| 1.3 : 1.3: Avesh Khan to Virat Kohli, SIX! Edgy! Bends his back and goes short around off, Virat Kohli tries to pull this one off the front foot. Gets a top edge and the ball flies towards the fine leg fence for a maximum. |
| 1.4 : 1.4: Avesh Khan to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Back of a length this time and on off, Virat Kohli takes a step forward and slaps it over extra cover for four more runs. |
| 2.6 : 2.6: Krunal Pandya to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Bowls it full and on middle, Faf du Plessis clear his front leg and hoicks it wide of mid on. Beats mid on to his right and the fast outfield does the rest. |
| 3.1 : 3.1: Avesh Khan to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Glorious! Back of a length around off, Virat Kohli gets on top of the bounce and punches it on the up. Hits it well wide of deep cover and collects a boundary. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: Avesh Khan to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Sublime timing! Fuller this time and on off by Avesh Khan, Virat Kohli gets on the front foot and times the drive through covers for yet another boundary. |
| 4.3: Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, SIX! SHOT! Short and on middle, Virat Kohli stays back and thumps it flat and over long on for a maximum. |
| 5.2 : 5.2: Mark Wood to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Thumped back! Full and straight again, Virat Kohli backs away and powers it right back over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 5.3 : 5.3: Mark Wood to Virat Kohli, SIX! Oh, what a shot that is! Short of a length around off, Virat Kohli stands tall and nonchalantly whips it over the cow corner fence for a biggie. The 50 is up for Bangalore. |
| 9.2 : 9.2: Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli, SIX! BANG! Krunal Pandya drops it a tad bit short and angles it in. Virat Kohli is quick to pick up the length and rocks back to pull it over the wide long on fence for a maximum. |
| 9.4 : 9.4: Krunal Pandya to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! An agricultural heave from Faf du Plessis but it could prove to be a shackle-breaker for him. Slower through the air and angling into leg stump, Faf slogs it away and gets it well in front of deep mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 10.2 : 10.2: Ravi Bishnoi to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Faf du Plessis has found his touch here! Googly, short and quicker around off, Faf du Plessis picks the length early and cuts it wide of deep point for four runs more. |
| 11.3 : 11.3: Amit Mishra to Virat Kohli, OUT! CAUGHT! Amit Mishra comes into the attack and gets the big wicket of Virat Kohli! Bowls it short and on middle and leg, the ball keeps a bit low but Virat Kohli still goes through with the pull shot. Times this one well but does not get the elevation to clear the deep mid-wicket fielder. Hits it flat and straight to Marcus Stoinis stationed there who makes no mistake. Amit Mishra is delighted and so he should be. |
| 13.3: Amit Mishra to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Short and on off, Glenn Maxwell is quick to pick up the length and slaps it over cover for a boundary. This should break the shackles for Maxwell. |
| 13.4 : 13.4: Amit Mishra to Glenn Maxwell, SIX! This is even better! Mishra continues to bowl it short and serves it on off, Glenn Maxwell rocks on the back foot and thumps it over long on for his first maximum. |
| 14.3 : 14.3: Ravi Bishnoi to Faf du Plessis, SIX! Cracking shot! Bishnoi tries to go wide and outside off on a short length, Faf du Plessis reaches out to the delivery and smokes it wide of long off for his first maximum. |
| 14.4 : 14.4: Ravi Bishnoi to Faf du Plessis, SIX! Faf du Plessis goes huge! Googly this time, short and on off, Faf du Plessis picks the length early and smacks it over long on. Deposits it onto the roof for a 115 metre biggie. |
| 14.6 : 14.6: Ravi Bishnoi to Glenn Maxwell, SIX! Straight as an arrow! Bishnoi goes full and turning in on off and middle, Glenn Maxwell gets it in his slot and does not miss out. Clobbers this one back over the sight screen for yet another maximum. Most expensive over of the innings, 20 runs came off it. |
| 15.1 : 15.1: Mark Wood to Faf du Plessis, SIX! Glorious from Faf du Plessis and he brings up his FIFTY now! On a hard length over off stump, Faf stays deep in his crease and just lifts it effortlessly over the long off fence for a maximum. A good knock from the skipper so far but he will look to finish with a flourish here. |
| 16.1: Avesh Khan to Glenn Maxwell, SIX! BOOM! Length ball from Avesh Khan and right in the slot. Glenn Maxwell clears the front leg and smacks it away well over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. The 150 is now up for Bangalore. |
| 16.5 : 16.5: Avesh Khan to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Top shot! Avesh Khan goes full and straight and almost nails the yorker. Glenn Maxwell goes deep in his crease and backs away and also manages to get under the ball. Maxwell slices it over the cover region and picks up a boundary. |
