1 run, much better single. Pushes it straight of mid-on, and makes it comfortably. The fielder gets in a straight line with both sets of stumps, and might have deliberately chosen to go at the other end where Gauti was strolling. Manages a direct-hit too, but Gambhir is in
3.5 -
Mohit Sharma to Gambhir, 1 run, Mohit cuts the pace off with an off-cutter drifting across off, softly pushed wide of cover
3.4 -
Mohit Sharma to Uthappa, 1 run, gee, he's really pushing these singles. This might not have been so well-judged after all. Nudges it towards mid-on and hustles. Unlike the other ones, this had been pushed with hard hands and went quickly to the fielder and a direct-hit could have been tricky
3.3 -
Mohit Sharma to Gambhir, 1 run, gets slightly caught in his crease while playing across the line. But makes contact and clips it behind square
3.2 -
Mohit Sharma to Uthappa, 1 run, this time punches it past a diving Mohit, who might have got a hand, towards mid-off
3.1 -
Mohit Sharma to Uthappa, FOUR, sweet as! This is Robbie at his most imperious. It's on a good length, nothing wrong with it at all and it's been skinned past backward point with a sublime punch
2.6 -
Stoinis to Gambhir, FOUR, short ball but it's very poorly directed. Doesn't climb up much high, and Gambhir pulls it off his right shoulder over short fine. KOL are building momentum
2.5 -
Stoinis to Gambhir, no run, smacks a cut shot straight to backward point. Will rue this missed opportunity
2.4 -
Stoinis to Gambhir, FOUR, that's been whipped off the hips witheringly. Like my co-commentator Abhishek likes to call, the Nataraja shot. Flogs it past short fine leg
2.3 -
Stoinis to Gambhir, no run, presents only half a bat trying to glide one down to third man, and can't make contact
2.2 -
Stoinis to Gambhir, no run, back of a length delivery on off, blocked back down the pitch
2.1 -
Stoinis to Uthappa, 1 run, softly drops a ball in front of Maxi at backward point and judges the single well. The throw is a powerful one but off target. Replays from the side show that Uthappa wasn't in his crease when the ball passed the stumps, but that's more down to the fact that Uthappa knew where it was going and then had to take slight evasive action. Mid-wicket tries to backup but it bursts through him. Luckily, there's a long-on in place
Marcus Stoinis, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
1.6 -
Mohit Sharma to Gambhir, FOUR, look at how he just clears his front leg to allow an unhindered flow of the bat. Fullish outside off, and right down Gauti's alley. Punches it emphatically through extra-cover
1.5 -
Mohit Sharma to Uthappa, 1 run, strides forward to knock a length ball in front of mid-on and judges the single to a nicety
1.4 -
Mohit Sharma to Gambhir, 1 run, back of a length delivery, aiming to tuck up Gambhir. Clipped gently through the square leg region
1.3 -
Mohit Sharma to Gambhir, no run, not enough width on this occasion and Gambhir simply taps it to Maxi at backward point
1.2 -
Mohit Sharma to Gambhir, FOUR, he's very strong square on the off-side. Jumps back into the crease upon seeing the shortish length and plants an open-bat face to punch it through the point region. Skims away..
