SRH vs RR Ball by Ball Commentary

IT WILL BE KOLKATA VS HYDERABAD IN THE FINAL! T Natarajan bangs it short again, on middle, Dhruv Jurel mistimes his cut to backward point for one. HYDERABAD WIN BY 36 RUNS!

Short and on middle, Dhruv Jurel looks to pull but gets a top edge that falls well in front of short fine leg.

A low full toss, on middle, Dhruv Jurel drives it towards long on.

Slower bouncer, on off, Dhruv Jurel tries to upper cut it but mistimes it on the bounce to short third man.

FOUR! Gets it away! A full toss, on middle, Dhruv Jurel smacks it wide of long on fro a boundary.

Pitched up, on middle, Dhruv Jurel drills it straigh to long on.

Hard length and on middle, Trent Boult swats it to mid-wicket. The celebrations begin in the Hyderabad camp.

Pat Cummins continues with his shorter length, on middle, Dhruv Jurel hooks it on the bounce to fine leg for just one. There are tears already in the eyes of Rajasthan fans.

A slower bouncer now, on off, Dhruv Jurel sways away from it. He thinks it is a wide and takes a review. The replay shows that it is above his head and the on-field call is changed,

Short once again and on middle and leg, Dhruv Jurel pulls it towards deep square leg and refuse the run once again.

Back of a length and on middle, Dhruv Jurel heaves it to deep mid-wicket and denies the run.

FOUR! FIFTY FOR JUREL! He has been the one shining light for Rajasthan! This is short again and on middle, Dhruv Jurel pulls it towards the deep square leg fence again for another boundary.

FOUR! Nicely played! Pat Cummins bangs this into the pitch and around middle, Dhruv Jurel pulls it away wide of deep square leg for a boundary.

A sensational over from T Natarajan! Another off-pace short delivery, on off, Trent Boult misses his pull. Would you believe it? Just one run and a wicket from the over.

Full and on off, Trent Boult drives it straight to mid off.

OUT! TAKEN! T Natarajan gets a wicket now! He goes short again and on middle, pace on this time, Rovman Powell connects with his pull but fails to get the timing right, the ball flies wide of deep mid-wicket where Abhishek Sharma dives to his left to take a fantastic catch. Hyderabad has one foot in the final already now!

A precious dot! Short of a length and on off, takes pace off, Rovman Powell tries to pull but he too goes through his shot very early and misses.

Goes fuller and on middle, Dhruv Jurel drills it wide long on for a single.

Ouch! That has hurt him! T Natarajan bowls the slower bouncer, on middle, Dhruv Jurel goes through his pull very early and misses, the ball goes through and sneaks under his helmet to hit him right on the throat. He is looking a bit wavy at the moment.

Yet another short delivery, on off, slower once again, Dhruv Jurel swats it through mid-wicket for one more. Rajasthan need 53 runs in the last 3 overs!

Short again, off-pace, on middle, Rovman Powell puls it through square leg for one.

Back of a length and on middle, Dhruv Jurel swipes it towards deep mid-wicket for one.

Goes short again and on middle, slower too, Dhruv Jurel tries to hook it away but misses.

SIX! Excellent effort in the deep but goes in vain! Fuller and angling into the pads, Dhruv Jurel picks it up and whips it towards the deep square leg fence, Rahul Tripathi leaps up to grab it but his legs touch the ropes while he lands and flicks it back inside. The replay confirms that it is a maximum.

Short of a length and on middle, Rovman Powell pulls it away towards deep square leg for a single.

FOUR! SMACKED! Flatter, full and on middle, Dhruv Jurel stays in his creae and drills it hard and back past the bowler for a crunching boundary. 11 runs off the over!

Buzzers! Slows it up, full and on off, Rovman Powell steers it wide of point and sets off for the run but is sent back, Rahul Tripathi throws it well over the keeper with no back up and allows the run.

Quicker, full and on middle, Dhruv Jurel clips it through mid-wicket for a run.

FOUR! Great shot! Flighted, full and on off, Dhruv Jurel gets down and leans onto his drive to smashes it through extra covers for a boundary.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Dhruv Jurel pushes it to short covers.

A loopy full toss, on off, Rovman Powell drills it towards sweeper covers for a single.

FOUR! Dhruv Jurel is keeping hopes alive for Rajasthan here. Shahbaz Ahmed tries to fire it in at the stumps, Jurel anticipates well, backs away and creams it through covers for another boundary.

FOUR! Nicely done by Dhruv Jurel. Pushed through fuller and on the stumps, Jurel is brave to bring out the reverse sweep and he gets it well over point for a boundary.

