Dindigul Dragons vs Karaikudi Kaalai, 21th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Yo Mahesh to Yazh Arun Mozhi, out Yazh Arun Mozhi Run Out! Utter confusion, and they're all-out off the final delivery of the innings. A wide-ish length ball outside off, Yazh Arun Mozhi is beaten by the pace and isn't quite able to reach it since he was backing away. He seemed to be waiting for the umpire to call that a wide, but didn't spot the non-striker who had already run across to his end. Took off for the run after that, but too late. The keeper had already under-armed it to the bowler, who just strolled back to the stumps at the non-striker's end to flick off the bail to dismiss Mozhi. That's the end of that. Yazh Arun Mozhi run out (R Kavin/Yo Mahesh) 6(4) [4s-1]

Yo Mahesh to Yazh Arun Mozhi, 2 runs, full and wide, slower one, Yazh Arun Mozhi tries to loft it inside-out over cover, ends up slicing it towards backward point as the fielder coming in can't quite get there in time for the catch

Yo Mahesh to Yazh Arun Mozhi, FOUR, good length delivery but wide outside off, Varun Totadri reaches out and flays it to the left of a diving backward point fielder for a boundary

Yo Mahesh to Varun Totadri, out Caught by Swaminathan! Another slowish short one, Varun Totadri goes for the pull, gets it off the splice and high in the air as Swaminathan comes in from the deep to get under it at square leg. Nine down. Varun Totadri c Swaminathan b Yo Mahesh 1(3)

Mukumthan to Mohan Abhinav, out Caught by Rajhamany Srinivasan!! Yet another slower one at 97km/h, in the slower, and Abhinav gets under it to club the slog-sweep. Doesn't quite get the elevation and picks out the man at deep mid-wicket to give Mukumthan a five-wicket haul off the final delivery of his spell! Mohan Abhinav c Rajhamany Srinivasan b Mukumthan 1(2)

Mukumthan to Adithya Arun, out Caught by Aditya! Another slower short one, and another dismissal! Surely, it's gotta become predictable at some point. Adithya Arun tries to hook it away but gets it off the top-edge of the splice of the bat, which means almost zero leverage. A simple catch to deep backward square leg. Adithya Arun c Aditya b Mukumthan 2(2)

Mukumthan to M Mohammed, out Caught by Shajahan! Another slower bouncer, M Mohammed doesn't pick it and tries to drag it from outside off, ends up top-edging a pull which lobs up tamely towards Shahjahan who is stationed at short fine leg. A flurry of wickets after the dismissal of R Vivek. M Mohammed c Shajahan b Mukumthan 7(5) [4s-1]

Yo Mahesh to M Mohammed, FOUR, fairly high full-toss, marginally below waist-high, M Mohammed swings his torso into that shot and slugs it away to deep mid-wicket for four as the two fielders converge a little too late

Yo Mahesh to Balchander Anirudh, out Caught by Rajkumar! Excellent catch! A full one outside off, Balchander Anirudh is cramped for room and doesn't have space or leverage to go through with it, checks his loft towards deep extra cover, as Rajkumar runs across from long-off to takes a running catch! A wonderful innings comes to an end, courtesy a fairly tough catch that was made to look easy. Balchander Anirudh c Rajkumar b Yo Mahesh 53(42) [4s-5 6s-1]

Yo Mahesh to Balchander Anirudh, free hit, SIX, short ball, slower one at that, Balchander Anirudh opens up his stance and waits, just uncocks his wrists onto it to cross-bat it over long on for six. Fifty up for Anirudh with that

Mukumthan to Balchander Anirudh, FOUR, length delivery outside off, Balchander Anirudh stays low, which tells me that he has read the tacky conditions well - runs his wrists through that cut to deep backward point and places it perfectly for four

Mukumthan to R Vivek, out Caught by R Kavin! A slower bouncer, Vivek is early into the shot, and there seems to be a tiny feather on it. The keeper has tumbled forward to take it. The bowler is hell-bent on giving him a send-off and hasn't noticed that the umpire hasn't raised the finger. An umpire review here, and the soft signal is not out. A definite edge, but has it carried? Yes, the third umpire think it has and the decision is OUT! A thoroughly entertaining innings comes to an end. A record-breaking one, and for me, a finger-cramping one. Phenomenal hitting. R Vivek c R Kavin b Mukumthan 42(13) [4s-2 6s-5]

Mukumthan to R Vivek, SIX, you've gotta be kidding me! A low full-toss served up and he just stands his ground and swings that magical piece of willow to launch that over long-off for six

Mohan Prasath to R Vivek, FOUR, oh, this is a hapless over. One of those moments when you wonder why you took up spin bowling in the first place. The sweaty palms are out of control as they slip another half-tracker through, width as well, and that is slapped away towards sweeper cover for a single. 32 off the over - a TNPL record, beating the previous best by 5 runs! Fifty partnership up too!

Mohan Prasath to R Vivek, SIX, length again, flat again, the bowler knows not what to do! Oh, could the gorund just consume him? Hangs back again and clubs that over long on! The most expensive over in the history of the TNPL - 28 runs. Still one ball to go!

