TSK vs MINY Ball by Ball Commentary

SIX! A fitting way to end the game! A short ball, around off, angling away, Nicholas Pooran swivels and pulls it massively over mid-wicket! MI NEW YORK WIN BY 7 WICKETS AND REACH THEIR SECOND MLC FINAL!

SCORES ARE LEVEL! Very full, on middle, KP whips it through mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! A short ball again, outside off, Kieron Pollard heaves it through mid-wicket for a boundary!

Teasing the wide line outside off now, Kieron cannot reach it as he looks to steer the full ball.

WIDE. Way down the leg side, left alone.

FOUR! BANG! Frustration builds for Stoinis, as he bowls a short ball down the leg side. Pollard climbs on top of it and pulls it behind square leg for a boundary! 7 more needed from 10 balls now.

WIDE. That is harsh on the bowler. Pollard is standing outside leg stump and Stoinis fires it outside leg. But Kieron moves across and the umpire signals a wide.

A short ball, outside off, Kieron Pollard swivels and pulls it through midwicket for a couple.

On middle, worked to long on for one. 13 from the over, 47 in the last 3!

A bouncer, around off, Pollard ducks.

Yorker, outside off, squeeezed through point for a single.

SIX! Ho ho ho! They are going to do it with an over to spare. Slower ball, outside off, on a length, Pooran swings it magnificently over mid-wicket! Moves to 45 (34) with his second six. 16 more needed from 15 balls now.

FOUR! AUDACIOUS! Full, outside off, Nicholas Pooran hammers it through the covers! The stand moves to 62 (30).

WIDE. Miles outside off, Pooran tries to reach the ball but then lets it be.

A length ball, outside off, Nicholas Pooran swings but misses.

SIX! With the breeze again! On the pads, Kieron Pollard swings it off the inner half of the bat through square leg. The heavy wind takes the ball over the ropes once again! 23 from the over, a game-changing one pretty much! 34 in the last 2 overs. Just 27 needed from 18 balls now.

ANOTHER CHANCE GOES DOWN! A length ball, outside off, Kieron swings for the heavens but gets a massive leading edge. Short third and backward point run back but Akeal Hosein at short third overruns the ball, with the wind moving the ball to and fro and eventually, it lands behind him! Two runs taken. 50-RUN STAND UP, IN 27 BALLS!

FOUR MORE! Pollard is coming into his own and MI are making their way home merrily now! A short ball, on middle and leg, Kieron Pollard swivels and pulls it towards fine leg for a boundary!

FOUR! ADMONISHED! Full, on middle, Pollard whips this through mid-wicket and that is brute power. 39 more needed from 21 balls now.

SIX! Gone with the wind! Slower ball, on a length, outside off, Kieron Pollard looks to go over the top but is early into the shot and his bottom hand comes off the bat. Miscues it on the off side but the wind takes it sailing over long off! The stand moves to 41 (24).

A short ball, outside off, pulled to long on for a single. 49 more needed from 23 balls.

A good bouncer, around off, Pollard ducks. 11 from the over.

A short ball, dragged to long on via the pull, for a single.

WIDE. Well outside off, left alone.

SIX! WHOOSH! On a length, outside off, Pooran gets under the ball and sends it sailing over long on! Moves to 33 (29) with his first biggie.The stand moves to 32 (20).

Landed outside off, Nicholas Pooran slashes but misses.

On middle, worked through mid-wicket for a single.

On middle and leg, Kieron Pollard works it through mid-wicket for a couple.

Full and down the leg side, Pollard misses his flick and is hit on the pads. A leg bye taken to the leg side. Under the circumstances, a pretty decent over - with 8 from it. But how costly will that missed chance of Pollard prove?

Pushed to point for a run.

Outside off, punched towards cover.

FOUR! That's how the game goes. Punishment for not taking your chances! Down the leg side, Nicholas Pooran helps it around the corner and gets the ball to the backward square leg fence!

CATCHING OPPORTUNITY MISSED! What have you done, Zia? Big, big chance goes abegging. A short ball, around off, angling away, Kieron Pollard looks to pull but the ball gets big on him. Gets a top edge which goes straight up in the air. Zia-ul-Haq starts to run back but then lets it go, thinking that the fielder from long on will come in and take the catch. Eventually, the ball just lands beyond the bowler! A single taken. 100 UP FOR MI NEW YORK. 67 more needed from 34 balls.

