0.1 Zaheer Khan to Sachin Tendulkar, He's skied it, too high, there's a fielder coming under it, takes it comfortably!
Sachin Tendulkar c Ramesh Powar b Zaheer Khan
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
(0)
0.2 Zaheer Khan to Ross Taylor, , Wide, one run (1)
0.2 Zaheer Khan to Ross Taylor, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
0.3 Zaheer Khan to Ross Taylor, Down the track and driven through midwicket. There is no fielder in the deep so Long On has to run around to field it, and so in the meanwhile the batsmen get three. Poor bowling but good placement. (3)
0.4 Zaheer Khan to Taruwar Kohli, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
0.5 Zaheer Khan to Taruwar Kohli, One, Two, Three more added to the total. Well run! (3)
0.6 Zaheer Khan to Ross Taylor, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
End of over 1
Mumbai Americans 10/1 (RR : 10)
Taruwar Kohli 3 (2b)
Ross Taylor 6 (3b)
Zaheer Khan 1-0-10-1
1.1 Umar Gul to Ross Taylor, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
1.2 Umar Gul to Ross Taylor, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
1.3 Umar Gul to Taruwar Kohli, Good running, two runs. (2)
1.4 Umar Gul to Taruwar Kohli, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
1.5 Umar Gul to Taruwar Kohli, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
1.6 Umar Gul to Taruwar Kohli, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
End of over 2
Mumbai Americans 19/1 (RR : 9.5)
Taruwar Kohli 9 (6b)
Ross Taylor 9 (5b)
Umar Gul 1-0-9-0
2.1 Zaheer Khan to Ross Taylor, Slog-sweep time! He's executed that quite well too, and...yes, it's six! Nice job son! (6)
2.2 Zaheer Khan to Ross Taylor, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
2.3 Zaheer Khan to Ross Taylor, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
2.4 Zaheer Khan to Ross Taylor, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
2.5 Zaheer Khan to Ross Taylor, Edged and through the vacant gully region for four! And just after the captained had removed a man from there! Don't you just hate it when that happens? (4)
2.6 Zaheer Khan to Ross Taylor, , No Ball. Out a no ball! (4)
2.6 Zaheer Khan to Ross Taylor, He didn't middle that, but there is enough power on it to get the batsmen three. (3)
End of over 3
Mumbai Americans 39/1 (RR : 13)
Taruwar Kohli 9 (6b)
Ross Taylor 28 (12b)
Zaheer Khan 2-0-30-1
3.1 Umar Gul to Ross Taylor, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
3.2 Umar Gul to Ross Taylor, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
3.3 Umar Gul to Ross Taylor, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
3.4 Umar Gul to Ross Taylor, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
3.5 Umar Gul to Taruwar Kohli, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? YES HE DOES! Out!!!
Taruwar Kohli c Chris Gayle b Umar Gul
Runs : 9 Balls : 7 S/R : 128.6
(0)
3.6 Umar Gul to Umar Akmal, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
End of over 4
Mumbai Americans 44/2 (RR : 11)
Umar Akmal 2 (1b)
Ross Taylor 31 (16b)
Umar Gul 2-0-14-1
4.1 Zaheer Khan to Ross Taylor, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
4.2 Zaheer Khan to Ross Taylor, Great yorker, he's hit flush on the toe and is dead in front! In one ball he's lost his wicket and his pride, and has a broken toe to boot!
