| 0.0 : TOSS - The captains are out in the middle. The coin is flipped into the air and lands in favor of Gujarat. They have elected to BOWLÂ first. |
| Impact Players for Punjab -Â Harpreet Singh, Rahul Chahar, Sikandar Raza, Atharva Taide, Gurnoor Brar. |
| Impact Players for Gujarat - Vijay Shankar, Shivam Mavi, Jayant Yadav, Abhinav Manohar, Srikar Bharat. |
| Hardik Pandya the captain of Gujarat says they will bowl first and mentions that it looks like a good wicket and the general norm has been to chase here. On the last game, he says that it was once in a million game and after the match, they had a get-together. Adds that they could have done things a lot better but it is a fresh game and they aren't a team that gets demoralized easily. Mentions that he isn't sure about any other changes other than himself and jokingly adds that it is all there i |
| Shikhar Dhawan the skipper of Punjab says that batting first does not bother him but they were looking to bowl as well. Adds that there should not be much dew so bowling second shouldnât be a problem. Mentions that they had an off day and it is common to go through that in the tournament. Claims that they do want to learn from their mistakes but they are also happy with the good things that they have done. Shares that it is good to be home and it always helps with the crowds behind th |
| Punjab (Playing XI) - Shikhar Dhawan (C), Prabhsimran Singh, Matthew Short, Bhanuka Rajapaksa (In place of Rahul Chahar), Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada (In place of Nathan Ellis), Rishi Dhawan (In place of Mohit Rathee), Arshdeep Singh. |
| Gujarat (Playing XI) - Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya (C) (In place of Abhinav Manohar), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammad Shami, Mohit Sharma (In place of Yash Dayal), Joshua Little (In place of Vijay Shankar). |
| All in readiness for the game to begin! The two umpires make their way out to the middle followed by the players of Gujarat. It will be Prabhsimran Singh to open the innings alongside skipper Shikhar Dhawan for Punjab. Mohammad Shami has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play... |
| 0.1 : Mohammad Shami to Prabhsimran Singh, Mohammad Shami begins with a good-length delivery served just outside the off stump. Prabhsimran Singh gets across the line and dabs this towards mid-wicket. |
| 0.2 : Mohammad Shami to Prabhsimran Singh, OUT! CAUGHT! Prabhsimran Singh departs on a duck once again and Mohammad Shami draws first blood on the second ball of the inning! This is bowled on a good length as well and in line with the stumps. Prabhsimran Singh clips this towards the leg side but the ball seems to have got stuck in the wicket. He is early into the shot and the ball lobs towards Rashid Khan at short mid-wicket who takes an easy catch over his head. Punjab are off to a poor st |
| Matthew Short is in at number 3. |
| 0.3 : Mohammad Shami to Matthew Short, Pulls his length back a fraction and delivers this straight. Matthew Short looks to pull this away but the ball is not short enough and hits him on his body. |
| 0.4 : Mohammad Shami to Matthew Short, FOUR! Matthew Short is off the mark in cracking fashion. This is bowled back of a length as well and outside the off stump. Matthew Short gets on his toes and punches this towards deep cover point for four runs. |
| 0.5 : Mohammad Shami to Matthew Short, FOUR! Two boundaries in a row and Punjab are up and running! This is bowled slightly short as well and at the stumps. The ball sits up nicely for Matthew Short to pull this towards deep square leg for four more runs. |
| 0.6 : Mohammad Shami to Matthew Short, Continues to drop the ball short and attacks the stumps once again. Matthew Short dabs this towards mid on. Eight runs and a wicket in the first over. |
| Joshua Little to operate from the other end. |
| 1.2 : Joshua Little to Shikhar Dhawan, This is bowled back of a length and outside the off pole. Shikhar Dhawan dabs this towards point. |
| 1.1 : Joshua Little to Shikhar Dhawan, Joshua Little gets swing straight away as he serves this full and outside the off pole. Shikhar Dhawan feels for this and gets beaten. |
| 1.3 : Joshua Little to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Shikhar Dhawan opens his account with a boundary as well! Joshua Little bowls full and wide outside the off pole. Shikhar Dhawan shimmies down the wicket and lofts this ball over the infield towards deep cover for four runs. |
| 1.4 : Joshua Little to Shikhar Dhawan, Angles this one into the pads on a good length. Shikhar Dhawan taps this towards the mid on fielder. |
| 1.5 : Joshua Little to Shikhar Dhawan, Bowls this just outside the off stump on a good length. Shikhar Dhawan looks to play at this initially and pulls out at the last moment. |
| 1.6 : Joshua Little to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! What a cracking shot from a man who has been in sublime form! Joshua Little bowls full once again and outside the off pole. Shikhar Dhawan gets his front foot forward and strokes this beautifully towards deep cover for four runs. |
| 2.1 : Mohammad Shami to Matthew Short, Mohammad Shami bowls this back of the length and outside the off stump. Matthew Short punches this to the cover fielder. |
| 2.2 : Mohammad Shami to Matthew Short, BEATEN! Mohammad Shami bowls this on a good length and gets it to nip back in from outside off. Matthew Short pushes at the ball but gets beaten on the inside edge. |
| 2.3 : Mohammad Shami to Matthew Short, WIDE! Strays down leg on a good length. Matthew Short looks to flick this fine but misses and the umpire calls this wide. |
| Mohammad Shami to Matthew Short, Continues to bowl on a good length and delivers this in line with the stumps. Matthew Short knocks this towards deep mid-wicket and collects a couple of runs. |
| 2.4 : Mohammad Shami to Matthew Short, FOUR! Matthew Short has shown that he can play the cover drive as well with ease! Mohammad Shami goes full this time and outside the off pole. Matthew Short drills this towards deep cover for four runs. |
| 2.5 : Mohammad Shami to Matthew Short, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Matthew Short once again! Mohammad Shami bowls this short and offers width outside off. Matthew Short stands tall and slaps this towards deep cover-point for four more runs. |
| 2.6 : Mohammad Shami to Matthew Short, Bowls this on a good length and just outside the off pole. Matthew Short looks to work this leg side but misses and gets hit high on the pads. A stifled appeal from Mohammad Shami but this seems a bit too high and there could also be an inside edge. |
| 3.1 : Joshua Little to Shikhar Dhawan, WIDE! Joshua Little bowls this on a good length but misses his line as this goes down leg. Shikhar Dhawan misses his glance and the umpire calls wide. |
| Joshua Little to Shikhar Dhawan, Bowls full this time and into the stumps. Shikhar Dhawan looks to work this leg side but misses and gets hit on the pads. Joshua Little appeals but the umpire is walking away. Wriddhiman Saha runs up to the bowler and says that it should be hitting the stumps so Hardik Pandya decides to take the review. UltraEdge confirms that there is an inside edge before the ball hits the pads and Gujarat lose a review early in the game. |
| 3.2 : Bhanuka Rajapaksa is the new man in. |
| Joshua Little to Shikhar Dhawan, OUT! CAUGHT! Big, big wicket for Gujarat as the skipper of Punjab has to make the long walk back to the shed! Joshua Little bowls this full and into the stumps, Shikhar Dhawan looks to go aerial on the leg side but ends up chipping this into the air over wide mid on. Alzarri Joseph runs back from mid on and keeps his eye on the ball before judging the catch to perfection. Punjab lose their second wicket and the smile on Hardik Pandya's face shows how big |
| 3.3 : Joshua Little to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Joshua Little bowls this on a good length and outside off. Bhanuka Rajapaksa dabs this towards point and sets off for a quick single to get off the mark. |
| 3.4 : Joshua Little to Matthew Short, Bowls this on a good length as well and in line with the stumps. Matthew Short dabs this to the right of the bowler. |
| 3.5 : Joshua Little to Matthew Short, Goes fuller this time and outside the off pole. Matthew Short knocks this straight to the cover fielder. |
| 3.6 : Joshua Little to Matthew Short, On a shortish length this time and in line with the stumps. Matthew Short looks to pull this away but misses and the ball rolls into the leg side off his body. They steal a leg bye. |
