SRH vs LSG Ball by Ball Commentary

FOUR! Rishabh Pant has done it! LUCKNOW SUPER GIANTS WIN BY 5 WICKETS. Jaydev Unadkat goes full again and just outside off. Pant crouches on one knee, extends his arms and lofts it over mid off for a boundary. Holds his pose for the cameras.

Two dots in a row! Much fuller and on off, Rishabh Pant drills it straight to mid off. 1 needed in 2 now.

Still not done, a dot now! A wide yorker, outside off, Rishabh Pant reaches out and jams it out to covers. He lets out a huge shout for no.

FOUR! SCORES LEVEL! This is special from the LSG skipper. Jaydev Unadkat bangs this into the pitch, on middle, takes pace off. Rishabh Pant backs away and plays it like a tennis player's smash with his bat coming over his head. He falls over but makes sure to clear the mid off fielder for a boundary.

FOUR! Oh, that is a superb shot under pressure! Jaydev Unadkat misses the yorker by a fraction, serves this full and on middle. Rishabh Pant stays leg side of the ball and drills it straight back past the bowler. Liam Livingstone from long off runs to his left and dives, but the ball wins the race to the fence. 5 needed in 5 now.

Massive appeal for LBW, and the finger goes up this time! However, LSG take the review. Harshal Patel bowls a slower one, a full toss, on off, dipping in late. Mukul Choudhary swings early and gets hit on the pads. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved, and Ball Tracking shows that the impact is outside off, which saves the batter. Good review from LSG, but three dots in a row to finish the over from Patel.

Two dots! A full toss, on off, there to be put away. Mukul Choudhary has a heave across the line but misses and gets hit on the pads. Maybe the ball just takes the toe-end of the bat.

Big shout for caught behind, turned down! This is back of a length and just around off. Mukul Choudhary shuffles across early to play the scoop but misses. Ishan Kishan grabs it behind the stumps and appeals for the catch, but gets nothing from the umpire. He thinks about the review but does not take it.

Another low full toss, around off, Rishabh Pant drills it through cover-point for a run.

Short of a length and outside off, slower as well. Rishabh Pant slaps it towards sweeper cover and calls for the second. Nitish Kumar Reddy moves to his left but fumbles while trying to pick it up, and the batters get the second easily. SRH cannot afford to do that now.

Low full toss, on middle, Mukul Choudhary lofts it on the bounce to wide long on for a single.

FOUR! That puts LSG ahead again! A quicker, low full toss, on middle. Rishabh Pant manages to get underneath it and smashes it down the ground wide of long on. Liam Livingstone runs across to his right, dives in but only manages to parry it over the fence for a boundary. That also brings up the FIFTY for Pant. It has been a captain's knock from him, back at Number 3, but he will want to finish the job now.

Darts in a yorker, outside off, Mukul Choudhary jams it out to long off for one.

OUT! CAUGHT! Harsh Dubey strikes, and SRH are still alive in this game. He tosses it up, full and around off. Abdul Samad looks to go for the big one over long off, but slices across it. He gets more height than distance as the ball flies straight into the hands of Liam Livingstone, who makes no mistake.

Flatter, full and on leg, Rishabh Pant flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Floated, short and around off, Rishabh Pant reaches out and stabs it out to extra cover.

Crowd catch! Floated, full and on middle, Rishabh Pant uses his feet but yorks himself. He bunts it out back to the bowler. A loud cheer from the crowd as they think it is a catch.

Hard length and just outside off, Rishabh Pant punches it through extra covers for one more.

Goes for another slower bouncer, and gets it right, just around off. Rishabh Pant slashes his bat at it but fails to connect.

Pitched up and around middle, Abdul Samad lofts it over the bowler's head, but long off cuts it out by running to his left. They cross.

FOUR! Gets it over! Short of a length and well outside off, takes pace off again. That is just a hit-me ball with no protection in the deep. Abdul Samad hops on his toes, uses the width and cuts it over point for another boundary. 21 needed in 21 now.

Slower one, on a length and around off, Abdul Samad guides it away but straight to point.

FOUR! Almost takes out his partner! Eshan Malinga misses the yorker just by an inch, full and on off. Abdul Samad gets under it and blasts it down the pitch. Rishabh Pant reacts well to move out of the way as the ball races to the fence in a flash for a boundary.

Goes fuller and on off, Abdul Samad drives it to sweeper cover for one. 14 runs off the over, 29 needed off 24 balls.

