Story Match Concluded: Kohli XI vs Dhoni XI

[Sherlock Holmes]

Thinking to finish the first innings now, or shall I wait?

 

[Yash.]

I see Virat XI hitting about 175-180 by the end of 20 overs.

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

I see Virat XI hitting about 175-180 by the end of 20 overs.

Let's find out!

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

Over - 15.1: Ashish Nehra to Hardik Pandya: 1 RUNS
Over - 15.2: Ashish Nehra to Rishabh Pant: 6 RUNS
Distance : 77 meters
  SIX, wallop! It was not short enough to pull but Rishabh Pant sat down and hooked over mid wicket for a flat six.That was one of the flattest hits you would ever see.

......and the bashing begins.

Yash's prediction seems too easy here.

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

Over - 15.3: Ashish Nehra to Rishabh Pant: OUT!
Rishabh Pant: c Virender Sehwag b Ashish Nehra 12 (5b, 1x6, 1x4) at a S/R of 240.0
 OUT, Caught! short ball, Rishabh Pant throws his bat at it, manages a top edge to Virender Sehwag who makes no mistake.

Such hitting. Much disappointment. Pant being Pant.

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The new man in
Ravindra Jadeja
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Over - 15.4: Ashish Nehra to Ravindra Jadeja: 2 RUNS
Over - 15.5: Ashish Nehra to Ravindra Jadeja: 2 RUNS
Over - 15.6: Ashish Nehra to Ravindra Jadeja: 0 RUNS: (NO BALL)
Over - 15.6: Ashish Nehra to Ravindra Jadeja: 1 RUNS
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End of Over 16 (13 runs) | Kohli XI: 145/5 ( RR: 9.06 )
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Ravindra Jadeja: 5* (4b, 0x6, 0x4) at a S/R of 125.00
Hardik Pandya: 9* (7b, 0x6, 0x4) at a S/R of 128.57
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Current Partnership : 6 ( 4 )
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Ashish Nehra: 2-0-20-1
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[Sherlock Holmes]

The bowler back in attack is
Irfan Pathan

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Over - 16.1: Irfan Pathan to Ravindra Jadeja: 2 RUNS
Over - 16.2: Irfan Pathan to Ravindra Jadeja: 1 RUNS
Over - 16.3: Irfan Pathan to Hardik Pandya: 1 RUNS
Over - 16.4: Irfan Pathan to Ravindra Jadeja: OUT!
Ravindra Jadeja: lbw Irfan Pathan 8 (7b, 0x6, 0x4) at a S/R of 114.29
 OUT, LBW! Length ball pitching just outside off and sharp movement for the bowler. That hit him on the back leg and he has been given out.

A huge appeal.... and given. Umpire raises his finger, Jadeja has to walk back.

 

[Yash.]

I still hold my prediction. As long as Pandya is there, nothing’s impossible.

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

The new man in
Bhuvaneshwar Kumar​

Over - 16.5: Irfan Pathan to Bhuvaneshwar Kumar: 1 RUNS
Over - 16.6: Irfan Pathan to Hardik Pandya: 4 RUNS
FOUR, Hardik Pandya charges down the track and gives himself room, lashes that one behind point for a boundary.

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End of Over 17 (9 runs) | Kohli XI: 154/6 ( RR: 9.06 )
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Bhuvaneshwar Kumar: 1* (1b, 0x6, 0x4) at a S/R of 100
Hardik Pandya: 14* (9b, 0x6, 1x4) at a S/R of 155.56
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Current Partnership : 5 ( 2 )
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Irfan Pathan: 3-0-28-1
This spell: Irfan Pathan: 1-0-9-1
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Over - 17.1: Ashish Nehra to Bhuvaneshwar Kumar: 1 RUNS
Over - 17.2: Ashish Nehra to Hardik Pandya: 1 RUNS
Over - 17.3: Ashish Nehra to Bhuvaneshwar Kumar: OUT!
Bhuvaneshwar Kumar: b Ashish Nehra 2 (3b, 0x6, 0x4) at a S/R of 66.67
OUT, bowled him! A fantastic yorker from Ashish Nehra! Hits the toe of the bat and then knocks over the middle stump.

The new man in
Kuldeep Yadav​

Over - 17.4: Ashish Nehra to Kuldeep Yadav: 0 RUNS
Over - 17.5: Ashish Nehra to Kuldeep Yadav: 0 RUNS
Over - 17.6: Ashish Nehra to Kuldeep Yadav: OUT!
Kuldeep Yadav: lbw Ashish Nehra 0 (3b, 0x6, 0x4) at a S/R of 0
OUT, LBW! Big shout for the leg before and Kuldeep Yadav has been given out. He wanted to thrash that ball but misses it completely. The ball hits him just below the knee roll.
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End of Over 18 (2 runs) | Kohli XI: 156/8 ( RR: 8.67 )
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Hardik Pandya: 15* (10b, 0x6, 1x4) at a S/R of 150.0
Mohammad Shami: 0* (0b, 0x6, 0x4) at a S/R of 0
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Current Partnership : 0 ( 0 )
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Ashish Nehra: 3-0-22-3
This spell: Ashish Nehra: 1-0-2-2
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Double Blow for Nehra in the death. Good comeback by Dhoni XI here.