1.1 -
Mohit Sharma to Gambhir, no run, back of a length outside off, sliced towards Maxwell at backward point
Mohit Sharma, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Sandeep Sharma to Gambhir, 1 run, how close was it? Maxwell has his hands on his head but I reckon his reaction is misleading. I think Uthappa would have been home. Back of a length delivery just outside off, Gambhir drops it with soft hands in front of backward point and sets off. Maxwell swoops in and tries to side-foot it onto the stumps but misses
0.5 -
Sandeep Sharma to Gambhir, no run, tries to open the bat-face and run one with the angle down to third man, the man at slip intervenes with a diving stop though
0.4 -
Sandeep Sharma to Gambhir, no run, hops down the track, steps to leg as well trying to open up the off-side. But it's too close to slash it away, Gambhir can only chop it towards cover-point
0.3 -
Sandeep Sharma to Gambhir, no run, punches a length ball on the up, straight back to Sandeep, and wanders out of the crease for no reason. Sandeep is well within his rights to shy at the stumps, but misses. Gambhir would have been back anyway
0.2 -
Sandeep Sharma to Uthappa, 1 run, this one is the sucker ball. Thrown up full and wide outside off, and holds its line. Uthappa is already drawn across into a false push, and gets away with a thick outside edge to third man
0.1 -
Sandeep Sharma to Uthappa, no run, Sandeep gets the inswinger to GO a fair bit, dips in sharply on a length towards off. Uthappa prods across and plays it softly into the off-side
Uthappa and Gambhir are at the crease. Uthappa is on strike. Sandeep Sharma will open the attack
PUN gave away 14 runs and claimed one wicket in the final 2 overs. If you'd thought that was brilliant, then it's worth looking at KOL's bowling scorecard too. The 2-time T20 League champs bettered it by conceding the same number of runs and consuming 3 wickets. Some eye-pleasing exhibition of death bowling I must admit. Let's name this a HUM-JOLahoreY-DINGER. T20 cricket is not all about crash-bang-wallop. Bowlers, you can hold your heads high and dictate the terms (Ask Russell and Sandeep Sharma). That's a wrap of Wednesday night. Hope you enjoyed our coverage as much as we did bringing it to you. Till tomorrow, keep safe and sleep tight. Goodbye from Raju Peethala, Abhishek Chaudhary and Sagar Chawla. A ta-ta from scorer Venkatesh too. Thanks for reading fellas!
"I love playing here. It's been amazing. We know how important this game is. We didn't get enough on the board but we came back and bowled like champions. We proved ourselves and that's what a good team is all about. We were trying to get to 180, but credit to their bowlers, they did well during death overs. 164 was very defendable and once we know we can create pressure we can get wickets. We have a few days off, We gonna rest and make sure we are ready for the next game," huffs out Andre Russell who seemed to have soaked in the moments of the game. Is also the proud owner of Purple Cap...Now you know who the Man of the Match is
"We are used to this wicket. The way we have batted is very professional. I still thought we were 10 runs short but the ball did slow a bit in the second innings. From hereon, we must get used to it and get better. The wickets up front were very important. The middle order has been in decent form and hopefully they can take some pressure off us. Last year's experience was a big learning for us. We are not taking any game for granted," grins an exuberant Gambhir.
Vijay: "To be honest we did not start well and for Maxi to pull off a knock like that was unbelievable. Axar got out at the wrong time. Lot of positives to take for us. We are bowling really well and the bowlers were up to the mark. Sandeep and Mohit were brilliant at the death. We needed to have a good start, but Maxi played well. The momentum is with us. It is a great game to be part of. We are just looking forward to the games coming up for us. Everybody wants to win and we wanted to go and get the 160. We are keeping it simple. Hashim Amla came today morning, so we thought we will give him a break and make use of him in the future games."
KOL's bowlers showed resolve and determination to enable them to a thrilling victory. The visitors started off on a poor note and were in a spot of bother at 13/3, but Maxwell and Saha resurrected the innings and steadied the chase. Maxwell unfurled a series of powerful shots and never allowed the required rate to climb at any point during the chase. Just when Punjab were coasting towards the target, KOL bowlers clawed their way back into the game by snaring a couple of wickets. The spin duo of Piyush Chawla and Shakib Al Hasan tied the batsmen in knots to take the game away from PUN's grasp. But it was the 17th over which changed the complexion of the game, Axar Patel hammered two sixes and kept Punjab in the hunt. With 12 needed off the last over, Andre Russell held his nerve and successfully nailed the yorkers to help KOL romp home in the end.
