| 0.0 : TOSS - The two captains are in the middle and Shikhar Dhawan calls it incorrectly. Rajasthan will have a BOWL first. |
| Rajasthan (Playing XI) - Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (C/WK), Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Jason Holder, Ravichandran Ashwin, KM Asif, Trent Boult, and Yuzvendra Chahal. |
| Punjab (Playing XI) - Shikhar Dhawan (C), Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Nathan Ellis, and Arshdeep Singh. |
| Impact Players nominated by Rajasthan -Â Dhruv Jurel, Akash Vasisht, Murugan Ashwin, Kuldip Yadav, and Donovan Ferreira. |
| Impact Players nominated by Punjab -Â Atharva Taide, Harpreet Singh, Matthew Short, Mohit Rathee, and Rishi Dhawan. |
| Rajasthan skipper, Sanju Samson says that they will bowl first as they are expecting some dew later in the game. Adds that it is great for the franchise to bring the Indian T20 League here in Guwahati and it is nice for the fans. Mentions that he is happy that their youngsters like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag and others are growing well, and getting advice from someone like Kumar Sangakkara helps a lot as well. Informs they are unchanged. |
| The captain of Punjab, Shikhar Dhawan says that they practiced the dew factor during the camp and they too wanted to bowl first but there is some dew right now as well so it won't matter much. Adds that they go day by day rather than thinking long-term and putting pressure on themselves and says that the process matters the most. Informs that they have the same XI for this game and ends by saying that Rajasthan is a good side and they want to play good cricket as well. |
| We are all set for the play to begin! The umpires are out in the middle as the players of Rajasthan too stride out to the middle. Skipper, Shikhar Dhawan will open the innings alongside Prabhsimran Singh for Punjab. Trent Boult is ready to make the new ball talk. Let's play... |
| 0.1 : Trent Boult to Prabhsimran Singh, Prabhsimran Singh and Punjab are underway straight away! Trent Boult starts with a back-of-a-length delivery, outside off, Prabhsimran Singh bunts it towards covers for a single. |
| 0.2 : Trent Boult to Prabhsimran Singh, Goes fuller this time, on middle, Prabhsimran Singh mistimes his drive off the inner half towards square leg where the fielder dives to his left to stop it. |
| 0.3 : Trent Boult to Prabhsimran Singh, FOUR! No stopping that! Trent Boult serves this full again and around off, Prabhsimran Singh stays there and drives it aerially over covers for a boundary. |
| 0.4 : Trent Boult to Prabhsimran Singh, Short of a length and outside off, Prabhsimran Singh chops it towards first slip. |
| 0.5 : Trent Boult to Prabhsimran Singh, This is on a hard length and on off, Prabhsimran Singh keeps it out to the off side. |
| 0.6 : Trent Boult to Prabhsimran Singh, Touch fuller and on middle, Prabhsimran Singh hops up and blocks it out. |
| KM Asif to share the new ball with Trent Boult. |
| 1.1 : KM Asif to Shikhar Dhawan, KM Asif begins with a fullish delivery, outside off, angling away, Shikhar Dhawan looks to cut it away, but misses. |
| 1.2 : KM Asif to Shikhar Dhawan, Back of a length and around off, Shikhar Dhawan punches it wide of cover-point where Devdutt Padikkal dives to his right, but lets it through. However, three fielder converge in the deep and stops it near the ropes. Two runs taken! |
| 1.3 : KM Asif to Shikhar Dhawan, Full and on off, Shikhar Dhawan dives it firmly towards mid off where the fielder makes a good stop. |
| 1.4 : KM Asif to Shikhar Dhawan, Full again and outside off, Shikhar Dhawan drills it wide of mid off for a single. |
| 1.5 : KM Asif to Prabhsimran Singh, SIX! BANG! First maximum of the match and it comes off the bat of Prabhsimran Singh. KM Asif pulls his length back a bit and around leg, Prabhsimran Singh picks it up well and heaves it over the deep backward square leg for a biggie. |
| 1.6 : KM Asif to Prabhsimran Singh, Short of a length and on off, Prabhsimran Singh gets behind the line of it and blocks it to the off side. |
| 2.1 : Trent Boult to Shikhar Dhawan, This is on a good length and on off, Shikhar Dhawan pushes it towards short covers. Boult is trying to find some swing, but he hasn't been able to get anything till now. |
| 2.2 : Trent Boult to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Good timing! Trent Boult lands this on a hard length and around leg, Shikhar Dhawan clips it off his hips with brilliant timing towards the deep square leg fence for a boundary. |
| 2.3 : Trent Boult to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Two in a row! Trent Boult bowls this back of a length and around off, Shikhar Dhawan stays there and punches it nicely past point for another boundary. |
| 2.4 : Trent Boult to Shikhar Dhawan, Back of a length again and on off, Shikhar Dhawan punches it well again towards wide of covers where Shimron Hetmyer dives to his left to make a good stop. |
| 2.5 : Trent Boult to Shikhar Dhawan, Short and outside off, Shikhar Dhawan cuts it uppishly but on the bounce towards deep point for a single. |
| 2.6 : Trent Boult to Prabhsimran Singh, Short of a length and outside off, Prabhsimran Singh guides it towards third man for a run. |
| 3.1 : KM Asif to Prabhsimran Singh, FOUR! Up and over! KM Asif bangs this onto the pitch and around middle, Prabhsimran Singh dances down the track and slaps it over mid off for a boundary. |
| 2.6 : KM Asif (1-0-9-0) to continue... |
| 3.2 : KM Asif to Prabhsimran Singh, Swing and a miss! KM Asif bangs this short again and on off, skids through, Prabhsimran Singh heaves across the line, but fails to connect and Sanju Samson fumbles behind the stumps as well. |
| 3.3 : KM Asif to Prabhsimran Singh, FOUR! Elegant shot! This is on hard length and just around off, Prabhsimran Singh adjusts well and opens the face of the bat to steer it wide of thrid man where the fielder runs to his right and dives, but fails to stop it from going to the boundary. |
| 3.4 : KM Asif to Prabhsimran Singh, SIX! BOOM! Prabhsimran Singh is looking in fine touch here! KM Asif once again lands this short and on middle, Prabhsimran Singh picks up the length early and pulls it powerefully over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 3.5 : KM Asif to Prabhsimran Singh, Fullish and on middle, Prabhsimran Singh mistimes his drive towards the bowler. |
| 3.6 : KM Asif to Prabhsimran Singh, KM Asif tries to go for a bouncer, on off, but this is way over the batter, Prabhsimran Singh tries to reach it, but misses. Wided. 15 off the over already with one ball to go. |
| KM Asif to Prabhsimran Singh, FOUR! 19 runs off the over! KM Asif serves this one too full and outside off, Prabhsimran Singh backs away a bit and drills it past the diving cover fielder for a boundary. |
| 4.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shikhar Dhawan, Ravichandran Ashwin starts with a flatter delivery, on leg, angling in, Shikhar Dhawan uses his feet and tucks it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 4.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Prabhsimran Singh, FOUR! 50 up for Punjab in no time! This is tossed up, full and on middle, Prabhsimran Singh goes down and slog-sweeps it wide of deep mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 4.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Prabhsimran Singh, FOUR! Wonderful batting! This is floated, full and on off, carrom ball, Prabhsimran Singh reads it well and goes inside out to loft it over extra covets for another boundary. |
| 4.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Prabhsimran Singh, Fires this one full and down the leg side, Prabhsimran Singh looks to sweep, but misses. Wided. |
| Ravichandran Ashwin to Prabhsimran Singh, Slower through the air, on off, Prabhsimran Singh works it towards long on for a single. |
| 4.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shikhar Dhawan, Short and outside off, Shikhar Dhawan slices it towards short thrid man. |
| 4.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shikhar Dhawan, Quicker, full and on off, Shikhar Dhawan drills it towards mid off. |
