Lucknow vs Gujarat Match Stats

Nagging length on leg stump, skidding through, KL Rahul leans on and tucks it behind square leg for a run.

A bit quicker and pushed outside the off stump. This one turns away as Krunal Pandya looks to drive but is beaten.

OUT! STUMPED! Noor Ahmad gets rid of Krunal Pandya and Gujarat have their second wicket. Pandya pre-meditates and looks to step out early and Noor sees his coming. The length is pulled back nicely and Noor simply skids this one through around the off stump. The ball just turns away enough for Pandya to run past it and Wriddhiman Saha whips off the bails in a flash.

Gets a hand on it! This is tossed up full and on the stumps, Nicholas Pooran bunts it back hard to the left of the bowler who sticks out his hands and makes the stop.

Flatter and on the pads, Nicholas Pooran fails to tuck this one away as the ball hits the pads.

Another stifled appeal for LBW but it is turned down. This is floated up outside off and turning it in. Nicholas Pooran gets down on one knee trying to drag the sweep shot but misses and pinged on the pads. Hardik Pandya has a chat with the keeper and decides against the review. The impact looked to be outside the line of off stump. 30 needed now off 30 balls.

Quicker and full, angled in on off. KL Rahul defends it back to the bowler.

Much fuller, on the pads. KL Rahul flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.

Another dot now! Its been 18 balls since the last boundary came for Lucknow. It is tossed up, full and outside off. Nicholas Pooran tries to reverse sweep it but it rolls to the slip fielder off his gloves.

Darted on the pads, Nicholas Pooran nudges it to square leg for one.

Fuller, angled into the pads. Rahul clips it to short mid-wicket. Hardik Pandya makes a sharp stop. 

What a brilliant over from Jayant Yadav. It is full, on the pads, KL Rahul clips it into mid-wicket for one. Lucknow need 27 runs off 24 balls now. Before this over they needed a run a ball, but well, the pressure is on the hosts now.

Noor Ahmad starts his final over with a dot now! It is floated and full, outside off. Rahul pushes it gently into covers.

Two dots in a row! It is full, sliding down leg. KL Rahul flicks it to short fine leg, but could not beat the fielder.

Shorter, on leg. KL Rahul pulls it to deep mid-wicket. There is protection in the deep and they only get a single.

Back of a length, outside off, turning away. Pooran chops it to backward point.

OUT! CAUGHT! Noor Ahmad picks up his second wicket and Gujarat are well and truly in this game. Nicholas Pooran tries to break his shackles but holes out instead. It is tossed up, full and on off. Nicholas Pooran gets down on one knee and goes for the slog sweep, but all he manages to get is a thick outside edge. The ball goes straight up in the air. Hardik Pandya settles under it beside the stumps at the non-striker's end and takes a sharp catch.

A bit flatter, sliding down leg. Ayush Badoni pulls it past short fine leg. Abhinav Manohar coves a lot of ground to his right in the deep and saves a certain boundary. The batters take three runs. A brilliant over from Ahmad comes to an end, but he is disappointed the way he finished this over. 

Slower bumper, outside off. Ayush Badoni pulls it to mid-wicket but it comes off the cue end. One taken.

Mohit Sharma nails his yorker this time, on off. KL Rahul flicks it down to long on and collects a single.

Shorter, outside off. Ayush Badoni once again mistimes his pull into the mid-wicket region for another single.

Back of a length, outside off. KL Rahul chops it to deep point for one more.

Mohit Sharma goes very full, on off, nipping into the batter. Ayush Badoni knocks it past the bowler and gets a single.

Mohit Sharma only gives away 6 singles in this over. Back of a length, on off. Rahul pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a run. Lucknow need 17 runs off the final 2 overs. 

NOT OUT! An appeal for lbw but turned down! Mohammad Shami thinks he has got his man here and convinces the skipper to the review. Coming to the delivery, it is full, tailing into the batter. KL Rahul tries to flick it away but gets an inside edge on it. The ball goes to short third man off his pads. The batters cross for one. The UltraEdge later confirms that the bat is involved.

A slower length ball, on off. Ayush Badoni knocks it to mid off and scampers across for a quick single.

Much fuller, angled into the pads. KL Rahul once again gets an inside edge on his pads. The batters are able to sneak a single.

Full length, sliding down leg. Ayush Badoni tickles it down to fine leg. There is protection in the deep, once one run taken. Lucknow are stuggling to find the gaps, and won't be happy with the singles here. 

A dot now! The pressure only keeps on increasing for Lucknow. What a turn around by Gujarat. Slower ball, on a length, wide of off. KL Rahul tries to hit it through the line but misses it completely. Rahul is unhappy with himself as he kicks the ground in frustration. The Lucknow skipper needs to keep his cool here. 

LEG BYE! Mohammad Shami goes full, wide outside off. KL Rahul shuflles way across the crease and tries to go for the scoop shot, but he does not connect. The ball rolls to short fine leg and the batters cross for a leg bye. Lucknow need 12 runs off the final over. 

It is full and on off. KL Rahul thumps it down the ground, Mohit Sharma ducks under it, instead of putting his hand in between. It easily could've been a dot ball but Lucknow get two runs off it. 

OUT! CAUGHT IN THE DEEP! KL Rahul departs on 68. Lucknow were cruising along nicely at one stage, but if they lose this game now, they have only themselves to blame. A short ball, on middle. KL Rahul thinks about riding the bounce and pulls it to deep backward square leg. He only manages to hit it down the throat of Jayant Yadav who makes no mistake.

OUT! CAUGHT! Mohit Sharma has turned the game on its head. He strikes again and Marcus Stoinis is out on a golden duck. It is a full-length ball, on middle. Marcus Stoinis makes some room and smacks it down the park to long on. David Miller runs in to his left and takes a solid catch diving to that side. Mohit Sharma is on a Hat Trick now.

OUT! RUN OUT! A team Hat-Trick for Gujarat. Lucknow lose another wicket now. It is a full-length ball, on off. Deepak Hooda crunches it back to the bowler. Mohit Sharma only manages to get a hand on it but kills a lot of pace off it. Hooda calls for two runs but the throw from Vijay Shankar is accurate enough to find Ayush Badoni short of the crease at the non-striker's end.

OUT! RUN OUT! WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE? Mohit Sharma nails his yorker, on leg. Deepak Hooda whips it to deep mid-wicket. Rashid Khan is quick to get to the ball and his throw at the keeper's end is inch-perfect. Wriddhiman Saha collects the ball and takes off the bails in no time. The third umpire confirms that Deepak Hooda is way short of the crease.

GAME OVER! Mohit Sharma serves a slower length ball, outside off. Ravi Bishnoi tries to chase it but misses. GUJARAT WIN THE MATCH BY 7 RUNS.