LAKR vs MINY Ball by Ball Commentary

Wide! That will do! A bouncer on middle, Pooran looks to pull but misses. WIDED. MI New York win by 8 wickets.

Scores are level! A slower length ball on the pads, turned to square leg for a single.

Wide! Serves it full and over the tramline. Kieron Pollard looks to push it but misses.

Very full and outside off. Kieron Pollard taps it on the bounce to the keeper.

SIX! Just three runs away from victory! Bangs it well short, outside off, too much width. Kieron Pollard drags his pull shot and hits it over cow corner for a six.

SIX! Kieron Pollard joins the party! Short in length and around off, Kieron Pollard smokes it over mid-wicket for a biggie. Too easy for someone like Kieron Pollard with that stature.

This is full and on middle, Pollard blocks it out.

FOUR! Raining boundaries from Nicholas Pooran's blade. Shorter and on middle, Pooran pulls it square on the leg side for a boundary.

On the pads. Kieron Pollard turns it to square leg for a single.

OUT! GONE! Finally Los Angeles Knight Riders hold onto something. Bowls it very full and outside off. Monank Patel looks to go downtown but toe ends his shot, in the air and to extra cover. Rovman Powell runs to his right and takes a well judged catch.

Too full and on middle, Nicholas Pooran drills it to long on for one.

FOUR! Nicholas Pooran seems to be in a hurry now. A full toss, angled across and outside off. Nicholas Pooran guides it through covers and it races to the fence. Andre Russell shakes his head.

SIX! FIFTY FOR NICKY P! Much needed runs under his belt! This is full and on leg, Nicholas Pooran gets on his knee and slog-sweeps it over mid-wicket for a six.

Dishes out a full toss on the pads. Monank Patel looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Fuller delivery down leg. Monank Patel helps it straight to short fine leg.

Chance goes begging! Too full and outside off. Monank Patel swings hard but slices his shot to point. It goes high up in the air, two fielders converge for it but both leave for each other. Eventually, it falls safely.

A full toss around off, Pooran punches it past point for a single.

Wide! Bangs it short and on off, Nicholas Pooran leaves it.

A pace-off fuller delivery on middle, whipped to mid-wicket for a single.

Fuller ball, outside off, Nicholas Pooran pushes it to cover for a single.

A yorker on middle, Monank Patel carves it out to deep point for a brace.

FOUR! FIFTY for Monank Patel! He continues to shine with the bat this season! This is full and around off, Monank Patel plays the pre-empted scoop over the keeper and to fine leg for four. A good knock so far but needs to get his team over the line.

Outside off, guided to short third man for a single.

FOUR! CHANCE! Did Jason Holder lost in the light? Too full and on middle, Nicholas Pooran hits it flat and to long on where Jason Holder runs in and slides but it brushes his finger and rolls to the fence.

Andre Russell changes his line and goes very full, on middle, played back to the bowler.

Bowls it into the surface and on middle, Nicholas Pooran looks to pull it behind the keeper but misses.

A single to end the over as Nicholas Pooran pulls it to deep mid-wicket.

Shadley van Schalkwyk serves it full and around off, probably the slower one. Monank Patel hits it down to long off for a single.

Shorter and outside off, Monank Patel looks to hoick across the line but misses.

TWO MORE! Good running again! A length ball, shaping on the pads. Monank Patel flicks on the up to square leg for a couple.

Fuller delivery, outside off, Pooran plays it to point for a single.

Shadley van Schalkwyk bowls it short and on middle, Pooran hangs back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a brace.

100 up for MI New York! Overpitched and outside off. Pooran plays with an angled bat to point for one.

Bowls a full toss on middle, Monank Patel guides it to third man for a single.

Very full and on middle, Pooran tucks it to square leg for one.

Andre Russell serves it full and on leg, Monank Patel makes room and plays it to square leg for one.

Fuller ball, outside off, Nicholas Pooran pushes it to cover for a single.

On a length and on off, Monank Patel nudges it to mid-wicket for one.

TWO MORE! Short and around off, keeps climbing. Nicholas Pooran pulls, gets a top edge to mid-wicket where the fielder runs in from deep but it falls well short of him.

