| 0.2 : 0.2: Glenn Maxwell to Nitish Rana, OUT! TAKEN! Rana, the man for Kolkata in the last game, has gone for a golden duck. Maxwell has struck in the first over. It is not such a great delivery. It is flatter and down the leg side. Rana looks to sweep but there is a little extra bounce. It goes off the top edge and straight into the hands of the fielder at short fine leg. Gayle makes no mistake. Perfect start for Punjab. |
| 0.5 : 0.5: Glenn Maxwell to Rahul Tripathi, SIX! That is right off the middle! One sighter is all what Tripathi needed. He goes down on one knee and slog sweeps this over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. First biggie of the game. It was with the turn. Excellent from Tripathi. |
| 1.4 : 1.4: Mohammed Shami to Rahul Tripathi, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Shami now has one and Kolkata are in deep trouble here. This is a superb delivery. Perfect Test match length. It is on off and shapes away. Tripathi looks to defend but the ball kisses the outside edge and goes to the keeper. Rahul makes no mistake. Punjab are elated. |
| 1.6 : 1.6: Mohammed Shami to Dinesh Karthik, OUT! There is a spike as the ball passes the bat and Karthik is a goner! Yes, he did hit the pad too at the same time but there was no conclusive evidence to actually overturn the deicision. Shami has another one and Kolkata are staring down the barrel. This is top class stuff from Shami. He lands it on off and then gets it to move away nicely. Karthik lunges forward to defend but the ball kisses the outside edge and goes into the hands of the keeper. An ap |
| 2.1 : 2.1: Arshdeep Singh to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Welcome boundary for Kolkata. Arshdeep runs in and bowls a full ball on the pads, Gill flicks it through square leg and finds the fence. |
| 3.4 : 3.4: Mohammed Shami to Eoin Morgan, FOUR! Up and over! Width on offer and Morgan puts it away! First boundary for him. It is short and outside off. Morgan stands tall and cuts. It goes over point for a boundary. |
| 4.3 : 4.3: Arshdeep Singh to Eoin Morgan, FOUR! EDGY! Morgan has decided to counter-attack! He steps out. Arshdeep bowls it wider and outside off. Morgan swings but it goes off the outside edge down to third man for a boundary. The third man fielder is quite wide and Rahul is not happy. It would have been an easy catch had he been in position. |
| 4.5 : 4.5: Arshdeep Singh to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Crunched! Gill comes down the track and this is banged short and on middle. Gill goes ahead with the pull and cracks it over mid-wicket. No chance for any fielder. |
| 5.1 : 5.1: Mohammed Shami to Eoin Morgan, FOUR! Runs flowing now for Kolkata! Morgan on the charge. He gets to the pitch of the ball and hits it over the mid on fielder for a boundary. |
| 5.3 : 5.3: Mohammed Shami to Eoin Morgan, FOUR! Brilliant timing! Morgan seems in very good touch. He is dealing in boundaries. This is short and outside off, Morgan waits and then guides it through backward point for a boundary. |
| 5.5 : 5.5: Mohammed Shami to Shubman Gill, SIX! Stand and deliver stuff! Wow! What a shot that is. It is length and on middle, Gill stands tall and lofts it over the long on fence for a biggie. He joins the party. |
| 5.6 : 5.6: Mohammed Shami to Shubman Gill, SIX! BOOM! Two in two for Gill and it is a strong end to the Powerplay for Kolkata! They finish with 54 on the board with the loss of 3 wickets. The last ball is a classic shot. It is full and on middle, Gill lofts it over the mid-wicket fence for a huge one. |
| 6.2 : 6.2: Glenn Maxwell to Eoin Morgan, FOUR! Morgan goes inside out! Tossed up and outside off, Morgan jumps out of his crease and lifts it over extra cover for a boundary. |
| 6.6 : 6.6: Glenn Maxwell to Eoin Morgan, SIX! Sailed over! Maxwell is not pleased with the effort in the deep though. A short ball down the leg side, Morgan swivels and pulls it powerfully towards fine leg. He hits it hard. There is a fielder near the ropes. He leaps high and tries to catch but it just sails over for a biggie. Another fine over for Kolkata. |
| 7.3 : 7.3: Murugan Ashwin to Eoin Morgan, SIX! That is not right off the middle but it goes all the way. Morgan comes down the track but it seemed like he did not get to the pitch of it. He still goes ahead with the shot. It goes over the long on fence. |
