| 1.5 : 1.5: Kagiso Rabada to Nitish Rana, FOUR! That's a good response from the batsman. A slower one from Rabada, this one is on a shortish length and it is just outside of, Rana pulls it over mid-wicket and finds the fence. |
| 2.4 : 2.4: Ishant Sharma to Shubman Gill, FOUR! First boundary for Gill. Ishant bowls this one short and around off, Gill advances down and smacks it through mid off for a boundary. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: Axar Patel to Nitish Rana, SIX! WOW! What a shot! Axar floats this one around off and middle, Rana switches hands and slams it over point for a biggie. That is some shot. |
| 3.4 : 3.4: Axar Patel to Nitish Rana, OUT! STUMPED! Axar gets his man next ball. Terrific bowling. He tossses the ball up and bowls it wide, Rana jumps out of the crease trying to hammer it over long off. The ball spins away from him and he cannot make a connection. Pant, behind the sticks, does the rest. Excellent comeback from Axar. |
| 4.6 : 4.6: Avesh Khan to Rahul Tripathi, FOUR! Tripathi ends the over well for Kolkata. A gorgeous drive through the covers. Full and wide outside off, Rahul creams it through the covers and finds the fence. |
| 5.2 : 5.2: Ishant Sharma to Shubman Gill, FOUR! SHOT! A low full toss, Gill strokes it through the covers for another boundary. 6 off the first two balls of the final over of the Powerplay. |
| 5.5 : 5.5: Ishant Sharma to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Gill bags another boundary. That wasn't too far from the mid on fielder there. Rabada threw himself to take the catch but failed to get hand to it. Gill makes roo and Ishant followed him. Gill chips this one. The mid on fielder runs ot his right and throws himself that side to catch but misses. And the ball races away to the fence. |
| 7.6 : 7.6: Axar Patel to Shubman Gill, SIX! SMOKED! Just what Kolkata needed! Flighted on off, Gill gets down on his knee and slog sweeps it right off the meat of the bat over mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 9.2 : 9.2: Marcus Stoinis to Rahul Tripathi, EDGED AND FOUR! Full and wide outside off, Tripathi swings but gets an outside edge which takes the ball over short third man. No one in the deep there so easy for Tripathi. Much needed boundary for Rahul. |
| 9.3 : 9.3: Marcus Stoinis to Rahul Tripathi, OUT! CAUGHT! Stoinis strikes in his first over and Tripathi's struggle comes to an end. Full and wide outside off, Tripathi looks to slam it over cover-point. He does not get in position to play that shot though. He throws his hands at it and just slices it to the man in the deep. Lalit Yadav is a very good fielder and he was never going to drop those. He accepts a simple catch. |
| 10.2 : 10.2: Lalit Yadav to Eoin Morgan, OUT! CAUGHT! Lalit's impressive game continues as he sends back the Kolkata skipper for a silver duck. Very good catch from Smith and he has made it look easy. Good captaincy from Pant too as he has persisted with Lalit and is spot on with his field placement too. Tossed up on middle, Morgan looks to go inside-out over extra cover. He does not time it well. Smith in the deep there covers a lot of distance to his right and takes a good catch. |
| 10.4 : 10.4: Lalit Yadav to Sunil Narine, OUT! BOWLED! Golden duck for Narine and the ploy to send him before Karthik and Russell falls flat on the face. Silver duck for number 4, followed by a golden duck to number 5. What a comeback this has been for Lalit. 2 wickets and a catch already in this game. Floated delivery on middle and off. He gets some purchase off the surface. It spins a little bit away from Narine. He looks to play but misses. Lalit does not as he hits the off stump. |
| 12.6 : 12.6: Avesh Khan to Shubman Gill, OUT! TAKEN! Avesh strikes. Set Gill has been sent packing. Another fine catch from Smith. Gill once again has played a very slow knock and when it was time for him to go big, he has fallen. He once again makes room. The bowler follows him and serves him a full ball. Gill goes for the slog on the leg side but he miscues it off the toe end. The ball goes to the right of Smith. The Aussie moves that side swiftly to pouch the chance. Half the side for Kolkata back i |
| 14.6: Axar Patel to Dinesh Karthik, SIX! The last ball spoils the over. Loopy ball outside off, DK gets down and drags it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 15.2 : 15.2: Ishant Sharma to Andre Russell, SIX! BANG! Russell connects this one alright. First maximum for Dre Russ. This should get him going. A full ball, right in the slot. He slogs it high in the air and it is long as well. |
