TSK vs SO Ball by Ball Commentary

And that will do for TSK. On the back of Faf's century, the Texas Super Kings win this by 6 wickets.  Yorker, on the pads, Faf du Plessis flicks this to short fine leg and takes a single to seal the game.

Back of a length, on off, Wiaan Mulder flat bats this past the bowler for one down to the right of long off. SCORES ARE LEVEL.

On a length, around off, Wiaan Mulder goes for the lofted drive, gets it miscues off the cue end towards the deep extra cover region for two.

FOUR! Even the inside edge is racing to the fence. Good length, on middle and leg, Faf du Plessis swings at it, gets an inside edge that races through the short fine leg region for a boundary towards the fine leg fence.

Even fuller, around off, Wiaan Mulder smashes this down to long on for one more.

Full and on the pads, Faf du Plessis flicks this through mid-wicket for a single.

Good length, on the pads, Wiaan Mulder flicks this to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Short and around off, Wiaan Mulder chops this behind the stumps.

SIX! Class written all over it. Full toss, around off, Wiaan Mulder takes a few steps down the ground, presents a full face of his bat and extends this arms to lofts this over the fence in front of the sight screen for six.

Full and on off, Wiaan Mulder punches to deep extra cover for one.

SIX! With the quality Shimron Hetmyer possesses in the field, he should have grabbed this one. On a length, wide of off, Wiaan Mulder drags the slog and hits this towards the long on fence. Shimron Hetmyer plucks out his left hand to grab hold of it but eh ball strikes his palm and both the ball and Shimron falls over the fence.

WIDE! Short and a bit too high on the batter. Wided.

A touch too full, on off, Faf du Plessis smashes this down to long off for one.

FOUR! Flicked away for a boundary. Full and on the pads, Faf du Plessis gets inside the line of the ball and flicks this through the square leg region for a boundary.

Short and on middle and off, Wiaan Mulder pulls this deep square leg for one. Cries of catch-it but this falls well short.

Good length, on middle and off, Faf du Plessis hits this down to long on for one.

Tossed up, on middle and leg, Faf du Plessis flicks this through mid-wicket for a single.

TON FOR FAF! 4th MLC century for Faf du Plessis. Fuller on the pads, Faf du Plessis flicks this through the square leg region and takes a couple of runs to bring up his half-century.

SIX! Faf doesn't want to hang around the 90s for long. Flighted, on middle and off, Faf du Plessis comes down the track and hits this over the long on fence for a huge six. Faf moves to 98.

Short of a length, on middle and leg, Wiaan Mulder rocks back and tucks this through mid-wicket for one.

Quicker one, onto the pads, Wiaan Mulder flicks this to deep square leg for a couple.

SIX! Tossed up, around off, Wiaan Mulder settles himself deep inside the crease and gets right underneath it to smashes this over the fence towards the long off region for six runs.

Yorker, around off, Wiaan Mulder smashes this grounded to long off for a run.

Back of the hand slower one, around off, Faf du Plessis hits this down to long off for one more.

Back of a length, around off, Wiaan Mulder smashes this down to long off for one.

Yorker, around off, Faf du Plessis drives this to Harmeet Singh at extra cover and takes him on. Gets one.

WIDE! Full and way wide outside off, Faf du Plessis swings and misses. Wided.

Short and around off, Wiaan Mulder pulls this flat to the right of mid-wicket for one. Tim Robinson is in the firing line this time and he does great again.

OUT! CAUGHT! Tim Robinson takes a good catch in the deep and Shubham Ranjane walks back. Slower one, at 102.2 kph, on a good length, around off. Shubham Ranjane goes for a slog, fails to generate enough power behind it. Hits this towards the deep mid-wicket region. Tim Robinson runs in from the fence, gets low and holds onto a good catch.

On a length, down the leg side, Shubham Ranjane flicks this to the left of Ottniel Baartman at short fine leg for another single.

