| 0.0 : TOSS - The two captains are out in the middle and the flip of the coin lands in favour of Hyderabad. They have elected to BOWL first. |
| Impact Players nominated by Gujarat -Â Yash Dayal, KS Bharat, Darshan Nalkande, Sai Kishore, Shivam Mavi. |
| Impact Players nominated by Hyderabad -Â Anmolpreet Singh, Glenn Phillips, Akeal Hosein, Mayank Dagar, Nitish Kumar Reddy. |
| Hyderabad's skipper Aiden Markram says they will bowl first. Adds that there is moisture on the surface and wants to maximize it. Says that they need to step up and show how good they are as a team. Shares that he wants the guys to express themselves and will be good for them if a couple of the players turn up. Adds that they want to do well in the last few games and see how it goes from thereon. Informs that there is one change, Marco Jansen comes in for Glenn Phillips. |
| Hyderabad (Playing XI) - Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (C), Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Abdul Samad, Sanvir Singh (In for Anmolpreet Singh), Marco Jansen (In for Glenn Phillips), Mayank Markande, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, T Natarajan. |
| Gujarat (Playing XI) - Shubman Gill (In for Abhinav Manohar), Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Sai Sudharsan (In for Vijay Shankar), Hardik Pandya (C), David Miller, Dasun Shanaka (In for Alzarri Joseph), Rahul Tewatia, Mohit Sharma, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Shami, Noor Ahmad. |
| Hardik Pandya, the captain of Gujarat says that the lavender jersey is a special gesture to show their support for cancer awareness and general well-being. Adds that it is very important to play good cricket and you have to turn up to every game but the group is quite relaxed. Mentions that when they started this season, they knew it would be trickier than last season and they knew they had to play their best cricket to get ahead. Says that they would have fielded as well and it is a fresh wic |
| We are ready for the game to begin! The two umpires are out in the middle and so are the players of Hyderabad. It will be the usual pair of Wriddhiman Saha and Shubman Gill to open the innings for Gujarat. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has the new ball in hand and will be looking to get it swinging. Let's play... |
| 0.1 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Wriddhiman Saha, Bhuvneshwar Kumar starts off with a full ball shaping away. Left alone by Wriddhiman Saha. |
| 0.2 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Wriddhiman Saha, On a good length just outside off with a hint of movement. Wriddhiman Saha watchfully lets it go. |
| 0.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Wriddhiman Saha, OUT! EDGED and CAUGHT! Bhuvneshwar Kumar strikes! Tad shortish length outside off. Wriddhiman Saha goes for the cut shot but edges it to Abhishek Sharma at second slip who takes a good catch going to his left. Wriddhiman Saha departs for a duck and this a fine start by Hyderabad. |
| Sai Sudharsan walks in at number 3. |
| 0.4 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Sai Sudharsan, Full-length delivery around off. Sai Sudharsan pushes it toward mid off and scampers for a quick single. Sanvir Singh there throws the ball toward the bowler's end as Sai puts in the dive but doesn't get the direct hit, otherwise Sai was a goner. |
| 0.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shubman Gill, Fullish length again outside off. Shubman Gill leans into it and drives it beautifully through the cover-point region for a comfortable three. Rahul Tripathi gives the chase and stops it just inside the ropes. |
| 0.6 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Sai Sudharsan, Good-length delivery swings back into the batter. Sai Sudharsan tucks it through backward square leg for a single to retain the strike. |
| Marco Jansen to operate from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Marco Jansen to Sai Sudharsan, Good length ball on the pads. Sai Sudharsan chips it to the right of Sanvir Singh stationed at short mid-wicket for a dot. |
| 1.2 : Marco Jansen to Sai Sudharsan, WIDE! Back of a length ball down the leg. Sai Sudharsan plays and misses. Wide signaled by the umpire. |
| Marco Jansen to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR! BANG! On a good length and outside off. Sai Sudharsan drives it uppishly over the infield as the ball races through the outfield for a cracking boundary. |
| 1.3 : Marco Jansen to Sai Sudharsan, Back of a length on the leg stump line. Sai Sudharsan tucks it to square leg for none. |
| 1.4 : Marco Jansen to Sai Sudharsan, Back of a length again outside off. Sai Sudharsan punches off the backfoot toward the point fielder and is halfway down for the run. He is sent back and a direct hit here would have been curtains for Sudharsan. |
| 1.5 : Marco Jansen to Sai Sudharsan, Hard length into the pitch around off. Sai Sudharsan rides the bounce and bunts into off-side. A no-ball was called by the umpire as Jansen had overstepped. Free-Hit coming up! |
| Marco Jansen to Sai Sudharsan, Sai Sudharsan does not take advantage of the free hit. Marco Jansen bangs it short and outside off. Sudharsan goes for the pull and misses. |
| 1.6 : Marco Jansen to Sai Sudharsan, WIDE! Short again and this one goes over the batter. The umpire signals it as a wide. |
| Marco Jansen to Sai Sudharsan, FIVE WIDES! Poor ball from Jansen. Good length delivery angling way down the leg. Sai Sudharsan pulls and misses. This was away from Heinrich Klaasen behind the stumps and Gujarat get 5 extra runs. |
| Marco Jansen to Sai Sudharsan, Back of a length around off, bunted back to Jansen. |
| 2.1 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shubman Gill, FOUR! CLASSY! Full and angling into the middle and leg. Shubman Gill plays the on-drive to perfection and times it to perfection through mid on for an elegant boundary. |
| 2.2 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shubman Gill, Back of a length on the pads. Shubman Gill tucks it through the mid-wicket region and completes three runs easily. |
| 2.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR! SHOT! On a good length and outside off. Sai Sudharsan strides forward and creams the drive through extra cover for a brilliant boundary. |
| 2.4 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Sai Sudharsan, Good-length delivery around off. Sai Sudharsan dabs it to the first slip. |
| 2.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Sai Sudharsan, Short of a length around off. Sai Sudharsan pulls it toward short mid-wicket for a dot. |
| 2.6 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR! 3rd one in the over. Well-Timed! Good length delivery on off. Sai Sudharsan punches this past the bowler through mid off for to end the over with a boundary.  |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi comes into the attack now. |
| 3.2 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Shubman Gill, On a good length just outside off. Gill punches it off the backfoot through covers for a couple. |
| 3.3 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Shubman Gill, FOUR! BOOM! Short of a length outside off. Shubman Gill plays the short arm jab through mid as the ball rockets away to the fence for four runs. |
| 3.1 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Shubman Gill, Fazalhaq Farooqi starts off with a back-of-a-length ball angling outside off. Shubman Gill stabs it to point. |
