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LSG VS GT

Match 19, 12-Apr-2026

164/8 20.0 oversRun Rate: 8.2
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165/3 18.4 overs Run Rate: 8.97
Gujarat Titans beat Lucknow Super Giants by 7 wickets
Lucknow Super Giants First Innings
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Mohammad Shami(12 | 5)*
Avesh Khan(4 | 1)
A Sharma|4|0|32|2
019.719.6: Ashok Sharma to Mohammad Shami, Another bye stolen. Sharma serves the short ball, outside off. Shami flays at it but connects with thin air and Avesh Khan calls him through for a bye. Jos Buttler lobs the ball towards the bowler but Sharma is not aware of the situation. He belatedly gets low to gather the ball but the ball bursts through his hands. It dribbles to mid off and Shami gets home at the bowling end. LSG finish with 164/8.
7 Over | Run: 164/8 | Run Rate: 8.20
019.619.6: Ashok Sharma to Avesh Khan, Two wides! Ashok goes full this time but the line is around the pads. Avesh hops inside the line and as the ball dribbles towards the keeper, the batters sneak in a bye. GT review the wide call. The third umpire is summoned for a check and he feels that the ball would not have hit Avesh had he stayed in his normal stance. The on-field call stays.
419.519.5: Ashok Sharma to Avesh Khan, FOUR! Straight as an arrow! Ashok looks to bowl that hard-length delivery but fails to get it high enough to trouble the batter. Avesh makes room for himself and he crunches it with a straight bat back over the bowler's head for a boundary.
019.419.4: Ashok Sharma to George Linde, OUT! CAUGHT! George Linde holes out, but not without making an impact. Ashok comes from around the wicket and bowls the back-of-the-hand slower delivery. It comes out as a low full toss but it drops on the batter. Linde has a heave across the line but skies it off the toe end of the blade. Shahrukh Khan runs across to his left from long on and takes the catch by sliding forward.
419.319.3: Ashok Sharma to George Linde, FOUR! GT are bleeding runs towards the end. 37 runs off the last 15 balls. Ashok errs in his line, full and on the pads. Linde does not miss out as he helps it over the man at short fine leg inside the circle for a boundary.
119.219.2: Ashok Sharma to Mohammad Shami, PUT DOWN! Rashid Khan shells a sitter. This is on a hard length, on off. Shami makes room and slaps it away. He fails to get the desired power on the shot and it goes straight down the throat of deep point, where it goes in and out of Rashid's hands. Single taken.
619.119.1: Ashok Sharma to Mohammad Shami, SIX! Sweetly struck! Ashok angles a full ball into the right-hander at pace. Shami keeps a stable head and just picks it up off the pads nonchalantly over backward square leg for a six.
418.618.6: Prasidh Krishna to George Linde, FOUR! Clever, very clever! A bit too predictable from Prasidh Krishna. Pace off and into the surface, over middle. Linde backs away early and waits for the ball to arrive before playing the upper-cut over the keeper for a four. A wicket off the first ball but the over goes for 15 runs. Prasidh Krishna finishes his spell with figures of 4-0-28-4.
6 Over | Run: 146/7 | Run Rate: 7.68
218.518.5: Prasidh Krishna to George Linde, In the air...but safe! Off-cutter, running across the left-hander. Linde attempts the pull to this short ball but fails to get on top of the bounce. Skews it off a top edge but evades the back-tracking Shahrukh Khan at short fine leg. George collects a couple.
418.418.4: Prasidh Krishna to George Linde, FOUR! Easy pickings! Too straight, on a length, on the pads. George Linde just has to get some bat on it and he glances it down to deep fine leg for a boundary.
118.318.3: Prasidh Krishna to Mohammad Shami, Krishna sticks to the hard length, on middle. Shami mows it in front of square on the leg side for a single.
418.218.2: Prasidh Krishna to Mohammad Shami, FOUR! Easy as you like! On a hard length, on off. Shami hangs back and steers it with an open bat face ot the left of backward point for a boundary.
018.118.1: Prasidh Krishna to Mukul Choudhary, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Wicket number 4 for Prasidh Krishna. Off-cutter and it is slammed into the surface, over middle. Mukul Choudhary gets his hands high to get on top of the bounce and keep the pull along the ground. It would have been a wide had Choudhary left it. Mukul flays at it and feathers it behind to the keeper, Jos Buttler, who does the rest.
117.617.6: Kagiso Rabada to Mukul Choudhary, Oh, dear! What happened there? Kagiso Rabada is in disbelief. Fuller and on middle. Mukul Choudhary has a swipe across the line as he aims to go over square leg. Skies it in front of the man in the deep. Washington Sundar loses the ball in the sun, and it drops well in front of him. Not sure it would have carried to him had he picked it early. Just a single.
6 Over | Run: 131/6 | Run Rate: 7.28
117.517.5: Kagiso Rabada to George Linde, Rabada delivers it on a short of a length, outside off. George Linde goes for the pull but chops it down beside the strip on the leg side off an inside edge. They cross.
017.417.4: Kagiso Rabada to George Linde, Hits the bat hard, does Kagiso, across off. Linde stabs it down the strip.
117.317.3: Kagiso Rabada to Mukul Choudhary, Slower, short ball, outside off. Mukul is early into the stroke and drags the pull through square leg for one more.
217.217.2: Kagiso Rabada to Mukul Choudhary, On a hard length, outside off. Choudhary pulls it to the right of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
617.117.1: Kagiso Rabada to Mukul Choudhary, SIX! Dispatched! Kagiso Rabada looks to go into the wicket but this sits up to be hit, around the waist height, outside off. Choudhary gets hold of it nicely and pulls it over square leg for a biggie.
016.616.6: Ashok Sharma to George Linde, Rapped on the pads! A prolonged appeal from Ashok Sharma but the umpire turns it down. That seems to have pitched outside leg and looked a bit high as well. GT do not take the review. On a nagging length, landing in and around the line of the leg stump. Linde looks to work it away on the leg side but is beaten on the inside edge and gets hit on the back leg.
6 Over | Run: 120/6 | Run Rate: 7.06
116.516.5: Ashok Sharma to Mukul Choudhary, Lands it on a short of a length, outside off. Choudhary extends his hands and guides it in front of point for a run.
116.416.4: Ashok Sharma to George Linde, At the batter, on a shortish length, George pulls it down to deep backward square leg and gets off the mark with a single.
016.316.3: Ashok Sharma to George Linde, Across the left-hander, on a back of a length. Linde hops back and pivots for the pull but is beaten for pace as the ball goes under the blade.
016.216.2: Ashok Sharma to Abdul Samad, OUT! CAUGHT! Another LSG batter falls to the short ball. Ashok slips in the short ball with an upright seam, outside off. Abdul stands tall and swivels for the pull. He gets the connection right but fails to pick the gap. Hits it flat and straight to deep mid-wicket, where Glenn Phillips gobbles it up. Ashok has his first wicket of the day. LSG are now 118/6.
