END OF OVER:
19 | 12 Runs | TSK: 132/4 | RR: 6.94

  • Wiaan Mulder19 (15b)
  • Donovan Ferreira18 (13b)
  • Corey Anderson2-0-16-0
  • Corbin Bosch4-0-26-0

Time for me, Rizel Zahid, to sign off and say goodbye on behalf of our scoring guru, Binoy George.

An interesting see-saw battle and MI New York had their moments to stage a comeback but with a slightly under-par score on this sticky surface, a few big overs were all TSK needed to gain the upper hand. Some timely hits towards the end, including a classic cameo from Donovan Ferreira, who had a stellar outing with the ball earlier, made things easier while Wiaan Mulder played a responsible hand as well. Before that, Milind Kumar added 22, and Saiteja Mukkamalla provided them with a stable platform, almost playing a run-a-ball innings and soaking up the pressure. MI's Rushil Ugarkar keeps improving and bowled a fine spell, taking two key wickets while conceding just 16 runs. Tajinder Singh was economical as well, and so was Corbin Bosch, although he remained wicketless alongside Trent Boult. So, TSK restore parity and avenge their last defeat against the same opponents. This is one of the major rivalries in the league and today certainly didn't disappoint

Nicholas Pooran, MI New York Captain: 127, obviously, I think that score was probably short by about 10 to 15 runs. But having said that, that partnership in the end gave us a chance, and that's the most important thing for us. The guys came out and bowled brilliantly, kept us in the game right until the last over. So, well done to the guys, a great effort. Obviously, losing the toss this morning and coming from Dallas into these tricky conditions made things challenging, but we have to adapt and move forward. Obviously, it was a fresh surface, there was a lot of cloud cover around and moisture in the morning. We lost too many wickets in the powerplay, so we couldn't really rotate the strike or play our normal game. We had to make use of the powerplay, and unfortunately, that didn't work out. But again, we're grateful that we got 127 on the board because it gave us a chance. That shows the character in the team. We fight until the end, and everybody knows what kind of team we are. As I said, I think we bowled well. We just didn't get wickets. Their batsmen, Riley and Milind, stuck it out really well in that partnership. They didn't allow us to get back into the game by losing wickets. So, well done to them. But at the end of the day, we did what we had to do in the bowling department, which was to stay disciplined and consistent. Looking back, if we had another 10 runs, who knows? Maybe we would have won the game.

18.6
6
Anderson to Mulder, SIX, Dispatches it out of the park! It was a slowish shorter ball just outside off, he stood tall and sent it long way back over long-on for a gigantic six which seals the deal emphatically for TSK!
18.5
0
Anderson to Mulder, no run, Charges and mistimes a slash to the off-side, shorter ball hovering outside off, finds the fielder
18.4
4
Anderson to Mulder, FOUR, Thumpd! Bludgeoned! Comes down the track and then flexes his muscles to smack it to deep midwicket for a four, disappeared into the fence
18.3
1
Anderson to Ferreira, 1 run, Was in position early for this slice, shorter ball wide of off, wanted to tonk it leg-side and sends it inadvertently to deep extra cover
18.2
1
Anderson to Mulder, 1 run, Slower and shorter on the pads, helps it to fine leg, tickling it very fine for a single
18.1
0
Anderson to Mulder, no run, Around the wicket, hits the deck hard and angles in at off, blocked back to Anderson

END OF OVER:
18 | 11 Runs | TSK: 120/4 (8 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 6.66, RRR: 4.00)

  • Donovan Ferreira17 (12b)
  • Wiaan Mulder8 (10b)
  • Corbin Bosch4-0-26-0
  • Trent Boult4-0-34-0
17.6
6
Bosch to Ferreira, SIX, Overpitched on off and errs in his length, fifth stump line and Ferreria munches down the ground for six over long-off. It was in the slot and he does not miss out. Pure timing and such a joy to watch with both bat and ball!
17.5
1
Bosch to Mulder, 1 run, Tad short and outside off, backfoot punch to sweeper cover
17.4
0
Bosch to Mulder, no run, Pace-off and drags his length back, zipping in at off, nudged back to the bowler
17.3
0
Bosch to Mulder, no run, On a length and outside off, driven on the up to cover inside the 30-yard ring
17.2
4
Bosch to Mulder, FOUR, Bit too full and given plenty of room as well, he says thank you very much and unleashes a silky cover drive for a four, don't bother running for it
17.1
0
Bosch to Mulder, no run, Over the wicket, rams a near yorker into middle and leg, tries to push it leg-side and plays all around it, manages to shields his stumps somehow, ruffled by the pace

END OF OVER:
17 | 10 Runs | TSK: 109/4 (19 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.41, RRR: 6.33)

  • Wiaan Mulder3 (5b)
  • Donovan Ferreira11 (11b)
  • Trent Boult4-0-34-0
  • Rushil Ugarkar4-0-16-2
16.6
1
Boult to Mulder, 1 run, Length-ish and keeps it tight at off-stump, driven on the rise to long-off for a single
16.5
1
Boult to Ferreira, 1 run, Little bit short and trying not to give him any room, wicket to wicket, gently pushed to long on and Boult tried his best to intercept but the effort went in vain
16.4
1
Boult to Mulder, 1 run, Bowls it shortish on middle, worked to midwicket inside the ring and dashes across to the other end for a single
16.3
1
Boult to Ferreira, 1 run, Bowls it fullish and cramps him for room, flicked to long-on, Pollard charges in to intercept
16.2
6
Boult to Ferreira, SIX, Flips it on a shorter length and bowls at midriff height at leg-stump, nonchalantly pummels it over deep square for a six; just 23 off 22 needed

Texas 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st28F du PlessisSR Mukkamalla
2nd31RR RossouwSR Mukkamalla
3rd29RR RossouwMilind Kumar
4th8RR RossouwD Ferreira
5th36PWA MulderD Ferreira