| 0.0 : We're down to the last game of the league stage but by no means it's of least importance. Get into the shoes of Hyderabad and you would realise the significance of Match 56 of this year's Indian T20 League. The Orange team has the destiny in its own hands, no permutations and combinations, simply win and book a place in the playoffs. Sounds easy? Here comes the harder part, their last match is against Mumbai, yes, the defending champions, who have already topped the table and secured a place in |
| Pitch - This pitch has played very differently in Sharjah. The scores have come down mightily if we look at it from the start. It has slowed down and the mindset of the batsmen has also changed as the tournament has progressed. This pitch has a bit of more moisture, looks dark and it doesn't have the same exciting shine. Batting under lights could be easier. |
| Toss - Rohit Sharma is back to lead Mumbai. He walks out to the centre alongside David Warner. Hyderabad elect to field! |
| Hyderabad skipper, David Warner talks about the dew factor and his decision to field first is mainly due to that reason. Adds that they have to beat the best to get to the playoffs. Informs that they have made a single change, Priyam Garg comes in for Abhishek Sharma. |
| Mumbai skipper, Rohit Sharma says that throughout the tournament there has been a lot of talk regarding the toss but they want to focus on how they play and take the toss out of the picture. Tells that it looks like he is fit and fine. Shares that they have rested a couple of key bowlers, Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult are not playing and James Pattinson and Dhawal Kulkarni are in. Further informs that he is back in the XI replacing Jayant Yadav. |
| One of the shining stars of this season for Mumbai, Suryakumar Yadav is up for a chat. He says that it is one of the great tournaments in the world and people talking about you is obviously great. Adds that every time you go in, you have to start from scratch and he loves to do it again and again. Further says that nothing changes for this match as going into the playoffs they don't want any complacency and finish on a high. Regarding the star-studded team support staff, Yadav replies that be |
| Mumbai (Playing XI) - Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Pattinson, Rahul Chahar, Dhawal Kulkarni. |
| Hyderabad (Playing XI) - David Warner (C), Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Priyam Garg, Jason Holder, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan. |
| We're all set to get underway. Quinton de Kock gets his usual batting partner back as he is joined by fit-again Rohit Sharma. As expected, Sandeep Sharma will take the ball first-up. Let's play... |
| 0.1 : Sandeep Sharma to Rohit Sharma, A bit of swing straightaway. Sandeep hurls it full and outside off, Rohit leans forward to drive but it goes off the inner half of his blade to mid on. |
| 0.2 : Sandeep Sharma to Rohit Sharma, Good shot! Full again, around middle and off, Rohit presents a straight bat and pushes it back past the bowler. A quick run taken to open Mumbai's account. |
| 0.3 : Sandeep Sharma to Quinton de Kock, Lands it on a length around middle and off, de Kock stands back and defends it from the inside part of his bat. It rolls behind towards the keeper. |
| 0.4 : Sandeep Sharma to Quinton de Kock, Pitches it up and outside off, Quinton drives with good timing but finds the cover fielder. |
| 0.5 : Sandeep Sharma to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! The South African is off the mark! Pure timing on this flick shot. Sandeep is too straight with his line, de Kock turns inside the crease and eases it in front of square leg for a glorious boundary. |
| 0.6 : Sandeep Sharma to Quinton de Kock, Back of a length ball on off, de Kock pushes it on the up but it goes safely to the right of mid off. End of a decent first over by Sandeep. |
| Who will partner Sandeep Sharma with the new ball? It will be Jason Holder. |