| Jason Holder comes in to bowl the final over of the Powerplay. |
| 5.1 : Jason Holder to Prabhsimran Singh, Jason Holder begins with a pace-off delivery, back of a length and outside off, Prabhsimran Singh is early through his cut shot and misses. |
| 5.2 : Jason Holder to Prabhsimran Singh, FOUR! Powered away! Jason Holder serves this full and outside off, Prabhsimran Singh waits for it and smashes it over covers for a boundary. This is some hitting from him and he moves into the 40s now. |
| 5.3 : Jason Holder to Prabhsimran Singh, In the blockhole this time, on middle, Prabhsimran Singh jams it out towards mid-wicket. |
| 5.4 : Jason Holder to Prabhsimran Singh, Good cricket all around! Jason Holder sees the batter advance and bangs this short, on leg, angling in, Prabhsimran Singh gets hurried and pulls it with one hand wide of deep square leg where Yashasvi Jaiswal runs to his left and keeps it in with his outstretched left hand. Only a single taken! |
| 5.5 : Jason Holder to Shikhar Dhawan, Short of a length and on off, Shikhar Dhawan mistimes his pull towards mid on for a run. |
| 5.6 : Strategic break! This has been a wonderful start for Punjab as Prabhsimran Singh has simply gone ballistic at the start. They are going great guns and will now look to capitalize on this quick start. Rajasthan though that the pitch is good and there is already a bit of dew, so, they need to be patient and hang on to each and every chance they get. A crucial middle phase awaits. |
| Jason Holder to Prabhsimran Singh, DROPPED! A huge chance goes begging! This is full and around off, Prabhsimran Singh slices it hard and in the air towards extra covers where Devdutt Padikkal moves to wrong side as the ball is swerving and in the end it burst throgh his hands. A run is taken and Prabhsimran Singh gets a life here. |
| 6.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Prabhsimran Singh, Flatter, full and on middle, Prabhsimran Singh tucks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 6.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shikhar Dhawan, Shortish and around off, Shikhar Dhawan cuts it straight to point. |
| 6.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shikhar Dhawan, Short again and on off, Shikhar Dhawan chops it onto the ground as the ball bounce over the keeper. They cross. |
| 6.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Prabhsimran Singh, Floated, full and on off, Prabhsimran Singh uses his feet and eases it towards long off for a run. |
| 6.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shikhar Dhawan, Quicker and around off, Shikhar Dhawan gets to the pitch of it and chips it towards long off for one. |
| 6.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Prabhsimran Singh, A bit short and on middle, Prabhsimran Singh moves back and clips it towards the mid on region for one more. |
| 7.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Prabhsimran Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal begins with a flatter delivery, full and on middle, Prabhsimran Singh pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 7.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Prabhsimran Singh, FIFTY FOR SINGH! This has been an excellent knock from him and he has shown a wide range of shots as well. He has a lot of time now and will look to make it big. This is short and outside off, Prabhsimran Singh cuts it wide of deep point and comes back for the second. |
| 7.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Prabhsimran Singh, Fires in a yorker, on middle, Prabhsimran Singh digs it out towards long on for a single. |
| 7.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shikhar Dhawan, Quicker, on middle, Shikhar Dhawan uses his feet, yorks himself and drills it wie of the bowler where Yuzvendra Chahal dives to his left to stop it. |
| 7.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! A lucky boundary! Yuzvendra Chahal bowls this one full and outside off, Shikhar Dhawan skips down the track and slashes hard at it, but gets an outside edge past the keeper towards the third man fence for a boundary. |
| 7.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shikhar Dhawan, Darts this one full and on middle, Shikhar Dhawan lofts it over the bowler's head and Riyan Parag from long on runs to his right and slides to keep it inside. Two runs taken! |
| Trent Boult (2-0-17-0) is brought back into the attack. |
| 8.1 : Trent Boult to Prabhsimran Singh, SIX! Stand and deliver! Trent Boult lands this short and around middle, Prabhsimran Singh stays in his crease and swats it over the bowler's head for a biggie. |
| 8.2 : Trent Boult to Prabhsimran Singh, A slower one, on middle, Prabhsimran Singh tucks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0.0 : There is a slight halt in the play as Prabhsimran Singh is unhappy with something around the sightscreen that is distracting him. Trent Boult goes over the ropes and moves something there and we are now good to continue. |
| 8.3 : Trent Boult to Shikhar Dhawan, Back of a length and on off, Shikhar Dhawan pushes it towards covers for a run. |
| 8.4 : Trent Boult to Prabhsimran Singh, This is on a hard length and on leg, angling in, Prabhsimran Singh makes room and taps it towards cover point for another run. |
| 8.5 : Trent Boult to Shikhar Dhawan, Trent Boult nails the yorker this time, on middle, Shikhar Dhawan digs it out to the right of the bowler. |
| 8.6 : Trent Boult to Shikhar Dhawan, Another slower one, on off, Shikhar Dhawan uses his feet and yorks himself as he jams it out towards point. |
| 9.1 : Jason Holder to Prabhsimran Singh, A slower one, full and on off, Prabhsimran Singh drills it towards long off for a single. |
| 9.2 : Jason Holder to Shikhar Dhawan, Full and around off, Shikhar Dhawan shuffles across and whips it wide of deep mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 9.3 : Jason Holder to Shikhar Dhawan, A good yorker now, on middle, Shikhar Dhawan digs it out towards extra covers for a run. |
| 9.4 : Jason Holder to Prabhsimran Singh, OUT! SPECTACULARLY TAKEN! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it is a flying Jos Buttler. Jason Holder bangs this short and outside off, Prabhsimran Singh goes for the pull shot, but has to reach for it a bit and only manages to get a top edge in the air in front of long off where Jos Buttler runs forward quickly and flies to take a stunning catch. A special catch to end a special innings from Prabhsimran Singh! |
| Bhanuka Rajapaksa is in at number 3. |
| 9.5 : Jason Holder to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Touch fuller and on middle, Bhanuka Rajapaksa nudges it through square leg for a single and gets off the mark. |
| 9.6 : Jason Holder to Shikhar Dhawan, Back of a length and on off, Shikhar Dhawan uses his feet and punches it through covers for one. |
| 10.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shikhar Dhawan, FRIENDLY FIRE! This is darted full and on off, Shikhar Dhawan goes down and smashes it, but unluckily for him it hits Bhanuka Rajapaksa at the other end on the forearm who is hurt a bit. |
| 0.0 : Ravichandran Ashwin (2-0-16-0) is back on. |
| 10.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shikhar Dhawan, Short and outside off, Shikhar Dhawan cuts it towards deep point for a single. |
| 0.0 : Oh, wait, Bhanuka Rajapaksa is being taken off the field and this is not a good sign for Punjab. Jitesh Sharma is the new batter in. |
| 10.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Jitesh Sharma, Flatter, full and on middle, Jitesh Sharma clips it through square leg for a run and gets off the mark. |
| 0.0 : Ouch, Bhanuka Rajapaksa seems to be in a bit of pain here. Shikhar Dhawan has nailed the heave straight into the non-striker Rajapaksa and the physio is out to have a look. Hope everything is fine. The replays show that he is struck on the right arm and he is getting strapped up. |
