| 0.0 : Punjab's openers, skipper Rahul and Agarwal have been doing the bulk of the scoring. Rahul's approach in the Powerplay has been questioned. They might want to address that issue in this game. And, they will also hope to see runs from the other batters. |
| Super Saturday is here and with that comes a double-header! The first match sees Punjab go up against Kolkata which will be followed by Chennai and Bangalore. As far as this game goes, Kolkata are going into this game with confidence after defeating Chennai while Punjab are lying at the bottom of the table with just 1 win on the board from 6 games. Will we finally see Chris Gayle in action today? It is building up to be an exciting encounter. |
| Kolkata are looking to be on a roll after struggling a bit. They managed to choke Chennai in their previous game and manufactured a fantastic win in a game that once looked to be slipping away. However, their batters struggled towards the end and failed to provide a flourish after a fine knock from their new opener, Rahul Tripathi. They would want their batsmen to put up a collective show and put runs on the board. |
| The bowlers are doing the job well for Kolkata though. Both pacers and the spinners were superb against Chennai in the last game and will be eager to continue doing the same. |
| Punjab, on the other hand, are on the floor. 4 defeats in a row! Their batting is doing a fine job! Well, can't really say that to be honest. Surely not after their sorry show against Hyderabad in their previous encounter where they were rolled down for a paltry 132 and that could've been a lot less, if not for the fastest half ton of the season by Pooran. |
| Pitch Report - Danny Morrison and Ian Bishop doing the pitch report. The former says it is hot but there is a breeze blowing. Bishop then says there is a weird reaction from the ball when bowled cross seam. States there is less grass on the surface from the previous game and hence, you need to be smart with the ball and the pacers have to ensure the batters hit towards the longer side. Ends by saying the slower bowlers may have more of a say in this game. |
| TOSS - It is time for the spin of the coin. It lands in favour of Kolkata and they elect to BAT! |
| KL Rahul, Punjab skipper, says they have a lot of experienced players in the group and that helps in staying positive. He feels they have done a lot of right things but have not cashed at the right moments. Informs Cottrell is injured and he is replaced by Jordan. |
| Dinesh Karthik says the wicket looks dry and they won batting first so they will stick to that. States as the tournament progresses they will find out their perfect XI. Informs they have one change as Prasidh Krishna comes in for Shivam Mavi. |
| Kolkata (Playing XI) - Rahul Tripathi, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Sunil Narine, Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik (WK/C), Pat Cummins, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Prasidh Krishna (IN FOR SHIVAM MAVI), Varun Chakravarthy. |
| Punjab (Playing XI) - KL Rahul (C), Mayank Agarwal, Mandeep Singh, Nicholas Pooran, Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Glenn Maxwell, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Chris Jordan (IN FOR SHELDON COTTRELL), Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh. |
| Anil Kumble is in for a chat. He says that they have played some good cricket and some poor cricket as well. Adds that the mood is really good in the camp and they have had some good contributions from some players and they have done really well. Goes onto say that the approach changes a little bit during the day game and they will not have to worry about the dew. Says that it is important to manage the players. |
| So still no Chris Gayle for Punjab! With their batting struggling a little, this was probably the right time to get in him. |
| It is Punjab's bowling which has been under the pump. They made a good comeback in the last game though, as young Bishnoi and Arshdeep pulled things back superbly towards the end overs. However, others struggled. Mujeeb, playing his first game in this season, too was taken for plenty. They would want the other bowlers to step up and put on a good performance together. So, will Kolkata continue their winning run or will we see Rahul's Wakhra Squad manage to bag two important points? |
| We are all set to begin! The Punjab players are in a huddle before they take their respective positions in the field. They are followed by Rahul Tripathi and Shubman Gill. Mohammed Shami will start with the ball for Punjab. |
| 0.1 : Mohammed Shami to Rahul Tripathi, Kolkata are underway with a leg bye! Shami starts with a good length ball on the pads, Tripathi looks to flick but it takes his pads and goes to square leg for a leg bye. |
| 0.2 : Mohammed Shami to Shubman Gill, Shami dishes a good length ball outside off, angling away. Gill watches it and then shoulders arms to let the ball go to the keeper. |
| 0.3 : Mohammed Shami to Shubman Gill, Nicely flicked away for a couple! Good length delivery on middle and leg, Shubman works it through square leg and picks up a couple before Mujeeb comes across and cleans it up. |
| 0.4 : Mohammed Shami to Shubman Gill, FOUR! This is poor bowling from Mohammed Shami! Good length ball on the pads, Gill lets the ball come onto him and then flicks it past the short fine leg region for a boundary. |
| 0.5 : Mohammed Shami to Shubman Gill, Good length ball outside off, Gill leaves it alone. |
| 0.6 : Mohammed Shami to Shubman Gill, A dot to end the over! Shami finishes the over by bowling a good length ball outside off, Gill lets it go to the keeper. |
| 1.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Rahul Tripathi, BEATEN! Beautiful ball to start from Arshdeep Singh! Good length ball outside off, little bit of shape on that ball! Tripathi looks to drive but fails to get any bat on it. |
| 1.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Rahul Tripathi, Just short of the keeper! Back of a length ball outside off, Tripathi looks to cut but gets an edge back towards the keeper. Prabhsimran Singh dives forward but it falls short. Luck early on for Tripathi. |
| 1.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Rahul Tripathi, Falls short again! This is excellent bowling from Arshdeep Singh! He gets the ball to come back in after pitching it on off, Tripathi looks to flick but takes a leading edge towards cover. The fielder dives forward but cannot reach it as it falls short. |
| 1.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Rahul Tripathi, PLAY AND A MISS! Good length ball outside off, Tripathi looks to drive but fails to make any connection. |
| 1.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Rahul Tripathi, Short ball around middle and leg, Tripathi looks to play the pull but he misses and it goes to the keeper. |
