Morkel has the ball...a lone slip to anticipate the edge
Smith and McCullum get ready on the sidelines. Dhoni's men disperse from the huddle to march to their respective positions. Action about to begin..196 to get off 120 balls (or 20 overs, as Kohli would put it). The commentators on air inform that there's not much dew tonight.
"It was nice to get that (talking about his ton). 195 is a pretty good score. We will have to bowl and field pretty well. It was a little bit slow but even. You can hit through the line and use the pace as well. I came in pretty early in the powerplay when the field's up. Obviously, had a bit of luck, got bowled off a no-ball. Once it changes pace, our spinners will have to be smart. It is not spinning much and you can hit through the line. We will have to bowl well," says centurion Smith
Dhoni had refused to judge Pune's pitch at the toss, citing his lack of experience at the venue, but his batting showed none tonight. He chipped in with a captain's cameo ("knock" is for old hats) to build on what was a huge 2nd wicket partnership. Put in to bat, Pune lost Tiwary's makeshift opening duties to a run out, but Rahane and Smith then put on a century stand, Pune's first ever, to lay a platform for the now-must assault in the slog overs. Smith's scintillating century off 53 balls brought up his highest T20 League score too, but it wasn't without drama. Shivil Kaushik, on his T20 League debut, had Smith bowled on 41, only to find that he had overstepped. Total's very good but the pitch is good too, and T20 League's chase-to-win spell is far from over. Join us back for a potential lip-licker!
19.6 -
Dwayne Bravo to Dhoni, FOUR, Dhoni finishes off with a boundary. Comes down the track and cracks this yorker past a diving Ishan Kishan at mid-off, gave himself a bit of room as well to effect the shot. Finally Pune have got a score that can be considered a safe one
19.5 -
Dwayne Bravo to T Perera, 1 run, yorker does not allow Perera to get underneath it, was on the off stick. Drilled to long-off
19.4 -
Dwayne Bravo to T Perera, 2 runs, clears his front leg and slices this one to deep backward point, fresh legs allow him to take a couple
Thisara Perera, left handed bat, comes to the crease
19.3 -
Dwayne Bravo to Smith, out Bowled!! He departs just after getting his ton. But that won't take away anything from him. He has done his job. Kaushik congratulates him as he walks back. Yorker it was and Smith moved way too across, he does not miss those usually but this time it was too good to be worked away, gets an inside edge and the ball pegs back the leg-stick. Was even congratulated by McCullum. Smith b Dwayne Bravo 101(54) [4s-8 6s-5]
Dwayne Bravo to Smith, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
19.2 -
Dwayne Bravo to Smith, FOUR, maiden T20 hundred for Smith. What an innings, pure masterclass. Paced it so well. Slower delivery that was a bit short, Smith waited for it and hoicked it to the deep mid-wicket fence
19.1 -
Dwayne Bravo to Dhoni, 1 run, yorker length on the stumps, Dhoni uses his strong wriss and cracks it off the bottom of the bat to mid-wicket
18.6 -
P Kumar to Smith, FOUR, that is a great delivery that has gone for four. Yorker that almost did Smith, he got an inside edge as he tried to squeeze the flick, the fielder at fine-leg was beaten on the dive
18.5 -
P Kumar to Smith, 2 runs, that is one way of dealing with these yorkers with a packed leg-side field. Smith made the room and tried to go inside-out, did not time it well and spooned over cover, gets a couple anyway
18.4 -
P Kumar to Smith, 2 runs, and another yorker, Smith gets across and toes the swing to the left of deep square leg
18.3 -
P Kumar to Dhoni, 1 run, another yorker length delivery, Dhoni attempts the helicopter, cannot get the elevation. Ends up hitting it to deep mid-wicket
18.2 -
P Kumar to Dhoni, FOUR, Bravo makes a meal of it at the deep backward square leg fence. Yorker it was and Dhoni wristed the swing to the right of Bravo, who over-ran and the ball crossed the fence
18.1 -
P Kumar to Smith, 1 run, and does what he always does during death overs. Bowls a yorker, Smith gets an inside edge on the swing. Ball rolls down to fine leg
Praveen Kumar [3.0-0-23-0] is back into the attack
Another one from the yorker factory of GUJ. PK is back
17.6 -
Dwayne Bravo to Dhoni, no run, low full toss again and this is frustrating for the batsman. Cannnot beat the mid-off fielder on the drive
17.5 -
Dwayne Bravo to Dhoni, no run, Dhoni wanted to sweep this one. Missed it completely and was rapped on the pads. Exchanges a friendly stare with the bowler
17.4 -
Dwayne Bravo to Smith, 1 run, Smith moved across on this fuller length delivery, gets the flick off the bottom of the bat to fine leg
17.3 -
Dwayne Bravo to Smith, SIX, mid-off was inside the ring and Smith made use of it. Picked the slower ball and flat batted it over the long-off fence. He made a bit of room as well
17.2 -
Dwayne Bravo to Dhoni, 1 run, that is well bowled. Dhoni wanted to make room. Used his feet a bit too, Bravo followed him and Dhoni had to jam it into the on-side
17.1 -
Dwayne Bravo to Smith, 1 run, Smith ekes out an inside edge as he wants to force it through the on-side, the ball rolls along and Dhoni calls for a single
Dwayne Bravo [2.0-0-19-0] is back into the attack
16.6 -
Jadeja to Dhoni, no run, Dhoni tries to force it again. Could not time it well and ends up hitting it back to the bowler
16.5 -
Jadeja to Dhoni, no run, shortish ball outside off, Dhoni flays the cut to backward point
16.5 -
Jadeja to Dhoni, wide, Jadeja tries to bowl it wide of Dhoni, does so but it was too wide, and the umpire spreads his arms
16.4 -
Jadeja to Dhoni, SIX, and another one, this one to the long-off fence. Those trunk-like hands of Dhoni are punishing Jadeja, clobbered this tossed up quick delivery over the long-off fence
16.3 -
Jadeja to Dhoni, SIX, that's flat! That's brutal! Yorker attempted, Dhoni got underneath and let his strong forearm take over on the swing, carries just over the long-on fence. Helicopter shot, vintage Dhoni
16.2 -
Jadeja to Smith, 1 run, works this flatter delivery to mid-wicket
16.1 -
Jadeja to Dhoni, 1 run, Dhoni tries to swing across the line, got a thickish inside edge that rolled to backward square leg
16.1 -
Jadeja to Dhoni, wide, Jadeja wants to keep it away from Dhoni, ends up bowling it too wide outside off, called a wide
15.6 -