Slightly short and wide, cut away off the back foot through point for a single.

There's just no room to free the arms as Shahbaz Ahmed serves another flatter delivery on off and middle, Rovman Powell plays it out on the leg side.

Quick and flat around off stump, Rovman Powell stays on the back foot and jams it down late to short third man.

That in-between length sliding it onto middle and off, Rovman Powell backs away and plays nicely but straight to covers.

Bowled quicker and flatter around off, Rovman Powell stays back and dabs it late past backward point for just a single.

Nicely flighted delivery, on the fuller side around off and turning away sharply, Rovman Powell goes on the back foot and rightly leaves it alone.

OUT! TIMBER! Abhishek Sharma is a fine utility cricketer and is having a ball with the ball in hand at the moment. Stays over the stumps and almost bowls this one from the front of the hand, firing it flatter and around off stump. Shimron Hetmyer backs away to cut but the ball skids through quickly and shatters into the off stump. A frustrated Hetmyer has to walk back and Rajasthan are in deep trouble.

Fractionally short over middle, pulled away off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for one run.

Shimron Hetmyer seems visibly upset as Dhruv Jurel denies the second run. Floated full on middle and leg, clipped away into the gap at mid-wicket and Hetmyer calls for two right away. Jurel sends him back as he would have been running to the danger end.

Oh, Shimron Hetmyer has missed out here big time. A full toss, floated down the leg side, Hetmyer goes hard at the slog and misses it completely, getting hit on the legs.

SIX! Dhruv Jurel breaks the shackles with a lovely hit. Tossed up on middle and leg, Jurel dances down the track and whips it away over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Full and quick around off, Shimron Hetmyer looks to play it straight but squeezes it off the inner half on the leg side for a run.

On a good length and on off stump, Dhruv Jurel works it away past square leg for one more.

Flatter ball around off stump, cut away from the crease towards deep point for a single.

And just like that, Aiden Markram follows it up with a peach of a delivery. Tossed up full and outside off stump, this one grips and rips away, Shimron Hetmyer looks to go through covers but misses and reviews it for a wide. The third umpire is called in but that wasn't even close to being a wide.

NO BALL! Is that the worst ball we have ever seen? Surely, right? The ball just slips right out of Aiden Markram's hand and goes over head height but not towards the batter, rather towards short fine leg. Everyone looks bemused and a no ball is signalled. Free Hit coming up.

Starts from around the stumps and bowls it full around off stump, Shimron Hetmyer blocks it off.

Not quite the double-wicket maiden over but Shahbaz Ahmed will certainly take one run and a couple of wickets any day of the week if offered. This is bowled nice and full on the stumps, Shimron Hetmyer leans on and nudges it wide of mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up full on off stump, Shimron Hetmyer leans right ahead to make the block.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Shahbaz Ahmed, the Impact Player doing a lot of damage for Hyderabad and another one bites the dust for Rajasthan. After a couple of flighted deliveries, Ahmed bowls this one quick and flat around off stump. Ravichandran Ashwin backs away to cut but the ball just turns away and takes the outside edge. Heinrich Klaasen picks up a sharp catch behind the stumps and Rajasthan have lost half their side already.

Beaten again! Full again but not as full as the last one and turning away from off stump, Ravichandran Ashwin looks to play at it but is comprehensively beaten.

Beauty! Flighted delivery, full and outside off stump, turning away as well, Ravichandran Ashwin leans on to drive but the ball zips past the outside edge. Heinrich Klaasen is quick to whip off the bails and the umpires do go upstairs to check for the stumping. Nothing on UltraEdge and replays show that Ashwin had his back leg well grounded inside the crease.

OUT! CAUGHT! Shahbaz Ahmed and Abhishek Sharma combine now for another wicket and Riyan Parag will look back and feel, he played a very poor shot here. Ahmed bowls this one into the pitch, a bit short and angled into middle and leg. Parag tries to be aggressive and pull it off the back foot but ends up getting it off the higher part of the bat and over mid-wicket. Abhishek Sharma comes in from the deep and takes a safe catch as Rajasthan lose another big wicket.

Quicker and flatter outside off, hit away off the back foot but can't find the gap at point.

Full and around off stump, pushed out towards cover.

Again, excellent fielding in the deep, Fractionally short and outside off, cut away firmly to the left of deep point where Shahbaz Ahmed dives and keeps it down to a couple of runs.

Pushed through quicker but just down the leg side, Dhruv Jurel sweeps it away well behind square leg but the fielder in the deep races across to his right and and dives in to save two runs.

Flights it up a bit and bowls it full on the stumps, Riyan Parag leans on and pushes it down to long on for one more.

