Punjab Kings vs Punjab Kings, मैच 60, Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, 13 May 2022 - कमेंट्री

Attempts a yorker, on middle, Josh pushes it to mid off and runs for a quick single.

A slower delivery, fuller and on middle. Siraj drives it to deep cover. The ball bounces awkwardly in front of Harpreet Brar but he does well to keep it away from the fence. A single.

FOUR! Full ball, slower and in the slot. Josh Hazlewood swings across the line and sends it to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Angles it on leg, Josh Hazlewood makes room but inside-edges it to short fine leg for a single. 

Shorter and on middle. Siraj swings and misses.

A length ball, on middle. Siraj looks to pull but bottom-edges it to long on for a single. Punjab win by 54 runs!

OUT! CAUGHT! Outstanding catch from the skipper! This is full and around off. Patel looks to go downtown but mistimes it completely and the balloons in the night sky. Mayank Agarwal runs across to his left from the cover region and takes a tumbling catch. This will help Punjab's NRR a lot. 

Short in length and outside off, Hazlewood ramps it to deep backward point. Well short of the fielder. A single. 

A length ball, on top of off. Siraj backs away and frees his arms but fails to connect.

FOUR! Edgy! Fuller ball, on middle. Siraj again swings his bat and this time gets an outside edge to third man for a boundary. 

Full ball, way outside off. Siraj shuffles across and attempts to scoop it but misses.

This is outside off and it is the slower one. Siraj throws his bat at it but misses.

A slower yorker, on middle. Patel squeezes it to point for a single.

Another yorker and this time Siraj helps it away to third man for a single.

Short in length and outside off, slapped to deep point for a single.

A length ball, outside off. Siraj strokes it to deep point, wide of the fielder and they take two.

Singh angles a yorker, on middle. Siraj can only dig it out on the off side.

A short ball, on middle and Siraj bends his back but fails to hoick it away 

Short and wide, spinning away, Hasaranga hits it to deep cover for a single.

FOUR! Tossed up, outside off, turning away. Patel throws his bat and the ball goes off the splice and over point and races to the fence. 

Wide! Full and outside off, Patel leaves it for a wide.

Too full and on middle. Patel smacks it past the bowler to long on for one more.

OUT! TAKEN! Brilliant from Brar in the deep! Tossed up, on middle, spinning away as well. Hasaranga gets on his knee to slog-sweep and hits it pretty well. Harpreet Brar at deep mid-wicket judges the flight perfectly and catches it. His momentum was dragging him over the ropes so he lobs it over, comes back in and completes the catch. The third umpire wants to check and it was quite tight but Harpreet Brar never touched the fence. Punjab have been excellent on the field. Mohammed Siraj is in next.

Full, outside off, turning away. Siraj leans to defend but misses.

Flatter and on off. Siraj keeps it out on the off side. 

Tad short and around leg. Ahmed pulls without looking at the ball and gets hit near his hips. A dot ball to start!

Length ball, outside off at 118 clicks. Ahmed swings but gets an outside edge to third man for a couple of runs. 

Short of a length and on middle. Ahmed slaps it over the leaping bowler. The long on fielder comes across and the batters take a couple. The TV umpire checks for a short run but Ahmed looks fine. 

OUT! TAKEN! Ahmed goes now and that should be the game for Punjab! Short of a length, outside off and Rabada rolls his fingers on it. Ahmed looks to cut but gets a thick outside edge to point and Bhanuka Rajapaksa takes yet another simple catch. 

A yorker, around off. Hasaranga jams it out to point. 

TWO WIDES! A slower bouncer, on middle. Hasaranga ducks. The ball bounces in front of the keeper who fumbles to collect and it deflects to fine leg. A single taken. 

FOUR! Streaky! On a length and outside off. Patel looks to go big but gets an outside edge and it races away to third man for a boundary. 

Arshdeep speeds in from 'round the wicket and delivers it on a length around off, Karthik steers it through point for a single.