| 10.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shikhar Dhawan, Right in the blockhole, on off, Shikhar Dhawan jams it out to the right of the bowler, Sharma wants the run, but is sent back. |
| 10.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shikhar Dhawan, Floated, full and on off, Shikhar Dhawan forces it towards long on for one. |
| 10.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Jitesh Sharma, Quicker, full and on middle, Jitesh Sharma knocks it back to the bowler. |
| 11.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shikhar Dhawan, Tossed up, full and on off, Shikhar Dhawan drills it towards long on for a single. |
| 11.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Jitesh Sharma, Floated, full and on middle, Jitesh Sharma clips it towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 11.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR! Lovely shot! This is flighted, full and around off, Jitesh Sharma leans on to the drive and creams it through extra covers for a boundary. 100 up for Punjab! |
| 11.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR! Two in a row! This is floated, full and outside off again, Jitesh Sharma this time goes the aerial route and lifts it over covers for an easy boundary. |
| 11.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Jitesh Sharma, Darts this one full and on middle, Jitesh Sharma jams it towards long on for a run. |
| 12.1 : KM Asif to Jitesh Sharma, Full and on middle, Jitesh Sharma bunts it onto the ground and down the pitch. |
| 11.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shikhar Dhawan, SIX! Out of the ground! Shikhar Dhawan connects well this time! This is looped up and around off, Shikhar Dhawan advances down the track and slogs it well over the long on fence for a biggie. |
| 12.2 : KM Asif to Jitesh Sharma, Full again and on off, Jitesh Sharma drives it wide of mid off for a single. |
| 12.3 : KM Asif to Shikhar Dhawan, A good yorker now, on off, Shikhar Dhawan jams it out towards long on for a run. |
| 12.4 : KM Asif to Jitesh Sharma, This is pitched up, on middle, Jitesh Sharma moves across and heaves it towards deep square leg for another run. |
| 12.5 : KM Asif to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Clever shot! KM Asif serves this touch fuller and around off, Shikhar Dhawan shuffles across a bit and scoops it over short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 12.6 : KM Asif to Shikhar Dhawan, Fuller and down the leg side, Shikhar Dhawan misses his flick and Sanju Samson behind the stumps dives to his right and only manages to parry it behind. A wide is called and a bye is taken too. |
| 0.2 : Trent Boult to Shikhar Dhawan, Trent Boult loses his line and lands this on a good length but down the leg side, Shikhar Dhawan misses his flick and Sanju Samson behind the stumps only manages to make a half-stop. It is called a wide and a bye is also taken. |
| 12.6 : KM Asif to Jitesh Sharma, Fullish and on middle, Jitesh Sharma miscues his drive towards deep mid-wicket, but comes back for the second. Good running! |
| 13.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shikhar Dhawan, Tossed up, full and on middle, Shikhar Dhawan mistimes his paddle towards short fine leg for a single. |
| 0.0 : Yuzvendra Chahal (2-0-27-0) to continue... |
| 13.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Jitesh Sharma, Darts this one full and on leg, Jitesh Sharma drives it towards long on for a run. |
| 13.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Shikhar Dhawan finds the fence! This is flatter, full and on middle, Shikhar Dhawan goes down and nails his sweep wide of deep square leg for a boundary. |
| 13.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! FIFTY FOR DHAWAN! He gets to it with another boundary! This is quicker, full and on middle, Shikhar Dhawan whips it towards the deep square leg fence and beats Shimron Hetmyer again to collect four more runs. He has found his touch and will be looking to continue like this now. |
| 13.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shikhar Dhawan, DROPPED! A very tough chance though! This is floated, and on off, Shikhar Dhawan skips down the track and looks to slog it away, but gets a top edge towards the mid on region, Yuzvendra Chahal runs backwards and gets close to the ball, but spills it out in the end. Two runs taken! |
| 13.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Shikhar Dhawan is taking on Chahal here! This is tossed up, full and outside off, Shikhar Dhawan stays there and thrashes it over covers for a another boundary now. 16 runs off the over! |
| 14.1 : Trent Boult to Jitesh Sharma, A slower one now, full and on middle, Jitesh Sharma forces it towards long on for a single. Also, it looks like the ball has lost its shape and the umpires have called for a replacement. |
| 0.0 : Trent Boult (3-0-26-0) is back on to finish his spell. |
| 14.2 : Trent Boult to Shikhar Dhawan, Short and around leg, Shikhar Dhawan pulls it towards short fine leg for a run. With that, the 50-run partnership comes up between these two batters. |
| 14.3 : Trent Boult to Jitesh Sharma, SIX! Into the stands! Trent Boult bowls a slower delivery, but lands this short and outside off, Jitesh Sharma waits for it and thumps it over the deep extra fence for a huge biggie. |
| 14.4 : Trent Boult to Jitesh Sharma, Fullish and on middle, Jitesh Sharma whips it wide of long on for a couple of runs. |
| 14.5 : Trent Boult to Jitesh Sharma, Back of a length and on off, angling in, Jitesh Sharma gets hurried and miscues his pull shot towards deep point for another run. |
| 14.6 : Trent Boult to Shikhar Dhawan, Trent Boult nails the yorker now, on leg, Shikhar Dhawan tucks it behind square leg for one. |
| 15.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shikhar Dhawan, This is full and around leg stump, Shikhar Dhawan pre-meditates and reverse-sweeps it straight to cover-point. |
| 0.0 : Yuzvendra Chahal to bowl out here. He has gone for 43 runs in his 3 overs so far. Can he finish well? |
| 15.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Goes for the reverse sweep again and gets it right this time. Full and outside off stump, Shikhar Dhawan lifts it over backward point as the ball trickles into the fence. |
| 15.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shikhar Dhawan, Spears this one in on the pads, Shikhar Dhawan nudges it toward square leg for one. |
| 15.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Jitesh Sharma, WIDE! Tosses it up and pushes it beyond the tramline outside off. This is left alone for a wide. |
| Strategic break! Right then, it looks like a belter of a track and Punjab are in the driving seat. Shikhar Dhawan is all set to shift gears but with the dismissal of Jitesh Sharma, it will be interesting to see how the new batter goes about his business. Rajasthan would want to capitalize on this opening and pick up further wickets to stem the flow of runs. Also, Sikandar Raza comes out to bat now. |
| 15.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Sikandar Raza, Fired in on middle, Sikandar Raza works it away wide of mid on for a single. |
| 15.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Jitesh Sharma, OUT! CAUGHT! Yuzvendra Chahal does pick up a wicket and becomes the second-highest wicket-taker in the history of the competition with 171 wickets, surpassing one of the mentors of Rajasthan, Lasith Malinga. Chahal floats it up very full and on the stumps. Jitesh Sharma backs away and tries to get under it but ends up lifting it on the full. Sharma chips it toward wide long off where Riyan Parag runs to his left and takes a safe catch. |
| 15.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shikhar Dhawan, Goes full again and bowls it around off, Shikhar Dhawan with another attempted reverse sweep but this one goes nowhere. |
| Ravichandran Ashwin (3-0-19-0) is back on. Also, the umpire makes the 'X' signal as Rajasthan bring on their Impact Player Dhruv Jurel in place of Yuzvendra Chahal. |