| 1.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Rahul Tripathi, What an excellent first over from Arshdeep Singh! A maiden! Good length ball on off, Tripathi defends it to the off side for another dot. Kolkata are 7 for 0 at the end of 2 overs. |
| Arshdeep Singh to bowl from the other end! He has been given the new ball today. |
| 2.1 : Mohammed Shami to Shubman Gill, Back of a length ball outside off, Gill punches it towards point for a single. |
| 2.2 : Mohammed Shami to Rahul Tripathi, Brilliant short ball from Shami! He bowls it around middle, Tripathi ducks under it. He is yet to get off the mark. |
| 2.3 : Mohammed Shami to Rahul Tripathi, FOUR! Finally, he gets off the mark! This is a scintillating shot from Rahul! Shami bowls a short one around middle, it does not bounce as much this time. Tripathi rocks on his back foot and pulls it to deep square leg. It looks as if it has hit the ropes on the full but the replays show that it has gone off a bounce into the fence. |
| 2.4 : Mohammed Shami to Rahul Tripathi, OUT! TIMBER! 50th wicket in the Indian T20 League for Mohammed Shami! Tripathi looked really uncomfortable at the crease today and he departs now! Excellent bowling from Mohammed Shami and he will be pleased with the sight of the leg stump getting uprooted! Good length ball on off, angling in sharply. Tripathi looks to heave it out of the park but does not move his feet and misses. But, Shami does not as the ball uproots the leg stump. Brilliant from |
| Nitish Rana walks out to bat! He has no significant score under his belt so far. Maybe today is the day. |
| 2.5 : Mohammed Shami to Nitish Rana, BEATEN! Comes around the wicket and bowls a peach of a delivery to Nitish Rana! Back of a length ball outside off, Rana looks to defend but gets beaten. |
| 3.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Nitish Rana, Short ball around middle and leg, Rana ducks under it. |
| 3.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Nitish Rana, Length ball on middle, Rana flicks it uppishly towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 2.6 : Mohammed Shami to Nitish Rana, Short ball around middle, Rana looks to play it to the leg side but it takes his gloves and goes past first slip. A single to end what was a brilliant over from Mohammed Shami. |
| 3.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Shubman Gill, OUT! RUN OUT! What is Kolkata doing? There was no run there! And Nitish Rana pays the price. Ideal start from Punjab. They needed this start and they have got a perfect start. Poor mixup from Gill and Rana! Back of a length ball on middle and leg, Gill flicks it to short fine leg. Rana takes off for a single but Gill seems disinterested. Shami collects the ball and then throws it at the wrong end as both the batters are at the keeper's end. Pooran collects it |
| 3.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Shubman Gill, Short ball on middle, Gill pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 3.3 : Eoin Morgan walks out to bat! He has come in with a lot of time left in the game. He will really want to play a long innings here. Also, it is a position where he generally bats. |
| 3.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Eoin Morgan, Length ball on middle, Morgan flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 3.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Eoin Morgan, On middle, tucked to the leg side for another dot. Kolkata are under pressure at the moment. |
| Chris Jordan is on now! |
| 4.1 : Chris Jordan to Shubman Gill, Good length ball on off, Gill pushes it to mid off. |
| 4.2 : Chris Jordan to Shubman Gill, Length ball on off, Gill prods forward and plays it to mid off. |
| 4.3 : Chris Jordan to Shubman Gill, Length ball outside off, Gill punches it to cover. Three dots in a row. |
| 4.4 : Chris Jordan to Shubman Gill, Another dot! 4 in a row! Length ball on middle, Gill pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 4.5 : Chris Jordan to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Finally, Gill breaks the shackles a little bit! Good length ball on the pads, Gill flicks it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 4.6 : Chris Jordan to Shubman Gill, Length ball down the leg side, Gill looks to flick but it brushes his pads and goes to the keeper. Just 4 from the over. |
| 5.1 : Mohammed Shami to Eoin Morgan, Back of a length ball on middle, Morgan tucks it to mid-wicket. |
| 5.2 : Mohammed Shami to Eoin Morgan, Hits the pads! Good length ball on the pads, Morgan looks to flick but gets hit on the pads. The ball goes towards point and Morgan says no for the single. |
| 5.3 : Mohammed Shami to Eoin Morgan, FOUR! Hammered! First boundary for Eoin Morgan! Short ball around middle, Morgan rocks on his back foot and pulls it through the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary. 1000 runs for Morgan in the Indian T20 League. |
| 5.4 : Mohammed Shami to Eoin Morgan, On a length outside off, Morgan punches it to cover. |
| 5.5 : Mohammed Shami to Eoin Morgan, Full ball on off, Morgan pushes it wide of mid off for a single. |
| 5.6 : Mohammed Shami to Shubman Gill, Fullish ball on off, Gill pushes it to extra cover for a single. Kolkata are 25 for 2 at the end of the Powerplay. |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman is on now! |
| 6.1 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shubman Gill, Flatter ball outside off, Gill punches it through the covers for a couple. |
| 6.2 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shubman Gill, Another couple! Floated ball outside off, Gill punches it through the covers for a couple. |
| 6.3 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shubman Gill, Flatter ball on off, Gill punches it to long off for a single. |
| 6.4 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Eoin Morgan, THREE WIDES! Down the leg side, Morgan looks to paddle but misses. The keeper fails to collect as the batters collect two runs. |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Eoin Morgan, Loopy ball on off, Morgan looks to paddle but gets hit on the helmet and goes towards the leg side. |
| 6.5 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Eoin Morgan, FOUR! Nicely played! Floated on off, Morgan goes on his knees and then reverse sweeps it over the point fielder for a boundary. |
| 6.6 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Eoin Morgan, On middle, flicked to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| Chris Jordan is back on! |
| 7.1 : Chris Jordan to Eoin Morgan, Lovely shot from Morgan! Good length ball outside off, Morgan drives it through extra cover for a couple. |
| 7.2 : Chris Jordan to Eoin Morgan, Length ball on the pads, Morgan dances down the track and then defends it back to the bowler. |
| 7.3 : Chris Jordan to Eoin Morgan, On a length outside off, Morgan guides it to third man for a single. |
