| 0.0 : Pitch Report - Murali Kartik and Matthew Hayden are the pitch masters for the day. Murali Kartik says that the track being used in this game is the adjacent one to the one used in the last game. It is the black soil pitch and it will be interesting to see how it plays. Hayden says that the pitch looks very similar and tells it is very dry. Hayden thinks it will be very difficult in the middle overs and says that Powerplay will be crucial. Hayden says personally he would love to chase. |
| Hello and welcome to game 5 of this season and it sees two heavyweights collide against each other. Kolkata, after their opening game victory against Hyderabad would look to make it 2 out of 2 with a win over Mumbai. The defending champions continued their tradition of losing their first game of the season and now would be looking to get their first win of the season. Rohit Sharma and co. have a brilliant record against Kolkata and they will look to make it even better. Can Morgan and his troops |
| TOSS - We are all in readiness for the spin of coin. Kolkata captain, Eoin Morgan is out in the middle with Mumbai skipper, Rohit Sharma. This is Kolkata's designated home game so Morgan has the coin in hand. Up it goes. Rohit calls Heads but it comes down as Tails. KOLKATA OPT TO BOWL! |
| Mumbai skipper, Rohit Sharma, says that they would have fielded first as well. Rohit tells the couple of games they saw there was some dew. Tells the ball was turning against Bangalore despite of the dew. Rohit feels they were 20 runs short in the last game. Tells they have the bowling attack to defend targets. Rohit says he is not bothered losing the first game as they have gone onto win the championship which is important. Rohit tells they need to bat well and tells they made mistakes with the |
| Kolkata (Unchanged Playing XI) - Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (C), Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Shakib Al Hasan, Pat Cummins, Harbhajan Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy. |
| Mumbai (Playing XI) - Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock (WK) (IN FOR CHRIS LYNN), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Marco Jansen, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah. |
| Mumbai's star South African, Quinton de Kock is caught for a chat. De Kock says that he has not done anything special. Tells he has been trying to make sure his rhythm is all good. De Kock says that he comes along if they need something. Tells their team has a lot of leaders and tells he looks to add any value wherever he can. |
| Kolkata's star pacer, Pat Cummins is caught for a chat. Cummins says that Mumbai have a strong side but adds they have added players who have strengthened them. Adds they need to bowl well. Cummins says he is good and tells he had a month's rest and he feels fresh. Cummins says he tries to help the team out wherever he can. Tells he learns a lot more from the guys in the team who have played a lot more on these surfaces. |
| Eoin Morgan, Kolkata skipper, says they would look to bowl first. Adds that they played aggressive and positive cricket in the last game. Mentions that he will look to improve their record against Mumbai. Further says that Shakib is playing his 50th game for Kolkata and adds it is a big achievement. Informs they are unchanged from the last game. |
| We are all set for the action to begin! The men who matter the most, the two umpires, stride out to the middle. Kolkata players are in a huddle with their skipper revisiting the plan one last time before they take to the field. Mumbai skipper, Rohit Sharma walks out with the returning Quinton de Kock to open the innings for Mumbai. Kolkata will begin with spin. Former Mumbai player and skipper, Harbhajan Singh is all set to operate with the new ball first up. Bhajji vs Rohit will be an intere |
| 0.1 : Harbhajan Singh to Rohit Sharma, Run straightaway! Rohit is off the mark! Harbhajan starts with a floated delivery on middle and off. Rohit tucks it to the leg side and takes a quick run. De Kock was slightly hesitant but he goes with his skipper's call. |
| 0.2 : Harbhajan Singh to Quinton de Kock, Flat and short outside off to welcome de Kock this season. He punches it but finds cover. |
| 0.3 : Harbhajan Singh to Quinton de Kock, De Kock gets his first runs of the season! A loopy low full toss on off. De Kock whips it through mid-wicket and gets two as Shakib cleans it up. |
| 0.4 : Harbhajan Singh to Quinton de Kock, Confusion but luckily for Mumbai no damage done! Short and slow on middle, de Kock turns it behind square leg and calls for a quick run. He comes down but Rohit sends him back. |
| 0.5 : Harbhajan Singh to Quinton de Kock, Floated delivery on middle, de Kock pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 0.6 : Harbhajan Singh to Quinton de Kock, Very good first over from Bhajji! Just three off it. The last ball is a flighted delivery on middle. De Kock looks to play it through mid on but closes the face of the bat a fraction early. The ball takes the leading edge and goes to the left of short cover. Captain Morgan there dives and saves runs for his side. |
| 1.1 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Rohit Sharma, Varun Chakaravarthy starts with a flattish delivery around off. Rohit dabs it towards backward point. He looks for a run but de Kock turns it down. |
| 1.2 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Poor ball and punished! Mumbai get their first boundary of the game and it comes from the bat of their skipper. Chakaravarthy eers on the shorter side on off. Rohit pulls it with ease over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 1.3 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Rohit Sharma, Good placement. Short and on the pads, Rohit clips it through the leg side and gets a brace. |
| 1.4 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Rohit Sharma, Good shot but straight to the fielder. Flighted fuller outside off, Rohit plays a wonderful drive but straight to the man at cover. |
