After 56 league matches, Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers remain in contention of this year's IPL title. The league heads into a a day's break. No match tomorrow. But the action will resume on Thursday with Qualifier-I between MI and DC. Join us for the coverage of that match. For now it is good night!
Shabaz Nadeem: I don't get a lot of games. I am used to not getting so many games. when you get your chance, you give your 100%. I have been working hard, on the carrom ball, for the last two years. I thought it was the right time to use it. The round-arm ball too. Sometimes it doesn't bounce if it lands on the leather. If it lands on the seam, it turns a lot. When you are contributing to the team, it boosts you up. If you see our bowing unit, everybody is doing his job for the last few games. It is a small ground but as you pitches are turning slower so if you pitch in the right areas, it is difficult to hit.
Player of the Match
Shahbaz Nadeem is the Player of the Match. He bowled a spell of 2/19.
David Warner: It feels good now after that dreadful loss against KXIP. They rested a few players but it hold them to 150 on this ground was great. A lot of credit goes to the bowlers, Nadeem was superb. We were trying to be as clinical with the bat then, and it feels good. We try and put our best foot forward, and that stems from the franchise owners. They are great people and it is like a family. We have a never say die attitude and that is how we approach each game. We had a couple of injuries but they are here in spirit and we are doing it for them. Kane missed out due to injury last year and Jonny took his place, and was absolutely fantastic. But that happens in franchise cricket, we can play only four overseas players. We looked at 2016, we were in the same situation where we had to win every game to win the title.
Rohit Sharma: Not the day we want to remember, probably our worst performance of the season. We wanted to try a few things, it didn't go our way. We knew dew was going to play a factor and we wanted to take the toss out of consideration, but we didn't play good cricket today. I was happy to be back, it's been a while. I'm looking forward to play few more games here, let's see what happens. It (hamstring) is fine, absolutely. We play at Wankhede where there's dew in the second innings. You have to back your skills, and believe that you can get people out. They played good shots in the powerplay, and that helped them. It's a very funny format. It's always nice to forget was has happened, and focus on the present. They (Delhi) are a good side, so it will be a good challenge to face them. You want to leave this performance behind as quickly as possible. We'll get back to the drawing board and figure things out.
There we have it then. Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad are the four teams that have qualified for the playoffs. Mumbai Indians will face Delhi Capitals in Qualifier-I. Then Sunriseres Hyderabad will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Eliminator.
Result
Sunrisers Hyderabad win by 10 wickets.
SRH 151/0 after 17.1 overs.
Krunal to bowl. Warner has the strike.
17.1 FOUR! Good length ball and Warner smashes the ball through cover for a bounadry to win the match and secure a spot in the playoffs.
SRH 147/0 after 17 overs.
Coulter-Nile to bowl. Warner has the strike.
16.1 Good length delivery on middle stump. Warner hits the ball to sweeper cover for a single.
16.2 Short delivery wide of off stump. Saha hits the ball to backward point.
16.3 Good length delivery on middle stump. Saha plays the ball to leg side and takes a single.
16.4 Short ball wide of off stump. Warner goes for a cut but then pulls out and leaves the ball for the keeper.
16.5 Fuller delivery and Warner guides the ball to square-leg for a single.
16.6 Fuller ball which comes back in and hits the pads.
SRH 144/0 after 16 overs.
Pattinson to bowl. Warner has the strike.
15.1 Fuller ball outside off stump. Warner goes for a shot through off side but misses.
15.2 FOUR! Short ball on off stump. Warner pulls and sends the ball racing through midwicket for a boundary.
15.3 Short ball outside off stump. Warner cuts the ball through backward point for a single.
15.4 Short ball on middle stump. Saha plays the ball to deep square-leg for a single.
15.5 Good length ball on off stump. Warner makes room and hits the ball straight.
15.6 Short delivery wide of off stump. Warner cuts the ball and sends it down to third-man and takes a single.
SRH 137/0 after 15 overs.
Coulter-Nile to bowl. Saha has the strike.
14.1 Good length ball on middle and leg. Saha plays the ball very late and guides it to backward point.
14.2 Fuller ball and Saha plays the ball to midwicket for a single.
14.3 Short delivery. Warner leaves the ball for the keeper.
14.4 Slow short ball on leg stump. Warner looks to play the ball to leg side but misses.
14.5 FOUR! Slow short ball which is treated with disdain by Warner. Warner smashes the ball through midwicket for a boundary.