Full and on leg, Faf du Plessis chips this to long on for one.

Slower one, on a length, wide of off. Shubham Ranjane punches this to Harmeet Singh at covers and takes a quick run. Singh has a shy at the stumps towards the non-striker's end but misses. Had he hit, Shubham would have been a goner.

Yorker, around off, Faf rolls this down to long off for one more.

Good length, around off, Shubham Ranjane rocks back and smashes this to sweeper cover for one.

WIDE! Bumper, way over the batter's head. Wided.

Back of a length, around off, Shubham Ranjane pulls this to the left of the deep mid-wicket fielder for two.

Low full toss, around off, Faf du Plessis lofts this over the bowler, down the ground for two as Shimron Hetmyer cuts it off running to his left from long on.

SIX! Another one that goes over the fence for six. Full toss, on middle and leg, Faf du Plessis slogs this wide to the right of the long on fielder. Faf doesn't get enough behind it bu he does just enough to lob the fence despite the best of efforts from Shimron Hetmyer.

Wide yorker, around off, Faf du Plessis looks to get bat on ball but misses.

Back of a length, around off, Faf du Plessis pulls this towards the cow corner and takes two.

SIX! Back-to-back biggies from Faf. Good length, on middle and off, Faf du Plessis gets inside the line of the ball, picks it up with a flick and deposits this into the stand behind the fielder at the deep square leg region.

SIX! Hammered over the sight screen for a huge six. On a length, around off, Faf du Plessis stays leg side and swings through the line. Connects right from the middle of his bat and lands this over the sight screen down the ground for a biggie.

Fired onto the pads, Faf du Plessis tickles this to the right of short fine leg for a single.

Quicker and fuller around off, Shubham Ranjane drives this through the covers region for one.

Pushed through around off, Shubham Ranjane pushes this to covers.

Floated into the pads, Shubham Ranjane flicks this away for a couple of runs.

Quicker and flatter on middle and leg, Faf du Plessis pulls this down to long on for a single.

Short of a length, around off, Shubham Ranjane cuts this through point for one.

On a length, around off, Faf du Plessis drives this through the covers region and hustles back for the second.

Good length, on the pads, Shubham Ranjane flicks this through the square leg region for one.

OUT! CAUGHT! Ottniel Baartman strikes with the wicket of Milind. Knuckleball, pitched-up delivery, around off, Milind Kumar stays leg side to the line of the ball and has a swing at it. Milind's bat tilted in his hands as he connected with the ball. The ball hangs high just behind the cover fielder. Harmeet Singh backtracks and takes it above his shoulder.

Hard length, on off, Faf du Plessis shimmies down the track and smashes this through mid-wicket for a wicket.

Good length, on middle and leg, Milind Kumar tuck this through mid on for one more.

Back of a length, around off, Faf du Plessis punches this through extra cover for one.

SIX! Full and straight, darted in. Milind Kumar comes forward, clears the front leg and clobbers it flat back over the bowler's head for a six. TSK are 123/2 after 10 overs.

Full again, bowled flat and at the stumps, Milind Kumar comes down the trcak and blocks it back to the bowler.

Fuller one on the pads, worked away in front of square leg for a single.

Good length, on middle, Faf comes down the track again, but has to adjust and taps it into the off side.

SIX! Down the track and out of the ground. Flighted delivery on middle, Faf du Plessis shimmies down the track and whacks it over long off for a biggie.

On a length and outside off, Milind Kumar comes down the pitch and laces the drive wide of long off, but just for a single.

Slower delivery, floated full and around off. Kumar drives it towards cover and picks up a single.

Oh, that's got to sting! Full and straight, Faf du Plessis backs away and drills it straight back. Marcus Stoinis sticks out a right hand on the follow-through, and the ball thuds on the wrist before rolling away towards mid-wicket. A single taken and Stoinis will need some medical attention here.