| 1.5 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Rohit Sharma, Tossed up on middle, Rohit whips it to the left of deep mid-wicket. That should have been two but the batters are off to a nervy start in terms of their running and they take just one. |
| 0.6 : Varun Chakaravarthy to bowl from the other end. |
| Varun Chakaravarthy to Quinton de Kock, OUT! CAUGHT! Very good catch from Rahul Tripathi and Morgan's plan to start with two spinners has been rewarded. De Kock's start to the 2021 season is not a glorious one. It is very short and he is out of here. Varun Chakaravarthy, who was the star last season strikes early in this game. Tossed up fuller on middle, de Kock looks to slog it over mid-wicket. The ball though is a fraction slow. He mistimes it high in the air. Rahul Tripathi runs to his |
| Suryakumar Yadav is the new batsman in. |
| 2.1 : Harbhajan Singh to Suryakumar Yadav, Floated delivery on off, Suryakumar Yadav starts his innings with a good looking push to mid off. |
| 2.2 : Harbhajan Singh to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Suryakumar Yadav is off the mark with a boundary! Premeditated but well placed. Flighted delivery wide outside off. Suryakumar stretches out and sweeps it over the square leg umpire's head for a boundary. |
| 2.3 : Harbhajan Singh to Suryakumar Yadav, WIDE! The previous ball forces Bhajji to change his line and commit a mistake. He gets a lot of turn but it is down the leg side. SKY leaves it alone. |
| Harbhajan Singh to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Perfectly placed! Suryakumar is looking in excellent touch here. Flighted delivery on middle and off, Surya comes inside the line of his stumps and picks it up in Calypso style. There is a long on and deep mid-wicket but SKY places it right between them for a boundary. |
| 2.4 : Harbhajan Singh to Suryakumar Yadav, Short, and wide but straight to the fielder. Short and wide outside off. Suryakumar gets the width and cuts it powerfully but straight to the man at point. |
| 2.5 : Harbhajan Singh to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! This time through the off side! Straighter one on off, it is not a bad ball but Suryakumar is in such form that even the good balls are made to look ordinary. It is on off, Suryakumar gets on his front foot and drives it uppishly but well away from short cover and through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 2.6 : Harbhajan Singh to Suryakumar Yadav, Single to end the over. Expensive second over for Harbhajan. On the pads, SKY works it to deep mid-wicket and keeps the strike. 14 off the over and Mumbai have got rhythm as soon as Surya has come out to bat. |
| 3.1 : Shakib Al Hasan to Suryakumar Yadav, Tossed up delivery on off, Yadav pushes it through mid off for a single. |
| 0.0 : Shakib Al Hasan is on. |
| 3.2 : Shakib Al Hasan to Rohit Sharma, Flighted delivery on middle, Sharma flicks it through mid on for a single. |
| 3.3 : Shakib Al Hasan to Suryakumar Yadav, Short delivery outside off, Yadav punches it to covers. |
| 3.4 : Shakib Al Hasan to Suryakumar Yadav, Full on off, Suryakumar drives it through mid off for a single. |
| 3.5 : Shakib Al Hasan to Rohit Sharma, Tossed up delivery outside off, Sharma drives it towards covers where Morgan dives and does well to stop it. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 3.6 : Shakib Al Hasan to Suryakumar Yadav, Googly on middle, Yadav looks to defend but gets an inside edge. It goes past the stumps towards the leg side. |
| 4.1 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Rohit Sharma, Floated on middle, Rohit looks to defend off his front foot but the ball drifts and takes the inside edge. It goes to the left of short fine leg and they take a single. |
| 4.2 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Suryakumar Yadav, Floated on off, no spin on this. Suryakumar pushes it to mid off. |
| 4.3 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Suryakumar Yadav, Short and quicker on middle and leg. Yadav knocks it to long on and trudges to the other end. |
| 4.5 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Suryakumar Yadav, WIDE! SKY looks to paddle but Varun Chakaravarthy bowls it well down the leg side. Wided by the umpire. |
| 4.4 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Rohit Sharma, Poor from Kolkata! Extra run for no reason. Short and quick outside off. Rohit punches it to the right of point. Rana there dives and saves runs. Good job but then he sends a poor and unnecessary throw well away from Karthik. He cannot stop it and it allows them to take the run. |
| 4.5 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Suryakumar Yadav, Flighted on off, Suryakumar Yadav strokes it away from mid off and gets a single. |
| 4.6 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Excellent shot to finish the over. Spoils the over for Varun Chakaravarthy. Tossed up outside off, Rohit gets down on his knee and drags his sweep over square leg for a boundary. |
| 5.1 : Pat Cummins to Suryakumar Yadav, Cummins starts with a good length delivery which comes in with the angle. It is on middle and off. Cramps Suryakumar for room. He punches it to point. |
| 0.0 : Pat Cummins is into the attack. |
| 5.2 : Pat Cummins to Suryakumar Yadav, Cummins goes fuller on off. Suryakumar looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 5.3 : Pat Cummins to Suryakumar Yadav, Cummins rolls his fingers on this one. It is on a length outside off. Suryakumar chops it to cover. |
| 5.4 : Pat Cummins to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Cummins gives width and gets punished. One thing you certainly do not do against Suryakumar Yadav is give him width. He will punish you. Length ball outside off, Suryakumar Yadav says thank you very much and slashes it through covers for a boundary. |
| 5.5 : Pat Cummins to Suryakumar Yadav, Better now. This is closer to the off pole. Yadav plays it to mid off. |
