Texas Super Kings
Playing XI- Faf du PlessisBatsman
- Rilee RossouwBatsman
- Saiteja MukkamallaBatsman
- Donovan FerreiraBatsman
- Wiaan MulderAll Rounder
- Shubham RanjaneAll Rounder
- Amshi de SilvaBowler
- Milind KumarAll Rounder
- Mohammad MohsinBowler
- Nandre BurgerBowler
- Adam MilneBowler
- Calvin SavageBowler
- Smit PatelKeeper
- Abhimanyu LambaBowler
- Akeal HoseinBowler
- Keshav MaharajBowler
- Hardus ViljoenBowler



Dasun Shanaka to Faf du Plessis: 1 run.
Dasun Shanaka to Wiaan Mulder: 1 run. Shanaka bowls, Mulder nudges it into the off-side and scampers through for a single — Mulder finally gets off the mark. In the 18th over every run bites; smart rotation of strike keeps the pressure on and hands the next ball to Faf du Plessis.
Dasun Shanaka to Wiaan Mulder: 2 runs.
Cameron Gannon to Faf du Plessis: FOUR . 4 runs. Gannon strays a fraction full, Faf du Plessis leans in and rips a glorious cover drive — four! Big moment at the top of the 17th, that boundary nudges the momentum back the batsmen’s way and eases the scoreboard pressure.
Cameron Gannon to Wiaan Mulder: 1 run. Mulder opens the face and dabs a single to fine leg off Gannon — neat bat-and-run, he’s alert to steal that run. It’s a tiny lifeline: keeps the scoreboard ticking and hands Faf du Plessis the strike in a tense phase where every run matters.
Cameron Gannon to Faf du Plessis: 1 run.
Cameron Gannon to Wiaan Mulder: 1 run. Mulder taps it off the pads and scampers through for a single, smartly nudging the strike to Faf du Plessis — tidy rotation in a tense 17th over. No reviews left now, so any tight calls from here are game-defining; the pressure's cranked up.
Cameron Gannon to Wiaan Mulder: No runs. Gannon lands one on a teasing seam fuller-length, Mulder leaves it alone — dot ball, brilliantly engineered. The pressure climbs at the other end where du Plessis looks on; every quiet single now feels like a small victory for the bowlers.
Cameron Gannon to Wiaan Mulder: SIX . 6 runs.
Dasun Shanaka to Wiaan Mulder: 1 run.
Dasun Shanaka to Wiaan Mulder: SIX . 6 runs.
Dasun Shanaka to Wiaan Mulder: wide, 1 run.
Dasun Shanaka to Faf du Plessis: 1 run.
Dasun Shanaka to Faf du Plessis: FOUR . 4 runs.
Dasun Shanaka to Wiaan Mulder: 1 run.
Dasun Shanaka to Faf du Plessis: 1 run.
Harmeet Singh to Faf du Plessis: 1 run.
Harmeet Singh to Faf du Plessis: 2 runs. Harmeet gives it a bit of width and Faf du Plessis obliges, dabbing it past point to steal a smart two — tidy running, clever placement. The scoreboard keeps ticking and the tension stays real with Wiaan Mulder poised at the non-striker's end.
Harmeet Singh to Faf du Plessis: SIX . 6 runs.
Harmeet Singh to Wiaan Mulder: 1 run. Mulder tucks it off his hip and scampers through for a single — smart rotation rather than a risky heave. Harmeet's probing length gets the run but not the breakthrough, and with Faf now on strike the 15th over is quietly slipping into a tense period.
Harmeet Singh to Wiaan Mulder: 2 runs. Mulder clips Harmeet into the gap and scampers two — smart placement and sharp running to keep the scoreboard moving. Du Plessis looks settled at the other end as the pressure is held at bay, but Harmeet will be hunting a breakthrough.
Harmeet Singh to Wiaan Mulder: SIX . 6 runs. Harmeet floats one up and Wiaan Mulder unloads—into the stands for a huge six in the 15th over, pure power and timing! Faf du Plessis watches from the striker’s end as that shot swings momentum back, jagging the run rate and rattling the bowler.
Cameron Gannon to Wiaan Mulder: 1 run.
Cameron Gannon to Faf du Plessis: 1 run.
Cameron Gannon to Wiaan Mulder: 1 run. Gannon bowls, Faf du Plessis dabs it off the hip and scampers through for a single — clever rotation under mounting pressure. Mulder takes the strike as the 14th over tightens up; those singles are suddenly gold.
Cameron Gannon to Faf du Plessis: 1 run.
Cameron Gannon to Faf du Plessis: wide, 1 run. Wide down the leg from Gannon — a loose one and the scoreboard nudges for an extra, Faf stays put at the crease with Wiaan Mulder at the other end. Tension spikes in the 14th as the bowler loses his line and the batting side pick up a costly freebie.
Cameron Gannon to Wiaan Mulder: 1 run. Mulder nudges it off the hip to deep midwicket and scampers through for a quick single. Smart, measured cricket — he rotates the strike to Faf and keeps the scoreboard moving as the 14th over tightens up.
Cameron Gannon to Shubham Ranjane: Wicket! , Caught by Tim Robinson. Wicket! No runs. Cameron Gannon gets the breakthrough — Ranjane skies a tame drive and Tim Robinson takes a sharp catch; Shubham Ranjane out for a duck. The 14th over just turned into a momentum swing, and Faf du Plessis can only watch as the pressure mounts.
