| 3.2 : 3.2: B Kumar to S Watson, SIX! Pummeled! What a shot! Back of a length delivery on middle, Watson with a minimal swivel, picks it up and pulls it with disdain over square leg for a maximum. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: B Kumar to S Watson, OUT! The knuckle delivery gets the better of Shane Watson. Kumar gets his man, what a response from the bowler after getting hit for a biggie on the previous ball. Drops it around middle, at 118.6 kph, it comes slowly off the deck and Watson had no clue about it. He just tries to tuck it away but the ball goes off the splice of the bat and it's a good catch taken by Deepak Hooda at short mid-wicket. There comes the stare from Kumar to the batter. Shows he's pumped up an |
| 4.3: B Stanlake to S Raina, FOUR! Sliced away! Raina is early to make room, Stanlake does well to follow him but such is the talent of the southpaw that he still manages to put that away. He slices it square on the off side past point for a boundary. The third man tries his best to stop it but the ball still wins the race. |
| 5.1 : 5.1: S Kaul to du Plessis, FOUR! Down the track and over the infield! Not off the middle but he will take that. Good length delivery outside off, du Plessis skips down the track and attempts for the loft over cover. Manages to hit it over the man there and picks up a boundary, his first one of this innings. Will that get him going? |
| 7.1: R Khan to du Plessis, OUT! Stumped! Rashid Khan puts Faf du Plessis out of his misery. Starts off with a loop leg break, Faf du Plessis lunges ahead to play the sweep but misses it completely and to add to it, his back leg comes out of the crease in the process. Saha behind the stumps collects the ball and takes the bails off. He appeals and the square leg umpire rules it out. Rashid Khan, the man who was taken to the cleaners in the last game against Gayle has come back with a bang as he s |
| 7.3 : 7.3: R Khan to A Rayudu, FOUR! Top edge! Tossed up delivery, landed outside off, Rayudu gets down on one knee and looks to go for the slog sweep. Gets a top edge but there is no one manning the deep mid-wicket fence. A lucky boundary results. |
| 9.2 : 9.2: B Kumar to A Rayudu, SIX! Picks the bones out of that one! Slower delivery, fuller in length and it's hurled at 111.4 kph, Rayudu gets down on one knee and slog sweeps it high and over wide long on for a biggie. |
| 9.6 : 9.6: B Kumar to S Raina, FOUR! Up and over! Raina dances down the track to short of a length ball, makes room and lifts it inside out over extra cover for a boundary. The stand moves to 22 now, they need these two to go on. |
| 10.1 : 10.1: D Hooda to A Rayudu, FOUR! Welcomes Hooda with a boundary! Tossed up outside off, Rayudu gets down on one knee and reverse sweeps it past backward point for a boundary. Two boundaries in two balls for Chennai. Will this break the shackles? |
| 11.5 : 11.5: R Khan to S Raina, SIX! Shot! Excellent use of the feet from Raina! Skips down the track to the leg break and whips it cleanly over mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 11.6 : 11.6: R Khan to S Raina, SIX! Two in two for Raina! Floated delivery on middle and off, Raina gets down and belts it over deep mid-wicket for back-to-back maximums. Raina in full flow here and Rashid Khan doesn't know what to do. Looks clueless and walks off from the bowling area. The 50-run stand has been raised between the two. Shored things up really well, these two. |
| 12.5 : 12.5: Al Hasan to A Rayudu, FOUR! Glorious! Tossed up ball outside off, Rayudu uses his feet, gets to the pitch of the ball and nails the cover-drive. No stopping it. |
| 13.2 : 13.2: B Stanlake to A Rayudu, FOUR! Slashed and slashed hard! Short of a length delivery, with width on offer, Rayudu stays put and takes on the offering. Slams it hard and through point for a blazing boundary. |