| 17.2 : 17.2: Jaydev Unadkat to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Streaky but will do! Full and wide outside off, Glenn Maxwell stays leg side of the ball but manages to reach out and edges it down to third man for a boundary. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: Jaydev Unadkat to Faf du Plessis, SIX! Clean strike! Pitched up right in the slot around leg stump, Faf du Plessis clears the front leg and smokes it over the long on fence for a biggie. |
| 17.5 : 17.5: Jaydev Unadkat to Faf du Plessis, SIX! Juicy full toss from Jaydev Unadkat and Faf du Plessis has dealt with it. Glenn Maxwell at the other end reckons that it is above waist height and Bangalore take the review. The replays show that the ball is clearly under waist height and it will be a fair delivery. Coming to the delivery, it is served on the leg stump and Faf smokes it a long way over the mid-wicket fence for a huge hit. |
| 17.6 : 17.6: Jaydev Unadkat to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! 23 off the over and Bangalore are flying at the moment. Full and wide again, Faf du Plessis reaches out and manages to open the bat face and get it over backward point for a boundary. |
| 18.1 : 18.1: Avesh Khan to Glenn Maxwell, SIX! Thumped! Avesh Khan serves it in the slot again around middle and Glenn Maxwell just stays deep in his crease before chipping it right back over the bowler's head for a maximum. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: Avesh Khan to Glenn Maxwell, SIX! Back-to-back maximums and that will be FIFTY for Glenn Maxwell, what a sublime inning this has been from the 'Big Show!' Banged in this time and well outside off, Maxwell stands tall and reaches out before lifting it over the cover-point fence for a biggie. |
| 18.4 : 18.4: Avesh Khan to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Like a tracer bullet! Full and wide, not finding the blockhole and Faf du Plessis just slaps this one a bit uppishly and wide of cover for a boundary. The 200 is also up for Bangalore. |
| 19.4: Mark Wood to Glenn Maxwell, SIX! Whacked away! Glenn Maxwell hangs back and waits for the short one and gets just the ideal ball to put it away. Banged in over middle, Maxwell gets inside the line and muscles it well over the square-leg fence for a biggie. |
| 19.5 : 19.5: Mark Wood to Glenn Maxwell, OUT! BOWLED 'EM! Mark Wood switches to length and just bowls it really quick at around 150 clicks. This one is bowled around middle and angled in. Glenn Maxwell backs away and looks for the big slog across the line but is undone by the raw pace and also the inward movement off the deck. The ball beats the bat and smashes into the leg pole but Maxwell will feel he has done his job here. |
| 0.3 : 0.3: Mohammed Siraj to Kyle Mayers, OUT! CHOPPED ON! Mohammed Siraj draws first blood here for Bangalore with the ball and Kyle Mayers is out for a duck. Just bowls it back of a length and closer to the off pole. The pace is good and the ball angles across the left-hander. Mayers looks to cut it off the back foot but is late on the shot and gets an inside edge back onto the stumps. Bangalore get a big breakthrough early on and Siraj is delighted with it. |
| 2.1 : 2.1: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, FOUR! Top effort in the deep by Harshal Patel but it goes in vain. Good length on the pads, KL Rahul pushes it in front of square leg and the ball seems to be running away to the fence. Patel sprints to his left from deep backward square leg and puts in a big dive to save a run. The replays though show that his foot touched the ropes and it will be a boundary. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: Wayne Parnell to Deepak Hooda, FOUR! Nicely done! Short of a length and around leg stump, Deepak Hooda flicks it aerially and well in front of square on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 3.4 : 3.4: Wayne Parnell to Deepak Hooda, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Wayne Parnell picks up a wicket in his first over and Lucknow are two down early in the chase. Parnell bowls this one on a perfect length and in the channel around off, getting the ball to seam away. Deepak Hooda stays put but has a little poke at it. The ball takes the outside edge and Dinesh Karthik takes a solid low catch diving in front of him. There's not much excitement for the catch and the umpire straightaway goes upstairs. Ultra |
| 3.6 : 3.6: Wayne Parnell to Krunal Pandya, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! What a return this is proving to be for Wayne Parnell as he picks up his second wicket. Similar to the last delivery, full and outside off, swinging away beautifully. Krunal Pandya was beaten looking to drive on the last ball but goes for the expansive drive yet again. Pandya though ends up getting a thick outside edge that is pouched comfortably by Dinesh Karthik behind the sticks moving to his left. Lucknow in a spot of bother now! |
| 4.6: David Willey to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Glorious timing! Bowled around the top of off stump, Marcus Stoinis gets on the front foot and punches it off the middle of the bat through wide mid off for a boundary. |