| 1.1 : Jason Holder to Rohit Sharma, Good length ball outside off, with the usual extra bounce that Holder generates, Rohit punches it from the back foot to covers. |
| 1.2 : Jason Holder to Rohit Sharma, This time Holder angles a length ball into the batsman, Rohit walks across slightly and nudges it through backward square leg for one. |
| 1.3 : Jason Holder to Quinton de Kock, Tries to be innovative but it doesn't come off for Quinton. Holder delivers a length ball around off, de Kock walks across with an attempted paddle shot but fails to connect. A bit of arrogance displayed by the South African. |
| 1.4 : Jason Holder to Quinton de Kock, Superb stop! Well done, Samad. Holder over-pitches on the leg stump line and de Kock flicks it through mid-wicket. The ball races away and so does Samad to his right. He puts in a dive and saves two for his team. |
| 1.5 : Jason Holder to Quinton de Kock, Short in length and outside off, it's cut through backward point for a single. |
| 1.6 : Jason Holder to Rohit Sharma, Aerial but safe! A length ball around off, Rohit tries to play a lofted shot but loses his shape a bit. Ends up spooning it over covers and it falls in front of the sweeper. A single taken to close another 5-run over. |
| 2.1 : Sandeep Sharma to Rohit Sharma, Fullish and around off, it's knocked down to long on for a run. |
| 2.2 : Sandeep Sharma to Quinton de Kock, Keeps it full in the hope of some movement but it's too full, not allowing the ball any time to do it's bit. De Kock whips it to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 2.3 : Sandeep Sharma to Rohit Sharma, OUT! Rohit's comeback lasts for only 7 balls. Sandeep once again leaves his impact in the Powerplay. He delivers it on a fuller length around leg, a knuckle ball. Probably, it stops a bit after hitting the deck. Rohit moves back to make some room and then attempts to loft it over mid off. Fails to get the desired connection and Warner moves across to his right and completes an easy catch inside the ring. Early blow to Mumbai! |
| Who will walk in for Mumbai now? Will it be Kishan or Suryakumar? It will be the latter as Suryakumar Yadav makes his way out into the middle. |
| 2.4 : Sandeep Sharma to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! In the air... but in the gap! Good timing on that shot. Back of a length delivery on off, Yadav punches it aerially and times it superbly through extra cover. Opens his account with a boundary. |
| 2.5 : Sandeep Sharma to Suryakumar Yadav, Fullish on off, pushed off the front foot to the off side. |
| 2.6 : Sandeep Sharma to Suryakumar Yadav, Pitches it up and around off, it's driven off the front foot to mid off. End of a successful over for Sandeep, 6 runs and a wicket from it! |
| 3.1 : Jason Holder to Quinton de Kock, Digs in a short ball on middle, de Kock stands tall and pulls it firmly in front of square leg. Samad makes a sliding stop in the deep and they cross. |
| 3.2 : Jason Holder to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Shot full of confidence! Fuller length ball on middle, Yadav picks it up and flicks it stylishly in front of square leg for a fabulous boundary. |
| 3.3 : Jason Holder to Suryakumar Yadav, Shortish around middle and leg, SKY moves across the stumps to ease it behind square leg but misses. |
| 3.4 : Jason Holder to Suryakumar Yadav, Short and wide outside off, Surya tries to cut but misses. |
| 3.5 : Jason Holder to Suryakumar Yadav, This one is in the zone outside off, Yadav lifts it over extra cover. Warner chases it down from mid off and they collect a couple of runs. |
| 3.6 : Jason Holder to Suryakumar Yadav, Fullish and close to off, Suryakumar pushes it back past the bowler to mid off. Another tidy over by Hyderabad. |
| 4.1 : Sandeep Sharma to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! Well played! Sandeep senses the charge and serves it full and wide outside off. De Kock still manages it reach it and drills it through extra cover. |