| 7.4 : Chris Jordan to Shubman Gill, Good length ball on the pads, Gill flicks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 7.5 : Chris Jordan to Eoin Morgan, Back of a length ball on middle, Morgan flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 7.6 : Chris Jordan to Shubman Gill, Good piece of work! Fuller ball on the pads, Gill flicks it to short fine leg where the fielder dives to make a good stop. Two taken. |
| 8.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Eoin Morgan, PLAY AND A MISS! Flatter ball outside off, Morgan looks to play the reverse sweep but misses. |
| 8.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Eoin Morgan, Flatter ball outside off, Morgan cuts but finds the point fielder. |
| 8.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Eoin Morgan, Loopy on off, Morgan looks to defend but gets beaten. |
| 8.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Eoin Morgan, Tossed up on off, Morgan reverse sweeps it to short third man for a single. |
| 8.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shubman Gill, Flatter on the pads, Gill tickles it to fine leg for a couple. |
| 8.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shubman Gill, Flatter outside off, Gill punches it to deep cover for a single. |
| 9.1 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shubman Gill, Flatter ball outside off, Gill punches it to deep point for a single. |
| 0.0 : DRINKS! Punjab on top but Kolkata fighting back courtesy this Morgan-Gill stand! They are going along nicely but need to continue. Punjab, on the other hand, will know they need a wicket or two or with the batters to come and with Morgan out there, they can cover up quickly. |
| 9.2 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Eoin Morgan, SIX! Powered! Morgan is targetting Mujeeb! Floated on middle, Morgan powers it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 9.3 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Eoin Morgan, Quicker on the pads, Eoin tucks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 9.4 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shubman Gill, Outside off, Gill punches it through point for a single. |
| 9.5 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Eoin Morgan, Flat delivery outside off, Morgan cuts it to deep point and crosses over for a single. |
| 9.6 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shubman Gill, This flat ball on middle is pushed down to long on for a single. |
| 10.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shubman Gill, Flatter ball outside off, Gill drives it through cover for a run. |
| 10.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Eoin Morgan, Short ball on middle, Morgan plays it to long on and takes another single. |
| 10.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shubman Gill, Short and outside off, Gill cuts it through cover-point for a single. |
| 10.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Eoin Morgan, OUT! CAUGHT! Bishnoi gets into the wickets column! A vital partnership is broken for Kolkata and Eoin Morgan who was looking good out in the middle has to go. This is a big wicket. Googly on off, Morgan looks to go big over the on side but he does not time it well. It goes way up in the air towards long on where Maxwell takes a simple catch. |
| Dinesh Karthik walks out to bat! |
| 10.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shubman Gill, Short ball on middle, Gill pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 10.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Dinesh Karthik, Tossed up on off, Karthik defends it back to the bowler. |
| 11.1 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shubman Gill, Full on off, Gill drives it to cover. |
| 11.2 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shubman Gill, FOUR! What timing from Gill! Kolkata need much more of these! Flatter outside off, Gill punches it through extra cover and beats the diving fielder for a boundary. |
| 11.3 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shubman Gill, On off, played to cover off the back foot. |
| 11.4 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shubman Gill, Quicker ball outside off, Gill punches it to point. |
| 11.5 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shubman Gill, Tossed up on middle, Gill sweeps but finds the mid-wicket fielder. |
| 11.6 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shubman Gill, Good over from Mujeeb! Flatter outside off, Gill pushes it to point. Just 4 from the over. |
| 12.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Dinesh Karthik, Full on off, Karthik prods forward and drives it to long off for a single. |
| 12.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shubman Gill, Short on middle, Gill pulls it wide of the long on fielder for another single. |
| 12.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Dinesh Karthik, Flatter ball outside off, Karthik plays it to point. |
| 12.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Dinesh Karthik, A couple now! A quicker ball outside off, Karthik punches it through extra cover and picks up a couple. |
| 12.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Dinesh Karthik, Loopy ball on off, Karthik plays it uppishly towards long off for a run. |
| 12.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shubman Gill, Short on middle, Gill powers it past the bowler and towards long on. Gill picks up a couple before the fielder cuts it off. |
| 13.1 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Dinesh Karthik, Tossed up on off, Karthik flicks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 13.2 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shubman Gill, EDGY FOUR! Gill and Kolkata won't mind! Flighted ball outside off, Gill looks to heave it away but it goes off the top edge and goes past the short third man fielder for a boundary. |
| 13.3 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shubman Gill, Flighted ball outside off, Gill lunges forward and drives it through the covers for a couple. |
| 13.4 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shubman Gill, Flatter on off, Gill punches it to long off for a single. |
| 13.5 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Dinesh Karthik, IN THE AIR BUT SAFE! Quicker outside off, Karthik looks to play at it but it goes uppishly towards long on. Maxwell runs across and dives to make a good stop. Two taken. |
| 0.0 : DRINKS! Punjab continue to remain on top! They have got Morgan out and their spinners are squeezing the runs. They would be looking to keep Kolkata under 150. The batting side on the other hand, know this is not an easy wicket to bat on so 150 or above is what they will be aiming for. An interesting passage of play awaits ahead. |
| 14.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shubman Gill, Tossed up outside off, Gill drives it through the cover region for a couple. |
