Bhuvneshwar swings out Finch

Aaron Finch was the pace-setter in the tournament with three half-centuries and three Man-of-the-Match awards in three successful chases. Bhuvneshwar Kumar had rediscovered form with 1 for 17 in Sunrisers Hyderabad's first win against Mumbai Indians. He found inswing right away on Thursday and made Finch look ungainly. The first ball moved in on a full length, beat Finch's flick, and rapped the front pad. The next two also darted in, on a length, and found the inside edge. Then came the reward. Bhuvneshwar let rip a bigger inswinger, which snuck through Finch's gate and knocked out leg stump. At the innings break, Bhuvneshwar said it had been his plan all along, because "Finch doesn't play inswing well".

While Bhuvneshwar tested Finch with inswingers, Mustafizur Rahman did Brendon McCullum with cutters. He began with a 114kph cutter that left McCullum and made him prod and miss outside off. The next one had extra bounce and kissed the outside half of the bat. Shikhar Dhawan fumbled the third ball at cover, giving McCullum momentary breathing room. When McCullum was back on strike, Mustafizur unfurled a fast cutter that opened up the batsman and skirted past the outside edge.

Part-time offspinner Deepak Hooda, tasked with more responsibility in the absence of Ashish Reddy, bowled a knee-high full toss on leg stump in the tenth over. Dinesh Karthik stretched forward and aimed a slog sweep into the stands beyond deep square leg, but he lost his shape when he met the ball, toe-ending it to the fielder. Bhuvneshwar held on to the catch after a bobble.

With Akshdeep Nath going low and shuffling across the stumps for an-over-the-shoulder scoop, Mustafizur cranked up his pace. Nath was surprised by the 138kph full-toss but went ahead with the shot. He did not connect and the ball sailed narrowly over his head. David Warner, who was at the edge of the boundary, ducked instinctively, putting his hands on his mouth.