| 0.0 : Hyderabad have overcome mountains, yes, mountains, to book their spot in the top 4 in the points table. They now need to continue their stellar momentum in this do-or-die clash. Their overall team composition is very strong and their excitement levels, sky-high. Let's see if they can translate that on the ground in this 'must-win' clash. The toss and team updates are on their way... |
| Coming to the Red Brigade first, they are coming into this Eliminator on a 4-match losing streak. An unnecessary mental baggage one would reckon. Yes, but given Kohli's aggressive positive mentality, he would have shaken that off. He would also look to extract revenge for his team's previous loss to Hyderabad this season and most importantly for the loss in 2016. Post which, Bangalore have not made it to the playoffs in 3 years. |
| PITCH REPORT - Mark Nicholas and Ian Bishop are out in the middle for the pitch report. Nicholas starts off by saying that there has been a touch of humidity in the evening. Adds that the big hit is straight down the ground. Bishop says that the wind is going the other way than it usually does. Adds that the pitch has a good covering of grass and it looks good for bowling. |
| Time for the Eliminator in the 2020 Indian T20 League! Bangalore or Hyderabad? Who will progress to Qualifier 2? It is a big evening for both teams with all or none to play for. The need to muster everything they have and show it on the field, IS NOW! |
| Toss - The two captains are out in the middle for the crucial toss in this must-win encounter. The spin of the coin lands in Hyderabad's favour. THEY WILL BOWL!  |
| David Warner, Hyderabad's captain, says that the last couple of matches have seen dew. Says that won't matter much if they play well. Adds that there is no pressure for Hyderabad and hopes to play well in this knockout game. States that Saha misses out due to some injury and in his place, Goswami comes in. States that they need to start well. |
| Hyderabad (Playing XI) - David Warner (C), Shreevats Goswami (WK) (IN PLACE OF WRIDDHIMAN SAHA), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Priyam Garg, Jason Holder, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan. |
| Bangalore (Playing XI) - Aaron Finch (IN PLACE OF JOSH PHILIPPE), Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers (WK), Moeen Ali (IN PLACE OF ISURU UDANA), Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Navdeep Saini (IN PLACE OF SHAHBAZ AHMED), Adam Zampa (IN PLACE OF CHRIS MORRIS), Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal. |
| The skipper of Bangalore, Virat Kohli, starts off by saying that the game could go both ways and that after adding runs on the board and if you pick up some wickets early on, you can apply some pressure on them. Adds that nerves can set in as they did not win their last four encounters and that lot of these guys have not played in the playoffs and it is good to be here. Tells that the seniors have to take that load and let the youngsters to express themselves. States that there are three changes |
| We are all set to begin then! The Orange Army, standing like an army near the ropes, make their way to the field through the red carpet near the boundary. Bangalore's openers are Devdutt Padikkal and ..... VIRAT KOHLI! A big news. When the time comes, the big men step up! Sandeep Sharma to begin with the ball for Hyderabad. Let's see how Kohli tackles Sharma this time, given how the bowler has dominated over the batsman. 3...2...1...HERE WE GO! |
| 0.1 : Sandeep Sharma to Virat Kohli, Full and swinging in towards off, Virat defends it to point. |
| 0.2 : Sandeep Sharma to Virat Kohli, Full and around off, Kohli taps it to the right of mid on and takes a single. Gets off the mark. |
| 0.3 : Sandeep Sharma to Devdutt Padikkal, Full and on middle, clipped to mid on for a quick single. Devdutt is up and running as well. |
| 0.4 : Sandeep Sharma to Virat Kohli, Full and around off, Kohli clips it to the right of Rashid at deep square leg. Some work for him and an easy couple for Bangalore. |
| 0.5 : Sandeep Sharma to Virat Kohli, Full and outside off, Virat Kohli taps it to point by coming across. Says no to the single. |
| 0.6 : Sandeep Sharma to Virat Kohli, Outside off, guided to third man for a single. 5 runs from the opening over. VK wanted two as he always does but Padikkal settles for one. |
| Jason Holder, the big West-Indian, from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Jason Holder to Virat Kohli, Full and around off, clipped to the left of deep square leg for an easy couple. |
| 1.3 : Jason Holder to Aaron Finch, Outside off, pushed to point. |
| 1.2 : Jason Holder to Virat Kohli, OUT! CAUGHT! It has not worked at the top of the order for Cheeku! The wicket that Hyderabad were looking for, comes to them. Fullish and on the pads, Kohli looks to tuck it fine of the keeper, to the fine leg boundary. But it seems to have clipped the glove and gone just to the left of the keeper. Shreevats takes a good diving catch. Virat did not wait much, started walking. |
| Who will walk out to bat now? Aaron Finch it is. |
| 1.4 : Jason Holder to Aaron Finch, WIDE! Slips a fullish ball down the leg side, Aaron lets it be. |
| Jason Holder to Aaron Finch, Slower ball around off, Finch is early in his defence. The ball takes the shoulder of his bat and lobs on the off side but it falls safely. Good bowling from Jason! |
| 1.5 : Jason Holder to Aaron Finch, Play and a miss! Outside off, Aaron Finch goes for the big off side heave but misses. He comes out of his crease a touch but seeing the keeper flick a throw to the striker's end, gets back in quickly. |
| 1.6 : Jason Holder to Aaron Finch, A single to finish. On a length around off, AF tucks it to short fine leg for a single. 4 runs and the big wicket of King Kohli from that over. |
| 2.1 : Sandeep Sharma to Aaron Finch, Fullish and around off, stroked to point. |
| 2.2 : Sandeep Sharma to Aaron Finch, Slower fullish ball around off, Aaron taps it through a diving cover fielder, to mid off. Calls for a quick single and gets it. |
| 2.3 : Sandeep Sharma to Devdutt Padikkal, Full and around off, dabbed to mid off. Padikkal says no to the single. |
| 2.4 : Sandeep Sharma to Devdutt Padikkal, Full and around off, driven to cover-point. Finch comes out of his crease, looking for a single, but on seeing Rashid throw it to the bowler's end, gets back in time. |
| 2.5 : Sandeep Sharma to Devdutt Padikkal, Outside off, punched to backward point. |
| 2.6 : Sandeep Sharma to Devdutt Padikkal, Full and swinging away outside off, driven well, but straight to cover. |
| 3.1 : Jason Holder to Aaron Finch, FOUR! Bangalore get their first boundary. Shortish ball on middle, Aaron rocks back and swings it away to the deep backward square leg boundary. |
| 3.2 : Jason Holder to Aaron Finch, Around off on a length, tapped to short third man for a quick one. |
