this has been a match of block holes, that's how it finishes as Johnson steers this one to long on and takes one to end the match
SRH vs Kings XI, 27th match at Mohali, IPL, Apr 27 2015 - Ball by Ball Commentary
11.26pm Sunrisers have defended 150 successfully, what looked like a low score earlier and Warner leads the team off the ground. Leading them with a fifty, excellent fielding and a great catch! Kings XI started a bit too slow and lost early wickets before it looked like Bailey and Miller were going to take them home. But all the Sunrisers bowlers chipped in, broke partnerships and Boult and Bhuvi kept bowling yorker after yorker as if they are robots. Kings XI, with that loss, continue to struggle at the bottom of the table.
George Bailey: It was our batting, the top order again. I'll take responsibility again and we needed partnerships going but could not. It was a gettable target but top order couldn't do it. We're trying to find a combination that works. The worrying thing is the fear and restriction comes in. We're not trying any less than last year, things are not going our way. It was a great opportunity tonight to win. Davey pulled things back for them, Axar and Sandeep bowled very well and excellent bowling in the death.
David Warner: Fantastic effort, I thought 160 was par. Mine was a key dismissal and the boys bowled fantastic after that. The bowlers won us the match and today it was a fantastic effort. We face Jonhson a lot at home and my thinking was to make room and score runs. Today I got him but probably next match he'll get me. It's challenging to pick one out of Steyn and Boult, we try to get the balance right which we got right tonight.
Boult Man of the Match: It was quite a dry wicket, not much humidity. It was a good batting wicket, we bowled really well. I'm trying to come in and be as aggressive as I can. It's nice to get a reward today and see the result. The first thing here is to get the length right and I'm enjoying my time here.
That's all we have from this match, I'm Vishal D signing off and do join us tomorrow for CSK v KKR. Until then, goodbye and goodluck. Ciao!
Adarsh: "It's time for Vijay to sit out. Bring back Sehwag and Maxwell."
Ricky: "Sunrisers york Kings XI out of the match! Well done Bolt, Bhuvi & Praveen!"
Navin: "GEE! I wonder what happened to KXIP this year? From hero last year to zero this year. Saha really needs to bat higher."
Rocky: "What say for all those who say that such low scores cannot be defended without bowling the opposition out :)"
Siddharth: "Huge Johnson fan. But he has to sit out next game onwards. And Maxwell should come in. Vohra should remain. "
on the off stump, in the block hole and Sandeep digs it out on off for one
creates some room and tonks the ball to wide long on for one
Warner can't let the ball go, he just can't! Anureet lofted the low full toss high in the air down the ground and Warner ran in to complete a very good low catch
makes room again and connects this time to find a single to mid on
makes room for the big hit, PK chases him with a yorker and he's hit on the pads
Praveen has to defend 25 in the last over
Ojha appeals alone this time, not given for the caught behind as Anureet swishes at the ball outside off and misses
swinging yorker towards the stumps now, appeal from Bhuvi for lbw and he's given! Dhawan tried to paddle the ball on the leg side, didn't connect and was hit low and in front of off stump
swinging yorker outside leg as Johnson makes room, but there's no room and he gets an inside edge on the leg side for one
low full toss on the off stump, smashes it straight to cover
in the block hole just outside off, Dhawan makes room to drive on off but misses
appeal for lbw as he tries to paddle the full ball from just outside off, but he misses and is hit on the back knee, somehow crosses for the leg bye
28 from 12, Bhuvi to bowl now
Debarshi: "Rightly said. One over changed the match"
another miscued pull from Saha, this time he's gone by giving a simple catch to square leg for PK. But they're checking for the no ball, hang on. Looks like Boult's heel has landed just on the line, I don't think there's anything behind it. Third umpire taking his time, trying different angles. From the stump cam near the umpire it seems something was indeed behind the line, maybe. Given out!
Fine leg goes deep
Boult tries the block hole outside off, Saha replies with an awkward paddle and misses it but the ball deflects off his right leg from outside off to go fine down leg for four. Singalled as runs off the bat
Back to over the wicket
slower ball angled in, pulled with some power to deep midwicket
almost a yorker outside off, Dhawan makes room but misses the ball
that's a well-connected and firm cover drive right in the gap but Warner races across from long off, slides in no time and picks the ball up with only his left hand and throws it back in no time. Excellent effort
Rishi Dhawan at No. 8, Johnson to follow. Boult round the wicket...
the sound of the ball crashing into the stumps, followed by silence in the ground! Axar makes room to smash the ball, it's right in the block hole at good pace and it rattles the stumps
Here's Boult...
Arjun: "One good over should seal the match, applicable to either side :)"
126kph, slightly slower yorker on the stumps, Axar watches carefully and pushes it down to long on for one
Arjun Jain: "Usually change of bat leads to a wicket. Hopefully not today."
slow yorker, Saha pushes it just past the bowler for one to long off
Over 20 • KXIP 130/9