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1 run
full toss, about knee-high, swinging away a touch, Rayudu gets a soft outside edge to short third man for one
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SIX runs
that is out of the crews. Jumps at Stoinis again, turns this into a length ball, and goes over long-on with a clean swing of the bat
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1 run
full, just outside off, 141ks, hit hard but straight to mid-off
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1 run
short of a length, 131s, Rayudu jumps at him and is early into the shot. Gets a bottom edge for a single
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1 run
on a length, on-pace, just outside off, pushed wide of mid-off for one
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quick length ball, 138ks, just outside off. Dhoni caught in no man's land with no feet movement. Throws his hands at the ball, and is beaten
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1 run
can't get much off the free hit, as he is hit on the inside half of the bat on the slog
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(no ball)
why is this a no-ball? This is a perfect bouncer, in front of his face, and Rayudu looks at square leg. This is called no-ball. Has to be a line call. Or was this the second bouncer of the over?
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OUT
Dhawan dropped the easy one, but takes the difficult one. Du Plessis charges at him, Rabada follows him, it goes off the inside half of the bottom of the bat, and Dhawan dives forward at long-on to take the catch. He then does the thigh five, and also jumps on Rabada, who is now the fastest to 50 IPL wickets
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no run
slower bouncer - it reads 140ks on the gun. Perhaps it just sits in the surface and comes off slowly. Beats his attempt to ramp it. Beats him with the slowness of the pace
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short of a length now, 142ks, and it goes under the bat as du Plessis slogs. Over the wicket it goes
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FOUR runs
du Plessis slogs at a length ball first ball, and gets a healthy inside edge to the left of Carey for four
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2 runs
reverse-sweeps another carrom ball, from in front of the stumps, can't get it as square as he wants it to go, but just about clears cover-point
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2 runs
a wide carrom ball again, mis-hits the slog, but gets two just because of the mis-hit
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wide on the crease, wide carrom ball, and Rayudu is beaten on the cut. Carey doesn't collect it. Has he dropped him? Not sure if there is an edge
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SIX runs
big sweep. Not much turn on this length-ball carrom ball and he sweeps this just over deep square for six
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no run
carrom ball again, and he beats him in the flight too. Gets time to turn. Pushed towards cover-point
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1 run
another carrom ball, starts outside leg, turns towards the stumps, worked into the leg side
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2 runs
chipped over extra cover as Patel goes wide. Gets a couple for this
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1 run
on a length, around off, pushed towards long-off this time
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1 run
they are peppering Dhawan here. Another pull straight to Dhawan but along the ground now
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1 run
Dhawan has dropped du Plessis. The third ball hit to him this over. Du Plessis down the wicket, not to its pitch, hits it in front of long-on, but Dhawan spills it as his knees hit the ground
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1 run
down the wicket, hits this powerfully, straight of long-on, but Dhawan makes a diving save to his left
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1 run
short of a length, hurries him into the pull, but it lands short of long-on. Hits him high on the bat
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no run
down the wicket, Nortje spears in a full and fast delivery at 146ks to cramp him up. He gets an inside edge into the pads
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on a length, around off, 148ks, defended to cover
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OUT
top of middle with a 139ks length ball. On-pace, on-seam. Watson is looking to give himself room and swing, but does so down the wrong line
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1 run
yorker, swinging in late, appeal for lbw, but he seems to have got an inside edge on the pad. Du Plessis is celebrating his fifty, but Iyer has called for a review. At any rate this is going down leg so it is a waste of review for sure. The third umpire sees a spike when the ball is next to the bat so the not-out stays, and du Plessis gets to his fifty. He doesn't celebrate it twice, though
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no run
short of a length, no room, opens the face, but can't beat the man at point, who is in tight to save the single
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1 run
length ball, at 145ks, middle and leg, hits him high on the bat. Single to long-on
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no run
slower again, into the pitch, punched to extra cover
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2 runs
slower ball, short of a length, punched in front of deep cover, and Stoinis makes a diving save to his right
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FOUR runs
ramp to a low full toss, for a moment it seems he has picked the wrong man, the mountain called Nortje, at short fine, but it clears him by inches
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1 run
slower ball, too full, drilled hard to wide long-on for one
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1 run
into the pitch now, short of a length, slower too, steered to third man
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SIX runs
seam-up, in the slot, gentle pace, mid-off is up, and du Plessis accepts this with gratitude, hitting it for a flat six over long-off
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FOUR runs
one carrom ball too many or is it that this just too short? Watson stands there, waits for it, and smacks it back over Ashwin's head for four. No nicety here. Just brute power
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2 runs
top-edges a sweep over Careys' head. Comes back for what looks like a regulation two but he has to get the skates on in the end
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FOUR runs
that is slightly unfortunate for Ashwin. He seems to have got the better of Watson with a wide carrom ball, but Watson throws the trunk in his hand at it, and even off the toe end it flies past extra cover
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1 run
middle and leg, on a length, worked into the leg side for one
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FOUR runs
looks like another carrom ball but this time du Plesssis has got under it with the sweep, and has also placed it square of deep midwicket
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no run
carrom ball, middle and off, ends up just outside off, punched back to him
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1 run
short of a length, and again no power in a pull shot. Single to deep midwicket this time
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1 run
slightly short, he goes back to pull, but doesn't get all of it. Single to wide long-on
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1 run
down the wicket, to the pitch of the ball, drives it to wide long-off for one
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1 run
slow in the air, on a length, wicket to wicket, pushed to long-off for one
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FOUR runs
lap sweep, using Patel's high pace, getting inside the line and guiding this fine of short fine. The run rate goes past six
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1 run
on a length, slow off the surface, pushed wide of Patel for a tight single
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1 run