Shivil to Smith, SIX, that will spoil the over for Kaushik. Ended up pitching it too full, Smith got underneath and smacked it over the long-off fence
15.5 -
Shivil to Smith, no run, Smith tries to unsettle the youngster. Attempts the reverse sweep but fails to connect, the ball did not miss the off-stick by much
15.4 -
Shivil to Dhoni, 1 run, width on offer and Dhoni cuts it to the right of Ishan Kishan at backward point, dive saved a certain four
15.3 -
Shivil to Smith, 1 run, similar delivery but Smith is not looking to cut it. Forehands it to long-off for a single
15.2 -
Shivil to Dhoni, 1 run, Dhoni adjusts this time and steers this one to short third man for a single
15.1 -
Shivil to Dhoni, no run, extra bounce on this shortish delivery and Dhoni is beaten on the cut
Shivil Kaushik [2.0-0-23-0] is back into the attack
14.6 -
Jadeja to Smith, no run, and hat-trick of dot balls to finish the over. Jadeja sticks to the same line, Smith pushes in front of cover-point
14.5 -
Jadeja to Smith, no run, another dot ball. These are bullion-like, Smith is forced to pat this one towards the same region
14.4 -
Jadeja to Smith, no run, tapped this flatter delivery to point and wanted a single. Has to rush back as the fielder quickly released the ball to the keeper
14.3 -
Jadeja to Smith, SIX, Jadeja ended up tossing it up a bit, Smith cleared his front leg, got underneath and hoses it down over the long-off fence
14.2 -
Jadeja to Dhoni, 1 run, wrists this quick delivery to mid-wicket
14.1 -
Jadeja to Dhoni, 2 runs, these two can take on the arms of any fielder in the world. Dhoni advances but Jadeja drags the length, Dhoni then adjusts and works through square leg. Hares to the other end, senses the opportunity and takes the second as well
Ravindra Jadeja [2.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack
13.6 -
Dwayne Bravo to Dhoni, 1 run, takes it on the full after taking a big stride, eases down to long-on
13.5 -
Dwayne Bravo to Smith, 1 run, gets across once again and tucks this one to mid-wicket to bring Dhoni on strike
MS Dhoni, right handed bat, comes to the crease
13.4 -
Dwayne Bravo to Smith, out Rahane Run Out!! What a sad end to a good innings from Rahane. There was never a single on offer but the match has entered that phase of urgency and he wanted to push things. Another slower ball from Bravo, which Smith missed to tuck away, was rapped on the pads. The ball rolled to the right of the batsman. Rahane went for the single but Smith denied, Bravo picked it up and broke the stumps at the bowler's end with a direct hit. No chance for Rahane to get back. Rahane run out (Dwayne Bravo) 53(45) [4s-5]
Dwayne Bravo to Smith, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
13.3 -
Dwayne Bravo to Smith, 2 runs, another slow full toss and Smith places the nudge between deep mid-wicket and long-on for a couple
13.2 -
Dwayne Bravo to Rahane, 1 run, uses his feet this time but Bravo shortens the length. Rahane adjusts and cuts to deep backward point
13.2 -
Dwayne Bravo to Rahane, wide, effort ball from Bravo, bumper down the leg-side. Karthik and the bowler appealed but Rahane did not get any glove on the pull, called a wide
13.1 -
Dwayne Bravo to Rahane, 2 runs, he keeps doing it once in a while, Bravo. Bowls it on a back of a length, Rahane did well to tuck it to mid-wicket for a couple
Time-out in place. One has to feel for Kaushik, got a wicket off a no-ball. If heartbreak could be measured on a scale of 1-10, getting wicket off a no ball is 11. To make things worse, was hit for a six on the very next ball
12.6 -
Faulkner to Rahane, 1 run, fifty for Rahane. Well played indeed! Another full ball and Rahane got across to work it through mid-wicket for a single
12.5 -
Faulkner to Smith, 1 run, another off-pace delivery and Smith drills it down to long-off
12.4 -
Faulkner to Smith, FOUR, Jadeja does the misfield at deep mid-wicket. Did not get low in time as he tried to pick it with one hand. Lazy effort from him, Smith had worked it from middle and off, once the ball beat Jadeja it was always going to cross the fence
12.3 -
Faulkner to Smith, SIX, Aussie vs Aussie and Smith is the winner this time. Smith read the slower delivery and flogged it over the deep mid-wicket fence. 94-metre hit that one
12.2 -
Faulkner to Rahane, 1 run, Rahane is hurried by this back of a length delivery from round the wicket. He swipes it awkwardly to mid-wicket
12.1 -
Faulkner to Smith, 1 run, Smith stays leg-side on this fuller length delivery and then drives it to long-off, easy single
11.6 -
Dwayne Bravo to Smith, 1 run, slightly misses the line. But Smith cannot make full use of it, tickles it off his pads to backward square leg for a single
11.5 -
Dwayne Bravo to Rahane, 1 run, Bravo is back to what he does best. Slow ball on the stumps, Rahane is forced to work to mid-wicket
11.4 -
Dwayne Bravo to Rahane, FOUR, this time Rahane is served with the room and that will help. Opened the face of the bat, did not look like a cut, gets it past backward point and the ball races away to the fence
11.3 -
Dwayne Bravo to Rahane, 2 runs, Bravo won't give Rahane the pace he wants to work with, has to wait again on this fuller length delivery. Wrists it to long-on for a couple
11.2 -
Dwayne Bravo to Rahane, 2 runs, another full toss on the pads and Rahane flicks to the right of deep backward square leg. Faulkner puts in the dive to save two runs for his side
11.1 -
Dwayne Bravo to Smith, 1 run, slow dipping full toss from Bravo, Smith waits and clips through mid-wicket. Rahane on strike now. He has to up the ante
Dwayne Bravo, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
10.6 -
Faulkner to Smith, 1 run, Smith comes down the track and is beaten by the slowness of the delivery, begets a leading edge that rolls to backward point for a single
10.5 -
Faulkner to Rahane, 1 run, too full again from round the wicket and that won't bother Rahane, worked through mid-wicket with ease
10.4 -
Faulkner to Rahane, 2 runs, short and and wide outside off, Rahane rocks back and cuts to deep backward point, enough time to get a couple
10.3 -
Faulkner to Smith, 1 run, slower delivery again perhaps? Full toss it was. Smith eases it down to long-off
10.2 -
Faulkner to Rahane, 1 run, full and slow on the stumps, Rahane works it through square leg
10.1 -
Faulkner to Rahane, 2 runs, back of a length delivery angled across Rahane, he tucks it to mid-wicket and steals a couple before the fielder from the deep can come in and field
