| 0.0 : TOSS - The coin goes up in the air and lands in favour of Mumbai. They have elected to BOWL first. |
| Punjab (Playing XI) - Shikhar Dhawan (C), Prabhsimran Singh, Matthew Short, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Sam Curran, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Rishi Dhawan, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh. |
| Mumbai (Playing XI) - Rohit Sharma (C), Ishan Kishan (WK), Cameron Green, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Piyush Chawla, Jofra Archer, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Arshad Khan. |
| Impact Players for Punjab -Â Nathan Ellis, Sikandar Raza, Atharva Taide, Mohit Rathee, Shivam Singh. |
| Impact Players for Mumbai -Â Suryakumar Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, Vishnu Vinod, Ramandeep Singh. |
| Shikhar Dhawan, the skipper of Punjab says that they would have bowled first as well. Adds that the wicket looks good and it will not change much but he feels that it is good to bat first as well and put a big score on the board. Mentions that they try to keep calm and mentally they try to be relaxed. Informs that there are two changes with Matthew Short coming in for Taide and Ellis coming in for Rabada. |
| Rohit Sharma, the skipper of Mumbai says that he asked Shikhar what to do he said bowl first so they will bowl first. Claims that it is a good pitch and they have chased down targets well. Adds that Mohali is a high-scoring ground so on such pitches they always want to have a score in front of them and back the batting order to chase down the target. Mentions that it is absolutely important to keep the balance and feet on the ground especially in a tournament like this so that they can achieve t |
| We are all set for the game to begin as the umpires make their way out to the middle. The Mumbai players have dispersed and taken their respective fielding positions. Shikhar Dhawan and Prabhsimran Singh stride out to the center and will be eager for a good start on this batting-friendly wicket. Cameron Green has the new ball in his hand and will begin proceedings. Let's play... |
| 0.6 : Arshad Khan will share the attack and bowl from the other end. |
| 1.3 : Matthew Short makes his way to the crease at number 3. |
| 1.5 : Arshad Khan to Matthew Short, Short of good length and seaming into leg. Short tries to clip it but misses and gets hit high on the pads. |
| 1.6 : Arshad Khan to Matthew Short, FOUR! This will get Short underway! A shorter length delivery on off. Matthew Short stands tall and pulls it through covers for a boundary. |
| 1.1 : Arshad Khan to Prabhsimran Singh, FOUR! Now, Prabhsimran Singh gets his first boundary! A half-volley to start from Khan, on off. Singh drives it through the extra-cover region for a boundary. |
| 0.4 : Cameron Green to Prabhsimran Singh, Nicely played! A length delivery on middle. Prabhsimran Singh clips it through mid-wicket and runs three as Archer just stops it inside the fence. |
| 0.1 : Cameron Green to Prabhsimran Singh, Green starts off with a lovely good-length delivery, outside off. The ball seams away after pitching and Prabhsimran Singh lets it go. |
| 0.2 : Cameron Green to Prabhsimran Singh, Shortish in length and outside off. Singh punches it straight to the cover fielder. |
| 0.3 : Cameron Green to Prabhsimran Singh, A length delivery and outside off. Singh punches it through covers and the fielder half-stops it. Couple of runs are taken. Singh and Punjab are underway! |
| 0.5 : Cameron Green to Shikhar Dhawan, A fullish delivery and around off. Dhawan tries to drive it but gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 0.6 : Cameron Green to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Lovely shot! Green overpitches it, around off. Dhawan leans forward and creams it through covers for a the first boundary of the game. |
| 1.2 : Arshad Khan to Prabhsimran Singh, Khan pulls his length back this time. It is outside off and angling across the right-hander. Singh tries to cut it but misses. |
| 1.3 : Arshad Khan to Prabhsimran Singh, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Oh, Prabhsimran Singh is gone! Arshad Khan gets a wicket in his third delivery and this is just what Mumbai needed. Shortish and outside off. Prabhsimran Singh tries to cut it but gets an outside edge. Ishan Kishan behind the stumps takes an easy catch and Arshad Khan appeals first but then Prabhsimran Singh starts to walk away and this is a big wicket. |
