Birthday boy Faulkner seals a last-ball win for Lions. Dug in short and outside off, swat-pulled away to the right of a diving Steven Smith at short mid-on. It was in the air but just wide of the fielder
Supergiants vs Guj Lions, 25th match at Pune, Apr 29 2016 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
25th match (N), Pune, April 29, 2016, Indian Premier League
195/3
(20 ov, T:196) 196/7
Guj Lions won by 3 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
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end of over 209 runs • 2 wickets
GL: 196/7CRR: 9.80
James Faulkner9 (5b 1x4)
Praveen Kumar0 (0b)
Thisara Perera 4-0-41-2
Ashok Dinda 4-0-40-2
11.45pm Faulkner leaps and unleashes a fist pump. Raina takes hugs in the dug-out. MS Dhoni gesticulates to Rahane that he should have fired that throw to the bowler's end. Faulkner pats Steven Smith. Lions consolidate their top spot with their sixth win in seven matches.
Dhoni, Supergiants captain: First six overs, sixty runs, and it puts a lot of pressure. I feel we definitely need to improve our new-ball bowling. We should crack the code. Otherwise, we will be at the receiving end. Injuries are beyond control. Still, more than the batting, the bowling has struggled. We have tried five-bowler combinations, six-bowler combinations. It is not happening for us. I like it when there is not a lot of break between matches. We have to sort out a few things. Otherwise, we will keep losing.
Raina, Lions captain: Close win. Baz and Smith did the damage in first six overs. Jimmy had a good birthday tonight. When you have a target in mind, you can attack the first six overs. It is working for us. Captaincy has been good. Learnt a lot from MS. I am not going to see MS tonight. He will be very, very upset. I'll see him later.
Dwayne Smith, Man of the Match: I enjoy opening, especially with Baz. I hope we can continue doing that. It was great to see Baz take the mantle. I just had to sit back. The boys are really up for it.
Baz: Really pleased. Neither team deserved to lose that game. It was a great finish and the crowd loved it. Me and Smith enjoy batting together. We are good friends off the field.
AnanatKhatavkar: "And Birthday Boy rescues his team !!!"
Thanks for tuning in. Looking forward to your company and comments tomorrow. Goodbye and good night for now
19.6
1
Perera to Faulkner, 1 run
PK was too slow at the bowler's end
19.5
2
Perera to Faulkner, 2 runs
Faulkner dances outside leg, Perera follows him with a full ball. Driven to long-off. They hustle for the second. The throw from Rahane was wild. Perhaps, he wasn't sure of which end to throw. He puts his hand up in apology
Praveen joins Faulkner
19.4
W
Perera to Ishan, OUT
pretty full on off, bunted to mid-off. Kishan and Faulkner set off. Kishan is caught short despite a dive. Tiwary nailed the direct hit. He ran in and attacked the ball. Tense faces in the Lions dug out
Ishan Kishan run out (Tiwary) 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 1m) SR: 0
Ishan Kishan
19.3
W
Perera to Raina, OUT
Perera knocks Raina over. Nice and full on off, Raina targets the square leg boundary. There was no protection there. He can only toe-end it back onto the stumps. 3 needed off 3
Suresh Raina b Perera 34 (28b 2x4 0x6 64m) SR: 121.42
19.2
1
Perera to Faulkner, 1 run
full cutter on off, driven to cover for one
19.2
1w
Perera to Faulkner, 1 wide
slides it wide outside off. Slower one goes wrong
19.1
4
Perera to Faulkner, FOUR runs
low full toss on the leg stump, delicious ball. Tucks into it and sweeps it away between fine leg and deep square leg
Lions need nine off the last over. Perera to bowl it. Four men on the leg-side boundary. Third man inside the circle
end of over 1911 runs • 2 wickets
GL: 187/5CRR: 9.84 • RRR: 9.00
Suresh Raina34 (27b 2x4)
James Faulkner1 (1b)
Ashok Dinda 4-0-40-2
Murugan Ashwin 3-0-22-0
18.6
2
Dinda to Raina, 2 runs
Raina makes room and crunches a ball to deep cover
18.5
4
Dinda to Raina, FOUR runs
Raina moves away outside leg, Dinda chases him. Glanced off the thigh to the right of a diving Dhoni. The captain is on the ground, shaking his head
18.4
1
Dinda to Faulkner, 1 run
blockhole ball on middle, jammed to long off
Birthday boy Faulkner
Swapnil Shah: "There's the CR7 celebration off a Dhoni run-out! #Dinda"
18.3
W
Dinda to Jadeja, OUT
Jadeja has been run out for a duck. Time for the CR7 celebrations. Yorker shading towards the leg stump, Jadeja can't connect with a flick. He sets off in search of a quick bye. Raina wasn't interested. Dhoni collects the ball, runs in, teases Jadeja before breaking the stumps
Ravindra Jadeja run out (†Dhoni) 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 1m) SR: 0
Jadeja joins Raina
AT: "did the CR7 celebration come out again?!" --- No CR7 celebrations yet
18.2
W
Dinda to Dwayne Bravo, OUT
Dinda has Bravo nicking behind. Full and wide outside off, past the tramline again. Bravo reaches out again. He aims to drive end ends up edging it behind
Dwayne Bravo c †Dhoni b Dinda 7 (6b 1x4 0x6 11m) SR: 116.66
18.1
4
Dinda to Dwayne Bravo, FOUR runs
Bravo charges down the track, this is speared past the tramline. Bravo reaches out, loses his balance, carves it over short third man for four
end of over 184 runs
GL: 176/3CRR: 9.77 • RRR: 10.00
Dwayne Bravo3 (4b)
Suresh Raina28 (25b 1x4)
Murugan Ashwin 3-0-22-0
Ashok Dinda 3-0-29-1
sujay: "Thats MSD for you.. Brings M Ashwin... few would have expected it"
17.6
1
M Ashwin to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run
faster and shorter, pulled to fine leg. Good over from M Ashwin
17.5
•
M Ashwin to Dwayne Bravo, no run
googly again? Yes, zips in and hits the thigh pad
17.4
1
M Ashwin to Raina, 1 run
dug in short and outside off, swatted to deep midwicket
17.3
2
M Ashwin to Raina, 2 runs
slides on outside off, Raina shuffles across off and top-edges it over midwicket. Rahane rushes in from the deep but the ball dies in front of him
17.2
•
M Ashwin to Raina, no run
another googly zips through outside off, he still can't connect with the slog sweep
17.1
•
M Ashwin to Raina, no run
googly outside off, slog sweep and miss
M Ashwin in the hotseat. Dhoni calls for a helmet
end of over 1711 runs • 1 wicket
GL: 172/3CRR: 10.11 • RRR: 8.00
Dwayne Bravo2 (2b)
Suresh Raina25 (21b 1x4)
Ashok Dinda 3-0-29-1
Thisara Perera 3-0-32-1
16.6
•
Dinda to Dwayne Bravo, no run
bouncer outside off, beats Bravo's hook
Win Probability
GL 100%
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Over 20 • GL 196/7
Suresh Raina b Perera 34 (28b 2x4 0x6 64m) SR: 121.42
W
Ishan Kishan run out (Tiwary) 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 1m) SR: 0
Guj Lions won by 3 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)W
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