| 5.6: Wayne Parnell to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Easy pickings! Banged in short on leg, Marcus Stoinis swivels in his crease and helps it through short fine leg. Gets it past the diving Mohammed Siraj at short fine leg for a boundary. At the end of the Powerplay, Lucknow have scored 37 runs for the loss of three wickets. |
| 7.1 : 7.1: Harshal Patel to Marcus Stoinis, SIX! Marcus Stoinis welcomes Harshal Patel with a maximum! Starts his spell with a length delivery on middle, at 138 kph, Marcus Stoinis swipes across the line and clears the square leg fence for a maximum. |
| 7.2 : 7.2: Harshal Patel to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Streaky but Marcus Stoinis and Lucknow will take it! Touch fuller and outside off, Marcus Stoinis goes for the drive away from the body but gets an outside edge. The ball flies over backward point for four more runs. |
| 7.3 : 7.3: Harshal Patel to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR MORE! Goes with the back of the hand slower delivery and bowls a low full toss on off, Marcus Stoinis does not miss out as he drills it back past the bowler. Beats the long off fielder to his right for yet another boundary. Stoinis has decided to target Harshal Patel here. |
| 8.1 : 8.1: Karn Sharma to Marcus Stoinis, SIX! Karn Sharma gets greeted with a biggie as well! Bowls a half-tracker on leg, Marcus Stoinis isn't one to miss out as he rocks back and pulls it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. |
| 8.2 : 8.2: Karn Sharma to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Floated, full on middle, Marcus Stoinis clears his front leg and thumps it back over the bowler's head for a boundary. Marcus Stoinis is turning it on for Lucknow here. |
| 8.6 : 8.6: Karn Sharma to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Nicely played! Karn Sharma bowls it short and around off, Marcus Stoinis gets into a good position and cuts it hard towards deep point. Shahbaz Ahmed there sprints to his left and slides to keep the ball in play. However, the replays show that his feet were in contact with the ropes and it will be a boundary to Lucknow. An expensive first over by Karn Sharma, 16 runs came off it. |
| 9.3 : 9.3: Shahbaz Ahmed to Marcus Stoinis, SIX! Marcus Stoinis brings up his fifty in style! Tossed up, full and on off, Marcus Stoinis reads it well and clears his front leg. Swings his bat and clears the long off fence with ease. This has been a counterattacking knock by Stoinis but needs to keep going to keep his side in the game. |
| 9.6 : 9.6: Shahbaz Ahmed to Marcus Stoinis, SIX! Dispatched by Marcus Stoinis! Shahbaz Ahmed pays the price for bowling it in the slot on leg, Marcus Stoinis powers this one over the mid-wicket fence for yet another maximum. |
| 10.2 : 10.2: Karn Sharma to Marcus Stoinis, SIX! Thumped! Tossed up full and around off, Marcus Stoinis just hits through the line of the ball and smokes it well over the long off fence for a biggie. |
| 10.4 : 10.4: Karn Sharma to Marcus Stoinis, OUT! TAKEN! The Impact Player does get a wicket and it is a big one as well. Karn Sharma floats this one up nicely and throws it outside the off stump. Marcus Stoinis reaches out and looks to whack it downtown but ends up slicing it high and over backward point. Shahbaz Ahmed at wide third man settles under it and takes a good catch. Stoinis departs after a blistering knock and Bangalore have an opening now. |
| 10.6 : 10.6: Karn Sharma to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! High and handsome! This is tossed up full and around middle, Nicholas Pooran gets down on one knee and slogs it up in the air. The ball sails over the wide long on fence for a maximum. |
| 11.1 : 11.1: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, OUT! CAUGHT! Mohammed Siraj comes back in and gets rid of the Lucknow skipper. On a good length, a cross-seamer and around the pads. KL Rahul looks to up the ante and flicks it aerially. Rahul doesn't get the timing right and hits it straight down the throat of Virat Kohli at deep square leg. Kohli makes no mistake and Rahul departs after a sluggish inning. Lucknow have now lost half their side. |
| 11.2 : 11.2: Mohammed Siraj to Ayush Badoni, FOUR! Just over! Back of a length around off stump, Ayush Badoni throws his hands at it and gets enough on it to take it over mid off for a boundary. |
| 11.6 : 11.6: Mohammed Siraj to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Slapped away! A bit short and wide, Nicholas Pooran sees the width and throws his hands at it. The ball flies off the bat and goes flat over backward point for a boundary. |
| 12.2 : 12.2: Karn Sharma to Ayush Badoni, FOUR! Excellent timing! Quicker through the air and shorter on leg stump, Ayush Badoni is quick to get on the back foot and whips it away in front of square on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 12.4 : 12.4: Karn Sharma to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! Tossed up on leg stump, Nicholas Pooran sits down and plays the slog-sweep to perfection. The ball flies over the square leg fence for a biggie. |