| 13.6 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Dinesh Karthik, SIX! Powered! Floated on middle, Karthik thrashes it over the long on fielder for a maximum. 16 from the over. |
| 14.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shubman Gill, Flatter outside off, Gill cuts it but straight to point. |
| 14.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Fifty for Shubman Gill! Another important one for his side. He is a classy player and he has played another top knock. His job is not done yet and needs to continue and help Kolkata reach a good score! Short ball on middle, Gill pulls it to the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 14.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shubman Gill, NOT OUT! Gill is comfortably in! Floated ball on off, Gill drives it wide of long off. They want the second and take off. The fielder has a shy at the keeper's end and hits. The third umpire is called for and the replays show that Gill was in. |
| 14.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shubman Gill, Outside off, Gill plays it to deep cover for a single. |
| 14.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Dinesh Karthik, Loopy ball on middle, Karthik flicks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 15.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Dinesh Karthik, Short ball around middle, Karthik pulls it to fine leg for a couple. |
| 15.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Dinesh Karthik, FOUR! Not a great delivery from Arshdeep and it has been punished! Short ball on middle, Karthik pulls it to the deep square leg region for a boundary. |
| 0.0 : A direct hit but Gill seems to be in! They have referred it. |
| 15.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Dinesh Karthik, Very full ball outside off, Karthik looks to dig it out but misses. There is an appeal for caught behind but nothing from the umpire. |
| 15.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Dinesh Karthik, FOUR! Karthik is looking solid out there in the middle! Full ball on off, Karthik lifts it over extra cover for a boundary. |
| 15.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Dinesh Karthik, PLAY AND A MISS! Very full outside off, Karthik looks to play the ramp but misses. Karthik is not happy as he does not signal it a wide. |
| 15.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Dinesh Karthik, FOUR! 50-run stand comes up between Karthik and Gill! They need this to continue. Short ball on middle, Karthik pulls it in front of square on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 16.1 : Chris Jordan to Shubman Gill, Full and wide outside off, Gill jams it out towards cover for a single. |
| 16.2 : Chris Jordan to Dinesh Karthik, FOUR! Up and over! That is a superb shot! He loves playing in that region and he does so very effectively. Fuller and outside off, Karthik lofts it nicely over covers and it races away to the fence. Boundary early in the over, just what Kolkata wanted. |
| 16.3 : Chris Jordan to Dinesh Karthik, SIX! That is big! 11 from the first three balls and Karthik is in his elements here. It is fuller and on off, Karthik stays deep in his crease and lofts it over the long off fence for a biggie. |
| 16.4 : Chris Jordan to Dinesh Karthik, EDGY FOUR! 15 from the over now! All going Kolkata's way! It is full and wide outside off. Karthik swings. It flies off the outside edge and races to the third man fence. Jordan under huge, huge pressure. |
| 16.5 : Chris Jordan to Dinesh Karthik, Floated ball on middle, Karthik sweeps it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 16.6 : Chris Jordan to Shubman Gill, NOT OUT! A brilliant dive from Shubman saves him! Two to end a huge over for Kolkata! Now 170 looks possible. This is fuller and outside off, it is carved towards sweeper cover. They take one and now go for another one on the throw as it is the longer part. The keeper collects it and whips the bails off. An appeal. It is referred. Replays show Gill is in with ease. Superb running. |
| 16.5 : A run out appeal has been taken upstairs! Gill is the man in question. He looks in and the replays show that he is. |
| 16.6 : Mohammed Shami is back on. |
| 17.1 : Mohammed Shami to Dinesh Karthik, Overthrow and two! Karthik looks to innovate. He tries to play the reverse sweep but it is very full. He mistimes it towards the point region. They go for one. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end. Had he hit, Dinesh was a goner but he misses and Kolkata take another run. |
| 17.2 : Mohammed Shami to Dinesh Karthik, FOUR! In the gap! Karthik is one short of a half ton now. Once again it is a boundary early in the over. A full toss. Punjab has all the fielders back on the boundary on the leg side but Karthik whips it right in the gap in front of square and bags a boundary. |
| 17.3 : Mohammed Shami to Dinesh Karthik, FOUR! Brings up his fifty in style! The skipper comes to the fore when his team needed it. What an innings this is. He has provided his team the much-needed impetus and has probably played a match-winning knock. He gets there with a lovely shot. It is full and on off, Karthik makes room and slices it through the gap between point and short third man. |
| 17.4 : Mohammed Shami to Dinesh Karthik, A bye now! Shorter and outside off, it is a slower one. Dinesh looks to pull but misses. The keeper fails to collect it cleanly and a run is taken. |
| Another run out appeal taken upstairs. This time it looks like Gill is out of the crease. Yes he is. |
| 17.5 : Mohammed Shami to Shubman Gill, OUT! Gill is short! He though has done his job. A fine, fine, innings from him comes to an end. He was tired so this wicket could well be a blessing in disguise for Kolkata as it will bring out Russell. Coming to the ball now, it is another slower one on middle, Shubman swings, it goes off the inner half towards deep square leg. They take one and go for the second. Singh in the deep, picks the ball up and fires it to the keeper who whips the bails off. The u |
| Andre Russell makes his way out to the middle. |
| 17.6 : Mohammed Shami to Andre Russell, A nasty bumper and on middle to welcome Russell. He hops and defends it on the off side. One to get off the mark. 13 from the over and a wicket. |
| Arshdeep Singh will bowl the 19th over. |
| 18.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Andre Russell, EDGY FOUR! That is full marks to the bowler but runs to the batter! Arshdeep gets it right. Full and outside off. Perfect yorker almost. Russell reaches out for it but gets an outside edge, past the keeper and down to the third man fence. 150 up. 11 more balls to go. |
| 18.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Andre Russell, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Arshdeep has his man and he is elated. Russell's poor form continues. This is brilliant. It is full and wide outside off. Russell swings again but it takes the outside edge and goes to the keeper who makes no mistake. Huge wicket, this could well make a difference of 10 runs to the final total. |