016.116.1: Ashok Sharma to Mukul Choudhary, Leg bye! This seems to be a well-thought-out plan from GT. Ashok Sharma bangs it in short at 150.5 kph, at the bodyline of the batter. Mukul Choudhary sways away as he swings across the line. He is beaten for pace, and the ball pings him on the helmet before rolling down to deep third for a leg bye.
115.615.6: Mohammed Siraj to Mukul Choudhary, Nice and full at pace, outside off. Choudhary taps it to the right of cover and scampers to the other end. End of a good outing with the ball for Siraj in energy-sapping conditions. He finishes with figures of 4-0-19-1.
6 Over | Run: 117/5 | Run Rate: 7.31
115.515.5: Mohammed Siraj to Abdul Samad, Siraj bends his back and goes short, over middle. Abdul Samad arches back to play the upper-cut but the off-cutter spins back to cramp him for room. It goes off the top edge to short fine leg. They cross.
115.415.4: Mohammed Siraj to Mukul Choudhary, Fuller in length, in the channel, Mukul pushes it wide of cover and crosses over.
415.315.3: Mohammed Siraj to Mukul Choudhary, FOUR! A lucky boundary. A well-directed short ball, over the right shoulder. Mukul Choudhary tries to take it on but fails to get on top of it. The ball gets big on him and flies off the top edge over the keeper for a four.
015.215.2: Mohammed Siraj to Mukul Choudhary, On a good length, on off. Mukul Choudhary dabs it to backward point.
015.115.1: Mohammed Siraj to Mukul Choudhary, Mukul was gone had the throw hit! A bit of tail back in, full and on off. Choudhary jams it out beside the strip on the off side. Ashok Sharma charges across to his right from the catching cover position and picks the ball up. Mukul is sent back as Sharma fires in a throw at the batting end but misses, allowing the batter to get home.
014.614.6: Prasidh Krishna to Abdul Samad, On a length, wide outside off, Samad stabs it off the back foot to backward point. Krishna continues to shine. Just 1 single and a wicket from it. 3-0-13-3 for Prasidh so far.
6 Over | Run: 110/5 | Run Rate: 7.33
114.514.5: Prasidh Krishna to Mukul Choudhary, Full and straight on off, Mukul flicks it through mid on for a single.
014.414.4: Prasidh Krishna to Mukul Choudhary, Into the surface, on off. Mukul Choudhary lets it be.
014.314.3: Prasidh Krishna to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! TAKEN EASILY! Krishna has his third wicket and is delighted. Dug in short with pace taken off and angled across Pooran. He looks to swat it away like a tennis forehand down the line, but ends up lobbing a simple catch to mid off. Gill moves a bit to his left and gathers a safe catch. Pooran's struggle comes to an end in what has been an underwhelming season for him. Lucknow Super Giants lose half their side on 109.
014.214.2: Prasidh Krishna to Nicholas Pooran, Back of a length on the leg stump at 136.2 kph. Pooran looks to pull but misses and wears it on his body.
014.114.1: Prasidh Krishna to Nicholas Pooran, BEATEN ALL ENDS UP! A 137.7kph length ball, jags in sharply off the surface, beats the inside edge as Pooran looks to block, and goes through untouched.
013.613.6: Rashid Khan to Abdul Samad, A half chance! A good length googly just outside off and Samad goes back in the crease, punching it straight back down the pitch. Rashid dives to his right in his follow through, gets his right hand on it but cannot hold on. A tough return catch goes down. Rashid is done with his spell. 4-0-25-0 for him.
6 Over | Run: 109/4 | Run Rate: 7.79
113.513.5: Rashid Khan to Nicholas Pooran, Tossed up, on off, Nicholas slams it to long off for a single.
013.413.4: Rashid Khan to Nicholas Pooran, Short and on off, that is punched off the back foot but straight to the point fielder.
613.313.3: Rashid Khan to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! That's massive! Into the slot, a wrong'un, on off. Nicholas Pooran picks the googly, gets on the front foot and smokes it behind long off for a big six.
613.213.2: Rashid Khan to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! High and long enough! Nicely flighted on a fuller length, outside off. Nicholas Pooran gets under the ball but is not fully up to the pitch of the ball. Still launches it high down the ground. The long on fielder leaps full-stretch, but the ball just has enough distance to sail over the ropes. 100 UP FOR LSG!
013.113.1: Rashid Khan to Nicholas Pooran, Pushed full and on off, Nicholas Pooran leans and smothers the googly to point.
012.612.6: Kagiso Rabada to Abdul Samad, Slower length ball, around off. Samad guides it gently to backward point.
6 Over | Run: 96/4 | Run Rate: 7.38
012.512.5: Kagiso Rabada to Abdul Samad, Was there a sound? Kagiso Rabada thinks so. Jos Buttler isn't that interested, but Shubman Gill takes the bowler's word and goes for the review. A proper short ball, around the right shoulder. Abdul Samad hops and gets his hands high to fend it down as the ball flies past him. No need to go to the UltraEdge as the replays show daylight between the bat and the ball. GT burn a review.
412.412.4: Kagiso Rabada to Abdul Samad, FOUR! Nothing streaky about this one. A cross-seam short ball, on middle. Abdul Samad stands tall and heaves it over wide mid on. Rashid Khan seems to have lost the ball in the sun and is late to charge to his left from deep mid-wicket. By the time he gets there, the ball bounces into the fence for four.
412.312.3: Kagiso Rabada to Abdul Samad, FOUR! Off the edge, but a boundary after ages for the Super Giants. Back of a length, outside off, Abdul Samad gets half-forward and tries to punch it on the rise to the off side, but gets a big outside edge and it beats the deep third fielder for a boundary.
112.212.2: Kagiso Rabada to Nicholas Pooran, Short into the pitch, cramping the batter for room, on middle and leg. Pooran dinks it behind to short fine leg for a single.
012.112.1: Kagiso Rabada to Nicholas Pooran, Nagging length, just outside off. Pooran hops on the toes and bunts it to backward point.
011.611.6: Rashid Khan to Abdul Samad, Dishes out a leg break, on a length, Samad rocks back and punches it back to Rashid. Excellent going from the Titans in this middle phase.
6 Over | Run: 87/4 | Run Rate: 7.25
111.511.5: Rashid Khan to Nicholas Pooran, Wrong'un on a fuller length, outside off. Nicholas Pooran chop-cuts it to cover-point for a quick single.
011.411.4: Rashid Khan to Nicholas Pooran, Full on the off stump, pushed to the point fielder.
111.311.3: Rashid Khan to Abdul Samad, A googly now, on a length, on middle. Samad goes back and across and tucks it through wide mid on for a single.