| 5.6 : Pat Cummins to Suryakumar Yadav, Single to end the over. Tidy start from Cummins. Just 5 off his first over. End of the Powerplay and Mumbai are 42/1! Once again Cummins gives width but this time there is protection in the deep. Surya punches it to the right of sweeper cover. Rahul Tripathi gets to the ball quickly and stops the Mumbai pair from getting the second. |
| 6.1 : Shakib Al Hasan is back on. |
| 6.2 : Run out chance! Suryakumar Yadav is the man in question. Replays show that Yadav was well inside his crease. |
| 7.1 : Prasidh Krishna is into the attack. |
| Shakib Al Hasan to Suryakumar Yadav, Darted fuller and quicker on middle. Suryakumar milks it to long off for one. |
| 6.2 : Shakib Al Hasan to Rohit Sharma, NOT OUT! Direct hit but safe! Floated delivery on off, Rohit taps it to the left of the bowler and calls for a run. Shakib gets to the ball quickly and scores a direct hit at the keeper's end. Surya though is well in as confirmed by the replay. |
| 6.3 : Shakib Al Hasan to Rohit Sharma, Floated on off, Yadav milks it to long off and rotates the strike. |
| 6.4 : Shakib Al Hasan to Rohit Sharma, Darted on middle. Rohit turns it to the right of short fine leg and gets a single. |
| 6.5 : Shakib Al Hasan to Suryakumar Yadav, Slightly shorter around off. Suryakumar gets on his back foot and punches it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 6.6 : Shakib Al Hasan to Rohit Sharma, Flighted on off, Rohit walks down the track and places it to deep mid-wicket and keeps the strike. |
| 7.1 : Prasidh Krishna to Rohit Sharma, Prasidh starts with a full ball on off. Rohit strokes it to sweeper cover for one. |
| 7.2 : Prasidh Krishna to Suryakumar Yadav, Prasidh bowls quick and slightly fuller. Suryakumar pushes it to mid off. |
| 7.3 : Prasidh Krishna to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! What a delightful shot! Prasidh rolls his finger on this as he bowls it on off. Suryakumar comes inside the stumps and lifts his flick elegantly over mid-wicket. The ball hits the advertising cushion on the full. |
| 7.4 : Prasidh Krishna to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Right off the middle! Cracking noise as the ball hit the bat! That was cricketing poetry! Length ball on off, Suryakumar gets on top of the bounce and crunches it through extra cover for a classy boundary. |
| 7.5 : Prasidh Krishna to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Now smartness! This is superb from SKY! Good length ball closer to off pole, Suryakumar deftly places it fine to the third man fence for a boundary. |
| 7.6 : Prasidh Krishna to Suryakumar Yadav, Expensive start for Prasidh! 16 off his first over. The last ball is around off, Suryakumar runs it down to third man and keeps the strike. He moves to 40 with that. |
| 8.1 : Shakib Al Hasan to Suryakumar Yadav, Flatter on middle and leg, Surya punches it to long off for one. |
| 8.2 : Shakib Al Hasan to Rohit Sharma, On middle, Rohit works it to mid-wicket for one. |
| 0.0 : STRATEGIC TIME-OUT! It has been a good partnership between Suryakumar Yadav and Rohit Sharma. They would want this pair to carry on. On the other hand, Kolkata would look to break this partnership and put pressure on Mumbai. |
| 8.3 : Shakib Al Hasan to Suryakumar Yadav, Short and flat outside off, Suryakumar punches it to cover-point and rotates. |
| 8.4 : Shakib Al Hasan to Rohit Sharma, Flatter on off, Rohit milks it to long off and gets a single. |
| 8.5 : Shakib Al Hasan to Suryakumar Yadav, Another single. This one is through covers. |
| 8.6 : Shakib Al Hasan to Rohit Sharma, Good over from Shakib. Just 6 off the over. On middle, Ro comes down the track and nudges it to long on and keeps the strike. |
| 9.1 : Pat Cummins to Rohit Sharma, Length delivery outside off, Sharma guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 9.2 : Pat Cummins to Suryakumar Yadav, BEATEN! Good length delivery on off, Yadav looks to push but misses it due to the inward movement on this one. |
| 9.3 : Pat Cummins to Suryakumar Yadav, Back of a length on middle, Yadav looks to flick but gets an inside edge. It goes towards point. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 9.4 : Pat Cummins to Rohit Sharma, Length delivery on off, Rohit guides it through point for a single. |
| 9.5 : Pat Cummins to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! That is out of here! New ball please! Suryakumar gets to his fifty with a monstrous biggie. Tremendous knock from the Mumbai batter. He has continued his rich vein of form. Fuller on off, Suryakumar shuffles inside the stumps and lifts it over the backward square leg fence and sends it into the stands and outside the stadium for a gigantic biggie. |
| 9.6 : Pat Cummins to Suryakumar Yadav, Short delivery on middle, Yadav pulls it through square leg. The batsmen get a couple. |
| 9.2 : Mumbai coach Mahela Jayawardene is caught for a chat at the sideline. Jayawardene says that he would like to take the first win as he feels it is important to keep the winning habit. Admits they made mistakes in the first game and hopes to rectify them in this game. Jayawardene says they just need to be patient and tells they do not need to panic. Mahela says they needed to weather the storm and get over the par score they have in their head. Jayawardene says that one needs to be consistent an |
| 10.1 : Shakib Al Hasan to Rohit Sharma, Floated delivery outside off, Sharma pushes it through covers for a single. |
| 10.2 : Shakib Al Hasan to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Cracking shot! Short delivery on off, Yadav looks to cut but gets an outside edge. It goes past short third man for a boundary. |
| 10.3 : Shakib Al Hasan to Suryakumar Yadav, OUT! CAUGHT! Suryakumar departs soon after getting a fifty but take nothing away from this innings. A fabulous innings from SKY comes to an end. Floated delivery on off, Suryakumar looks to deposit it over the long on fence. The ball comes slower than he anticipated. He comes down the track but does not time it well. It goes very high in the air. Shubman Gill comes running in from long on and takes the skier very nicely. |