| Pat Cummins is the next man in. |
| 18.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Pat Cummins, Cummins does move across but this was bowled well wide outside off. Almost outside the pitch. Cummins swings but misses. It is wided. |
| Arshdeep Singh to Pat Cummins, Another wide! Once again it is well outside the wideline on the off side. Wided. |
| Arshdeep Singh to Pat Cummins, Brilliant running! This is full and on off, Cummins jams it down to long off. They take one. Karthik wants a second and completes it. |
| 18.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Pat Cummins, A good slower one on middle, Cummins works it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 18.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Dinesh Karthik, A dot! Gold dust at this stage! Karthik again moves right across but AS bowls a yorker outside off. Karthik swings but misses. |
| 18.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Dinesh Karthik, Another dot to end! Really well bowled! He goes full and outside off again. Karthik looks to carve it but misses. Excellent penultimate over from Singh and a very good spell by him too. |
| Chris Jordan will bowl the final over. |
| 19.1 : Chris Jordan to Pat Cummins, Good length ball outside off, Cummins punches it to wide of the mid off fielder and takes a single. |
| 19.2 : Chris Jordan to Dinesh Karthik, FOUR! Well played! This is brilliant cricket from Dinesh Karthik! Back of a length ball outside off, Karthik cuts it over the point fielder for a boundary. |
| 19.3 : Chris Jordan to Dinesh Karthik, Good length ball on the pads, Karthik looks to heave it away but it goes off his pads towards the leg side for a leg bye. |
| 19.4 : Chris Jordan to Pat Cummins, Low full toss outside off, Cummins hammers it to cover where the fielder makes a stop. Only a single. |
| 19.5 : Chris Jordan to Dinesh Karthik, WIDE! Short ball down the leg side, Karthik lets it go. Wide signalled. |
| Chris Jordan to Dinesh Karthik, Excellent ball from Jordan! Yorker outside off, Karthik looks to drive but misses. Can he finish well? |
| A run out appeal taken upstairs! Karthik is well short and he has to go! |
| 19.6 : Chris Jordan to Dinesh Karthik, OUT! RUN OUT! Karthik gets run out of the last ball! Short ball on middle, Karthik pulls it to deep mid-wicket and wants the second. The fielder throws it to the keeper who whips the bails off. The third umpire is called for and the replays show that Karthik is well short. KOLKATA FINISH ON 164 FOR 6. |
| A superb innings from Dinesh Karthik has taken his side to a total which is probably just above par on this wicket! He solely has to be responsible to get them to where they are right now because Kolkata were struggling. Yes, Shubman Gill also played a very good innings but his innings was more of one which stabilized the innings after they lost Rana and Tripathi early. It was Karthik though who provided the much-needed impetus. He scored everywhere and broguth up a brilliant half ton which sees |
| Once again the star names for Punjab disappointed with the ball! Mujeeb and jordan both went the distance. Shami did decently. It was Arshadeep and Bishnoi who were brilliant. Had it not been for the two, Punjab would have probably been chasing something above 180. However, with how things went initially, they will be very disappointed with how things have ended. Also, one of their stars with the ball is up for an interview. |
| Arshdeep Singh says that they planned to bowl yorkers and it worked. Adds that the pitch is stopping a bit and some of them was just flying off the surface and they bowled hard lengths and it paid off. States that it is getting better and it is a good score to chase. |
| Now then chasing has not been easy here! The wicket did seem on the slower side and it was predicted to get slower. If that is the case, Punjab will have to bat really well. Kolkata will feel they can defend this but they will need to pick wickets at regular intervals. Stay tuned for what could be a very good second essay. |
| 0.1 : Pat Cummins to KL Rahul, Length and on middle, Rahul stays back and defends it. |
| 0.2 : Pat Cummins to KL Rahul, Length again and on off, Rahul guides it towards point for one. He is off the mark. |
| 0.0 : We are back for the chase! The Kolkata players stride out to the middle, followed by KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal! Pat Cummins will start with the ball for Kolkata. |
| 0.3 : Pat Cummins to Mayank Agarwal, Agarwal is off the mark now! He gets one on the pads, it is worked through square leg for one. |
| 0.4 : Pat Cummins to KL Rahul, A little too straight this time. Rahul works it towards mid-wicket. |
| 0.5 : Pat Cummins to KL Rahul, Corrects his line and bowls it on off, Rahul pushes it to mid off. A tidy over so far. Can he end it well? |
| 0.6 : Pat Cummins to KL Rahul, Good length ball on off, Rahul pushes it to long off for a single. |
| Prasidh Krishna will bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Prasidh Krishna to KL Rahul, A good delivery to begin! A full ball, almost a yorker on middle. Rahul gets his front leg out of the way and works it to mid-wicket. |
| 1.2 : Prasidh Krishna to KL Rahul, DROPPED AND FOUR! Also, Russell is down on the ground. This could well be a double blow for Kolkata. Excellent deception from Krishna. He bowls a slower one and it is fuller on off. Rahul is early into the loft. He hits it over mid off. Russell back tracks, gets two hands to it but spills it. It is rolling towards the boundary. Russell dives and tries to push it back in but is touching the ropes while doing so. He though is down on the ground outside the boundar |
| 1.3 : Prasidh Krishna to KL Rahul, Fuller and on off, it is driven nicely but to cover. |
| 1.4 : Prasidh Krishna to KL Rahul, Drags his length back and lands it on off, it is dropped towards cover for one. |
| 1.5 : Prasidh Krishna to Mayank Agarwal, Shortish and angled into the pads, Agarwal looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. |
| 1.6 : Prasidh Krishna to Mayank Agarwal, A tidy start from Krishna too! On middle, it is defended. |
| 2.1 : Pat Cummins to KL Rahul, Back of a length and on off, it is guided through backward point for one. |
| 2.2 : Pat Cummins to Mayank Agarwal, Agarwal now guides it through backward point for a single. |
| 2.3 : Pat Cummins to KL Rahul, Two! Fuller and outside off, this is guided through point. Away from the fielder in the deep for a couple. |
| 2.4 : Pat Cummins to KL Rahul, One more single! On middle, this is guided towards point for one more. That was guided right off the stumps. Risky shot. |
| 2.5 : Pat Cummins to Mayank Agarwal, A good short one on the body, Agarwal does really well to duck under it. |