19.6 -
A Russell to Sandeep Sharma, 1 run, Russell fires KOL to a thumping win. What a comeback this has been! Maxi and Axar threatened to take the game away. But Andre Russell's perfect execution and Axar's unfortunate run out sealed the game for the home team. Coming to the finish: It was quick and full at the toes, Sandeep Sharma had only so much (limited) power that he could smack it towards mid-wicket
Sandeep Sharma, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19.5 -
A Russell to Swapnil Singh, out Lbw!! Russell has his hands aloft and Gambhir is seen punching fists with someone in the dug out. This is some serious stuff from Russell - SRK is up on his feet, applauding the amazing stuff from the West Indian. Hurled full targeting middle and leg. Swapnil Singh walks across and slogs across the line. Misses and the "slow raising finger" is up...Swapnil Singh lbw b A Russell 0(1)
A Russell to Swapnil Singh, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!
19.4 -
A Russell to Mohit Sharma, 1 run, Andre Russell is nailing it, bowls it straight and denies Mohit Sharma the width, sliced off the outside half towards cover, Russell fields in his followthrough
Mohit Sharma, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19.3 -
A Russell to Gurkeerat Singh, out Gurkeerat Singh Run Out!! 1 run completed. And the kamikaze continues. Gurkeerat Singh has hit that alright. Lofted one to the right of long-off and there was never a two there. Sathish sends in an accurate throw to Robbie who does the bail-whipping job. It was a spectacular throw to be honest. Take a bow Sathish! Gurkeerat Singh run out (Sathish/Uthappa) 11(11) [4s-1]
A Russell to Gurkeerat Singh, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
Swapnil Singh, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19.2 -
A Russell to Gurkeerat Singh, out Axar Run Out!! Kolkata go berserk! Russell is on fire. As Mel Jones exclaims on air: "You cannot keep him out of the game." It was a low full toss, driven straight back to the bowler. Russell fields in his followthrough, sees Axar backing a long way and flings the ball air-borne. M-A-G-I-C-A-L stuff. The stumps are shattered and so are PUN's hopes? Axar run out (A Russell) 21(7) [4s-1 6s-2]
A Russell to Gurkeerat Singh, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
Dada and SRK sport a nervy look too. Fine leg inside the circle
19.1 -
A Russell to Axar, 1 run, very full outside off, Axar throws everything on the drive, it ain't getting past long-off though
12 from 6 balls. The crowd are behind KOL. Whistling, clapping, hooting and doing their best. Russell with the ball. Nerves...
18.6 -
M Morkel to Axar, 1 run, similar delivery and Axar seeks to swipe it over mid-wicket, is late on the uppish flick and chips it just in front of an onrushing mid-wicket
18.5 -
M Morkel to Axar, 2 runs, smidgen fuller and aimed at the stumps, Axar flicks through mid-wicket and there's an easy double available
From round the wicket now
18.4 -
M Morkel to Gurkeerat Singh, 1 run, full again, Gurkeerat Singh fails to get underneath it, manages to drive one meekly towards extra cover and sets off
18.3 -
M Morkel to Axar, 1 run, fuller and wider of off, Axar squeezes it towards point and sprints...
18.2 -
M Morkel to Axar, FOUR, 16 off 3. Axar is turning it on here. Uses the length and width to ramp this deftly over short third man. Short, wide, punished...
18.1 -
M Morkel to Gurkeerat Singh, 1 run, flayed square on the off-side, the strike is back with Axar and PUN dug out is up on its feet
Morne Morkel [3.0-0-17-1] is back into the attack
22 from 12. Where's your money going?
17.6 -
A Russell to Axar, SIX, and he does it again! Struck powerfully and off the meat, timed sweetly. When you bowl length at this stage, you cannot get away... A clean hit in the same area
17.5 -
A Russell to Axar, SIX, and Axar doesn't need any sighters! Just stays still and smites this fullish delivery over the wide long-on fence
17.4 -
A Russell to Gurkeerat Singh, 1 run, backs away and steers this length ball backwards of point
Axar Patel, left handed bat, comes to the crease
17.3 -
A Russell to D Miller, out Caught by (sub)Sathish!! Is this the game for KOL? I definitely think so. But look at those figures from Andre Russell. 3/3 - Unbelievable stuff. Dipping full toss just outside off, Miller thumps it straight down the throat of long-on. Miller wasn't happy - Thought it was a no ball for height but must say, its a fair call from the TV ump. D Miller c (sub)Sathish b A Russell 13(18)
A Russell to D Miller, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Miller has been caught at long-on. Is that a no ball for height? Was that above the waist? Not a no ball to me. OUT and the crowd erupts...