Dasun Shanaka to Shubham Ranjane: 1 run.
Dasun Shanaka to Faf du Plessis: 1 run.
Dasun Shanaka to Shubham Ranjane: 1 run.
Dasun Shanaka to Faf du Plessis: 1 run.
Dasun Shanaka to Shubham Ranjane: 1 run.
Dasun Shanaka to Shubham Ranjane: wide, 1 run.
Dasun Shanaka to Shubham Ranjane: 2 runs. Ranjane clips it sweetly off the pads and scampers through for two, Faf du Plessis hustling at the non-striker’s end to push the strike — clinical running and placement. Dasun Shanaka will feel that, a loose length in the 13th and those two runs could swing the momentum as the tension builds.
Ottneil Baartman to Faf du Plessis: 2 runs.
Ottneil Baartman to Faf du Plessis: SIX . 6 runs.
Ottneil Baartman to Faf du Plessis: No runs.
Ottneil Baartman to Faf du Plessis: 2 runs.
Ottneil Baartman to Faf du Plessis: SIX . 6 runs.
Ottneil Baartman to Faf du Plessis: SIX . 6 runs.
Harmeet Singh to Faf du Plessis: 1 run.
Harmeet Singh to Shubham Ranjane: 1 run.
Harmeet Singh to Shubham Ranjane: No runs.
Harmeet Singh to Shubham Ranjane: 2 runs.
Harmeet Singh to Faf du Plessis: 1 run.
Harmeet Singh to Shubham Ranjane: 1 run.
Ottneil Baartman to Faf du Plessis: 2 runs.
Ottneil Baartman to Shubham Ranjane: 1 run.
Ottneil Baartman to Milind Kumar: Wicket! , Caught by Harmeet Singh. Wicket! No runs.
Ottneil Baartman to Faf du Plessis: 1 run. Baartman toes in a good length and du Plessis tucks it off his hip for a quick single — smart, clinical rotation to keep the scoreboard moving in a tense 10th over. Milind Kumar will take the strike now; small but vital moments like this can swing the momentum.
Ottneil Baartman to Milind Kumar: 1 run.
Ottneil Baartman to Faf du Plessis: 1 run. Baartman lands it on a probing length, Faf nudges it off the hip and steals a single — clever, patient cricket to keep the scoreboard moving. Milind takes strike now; the tension cranks up as this 10th over unfolds.
Ali Sheikh to Milind Kumar: SIX . 6 runs. Milind Kumar absolutely crushes Ali Sheikh over the ropes — flat, monstrous six that sizzles into the crowd! That blow snaps the momentum back, Faf du Plessis grinning at the non-striker's end as the pressure suddenly shifts onto the bowlers.
Ali Sheikh to Milind Kumar: No runs. Ali Sheikh lands it on a probing length, Milind Kumar gets forward but can't find the gap — dot ball. A vital pause in the scoring, tension rising as Faf du Plessis paces the non-striker's end and the pressure quietly mounts into the back end of the ninth.
Ali Sheikh to Faf du Plessis: 1 run. Faf du Plessis leans on the drive, nudges it crisply into the off-side gap and scampers through for a quick single — a calm, vital rotation of strike in a tense phase. Ali Sheikh will be frustrated; a probing, disciplined delivery but just the one run to show for the effort.
Ali Sheikh to Faf du Plessis: No runs. Ali Sheikh floats one up outside off, Faf du Plessis gets forward and knocks it back to the bowler — dot ball! Tight, disciplined bowling; no scoring chance and Milind Kumar on the other end feels the pressure creep in.
Ali Sheikh to Faf du Plessis: SIX . 6 runs. Faf du Plessis muscles one off Ali Sheikh into orbit — a colossal six over long-off, timed and lofted with brutal precision. The ninth over flips on its head, Milind Kumar barely moves as the scoreboard erupts and the bowlers look rattled.
Ali Sheikh to Milind Kumar: 1 run. Milind Kumar nudges it off the pads and scampers through for a single — smart, unobtrusive cricket that keeps the scoreboard moving. Faf du Plessis at the non-striker's end looks ready as Ali Sheikh resets; that rotation of strike could prove crucial in this tight middle-overs tussle.
Dasun Shanaka to Milind Kumar: 1 run.
Marcus Stoinis to Faf du Plessis: 1 run.
Marcus Stoinis to Faf du Plessis: FOUR . 4 runs.
Marcus Stoinis to Milind Kumar: 1 run.
Marcus Stoinis to Faf du Plessis: 1 run. Stoinis flighted one up, Faf du Plessis leans forward and tucks it off the hip for a sharp single — smart, surgical placement and Milind hustles back to the crease. The scoreboard nudges on but the visitors will be pleased: tight bowling, plenty of pressure still simmering.
Marcus Stoinis to Faf du Plessis: No runs. And Stoinis pings it in short of a length, Faf steers and stays put—no run; another valuable dot in the eighth as pressure quietly escalates. Milind shifts at the non-striker, calculating the chase, while the bowler leaves with a satisfied stride—momentum hanging by a thread.
Ali Sheikh to Faf du Plessis: 1 run.
Ali Sheikh to Milind Kumar: 1 run.