| 0.0 : TOSS - The coin goes up in the air and lands in favour of Mumbai. They have elected to BOWLÂ first. |
| Impact Players for Mumbai -Â Nehal Wadhera, Vishnu Vinod, Ramandeep Singh, Kumar Kartikeya, Shams Mulani. |
| Impact Players for Punjab -Â Nathan Ellis, Mohit Rathee, Sikandar Raza, Rishi Dhawan, Gurnoor Brar. |
| Sam Curran, the skipper of Punjab, says that back-to-back games and they did not have much time to think about losses. Informs that Shikhar is still recovering and should be back soon. Adds that it is a great opportunity for other boys. States that they have played many close games and are hoping to have good Powerplay and then take it from there. |
| Rohit Sharma, the skipper of Mumbai, says that they will bowl first. Mentions that it is a good feeling to get wins under their belt but adds that they know it is just a start and they are looking to start afresh. States that the weather is good and it is a surprise in the month of April and informs that Jofra Archer is back. Mentions that Wankhede is a good pitch to bat on generally and they would like to chase down later. |
| Danny Morrison is down for the Pitch Report. He says that it is not a big ground and square boundaries are pretty short. Hayden joins him and adds that it is a good batting track but pacers will also enjoy the conditions and someone like Jason Behrendorff and Rabada can make an impact. He mentions that it is a high-scoring ground and a good chasing one too. |
| Mumbai (Playing XI) - Cameron Green, Rohit Sharma (C), Ishan Kishan (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Tim David, Tilak Varma, Hrithik Shokeen, Jofra Archer (In place of Nehal Wadhera), Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff, Arjun Tendulkar. |
| Punjab (Playing XI) - Atharva Taide, Prabhsimran Singh (In place of Nathan Ellis), Matthew Short, Harpreet Singh, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran (C), Jitesh Sharma (WK), Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh. |
| We are all set to begin! The Mumbai players are in the huddle and they disperse now to take their respective positions. Prabhsimran Singh and Matthew Short are the openers for Punjab. Arjun Tendulkar to start the proceedings with the ball. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : Arjun Tendulkar to Matthew Short, Arjun Tendulkar starts off with a lovely length delivery on off. Bit of shape into the batter and Short mistimes his drive towards covers. |
| 0.2 : Arjun Tendulkar to Matthew Short, Serves it fuller and on middle. It swings in again and Short works it wide of mid on for a single. Punjab and Short are underway! |
| 0.3 : Arjun Tendulkar to Prabhsimran Singh, WIDE! A fullish delivery and spills it down the leg side. Singh tries to clip it but misses. |
| Arjun Tendulkar to Prabhsimran Singh, Nice full delivery on off. Singh drives it wide of mid off for a single. |
| 0.4 : Arjun Tendulkar to Matthew Short, Bowls a good inswinger again. It is around off and full length. Short tries to drive it but gets beaten on the inside edge. |
| 0.5 : Arjun Tendulkar to Matthew Short, WIDE! Gets his line wrong this time! A full delivery that swings down the leg side and Short misses his flick shot as umpire signals wide. |
| Arjun Tendulkar to Matthew Short, Continues to bowl full and around off. Short drives it wide of mid off for a single. |
| 0.6 : Arjun Tendulkar to Prabhsimran Singh, Good start from Arjun Tendulkar! Just 5 from the first over. It is very full and outside off. Singh mistimes his drive to cover-point. |
| Jason Behrendorff to share the new ball. |
| 1.1 : Jason Behrendorff to Matthew Short, On a length, on leg. Short flicks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 1.2 : Jason Behrendorff to Prabhsimran Singh, Outstanding commitment from Green! On a length, on off. Singh punches it wide of mid off and the ball seems to be racing towards the fence but Green runs all the way behind it and keeps it just inside the fence with a slide. Two taken. |
| 1.3 : Jason Behrendorff to Prabhsimran Singh, Now Rohit Sharma with a good effort! This is full and outside off. Singh drives it right of the cover fielder where Sharma half-stops it with a dive. Just a single. |
| 1.4 : Jason Behrendorff to Matthew Short, Goes fuller again and on middle. Short clips it wide of mid on. |
| 1.5 : Jason Behrendorff to Matthew Short, On a length, around off. Short punches it towards cover-point. |
| 1.6 : Jason Behrendorff to Matthew Short, FOUR! Finds the edge but it runs away towards the fence! Back of a length and outside off. Short tries to punch it away but gets an outside edge and the ball races towards the third man fence. |
| 2.1 : Cameron Green to Prabhsimran Singh, On a length and on the pads. Singh flicks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 2.2 : Cameron Green to Matthew Short, FOUR! Short is a dangerous player and these conditions suit him! On a length, drifting on the pads. Short flicks it towards the backward square leg fence for a boundary. |
| 2.3 : Cameron Green to Matthew Short, OUT! CAUGHT! Oh, gone and Cameron Green draws first blood! Short and on off. Matthew Short pulls it hard but straight to Piyush Chawla at mid-wicket. He takes a sharp catch and this is a big wicket for Mumbai. Matthew Short can be a dangerous player but he walks back now and Punjab lose an early wicket. |
| 2.4 : Cameron Green to Atharva Taide, On a length, on off. Taide fends it towards the cover fielder. |
| 2.3 : Atharva Taide is the new man in. |
| 2.5 : Cameron Green to Atharva Taide, A fullish delivery and around off. Taide drives it off the outside off his blade towards third man for a single. |
| 2.6 : Cameron Green to Prabhsimran Singh, Serves it on a length, on middle. Singh works it wide of mid on for a single. |
| 3.1 : Jason Behrendorff to Prabhsimran Singh, SIX! First six of the game! Short and on middle. Singh picks the length quickly and pulls it over deep backward square leg for a maximum. |
| 3.2 : Jason Behrendorff to Prabhsimran Singh, A fullish delivery, around off. Singh drives it firmly to mid off. |
| 3.3 : Jason Behrendorff to Prabhsimran Singh, SIX! This young man is full of talent! Back of a length, on middle. Singh flicks it all the way over deep backward square leg again for a maximum. |
| 3.4 : Jason Behrendorff to Prabhsimran Singh, A slower fullish delivery and outside off. Singh dances down the track and goes for a big hoick across the line but misses. |
| 3.5 : Jason Behrendorff to Prabhsimran Singh, Another slower delivery, on a length, around off. Singh dabs it to cover-point for a single. |
| 3.6 : Jason Behrendorff to Atharva Taide, WIDE! Lands it on a length but spills it down the leg side. Taide tries to flick it but misses. |
| Jason Behrendorff to Atharva Taide, Shortish and around off. Good timing from Taide as he steers it towards deep backward point for a couple. 16 from the over! |
| 4.1 : Jofra Archer to Prabhsimran Singh, Starts off with a full delivery on middle. Prabhsimran Singh fends it to the leg side. |
| 4.2 : Jofra Archer to Prabhsimran Singh, Lands it on a length, on middle. Singh works it to square leg for a single. |
| 4.3 : Jofra Archer to Atharva Taide, Bowls a fullish delivery on the pads. Taide flicks it to deep square leg for a couple. |