James Faulkner, comes into the attack
9.6 -
Shivil to Smith, SIX, on expected lines, Smith takes a heavy toll off the free-hit by taking a step out of the crease and lifting it over the long-off fence
9.6 -
Shivil to Smith, no ball, well, Smith has been chugged down by the young man from Karnataka. Er no! What I see? They are checking for the no-ball. Hmm, there doesn't seem to be anything behind the line. And it turns out to be a no-ball. Kaushik would be shattered with that experience. What makes it worse is that it will be a free-hit in place now. Smith tried to hoick a delivery that turned a fraction away from him and got an inside edge onto his stumps, but the no-ball saved him
9.5 -
Shivil to Rahane, 1 run, Rahane waits and eases it to short third man
9.4 -
Shivil to Rahane, no run, Rahane pushes it to cover-point, but can't sneak in a run
9.3 -
Shivil to Rahane, FOUR, a hint of turn away from Rahane almost leads to his dismissal. Full and just outside off, Rahane looks to lift it over the off-side, but does not get to the pitch. He ekes out an outside edge to the third man fence
9.2 -
Shivil to Smith, 1 run, full and just outside off, Smith stays slightly leg-side of the ball and drives it to sweeper cover
9.1 -
Shivil to Smith, 2 runs, shorter in length, pulled to long-on for a brace
Time-Out in place now. Smith has run GUJ's fielders ragged by scampering across the length and breadth of the pitch. Rahane, too, has twinned caution with aggression to keep the scorecard ticking
8.6 -
Jadeja to Smith, 1 run, too straight from Jadeja, Smith waits for it and tucks it to deep mid-wicket
8.5 -
Jadeja to Rahane, 1 run, pushed through and on the stumps, pushed down to long-on
8.4 -
Jadeja to Smith, 1 run, flatter delivery and on the stumps, Smith clips it to mid-wicket
8.3 -
Jadeja to Rahane, 1 run, Rahane sinks on one knee and sweeps it to fine leg
8.2 -
Jadeja to Smith, 1 run, Smith skips out of the crease, takes it on the half volley, closes his bat face a touch and rolls his wrists to work it to square leg
8.1 -
Jadeja to Smith, 2 runs, with a round-arm action, Jadeja bowls it just outside off, Smith eases it to deep backward point and hares down to the batsman's end to add two more runs to the tally
7.6 -
Shivil to Smith, 1 run, Smith mistimes the pull to long-on. The 50-run stand comes up with that single
7.5 -
Shivil to Smith, no run, on a length and just outside off, punched to backward point
7.4 -
Shivil to Smith, 2 runs, Smith clips it to mid-wicket and straightaway calls for a couple. He puts pressure on the fielder in the deep and with athletic strides makes it back
7.3 -
Shivil to Smith, FOUR, attempted googly that goes wrong as Kaushik offers the width, Smith waits on the back foot and cuts it past backward point. The ball just zoomed away to the fence
7.2 -
Shivil to Rahane, 1 run, shorter in length, Rahane pulls it to long-on
7.1 -
Shivil to Rahane, no run, well, Kaushik gets extra bounce on his first delivery, Rahane tries to cut and misses. He certainly has an action like Paul Adams. Just that he doesn't jump like the former SA spinner
Shivil Kaushik, left-arm chinaman, comes into the attack
6.6 -
Jadeja to Smith, 2 runs, flatter delivery and on the stumps, clipped to deep square leg for a brace. Excellent running between the wickets
6.5 -
Jadeja to Smith, no run, sliding down leg, Smith misses with the flick
6.4 -
Jadeja to Rahane, 1 well, Rahane was lucky there. He tried to pull, but it was bowled at 100ks. As a result, got an inside edge and just about missed the middle-stump by a whisker. Rahane sneaked in another run
6.3 -
Jadeja to Rahane, leg byes, 2 runs, sliding down leg, Rahane looks to tickle it fine and can't make the connection. The pair collect a couple of leg-byes to short fine
6.2 -
Jadeja to Smith, 1 run, pushed through and on the stumps, Smith works it to mid-wicket
6.1 -
Jadeja to Rahane, 1 run, flatter delivery and on the stumps, tucked to short fine leg
Ravindra Jadeja, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
5.6 -
D Kulkarni to Smith, FOUR, the pair are certainly looking to upset the opposition ranks by using their feet. Smith backs away a touch, after dancing down the track and then cracks it past Bravo at backward point, who almost got to the ball with a dive to his left, but to no avail
5.5 -
D Kulkarni to Rahane, 1 run, Kulkarni changes his line and bowls it outside off, patted to short third man for a quick single
5.4 -
D Kulkarni to Rahane, 2 runs, Rahane takes a step out of the crease and clips it to deep backward square leg. Excellent running between the wickets help the pair to pinch in a couple
5.3 -
D Kulkarni to Smith, 1 run, angled into the right-hander, Smith stays slightly leg-side of the ball and dabs it to third man
5.2 -
D Kulkarni to Rahane, 1 run, another one sliding down leg, Rahane clips it to deep square leg
5.1 -
D Kulkarni to Rahane, FOUR, Kulkarni continues to bowl too straight and gets punished. Rahane flicks it wide of mid-wicket and the ball races away
4.6 -
P Kumar to Rahane, 1 run, shorter in length and on the stumps, pulled to deep backward square leg
4.5 -
P Kumar to Smith, 1 run, Smith pats it to cover for another run
4.4 -
P Kumar to Smith, 2 runs, Faulkner looks to effect a direct-hit at the bowler's end, but too much enthusiasm is not good for any team. Smith was pretty much in there. Pushed to mid-off and Faulkner hits the stump mike and it deflects for the duo to pinch in another run
4.3 -
P Kumar to Smith, FOUR, sliding down leg. Now that is one area where you can't bowl to Smith. Using the flick shot is a bread and butter stroke for him. He just tucks it to the fine leg fence
4.2 -
P Kumar to Smith, FOUR, PUNE' batsmen are trying to put Praveen off his length. Smith skips down the track, takes it on a length and drives it all along the carpet to the sweeper cover fence
4.1 -
P Kumar to Rahane, 1 run, again too straight from Praveen, Rahane works it to backward square leg
3.6 -
D Kulkarni to Rahane, 1 run, a tad fuller and outside off, dabbed to third man
3.5 -
D Kulkarni to Rahane, no run, holy! Moly! Kaushik should have snaffled that one, but was late in moving forward. Rahane tries to flick and mistimes it to Kaushik at mid-on, who perhaps did not pick the ball or was too nervous. As a result, could not get to the ball
3.4 -
D Kulkarni to Smith, 1 run, Smith walks across the stumps and clips this straight ball to short fine leg. How many times has he done it in his career?
