| 0.0 : TOSS - The two captains are out in the middle and the flip of the coin lands in favor of Rajasthan. They will BOWL first. |
| Impact Players nominated by Rajasthan -Â Devdutt Padikkal, Murugan Ashwin, Donovan Ferreira, Navdeep Saini, Joe Root. |
| Impact Players nominated by Gujarat -Â Joshua Little, Jayant Yadav, Noor Ahmad, Srikar Bharat, Dasun Shanaka. |
| Gujarat's skipper, Hardik Pandya says that the pitch seems a belter and it might be a good toss to lose, and doesn't matter if they bat first or second. Adds that the Impact Player is there but you aren't obligated to take it and for them, it does play a big role. Informs that Vijay Shankar is out as he isn't feeling well and Abhinav Manohar comes in place of him. Ends by saying that it is his home state and they get a lot of love and support playing here. |
| Gujarat (Playing XI) - Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya (C), Abhinav Manohar (In for Joshua Little), Rahul Tewatia, David Miller, Alzarri Joseph, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Shami, Mohit Sharma. |
| Sanju Samson, the captain of Rajasthan says that they want to bowl first. Informs that Trent Boult is back in for Jason Holder and isn't quite sure who else is in. Mentions that he is still learning about the Impact Player but has good staff support to learn about it. Ends by saying that in the last two games, he went for ducks and needs to score runs today. |
| Rajasthan (Playing XI) - Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (C/WK), Riyan Parag (In for Devdutt Padikkal), Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult (In for Jason Holder), Adam Zampa (In for Kuldeep Sen), Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal. |
| We are all set to start! The two umpires walk out to the middle followed by the Rajasthan players. Wriddhiman Saha and Shubman Gill are the two openers for Gujarat. Trent Boult has the new ball in his hand and is raring to go. Let's play... |
| 0.1 : Trent Boult to Wriddhiman Saha, Nicely bowled! Good length in that channel around off and this one holds its line. Wriddhiman Saha gets on the back foot and looks to play at it but is beaten past the outside edge. |
| 0.2 : Trent Boult to Wriddhiman Saha, FOUR! Easy pickings and Wriddhiman Saha is off the mark in style! A full toss on the pads, Saha clips it away in front of square leg and the ball races away into the fence. |
| 0.1 : Trent Boult to Wriddhiman Saha, WIDE! Swing straight away but down the leg side. This is bowled full and around leg stump, shaping down leg and a wide is called. Gujarat are underway! |
| 0.3 : Trent Boult to Wriddhiman Saha, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Would you call it a caught and bowled though? A comedy of errors in the middle but Rajasthan do get the early breakthrough. Trent Boult serves this one on a hard length and on off and middle. Wriddhiman Saha looks to use his wrists and whip it leg side but ends up getting a top edge high in the air and the ball comes down on the 22 yards as well. Sanju Samson, Dhruv Jurel and Shimron Hetmyer all run after it and no one backs away. |
| 0.4 : Trent Boult to Sai Sudharsan, Full and on off, Sai Sudharsan drives it wide of mid off for a single and gets off the mark. |
| 0.3 : Sai Sudharsan walks out to bat at number 3. |
| 0.5 : Trent Boult to Shubman Gill, Back of a length and around middle, Shubman Gill defends it off the back foot. |
| 0.6 : Trent Boult to Shubman Gill, End with another dot as 6 runs and a wicket come off the first over. Keeps the length a bit short and around middle, Shubman Gill blocks it back to the bowler. |
| Sandeep Sharma to share the attack. |
| 1.1 : Sandeep Sharma to Sai Sudharsan, Starts off with a good-length delivery on off stump and this one seams away a bit off the deck. Sai Sudharsan stays watchful and keeps it out. |
| 1.2 : Sandeep Sharma to Sai Sudharsan, Back of a length around middle and leg, Sai Sudharsan tucks it away to mid-wicket. |
| 1.3 : Sandeep Sharma to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR! Short of a good length and pushed outside off, Sai Sudharsan reaches out and slaps this one in front of point for a boundary. |
| 1.4 : Sandeep Sharma to Sai Sudharsan, Gets a hand to it! Pitches it up now outside off, Sai Sudharsan punches it sweetly off the front foot but the man at extra cover springs to his left and gets a hand on it. The ball parries toward mid off and the batters get a single. |
| 1.5 : Sandeep Sharma to Shubman Gill, Fuller one just outside off and shaping away. Shubman Gill stays deep in his crease and defends it toward mid off. |
| 1.6 : Sandeep Sharma to Shubman Gill, Good length outside off, Shubman Gill taps it to cover-point. |
| 2.1 : Trent Boult to Sai Sudharsan, WIDE! On a length and angling down the leg side. Sai Sudharsan misses the flick and it is called a wide. |
| Trent Boult to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR! Beautifully driven! Fuller one around off and this one swings away as well. Sai Sudharsan stands tall and punches it through the line and to the right of mid on for a boundary. |
| 2.2 : Trent Boult to Sai Sudharsan, Full again and angled in at the legs, Sai Sudharsan gets an inside edge on the pads as he looks to flick and the ball rolls away toward fine leg. The batters race back for two and the umpires are checking for a short run here. The replays show that the bat is right on the line and no part of it is over the crease and it will be just a single. Not an error the coaches would like to see again. |
| 2.3 : Trent Boult to Sai Sudharsan, On a hard length around off and seaming away, Sai Sudharsan punches it to cover-point. |
| 2.4 : Trent Boult to Sai Sudharsan, Full and outside off, swinging away, driven with the swing and firmly as well but straight to extra cover. |
| 2.5 : Trent Boult to Sai Sudharsan, Just wide! Fullish length around the pads, Sai Sudharsan looks to flick but the ball stops on him a bit. Sudharsan ends up chipping it to the left of a diving Yashasvi Jaiswal at mid-wicket. The ball rolls away but Jaiswal chases it down and saves a run for his side. |
| 2.6 : Trent Boult to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Shubman Gill is up and running here! Short and wide, there to be hit. Gill stays on the back foot and hammers it away in front of square on the off side for a boundary. |
| 3.1 : Sandeep Sharma to Sai Sudharsan, Pitched up delivery around off stump, Sai Sudharsan gets on the front foot and punches it to mid off. |
| 3.2 : Sandeep Sharma to Sai Sudharsan, A touch fuller and angling across from off and middle, Sai Sudharsan plays a whippy shot along the ground and straight to mid on. |
| 3.3 : Sandeep Sharma to Sai Sudharsan, Perfect line and length, right around the top of the off stump. Sai Sudharsan keeps it out to mid off. |
| 3.4 : Sandeep Sharma to Sai Sudharsan, Comes from around the wicket now and takes pace off. This is bowled on a good length and angled into the body, Sai Sudharsan nudges it away toward mid-wicket and picks up a single. |
| 3.5 : Sandeep Sharma to Shubman Gill, Nagging length and angled into middle and leg, Shubman Gill pushes it a bit uppishly and gets it down to long on for one more. |
| 3.6 : Sandeep Sharma to Sai Sudharsan, Yet another single and only three runs come off it. Slower one, a bit fuller and angled into the pads, Sai Sudharsan works it away wide of mid on and picks up a run. |
| 4.1 : Adam Zampa to Sai Sudharsan, Adam Zampa comes into the attack and starts off with a real drag down over middle and leg. Sai Sudharsan pulls it off the back foot and firmly as well toward deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 4.2 : Adam Zampa to Sai Sudharsan, A touch shorter around middle, worked away leg side for one. |
