34.6
Malinga to Kohli, FOUR, 143.7 kph, gosh, I am tired just describing this over. Spare a thought for Malinga. Another low full toss on the toes, you know the rest. This is horrid bowling in the Powerplay, with fine leg in the circle. Kohli has 122 off 81 balls.
34.5
Malinga to Kohli, FOUR, 141.8 kph, If you are the Bellerive Oval, you are seeing the world's best death bowler being butchered. Kohli gets another low full toss on his toes and flicks it behind square leg for another four. Great batting, turning the pressure back on a nerveless bowler. A normally nervesless bowler.
34.4
Malinga to Kohli, FOUR, 143.6 kph, he's shredded Malinga. Absolute battering this now. This is almost the perfect yorker, it tails in and hurtles towards the toes. Kohli's bat comes down decisively, taking advantage of a missed inch of length. Four through fine leg.
34.3
Malinga to Kohli, FOUR, 141.5 kph, take cover in the covers! Pitched up outside off stump, and Kohli smashes it between cover and mid-off. Malinga squints as he follows the path of the ball.
34.2
Malinga to Kohli, SIX, 142.8 kph, Gambhir won't mind this. It could end in the 38th over. Length, length, listless length ball on the pads, Kohli's wrists do the rest and send them into the night sky. They land in the grassbanks again.
34.1
Malinga to Kohli, 2 runs, 140.4 kph, he smiles. He doesn't curse, he smiles. Kohli has played the innings of his life. Malinga goes full on middle and leg, Kohli flicks into the deep and hurries back for the second. And he soaks in the atmosphere. Take a bow, Kohli!
42 off 36 now.. India are walking this unless Malinga can pull a rabbit cage out of the hat.
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