FOUR! Oh, just out of reach, and that will be FIFTY for Faf du Plessis, the leading run-scorer in the history of the competition. A skiddy bumper, well-directed around the helmet. Faf gets rushed as he tries to pull and gets a top edge that goes just over the leaping Tim Seifert and into the fence.

Fullish length, sliding in towards off and middle. Kumar covers the line and pushes it down to long on for one more.

Dug in well short and outside off, Faf leans across to reach it and pulls it down to wide long on for a single.

Full and wide outside off, Faf du Plessis comes down the pitch, converts it into a full toss but laces it straight to the cover fielder.

Tidy start from Sheikh, just four singles off it. Dragged length, angled into the legs, Faf hops back and wrists it towards deep square leg for a run.

A tad shorter now, fired in outside off. Milind cuts it hard towards point where the fielder makes a half-stop and they pick up a single. 100 up now for TSK.

Slightly slower and fuller, outside off, Faf du Plessis punches the drive into the turf and gets it through covers for a single.

Darted in again, around off stump, Faf du Plessis punches it away to covers.

Flatter again, a bit full and darted into the stumps. Faf blocks it off.

Flatter one, on a length and on middle, punched down through wide mid on for one.

A direct hit, and Milind Kumar was gone! Length ball, angling in towards middle. Kumar tucks it to the right of mid-wicket and sets up for the single. Thankfully for him, the fielder fires the throw wide at the bowler's end.

Pitched fuller this time and outside off, Kumar drives it late and with an opened bat face, but straight to point.

Good length, on off, defended watchfully by Milind Kumar.

OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! My word, what a catch! A cross-seamer from Marcus Stoinis, pitched fuller and outside off. This one hits the seam and sits up a bit. Rilee Rossouw throws his hands at it but gets a thick outside edge behind. Tim Seifert, behind the stumps, springs a long way to his left and pouches it brilliantly with the outstretched left hand. The skipper does the job for Seattle and the fiey stand is broken.

SIX! Down the wrong line and Rossouw moves to 49 with that. Dug in short but down leg, Rossouw gets inside the line and shovels it over the fine leg fence for a biggie.

Stoinis begins with a yorker just outside off. Faf hangs back and digs it out to mid on, picking up a single.

Fired in, full and around off, jammed down to mid off for a dot. TSK are flying at 89/1 at the end of the Powerplay.

Not perfectly timed, but well enough to clear the in-field. Full and angled across off, Rossouw goes after it and chips it over extra cover for a couple of runs.

Drags the length back a bit, bowling it on leg. Faf rocks back and hoicks it in front of deep mid-wicket for one more.

Even fuller, just outside off, squeezed away towards extra cover for a single.

FOUR! Rossouw keeps finding the gaps. Full and flat, wide outside off, Rossouw reaches for it and slaps it through covers for a boundary.

Harmeet starts off with a full ball on leg stump. Faf drives it through mid off for a single.

Slightly pace off and well into the pitch. Faf gets on top of the bounce and pulls it down to deep square leg for one more. Texas Super Kings need 141 more off 90 balls.

Dug in a bit shorter from around the wicket, Rossouw advances and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

FOUR! That's unreal timing from Rilee. Hard length over middle, Rilee Rossouw hangs back and stays compact, just uses those wrists to jab the ball across and it flies flat and top the right of deep backward square leg for another boundary.

Back of a length, angled into the batter. Faf stands tall and swats it down to the left of long on for a single.

FOUR! A misfield and it costs the Orcas dearly. Full and around off, Faf creams the drive to the right of extra cover, where Dasun Shanaka slides across and lets it through for a boundary. Faf moves off to 40 offjust 12 balls.

Short-pitched delivery, at nearly 142 clicks and right at the batter. Rossouw pulls it in front of square leg for a single as Ottniel Baartman takes a tumble in his followthrough.

Gannon comes around the wicket, bowling it full on off. Rossouw comes forward and pushes it to mid off, scampering through for the single as well.

