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Indian T20 League 2015

Scorecard - 50th Match, Punjab vs Bangalore at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, India (13 May 2015)

Punjab

106/6 (10) RR:10.6

Punjab won by 22 runs

MOM: Axar Patel
Bangalore

84/6 (10) RR:8.4

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6.5 - Wiese to Bailey, FOUR, use of the feet to get to the pitch of the ball, Bailey manufactures a full ball and lofts the drive over extra-cover, Mandeep runs to his left from long-off but he had no chance

6.1 - Wiese to A Patel, FOUR, edged and there is no one slip. Lucky runs for Axar, but PUN will take it. Fullish and outside off stump, Axar looks to drive and gets away with the edge

4.3 - Harshal Patel to Maxwell, FOUR, Maxwell back and across the stumps, sets himself up nicely to receive the short ball, waits for the ball and muscles the pull over mid-wicket

1.5 - Aravind to W Saha, FOUR, dropped but an extremely tough chance. Full and on the stumps, Saha clears his front leg out of the way and drills this very hard, Aravind tries to take it to his left in his followthrough, gets his fingertips but it runs away for four

1.2 - Aravind to W Saha, FOUR, lucky runs for Saha and PUN. Short of a length delivery on the leg stump, Saha gets an inside edge and fine leg was inside the ring as well

1.1 - Aravind to W Saha, FOUR, Saha continues to impress. Short of a length and not much of pace on that, Kohli is not happy with the bowler for bowling a bad ball, Saha swivels and pulls it over backward square leg for a one-bounce four

0.5 - Starc to W Saha, FOUR, in the air and that almost went the distance. Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Saha slogs it hard over square leg and it runs away for four

0.4 - Starc to W Saha, FOUR, full toss and Saha helps it on its way for four. Saha waits for the ball to come and sends it behind square on the on-side, there was no one at fine leg and it raced away. Starc tried the yorker, but missed it by a margin

8.1 - Chahal to A Patel, SIX, good start to the over. Flighted delivery just outside off stump, Axar gets down on one knee and plays the slog-sweep, sends it wide of long-on and it just clears the rope

5.2 - Chahal to D Miller, SIX, dropped! It was a difficult chance though. It was tossed up on the stumps, Miller comes down the track and lofts it very high, Kohli at long-on goes back, tries to reverse-cup it, but can only parry it over the fence and he falls over as well

5.1 - Chahal to D Miller, SIX, that's been clobbered! That's huge, it hits the top of the terrace. It was full and on the stumps, Miller comes charging down the track and smashes it over the long-on fence

3.3 - Aravind to Vohra, SIX, stunning hit from Vohra. Friendly length ball on the stumps, Vohra goes leg-side to open up the arc, plays a lovely looking lofted-drive, doesn't try to hit it too hard, concentrates on timing the ball and it sails over long-off

1.4 - Aravind to W Saha, SIX, smashed! Length ball right in the slot, Saha waits for the ball and muscles it back over the bowler's head for a maximum

9.3 - Starc to Gurkeerat Singh, out Caught by D Karthik!! Edged and that's an easy catch. Short of a length delivery just outside off stump, Gurkeerat goes leg-side and swings hard, the ball takes a thick outside edge and the keeper takes an easy catch to his right. Gurkeerat Singh c D Karthik b Starc 2(3)

8.5 - Chahal to Bailey, out Bowled!! Exposed all the sticks and it hit the top of leg. Bailey tries to paddle it fine, but fails to make contact and it shatters the stumps. Second wicket for Chahal. Bailey b Chahal 13(9) [4s-1]

5.5 - Chahal to D Miller, wide, out Stumped!! Excellent bowling from Chahal. Saw Miller dance down the track and fired it full and way outside off stump, Miller couldn't reach out and Karthik made no mistake behind the sticks. This is a big wicket for BLR as Miller was looking ominous. D Miller st D Karthik b Chahal 14(4) [6s-2]

4.4 - Harshal Patel to Maxwell, out Caught by de Villiers!! Oh that looked like it was sailing over the rope, but AB takes a comfortable catch at deep square leg. Good length delivery on the off stump, Maxwell takes his front leg out of the way and also goes across the stumps, slogs really hard, but the ball goes off the bottom of the bat. AB was stationed perfectly there and he took it cleanly. Maxwell c de Villiers b Harshal Patel 10(10) [4s-1]

4.2 - Harshal Patel to Vohra, out Caught by Mandeep!! That's straight down the throat of the fielder. Looked like the slower delivery from Harshal Patel, Vohra doesn't go through with the lofted hit, just checks his shot at the last moment but hits it too well and long-off didn't have to move an inch. Second catch for Mandeep. Vohra c Mandeep b Harshal Patel 11(6) [6s-1]

