29/04Result
35th match (N), Indian Premier League at Rajkot, Apr 29 2017
Match tied (MI won the one-over eliminator)
Player of the Match
Krunal Pandya
Krunal PandyaMumbai Indians
29/04Result
35th match (N), Indian Premier League at Rajkot, Apr 29 2017
Match tied (MI won the one-over eliminator)
Player of the Match
Krunal Pandya
Krunal PandyaMumbai Indians

END OF OVER:
20 | 10 Runs 2 Wkts | MI: 153/10 (1 run required, RR: 7.65)

  • Lasith Malinga0 (1b)
  • Irfan Pathan2-0-26-0
  • Basil Thampi4-0-29-3

Faulkner will bowl the Super Over. Pollard and Buttler are coming out.

So, both teams nominate three batsmen. One bowler. Mumbai will bat first. Lions are chasing again. It's the seventh tie in IPLs. What a game we've had so far.

19.6
W
Pathan to Malinga, OUT, is that out? There is a direct hit. Has Krunal made his ground? No he hasn't. It's a Super Over, the first of the IPL. Jadeja has done this with two direct hits. What fielding. Sensational. A yorker on the pads, Malinga misses a flick. The ball ricochets towards jadeja at point, picks up and throws the stumps down at the batsman's end to find Krunal short despite a dive. Magnificent fielding.

KH Pandya run out 29 (40m 20b 2x4 1x6) SR: 145

1 off 1. They can't lose in regulation. What was Irfan doing a month ago? He needs to protect one in a thriller in the IPL now. He has to beat him with a wide yorker? It's all about execution now. Bat on ball almost wins this match. Sweeper cover comes up, around the wicket.

19.5
1
Pathan to KH Pandya, 1 run, full and straight, got some tail back in. I think that is really good batting. Pushed to mid-off for a riskless single.

2 off 2. Mid-off goes back. There is no one at point. Has to be straight, otherwise this game is done. He can't even try to beat him with a wide yorker. McCullum intervenes.

19.4
2
Pathan to KH Pandya, 2 runs, great work from Krunal. Great work from Roy. Short and wide, slow outside off. Carved through backward point for a couple. There is no point. Roy got around from sweeper cover

Krunal on strike. Will he take the single if he gets it? Can he get a riskless two? These aren't very big boundaries. Krunal needs to hit one gap

19.3
W
Pathan to Bumrah, OUT, what is happening? That's run-out. Jadeja is the man. A slow ball outside off, hit towards point. Jadeja runs in, picks up and throws the stumps down at the bowler's end. Mumbai are nine down. The ball deflected away to the boundary so if Bumrah was in, that would have been four runs. Bumrah is well short.

JJ Bumrah run out 0 (3m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

19.2
1
Pathan to KH Pandya, 1 run, shortish delivery, slow on off and middle. Pulled to square leg. Another nothing delivery. In the slot for another big hit
19.1
6
Pathan to KH Pandya, SIX, oh no, you just do not. DO NOT bowl length. Full and straight from Irfan, in the slot. Right in the slot. Krunal nails a lofted drive and straight. Straight for six. Amazing area to hit the ball.

Last over. Krunal is on strike. Who'll bow? It's Irfan.

END OF OVER:
19 | 4 Runs 3 Wkts | MI: 143/8 (11 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.52, RRR: 11.00)

  • Krunal Pandya19 (16b)
  • Basil Thampi4-0-29-3
  • James Faulkner4-0-34-2
18.6
W
Basil Thampi to McClenaghan, 1 run, OUT, and gone. Direct hit. Run out. Mumbai are eight down. They may be all out. Thampi chooses a straight and full delivery. McClenaghan gets low and paddles to fine leg who was very square. It almost carries, Irfan goes for the catch. The ball falls short. He somehow manages to keep it in the field of play. He knows he still has work to do so he gets up and throws the ball back in, it hits the stumps direct at the batsman's end as McClenghan tries to sprawl in. A direct hit. Two direct hits. He did superbly well to prevent the boundary. Amazing work

MJ McClenaghan run out 1 (2m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100

McClenaghan. The best result a wide yorker. Third man needs to be fine for the outside edge

18.5
W
Basil Thampi to Harbhajan Singh, OUT, not quite the yorker but it's full, it's straight, there is some reverse swing too. Quick and accurate. Harbhajan misses a straight one and the ball raps him in front of leg. Plumb in front. Good call umpire Chaudhary. That was quite predictable but Harbhajan done in by that reverse swing

Harbhajan Singh lbw b Basil Thampi 0 (4m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

Thampi will look for the yorker, can't miss his length

A message comes out for Krunal. The umpire intervenes.

