19.0 -
Faulkner to Mandeep, FOUR, this is excellent batting from Mandeep. Fullish and just outside off stump, with third man inside the ring, Mandeep just opens the face of the bat at the last moment and dabs it fine for four. Fifty for Mandeep and Karthik pats him on the head. This has been an excellent knock from Mandeep
16.3 -
Watson to de Villiers, FOUR, edgedddd and just past Samson. Slower delivery from Watson, de Villiers backs away and looks to cut, gets a thick edge, Samson jumps high and tries to grab it with his right hand but the ball escapes
16.1 -
Watson to de Villiers, FOUR, in the slot and bannggggg. Even a full length dive from the man at extra-cover wasn't good enough. Full and outside off stump, de Villiers crashes the drive between extra-cover and mid-off to begin the over in style
15.5 -
Faulkner to Mandeep, FOUR, excellent batting. Looks like he's having the field map in his brain. Knew that third man was inside the ring, as Faulkner offered a freebie that was short and outside off stump, Mandeep gives himself a bit of room and guides it over short third man
15.3 -
Faulkner to Mandeep, FOUR, Mandeep Singh is playing a great knock. Faulkner goes round the wicket and bowls a full ball, Mandeep steps out, gets down low and lofts the drive inside-out over extra-cover for four
14.5 -
Ankit Sharma to de Villiers, FOUR, this is turning out to be a great over for BLR and chants of "AB, AB, AB" is doing the rounds at the grounds. Ankit Sharma tries to bowl a widish full ball, de Villiers reads it early, reaches out and smashes the drive hard and to the right of extra-cover
12.2 -
Ankit Sharma to Mandeep, FOUR, uppish but safe. Flighted delivery just outside off stump, Mandeep gets down on one knee and sweeps, sends it past Faulkner at 45 and it raced away
12.0 -
Faulkner to Mandeep, FOUR, short and asking for trouble, Mandy goes on the back foot and pulls it nicely over the infield, clears mid-wicket and the fielder in the deep had no chance
11.1 -
Faulkner to Mandeep, FOUR, top shot sir! Faulkner has to prove his reputation right. He has been poor for most of the season and the Rajasthan need him to deliver tonight in this crunch game. Short ball angling away from the right-hander, Mandeep upper-cuts it nicely over backward point and it bounces just inside the rope
10.3 -
Watson to de Villiers, FOUR, that's a classy hit from the master. Not a bad ball at all. In fact many batsmen would have been foxed by the late outswing on this one, but de Villiers allows the ball to come, watches it nicely onto the bat and guides it fine past the fielder at slip to beat third man
9.5 -
D Kulkarni to Mandeep, FOUR, fraction short and Kulkarni is hit for four. A much needed boundary for BLR. The pressure was mounting and Mandeep releases some of it. He goes back and brings those fast hands into play, pulls it to the deep mid-wicket fence
4.4 -
C Morris to Gayle, FOUR, corker of a delivery. It didn't deserve four. Inswinging yorker, ends up being a low full toss, it was heading for the base of middle stump, Gayle gets his front leg out of the way, squirts it off the inside part of the bat, beats short fine to his left
4.2 -
C Morris to Gayle, FOUR, thumped! That ball reached the rope at the rate of knots. Gayle was waiting for the short ball, he pulls it in front of square, wide of mid-wicket and picks up four more
3.0 -
D Kulkarni to Gayle, byes, FOUR, as expected the bowler bowls a bouncer after being hit for a six, Gayle takes it on and fails to lay bat on that, the ball does a bit too much and sails over the leaping Samson. Bonus runs for BLR
2.1 -
D Kulkarni to Gayle, FOUR, crunched! Back of a length outside off, Gayle frees his arms and smacks it in the air, it was up for sometime, but well wide of Smith at mid-off. That was hit with some power as it raced away to the fence
0.2 -
C Morris to Gayle, FOUR, cracking shot! A long half volley from Morris, well wide of off, Gayle uses his reach to connect, pierces the off-side field, beats mid-off to his right and picks up his first boundary
19.1 -
