Rest of India vs Gujarat, Irani Cup - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Mohammed Siraj 0-49(16 ov)
101.6
Mohammed Siraj to Hardik Patel, no run, almost takes the bail on its way as the batsman played inside the line of the ball. Phew that was close!
101.5
Mohammed Siraj to Hardik Patel, no run, another short of length delivery outside off and Hardik Patel in his own inimitable manner backs away and survives
101.4
Mohammed Siraj to Hardik Patel, FOUR, goes for the aerial pull and gets it over the man at mid-on. The ball was short and darted in a tad, the batsman managed enough wood on it to send it away
101.3
Mohammed Siraj to Ishwar Choudhary, 1 run, backs away and taps it away into the off-side. Almost a run-out as the throw comes in at the bowler's end. Mohammed Siraj though was not behind the sticks to collect the throw
101.2
Mohammed Siraj to Ishwar Choudhary, no run, looks to back away and slog, the batsman gets an under edge to the keeper on the bounce
101.1
Mohammed Siraj to Ishwar Choudhary, no run, in the blockhole and dug out by the batsman as he saves his feet
83.6
Mohammed Siraj to Hardik Patel, no run, uses his entire frame in getting behind the line of the delivery as he shows the full bat face
83.5
Mohammed Siraj to Hardik Patel, no run, sharp kick up. Follows Patel in with the tail coming in. And makes him get into a backed arc as he drops his gloves in time to leave it alone
83.4
Mohammed Siraj to Hardik Patel, no run, pulls his length back marginally. But the line stays on the one to be ignored for a batsman
83.3
Mohammed Siraj to Hardik Patel, no run, fullish again. Patted away to cover
83.2
Mohammed Siraj to Hardik Patel, no run, just the hint of away swing. Tailing away to cream it to cover
83.1
Mohammed Siraj to Hardik Patel, no run, way down leg. Makes Saha dive full length
81.6
Mohammed Siraj to Gandhi, no run, kicking up and zipping away. Too high for Gandhi to mess around with
81.5
Mohammed Siraj to Gandhi, FOUR, too wide. All Gandhi had to do was reach out and get some bat on it. And he does it to perfection. Leans with a stoop and smears it through sweeper
81.4
Mohammed Siraj to Gandhi, no run, off a good length with a hint of shape outside off, noth bothered with
81.3
Mohammed Siraj to Gandhi, no run, a jumpy shuffle and inherits the line as he uses his wrists to nudge it away
81.2
Mohammed Siraj to Gandhi, no run, kicking up off the surface. Spitting up and some nice carry through to the keeper
81.1
Mohammed Siraj to Gandhi, no run, doesn't bother with one in the nagging channel just outside off
53.6
Mohammed Siraj to Juneja, no run, fullish outside off, Juneja lifts his bat and lets it go
53.5
Mohammed Siraj to Juneja, FOUR, that's bread and butter for Juneja. Too full and too straight from Siraj, Juneja gets across and whips it through mid-wicket
53.4
Mohammed Siraj to Gandhi, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off, Gandhi waits in the crease, open-batted punchy drive it sweeper cover
53.3
Mohammed Siraj to Gandhi, no run, moving away just outside off, left alone
53.2
Mohammed Siraj to Gandhi, no run, fuller around off, Gandhi gets forward and defends
53.1
Mohammed Siraj to Gandhi, FOUR, edged and four! A slice of luck for Gandhi but he won't mind. Brings up his fifty. Gets a congratulatory handshake from his partner and also waves his bat to soak in the applause from his teammates. Saw the width on this shortish delivery, went hard on the cut, gets a thickish outside edge which flies between second and third slip
51.6
Mohammed Siraj to Juneja, 1 run, third umpire called in for a run-out check. Gandhi is the man in question. Has he dragged his bat over the line? Lots of angles being looked at. Cricket maths and history would suggest that the time taken is proportional to the survival of batsman's chances. NOT OUT!. A short of length delivery on the stumps, Juneja dropped it to the right of the bowler and set off for a quick single, Siraj gets across, collects the ball and fires a throw at the striker's end. The matter was sent upstairs but Juneja had got back in safely
51.5
Mohammed Siraj to Juneja, no run, shortish outside off, Juneja jumps back and cuts it straight to point
51.4
Mohammed Siraj to Juneja, no run, tailing in around off, Juneja gets an inside edge onto his pad. There was a stifled appeal for an LBW but clearly there was some wood involved there
51.3
Mohammed Siraj to Juneja, no run, stands tall in his crease and punches this back of a length delivery to mid-off
