TSK vs MINY Ball by Ball Commentary

TEXAS SUPER KINGS ARE THROUGH TO THE PLAYOFFS! Low full toss on off. Ehsan Adil drills it back past the bowler and takes a single to end the game. MI New York finish on 184/9. Texas Super Kings win by 39 runs.

OUT! LBW! Marcus Stoinis gets his second. Full and at the stumps. Rushil Ugarkar looks to flick across the line but misses and is pinned in front. Appeal and up goes the finger. Rushil Ugarkar takes it upstairs. The ball tracking shows Three Reds and Ugarkar has to trudge off the field.

OUT! RUN OUT! A brain-fade moment for Boult. Pitched full, on the leg. Trent Boult looks to flick across, gets the inside edge onto the pad. The ball rolls to the keeper, but Boult tries to sneak a run. He turns back and forth a couple of times and has no idea where the ball went. Smit Patel gets a direct hit at the stumps, and Boult is a goner. This is going to be a big defeat for MINY!

SIX! BANG! Pitched full, in the slot. Trent Boult clears the front leg and hammers it over the long on boundary for half a dozen.

OUT! RUN OUT! Low full toss on the middle and leg. George Linde chips it toward the deep mid-wicket region and calls for the second. Calvin Savage fires in the throw at the keeper's end, who does the rest. Linde was well short of the crease. Another one bites the dust for MI New York.

Slower ball on a length, around off. Sunny Patel hits it to long-off for one.

WIDE! Full, angling down the leg. Sunny Patel flicks and misses. Wide to start the final over.

Back of a length, angling across. Sunny Patel cuts it toward extra cover for one.

OUT! THE POLES ARE ROCKED! Nandre Burger gets his second. Full and angling in, Pollard was back and across to muscle another one out of the ground. Pollard missed the slog, beaten for pace, the ball sneaked through the gate and crashed into the stumps. A valiant knock from Pollard ends now. MI New York are six down.

Slower delivery on the full, around off. George Linde drags the slog to mid-wicket for one.

Pitched full, on off. Kieron Pollard works it through mid-wicket and takes the single now.

Back of a length, around off. Kieron Pollard swats the pull to deep mid-wicket for none.

FOUR! SLAMMED! Full-length delivery around off. Kieron Pollard smashes it over the bowler, down the ground for a thumping boundary.

Back of a length delivery, around off. George Linde pulls and misses. MI New York needs 57 off the last two overs.

FOUR! STREAKY! Full, and outside off. George Linde goes for the drive, gets the outside edge that runs past the short third fielder for a cheeky boundary.

OUT! SHARP CATCH! Marcus Stoinis gets among the wickets. Back of a length delivery, on off. Michael Bracewell gets cramped for room and flat-bats it toward the long-off region. Donovan Ferreira, near the ropes, takes the catch, loses his balance, and releases it. He comes back into play and takes it with ease. MI New York are five down.

FOUR! OVER THE TOP! Serves a full toss, outside off. Michael Bracewell shimmies down and carves it toward deep backward point for a boundary.

Slower ball on the full, outside off. Michael Bracewell swings and misses. The required rate is nearly 25 runs to the over now.

Slower ball on a length, around off. Kieron Pollard drags the pull to deep mid-wicket for one.

The extra ball goes for just a single. Yorker, on the middle. Kieron Pollard looks to flick across the line, gets the inside edge onto the pitch, and they sneak a run.

WIDE! Full, down the leg. Kieron Pollard flicks and misses. Wided. He has to reload it.

Slower length ball, outside off. Michael Bracewell slaps this to deep point for a single.

SIX! CLEAN STRIKE! Pitched full, in the slot, on off. Michael Bracewell clears the front leg and tonks it over long-off for a thumping hit.

Yorker, just outside off. Kieron Pollard drills it to long-off for one.

Slower and shorter, on the middle and leg. Michael Bracewell miscues the pull to deep backward square leg for one.

Full-length delivery, around off. Kieron Pollard swings across the line, gets an inside edge to short fine leg for one.