Ross Taylor lbw Zaheer Khan
Runs : 35 Balls : 18 S/R : 194.4
(0)
4.3 Zaheer Khan to Ajinkya Rahane, , Wide, one run (1)
4.3 Zaheer Khan to Ajinkya Rahane, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
4.4 Zaheer Khan to Umar Akmal, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
4.5 Zaheer Khan to Ajinkya Rahane, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
4.6 Zaheer Khan to Umar Akmal, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
End of over 5
Mumbai Americans 54/3 (RR : 10.8)
Umar Akmal 3 (3b)
Ajinkya Rahane 4 (2b)
Zaheer Khan 3-0-40-2
5.1 Umar Gul to Ajinkya Rahane, Very well bowled. (0)
5.2 Umar Gul to Ajinkya Rahane, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
5.3 Umar Gul to Ajinkya Rahane, Oh, that's a juicy full tossand the batsman has nailed it! 6 runs! (6)
5.4 Umar Gul to Ajinkya Rahane, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
5.5 Umar Gul to Ajinkya Rahane, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
5.6 Umar Gul to Ajinkya Rahane, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
End of over 6
Mumbai Americans 68/3 (RR : 11.3)
Ajinkya Rahane 18 (8b)
Umar Akmal 3 (3b)
Umar Gul 3-0-28-1
6.1 Rajat Bhatia to Umar Akmal, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
6.2 Rajat Bhatia to Umar Akmal, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
6.3 Rajat Bhatia to Umar Akmal, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
6.4 Rajat Bhatia to Ajinkya Rahane, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
6.5 Rajat Bhatia to Ajinkya Rahane, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
6.6 Rajat Bhatia to Ajinkya Rahane, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
End of over 7
Mumbai Americans 73/3 (RR : 10.4)
Ajinkya Rahane 22 (11b)
Umar Akmal 4 (6b)
Rajat Bhatia 1-0-5-0
7.1 Piyush Chawla to Umar Akmal, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
7.2 Piyush Chawla to Umar Akmal, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
7.3 Piyush Chawla to Umar Akmal, Very well bowled. (0)
7.4 Piyush Chawla to Umar Akmal, Slapped away through the offside for a glorious boundary! Lovely shot. The captain's fuming now and removes a man from third slip to cover that region. (4)
7.5 Piyush Chawla to Umar Akmal, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
7.6 Piyush Chawla to Umar Akmal, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
End of over 8
Mumbai Americans 82/3 (RR : 10.3)
Ajinkya Rahane 22 (11b)
Umar Akmal 13 (12b)
Piyush Chawla 1-0-9-0
8.1 Ramesh Powar to Umar Akmal, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
8.2 Ramesh Powar to Umar Akmal, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
8.3 Ramesh Powar to Ajinkya Rahane, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
8.4 Ramesh Powar to Umar Akmal, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
8.5 Ramesh Powar to Umar Akmal, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
8.6 Ramesh Powar to Umar Akmal, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
End of over 9
Mumbai Americans 84/3 (RR : 9.33)
Umar Akmal 14 (17b)
Ajinkya Rahane 23 (12b)
Ramesh Powar 1-0-2-0
9.1 Piyush Chawla to Ajinkya Rahane, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
9.2 Piyush Chawla to Ajinkya Rahane, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
9.3 Piyush Chawla to Umar Akmal, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
9.4 Piyush Chawla to Ajinkya Rahane, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
9.5 Piyush Chawla to Umar Akmal, One more to the total. (1)
9.6 Piyush Chawla to Ajinkya Rahane, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
End of over 10
Mumbai Americans 89/3 (RR : 8.9)
Umar Akmal 16 (19b)
Ajinkya Rahane 26 (16b)
Piyush Chawla 2-0-14-0
10.1 Ramesh Powar to Ajinkya Rahane, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
10.2 Ramesh Powar to Ajinkya Rahane, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
10.3 Ramesh Powar to Umar Akmal, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
10.4 Ramesh Powar to Umar Akmal, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
10.5 Ramesh Powar to Ajinkya Rahane, Very well bowled. (0)