| 4.2 : Sandeep Sharma to Quinton de Kock, SIX! This is the Quinton special! Slightly short and around leg, de Kock swivels on the back foot and plunders it over square leg for a biggie. 10 from the first two balls, pressure on Sandeep. |
| 4.3 : Sandeep Sharma to Quinton de Kock, SIX! Oh my goodness! Quinton is on the attack. He reads the change in pace, finds the ball to be on a length around off and he heaves it with all his might over wide long on. |
| 4.4 : Sandeep Sharma to Quinton de Kock, OUT! De Kock drags it on! Luck factor for the bowler. He attempts for a wide yorker probably but ends up slipping a low full toss outside off, Quinton finds another boundary-scoring opportunity but this time his attempted drive is not from the middle of the bat. It takes the inside edge and cannons onto the stumps. A disappointing end. Sandeep won't mind it! |
| Ishan Kishan walks out with his blade now for Mumbai. |
| 4.5 : Sandeep Sharma to Ishan Kishan, Sandeep switches to 'round the wicket for the new batsman and angles in a full ball on middle, Kishan defends it back. |
| 4.6 : Sandeep Sharma to Ishan Kishan, Fuller in length and outside off, pushed off the front foot to covers. Dot ball to end an eventful over, 16 runs and a prized scalp of Quinton in it for Hyderabad. |
| Shahbaz Nadeem is introduced into the attack. |
| 5.1 : Shahbaz Nadeem to Suryakumar Yadav, MISFIELD! FOUR! Nadeem starts with an arm ball around off, the length is on the shorter side and Yadav camps back to punch it through the line. Samad misses the ball inside the circle at cover-point and it races away. |
| 5.2 : Shahbaz Nadeem to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Spectacular! Once again Nadeem is a shade on the shorter side around off, Yadav moves back and smashes it through covers for a boundary. |
| 5.3 : Shahbaz Nadeem to Suryakumar Yadav, Goes for a drive but it takes the inner half and rolls to mid on. |
| 5.4 : Shahbaz Nadeem to Suryakumar Yadav, Loopy full ball around off, this time Yadav middles with his drive and sends it to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 5.5 : Shahbaz Nadeem to Ishan Kishan, Leans forward to a full ball and drives it back to the bowler. |
| 5.6 : Shahbaz Nadeem to Ishan Kishan, 1 run, that is punched off the back foot for a single. |
| Shahbaz Nadeem to Ishan Kishan, Hangs on the back foot and punches this shortish ball back in the direction of the bowler. Nadeem stretches to his right and parries it towards mid off. Dot ball to end the Powerplay, Mumbai are 48/2! |
| 6.1 : T Natarajan to Suryakumar Yadav, On a good length around off, Yadav works this one to the long on region for a single. |
| 6.2 : T Natarajan to Ishan Kishan, Back of a length delivery around middle, Kishan looks to flick but is early into the shot and it takes the outside edge and goes back towards the bowler. |
| 6.3 : T Natarajan to Ishan Kishan, Short of a good length ball on middle, Kishan plays this towards point and signals no for the single on this occasion. |
| 6.4 : T Natarajan to Ishan Kishan, Another back of a length ball on off, Kishan pulls this one but does not time it well and it goes towards wide long on for one. |
| 6.5 : T Natarajan to Suryakumar Yadav, IN THE AIR..SAFE! This was a close chance but a tough one as well. On a full length on middle, Yadav plays this back straight towards the bowler, Natarajan tries to scalp this one but misses and the batters collect a single as the ball is cleaned up in the deep by the fielder at long off. |
| 6.6 : T Natarajan to Ishan Kishan, On a fullish length on middle, Kishan eases this towards the long on region to retain the strike for the next over. |
| 7.1 : Rashid Khan to Ishan Kishan, Flatter around off, Kishan pulls this one towards long on to give Surya the strike. |
| 0.0 : Rashid Khan is into the attack. |
| 7.2 : Rashid Khan to Suryakumar Yadav, Loopy ball around off, Surya makes some room and lofts this one over the extra cover region. Samad runs in to his right and does well to cut this one off. The batters collect a couple. |
| 7.3 : Rashid Khan to Suryakumar Yadav, Floated on middle, Yadav sweeps this one towards deep square leg to rotate the strike. |