| 10.4 : Shakib Al Hasan to Rohit Sharma, Floated delivery on middle, Rohit flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 10.5 : Shakib Al Hasan to Ishan Kishan, On off, Kishan defends it to covers. |
| 10.6 : Shakib Al Hasan to Ishan Kishan, Loopy delivery on middle, Kishan flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 10.3 : Who will walk out to bat now? It will be Ishan Kishan! |
| 10.6 : Pat Cummins continues. |
| 11.1 : Pat Cummins to Ishan Kishan, OUT! CAUGHT! Cummins gets his first of the game and Ishan Kishan's stay in the middle is a very brief one. The short ball has done the trick and this is a good comeback from the Australian after being hit for a massive biggie in the last ball of his previous over. Cummins bangs it in short and directs it well too. It is right on the body. Ishan Kishan loves to hook. He goes for it but he is not in control of it. It goes to the right of fine leg. Prasidh Krishn |
| 0.0 : The new man in is Hardik Pandya! |
| 11.2 : Pat Cummins to Hardik Pandya, Good length delivery outside off, Pandya leaves it alone. |
| 11.3 : Pat Cummins to Hardik Pandya, Short ball outside off, Pandya punches it through point for a single. |
| 11.4 : Pat Cummins to Rohit Sharma, Back of a length on off, Sharma guides it towards third man for a run. |
| 11.5 : Pat Cummins to Hardik Pandya, Short delivery on off, Hardik pushes it to point. |
| 11.6 : Pat Cummins to Hardik Pandya, Short of a length on middle, Pandya pulls it through square leg for a run. |
| 12.1 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Hardik Pandya, BEATEN! Short delivery outside off, Pandya looks to cut but misses it. |
| 12.2 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Hardik Pandya, Floated delivery on middle, Pandya pushes it through mid on for a single. |
| 12.3 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Rohit Sharma, Loopy delivery on off, Rohit looks to flick but gets a leading edge. It goes safely towards third man. |
| 12.4 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Rohit Sharma, Short ball outside off, Sharma punches it through covers for a single. |
| 12.5 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Hardik Pandya, Floated delivery on off, Pandya defends it to covers. |
| 12.6 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Hardik Pandya, Full delivery outside off, Pandya drives it through mid off for a single. |
| 13.1 : Prasidh Krishna to Hardik Pandya, Good length delivery on middle, Pandya mistimes it to mid-wicket. |
| 13.2 : Prasidh Krishna to Hardik Pandya, Good length delivery on off, Pandya punches it to point. |
| 13.3 : Prasidh Krishna to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! That is smashed! Full delivery on middle, Pandya flicks it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 13.4 : Prasidh Krishna to Hardik Pandya, Short ball on middle, Hardik pulls it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 13.5 : Prasidh Krishna to Rohit Sharma, SIX! That is dispatched! Short again on middle, Sharma pulls it over mid-wicket for a maximum. 100 up for Mumbai! |
| 13.6 : Prasidh Krishna to Rohit Sharma, Good length delivery on off, Rohit plays it towards point for a single. |
| 0.0 : Change in bowling. Prasidh Krishna is back for his second over. |
| Change in bowling. Varun Chakaravarthy is back on. 1/16 from his 2 overs so far. |
| 13.6 : Strategic Time Out! Mumbai have set the platform for a grandstand finish here. 6 overs remain in this game and they have their skipper, Rohit Sharma who has faced enough balls and now will look to spread his wings along with Hardik Pandya. With Krunal and Pollard still to come, sky can be the limit for them but they will be looking to get at least 60-65 in the last 6. Kolkata have done a decent job so far but that all might go in vain if they cannot finish this innings well. |
| 14.1 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Rohit Sharma, Floated delivery on middle, Sharma plays a paddle sweep towards short fine leg. |
| 14.2 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Rohit Sharma, Short delivery on off, Sharma punches it through mid off for a single. |
| 14.3 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Hardik Pandya, Loopy delivery on middle, Pandya flicks it towards the leg side. Rohit wants the single but Hardik Pandya sends him back. |
| 14.4 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Hardik Pandya, Tossed up delivery outside off, Pandya drives it through covers for a single. |
| 14.5 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Nicely played! Floated delivery outside off, Sharma waits and then guides it past short third man for a boundary. |
| 14.6 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Rohit Sharma, On middle, Sharma plays a paddle sweep through square leg. Two runs taken. |
| 15.1 : Pat Cummins to Hardik Pandya, Short delivery on off, Pandya pushes it towards point for a single. |
| 0.0 : Change in bowling. Pat Cummins is brought back on for his final over. He has been brilliant so far. Can he finish off well? |
| 15.2 : KP will walk out to bat now. But the question is which KP? Will it be Krunal Pandya or Kieron Pollard? It is going to be the West Indian KP! |
| 15.3 : Pat Cummins to Kieron Pollard, Short delivery on off, Pollard defends it off the back foot and looks for a run but Hardik Pandya sends him back. |
| 15.4 : Pat Cummins to Kieron Pollard, BEATEN! Good length delivery on middle, Pollard looks to defend but misses it. It goes safely towards the keeper. |
| 15.5 : Pat Cummins to Kieron Pollard, FOUR! Good length ball on middle, Pollard comes forward and looks to flick but gets an inside edge. It goes past the keeper towards fine leg for a boundary. |
