LAKR vs TSK Ball by Ball Commentary

FOUR! Edged and away. That will be more than enough for the Knight Riders to get the win they were desperately looking for. Los Angeles Knight Riders beat Texas Super Kings by 6 wickets. Good-length delivery, keeping the line in the corridor of uncertainty. Holder looks to defend it with soft hands, but it catches the outside edge. The ball bounces away toward the right of the keeper and races away to the third man fence for four runs.

BYE! Change of pace from Milne, outside off. Colin Munro looks to flick it across the line, but doesn't connect. The keeper fails to glove it cleanly and the batter gets a free run.

Full, around off, Jason Holder pushes it with soft hands to cover and gets a single.

Short of a length, wide outside off, Jason Holder tries to guide it to short third but misses.

Short of a length, wide outside off, Jason Holder guides it to deep point for one.

Much fuller, angling in, around leg. Jason Holder looks to flick, but gets a slight inside edge, before hitting the pads.

Back of a length, outside off, Jason Holder steers it to the left of the deep point fielder and collects a brace.

OUT! CASTLED! Amshi de Silva gets the wicket of Rovman Powell, but it is too little too late for them. Pitching it on the back of a length, on off and middle. Rovman Powell looks to pull it away, but the ball stays a bit low. It sneaks under the bottom edge and rattles the middle stump. Powell walks off to a big cheer from the crowd as his knock has put the Knight Riders on the brink of a win here.

Just behind the yorker length, angling down the leg side. Rovman Powell looks ot dig it out but gets pinged on the pad.

SIX! Nothing is working against this man. A slower one, fuller and just outside off. Rovman Powell smashes over the long on fence for a 102-meter six.

Yorker, at the stumps, Rovman Powell jams it to long on for one.

FOUR! More runs! Much fuller, nearly a yorker, on middle. Rovman Powell drops his bat down and manages to squeeze it between his own legs. The ball driblles away to deep fine leg for four runs.

FOUR! Not entirely from the middle of the bat, but it doesn't matter as the ball has gone to the fence. Bumper, just outside off, angling away. Rovman Powell looks to smash it downtown with a flat bat, but connects it from the upper part of his bat. The ball flies over mid off and bounces away for four runs.

FOUR! Only dealing in boundaries! On the fuller side, wide outside off, slanting it away. Rovman Powell slices it away, wide of backward point for four runs. 150 is up for the Knight Riders.

SIX! FIFTY FOR POWELL! Off just 20 balls. The dug out of the Knight Riders is up on their feet to applaud this masterpiece. Short of a length, angling away, Powell heaves it over the deep mid-wicket fence for six more runs.

SIX! Out of the park! Good-length delivery, just outside off, shaping in. Rovman Powell punches it up and over the wide long off fence for a massive six. Los Angeles Knight Riders need 33 runs off 23 balls with his biggie.

WIDE! Fuller in length, but sprays it way outside off, beyond the tramline. Rovman Powell makes a leave at it.

Full toss, outside off, Colin Munro tries to slice it but fails to get the connection. Munro grunts as he is unhappy with himself, missing the shot.

SIX! Munro smashed it to downtown, and that is more than enough to bring up his FIFTY. Full-length delivery, on middle. Colin Munro opens his stance and launches it to downtown for half a dozen.

Back of a length, on middle, Rovman Powell pulls it to deep square leg for one.

Full, outside off, Munro punches it to deep cover for another single. Colin Munro is on 49 now!

A slower one, fuller in length, just outside off, Rovman Powell heaves it from the inner part of his bat to deep square leg for one.

Much fuller, wide outside off, Colin Munro punches it through cover for one.

Change of pace again, full and on middle, holds up a bit. Rovman Powell looks to play but the ball hits him high on the bat. It pops up but lands well in front of the bowler.

Hard length and around off, takes pace off again, Colin Munro tries to punch it away but gets an inside edge towards short fine for one.

WIDE! Slower one, full and just down the leg side, Colin Munro sits down on one knee to swipe it away but misses as the ball just misses the leg pole. Called a wide.

Low full toss, on middle, tails in. Rovman Powell looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball rolls towards square leg. They cross.

Short of a length and around off, Colin Munro swats it to long off for a single. LAKR need 53 runs in 33 balls now!

Fuller and around off, Colin Munro lofts it wide of sweeper covers for a brace.

FOUR! Gets it through! Tries the wide yorker, outside off. Colin Munro uses his feet but stays leg side of the ball. He extends his arms to take it on the full and slices it through point for a boundary.

Dug into the surface, outside off, Colin Munro slaps it through extra covers for one more. 22 runs off the over!

Pace off, good length and on off, Rovman Powell guides it to point for a single.

FOUR MORE! Short and wide outside off, Rovman Powell gets the chance to free his arms and crunches it through point for four more runs. 20 runs already with 2 balls to go in the over. This also brings up the 50-run stand between these two batters.

FOUR! Deft touch now! Hard length and around off, shoots up a bit. Rovman Powell adjusts well to ride the bounce, opens the bat face and steers it past short third for a boundary.