| 7.4 : Rashid Khan to Ishan Kishan, On a shorter length around off, Kishan pulls this one towards the mid-wicket region to add another run to the total. |
| 7.5 : Rashid Khan to Suryakumar Yadav, Floats this one around the off pole, Yadav gets on his knees and sweeps this one towards the deep square leg region to exchange ends with Kishan. |
| 7.6 : Rashid Khan to Ishan Kishan, Tossed up on off, Kishan punches this one towards the long on region for a single to end the over. |
| 8.1 : Shahbaz Nadeem to Ishan Kishan, Flatter around off, Kishan taps this one towards the cover region for a quick single. |
| 0.0 : Drinks break. It was a mixed Powerplay for both teams with Hyderabad removing both the openers and Mumbai also getting 48 runs. Now their two in-form batsmen are in the middle and we all know how dangerous they can get. Hyderabad cannot afford to relax in the middle overs and need to keep picking wickets at regular intervals. Shahbaz Nadeem is back into the attack after the break. |
| 8.2 : Shahbaz Nadeem to Suryakumar Yadav, Short ball around off, Yadav punches this one wide of long off for another single. |
| 8.3 : Shahbaz Nadeem to Ishan Kishan, Tosses this up nicely around middle and leg, Kishan tucks this towards mid-wicket to run across for the single. |
| 8.4 : Shahbaz Nadeem to Suryakumar Yadav, Flighted delivery around off, Yadav makes a little room and lofts this one towards the wide long off region. He does not time this one well and the fielder collects this on a bounce. A single in the end. |
| 8.5 : Shahbaz Nadeem to Ishan Kishan, Floated around the off pole, Kishan hammers this back towards the bowler, Nadeem does well to get his left hand in the way and half stops this towards the mid off region. The batters take the single. A good effort by Nadeem to stop this one as this ball was travelling. The physio is out there now as Nadeem needs some treatment. |
| 8.6 : Shahbaz Nadeem to Suryakumar Yadav, Floated on off, Yadav eases this towards long off and will retain the strike for the next over. A good over by Nadeem. Just the 6 runs off this one. |
| 9.1 : Rashid Khan to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Swept away fine for a boundary! Yadav loves playing this shot! Floated on off, Yadav gets on his knees and sweeps this one fine to deep square leg to find the fence. |
| 9.2 : Rashid Khan to Suryakumar Yadav, Tossed up around middle, Yadav looks to flick but is early and it goes off the outside edge towards point. The batters pinch a single. |
| 9.3 : Rashid Khan to Ishan Kishan, SIX! Mumbai are going after Rashid Khan! You don't see this happening quite a lot. Floated on off, Kishan powers this over the bowler's head for a biggie. |
| 9.4 : Rashid Khan to Ishan Kishan, LEG BYE! Flatter on middle, Kishan looks to pull but misses. It hits his body and goes towards short fine leg and the batters collect the leg bye. |
| 9.5 : Rashid Khan to Suryakumar Yadav, Tossed up on off, Yadav works this back to the bowler. |
| 0.0 : Trevor Bayliss is up for a quick chat. Says that they are just treating it as the last few games. Adds that they have showed some good character in the last two games. Shares that the team meeting was very short, just to the point. Feels that things don't change much, play with the same intent and try to be nice and positive. States that they are expecting some dew late in the evening. Regarding the total in mind, Bayliss replies that it's just about going out and play as good as you possibly |
| 9.6 : Rashid Khan to Suryakumar Yadav, Short ball on middle, Yadav tucks this to the leg side to cross ends. An expensive over by Rashid. 13 runs off this one. |
| 10.2 : T Natarajan to Suryakumar Yadav, Great delivery by Natarajan! Fires in a full delivery around leg, Yadav looks for the flick but he misses and it comes off his pads to the off side. |
| 9.6 : T Natarajan is back on. He bowled a tidy first over and would look to do the same here as well. |