10.6 Ramesh Powar to Ajinkya Rahane, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
End of over 11
Mumbai Americans 97/3 (RR : 8.82)
Ajinkya Rahane 31 (20b)
Umar Akmal 19 (21b)
Ramesh Powar 2-0-10-0
11.1 Rajat Bhatia to Umar Akmal, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
11.2 Rajat Bhatia to Umar Akmal, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
11.3 Rajat Bhatia to Umar Akmal, One more to the total. (1)
11.4 Rajat Bhatia to Ajinkya Rahane, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
11.5 Rajat Bhatia to Ajinkya Rahane, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
11.6 Rajat Bhatia to Umar Akmal, One more to the total. (1)
End of over 12
Mumbai Americans 106/3 (RR : 8.83)
Ajinkya Rahane 34 (22b)
Umar Akmal 25 (25b)
Rajat Bhatia 2-0-14-0
12.1 Piyush Chawla to Umar Akmal, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
12.2 Piyush Chawla to Umar Akmal, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
12.3 Piyush Chawla to Ajinkya Rahane, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
12.4 Piyush Chawla to Umar Akmal, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
12.5 Piyush Chawla to Umar Akmal, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
12.6 Piyush Chawla to Umar Akmal, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
End of over 13
Mumbai Americans 111/3 (RR : 8.54)
Ajinkya Rahane 35 (23b)
Umar Akmal 29 (30b)
Piyush Chawla 3-0-19-0
13.1 Rajat Bhatia to Umar Akmal, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
13.2 Rajat Bhatia to Ajinkya Rahane, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
13.3 Rajat Bhatia to Ajinkya Rahane, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
13.4 Rajat Bhatia to Umar Akmal, Good running, two runs. (2)
13.5 Rajat Bhatia to Umar Akmal, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
13.6 Rajat Bhatia to Umar Akmal, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
End of over 14
Mumbai Americans 117/3 (RR : 8.36)
Umar Akmal 34 (34b)
Ajinkya Rahane 36 (25b)
Rajat Bhatia 3-0-20-0
14.1 Ramesh Powar to Ajinkya Rahane, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
14.2 Ramesh Powar to Umar Akmal, No shot offered. (0)
14.3 Ramesh Powar to Umar Akmal, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
14.4 Ramesh Powar to Umar Akmal, Good running, two runs. (2)
14.5 Ramesh Powar to Umar Akmal, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
14.6 Ramesh Powar to Umar Akmal, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
End of over 15
Mumbai Americans 124/3 (RR : 8.27)
Umar Akmal 40 (39b)
Ajinkya Rahane 37 (26b)
Ramesh Powar 3-0-17-0
15.1 Rajat Bhatia to Ajinkya Rahane, That was a very good delivery. (0)
15.2 Rajat Bhatia to Ajinkya Rahane, Very well bowled. (0)
15.3 Rajat Bhatia to Ajinkya Rahane, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
15.4 Rajat Bhatia to Umar Akmal, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
15.5 Rajat Bhatia to Umar Akmal, That was a very good delivery. (0)
15.6 Rajat Bhatia to Umar Akmal, Full and on the toes, the batsman just flicks it past the now-vacant short fine leg region for four runs! The captain is fuming, and it's right after he took the fielder out of there! (4)
End of over 16
Mumbai Americans 131/3 (RR : 8.19)
Umar Akmal 46 (42b)
Ajinkya Rahane 38 (29b)
Rajat Bhatia 4-0-27-0
16.1 Piyush Chawla to Ajinkya Rahane, Driven beautifully into the gap. A sprawling effort in the deep keeps it down to three. (3)
16.2 Piyush Chawla to Umar Akmal, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
16.3 Piyush Chawla to Ajinkya Rahane, Very well bowled. (0)
16.4 Piyush Chawla to Ajinkya Rahane, Great bowling, catching the batsman off guard with the quicker ball. He's stuck in his crease, rapped on the pads, and thoroughly beaten.
Ajinkya Rahane lbw Piyush Chawla
Runs : 41 Balls : 32 S/R : 128.1
(0)
16.5 Piyush Chawla to Matt Prior, , No Ball. Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
16.5 Piyush Chawla to Matt Prior, No shot offered. (0)
16.6 Piyush Chawla to Matt Prior, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
End of over 17
Mumbai Americans 140/4 (RR : 8.24)
Matt Prior 4 (3b)
Umar Akmal 47 (43b)
