| 0.5 : 0.5: S Warrier to C Gayle, FOUR! First boundary of the match and it has class written all over it. Overpitched outside off, Gayle gets on his front foot and drives it beautifully through covers for a boundary. |
| 0.6 : 0.6: S Warrier to C Gayle, FOUR! Excellent shot once again from Gayle. 10 runs off the first over and a great start for Punjab. Full around off, Gayle drives it between mid off and covers for a boundary. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: S Warrier to L Rahul, OUT! Big, big wicket for Kolkata. The dangerous Rahul is out of here. Warrier gets his man. After not timing the first two balls, it looks like the pressure got to Rahul. Warrier takes a bit of pace off the ball and bowls it full. Rahul looks to go over mid on but the lack of pace on the ball takes him by surprise and he ends up chipping it to the right of mid on. The miced up Chris Lynn shows his focus and moves back to his right and takes a good catch. Rahul who had |
| 2.4 : 2.4: S Warrier to M Agarwal, FOUR! Excellent way to get off the mark. Good length ball outside off, there was width on offer. Agarwal pounces on it and slashes it through point for a boundary. |
| 4.1 : 4.1: S Warrier to C Gayle, OUT! Warrier gets his second and both the openers are back for early shower. Sandeep is having a night to remember. First Rahul and now Gayle. Credit has to be given to Dinesh Karthik as well for brilliant fielding placement. Back of a length ball on the body, Gayle pulls it uppishly towards square leg. Shubman Gill stationed there moves to his right and takes a fine catch. Warrier is ecstatic and the crowd here in Mohali has gone silent. |
| 4.5 : 4.5: S Warrier to N Pooran, FOUR! Pooran is off the mark in style. Back of a length ball from Warrier, Pooran gets on top of the bounce and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 5.5: H Gurney to N Pooran, SIX! First six of the game and it has come from the bat of Pooran. He holds the key here for Punjab. Back of a length ball on off, Pooran pulls it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. |
| 6.2 : 6.2: A Russell to N Pooran, SIX! What a shot! Good length ball outside off, Pooran flat-bats it over long off. He does not time it well but when you are Pooran, your mishits will clear the short boundaries. The short boundaries are straight here so it does clear the fence. |
| 6.4 : 6.4: A Russell to N Pooran, FOUR! This is a lucky boundary. You cannot set a field for this shot. Good length ball outside off, Pooran looks to play it across the line but gets a bottom edge which goes to the vacant third man region for a boundary. |
| 7.1 : 7.1: P Chawla to N Pooran, SIX! Mistimed but it goes all the way! Tossed up, outside off, Pooran lunges and looks to clear long off but is not quite to the pitch of the ball. Mistimes it but gets enough on the same to clear long off! |
| 7.4 : 7.4: P Chawla to N Pooran, FOUR! The googly from Chawla, outside off, Pooran picks it in a trice and cuts it through cover-point. Nitish Rana sweeps the area to his right from deep cover but his desperate dive does not help him. |
| 9.2 : 9.2: P Chawla to M Agarwal, FOUR! That is crunched. Chawla makes the smart choice of ducking under it. Full on off, Mayank flat bats it over Chawla's head for a boundary towards long off. |
| 9.5 : 9.5: P Chawla to N Pooran, SIX! VIOLENCE! You cannot bowl short. Another googly, outside off, Pooran rocks back and pulls it high and handsome over mid-wicket for an 89-metre biggie! |
| 10.2 : 10.2: N Rana to M Agarwal, SIX! WALLOP! Tossed up, around middle and off, Agarwal comes forward and lofts it with ease down the ground, right onto the sightscreen! |
| 10.5 : 10.5: N Rana to N Pooran, OUT! Rana strikes. He was brought to break the partnership and he has done his job to perfection. Nicholas Pooran who was looking very dangerous, holes out. Short on off and middle, Pooran goes for the pull but does not time it well and toe-ends it. The ball goes straight to the man in the deep at mid-wicket. Sandeep Warrier it is again. This time not with the wicket but getting involved nevertheless, with a catch. Pooran's innings could not last long enough... |
| 12.4 : 12.4: S Warrier to M Singh, FOUR! Deft touch from Mandeep. Good length ball outside off, Mandeep gets on his back foot. He keeps his eyes on the ball and then guides it down to the vacant third man region for a boundary. |
| 13.3 : 13.3: S Narine to M Singh, OUT! That is some luck going Kolkata's way. A very unlucky way to get out. A very good innings from Mayank comes to an end. Floated delivery outside off, Mandeep flicks it wide of deep mid-wicket. They run the first one hard and go for two. Rinku Singh in the deep rushes to the ball and quickly releases it at the non-striker's end. Sunil Narine looks to collect the ball and dislodge the stumps. The ball though comes out of his hand. He takes the bails off but Narine se |
| 14.5 : 14.5: P Chawla to M Singh, SIX! Fine shot. Short and outside off, Mandeep rocks back and pulls it right back over the bowler, over the sightscreen! |