3.3 -
D Kulkarni to Rahane, 1 run, fullish and just outside off, Rahane aims to drive and edges it to third man
3.2 -
D Kulkarni to Rahane, no run, Rahane attempts to bury a delivery that had a bit of width on it, but could only connect with thin air
3.1 -
D Kulkarni to Smith, 1 run, full delivery and just outside off, pushed to cover
2.6 -
P Kumar to Smith, 1 run, Smith cracks the cut to short third man
2.5 -
P Kumar to Smith, no run, back of a length delivery and just outside off, tucked to square leg
2.4 -
P Kumar to Smith, FOUR, too straight from Praveen, Smith walks around the stumps and clips it to fine leg. It rocketed to the fence
Steven Smith, right handed bat, comes to the crease
2.3 -
P Kumar to Rahane, out S Tiwary Run Out!! Raina is certainly one of the finest fielders going around in India. He gave a glimpse of his skills there by effecting a brilliant run-out. Rahane tried to defend a delivery that was slanted in and missed. It hit the thigh pad. Tiwary called for a leg-bye. Rahane responded. Raina from backward point, with athletic strides, ran and collected the ball and took down the stumps with a dive. Tiwary, despite looking to slide his bat in, found himself short of the crease. S Tiwary run out (Raina) 1(2)
P Kumar to Rahane, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
The TV umpire has been beckoned for a run-out decision. The batsman in play is Tiwary. I can see that Raina when he ran in and hit the stumps, Tiwary was short of the crease. As a result, he has to take the walk back to the pavilion
2.2 -
P Kumar to Rahane, no run, Rahane is looking to get as forward as possible to kill Praveen's swing. Good length delivery and just outside off, Rahane comes well forward and pushes it to cover-point, but can't pinch in a run
2.1 -
P Kumar to Rahane, no run, good length delivery and just outside off, Rahane brings out the punchy-drive, but can't breach the gap through cover. It came right off the screws though
1.6 -
D Kulkarni to Rahane, 1 run, too straight from Kulkarni, Rahane tucks it to deep mid-wicket
1.5 -
D Kulkarni to S Tiwary, 1 run, a touch of width on offer, Tiwary stays back and cracks it to third man
1.4 -
D Kulkarni to Rahane, 1 run, Rahane rolls his wrists on this back of a length delivery and collects a single to mid-on. He thinks of sneaking in another run, but decides against it
1.3 -
D Kulkarni to Rahane, no run, a tad fuller and angled in, Rahane is solid in his defence
1.2 -
D Kulkarni to Rahane, FOUR, glorious from Rahane! Rahane comes forward and punches a length ball straight down the ground and it races away to the fence. He took a step forward to play that shot
1.2 -
D Kulkarni to Rahane, wide, well, I thought it hit the pad. It surely hit something, but adjudged as a wide. Rahane tries to flick another inswinger that was drifting down leg and misses, signalled as a wide
1.1 -
D Kulkarni to Rahane, no run, from close to the stumps, Kulkarni gets a wee bit of inswing, Rahane clips it to mid-wicket, but can't bisect the gap
Dhawal Kulkarni, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
P Kumar to S Tiwary, no run, Praveen continues to generate swing. It was pounded on a back of a length, Tiwary camps back and defends to point. In fact, he got an outside edge on that delivery
0.5 -
P Kumar to Rahane, 1 run, the inswinger from Praveen, Rahane works it to short mid-wicket and hares down to the other end for a quick single
0.4 -
P Kumar to Rahane, no run, good length delivery and the outswinger from Praveen, Rahane essays the straight drive, Praveen gets a finger on it on his followthrough and the ball rolls across towards mid-off
0.3 -
P Kumar to Rahane, no run, good length delivery and just outside off, defended
0.2 -
P Kumar to Rahane, FOUR, this time, in an attempt to look for away-swing, he offers width, Rahane shows the required transfer of weight to rock back and usher the cut shot past the backward point fielder and into the fence
0.1 -
P Kumar to Rahane, no run, a hint of away-swing from Praveen, Rahane mistimes the drive back towards the bowler
Rahane and S Tiwary are at the crease. Rahane is on strike. P Kumar will open the attack
Heck! Whaddaay game! Let's name this a SMUMTH-DAY. Steven Peter Devereux Smith + Dwayne Romel Smith = 101 + 63 = 164. That's one helluva effort from the Smithys. Teams playing against the Lions, beware? Better think twice before making a ton. Indian Test skipper, the first victim and now the Aussie skipper. Only QDK's ton has come in a winning cause. What a fitting Friday we had. Saturday, Saturday...so you know what's coming. The double-headers. Join us tomorrow for all the hip-hop. Till then, buh-bye from Raju Peethala, Pratyush Sinha, Abhishek Chaudhary, Bharath Ramaraj and scorer Siva. Thanks for reading. Cheerio!
"I always love opening, especially opening with Baz. Hope we continue doing the same. They started well; but as soon we smashed a few off the middle, they went on the back foot. The guys are really up for it and we have a good coach. Also awesome background staff, hope we continue winning" concludes a sedate Smith (Dwayne) who deservedly is the recipient of the Man of the Match award.
"It was a close game and I think they (the openers) have done a pretty good job in getting us to a good start. They have done the damage till 6 overs and then DK and I got crucial partnership. Pune is one of the top grounds in India. Very good facilities and good net bowlers they have. If you look at the records, chasing teams have generally done well. Also if you have wickets in hand, you can always chase any target. I have been lucky to play with MS. Learned a lot from him, unfortunately his team didn't win today. I'm not going to see him tonight. He will be very disappointed, I will meet him later," chuckles Suresh Raina
"I think bowling isn't clicking for us. First 6 overs, 60 runs - It's not quite working for us. We definitely need to improve our new ball bowling. We need to crack the code quickly, else we will be on the receiving end. Injuries are something beyond our control. We have lost a few players in the batting department but the new ball bowling is something have struggled in consistently. There are still some areas where the players can step up. I like it when there is not much break between the 2 games. Yes! We need to sort out a few things before the next game" laments MS Dhoni.
Brendon McCullum and Dwayne Smith's free-wheeling knocks power GUJ to a nail-biting victory off the final ball of the match. The duo shredded the opposition attack up front to leave PUNE' camp rattled. Despite losing both of them in quick succession, Suresh Raina's 28-ball 34 took GUJ closer to victory. However, a flurry of wickets in the slog overs, raised PUNE' hopes. With 3 required off 3 balls, Raina, too, played a rash shot and was castled. James Faulkner, though, soothed GUJ's nerves by helping them cross the finish line. It was Steve Smith, who had crunched an eye-catching hundred to propel PUNE to a sizeable total. It didn't prove to be enough in the end.