17.2 -
A Russell to D Miller, no run, another off-pace delivery outside off and another swing and a miss for Miller
17.1 -
A Russell to D Miller, no run, the off-cutter angled away outside off, Miller swipes and misses. Robbie goes up for a caught behind appeal but Miller missed it by miles
Andre Russell [2.0-0-3-2] is back into the attack
35 from 18 and here comes Russ. GG is out of the field and Sathish is on as the substitute...
16.6 -
Shakib to Gurkeerat Singh, FOUR, is that a six? Looks like it has landed on the full. The TV umpire is having a look at the replays and passes the verdict to the onfield ump. It's a only a boundary. Coming to the delivery: Full toss on the stumps, Gurkeerat Singh bashes it straight down the ground, landed just inches inside the rope
16.5 -
Shakib to Gurkeerat Singh, no run, looks to loft this flighted delivery from the crease, gets a thick inside edge which thuds the pads and rolls around the stumps
16.4 -
Shakib to D Miller, 1 run, excellent stuff this from Shakib. Bowling it full and wide, Miller makes room but could only mistime the drive to long-off
16.3 -
Shakib to Gurkeerat Singh, 1 run, quicker and fuller, Gurkeerat Singh drills the drive straight to sweeper cover
16.2 -
Shakib to D Miller, 1 run, uses the feet to get to the pitch of the delivery, didn't time the on-drive but manages to get it wide of long-on
16.1 -
Shakib to Gurkeerat Singh, 1 run, waits for the ball to slide in and drives to long-off
43 from 24. A Max-less PUN, can they do it?
15.6 -
Chawla to Gurkeerat Singh, 1 run, run out chance missed! Gurkeerat Singh taps this to GG at backward point and sets off. A clean pick up and throw and Miller would have been struggling
15.6 -
Chawla to Gurkeerat Singh, wide, the googly drifting down leg, Gurkeerat Singh half-turns and fails to glance
15.5 -
Chawla to Gurkeerat Singh, no run, flighted on off, Gurkeerat Singh plonks forward and drives straight to cover
Gurkeerat Singh Mann, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Strategic time-out
15.4 -
Chawla to Maxwell, out Lbw!! "It's the slow raising finger" - Richie Benaud-esque. Maxwell has been quite itchy in the last 2 overs and now he perishes trying a fancy shot. Looks to reverse sweep the googly and gets nowhere near it. It landed on a length and rapped him in front of middle and off. Chawla screams his throat out and so does Robbie. The umpire waits, waits, ......waits for an eternity and then brings the edge index finger into play. Good grief! Maxwell lbw b Chawla 68(42) [4s-6 6s-4]
Chawla to Maxwell, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!
