LSG vs MI Ball by Ball Commentary

Mohsin Khan has done it for Lucknow! Slower and fuller outside off, Tim David has a heave across the line without much timing. Gets it from the inner half of the bat to deep square leg and attempts for the second run. Pooran hits the stumps at the batter's end but the replays show that Tim David was just in. Lucknow win by 5 runs!

That should do it for Lucknow! Mohsin holds his line and length and bowls it full and outside off, Cameron Green can only knock this one down to long off for a single. The bowler has his arms up in celebration. One more legal ball to deliver and Lucknow will grab crucial two points.

Executes the yorker to perfection and goes outside off, Cameron Green looks to squeeze this one out on the off side but misses.

Goes full and going away, outside off, Tim David opens himself up and carves it to deep cover for a single. Lucknow wouldn't mind these singles. Mumbai need 9 runs from 3 balls.

Keeps it on a shortish length, angling across, outside off, Cameron Green muscles this one to deep mid-wicket and brings Tim David back on strike with a single.

Starts well does Mohsin Khan! Bowls it on a hard length, on middle, Cameron Green gets cramped for room as he goes for the pull. Mistimes his shot back to the bowler.

SIX! Straight as an arrow! Naveen-ul-Haq misses his length and bowls it in the slot on off, Tim David clears his front leg and thumps it flat and over long on fnece for a maximum. Mumbai need 11 runs from 6 balls.

Bowls it on a length and near the tramline on off, Tim David shuffles across in the crease and looks to go down the ground. He swings and misses. David thinks it's a wide and goes for the review. The replays show that David had moved well outside off and it is fair delivery.

Goes full this time and outside off, Tim David goes for a big heave across the line but connects with thin air.

NO BALL AND FOUR BYES! Oh no! Naveen-ul-Haq loses his grip and bowls an above-waist full toss, outside off, Tim David looks to swat this one on the leg side. The ball drops in front of Quinton de Kock behind the wicket. He lets the ball through his legs for a boundary.

Goes yorker, on off, Tim David drills it hard and to the left of the bowler. Hits it wide of long off and collects a couple of runs.

SIX! Tim David goes huge! Slower and in the slot, outside off, Tim David does not miss out as he smokes this one over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Swing and a miss! Naveen-ul-Haq bowls a great yorker, on off, Tim David has a swing but misses.

Fullish delivery around leg, Cameron Green whips it through backward square leg for a couple of runs. Mumbai need 30 runs from 12 balls.

WIDE! Thakur goes full, down leg though. Cameron Green leaves it alone and the umpire signals a wide.

Executes the yorker around leg, Cameron Green makes room but fails to connect with this one.

OUT! CAUGH! Yash Thakur strikes again and gets rid of Mumbai's Impact Player! Rolls his fingers over the ball and bowls it short, on middle and leg, Vishnu Vinod waits for it and pulls it hard. Does not get the height to clear deep square leg. Holes out to Nicholas Pooran at deep square leg who moves well to his left and makes a pressure catch look easy.

Nails the yorker, around leg, Tim David clears his front leg and swats it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Shorter, down leg. Vishnu Vinod drags his pulls to square leg for one. The siren goes off and the umpire signals a NO BALL for overstepping. Free Hit coming up.

Keeps it short and at the batter, Tim David pulls it to deep square leg or a single.

WIDE! Goes full but down leg, Tim David tries to help it fine but misses. Wided.

Leg bye! A loud shout for LBW but turned down! Comes from 'round the wicket and bowls it full around off, Vishnu Vinod goes for the reverse sweep but misses. The ball catches Vinod on the front pad but the ball would have missed the off stump.

Good reply! Nails the yorker, outside off, Tim David looks to jam this one on the off side but misses.

SIX! Hammered! Goes short again does Mohsin Khan and much straighter on off, Tim David hangs back and latches onto the pull shot. Deposits it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

On a good length and shaping away, outside off, Tim David tries to free his arms but cannot get it away.

WIDE! Tries to bowl a cutter again, short and beyond the tramline on off, Tim David lets it go for a wide.

