MINY vs LAKR Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! CAUGHT! Done and dusted! Trent Boult ends proceedings with a wicket to his name, and MI New York win by 41 runs. Boult angles in a short ball at the hips. Ali Khan hangs back and jams it across to mid-wicket, where Rushil Ugarkar takes a sharp catch and LAKR are bowled out for 103 runs.

Full and honing in at the stumps, turns out to be a low full toss. Shadley van Schalkwyk pushes it down to long onand turns the strike over.

Good length, attacking the stumps, flicked away to mid-wicket.

Back of a length, at the body, tucked down through square leg for a single.

A full toss around off, hit away through covers for a single.

Good length on off, Ali Khan covers the line well and keeps it out.

OUT! CAUGHT! That should be that. Corbin Bosch serves it on a hard length around off. Andre Fletcher goes after it but the ball just isn't full enough. Fletcher ends up skewing it high over mid off. Trent Boult comes in from long off and slides in to hold on to a reverse cup catch. LAKR are now 100/9.

WIDE! A heavy ball, jammed in full and down the leg side for a wide. 100 up for LAKR.

DROPPED!  A really tough chance and Quinton de Kock has spilled it. Hammered in back of a length and outside off, Andre Fletcher swings wildly at it and gets a thick outside edge. De Kock flies to his right and the ball bursts through the gloves down to deep third. Two taken.

Full again and outside off, Shadley van Schalkwyk jams it out to short third and picks up a single.

Swing and a miss! Seam-up delivery from Bosch, bowled full and outside off. Shadley van Schalkwyk looks to thump it through covers but is well beaten.

Shorter on the pads, worked away off the pads and past square leg for a single.

Back of a length on middle, kept out by Shadley van Schalkwyk.

OUT! CAUGHT! One too many shots played by Matthew Tromp, and Rushil Ugarkar gets the last laugh here. Slower one, on a dragged length and at the stumps. Tromp dances down the track and heaves it over mid on, but flat and straight down the throat of long on. Kieron Pollard makes no mistake and Los Angeles Knight Riders lose their 8th wicket.

SIX! That's flown away as well. A slower bumper, dug in short and outside off, Matthew Tromp waits back well and slaps it flat and to the right of the deep point fielder for yet another maximum.

SIX! Tromp joins the party now. Short of a length over middle, Tromp comes down the pitch and slogs it high and handsome over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Length ball, Fletcher looks to swing it leg side but gets it off the inside half of the blade through the on side for a single.

SIX! Andre Fletcher, who has just been a passenger at the other end for the last few overs, finally gets the strike and puts it away. Dug in shorter over middle, Fletcher pulls it flat and hard, over deep mid-wicket and picks up a six.

Pushed fuller and around off, Matthew Tromp hangs back and keeps it out. 69 needed now off 30 balls.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! It's too easy at the moment for MI New York. Corbin Bosch keeps it stump-to-stump, pitching it a tad fuller and bashing the length on middle. The ball darts back in whilst keeping low and Andre Russell is undone completely. He goes downon his haunches as the ball goes on to smash into the leg stump.

On a fullish length, slightly wide outside off, Russell shoulders arms at it.

A yorker now, around off, Andre Russell jams it off the inside edge and behind the stumps.

OUT! TIMBER! MI New York are completely in control now. Corbin Bosch hits a good length on off and brings the ball back into the batter. Jason Holder leans on and pushes at it tentatively and is beaten past the inside edge. The ball goes on to hit the top of middle and Holder goes for a duck as LAKR slip further to 76/6.

Bosch goes full and around off, Andre Fletcher slams it down to long off and picks up a single.

A wicket-maiden from Romario Shepherd! Hard length, attacking the stumps, Jason Holder keeps it out. No intent from the Knight Riders at the moment as Shepherd ends a sensational spell with figures of 4-2-5-1.

Good legth again, in the channel, eased away into the off side.

Pitched up fuller and at the stumps, Holder opts to defend it off the back foot.

OUT! CAUGHT! Saif Badar has thrown it away as well. Romario Shepherd bowls it back of a length and angles it into the body. Badar hops back and nurdles it across the line, but chips it straight to short mid-wicket, where Rushil Ugarkar takes a sharp catch. 70 still needed off 39 balls.

Saif Badar and Los Angeles Knight Riders are going nowhere at the moment. Pitched up full on off, Badar drives it on the up but straight to extra cover.

Good-length delivery on the pads, Badar misses the flick and it brushes off his pads down to the left of the keeper.

A dot to end a sensational spell of bowling from Nosthush Kenjige, 3 for 21 in his 4 overs. Full, on middle and leg, pushed away off the front foot to mid on.

