Pat Cummins to Hardik Pandya, Incredible over from Pat Cummins! Pitched up and around off, Hardik Pandya opens the bat face and steers it through point for a run. Just six singles from the over!
Pat Cummins to Ryan Rickelton, Fuller in length and outside off, Ryan Rickelton reaches out and squeezes it away but straight towards deep point for just one more.
Pat Cummins to Hardik Pandya, Right in the blockhole, on middle, tailing in a bit, Hardik Pandya can only jam it out towards mid-wicket for one.
Pat Cummins to Ryan Rickelton, Bangs this into the pitch again, around off, pace off too. Ryan Rickelton rolls his wrists and pulls it to deep square leg for another run.
Pat Cummins to Hardik Pandya, Cracking yorker, right at the toes of the batter, Hardik Pandya digs it out to long on for a run.
Pat Cummins to Ryan Rickelton, Short of a length and outside off, gives no pace at all, Ryan Rickelton hops up and punches it through cover-point for a single.
STRATEGIC BREAK! After a brief spell of lull, Mumbai Indians have roared back with a couple of big overs. 35 runs have come in the last 2 overs and the hosts are back with the momentum. Ryan Rickelton has gone about his business with absolute fluency and Hardik Pandya has looked proactive as well so far. With the 200 already breached, and 7 wickets in hand with four overs to spare, MI would be disappointed if they don't get their score around or above 250. The Sunrisers are searching for breakthroughs, but even if they manage to restrict MI to 230-ish, they would take it. Eshan Malinga has been a standout among all the bowlers amid the run-fest. Cummins brings himself into the attack and will bowl out. 3-0-33-0 so far are his bowling figures.
Praful Hinge to Hardik Pandya, Nails the yorker, on middle, Hardik Pandya does well to jam it out towards the vacant mid-wicket region. By the time the fielder in the deep gets to it, the batter takes the second run.
Praful Hinge to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! The MI skipper is getting a move on now! A low full toss, on middle, Hardik Pandya gets his front leg out of the way again and swipes across the line. Gets it from the inside half of the bat and finds the gap at deep mid-wicket for four more runs. 200 UP FOR MI!
Praful Hinge to Hardik Pandya, SIX! BANG! Nothing streaky about this one. Touch fuller and around middle. Hardik Pandya clears his front leg away and heaves it over the wide long on fence for a biggie.
Praful Hinge to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! Streaky but they all count! Praful Hinge bangs this into the pitch, on off, pace on. Hardik Pandya gets rushed on the pull shot and gets a top edge over the keeper's head for a boundary.
Praful Hinge to Ryan Rickelton, On a length and on off, Ryan Rickelton pushes it through covers for a single.
Praful Hinge to Ryan Rickelton, FOUR! Gets it away! Short of a length and around off, slower as well. Ryan Rickelton looks to pull it away. Gets a top edge but wide of short fine and the ball trickles away to the fence, beating the chase of the fielder.
Sunil Gavaskar on air mentions that this is the fastest hundred by any MI batter. Rickelton has eclipsed the previous record held by Sanath Jayasuriya in 45 balls way back in 2008. 5 overs left. Praful Hinge to continue from this end.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Ryan Rickelton, HUNDRED FOR RICKELTON! Off just 44 balls. A special moment for a very special player! A couple of hours before the game, he did not know whether he would play this game or not, but he has grabbed his chance with both hands with a fantastic knock here. Short and on middle, Ryan Rickelton pulls it to deep square leg for a single. He mounts his helmet on top of his bat and revels in the moment.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Ryan Rickelton, WIDE! Tries the bouncer, on middle and leg, Ryan Rickelton gets on his toes and tries to hook it away but misses. Called a wide.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Ryan Rickelton, Dug into the surface again, on off, Ryan Rickelton rides the bounce but steers it straight to point.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Ryan Rickelton, SIX! Cracking stroke! Reddy comes around the wicket, bangs this into the pitch, on middle, takes pace off, but this one sits up around the midriff of the batter. Ryan Rickelton gets inside the line of it and smashes it flat and over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Ryan Rickelton, FOUR! You cannot bowl there! A low full toss, on the pads of the batter. Ryan Rickelton just has to get some bat on that, and he tickles it away to the right of short fine for a boundary. He moves into the 90s now.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Hardik Pandya, Hard length and on off, Hardik Pandya gets hurried and stabs it out to the off side, beside the cut strip for a quick run.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Ryan Rickelton, Short of a length and well outside off, Ryan Rickelton reaches out for it and slaps it wide of extra cover. Pat Cummins quickly moves to his right and dives to make a fine stop, keeping it to just a single.
Praful Hinge to Ryan Rickelton, Too full, on leg. Ryan Rickelton smashes it back past the non-striker and collects a single as the ball rolls down to long on. Just 4 runs and a wicket from this over.
Praful Hinge to Hardik Pandya, Oh, had to hurry there! Good length on the pads, 136.5 kph. Pandya flicks it towards mid-wicket where Head dives to his right and stops it well. He fires it back to the bowler's end, Hinge collects on the bounce, runs and breaks the stumps, but Pandya is safely home.
Out goes Naman Dhir, in comes skipper Hardik Pandya.