51.2
Mohammed Siraj to Juneja, no run, an half-hearted appeal for an LBW but the umpire stone-ears it. A length ball decks back in, Juneja was caught in the crease, misses it altogether and is pinged high on the pad. Height was the only factor there
51.1
Mohammed Siraj to Juneja, no run, swerving in from a fuller length, Juneja covers for the movement and lets it go
49.6
Mohammed Siraj to Juneja, no run, walks across his sticks to cover for the away movement and then lifts his bat to let it go
49.5
Mohammed Siraj to Juneja, no run, good length delivery swinging outside off, Juneja protects his sticks and lets it go
49.4
Mohammed Siraj to Juneja, no run, on a length around off, Juneja stomps his front foot across and defends it
49.3
Mohammed Siraj to Juneja, no run, full outside off, Juneja bends low and drives it straight to mid-off
49.2
Mohammed Siraj to Juneja, no run, slanting in on middle, Juneja gets beside the line and knocks it to mid-wicket
49.1
Mohammed Siraj to Juneja, no run, jerks in the crease and defends a short of length delivery in an exaggerated fashion
47.6
Mohammed Siraj to Gandhi, 2 runs, angling in on middle and leg, Gandhi gets across, drops his wrists and places it behind square, easy two
47.5
Mohammed Siraj to Gandhi, no run, brings this one closer to the stumps, Gandhi stretches forward in defence
47.4
Mohammed Siraj to Gandhi, no run, reverts to a staple length, full ball outside off, Gandhi isn't interested
47.3
Mohammed Siraj to Gandhi, FOUR, that roared off the blade. A fuller length delivery outside off, Gandhi bends his low, extends his arms and fillets a drive through cover, sped away to the fence with the speed of a Japanese bullet train
47.2
Mohammed Siraj to Gandhi, no run, Gandhi drops this length ball towards mid-on and set off for a single but his partner was adamant and sends him back. Gandhi rushes back in safely
47.1
Mohammed Siraj to Gandhi, no run, curving in on middle and leg, Gandhi loosens his grip and wrists it into the on-side
45.6
Mohammed Siraj to Juneja, 1 run, treks back and opens the face of the blade in his own inimitable style to get a single towards deepish point. Time for a beverage break!!
45.5
Mohammed Siraj to Gandhi, 1 run, stays his crease and cuts it away behind square for a single
45.4
Mohammed Siraj to Gandhi, FOUR, drives and drives well! A half volley it was and Gandhi cashed in on that with a flowful drive. Gandhi continues to score quickly
45.3
Mohammed Siraj to Gandhi, no run, that snakes in venomously and Gandhi left it alone late. The ball darted and thankfully not enough to hit his timbers
45.2
Mohammed Siraj to Gandhi, no run, taps it down outside off with soft hands
45.1
Mohammed Siraj to Gandhi, no run, starts with a good length delivery which decks back in. Gandhi went for the cut only to under edge it
23.6
Mohammed Siraj to Dhruv Raval, no run, stays in his crease to defend this back of a length delivery
23.5
Mohammed Siraj to Dhruv Raval, FOUR, expertly played. A rising short ball outside off, Raval saw it as a scoring opportunity, arches his back and uppercuts it over the slip cordon, couple of bounces and into the fence
23.4
Mohammed Siraj to Dhruv Raval, no run, full outside off, driven towards mid-off
23.3
Mohammed Siraj to Dhruv Raval, no run, on a length around off, Raval gets across and defends it into the on-side
23.2
Mohammed Siraj to Dhruv Raval, no run, spearing away outside off, left alone
23.1
Mohammed Siraj to Parthiv Patel, 1 run, tilts his body towards the ball to punch it to cover-point
21.6
Mohammed Siraj to Parthiv Patel, no run, some sprightly pace and bounce troubles the batsman there. Parthiv Patel trying to hang his bat outside off only to get beaten as the ball again straightened after landing
21.5
Mohammed Siraj to Parthiv Patel, no run, short of length delivery and dangling in a bit, Parthiv Patel is happy to cover his sticks with an open stance and then let it go
21.4
Mohammed Siraj to Parthiv Patel, no run, shortish as he drops his length a bit. That allowed Parthiv Patel to see the line and length more closely and let it go
21.3
Mohammed Siraj to Parthiv Patel, no run, outside off and Parthiv Patel resists playing a shot at that
21.2
Mohammed Siraj to Parthiv Patel, no run, on a good length and Parthiv Patel plays down the wrong line. The ball held its line after pinging a spot outside off and the batsman trying to close the face of the willow, gets beaten!!
