Saurashtra vs Karnataka, 2nd Semi-Final - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Vinay Kumar to Vasavada, no run, hangs back and defends with an opened bat-face

Vinay Kumar to Vasavada, no run, short of length delivery on middle, Vasavada blocks

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, 1 run, just a tap into the leg-side towards mid-wicket

Vinay Kumar to Vasavada, 1 run, Vasavada gets forward and pushes it towards cover

Vinay Kumar to Vasavada, no run, tucks a length ball to mid-wicket

Vinay Kumar to Vasavada, no ball, Vinay oversteps and delivers a wide-ish full ball outside off, nothing doing from Vasavada

Vinay Kumar to Vasavada, no run, fullish ball just outside off, Vasavada taps it to cover

Vinay Kumar to Vasavada, no run, length ball outside off, guided to backward point

Vinay Kumar to Vasavada, no run, short of a good length ball outside off, left alone

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, 1 run, no strays a full ball on the pads, flicked away to long leg

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, 5 wides, wayward from Vinay Kumar. The bumper that's too short. Way over the batsman's head and keeper has no chance to stop that

Vinay Kumar to Vasavada, no run, a good stride across to keep this length ball out into the off-side

Vinay Kumar to Vasavada, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, keeps a touch low, Vasavada is watchful in his defence

Vinay Kumar to Vasavada, no run, fullish and angling in on middle, turned to mid-wicket

Vinay Kumar to Vasavada, no run, good length delivery wide of off, left alone

Vinay Kumar to Vasavada, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Vasavada shoulders arms

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no run, 121.6kph, fullish on off, Pujara defends it back to the bowler

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no run, this one goes away and beats the outside edge by a whisker. Pujara was playing for the angle and the ball straightened at the last moment

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no run, a loud appeal! Saiyed Khalid is unmoved. The ball seamed in a tad and beat Pujara on the inside edge. Might have brushed the batsman's pant before going into the mitts of the keeper. Sharath dived to his left to pouch that

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, left alone

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no run, back of a length delivery around off, Pujara defends it towards silly point

Vinay Kumar to Vasavada, 1 run, full again, Vasavada opens the bat-face and guides it towards backward point

Vinay Kumar to Vasavada, no run, full ball on off, Vasavada defends it on the off-side

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, 1 run, good length delivery just outside off, Pujara gets forward to tap it towards point

Vinay Kumar to Jackson, no run, short of length ball holding its line outside off, left alone

Vinay Kumar to Jackson, no run, loud shout for lbw! No says the umpire. The ball swung in a tad and Jackson looked to flick it away. A big inside edge onto his pad. Vinay Kumar knew it and hence went up half-heartedly

Vinay Kumar to Jackson, no run, defends on the off-side

Vinay Kumar to Jackson, no run, fuller ball on leg, Jackson shuffles across and looks to flick. Misses and the Karnataka players go up for an lbw appeal. Missing leg

Vinay Kumar to Jackson, no run, tad fuller, Jackson defends it from the crease

Vinay Kumar to Jackson, no run, short of a good length ball around off, Jackson jabs it to mid-wicket

Vinay Kumar to Jackson, no run, in-angling length ball on off and middle, Jackson blocks

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, 1 run, hint of away seam, Pujara defends with soft hands, catches the outside edge and rolls away towards third man. First run of the day!

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no run, seam-up delivery from a short of length, Pujara is half-forward to watchfully defend it on the leg-side

Vinay Kumar to Jackson, no run, fuller and on off-stump, Jackson defends with a straight bat to mid-on

Vinay Kumar to Jackson, no run, angled across off, Jackson knocks it back to Vinay

Vinay Kumar to Jackson, no run, fuller and close to off-stump, Jackson lifts his bat and lets it go

Vinay Kumar to Jackson, no run, plugs away in the channel outside off, Jackson shoulders arms

Vinay Kumar to Jackson, no run, nips back in from short of length and Jackson knocks it to mid-on

