0.3 Cleaned him up! What a fabulous start. Nagging line and length and it drifts in again, beating his ambitious slog sweep and the zingers are alight. Marvelous bowling, no loosener. Accurate stuff 0/1

4.5 Thumped hard into the surface on a hard length and troubles him with the middle-stump line, the ball gets big on him and he gets in a tangle, trying to break free and ends up getting a top-edge that remained in the air for a long while and De Kock made a lot of ground and pouched it well in the end as the ball descended quickly. Another prized scalp 35/3

3.6 Slip is out. Banged in short and strangled him down leg with a slower bumper and he tries again to dispatch it behind square on the leg side; played it too early and gave a regulation catch to Quinton de Kock 33/2

13.3 Charging in, jumps, slower on back of a length outside off, he wanted to smack it out of the park and ends up getting the toe-end part of the bat, didn't sound good and the bat turned in his hand, hung in the air for a while and de Kock made no mistake in catching the simple one 105/4

16.1 Over the wicket, floated up outside off, Maharaj takes a sprawling running catch at backward point, ball was swirling but he was adamant and took a tumbling catch, stellar effort, lost his balance while slicing it in the air and Pollard departs after a substantial contribution 135/5

16.5 Makes a superb comeback! Back of a length wide of off, reaching out and guiding it straight into the hands of the fielder at backward point and Russell is livid with himself after that average shot. Admonishes himself while walking back to the hut. Maharaj in action again, lives up the credo and reputation of South Africa stellar fielding standards 142/6

18.1 Over the wicket, shortish and wide of off, swings big and throws everything at it, but still can't clear the rope; another big hitter dismissed, smooth catch by Alleyne at deep backward point. Wickets continue to tumble 154/7

2.2 Over the wicket, faster and slightly shorter at middle and leg, he tries again, wanted to smear him over deep square and gets plenty of height but just not enough distance, Roy takes a few steps to his left and reverse cups it like a routine chore, second catch for him tonight. The big fish is gone and Knight Riders have got an upper-hand in the powerplay. 13/2

0.6 Looped up on a length and turning outside off, soft dismissal, leans out, pushing at it and spoons it straight to Roy at cover, Hosein doing Hosein things, so effective in powerplay, excellent forward diving catch, sharp work inside the ring as they draw first blood 4/1

10.1 Around the wicket, length on middle and gets decent bounce, he backs away and plays a nothing shot back to Hosein who pouches it gleefully. Simple caught and bowled. Hosein does the job much to the delight of Pollard. Change of bowling works, Hosein is a coveted asset for any T20 franchise. Crucial breakthrough 66/3

12.4 Shortish ball on middle, firmly rooted back in his crease and gets no elevation on this occasion; carted straight into the safe hands of Jason Roy who swallows it down his throat at deep mid; it's a crucial breakthrough because he was set and looking dangerous. This wicket has certainly tilted the balance of the game in TKR's favor. Just pulled it away from waist height and didn't get the requisite power. Not a good time to get out but there's still some firepower left. Miller to come in next 85/4

18.3 Heard a nick and he's gone! Touch short and rising in the channel, width available, belated attempt to swat it away and gets a tickle through to the keeper and the captain departs. Hinds stuck to his guns and got the reward in the end, was pursuing relentlessly the wide lines and finally induced an error 138/7

15.3 Two fielders were running into each other and avoided nasty collision at midwicket region! Carty managed to keep his eyes on the ball and took an outstanding catch! Just when I was raving about Miller, he miscues one in the air and now BR are in a pickle, another set batter out of the equation. He was striking the ball well but this one got the top-edge and ballooned up 117/5

17.3 Bustling in, full-toss on middle, tries to bash him downtown and gets the toe-end of the bat, Pollard doesn't drop those and the big man Holder departs. Two full-tosses missed by BR at a very crucial juncture of the game 138/6

18.5 Oh my goodness, Russel has taken a screamer backtracking at cover; gamely jumped and snaffled it terrifically; he got width and tried to slash that but got the outer edge and it's almost all over. Hinds foot was just behind the crease 139/8

19.5 Wrecks the stumps with his unerring accuracy. It's all too easy for him. Once again hard length and gets a hint of inward seam movement, Maharaj wanted to tonk him away and backed away too much, exposing his stumps and playing all around it 141/9