| 15.4 : 15.4: A Russell to Sam Curran, FOUR! Good shot. Full around off, Sam Curran takes his front leg out of the way and drives it through covers for a boundary. |
| 16.2 : 16.2: S Narine to Sam Curran, SIX! Don't bother looking this one is out of here. Shorter on off and middle, Sam Curran comes down the track and swings it across the line to send it over the mid-wicket fence for a 93 meter maximum. |
| 16.6 : 16.6: S Narine to Sam Curran, FOUR! WHACK! Full and outside off, Curran gets down and sweeps it between mid-wicket and long on for a boundary! 15 from the over, Narine finishes with figures of 4-0-29-0. |
| 17.3 : 17.3: H Gurney to M Singh, OUT! Mandeep's innings comes to an end. Gurney gets his first of the game. The slower one does the trick. It is slightly shorter in length outside off, Mandeep looks to flat bat it over covers but the bat turns in his hand and it goes up in the air towards cover. Robin Uthappa settles under it and takes it comfortably. |
| 18.1 : 18.1: A Russell to R Ashwin, OUT! Chopped on. Slower ball again. Off cutter outside off, Ashwin takes his front leg off the line and looks to heave it across. All he manages is to get an inside edge which goes onto hit his back leg and then the leg stump. Punjab lose their 6th and now 180 looks a real task here. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: A Russell to Sam Curran, FOUR! Brilliant execution. Good length ball on off, Curran comes across his off stump and hits it over fine leg for a boundary. Punjab need him to continue this onslaught. |
| 18.4 : 18.4: A Russell to Sam Curran, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! Curran is playing a lovely cameo here. A length ball, around leg stump, Curran backs away and swings it over mid on. Piyush Chawla tries to get across from long on to his right but cannot get there. The ball bounces just in front of the ropes. The third umpire checks it and confirms. |
| 19.3 : 19.3: H Gurney to Sam Curran, FOUR! Stand and deliver! Full and outside off, a touch wide, Curran initially covers his stumps but then gets his left leg out of the way and creams this over cover for a one-bounce boundary! |
| 19.4 : 19.4: H Gurney to Sam Curran, SIX! Another clean hit and this one goes all the way! A length ball, around middle and leg, Curran comes down the track and swings it into oblivion over long on! |
| 19.5 : 19.5: H Gurney to Sam Curran, FOUR! Innovative! Curran walks across his stumps, gets a length delivery around middle and just paddles it wide of Piyush Chawla at long leg! Half century for the Englishman, what a knock it has been! |
| 19.6 : 19.6: H Gurney to Sam Curran, FOUR! WHAM! 22 runs from the final over and Punjab finish on 183/6! A full toss, around leg stump, Curran just whips it over square leg and finds the boundary! |
| 1.5 : 1.5: A Singh to C Lynn, SIX! That was six the moment it left the bat. Good length ball on middle and leg, Lynn moves his front leg and deposits it into the crowd over mid-wicket for a maximum. The bowler did not even bother looking. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: M Shami to S Gill, FOUR! Fantastic shot from Gill. That was just classy from Gill. Good length ball on middle and off, Gill flicks it nonchalantly through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 3.2 : 3.2: A Singh to C Lynn, FOUR! WHOOSH! A length ball, outside off, Lynn just crashes this between mid off and cover! |
| 3.3 : 3.3: A Singh to C Lynn, FOUR! Make that two in two. Full on off, Lynn takes his front foot out of the equation and thrashes it through mid off for a boundary. Pressure on young Arshdeep Singh now. |
| 3.4 : 3.4: A Singh to C Lynn, FOUR! Hat-trick of boundaries for Lynn. Singh bowls it short down the leg side, Lynn helps it on its way with a pull. Pooran dives to his left but cannot stop it and the outfield is so quick that it was always going to be a boundary once it went past him. |
| 4.1 : 4.1: R Ashwin to C Lynn, FOUR! Not the start Ashwin wanted. Floated outside off, Lynn goes for the drive but gets a thick outside edge through the vacant slip region for a boundary. |
| 4.3 : 4.3: R Ashwin to C Lynn, SIX! Huge that is out of here. Flighted around off, Lynn smacks it over long off for a maximum. Lynnsanity continues. |
| 5.1 : 5.1: A Tye to S Gill, FOUR! Excellent placement. A short ball, around middle, Gill just plays a Nataraja pull shot with a horizontal bat and gets it behind square leg! 50 UP FOR KOLKATA! This is a lovely start by the tourists. |
| 5.4 : 5.4: A Tye to C Lynn, TOP EDGE, SIX! More luck for the visiting side. A short ball, following the batsman, down the leg side, Lynn goes after it with a pull but the extra bounce does him in. However, the top edge sails over square leg! |
| 5.5 : 5.5: A Tye to C Lynn, FOUR! Bonus runs. Around middle and leg, Lynn swings hard but gets an inside edge past the leg stump and short fine leg! |