| 3.3 : Jason Holder to Devdutt Padikkal, OUT! TAKEN! DDP has not timed that at all. He has batted well for Bangalore this season, but not this time. Short ball, Padikkal goes back and looks to pull but he does not time it well at all. It was uppish and over the head of Priyam Garg at short mid-wicket. The fielder had to leap and take it. He does so, taking a wonderful catch. |
| 3.4 : Jason Holder to AB de Villiers, Outside off, left alone. |
| 3.3 : Who's in next? AB de Villiers it is. |
| 3.5 : Jason Holder to AB de Villiers, Slash and a miss! Outside off, AB looked to launch that over covers but misses it. He should look to bat deep today. |
| 3.6 : Jason Holder to AB de Villiers, Length ball on top of the stumps, pushed back to the bowler. 5 runs and a wicket off Holder's second over. What a start he has had, with the ball! |
| 4.1 : Sandeep Sharma to Aaron Finch, Around off, Finch looks to drive but gets it off the inner half to mid on. Steals a quick single. |
| 4.2 : Sandeep Sharma to AB de Villiers, Fullish and outside off, knocked down to long on for one. |
| 4.3 : Sandeep Sharma to Aaron Finch, Length ball on top of the stumps, pushed back to Sandeep. |
| 4.4 : Sandeep Sharma to Aaron Finch, Slow, full, around off, driven to mid off. A quick single. Warner too fumbles to collect there, on the first attempt. |
| 4.5 : Sandeep Sharma to AB de Villiers, On the pads, driven down to long on for a run. |
| 4.6 : Sandeep Sharma to Aaron Finch, FOUR! Useful. Length ball outside off, Aaron gives himself some room on the off side. He strokes it through the covers. Kane gives it a chase but the ball wins the race, to the fence. |
| 5.1 : T Natarajan to AB de Villiers, Around off on a length, tapped through point for a single. |
| 0.0 : T Natarajan is the first bowling change for Hyderabad. |
| 5.2 : T Natarajan to Aaron Finch, Fullish on off and middle, tapped through Natarajan's left, to mid off, for a single. A quick one. |
| 5.3 : T Natarajan to AB de Villiers, Around off, stroked to deep point for a single. |
| 5.4 : T Natarajan to Aaron Finch, Full and on middle, clipped to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 5.5 : T Natarajan to AB de Villiers, Full and around off, driven to mid off for one. |
| 5.6 : T Natarajan to Aaron Finch, EDGED AND FOUR! He got it away. Full and outside off, Finch looks to drive on the up. But the ball takes the outside edge and goes past a diving backward point fielder, to the deep, for a boundary. Bangalore are 32/2 at the end of the Powerplay. |
| 6.1 : Shahbaz Nadeem to AB de Villiers, On off, pushed to the leg side for a single. |
| 0.0 : Shahbaz Nadeem is the new bowler for Hyderabad. |
| 6.2 : Shahbaz Nadeem to Aaron Finch, Fullish on middle, clipped through square leg for a single. |
| 6.3 : Shahbaz Nadeem to AB de Villiers, De Villiers moves to the leg side and Nadeem follows him with a flatter ball, tucked through mid on for one. |
| 6.4 : Shahbaz Nadeem to Aaron Finch, Now Finch does the same, Nadeem does the same to him as well. Stroked to cover. |
| 6.5 : Shahbaz Nadeem to Aaron Finch, Around off, pushed to cover, this time for a single. |
| 6.6 : Shahbaz Nadeem to AB de Villiers, A single and just 5 runs off Nadeem's first over. Flatter ball on middle and leg, tucked to mid-wicket for a run. |
| 7.1 : Rashid Khan to AB de Villiers, On middle, clipped to mid on. |
| 7.2 : Rashid Khan to AB de Villiers, Floated outside off, driven to the man at sweeper cover for a single. |
| 0.0 : Rashid Khan comes in now. Athletic, skillful, fruitful bowler! |
| 7.3 : Rashid Khan to Aaron Finch, Tossed up on middle, Aaron looks to paddle it on the leg side but ends up mistiming it to mid-wicket. |
| 7.4 : Rashid Khan to Aaron Finch, An appeal for a LBW but not given. Drifting down the leg side. Flatter and on the pads, Aaron gets down and looks to sweep. But he misses to get hit on the pads. An appeal follows but to no avail. |
| 7.5 : Rashid Khan to Aaron Finch, Outside off, punched to backward point. |
| 7.6 : Rashid Khan to Aaron Finch, A single to finish. Flat googly on middle and leg, Aaron moves to the leg side and cuts it in front of point for a single. |
| 8.1 : Shahbaz Nadeem to Aaron Finch, Flatter and down the leg side, Finch moves a touch to the leg side and clips it to long on for a single. |
| 8.2 : Shahbaz Nadeem to AB de Villiers, Flat and on middle and leg, bunted down to long on for a single. |
| 8.3 : Shahbaz Nadeem to Aaron Finch, Fuller on middle, Finchy comes down the track and drives it to long off for a single. Looks for two but settles for one in the end. |
| 8.4 : Shahbaz Nadeem to AB de Villiers, On the shorter side on leg, ABD moves to the leg side and looks to heave this over mid-wicket. No timing on it at all, it goes through the carpet to wide long on. Just the single. |
| 8.5 : Shahbaz Nadeem to Aaron Finch, Very full and around off, dug out to sweeper cover for one. |
| 8.6 : Shahbaz Nadeem to AB de Villiers, A single, a tidy over, just the 6 singles off it. Around off, cramped for room, de Villiers strokes it in front of point for one. |
| 9.1 : Rashid Khan to AB de Villiers, Floated outside off, stroked through the covers for a single. |
| 0.0 : DRINKS! What a passage of play for Hyderabad! They got rid of the dangerous Virat Kohli and the impressive Padikkal early on and since then have choked runs. Bangalore still have two of the most dangerous white ball players in AB de Villiers and Aaron Finch out in the middle. The pair have so far looked to steady the ship and will look to free their arms post the break. Can Bangalore get going or will Hyderabad continue to build on their impressive start in this game? |
| 9.3 : Rashid Khan to Aaron Finch, Tossed up on off and middle, stroked to cover. |
| 9.2 : Rashid Khan to Aaron Finch, SIX! Finch gets enough. Floated around off, Finch gets down and mows a slog sweep well over deep mid-wicket. 2000 runs for him in the Indian T20 League. He has played for 8 franchises. |
| 9.5 : Rashid Khan to Aaron Finch, On the pads, tucked to square leg for a single. |
| 9.4 : Rashid Khan to Aaron Finch, Tossed up outside off, Finch gets a big stride forward and looks to sweep but misses it completely. |
| 9.6 : Rashid Khan to AB de Villiers, Flatter and outside off, stroked in front of Williamson at cover for a quick one. 9 off that over, looks like Bangalore have decided to get a move on. |
| 10.1 : Shahbaz Nadeem to AB de Villiers, WIDE! Bowls it well outside off, past the tramline, AB who was shuffling left and right, lets it be. |
| Shahbaz Nadeem to AB de Villiers, Around off, stroked to long off for a single. |
| 10.2 : Shahbaz Nadeem to Aaron Finch, OUT! CAUGHT! Finch gives himself some room on the off side, but gives the fielder a good chance. Shahbaz Nadeem picks a wicket. Tossed up around off, Finch gives room and looks to power this over covers. However, he does not time it well. It goes high in the air ahead of sweeper cover. Abdul Samad, the man there, runs in and takes a good catch. |
| Who will walk out to bat now? Moeen Ali it is. |