15.3 -
Chawla to D Miller, 1 run, steps to leg and slaps the drive through cover
15.2 -
Chawla to Maxwell, 1 run, backs away to leg and looks to smite one down the ground, instead toe-ends it to long-on
15.1 -
Chawla to D Miller, 1 run, takes a step down the pitch and clips it square on the leg side
Piyush Chawla [3.0-0-22-1] is back into the attack
48 off 30
14.6 -
Shakib to Maxwell, no run, tries a reverse sweep and misses, is hit on the back pad but the impact is outside off, hence can't be given out
14.5 -
Shakib to D Miller, 1 run, pushed down to long-on
14.4 -
Shakib to D Miller, no run, aims for a reverse sweep and drags it onto his pad, the ball rolls away just wide of leg peg. "oohs and aahs" from Robbie. Replays show that the ball was rolling back onto the stumps but Miller had the awareness to turn back and flick it away using his bat
14.3 -
Shakib to Maxwell, 1 run, fired full outside off, Maxwell drives it through extra cover
14.2 -
Shakib to Maxwell, SIX, he's doing it for PUN. Maxwell shapes up for a big one, gets into position early - On one knee and depositing the tossed up delivery into the cow corner orbit
14.1 -
Shakib to Maxwell, no run, a swing and a miss! The slower slider which beats Maxwell big whoosh and the off-stump, by a whisker
Shakib Al Hasan [1.0-0-5-0] is back into the attack
13.6 -
U Yadav to Maxwell, 1 run, shortish outside off, Maxwell dabs to third man and keeps strike
13.5 -
U Yadav to Maxwell, FOUR, that's a gift and Maxi accepts it gleefully. Short and begging to be hit. Down leg, Maxwell swivels and smacks the pull through short fine. Go fetch that!
13.4 -
U Yadav to Maxwell, 2 runs, makes room and gets ample width to slap one through extra cover. Uthappa gets a bad bounce but could have perhaps snaffled it. Misses and allows a overthrow and an extra run
13.4 -
U Yadav to Maxwell, wide, short, slow, down leg, Maxwell goes for a big swipe and misses
13.3 -
U Yadav to Maxwell, 2 runs, backs away and Umesh follows him, sprays it into the pads and Maxwell directs it through mid-wicket with the twirl of his wrists
13.2 -
U Yadav to D Miller, 1 run, ups his pace and bowls it a touch fuller outside off, Miller presents the full face of the bat as he drives it down to long-off
13.1 -
U Yadav to D Miller, no run, slower length delivery on the stumps, Miller flicks but finds mid-wicket
Umesh Yadav [2.0-0-15-0] is back into the attack
Umesh Yadav to add some pace. But will that stop Maxi? 67 needed off 42
12.6 -
Chawla to Maxwell, no run, walks down the pitch to smother the spin but is beaten in the flight. Manages to pad it away to the off-side. A mild appeal for lbw but the umpire is unmoved
12.5 -
Chawla to D Miller, 1 run, full at the toes, easy peasy for Miller who clips to deep mid-wicket
12.4 -
Chawla to Maxwell, 1 run, steps out and takes it on the full to power it towards long-on
12.3 -
Chawla to Maxwell, no run, serene stuff from Maxi, lunges forward and dead-bats this legspinner
12.2 -
Chawla to D Miller, 1 run, sits on one knee and reverse-sweeps this full ball towards short third man
12.1 -
Chawla to D Miller, 2 runs, on middle and leg, Miller camps back and tucks through mid-wicket
11.6 -
B Hogg to D Miller, 1 run, stifled appeal for lbw but Miller got an inside edge there. Fired it on the pads and Miller dragged the sweep off the splice
11.5 -
B Hogg to Maxwell, 1 run, fifty for Maxi! He needed this badly, didn't he? Just a raise of the bat as he nudges one through mid-wicket
11.4 -
B Hogg to Maxwell, FOUR, make that 14 off 3 balls. Absolute carnage from the Big Show. Bludgeons this loopy delivery straight down the ground, one bounce and over the ropes!