14.6 Fuller ball and Warner plays the ball to off side for a single.
SRH 131/0 after 14 overs.
Kulkarni to bowl. Warner is on strike.
13.1 Slow delivery on good length wide of off stump. Warner hits the ball to the man at sweeper cover and takes a single.
13.2 Slow fuller delivery on middle and leg. Saha plays the ball to leg side and takes a single.
13.3 Slow short ball outside off stump. Warner sends the ball down to deep midwicket and takes a single.
13.4 WIDE! Short ball which goes over Saha's head.
13.4 Slow ball on good length. Saha hits the ball through extra-cover for 2 runs.
13.5 Fuller delivery and Saha hits the ball down to deep midwicket for a single.
13.6 Good length delivery and Warner plays the ball to off side for 2 runs.
SRH 1220 after 13 overs.
Krunal to bowl this third over. Warner has the strike.
12.1 Fuller delivery and Warner plays the ball to long-on for 2 runs.
12.2 Good length delivey wide of off stump. Warner plays the ball to point for a single.
12.3 Good length delivery wide of off stump. Saha goes for a sweep but misses.
12.4 Good lengh delivery and Saha hits the ball wide of the fielder at extra-cover for a single.
12.5 WIDE! Krunal bangs the ball short. The ball goes down the leg side and down to fine-leg for a boundary.
12.5 Fuller ball and Warner plays the ball to leg side for 2 runs.
12.6 Fuller delivery abd Warner plays the ball to deep midwicket for 2 runs.
SRH 109/0 after 12 overs.
Rahul Chahar to bowl his last over. Warner has the strike.
11.1 SIX! Fuller delivery wide of off stump. Warner slogs and sends the ball over deep midwicket for a maximum and get to his fifty.
11.2 Short delivery outside the off stump. Warner hits the ball to off side and takes a single.
11.3 Good length delivery and Saha is beaten.
11.4 Full toss outside the off stump. Saha plays the ball down to deep midwicket for a single and get to his fify.
11.5 FOUR! Short ball and Warner rocks back in his crease to pull the ball through midwicket for a boundary.
11.6 Fuller delivery and Warner plays the ball to off side and takes a quick single.
SRH 97/0 after 11 overs.
Krunal to bowl. Saha has the strike.
10.1 Short ball and Saha hits the ball to the fielder at sweeper cover for a single.
10.2 Flat delivery wide of off stump. Warner hits the ball down to long-off for a single.
10.3 Fuller delivery and Saha plays the ball to deep midwicket for a single.
10.4 Full toss and Warner hammers hits the ball down to long-off for a run.
10.5 Full and flat delivery. Saha hits the ball straight.
10.6 FOUR! Full toss and Saha smacks the ball to deep midwicket for a boundary.
SRH 89/0 after 10 overs.
Rahul Chahar to bowl. Saha has the strike.
9.1 Flighted delivery wide of off stump. Saha goes for sweep but misses.
9.2 Good length delivery and Saha plays the ball to leg side for a run.
9.3 Short delivery and Warner hits the ball to extra-cover.
9.4 Fuller delivery and Warner plays a switch-hit for a single.
9.5 Fuller delivery wide of off stump. Saha hits the ball down to long-off for a single.
9.6 Short delivery and Warner hits the ball hard to send it down to deep midwicket. Warner and Saha complete 2 runs.
SRH 84/0 after 9 overs.
Krunal Pandya to bowl. Saha has the strike.
8.1 Fuller delivery and Saha plays the ball to fine-leg for a single.
8.2 Fuller delivery and Warner plays the ball to mid-on and takes a run.
8.3 FOUR! Good length ball outside off. Saha slices the ball over Saurabh Tiwary at backward point for a bounadry.
8.4 FOUR! Short ball and Saha plays the ball to leg side for a boundary.
8.5 Fuller delivery and Saha plays the ball to backward square-leg for a single.
8.6 Fuller delivery and Warner plays the ball to deep midiwkcet for 2 runs.
SRH 71/0 after 8 overs.
Pattinson to bowl his second over. Warner has the strike.
