LSG vs SRH Ball by Ball Commentary

SIX! Nicholas Pooran ends this in style! T Natarajan bowls this back of a length and outside the off stump. Nicholas Pooran pulls this towards deep square leg and collects six runs to his kitty. This is a comprehensive win for the hosts as the crowd goes wild!

A full toss this time in line with the stumps. Marcus Stoinis gets forward and knocks this towards wide mid off for one. Scores are level.

Bowls this on a good length and outside the off stump. Marcus Stoinis pushes this towards the cover fielder.

Angles this into the stumps on a fuller length. Marcus Stoinis dabs this back towards the bowler.

Goes full and outside the off pole. Nicholas Pooran strokes this to deep cover-point for a single.

T Natarajan comes from 'round the wicket and bowls this full outside off. Marcus Stoinis looks to drive this away but gets an outside edge towards third man for a run.

This is slightly shorter in length and in line with the stumps. Nicholas Pooran tucks this towards mid-wicket. Just 4 runs to win this for Lucknow.

Bowls this full and outside the off pole. Nicholas Pooran dabs this towards backward point.

Bowls a googly full and outside the off stump. Nicholas Pooran hangs his bat out to dry and gets beaten as the ball stays low.

FOUR! Nicholas Pooran is off the mark with a streaky boundary! Adil Rashid flights this full and outside the off stump. Nicholas Pooran goes for the sweep and gets a glove on it fine towards the deep backward square leg fence for four runs. Lucknow are now just one hit away from a win.

OUT! LBW! Two in two for Adil Rashid and he is causing some nervousness in the Lucknow dressing room! Bowls a googly this time and gets the ball to come back in from outside off on a shorter length. Romario Shepherd goes onto the back foot to clip this into the leg side but misses the ball and gets caught on the pads in front of the wicket. Adil Rashid appeals again and the umpire raises his finger once again as well. Romario Shepherd reviews this one as well and there is no spike on UltraEdge. Ball Tracking shows umpires call on wicket hitting and Lucknow lose half their side now.

OUT! PLUMB! Adil Rashid gets a consolation wicket and the Lucknow skipper has to depart just before the finish line! He flights this one full and in line with the stumps. KL Rahul looks to reverse sweep and misses as the ball crashes into the pads. There is a quiet appeal and the umpire raises the finger immediately. KL Rahul knows this is out and starts to walk with a couple of seconds left, decides to review it. There is no spike on UltraEdge and Ball Tracking shows three reds. KL Rahul is already beyond the boundary line and Lucknow lose their fourth wicket.

Angles this into the stumps on a good length. Marcus Stoinis goes on the back foot and knocks this towards mid on. Still, 8 runs are needed.

This is on a good length and outside the off pole. Marcus Stoinis blocks this towards cover. He seems to be in no hurry here.

FOUR! This is all about the timing! Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls this full and in line with the stumps. Marcus Stoinis eases this back down the pitch and straight enough to find the boundary for four runs. Just 8 runs more to get.

On a good length this time and angled into the stumps. Marcus Stoinis dabs this towards mid-wicket.

Bowls this one full and at the stumps. Marcus Stoinis clips the uppishly and just short of the mid-wicket fielder.

Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls from 'round the wicket and serves this on a good length, angling in from outside off. KL Rahul punches this towards deep cover for a single.

Attacks the stumps and serves this on a good length. Marcus Stoinis dabs this towards cover point and looks for a run that is not there. 13 runs are required in 42 balls.

Goes full and outside the off stump. Marcus Stoinis shoulders his arms to this one and lets the keeper collect the ball.

Bowls this one in line with the stumps and on a good length. Marcus Stoinis clips this towards mid-wicket.

FOUR! Easy pickings. It is full, angling down leg. Stoinis tickles it down to fine leg for four runs.

FIVE WIDES! An absolute freebie from Umran Malik! This is bowled on a good length by way down leg side. The keeper is unable to connect this and it will be five extra runs.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Umran Malik becomes the third seamer for Hyderabad to get into the wicket's column. It is a pace-on delivery, on a length, outside off. Krunal Pandya tries to punch it through the line off his back foot. The ball takes a thick outside edge and Anmolpreet Singh makes no mistake behind the sticks this time.

FOUR! Up and over! It is overpitched, outside off. Krunal Pandya gets under it and lofts it over mid off. It races away to the fence. This boundary also gets 100 up for Lucknow.

Length ball, angled into the batter. KL Rahul nudges it towards mid on. Lucknow now 26 runs away.

Pitched up, outside off. KL Rahul plants his front foot across and pushes it to cover.