| 7.6 : 7.6: Murugan Ashwin to Shubman Gill, SIX! A biggie to end the over! Another big one for Kolkata! This is the googly, it is on off. Gill picks it and plays the slog sweep. He hits it really nicely and it goes all the way. Over the mid-wicket fence. |
| 9.3 : 9.3: Ravi Bishnoi to Shubman Gill, SIX! Gill is dealing in biggies now! The length is the problem here. It is a little too full. Gill just lofts it over the long on fence for a biggie. |
| 9.5 : 9.5: Ravi Bishnoi to Eoin Morgan, OUT! TAKEN! The ploy to change from Ashwin to Bishnoi has worked! A much-needed wicket as Morgan and Gill were taking the game away from Punjab. This though is nicely struck by Morgan. He brings out the sweep and hits this on leg side nicely towards deep square leg. He though hits it flat. Murgan moves to his right and takes it nicely. A good innings from Morgan but he needed to go on. There is not a lot of batting to come now. |
| 10.5: Chris Jordan to Sunil Narine, FOUR! Nicely done! 100 up in style! Little short and outside off, Narine uses the pace of the bowler and guides it over the empty slip cordon. It races away to the third man fence. |
| 10.6 : 10.6: Chris Jordan to Sunil Narine, OUT! TIMBER! Excellent bowling from Jordan. He kept banging the ball short to Narine and this time he doesn't do that. Goes for a fullish ball outside off, Narine throws the bat at it but ends up dragging the ball on his stumps via a thick inside edge. Narine can't do much with the bat in this game. |
| 14.2 : 14.2: Murugan Ashwin to Kamlesh Nagarkoti, OUT! TIMBER! Murugan gets his man! Nagarkoti was really struggling against Ashwin and he falls to him. It is the googly. It lands outside off and then turns back in. Nagarkoti looks to play a drive through covers but leaves a big gap between bat and pad. The ball sneaks through and hits the stumps. This wicket though could well prove as a blessing in disguise for Kolkata as Nagarkoti was really wasting a lot of balls. |
| 15.4 : 15.4: Ravi Bishnoi to Pat Cummins, OUT! LBW! Bishnoi gets his man. This looked to be going down but Cummins has to go because he cannot review it, because Karthik used it earlier. Another wrong 'un from Bishnoi. Cummins fails to read it again. He goes and looks to flick but misses as the ball turns in. He is hit on the pad and they all appeal. The finger goes up. Cummins thinks for the review but he doesn't have that option. They don't have the review left. And, replays roll in and it shows that |
| 16.4: Murugan Ashwin to Lockie Ferguson, EDGY FOUR! Flatter and just outside off, Ferguson goes back and looks to guide it towards third man. It takes the outside edge and races away to the third man fence. |
| 16.6 : 16.6: Murugan Ashwin to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Gill ends the over in a fine style! Full and outside off, he lifts it over extra cover and finds the fence. |
| 17.1 : 17.1: Chris Jordan to Lockie Ferguson, FOUR! DRILLED! Full and wide outside off, Ferguson backs away a touch and drills it through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 17.2 : 17.2: Chris Jordan to Lockie Ferguson, FOUR! Consecutive boundaries! Poor bowling though. Short and wide outside off, Ferguson flays it over backward point and finds the fence. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: Mohammed Shami to Shubman Gill, OUT! CAUGHT! Gill holes out! Shami gets his third of the night. A low full toss on middle and leg, Gill looks to flick it over the deep mid-wicket fence but it goes straight to the fielder there. Pooran is the man and he makes no mistake. A fine knock from Gill comes to an end. |
| 18.5 : 18.5: Mohammed Shami to Lockie Ferguson, SIX! TAKE THAT! What a shot! Gill was not giving strike for him and look what he is doing! Gets a full ball around off, he backs away to make room and drills it over extra cover for a flat six. |
| 19.5: Chris Jordan to Varun Chakravarthy, OUT! TIMBER! Too full and straight. Chakravarthy moves inside the crease and tries to scoop it over the keeper but misses. The ball though hits the target and the zing bails light up. Jordan gets his second of the night. |
| 0.1 : 0.1: Pat Cummins to KL Rahul, MISFIELD AND FOUR! Poor from Prasidh. A short ball outside off, Rahul pushes it uppishly towards third man where the fielder allows the ball to go through. |
| 3.1: Prasidh Krishna to KL Rahul, FOUR! Powered! Full and on middle, Rahul picks it up and deposits it towards the wide long on fence for a boundary. Didn't get all of it but it goes to the fence. |