111.211.2: Rashid Khan to Nicholas Pooran, From around the stumps now. Full and floated around off. Pooran crouches low and carves it flatly to the right of the bowler for a single down to long off.
111.111.1: Rashid Khan to Abdul Samad, Full and drifting on the pads. Abdul Samad knocks it back past the bowler's left for a single.
010.610.6: Ashok Sharma to Nicholas Pooran, At 149.4 kph, this is dug in short and it keeps taking off. Pooran ducks under it to leave.
6 Over | Run: 83/4 | Run Rate: 7.55
010.510.5: Ashok Sharma to Nicholas Pooran, Extra heat! Skiddy length ball that hurries Pooran onto the pull shot. He misses to connect and is hit around his midriff.
010.410.4: Ashok Sharma to Abdul Samad, Angled on the leg stump, on top of the stumps. Abdul Samad again moves across the line and again misses to flick it away. Gets hit on the front thigh and it rolls to square leg. They get a leg bye.
010.310.3: Ashok Sharma to Abdul Samad, In front of the sticks, on a slightly fuller length, nipping from outside off. Abdul Samad gets across and tries to whip that to the leg side, but misses and is hit on the thigh pad.
210.210.2: Ashok Sharma to Abdul Samad, Back of a length, on the pads, Samad tucks this along the grass to deep backward square leg for two runs.
010.110.1: Ashok Sharma to Abdul Samad, Hard length, in line of the stumps. Samad hops on the toes and tucks it to the right of the bowler.
19.69.6: Rashid Khan to Abdul Samad, Drops it short now and it is slower, outside off. Samad presses back and knocks it to long on for one more. Just 3 runs off Rashid's 2nd over.
6 Over | Run: 80/4 | Run Rate: 8.00
09.59.5: Rashid Khan to Abdul Samad, Tossed up now, fuller and on off. Abdul works it to mid-wicket off the front foot.
09.49.4: Rashid Khan to Abdul Samad, Pushed through, on off. Abdul steers it to backward point off the outer half.
09.39.3: Rashid Khan to Abdul Samad, Out comes the googly, shorter and on off. Samad cuts but can't beat backward point.
19.29.2: Rashid Khan to Nicholas Pooran, Flighted delivery, full on leg, Pooran clips it through square leg for a run.
19.19.1: Rashid Khan to Abdul Samad, Tossed up, on off, Samad looks to play the cover drive. Miscues it off the inner half to mid on for one.
08.68.6: Prasidh Krishna to Nicholas Pooran, Gets away with it, does Prasidh. Too straight, at the hips. Nicholas fails to lay any bat on the tickle and the ball brushes the pads on its way to the keeper.
6 Over | Run: 77/4 | Run Rate: 8.56
08.58.5: Prasidh Krishna to Nicholas Pooran,  Dug in short, over middle. Nicholas Pooran rises with the bounce and stabs it down on the off side.
18.48.4: Prasidh Krishna to Abdul Samad, Drags the length back now, on off. Samad runs it down to deep third for a run.
28.38.3: Prasidh Krishna to Abdul Samad, Very full, on off. Samad squeezes it out wide of cover for a couple of runs to get off the mark.
08.28.2: Prasidh Krishna to Ayush Badoni, OUT! CAUGHT! Wickets off successive overs for Prasidh Krishna. Not all that short, this is more on a hard length, on middle. Badoni is denied the room to get his hands through the ball in the desired fashion on the pull. The ball catches him high on the bat and it goes flat to deep square leg. Glenn Phillips is looking into the sun and he goes the other way initially before recovering well to get to the ball by moving to his left. He has his shades on and takes the catch around his chest.
08.18.1: Prasidh Krishna to Ayush Badoni, Tucking the batter up for room, on a hard length, on middle. Badoni knocks it back to Prasidh.
07.67.6: Rashid Khan to Nicholas Pooran, Sent back! At 95.3 kph, across off, on a good length. Nicky P taps it in front of point and sets off for the run before being sent back by Badoni and rightly so, as the fielder was quick to get to the ball. A tidy first over from Rashid, just 5 runs off it.
6 Over | Run: 74/3 | Run Rate: 9.25
17.57.5: Rashid Khan to Ayush Badoni, Wrong'un, floated up, on middle. Ayush sweeps it to deep square leg and picks up another single.
17.47.4: Rashid Khan to Nicholas Pooran, Shorter and on middle. Nicholas dabs it in front of cover-point and crosses over.
17.37.3: Rashid Khan to Ayush Badoni, Turning away, on a good length, outside off. Ayush whips it to wide mid on for another single.
17.27.2: Rashid Khan to Nicholas Pooran, Slower and this is the googly, on a length. Pooran goes back and drops it with soft hands beside the strip on the leg side. He takes a quick single to open his account.
17.17.1: Rashid Khan to Ayush Badoni, Rashid begins on a nagging length, on off. Badoni pushes it to long on for a single.
06.66.6: Prasidh Krishna to Aiden Markram, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Krishna has the last laugh as he breaks a budding partnership and more importantly, the aggressor between both is removed. A short ball outside off. Markram stands tall, picking up the length early before unleashing the pull shot in the air towards deep mid-wicket. But he does not time it from the middle of the bat and finds Washington Sundar at deep mid-wicket, who takes the catch around his chest. Krishna lets out a big roar as it is Markram who has to walk back. Lucknow Super Giants are 69/3 in 7 overs. 
6 Over | Run: 69/3 | Run Rate: 9.86
46.56.5: Prasidh Krishna to Aiden Markram, FOUR! Uppish but safe! This is on a short of a length, on off. Aiden Markram looks to play it on the rise. He is slightly early into the stroke and he cannot keep it on the ground. The man at extra cover leaps to his right and sticks the right hand over his head but the ball evades him and races away.
46.46.4: Prasidh Krishna to Aiden Markram, FOUR! Glenn Phillips nearly pulled off a stunner. Prasidh Krishna slides on the pads, on the fuller side. Aiden Markram plays the pick-up shot but gets the height and not the distance. Phillips sprints to his left from deep square leg and dives. He grabs hold of the ball but as his elbow hits the turf, the ball pops out and it trickles into the ropes.
06.36.3: Prasidh Krishna to Aiden Markram, A ripper from Prasidh! Angled in, on the off stump, on a good length. This nips away with extra bounce to square Markram up and he is beaten on the outside edge.
06.26.2: Prasidh Krishna to Aiden Markram, Around the pads, on a nagging length. Markram misses out on the tickle and the ball deflects off the pads to short fine leg.
16.16.1: Prasidh Krishna to Ayush Badoni, Prasidh hits the back of a length, on middle. Badoni turns it through mid-wicket for a single.
15.65.6: Ashok Sharma to Ayush Badoni, Sharma keeps the stumps in play and the length stays full. Ayush smears it off the inner half to the right of mid on for a single. LSG close out the Powerplay with a 12-run over. At the end of 6 overs, Lucknow are 60/2.