| 3.4 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Shubman Gill, FOUR MORE! SHOT! Back of a length on the pads. Shubman Gill tucks it wristly through the square leg region for back to back boundaries. |
| 3.6 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Slower and short ball down the leg. Shubman Gill pulls it past the short fine leg fielder for a boundary to end the over. 18 coming off the over. |
| 4.1 : Marco Jansen to Sai Sudharsan, Fuller-length ball outside off, driven through covers for one. |
| 3.5 : Marco Jansen (1-0-12-0) is back on. |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Gill is unstoppable at the moment! Hard length into the surface around off. Shubman Gill waits and carves it through the point region for yet another boundary. Abdul Samad misfielded this and allowed the ball to go through. |
| 4.2 : Marco Jansen to Shubman Gill, Back of a length around off. Shubman Gill is squared up and gets a thick edge that flies on a bounce to the man at point for one. |
| 4.3 : Marco Jansen to Sai Sudharsan, Good length delivery coming back into the batter. Sai Sudharsan looks to whip this one but inside edges it and the ball rolls away toward the short third man for one. |
| 4.4 : Marco Jansen to Shubman Gill, On a good length and on the pads. Shubman Gill bunts it to short mid-wicket. |
| 4.5 : Marco Jansen to Shubman Gill, Short of a length angling outside off. Shubman Gill cuts it to the man at backward point. |
| 4.6 : Marco Jansen to Shubman Gill, Bowls it full, and brings it back into the middle and leg. Shubman Gill turns it toward the deep backward square leg region and comes back for a brace. |
| T Natarajan is into the attack now. |
| 5.1 : T Natarajan to Sai Sudharsan, Starts from over the wicket and bowls a good-length ball over off. Sai Sudharsan stays back and tucks it toward mid-wicket. |
| 5.2 : T Natarajan to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR! Through the gap! Good length again around off, Sai Sudharsan stands tall and drives it on the up beautifully through the extra cover region and the ball speeds away to the fence. |
| 5.3 : T Natarajan to Sai Sudharsan, Back of a length and angled into middle and leg, this is worked away past square leg for an easy single. |
| 5.4 : T Natarajan to Shubman Gill, Comes from around the wicket now and angles in a length ball from outside off. Shubman Gill presses forward and punches it sweetly to extra cover. |
| 5.5 : T Natarajan to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Thumped away! Fuller one around off, Shubman Gill walks toward the ball and plays a high-elbow straight drive past mid on for yet another boundary. |
| 5.6 : T Natarajan to Shubman Gill, Slower and a bit shorter around off, this is cut away off the back foot toward third man for a run. At the end of the Powerplay, Gujarat are flying at 65/1! |
| 6.1 : Aiden Markram to Shubman Gill, Aiden Markram starts off with a floated delivery on off stump, Shubman Gill pushes it in front of mid-wicket and picks up a single. |
| 6.2 : Aiden Markram to Sai Sudharsan, On the shorter side and close to the off stump, Sai Sudharsan backs away and cuts it hard toward deep point for a single. |
| 6.3 : Aiden Markram to Shubman Gill, Good running! Short again around middle, Shubman Gill just nudges it away toward the vacant mid-wicket region and races back for the second. |
| 6.4 : Aiden Markram to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Oh, that is a poor delivery! Aiden Markram drags this one well down the leg side and Shubman Gill pulls it away past backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 6.5 : Aiden Markram to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Too easy for Shubman Gill at the moment. Another one that is dragged down. Gill pulls it hard and through mid-wicket to make it back-to-back boundaries. |
| 6.6 : Aiden Markram to Shubman Gill, Flighted delivery on middle and leg, worked away through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 7.1 : Mayank Markande to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Delightfully played and that is FIFTY for Shubman Gill. Gill has just breezed through so far. Mayank Markande starts off with a shortish delivery outside off. Gill pounces on it and cuts it behind point for a boundary. |
| 7.2 : Mayank Markande to Shubman Gill, FOUR! At the moment, there are no fielders on the ground for Shubman Gill! Short again around middle, Gill hangs back and pulls it away to the right of deep mid-wicket and finds the fence. |
| 7.3 : Mayank Markande to Shubman Gill, Flatter one around off, cut away through cover-point for a single now. |
| 7.4 : Mayank Markande to Sai Sudharsan, Floats it up around the pads, Sai Sudharsan stays back and tucks it through square leg for one more. |
| 7.5 : Mayank Markande to Shubman Gill, Nicely flighted around off, Shubman Gill blocks it off the front foot. |
| 7.6 : Mayank Markande to Shubman Gill, Tossed up on the stumps, Shubman Gill leans on and works it through wide mid on for an easy single. |
| Strategic break! Gujarat have raced off to 89 for 1 at the end of 8 overs and are going at over 11 runs per over. Saha was dismissed in the first over but Gill and Sudharsan have batted well and are scoring freely. Shubman Gill is going well at 58* off just 26 while Sai Sudharsan is giving good support at the other end. Hyderabad needs a few quick wickets to get back into the game and stem the flow of runs. |
| 8.1 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Shubman Gill, Starts the over with a bumper. This is bowled from around the wicket and over the off stump, Shubman Gill leaves it alone. |
| 8.2 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Shubman Gill, On a hard length and angling into the off stump, Shubman Gill punches it through covers for a single. |
| 8.3 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sai Sudharsan, Length ball around off, hit away toward deep cover for another single. They look for two but have to settle for one. |
| 8.4 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Shubman Gill, Excellent running! Slower one, bowled into the deck, Shubman Gill tucks it off the back foot and through mid-wicket. The early call is for two and they hustle back for the second run. |
| 8.5 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Shubman Gill, Banged in short and over off, pulled away down to wide long on for a single. |
| 8.6 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sai Sudharsan, Nagging length on off, skidding through a bit. Sai Sudharsan gets it off the inside half of the bat toward backward square leg and picks up a single. |
| 9.1 : Mayank Markande to Sai Sudharsan, Floats it up around middle, Sai Sudharsan stays back and works it toward square leg for one. |
| 9.2 : Mayank Markande to Shubman Gill, Drifted onto the pads, Shubman Gill gets on the front foot and pushes it through mid on for another single. |
| 9.3 : Mayank Markande to Sai Sudharsan, A bit shorter and outside off, Sai Sudharsan goes on the back foot and hits it away toward extra cover. |
| 9.4 : Mayank Markande to Sai Sudharsan, Nicely tossed up around the pads, Sai Sudharsan looks for the sweep but gets a top edge over backward square leg and picks up a single. |
| 9.5 : Mayank Markande to Shubman Gill, On the pads, nudged away 'round the corner for one more. |
| 9.6 : Mayank Markande to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR! Just wide! This is floated up on a shorter length and outside off. Sai Sudharsan rocks back and forces the cut short. Sudharsan hits it uppishly but to the left of a diving cover-point fielder. The ball rolls away into the fence. The 100 also comes up for Gujarat now. |