7.1 Slow short ball on off stump. Warner goes on the backfoot and plays the ball to fine-leg for a single.
7.2 Short ball on middle and leg. Saha plays the ball to off side for a single.
7.3 Fuller delivery wide of off stumnp. Warner hits the ball through cover and takes 2 runs.
7.4 Slow short delivery wide of off stump. Warner plays the ball through backward point for a single.
7.5 Good length delivery on off stump. Saha plays the ball to mid-off and takes a single.
7.6 Good length delivery on off and middle. Warner plays the ball to the fielder at short midwicket.
SRH 65/0 after 7 overs.
Rahul Chahar to bowl. Warner is on strike.
6.1 Fuller delivery. Warner gets an inside edge and the ball rolls to leg side as Warner takes a single.
6.2 Fuller delivery and Saha sweeps the ball to midwicket. Saha complets a single.
6.3 FOUR! Fuller delivery and Warner plays a superb reverse-sweep for a boundary.
6.4 Fuller delivery and Warner plays a paddle sweep to guide the ball down to fine-leg for 2 runs.
6.5 Short delivery and Warner hammers the ball to off side for a single.
6.6 Fuller delivery and Saha guides the ball to point.
SRH 56/0 after 6 overs.
Coulter-Nile to bowl his second over. Saha has the strike.
5.1 Good length delivery on off stump. Saha works the ball to backward square-leg for a single.
5.2 WIDE! Fuller delivery down the leg side.
5.2 Slow short ball outside off stump. Warner goes for pull but is beaten as the ball rolls to the keeper.
5.3 FOUR! Slow fuller delivery on middle and leg. Warner slogs the ball through midwicket for a boundary.
5.4 Slow delivery wide of off stump. Warner hits the ball to point and the fielder stops the ball.
5.5 Good length delivery on middle and leg. The ball hits the pads and goes round the corner.
5.6 Good length delivery on off and middle. Warner plays the ball to backward square-leg and takes a single.
SRH 49/0 after 9 overs.
Rahul Chahar to bowl. Saha is on strike.
4.1 FOUR! Short delivery wide of off stump. Saha swings his bat and sends the ball down to deep midwicket for a boundary.
4.2 Fuller delivery and Saha plays the ball down to long-off for a single.
4.3 Short delivery on leg stump. Warner looks to play the ball to leg side but the ball hits the pads.
4.4 FOUR! Fuller delivery and Warner goes on one knee and slogs the ball to backward square-leg for a boundary.
4.5 Fuller delivery. Warner goes for a reverse sweep. The ball goes to the fielder at short third-man.
4.6 Good length delivery. Warner hits the ball to cover.
SRH 40/0 after 4 overs.
James Pattinson to bowl. Warner is on strike.
3.1 FOUR! Good length delivery wide of off stump. Warner whacks the ball through midwicket for a boundary.
3.2 FOUR! Back to back boundaries for Warner. Fraction short outside off. Warner makes room and smashes the ball through cover for a bounadry.
3.3 FOUR! Three in a row. Short and wide delivery and Warner cuts the ball through backward point for a bounadry.
3.4 Good length ball outside off. Warner hits the ball to cover. Kishan at cover stops the ball and Warner takes a single.
3.5 Good length delivery on middle and off. Saha plays the ball to cover and takes a single.
3.5 Slow fuller delivery. Warner works the ball to backward square-leg and takes 2 runs.
SRH 24/0 after 3 overs.
Kulkarni to bowl. Saha has the strike.
2.1 Swing and a miss. Good length delivery outside off stump. The ball moves back in. Saha looks for a pull but the ball beats the edge of he bat and goes to the keeper.
2.2 Good length delivery on middle and leg. Saha plays the ball to off side.
2.3 Good length delivery wide of off stump. Saha goes for a big shot. The ball takes thick outside edge and goes on one bounce to the fielder at short third-man. Saha takes a single.
2.4 Fuller delivery around middle and leg. Warner plays the ball off his backfoot and plays the ball to off side for a single.
2.5 FOUR! Fuller delivery on off stump. Saha goes for a big shot. The ball takes thick outside edge and runs down to third-man for a boundary.
2.6 FOUR! Fuller delivery drifting down the leg side. Saha flicks the ball to help it run down to backward square-leg for a boundary.