6 Over | Run: 60/2 | Run Rate: 10.00
45.55.5: Ashok Sharma to Ayush Badoni, FOUR! Nicely done! Seam-up ball, Ashok looks to attack the stumps but ends up serving a juicy half-volley, on middle. Badoni gets his hands through the ball and firms the drive through covers for his first boundary.
05.45.4: Ashok Sharma to Aiden Markram, Leg bye! Into the wicket, over middle. Aiden swivels for the pull but the ball does not rise as much as he expected. It sneaks under the blade and catches Markram on the midriff before rolling away on the off side. That would have hurt Markram but he did not react at all. They cross for a leg bye.
05.35.3: Ashok Sharma to Aiden Markram, In and around the off stump, on a length, Aiden slices it nicely but can't beat the man at backward point.
65.25.2: Ashok Sharma to Aiden Markram, SIX! A shot of high class! A bit too full, on off and middle. Aiden Markram holds his shape and goes through the line with a straight bat. The bat turns in his hand but he manages to clear the long on fence for a six. The 50 is up for LSG!
05.15.1: Ashok Sharma to Aiden Markram, Sharp work! Ashok starts with a full ball, around off. Markram leans into the drive and picks the bones out of it but he picks out Glenn Phillips at cover-point, who gets low to make the stop to his right.
04.74.6: Mohammed Siraj to Ayush Badoni, Nips in from a length, on off, Badoni arches back and cuts it straight to the point fielder. Just 3 runs and a wicket from Siraj's third. His figures read 3-0-12-1 so far.
7 Over | Run: 48/2 | Run Rate: 9.60
04.64.6: Mohammed Siraj to Ayush Badoni, WIDE! Over-the-head bumper, outside off. Badoni looks to pull it across but it keeps climbing on the batter and he misses. Wide called. But Siraj is seemingly not happy with the decision.
04.54.5: Mohammed Siraj to Ayush Badoni, Slightly back of a length, on the stumps, Badoni hangs back and bunts it back to the bowler.
14.44.4: Mohammed Siraj to Aiden Markram, Good length, over off, Markram with a crisp back foot punch to mid off's right and sprints to the other end for a single.
04.34.3: Mohammed Siraj to Aiden Markram, A skiddy length ball, on the off stump. It rushes Markram, and he can only work it to mid-wicket.
04.24.2: Mohammed Siraj to Ayush Badoni, Good length, slanted into the body. Badoni tries to tuck it into the leg side, but misses and the ball deflects off the thigh pad to square leg for a leg bye.
04.14.1: Mohammed Siraj to Rishabh Pant, OUT! STRAIGHT UP AND TAKEN! Pant falls after a decent start and Siraj has his first. Fuller and around the off pole from Siraj. Rishabh Pant tries to dump that over long off into the stands, but his bat turns at the point of impact. He ends up hitting it high up in the air towards extra cover. Rahul Tewatia keeps his eyes locked on the ball, and despite taking a bit of a tumble, he manages to cling to it. Lucknow Super Giants are 45/2.
43.63.6: Kagiso Rabada to Aiden Markram, FOUR! Rabada continues to leak runs. Bowls it a lot fuller and angles on the pads. Aiden Markram whips it to the deep backward square leg fence for another boundary. 15 runs from the over. 2-0-34-1 for Rabada so far.
6 Over | Run: 45/1 | Run Rate: 11.25
03.53.5: Kagiso Rabada to Aiden Markram, Missed out! Too straight from Rabada again, angling into the pads. Markram looks to play the pick-up shot to this full ball but misses and wears it on the front pad.
43.43.4: Kagiso Rabada to Aiden Markram, FOUR! Lovely stroke! Pushed full and straight on the leg stump. Aiden Markram uses his bottom hand to flick it over mid-wicket for four runs. Didn't try to hit it too hard, just timed the ball so well.
13.33.3: Kagiso Rabada to Rishabh Pant, Good length, on the stumps, worked into the leg side, to deep mid-wicket for a run.
63.23.2: Kagiso Rabada to Rishabh Pant, SIX! Dismissed out of his presence! Bangs in short and on top of off, with a little bit of pace taken off. Rishabh Pant waits on it and nails the pull shot into the stands behind deep mid-wicket for a six.
03.13.1: Kagiso Rabada to Rishabh Pant, Full and on leg, at 139.6 kph. Rishabh Pant tries to whip that over backward square leg, but misses and is struck on the front pad.
12.62.6: Mohammed Siraj to Rishabh Pant, A tight single! Climbs onto the batter, short and on middle. Pant pulls it to short fine leg and calls Markram through for a single. It is a flighted throw to the bowling end from the fielder, which goes over the stumps and allows Pant to get home safely.
6 Over | Run: 30/1 | Run Rate: 10.00
02.52.5: Mohammed Siraj to Rishabh Pant, Got into a bit of a tangle there! Short from Siraj now, angling outside off. Pant goes for a half-hearted pull shot and bottom edges it back to the bowler.
12.42.4: Mohammed Siraj to Aiden Markram, Jags in late on a hard length, at 139.7 kph, over middle. Aiden Markram taps it in front of mid on for a quick run.
12.32.3: Mohammed Siraj to Rishabh Pant, Short of a length, angling across, Rishabh Pant dabs it behind point for a single.
02.22.2: Mohammed Siraj to Rishabh Pant, Pant tries to scoop this full ball over short fine leg, but it bounces a bit more than Pant expected and he inside edges it onto his body.
42.12.1: Mohammed Siraj to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! All class! A juicy half volley from Siraj, outside off. Rishabh Pant takes a big stride out, keeps his head stable and creams it through the gap between mid off and cover for a boundary. Everything perfect about that shot.
41.61.6: Kagiso Rabada to Aiden Markram, FOUR! Placed to perfection! Drifts one onto the pads, short in length. Aiden Markram uses the pace, gets inside the line and helps it behind square on the leg side for a boundary. 19 runs and a wicket from Rabada's first. Been all or nothing for him.
6 Over | Run: 23/1 | Run Rate: 11.50
11.51.5: Kagiso Rabada to Rishabh Pant, Across off, on a length, Rishabh Pant scythes it away to deep backward point for a single.
41.41.4: Kagiso Rabada to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Up and over! On a good length, over off. Rishabh Pant dances down the track and smashes it over mid off for a four to open his account.
01.31.3: Kagiso Rabada to Mitchell Marsh, OUT! TAKEN! A soft dismissal and Rabada roars back in style. This is bowled on the fuller side with a microscopic movement away from the batter, around off. Mitchell Marsh tries to loft it over the mid off fielder, but does not properly get under it and the ball probably holds in the surface a touch as well. He ends up slicing it straight to Shubman Gill stationed at mid off. The GT skipper makes no mistake. Lucknow Super Giants are 14/1.
