Undeterred by the loss of his partner, Head persists, capitalizing on a couple of opportunities that come his way. His resilience sees him anchoring the innings for a significant period. Nevertheless, Mumbai's bowlers, led by their skipper Hardik Pandya and spinner Piyush Chawla, tighten their grip, striking at crucial intervals. Both Pandya and Chawla clinch three wickets each, dismantling Hyderabad's middle order. By the end of the 17th over, Hyderabad finds themselves struggling at 136/8, wit
After a shaky start and with wickets falling on regular intervals, Hyderabad have managed to finish on a high all thanks to their skipper Pat Cummins who finishes Not Out on 35 runs. Hyderabad have put up a first-inning score of 173 runs and have asked Mumbai to chase a target of 174. As the first innings draws to a close, Hyderabad concludes their innings with a total of 173/8 on the scoreboard. The late surge provided by their skipper, Pat Cummins, proves crucial in bolstering their total.
Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, A couple of runs then to end the innings! This is on a length, outside off, Pat Cummins reaches out, clears his front leg and hacks it to the left of long on for a couple of runs. 17 runs off the over and Hyderabad end up with 173 on the board.
Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, ! How did Cummins get it there? Invaluable runs from the Hyderabad skipper. Nails the yorker, tailing in, on middle and leg, Pat Cummins gets his bat down in time and clears his front leg to squeeze it towards deep backward square leg fence for a boundary.
Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, ! Just over!
Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, Misfield! Keeps it full and near the batter's crease, on off, Pat Cummins jams it out towards backward point where a fumble results in Cummins coming back for the run. The throw towards the batting end is wayward but it is backed up well. Two runs off it then.
Nuwan Thushara to Sanvir Singh, Pitches it right up, outside off, Sanvir Singh dabs it wide of backward point and rotates the strike.
Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, Length delivery, outside off, Pat Cummins has a swipe across the line but gets it off the bottom part of the bat to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, WIDE! Sees the batter shuffle towards the off side early does Nuwan Thushara and goes even wide on off. Pat Cummins cleverly lets it go for a wide.
Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, Attempted yorker goes slightly wrong for Bumrah, low full toss, on off, Pat Cummins knocks it to the right of cover for a single to keep the strike. That is Bumrah done for the night as he finishes with figures of 4-0-23-1.
Jasprit Bumrah to Sanvir Singh, Angling in, full and on middle and leg, Sanvir Singh clips it through mid-wicket for one more run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, Another yorker nailed to perfection, on middle, Pat Cummins backs away and does extremely well to get bat on it. Steers it wide of backward point for one.
Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, Oh my! How did that miss the off pole? A searing yorker near the base of the off-stump with an upright seam, Pat Cummins is late to get his bat down as the ball zips through and scoots past the off stump.
Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, ! Expertly played! At 121.5 kph, fuller and width on offer on off, Pat Cummins gets low to make the connection. Gets done by the lack of pace but adjusts well to glide it to the left of short third for a boundary.
Jasprit Bumrah to Sanvir Singh, Rolls his fingers over the ball and it is full, on off, Sanvir Singh drives it to deep cover for a single.
Nuwan Thushara to Sanvir Singh, Great stop! This is on a back of a length, on off, Sanvir Singh gets on top of the bounce and thumps it hard towards extra cover. Suryakumar Yadav puts in a dive to his right and keeps it down to just a single. Saved a certain boundary there.
Nuwan Thushara to Sanvir Singh, WIDE! Looks to keep it away from the arc but gets the line slightly wrong, slower and on a length, wide on off. Sanvir Singh lets it go for a wide.
Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, Slower and on a short of a good length, wide on off, Pat Cummins punches it down to long off and gets to the other end.
Nuwan Thushara to Sanvir Singh, Keeps it away from the reach of the batter, on a back of a length, Sanvir Singh pushes it without much timing towards point for a single.
Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, NO BALL! Oh, no! Nuwan Thushara has gotten it horribly wrong!
Nuwan Thushara to Sanvir Singh, 2 runs.
Nuwan Thushara to Sanvir Singh, At 120.3 kph, fuller and outside off, Sanvir Singh knocks it off the toe-end of the bat down to long off for a single.
Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, Takes pace off straight away and goes full, near the tramline on off, Pat Cummins reaches out and pushes it to deep point for one.
Sanvir Singh is the new man in for Hyderabad as the Impact Player for Hyderabad in place of Abhishek Sharma.
Piyush Chawla to Abdul Samad, ! A big, big shout for LBW and up goes the finger. This looks dead straight but Abdul Samad takes the review after having a word with his skipper at the other end. This one goes straight, on a nagging length, on middle, it is slower as well, Abdul Samad makes the mistake of playing across the line and gets beaten in the flight too. He plays for the ball turning away from him but the ball sneaks past the inside edge and raps Samad on the front pad. The Bal
Piyush Chawla to Abdul Samad, WIDE! Fires it in, shorter in length, but it goes beyond the wide guideline on off, Abdul Samad reaches out to cut but misses. Wide called.
Piyush Chawla to Pat Cummins, Dishes out another googly but it is a bit too short, on middle, Pat Cummins waits on the back foot and whips it in front of deep square leg for a run.
Piyush Chawla to Abdul Samad, Slips in the googly, slower through the air and the length is pulled back a touch, on off, Abdul Samad slogs it off the inner half of the bat to deep mid-wicket for one.
Piyush Chawla to Pat Cummins, Keeps it full and on middle, Pat Cummins turns this one in front of square on the leg side and rotates the strike.
Piyush Chawla to Pat Cummins, ! A tempter and Pat Cummins pounces all over it! Loos it up, full but ends up offering width on off, Pat Cummins reaches out in front and drags the big hit towards wide long on for a biggie.
Piyush Chawla to Pat Cummins, Tosses it up, at the stumps, Pat Cummins goes back to a full delivery but does well to defend it out.
Piyush Chawla to Pat Cummins, Wide!
Hardik Pandya to Pat Cummins, Hurls it on a good length, on off, Pat Cummins stays on the back foot and pats it in front of mid on for a single.
Who comes out to bat now?
Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, ! b Hardik Pandya.
Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, WIDE! Takes pace off and serves it full but gets the line wrong. Slips it beyond the tramline on off. Marco Jansen lets it go for a wide. Hardik Pandya has a chat with the keeper and goes for the review to overturn the wide call. The ball is just outside the wide guideline and it will stay as a wide.
Hardik Pandya to Abdul Samad, Serves it on a back of a length, on off, Abdul Samad helps it off the back foot down to fine leg for one more run.
Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, On a good length, outside off, Marco Jansen makes room and slaps it aerially to the left of deep point for a run.
Abdul Samad comes out to bat for Hyderabad.
Hardik Pandya to Abdul Samad, Lands it on a hard length, on off, Abdul Samad gets on his toes and punches it square to deep point for a single.
Hardik Pandya to Shahbaz Ahmed, ! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Hardik Pandya strikes again! The Mumbai skipper is slowly starting to find his mojo with the ball. Hyderabad lose a wicket just after the break. Pandya goes full and at the stumps, Shahbaz Ahmed stays put and has a swipe across the line. Gets it off the toe end of the bat and skies it high in the air in front of long on. Suryakumar Yadav patrolling the long on fence, runs in and slides in front to take the catch.
Strategic break! Mumbai have dominated the middle phase but the job is not done yet. They cannot afford to lose their grip over the game and need to ensure that they finish strongly with the ball, keeping Hyderabad to a manageable total.
Piyush Chawla to Marco Jansen, Four!
Piyush Chawla to Marco Jansen, Six!
Piyush Chawla to Marco Jansen, Bowls it up outside the line of the off stump and Marco Jansen looks to play a scoop but gets a hit on the thigh pads.
Piyush Chawla to Shahbaz Ahmed, Tosses up a googly on the leg stump line and Shahbaz Ahmed sweeps the ball to deep square leg for a single again.
Piyush Chawla to Marco Jansen, 1 run.
Piyush Chawla to Shahbaz Ahmed, Just short on the off stump line. Shahbaz Ahmed flicks the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Shahbaz Ahmed, No run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Shahbaz Ahmed, Pitched up on the stumps. Shahbaz Ahmed drives it to long on for a single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Marco Jansen, Holds the length back again at the batter. Marco Jansen flicks the ball towards deep square leg for a single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Marco Jansen, WIDE! Too short this time from Jasprit Bumrah this time. Marco Jansen ducks down and lets the ball go. The Umpire signals a WIDE. Hardik Pandya takes a review to check the WIDE!
Jasprit Bumrah to Shahbaz Ahmed, Hits the length hard on top of the stumps. Shahbaz Ahmed drops the ball down on the crease towards point and runs a quick single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Shahbaz Ahmed, No run.
An aggressive move by Hardik Pandya as he brings Jasprit Bumrah (2-0-9-1) back into the attack.
Jasprit Bumrah to Shahbaz Ahmed, Bangs the ball short outside the off stump. Shahbaz Ahmed tucks the ball to the left of deep third man for a couple of runs.
Piyush Chawla to Shahbaz Ahmed, 1 run.
Piyush Chawla to Shahbaz Ahmed, Bowls a flipper outside the off stump line. Shahbaz Ahmed looks to cut it hard but misses the ball.
Piyush Chawla to Shahbaz Ahmed, Holds the length short and wide outside the off stump. Shahbaz Ahmed plays at it late and gets the ball to run down the third man area for a couple of runs.
Piyush Chawla to Marco Jansen, Bowls a googly on the off stump line to the right-hander. Marco Jansen drives it to long on for a single.
Piyush Chawla to Shahbaz Ahmed, 1 run.
Shahbaz Ahmed is the new man in.
Piyush Chawla to Heinrich Klaasen, ! TIMBER! Piyush Chawla gets his second and what a time to send back Heinrich Klaasen! Tosses the ball up on the middle stump line and gets the ball to spin away from the right-hander. Heinrich Klaasen goes for a big heave and gets an inside edge of the bat onto the leg stump and walks back to the hut.
Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, Pitches the ball up on the off stump line. Marco Jansen drives the ball in the air but into the gap between mid off and covers and runs a couple of runs to end the over.
Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, Bangs it in short outside the off stump line. Marco Jansen looks to slog it away towards mid-wicket but gets beaten completely.
Hardik Pandya to Heinrich Klaasen, Hits the good length hard on top of the off stump. Heinrich Klaasen drives the ball to the right of point and runs a single.
Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, Holds the length back outside the off stump line. Marco Jansen taps the ball towards sweepers for a single.
Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, Beats the outside edge of Marco Jansen from a good length outside the off stump. Hardik Pandya bowls it at 136 kph to start the innings of Marco Jansen.
Marco Jansen is in at number 6.
Hardik Pandya to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! c Anshul Kamboj b Hardik Pandya.
