MI vs LSG Ball by Ball Commentary

SIX! GAME. SET. MATCH! A gorgeous strike into the crowd to scale down a mammoth target in a clinical fashion. A huge sigh of relief for the Mumbai Indians and their faithful as they register their third win this season after a streak of some stinging defeats. Avesh bowls a length ball, on top of off. Will Jacks gets on top of it and muscles it cleanly over the long off fence for a six to seal the deal. And as shown on the on-air graphic, this is the 5th highest successful run chase in IPL history. MI BEAT LSG BY 6 WICKETS AND 8 BALLS TO SPARE!

Slower ball, short and at the shoulder height of the batter. Naman Dhir gets on the back foot and pulls it behind square on the leg side for a single. Just a matter of one hit, then. 6 needed off 9 balls.

Hard length, around off. Jacks stays put and punches it along the ground to deep point for an easy single.

WIDE! For height! Way too short and with pace taken off, outside off. Jacks lets it fly back to the keeper. Wide given as it has gone above his head height.

Back of a length, wide outside off, Will Jacks stands tall and slices it over cover-point. By the time the sweeper cuts it off to his left, the batters hustle back for two runs.

FOUR! That's a skilful shot from Dhir! A bit too straight by Shami, full and on the pads. Naman Dhir uses his wrists and flicks it nicely to the left of short fine leg to pick up a boundary. Shami proves to be very expensive as he finishes with 4-0-53-1. MI need 11 runs from 12 balls.

Attempts the yorker, Jacks takes it on the full and drills it to long on for a single.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! SKY falls after yet another start. Shami strikes, but it is a bit too late for the Super Giants it seems. Full from Shami, on middle and leg. Suryakumar Yadav attempts to whip that over deep mid-wicket, but fails to get the timing and distance. The ball goes high in the air and straight into the safe hands of Nicholas Pooran stationed a few yards in off the ropes at deep mid-wicket. Mumbai Indians are 213/4, needing 16 runs.

FOUR! Easily done by SKY! Slower delivery, halfway down the pitch, wide of off. Suryakumar Yadav shuffles a bit to the leg side and slashes it over the backward point fielder for a boundary. 16 needed from 15 balls.

A bit short on leg, Dhir heaves it away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! THAT'S A MASSIVE HIT! Shami goes for the slower ball, full and outside off. Dhir picks the variation early, clears the front leg to give himself some room and smokes it handsomely over long on for a big six. 21 needed from 17 balls now for MI.

Knee high full toss, on leg. Dhir runs it along the ground to long on for a run. 12 runs ​​​​​​from the over. 3-0-24-0 so far for Prince.

Attempted yorker, on off with a bit of inward shape. Suryakumar Yadav carves it away to long off for a single. 28 runs needed from 19 balls.

WIDE! Slower bumper, just a bit down leg. Suryakumar Yadav moves across the stumps to help it behind, but misses to connect. It is given as a wide for height by the umpire and LSG have challenged the decision with a review. The TV umpire says that the ball is passing over the leg stump, so it is not a wide for leg side. Ball Tracking with a side-on replay now comes up. SKY's head height is 1.83 meters and the ball is passing at 1.95 meters. So it is just above the head height of the batter. But to be doubly sure, the umpire requests UltraEdge as well. It comes up with a flat line. So the on-field decision is upheld and LSG have lost both their reviews. 200 UP FOR MUMBAI INDIANS!

Low full toss, on middle and off. Dhir heaves it off the inner half to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Replies with a pinpoint yorker, on off, Naman manages to squeeze it out to the bowler.

FOUR! Excellent shot under pressure. Back of a length, around off, Naman Dhir stands tall and punches it to the left of the diving cover fielder for a boundary. Releases a lot of pressure that was built in the last few overs.

FOUR! That's literally hammered! Full from Prince, in front of the sticks, Naman Dhir smokes it straight down the ground, just over the umpire. Before anyone could move a muscle, the ball meets the ropes.