41.21.2: Kagiso Rabada to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! Edgy, but adds four to Marsh's account! Back of a length, just outside off. It skids a bit and nips in. Marsh tries to punch off the back foot, but gets a fat inside edge and it runs past the leg pole to the deep fine leg fence.
61.11.1: Kagiso Rabada to Mitchell Marsh, SIX! A Marsh special! Rabada bowls a full ball, on middle. Mitchell Marsh plays with a straight bat and launches it over long on for the first six of the match.
00.60.6: Mohammed Siraj to Aiden Markram, BEATEN! Gets the ball to kick up and move away from off, on a hard length. Aiden Markram is taken aback by that and loosely hangs his bat away from his body, only to get beaten on the outside edge. A rhythmic over from Siraj to set the tone.
6 Over | Run: 4/0 | Run Rate: 4.00
10.50.5: Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Marsh, Around leg, on a length, at 136.8 kph. Marsh turns it off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for a single.
00.40.4: Mohammed Siraj to Aiden Markram, A skiddy length ball on the off stump. It hurries Markram up, hitting him on the thigh pad. He looks to work it through the on side but is beaten by the pace, and they sneak in a leg bye as the ball drops on the off side.
20.30.3: Mohammed Siraj to Aiden Markram, First runs for LSG and Markram! Back of a length, a lot straighter onto the pads. Aiden Markram tucks it between mid-wicket and deep square leg. Prasidh Krishna runs across in the deep to his left and dives to stop the ball. Keeps it down to a couple of runs. 
00.20.2: Mohammed Siraj to Aiden Markram, A tad fuller than the previous ball, on off, Aiden Markram lets the ball curve away and then knocks it straight to mid off.
00.10.1: Mohammed Siraj to Aiden Markram, Just a hint of outswing, on a hard length, around middle and off. Aiden Markram punches it solidly down the pitch.
Gujarat Titans Second Innings
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118.418.4: Aiden Markram to Washington Sundar, And that's it! Sundar hits the winning run for his team. This is full and around off. Sundar gets on the front foot and eases it down to long off for a single to get the job done. GT BEAT LSG BY 7 WICKETS!
018.318.3: Aiden Markram to Washington Sundar, Full and sliding on with the arm. Washington Sundar reaches out in front to flick it away. Ekes out an inside edge onto the pads and the ball dribbles to mid-wicket.
118.218.2: Aiden Markram to Rahul Tewatia, SCORES LEVEL! Good length, an arm ball on the middle stump. Tewatia goes down on a knee and plays the reverse sweep. Gets an inside edge onto the pads and the ball rolls behind the keeper. A single taken.
418.118.1: Aiden Markram to Rahul Tewatia, FOUR! Pooran with a sloppy effort in the deep! Pushed fuller and on off. Rahul Tewatia lofts it inside out over wide mid off. Nicholas Pooran runs to his right from long off, dives for the catch, but stays out of his reach. The ball teases him, rolling to the fence, but Pooran is a bit lethargic to get up and stop it as the ball kisses the fence.
017.717.6: Prince Yadav to Washington Sundar, On a back of a length, on leg, Sundar tucks it off the back foot to mid-wicket.
7 Over | Run: 159/3 | Run Rate: 8.83
617.617.5: Prince Yadav to Washington Sundar, SIX! CLEARS THE FENCE! Prince continues to bowl on the leg stump line, and this time the length is shortened. Washington Sundar uses the pace, lifts his front leg up and helps it over deep fine leg, into the stands for a six. Just a big hit away now, are GT.
417.517.4: Prince Yadav to Washington Sundar, FOUR! What a shot! Aimed at the boots, very full, Washington Sundar doesn't move too much and whips it behind square, between deep square leg and deep fine leg for a four. GT need 12 from 14 now.
117.417.3: Prince Yadav to Rahul Tewatia, On the pads, on a length, Rahul clips it behind to deep fine leg for a single.
017.317.3: Prince Yadav to Rahul Tewatia, WIDE! Takes pace off and digs in a bumper, but it flies over the head of the batter. Tewatia tries to play the ramp shot, but bails out in the end. Wide called.
117.217.2: Prince Yadav to Washington Sundar, Too full and outside leg, Sundar flicks it to deep square leg for an easy run.
117.117.1: Prince Yadav to Rahul Tewatia, Skiddy length, on middle, Rahul Tewatia taps it off the back foot to mid off and steals a run.
216.616.6: Aiden Markram to Washington Sundar, Slightly short and on off, Washington Sundar hangs back and cuts it wide of deep backward point for two runs.
6 Over | Run: 145/3 | Run Rate: 8.53
116.516.5: Aiden Markram to Rahul Tewatia, Quicker and fuller, on middle. Tewatia steers it wide of backward point for a single.
016.416.4: Aiden Markram to Rahul Tewatia, Stumping chance? Nah. Pant appeals momentarily for stumping, but the leg umpire shakes his head. Good length, an off break that spins sharply away from outside off. Tewatia tries to hit it to the off side and is beaten on the outside edge. Pant collects the ball and is quick to dislodge the bails. Replay shows that Tewatia's back leg never got lifted from the crease.
116.316.3: Aiden Markram to Washington Sundar, Length ball, outside off, Sundar cuts it behind point for a single.
416.216.2: Aiden Markram to Washington Sundar, FOUR! Just beats the fielder. Full in length, on middle. Washington Sundar takes the front foot out of the way and lofts it inside out to the right of long off. Nicholas Pooran throws himself in that direction, but it stays fairly out of his reach and bounces into the fence.
116.116.1: Aiden Markram to Rahul Tewatia, Flat and quick, outside off, Rahul Tewatia bends low and cuts it to deep point for an easy single.
015.615.6: Mohammad Shami to Washington Sundar, Nice and full, outside off, Sundar drives it straight to the cover fielder. 
6 Over | Run: 136/3 | Run Rate: 8.50
115.515.5: Mohammad Shami to Rahul Tewatia, Touch fuller than the previous ball, this is tucked into the deep square leg region for a single.
015.415.4: Mohammad Shami to Jos Buttler, OUT! GONE! Shami gets Buttler and GT have lost two set batters in the span of few balls. Slower ball around off, and Buttler looks to go downtown. The bat turns in his hands as he makes contact and doesn't get the distance on it. Markram runs to his left from long on and leaps high to take the catch over his head. Gujarat Titans are 135/3, needing 30 runs from 26 balls.
415.315.3: Mohammad Shami to Jos Buttler, FOUR! He has been so productive in that region today! Hard length, just around off. Jos Buttler stays put, plays it on the up and lifts it over the extra cover fielder for a cracking boundary.
115.215.2: Mohammad Shami to Washington Sundar, From around the stumps, on a length, at 120.5 kph. Washington Sundar waits for the slower one and dinks it through mid on for a single.
015.115.1: Mohammad Shami to Washington Sundar, Length ball, around off, Sundar cuts it to point where it is stopped by the fielder with a dive.