| 15.2 : Pat Cummins to Rohit Sharma, OUT! CHOPPED ON! Cummins was brought in to do the damage and that is exactly what he has done. A very non-fluent innings from Rohit comes to an end. Not often do we say that but tonight the Mumbai skipper just was not at his usual best. Pacy good length delivery around off. Cummins hits the deck hard and makes the ball come back in. Rohit looks to play it away from his body but ends up getting a thick inside edge onto the stumps. Massive wicket for Kolkata as |
| 15.6 : Pat Cummins to Kieron Pollard, Back of a length outside off, Pollard offers no shot to this one. |
| 16.1 : Prasidh Krishna to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! Nice shot! Length delivery outside off, Pandya lofts it over point for a boundary. |
| 0.0 : Change in bowling. Prasidh Krishna is back. He has not had a good evening so far but can he make comeback? |
| 16.2 : Prasidh Krishna to Hardik Pandya, OUT! CAUGHT! Finally some success for Prasidh and he has got the dangerous Hardik Pandya. He is not ready to leave the field. A very good comeback from Prasidh after being hit for a boundary. He has been expensive so far but has got the big fish now. A nice change up from Prasidh. He rolls his fingers on this one and bowls it on off. Hardik looks to go over mid off but the bat turns in his hands and the lack of pace sees him just hit it in the air and str |
| One Pandya replaces another as Krunal Pandya walks out to bat. |
| 16.3 : Prasidh Krishna to Krunal Pandya, BEATEN! Good length delivery outside off, Pandya looks to guide but misses it. |
| 16.4 : Prasidh Krishna to Krunal Pandya, Length delivery on off, Pandya guides it towards third man for a run. |
| 16.5 : Prasidh Krishna to Kieron Pollard, Short delivery on off, Pollard comes forward and blocks it well. |
| 16.6 : Prasidh Krishna to Kieron Pollard, Length delivery on middle, Pollard flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 17.1 : Andre Russell to Kieron Pollard, Short ball outside off, Pollard looks to cut but misses it. |
| 16.6 : Cummins is done for the evening so who will bowl now? Will it be Andre Russell or will Morgan gamble with a spinner? It is going to be Dre Russ! |
| 17.2 : Andre Russell to Kieron Pollard, OUT! CAUGHT! Pollard disappoints! Russell gets the big man! He gets the dangerous Kieron Pollard. Kolkata are doing a fantastic job with the ball here. They have made a strong comeback in this game. Mumbai, a side famed for their destruction in the death are being destructed in the death so far this season. Russell goes full and wide outside off. He makes Pollard try and use his reach. Pollard stretches and looks to hit it over long off. KP cannot get enou |
| 17.3 : Andre Russell to Marco Jansen, WIDE! Bouncer on leg, Jansen does well to duck under it. |
| Andre Russell to Marco Jansen, OUT! CAUGHT! Second wicket in the over for Russell and Jansen is yet to get his first runs in this league. Back-to-back ducks for the lanky South African. Fullish and wide outside off. Jansen stays on the leg stump and stretches out. He looks to carve it over cover but ends up picking out Cummins in the deep. The Australian makes no mistake and takes the catch with his fingers pointing towards the sky. |
| 17.2 : Who will walk in to bat next? It will be Marco Jansen! |
| 17.4 : Andre Russell to Krunal Pandya, Length delivery on off, Pandya punches it through covers for a single. |
| 17.3 : Who comes in now? It is Rahul Chahar! |
| 17.5 : Andre Russell to Rahul Chahar, Back of a length outside off, Chahar guides it towards third man. The fielder in the deep does well to stop it. Two runs taken. |
| 17.6 : Andre Russell to Rahul Chahar, Length ball on off, Chahar pushes it through covers for a single. |
| 18.1 : Prasidh Krishna to Rahul Chahar, Full delivery on middle, Chahar flicks it through square leg for a couple. |
| 18.2 : Prasidh Krishna to Rahul Chahar, Length delivery on off, Chahar defends it towards point for a single. |
| 18.3 : Prasidh Krishna to Krunal Pandya, FOUR LEG BYES! Length delivery on leg, Pandya looks to flick but gets it off the pads. It goes towards fine leg for a boundary. |
| 18.4 : Prasidh Krishna to Krunal Pandya, FOUR! Short delivery on leg, Pandya looks to pull but gets a top edge. It goes over the keeper towards fine leg for a boundary. |
| 18.5 : Prasidh Krishna to Krunal Pandya, Full delivery outside off, Krunal drives it through covers for a single. |
| 18.6 : Prasidh Krishna to Rahul Chahar, Full toss outside off, Chahar pushes it to point. 12 runs from the over. Good one for Mumbai! |
| 19.1 : Andre Russell to Krunal Pandya, FOUR! Excellent shot! Full delivery on middle, Pandya lofts it over wide mid on for a boundary. |
| 19.2 : Andre Russell to Krunal Pandya, FOUR! Short delivery outside off, Pandya looks to cut but gets an outside edge. It goes past short third man for a boundary. |
| 19.3 : Andre Russell to Krunal Pandya, OUT! CAUGHT! Russell gets his third wicket! Short delivery on middle, Pandya pulls it uppishly towards short fine leg where Prasidh Krishna takes a comfortable catch. |
| Bumrah is out to bat. |
| 19.4 : Andre Russell to Jasprit Bumrah, OUT! CAUGHT! Two-in-two for Russell! Short delivery on middle, Bumrah looks to pull it over mid-wicket but does not get the distance on it. It goes towards the fielder where Shakib Al Hasan takes a good catch. |
| 19.5 : Andre Russell to Rahul Chahar, Short delivery on middle, Chahar pulls it over mid-wicket. It lands safely there. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 19.4 : Trent Boult is the last man out to bat. He will face the hat-trick ball. |
| 19.6 : Andre Russell to Rahul Chahar, OUT! CAUGHT! Andre Russell gets a five-fer! Length delivery on middle, Chahar slogs it over mid on but does not get the timing on it. It goes towards long on where Shubman Gill takes a good catch by coming forward. MUMBAI ARE BOWLED OUT FOR 152! |
| The star of the show for Kolkata, Andre Russell is caught for a chat. He says that he is happy with his performance. Adds that he tried to execute his skills and it paid off. Mentions that they are confident of chasing this total. Further says that he is happy with the Purple Cap. |