Full and around off, coming in with the angle, Nicholas Pooran pushes it otowards long on for a single.

Another quick single. Good-length ball, around off, the skipper pushes it towards cover and calls for the run. Faf du Plessis charges in from cover, dives forward and throws the ball but Pollard is in. 69 more needed from 36 balls. TSK scored 77 in their last 6.

On a good length, outside off, Kieron walks across, opens the face of his bat and guides it to deep third for another single.

On a length, outside off, 147.3 kph, Nicholas dabs it to the off side, just beside the pitch and calls his partner through for a quick one.

WIDE. Second one in the over. Full and down the leg side, 147.9 kph, Pooran misses his flick.

On a length, outside off, quick ball again, Pollard pushes this through point for a run.

Did he nick that? No one is appealing. A good short ball, outside off, touching 150 kph, Kieron Pollard looks to steer it towards deep third but is beaten by pace. UltraEdge detects nothing when the ball is near the bat.

On a length, outside off, Nicholas Pooran pushes it through point for a single.

WIDE. Slower ball, short in length outside off, left alone.

Outside off, pushed through the covers for a single. A wicket from the over but 15 runs from it as well. 4-0-29-1 for Noor Ahmad.

Googly, outside off, defended.

On middle, worked through mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! Very first ball! On middle, Kieron Pollard comes forward and swings this massively down the ground, clearing the ropes with ease!

OUT! CAUGHT! Noor Ahmad has the last laugh here and that is a fine catch from Marcus Stoinis. Noor tosses this one up around off and middle, not all that full. Monank Patel goes down on one knee and looks to replicate the shot from a couple of deliveries ago but miscues it off the top edge and straight down the ground. Stoinis is at long on and he runs to his left and gets under the swirling ball and reverse-cups it nicely. Patel departs for 49 (39) and just when MINY started to fire, Noor has pegged them back a notch. Kieron Pollard is the new man in.

Wide! Quick and into the pitch, darted well outside the off stump. Patel lets it go and a wide is called.

SIX! BANG! Tossed up on middle and leg, Monank Patel gets down on one knee and smokes it in front of deep mid-wicket for a huge six.

Another good shot but just for a single this time. Good length at the stumps, Patel drills it down the ground but Donovan Ferreira sprints to his left from long on and puts in a dive to save a certain boundary.

FOUR! Good strike! Hard length over the stumps, Monank Patel gives himself a bit of room and goes straight down the ground, swatting it back over the bowler's head for a boundary.

Risky single! Full and outside off, Nicholas Pooran jams it out towards cover and sets off for the single. The fielder over there has a shy at the bowler's end but misses.

Back of a length, angled in from middle, flicked away through square leg for a single.

Nagging length at the stumps, Patel miscues it straight back to the bowler. Stoinis looks to stop it but falls over.

NOT OUT! The correct decision from the third umpire and the evidence was fairly conclusive, at least it seemed so on the replays but the TSK players can't believe it. Back of a length and around off, Marcus Stoinis extracts some extra bounce and the ball gets big on Monank Patel. Patel looks to angle it away but ends up just nurdling it down to short third. Noor Ahmad dives and snatches it with both hands and seems fairly sure that he has taken it cleanly. It is sent upstairs and after a few replays, it seems like the ball went on the half volley.

Tossed up, full of a good length and around off, this one turns away sharply and beats the outside edge as Pooran misses the attempted lofted shot over covers.

Dragged length around middle and leg, this one comes in, Pooran looks to flick it away but misses.

A polite enquiry for a run out but the third umpire quickly confirms on the replay that Pooran is safe. Fuller on the stumps, Nicholas Pooran sweeps it away and gets it down to fine leg. The fielder at deep backward square leg runs around to his left and fires in a throw at the keeper's end. The keeper dislodges the bails but Pooran has dragged his bat in time.

Beaten again! Nagging length around off, a bit quicker too, Pooran hops back and to the off side, trying to block but the ball zips past the outside edge.

Excellent comeback! A lovely leg-break, bowling a tad fuller and outside off. This one turns as well and Pooran is beaten past the outside edge as he tries to drive at it.