| 4.4 : Jofra Archer to Atharva Taide, Serves it full again on middle at 144 clicks. Taide glances it to short mid-wicket. |
| 4.5 : Jofra Archer to Atharva Taide, SIX! The Vidarbha star plays a lovely shot now! Short and around off. Taide waits for it and just plays the ramp shot that travels all the way over the third man fence for a maximum. |
| 4.6 : Jofra Archer to Atharva Taide, Bowls it full and on off. Taide drives it wide of mid off for a single. |
| 5.1 : Piyush Chawla to Atharva Taide, Floated and full, outside off. Atharva Taide gets it to backward point off the outside edge. |
| 5.2 : Piyush Chawla to Atharva Taide, Floated and full, on off. Atharva Taide laps it to short fine leg. The fielder there fumbles and the batters take three runs. |
| 5.3 : Piyush Chawla to Prabhsimran Singh, FOUR! Up and over! Prabhsimran Singh is on a roll here. It is tossed up, around off. Prabhsimran Singh smaches it over extra cover and it races away to the fence. |
| 5.4 : Piyush Chawla to Prabhsimran Singh, Prabhsimran Singh drives this full ball gently into covers for a quick single this time. |
| 5.5 : Piyush Chawla to Atharva Taide, Very full, sliding down leg. Taide sweeps it to short fine leg. |
| 5.6 : Piyush Chawla to Atharva Taide, FOUR! Wonderful shot! Atharva Taide is finding boundaries at will as well. It is flighted and full, on middle. Atharva Taide gets low and sweeps it through the gap at square leg. The ball has enough legs to reach the fence. Punjab are 58/1 at the end of the Powerplay. |
| 6.1 : Arjun Tendulkar to Prabhsimran Singh, Good-length ball, angled across the right-hander, in the channel. Prabhsimran Singh stands tall and punches it through covers for just a single. |
| 0.0 : Strategic break! Punjab are going along nicely here. The pitch is a belter and Prabhsimran Singh along with Atharva Taide are not shying away from taking on the bowlers. They did lost Matthew Short early but with great power to follow, they are set for a big total. However, a wicket or two quickly here can halt Punjab onslaught and Rohit Sharma would be hoping that his bowlers bowl to their plans in the middle overs of this innings. |
| 6.2 : Arjun Tendulkar to Atharva Taide, FOUR! Nicely played. Atharva Taide finds another boundary here. It is a short ball, on the body. Atharva Taide pulls it through square leg for four runs. |
| 6.3 : Arjun Tendulkar to Atharva Taide, WIDE! Spills it down the leg side, Atharva Taide fails to flick it away. Wide called. |
| Arjun Tendulkar to Atharva Taide, Good length, on off. Taide punches it through point for a single. |
| 6.4 : Arjun Tendulkar to Prabhsimran Singh, OUT! LBW! Arjun Tendulkar gets his second wicket of his Indian T20 League career, but he needs to wait to start the celebrations as Prabhsimran Singh takes the review. Coming to the delivery, Arjun Tendulkar nails his yorker this time. It is a toe-crushing yorker as well. Prabhsimran Singh tries to flick it away but ends up playing all around it before wearing it on the pads. Arjun Tendulkar appeals and the finger goes up in no time. Prabhsimran S |
| 6.5 : Arjun Tendulkar to Liam Livingstone, Full ball, on leg. Liam Livingstone clips it to mid-wicket and gets off the mark. |
| 6.4 : Liam Livingstone walks out to the middle now. |
| 6.6 : Arjun Tendulkar to Atharva Taide, FOUR! Not the end Arjun Tendulkar was looking for. The pacer spills it full, down the leg side. Taide flicks it down to fine leg for four runs. Easy pickings for the youngster who is looking in good touch. |
| 7.1 : Piyush Chawla to Liam Livingstone, Tossed up, outside off. Liam Livingstone gets forward and pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 7.2 : Piyush Chawla to Liam Livingstone, Full and on off, defended out. |
| 7.3 : Piyush Chawla to Liam Livingstone, Liam Livingstone moves out of the crease early and Piyush Chawla is early to see the movement. He flights it up, wide outside off. Liam Livingstone almost gets undone by it but somehow manages to get a bat on it. |
| 7.4 : Piyush Chawla to Liam Livingstone, Looped up, in the channel. Liam Livingstone tries to chase it but misses. |
| 7.5 : Piyush Chawla to Liam Livingstone, Around off, blocked out solidly. 5 dots in a row now. |
| 7.6 : Piyush Chawla to Liam Livingstone, Piyush Chawla angles it in full and into leg. Liam Livingstone whips it down to long on for a single. |
| 8.1 : Jofra Archer to Liam Livingstone, Jofra Archer now starts with a dot ball. It is a full-length ball, outside off. Liam Livingstone tries to tonk it down the park but gets no bat on it. |
| 8.2 : Jofra Archer to Liam Livingstone, SIX! BANG! Liam Livingstone is back on the field and flexing his muscles after a long break due to injury. It is a short ball, angled in on middle. Liam Livingstone swivels and smokes it way over the mid-wicket fence. |
| 8.3 : Jofra Archer to Liam Livingstone, WIDE! The umpire extends his arms now as Liam Livingstone spills it down the leg side. |
| Jofra Archer to Liam Livingstone, On a length, outside off. Liam Livingstone slashes it through the gap at point for just one. |
| 8.4 : Jofra Archer to Atharva Taide, Very full, on off, attacking the stumps. Taide stays back and tucks it to mid-wicket. |
| 8.5 : Jofra Archer to Atharva Taide, Short and on off. Taide pulls it through square leg for a single. |
| 8.6 : Jofra Archer to Liam Livingstone, A slower bouncer now, on off. Liam Livingstone mistimes his pull towards mid on and makes his way to the other end. Jofra Archer did extremely well to pull things back after going for a biggie early on. |
| 9.1 : Piyush Chawla to Liam Livingstone, Shorter, outside off. Liam Livingstone tries to chop it away but misses. |
| 9.2 : Piyush Chawla to Liam Livingstone, OUT! STUMPED! Piyush Chawla gets his first wicket and he takes out the big fish as well. Brilliant work from Ishan Kishan behind the sticks, he gave no time to Liam Livingstone to turn back and get back into the crease. Piyush Chawla once again sees Liam Livingstone dance down the track and goes full, down the leg side, a bit quicker as well. Liam Livingstone tries to tickle it around the corner but fails to get any bat on it. Ishan Kishan shuffles |
| Piyush Chawla to Harpreet Singh, Full and on off. Singh gets it uppishly towards mid off. |
| Harpreet Singh is the next man in. |
| 9.3 : Piyush Chawla to Harpreet Singh, Darted on the pads, Harpreet Singh flicks it to mid-wicket for one. He gets off the mark. |
| 9.4 : Piyush Chawla to Atharva Taide, OUT! Sound of timber! Piyush Chawla makes a loud appeal for lbw but withdraws from the appeal in a flash, as the ball roll on to the sticks and takes the bails off. An unfortunate way to depart for Atharva Taide, who was looking really good for Punjab. Mumbai now have their noses in front and it is the experienced Piyush Chawla who has done the trick for the hosts here. It is looped up, on middle and leg. Atharva Taide tries to sweep it away but misses it |
| Sam Curran walks out to the middle. |
| 9.5 : Piyush Chawla to Sam Curran, On off, defended out solidly. |
| 9.6 : Piyush Chawla to Sam Curran, Floated and full, on off. Curran defends it back to the bowler. A successful over from Piyush Chawla comes to an end. |