| 10.1 : Marco Jansen to Shubman Gill, Jansen comes in from round the wicket and bowls it on a good length and on off. Shubman Gill dabs it to point. |
| 10.2 : Marco Jansen to Shubman Gill, Fuller length angling into the leg peg. Shubman Gill makes room and pushes it to mid off for a quick run. |
| 10.3 : Marco Jansen to Sai Sudharsan, SIX! INNOVATIVE! Full and angled into the middle and leg. Sai Sudharsan gets across and ramps it over the fine leg fence for a maximum. No ball was signaled by the umpire. Insult to the injury for Jansen. |
| Marco Jansen to Sai Sudharsan, WIDE! Full and bowls it wide outside the tramline. Sai Sudharsan reaches for it and misses. Wided by the umpire. |
| Marco Jansen to Sai Sudharsan, DROPPED AND FOUR! Bangs it short and around off. Sai Sudharsan pulls it straight into the hands of Bhuvneshwar Kumar at the wide long on fence. He drops the catch and bunts it over the ropes for four runs. Three extra runs were given away by Hyderabad. |
| 10.4 : Marco Jansen to Sai Sudharsan, On a good length and outside off. Sai Sudharsan opens the bat face and runs it down to the third man region for one. |
| 10.6 : Marco Jansen to Sai Sudharsan, The yorker tailing into the stumps. Sai Sudharsan digs it out and bunts it back to Jansen. A fine end to the over. |
| 10.5 : Marco Jansen to Shubman Gill, Slower ball into the surface around off. Shubman Gill taps it past point for one. |
| 10.6 : Abhishek Sharma to roll his arm over. |
| 11.1 : Abhishek Sharma to Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma comes from round the wicket and bowls it slower through the air outside off. Shubman Gill drives it through covers for one. |
| 11.2 : Abhishek Sharma to Sai Sudharsan, Yorker-length ball on off. Sai Sudharsan skips down and drills it to long on for one. |
| 11.3 : Abhishek Sharma to Shubman Gill, WIDE! Bowls it short and down the leg. Gill misses on the pull and this is called a wide. |
| Abhishek Sharma to Shubman Gill, SIX! HAMMERED! Shortish and down the leg again. Shubman Gill picks this early and whacks it over the deep square leg fence for a maximum. |
| 11.4 : Abhishek Sharma to Shubman Gill, Tossed up outside off, driven straight to the extra cover fielder. |
| 11.5 : Abhishek Sharma to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Through the gap! Fraction short outside off. Shubman Gill hangs back and cuts it hard in the gap between backward point and short third for a cracking boundary. |
| 11.6 : Abhishek Sharma to Shubman Gill, Fuller outside off. Gill drives it to Markram at covers. A dot to end the over. |
| T Natarajan (1-0-10-0) is brought back into the attack. |
| 12.1 : T Natarajan to Sai Sudharsan, DROPPED! Back of a length just outside off. Sai Sudharsan bunts it straight back to Natrajan who spills this one and deflects it toward mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.2 : T Natarajan to Shubman Gill, Short of a length outside off. Shubman Gill pulls it to wide of the deep mid-wicket fielder for a couple. |
| 12.3 : T Natarajan to Shubman Gill, Full and angled into the middle and leg. Gill whips it to long on for one. |
| 12.5 : T Natarajan to Shubman Gill, Back of a length down the leg. Shubman Gill pulls it past the short fine leg fielder toward deep backward square leg for two. |
| 12.6 : T Natarajan to Shubman Gill, Full on the pads, flicked through mid-wicket for one. |
| 12.4 : T Natarajan to Sai Sudharsan, Slower length ball on off. Sai Sudharsan punches it to mid off and scampers for a single. A direct hit would have been game over for Sudharsan. |
| 12.6 : Strategic break! Gujarat look well on the course of a score above 200 runs and they still have 9 wickets in hand. Shubman Gill hasn't mistimed a single ball it seems and is inching closer to a ton while Sai Sudharsan is starting to up the ante as well. With wickets in hand, Sudharsan will look to go even harder at the bowlers. Hyderabad haven't been at their best with the ball but their fielding has been even poor. They will hope to pick up a few quick wickets and curtail the flow of runs. |
| 13.1 : Mayank Markande to Shubman Gill, Tossed up outside off. Shubman Gill cuts it to deep point for one. |
| 13.2 : Mayank Markande to Sai Sudharsan, Wrong'un on a shortish length outside off. Sai Sudharsan hangs back and cuts it to deep point for a single. |
| 13.3 : Mayank Markande to Shubman Gill, Bowls the googly just outside off. Shubman Gill goes back and bunts it to short covers. |
| 13.4 : Mayank Markande to Shubman Gill, FOUR! SMOKED! Floated outside off. Shubman Gill reaches to it and drives it hard through extra covers for another boundary. |
| 13.5 : Mayank Markande to Shubman Gill, Flatter on the pads. Gill nudges it through square leg for one. |
| 13.6 : Mayank Markande to Sai Sudharsan, Fraction short outside off, pulled away to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 14.2 : Marco Jansen to Hardik Pandya, Jansen bowls a fullish length on off. Hardik Pandya bunts it back to Jansen. |
| 14.1 : Skipper, Hardik Pandya walks in at number 4. |
| 14.3 : Marco Jansen to Hardik Pandya, Back of a length outside off. Pandya slaps it to through covers for one. |
| 14.1 : Marco Jansen to Sai Sudharsan, OUT! In the air and caught! Jansen breaks the partnership! Bowls it full and outside off. Sai Sudharsan goes for the big hit but gets it from the splice of the blade toward the backward point region. T Natarajan runs backward and takes a fine catch above his head. Sudharsan falls just short of his fifty and Hyderabad do get the breakthrough. |
| 14.4 : Marco Jansen to Shubman Gill, Full on the pads, flicked through square leg for a single. |
| 14.5 : Marco Jansen to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! SMASHED! Short and angled in around off. Hardik Pandya pulls it hard toward the deep square leg region. The fielder runs around to stop it but fails to do so. |
| 14.6 : Marco Jansen to Hardik Pandya, Full around off, punched to deep cover for one. |
| 15.1 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Hardik Pandya, Short and wide outside off. Hardik Pandya cuts it to deep backward point for a couple. |
| 15.2 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Hardik Pandya, OUT! CAUGHT! Pandya departs early! Short and wide outside off. Hardik Pandya slashes hard and cuts it straight to Rahul Tripathi at the backward point region. He takes a fine catch and the Gujarat skipper departs for 8. |
| David Miller is the new man in. |
| 15.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to David Miller, A touch fuller around middle and this one stops a bit. David Miller ends up chipping it through mid on for a single. |
| 15.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shubman Gill, Back of a length and outside off, this is tapped away in front of point for a single. |
| 15.4 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Nicely done! A touch short and wide, Shubman Gill stays on the back foot and cuts it past backward point for a boundary. Just a hit away now from the ton is Gill. |
| 15.6 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to David Miller, Length ball around off, David Miller pushes it through mid off and collects a single. |
| 16.1 : T Natarajan to David Miller, On a good length around off, David Miller plays it on the up and through extra cover for a single. They looked for two but had to settle for one. |