Piyush Chawla 4-0-28-1
17.1 Ramesh Powar to Umar Akmal, Brilliant ball, and a sharp catch. Nothing the batsman could do there!
Umar Akmal c & b Ramesh Powar
Runs : 47 Balls : 44 S/R : 106.8
(0)
17.2 Ramesh Powar to Laxmiratan Shukla, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
17.3 Ramesh Powar to Matt Prior, That wasn't a bad ball, but the batsmen went at it with everything except the kitchen sink, and got enough on it to send it over the fence! 6 more! (6)
17.4 Ramesh Powar to Matt Prior, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
17.5 Ramesh Powar to Matt Prior, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
17.6 Ramesh Powar to Matt Prior, , Leg Byes, another 2 run(s) (2)
End of over 18
Mumbai Americans 155/5 (RR : 8.61)
Laxmiratan Shukla 1 (1b)
Matt Prior 16 (6b)
Ramesh Powar 4-0-30-1
18.1 Zaheer Khan to Matt Prior, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
18.2 Zaheer Khan to Matt Prior, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
18.3 Zaheer Khan to Laxmiratan Shukla, Very well bowled. (0)
18.4 Zaheer Khan to Laxmiratan Shukla, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
18.5 Zaheer Khan to Laxmiratan Shukla, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
18.6 Zaheer Khan to Matt Prior, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
End of over 19
Mumbai Americans 159/5 (RR : 8.37)
Matt Prior 19 (9b)
Laxmiratan Shukla 2 (4b)
Zaheer Khan 4-0-44-2
19.1 Umar Gul to Laxmiratan Shukla, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
19.2 Umar Gul to Laxmiratan Shukla, Inside edge, and gone! Great bowling, and some loose batting.
Laxmiratan Shukla b Umar Gul
Runs : 6 Balls : 6 S/R : 100
(0)
19.3 Umar Gul to Ryan Harris, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
19.4 Umar Gul to Matt Prior, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
19.5 Umar Gul to Ryan Harris, Good running, two runs. (2)
19.6 Umar Gul to Ryan Harris, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
End of over 20
Mumbai Americans 171/6 (RR : 8.55)
Ryan Harris 7 (3b)
Matt Prior 20 (10b)
Umar Gul 4-0-40-2
The final scorecard for first innings was :
Score: 171
Wickets : 6
Overs : 20.0
The second innings begins now
0.1 Praveen Kumar to Chris Gayle, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
0.2 Praveen Kumar to Chris Gayle, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
0.3 Praveen Kumar to Chris Gayle, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
0.4 Praveen Kumar to Chris Gayle, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
0.5 Praveen Kumar to Chris Gayle, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
0.6 Praveen Kumar to Chris Gayle, He taps the ball away, calls for a quick singe, in comes the throw, and it's a direct hit! Out by miles! Fantastic fielding!
Chris Gayle run out R Vinay Kumar
Runs : 10 Balls : 6 S/R : 166.667
(0)
End of over 1
Delhi Eagles 10/1 (RR : 10) Required RR(8.47)
Kumar Sangakkara 0 (0b)
Virender Sehwag 0 (0b)
Praveen Kumar 1-0-10-0
1.1 Ryan Harris to Virender Sehwag, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
1.2 Ryan Harris to Kumar Sangakkara, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
1.3 Ryan Harris to Kumar Sangakkara, That's gone high...really high...very very very high...it's lost in the sky...will someone catch this? The fielders all come under it...someone has to take it...NOOOOOOO! It's been dropped! And the batsmen manage to come back for a third in all the chaos! (3)
1.4 Ryan Harris to Virender Sehwag, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
1.5 Ryan Harris to Virender Sehwag, Very well bowled. (0)
1.6 Ryan Harris to Virender Sehwag, Short ball outside offstump, the batsman rocks back to cut it and sends it up and over point for six! (6)
End of over 2
Delhi Eagles 26/1 (RR : 13) Required RR(8.06)
Virender Sehwag 9 (4b)
Kumar Sangakkara 7 (2b)
Ryan Harris 1-0-16-0
2.1 Praveen Kumar to Kumar Sangakkara, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
2.2 Praveen Kumar to Kumar Sangakkara, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
2.3 Praveen Kumar to Virender Sehwag, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
2.4 Praveen Kumar to Kumar Sangakkara, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
2.5 Praveen Kumar to Kumar Sangakkara, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
2.6 Praveen Kumar to Virender Sehwag, No shot offered. (0)
End of over 3
Delhi Eagles 33/1 (RR : 11) Required RR(8.12)
Virender Sehwag 10 (6b)
Kumar Sangakkara 13 (6b)
Praveen Kumar 2-0-17-0
3.1 Ryan Harris to Kumar Sangakkara, Oh boy what a catch that was! Incredible reflexes, he caught it one handed diving to his left, the batsman can't believe it!