| 12.5 : 12.5: Karn Sharma to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! Karn Sharma is being hammered here. Shorter in length and turning away from around off. Nicholas Pooran gets on the back foot and thumps it over extra cover for yet another maximum. |
| 13.1 : 13.1: Harshal Patel to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! Nicholas Pooran is dealing in maximums at the moment! Banged in short and around leg stump, but doesn't get high either. Nicholas Pooran gets inside the line to pick it up and dispatch it over the backward square leg fence for a maximum. |
| 13.5 : 13.5: Harshal Patel to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Streaky but Nicholas Pooran won't mind it one bit. Fraction shorter and outside off, Pooran looks to cut hard but gets an under edge wide of the keeper and into the third man fence. |
| 13.6 : 13.6: Harshal Patel to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! That has been crunched and 18 runs come off that over! Banged in short and over middle and leg, Nicholas Pooran shows quick hands and pings the pull shot flat and hard over the backward square leg fence for a maximum. |
| 14.2 : 14.2: Wayne Parnell to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Everything that Nicholas Pooran hits seems to be going to the fence. Fuller one around off, Pooran heaves it off the inner half of the bat and beats deep mid-wicket to his left for another boundary. |
| 14.5 : 14.5: Wayne Parnell to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! Wow, what a strike and Nicholas Pooran misses the joint-equal fastest FIFTY in the history of the tournament by one ball but he won't care much about that. Pitched up on middle and leg, Pooran gets the front leg out of the way and smokes it a long way back over the long on fence for a huge hit. This has been an inning of immense calibre and Pooran seems to be guiding Lucknow surprisingly to a comfortable win here. |
| 14.6 : 14.6: Wayne Parnell to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! There's no stopping Nicholas Pooran! Short and wide outside off, cut away hard and past backward point for a boundary. 55 in the last three overs and now 'only' 42 needed off 30 balls. |
| 15.2 : 15.2: David Willey to Ayush Badoni, FOUR! Everything going in Lucknow's way here! Full and angling across outside off, Ayush Badoni reaches out and tries to go down the ground. Gets an outside edge that flies over short third man for a boundary. |
| 15.6 : 15.6: David Willey to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! Nicholas Pooran is in no mood to stop here! Willey bowls a cutter on a length and on leg, Nicholas Pooran picks the change of pace and gets down on one knee. Slogs it over the backward square leg fence for a maximum. Another great over for Lucknow. |
| 16.6: Mohammed Siraj to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! CAUGHT! Mohammed Siraj strikes and removes the well-set Nicholas Pooran! Siraj tries to go full but ends up bowling a high full toss on middle and leg, Nicholas Pooran stays in the crease and tries to flick it towards the backward square leg fence. Does not manage to clear the man in the deep and holes out to Shahbaz Ahmed there. The umpires want to ensure that the ball is below the waist and opt for a review. The Ball Tracking shows the ball to |
| 17.2 : 17.2: Harshal Patel to Jaydev Unadkat, FOUR! Jaydev Unadkat is up and running! Harshal nails the yorker on middle, Unadkat is up to the task and gets his bat down in time. The ball catches the outside edge of his bat and races past short third man for a boundary. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: Wayne Parnell to Ayush Badoni, FOUR! That should do it for Lucknow! Slower and into the wicket, outside off, Ayush Badoni moves across and pulls it hard and wide of long on for a boundary. |
| 18.4 : 18.4: Wayne Parnell to Ayush Badoni, OUT! HIT WICKET! Anti-climax in the game! Wayne Parnell goes full and at the stumps, Ayush Badoni moves to the off side and looks to scoop it over short fine leg. Executes it to perfection and the ball goes all the way for a maximum. However, his one hand comes off the bat and the bat goes back onto the stumps in the swing. Badoni is dejected but has to depart now. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: Harshal Patel to Mark Wood, OUT! TIMBER! Harshal Patel rolls his fingers over the ball and bowls a yorker on middle, Mark Wood looks to go down the ground but gets deceived completely by the dip of the ball. He misses and ends up seeing his woodwork disturbed. The Bangalore fans are up on their feet as they sense an opening here. |
| 19.5 : 19.5: Harshal Patel to Jaydev Unadkat, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Bends his back and bangs it in short on middle, Jaydev Unadkat tries to pull but the ball climbs on him. Skies this one in the air towards long on where Faf du Plessis runs forwards and completes the catch. Are we heading to a Super Over here? |
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