पंजाब vs राजस्थान, मैच 32, दुबई अंतर्राष्ट्रीय क्रिकेट स्टेडियम, दुबई, 21 September 2021 - कमेंट्री

Good start by Tyagi! Dot ball. A full toss, around off, hit to the fielder at covers. 4 needed in 5 now! 

Just one! Fuller this time, around off, Aiden Markram swings across the line but only manages an inside edge to deep square leg for one. 3 needed in 4 balls! 

OUT! CAUGHT! Is there a twist in the game? Nicholas Pooran loses his wicket at the very end of the innings and he fails to close the game out for his side. A fuller ball, slanting across the southpaw, Pooran just looks to guide this to the off side but only manages a thin outside edge, which is gobbled up by Sanju Samson behind the sticks. 3 more needed in 3 balls! 

DOT! 3 needed in 2 now! Wider, fuller, outside off, Deepak Hooda moves across and looks to play at this but misses. Valuable dot. 

OUT! CAUGHT! WOW! What a game this is turning out to be! Another wicket and Rajasthan are in the driving seat now. On a length, wider outside off again, Deepak Hooda reaches out and looks to play this to the off side but the ball takes the outside edge and Sanju Samson is not going to drop this. 3 more needed on the last ball! 

RAJASTHAN HAVE DONE IT! What a superb over from Tyagi! He is the reason that Rajasthan have gone past the finish line. They have snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. Punjab just needed 4 off the final over but they have failed to win this game. A pinpoint yorker, outside off, Allen tries to hit this one out but misses. RAJASTHAN WIN BY 2 RUNS! 

Short and wide outside off, Nicholas Pooran looks to fire his cut away but misses. 

Well bowled by the Fizz! A full toss, outside off, dipping down, Pooran gets low and looks to push this but fails to connect. 

Fuller again, outside off, Nicholas Pooran looks to dig it out but only manages an outside edge down to third man. The fielder there is standing very straight and hence only a single.

Great stop by Chetan Sakariya! Saved a certain boundary there. A touch short, slower in pace again, on middle, Aiden Markram moves to the leg side and looks to cut this one away. He only manages an outside edge, which goes to the right of the keeper. Samson flies, but fails to grab it. It deflects behind and Chetan Sakariya dives to his left at short third man to stop the racing ball. Only a single. 

Fullish, on off, jammed out through mid on for one. A really good penultimate over so far from the Fizz. Can he end it well?

Yes, he can! Just a run off the final ball and just 4 from the over. Around middle, this is hit through covers for one. 4 more needed in 6 balls. 

SIX! High and handsome! That was very, very, veryyyyy big! One South African gets the better of the other! Morris serves this slower, on a length, around off, Aiden Markram picks this delivery early and smokes this one way over deep mid-wicket. 

Fuller, around off, hit towards mid on for one. 

Around off, hit across the line to the leg side for one. Brings up the 50-run stand between Pooran and Markram. Just 10 more needed now! 

A full toss, around middle and leg, above waist height, but dipping down. Aiden Markram just sits under this one. The umpire does not move and does not indicate anything. 

Overthrows! Around off, length, pushed towards mid on. Aiden Markram sends Pooran back as the fielder scores a direct hit at the non-striker's end. There is no one backing up and the batters then take the run. 

Just 8 more needed now! A full toss, around off, Pooran just taps this to point for one. 

EDGY FOUR! Pooran will take that. Punjab will take that. Length delivery, closer to off, Nicholas Pooran looks to chop this away but the ball takes the outside edge and speeds away to the third man fence, beating the fielder to his right. 

Shortish, outside off, NP looks to flash but misses his shot. 

SIX! SHOT! That is a monster of a shot. Clean stroke. Around off and middle, on a length, Nicholas Pooran pumps this one all the way over deep mid-wicket. This is the highest score of Nicholas Pooran in the Indian T20 League, 2021, so far. 

Wider outside off, a length delivery, Nicholas Pooran looks to clear the cover boundary but only manages to loft this in the deep. It lands safe and two fielders ensure that the ball does not cross the ropes. Three taken. 

Slower, back of the hand from the Fizz, on middle, Aiden awkwardly fends it out to the off side. 

A single to end the 17th over. Around off, pushed through mid off for one. 14 from the over and Punjab need 18 more from 18 balls. 

Shortish, around off, Pooran pulls this through mid-wicket for one. 

Around off, on a length, driven aerially through cover-point for a run. 

Slower, around off, length, Pooran taps this to point for an easy single. 

Length, around off, Aiden Markram punches this to the right of mid off, where Yashasvi Jaiswal dives and stops the ball. 

WIDE. This is slipped down the leg side, Aiden misses his tuck. 

Outside off, on a length, worked to the fielder at mid off for one. 