| 4.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Matthew Short, Alzarri Joseph starts off with a good-length delivery outside the off stump. Matthew Short pushes this towards mid on. |
| 0.0 : Alzarri Joseph comes into the attack now. |
| 4.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Matthew Short, WIDE! Gets his line wrong this time as this is bowled down leg on a good length. Matthew Short misses and the umpire indicates that it is wide. |
| Alzarri Joseph to Matthew Short, Slightly short and outside the off stump. Matthew Short hits this hard on the up towards the cover fielder. |
| 4.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Matthew Short, FOUR! Matthew Short helps this one on its way and collects yet another boundary! Alzarri Joseph bowls this on a length but strays onto the pads. It is easy pickings for Matthew Short as he glances this down to fine leg for four more runs. |
| 4.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Matthew Short, Bowls this one at 149.9 clicks on a good length, outside the off stump. Matthew Short punches this towards point. |
| 4.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Matthew Short, On a good length and just outside the off pole. Matthew Short is watchful as he taps this towards backward point. |
| 4.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Matthew Short, WIDE! Goes a touch fuller and angling down leg. Matthew Short misses his flick and it will be another wide. |
| Joshua Little (2-0-10-1) to continue. |
| 5.1 : Joshua Little to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Bowled back of a length and on a tight line around off. Bhanuka Rajapaksa hangs back and punches it toward point. |
| 4.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Matthew Short, SIX! That has been dispatched out of sight! Alzarri Joseph bangs this in short and outside the off stump. Matthew Short pulls this away with disdain and clears the deep mid-wicket fence for six runs. 4 dots balls in the over but still 12 runs coming off it. |
| 5.2 : Joshua Little to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, WIDE! Looks to go full and attack the pads but spills it well down the leg side. Wide called. |
| Joshua Little to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Gets away with it! Joshua Little sees Bhanuka Rajapaksa advancing and angles in a short ball on the body. Bhanuka forces the pull short awkwardly over the mid-wicket region and collects a single. |
| 5.3 : Joshua Little to Matthew Short, Full and outside off, Matthew Short with a crunching cover drive in front of the man at deep cover-point for just a single. The throw there from Rashid Khan is a bit wide and they scamper through for an extra run. |
| 5.4 : Joshua Little to Matthew Short, FOUR! Hammered away! Pitched up around off, Matthew Short hits through the line of the ball and drills it right past the bowler into the long off fence for a boundary. The 50 is now up for Punjab. |
| 5.5 : Joshua Little to Matthew Short, Fullish length on the fifth stump line, this is driven firmly toward mid off for a quick single. Mohit Sharma there picks up the ball and has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. The replays show that Matthew Short would have been in anyway. |
| 5.6 : Joshua Little to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, On a good length and angling into the pads, Bhanuka Rajapaksa gets an inside edge off the pads toward backward square leg and picks up a run. |
| 6.1 : Rashid Khan to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Starts off with a shorter delivery around middle, Bhanuka Rajapaksa stays back and pulls it behind square leg for a single. |
| 0.0 : Strategic break! Punjab got off to another poor start losing Prabhsimran Singh in the first over and their in-form skipper soon after. Gujarat were in control of the Powerplay with the wickets but Matthew Short played a good counter-attacking knock to wrench the initiative slightly back in the favor of the hosts. The visitors will want to see the back of the Aussie as soon as possible and hope it leads to more wickets. In the quest for those wickets, Hardik Pandya has turned to the magician R |
| 6.2 : Rashid Khan to Matthew Short, Floats it up a bit on middle and leg, Matthew Short leans on and knocks it down to long on for one more. |
| 6.3 : Rashid Khan to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Tossed up around off, it is the wrong'un, Bhanuka Rajapaksa drives it on the up and through mid off for yet another single. |
| 6.4 : Rashid Khan to Matthew Short, OUT! TIMBER! Doesn't pick the googly and pays the price! Rashid Khan just adjusts his length a bit and pulls it back. This is bowled on off stump and Matthew Short fails to read it off the hand. Short rocks back and looks to punch it through cover but reads it incorrectly off the deck as well. The ball turns in and beats the inside edge by a long way before crashing into the stumps. Short departs after a blistering start and Rashid has a wicket in his first o |
| 6.5 : Rashid Khan to Jitesh Sharma, Fuller and around off, this is kept out on the off side. |
| 6.4 : Jitesh Sharma is the new batter out in the middle. |
| 6.6 : Rashid Khan to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR! Drags it down now and bowls it around the pads. Jitesh Sharma rocks back and pulls it over backward square leg for a boundary to end the over, 7 runs and a wicket off it. |
| 7.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, On a good length around leg stump, Bhanuka Rajapaksa stays in his crease and nudges it toward square leg for a quick single. |
| 7.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Jitesh Sharma, A real sharp bumper this from Alzarri Joseph. Bowls it quick and bangs it into the deck over middle stump. The ball just shoots off the deck and Jitesh Sharma does well to get out of the way. |
| 7.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Jitesh Sharma, On a hard length outside off, cut away off the outer half of the bat down to third man for a single. |
| 7.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Full and on leg stump, Bhanuka Rajapaksa works it away in front of mid-wicket and rotates the strike. |
| 7.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Jitesh Sharma, Another shortish delivery, at 146.7 clicks and outside off. Jitesh Sharma looks to slap it over covers but is beaten for raw pace. |
| 7.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Jitesh Sharma, On a hard length over middle, tucked away toward square leg for a run. |
| 8.1 : Rashid Khan to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR! Nicely done! Pushed through fuller and on leg stump, Jitesh Sharma sits down and gets inside the line of the ball before paddling it fine into the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 8.2 : Rashid Khan to Jitesh Sharma, Easily in! Floats it up now on middle, Jitesh Sharma opts for the reverse paddle this time but hits it straight to short third man. Jitesh looks for the one but is sent back. The throw from short third man is fired in at the keeper's end and Wriddhiman Saha whips off the bails but the replays show that Jitesh managed to get back in time. |
| 8.3 : Rashid Khan to Jitesh Sharma, A tad shorter around middle and it is the wrong'un, Jitesh Sharma works it off the back foot toward mid-wicket. |
| 8.4 : Rashid Khan to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR! Short again around off and this is the leg-break, Jitesh Sharma rocks back and picks it up before pulling it powerfully in between long on and deep mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 8.5 : Rashid Khan to Jitesh Sharma, Flatter one around off, pushed away to the left of the bowler who makes a good stop. |
| 8.6 : Rashid Khan to Jitesh Sharma, And again! A touch shorter around off, Jitesh Sharma fails to get it past Rashid Khan. |
| 9.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Just short! Short of a length around off and angling across. Bhanuka Rajapaksa hangs back and bends his back a bit before ramping it down to third man. The ball falls just short of the onrushing Rahul Tewatia there and he does well to get his body behind it. Just the single then. |
| 9.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Jitesh Sharma, Full and outside off at almost 143 clicks, Jitesh Sharma gets a bit ambitious and steps out looking to smack it over extra cover but is well beaten. |
