Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
20 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | MI: 162/5 | RR: 8.10

  • Krunal Pandya9 (3b)
  • Quinton de Kock69 (58b)
  • Khaleel Ahmed4-0-42-3
  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar4-0-29-1

jmo: "Spot on forecaster!!! it's evolving!!! " -- I, for one, welcome our new algorithmic overlords

KG: "Hi. I just got home to watch the game, how's the pitch playing? Do you think 162 is way below par for a Wankhede wicket? Also is there dew? Would really appreciate it if you could let me know." -- Well, the average first innings IPL score here is 188, so it does feel a little low. The track looked an excellent one to bat on, and to their credit Sunrisers did very well to keep the likes of Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock and Kieron Pollard quiet. There's been some dew on the outfield throughout, but it hasn't seemed heavy enough to have any major impact yet.

And with that, it's time for me to hand over the duties to Liam.

Srinivas: "Vinod Rajpal: "what is the Forecaster saying at this stage !" -- 161. Wow this was at 17.2"

Suryakumar: We could have got 10-12 runs more, but the ball is not coming on to the bat easily. We should be able to defend this total. We look to pick early wickets. Hopefully, we can pull it off.

9.47pm So Mumbai finish with a respectable 162 despite de Kock struggling throughout. "De kock v Rashid - 10 runs in 16 balls. Only three batsmen have had worse SR against a bowler in a game (min 15 balls faced) in last 5 seasons," Rajesh is quick to point that out. For Sunrisers, Bhuvi, Rashid and Nabi were brilliant but Khaleel and Thampi ended up conceding 82 from their combined eight overs. Khaleel though picked up three wickets as well. Remember, no Warner or Bairstow for the them. Can they chase it down? We will find it out soon.

19.6
2
Ahmed to KH Pandya, 2 runs, fuller on the stumps, hits it towards long-on, a fumble there by the fielder allows the second run
19.5
6
Ahmed to KH Pandya, SIX, too short this time and Krunal doesn't miss out, pulls it over deep midwicket to take the side to 160. The midwicket had come up for Krunal
19.4
1
Ahmed to de Kock, 1 run, short of length around off, de Kock gets it from the middle of the bat this time but cannot find a gap, a single to deep midwicket
19.3
1
Ahmed to KH Pandya, 1 run, a low full toss on the pads, flicked away towards deep-backward square leg

Krunal now.

Anshul: "Question for Hemant: who would you prefer - Bhuvi, who is economical (29 off 4 overs) or Khaleel, who pick 2 wickets for 31 in 3 overs?" -- It takes two to tango. One creates the pressure, the other reaps the rewards

19.2
1
Ahmed to de Kock, 1 run, a full toss outside off, slices it towards deep point, but only a single
19.1
W
Ahmed to Pollard, OUT, a slower length ball on the stumps, Pollard fails to pick it and was early into the pull, ends up skying it towards square leg, Abhishek Sharma charges in from the deep and takes it diving forward

KA Pollard c Abhishek Sharma b Ahmed 10 (20m 9b 0x4 1x6) SR: 111.11

Geerthiraman: "Can de-kock carry his bat? Any opener carried his bat in IPL history?" -- The term carrying bat is used when the team is all out

END OF OVER:
19 | 4 Runs | MI: 151/4 | RR: 7.94

  • Kieron Pollard10 (8b)
  • Quinton de Kock67 (56b)
  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar4-0-29-1
  • Rashid Khan4-0-21-0

An excellent over from Bhuvi, just four from it

18.6
1
Kumar to Pollard, 1 run, short of length outside off, Pollard plays tennis-like forehand towards midwicket, only a single there
18.5
0
Kumar to Pollard, no run, short of length outside off, Pollard was looking to pull it initially but withdraws in the end as it's too wide

eNVy: "What's the pace at which Bhuvi is bowling? I remember him hitting 140k's consistently last year. " -- The last ball was around 139 kph

18.4
1
Kumar to de Kock, 1 run, length ball on the pads, de Kock still struggling with his timing drags it towards deep backward square leg
18.3
0
Kumar to de Kock, no run, a slower length ball outside off, de Kock was looking to give himself some room and in the end cannot reach to the ball
18.2
1
Kumar to Pollard, 1 run, fuller on the stumps, Pollard gives himself some room and digs it out towards deep midwicket

Shivaram: "So Rashid goes without a wicket. Against the rule which someone on here mentioned. "

18.1
1
Kumar to de Kock, 1 run, fuller on the stumps, de Kock digs it down the ground, a single to long-off

END OF OVER:
18 | 13 Runs | MI: 147/4 | RR: 8.16

  • Quinton de Kock65 (53b)
  • Kieron Pollard8 (5b)
  • Rashid Khan4-0-21-0
  • Basil Thampi4-0-40-0
17.6
1
Rashid Khan to de Kock, 1 run, fuller on the stumps and driven towards long-on for one
17.5
4
Rashid Khan to de Kock, FOUR, length ball but way down the leg side, de Kock goes for the sweep, doesn't find the middle of the bat but enough on it to run it between the keeper and the short fine leg, was a googly again from Rashid
17.4
1
Rashid Khan to Pollard, 1 run, googly again, on the stumps this time, Pollard goes back and hits it towards long-on
17.3
0
Rashid Khan to Pollard, no run, a googly from Rashid in response, length around off, Pollard punches it towards extra cover where Williamson's slide keeps it a dot
17.2
6
Rashid Khan to Pollard, SIX, short of length on the stumps, Pollard goes back and pulls it over long-on, easily done

Vinod Rajpal: "what is the Forecaster saying at this stage !" -- 161.

Shemeer : "@dipanjan yes he will make difference by getting out next over and a wicket for Rashid "

17.1
1
Rashid Khan to de Kock, 1 run, short of length around off, goes back and pulls it towards deep midwicket for one

This should be interesting. Pollard has managed only 28 off 36 balls against Rashid in the eight T20 innings, and has got out once. But for now, it's de Kock on strike

END OF OVER:
17 | 14 Runs | MI: 134/4 | RR: 7.88

  • Kieron Pollard1 (2b)
  • Quinton de Kock59 (50b)
  • Basil Thampi4-0-40-0
  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar3-0-25-1

Ronak: "@Yash: Why not play all 3 and one spinner? We have part time spinner in Jadhav so 3 quicks and 1 spinner would work. How often we associate India with fast bowlers? It will be a treat to watch 3 skillful pacers going at it at the World Cup for India!!! "

16.6
0
Basil Thampi to Pollard, no run, short of length outside off, looks to punch it on the off side, instead ends up chopping it into the ground, backward point is quick to the ball and prevents the single

Dipanjan Show: "I'm saying it again and again, de Kock will make the difference today!"

16.5
1
Basil Thampi to de Kock, 1 run, short and wide outside off this time, stays back and hits it towards sweeper cover, only a single this time
16.4
6
Basil Thampi to de Kock, SIX, a juicy full toss on the stumps this time and de Kock doesn't miss out, pulls it over deep midwicket for a 73-metre six
16.3
4
Basil Thampi to de Kock, FOUR, a low full toss outside off, de Kock opens the face of the bat and manages to just beat the fielder at backward point, gets to his fifty - but off 48 balls - with this boundary

Around the wicket

SRH 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st40MJ GuptillWP Saha
2nd17MJ GuptillMK Pandey
3rd8KS WilliamsonMK Pandey
4th33MK PandeyV Shankar
5th7MK PandeyAbhishek Sharma
6th49Mohammad NabiMK Pandey
7th8MK PandeyRashid Khan