Ball 6: Southee to Rohit, 6 runs, Rohit, you freakinnn genius. He’s done it. India have clinched the Super Over and create history. Cometh the hour, cometh the man. Southee’s yorker ain’t forthcoming. It’s full and in the arc, Rohit stays still and hammers it over long-off. Let me catch my breath, first. Nerve shredding tension, limitless euphoria. […]

  Bennett to Rohit, SIX, beautifully played, fraction too short from Bennett, Rohit is quick to swivel across and pulls it with disdain – high and over backward square leg for a maximum. Bennett to Rohit, SIX, back-to-back sixes for Rohit, on a good length and well outside off, right there for the lofted drive – Rohit leans into […]

Bumrah to Ross Taylor, 1 run, dropped! Bumrah cannot believe it. He has his hands on his mouth. The Indian skipper takes some terrific catches but also puts down sitters. Taylor connects with the slower delivery this time. But miscues it horribly near long-on, Kohli runs in and has an eternity to take the catch but […]

SN Thakur to Munro, leg byes, 1 run, there is a collision between Munro and Thakur. And Thaukur takes a tumble. It was a back of a length delivery and was down the leg-side, Munro misses the heave. It raps him on the body and deflects away to the off-side. Guptill was charging for a […]

Shami to Cummins, out Bowled!! Shami getting those yorkers spot with that brilliantly upright seam is a treat to watch. Cummins can’t get the bat down and it sneaks to take out the off stump. Successive golden ducks for Cummo. Here is the clip of that video: 

Navdeep Saini to Turner, out Caught by Rahul!! Freak dismissal. Freak because this was a bottom edge but it’s not hit the ground and gone straight to the keeper. Normally when a batsman tries to squeeze out a yorker, the ball tends to bounce if it takes the bottom of the bat. But Rahul was spot […]

Shami to Smith, out Caught by Shreyas Iyer!! This time Smith doesn’t get the power behind the shot. He tried to whip this full ball away for a maximum over mid-wicket, but the length was fuller than the six he hit of Saini. So he couldn’t get under the ball, flew to deep mid-wicket where Shreyas Iyer […]

Jadeja to Labuschagne, out Caught by Kohli!! Kohli, you beauty! He has brought his adopted home back to life. This is his wicket and he turns around and has his fingers on his lip. Quickish delivery around off, Labuschagne makes room to go inside out, but the slowness of the surface does not allow him to control […]

Shami to Smith, out Finch Run Out! The captain is sold down the river! Pick your cliche! Just a tap on the head to a good length ball towards backward point, where Jadeja tries the direct hit at the striker’s end, as Smith dives back – Finch is already at the striker’s end and is trying to turn at […]

Shami to Turner, out Bowled! A corker of a yorker, 137.8km/h, marks the return of Shami, and Turner, who was just trying to slap it square of the wicket, misses that completely, and that’s lit up the stumps. No Turn-around this time, as he walks back to the dressing room, looking disgruntled. Shami to Pat Cummins, out Bowled!! Another searing, […]