| 16.2 : T Natarajan to Shubman Gill, Slower delivery outside off and bowled into the pitch. Shubman Gill gets on top of the bounce and pulls it down to long on for a run. |
| 16.3 : T Natarajan to David Miller, FOUR! One bounce and over the ropes! Full and angling on the pads, David Miller clears the front leg and heaves it in front of the man at deep square leg for a boundary. |
| 16.4 : T Natarajan to David Miller, OUT! CAUGHT! Straight to the man! T Natarajan bowls this one short of a length and over the off stump. David Miller hangs deep in the crease and sets up for the big shot. Miller muscles it away but hits it flat. The ball quickly toward long on where Aiden Markram takes a sharp catch around his face and Hyderabad get another timely wicket. |
| Rahul Tewatia walks out to bat now. |
| 16.5 : T Natarajan to Rahul Tewatia, Good fielding! Fraction short and wide, Rahul Tewatia reaches out and crunches it to the left of point where the fielder makes a good half-stop. They do get a single though. |
| 16.6 : T Natarajan to Shubman Gill, On a good length and around off, punched on the up toward cover for a run. |
| 17.1 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Shubman Gill, Fazalhaq Farooqi steams in from around the stumps and serves it in the blockhole around off. Shubman Gill jams it out in front of covers and picks up a single. Gill moves to 98 now. |
| 17.2 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Rahul Tewatia, WIDE! Slower and shorter outside off, a bit too short though and a wide is called. |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi to Rahul Tewatia, Excellent fielding in the deep. This is full and angling in, Rahul Tewatia advances and converts it into a full toss before heaving it well wide of long on. Abdul Samad speeds to his left and dives in to save a couple of runs for his side. |
| 17.4 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Dasun Shanaka, Full and straight, drilled down to long off for a single. |
| 17.3 : The debutant, Dasun Shanaka is in next. |
| 17.5 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Shubman Gill, Slower and a tad shorter over the stumps, Shubman Gill pulls it down toward cow corner for just one more. |
| 17.6 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Dasun Shanaka, Well bowled! Fazalhaq Farooqi gets in the yorker around the off stump and Dasun Shanaka jams it out on the off side for a single. |
| 18.1 : T Natarajan to Dasun Shanaka, Back of a length and over middle, Dasun Shanaka pulls it away in front of mid-wicket for a run. |
| 18.2 : T Natarajan to Shubman Gill, There it is, Shubman Gill gets to his HUNDRED and what a fine knock this has been. The crowd goes wild as Gill takes off his helmet and bows down to them. Short of a length and around off, pulled away through mid-wicket for an easy single. Can Gill now shift gears quickly? |
| 18.3 : T Natarajan to Dasun Shanaka, A bumper now around off, Dasun Shanaka tries to uppercut it but misses. |
| 18.4 : T Natarajan to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR! A low full toss on middle and leg, Dasun Shanaka keeps the front leg out of the way and heaves it away toward deep mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 17.3 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Rahul Tewatia, OUT! TAKEN! Another one bites the dust and Gujarat are losing their way a bit here. Good change-up from Fazalhaq Farooqi though as he takes pace off the ball and delivers it on a length outside off. Rahul Tewatia steps out again and looks to lift it over long off but is way too early in the shot. The ball gets sliced up high toward mid off and Marco Jansen comes in from the deep to take a solid catch. |
| 18.5 : T Natarajan to Dasun Shanaka, A bit slower and pitched up outside off, Dasun Shanaka mistimes the lofted shot over wide mid off and picks up a single. |
| 18.6 : T Natarajan to Shubman Gill, Full and right in the blockhole from T Natarajan, Shubman Gill whips it away toward deep mid-wicket for just another single. |
| 19.1 : Rashid Khan is the new man in. |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shubman Gill, OUT! CAUGHT! Shubman Gill walks back after a stunning century but this has been a superb fightback by Hyderabad. Bhuvneshwar Kumar goes full and wide, Gill goes after it and crunches the cover drive. Gill though hits it a bit uppishly and to the left of Abdul Samad at extra cover who takes a solid catch diving low to his left. Gill gets a huge round of applause as he walks back to the hut. |
| 19.2 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rashid Khan, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Two in two for Bhuvneshwar Kumar! Kumar goes full and wide again and pushes this one even wider. Rashid Khan gets right across the stumps and throws the kitchen sink at it. The ball takes a thick outside edge and goes to the right of the keeper. Heinrich Klaasen takes a comfortable catch behind the sticks. After the heroics of the last match, Rashid walks back for a golden duck now. |
| Noor Ahmad walks out to face the hat-trick ball. Also, Hyderabad bring on Anmolpreet Singh as the Impact Player. |
| 19.4 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Dasun Shanaka, Slower and shorter outside off, Dasun Shanaka mistimes the lofted shot over the cover region and ust for a single. |
| 19.3 : Mohammad Shami is the new man in. |
| 19.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mohammad Shami, OUT! CAUGHT! A fourth wicket in the over and Bhuvneshwar Kumar picks up a sensational five-wicket haul. Kumar bangs it in a bit and bowls it over the off stump, Mohammad Shami backs away and frees his arms before lofting it straight back over the bowler's head. Marco Jansen from long on runs around to his left and takes a good catch just inside the ropes. Another golden duck as Shami departs first ball. |
| Mohit Sharma is the last man in for Gujarat. |
| 19.6 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mohit Sharma, BYE! Ends well does Bhuvneshwar Kumar! Slower again, full and wide, Mohit Sharma also swings and misses. The batters scamper through for a bye as Heinrich Klaasen throws the ball back to the bowler. Bhuvneshwar Kumar opts not to attempt the run out and Gujarat end with 188/9! A brilliant final over from Kumar. |
| 19.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Noor Ahmad, OUT! RUN OUT! Bhuvneshwar Kumar doesn't get the hat-trick to his name but it will be a team hat-trick for Hyderabad. Slower one, it is the leg-cutter, full and wide outside off yet again. Noor Ahmad swings and misses and Dasun Shanaka calls him for a bye. Heinrich Klaasen picks up the ball and lobs it back to the bowler and Bhuvneshwar Kumar throws it back onto the stumps at the bowler's end. Noor is well short. |
| 19.6 : A fine hundred from Shubman Gill gets Gujarat to 188 for 9 in their 20 overs. Having put into bat first, Gujarat lost Wriddhiman Saha for a duck early in the first over. Sai Sudharsan came in and batted fluently with Gill. The duo added 147 for the second wicket and laid an excellent foundation for their side. Sudharsan was dismissed in the 15th over for 47 but Gill carried on and made a sublime century. He departed in the final over for 101. The lower-order batters played small cameos and got |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the pick of the Hyderabad bowlers with excellent figures of 5 for 30 while Marco Jansen, Fazalhaq Farooqi, and T Natarajan picked up a wicket each. Hyderabad were poor with the ball and in the field till the 15th over but picked up a flurry of wickets at the backend to come back nicely and end the innings on a high. |
