| 1.2 : 1.2: V Chakravarthy to S Narine, SIX! All the way! Narine does not want a sighter against the debutant. He straightaway goes after him, Varun is guilty of bowling it too full. Narine thumps it over the long off fence for a biggie. First for the game and Narine is off the mark in style. |
| 1.4 : 1.4: V Chakravarthy to S Narine, FOUR! Poor ball and put away! Short and on middle, Narine rocks back and pulls it all along the ground through mid-wicket. Long on runs to his left, dives but fails to stop it. 13 from the first 4 balls. Pressure on the debutant. |
| 1.5 : 1.5: V Chakravarthy to S Narine, SIX! He has picked the bones out of that one. That is colossal. Goes down on one knee and slog sweeps it. It is right off the middle and it sails into the mid-wicket stand. |
| 1.6 : 1.6: V Chakravarthy to S Narine, SIX! Consecutive maximums! 25 from Varun's first over. Welcome to the Indian T20 League. Another delivery which is asking to be hit. Down the leg side, Narine whips it over the square leg fence for another biggie. |
| 2.1 : 2.1: M Shami to C Lynn, FOUR! Lynn joining the fun! A little bit of width on offer outside off, the Aussie latches onto it and slams it over cover-point for a boundary. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: M Shami to C Lynn, FOUR! Clubbed away! Nearly took the head of his partner at the other end. Shami goes short and wide outside off, Lynn packs a punch and powers it over Narine for a boundary at long on. |
| 2.4 : 2.4: M Shami to C Lynn, OUT! Shami gets his revenge! It's a brilliant catch from David Miller. A shortish ball again, it's around off, Lynn sticks back to power it across the line again but it catches the top edge and goes high up in the air. Miller calls for it from extra cover and completes the catch almost next to the pitch, to be precise. A big breakthrough, this. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: H Viljoen to S Narine, OUT! In the air... taken! Both the openers are now back in the hut. Another skier has been pouched, this time by KL Rahul. Suddenly now, Kolkata are in a spot of bother. It is once again the short ball which does the trick. It is on the body. Narine looks to pull but only manages a top edge. It goes behind Rahul who turns and runs across to his right, initially he seems to misjudge it but then takes it by stretching out his hands near short fine leg. Viljoen makes an |
| 3.6 : 3.6: H Viljoen to R Uthappa, SIX! A flat maximum! What a shot! Slightly short and width on offer outside off. Uthappa pounces onto it as he slaps it hard over cover-point. The connection is such that it carries all the way. A biggie to end a successful over for Punjab. |
| 5.4 : 5.4: R Ashwin to R Uthappa, SIX! Uthappa has belted this one out of the park! He goes down on one knee to a full ball, fetches it from outside off and powers it over mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 6.1 : 6.1: V Chakravarthy to R Uthappa, FOUR! 29 from his first 7 balls. Poor start for the debutant. Another poor delivery this. It is short and outside off, Uthappa rocks back and cuts it past point. It races away to the fence. |
| 6.3 : 6.3: V Chakravarthy to R Uthappa, FOUR! Second boundary in the over. This time through the right of point. Short and wide again, Uthappa says thank you very much as he cuts it for another boundary. |
| 7.4 : 7.4: R Ashwin to N Rana, SIX! In the slot and that is out of here. Flighted ball and on off, Rana goes down on one knee and hits it over the long on fielder. |
| 9.2 : 9.2: R Ashwin to N Rana, SIX! Slightly short and that has been powered into the stands. Rana transfers his weight onto the back foot and hits it over the long on fence. |
| 11.3 : 11.3: R Ashwin to N Rana, SIX! A gift but it still has to be put away! A full toss and Rana deposits it into the mid-wicket stands with a slog sweep. A maximum of Ashwin's each over seems to be mandatory tonight. |
| 11.4 : 11.4: R Ashwin to N Rana, SIX! Into the stands! Second in the over! This is tossed up wide outside off. Rana gets to free his arms, he connects really well and it sails over long off. |
| 12.1 : 12.1: M Singh to R Uthappa, FOUR! Mandeep with his gentle speed dares to bowl it short and wide outside off. Robin attacks it with all his power and whacks it through point. |
