Bihar vs Himachal Pradesh, Elite Group D - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Anuj Raj to Ekant Sen, SIX, Sen ends the innings in style! Spoils what was till then a top over from Raj. Slower ball on leg stump, Sen was charging down initially and read the variation, and whipped it over deep square leg. Superb hitting

Anuj Raj to Ekant Sen, FOUR, Raghav Dhawan won't mind the strike as long as Sen can do this! Heaved away and this time he finds the gap at mid-wicket. Wasn't off the middle of the bat but this sped off the practice pitches, and right between deep mid-wicket and long-on

Anuj Raj to Pankaj Jaiswal, out Caught by Sachin Kumar!! Golden duck for Jaiswal! Another slower ball that does the trick, off-cutter and he was slogging across the line to compound his misery! Slices it straight up towards extra cover where it is taken easily. Turning out to be a fine final over. Pankaj Jaiswal c Sachin Kumar b Anuj Raj 0(1)

Anuj Raj to Akash Vasisht, out Caught by Bipin Saurabh!! Gets the wide line right this time and gets the reward! Slower ball as well, gripped a touch and Vasisht's cross-batted slog goes straight up. Big top edge to the leg-side and Bipin Saurabh gets under the skier. Well-taken! Decent hand from Vasisht although he'd have loved to bat the last over completely. Akash Vasisht c Bipin Saurabh b Anuj Raj 35(22) [4s-1 6s-1]

Abhijeet Saket to Akash Vasisht, SIX, cracking shot! Slower ball into the surface, Vasisht read it early and stayed back, delayed his bat swing and heaved across the line. Easily over deep mid-wicket

R Pratap Singh to Akash Vasisht, 1 run, back of a length angling into the body, Vasisht whips it behind square

R Pratap Singh to Akash Vasisht, FOUR, crunched! Short and too wide, asking to be hit and Vasisht does just that. Cuts hard over backward point. Right between third man and deep point

Harsh Singh to Raghav Dhawan, FOUR,

R Pratap Singh to Rishi Dhawan, out Bowled!! Chopped on! Singh with a crucial breakthrough because Dhawan can be deadly at the back end with his power and experience. A nothing shot from the skipper, tries to hack this away but it's the slower ball and he can only get an under-edge onto the sticks. Was looking in good touch, so he'll be disappointed with this. Rishi Dhawan b R Pratap Singh 22(14) [4s-3]

Harsh Singh to Rishi Dhawan, FOUR, and now some finesse from Dhawan! Uses the pace on offer and dabs this very late. Beats short third comfortably to his left

Harsh Singh to Rishi Dhawan, FOUR, nicely played! Shortish and wider, he gets across and powers his behind square on the leg-side

Ashutosh Aman to Raghav Dhawan, FOUR, nicely played! A bit too full and wide as well, Dhawan places the inside out drive sweetly, getting it right between sweeper and long-off

Ashutosh Aman to Raghav Dhawan, 1 run, back of a length angling into the hips, tucked gently to the leg-side

Harsh Singh to Rishi Dhawan, FOUR, shot! Square leg is up in the ring, so Dhawan goes over that fielder with a pick up shot. Shuffled well across early to counter the wide line and chipped it well over the infield

Ashutosh Aman to Nikhil Gangta, out Stumped!! As it so often happens, one brings two for the fielding side! Excellent bowling from Aman, sensed the charge from the batter and slowed it down considerably. Dragged the length back a bit and it's a nothing shot from Gangta who neither attacked the ball nor got in a position to defend it properly. Probably a hint of spin away from the batter and he misses it. Regulation stumping for Bipin Saurabh. Nikhil Gangta st Bipin Saurabh b Ashutosh Aman 0(2)

Ashutosh Aman to Chopra, out Caught by Sachin Kumar!! Huge wicket this! Chopra was looking set but the lack of tempo to the innings in recent times forces him to take a risk and he perishes. Stepped out in a bid to go inside out but ended up going much straighter and it wasn't a full-blooded hit, so it's straight down long-off's throat. Bihar are enjoying a nice little phase here. Chopra c Sachin Kumar b Ashutosh Aman 32(27) [4s-5]

Harsh Singh to Verma, out Caught&Bowled!! Leading edge and gone! The batter wanted to clip it away, the ball spoons up as he was a little too early into the shot. The bowler had an easy take to complete. Good knock from Verma has come to an end. That was a fuller one but the batter played it a little too early. Verma c and b Harsh Singh 50(33) [4s-1 6s-6]

Ashutosh Aman to Verma, 1 run, and that's fifty for Verma! His fifty has come in fine time and includes 6 sixes. Was flayed away into the off-side

Ashutosh Aman to Verma, SIX, six more! Hat-trick of sixes. That was tossed up and Verma slams that across the line and over wide long-on for another six. He is pressing the accelerator in some style now

Ashutosh Aman to Verma, SIX, dropped and six! That would add insult to injury. Was slammed across the line, the ball bobbled off the hands of the fielder at long-on and dropped over the fence. That was poor from the fielder

Ashutosh Aman to Verma, SIX, short ball, dragged down and pulled away over wide long-on for a sixer. Managed to get it wide of the deep long-on fielder

Apurva Anand to Chopra, FOUR, gets the room outside off and punches that past cover for a four. The fielder dived to his right but failed to stop it

Apurva Anand to Verma, SIX, goes back and slams the pull away over deep square for a sixer. Poor ball and put away

Ashutosh Aman to Verma, 1 run, to mid-wicket, the partnership between Verma and Chopra is now

Anuj Raj to Chopra, FOUR, gets the room outside off and slams that between cover and mid-off for a four. Lovely shot from Chopra

Abhijeet Saket to Verma, SIX, short ball, gets a little big on the batter and has been pulled over long-on for a sixer. Lovely hit indeed. Was a short ball and Verma did well to slam it down

Anuj Raj to Verma, SIX, that's a smashing hit! Short, outside off, Verma slaps that across the line to send it over deep square. Used the depth of the crease, hung back and slammed it hard

Abhijeet Saket to Verma, FOUR, short ball, Verma gets on top of the bounce and pulls the ball away to deep mid for a four. That was crunched hard

Abhijeet Saket to Chopra, FOUR, fuller length delivery, outside off, Chopra gets bat on it and slices the ball behind square on the off-side for a four. Lovely hit indeed from Chopra

Anuj Raj to Chopra, FOUR, poor delivery down on to the pads, Chopra clips the ball away fine for a four

Anuj Raj to Chopra, FOUR, short, wide, Chopra gets on top of the bounce and pounces on it. That was slapped past cover for a four

Abhijeet Saket to Ankush Bains, out Caught by S Gani!! That's a shocking start for HP. Length delivery outside off, Ankush Bains looks to drive and spoons a catch to the man at extra cover. That was a soft dismissal. The ball bounced a little extra and that eked out the false shot. Ankush Bains c S Gani b Abhijeet Saket 0(1)