Sonu Yadav to Rocky, out Bowled!! What a final over this is. Tailing in, very full, squeezes under the swinging bat of Rocky and now the off-stump takes a walk. So difficult to execute these yorkers but Sonu Yadav is making a habit of it at the death. Rocky b Sonu Yadav 0(1)
19.3
W
Sonu Yadav to Silambarasan, out Gowtham Run Out!! Easy for Sonu Yadav. They had to run, went straight to the bowler who catches it and throws down the stumps - similar to how you hit a marble with another one. Marbles - remember the game? Gowtham is well-short. Gowtham run out (Sonu Yadav) 13(12) [4s-1 6s-1]
19.1
W
Sonu Yadav to Chaturved, out Bowled!! Sonu Yadav has nailed the yorkers in the tournament and does so again here. Chaturved sits down to paddle, misses as the length's too full and pacy for him, misses and the middle-stump is knocked over. End of a fine knock though. Chaturved b Sonu Yadav 70(50) [4s-9 6s-1]
18.5
Warrier to Gowtham, 1 run, had Sonu Yadav from cover hit, Chaturved was gone. Well-out in fact. Gowtham backs away and taps it to cover and sets off, Chaturved was ball-watching even as the fielder missed
17.5
4
Sonu Yadav to Gowtham, FOUR, gets lucky. Full and on the stumps, Gowtham aims mid-wicket, but it skims off a thick inside half, enough on it to beat deep mid-wicket running across
16.4
Warrier to Chaturved, 1 run, J Sinivas has dropped that, running in from sweeper cover. This is carved high up and Sinivas had time to cup it but it hit the hands hard and out it went. More frustration for Warrier
16.3
4
Warrier to Chaturved, FOUR, Warrier looks disappointed while coach Hemang Badani gets up from his chair and walks towards someone to have a word. Full and wide outside off, Chaturved throws his bat and the edge flies away to the third man fence. Beating the fielder
16.1
4
Warrier to Chaturved, FOUR, inside-edge and wide of short fine leg. Low full-toss, Chaturved drives and gets lucky
15.4
Sai Kishore to Gowtham, 1 run, high full-toss, flicked through mid-wicket
15.3
6
Sai Kishore to Gowtham, SIX, heaved mightily and it clears wide long-on. Right in the arc for Gowtham to swing across the line
15.1
4
Sai Kishore to Chaturved, FOUR, the long-on fielder makes a meal of it. Pulled to his right, he got there and got two hands as well, but it slipped out and escaped to hit the cushions. One becomes four
14.5
W
Warrier to Kiran Akash, out Lbw!! Warrier didn't even bother looking back at the umpire. He knew Kiran Akash was gone. Speared in at the toes of Akash who flicks and misses. Impact is in line with off-stump and an easy call. Kiran Akash lbw b Warrier 1(3)
14.4
F
Warrier to Chaturved, 1 run, the Madurai dug-out is up on their feet to applaud Chaturved who gets to fifty. A raise of the bat and glove-love with Kiran Akash. Got there with a square-drive to the sweeper on the off-side
14.2
4
Warrier to Chaturved, FOUR, this time short and wide outside off, Chaturved cuts over backward point, no chance for third man. Warrier looks injured
14.1
4
Warrier to Chaturved, FOUR, poor half-tracker from Warrier, who looks down on pace, Chaturved pulls and gets it in the gap at deep mid-wicket
13.2
W
Sai Kishore to J Kousik, out Caught by Sonu Yadav!! That has to be the catch of the tournament so far. J Kousik comes down the track and lofts towards deep mid-wicket, the ball is going away from Sonu Yadav all the time, who runs and then takes it over his head two-handed. Manages to keep his balance as he tumbles near the cushions. No real celebration as well. Just a nonchalant walk towards his team-mates. J Kousik can't believe that has been held but walks back in disappointment. J Kousik c Sonu Yadav b Sai Kishore 10(22)
12.2
4
Sonu Yadav to Chaturved, FOUR, this is arguably an even better shot. Moves across and cuts to the right of backward point. The ball keeps sweeper interested but runs away. Not a bad ball by any means, just that Chaturved showed his class
12.1
4
Sonu Yadav to Chaturved, FOUR, smashing square-cut. Played as late as possible and beats the diving backward point. Top hit that
10.4
6
Sai Kishore to Chaturved, SIX, beautiful lofted hit. Tossed up on middle, Chaturved lofts through the line and comfortably clears the fence
9.2
4
R Alexander to Chaturved, FOUR, backs into the on-side and whip-drives this through deep extra cover for four! Pristine timing, and incredible power!
6.2
W
Manimaran Siddharth to Arun Karthik, out Bowled!! Knocked him over! Fired in, Arun Karthik is late getting down on the sweep, and that's crashed into the stumps. Far too full for the shot too, and that's the end of Karthik. Arun Karthik b Manimaran Siddharth 3(10)
4.3
W
Manimaran Siddharth to B Anirudh Sita Ram, out Caught by Sai Kishore! Another one! This is a bit of a procession - the last two off slog-sweeps. PIcks this from outside off, slog-sweeps this, but can't get enough power behind it, and ends up handing the simplest of catches to the man stationed at the deep midwicket boundary! B Anirudh Sita Ram c Sai Kishore b Manimaran Siddharth 3(8)
2.5
4
Manimaran Siddharth to Chaturved, FOUR, sliding in with the arm, and that's a ridiculously good late-cut past the diving slip to the third man fence for four. Great skill...
2.3
W
Manimaran Siddharth to Sugenthiran, out Caught by Sai Kishore!! Another one bites the dust early! He's taken the flight bait, gets under it and slog-sweeps, gets a top-edge, not enough distance, and Sai Kishore is waiting at cow corner with safe cups to send Sugenthiran on his way to the pavilion. Sugenthiran c Sai Kishore b Manimaran Siddharth 5(7)
0.4
W
Manimaran Siddharth to P Praveen Kumar, out Bowled!! WOW! They're really turning it up here! 4, 6, WICKET! Angled in sharply, very flat, no time to think and he instinctively goes for the cute late cut again, and that's gone through to knock over his leg-stump! P Praveen Kumar b Manimaran Siddharth 10(4) [4s-1 6s-1]
0.3
6
Manimaran Siddharth to P Praveen Kumar, SIX, overpitches, and no half-measures - that's been smoked over long-on for six! They've started off with a bang here!
0.2
4
Manimaran Siddharth to P Praveen Kumar, FOUR, fired in on off, P Praveen Kumar plays a delicate late cut away to third man for four