Full and on off, Dhir leans forward and eases it down to long off for an easy run. End of Manimaran Siddharth's spell. His figures read 4-0-47-2.

Oh, almost a remarkable catch! Full, outside off, Dhir tries to hit it through covers off the front foot, but hits it flat to the left of cover. Josh Inglis dives in that direction, tries to pluck it with both hands but puts it down. That was hit at the rate of knots from Naman. There is a bit of miscommunication between the batters as Dhir wants a single, but SKY sends him back in time.

On the stumps, around off, blocked straight.

OUT! STRAIGHT UP AND GONE! Tilak Varma's scratchy knock is put to a painful end. LSG still believe. Floated up, full and just outside off. Tilak Varma decides to launch it over long off by getting crouched. But he fails to get under the ball and airs it off the toe end. Aiden Markram stays cool and calm at the edge of the ropes and takes a well-judged catch. Mumbai Indians are 189/3, needing 40 runs from 27 balls.

Good effort by Akshat Raghuwanshi. Touch short, at 101 kph, around off. Suryakumar Yadav stands tall and slams it over extra cover. The deep point fielder runs to his left and dives to stop the ball. One taken.

Around the stump, too full and across the batter, outside off. Tilak Varma gets across on his knee and sweeps it off the inner half to deep backward square leg for a single.

Hits the length hard, on middle and leg, Tilak Varma knocks it to the mid on region for one more.

Back of a length and on off, Suryakumar Yadav heaves it to deep mid-wicket for one.

WIDE! A good sharp bouncer, on middle, Suryakumar Yadav sways away from it. It is called a wide. Rishabh Pant thinks about taking the review but opts against it.

FOUR! Up and over! Pitched up and on off, Suryakumar Yadav hits it through the line with a high elbow, lifting it over mid off for a boundary.

Short of a length and on off, Tilak Varma dabs it down to point for another run.

Uppish but safe! Full again and around off, angling away, Suryakumar Yadav looks to scoop it but gets a leading edge well wide of short third for a run.

Fuller and on middle, Tilak Varma drives it to long on for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Is that the start of the comeback for LSG? Manimaran Siddharth pushes this one through quicker at 100.5 kph, shortish and on middle. Rohit Sharma goes down and across to paddle it but the extra bounce takes the outer half of the bat. It flies behind short fine, where Mohammad Shami takes a couple of steps backward and takes a fine catch. Mumbai Indians are 177/2, needing 52 more runs from 36 balls.

Keeps the length short again, outside off, Tilak Varma cuts it to deep point for one more.

Dragged back, on off, Rohit Sharma pats it down to long off for one.

Short again, on middle, Tilak Varma flicks it off the back foot through square leg for another run.

Flatter, short and on off, Rohit Sharma punches it to long off for a run.

Floated, full and on off, Tilak Varma pushes it through covers for a single.

Bangs this into the pitch, outside off, takes pace off, Tilak Varma dabs it through cover-point for one more.

Much fuller and on off, Rohit Sharma drills it out to long off for one.

SIX! Vintage Rohit Sharma! Avesh Khan misses the length just by an inch, outside off. Rohit drops his weight low to open up the hands and carves it sweetly over extra covers for a biggie.

Good length and on middle and leg, angling in, slower as well. Tilak Varma misses his flick as the ball goes off his pads to the off side for a leg bye.

A good wide yorker this time, outside off, Rohit Sharma reaches out and jams it to the left of the bowler for a run.

FOUR! Too easy! Full toss, just outside off. Rohit Sharma does not try to hit it too hard. He extends his arms, opens the bat face and just strokes it over extra covers for a boundary.

A well-directed bumper this time, on middle and leg, Rohit Sharma gets hurried on his pull and mistimes it towards deep mid-wicket for just one.

SIX! That's just a freebie! Mohammad Shami misses his mark and serves a juicy full toss, on middle. Rohit Sharma is not going to miss out on those, sending it with a flick of the wrists over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.

