A full ball just on off stump, and Corey Anderson drives it with perfect timing. The shot is beautifully controlled and carries clean over long on for six.
Le Roux bowls a yorker on leg stump, but Anderson skillfully flicks it off the pads for a quick two runs into the deep backward square leg. Anderson moves to thirty off just 22 deliveries, maintaining a healthy strike rate.
Over 19. 10 runs. Bowler: Shadley van Schalkwyk. MI New York: 4-157(rr 8.26) Corey Anderson attempts a slog on a length ball outside off stump but misses completely, resulting in a dot ball. MI New York face a chase, needing 9 runs from 6 balls with 6 wickets in hand and an 83% chance to win, according to WinViz.
A back of a length delivery outside off sees Pollard flicking the ball off his body with controlled intent, but it doesn't yield a run as the bowler fields quickly.
A full delivery wide outside off, met with a controlled drive by Corey Anderson that is middled perfectly and races away for six over long off. MI New York's win probability jumps to 96% as they reach 154 for 4.
Over 18. 13 runs. Bowler: Andre Russell. MI New York: 4-147(rr 8.17) A full delivery on middle stump with no movement is expertly flicked by Pollard, timing it perfectly. The ball races crisply through mid-wicket for a boundary. Pollard adds another four, boosting MI New York's chances to 86% with 19 needed off 12 and six wickets in hand.
A full delivery pitched just outside off stump, met with a well-timed cut shot. The batter plays it crisply through backward point for a boundary. MI New York's win probability jumps significantly from 64% to 75%.
Corey Anderson swings a slog shot from a back of a length ball wide down leg, holed out off his body but no run results. The win probability for Los Angeles Knight Riders climbs from 27% to 34%.
Over 17. 19 runs. Bowler: Jason Holder. MI New York: 4-134(rr 7.88) A back of a length delivery outside off, Pollard drops the ball gently into the off side and picks up a quick single. That brings up 50 for Pollard off just 27 balls. MI New York now require 32 runs from 18 balls with six wickets in hand, holding a strong 71% chance to win.
Corey Anderson swings a controlled slog, middling the off-cutter wide outside off, sending it soaring over mid wicket for six! Seventeen runs conceded this over with the partnership now at 52 off 29 balls, lifting MI New York's win probability significantly.
A length ball on the outside off stump, nicely driven and well timed by Pollard. He sends it racing through the extra cover region, capitalizing on the misfield at long off for four. Kieron Pollard has now hit two boundaries in this over.
Right on middle stump, a full delivery with no movement. Pollard elegantly drives it with perfect timing and middle connection, sending it soaring over long off for a six. MI New York's win probability surges from 34% to 49%, a significant momentum shift.
Over 16. 11 runs. Bowler: Andre Russell. MI New York: 4-115(rr 7.19) On a length outside off, Pollard works the ball neatly for a single, keeping the scoreboard ticking. MI New York require 51 runs from 24 balls with six wickets in hand, holding a 34% chance to win.
The full toss comes outside off and Pollard seizes the moment with a crisply timed drive. He connects beautifully, sending the ball soaring over long off for a magnificent six.
A full-length reverse inswinger on off stump, worked neatly by Pollard who guides it through the off side for a quick two. Pollard moves to thirty runs off 21 balls, keeping up a brisk strike rate.
The off cutter comes down the leg side at back of a length and Corey Anderson works it but misses, impacting his pad and picking up a leg bye. Andre Russell quickly fields it to stop further runs.