19.6 -
T Perera to Faulkner, 1 run. The finisher has done it again! Gujarat edge past the Supergiants and win by 3 wickets. Back of a length outside off, Faulkner mistimes the pull to the right of a short mid-on. Smithy dives full length and almost pulls off a one-handed stunner. Such a cruel game this cricket is... Smith hit a scintillating ton and the winning runs went past (or rather through) his hand. Alas!
One from one. Super Over coming up? Too many close-in fielders
19.5 -
T Perera to Faulkner, 2 runs, a wild throw and Faulkner survives! He drove this full ball to long-off and was always coming back for the second. Rahane is the fielder at long-off and he is confused. Which end to go? He decides to hurl it to MS, but directed it well wide of the stumps. MS is livid...
Praveen Kumar, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19.4 -
T Perera to Ishan Kishan, out Ishan Kishan Run Out!! Full and wide, Kishan drills it straight to mid-off and sets off. Tiwary had all stumps to aim at. Takes his own, sweet time and clatters the stumps. Even a dive from Kishan couldn't save him. All happening here at Pune....Ishan Kishan run out (S Tiwary) 0(1)
T Perera to Ishan Kishan, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
Direct hit and Ishan Kishan is gone. Finchy is pushing Akshdeep Nath in the dugout...some message is being passed on. Nervy times!
Ishan Kishan, left handed bat, comes to the crease
19.3 -
T Perera to Raina, out Bowled!! Oh my lord! The crowd erupt and the bails are flying high. Fullish delivery pitched on off and came back in ever so slightly, beating Raina's swing and kissing the off pole. TIMBAHHHH. In fact, replays suggest that he got an inside edge. Hence the ball deflected onto the stumps. Ishan Kishan comes in... time to become a hero, young lad! Raina b T Perera 34(28) [4s-2]
T Perera to Raina, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
19.2 -
T Perera to Faulkner, 1 run, off-cutter splayed full and wide, Faulkner thrashes it to cover and sprints..."Don't look back" mode
19.2 -
T Perera to Faulkner, wide, erm! What was that? Slower ball refuses to rise, rolls, rolls and rolls well wide of the tramline. Faulkner needed a fishing rod to fetch that
19.1 -
T Perera to Faulkner, FOUR, this should do! Stephen Fleming looks frustrated and so is MS behind the stumps. Perera lets out a loud grunt after offering a full toss on the pads. Faulkner knelt down and swept it behind square, beating the desperate dive of fine leg
6 balls, 9 runs. Thisara Perera. Will he deliver? The crowd have gone mum. Dhoni moving the fielders here and there. Jimmy Faulkner, famously renowned as finisher is on strike....
Thisara Perera [3.0-0-32-1] is back into the attack
18.6 -
Dinda to Raina, 2 runs, pitched up outside off, Raina makes room and drills the drive through extra cover. 9 to get now...
18.5 -
Dinda to Raina, FOUR, Raina backs away a long way and Dinda follows him. Length ball drifting down leg and Raina just glances it down to fine leg
18.4 -
Dinda to Faulkner, 1 run, fullish outside off, GOAT toe-ends the drive to long-off
James Faulkner, right handed bat, comes to the crease
18.3 -
Dinda to Jadeja, out Jadeja Run Out!! LOL moment folks! Watch this on TV and I'm sure you'll die laughing. Dinda does the Ronaldo jump. Fired full and nutmegged Jaddu as he swings and misses. He tries to sneak in a bye without consulting his partner. Raina didn't even move an inch. Jaddu was half-way down the pitch and MS waits for an eternity to dislodge the bails. Waits, waits....still waits...and still waits....and then serenly gropes the bails. Jadeja run out (Dhoni) 0(1)
Dinda to Jadeja, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
Dhoni, controlling the field-traffic at the moment. Jaddu to take strike
Ravindra Jadeja, left handed bat, comes to the crease
18.2 -
Dinda to Dwayne Bravo, out Caught by Dhoni!! And now a wicket. Is there any twist in the tale? Are we set for one of those last-ball finishes? Hurled too full and wide, would have been a wide again. Rush of blood from Bravo, he deicides to move across and throws the kicthen sink. Wanted to carve it over cover instead edges it behind. MS is delighted. Pune sense something here... Dwayne Bravo c Dhoni b Dinda 7(6) [4s-1]
Dinda to Dwayne Bravo, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
18.1 -
Dinda to Dwayne Bravo, FOUR, too full and would have been a wide had Bravo left that. Bravo bends low and opens the bat face to ramp it to the deep backward point fence. No fielder in the deep and the pressure is back on Pune
20 from 12. Dinda again....
17.6 -
Murugan Ashwin to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, another googly, this time Bravo reads it early and drags the pull behind square leg. Excellent over from the junior Ashwin
17.5 -
Murugan Ashwin to Dwayne Bravo, no run, "Howzaaaat" goes MS but that was comfortably sliding down leg. The googly which Bravo didn't pick, wanted to flick aerially and is rapped in line with leg peg
17.4 -
Murugan Ashwin to Raina, 1 run, drifting in around middle, clipped along the ground to deep mid-wicket
17.3 -
Murugan Ashwin to Raina, 2 runs, short around middle, Raina pulls in the air..... But it drops well in front of an incoming deep mid-wicket. That was mistimed to perfection (If I'm allowed to say so)
17.2 -
Murugan Ashwin to Raina, no run, read 17.1
17.1 -
Murugan Ashwin to Raina, no run, the slider at 85-plus ks, Raina stoops on one knee and swings across the line, missed by a long way
Murugan Ashwin [2.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack
24 from 18 MURU-GUN-ASH with the ball.