| 1.4 : Arshad Khan to Matthew Short, On a length, on off. Short punches it to covers this time. |
| 2.1 : Cameron Green to Shikhar Dhawan, Bowls it very full on off from 'round the wicket. Dhawan fends it right of the bowler. |
| 2.2 : Cameron Green to Shikhar Dhawan, On a good length and outside off at 138 clicks. Dhawan slashes his blade at it but ends up missing it as the ball seams away. |
| 2.3 : Cameron Green to Shikhar Dhawan, Great work from Tim David! A full delivery on middle. Dhawan hits it hard down the ground and Green gets a hand to it but only manages to slower the pace of the ball. However, the ball seemed to be still travelling towards the fence but David chases it and stops it with a dive near the fence. Two runs taken. |
| 2.4 : Cameron Green to Shikhar Dhawan, Short delivery on off. Dhawan tries to cut it but misses. |
| 2.5 : Cameron Green to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Good shot from Dhawan! A fullish delivery on off. Dhawan heaves it and the ball goes off the inside half of his blade through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 2.6 : Cameron Green to Shikhar Dhawan, Back of a length, on off. Dhawan defends it towards the off side. Good over from Green, just 6 from it. |
| 3.1 : Arshad Khan to Matthew Short, Shortish and on off. Short pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 3.2 : Arshad Khan to Shikhar Dhawan, Back of a length, on off. Dhawan fends it towards covers and takes a quick single. |
| 3.3 : Arshad Khan to Matthew Short, Dot ball! A good bouncer and almost at 143 clicks angling on off. Short tries to pull it but gets a cue end of his blade as the ball rolls towards short third man. |
| 3.4 : Arshad Khan to Matthew Short, Back of a length, on off. Short fends it towards the off side. |
| 3.5 : Arshad Khan to Matthew Short, SIX! This is what Punjab needed! Once again a short ball on off. Matthew Short is ready this time and he pulls it all the way over deep square leg for a maximum. |
| 3.6 : Arshad Khan to Matthew Short, FOUR! What an end to the over, only two runs were scored in the first four balls and now Short has made it a 12-run over! Angles a full delivery on leg. Easy pickings for Short this, he flicks it past the short fine leg fielder for a boundary. |
| 4.1 : Jofra Archer to Shikhar Dhawan, Starts off with a shortish delivery, around off. Dhawan cuts it to deep backward point for a single. |
| 4.2 : Jofra Archer to Matthew Short, Touch short of good length and outside off. Short punches it to deep point for a single. |
| 4.3 : Jofra Archer to Shikhar Dhawan, A fullish delivery angling into middle. Dhawan works it wide of mid on for a single. |
| 4.4 : Jofra Archer to Matthew Short, Back of a length and around off. Short tries to punch it but mistimes it. |
| 4.5 : Jofra Archer to Matthew Short, A slower length delivery on middle. Short defends it to mid on and takes a single. |
| 4.6 : Jofra Archer to Shikhar Dhawan, Just a single, good start from Archer! Back of a length angling into off from 'round the wicket. Dhawan tucks it left of the bowler and takes a single. |
| 5.1 : Piyush Chawla to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Piyush Chawla is welcomed to the bowling crease with a boundary! He flights this full and in line with the stumps. Shikhar Dhawan charges down the wicket and tonks this back over the bowler's head for four runs. |
| 5.2 : Piyush Chawla to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Make that two in a row! Piyush Chawla tosses this full as well and outside the off stump. Shikhar Dhawan sweeps this really hard towards deep square leg and Arshad Khan does not pick this in the deep. Goes over his head for four more runs. |
| 5.3 : Piyush Chawla to Shikhar Dhawan, Loops this full and outside the off pole. Shikhar Dhawan eases this down to long off for a single. |
| 5.4 : Piyush Chawla to Matthew Short, Flights this full and outside off. Matthew Short pushes hard at the ball and gets an outside edge towards short third man. |
| 5.5 : Piyush Chawla to Matthew Short, Bowls this in line with the stumps on a fuller length. Matthew Short looks to defend and lobs this short of the bowler. |
| 5.6 : Piyush Chawla to Matthew Short, Bowled short this time and outside the off stump. Matthew Short cross bats this to the left of mid off and takes a run to keep strike. Punjab are 50 for the loss of one wicket after the Powerplay. |