| 16.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Sikandar Raza, OUT! TIMBER! Ravichandran Ashwin with a gem of a delivery to send Sikandar Raza packing. This is the carrom ball and it is bowled at 96.7 clicks around off and middle. Raza doesn't pick it up and tries to lean forward and blocks. The ball goes away after pitching and beats the outside edge before castling into the top of off stump. Raza walks back without troubling the scorers much. |
| 16.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shahrukh Khan, On the pads, tucked away down to fine leg for a single. |
| 0.0 : Shahrukh Khan is the new man in. |
| 16.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shikhar Dhawan, Flatter delivery around off, Shikhar Dhawan plays another reverse sweep and gets it past backward point for one. |
| 16.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shahrukh Khan, Flighted delivery on middle and leg, Shahrukh Khan nudges it past square leg for yet another single. |
| 16.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shahrukh Khan, Around off, Shahrukh Khan drills this one straight down the ground but Riyan Parag from long on speeds to his left and parries it away to save the boundary. Two runs are taken. |
| 17.1 : Jason Holder to Shikhar Dhawan, Comes from around the wicket and angles in a full delivery on the pads. Shikhar Dhawan backs away and jams it out in front of covers for a quick single. |
| 16.5 : Jason Holder (2-0-13-1) is back on. |
| 17.2 : Jason Holder to Shahrukh Khan, Excellent delivery! A wide yorker angled across the right-hander from around the wicket. Shahrukh Khan tries to dig it out but is beaten. |
| 17.3 : Jason Holder to Shahrukh Khan, Close but not close enough! Full again from Jason Holder, Shahrukh Khan digs it out toward mid off and Shikhar Dhawan calls him for a quick single. Khan is a bit late to set off and Shimron Hetmyer there picks up the ball and throws it to the bowler. The replays show that Khan was in before the bails were whipped off. |
| 17.4 : Jason Holder to Shikhar Dhawan, Slower bumper this outside off, Shikhar Dhawan tries to reverse pull but misses. |
| 17.5 : Jason Holder to Shikhar Dhawan, SIX! Wow, how has he done that? Pitched up on the stumps, Shikhar Dhawan yet again sets up for the reverse and manages to flick it high and over the backward square leg fence for a maximum. |
| Ravichandran Ashwin to Shikhar Dhawan, Ravichandran Ashwin sees Shikhar Dhawan advancing and smartly floats it down leg. Dhawan manages to help it wide of short fine leg for a single. |
| 17.6 : Jason Holder to Shikhar Dhawan, Full and on the pads, flicked away behind square leg for a run. |
| 18.1 : KM Asif to Shikhar Dhawan, Shikhar Dhawan pre-meditates and goes a long way across the off stump. KM Asif follows the batter and bowls it wide enough so that Dhawan can't reach it. Shahrukh Khan has a chat with Dhawan and they have taken a review to check for the wide. The third umpire is called in and the replays show that the ball pitched off the pitch and it will be a wide. |
| KM Asif to Shikhar Dhawan, SIX! Sensational from Shikhar Dhawan! Dhawan yet again moves inside the crease and KM Asif bowls this one on a length around middle. Dhawan gets inside the line and scoops it over the keeper's head for a maximum. |
| 18.2 : KM Asif to Shikhar Dhawan, Unreal effort in the field by Riyan Parag! Length again around off, Shikhar Dhawan backs away and drills it to the left of mid off but Parag springs to his left and saves a certain boundary. Just the single then. |
| 18.3 : KM Asif to Shahrukh Khan, NO BALL! Oh, my! The ball has slipped out of Asif's hand as he bowls a beamer down the leg side. Sanju Samson does well to dive to his left and get a glove on it. The batters cross and a Free Hit will now follow. |
| KM Asif to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Fabulous timing yet again! Very full and outside off, Shikhar Dhawan meets it on the full and just lifts it over extra cover for a one-bounce boundary. 14 already off the over with 3 balls to go. |
| 18.4 : KM Asif to Shikhar Dhawan, This is banged in short and over leg stump, Shikhar Dhawan gets hurried on but manages to get it away toward square leg for one. |
| 18.5 : KM Asif to Shahrukh Khan, Nails the yorker at the toes, Shahrukh Khan manages to get his front leg out of the way and flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 18.6 : KM Asif to Shikhar Dhawan, Finishes with a dot and manages to claw it back a bit. Full again on leg stump, Shikhar Dhawan flicks it on the bounce to the man at mid-wicket. |
| 19.1 : Jason Holder to Shahrukh Khan, A full toss around off, angled across. Shahrukh Khan stays deep in his crease and heaves it away to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 19.2 : Jason Holder to Shikhar Dhawan, Nicely bowled! Goes full and straight, Shikhar Dhawan attempts the reverse but ends up jamming it back onto his leg. The ball rolls onto the off side and Dhawan hobbles across for a single. |
| 19.3 : Jason Holder to Shahrukh Khan, FOUR! Very full and straight, Shahrukh Khan shuffles across and exposes the stumps but manages to scoop it on the full over backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 19.4 : Sam Curran is the new man in. |
| Jason Holder to Shahrukh Khan, OUT! CAUGHT! Jos Buttler with yet another excellent catch and Shahrukh Khan has to depart here. Khan stands right in front of the stumpos to counter the wide yorker but Jason Holder nails this one. Khan has to force the lofted shot but doesn't quite get under it. The ball is lofted over mid on and Buttler comes racing in from the deep. Buttler slides in and grabs it just off the ground with both hands. |
| 19.5 : Jason Holder to Sam Curran, Top delivery! Jason Holder angles it in and nails the yorker yet again around the toes. Sam Curran can only manage to jam it out back onto the deck. |
| 19.6 : Jason Holder to Sam Curran, Ends brilliantly as well and only 7 runs come off the final over. Very full again and around leg stump, Sam Curran punches it down to long on and the batters settle for the single. Punjab finish with 197/4 on the board! |
| A good end from Rajasthan with the ball and in the field but it was an excellent batting display from Punjab overall! They continued from where they left off against Kolkata and stuck to their aggressive style which helped them to get to a total of 197 runs and they will be pretty content with that effort. |
| Rajasthan would be a bit disappointed with their bowling effort as they were taken apart by the Punjab batters. Trent Boult could find any swing early on and Yuzvendra Chahal was expensive too. As their main bowlers leaked runs, others could not step in to help them as well. But Ravichandran Ashwin and Jason Holder were economical and the latter chipped in with a couple of wickets as well. They will be hoping that their batters now get them out of this tough situation and help them get over |
| Prabhsimran Singh is down for a quick chat. He says that he loved batting on this pitch and Shikhar Dhawan backed him too which gave him more confidence. Adds that preparations in the camp were good and he just wants to perform whenever he gets the chance. Mentions that the total is a good one and if they bowl well in the Powerplay, they can defend it. Ends by saying that there is dew but it is all about bowling well early on. |
| Right then, Punjab have posted a decent total on the board and with the bowling that they have will be confident of defending this one. Rajasthan also have some of the best batters in the format and their depth could be tested as well if they are to gun this down. How much will the dew play a role in the chase? We shall find out as the exciting run chase is coming up in a bit. |
| ... The Run Chase ... |
| Punjab got off to flier with Prabhsimran Singh continuing his good hitting form while Shikhar Dhawan provided the support from the other end. They scored 63 runs in the Powerplay and Singh also registered a brilliant half-century. He did not spare anyone and smashed it all around the park before getting out on 60 off 34 balls. There was a bit of a halt in their innings when Bhanuka Rajapaksa went back retired hurt after being hit by a smashing drive from Dhawan. However, Jitesh Sharma came i |