| 4.3 : Adam Zampa to Shubman Gill, Pushed through on middle stump, Shubman Gill goes on the back foot and tucks it in front of mid-wicket for one more. |
| 4.4 : Adam Zampa to Sai Sudharsan, Floats this one up full and on the legs, Sai Sudharsan flicks it straight to mid-wicket. |
| 4.5 : Adam Zampa to Sai Sudharsan, Quicker and flatter on off stump, Sai Sudharsan stays back and wrists it in front of square on the leg side for a single. |
| Is that a run-out? Sanju Samson seems confident as he thinks that Sai Sudharsan is short of his crease. |
| 4.6 : Adam Zampa to Shubman Gill, OUT! RUN OUT! A total lack of communication in the middle and it has cost Gujarat their second wicket. Adam Zampa pushes this one through a bit quicker and bowls it full and straight as well. Shubman Gill looks to step out but ends up punching it into the surface. The ball bounces off the track and Zampa jumps to his right to get a hand on it. The ball goes to mid on as Gill is halfway through for the single. Sai Sudharsan however is ball-watching and has to t |
| 5.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Nice shot! Ravichandran Ashwin starts with a tossed up delivery, full and on middle, Shubman Gill goes down well and nails his sweep towards the deep square leg fence for a boundary. |
| 5.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shubman Gill, Shortish and on middle, Shubman Gill moves back and nudges it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 5.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Hardik Pandya, Quicker, short and on middle, Hardik Pandya blocks it out. |
| 5.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Hardik Pandya, Flatter, full and on middle, Hardik Pandya eases it towards long on for a run. |
| 0.0 : Hardik Pandya is the new man in. |
| 5.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shubman Gill, Darts this one full and on the pads, Shubman Gill clips it towards square leg. |
| 5.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Up and over! This is flighted and around off, Shubman Gill dances down the track and smashes it over mid off for a boundary. |
| 6.1 : Adam Zampa to Hardik Pandya, Tossed up, full and on off, Hardik Pandya pushes it towards covers. |
| 6.2 : Adam Zampa to Hardik Pandya, SIX! BANG! Hardik Pandya goes big now! This is floated, full and on middle, Hardik Pandya stays in his crease and lofts it over the bowler's head for a biggie. |
| 6.3 : Adam Zampa to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! A boundary now! Adam Zampa bowls this quicker, full and on off, Hardik Pandya thrashes it wide of long off for a four more runs. |
| 6.4 : Adam Zampa to Hardik Pandya, Flatter, short and on off, Hardik Pandya taps it wide of point for a single. |
| 6.5 : Adam Zampa to Shubman Gill, Looped up, full and on off, Shubman Gill knocks it towards deep point for a run. |
| 6.6 : Adam Zampa to Hardik Pandya, Fires this one full and on leg, Hardik Pandya jams it out towards long on for one more. |
| 7.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Hardik Pandya, Full and on the stumps, this is driven firmly down to long on for a single. |
| 7.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Nice use of the feet! This is floated and around off, Shubman Gill goes inside out and lifts it over extra covers for a lovely boundary. |
| 7.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shubman Gill, Short and on middle, Shubman Gill nudges it towards deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 7.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Hardik Pandya, EDGED AND FOUR! This is flatter, full and outside off, Hardik Pandya slashes and gets an outside edge towards the third man fence for a boundary. With that he completes 2000 runs in this league. |
| 7.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Hardik Pandya, Short and outside off, Hardik Pandya cuts it towards sweeper covers for one. |
| 7.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shubman Gill, SIX! Shubman Gill goes big now! Ravichandran Ashwin flights this up, on middle, Shubman Gill skips down the track and smokes it over the bowler's head for a biggie. |
| 8.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Hardik Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal begins with a flatter delivery, full and on middle, Hardik Pandya steers it towards point. |
| 8.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Hardik Pandya, Shortish and on off, Hardik Pandya chops it behind the keeper for a single. |
| 8.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shubman Gill, Short again and outside off, Shubman Gill cuts it wide of sweeper covers where Shimron Hetmyer runs to his left and dives to stop it. Three runs taken! Good running! |
| 8.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Hardik Pandya, Floated, full and on off, Hardik Pandya pushes it towards point. |
| 8.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Hardik Pandya, Shortish and on middle, Hardik Pandya forces it towards long on for one. |
| 8.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shubman Gill, Darts this one full and on off, Shubman Gill drives it towards long off for one. |
| 9.1 : Trent Boult to Shubman Gill, Full and on off, Shubman Gill drives it towards sweeper covers for a single. |
| 0.0 : Strategic break! It was a solid start by Rajasthan as Trent Boult picked up a wicket in the very first over and they managed to keep the scoring rate in check. Sai Sudharsan looked good for Gujarat but he too fell inside the Powerplay. Since then though, skipper Hardik Pandya and Shubman Gill have counterattacked brilliantly and Gujarat are flying. Rajasthan would want to break this stand at the earliest and a crucial middle phase is coming up next. Also, Yuzvendra Chahal comes into the at |
| 9.2 : Trent Boult to Hardik Pandya, On a length and on middle, Hardik Pandya bunts it onto the pitch and the bounce takes it over Trent Boult. They cross. |
| 9.3 : Trent Boult to Shubman Gill, Back of a length and on off, Shubman Gill jabs it towards deep mid-wicket for another run. |
| 9.4 : Trent Boult to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! SMASHED! Trent Boult lands this short and on off, Hardik Pandya gets on top of the bounce and hammers it towards the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary. |
| 9.5 : Trent Boult to Hardik Pandya, This is on a hard length and on off, Hardik Pandya pushes it towards covers for one. |
| 9.6 : Trent Boult to Shubman Gill, Short and on off, Shubman Gill slaps it towards wide of deep mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 10.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Hardik Pandya, Tosses this one up on leg stump, Hardik Pandya steps out and heaves it in front of deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 10.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shubman Gill, A bit flatter on middle and leg, Shubman Gill stays put and just nudges it away past square leg for a run. |
| 10.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Hardik Pandya, WIDE! Floated delivery, throws it down the leg side. Wide called. |
| Yuzvendra Chahal to Hardik Pandya, OUT! TAKEN! Yashasvi Jaiswal with a brilliant catch and Rajasthan do break the stand. Yuzvendra Chahal tosses this one up a bit but bowls it on a shorter length outside off. Hardik Pandya stays inside the crease and simply looks to thrash it over long off. There's no foot movement and Pandya ends up slicing it high over the cover region. Yashasvi Jaiswal there backtracks and keeps his eyes on the ball before taking a tumbling catch with both hands. Pa |