LEG BYE! Low full toss on the leg. Kieron Pollard looks to flick but misses. The ball rolls to short fine leg and they take a leg bye.

SIX! BRUTE FORCE! Full, almost a yorker, at the middle and leg. Pollard stays deep in the crease and swats that over long-off for a maximum.

Yorker, angling in, and just goes past the leg stump. Kieron Pollard looks to jam it but fails to get the bat on it.

Back of a length, on off. Michael Bracewell flat-bats it to long-off for a single.

Pitched full on the leg pole. Kieron Pollard flicks it to deep mid-wicket for one.

TWO WIDES! Full again, slanting down the leg. Michael Bracewell gets across to flick but misses. A fumble from the keeper, allows the extra run and gets Pollard back on strike.

Full and at the stumps. Eased to long-on for one.

Fuller than a length on the leg. Kieron Pollard comes across and looks to flick, gets the inside edge toward backward square leg for one. 90 needed off the last five overs.

Slower and fuller, wide outside off. Michael Bracewell lifts it toward long-off for one.

FOUR! Michael Bracewell breaks the shackles! Short of a length, around off. Michael Bracewell gets on top of the bounce and slaps it toward wide long-off for a much needed boundary.

Slower and shorter, around off. Pulled to deep mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! FIFTY FOR POLLARD! Back of a length, around off. Kieron Pollard gets across and swats the pull to deep mid-wicket for a cracking boundary. This has been a superb knock, and as long as he is out there, MINY will believe.

WIDE! Slower and shorter, angling across. Kieron Pollard looks to pull but misses. Wide signaled.

Full at the off stump. Bracewell has played that towards the long-on fielder for a single.

FOUR! SLOPPY FROM TSK! Flatter wrong'un, around off. Kieron Pollard backs away and slaps it to the long-off region. Saiteja Mukkamalla lets it go through the legs, allowing the boundary. 23 runs off the over.

SIX! MAKE THAT THREE IN A ROW! Tad short, on the middle, and leg. Kieron Pollard makes room and deposits it over the long-on boundary for a colossal hit.

SIX MORE! STAND AND DELIVER! Noor throws it full and outside off. Kieron Pollard picks it early and hammers it over the wide long-off boundary for an 84m hit.

SIX! POWERFUL! Tosses it on a length, on the middle, and leg. Kieron Pollard backs away and smashes it flat over long-on boundary for another maximum.

Wrong'un, on the middle and leg. Michael Bracewell works it through mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up full, on the middle. Michael Bracewell looks to play forward, gets the inside edge onto the pad.

SIX! BANG! Slower, back of a length delivery, around off. Kieron Pollard waits for it and pumps it over the deep mid-wicket boundary for a much-needed biggie.

Pitched full on the leg. Kieron Pollard flicks it through backward square leg for a couple.

Slower bumper, angling into the batter. Kieron Pollard looks to swivel-pull but is early into the shot and gets a thud on the grill of the helmet. The physio comes in for a mandatory concussion check. He looks fine to carry on.

Slower and shorter, around off. Michael Bracewell lofts it off the toe end toward long-on for one.

WIDE! Pitched full, down the leg. Michael Bracewell lets it go. Another wide.

Full and on the leg. Kieron Pollard flicks it to fine leg for a single.

Yorker, at the stumps. Michael Bracewell turns into the leg side and takes a single.

WIDE! Pitched full, slanting down the leg. Michael Bracewell plays and misses. Wide to start the over.

Very slow through the air, on the middle and leg. Kieron Pollard makes room and goes inside out toward deep cover for a couple.

Too full, on off. Michael Bracewell heaves it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Tosses it on a length, wrong'un, on off. Kieron Pollard makes room and flat-bats it to long-off for one.

Floated full, on the middle and leg. Michael Bracewell goes for the reverse sweep, it comes off the toe end, rolls to short third for one.

Flighted full, at the stumps. Michael Bracewell bunts it back to the bowler.

Tossed up full, on off. Kieron Pollard lifts it to long-off for one.