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

The new man in
Mohammad Shami​

Over - 18.1: Irfan Pathan to Hardik Pandya: 1 RUNS
Over - 18.2: Irfan Pathan to Mohammad Shami: 0 RUNS
Over - 18.3: Irfan Pathan to Mohammad Shami: 2 RUNS
Over - 18.4: Irfan Pathan to Mohammad Shami: 0 RUNS
Over - 18.5: Irfan Pathan to Mohammad Shami: 1 RUNS
Over - 18.6: Irfan Pathan to Hardik Pandya: 4 RUNS
FOUR, moves towards the leg side and cuts the short ball hard enough to beat third man.

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End of Over 19 (8 runs) | Kohli XI: 164/8 ( RR: 8.63 )
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Mohammad Shami: 3* (4b, 0x6, 0x4) at a S/R of 75.00
Hardik Pandya: 20* (12b, 0x6, 2x4) at a S/R of 166.67
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Current Partnership : 8 ( 6 )
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Irfan Pathan: 4-0-36-1
This spell: Irfan Pathan: 2-0-17-1
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Over - 19.1: Ashish Nehra to Mohammad Shami: 1 RUNS
Over - 19.2: Ashish Nehra to Hardik Pandya: 1 RUNS
Over - 19.3: Ashish Nehra to Mohammad Shami: 0 RUNS
Over - 19.4: Ashish Nehra to Mohammad Shami: OUT!
Mohammad Shami: c Sachin Tendulkar b Ashish Nehra 4 (7b, 0x6, 0x4) at a S/R of 57.14
OUT, Caught! Pitched up, swings it high but doesn't take the face of the bat as it goes high and is caught by the fielder.

The new man in
Jasprit Bumrah​

Over - 19.5: Ashish Nehra to Jasprit Bumrah: 1 RUNS
Over - 19.6: Ashish Nehra to Hardik Pandya: OUT!
Hardik Pandya: c Yuvraj Singh b Ashish Nehra 21 (14b, 0x6, 2x4) at a S/R of 150.0
OUT, Caught! Slower ball, full and angled well across, the batsman tries to smite that but is too far through the shot when he makes contact. The ball loops high into the air and Yuvraj Singh comes in to take the catch.

A bit of an anti climax this.

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

End of 1st Innings
What a day the Dhoni XI have had in the middle with the ball. Kohli XI have had no chance whatsover.
They just have 167 to play with now. Lets see how their bowlers respond.​

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

Kohli XI have scored 167 all out in 20.0 overs at a run rate of 8.63 runs per over.
Dhoni XI need 168 runs to win in 20.0 overs at a required rate of 8.4 runs per over.

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[Sherlock Holmes]

The batsman to take strike is
Virender Sehwag

And the batsman at the runner's end is
Sachin Tendulkar

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[Sherlock Holmes]

The bowler to bowl now is
Bhuvaneshwar Kumar

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[Sherlock Holmes]

Over - 0.1: Bhuvaneshwar Kumar to Virender Sehwag: 1 RUNS
Over - 0.2: Bhuvaneshwar Kumar to Sachin Tendulkar: 0 RUNS
Over - 0.3: Bhuvaneshwar Kumar to Sachin Tendulkar: 4 RUNS
FOUR, lovely shot. Sachin Tendulkar flicks it off rib-high, and beats long leg.

Over - 0.4: Bhuvaneshwar Kumar to Sachin Tendulkar: 6 RUNS
Distance : 72 meters
SIX, huge hit! Sachin Tendulkar makes room and drives the bowler over extra cover.

Over - 0.5: Bhuvaneshwar Kumar to Sachin Tendulkar: 1 RUNS
Over - 0.6: Bhuvaneshwar Kumar to Virender Sehwag: 1 RUNS
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End of Over 1 (13 runs) | Dhoni XI: 13/0 ( RR: 13 | RRR: 8.16 )
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Virender Sehwag: 2* (2b, 0x6, 0x4) at a S/R of 100
Sachin Tendulkar: 11* (4b, 1x6, 1x4) at a S/R of 275.00
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Current Partnership : 13 ( 6 )
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Bhuvaneshwar Kumar: 1-0-13-0
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What a start by Sachin, its usually Sehwag who does this.

[DOUBLEPOST=1594290720][/DOUBLEPOST]Who will win at this position?

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

Dhoni XI 13/0 after 1 over
155 to win in 114 balls.

Stay tuned! ​