| 10.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to David Miller, Fuller one outside off, David Miller leans on and strokes it through cover for one. |
| 10.3 : David Miller is the next man in. |
| 10.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shubman Gill, Gives it a nice loop now and bowls it fuller around middle. Shubman Gill stays watchful and keeps it out on the off side for a quick single. |
| 10.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to David Miller, Flatter one on leg stump, pushed off the back foot down to long on for one. |
| 11.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to David Miller, Flatter one angled in from outside off, cut away off the back foot through point for a run. |
| 11.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shubman Gill, Flighted delivery, a bit fuller and around middle, this is worked away through wide mid on for one more. |
| 11.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to David Miller, Close but not close enough! Ravichandran Ashwin bowls this one quicker and flatter and angles it in sharply from around off. David Miller looks to rock back and cut but ends up getting an inside edge onto the pads. The ball lobs up to the left of Yashasvi Jaiswal at first slip and he pouches it safely. The third umpire is called in to have a look as it might have come directly off the boot but the replays clearly show that the ball hit the ground. |
| 11.2 : Is that out? The umpire sends it upstairs to see if the ball has hit David Miller's boot and then went to the slip fielder, but the replays shows that it is not the case. |
| 11.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to David Miller, Shorter in length and on the pads, worked away through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 11.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shubman Gill, Keeps the length short and angles it into middle and leg, Shubman Gill hangs back and works it through mid-wicket for another single. |
| 11.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to David Miller, Shorter one on off stump, David Miller works this one away off the back foot and behind square leg for a couple of runs. The 100 is now up for Gujarat. |
| 12.1 : Adam Zampa to Shubman Gill, Just short of a length on middle and leg, this is pulled away down to fine leg for a single. |
| 12.2 : Adam Zampa to David Miller, DROPPED! Adam Zampa fumbles a simple chance and David Miller gets a life here. This is tossed up on middle and holds a bit in the surface. Miller looks to drive at it but ends up chipping it gently to the right of the bowler. Zampa moves that side and closes his grasp a bit too quickly. A huge let off! |
| 12.3 : Adam Zampa to David Miller, Flighted delivery on a length and around off, David Miller pushes it toward extra cover. |
| 12.4 : Adam Zampa to David Miller, On the shorter side and David Miller steps out before working it past square leg for a single. |
| 12.5 : Adam Zampa to Shubman Gill, Nicely floated up on off and middle, Shubman Gill blocks it out. |
| 12.6 : Adam Zampa to Shubman Gill, Gives it some air and tosses it up full and on the legs, Shubman Gill looks to sweep it on the full but misses and gets hit on the pads. |
| 13.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to David Miller, Comes from around the wicket and drifts it in from around off. David Miller defends it out. |
| 13.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to David Miller, Gets away with it! Drags this one down leg but David Miller only manages to pull it straight to the man at deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 13.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shubman Gill, Leg bye! Quicker one, fired in on the legs, Shubman Gill looks to flick but the ball goes off his pads toward short fine leg. They pick up a leg bye. |
| 13.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to David Miller, Drags the length back and this is punched off the back foot toward wide long on for one more. |
| 13.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shubman Gill, Nicely bowled! Ravichandran Ashwin sees Shubman Gill advancing and bowls it full and wide of the off stump. Gill manages to reach it and squeezes it through the cover region for a run. |
| 13.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to David Miller, Fuller in length and around middle, worked away through mid-wicket for just one more. |
| 14.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to David Miller, Floated up on middle and leg, David Miller flicks this one just behind square leg and turns the strike over. |
| 14.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shubman Gill, Shorter delivery on middle and leg, Shubman Gill pulls it off the back foot to deep midwicket for a single. |
| 14.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to David Miller, SIX! As flat as it can get! Tossed up on the stumps, David Miller dances down the track and thumps this one straight back over the bowler's head. Jos Buttler from long on springs full stretch to his right but the ball flies past him and over the ropes for a maximum. |
| 14.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to David Miller, A tad bit short and around the pads, worked away well in front of mid-wicket. The batters push hard for two and get it with ease. |
| 14.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to David Miller, Just a fraction short and outside off, David Miller hangs back and taps it in front of cover-point for a single. |
| 14.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shubman Gill, Slower through the air and this is floated up on a length well outside the off stump. Shubman Gill has to reach for it but manages to get it to deep cover-point for a run. |
| 15.1 : Sandeep Sharma to Shubman Gill, Back of a length and on off, Shubman Gill slaps it towards the left of long on for a couple of runs. |
| 15.2 : Sandeep Sharma to Shubman Gill, OUT! TAKEN! Sandeep Sharma strikes! This is a huge wicket for Rajasthan as they see the back of Shubman Gill. Sharma serves this full and on off, Shubman Gill goes for the big shot, but fails to get under the ball, and his bat also moves in his hands when he connects. As a result it goes flat and in the air towards long off where Jos Buttler holds on easily to a pretty straightforward catch. Another good knock from Gill comes to an end and Gujarat are fo |
| Strategic break! Rajasthan have done pretty well to get back in the game after a bit of a blitz from Hardik Pandya and Shubman Gill after the Powerplay. They got rid of Pandya and then the spinners built up pressure on the new man David Miller. Miller though has started to look good now but the loss of a well-set Gill could prove to be vital. Can Rajasthan continue to put on the squeeze? Or will the hard hitters for Gujarat come to the fore? Let's find out. Also, Abhinav Manohar walks out to |
| 15.3 : Sandeep Sharma to Abhinav Manohar, Fuller and on off, Abhinav Manohar pushes it towards long on for a single. |
| 15.4 : Sandeep Sharma to David Miller, A slower one now, full and on leg, David Miller clips it towards deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 15.5 : Sandeep Sharma to Abhinav Manohar, Fullish again and on off, Abhinav Manohar eases it towards long off for one more. |
| 15.6 : Sandeep Sharma to David Miller, Overpitched and on off, David Miller lofts it towards long off for another run. A wicket and only six runs from this tidy over by Sandeep Sharma. |
| 16.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to David Miller, Flatter, short and outside off, David Miller slices it wide of short third man where Sandeep Sharma dives to his right to stop it. They cross. |
