END OF OVER:
20 | 18 Runs 1 Wkt | LAKR: 162/7 | RR: 8.10

  • Corné Dry12 (4b)
  • Derone Davis13 (13b)
  • Marcus Stoinis3-0-37-2
  • Naveen-ul-Haq4-0-31-0

Unmukt Chand: "At the start it wasn't very easy with the bat, it was a little double-paced. I think we kept losing wickets in the middle overs, but the way we ended was good. I wanted to be positive. It was more about taking charge. It's a matter of partnerships. I wanted to play my shots, but had to assess the wicket. It's been a while, honestly. Last few months I worked very hard on my batting. I was back in India, I practiced a lot. We had a camp before this as well, that really helped me out. I think it's a decent score. Sometimes such scores can be very tricky. Early wickets will be key."

9.45pm An excellent half-century from Unmukt Chand was the cornerstone for LA Knight Riders today as they get to 162. There were early wickets, and Texas Super Kings never stopped coming, but Chand was composed and kept putting the pressure back on the opposition at every stage. There were partnerships with Shakib Al Hasan, Nitish Kumar and Derone Davis as Chand notched his first half-century of the competition in a knock filled with attractive strokeplay. Zia-ul-Haq struck twice in his second over to give Texas Super Kings the perfect start. And the rest of the bowlers also kept it tight with Aussies Stoinis and Hardie picking two apiece as well. There was a hit wicket too, with Dre Russ smashing his own stumps, and LA Knight Riders would feel that cost them a good 15-20 runs at least. But they may not be too disappointed with where they got. Will it be enough? Join Himanshu in a bit to find out!

19.6
4
Stoinis to Dry, FOUR, Length ball sits up nicely and Dry swings it away between deep midwicket and long-off. Naveen at long-off ran to his right and put in a dive but pulled the ball onto his knee and onto the boundary rope. So Dry finishes with a boundary to take LA Knight Riders to 162
19.5
0
Stoinis to Dry, no run, Full and wide, Corne Dry swings at it but swishes at thin air
19.4
4
Stoinis to Dry, FOUR, Cheekily done! Slower back of length delivery outside off, Dry goes across the stumps and gets off-side of the ball before scooping it over backward square leg. Couple of bounces and a four
19.3
4
Stoinis to Dry, FOUR, Oh, absolutely drills this down the ground first ball! This is full on the stumps, Stoinis probably looking for the yorker. Dry just swings through the line and long-on and long-off had no chance

Here is Dry

19.2
W
Stoinis to Chand, OUT, Edged behind! Stoinis goes back of a length, while sticking to that very wide line. Chand throws his bat at it, but gets a thick edge and Conway does the rest. Fantastic knock from Chand comes to an end

UBT Chand c †Conway b Stoinis 68 (45b 6x4 3x6) SR: 151.11

19.1
6
Stoinis to Chand, SIX, Oh, what a shot! Unmukt Chand, you have been a sight to watch today! Cross-seam delivery full outside off, Chand gets in position early and lofts this over long-off, as elegantly as you can ask for!

Chand and Davis will want to take LA Knight Riders to 160 here

END OF OVER:
19 | 12 Runs | LAKR: 144/6 | RR: 7.57

  • Unmukt Chand62 (43b)
  • Derone Davis13 (13b)
  • Naveen-ul-Haq4-0-31-0
  • Gerald Coetzee4-0-28-1
18.6
1
Naveen-ul-Haq to Chand, 1 run, Full outside off, Chand miscues it as he looks to go outside off. The ball lobs up towards deep backward point and lands safely
18.5
1lb
Naveen-ul-Haq to Davis, 1 leg bye, Low full toss around leg, Davis looks to clip it leg side but it goes off his pads towards short fine leg

Around the wicket to Davis

18.4
1
Naveen-ul-Haq to Chand, 1 run, Full outside off, slower ball, Chand flicks it out to deep midwicket
18.4
1w
Naveen-ul-Haq to Chand, 1 wide, Dug in short outside off, and it goes over the bat as Chand looks to cut. It's called wide. That went well over his head
18.3
2
Naveen-ul-Haq to Chand, 2 runs, Slower ball dug into the surface outside off. Chand scuppers a pull to the vacant midwicket region and picks up two
18.3
1w
Naveen-ul-Haq to Chand, 1 wide, Naveen fires it full and down leg as Chand dances down the track. Called wide immediately
18.2
4
Naveen-ul-Haq to Chand, FOUR, Well played! Naveen executed the wide yorker well, but Chand was wise to it. Gets his bat down and carves it wide of short third for four
18.1
1
Naveen-ul-Haq to Davis, 1 run, Full around off, fended to the off side for a quick single

Naveen to bowl out

END OF OVER:
18 | 7 Runs | LAKR: 132/6 | RR: 7.33

  • Unmukt Chand54 (39b)
  • Derone Davis12 (11b)
  • Gerald Coetzee4-0-28-1
  • Naveen-ul-Haq3-0-20-0
17.6
0
Coetzee to Chand, no run, Full outside off, Chand went across to try and scoop but can't connect
17.5
0
Coetzee to Chand, no run, Bouncer outside off, Chand doesn't attack it
17.4
1
Coetzee to Davis, 1 run, Full on the stumps, squeezed out to short third
17.3
4
Coetzee to Davis, FOUR, Slapped through point for a boundary! This is a full length ball around middle and leg, he backs away and cuts it hard over the point fielder. The outfield does the rest
17.2
1
Coetzee to Chand, 1 run, Full around off, Chand looks to whip it leg side but gets a leading edge that lands safely around cover
17.1
1
Coetzee to Davis, 1 run, Length ball on middle and leg, Davis hits it onto his own pads and the ball pops to the off side. They scurry for the single

Coetzee to bowl the 18th

END OF OVER:
17 | 5 Runs | LAKR: 125/6 | RR: 7.35

  • Unmukt Chand53 (36b)
  • Derone Davis6 (8b)
  • Naveen-ul-Haq3-0-20-0
  • Mohammad Mohsin3-0-22-0
16.6
0
Naveen-ul-Haq to Chand, no run, Short and wide, Chand wants to cut but can only slap it back to the bowler on the bounce. Excellent stuff from Naveen after being hit for a four in the second ball of the over
16.5
0
Naveen-ul-Haq to Chand, no run, Naveen bowls a very good wide yorker. He bowled it from wide of the crease, and keeps it within the tramlines as Unmukt Chand looks to squeeze it out on the off side
16.4
1
Naveen-ul-Haq to Davis, 1 run, Dug in short and angled into Davis to cramp him, Davis manages to pull it away through square leg for a single
16.3
0
Naveen-ul-Haq to Davis, no run, That is plumb! It's yorker from Naveen and Davis is looking to flick it leg side but misses and is hit very adjacent. The finger goes up but he reviews. Davis survives! It's umpire's call on impact, as it hit him in front of leg, and ball tracking shows the ball to be going past leg stump!
16.2
4
Naveen-ul-Haq to Davis, FOUR, In the slot and Davis hits a crisp drive between cover and mid-off! Flayed for four

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Texas 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st30F du PlessisDP Conway
2nd34DP ConwayAM Hardie
3rd38DP ConwayJ Tromp
4th1MP StoinisJ Tromp
5th0MP StoinisMilind Kumar
6th4MP StoinisCP Savage
7th8CP SavageG Coetzee
8th5CP SavageMohammad Mohsin
9th30CP SavageNaveen-ul-Haq