| 0.4 : 0.4: A Rajpoot to S Yadav, FOUR! Flashes and flashes hard! Fullish delivery outside off, swings away at pace. Seeing the width Surya decides to throw his bat at that one but he gets a thick outside edge. The ball flies wide of the man at first slip and races to the third man fence. |
| 1.5 : 1.5: M Sharma to E Lewis, SIX! High, but is it long enough? You bet. Lewis mistimes the lofted drive but the power of the man takes the ball well over the fence. It is a full delivery which he dispatches over long off. |
| 2.2 : 2.2: A Rajpoot to S Yadav, FOUR! Well-timed! That is a super shot from SKY! Short ball from Rajpoot, he picks it quickly and gets into position before it arrives. Pulls it with disdain in front of square leg. |
| 2.4 : 2.4: A Rajpoot to S Yadav, SIX! Miles up in the air and it clears the fence! Shortish delivery, angling into the body of the batsman who is cramped for room as he tries to pull that. He gets a top edge which sails over the fine leg boundary. |
| 2.5 : 2.5: A Rajpoot to S Yadav, SIX! Wonderful strike! This is excellent from SKY, he attacked the short ball and was expecting a full delivery from Rajpoot. He gets one and lofts it nonchalantly over mid off. |
| 2.6 : 2.6: A Rajpoot to S Yadav, FOUR! Clever! He is just playing with the mind of Rajpoot. The bowler is forced to pull his length back after getting lofted. Yadav stays back this time and delicately chops it past the keeper. Collects four more. Big over for Mumbai, 21 runs came off it. |
| 3.1 : 3.1: A Tye to E Lewis, OUT! Bowling change works straightaway for Punjab! Tye delivers a telling blow off his first ball. He starts with the knuckle delivery, which is the last thing Lewis expected off him. The southpaw sits on the back foot to a relatively fuller delivery and looks to punch it. He is years early into the shot and misses it. The ball sneaks through the gap and hits the top of off peg. |
| 4.2 : 4.2: M Sharma to I Kishan, FOUR! Streaky but they all count! Fuller length ball, angling in from outside off, Kishan looks to play the drive on the rise but he gets a thick outside edge which races away past the first slip fielder to the third man fence. |
| 4.4 : 4.4: M Sharma to I Kishan, SIX! Magnificent strike! That's into the second tier, Kishan has deposited it into the stands. Short of a length ball, angling into him. He goes across and whacks it over deep backward square leg. 50 up for Mumbai inside five overs. |
| 4.5 : 4.5: M Sharma to I Kishan, SIX! Another biggie, Kishan dances down the track to a wide delivery from Mohit. He had to reach out for it but still generates enough power to clear the point boundary. |
| 5.3 : 5.3: A Tye to I Kishan, OUT! One shot too many from Kishan. He started really well but fails to convert. Slower ball from Tye once again does the trick. He is making important breakthroughs despite not getting enough support from the other end. Off pace delivery on a length outside off, Kishan looks to heave that across the line but he gets a top edge to mid on. Stoinis backtracks a little and judges the catch to perfection. |
| 5.4 : 5.4: A Tye to S Yadav, OUT! Gone, two in two for Tye. He is now on a hat-trick. He is single-handedly pulling this game back for Punjab. Bowls a seam up delivery on a good length outside off, SKY stays back and plays the pull but he gets an under edge on the front leg. Unluckily for Mumbai, the balloons straight to the keeper. Rahul takes it and appeals, the umpire is quick to make his decision and Punjab rejoice. |
| 8.2 : 8.2: A Rajpoot to R Sharma, OUT! Uppish... and taken by Yuvraj Singh at wide mid on! This is a vital moment in the game. Rohit goes for just six, he fails to deliver when his team needed him the most. He departs leaving his side in some serious trouble. The Punjab pacers are doing the trick in this game and all they would hope is the spinners too come to the fore to further dominate this game. Short of a length ball, skids through at pace and Rohit is rushed by that one. He attempts a pull shot |
