हैदराबाद vs लखनऊ, मैच 12, डॉक्टर डी.वाई.पाटिल स्टेडियम अकादमी, नवी मुंबई, 04 April 2022 - कमेंट्री

OUT! CAUGHT! Holder strikes in the first ball and now Lucknow will feel that they the match is in their grasp now. A very full delivery on off. Sundar looks to clear the long fence but fails to get the distance. The ball goes left of long on and Rahul runs to his left and takes a fine catch. Pressure on Hyderabad now. 16 needed from 5 balls!

A perfect yorker, outside off. Kumar digs it out to point and takes a single. Romario Shepherd will be on strike now! This coming ball need to go for a boundary, West Indian against a West Indian!

Just a single! A low full toss, around off. Romario Shepherd swings hard but mistimes it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 14 needed from 3 now!

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Good catch by Quinton de Kock and this wicket and no run from it seals a deal for Lucknow now! A slower full delivery, on off. Kumar goes for a big swing across the line. He completely miscues it and the ball goes high in the air behind the keeper. Quinton de Kock moves back and to his right and takes a fine catch. 14 needed from 2 balls!

A full ball, on off. Malik goes for a big swing across the line. He gets a thick outside edge to third man for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Three wickets in the over for Jason Holder and the experienced lad has delivered for his team under pressure.  This is a full delivery, on off. Romario Shepherd goes for a big hit down the ground. He ends up slicing the ball to point. Ayush Badoni there takes the catch and Lucknow win this close encounter by 12 runs!

A fuller delivery, outside off. A slower one at 118.2 kph. Sundar hits it to deep cover for a single.

WIDE! Tries a wide yorker but ends up bowling way too wide. Romario Shepherd goes chasing for it but misses. Wide called.

A slower wide yorker. Just a brilliant delivery and Romario Shepherd fails to get under it. Misses.

A low full toss, outside off. A Slower delivery again. Romario Shepherd mistimes his hit to extra-cover for a single.

A very full delivery, outside off. Sundar goes deep in his crease and hits it to long on for a single.

SIX! Ohh...big shot and this is what Romario Shepherd can do! A low full toss on middle. Romario Shepherd gets under it and launches it over long on for a biggie.

Dropped! However, it is a dot ball! 16 needed now from the final over! It is very full, outside off. Romario Shepherd gets deep in his crease and hits it hard to extra-cover fielder in the ring. Ravi Bishnoi there drops it. He is usually a very good fielder but it probably went too hard.

SIX! This is a mighty blow from Pooran! A short ball on off. Pooran picks the length quickly and pulls it over deep square leg for a maximum. It was a slower delivery but picked by Pooran there.

A perfect yorker, outside off. Pooran goes chasing for it but misses.

OUT! TAKEN! Avesh Khan gets his revenge and the dangerous Nicholas Pooran departs! Lucknow are still in it. Big, big wicket this! A full toss on off. Nothing delivery really and it was there to hit. However, Pooram goes a bit too hard as he swings his blade. He miscues it and the ball goes towards long off. Deepak Hooda takes an easy catch and we have a match in our hands folks!

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Abdul Samad departs for a gloden duck and Khan is turning it on for his team. This is full and outside off. Samad goes for a big booming drive but ball catches the faint edge of his blade. It goes back to Quinton de Kock and he takes an easy catch. So two in two now for Avesh Khan and he will be on a hat-trick now!

A perfect yorker on middle. Romario Shepherd manages to dig it out.

WIDE! A full delivery but it is way too wide outside off. Romario Shepherd leaves it alone.

What an over from Avesh Khan! He has turned this game back in the favour of Lucknow! Dot ball to end and 7 runs with two wickets. This ball is delivery on a length and outside off. Romario Shepherd throws his bat at it but misses. 26 needed now from 12 balls!

NOT OUT! A slower one, outside off. Sundar mistimes his drive to covers and sets off for a single. The fielder in the cover fires a direct hit at the bowler's end. There is an appeal and the umpire takes it upstairs. The replays though show that Sundar is well inside his crease. So a single in the end.

A fuller delivery on off. Pooran drives it to covers for a single again.

Nails a yorker this time, on middle and leg. Sundar somehow manages to dig it out towards square leg for a single.

Good short ball but it is a brave ball with third man and fine leg inside the circle! It is short, on off. Pooran gets across and looks to pull it but misses.

A fuller delivery on off. Pooran heaves it but mistimes it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Another over and another boundary from the last ball of the over! It is full and outside off. Sundar goes deep in his crease and powers it through extra-cover for a boundary. 33 needed from 18 balls!

