Shivam Dube to Saim Ayub, out Caught by Abhishek Sharma!! Having dropped a couple of catches earlier, Abhishek takes a superb one this time and he roars in celebration. Saim Ayub has to go. Back of a length on middle and leg, not short enough to pull, he goes for it and gets a thick top-edge. There's a lot of ground to cover for Abhishek as he runs in from deep backward square. He does really well to get to it and then dives forward, grabbing it with both hands before throwing it away in delight. Dube has struck in his very first over to break a brilliant partnership. Saim Ayub c Abhishek Sharma b Shivam Dube 21(17) [4s-1 6s-1]
Shivam Dube to Saim Ayub, no run, short of length delivery angling across off, Ayub looks to pull but it sneaks under his bat and through to the keeper
Shivam Dube to Saim Ayub, wide, probably saw him coming there! Angles it away well wide outside off from over the wicket, Ayub advances and lets it go
Axar to Saim Ayub, 1 run, 96.8kph, length ball slanted away outside off, Ayub swats it off the back foot to long-on
Kuldeep Yadav to Saim Ayub, 1 run, rooted to the crease as Kuldeep finds the perfect length on middle and leg. He manages to punch it down to long-on
Kuldeep Yadav to Saim Ayub, no run, good length on middle and leg, turning away, Ayub makes room and punches to backward point
Kuldeep Yadav to Saim Ayub, SIX, good use of the feet as he puts Kuldeep under pressure! Comes dancing down, gets right to the pitch and smashes it straight back for six. Surya walks up to Kuldeep and puts an arm around his shoulder, offering some advice
Varun Chakaravarthy to Saim Ayub, 1 run, googly stops on Ayub as he tries punching from the crease. Ends up chipping it in the air and it loops over Chakaravarthy's head
Varun Chakaravarthy to Saim Ayub, 1 run, dragged down short outside off, width on offer too, Ayub misses out and only gets a single as he cuts to sweeper cover
Kuldeep Yadav to Saim Ayub, 1 run, googly turning in on middle, he goes back and punches to long-on
Kuldeep Yadav to Saim Ayub, wide, drifting down leg, he looks to flick it away but misses
Kuldeep Yadav to Saim Ayub, 1 run, tossed up, drifting in on middle, Ayub gets forward and pushes to long-on
Bumrah to Saim Ayub, 3 runs, full toss on middle, 141kph, Ayub punches firmly down the ground and it's a long chase for both mid-off and mid-on
Bumrah to Saim Ayub, 1 run, on the pads, slower one, clipped to deep square leg
Varun Chakaravarthy to Saim Ayub, 1 run, Kuldeep puts down a dolly! Googly from round the wicket, kicks up off a length and finds the top-edge as Ayub goes for the slog-sweep. It swirls in the air on the way to short fine, but no excuses for Kuldeep there. Should've been gobbled!
Bumrah to Saim Ayub, no run, short of length delivery angling away from off, slower one, Ayub deadbats it into the pitch
Hardik Pandya to Saim Ayub, no run, back of a length delivery around middle, blocked from the crease down the pitch
Hardik Pandya to Saim Ayub, wide, dug in short, sails over Ayub's head and is called a wide
Hardik Pandya to Saim Ayub, FOUR, finally Ayub is off the mark in the tournament! And he breaks his drought in emphatic fashion, getting on top of the bounce of a short ball and pulling it through midwicket
Hardik Pandya to Saim Ayub, no run, angling across off, back of a length, Ayub punches to point