11.3 -
B Hogg to Maxwell, FOUR, through for a boundary! Maxwell flicks this full delivery and Manish at wide long-on overruns and the lets the ball slip through his hands
11.2 -
B Hogg to Maxwell, SIX, is it Maxi's day tonight? He is taking on the wily old fox. Flighted just outside off, Maxwell whips powerfully and that's gone all the way into the mid-wicket stands
11.1 -
B Hogg to D Miller, 1 run, slowish and around off, swept through mid-wicket
10.6 -
Chawla to Maxwell, no run, thrashed but straight to extra cover
10.5 -
Chawla to Maxwell, no run, quick and flat on off, kept a bit low too, Maxwell prods forward and blocks
10.4 -
Chawla to Maxwell, FOUR, reverse lap and that's timed to perfection! Maxwell gets into position early and directs it well over of short third man. He adjusted well as Chawla fired it in, waited and helped it along the way
10.3 -
Chawla to Maxwell, no run, googly just outside off, Maxwell looks to force (slog sweep) one through the leg-side and misses
10.2 -
Chawla to Maxwell, SIX, whoa! Mistimed and six. That's Maxi for you. Goes hard on this quicker one and didn't time the biff. Went miles up in the air and beats Russell's leap at long-off
10.1 -
Chawla to Maxwell, 2 runs, walk across and flick the legspinner through mid-wicket
9.6 -
B Hogg to Maxwell, 1 run, Maxwell for some strange reason ain't playing his natural game. Just nudging and nurdling singles, sensible stuff! Another easy one through mid-wicket
9.5 -
B Hogg to Maxwell, SIX, that's cleanly struck! Maxwell brings his bottom hand into play as he lofts one handsomely over extra cover. Orthodox stuff!
9.4 -
B Hogg to Maxwell, 2 runs, yet again he shuffles to the off-side to wrist one through mid-wicket
9.3 -
B Hogg to D Miller, 1 run, eased down towards long-off
9.2 -
B Hogg to D Miller, no run, "Howzaaaaaaat" go Robbie and Hoggy in unison and guess what! That hit the bails, but they don't dislodge. How on earth is that even possible? Oh my lord! The replays show there is nothing on the bat as Miller shuffles and fails to get bat on the glance. That one spun in sharply and Miller didn't even pick the "S" of it. Only he must know how he survived
A slip for Miller
9.1 -
B Hogg to Maxwell, 1 run, flatter and straighter, Maxwell walks across and clips it off his pads to short fine
Brad Hogg, left-arm chinaman, comes into the attack
David Miller, left handed bat, comes to the crease
Time for a break! Strategic time-out, as they call it. Here comes Hoggy. KOL have a spin factory, is it?
8.6 -
Chawla to W Saha, out Bowled!! Dragged on! The legspinner from Chawla. Slightly fuller and wide of off, Saha sinks to one knee and looks to fetch the sweep, ends up dragging it off the toe and clattering the stumps. The stumps are in a mess and Saha ain't looking back. W Saha b Chawla 24(20) [4s-3]
Chawla to W Saha, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
8.5 -
Chawla to W Saha, no run, driven with hard hands straight to backward point
8.4 -
Chawla to W Saha, no run, the googly! Saha goes for a big whoosh, got into a bit of tangle as he crouched low. To his delight, the line was well outside off and Saha succeeds in slicing the air
8.3 -
Chawla to W Saha, FOUR, the legbreak from Chawla, Saha drives sans any feet movement and squirts it off a thick outside edge past a diving short third man. 50 up for PUN
8.2 -
Chawla to Maxwell, 1 run, 113ks? What has T20s done to spinners? Skids on straight, Maxwell wristily clips wide of mid-wicket
8.1 -
Chawla to Maxwell, no run, flighted full outside off, Maxwell drills it straight to cover
Piyush Chawla, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
7.6 -
Shakib to W Saha, no run, shortish, Saha cuts and finds backward point
7.5 -
Shakib to Maxwell, 1 run, too straight again, Maxwell knocks it to the same region
7.4 -
Shakib to W Saha, 1 run, angled into the pads, Saha nudges it through mid-wicket
7.3 -
Shakib to W Saha, no run, flatter just outside off, Saha drives in front of cover
7.2 -