Piyush Chawla to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Bowls the ball up on the stumps. Nitish Kumar Reddy tucks the ball to long on for a single.
Piyush Chawla to Heinrich Klaasen, Floats the ball up on the off stump line. Heinrich Klaasen slams the ball straight but Tim David denies him a boundary with a good piece of fielding and keeps the run to a single.
Piyush Chawla to Heinrich Klaasen, No run.
Heinrich Klaasen comes out to bat now.
Piyush Chawla to Travis Head, ! c Tilak Varma b Piyush Chawla.
Piyush Chawla to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Tosses it up fuller on the stumps. Nitish Kumar Reddy drives it to long on for a single.
Piyush Chawla to Travis Head, Holds the length back on the off stump. Travis Head stays back and taps the ball to long off for a single.
Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Just wide! Angling in, on a hard length, over middle, Nitish Kumar Reddy backs away early and shapes up to go over mid off. The ball comes off the cue-end of the bat but luckily for him, gets it to the right of mid off. The long on fielder runs around and mops it up. Two runs taken. Anshul finishes with figures of 4-0-42-1. He has bowled better than those figures suggest.
Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Kumar Reddy, At 129.6 kph, on off, on a back of a length, Nitish Kumar Reddy covers the line of the ball and adjusts well to defend it down the deck.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, Serves it on a hard length, over middle, Travis Head stays leg side of the ball and punches it to deep point for one.
Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Kumar Reddy, This is on a back of a length, on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy hops back and stabs it beside the pitch on the leg side for one.
Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Play and a miss! Bowls it with an upright seam, on a good length, outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy presents a straight bat for the drive but the ball nips away a touch and zips past the bat.
Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Hurls it around the off-stump line, on a length, Nitish Kumar Reddy walks across his stumps and clips it to the left of deep backward square leg for a couple of runs more.
Hardik Pandya to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Serves it on a good length, outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy runs it down to deep third and retains the strike with a single. Another over from the Mumbai skipper that goes for 11 runs.
Hardik Pandya to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! Lovely shot! This is on a short of a good length, on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy gets on his toes and angles the bat face to glide it to the right of backward point and also beats the sprinting fielder in the deep for a boundary.
Hardik Pandya to Travis Head, Slanting in from around the wicket, aimed at the stumps, on a good length, Travis Head works it in front of square on the leg side for a run.
Hardik Pandya to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run.
Hardik Pandya to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! Streaky! Fuller in length, outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy pushes at the delivery away from his body. Gets an outside edge that races along the ground to the deep third fence for a four.
Hardik Pandya to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Beaten! Length delivery, in the channel on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy pokes at the delivery and gets beaten on the outside edge.
Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run.
Nitish Kumar Reddy walks out to bat.
Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Full and shaping in, on middle and leg, Nitish Kumar Reddy clips it to the right of mid on for a couple of runs.
Anshul Kamboj to Mayank Agarwal, ! b Anshul Kamboj.
Anshul Kamboj to Mayank Agarwal, Honing in, around the leg stump line, on a length, Mayank Agarwal misses the clip and gets pinged on the thigh pad.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, ! OH DEAR! Imagine being Anshul Kamboj right now! First, he breaches the defences of Travis Head but it is called a no ball and now, Nuwan Thushara puts down a sitter.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, Good-length delivery from the debutant, on off and middle, Travis Head does not move his feet much but does well to cover the line of the ball and defends it on the off side.
Hardik Pandya to Mayank Agarwal, ! Creamed away! A bit too full from Pandya and the width is also there, on off, Mayank Agarwal drives it crisply as the ball pings off his bat and races away to the deep cover fence for a boundary.
Hardik Pandya to Mayank Agarwal, Directs it around the off-stump line, on a length, Mayank Agarwal stabs it down the deck with a straight bat.
Hardik Pandya to Travis Head, Comes from around the wicket and goes fuller in length, on off and middle, Travis Head looks to hit through the line but gets it off the inner half of the bat to long on for one more run.
Hardik Pandya to Mayank Agarwal, Angling in, on a good length, on middle, Mayank Agarwal gets on his toes and tucks it wide of mid-wicket for a single.
Hardik Pandya to Travis Head, Pulls his length back a touch, on off, Travis Head stays leg side of the ball and punches it square to deep point for a single.
Hardik Pandya to Travis Head, Four!
Strategic Break! Hyderabad are 56/1 after 6 overs in the First Innings of the match. Travis Head is still at the crease on 38 and he is joined by Mayank Agarwal who has just come in for Abhishek Sharma. Jasprit Bumrah gets Mumbai the important wicket as the players recharge themselves. Let's see what happens after the break.
Jasprit Bumrah to Mayank Agarwal, Pitches it right up to the batter, shaping in, on middle, Mayank Agarwal gets right behind the line of the ball and turns it to mid-wicket. End of a wicket-taking over by Bumrah. At the end of the Powerplay, Hyderabad are 56/1.
Who walks out to bat now?
Jasprit Bumrah to Abhishek Sharma, ! EDGED AND GONE! Jasprit Bumrah draws the first blood for Mumbai! A loose shot by Abhishek Sharma and he pays the ultimate price.
Jasprit Bumrah to Abhishek Sharma, Goes searching for the yorker but ends up bowling a low full toss, outside off, Abhishek Sharma caresses the drive but can't get it past cover-point.
Jasprit Bumrah to Abhishek Sharma, No run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, Strays at the hips, on a back of a length, Travis Head whips it through square leg and gets to the other end.
Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, ! Nicely done! Angling in, on a good length, on off, Travis Head gets on his toes and dabs it to the right of short third. The fielder there gets low but fails to get his body behind the ball and concedes a boundary.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, 1 run.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, ! Same delivery same result! Anshul Kamboj tries to bowl another yorker from around the wicket and only manages to bowl a fuller ball allowing Travis Head to once again play it over the head of Jasprit Bumrah at mid on for another boundary.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, No ball and Four!
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, NO BALL! Anshul Kamboj gets the off stump of Travis Head out of the picture but as the team went in for joy, the Umpire signals a NO BALL for Over stepping and Anshul Kamboj loads back to bowl a Free-Hit delivery.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, Bowls another length ball on the leg stump line. Travis Head slogs it away to the left of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, Swing and a miss! Anshul Kamboj hits the length hard on top of the off stump line. Travis Head looks to make room and slash the ball but misses it completely.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, Six!
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, Pitches the ball up on the off stump line. Travis Head drives the ball off the front foot straight to mid off.
Change of ends for the debutant, Anshul Kamboj.
Jasprit Bumrah to Abhishek Sharma, No run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Abhishek Sharma, No run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, Bowls another yorker and gets it to swing away from the left-hander. Travis Head drives it to the right of mid off and gets a single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, 1 run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run.
Jasprit Bumrah comes into the attack as the first change.
Nuwan Thushara to Travis Head, No run.
Nuwan Thushara to Travis Head, Four!
Nuwan Thushara to Abhishek Sharma, Holds the length back on the leg stump line. Abhishek Sharma flicks the ball to deep square leg for a single.
Nuwan Thushara to Travis Head, 1 run.
Nuwan Thushara to Travis Head, No run.
Nuwan Thushara to Abhishek Sharma, LEG BYE! Too much swing again outside the leg stump line. Abhishek Sharma gets a hit on the pads looks to flick it but gets a single.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, Four!
Anshul Kamboj to Abhishek Sharma, LEG BYE! Swings one into the batter from the length. Abhishek Sharma gets a hit on the pads and runs a single from square leg as LEG BYES.
Anshul Kamboj to Abhishek Sharma, ! BANG! Plants his foot deep in the crease and swings through the line! Anshul Kamboj falls short again outside the off stump line this time and Abhishek Sharma slams the ball away over covers and gets a huge six.
Anshul Kamboj to Abhishek Sharma, Misses the outside edge this time. Anshul Kamboj bangs the ball short and outside the off stump. Abhishek Sharma looks to run it down to third man but misses the ball completely.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, Holds the length back outside off again. Travis Head taps it to the left of covers for a quick single.
Anshul Kamboj to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run.
Anshul Kamboj to Abhishek Sharma, Wide!
Who will bowl from the other end? It will be the debutant, Anshul Kamboj. The right-arm pacer is starting with a slip in place.
Nuwan Thushara to Travis Head, Four!
Nuwan Thushara to Travis Head, No run.
Nuwan Thushara to Travis Head, Hits the length hard on top of the off stump. Travis Head blocks it off towards mid-wicket.
Nuwan Thushara to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run.
Nuwan Thushara to Abhishek Sharma, No run.
Nuwan Thushara to Abhishek Sharma, Pitches another one on the leg stump line with another swinging delivery. Abhishek Sharma gets a hit on the pads outside the line of the leg stump and the ball goes back to Ishan Kishan. Abhishek Sharma takes a review to check the wide and wastes a review at the start.
Nuwan Thushara to Travis Head, 2 WIDES! Too much swing on this occasion from outside the leg stump to the left-hander Abhishek Sharma. Ishan Kishan puts in a good dive but is unable to stop the ball completely. The batters take a single along with the WIDE signal by the Umpire.
The atmosphere is as electric as ever at the Wankhede Stadium as the two umpires make their way out to the centre. Mumbai are seen in a huddle near the ropes before they take their places on the field. They are followed by Hyderabad's explosive opening pair of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma. Nuwan Thushara is at the top of his mark and he is raring to go. The countdown is done and dusted. Away we go...
Travis Head, from Hyderabad, is up for a chat and he says that he looks at the wicket and decides his game plan is for him. He adds that it's not always about power hitting, he likes to look at the field and plays accordingly which gives him an extra layer of cushion and decreases risk. He further says that not being playing for a few years and then getting back has been a blessing for him and he enjoys the way he is playing right now. Â He talks about his batting and adds that he wants to score
Pat Cummins, the skipper of Hyderabad, announces Mayank Agarwal's return to the squad, positioning him at No. 3 in the batting order. Acknowledging the potential impact of dew, Cummins expresses confidence in their batting prowess. With four games remaining, the team aims to secure at least two wins to secure a top-4 spot. Cummins highlights the historical significance of Wankhede Stadium and anticipates a vibrant atmosphere with enthusiastic Mumbai supporters filling the stands.
The captain of Mumbai, Hardik Pandya says that they will bowl first. Tells that there might be something in the surface with the new ball. States that it is about playing for pride, badge and for the fans who have been with them through thick and thin. Informs that Anshul Kamboj makes his debut and he replaces Gerald Coetzee.
Hyderabad (Playing XI) - Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Mayank Agarwal, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Marco Jansen, Pat Cummins (C), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan.
TOSS - Mumbai have won the toss and they have elected to BOWL first.