| We are back for the chase but before we get underway, the lights inside the stadium go out and the light and sound show begins for the crowd to enjoy. Up go the fireworks as well now and the ground is absolutely lit-up. |
| 0.1 : Sam Curran to Yashasvi Jaiswal, SIX! Yashasvi Jaiswal begins with a bang! Sam Curran starts from over the wicket and bangs in a short one on the body. Yashasvi Jaiswal picks it up and dispatches it a long way over the square leg fence for a biggie. Rajasthan are up and running here. |
| 0.2 : Sam Curran to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Pitches it up on off stump, shaping away a touch. Yashasvi Jaiswal gets on the front foot and punches it toward mid off. |
| 0.3 : Sam Curran to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Keeps it nice and full and angles it into leg stump. Yashasvi Jaiswal drives it straight to mid on. |
| 0.1 : It looks like the ball is lost in the crowd and the fielders are having a tough time getting it back. The ball is found and play can continue. |
| 0.4 : Sam Curran to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Pitches it up again and hones in on the off stump, Yashasvi Jaiswal firmly punches it on the up to mid off. |
| 0.5 : Sam Curran to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Good length around off and skidding through, Yashasvi Jaiswal cuts it to deep point for a single. |
| 0.6 : Sam Curran to Ravichandran Ashwin, Finishes with a dot and pulls things back nicely after being put away first ball. Good length outside off and angling across. Ravichandran Ashwin looks to hang back and tap it away but is well beaten. 7 runs then off the first over of the chase. |
| Arshdeep Singh to bowl from the opposite end. |
| 1.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Yashasvi Jaiswal greets Arshdeep Singh with a boundary as well. Just a fraction shorter outside off, Jaiswal slaps this one away just behind point and the ball races away into the fence. |
| 1.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Yashasvi Jaiswal, WIDE! Arshdeep Singh grunts as he delivers this one but spills it down the leg side for a wide. |
| Arshdeep Singh to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Length ball outside off and swinging away a touch. Yashasvi Jaiswal stays put and throws his hands at it but misses. |
| 1.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Yashasvi Jaiswal, WIDE! Bowls it a bit fuller and tries to push it outside off but spills it beyond the tramline. Wide called. |
| Jos Buttler is in at number 3. |
| Arshdeep Singh to Yashasvi Jaiswal, OUT! CAUGHT! Straight to the man and that is a soft dismissal for Yashasvi Jaiswal. Pitches this one up around off inviting the drive and it is there to be put away. Yashasvi Jaiswal leans on and drives but does so uppishly and hits it straight toward extra cover. The substitute fielder there, Matthew Short takes a sharp catch and Arshdeep Singh draws first blood for Punjab. Jaiswal though would be disappointed with that. |
| 1.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Jos Buttler, Off the mark right away! Full and outside off, Jos Buttler drives it along the ground and through extra cover. The fielder from sweeper cover runs to his right and slides in to make the stop. Three runs are taken. |
| 1.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Ravichandran Ashwin, Beaten! Comes from around the wicket and angles in a full ball around the off stump. Ravichandran Ashwin looks to drive but is beaten on the inside edge. |
| 1.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Ravichandran Ashwin, Short ball over middle, Ravichandran Ashwin mistimes the pull shot down to mid-wicket. |
| 2.1 : Sam Curran to Jos Buttler, Streaky from Jos Buttler. Length ball in that channel around off. Buttler hangs back and looks to drive but gets an inside edge. The ball runs away toward the backward square leg fence but Harpreet Brar sprints to his right from deep square leg and manages to stop the boundary. Two runs are added to the total. |
| 2.2 : Sam Curran to Jos Buttler, DROPPED! How big of a miss this could prove to be? Sam Curran bangs this one in around off stump and Jos Buttler looks to take it on. Buttler mistimes the pull aerially and gets a top edge over mid-wicket. Harpreet Brar runs in a long way from deep square leg and gets both hands on it but spills the catch. Two runs are taken. |
| 2.3 : Sam Curran to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Banged in again around off, this time Jos Buttler gets on top of the bounce and flat-bats the pull in front of square on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 2.4 : Sam Curran to Jos Buttler, Nice change-up! Slower one around off, Jos Buttler looks to play at it but is beaten on the outside edge. |
| 2.6 : Sam Curran to Jos Buttler, Shorter and around leg, this is worked off the hips past square leg for a run. |
| 3.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Jos Buttler, A low full toss on off stump, Jos Buttler waits for it and hits it away toward cover for a quick single. |
| 3.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Ravichandran Ashwin, OUT! CAUGHT! The move to send Ravichandran Ashwin up the order hasn't worked out and he departs for a duck. Arshdeep Singh comes from around the wicket and bangs in a short one around off. It is at an uncomfortable height but Ashwin tries to take it on. Ashwin mistimes it up in the air and just over mid on where Shikhar Dhawan backtracks and takes a safe catch. Arshdeep Singh gets his second wicket of the game. |
| Skipper, Sanju Samson is the new man in. |
| 3.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Sanju Samson, Back to over the wicket now and serves a length ball around off. Sanju Samson stays on the back foot and taps it toward point. |
| 3.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Sanju Samson, SIX! SMOKED! On a good length around off, Sanju Samson stands tall and whacks it high and handsome right back over the bowler's head for a maximum. |
| 3.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Sanju Samson, A bumper now over leg stump, Sanju Samson hooks this one without much timing over the square leg region for a single. |
| 3.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Jos Buttler, SIX! BANG! Arshdeep Singh comes from around the wicket and angles this one in around off stump. The ball is right in the slot and Jos Buttler hits through the line to send the ball over the long off fence for a maximum. |
| 4.1 : Harpreet Brar to Sanju Samson, Starts off with a flighted delivery on a nagging length and around off. Sanju Samson dabs it down in front of cover-point. |
| 0.0 : Harpreet Brar comes into the attack now. |
| 4.2 : Harpreet Brar to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Just short and goes through as well! This is dragged down a bit on middle, Sanju Samson backs away and flat-bats it toward long on. Shahrukh Khan there comes in and dives forward but the ball just bounces in front of him and eludes him to go into the ropes. |
| 4.3 : Harpreet Brar to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Another one that is dragged down, this time around off. Sanju Samson rocks back and slaps it over the point region for yet another boundary. |
| 4.4 : Harpreet Brar to Sanju Samson, Slides one into the pads, Sanju Samson tucks it toward square leg. |
| 4.5 : Harpreet Brar to Sanju Samson, Flatter delivery around off, punches away in front of cover for a quick run. |
| 4.6 : Harpreet Brar to Jos Buttler, Goes full and angles it into middle and leg. Jos Buttler goes on the back foot and is a bit late to get his bat down but manages to push it away on the off side. |
| Nathan Ellis comes into the attack now. |
| 5.1 : Nathan Ellis to Sanju Samson, FOUR! What a shot! Starts off with a shortish delivery outside off, Sanju Samson just leaps up a bit and hammers it over cover-point for a boundary. The 50 is up for Rajasthan as well. |
