0.1 IK Pathan to Kumar, 2 runs, lofts the first ball high in the air to wide long off
0.5 IK Pathan to Fazal, no run, good swing from Pathan, beats the bat outside the off stump
0.6 IK Pathan to Fazal, no run, another wonderful delivery outside the off stump, swinging away, left alone
1.2 RB Patel to Kumar, FOUR, on the pads, flicks it off his legs to deep backward square leg fence, easily picked up
1.5 RB Patel to Kumar, SIX, goes the maximum, it was short and wide outside the off stump, upper cuts in the air over the backward-point fence, good strike that
2.4 IK Pathan to Fazal, 1 run, driven well to wide mid on, Powar does well to dive and make wonderful save.
2.5 IK Pathan to Kumar, FOUR, overpitched delivery outside the off stump, no fielder moves, picks the gap between extra-cover and mid off, the ball races along the turf to extra-cover fence
4.1 IK Pathan to Kumar, no run, lucky to get away with a bad delivery from Pathan, it was full and on the legs, Praveen Kumar fails to get the bat to it.
4.3 IK Pathan to Fazal, no run, good length delivery outside the off stump, good away swing, left alone
5.5 RB Patel to Kumar, FOUR, goes after a fuller delivery, looks to drive down the ground, gets a thickish edge and goes to midwicket fence to pick up a boundary
6.2 IK Pathan to Fazal, FOUR, nice shot from Fazal, sweetly hit, it was in the slot outside the off stump, driven nicely in the gap through between short cover and the cover fielder to the fence
6.5 IK Pathan to Fazal, FOUR, pitched up who makes no mistake, puts it away in style through midwicket, the ball races to the fence.
Pathan's fastest ball today has been 124.3 km/h
7.2 Bahutule to Kumar, no run, a long hop, not put away, it was hit hard straight to the extra-cover fielder
7.4 Bahutule to Kumar, FOUR, fraction short and well put away, moves back and cuts it hard to point boundary
8.4 IK Pathan to Kumar, no run, good ball from Pathan, swinging into Praveen Kumar, comes slightly forward and defends to cover
8.5 IK Pathan to Kumar, FOUR, short ball, Praveen walks into the shot and slaps it over mid off, one two bounce into the fence
long off in place for Praveen Kumar
9.4 Bahutule to Kumar, SIX, connects it well for maximum, it was nicely tossed upto the bat, lofts it well over the long on fence
12.1 Powar to Fazal, no run, beautifully bowled, nicely tossed up on the off stump, spins away, Fazal looks to drive through the off side, beats the outside edge, drags his feet out of the crease, referred to the third umpire to give the decision. He looks to have got his feet back
12.5 Powar to Kumar, no run, nice drift from Powar, a flat delivery and bit quicker, it was also bit wide, lunges forward and gets beaten, appeal for a caught behind turned down.
13.6 Bahutule to Kumar, 1 run, Praveen Kumar gets his 50 in quick time of 40 balls, tossed up on the leg stump, driven back past the bowler to mid on to pick up a single
14.5 Powar to Kumar, OUT, another arm ball wide outside the off stump,lunges forward and gets beaten, in the process drags his feet out of the crease, Parthiv Patel does a great job, collects the ball and whips off the bails, referred to the third umpire. The red light flashes.
P Kumar st PA Patel b Powar 51 (42b 5x4 3x6) SR: 121.42
Beautifully bowled and well done by Parthiv to get the required breakthrough.
Match State: Drinks
Kaif is the new batsman
Filtered commentary - Central Zone innings
[b]THE INNINGS TURNS[/b]
14.1 Powar to Kumar, 1 run, arm ball wide outside the off stump, cuts to the sweeper cover to pick up a single
14.2 Powar to Fazal, no run, comes forward and defends to the off side
14.3 Powar to Fazal, no run, good ball from Powar bowling a tight line, pushes to cover
14.4 Powar to Fazal, 1 run, this time a flighted delivery on the middle and leg, sweep to deep square leg
14.5 Powar to Kumar, OUT, another arm ball wide outside the off stump,lunges forward and gets beaten, in the process drags his feet out of the crease, Parthiv Patel does a great job, collects the ball and whips off the bails, referred to the third umpire. The red light flashes.
P Kumar st PA Patel b Powar 51 (42b 5x4 3x6) SR: 121.42
Beautifully bowled and well done by Parthiv to get the required breakthrough.
Match State: Drinks
Kaif is the new batsman
14.6 Powar to Kaif, no run, pushes to the on side
The second powerplay taken by Muzumdar, it will be Rakesh Patel to bowl
End of over 15 (2 runs) - Central Zone 85/1
M Kaif 0* (1b) RR Powar 3-1-5-1
FY Fazal 28* (47b 2x4)
15.1 RB Patel to Fazal, FOUR, good shot driven well straight down the track past the bowler to long on fence, it was in the slot and well put away.
15.2 RB Patel to Fazal, no run, moves forward in line with the delivery and defends to the off side
15.3 RB Patel to Fazal, 1 run, taps it softly to short cover and quick single taken
15.4 RB Patel to Kaif, 1 leg bye, moves across and looks to work it to the on side, off the pad to short fine leg, no appeal from the bowler and fielder.