Another single as Nicholas Pooran gently dabs this to the point region. The fielder has a shy at the striker's end but he misses. A tidy over from Morris, just 6 off it.

Starts this spell with a fuller delivery on middle, Aiden Markram flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.

A bouncer around leg, Pooran ducks.

Beaten! Kartik Tyagi angles across a length ball, outside off, Nicholas Pooran tries to play a booming drive but fails to connect.

Beaten again! This is excellent bowling from Kartik Tyagi. Varies his pace and bowls it at 108 clicks. Full and outside off, Pooran is early into his attempted drive and misses. 

Very full and on off at 135.9 kph, Pooran drives it to extra cover and steals a single.

FOUR! Spoils a good over! Tyagi serves a half-volley around off, Markram shows the full face of his bat and crunches it down the ground for a boundary. No chance for long off. 38 needed off 30 balls.

Great running between the wickets! Slightly short and outside off, Pooran powers it down to long on and they take two.

A side-arm delivery, below sea level as Sunil Gavaskar would call, it's full and on middle, Pooran clips it in front of square leg for two.

Tossed up around leg, Pooran kneels and paddles it behind square leg for a single.

FOUR! Poor line and length from Riyan Parag. Short in length and down the leg side, Markram goes for the pull shot but ends up gloving it wide of short fine leg for a boundary. 

Forces a full ball down to long off for a single.

SIX! Hammered away! That's a mighty fine shot.  Shortish and around off, Nicholas Pooran latches onto it and launches it over long on. 44 needed off 36 balls.

Flighted and on middle, Mayank Agarwal works it in front of square leg and scampers back for the second run.

Loopy delivery, it lands full and around off, Mayank goes down on one knee for the slog-sweep but doesn't get the right connection. It flies over mid on and goes on one bounce to the fielder in the deep. A single taken.

Googly, full and around off, Markram drives it back towards the bowler who fails to stop it and the ball travels to long off. Markram is away with a single.

NOT OUT! Flatter one, around middle, Mayank steps back and slaps it to covers.  Yashasvi Jaiswal makes a diving stop there and seeing that, Mayank Agarwal is sent back by Aiden Markram. There is a direct hit at the striker's end and the ball now deflects to mid-wicket. The batters cross. The appeal is made for a run out but Agarwal is found to be safe in the replays. 

Knocks a full ball down to long on and rotates the strike.

OUT! Caught! Both the set batsmen dismissed and Rajasthan have an opening now. Rahul Tewatia gives this one a good flight and serves it on a fuller length outside off, Mayank Agarwal probably was looking for an inside-out shot over extra cover but all he manages is a thick outside edge on his shot. Ends up slicing it to deep point where Liam Livingstone completes the catch. 60 needed off 42 balls.

FOUR! Rahul moves to 48! Chetan Sakariya serves it full and wide outside off, Rahul shuffles across the stumps and smacks it through covers for a boundary.

Wide! Angling away from the batsman, wide outside off, Rahul leaves it. Reload.

Short and wide outside off, Rahul tries to cut but ends up chopping down towards short third man.

On a good length outside off, change of pace, Rahul plays it down to cover-point for one.

Easy pickings. Chetan Sakariya bowls a gentle delivery outside off, on a length, it's hit through point for another run.

OUT! Caught at short third man! KL Rahul runs out of his luck. Three dropped catches earlier but this one has been accepted by the fielder. Another opener gets dismissed on 49 in this match. Chetan Sakariya serves it a bit short around off and takes it away with the angle, KL Rahul rocks back to cut but it finds the outer half of the blade and goes straight to Kartik Tyagi. He hangs on to the catch and finally, Rajasthan have a breakthrough. Can they capitalize?  66 needed off 49 balls.

Fuller and slower on off, Aiden defends it on the leg side. Looks for a run but is sent back. End of a successful over from Chetan Sakariya. 

Mahipal Lomror drags his length short and serves it on off, Rahul pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Short again, around off, Mayank Agarwal goes back and slaps it past the extra cover fielder for a single.

Doing it with ease. Full and around off, Rahul plays it down with soft hands to covers and rotates the strike.

Fires in a very full ball around leg, Mayank Agarwal drills it down to long on for a single.

Some flight on this one as it lands full around off, Rahul forces it over the bowler's head and it falls safely in the deep. They cross.

Quicker one, short and around off, Mayank Agarwal shapes up for an inside-out shot but then flat-bats it through point for a couple. 73 needed off 54 balls.

SIX! WHOA! So easily done by him. Gone straight into the crowd. On a length, angling down the leg side, Mayank Agarwal just whips this one off his pads all the way over fine leg. Moves to 48 now, does Agarwal. 

WIDE. Angling down the leg side again, MA looks to pull but misses. 

Much better from Morris! A pacy delivery, short of a length, closer to off, Mayank looks to slash it away but it is too close to be cut. He misses his shot. 