FOUR! Pulled away! Short and sits nicely for Pooran on middle, this is pulled to deep mid-wicket, in the gap for a boundary.

One more run as Monank Patel tucks it to square leg.

Short in length and on off, Nicholas Pooran pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Pitched up, outside off. Nicholas Pooran crunches it through covers. The fielder runs to his left, dives and saves a couple.

Short of a length delivery around off, Nicholas Pooran punches it to the left of point.

A single to end the over as Nicholas Pooran pushes it to cover. Sunil Narine is done with his spell.

SIX! Nicholas Pooran breaks the shackles! Shorter and around off, Nicholas Pooran slams it down the ground for a six. Just what he needed.

Flighted full on middle, Nicholas Pooran prods and blocks. A no ball is called as Sunil Narine has overstepped. Free-hit coming up.

Flighted full and on off, Nicholas Pooran pushes it to cover.

Bowls it full and on middle, tucked to square leg for a single.

Looped up outside off. Nicky P plays it to point for a single.

Tossed up on middle, Monank Patel eases it to long on for a single.

A single to end the over as Monank Patel nudges this to deep mid-wicket.

A good length delivery on off, Monank Patel tucks with soft hands to square leg for a couple.

Too short this time, outside off. Monank Patel looks to ramp it over but misses.

FOUR! HIT AWAY! Ali Khan keeps bowling short, angles it in on middle, Monank Patel pulls it over mid-wicket and it races to the fence.

Ali Khan cuts out the width and bowls it close to the off pole. Monank Patel looks to dab but misses.

FOUR! Good shot! Short of a length and ample space given outside off. Monank Patel lofts it overextra cover and it rolls to the fence.

Wide! Bangs it short and wide outside off. Monank Patel slashes his blade and misses.

Tossed up full and on middle, Nicholas Pooran blocks.

This is full and around off, spins away. Pooran knocks it to cover.

BEATEN! Nicholas Pooran struggling big time! The off-spinner, full and outside off. Nicholas Pooran looks to drive but misses.

Fuller ball, turning in on off, drilled to long on for a single.

Tossed up, outside off. Nicholas Pooran hits it hard and flat to long off for a single.

Full and on middle, Nicholas Pooran pushes it to cover.

FOUR! Stylish shot! On a hard length, outside off. Monank Patel plays a high elbow punch over mid off and it races to the fence.

Bye! This one climbs onto the batter, short delivery. Nicholas Pooran sways away and the keeper fails to pick up, he gloves it away for a bye.

Nicholas Pooran is struggling to get going! Shorter and on middle, steep bounce. NP looks to pull but misses.

Serves a yorker, angled away of the batter. Nicholas Pooran looks to dig it out but misses.

This is full and on middle, driven down to long on for one more.

FOUR! 50 up! Greets Ali Khan with a boundary! Fuller delivery sliding down leg. Monank Patel helps it past the keeper and to fine leg for four runs.

Shorter and climbs towards the batter. Monank Patel ramps it to third man for one.

Too full and outside off, punched to mid off for a single.

FOUR! Nicholas Pooran finally connects! Fuller delivery, outside off. Nicholas Pooran crunches it through covers. The fielder runs to his left, half-flicks it back and it rolls back into the ropes.

A length ball, around off, Nicholas Pooran taps it to point for a single. The fielder runs in and underarms at the keeper's end but misses and it rolls away for one more. Could have been a tight run out call.

Short in length and wide of off, extra bounce. Nicholas Pooran looks to cut but misses.

JUST ONE! This is full and on middle, Monank Patel shuffles across and plays it to long on for a single.

NO BALL! Short in length and on leg, Monank Patel is beaten by the pace as he looks to pull but misses. Andre Russell has overstepped. A free-hit will follow.

DROPPED! A good length delivery in the channel of uncertainty, around off and nips away. Nicholas Pooran leans to defend but edges it to the keeper. Unmukt Chand has dropped his third catch. Thankfully for him, the UltraEdge shows no spike.

Leg bye! Shorter and angling on the hips. Monank Patel fails to clip and it rolls on the leg side for a leg bye.