Play and a miss! A well-directed bouncer, Shahbaz Ahmed tries to pull by backing away but it bounces over his blade.

Pitches it up and around off, Shahbaz Ahmed drags his attempted heave to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Swing and a miss! Arshdeep bowls it a shade short and around off, taking the pace off, DK attempts to power it over the leg side but fails to connect.

OUT! CAUGHT! That's the final nail in the coffin for Bangalore as Dinesh Karthik is sent packing. A wide yorker outside off, Karthik tries to squeeze it out with an angled blade but ends up handing a simple catch to Bhanuka Rajapaksa at short third man. DK exits and we can see glum faces in the Bangalore dugout. 90 needed off 31 balls.

Very full in length and around off, Patel keeps it out on the off side. End of a brilliant over. 

Short in length, around off, Dinesh pulls it to deep square leg for a run.

Slower one, full and on off, Shahbaz walks across the stumps and drives it down to long off for a single.

FOUR! Fine shot! Slower one again, full and dipping in around off, Karthik goes down and across before smashing it behind square leg for a boundary.

Another slower one, on a length, DK taps it down to covers and scoots to the other end. Rishi Dhawan reacts to his left, gets to the ball and tries to turn and throw but loses his balance.

Very full in length and outside off, Shahbaz Ahmed squeezes it out to backward point where Kagiso Rabada dives across to his right and unintentionally parries it to Rahul Chahar at short third man. Only a run.

Shortish and on off, Karthik eases it to cover-point for a run. Rishi Dhawan has bowled out, 4-0-36-2!

Loopy and full, outside off and spinning away, Karthik tries to sweep but misses.

Flatter through the air, short and on off, DK punches it down to long on for a run.

Extra loop on this one, a full toss around leg, Shahbaz flicks but finds short mid-wicket.

Fuller around leg, Shahbaz Ahmed flicks it towards short fine leg. Looks for a run but is sent back.

Googly, around off and on the fuller length, Shahbaz Ahmed leans forward and slices it over cover-point for a run.

Quicker and shorter on middle, forced to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Skidding down the leg side, Glenn Maxwell tries to paddle it but misses. It goes off his pads to the keeper.

OUT! Maxwell departs! It's falling apart from Bangalore! The other set batter is also out of here. Flatter delivery, full and on middle, Glenn Maxwell steps back to smash it over extra cover but ends up hitting it a lot straighter. Arshdeep Singh takes the catch at long off and he also celebrates with a thigh-five. Harpreet Brar also does the thigh-five! Punjab have roared back in this match.

Flatter and on off, defended off the back foot.

Width there outside off, Ahmed cuts it through point for a single.

Slower through the air, Harpreet Brar gives this one a lot of airtime, it lands full and around middle, DK defends it from the inner portion of his bat to square leg. They cross.

Short and wide outside off, Ahmed cuts again but this time finds the backward point fielder. Brar has bowled out, he went for 33 in his 4 overs but more importantly, he picked the wicket of Glenn Maxwell. 

FOUR! Cracking shot! Full and flighted, outside off, Glenn Maxwell brings his bottom hand into play and bludgeons it through covers.

Loopy and full, around off, Maxwell tries to slog but gets an inside edge. It goes past the keeper and they get two. Chahar has a few words with Glenn as he was turning for the second run.

Wide! Quicker and flatter, wide outside off, Glenn leaves.

Swing and a miss! Tossed up, around off, Maxwell attempts the reverse-batted shot but fails to connect.

Short and around off, Maxwell steps across and forces it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Wide! Turning away from the batter, outside off, Rajat Patidar tries to slog-sweep but misses.

A leggie, just inside the tramline, Rajat leaves thinking it to be a wide.

OUT! Patidar holes out! The extra ball brings a wicket for Chahar. Floated delivery, outside off and turning away, Rajat Patidar could have gone with the spin but he decides to pull it against the spin. He ends up dragging it off the bottom edge and Shikhar Dhawan shuffles across to his right from long on to secure the catch. Out comes the thigh-five! The dangerous partnership for Punjab has been broken. 106 needed off 54 balls.