Kumar Sangakkara c & b Ryan Harris
Runs : 13 Balls : 7 S/R : 185.7
(0)
3.2 Ryan Harris to Rohit Sharma, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
3.3 Ryan Harris to Virender Sehwag, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
3.4 Ryan Harris to Virender Sehwag, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
3.5 Ryan Harris to Virender Sehwag, Very well bowled. (0)
3.6 Ryan Harris to Virender Sehwag, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
End of over 4
Delhi Eagles 39/2 (RR : 9.75) Required RR(8.25)
Rohit Sharma 1 (1b)
Virender Sehwag 15 (10b)
Ryan Harris 2-0-22-1
4.1 Praveen Kumar to Virender Sehwag, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
4.2 Praveen Kumar to Virender Sehwag, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
4.3 Praveen Kumar to Virender Sehwag, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
4.4 Praveen Kumar to Virender Sehwag, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
4.5 Praveen Kumar to Rohit Sharma, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
4.6 Praveen Kumar to Rohit Sharma, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
End of over 5
Delhi Eagles 49/2 (RR : 9.8) Required RR(8.13)
Virender Sehwag 24 (14b)
Rohit Sharma 2 (3b)
Praveen Kumar 3-0-27-0
5.1 Ryan Harris to Rohit Sharma, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
5.2 Ryan Harris to Virender Sehwag, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
5.3 Ryan Harris to Virender Sehwag, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
5.4 Ryan Harris to Virender Sehwag, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
5.5 Ryan Harris to Rohit Sharma, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
5.6 Ryan Harris to Rohit Sharma, That was a very good delivery. (0)
End of over 6
Delhi Eagles 57/2 (RR : 9.5) Required RR(8.14)
Rohit Sharma 7 (6b)
Virender Sehwag 27 (17b)
Ryan Harris 3-0-30-1
6.1 Sachin Tendulkar to Virender Sehwag, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
6.2 Sachin Tendulkar to Rohit Sharma, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
6.3 Sachin Tendulkar to Rohit Sharma, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
6.4 Sachin Tendulkar to Rohit Sharma, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
6.5 Sachin Tendulkar to Rohit Sharma, , No Ball. Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
6.5 Sachin Tendulkar to Rohit Sharma, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
6.6 Sachin Tendulkar to Rohit Sharma, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
End of over 7
Delhi Eagles 63/2 (RR : 9) Required RR(8.31)
Rohit Sharma 11 (12b)
Virender Sehwag 28 (18b)
Sachin Tendulkar 1-0-6-0
7.1 Abhimanyu Mithun to Virender Sehwag, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
7.2 Abhimanyu Mithun to Rohit Sharma, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
7.3 Abhimanyu Mithun to Rohit Sharma, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
7.4 Abhimanyu Mithun to Rohit Sharma, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
7.5 Abhimanyu Mithun to Virender Sehwag, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
7.6 Abhimanyu Mithun to Rohit Sharma, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
End of over 8
Delhi Eagles 67/2 (RR : 8.38) Required RR(8.67)
Virender Sehwag 30 (20b)
Rohit Sharma 13 (16b)
Abhimanyu Mithun 1-0-4-0
8.1 Laxmiratan Shukla to Rohit Sharma, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
8.2 Laxmiratan Shukla to Virender Sehwag, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
8.3 Laxmiratan Shukla to Rohit Sharma, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
8.4 Laxmiratan Shukla to Rohit Sharma, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
8.5 Laxmiratan Shukla to Rohit Sharma, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
8.6 Laxmiratan Shukla to Rohit Sharma, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
End of over 9