| 9.5 : 9.5: M Stoinis to K Pollard, FOUR! Welcome runs for Mumbai! Is it Pollard's night? Maybe. Short of a length ball outside off, the big man stands tall and punches it firmly through the covers. The ball races away to the boundary. |
| 11.2 : 11.2: M Stoinis to K Pandya, SIX! Just over Rajpoot at deep backward square leg. Heart-in-mouth stuff for Krunal. He sits on the back foot and pulls but doesn't get the timing right. He generates just enough power and clears the rope. |
| 11.3 : 11.3: M Stoinis to K Pandya, SIX! Pulled away, 12 off 2 balls from Krunal. Is he the man for Mumbai? Seems like. He gets a shortish delivery on the stumps, the right-hander sits back and mauls it over wide long on for half a dozen. |
| 11.4 : 11.4: M Stoinis to K Pandya, FOUR! Runs coming thick and fast for Mumbai in this over. An over pitched delivery from Stoinis outside off, Krunal gets on the front foot and blasts it through the covers for a boundary. 100 up for Mumbai. |
| 12.6 : 12.6: A Patel to K Pollard, SIX! SMASHED IT! Pollard hits it with disdain as if he wants to say don't bowl me there. Drops it short on the middle and leg stump line, the big man rocks back and whacks it over wide long on for a biggie. |
| 13.2 : 13.2: A Rajpoot to K Pollard, SIX! FLAT HIT! That's the 50-run partnership between Pollard and Krunal, this has been a terrific stand for Mumbai which has brought the home team back in the game. Short of a length ball, sits up to be hit and the West Indian tonks it flat over long on for a big hit. |
| 13.3 : 13.3: A Rajpoot to K Pollard, FOUR! More runs, bowls a half volley outside off and the batsman smashes it to the right of the man at long off who had no chance of stopping it. |
| 13.4 : 13.4: A Rajpoot to K Pollard, FOUR! Whipped away with immense power. Low full toss on middle and leg stump line, Pollard uses his strong wrists and flicks it away to the square leg boundary. |
| 14.2 : 14.2: M Stoinis to K Pandya, OUT! Stoinis strikes! So, it's the slower ball again that does the trick. That ends the 65-run partnership. Bumper from Stoinis and it is an off pace delivery, Krunal has to delay his shot and ends up mistiming it to short fine leg. Ankit Rajpoot inside the circle takes a dolly. Punjab desperately needed this breakthrough to stem the flow of runs. Mumbai have lost half their side and still there are still 34 balls to go. |
| 14.4 : 14.4: M Stoinis to K Pollard, FOUR! Stoinis spears in a good yorker outside off, Pollard jams his bat down in time and gets a thick edge right between the keeper and short third man. |
| 14.5 : 14.5: M Stoinis to K Pollard, FOUR! Slices it with the opened face and carves over point. Yuvraj in the deep puts in the dive after covering good ground to his left but fails to stop it. |
| 14.6 : 14.6: M Stoinis to K Pollard, SIX! Biggie! Fifty to Pollard, his 13th in the Indian T20 League! Fuller length ball right in the slot for the big man who smokes it hard and flat over the long off boundary. 17 runs from the over and Mumbai have reached the 150-mark. |
| 15.3 : 15.3: R Ashwin to K Pollard, OUT! Taken in the deep by Finch! So, the gamble of bringing himself into the attack has worked for Ashwin. The big hitting West Indian departs straight after reaching the milestone. A loopy delivery wide outside off from the off spinner, he makes Pollard reach out for it who toe ends the big shot to wide long off. Finch near the rope rushes to his right and stretches a little to hold on to a sharp chance. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: R Ashwin to Ben Cutting, OUT! Ashwin picks up another important wicket, he is doing an excellent job with the ball and is leading from the front. Disappointment for the Mumbai fans. Floated carom ball outside off, Cutting sits down on one knee trying to sweep that one against the angle of the ball which is going away from him. He gets a top edge to deep mid-wicket and Axar in the deep runs in a few steps and completes a safe catch. |