| 10.3 : Shahbaz Nadeem to AB de Villiers, FOUR! It was edged but still thumped. Flatter and around off, ABD rocks back and looks to cut but gets a thick outside edge. It goes well wide of the keeper and races away to the third man fence. The fielder gives a chase but to no avail. |
| 10.4 : Shahbaz Nadeem to AB de Villiers, NO BALL! Shahbaz oversteps. Flatter and on middle and leg, de Villiers clips it to long on for a single. FREE HIT COMING UP! |
| Shahbaz Nadeem to Moeen Ali, OUT! RUN OUT! What is going on? Rashid Khan, you beauty! A free hit and out? Yes, run outs are possible! Very full and around off, Moeen Ali jams it out to Rashid Khan at cover. He wants a single and takes off. Rashid collects the ball, flicks a throw at the stumps at the bowler's end and hits. Ali is nowhere in the picture. |
| Who's in next for Bangalore? Shivam Dube it is. |
| 10.5 : Shahbaz Nadeem to AB de Villiers, On the shorter side outside off, cut to deep point for a couple. |
| 10.6 : Shahbaz Nadeem to AB de Villiers, A single and AB will keep strike. Flatter and around off, de Villiers pushes it through cover, to long off, for a single. |
| 11.1 : Rashid Khan to AB de Villiers, Floated around off, ABD leans in and taps it on the on side for one. |
| 11.2 : Rashid Khan to Shivam Dube, Tossed up around off, stroked to the right of mid off for a single. |
| 11.3 : Rashid Khan to AB de Villiers, Loopy ball on middle, clipped to the vacant region at mid on. Just 1 says Mr. 360 and that is what it will be. |
| 11.4 : Rashid Khan to Shivam Dube, A very stifled appeal for LBW. Rashid thought there might have been some pad there, first. Quicker one around off, Shivam blocks it behind square on the off side. Rashid reckons there was pad first but the umpire does not feel so. |
| 11.5 : Rashid Khan to Shivam Dube, And again, Rashid appeals again, but to no avail again. Quicker and around off again, Dube seems to have hurriedly blocked it. Rashid appeals thinking there is pad first again, for a LBW, but not given, again. Warner asks his teammates but opts not to review in the end. Replays roll in and there was pad first and Ball Trackers shows that this was crashing into the stumps. A lifeline for Dube. |
| 11.6 : Rashid Khan to Shivam Dube, Flatter ball on middle and leg, tapped to short mid-wicket. |
| 12.2 : Shahbaz Nadeem to AB de Villiers, Flatter and around off, pushed down to long on for one. |
| 12.1 : Shahbaz Nadeem to AB de Villiers, FOUR! Nice shot! Short ball around middle, de Villiers pulls it wide of the long on fielder. Holder runs to his right and tries to stop but is late in getting down. A boundary to begin. |
| 12.3 : Shahbaz Nadeem to Shivam Dube, Full and on middle, it is flicked down to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.4 : Shahbaz Nadeem to AB de Villiers, One more single. Short and just outside off, it is punched to the left of the bowler. Nadeem fails to stop it and they take a single as the ball goes to long off. |
| 12.5 : Shahbaz Nadeem to Shivam Dube, Very full and around off, pushed down to long off for one. |
| 12.6 : Shahbaz Nadeem to AB de Villiers, Dot to end another tight over from Nadeem. Flatter and just outside off, it is punched towards the cover fielder. Nadeem ends with 4-0-30-1 with the ball. |
| 13.1 : T Natarajan to Shivam Dube, Outside off, punched to man at sweeper cover for a single. |
| 13.2 : T Natarajan to AB de Villiers, FOUR! Well, de Villiers has heard Harsha Bhogle all right, the commentator asked him to get going. And AB does so. Full and outside off, he thrashes it over covers and gets a boundary. |
| 0.0 : T Natarajan is back in the attack now. Went for 9 in his first over. Can he get Warner a wicket here? |
| 13.3 : T Natarajan to AB de Villiers, Outside off, pushed down to long off for a couple. |
| 13.4 : T Natarajan to AB de Villiers, Full on middle and leg, clipped to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 13.5 : T Natarajan to Shivam Dube, Short ball, Dube lets it be. |
| 13.6 : T Natarajan to Shivam Dube, Very full on off, dug out to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 14.1 : Rashid Khan to Shivam Dube, Tossed up around off, Dube looks for the heave but it goes off the inside edge towards backward square leg. The batters pinch a single. |
| 0.0 : Shahbaz Nadeem is done for the day. Rashid Khan to bowl out. 3-0-14-0 for him. |
| 14.2 : Rashid Khan to AB de Villiers, Tosses this outside off, this time to the right-hander, AB looks to sweep but misses it completely. |
| 14.3 : Rashid Khan to AB de Villiers, Flighted outside off, stroked to the left of sweeper cover for a couple. |
| 14.4 : Rashid Khan to AB de Villiers, FOUR! He is getting a move on here, de Villiers. This time he lunges forward considerably and sweeps the fuller ball through backward square leg for a boundary. The fielder in the deep gave chase but to no avail. |
| 14.5 : Rashid Khan to AB de Villiers, Quicker one around off, tapped to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 14.6 : Rashid Khan to Shivam Dube, Flighted legbreak on off, Shivam does not read it well but manages to defend it to the off side late. Rashid finishes with 4-0-22-0. Superb as usual. |
| Jason Holder is back. 2-0-9-2 for him. |
| 15.1 : Jason Holder to AB de Villiers, Very full and around off, squeezed out to the left of deep backward point for two. |
| 15.2 : Jason Holder to AB de Villiers, Yorker on middle and leg, jammed to the off side. Dube wants a single and de Villiers responds, albeit lately, a single in the end. |
| 15.3 : Jason Holder to Shivam Dube, Short ball, pulled to the left of wide long on. The fielder gets there, dives and stops it. Two runs taken. |
| 15.4 : Jason Holder to Shivam Dube, WIDE! Holder goes wide outside off, too wide, Shivam Dube lets it be. |
| Jason Holder to Shivam Dube, OUT! TAKEN! Warner takes the catch. What an addition Holder has been to the Hyderabad squad, into the attack again, takes a wicket. Full and on leg, Shivam closes the face of his bat to flick but gets a leading edge. It is uppish and goes to the left of Warner at mid off. David rushes there and takes it comfortably. |
| Washington Sundar is the new batsman at the crease. |
| DRINKS! Hyderabad have still maintained that pressure on Bangalore and have done well to slow things down in the middle overs. They still have to deal with AB de Villiers who has been out there and has been looking to get a move on. His wicket will be a big one and Warner will be looking to get him back to the pavilion. As far as Bangalore are concerned, nothing has quite worked out for them so far but they still do have AB de Villiers out in the middle and will be banking on him to finish stron |
| 15.5 : Jason Holder to Washington Sundar, Short and outside off, stabbed to third man for a single. Washington is up and running straightaway. |
| 15.6 : Jason Holder to AB de Villiers, FOUR! ABD finds the gap well. 50 to him as well. Scored half the runs for his side so far. Holder bowls a low full toss, searching for the yorker, Mr 360 takes it on the full and clips it well wide of the deep mid-wicket fielder, to the wide long on fence. |