| 16.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Abhinav Manohar, Quicker, full and on leg, Abhinav Manohar flicks it through square leg for a single. |
| 16.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to David Miller, Short and on middle, David Miller pulls it towards deep square leg for a run. |
| 16.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Abhinav Manohar, Short again and outside off, Abhinav Manohar cuts it wide of cover-point for another run. |
| 16.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to David Miller, Another short delivery, outside off, David Miller punches it towards sweeper covers and comes back for the second. |
| 16.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to David Miller, SIX! Into the crowd! This is flighted, full and around off, David Miller moves across a bit and slog-sweeps it over the deep mid-wicket fece for a biggie. |
| Rajasthan use their Impact Player as Devdutt Padikkal comes in for Yuzvendra Chahal. Also, Trent Boult (3-0-29-1) comes back on to finish his spell. |
| 17.1 : Trent Boult to Abhinav Manohar, Short of a length and on leg, Abhinav Manohar nudges it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 17.2 : Trent Boult to David Miller, A low full toss, on middle, swinging in, David Miller drills it towards long on for a run. |
| 17.3 : Trent Boult to Abhinav Manohar, SIX! Abhinav Manohar shows his power! Trent Boult bangs this short and on middle, Abhinav Manohar pulls it, but mistimes it a bit. However, it has enough power to go over the long off fence for a biggie. |
| 17.4 : Trent Boult to Abhinav Manohar, SIX! Two in a row! Trent Boult misses his yorker, and bowls a full toss, on off, Abhinav Manohar stays there and smashes it over the long off fence for another maximum. |
| 17.5 : Trent Boult to Abhinav Manohar, Short and on middle, slower too, Abhinav Manohar pulls it wide of deep square leg where Devdutt Padikkal runs to his right and dives to make a brilliant stop. Two runs taken! |
| 17.6 : Trent Boult to Abhinav Manohar, Full and on middle, Abhinav Manohar chips it towards long on for one more. 17 runs off the over then! |
| 18.1 : Adam Zampa to Abhinav Manohar, Quicker, short and on leg, Abhinav Manohar miscues his heave onto the pitch. |
| 0.0 : Adam Zampa (3-0-20-0) is back on. |
| 18.2 : Adam Zampa to Abhinav Manohar, Floated, full and on off, Abhinav Manohar drills it towards long off for a single. |
| 18.3 : Adam Zampa to David Miller, FOUR! David Miller finds the fence now! Adam Zampa lands this short and on off, David Miller moves back and hammers it wide of deep mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 18.4 : Adam Zampa to David Miller, Short again and on off, David Miller forces it towards long on for another run. |
| 18.5 : Adam Zampa to Abhinav Manohar, SIX! Abhinav Manohar sends this way into the stands! This is floated, full and on middle, Abhinav Manohar shows the full face of the bat and launches it over the long on fence for a biggie. |
| 18.6 : Adam Zampa to Abhinav Manohar, OUT! TAKEN! Adam Zampa gets his man now! He bowls this flatter, full and outside off, Abhinav Manohar looks to slog again, but ends up slicing it in the air and Devdutt Padikkal at cover-point settles under it to take a dolly. A fine camoe from Abhinav Manohar comes to an end. |
| 19.1 : Sandeep Sharma to David Miller, Full and outside off, way outside off, David Miller leaves it alone. Wided. |
| 18.6 : Rahul Tewatia is the new man in. Also, Sandeep Sharma to close out the innings here. |
| 19.1 : Sandeep Sharma to David Miller, Sandeep Sharma gets his wide yorker right this time, on off, David Miller looks to dig it out, but misses. |
| 19.2 : Sandeep Sharma to David Miller, FOUR! Powered away! This is full and outside off, David Miller shuffles across and thrashes it over extra covers for a boundary. |
| 19.3 : Sandeep Sharma to David Miller, FOUR! Another one! Sandeep Sharma bowls a yorker, outside off, David Miller slashes and gets an outside edge towards the third man fence for a streaky boundary this time. |
| 19.4 : Sandeep Sharma to David Miller, OUT! TAKEN! David Miller goes for the big shot again, but holes out instead. Sandeep Sharma serves a low full toss, outside off, David Miller tries to reach for it and swings hard, but it goes off the top edge in the air and towards deep cover where Shimron Hetmyer takes a fine catch under pressure. Miller also goes back after a decent knock. |
| Rashid Khan is in at number 8. |
| 19.5 : Sandeep Sharma to Rashid Khan, OUT! RUN OUT! A bit too close for comfort and Gujarat lose yet another wicket. Sandeep Sharma bowls a slower bumper into the deck and around off. Rashid Khan pulls it straight down the ground toward long on. The batters cross for one and Rashid looks for the second. Rahul Tewatia sends him back as the throw comes in from Jos Buttler at the bowler's end. Sandeep Sharma collects the ball and dislodges the bails. The replays show that Rashid's bat is right |
| 19.6 : A flurry of big hits toward the end from the likes of David Miller and Abhinav Manohar has seen Gujarat post a solid total of 177 runs. It was a topsy-turvy first inning but going into the break, Rajasthan will be the slightly happier of the two sides. |
| Gujarat were pegged back early as Wriddhiman Saha fell in the very first over. Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill looked to be forming a gritty stand but the former was run out and Gujarat looked in trouble. The skipper then walked in and played flamboyantly and Gill too found his groove. Pandya fell looking to keep up the ante and Gill too couldn't stay on for much longer. It was then some big hitting from Abhinav Manohar and David Miller in the death overs that really fired Gujarat to a total |
| Sandeep Sharma to Rahul Tewatia, Only a single to end the innings then! Sandeep Sharma nails the yorker once again, outside off, Rahul Tewatia reaches for it, but only manages to jam it towards long off for a run. Gujarat finish on 177/7! |
| Rajasthan will be a tad bit disappointed with that bowling effort as there were occasions in the first innings that they had Gujarat on the back foot but simply couldn't capitalize. Trent Boult got an early wicket but was pretty expensive. The spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal picked up just a single wicket in between them and went for a bit of runs as well. Adam Zampa though bowled really well and picked up a wicket. The pick of the bowlers once again was Sandeep Sharma |
| Yuzvendra Chahal is down for a quick chat. He says that there is a lot of dew and it was difficult to get a grip on the ball. Adds that he was happy with being the leading wicket-taker last season, but he wants the trophy this time. Tells that their spinners did a good job in the last game and that is why they went with Adam Zampa and Jason Holder was unwell too. Mentions that it is a bit difficult to hit the spinners sometimes in the death overs and they can get wickets too. Ends by saying |
| Right then, Rajasthan need 178 runs to win on a wicket that looks brilliant for batting. The ball did stop a bit in the deck on the odd occasion but with the dew taking effect, the batting side will feel confident. Can Hardik Pandya and his men spring up a surprise and defend this total? Or will Rajasthan gun it down without a fuss? Let's find out as the run chase is up next. |
| ... The Run Chase ... |
| We are back for the run chase! |
| 0.1 : Mohammad Shami to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Lovely delivery! Immaculate length, angled in from outside off and going away from the left-hander. Yashasvi Jaiswal looks to drive on the up but is beaten past the outside edge. |