| 13.4 : 13.4: B Stanlake to A Rayudu, FOUR! Edged and through! That was delivered at 144.5 kph, on a shorter length outside off. Rayudu goes hard at it but gets a thick edge which flies down to third man for a boundary. |
| 13.5 : 13.5: B Stanlake to A Rayudu, SIX! Swing and swing hard! On a length, this time he changes the pace. Ambati swings and sends it over long on for a maximum. |
| 13.6 : 13.6: B Stanlake to A Rayudu, FOUR! Edgyyyy! This is frustrate Stanlkae, he is taken for 19 runs. Back of a length, at 140.4 kph, Rayudu throws his bat at it. Gets an edge which flies fine down to third man for another boundary. |
| 14.4 : 14.4: Al Hasan to A Rayudu, SIX! A juicy full toss, Rayudu comes down the track and swings it cleanly over long on for a biggie. |
| 14.5 : 14.5: Al Hasan to A Rayudu, FOUR! He is toying around with Shakib. Gets across to a flatter delivery and sweeps it behind square on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 15.3 : 15.3: R Khan to A Rayudu, FOUR! Dropped short and Rayudu doesn't spare Rashid. Camps deep inside the crease and pulls it between long on and mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 15.4 : 15.4: R Khan to A Rayudu, SIX! Rayudu is playing on different planet! Wrong one, tossed up but Ambati picks it up. Gets down on one knee and slog sweeps it massively over deep mid-wicket for half a dozen. Will he score a ton? Well, he is on course for sure. |
| 15.6 : 15.6: R Khan to S Raina, FOUR! Raina doesn't hold back either! Googly, but it's too wide and it offers width to Suresh. The southpaw punches it past the diving cover fielder to pick 17 from this over, 36 from the last two. |
| 16.3 : 16.3: S Kaul to A Rayudu, FOUR! Skillful! Knuckle delivery on middle and off, Rayudu gets into the position early and reverse paddles it down to third man for a boundary. All deft! |
| 16.4 : 16.4: S Kaul to A Rayudu, OUT! Dear me, Ambati Rayudu is run out! Sigh! Twice in two games he has been run out. In the previous game it was brilliance from Ashwin but here, this was a waste of a wicket. Good length delivery outside off, lifted down to long off for a single. Rashid Khan in the deep returns the throw to the bowler who fails to collect. Rayudu thinks of taking another run and sets off before Raina sends him back. Kaul picks up the ball and gives it to Williamson who takes the bails |
| 17.2 : 17.2: R Khan to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Bang! Tossed up delivery, landed outside off, Dhoni gets underneath it and slams it down the ground for a brutal boundary. |
| 17.6 : 17.6: R Khan to S Raina, FOUR! Rashid Khan ends his spell with a bad delivery. Twice in two games he has been really expensive. He got a wicket on the first ball today but since then has failed to capitalize. Short and slipped down the leg side, Raina uses the pace and helps it behind square on the leg side. |
| 18.1 : 18.1: S Kaul to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Top edge over the keeper! Kaul with a short one, directed towards the body, Dhoni goes for the full-blooded pull but the ball gets big on him. Gets it off the top edge which flies down to fine leg for a boundary. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: S Kaul to S Raina, FOUR! That's fifty for Suresh Raina, 32nd in the League. Started the innings very slowly and was struggling to middle the ball but didn't give up. Gets a round of applause from his mates, thoroughly deserves! Short and outside off, it's the knuckle delivery. Raina hits it through cover and gets to the milestone in a grand manner. |
| 18.5 : 18.5: S Kaul to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Sliced away! Low full toss, served outside off, Dhoni goes hard at it. Ends up slicing it past Stanlake at short third man for a boundary. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: B Stanlake to MS Dhoni, SIX! Shot-arm jab, shouts Manjrekar on air. The slower back of a length delivery, Dhoni picks it up and dumps it over mid-wicket for a maximum. Booooming hit! |