Undeterred by the loss of his partner, Head persists, capitalizing on a couple of opportunities that come his way. His resilience sees him anchoring the innings for a significant period. Nevertheless, Mumbai's bowlers, led by their skipper Hardik Pandya and spinner Piyush Chawla, tighten their grip, striking at crucial intervals. Both Pandya and Chawla clinch three wickets each, dismantling Hyderabad's middle order. By the end of the 17th over, Hyderabad finds themselves struggling at 136/8, wit
After a shaky start and with wickets falling on regular intervals, Hyderabad have managed to finish on a high all thanks to their skipper Pat Cummins who finishes Not Out on 35 runs. Hyderabad have put up a first-inning score of 173 runs and have asked Mumbai to chase a target of 174. As the first innings draws to a close, Hyderabad concludes their innings with a total of 173/8 on the scoreboard. The late surge provided by their skipper, Pat Cummins, proves crucial in bolstering their total.
Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, A couple of runs then to end the innings! This is on a length, outside off, Pat Cummins reaches out, clears his front leg and hacks it to the left of long on for a couple of runs. 17 runs off the over and Hyderabad end up with 173 on the board.
Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, ! How did Cummins get it there? Invaluable runs from the Hyderabad skipper. Nails the yorker, tailing in, on middle and leg, Pat Cummins gets his bat down in time and clears his front leg to squeeze it towards deep backward square leg fence for a boundary.
Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, ! Just over!
Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, Misfield! Keeps it full and near the batter's crease, on off, Pat Cummins jams it out towards backward point where a fumble results in Cummins coming back for the run. The throw towards the batting end is wayward but it is backed up well. Two runs off it then.
Nuwan Thushara to Sanvir Singh, Pitches it right up, outside off, Sanvir Singh dabs it wide of backward point and rotates the strike.
Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, Length delivery, outside off, Pat Cummins has a swipe across the line but gets it off the bottom part of the bat to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, WIDE! Sees the batter shuffle towards the off side early does Nuwan Thushara and goes even wide on off. Pat Cummins cleverly lets it go for a wide.
Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, Attempted yorker goes slightly wrong for Bumrah, low full toss, on off, Pat Cummins knocks it to the right of cover for a single to keep the strike. That is Bumrah done for the night as he finishes with figures of 4-0-23-1.
Jasprit Bumrah to Sanvir Singh, Angling in, full and on middle and leg, Sanvir Singh clips it through mid-wicket for one more run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, Another yorker nailed to perfection, on middle, Pat Cummins backs away and does extremely well to get bat on it. Steers it wide of backward point for one.
Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, Oh my! How did that miss the off pole? A searing yorker near the base of the off-stump with an upright seam, Pat Cummins is late to get his bat down as the ball zips through and scoots past the off stump.
Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, ! Expertly played! At 121.5 kph, fuller and width on offer on off, Pat Cummins gets low to make the connection. Gets done by the lack of pace but adjusts well to glide it to the left of short third for a boundary.
Jasprit Bumrah to Sanvir Singh, Rolls his fingers over the ball and it is full, on off, Sanvir Singh drives it to deep cover for a single.
Nuwan Thushara to Sanvir Singh, Great stop! This is on a back of a length, on off, Sanvir Singh gets on top of the bounce and thumps it hard towards extra cover. Suryakumar Yadav puts in a dive to his right and keeps it down to just a single. Saved a certain boundary there.
Nuwan Thushara to Sanvir Singh, WIDE! Looks to keep it away from the arc but gets the line slightly wrong, slower and on a length, wide on off. Sanvir Singh lets it go for a wide.
Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, Slower and on a short of a good length, wide on off, Pat Cummins punches it down to long off and gets to the other end.
Nuwan Thushara to Sanvir Singh, Keeps it away from the reach of the batter, on a back of a length, Sanvir Singh pushes it without much timing towards point for a single.
Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, NO BALL! Oh, no! Nuwan Thushara has gotten it horribly wrong!
Nuwan Thushara to Sanvir Singh, 2 runs.
Nuwan Thushara to Sanvir Singh, At 120.3 kph, fuller and outside off, Sanvir Singh knocks it off the toe-end of the bat down to long off for a single.
Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, Takes pace off straight away and goes full, near the tramline on off, Pat Cummins reaches out and pushes it to deep point for one.
Sanvir Singh is the new man in for Hyderabad as the Impact Player for Hyderabad in place of Abhishek Sharma.
Piyush Chawla to Abdul Samad, ! A big, big shout for LBW and up goes the finger. This looks dead straight but Abdul Samad takes the review after having a word with his skipper at the other end. This one goes straight, on a nagging length, on middle, it is slower as well, Abdul Samad makes the mistake of playing across the line and gets beaten in the flight too. He plays for the ball turning away from him but the ball sneaks past the inside edge and raps Samad on the front pad. The Bal
Piyush Chawla to Abdul Samad, WIDE! Fires it in, shorter in length, but it goes beyond the wide guideline on off, Abdul Samad reaches out to cut but misses. Wide called.
Piyush Chawla to Pat Cummins, Dishes out another googly but it is a bit too short, on middle, Pat Cummins waits on the back foot and whips it in front of deep square leg for a run.
Piyush Chawla to Abdul Samad, Slips in the googly, slower through the air and the length is pulled back a touch, on off, Abdul Samad slogs it off the inner half of the bat to deep mid-wicket for one.
Piyush Chawla to Pat Cummins, Keeps it full and on middle, Pat Cummins turns this one in front of square on the leg side and rotates the strike.
Piyush Chawla to Pat Cummins, ! A tempter and Pat Cummins pounces all over it! Loos it up, full but ends up offering width on off, Pat Cummins reaches out in front and drags the big hit towards wide long on for a biggie.
Piyush Chawla to Pat Cummins, Tosses it up, at the stumps, Pat Cummins goes back to a full delivery but does well to defend it out.
Piyush Chawla to Pat Cummins, Wide!
Hardik Pandya to Pat Cummins, Hurls it on a good length, on off, Pat Cummins stays on the back foot and pats it in front of mid on for a single.
Who comes out to bat now?
Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, ! b Hardik Pandya.
Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, WIDE! Takes pace off and serves it full but gets the line wrong. Slips it beyond the tramline on off. Marco Jansen lets it go for a wide. Hardik Pandya has a chat with the keeper and goes for the review to overturn the wide call. The ball is just outside the wide guideline and it will stay as a wide.
Hardik Pandya to Abdul Samad, Serves it on a back of a length, on off, Abdul Samad helps it off the back foot down to fine leg for one more run.
Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, On a good length, outside off, Marco Jansen makes room and slaps it aerially to the left of deep point for a run.
Abdul Samad comes out to bat for Hyderabad.
Hardik Pandya to Abdul Samad, Lands it on a hard length, on off, Abdul Samad gets on his toes and punches it square to deep point for a single.
Hardik Pandya to Shahbaz Ahmed, ! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Hardik Pandya strikes again! The Mumbai skipper is slowly starting to find his mojo with the ball. Hyderabad lose a wicket just after the break. Pandya goes full and at the stumps, Shahbaz Ahmed stays put and has a swipe across the line. Gets it off the toe end of the bat and skies it high in the air in front of long on. Suryakumar Yadav patrolling the long on fence, runs in and slides in front to take the catch.
Strategic break! Mumbai have dominated the middle phase but the job is not done yet. They cannot afford to lose their grip over the game and need to ensure that they finish strongly with the ball, keeping Hyderabad to a manageable total.
Piyush Chawla to Marco Jansen, Four!
Piyush Chawla to Marco Jansen, Six!
Piyush Chawla to Marco Jansen, Bowls it up outside the line of the off stump and Marco Jansen looks to play a scoop but gets a hit on the thigh pads.
Piyush Chawla to Shahbaz Ahmed, Tosses up a googly on the leg stump line and Shahbaz Ahmed sweeps the ball to deep square leg for a single again.
Piyush Chawla to Marco Jansen, 1 run.
Piyush Chawla to Shahbaz Ahmed, Just short on the off stump line. Shahbaz Ahmed flicks the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Shahbaz Ahmed, No run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Shahbaz Ahmed, Pitched up on the stumps. Shahbaz Ahmed drives it to long on for a single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Marco Jansen, Holds the length back again at the batter. Marco Jansen flicks the ball towards deep square leg for a single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Marco Jansen, WIDE! Too short this time from Jasprit Bumrah this time. Marco Jansen ducks down and lets the ball go. The Umpire signals a WIDE. Hardik Pandya takes a review to check the WIDE!
Jasprit Bumrah to Shahbaz Ahmed, Hits the length hard on top of the stumps. Shahbaz Ahmed drops the ball down on the crease towards point and runs a quick single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Shahbaz Ahmed, No run.
An aggressive move by Hardik Pandya as he brings Jasprit Bumrah (2-0-9-1) back into the attack.
Jasprit Bumrah to Shahbaz Ahmed, Bangs the ball short outside the off stump. Shahbaz Ahmed tucks the ball to the left of deep third man for a couple of runs.
Piyush Chawla to Shahbaz Ahmed, 1 run.
Piyush Chawla to Shahbaz Ahmed, Bowls a flipper outside the off stump line. Shahbaz Ahmed looks to cut it hard but misses the ball.
Piyush Chawla to Shahbaz Ahmed, Holds the length short and wide outside the off stump. Shahbaz Ahmed plays at it late and gets the ball to run down the third man area for a couple of runs.
Piyush Chawla to Marco Jansen, Bowls a googly on the off stump line to the right-hander. Marco Jansen drives it to long on for a single.
Piyush Chawla to Shahbaz Ahmed, 1 run.
Shahbaz Ahmed is the new man in.
Piyush Chawla to Heinrich Klaasen, ! TIMBER! Piyush Chawla gets his second and what a time to send back Heinrich Klaasen! Tosses the ball up on the middle stump line and gets the ball to spin away from the right-hander. Heinrich Klaasen goes for a big heave and gets an inside edge of the bat onto the leg stump and walks back to the hut.
Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, Pitches the ball up on the off stump line. Marco Jansen drives the ball in the air but into the gap between mid off and covers and runs a couple of runs to end the over.
Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, Bangs it in short outside the off stump line. Marco Jansen looks to slog it away towards mid-wicket but gets beaten completely.
Hardik Pandya to Heinrich Klaasen, Hits the good length hard on top of the off stump. Heinrich Klaasen drives the ball to the right of point and runs a single.
Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, Holds the length back outside the off stump line. Marco Jansen taps the ball towards sweepers for a single.
Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, Beats the outside edge of Marco Jansen from a good length outside the off stump. Hardik Pandya bowls it at 136 kph to start the innings of Marco Jansen.
Marco Jansen is in at number 6.
Hardik Pandya to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! c Anshul Kamboj b Hardik Pandya.
Piyush Chawla to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Bowls the ball up on the stumps. Nitish Kumar Reddy tucks the ball to long on for a single.
Piyush Chawla to Heinrich Klaasen, Floats the ball up on the off stump line. Heinrich Klaasen slams the ball straight but Tim David denies him a boundary with a good piece of fielding and keeps the run to a single.
