SRH vs LSG Ball by Ball Commentary

FOUR! THAT'S IT!  Nicholas Pooran finishes things off in style! Fazalhaq Farooqi goes full and sliding down leg, Nicholas Pooran flicks this one wide of short fine leg for four runs. He is all smiles and so are his teammates in the dugout. Lucknow win by 7 wickets!

Great stop! Rolls his fingers over the ball and bowls on a hard length, Nicholas Pooran waits for it and pulls it to the right of deep mid-wicket. Glenn Phillips sprints to his right and makes a good diving stop for a couple of runs.

Nicholas Pooran retains the strike for the final over. He moves to 38 off just 11 balls. It is very full, on off. Pooran smashes it down to long off and crosses.

SIX! This biggie surely spoils the over for T Natarajan. A full toss, on off. Nicholas Pooran swivels and dispatches it beyond the mid-wicket fence.

Prerak Mankad now rotates the strike, it is very full, outside off. Mankad squeezes it out to backward point for a quick single.

Another single now as Pooran punches this full ball into covers for one more.

.18.2: T Natarajan to Prerak Mankad, A low full toss, on middle. Mankad knocks it down to long on for one more.

T Natarajan fires in a full one, on fifth stump, angling across. Mankad tries to slog it away but is a touch early into his shot.

FOUR! Consecutive boundaries. Pooran seems to be in a hurry to end things here. It is pitched up, outside off. Pooran crunches it through cover-point. The ball races away to the fence. 14 runs needed off the last 12 balls.

FOUR! Cracking shot. Out of nowhere this has now become Lucknow's game to lose. It is a length ball, wide outside off. Pooran slashes hard at it. The ball catches the outer half and runs down to third man for four runs.

Kumar nails his yorker, in the blockhole. Prerak Mankad whips it through mid-wicket for one run.

Well bowled! A slower length ball, wide outside off. Prerak Mankad tries to reach out but does not get any bat on ball.

Much fuller, on off. Mankad dabs it back to the bowler.

Nicholas Pooran cuts this short one to deep point for one.

FOUR! Hyderabad are leaking runs left, right and centre here. T Natarajan nails his yorker, outside off. It catches the edge and runs down to the third man fence. 24 runs needed now.

SIX! This is huge and it clears the fence. T Natarajan fires it in the slot. Prerak Mankad gets under it and smokes ti straight down the park for a maximum.

Brilliant from T Natarajan. He bangs in a short one, wide of off. Mankad tries to play at it late but gets nowhere near the ball.

A full toss, outside off. Pooran miscues his shot down to long off for a single.

T Natarajan fires it full, swinging into the pads. Pooran tucks it through to wide long on and collects a brace.

Very full, outside off. Mankad drills it down to long off but only for a single.

SIX! Make that three sixes in a row! Full again and outside off, Nicholas Pooran gets himself into a good position and targets the mid-wicket fence once again. Deposits it into the stands for six more runs. A game-changing over for Lucknow, 31 runs came off it.

SIX! Consecutive sixes for Nicholas Pooran! Abhishek Sharma persists with full length and outside off, Nicholas Pooran gets underneath the delivery with ease and smokes it down the ground for yet another maximum.

SIX! BANG! Nicholas Pooran is off the mark with a maximum! Tossed up, full and outside off, Nicholas Pooran gets down on one knee and slog sweeps it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

OUT! TAKEN! Great comeback by Abhishek Sharma as he finally gets rid of Marcus Stoinis! Keeps it fuller and on off, Marcus Stoinis gets the width he needs and powers this one flat towards long off. Does not get the elevation to clear long off and holes out to long off. Abdul Samad there moves to his left and makes a tough catch look easy.

SIX! Marcus Stoinis goes straight again! Sharma looks to go full but ends up bowling in the slot, Marcus Stoinis frees his arms and drills it back over the bowler's head for six more runs.

WIDE! Spills this one way down leg, Marcus Stoinis lets it go for a wide.