| 16.1 : Sandeep Sharma to Washington Sundar, Full on middle, wristed through short mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 0.0 : Rashid Khan is done for tonight. Sandeep Sharma to finish. 3-0-14-0 are his figures. |
| 16.2 : Sandeep Sharma to Washington Sundar, Outside off, stroked to cover. |
| 16.3 : Sandeep Sharma to Washington Sundar, Around off, pushed to the right of the bowler. Sandeep goes there but ends up parrying it to mid off. A single. |
| 16.4 : Sandeep Sharma to AB de Villiers, Fullish on middle, bunted down to long on for a single. |
| 16.5 : Sandeep Sharma to Washington Sundar, Outside off, punched uppishly but safely to Rashid at sweeper cover. Just the single though. |
| 16.6 : Sandeep Sharma to AB de Villiers, Very full on middle, dug out to wide long on. The call was for two and de Villiers gets back safely. |
| T Natarajan is back. 2-0-18-0 so far are his numbers. |
| 17.1 : Who's in next? Navdeep Saini it is. |
| T Natarajan to Washington Sundar, OUT! CAUGHT! Safely held. Abdul Samad has one of the safest pair of hands in this Hyderabad side. Full and around off, Sundar looks to cream that over the off side but ends up hitting it straight in the air to Samad at deep point. Abdul did not have to move an inch. |
| 17.2 : T Natarajan to AB de Villiers, Catch is the cry but de Villiers gets away there. Full and on middle, AB looked to slog this on the leg side but he does not time it well. Luckily for him, it falls safely ahead of a charging Warner at long on. A single. |
| 17.3 : T Natarajan to Navdeep Saini, Very full on middle, jammed out to short mid-wicket. |
| 17.4 : T Natarajan to Navdeep Saini, Length and around off, Navdeep steers it late behind square on the off side for one. |
| 17.5 : T Natarajan to AB de Villiers, OUT! BOWLED! Outstanding again, from T Natarajan. AB is frustrated with himself. A well made 56 from 43 balls though. A yorker on middle, de Villiers camps back and tries to dig it out but misses. The middle pole is knocked out. |
| Mohammed Siraj comes out to bat now. |
| 17.6 : T Natarajan to Mohammed Siraj, Outside off on a good length, Mohammed goes for the big off side heave but fails to connect. Just 2 runs from that over and 2 big wickets. |
| Jason Holder is back to bowl the penultimate over. 3-0-20-3 for him. |
| 18.1 : Jason Holder to Navdeep Saini, Length ball on top of middle, clipped to Sandeep at short fine leg for a quick single. |
| 18.2 : Jason Holder to Mohammed Siraj, Back of a length delivery on top of the stumps, Siraj manages to guide it to third man for a single. |
| 18.3 : Jason Holder to Navdeep Saini, Yorker on leg, Saini looks to heave that on the leg side. But gets it off the inner half. It goes through the carpet to deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 18.4 : Jason Holder to Mohammed Siraj, Short ball on top of the leg pole, Mohammed looks to pull as he sways away but fails to do so. |
| 18.5 : Jason Holder to Mohammed Siraj, Very full on middle, jammed out to short mid-wicket for a single. |
| 18.6 : Jason Holder to Navdeep Saini, Very full on middle and leg, Navdeep gets down on one knee and strokes it to long on for a single. Just 5 runs off the penultimate over. |
| T Natarajan to bowl the last over. But no pressure for him here. 2 tailenders out in the middle. |
| 19.1 : T Natarajan to Navdeep Saini, Slower ball outside off, Navdeep looks to slog that on the off side but is deceived by the slowness on the ball. |
| 19.2 : T Natarajan to Navdeep Saini, FOUR! Gets it away for a boundary, does Saini. Too full and too wide from Natarajan, Saini lifts it over point. No one there and the ball races away for a boundary. |
| 19.3 : T Natarajan to Navdeep Saini, Very full on off, stroked to cover for a single. Natarajan won't mind that. |
| 19.4 : T Natarajan to Mohammed Siraj, Siraj moves to the off side and looks to paddle the fuller ball over short fine leg. However, the ball takes the shoulder of his bat and goes over short third man instead. Two runs taken. |
| 19.5 : T Natarajan to Mohammed Siraj, FOUR! Clever from Siraj, now he connects. Fullish ball outside off, Siraj moves to the off side, this time he manages to scoop it over short fine leg and gets the desired boundary. |
| 19.6 : A 5-star bowling performance from Hyderabad and at the halfway stage they look well on course to crush Bangalore hearts again and send them empty-handed. A very sorry batting performance from Bangalore, on the other hand. |
| Hyderabad roared their way into the Playoffs and they continued their loud roar in the first half of this game. What a revelation, Jason Holder has been! Kudos to the West Indian for coming into the side and changing the fortunes the way he has done for his side. He was the chief tormentor with the ball. He was standout picking up 3/25 from his 4. Natarajan finished with 2 wickets while Nadeem had one. Rashid was not in the wickets column but choked the runs in the middle. |
| Jason Holder says that he is happy to perform for the team. Says that he personally thinks there are a lot of things to do. Tells that he has to learn a lot of things and he wants to stick around in the T20s a little more. Adds that he is really confident with the bat too and if the opportunity comes, he will be happy to do something. Ends up saying that the ball is nibbling a touch. |
| So 132 is what Hyderabad need to keep their hopes for another title alive and save the date against Delhi. Bangalore, on the other hand, will need to be at their absolute best with the ball if they are to upset the high-flying Hyderabad. Stranger things have happened in the past, are we set to see Bangalore defend this low total? Join us for the chase to find out. Before that, let's hear from Hyderabad's best bowler of the evening, Jason Holder. |
| T Natarajan to Mohammed Siraj, A couple to finish. Very full and around off, Siraj manages to bunt this down to long on. They come back for the second and BANGALORE FINISH ON 131/7. |
| After being asked to bat, Bangalore seemed to have lost half the battle in their head at the toss itself. Bangalore looked like they were chasing the game from the very first over. The 3-time finalists never got going and barring a fighting 56 from AB de Villiers and a construction 32 from Finch, there was absolutely nothing from the others. |
| 0.1 : We are all set for the chase to begin in this crucial encounter. Hyderabad's openers, David Warner and Shreevats Goswami make their way to the middle. The Bangalore players come out to the middle as well. Opening the bowling for them is Mohammed Siraj. Should be some swing expected. And we are underway... |
| Mohammed Siraj to David Warner, WIDE! Siraj starts with a wide. Well outside off, way past the tramline, Warner lets it be. Wided by the umpire. |
| Mohammed Siraj to David Warner, Warner is off the mark. Good length ball around off, Warner taps it to the off side and takes a single. |
