Hyderabad vs Lucknow Match Stats

On a length, on top of off. Marcus Stoinis knocks it into covers for a quick single.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar fires in a full ball, on the pads. Mankad squeezes it to mid-wicket for a single.

A length ball, on middle. Stoinis flicks it to mid on for one more.

A low full toss, on leg. Mankad whips it down to long on for a single. He gets to his FIFTY, but his side is still way behind in this chase.

SIX! Stand and deliver. The Australian batter now getting in his groove. It is pitched up, on off. Marcus Stoinis gets under it and tonks it over the long on fence for a maximum.

Length, around off. Stoinis punches it to covers for a single.

SIX! Straight as an arrow! Loses his radar and bowls a low full toss, outside off, Marcus Stoinis does not miss out as he drills it back over the sight screen for a biggie. 

WIDE! Spills this one way down leg, Marcus Stoinis lets it go for a wide. 

SIX! Marcus Stoinis goes straight again! Sharma looks to go full but ends up bowling in the slot, Marcus Stoinis frees his arms and drills it back over the bowler's head for six more runs. 

OUT! TAKEN! Great comeback by Abhishek Sharma as he finally gets rid of Marcus Stoinis! Keeps it fuller and on off, Marcus Stoinis gets the width he needs and powers this one flat towards long off. Does not get the elevation to clear long off and holes out to long off. Abdul Samad there moves to his left and makes a tough catch look easy. 

SIX! BANG! Nicholas Pooran is off the mark with a maximum! Tossed up, full and outside off, Nicholas Pooran gets down on one knee and slog sweeps it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. 

SIX! Consecutive sixes for Nicholas Pooran! Abhishek Sharma persists with full length and outside off, Nicholas Pooran gets underneath the delivery with ease and smokes it down the ground for yet another maximum. 

SIX! Make that three sixes in a row! Full again and outside off, Nicholas Pooran gets himself into a good position and targets the mid-wicket fence once again. Deposits it into the stands for six more runs. A game-changing over for Lucknow, 31 runs came off it. 

Very full, outside off. Mankad drills it down to long off but only for a single.

T Natarajan fires it full, swinging into the pads. Pooran tucks it through to wide long on and collects a brace.

A full toss, outside off. Pooran miscues his shot down to long off for a single.

Brilliant from T Natarajan. He bangs in a short one, wide of off. Mankad tries to play at it late but gets nowhere near the ball.

SIX! This is huge and it clears the fence. T Natarajan fires it in the slot. Prerak Mankad gets under it and smokes ti straight down the park for a maximum.

FOUR! Hyderabad are leaking runs left, right and centre here. T Natarajan nails his yorker, outside off. It catches the edge and runs down to the third man fence. 24 runs needed now.

Nicholas Pooran cuts this short one to deep point for one.

Much fuller, on off. Mankad dabs it back to the bowler.

Well bowled! A slower length ball, wide outside off. Prerak Mankad tries to reach out but does not get any bat on ball.

Kumar nails his yorker, in the blockhole. Prerak Mankad whips it through mid-wicket for one run.

FOUR! Cracking shot. Out of nowhere this has now become Lucknow's game to lose. It is a length ball, wide outside off. Pooran slashes hard at it. The ball catches the outer half and runs down to third man for four runs.

FOUR! Consecutive boundaries. Pooran seems to be in a hurry to end things here. It is pitched up, outside off. Pooran crunches it through cover-point. The ball races away to the fence. 14 runs needed off the last 12 balls.

T Natarajan fires in a full one, on fifth stump, angling across. Mankad tries to slog it away but is a touch early into his shot.

A low full toss, on middle. Mankad knocks it down to long on for one more.

Another single now as Pooran punches this full ball into covers for one more.

Prerak Mankad now rotates the strike, it is very full, outside off. Mankad squeezes it out to backward point for a quick single.

SIX! This biggie surely spoils the over for T Natarajan. A full toss, on off. Nicholas Pooran swivels and dispatches it beyond the mid-wicket fence.

Nicholas Pooran retains the strike for the final over. He moves to 38 off just 11 balls. It is very full, on off. Pooran smashes it down to long off and crosses.

Great stop! Rolls his fingers over the ball and bowls on a hard length, Nicholas Pooran waits for it and pulls it to the right of deep mid-wicket. Glenn Phillips sprints to his right and makes a good diving stop for a couple of runs. 

FOUR! THAT'S IT!  Nicholas Pooran finishes things off in style! Fazalhaq Farooqi goes full and sliding down leg, Nicholas Pooran flicks this one wide of short fine leg for four runs. He is all smiles and so are his teammates in the dugout. Lucknow win by 7 wickets!