2.1 - Wiese to W Saha, out Caught by Mandeep!! That was in the air for an eternity, but Mandeep Singh judged it to perfection. Fullish and outside off stump, Saha mistimes the slog high in the air, mid-on steadies himself and reverse-cups it nicely. End of a wonderful cameo from Saha. W Saha c Mandeep b Wiese 31(12) [4s-5 6s-1]

6.4 - Wiese to A Patel, 1 run, full and outside off stump, Axar drives it straight to cover, sets off and makes his ground before the throw arrived at the bowler's end

6.2 - A Patel to Mandeep, FOUR, that's a great shot from Mandeep, he changes his stance and reverse laps it over backward point, the ball crashes into the fence in no time

5.2 - R Dhawan to de Villiers, FOUR, fuller in length this time around and on the stumps, de Villiers drills it past the non-striker and the ball runs away to the fence in no time

4.5 - Sandeep Sharma to Mandeep, FOUR, cracking shot! What a way to start the innings. Good length ball outside off, Mandeep presses slightly forward and drills the drive past cover, no chance for the sweeper to stop that, it came right off the screws

2.5 - Anureet Singh to Kohli, FOUR, top shot! Pitched up outside off, Kohli comes on the front foot and lofts it over the leaping short cover fielder, that was timed was superbly as the ball raced away to the fence

2.2 - Anureet Singh to Kohli, FOUR, banged in halfway down the wicket, Kohli had plenty of time to pick his spot, he pulls it over mid-on, got enough power behind it to collect a four

0.5 - Sandeep Sharma to Gayle, FOUR, still not middling the ball. Sandeep shortens the length on leg-stump, Gayle stays leg-side of the ball and pulls it behind square leg, the heavy bat takes care of the best

2.4 - Anureet Singh to Kohli, SIX, full and in the slot, Kohli gets those strong wrists into play, he gets underneath it and hammers it over long-on. It was all bottom hand from the BLR skipper

0.3 - Sandeep Sharma to Gayle, SIX, even mistimed hits from this man carry the distance. Gayle shimmies down the wicket, converts it into a full length delivery, tonks it off the toe-end over long-off. It cleared the fence with ease

9.5 - Anureet Singh to Sarfaraz Khan, out Caught by Beuran Hendricks!! BLR lose another one. Sarfraz is the latest addition to the wickets column. It was bowled fuller and outside off, Sarfaraz goes for the drive, but gets a thick outside edge that flies towards third man, who bends down and takes a simple catch. Sarfaraz Khan c Beuran Hendricks b Anureet Singh 4(6)

8.4 - A Patel to Mandeep, out Caught by D Miller!! BLR surely are out of this now. Mandeep makes his way back to the hut. It was bowled quicker and flatter, Mandeep looks to pull it hard but miscues it completely. Miller at long-on takes a simple catch. Mandeep c D Miller b A Patel 20(14) [4s-2]

7.5 - Beuran Hendricks to D Karthik, out Caught by D Miller!! Another one bites the dust and BLR are falling apart here. Karthik is the latest one to perish. It was bowled fuller this time, Karthik tries to get under it and loft it over long-on, but doesn't make the desired connection. He hits it high in the air and Miller at long-on won't drop those. D Karthik c D Miller b Beuran Hendricks 2(4)

6.4 - A Patel to de Villiers, out Caught by Beuran Hendricks!! That's a big, big wicket for PUN. The dangerous de Villiers is making his way back to the pavilion. He shuffles in the crease to try and put the bowler off, gets done in by the pace on the ball, he bends down and looks to help it over short fine leg, but doesn't get it off the meat of the bat. He ends up offering a simple catch to Hendricks at short fine leg. de Villiers c Beuran Hendricks b A Patel 10(9) [4s-1]

4.4 - Sandeep Sharma to Gayle, out Caught by W Saha!! Huge wicket for PUN. Saha and Sandeep went up straightaway and umpire Shamsuddin obliged. It was dug in short and on off, Gayle swivels and gets an under-edge on the pull to the keeper. The home side have kept things tight in the last couple of overs. Gayle c W Saha b Sandeep Sharma 17(14) [4s-1 6s-1]

3.0 - Anureet Singh to Kohli, out Bowled!! Chopped on! He is livid with himself and lets out an expletive as he walks back to the pavilion. It was on a length outside off, Kohli drives away from the body, the inside edge goes back onto the stumps. Timely wicket for PUN as BLR had started shifting momentum. The change of bat didn't work for Kohli. Kohli b Anureet Singh 19(9) [4s-2 6s-1]

7.2 - Beuran Hendricks to D Karthik, leg byes, 2 runs, banged in short and at the batsman, Karthik fails to pull it, gets hit on the helmet and the ball rolls away fine, Karthik was struggling to make his ground, a direct-hit would have caught him short as he put in the dive