| 17.6 : 17.6: R Ashwin to M McClenaghan, SIX! Connects and sends it soaring over the fence! Floated delivery on middle, McClenaghan slog sweeps it over mid-wicket for a six. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: A Tye to H Pandya, OUT! Fourth wicket for Tye, he has been exceptional with the ball tonight. Can he get a fifer? He still has four balls to get it. Short of a length ball, it is once again the knuckle ball which the Mumbai all-rounder fails to pick. Hardik goes hard at it, plays with the horizontal bat and tries to cut it but gets a fat outside edge to short third man. Ashwin takes a simple catch. |
| 18.4 : 18.4: A Tye to M McClenaghan, FOUR! Low full toss outside off stump, McClenaghan opens the face of the bat and slices it smartly over backward point. No one out in the deep to stop it and the ball races away to the boundary. |
| 19.1 : 19.1: M Sharma to M Markande, FOUR! Short and wide outside off, Markande reaches out to it and lofts it well over backward point. Nobody out there in the deep, so the ball will race away. Good start to the over for Mumbai. |
| 0.3 : 0.3: M McClenaghan to L Rahul, SIX! Biggie! It is nowhere near to be convincing. Short of a length ball on the leg stump line, Rahul moves across and looks to play the horizontal bat stroke. He gets a top edge right back over the keeper and the ball flies over the fence for a maximum. |
| 2.1 : 2.1: H Pandya to C Gayle, SIX! BANG! Right off the meat and that's out of here! Short of a good length on middle and off, Gayle shifts onto the back foot in a jiffy and muscles the pull over mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 2.2 : 2.2: H Pandya to C Gayle, FOUR! Back of a length outside off, Gayle expects it to be on the shorter side so he hangs back and cuts it over short third man for a boundary. |
| 2.5 : 2.5: H Pandya to L Rahul, FOUR! Gets it finer this time. Rahul waits for the length ball to come and then plays it late down to third man for a boundary. |
| 2.6 : 2.6: H Pandya to L Rahul, FOUR! Oh, that's a lovely shot. Superb. Full and outside off, Rahul leans into the drive and elegantly places it through the covers for a boundary. |
| 3.1 : 3.1: M McClenaghan to C Gayle, FOUR! Gayle looks to be in the mood tonight! It's full and right in the slot for him, the big Jamaican stays deep in the crease and hammers it over mid on for a one bounce boundary. |
| 3.5 : 3.5: M McClenaghan to C Gayle, OUT! Gayle's gone! McClenaghan strikes just at the right time. Gayle was looking dangerous and was cutting loose, this is a big blow for Punjab. Short ball, fast in pace and it climbs on the batsman quickly. He looks to pull but gets a big top edge in the mid-wicket area. Cutting out in the deep moves to his right and takes a well-judged catch. |
| 4.6 : 4.6: H Pandya to A Finch, SIX! That's outta here! This is what he can do. Maybe tonight he finally comes to the party. Full and in his arc, Finch plants his front foot forward, gives it the full swing of his bat and launches it deep into the wide long on stands. 12 off the over. |
| 5.1 : 5.1: K Pandya to L Rahul, FOUR! The 50 comes up for Punjab and in some style too. Rahul welcomes Krunal with a charge down the track and lofts it over mid on. On the bounce and it's across the fence. |
| 5.5 : 5.5: K Pandya to L Rahul, FOUR! Lovely innovation from the KL Rahul. Sees the ball landed full on leg, he moves across his sticks and paddle scoops it over short fine leg's head for a boundary. With this, Rahul becomes the leading run-scorer of the season. |
| 6.1 : 6.1: M Markande to L Rahul, FOUR! A boundary to begin things. Short and wide, spinning away, Rahul crouches a bit and then fiercely cuts it past backward point to fine the fence. |
| 7.1: K Pandya to L Rahul, FOUR! Shot, well-placed by KL Rahul! It is dropped short by Krunal outside off, Rahul rocks on the back foot and slaps it in front of point. The ball races away to the boundary. |