SRH 14/0 after 2 overs.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to bowl. Saha is on strike.
1.1 Short delivery on middle and leg. Saha goes on the backfoot and plays the ball to off side.
1.2 Good length delivery on middle and leg. Saha looks to work the ball to leg side but the ball hits the pads.
1.3 SIX! Fuller delivery outside off. Saha hits through the line of the ball and the ball flies over extra-cover for the first maximum of the inning.
1.4 FOUR! Fuller delivery on middle stump. Saha punches the ball over mid-on for a boundary.
1.5 Good length delivery on middle and leg. Saha goes on the backfoot and plays the ball to off side.
1.6 Good length delivery on leg stump. Saha works the ball to off side and takes a single.
SRH 3/0 after 1 over.
Dhawal Kulkarni to bowl the first over for MI. Warner is on strike.
0.1 WIDE! Good length delivery down the leg side.
0.1 Good length delivery around off stump. Warner pushes the ball to off side.
0.2 Good length delivery on middle and off. The ball hits the pads and goes to off side. There is aloud appeal but the umpire is not interested.
0.3 Fuller delivery and Warner plays the ball to leg side for a single.
0.4 Fuller delivery on off stump. Saha plays the ball to leg side.
0.5 Good length delivery wide of off stump. Saha hits the ball through point and takes a single.
0.6 Good length delivery wide of off stump. Warner punches the ball to the fielder at extra-cover.
SRH's chase is about to begin. MI players are on on the field and warming up. Out walk David Warner and Wriddhiman Saha to open the inning for SRH.
MI 149/8 after 20 overs.
Holder vs Pollard.
19.1 Low full toss wide of off stump. Pollard hits the ball down to long-on but refuses a single.
19.2 SIX! And that is why Pollard refused the single. Low full toss and Pollard hammers the ball over backward square-leg boundary for a maximum.
19.3 WICKET! Pollard b Holder 41(25)
And great comeback by Holder! Low full toss outside off stump. Pollard looks to whack the ball on the on side. But he misses and the ball hits the stumps.
Dhawal Kulkarni is the new batsman.
19.4 Fuller delivery and Kulkarni plays the ball to leg side for a single.
19.5 Fuller delivery wide of off stump. Pattinson hits the ball to the man at backward point and takes a single.
19.6 Fuller ball and Kulkarni plays the ball to deep midwicket and takes 2 runs.
MI 139/7 after 19 overs.
Natrajan to bowl his last over. Pattinson has the strike.
18.1 Low full toss. Pattinson walks out of his crease and hits the ball through extra-cover for a single.
18.2 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Pollard looks to flick the ball to leg side. The ball raps on the pads. There is an appeal for LBW. The umpire raises his finger. Pollard takes the review. The review shows that the ball is pitching outside leg stump. So Pollard survives for the third time.
18.3 SIX! Low full toss and Pollard smashes the ball over the fielder at long-off for a maximum.
18.4 SIX! Another full toss and Pollard swings his bat to send the ball over deep midwicket for another maximum.
18.5 SIX! Three on the bounce. Another full toss and Pollard hammers the ball to send it flying over long-off.
18.6 Yorker. Pollard looks to play the ball to leg side. The ball gets edge of the bat and goes to off side as Pollard takes a single.
MI 119/7 after 18 overs.
Holder to bowl. Coulter-Nile is on strike.
17.1 Fuller delivery. Coulter-Nile goes for a big shot. The ball takes the inside edge and goes on one bounce to the keeper.
17.2 WICKET! Coulter-Nile c Priyam Garg b Holder 1(3)
Good length delivery on off stump. Coulter-Nile hits the ball straight to Priyam Garg at cover.
James Pattinson is the new batsman.
17.3 Good yorker on middle stump. Pattinson digs the ball out.
17.4 Short delivery on off stump. Pattinson pulls and sends the ball to deep midwicket for a single.
17.5 Low full toss wide of off stump. Pollard swings his bat. The ball goes to deep midwicket as Pollard takes a single.
17.6 Low full toss and Pattinson plays the ball down to long-off for a single.
MI 116/6 after 17 overs.
Sandeep Sharma to bowl his last over. Kishan is on strike.
16.1 Fuller deivery wide of off stump. Kishan looks to drive the ball to cover. The ball takes the inside edge and goes to the keeper on one bounce.