T Natarajan fires in a yorker, in the blockhole. Pandya dabs it down to third man for a single.

Full length, on off. KL Rahul knocks it down the park and gets to the other end. The stand moves to 50 now.

KL Rahul punches this length ball to sweeper cover off his back foot. The batters take two runs quite comfortably.

Good length, outside off. Krunal Pandya slaps it to deep point for one.

Full length, angled into the pads. Krunal Pandya tucks it to mid on and scampers to the other end for one run.

FOUR! Cracking shot. Back of a length, on off. Krunal Pandya rides the bounce and pulls it powerfully to wide of long on for four runs.

THREE WIDES! It is a length ball, sliding down leg. Krunal Pandya misses to flick it away. The ball goes to third man off the keeper's glove. The batters sneak two runs.

Full length, on off. Pandya knocks it to mid off.

Umran Malik hurls in a length ball, on off. It holds in the deck a bit. Pandya defends it out watchfully.

KL Rahul punches this good-length ball to extra covers off his back foot. They take a single.

Full and on off. Rahul pushes it to cover.

It is full, sliding down the leg side. Krunal Pandya flicks it behind square on the leg side. Mayank Agarwal does well to keep it down to two runs.

A length ball, outside off. Pandya makes some room and slashes it into the covers. It goes past the diving fielder there. Two taken.

Very full and on off. Pandya dabs it out to point.

WIDE! This is spilled down the leg side. Krunal Pandya tries to flick it away but misses. Wide called.

FOUR! Poor fielding. It is a length ball, outside off. Krunal Pandya makes some room and punches it towards sweeper cover. Umran Malik runs across in the deep, but he puts in a lazy effort in stopping the boundary. The ball goes over the ropes.

Length, on off. Pandya plays it back to the bowler. A dot now.

BYE! T Natarajan starts with a length ball, outside off. It stays low off the deck. KL Rahul slashes hard but the ball sneaks under his blade. It beats the keepers as well and the batters cross for a bye.

SIX! Krunal Pandya clears the fence easily this time! Adil Rashid flights this full and just outside off. Krunal Pandya clears his front foot out of the way and thumps this over long on for six runs. Just 50 runs needed now in 66 balls.

Slightly short this time and in line with the stumps. Krunal Pandya rocks back and mistimes his shot back to the bowler.

Bowls this full and outside off. Krunal Pandya punches this towards cover.

Another googly angled into the stumps. KL Rahul clips this towards square leg for a run.

Bowls a googly, short and outside off. Krunal Pandya pushes this into the cover region for a single.

Adil Rashid flights this full and outside the off stump. KL Rahul dabs this into the off side with soft hands and takes a run.

Fires this one full and into the stumps. Krunal Pandya knocks this back down the pitch.

Flights it this time and bowls this just outside the off stump. Krunal Pandya hits this high towards the vacant deep-cover region and takes a couple of runs.

Tosses this one full and just outside off. KL Rahul pushes at this and gets an outside edge that goes off the keeper's pad towards third man for one.

Bowls this short and outside off. Krunal Pandya cuts this towards point and a misfield allows them to take a single.

FOUR! Great use of the feet by Krunal Pandya! Aiden Markram flights this one full and in line with the stumps. Krunal Pandya shimmies down the wicket and hits this inside out towards deep cov er for four runs.

Aiden Markram fires this one full and into the stumps. Krunal Pandya digs this out back towards the bowler.

Tosses this one full as well and outside off. KL Rahul pushes at this and gets an outside edge towards third man for a couple of runs. 10 runs from Adil Rashid's first over.

Flights this one full and outside the off pole. KL Rahul takes a stride forward and leaves the ball at the last moment as it spins away.

Bowls this wide outside off on a shorter length. Krunal Pandya dabs this towards point and takes a run.

Continues to bowl short and in line with the stumps. KL Rahul knocks this down to long on for one.

FOUR! KL Rahul finds the gap to perfection and brings up the 50 for Lucknow! This is short as well and outside the off stump. KL Rahul punches this towards deep cover and collects yet another boundary.

Adil Rashid bowls this short and outside the off stump. KL Rahul cuts this towards deep point and takes a couple of runs.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! What a comeback this has been from Bhuvneshwar Kumar after being hit for a six on the first ball! This is bowled on a good length and just outside the off stump. Deepak Hooda looks to flick this into the leg side but gets a leading edge back towards the bowler. Bhuvneshwar Kumar runs forward and takes a catch diving ahead to get Hyderabad their second wicket. Deepak Hooda has to make his way back to the shed and just 6 runs form the over with a wicket. Lucknow are 45 for the loss of two wickets after the Powerplay.