SIX! FIFTY FOR MAYANK AGARWAL! What a knock this has been from him so far. He started off slow, but he has picked up the pace and gets to his fifty in 34 balls. He will know though that the job is not done and will want to hang around for longer. Again, Morris strays and serves a length delivery down the leg side, easily clipped over fine leg by Agarwal for his second biggie of the over. 

TWO WIDES. Whoops. On a length, but way outside off, MA leaves it and Sanju fails to stop the ball cleanly with the dive. One more run taken. Rajasthan are struggling with dew, it seems.

WIDE. Morris hurls a length ball down leg again, KL misses his tuck. Wide signalled. A smile now on Samson's face. He walks down to Morris and has a quick word with him.

FOUR! This is turning out to be a very expensive over. Another boundary. Brings up the 100-run stand between these two as well. This is the fourth time these two have crossed 100 with their partnership. On a length, around middle and leg, KL Rahul goes back and just tucks this through backward square leg. 

Slower, on middle, nudged through square leg for one. 

FOUR! 25 off the 10th over and Punjab are cruising at the moment! Outside off this time, it is served on a length by the Saffa, Mayank Agarwal just calmly plays the inside-out shot over covers and gets a boundary. 80 more needed from 60 balls! 

Flighted, fuller, around off, Agarwal gets low and drags his shot through mid-wicket. One run. 

KL Rahul goes back and knocks this shortish ball down to long on and rotates the strike. 

FOUR! Mayank Agarwal loves hitting down the ground and it is working out for him as well. Straight as an arrow, this! Fuller, on middle, Mayank Agarwal spanks this one over the bowler and bags a boundary. 

A touch shorter, on middle, Agarwal pulls this hurriedly over mid-wicket for one. 

Tossed up, around off, KL skips down and mistimes his shot towards long on. Gets one more run. 

Just a single as Mayank lofts this to the left of long on, who moves that side and stops the ball on the bounce. 

EDGY FOUR! Unfortunate for Tyagi! On a length, wider outside off, Mayank Agarwal looks to smash this one through the covers but the ball catches the outside edge and runs away to the third man fence. 

FOUR! Elegant shot. He made it look so effortless. Beautiful from Agarwal. Around off, on a length, Mayank Agarwal gives it the full punch of the bat and lofts it over extra cover for a boundary. 

FOUR! Make that 3 in a row! Riyan Parag tried hard to prevent the boundary but it was not meant to be. Overpitched delivery, outside off, Mayank Agarwal lofts this one over the bowler. Parag runs to his left, dives and pushes the ball away, but he tumbles past the rope. By the time he can get back up, the ball goes on to touch the fence. 

On the pads, flicked to deep square leg for a run. 

Good-length ball, on off, KL punches this through point for a single. 

Fullish this time, around off, hit down the ground to long off for a run. 15 from the over! 114 needed off 72 balls.

WIDE. Slipped down the leg side, MA misses his tuck. Wided. 

On the pads this time, Mayank Agarwal goes back and taps this to the leg side for one. Also, brings up the 50-run stand between these two. They continue to provide a solid start to Punjab.

Fuller, floated, on middle and leg, KL gets low and looks to sweep it away but he misses and gets pinged on the pad. An appeal for LBW but this one would have gone down leg. 

On middle and leg, Rahul whips this one through mid-wicket for a single. 

FOUR! Another boundary. Agarwal is finding his radar now. Loopy delivery, landing fuller and around middle, Mayank Agarwal slams this one over mid off and the ball takes one bounce and goes past the rope. 

Fuller again, on middle and leg, Agarwal looks to sweep but misses and gets thudded on the pad. Another appeal from Tewatia in excitement but the umpire shakes his head. No reviews remaining for Rajasthan, as well. 

On middle, swept to deep square leg for one. 8 from Tewatia's first over! 

Slower ball, fuller just around off, KL waits for it and digs it out through point for one. 

Superb delivery. Slants across a full toss, across the right-hander, Agarwal is taken by surprise and just manages to leave this one alone. 

FOUR! Good shot from Mayank! On a fuller length, around the off pole, Mayank Agarwal tonks this one over the bowler and bags a boundary. 

Slower in pace again, around off, Mayank punches this one through covers for a single. 

DROPPED! KL Rahul is a cat, by the looks of it, since he seems to have 9 lives tonight. Another sitter has been dropped and this time, it is Chetan Sakariya who makes a meal of this. On a length, slanting down the leg side, KL Rahul swivels and hooks this one aerially towards the short fine leg region. Chetan there dives to his right, stretches his hands, but fails to hold onto the ball. A single. 

Around off, hit to the right of the mid off fielder for a single. At the end of the Powerplay, Punjab are at 49/0, they need 137 more from 84 balls. 

Wide! Begins with a delivery down the leg side, Rahul tries to flick but misses.