C Morris to D Karthik, SIX, low full toss and just a flick of the wrists, the ball goes over deep backward square leg. Morris not happy with himself for missing his mark
18.5 -
Faulkner to Mandeep, SIX, gee! What a shot! Faulkner just missed his length by an inch or so. Mandeep goes deep in the crease and also clears his right leg out of the way, slogs it hard and clears deep mid-wicket
17.5 -
C Morris to de Villiers, SIX, easy ball and AB will not miss out on those. Full and on the stumps, de Villiers takes his front leg out of the way and smashes it high and over wide long-on to move into the 60s
17.4 -
C Morris to de Villiers, SIX, top edge but it's gone all the way. A fine fifty from de Villiers! What a timely knock. Shortish and on the leg stump, de Villiers gets inside the line and tries to help it on its way, gets a thick edge and it flies over fine leg. AB crosses 500 runs this season. Just a gentle raise of the bat to the crowd and his team-mates to acknowledge the applause
14.4 -
Ankit Sharma to de Villiers, SIX, in the airrrrrr and just over the man at deep mid-wicket, this time to his right. Rahane jumps high but the ball evades him. On the leg stump, another slog-sweep, not much of elevation but enough distance on it
14.1 -
Ankit Sharma to de Villiers, SIX, flatter delivery on the leg stump, de Villiers quickly gets down on one knee and slog-sweeps it hard, the timing was very good as it cleared the man at deep mid-wicket. Fifty partnership comes up as well
10.0 -
D Kulkarni to Mandeep, SIX, Mandeep spoils Kulkarni's figures with those two shots. This has to be the best shot of the innings. Fullish and just outside off, Mandeep gets underneath that and lofts it handsomely over long-off for a maximum. Kulkarni finishes with: 4-0-28-2
2.5 -
D Kulkarni to Gayle, SIX, Rameez Raja on air says it's a baby six. Length delivery just outside off, Gayle clears his front leg and swings through the line, gets enough wood for the ball to clear the long-on fence
19.3 -
C Morris to D Karthik, out Caught by Rahane!! The toe-end of the bat without the bottom hand grip and it's an easy catch to long-off. Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Karthik tries to flat-bat it over the bowler's head, but doesn't get it right, long-off moves forward and takes it. D Karthik c Rahane b C Morris 8(3) [6s-1]
18.4 -
Faulkner to Mandeep, out de Villiers Run Out!! 1 run completed. This is good bowling. Faulkner is not allowing the batsman to get under the ball by bowling a very full length, Mandeep mistimes the drive to long-on, they try to steal two but Binny runs to his left from long-on and fires a fine throw, Faulkner takes the bails off to catch AB de Villiers well short. End of a fabulous innings from the South African. de Villiers run out (Binny/Faulkner) 66(38) [4s-4 6s-4]
7.3 -
D Kulkarni to Kohli, out Caught&Bowled!! Kulkarni is turning it on for RAJ. He has got his second in as many overs. Kohli tells AB something before making his way back. Back of a length and holds its line, the ball also stopped on him, Kohli checks his shot and lobs it to the left of the bowler, Kulkarni accepts it gleefully. BLR in trouble now. Kohli c and b D Kulkarni 12(18)
6.0 -
D Kulkarni to Gayle, out Bowled!! Kulkarni has struck with the last ball of the powerplay. It is a big wicket for RAJ as Gayle trudges off the field. He keeps it simple, bowls it on a length even as Gayle advances, the Jamaican misses the heave to the leg-side and the ball hits the top of middle stump. A needless shot from the big man, but RAJ would be delighted to see the back of him. Gayle b D Kulkarni 27(26) [4s-4 6s-1]
1.5 -
Faulkner to Gayle, 1 run, run-out chance missed! Gayle was gone by a long way. Too straight, on middle and leg, Gayle gets inside the line and nurdles it to fine leg, the fielder was square and had to get a long way, Binny throws to Samson near the striker's end, Gayle was haring down for the second before being sent back, Samson fires at the bowler's end and misses. Gayle was not even in the picture. Faulkner should have got back and collected the throw