| 6.1 : Kumar Kartikeya to Matthew Short, Kumar Kartikeya bowls this short and into the stumps. Matthew Short goes on the back foot and punches this down to long on for a single. |
| 6.2 : Kumar Kartikeya to Shikhar Dhawan, WIDE! Strays down leg on a shorter length. Shikhar Dhawan looks to pull this away but misses and the umpire calls this wide. |
| 0.0 : Will Jofra Archer continue? No, he won't. Kumar Kartikeya replaces him. |
| 6.2 : Kumar Kartikeya to Shikhar Dhawan, Angled into the pads on a shorter length. Shikhar Dhawan misses his flick and the ball rolls off the pads towards square leg for a leg bye. |
| 6.3 : Kumar Kartikeya to Matthew Short, Bowls this quicker in the air and short, into the stumps. Matthew Short knocks this back towards the bowler. |
| 6.4 : Kumar Kartikeya to Matthew Short, Just outside the off pole on a shorter length. Matthew Short eases this down to long on for a run. |
| 6.5 : Kumar Kartikeya to Shikhar Dhawan, DROPPED! Put down by Jofra Archer and a chance goes begging! This is short and wide outside off. Shikhar Dhawan looks to cut and hits it to the left of the backward point fielder. Jofra Archer gets both hands on the ball but it slips out and the batters take a couple of runs. |
| 6.6 : Kumar Kartikeya to Shikhar Dhawan, WIDE! Fires this down leg on a shortish length. Shikhar Dhawan misses and the umpire indicates wide once again. |
| Kumar Kartikeya to Shikhar Dhawan, Angles this into the pads on a fuller length. Shikhar Dhawan flicks this towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 7.1 : Piyush Chawla to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Shikhar Dhawan charges Piyush Chawla once again at the start of the over and gets the reward! This is flighted full and in line with the stumps. Shikhar Dhawan charges down the wicket and thumps this straight down the ground for four runs. |
| 7.2 : Piyush Chawla to Shikhar Dhawan, OUT! STUMPED! Piyush Chawla has the last laugh! The Punjab skipper has to depart and this is a big wicket for Mumbai! Piyush Chawla floats in a googly this time and serves this outside the off stump. Shikhar Dhawan is down the wicket once again and looks to adjust his shot but gets beaten on the outside edge. Ishan Kishan is quick behind the wicket as he collects the ball and whips the bails off. Punjab lose their second wicket and spin seems to be doing |
| Liam Livingstone walks out at number 4! |
| 7.3 : Piyush Chawla to Liam Livingstone, Bowls this short and into the pads. Liam Livingstone eases this down to long on for a single and gets off the mark. |
| 7.4 : Piyush Chawla to Matthew Short, Loops this one full and in line with the stumps. Matthew Short eases this down to long on and collects one more. |
| 7.5 : Piyush Chawla to Liam Livingstone, Shortish and turning away from middle. Liam works it to long on for a single. |
| 7.6 : Piyush Chawla to Matthew Short, Bowls this quick and into the stumps on a fuller length. Matthew Short flicks this towards the mir-wicket fielder. |
| 8.1 : Kumar Kartikeya to Liam Livingstone, Kumar Kartikeya bowls this short and outside the off stump. Liam Livingstone punches this down to long off and takes a run. |
| 8.2 : Kumar Kartikeya to Matthew Short, Angles this into the pads on a shortish length. Matthew Short knocks this towards long on for one. |
| 8.3 : Kumar Kartikeya to Liam Livingstone, Goes back to bowling short and outside the off pole. Liam Livingstone stokes this towards deep cover for a single. |
| 8.4 : Kumar Kartikeya to Matthew Short, Loopy delivery bowled just outside the off stump. Matthew Short charges down the wicket and hits this towards the bowler. Kumar Kartikeya gets his hands on this but can not hold on and they take a run as the ball goes towards long off. |
| 8.5 : Kumar Kartikeya to Liam Livingstone, Tosses this full as well and outside off. Liam Livingstone shimmies down the wicket as well and works this towards long off for one more. |
| 8.6 : Kumar Kartikeya to Matthew Short, WIDE! Angles this down leg on a shorter length. Matthew Short looks to go across the line of the stumps and paddle this fine but misses and the umpire calls wide. |
| Kumar Kartikeya to Matthew Short, Bowls this one really short and outside off pole. Matthew Short looks to go hard with a cross bat but miscues his shot to the mid-wicket fielder. |