16.2 SIX! Fuller delivery wide of off stumo. Kishan goes way outside off stump and then hammers the ball over long-off for a maximum.
16.3 WICKET! Ishan Kishan b Sandeep Sharma 33(30)
Played on! Fuller delivery wide of off stump. Kishan goes for the ball. The ball takes the inside edge of the bat and hits the off stump.
Nathan Coulter-Nile is the new batsman.
16.4 Good length delivery on off stump. Coulter-Nile plays the ball to midwicket and takes a single.
16.5 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Pollard takes two steps out of his crease to play the ball on the leg side. The ball misses the bat and hits the pads. There is a loud appeal. The umpire says that it is NOT OUT. Warner takes the review. The review shows that there is an inside edge. So Pollard survives again.
16.6 Good length delivery on off stump. Pollard comes out of his crease again and plays the ball to leg side.
MI 109/5 after 16 overs.
Natrajan to bowl his third over. Kishan has the strike.
15.1 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Kishan flicks and the ball goes to deep square-leg as Kishan takes a single.
15.2 Full toss outside off stump. Pollard hits the ball down to long-off for a single.
14.3 Fuller delivery wide of off stump. Kishan aims to hit the ball through off side but misses as the ball goes to the keeper.
14.4 Fuller delivery wide of off stump. Kishan hits the ball down to long-off for a single.
14.5 FOUR! Low full toss on off stump. Pollard powers the ball down to long-off for a boundary.
14.6 FOUR! Another low full toss and again Pollard smashes the ball straight down the ground for a boundary.
MI 98/5 after 15 overs.
Rashid to bowl his last over. Pollard is on strike.
14.1 Short delivery and Pollard hits the ball down to long-on for a single.
14.2 DROPPED! Fuller delivery. Kishan goes for a wild slog. The ball hits teh toe end of the bat and lobs high in the air. Rashid settles under the ball. The ball goes into his grips and then pops out of it. Kishan takes a single.
14.3 Fuller delivery and Pollard hits the ball down the ground for a single.
14.4 FOUR! Fuller delivery and Kishan smashes the ball down to long-on for a boundary.
14.5 Fuller delivery and Kishan works the ball to leg side for a single.
14.6 Good length delivery which spins back in sharply. Pollard looks for a forward defensive shot. The ball hits the front pad and Rashid bursts into a loud appeal. The umpire gives that as NOT OUT. Warner takes the review and the review shows tha it is Umpire's Call. So Pollard survives.
MI 90/5 after 14 overs.
Nadeem to bowl his last over. Pollard has the strike.
13.1 Short delivery and Pollard goes on the backfoot to push the ball with soft hands.
13.2 Fuller delivery and Pollard pushes the ball to cover.
13.3 Fuller delivery and Pollard plays the ball to leg side.
13.4 Fuller delivery and Pollard hits the ball to cover for a single.
13.5 Fuller delivery and Kishan hits the ball down to long-0n for a single.
13.6 Fuller delivery and Pollard plays the ball to deep midwicket for a single.
MI 87/5 after 13 overs.
Rashid is back in the attack. Tiwary has the strike.
12.1 WICKET! Saurabh Tiwary c W Saha b Rashid Khan 1(3)
Wrong'un from Rashid. The ball spins away a bit and takes the faint edge of the bat as Tiwary looks to play a textbook frontfoot defensive shot. Saha takes a good catch.
Kieron Pollard is the new batsman.
12.2 Fuller deliverey and Pollard hits the ball down to long-on for a single.
12.3 Short delivery and Kishan hits the ball to deep backward square-leg for 2 runs.
12.4 Fuller delivery and Kishan plays the ball to leg side for a single.
12.5 Fuller delivery and Pollard presents his straight bat to block the ball.
12.6 Short delivery and Pollard hits the ball down to long-on for a single.
MI 821/4 after 12 overs.
Nadeem to bowl. Suryakumar is on strike.
11.1 WICKET! Suryakumar Yadav st W Saha b Nadeem 36(29)
Short delivery wide of off stump. Suryakumar looks for a shot on the off side. The ball goes under the bat and to the keeper. Saha has the ball and he dislodges the bails in a flash. The on field umpire referes the appeal for stumping to the third umpire. The replay shows that Suryakumar is outside his crease.
