LAKR vs MINY Ball by Ball Commentary

SIX! THAT'S THE GAME FOR MINY! Corey Anderson clears the fence and helps MINY win by 6 wickets. Full and on middle and leg, Corey Anderson stays leg side and smashes this over the long on fence for a biggie to wrap the game.

Good length, around off, Kieron Pollard smashes this down to long off for a single. Even this was there to be hit away.

Full toss on the pads, Corey Anderson collapses his back knee and looks to ramp it away but misses and gets an inside edge that rolls to the right of Narine again but just for one this time.

A good yorker, on the pads, Corey Anderson backs away and gets it clipped through the right of Sunil Narine at short fine leg for two runs.

Good length, around middle and leg, Kieron Pollard flicksthis towards the deep mid-wicket fielder for just a single.

On a length outside off, Corey loses his body shape as he tries to swing a tad too hard. Gets beaten.

Good length, around off, Corey Anderson swings and misses.

WIDE! Full and way too wide outside off, Corey Anderson leaves it. Wided.

DRAMA! It is all happening here. Good length, drifting down the leg side. Kieron Pollard has a swing at it but only gets an inside edge on his pads. The ball lands in front of Pollard. Corey once again has backed up a long way to steal one but has to retreat. Shadley van Schalkwyk, this time, though, gets his hands on the ball and aims at the stump at the bowler's end but misses. The wild throw allows the single.

Slower one, on a good length, around the pads, Kieron Pollard looks for the flick but misses. The ball just drops around short leg. Corey Anderson was keen on the run but had to retreat. KP turns back and almost gets in the way of the bowler, who might have turned and had a shy at the non-striker's end. Check ongoing for obstructing the field. The replay shows that there wasn't any obstruction.

Yorker, around off, Corey Anderson drills this down the ground for one as long off cuts it off.

SIX! Well, Corey has played the perfect partner to Kieron Pollard here. Pitched-up delivery, around off, Corey Anderson steps across the line and smashes this over the sight screen for a huge six.

WIDE! Full and wide outside off, Corey gives it a good look and leaves it. Wided.

FOUR! KP threads the gap past mid-wicket for four to close the over. Dre Russ bowls this on a length, around the pads, cramping the big fellow for room to free his arms. KP is good enough to play this late and intentionally flick this past the left of the mid-wicket fielder for four runs.

Yorker, on middle and leg. Kieron Pollard tucks this through mid-wicket for a couple as Fabian Allen is slow off the hook.

FOUR! Dre Russ bowls a good delivery as he keeps it away from the arc of the batter by going full and wide of off. Kieron Pollard lays onto his back foot and guides this through the point region for a boundary.

Slower again, good length, around off, Corey Anderson swings early and gets it toe poked to silly point for a single.

Slower one, short and on leg. Corey Anderson jumps down the ground and looks to swing at it but misses and gets hit around his rib cage.

WIDE! A sharp bumper, around off, touch and go with the height. The leg umpire stretches his arms and it is given as a wide.

Yorker, on off, Kieron Pollard flicks this through mid on for a single.

Back of a length, around off, Kieron Pollard dabs this gently to silly point and takes a single to bring up his half-century. What a calculated knock this has been, so far from the legend of the game. Came in when MINY were in tatters and he now has them close to the finish line but still some work to do.

Yorker, slower, on middle and leg, Corey Anderson clips this through silly mid on for one.

SIX! Corey joins the party now. Slower one, back of a length, on off, Corey Anderson plants his front foot towards his leg and slogs this deep into the crowd towards the deep mid-wicket region for a massive six.

Back of a length, on the pads, Kieron Pollard gets it edged onto the pads and the ball rolls this the left of short fine leg for a single.

FOUR! Well, it is a boundary to follow the biggie. Full and around off, Kieron Pollard muscles this down the ground for a boundary to the right of Unmukt Chand at long off.

SIX! Kieron Pollard has got the entire LAKR side under immense pressure. Holder comes around the stumps, bowls it on a length, around off. Kieron Pollard stands his ground and lofts this over the long off fence for a huge six.

Hard length, on middle and off, Kieron Pollard punches this through mid on for a single.

SIX! This has been deposited out of the park and it happens to be the biggest of the night as it travels 96m from the bat of Kieron Pollard. Andre Russell goes in search of a yorker, misses and it turns into a full toss. Kieron Pollard smashes thi from the middle of his bat over the sight screen and out of the park for a biggie.

On a length, around middle and off, Kieron Pollard fails to get underneath the ball and ends up flicks this through mid-wicket for two.

Full and on off, Kieron Pollard guides this to point.

LEG BYE! Slower one, on the pads, Corey Anderson misses on the flick and gets it deflected off his pads for a leg bye.

Full and around off, Kieron Pollard smashes this down to long off for a single.

A massive shout for LBW but the umpire turns it down. Full and around middle and leg, going down the leg side. Corey Anderson gets inside the line and looks to keep it out but misses on his inside edge and gets hit in the front pad. A loud appeal from the LAKR outfit but the umpire turns it down. Jason Holder asks for DRS straightaway and the entire side looks very confident. Ball Tracking shows that the ball would have missed the leg stump.