| 3.2 : 3.2: Prasidh Krishna to KL Rahul, FOUR! Sweet timing! A full toss but it needed to be put away. Rahul just presents the full face of the bat and strokes it wide of the mid off fielder. It races away. |
| 4.1 : 4.1: Pat Cummins to Mandeep Singh, SIX! Amazing shot! Short ball on middle, Mandeep pulls it over mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 4.4 : 4.4: Pat Cummins to Mandeep Singh, FOUR! Mandeep seems to have find his rhythm. A length ball on middle and leg, Mandeep thumps it over mid-wicket and it races away to the fence. |
| 7.4: Varun Chakravarthy to KL Rahul, FOUR! Short and wide, width offered. Rahul cuts it through backward point and it races away to the fence. |
| 7.6 : 7.6: Varun Chakravarthy to KL Rahul, OUT! LBW! Varun strikes and gets the dangerous Rahul out of the way. The slider from Varun, it pitches and turns in sharply. Rahul looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pad. An appeal and the finger goes up. Rahul is not sure about the DRS so he gets to his partner at the non-striker's end. A little chat and he decides not to take it. Looked it might miss the leg pole. Replays roll in and it shows that it would've clipped the leg stump. So, even if Rahu |
| 9.2 : 9.2: Varun Chakravarthy to Mandeep Singh, FOUR! Nicely done! Short and just outside off, Mandeep reverse sweeps it over short third man and finds a boundary. |
| 9.5 : 9.5: Varun Chakravarthy to Chris Gayle, SIX! BOOM! Enough of blocking says Gayle. Gets a full ball, uses his long reach to get under the ball and pumps it over long on for a biggie. |
| 9.6 : 9.6: Varun Chakravarthy to Chris Gayle, SIX! MASSIVE! Varun doesn't learn as he bowls it full and right in the slot for the big man. Gayle launches it straight down the ground for a huge six. 83 needed in final 10. |
| 10.6: Sunil Narine to Chris Gayle, SIX! You just can't pitch it full to Gayle. He will make you pay. This is on middle, Gayle lofts it over the wide long on fence for a biggie. 74 needed in 54. |
| 11.1 : 11.1: Lockie Ferguson to Mandeep Singh, FOUR! Mandeep now joins the act! This is fuller and on middle. Singh lofts it nicely over the mid-wicket fielder and bags a boundary. Good start to the over. |
| 11.5 : 11.5: Lockie Ferguson to Chris Gayle, FOUR! Nicely played! Second boundary in the over. This is a low full toss outside off, Gayle just opens the face of the bat and guides it through backward point and it races away to the fence. |
| 12.3 : 12.3: Sunil Narine to Chris Gayle, SIX! Too short and put away! This is outside off, Gayle stays back and pulls it with power over the mid-wicket fence. |
| 13.4 : 13.4: Lockie Ferguson to Mandeep Singh, FOUR! Put away by Mandeep Singh! This is fuller and angling into middle. Singh clears his front leg and hits it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 14.1 : 14.1: Varun Chakravarthy to Mandeep Singh, FOUR! Up and over! Fuller and outside off, this is lofted over covers and a boundary results. Brilliant start to the over. |
| 15.2 : 15.2: Prasidh Krishna to Mandeep Singh, FOUR! That is smashed! Short ball on middle, Mandeep pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 15.6 : 15.6: Prasidh Krishna to Mandeep Singh, FOUR! Excellent shot! Short delivery on middle, Singh pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 16.1 : 16.1: Lockie Ferguson to Chris Gayle, FOUR! Not from the middle but Gayle won't mind. Short and around off, Gayle looks to pull but gets a top edge that flies over short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 16.2 : 16.2: Lockie Ferguson to Chris Gayle, SIX! BANG! Gayle wants to finish it off quickly. Full and outside off, Gayle thumps it over long off for a biggie. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: Pat Cummins to Mandeep Singh, FOUR! Top shot! Full and wide outside off, Mandeep slams it over extra cover and finds the fence. |
| 17.6 : 17.6: Pat Cummins to Mandeep Singh, SIX! BOOM! What a shot! Mandeep at his best. Cummins misses the yorker, by just but it is good enough for Mandeep. He gets under it and powers it over mid-wicket for a biggie. Just 3 needed in 12 balls. |
| 18.1 : 18.1: Lockie Ferguson to Chris Gayle, OUT! TAKEN! Gayle goes but he has done his job. A slower bouncer from Ferguson, Gayle first wants to leave it alone but at the last moment tries to run it down to third man. He knows the fielder is inside the ring. However, the ball hits the upper part of the bat and lobs towards short third man. Krishna does well to move forward and take the catch. |
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