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SRH vs Supergiants, 40th match at Visakhapatnam, , May 10 2016 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
40th match (N), Visakhapatnam, May 10, 2016, Indian Premier League

SRH won by 4 runs

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end of over 209 runs • 3 wickets
RPS: 133/8CRR: 6.65 
Rajat Bhatia0 (0b)
Ashish Nehra 4-0-29-3
Mustafizur Rahman 4-0-26-0

11.40pm MS Dhoni: Losing close games; it is a tough one to digest. There are a few things not working in our favour. The three games we have won comfortably, the ones we have lost have been in the last over. New-ball bowling was good today and we did well to restrict them to 137. If you compare their bowling attack to ours, they can exploit the conditions more. We lost Jinx quite early and kept losing wickets. Zampa was fantastic. We wanted him to feature in the initial XI, but the combination was tough. We probably played with the best XI in the first three matches. Zampa is a good find and he is somebody who can give is stability. This was one game where we kept getting wickets.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Purple cap holder: Initially I look to swing the ball and that's what happened. The talk is the middle to believe in ourselves. Ojha got an amazing catch. If that was a four, that would have been a tie.

David Warner: That was a very close match. I thought we were 25-30 runs below par. The way the bowlers bowled was fantastic.Great bunch of coaches and support-staff. Naman missed one through the legs but has been phenomenal. My Australian team-mate Zampa is a fantastic legspinner. To bowl the last over in the innings is phenomenal. Credit to him.

Zampa, Man of the Match: It has not sunk in. Disappointing end to the game. There is also pressure and batsmen come hard. Legspinners are always in the game. Dhoni just picked up the ball and threw the last over to me. MS just told me Hooda's strength was leg side and asked me to bowl outside off. It worked. We have obviously had a hard season but Flem is keeping it together. Playing the IPL has been a different experience.

Nehra: I have bowled so many last overs for India. He (Dhoni) hit a good shot but I surprised him with that bouncer. If we don't have injuries, we can go far ahead in the tournament. The great thing about Warner is he gives confidence.

Shyam kumar: "Bringing the man at 45 inside circle, and bowling bouncer to Dhoni as a surprise package is excellent strategy by captain warner and executed well by Nehra"

ramu: "Great to see that roar by yuvi after the last wicket."

shaheed shaikh: "Zampa for MoM!!!"

Anupam: "Vintage old SRH, defending 130s. Absolute cracker."

Phew, that was fun. I shall leave you with the points table Thanks for your company and comments. Ciao. Cheers!

19.6
W
Nehra to Zampa, OUT

Naman Ojha pulls off another one-handed catch! Zampa is out for a duck. SRH sneak through. Nehra has his hands aloft in joy. Zampa backed away outside leg, this is a yorker speared outside off, Zampa slashes and manages an outside edge. Ojha dives full-length to his right and completes another one-hander. A four could have resulted in a super over. T20 is a game of small margins. As is turns out, Sunrisers go top with this thriller. Supergiants have close to no chance of making the playoffs

Adam Zampa c †Ojha b Nehra 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 1m) SR: 0

Zampa to face the last ball

19.5
1W
Nehra to Dhoni, 1 run, OUT

Yuvraj breaks the stumps. Dhoni has been run out on the second. Yuvraj sets off on a celebratory sprint. Warner is pumped. Is that the game? Hurrying bouncer on off, Dhoni is late to pull and gets a top edge over the keeper. Short third man (Sran) moves back and to his left and hunts the ball down. Dhoni comes back for the second. The ball is tagged to Yuvraj who runs towards the stumps from backward point. He dashes in and flips the bails off

MS Dhoni run out (Sran/Yuvraj Singh) 30 (20b 1x4 2x6 36m) SR: 150

6 needed off 2 balls. Can Dhoni finish it off for Pune?

