M Siraj to E Lewis, FOUR! Runs continue to flow from the West Indian batsman. Siraj bowls it too full and too wide outside off, Lewis squeezes it out and places it wide of short third man for a boundary.
M Siraj to E Lewis, Five wides! Siraj attempts a slower one but it has gone all wrong. Too wide outside off and given a wide. Again some uneven bounce and de Kock fails to stop it. Bonus runs for Mumbai and Kohli ain't looking pleased. 50 up for Mumbai in quick time.
M Siraj to E Lewis, Well bowled, Siraj! Spears it in full and on middle, good pace, Lewis does really well to dig it out at the last moment.
M Siraj to E Lewis, Bang! That was stroked with great power by Evin. It's racing from his bat but he fails to put it in the gap at covers.
M Siraj to E Lewis, A good comeback delivery. On a fuller length around off, moving away a touch, Lewis gets squared up a shade as he keeps it out safely towards point. A bit of an outside edge there.
M Siraj to E Lewis, SIX! It has gone miles! Siraj runs in and serves it short around middle and leg, Lewis swivels inside the crease with the pull shot and sends it packing over square leg into the Sachin Tendulkar stand. Pressure straightway on the bowler.
Mohammed Siraj comes into the attack.
W Sundar to E Lewis, NOT OUT! He has made it, just! The crowd erupts seeing that. Washington bowls this one slower on middle, it turns away and takes the outside edge as it goes towards short third man. Rohit calls for a run and Lewis responds late. Siraj there is quick to the ball and scores a bull's eye at the non-striker's end. The players appeal and the umpire takes it upstairs. Replays roll in and it shows Lewis has made it. The Mumbai camp will breathe a sigh of relief as you don't want to lose more wickets in the Powerplay. Another good over for Mumbai, an action-packed one. 19 from it and a close shave.
Direct hit! They have taken it upstairs. Lewis is the man in question at the non-striker's end. By the reaction of the fielders, he seems to have made it.
W Sundar to E Lewis, FOUR! Make that 18! Once again it is down the leg side. Lewis sweeps it very fine and there is no stopping that. Not a good start for Sundar.
W Sundar to E Lewis, FIVE WIDES! The pressure now is getting to him. Two boundaries and now five runs off this one. Down the leg side, Lewis goes for the sweep but misses. De Kock fails to collect it and it runs away to the fence. 14 from this over so far.
W Sundar to E Lewis, FOUR! Lewis now gets a hit-me ball and he puts it away. Short and outside off, Evin rocks back and cuts it through point for a boundary. Sundar has got his line wrong here.
W Sundar to R Sharma, Fires it on off, Sharma taps it towards covers and gives the strike to Lewis.
W Sundar to R Sharma, This was bowled on a similar length but on the stumps. Not a lot off width on offer and Sharma defends it.
W Sundar to R Sharma, FOUR! Welcome, Sundar! He fires it on off, the ball skids on and as I wrote it comes onto the bat nicely. Rohit goes back and places it into the gap through covers for a boundary.
Washington Sundar is on now.
U Yadav to R Sharma, Length ball on off, Sharma guides it down to third man for a run. So the swing has now gone and it seems to be coming onto the bat really well.
U Yadav to R Sharma, Back of a length on off, Sharma pushes it towards covers.
U Yadav to E Lewis, Fuller and on off, it is eased down to long off for a run. Good field change by Kohli or that would have been a certain boundary.
U Yadav to E Lewis, This is also off the middle but straight to mid off.
U Yadav to E Lewis, FOUR! Poor ball and put away! This one is short and on the body. Easy pickings for Lewis as he helps it on its way through short fine leg for a boundary. Runs are coming thick and fast now.
U Yadav to E Lewis, Umesh is persisting with the fuller length. This time though he delivers a low full toss. Lewis tries to drive but it hits the toe end and goes to mid off.
C Woakes to E Lewis, Goes back to bowling length on middle, Lewis gets it off the inner half towards short fine leg. Sharma wants a run and Lewis does not hear the call. He eventually goes for it and makes it easily. So the second over is a good one for Mumbai, 12 from it.
C Woakes to E Lewis, SIX! That is a big one! Short and on middle, Lewis rocks back, picks the length early and sends it sailing over the square leg fence. Not a good follow up over by Woakes here. He has been a little too full and this time a little too short.
C Woakes to E Lewis, Back of a length on off, Lewis keeps it out off the back foot.
C Woakes to R Sharma, Fuller again on off, no swing for Woakes. Sharma eases it towards mid off for a quick run.
C Woakes to R Sharma, FOUR! Exquisite! Right off the middle. Pure class from Rohit Sharma to score the first boundary off this game. Full and on off, Sharma leans into it and times it through covers. Once the ball beats the infield, there is no stopping it.