| 2.6 : Pat Cummins to Mayank Agarwal, Cummins continues to keep it tight! On middle, this is played to the man at mid on for one. A sedate start by the Punjab openers so far. |
| 3.1 : Prasidh Krishna to Mayank Agarwal, Agarwal makes room and this is shorter and outside off. It comes off slow from the surface and hence, it is slapped to mid off. |
| 3.2 : Prasidh Krishna to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Just a mere chip and a welcome boundary! Agarwal might have decided to step on the gas now! Fuller and on middle, Agarwal lofts it over mid on and bags a boundary. |
| 3.3 : Prasidh Krishna to Mayank Agarwal, Krishna drags his length back and bowls it on middle, it is defended. |
| Prasidh Krishna to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! That is a beauty! Not a lot wrong with that delivery. It is length and on middle, Agarwal strokes it on the up past the mid on fielder and it races away to the fence. |
| 3.5 : Prasidh Krishna to Mayank Agarwal, Length and on off again, it is guided to point. |
| 3.6 : Prasidh Krishna to Mayank Agarwal, Six! Exquisite! That is brilliant from Agarwal! A huge over and a much-needed one. Agarwal makes room and Krishna bowls it full and outside off. It is lofted over covers and it goes all the way. |
| 4.1 : Pat Cummins to KL Rahul, Angled into the middle pole, defended. |
| 4.2 : Pat Cummins to KL Rahul, On middle, Rahul plays it nice and late. It goes on the off side for one. |
| Pat Cummins to KL Rahul, Angled into the pads, it is worked through square leg for one. |
| 4.4 : Pat Cummins to KL Rahul, A very good slower one outside off, grips a touch in the surface. Rahul looks to drive but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 4.5 : Pat Cummins to KL Rahul, FOUR! Poor ball and put away! Short and down the leg side. Rahul says thank you very much and pulls it nice and fine for a boundary. |
| 4.6 : Pat Cummins to KL Rahul, Two now! So back-to-back good overs for Punjab! Angled into the pads, this is worked through mid-wicket for two. |
| Kamlesh Nagarkoti is into the attack. |
| 5.1 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Mayank Agarwal, Length and on off, it is guided towards point for one. |
| 5.2 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to KL Rahul, MISFIELD! Two extra runs! Fuller and on off, Rahul pushes it towards mid off and sets off for one. Krishna rushes to the ball but lets it through. He runs after it and does the mopping up job before it crosses the fence. Two more taken. |
| 5.3 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Mayank Agarwal, Very good timing! Shorter and on off, Agarwal pushes it towards extra cover for one. |
| 5.4 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to KL Rahul, FOUR! In the gap! Slightly shorter in length and on middle, Rahul pulls it hard! Finds the gap in the mid-wicket region and bags a boundary. |
| 5.5 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to KL Rahul, Good batting! Follows the boundary with a single as this is worked towards mid on. |
| 5.6 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Mayank Agarwal, A single to end the Powerplay and it is a brilliant one for Punjab! They are 47 for 0 after it. Needing another 118 in 84 balls. Fuller and on off, it is driven to the left of mid off for one. |
| DRINKS! Punjab have made a good start to their run chase, courtesy their openers, Mayank Agarwal and KL Rahul. They started off slowly but have started to find their range of shots and are looking good now. They need 118 in 84 balls. Kolkata, on the other hand, need to break this stand and get into the middle order of Punjab as quickly as possible. The game looks in favour of Punjab at the moment but anything can happen in cricket. Varun Chakravarthy is into the attack. |
| 6.1 : Varun Chakravarthy to Mayank Agarwal, Outside off, it is pushed through covers for one. |
| 6.2 : Varun Chakravarthy to KL Rahul, On off, it is pushed through covers for one. |
| 6.3 : Varun Chakravarthy to Mayank Agarwal, 50 up for Punjab! On middle, it is pushed past the bowler and down to long on for one. |
| 6.4 : Varun Chakravarthy to KL Rahul, A couple now! On middle, this is worked through square leg for two. |
| 6.5 : Varun Chakravarthy to KL Rahul, Close! It lands outside off and then turns back in. Rahul looks to put bat on ball but it goes off the inner half towards backward square leg for one. |
| 6.6 : Varun Chakravarthy to Mayank Agarwal, A single to end! On middle, it is pushed down to long on for one. |
| 7.1 : Sunil Narine to Mayank Agarwal, On middle, it is worked through mid-wicket for one. |
| 6.6 : Sunil Narine is on now. |
| 7.2 : Sunil Narine to KL Rahul, Shorter and on middle, this is pulled through square leg for one. |
| 7.3 : Sunil Narine to Mayank Agarwal, EDGY FOUR! Everything going Punjab's way! Shortish and outside off, Agarwal looks to loft it over covers but it goes off the outside edge and down to the third man fence. |
| 7.4 : Sunil Narine to Mayank Agarwal, Outside off, it is pushed through covers for one. |
| 7.5 : Sunil Narine to KL Rahul, On middle, it is worked towards mid-wicket. A rare dot. |
| 7.6 : Sunil Narine to KL Rahul, On middle, it is worked towards short fine leg for one more. |
| 8.1 : Varun Chakravarthy to KL Rahul, TWO! Fuller and around off, it is driven through covers for a couple. |
| 8.2 : Varun Chakravarthy to KL Rahul, NOT OUT! Rahul is in easily! On middle, it is worked towards mid-wicket. The batters take off. The fielder hits the stumps at the bowler's end. It is referred. Replays show that the batsman is well in. |
| 8.1 : An appeal for run out taken upstairs. It looks like KL Rahul has made his way in and the replays show that he has. |
| 8.3 : Varun Chakravarthy to Mayank Agarwal, Shortish and outside off, it is slapped through covers for one. |
| 8.4 : Varun Chakravarthy to KL Rahul, Quicker and on off, Rahul stays back and pushes it to covers. |
| 8.5 : Varun Chakravarthy to KL Rahul, Close! Shortish again, this one turns back in a touch from outside off. Rahul looks to push at it but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 8.6 : Varun Chakravarthy to KL Rahul, A single to end! On middle, this is worked down to long on for one. |
| 9.1 : Sunil Narine to KL Rahul, Two in the end! Shorter and on middle, this is worked towards long on. They call for two but have to settle for one. The substitute fielder, Green hits the stumps at the non-striker's end and it deflects away from the fielder backing up. Two. |
| Sunil Narine to KL Rahul, Another two! On middle, it is worked with soft hands through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 9.3 : Sunil Narine to KL Rahul, Shorter and on off, it is pushed down to long off for one. |
| 9.4 : Sunil Narine to Mayank Agarwal, Outside off, it is guided through point for one. |
