K Pandya to R Pant, OUT! Finds the man this time! Rohit will be relieved. He has got perhaps the only wicket his side needed in this game. Pant's heroics end. A tossed up ball, around off, Pant swings hard, looking to go over long on but finds Kieron Pollard at the fence. End of a fine knock - 64 from 44 balls. Has given some respectability to the total.
K Pandya to R Pant, Ugly. Swings hard and slices it over covers. Gets a couple.
K Pandya to R Pant, Excellent yorker, on middle, dug out back to the bowler.
K Pandya to R Pant, Driven through the covers by the batsman. The batsmen have not run through for a single.
K Pandya to V Shankar, On middle and leg, flicked through mid-wicket for a single.
Krunal Pandya is back on. One of our mates, Sanju is not too happy with this decision as he reckons spinners go for plenty at this stage. Let's see...
H Pandya to R Pant, Full and outside off, driven straight to mid off. 16 from that over, 29 from the last 2!
H Pandya to R Pant, The batsman goes after this one but misses the line completely.
H Pandya to R Pant, SIX! Effortless! On the pads, Pant whips this over mid-wicket and gets half a dozen!
H Pandya to R Pant, FOUR LEG BYES! Bad line, down the leg side, Pant misses his flick but the ball goes off his pads past short fine leg.
H Pandya to R Pant, NOT OUT. Pitched outside leg, maybe hit outside leg and perhaps hitting the stumps. It was a very full ball and Pant missed his flick. Hardik appealed and the umpire agreed. Pant crossed over while taking the run and then took the review. Hawk Eye showed the ball to be pitched outside leg. Now - the cricketing rule which is irritating - the ball is declared dead as Pant was given out. Why can't he be awarded the single or a leg bye in this case?
OUT! LBW! Is that pitched outside leg? Is the impact in line? Will the ball go on to hit the stumps? Well, Pant wants to check exactly that before he enters the dugout. Hence the review...
H Pandya to R Pant, SIX! Hakuna Matata! Don't bother googling the phrase - it means no worries in African language. Well, that is exactly what Rishabh Pant is making his supporters feel - don't worry while I am there. A length delivery, on middle and off, Pant looks to play the reverse sweep, does play the reverse sweep and the final result is a maximum over third man!
Hardik Pandya time.
M Rahman to V Shankar, FOUR! Another off-cutter, moving away from the batsman, Shankar throws his bat at it and gets a thick outside edge which flies through the vacant slip cordon to the third man fence. 13 from the over, but not exactly a bad one from the Fizz.
M Rahman to R Pant, HALF CENTURY FOR PANT! Yet another one for him. What is it? 5th 50-plus score in the last 7 games! Outstanding. On a length on middle, Rishabh drives this straight back. Mustafizur sticks out his right hand but is unable to stop it. The ball is diverted towards long on and the batsmen take a single. The scanty crowd applauds Pant for his wonderful knock. Both batsmen meet midway and Shankar congratulates Pant.
M Rahman to R Pant, Full and outside off, driven straight to mid off.