| 10.4 : 10.4: K Pandya to A Finch, FOUR! Swept with utter disdain! Fires it full on the middle and leg stump line, Finch gets down on one knee and gets inside the line of the delivery as he sweeps. Makes good contact and the ball races to the backward square leg boundary. |
| 12.2 : 12.2: M McClenaghan to L Rahul, FOUR! Poor delivery. Fine leg is up inside the ring, it's bowled on the pads. Rahul just works it fine down the leg side for a boundary. Punjab need 83 more to win off 46. |
| 12.4 : 12.4: M McClenaghan to A Finch, FOUR! The change of angle doesn't work for Mitch. He comes from around the wicket and angles in a length ball on off, Finch backs away and slaps it over mid off. Beats the chasing fielder to the boundary line. |
| 13.3 : 13.3: K Pandya to A Finch, FOUR! BANG! Straight as an arrow! No chance for Krunal to stop that. Glad he didn't get his hands to it, maybe would have broken a few fingers if he did. Was hit that hard. Full on the stumps, Finch backs away and smashes it back over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 15.5 : 15.5: M Markande to L Rahul, SIX! Smoked! Too predictable from Markande, just loops it up, Rahul comes down the track and lifts it over long on for a maximum. The 100-run stand is up with this. |
| 15.6 : 15.6: M Markande to L Rahul, SIX! Two in two for Rahul! 18 runs from it. Could be the game-changer. 42 needed off 24. Rahul once again skips down and clears long on. Game on at the Wankhede! |
| 16.1 : 16.1: J Bumrah to A Finch, OUT! Bumrah comes and Bumrah strikes! Oh, what a moment in the game! This is huge. The dangerous Aaron Finch is back in the dugout. Back of a length ball attacking the stumps, Finch throws his front foot out of the way and attempts to clear the leg side. He skies this in the mid-wicket area, where Hardik comes running from long on. Settles himself under it and takes a superb catch. |
| 16.5 : 16.5: J Bumrah to M Stoinis, OUT! GONE! Second of the over from Jasprit Bumrah! This was a game-changing over and it certainly has done that. Bumrah brings out the short ball and takes Stoinis by surprise a bit. He looks to pull, but the ball is too quick for him. He gloves it behind where Kishan takes a good catch moving to his left. |
| 17.3 : 17.3: Ben Cutting to L Rahul, FOUR! Rahul keeps the fight going on! Short ball on middle and leg, he swivels and pulls it powerfully over backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: Ben Cutting to L Rahul, FOUR! Magnificent batting! Superb. But it's aided by some poor bowling from Cutting. Hurls it well outside off, Rahul positions himself early and reverse paddles it over short third man for a boundary. |
| 17.5 : 17.5: Ben Cutting to L Rahul, FOUR! Three in a row! Moves to 92 with that. This is unreal stuff from the opener. Slower and a touch shorter outside off, Rahul gets into position quickly again, brings out the reverse paddle and clears the keeper's head. It runs away to the fence behind. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: J Bumrah to L Rahul, OUT! Is that the match? Is this where Mumbai clinch it? Oh, boy! So sad for Rahul, misses out on a ton yet again. Wasn't to be. Full outside off, it's the cutter which becomes his undoing as he lofts it without perfect timing. Straight into the hands of Ben Cutting at wide long off who makes no mistake in taking it. |
| 19.3: M McClenaghan to Y Singh, OUT! Yuvraj holes out! McClenaghan gets the breakthrough! Angles across a full ball outside off, Yuvraj lofts it over covers but doesn't get the desired connection. Off the outer half and it's straight into the safe hands of Evin Lewis in the deep. 15 needed off 3 balls. |
| 19.4 : 19.4: M McClenaghan to A Patel, SIX! Axar Patel with a beauty! Still a twist left in this entertaining tale? Full toss and he smokes this over wide long on to clear the rope. |
| 19.6 : 19.6: M McClenaghan to M Tiwary, FOUR! Tiwary scores a boundary off the final ball but it doesn't matter. He swivels across and pulls it across the deep backward square leg fence. MUMBAI WIN BY 3 RUNS! |
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