Krunal Pandya is the new batsman.
11.2 Fuller delivery and Krunal pushes the ball to cover.
11.3 Fuller delivery and Krunal plays the ball to leg side.
11.4 WICKET! Krunal Pandya c Williamson b Nadeem 0(3)
Short ball. Krunal looks to play the ball to leg side. The ball takes the leading edge and lobs in the air. Kane Williamson at midwicket runs in quickly and puts in a dive to complete a fantastic catch.
Saurabh Tiwary is the new batsman.
11.5 Fuller delivery and Tiwary pushes the ball to cover.
11.6 Short delivery and Tiwary plays the bal to off side for a single.
MI 81/2 after 11 overs.
Natrajan to bowl his second over. Suryakumar has the strike.
10.1 Good length delivery on off stump. Suryakumar drives the ball to cover.
10.2 Yorker on middle and leg. Suryakumar looks to play the ball to leg side but misses and the ball hits his pads.
10.3 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Suryakumar flicks the ball to deep midwicket for a single.
10.4 Fuller deivery on off stump. Kishan hits the ball down to long-on for a single.
10.5 Good length delivery on off stump. Suryakumar hits the ball through midwicket and takes another single.
10.6 Fuller delivery and Kishan defends the ball .
MI 78/2 after 10 overs.
Rashid to bowl. Suryakumar has the strike.
9.1 FOUR! Fuller delivery and Suryakumar has a big stride forward and sweeps the ball to backward square-leg for a boundary.
9.2 Good length delivery and Suryakumar plays the ball to off side for a single.
9.3 SIX! Fuller delivery on middle stump. Kishan swings and the ball sails over the bowler's head and goes down the ground for a maximum.
9.4 1 Leg Bye! Short ball. Kishan goes for a pull but misses. The ball hits his pads and goes to leg side as Kishan takes a single.
9.5 Fuller delivery and Suryakumar drives the ball down to long-off for 2 runs.
9.6 Short delivery and Suryakumar works the ball to on side for a single.
MI 65/2 after 9 overs.
Nadeem to bowl his second over. Kishan has the strike.
8.1 Fuller delivery and Kishan drives the ball down to long-off for a single.
8.2 Good length delivery and Suryakumar hits the ball down to long-off for another single.
8.3 Fuller delivery and Kishan plays the ball down to long-on for another single.
8.4 Fuller delivery and Suryakumar knocks the ball over mid-off for another run.
8.5 Fuller delivery and Kishan hits the ball straight. The ball hits Nadeem's outstreched hand and goes down the ground as Kishan completes a single.
8.6 Fuller delivery and Suryakumar drives the ball down to long-off. He takes another single to retain the strike.
MI 59/2 after 8 overs.
Rashid Khan to bowl. Kishan has the strike.
7.1 Short ball and Kishan hits the ball down to long-on for a single.
7.2 Fuller delivery. Suryakumar lifts the ball over cover. Samad stops the ball in deep as Suryakumar takes 2 runs.
7.3 Fuller delivery and Suryakumar sweeps the ball to backward square-leg for a single.
7.4 Short delivery and Kishan hits the ball to deep midwicket for a single.
7.5 Fuller delivery and Suryakumar sweeps the ball to square-leg for another single.
7.6 Fuller delivery and Kishan smashes the ball down to long-on for a single.
MI 52/2 after 7 overs.
T Natarajan to bowl. Suryakumar has the strike.
6.1 Good length delivery on off stump. The ball takes the inside edge and goes to leg side and Suryakumar takes a single.
6.2 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Kishan blocks the ball.
6.3 Good length delivery on off and middle stump. Kishan hits the ball to off side.
6.4 Slightly short delivery on middle stump. Kishan pulls the ball through short midwicket for a single.
6.5 Almost a third wicket for SRH! Good length delivery on middle and off stump. Suryakumar hits the ball very straight. The ball just goes away from the outstreched hand of Natrajan and down the ground. The batsman takes a single.
6.6 Fuller delivery and Kishan plays the ball to leg side for a single.
MI 48/2 after 6 overs.
Shahbaz Nadeem to bowl. Suryakumar has the strike.
5.1 FOUR! Short delivery on middle and leg. Suryakumar makes room and hits the ball to cover. A misfield by Abdul Samad gifts MI a boundary.