Delhi Eagles 74/2 (RR : 8.22) Required RR(8.82)
Virender Sehwag 31 (21b)
Rohit Sharma 19 (21b)
Laxmiratan Shukla 1-0-7-0
9.1 Sachin Tendulkar to Rohit Sharma, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
9.2 Sachin Tendulkar to Rohit Sharma, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
9.3 Sachin Tendulkar to Rohit Sharma, That was a very good delivery. (0)
9.4 Sachin Tendulkar to Rohit Sharma, Very well bowled. (0)
9.5 Sachin Tendulkar to Rohit Sharma, Very well bowled. (0)
9.6 Sachin Tendulkar to Rohit Sharma, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 10
Delhi Eagles 74/2 (RR : 7.4) Required RR(9.7)
Rohit Sharma 19 (27b)
Virender Sehwag 31 (21b)
Sachin Tendulkar 2-1-6-0
10.1 Abhimanyu Mithun to Virender Sehwag, Very well bowled. (0)
10.2 Abhimanyu Mithun to Virender Sehwag, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
10.3 Abhimanyu Mithun to Rohit Sharma, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
10.4 Abhimanyu Mithun to Rohit Sharma, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
10.5 Abhimanyu Mithun to Virender Sehwag, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
10.6 Abhimanyu Mithun to Virender Sehwag, That's a single. (1)
End of over 11
Delhi Eagles 83/2 (RR : 7.55) Required RR(9.78)
Rohit Sharma 22 (29b)
Virender Sehwag 37 (25b)
Abhimanyu Mithun 2-0-13-0
11.1 R Vinay Kumar to Virender Sehwag, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
11.2 R Vinay Kumar to Virender Sehwag, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
11.3 R Vinay Kumar to Virender Sehwag, That was a very good delivery. (0)
11.4 R Vinay Kumar to Virender Sehwag, No shot offered. (0)
11.5 R Vinay Kumar to Virender Sehwag, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
11.6 R Vinay Kumar to Virender Sehwag, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
End of over 12
Delhi Eagles 85/2 (RR : 7.08) Required RR(10.8)
Virender Sehwag 39 (31b)
Rohit Sharma 22 (29b)
R Vinay Kumar 1-0-2-0
12.1 Laxmiratan Shukla to Rohit Sharma, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
12.2 Laxmiratan Shukla to Rohit Sharma, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
12.3 Laxmiratan Shukla to Rohit Sharma, Down the track and driven through midwicket. There is no fielder in the deep so Long On has to run around to field it, and so in the meanwhile the batsmen get three. Poor bowling but good placement. (3)
12.4 Laxmiratan Shukla to Virender Sehwag, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
12.5 Laxmiratan Shukla to Rohit Sharma, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
12.6 Laxmiratan Shukla to Rohit Sharma, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
End of over 13
Delhi Eagles 93/2 (RR : 7.15) Required RR(11.1)
Rohit Sharma 29 (34b)
Virender Sehwag 40 (32b)
Laxmiratan Shukla 2-0-15-0
13.1 R Vinay Kumar to Virender Sehwag, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
13.2 R Vinay Kumar to Virender Sehwag, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
13.3 R Vinay Kumar to Virender Sehwag, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
13.4 R Vinay Kumar to Rohit Sharma, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
13.5 R Vinay Kumar to Rohit Sharma, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
13.6 R Vinay Kumar to Virender Sehwag, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
End of over 14
Delhi Eagles 103/2 (RR : 7.36) Required RR(11.3)
Virender Sehwag 45 (36b)
Rohit Sharma 34 (36b)
R Vinay Kumar 2-0-12-0
14.1 Sachin Tendulkar to Rohit Sharma, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
14.2 Sachin Tendulkar to Rohit Sharma, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
14.3 Sachin Tendulkar to Rohit Sharma, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
14.4 Sachin Tendulkar to Rohit Sharma, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
14.5 Sachin Tendulkar to Rohit Sharma, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