| So 153 is what Kolkata need to get only their second win in 13 games against Mumbai. They have momentum on their side and will hope the batters can finish the job now. The pitch is not an easy one to bat on and Mumbai will hope their bowlers can hide their batters flaws and manage them get their first win of the season. Can Bumrah and co. do some magic or will Kolkata finally get one over the side that has had their numbers for a long time now? Join us for the chase to find out. |
| A very good bowling display from Kolkata especially at the death. Once again Mumbai falter in the final 6 overs. A thing we usually do not see from the defending champions. They are known for their power-hitting prowess but so far that has not arrived this season. 33/6 in the final 5 overs sums up the story in itself. |
| After being put into bat, Mumbai did not get off to a good start as they lost the returning de Kock very early. Suryakumar Yadav though continued his sublime form. His 36 ball, 56 put Mumbai in a strong position. Rohit played second fiddle but failed to take charge of things after the departure of Surya. The Mumbai batters faltered abysmally. Thanks to some streaky boundaries from Krunal Pandya towards the end, the defending champions managed to get past 150. |
| A phenomenal bowling performance from Kolkata and the star of the show, without a doubt is Andre Russell. He bowled the 18th and the 20th over. Those two overs were enough for Dre Russ to finish with a 5-fer. 5/15 pulled the handbrake from Mumbai's innings. Cummins too was fantastic finishing with 2/24 from his four. Varun Chakravarthy and Sjhakib were fantastic as well getting one wicket a piece. Prasidh Krishna though had a tough evening as he was the most expensive bowler. But those flaws wer |
| We are back for the chase. The Mumbai players are out in the middle. Shubman Gill and Nitish Rana will open the innings for Kolkata. |
| 0.1 : Trent Boult to Nitish Rana, FOUR! What a start! That has been laced through covers! Boult starts with a full ball outside off. Nitish Rana continues from where he left off as he creams his drive perfectly through covers for a boundary. |
| 0.2 : Trent Boult to Nitish Rana, Boult pulls his length back and goes closer to the off pole. Rana chops it to slip. |
| 0.3 : Trent Boult to Nitish Rana, Swing and a miss! Boult goes full and closer to the off stump. Nitish Rana looks to go downtown with his swing but the ball shapes away and goes past the outside edge and the stump. |
| 0.4 : Trent Boult to Nitish Rana, Bouncer now! Good one from Boult. Rana though keeps his eyes on the ball and sways away from it. |
| 0.5 : Trent Boult to Nitish Rana, Good comeback from Boult after being hit for a boundary of the first ball. This is Test match line and length as he bowls it outside off on a length. Rana leaves it alone. |
| 0.6 : Trent Boult to Nitish Rana, Dot to finish the over. Just a boundary of the over and 5 dots post that. Length ball on middle, Rana nudges it to the on side. |
| Who will bowl from the other end? It will be Marco Jansen! |
| 1.2 : Marco Jansen to Shubman Gill, Length delivery on off, Gill pushes it to cover-point. |
| 1.3 : Marco Jansen to Shubman Gill, Punched but straight to the fielder. Length ball wide outside off. Gill punches it but cannot go past cover. Lucky escape for Marco Jansen! |
| 1.1 : Marco Jansen to Nitish Rana, Jansen starts with a fuller ball which nips in from middle to the right-hander. Rana flicks it away from mid on and gets a brace to get off the mark. |
| 1.4 : Marco Jansen to Shubman Gill, Fullish on off and middle, Gill plays it away from mid on but does not time it well and the bat turns in his hand too. He gets a single. |
| 1.5 : Marco Jansen to Nitish Rana, Slightly behind length from Jansen. It is on off, Rana looks to pull but it is not short enough for him to do that. He gets an inside edge which hits his pad and goes leg side of the pitch. Single taken. |
| 1.6 : Marco Jansen to Shubman Gill, Good start from Jansen as well. Just 4 off his first too. The last ball is a length ball around off, Gill taps it towards cover. |
| 2.1 : Trent Boult to Nitish Rana, SIX! First one of the innings and what a strike it is from Nitish Rana! He shows no fear and comes down the track. Boult goes around off, Rana pumps it over extra cover for a biggie. |
| 2.2 : Trent Boult to Nitish Rana, Good shot but straight to the fielder. Fullish on off, Rana stays in his crease this time and drives it with a crunching sound. It is straight to the man at cover though. |
| 2.3 : Trent Boult to Nitish Rana, FOUR! This time over on the leg side. Slightly behind the good length area around off. Rana pulls it over mid-wicket. There is no one in the deep there. He does not time it well but enough to get a boundary. |
| 2.4 : Trent Boult to Nitish Rana, Bouncer from Boult. It is on off, Nitish Rana chops it to the off side. |
| 2.5 : Trent Boult to Nitish Rana, Another bumper! This one is quicker. Rana clears his front leg and looks to go over backward point. He misses it though. |
| 2.6 : Trent Boult to Nitish Rana, Slower ball! Actually a very slow ball. It is a 97.9 kph bouncer. That comes very, very late. Rana waits for it and pulls it to deep square leg for one. He keeps the strike. 9 off the over. |
| 3.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Nitish Rana, Bumrah starts with a good length delivery on off. Rana defends it late and close to his stumps. |
| 0.0 : Change in bowling. Just a solitary over from Jansen as Jasprit Bumrah is introduced in to the attack. |
| 3.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Tickled away! Bumrah misses his line a bit and bowls it shortish on the body. Rana pulls it fine and gets it very fine down the leg side for a boundary. |
| 3.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Nitish Rana, Good length delivery on the pads. Rana looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 3.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Nitish Rana, Deceptive ball from Bumrah! It comes slower off the deck on middle. Rana is deceived but manages to block it late. |