| 16.1 : 16.1: Axar Patel to Dinesh Karthik, FOUR! Good shot but cannot rest on it though. Kolkata need a lot more of these. Floated on off, Karthik sweeps it flat and powerfully through the cow corner region for a boundary. |
| 16.2 : 16.2: Axar Patel to Dinesh Karthik, OUT! LBW! Dinesh Karthik perishes and right now Kolkata's hope of a grandstand are slowly perishing as well. DK fails to deliver yet again. Kolkata slide further into trouble here. Axar smartly pulls his length back and pitches it around off. It comes in with the angle as this is bowled quicker too. Karthik looks to play the reverse hit over short third man but he misses and gets hit on the pad. An appeal follows and the umpire raises his finger. DK revi |
| 17.5 : 17.5: Avesh Khan to Andre Russell, FOUR! Powered away! In the slot outside off, Russell throws his muscle behind this and the ball races away to the fence at cover. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: Kagiso Rabada to Andre Russell, FOUR! Mistimed but in the gap! Full toss on middle and off, Russell swings and gets it away from deep mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 18.5 : 18.5: Kagiso Rabada to Andre Russell, SIX! BOOM! Slower ball from Rabada. But it is in the slot and Russell picks the change of pace too. He tonks it straight down the ground for a biggie. |
| 18.6 : 18.6: Kagiso Rabada to Andre Russell, SIX! Russell-Mania has arrived in Ahmedabad! The question is, is it too late? Rabada misses his yorker and bowls it in the slot. Russell smokes it over the cow corner fence for a biggie. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: Avesh Khan to Pat Cummins, FOUR! Good shot! Full around off it is in the slot. Cummins slams it through covers for a boundary. |
| 19.6 : 19.6: Avesh Khan to Andre Russell, SIX! KABOOM! Russell finishes it off in style! A solid finish from Russell and Kolkata have something to bowl at! Low full toss on off, Russell gets under it and hits it long and high over the bowler's head for a biggie. 13 off the final over. KOLKATA FINISH WITH 154/6! |
| 0.1 : 0.1: Shivam Mavi to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Shaw and Delhi are off the mark in style! Slightly fuller and coming back in. Shaw commits to the shot and goes uppishly straight down the ground and gets a boundary. |
| 0.2 : 0.2: Shivam Mavi to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Another boundary! What a bat swing from Shaw! Mavi goes full on middle, Shaw flicks it as if he is swinging his sword and the ball races to the mid-wicket fence. |
| 0.3 : 0.3: Shivam Mavi to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! WOW! When this young man is in flow, there is hardly anything that is more beautiful than watching him bat! Full outside off, Shaw leans forward and drives it through covers. He did not time it well but there is an acre of space and it goes to the fence. |
| 0.4 : 0.4: Shivam Mavi to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Shaw is in ominous form here! Slower ball which is a low full toss. Shaw slams it through covers for a boundary. 17 off the over already and Mavi is under the pump. |
| 0.5 : 0.5: Shivam Mavi to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! It is raining boundaries here from the bat of Shaw. He is bored of hitting it through covers so now he has gone through point. Good length ball outside off, Shaw slaps it through point for a boundary. He his 6 boundaries off Southee a couple of seasons back, can he do it again? |
| 0.6 : 0.6: Shivam Mavi to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Yes he can! 25 off the over! 6 boundaries on the trot! What a start for Delhi! They are indeed roaring in this game and this season! Full around off, Shaw leans forward and lifts it over covers beautifully to get his 6th boundary off the over. |
| 1.4 : 1.4: Varun Chakaravarthy to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! There goes Shaw again! 7th boundary in 9 balls for him. There is absolutely nothing wrong about the ball. Flat and just around off, Shaw makes a bit of room and cuts it through backward point. The ball races away to the fence. |
| 2.1 : 2.1: Prasidh Krishna to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Dhawan wants to join the act now as he greets Krishna with a lovely cover drive. Full and wide to begin from Prashid. Dhawan needs no invitation as he gets down on his back knee and nails the drive through the covers. Too easy for him. |
| 3.4 : 3.4: Sunil Narine to Prithvi Shaw, SIX! BANG! 50 up for Kolkata inside 4 overs. Tossed up and outside off, Shaw reaches out and launches it over extra cover for a biggie. Another big over. Still two balls left. |
