Gujarat vs Rajasthan Match Stats

Starts off with a shortish delivery around middle, Shimron Hetmyer stays on the back foot and punches it down to long on for a single.

FIFTY for Sanju Samson and it has been a captain's knock thus far but he will know that he has a lot more to do here. This is tossed up around off, Samson strokes it to sweeper cover and rotates the strike.

Nagging length, around middle and turning in a touch, Shimron Hetmyer works it through the mid-wicket region for one more.

SIX! BOOM! Noor Ahmad floats it up now and serves it full and wide outside off. Sanju Samson stays put and reaches out before whacking it off the toe end of the bat over the long off fence for a biggie.

FOUR! Fuller and flatter down leg, Sanju Samson sits down and paddles it away down to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

OUT! CAUGHT! Noor Ahmad has the last laugh and picks up his very first wicket in the Indian T20 League and what a big wicket this could turn out to be. Noor shows courage here as he tosses the ball up full and outside off inviting the bog shot. Sanju Samson tries to stay leg side of the ball and gets under it. Samson lifts it high and off the cue end of the bat over mid off. David Miller runs in from long off and takes a good catch. Samson departs after a good knock.

Excellent fielding in the deep! On a hard length angled in from around the stumps and into the batter. Shimron Hetmyer clears the front leg and heaves it flat toward wide long on. David Miller there sprints to his left and manages to get his hands behind it. Ends up saving two runs.

SIX! This has got to be one of the most bizarre maximums ever seen. Alzarri Joseph misses his mark and serves a waist-high full toss on the body. Shimron Hetmyer tries to tuck it away but gets hurried on and the ball comes off the backside of the bat before flying over Mohammad Shami at third man for a maximum. It is called a no ball but Gujarat have reviewed it and the third umpire concludes that it is a fair delivery. No Free Hit then.

Hard length over leg stump and cramping the batter for room. Shimron Hetmyer awkwardly manages to nudge it past square leg for one.

FOUR! Deft touch from Dhruv Jurel! Hard length again around off at 149.2 clicks. Jurel hangs back and just dabs it down fine into the third man fence for a boundary.

Banged in short and over middle, Dhruv Jurel gets hurried on but manages to pull it over backward square leg for a single.

SIX! Wow, that has sailed deep into the crowd! Alzarri Joseph steams in and serves it in the slot at over 144 clicks. Shimron Hetmyer stays deep in his crease and clears the front leg before clobbering the ball way, way over the long on fence for a biggie. 44 needed now off 24 balls.

FOUR! Misfield in the deep! Noor Ahmad floats this one full and angles it a long way across the off stump. Dhruv Jurel reaches out and drives it to the left of the man at deep cover-point. Rashid Khan there runs to his left and gets a hand on it but his trailing hand pushes the ball into the ropes.

Flighted delivery around leg stump, Dhruv Jurel looks to sweep it fine but can't get it away.

Flatter delivery outside off and angled well across the right-hander. Dhruv Jurel looks to cut but misses.

Just in! Floated up on the pads, Dhruv Jurel paddles it 'round the corner and to the right of the man at short fine leg. Jurel sets off for the run but Shimron Hetmyer is a bit slow to take off. Mohammad Shami there picks up the ball and throws it back to the keeper, Wriddhiman Saha who whips off the bails. It appears to be touch and go but the replays show that Hetmyer managed to just slide his bat in.

WIDE! Short and wide outside off, a bit too wide though for the umpire's liking.

Shorter and angling into the pads, worked away past square leg for a single.

Full and outside off, driven down to long off for a single.

Short and on middle, Dhruv Jurel pulls it towards deep square leg for a single.

Short and no off, Shimron Hetmyer punches it straight to short covers.

FOUR! Down the wrong line and Shimron Hetmyer gets it away. A tad shorter and around middle, Hetmyer shuffles past the off stump and gets enough on the paddle sweep to take it over short fine leg and into the fence.

Here comes the googly, pitching outside leg and turning away from the left-hander. Shimron Hetmyer looks for the slog sweep but is well beaten and gets hit on the pads.

SIX! Shimron Hetmyer is playing a blinder here. This is flatter and fuller around leg stump, Hetmyer steps out and thumps it flat right back over the bowler's head for a maximum.

Flatter one, on the shorter side and around off, this is hit away off the back foot through extra cover for a couple of runs. 23 needed now off 12 balls.

SIX! Wow, that has been dismissed! Mohammad Shami misses his length and serves it in the slot on middle stump. Dhruv Jurel gets the front leg out of the way and launches it a long way over the long on fence for a biggie.

OUT! TAKEN! Mohammad Shami with a stellar comeback to dismiss Dhruv Jurel and the game is well and truly alive here! Shami bangs this one in around off stump and gets it to climb at an awkward height. Dhruv Jurel goes past the off stump and looks to hook it away. He gets hurried on and the top edge is found. The ball flies down toward fine leg where Mohit Sharma comes in and pouches it safely under pressure.

FOUR! Oh, that has been crunched! Short and wide outside off, Ravichandran Ashwin stays back and slaps it away past point. The ball rockets away into the fence.

SIX! BANG! That surely is the telling blow from Ravichandran Ashwin. Short again and over middle, Ashwin with a good trigger movement to get deep in his crease and he muscles it well in front of the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. 7 needed now off 8 balls.

OUT! CAUGHT! Is there another twist in the tale here? Surely not, right? Mohammad Shami serves a slower delivery outside off and bowls it full as well. Ravichandran Ashwin stays back and gets caught on the crease as well. Ashwin looks to lift it over the cover region but ends up chipping it to point where Rahul Tewatia takes a simple catch.

Ends with a dot and now 7 runs are needed off 6 balls! Goes full and quick, angling into the legs. Trent Boult backs away and looks to heave it across the line but is well beaten.

FIFTY for Shimron Hetmyer and he will be itching to get the winning runs here. This is short and wide outside off, Hetmyer rocks back and slaps it in front of point for a couple of runs. The throw from the deep is at the keeper's end but is a bit wide and the batters make it through with ease.

SIX! BANG! Shimron Hetmyer finishes things off in style! Just a tad shorter and on middle and leg. Hetmyer goes on the back foot and muscles it flat and over the wide long on fence for a maximum. Rajasthan have certainly pulled off a heist here. RAJASTHAN WIN BY THREE WICKETS!