is this the legbreak? Or might just be the old-fashioned carrom ball. Short of a length, outside off, just the single down the ground
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wide on the crease, and another carrom ball, defeating his sweep, but hits him outside the line
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1 run
another carrom ball, this time on a length. Middle and leg, and holding its line. Pushed to long-on
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1 run
goes wide on the crease, bowls wide, and is cut away to his deep fielder for one
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another carrom ball, du Plessis looks to work to leg and gets a leading edge to cover
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1 run
starts with a carrom ball. Just short of a length, and Watson mis-hits this pull to long-on for one
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1 run
quick length ball outside off, punched down to long-off for one
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makes room, Patel follows it with a slider, he bottom-edges this to the right of Patel and sends du Plessis back
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1 run
on a length, on off, punched down to long-on for one
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no run
arm ball? Du Plessis is looking to make room but is cramped up by this length ball
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1 run
on a length, stump to stump, Watson goes back to work this to deep midwicket
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1 run
quick length ball, punched to deep cover for one
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FOUR runs
nice touch. Short of a length, gives him slight width, and Watson gets off his toes to ride the bounce and guide this between point and short third man. Still the worst Powerplay in Sharjah this year
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1 run
collision between du Plessis and Rabada. Both are caught ball-watching. Du Plessis is looking for a quick single to mid-on, Rabada is getting read to collect the throw. Du Plessis runs right into Rabada, but it is du Plessis who is winded. And at the other end, Watson is looking back to see what is happening, and is nearly run out as the throw is at his end. The throw misses, though
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FOUR runs
on-ace short ball, and du Plessis is ready with his front leg out of the way. He sends a rocket pull into the deep midwicket fence
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no run
lovely slower ball. Legcutter at 122ks, bouncing extra from short of a lenght as du Plessis looks to make room to pull. The top edge falls wide of Rabada
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1 run
slower ball, short of a length, nudged to the adjacent pitch and they steal a single despite a direct hit from Rabada
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no run
on a length, wicket to wicket, defended back to him. Rabada yet to be scored off tonight
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FOUR runs
threads the gap. Slower ball, 128ks, on a length, du Plessis gives himself a bit of room, and hits this to the left of extra cover. DC are excited for a moment because this has been hit in the air and at a catchable height but he has placed it in the gap
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no run
full and straight, 145ks, hit too well to mid-on to be risking a single
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FOUR runs
picks his spot, backs away, gets under a short-of-a-length ball and clears midwicket with ease
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no run
slower ball, 120ks, outside off, on a length, du Plessis bottom edges when looking to go over cover
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no run
down the wicket, Nortje pulls the length back, and he hits this straight to mid-off on the bounce
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SIX runs
du Plessis does what Buttler did with some success against Nortje. Bowled up at 141ks, and he gets under it and ramps him over short fine leg
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no run
quicker, into the pads, pushed to midwicket
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1 run
down the wicket, Patel slows down the delivery, pulls the length back, and all du Plessis can do is get a single to cover
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no run
arm ball, cramps him up as du Plessis looks to cut
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no run
slightly slower, slightly higher, driven to extra cover
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1 run
on a length, outside off, stays on the crease to drive this to long-off
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1 run
short of a length, punched down the ground for one
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FOUR runs
short ball, 129ks, Watson doesn't mind waist-high half bungers. Goes over midwicket for four
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no run
slower ball, on a length, cuts back in, whipped to midwicket
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FOUR runs
imperious. On a length, outside off, and Watson plonks his front foot half-way down, and punches this on the up. Lovely off drive. Between the bowler and mid-off
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1 run
short of a length, into the body, pushed wide of midwicket
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no run
short of a length, 135ks, just outside off, defended with an open face
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no run
short of a length, just outside off, defended
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no run
and we have a maiden now. Yorker at 142ks. On off. Dug out back to him. The first maiden in Sharjah this IPL
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no run
slower ball, on a length, 124ks, on top of off. Defended
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no run
short of a length, no room outside off, defended with an open face
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no run
driven on the up, and while this is bowled at 144ks, it hasn't quite come on. Bounces in front of short cover
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no run
short of a length, slow off the pitch, hits the bottom edge as he looks to work this into the off side
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no run
short of a length, pretty straight, defended
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2 runs
short of a length, and du Plessis breaks the maiden with a punch in front of point
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no run
on a length, angling in, 137ks, pushed to square leg
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no run
short of a length, around off, gets it high. Defended to point
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OUT
Deshpande bowls ahead of Rabada, and in three balls he has got Curran out. Sharp short ball, at him, Curran pulls, gets a top edge to third man, where Nortje is back-pedalling, takes it head high, keeps an eye on the rope, releases the ball before stepping over, and then comes back to take the catch
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no run
skids down the wicket second ball, but Deshpande holds his own and fallows him as he backs away. Hits him on the thigh pad
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SIX runs
lifted over deep midwicket! Casual. Full and into leg stump, hangs deep in the crease and and brings out a beautiful swing on this lofted flick
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2 runs
full and at middle stump, mistimed drive to long-on's left and Gurkeerat has hared the first run down while screaming "two two two"
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1 run
miscued hook but that will get AB on strike. Short and climbing at the helmet. A feeble fend in the end, but well in front of square leg
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2 runs
lofted to midwicket's right. Low full toss outside off, shuffles into line and scoops that. Maybe looking to go squarer coz square leg is in but he gets two
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1 run
yorker outside off, driven along the floor to sweeper's left
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