SIX! Straight as an arrow! Loses his radar and bowls a low full toss, outside off, Marcus Stoinis does not miss out as he drills it back over the sight screen for a biggie.

Length, around off. Stoinis punches it to covers for a single.

SIX! Stand and deliver. The Australian batter now getting in his groove. It is pitched up, on off. Marcus Stoinis gets under it and tonks it over the long on fence for a maximum.

A low full toss, on leg. Mankad whips it down to long on for a single. He gets to his FIFTY, but his side is still way behind in this chase.

A length ball, on middle. Stoinis flicks it to mid on for one more.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar fires in a full ball, on the pads. Mankad squeezes it to mid-wicket for a single.

On a length, on top of off. Marcus Stoinis knocks it into covers for a quick single.

A googly, wide of off. Stoinis dabs it to backward point. He scampers across for a quick single. 14 runs off this over, Lucknow have enough hard-hitters left in their rank who can turn the game on its head. These two have put their feet on the gas, Lucknow now need to continue with their onslught.

Prerak Mankad tries to go for the sweep shot but it rolls into covers off the cue end. One taken.

FOUR! Second boundary for Prerak Mankad in this over. Back of a length, on off. Mankad gets on top of it and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for four runs.

Back of a length, outside off. Marcus Stoinis cuts it to deep point for one.

A single now as this full ball is pushed into covers.

SIX! So, the message during the break is certainly clear! ATTACK, ATTACK! Prerak Mankad dances down the track to this full ball, gets to the pitch of it and smokes it over the long on fence for a biggie.

FOUR! Excellent shot. In the channel, on a length as well. Marcus Stoinis waits fot it, opens the face of the bat late and guides it down to third man for four runs.

WIDE! A slower bumper, wide of off. Fazalhaq Farooqi with the third wide of the over. He has to reload this final delivery.

Shorter, on middle. Mankad pulls this one to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Streaky stuff! Does not really matter how the runs come in. It is much fuller, outside off. Prerak Mankad throws the kitchen sink at it. The ball goes over covers off the outer half.

Wide! Slower length ball, outside off, shaping away. It goes past the tramline. The umpire extends his arms.

Shorter, outside off. Stoinis punches it to sweeper cover for a single. Lucknow need boundaries and that too, in abundance.

Flatter, on off. Stoinis clips it to mid on.

Much fuller, on off. Mankad miscues it to mid off. It lands safely. One taken.

WIDE! A slower length ball, angling across, outside off. It dies as it reaches the keeper. Also, it goes past the tramline. Wide called.

Half-tracker, outside off. Mankad backs away and slaps it down to long off. There is protection in the deep and they only get a single.

Marcus Stoinis mistimes his pull shot to wide long on. It was a short ball, which should've been punished, but Stonish could not make the desired connection. One taken in the end.

Flatter, outside off. Marcus Stoinis chops it to point.

Looped up, full and on off. Marcus Stoinis sweeps it to square leg but for none.

Pushed through quicker, on leg. Marcus Stoinis whips it to deep mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep fumbles and they collect a brace.

Slower through the air, full and on off. Marcus Stoinis defends it out solidly.

A slower length ball, wide of off. Prerak Mankad tries to heave it across the line but misses it completely.

Goes full, on fourth stump. Stoinis stands tall and smacks it down to long off for another single.

Prerak Mankad knocks this full ball to mid off and takes a single.

T Natarajan now bends his back hard and serves a bumper, wide of off. Prerak Mankad lets it be.

Length, on the pads. Marcus Stoinis clips it through mid-wicket for one.

A ripper to start his second spell! A length ball, in the channel. Marcus Stoinis hangs back and tries to hit it through the line but gets beaten.

Flatter and turning away, outside off, Prerak Mankad makes room and pushes it back to the bowler.  A slight fumble by Abhishek Sharma but the batters decide not to run on the misfield.