| 9.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Jitesh Sharma, Back of a length and over middle, Jitesh Sharma with a short-arm jab in front of mid-wicket for a single. |
| 9.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, WIDE! Steams in and bowls a length ball at 148.2 clicks but down the leg side. Bhanuka Rajapaksa misses the flick and a wide is called. |
| Alzarri Joseph to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Hard length on leg stump, Bhanuka Rajapaksa tucks this one toward deep mid-wicket and picks up yet another single. |
| 9.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Jitesh Sharma, Beaten! Perfect line and length around off stump and bowled at 148.4 clicks as well. Jitesh Sharma looks to stand tall and drive on the up but the ball zips past the outside edge. |
| 9.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Jitesh Sharma, Back of a length and over off stump, Jitesh Sharma hops back and gets behind the line of the ball to make the block. |
| 10.1 : Mohit Sharma to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Mohit Sharma bowls this on a good length and on a leg-stump line. Bhanuka Rajapaksa looks to play across the line but misses and gets hit on the pads. Mohit Sharma appeals but this seems to be pitching just outside leg. |
| 10.2 : Mohit Sharma to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Bowls this slightly short and in line with the stumps. Bhanuka Rajapaksa pulls this towards deep square leg and takes a run. |
| 10.3 : Mohit Sharma to Jitesh Sharma, Bangs this in short as well and outside the off pole. This is slower in the air and Jitesh Sharma mistimes his pull towards deep square leg for one more. |
| 10.4 : Mohit Sharma to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Bowls this on a good length and outside the off stump. Bhanuka Rajapaksa dabs this towards point. |
| 10.5 : Mohit Sharma to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, FOUR! Easy pickings for Bhanuka Rajapaksa and he collects a boundary for himself! Mohit Sharma goes back to bowling short but sprays this down leg side. Bhanuka Rajapaksa helps this down to fine leg to add four runs to his kitty. |
| 10.6 : Mohit Sharma to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Decides to bowl this on a good length outside off. Bhanuka Rajapaksa taps this towards cover-point and looks for a single that is not there. Jitesh Sharma sends him back and just 6 runs come from this over. |
| Mohammad Shami (2-0-19-1) is back on. |
| 11.1 : Mohammad Shami to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR! Stand and deliver! Mohammad Shami bowls this on a length and just outside off. Jitesh Sharma stands tall and whacks this past the bowler for four runs. |
| 11.2 : Mohammad Shami to Jitesh Sharma, This is bowled on a good length and outside the off stump. Jitesh Sharma looks to heave across the line and miscues his shot towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 11.3 : Mohammad Shami to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Bowls this back of a length from 'round the wicket, angled in from outside off. Bhanuka Rajapaksa gets on his toes and dabs this through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 11.5 : Mohammad Shami to Jitesh Sharma, Goes a tad bit fuller and delivers this outside off. Jitesh Sharma knocks this back towards the bowler. |
| 11.4 : Mohammad Shami to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR! A fortuitous boundary for Jitesh Sharma but he will take this gladly! This is bowled on a good length and angled into the stumps. Jitesh Sharma looks to hit hard through the line but gets an inside edge towards fine leg for four runs. |
| 11.6 : Mohammad Shami to Jitesh Sharma, Delivers this one wide outside the off pole on a fuller length. Jitesh Sharma looks to play an expansive drive but gets beaten all ends up. |
| 12.1 : Mohit Sharma to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Mohit Sharma bowls this on a good length and outside off. Bhanuka Rajapaksa strokes this on the up towards deep cover for a single. |
| 12.2 : Mohit Sharma to Jitesh Sharma, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! This is definitely Wriddhiman Saha's wicket! A lovely delivery from Mohit Sharma and he breaks this partnership with an absolute beauty! This is bowled on a good length and really close to the off pole. Jitesh Sharma looks to play this into the off side but plays inside the line of the ball. The ball goes past the outside edge and Wriddhiman Saha collects this behind the wicket and appeals. The bowler is unmoved and so is the umpire but |
| Sam Curran walks in at number 6. |
| 12.3 : Mohit Sharma to Sam Curran, Bowls this one slightly short and outside the off stump. Sam Curran punches this to deep cover and gets off the mark with a single. |
| 12.4 : Mohit Sharma to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, This is bowled wide outside off on a shortish length. Bhanuka Rajapaksa cuts this towards deep cover-point and takes one. |
| 12.5 : Mohit Sharma to Sam Curran, Angles this away from the batter outside off and on a good length. Sam Curran looks to play at this but gets beaten. |
| 12.6 : Mohit Sharma to Sam Curran, Ends the over with a good-length delivery outside the off pole. Sam Curran knocks this straight to the fielder at extra cover. |
| Rashid Khan (2-0-15-1) is back into the attack. |
| 13.1 : Rashid Khan to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Gujarat have lost both their reviews now! Rashid Khan bowls this on a shortish length and into the stumps. Bhanuka Rajapaksa looks to play this leg side but misses and the ball hits the pads in front of the stumps. Rashid Khan is convinced this is out and Hardik Pandya takes the review once again. UltraEdge show there is not bat involved but Ball Tracking shows the ball pitching outside leg. Bhanuka Rajapaksa survives this close call. |
| 13.2 : Rashid Khan to Sam Curran, Bowls this short as well and in line with the stumps. Sam Curran rocks back and knocks it back to the bowler. |
| 0.0 : Reviewed! A loud appeal from Rashid Khan for LBW but it is turned down. Skipper Hardik Pandya is convinced to take the review at the last moment yet again, this time by the bowler. Nothing on UltraEdge and Ball Tracking shows it is pitching outside the leg stump. The on-field decision of NOT OUT stands and Gujarat are now out of reviews. |
| 13.3 : Rashid Khan to Sam Curran, Continues to bowl short and outside off. Sam Curran goes on the back foot and cuts this to deep point for one. |
| 13.4 : Rashid Khan to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Goes a touch fuller and straight. Bhanuka Rajapaksa tucks this towards mid-wicket and looks for a run but is sent back. |
| 13.5 : Rashid Khan to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Tosses this full and outside the off pole. Bhanuka Rajapaksa looks to dab this fine but gets beaten. |
| 13.6 : Rashid Khan to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, How has that missed the stumps? Rashid Khan flights this full and outside the off pole. Gets sharp turn into the batter. Bhanuka Rajapaksa looks to push forward but gets beaten on the inside edge and the ball misses the stumps by a fraction. |
| 14.1 : Mohit Sharma to Sam Curran, Mohit Sharma bowls this on a good length and outside off. Sam Curran hits this straight to mid off. |
| 14.2 : Mohit Sharma to Sam Curran, This is short and outside the off pole. Sam Curran slaps this straight to the fielder at deep cover for a single. |
| 14.3 : Mohit Sharma to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Mohit Sharma bowls this on a good length and outside the off stump. Bhanuka Rajapaksa shimmies down the wicket and knocks this towards long off for one. |
| 14.4 : Mohit Sharma to Sam Curran, This is bowled back of a length and outside off. Sam Curran looks to pull but mistimes his shot to mid off. |
| 14.5 : Mohit Sharma to Sam Curran, Bowls this on a good length and in line with the stumps. Sam Curran dabs this back towards the bowler. |
| 14.6 : Mohit Sharma to Sam Curran, Another good-length delivery just outside the off pole. Sam Curran clips this towards deep mid-wicket and takes a single to retain strike. |