| Strategic break! Mumbai bowlers have done well to keep things in control. Punjab have an explosive batting line-up but if Mumbai manage to take wickets at regular intervals, they can restrict Punjab to a chaseable total. So far, the spinners have done the job for them but Punjab batters would also be itching to get going. They bat deep and would be looking to target one of the next three overs, let's see how things unfold. |
| 9.1 : Piyush Chawla to Liam Livingstone, Piyush Chawla floats this one full and outside the off stump. Liam Livingstone drives this towards deep cover for a run. |
| 9.2 : Piyush Chawla to Matthew Short, Really full once again and just outside off. Matthew Short looks to heave this leg side but gets it off the inside half of his bat towards deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 9.3 : Piyush Chawla to Liam Livingstone, Googly this time spinning into the pads on a shortish length. Liam Livingstone flicks this towards mid-wicket. |
| 9.4 : Piyush Chawla to Liam Livingstone, Tosses this full and outside the off pole. Liam Livingstone miscues his shot straight to covers. |
| 9.5 : Piyush Chawla to Liam Livingstone, FOUR! That has been delicately played and Liam Livingstone gets Punjab a much-needed boundary! Piyush Chawla bowls this short and quick at 115 clicks, outside the off stump. Liam Livingstone opens the face of his bat and plays this late as he almost takes the ball out of the keeper's gloves to straightish third man for four runs. |
| 9.6 : Piyush Chawla to Liam Livingstone, Much slower this time and angled into the pads on a shortish length. Liam Livingstone punches this down to long on for a single. |
| 10.1 : Akash Madhwal to Liam Livingstone, FOUR! Akash Madhwal is greeted with a boundary by Liam Livingstone! On a length, on off. Liam Livingstone slams it past the bowler for a boundary. |
| 10.2 : Akash Madhwal to Liam Livingstone, NO BALL! AÂ good delivery, a very full one on off. Livingstone digs it out back to the bowler. Oh, he has overstepped here. So, it is a No Ball and we have Free Hit coming up... |
| Akash Madhwal to Liam Livingstone, Good delivery, nails a yorker on middle and leg. Livingstone just about manages to dig it out to long on for a single. |
| 10.3 : Akash Madhwal to Matthew Short, Bowls it full and angles it on leg. Short flicks it wide of long on for a single. |
| 10.4 : Akash Madhwal to Liam Livingstone, SIX! Oh, Livingstone special this! A fullish delivery angling into leg. Liam Livingstone just whips it away all the way over deep square leg for a maximum. |
| 10.5 : Akash Madhwal to Liam Livingstone, On a length, on off. Livingstone cuts it to point for a single. |
| 10.6 : Akash Madhwal to Matthew Short, Bowls it very full and on leg. Short flicks it through backward square leg for a couple. |
| 11.1 : Piyush Chawla to Liam Livingstone, Tosses it up on off. Livingstone drives it to long off for a single. |
| 11.2 : Piyush Chawla to Matthew Short, OUT! BOWLED! Piyush Chawla strikes! What a season Chawla is having! Tosses it up nicely on off. Short goes for a big wild hoick across the line but misses it altogether. It is a googly and the ball knocks over the stump. Matthew Short's struggle comes to an end. |
| Jitesh Sharma is the next man in. |
| 11.3 : Piyush Chawla to Jitesh Sharma, Shortish and on off. Sharma cuts it to deep cover for a single. |
| 11.4 : Piyush Chawla to Liam Livingstone, Nice loopy delivery on off. Livingstone works it to long on for a single. |
| 11.5 : Piyush Chawla to Jitesh Sharma, Touch shorter and outside off. Sharma cuts it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 11.6 : Piyush Chawla to Liam Livingstone, Single to end the over and Piyush Chawla finishes another brilliant spell! Tossed up on off. Livingstone knocks it down to long on and retains the strike. |
| 12.1 : Jofra Archer to Liam Livingstone, NO BALL! Oh, dear! A beamer on middle. Livingstone takes his eyes off the ball and just about manages to get a bat on it. The ball rolls towards the leg side and a single is taken. It is called a No Ball and we have Free Hit coming up.. |
| Jofra Archer to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR! Jitesh Sharma is not going to miss out on Free Hit! On a length and outside off. Jitesh Sharma smashes it through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 12.2 : Jofra Archer to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR! Two in a row now! Shortish and around off. Sharma throws his blade at it and the ball runs away off the outside half of his blade over short third man for a boundary. |
