Zak's deception and Krunal's affection

Zaheer's cunning change-up Early signs of a slow Visakhapatnam surface were on display when Shahbaz Nadeem got the first two balls of the game to grip and spin. Zaheer Khan, returning from a niggle, started his spell with an offcutter that ripped past Rohit Sharma's outside edge. In the fifth over, however, Zaheer deceived Martin Guptill with deceptive change in pace and length. He banged a bouncer on leg and Guptill, hustled for pace, was late on the pull and caught between trying to play the stroke and sway out of the way. The ball pinged him on the helmet and almost detached it.

A sloppy forehand error If a long list of some of the best fielding efforts of the season were to be drawn up, it's unlikely that Imran Tahir would feature in it. Krunal Pandya swiped an Amit Mishra delivery to Tahir's right at deep midwicket. He scampered towards the ball and got there. All good so far. But instead of patting the ball back into the field of play, Tahir ended up parrying the ball over the boundary for four while trying to awkwardly swat it. Tahir's apology didn't soothe Mishra's pain.

Brothers in arms Krunal Pandya took apart Delhi Daredevils' spinners in an exhibition of power hitting. He smashed seven fours and six sixes in his 37-ball 86. After almost every boundary, he wore a flashy smile and gestured effusively. After racing to a fifty, he imitated his brother Hardik Pandya's stance and pointed in his direction. Hardik was seen applauding many of Krunal's boundaries. Krunal's blitz ended when he chopped a full delivery onto his stumps. As he walked into the dugout area, he went straight to Hardik and hugged him in celebratory embrace.

De Kock's unchanging fate Krunal hammered a 37-ball 86 to set up Mumbai's fifth-highest IPL score of 206 for 4. His night was about to get better. Bowling to Quinton de Kock, he darted a slider outside off. De Kock rocked back for a late cut but missed the ball, and instead chopped his bat into wicketkeeper Jos Buttler's gloves. A thin noise and a vociferous appeal resulted in de Kock being wrongly adjudged caught behind, again, for the second consecutive game. De kock had his hands on his head as he trudged off.