| 3.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Nitish Rana, Slower ball on the pads. Rana whips it to fine leg and gets a single. Gill vs Bumrah, keep an eye on this battle. |
| 3.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Glorious! Absolutely glorious! This is so soothing to the eyes! Bumrah goes full and overpitches it slightly. Gill is a phenomenal talent and shows why he is so highly touted. He leans on his drive and drives it straight as an arrow through mid off for a boundary. |
| Change in bowling. Spin into the attack for the first time this innings as Krunal Pandya is into the attack. |
| 4.1 : Krunal Pandya to Nitish Rana, WIDE! False start for Krunal. He misses his line and bowls one down the leg side. De Kock fails to gather it as well allowing them to take an extra run. |
| Krunal Pandya to Shubman Gill, Darted fuller on middle and leg. Gill works it to the right of short mid-wicket for one. |
| 4.2 : Krunal Pandya to Nitish Rana, Tossed up on middle, Rana defends it with soft hands to the off side and takes a quick run. |
| 4.3 : Krunal Pandya to Shubman Gill, Floated on the stumps. Gill pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 4.4 : Krunal Pandya to Shubman Gill, Slightly short on middle, Gill whips it but finds mid-wicket. |
| 4.5 : Krunal Pandya to Shubman Gill, Dot now! Short around off, Gill punches it but straight to cover. |
| 4.6 : Krunal Pandya to Shubman Gill, Dot to finish the over as well. Good start for Krunal. Just 4 off his first over. The last ball is fuller on middle. Gill flicks it but finds Bumrah at short mid-wicket. |
| 5.1 : Marco Jansen to Nitish Rana, Risky run but they get it! Good length ball on middle. Rana defends it late onto the ground. Gill calls for a run. Jansen shows his footballing skills but unfortunately misses the stumps with his shoot. Had he hit, Gill was a goner. |
| 5.2 : Marco Jansen to Shubman Gill, Length delivery on off, Gill punches it to mid off. |
| 5.3 : Marco Jansen to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Clean as a whistle! Gill loves to pull it in front of square and he has done just that. Slower ball bowled into the surface. It is picked up by Gill and he pulls it over mid on for a boundary. |
| 5.4 : Marco Jansen to Shubman Gill, FOUR! This time pulls it over square leg. This is very good batting! Short on middle, Gill stays deep inside his crease and pulls it over square leg for a boundary. |
| 5.5 : Marco Jansen to Shubman Gill, Jansen comes around the wicket now. He goes wide outside off, Gill shuffles away from his stumps. He does not stretch and tries to reach that. The Kolkata opener leaves it alone. |
| 5.6 : Marco Jansen to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Do not bother running! Length ball around off, Gill stays still this time and flat-bats it right off the screws away from mid off for a boundary. Excellent finish to the Powerplay for Kolkata. They are 45/0 at the end of the first phase. Mumbai were 42/1 at this stage. |
| 0.0 : Who will bowl the final over of the Powerplay? It will be Marco Jansen! |
| 6.1 : Krunal Pandya to Nitish Rana, Flatter on the pads, Rana turns it to the on side for a single. |
| 6.2 : Krunal Pandya to Shubman Gill, Short and flat on middle. Gill knocks it to long on and rotates the strike. |
| 6.3 : Krunal Pandya to Nitish Rana, Quicker and flatter outside off. Rana looks to cut but misses. |
| 6.4 : Krunal Pandya to Nitish Rana, This time KP goes loopy but quicker. It is on middle and off. Rana tickles it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 6.5 : Krunal Pandya to Shubman Gill, 97.2 kph delivery on middle. Gill turns it to mid-wicket and rotates. |
| 6.6 : Krunal Pandya to Nitish Rana, On the pads, Rana flicks it through square leg and gets a single to bring up the 50-run opening stand. |
| Strategic Time-Out! A very solid and steady start from Kolkata. They have not gone aggressive from the start but have started off well here considering the kind of hitters they have down the order. Mumbai know the only way they can defend this target is by chipping away wickets at regular interval. So far they have not managed to get one but we have seen a break like this brings wicket more often than not. Rohit will hope that is the case this evening too. |
| 7.1 : Kieron Pollard to Nitish Rana, PLAY AND A MISS! Full and outside off, Rana looks to play the reverse scoop but misses it. |
| 7.2 : Kieron Pollard to Nitish Rana, Short delivery outside off, Rana comes down the track and punches it to point. |
| 7.3 : Kieron Pollard to Nitish Rana, SIX! That is hammered! Short delivery on middle, Rana pulls it over mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 7.4 : Kieron Pollard to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Good shot! Good length delivery outside off, Rana smashes it over covers for a boundary. |
| 7.5 : Kieron Pollard to Nitish Rana, Full on middle, Rana pushes it through mid on for a single. |
| 7.6 : Kieron Pollard to Shubman Gill, Short of a length on middle, Gill pulls it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| Rahul Chahar is into the attack. |
| 8.1 : Rahul Chahar to Shubman Gill, FOUR! That is dispatched! Short delivery on middle, Gill pulls it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 8.2 : Rahul Chahar to Shubman Gill, Floated delivery on middle, Gill flicks it uppishly towards mid-wicket where it falls short of the fielder. |
| 8.3 : Rahul Chahar to Shubman Gill, Short delivery on off, Gill cuts it to point. |
| 8.4 : Rahul Chahar to Shubman Gill, SIX! That is hammered! Flighted delivery on middle, Gill lofts it over long on for a biggie. |
| 8.5 : Rahul Chahar to Shubman Gill, OUT! CAUGHT! Chahar gets the breakthrough! Tossed up delivery on off, Gill lofts it over mid off but does not get the timing on it. It goes towards long off where Kieron Pollard takes a comfortable catch. |
| Rahul Tripathi is the new batsman in. |