FOUR! Loops the ball up wide of the off stump and it turns out to be a low full toss. Nicholas Pooran leans across and creams it to the left of the cover fielder for a boundary.

FOUR! Smart batting! A slower-ball bouncer, outside off, Monank Patel waits and waits and waits and eventually, when the ball does arrive, he opens the face of his bat and ramps it over short third for a boundary!

Good running. On middle and leg, Monank Patel works it through square leg and takes the first run quickly. By the time Akeal Hosein can get to the ball from deep backward square leg, the batters have already turned back for the second. Take the fielder on and make it comfortably. 108 more needed from 61 balls.

On a length, outside off, Nicholas Pooran waits for the ball to arrive and punches it through the covers for a single.

Too many dot balls for the liking! Hard length outside off, cutting back in a touch, Nicholas Pooran goes for the cut but is beaten on the outside edge. Top start from Stoinis.

Around the wicket, bowling it very full and outside off, Nicholas Pooran goes for the booming drive but is well beaten.

Back of a length and outside off, Pooran smacks the ball into the ground and straight to the cover fielder. That should have been put away.

Excellent work by the bowler. On middle, Monank works it towards long on but Noor himself rushes across to his right to stop the ball.

Another wrong 'un, spinning massively away from the right hander, Patel looks to cut but misses.

Oh dear. The googly, around middle and leg, 94.3 kph, Monank Patel works it towards deep mid-wicket, Should have been just a single but the fielder returns a very wild throw, right in the middle of the pitch and concedes an overthrow to deep third.

Another dot ball! Flatter again and angled across off, Patel punches it away but can't get it through the cover region.

Quick and flat, a tad short as well and around off, Monank Patel backs away to cut but the ball skids through and beats the outside edge.

Loops this one up, very full and outside off, Patel waits and firms the drive straight to covers.

FOUR! That's why we are wondering why has this bloke retired from internationals! Yorker, outside off, Nicholas Pooran gets his bat down in time and just squeezes it to the left of short third, for a boundary.

50 UP FOR MI NEW YORK. In the 8th over. Need another 117 from 73 balls. Full and straight, Monank Patel punches it back to the bowler, Zia leaps to stop but gets fingertips on the ball. Mid off is close by but Monank takes Marcus Stoinis on and completes the single with ease. Stoinis tries throwing at the other end but is way off.

A short ball, outside off, 132.5 kph, Nicholas Pooran punches it through the covers for a single.

Good length around leg, Patel misses the flick and gets hit on the pads. The ball rolls behind point and they pick up a leg bye.

Good carry! Dug in short and over off, angles across the right-hander and shoots up off the deck as well. Monank Patel looks to lean back and angle it away but nearly ends up edging it to the keeper.

Short and wide, Nicholas Pooran extends his arms and slashes it away wide of deep backward point for just a single. Akeal Hosein runs across to his left and has a slight fumble but the batters do not attempt the second run.

Around off, worked towards long on for a single. A wicket from the over and just 4 runs from it. Akeal Hosein's bowling figures read 3-0-11-1.

Around middle and off, defended towards cover.

A touch short, down the leg side, 92.1 kph, Nicholas Pooran swivels and pulls it all along the ground behind square leg. Deep mid-wicket rushes across to his left and slides to stop the ball. The batters take the second on that effort.

Much fuller on off, angling away slightly, Nicholas Pooran watchfully blocks it off.

OUT! TIMBER! Excellent changeup from Akeal Hosein and he is pumped up. Slows it up a bit and bowls it on a dragged length around middle, gets it to drift back into the left-hander. Michael Bracewell is a bit cautious and tries to work it leg side off the back foot but plays all around it. The ball goes on to crash into the stumps and Bracewell has to walk back for 8 (9) and MINY are 43/2 after 6.2 overs.

Flatter one around off, Patel goes deep in the crease and pats it through mid on for a single.

Slower ball to finish, in fact, not quite. 96.8 kph, says the speed gun. The googly, outside off, Michael Bracewell steers it towards short third. 42/1 in the Powerplay.

Tossed up, on middle, the googly, 98.4 kph, Patel works it through mid on for a single.

Well done, Calvin Savage. Short and wide outside off, Monank Patel rocks back and slaps it through the covers but Savage throws himself to his right and makes a clean stop.

