Thakur to Shami, out Caught by Ayush Badoni!! Four-fer for Thakur. A slower-ball off-cutter on a length wide outside off, Shami toe-ends the cut and the bottom-hand comes off too, simple catch to the left of extra-cover. Badoni takes it. Shami c Ayush Badoni b Thakur 1(3)
17.3
W
Avesh Khan to Cummins, out Caught by Digvesh Rathi!! Three sixes and out. What a short cameo that was. Full outside off, Cummins played it well, opens the face of the bat and slices it in the air, but picks out short third man where Rathi takes a sharp catch near his face. Avesh Khan looks at Pant after taking that wicket. Cummins c Digvesh Rathi b Avesh Khan 18(4) [6s-3]
17.2
6
Avesh Khan to Cummins, SIX, hat-trick of sixes for Cummins. It's a slower-ball on a length outside off, Cummins slices across the ball, looked like a mishit initially but it has gone all the way straight down the ground
17
6
Thakur to Cummins, SIX, a juicy low full-toss now outside off, Cummins won't let such gifts go away. He gets forward and lofts all the way over long-off, another clean hit, ends the over on a high
16.5
6
Thakur to Cummins, SIX, Cummins off the mark with a six first ball. Slower and short outside off, bouncing too, Cummins slashes it hard and he has connected so well, flies over the head of sweeper cover, he got on top of the bounce so well
16.2
W
Thakur to Abhinav Manohar, out Caught by Abdul Samad!! Straight to deep backward point. Full and wide outside off, Abhinav Manohar opens the face of the bat and slices the loft, the fielder is picked out by Manohar who walks off without a contribution. Thakur keeps taking wickets. Abhinav Manohar c Abdul Samad b Thakur 2(6)
16
W
Digvesh Rathi to Aniket Verma, out Caught by Miller!! End of Aniket Verma. He is disappointed. Was a short ball on middle, skidding on slightly, Aniket goes on the back foot to pull and Miller at deep mid-wicket won't drop that. He comes forward to take it. Just when Aniket was looking to up a gear, he falls. Still a magnificent innings. Aniket Verma c Miller b Digvesh Rathi 36(13) [6s-5]
15.5
6
Digvesh Rathi to Aniket Verma, SIX, he is dealing in sixes here. It's full and wide outside off, he goes on his back knee, lofts and it has the elevation and distance to clear wide long-off, tremendous batting this
15.4
6
Digvesh Rathi to Aniket Verma, SIX, Aniket Verma on fire. Looks a good striker of the ball. He shuffles across towards the off-side, it's on middle, flicked over deep backward square-leg and the fielder watches it sail over
14.5
6
Ravi Bishnoi to Aniket Verma, SIX, again in the slot and Ravi Bishnoi can only look at Pant who wears a wry smile on his face. it's full outside off, too far in the hitting slot, Aniket Verma gets forward and lofts over the sightscreen, into the crowd. Two clean hits and both sixes
14.4
6
Ravi Bishnoi to Aniket Verma, SIX, it's in the slot and Ravi Bishnoi is punished. It's full on off and middle, Aniket Verma gets forward and lofts flat, flies away, that was struck so well, Pant asks Bishnoi to bowl wide outside off
14.1
W
Ravi Bishnoi to Nitish Reddy, out Bowled!! Now Nitish Reddy goes. Ravi Bishnoi punches the air in delight as he mouths a come on. Length delivery and straight on middle, Nitish Reddy gets forward to loft and misses, the middle-stump is flattened. SRH losing their way as LSG keep taking wickets. A scratchy knock ends. Nitish Reddy b Ravi Bishnoi 32(28) [4s-2]
13
6
Ravi Bishnoi to Aniket Verma, SIX, a bit too full and in the slot, was the attempted googly, Aniket Verma gets forward and lofts, has the elevation to just clear Markram at long-on
12
W
Prince Yadav to Nitish Reddy, out Klaasen Run Out!! What a way to get out for Klaasen. Prince Yadav has hurt his hand but first he celebrates before going down in pain. A low full-toss outside off, Nitish Reddy drills it low and flat to the bowler's left, hits the end of the hand and ricochets straight on the stumps at the other end, Klaasen is backing up a long way and is gone. That's a lucky break for LSG and they look happy and relieved. A catch dropped but LSG will take that wicket of Klaasen any day. Klaasen run out (Prince Yadav) 26(17) [4s-2 6s-1]
11.3
4
Prince Yadav to Klaasen, FOUR, one bounce over the ropes and wide of sweeper cover, it's a slower-ball off-cutter full outside off, Klaasen gets forward and plays a beautiful loft and has placed it wide of the sweeper cover to his right
10.4
4
Ravi Bishnoi to Klaasen, FOUR, what power that is from Klaasen. He goes on the back foot and punches the length delivery so hard, Ravi Bishnoi gets a bit of his right hand, but it still runs away straight down the ground for four. Interesting had the deflection gone back on the stumps at the other end, could have been close as Nitish Reddy was backing up
10.2