Short of a length and outside off, Tilak Varma stabs it out through backward point for another run.

Fuller and on off, Rohit Sharma chips it wide of the bowler and towards long on for a run. 150 UP FOR MI!

FOUR! Put away! Banged into the pitch, on middle, takes pace off. Rohit Sharma rolls his wrists nicely to keep it down and hits it to the deep backward square leg fence for a boundary.

Hard length and on off, angling in, Tilak Varma punches it to extra cover for a single.

Fuller and on leg, Tilak Varma flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 17 runs and a wicket off the over!

OUT! TAKEN! Mohsin Khan brings some relief for LSG, breaking the mammoth 143-run opening stand. Pitched up and just outside off, pace on. Ryan Rickelton extends his arms and looks to smash it over extra cover, but just fails to get the elevation. Hits it flat and straight to extra cover, where Josh Inglis takes a good catch near his chest. Rickelton walks off to a massive applause from the crowd.

SIX! The runs just keep on flowing! Goes fuller and on off, in the slot. Ryan Rickelton gets his hands across and slogs it over the deep mid-wicket fence for another biggie.

Short of a length and around off, Ryan Rickelton steers it away but straight to backward point.

SIX! That's a fine shot! Slower one again, full and on middle and leg. Ryan Rickelton stays put in his crease this time, hits it through the line, launching it over the long on fence for a biggie.

FOUR! Another over starts with a boundary! Mohsin Khan sees the batter backing away, follows him and bowls the slower one, down the leg side, Ryan Rickelton gets cramped up for room and chips it in the air, but just manages to clear the mid off fielder for a boundary.

Back of a length, around leg, Ryan whips it to deep backward square leg for a single. Another tidy over from Prince Yadav. Just 6 runs from the over. At halfway, MI are 127/0, needing 102 runs in 60 balls.

Good heat on this one! Slower ball, hard length around off. Rohit commits to the pull early and is done in by the change of pace, gets an inside edge and the ball deflects off his right shoulder towards short third for a single.

Nails the yorker, on middle. Rohit jams the bat down and squeezes it back to the bowler. Rohit lets out a big grunt of frustration.

Deceptive slower bouncer at 121.3 kph, on off. Rohit Sharma tries to fetch it and pull to the leg side, but is early to do so and inside edges on the pads.

Big swing and a miss! Prince bashes the length hard, keeping it outside off. Rohit Sharma throws the kitchen sink at it to pull it over square leg, only to miss.

FOUR! That's a delightful stroke! A low full toss, around off. Rohit Sharma gets on the front foot and slices it just over the cover fielder for a boundary. Easy pickings for Rohit.

SIX! That's a MONSTER! Full around off, Rickelton gets down on one knee and nails the slog sweep. It sails way over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. 23 runs off the over and MI are motoring away very nicely now.

FOUR! A bit of fortune! Manimaran Siddharth fires this one full and outside off, angling away. Ryan Rickelton throws his bat at it but slices it off the outside edge to the right of short third for a boundary.

Flatter, shortish and on leg, Ryan Rickelton gets down and tries to slog sweep it but misses and the ball lobs up off his pads, before dropping on the pitch.

SIX! Mistimed, but still, goes the distance! Full around the fifth stump, Rickelton presses forward and launches it aerially down the ground. The fielder at long off looks in the game, leaps, but the ball sails clean over his head for a maximum.

Short and wide outside off. Rohit cuts it to the sweeper on the off side for a single.

SIX! And now, FIFTY FOR ROHIT SHARMA! This is his 49th IPL fifty and he gets there in 27 balls. The Wankhede crowd rises up on its feet to applaud this comeback knock. MI missed stability at the top badly and Rohit's return has brought that for the hosts. Around the wicket, full around off at 102.9 kph. Rohit gets under it and clubs it clean over the wide long on fence for a six. 100 UP FOR MUMBAI INDIANS!