| 9.5 : Sunil Narine to KL Rahul, On the pads, Rahul looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. It rolls on the leg side for one. Leg bye. |
| 9.6 : Sunil Narine to Mayank Agarwal, Flatter on middle, Agarwal flicks it to deep square leg for a couple. |
| Kamlesh Nagarkoti is back on. |
| 10.1 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to KL Rahul, Full ball outside off, Rahul drives but finds the point fielder. |
| 10.2 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to KL Rahul, Length ball outside off, Rahul punches it to deep cover for a single. |
| 10.3 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Good-looking shot from Mayank Agarwal! Nagarkoti overpitches it outside off, Agarwal lunges forward and creams the drive through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 10.4 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Dominant shot from Mayank Agarwal! Back-to-back boundaries! Short ball on middle, Agarwal pulls it to the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 10.5 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Mayank Agarwal, Full ball outside off, Agarwal drives it to deep cover for a single. |
| 10.6 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to KL Rahul, Full toss on middle, Rahul flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| Varun Chakravarthy has a change of ends. |
| 11.1 : Varun Chakravarthy to Mayank Agarwal, Shorter and outside off, it is lofted over covers for one. |
| 11.2 : Varun Chakravarthy to KL Rahul, Outside off, it is played through point for one. |
| 11.3 : Varun Chakravarthy to Mayank Agarwal, Really full and outside off, Agarwal fails to jam it out. A dot. |
| 11.4 : Varun Chakravarthy to Mayank Agarwal, Agarwal makes room and Varun follows him. It is mistimed towards long off for one. |
| Varun Chakravarthy to Mayank Agarwal, Very full and outside off, it is jammed through point for one. |
| 11.6 : Varun Chakravarthy to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! That is beautifully played! Releases the pressure that was building in the over. Full and outside off. Agarwal makes room and lofts it over covers. No chance of stopping that. 8 from the over. 71 needed in 8. |
| Pat Cummins is back into the attack. |
| 12.1 : Pat Cummins to KL Rahul, FOUR! Poor from Cummins! He errs in line and bowls it on the pads. It is worked behind square on the leg side for a boundary. Pressure on Cummins. |
| 12.2 : Pat Cummins to KL Rahul, FOUR! Through the gap! Fuller and on off, Rahul leans into it and strokes it through covers. Russell gives it a chase but fails to get to it. 8 from the first two balls. FIFTY up for KL Rahul! Continues his great form. |
| 12.3 : Pat Cummins to KL Rahul, A single now! Good batting! On middle, it is worked through mid-wicket for one. |
| 12.4 : Pat Cummins to Mayank Agarwal, Fifty for Agarwal! Another brilliant innings from him. He has played as the agressor and done so brilliantly. Shorter and on middle, this is pulled towards deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 12.5 : Pat Cummins to KL Rahul, Shortish and on midlde, it is worked through square leg for one. |
| 12.6 : Pat Cummins to Mayank Agarwal, Fuller and on off, it is eased down to long off for one. End of a very good over for Punjab. It is their game to lose now. |
| 13.1 : Nitish Rana to Mayank Agarwal, Angled into the pads, it is worked through mid-wicket for one. |
| 13.2 : Nitish Rana to KL Rahul, Shorter and on the pads, Rana gets away with one as this is pulled towards short fine leg for a single. |
| 13.3 : Nitish Rana to Mayank Agarwal, Shortish and on middle, it is pulled down towards long on for one. |
| 13.4 : Nitish Rana to KL Rahul, Fuller on off, it is eased down to long off for one. |
| 13.5 : Nitish Rana to Mayank Agarwal, Fires it on the pads, it is worked towards deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 13.6 : Nitish Rana to KL Rahul, Two to end the over! Shorter and outside off, it is slapped through covers for a couple. |
| 14.1 : Prasidh Krishna to Mayank Agarwal, Another two! Shorter and on off, it is pushed through covers for a couple. |
| 14.2 : Prasidh Krishna to Mayank Agarwal, OUT! TAKEN! There is the wicket Kolkata wanted! There is glimmer of hope they needed. Can they capitalize on it now? Krishna does the job. It is angled into the pads, Agarwal looks to whip it over the mid-wicket fence but fails to get the power behind it. He holes out to the fielder in the deep. Gill makes no mistake. A brilliant innings from Agarwal comes to an end. He has done his job. 50 needed in 34. |
| Nicholas Pooran is the new man in. |
| 14.3 : Prasidh Krishna to Nicholas Pooran, Pooran is off the mark! This is on middle and angling away. Pooran guides it down to third man for one. |
| 14.4 : Prasidh Krishna to KL Rahul, Another single! Length and outside off, it is pushed through covers for one. |
| 14.5 : Prasidh Krishna to Nicholas Pooran, A dot now! On middle, Pooran defends it onto the ground. |
| 14.6 : Prasidh Krishna to Nicholas Pooran, Another dot! A wicket and four runs from it. Kolkata needed an over like this. On middle, blocked. 48 needed now in the last 5. |
| Kamlesh Nagarkoti is back on. |
| 15.1 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to KL Rahul, Two! Fuller and outside off, Rahul drives it through covers and takes two. |
| 15.2 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to KL Rahul, FOUR! Poor bowling! Short and wide outside off, Rahul stands tall, gets on top of the bounce and cuts it through point. No chance of stopping that. |
| 15.3 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to KL Rahul, Easy two again! Fuller and on middle, this is worked through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 15.4 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to KL Rahul, A slower one, fuller and outside off, it is carved through covers for one. |
| 15.5 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Stand and deliver stuff! Length and outside off, Pooran stands tall and crunches it through covers for a boundary. So this is probably the over which turns the tide completely in Punjab's favor. 35 needed in 25. |
| 15.6 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! Smashed! Just the 29 needed now! Short and on middle, it sits up to be hit. Pooran pulls it hard and over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 16.1 : Varun Chakravarthy to KL Rahul, Outside off, it is pushed through covers for one. |
| 16.2 : Varun Chakravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, Tossed up on middle, it is pushed to covers. |
| 16.3 : Varun Chakravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! In the gap! Probably now where Pooran wanted to hit it but he finds the gap. Fuller and outside off. Pooran swings but miscues it. It goes over cover and trickles over the fence. He wanted it to hit it a lot straighter than he did. |