The initial call is for two but they have to settle for the single. Flatter and on the pads, neatly tucked away by Dhruv Jurel in front of square on the leg side for a run.

Flighted, full and on off, Riyan Parag drills it wide of sweeper covers for a brace. Just three runs off the over and Hyderabad have pulled things back here,

Fires this one full, on off, Riyan Parag pats it down to backward point. Three dots in a row now!

Short and around off, Riyan Parag punches it straight to short covers again.

Floated, full and on off, Riyan Parag taps it to short covers.

Quicker, full and on leg, Dhruv Jurel clips it through square leg for a single.

Tossed up, full and on off, Dhruv Jurel defends it on the front foot.

Another short delivery, outside off, Dhruv Jurel cuts it towards deep point for one more.

Quicker, full and around off, Riyan Parag stabs it through covers for one.

Short and outside off, Dhruv Jurel cuts it towards point where a fumble allows a run.

OUT! TAKEN IN THE DEEP! And suddenly the scene has changed at Chepauk! Abhishek Sharma drags his length back and around middle, Sanju Samson's eyes light up as he rocks back to pull it away, but he hits it much straighter and flatter wide of long on, Aiden Markram runs to his right and takes a brilliant catch sliding on the ground. This is a huge, huge moment in this game!

Tossed up, full and on off, Riyan Parag pushes it through covers for a single.

Abhishek Sharma starts with a floated delivery, full adn on middle, turns away, Riyan Parag looks to play but gets an outside edge along the ground to short third man.

Looped up, full and on off, Riyan Parag drives it towards long off for one.

OUT! TAKEN! Shahbaz Ahmed strikes! A massive wicket for Hyderabad and a big blow to Rajasthan. This one is pushed through quicker, short and on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal skips down the track and looks to slog it away over mid-wicket, but gets hurried due to the extra bounce and mistimes it completely in the air towards long off, Abdul Samad settles under it and pouches it safely. Jaiswal goes back after a decent knock but this game is very much alive here.

Shortish and on off, Sanju Samson punches it to long off for one.

Flatter, full and on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal drives it towards long on for a run.

SIX! Incredible shot! Tossed up, full and on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal sees that there is no protection in the deep on the off side, changes his stance and nails the reverse sweep to perfection over the deep point fence for a maximum. It looks like he gets cramped up after playing that shot.

Shahbaz Ahmed begins with a floated delivery, full and on leg, Sanju Samson tucks it through mid-wicket for a single.

Pitched up and on middle, Sanju Samson drills it down to long on for one. Just five runs off the over!

Jaydev Unadkat bowls another slower bouncer, on middle, Sanju Samson tries to pull it away but gets a slight bottom edge towards the keeper.

Pace off again, back of a length and on of, Yashasvi Jaiswal works it off the inner half of the bat through mid-wicket for another run.

Goes for the slower bouncer, on off, but this one is too high, Yashasvi Jaiswal leaps up and tries to cut it away but misses. Wided.

On a length and on off, Sanju Samson runs it down to third man for a run.

Slower one, full and on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal eases it towards long on for a single.

Jaydev Unadkat starts with a good-length delivery, on off, Yashasvi Jaiswal knocks it a bit uppishly but safely to mid off.

On a length and on leg, Yashasvi Jaiswal heaves it towards deep square leg for one. 19 runs off the over!

FOUR! Another one! Short of a length and around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal opens the face of the bat and crunches it past point for four more runs. 50 up for Rajasthan!

FOUR! Gets it through this time! A knuckle ball this time, full and on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal makes room again, drives it from the middle of his bat past mid off for another boundary. This is turning out to be a huge over for them.

Full again and on leg, Yashasvi Jaiswal makes room and drills it wide of mid off where the fielder makes a diving stop, Jaiswal wants the run and is already halfway through but is sent back.

FOUR! Put away! This full and on middle, in the slot  as well, Yashasvi Jaiswal stays in his crease and lofts it over and wide of mid of for a boundary.

SIX! BOOM! Remarkable shot! Bhuvneshwar Kumar lands this back of a length and on leg, sits up nicely for the batter, Yashasvi Jaiswal backs away a long way, swats it away off-balance over the long on fence for a biggie.

FOUR! Top shot! Ever so slightly short but a fair bit wide and Sanju Samson latches onto it in a flash, cutting it well in front of deep point for a much-needed boundary.

WIDE! Short of a length, a bit too short though and it flies over Samson's head for a wide.

Drags the length back a bit, bowled it on off stump and angles it across, Sanju Samson plays it late off the back foot but punches it towards cover-point. This is good, tight bowling from the Hyderabad pacers.

