Hyderabad XI vs Punjab XI 37th Match at Sharjah, 25 Sep, 2021

Toss: Hyderabad , who chose to bowl
Punjab XI 125/7 (20)
Hyderabad XI 120/7 (20)
Punjab Kings won by 5 runs
Man of the Match: Jason Holder

    Over 1.1 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, no run, shuffling dance and swinging blade of KL Rahul

    Over 1.2 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, no run, gets back in the crease and punched back to the bowler

    Over 1.3 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, Boundary! Gets a thick outside edge and it flies down to the third man fence in a jiffy

    Over 1.4 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, 2 runs, went deep inside the crease, used the width on offer to late cut the back of a length delivery to the right of third man

    Over 1.5 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul,1 run, gets forward and clipped away into the mid-wicket pocket for an easy single

    Over 1.6 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a good length delivery to Mayank Agarwal,3 runs, opens the bat face and steer-punches the length delivery square wide of cover 

    Over 3.1 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls it short of length to Lokesh Rahul, no run, opens the bat face and punches to cover

    Over 3.2 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, no run, gets back in the crease and tucked away to the right of mid-wicket

    Over 3.3 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, no run, tries to cut a delivery that wobbles in sharply in the corridor of uncertainty but no luck.

    Over 3.4 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a pitched up delivery to Lokesh Rahul, 2 runs, shuffles down to lift it over cover before gathering a couple of runs

    Over 3.5 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, Boundary! Shuffles across his off-stump, meets the delivery on a fuller length and scoops it over short fine for a much-needed boundary

    Over 3.6 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul,1 run, Clears his front leg and wields the willow, lack of timing means he could only drag that as far as deep mid-wicket to his right

    Over 17.1 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a good length delivery to Nathan Ellis, no run, came down the track to reach out by Bhuvi, chopped to extra cover

    Over 17.2 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a slower one to Nathan Ellis, no run, stand tall and swing early, the ball beats the outside edge

    Over 17.3 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a pitched up delivery to Nathan Ellis,1 run, gets forward and drives it along the ground to long-off for one.

    Over 17.4 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a pitched up delivery to Harpreet Brar,1 run, gets to reach for the drive and mistimes to long-off

    Over 17.5 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a good length delivery to Nathan Ellis,1 run, comes on to the front foot and  flat-bats it to long-on

    Over 17.6 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a good length delivery to Harpreet Brar,1 run, gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts it on the bounce to long-off

    Over 19.1 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a good length delivery to Nathan Ellis, no run, gets forward and tries to play across the line but misses.

    Over 19.2 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a good length delivery to Nathan Ellis,Six! Comes forward and manages to reach this one and though it was toe-ended, the ball landed just over the straight boundary

    Over 19.3: Wide ball. Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Nathan Ellis, 

    Over 19.3 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a good length delivery to Nathan Ellis, out Caught by Manish Pandey!! Ellis makes room and slices it over backward point, Pandey back pedals while keeping his eyes on the ball and reverse cups it 

    Over 19.4 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a good length delivery to Harpreet Brar, 2 runs,  moves across and mows it high towards cow corner

    Over 19.5 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a pitched up delivery to Harpreet Brar, Boundary! Gets to the pitch of the ball and connects cleanly and beats the fielder getting across from long-off

    Over 19.6 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a slower one to Harpreet Brar,1 bye, gets forward and swings through the line and is beaten on the outside edge

    Innings break

    Hyderabad need 126 runs to win in their 20 overs