16.6 -
Dinda to Dwayne Bravo, no run, Dinda stares at Bravo... Yes you read that right! 134ks bouncer that flew over the top-edge, Bravo was looking to pull but missed it by miles
16.5 -
Dinda to Dwayne Bravo, 2 runs, fuller and slanted in around the pads, whipped wide of long-on for a couple of runs
16.5 -
Dinda to Dwayne Bravo, wide, oh that effort! Spare a thought for Dinda someone... He bustles to the crease, jumps full length and spears a 141ks length delivery, but where has that gone? Down the leg-side and Bravo is quite content to let that go
16.4 -
Dinda to Raina, 1 run, loop loop, repeat repeat. Similar delivery and a relatively similar stroke, but this one has been placed straight to the fielder in the deep
16.3 -
Dinda to Raina, 2 runs, full at the toes, Raina flicks through square leg and calls for two, Deejay responds
Dwayne Bravo, right handed bat, comes to the crease
16.2 -
Dinda to D Karthik, out Caught by Rahane!! Finally some relief for Pune. Too late I guess. Length ball drifting in towards middle, DK with his electric movements walks across slightly and miscues the loft. Off the bottom half and straight down the throat of deep mid-wicket. Rahane has bucket hands and he ain't dropping that....D Karthik c Rahane b Dinda 33(20) [4s-4]
Dinda to D Karthik, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
16.1 -
Dinda to D Karthik, FOUR, 50-run stand comes up! DK shuffles early and anticipates the slower ball. To his delight, it was a low full toss. Drilled behind backward square with a well-timed sweep
16.1 -
Dinda to D Karthik, wide, sprayed wide of off, W-I-D-E-D
Ashok Dinda [2.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack
35 off 24, still hopes, Pune? Here's the Ronaldo fan
15.6 -
T Perera to Raina, 2 runs, widish yorker, nudged away with soft hands through mid-wicket, good running does the rest. Relax Raina, relax...
15.5 -
T Perera to Raina, FOUR, you slip a yorker and you pay the penalty! As simple as that, oh T20s....Who wants to be a bowler in this Hollywood version of the game? Low full toss outside off, Raina drops to one knee and swipes it out of his sight, sped away to the wide long-on fence
15.4 -
T Perera to D Karthik, 1 run, angles this in slightly, DK closes the bat face on the drive and places it wide of mid-on
15.3 -
T Perera to D Karthik, FOUR, DK seems to be in crash-bang-wallop mode today! He ain't sparing any dross stuff. Slower delivery with ample width on offer, DK clobbers the drive along the carpet through cover. Raced away!
15.2 -
T Perera to Raina, 1 run, deceives the Lions skipper with a slower delivery, fired full outside off, Raina just about manages to tap it to the off-side to sneak in a quick run
15.1 -
T Perera to Raina, 2 runs, misses the yorker and feeds a low full toss outside off, Raina sits on one knee and flays it over cover for a couple of runs
Thisara Perera [2.0-0-18-1] is back into the attack
Ah, this helps. A strategic time-out. 49 off 30. Where's your money going folks? Here's Thisara-tricky-Perera....Dhoni looks a bit jittery
14.6 -
Murugan Ashwin to D Karthik, FOUR, quick and flat outside off, that's flat-batted with sheer power and aggro, straight down the ground. Take that!
14.5 -
Murugan Ashwin to D Karthik, 2 runs, shot! But Handscomb makes a fantastic stop at deep backward point. Pounces on the ball and flicks the ball back into play. A late-cut executed and powered to perfection but the effort was too good...
14.4 -
Murugan Ashwin to Raina, 1 run, another long-hop that goes scot-free. Raina pulls but places it towards the man at deep backward square
14.3 -
Murugan Ashwin to D Karthik, 1 run, yet again he proves my word right. Goes hard and wild against a shortish delivery, wanted to loft but he is all brawn there. Off the toe-end towards an onrushing sweeper cover
14.2 -
Murugan Ashwin to D Karthik, no run, DK is throwing every ounce of energy here. Seeks to slog-sweep a flatter delivery, the length isn't quite there though. Cue-ends it back to ASH
14.1 -
Murugan Ashwin to Raina, 1 run, short and crying to be hit, Raina camps back and pulls aerially, lands just in front of deep backward square
Murugan Ashwin [1.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack
58 from 36 Still gettable with 8 wkts in hand. Here's the Jnr. ASH
13.6 -
Ashwin to D Karthik, FOUR, oh, hello! Where did that come from? A left-handed version of DK, reversing his stance and heaving it through mid-wicket. Don't bother running DK...
13.5 -
Ashwin to D Karthik, 2 runs, slipping down leg, DK crouches low and sweeps it wide of short fine. Some commendable football skills from Perera saves a duo of runs
13.4 -
Ashwin to Raina, 1 run, 99ks, seriously ASH? Straighter one, punchily worked to long-on
13.3 -
Ashwin to D Karthik, 1 run, flat and straight, DK uses his wrists to lap that behind square leg
13.2 -
Ashwin to Raina, 1 run, flighted just outside off, punchily driven to deep cover
13.1 -
Ashwin to D Karthik, 1 run, steps down the pitch to negate the turn, doesn't quite get to the pitch of the ball but manages to flip it wristily over square leg
68 from 42 "This is getting really tight" goes the senior Huss. in the comm. box
12.6 -
R Bhatia to D Karthik, 1 run, full and zooming in on leg peg, DK toe-ends the on-drive to long-on
12.5 -
R Bhatia to D Karthik, 2 runs, just a hint of width outside off, Karthik extends his arms on the inside-out drive and slots it over extra cover
12.4 -
R Bhatia to Raina, 1 run, outside off, played down to long-off
12.3 -
R Bhatia to D Karthik, 1 run, slower on middle, lifted elegantly over a non-existent mid-on
12.2 -
R Bhatia to Raina, 1 run, "Two, two, two..." chirrups Raina after driving this full ball towards deepish mid-off. Perera was too good, flings himself to his left and denies Raina another run
12.1 -
R Bhatia to D Karthik, 1 run, off-cutter just outside off, Karthik drives sans any feet movement, runs away off the thick inside edge towards short fine
Rajat Bhatia [2.0-0-19-1] is back into the attack
11.6 -
Ashwin to D Karthik, 1 run, "Bhaaaaaag" screams MS after DK clipped this to mid-wicket. For those of you wondering what that means, screaming "Runnnnn" in a very demanding way. Raina wanted a second but the throw was quick and flat. MS whips the bails and sends a query to the square leg ump. but Raina made it in with a dive
11.5 -
Ashwin to Raina, 1 run, punched down to long-off
11.4 -
Ashwin to D Karthik, 1 run, flatter and on the stumps, worked away behind square on the leg-side
11.3 -
Ashwin to Raina, 1 run, slipping into the pads, Raina tucks square on the leg-side
11.2 -
Ashwin to Raina, no run, full and straight, Raina steps out and drags the heave off the inner part to short mid-wicket
11.1 -
Ashwin to D Karthik, 1 run, chopped to backward point
10.6 -
T Perera to D Karthik, 1 run, dab-and-run cricket from DK and Raina would have had his heart in his mouth. He put in a desperate dive and that's the only thing that saved him. Tough times!