| The man of the moment for Hyderabad, Bhuvneshwar Kumar is down for a quick chat. He says that they have done well to pull back things and adds that the wicket is definitely good for batting. Mentions that first over the ball swung but it didn't in the second over and says that the wicket wasn't slow but the slower ball was effective in the last over. Adds that the batters have a good shot at getting the job done. Ends by saying that the batters are very powerful and you need to use the bound |
| Right then, the target for Hyderabad is 189 which is certainly gettable on this deck. Will they be able to chase it and get their fifth win this season or will Rashid Khan and company put their hand up and defend this total? We shall find out together. Stay tuned as the second essay begins shortly. |
| ... THE RUN CHASE ... |
| We are back for the chase! |
| 0.2 : Mohammad Shami to Anmolpreet Singh, DROPPED! Full and swings away outside off. Anmolpreet Singh pushes at it and gets a thick edge to Rahul Tewatia at the first slip. He spills this one and the ball deflects toward third man for a single. |
| 0.3 : Mohammad Shami to Abhishek Sharma, Back of a length on the leg stump line. Abhishek Sharma looks to tuck it away but drops into the off-side for a quick single. |
| 0.4 : Mohammad Shami to Anmolpreet Singh, FOUR! Short and wide outside off. Anmolpreet Singh cuts it nicely through the backward point region for a boundary. |
| 0.6 : Mohammad Shami to Aiden Markram, Good length delivery on off. Aiden Markram gets behind the line and defends solidly. |
| 0.5 : Skipper, Aiden Markram walks in at number 3. |
| 0.6 : Yash Dayal to share the new ball with Mohammad Shami. |
| 1.1 : Yash Dayal to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! CREAMED! On a good length and a hint of swing outside off. Abhishek Sharma carves it through the covers for a beautiful boundary. |
| 1.2 : Yash Dayal to Abhishek Sharma, Short and shapes away outside off. Abhishek Sharma goes for the cut and misses. |
| 0.5 : Mohammad Shami to Anmolpreet Singh, OUT! CAUGHT! SHAMI STRIKES! Rashid Khan takes the catch and Tewatia will be a relieved man. Hard-length delivery just outside off. Anmolpreet Singh looks to pull it away but gets a top edge that flies to Rashid Khan at the third-man fence. He runs around the boundary to his left and takes a fine catch. |
| 1.3 : Yash Dayal to Abhishek Sharma, Wayward! Full and angling down the leg. Abhishek Sharma flicks and misses. Wide signaled by the umpire. |
| Yash Dayal to Abhishek Sharma, Back of a length around off. Abhishek Sharma steers it to backward point. Sai Sudharsan dives to his left and makes a fine stop. |
| 1.4 : Rahul Tripathi is the new man in. |
| 1.5 : Yash Dayal to Rahul Tripathi, Good length delivery on off. Rahul Tripathi pushes it toward mid off for a single. |
| 1.6 : Yash Dayal to Aiden Markram, On a good length and just around off. Aiden Markram jumps and dabs it to point. |
| 1.4 : Yash Dayal to Abhishek Sharma, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Full and shapes it away outside off. Abhishek Sharma goes for the drive but gets an outside edge to Saha, who takes a fine catch moving to his left. Yash Dayal is delighted as Hyderabad loses their second. |
| 2.2 : Mohammad Shami to Heinrich Klaasen, Jaffa! On a good length and just outside off. Heinrich Klaasen prods forward and is beaten on the outside edge. Excellent bowling. |
| 2.1 : Mohammad Shami to Rahul Tripathi, OUT! CAUGHT! WICKET NUMBER 3! Hard-length delivery just outside off. Rahul Tripathi pokes at it with no foot movement and edges it straight to Tewatia at first slip. He holds onto the catch this time and Hyderabad are in trouble early in the chase. Rahul Tripathi's poor form continues. |
| 0.0 : Heinrich Klaasen is in early at number 5. |
| 2.3 : Mohammad Shami to Heinrich Klaasen, Good length delivery outside off. Heinrich Klaasen runs it down to the third man for a single. |
| 2.4 : Mohammad Shami to Aiden Markram, Back of a length around off. Aiden Markram rides the bounce and punches it to backward point. |
| 2.5 : Mohammad Shami to Aiden Markram, Hard length delivery outside off. Aiden Markram stays back and punches it through the covers for a comfortable three. Dasun Shanaka gives the chase and saves a run for his side. |
| 2.6 : Mohammad Shami to Heinrich Klaasen, On a good length and outside off. Heinrich Klaasen dabs it past point for a single. A slight fumble by Sai Sudharsan allows the batters to cross for a run. |
| 3.1 : Yash Dayal to Heinrich Klaasen, FOUR! Well-Timed! Back of a length outside off. Heinrich Klaasen punches this through covers and times it well enough to reach the boundary in a flash. |
| 3.2 : Yash Dayal to Heinrich Klaasen, On a good length outside off. Heinrich Klaasen guides it to deep third for one. |
| 3.3 : Yash Dayal to Aiden Markram, Good length delivery shapes back into the batter on the leg peg. Aiden Markram misses the flick and takes a thud on the pad. |
| 3.4 : Yash Dayal to Aiden Markram, On a good length again on the leg stump line. Aiden Markram tucks it through the wide mid on region and collects a couple. |
| 3.5 : Yash Dayal to Aiden Markram, FOUR! SHOT! Full and just outside off. Aiden Markram gets forward and drives it elegantly through mid off for a glorious boundary. |
| 3.6 : Yash Dayal to Aiden Markram, Back of a length delivery on off. Aiden Markram punches it past point for one. |
| 4.1 : Mohammad Shami to Aiden Markram, On a good length and gets that one to nip back in. Aiden Markram skips down the track to flick it away but plays all around it and is beaten on the inside. |
| 4.2 : Sanvir Singh, the debutant walks in with Hyderabad in a heap of trouble. |
| 4.3 : Mohammad Shami to Sanvir Singh, Back of a length outside off. Sanvir Singh punches off the backfoot straight to the man at cover-point. |
| 4.2 : Mohammad Shami to Aiden Markram, OUT! SHAMI IS ON FIRE! Another one bites the dust! Good length delivery on the middle and leg. Aiden Markram looks to flick this one but gets a leading edge and gives a simple catch to Dasun Shanaka at the covers. Hyderabad skipper departs for 10. |
| 4.4 : Mohammad Shami to Sanvir Singh, Hard length into the surface outside off. Sanvir Singh plays it nicely off the backfoot to the cover fielder. |
| 4.3 : A slight halt in the play as Mohammad Shami seems to have injured one of the fingers on his bowling hand. The physio is out and applies the magic spray and Shami is ready to go again. |
| 4.5 : Mohammad Shami to Sanvir Singh, On a good length and brings this one back into the batter. Sanvir Singh goes for the short arm jab but misses and takes a thud on the pad. |
| 4.6 : Rashid Khan comes into the attack now. |
| 5.2 : Rashid Khan to Heinrich Klaasen, Pushes it through on middle, Heinrich Klaasen blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 4.6 : Mohammad Shami to Sanvir Singh, SIX! BOOM! Sanvir Singh gets off the mark in style! Back of a length delivery around off. Sanvir Singh smokes this over the wide long-on fence for a biggie. |
| 5.3 : Rashid Khan to Heinrich Klaasen, Shorter one around leg stump, Heinrich Klaasen goes deep in his crease and works it away in between deep mid-wicket and long on for a couple of runs. |
| 5.1 : Rashid Khan to Heinrich Klaasen, Starts off with a quicker and flatter one around off. Heinrich Klaasen rocks back to cut but is beaten all ends up. |