114.614.6: Prince Yadav to Washington Sundar, Across off, on a short of a length. Washington Sundar hangs back to punch it away on the off side. Miscues it off an inside edge to the right of mid-wicket. The fielder there dives but cannot cut it off and the batters cross. A wicket and just 2 runs off it.
6 Over | Run: 130/2 | Run Rate: 8.67
014.514.5: Prince Yadav to Shubman Gill, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Excellent execution, and Prince Yadav gets the reward. A well-directed short ball from Prince, around the left shoulder. Gill is hurried on the pull, and the ball also gets big on him. It catches him on the glove and balloons behind to Rishabh Pant, who takes a dolly. Shubman grimaces a bit in pain as he walks off, having taken a blow on the left glove. He would have liked to be there till the end. GT are 129/2, needing 36 runs off 31 balls.
114.414.4: Prince Yadav to Jos Buttler, Buttler shows his cards early as he backs away. Yadav follows him with a full ball. This is hit down to long on for a single.
014.314.3: Prince Yadav to Jos Buttler, Out comes the quick bumper, over middle. Jos Buttler dances down the track and swings at it to go big on the leg side but the ball flies over his blade.
014.214.2: Prince Yadav to Jos Buttler, Off-cutter by Prince, on a shortish length, on middle. Buttler swivels for the pull but he does not pick the change of pace. He swings early and toe-ends it to cover.
014.114.1: Prince Yadav to Jos Buttler, Just outside the off stump, on a back of a length. Jos steers it off the back foot to backward point.
113.613.6: George Linde to Jos Buttler, Full and around middle. Buttler carves it down to long off for a single.
6 Over | Run: 128/1 | Run Rate: 9.14
413.513.5: George Linde to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Innovative and mighty effective! Speared in by Linde, full and on leg. Jos Buttler brings out the reverse and executes it well, playing it wide of backward point for a four.
113.413.4: George Linde to Shubman Gill, Just short! Tossed up, on leg. Gill steps out but is cramped for room. He whips it aerially to deep mid-wicket, where Mukul Choudhary runs in off the ropes and dives but the ball drops short. He gets his body behind the ball and the ball does not go past him. They cross.
113.313.3: George Linde to Jos Buttler, FIFTY FOR BUTTLER! 100th fifty in T20 cricket for Jos to go with 8 hundreds. An enterprising knock from GT's number 3 and his knock has taken some load off the captain. Drops it short, on off. This is cut away to deep point for a single by Jos.
013.213.2: George Linde to Jos Buttler, Darted in from around the wicket, shorter and on off. Jos punches it down the strip. George Linde dives to his left to make the stop.
013.113.1: George Linde to Jos Buttler, Turn for Linde! Drifting in, full and landing just outside the line of the leg stump. Jos looks to flick it away but is squared up by the turn and wears it on the back leg.
212.712.6: Digvesh Singh to Shubman Gill, At 91.7 kph, on the shorter side, on middle. Gill waits on it on the back foot and nudges it with soft hands in the vacant mid-wicket region for a brace. Another productive over for GT. 11 runs off it. They are going along nicely in this chase.
7 Over | Run: 121/1 | Run Rate: 9.31
212.612.5: Digvesh Singh to Shubman Gill, Full and a bit too straight, on the pads. Shubman clips it with his wrists between deep mid-wicket and long on and comes back for the second run.
112.512.4: Digvesh Singh to Jos Buttler, Very full, at the toes. This is driven down to long on for a run.
412.412.3: Digvesh Singh to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Up and over! Looped up, full and wide on off. Jos Buttler pounces on it as he reaches out in front and plays the lofted drive over extra cover for a boundary. Jos has really put his foot down.
012.312.3: Digvesh Singh to Jos Buttler, Wide! Down leg, full in length. Jos misses the glance.
112.212.2: Digvesh Singh to Shubman Gill, On a length, around middle and leg. Shubman steps out and looks to go over cover but ends up hitting it a lot straighter to long off. Single taken.
012.112.1: Digvesh Singh to Shubman Gill, Sliding down leg, it is the googly. Shubman Gill gets down on a knee and goes hard on the sweep but misses. The ball clips his pads and deflects off the keeper's pads to short third.
411.611.6: Avesh Khan to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Make that a hat-trick of fours. Fuller than the previous ball but right in the arc, on off. Buttler holds his shape and swings through the line. Launches it over wide mid off for another boundary. 16 runs off the over. GT need 55 runs off 48 balls.
6 Over | Run: 110/1 | Run Rate: 9.17
411.511.5: Avesh Khan to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Two in two for Buttler. Skidding through, on a hard length, outside off. Jos gets on his toes to get on top of the bounce and punches it sweetly wide of backward point for four more. That brings up 14,000 T20 runs for Buttler.
411.411.4: Avesh Khan to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Smart batting! Avesh rolls his fingers over the ball and goes into the strip, outside off. Jos Buttler stays leg side of the ball and hops to play the upper-cut fine of the man at short third for a four. 100 UP FOR GUJARAT TITANS!
211.311.3: Avesh Khan to Jos Buttler, Hurls it fuller now, on off. Jos extends his hands and slams it to the right of deep point for a couple of runs.
111.211.2: Avesh Khan to Shubman Gill, FIFTY FOR GILL! Back-to-back fifites for the GT captain. This is Gill's 28th IPL half century. He gets there in 34 balls. Not his most fluent knock but he has fought it out for his side. A bit more effort behind this ball by Avesh, on off. Shubman stands tall and jabs it wide of mid on for a single.
111.111.1: Avesh Khan to Jos Buttler, In the channel, on a short of a length. This is tapped to deep cover for a single. That brings up the 50-run partnership between Gill and Buttler.
110.610.6: Digvesh Singh to Jos Buttler, Shorter and quicker, on middle. Buttler turns it through mid-wicket and picks up a single.
6 Over | Run: 94/1 | Run Rate: 8.55
410.510.5: Digvesh Singh to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Top shot! Flighted delivery, full and on the off stump. Buttler makes room and opens up the front hip to go inside out over cover for a boundary.
210.410.4: Digvesh Singh to Jos Buttler, Good placement! This spins back in, on a good length, on middle. Jos Buttler rocks back and tucks it with soft hands in the vacant wide mid on region. The bowler and a couple of fielders converge. They end up colliding with each other but the second run was always on.
010.310.3: Digvesh Singh to Jos Buttler, Flat and short, on off. Punched to cover by Jos.
110.210.2: Digvesh Singh to Shubman Gill, Turning away a touch, full and on the off stump. Shubman Gill presses half-forward and drops it in front of for a quick single. Nicholas Pooran moves to his right and releases the ball while tumbling on the ground. It goes well wide of the keeper but it is backed up.