| 0.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Shreevats Goswami, Bumper around off, Shreevats lets it be. |
| 0.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Shreevats Goswami, Good length ball around off, driven to cover. |
| 0.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Shreevats Goswami, OUT! TAKEN! A breakthrough straightaway for Bangalore. Siraj dangles a full length carrot outside off, Goswami goes for the drive. However, he gets an outside edge, it goes to the left of de Villiers. ABD, dives and takes it. A couple of wobbles but he manages to hold onto it. Siraj is pumped! |
| Manish Pandey walks out into the middle. |
| 0.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Manish Pandey, Back of a length ball around off, defended to the leg side. |
| 0.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Manish Pandey, A dot to finish. A key wicket in the first over as well. Fullish and around off, Pandey closes the face of his bat to glance it to short mid-wicket. 2 runs and a wicket off the first over and Bangalore have gotten off to a much-required start with the ball in this all-important chase. |
| Who will partner Siraj with the new ball? It is Navdeep Saini. |
| 1.1 : Navdeep Saini to David Warner, Good length ball on the stumps, dabbed to the off side. |
| 1.2 : Navdeep Saini to David Warner, Full and around off, Warner manages to get it through the point fielder and takes a single. |
| 1.3 : Navdeep Saini to Manish Pandey, In the air... but lands on a bounce! Outside off on a good length, Pandey looks to steer it towards third man. He gets it uppishly off his bat. Luckily, it falls safe of the third man fielder. A single. |
| 1.4 : Navdeep Saini to David Warner, Good length ball on off, stabbed to cover-point. |
| 1.5 : Navdeep Saini to David Warner, Good length ball on off, defended back on the pitch. Cheeks egging his bowlers and fielders. Bangalore looking all pumped up! |
| 1.6 : Navdeep Saini to David Warner, A dot to finish. Just 2 runs from the second over. Good length ball on off, David Warner blocks it back on the track. |
| 2.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Manish Pandey, WIDE! Slips it down the leg side, Manish misses his flick. |
| Mohammed Siraj to Manish Pandey, WIDE! Another one down the leg side, Pandey looks to tuck it to fine leg but he misses to connect yet again. |
| Mohammed Siraj to Manish Pandey, Good length ball outside off, defended to the off side. |
| 2.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Manish Pandey, Outside off, tapped to Moeen at point. Loud noises there, Bangalore players are cheering each other constantly. |
| 2.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Manish Pandey, Length ball on off, Pandey looks to drive. Gets a big inside edge onto his pads. |
| 2.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Manish Pandey, SIX! He has got hold of that, alright. Too short, Pandey pulls it in front of square on the leg side, gets it over deep mid-wicket. |
| 2.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Manish Pandey, Around off, Pandey steers this wide of a diving point fielder, to third man. Takes a single. |
| 2.6 : Mohammed Siraj to David Warner, Full and on off, Warner clears his front leg and strokes it to cover-point. A slight fumble from Zampa but it does not cost Kohli's men anything. 9 runs off that over, a good one for Hyderabad. |
| 3.1 : Navdeep Saini to Manish Pandey, FOUR! In the air... but just wide of mid on. Fullish and around off, Pandey strokes it to the left of mid on. It was uppish as well. Dube, who was at mid on, runs and dives but it falls short of him. To compound matters, it sneaks through for a boundary. |
| 3.2 : Navdeep Saini to Manish Pandey, Fullish on the stumps, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 3.3 : Navdeep Saini to Manish Pandey, Good length ball on the stumps, keeping low as it reaches the batter. Pandey swivels and swings it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 3.4 : Navdeep Saini to David Warner, Fumble and a single. Shortish ball on off, Warner pulls it to short mid-wicket. The fielder there dives but ends up parrying the ball to mid on. Warner sees that and takes a quick single. |
| 3.5 : Navdeep Saini to Manish Pandey, Outside off, pushed to point. |
| 3.6 : Navdeep Saini to Manish Pandey, FOUR! He has found the gap for four. Full and outside off, Pandey stands tall and drives it through the covers for a boundary. Nobody moved, no point in doing so. Hyderabad need 109 runs in 96 balls. |
| Spin time! Washington Sundar is handed the ball. |
| 4.1 : Washington Sundar to David Warner, FOUR! Sundar is greeted with a boundary. Flatter on off, Warner rocks back and away and cuts it between cover-point and cover for a boundary. |
| 4.2 : Washington Sundar to David Warner, Flatter on off, Warner goes back and strokes it to cover. The bails came off there but on replay we find that de Villiers had inadvertently clipped the bails off. It is taken upstairs and a no ball has been called. Free Hit coming up. |
| Washington Sundar to David Warner, Just one off the Free Hit. Flatter ball on off, Warner taps it to Padikkal at mid-wicket and takes one. De Villiers yells 'Run him out'. Whoa! |
| 4.3 : Washington Sundar to Manish Pandey, FOUR! This is a fine shot. On the shorter side around off, Manish goes back and punches it nicely between mid off and extra cover. The ball races away for a boundary. |
| 4.4 : Washington Sundar to Manish Pandey, Flatter on off, pushed to the left of the bowler for a single. |
| 4.5 : Washington Sundar to David Warner, Shorter on off, tapped to cover. |
| 4.6 : Washington Sundar to David Warner, On the pads, tucked to deep square leg for a single. 12 runs off Washington's first over. The Orange Army needs 97 runs in 90 balls. |
| 5.1 : Mohammed Siraj to David Warner, FOUR! Shouts of catch it but nobody will, it was over the infield and races away for a boundary. Short and wide outside off, Warner goes back and lifts it over the infield at covers and gets a boundary. |
| 0.0 : Mohammed Siraj is back on. 2-0-11-1 so far. |
| 5.2 : Mohammed Siraj to David Warner, FOUR! There was a man in the deep but he could do nothing. Short and wide outside off again, Warner cuts it through point. Moeen Ali, the sweeper cover fielder, had no chance. A boundary results. |
| 5.3 : Mohammed Siraj to David Warner, Good length ball on off, dabbed to the off side. |
| Virat Kohli goes for the review for this caught behind appeal. A big, big moment in this game as this could be David Warner's wicket. Ultra Edge rolls in and there is a clear spike as the ball passes the bat. This will be OUT! Warner has to go back. |
| 5.4 : Mohammed Siraj to David Warner, OUT! CAUGHT! There was a definite sound there. Bangalore are pumped and are celebrating. Length ball on top of middle and leg, Warner looks to play at it. There seemed to have been some sound as the ball passes through him. De Villiers takes it diving to his right and appeals for a caught behind. It is not given. Kohli has a long chat with with the bowler and the keeper and flashes the 'T' in the nick of time. In comes Ultra Edge and there is a spike as |