| Strategic break! It has been all Gujarat in the middle overs and Punjab haven't been able to get a move on at all. Generally, the wicket is top-notch for batting here but the ball seems to be sticking a bit. That said, Gujarat have bowled really well and Mohit Sharma has made a stellar comeback against his former franchise. Bhanuka Rajapaksa is still out in the middle and for Punjab to have any chances of getting to a challenging total, he really needs to kick on now. A crucial phase of play a |
| 15.1 : Rashid Khan to Sam Curran, Quicker and flatter, turning back in from leg stump, Sam Curran backs away and pushes it out toward extra cover. |
| 15.2 : Rashid Khan to Sam Curran, Sam Curran gets beaten in the flight a bit but manages to get it away through cover-point for a couple of quick runs. The 100 is now up for Punjab. |
| 15.3 : Rashid Khan to Sam Curran, SIX! Sam Curran breaks the shackles and it was a much-needed big hit for Punjab. Tossed up full and around the legs, Curran flicks this one in front of mid-wicket and clears the boundary for a maximum. |
| 15.4 : Rashid Khan to Sam Curran, Pushed through quicker and fuller at the stumps, Sam Curran can only manage to jam it out to mid-wicket. |
| 15.5 : Rashid Khan to Sam Curran, Full again and on leg stump, this is driven down to wide long on for a run. |
| 15.6 : Rashid Khan to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Flatter one going across the left-hander, Bhanuka Rajapaksa waits for it and guides it down to third man for another single. |
| 16.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Pitched up around middle at almost 145 clicks, Bhanuka Rajapaksa punches it down to long on and rotates the strike. |
| 16.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Sam Curran, WIDE! Looking for the yorker on the pads but just spills it down leg. Sam Curran shuffles across and looks to whip it away but misses. A wide is called and Alzarri Joseph cannot believe it. |
| Alzarri Joseph to Sam Curran, Full and at the toes, Sam Curran works it away in front of square on the leg side and races back for two runs. |
| 16.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Sam Curran, Full and just down leg again and Sam Curran misses it again as well. This time the umpire doesn't signal a wide but Curran opts to review. The third umpire has a look and says that it is too close to the leg stump and the on-field decision stands. |
| 16.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Sam Curran, WIDE! Another attempted yorker at the pads but this is spilled a bit further down the leg side. Wide signaled! |
| Alzarri Joseph to Sam Curran, Full and on leg stump at 144.7 clicks, Sam Curran shuffles past the leg stump and hits it toward extra cover for a single. |
| 16.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, OUT! CAUGHT! Straight to the man and Bhanuka Rajapaksa's painful stay at the crease comes to an end. A quick delivery from Alzarri Joseph and he misses the yorker on the pads by a fair bit. The ball ends up being a full toss and Rajapaksa flicks it aerially toward deep mid-wicket. The boundary is a big one and Rajapaksa doesn't get much timing on it. The ball travels to Shubman Gill inside the ropes and he makes no mistake. Also, Shahrukh Khan wal |
| 16.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Shahrukh Khan, SIX! Wow, what a strike! Alzarri Joseph bangs it in at around 145 clicks and Shahrukh Khan just hangs back and clobbers this one a long way over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 17.1 : Mohammad Shami to Sam Curran, Very full and angled into the legs from around the wicket. Sam Curran backs away and gets an inside edge off the pads toward short third man for a single. |
| 17.2 : Mohammad Shami to Shahrukh Khan, Very full and nailed at the toes, Shahrukh Khan gets his front leg out of the way and flicks it to the left of the man at deep square leg for a couple of runs. There is a check for a short run but the replays show that Sam Curran is absolutely fine. |
| 0.0 : Mohammad Shami comes back to bowl his last over. |
| 17.3 : Mohammad Shami to Shahrukh Khan, Full again around off, Shahrukh Khan stays deep in his crease and looks to get under it but thumps it on the bounce to Joshua Little at long off for only a single. |
| 17.4 : Mohammad Shami to Sam Curran, FOUR! Great adjustment! Sam Curran pre-meditates and shuffles past the leg stump. Mohammad Shami goes for the wide yorker and almost nails it. Curran manages to reach out and get it off the cue end of the willow into the third man fence for a boundary. |
| 17.5 : Mohammad Shami to Sam Curran, Nice and full around middle, flicked away to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 17.6 : Mohammad Shami to Shahrukh Khan, SIX! Pumped downtown! Mohammad Shami misses the yorker and serves a low full toss on off stump. Shahrukh Khan gets under it well and smokes it over the long on fence for another maximum. |
| 18.1 : Mohit Sharma to Sam Curran, OUT! CAUGHT! Mohit Sharma gets his second wicket of the game and Punjab lose their sixth! Sharma bowls an off-cutter and bangs it halfway down the track over the stumps. Sam Curran has to wait for it but takes it on and pulls it high toward the long mid-wicket boundary. Curran gets decent power behind it but just not enough. Shubman Gill is right on the ropes there and takes a solid catch. Top performance from Sharma so far. |
| 0.0 : Mohit Sharma to bowl his last over now. He has been great on his debut so far taking one wicket in his three overs and conceding just 12 runs. |
| 18.2 : Mohit Sharma to Harpreet Brar, Nails the pace-on yorker now outside off, Harpreet Brar reaches out and jams it toward cover-point. |
| 18.3 : Mohit Sharma to Harpreet Brar, Another slower one that is banged in, Harpreet Brar gets on top of the bounce and pulls it flat toward deep backward square leg for one. |
| 0.0 : Harpreet Brar walks out to the center. |
| 18.4 : Mohit Sharma to Shahrukh Khan, Back of the hand slower ball now, on a good length and outside off. Shahrukh Khan hits it hard but straight to extra cover. Mohit Sharma showing his full range of slower balls now. |
| 18.5 : Mohit Sharma to Shahrukh Khan, FOUR! Clever from Shahrukh Khan! Slower again, banged in and around off, Khan hangs back and ramps this one fien of the man at short third man for a boundary. |
| 18.6 : Mohit Sharma to Shahrukh Khan, Ends with another slower ball, on a length and outside off. Shahrukh Khan just taps it toward cover and picks up a single to retain strike. |
| Joshua Little will bowl the last over of the inning. |
| 19.1 : Joshua Little to Shahrukh Khan, Full and outside off, driven firmly to the right mid off for just a single. Hardik Pandya there dives and saves three runs. |
| 19.2 : Joshua Little to Harpreet Brar, SIX! BANG! Joshua Little serves this one right in the slot on off stump, Harpreet Brar hangs deep in his crease and whacks it right back over the bowler's head for a biggie. That went straight like an arrow. |
| 19.3 : Joshua Little to Harpreet Brar, Fullish length, angling into the legs, Harpreet Brar whips this one away past square leg and picks up a single. |
| 19.4 : Joshua Little to Shahrukh Khan, WIDE! Full and wide of the off stump, spilled beyond the tramline and a wide is signaled. |
| Joshua Little to Shahrukh Khan, OUT! RUN OUT! They say never to run off a misfield and now we know why. Joshua Little bowls this full and outside the off pole, Shahrukh Khan backs away and hits it crisply toward wide mid off and sets off for the single. Hardik Pandya from mid off and David Miller from extra cover both go after the ball and clash a bit, ending up fumbling the ball. This prompts Shahrukh to retain strike and he goes for it. Miller though picks up the ball and fires in a |
| 19.5 : Joshua Little to Rishi Dhawan, Fuller in length and outside off again, Rishi Dhawan drills it toward mid off and goes for the single. David Miller has a shy at the bowler's end but misses and Dhawan makes it through. |
| 19.4 : Rishi Dhawan makes his way out to the crease. |
| 19.6 : Joshua Little to Harpreet Brar, OUT! RUN OUT! Wriddhiman Saha with a piece of magic from behind the stumps and Gujarat finish things off with another wicket. Joshua Little comes from over the wicket and angles in a fuller delivery at the legs. Harpreet Brar backs away and looks to flick it leg side but gets beaten on the inside edge. The batters scamper through as the ball goes to the right of the keeper. Wriddhiman Saha is quick to latch on to it and quickly throws it back onto the st |