Short again and on middle, Rishabh Pant rolls his wrists and pulls it through square leg for one.

Bangs this into the pitch, on middle, slower again. Rishabh Pant winds up for the hook, but adjusts and just dabs it towards square leg and calls for the second. Ishan Kishan, the keeper, runs towards the ball and throws it back, but Pant is easily home.

FOUR! This releases all the pressure! A full toss now, on middle, tailing in a bit. Rishabh Pant does not try to hit it hard, just flicks it away using his wrists. He finds the gap in front of square on the leg side for a boundary.

Short of a length and on middle, takes pace off. Rishabh Pant uses his feet and swats it to deep mid-wicket for a brace.

FOUR! Good start after the break! Back of a length and angling down the leg side, there to be hit. Rishabh Pant gets across a bit and helps it on its way to the deep fine leg fence for a boundary.

Slower delivery, into the surface and outside off. Rishabh Pant hops up and angles it towards backward point for a run. Just 6 runs off the over.

Hard legth around off, hit on the up and sweetly towards sweeper cover for another single.

Another cutter from Malinga, back of a length and wide outside off. Pant slaps it to deep cover, but for just one more.

Slower one, into the pitch and over off. Samad has to wait for it and cuts it wide of the backward point fielder. Shivang Kumar puts in an amazing dive and keeps it down to just a single.

Very full and on off, Abdul Samad jams it hard into the surface and the ball goes straight to the cover fielder.

Pitched up fuller and in the channel, Samad gets onto the front foot and plays an eye-catching drive to the left of long off. The fielder in the deep tidies up and the batters get two runs.

Bowled flatter and on off, Abdul Samad plays it with a straight bat and pats it back past the bowler to long off for a single. 49 needed off 36 balls now.

On the shorter side, over middle, Pant pulls it off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Nice and full, around off, Rishabh Pant pushes it back to the bowler.

Oh, nearly a caught and bowled now. Flighted ball, very full on middle, Pant comes forward to drive but ends up chipping it just in front of the bowler.

Slow and short outside off, swatted towards cow corner for a single.

OUT! RUN OUT! Can't even call that a stumping, what was Nicholas Pooran thinking? Shivang Kumar tosses this one up, full and angles it down leg. Pooran lunges across to get inside the line and sweep it fine but ends up getting a bottom edge into the turf. Pooran thinks this has gone past the keeper but it has actually bounced straight into the keeper's gloves and Pooran sets off for the single. Ishan Kishan cannot believe it but has the presence of mind to quickly dislodge the bails.

Flat and wide outside off, Pant reaches out to cut but mistimes it straight to the point fielder.

Another one that is fired in, full and on the pads. Nicholas Pooran fails to get a bat on it and the ball goes off the pads behind square leg for a leg bye.

A full-bunger on middle and leg, Pant is a bit surprised and ends up just nudging it down past short fine leg for a run.

Fuller and on the stumps, lofted down to long on without any timing and Pooran picks up a single.

Bowled quicker, a bit full and wide outside off. Pooran leaves it alone.

OUT! STUMPED! That's very clever bowling from Harsh Dubey. He sees Ayush Badoni stepping out of his crease and holds it back a touch before darting it full and wide outside off. Badoni shimmies to the leg side a bit as well and is unable to reach out and get any sort of willow on it. The ball sneaks through and Ishan Kishan whips off the bails in a flash. 55 needed now off 47 balls.

FOUR! Overcorrection from Kumar and Pant pounces on it. A wrong 'un, bowled short and on leg stump. Pant rocks back and powers the pull well to the right of deep backward square leg for another boundary.

FOUR! That will make Pant feel a lot more at ease. Slightly overpitched and outside off, Rishabh Pant gets a good stride in and smacks it over covers for a boundary.

On middle, swept away in front of square on the leg side for a single.

Oh, a risky single, but they make it. Fullish length on middle, sliding in, Pant leans on and clips it to short fine leg before picking up a quick single.

Dragged length on leg stump, Badoni hops back and tucks it past square leg for a single.

Fuller one, pushed outside off, Badoni reaches out and drives it off the outer half of his blade and behind point for two runs.

Pace off delivery, floated up wide outside off, fuller too. Badoni gets forward and caresses it through covers for one more. 68 needed off 54 balls.