Piyush Chawla to Heinrich Klaasen, No run.
Heinrich Klaasen comes out to bat now.
Piyush Chawla to Travis Head, ! c Tilak Varma b Piyush Chawla.
Piyush Chawla to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Tosses it up fuller on the stumps. Nitish Kumar Reddy drives it to long on for a single.
Piyush Chawla to Travis Head, Holds the length back on the off stump. Travis Head stays back and taps the ball to long off for a single.
Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Just wide! Angling in, on a hard length, over middle, Nitish Kumar Reddy backs away early and shapes up to go over mid off. The ball comes off the cue-end of the bat but luckily for him, gets it to the right of mid off. The long on fielder runs around and mops it up. Two runs taken. Anshul finishes with figures of 4-0-42-1. He has bowled better than those figures suggest.
Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Kumar Reddy, At 129.6 kph, on off, on a back of a length, Nitish Kumar Reddy covers the line of the ball and adjusts well to defend it down the deck.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, Serves it on a hard length, over middle, Travis Head stays leg side of the ball and punches it to deep point for one.
Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Kumar Reddy, This is on a back of a length, on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy hops back and stabs it beside the pitch on the leg side for one.
Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Play and a miss! Bowls it with an upright seam, on a good length, outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy presents a straight bat for the drive but the ball nips away a touch and zips past the bat.
Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Hurls it around the off-stump line, on a length, Nitish Kumar Reddy walks across his stumps and clips it to the left of deep backward square leg for a couple of runs more.
Hardik Pandya to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Serves it on a good length, outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy runs it down to deep third and retains the strike with a single. Another over from the Mumbai skipper that goes for 11 runs.
Hardik Pandya to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! Lovely shot! This is on a short of a good length, on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy gets on his toes and angles the bat face to glide it to the right of backward point and also beats the sprinting fielder in the deep for a boundary.
Hardik Pandya to Travis Head, Slanting in from around the wicket, aimed at the stumps, on a good length, Travis Head works it in front of square on the leg side for a run.
Hardik Pandya to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run.
Hardik Pandya to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! Streaky! Fuller in length, outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy pushes at the delivery away from his body. Gets an outside edge that races along the ground to the deep third fence for a four.
Hardik Pandya to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Beaten! Length delivery, in the channel on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy pokes at the delivery and gets beaten on the outside edge.
Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run.
Nitish Kumar Reddy walks out to bat.
Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Full and shaping in, on middle and leg, Nitish Kumar Reddy clips it to the right of mid on for a couple of runs.
Anshul Kamboj to Mayank Agarwal, ! b Anshul Kamboj.
Anshul Kamboj to Mayank Agarwal, Honing in, around the leg stump line, on a length, Mayank Agarwal misses the clip and gets pinged on the thigh pad.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, ! OH DEAR! Imagine being Anshul Kamboj right now! First, he breaches the defences of Travis Head but it is called a no ball and now, Nuwan Thushara puts down a sitter.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, Good-length delivery from the debutant, on off and middle, Travis Head does not move his feet much but does well to cover the line of the ball and defends it on the off side.
Hardik Pandya to Mayank Agarwal, ! Creamed away! A bit too full from Pandya and the width is also there, on off, Mayank Agarwal drives it crisply as the ball pings off his bat and races away to the deep cover fence for a boundary.
Hardik Pandya to Mayank Agarwal, Directs it around the off-stump line, on a length, Mayank Agarwal stabs it down the deck with a straight bat.
Hardik Pandya to Travis Head, Comes from around the wicket and goes fuller in length, on off and middle, Travis Head looks to hit through the line but gets it off the inner half of the bat to long on for one more run.
Hardik Pandya to Mayank Agarwal, Angling in, on a good length, on middle, Mayank Agarwal gets on his toes and tucks it wide of mid-wicket for a single.
Hardik Pandya to Travis Head, Pulls his length back a touch, on off, Travis Head stays leg side of the ball and punches it square to deep point for a single.
Hardik Pandya to Travis Head, Four!
Strategic Break! Hyderabad are 56/1 after 6 overs in the First Innings of the match. Travis Head is still at the crease on 38 and he is joined by Mayank Agarwal who has just come in for Abhishek Sharma. Jasprit Bumrah gets Mumbai the important wicket as the players recharge themselves. Let's see what happens after the break.
Jasprit Bumrah to Mayank Agarwal, Pitches it right up to the batter, shaping in, on middle, Mayank Agarwal gets right behind the line of the ball and turns it to mid-wicket. End of a wicket-taking over by Bumrah. At the end of the Powerplay, Hyderabad are 56/1.
Who walks out to bat now?
Jasprit Bumrah to Abhishek Sharma, ! EDGED AND GONE! Jasprit Bumrah draws the first blood for Mumbai! A loose shot by Abhishek Sharma and he pays the ultimate price.
Jasprit Bumrah to Abhishek Sharma, Goes searching for the yorker but ends up bowling a low full toss, outside off, Abhishek Sharma caresses the drive but can't get it past cover-point.
Jasprit Bumrah to Abhishek Sharma, No run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, Strays at the hips, on a back of a length, Travis Head whips it through square leg and gets to the other end.
Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, ! Nicely done! Angling in, on a good length, on off, Travis Head gets on his toes and dabs it to the right of short third. The fielder there gets low but fails to get his body behind the ball and concedes a boundary.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, 1 run.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, ! Same delivery same result! Anshul Kamboj tries to bowl another yorker from around the wicket and only manages to bowl a fuller ball allowing Travis Head to once again play it over the head of Jasprit Bumrah at mid on for another boundary.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, No ball and Four!
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, NO BALL! Anshul Kamboj gets the off stump of Travis Head out of the picture but as the team went in for joy, the Umpire signals a NO BALL for Over stepping and Anshul Kamboj loads back to bowl a Free-Hit delivery.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, Bowls another length ball on the leg stump line. Travis Head slogs it away to the left of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, Swing and a miss! Anshul Kamboj hits the length hard on top of the off stump line. Travis Head looks to make room and slash the ball but misses it completely.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, Six!
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, Pitches the ball up on the off stump line. Travis Head drives the ball off the front foot straight to mid off.
Change of ends for the debutant, Anshul Kamboj.
Jasprit Bumrah to Abhishek Sharma, No run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Abhishek Sharma, No run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, Bowls another yorker and gets it to swing away from the left-hander. Travis Head drives it to the right of mid off and gets a single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, 1 run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run.
Jasprit Bumrah comes into the attack as the first change.
Nuwan Thushara to Travis Head, No run.
Nuwan Thushara to Travis Head, Four!
Nuwan Thushara to Abhishek Sharma, Holds the length back on the leg stump line. Abhishek Sharma flicks the ball to deep square leg for a single.
Nuwan Thushara to Travis Head, 1 run.
Nuwan Thushara to Travis Head, No run.
Nuwan Thushara to Abhishek Sharma, LEG BYE! Too much swing again outside the leg stump line. Abhishek Sharma gets a hit on the pads looks to flick it but gets a single.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, Four!
Anshul Kamboj to Abhishek Sharma, LEG BYE! Swings one into the batter from the length. Abhishek Sharma gets a hit on the pads and runs a single from square leg as LEG BYES.
Anshul Kamboj to Abhishek Sharma, ! BANG! Plants his foot deep in the crease and swings through the line! Anshul Kamboj falls short again outside the off stump line this time and Abhishek Sharma slams the ball away over covers and gets a huge six.
Anshul Kamboj to Abhishek Sharma, Misses the outside edge this time. Anshul Kamboj bangs the ball short and outside the off stump. Abhishek Sharma looks to run it down to third man but misses the ball completely.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, Holds the length back outside off again. Travis Head taps it to the left of covers for a quick single.
Anshul Kamboj to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run.
Anshul Kamboj to Abhishek Sharma, Wide!
Who will bowl from the other end? It will be the debutant, Anshul Kamboj. The right-arm pacer is starting with a slip in place.
Nuwan Thushara to Travis Head, Four!
Nuwan Thushara to Travis Head, No run.
Nuwan Thushara to Travis Head, Hits the length hard on top of the off stump. Travis Head blocks it off towards mid-wicket.
Nuwan Thushara to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run.
Nuwan Thushara to Abhishek Sharma, No run.
Nuwan Thushara to Abhishek Sharma, Pitches another one on the leg stump line with another swinging delivery. Abhishek Sharma gets a hit on the pads outside the line of the leg stump and the ball goes back to Ishan Kishan. Abhishek Sharma takes a review to check the wide and wastes a review at the start.
Nuwan Thushara to Travis Head, 2 WIDES! Too much swing on this occasion from outside the leg stump to the left-hander Abhishek Sharma. Ishan Kishan puts in a good dive but is unable to stop the ball completely. The batters take a single along with the WIDE signal by the Umpire.
The atmosphere is as electric as ever at the Wankhede Stadium as the two umpires make their way out to the centre. Mumbai are seen in a huddle near the ropes before they take their places on the field. They are followed by Hyderabad's explosive opening pair of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma. Nuwan Thushara is at the top of his mark and he is raring to go. The countdown is done and dusted. Away we go...
Travis Head, from Hyderabad, is up for a chat and he says that he looks at the wicket and decides his game plan is for him. He adds that it's not always about power hitting, he likes to look at the field and plays accordingly which gives him an extra layer of cushion and decreases risk. He further says that not being playing for a few years and then getting back has been a blessing for him and he enjoys the way he is playing right now. Â He talks about his batting and adds that he wants to score
Pat Cummins, the skipper of Hyderabad, announces Mayank Agarwal's return to the squad, positioning him at No. 3 in the batting order. Acknowledging the potential impact of dew, Cummins expresses confidence in their batting prowess. With four games remaining, the team aims to secure at least two wins to secure a top-4 spot. Cummins highlights the historical significance of Wankhede Stadium and anticipates a vibrant atmosphere with enthusiastic Mumbai supporters filling the stands.
The captain of Mumbai, Hardik Pandya says that they will bowl first. Tells that there might be something in the surface with the new ball. States that it is about playing for pride, badge and for the fans who have been with them through thick and thin. Informs that Anshul Kamboj makes his debut and he replaces Gerald Coetzee.
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174/3(17.2 Overs)
Undeterred by the loss of his partner, Head persists, capitalizing on a couple of opportunities that come his way. His resilience sees him anchoring the innings for a significant period. Nevertheless, Mumbai's bowlers, led by their skipper Hardik Pandya and spinner Piyush Chawla, tighten their grip, striking at crucial intervals. Both Pandya and Chawla clinch three wickets each, dismantling Hyderabad's middle order. By the end of the 17th over, Hyderabad finds themselves struggling at 136/8, wit
After a shaky start and with wickets falling on regular intervals, Hyderabad have managed to finish on a high all thanks to their skipper Pat Cummins who finishes Not Out on 35 runs. Hyderabad have put up a first-inning score of 173 runs and have asked Mumbai to chase a target of 174. As the first innings draws to a close, Hyderabad concludes their innings with a total of 173/8 on the scoreboard. The late surge provided by their skipper, Pat Cummins, proves crucial in bolstering their total.
Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, A couple of runs then to end the innings! This is on a length, outside off, Pat Cummins reaches out, clears his front leg and hacks it to the left of long on for a couple of runs. 17 runs off the over and Hyderabad end up with 173 on the board.
Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, ! How did Cummins get it there? Invaluable runs from the Hyderabad skipper. Nails the yorker, tailing in, on middle and leg, Pat Cummins gets his bat down in time and clears his front leg to squeeze it towards deep backward square leg fence for a boundary.
Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, ! Just over!
Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, Misfield! Keeps it full and near the batter's crease, on off, Pat Cummins jams it out towards backward point where a fumble results in Cummins coming back for the run. The throw towards the batting end is wayward but it is backed up well. Two runs off it then.
Nuwan Thushara to Sanvir Singh, Pitches it right up, outside off, Sanvir Singh dabs it wide of backward point and rotates the strike.
Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, Length delivery, outside off, Pat Cummins has a swipe across the line but gets it off the bottom part of the bat to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, WIDE! Sees the batter shuffle towards the off side early does Nuwan Thushara and goes even wide on off. Pat Cummins cleverly lets it go for a wide.
Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, Attempted yorker goes slightly wrong for Bumrah, low full toss, on off, Pat Cummins knocks it to the right of cover for a single to keep the strike. That is Bumrah done for the night as he finishes with figures of 4-0-23-1.
Jasprit Bumrah to Sanvir Singh, Angling in, full and on middle and leg, Sanvir Singh clips it through mid-wicket for one more run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, Another yorker nailed to perfection, on middle, Pat Cummins backs away and does extremely well to get bat on it. Steers it wide of backward point for one.
Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, Oh my! How did that miss the off pole? A searing yorker near the base of the off-stump with an upright seam, Pat Cummins is late to get his bat down as the ball zips through and scoots past the off stump.
Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, ! Expertly played! At 121.5 kph, fuller and width on offer on off, Pat Cummins gets low to make the connection. Gets done by the lack of pace but adjusts well to glide it to the left of short third for a boundary.
Jasprit Bumrah to Sanvir Singh, Rolls his fingers over the ball and it is full, on off, Sanvir Singh drives it to deep cover for a single.
Nuwan Thushara to Sanvir Singh, Great stop! This is on a back of a length, on off, Sanvir Singh gets on top of the bounce and thumps it hard towards extra cover. Suryakumar Yadav puts in a dive to his right and keeps it down to just a single. Saved a certain boundary there.
Nuwan Thushara to Sanvir Singh, WIDE! Looks to keep it away from the arc but gets the line slightly wrong, slower and on a length, wide on off. Sanvir Singh lets it go for a wide.
Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, Slower and on a short of a good length, wide on off, Pat Cummins punches it down to long off and gets to the other end.
Nuwan Thushara to Sanvir Singh, Keeps it away from the reach of the batter, on a back of a length, Sanvir Singh pushes it without much timing towards point for a single.
Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, NO BALL! Oh, no! Nuwan Thushara has gotten it horribly wrong!
Nuwan Thushara to Sanvir Singh, 2 runs.
Nuwan Thushara to Sanvir Singh, At 120.3 kph, fuller and outside off, Sanvir Singh knocks it off the toe-end of the bat down to long off for a single.
Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, Takes pace off straight away and goes full, near the tramline on off, Pat Cummins reaches out and pushes it to deep point for one.
Sanvir Singh is the new man in for Hyderabad as the Impact Player for Hyderabad in place of Abhishek Sharma.
Piyush Chawla to Abdul Samad, ! A big, big shout for LBW and up goes the finger. This looks dead straight but Abdul Samad takes the review after having a word with his skipper at the other end. This one goes straight, on a nagging length, on middle, it is slower as well, Abdul Samad makes the mistake of playing across the line and gets beaten in the flight too. He plays for the ball turning away from him but the ball sneaks past the inside edge and raps Samad on the front pad. The Bal
Piyush Chawla to Abdul Samad, WIDE! Fires it in, shorter in length, but it goes beyond the wide guideline on off, Abdul Samad reaches out to cut but misses. Wide called.
Piyush Chawla to Pat Cummins, Dishes out another googly but it is a bit too short, on middle, Pat Cummins waits on the back foot and whips it in front of deep square leg for a run.
Piyush Chawla to Abdul Samad, Slips in the googly, slower through the air and the length is pulled back a touch, on off, Abdul Samad slogs it off the inner half of the bat to deep mid-wicket for one.
Piyush Chawla to Pat Cummins, Keeps it full and on middle, Pat Cummins turns this one in front of square on the leg side and rotates the strike.
Piyush Chawla to Pat Cummins, ! A tempter and Pat Cummins pounces all over it! Loos it up, full but ends up offering width on off, Pat Cummins reaches out in front and drags the big hit towards wide long on for a biggie.
Piyush Chawla to Pat Cummins, Tosses it up, at the stumps, Pat Cummins goes back to a full delivery but does well to defend it out.
Piyush Chawla to Pat Cummins, Wide!
Hardik Pandya to Pat Cummins, Hurls it on a good length, on off, Pat Cummins stays on the back foot and pats it in front of mid on for a single.
Who comes out to bat now?
Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, ! b Hardik Pandya.
Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, WIDE! Takes pace off and serves it full but gets the line wrong. Slips it beyond the tramline on off. Marco Jansen lets it go for a wide. Hardik Pandya has a chat with the keeper and goes for the review to overturn the wide call. The ball is just outside the wide guideline and it will stay as a wide.
Hardik Pandya to Abdul Samad, Serves it on a back of a length, on off, Abdul Samad helps it off the back foot down to fine leg for one more run.
Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, On a good length, outside off, Marco Jansen makes room and slaps it aerially to the left of deep point for a run.
Abdul Samad comes out to bat for Hyderabad.
Hardik Pandya to Abdul Samad, Lands it on a hard length, on off, Abdul Samad gets on his toes and punches it square to deep point for a single.
Hardik Pandya to Shahbaz Ahmed, ! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Hardik Pandya strikes again! The Mumbai skipper is slowly starting to find his mojo with the ball. Hyderabad lose a wicket just after the break. Pandya goes full and at the stumps, Shahbaz Ahmed stays put and has a swipe across the line. Gets it off the toe end of the bat and skies it high in the air in front of long on. Suryakumar Yadav patrolling the long on fence, runs in and slides in front to take the catch.
Strategic break! Mumbai have dominated the middle phase but the job is not done yet. They cannot afford to lose their grip over the game and need to ensure that they finish strongly with the ball, keeping Hyderabad to a manageable total.
Piyush Chawla to Marco Jansen, Four!
Piyush Chawla to Marco Jansen, Six!
Piyush Chawla to Marco Jansen, Bowls it up outside the line of the off stump and Marco Jansen looks to play a scoop but gets a hit on the thigh pads.
Piyush Chawla to Shahbaz Ahmed, Tosses up a googly on the leg stump line and Shahbaz Ahmed sweeps the ball to deep square leg for a single again.
Piyush Chawla to Marco Jansen, 1 run.
Piyush Chawla to Shahbaz Ahmed, Just short on the off stump line. Shahbaz Ahmed flicks the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Shahbaz Ahmed, No run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Shahbaz Ahmed, Pitched up on the stumps. Shahbaz Ahmed drives it to long on for a single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Marco Jansen, Holds the length back again at the batter. Marco Jansen flicks the ball towards deep square leg for a single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Marco Jansen, WIDE! Too short this time from Jasprit Bumrah this time. Marco Jansen ducks down and lets the ball go. The Umpire signals a WIDE. Hardik Pandya takes a review to check the WIDE!
Jasprit Bumrah to Shahbaz Ahmed, Hits the length hard on top of the stumps. Shahbaz Ahmed drops the ball down on the crease towards point and runs a quick single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Shahbaz Ahmed, No run.
An aggressive move by Hardik Pandya as he brings Jasprit Bumrah (2-0-9-1) back into the attack.
Jasprit Bumrah to Shahbaz Ahmed, Bangs the ball short outside the off stump. Shahbaz Ahmed tucks the ball to the left of deep third man for a couple of runs.
Piyush Chawla to Shahbaz Ahmed, 1 run.
Piyush Chawla to Shahbaz Ahmed, Bowls a flipper outside the off stump line. Shahbaz Ahmed looks to cut it hard but misses the ball.
Piyush Chawla to Shahbaz Ahmed, Holds the length short and wide outside the off stump. Shahbaz Ahmed plays at it late and gets the ball to run down the third man area for a couple of runs.
Piyush Chawla to Marco Jansen, Bowls a googly on the off stump line to the right-hander. Marco Jansen drives it to long on for a single.
Piyush Chawla to Shahbaz Ahmed, 1 run.
Shahbaz Ahmed is the new man in.
Piyush Chawla to Heinrich Klaasen, ! TIMBER! Piyush Chawla gets his second and what a time to send back Heinrich Klaasen! Tosses the ball up on the middle stump line and gets the ball to spin away from the right-hander. Heinrich Klaasen goes for a big heave and gets an inside edge of the bat onto the leg stump and walks back to the hut.
Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, Pitches the ball up on the off stump line. Marco Jansen drives the ball in the air but into the gap between mid off and covers and runs a couple of runs to end the over.
Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, Bangs it in short outside the off stump line. Marco Jansen looks to slog it away towards mid-wicket but gets beaten completely.
Hardik Pandya to Heinrich Klaasen, Hits the good length hard on top of the off stump. Heinrich Klaasen drives the ball to the right of point and runs a single.
Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, Holds the length back outside the off stump line. Marco Jansen taps the ball towards sweepers for a single.
Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, Beats the outside edge of Marco Jansen from a good length outside the off stump. Hardik Pandya bowls it at 136 kph to start the innings of Marco Jansen.
Marco Jansen is in at number 6.
Hardik Pandya to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! c Anshul Kamboj b Hardik Pandya.
Piyush Chawla to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Bowls the ball up on the stumps. Nitish Kumar Reddy tucks the ball to long on for a single.
Piyush Chawla to Heinrich Klaasen, Floats the ball up on the off stump line. Heinrich Klaasen slams the ball straight but Tim David denies him a boundary with a good piece of fielding and keeps the run to a single.
Piyush Chawla to Heinrich Klaasen, No run.
Heinrich Klaasen comes out to bat now.
Piyush Chawla to Travis Head, ! c Tilak Varma b Piyush Chawla.