Flatter delivery, outside off. Kieron Pollard reaches for it and chops it toward short third. Single to end the over. Akeal Hosein ends the spell with 4-1-15-3.

On a length, around off. Michael Bracewell punches it toward deep cover and settles for a single.

Shortish, outside off. Kieron Pollard reaches for it and cuts this toward extra cover. A fumble allows the single.

Fuller, around off. Michael Bracewell lifts it on the bounce to long-off for a single.

Flatter, on off. Michael Bracewell knocks it into the off-side.

OUT! CAUGHT! Akeal Hosein gets his third! Tosses it full, very slow through the air, on the middle. Tajinder Singh shimmies down the pitch and looks to clear the ropes. Gets the height but not the distance, and is taken at long-off by Donovan Ferreira. He perishes early tonight and MI New York slide further.

Quicker googly, around off. Kieron Pollard knocks it back to the left of the bowler. MI New York are 75/3 at the halfway stage. The required rate is nearly 15 to the over now.

Noor drags the length, around off. Tajinder Singh mistimes the cut into covers for one.

Flighted full, on the leg. Kieron Pollard flicks it to deep mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! UP AND OVER! Tosses it full, around off. Kieron Pollard makes room and goes inside out toward wide long-off region for a sublime boundary.

Flatter wrong'un, around off. Kieron Pollard chops into covers.

FOUR! BRUTE FORCE! Tosses it full, at the stumps. Kieron Pollard drills it back down the pitch, hits the stumps, and ricochets to the long-on fence for a boundary. Such is the power of Pollard.

A loud appeal, but the umpire is unmoved. Tosses it on a length, on the middle, and leg, gets it to turn back into the middle. Pollard looks to play across the line, but it goes toward the short third region. TSK goes for the review. The replay shows that Pollard got an inside edge on the bat. The decision remains NOT OUT.

Fuller again, on off. A solid front foot defence from Kieron Pollard.

Pitched full, at the stumps. Kieron Pollard prods and defends with a dead bat.

Floated full, on off. Kieron Pollard pushes it to short extra cover.

Tosses it full, spins away, around off. Kieron Pollard reaches for it and gets beaten.

OUT! CAUGHT! Akeal Hosein is spinning a web around MI New York, removing the big fish! Flatter delivery, goes on with the arm, around off. Quinton de Kock tries to up the ante but lofts it off the toe end, toward long-off. Marcus Stoinis comes in from the boundary and takes a good low catch, diving forward. MI New York are in some trouble now as de Kock departs.

A dot to end the over. Fired in on the leg. Tajinder Singh flicks and finds the man at short fine leg.

Tosses it on a length, on the leg. Quinton de Kock nudges it round the corner for one.

Full and quick on the middle and leg. Tajinder Singh drills it toward deep mid-wicket for a single.

Flatter on the middle and leg. Quinton de Kock works it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Flatter on off. Tajinder Singh pulls it toward deep backward square leg for one.

SIX! Donovan Ferreira is greeted in style! Floated full, at the stumps. Tajinder Singh makes some space and lofts it cleanly over the wide long-on boundary for a biggie.

SIX! PUNISHED! Shortish delivery on the leg. Quinton de Kock gets inside the line and helps it over the deep backward square leg boundary for a biggie into the crowd.

On a length, on middle. Tajinder Singh knocks it to long-on for a single.

Flatter, around off. Quinton de Kock cuts it to backward point for a single.

Fuller and quicker, around off. Tajinder Singh drives it on the up, past the extra cover fielder for a single.

Quicker and flatter, coming on with the arm, on off. Tajinder Singh punches it to extra cover.

Tad short, around off. Quinton de Kock cuts it toward deep backward point for a single.

FOUR! Tajinder Singh spoils the over for Noor Ahmad. Throws it full, around off. Tajinder Singh goes for the drive, gets the outside edge past the first slip and runs down to deep third for a streaky boundary.

Tossed up full, at the stumps. Quinton de Kock presses forward and chips it toward mid-on for one.

Four dots in a row. Drifted full, on the leg. Quinton de Kock flicks it to backward square leg.

Floated full, outside off. Quinton de Kock drives and misses.