SIX! Oh... my word! This has got wings on it. Wiaan Mulder bangs this into the pitch, on middle. Rovman Powell is ready for that length, gets on top of the bounce and dismisses it out of his presence over the deep square leg fence for half a dozen more. Geez, he hit that one sweet.

SIX! Going, going, gone! Short of a length and on middle, not short enough to trouble the batter. Rovman Powell pounces on it and hammers it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.

SIX! Elegantly played! Amshi de Silva bangs this into the pitch, just outside off, Colin Munro sways away a bit and lets the ball come to him. He uses the pace on the ball and upper cuts it over the deep third fence for another biggie. 29 runs in the last 2 overs.

Dug into the surface, on off, Rovman Powell pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Hard length and on middle, angling in. Rovman Powell gets rushed on the pull and miscues it to short fine.

SIX! Rovman Powell gets into the act now! Fuller delivery, on middle, in the slot as well. Powell hits through the line and targets the straighter boundary. He gets a lot of height and the distance as well as the ball sails over long on for a biggie.

Good length and on off, Colin Munro pats it to the off side for a single.

Fuller one and on middle, angling in, Rovman Powell clips it uppishly but just wide of mid-wicket. Shubham Ranjane from deep square leg runs a long way to his left and tumbles to stop the ball. He does well to release the ball in time. Three taken.

SIX! Good use of the feet! Floated, full and on middle and leg. Colin Munro skips down the track to get to the pitch of it and dispatches it over the long on fence for a biggie. LAKR need 99 runs in 48 balls now.

Fires this one, full and on middle and leg, Rovman Powell clips it through square leg for one.

Dragged back, outside off, Rovman Powell cuts it away wide of deep point for a brace.

Short again, on off, Colin Munro backs away and stabs it out to long off for another run.

Short and around off, Rovman Powell punches it through covers for a run.

Flatter, full and on middle, Colin Munro drills it to long on for a single.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Short of a length, angling down the leg side. Rovman Powell does not miss out and just helps it on its away to the deep fine leg fence for a boundary.

Touch fuller and on off, Rovman Powell pushes it to cover-point.

OUT! IN THE AIR...GONE! Dian Forrester has the last laugh here. He bowls this on a good length and around off. Matthew Tromp looks to take it on again and slog across the line but his bat turns in his hands. He mistimes the shot miles in the night sky, but Donovan Ferreira from long on comes forward, settles under it and takes a fine reverse cup over his head. LAKR are 59/3, chasing 174 runs.

Dian Forrester sees the batter advance, lands this short of a length, takes off a bit. Matthew Tromp gets rushed as the ball hits the shoulder of the bat and rolls to backward point.

Back of a length and around off, Matthew Tromp opens the bat face and steers it through point for a couple of runs.

SIX! The intent is pretty much clear now! Fuller delivery, on middle, angling in. Matthew Tromp skips down the track and absolutely smokes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Good length, outside off, Matthew Tromp punches it to long on for one.

Short, over off and middle. Colin Munro pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Full, outside off, Colin Munro defends it back to the bowler.

Full, on off, Matthew Tromp drives it to deep cover for one.

DROPPED! Oh, Shubham Ranjane, what have you done! Pitches it up, does Donovan Ferreira, on off and middle, shaping in. Colin Munro miscues his slog to deep mid-wicket. Ranjane gets underneath the catch but spills it out. Single taken.

Full, on off, Colin Munro pushes it to cover.

Back of a length, just outside off, Matthew Tromp comes down the track to lash it over cover but gets beaten on the outside edge.

On a length, on leg, Colin Munro flicks it to deep mid-wicket for one.

A direct hit would have been curtains for Colin Munro! A touch fuller, on middle and off. Matthew Tromp pushes it toward point. The batter agrees to take the single, but it is never possible to get the run safely. The cover fielder moves to his left, dives, and makes a stop. He has a shy at the strike's end but misses the hit. Colin Munro is not even in the frame.

Just a yard behind the good length, outside off, Matthew Tromp walks down the track and punches it straight to the short extra cover fielder.

Good length, on off, Matthew Tromp fends it away.

Full, around the pads, Colin Munro punches it to long on for one.

On a nagging length, on middle, Matthew Tromp tucks it to the left of short mid-wicket.

OUT! TAKEN! That's the wicket Texas Super Kings were looking for, and bringing on Donovan Ferreira worked well for them. Tossed up, fuller, outside off. Unmukt Chand clears his front foot and tries to go over extra covers. However, he loses his shape while offering the shot and hits it much straighter. The ball loops toward long off, where Dian Forrester takes the catch safely into his palms.

Angling across the right-hander, a touch fuller in length. Unmukt Chand looks to reverse sweep it but misses. The keeper dislodges the bails quickly, but Chand's back foot is firmly placed into the crease.

Drags his length back, on middle, Unmukt Chand nudges it to mid-wicket.

Full, on middle and leg. Colin Munro clips it to short fine leg for another single.

Full, on off, Unmukt Chand stabs it through cover for one.