Praful Hinge to Naman Dhir, OUT! HIGH UP AND TAKEN IN THE DEEP! Not the most fluent knocks from Naman and he bites the dust. Praful has his first wicket. He stays around the stump and cannons in a fuller-length delivery, around leg. Naman Dhir cannot quite get under the ball properly. Clears the front leg and tries to launch it over deep mid-wicket, but slices it miles up in the air. Gets more height than the distance and goes only as far as Harsh Dubey stationed at deep mid-wicket. Dubey sees the ball like a hawk and takes a fine catch. Mumbai Indians are 165/3.
Praful Hinge to Naman Dhir, Good use of the angle! From around the stump now. Bangs it short, angling across the batter, over off. Naman Dhir prepares to pull it across the line, but misses.
Praful Hinge to Ryan Rickelton, Spears in a yorker, on off, Ryan Rickelton shovels it to the left of the extra cover fielder for a single.
Praful Hinge to Naman Dhir, Short and on off, climbs on the batter. Naman Dhir stands tall and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Eshan Malinga continues to be economical, but can SRH keep it tight from the other end? Pat Cummins brings back Praful Hinge into the attack.
Eshan Malinga to Naman Dhir, Nails the yorker, on middle and leg. Dhir carves it through the vacant mid off region for a single. Spectacular, boundary-less over from Eshan Malinga amid the onslaught. Concedes just 7 runs from it.
Eshan Malinga to Naman Dhir, WIDE! Sprays it miles outside off, beyond the tramline. Naman Dhir does shuffle a bit, but bails out to leave. Wide called.
Eshan Malinga to Ryan Rickelton, Follows up with an attempted yorker, on leg. Ryan Rickelton flicks it behind square on the leg side for a single.
Eshan Malinga to Naman Dhir, Much fuller, in front of the stumps. Naman Dhir presents a straight bat and drives it to long off for a run. This brings up the 50-run partnership between Naman and Rickelton.
Eshan Malinga to Ryan Rickelton, Another pace off ball, short on off. Ryan Rickelton climbs on it and controls the pull shot to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Eshan Malinga to Naman Dhir, Stump-to-stump at pace, full in length. Naman works it along the ground to long on for a run.
Eshan Malinga to Ryan Rickelton, Pace off, short at the chest of the batter. Ryan Rickelton is early into his pull shot and shanks it to the mid-wicket region for a single.
Mumbai Indians have wrestled back the momentum again after a couple of quiet overs. Here is Eshan Malinga to try and get his team back in it again. 1-0-9-1 so far for him.
Harsh Dubey to Naman Dhir, FOUR! PUNISHED! Very full from Dubey, on off. Naman Dhir gets under it nicely and spanks it over the leaping bowler and it races away to the fence to the right of long off. 3-0-50-0 so far for Harsh Dubey as he goes for 19 runs in this over.
Harsh Dubey to Naman Dhir, Nice and full, on middle, Naman shuffles leg side and tries to go inside out through cover, but hits it straight to the fielder there.
Harsh Dubey to Ryan Rickelton, Much fuller, outside off, sliding away at 106.5 kph. Rickelton leans on and carves it to the long off region for a run.
Harsh Dubey to Ryan Rickelton, Slips in a full toss, outside off. Ryan Rickelton smashes it down the ground. Heinrich Klaasen runs to his left from long off and stops it with a dive. Two taken. 150 UP FOR MUMBAI INDIANS!
Harsh Dubey to Ryan Rickelton, SIX! Colossal hit! Again, Harsh comes from around the stumps now, but drops it into the slot, a juicy half volley, on off. Ryan Rickelton moves a bit to the off side, uses his reach nicely by getting down on his knee and thumps it down the ground for a massive six.
Harsh Dubey to Ryan Rickelton, SIX! Rickelton continues on his merry way! Harsh serves it up there, full and around off. Ryan Rickelton picks the length in a trice and nails the slog sweep over deep mid-wicket for a 93-meter six.
Spin back on as Harsh Dubey replaces his skipper. He has conceded 31 runs in his first couple of overs.
Sakib Hussain to Naman Dhir, FOUR! Finds the gap nicely. Slower ball, full, outside off, Naman Dhir leans into the shot and caresses it into the gap and behind point for a boundary. 13 runs from the over. 24 from the last 2 for MI. 2-0-31-0 so far for Sakib.
Sakib Hussain to Ryan Rickelton, Full and at pace, on leg, Ryan Rickelton whips it to deep backward square leg for a single.
Sakib Hussain to Ryan Rickelton, FOUR! Well placed! At 122.6 kph, this is the off cutter, short and on the leg stump line. Ryan Rickelton swivels in the crease and pulls it to the right of short fine leg for a boundary. Uses his wrists to good effect does the South African.
Sakib Hussain to Naman Dhir, Angled into the body of the batter. Naman Dhir hooks the length ball to the right of deep mid-wicket. Nitish Kumar Reddy covers good ground to his right and cuts it off. Keeps the batters down to a single only.
Sakib Hussain to Ryan Rickelton, Fuller on middle and leg, Ryan drills it to long on for a run.
Sakib Hussain to Ryan Rickelton, WIDE! Sharp short ball that surprises Rickelton a bit. He is rushed on the pull shot and misses. The ball flies over his head and a wide is called.