Rajasthan Royals vs Rajasthan Royals, मैच 63, Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, 15 May 2022 - कमेंट्री

SIX! A low full toss, around off. Stoinis stays low in his crease and powers it over the long off fence for a biggie.

OUT! CAUGHT! Marcus Stoinis holes out and that is it for Lucknow! A slower ball, into the wicket, outside off. Stoinis looks to heave it away but the ball goes off the toe end of the bat, high in the night sky towards Riyan Parag at long on who takes a sitter. Stoinis departs.

A slower ball, on a length, outside off. Avesh Khan swings hard but fails to get any blade on it.

Another slower ball, full and around off. Avesh Khan drags it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

A well-directed bumper, around middle. Mohsin Khan looks to pull but he misses.

Wide! A slower ball, full and well outside off. Mohsin Khan tries to reach out to slog but he does not get any bat on it. Wide called by the umpire.

Prasidh comes 'round the wicket for the last ball of the innings and fires in a yorker, around off. Mohsin Khan digs it out towards covers and manages only a single. Rajasthan win by 24 runs!

A slower ball, full and on middle. Khan pushes it to long on for a single.

Wide! A slower ball, but way wide outside off, Stoinis leaves it alone. Wided!

FOUR! A slower ball into the wicket, outside off. Stoinis stays back and heaves it wide of the deep mid-wicket fielder to bag a boundary.

NOT OUT! A top effort nonetheless from Riyan Parag! This is a full ball, outside off. Stoinis heaves it uppishly, wide of the long on fielder. Parag there, moves quickly to his right, puts a dive in front and grabs the ball. He begins his celebration but the umpires take it upstairs. The replays show that the ball clearly bounced before it went into Parag's palms. A single taken and Stoinis won't be on strike.

Wide! Slower one, on a length but down the leg side, Khan tries to heave but misses. 

Wide again! The slower ones are going all wrong. Down the leg side again, Khan tries to get some bat behind it but misses.

A full ball, outside off. Khan drives it through covers and collects a couple of runs.

Swing and a miss! A slower ball, into the surface, outside off. Mohsin Khan swings hard but he fails to get any bat on it.

EDGED AND FOUR! Good-length ball, outside off. Khan throws his bat at it. The ball takes the thick outside edge and flies over the short third man fielder for a boundary. 15 runs off the over. 34 runs needed off 6 balls.

A flatter ball, on middle. Stoinis drags it to deep mid-wicket but doesn't take a run.

Floated, on a length, on middle. Marcus Stoinis heaves it to the left of the deep mid-wicket fielder (Devdutt Padikkal) who does well to stop the ball. No run taken again.

Short and outside off. Stoinis cuts it through the cover region and takes a couple of runs this time.

Tossed up, outside off. Marcus Stoinis kneels and mistimes his slog, wide of the long on fielder. Riyan Parag gets to the ball quickly and they manage only a run.

Full and outside off. Mohsin Khan drags it to long on for one run.

SIX! BOOM! Finally, Marcus Stoinis gets hold of one! This is tossed up, in the slot, around middle. Stoinis gets down and sends it sailing over long on for a biggie. 49 runs needed off 12 balls.

Full and outside off. Stoinis works it to long off for a run.

Wide! A loopy slower ball, well outside off. Holder lets it be. Wided!

Full and outside off. Holder drags it past the cover fielder for a single.

McCoy hits the deck hard, on middle, Stoinis pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a run.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! McCoy wins the battle of the West Indians and Lucknow slip further! A full ball, outside off. Holder sits back and looks to drive it through the line. Although, the ball goes off the outside edge towards the keeper and Sanju Samson makes no mistake.

A yorker-length ball, around off. Chameera digs it out to the right of the bowler. McCoy moves there quickly and stops the ball.

OUT! BOWLED! Another one bites the dust! A length ball, around middle. Chameera stays back and has a wild swing at it. He misses and the ball crashes onto the middle pole. Delight for McCoy and Rajasthan are all over Lucknow at the moment.

Hooda skips down so Chahal serves a quicker ball, around middle. Hooda keeps it out.

FOUR! Cut away! Short and outside off. Hooda sits back and cuts it hard, past the backward point fielder for a boundary.

Wide! A loopy ball, down leg. Hooda lets it be. Wide called by the umpire.

Quicker through the air, on a length, around middle. Hooda nudges it to the leg side and comes back for the second run. Good running between the wickets.

