21/04Result
14th Match (D/N), Indian Premier League at Chennai, Apr 21 2021
SRH won by 9 wkts (8b rem)
Player of the Match
Jonny Bairstow
Jonny BairstowSunrisers Hyderabad
21/04Result
14th Match (D/N), Indian Premier League at Chennai, Apr 21 2021
SRH won by 9 wkts (8b rem)
Player of the Match
Jonny Bairstow
Jonny BairstowSunrisers Hyderabad

SYED HAMID ALI : "19.4 Bairstow has stepped on the stumps again is he HIT Wicket Again :P"

SYED HAMID ALI : "19.4 Bairstow has stepped on the stumps again is he HIT Wicket Again :P"

Rahul Challa: "Great performance by SRH bowlers. It's all upto the batsman now, to stay at the wicket unlike what they did against their second game against Punjab last year."

Sherlock: "Kudos to the Chepauk pitch curators. Like Gabbar highlighted yesterday, it seems like, in this IPL if you can adapt in Chennai, you might go deep in the tournament!"

Vinay K: "PBKS either 100-120 or 190-220. Nothing in between."

5.11pm So Punjab go down in flames for the second time while batting first. In different conditions this time - there was resistance early on, but it came apart in the middle. A difficult surface to bat on and they quite simply didn't handle the pressure. The run-out of Pooran didn't help, and that was where it all began. Hooda, Henriques and Shahrukh all got in, but none of them made it to the end of the innings. And that means Punjab are short - although it is difficult to say what is par and what is below on this pitch. But by all means, 120 will not bother SRH too much as they look for their first win of the season. Catch you in a bit for the chase.

19.4
W
Kaul to Mohammed Shami, 1 run, OUT, run-out looking for a run that wasn't there. Yorker, tailing in outside off. Chucks the bat at it. Cue-ended towards deep point. Makes a late decision to return for the second, after the fielder's already picked up the ball. And he isn't in the frame. Bairstow accidentally walks into the stumps but only one bail falls off. So the wickets are still in play with one bail on. He picks up the throw and breaks the stumps to end Punjab's innings

Mohammed Shami run out 3 (10m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

Pizza: "On various surfaces, if bowlers miss their lengths by even a few inches, they get smacked around the park. In this IPL, it's great to see batsmen getting a taste of their own medicine. They arent adapting to the conditions, and are paying the price for it "

19.3
1
Kaul to Arshdeep Singh, 1 run, just short of long-off. Offbreak at a length on off stump, looks to drive, one hand comes off, but all's well for him in the end
19.2
4b
Kaul to Arshdeep Singh, 4 byes, Bairstow let's that through. A quick offbreak at length, from middle and off. Past the bat and the keeper doesn't stay down. That's drawn a big facepalm from the bowler

Tasmeem: "Any idea why Bhuvi isn't bowling? He has one over left still and SRH need him back to his very best as early as possible." --- He might have gone off earlier, I did catch him limping

19.1
W
Kaul to Ashwin, OUT, edged and taken behind! Kaul gets into the wickets as well. An offcutter, full and wide outside off. Shuffles and swings for the leg side. A thick edge floats up to Bairstow's right and he takes it easily

M Ashwin c †Bairstow b Kaul 9 (15m 10b 1x4 0x6) SR: 90.00

END OF OVER:
19 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | PBKS: 114/8 | RR: 6.00

  • Murugan Ashwin9 (9b)
  • Mohammed Shami2 (2b)
  • Khaleel Ahmed4-0-21-3
  • Siddarth Kaul3-0-25-0

Khaleel's excellent spell ends. It looks like Punjab were prioritizing getting to the 20th over, which is important on a pitch like this. But how many can they get with two wickets left? Ashwin against Kaul

18.6
1
Ahmed to Ashwin, 1 run, slower ball at a length outside off, opens the face and runs it to third man
18.5
1
Ahmed to Mohammed Shami, 1 run, short of a length just outside off, backs away and cuts to sweeper
18.4
1
Ahmed to Ashwin, 1 run, short of a length and a cutter just outside off, gets behind that and steers to third man
18.3
0
Ahmed to Ashwin, no run, past the edge. Slower ball at a length outside off, looks to drive away from the body
18.2
1
Ahmed to Mohammed Shami, 1 run, slower ball at a length on leg stump, flicked to short fine's left
18.1
W
Ahmed to Shahrukh Khan, OUT, picks out deep midwicket! Slower ball at a length outside off, picks it up for the slog but there's no pace to work with. It floats out easily for the fielder there and Punjab lose out on two overs of Shahrukh, who was looking good

M Shahrukh Khan c Abhishek Sharma b Ahmed 22 (33m 17b 0x4 2x6) SR: 129.41

Hus SIlverado: "@Krish - Actually this year's IPL has been really very competitive due to the fact that there are no Home games for any Franchise..Teams have to adapt to alien conditions and it has also resulted in more players getting game time due to the horses-for-courses approach !!!"

END OF OVER:
18 | 8 Runs | PBKS: 110/7 | RR: 6.11

  • M Shahrukh Khan22 (16b)
  • Murugan Ashwin7 (6b)
  • Siddarth Kaul3-0-25-0
  • Khaleel Ahmed3-0-17-2

Ankur Chaturved: "@krish Delhi had a plan B yesterday and they executed it very well. "

17.6
1
Kaul to Shahrukh Khan, 1 run, yorker wide outside off, thick outside edge to third man
17.5
1
Kaul to Ashwin, 1 run, length at off stump, defended into the covers off the front foot
17.4
4
Kaul to Ashwin, FOUR, short of a length outside off, looks to cut, gets a thick edge. The fielder at third is fine and puts in a slide, but that sneaks through
17.3
1
Kaul to Shahrukh Khan, 1 run, low full toss outside off, looks to pump that over mid-off but gets it off the toe-end. Drops safely to the left of that fielder
17.2
1
Kaul to Ashwin, 1 run, good length and just outside off, dropped in front of backward point to steal a run
17.1
0
Kaul to Ashwin, no run, short of a length at off stump, punched to midwicket off the back foot

Krish : "So far in this IPL it seems that the teams don't have a plan B when the pitch is challenging. Its all bang bang. Disappointing. "

END OF OVER:
17 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | PBKS: 102/7 | RR: 6.00

  • Murugan Ashwin1 (2b)
  • M Shahrukh Khan20 (14b)
  • Khaleel Ahmed3-0-17-2
  • Rashid Khan4-0-17-1
16.6
1
Ahmed to Ashwin, 1 run, short of a length cutter outside off, steered to sweeper's left with a cut
16.5
0
Ahmed to Ashwin, no run, full toss across off stump, looks to stab at it and is beaten
16.4
W
Ahmed to Allen, OUT, taken at extra cover! Warner flies to his right and completes the catch. Short of a length slower ball outside off, looks to force that punch off the back foot and ends up slicing it

FA Allen c Warner b Ahmed 6 (15m 11b 0x4 0x6) SR: 54.54

16.3
1
Ahmed to Shahrukh Khan, 1 run, short of a length outside off, pulled to deep midwicket

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