Fullish length around off, driven down to long off for a single.

The arm ball now, darts back into the pads, Saif Badar lunges to block but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Good length, on middle, patted down through mid on forone more.

Flatter and angled into the pads, nudged away behind square leg for a single by Badar.

Quicker through the air, on a good length and around off, pushed away behind point by Saif.

Back of a length, in the channel, angled down to short third. Just 3 runs in the last 3 overs.

Oh, that's stayed low. Hard length in the channel, Fletcher waits back to guide it away but the ball sneaks under the willow.

Fullish length outside off, slower too, dabbed off the inner edge down towards cover.

Back of a length and angled into the pads, tucked away neatly behind square leg for a single.

Pitched up on middle, Fletcher punches it with a straight bat and down to long on for a single.

Slower one, on a length and around off, blocked off by Fletcher.

Just one run and a wicket off it. Full and around off, Badar lunges to defend.

Nervous times for LAKR, nearly a run out now. Full and around off, smothered away to the left of covers. Fletcher sets off for the single which isn't there and has to scamper back. The throw comes in at the bowler's end and the bails are whipped off, but replays show that Fletcher made it back home.

Oh, nearly another stumping. Nosthush Kenjige drags the length back a bit and drifts it into the pads. Saif Badar runs down the pitch and is beaten past the inside edge. The ball just brushes the pads and because of that Quinton de Kock fails to collect it cleanly.

Floated up on the stumps, watchfully kept out by Badar.

OUT! STUMPED! The pressure of playing all those dot balls has got to Rovman Powell, and he's thrown away his wicket here. Nicely flighted delivery from Nosthush Kenjige, on a dragged length and outside off. Powell comes down the track and gives it a mighty hoick across the line but ends up running past it. Quinton de Kock is quick to dislodge the bails and LAKR are now 70/4.

Floated up on the pads, whipped down to deep backward square leg for a single.

Wow, a maiden! Good-length delivery on middle, Rovman Powell waits back and taps it down in front of mid on.

No run, the batter has just watchfully blocked this out.

Powell is having a hard time putting the slower balls away. Fractionally short around off, Powell hangs back to pull but is well beaten.

Pitched fuller now and in the channel outside off, Powell punches it away to covers. Three dots in a row.

Back of a length and around off, slower again, Powell hangs back and cuts it down without much timing behind point.

Good length, pitching it on off and slower too. Powell blocks it off.

Quicker and flatter, on middle and leg, Andre Fletcher hangs back and tucks it across to mid-wicket.

Flatter one on middle, punched off the back foot and down to long on for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Taken this time! On a shorter length from Nosthush Kenjige and on off. Sunil Narine rocks back and swings it high and across the line towards deep mid-wicket. There's more height than distance this time and Corbin Bosch takes a simple catch to his right. Narine comes, and Narine goes.

SIX! That's nearly an unreal piece of fielding from Corbin Bosch. On middle and leg, swung away high and towards deep mid-wicket. Bosch backtracks and leaps high up, catching it with his right hand over his shoulder but before he flicks the ball back in, he lands on the ropes and it will be a six.

WIDE! Fired in down the leg side, left alone.

OUT! LBW! An appeal for LBW, and up goes the finger. Unmukt Chand has a chat with Andre Fletcher and takes the review. Nosthush Kenjige bowls it on a length, drifting into middle, this one grips a bit. Chand sits down to sweep but plays all over it and gets hit on the pads. Nothing on UltraEdge and Ball Tracking shows that the ball angled back in and the wickets are umpire's call. The on-field call stands but LAKR keep the review.

FOUR! Excellent placement! Angled into the pads, Chand goes down on one knee and shovels the sweep down to the right of deep square leg for a boundary.

On the shorter side, straighter in line, Fletcher presses back and nudges it across to short mid-wicket.

Good length over off, hammered into the deck. Unmukt Chand goes for the hoick leg side but gets it off the inside half of the blade to deep square leg for one more.

Shorter and outside off, Fletcher hangs back and cuts it just on the bounce to the backward point fielder, who smothers it away and the batters get a single.

Bowled into the pitch and over middle, this one holds a bit in the deck. Chand looks to flick but gets a leading edge towards mid on and picks up a single.

Back of a length, straighter in line, Chand fails to work it away on the leg side.

Shepherd begins with a hard-length delivery around off, Chand pushes it out towards cover.

A bit shorter now, around off, punched off the back foot and through covers for a single.

OUT! MUNRO IS RUN OUT! Never a run there and LAKR gift a wicket away. Flatter one on the pads, Andre Fletcher hops back and dabs it just behind square leg. The batters set off for the single but Rushil Ugarkar attacks the ball well from backward square leg and throws it to the keeper. Quinton de Kock whips off the bails and Munro is well short of his crease.