| 10.1 : T Natarajan to Suryakumar Yadav, Bowls this back of a length on middle, Yadav pushes this towards the cover region and says no to Kishan for the single on this occasion. |
| 10.3 : T Natarajan to Suryakumar Yadav, Short of a good length delivery around the pads, Surya tucks this to deep square leg to rotate the strike. A good start to this over by Natarajan. Just 1 run in his first three deliveries. |
| 10.4 : T Natarajan to Ishan Kishan, Natarajan dishes a full length ball on middle, Kishan works this wide of long on to run across to the other end. |
| 10.5 : T Natarajan to Suryakumar Yadav, Back of a length ball on middle, Yadav pushes this wide of long on to cross ends with Kishan. A good over so far by Natarajan. Can he end things well? |
| 10.6 : T Natarajan to Ishan Kishan, Yes, he can! He bowls a fuller length ball around off, Kishan looks to flick but it comes off his inside edge and hits his pads and rolls to the off side. A brilliant over by Natarajan. Just the 3 runs. |
| Appeal for a stumping! Wriddhiman Saha is fairly confident. The square leg umpire has taken it upstairs. Yadav's back leg seems to be on the line, nothing behind it. Superb work by Saha. Yadav will have to go. |
| 11.1 : Shahbaz Nadeem to Suryakumar Yadav, OUT! STUMPED! Brilliant work by Saha and it is the man in-form Suryakumar Yadav who has to walk back now. Mumbai lose their third wicket and Hyderabad are doing well to scalp these wickets. Nadeem fires in a flatter delivery outside off, Yadav looks to cut but misses it. Saha grabs the ball and whips the bails off quickly. He seemed pretty confident and the umpire decides to take it upstairs. Replays roll in and it is seen that Yadav's foot is not ful |
| 11.2 : Shahbaz Nadeem to Krunal Pandya, Floated on off, Pandya pushes this to the cover region. |
| 11.3 : Shahbaz Nadeem to Krunal Pandya, Loopy on middle, Pandya works this to the leg side. |
| 0.0 : Krunal Pandya walks in next. Promotion for him as he comes ahead of Saurabh Tiwary and Kieron Pollard. |
| 11.4 : Shahbaz Nadeem to Krunal Pandya, OUT! CAUGHT! What a spectacular catch this is by the Kiwi Williamson! Nadeem strikes again in the same over and Mumbai are on the back foot now. Hyderabad needed to pick wickets at regular intervals and they are just doing that. This is an important junction as well in the game. Talking about the delivery, Nadeem dishes a flatter delivery on middle, Krunal thinks about tucking this to the leg side but is early into the shot and it takes the leading edge and |
| Saurabh Tiwary walks in next. |
| 11.5 : Shahbaz Nadeem to Saurabh Tiwary, Floated on off, pushed to the cover region. |
| 11.6 : Shahbaz Nadeem to Saurabh Tiwary, A single to end the over as this is pushed to the cover region by Tiwary. |
| 12.1 : Rashid Khan to Saurabh Tiwary, OUT! It's a procession for Mumbai! Three wickets down in a jiffy. Rashid joins the party and his googly has done the job. The Afghan lands it on a fuller length close to off, Tiwary doesn't pick it and gets forward to defend. The ball spins away, kisses the outside edge and Saha takes a superb catch. Mumbai's innings going downhill! |
| 0.0 : Kieron Pollard will stride out into the middle now. |
| 12.2 : Rashid Khan to Kieron Pollard, Very full in length and outside off, Pollard forces it down to long on for a run. |
| 12.3 : Rashid Khan to Ishan Kishan, Rashid drags his length short and bowls it on middle, Kishan pulls it to deep square leg for a couple. |
| 12.4 : Rashid Khan to Ishan Kishan, Loopy and full outside off, Kishan lunges to push it on the off side but it takes the inner half and rolls in the gap on the leg side for one. |
| 12.5 : Rashid Khan to Kieron Pollard, Flatter and on middle, Pollard moves back and punches it to mid-wicket. Dot. |
| 12.6 : Rashid Khan to Kieron Pollard, Flat and short again on middle, Kieron punches it this time to long on and keeps strike with a run. |
| 13.1 : Shahbaz Nadeem to Kieron Pollard, Flatter on middle, Pollard can knock this to the right of the bowler and Nadeem does well to go and collect this. |