FOUR! The change of bat has worked its magic! Drops it short, outside off, Prerak Mankad rocks back and slaps it wide of deep cover for four more runs.

Bowls it full, around leg, Marcus Stoinis places this one to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Fuller again and on middle, Marcus Stoinis drives it back to the bowler.

Tossed up, full on middle, Prerak Mankad uses his feet and knocks it to long on for one more run.

Starts with a floated delivery, around leg, Marcus Stoinis clips it down to long on for a single.

Shortens his length and bowls it on middle, Prerak Mankad goes back and pulls it along the ground. Does not time this one well gets in the gap towards mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Floats it up again, around leg, Prerak Mankad gets deceived in the flight and bails out of the shot at the last moment. Ends up chipping it towards short cover.

Another googly, fuller and on off, Marcus Stoinis flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Marcus Stoinis is up and running! Flighted delivery, full and outside off, Marcus Stoinis plants his foot forward and drives it well wide of deep cover. Opens his account with a boundary.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Mayank Markande has the last laugh! Tosses this one up nicely, googly, full on middle, Quinton de Kock pulls out the reverse sweep but does not execute this one well. The ball spins away and bounces to take the top edge of his bat. Lobs the simplest of catches to point where Abhishek Sharma settles under it and does the rest. Lucknow lose Quinton de Kock just when he was starting to shift gears.

FOUR! Markande bowls a googly, full and on middle, Quinton de Kock reads it well and lofts it to the left of the bowler. The fast outfield does the rest and de Kock collects another boundary.

Fuller down leg by Glenn Phillips, Quinton de Kock walks across and works it towards square leg for a run.

Quicker and full, outside off. Mankad knocks it down to long off for a single.

Tossed up, full and outside off, Quinton de Kock opens himself up and slices it towards cover-point for a single.

Keeps it full on middle, Prerak Mankad flicks it to deep mid-wicket for one more.

Fuller and around off, Quinton de Kock pushes this one towards point and takes a single.

Bowls it on a fullish length, on middle, Prerak Mankad knocks it down to long off for a run.

FOUR! Quinton de Kock is taking on Mayank Markande here! Gives the ball air and bowls it on leg, Quinton de Kock swats this one towards deep backward square leg for four more runs.

SIX! Just over! Flighted, full around middle and leg, Quinton de Kock picks the length early and slog sweeps it towards deep mid-wicket. Rahul Tripathi there misjudges initially and back tracks to recover. The ball sails over him despite the jump for a maximum.

Short and turning away, outside off, Prerak Mankad goes back and punches it to deep point for another single.

In the air but safe! Floated, full around leg, Quinton de Kock pulls out the reverse sweep but gets a top edge. Luckily for him, the ball lobs over the keeper's head and they cross for a single.

Tossed up, full on middle, Prerak Mankad gets down and sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.

Starts on a short length, on middle, Quinton de Kock punches it down to long on for one.

Fuller and on middle, Quinton de Kock looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto his pad. The ball rolls to third man for a single.

Goes short and on off, Prerak Mankad shapes to pull but cannot get it from the middle of the bat. Settles for a single towards mid off.

Slower and on a length, on off, Prerak Mankad pulls without any timing towards mid-wicket.

FOUR! Pace on and on a hard length, around off, Prerak Mankad taps it towards cover. A slight funmble there by Abhishek Sharma and Glenn Phillips does give the chase but does not manage to keep the ball in play.

FOUR! Nicely done! Rolls his fingers over the ball and bowls it on a shortish length, on off, Prerak Mankad waits for it and punches it wide of point for a boundary.

On a good length and angling across from over the wicket, outside off, Prerak Mankad cuts but straight to cover-point.

A dot to end the over! Swing and a miss. Quinton de Kock charges down the wicket, T Natarajan sees it and serves a short one, wide of off. Quinton de Kock tries to cut it away but misses.

Much fuller, outside off. Mankad gets it down to third man off the outside edge. One taken.