15.5 RB Patel to Fazal, no run, moves forward in line and opens the face off the bat and plays to backward-point
15.6 RB Patel to Fazal, no run, a close thing for Kaif, as Fazal pushes the delivery to short cover and Kaif takes off from the non-striker's end, the fielder in quickly scores a direct hit, a desperate dive from Kaif back in the crease gets him back
Powar has been the pick of the bowlers. A dead ball signalled as he was about to deliver, the ball slipped out of his hands and goes to mid off
End of over 16 (6 runs) - Central Zone 91/1
FY Fazal 33* (52b 3x4) RB Patel 4-0-30-0
M Kaif 0* (2b)
16.1 Powar to Kaif, no run, pushes it back down the track
16.2 Powar to Kaif, 1 wide, tossed up wide outside the off stump
16.2 Powar to Kaif, no run, uses his feet and drives to Pathan at mid on, who is quickly in to prevent the single
16.3 Powar to Kaif, no run, looking to paddle it around, it was in the air behind square leg
16.4 Powar to Kaif, 2 runs, this time drives the ball through the in-field to deep extra-cover
16.5 Powar to Kaif, no run
16.6 Powar to Kaif, no run, played back to the bowler
End of over 17 (3 runs) - Central Zone 94/1
M Kaif 2* (8b) RR Powar 4-1-8-1
FY Fazal 33* (52b 3x4)
17.1 RB Patel to Fazal, no run, fantastic delivery pitches on a length and moves away, beats the outside edge
17.2 RB Patel to Fazal, 1 run, walks into the delivery and works to midwicket to pick up a quick single
17.3 RB Patel to Kaif, no run, good ball from Patel, short of a length delivery outside the off stump, Kaif up on his toes and defends to cover
17.4 RB Patel to Kaif, no run, trying to improvise, works in front of square leg from outside the off stump
17.5 RB Patel to Kaif, no run, back of a length delivery outside the off stump, defends with an open face to backward-point
17.6 RB Patel to Kaif, no run, good over from Rakesh Patel, good length delivery outside the off stump, Kaif on the front foot defends to cover
End of over 18 (1 run) - Central Zone 95/1
M Kaif 2* (12b) RB Patel 5-0-31-0
FY Fazal 34* (54b 3x4)
18.1 Powar to Fazal, 1 run, tossed up outside the leg stump, uses his feet well and drives to mid on, who is on the edge of the circle
18.2 Powar to Kaif, no run, moves forward and pushes to the fielder at cover
18.3 Powar to Kaif, OUT, deceived in the flight, tossed up outside the off stump, uses his feet and mistimes the drive in the air to the left of Irfan Pathan, who moves to his left and takes a good catch
M Kaif c IK Pathan b Powar 2 (14b 0x4 0x6) SR: 14.28
Powar picks up his second wicket.
20.1 Powar to Fazal, no run, good ball on the stumps, defends on the track
20.2 Powar to Fazal, OUT, another wicket for Powar, his third, nicely flighted delivery, uses his feet and gets beaten in the flight, Parthiv collects the ball and whips off the bails to send back Fazal.
FY Fazal st PA Patel b Powar 38 (62b 3x4 0x6) SR: 61.29
20.5 Powar to TP Singh, 1 run, swept to short fine leg, Rohit Sharma does well to prevent more than a run
20.6 Powar to Yadav, no run, played back to the bowler
End of over 21 (2 runs) - Central Zone 101/3
Jai P Yadav 1* (3b) RR Powar 6-1-11-3
TP Singh 1* (5b)
21.1 RB Patel to TP Singh, no run, moves forward and drives through the line to mid off
21.2 RB Patel to TP Singh, FOUR, beautifully played, bad line from the bowler, it was short and down the leg side, TP Singh just had to get a tickle and he does well
21.3 RB Patel to TP Singh, 1 run, short of a length delivery on the middle and leg, taps it gently to short midwicket and quick single taken
21.4 RB Patel to Yadav, no run, good length delivery outside the off stump, comes forward and defends back to the bowler
21.5 RB Patel to Yadav, no run, full and on the legs, missed a good opportunity to put it away, off the pad to square leg
21.6 RB Patel to Yadav, 1 run, short of a length delivery outside the off stump, opens the face off the bat and runs it down to thirdman to pick up a single
Great spell of bowling from Powar, 11 runs in 6 overs with 3 wickets.
End of over 22 (6 runs) - Central Zone 107/3
Jai P Yadav 2* (6b) RB Patel 7-0-40-0
TP Singh 6* (8b 1x4)
22.1 Powar to Yadav, no run, pushes to the on side, Powar quickly to the on side prevents any run
22.2 Powar to Yadav, 3 runs, paddle sweeps in the air to fine leg, Yusuf Pathan chases after it, slides and saves a run.
22.3 Powar to TP Singh, OUT, tossed up outside the leg stump, goes for the sweep and gets a top edge, straight to Rohit Sharma at short fine leg. Powar picks up his fourth wicket
28.1 Powar to Piyush Chawla, SIX, goes the distance at long on for maximum, uses his feet well and lofts it high and over the fence
[b]AFTER POWARPLAY[/b]
29.1 Nayar to Piyush Chawla, 1 wide, down the leg side, neatly taken by Parthiv Patel
29.1 Nayar to Piyush Chawla, 1 wide, this wide outside the off stump
29.1 Nayar to Piyush Chawla, no run
33.1 Bahutule to Piyush Chawla, no run, comes forward and defends to the off side
33.2 Bahutule to Piyush Chawla, OUT, tossed up outside the off stump, uses his feet and mis-hits it high in the air to long on, Rajesh Powar the substitute takes a good catch. A bad shot from Piyush Chawla
Piyush Chawla c sub (RV Pawar) b Bahutule 16 (27b 0x4 1x6) SR: 59.25
36.3 YK Pathan to Abbas Ali, 1 run
36.4 YK Pathan to Kartik, OUT, tossed up outside the off stump, goes for the sweep, gets the top edge to Kanitkar at first slip
