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Commentator: Shashwat Kumar

END OF OVER:
20 | 5 Runs 2 Wkts | BK: 172/9 (4 runs required, RR: 8.60)

  • Tim Bresnan2 (2b)
  • Fidel Edwards1 (1b)
  • Dilhara Fernando4-0-31-4
  • Parvinder Awana4-0-34-2

Right. That will be that from us for tonight. Hope you enjoyed our coverage. Do join us tomorrow as the Bhilwara Kings take on the Gujarat Titans. Till then, stay safe, goodbye and goodnight!

Irfan Pathan, Bhilwara Kings captain: We came pretty close. We could have done things different with the bat and ball but in hindsight, it was a great game. Me and my brother need to make sure we stay at the crunch time as well. Important to see what Harbhajan was doing as well. We wanted to play as many overs of Harbhajan and Murali as possible. If it would have worked, it would have been great but I would not change anything. Energy is there, as long as my body is moving, I will keep playing every day.

Harbhajan Singh, Manipal Tigers captain: Very good game for us. Every match is important from here onwards. The last two games did not go our way. We fought till the end and glad that it went our way. On this wicket, if you hit a length, it is not easy to hit boundaries. Dilhara is an experienced bowler. All I was worried about was he should not bowl No balls. Till the last ball is bowled, the game is not over. We have that belief that one wicket can change the course of the game. Tatenda was actually not in the side today and he showed what he can do. Jesse was brilliant. Never thought he would bat the way he did today. We did not get the start in the last two games. Today we did and that is why we got 175. Felt it was 10 runs short but the win is important.

Dilhara Fernando, Player of the Match: I am perfectly fine, no aches and pain. Really enjoyed my bowling.

Phew! That was some game. It ebbed and flowed throughout before the Tigers got over the line right at the end. Both teams left a few runs out in the middle. The Tigers' death-overs batting left a lot to be desired, as did the Kings' middle-overs approach. That said, there were enough positives in this match for both sides. The Tigers' opening partnership was simply superb, with Ryder and Taibu utilizing the field restrictions. For the Kings, the Pathan brothers very nearly tilted the game in their team's favour. Both teams still find themselves in the lower trenches of the points table but with this victory, you feel that the Tigers will back themselves to make a fist of what remains in this tournament. The Kings, meanwhile, would be hoping to get back to winning ways as soon as possible

19.6
1
Fernando to Bresnan, 1 run, Tigers win! length delivery that is hung outside off stump and more importantly, away from Bresnan's hitting arc. He throws his hands at it but can only drill it to deep cover point. The Tigers win a closely-contested game by 3 runs

Fine leg is in the circle

Five runs off the final ball. Bresnan, who has seven First-Class hundreds, is on strike. Super Over anyone?

19.5
1
Fernando to Edwards, 1 run, length delivery outside off stump. Edwards swings like a rusty gate and gets an inside edge that bobbles towards Taibu, who can't collect cleanly and allows the single

Fidel Edwards walks out. 6 runs needed, 2 balls left. Can he produce some magic here?

19.4
W
Fernando to Best, OUT, Knocks him over! Full delivery that zones in on off stump. Best opens up his stance and has a massive slog across the line. But he takes his eyes off the ball at the crucial moment and loses his off stump, which has been flattened by Fernando! Kings still require 6 runs but only have 2 balls to do so now!

TL Best b Fernando 2 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100

19.3
2
Fernando to Best, 2 runs, edged! Length delivery just outside off stump. Best swings for the hills and somehow manages to chalk it down to third man. He then runs like an Olympic sprinter and completes the second

Best is the other new batter. Can he get a boundary away?

19.2
1
Fernando to Bresnan, 1 run, full delivery just outside off stump. Bresnan throws his hands at it and squirts the ball off the inside edge down to short fine leg for a single. 8 runs required off 4 balls now

Bresnan is the new man in. But can he tilt this game the Kings' way?

19.1
W
Fernando to Bishnoi, OUT, Straight to the fielder! Back of a length delivery just outside off stump. Bishnoi swings at it and absolutely nails it. The only problem, though, is that he has hit it straight down Kaif's throat at deep mid wicket. Kings losing their way, they still require 9 runs off 5 balls

RB Bishnoi c Kaif b Fernando 7 (5b 1x4 0x6) SR: 140

9 runs required off 6 balls and this game could go any side's way still. Bishnoi is on strike and will face Fernando

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Kings 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st4MN van WykWTS Porterfield
2nd43MJ PriorWTS Porterfield
3rd8MJ PriorTM Srivastava
4th27TM SrivastavaJB Karia
5th30YK PathanTM Srivastava
6th41IK PathanYK Pathan
7th14YK PathanRB Bishnoi
8th0TL BestRB Bishnoi
9th3TT BresnanTL Best
10th2TT BresnanFH Edwards

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TeamMWLPTNRR
WG43161.008
AL4224-0.452
IM4132-0.437