| 0.5 : 0.5: D Chahar to R Bhui, OUT! Edged and gone! The pressure was building on Bhui and he finally succumbed under it. Clever bowling by Chahar, he delivers it on a driving length outside off and tempts the batsman. Ricky is lured forward as he tries to force it through the off side but ends up edging it to first slip. Shane Watson who dropped one in the last match doesn't make any mistake this time and Hyderabad suffer early blow. |
| 1.4 : 1.4: S Thakur to K Williamson, FOUR! Shot! Short of a length delivery outside off, Williamson makes the most of the width and slaps it through point. Not a soul moved. |
| 1.6 : 1.6: S Thakur to K Williamson, FOUR! Beautifully done! Short of a length delivery outside off, Williamson rocks back and cuts it perfectly between cover and point for a boundary. |
| 2.1 : 2.1: D Chahar to M Pandey, OUT! In the air... gone! Deepak Chahar is on a roll here. 7 dot balls and a wicket, wow! He does a Bravo dance to express his joy. Serves it full and a bit wide outside off, Pandey goes hard at it. Slices it high in the air and it's a simple catch for Karn Sharma at third man. It was Pandey's 100th Indian T20 League inning and he fails to make a mark. Hyderabad rocked early. |
| 3.4 : 3.4: S Thakur to K Williamson, FOUR! Pulled away! Short of a length delivery on middle, Williamson rocks back and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 3.6 : 3.6: S Thakur to K Williamson, FOUR! Another one off the meat! Williamson is playing a blinder here. Waits back for the short ball and hits it powerfully over mid-wicket. 11 off the over. |
| 4.2 : 4.2: D Chahar to D Hooda, OUT! Leading edge... taken! Deepak Chahar, what are you up to? Three wickets in three overs. Boy, he is running through the batting line-up here. Bowls a slower one, angles it in, Hooda looks to clip it away but gets it off the leading edge over extra cover. Jadeja from mid off moves across to his left and takes a simple catch. Hyderabad going no where in the run chase. |
| 4.4 : 4.4: D Chahar to K Williamson, SIX! Flat-bat six! Back of a length delivery on middle, Kane Williamson waits for it to arrive and pummels it with a flat-bat over square leg for a maximum. Wickets are tumbling at the other end but that doesn't hamper him at all. He has walked out with intent. |
| 5.2 : 5.2: S Watson to Al Hasan, FOUR! Shakib gets off the mark! Back of a length delivery on middle and leg, Shakib pulls it through square leg and it races away to the fence. He needs to give his skipper good support and bring it back on track. |
| 5.6 : 5.6: S Watson to Al Hasan, SIX! Just helped it on its way! Good batting from Shakib! Short delivery down the leg side, the southpaw has enough time to swivel and pull it over fine leg for a maximum. Hyderabad end the Powerplay on a good note, as they end with 40/3. |
| 7.5 : 7.5: D Chahar to Al Hasan, FOUR! Short of a length delivery outside off, Shakib Al Hasan slaps it over backward point. There is a third man in place but he is a bit squarer so a boundary for the all-rounder. |
| 8.2 : 8.2: R Jadeja to K Williamson, FOUR! Flayed! Jadeja fires it flat, short and outside off, Kane Williamson slaps it square on the off side. Beats the man at sweeper and finds the fence. |
| 10.3 : 10.3: K Sharma to Al Hasan, OUT! The bowling change has done the trick for Dhoni. Karn Sharma break the 49-run stand. Lovely delivery! Bowls a tossed up googly, Shakib reads it as he gets down to sweep it away but there is a bit of extra bounce which bring his downfall. It takes the top edge and lobs towards short fine leg where Raina accepts a dolly. Will this slow things down again? |
| 13.5 : 13.5: R Jadeja to K Williamson, SIX! Bam goes Williamson but he needs many more if he wants to take his team over the line. Flatter delivery outside off, Kane goes back and pumps it over extra cover for a biggie all the way. |