Goes into the wicket again, on off, Tim David slaps it hard but straight to extra cover.

Angled across on a short length, outside off, Vishnu Vinod cuts it to deep cover for a single.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Mohsin Khan comes back on and gets rid of Nehal Wadhera! Bends his back and bangs it in short from over the wicket, on off and middle, Nehal Wadhera hangs back and does well to pull this one. Does not get the distance and holes out to Krishnappa Gowtham at deep square leg. Mohsin Khan is pumped and so are the Lucknow fans.

Off cutter, on a good length, near the tramline on off, Nehal Wadhera shuffles and bunts it down to long off. Keeps the strike with a single. Another tidy over for Lucknow, only 6 runs came off it. Mumbai now need 47 runs from 24 balls.

Looks to go full but ends up bowling a full toss, outside off, Nehal Wadhera slices this one towards deep backward point and collects a couple of runs.

Goes short and slower as well, on middle, Tim David pulls it along the ground to deep square leg for one. Mumbai are struggling to find the boundaries here.

Another cutter on a much shorter length, on off, Nehal Wadhera pulls without much timing to long on for one more run.

Rolls his fingers over the ball and bowls it on a good length, outside off, from 'round the wicket, Nehal Wadhera guides it straight to backward point.

Angles this one full, on middle, Tim David shuffles and knocks it down to long on for a single.

FOUR! Second boundary of the over. Mumbai are right back in it. It is full, on off. Nehal Wadhera stays back and drills it through mid on. The ball races away and beats the fielder in the deep.

It is a full-length ball, around middle and leg. Nehal Wadhera tries to flick it away but ends up playing all around it.

WIDE! Yash Thakur errs in his line this time and the umpire signals a wide.

Much fuller, sliding down leg. Nehal Wadhera gets low for the sweep but does not connect. The ball rolls out off his pads.

Length ball, around off. David punches it to point and crosses.

FOUR! Short and punished. Back of a length, on off. Tim David gets on top of it and heaves it through mid-wicket for a cracking boundary.

OUT! CHOPPED ON! This is a huge wicket for Lucknow. They can start believing now. It is very full, outside off. Suryakumar Yadav shuffles way across and tries to be cheeky. He goes for the scoop shot. It comes off the inner half and crashes into the stumps.

Quicker and full, on off. Suryakumar Yadav bunts it to point and takes a single.

Fuller and on off. Yadav gets it into mid-wicket off the inside edge. They take two runs.

A single now as Nehal Wadhera pushes this full ball into the off side.

Tossed up, full and on off. Nehal Wadhera gets low and tries to go for the slog sweep. The ball grips and turns away a touch. He misses it completely.

FOUR! This should release some pressure for Mumbai. It is a short ball, on middle. Nehal Wadhera swivels and pulls it over square leg for a boundary.

A dot now! Quicker and full, on off. Nehal Wadhera knocks it into covers.

Just a single of the over. The two spinners have pulled things back for their side. Mumbai could only get 4 runs off the last two overs. Tossed up, on off. Suryakumar Yadav remains solid in his defense.

Suryakumar Yadav prods to this full ball and blocks it into the deck.

A single now as this is pushed into covers.

Quicker and on middle. Nehal Wadhera nudges it into the leg side.

On off, pushed into covers.

Krunal Pandya fires it into the pads, Nehal Wadhera tries to tickle it around the corner but misses.

Quite full, on leg. Nehal Wadhera flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.

Two dots in a row now! Around off, blocked out solidly.

Gives it some air this time, outside off. Nehal Wadhera tries to block it off his front foot but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Ravi Bishnoi goes full, into the pads. Yadav clips it into mid-wicket for one.

Floated and full, on off. Nehal Wadhera knocks it down the park for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! One too many for Ishan Kishan. He holes out this time, although he walks out after playing a valiant knock. He made sure to get his side to a comfortable position on this slow surface. It is a short one, around off. Ishan Kishan goes for the pull shot. It flies off the edge and goes to deep square leg. Naveen-ul-Haq settles under it and takes a sharp catch.

Quicker and on the pads, Kishan nudges it into mid-wicket for one.