18.4
1
Basil Thampi to KH Pandya, 1 run, a slower ball outside off, hammered to cover. Faulkner picks up and hits the stumps at the bowler's end. The ball ricochets towards him, but he is aware to get to the ball.

Who is going to bowl the last over? If we get there

18.3
2
Basil Thampi to KH Pandya, 2 runs, full and wide outside off, Krunal leans into a drive and finds a gap wide of cover. McCullum gets across, two more

Keep going I say. Two boundaries is all they need, they have 10 balls. Have to connect with two

18.2
0
Basil Thampi to KH Pandya, no run, full and wide, inside the tramline though. Krunal was looking for one to third man. No bat.

Harbhajan

18.1
W
Basil Thampi to HH Pandya, OUT, this is not one of them. Looks for it, but doesn't get enough behind the ball. Hardik got across, looking for a hit down the ground, straight preferably. But the ball is on the legs which takes him aback. He tries to generate enough power through the stroke but his heave finds deep midwicket. He almost premeditated a big, straight hit. That ball was there for the picking through the leg side if he played it by merit

HH Pandya c Ishan Kishan b Basil Thampi 4 (9m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 80

A couple of big hits and this game is done.

END OF OVER:
18 | 9 Runs | MI: 139/5 (15 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.72, RRR: 7.50)

  • Krunal Pandya16 (13b)
  • Hardik Pandya4 (4b)
  • James Faulkner4-0-34-2
  • Basil Thampi3-0-25-1
17.6
4
Faulkner to KH Pandya, FOUR, just wide of midwicket. Four more. Huge ball. Huge event. Full and straight from Faulkner, Krunal lifts the ball but can't quite time it well. His bottom hand takes it wide of long-on. McCullum almost gets there, but doesn't. Lands short of the boundary
17.5
2
Faulkner to KH Pandya, 2 runs, finds the gap. Short of a length on middle, hit wide of long-on for a couple. Good captaincy from Raina too, he had moved himself to square leg. Pushed mdiwicket back.
17.4
1
Faulkner to HH Pandya, 1 run, another slower ball outside off, bunted away to the sweeper cover
17.3
1
Faulkner to KH Pandya, 1 run, there it is. Would have gone straight to a man at the edge of the circle. Full on off, Krunal heaves but the ball skews off the inside edge. Goes over Raina's head at midwicket, he sticks his hand up but can't hold on. It's another drop but a great effort

Fielders may want to move towards the edge of the circle, a big shot coming

17.2
0
Faulkner to KH Pandya, no run, short outside off, pulled to midwicket. Raina has learnt from his mistake and chooses not to throw.
17.1
1
Faulkner to HH Pandya, 1 run, 122 kph, slower ball outside off, carved to the sweeper cover

24 off 18, many IPL matches lost from better positions. Lions don't have Tye though, their end-overs specialist

END OF OVER:
17 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | MI: 130/5 (24 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.64, RRR: 8.00)

  • Hardik Pandya2 (2b)
  • Krunal Pandya9 (9b)
  • Basil Thampi3-0-25-1
  • James Faulkner3-0-25-2
16.6
1
Basil Thampi to HH Pandya, 1 run, looking for the yorker again. A low full toss, pushed up to long-on. Decent over.
16.5
1
Basil Thampi to KH Pandya, 1 run, a slower ball outside off, guided to slip who parries the ball away
16.4
0
Basil Thampi to KH Pandya, no run, short on middle, pulled to mid-on. Falls in front of Finch, who throws the ball into the ground again. Trying to scuff up the ball.

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