Ravi Bishnoi to Nitish Reddy, no run, that is so close. Nitish Reddy saved by the ump's call on hitting. Ravi Bishnoi is not happy at all, he watches the replay on the big screen and then has a chat with umpire Abhijit Bhattacharya. The ump tells him it is sliding down, was a flat length delivery on middle and leg, Nitish Reddy turns around to reverse-sweep and misses, had the initial decision gone in favor of LSG, it would have stayed out. Just clipping the stumps and Reddy gets away
8.4
6
Digvesh Rathi to Klaasen, SIX, Klaasen pounces. Picks the googly, it's tossed up full on middle, he gets forward and employs the slogsweep, way over deep mid-wicket
7.3
W
Prince Yadav to Head, out Bowled!! Prince Yadav has knocked the poles out. Silence in Uppal. Prince Yadav bowled quite well in the last game too but did not have the figures to show for it, tonight he gets the big wicket of Head. The Aussie clears his front leg to heave and misses a full ball on middle and off, the middle and off stumps are down. Zaheer Khan from the LSG dugout claps in appreciation. Head b Prince Yadav 47(28) [4s-5 6s-3]
7.1
4
Prince Yadav to Nitish Reddy, FOUR, poor start by Prince Yadav, drifts on to the pads, short of length and Nitish Reddy tucks it neatly wide of short fine-leg and gets four beating deep square-leg to his right too
6.2
4
Digvesh Rathi to Head, FOUR, googly and fraction short around off, such fast hands by Head, he goes on the back foot and cuts hard, beats the diving backward point to his right, no sweeper cover too
6.1
Digvesh Rathi to Nitish Reddy, 3 runs, sloppy stuff by LSG. Nudged to short fine-leg and first Avesh fumbles a regulation stop, then Bishnoi from deep backward square-leg with a wild throw well wide of the stumps at the bowler's end. Digvesh Rathi is nowhere near the stumps, Badoni has to run a long way to slide and cut it off, a fumble from him too, so one turns into three in the end. Pretty sure Pant is not impressed
5.5
Ravi Bishnoi to Head, no run, dropped again! Smashes the short ball back to Ravi Bishnoi who sticks out his right hand, but the ball doesn't stick. Was a tough chance, but will go down as a dropped catch
5.3
6
Ravi Bishnoi to Head, SIX, first maximum after the dropped catch! Short ball outside off, Head rocks back in the crease and spanks it over deep extra cover for half-a-dozen
5.1
Ravi Bishnoi to Head, 1 run, dropped by Pooran! Head tries to take him on, miscues his lofted shot towards long-on, but the fielder in the deep puts it down. He can hurt you big time! SRH fans loving it..
4.4
Digvesh Rathi to Head, 2 runs, width on offer and Head chips it towards wide long-off. Markram sprints to his right and stops it with a dive, keeps them down to two
4
4
Avesh Khan to Head, FOUR, width on offer and Head has slashed it over cover-point. The partnership has raced away to 30 off 10 balls. Avesh goes for 18 runs in the over..
3.4
6
Avesh Khan to Head, SIX, pitched up by the bowler and Head has thumped it over deep extra cover for half-a-dozen. That's the second maximum of the over. SRH turning things around after losing a couple of early wickets
3.1
6
Avesh Khan to Head, SIX, on a length around middle and leg, Head clubs it over deep mid-wicket for half-a-dozen. Was in the slot and meant to be put away
3
4
Thakur to Nitish Reddy, FOUR, lovely shot. Thakur goes full outside off and Nitish Reddy plays an excellent drive through wide mid-off. The fielder inside the ring had no chance
2.4
4
Thakur to Head, FOUR, juicy full toss on off, Head drills it past the non-striker for four runs. A loose delivery and rightly put away
2.2
W
Thakur to Ishan Kishan, out Caught by Pant!! Ishan Kishan has been strangled down the leg-side. A loose delivery down the leg-side, Ishan Kishan looks to glance it away, gets an edge that has been taken by Pant. A century in the previous game but departs without troubling the scorers tonight. An excellent start for LSG, although this ball didn't deserve a wicket. Shardul won't mind it. He picked early wickets against the Capitals and he has done it again. Ishan Kishan c Pant b Thakur 0(1)
2.1
W
Thakur to Abhishek Sharma, out Caught by Pooran!! Thakur strikes early. He gets Abhishek Sharma's wicket early. He goes short and the batsman has pulled this towards deep square leg. Pooran moves to his right and takes a safe catch. He has troubled Abhishek earlier and he does it again. Not the kind of start Sunrisers were looking for. But they have similar batters to follow next. Abhishek Sharma c Pooran b Thakur 6(6) [4s-1]
2
4
Avesh Khan to Head, FOUR, short of a length around middle and leg, Head pulls it through mid-wicket for four runs to end the over. A better over for SRH as compared to the first one
1.1
4
Avesh Khan to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, Abhishek Sharma greets Avesh Khan with a boundary. Short of a length delivery outside off, Abhishek Sharma plays it late, opens the bat face and steers it through square third man for four runs
0.3
4
Thakur to Head, FOUR, Head opens his account with a boundary. A length delivery around middle and leg, Head smashes it over the bowler for four runs. Gets going in style