5.2 FOUR! Short ball and Suryakumar smashes the ball through cover for another boundary.
5.3 Fuller delivery and Suryakumar plays the ball to leg side.
5.4 Fuller delivery and Suryakumar hits the ball to long-off for a single.
5.5 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Kishan pushes the ball back to Nadeem.
5.6 Fuller delivery and Kishan hits the ball down to long-off for a single.
MI 39/2 after 5 overs.
Sandeep Sharma to bowl his third over. de Kock has the strike.
4.1 FOUR! Half-volley wide of off stump. de Kock smashes the ball wide of the fielder at mid-off for a boundary.
4.2 SIX! Sandeep bangs the ball short and de Kock swings his bat. The ball flies over backward square-leg boundary and goes on the roof of the stands.
4.3 SIX! Clean hiiting from de Kock. Fuller delivery on off stump. The ball is in de Kock's arc and he whacks the ball to send it flying over deep midwicket for a maximum.
4.4 WICKET! de Kock b Sandeep Sharma 25(13)
de Kock is frustrated with himself! Full toss wide of off stump. de Kock tries to reach out to the ball. The ball takes the thick inside edge and hits the stumps.
Ishan Kishan is the new batsman.
4.5 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Kishan blocks the ball with a dead straight bat.
4.6 Good length delivery on off stump. Kishan hits the ball to off side.
MI 23/1 after 4 overs.
Holder to bowl his second over. de Kock has the strike.
3.1 Short delivery on middle and leg. de Kock pulls and sends the ball to square-leg. Samad stops the ball from going for a boundary. de Kock takes a single.
3.2 FOUR! Fuller delivery and Suryakumar flicks the ball off his pads to send it down to deep midwicket for a boundary.
3.3 Good length delivery on off stump. Suryakumar looks to work the ball on the leg side but misses.
3.4 Good length delivery wide of off stump. Suryakumar goes for a shot on the off side but misses. The ball goes to the keeper.
3.5 Good length delivery outside off. Suryakumar punches the ball througth cover. Warner gives the ball a good chase and manages to drag the ball back just in time. Suryakumar takes 2 runs.
3.6 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Suryakumar drives the ball to mid-off.
MI 16/1 after 3 overs.
Sandeep Sharma to bowl his second over. Rohit has the strike.
2.1 Fuller delivery and Rohit drives the ball down to long-on for a single.
2.2 Good length delivery on off stump. de Kock hits the ball to square-leg and takes another single.
2.3 WICKET! Rohit c Warner b Sandeep Sharma 4(7)
Rohit's stay in the middle comes to an end. Slow delivery on good length. Rohit tries to hit the ball over mid-off. He comes down the track but manages to hit the ball only to a diving David Warner at mid-off.
Suryakumar Yadav is the new batsman.
2.4 FOUR! Slow delivery on good length outside off. Suryakumar pushes the ball through extra-cover for a boundary.
2.5 Good length delivery and Suryakumar plays the ball to off side.
2.6 Good length delivery on off and middle. Suryakumar drives the ball to mid-off.
MI 10/0 after 2 overs.
Jason Holder to bowl from the other end. Rohit has the strike.
1.1 Good length delivery outside off. Rohit punches the ball to cover.
1.2 Good length delivery on middle stump. Rohit plays the ball to leg side and takes a single.
1.3 Good length delivery around off stump. de Kock looks to flick the ball to leg side but the ball hits his pads.
1.4 Fuller delivery on middle stump. de Kock flicks the ball to square-leg. Great work by Abdul Samad in the deep saves a boundary. de Kock gets 2 runs.
1.5 Fuller delivery wide of off stump. de Kock drives the ball to sweeper cover and takes a single.
1.6 Fuller delivery on off and middle. Rohit hits the ball over cover. The ball falls short of the fielder in the deep and Rohit takes a single.
MI 5/0 after 1 over.
Sandeep Sharma to bowl the first over for SRH. On striker is Rohit Sharma.
0.1 Fuller delivery outside off. The ball nips back in a bit. Rohit hits the ball to mid-on.
0.2 Fuller delivery on midlde. Rohit drives the ball to mid-off and takes a quick single. Rohit looked comfortable in taking that single. Rohit's fluency in running between the wickets will tell how fit he is.