| 12.3 : Jofra Archer to Jitesh Sharma, WIDE! Short and down the leg side. Sharma tries to pull it but misses. |
| Jofra Archer to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR! Oh, this could go down as a dropped catch! On a length, on off. Sharma goes for the pull shot and hits it aerially to deep mid-wicket. The fielder there runs forward and puts in a dive forward but fails to grab it and the ball runs away towards the fence. |
| 12.4 : Jofra Archer to Jitesh Sharma, Shortish and on off. Sharma slaps it to long off for a single. |
| 12.5 : Jofra Archer to Liam Livingstone, Short and on off. Livingstone pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.6 : Jofra Archer to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR LEG BYES! Archer bowls it short of the length and on leg. Sharma tries to pull it but misses it. The ball goes off his thigh pad towards the fine leg fence. Replays however show a slight inside edge but the batter will not get the runs. |
| 13.1 : Kumar Kartikeya to Liam Livingstone, A shortish delivery and outside off. Livingstone skips down the track and slaps it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 13.2 : Kumar Kartikeya to Jitesh Sharma, Touch short and on off. Sharma slaps it to long off for a single. |
| 13.3 : Kumar Kartikeya to Liam Livingstone, A slider from Kumar Kartikeya on the stumps and Liam Livingstone tucks it to long on for a single, |
| 13.4 : Kumar Kartikeya to Jitesh Sharma, SIX! Oh, Jitesh Sharma is looking like a man on mission! A fullish delivery on middle. Sharma dances down the track and slams it straight down the ground for a biggie. |
| 13.5 : Kumar Kartikeya to Jitesh Sharma, Touch shorter and outside off. Sharma slaps it through extra cover for a single. |
| 13.6 : Kumar Kartikeya to Liam Livingstone, Bowls this short and outside the off pole. Liam Livingstone punches this towards deep cover and takes a single to keep strike. |
| 14.1 : Arshad Khan to Liam Livingstone, FOUR! Lovely shot! Shortish and outside off. Livingstone just guides it through the gully region for a boundary. |
| 14.2 : Arshad Khan to Liam Livingstone, FOUR! Liam Livingstone is now joining the party! Short and outside off. Liam Livingstone cuts it through backward point for a boundary. |
| 14.3 : Arshad Khan to Liam Livingstone, Back of a length and in line with the stumps. Liam Livingstone miscues his pull towards fine leg and collects a single. |
| 14.4 : Arshad Khan to Jitesh Sharma, A fuller delivery on leg. Sharma skips down the track and hits it hard to long off for a single. |
| 14.5 : Arshad Khan to Liam Livingstone, A slower short delivery on middle. Liam ducks under it. |
| 14.6 : Arshad Khan to Liam Livingstone, FOUR! Another boundary to end the over! This is clever batting! A full delivery and around off. Livingstone stays deep in his crease and just steers in the gap through the backward point region for a boundary. |
| 15.1 : Jofra Archer to Jitesh Sharma, Jofra Archer bowls this back of a length and wide outside the off stump. Jitesh Sharma slaps this towards long off and picks up a single. |
| 15.2 : Jofra Archer to Liam Livingstone, FOUR! Liam Livingstone is looking in some touch here! Jofra Archer bowls this back of a length and in line with the stumps. Liam Livingstone whips this towards deep square leg for four runs. |
| 15.3 : Jofra Archer to Liam Livingstone, This is back of a length as well and outside the off pole. Liam Livingstone knocks this towards long on for one. |
| 15.4 : Jofra Archer to Jitesh Sharma, An absolute jaffa bowled at 152.6 clicks! Jitesh Sharma bangs this in short and outside the off pole. Jitesh Sharma looks to pull this away but gets beaten by the extra pace. |
| 15.5 : Jofra Archer to Jitesh Sharma, A tad bit short and outside the off stump. Jitesh Sharma punches this down to long off and takes a run. |
| 15.6 : Jofra Archer to Liam Livingstone, Well-delivered slower ball bowled on a good length and outside the off pole. Liam Livingstone looks to go hard at the ball but is beaten by the lack of pace this time. A dot ball to end the over. |
| 16.1 : Arshad Khan to Jitesh Sharma, Arshad Khan bowls this a fraction full and outside the off pole. Jitesh Sharma looks to heave this into the leg side but misses. |