| Hrithik Shokeen is into the attack now. |
| 10.1 : Hrithik Shokeen to Harpreet Singh, Tossed up on off. Singh knocks it down to long off for a single. |
| 10.2 : Hrithik Shokeen to Sam Curran, Pushes it bit quicker this time, on off again. Curran punches it to long off and gets off the mark. |
| 10.3 : Hrithik Shokeen to Harpreet Singh, Tossed up nicely on middle. Singh pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 10.4 : Hrithik Shokeen to Harpreet Singh, Fullish delivery on off. Singh makes room and lifts it over extra cover for a couple. |
| 10.5 : Hrithik Shokeen to Harpreet Singh, Fires it on middle and leg. Harpreet Singh clips it to mid-wicket this time. |
| 10.6 : Hrithik Shokeen to Harpreet Singh, Touch shorter on off. Singh punches it to deep point for a single. Just 5 from the over. |
| 11.1 : Cameron Green to Harpreet Singh, Shortish and around off. Singh dabs it to the point region. |
| 11.2 : Cameron Green to Harpreet Singh, Shorter in length again and outside off. Harpreet Singh tries to punch it but gets an inside edge that goes just past the off stump. |
| 11.3 : Cameron Green to Harpreet Singh, On middle and back of a length. Singh pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 11.4 : Cameron Green to Sam Curran, Bowls it full and outside off. Curran goes chasing for it but misses. |
| 11.5 : Cameron Green to Sam Curran, Bangs it short and angles it on the body. Curran backs away and fends it to backward point. Curran needs to get a move on here! |
| 11.6 : Cameron Green to Sam Curran, On the shorter side again and Curran just defends it towards the off side. Just a single from the over! |
| 12.1 : Hrithik Shokeen to Harpreet Singh, Angles it on off. Singh fends it towards cover-point and takes a single. |
| 12.2 : Hrithik Shokeen to Sam Curran, Shortish and on off. Curran punches it back to the bowler. |
| 12.3 : Hrithik Shokeen to Sam Curran, Slides it on middle and leg. Curran pushes it to long on for a single. |
| 12.4 : Hrithik Shokeen to Harpreet Singh, Bowls a flatter delivery on off. Singh tries to push it but gets an inside half of his blade to mid on. |
| 12.5 : Hrithik Shokeen to Harpreet Singh, On the shorter side on middle. Singh pulls it to deep square leg for a couple. A good dive from Harpreet Singh to make his ground in the end. |
| 12.6 : Hrithik Shokeen to Harpreet Singh, FOUR! Finally, a boundary for Punjab! They need more of this! Overpitched and outside off. Singh drives it through the point region for a boundary. |
| 13.1 : Cameron Green to Sam Curran, Single to start! Curran gets across to his left and Green follows him with a length delivery. A defensive shot to the off side fetches Curran a single. |
| 13.2 : Cameron Green to Harpreet Singh, Angles it on and on a length. Singh punches it to long on for a single. |
| 13.3 : Cameron Green to Sam Curran, Another dot ball for Curran, he is really struggling here! Angles a length delivery on middle. Curran makes room and fends it back to the bowler. |
| 13.4 : Cameron Green to Sam Curran, FOUR! This will ease some pressure! On a length, on middle. Curran makes room and slams it straight down the ground for a boundary. 100 up as well! |
| 13.5 : Cameron Green to Sam Curran, On a length, on off. Curran backs away and cuts it to third man for a single. |
| 13.6 : Cameron Green to Harpreet Singh, Single to end the over and 8 from it! Good delivery, very full and on middle. Singh tucks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 14.1 : Hrithik Shokeen to Harpreet Singh, Harpreet Singh also needs to get going! A fuller delivery on middle. Singh clips it to mid-wicket. |
| 14.2 : Hrithik Shokeen to Harpreet Singh, Angles it on leg and Singh tries to scoop it. However, he misses and the ball goes off his pads to the fine leg region. The batters run two leg byes as the bowler appeals. However, the umpire says no and Sharma also decides to not review it. |
| 14.3 : Hrithik Shokeen to Harpreet Singh, Fuller delivery on middle. Singh knocks it down to long on for a single. |
| 14.4 : Hrithik Shokeen to Sam Curran, SIX! That's pumped over the fence! Short and on middle. Curran rocks back and pulls it all the way over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 14.5 : Hrithik Shokeen to Sam Curran, Angles it on middle and leg. Curran goes deep in his crease and works it to deep mid-wicket for a couple this time. |
| 14.6 : Hrithik Shokeen to Sam Curran, NO BALL! On the shorter side, on middle. Curran knocks it to down to long on for a single. Oh, wait! Hrithik Shokeen has overstepped here and it is a No Ball. Free Hit coming up... |
| Hrithik Shokeen to Harpreet Singh, Dot! Poor from Harpreet Singh! Hrithik Shokeen fires it on leg and Singh tries to sweep it but misses as the ball goes off his pads towards the off side. |
| 15.1 : Arjun Tendulkar to Sam Curran, SIX! BANG! Sam Curran puts the pressure on the young seamer. Tendulkar pitches it up, in the slot and Sam Curran says that it is right in his wheelhouse as he smokes it downtown for a biggie. |
| 15.2 : Arjun Tendulkar to Sam Curran, WIDE! Arjun Tendulkar goes for the wide yorker, but misses his line a touch as it goes past the tramline. The umpire signals a wide. |
| Arjun Tendulkar to Sam Curran, FOUR! EDGED! Fortune favours the brave they say, and Curran is being brave here, by playing the risky shots. It is very full, wide outside off. Sam Curran throws the kitchen sink at it. The ball catches the outside edge and flies down to third man for four runs. |
| 15.3 : Arjun Tendulkar to Sam Curran, A bit short, on off. Curran cuts it through point for one. |
| 15.4 : Arjun Tendulkar to Harpreet Singh, FOUR! Up and over! Arjun Tendulkar goes full and on off. Harpreet Singh gets under it and lofts it down to long off. The man is inside the circle, it takes a bounce before heading into the ropes. |
| 15.5 : Arjun Tendulkar to Harpreet Singh, SIX! BOOM! An over to forget for Arjun Tendulkar this one. 22 runs off the over so far. It is a full toss, on middle. Harpreet Singh smokes it over the square leg fence for a maximum. Singh is on a roll here. |
| 15.6 : Arjun Tendulkar to Harpreet Singh, NO BALL AND FOUR! Free Hit to follow. Tendulkar is under immense pressure here. It is a full toss, on off. Harpreet Singh tries to hook it away but it catches his gloves and beats the short third fielder. The ball races away to the fence. The umpire signals a no ball for height. |
| Arjun Tendulkar to Harpreet Singh, FOUR! What an over for Punjab. 31 runs come off it. Short ball, on middle. Harpreet Singh pulls it down to fine leg for a boundary. This over has helped the visitors to catch up really quickly and set a solid platform for their batters to flex their muscles in the death over. |
| Strategic break! Oh, 31 runs from the 16th over for Punjab has brought them back in this game now. They seemed to be struggling to get going but now are in with a great chance to cross that 200-run mark. Sam Curran struggled initially but soon got going and Harpreet Singh has also found his touch now. They have big hitters like Jitesh Sharma and Shahrukh Khan to follow and Mumbai need their bowlers to hit their mark at the death. Interesting final four overs coming up. Jofra Archer is back |