Back of a length, just outside off, Unmukt Chand dabs it to cover and gets another quick single.

Full, outside off, Colin Munro punches it to long off for a single.

Appeal for LBW, but that is surely pitching outside leg. On a good length, on middle. Colin Munro looks to flick it away from his back foot but it skids through and hits the pad.

Tap and single! Full-length delivery, just outside off, Unmukt Chand pushes it with soft hands to cover and gets a single.

Back of a length, on middle, Colin Munro tucks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Fuller in length, on off and middle, Colin Munro pushes it to the left of the bowler.

Full, on off, Unmukt Chand blocks it to backward point.

On a length, on leg, Unmukt Chand flicks it to the left of deep backward square leg for a brace.

FOUR! Streaky! Full, outside off, Unmukt Chand tries to fend it toward off side, but catches the outside edge and it rolls away through short third for four runs.

Squared up! Hard length, pitching it middle and nipping it a shade away. Unmukt Chand looks to tuck it with the angle of the delivery but gets beaten on the outside edge.

FOUR! What a shot that is! Pitches it up, does Lamba, just outside off. Unmukt Chand lunges and drives it with the bottom hand to loft it over the mid off fielder for four runs.

Much fuller, on off and middle, Unmukt Chand flicks it from the toe end of his bat to short mid-wicket.

Hard length and on off, nips back in, Colin Munro looks to push it away but gets an inside edge past the stumps and to short fine. Just 2 runs off the over!

Fuller and around off, Colin Munro drives it square through point for a couple of runs.

Four dots in a row now! Short of a length and on middle and off, Colin Munro stays back and blocks it out.

Lands this on a hard length and on off, takes off viciously, Colin Munro gets taken aback and just tries to poke at it but the ball flies past the outside edge.

Swing and a miss! Back of a length and around off, angles away with bounce. Colin Munro dances down the track and has a hoick across the line but misses.

Fuller and around off, Colin Munro drives it to short cover.

Just short! Touch fuller and on middle, holds its line. Unmukt Chand gets squared up trying to play at it but he goes at it with soft hands. It takes the outside edge and goes just on the bounce to first slip.

Beaten! Good length and on off, angles in and then straightens off the deck. Unmukt Chand is a bit late and pushes at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

A leg-cutter, on a length and on off, Unmukt Chand looks to clip it across the line but gets a leading edge which drops to the left of the bowler.

Bangs this into the pitch, on off, gets some extra bounce. Colin Munro looks to pull but gets a top edge that lands safely over the square leg region. They cross.

FOUR! Excellent shot! Adam Milne lands this just back of a length and outside off. Colin Munro frees his arms and bludgeons it to the left of mid off for a boundary.

Fuller and on off, at 142 kph, Colin Munro drives it off the bottom half of the bat to short cover.

Hard length and on leg, Colin Munro clips it through square leg for a run.

Pitched up and on off, Unmukt Chand drills it away towards cover. Amshi de Silva gets a bad bounce and the ball deflects off his wrists onto his chin and rolls away. They cross.

FOUR! Up and over! Much fuller and on middle, angling in a bit. Unmukt Chand with a nice extension of the arms, lofts it over mid on and the ball just bounces before the ropes for a boundary.

Good length and around off, Unmukt Chand guides it away towards point.

Back of a length and outside off, Unmukt Chand does not move his feet and just throws his hands at it but fails to connect.

Overpitched delivery, around off, Unmukt Chand drives it firmly wide of cover, where Amshi de Silva dives to his left to stop a certain boudnary.

On a length and on middle, Colin Munro keeps it out to the leg side.

SIX! BANG! Adam Milne lands this on a good length and on middle and off. Colin Munro crouches a bit and plays the pick-up shot. He hits it with the wind and the ball sails over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Full again and on middle, shaping in sharply, Unmukt Chand steps across to flick but misses and the ball goes off his pads towards square leg. Leg bye taken. There is also an appeal for LBW, but turned donw.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Adam Milne draws first blood. He sticks to the fuller length, bowls it with the seam up, on middle, angles in and keeps a bit low. Andre Fletcher stays upright and tries to drive it down the ground but misses as the ball clips the back pad and sends the leg pole for a walk. Los Angeles Knight Riders are 8/1, chasing 174 runs.

Full again and angling into the pads, Andre Fletcher flicks it through square leg for a couple of runs. Amshi de Silva has a wayward throw well wide of the keeper but it does not cost anything.

Adam Milne goes much fuller and on off, Andre Fletcher drives it to mid off.

Hits the deck hard, on middle and leg, Colin Munro misses his flick and gets hit on the pads.

Pitched up and around off, Andre Russell leans on a bit and drives it crisply through covers for three runs.

Touch full and on the pads, Colin Munro glances it wide of short fine for another run.

Hard length and on middle and leg, Andre Fletcher nudges it to short fine for a run.

Back of a length and around off, Colin Munro stays back and punches it through cover-point for a single. LAKR are underway in the chase!

Wiaan Mulder starts with a good-length delivery, on off, Colin Munro knocks it towards mid off.