19.0 -
Boult to Abu Nechim, FOUR, these are handy runs for BLR. Full and outside the off stump, Abu Nechim backs away and tries to squeeze it away, he gets it over backward point and short third man and it goes for four
18.1 -
Boult to de Villiers, FOUR, two fielders in the deep have made a mess of it. Kane Williamson running to his left from deep mid-wicket and Rahul running to his right from long-on slide and collide, the ball escapes between both the fielders and goes for four. Low full toss from Boult, de Villiers swings it across the line and gets four more. Good start to the over
18.0 -
P Kumar to Abbott, FOUR, this time he makes contact and it's good enough to go for four. Praveen Kumar opts for the widish full ball, Abbott crashes the square-drive hard, the ball beats point and the man at sweeper had no chance. Good over for BLR, 14 came off it
17.0 -
Bhuvneshwar to de Villiers, FOUR, what, there's no one sweeping on the off-side? Low full toss outside off stump, de Villiers reaches out and crashes the drive through cover-point and moves into the 40s
13.3 -
Bopara to de Villiers, FOUR, improvisation from de Villiers. Full and on the off stump, de Villiers goes right across the stumps, goes down on one knee and lap-sweeps it past the man at short fine leg to pick up his third boundary
11.2 -
Bopara to de Villiers, FOUR, outside edge but there is no one at slip. Good length delivery just moving away outside off stump, de Villiers looks to drive and gets away with the edge
11.1 -
Bopara to de Villiers, FOUR, de Villiers had to wait an eternity for that slower ball to come. It was short as well, he waited and hammered it off the back foot through extra-cover, the man at sweeper had no chance
11.0 -
Karn Sharma to Kohli, FOUR, good use of the feet and he nailed that to perfection. Flighted delivery outside off stump, Kohli danced down the track, got close to the pitch of the ball and hit it inside-out with the spin over extra-cover for a one-bounce four
9.1 -
P Kumar to Kohli, FOUR, excellent shot from Kohli. He was down the track in a flash, Kumar delivered a length ball in the slot, Kohli lofts it easily over extra-cover
6.0 -
P Kumar to D Karthik, FOUR, clever batting from Karthik. Good length delivery on the stumps, Karthik walks across and glances it away very fine to the fine leg boundary. That's a nice way to get off the mark
5.2 -
P Kumar to Gayle, FOUR, that's a gentle ball with a short run-up, it was on a good length, Gayle swings hard, gets it on the inside half of the bat, yet the ball races away to the deep mid-wicket fence
4.3 -
Boult to Kohli, FOUR, excellent hit from Kohli, he was on the move but he was well balanced while he met the ball. As Kohli gave the charge, Boult tried to follow him with an inswinger yorker, Kohli took it on the full and flicked it to the right of the man at mid-wicket
3.4 -
Bhuvneshwar to Gayle, FOUR, too much width on offer and Gayle has smashed that. Shaping away was this good length delivery, it wasn't full enough to draw the batsman forward, Gayle muscles it off the back foot through cover
1.5 -
Bhuvneshwar to Gayle, FOUR, what a shot! Nothing wrong with the ball. The big man is in the mood. Gayle advanced and yorked himself, it was an inswinger on the leg stump, Gayle just dug that out, but the thick willow that he has, the ball races away wide of mid-on
1.2 -
Bhuvneshwar to Kohli, FOUR, excellent shot from the BLR skipper. What a way to get off the mark. Bhuvneshwar lands one on a good length, just a hint of shape away on this one, Kohli leans forward, presents the full face of the bat and drives it nicely to the left of mid-off
19.2 -
Bhuvneshwar to Aaron, SIX, wow! Who said only ABdV can tonk it for BLR at this stage? This is a slower ball, but Aaron has come down the track, waited for the ball and lofted it handsomely over long-off
17.3 -
P Kumar to Abbott, SIX, that's a friendly ball. Low full toss down the leg-side, Abbott helps it on its way and send it over the long leg boundary. Praveen Kumar couldn't control the ball on that occasion. Probably he was looking for the yorker, but missed it by a big margin
15.3 -
Ashish Reddy to de Villiers, SIX, can't bowl there. Slower ball down the leg-side, de Villiers gets down on one knee and sweeps it over backward square leg and he's connected that very well
14.0 -
Bopara to de Villiers, SIX, oh no! Dhawan takes the catch but he goes over the rope. Shortish slower ball outside off stump, no pace for the batsman to work with, de Villiers goes on the back foot and flat-bats it, he did not time it well, long-on, who was on the edge jumped, took the catch but his back leg landed beyond the boundary line