| 5.4 : Rashid Khan to Heinrich Klaasen, SIX! Oh, that is class from Heinrich Klaasen! This is a bit fuller and on off, Klaasen makes a bit of room and lofts it inside-out all the way over the extra cover fence for a biggie. |
| 5.5 : Rashid Khan to Heinrich Klaasen, A tad shorter on middle, pulled away down to long on for a single. |
| 5.6 : Rashid Khan to Sanvir Singh, Floated up around off, Sanvir Singh leans on and works it down to long on for one. |
| Strategic break! Hyderabad are in deep trouble at the end of the powerplay. They have lost 4 wickets inside the first six overs and are a long way from the chase. Heinrich Klaasen has been in fine form this season and will have to play his best knock to challenge this total. Sanvir Singh is playing his first game and will be expected to support Klaasen well. Shami was brilliant upfront and took out three wickets. Yash Dayal picked up one wicket so far in his comeback game, and Gujarat is on t |
| 6.1 : Mohit Sharma to Sanvir Singh, OUT! CAUGHT! Mohit Sharma gets a wicket off his very first delivery and Hyderabad have now lost half of their side. Sharma bangs this one in and bowls it outside off. Sanvir Singh backs away and looks to slap it away over the point region. The ball hurries on to Singh and he ends up slicing it wide of third man. Sai Sudharsan there runs around to his right and takes a good running running. |
| 0.0 : Abdul Samad in the new man in. |
| 6.2 : Mohit Sharma to Abdul Samad, Hard length over middle, tucked away in front of mid-wicket. |
| 6.3 : Mohit Sharma to Abdul Samad, FOUR! Hammered away! On a length and outside off, Abdul Samad shimmies down the track and creams it through the cover region for a boundary. |
| 6.4 : Mohit Sharma to Abdul Samad, OUT! TAKEN! Straight to the man and now Abdul Samad departs as well. Mohit Sharma howls a back of the hand slower ball and pulls back the length a bit. Samad stays back and looks to muscle it away but gets no elevation whatsoever. The ball is crunched straight to short mid-wicket where the substitute fielder, Shivam Mavi crouches down and takes a sharp catch. Hyderabad going down in a hurry here. |
| 6.5 : Mohit Sharma to Marco Jansen, Hard length around off, punched away through the cover region for a single. |
| 6.4 : Marco Jansen is the new batter in. |
| 6.6 : Mohit Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, Good length around off, Heinrich Klaasen drives it on the up but straight to mid off. |
| 7.1 : Rashid Khan to Marco Jansen, On middle, Marco Jansen strides forward and pushes it down to long on for a single. |
| 7.2 : Rashid Khan to Heinrich Klaasen, Flatter delivery on off, Heinrich Klaasen backs away and hits it straight toward cover. |
| 7.3 : Rashid Khan to Heinrich Klaasen, A tad short and wide, Heinrich Klaasen cuts it off the back foot and in front of cover-point for a run. |
| 7.4 : Rashid Khan to Marco Jansen, This is the googly from Rashid Khan, Marco Jansen tries to step out but adjusts quickly and ends up defending it. |
| 7.5 : Rashid Khan to Marco Jansen, Tossed up around middle, driven on the up and down to long on for one more. |
| 7.6 : Rashid Khan to Heinrich Klaasen, Shorter one, turning into the batter, Heinrich Klaasen works it away past square leg and picks up a single. |
| 8.1 : Mohit Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, Back of a length and around off, Heinrich Klaasen punches it sweetly on the up and in front of the square on the off side for a couple of runs. |
| 8.2 : Mohit Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, Perfect length on off stump and this one just nips back in a touch. Heinrich Klaasen punches it out toward cover. |
| 8.3 : Mohit Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, A touch shorter and outside off, Heinrich Klaasen stays back and hammers it away well in front of sweeper cover. Rashid Khan there runs around to his right and keeps it down to a brace. |
| 8.4 : Mohit Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, Back of a length around off, hit away square on the off side for a single. |
| 8.5 : Mohit Sharma to Marco Jansen, Around the top of off, played on the up toward extra cover. |
| 8.6 : Mohit Sharma to Marco Jansen, OUT! CAUGHT! Marco Jansen doesn't hang around for long either and Hyderabad lose their 7th wicket. Mohit Sharma pitches this one up around off, inviting the lofted shot. Jansen backs away and tries to get under the ball. jansen ends up lifting it high but without much timing and just over mid off. Hardik Pandya there walks back a bit and takes a safe catch. Sharma gets his third wicket of the game. |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the new batter in. |
| 9.1 : Rashid Khan to Heinrich Klaasen, Quicker and a bit shorter on off, Heinrich Klaasen punches it off the back foot and toward long off for a single. |
| 9.2 : Rashid Khan to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Pushed through around off, eased away in front of point for a single. |
| 9.3 : Rashid Khan to Heinrich Klaasen, Short and turning into the pads, Heinrich Klaasen backs away and turns it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 9.4 : Rashid Khan to Heinrich Klaasen, On the pads, nudged away in front of square on the leg side for a run. |
| 9.5 : Rashid Khan to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, The wrong'un now, turning into middle. Bhuvneshwar Kumar plays it through mid on and turns the strike over. |
| 9.6 : Rashid Khan to Heinrich Klaasen, Another googly and this one turns in a bit sharply and from outside off. Heinrich Klaasen goes on the back foot and hits it away toward deep cover for a single. |
| Noor Ahmad comes into the attack now. |
| 10.1 : Noor Ahmad to Heinrich Klaasen, SIX! What just happened there? This is nicely tossed up by Noor Ahmad, full and around off. Heinrich Klaasen backs away and tonks it straight down the ground. David Miller from long off runs around to his right and takes the catch, or rather seems to have taken the catch as his foot touches the rope and the ball pops out as well. The ball goes over the ropes for a maximum. |
| 10.3 : Noor Ahmad to Heinrich Klaasen, On the shorter side and around off, punches away through cover for a single. |
| 10.4 : Noor Ahmad to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Full and around off, turning away. Bhuvneshwar Kumar looks to drive at it but gets an outside edge wide of the man at first slip and picks up a couple of runs. |
| 10.2 : Noor Ahmad to Heinrich Klaasen, FOUR! Dragged down around off, Heinrich Klaasen rocks back and muscles it right back past the bowler for a boundary. |
| 10.5 : Noor Ahmad to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nicely bowled! Quicker one, a bit short and around off. This one zips through the deck and Bhuvneshwar Kumar is well beaten. |
| 10.6 : Noor Ahmad to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Fuller and around off, driven a bit uppishly and square on the off side for a single. |
| 11.1 : Yash Dayal to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, On a good length around off and angling away. Bhuvneshwar Kumar tries to drive off the back foot but is beaten on the outside edge. |
| 11.2 : Yash Dayal to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Pitched up on off stump, Bhuvneshwar Kumar pushes it away through the cover region and picks up a single. |
| 11.3 : Yash Dayal to Heinrich Klaasen, On a hard length over off stump, Heinrich Klaasen punches it out toward extra cover. |
| 11.4 : Yash Dayal to Heinrich Klaasen, WIDE! On a good length and spilled down the leg side and a wide is called. |
