END OF OVER:20 | 22 Runs | MI: 228/5 | RR: 11.40
- Hardik Pandya22 (9b)
- Mitchell Santner0 (2b)
- Gerald Coetzee3-0-51-0
- Prasidh Krishna4-0-53-2
Jonny Bairstow: "Posted a nice score there. After watching the game last night, it was an interesting change in how we were about at it. Good cricket shots."
9.25pm MI couldn't have asked for more in a must-win match. No matter which batter came on, they had a free swing and contributed in their own way. An opening stand of 84 between Bairstow, playing his first IPL game this seaon, and Rohit meant MI had a great foundation. No wonder, then, that they ended up with 228. Rohit smashed 81, Bairstow cracked 47 in double quick time, and whoever followed did their bit. Now up to MI's bowlers, who will be bowling to an in-form GT opening pair. Join Ashish for the chase soon.
19.6
1
Coetzee to Pandya, 1 run, finally he attempts the yorker!! This lands bang on middle, and Pandya whips it to deep midwicket after losing his balance a bit
19.6
1w
Coetzee to Pandya, 1 wide, wide again. Gill looks a bit frustrated. On the fuller side, but wide of off. Pandya lets it go
19.5
6
Coetzee to Pandya, SIX, not off the middle of the bat, but still a six. On the fuller side of a length from Coetzee, who bowled this slightly wide of off. Pandya went through the line by opening the face of the bat a bit, but the ball still went over long-off
19.5
1w
Coetzee to Pandya, 1 wide, another wide. This is on the shorter side of a length, but very far from off stump. Again Pandya isn't bothered
19.5
1w
Coetzee to Pandya, 1 wide, another bouncer, and called wide. This pitched on middle, and Pandya swayed out of the way after looking to have a hook. GT review, though - because, why not? Pandya is clearly seen to be letting the ball go, although he seems slightly crouched. So it remains a wide
19.4
6
Coetzee to Pandya, SIX, six more!! This lands ten rows over deep square leg. Another short delivery, but the line isn't very good this time. The ball arrives just outside off, and Pandya hammers this pull over the boundary by getting his front leg out of the way
19.3
0
Coetzee to Pandya, no run, another slower ball, and this is short and wide of off. Swatted to extra cover for another dot
19.2
6
Coetzee to Pandya, SIX, the ball goes up a few miles in the air!! It then lands bang behind the sightscreen. Coetzee followed a bouncer with a full ball, but ended up bowling in the slot. The line was around middle, and Pandya simply presented the full face of the bat to launch it for six
19.1
0
Coetzee to Pandya, no run, a slower bouncer to begin with. Coetzee bangs this in on off, and the ball zooms up to finish over middle. Pandya has a swat-pull, but is beaten
Coetzee will finish the innings off
END OF OVER:19 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | MI: 206/5 | RR: 10.84
- Mitchell Santner0 (2b)
- Hardik Pandya3 (3b)
- Prasidh Krishna4-0-53-2
- Mohammed Siraj4-0-37-1
18.6
0
Prasidh Krishna to Santner, no run, half an appeal for caught behind by Mendis, but not given. Short in length, and on the stumps from Prasidh, who angled this in from around the wicket. Santner went across and looked to pull, but missed. I think the ball must have brushed his pad on the way to the keeper
18.5
0
Prasidh Krishna to Santner, no run, slower ball again, as he goes full and wide of off at just 96kph. Santner looked to slash, but the ball rolled through to the keeper
Meanwhile, GT bring Rutherford in as Impact Sub for Siraj
Santner at No. 7. Prasidh from around the wicket.
18.4
W
Prasidh Krishna to Naman Dhir, OUT, good catch by Rashid! He was at deep midwicket, and he moved and slid to his right while completing the catch. Another slower delivery from Prasidh, but this is slightly fuller than the previous ball, and on off. Dhir looked to repeat the powerful whip from last ball, but ended up playing this in front of square
Naman Dhir c Rashid Khan b Prasidh Krishna 9 (10m 6b 0x4 1x6) SR: 150
18.3
6
Prasidh Krishna to Naman Dhir, SIX, strong wrists, and bam! On a full length on middle, and he stays deep and low, before launching at this slower ball for six over deep square leg
18.2
1
Prasidh Krishna to Pandya, 1 run, on a length just outside off. Pandya went too hard with his attempted slog, but ended up bottom-edging to cover
18.1
1
Prasidh Krishna to Naman Dhir, 1 run, on a few bounces to the man at deep midwicket, as Prasidh bowls pretty full on off. Whipped aerially by Dhir
END OF OVER:18 | 10 Runs 1 Wkt | MI: 198/4 | RR: 11.00
- Naman Dhir2 (3b)
- Hardik Pandya2 (2b)
- Mohammed Siraj4-0-37-1
- Prasidh Krishna3-0-45-1
17.6
1
Mohammed Siraj to Naman Dhir, 1 run, good work by Gill at mid-off, as he slides to his left to keep this down to a single. Full and straight from Siraj, as Dhir backed away to drive
17.5
1
Mohammed Siraj to Pandya, 1 run, wow, what was that?! The no-look upper cut to deep third? Maybe. He jabbed his at this short delivery outside off, but then withdrew it, all while looking down at the pitch. The ball on a few bounces to Sai Kishore at deep third
17.4
1
Mohammed Siraj to Naman Dhir, 1 run, on a length, as the ball angles into off. Pushed down to long-on
He's back on his feet after a break of a few minutes. Ready to resume.
Siraj is down on his back now. The GT physio does some stretching to his left leg, as Siraj looks to relax. He now turns around to lie on his stomach, with the physio now working on his hamstring.
17.3
0
Mohammed Siraj to Naman Dhir, no run, shorter side of a length on the stumps. He looked to clip but was hit high on his front leg on leg stump
17.3
1w
Mohammed Siraj to Naman Dhir, 1 wide, bouncer on off, and finishes outside leg. Dhir looked to hook but left it alone. Wide called
Dhir
17.2
W
Mohammed Siraj to Tilak Varma, OUT, gone?! Yup, the umpire at the bowler's end gives it out only after looking at his colleague at square leg. And guess what, Mendis finally hangs on to one. Siraj bowled on a short length on the stumps, but with a scrambled seam. The ball bounced well off the surface, although came on much slower than Tilak expected. He was across the stumps pretty early, and still went ahead with the attempted scoop. But he ended up gloving it to Mendis behind
NT Tilak Varma c †Mendis b Mohammed Siraj 25 (19m 11b 0x4 3x6) SR: 227.27
Shravan: "Too many jinxes on Rohit's ton, and he succumbed to them eventually."
17.1
6
Mohammed Siraj to Tilak Varma, SIX, hoicked over midwicket! Short of a length on middle and off, and Tilak had a free pull at this ball from just outside off. A very confident-looking shot
Siraj back
END OF OVER:17 | 13 Runs 1 Wkt | MI: 188/3 | RR: 11.05
- Tilak Varma19 (9b)
- Hardik Pandya1 (1b)
- Prasidh Krishna3-0-45-1
- Gerald Coetzee2-0-29-0
16.6
1
Prasidh Krishna to Tilak Varma, 1 run, a high-ish full, and wide of off. Slashed to long-off
From around to Tilak
16.5
1
Prasidh Krishna to Pandya, 1 run, a bouncer on middle, and hooked to fine leg
Pandya