| 13.2 : Shahbaz Nadeem to Kieron Pollard, Tossed up around off, Pollard lunges forward and blocks this towards the cover region. |
| 13.4 : Shahbaz Nadeem to Kieron Pollard, A single now! Short ball around off, Pollard nudges this towards the point region for a single. |
| 13.3 : Shahbaz Nadeem to Kieron Pollard, Flatter on middle, Pollard tucks this to square leg. Three dots in a row now. |
| 13.5 : Shahbaz Nadeem to Ishan Kishan, Full toss on middle, Kishan works this towards deep mid-wicket to cross ends with Pollard. |
| 13.6 : Shahbaz Nadeem to Kieron Pollard, Tossed it up on middle, Pollard tucks this gently towards deep square leg for one. A brilliant over by Nadeem comes to an end. Just 3 runs. His spell is also over, tremendous work by him in this crunch game, 4-0-19-2! |
| 14.1 : Rashid Khan to Kieron Pollard, Rashid bowls this on a shorter length around off, Pollard knocks this towards long on to exchange ends with Ishan. |
| 14.2 : Rashid Khan to Ishan Kishan, DROPPED! What was that, Rashid? He should have pouched this one as he called for it. Floated on off, Kishan looks for the slog sweep but it comes off the top edge towards the mid-wicket region, Rashid calls for it and gets under this one and catches it in the first attempt but it pops out of his hands in the end. He looked a little clueless. A single taken. |
| 14.4 : Rashid Khan to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! This one was smacked! What a brilliant hit! Tossed up on off, Kishan slams this one over the bowler's head and into the fence. Pandey tries his best to catch with a dive to his right at long on but fails to reach anywhere near it. |
| 14.3 : Rashid Khan to Kieron Pollard, Pollard bunts this towards the long off region for one. |
| 14.5 : Rashid Khan to Ishan Kishan, Short ball on middle, Kishan tucks this towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| Big moment in the match! An appeal of lbw against Kieron Pollard is not given. Rashid is convinced and Warner has gone for the referral. That's close, the impact is with umpire's call. Pollard survives. |
| 14.6 : Rashid Khan to Kieron Pollard, NOT OUT! The players of Hyderabad were very excited but Pollard has survived! If Pollard was out there, the game could have well been all Hyderabad but he survives and Mumbai will be pleased that he does. Tossed up a nice delivery around off, Pollard lunges forward and looks to defend this one but misses and gets hit on the pads. There is a loud appeal but the umpire does not flinch. Hyderabad go for the review straightaway. Ultra Edge rolls in and there i |
| 15.1 : T Natarajan to Ishan Kishan, On a fullish length around off, Kishan heaves this towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 15.2 : T Natarajan to Kieron Pollard, A full toss outside off, Pollard works this towards long off for a single. |
| 15.3 : T Natarajan to Ishan Kishan, Great delivery! Natarajan fires a yorker outside off, Kishan looks to heave this away but he does not connect the bat with the ball. |
| 15.4 : T Natarajan to Ishan Kishan, Fullish length delivery outside off, Kishan bunts this towards wide long off for one run. |
| 0.0 : Drinks break! It's been all Hyderabad in the last few overs. Shahbaz Nadeem and Rashid Khan bowled brilliantly in the middle overs and have put the Orange team on top. Mumbai are under pressure but still have Pollard and Kishan in the middle. We all know that if they bat the distance, things will be fine for the defending champions. Can Hyderabad keep the same intensity at the death? T Natarajan to bowl after the break. |
| 15.5 : T Natarajan to Kieron Pollard, FOUR! Not wide enough by Natarajan and Pollard does not miss out on these. A low full toss around off, Pollard powers this over the mid off region and it will cross the ropes. |
| 15.6 : T Natarajan to Kieron Pollard, FOUR! Same delivery, same result! This was a good over by Natarajan but the last two balls ruin the over for him! Another low full toss on off, Pollard lofts this one over the bowler's head to find the fence. |
