Kuldeep Yadav to Smith, out Bowled!! Massive moment this. Smith’s livid with himself. Swings his bat in anger as he departs two short of the hundred. More than that, it’s the manner of his dismissal off a ball that probably deserved punishment, not reward. Short googly turning away from middle. Smith picked it all right as he […]
Jadeja to Finch, out Stumped!! Rajkot erupts! Both centurions from the previous game have been sent back. Excellent piece of glovework from Rahul. Jadeja tossed it up and invited the big hit from the batsman, Finch goes for it but does not account for the turn, the ball spins past the outside edge and Rahul is lightning […]
Shami to Warner, out Caught by Manish Pandey!! Pandey has brought the crowd alive at Rajkot. He has plucked out a one-handed stunner. Warner stands there in disbelief before eventually making the walk back. India have struck early and broken this dangerous Finch-Warner association. This was Pandey’s wicket more than Shami’s. There is plenty of width and […]
Bumrah to Kusal Perera, out Oshada Fernando Run Out!! Harakari has a definition – this dismissal. That was a full toss, which thuds on to the front pad. Bumrah goes up but the ump turns it down. Meanwhile, Kusal Perera wants a single and Oshada Fernando has to oblige after saying no. Kusal Perera keeps running, Oshada […]
Cottrell to SN Thakur, SIX, the Indian dressing room is pumped, Kohli pumps his wrists and the crowd go bonkers at the Barabati….Short and fired in at the head. Thakur keeps his cool and clatters the pull off the top-edge for a 64-metre maximum over square leg. Jaddu likes it and he punches his bat to […]
Alzarri Joseph to Rahul, SIX, jaw-dropping from Rahul. He’s picked this effortlessly off his pads and into the crowd, not too dissimilar from Pooran’s effort earlier in the day. Gosh, this is a treat. KL Rahul smashed a brilliant half-century, he scored 77 runs off 89 balls with the help of 8 fours and 1 six. […]
Holder to Kohli, FOUR, Barabati, here is your gift! The signature Kohli cover drive. Impeccable hands, unflinching poise, hawk-like eyes. The inimitable lean on to the front foot. Wow. Just wow. That was stroked on the up past cover for a four between cover and mid-off. Here is the clip of that video:
KL pulls away at the very last moment and then in panic looks to play at that, it’s called as a dead ball though. Ian Bishop on air informs that the DJ’s music was played just as the bowler came up to his bowling stride and that distracted KL. Here is the clip of that […]
Jadeja to Hetmyer, 2 runs, fires the slider down leg, Hetmyer gets a tiny inside edge on that and which flicks Pant’s gloves before racing down to fine leg. A real tough chance that and Pant was slightly late to move across to his right. Kuldeep Yadav to Roston Chase, no run, appeal for a stumping […]
SN Thakur to Hetmyer, SIX, KL Rahul has pulled off an absolute stunner or has he? 10/10 for the effort but Hetmyer’s power wins the battle. Short and wide of off, Hetmyer nails the pull over mid-wicket and Rahul did all he could to convert this into a wicket; leapt high and plucked it off his […]