END OF OVER:
20 | 4 Runs 4 Wkts | LSG: 128/7 (8 runs required, RR: 6.40)

  • Ravi Bishnoi0 (1b)
  • Prerak Mankad0 (0b)
  • Mohit Sharma3-0-17-2
  • Mohammed Shami3-1-18-0

7.40pm That's that then. In the words of KL Rahul, "We don't know what happened." I am sure the teams will figure it out. It is not the end for them. LSG still in the top half of the table but they have played one extra match. Thanks for joining us. See you tomorrow.

7.36pm Mohit Sharma is the PotM. He says, and this is not verbatim: Nothing special, it is all normal. Consistency and experience is there, but it is all process. That's the speciality of this team: whether you do well or do badly, you go back and follow the same process. We never lost the belief. Hardik kept telling us from ball one that we are winning the match. Just keep doing your job. That belief was always there, that is special. I was only focusing on executing my plan. I tried to be clear in my head. Whether I am bowling the slower bouncer or the yorker, the batter shouldn't be able to predict.

7.32pm Hardik Pandya says, and this is not verbatim: After the two games we lost, this seems like god is telling us I am not always going to take from you, I will give to you too. The way the environment changed when we got wickets, the belief we had, was wonderful to watch. In a tournament like this, one loss can break you, but such a win can do the opposite. At best, we could have got 10 more. That's how the wicket was. During the strategic timeout, we spoke about the set batter batting longer because the new batter was going to find it difficult. When there was 30 required off 30, I felt they were ahead. We started sniffing something when it came down to 27 off 4 overs. A run a ball off 10 overs is different, but when it comes down to 24 off 24, you know a mistake can cost you the game. That's when the game changes. The amount of cricket Mo has played, I didn't need to tell him anything. The calmness, planning and execution he showed, it was tremendous. At the same time, Shami showed his experience. Mohit and Shami were tremendous. Special mention to Jayant as well, playing after such a long time. Obviously Noor, that guy has some talent.

7.25pm In the end, KL Rahul took it deep and laid it all on the on -pace over from Mohammed Shami. He missed two leg-side balls there. They back themselves to hit those for sixes all the time. It wasn't to be. But the question is: should the set batter take it all on himself or should he try to finish it quickly and if he gets out early, the new batter gets time to get his eye in?

7.20pm KL Rahul is at a loss for words. He says, and this is not verbatim: I don't know how it has happened. It happened too fast. I can't put a finger on where we let the game slip, which was in our pocket. We were quite brilliant with the ball and in the field. 135 is probably par or 10 under par. We used the conditions well. We started pretty well with the bat too. I still can't say what happened. At the end of the day it is just a game, we still have four wins in seven, but this is going to sting for a while. We were well ahead in the game, I wasn't trying to bat really deep, I was still trying to take the bowlers on that I fancy. They bowled three good overs between Noor and Jayant. Probably should have taken a couple more chances. Not an easy wicket for new batters to come in. Set batters need to finish the game. We missed some boundary opportunities in the end. We should have got it done.

7.13pm Wow. Conditions are king. It all looked sealed and done. When the last boundary was hit, LSG needed 39 off 45 with nine wickets in hand. GT even dropped two catches. Still the defensive bowling on a slow pitch was superb. KL Rahul kept putting off the risks until the 19th over when he got pace on the ball. Wickets fell on the other end because the strategy seemed to be for others to go after the bowling. In the end, Mohit Sharma and Mohammed Shami bowled superbly in the last three. Forty-five balls without a boundary. Heartbreak, desperate heartbreak for KL Rahul. Ecstasy for GT

19.6
0
Sharma to Ravi Bishnoi, no run, Mohit beats him with a slower ball. That is a seven-run win after LSG needed just 56 off the last 10

What a defence it has been from GT. The last boundary came in the 13th over. Bishnoi to face

19.5
W
Sharma to Hooda, 1 run, OUT, Mohit is not focusing on the non-striker. He nails another yorker, Hooda digs it out to deep midwicket, and goes back for the non-existent second to keep the chances of a tie alive. The throw from the deep is spot on. He is gone. GT win if they don't bowl a no-ball or a wide

DJ Hooda run out 2 (4m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

Now they need two boundaries. Two fours for a tie, a six and a four for a win. LSG will be stunned with what has happened. They needed 56 off the last 10. Prerak Mankad on the non-striker's where a Mankad might be in play

19.4
W
Sharma to Hooda, 1 run, OUT, good from Mohit. He is not greedy. He knows the batters are expecting the slower ball, which is the wicket-taking delivery. He goes for the yorker, Hooda digs it out, they go for the second, and Badoni is run out. The second is never on

A Badoni run out 8 (22m 6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 133.33

Deepak Hooda to face the hat-trick ball

19.3
W
Sharma to Stoinis, OUT, slower short ball. The lethal slower short ball when you are desperate for boundaries. He has to create all the power. Slaps it down the ground but imparts only enough to reach long-on. Mohit is on a hat-trick, and GT are the favourites now

MP Stoinis c Miller b Sharma 0 (2m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

LSG looking for their first boundary since the 13th over. Here is Marcus Stoiunis

19.2
W
Sharma to Rahul, OUT, and he has got out after turning an easy equation into a tough one. Slower short ball, into the pitch, cutting in, Rahul pulls, gets a top edge, an d is caught at deep square leg. Rahul looks distraught: 0 off the first 6, 30 off the next 12, 20 off the next 20, 18 off the next 23