Shakib to W Saha, 2 runs, "Catch that Hoggy, catch that Hoggy" exhorts Robbie behind the stumps. But he couldn't quite get there in time. How old is he? Saha gets a thick top-edge on the sweep and Hogg did well to run to his left from short fine, puts in a half-hearted dive but he never looked like getting there
7.1 -
Shakib to Maxwell, 1 run, skids on from a length on the stumps, tucked wide of mid-wicket
Shakib Al Hasan, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
6.6 -
U Yadav to W Saha, 2 runs, moves around the crease and punch-drives this length delivery through cover. Another overthrow conceded
6.5 -
U Yadav to Maxwell, leg byes, 1 run, and he does that again! Read 6.3 please
6.4 -
U Yadav to W Saha, 1 run, punched sweetly to sweeper cover
6.3 -
U Yadav to Maxwell, leg byes, 1 run, walks across the stumps and fails to connect with an attempted flick, off the pads and they run a leg bye behind square
6.2 -
U Yadav to W Saha, 1 run, pitched short and wide, Saha rises on his toes and slaps with a flat-bat, sneaks in a quick single as backward point fires an ill-advised throw at the bowler's end
6.1 -
U Yadav to W Saha, no run, hurls it fuller and just outside off, Saha gets across and chips the drive towards extra cover
5.6 -
M Morkel to Maxwell, FOUR, bumper down the leg-side, Maxwell moves across the line and helps the pull over Hogg at short fine leg
5.5 -
M Morkel to W Saha, 1 run, gets on his toes and taps this one in front of short third man for a single
5.4 -
M Morkel to Maxwell, leg byes, 1 run, tries to play the shot which he played on the first ball of the over. Does not get it off his bat, will pick up a single as the ball rolled of the pad to short fine leg
5.3 -
M Morkel to Maxwell, no run, Morkel takes the pace off it. Keeps it on a length outside off, Maxwell missed the cut, the ball was not away from kissing the off-stick
5.2 -
M Morkel to Maxwell, no run, Maxwell backs away and slaps this one hard, real hard. No luck with the gap though, straight to the fielder at mid-off
5.1 -
M Morkel to Maxwell, FOUR, that is Maxwell for you. He creates shots. Nothing bad with the delivery, gets across and clips it past short fine leg
4.6 -
U Yadav to W Saha, FOUR, mistimes the loft on this length delivery. But thanks to powerplay restrictions, it flies over Russell at mid-off
4.5 -
U Yadav to W Saha, 2 runs, Yadav comes closer to the stumps, Saha gets across and works past Morkel at short fine leg, towards deep backward square leg
4.4 -
U Yadav to W Saha, FOUR, room comes to Saha's rescue, always easy to flay shots when the ball is away from the body. Short and wide and Saha cuts it through point
4.3 -
U Yadav to W Saha, no run, Punjab batsmen have no idea about the pace on this track. Once again Saha is late on the whip, gets hit on the body
4.2 -
U Yadav to Maxwell, 1 run, this one nips away a touch off the surface, Maxwell taps off the inside edge to third man
4.1 -
U Yadav to Maxwell, no run, length delivery around off, Maxwell prefers to stay back and guards to cover
Umesh Yadav, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
What happened in the last two overs? How naive I was to draw comparison with Leicester. Forgive me for that. Punjab need to do better, a lot better
3.6 -
M Morkel to W Saha, 2 runs, Saha waits this time and places the punch through covers, has enough time to get back for a couple of runs
3.5 -
M Morkel to W Saha, no run, this one skid off the surface from a similar length, Saha wanted to whip it away, was hit high on the thigh pad
3.4 -
M Morkel to W Saha, no run, the Morkel delivery (back of a length), Saha mistimes the punch towards mid-off
3.3 -
M Morkel to Maxwell, 1 run, off pace delivery outside off, Maxwell waits and punches off the outside edge to third man. Gets off the mark
Gambhir in the form of short leg
3.2 -
M Morkel to Maxwell, no run, short ball for Maxwell too, Maxwell gets his elbow high and defends towards the off-side
Glenn Maxwell, right handed bat, comes to the crease
3.1 -
M Morkel to Vijay, out Caught by Shakib!! If the previous one was ugly, I do not have words for this. Ever since Vijay came, he looked in a bit of hurry. The kind of hurry openers show when they do not have faith in the middle order. Tries to loft this length delivery over the off-side, the bounce was a bit more and all Vijay could do was mistime it for an easy catch to mid-off. Punjab are three down in no time. Vijay c Shakib b M Morkel 6(11) [4s-1]