A length ball, angling across, outside off, at 131 clicks. Mankad shuffles across to hit it through the line but only to get beaten on the outside edge.

Very full, on off. Mankad gets down on one knee and sweeps it behind square on the leg side. Glenn Phillips covers a lot of ground in the deep and saves a certain boundary.

Quinton de Kock punches this length ball to sweeper cover off his back foot. They cross for one.

Play and a miss! Slightly shorter, wide of off. Quinton de Kock tries to chase it but misses it completely.

Short, in the channel, punched off the back foot to point.

Flatter one, on off. Mankad gets an inside edge on to the wicket.

FOUR! Prerak Mankad gets off the mark with a boundary. A half-volley, outside off. Prerak Mankad plants his front foot across and caresses it through the gap at covers.

Very full, on off, driven into covers, only to find the fielder.

OUT! CAUGHT! What a catch! A South African and A Kiwi combine to break the opening start for Lucknow. Kyle Mayers' struggling inning comes to an end. He never came into his own this time around. It is looped up, full and on middle. Kyle Mayers tries to attack the part-time bowler, but holes out instead. He whips it aerially to the right of mid on. For a second it looked like the ball will fly past Aiden Markram, although the Hyderabad skipper had other ideas. Markram dived to his right and took a stunning catch.

It is tossed up, full, down leg. Kyle Mayers tries to slog it away but does not connect. It deflects off his pads.

FOUR! A much-needed boundary for Lucknow. It is a sharp bouncer, outside off. Quinton de Kock smashes it over cover-point. A couple of bounces and over the rope it goes.

Much fuller, angled into the pads. Kyle Mayers stays back and blocks it out to safety. One taken.

Another single now as Quinton de Kock pulls this behind square on the leg side.

A length ball, on off. Kyle Mayers knocks it down to long on for just a single, but this is what he was looking for to be honest. Kyle Mayers finally opens his account.

Much fuller, on the pads. Quinton de Kock flicks it through mid-wicket for one run.

A length ball, on middle. Quinton de Kock blocks it with a straight bat.

A 10-ball dot for Kyle Mayers. Will he succumb under pressure? Fazalhaq Farooqi nails his yorker this time, on fifth stump. Kyle Mayers uses his feet, and only manages to dig it out to safety.

Back of a length, on middle. Mayers tries to hook it away but misses.

Eighth dot ball for Kyle Mayers. He is struggling to time his shots here. Much fuller, outside off. Kyle Mayers drives it to covers, but only to find the fielder.

Two dots in a row! Fazalhaq Farooqi hurls in a length ball, on top of middle. Kyle Mayers shuffles and tries to whip it across the line but takes a blow on his thigh pads. Kyle Mayers is yet to get off the mark.

On a length, at 133 clicks, on fifth stump. Mayers hangs back and gets it back to the bowler off the inner half.

WIDE! The umpire now extends his arms as Fazalhaq Farooqi spills this one down leg.

It is a length ball, swinging in from outside off. Quinton de Kock stays back and nudges it to square leg for a single.

A brilliant start with the new ball from Bhuvneshwar Kumar. It is a length ball, shaping across the left-hander. Kyle Mayers shuffles and tries to have a poke at it, only to get beaten on the outside edge.

Much fuller, on off. Kyle Mayers pushes it gently to mid off.

On a length, outside off, shaping further away. Kyle Mayers lets it be.

Good length, wide of off. Quinton de Kock rocks back, cuts it to point and scampers across for a quick single. Brilliant piece of fielding as well.

LEG BYE! A loud appeal for lbw but turned down. Bhuvneshwar Kumar hurls in a length ball, that lands on leg and swings into the batter. Kyle Mayers tries to play for the one that goes away and takes a blow on his pads. They cross for a leg bye.

A dot to start with! Bhuvneshwar Kumar starts with a length ball, angling across the left-hander. Kumar gets a some hint of swing straightaway.