FOUR! Oh, that's infuriating for the bowler. A yorker on the stumps, Rossouw is nearly undone but manage to jam the bat down in time, getting an inside edge that rolls past the stumps and into the fine leg fence.

FOUR! Fast hands from Rossouw and this is carnage out there at the moment. Back of a length, straighter in line, Rossouw short-arm jabs it behind square leg and the ball races away into the fence.

FOUR! Oh, cheeky from Rilee Rossouw, putting the bowler off his length. Rossouw moves around in his crease and forces the bowler to bowl slower. It ends up being a full toss and Rossouw hits it away to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

WIDE! Very full and wide, Gannon lands it just marginally outside the tramline and Rossouw leaves it alone.

Slower and into the pitch, Faf dabs it in front of extra cover and picks up a quick single.

FOUR! This is clean ball striking from the two Protea batters out in the middle. Hammered in on a hard length over off, Faf comes down the pitch, keeps his shape and uses those hockey hands to slap it flat and back over the umpire for a boundary. 50 up for TSK.

FOUR! On the charge and put away with disdain. Length ball outside off, Rilee Rossouw runs down the track again, stays leg side of the ball and creams the drive past covers for a boundary. 22 off the over!

Slower one into the pads, Faf tucks it down behind square on the leg side and picks up a single.

SIX! Oh, that sounded so sweet off the bat. Good bumper around off, around head height, but Faf du Plessis commits to the pull and nails it over deep square leg for a biggie. The Super Kings are flying now.

SIX! One-handed and it flies over the ropes. Jasdeep pushes the ball fuller around middle, Faf gets forward to lift it straight but one hand comes off the hanlde, and yet he gets enough of a connection to take it over the ropes.

FOUR! Just one bounce over the ropes. Hard length over middle, Faf du Plessis picks it up and plays the short-arm pull towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Nice and full, slanting it into the pads. Rossouw looks to flick but plays all around it. The ball thuds off the pads towards point and they get a leg bye.

FOUR! A mixture of skill and luck here. Nagging length in the channel, Faf gets pegged back but does open the bat face. He gets more of an outside edge and gets it wide of the keeper, towards deep third for a boundary.

Back of a length, slower one and angled across off, Rossouw nudges it down to deep third and picks up a single.

SIX! Oh, that's some shot from Rossouw. Short of a good length, on the pads, Rossouw crouches a bit and plays a wristy half-flick that flies flat and over long leg for a six.

FOUR! Threaded nicely by Rilee. A length ball again, Rossouw just runs down the track, meets it on the full and creams it through covers for a boundary.

Bowled into that hard length around off, just angles away a touch. Faf stays back and taps it in front of point for an easy single.

Good-length delivery, in the channel, Rossouw stays back and dabs it towards short third for a single.

FOUR! End of an entertaining first over of the chase, 10 runs and a wicket off it. Short of a good length, straighter in line, Faf uses the bottom hand and hoicks it through mid-wicket for another boundary.

FOUR! Smart hitting from Faf. Length ball on off, Faf du Plessis comes down the pitch, holds his shape and just chips it over mid off for the first boundary of the chase.

Fuller one, angled into the batter from around the wicket. Rossouw looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pads. The ball rolls behind point for a single.

Back of a length and wide outside off, Rilee Rossouw plays a loose cut shot and fails to lay a bat on it.

OUT! CAUGHT! Oh, that's a soft dismissal and Saiteja Mukkamalla walks back for a golden duck. Jasdeep Singh serves a full ball outside off, and it is a half-volley. Mukkamalla leans forward but doesn't fully commit to the shot, and just punches it firmly. The ball travels a bit in the air and goes straight to short extra cover, where Dasun Shanaka gobbles it up. Perfect start for Singh and the Orcas.

Off the mark right away! Good-length delivery, just sliding into the pads, Faf du Plessis clips it away through square leg and picks up a single.