| 5.6 : 5.6: A Tye to C Lynn, OUT! Caught! Tye has the last laugh. A short ball again, once more Lynn takes on the pull challenge and gets another top edge. This one though, is straight up in the air and Tye runs to his right and takes it. Throws the ball down in disgust after completing the catch. Lynn departs for 46 from 22 and this has given Kolkata a wonderful platform. 122 more needed from 84 balls. |
| 8.2 : 8.2: M Ashwin to R Uthappa, MISFIELD, FOUR! Rahul is the culprit. Too full, around middle, Uthappa whips it wide of long on. Rahul runs to his right and looks to pick it up with both hands but misses. The ball goes right through his legs and it is a bonus boundary. |
| 8.3 : 8.3: M Ashwin to R Uthappa, SIX! AUDACIOUS! Tossed up, around off, Uthappa hammers it straight back over the bowler's head for half a dozen! |
| 8.4 : 8.4: M Ashwin to R Uthappa, FOUR! Pressure on Murugan. Uthappa was expecting this one to be short given that the previous full ball was tonked. Ashwin gave him his wish and Uthappa was ready, from the crease and cut it behind point for a boundary. |
| 9.3 : 9.3: Sam Curran to S Gill, FOUR! Classic batting. A length ball outside off, Gill just punches it wide of mid off and gets a boundary! |
| 10.3: R Ashwin to R Uthappa, OUT! Caught! Straight to the man. Uthappa throws his wicket away. Full and outside off, Robbie looks to go inside out but cannot quite time it cleanly. Mayank Agarwal at long off takes a dolly. A bit of a good period for Punjab. |
| 11.4 : 11.4: Sam Curran to A Russell, FOUR! Russell has introduced himself. Good length ball outside off, Russell gets on top of it and slashes it through covers for a boundary. |
| 12.1 : 12.1: R Ashwin to S Gill, SIX! Great start to the over. The carrom ball, around middle and leg, Gill comes down the track and sends it sailing over long on! Sanjay Manjrekar on air observes that Ravi Ash is bowling only carrom balls to right-handers. |
| 12.3 : 12.3: R Ashwin to S Gill, SIX! What a shot! Young Shubman Gill is winning the battle against Ravichandran Ashwin. Ashwin takes a slight pause before delivering the ball. It does not distract Gill and he slog sweeps it over the square leg fence for a maximum. |
| 12.5 : 12.5: R Ashwin to S Gill, FOUR! This is class batting from Gill. he gets to his fifty with the boundary. What an innings this has been from the young batsman. He has grabbed his opportunity as the opener. Shorter around off, Gill cuts it through backward point for a boundary to get to his fifty. He raises his bat in appreciation of the crowd and his family in the crowd is happy. |
| 13.3 : 13.3: A Tye to A Russell, SIX! Is there any use of looking at it? Low full toss on middle. It is not easy to get under those but the form this man is in he can and will hit anything. Russell gets under it and heaves it over square leg for a maximum.SIX! Is there any use of looking at it? Low full toss on middle. It is not easy to get under those but the form this man is in he can and will hit anything. He gets under it and heaves it over square leg for a maximum. |
| 13.6 : 13.6: A Tye to A Russell, DROPPED AND SIX! Mayank Agarwal is the culprit. Full outside off, Russell swings his bat at it. He does not time it well and Mayank Agarwal inside the ropes looks to catch it with the fingers pointed to the sky. The ball somehow hits his palm and goes away into the ropes. The umpire go upstairs to see whether it hit the rope or ground first and replay shows it hit the ropes. |
| 14.3 : 14.3: M Shami to A Russell, FOUR! Short, wide and punished. Give Russell some room and he will not miss it. Length ball outside off, Russell smacks it through covers for a boundary. 50-run stand comes up between the two off just 28 balls. |
| 14.5 : 14.5: M Shami to A Russell, OUT! Punjab have got the big fish they wanted. Shami has given them the big wicket. Mayank Agarwal breathes a sigh of relief. Shorter delivery on the body, Russell goes for the pull but top edges it. The ball goes high in the air towards deep mid-wicket. Andrew Tye keeps his eyes on the ball and settles under it to take the catch. It was in his bowling that Russell was dropped. But he helps out his colleague. Can Punjab crawl their way back into this one now? |
| 16.4 : 16.4: A Tye to S Gill, FOUR! Gill wants to see his side home and he is showing class and maturity here. Good length ball on middle and off, Gill pulls it hard through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 17.3 : 17.3: Sam Curran to D Karthik, FOUR! Nothing wrong with the delivery but this has just not been Punjab's evening. Yorker outside off, Karthik was looking to run it down towards third man but it goes off the outside edge towards the intended region for a boundary. |
| 17.5 : 17.5: Sam Curran to D Karthik, SIX! Just three needed now. Back of a length ball, Karthik pulls it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. |
| 17.6 : 17.6: Sam Curran to D Karthik, FOUR! That's the end of the game. The skipper hits the winning shot. Full on the pads, Karthik flicks it away fine of fine leg for a boundary. KOLKATA WIN BY 7 WICKETS. |
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