| Change in bowling as Rashid Khan is done with his spell. Sandeep Sharma (27/2) returns to bowl his final over. |
| 16.1 : Sandeep Sharma to Ishan Kishan, Almost a drag on! Too full and too wide outside off, Kishan reaches out and tries to drive but it takes the inside edge and rolls behind. Saha stops it with a dive to his right. |
| 16.2 : Sandeep Sharma to Ishan Kishan, SIX! High and handsome! Sandeep continues to be full and way wide outside off, Kishan shuffles in that direction and towers it over long off for a biggie. |
| 16.3 : Sandeep Sharma to Ishan Kishan, OUT! This time it's a drag-on! Sandeep delivers a low dipping full toss outside off, Kishan shimmies down the track to drill his drive but it takes the inside edge and shatters the stumps behind. Big breakthrough. Sharma now has three wickets in the match! |
| Nathan Coulter-Nile is the new batter in. |
| 16.4 : Sandeep Sharma to Nathan Coulter-Nile, Good length ball on off, Coulter-Nile helps it through mid-wicket and takes a single. |
| 16.5 : Sandeep Sharma to Kieron Pollard, NOT OUT! Clear wood. Sharma bowls a fuller length ball on off, Pollard jumps down the track and then looks to flick but misses. He is rapped on the pads, the bowler appeals but the umpire shakes his head. DRS taken by Hyderabad. The Ultra Edge finds a spike and there is no need to look any forward. |
| 16.4 : Hyderabad go for the review for this LBW appeal. Another big moment in this game as Pollard could be out here. Ultra Edge rolls in and fortunately for Pollard, there was an inside edge. |
| 16.6 : Sandeep Sharma to Kieron Pollard, Once again Pollard dances down the track and pushes a length ball towards mid on. Sandeep finishes his spell with three wickets! |
| 17.1 : Jason Holder to Nathan Coulter-Nile, Massive inside edge! Too full and outside off, Coulter-Nile tries to swing it across the line but gets an inside edge. It goes on one bounce to Saha. |
| 0.0 : Jason Holder is back on. 2-0-12-0 are his figures so far. |
| 17.2 : Jason Holder to Nathan Coulter-Nile, OUT! Tame dismissal! 100 T20 wickets for Holder and he raises his right hand in triumph! The big West Indian dishes out a fuller length ball outside off, Coulter-Nile goes for a full-blooded drive through the line but fails to keep it down. It goes straight into the hands of Priyam Garg at extra cover. 7 wickets down for Mumbai and they are struggling big time! |
| James Pattinson walks out into the middle for Mumbai. |
| 17.3 : Jason Holder to James Pattinson, Holder switches to 'round the wicket and nails his yorker. Pattinson does well to dig it back. |
| 17.4 : Jason Holder to James Pattinson, Short in length around off, Pattinson pulls it to the right of deep square leg and collects a couple of runs. |
| 17.5 : Jason Holder to Kieron Pollard, Slower delivery, a low full toss outside off, Pollard reaches out and swings it off the inner half to deep mid-wicket. Only a run. |
| 17.6 : Jason Holder to James Pattinson, Excellent delivery, once again a low full toss, dipping in on middle, Pattinson does well to get bat on ball as he eases it to long off for a run. |
| 18.1 : T Natarajan to James Pattinson, Full toss working well for Hyderabad at the moment. It's on middle and Pattinson walks forward before forcing it through covers for a run. |
| 17.6 : Sandeep Sharma is done with his spell. Who will bowl the penultimate over? It will be T Natarajan. 3-0-18-0 so far. |
| 0.0 : Pollard goes for the review as he is adjudged out for this LBW appeal. Ultra Edge comes in and there is no contact between bat and ball. Ball Tracker is in and this one is pitching outside the leg stump. The decision is overturned. |
| 18.2 : T Natarajan to K Pollard, NOT OUT! Natarajan nails a near-yorker around leg, Pollard is beaten for pace as he tries to keep it out. Misses and is hit on the pads. They appeal and the umpire lifts his finger. Kieron is quick to take the referral. The Ultra Edge detects no wood but the Ball Tracker shows it to be pitching outside leg. The decision is overturned and Pollard can continue to bat. |