| 12.3 : 12.3: M Singh to N Rana, SIX! This one is high and handsome! Mandeep runs in from 'round the wicket and angles in a short ball on off. Rana stays back and launches it over mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 12.4 : 12.4: M Singh to N Rana, SIX! This one is as flat as this pitch! Short and wide outside off, Rana reaches out for it and slaps it over the jumping deep cover fielder for a maximum. You just cannot afford to bowl that length, especially with that pace. Nitish is now the leading run-scorer this season. |
| 13.1 : 13.1: H Viljoen to N Rana, FOUR! Easy pickings! Down the leg side and Rana flicks it past short fine leg for a boundary. 50 for Rana, back-to-back fifties for him. Another excellent innings. |
| 13.2 : 13.2: H Viljoen to N Rana, SIX! 10 from the first two balls! Short and outside off, Rana stands tall and then flat-bats it over the long on fence. Also, the 100-run stand is up. 200 now looks possible courtesy this stand. |
| 13.3 : 13.3: H Viljoen to N Rana, FOUR! 4,6,4 in this over so far! Rana is in some form out there. Through the off side this time. Full and outside off, this is driven square on the off side. No chance for any fielder. |
| 14.3: V Chakravarthy to N Rana, OUT! Chakravarthy strikes! His first in the Indian T20 League and that should make him feel a lot, lot better. Shows good courage here to toss it up on middle, it is the googly. Rana does not pick it and looks to hit it across the line but he only manages a top edge towards mid off. Agarwal at long off runs in and takes a very good catch. End of a mammoth 110-run stand off just 66 balls and an electrifying knock from Rana. Punjab will be relieved to see Nitish's b |
| 15.6 : 15.6: H Viljoen to R Uthappa, FOUR! And it spoils what was a brilliant over. Still a good one though as only 6 came from it. A poor delivery to end. A full toss on the pads, Uthappa flicks it fine and fetches a boundary. Also, he brings up his 50 in style. 24th Indian T20 League fifty. He has been crucial in the no. 3 spot for Kolkata and he continues to show why. Needs to be there till the end though. |
| 16.4 : 16.4: M Shami to R Uthappa, FOUR! A very good delivery but an even better shot! This is what dents the confidence of a bowler. This is very full and on the pads, Uthappa uses the depth of the crease and then flicks it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 17.3 : 17.3: A Tye to A Russell, SIX! We've jinxed Tye! He gives away his first boundary. Unlucky though. A slower one, on a length around leg, Russell top edges his attempted big shot across the line and it goes all the way over fine leg for a maximum. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: A Tye to A Russell, FOUR! One brings two. Tye serves a shorter one outside off, Russell camps back and blazes his pull shot to the cow corner region for a powerful boundary. |
| 17.5 : 17.5: A Tye to A Russell, FOUR! Edgy again! Tye delivers it short and on middle, from 'round the wicket, Andre winds up for a big heave across the line and top edges it behind. Rahul runs back but fails to stop it. |
| 17.6 : 17.6: A Tye to A Russell, SIX! Russell has smoked this! Poor delivery this time. A length and in the zone for the West Indian. Russell clears his front leg and rifles it over mid-wicket for a biggie. 22 from the over, Kolkata powering ahead! |
| 18.3 : 18.3: M Shami to A Russell, SIX! You miss the yorker and Russell will deposit you in the stands. That is what happens here. Shami misses the mark by a little and Russell powers it over the long off fence. |
| 18.4 : 18.4: M Shami to A Russell, SIX! If you bowl him a full toss he will surely make you pay. That is humongous. Russell just bludgeons it into the mid-wicket stands. Consecutive ones. 200 up and 8 more balls to go. |
| 18.5 : 18.5: M Shami to A Russell, SIX! Three in a row! Another freebie by Shami. A high full toss this time and Russel easily clears the mid-wicket fence. Can he make it 4 in 4? |
| 18.6 : 18.6: M Shami to A Russell, FOUR! Clobbered! He does not get a maximum but gets the next best result. A boundary. Full and outside off, Russell powers it through extra cover. Long off is very straight and he can't stop it. 25 from the penultimate over. |