| 5.2 : Nathan Ellis to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Pure timing from Sanju Samson and he is on a roll here. Good length outside off, Samson just opens the bat face and strokes it through backward point for back-to-back boundaries. |
| 5.3 : Nathan Ellis to Sanju Samson, Slower one, on a length and around middle, Samson waits for it and nudges it in front of mid on for a single. |
| 5.4 : Nathan Ellis to Jos Buttler, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! A bit unfortunate for Jos Buttler but Nathan Ellis picks up a big wicket for Punjab. Ellis goes full and straight and finds the blockhole. Buttler tries to flick it away but gets an inside edge onto the pads and the ball lobs up around silly mid off. Ellis moves quickly to his left and slides in to take the catch with both hands. |
| 5.5 : Nathan Ellis to Devdutt Padikkal, Good length around off, Devdutt Padikkal blocks it out on the off side. |
| 5.4 : Devdutt Padikkal is the new man in. |
| 5.6 : Nathan Ellis to Devdutt Padikkal, A touch shorter and just down the leg side. Devdutt Padikkal misses the tuck but no wide is called, maybe it came off the thigh pad. Padikkal though has reviewed it. The third umpire checks the UltraEdge and finds a spike as the ball is next to the thigh pad and then the on-field call stands. A review wasted here by Rajasthan. |
| 6.1 : Harpreet Brar to Sanju Samson, Flatter one on leg stump, Sanju Samson flicks it away 'round the corner for a single. |
| 6.2 : Harpreet Brar to Devdutt Padikkal, Flatter again and angled across the left-hander, Devdutt Padikkal looks to cut but gets an outside edge toward short third man. |
| 6.3 : Harpreet Brar to Devdutt Padikkal, At the stumps and nicely worked away in front of mid-wicket. Rahul Chahar from deep mid-wicket sprints to his right and dives in to make the stop. Shahrukh Khan tidies up and the batters get a couple of runs. |
| 6.4 : Harpreet Brar to Devdutt Padikkal, Slows it up and floats it outside off, Devdutt Padikkal taps it away through cover for a single. |
| 6.5 : Harpreet Brar to Sanju Samson, Quicker and flatter, close to the off stump. Sanju Samson plays it late and ends up dabbing it down to short third man. |
| 6.6 : Harpreet Brar to Sanju Samson, Shorter and around middle and leg, this is pulled away off the back foot behind square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 2.5 : Sam Curran to Jos Buttler, Good length on the pads, tucking the batter up. Jos Buttler looks to flick but fails to get it away. |
| 7.1 : Rahul Chahar to Devdutt Padikkal, Rahul Chahar comes in and starts off with a googly outside off. This one stays a touch low and Devdutt Padikkal manages to tap it down toward mid off. |
| 7.2 : Rahul Chahar to Devdutt Padikkal, Quicker one on middle and leg, worked away toward mid-wicket for one. |
| 7.3 : Rahul Chahar to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Class timing! Quicker and on off stump on a nagging length as well. Sanju Samson backs away and cuts it off the stumps in front of cover-point for a boundary. |
| 7.4 : Rahul Chahar to Sanju Samson, Full on middle and leg, Sanju Samson mistimes the big hoick in front of mid-wicket for one. |
| 7.5 : Rahul Chahar to Devdutt Padikkal, A bit of a mix-up but no harm is done. Around leg stump, Devdutt Padikkal gets a leading edge toward short third man and looks for the single but is sent back by Sanju Samson and rightly so. |
| 7.6 : Rahul Chahar to Devdutt Padikkal, Full around leg stump, driven down to long on for a single. |
| 8.1 : Sikandar Raza to Devdutt Padikkal, Sikandar Raza comes into the attack now and starts off with a flatter one outside off. Devdutt Padikkal strokes it away to sweeper cover and rotates the strike. |
| 8.3 : Sikandar Raza to Devdutt Padikkal, WIDE! Comes from around the wicket and angles the round-arm delivery well down the leg side. Excellent take from Jitesh Sharma and a wide is called. |
| Sikandar Raza to Devdutt Padikkal, Fuller in length and on off stump, Devdutt Padikkal punches it toward mid off. |
| 8.4 : Sikandar Raza to Devdutt Padikkal, Very full and angled in on middle and leg, Devdutt Padikkal nudges it away past square leg for one more. |
| 8.5 : Sikandar Raza to Sanju Samson, FIVE WIDES! Sikandar Raza attempts the leg spinner now but gets it all wrong. This is spilled well down the leg side and the ball races away into the fine leg fence. |
| 8.2 : Sikandar Raza to Sanju Samson, Round-arm delivery, full and around off, this is driven through wide mid off for a single. |
| 8.5 : Sikandar Raza to Sanju Samson, Floats this one up on the pads, Sanju Samson nudges it in front of mid-wicket for a single. |
| 8.6 : Sikandar Raza to Devdutt Padikkal, Very full on middle and leg, tucked away through mid-wicket for one. |
| Strategic break! Punjab will be happy with how things are going at the moment and with 117 runs needed off 66 balls, Rajasthan have a tough job on their hands. Sanju Samson though is well set and would want Devdutt Padikkal to build a stand with him. Wickets are key here as there is a lot of dew and with wickets in hand, the batting side can change gears with not much difficulty. A vital middle phase of the chase is coming up next. |
| 9.1 : Rahul Chahar to Devdutt Padikkal, Fraction shorter on off stump, Devdutt Padikkal backs away and cuts it in front of square on the off side for a single. |
| 9.2 : Rahul Chahar to Sanju Samson, Very full and at the legs, Sanju Samson gets the front leg out of the way and heaves it off the inner half of the bat toward deep square leg. The fielder from deep backward square leg runs around and keeps it down to a couple of runs. |
| 9.3 : Rahul Chahar to Sanju Samson, Full again and at the stumps, hit away down to long on for one. |
| 9.4 : Rahul Chahar to Devdutt Padikkal, Tosses this one up on a shorter length and around off, Devdutt Padikkal hits it hard and through covers but for just another single. |
| 9.5 : Rahul Chahar to Sanju Samson, A bit of a drag down from Rahul Chahar and bowled outside off. Sanju Samson cuts it off the back foot behind point for a couple of runs. |
| 9.6 : Rahul Chahar to Sanju Samson, Nagging length on leg stump, Sanju Samson stays back and bunts it out on the leg side for a single. |
| 10.1 : Nathan Ellis to Sanju Samson, Full and straight, Sanju Samson eases it down to long off for a single. |
| 10.2 : Nathan Ellis to Devdutt Padikkal, Slower one, full and wide of the off stump, Devdutt Padikkal reaches out and drives it straight to mid off. |
| 10.3 : Nathan Ellis to Devdutt Padikkal, Another dot ball and Devdutt Padikkal is getting a bit tied up here. Full and around off, Padikkal stays deep in the crease and looks to open up the off side but is beaten for pace. |
| 10.4 : Nathan Ellis to Devdutt Padikkal, Full and swinging in a bit into the legs, Devdutt Padikkal flicks it off the inside edge toward fine leg and picks up a run. |
| 10.5 : Nathan Ellis to Sanju Samson, Nicely bowled! A slower bumper this over leg stump, Sanju Samson ducks under it. |
| 10.6 : Nathan Ellis to Sanju Samson, OUT! CAUGHT! Nathan Ellis with another big wicket and Sanju Samson cannot believe it. This is full and outside off, right in the slot. Samson stays back and looks to thump it over the long off fence but doesn't get it off the middle of the bat. The ball flies flat over mid off and goes straight to the man at long off. Matthew Short, the substitute fielder takes a sharp catch and Punjab are right on top of proceedings now. |
| 11.1 : Rahul Chahar to Devdutt Padikkal, Floated up around off, Devdutt Padikkal looks to loft it over extra cover but ends up slicing it over the cover region for a couple of runs. |
| 11.2 : Rahul Chahar to Devdutt Padikkal, Nagging length around off, Devdutt Padikkal plays it late and down to short third man for a quick single. |
| 0.0 : Riyan Parag is the new man in. |
| 11.3 : Rahul Chahar to Riyan Parag, On a length on leg stump, Riyan Parag punches it toward mid on. |
| 11.4 : Rahul Chahar to Riyan Parag, A bit flatter and on the pads, Riyan Parag looks to tuck it away but misses and gets hit on the pads. |