Piyush Chawla to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Tosses it up fuller on the stumps. Nitish Kumar Reddy drives it to long on for a single.
Piyush Chawla to Travis Head, Holds the length back on the off stump. Travis Head stays back and taps the ball to long off for a single.
Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Just wide! Angling in, on a hard length, over middle, Nitish Kumar Reddy backs away early and shapes up to go over mid off. The ball comes off the cue-end of the bat but luckily for him, gets it to the right of mid off. The long on fielder runs around and mops it up. Two runs taken. Anshul finishes with figures of 4-0-42-1. He has bowled better than those figures suggest.
Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Kumar Reddy, At 129.6 kph, on off, on a back of a length, Nitish Kumar Reddy covers the line of the ball and adjusts well to defend it down the deck.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, Serves it on a hard length, over middle, Travis Head stays leg side of the ball and punches it to deep point for one.
Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Kumar Reddy, This is on a back of a length, on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy hops back and stabs it beside the pitch on the leg side for one.
Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Play and a miss! Bowls it with an upright seam, on a good length, outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy presents a straight bat for the drive but the ball nips away a touch and zips past the bat.
Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Hurls it around the off-stump line, on a length, Nitish Kumar Reddy walks across his stumps and clips it to the left of deep backward square leg for a couple of runs more.
Hardik Pandya to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Serves it on a good length, outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy runs it down to deep third and retains the strike with a single. Another over from the Mumbai skipper that goes for 11 runs.
Hardik Pandya to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! Lovely shot! This is on a short of a good length, on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy gets on his toes and angles the bat face to glide it to the right of backward point and also beats the sprinting fielder in the deep for a boundary.
Hardik Pandya to Travis Head, Slanting in from around the wicket, aimed at the stumps, on a good length, Travis Head works it in front of square on the leg side for a run.
Hardik Pandya to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run.
Hardik Pandya to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! Streaky! Fuller in length, outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy pushes at the delivery away from his body. Gets an outside edge that races along the ground to the deep third fence for a four.
Hardik Pandya to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Beaten! Length delivery, in the channel on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy pokes at the delivery and gets beaten on the outside edge.
Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run.
Nitish Kumar Reddy walks out to bat.
Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Full and shaping in, on middle and leg, Nitish Kumar Reddy clips it to the right of mid on for a couple of runs.
Anshul Kamboj to Mayank Agarwal, ! b Anshul Kamboj.
Anshul Kamboj to Mayank Agarwal, Honing in, around the leg stump line, on a length, Mayank Agarwal misses the clip and gets pinged on the thigh pad.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, ! OH DEAR! Imagine being Anshul Kamboj right now! First, he breaches the defences of Travis Head but it is called a no ball and now, Nuwan Thushara puts down a sitter.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, Good-length delivery from the debutant, on off and middle, Travis Head does not move his feet much but does well to cover the line of the ball and defends it on the off side.
Hardik Pandya to Mayank Agarwal, ! Creamed away! A bit too full from Pandya and the width is also there, on off, Mayank Agarwal drives it crisply as the ball pings off his bat and races away to the deep cover fence for a boundary.
Hardik Pandya to Mayank Agarwal, Directs it around the off-stump line, on a length, Mayank Agarwal stabs it down the deck with a straight bat.
Hardik Pandya to Travis Head, Comes from around the wicket and goes fuller in length, on off and middle, Travis Head looks to hit through the line but gets it off the inner half of the bat to long on for one more run.
Hardik Pandya to Mayank Agarwal, Angling in, on a good length, on middle, Mayank Agarwal gets on his toes and tucks it wide of mid-wicket for a single.
Hardik Pandya to Travis Head, Pulls his length back a touch, on off, Travis Head stays leg side of the ball and punches it square to deep point for a single.
Hardik Pandya to Travis Head, Four!
Strategic Break! Hyderabad are 56/1 after 6 overs in the First Innings of the match. Travis Head is still at the crease on 38 and he is joined by Mayank Agarwal who has just come in for Abhishek Sharma. Jasprit Bumrah gets Mumbai the important wicket as the players recharge themselves. Let's see what happens after the break.
Jasprit Bumrah to Mayank Agarwal, Pitches it right up to the batter, shaping in, on middle, Mayank Agarwal gets right behind the line of the ball and turns it to mid-wicket. End of a wicket-taking over by Bumrah. At the end of the Powerplay, Hyderabad are 56/1.
Who walks out to bat now?
Jasprit Bumrah to Abhishek Sharma, ! EDGED AND GONE! Jasprit Bumrah draws the first blood for Mumbai! A loose shot by Abhishek Sharma and he pays the ultimate price.
Jasprit Bumrah to Abhishek Sharma, Goes searching for the yorker but ends up bowling a low full toss, outside off, Abhishek Sharma caresses the drive but can't get it past cover-point.
Jasprit Bumrah to Abhishek Sharma, No run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, Strays at the hips, on a back of a length, Travis Head whips it through square leg and gets to the other end.
Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, ! Nicely done! Angling in, on a good length, on off, Travis Head gets on his toes and dabs it to the right of short third. The fielder there gets low but fails to get his body behind the ball and concedes a boundary.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, 1 run.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, ! Same delivery same result! Anshul Kamboj tries to bowl another yorker from around the wicket and only manages to bowl a fuller ball allowing Travis Head to once again play it over the head of Jasprit Bumrah at mid on for another boundary.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, No ball and Four!
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, NO BALL! Anshul Kamboj gets the off stump of Travis Head out of the picture but as the team went in for joy, the Umpire signals a NO BALL for Over stepping and Anshul Kamboj loads back to bowl a Free-Hit delivery.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, Bowls another length ball on the leg stump line. Travis Head slogs it away to the left of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, Swing and a miss! Anshul Kamboj hits the length hard on top of the off stump line. Travis Head looks to make room and slash the ball but misses it completely.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, Six!
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, Pitches the ball up on the off stump line. Travis Head drives the ball off the front foot straight to mid off.
Change of ends for the debutant, Anshul Kamboj.
Jasprit Bumrah to Abhishek Sharma, No run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Abhishek Sharma, No run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, Bowls another yorker and gets it to swing away from the left-hander. Travis Head drives it to the right of mid off and gets a single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, 1 run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run.
Jasprit Bumrah comes into the attack as the first change.
Nuwan Thushara to Travis Head, No run.
Nuwan Thushara to Travis Head, Four!
Nuwan Thushara to Abhishek Sharma, Holds the length back on the leg stump line. Abhishek Sharma flicks the ball to deep square leg for a single.
Nuwan Thushara to Travis Head, 1 run.
Nuwan Thushara to Travis Head, No run.
Nuwan Thushara to Abhishek Sharma, LEG BYE! Too much swing again outside the leg stump line. Abhishek Sharma gets a hit on the pads looks to flick it but gets a single.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, Four!
Anshul Kamboj to Abhishek Sharma, LEG BYE! Swings one into the batter from the length. Abhishek Sharma gets a hit on the pads and runs a single from square leg as LEG BYES.
Anshul Kamboj to Abhishek Sharma, ! BANG! Plants his foot deep in the crease and swings through the line! Anshul Kamboj falls short again outside the off stump line this time and Abhishek Sharma slams the ball away over covers and gets a huge six.
Anshul Kamboj to Abhishek Sharma, Misses the outside edge this time. Anshul Kamboj bangs the ball short and outside the off stump. Abhishek Sharma looks to run it down to third man but misses the ball completely.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, Holds the length back outside off again. Travis Head taps it to the left of covers for a quick single.
Anshul Kamboj to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run.
Anshul Kamboj to Abhishek Sharma, Wide!
Who will bowl from the other end? It will be the debutant, Anshul Kamboj. The right-arm pacer is starting with a slip in place.
Nuwan Thushara to Travis Head, Four!
Nuwan Thushara to Travis Head, No run.
Nuwan Thushara to Travis Head, Hits the length hard on top of the off stump. Travis Head blocks it off towards mid-wicket.
Nuwan Thushara to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run.
Nuwan Thushara to Abhishek Sharma, No run.
Nuwan Thushara to Abhishek Sharma, Pitches another one on the leg stump line with another swinging delivery. Abhishek Sharma gets a hit on the pads outside the line of the leg stump and the ball goes back to Ishan Kishan. Abhishek Sharma takes a review to check the wide and wastes a review at the start.
Nuwan Thushara to Travis Head, 2 WIDES! Too much swing on this occasion from outside the leg stump to the left-hander Abhishek Sharma. Ishan Kishan puts in a good dive but is unable to stop the ball completely. The batters take a single along with the WIDE signal by the Umpire.
The atmosphere is as electric as ever at the Wankhede Stadium as the two umpires make their way out to the centre. Mumbai are seen in a huddle near the ropes before they take their places on the field. They are followed by Hyderabad's explosive opening pair of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma. Nuwan Thushara is at the top of his mark and he is raring to go. The countdown is done and dusted. Away we go...
Travis Head, from Hyderabad, is up for a chat and he says that he looks at the wicket and decides his game plan is for him. He adds that it's not always about power hitting, he likes to look at the field and plays accordingly which gives him an extra layer of cushion and decreases risk. He further says that not being playing for a few years and then getting back has been a blessing for him and he enjoys the way he is playing right now. Â He talks about his batting and adds that he wants to score
Pat Cummins, the skipper of Hyderabad, announces Mayank Agarwal's return to the squad, positioning him at No. 3 in the batting order. Acknowledging the potential impact of dew, Cummins expresses confidence in their batting prowess. With four games remaining, the team aims to secure at least two wins to secure a top-4 spot. Cummins highlights the historical significance of Wankhede Stadium and anticipates a vibrant atmosphere with enthusiastic Mumbai supporters filling the stands.
The captain of Mumbai, Hardik Pandya says that they will bowl first. Tells that there might be something in the surface with the new ball. States that it is about playing for pride, badge and for the fans who have been with them through thick and thin. Informs that Anshul Kamboj makes his debut and he replaces Gerald Coetzee.
Impact Players for Hyderabad -Â Mayank Markande, Glenn Phillips, Sanvir Singh, Jaydev Unadkat, Umarn Malik.
Mumbai (Playing XI) - Ishan Kishan (WK), Rohit Sharma, Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (C), Tim David, Anshul Kamboj, Piyush Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah, Nuwan Thushara.
Impact Players for Mumbai -Â Nehal Wadhera, Shams Mulani, Shivalik Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Romario Shepherd.
Hyderabad (Playing XI) - Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Mayank Agarwal, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Marco Jansen, Pat Cummins (C), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan.
TOSS - Mumbai have won the toss and they have elected to BOWL first.
