A short ball outside off stump with no movement; Sikandar Raza attempts a cut shot but mis-times it badly. He’s caught by Joe Moores at deep cover, and the wicket goes down. Sikandar Raza departs after scoring 32 runs off 16 balls.
Over 18. 17 runs. Bowler: James Coles. MI London Men: 5-155(rr 8.61) A quicker ball on the back of a length, just on off stump, is met with a controlled drive by Sikandar Raza who smartly nudges it for a single to deep cover, fielded well by Pretorius. Seventeen runs come from this over as MI London Men need six from 30 balls with five wickets in hand, holding a strong 99% win probability.
A length quicker ball sliding down the leg side, and the batter attempts a slog-sweep but misses completely. The wide is signaled, adding three extras, though a sharp run was saved fine leg by the fielder. That brings the total to 15 runs in this over.
An arm ball pitched just outside off at a back of a length, worked neatly by Curran for a quick two runs into the deep square leg area. MI London Men move on to 150 for 5.
Coles bowls a short stock ball on leg stump, and Raza pulls it with controlled precision, middling it for a quick two. Sikandar Raza moves to thirty from just 14 balls, striking at an impressive 221.
Over 17. 6 runs. Bowler: Jamie Overton. MI London Men: 5-138(rr 8.12) Jamie's full delivery outside off draws Sikandar Raza into an attempted drive, but he misses it completely. A tidy dot ball with Jonny Bairstow cleanly fielding behind the stumps. MI London Men require 23 from 35 balls with five wickets in hand and a strong chance to win.
A back of a length delivery on the outside off-stump, the batter attempts a pull but mistimes it. The ball stays low, and he manages to sneak a single through the deep backward square leg. Tom Curran gets off the mark.
On a back-of-a-length delivery on leg stump, the batter attempts a pull but edges the ball low to the keeper and is caught behind. Sherfane Rutherford departs after scoring 4 off 2 balls. The momentum shifts with London Spirit Men's win probability rising from 13% to 20%.
A length ball on off stump with no movement, expertly pushed through to third man. Rutherford gets a neat edge and races it away for four. Sherfane Rutherford is off the mark as MI London Men's win probability jumps from 80% to 87%.
A full delivery, wide outside off, inviting a cut shot. Sam Curran goes for a well-timed cut but gets caught at deep backward point, ending his innings. Sam Curran departs for 33 off 23 deliveries. A significant shift as London Spirit Men's win probability jumps from 13% to 20%.
Over 16. 6 runs. Bowler: Adam Milne. MI London Men: 3-132(rr 8.25) Milne delivers a yorker outside off with reverse inswing; Sikandar Raza pushes but mistimes the stroke, resulting in no run. MI London Men require 29 runs from 40 balls with seven wickets in hand, holding an 87% win probability.
A length ball, angling down the leg side, is met with a well-timed flick. Sam Curran caresses it smoothly through fine leg for four. Sam Curran moves on to thirty runs off 21 balls, maintaining a healthy strike rate of 152.
Over 15. 14 runs. Bowler: Mason Crane. MI London Men: 3-126(rr 8.4) The leg spinner bowls a length ball just outside off, and Sikandar Raza attempts a pull but misses cleanly. No run comes off this delivery. MI London Men need 35 from 45 balls with seven wickets in hand, chasing steadily at a 4.7 required rate.
A googly pitched outside off stung into play, and Sikandar Raza responds with a controlled slog-sweep. He middles it beautifully, sending the ball sailing over deep square leg for a big six.
Crane bowls a back of a length slider just outside off stump, and Curran attempts a cut shot but mistimes it, yet manages to sneak a single through to extra cover.
The leg spinner pitches a length ball on leg stump. Sam Curran swings with intent, pulling a perfectly controlled slog that rockets over deep square leg for six! A massive shift in momentum as MI London Men move from 72% to 82% win probability.