| 11.5 : Rahul Chahar to Riyan Parag, SIX! Drops it short and pays the price! This is dragged down a bit on leg stump, Riyan Parag picks up the length early and rocks back before pulling it a long way over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| Halt! Riyan Parag has lost the ball into the stands with the humengous hit on the previous delivery. The umpires takes out another ball now. |
| 11.6 : Rahul Chahar to Riyan Parag, Short and wide outside off, turning even further away. Riyan Parag goes after it and hammers it away wide of the man at sweeper cover for a couple of runs. |
| 12.1 : Sikandar Raza to Devdutt Padikkal, Quicker and flatter around off, slapped away to deep cover-point for a single. |
| 12.2 : Sikandar Raza to Riyan Parag, Bowls it full and on leg stump, Riyan Parag works it away in front of mid-wicket for one. |
| 12.3 : Sikandar Raza to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Streaky boundary but Devdutt Padikkal will take it. Flights this one up full and outside off, Padikkal goes after it but gets a top edge that eludes that back-tracking fielder at short third man and rolls away into the fence. |
| 12.4 : Sikandar Raza to Devdutt Padikkal, Full and around off, fired in. Devdutt Padikkal strokes it through mid off for a single. |
| 12.5 : Sikandar Raza to Riyan Parag, Full and straight from Sikandar Raza, Riyan Parag thumps it right back at the bowler who makes a sharp stop. |
| 12.6 : Sikandar Raza to Riyan Parag, SIX! All the way! On a length around middle and leg, Riyan Parag heaves it away and manages to clear the long on fence for a maximum. 83 needed now off 42 balls. |
| Arshdeep Singh (2-0-23-2)Â is back on. |
| 13.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Devdutt Padikkal, Back of a length and angling in, Devdutt Padikkal half-pulls it in front of square on the leg side and picks up a single. |
| 13.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Riyan Parag, Shortish delivery on leg stump, Riyan Parag shuffles a bit and looks to pull but is beaten. |
| 13.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Riyan Parag, Nicely bowled! On a good length and around off, angling across. Riyan Parag looks to stay back and pull but is well beaten yet again. |
| 13.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Riyan Parag, FOUR! Changes the angle and gets punished. Bangs in a short one and angles it over middle and leg, Riyan Parag gets on top of the bounce and pulls it behind square leg for a boundary. |
| 13.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Riyan Parag, Goes full and straight now, and takes pace off as well. Riyan Parag knocks it down to long on for a single. |
| 13.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Devdutt Padikkal, Ends with a dot and only 6 runs come off it. Arshdeep Singh steams in and grunts before serving a slower ball outside off. Devdutt Padikkal is completely deceived and is through his heave way too early. |
| Nathan Ellis (2-0-11-2)Â replaces Sikandar Raza. |
| 14.1 : Nathan Ellis to Riyan Parag, OUT! CAUGHT! Nathan Ellis with the golden arm and he picks up his third wicket now. Bowls a cross-seamer now, on a length and around the fith stump line. Riyan Parag looks to loft it straight down the ground but ends up miscuing it really high. The ball comes down around the long off region where Shahrukh Khan settles under it and takes the catch. Rajasthan lose their fifth wicket and now 77 runs are needed off 35 balls. |
| 0.0 : Shimron Hetmyer is the next man in and will face the hat-trick delivery from Nathan Ellis. |
| 14.2 : Nathan Ellis to Shimron Hetmyer, Almost! Nathan Ellis bowls this one a fuller length and close to the off stump, angling it across. Shimron Hetmyer looks to block but the ball just zips past the outside edge. |
| 14.3 : Nathan Ellis to Shimron Hetmyer, Slower one around the hips, Shimron Hetmyer tucks it away past the man at short fine leg for a couple of runs. |
| 14.4 : Nathan Ellis to Shimron Hetmyer, Excellent bowling! Slower one, full and outside the off stump. Shimron Hetmyer looks to drive it through cover but is beaten by the lack of pace. |
| 14.5 : Nathan Ellis to Shimron Hetmyer, Back of a length around off, this is hit away in front of cover-point for one. |
| 14.6 : Nathan Ellis to Devdutt Padikkal, OUT! TIMBER! Nathan Ellis is ripping through the Rajasthan batting order. Another cross-seamer from Ellis and it is bowled on a good length around middle and leg. It is a heavy ball and the ball just skids on off the deck as well. Devdutt Padikkal hangs back and looks to swing across the line but is beaten for pace and the ball castles into the stumps. A sluggish inning from Padikkal comes to an end and Ellis gets his fourth wicket. |
| Strategic-Break! Punjab have made a good comeback in the game now and they have reduced their opponents to 124/6 and are ahead in the match at the moment. Nathan Ellis has been brilliant with the ball adn they will want to quickly wrap up this innings as two new batters are in the crease with the asking rate creeping up. Rajasthan need someone to go berserk and they have Shimron Hetmyer and Jason Holder as their last hopes. Also, Punjab have used their Impact Player as Rishi Dhawan comes in |
| 15.1 : Rahul Chahar to Shimron Hetmyer, Short and on off, Shimron Hetmyer goes for the pull shot, but cue-ends it just over the the bowler for a single. |
| 15.2 : Rahul Chahar to Dhruv Jurel, Short again and outside off, Dhruv Jurel chops it towards point where a fumble allows a run. |
| 15.3 : Rahul Chahar to Shimron Hetmyer, Another short delivery, on middle, Shimron Hetmyer pulls it on the bounce towards deep square leg for another run. |
| 15.4 : Rahul Chahar to Dhruv Jurel, Tossed up, full and on off, Dhruv Jurel drills it towards long off for one. |
| 15.5 : Rahul Chahar to Shimron Hetmyer, Darts this one full and on leg, Shimron Hetmyer goes for the big slog, but misses and gets hit on the pads. |
| 15.6 : Rahul Chahar to Shimron Hetmyer, Flatter, full and on leg, Shimron Hetmyer tucks it through square leg for one more. Only five runs of the over then! Rajasthan need boundaries. |
| 16.1 : Nathan Ellis to Shimron Hetmyer, SIX! Up, up and away! Nathan Ellis serves this full and on middle, in the slot as well, Shimron Hetmyer clears his front leg out of the way and slogs it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a 96-metre maximum. |
| 16.2 : Nathan Ellis to Shimron Hetmyer, A slower one now, full and on off, Shimron Hetmyer forces it towards long on for a single. |
| 16.3 : Nathan Ellis to Dhruv Jurel, Goes short this time, on middle, slower too, Dhruv Jurel pulls it towards deep square leg for a run. |
| 16.4 : Nathan Ellis to Shimron Hetmyer, A low full toss, on off, Shimron Hetmyer drives it down to long off for another run. |
| 16.5 : Nathan Ellis to Dhruv Jurel, SIX! What a shot! Nathan Ellis tries the slower one again, but bowls a low dipping full toss, on leg, Dhruv Jurel goes down on one knee and sweeps it over the deep backward square leg fence for a biggie. They need more of these. |
| 17.1 : Sam Curran to Dhruv Jurel, Full and on off, Dhruv Jurel drives it towards sweeper covers for a single. |
| 16.6 : Sam Curran (2-0-16-0) is back on. |
| Nathan Ellis to Dhruv Jurel, Buzzers! This is another dipping full toss, on middle, Dhruv Jurel mistimes his scoop towards short fine leg and sets off for the run, but is sent back, the fiedler hits the stumps at the batter's end as the ball deflects towards long off and now the batter get the run. The umpire wants to check the run-out, but the replay confirms that Jurel is safe. |
| 17.2 : Sam Curran to Shimron Hetmyer, SIX! Shimron Hetmyer goes big now! Sam Curran loses his grip and bowls a high full toss around leg, Shimron Hetmyer swivels and manages to hook it over the fine leg fence for a biggie. He goes for the review as he thinks that it is a No Ball, but the replay shows that it is below the waist and Rajasthan lose their reveiw. |
| 17.3 : Sam Curran to Shimron Hetmyer, FOUR! SMASHED! This is back of a length and outside off, Shimron Hetmyer stays there and carsses through covers for a boundary. 11 runs already with three balls to go. |