Nip-backer on a good length, Rohit Sharma is cramped for space but manages to bunt it away to the cover region for a single.

FIFTY FOR RYAN RICKELTON! Off just 22 balls. His 5th IPL half century. The last time he played at the Wankhede, he got a hundred as well. Touch full and on the stumps, Rickelton drills it down to long on for a single to get to his milestone. He continues his rich vein of form this season and MI would want him to bat long.

SIX! This is ordinary bowling! Friendly full toss, on middle. Ryan Rickelton needs no second invitation as he picks it up nicely and deposits it into the stands behind deep backward square leg.

WIDE! Far, far outside off, probably tried bowling a wide yorker, but misses his radar, does Avesh. Goes beyond the tramline. Ryan leaves.

Back of a length, outside off, Rohit hangs back and knifes it to deep point for a single.

Full and straight, on off, Rohit cracks the off-drive but finds mid off in the way.

Slightly fuller and on leg, Rickelton tucks it through mid-wicket for a single.

Full ball, on leg, Rickelton sweeps it behind square to the left of deep square leg. Prince Yadav sprints across to his left, fumbles to collect the ball but is very quick to recover as the ball stays in his vicinity. Just a single. But yet another productive over for MI. 16 runs from it.

SIX! High and handsome! Absolute freebie for Rickelton as he gets down on a knee and sweeps this juicy full toss over deep fine leg for half a dozen runs. Siddharth is put under pressure in his first over.

Very quick through the air, on a length, around off, curving a bit in as well. Rohit chop-cuts it to short third for a single.

SIX! Top shot by the Hitman! Serves it right into the slot, on middle, Rohit Sharma takes a good stride ahead, gets low and tonks it over long on for a cracking six.

Pretty high full toss, on leg. Ryan pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Full on leg, driven down to long on for a single.

Just short! But full marks for the effort from Prince Yadav. A low full toss by Avesh, on the stumps, and this dips a bit as well. Rohit Sharma picks it up but hits it off the toe end and airs it to the right of deep square leg. Prince Yadav comes charging across and dives to scoop the ball to his right. He is not sure whether he has taken the catch and the on-field umpires send it upstairs to check the legality of the catch. After checking a few angles, the TV umpire deems that the ball has bumped on the ground and Prince does not have his fingers underneath the ball while attempting to catch. So, it is Not Out and that brings about a loud cheer from the Wankhede crowd as Rohit stays.

SIX! Picked up and dispatched! Looks for the yorker, but it's the full toss that tails in a bit on leg. Rohit Sharma gets into a good position before whipping it neatly over deep backward square leg for a huge six. This is turning out to be a massive over for the Mumbai Indians. 20 runs so far with a ball to go.

SIX! You just cannot bowl him there! Slower delivery, halfway down the pitch, on middle and off. Rohit Sharma has enough time to press back and nail the pull shot into the crowd behind deep square leg. Rohit gets going nicely now.

FOUR! Proactive batting from Rohit! Avesh slips in a full toss, around off. Rohit Sharma advances down the track and slices it up and over cover-point for a boundary.

FOUR! PUNISHED! Pitched full and outside off. Rohit gets all the width he wants and gets into a good position before smashing it between cover and mid off for a boundary.

Spears it a bit too full, on middle. Rohit moves across in the crease and tries to whip it to the leg side, but inside edges onto the front pad and the ball rolls back to Avesh.

Bangs this into the pitch, on off, takes off a bit. Ryan Rickelton goes for the pull now but he too does not time it that well but gets it over mid-wicket. Nicholas Pooran chases after it and stops it just before the ropes. Two taken. 50 UP FOR MI!

Prince Yadav bowls this right in the blockhole, on leg, follows the batter. Rohit Sharma backs away and squeezes it out through point for just one.

Hard length and on middle, skids through, Rohit Sharma gets hurried again and miscues his heave towards mid-wicket.