| Kane Williamson strides out into the middle. |
| 5.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Kane Williamson, 4 OFF LEG BYES! Good length ball on the pads, Williamson misses his glance, it comes off his pads and rolls to the fine leg boundary off extras. |
| 5.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Kane Williamson, Another leg bye to finish. On the pads, Williamson looks to play at it but misses to get hit on the pads. It goes behind square on the leg side and Hyderabad take a leg bye. At the end of the Powerplay, they are 48/2 and need 84 runs in 84 balls. |
| 6.1 : Adam Zampa to Kane Williamson, Tossed up around off, Kane blocks it to the off side. |
| 0.0 : Adam Zampa is introduced into the attack. |
| 6.2 : Adam Zampa to Kane Williamson, Floated outside off, tapped towards short third man. |
| 0.0 : DRINKS! Hyderabad started off slowly but got going as Pandey and Warner started looking for the boundaries. That is, until Warner was sent back. Bangalore started off well to get rid of Goswami and have done well again to remove the dangerous Warner too. They will believe that they have a chance in this game and will be looking to pick up some more wickets. Hyderabad are still in pole position as they have Pandey and Williamson still out there. An interesting passage of play awaits. |
| 6.3 : Adam Zampa to Kane Williamson, Outside off, punched to cover. Chiku there fields it tremendously well. |
| 6.4 : Adam Zampa to Kane Williamson, Full and on off, blocked to the leg side. |
| 6.5 : Adam Zampa to Kane Williamson, Flighted outside off, Williamson leans in and pushes it in front of point for a single. |
| 6.6 : Adam Zampa to Manish Pandey, A dot to end Zampa's first over. Very full and outside off, Pandey looks to jam it out but fails to do so. Just 1 run from that over and Hyderabad need 83 in 78 balls. |
| 7.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Kane Williamson, Full toss on middle, Kane is happy to bunt it down to long on for one. |
| 0.0 : Yuzvendra Chahal is into the attack. Can he provide a breakthrough for Bangalore? |
| 7.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Manish Pandey, Flatter and around off, Pandey backs away and strokes it to deep cover for a run. |
| 7.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Kane Williamson, Lands a flat legbreak on off, Williamson hits it with the turn to sweeper cover. A single. |
| 7.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Manish Pandey, Tossed up on off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 7.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Manish Pandey, Floats the legbreak on middle and off, Pandey comes on the front foot and strokes it through mid off for a single. |
| 7.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Kane Williamson, Outside off, punched to the right of point for one. |
| 8.1 : Adam Zampa to Kane Williamson, Floated on leg, bunted down to long on for a single. |
| 8.2 : Adam Zampa to Manish Pandey, Full and on off, Pandey works it to Chahal at short mid-wicket off the inner half. |
| 8.3 : Adam Zampa to Manish Pandey, OUT! CAUGHT! The nerves always get the better of one. Wonderful catch from AB. Flatter ball outside off, Pandey camps back and looks to cut. The ball though keeps a tad low as it approaches him. He cuts but gets an underedge. De Villiers was alert and takes it with aplomb. Hyderabad need 77 runs in 69 balls. The required rate slowly climbing up. |
| Who walks out now for Hyderabad? It will be Priyam Garg. |
| 8.4 : Adam Zampa to Priyam Garg, On off and middle, stroked to the left of the bowler, who dives and keeps it out. |
| 8.5 : Adam Zampa to Priyam Garg, Floated on off, Priyam looks to drive but the ball comes off the inner half to the on side. |
| 8.6 : Adam Zampa to Priyam Garg, A dot and that was one heck of an over! On the shorter side on top of the stumps, Garg defends it off the back foot. Just the 1 run and a wicket off that over. |
| 9.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Kane Williamson, Around off, pushed to deep cover for a single. |
| 9.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Priyam Garg, Floated on middle, driven to cover. |
| 9.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Priyam Garg, Tossed up around off, Garg leans in and blocks it to the off side. |
| 9.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Priyam Garg, Flighted around off, stroked wide of the cover fielder for a couple. |
| 9.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Priyam Garg, Tosses the legbreak on middle and off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 9.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Priyam Garg, A couple to finish. Outside off, punched to Dev at point. He dives but the ball goes through, allowing two to be taken. Hyderabad are 60/3 at the halfway stage and need 72 runs in 60 balls. |
| 10.1 : Adam Zampa to Kane Williamson, BEATEN! Tosses the legbreak around off, Kane comes on the front foot and looks to block but misses the turn. Good bowling by Zampa here. |
| 10.2 : Adam Zampa to Kane Williamson, On middle, tapped to short mid-wicket. |
| 10.3 : Adam Zampa to Kane Williamson, WIDE! Down the leg side, Kane lets it be. |
| Adam Zampa to Kane Williamson, Tossed up on leg, clipped to long on for a single. |
| 10.4 : Adam Zampa to Priyam Garg, Flatter on off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 10.5 : Adam Zampa to Priyam Garg, Full and outside off, Garg times his cover drive well. Gets it through Super V at cover and takes two. |
| 10.6 : Adam Zampa to Priyam Garg, Good finishing delivery. Flatter on the stumps, Priyam Garg rocks back and defends it back on the pitch. Just 4 runs off Zampa's third over. His figures so far are 3-0-6-1. Impressive! Warner's men need 68 runs in 54 balls still. |
| 11.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Kane Williamson, Floats the legbreak on off, Williamson goes back and taps it through the bowler, to long on. A single. |
| 11.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Priyam Garg, Very full on middle, Garg comes down the track and drives it through the covers for a single. |
| 11.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Kane Williamson, Tossed up on middle and leg, driven through mid off for one. |
| 11.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Priyam Garg, Flatter on off, Garg strokes it uppishly towards mid on. It lands on a bounce ahead of the fielder there. |
| 11.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Priyam Garg, OUT! TAKEN! Good catch from Zampa. Australians are very good when fielding in the deep. Floats a legbreak on off, Garg looks to go big over covers. He hits it in the air with the turn but does not time it well. It goes high in the air. Zampa, who was at sweeper cover, comes running to his right, judges the ball well and takes a very good catch. Not at all easy that one. Hyderabad need 65 runs in 49 balls still. |