A length ball, outside off. Maxwell works it to deep cover for a single.

Outside off, on a length, Rajat drags it to wide long on for a single.

Short in length and on middle, it is pulled away to deep backward square leg for a couple of runs. Good work by Kagiso Rabada in the deep.

FOUR! Cut away! A length ball, outside off, was on the slower side. Maxwell waits a bit before he cuts it through point for a boundary. The 50-run stand comes up!

On off, on a length, Glenn drills it to long on for a single.

This is outstanding running from these two! Slower again, on a length and on off. Patidar tucks it with soft hands to mid-wicket. He calls for two and comes back with a sprint. 

Fuller ball on middle. Patidar looks to heave but gets an inside edge onto his pads.

Touch fuller and around off, it is hit to long on for a single.

Floated, on a length and outside off. Maxwell cuts it to deep point for a single.

SIX! Bangalore have started to unleash now! This is flatter and just around off. Patidar hangs back and smacks it over long on for a maximum.

FOUR! 12 so far from the over! Drops it short and outside off. Rajat Patidar slaps it hard and through covers for a boundary.

Wide! Brar tries to stay away from the arc and puts it way outside off. Left alone by Patidar for a wide.

Outside off, it is dabbed to short third man. 31 runs from the last two overs.

Shorter and on middle. Maxwell punches it to covers. 

FOUR! Much needed one! This is full and around off. Maxwell reverse-hits it over short third man for a boundary.

Around off, it is pushed to long off for a single.

SIX! These two love to play spin! Too full from Chahar, in the slot. Patidar gets on his knee and slog-sweeps it over mid-wicket for a biggie.

Flatter ball, on middle, tucked away to square leg for a single.

SIX! 18 off this over and Bangalore eagerly wanted a big one! Tossed up, full and just outside off. Glenn Maxwell switch-hits it all the way over deep cover for a maximum. 

Length ball, outside off. Maxwell punches it to sweeper cover for a single.

A length ball, around off. Patidar pulls it to the left of the deep square leg fielder and the batters come back for a brace.

Full and outside off, pushed to long off for one more.

Full ball, outside off, a bit of away swing there. Maxwell wrists it off the inner edge, in front of square on the leg side, for a single.

On a length and on the pads. Patidar chips it uppishly and to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Three taken! Pitched up, outside off. Maxwell drives it through covers. Agarwal, from long off, runs across and puts in a big dive to stop the ball. His momentum though takes him over the rope and the ball also starts to roll away towards the fence. Mayank Agarwal shows great athleticism and presence of mind as he quickly recovers, jumps over the fence and then touches the ball to pull it back in. Saves one.

A length ball, outside off. Maxwell looks to defend but it goes off the splice and to backward point for a single.

Risky single! Short of a length and around off. Patidar defends under his eyes. The ball drops near the off stump and rolls behind. The batters run across for a single.

Too full and on middle. Maxwell makes room and drives it to cover. 

On middle, fuller, eased down to long on for a single.

Short in length and on off. Rajat blocks it back to Rabada.

A bumper to end the Powerplay and Patidar sits under it. Bangalore are reeling at 44 for 3 at the end of the first six overs. 166 runs needed in 84 balls.

Short in length, outside off and slow in pace, Faf mistimes his back foot shot back towards the bowler.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Rishi Dhawan lands it on a length just outside off, gets it to shape away a bit, Faf du Plessis dances down the track for a big heave across the line but fails to connect cleanly. Jitesh Sharma catches the ball and runs forward in celebration. The umpire is not interested and the keeper immediately signals to his skipper to take the DRS. Mayank obliges and the UltraEdge confirms the departure of du Plessis. Bangalore have now lost both their openers.

On a length and around off, Mahipal Lomror defends it from the back foot.