| 16.1 : Jofra Archer to Sam Curran, FOUR! A full toss, on off. Sam Curran cuts it through covers for a boundary. Sam Curran takes the review for a no ball, but the replays confirm that it is a legal delivery. |
| 16.2 : Jofra Archer to Sam Curran, LEG BYE! Jofra Archer nails his yorker this time and Sam Curran is on his knees almost, but somehow he manages to get back up quickly and sneak a single. |
| 16.3 : Jofra Archer to Harpreet Singh, SIX! Punjab are on the charge here. Back of a length, on off. Harpreet Singh stands tall and dispatches it way over the square leg fence. |
| 16.4 : Jofra Archer to Harpreet Singh, Jofra Archer fires in a yorker, once again and on the money. Harpreet Singh gets his blade down in time and guides it down to third man for a single. |
| 16.5 : Jofra Archer to Sam Curran, Length ball, on off. Sam Curran tries to heave it across the line but inside-edges it to the right of the keeper. One taken. |
| 16.6 : Jofra Archer to Harpreet Singh, Jofra Archer goes full and on off. Harpreet Singh only manages to dig it out back to the bowler. |
| 17.1 : Cameron Green to Sam Curran, SIX! BANG! It is a short ball, outside off. Sam Curran stands tall and smokes it over the wide long off fence for a maximum. Pressure on the Australian straightaway. |
| 17.2 : Cameron Green to Sam Curran, SIX! BANG! Sam Curran is on fire. Cameron Green pitches it up, full and on middle. Sam Curran stays leg side of this delivery and tonks it over the bowler's head for another maximum. Mumbai need to do something here. They are leaking runs apleanty here. |
| 17.3 : Cameron Green to Sam Curran, Length and on off. Curran punches it into covers for a single. |
| 17.5 : Cameron Green to Jitesh Sharma, SIX! It looks tough that the momentum is going to swing Mumbai's way here. It is a short ball, on off. Jitesh Sharma stands tall and smokes it over the long off fence for a maximum. |
| 17.6 : Cameron Green to Jitesh Sharma, SIX! Jitesh Sharma is wasting no time. He faces two deliveries and sends both of them into the stands. Green goes full this time, on off. Jitesh Sharma reads it early and smokes it over the long off fence for another maximum. |
| 18.1 : Jofra Archer to Sam Curran, Length, outside off. Curran slashes it through covers for one. |
| 18.2 : Jofra Archer to Jitesh Sharma, Fuller, on the pads. Jitesh Sharma flicks it into the leg side for a single. |
| 17.4 : Cameron Green to Harpreet Singh, OUT! TIMBER! Perfect yorker from Green, and the Australian has the last laugh here. Cameron Green fires it full, in the blockhole, on off. Harpreet Singh stays back and tries to block it away but without moving his feet here. The ball catches the inside edge and goes on to disturb the stumps. Will this shift the momentum in Mumbai's favour? Let's see as Jitesh Sharma walks out. |
| 18.3 : Jofra Archer to Sam Curran, FOUR! FIFTY for the stand-in skipper for Punjab. It is a length ball, outside off. Sam Curran stays back and crunches it through point for a boundary. |
| 18.4 : Jofra Archer to Sam Curran, Jofra Archer now follows the batter down the leg side. Sam Curran is unable to help it into covers. |
| 18.5 : Jofra Archer to Sam Curran, FOUR! Sam Curran continues on his merry way. It is very full, outside off. Sam Curran reaches out and smacks it through the gap at point for a fine boundary. He can do nothing wrong with the blade tonight. |
| 18.6 : Jofra Archer to Sam Curran, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Sam Curran once again goes down the leg side. Jofra Archer follows him this time with a pace-up delivery, short as well. It hurries on to the batter and Sam Curran only manages to chip it to the left of the bowler. Jofra Archer moves to that side and takes a dolly. |
| Shahrukh Khan walks out to the middle. |
| 19.1 : Jason Behrendorff to Jitesh Sharma, SIX! ALL THE WAY! Jitesh Sharma brings up 200 up for his side in fine fashion. It is a low full toss, on off. Jitesh Sharma stands tall and smokes it down the park for a biggie. |
| 19.2 : Jason Behrendorff to Jitesh Sharma, A short ball, sliding down the leg side. Jitesh Sharma tries to heave it across the line but misses. Ishan Kishan appeals for a caught behind but the finger stays low. |
| 19.3 : Jason Behrendorff to Jitesh Sharma, SIX! BOOM! Jitesh Sharma races to 25 runs off just 6 balls. Short ball, on the body. Jitesh Sharma swivels and hooks it way beyond the square leg fence for a maximum. |
| 19.4 : Jason Behrendorff to Jitesh Sharma, OUT! TIMBER! Jason Behrendorff offers no pace this time, it is full, swinging in as well. Jitesh Sharma slashes hard but is nowhere near the ball. The ball goes on to crash into the stumps. |
| Harpreet Brar is the next man in. |
| 19.5 : Jason Behrendorff to Harpreet Brar, FOUR! Nicely played. It is a wide yorker, Harpreet Brar reaches out and slashes it to wide of long off. Tim David runs to his right, dives to that side and gets a hand on it, but the ball manages to sneak into the boundary. |
| 19.6 : Jason Behrendorff to Harpreet Brar, OUT! RUN OUT! Punjab though will be delighted with what they have got on the scoreboard here. It is full and on off. Harpreet Brar slogs it to deep mid-wicket. The call is for two runs but Tilak Varma is quick to return the ball to the wicket-keeper and Ishan Kishan does the rest to find Brar short of the crease. Punjab end their inning at 214/8. |
| Wow! What an absolute carnage! Punjab have hit 96 runs in the final five overs and have made a tremendous comeback here. Mumbai now have an uphill task to make it four wins in four games. It is a good chasing ground but Punjab are surely going to the break with a big smile on their face. |
| Wankhede is known as a batting paradise and Punjab needed their batters to step up in this game and that is exactly what they have done. They lost Matthew Short early but Prabhsimran Singh and Atharva Taide kept going and played some delightful shots. Punjab scored 58 runs in the Powerplay but then came the familiar Punjabâs batting struggle. From 65-1, they were reduced to 83-4 and then Curran and Harpreet Singh struggled initially to get going. The score was 118-4 at the end of 15th over a |
| Mumbai have a young bowling attack and it showed at the death today. They did manage to pull things back nicely in the middle overs with Arjun Tendulkar nailing a yorker to get rid of Prabhsimran Singh and Piyush Chawla delivering another good spell. However, the same Arjun Tendulkar gave 31 runs in his third over and no other bowler could stop the onslaught after that. Mumbai now need their batters to pull off a special effort but they also need to look at their death bowling going forward. |
| Jitesh Sharma is down for a quick chat. He starts by saying that his preparations have helped him to do well tonight. Adds that there no difference in his role since the last season. He has been given the freedom to play his style. Hopes that he expresses well with the bat on a consistent basis and helps his side whenever required. |
| Right then, Mumbai have a humongous task in front of them. They do have a powerful batting line-up though and we could be in for a cracker of a chase. This is a big six-hitting ground and we can never rule out Mumbai at the Wankhede. Stay tuned for the run-chase! |
