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no run
past the outside edge. Angled into the corridor and then straightening off the pitch as he brings down an angled bat to feel for this
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beaten by an outswinger. Full and wide outside off, static feet as he has a swish at it
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1 run
yorker outside off, jammed to extra cover
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1 wide
contentious wide. Good length ball outside off, starts outside the tramline but dips in late. Kohli lets it go and he gets the run
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2 runs
shovelled to deep midwicket's right. Might feel he missed out there. It's a full toss wide outside off, he shuffles into line and deliberately closes the face on this. Square leg and fine leg were in
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2 runs
full and wide outside off, walks into that shot and drills firmly to long-off's left
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2 runs
full and just outside off, allows that on and slices to deep backward point's left. Curran swoops down on that and puts in the throw. Kohli hares back and slides right through the middle of the pitch to make his ground
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2 runs
dropped in the follow through but that is hit too hard for him to have a realistic chance. Full ball outside off, in the line again is Kohli and drills it to Bravo's left, at face height. Bursts through to long-off's right
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FOUR runs
scooped it to vacant fine leg! Not a shot he ever plays. This is full and wide outside off, and he knows it's going to be there because there's no one behind square on the leg side. Gets in line, falls over but manages to get it there
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full and wide outside off, can't manage to get bat on that and looks disappointed that's not been balled wide
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yorker just outside off, jammed back down the pitch
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2 runs
just past Watson's grasp as he runs back from extra cover. Ovepitched ball ripe for the lofted drive, outside off. He's gone too hard and ends up slicing it high. Watson's not close to getting a hand on that
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2 runs
yorker just outside off, jammed down to long-off
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1 run
leaping up to stop that. Jagadeesan nearly pulls off a blinder at backward point. This is a full wide ball that he looks to slice over him at point. Stretches and jumps to get the right hand on this
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(no ball) 2 runs
dropped at deep square but that was a no-ball on height. Full toss at the ribs. Miscues the pull. Jadeja goes reverse cup to his right and puts it down which means a second and Kohli will be back on strike for the free hit
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SIX runs
pumped straight! Slower good length ball outside off, he steps out, meets it on the rise and puts one of the cleanest hits of the night. It's flat and to long-on's left
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1 run
full and wide outside off, steps out and has to reach out again. Gets it down to deep backward point
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SIX runs
expertly picked over square leg! Incredible shot, this, a stroke of genius. It's a full ball angling away from middle stump but he's stepped down and into the off side to line this up at his feet. From there, the wrists do the work. A quick flick and that just clears the vacant boundary there
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1 wide
full and wide outside off, gets the stride into the leg side and has a one-handed swish at this. The angle's taken it away from him
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2 runs
low full toss wide outside off, chopped to sweeper's right
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SIX runs
slugged over long-on. Poor length from Curran. Just short of a driving length and with a lot of room outside off. Plants the front leg down and drags it on the up with his quick wrists
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1 wide
full and very wide outside off, left alone
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1 run
full and just outside off, jammed down to long-off
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SIX runs
Jagadeesan drops it at long-off. And tips it over the boundary too. Overpitched ball is there for the pummel straight and that's what Dube goes for. Ends up slicing it off the low part of the bat, the outside part. Jagadeesan has a margin of about a a foot or two behind him but ends up reaching behind and to his right at the end. That momentum makes the ball bounce out of his hand and towards the hoarding
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FOUR runs
whack. Fifty for Kohli. Short and into the hips, gets the weight onto the back foot and pulls with the angle to the long leg boundary
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1 run
full and just outside off, wants to crunch that wide of mid-off but it's off the toe-end to the fielder
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FOUR runs
short at the ribs, rotates the upper body as he puts his weight into this pull shot to deep square's left
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1 run
good length on middle stump, flicked to deep midwicket
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2 runs
good length on middle stump, steps out and flicks to long-on's right
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2 runs
misfield by Faf at long-on. And an apology. Good length ball pushed gently towards him and he's slow getting down on that as he attacks it
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FOUR runs
hammered! Whew. That was hit hard. Good length and pushed through flatter outside off. Stood there and sent it back, head height to have both bowler and umpire evading as he bisected them
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1 run
tossed up at leg stump, driven to long-on
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1 run
good length at middle stump, clipped into the midwicket region
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1 wide
attempted googly is down leg side, left alone
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no run
good length on middle stump, flicked back at the bowler with the turn
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no run
good length and just outside off, patted straight to extra cover
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1 run
good length and sliding on at middle, mistimed pull to long-on
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no run
good length on middle stump, defended to midwicket off the back foot
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1 run
good length just outside off, punched on the rise to long-off
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easily taken to his left by Dhoni. Short and wide outside off, looks to lace this behind square on the off side, absolutely chucks the hands at it. Can manage only a thick edge
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SIX runs
a leading edge in line with the stumps and over the keeper. Short at leg stump, steps out and looks to pull from his hips. Face closed very early but he's got more than he would have if he'd got that off the middle
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2 runs
short of a length just outside off, mistimed cut to sweeper's left as this skids on
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1 run
short and on the pads, flicked to deep backward square
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no run
short and wide outside off, punched straight to extra cover
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1 run
