Gulbarga Mystics vs Shivamogga Strikers, 5th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Vidhwath Kaverappa to Avinash D, out Caught by Jeswath Acharya!! Good catch from Acharya. Back of a length and not easy for Avinash to get under, he tries to whip it into the leg-side but only gets height than distance, Acharya runs in from deep mid-wicket and hangs on to the catch. Avinash D c Jeswath Acharya b Vidhwath Kaverappa 20(9) [4s-3 6s-1]

Vidhwath Kaverappa to Avinash D, FOUR, he's playing a blinder now. Picked the slower ball and delayed the pull shot, struck it in front of square and bisected the two fielders in the deep perfectly

Vidhwath Kaverappa to Avinash D, FOUR, poor bowling from Vidhwath. Short and wide outside off, Avinash slashes it over backward point and almost sends it the distance, just bounced inside the rope

Vidhwath Kaverappa to Avinash D, SIX, third time lucky for Avinash. Another slower ball and it was close to the batter, Avinash swings hard and powerfully, sends the ball sailing over wide long-on

Karthik CA to Utham Aiyappa, out Caught by Jeswath Acharya!! Third wicket for Karthik and Shivamogga have lost the momentum. Full and around off, Aiyappa's bat turns on impact and he ends up slicing the loft to sweeper cover, simple catch for Acharya. Utham Aiyappa c Jeswath Acharya b Karthik CA 0(1)

Karthik CA to Smaran R, out Caught by Vidhwath Kaverappa!! Smaran just could not get going. Slower ball outside off, he reaches for it and slices it towards short third man, Vidhwath runs to his left and completes the dolly. Smaran R c Vidhwath Kaverappa b Karthik CA 3(7)

Karthik CA to Avinash D, FOUR, full toss around off, Avinash skews the loft over extra cover and the ball has enough to beat three chasing fielders

Vidhwath Kaverappa to Gowtham, out Gowtham Run Out!! Whoa! That's brilliant bit of work from Bhatkal. He might have saved his side 15-20 runs with this fielding effort. Slower delivery and Gowtham is through the pull early, toe-ends it to square leg and is called for the single, he was never going to make it and also had given up in hope that the ball would miss, but it doesn't as it kisses the bail and catches him well short of the crease. A quick cameo comes to an end. Gowtham run out (Ritesh Bhatkal) 23(6) [4s-1 6s-3]

Vidhwath Kaverappa to Gowtham, SIX, he's liking what Kaverappa has to offer. Another slot delivery and Gowtham does not hold back, goes full-throttle on the heave and launches it beyond long-on

Vidhwath Kaverappa to Gowtham, FOUR, 16 off 3 balls. Low full toss and Gowtham was through the heave early, drags it off the inner half and sends it backward of square leg. No one in the deep to stop that

Vidhwath Kaverappa to Gowtham, SIX, back to back sixes. Kaverappa misses his yorker and it is right in the slot, Gowtham clears his front leg and swings through the line, sends it sailing over wide long-on

Vidhwath Kaverappa to Gowtham, SIX, Gowtham doesn't take long to send one out of the park. Short and venomless, Gowtham pulls it over deep square leg

Manoj Bhandage to Siddharth, out Caught by Jeswath Acharya!! Gulbarga keep picking wickets in regular intervals. They have managed to send back the other set batter as well. No pace from Bhandage and Siddharth tries to slap it over the point region, does not have the power to clear the sweeper running around to his left, good catch. Siddharth c Jeswath Acharya b Manoj Bhandage 53(51) [4s-4 6s-1]

Karthik CA to Sharath BR, out Caught by Padikkal!! And he's gone. That was quick from Sharath. He came, struck a couple of boundaries and departed. Short of length around off, he tries to ramp it over backward point but does not get the elevation, simple catch for DDP. Sharath BR c Padikkal b Karthik CA 9(4) [4s-2]

Karthik CA to Sharath BR, FOUR, Sharath has come out with intent. He walks down and across, gets inside the line and flicks it over backward square leg

KL Shrijith to Sharath BR, FOUR, Sharath is off and running. He sits down and nails the sweep square on the leg-side, does not even bother to run

KL Shrijith to Rohan Kadam, out Caught by Rohan Patil!! The partnership has been broken and it is the dangerous Kadam who is walking back. He sets himself for the reverse sweep but does not quite get under it, no elevation to clear the backward point fielder and he's caught right on the edge of the 30-yard circle. Rohan Kadam c Rohan Patil b KL Shrijith 53(41) [4s-3 6s-2]

KL Shrijith to Siddharth, 1 run, fifty for Siddharth. He was given a reprieve early on and he has made the most out of it, playing the anchor's role to perfection. But he now needs to kick on if Shivamogga are to get a massive total. Slower and at the stumps, Siddharth works it with soft hands into the leg-side and searches for a second, sent back

Pranav Bhatia to Rohan Kadam, SIX, fifty for Kadam. He raises his bat and acknowledges the applause. It was a slow start from him but he has picked up in the last few overs an reaches the milestone with a mighty heave. He uses his feet, gets close to the ball and sends it sailing over deep mid-wicket

Ritesh Bhatkal to Siddharth, FOUR, not where he intended but Siddharth will pick up a boundary. Leg-lined delivery and Siddharth swings towards cow corner but ends up dragging it to fine leg

Ritesh Bhatkal to Rohan Kadam, FOUR, excellent improvisation from Kadam. He sets himself for the reverse and manages to get it over short third, not the cleanest of connection but enough to fetch him a boundary

Manoj Bhandage to Rohan Kadam, FOUR, slower ball angled outside off, Kadam drags the pull off the under-edge towards short fine where the fielder overruns the ball and allows it to escape past him

Ritesh Bhatkal to Rohan Kadam, SIX, Kadam gets into the act now. Drifting into the southpaw and Kadam sits down to launch the slog sweep over deep mid-wicket

Ritesh Bhatkal to Siddharth, 1 run, tries to repeat the shot and ends up dragging it to deep square leg. The partnership between Siddharth and Rohan Kadam is now 50

Ritesh Bhatkal to Siddharth, SIX, much needed maximum for Siddharth and Shivamogga. They need to step on the accelerator. Siddharth comes down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts it with the spin over deep mid-wicket

Pranav Bhatia to Rohan Kadam, FOUR, wrong line and that's easy pickings, leg-lined delivery and Kadam flicks it past a diving short fine

Pranav Bhatia to Siddharth, FOUR, fraction short and Siddharth is quick to latch on, he moves back and cuts it square past the point region

Vidhwath Kaverappa to Siddharth, no run, dropped! Manoj has put down a dolly. Angled into the right hander and Siddharth closes the bat face as he looks to flick, the leading edge carries nicely to cover and Manoj goes reverse cup, the ball hits his palm and goes to ground

Vidhwath Kaverappa to Siddharth, FOUR, this tiime he connects with the lofted shot. Width on offer and Siddharth frees his arms, goes over extra cover once again and picks up his second boundary in that region

Vidhwath Kaverappa to Siddharth, FOUR, lovely shot! On a length and nothing much wrong with the delivery, Siddharth lofts through the line and over extra cover. All timing behind that shot as the ball raced away

Vidhwath Kaverappa to Stallin Hoover, out Caught by Bangalore Mohith!! Back to back golden ducks for Hoover. Nothing shot really and he has a look at the surface. Short of length and around off, Hoover wanted to steer it down to third man but it was too close to him, bit of extra bounce as well and the outside edge lobs to the keeper. Gulbarga have an early wicket. Stallin Hoover c Bangalore Mohith b Vidhwath Kaverappa 0(1)