Undeterred by the loss of his partner, Head persists, capitalizing on a couple of opportunities that come his way. His resilience sees him anchoring the innings for a significant period. Nevertheless, Mumbai's bowlers, led by their skipper Hardik Pandya and spinner Piyush Chawla, tighten their grip, striking at crucial intervals. Both Pandya and Chawla clinch three wickets each, dismantling Hyderabad's middle order. By the end of the 17th over, Hyderabad finds themselves struggling at 136/8, wit
After a shaky start and with wickets falling on regular intervals, Hyderabad have managed to finish on a high all thanks to their skipper Pat Cummins who finishes Not Out on 35 runs. Hyderabad have put up a first-inning score of 173 runs and have asked Mumbai to chase a target of 174. As the first innings draws to a close, Hyderabad concludes their innings with a total of 173/8 on the scoreboard. The late surge provided by their skipper, Pat Cummins, proves crucial in bolstering their total.
Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, A couple of runs then to end the innings! This is on a length, outside off, Pat Cummins reaches out, clears his front leg and hacks it to the left of long on for a couple of runs. 17 runs off the over and Hyderabad end up with 173 on the board.
Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, ! How did Cummins get it there? Invaluable runs from the Hyderabad skipper. Nails the yorker, tailing in, on middle and leg, Pat Cummins gets his bat down in time and clears his front leg to squeeze it towards deep backward square leg fence for a boundary.
Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, ! Just over!
Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, Misfield! Keeps it full and near the batter's crease, on off, Pat Cummins jams it out towards backward point where a fumble results in Cummins coming back for the run. The throw towards the batting end is wayward but it is backed up well. Two runs off it then.
Nuwan Thushara to Sanvir Singh, Pitches it right up, outside off, Sanvir Singh dabs it wide of backward point and rotates the strike.
Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, Length delivery, outside off, Pat Cummins has a swipe across the line but gets it off the bottom part of the bat to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, WIDE! Sees the batter shuffle towards the off side early does Nuwan Thushara and goes even wide on off. Pat Cummins cleverly lets it go for a wide.
Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, Attempted yorker goes slightly wrong for Bumrah, low full toss, on off, Pat Cummins knocks it to the right of cover for a single to keep the strike. That is Bumrah done for the night as he finishes with figures of 4-0-23-1.
Jasprit Bumrah to Sanvir Singh, Angling in, full and on middle and leg, Sanvir Singh clips it through mid-wicket for one more run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, Another yorker nailed to perfection, on middle, Pat Cummins backs away and does extremely well to get bat on it. Steers it wide of backward point for one.
Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, Oh my! How did that miss the off pole? A searing yorker near the base of the off-stump with an upright seam, Pat Cummins is late to get his bat down as the ball zips through and scoots past the off stump.
Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, ! Expertly played! At 121.5 kph, fuller and width on offer on off, Pat Cummins gets low to make the connection. Gets done by the lack of pace but adjusts well to glide it to the left of short third for a boundary.
Jasprit Bumrah to Sanvir Singh, Rolls his fingers over the ball and it is full, on off, Sanvir Singh drives it to deep cover for a single.
Nuwan Thushara to Sanvir Singh, Great stop! This is on a back of a length, on off, Sanvir Singh gets on top of the bounce and thumps it hard towards extra cover. Suryakumar Yadav puts in a dive to his right and keeps it down to just a single. Saved a certain boundary there.
Nuwan Thushara to Sanvir Singh, WIDE! Looks to keep it away from the arc but gets the line slightly wrong, slower and on a length, wide on off. Sanvir Singh lets it go for a wide.
Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, Slower and on a short of a good length, wide on off, Pat Cummins punches it down to long off and gets to the other end.
Nuwan Thushara to Sanvir Singh, Keeps it away from the reach of the batter, on a back of a length, Sanvir Singh pushes it without much timing towards point for a single.
Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, NO BALL! Oh, no! Nuwan Thushara has gotten it horribly wrong!
Nuwan Thushara to Sanvir Singh, 2 runs.
Nuwan Thushara to Sanvir Singh, At 120.3 kph, fuller and outside off, Sanvir Singh knocks it off the toe-end of the bat down to long off for a single.
Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, Takes pace off straight away and goes full, near the tramline on off, Pat Cummins reaches out and pushes it to deep point for one.
Sanvir Singh is the new man in for Hyderabad as the Impact Player for Hyderabad in place of Abhishek Sharma.
Piyush Chawla to Abdul Samad, ! A big, big shout for LBW and up goes the finger. This looks dead straight but Abdul Samad takes the review after having a word with his skipper at the other end. This one goes straight, on a nagging length, on middle, it is slower as well, Abdul Samad makes the mistake of playing across the line and gets beaten in the flight too. He plays for the ball turning away from him but the ball sneaks past the inside edge and raps Samad on the front pad. The Bal
Piyush Chawla to Abdul Samad, WIDE! Fires it in, shorter in length, but it goes beyond the wide guideline on off, Abdul Samad reaches out to cut but misses. Wide called.
Piyush Chawla to Pat Cummins, Dishes out another googly but it is a bit too short, on middle, Pat Cummins waits on the back foot and whips it in front of deep square leg for a run.
Piyush Chawla to Abdul Samad, Slips in the googly, slower through the air and the length is pulled back a touch, on off, Abdul Samad slogs it off the inner half of the bat to deep mid-wicket for one.
Piyush Chawla to Pat Cummins, Keeps it full and on middle, Pat Cummins turns this one in front of square on the leg side and rotates the strike.
Piyush Chawla to Pat Cummins, ! A tempter and Pat Cummins pounces all over it! Loos it up, full but ends up offering width on off, Pat Cummins reaches out in front and drags the big hit towards wide long on for a biggie.
Piyush Chawla to Pat Cummins, Tosses it up, at the stumps, Pat Cummins goes back to a full delivery but does well to defend it out.
Piyush Chawla to Pat Cummins, Wide!
Hardik Pandya to Pat Cummins, Hurls it on a good length, on off, Pat Cummins stays on the back foot and pats it in front of mid on for a single.
Who comes out to bat now?
Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, ! b Hardik Pandya.
Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, WIDE! Takes pace off and serves it full but gets the line wrong. Slips it beyond the tramline on off. Marco Jansen lets it go for a wide. Hardik Pandya has a chat with the keeper and goes for the review to overturn the wide call. The ball is just outside the wide guideline and it will stay as a wide.
Hardik Pandya to Abdul Samad, Serves it on a back of a length, on off, Abdul Samad helps it off the back foot down to fine leg for one more run.
Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, On a good length, outside off, Marco Jansen makes room and slaps it aerially to the left of deep point for a run.
Abdul Samad comes out to bat for Hyderabad.
Hardik Pandya to Abdul Samad, Lands it on a hard length, on off, Abdul Samad gets on his toes and punches it square to deep point for a single.
Hardik Pandya to Shahbaz Ahmed, ! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Hardik Pandya strikes again! The Mumbai skipper is slowly starting to find his mojo with the ball. Hyderabad lose a wicket just after the break. Pandya goes full and at the stumps, Shahbaz Ahmed stays put and has a swipe across the line. Gets it off the toe end of the bat and skies it high in the air in front of long on. Suryakumar Yadav patrolling the long on fence, runs in and slides in front to take the catch.
Strategic break! Mumbai have dominated the middle phase but the job is not done yet. They cannot afford to lose their grip over the game and need to ensure that they finish strongly with the ball, keeping Hyderabad to a manageable total.
Piyush Chawla to Marco Jansen, Four!
Piyush Chawla to Marco Jansen, Six!
Piyush Chawla to Marco Jansen, Bowls it up outside the line of the off stump and Marco Jansen looks to play a scoop but gets a hit on the thigh pads.
Piyush Chawla to Shahbaz Ahmed, Tosses up a googly on the leg stump line and Shahbaz Ahmed sweeps the ball to deep square leg for a single again.
Piyush Chawla to Marco Jansen, 1 run.
Piyush Chawla to Shahbaz Ahmed, Just short on the off stump line. Shahbaz Ahmed flicks the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Shahbaz Ahmed, No run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Shahbaz Ahmed, Pitched up on the stumps. Shahbaz Ahmed drives it to long on for a single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Marco Jansen, Holds the length back again at the batter. Marco Jansen flicks the ball towards deep square leg for a single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Marco Jansen, WIDE! Too short this time from Jasprit Bumrah this time. Marco Jansen ducks down and lets the ball go. The Umpire signals a WIDE. Hardik Pandya takes a review to check the WIDE!
Jasprit Bumrah to Shahbaz Ahmed, Hits the length hard on top of the stumps. Shahbaz Ahmed drops the ball down on the crease towards point and runs a quick single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Shahbaz Ahmed, No run.
An aggressive move by Hardik Pandya as he brings Jasprit Bumrah (2-0-9-1) back into the attack.
Jasprit Bumrah to Shahbaz Ahmed, Bangs the ball short outside the off stump. Shahbaz Ahmed tucks the ball to the left of deep third man for a couple of runs.
Piyush Chawla to Shahbaz Ahmed, 1 run.
Piyush Chawla to Shahbaz Ahmed, Bowls a flipper outside the off stump line. Shahbaz Ahmed looks to cut it hard but misses the ball.
Piyush Chawla to Shahbaz Ahmed, Holds the length short and wide outside the off stump. Shahbaz Ahmed plays at it late and gets the ball to run down the third man area for a couple of runs.
Piyush Chawla to Marco Jansen, Bowls a googly on the off stump line to the right-hander. Marco Jansen drives it to long on for a single.
Piyush Chawla to Shahbaz Ahmed, 1 run.
Shahbaz Ahmed is the new man in.
Piyush Chawla to Heinrich Klaasen, ! TIMBER! Piyush Chawla gets his second and what a time to send back Heinrich Klaasen! Tosses the ball up on the middle stump line and gets the ball to spin away from the right-hander. Heinrich Klaasen goes for a big heave and gets an inside edge of the bat onto the leg stump and walks back to the hut.
Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, Pitches the ball up on the off stump line. Marco Jansen drives the ball in the air but into the gap between mid off and covers and runs a couple of runs to end the over.
Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, Bangs it in short outside the off stump line. Marco Jansen looks to slog it away towards mid-wicket but gets beaten completely.
Hardik Pandya to Heinrich Klaasen, Hits the good length hard on top of the off stump. Heinrich Klaasen drives the ball to the right of point and runs a single.
Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, Holds the length back outside the off stump line. Marco Jansen taps the ball towards sweepers for a single.
Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, Beats the outside edge of Marco Jansen from a good length outside the off stump. Hardik Pandya bowls it at 136 kph to start the innings of Marco Jansen.
Marco Jansen is in at number 6.
Hardik Pandya to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! c Anshul Kamboj b Hardik Pandya.
Piyush Chawla to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Bowls the ball up on the stumps. Nitish Kumar Reddy tucks the ball to long on for a single.
Piyush Chawla to Heinrich Klaasen, Floats the ball up on the off stump line. Heinrich Klaasen slams the ball straight but Tim David denies him a boundary with a good piece of fielding and keeps the run to a single.