Tossed up, around off, Corey Anderson looks to keep it out but gets beaten on his outside edge.

Full and around off, from around the stumps. Corey Anderson dabs this to backward point.

Floated onto the pads, Kieron Pollard tucks this off his back foot through square leg for a single.

Floated onto the pads, Kieron Pollard flicks this through backward square leg for a couple.

Pushed through on off, Kieron Pollard rolls this to the short mid-wicket fielder.

Good length, around off, Corey Anderson gives it a charge down the ground and looks to swing down the ground but misses. The ball just bounced enough to miss the off-pole.

Yorker, from around the stumps, Kieron Pollard pushes this through mid on for a single.

Hard length, on off, Corey Anderson dabs this to short third for a run.

SIX! HIGH AND HANDSOME! Good length, on the pads, Corey Anderson settles himself well inside the line of the ball and flicks this from the middle of his bat for a huge six over the deep backward square leg fielder. 100 comes up for MINY.

Short and into the batter, jagging back in as well. Corey Anderson couldn't get away from the line of the ball and pushes at it. Gets it deflected off his gloves to the keeper of the bounce.

FOUR! Streaky boundary for Corey Anderson but he wouldn't mind one bit. Back of a length, around off, going across the batter. Corey Anderson goes for the pull but swings slightly under the ball and gets it edged off the top-edge over the keeper for four runs.

On a length, around off, Corey Anderson drives this through covers for a strike rotation.

Hard length, around off, Kieron Pollard pushes this through point for a run.

FOUR! Tickled finely away to the fence. Good length, around the pads, going down the leg side. Kieron Pollard gets inside the line and flicks this through the left of the short fie leg fielder for a boundary.

Short and on middle and leg, Corey Anderson pulls this through square leg for a single.

Hard length, on middle and leg, Corey Anderson tucks this to the left of the bowler.

WIDE! Full and wide down the leg side. Wided.

On a length, around off, Kieron Pollard punches this through mid off for a single.

Good length, on off, Corey Anderson blocks this off his front foot.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Carmi le Roux has the last laugh over Tajinder Singh as he strikes back with Singh's wicket. Full and wide of off, going across the batter, Tajinder Singh looks to drive this through covers but gets an outside edge that is taken cleanly by Jahmar Hamilton behind the stumps for LAKR.

SIX! Carmi is shell-shocked at what has hit him here. Back of a length, around off, Tajinder Singh stands still, rides the bounce and pulls this over the deep mid-wicket fence for a massive six.

FOUR! Singh starts with a boundary. Hard length, on middle and leg, Tajinder Singh gets inside the line and clips this off the under-edge through the fine leg region for a boundary to kickstart his innings.

OUT! CAUGHT! Just when things started to fall right for MINY, Carmi le Roux strikes for LAKR. Cross-seam delivery, on a length, around off, going across the batter. Monank Patel hits this on the up and smashes this aerially but straight into the hands of Jason Holder at long off.

On a length, around middle and off, Kieron Pollard smashes this down to long on for a single.

Short and on middle and leg, Kieron Pollard pulls this over mid-wicket, slightly to his left for a single.

FOUR! Kieron Pollard has certainly decided to cut loose. Good length, around off, Kieron Pollard stays deep inside his crease, plays this late and guides this through the gap between short third and backward point for a boundary another boundary.

FOUR​​! Kieron Pollard doubles the impact with a boundary now. Hard length, around off, Kieron Pollard presses close to the pitch of the ball and smashes this past the right of the sweeper cover for four runs.

Good length, around off, Kieron Pollard cuts this through the gap between backward point and short third for two more.

On a length, around the pads, Kieron Pollard flicks this towards the cow corner region for a couple.

Back of a length, around middle and off, Monank Patel punches this through mid off for a single.

Pitched-up delivery, around off, Monank Patel drives this down to long off for a single.

Good length, on off, going across the batter. Monank Patel looks to cut this square on off but misses out.

Full and around off, Monank Patel chips this over extra cover for a couple of runs.

Short and around off, Monank Patel looks to punch this off his back foot but misses out.

Back of a length, around off, Kieron Pollard punches this through mid off for one.

Full and wide outside off, Kieron Pollard swings and misses.

Back of a length, on off, Monank Patel punches this back to the bowler.

On a length, around off, Kieron Pollard drives this through square on of for a run.

Full and around off, Monank Patel drives this to the long off region for a strike rotation.

Hard length, on off, Monank Patel punts this back to the bowler.

On a length, around off, Monank Patel swings at it but misses out. This one keeps low.

Good length, around off, Kieron Pollard punches this to wide long off for a single.

Back of a length, around off, Monank Patel blocks this to point.

Short and around off, Monank Patel lets it go to the keeper.

FOUR! Monank plays this fine to the fence for four. On a length, around the pads, Monank Patel gets inside the line of the ball and tickles this to the right of the fielder at fine leg for a boundary.