Floated, full and on off. Hooda mistimes his slog-sweep towards deep mid-wicket for only a single.

A quicker ball, into the surface, on off. Stoinis flat-bats it towards long on for a run.

OUT! STUMPED! Excellent bowling from Chahal and this is a massive wicket for Rajasthan! Chahal bowls it slower through the air, on a length, around middle. Hooda skips down the track and looks to heave it away. However, he only manages a thick inside edge, onto his pad and the ball rolls towards the keeper. Sanju Samson is hurried there as the ball slips from his grasp and touches the stumps. The bails don't come off though. Now Samson picks up the ball and tries to disturb the stumps again but in the process, he loses the ball. Sanju Samson wants to be very sure, so he picks up the ball and uproots one stump. Deepak Hooda never tried to return during that period. The third umpire finds everything fine and it's a body blow to Lucknow's chances.

Play and a miss! Trent Boult fires across a full ball wide outside off, and Deepak Hooda chases but misses.

EDGY FOUR! Identical to the last delivery, once again Hooda chases and this time he gets it away off the bottom edge. It rolls past short third man and finds the fence.

Very full and around off, Hooda shuffles across the stumps and knocks it down to long on for a run.

Streaky again. Full and wide outside off, Marcus Stoinis throws his bat at it and inside-edges it behind. Samson makes a partial stop and they cross for a run.

FIFTY FOR HOODA! A very responsible knock from him, but can he see his team home? Fuller and outside off, Deepak Hooda eases it through extra cover for a couple.

Lands it very full and on off, Hooda walks across and clubs it down to long off for a run. 9 from the over is not a bad result for Rajasthan. Boult has bowled out, 2 for 18 in his 4 overs. 72 needed off 30 balls.

OUT! CAUGHT! The tag-team effort has done it cleanly near the fence, outstanding presence of mind shown by Jos Buttler and Riyan Parag. The partnership that was blossoming is nipped in the bud. Rajasthan are celebrating big time. The third umpire is referred and he finds nothing wrong with the catch. Coming to the delivery, it's fuller and around off, Krunal tries to power it over long on but doesn't get enough distance. Jos Buttler jumps and takes the catch near the fence, and then he parries it to Riyan Parag who has come across to his left from long off. Parag jumps to catch the ball over his head. 85 needed off 41 balls.

Fuller and on off, it's swept aerially but safely to deep square leg for a couple of runs.

Tossed up, around off, defended back.

Short and outside off, Marcus Stoinis forces it from the back foot to deep cover for one.

Slightly short and outside off, Deepak Hooda stays back and places it to the right side of backward point for a run.

Quicker and on off, punched to covers. Ashwin has bowled out now. 4-0-24-1, brilliant effort.

Slower delivery, dipping in full and around middle, Hooda pushes it to covers for a run. Obed McCoy is down in his followthrough.

Angling in from a good length around off, Pandya works it to deep mid-wicket and picks up a single.

Pace off, short and wide outside off at 111.4 kph, Hooda hangs back and slaps it down to long off for a run.

Pitches it up, around off, Krunal drills his drive to extra cover where James Neesham makes an outstanding half-stop. They cross for a run.

Another slower one, short and outside off, Hooda mistimes his shot to extra cover. A single is taken.

Delivers it on a length and outside off, Krunal goes through with his lofted shot and sends it down to long off. Only a run. 6 singles from the over.

A touch short and around leg, Hooda jumps down the track and pushes it to extra cover. They cross for a run as the fielder scores a direct hit at the bowler's end. The ball deflects to long on and they cross for another run. The umpire checks for the run out but Hooda is safely in.

Full and outside off, driven to deep cover for a run.

Very full and on off, Krunal Pandya uses his feet and knocks it down to long off for one.

FOUR! Poor from Obed McCoy. Carrom ball, around off, Deepak Hooda goes back to cut but gets an outside edge. It clips the thumb of Samson and races behind. McCoy is late with his dive from short third man and it races away. 

Fires it in, very full and on middle, Hooda skips down the track and digs it out to long on. Takes a single.

Flighted and on off, defended back to the bowler. 91 needed off 48 balls.

SIX! High and handsome! Floated delivery, full and around off, Hooda advances down to the pitch of the ball and lofts it cleanly over wide long off for a biggie.

