| 0.3 : 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. |
| 1.5 : 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. |
| 2.2 : 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 : 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. |
| 3.1 : 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. |
| 3.3 : 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 : 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. |
| 3.6 : 3.6: 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. |
| 4.2 : 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 : 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. |
| 5.2 : 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. |
| 7.5 : 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. |
| 8.1 : 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. |
| 9.4 : 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! |
| 11.3 : 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 : 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. |
| 11.6 : 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. |
| 12.5 : 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. |
| 13.3 : 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 : 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. |
| 13.6 : 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! |
| 14.3 : 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. |
| 15.2 : 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. |
| 15.4 : 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. |
| 16.1 : 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. |
| 17.5 : 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. |
| 18.1 : 18.1: 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. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: 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. |
| 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 : 19.4: 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. |
| 0.1 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 1.3 : 1.3: 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. |
| 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. |
| 3.2 : 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. |
| 3.4 : 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. |
| 3.6 : 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. |
| 4.2 : 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 : 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. |
| 5.1 : 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 : 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. |
| 5.4 : 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. |
| 7.3 : 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. |
| 10.6 : 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. |
| 11.5 : 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. |
| 12.3 : 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. |
| 12.6 : 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. |
| 13.4 : 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. |
| 14.1 : 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. |
| 14.6 : 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. |
| 16.1 : 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. |
| 16.5 : 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. |
| 17.2 : 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 : 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. |
| 17.6 : 17.6: 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! |
| 18.2 : 18.2: 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 : 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 : 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! |
| 19.3 : 19.3: 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! |
| 19.6 : 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! |
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