| 16.4 : Varun Chakravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, On middle, it is pushed to the right of the bowler. |
| 16.5 : Varun Chakravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, On off, it turns away a touch. Pooran looks to defend but it goes off the outside edge towards short third man for one. |
| 16.6 : Varun Chakravarthy to KL Rahul, On off, it is guided towards point for one. 22 needed in 18. |
| 0.0 : DRINKS! Punjab are running away with the game. Rahul and Pooran would look to finish this off as quickly as possible. On the other hand, Kolkata need wickets to put pressure on Punjab. Also Varun Chakravarthy is back on. |
| 17.1 : Sunil Narine to KL Rahul, Shorter and around off, it is pushed through covers for one. |
| 0.0 : Sunil Narine is back on. |
| 17.2 : Sunil Narine to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! TIMBER! Pooran is out of here but is it too late! They should have probably given Narine the over they gave to Nagarkoti. It is on middle, Pooran swings but misses. You miss I hit stuff from him. 21 needed in 16. A wicket more and the game might just get interesting. |
| 17.3 : Sunil Narine to Prabhsimran Singh, On middle, it is worked to mid-wicket. One more dot. Need a couple more. |
| 17.2 : Prabhsimran Singh is the new man in. |
| 17.4 : Sunil Narine to Prabhsimran Singh, Pressure building! One more dot! On middle, the batter goes back and keeps it out. |
| 17.5 : Sunil Narine to Prabhsimran Singh, Three dots in a row! Shorter and outside off, it is slapped hard but to covers. |
| 17.6 : Sunil Narine to Prabhsimran Singh, A single which Kolkata surely won't mind. 20 needed in 2 now. What a brilliant over from Narine. Just the two runs and a wicket from it. On the pads, it is worked down to fine leg for one. |
| 18.1 : Prasidh Krishna to Prabhsimran Singh, A couple to begin! Fuller and on middle, this is hit down towards the long on fielder. It is to his left and two is taken. |
| 18.2 : Prasidh Krishna to Prabhsimran Singh, A yorker outside off, Prabhsmiran looks to jam it out. It goes off the toe-end down to third man for one. |
| 18.3 : Prasidh Krishna to KL Rahul, Just one again! Shorter and around off, it is guided down to third man for one. 16 needed in 9. |
| 18.4 : Prasidh Krishna to Prabhsimran Singh, OUT! TAKEN! Kolkata back in this one! Prabhsimran walks back after an innings which could well cost his team the game. It is shorter and around off. He looks to pull but is done in by the pace. It goes off the splice towards point where Rana runs back and takes a good catch. 16 in 8. Boundary needed. |
| Glenn Maxwell is the new batsman in. |
| 18.5 : Prasidh Krishna to KL Rahul, A couple! 14 needed in 7 now. A low full toss outside off. It is carved through covers for a couple. A very important ball coming up! |
| 18.6 : Prasidh Krishna to KL Rahul, OUT! TIMBER! That is a huge, huge wicket. Game now in Kolkata's favor. Rahul can't believe what he has done. Krishna is over the moon. It is a full toss outside off. Rahul looks to heave it on the leg side but gets an inside edge which hits the stumps. What a turnaround. Wow! Just Wow! 14 needed in the last over with two new batters out there. |
| 19.1 : Sunil Narine to Glenn Maxwell, A couple to start! Shorter and on middle, Maxwell swings. It goes off the inner half through mid on for two. 12 needed in 5. |
| 19.2 : Sunil Narine to Glenn Maxwell, Make that 12 needed in 4! Lovely bowling! It is very slow and into the pads. Maxwell is early in the swing. He misses to get hit on the pads. |
| 19.3 : Sunil Narine to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Important boundary! 8 from 3 balls now! Innovation and it pays off. Maxwell brings out the reverse sweep. Nails it over the cover region and it goes for a boundary. |
| 19.4 : Sunil Narine to Glenn Maxwell, NOT OUT! It is going down leg! More importantly for Kolkata, it is just a single and Maxwell is off strike. It is slower again and angling into the pads. Maxwell swings but once again misses to get hit on the pads. An appeal but turned down. The ball rolls towards short third man. A leg bye is taken. Karthik reviews but replays show that the on-field call is the right one. |
| 19.5 : Sunil Narine to Mandeep Singh, OUT! TAKEN! The bigger side of the ground and Mandeep does not strike it cleanly and hence holes out. 7 needed from the last game. Kolkata can't lose unless an extra is bowled. It is slower through the air again and on middle. Narine gives no pace on the delivery. Singh goes for the slog sweep but only manages to hit it high up in the air. Green, the sub, settles under it and takes it brilliantly. |
| 19.6 : Sunil Narine to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Just short! Just short. Oh boy! Maxwell wants it to be checked but it is just short. Narine would have had his heart in his mouth for a second. What drama, what an anticlimax! It is a game of millimeters says Ian Bishop and that is oh so right. Coming to the ball now, what did Narine just bowl there. He fires it outside off. He invites Maxwell to hit towards the short side and Glenn does exactly that. He lofts it over covers. It bounces just inside the |
| 19.3 : Kolkata review! It is more in hope one feels. An LBW appeal has been turned down. |
| 19.6 : The Punjab dressing room is in shock! They actually can't believe they have lost this one. No way should have they gone down here. They should have won this game with an over to spare. How costly did the move to send Prabhsimran above Maxwell prove! His three dots to Narine just gave Kolkata a glimmer of hope which they capitalized on. Also, how good was Krishna in the penultimate over? Two wickets and just the 6 runs. Wow! One of those wickets were of Rahul who was bossing the game till then. 1 |
| Earlier in the innings chasing 165, Punjab openers got them off to a brilliant start! After Rahul was dropped early on, he made Kolkata pay. He along with Agarwal added a 100-plus stand. Agarwal was the agressor and Rahul played along nicely. Their partnership took their side to the brink of victory before Agarwal departed. Pooran then came in and played a cameo which got his side closer. However, Narine's over, the 18th one, changed the game. They needed 22 in 3 but Narine bowled a brilliant 2 |
| The Kolkata bowling looked flat today untill the 18th over! Everybody was being milked and scored easily off. However, Krishna was one who bowled really well. Narine too was impressive. Varun was also good. Nagarkoti and Cummins though weren't upto the mark but Kolkata managed to win the important moments of the game and in the end came out on top. |
| Dinesh Karthik is named the Man of the Match for his brilliant performance with the bat. |
| That is it from this game! The next match is between Chennai and Bangalore in Dubai at 1800 local. Join us for that game. Till then, take care and cheers! |
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