14.6 Sachin Tendulkar to Rohit Sharma, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
End of over 15
Delhi Eagles 111/2 (RR : 7.4) Required RR(12)
Rohit Sharma 42 (42b)
Virender Sehwag 45 (36b)
Sachin Tendulkar 3-1-14-0
15.1 Abhimanyu Mithun to Virender Sehwag, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
15.2 Abhimanyu Mithun to Rohit Sharma, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
15.3 Abhimanyu Mithun to Rohit Sharma, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
15.4 Abhimanyu Mithun to Virender Sehwag, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
15.5 Abhimanyu Mithun to Virender Sehwag, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
15.6 Abhimanyu Mithun to Rohit Sharma, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
End of over 16
Delhi Eagles 120/2 (RR : 7.5) Required RR(12.8)
Rohit Sharma 47 (45b)
Virender Sehwag 49 (39b)
Abhimanyu Mithun 3-0-22-0
16.1 Laxmiratan Shukla to Virender Sehwag, Going, Going, Gone! Six Runs! (6)
16.2 Laxmiratan Shukla to Virender Sehwag, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
16.3 Laxmiratan Shukla to Virender Sehwag, Very well bowled. (0)
16.4 Laxmiratan Shukla to Virender Sehwag, Wrong call, this could be trouble, and out!
Virender Sehwag run out Ross Taylor
Runs : 57 Balls : 43 S/R : 132.6
(0)
16.5 Laxmiratan Shukla to David Hussey, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
16.6 Laxmiratan Shukla to David Hussey, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 17
Delhi Eagles 132/3 (RR : 7.76) Required RR(13)
David Hussey 4 (2b)
Rohit Sharma 47 (45b)
Laxmiratan Shukla 3-0-27-0
17.1 Abhimanyu Mithun to Rohit Sharma, No shot offered. (0)
17.2 Abhimanyu Mithun to Rohit Sharma, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
17.3 Abhimanyu Mithun to Rohit Sharma, That's smashed hard into the crowd, its six! (6)
17.4 Abhimanyu Mithun to Rohit Sharma, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
17.5 Abhimanyu Mithun to David Hussey, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
17.6 Abhimanyu Mithun to David Hussey, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
End of over 18
Delhi Eagles 147/3 (RR : 8.17) Required RR(12)
David Hussey 10 (4b)
Rohit Sharma 56 (49b)
Abhimanyu Mithun 4-0-37-0
18.1 Ryan Harris to Rohit Sharma, He didn't middle that, but there is enough power on it to get the batsmen three. (3)
18.2 Ryan Harris to David Hussey, Full delivery outside off-stump, the batsman clears his left leg and swings, and top edges it high into the air. It's an easy catch in the end, and hopefully the batsman has learnt why you shouldn't slog across the line!
David Hussey c Umar Akmal b Ryan Harris
Runs : 10 Balls : 5 S/R : 200
(0)
18.3 Ryan Harris to Venugopal Rao, Ah that's a rubbish ball, and the batsman wastest no time in putting the trash away. Six! (6)
18.4 Ryan Harris to Venugopal Rao, Ooooh, he's not going to be a happy man after that dismissal. His partner called him through for a suicidical single there! If I were him I'd stay far, far away...
Venugopal Rao run out Sachin Tendulkar
Runs : 6 Balls : 2 S/R : 300
(0)
18.5 Ryan Harris to Rajat Bhatia, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
18.6 Ryan Harris to Rajat Bhatia, Splendid shot for four! (4)
End of over 19
Delhi Eagles 164/5 (RR : 8.63) Required RR(7)
Rajat Bhatia 8 (2b)
Rohit Sharma 59 (50b)
Ryan Harris 4-0-47-2
19.1 Praveen Kumar to Rohit Sharma, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
19.2 Praveen Kumar to Rohit Sharma, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
19.3 Praveen Kumar to Rohit Sharma, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
19.4 Praveen Kumar to Rohit Sharma, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
19.5 Praveen Kumar to Rohit Sharma, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
The final scorecard for second innings was :
Score: 172
Wickets : 5
Overs : 19.5