KL Rahul c Yadav b Sharma 68 (94m 61b 8x4 0x6) SR: 111.47

19.1
2
Sharma to Rahul, 2 runs, Mohit starts with a pace-on yorker, which Rahul manages to dig out, and it goes over Mohit's head. So slow is it hit that they come back for two. Badoni dives in to make the second possible

Mohit Sharma to bowl the last over. KL Rahul, 16 off the last 21, needs to find a boundary

END OF OVER:
19 | 5 Runs | LSG: 124/3 (12 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.52, RRR: 12.00)

  • KL Rahul66 (59b)
  • Ayush Badoni8 (6b)
  • Mohammed Shami3-1-18-0
  • Mohit Sharma2-0-13-0

Twelve required off the last ball. The set batter is struggling to get bat to ball. That should be a counter to the theory that you need set batters on slow pitches

18.6
1lb
Mohammed Shami to Rahul, 1 leg bye, Rahul guesses right that this is going to be full and wide. Shuffles across for the ramp but misses again. He has not laid bat on ball this entire over. He has faced four balls for one miss and three leg=-byes

Nehra has sent a message through Pandya to Shami. Can he close out this wonderful over?

18.5
0
Mohammed Shami to Rahul, no run, not quite the slower ball, bowled at 134ks, short of a length, stays low. Rahul is beaten. He kicks the ground in disgust

Fine leg comes up. Rahul yet to lay bat on ball this over. He has scored 14 off the last 19 balls he has faced. Both third and short fine up. Slower ball coming up?

18.4
1
Mohammed Shami to Badoni, 1 run, down the leg side, but fine leg is fine. Just the single. You will have to consider this a miss from the batter

No slower ball from Shami so far

18.3
1
Mohammed Shami to Rahul, 1 run, misses a full toss. He is standing deep in the crease with the front leg cleared to slog over leg side. But he misses the line. Is there some tail there? Another leg-bye

Only two boundaries since the 10th over

18.2
1
Mohammed Shami to Badoni, 1 run, makes room early, Shami stays full and just outside off. Mis-hit to mid-off for one
18.1
1
Mohammed Shami to Rahul, 1 run, immediately Rahul looks to use his pace and clears the front leg to go over the leg side. Shami follows him and beats his inside edge. Just the one leg-bye. And they have reviewed it just to waste our time. tactically perhaps it lets them plan for a few seconds more

Shami it is. Pandya trusting his specialist bowler. I am not sure this is the best move, but hey, if they goo too hard they could lose a wicket

END OF OVER:
18 | 6 Runs | LSG: 119/3 (17 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 6.61, RRR: 8.50)

  • KL Rahul64 (55b)
  • Ayush Badoni6 (4b)
  • Mohit Sharma2-0-13-0
  • Noor Ahmad4-0-18-2

Now it's 17 off the last two. Will Hardik bowl himself or go to Shami? If Shami bowls, it will be the make-or-break over. His pace could travel, but LSG could lose a wicket if they go too hard

17.6
1
Sharma to Rahul, 1 run, slower short ball, hit to deep midwicket for one. Six singles in the over
17.5
1
Sharma to Badoni, 1 run, yorker, 134ks, dug out to mid-off for a single
17.4
1
Sharma to Rahul, 1 run, slower ball again, on a length, outside off, cut in front of point for one
17.3
1
Sharma to Badoni, 1 run, slower short ball again, wide outside off, pulled down to long-on
17.2
1
Sharma to Rahul, 1 run, Bluffs him with a yorker. Rahul digs it out for one to long-on

Long-on, deep midwicket, deep square. Slower short ball again?

17.1
1
Sharma to Badoni, 1 run, slower short ball, early into the pull, gets a single to long-on

It's Mohit now

END OF OVER:
17 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | LSG: 113/3 (23 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.64, RRR: 7.66)

  • Ayush Badoni3 (1b)
  • KL Rahul61 (52b)
  • Noor Ahmad4-0-18-2
  • Jayant Yadav4-0-26-0

23 off 3. Shami has two, and Pandya and Mohit have three each. I wouldn't go Shami here. I would want Mohit and Hardik to bowl off-pace deliveries

16.6
3
Noor Ahmad to Badoni, 3 runs, short of a length, down the leg side, Badoni gets enough bat on it to beat short fine and get three as Rashid cleans up behind him

Ayush Badoni is in. No slip in place

26 off 19 with new batters finding it hard to time the ball. It is on KL Rahul now to see LSG through

16.5
W
Noor Ahmad to Pooran, OUT, Pooran is under pressure, and he perishes. This game is wide open now. Sees a full ball, looks for the slog sweep, but it turns away to take the toe end. Pandya asks Noor to get out of the way, and completes the catch. Clear calling

N Pooran c Pandya b Noor Ahmad 1 (10m 7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 14.28

16.4
0
Noor Ahmad to Pooran, no run, on a length, turning away, Pooran looks to cut but can't beat backward point

LSG 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st55KR MayersKL Rahul
2nd51KL RahulKH Pandya
3rd4KL RahulN Pooran
4th16KL RahulA Badoni
5th0MP StoinisA Badoni
6th1DJ HoodaA Badoni
7th1DJ HoodaPN Mankad
8th0PN MankadRavi Bishnoi

Indian Premier League

TeamMWLPTNRR
GT14104200.809
CSK1485170.652
LSG1485170.284
MI148616-0.044
RR1477140.148
RCB1477140.135
KKR146812-0.239
PBKS146812-0.304
DC145910-0.808
SRH144108-0.59