FOUR! Shot! Full again, around middle, Deepak Hooda goes down on one knee and blazes it away via a neat sweep shot. It races through square leg and finds the fence.

Shortish and on middle, Hooda goes back to flick but it takes the inner edge and rolls behind square leg for one.

Almost a return catch! Yuzvendra Chahal senses the charge from the batter and lets out a googly around leg. Krunal Pandya tries to defend but it takes the leading edge and pops out back towards the bowler. Chahal dives forward but it lands in front of him.

Quicker one, short and on leg, Krunal helps it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

13 from the over! Walks down the track and drives a full ball to point. The fielder fumbles slightly and makes the single easy. The 50-run stand comes up.

An arm ball, on a length, coming in with the angle, from off. Krunal Pandya pushes it towards extra cover.

Tossed up, outside off. Pandya drives it down to long off and rotates the strike.

Wide! A wayward ball, down leg. Hooda lets it be. Wide called by the umpire.

A loopy ball, on middle. Hooda skips down the track and flicks it wide of the long on fielder. Riyan Parag there moves quickly to his right and dives full-stretch to save a couple of runs for his side.

On a length, around middle. Deepak Hooda prods and pushes it back to the bowler.

A huge appeal for LBW but the umpire says no! This is a quicker ball, landing around middle and turning in sharply. Hooda looks to flick it off his back foot but he misses and gets pinged on his pad. Sanju Samson and Ravichandran Ashwin have a word but they don't opt for a review. That might have spun down leg. Nope, the replays show that the ball would have just clipped the leg stump.

On a length, around middle and leg. Hooda flicks it through mid-wicket and takes a single.

McCoy hits the deck hard, outside off. Pandya looks to guide it past the short third man fielder but Yuzvendra Chahal there does well to stop it with a dive.

Excellent effort from Trent Boult in the deep to save a run for his side! A full ball, outside off. Pandya drives it through the extra cover region. Boult in the deep runs to his left, puts in a dive and prevents a boundary.

A loopy slower ball, outside off. Deepak Hooda gets deceived by the change of pace and fails to get any bat on it.

SIX! That was indeed a 'HIT ME' ball! A short ball, down leg. Hooda hangs back and swivel-pulls it over the fine leg region for a biggie.

Leg bye! A slower ball, on a length, around leg. Deepak Hooda misses his flick and gets hit on his pad. The batters sneak in a leg bye as the ball rolls to the leg side.

Another slow dipping ball outside off. Pandya reaches out and pushes it out to point for a run. 118 needed off 66 balls.

In the air and just past the fielder! Ashwin starts with a carrom ball, on a length and around off. Hooda looks to flick but he gets a leading edge, just past the diving fielder (James Neesham) at extra cover for a run.

A quicker ball, on middle. Pandya nudges it to the leg side for one run.

This is another quicker ball, around off. Hooda makes room on the off side and slaps it through covers for a single.

On a length, around leg. Krunal Pandya works it towards deep mid-wicket. A single taken!

Slightly shorter in length, around middle. Deepak Hooda sits back and punches it to long on for a run.

Floated, on a length, just outside off. Pandya works it uppishly through mid off and retains the strike with a single. Good start from Ashwin, 6 runs off his first over!

Chahal begins with a loopy ball, full and around off. Pandya defends it to the off side.

Uppish but just past the bowler. A googly, full and around off. Pandya chips it uppishly, to the left of Chahal who fails to reach it with a dive. The batters take a run.

Floated, full and around middle, Deepak Hooda flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! SMASHED! This is tossed up, in the slot, around off. Pandya's eyes lit up and he smokes it way over long on for a maximum.

Slower through the air, on middle and turning in late. Pandya tucks it to the leg side for one run.

Sensible from Hooda. Floated, full and around off. Deepak Hooda eases it to long on and settles for a single. 10 runs off the over!

SIX! Take that, says KL Rahul! A length ball, outside off. Rahul stands tall and powers it way over the extra cover fence for a biggie. That is a typical KL Rahul shot! Class written all over it.

Short of a length, around off. KL Rahul defends it to the off side.

OUT! CAUGHT! KL Rahul tries to be aggressive but ends up losing his wicket in the process. This is a back-of-a-length delivery, around off and cramping the batter for room as it shapes back in. KL Rahul sits back and looks to cut it over the infield. Although, he fails to get the desired elevation and finds Yashasvi Jaiswal at cover-point, who hops and takes a sharp catch. This is a massive wicket for Rajasthan as they see the back of Lucknow's skipper.