Vinay Kumar to Jackson, no run, on a length outside off, Jackson shoulders arms

Vinay Kumar to Jackson, no run, fuller and outside off, Jackson lifts his bat and lets it go

Vinay Kumar to Jackson, no run, good length ball around off, Jackson stays back to guard it out

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, 1 run, another slow short ball and this time Pujara cue-ends the pull to the right of mid-on

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no run, shaping away outside off, Pujara lifts his bat and lets it go

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no run, slower bumper down leg and Pujara chases it, is early into the swat and misses it altogether. Vinay is trying all sorts of things to dislodge Pujara

Vinay Kumar to Jackson, 1 run, venomless short ball and Jackson pulls along the ground to deep square leg

Vinay Kumar to Jackson, no run, back of a length around off, Jackson pats it softly to cover

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no run, outswinger outside off, left alone

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no run, fuller and nipping in, Pujara inside halves the block to mid-wicket

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no ball, on the shorter side and Pujara drops it into the off-side. Vinay has overstepped

Vinay Kumar to Jackson, 1 run, once more the short ball does not trouble the batsman, helped along to fine leg

Vinay Kumar to Jackson, no run, back of a length outside off, Jackson punches without timing to cover

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, 1 run, banged in and Vinay's pace does not worry Pujara, who pulls along the ground to deep backward square

Vinay Kumar to Jackson, no run, fuller and just outside off, Jackson puches it back to Vinay

Vinay Kumar to Jackson, no run, full and curling in, Jackson turns it slowly to mid-on

Vinay Kumar to Jackson, no run, short of length around off, Jackson knocks it towards cover

Vinay Kumar to Jackson, no run, nibbling away outside off, Jackson lets it pass

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, 1 run, short of length outside off, dabbed away to deep backward point

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no run, back of a length close to off, defended to short cover-point

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no run, outswinger outside off, left alone

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no run, swinging away outside off, Pujara ignores

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no run, shortens the length immediately and Pujara settles into a block to mid-wicket

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, 1 run, shortish and wide outside off, cut away towards deep backward point

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no run, back of a length outside off, punched off the back foot to mid-off

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no run, length ball wider outside off, Pujara presses forward and blocks to silly point

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no run, angled in on middle and off, blocked firmly off the back foot

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no run, huge appeal again! Vinay was late to appeal and that really settled the case I reckon. The umpire has a smile on his face, he is under the pump here because it's Pujara at the crease and it's a really good spell going on. This was a lifter from outside off, surprised Pujara who was good to drop his wrists and evade it

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, 2 runs, "Two, two" shouted Pujara and he'll get it easily. Too straight from Kumar, flicked into the vacant mid-wicket region

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no run, hint of late nibble back in after pitching just outside off, Pujara reads it all the way and waves it through to the keeper

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no run, good length, probing on off. Defended

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no run, pitched up by Kumar, Pujara drives it to mid-on

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no run, this length delivery, keeps low. Pujara gets half-a-stride forward and blocks

Vinay Kumar to Jackson, no run, beauty from Kumar. He is bowling his heart out. Pitched full and shapes just away to beat Jackson's bat

Vinay Kumar to Jackson, no run, drifting on leg, clipped to square leg

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, 1 run, draws Pujara forward, who meets the defence off his outer half and it rolls to behind square. 50-stand up

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no run, length delivery, rears up a touch and Pujara fends it softening his grip

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no run, defended to silly-point

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no run, there and thereabouts outside off, left alone

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no run, big appeal, this time for a caught-behind. Kumar sprints in celebration only for the umpire to deny it. Oh, tell you what! There was a noise as the ball went past the bat and the umpire is unmoved. Karnataka players go up in chorus. They all are confident, they can't believe it. Pujara stands still and lives to fight another day. Another umpiring error and this could prove pivotal. Full and just held its line outside off, Pujara with a tentative poke and gets a faint nick. Everyone heard it in the Karnataka camp, there was a clear deflection and it's the same umpire - Saiyed Khalid - who comes under the scanner once again