| 17.4 : Sam Curran to Shimron Hetmyer, Sam Curran bangs this short and on off, Shimron Hetmyer slaps it towards deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 17.5 : Sam Curran to Dhruv Jurel, Fuler one and on middle, Dhruv Jurel clips it towards deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 17.6 : Arshdeep Singh (3-0-29-2) is back on. |
| Sam Curran to Shimron Hetmyer, SIX! Just over! 19 runs off the over! Sam Curran bowls the slower delivery now, but lands this short and on middle, Shimron Hetmyer heaves it towards the deep mid-wicket fence, but mistimes it a bit. However, it has enough power to just go over the fielder for a maximum. 34 runs needed in 12 balls now! |
| 18.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Dhruv Jurel, A dot! Arshdeep Singh comes around the wicket and nails the yorker, on middle, angling in, Dhruv Jurel only manages to dig it back to the bowler. |
| 18.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Dhruv Jurel, Arshdeep Singh loses his line and serves this full but down the leg side, Dhruv Jurel misses his flick. Wided. |
| Arshdeep Singh to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR! A much-needed boundary! Arshdeep Singh bowls this full again and on off this time, Dhruv Jurel gets behind it and lofts it over mid off for four runs. |
| 18.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Dhruv Jurel, SIX! Oh my god! The impact player is surely making an impact here! Arshdeep Singh pitches this up again and around off, Dhruv Jurel makes room and smashes it over deep extra cover fence for a biggie. The 50-run partnership also comes up with that. |
| 18.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR! Innovative under pressure! Arshdeep Singh misses his yorker and bowls a low full toss, on middle, Dhruv Jurel moves across and scoops it towards the fine leg fence falling over in the process, but Harpreet Brar's dive to his right cannot save the boundary. 15 runs off the over already! |
| 18.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Dhruv Jurel, Back of a length and on off, Dhruv Jurel opens the face of his bat and guides it towards short third man and sets off for the run, the fielder misses his shy at the bowler's end adn Jurel makes his ground. |
| 18.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Shimron Hetmyer, DROPPED! A tough chance though! This is a high full toss, on off, Shimron Hetmyer goes for the slog, but miscues it in the air towards deep mid-wicket where Nathan Ellis runs forward and slides, but fails to grab it. Two rns taken! Rajasthan need 16 runs in the last over! |
| Who will bowl the final over? Will it be Sam Curran or the Impact Player Rishi Dhawan? It will be Curran. Can he defend 15 runs? |
| 19.1 : Sam Curran to Dhruv Jurel, Full and on middle, Dhruv Jurel forces it towards long on for just a single. |
| 19.2 : Sam Curran to Shimron Hetmyer, Fullish and outside off, Shimron Hetmyer drills it towards sweeper covers and comes back for the second and makes it easily in the air as the throw from Nathan Ellis was a poor one. 13 needed in 4 now! |
| 19.3 : Jason Holder walks in next but he will be at the non-striker's end. |
| Sam Curran to Shimron Hetmyer, OUT! RUN OUT! A disaster for Rajasthan! Sam Curran nails the yorker, on off, Shimron Hetmyer jams it out towards long off for a single, and he wants the second, but Dhruv Jurel sends him back when he is already halfway down the pitch, Shahrukh Khan throws it bowler's end where Sam Curran breaks the stumps with Shimron Hetmyer nowhere near the crease. It is all on Dhruv Jurel now! |
| 19.4 : Sam Curran to Dhruv Jurel, A low full toss, outside off, Dhruv Jurel looks to ramp it but misses and Sanju Samson behind the stumps fumbles as well. A bye is taken. Jason Holder is on strike with 11 needed in 2 balls. All three results are possible. |
| 19.5 : Sam Curran to Jason Holder, This is in the blockhole and around off, Jason Holder drills it towards long off for a single. This is Punjab's game now barring any extras. |
| 19.6 : Sam Curran to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR! Dhruv Jurel gets a boundary, but that will not be enough! Sam Curran serves this full and around leg, Dhruv Jurel stays there and glances it towards the fine leg fence for a boundary. PUNJAB WIN BY 5 RUNS! |
| The Presentation ceremony... |
| Wow, what a game! Rajasthan seemed down and out but managed to take it to the final over. Sam Curran held his nerve and made sure Punjab got over the line, just when they were given a real scare by young Dhruv Jurel and Shimron Hetmyer. |
| Punjab win the game and make it two wins out of two but they would have had their heart in their mouth. After a good score on the board, Arshdeep Singh got them off to a bright start with two early wickets. In the middle phase, the spinners didn't manage to pick up wickets but it was Nathan Ellis who bowled a vital spell as he got wickets every time he came on to bowl. Ellis ended up with 4 wickets but received some tap in the final over. Arshdeep Singh and Sam Curran bowled in the death o |
| With 67 runs needed off 24 balls, Rajasthan hardly had a chance of winning the game but they made a match out of it before suffering heartbreak. It was an unusual start as Ravichandran Ashwin opened the innings with Yashasvi Jaiswal and got out early. Skipper Sanju Samson then took on the mantle and looked in fine touch before he got out as well. Devdutt Padikkal struggled in the middle but Riyan Parag started off well, although both of them got out in quick succession as well. Then came t |
| Earlier in the game, Sanju Samson put Punjab into bat on a wicket that looked like a belter. Prabhsimran Singh and Shikhar Dhawan flew off the blocks with the former in sensational form. They were flying high but once Singh fell, the scoring rate slowed down a touch. Jitesh Sharma played a little cameo to regain a bit of momentum which was then capitalized by Dhawan and he went ballistic. Ravichandran Ashwin and Jason Holder were the pick of the bowlers for Rajasthan as KM Asif and Yuzven |
| Sanju Samson, the captain of Rajasthan says that it was a really good batting wicket and there was no help for the bowlers in the Powerplay but credits his bowlers for pulling things a bit back in the end. Adds that the thinking behind sending Ravichandran Ashwin to open the innings was that as Punjab had two spinners so they wanted Devdutt Padikkal in the middle order. Mentions that he is happy to see Dhruv Jurel getting the opportunity and showing his talent as the team management and coac |
| Nathan Ellis (4-0-30-4) is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his excellent spell. He says that it was one of those days and he is stoked to get the win in a close game. Adds that it's all about ball-by-ball and he tries to focus on the next ball whether he is bowling or fielding and admits that it is easier said than done. Ends by saying that he was focused on drying the ball and getting the cross-seamers right and he is happy with the effort. |
| Punjab's skipper, Shikhar Dhawan says that there were some nervous moments in the end but the bowlers kept their calm considering the dew factor. Adds that they were happy with the score and jokingly says that the turning point was his switch-hits. Mentions that the score was good and credits his bowlers for picking up early wickets and praises Nathan Ellis for his performance. Tells that they played good cricket in both games and says that they have depth in their batting and that is why thei |
| That is it from this game and it is Punjab who pick up an away victory against Rajasthan and make it two wins out of two just like Gujarat. On Thursday, the 6th of April, Bangalore also have a chance to replicate that as they travel to Kolkata to face the home side in a tasty encounter at Eden Gardens. That game will begin at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT) but our build-up will begin a lot sooner. Cheers! |
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