010.110.1: Digvesh Singh to Shubman Gill, Change of ends for Digvesh Singh. Pushed through, angled in at the hips. Gill helps it to short fine leg.
09.79.6: Avesh Khan to Jos Buttler, Rises from a length, outside off. Buttler rides the bounce and taps it to mid off. At halfway, GT are 86/1, needing 79 runs from 60 balls.
7 Over | Run: 86/1 | Run Rate: 8.60
49.69.5: Avesh Khan to Jos Buttler, FOUR! In the gap! Way too short and outside off. Buttler stands tall, fetches the ball and drags it across with a heave, piercing the gap between long on and deep mid-wicket for four more runs.
19.59.4: Avesh Khan to Shubman Gill, Spots Gill advance, does Avesh and he hits the deck very hard. Aims the bodyline to cramp him up. Shubman jabs it down to long on for a single.
09.49.3: Avesh Khan to Shubman Gill, Good bowling! Short ball, slower one, outside the off stump. Gill climbs the imaginary ladder and looks to upper cut but misses it to the keeper.
29.39.2: Avesh Khan to Shubman Gill, Excellent fielding by Markram in the deep! Short of a length, angling in and around middle. Shubman Gill plays the short-arm jab, looking to bisect deep mid-wicket and long on. Aiden Markram from the former position charges across and stops it with a dive. More importantly, he saves two for his side.
09.29.2: Avesh Khan to Shubman Gill, WIDE! Tries the slower one, short and wide enough to breach the tramline. Gill aborts to play at it. Wide called.
09.19.1: Avesh Khan to Shubman Gill, On a back of a length, outside off. Gill stands tall and knocks it solidly to the cover fielder.
08.68.6: George Linde to Jos Buttler, Closer to the off pole, on a length, at 87.3 kph. Jos Buttler camps back and bunts it back to Linde. A better finish after going for a couple of boundaries in the first three balls. 9 runs from the over.
6 Over | Run: 78/1 | Run Rate: 8.67
08.58.5: George Linde to Jos Buttler, Flighted delivery, on middle and full, Jos Buttler drives inside out to short extra cover.
08.48.4: George Linde to Jos Buttler, A bit quicker and fuller, on middle. Buttler gets forward and pushes it to mid off.
48.38.3: George Linde to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Classic cut shot! Linde bowls short and outside off, Jos Buttler, just like a hot knife through butter, cuts it off the back foot, beating backward point to his right for a boundary.
18.28.2: George Linde to Shubman Gill, Flattens the trajectory and drags the length back, on off. Shubman Gill knocks it down to long off for a single.
48.18.1: George Linde to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Carved away! Pitched full and just outside off. Shubman Gill shimmies down the track and tries to go up and over cover, but slices it over backward point and the ball keeps skipping away to the fence.
17.67.6: Digvesh Singh to Shubman Gill, A touch short, on middle. Gill gets across on the back foot and bunts it down the ground, to the left of mid on for a single. A good over from Digvesh. Just 5 singles from it. GT need 96 runs from 72 balls.
6 Over | Run: 69/1 | Run Rate: 8.63
17.57.5: Digvesh Singh to Jos Buttler, Full and on leg. Jos flicks it away through mid on for a single.
17.47.4: Digvesh Singh to Shubman Gill, Quicker on the stumps, eased away to long on for a single.
17.37.3: Digvesh Singh to Jos Buttler, Oh, what happened there? Flicked through the fingers by Digvesh, on a fractionally fuller length, just outside off. Jos Buttler is hurried into the shot, trying to punch it to the off side, but gets a thin outside edge. The ball deflects onto Pant's right thigh and lobs over his head. Pant is not aware where the ball is and is late to realise that it drops behind him a bit far. They cross for a single.
17.27.2: Digvesh Singh to Shubman Gill, Flat and short, sliding on the pads. Gill gets on the back foot and gets a bit of inside edge onto the thigh pad before the ball rolls to the backward square leg region for a single.
07.17.1: Digvesh Singh to Shubman Gill, At 93 kph, this is pushed fuller and on off. Gill taps it gently to backward point. 
16.66.6: George Linde to Shubman Gill, Pitched fuller and around off, Gill caresses it through wide mid off for an easy single. 12 runs from Linde's first.
6 Over | Run: 64/1 | Run Rate: 9.14
46.56.5: George Linde to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Pierced through the gap! At 88 kph, short and outside off. Shubman Gill gets enough width to deal with and late cuts it off the back foot. Finds the gap between short third and backward point for a boundary. Moves to 36 from 20, does the GT skipper.
16.46.4: George Linde to Jos Buttler, The dipping arm ball, full and on leg. Nicely flicked along the ground by Buttler to deep mid-wicket. Easy single.
16.36.3: George Linde to Shubman Gill, Nicely flighted on a fuller length, at 87 kph, on middle. Gill lunges forward and defends off the inner half. The ball rolls to the mid-wicket region and they steal a run.
16.26.2: George Linde to Jos Buttler, Short again, spinning away, outside off. Buttler hangs back and cuts it to deep point for one more.
46.16.1: George Linde to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Beats two fielders! Short and wide on off, Jos Buttler uses the depth of the crease and cuts it late, beating backward point to his right and deep cover's chase to his left for a four.
15.65.6: Digvesh Singh to Jos Buttler, A bit too full, on the stumps, Buttler chips it on the bounce to long on for a single. GT end their Powerplay with 52/1 on the board.
6 Over | Run: 52/1 | Run Rate: 8.67
45.55.5: Digvesh Singh to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Oh, that's a beautiful stroke! Digvesh dishes out a googly, on a length, spinning in from off to middle. Jos Buttler is quick to rock back and punches it crisply through the covers for a boundary. 50 UP FOR GUJARAT TITANS!
15.45.4: Digvesh Singh to Shubman Gill, A slider on the leg stump, Shubman Gill flicks this full ball to the left of the diving mid-wicket fielder for a run.
15.35.3: Digvesh Singh to Jos Buttler, Pushed full and on middle. Buttler leans on and pushes it between mid off and extra cover for a run to get his first run.
05.25.2: Digvesh Singh to Jos Buttler, Leg break, short and outside off. Buttler hangs back and punches it to short extra cover.
05.15.1: Digvesh Singh to Sai Sudharsan, OUT! TAKEN! GT lose Sudharsan off a soft dismissal. Not the best of balls Digvesh has bowled. It is dragged down on leg. Sai Sudharsan swivels on the back foot to help it over short fine leg but hits it off the inner half of the bat. It lobs over the fielder, where Avesh Khan leaps and takes the catch over his head. Gujarat Titans are 45/1 in the chase of 165.
44.64.6: Mohammad Shami to Shubman Gill, FOUR! 25 runs off the first 4 overs and 20 off this over alone! A half-volley, on the pads. Gill is too good a player to miss out. He has no intention of keeping it on the ground. He goes up and up over mid-wicket. Nicholas Pooran goes after it and puts in a dive but the ball touches the ropes before he can pull it back in.