Short of a length and on middle, angling in. Rohit Sharma looks to pull it away but gets rushed and mistimes it over mid-wicket. The fielder chases it from the inner circle and slides to collect it. Two taken.

Nails the yorker, on middle and off, Ryan Rickelton just gets his bat down in time to dig it out to the off side. A single taken.

Fuller delivery, on off, Ryan Rickelton drives it firmly but straight to cover.

Short of a length and on off, angles it away, Rohit Sharma slashes but misses again. The replay after the overs shows that the ball swings late on its way to the keeper. Rishabh Pant grabs it, but has hurt his thumb as well.

Swing and a miss! Fuller delivery, on the fifth stump line, Rohit Sharma tries to launch it down the ground but loses his shape and misses.

On a length and on off, Ryan Rickelton pushes it towards cover for one.

FOUR! No luck about this one! Pitched up and on middle, right in the slot. Ryan Rickelton gets underneath it and lifts it easily over mid on for another boundary.

FOUR! Lucky! Fuller one and around off, shaping in a bit, Ryan Rickelton has a big slog across the line. Gets an inside edge that just goes past the leg stump and to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

Hits the length hard, on middle, Ryan Rickelton swats it hard but fails to beat mid on.

Much fuller and on middle, Rohit Sharma knocks it to mid on.

Back of a length and around off, Ryan Rickelton steers it towards backward point, where a fumble allows the run.

SIX! Ryan Rickelton's turn now! Pitched up and around off, in the slot. Ryan extends his arms to get under it and pumps it over the long off fence for a biggie.

Big shout for LBW, but turned down! Mohammad Shami lands this on a good length and on middle, nips back in a bit. Rohit Sharma looks to flick it away but misses and gets hit above the knee roll of his pad as the ball rolls towards point. A leg bye is taken. Pant sends it upstairs for a review, but does not look that confident. There's nothing on UltraEdge. Ball Tracking shows the ball is missing the leg stump by a fair bit. LSG lose the review.

SIX! Clean as a whistle! Too full and on middle, angling in as well. Rohit Sharma brings his wrists into play and dispatches it over the wide long on fence for a biggie.

On a length and around off, Rohit Sharma pushes it away to cover-point.

Hits the length hard again, on off, Ryan Rickelton steps across to heave it away but misses and takes a blow on his right thigh.

Hard length and on off, shapes away, Ryan Rickelton tries to guide it away but gets a bottom edge towards first slip.

SIX! Picked up and how! Mohsin Khan tries the pace-off delivery, but serves this full and on middle. Ryan Rickelton drops his weight, picks it off his pads and whips it over the deep fine leg fence, into the upper tier for a biggie.

Short of a length and on off, Rohit Sharma dabs it down towards point for a single.

EDGED AND FOUR! Fuller delivery, around off, angling away. Rohit Sharma flashes really hard at it but gets an outside edge. It flies over the leaping Himmat Singh at first slip for his first boundary.

Mohsin Khan begins with a back-of-a-length delivery, outside off, Rohit Sharma stabs it out towards point.

Overpitched and on off, Ryan Rickelton strides out and drives it to cover. 10 runs off the first over!

FOUR! Not out of the middle, but will do! Fuller delivery but well outside off. Ryan Rickelton gets the width and throws his hands at it. He slices it off the outer half of the bat over the slip cordon for another boundary.

Back of a length and on off, Rohit Sharma rides the bounce and punches it wide of short cover. The fielder dives to his left and gets a hand to it, while the fielder from point has to dive the other side to gather it. They cross.

Comes over the wicket, serves this fuller, on middle, angling in, Rohit Sharma knocks it to mid on.

Pitched up and on middle, angling in, Ryan Rickelton drills it to mid off for a single.

FOUR! MI are underway in the chase in a streaky fashion! Mohammad Shami starts with a good-length delivery, around off, shapes it away a touch. Ryan Rickelton looks to push it away but gets an outside edge wide of first slip for a boundary.