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no run, very full and wobbles just outside off, Pujara goes hard and mistimes it to mid-on

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no run, pitched up and luring the batsman, Pujara is happy to let it pass

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no run, fuller and moving away outside off, Pujara shoulders arms

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no run, nibbling back in, Pujara blocks it from the crease

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no run, back of a length and bouncing a bit, defended off the back foot

Vinay Kumar to Jackson, 1 run, Kumar attacks the stumps, Jackson waits and works it away to fine leg

Vinay Kumar to Jackson, no run, fuller length and outside off, Jackson hurriedly gets his bat across to defend it

Vinay Kumar to Jackson, no run, wooes Jackson into a drive by hurling it full outside off, but the batsman doesn't fall for the trap and lifts his bat

Vinay Kumar to Jackson, no run, goodish length just outside off, Jackson stays back and dead-bats it

Vinay Kumar to Jackson, no run, fuller and holding its line outside off, Jackson shoulders arms

Vinay Kumar to Jackson, no run, Kumar comes back and almost had Jackson nicking it behind. Back of a length and moving away outside off, Jackson with a lazy waft and gets beaten

Vinay Kumar to Jackson, no run, fuller and on off, defended well off the front foot

Vinay Kumar to Jackson, no run, shortish and on leg stump, worked gently towards square leg

Vinay Kumar to Jackson, no run, fullish outswinger wider outside off, left alone to the keeper

Vinay Kumar to Jackson, no run, seams away from a good length but it's a bit wide to make Jackson play

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, 1 run, back of a length outside off, steered away through point for a single

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, wide, banged in short but this well over Pujara's head as he ducks

Vinay Kumar to Jackson, no run, pitched up on middle and leg, Jackson gets across and taps it to mid-on

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, 1 run, fuller and on middle and off, Pujara gets across and tucks it to mid-wicket

Vinay Kumar to Jackson, 1 run, nearly chopped on! Shortish outside off and Jackson went for the cut. No room for the shot and gets an inside edge that just misses leg stump

Vinay Kumar to Jackson, no run, very full and on off stump, dug out towards mid-on

Vinay Kumar to Jackson, no run, fuller and closer to off stump, Jackson defends solidly from the crease

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no run, angling in from around off, another rock solid defence from Pujara

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no run, back of a length wider outside off, defended with soft hands

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no run, short of a length wider outside off, no shot offered by Pujara

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no run, back of a length around off, defended well off the back foot

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no run, unplayable stuff! Booming outswinger that snakes away from middle and leg, squaring up Pujara and beating the edge by a mile. Did that hit a crack? There was a slight appeal for caught behind but daylight between bat and ball

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no run, fuller and on off stump, worked softly towards mid-wicket

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no run, gentle outswinger on middle and off line, blocked with a straight bat

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no run, spilled well down the leg-side, tough take for Sharath who does well to get a hand on it

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, no run, middle and leg line from a good length, Pujara gets across a bit and defends

Vinay Kumar to Harvik Desai, no run, back of a length outside off, seaming away sharply with steep bounce and Desai lets it pass

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, 1 run, fuller and just outside off, nudged softly towards point in the gap

Vinay Kumar to Pujara, 2 runs, very full and angling in on middle, Pujara's defensive push goes off the inside edge behind square leg

Vinay Kumar to Harvik Desai, 1 run, short of a length wider outside off, punched off the back foot to sweeper cover

Vinay Kumar to Vishvaraj Jadeja, no run, fifth stump line, outswinger with bounce and Jadeja leaves it alone

Vinay Kumar to Vishvaraj Jadeja, no run, the indipper from Vinay, bounces from a good length and easily left alone

Vinay Kumar to Snell Patel, no run, extra bounce and Patel gets a bottom edge on the defensive push. Just over the stumps

Vinay Kumar to Harvik Desai, 1 run, fullish outswinger, shapes late and Desai plays with soft hands to cover