| 0.0 : Strategic break! Punjab are on their way to getting close to 200 here! Jitesh Sharma has started off with a bang and Liam Livingstone is also looking dangerous. The death bowling has been a problem for Mumbai this season and once again, they are under the pump now. Archer is done with his three over and this could be the game-defining phase of this game. Last four overs coming up... |
| 16.2 : Arshad Khan to Jitesh Sharma, SIX! Gets hold of this one and to be honest not with much timing but still gets this over the ropes! Arshad Khan goes full once again and in line with the stumps. Jitesh Sharma clears his front foot out of the way and goes straight back over the bowler's head of six runs. |
| 16.3 : Arshad Khan to Jitesh Sharma, WIDE! Bangs this in short and just outside the off stump. Jitesh Sharma charges down the wicket and lets go of it at the last moment. The umpire calls this wide for height. |
| Arshad Khan to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR! Arshad Khan misses his length and gets punished! He bowls a low full toss at the stumps. Jitesh Sharma smashes this down the ground for four more runs to his kitty. Punjab have decided to review this for a waist-high full toss. Replays show that the ball is passing clearly below the waist and Punjab lose their review. |
| 16.4 : Arshad Khan to Jitesh Sharma, Bowls this full and follows the batter as he goes across towards the off side. Jitesh Sharma has to change his shot and looks to push at the ball but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 16.5 : Arshad Khan to Jitesh Sharma, Short this time and outside the off pole. Jitesh Sharma swings his blade hard and this takes the leading edge high towards deep backward point. It lands in no man's land and the batters tale a couple of runs. |
| 16.6 : Arshad Khan to Jitesh Sharma, Bowls this back of a length as well and outside the off stump. Jitesh Sharma cross-bats this over the bowler's head with no real timing and they only get a single. |
| 17.1 : Akash Madhwal to Jitesh Sharma, Akash Madhwal bowls a low full toss wide outside off. Jitesh Sharma powers this towards deep cover point and takes one. |
| 17.2 : Akash Madhwal to Liam Livingstone, FOUR! That is FIFTY for Liam Livingstone and the first half-century for him this season! Akash Madhwal bowls this full and wider outside off. Liam Livingstone reaches for it and goes over the infield towards deep cover for four runs. |
| 17.3 : Akash Madhwal to Liam Livingstone, A low full toss fired in at the stumps. Liam Livingstone mishits this towards deep cover and picks up a single. |
| 17.4 : Akash Madhwal to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR! Jitesh Sharma is proving why he is such a multi-dimensional batter! Akash Madhwal nails the yorker outside the off pole. Jitesh Sharma digs this out towards deep backward point for four runs. |
| 17.5 : Akash Madhwal to Jitesh Sharma, A full toss onto the pads but Jitesh Sharma misses out. He whips this straight to the deep square leg fielder and a fumble allows them to pick up two runs. |
| 17.6 : Akash Madhwal to Jitesh Sharma, A slower ball bowled on a good length and outside the off stump. Jitesh Sharma looks to cut this away but misses due to the lack of pace. A good way to end the over. |
| 18.1 : Jofra Archer to Liam Livingstone, SIX! Liam Livingstone is making his mark on the Indian T20 League this edition! Jofra Archer bowls this back of a length and outside the off stump. Liam Livingstone opens his stance and slaps this over deep mid-wicket for six runs. |
| 18.2 : Jofra Archer to Liam Livingstone, SIX! Make that two maximums in a row! Jofra Archer goes fuller this time and in line with the stumps. Liam Livingstone clears his front foot out of the way and lofts this straight down the ground for six more runs. |
| 18.3 : Jofra Archer to Liam Livingstone, Six! WOW! What wonderful hitting by this power hitter! This is back of a length and outside the off pole. Liam Livingstone pulls this cleanly over deep mid-wicket for an even bigger six. |
| 18.4 : Jofra Archer to Liam Livingstone, Goes really full this time and onto the pads. Liam Livingstone looks to hit across the line and gets it off the inside half of his bat towards square leg for a single. A sigh of disappointment from the crowd to see Liam Livingstone go off strike. |
| 18.5 : Jofra Archer to Jitesh Sharma, Bowls this quick and into the batter on a shortish length. Jitesh Sharma mistimes his shot towards long on for a single. |
