FOUR! Crunching drive. Overpitched from Parnell, Manan leans forward & drives it wide of mid off.
SIX! Parnell is stunned. Manan just thumps him over long off for a flat maximum. 10 off 2 balls.
FOUR! Parnell is unlucky! Manan goes for a wild swing across the line but gets an inside edge past short fine leg.
16 runs off the Parnell over.
SIX! Amazing shot. Good length delivery from Shami. Manan just punches it off the back foot over covers.
SIX! 2 in 2! Sheer arrogance. Full from Shami, Manan just smashes it straight back over Shami's head.
13 runs off the over! Unadkat into the attack now.
Dropped! But a good effort form Tahir! A tad full outside off, Sehwag looks to loft but mistimes it over mid off, Tahir runs back, gets two hands to it but it pops out of his hand!
FIVE RUNS! Run out missed! Manan clips it to short fine leg, they scamper through for a quick single, Jadhav misses his shy at the striker's end. Sehwag was struggling. There is no one backing up and it races away to the fence. Had that hit, Sehwag was a goner!
9 runs off the Unadkat over!
FOUR! Clever! The third man just came inside. Manan just guides it between backward point & short third man.
FOUR! Manan is taking on Shami! Short on off, Manan pulls it over mid-wicket for a back to back fours.
KXIP have got off to fantastic start. 66/0 (6). Manan (42* off 18) has played some wonderful shots so far.
Imran Tahir into the attack now.
OUT! Tahir breaks the opening stand. Manan (42) hits one straight to long off. A very good inns comes to an end. M Vohra c Vijay b Imran Tahir 42 (19b 4x4 3x6)
Maxwell strides out to the middle amidst standing ovation!
SIX! Maxwell doesn't waste too much time. Gets down & heaves it with great power over deep mid-wicket.
9 runs off the Tahir over.
Duminy into the attack now.
SIX! You can't keep Sehwag quiet for long. Full & wide from Duminy, Sehwag leans & carts it over cover.
OUT! Duminy removes Sehwag who again looks to go over deep cover but mistimes it straight to fielder. KXIP- 84/2(7.5) V Sehwag c Tiwary b Duminy 23 (22b 2x4 1x6)
Miller is the new batsman.
Just short! Maxwell mistimes his heave to deep mid-wicket, Tiwary in the deep, dives forward but it falls short of him. They take a couple.
OUT! Tahir gets the big fish. He goes berserk in celebrations. Maxwell is cleaned by by a googly. KXIP - 92/3 (9). Maxwell gets down and looks to slog sweep but is done in by the googly. He misses and the ball shatters the timber. GJ Maxwell b Imran Tahir 14 (11b 0x4 1x6)
OUT! Another big wkt for DD. Duminy cleans up Miller. The M & M pair is back in pavilion. KXIP - 94/4 (9.5) . Miller dances down the track and looks to swing across the line but misses. The ball disturbs the furniture. DA Miller b Duminy 2 (6b 0x4 0x6)
Akshar Patel is the new batsman.
FOUR! Short and wide outside off, Akshar slaps it over covers for a boundary.
Good comeback from Unadkat, slower length delivery outside off, Akshar looks to steer but misses.
Just 5 runs off the Unadkat over.
Akshar misses his clip, the ball deflects off Karthik's pads onto the stumps. They appeal for a stumping, the umpire goes upstairs but replays show Akshar had his foot back in.
7 runs off Unadkat over. 51 needed of 42 balls.
FOUR! Edgy! Full & wide from Duminy, Saha uses his feet, looks to drive but gets an outside edge over point.
7 runs off the Duminy over.
If that was Amit Mishra, it would have been a no ball.by lk_karthik via twitter 5/19/2014 5:12:44 PM