A quicker short ball, over leg stump and right at the batter. Pant is rushed a bit but manages to pull it away to deep square leg for a single.

Slower again, back of a length and outside off, cut away straight to point.

Slower one, pitched up on middle, chipped through the vacant mid on region for a single.

FOUR! Lovely shot. On a hard length and outside off, Ayush Badoni opens the face of the bat and glides it away to the left of deep point for a boundary. The fielder over there puts in a dive but ends up palming it into the ropes.

Slower short ball, on off, Pant rises up with the bounce to pull but gets it off the bottom edge down to fine leg for a single.

Another wrong 'un, full and on off, Rishabh Pant looks to drive but gets it off the inner half of the blade towards long on for one more.

Tossed up, full and around leg, Ayush Badoni goes down and paddles it to deep fine for one.

Flighted, full and on leg, Rishabh Pant uses his feet and eases it to long on for another run.

Drops it short and on off, turns in, Ayush Badoni punches it to extra cover for a run.

OUT! TAKEN! Maiden IPL wicket for Shivang Kumar, and it is a big one. He dishes out a wrong 'un, full and around off, turns away a shy bit. Aiden Markram looks to take it on and go big downtown. However, due to the away spin, he connects more with the outer half of the bat and does not get the elevation on the shot. It goes straight up in the air towards long off, where Liam Livingstone settles under it and takes a simple catch. Shivang is pumped up with that one. LSG are 77/2, needing 80 runs in 64 balls.

Dragged back, on middle, Rishabh Pant moves back and heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Slower one, full and well outside off, Rishabh Pant reaches out and drills it wide of extra cover. Abhishek Sharma dives to his left to make a half-stop,and keeps it down to just one.

Full toss and around off, Rishabh Pant drives it away wide of sweeper cover for a couple of runs.

Nails the yorker, on middle and leg. Rishabh Pant gets his bat down in time to dig it out.

Slower bouncer, and just around off, Rishabh Pant goes through his pull early and misses.

FOUR! Good effort but goes in vain! Full again and on middle and leg. Rishabh Pant picks it up and whips it away. It flies wide of deep backward square leg, where the fielder runs to his right and puts in a dive. He tries to grab it with his outstretched right hand but fails to hold on to it, and it goes for a boundary.

Just over! Fuller delivery, on off, Rishabh Pant looks to loft it away but his bat turns in his hands. It goes high up in the air behind mid on, where Liam Livingstone backpedals, but the ball just goes over his head. Two taken.

Close! Shivang Kumar persists with the googly, bowls this quicker, short and on off, turns in sharply. Rishabh Pant fails to cut it away. Ishan Kishan also fails to stop it and parries it to short fine. A bye taken.

Another googly, full and on off, turns away. Aiden Markram steers it away towards backward point for a quick run.

FOUR! Excellent shot! Flighted, full and just on off. Aiden Markram picks up the wrong'un, stretches out in front of him and thumps it over the bowler's head for a boundary.

Short again and outside off, Rishabh Pant punches it through extra covers for a run.

Goes short and just around off, Rishabh Pant slaps it away wide of sweeper cover. Aniket Verma runs to his left and makes a good diving stop, saving a couple of runs.

Tossed up, full and on off, Aiden Markram drives it to long off for a single.

Bangs this into the pitch, outside off, takes pace off. Rishabh Pant cuts it through point for one more. Just 4 runs off Patel's first over!

Fuller in length and on middle, Aiden Markram eases it down to long on for one.

Goes for the slower one but serves a low full toss, on middle, Rishabh Pant drills it to long on for another run.

On a length and on middle, Aiden Markram pats it towards long on for a run.

What was that? Short of a length and down the leg side. Rishabh Pant tries to help it over fine leg but goes through his shot a bit early. The ball goes off the toe-end of the bat and somehow ends up going towards third man. A single taken. Hard to explain that shot.

Fuller in length and around off, Rishabh Pant mistimes his drive off the bottom half of the bat towards mid off.

SIX! Superb end to the Powerplay! Jaydev Unadkat lands this back of a length and on middle, angling in. Aiden Markram picks up the slower one this time, waits for it and whacks it over the deep square leg fence for a flat six. LSG are 53/1 after 6 overs.

A slower bouncer, outside off, Aiden Markram tries to swat it away but fails to connect.

FOUR! Put down, but a tough chance! A low full toss, on middle. Aiden Markram drills it right from the middle of the bat down the pitch. Jaydev Unadkat tries to take a return catch to his right, but the ball goes past him before he can react and races to the fence behind for a boundary.