Dre Russ bowls this full and around off, Kieron Pollard drives this to long off for a single.

Hard length on the pads, Monank Patel tucks this through square leg for a single.

FOUR! Short and wide outside off, Monank Patel hangs onto his back foot and cuts this with fast hands over the backward point fielder for a boundary.

OUT! CAUGHT! All the good work against Sunil Narine from Nicholas Pooran has been undone by this poor stroke from Pooran and a splendid take from Andre Fletcher. Slower one, on a good length, around off, going across the batter. Nicholas Pooran arches back and cuts at it. The ball was dropping on the Spinceman at backward point but he does well to get low in front and grab this one.

This is bowled full and on off, Monank Patel drives this down to long on for one.

Good length, on off, Monank Patel blocks this to cover-point.

Hard length, on off, Nicholas Pooran blocks this to point for a quick run.

Back of a length, on off, Nicholas Pooran dabs this to backward point for a dot.

Back of a length, on middle and off, Monank Patel rocks back and punches this through mid on for one.

WIDE! Good length, wide down the leg side. Wided.

Hard length, on the pads, Nicholas Pooran flicks this to fine leg for a single.

Good length, around off, Nicholas Pooran swings and misses.

FOUR! Streaky boundary for Nikky P. Short and around off, Nicholas Pooran looks to pull this through square leg but gets it edged off the top-edge and the ball flies over the keeper for a boundary behind the stumps.

Good length, on the pads, Monank Patel gets it edged off the inside onto the pads and the ball dribbles through squre leg for one.

WIDE! Short and wide down the leg side. Wided.

Full and around off, Monank Patel drives this straight to mid off this time.

FOUR! Monank hits through the line for four. Pitched-up delivery, around off, Monank Patel presses onto his front foot and punches this on the up through the right of mid off fielder for four runs.

WIDE! Good length, wide down the leg side. Wided.

Pushed through on off, Nicholas Pooran defends this off his front foot. Another good over from Narine.

Quicker and flatter on off, Nicholas Pooran blocks this out.

Floated around off, from around the stumps. Nicholas Pooran looks to block it out but misses.

Tossed up, on the pads, Monank Patel works this through backward square leg for one.

Fuller around off, Monank Patel looks to push this down the ground to long off but gets beaten as the ball turns away from him.

Flicker, around off, Monank Patel looks to keep it out but misses out.

Good length, on the pads, Monank Patel tucks this through square leg for a couple. Fabian Allen attacks the ball and throws it towards the non-striker's end. Hits the stumps from the deep and the ball deflects off the furniture towards point for an extra run. Three in total.

FOUR! Back of a length, around off, Monank Patel goes at it with soft hands and gets it dabbed through the gap between first slip and the fielder at short third for a boundary.

Good length, wide of off, Nicholas Pooran smashes this to deep point for one.

Full and wide outside off, Nicholas Pooran drives this to cover-point.

On a length, around the pads, Nicholas Pooran flicks this over mid-wicket for two.

FOUR! Pitched-up delivery, around off, Nicholas Pooran strides right next to the pitch of the ball and drives this past the left of the mid off fielder in Carmi le Roux for a boundary. Carmi's knee gets stuck in the ground and takes a good chunk off the surface. Carmi is back on his feet.

Full and on the pads, Nicholas Pooran tucks this through short leg for a single.

Full and around off, Nicholas Pooran swips at it but gets it chopped off the under-edge back to the bowler.

Short and on off, Nicholas Pooran cuts this off his back foot to the right of point.

Pushed through on off, Nicholas Pooran presses onto his front foot and blocks this as well.

Quicker and flatter on off, Nicholas Pooran defends this off his front foot.

Fuller around off, Nicholas Pooran keeps it out.

Full and around off, Nicholas Pooran dabs this to point for a single.

Another one on a good length, going across the batter. Nicholas Pooran looks to keep it out off his back foot but the ball beats his outside edge.

On a length, around off, Nicholas Pooran blocks this to the covers region.

Good length, around off, Nicholas Pooran shoulders his arms at it.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Success for the skipper of Los Angeles Knight Riders as he draws first blood. Back of a length, around off, angling away from the batter. Quinton de Kock steps across and has a poke at it, gets it edged off the outside edge and the ball was going away from Jahmar Hamilton behind the stumps to his right. Jahmar Hamilton dives to his left and holds onto it.

Back of a length, around off, Monank Patel presses onto his front foot and dabs this to point for a single.

Tossed up, around off, Quinton de Kock blocks this off his front foot. Narine gives away just 3 to get the chase underway.

Floated around off, Quinton de Kock defends this to point.

Pushed through on off, Monank Patel punches this through mid on for a single.

LEG BYE! Full and on the pads, Quinton de Kock gets it clipped off his pads for a leg bye to short fine leg.

Narine comes around the stumps, fires one into the batter on his pads, Quinton de Kock blocks this to silly mid on.

Fuller, on the pads, Monank Patel flicks this through square leg to rotate the striek for a single.