0.3 Good length delivery on off and middle. de Kock goes on backfoot to block the ball. The ball takes the inside edge and goes around the corner.
0.4 Fuller delivery outside off. de Kock drives the ball to cover.
0.5 FOUR! First boundary of the match. Good length delivery on middle and leg. de Kock goes on backfoot and works the ball through leg side for a boundary.
0.6 Fuller delivery and de Kock drives the ball to mid-off.
The two umpires make their way to the middle. The SRH players come out on the field. And Quinton de Kock reunites with Rohit Sharma to open the inning for MI.
MI Playing XI
Rohit Sharma(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Ishan Kishan, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Rahul Chahar, James Pattinson, Dhawal Kulkarni
SRH Playing XI
David Warner(c), Wriddhiman Saha(w), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Priyam Garg, Jason Holder, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan
Rohit Sharma: Throughout the tournament there has been a lot of talk about the toss, and we need to take toss out of contention and play good cricket. Looks like I'm fit and fine. We are resting some key bowlers - Bumrah and Boult will rest, Pattinson and Dhawal Kulkarni will replace them. I am coming in in place of Jayant Yadav.
David Warner: We are having a bowl first. It played nice and slow the other day, even though it was another pitch. We have to beat the best teams to enter the play-offs. We have Priyam Garg in for Abhishek Sharma
Toss
SRH captain David Warner wins the toss and opts to bowl.
Big News ahead of the toss is that Rohit Sharma is fit for the match and he will lead Mumbai Indians in the match.
Deccan Herald’s Dream XI
David Warner, Ishan Kishan, Manish Pandey, Surya Kumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Rashid Khan, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, T Natarajan, Rahul Chahar
Impact player for MI
Jasprit Bumrah:He is second in the Purple Cap wicket-taker list with 23 scalps. His bowling average is 15.73 with an economy of 6.96. With the tournament in the final phase, Bumrah will have to come into his own and take his team to the summit.
Impact player for SRH
Rashid Khan:He has bowled a number of match-winning spells and needs to keep that form going. Rashid has got 18 wickets at an economy of 5.07. For SRH to reach the play-offs, he has to play his part.
MI Threats:With a first-place finish assured, there are no immediate visible threats. They should be careful about losing their momentum with a loss in this match.
MI Opportunities:They've already qualified for the play-offs as the top team. They can afford to rest and rotate players as needed.
MI Weaknesses:They've been performing well in all three departments and are standing tall at the top of the table. They should be wary of becoming complacent.
MI Strengths:Their bowling attack continues to be the best in the league. Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, James Pattinson and Rahul Chahar have been among the wickets through the campaign. Kieron Pollard has also bowled crucial overs when required.
The SWOT for MI
SRH Threats:If they lose, their journey is over.
SRH Opportunities:If they win, they will qualify for the play-offs. They will be able to push out another team with their superior net run rate.
SRH Weaknesses:The middle-order batting is shaky. If David Warner and Kane Williamson don’t score the runs, the middle order gets put under pressure. The match-winning batters need to step up.
SRH Strengths:The bowling has found some form. Rashid Khan is a game-changer and T Natarajan is a yorker expert. Sandeep Sharma has done a good job in the powerplay and Jason Holder has brought in much-needed experience and intelligence in the bowling.
The SWOT for SRH
Form Guide (last five matches)
Sunrisers Hyderabad:W-W-L-W-L
Mumbai Indians:W-W-L-W-L
What happened in the reverse fixture?
A match-winning spell of 4-0-28-2 from Trent Boult powered MI to a win by 34 runs.
Head to Head
Matches played:15
Sunrisers Hyderabad:7
Mumbai Indians:8
The equation in this match is simple. If SRH win they go through to the playoff. If SRH lose then KKR go through. KKR players can only hope for a MI win tonight. Their fate is not in their hands anymore.
Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore have already qualified for the playoffs. Mumbai Indians will take on Delhi Capitals in the Qualifier-I. Royal Challengers Bangalore has to play the Eliminator. RCB will either play SRH or KKR.
Good evening and welcome to the coverage of final match of the league stage of Indian Premier League 2020. match. The contest is between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians. This match will decide who among Sunrisers Hyderabad or Kolkata Knight Riders will go through to the playoffs.
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