Short of a length and outside off, Monank Patel punches it to the right of point who dives and stops it.

Touch fuller and just around off, Monank Patel pushes it to cover.

On the pads, Nicholas Pooran nudges it to square leg for a single.

BEAUTY! An inswinger, landing on middle and leg. Nicholas Pooran is cut in half as he looks to defend, it goes past his inside edge and over the stumps.

Flatter delivery, around off, Monank Patel defends it.

FOUR! EDGED IT! Every delivery is an event right now! Floated full and outside off, turns away. Monank Patel looks to loft it but outside edges it over first slip and it flies to the third man fence.

Pushes it full and outside off, skids on. Nicholas Pooran looks to drive but gets a faint inside edge to the keeper, Unmukt Chand who just doesn't read it. It hits him on the flaps and rolls away. Sunil Narine seems unhappy right now.

FOUR! Well played! Short and well outside off, freebie and Nicholas Pooran crunches it through cover-point and it rolls to the fence.

Fuller ball angling on leg, Monank Patel sweeps it to deep square leg for one.

EDGED AND WIDE! Tosses it up full and around off, spins away. Nicholas Pooran is drawn forward to defend but gets an outside edge to the keeper, it hits him on the thighs and flies past first slip for one.

Fuller ball, outside off, Nicholas Pooran pushes it to mid off for a single to get off the mark.

BEATEN! Bowls itin the channel, length and just around off. Nicholas Pooran looks to defend but misses.

Dishes in a full delivery on middle, Nicholas Pooran blocks.

A good length ball on middle. Monank Patel looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. It rolls to point for a leg bye.

Wide! Slides it full and angling down leg. Monank Patel fails to flick it.

Bowls it full and outside off, Monank Patel looks to push but splices it to point.

Short in length and on off, Monank Patel punches it to point who dives to his left and stops it.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! No need for a review this time! QDK falls! Flatter delivery, outside off, turns slightly away. Quinton de Kock goes back and across to cut but gets an outside edge to first slip where Jason Holder's big hand comes in play, he takes it to his right. Excellent over by Sunil Narine.

Serves it full from around the wicket and comes with the arm. Quinton de Kock looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. An appeal for LBW again but turned down. Sunil Narine once again convinces Jason Holder to take it upstairs. Maybe missing the stumps this time. Ball Tracking shows it is umpire's call. Los Angeles Knight Riders retain the review.

Bowls it full and on leg, it spins away. Quinton de Kock looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. An appeal for LBW but turned down. Los Angeles Knight Riders have taken it upstairs. Maybe just pitching outside the line. UltraEdge shows no bat involved. Ball Tracking shows it is pitching outside the line.

Tossed up, full and on off, defended out.

Slightly short and on middle, Quinton de Kock pulls it over mid-wicket and comes back for the second run.

Leg bye! Tossed up on middle and leg. Monank Patel leans to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. It rolls away for a leg bye.

A good length delivery, outside off. Quinton de Kock has a feel for it but misses.

This is full and outside off. Monank Patel plays his drive off the inner half of the bat to mid on for one.

Very full and around off, QDK taps it in front of cover for a single.

Pitched up, outside off. Quinton de Kock looks to drive but misses.

CHANCE! Fuller delivery shaping down leg. Monank Patel looks to tickle it but edges it to the keeper, Unmukt Chand who dives to his left and tries to take one-handedly but spills out.

SIX! Monank Patel hits his first boundary! Freebie! Pushes it full and well down leg. Monank Patel helps it on its way to fine leg for a six.

SIX! MI New York have arrived for the chase! JUST OVER! This is full and on middle, Quinton de Kock whips it to deep mid-wicket where the fielder runs across and tries to take over his head but palms it over.

Angles in a full ball on middle, Monank Patel bunts it to mid-wicket for a single.

Bowls it full and on middle, Quinton de Kock tucks it to mid-wicket for a run.

A length ball, outside off. Monank Patel drops it to the left of point for a quick single.

QDK is underway! This is full and on middle, nudged to mid-wicket for a single.

Overpitches and serves it on middle, this is drilled to mid on.

Wide! Starts with a length ball down leg. Quinton de Kock lets it go.