M Morkel to Vijay, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Wriddhiman Saha, right handed bat, comes to the crease
2.6 -
A Russell to Vohra, out Caught by Shakib!! No, no this is not how Leicester won the EPL. They were sensible throughout the season, not wild like Vohra this time. Short delivery and he lifted it, in fact just chipped the whip towards deep backward square leg. Did not account for the fielder there, who did not have to move an inch. Retchingly ugly this from Vohra, purely because he had no game awareness this time. Vohra c Shakib b A Russell 0(5)
A Russell to Vohra, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
2.5 -
A Russell to Vijay, 1 run, finally a shot which Vijay is known for playing. Gets across and tucks this length delivery to mid-wicket
2.4 -
A Russell to Vijay, no run, fullish ball on the stumps, jams it back towards mid-on
2.3 -
A Russell to Vijay, byes, FOUR, cross seam delivery and what is Vijay doing? Throwing his bat wildly, does not connect and it beat the keeper into the fence
2.2 -
A Russell to Vohra, leg byes, stifled appeal for an lbw. But it was way too high and could have gone down the leg too, Vohra missed the tuck and was rapped on the pad, a little too high though
2.1 -
A Russell to Vohra, no run, three quarter length again, Vohra tucks off the toe towards mid-wicket
1.6 -
M Morkel to Vijay, FOUR, it's sheer luck that has fetched Vijay a four here. Back of a length delivery angled into him, he made a bit of room and then tried to flog it over deep mid-wicket, got a thick top edge that flew over short fine leg, one bounce and over the ropes
1.5 -
M Morkel to Vijay, no run, Vijay is trying too much perhaps. Used his feet this time and swung across the length delivery, connect but could not find gap through mid-wicket
1.4 -
M Morkel to Vijay, no run, kisses length just outside off, Vijay stays in the crease and pushes towards cover
1.3 -
M Morkel to Vijay, no run, the kind of behind bounce this delivery had, Vijay would have needed a ladder to play the punch he attempted. Back of a length delivery outside off, Vijay does not connect with the punch
1.3 -
M Morkel to Vijay, wide, angled this one too much and will be called a wide down the leg-side
1.2 -
M Morkel to Vijay, no run, hits the back of a length again, the ball hurries off the surface too. Vijay gets across and pushes it back to the bowler
1.1 -
M Morkel to Vijay, no run, back of a length delivery with the bounce of a short one. Vijay stands tall and punches to backward point
Morne Morkel, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
0.6 -
A Russell to Vohra, no run, bouncer and a good one, Around off and Vohra sits back to let it go to the keeper
0.5 -
A Russell to Vohra, no run, Russell angles this length delivery from wide of the crease. Vohra prods across and drives to mid-on
0.5 -
A Russell to Vohra, wide, short delivery down the leg-side, Vohra lets it go after getting across, called a wide
Manan Vohra, right handed bat, comes to the crease
0.4 -
A Russell to Stoinis, out Caught by Chawla!! This is not how you chase a target - losing a wicket on the 4th delivery of the innings. Nothing shot from Stoinis. Length delivery around off, he threw his bat at it, had no timing behind it. The ball spooned towards Piyush Chawla at mid-off, who accepted the gift gleefully. Stoinis c Chawla b A Russell 0(3)
A Russell to Stoinis, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
0.3 -
A Russell to Stoinis, no run, similar delivery outside off this time. Stoinis pats towards cover, signals Vijay to stop, who looked interested in a single
0.2 -
A Russell to Stoinis, no run, back of a length delivery on the stumps, Stoinis stands tall and firmly pushes to mid-on
0.1 -
A Russell to Vijay, 1 run, length ball that nipped in a touch, Vijay gets an inside edge on the pads that rolls to short mid-wicket
Vijay and Stoinis are at the crease. Vijay is on strike. A Russell will open the attack