| 1.1 : 1.1: Lockie Ferguson to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Shaw gets the first boundary of the game with a glorious drive. Full length and outside off. Shaw leans into it and carves it through covers for a boundary. |
| 2.1: Shakib Al Hasan to Prithvi Shaw, SIX! BANG! Shaw gets the first maximum of the game. At the other end, Dhawan is struggling but here, Shaw continues on his merry way. Tossed up, on middle. Shaw comes down the track and smokes it over the wide long on fence. |
| 2.2 : 2.2: Shakib Al Hasan to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! SMACKED! Flatter and outside off. Shaw hangs back and cuts it past point for a boundary. |
| 3.2: Sunil Narine to Shikhar Dhawan, SIX! BOOM! Dhawan capitalizes on the full toss. Full toss, on off. Dhawan gets on one knee and powers it over the square leg fence for a maximum. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: Sunil Narine to Shikhar Dhawan, SIX! Back-to-back maximums. Dhawan is in his groove now. Tossed up, full and on off. Dhawan gets low and slog-sweeps it over the square leg fence. |
| 4.1 : 4.1: Varun Chakravarthy to Prithvi Shaw, OUT! LBW! Varun Chakravarthy strikes on his first ball and gets the much-needed breakthrough for Kolkata. A googly, around off, turning in sharply. Prithvi Shaw prods to block this one but he misses and gets rapped in front. Varun Chakravarthy puts in an appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Shaw has a word with Dhawan but does not review it. The replay shows that he is plumb and that was a good decision by the umpire. |
| 6.2 : 6.2: Shakib Al Hasan to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Lovely shot! Tossed up, around off. Marcus Stoinis carves it over cover for a boundary. |
| 9.3 : 9.3: Varun Chakravarthy to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Dhawan gets a much-needed boundary for his team! Tossed up, outside off. He gets low and sweeps it between wide long on and deep mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 11.3: Shivam Mavi to Marcus Stoinis, OUT! BOWLED! Mavi gets the wicket and Stoinis shakes his head while walking back! Length ball, on middle and leg. Stoinis backs away to the leg side to cut it away. But gets the toe end of the bat and the ball crashes back on the stumps. This is a key moment in the game and Kolkata would look to strangle the batters further here. |
| 14.1 : 14.1: Varun Chakravarthy to Shikhar Dhawan, OUT! TAKEN! Varun Chakravarthy gets the big wicket of Dhawan and Delhi slide further here! This one is a googly, outside off. Dhawan comes down the track looking to slog it away. He is nowhere near the pitch of the ball but goes through the stroke. All he gets is the outside edge and the ball goes to cover. Shakib Al Hasan dives forward and takes the catch. |
| 14.3 : 14.3: Varun Chakravarthy to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Misfield in the deep! Tossed up, on leg. Pant sweeps it hard. The man from deep square leg gets across but the ball goes through his legs and goes to the fence. |
| 15.2 : 15.2: Lockie Ferguson to Rishabh Pant, OUT! TAKEN! Now, Lockie Ferguson gets in the act! He bowls a shorter ball, on off. Pant backs away looking to pull it but gets the top edge as the ball bounces a bit more than he expected. It goes high in the air to mid off and it is taken by Rahul Tripathi. This has been a brilliant show by Kolkata and Delhi are in big trouble now. |
| 17.2: Lockie Ferguson to Shimron Hetmyer, SIX! All the way! On a length, on off. Shimron Hetmyer gets low and hits it high in the air. The ball goes just over the square leg fence. |
| 17.6 : 17.6: Lockie Ferguson to Shimron Hetmyer, SIX! That is punished by Shimron Hetmyer! Full ball, on off. He clears his front leg and whips it way over the mid-wicket fence. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: Sunil Narine to Shreyas Iyer, OUT! RUN OUT! Brilliant work by Venkatesh Iyer! Shorter ball, outside off. Shreyas Iyer cuts it straight to point and sets off for a run. Venkatesh Iyer fires a perfect throw to Dinesh Karthik, who takes the bails off. Shimron Hetmyer is nowhere in the picture. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: Shivam Mavi to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! In the gap! Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Iyer gets across and pulls it between wide long on and deep mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 19.6 : 19.6: Shivam Mavi to Shreyas Iyer, SIX! HAMMERED! Mavi ends up serving a full toss, outside off. Iyer shuffles across and hits it straight down the ground for a maximum. Delhi end at 135 for 5! |
| 0.1 : 0.1: Anrich Nortje to Shubman Gill, FOUR! What a shot to get started! Full ball, outside off. Gill hits it through covers for a boundary. |