Oh hang on! What's happening out there? There's plenty of drama all of a sudden. DK drops this delivery into the off-side and sets off for a quick single. Raina responds and Perera swoops on the ball and pings the bails. Is that out? Looks pretty close. Raina might have just got in there. Who wants to be a TV umpire? It's so close and after numerous replays the man that matters adjudges it as NOT OUT
Dinesh Karthik, right handed bat, comes to the crease
10.5 -
T Perera to Dwayne Smith, out Bowled!! Pune roars! Perera pumps his fist and lets out a loud cry... Toe-bashing yorker swerved in on middle and off. Smith looks to jam it out with an angled bat and ends up deflecting it onto the stumps via the inside edge. Dwayne Smith b T Perera 63(37) [4s-9 6s-1]
T Perera to Dwayne Smith, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
10.4 -
T Perera to Raina, 1 run, length sat up on leg-stump, Raina flicks up and over mid-wicket, ponders about a second run but decides against it
10.3 -
T Perera to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, yorker slipped, serves up a low full toss on leg-stump which is biffed down to long-on
10.2 -
T Perera to Dwayne Smith, no run, too full and homing in towards off, nearly a yorker. Smith looks to squeeze it out, gets a thick inside edge that escapes past the timber. Dhoni has his hands on his head. It's been that kind of a day, isn't it?
10.1 -
T Perera to Raina, 1 run, shimmies down the pitch and manoeuvres this length delivery towards mid-wicket
Thisara Perera [1.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack
9.6 -
Ashwin to Raina, 1 run, within the stumps and tucks to short mid-wicket
9.5 -
Ashwin to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, another one turning down leg, Smith flays it with a swivel and pulls it round the corner. There was some excitement as the LED bails lit up as Smith went deep in the crease, replays show that it was Dhoni's gloves that ticked them off
9.4 -
Ashwin to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, what was this? Turn taking it down leg, Smith turned around with his bat shaped to sweep. Then sees that he doesn't need a bat swipe, he's already there, and pats this off the toe-end to fine leg
9.3 -
Ashwin to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, oh my. He's on fire. Is back in his crease already, Smith gets good bounce on this delivery pitched within the stumps and allows Smith a pull through mid-wicket
9.2 -
Ashwin to Raina, 1 run, skids in with the angle, Raina was opened up already and just jams it to backward point
9.1 -
Ashwin to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, that was the arm-ball pitched too full on middle and leg. Easy tickle to backward square leg. Too full to trouble too
Ravichandran Ashwin [1.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack
8.6 -
R Bhatia to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, rocks back and the shorter length allows a pull to deep mid-wicket
8.5 -
R Bhatia to Raina, 1 run, slow and on the pads, Raina gets his bat in front of the stumps and punches to long-on
8.4 -
R Bhatia to Raina, no run, reaches out on the cut and hence mistimes it straight to backward point
8.3 -
R Bhatia to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, gets lower this time and tucks this off-pace delivery round the corner
8.2 -
R Bhatia to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, he's not stopping. Even with McCullum gone. Fullish, backs away a touch and heaves it over mid-wicket. Gets to his fifty with this shot
Suresh Raina, left handed bat, comes to the crease
8.1 -
R Bhatia to Brendon McCullum, out Caught by A Morkel!! Next time you struggle to find a synonym for "slow", try using "Rajat Bhatia". Bowls this very slow on a length, McCullum had his sweep shot premeditated. Plays it early, squirts off the top-edge and Morkel ran across from short fine leg to catch that. Brendon McCullum c A Morkel b R Bhatia 43(22) [4s-5 6s-2]
R Bhatia to Brendon McCullum, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
7.6 -
Murugan Ashwin to Dwayne Smith, no run, that's the length. Legbreak pitched fuller, darts in and spins away hurriedly to beat Smith's flick. Might have bruched the pad, hence the appeal but that looked not out straightaway. Struck outside the line and going further away
7.5 -
Murugan Ashwin to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, flatter legbreak still turning away and McCullum flashes this to backward point
7.4 -
Murugan Ashwin to Brendon McCullum, SIX, that's a horrible delivery. Legbreak dragged down, enough room for McCullum to stay put and swing the arms to cut it. Yes. Cut this over long-off
7.3 -
Murugan Ashwin to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, shortish length, a hint of turn away and Smith stretches forward to swat it to long-on
7.2 -
Murugan Ashwin to Dwayne Smith, no run, skids and straightens within the stumps, Smith stretched forward and sweeps. Off the inside edge and it rolls round the corner
7.1 -
Murugan Ashwin to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, backs away and crashes it to deep point
Murugan Ashwin, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
6.6 -
R Bhatia to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, wow. Gets forward, stoops with the bat pointing up and shoves this over the keeper's head
6.5 -
R Bhatia to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, opens the face of the bat, dabs this to backward point and runs
6.4 -
R Bhatia to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, pushes this to long-off and steals a single
6.3 -
R Bhatia to Brendon McCullum, no run, gets this fullish ball to bound off the pitch outside off, McCullum was outside the crease and was opened up a tad. Stumping appeal sent upstairs, McCullum had lifted his back foot but managed to drag it back in
Stumping appeal sent upstairs. Looks formal. We'll see. Fair delivery. Not out
6.2 -
R Bhatia to Dwayne Smith, 3 runs, tucks this to deep backward square where Rahane misfields on the dive. Brilliant effort actually. Ran across and dived across to half-stop it. Pardon me. Three runs comfortably run as a result
6.1 -
R Bhatia to Dwayne Smith, SIX, you know what, this wasn't a bad ball. Intended to cramp Smith with a full ball on the pads, Smith instead was back enough for a loft over long-on. How did he manage to get under it whilst looking cramped? Don't know
Rajat Bhatia, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
Time-out! End of a brutal powerplay. This is the third time Gujarat have notched up a 70+ score in the powerplay. This batting pair is a dream. Here's Bhatia
5.6 -
Ashwin to Brendon McCullum, no run, shuffles and bunts this with an open bat face
5.5 -
Ashwin to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, that's brilliant from Perera at mid-wicket! Super stuff. Leaps to his right and almost gets hold of the ball. Tips it away in the end, given the width he had to cover, but it's a lovely effort nonetheless. Coming to the delivery, it was on a length. Not that short but Smith made it with a step deep into his crease and swatted it away. Misread the pace on that and mistimed it as a result
5.5 -
Ashwin to Dwayne Smith, wide, slid down leg and it beats the sweep to be wided
5.4 -
Ashwin to Dwayne Smith, no run, there's good bounce in the pitch. Stays back and bunts this straight ball back
5.3 -
Ashwin to Dwayne Smith, no run, gets it to come in with good bounce, Smith stays back and shaves it away, but straight to backward square leg. A quick throw meant that the run was aborted
Changes to over the wicket. Had to
5.2 -
Ashwin to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, fires this in full and Smith was ready. Gets lower and clips this uppishly (and disdainfully) over mid-wicket
5.1 -
Ashwin to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, hello Ashwin! Gets one that skids on the pads from round the wicket, Smith reverse-sweeps it wide of backward point for a boundary. Now, that's a welcome
Ravichandran Ashwin, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
We have one more over to go in the powerplay. Can you believe? 62 runs already. No wicket. Someone research and file a patent to break this partnership...and then sell it to Dhoni
4.6 -
T Perera to Brendon McCullum, no run, premeditates a cross-batted heave but Perera bowls this full ball slow too. Is early into the shot and misses
4.5 -
T Perera to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, punched to mid-off for a quick single
4.4 -
T Perera to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, there's a competition going on. Who's more brutal? Slower delivery but the shorter length allows Smith a weight transfer back and an easy pull round the corner. Looking too easy right now
4.3 -
T Perera to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, opens the face of the bat and dabs a single to deep backward point
4.2 -
T Perera to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, short and width provided, backs away to create some more room (read: make the ball more mediocre) and thrashed it away with a cut through cover-point. That much time
4.1 -
T Perera to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, the partnership between Brendon McCullum and Dwayne Smith is now 52. Off 25 balls. Talk about racing away. Banged in, yes. McCullum was looking to come forward, then could adjust to go back and cut the air into two with this pull. Went deep and back, slashed his willow and cut the Mahogany into two
Thisara Perera, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
This is another quick start from Gujarat! Dhoni standing up to stop Baz from charging down..