| This has been a struggle for Punjab as they were never able to get any sort of momentum but a late charge has helped them cross the 150-run mark. A score of 153 should be under-par on a good batting surface and Gujarat will be silently confident of overcoming this target. This has been an outstanding bowling performance by the reigning champions as all the bowlers contributed with wickets. Mohit Sharma was by far the pick of the bowlers on his debut taking 2 wickets for 18 runs in his four over |
| Punjab got off to the worst possible start losing Prabhsimran Singh on the second delivery of the inning off the bowling of Mohammad Shami and Joshua Little dismissed Punjab's inform skipper Shikhar Dhawan inside the Powerplay. Matthew Short played a good counter-attacking cameo scoring 36 runs in 24 balls but was dismissed by a magical delivery from the magician Rashid Khan. Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Jitesh Sharma looked to rebuild the innings but lowered the scoring rate in the process and c |
| Mohit Sharma has quick chat and he says that he was excited but was a bit nervous as well to make a comeback but also mentions that he has been playing regularly in the domestic circuit for the last 3 seasons. Adds that he had back surgery a few years back and not many people knew he was playing domestic cricket but was called up by the Gujarat franchise last season as a net bowler which really helped him. Mentions that it is all about the mindset and that being a net bowler isn't a bad thing a |
| ... THE RUN CHASE ... |
| Right then, this should be a routine run chase for Gujarat but they will want to get off to a good start with their openers. They will want their top-order batters to set a nice platform and put them in a position from where their finishers can take over. Punjab still need to believe that they are in this game and they have a fighting total on the board. They will need to come out with positive intent and look for wickets early to set the tone for their game. Will they be able to pull off a rema |
| We are back for the second essay as the umpires make their way out to the middle. |
| 0.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Wriddhiman Saha, Nice shape first up! Starts off with a length ball around the off stump and gets it to swing back a bit into the right-hander. Wriddhiman Saha looks to block it out but gets an inside edge toward backward square leg for one. Saha and Gujarat are underway! |
| 0.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Shubman Gill, FOUR! What a sublime way to get off the mark! Fuller and outside off, shaping away this time, Shubman Gill plants his front foot forward and just caresses it in between mid off and extra cover for a boundary. |
| 0.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Shubman Gill, Length ball swinging into the pads, Shubman Gill tucks it in front of square leg and looks for two straightaway but has to settle for the single. |
| 0.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Wriddhiman Saha, Bangs this one in over leg stump at 140.7 clicks and gets it in at a good height as well. Wriddhiman Saha manages to pull it through square leg for a run. |
| 0.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Shubman Gill, Pitches it up around the fifth stump line, Shubman Gill punches it straight to mid off. |
| 0.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Shubman Gill, A couple of dots to end, and 7 runs come off the first over of the chase. Keeps it full and angles this one well across the right-hander, Shubman Gill leaves it alone. |
| 1.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Wriddhiman Saha, Starts off right on the money, a length ball around the top of off stump. Wriddhiman Saha pushes it out on the off side. |
| 0.6 : Kagiso Rabada will share the attack and bowl from the other end. |
| 1.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Wriddhiman Saha, FOUR! That is a shot and a half! A touch fuller and around off stumps at 145.4 clicks, Wriddhiman Saha punches it on the up and the ball speeds through wide mid off for a boundary. |
| 1.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Wriddhiman Saha, Bowls it on a hard length and around off, Wriddhiman Saha hops back and nudges it toward cover-point. |
| 1.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Wriddhiman Saha, Leg bye! Fuller and on the pads, Wriddhiman Saha fails to work it away and the ball goes off the pads toward square leg. They scamper through for a leg bye. |
| 1.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Shubman Gill, Short ball over middle at 145 clicks, Shubman Gill stays back and plays a stylish pull shot aerially and in front of square on the leg side for a couple of runs. |
| 1.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Excellent timing and Gujarat are flying now! Good length on the pads and at 146.3 clicks, Shubman Gill gets his hands in front of his pads and gently pushes it in front of mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 2.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Wriddhiman Saha, FOUR! Fuller in length and outside off, take pace off as well. Wriddhiman Saha goes through with the drive and pierces the gap at extra cover to find the fence yet again. |
| 2.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Wriddhiman Saha, FOUR! Just over! Arshdeep Singh comes from around the wicket and angles in another fuller delivery into middle and leg. Wriddhiman Saha plays a checked-drive and gets it just over Sam Curran at mid on. The ball speeds away into the fence. |
| 2.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Wriddhiman Saha, A short ball now around off stump, Wriddhiman Saha gets on top of the bounce and pulls it along the ground to the left of deep mid-wicket for two more runs. Punjab finding it difficult to contain the Gujarat openers here. |
| 2.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Wriddhiman Saha, FOUR! A bit streaky but that will be the third boundary of the over and there are still two deliveries left. Another bumper from around the wicket and over the stumps. Wriddhiman Saha tries to take it on but gets a top edge that flies one-bounce over the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 2.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Wriddhiman Saha, FOUR! Wriddhiman Saha is simply toying with the field now and 18 runs off the over already! Full and wide, Saha reaches out and squeezes it in between short third man and backward point for a boundary. |
| 2.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Wriddhiman Saha, Good work behind the sticks! Nagging length, angling in from outside off, Wriddhiman Saha gets a bit caught on the crease and ends up pushing at it. The ball takes the outside edge and goes to the right of the keeper but bounces well in front. Jitesh Sharma does well to dive that side and get a glove on it. |
| 3.1 : Harpreet Brar to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Harpreet Brar is greeted into the attack with a boundary. Starts off with a short and wide one, Shubman Gill rocks back and cuts it in front of point for a boundary. |
| 3.2 : Harpreet Brar to Shubman Gill, Slows it up and floats it on off stump, Shubman Gill pushes it through mid off for a run. |
| 3.3 : Harpreet Brar to Wriddhiman Saha, Flatter one on middle, comes in sharply with the angle. Wriddhiman Saha goes on the back foot to keep it out. |
| 3.4 : Harpreet Brar to Wriddhiman Saha, Fullish length on the stumps, this is slogged away to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 3.5 : Harpreet Brar to Shubman Gill, Flatter one around off, Shubman Gill punches it to the right of the man at extra cover. Shikhar Dhawan makes a good stop to his right but the batters manage to scamper through for the single. |
| 3.6 : Harpreet Brar to Wriddhiman Saha, Drifted onto middle and leg, Wriddhiman Saha steps out and wrists it through mid-wicket for yet another single. |
| 4.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Wriddhiman Saha, Kagiso Rabada comes from the other end now and starts off with an off-paced delivery. This is banged in a bit and at the body. Wriddhiman Saha looks to whip it leg side but misses and gets a blow into the midriff. |
| 4.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Wriddhiman Saha, Shortish length outside off, Wriddhiman Saha plays it on the up and to the left of the man at deep point for a brace. |
| 4.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Wriddhiman Saha, Keeps it short and bowls it at 143.2 clicks at the body. Wriddhiman Saha looks to pull it fine but mistimes it badly in front of square on the leg side for a couple of runs more. |