good length and turning away outside off, jabbed into the covers
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no run
appeal for lbw and then catch. Good length and sliding into the pad as he looks to flick. Going down leg and there was no bat so Dhoni's catch isn't all Jadeja thinks it is
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1 run
full on off stump, jammed down to long-on
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SIX runs
launched over long-on. Full and faster outside off this time. Good pace for a ball pitching just outside off if you're looking to slog. It's what he does and it's controlled
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1 run
full on middle stump, driven to long-on's left
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2 runs
full at off stump, driven with the turn to long-off's right
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1 run
full on middle stump, swept to deep midwicket
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no run
good length and into leg stump, tapped to midwicket's left
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no run
good length on middle stump, defended down the pitch
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1 run
short and wide outside off, cut into the point region
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no run
appeal for lbw as he looks for the reverse sweep. Jadeja is around the wicket and turns this in from outside off. Caught in front of the stumps, but was that glove first? Looks like it
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no run
good length outside off, pushed into the off side on the front foot
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1 run
good length outside off, pushed into the covers
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no run
good length and just outside off, mistimed punch into the covers
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there's a sound and there's a wicket! AB de Villiers for a duck. Cross-seam delivery at a good length and in the corridor. He looks to drive from inside the line of that and gets a thin edge through to Dhoni. Thakur's penchant for getting the big players is alive - Russell in the last match, AB tonight
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no run
short and in the corridor, drops the arms to let that go. It dips on Dhoni
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1 run
short of a length at leg stump, clipped to midwicket
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taken at mid-off. Good length and in the corridor. Padikkal looks to drive through the line to try and clear mid-off, but that sticks in the pitch and he's through it early. Bottom hand comes off as well and it's easily taken by Faf. Padikkal didn't come to terms with this pitch tonight
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1 run
just short of third man. Short and wide outside off, wants to slap that over the off side infield but it gets a bit wide for him and he's forced to open the face
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1 run
good length at off stump, driven to long-off with the turn
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1 run
full outside off, steps out and jams it down to long-off
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SIX runs
clears long-on comfortably. Good length ball at middle stump, steps out and meets it right at the pitch and sends it cleanly over the fiedler. 94 metres
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no run
short and turning into the corridor, cut straight to extra cover
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1 run
good length and turning in from middle. Steps out and punches to long-on
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1 run
short and wide across him, pulls firmly but not too far to long-on's left
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1 run
full on middle stump, shuffles and drives to long-on's right
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1 run
good length outside off, steps out and chopped to sweeper's left
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1 run
full and wide outside off, lifted to long-off's right with extended arms
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no run
beaten. Short and across off stump, doesn't get up as he looks to pull
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1 run
full on middle stump, flicked down to long-on
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no run
good length and turning in from off and defended down the pitch again
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no run
good length and turning in from outside off, watchfully pushed back down the pitch. Looked like he had to check a punch there
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1 run
full and tossed up at off stump, driven with the turn to long-off
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1 run
good length on middle, some turn away. Punched to long-on
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no run
good length outside off, opens the face and runs it straight to backward point
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2 runs
short and wide outside off, cuts to third man's left. It's Watson down there and you can hear Kohli yell "push!" as they take off. Padikkal does and it's a comfortable second
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1 run
full on off stump, shuffles and flicks to midwicket
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FOUR runs
oh crunched. A floaty half-volley outside off and he digs into this. It's a slower ball. Nice and low with the stride and past extra cover, to his left
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1 run
short and wide outside off, mistimed cut to extra cover
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1 run
good length and just outside off, steps out and punches to long-on
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no run
short of a length and tucked at the mid-riff as he looks to flick this
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1 run
short of a length outside off, steered into the off side with an open face
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FOUR runs
good length outside off, steps out and punches firmly between bowler and mid-off
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1 leg bye
good length and at leg stump, looks for the flick and cops it on the pad. Appeal for lbw turned down. That pitched outside leg
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no run
short of a length and just outside off, chopped to short third man
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FOUR runs
backs away and chops it past point. Good length and just outside off, used the angle to just slice that
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1 run
good length and just outside off, defended into the off side with soft hands
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1 run
short outside off, cut to sweeper cover
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no run
full outside off, punched into the covers
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1 run
short and just outside off, shuffles and jabs it into the covers
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1 run
good length on middle stump, steps out and flicks to deep backward square
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1 wide
bouncer dug in too short, left alone
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1 run
full and just outside off, driven straight to mid-off
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no run
good length slower ball wide outside off, left alone
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no run
good length and just outside off, punched firmly to mid-off
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1 run
good length and just outside off, jabbed to point's right with soft hands
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