| ... THE RUN CHASE ⦠|
| Welcome back for the run-chase! |
| 0.1 : Matthew Short to Rohit Sharma, Matthew Short floats it up, full and on off. Rohit Sharma knocks it down the park and gets off the mark here with a single. A bit surprising to see Short to start with the new ball. |
| 0.2 : Matthew Short to Ishan Kishan, Flatter one, in-line with the stumps. Ishan Kishan defends it back to the bowler. |
| 0.3 : Matthew Short to Ishan Kishan, Quicker and full, sliding down leg. Ishan Kishan goes for the sweep shot but misses. He takes a blow on his pads. |
| 0.4 : Matthew Short to Ishan Kishan, Ishan Kishan now gets off the mark as he drives this full ball to mid on. |
| 0.5 : Matthew Short to Rohit Sharma, WIDE! It is quicker and full, going down leg. Rohit Sharma tries to flick it away but misses. Wide called. |
| Matthew Short to Rohit Sharma, Punjab take a review and the umpire is forced to overturn his wide decision. Loops it up, on middle, turning down the leg side. Rohit Sharma fails to glance it around the corner. The umpire signals a wide initially but the replays confirm that it brushes his thigh pads. |
| 0.6 : Matthew Short to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Nicely played. Rohit Sharma gets the first boundary of the chase. It is full and on leg. Rohit Sharma uses his feet and flicks it over mid-wicket for four runs. |
| 1.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Ishan Kishan, WIDE! Arshdeep Singh goes down the leg side and the umpire signals a wide. |
| 0.6 : Arshdeep Singh to start from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Ishan Kishan, OUT! CAUGHT IN THE DEEP! A huge setback for Mumbai as Ishan Kishan makes his way back cheaply. Arshdeep Singh finds the early breakthrough and has given his side a dream start here. It is full, wide outside off. Ishan Kishan's eye lit-up seeing the width and throws the kitchen sink at it. Although he does not get the desired distance on it. Matthew Short takes a sharp running catch near the ropes. |
| Cameron Green walks out to the middle. |
| 1.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Cameron Green, Full length, on off. Green leans in and drives it to mid off for a single. He gets off the mark. |
| 1.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Rohit Sharma, Short ball, angling across the batter. Rohit Sharma tries to chase it but misses. |
| 1.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Rohit Sharma, Length ball, on off. Sharma defends it out watchfully. |
| 1.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Incredible shot. Cleverly done from Rohit Sharma. It is a good-length ball, angling across, on off. Rohit Sharma opens the face of the bat late and steers it down to third man for a boundary. |
| 1.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Rohit Sharma, Arshdeep Singh hurls in a length ball, angled across, in the channel. Rohit Sharma tries to defend it out on his front foot but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 2.1 : Harpreet Brar to Cameron Green, Harpreet Brar angles it in, full and on leg. Green pushes it to point. |
| 2.2 : Harpreet Brar to Cameron Green, Brar floats it up, on off. Green mistimes it back to the bowler. |
| 2.3 : Harpreet Brar to Cameron Green, SIX! MAXIMUM! Cameron Green making his intentions clear. It is tossed up, full and on off. Cameron Green gets under it and smokes it over the long on fence. It goes into the stands. |
| 0.0 : Good bowling change this from Sam Curran. He brings in left-arm spinner against two right-handers! |
| 2.4 : Harpreet Brar to Cameron Green, Looped up, on off. Green knocks it to mid off. |
| 2.5 : Harpreet Brar to Cameron Green, Full, on middle. Green makes some room and pushes it to extra cover for a single. |
| 2.6 : Harpreet Brar to Rohit Sharma, It is angled into the pads, on a fuller length, Rohit Sharma goes for the sweep but get an edge on it. The ball pops off his pads, and evades the keeper. The batters sneak a single. |
| 3.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Rohit Sharma, A slower length ball, on off. Rohit Sharma gets a thick inside edge off his pads. Green ventures out looking for a single but is sent back, the fielder though does not score a direct-hit at the non-striker's end and Green gets enough time to get safely inside the crease. |
| 3.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Rohit Sharma, Length ball, wide of off. Sharma tries to go after it. Misses it completely. |
| 3.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Rohit Sharma, Slower bumper, on off. Rohit Sharma walks across and pulls it through square leg for one. |
| 3.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Cameron Green, FOUR! EDGY! Back of a length, on off. Cameron Green throws his blade at it. The ball catches the outside edge and flies over the keeper's head for four runs. |
| 3.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Cameron Green, Good length, around middle. Green inside-edges it to fine leg. The batters cross for one. |
| 3.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Rohit Sharma, SIX! What a shot. Incredible shot. The skipper leading from the front here. It is a full-length ball, outside off. Rohit Sharma shuffles, gets down on one knee and scoops it over the fine leg fence and the fans in the stadium are on their feet. |
| 4.1 : Sam Curran to Cameron Green, WIDE! Sam Curran starts with a loosener, as he spills this full ball down the leg side. Wide called. |
| Sam Curran to Cameron Green, Good-length ball, angled across. Green makes some room, but in the end has to reach out to guide it to point. |
| 4.2 : Sam Curran to Cameron Green, Very full, on middle. Green knocks it towards mid on but only gets a single for it. He times it extremely well but cannot beat the fielder. |
| 4.3 : Sam Curran to Rohit Sharma, Slower ball, full and on leg. Rohit Sharma is unable to tickle it away. |
| 4.4 : Sam Curran to Rohit Sharma, SIX! Book your flight tickets because Rohit Sharma is taking us for a ride. Back of the hand delivery, on leg. Rohit Sharma picks it up nice and early, and dispatches it into the stands beyond the mid-wicket fence. |
| 4.5 : Sam Curran to Rohit Sharma, A length ball, on off. Sharma guides it to point and calls for a single. Arshdeep Singh is quick to throw it at the striker's end but misses. It could've been curtains for the Aussie. |
| 4.6 : Sam Curran to Cameron Green, FOUR! Cracking shot. No chance for any fielder to stop this one. Sam Curran pitches it up, on off. Cameron Green stands tall and crunches it through the gap at covers. He hits this one like a tracer bullet. |
| 5.1 : Nathan Ellis to Rohit Sharma, A full delivery on middle. Rohit skips down the track and almost yorks himself. Knocks it to mid on for a single. |
| 5.2 : Nathan Ellis to Cameron Green, FOUR! Smashed! A fullish delivery on off. In the slot and Green pumps it down the ground for a boundary. |
| 5.3 : Nathan Ellis to Cameron Green, Good delivery, shaping into middle and leg. Fullish length again and Green works it to mid on for a single. |
| 5.4 : Nathan Ellis to Rohit Sharma, Nice delivery! Ellis sees Rohit charging down the track and he fires a wide yorker as it ends up being way away from Sharma's arc. |