| 3.5 : 3.5: Sunil Narine to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Up and over again! This is exquisite batting from Shaw. Narine once again tosses it up and bowls it wide. Shaw is able to get under it and he carves it over cover-point this time. No protection in the deep. Another boundary. He moves into the 40s. |
| 4.1 : 4.1: Prasidh Krishna to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Glorious! Runs flowing here! Dhawan this time and he once again welcomes Krishna into the attack with a boundary. Full ball, outside off, Dhawan drives it through the covers for a boundary. |
| 4.6 : 4.6: Prasidh Krishna to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Nicely done! This is just high class batting. Shortish and around off, Shaw hangs on the back foot and then manages to poke the ball between backward point and short third man. The ball races away to the fence. The last ball spoils the over. Shaw is jus 2 shy of a sensational half-century. |
| 7.2 : 7.2: Pat Cummins to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Runs keep leaking and Kolkata are unable to find a way to stop this leakage! Length delivery around off, Dhawan just uses deft touch and runs it down fine down the third man for a boundary. |
| 7.4 : 7.4: Pat Cummins to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Shaw continues to toil with the Kolkata bowlers. He is putting them under the sword! Full around off, int he slot. Shaw punches it over mid off for a boundary. |
| 9.2 : 9.2: Varun Chakaravarthy to Prithvi Shaw, DROPPED AND SIX! A tough chance but Gill might feel he should have taken that! Tossed up on off, Shaw hits it over long off. Gill at long off, jumps, gets his hands to it but it bursts through it and goes over the ropes. |
| 10.2: Sunil Narine to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Short and punished! Short on middle, Shaw pulls it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 11.1 : 11.1: Varun Chakaravarthy to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Delhi are in a hurry and this loss is going to put a massive dent in Kolkata's net run rate. Short outside off, Dhawan cuts it behind point for a boundary. |
| 12.1: Sunil Narine to Prithvi Shaw, SIX! TAKE THAT! Shaw wants to finish things off quickly here. A short ball, around middle, Shaw hammers it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 13.3 : 13.3: Pat Cummins to Shikhar Dhawan, SIX! Dhawan says even I am playing this game. What a shot from him. Takes on the short ball and depositis it over deep square leg for a biggie. |
| 13.5 : 13.5: Pat Cummins to Shikhar Dhawan, OUT! LBW! Cummins gets a wicket. Dhawan has been removed. A low full toss, Dhawan looks to flick but misses to get hit plumb in front. An appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Dhawan walks off. A sensible knock from him, provided he had Shaw going all-guns-blazing at the other end. |
| 14.4 : 14.4: Prasidh Krishna to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! One bounce and into the fence. Full and around off, Pant clears his fornt leg and whacks it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 14.5 : 14.5: Prasidh Krishna to Rishabh Pant, SIX! Not off the middle but Delhi and Pant won't mind. Banged short and on middle, Pant looks to pull. Ends up getting a top edge and the ball flies over fine leg for half a dozen. |
| 15.2 : 15.2: Pat Cummins to Prithvi Shaw, OUT! CAUGHT! Cummins has something to smile about. End of a fabulous knock from Shaw. He has played a ripper and we all know he deserves the Man of the Match award for this. He was looking to finish this game quickly so that his team could boost their run rate but in looking to do so, he has perished. Short ball around off, Shaw looks to slam it over on the off side. He lost his shape and control as he looks to hit it. He slices it in the air. Rana keeps his |
| 15.4 : 15.4: Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Slammed! Fuller around off, Pant creams it through covers for a boundary. |
| 15.5 : 15.5: Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant, OUT! CAUGHT! Pant looks to finish it with a bang and hurry but departs! Something to smile about for Mavi who has had a bad game. Fullish around off, Pant looks to go downtown against Cummins. He does not time it well and hits it straight down the throat of long on. Mavi there stays inside the advertising cushion and takes the catch. Cummins gets his third! |
| 16.3 : 16.3: Prasidh Krishna to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! That will do it! Comprehensive win for Delhi. Full on middle, Stoinis swings it towards mid on but it goes off the inner half of his bvat towards fine leg for a boundary. DELHI WIN BY 7 WICKETS AND 21 BALLS TO SPARE! |
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