| 18.3 : T Natarajan to Kieron Pollard, DROPPED AND SIX! It's all happening out there! A full toss around off, Pollard smashes it down the ground. Manish Pandey at long off jumps to attempt for the catch but it bursts through his hands and goes behind for a biggie. |
| 18.4 : T Natarajan to Kieron Pollard, SIX! Pollard is turning it on! Gets a delivery in his half and launches it over mid-wicket for a biggie. Ferocious strike! |
| 18.5 : T Natarajan to Kieron Pollard, SIX! Three in a row! Nartarajan fails to land his delivery yet again, it's outside off, Pollard flexes his arms and sends it packing over long off. Turning out to be a very expensive over. |
| 18.6 : T Natarajan to Kieron Pollard, A low dipping yorker on middle, Pollard tries to flick but gets a toe end of his bat on the pads. It deflects to the off side and they cross. 20 from the over and 150 is now looking very much possible. |
| 19.1 : Jason Holder to Kieron Pollard, Dot ball as Pollard turns down the single. He has worked this one down to long off. |
| 19.2 : Jason Holder to Kieron Pollard, SIX! Out of here! Plenty of full tosses on view here. Pollard is feasting on them. Turns inside the crease and thwacks it over square leg. |
| 19.3 : Jason Holder to Kieron Pollard, OUT! Timber! A full toss fetches a wicket now. It's around off, Pollard gets across the stumps, swings his bat powerfully but seems to have missed it completely. It goes behind to light the stumps and Holder roars in delight. A 25-ball 41 blitz is done. |
| Dhawal Kulkarni walks out with his willow. |
| 19.5 : Jason Holder to James Pattinson, A full toss and wide outside off, Pattinson rifles it through point and take one. |
| 19.4 : Jason Holder to Dhawal Kulkarni, Around off, angling in, it's heaved across the line to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 19.6 : Jason Holder to Dhawal Kulkarni, Hammers the last delivery down to wide long on and scampers back for the second run. The throw comes to the striker's end and it hits Dhawal on the back of the helmet. The protective part of the helmet falls off but no harm done. MUMBAI END ON 149/8! |
| What an impressive performance this has been by Hyderabad! They needed to bring their A-game to this encounter if they wanted to qualify and they have done just that! Mumbai did rest a couple of key players but take nothing away from Hyderabad, they were amazing with the ball and have done well to restrict Mumbai to 149. |
| Hyderabad were wonderful with the ball. Sandeep, Nadeem and Holder were the pick of the lot as they picked up 7 wickets in total. Rashid Khan started off slowly but he too was in the wickets column. Just the performance that was required by them. The dressing room in Hyderabad will be a happy one. |
| Jason Holder comes up for a quick chat. Says that it was a good effort by the bowlers. Mentions that they started well and Powerplay wickets are always the key and they finished well at the backend. Shares that the pitch is a little sticky but got better as the game went on. Reckons that their Powerplay batting will be the key. Holder is pleased with his effort so far and tells that every game is a final for them and he is delighted to be performing for the team |
| Right then! Not the biggest total that Mumbai have posted and also the bowling attack without Bumrah and Boult, you would back Hyderabad to chase this down and lock thier place in the playoffs. Can they chase this down and make sure that they are in the playoffs? We will find out soon enough. Join us for the chase in a bit. |
| Mumbai were not at their shining best with the bat as they struggled throughout their batting innings. They lost their openers, Rohit and de Kock right in the Powerplay. Suryakumar and Kishan did well to steady things a little bit. Then, there were three wickets on the trot that changed the game on its head and Hyderabad were back on top. It was then in the end that Pollard smashed some balls out of the park and made sure that Mumbai ended strongly. |
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