21.1
Mohammed Siraj to Parthiv Patel, no run, lovely drive on the up and is impeded with a slide by the man at mid-off. Some bit of confusion as the two batsmen tried to look for a single but don't take it in the end
19.6
Mohammed Siraj to Panchal, 1 run, down onto the pads and tickled to fine leg
19.5
Mohammed Siraj to Dhruv Raval, 1 run, looks to drive it and gets it off the inside half of the bat to send it away onto the on-side
19.4
Mohammed Siraj to Dhruv Raval, no run, just outside off and a little wobble into the batsman. Dhruv Raval had the sticks covered and lets it go
19.3
Mohammed Siraj to Dhruv Raval, no run, steers it away with soft hands and gets it on the bounce to third slip
19.2
Mohammed Siraj to Dhruv Raval, no run, and that is a superb delivery. It held its line at the last moment for the outside edge to be beaten on the drive. Poor shot from Dhruv Raval as he trying for a fancy drive through the off-side
19.1
Mohammed Siraj to Dhruv Raval, no run, stabs the push-drive to mid-on as he allowed the good length delivery to skid onto him with the angle
17.6
Mohammed Siraj to Panchal, no run, looks to drive it on the up and manages an inside half of the bat on it. The ball dribbled away behind square for a single to be taken
17.5
Mohammed Siraj to Panchal, no run, decks in from a short of length spot and Panchal turns it away with a twisted face of the bat onto the on-side
17.4
Mohammed Siraj to Panchal, no run, short delivery, too short, goes over the batsman and Panchal ducks slightly to allow the ball to soar over him
17.3
Mohammed Siraj to Panchal, no run, forward and solid in his barricading of that delivery into the 22 yards
17.2
Mohammed Siraj to Panchal, no run, on a length outside off and Panchal decides to let it go
17.1
Mohammed Siraj to Panchal, no run, good length delivery outside off, left alone
15.6
Mohammed Siraj to Panchal, no run, similar delivery, just outside off, Panchal shoulders arms
15.5
Mohammed Siraj to Panchal, no run, shaping back in just outside off, Panchal lets it go
15.4
Mohammed Siraj to Panchal, no run, tests the batsman with a bumper, but it is misdirected, down leg and Panchal leaves it untouched
15.3
Mohammed Siraj to Panchal, no run, yells out a loud "no" after knocking this good length delivery towards short mid-wicket
15.2
Mohammed Siraj to Panchal, no run, touch wide of off, Panchal quells it towards point, his partner wanted a single and was backing up, Panchal sends him back. The fielder collects the ball and fires a throw a direct-hit at the non-strike's end but Raval had got back in safely
15.1
Mohammed Siraj to Panchal, no run, swinging back in close to off, Panchal knows about his whereabouts and allows it to pass
13.6
Mohammed Siraj to Dhruv Raval, no run, full and outside off, Raval drives it gently towards mid-off
13.5
Mohammed Siraj to Dhruv Raval, no run, nipping away outside off, Raval leaves it alone
13.4
Mohammed Siraj to Dhruv Raval, FOUR, this will give him some confidence. Siraj overpitches a tad outside off, Raval cashes in on the blank cheque by lunging forward and drives it smoothly through the cover
13.3
Mohammed Siraj to Dhruv Raval, no run, nice lines from Siraj. Angles it away in that fourth stump corridor, wooes Raval into a drive and gets it to cunningly brazen past his outside edge
13.2
Mohammed Siraj to Dhruv Raval, no run, curling across the left-hander on sixth stump channel, Raval leaves it alone
13.1
Mohammed Siraj to Dhruv Raval, no run, sharp bumper from Siraj, Raval sways out of the firing line. The keeper leaps and grabs it with his right glove
11.6
Mohammed Siraj to Dhruv Raval, 1 run, full and swerving in on middle, Raval pushes it towards mid-on and retains the strike with that run
11.5
Mohammed Siraj to Dhruv Raval, no run, much wider of off, Raval shoulders arms
11.4
Mohammed Siraj to Dhruv Raval, no run, outside off line, this time Raval lifts his bat and lets it go
11.3
Mohammed Siraj to Dhruv Raval, no run, edged and safe. A genuine edge falls short of third slip. Shapes away late around off, Raval gropes at it, gets an outside edge which dies down too quickly
11.2
Mohammed Siraj to Dhruv Raval, no run, jags away outside off, Raval offers no shot
11.1
Mohammed Siraj to Dhruv Raval, no run, close. A short of a good length delivery on off, Raval defends it into the turf, the ball threatens to roll back onto the stumps but Raval shows good awareness and manages to stop it from kissing the stumps with his willow
9.6
Mohammed Siraj to Panchal, 1 run, gorgeous drive but the mid-off fielder plays a devil to it, denying any run. A fuller length delivery outside off, Panchal gets forward and drives it sweetly to the right of mid-off, the fielder dives to his left and makes a fine stop. Definitely saved a boundary there
9.5
Mohammed Siraj to Panchal, no run, much fuller around off, Panchal takes a step forward and defends it
9.4
Mohammed Siraj to Panchal, no run, on a length and shaping away outside off, left alone
9.3
Mohammed Siraj to Panchal, no run, angling in on middle, Panchal turns it with a closed bat face towards square leg
9.2
Mohammed Siraj to Panchal, FOUR, sumptuous. Textbook stuff from Panchal. Very reminiscent to the one in the previous over. A half-volley outside off, a pie for Panchal, who transfers his weight forward and creams it through the vacant cover region. Just stand and admire sir. Don't bother running
9.1
Mohammed Siraj to Dhruv Raval, 1 run, puzzles the batsman with a short ball, rose steeply at Raval, who manages to fend it away to the right of the keeper. Hares across to the other end
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