Fuller in length, around leg. Pandya prods and pushes it towards mid on.

FOUR! Nicely played! On a length, just outside off. Pandya hangs back and just works it past the backward point fielder. The ball races away for a boundary.

Leg bye! A length ball, around leg, from 'round the wicket. Krunal Pandya misses his flick and gets hit on his pad. The ball rolls behind square on the leg side for a leg bye. Lucknow are 34/3 at the end of the Powerplay.

Beauty from Boult! The Kiwi angles across a length ball around off, holding its line, Rahul is stuck on the back foot as he tamely pushes inside the line and gets beaten.

Lands it on a length and on off, Rahul pushes it with an angled bat to point.

In the region outside off, angling away, Rahul keeps his bat close to his body and makes a leave.

Spears it in, very full and on off, swinging in the air, KL Rahul keeps it out safely to mid on.

Slightly short and around leg, Rahul gets back and helps it to square leg for a run.

Full and wide outside off, Hooda reaches out for it and drives but finds the fielder at point. Another great over from the Kiwi!

That is defended solidly off the front foot.

In the channel outside off, on a length and skidding straight on, Rahul shoulders arms.

Back of a length, on off, Rahul looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Prasidh Krishna digs it in short, outside off, Rahul drops his wrists and allows it through to the keeper.

Short and wide outside off, Rahul cuts it off his back foot but finds the fielder at point.

A touch short in length and outside off, KL guides it down to third man for a run. Top over from Krishna.

OUT! CAUGHT! Boult steams in and delivers it a touch short outside off at 134.4 kph. The ball lands and shape away a touch as de Kock rocks back to slap it through the line. He doesn't bother to keep it down and James Neesham at point grabs a very low catch. He is claiming it and de Kock starts to walk. Hang on, the two umpires want to get it checked and go upstairs. A couple of angles are enough to suggest that it's a neat catch. De Kock departs.

OUT! PLUMB IN FRONT! Ayush Badoni has a very nervous look on his face. He looks at his skipper and then reviews the decision. A perfect inswinger from Trent Boult to greet the new batter. It's on a length around off at 138.5 kph. Ayush Badoni shows no footwork as he attempts to work it on the leg side. He is beaten comprehensively and is pinged on the pads. The appeal is made and the finger goes up. The third umpire finds no bat on the UltraEdge and the Ball Tracking shows three reds. Boult is on a hat-trick!

Edgy! Boult takes a length ball away with the angle, Hooda plays inside the line and gets a bottom edge as the ball rolls in front of first slip. Rahul shows interest in a run and rushes out but he returns after seeing the back of his partner.

FOUR! Shot of a batter in prime form. Fuller and around off, Deepak Hooda strides forward and crunches it through covers for a glorious boundary.

Short in length and outside off, Hooda taps it down to third man and takes two.

Around middle, on a length, Hooda helps it to short mid-wicket. End of an eventful over.

FOUR! Cracking shot! Fuller in length, around off, Quinton de Kock shows the full face of the bat and caresses it straight down the ground for a boundary. Delightful.

Back of a length, around off, de Kock plays it down from the back foot to point.

Delivers it on a length, around off, de Kock bunts it down to mid off and scampers across to the other end.

JUST SHORT! Short in length, wide outside off, Rahul throws his bat at it and edges it down to third man. McCoy takes a late call to not go for the catch and allows the ball to drop in front of him. They get a single.

FIVE WIDES! Prasidh Krishna bangs in a short delivery, down the leg side, Quinton de Kock tries to pull but misses. Samson gets his gloves on it but the ball still races away to the fence at fine leg.

Stays back and helps it through square leg for a run.

In the channel outside off, going straight on, Rahul offers no shot on this occasion. 12 from the over.

Starts by serving a length ball on off, de Kock taps it down on the off side and takes a sharp single.

Angles in a length ball around off, Rahul presses forward to cover the line and pushes it gently to covers for one.

Fuller and around leg, de Kock flicks but finds square leg.

Angling down the leg side, on a length, de Kock fails to flick and it goes off his pads to the right of the keeper. They steal a leg bye.

Boult sticks to over the wicket this time for Rahul. Serves it around off, angling away, Rahul stays back and plays it down to cover-point.

Gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it to the off side. A good first over from the Kiwi.