6 Over | Run: 45/0 | Run Rate: 9.00
44.54.5: Mohammad Shami to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Gets it through! Gill is starting to come into his own. Shami pulls the length back, on off, Gill gets on top of the bounce and punches it right under his eyes. He gets it through covers and the deep point fielder is beaten to his right. 4,000 runs in IPL for Gill. At 26 years and 216 days old, he becomes the youngest to reach this landmark, according to Harsha Bhogle on air.
64.44.4: Mohammad Shami to Shubman Gill, SIX! Hold the pose, Shubman! Fuller in length, on middle. Gill puts his head down and with a still head and a straight bat, he goes through the line of the ball. Lofts it over mid off and the ball lands on the boundary cushions on the full. The third umpire is called for a check and the six is confirmed.
44.34.3: Mohammad Shami to Shubman Gill, FOUR! A poor delivery, and it gets the treatment. Mohammad Shami misses his mark. He slips it on the pads, on a length. Gill helps it down to the deep fine leg region, where the fielder in the deep is square.
04.24.2: Mohammad Shami to Shubman Gill, In and around the off stump, on a nagging length. Shubman stabs it down on the off side.
24.14.1: Mohammad Shami to Shubman Gill, Nice effort! Shami angles it in, on a short of a length, on middle. Gill plays the short-arm jab to the left of deep square leg. George Linde sprints and slides to his left in the deep. A half-stop initially by George and the ball threatens to trickle into the ropes but he recovers well to prevent the ball from touching the ropes. He saves a couple for his side.
43.63.6: Prince Yadav to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR! That has gone to the fence in a flash! Prince Yadav pushes it across the left-hander, fractionally short and equally wide. It is enough for Sudharsan to cash in as he frees his arms and cuts it through point for a boundary.
6 Over | Run: 25/0 | Run Rate: 6.25
13.53.5: Prince Yadav to Shubman Gill, Slightly fuller, on off and middle. Gill works it across the line as he whips it in front of square on the leg side for a run.
03.43.4: Prince Yadav to Shubman Gill, Nice and tight from Prince, on top of off. Gill rides the bounce and punches it away, but can't beat the man at cover. Three dots in a row. You can sense the pressure building on Shubman.
03.33.3: Prince Yadav to Shubman Gill, Hit hard and it goes down! This is fuller in length, on middle. Gill drills it back at the bowler. Prince Yadav sticks out his left hand on the follow-through and cops a blow flush on the left thumb before the ball drops beside the strip on the leg side.
03.23.2: Prince Yadav to Shubman Gill, Gill shimmies down the pitch but Prince does well to follow him with a good-length delivery. Shubman can only pat it to cover.
13.13.1: Prince Yadav to Sai Sudharsan, Full and angling away. Sai presses forward and plays the punchy drive wide of mid off. Aiden Markram moves to his right and dives. He makes a half-stop. There is an opportunity for the second run but Gill had run far past the stumps at the batting end and Aiden was quick to turn around. Keeps the batters down to a single.
12.62.6: Mohammad Shami to Sai Sudharsan, Tucking the batter up for room, on a short of a good length. Sai swivels hurriedly and pulls it wide of mid-wicket for just a single. A tidy over from Shami. Just 2 runs off it.
6 Over | Run: 19/0 | Run Rate: 6.33
02.52.5: Mohammad Shami to Sai Sudharsan, This is banged in short by Shami at 138.4 kph, on off. Sudharsan drops his wrists and lets it go.
02.42.4: Mohammad Shami to Sai Sudharsan, Across off, on a short of a length. Sudharsan flat bats it all along the ground to mid on.
12.32.3: Mohammad Shami to Shubman Gill, Another shot played uppishly by the GT captain. At 140.8 kph, moving away a touch, outside off. Shubman plays it a bit early and in the air but well wide of point to his left. The batters cross as the ball rolls to deep backward point.
02.22.2: Mohammad Shami to Shubman Gill, Honing in on top of off. Shubman gets on top of the bounce and taps it away to backward point.
02.12.1: Mohammad Shami to Shubman Gill, Full and angled in, on middle. This is eased to mid on.
01.61.6: Prince Yadav to Sai Sudharsan, Oh, that could have gone anywhere! This is on a back of a length, on middle. Sudharsan hangs back to deal with it and looks to punch it down the strip. The ball stops on him and Sai chips it back in the direction of the bowler but away from him to his left.
6 Over | Run: 17/0 | Run Rate: 8.50
11.51.5: Prince Yadav to Shubman Gill, Gill lets out a cry in anguish. He feels that he missed out. Prince goes into the surface but this sits up to be hit, on middle. Shubman goes a bit too hard on the pull and it goes off the inner half to deep backward square leg. Just a single.
41.41.4: Prince Yadav to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Lovely shot! Prince strays on the pads, full in length. Gill stays balanced at the crease and flicks it through square leg with ease for his first boundary.
11.31.3: Prince Yadav to Sai Sudharsan, Going away, on a good length. Sudharsan taps the ball on its head and steers it behind point before crossing over.
11.21.2: Prince Yadav to Shubman Gill, Shaping away, on a length, outside off. Gill dances down the track to force it through the off side. Gets it off the toe end to wide mid off for one.
21.11.1: Prince Yadav to Shubman Gill, Uppish but in the gap! At 138.2 kph, full and attacking the front pad. Gill brings his bat out in front and plays the flick well in front of the body. It goes aerially but between mid-wicket and mid on. Digvesh Singh gives chase and hauls it in. The GT skipper is away with a brace.
40.60.6: Mohammad Shami to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR! An ordinary finish to the over from Shami. Floated up by there, full and wide on off. Sudharsan needs no second invitation as he creams the drive through covers for a boundary.
6 Over | Run: 8/0 | Run Rate: 8.00
00.50.5: Mohammad Shami to Sai Sudharsan, Good effort! Pushes the length further up, in line with the off stump. Sai squeezes it out with an open bat face as one hand comes off the bat handle. Nicholas Pooran moves to his left and makes a diving stop at point to save at least a couple of runs.
00.40.4: Mohammad Shami to Sai Sudharsan, Pace off this time, pushed across off the left-hander, Sai lunges and steers it watchfully to backward point.
00.30.3: Mohammad Shami to Sai Sudharsan, Shami gets away with it! This is short and wide on off, there to be put away. Sai stands tall and cracks the cut but the man at cover makes the stop.
40.20.2: Mohammad Shami to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR! Sudharsan and GT are underway! Width offered by Shami, on the fuller side. Sai extends his hands into the drive and just caresses it between cover and mid off for the first boundary of the chase.
00.10.1: Mohammad Shami to Sai Sudharsan, Shami gets the ball to curve back in first up. Pitched on a length, on middle and leg. Sai makes use of the swing and clips it to mid-wicket.
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