A tad full and on a tight line around off stump, Sanju Samson blocks it off.

Nicely timed! Hard length around off and angling back in, Sanju Samson lets the ball come on and punches it with a straight bat to the right of Pat Cummins at mid off and he fails to cut it out on the dive. Aiden Markram from mid on chases it down and keeps it down to two.

Just back of a length and around off stump, Sanju Samson with a stylish punch off the back foot but he finds the man at covers.

Leg bye! Too high! Starts from around the stumps and angles it in on a hard length into the pads, Yashasvi Jaiswal is pegged back and plays all around it. The ball rolls off the pads behind point and they get a leg bye.

OUT! CAUGHT! Tom Kohler-Cadmore is finally put out of his misery and Pat Cummins gives Hyderabad their first wicket. Cummins bowls this one on a good length and hones in at the stumps, TKC stays deep in the crease and makes some room trying to go over covers but ends up miscuing it badly. The ball goes high and over cover where Rahul Tripathi keeps his eyes on the ball and pouches it well.

Good pace on the short ball and this is dug in well short, angling it in from off and middle, Tom Kohler-Cadmore backs away to play the ramp but is beaten for pace.

FOUR! Finally, Tom Kohler-Cadmore gets one away and that will give him some confidence. Short of a length and outside off stump, TKC just leans back and plays it with an angled bat using the pace and the ball goes one bounce over the third man fence.

Bowled into the pitch and around off stump, Tom Kohler-Cadmore hops back and taps it down to backward point.

Full and quick, the attempted yorker at the stumps, Tom Kohler-Cadmore backs away and hits it straight to covers for a dot and once again, there's a break in play as TKC continues to struggle with the heat and the umpires tell the players that Ball Tracking is currently down.

This is dug in short over the leg stump, Yashasvi Jaiswal picks it up and pulls it aerially over backward square leg for a single.

Good length again around middle and angling it in, Tom Kohler-Cadmore looks to clear the front leg and go across the line but misses and gets hit on the body.

On a good length and angled across the left-hander, Yashasvi Jaiswal lets the ball come on and slices it to point for a run.

FOUR! Through the gap! Fractionally short around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal stays put and just leans back before short-arm jabbing it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

On the fuller side and around off, this is pushed out to mid off for a single.

On a good length and outside off, this time Tom Kohler-Cadmore stays put and just throws his hands at the ball but misses again.

Tom Kohler-Cadmore seems a bit on the edge here and he's moving around too much. TKC is early to step out and Bhuvneshwar Kumar drags the length angling it in at the body. Tom looks to play at it but misses.

Just out of the reach of short mid-wicket. Short of a length and attacking the bodyline, Tom Kohler-Cadmore hops and fends it awkwardly in front of short mid-wicket for a single.

A half-hearted appeal for caught behind but the umpire says no. Full and outside off, around the fifth stump line, Tom Kohler-Cadmore backs away to open up the off side but jams the bat onto the deck as the ball goes past the outside edge.

That in-between length now on off stump, this one stops on the batter a touch and Tom Kohler-Cadmore does well to fend it away.

Not much timing on that one but well over the infield. A heavy ball from Pat Cummins, dug in over middle stump and angled at the body. Tom Kohler-Cadmore is late on the pull but gets it over mid-wicket as Shahbaz Ahmed chases it down and saves a couple of runs.

Hard length, over the top of off stump and just angling back in a bit, Yashasvi Jaiswal stays on the back foot and forces it out just to the right of point for a single.

Excellent fielding! Pat Cummins pitches it up on middle stump, Tom Kohler-Cadmore gets on the front foot and pushes it with stellar timing to the right of mid off but Aiden Markram is quick to get across and pounces on it, keeping it down to a run.

SIX! Yashasvi Jaiswal ends the first over of the chase in style. Fractionally short from Bhuvi but the line is wrong. It is on the pads and Jaiswal whips it off his hips over deep backward square leg for a maximum.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar brings the keeper up and bowls it on a good length outside off, this is cut away down to third man for a single by Tom Kohler-Cadmore.

Tentative from Tom Kohler-Cadmore to begin with. Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls it on a shortish length around off, TKC looks to get on the front foot but pushes at it with hard hands and gets an inside edge past the stumps.

Bowled back of a length now but righter around off stump, Yashasvi Jaiswal hangs back and just dabs it wide of short third for a single to get off the mark and get the run chase underway.

A bit fuller in length but not in the slot and around off stump, this is driven away straight towards cover.

On the money right away! Bhuvneshwar Kumar comes from over the stumps and bowls it around the top of off stump, angling it across the left-hander. Yashasvi Jaiswal watches it well and plays it late down towards short third.