| 5.5 : Nathan Ellis to Rohit Sharma, Very full and slower outside off. Sharma drives it to covers for a single. |
| 5.6 : Nathan Ellis to Cameron Green, Brilliant delivery to end the over! Nails a yorker on off. Green makes room and pushes it to covers for a single. |
| 6.1 : Rahul Chahar to Cameron Green, Starts off with a shortish delivery on off. Green pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 6.2 : Rahul Chahar to Rohit Sharma, Tosses it up on off. Sharma drives it to long off for a single. |
| 6.3 : Rahul Chahar to Cameron Green, Flatter and a touch shorter on middle. Green works it to long on for a single. |
| 6.4 : Rahul Chahar to Rohit Sharma, Dot ball! A full toss and around off. Sharma makes room and drives it to the point fielder. |
| 6.5 : Rahul Chahar to Rohit Sharma, Nails a yorker on leg. Sharma works it out to long on for a single. |
| 6.6 : Rahul Chahar to Cameron Green, Just a single and good tidy start from Chahar! Serves it fuller and on off. Green drives it to long off for a single. 156 needed now from 78 balls! |
| 7.1 : Harpreet Brar to Cameron Green, A flatter in-dipper on middle. Green makes room and punches it to cover-point. |
| 7.2 : Harpreet Brar to Cameron Green, Flatter and outside off. Green mistimes his drive to covers for a single. Tight single there. |
| 7.3 : Harpreet Brar to Rohit Sharma, A fuller delivery on leg. Sharma makes room and plays a lofted drive that goes off the bounce to long off for a single. |
| 7.4 : Harpreet Brar to Cameron Green, Angles it on leg. Green goes for a slog-sweep but misses it. Also, the ball misses the leg-stump by a whisker and this is good bowling from Brar. |
| 7.5 : Harpreet Brar to Cameron Green, FOUR! Wonderful cricket shot! Overpitched and outside off. Green leans forward and creams the drive beautifully towards the cover fence. |
| 7.6 : Harpreet Brar to Cameron Green, Flatter and quicker on off. Green knocks it down to long off for a single. |
| 8.1 : Rahul Chahar to Cameron Green, Flatter and quicker on middle. Green blocks it. |
| 8.2 : Rahul Chahar to Cameron Green, Tossed up on leg. Green slogs it bit aerially but gets just a single to deep mid-wicket. |
| 8.3 : Rahul Chahar to Rohit Sharma, SIX! This was much-needed for Mumbai! Tossed up on middle. Sharma dances down the track and plays a lovely lofted drive down the ground for a maximum. 250th six for Rohit Sharma in Indian T20 League! |
| 8.4 : Rahul Chahar to Rohit Sharma, Shortish and quicker on off. Sharma cuts it to backward point for a single. |
| 8.5 : Rahul Chahar to Cameron Green, A flatter one on middle and leg. Green works it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 8.6 : Rahul Chahar to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Boundary to end the over! A fuller delivery on leg. Sharma paddles it to the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| Strategic break! Green and Rohit Sharma are going along nicely here. They, however, need to keep going as the required rate is still over 12. Mumbai do have a quality batting line-up to follow as well but in these big chases, a team chasing need to be absolutely flawless to get over the line. Can Mumbai do it? Or will Punjab bowl some tight overs or get some wickets here to stamp their authority in this game? Let's find out. |
| 9.1 : Liam Livingstone to Cameron Green, Shortish and on off. Green goes back and punches it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 9.2 : Liam Livingstone to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Poor fielding in the deep! Tossed up on middle. Sharma works it right of long on and the fielder in the deep gets to it but fails to stop it as the ball goes between his legs. |
| 9.3 : Liam Livingstone to Rohit Sharma, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Once again, Rohit Sharma departs after a promising start! This is big, big blow to Mumbai and with 131 needed off 63 balls, Punjab are in the driver's seat at the moment. This one is tossed up on middle. Nice loopy delivery and Rohit Sharma tries to work it towards the leg side. However, he gets a leading edge and Liam Livingstone takes an easy catch off his own bowling. Liam Livingstone absolutely loves it! |
| Suryakumar Yadav is the new man in. |
| 9.4 : Liam Livingstone to Suryakumar Yadav, Flatter and quicker one on middle. Yadav pushes it to long off for a single. |
| 9.5 : Liam Livingstone to Cameron Green, Tossed up and around off. Green drives it to deep extra cover for a couple. |
| 9.6 : Liam Livingstone to Cameron Green, Tossed up on off. Green heaves it off the inside half of his blade to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 10.1 : Rahul Chahar to Cameron Green, Floated and full, on leg. Green clips it to mid-wicket for one. |
| 10.2 : Rahul Chahar to Suryakumar Yadav, Shorter, outside off. Yadav cuts it to point but straight to the fielder. |
| 10.3 : Rahul Chahar to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Suryakumar Yadav has found his touch certainly. It is a low full toss, on off. Suryakumar Yadav plants his front foot across and sweeps it behind square on the leg side for four runs. His first one of the chase. |
| 10.4 : Rahul Chahar to Suryakumar Yadav, It is full and on off. Suryakumar Yadav uses his feet and lofts it over covers for one run. |
| 10.5 : Rahul Chahar to Cameron Green, Flatter and on off. Cameron Green crunches it to sweeper cover for another single. |
| 10.6 : Rahul Chahar to Suryakumar Yadav, Rahul Chahar serves a half-tracker, wide of off. Yadav hangs back and cuts it hard to point. Unable to sneak it through the gap though. |
| 11.1 : Liam Livingstone to Cameron Green, Quicker and full, attacking the pads. Green knocks it down to long on for a single. |
| 11.2 : Liam Livingstone to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Suryakumar Yadav finds his second boundary of the innings. It is fuller, sliding down leg. Suryakumar Yadav gets low and drags his sweep fine. Beats the short fine as well and the ball races away to the fence. |
| 11.3 : Liam Livingstone to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Consecutive boundaries for SKY. He is on fire. It is fuller and quicker, angling down leg. Suryakumar Yadav sweeps it behinds square on the leg side for four runs. |
| 11.4 : Liam Livingstone to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Third one on the trot. Liam Livingstone has some thinking to do here. It is full, on leg. Suryakumar Yadav gets low and slogs it over square leg. A couple of bounces and over the ropes. |
| 11.5 : Liam Livingstone to Suryakumar Yadav, Touch short, on off. Yadav dabs it to point. |
| 11.6 : Liam Livingstone to Suryakumar Yadav, Flatter, on the pads, Suryakumar Yadav tucks it to wide of mid on and crosses. He retains the strike with this single. Looking at the way he has started it will be criminal to keep him off the strike. |
| 12.1 : Nathan Ellis to Suryakumar Yadav, Ellis hurls in a length ball, on leg. Suryakumar Yadav flicks it through the gap at mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.2 : Nathan Ellis to Cameron Green, A length ball, on off. It holds in the deck a bit. Green punches it into covers. |