Piyush Chawla to Heinrich Klaasen, No run.
Heinrich Klaasen comes out to bat now.
Piyush Chawla to Travis Head, ! c Tilak Varma b Piyush Chawla.
Piyush Chawla to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Tosses it up fuller on the stumps. Nitish Kumar Reddy drives it to long on for a single.
Piyush Chawla to Travis Head, Holds the length back on the off stump. Travis Head stays back and taps the ball to long off for a single.
Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Just wide! Angling in, on a hard length, over middle, Nitish Kumar Reddy backs away early and shapes up to go over mid off. The ball comes off the cue-end of the bat but luckily for him, gets it to the right of mid off. The long on fielder runs around and mops it up. Two runs taken. Anshul finishes with figures of 4-0-42-1. He has bowled better than those figures suggest.
Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Kumar Reddy, At 129.6 kph, on off, on a back of a length, Nitish Kumar Reddy covers the line of the ball and adjusts well to defend it down the deck.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, Serves it on a hard length, over middle, Travis Head stays leg side of the ball and punches it to deep point for one.
Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Kumar Reddy, This is on a back of a length, on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy hops back and stabs it beside the pitch on the leg side for one.
Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Play and a miss! Bowls it with an upright seam, on a good length, outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy presents a straight bat for the drive but the ball nips away a touch and zips past the bat.
Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Hurls it around the off-stump line, on a length, Nitish Kumar Reddy walks across his stumps and clips it to the left of deep backward square leg for a couple of runs more.
Hardik Pandya to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Serves it on a good length, outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy runs it down to deep third and retains the strike with a single. Another over from the Mumbai skipper that goes for 11 runs.
Hardik Pandya to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! Lovely shot! This is on a short of a good length, on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy gets on his toes and angles the bat face to glide it to the right of backward point and also beats the sprinting fielder in the deep for a boundary.
Hardik Pandya to Travis Head, Slanting in from around the wicket, aimed at the stumps, on a good length, Travis Head works it in front of square on the leg side for a run.
Hardik Pandya to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run.
Hardik Pandya to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! Streaky! Fuller in length, outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy pushes at the delivery away from his body. Gets an outside edge that races along the ground to the deep third fence for a four.
Hardik Pandya to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Beaten! Length delivery, in the channel on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy pokes at the delivery and gets beaten on the outside edge.
Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run.
Nitish Kumar Reddy walks out to bat.
Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Full and shaping in, on middle and leg, Nitish Kumar Reddy clips it to the right of mid on for a couple of runs.
Anshul Kamboj to Mayank Agarwal, ! b Anshul Kamboj.
Anshul Kamboj to Mayank Agarwal, Honing in, around the leg stump line, on a length, Mayank Agarwal misses the clip and gets pinged on the thigh pad.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, ! OH DEAR! Imagine being Anshul Kamboj right now! First, he breaches the defences of Travis Head but it is called a no ball and now, Nuwan Thushara puts down a sitter.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, Good-length delivery from the debutant, on off and middle, Travis Head does not move his feet much but does well to cover the line of the ball and defends it on the off side.
Hardik Pandya to Mayank Agarwal, ! Creamed away! A bit too full from Pandya and the width is also there, on off, Mayank Agarwal drives it crisply as the ball pings off his bat and races away to the deep cover fence for a boundary.
Hardik Pandya to Mayank Agarwal, Directs it around the off-stump line, on a length, Mayank Agarwal stabs it down the deck with a straight bat.
Hardik Pandya to Travis Head, Comes from around the wicket and goes fuller in length, on off and middle, Travis Head looks to hit through the line but gets it off the inner half of the bat to long on for one more run.
Hardik Pandya to Mayank Agarwal, Angling in, on a good length, on middle, Mayank Agarwal gets on his toes and tucks it wide of mid-wicket for a single.
Hardik Pandya to Travis Head, Pulls his length back a touch, on off, Travis Head stays leg side of the ball and punches it square to deep point for a single.
Hardik Pandya to Travis Head, Four!
Strategic Break! Hyderabad are 56/1 after 6 overs in the First Innings of the match. Travis Head is still at the crease on 38 and he is joined by Mayank Agarwal who has just come in for Abhishek Sharma. Jasprit Bumrah gets Mumbai the important wicket as the players recharge themselves. Let's see what happens after the break.
Jasprit Bumrah to Mayank Agarwal, Pitches it right up to the batter, shaping in, on middle, Mayank Agarwal gets right behind the line of the ball and turns it to mid-wicket. End of a wicket-taking over by Bumrah. At the end of the Powerplay, Hyderabad are 56/1.
Who walks out to bat now?
Jasprit Bumrah to Abhishek Sharma, ! EDGED AND GONE! Jasprit Bumrah draws the first blood for Mumbai! A loose shot by Abhishek Sharma and he pays the ultimate price.
Jasprit Bumrah to Abhishek Sharma, Goes searching for the yorker but ends up bowling a low full toss, outside off, Abhishek Sharma caresses the drive but can't get it past cover-point.
Jasprit Bumrah to Abhishek Sharma, No run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, Strays at the hips, on a back of a length, Travis Head whips it through square leg and gets to the other end.
Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, ! Nicely done! Angling in, on a good length, on off, Travis Head gets on his toes and dabs it to the right of short third. The fielder there gets low but fails to get his body behind the ball and concedes a boundary.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, 1 run.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, ! Same delivery same result! Anshul Kamboj tries to bowl another yorker from around the wicket and only manages to bowl a fuller ball allowing Travis Head to once again play it over the head of Jasprit Bumrah at mid on for another boundary.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, No ball and Four!
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, NO BALL! Anshul Kamboj gets the off stump of Travis Head out of the picture but as the team went in for joy, the Umpire signals a NO BALL for Over stepping and Anshul Kamboj loads back to bowl a Free-Hit delivery.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, Bowls another length ball on the leg stump line. Travis Head slogs it away to the left of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, Swing and a miss! Anshul Kamboj hits the length hard on top of the off stump line. Travis Head looks to make room and slash the ball but misses it completely.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, Six!
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, Pitches the ball up on the off stump line. Travis Head drives the ball off the front foot straight to mid off.
Change of ends for the debutant, Anshul Kamboj.
Jasprit Bumrah to Abhishek Sharma, No run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Abhishek Sharma, No run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, Bowls another yorker and gets it to swing away from the left-hander. Travis Head drives it to the right of mid off and gets a single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, 1 run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run.
Jasprit Bumrah comes into the attack as the first change.
Nuwan Thushara to Travis Head, No run.
Nuwan Thushara to Travis Head, Four!
Nuwan Thushara to Abhishek Sharma, Holds the length back on the leg stump line. Abhishek Sharma flicks the ball to deep square leg for a single.
Nuwan Thushara to Travis Head, 1 run.
Nuwan Thushara to Travis Head, No run.
Nuwan Thushara to Abhishek Sharma, LEG BYE! Too much swing again outside the leg stump line. Abhishek Sharma gets a hit on the pads looks to flick it but gets a single.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, Four!
Anshul Kamboj to Abhishek Sharma, LEG BYE! Swings one into the batter from the length. Abhishek Sharma gets a hit on the pads and runs a single from square leg as LEG BYES.
Anshul Kamboj to Abhishek Sharma, ! BANG! Plants his foot deep in the crease and swings through the line! Anshul Kamboj falls short again outside the off stump line this time and Abhishek Sharma slams the ball away over covers and gets a huge six.
Anshul Kamboj to Abhishek Sharma, Misses the outside edge this time. Anshul Kamboj bangs the ball short and outside the off stump. Abhishek Sharma looks to run it down to third man but misses the ball completely.
Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, Holds the length back outside off again. Travis Head taps it to the left of covers for a quick single.
Anshul Kamboj to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run.
Anshul Kamboj to Abhishek Sharma, Wide!
Who will bowl from the other end? It will be the debutant, Anshul Kamboj. The right-arm pacer is starting with a slip in place.
Nuwan Thushara to Travis Head, Four!
Nuwan Thushara to Travis Head, No run.
Nuwan Thushara to Travis Head, Hits the length hard on top of the off stump. Travis Head blocks it off towards mid-wicket.
Nuwan Thushara to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run.
Nuwan Thushara to Abhishek Sharma, No run.
Nuwan Thushara to Abhishek Sharma, Pitches another one on the leg stump line with another swinging delivery. Abhishek Sharma gets a hit on the pads outside the line of the leg stump and the ball goes back to Ishan Kishan. Abhishek Sharma takes a review to check the wide and wastes a review at the start.
Nuwan Thushara to Travis Head, 2 WIDES! Too much swing on this occasion from outside the leg stump to the left-hander Abhishek Sharma. Ishan Kishan puts in a good dive but is unable to stop the ball completely. The batters take a single along with the WIDE signal by the Umpire.
The atmosphere is as electric as ever at the Wankhede Stadium as the two umpires make their way out to the centre. Mumbai are seen in a huddle near the ropes before they take their places on the field. They are followed by Hyderabad's explosive opening pair of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma. Nuwan Thushara is at the top of his mark and he is raring to go. The countdown is done and dusted. Away we go...
Travis Head, from Hyderabad, is up for a chat and he says that he looks at the wicket and decides his game plan is for him. He adds that it's not always about power hitting, he likes to look at the field and plays accordingly which gives him an extra layer of cushion and decreases risk. He further says that not being playing for a few years and then getting back has been a blessing for him and he enjoys the way he is playing right now. Â He talks about his batting and adds that he wants to score
Pat Cummins, the skipper of Hyderabad, announces Mayank Agarwal's return to the squad, positioning him at No. 3 in the batting order. Acknowledging the potential impact of dew, Cummins expresses confidence in their batting prowess. With four games remaining, the team aims to secure at least two wins to secure a top-4 spot. Cummins highlights the historical significance of Wankhede Stadium and anticipates a vibrant atmosphere with enthusiastic Mumbai supporters filling the stands.
The captain of Mumbai, Hardik Pandya says that they will bowl first. Tells that there might be something in the surface with the new ball. States that it is about playing for pride, badge and for the fans who have been with them through thick and thin. Informs that Anshul Kamboj makes his debut and he replaces Gerald Coetzee.
Impact Players for Hyderabad -Â Mayank Markande, Glenn Phillips, Sanvir Singh, Jaydev Unadkat, Umarn Malik.
Mumbai (Playing XI) - Ishan Kishan (WK), Rohit Sharma, Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (C), Tim David, Anshul Kamboj, Piyush Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah, Nuwan Thushara.
Impact Players for Mumbai -Â Nehal Wadhera, Shams Mulani, Shivalik Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Romario Shepherd.
Hyderabad (Playing XI) - Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Mayank Agarwal, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Marco Jansen, Pat Cummins (C), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan.
TOSS - Mumbai have won the toss and they have elected to BOWL first.