C Woakes to R Sharma, Woakes goes fuller this time. He too was looking for some swing but does not get any. Sharma drives it to mid on. Rohit is timing the ball well here.
Chris Woakes will bowl from the other end.
U Yadav to E Lewis, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. End of an over which has produced two wickets in it. A captain cannot ask for anything more. Yadav was taken to the cleaners in the last game but he has come back with a BANG!
U Yadav to R Sharma, Fullish again on off, looking for the swing he got on the first two balls. There is no movement this time as Rohit drives it towards mid off for a run.
U Yadav to E Lewis, Fuller in length on middle, Lewis drives it back towards the bowler who makes a half stop. The ball goes towards mid on and the batsmen take a run.
U Yadav to R Sharma, No hat-trick! Not the best of deliveries this one. On the pads. Sharma too fails to put it away as he gets hit on the pads. The ball rolls towards square leg and the batsmen run a leg bye. Mumbai are underway.
Rohit Sharma walks out to the middle. He will be facing the hat-trick ball.
U Yadav to I Kishan, OUT! Two-in-two for Umesh! What a delivery this is. How do you play those? Ishan Kishan surely does not have the answer. Full again from over the wicket on off, this one shapes in late, very late. Ishan too goes for the booming drive but he too leaves a gap between bat and pad. The ball sneaks through and rattles the off stump. Mumbai are in big trouble here and Bangalore could not have asked for a better start. Umesh Yadav is on a hat-trick.
U Yadav to S Yadav, OUT! TIMBER! Umesh Yadav strikes off the first ball. Excellent delivery first up. He comes running in and lands it on a length around off, it shapes back in a touch after pitching. Suryakumar Yadav goes for a drive but he leaves a gap between bat and pad and it goes through it and hits the off stump. Yadav is up and running in celebration and there is a pin drop silence at Wankhede. Brilliant start for Bangalore. Ishan Kishan is the next man in.
We are all set to get underway. The players and the umpires make their way out to the middle. The two openers, Suryakumar Yadav and Rohit Sharma will try and make full use of the Powerplay. Umesh Yadav has the new ball in hand and he will start the proceedings for Bangalore. Here we go...
Rohit Sharma starts by saying it looks a similar wicket to the last two games. He feels the wicket should remain the same. Reckons the dew might come in later on but the guys have to adjust. Admits they are in a tough situation but their team has the character to bounce back. Informs there is one change as Mitchell McClenaghan comes in for Akila Dananjaya.
Virat Kohli says it looks like a damp wicket. He adds further there is a bit of cloud cover and it might assist the new ball bowlers. He reckons they just got to correct a few things, come out and play their best cricket and hope they come out on the right side. Informs they have made three changes, Brendon McCullum, Pawan Negi and Kulwant Khejroliya make way for Corey Anderson, Sarfaraz Khan and Mohammed Siraj.
TOSS - Up goes the coin, Virat Kohli calls and it lands in his favor. Bangalore will field first.
PITCH REPORT - Sunil Gavaskar doing the pitch report starts by saying there is a slight change in the pitch today. Informs there is a bit of extra covering of grass on the surface. He reckons the ball will come on nicely onto the bat. He feels there will be dew coming in later as well.
Suryakumar Yadav is being interviewed by Harsha now. He says that he can bat anywhere in the order but is relishing the opportunity to bat up the order. On Evin Lewis in the line-up, Surya says that all he has to do is play around Lewis because most of the hitting is done by the West Indian. Adds further that his aim is to play for as long as possible. Admits that there is some tension in the camp after three straight losses and hopes that tonight is when fortunes change for Mumbai.
Danny Morrison is taking an interview of Washington Sundar. He looks as calm as ever. On the restriction of being allowed to play only one Under-19 World Cup, he says that the greater positive is that he was able to restrict the senior side for his country. On the current T20 team, he praises Daniel Vettori and Virat Kohli for keeping things calm in the dressing room. Stresses that Bangalore is a very good team and only need to execute its plans. Is confident that the team will do better in the coming games.
Bangalore, on the other hand, have also not had a great start to the tournament. They have won 1 out of the three games they have played. They might make a few changes to their squad. We might see Brendon McCullum make way for another foreign player as he has failed to click. Whatever team they have, Virat Kohli would be eager here for a victory. However, it won't be an easy game against last year's champions and we can expect an exciting clash. Stay tuned for further updates.
Hello and welcome to game no. 14 in this year's Indian T20 League. It is a clash between the heavyweights of the tournament, Mumbai and Bangalore at Wankhede. The hosts are yet to get off the mark in the tournament. They have always been slow beginners but they would want to get back to winning ways starting this evening. Both their bowling and batting have been performing inconsistently until now. Rohit Sharma would hope for both the departments to click here tonight.