A fuller delivery on middle. Sundar works it to deep square leg for a single.

So two singles from the first two balls. Shorter and outside off. Pooran cuts it to deep point for a single.

Dot ball now! Lovely delivery. He pitches this googly, around off. It turns away and beats Sundar as he looks to drive it away. Quinton de Kock collects the ball and whips the bails off. There is an appeal and the leg umpire takes it upstairs. The replays show that the back leg never went out of the crease or in the air so Sundar will continue.

A fuller delivery on middle. Sundar works it to deep mid-wicket for a couple.

A fuller delivery on off. Sundar drives it to long off for a single. Can Ravi Bishnoi finish off this over well now?

FOUR! No, he can't! Pooran spoils the over with a quality shot off the last ball. 41 needed now from 24 balls! Coming to the ball - It is a fuller delivery on off;. Pooran leans forward and creams it through extra-cover for a boundary. This is the class of Pooran and now Lucknow will be feeling some pressure.

FOUR! Nicholas Pooran upping the ante now. Short from Holder and slanted across. It sits up nicely and Pooran pulls it well in front of square for a boundary.

A low full toss, wide of off and this is sliced away behind point for a single. Pooran wants the second run but has to settle for one.

Back of a length, angled across off. Washington Sundar stands tall and punches it off the back foot through extra cover. Evin Lewis has to cover a lot of ground to his left from the point fence but is able to cut it off. Three taken.

Close shave! Holder comes from 'round the wicket and serves a yorker outside off. Pooran drives it firmly to mid off and sets off for the single. KL Rahul just misses the shy at the bowler's end. Pooran might have been a goner had that hit.

On the pads, clipped away through square leg for one.

WIDE! Jason Holder tries to bowl it full and wide and wide and shape it away but misses his mark. Wided.

FOUR! 15 off the over and Hyderabad back on top of proceedings here! Fuller and sliding onto the pads, Pooran walks towards the bowler and clips it past square leg for a boundary. Jason Holder is not happy with himself. 50 needed now off the remaining 30 deliveries.

OUT! CAUGHT! Krunal Pandya comes back into the attack and maybe, just maybe picks up the wicket that turns the game in Lucknow's favour. Nicholas Pooran hasn't got going and hence Rahul Tripathi has to take the risk and it doesn't pay off. Speared into middle, Tripathi gets low and gets a decent connection on the slog-sweep but hits it straight down the throat of the fielder at the mid-wicket fence. Ravi Bishnoi takes a sharp catch and Hyderabad crumbling under pressure.

Flatter delivery, around the pads. Sundar goes deep in his crease to work it leg side for a single.

Very full, on off. This is drilled down to long off for just another single.

Slowed up and pushed a bit wider. Sundar pushes it towards the cover region for one more.

SIX! Half-tracker and Nicholas Pooran needed that to get going. Outside off and shorter in length. Pooran stays in his crease and launches it over the cow corner fence for a huge hit.

Fuller and on middle, turned through mid-wicket for a single. 65 needed off 36 balls.

Full and outside off, stroked away to sweeper cover by Tripathi for a single.

WIDE! Bishnoi goes full again but spills it down leg. Pooran misses the sweep and a wide is called.

Ripper! This is pushed through quicker and on off by Ravi Bishnoi and it's the googly. Nicholas Pooran strides forward but is well beaten past the outside edge.

Another googly, sliding across off but this time Pooran manages to drive it down the ground for a run.

Flatter this time, on off stump. Rahul Tripathi hangs back and bunts it out towards point for one more.

Quicker again, at 97.3 kph and sliding across the off stump. Pooran goes for the cut shot but gets beaten past the outside edge.

Beaten again! Nicholas Pooran does seem a bit out of touch at the moment. The cut shot is one of his favorite shots but he just can't connect. A touch fuller and a bit wider, going across. Pooran misses the cut yet again. Just 4 off the over.

Beaten! Khan pitches it up on off stump and this one just nips away a touch after pitching. There's extra bounce on offer as well and Pooran is taken aback.

On the bounce! Banged in short and Nicholas Pooran almost pulls it straight into the palms of the man at long on. Single taken.

A bit of an awkward bounce for Evin Lewis and he fumbles. Full and wide, slashed away towards deep cover for a couple of runs by Tripathi.

FOUR! Rahul Tripathi finds the gap and picks up a boundary to ease the nerves a bit. Good-length but wide of off stump. This is cut away late and into the gap between backward point and short third man for a boundary.