| 0.2 : Mohammad Shami to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Goes full now and angles it in at the toes, Yashasvi Jaiswal pushes it out to mid on. |
| 0.1 : Mohammad Shami to Yashasvi Jaiswal, WIDE! Starts off from around the wicket and bangs it in a bit outside off. The ball seams off the deck and moves away from the left-hander. It is called a wide. |
| 0.3 : Mohammad Shami to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Fraction short and outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal stays back and latches onto the width before slapping it away. The ball goes quickly to point where Rahul Tewatia makes a sharp stop. |
| 0.4 : Mohammad Shami to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Just over and Yashasvi Jaiswal is off the mark! Banged in over middle and this one hurries the batter. Jaiswal looks to take it on but gets it high off the bat and just over the mid-wicket region. They get across fof one. |
| 0.5 : Mohammad Shami to Jos Buttler, Nicely bowled! Comes from over the wicket now and goes a bit wider of the crease before serving a good-length ball around off and middle. The ball swings back in sharply and skids on. Jos Buttler looks to play at it but is late and the ball thids into the thigh pads. |
| 0.6 : Mohammad Shami to Jos Buttler, Another dot to end and just two runs come off the first over of the chase. Good length around the top of off, Jos Buttler gets an inside edge as he looks to punch it away. |
| 1.2 : Hardik Pandya to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On a hard length and close to the off stump, Yashasvi Jaiswal stays on the back foot and has a little nibble at it but fails to get any bat on it. |
| 0.6 : Hardik Pandya to share the new ball with Mohammad Shami. |
| 1.1 : Hardik Pandya to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Starts off well! On a fullish length and in that channel around off, angling it across the left-hander. Yashasvi Jaiswal looks to drive it through covers but is beaten on the outside edge. |
| 1.4 : Hardik Pandya to Devdutt Padikkal, Back of a length over middle, nudged away leg side. |
| 1.3 : Devdutt Padikkal is in at number 3. |
| 1.5 : Hardik Pandya to Devdutt Padikkal, Full and outside off, swinging away, Devdutt Padikkal looks to step out and hammer it away but is well beaten. |
| 1.6 : Hardik Pandya to Devdutt Padikkal, Just a single to end and Gujarat are in the zone here. Length ball on off stump, gets this one to swing back in. Devdutt Padikkal gets a leading edge as he looks to flick and the ball goes toward third man. They get a single. |
| 2.1 : Mohammad Shami to Devdutt Padikkal, Hurls across a good-length ball on the fifth stump line and this one nips away off the deck. Devdutt Padikkal looks to poke at it but is well beaten. |
| 1.3 : Hardik Pandya to Yashasvi Jaiswal, OUT! CAUGHT! Excellent delivery from Hardik Pandya and it is backed up really well by Shubman Gill in the field. Just short of a good length and very close to the off stump with the natural angle taking it away. Yashasvi Jaiswal gets cramped for room and ends up poking at it off the back foot. The ball takes the outside edge and goes to the left nof first slip where Shubman Gill takes a sharp stop. Pandya is absolutely delighted. |
| 2.2 : Mohammad Shami to Devdutt Padikkal, Leg bye! On a hard length and angled in, Devdutt Padikkal looks to tuck it leg side but misses. The ball goes off the thigh pads and rolls toward backward point. They scamper through for a leg bye. |
| 2.3 : Mohammad Shami to Jos Buttler, Ouch, that must have hurt! Perfect length on the stumps and swinging back in sharply. Jos Buttler looks to block it out but is beaten on the inside edge and gets struck on the inside thigh. |
| 2.4 : Mohammad Shami to Jos Buttler, Good length around off, seaming away off the deck. Jos Buttler taps it toward cover-point. |
| 2.5 : Mohammad Shami to Jos Buttler, OUT! TIMBER! The dot-ball pressure does the trick and Jos Buttler departs playing an unnecessary shot here. Mohammad Shami keeps it on a good length and bowls it around off stump. Buttler shuffles right across the off stump and attempts the scoop. The ball angles in off the deck and beats the bat before knocking the off stump right off the ground. Buttler departs for a duck and Rajasthan are in early trouble here. |
| 2.6 : Mohammad Shami to Sanju Samson, Length ball on off stump, nips back in, Sanju Samson watchfully blocks it out. |
| 2.5 : Sanju Samson is the new man in. |
| 3.1 : Hardik Pandya to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! That will ease the nerves a bit. Fullish length on the pads, Devdutt Padikkal stays back and clips it aerially over the mid-wicket region to pick up a boundary, the first of the run chase. |
| 3.2 : Hardik Pandya to Devdutt Padikkal, Back of a length and outside off, this is steered down to third man for a single. |
| 3.3 : Hardik Pandya to Sanju Samson, Keeps the length full and pushes it outside off, shaping further away as well. Sanju Samson looks to reach out and drive it through cover but misses. |
| 3.4 : Hardik Pandya to Sanju Samson, Good length on a tight line around off and angling in. Sanju Samson defends it out from inside his crease. |
| 3.5 : Hardik Pandya to Sanju Samson, Bangs this one in well outside the off stump and Sanju Samson just lets it through to the keeper. |
| 3.6 : Hardik Pandya to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Ends with a boundary! Served on a shortish length outside off and shaping away, Sanju Samson stands tall and caresses it just behind the man at point for a lovely boundary. |
| 4.1 : Mohammad Shami to Devdutt Padikkal, Good length on the fifth stump line and nipping off the deck. Devdutt Padikkal doesn't move his feet and tries to have a nibble at it but gets beaten on the outside edge yet again. |
| 4.2 : Mohammad Shami to Devdutt Padikkal, Keeps the length good but brings the ball closer to the off stump, Devdutt Padikkal stays back and blocks it out. |
| 4.3 : Mohammad Shami to Devdutt Padikkal, The dot balls just keep on coming! Shorter this time and over middle, Devdutt Padikkal looks to step out and swing across the line but is beaten once again. |
| 4.4 : Mohammad Shami to Devdutt Padikkal, Four dots on the trot now! A tad shorter and outside off, nipping away, Devdutt Padikkal goes fetching after it but fails to reach it. |
| 4.5 : Mohammad Shami to Devdutt Padikkal, SIX! Picked up and dispatched! Good length angled onto the pads, Devdutt Padikkal flicks it effortlessly and over the backward square leg fence for a biggie. |
| 4.6 : Mohammad Shami to Devdutt Padikkal, DROPPED! The ball almost burst through the hands of Shubman Gill! Short of a length and outside off, Devdutt Padikkal throws his hands at it and ends up getting a thick outside edge. The ball flies and over the first slip. Shubman Gill there leaps up but ends up spilling it. Gill seems to have hurt his fingers as the batters pick up a single. |
| 5.1 : Hardik Pandya to Devdutt Padikkal, On a good length and outside off, blocked out. |
| 5.2 : Hardik Pandya to Devdutt Padikkal, Short of a length and over middle, pulled away firmly but straight to mid-wicket. |
| 5.3 : Hardik Pandya to Devdutt Padikkal, Angles in a length ball into the pads, Devdutt Padikkal backs away but only manages to push it toward mid on. |
| 5.4 : Hardik Pandya to Devdutt Padikkal, SIX! BANG! Bowled from over the wicket and pitched up around the fifth stump line. Devdutt Padikkal frees his arms and swings through the line before lofting it well over the wide long off fence for a biggie. |