On the shorter side and angling into the stumps, Bracewell presses back and forces it towards mid on for a single.

Drags the length right back, bowling it flatter and around off, Bracewell blocks it off.

FOUR! Easy as you like it! Too much air on it, full and outside off, Michael Bracewell reaches across and drives it well to the left of mid off for a boundary.

Full around middle and off, 95.9 kph, spinning away, Monank is solid in defense.

Tossed up, on leg stump, 95.6 kph, Michael jumps down the track and clips it towards wide long on for one.

Full and outside leg stump, Bracewell looks to play the big sweep but misses and is hit on the pads.

Similar ball, 93.1 kph, this time Patel stays outside leg stump and punches it towards long off for a run.

The arm ball, outside off, Monank Patel punches it towards cover.

Down the leg side, Michael Bracewell helps it towards short fine leg for a single.

FOUR MORE! Poor line to end the over. Full and down the leg side, Monank gets across and just tickles it through the vacant leg gully region to the fine leg fence. Great start by Zia in that over, going for just a run and picking up a wicket on the first 4 balls, but the last two changed the complexion of the over completely.

FOUR! Wristy as it can be. Pitched on a length, around leg stump, with the angle taking it away, Monank Patel whips it beautifully through mid-wicket and the ball races away.

Outside off, punched towards cover.

How on earth did that not hit anything? The cross-seam delivery, landing around off, moving away, Monank Patel looks to steer it towards deep third but gets cramped for room. The ball goes past the inside edge and perilously past the off stump! Could have so easily chopped it back on.

Outside off, on a length, Michael Bracewell steers it behind point for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! A first-ball wicket for the left-arm seamer! A short ball, outside off, Quinton de Kock looks to play his favourite pick-up pull shot but targets the longer side of the ground. Gets more height than distance and it is an easy catch for Calvin Savage coming in from deep mid-wicket. De Kock departs for 6 (8) and MI New York are 24/1 after 3.1 overs! Need another 143 from 101 balls.

Fuller, outside off, driven straight to mid off.

FOUR! Insult to injury. A short ball, outside off, Monank Patel waits for the ball to arrive and then, at the last moment, opens the face of his bat, uses the pace of the bowler and guides it over short third for a boundary!

DROPPED! Big opportunity. Monank Patel has been a revelation this season and this could come back to haunt Texas. Full, on middle, Monank chips it straight to Akeal Hosein at mid on. He jumps but cannot hang on. Parries it behind and the batters return for the second.

On middle and leg, 137.7 kph, Quinton de Kock works it through mid-wicket for a run. 149 more needed from 105 balls.

Landed outside off, full agaub, Monank drives it towards cover and straightaway calls for a quick single. Nearly collides with the bowler and has to run around him but makes it in before the throw can reach the stumps. Misses it any which ways.

Full and wide outside off, just inside that wide guideline this time, 143 kph, Patel reaches out to drive but misses.

WIDE. False start. On a length, but miles outside off, Monank Patel slashes hard without moving his feet and misses.

Outside off, pushed into the off side. 11 from this over.

FOUR! Bad line again. Full and down the leg side, Quinton de Kock gets down on a knee and sweeps it over short fine leg for his first boundary.

Loopy, outside off, de Kock is a bit tentative as he pushes it towards cover.

The arm ball, outside off, 87.4 kph, Quinton de Kock looks to cut but ends up chopping it into the ground towards point.

On middle, pushed down to long on for a single.

SIX! WHOOSH! Too straight, full on middle, Monank Patel gets down on a knee and sweeps it massively over deep mid-wicket! First boundary of the game. 157 more needed from 113 balls.

Very full, on middle, de Kock, one presumes, was targetting the slog sweep, but adjusted at the last moment to dig it out.

Full, outside off, punched towards long on for a run.

Slow train followed by a fast local. A missile from Akeal, bowling this with the arm, darting this into the right hander from outside off, Monank punches it towards cover.

Turn! Outside off, short of full, Patel looks to punch but the ball pitches and then spins away, beating the outside edge.

Flighted outside off, a touch wide, Monank Patel reaches out to drive but is beaten in the flight. Gets a bit of an outside edge but it is just about enough to beat the fielders in ring. Lands beyond cover and the batters return for the couple.

A touch short, around leg stump, Quinton de Kock punches it towards long on for a single.