Short and quicker, on off, Suryakumar Yadav goes on the back foot and punches it to deep cover for a single.

Ishan Kishan pulls this short ball through mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! Second boundary of the over. It is a length ball, on off. Kishan uses the depth of his crease and heaves this over mid-wicket for a cracking boundary.

Length, on off, defended back to the bowler.

FOUR! Ishan Kishan is on fire. He is finding the boundaries at will here. Shorter ball, on leg. Kishan pulls it down to deep square leg and collects a boundary.

Bowls it fuller and on off, Suryakumar Yadav can only push this one back to the bowler.

Tossed up, full around leg, Suryakumar Yadav brings his wrists into play and flicks it wide of deep square leg. Opens his account with a couple of runs.

OUT! CAUGHT! Ravi Bishnoi breaks the partnership and delivers big time for Lucknow! Bowls this one slower and bowls it a fraction short on middle, Rohit Sharma gets down on one knee and goes for the slog sweep. Does not get a proper connection and skies this one high in the air towards long. Deepak Hooda stationed there settles himself near the ropes and completes the catch. A much-needed breakthrough for Lucknow.

WIDE! Sprays it well down leg, on a short length, Rohit Sharma lets it go for a wide.

FOUR! Nicely done! Flatter and slightly shorter, on middle and leg, Rohit Sharma gets down on one knee and gets inside the line. Paddles this one wide of short fine leg for a boundary.

Fuller and quicker, turning in on leg, Ishan Kishan clips it through mid-wicket for a single.

Bowls a short delivery, outside off, Ishan Kishan goes on the back foot and punches it wide of deep cover for a couple of runs.

Shorter this time, on off, Rohit Sharma watchfully defends this one down the wicket.

Goes full and on off, Ishan Kishan shimmies and knocks it to long on for a single.

FOUR! In the gap! Tossed up, full and outside off, Ishan Kishan reaches out and sweeps it right in between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg. Swapnil Singh and Ravi Bishnoi sprint from their respective points and end up colliding with each other as they went down for the dive. Bishnoi seems to have come off worse from the clash but is okay to continue.

Keeps it fuller and on the stumps, Rohit Sharma sweeps to deep square leg and settles for a single.

Fuller around off by Krunal Pandya, Rohit Sharma gets on the front foot and keeps this one out.

Great stop by Ayush Badoni! Krunal floats it full, on off, Rohit Sharma gets down and plays a controlled sweep shot. Gets it towards deep backward square leg where Ayush Badoni sprints and dives to his right. The batters run two in the process.

Bowls a fuller delivery, outside off, Ishan Kishan frees his arms and powers it down the ground. Deepak Hooda at long off dives well to his left and saves a couple of runs for his side.

Drifts onto the pads on a shorter length, Rohit Sharma tucks it to deep square leg and takes a single.

Floated up again, full outside off, Ishan Kishan drills it to the right of Ravi Bishnoi for a single.

Another googly, short on middle, Ishan Kishan gets behind the line and defends it down the wicket.

Keeps it short and quicker, around off, Rohit Sharma works it off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Comes into the attack and starts with a googly, short and turning in on off, Rohit Sharma reads it well and pushes it to extra cover.

Flighted this time, slightly fuller on middle, Ishan Kishan advances and blocks this one out on the off side.

FOUR! Short again, punished again! Bowls it way too short, on middle, Ishan Kishan does not miss out as goes deep in his crease and pulls it right between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket for four more runs.

Shortens his length and turning away, on off, Rohit Sharma punches it off the back foot to long off for one.

Touch fuller this time, on middle, Ishan Kishan gets on the front foot and drops it in front of cover for a quick single.

FOUR! Short and punished! Drags his length back and slower as well, on off, Ishan Kishan has all the time in the world to rock back and pulls it hard. Gets it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Starts with a floated delivery, full around leg, Rohit Sharma pushes it down to long on for a single.

Continues to go short and around leg, Rohit Sharma pulls it to deep backward square leg. Retains the strike with a single.

