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.
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
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
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
Shivaram: "So Rashid goes without a wicket. Against the rule which someone on here mentioned. "
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
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 "
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!!! "
Dipanjan Show: "I'm saying it again and again, de Kock will make the difference today!"
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