Touch fuller and on off, Aiden Markram drives it firmly but straight to extra cover.

FOUR! Gets it through! Short of a length and around off, takes off a bit. Aiden Markram is almost taken aback. However, he manages to stand tall and punches it aerially between cover and extra cover for a boundary.

On a length and around leg, Rishabh Pant clips it towards square leg for a single.

Hard length, outside off, hit away square through the point region for a single by Pant.

Good-length delivery, in the channel, Rishabh Pant leans on a touch and punches it sweetly to the cover fielder.

OUT! CAUGHT! Eshan Malinga strikes in his first over and breaks the opening stand for LSG. This is dug in short at the batter, around chest height. Mitchell Marsh gets his hands out in front and looks to pull but ends up hitting it straight down the throat of the fielder at deep mid-wicket. Nitish Kumar Reddy takes a comfortable catch in the deep and Marsh has to depart. LSG need 120 more off 92 balls.

FOUR! Oh, that's well-waited by Marsh. Slower ball, short of a good length and around off. Mitchell Marsh stands tall, waits for it and just powers it between mid off and cover for a boundary.

Back of a length, speed on, angled into the batter. Marsh is rushed as he snatches at the pull and hits it to mid-wicket.

Malinga begins with a slower one. Full and just around off, hard to pick with the slingy action. Mitchell Marsh is way early into his shot and the ball sneaks under the willow.

Another slower short ball, outside off, Marsh reaches for it and angles the half-pull through square leg for one more.

Bowled into the pitch, slightly slower and over middle. Markram waits for it and pulls it hard and flat, but straight to deep mid-wicket for just a single.

Unadkat switches to around the wicket and angles the ball into the batter, cramping him for room. Markram fails to get it away.

SIX! Geez, that's an impressive shot. Fractionally short around off and middle, Markram steps inside the line of the ball, lifts the back leg and forces the lofted shot as he whips it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Back of a length again, on a tight line around off, Markram jams it out into the off side.

Just a single! Back of a length, angled across the right-hander. Marsh stays put and throws his hands at it and slaps it to the right of deep backward point but the fielder is quick to get across.

Good length, around off, tapped away in front of covers for an easy single.

Length ball, on off, played back to the bowler by Marsh.

Fired in a bit, slightly short and around off. Punched away off the back foot and past cover for a single.

FOUR! As straight as an arrow. Fullish length and around off, Markram leans on and hammers it back over the bowler's head for yet another boundary.

On the pads, turned away past mid-wicket for another single.

Bowled flatter and on off, Markram rocks back and hits it through extra cover for one.

FOUR! Easy pickings and 14 runs come off the second over of the chase. Too full and around off, Mitchell Marsh plants his front foot ahead and lifts it with easy power over mid off for a boundary.

Good running. Full of a length and on off, punched off the front foot, just to the right of mid off and the batters pick up a quick single.

FOUR MORE! That's bludgeoned! Short of a length and outside off, Markram stays upright and slaps the ball through covers for another boundary.

FOUR! Oh, just over! Pitched-up delivery on off, Markram gets across a bit and looks to whip it over mid-wicket but the ball holds in the deck and the ball gets skewed a bit. The ball clears a leaping Harshal Patel at mid-wicket and goes to the fence.

Length ball around off, stroked away on the up but straight to covers.

Oh, a bit of nip early on for Reddy. Good length, around the top of off, starts looking like an outswinger but bites in the surface and comes back in. Mitchell Marsh gets an inside edge onto the thigh pad and the ball goes towards the gully region and they pick up a single.

Excellent start from Dubey, just two singles off the first over. Full and flat, fired in on off stump, Aiden Markram gets rushed off the surface as he jams the ball out to covers. LSG need 155 off 114 balls.

Good length, on off, punched away to the man at extra cover.

Markram gets hurried once again. Relatively full on middle, sliding on, Markram presses back and manages to keep it out on the leg side.

Nagging length, on off and middle, skids on, Markram opts to play it off the back foot and wrists it towards square leg.

Nice and full, darted in from around middle, Marsh gets leg side of the ball and strokes it past mid off for a single to get off the mark.

Off the mark right away. Dubey holds a good length and slides it into the batter, Aiden Markram hops back and tucks it wide of mid on for a single to get the chase underway.