Third man up, backward square leg sent back

19.4
6
Nehra to Dhoni, SIX runs

Nehra aims for a yorker, he ends up bowling a full toss on off. Dhoni sizes it up, clears his front leg, and slams it over wide long-on for six

They crossed over and Dhoni is on strike. Third man back. Fine leg up

19.3
W
Nehra to Perera, OUT

the pressure tells on Thisara. Length ball outside off, Thisara clears his front leg to possibly mow it over his favourite midwicket region. He skies it off a toe end instead. Henriques settles under it at extra cover

Thisara Perera c Henriques b Nehra 17 (13b 0x4 1x6 25m) SR: 130.76
19.2
1
Nehra to Dhoni, 1 run

off-stump yorker, Dhoni can only squeeze out a single to cover. Warner applauds Nehra

Round the stumps. Third man in

19.1
1
Nehra to Perera, 1 run

speared full on middle, in the slot, but he can't get under it. Dragged to long-on

Supergiants need 14 off the last over. Nehra should bowl it, though Henriques has an over left as well. Nehra it is

Saurabh: "Need a boundary here"

end of over 198 runs
RPS: 124/5CRR: 6.52 RRR: 14.00
Thisara Perera16 (11b 1x6)
MS Dhoni22 (17b 1x4 1x6)
Mustafizur Rahman 4-0-26-0
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4-1-20-1
18.6
1
Mustafizur to Perera, 1 run

Mustafiz finishes with a yorker on off, which is angled down to third man

18.5
2
Mustafizur to Perera, 2 runs

full and aimed at middle, Thisara loses his shape as he slogs. He skews it off an outside edge over extra cover

Ullas: "Similar situation to yesterday's match. Can fizz do a Watson"

18.4
1
Mustafizur to Dhoni, 1 run

full toss on middle, drilled back to the bowler, he stretches his left hand and deflects it to the covers

18.3
Mustafizur to Dhoni, no run

cutter outside off, Dhoni is on the walk as he manages an inside edge behind to Ojha

fine leg comes up, third man whisked back

18.2
2
Mustafizur to Dhoni, 2 runs

full toss on off, bunted to long-off. Dhoni hares across for the second again. Thisara is at the danger end. He dives full-length and makes his ground by the time the bowler reaches out and under-arm flicks it to the stumps. Sunrisers needed a direct hit from Warner there

18.1
2
Mustafizur to Dhoni, 2 runs

full and around off, Dhoni carves it past extra-cover. He pushes Thisara for the second. Taken

Three on the leg-side boundary. Fizz to bowl his last over

end of over 1815 runs
RPS: 116/5CRR: 6.44 RRR: 11.00
MS Dhoni17 (13b 1x4 1x6)
Thisara Perera13 (9b 1x6)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4-1-20-1
Mustafizur Rahman 3-0-18-0

Farhan: "Tiwary is out, Muthu. It's Perera. Typo has got you." Apologies, this has been corrected

17.6
1
Bhuvneshwar to Dhoni, 1 run

Dhoni shimmies out, Bhuvi digs it shorter on off. The batsman checks his shot and pushes to long-off for one

17.5
1
Bhuvneshwar to Perera, 1 run

yorker on middle, good finish. Clipped to long-on

17.4
1
Bhuvneshwar to Dhoni, 1 run

Dhoni hops and rises on top of a short ball that was angled in. Punched to the covers

17.3
4
Bhuvneshwar to Dhoni, FOUR runs

and Dhoni beats short third man. Back of a length and outside off, Dhoni waits and late-cuts it away to the left of the diving fielder for four

Nehra has a word with Bhuvneshwar. Third man just comes in

Shoeb: "Will this be the big over?"

17.2
1
Bhuvneshwar to Perera, 1 run

full toss on middle, Thisara sets up to whip to leg and spoons a leading edge in front of long-off

17.1
6
Bhuvneshwar to Perera, SIX runs

Thisara clears long-on for a six. Back of a length offcutter outside off, not a bad ball. But that's muscled over the fielder in the deep

17.1
1w
Bhuvneshwar to Perera, 1 wide

full and wide outside off, past the tram line

Bhuvneshwar

end of over 175 runs
RPS: 101/5CRR: 5.94 RRR: 12.33
Thisara Perera5 (6b)
MS Dhoni11 (10b 1x6)
Mustafizur Rahman 3-0-18-0
Barinder Sran 4-0-26-1
16.6
1
Mustafizur to Perera, 1 run

cutter wide outside off, Thisara slogs and sends an outside edge to third man. Sran does well in the deep even as the ball spun away from him. Just five runs off that Mustafiz over

Win Probability
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Over 20 • RPS 133/8

Thisara Perera c Henriques b Nehra 17 (13b 0x4 1x6 25m) SR: 130.76
W
MS Dhoni run out (Sran/Yuvraj Singh) 30 (20b 1x4 2x6 36m) SR: 150
W
Adam Zampa c †Ojha b Nehra 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 1m) SR: 0
W
SRH won by 4 runs
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