| Yash Dayal to Heinrich Klaasen, WIDE! Length again and once again it is well down the leg side. Wided. |
| Yash Dayal to Heinrich Klaasen, Pushes this one fuller and well outside off, Heinrich Klaasen reaches out and pats it away toward cover. |
| 11.5 : Yash Dayal to Heinrich Klaasen, Slightly short and wide, Heinrich Klaasen pounces on it and crunches it away but finds the man at point. |
| 11.6 : Yash Dayal to Heinrich Klaasen, Short of a length and outside off, this is flat-batted down to long on for a single. |
| 12.1 : Noor Ahmad to Heinrich Klaasen, SIX! BANG! Heinrich Klaasen putting on a lone fight for Hyderabad as he has been for most of this season. Tossed up on the stumps, Klaasen gets down on one knee and slog-sweeps it well over the square leg fence for a biggie. |
| 12.2 : Noor Ahmad to Heinrich Klaasen, Short and around off, hit away down to long on for one. |
| 12.3 : Noor Ahmad to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, FOUR! Streaky but Bhuvneshwar Kumar will take it. Short and around off, angling away. Kumar stays back and slashes at it. The ball takes the outside edge and goes wide of Rahul Tewatia at first slip for a boundary. |
| 12.4 : Noor Ahmad to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Full and straight, this is bunted back to the bowler. |
| 12.5 : Noor Ahmad to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Around middle, Bhuvneshwar Kumar pushes it through mid-wicket and picks up a single. |
| 12.6 : Noor Ahmad to Heinrich Klaasen, Floated up full and on off, driven down to long off for just one more. |
| Strategic break! Hyderabad are struggling at 97 for 7 at the end of 13 overs. Heinrich Klaasen is playing a fine knock and fighting it hard in the middle. He is going well at 48* and has found some support from Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Hyderabad still needs 92 off 42 balls and looks like a daunting task. But we can't count that out till Klaasen is playing in the middle. Gujarat will hope to final three wickets quickly and close this game. |
| 13.1 : Rashid Khan to Heinrich Klaasen, Slightly shorter on off, Heinrich Klaasen hangs back and wrists it in front of mid-wicket for one. Klaasen looks for two but has to settle for the single. |
| 13.2 : Rashid Khan to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, FOUR! Nicely played! Tossed up around off, Bhuvneshwar Kumar plays a defensive shot but opens the bat face a bit and runs it down to third man for a boundary. |
| 13.3 : Rashid Khan to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Floated up around middle, Bhuvneshwar Kumar looks to turn it leg side but gets a leading edge back toward the bowler. |
| 13.4 : Rashid Khan to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Drops it short now, Bhuvneshwar Kumar backs away and works it down to wide long on for a run. |
| 13.5 : Rashid Khan to Heinrich Klaasen, Pushed through quicker and on middle, Heinrich Klaasen blocks it out. |
| 13.6 : Rashid Khan to Heinrich Klaasen, FIFTY up for Heinrich Klaasen and it has been another fighting knock from him. This is short and wide, Klaasen rocks back and cuts it to deep cover-point for a single. |
| 14.1 : Mohit Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, Hard length into the surface on off. Heinrich Klaasen hangs back and punches it to long on for one. |
| 14.2 : Mohit Sharma to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Back of a length just outside off. Bhuvneshwar Kumar dabs it to point. |
| 14.3 : Mohit Sharma to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Full on off, driven past the bowler down the ground for one. |
| 14.4 : Mohit Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, FOUR! SMASHED! Slower ball on a length and just outside off. Heinrich Klaasen waits and muscles it hard past the bowler through mid-off for a powerful boundary. |
| 14.5 : Mohit Sharma to Heinrich Klaasen, Low full toss on the leg peg, Heinrich Klaasen lifts it on the bounce to the deep mid-wicket fielder for one. |
| 14.6 : Mohit Sharma to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Short of a length angled into the batter at the middle. Bhuvneshwar Kumar stands tall and defends it to point. |
| 15.2 : Noor Ahmad to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, FOUR LEGBYES! Flat and down the leg. Bhuvneshwar Kumar gets one knee and works off his pad toward fine leg for four extras. |
| 15.1 : Noor Ahmad to Heinrich Klaasen, Bowls it full and at the stumps. Heinrich Klaasen drills it past the bowler down the ground for one. |
| 15.3 : Noor Ahmad to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, WIDE! On a length and goes outside the tramline. Bhuvneshwar Kumar lets it go and the umpire calls it a wide. |
| Noor Ahmad to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Short and wide outside off, cut away to deep point for one. |
| 15.4 : Noor Ahmad to Heinrich Klaasen, FOUR! HAMMERED! Overpitched and in the slot. Heinrich Klaasen clears the front leg and smashes it down the ground. One bounce and over the ropes for four runs. |
| 15.5 : Noor Ahmad to Heinrich Klaasen, Flatter and around off. Heinrich Klaasen stays back and slaps it hard back at Noor Ahmad. He is hit on the ankle as the ball ricochets toward covers for one. Noor Ahmad is looking in a lot of pain and the physio is in the middle to have a look. He is going off the field for further treatment. |
| 15.6 : Rahul Tewatia to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Tewatia bowls a length delivery at the stumps. Bhuvneshwar Kumar hangs back and bunts it back to the bowler. |
| 15.5 : Noor Ahmad has been struck on the right ankle and he seems to have been struck really hard as well. The physio is out to have a look and very sad scenes out in the middle as Noor is seen being carried out off the field of play. That is a sore one but hopefully he is fine. Rahul Tewatia comes in to complete Noor's over. |
| 16.2 : Mohammad Shami to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Slower full ball at the stumps, Bhuvneshwar Kumar pushes it past the bowler toward mid off for one. |
| 16.3 : Mohammad Shami to Heinrich Klaasen, Hard length delivery on off. Heinrich Klaasen drills it past the bowler down to long on for one. |
| 16.4 : Mohammad Shami to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Full and outside off, Bhuvneshwar Kumar goes for the drive but gets an outside edge along the carpet to deep third for one. |
| 16.1 : Mohammad Shami to Heinrich Klaasen, Length ball at the stumps. Heinrich Klaasen heaves it down to long-on for one. |
| 16.5 : Mohammad Shami to Heinrich Klaasen, OUT! In the air and Taken! Mohammad Shami gets the huge wicket of Klaasen and this is pretty much curtains for Hyderabad. Full and at the stumps. Heinrich Klaasen clears his front leg and lofts it down the ground toward long off. David Miller stationed at the boundary takes a sharp catch. Klaasen departs after playing a fine knock. |
| Mayank Markande is the new man in. |
| 16.6 : Mohammad Shami to Mayank Markande, Full-length delivery on off. Mayank Markande defends and blocks it away. |
| 17.1 : Yash Dayal to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Full and angling just outside off. Bhuvneshwar Kumar swings hard and misses. |
| 17.2 : Yash Dayal to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Slower ball outside off, Bhuvneshwar Kumar lifts it over the extra cover region and picks up two. |
| 17.3 : Yash Dayal to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, WIDE! Bumper outside off. Bhuvneshwar Kumar goes for the uppercut and misses. Wide called by the umpire. |