SIX! BANG! Yash Thakur goes into the wicket and at the batter, Rohit Sharma does get cramped for room but still manages to pull this one towards deep backward square leg. Ravi Bishnoi near the ropes does manage to hang onto the catch but the momentum takes him just over the ropes. A valiant effort but in vain and Rohit collects a maximum.

Looks to nail the yorker but ends up bowling a low full toss, on off, Ishan Kishan reaches out and drives it to the left of extra cover for one more run.

Pace on and full around off, Ishan Kishan drives well but straight to extra cover.

Goes fuller now and on middle and leg, Rohit Sharma looks to make room to go through the off side. Works this one to mid on for one. Brings up the 50-run stand.

WIDE! Bends his back and bangs it in short, around off, Rohit Sharma sways away and the ball sails over his head for a wide.

Bowls on a yorker length, around leg from 'round the wicket, Ishan Kishan jams this one to mid on and gets to the other end.

Short one again, on the bodyline. Ishan Kishan whips it over square leg for one more. Mumbai are off to a rollicking start.

Rohit Sharma now pulls this short ball to deep square leg for a single.

Shorter, outside off. Sharma chops it towards point.

SIX! HUGE! Rohit Sharma is in the mood. This is very full, outside off. Rohit Sharma shuffles across, gets down on one knee and heaves it across the line for a biggie.

Follows the batter with a slower delivery, on a short length, Ishan Kishan pulls it to deep backward square leg for a single.

Shorter, outside off. Kishan tries to play the ramp shot but misses.

Back of a length, on off. Kishan mistime his pull to square leg for one.

WIDE! Yash Thakur spills it down leg and the umpire signals a wide.

It is a full-length ball, on off. Ishan Kishan lofts it over mid on. The ball lands safely and they get a couple.

Yash Thakur nails his yorker this time. Sharma jams it out in time but hurts his foot in the process. One taken.

A bit short, outside off, at a slower pace as well. Sharma tries to go for the pull shot but misses it completely.

Very full, on off. Sharma defends it out watchfully.

SIX! BANG! Rohit Sharma now gets into the act. Back of a length, on off. Sharma comes down the track, but still manages to ride the bounce and he heaves it over the mid-wicket fence.

Bangs in a short one, outside off. Kishan helps it to backward point.

On off, defended out solidly.

FOUR! Smashes. It is a length ball, outside off. Ishan Kishan steps down the track, he is forced to make some late adjustments to get the ball. He does it well and cracks it over cover-point for four runs.

Very full, angled into the batter. Sharma tucks it through the gap at mid-wicket for one more.

Ishan Kishan now rotates the strike as he taps this full ball to the left of extra cover. The fielder there dives to his left and makes a sharp stop.

Rohit Sharma pushes this full ball down to mid on and crosses. His third single off his third delivery. It is Ishan Kishan who is playing the aggressor here.

FOUR! Easy pickings for Kishan! Pitched up, on leg stumps. Ishan Kishan shuffles a touch and clips it along the ground through square leg for a fine boundary.

WIDE! Mohsin Khan has to reload this one as he spills it down the leg side.

On a length, on off, blocked out.

A length ball, angling across, outside off. Sharma dabs it down to third man for one.

Full ball, on leg stump. Kishan pushes it gently to mid on for one.

SIX! BANG! Ishan Kishan continues on his merry way. He gets the first maximum of the chase. It is very full, on the pads. Ishan Kishan wrists it powerfully over the square leg fence for a biggie. This will surely put the hosts under pressure.

A length ball, around off, defended out solidly.

Ishan Kishan steps down the wicket and clips this full ball to square leg. They cross for one more. 7 runs come off the very first over. A promising start for the visitors.

Rohit Sharma now opens his account as he flicks this full ball into mid-wicket.

It is full, on leg. Kishan nudges it into mid-wicket for one.

Around off, defended out.

FOUR! Ishan Kishan and Mumbai are off the mark. They open their account with a boundary. Krunal Pandya errs in his line this time. It is very full, outside off. Kishan gets low and sweeps it down to fine leg for four runs.

Krunal Pandya comes 'round the wicket and serves a full ball, in-line with the stumps. Ishan Kishan defends it with full face of the bat.