| 5.5 : Hardik Pandya to Devdutt Padikkal, Hard length, over middle and leg, Devdutt Padikkal hops back and keeps it down on the deck. |
| 5.6 : Hardik Pandya to Devdutt Padikkal, Ends with a dot and after the Powerplay, Rajasthan are reeling at 26/2! Serves a bumper now over the stumps and the ball flies just above the helmet of Devdutt Padikkal who ducks under it a bit. No wide called and no review is taken either. |
| 6.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Sanju Samson, Alzarri Joseph starts with a hard-length delivery around off, takes off, Sanju Samson gets surprised by the bounce and misses his punch. |
| 6.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Sanju Samson, SIX! Into the crowd! Alzarri Joseph lands this short and on middle, sits up nicely, Sanju Samson picks up the length early and pulls it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie. |
| 6.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Sanju Samson, Fuller one and on middle, Sanju Samson drives it towards mid on. |
| 6.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Sanju Samson, On a length and on middle, Sanju Samson works it towards mid on for a quick single. |
| 6.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Beautiful shot! This is full and around off, Devdutt Padikkal stays in his crease and lofts it over extra covers for a boundary. |
| 6.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Devdutt Padikkal, Short of a length and outside off, Devdutt Padikkal cuts it towards deep point for one. |
| 7.1 : Hardik Pandya to Devdutt Padikkal, Fuller one and on leg, Devdutt Padikkal nudges it through square leg for a single. |
| 0.0 : Hardik Pandya (3-0-16-1) to bowl out here... |
| 7.2 : Hardik Pandya to Sanju Samson, Pulls his length back a bit, on leg, Sanju Samson flicks it towards deep square leg for a run. |
| 7.3 : Hardik Pandya to Devdutt Padikkal, Short and on off, Devdutt Padikkal pulls it towards deep square leg for another run. |
| 7.4 : Hardik Pandya to Sanju Samson, A huge appeal for LBW, but turned down! Hardik Pandya takes the review without any hesitation. He serves this full and around middle, angling in, Sanju Samson looks to flick it away, but misses and gets hit on the pads. UltraEdge shows no bat involved and Ball Tracking shows that it is missing the wickets. Samson survives and Gujarat loses their review! |
| 7.5 : Hardik Pandya to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Classic shot! Hardik Pandya lands this on a good length and on off, Sanju Samson strides forward and gently pushes it with excellent timing through extra covers for a boundary. |
| 7.6 : Hardik Pandya to Sanju Samson, This is on a hard length and on middle, Sanju Samson clips it through square leg for one. |
| 8.1 : Rashid Khan to Sanju Samson, Rashid Khan begins with a short delivery around off, Sanju Samson cuts it towards sweeper covers for a single. |
| 0.0 : Strategic break! Gujarat are all over Rajasthan here and the scoring rate is under run-a-ball. Mohammad Shami and Hardik Pandya swung the new ball to perfection and got rid of both the openers. Devdutt Padikkal looked a bit fidgety at the start but has played some lovely shots and Sanju Samson too seems to be well-set now. A crucial partnership this for Rajasthan as they try to get back on track and Gujarat will be hoping to break the stand at the earliest. Which side will boss the middle ph |
| 8.2 : Rashid Khan to Devdutt Padikkal, Quicker, full and on off, Devdutt Padikkal knocks it to the left of the bowler. |
| 8.3 : Rashid Khan to Devdutt Padikkal, OUT! TAKEN! Rashid Khan strikes in his first over! He bowls the googly this time, on off, turning away, Devdutt Padikkal fails to pick and charges down the track to slog it away, but only manages to slice it in the air towards short third man where Mohit Sharma takes a dolly. Devdutt Padikkal was looking good, but he will be disappointed with that shot. Rajasthan three down now! |
| 8.4 : Rashid Khan to Riyan Parag, Another googly, short and on middle, Riyan Parag works it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 8.3 : Riyan Parag is the new man in. |
| 8.5 : Rashid Khan to Sanju Samson, Shortish and on middle, Sanju Samson tucks it towards deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 8.6 : Rashid Khan to Riyan Parag, Another short delivery, on middle, Riyan Parag flicks it off the back foot through mid-wicket for one more. |
| 9.1 : Mohit Sharma to Riyan Parag, Mohit Sharma starts with a good-length delivery, on off, Riyan Parag tries to cut it away, but misses. |
| 9.2 : Mohit Sharma to Riyan Parag, Length again and on off, Riyan Parag punches it past covers for a single. |
| 9.3 : Mohit Sharma to Sanju Samson, Touch fuller and on off, Sanju Samson drives it straight to mid off. |
| 9.4 : Mohit Sharma to Sanju Samson, Pulls his length back a bit, on off, Sanju Samson knocks it towards mid off. |
| 9.5 : Mohit Sharma to Sanju Samson, A bit fuller and on off, Sanju Samson pushes it towards sweeper covers for a run. |
| 9.6 : Mohit Sharma to Riyan Parag, This is on a hard length and on middle, Riyan Parag tucks it through mid-wicket for another run. |
| 10.1 : Rashid Khan to Riyan Parag, Short and on leg, Riyan Parag flicks it through square leg for a single. |
| 10.2 : Rashid Khan to Sanju Samson, Quicker, short again and on middle, Sanju Samson clips it towards deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 10.3 : Rashid Khan to Riyan Parag, OUT! TAKEN! Rashid Khan strikes again! Riyan Parag goes back to the hut for yet another low score. This is flatter, full and around off, Riyan Parag goes for the big slog but fails to get under it and is in no position to play that shot. As a result, it flies flat towards long off where David Miller runs forward and takes a brilliant diving catch. Rajasthan four down now! |
| 10.4 : Rashid Khan to Shimron Hetmyer, Short and on middle, Shimron Hetmyer keeps it to the leg side. |
| 10.3 : Shimron Hetmyer walks in at number 6. |
| 10.5 : Rashid Khan to Shimron Hetmyer, Short again and on off, Shimron Hetmyer punches it towards long off for a single. |
| 10.6 : Rashid Khan to Sanju Samson, SIX! BANG! Sanju Samson goes big now! Rashid Khan lands this short and on middle, Sanju Samson moves back quickly and hammers it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 11.1 : Mohit Sharma to Shimron Hetmyer, Full and on off, Shimron Hetmyer knocks it towards short covers. |
| 11.2 : Mohit Sharma to Shimron Hetmyer, Full again and on off, Shimron Hetmyer drives it to short covers again. |
| 11.3 : Mohit Sharma to Shimron Hetmyer, In the air....safe! This is on a good length and on middle, Shimron Hetmyer looks to flick it, but gets a leading edge which falls in no man's land around the mid-wicket region. They cross. |
| 11.4 : Mohit Sharma to Sanju Samson, Back of a length and on off, Sanju Samson cuts it towards deep point for a run. |
| 11.5 : Mohit Sharma to Shimron Hetmyer, On a length and on middle, Shimron Hetmyer tucks it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 11.6 : Mohit Sharma to Sanju Samson, Short of a length and on off, Sanju Samson forces it towards long off for one more. |
| Gujarat now use their Impact Player as Noor Ahmad is brought in for Shubman Gill. |
| 12.1 : Rashid Khan to Sanju Samson, Short and on off, Sanju Samson knocks it onto the pitch. |
| 12.3 : Rashid Khan to Sanju Samson, SIX! Two in a row! Rashid Khan lands this short and on middle, Sanju Samson moves back and heaves it over the deep mid-wicket fence for another maximum. |
| 12.5 : Rashid Khan to Sanju Samson, Short and on off, Sanju Samson cuts it towards sweeper covers for a single. |