This time the line is tighter around off stump and Tripathi can only manage to dab it towards short third man.

Around middle and leg, worked through mid-wicket for a single. 79 needed now off 48 balls.

OUT! CAUGHT! Soft dismissal for Aiden Markram and has he now given Lucknow a way back into the match? Krunal Pandya pushes it quicker and fuller, around off. Markram makes a bit of room and looks to go inside-out. Markram neither gets the elevation nor the timing and hits it straight towards the fielder at extra cover. KL Rahul just puts his hands up above his head and takes a comfortable catch. The partnership is broken and Pandya is pumped up.

On off, Pooran defends it back onto the deck.

Dot after dot and the pressure keeps on rising. This is pushed wider and Pooran cannot get it away.

Nicholas Pooran is finally off the mark. Shorter this time, pulled away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Just drifting down the leg side. It's the one that comes on with the arm from Krunal Pandya. Rahul Tripathi looks to work it leg side but misses and gets rapped on the pads. Stifled appeal from the keeper and nothing more.

This one slides on with the arm as well, from outside off and Tripathi cuts it straight towards point.

Goes shorter and flatter on off. Aiden Markram makes a bit room and cuts it to sweeper cover for a single.

A googly, around off. Rahul Tripathi picks it and guides it to third man for a single.

Again on the shorter side, on off. Aiden Markram cuts it to deep cover for another single.

This is pitched outside off. Rahul Tripathi gets across and looks to scoop it. The ball hits his glove and then brushes the thigh. Goes behind the stumps to Quinton de Kock. He, however, tries to evade it and the ball hits his glove and goes behind him. A single is taken.

Goes slightly shorter, around off. Aiden Markram chops it to deep point for a single.

Quicker delivery and on off. Rahul Tripathi defends it back to the bowler. 88 needed now from 60 balls!

A flatter and quicker delivery on middle. Aiden Markram works it to long on for a single.

SIX! Rahul Tripathi is finding his range now! A full delivery on leg. Rahul Tripathi sweeps and sweeps it aerially. The ball goes just over the fielder at deep backward square leg and a maximum for Rahul Tripathi.

Darted on middle and leg. Rahul Tripathi works it to deep mid-wicket for a couple.

A fuller delivery on middle. Rahul Tripathi pushes it to long on for a single.

Darted on middle and leg. Aiden Markram works it behind square on the leg side but finds the fielder.

Around off and slightly shorter. Aiden Markram punches it to long off for a single.

On the shorter side, on off. Aiden Markram gets on the top of the bounce and punches it to deep cover for a single.

FOUR! Firmly hit by Rahul Tripathi! Tye goes for an effort ball, short on off. Rahul Tripathi picks the length quickly and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

FOUR! Deft touch this time, lovely batting! On the shorter side again, around off. Rahul Tripathi waits for it and then guides it towards thr third man fence for a boundary.

A fullish delivery on off. Rahul Tripathi drives it to deep cover for a single.

Angling into middle and leg. Aiden Markram works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Poor delivery but nice timing from Rahul Tripathi! A low full toss on the pads. Rahul Tripathi just flicks it off his pads and bisects the fielders at deep square leg and deep mid-wicket with perfection. In the gap and it races away for a boundary. 104 needed now from 72 balls!

  A fuller delivery, outside off. Rahul Tripathi drives it to sweeper cover for a single.

NO BALL! This is a fuller delivery, outside off. Aiden Markram drives it to covers yet again. However, Rahul Tripathi has overstepped and Free Hit coming up now.

A flatter delivery on middle. Aiden Markram drills it down the ground but the fielder in deep cuts it off. Two runs taken.

Shorter and around off. Aiden Markram cuts it to sweeper cover for a single.

FOUR! Lovely shot! This is tossed up on off. Rahul Tripathi gets under it and hits it straight down the ground for a boundary.

Slightly shorter on middle. Rahul Tripathi works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

A fuller delivery, outside off. Aiden Markram drives it right of the cover fielder in the ring. Rahul there makes a good stop and keeps it to just a single. 119 needed now from 78 balls!

OUT! CAUGHT! Avesh Khan strikes again and Manish Pandey does well to take a very high catch. Both the openers are back in the hut now. It is a full ball, on off. In the slot and Sharma goes for a big hit downtown. He completely miscues it and the ball goes high in the air towards mid off. Manish Pandey waits for it as the ball is way too high and settles under it to take a fine catch. So two early wickets and Hyderabad are in early trouble again.