| 18.6 : Jofra Archer to Liam Livingstone, FIVE WIDES! Jofra Archer bangs this in short and in line with the stumps. Liam Livingstone looks to pull this away but misses and Ishan Kishan is unable to get to it either. The ball races to the fence and it will be five extra runs. Mumbai have reviewed this call but replays show the ball is clearly over the batter's head. The onfield decision stays and Mumbai lose a review. |
| Jofra Archer to Liam Livingstone, Goes full and just outside the off stump. Liam Livingstone hits this hard towards wide long off and the batters take a couple of runs. |
| 19.1 : Akash Madhwal to Jitesh Sharma, Akash Madhwal bowls this on a yorker length and outside the off stump. Jitesh Sharma gets an inside edge onto his pads and the ball rolls into the off side. They cross for a single. |
| 19.2 : Akash Madhwal to Liam Livingstone, A full toss bowled outside the off stump. Liam Livingstone is early into the shot and lofts it towards long on. Tim David comes running in from the deep and the ball lands just short of him. The batters take a couple of runs but they have decided to review for a waist-high no ball. The replays show the trajectory of the ball is under the waist and Punjab have now lost both their reviews. |
| 19.3 : Akash Madhwal to Liam Livingstone, A low full toss this time and outside the off pole. Liam Livingstone only manages to knock this towards long on for one. |
| 19.4 : Akash Madhwal to Jitesh Sharma, Goes wide outside the off stump this time on a yorker length. Jitesh Sharma cuts this late towards deep backward point and takes one. |
| 19.5 : Akash Madhwal to Liam Livingstone, Bowls this on a fuller length and outside off. Liam Livingstone gets his bat on this and times it well towards deep point. The run well and take two runs which means Jitesh Sharma will be stranded on 49 at the other end. |
| 19.6 : Akash Madhwal to Liam Livingstone, A good last over from Akash Madhwal! He nails the yorker outside the off stump. Liam Livingstone manages to dig this out towards long on and they pick up yet another brace. Just 9 runs from the last over and Mumbai will take that gladly. Punjab finish with 214-3 at the end of 20 overs! |
| Punjab go into the break with a big smile on their face. Their powerful batting line-up has once again shown its supremacy against a relatively inexperienced Mumbai bowling attack. Absolute carnage in the death overs again and they have smashed 69 runs in the last five overs. They have reached a very good score now and Mumbai would need to bat well now to chase down another 200-plus total.   |
| The home team, Punjab lost Prabhsimran Singh early but Dhawan batted with intent although Matthew Short failed to get going at the other. Dhawan was outfoxed by Chawla though and Short also could not last longer. However, that turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Punjab as Jitesh Sharma walked out with his usual swagger. He had Liam Livingstone alongside him and both smashed Mumbai bowlers all over the park with Jofra Archer too not spared. Both of them stayed unbeaten and stitched togeth |
| Mumbai, well, they were again very poor in the death overs. They got an early wicket of Prabhsimran Singh in the Powerplay and then their two spinners, Piyush Chawla and Kumar Kartikeya bowled well in the middle overs. Chawla got two wickets as well but once he was done with his spell, the duo of Jitesh Sharma and Liam Livingstone just exploded. Jofra Archer, Mumbai's premier bowler was hammered all over the park as he ended with 56 runs in his four overs. Akash Madhwal though showed signs |
| Liam Livingstone is down for a quick chat. He says that it felt like a good pitch. Claims that when he went out to bat he had a word with Shorty and they decided not to lose wickets in a clump. Mentions that it is a  good score but not unchaseable and they have to bowl well. Adds that he is glad to get a few off the middle of the bat. Informs that he had lunch with Jofra and he told him that he was coming for him so he was ready. Ends by saying that whoever comes up against him, he has to pick |
| Right then, Mumbai have another uphill task in front of them. They chased down a score of over 200 in the last game but this is not Wankhede and it is not that easy to chase here. They still need to back themselves though and let's see how they go about their business against the likes of Arshdeep Singh and Nathan Ellis who are brilliant in the death. Stay tuned for the run-chase! |
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