| 14.2 : 14.2: K Sharma to K Williamson, SIX! All timing! Kane is someone who doesn't have the power of Gayle, but he has got the gift of timing which can still fetch him maximums. Here is one example. Tossed up on middle, Williamson gets down on one knee and slog sweeps it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 14.5 : 14.5: K Sharma to K Williamson, SIX! What a shot! Kane Williamson is playing a blinder here! Tossed up around middle and off, he sits down and slogs it over deep square leg. It's gone the distance! |
| 14.6 : 14.6: K Sharma to K Williamson, SIX! Ohhhhhhh! Kane is putting on a show here. Moves to 80 off 45. This is finesse from the skipper. Floated ball outside off, he doesn't overhit it. Just leans ahead and extends his arms. Makes enough connection to send it sailing over the long off fence. 22 off the over and Hyderabad have turned things around. This will get Dhoni thinking now. |
| 15.4 : 15.4: D Bravo to Y Pathan, SIX! Picks the slower one and launches it cleanly over long off. A maximum results! Yusuf Pathan, can this man stand there with his skipper? |
| 15.6 : 15.6: D Bravo to Y Pathan, SIX! Nails the slower one! Off the screws she goes. Pathan holds back to a slower short ball and smacks it deep into the stands at mid-wicket for a biggie. 52 required from 24 balls. Game on, I reckon! |
| 16.3 : 16.3: S Thakur to Y Pathan, SIX! Pathan has clubbed it! Kane rushes to the other end and gives a fist punch to Yusuf. Clearly he is angry about the no ball call on the previous ball. A full toss, a juicy one and it's gone miles over long on. Pathan power, shouts my colleague. |
| 17.1 : 17.1: D Bravo to Y Pathan, FOUR! A boundary to start the over! Short delivery, angling down leg, Yusuf rides the bounce and pulls it through fine leg. What's coming next? |
| 17.6 : 17.6: D Bravo to K Williamson, OUT! A stunning catch from Jadeja! Chennai have got rid of Williamson. The skipper fails to take his team over the line. Has it swung back in the favor of Chennai? We shall find out. Ball - It's the slower one, the cutter on a length on middle, poor Kane with all his might tries to launch it down the ground but doesn't have enough meat behind the shot. Jadeja from long on, sprints in and dives at the right time to grab it cleanly. Looks so easy but it wasn't by any |
| 18.2 : 18.2: S Thakur to Y Pathan, SIX! Clobbered it! That was asking to be hit and Pathan doesn't disappoint. Gets across to a full toss and whacks it over the cow corner. |
| 18.4 : 18.4: S Thakur to Y Pathan, OUT! Top edge... and Pathan departs! Is that the game for Chennai? Many would feel, yes! Knuckle delivery from Shardul and he gets the big fish here. Yusuf Pathan backs away to go big but is done in by the lack of pace on it. Skies it off the outer half of the bat towards extra cover where Suresh Raina takes an easy catch. Pathan knew the moment he hit that and continues to trudge back. A real good knock but he fails to do the job. |
| 18.6 : 18.6: S Thakur to R Khan, SIX! Is there life still in this? Rashid Khan, who was taken for aplenty with the ball gives it back with a meaty blow. Stays back, gets under a full ball and bludgeons it down the ground for a maximum. 19 needed off the last 6 balls. |
| 19.4 : 19.4: D Bravo to R Khan, SIX! Rashid Khan has evoked life back! What a hit under pressure! This isn't over, not over, for sure! Length delivery on middle, Khan swings it powerfully over square leg and it goes sailing over the fence. 10 needed from 2. Another boundary coming? |
| 19.5 : 19.5: D Bravo to R Khan, FOUR! Yes it has come! It's off the edge but who cares? Certainly not the men from Hyderabad. On a length and outside off, Rashid Khan hits it hard but gets a thick edge which flies past the man at short third man for a boundary. |
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