When Dhoni dictated terms to Jadeja

There aren't too many secrets between Ravindra Jadeja and MS Dhoni on the field. They've been team-mates for over seven years now and Dhoni knows only too well how Jadeja rushes through his overs in limited-overs cricket. So after Steven Smith holed out to deep cover in the 17th over, Jadeja tried to take his opportunity, but Dhoni did not let him. Jadeja hurried in, Dhoni pulled out of the delivery. Jadeja tried again next ball, and was even quicker, but Dhoni had not even taken his stance. He finally bowled, but on Dhoni's terms.

When Dhoni is at the striker's end in the slog overs, the non-striker is expected to keep him there. Off the second ball of the final over, Dhoni hit to long-off and returned for the second run. Rajat Bhatia, his partner, was not interested but Dhoni powered through regardless. Bhatia finally went but had no chance until a poor throw at the bowler's end reprieved him. Luckily for Dhoni, Bhatia rose to the challenge and they completed a brace of twos that left the latter panting.

Despite standing outside his crease, Aaron Finch had shimmied down to RP Singh's first delivery, a nippy inswinger that caught the batsman off guard. The ball swerved in after angling across the right-hander from over the wicket and struck Finch on the pad with no shot offered. A big appeal ensued but Finch had been hit too high. Or was he? No one was sure, but the umpire was convinced the ball wouldn't have hit the stumps.

Like with Mustafizur Rahman's offcutters, the batsmen know what's coming from Dwayne Bravo. His slow, dipping cutters have been mighty effective in recent times. After Glenn Maxwell and David Miller in the previous game, it was Kevin Pietersen's turn today. In the 14th over, Bravo brought out four of those deliveries in succession. The last of those slower ones flummoxed Pietersen, as he brought his bat down late only to drag on to his stumps, bringing a switch in Supergiants' momentum.