- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR12.4 he's struck in line! Rahane doesn't quite pick the googly, planting his front leg on off stump, and flicking around it. The ball turns in and nails him on the knee-roll and gives the umpire a straightforward decision to make 89/30.6 off for a duck, for the first time in the season! Tripathi digs his bat into the turf as he walks away, after it fails him against a scary old inswinger. McClenaghan is rapid. And he's pitched this right up, at a place where the hairs on back of a batsman's neck flare up in fear. Tripathi, in panic mode, flicks all around the delivery, and looks back to see his stumps in disarray 6/11.5 and the captain's gone too! A leading edge soars up into the night sky and then comes down in Hardik's hands as if he were serenading it all through. Smith walks off, wondering how his strength could fail him. He was looking to take a back of a length ball just a tad outside off stump for a party at deep square leg. But he mistimes it so badly. 9/219.6 yorker on middle, blocks it, Bumrah fields it, but it's the last ball, they should try for a run. And when Tiwary sets off, Bumrah runs over to the bowler's end to break the stumps 162/4Extras7 (lb 2, nb 1, w 4)TOTAL162/4 (20 Overs, RR: 8.1)Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Rahul Tripathi, 0.6 ov), 2-9 (Steven Smith, 1.5 ov), 3-89 (Ajinkya Rahane, 12.4 ov), 4-162 (Manoj Tiwary, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB MJ McClenaghan 4 0 46 1 11.5 10 3 3 4 1 SL Malinga 3 0 14 1 4.66 8 1 0 0 0 JJ Bumrah 4 0 33 0 8.25 6 1 2 0 0 KV Sharma 4 0 30 1 7.5 10 1 2 0 0 KH Pandya 4 0 22 0 5.5 9 2 0 0 0 HH Pandya 1 0 15 0 15 0 1 1 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.3 runs him out with his fingertips. Parthiv is beaten by yet another slower ball at a good length. Wants to drive on the up, bat turns and it comes back down the pitch. Shardul gets low to his right to stop it, just about gets a fingertip on it before it hits the stumps. Simmons has the bat in his right hand, which is the wrong hand in this situation, and is lazily lingering outside his crease. Poor technique, poor presence of mind. 35/114.6 he's an opener, not a finisher. Another offcutter, back of a length outside off stump. Walks at this and casually looks to lift this over extra cover. He isn't in a position to do that, and he lobs it up for Christian who runs in from long-off this time and takes it low in front 103/75.1 we have a match from here, folks. This is a regulation offspinner, good length, aimed for off stump. Rohit plonks his foot down, more across than forward, to try and paddle this past short fine leg. He's looking at the intended destination a tad bit earlier than he should and the ball pings him in front of the stumps. Although it did seem like there was inside edge there 41/25.4 what is happening here! This is a flat ball, back of a length outside off, skids through quickly and hurries Rayudu on the pull. It dips to Steve Smith's right at short midwicket, but he's down quickly with the dive to hold on. Good catch. 41/37.6 another for Smith, another for Washington. This is flat and full at leg stump. Pollard doesn't put in a stride, but he has the reach for this flick. Unfortunately this time, he's a little early on it and he hits it aerially with hard hands. Straight to Smith at short midwicket 51/411.1 this is a great looking shot, but he's picked out long-on to perfection. Good length, angled in at off stump. He's nicely balanced to get under the bounce of this and wants to hit it on the up, over the bowler. But the angle of the ball and the angle of the bat takes this flat, straight to Christian 75/514.3 Dan Christian doesn't hold grudges. Holds on off Thakur's bowling at long-off. Another slower ball, good length outside off stump. Another lavish shot attempted on the up. Through it too early. Was looking to go over extra cover, finds long-off with some accuracy 101/619.3 taken at short third man. Offcutter, full at off stump, he swings across the line and gets a leading edge that goes straight to a very fine short third man 134/916.6 slower ball, back of a length at off stump, climbs up too quickly for his pull shot and he skews it to where a catching point fielder might have been. Dhoni runs all the way there and takes it on the move 111/8Extras9 (lb 2, w 7)TOTAL142/9 (20 Overs, RR: 7.1)Fall of wickets: 1-35 (Lendl Simmons, 4.3 ov), 2-41 (Rohit Sharma, 5.1 ov), 3-41 (Ambati Rayudu, 5.4 ov), 4-51 (Kieron Pollard, 7.6 ov), 5-75 (Hardik Pandya, 11.1 ov), 6-101 (Krunal Pandya, 14.3 ov), 7-103 (Parthiv Patel, 14.6 ov), 8-111 (Karn Sharma, 16.6 ov), 9-134 (Mitchell McClenaghan, 19.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JD Unadkat 4 0 24 1 6 10 0 2 0 0 Washington Sundar 4 0 16 3 4 13 0 1 0 0 LH Ferguson 3 0 21 1 7 10 1 1 5 0 SN Thakur 4 0 37 3 9.25 7 4 1 1 0 A Zampa 1 0 9 0 9 2 0 1 0 0 DT Christian 4 0 33 0 8.25 6 2 1 1 0
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- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 33 runs, 2 wickets)
- Rising Pune Supergiant: 50 runs in 8.2 overs (50 balls), Extras 2
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 44 balls (AM Rahane 30, MK Tiwary 20, Ex 0)
- AM Rahane: 50 off 39 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Rising Pune Supergiant: 100 runs in 14.3 overs (87 balls), Extras 2
- MK Tiwary: 50 off 45 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 37 balls (MK Tiwary 27, MS Dhoni 20, Ex 3)
- Rising Pune Supergiant: 150 runs in 19.2 overs (117 balls), Extras 7
- Innings Break: Rising Pune Supergiant - 162/4 in 20.0 overs (MS Dhoni 40)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 42 runs, 3 wickets)
- Mumbai Indians: 50 runs in 7.3 overs (45 balls), Extras 2
- Mumbai Indians: 100 runs in 14.1 overs (85 balls), Extras 7
- PA Patel: 50 off 37 balls (3 x 4, 3 x 6)
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