Back of a length, outside off. Aiden Markram punches it to deep cover for a single.

Dropped! Tough chance though!  A length delivery, outside off. Rahul Tripathi cuts it hard and left of backward point. Deepak Hooda over there dives but fails to pouch it as it dips on him as well. Might prove to be a costly miss!

Pitched up, on off. Rahul Tripathi drives it a bit uppishly towards mid off.

Back of a length, outside off. Rahul Tripathi cuts it to backward point.

Back of a length, on middle. Rahul Tripathi pulls it to fine leg for a single. After Powerplay, Hyderabad are 40/2!

Tye starts off with a length ball, around middle and leg. Tripathi tucks it away behind square on the leg side for a single.

Length, around off and kept out on the off side.

FOUR! Abhishek Sharma making full use of the fielding restrictions. Around the top of off, Sharma hangs deep and just lifts it over mid off. The ball almost travels the distance but falls just short. A boundary for Sharma.

Back of a length, bunted out off the back foot on the off side for a quick run.

FOUR LEG BYES! Andrew Tye errs in his line and pays the price. Sliding down leg, Tripathi looks to flick but gets it off the pads. The ball runs away fine and ends up in the fence.

This is slanted into off and Tripathi solidly defends it out.

FOUR! Kane Williamson greets Avesh Khan with an effortless shot. Length ball, just a touch wide and Williamson just times it perfectly through point for a boundary.

Fullish delivery, angling into middle. Williamson defends it on the on side.

OUT! TAKEN! Avesh Khan picks up a wicket in his first over and Kane Williamson who looked in good touch out there has to depart. Williamson pre-meditates and shuffles well across the off stump. Khan follows him with a fuller delivery but bowls it slower at around 120 clicks. Williamson attempts the scoop but this time it comes off the bottom part of the bat and loops up to the right of the man at short fine leg. Andrew Tye slides in to take a comfortable catch and Williamson is livid with himself. The replays show that the ball took the arm-guard on the way and that is why Williamson seemed disappointed.

Brilliant hustle from the batters to get back for the third! Around off, nicely driven through covers by Rahul Tripathi. Krunal Pandya hunts it down but the batters race back for the third.

Hitting the top of middle and Sharma defends it from inside his crease.

A dot to end a successful over by Avesh Khan. Full and a bit wider, driven straight to the man at extra cover. 7 runs and a wicket off it.

This is on a good length, on middle and Holder gets a bit of an extra bounce due to his height. Williamson does well to keep it down towards short mid-wicket.

On the pads, clipped away through square leg for one.

WIDE! Holder tries to go full and wide but ends up pushing it beyond the tramline.

Short and wide, cut away hard in front of point for just a single by Abhishek Sharma.

SIX! Clever from Kane Williamson and this has gone all the way! Williamson moves across the off stump early and Holder bowls a slower short ball over middle. Williamson is able to get inside the line of the ball and help it over the fine leg fence for a maximum.

Full and wide, Williamson steps out looking to thump it over extra cover but misses.

Angled into middle, punched towards mid on for a quick single. Steady start here for Hyderabad so far.

On a length, sliding down leg. Williamson watchfully tucks it behind square on the leg side for a single.

Nicely bowled! Slowed up, on a length and on off stump. Sharma just bunts it out on the off side and collects a single.

On middle, Williamson makes room but is unable to get it past the man at mid on.

Flatter this time, on off. Kane Williamson eases it down to long off for a run.

One more! Very full, around leg. Sharma chips it through mid on and rotates the strike.

A fifth single to end the over. On the pads, worked away towards deep backward square leg for a run.

Abhishek Sharma is up and running straight away! Jason Holder pitches it up on middle and there is movement in the air. Sharma plays it with soft hands towards mid-wicket for a quick single.

Nicely bowled! Fuller in length, angled into off and the ball just holds its line. Kane Williamson defends it under the eye line.

Everyone knows how much Williamson likes to work the ball behind point and that's brilliant field placement from KL Rahul. Outside off, edged down with soft hands past the slip cordon but there's a fine short third man to cut it off.

Pitched up, around off and this is firmly driven towards extra cover.

Good running! The skipper is off the mark as well. Good-length, on off and dabbed down on the off side for a quick single.

FOUR! Fine way to end the over by Abhishek Sharma. Short, on the body and Sharma half-pulls it past the man at short fine leg for the first boundary of the innings. Six runs come off the first over.