Mohan Prasath to R Vivek, SIX, he dares to toss it up, a fool's errand, and R Vivek just stretches forward to cut off the spin-angle and launches that over long off for six! 22 off the first 4!

Mohan Prasath to R Vivek, FOUR, oh what a start to this over! Flat and short, width offered, and that triggers a violent cut to deep extra cover for four

Mohan Prasath to R Vivek, SIX, OH-EHM-GEE! That was quite a decent length, slow through the air, but the tackiness of the surface means it just sits up for the batsman who rocks back and puts his bodyweight behind that to launch it over long-on and out of sight - out of Dindigul, perhaps. New cricket balls please!

Mohan Prasath to R Vivek, SIX, tossed up outside off, right in the slot, and R Vivek swings his willow and launches that into the crowd at long-off for a flat six. Magnificent!

Rajkumar to Balchander Anirudh, FOUR, almost...almost yorker length wide outside off, Balchander Anirudh steps across and paddles it deftly, oh-so-fine towards the fine leg fence for four

Rajkumar to Balchander Anirudh, FOUR, slower one from round the wicket, but a juicy half-volley, and Balchander Anirudh picks up the variation. Gets on his knees and hammers that through the gap at deep extra cover for four

Swaminathan to Chaturved, out Caught by Rajkumar!! Stunner by Rajkumar. So that drop has costed Kaalais only 9 runs and Shajahan will breathe a sigh of relief. Tossed generously and Chaturved's eyes light up as he went for a biggie, doesn't impart enough power. Skies it to long-on and Rajkumar runs forward, keeps his eyes on the ball and takes a beauty. Chaturved c Rajkumar b Swaminathan 12(14) [6s-1]

Maan Bafna to Chaturved, SIX, every run Chaturved scores from here will hurt the Kaalais. That drop, Chaturved is making the opposition pay for the blip. Engineers room after a little shimmy and goes over extra cover for a maximum

Swaminathan to Chaturved, 1 run, dolly dropped at deep square leg. Chaturved messes up the sweep, hits it in the air and straight to Shahjahan - who misjudged it and shelled it

Rajkumar to N Jagadeesan, out Caught by Yo Mahesh!! Rajkumar is signalling something towards the dug-out, perhaps a send-off? Possible. Jagadeesan is yelling out in disgust as he knows he has gifted his wicket away to Rajkumar. Fuller outside off, Jagadeesan slices it on the rise and didn't go with full-throttle; off the outer half of the willow. Hence, the ball lobs up to sweeper cover and YoMi nearly made a hash of it, overrunning and somehow keeps his calm in the end to settle under it. N Jagadeesan c Yo Mahesh b Rajkumar 25(22) [4s-4]

Mukumthan to Balchander Anirudh, FOUR, four more for Anirudh. This is how one shouldn't bowl to the field. Cutter gone wrong, on the pads and clipped to the deep square leg fence. There's only one fielder in the deep and he had no chance

Mukumthan to Balchander Anirudh, FOUR, Anirudh gets into the act. Half-volley outside off, Anirudh bends his knee and smashes the drive fluently through extra cover

Swaminathan to N Jagadeesan, FOUR, he's playing the sweep to perfection. Scooches low once again and nails it in the gap, deep mid-wicket fielder was a mere spectator. 15 runs off the over

Swaminathan to N Jagadeesan, FOUR, generosity from Swaminathan. Starts with a quicker delivery on leg, Jagadeesan bends low and sweeps it behind square

Mukumthan to N Jagadeesan, FOUR, Jaggi gets the much-needed width to free his arms and flashes it behind point. Flawless timing and third man had no chance

Mukumthan to Hari Nishanth, out Caught by Rajkumar!! Change of pace works for Mukumthan. Gets the dangerous Nishanth. Bowls the off-cutter on a fuller length outside off, Nishanth picked it early and slogged, but it came off the toe-end and skied it as far as mid-on - who backtracked and completed the catch. Hari Nishanth c Rajkumar b Mukumthan 16(14) [4s-2 6s-1]

Yo Mahesh to N Jagadeesan, FOUR, ultra-deft touch from Jagadeesan. Mahesh is not happy - probably with the effort at short third man. Waits till the last instant and opens his bat face to use the bowler's pace in steering it to the left of short of third man. The fielder did his best, moving across but couldn't stop it

Mohan Prasath to Hari Nishanth, FOUR, pressure on the bowler. Prasath bowls it quick, but it is too full outside off. Nishanth casually meets it with a silky drive through extra cover

Mohan Prasath to Hari Nishanth, SIX, Nishanth backs his muscle power and just manages to clear deep mid-wicket. Sits low, spots the tossed up delivery and smacks it off the meat, with wind in the same direction, it takes the ball over the ropes

Yo Mahesh to Hari Nishanth, FOUR, error from Mahesh, the inswing goes haywire. Veering down leg, Nishanth walks inside the line, tucking it off hips behind square