| Jason Holder walks out with his blade for Hyderabad. |
| 11.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Kane Williamson, Flighted around off, driven to long off for one. 4 singles and a wicket from that over. Bangalore are really turning it on here. |
| Moeen Ali is introduced into the attack. |
| 12.1 : Moeen Ali to Kane Williamson, Short ball, pulled to deep mid-wicket for two. |
| 12.2 : Moeen Ali to Kane Williamson, Loopy ball around off stump, Kane blocks it to the off side. |
| 12.3 : Moeen Ali to Kane Williamson, Tosses it outside off, Kane goes back and looks to cut but ends up missing it. Cleverly bowled. |
| 12.4 : Moeen Ali to Kane Williamson, Floated on the stumps, pushed back to Moeen. |
| 12.5 : Moeen Ali to Kane Williamson, Fuller and around off, KW covers his stumps and flicks it to long on for a single. |
| 12.6 : Moeen Ali to Jason Holder, Very full on middle, driven to long off for a single. Just the 4 runs from Ali's first over. 60 runs in 42 balls still needed. Climbing up, the required rate. |
| 13.1 : Washington Sundar to Jason Holder, Flatter and on top of the stumps, blocked to the leg side. |
| 0.0 : Washington Sundar is back into the attack. 1-0-12-0 so far. |
| 13.2 : Washington Sundar to Jason Holder, Outside off, punched to the right of cover. The fielder there dives and contains it well. |
| 13.3 : Washington Sundar to Jason Holder, Flatter ball on off, Holder rocks back and pulls it aerially. It lands on a bounce ahead of deep mid-wicket. A single. Holder should be careful here, when playing the uppish shots. |
| 13.4 : Washington Sundar to Kane Williamson, Flat and on off, stroked to cover. |
| 13.5 : Washington Sundar to Kane Williamson, SIX! He has cleared the ropes for a maximum. Full and in the slot on off, Williamson slogs that over deep mid-wicket. More than 20 balls since a boundary came before this ball. |
| 13.6 : Washington Sundar to Kane Williamson, A couple to finish. Outside off, Williamson guides it wide of short third man and backward point and picks up a couple. 9 from the over and Hyderabad now need 51 runs in 36 balls. Right then, the counter-attacking from Hyderabad? Looks so. |
| 14.1 : Adam Zampa to Jason Holder, Floated on middle, knocked to square leg for a run. |
| 14.2 : Adam Zampa to Kane Williamson, Floated on middle, Kane leans and pushes it to mid on for a single. |
| 0.0 : Adam Zampa to finish out now. 3-0-6-1 are his figures so far. |
| 14.3 : Adam Zampa to Jason Holder, Flighted on off, Jason chips it over mid off safely for one. |
| 14.4 : Adam Zampa to Kane Williamson, Outside off, Williamson lunges forward and swipes it to wide long on. Wants two but has to settle for the single. |
| 14.5 : Adam Zampa to Jason Holder, Flatter on middle and leg, tucked to long on for a run. |
| 14.6 : Adam Zampa to Kane Williamson, Tossed up on off, milked down to mid on for a run. Zampa finishes off with 4-0-12-1. What a superb spell in such a game. Just 6 off that over, not bad for Hyderabad though. The Orange Army needs 45 runs in 30 balls still. |
| 15.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Kane Williamson, Flat on middle, bunted down to long on for a single. |
| 0.0 : Yuzvendra Chahal to bowl the final over of his spell. His figures so far read 3-0-14-1. |
| 15.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Jason Holder, Around off, pushed to cover-point who slips and allows a single to happen. Need to be tight here, Bangalore. |
| 15.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Kane Williamson, Very full on middle, squeezed out to long on for a single. |
| 15.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Jason Holder, Tosses the legbreak outside off, Holder goes after it but fails to get bat on ball. Not a wide as it was within the tramline, by just. |
| 15.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Jason Holder, Tossed up around off, pushed down towards long off for a single. |
| 15.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Kane Williamson, SIX! Well, he goes for it, chooses the moment and deposits it for a biggie. Floated on the leg pole, Kane Williamson gets down and sweeps this mightily over deep square leg. Over the digital fan board for a maximum. Hyderabad need 35 runs in 24 balls with the required rate a touch under 9 now. |
| Adam Zampa is done with his spell. Who does Kohli hand the ball to now? A surprise as Shivam Dube will bowl now. |
| 16.1 : Shivam Dube to Jason Holder, Very full on middle, jammed out to mid on for one. |
| 16.2 : Shivam Dube to Kane Williamson, Full and outside off, driven down to long off for a single. |
| 16.3 : Shivam Dube to Jason Holder, Holder moves to the leg side, Shivam follows him with a pace-off ball, Holder swings for the heavens but fails to get bat on ball. |
| 16.4 : Shivam Dube to Jason Holder, Very full on middle, dug out towards long on for a single. 100 up for Hyderabad. They still need 32 runs from 20 balls. |
| 16.5 : Shivam Dube to Kane Williamson, FOUR! Wonderful use of the feet from KW. Full and in the slot around off, Kane backs away and creams it through extra cover. |
| 16.6 : Shivam Dube to Kane Williamson, Dot ball to finish. Outside off, Williamson covers his stumps and looks to leave but he was a touch late. The ball takes the outer half and goes to short third man. 28 needed in the last 3 overs. |
| 0.0 : DRINKS! This game is at a knife edge at the moment. Hyderabad need 35 in 24 and have two of the coolest heads in Williamson and Holder out in the middle. Bangalore know this is not an easy wicket to bat on and a wicket here will put pressure on Hyderabad. Pheww! This is too tense. |
| 17.1 : Navdeep Saini to Jason Holder, Very full outside off, squeezed out to the man at sweeper cover. Just the single. |
| 0.0 : Navdeep Saini is back on. 2-0-12-0 for him so far. Can he deliver the goods for Bangalore? |
| 17.2 : Navdeep Saini to Kane Williamson, Ohh... What a try from Devdutt there! He had taken the catch but seeing that he was going to enter the ropes, flicks it back in but fails to grab again on the second attempt while coming in. Full toss on middle, Kane swings it away to deep square leg where Padikkal does well, despite not being able to take the catch. Saves 5 runs for his side. |
| 17.3 : Navdeep Saini to Jason Holder, Full and outside off, driven to Chahal at cover who fumbles and allows a single to be taken. |
| 17.4 : Navdeep Saini to Kane Williamson, FOUR! Clever from Williamson. Outside off, he opens the face of the bat just about enough to run it down to the third man boundary. |
| 17.5 : Navdeep Saini to Kane Williamson, Very full and outside off, squeezed to the left of deep extra cover. A brace. |
| 17.6 : Navdeep Saini to Kane Williamson, A single and a comfortable 10 runs off that over for Hyderabad. Very full and on middle, Kane Williamson flicks it to deep mid-wicket and keeps the strike for the next over. 18 runs needed in 12 balls now. |