| 12.3 : Nathan Ellis to Cameron Green, Swing and a miss! Nathan Ellis serves a length ball, over middle, the seamer offer no pace this time. Cameron Green tries to pull it away but misses. |
| 12.4 : Nathan Ellis to Cameron Green, Low full toss, angled into the pads. Green whips it down to wide long on for one. |
| 12.5 : Nathan Ellis to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! BOOM! This boundary surely spoils the over for Ellis. It is a slower ball, short as well, down the leg side. Suryakumar Yadav gets inside the line and tonks it over the fine leg fence for a maximum. |
| 12.6 : Nathan Ellis to Suryakumar Yadav, Very full, on leg. Suryakumar Yadav wrists it into mid-wicket off his pads. The batters cross for one. 9 runs off the over and it looks like the number one T20I batter is back to his best. |
| 13.1 : Sam Curran to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! UP AND OVER! Suryakumar Yadav is on fire. It is a length ball, outside off. Suryakumar Yadav gets on his front foot and slashes it over backward point. A couple of bounces into the ropes. |
| 13.2 : Sam Curran to Suryakumar Yadav, Length, angled across, in the channel. Suryakumar Yadav cuts it late to backward point and sneaks a single. |
| 13.3 : Sam Curran to Cameron Green, A single now as Green pushes this into covers. |
| 13.4 : Sam Curran to Suryakumar Yadav, Length, outside off. Yadav taps it to backward point for one. |
| 13.5 : Sam Curran to Cameron Green, Very full, on off. Green mistimes his stroke to long off and gets to the other end. |
| 13.6 : Sam Curran to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! This is huge! Sam Curran overpitches it, outside off. Suryakumar Yadav steps outside the crease and smokes it over the long off fence for a maximum. |
| 14.1 : Rahul Chahar to Cameron Green, Fuller, angled into the pads. Green clips it down to long on for one. |
| 14.2 : Rahul Chahar to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Suryakumar Yadav races away to 41 runs. It is short, wide outside off. Suryakumar Yadav hangs back and tries to cut it away. The ball takes the outside edge and flies down to third man for four runs. |
| 14.3 : Rahul Chahar to Suryakumar Yadav, On off, pushed into covers for one. |
| 14.4 : Rahul Chahar to Cameron Green, SIX! ALL THE WAY! Cameron Green gets his half-century in fine fashion. It is full, on leg. Cameron Green dances down the track and dispatches it over the long on fence for a biggie. |
| 0.0 : Strategic break! Mumbai are doing well to stay in the game here. The task is still tough but they at least are in with a chance going into the last six overs. Both Green and Suryakumar Yadav are set and Punjab need to keep taking wickets to stem the run-flow here. One or two tight overs will also help their cause but one thing is for sure, this game is going to go right down to the wire. Rahul Chahar comes in for his final over! |
| 14.5 : Rahul Chahar to Cameron Green, FOUR! CRUNCHED! Rahul Chahar sees Green use his feet once again and serves it wide outside off, but Green's height allows him to reach it quite easily and he gets a boundary off it. |
| 14.6 : Rahul Chahar to Cameron Green, Full, on off. Green drills it down to long off for one. 17 runs off this over. Mumbai need 66 runs more off the last 5 overs. They are well and truly in the game. |
| 15.1 : Nathan Ellis to Cameron Green, SIX! Oh, boy! Green tonks another one over the fence! A low full toss on off. Green with a monster hit downtown. What a hit, 108-metre this! |
| 15.2 : Nathan Ellis to Cameron Green, FOUR! Another boundary! On a length and around off. Green makes room and slams it wide of long off for a boundary. Pressure on Ellis now, can he make a comeback here? |
| 15.3 : Nathan Ellis to Cameron Green, OUT! CAUGHT! Yes, he does! What an anti-climax this is! Green departs against the run of play and Green is gone! Smart slower delivery this, back-of-a-hand slower one, a fullish delivery on off. Green tries to go for a big one down the ground again but miscues it. The ball goes high in the air towards left and behind of Sam Curran at extra cover and he takes a lovely catch to send Green packing. |
| 15.4 : Nathan Ellis to Tim David, A fullish delivery on middle. David drills it to long on for a single. |
| 15.3 : Tim David is the new man in. |
| 15.5 : Nathan Ellis to Suryakumar Yadav, A slower length delivery and outside off. Yadav pushes it to the point fielder. Good comeback this from Ellis, can he close off this over well now? |
| 15.6 : Nathan Ellis to Suryakumar Yadav, Yes, he does! Brilliant off-cutter. On a length, on off. Yadav works it to long on for a single. 54 needed now from 24 balls! |
| 16.1 : Sam Curran to Suryakumar Yadav, A very full delivery on off. Yadav carves it to deep cover for a single. |
| 16.2 : Sam Curran to Tim David, Another single now. Full and on leg. Tim David flicks it through the leg side for one. |
| 16.3 : Sam Curran to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Suryakumar Yadav is on fire. It is very full, outside off. Suryakumar Yadav gets across and scoops it down to fine leg for a cracking boundary. 50 up for him as well off just 23 balls. |
| 16.4 : Sam Curran to Suryakumar Yadav, Good length, on the bodyline. Suryakumar Yadav gets inside the line and flicks it to deep square leg. This time it meets the fielder on a bounce. The batters take one. |
| 16.5 : Sam Curran to Tim David, Sam Curran nails his yorker this time, on middle. Tim David whips it to wide long on for one. |
| 16.6 : Sam Curran to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! Wow! SKY has pumped this over the fence and Mumbai now need 40 off last 18 balls! Back of a length, on middle. Suryakumar Yadav skips down the track and whacks it over fine leg for a maximum. |
| 17.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Tim David, SIX! Now, Tim David gets into the act! A full toss on leg from 'round the wicket. A real HIT ME delivery and David does exactly that! Slaps it over deep square leg for a maximum. |
| 17.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Tim David, Dot ball! Good yorker this, outside off and David fails to get any bat on it. |
| 17.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Tim David, Just a single now! A very full delivery on off. David drills it to long off for a single. These are big three balls coming up... |
| 17.4 : Tilak Varma is the new man in. |
| Arshdeep Singh to Suryakumar Yadav, OUT! CAUGHT! Suryakumar Yadav departs and this almost silences the crowd! Atharva Taide with a sharp catch under pressure! A low full toss on middle. Suryakumar Yadav flicks it well and powerfully but Atharva Taide at mid-wicket keeps his eye on the ball and takes a fine catch to his left. Big blow this to Mumbai and what a cracker of a game this is turning out to be! |
| 17.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Tilak Varma, A low full toss on off. Varma works it to deep mid-wicket for a single. Can Arshdeep Singh finish it off well? |
| 17.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Tim David, Yes! Just a single! 31 needed now from 12 balls! A yorker, around off. David just about manages to dig it out to long off for a single. |