| Yash Dayal to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, FOUR! On a length and outside off. Bhuvneshwar Kumar lofts it over the extra cover region and the ball races away to the ropes for four runs. |
| 17.4 : Yash Dayal to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Back of a length at the middle and leg. Bhuvneshwar Kumar runs it down to deep third for one. |
| 17.5 : Yash Dayal to Mayank Markande, On a good length and angled across the batter. Mayank Markande plays and misses. |
| 17.6 : Yash Dayal to Mayank Markande, Short of a length on off. Mayank Markande pulls it into the vacant mid-wicket region for one. |
| 18.1 : Mohit Sharma to Mayank Markande, SIX! SMACKED! Back of a length around off. Mayank Markande clubs it straight over the bowler and down the ground for a biggie. |
| 18.2 : Mohit Sharma to Mayank Markande, FOUR! BANG! The slower ball into the surface around off. Mayank Markande picks it nicely and swats it over the bowler and down to long off for a cracking boundary. |
| 18.3 : Mohit Sharma to Mayank Markande, Full and straight at the stumps. Mayank Markande drills it to long on for one. |
| 18.4 : Mohit Sharma to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, OUT! WICKET! CAUGHT! On a good length and on off. Bhuvneshwar Kumar lofts it toward the deep point region. Rashid Khan comes running in from the boundary and takes a fantastic catch. Mohit Sharma gets his fourth and Bhuvneshwar Kumar departs after playing a handy knock. |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi is the last man in for Hyderabad. |
| 18.5 : Mohit Sharma to Fazalhaq Farooqi, Bangs it short and down the leg. Fazalhaq Farooqi ducks under and lets it pass. |
| 18.6 : Mohit Sharma to Fazalhaq Farooqi, Good length delivery on off. Fazalhaq Farooqi defends it to point. |
| 19.2 : Rahul Tewatia to Fazalhaq Farooqi, Length ball just outside off, Fazalhaq Farooqi swings hard and misses. |
| 19.3 : Rahul Tewatia to Fazalhaq Farooqi, Flatter on the middle and leg. Fazalhaq Farooqi gets an outside edge toward covers for one. |
| 19.5 : Rahul Tewatia to Mayank Markande, Tossed up on the middle and leg. Mayank Markande lifts it toward the long on region on a bounce for a single. |
| 19.6 : GUJARAT ARE THROUGH TO THE PLAYOFFS! We finally have the first confirmed team in the 2023 Indian T20 League that is heading into the next phase of the competition and it is the reigning champions themselves. It was a comfortable victory in the end but Gujarat let it slip a bit in the middle phase and will be delighted to get over the line comfortably in the end. |
| Having lost a lot of momentum with the bat in the final stages of the first innings, Gujarat were able to regain that momentum as Mohammad Shami picked up a wicket in the very first over. Yash Dayal then followed it up with a wicket of his own and soon Gujarat were all over the opponent. Shami picked up three wickets inside the Powerplay and Mohit Sharma picked up a couple of wickets to have the opposition struggling at 59/7 in 9 overs. The spinners however couldn't pick up wickets in the mi |
| 19.1 : Rahul Tewatia to Mayank Markande, Tosses it up fuller, Markande uses his feet and drills it down to long-on for a single. |
| 19.4 : Rahul Tewatia to Mayank Markande, FOUR! Full on the middle and leg. Mayank Markande gets down and slogs it away toward the deep mid-wicket region. Rashid Khan drops this one at the fence and bunts it over the ropes for four runs. |
| 19.6 : This loss just sums up Hyderabad's whole season. Just like the last game, they let all the momentum slip and simply imploded with the bat in this game. Having done really well with the ball in the backend of the first innings, the Hyderabad openers walked back early to the hut and from thereon, it was all gloomy for them. At 59/7, it all seemed to be over for them but then Heinrich Klaasen, probably their only consistent player throughout the tournament stepped up yet again. and he along with Bh |
| Earlier in the game, it was Aiden Markram who put Gujarat into bat and it brought Hyderabad early success too as Bhuvneshwar Kumar got rid of Wriddhiman Saha in the very first over. It was a completely different ball game after that though as Shubman Gill just kept on finding the fence and Sai Sudharsan supported him really well. The pair put on 147 runs for the second wicket before Sudharsan got out and that allowed Hyderabad to pick up wickets in a heap. Gill kept going and went on to sc |
| One of the standouts with the ball for Gujarat, Mohammad Shami is down for a quick chat. Shami says that right from the start his job at Gujarat has been to bowl well in the Powerplay and looks to bowl tight lines. Adds that he simply tries to bowl in good areas and at the team meets, they always discuss about bowling well with the new ball. Mentions that the last game they played against Delhi, this wicket was similar to that one. Says that the variety they have in the middle overs always he |
| Aiden Markram, the captain of Hyderabad says that they believed that they were in the game at the halfway mark but losing 4 wickets in the Powerplay did not help. Adds that they did not get the swing as expected in the first innings. Mentions that they got better deep into the innings with the ball and Bhuvneshwar Kumar showed the way for them. Mentions that Heinrich Klaasen has got great power and timing but the rest of the batters have not assisted him. Shares that they will be playing for |
| 0.1 : Mohammad Shami to Anmolpreet Singh, Shami starts off on a length and on the middle and leg. Anmolpreet Singh tucks it to short mid-wicket. |
| 19.6 : Rahul Tewatia to Fazalhaq Farooqi, THAT'S IT! Gujarat are the first team to qualify for the playoffs and wins this game convincingly by 34 runs. Full and just outside the leg stump line. Fazalhaq Farooqi swings hard and fails to connect. A dot to end the innings and a job well done by Gujarat. |
| The Presentation ceremony... |
| The Gujarat skipper, Hardik Pandya says he is very proud of the boys as they managed to qualify for the playoffs for a second year in a row. Adds that the team has played brilliantly and stepped up to the challenges. Mentions that the focus was to keep it tight within the group. Shares that all the players did their job and that is the reason for our success. Closes by saying that bowlers are close to his heart and he will always be a bowlerâs captain to give them the due credit they deserve |
| Shubman Gill (101 runs off 58 balls) is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his superb century. Gill starts by saying that it is quite pleasing as he made his debut against Hyderabad and now to get his first hundred against them as well feels like it has come full circle. Adds that he isn't the kind of person who dwells much on his last performance and focuses on the match at hand. Mentions that the most satisfying shot was the six he hit off Abhishek Sharma as they are childhood friends and it was n |
| That is it from this game and it is Gujarat who are guaranteed a top-two with this win. The action in the 2023 Indian T20 League continues on Tuesday, the 16th of May with another vital clash on the cards. Lucknow go up against Mumbai at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow as both sides look to stamp their authority in the top four of the points table. That game will begin at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT) but our build-up will begin a lot sooner. Cheers! |
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