SIX! Aggression from ball number 2 from Mahipal Lomror! Fuller in length, around off, Lomror finds it in his range and lifts it cleanly over long off. 

OUT! CAUGHT! The aggression gets the better of Lomror! Rishi Dhawan delivers a shortish delivery, around middle at 125.9 kph, Mahipal Lomror runs down the track and blazes his pull shot across the line. It's aerial and goes straight into the hands of Shikhar Dhawan at mid-wicket. The two Dhawans have combined for a wicket and Rishi is all pumped up!

Full in length and outside off, Glenn Maxwell slices it through backward point and takes a single. 7 runs and 2 wickets off Rishi Dhawan's first over, wow! 

Fuller in length, around off, Virat skips down the track and tries to flick. It goes off the inner half to deep backward square leg and they get a couple of runs.

OUT! CAUGHT! Big wicket for Punjab. Sharp delivery from Rabada, around leg on the shorter side, Kohli steps back and tries to glance but fails to make a proper connection. It balloons off his thigh pad to short fine leg where the fielder (Rahul Chahar) catches the ball. Rabada is appealing, the finger stays down. He asks his skipper to take the DRS. The UltraEdge shows that the ball has clipped the gloves of Kohli before shooting up from the top half of his thigh pad. Rabada strikes and removes Kohli who was looking in fine form.

Around off, on a length, defended from the back foot to the off side.

Hurries the batter with a sharp delivery, on a length around middle, Rajat Patidar defends it from the back foot.

A bumper around off at 136.2 clicks, Rajat ducks.

Wide! Full and angling down the leg side, Patidar tries to flick but misses.

Back of a length, on middle at 134 kph, Rajat Patidar gets back to work it on the leg side but it pops out off the leading edge. Falls safely beside the pitch. Top over from KG!

FOUR! Finds the gap! Arm ball, short and around leg, du Plessis moves deep inside the crease and powers it past the right side of the mid on fielder for a boundary.

Flatter arm ball, around leg and skidding in, du Plessis steps back to hit it through the off side but misses. It deflects off the keeper's pads to short fine leg and they collect a bye.

Full and on middle, wristed to mid-wicket.

SIX! Dismissed! Harpreet Brar continues to fire it in, full and around leg, Virat Kohli shimmies down the track and launches it over wide long on.

Flatter and on off, Virat taps it down to cover-point and looks for a run but is sent back.

Fullish and on off, Kohli flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a run. 12 from the over!

Fractionally short and around off, du Plessis rocks back to punch but gets an inside edge onto the pads. It deflects on the off side and they cross.

Swing and a miss! Shortish, around leg, Virat Kohli dances down the track and tries to pull but misses.

FOUR! Delightful! Arshdeep Singh delivers it on a length, close to off and angling away, Virat Kohli crunches it through covers and bags a boundary.

Keeps it on a length and around middle, Kohli defends it off his pads to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Kohli is finding his mojo! Fuller and around off, Virat Kohli whips it across the line and it races away to the deep mid-wicket fence. Those wrists on display.

Wide! Sliding down the leg side, Virat gets across and tries to flick but misses.

Drifting on the pads, Virat Kohli glances it through backward square leg for a couple of runs. A good sliding stop in the deep by Nathan Ellis (sub). 12 from the over!

Virat Kohli gets off the mark much to the delight of the crowd. Flatter and on middle, Kohli eases it to deep mid-wicket for a run. After a golden duck, Virat also will be relieved to open his account.

Skidding down the leg side, du Plessis tries to flick but misses and is hit on the pads.

FOUR! Smashed! Short and flat, around off, Faf du Plessis goes on the back foot and packs a punch through covers for a cracking boundary.

Quicker and fuller, around leg, Faf works it in front of square on the leg side for a run.

Fuller and on middle, driven back to the bowler.

Wide! Skidding down the leg side, Kohli tries to sweep but is late into the shot.

Loopy and full, outside off, Kohli drives it to the left of the bowler who stops it with a dive.