| 19.4 : 19.4: A Tye to A Russell, OUT! End of the destruction! Russell has been bounced out. A very good catch there by Agarwal. The bumper on middle, Russell goes for the pull but it hits the higher portion of the bat. For a second it seems that it would go all the way but Mayank at deep mid-wicket keeps his eyes on the ropes behind and then takes a well-judged catch. Russell walks off to a standing ovation, he has made Punjab pay for the reprieve they gave him. |
| 19.6 : 19.6: A Tye to R Uthappa, FOUR! A boundary to end! What a shot, excellent innovation. Uthappa first looks to paddle but then sees the line is wide outside off. He adjusts and manages to guide it past point, away from third man for a boundary. 8 from the last one, a good one by Tye but it is Kolkata who will be happier at the moment. THEY END WITH 218! |
| 0.3 : 0.3: P Krishna to C Gayle, SIX! Gayle is off the mark with a maximum! Prasidh commits the mistake of bowling short and wide outside off, Chris stays back calmly on the back foot and just uses the pace to loft it over third man. |
| 0.5 : 0.5: P Krishna to C Gayle, EDGY FOUR! The third man fielder was a bit square and it has raced away. Shortish ball outside off, once again Gayle reaches out and tries to punch it over the off side probably but gets a thick outside edge. |
| 1.4 : 1.4: L Ferguson to L Rahul, OUT! Pressure was building and KL Rahul succumbs. Ferguson ups his pace and delivers a length ball on off at 145.9 kph. Rahul backs away to play a lofted shot over the cover region but fails to time his shot properly. His bat turns in his hands and the bottom hand also comes off as he ends up chipping a straightforward catch to Kuldeep Yadav at mid off. Big loss for Punjab. |
| 2.1 : 2.1: P Krishna to M Agarwal, FOUR! Beautiful shot! Just eased it there. Shuffles across and then works it through square leg. The ball races away. |
| 2.2 : 2.2: P Krishna to M Agarwal, FOUR! This time through the off side. Makes room does Agarwal and opens up the off side. Hits it through covers and the ball races away. Back-to-back boundaries. |
| 2.6 : 2.6: P Krishna to M Agarwal, FOUR! A boundary to end! Three in this over. A full toss this time and Agarwal puts it away as he flicks it through mid-wicket. |
| 3.5 : 3.5: L Ferguson to C Gayle, FOUR! Just over! The slower one almost does the trick. It is short once again, Gayle this time swings a little too early. It goes off the bottom part of the bat but over the mid on fielder and into the fence. |
| 3.6 : 3.6: L Ferguson to C Gayle, SIX! This is right off the middle and it goes all the way! Gayle may have been expecting a pacy short ball and he gets it. He smokes it over the long on fence. 10 from the last two balls and 11 from the over in total. 24 from the last two. |
| 4.2 : 4.2: A Russell to C Gayle, OUT! In the air... taken! Russell gets the big man. Did it with the bat first and now with the ball. Too quick this for Gayle. It is short and on the body. Gayle looks to pull but the ball hurries onto him. It hits the higher portion and then balloons back over the bowler's head. Now there are two fielders going after it, one from mid off and the other from mid on. No calling between the two. However, they avoid the collision and Prasidh from mid off takes it. Russell |
| 4.4 : 4.4: A Russell to S Khan, FOUR! Clever shot! Short and on middle, Sarfaraz at the very end arches his back and then upper cuts it. Uses the pace of the bowler and fetches a boundary in the fine leg region. |
| 7.2 : 7.2: A Russell to S Khan, FOUR! Like that! A top shot that. Length and outside off, Sarfaraz once again just uses the pace of the ball and guides it past point. The outfield is lightning quick and it reaches the fence in a jiffy. |
| 7.3 : 7.3: A Russell to S Khan, OUT! Russel gets another one! The slower ball does the trick for him this time. Sarfaraz was completely foxed there. It is down the leg side. Khan is way too early in his shot as he tried to hit it towards fine leg. Only manages a top edge which lobs towards the left of Karthik. He runs there and takes it. He then points towards the bowler so there surely might have been a plan between the two. Kolkata right on top here. 159 runs more needed off 75 balls. |