| 12.2 : Rashid Khan to Sanju Samson, SIX! Just over! This is tossed up, full and on off, Sanju Samson lofts it towards long off without much elevation, but this has enough power to go over David Miller for a biggie. |
| 12.6 : Rashid Khan to Shimron Hetmyer, Darts this full and on leg, Shimron Hetmyer works it towards mid on for a run.20 runs off the over! |
| 13.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Shimron Hetmyer, SIX! Shimron Hetmyer joins the act now! Alzarri Joseph lands this a bit short and on middle, Shimron Hetmyer clears his front leg and muscles it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 13.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Shimron Hetmyer, Alzarri Joseph nails the yorker now, on middle, Shimron Hetmyer digs it out towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.4 : Rashid Khan to Sanju Samson, SIX! Make that three! Sanju Samson is taking on Rashid Khan! This is short again and on middle, Sanju Samson this time goes back and smashes it way over the long on fence for a biggie. This is brilliant batting from Samason. |
| 13.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Sanju Samson, Fullish and on middle, Sanju Samson drills it towards long on for another run. |
| 13.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Shimron Hetmyer, FOUR! Easy pickings! This is a full toss, on middle, Shimron Hetmyer whips it wide of deep mid-wicket for a boundary now. This chase is getting interesting now. |
| 13.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Shimron Hetmyer, Short and on off, Shimron Hetmyer pulls it wide of deep mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 13.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Shimron Hetmyer, Another good yorker, on middle, Shimron Hetmyer jams it out towards mid of for one more. |
| 14.1 : Noor Ahmad to Shimron Hetmyer, Starts off with a shortish delivery around middle, Shimron Hetmyer stays on the back foot and punches it down to long on for a single. |
| 0.0 : Noor Ahmad comes into the attack for the first time for Gujarat. |
| 14.2 : Noor Ahmad to Sanju Samson, FIFTY for Sanju Samson and it has been a captain's knock thus far but he will know that he has a lot more to do here. This is tossed up around off, Samson strokes it to sweeper cover and rotates the strike. |
| 14.3 : Noor Ahmad to Shimron Hetmyer, Nagging length, around middle and turning in a touch, Shimron Hetmyer works it through the mid-wicket region for one more. |
| 14.4 : Noor Ahmad to Sanju Samson, SIX! BOOM! Noor Ahmad floats it up now and serves it full and wide outside off. Sanju Samson stays put and reaches out before whacking it off the toe end of the bat over the long off fence for a biggie. |
| 14.5 : Noor Ahmad to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Fuller and flatter down leg, Sanju Samson sits down and paddles it away down to the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 14.6 : Noor Ahmad to Sanju Samson, OUT! CAUGHT! Noor Ahmad has the last laugh and picks up his very first wicket in the Indian T20 League and what a big wicket this could turn out to be. Noor shows courage here as he tosses the ball up full and outside off inviting the bog shot. Sanju Samson tries to stay leg side of the ball and gets under it. Samson lifts it high and off the cue end of the bat over mid off. David Miller runs in from long off and takes a good catch. Samson departs after a goo |
| Dhruv Jurel is the next man in. |
| 15.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Shimron Hetmyer, Excellent fielding in the deep! On a hard length angled in from around the stumps and into the batter. Shimron Hetmyer clears the front leg and heaves it flat toward wide long on. David Miller there sprints to his left and manages to get his hands behind it. Ends up saving two runs. |
| 15.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Shimron Hetmyer, SIX! This has got to be one of the most bizarre maximums ever seen. Alzarri Joseph misses his mark and serves a waist-high full toss on the body. Shimron Hetmyer tries to tuck it away but gets hurried on and the ball comes off the backside of the bat before flying over Mohammad Shami at third man for a maximum. It is called a no ball but Gujarat have reviewed it and the third umpire concludes that it is a fair delivery. No Free Hit then. |
| 15.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Shimron Hetmyer, Hard length over leg stump and cramping the batter for room. Shimron Hetmyer awkwardly manages to nudge it past square leg for one. |
| 15.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR! Deft touch from Dhruv Jurel! Hard length again around off at 149.2 clicks. Jurel hangs back and just dabs it down fine into the third man fence for a boundary. |
| 15.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Dhruv Jurel, Banged in short and over middle, Dhruv Jurel gets hurried on but manages to pull it over backward square leg for a single. |
| 15.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Shimron Hetmyer, SIX! Wow, that has sailed deep into the crowd! Alzarri Joseph steams in and serves it in the slot at over 144 clicks. Shimron Hetmyer stays deep in his crease and clears the front leg before clobbering the ball way, way over the long on fence for a biggie. 44 needed now off 24 balls. |
| Strategic-Break! The equation at the moment is that Rajasthan need 44 runs in 24 balls now and with Shimron Hetmyer still there nothing can be said about the result of this game. He is striking it well too and Dhruv Jurel have also previously showed his power-hitting. Gujarat need to get the wicket of Hettie to go ahead in the game. An exciting last four overs awaits us. |
| 16.1 : Noor Ahmad to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR! Misfield in the deep! Noor Ahmad floats this one full and angles it a long way across the off stump. Dhruv Jurel reaches out and drives it to the left of the man at deep cover-point. Rashid Khan there runs to his left and gets a hand on it but his trailing hand pushes the ball into the ropes. |
| 16.2 : Noor Ahmad to Dhruv Jurel, Flighted delivery around leg stump, Dhruv Jurel looks to sweep it fine but can't get it away. |
| 16.3 : Noor Ahmad to Dhruv Jurel, Flatter delivery outside off and angled well across the right-hander. Dhruv Jurel looks to cut but misses. |
| 16.4 : Noor Ahmad to Dhruv Jurel, Just in! Floated up on the pads, Dhruv Jurel paddles it 'round the corner and to the right of the man at short fine leg. Jurel sets off for the run but Shimron Hetmyer is a bit slow to take off. Mohammad Shami there picks up the ball and throws it back to the keeper, Wriddhiman Saha who whips off the bails. It appears to be touch and go but the replays show that Hetmyer managed to just slide his bat in. |
| 16.5 : Noor Ahmad to Shimron Hetmyer, WIDE! Short and wide outside off, a bit too wide though for the umpire's liking. |
| Noor Ahmad to Shimron Hetmyer, Shorter and angling into the pads, worked away past square leg for a single. |
| 16.6 : Noor Ahmad to Dhruv Jurel, Full and outside off, driven down to long off for a single. |
| 17.1 : Rashid Khan to Dhruv Jurel, Short and on middle, Dhruv Jurel pulls it towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 17.2 : Rashid Khan to Shimron Hetmyer, Short and no off, Shimron Hetmyer punches it straight to short covers. |
| 17.3 : Rashid Khan to Shimron Hetmyer, FOUR! Down the wrong line and Shimron Hetmyer gets it away. A tad shorter and around middle, Hetmyer shuffles past the off stump and gets enough on the paddle sweep to take it over short fine leg and into the fence. |