High...high...and just away from the fielder. Short in length, outside off, Rahul stays back to pull but it takes the top edge and flies behind mid on. Riyan Parag runs back, stretches his hand out but it falls away. They take two.

A touch short and close to off, Rahul plays late and dabs it down to wide of short third man for a single.

Play and a miss! Morris goes short and wide outside off, Mayank Agarwal attempts a lazy cut but fails to connect.

In the air...once again it falls in no man's land. Luck is certainly not with Rajasthan at the moment. Sharp delivery, a bit short on middle at 136 clicks, Mayank Agarwal is rushed into his pull shot and mistimes it aerially towards mid-wicket. They take a run.

Sliding down the leg side, Rahul tries to work it away but misses. It goes off his pads to short fine leg. Mayank Agarwal wants a run but is sent back.

DROPPED! Second life for KL Rahul. Fuller and around off, angling in, KL Rahul is early into his shot after getting deceived by the slower one. It flies towards mid on, this time Riyan Parag manages to get underneath it but he fails to hold on to the catch. A single is taken.

FOUR! Another boundary from Rahul's bat. Back of a length, around off and angling away, KL camps back, uses the angle of the bowler and guides it wide of short third man for a boundary.

SIX! KL Rahul has started to find his range. Chetan Sakariya overpitches around off, right in the slot, Rahul dismisses it from his presence and smacks it behind the bowler for a maximum.

SIX! 16 from the first three, Rahul is motoring now. Chetan Sakariya digs in a short ball around off, Rahul rides the bounce and pulls it disdainfully over deep backward square leg. 3000 runs in the Indian T20 League for KL Rahul!

A single to rotate the strike this time. Slower one, on a length around middle at 124.9 kph, Rahul works it in the gap at mid-wicket for one.

Short and wide outside off, Mayank slaps it to deep cover and hands the strike back to his aggressive partner.

Fortunate! Sakariya serves it close to off, on a length, Rahul tries to work it on the leg side but gets an inside edge. The ball runs to short fine leg where Mustafizur Rahman makes a diving stop. The batsmen cross. 19 from the over!

Fuller and on middle, Mayank Agarwal pushes it down to mid on.

Another on drive from Mayank Agarwal but he finds the fielder inside the ring.

Appeal for a caught behind! Not given and Sanju Samson has decided to review the decision. Effort ball from Kartik Tyagi. He bends his back to dig in a short ball around off, Mayank Agarwal stands tall to slap it over the point region but misses. It goes very closely past the outside edge and Samson appeals after collecting the ball. It's not given. DRS is taken but the UltraEdge detects nothing. Rajasthan lose a review.

Sharp delivery, full and on middle at 141 kph, Agarwal drags it off the inner half to short fine leg. They cross. It's called a no ball for overstepping. Free Hit coming up...

FOUR! Free Hit goes for a boundary. Full toss around off, Rahul hangs back inside the crease and tries for a smashing shot across the line. It takes the outer half and flies wide of point.

Kartik Tyagi clocks 138.2 kph and delivers it on a length outside off, Rahul attempts to drive it on the up but fails to connect.

Very full and on off, it's speared in at 138.7 kph, KL Rahul tries to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pads. It deflects to point and they cross as the bowler was busy appealing. Three good overs at the start from Rajasthan.

Beats the bat straightaway! Sakariya angles across a shortish ball outside off, some extra bounce, Mayank tries to cut but it goes over his bat.

A touch short again, around off, Mayank Agarwal waits and guides it towards backward point where Evin Lewis makes a fantastic diving stop.

Superb effort from Riyan Parag! Shortish and outside off, Agarwal plays a mis-timed pull shot towards wide mid on. Parag dives to stop the ball and in the same motion, he gets up and has a shy at the bowler's end. Misses. Mayank anyway would have been safe.

DROPPED! A big miss for Rajasthan. Short and wide outside off, Rahul slaps it aerially to backward point where Evin Lewis dives across to his right but fails to hang on to the catch. They cross for a run.

Shortish and on off, angling away, punched through covers for two.

On a length, around middle, it's eased in the gap at mid-wicket for a single. 5 from this over along with a dropped catch.

Starts with a delivery angling away from the batsman, it's outside off and Rahul plays it down with soft hands to short third man.

Chase is underway! The length is short and outside off, Rahul cuts it through point and picks up a run.

Quick single. Rahman pitches it up and outside off, Mayank drives it to the left of mid off and takes a single.

Fuller and outside off, Rahul plays a full-blooded cover drive but finds the fielder inside the ring. Great shot for no run.

Slightly short in length around leg, Rahul gets back and works it behind square leg for one.

Use of the wrists from Mayank on this occasion. Slower and fuller around middle, Agarwal helps it wide of mid on and rotates the strike. 4 from the first over.