Dragged length around off, Colin Munro rocks back and slaps it down to long on for a single.

Flatter and sliding into the pads, tucked away around the corner on the leg side for a single.

Fuller one on off, kept out off the front foot by Fletcher.

Bowls it on a length and around the pads, Fletcher sits down and laps it down to fine leg for a couple of runs. The 50-run stand is up between these two.

Fletcher comes down the track again, and Rushil follows him with a shortish ball. Fletcher dabs it down to short third and gets a single. Los Angeles Knight Riders are 49/0 after the Powerplay.

FOUR! Fletcher is racking up the boundaries now. Back of a length, over middle and leg, Fletcher comes down the track and forces it over mid on for a boundary.

FOUR! That's well played. A slower bumper now, over off and middle, Andre Fletcher hops up and ramps it nicely down to the empty third-man fence and picks up a boundary.

Rushil keeps taking pace off, bowling it a tad shorter around off. Fletcher waits for an eternity but fails to get it away.

Another slower one, just back of a length and on leg. Munro has a big hoick across the line but wears it on the pads and the batters scamper through for a leg bye.

Pace off, angling into the pads, Fletcher deflects it down to fine leg and picks up a single.

Shorter in length, skids through a bit. Fletcher hangs back and pulls it behind square leg for one more.

Full again, at the toes, Munro gets an inside edge down towards short fine leg and picks up yet another single.

Fuller than a good length, on middle, Fletcher stays put and nudges it towards the vacant mid-wicket region for a single.

A full ball, jammed in at the toes. Munro comes forward and gets it off the pads to the off side for a leg bye.

Fullish length again, pushed across the off stump, Munro jams the drive towards mid off.

FOUR! Hammered away. Overpitched and wide outside off, Colin Munro frees his arms and slams it past point for a boundary.

Length ball on middle and leg, Munro stays back and shovels it past mid-wicket for a single.

Shorter in length, around the hips, tucked across to mid-wicket.

Back of a length again, over middle and leg, worked off the back foot through the leg side for a single.

That's well bowled. Rushil sees Fletcher giving the charge again and brings out the slower bumper, over the stumps and angling in. Fletcher leaves it alone.

FOUR MORE! Just back of a length, straighter in line, Fletcher hangs back and swats it away, playing a short-arm pull in front of mid-wicket for another boundary.

FOUR! A bit shorter to begin with, Fletcher runs at the bowler and just swipes across the line hard and to the right of deep square leg for a boundary.

A single to end the over. Back of a length, angled across off, dabbed away behind point for a single.

Boult goes full and wide, angling it across off, Fletcher toe-ends it behind to the keeper.

FOUR! On the pads, flicked away wide of the short fine leg fielder and for a boundary. Fletcher is finally off the mark.

Back of a length now, over middle and leg, Fletcher plays the short-arm jab but not with much timing towards mid-wicket.

Fullish length, on middle and leg, punched down to mid on.

An excited appeal for LBW from Boult, but that's pitched outside the leg stump. Full and around middle, swinging in, Fletcher gets inside the line to flick but gets it off the pads to the left of the bowler.

Good-length delivery, in and around off, Munro blocks it off.

That's stayed low. Hammered in on a hard lengh and outside off, Munro looks to punch it through the off side but is beaten by the low bounce.

SIX! Munro won't miss out three times in a row. A regulation length ball around off, Colin Munro slogs it across the line and nails it in front of mid-wicket for another biggie.

WIDE! Banged in shorter and well down leg, Munro backs away a bit but leaves it alone.

And again! On the pads, there to be hit, Munro swings across the line and misses, wearing it on the body.

Banged in on a hard length and at the pads, Munro has a swipe across the line but fails to get it away.

SIX! Down the track and out of here! Good length around leg, Colin Munro dances down the puitch and thwacks it high and long over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Back of a length, on leg, nudged down in front of square leg for a dot. Just 2 off the first over.

Definite movement in the air and off the deck as well. Full and on off, angles across the right-hander and Andre Fletcher gets squared up.

First runs off the bat! On a shorter length, at the bodyline. Munro pulls it down through backward square leg and gets off the mark with a single.

WIDE! There's a half-hearted appeal for LBW, turned down. Full and sliding down leg, Munro fails to flick it away.

Good-length delivery, outside off, cut away firmly but straight to point.

Boult sees Munro charging down the track and drags the length back, angling it in. Munro swings across the line and misses.

Boult starts with a full ball around off, shaping away. Colin Munro pushes out the drive towards extra cover.