| 4.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Sai Sudharsan, Length ball on off stump, Sai Sudharsan stays back and blocks it out. |
| 4.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Wriddhiman Saha, OUT! TAKEN! Crunched but straight to the man! Kagiso Rabada bangs it in short and at a good height over middle stump. This is bowled at 145.5 clicks and hurries Wriddhiman Saha who does go after it and the sound off the bat is a sweet one. The ball flies down to deep square leg and Matthew Short takes a brilliant catch inches inside the ropes. Punjab have the breakthrough and that will be wicket number 100 for Rabada in Indian T20 League and he becomes t |
| 4.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR! That is a shot of a man in form! Just short of a length and outside off, not that short or wide but Sai Sudharsan gets on the back foot and cuts it brilliantly past backward point for a boundary. He is off the mark in style and the 50 is also up for Gujarat. |
| 4.4 : Sai Sudharsan makes his way out to the middle at number 3. |
| 5.1 : Sam Curran to Shubman Gill, Excellent running! Sam Curran starts off with a shortish delivery over leg stump, Shubman Gill tucks it away in front of the man at deep mid-wicket and races back for the second. |
| 5.2 : Sam Curran to Shubman Gill, Good length around leg stump and just shaping back in a touch, Shubman Gill blocks it out. |
| 5.3 : Sam Curran to Shubman Gill, On a good length and around leg stump, punched out to mid on. |
| 5.4 : Sam Curran to Shubman Gill, Length again and on the pads, Shubman Gill pushes this one past square leg and turns the strike over. |
| 5.5 : Sam Curran to Sai Sudharsan, Length ball right on the money! Sai Sudharsan stays watchful and defends it from inside his crease. |
| 5.6 : Sam Curran to Sai Sudharsan, Good length on middle and leg, worked away to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 6.1 : Rahul Chahar to Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Chahar starts with a shortish delivery bowled wide outside off. Sai Sudharsan cuts this to deep cover-point and takes a single. |
| 6.2 : Rahul Chahar to Shubman Gill, On a shortish length once again and outside off. Shubman Gill knocks this down to long on for one. |
| 6.3 : Rahul Chahar to Sai Sudharsan, Bowls this in line with the stumps on a shorter length. Sai Sudharsan clips this towards deep square leg and takes a run. |
| 6.4 : Rahul Chahar to Shubman Gill, Flights this one fuller and outside the off pole. Shubman Gill dabs this towards cover and shouts no. |
| 6.5 : Rahul Chahar to Shubman Gill, Goes back to bowling short and outside the off pole. Shubman Gill adjusts his shot and cross-bats this down to long on for a single. |
| 6.6 : Rahul Chahar to Sai Sudharsan, Floats this one full and on the pads. Sai Sudharsan flicks this towards deep square leg for one and will keep strike. |
| 7.1 : Sam Curran to Sai Sudharsan, Sam Curran bangs this in short and in line with the stumps. Sai Sudharsan ducks under this one and lets the ball go through to the keeper. |
| 0.0 : Sam Curran (1-0-4-0) to continue... |
| 7.2 : Sam Curran to Sai Sudharsan, Short once again and angled into the batter. Sai Sudharsan pulls this towards deep mid-wicket and takes a couple of runs with ease. |
| 7.3 : Sam Curran to Sai Sudharsan, Bowls this on a good length and just outside the off pole. Sai Sudharsan punches this on a back foot to the cover fielder. |
| 7.4 : Sam Curran to Sai Sudharsan, Nails the yorker this time and serves this in line with the stumps. Sai Sudharsan digs this out into the leg side and scampers across for a single. |
| 7.5 : Sam Curran to Shubman Gill, Another yorker-length delivery bowled just outside the off pole. Shubman Gill taps this to the right of cover and sets off for one. A fumble by the fielder allows them to take the second. |
| 7.6 : Sam Curran to Shubman Gill, Goes full and into the pads. Shubman Gill clips this to the right of deep mid-wicket and takes a run to retain strike. |
| 8.1 : Rahul Chahar to Shubman Gill, FOUR! This is played late and Shubman Gill finds the gap to perfection! Rahul Chahar bowls this short and outside the off stump. Shubman Gill waits on it and gets low to cut this towards deep backward point for four runs. |
| 8.2 : Rahul Chahar to Shubman Gill, Floats this one full and outside the off pole. Shubman Gill drives this down to long off for a single. |
| 8.3 : Rahul Chahar to Sai Sudharsan, Bowls this short and outside the off stump. Sai Sudharsan rocks back and pulls this towards deep backward square leg for one. |
| 8.4 : Rahul Chahar to Shubman Gill, FOUR! This has been driven wonderfully and Shubman Gill is looking good here! Rahul Chahar tosses this full and wide outside off. Shubman Gill gets onto the front foot and hits this aerially towards wide long off for four runs. |
| 8.5 : Rahul Chahar to Shubman Gill, Flighted delivery bowled outside the off stump on a fullish length. Shubman Gill eases this down to long off for a run. |
| 8.6 : Rahul Chahar to Sai Sudharsan, Bowls this short and outside off. Sai Sudharsan miscues his pull shot back towards the bowler and it will be a dot ball to end the over. |
| 9.1 : Harpreet Brar to Shubman Gill, Harpreet Brar floats this a tad bit short and outside the off stump. Shubman Gill looks to cut this away but gets beaten. |
| 9.2 : Harpreet Brar to Shubman Gill, Bowls this short as well and going down leg. Shubman Gill tucks this towards short fine leg and sets off for a quick single. |
| 9.3 : Harpreet Brar to Sai Sudharsan, This is short as well and outside the off stump. Sai Sudharsan mistimes his cut straight to short third man. |
| 9.4 : Harpreet Brar to Sai Sudharsan, Goes really full this time and on the pads. Sai Sudharsan digs this out towards long on for a run. |
| 9.5 : Harpreet Brar to Shubman Gill, Bowls this short and outside the off stump. Shubman Gill stands tall and punches this straight to the cover fielder. |
| 9.6 : Harpreet Brar to Shubman Gill, Tosses this one full and outside the off pole. Shubman Gill drives this one but is unable to get it past the fielder at cover once again. Just 2 runs from the over and a good one from Harpreet Brar. |
| 0.0 : Strategic break! Gujarat are well in control of the run chase at the moment. They got off to a blistering start with the 50 coming up in just 5 overs. Wriddhiman Saha was on a rampage and Shubman Gill too timed the ball sublimely. Kagiso Rabada did manage to get rid of Saha but Punjab haven't been able to capitalize much on that breakthrough. With 76 runs needed off 66 balls and two in-form batters at the crease, this should be pretty straightforward for Gujarat. Can Punjab make a comeback i |
| 10.1 : Matthew Short to Sai Sudharsan, Matthew Short bowls this short and outside the off stump. Sai Sudharsan punches this to deep cover and takes a single. |
| 0.0 : Matthew Short to roll his arm over now. |
| 10.2 : Matthew Short to Shubman Gill, Tosses this one full and outside the off pole. Shubman Gill gets across the line and drags it towards deep square leg for a run. |
| 10.3 : Matthew Short to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR! This has not been timed perfectly but finds the boundary nonetheless! Matthew Short floats this full and outside off. Sai Sudharsan dispatches this towards straightish long on for four runs. |
| 10.4 : Matthew Short to Sai Sudharsan, Continues to bowl full and outside the off stump. Sai Sudharsan looks to cut this away but the ball is not short enough and he gets beaten. |
| 10.5 : Matthew Short to Sai Sudharsan, Short this time and outside the off pole. Sai Sudharsan rocks back and pulls this towards deep mid-wicket for a one. |
| 10.6 : Matthew Short to Shubman Gill, Bowls this full and into the pads. Shubman Gill clips this towards deep square leg and takes an easy single. |
| 11.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Shubman Gill, On a good length around middle, Shubman Gill pushes it toward mid on and sets off for a quick single. |
| 11.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Sai Sudharsan, OUT! CAUGHT! The bowling change has worked and Arshdeep Singh gets a vital breakthrough for his team. This is banged in short from over the wicket and over middle and leg. The ball comes in at a difficult height but Sai Sudharsan looks to take it on. Sudharsan ends up pulling it flat and towards fine leg where Prabhsimran Singh takes it reverse-cup style around his chest. Sudharsan departs after a sedate knock and Punjab have their second. |