| Mohammed Siraj will bowl the penultimate over of the innings. 3-0-19-2 for him so far. |
| 18.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Jason Holder, FOUR! The third man not being there is costing Bangalore here. Full and outside off, Holder opens the face of his bat and looks to heave this on the off side. But he ends up carving it behind square on the off side off the outside edge. The ball races away for a boundary. |
| 18.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Jason Holder, On middle, stroked to wide long on for a single. Good fielding from Kohli to keep it down to just one. |
| 18.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Kane Williamson, Full and around off, this is worked off the inner half to short fine leg for a quick single. There was a throw to the striker's end, it hits the stumps and is taken upstairs but Holder was well in, well in. |
| 18.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Kane Williamson, Kane moves to the off side and paddles the fuller ball over short fine leg. Navdeep Saini who was there, runs behind and stops the ball well. Saves two for his side. 10 needed in 8 balls now. |
| 18.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Kane Williamson, Very full and on off and middle, Williamson looks to work it on the off side but gets it off the bottom edge back to the bowler. |
| 18.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Kane Williamson, Just the 1 run in the last ball. 9 required in the last over. Williamson moves across well and paddles the fuller ball again. It is to the left of Saini, who was at short fine leg. He rushes to the ball. Williamson slips after taking one so just a run was possible. Good running from Saini as well to get to the ball quickly. |
| 19.1 : Navdeep Saini to Kane Williamson, Very full outside off, squeezed out to extra cover for a single. Williamson gets to his 50, his 14th in the League. 8 needed from 5 balls now. |
| 19.2 : Navdeep Saini to Jason Holder, Outside off on a full length, a swing and a miss from Holder. Now, the pressure! 8 from 4 balls. |
| 19.1 : 8 needed off 5. Super Over anyone? Surely we do not have any more nails remaining. Can Saini defend it? Too tense this game. |
| 19.3 : Navdeep Saini to Jason Holder, FOUR! Crunched. Full and outside off, Holder clobbers it through the carpet through covers. It was well wide of long off. 4 from 3 balls now. |
| 19.4 : Navdeep Saini to Jason Holder, FOUR! GAME OVER! Very full and well outside off, Jason Holder moves across and squeezes it out through point. The ball races away for a boundary. HYDERABAD WIN BY 6 WICKETS AND GO THROUGH TO QUALIFIER 2! |
| The run chase didn't start well as Siraj struck in his first over. Warner and Pandey steadied the ship but once Warner was dismissed, there was a blip. They lost 2 more wickets quickly but Williamson made sure he wasn't bogged down because of the slow run rate. He kept his end and took the team home in the end with a fine half ton. Holder played his part as well and in the last over creamed the strokes to seal the deal. |
| What about Bangalore's bowling? Well, the batters didn't put enough on the board and it was always going to be difficult for them. That's exactly how it panned out. Siraj struck twice inside the Powerplay while the spinners did their job too. Zampa and Chahal got one each but with absolutely no pressure of the asking rate, Hyderabad batters didn't take a lot of risks and managed to stroll to Qualifier 2. |
| Qualifier 2, here come Hyderabad and in style! What a turnaround it has been from the Orange Army. An easy chase in the end with two of the coolest heads in Williamson and Holder taking their team home without much trouble. There was a moment when Bangalore would've thought that they could force a collapse but with Kane out there, it didn't occur. And Bangalore's wait to lift their first-ever Indian T20 League title has been extended for another edition. |
| Earlier in the game, Warner invited Bangalore to set a target. Well, it was a sorry show from the Bangalore batters as just 3 of their batsmen could enter into double-digits. Kohli promoted himself but that didn't work for them. Finch and de Villiers managed to stitch a stand but once it was broken, things went haywire. ABD though kept his end and got to a fine half ton but got out at the wrong time. Eventually, Bangalore were stopped to a low score. All the Hyderabad bowlers were tidy but it wa |
| Bangalore skipper, Virat Kohli, admits they did not have enough on the board. Feels they made a game of it in the second half. Kohli says that maybe because of nerves they were unable to be expressive with the bat and feels they failed to put the Hyderabad bowlers under pressure. Kohli says couple of people like Siraj, Padikkal have had a good season along with Chahal, who Kohli says has been a constant. Credits Padikkal for the season he had and feels happy for Devdutt. Kohli says there is n |
| Rashid Khan is caught for a quick chat. Tells that it was a tough game but he is happy to have ended on the winning side. Remembers their encounter against Punjab where his side failed to chase a similar score. Tells that he watches his old videos and checks on which balls he is getting hit. Feels that he has been hit for runs on the very full ball and short ball, so he works on that and it really helps him. Says that anything full is easier to hit on these wickets and one has to bowl a bit s |
| David Warner, the VICTORIOUS HYDERABAD SKIPPER, says that the last few games have been a bit tiring. Says that to win tonight was great, it was a top performance. States that Holder and Natarajan have made a great impact in the side. Warner says that the plan was to hold back Natarajan a bit for the end and use him. Don't want to be too over-reliant on Rashid. On Williamson, Warner says that he is a very bankable player for Hyderabad and credits him for being a fantastic player. He has done that |
| For his match winning innings, Kane Williamson is named the Man of the Match. Williamson smiles and admits that is the loudest an Aussie has cheered. Credits the bowlers for restricting them to a low score but also was aware that there was something in the surface as he feel Bangalore have a strong batting line up. Tells it was never going to be easy as Bangalore had two class leg spinners. Credits them for not keeping it tight. Tells he just looks to fulfil the role he has been given and says b |
| Right, what a nail-biting Eliminator it was. Sure, Bangalore managed to put a low score of 131 on board but they did much better with the ball and took it to the last 4 balls in the second innings. But Hyderabad clinched it at the right time and Bangalore are out now. And with that, Hyderabad move on to Qualifier 2 to take on Delhi. That game will also be played at Abu Dhabi, on Sunday, 8th November 2020, at 1800 Local (1400 GMT). The winner of that encounter books the other spot in the final |
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