9.2 -
P Kumar to Kohli, SIX, he's making a move now! Slower delivery but it goes too full, Kohli picks it early, goes deep in the crease, waits and slogs it over wide long-on. That hit betters Kohli's strike-rate
4.1 -
Boult to Kohli, SIX, predictable line and length from Boult and Kohli takes full toll of it. Inswinger on a fuller length, Kohli was waiting for it and as it arrived, Kohli smashed it handsomely over long-on
0.3 -
Boult to Gayle, SIX, Boult gets greedy looking for nice swing. he bowls this very full, Gayle swings it straight down the ground and it crashes into the sightscreen. That was a nice hit by Gayle
19.5 -
Bhuvneshwar to Abu Nechim, out Bowled!! This is an even better yorker from Bhuvneshwar. Nechim couldn't put bat on ball after making a bit of room and it crashed into the base of middle stump. Abu Nechim b Bhuvneshwar 4(2) [4s-1]
19.3 -
Bhuvneshwar to Aaron, out Bowled!! That is exactly what the bowling coach would have wanted at this stage. Great yorker at the base of middle and off. Aaron takes a step towards the bowler and tries to squeeze it out, but misses and the ball shatters the stumps. Aaron b Bhuvneshwar 6(3) [6s-1]
18.5 -
Boult to Harshal Patel, out Caught by Williamson!! Wow! He's got three wickets in a space of 5 balls. This is a great over from Boult. Patel is cramped for room by this shortish ball, he attempts the pull, but it hits him high on the bat, mid-wicket runs forward and to his left to give Boult his third wicket. Harshal Patel c Williamson b Boult 2(2)
18.3 -
Boult to Abbott, out Caught by Karn Sharma!! He's on a hat-trick now. Nothing great about this ball. Back of a length and outside off stump, Abbott goes for the pull but slices it straight to cover. Abbott c Karn Sharma b Boult 14(9) [4s-1 6s-1]
18.2 -
Boult to de Villiers, out Caught by Dhawan!! Full and wide outside off stump is the place to bowl to de Villiers when he's looking to go berserk and that's exactly what Boult has done. Massive wicket for HYD at this stage. de Villiers is strong at anything that is close to the stumps, he tries to reach out this time and go over cover, but slices it high in the air, the man at sweeper runs forward and takes an easy catch. End of a good hand from de Villiers. de Villiers c Dhawan b Boult 46(28) [4s-5 6s-2]
16.0 -
Ashish Reddy to Sammy, out Bowled!! Knocked him over. Big blow for BLR. Full and on the off stump, not quite a yorker, Sammy swings hard looking to go over long-on but misses it completely and the off stump is uprooted. This could make a difference of 10-15 runs to the final score. Sammy b Ashish Reddy 6(9)
12.0 -
Bopara to Mandeep, out Caught by Warner!! In the airrrrr and that's a stunner. What a catch by the HYD skipper. Slower delivery on the stumps, Mandeep looks to flick it through mid-wicket, closes the face of the bat a bit too early, the ball takes the leading edge and goes towards extra-cover, Warner at short cover dives full length to his right and grabs it horizontal to the ground with one-hand. Bopara is on a hat-trick. Mandeep c Warner b Bopara 0(1)
11.5 -
Bopara to Kohli, out Bowled!! Oh no! He's thrown it away. Another shortish slower ball from Bopara, Kohli backs away early and looks to cut, but misses the ball and it hits the top of off stump. The fact that he had to wait a long time for the ball to come put him off on that occasion. Bopara is delighted and he roars to celebrate the big wicket. Kohli b Bopara 41(37) [4s-4 6s-2]
10.1 -
Karn Sharma to D Karthik, out Caught by Williamson!! Karn Sharma gets his reward for some fine bowling. Flighted delivery outside off stump, Karthik goes for the slog-sweep on one knee, but he ends up slicing it, backward point runs forward to complete an easy catch. BLR might not mind this wicket actually as it brings AB to the crease. D Karthik c Williamson b Karn Sharma 9(11) [4s-1]
5.3 -
P Kumar to Gayle, out Caught by Ashish Reddy!! Big wicket for HYD. Lucky wicket you would have to say. Certainly not a wicket-taking delivery, but they will take it. Full and on the leg stump, it was there to be put away, Gayle whips it powerfully with a strong bottom hand grip, it flew but Ashish Reddy was stationed perfectly at deep backward square leg and he made no mistake. Gayle isn't happy with himself. Gayle c Ashish Reddy b P Kumar 21(16) [4s-3 6s-1]
8.2 -
Karn Sharma to Kohli, no run, dropped. Flighted delivery on the stumps, Kohli advances and drives it straight back at the bowler, it came at chest height to Karn, he tried to reverse-cup it but spilled it. He tried to take it on the second attempt as well, but the ball was out of his reach to his left. How costly is that going to be?