Bowls this into the stumps on a good length. Deepak Hooda clips this towards mid-wicket.

Bowls this on a good length and outside the off stump. Deepak Hooda looks to hit through the line but gets beaten.

Delivers this outside the off stump. Deepak Hooda taps this into the off side and looks for a run but is sent back by KL Rahul.

Continues to bowl this full and outside the off stump. Deepak Hooda dabs this back towards the ball.

SIX! This is a cracking shot! Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls this full and just outside the off pole. Deepak Hooda leans into the shot and lofts it back over the bowler's head for six runs.

BYE! It is a good-lenght ball, outside off. Hooda tries to block it away. The ball though zips past the outside edge. The keeper fumbles and the batters collect a bye. A wicket-taking over from Fazalhaq Farooqi comes to an end.

Length ball, wide of off. KL Rahul crunches it past backward point for a single.

Deepak Hooda drives this full ball into covers. The batters only get a single.

WIDE! It is full, going down leg, in fact it breezes past the leg pole. The umpire though signals a wide.

OUT! CAUGHT! The impact player does have an impact in this game, as he draws the first blood. A much-needed wicket for his side. It is a short ball, on off. Kyle Mayers rides the bounce but pulls it straight down the throat of Mayank Agarwal at deep square leg. He makes no mistake in the deep. Will Hyderabad capitalize on this wicket?

A sharp bumper, on off. Kyle Mayers looks to chase it but misses.

A short ball, on leg stump. Kyle Mayers comes inside the line and tries to heave it across the line. He gets an inside edge on it and takes a blow on his thigh pads.

A single to end the over, as Mayers drives this full ball down to long off.

Shortish, on off. Kyle Mayers chops it to point.

Overpitched, on off. KL Rahul lofts it down to long on for one.

FOUR! Nicely played. It is full, on off. Rahul gets low and sweeps it to deep square leg for four runs. This is the fifth boundary of the Lucknow inning.

Pushed through quicker, on middle. Rahul defends it out watchfully.

Full, on leg, tucked to mid-wicket.

A dot to end the over! It is fuller, on fourth stump. Kyle Mayers hangs his blade away from his body but misses. Although, the ball brushes the off pole, but the bails remain intact. Unlucky for Hyderabad.

FOUR! Deft touch. It is full, in the channel, slower ball as well. Kyle Mayers opens the face of the bat late and steers it down to third man for four runs.

A length ball, angling across. KL Rahul gets an inside edge on it. The batters cross for a quick single.

Third dot in a row! It is a pace up delivery this time, full, on middle and leg, it skids through. KL Rahul digs it out solidly.

Fazalhaq Farooqi steams in and goes full, attacking the stumps. KL Rahul squeezes it out.

A slower length ball, on leg. KL Rahul flicks it to square leg off his pads.

It is full, sliding into the batter. Kyle Mayers misses to flick it away. The ball goes to point off his pads.

FOUR! Nicely played. Sundar comes 'round the wicket but it does not make any difference. It is pitched up, on off. Kyle Mayers crunches it past extra covers and gets a boundary.

Darted on the pads. Rahul nudges it to mid-wicket and crosses.

Floats it up, on off. It holds into the deck a bit. Kyle Mayers plays it uppisly towards mid off. One taken.

Washington Sundar goes full once again. Rahul now plays it down to long on and rotates the strike.

FOUR! Easy pickings for KL Rahul. It is full, wide outside off. KL Rahul drives it through the cover region and gets a boundary.

Lands safely! It is full, around leg. Kyle Mayers steps down the crease and flicks it aerially towards deep mid-wicket. The ball falls safely in front of the fielder. The batters take two runs. Lucknow are off to a flier.

A length ball, angling across the left-hander. Kyle Mayers tries to have a poke at it but misses.

Fuller, outside off. KL Rahul guides it down to third man for a single.

FIVE WIDES! There are costly freebies for Hyderabad. It is full, angling down leg. KL Rahul fails to tickle it away. The ball sneaks past the keeper and runs down to the fine leg fence.

FOUR! Exquisite shot! KL Rahul gets off the mark with a boundary. It is pitched up, wide of off. KL Rahul leans in and creams it through the gap at covers for four runs.

Kyle Mayers and Lucknow open their account. Good length, around middle Mayers tucks it in front of mid on and scampers across for a quick single.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar starts with a length ball, around leg. Kyle Mayers tries to defend it on his back foot but take a blow on his pads. Missing leg though.