3.6 -
Dinda to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, Smith can do this too. Lovely drive through mid-off. Took this fullish delivery on the up, used his hands to ping the ball off the middle and it raced away, I swear! Shouldn't this shot fetch like six runs or more?
3.5 -
Dinda to Dwayne Smith, 2 runs, clipped off the pads through mid-wicket
3.4 -
Dinda to Dwayne Smith, 2 runs, full ball, not quite a yorker but Smith stayed put and sliced it away to third man
3.4 -
Dinda to Dwayne Smith, wide, and again! Ducks under this bumper but Dinda is carried away! Way short and way over the head
3.3 -
Dinda to Dwayne Smith, no run, this is good. Dinda has just had someone duck to his bouncer. *I have seen it all moment* Smith is standing far back in his crease but doesn't risk a pull - his weakest pursuit. Is hit on the shoulder too
3.2 -
Dinda to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, tripe. Poor. Filthy. On the pads and full enough to be tickled through fine leg
3.1 -
Dinda to Dwayne Smith, 2 runs, Bhatia's deliveries might be slow, his legs certainly aren't. Runs back from mid-on, slides to parry the ball to deep mid-wicket who spears back in the throw. Short ball from Dinda, Smith stood still and back in his crease and audaciously flat-batted the pull down the ground
2.6 -
A Morkel to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, Morkel has made up for his first over - 24 runs off it! Signs off this spell (most likely) in worst of ways. A full toss and McCullum thumps it over his head to celebrate a big over
2.5 -
A Morkel to Brendon McCullum, 2 runs, crouches to get under this delivery that's wide, flogs this with stretched arms and toe-ends it over cover
2.4 -
A Morkel to Brendon McCullum, SIX, oh, that length again. That length that sees McCullum straighten arms and murder balls over deep mid-wicket with a slog-pull
2.4 -
A Morkel to Brendon McCullum, wide, too far outside off, wided
2.3 -
A Morkel to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, edged and it's away. Dhoni doesn't even try! Stays there as this edge flies past him. Misread the length there, McCullum, looked to squeeze it out but it was full and bounced a touch too to get the outside edge. A leap to his right might from Dhoni would have made things interesting
2.3 -
A Morkel to Brendon McCullum, wide, too wide and the swing making it wider. McCullum fails to reach out even though he charged down
2.2 -
A Morkel to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, there's the riposte. Rub your eyes because this has been cut away from off-stump. Backed away, looked all cramped but uses the wrists to effect a cut wide of backward point
2.1 -
A Morkel to Brendon McCullum, 2 runs, that's not a shot. It's a bat throw. Full and wide, McCullum's frozen feet don't allow a shuffle. So he extends arms, couldn't reach out and toe-ends the loft towards deep point. Rahane runs back and cleans it up
1.6 -
Dinda to Dwayne Smith, no run, oh Dinda! Sticks to the full length. This rather is very full outside off, the swing in creates a angle that induces a slice shot towards third man. Not to be. Moves away after pitcing and squares a flat-footed Smith up
1.5 -
Dinda to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, swerves away on a fuller length, McCullum reaches forward and drives to long-off
1.4 -
Dinda to Brendon McCullum, no run, good, good bouncer. Always is when McCullum misses. Bangs this halfway, the bounce has been good and it zooms over McCullum's turn-around pull
Replays show that there was an inside edge on that Morkel appeal against Smith
1.3 -
Dinda to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, extra bounce, Smith was looking to tuck it round the corner and squirts it off the inner half towards the on-side
1.2 -
Dinda to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, Perera has swift hands. Charges across from mid-off, spears in the throw that was just a tad wide. McCullum had to charge to the bowler's end, after he had pushed it to mid-off. Direct hit and McCullum was a goner
1.1 -
Dinda to Brendon McCullum, no run, very full length around off-stump, wide enough for McCullum to lean and drive to cover
Ashok Dinda, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Here's Dinda! Remember the last match? One slip..
0.6 -
A Morkel to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, that's a mediocre ball to cap off a very good over. Ditches the fuller length, bangs this short and wide, and Smith smears a cut through point
0.5 -
A Morkel to Dwayne Smith, no run, pitched up and moving away. This is lovely from Morkel. Stays still, protracts hands on the drive but the movement is too exaggerrated for feet that flat
0.4 -
A Morkel to Dwayne Smith, no run, loud appeal again. Darts back in from off-stump, beats the attempted clip and raps Smith on the back leg. Wow. That looked close. The bounce might have have just swayed the umpire
Two slips now
0.3 -
A Morkel to Dwayne Smith, 2 runs, goes back to the fuller length and the radar is on the stumps. Smith gets low and clips it wide of mid-on to get off the mark
0.2 -
A Morkel to Dwayne Smith, no run, Morkel turns back and appeals. No bat there. Bangs this on a length, Smith opts to thrash it with a cut, extra zip off the turf and the top edge's beaten
0.1 -
A Morkel to Dwayne Smith, no run, ohh. Pitches this full and very wide, late swing and Smith reaches out, only to miss
Dwayne Smith and Brendon McCullum are at the crease. Dwayne Smith is on strike. A Morkel will open the attack