| 1.3 : 1.3: Ravichandran Ashwin to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! Quality stroke! Tossed up, on middle. Iyer gets low and sweeps it to the square leg fence. There was a fielder there but he was moved towards deep mid-wicket just before this ball and Iyer takes full advantage of that. |
| 3.3: Axar Patel to Venkatesh Iyer, SIX! In the arc and out of the park! Tossed up, on off. Iyer comes down the track and whips it way over the mid-wicket fence. |
| 4.3: Kagiso Rabada to Venkatesh Iyer, SIX! That is clobbered! Rabada digs this a touch shorter, on middle. Iyer comes down the track and heaves it over the mid-wicket fence. |
| 5.1 : 5.1: Avesh Khan to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! Nicely done! Length ball, on the pads. Venkatesh Iyer flicks it towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary. Shot of the match so far. He timed that very sweetly. |
| 9.1: Axar Patel to Venkatesh Iyer, SIX! BANG! What a clean strike! Flatter ball, on the pads. Iyer stands tall and heaves it way over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie! |
| 10.3 : 10.3: Anrich Nortje to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! Over the fielder! Length ball, outside off. Iyer goes over covers. The bottom hand comes off the bat but the ball reaches the fence. |
| 12.1 : 12.1: Kagiso Rabada to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! Edgy boundary! Full ball, wide outside off. Iyer looks to go over covers but gets the outside edge. The ball runs to the third man fence. |
| 12.2 : 12.2: Kagiso Rabada to Venkatesh Iyer, OUT! TAKEN! A brilliant, brilliant knock by Iyer ends. From here, Kolkata would have to bat terribly to lose the game. Length ball, on off. He pulls it straight to the man at deep square leg. The substitute fielder, Steven Smith, takes it with ease. Is there a twist in the tale here? |
| 13.4 : 13.4: Axar Patel to Nitish Rana, SIX! Hammered! Full ball, outside off. Rana gets under it and smacks it straight down the ground for a maximum. 29 needed from 38 balls now. |
| 15.4: Anrich Nortje to Shubman Gill, SIX! WOW! This is a serious shot from Gill! Back of a length, around off. Gill stands tall and flat-bats it over long on for a maximum! |
| 15.6 : 15.6: Anrich Nortje to Nitish Rana, OUT! TAKEN! Nitish Rana holes out and Kolkata lose their second wicket! Nortje bangs it into the deck, around middle. Rana looks to pull but the ball hurries onto him and it goes off the splice of the bat towards Shimron Hetmyer at deep square leg who gulps it down. Too little, too late for Delhi but they will take this! 13 runs needed from 24 balls. |
| 16.4 : 16.4: Avesh Khan to Shubman Gill, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Shubman Gill departs now and Avesh Khan gets his man! A full ball, outside off. Gill reaches out and looks to drive but he only manages a thick outside edge. Rishabh Pant, behind the sticks, moves to his right and takes a good catch. |
| 17.6 : 17.6: Kagiso Rabada to Dinesh Karthik, OUT! BOWLED! Well, well! Is there another twist in this game? Good-length ball, outside off. Dinesh Karthik looks to heave it away but it goes off the thick inside edge and the ball crashes onto his stumps. What an over from Kagiso Rabada! Just 1 run and a wicket off this over! |
| 18.6: Anrich Nortje to Eoin Morgan, OUT! BOWLED! DELHI ARE NOT OUT YET! How many twists are there in this game? Length ball, outside off. Morgan looks to heave it across the line but gets the inside edge. The ball crashes back on the stumps and Morgan goes back for a duck! 7 needed in the last over! |
| 19.3 : 19.3: Ravichandran Ashwin to Shakib Al Hasan, OUT! LBW! DEAR, OH DEAR! What have Kolkata done here? They had the game in their bag but have managed to get Delhi back in the game! It is Delhi's game to lose now! Flatter ball, on middle. Shakib Al Hasan shuffles across to paddle but gets hit on the pads. There is an appeal for LBW and the finger goes up! 6 needed from 3 now. |
| 19.4 : 19.4: Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, OUT! TAKEN! A golden duck for Sunil Narine and the Kolkata camp will be very, very nervous! Tossed up, on off. He comes down the track and hits it high in the air. The ball goes to long off and Axar Patel takes it. Wow, how did we get there? This is simply unbelievable. Ravichandran Ashwin is on a hat-trick now. |
| 19.5 : 19.5: Ravichandran Ashwin to Rahul Tripathi, SIX! BANG! Rahul Tripathi HAS DONE IT FOR KOLKATA! He has taken his side into the final! This is a half-tracker, outside off. Rahul Tripathi stays low and powers it over long off for a biggie to seal the match! Kolkata win the match by 3 wickets! |
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