| Hardik Pandya the skipper of Gujarat walks out to the middle. |
| 11.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Hardik Pandya, Length ball around off, punched on the up but straight to the man at short extra cover. |
| 11.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Hardik Pandya, Good length around the top of the off stump, Hardik Pandya stays back and nudges it in front of the diving man at point for a single. |
| 11.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Shubman Gill, Shorter and pushed well outside off, Shubman Gill reaches out and cuts it toward deep point for one more. |
| 11.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Hardik Pandya, Pitches this one up now on off stump, Hardik Pandya strides forward to make the block. |
| 12.1 : Harpreet Brar to Shubman Gill, Tossed up full and on off stump, Shubman Gill pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 12.2 : Harpreet Brar to Shubman Gill, A bit flatter and around off, stroked away to extra cover. |
| 12.3 : Harpreet Brar to Shubman Gill, Around middle and leg, Shubman Gill works this one away toward deep mid-wicket and collects a single. |
| 12.4 : Harpreet Brar to Hardik Pandya, Slightly flighted and drifted into leg stump, Hardik Pandya makes room and drives this one down to long off for one. |
| 12.5 : Harpreet Brar to Shubman Gill, Flatter delivery around the pads, Shubman Gill tucks it 'round the corner for one more. |
| 12.6 : Harpreet Brar to Hardik Pandya, Floated up in front of the pads, Hardik Pandya pushes it in front of mid-wicket and picks up another easy single. 59 needed now off 42 balls. |
| 13.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Hardik Pandya, Bowls it back of a length and over leg stump, Hardik Pandya pulls it from his crease and along the ground to deep square leg for a single. |
| 13.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Shubman Gill, Hits the length hard at 141.8 clicks and angles it onto the body, Shubman Gill tucks it off the hips and in front of square on the leg side for a run. |
| 13.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Hardik Pandya, Take pace off now and bowls it a tad shorter over the off stump, Hardik Pandya pushes it off the back foot but straight to mid off. |
| 13.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Hardik Pandya, Goes full and straight now, Hardik Pandya drills it back past the bowler but Sam Curran at mid off makes a sharp stop to his right. |
| 13.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Hardik Pandya, FOUR LEG BYES! A solid bumper this from Kagiso Rabada at 142.2 clicks and over the stumps. This one zips through and Hardik Pandya is completely beaten for pace as he tries to hook it away. The ball comes off the helmet and races toward the fine leg fence for a boundary. The physio is out to perform a mandatory concussion check but Pandya seems absolutely fine. |
| 13.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! Crunched! Full and outside off, Hardik Pandya plays a high-elbow cover drive and creams this one through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 14.1 : Harpreet Brar to Shubman Gill, On middle and leg, Shubman Gill plays a whippy shot through mid-wicket and collects a run. |
| 14.2 : Harpreet Brar to Hardik Pandya, OUT! CAUGHT! Straight to the man! Harpreet Brar fires this one in, full and on middle leg. Hardik Pandya clears the front leg and tries to get under it. Pandya looks to whack this one over long on but gets it off the toe end of the bat. He ends up hitting it flat and toward long on, straight to Sam Curran who makes no mistake and takes the catch. Brar gets rid of the Gujarat skipper and Punjab are still hanging on here. 48 needed now off 34 balls. |
| 14.3 : Harpreet Brar to David Miller, Full on middle and leg, clipped away to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 14.2 : David Miller is the new batter at the crease. |
| 14.4 : Harpreet Brar to Shubman Gill, Full again on off stump, punched away to the left of the diving bowler and down to long off for one more. |
| 14.5 : Harpreet Brar to David Miller, Around off, David Miller drives it firmly toward Kagiso Rabada at extra cover and the latter gets a hand on it as well but can't stop the single. |
| 14.6 : Harpreet Brar to Shubman Gill, A tad shorter and at the stumps, Shubman Gill works it toward the vacant mid-wicket region and the bowler Harpreet Brar gives chase. The batters pick up an easy brace. |
| 15.1 : Rahul Chahar to David Miller, Rahul Chahar flights this full and outside the off stump. David Miller flicks this just over the mid-wicket fielder for a couple of runs. |
| 15.2 : Rahul Chahar to David Miller, Bowls this slightly short and on the pads. David Miller clips this to the right of short fine leg and takes one. |
| 15.3 : Rahul Chahar to Shubman Gill, Bowls this short and outside the off stump. Shubman Gill punches this towards cover. |
| 15.4 : Rahul Chahar to Shubman Gill, FOUR! That is FIFTY for Shubman Gill and he gets there in style! Rahul Chahar flights this full and outside the off stump. Shubman Gill goes inside out and lofts this towards deep cover for four runs to get to his landmark. |
| 15.5 : Rahul Chahar to Shubman Gill, Loopy delivery bowled full and outside the off pole. Shubman Gill eases this down to long off for one. |
| 15.6 : Rahul Chahar to David Miller, Floats this one full and onto the pads. David Miller looks to play this leg side but misses and gets hit on the pads. The ball rolls towards square leg and the batters cross for a leg bye. |
| Strategic break! Right then, Gujarat need 34 runs off 24 balls and with still 7 wickets in hand, they should get the win here. Punjab though have done reasonably well to keep themselves in contention. However, they need a couple of wickets, preferably of both batters currently at the crease now to have a real chance of winning. Will the recent trend keep going and we will get another close finish? Let's find out. Also, Sam Curran (2-0-10-0) is back into the attack. |
| 16.1 : Sam Curran to David Miller, Sam Curran bowls this on a shortish length and angles this in from outside off. David Miller looks to pull but misses and the ball goes off his body into the off side. They take a leg bye. |
| 16.2 : Sam Curran to Shubman Gill, Bowls this full and outside the off stump. Shubman Gill gets across the stumps and flicks this towards dep mid-wicket for one. |
| 16.3 : Sam Curran to David Miller, Short this time and outside the off pole. David Miller rocks back and pulls this towards the fielder at deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 16.4 : Sam Curran to Shubman Gill, FOUR! This is quite dismissive from Shubman Gill! Sam Curran bowls a slower bouncer outside the off stump. Shubman Gill forehands this straight towards long off for four runs. |
| 16.5 : Sam Curran to Shubman Gill, Sam Curran continues to bowl short and outside the off pole. Shubman Gill pulls this towards deep mid-wicket and takes one. |
| 16.6 : Sam Curran to David Miller, Delivers this wide outside the off pole on a shortish length. David Miller reaches for it and knocks this towards point for a single to retain strike. |
| 17.1 : Kagiso Rabada to David Miller, Kagiso Rabada bowls this back of a length and outside the off stump. David Miller cuts this just short of the fielder at point. |
| 0.0 : Kagiso Rabada (3-0-24-1) is back to finish his spell. |
| 17.2 : Kagiso Rabada to David Miller, Bowls this on a good length and in line with the stumps. David Miller gets an inside edge into the leg side and sets off for a quick single. |
| 17.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Shubman Gill, SIX! That has been whipped off the waist effortlessly! Kagiso Rabada bowls this a tad bit short and into the batter. Shubman Gill pulls this towards deep square leg and clears the boundary with ease for six runs. |
| 17.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Shubman Gill, This is on a good length and outside the off stump. Shubman Gill punches this down to long on for one. |
| 17.5 : Kagiso Rabada to David Miller, Bangs this in short and in line with the stumps. David Miller looks to pull this away but misses as the ball sails towards the keeper. |
| 17.6 : Kagiso Rabada to David Miller, FOUR! David Miller gets his first boundary after 11 deliveries! Kagiso Rabada bowls this short and outside the off stump. David Miller rocks back and pulls this towards deep square leg for four runs. |