| 8.5 : 8.5: K Yadav to D Miller, FOUR! Swept and swept nicely! This is tossed up on middle, Miller goes down on one knee and sweeps it in the gap at the mid-wicket region. Boundary. Need a few more. |
| 9.6 : 9.6: S Narine to M Agarwal, FOUR! Gets one this time but still, only 7 from the over. This is down the leg side, Agarwal sweeps it through square leg. The fielder, Rana, in the deep runs to his right, dives but fails to stop it. |
| 10.5 : 10.5: K Yadav to D Miller, SIX! HUGE! That has gone a long way back! It also makes a cracking sound of the bat. Brings the slog sweep out. Connects extremely well and hits it into the mid-wicket stand. |
| 11.2 : 11.2: S Narine to D Miller, SIX! Bashed! Narine pitches it up and around off, as they say for Miller, if it's in the arc, it's out of the park. This is what happens here. Miller attacks it and sends it packing over the bowler's head for a maximum. |
| 11.3 : 11.3: S Narine to D Miller, FOUR! Brute power! Narine drags his length short and drops it on middle, Miller goes deep inside the crease and powers his pull shot through mid-wicket. |
| 11.5 : 11.5: S Narine to M Agarwal, FOUR! Bang! Turning out to be a very useful over for Punjab! Flatter and fuller outside off, Agarwal latches onto the room and spanks it past the bowler for a boundary down the ground. |
| 11.6 : 11.6: S Narine to M Agarwal, FOUR! Last one got power, this one has finesse. Allows the ball to turn back in from outside off and then at the last moment deflects it past short third man for a boundary. 19 from the over, 113 needed off 48 balls. |
| 12.2 : 12.2: P Chawla to M Agarwal, SIX! Shot Mayank! Brings up the 50-run stand, this stand is just about keeping the hopes alive for the Punjab dug out. This is shorter and it is the googly. MA picks it and he pulls it over the square leg fence for a flat six. |
| 14.5 : 14.5: K Yadav to D Miller, FOUR! Lovely shot! Miller uses his feet, Kuldeep tries to outsmart him by firing it in. Miller does well to get bat to it, he does even better to get it past cover. Russell runs to his right and seems to have pushed it back in. However, replays show that he was in contact with the ropes and the ball. Boundary. |
| 15.2 : 15.2: P Chawla to M Agarwal, OUT! Mayank has been cleaned up by Chawla! The googly does the trick. Mayank I feel does pick it and hence goes for the sweep. The ball though does not bounce a lot, goes under the bat and knocks the leg stump out. Chawla breaks the 74-run stand and one of the two set batsman is back in the hut. A good innings by Agarwal but he had a lot to do and perishes in an attempt to do so. |
| 16.1 : 16.1: L Ferguson to M Singh, SIX! Good start to the over! A sharp delivery but there is plenty of width on offer outside off. Mandeep exercises his arms and dispatches it over long off for a biggie. |
| 16.3 : 16.3: L Ferguson to D Miller, FOUR! Ferguson changes his plan for Miller. Switches to around the wicket and hurls a slower short ball outside off. Not a good idea with third man inside the ring. David just rocks back and picks the gap past that in-ring fielder for a boundary. |
| 17.3: P Krishna to D Miller, FOUR! Straight as an arrow! No fielder had a chance there. A low full toss and Miller powers it down the ground. |
| 17.6 : 17.6: P Krishna to M Singh, FOUR! Good shot! Krishna bowls a short ball on middle, Singh arches and then upper cuts it just over the leaping keeper and into the third man fence. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: L Ferguson to M Singh, FOUR! Mandeep receives a short delivery outside off and steers it past the diving backward point fielder for a boundary. More than fours, Punjab need sixes. |
| 18.5 : 18.5: L Ferguson to D Miller, SIX! Fine shot! Ferguson lands it on a fuller length around middle and leg, Miller makes room and smacks it over cover-point for a biggie. |
| 19.1 : 19.1: P Chawla to M Singh, FOUR! Short and on middle, Mandeep goes back and pulls it towards deep mid-wicket. Uthappa there tries to stop it but fails to do so. |
| 19.3 : 19.3: P Chawla to M Singh, FOUR! Just beats the man at short fine leg. Mandeep plays the scoop. Hits it nicely and just about clears Lynn. 50-run stand up. |
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