Fuller wrong'un, on the middle and leg. Quinton de Kock turns into the on-side.

Tosses it full, around off. Quinton de Kock looks to slog across the line, gets it off the cue end, into the leg side.

Flatter, a hint of away turn, on off. Tajinder Singh turns it to short mid-wicket. Wicket maiden to start from Akeal Hosein.

Fuller than a length, outside off. Tajinder Singh knocks it to short cover.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Soft dismissal for Monank Patel and Akeal Hosein strikes! Arm ball, angling into the middle and leg stump line. Monank Patel looks to nudge it through the leg side, gets a leading edge, and Akeal Hosein takes a simple chance off his bowling. MI New York are two down inside the Powerplay.

Flatter again, outside off. Monank Patel chops it to backward point.

Flatter, drifted into middle. Monank Patel makes room and mistimes the cut into covers.

Akeal Hosein starts with a fuller delivery at the stumps. Monank Patel bunts it back at Hosein.

SIX! SMOKED! Short of a good length, on off. Quinton de Kock picks it early and pumps it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Back of a length on the middle and leg. Monank Patel tucks it round the corner for a single.

LEG BYE! Seam-up, short of a good length, angled into the batter. Quinton de Kock looks to pull it across the line, misses, and gets it around the thigh pad. The ball rolls into the outfield, and they take a leg bye.

On a hard length, on off. Monank Patel stabs it to deep third for one.

FOUR! EASY PICKINGS! Back of a length, on the pad. Monank Patel tickles it past the man at short fine leg for four runs.

OUT! TAKEN! Nandre Burger draws first blood! Short in length, angled in on off. Nicholas Pooran looks to take on the pull, gets cramped and rushed for pace. Miscues the pull toward square leg, where Donovan Ferreira takes a simple catch. Pooran survived a chance in the previous over but perishes now. MI New York suffer an early blow.

FOUR! UP AND OVER! Another low full toss, on the middle stump line. Quinton de Kock latches onto it and lofts it toward the wide long-on region. A couple of bounces and a boundary to end the over.

Pitched full, just outside off. Quinton de Kock drives it to the man at short cover.

SIX! BOOM! Zia-ul-Haq serves a low dipping full toss, around off. Quinton de Kock picks the change of pace and smashes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for half a dozen.

TOUGH CHANCE, PUT DOWN! Zia-ul-Haq goes full, at the sticks. Quinton de Kock drills it back at the bowler, who gets a hand but fails to hold onto the chance.

Bowls it on a good length, around off. Quinton de Kock steers it to the cover-point fielder.

Fuller than a length, outside off. Quinton de Kock drives it toward the deep extra cover region for a brace.

Lands it on a length, around off. Nicholas Pooran drives it on the up, into covers for no run.

HIGH IN THE AIR AND LANDS SAFE! Short of a good length, just outside off. Nicholas Pooran miscues the pull, gets a top edge that flies toward the fine leg region. Smit Patel runs back and look to take it with the gloves but the ball lands away from him. Two runs taken.

On a length, on off. Quinton de Kock taps into the cover region and takes a run.

On a hard length, on the middle. Nicholas Pooran knocks it toward mid-wicket and takes a single.

FOUR! BANG! Fuller than a length, on the middle. Nicholas Pooran slams it over the bowler and down to the long-on region for a thumping boundary.

Short of a good length, moves a touch, around off. Nicholas Pooran looks to pull but misses.

Three dots to end the first over! Back of a length, around off, shapes away. Quinton de Kock has a poke and beaten. Tidy start from Zia-ul-Haq.

Pitched full, just outside off. Quinton de Kock drives it to mid-off for none.

On a length, around off. Quinton de Kock chops it to the left of the keeper.

FOUR! TOO EASY! Back of a length, angled down the leg. Quinton de Kock helps it to fine leg for four runs.

Fuller than a length, on the middle and leg. Nicholas Pooran eases it to mid on for a single.

MINY are away! Back of a length, on off. Quinton de Kock gets on top of the bounce and steers it to deep point for a single.