| 18.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Shubman Gill, Arshdeep Singh starts the over from 'round the wicket and bangs this in short, outside off. Shubman Gill pulls this towards deep mid-wicket and takes one. |
| 18.2 : Arshdeep Singh to David Miller, Goes over the wicket to the southpaw and serves this full, outside off. David Miller strokes this towards wide long off and collects a couple of runs. A run-a-ball required now. |
| 18.3 : Arshdeep Singh to David Miller, Goes full and into the pads. David Miller looks to flick this into the leg side but gets an inside edge onto his pads and the ball rolls down the pitch. |
| 18.4 : Arshdeep Singh to David Miller, Bangs this in short and just outside the off pole. David Miller pulls this awkwardly towards deep square leg and takes a run. |
| 18.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Shubman Gill, Back to 'round the wicket and serves this full, outside the off pole. Shubman Gill eases this down to long off for a single. 8 runs needed in 7 balls. |
| 18.6 : Arshdeep Singh to David Miller, Arshdeep Singh nails the yorker this time and gets it to reverse in the air into the batter. David Miller looks to dig this out but misses and the ball goes off the back leg towards short fine leg. They scamper across for a leg bye. Punjab opt for the review and UltraEdge shows there is no bat involved. Ball Tracking shows that this is hitting the pads outside the leg stump. David Miller survives and Gujarat need 7 runs in the last over. |
| Sam Curran to bowl the final over. Can he defend 6 runs? |
| 18.5 : Reviewed! A gem of a yorker from Arshdeep Singh and at this stage Punjab have to go for the review. It seemed to be angling down leg at first sight but the third umpire will have a look. Nothing on UltraEdge and Ball Tracking confirms that the impact is outside the line of leg stump. NOT OUT comes up on the big screen. |
| 19.1 : Sam Curran to David Miller, Sam Curran bowls this full and outside the off stump. David Miller knocks this hard towards cover and Rishi Dhawan pulls off an outstanding save to keep the game alive for Punjab. |
| 19.2 : Sam Curran to Shubman Gill, OUT! TIMBER! Sam Curran has dismantled the stumps and sent the crowd into hysteria! The game is still alive here as Shubman Gill departs after playing a good knock but is unable to take his team over the finish line. Sam Curran bowls this on a good length and in line with the stumps. Shubman Gill looks to go across the line but misses and watches his off stumpss get shattered. Gujarat lose their fourth wicket and still need 6 runs to win. |
| Rahul Tewatia is the new man in for Gujarat. 6 needed off 4 balls now. Also, Shikhar Dhawan is off the field and Sam Curran is marching the troops here. The crowd is growing more and more impatient and we have a game on our hands. |
| 19.3 : Sam Curran to Rahul Tewatia, Bowls this on a yorker length and at the stumps. Rahul Tewatia digs this out towards long on and opens his account with a single. |
| 19.4 : Sam Curran to David Miller, Nails the yorker once again and in line with the stumps. David Miller looks to go hard into the leg side but gets an inside edge onto his pads. The ball rolls back towards the keeper and Rahul Tewatia is already almost at the striker's end. David Miller takes off and manages to reach the other end as Sam Curran opts to not throw the ball. |
| 19.5 : The target at hand wasn't a big one and Gujarat got off to a perfect start as well. Wriddhiman Saha took on the bowlers and Shubman Gill played a few delightful shots as they put on 48 quick runs before Saha was dismissed. Gill put on another steady stand with Sai Sudharsan but the scoring rate declined a bit. The skipper, Hardik Pandya couldn't get going but after he got out, Gill took matters into his own hands and found the fence at crucial times before notching up another half-century. D |
| Punjab will be gutted with the loss in the end but will be a tad disappointed with the overall performance as they didn't perform well with the bat yet again and the bowling in the Powerplay let them down as well. Kagiso Rabada and Arshdeep Singh were struck for early boundaries which put Punjab on the back foot but Arshdeep did get rid of a high-flying Wriddhiman Saha. After this, Harpreet Brar bowled a fine spell and slowly Punjab started to crawl back into the game. However, the opposition |
| Sam Curran to Rahul Tewatia, FOUR! It is that man once again! Rahul Tewatia is as cool as a cucumber and finishes the game with very little fuss! Sam Curran goes full and outside the off stump. Rahul Tewatia steps across towards the off side and gets down on one knee. He paddles this over the short fine leg fielder and finds the boundary for four runs. We have yet another last-over finish and there is no end to this excitement! Gujarat win by 6 wickets! |
| What a cracker-jack of a game we have witnessed just now! Pure ecstasy on one side and heartbreak on the other. Take a bow Sam Curran but it is the 'Ice-man', Rahul Tewatia who has done it again for Gujarat and in some fine fashion as well. Punjab were down and out but all of a sudden they could feel the tide turning and the crowd got into it as well but Tewatia shattered those hopes in a single delivery. |
| Earlier in the game, Hardik Pandya won the toss and had no hesitation in putting the opposition into batting first. This decision proved to be the correct one as the Gujarat bowlers were able to pick up early wickets in the Powerplay and that set the tone for the rest of the innings. As for Punjab, the openers failed but the middle order fought back decently. Matthew Short was going great guns but the rest of the pack was just a bit too slow till Shahrukh Khan struck a few lusty and important |
| Shikhar Dhawan, the captain of Punjab says that there were not enough runs on the board and the opposition got off to a good start so they need to rectify this going forward. Explains that whenever any team plays 56 dot balls, they will lose the game so they need to come up with plans and execute them. Claims that he is proud of the bowlers for taking the game right to the wire and the onus falls on the batters to give them something to bowl at. Mentions that Liam Livingstone came for training |
| Shubman Gill, one of the stars with the bat for Gujarat is down for a chat. He shares that it is harder to hit sixes with the old ball. Explains that it was important for them to play the balls in the gap and run hard while putting loose deliveries to the boundary. He feels that he should have finished the match but Punjab and Rahul Tewatia is a good love story and it was apt that his boundary got them the win. Claims that in these kinds of games, there is pressure on both teams and they wanted |
| The Presentation ceremony... |
| Hardik Pandya, the skipper of Gujarat says that he wouldn't like to take the game this close and it is the beauty of this game that it is never over until it is over and they will go back to the drawing board. Adds that the kind of batting they have, they can take a few more risks in the middle overs. Mentions that the wicket was good but due to the hardness of the deck, the ball got a bit dried up and didn't come on as well as one would think. Goes on to applaud Mohit Sharma who made a stellar |
| Mohit Sharma is the Player of the Match for taking two wickets for 18 runs in his four overs in his first game for Gujarat. He says that he did not think too much and since he has played in Mohali before, he knew that the pitch could play slow. Mentions that he wanted to use the conditions and try bowling variations which he would discuss with Hardik Pandya before executing the plans. Claims that there is no keyword he uses but tries to give his 100% in training and studying the various matchu |
| That is it from this game and it seems that the teams are so evenly matched that we are now seeing a trend of last-ball or last-over finishes regularly in the Indian T20 League and it is riveting to watch. The action will continue on Friday, the 14th of April with high-on-confidence Kolkata taking on a resurgent Hyderabad team at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. That game will begin at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT) but as usual, our build-up will begin much sooner. Till then, take care and goodbye! |
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