| 18.1 : Nathan Ellis to Tim David, A couple to start the over! Short and on off. David pulls it firmly to deep mid-wicket. The fielder there fumbles a bit and David comes back for the second run. |
| 18.2 : Nathan Ellis to Tim David, SIX! OH, THIS IS HUGE! A full toss on middle. Tim David gets under it and launches it almost out of the Wankhede! 114-metre hit by Tim David! |
| 18.3 : Nathan Ellis to Tim David, A low full on the pads. David flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 18.4 : Nathan Ellis to Tim David, Good yorker but David has still taken two runs! A good yorker on off. David drills it directly into the non-striker's side stumps. The ball deflects towards the leg side and two runs are taken. |
| 18.5 : Nathan Ellis to Tim David, A slower shortish delivery, around off. David tries to power it away but mistimes it to deep cover for a single. |
| 18.6 : Nathan Ellis to Tilak Varma, Two to end the over! Courtesy a brilliant work in the deep from Livingstone! A full delivery on middle. Varma hits it hard and almost finds the gap between long and deep mid-wicket but Livingstone dives and stops it. |
| It has come down to the wire. Mumbai need 16 runs off the final over. It will be Arshdeep Singh who will bowl it. The seamer has gone for 27 runs off his three overs so far. |
| 19.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Tim David, Just a single to start! Brilliant yorker outside off and David hits it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 19.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Tilak Varma, Short delivery on middle as Tilak Varma gets on his knee to heave it towards the leg side. He takes the review as he wants a wide but it is all good and replays confirm it. |
| 19.1 : Tilak Varma take a review for wide. The umpire says it is a legal delivery. The third umpire now comes into the picture, he informs that it is a legal delivery. It remains as a dot ball. |
| 19.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Tilak Varma, OUT! BOWLED! What a bowler, this young man is! He is so calm and composed under pressure. Nails another yorker, on middle. Varma tries his best to heave it towards the leg side but misses it and the ball knocks over the middle pole. In fact, he snaps it in half. 15 needed now from 3 balls! It has now gotten very tough for Mumbai! |
| Nehal Wadhera is the new man at the crease. He is the IMPACT PLAYER for Mumbai. He comes into the XI for Jason Behrendorff. |
| 19.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Nehal Wadhera, OUT! KNOCKED HIM OVER! Arshdeep Singh breaks the middle stump once again! Incredible stuff from the left-armer and he is surely a class apart! Another yorker on middle. Nehal Wadhera looks to pump it down the ground but all he gets to see is his middle stump out of the ground. Arshdeep Singh has sealed it for Punjab! He is on a hat-trick now! |
| Jofra Archer comes to the crease now. |
| 19.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Jofra Archer, Oh, no hat-trick for Arshdeep Singh! Absolutely brilliant delivery though, it is a yorker outside off from 'round the wicket. Archer tries to dig it out but misses. |
| 19.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Jofra Archer, So, just a single to end the game and Punjab win by 13 runs! A full toss on off from 'round the wicket again from Arshdeep Singh and Archer only manages to hit it to long off for a single. Brilliant last over and a brilliant spell from Arshdeep Singh has sealed it for Punjab! |
| WHAT A MATCH! Oh, my word! A humdinger of an encounter. What a high-scoring nail-biter this match turned out to be. A statement victory for Punjab, away from home, and that too, without Shikhar Dhawan in the side. The stand-in skipper, Sam Curran would be very elated with this win. Oh dear, there are no words to express this Mumbai inning. The hosts gave Punjab a run for their money till the very end, but could not record their fourth win on the trot. It was certainly a treat to watch these tw |
| Mumbai were in it to win it till the very end! It was not an ideal start for them as they lost Ishan Kishan very early on. Then the pair of Rohit Sharma and Cameron Green stitched a crucial stand to get their chase back on track, although the skipper slipped out on 44. This did not raise much concern in the Mumbai camp, as SKY came to the middle and made his intentions clear from the word go. Green and Yadav, both scored their respective half-centuries, took it deep and kept their side in the |
| Punjab will be delighted with these 2 points! Arshdeep Singh put his hands up in the final over, and he snapped the middle stump twice on consecutive deliveries and sent a dagger through the heart of every Mumbai fan. The left-arm pacer was exceptional with the ball as he picked up a four-wicket haul. Nathan Ellis and Liam Livingstone chipped in with a wicket as well, but the former was on the expensive side. |
| Earlier in the innings, Mumbai had the opposition by the scruff of the neck, at 83-4 in the 10th over. Although, there was a twist in the tale when Arjun Tendulkar went for 31 runs in the 16th over. Thereafter, the Punjab batters only dealt in boundaries till the very end and managed to post a target of 215 runs. Piyush Chawla was the lone star with the ball with his economical spell and two wickets. In reply, Mumbai fought really hard but could not get over the line. |
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| Rohit Sharma, the skipper of Mumbai says that it is a little disappointing to see the way they bowled at the death but feels that it happens in cricket. Mentions that they need to keep their heads high and they have won three and lost three and adds that there is a lot of time left in the tournament. Mentions that they need to stay in the game and in the competition. Says that he is quite happy with Green and Suryakumar Yadavâs performance and applauds them for keeping Mumbai in the game till |
| Arshdeep Singh, the man of the moment is in for a quick chat. He says that it feels good whenever he takes a wicket and it feels better when the team win. Tells that the rhythm is good and he changed his run-up before the Indian T20 League and it helped him with his no-ball problems. Signs off by saying that his heart rate was not even close to 120 in the final overs. |
| So, the stand-in skipper of Punjab, Sam Curran wins the Player of the Match award for his incredible knock with the bat in hand. He says that the win is pretty special and adds that it is an amazing ground and to win as a visiting side and defend the total was special. Reckons that he should have not been getting this award and applauds Arshdeep Singh and Nathan Ellis for the way they bowled at the death. Tells that Shikhar Dhawan is a massive player and they needed to take more responsibil |
| Right then, that's it from the coverage of this game. The Indian T20 League 2023 action continues on 23rd April, with yet another double-header coming your way. It will be Bangalore and Rajasthan who will kick things off at 3.30 pm IST (10 am GMT), followed by a game between Kolkata and Chennai at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT). You all know you can join us early for the build-up. Until then, take care and goodbye! |
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