| 17.4 : Rashid Khan to Shimron Hetmyer, Here comes the googly, pitching outside leg and turning away from the left-hander. Shimron Hetmyer looks for the slog sweep but is well beaten and gets hit on the pads. |
| 17.5 : Rashid Khan to Shimron Hetmyer, SIX! Shimron Hetmyer is playing a blinder here. This is flatter and fuller around leg stump, Hetmyer steps out and thumps it flat right back over the bowler's head for a maximum. |
| 17.6 : Rashid Khan to Shimron Hetmyer, Flatter one, on the shorter side and around off, this is hit away off the back foot through extra cover for a couple of runs. 23 needed now off 12 balls. |
| 18.1 : Mohammad Shami to Dhruv Jurel, SIX! Wow, that has been dismissed! Mohammad Shami misses his length and serves it in the slot on middle stump. Dhruv Jurel gets the front leg out of the way and launches it a long way over the long on fence for a biggie. |
| 18.2 : Mohammad Shami to Dhruv Jurel, OUT! TAKEN! Mohammad Shami with a stellar comeback to dismiss Dhruv Jurel and the game is well and truly alive here! Shami bangs this one in around off stump and gets it to climb at an awkward height. Dhruv Jurel goes past the off stump and looks to hook it away. He gets hurried on and the top edge is found. The ball flies down toward fine leg where Mohit Sharma comes in and pouches it safely under pressure. |
| 18.3 : Mohammad Shami to Ravichandran Ashwin, FOUR! Oh, that has been crunched! Short and wide outside off, Ravichandran Ashwin stays back and slaps it away past point. The ball rockets away into the fence. |
| 18.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin is the next man in. |
| 18.4 : Mohammad Shami to Ravichandran Ashwin, SIX! BANG! That surely is the telling blow from Ravichandran Ashwin. Short again and over middle, Ashwin with a good trigger movement to get deep in his crease and he muscles it well in front of the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. 7 needed now off 8 balls. |
| 18.5 : Mohammad Shami to Ravichandran Ashwin, OUT! CAUGHT! Is there another twist in the tale here? Surely not, right? Mohammad Shami serves a slower delivery outside off and bowls it full as well. Ravichandran Ashwin stays back and gets caught on the crease as well. Ashwin looks to lift it over the cover region but ends up chipping it to point where Rahul Tewatia takes a simple catch. |
| 18.6 : Mohammad Shami to Trent Boult, Ends with a dot and now 7 runs are needed off 6 balls! Goes full and quick, angling into the legs. Trent Boult backs away and looks to heave it across the line but is well beaten. |
| 18.5 : Trent Boult comes out to the middle now. |
| 19.1 : Noor Ahmad to Shimron Hetmyer, FIFTY for Shimron Hetmyer and he will be itching to get the winning runs here. This is short and wide outside off, Hetmyer rocks back and slaps it in front of point for a couple of runs. The throw from the deep is at the keeper's end but is a bit wide and the batters make it through with ease. |
| 18.6 : Noor Ahmad (2-0-19-1) to bowl the last over. This is a huge call from Hardik Pandya to give the ball to the debutant. |
| 19.2 : What a win for Rajasthan! Shimron Hetmyer keeps his calm in the end and gets them over the line with four balls to spare. They go top of the table too with that win while Gujarat will feel like they let this one get away from them considering the start that they got with the ball. |
| Rajasthan got off to a nightmarish start as they lost both Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler inside the first three overs with nothing really on the board. Devdutt Padikkal and Sanju Samson then steadied the ship with the former being the aggressor, but he did the mistake of taking on Rashid Khan and lost his wicket and Riyan Parag followed him in the same way. However, this made Samson change his gears and he took the charge and also hit Rashid for three sixes in a row to change the momen |
| Gujarat will be disappointed with their bowling effort. Mohammad Shami and Hardik Pandya were on fire at the start as they were swinging the ball both ways and the batters had no clue which also resulted in crucial wickets of Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal. They were able to pick up wickets in the middle overs too but were also expensive which ultimately cost them. Hardik Pandya took a big call to get in Noor Ahmad as the Impact Player, and he conceded a lot of runs before getting rid o |
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| Earlier in the game, Gujarat got to a fighting total thanks to good contributions from Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya, Abhinav Manohar and David Miller, but they would have liked a few more runs as they struggled in the middle overs. Sandeep Sharma was the pick of the bowlers for Rajasthan for his two wickets and for being economical too. Adam Zampa, Yuzvendra Chahal and Trent Boult chipped in with one each. While chasing it looked like they were on course for defeat, but Sanju Samson and Shim |
| Hardik Pandya, the captain of Gujarat says that the game is never over until it's over and that's the beauty of the game and it was a lesson for them. On bowling Noor Ahmad in the final over, he says that he actually bowled well and can't be harsh on him but the other bowlers didn't execute well. Informs that he is feeling fine and his body is in good shape. Adds that these losses do hurt but it is a long way to go in the tournament. Mentions that they were certainly a bit short with the bat an |
| Devdutt Padikkal is down for a chat. He says that it got a little tense but they believed that the batters in the middle could finish it off. Adds that they had to go for it at some point and needed to get a boundary away here and there. Tells that they had the belief when Ravichandran Ashwin walked in that he could finish it off, and they needed to keep the scoreboard ticking. Mentions that they needed to put away the loose deliveries and is happy that it came off for them. Praises Shimron He |
| Shimron Hetmyer is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his match-winning knock. He says that he is at a loss for words and counts this as a kind of revenge after losing against Gujarat three times in the last season. Adds that he has trained a lot and is happy that it paid off here. Tells that he was happy to see a spinner in the last over and he was trying to think ahead of the bowler which worked and he is delighted with the win. |
| Sanju Samson, the victorious skipper for Rajasthan says that when you play quality opponents on grounds like this, the feeling is good and is glad to get the win here. Adds that it is very important to rotate the bowlers and after the Powerplay they needed to respect the quality of the opponent but the bowlers did well to restrict them to 177. Mentions that the start they had with the bat was due to the quality of the opposition and they needed to respect that. Shares that Adam Zampa was broug |
| Right then, that is it from another exciting game where Rajasthan got the better of Gujarat, but only by just. The action in the Indian T20 League continues on 17th April, Monday where we have got a huge match. It is the Southern Derby as Bangalore take on Chennai in a cracking encounter. The first ball will be bowled at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT), but as you know, you can always join us early for the build-up. Until then, goodbye and cheers! |
| Noor Ahmad to Shimron Hetmyer, SIX! BANG! Shimron Hetmyer finishes things off in style! Just a tad shorter and on middle and leg. Hetmyer goes on the back foot and muscles it flat and over the wide long on fence for a maximum. Rajasthan have certainly pulled off a heist here. RAJASTHAN WIN BY THREE WICKETS! |
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