| 8.6 : Rahul Chahar to Rahul Tripathi, On middle, Tripathi looks to sweep but gets a top edge. It goes towards square leg where it falls shot of the fielder. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 9.1 : Trent Boult to Rahul Tripathi, Short delivery outside off, Tripathi guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 0.0 : Trent Boult is back on. |
| 9.2 : Trent Boult to Nitish Rana, Low full toss on middle, Rana drives it through mid on for a single. |
| 9.3 : Trent Boult to Rahul Tripathi, Short ball on middle, Tripathi pulls it towards fine leg for a run. |
| 9.4 : Trent Boult to Nitish Rana, FOUR! That is dispatched! Short of a length again on middle, Rana pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 9.5 : Trent Boult to Nitish Rana, Full on off, Rana digs it out to point. |
| 9.6 : Trent Boult to Nitish Rana, Low full toss on middle, Rana pushes it through mid on for a single. |
| 10.1 : Rahul Chahar to Nitish Rana, Flighted delivery on middle, Rana flicks it through square leg for a single. |
| 10.2 : Rahul Chahar to Rahul Tripathi, Floated ball on middle, Tripathi plays a paddle scoop towards fine leg. Two runs taken. |
| 10.3 : Rahul Chahar to Rahul Tripathi, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Chahar gets his second wicket! Googly on off, Tripathi looks to defend but gets an outside edge. It goes towards the keeper where Quinton de Kock takes a good catch. |
| Eoin Morgan is the new batsman in. |
| 10.4 : Rahul Chahar to Eoin Morgan, Floated delivery on leg, Morgan looks to flick but gets it off the thigh pad. It goes towards the leg slip where Rohit Sharma appeals for a catch but the umpire denies it. |
| 10.5 : Rahul Chahar to Eoin Morgan, Googly on middle, Morgan looks to defend but misses it and gets hit on the pads. The bowler appeals for lbw but the umpire denies it. |
| 10.6 : Rahul Chahar to Eoin Morgan, Short delivery on middle, Morgan punches it through mid on for a single. |
| 11.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Eoin Morgan, Length delivery on off, Morgan pushes it through point for a single. |
| 11.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Nitish Rana, FOUR LEG BYES! Length delivery on the pads, Rana looks to flick but gets it off the pads. It goes towards fine leg for a boundary. |
| 11.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Nitish Rana, Full delivery on leg, Rana looks to flick but gets it off the pads. It goes towards the leg side. The batsmen take a leg bye. |
| 11.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Eoin Morgan, FOUR! Nicely played! Short and outside off, Morgan plays an upper cut over the keeper's head towards third man for a boundary. |
| 11.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Eoin Morgan, Short delivery outside off, Morgan cuts it through point for a single. |
| 11.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Nitish Rana, Full on middle, Rana flicks it through square leg for a run. |
| 12.1 : Rahul Chahar to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Nicely played! Flighted delivery on leg, Rana looks to sweep but gets a top edge. It goes past the keeper towards fine leg for a boundary. |
| 12.2 : Rahul Chahar to Nitish Rana, Googly on middle, Rana looks to defend but gets hit on the body. |
| 12.3 : Rahul Chahar to Nitish Rana, 50 for Nitish Rana! It has been another solid knock from him. Tossed up delivery on off, Rana lofts it over covers. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 12.4 : Rahul Chahar to Nitish Rana, Flighted delivery outside off, Rana pushes it towards covers for a single. |
| 12.5 : Rahul Chahar to Eoin Morgan, OUT! CAUGHT! Chahar gets his third wicket! Floated delivery on middle, Morgan plays a slog sweep over mid-wicket but does not get the distance on it. It goes towards the fielder where Jansen takes a comfortable catch. |
| Shakib Al Hasan is the new batsman in. |
| 12.6 : Rahul Chahar to Nitish Rana, On middle and leg, Rana sweeps it to short fine leg. |
| Rohit Sharma is into the attack now. |
| Rohit seems to have hurt himself while delivering the ball. He has twisted his left ankle. The physio is out in the middle. He is fine to continue now. |
| 13.1 : Rohit Sharma to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR! Short delivery outside off, Al Hasan looks to cut but gets an outside edge. It goes between the keeper's legs towards third man for a boundary. |
| 13.2 : Rohit Sharma to Shakib Al Hasan, Floated delivery on middle, Al Hasan pushes it through mid on for a single. |
| 13.3 : Rohit Sharma to Nitish Rana, Full on middle, Rana comes down the track and pushes it through mid on for a run. |
| 13.4 : Rohit Sharma to Shakib Al Hasan, Full on middle, Al Hasan flicks it through square leg for a single. |
| 13.5 : Rohit Sharma to Nitish Rana, Tossed up delivery outside off, Rana drives it through covers for a run. |
| 13.6 : Rohit Sharma to Shakib Al Hasan, Loopy delivery on middle, Al Hasan comes down the track and pushes it towards long on for a single. |
| 14.1 : Rahul Chahar to Shakib Al Hasan, Flighted delivery on middle, Al Hasan flicks it through square leg for a run. |
| 14.2 : Rahul Chahar to Nitish Rana, Floated ball on middle, Rana comes down the track and flicks it through square leg. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 14.3 : Rahul Chahar to Nitish Rana, Short delivery on middle, Rana pulls it through square leg for a single. |
| 14.4 : Rahul Chahar to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR BYES! Googly on off, Al Hasan looks to drive but misses it due to the turn on this one. It goes past de Kock towards fine leg for four byes. |
| 14.5 : Rahul Chahar to Shakib Al Hasan, Flighted delivery on middle, Al Hasan slogs it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 14.6 : Rahul Chahar to Nitish Rana, OUT! STUMPED! Chahar gets his fourth wicket and the big one of Rana! Floated delivery outside off, Rana comes down the track and looks to push but misses it. It goes towards the keeper where Quinton de Kock takes the bails off. Replays show that Rana was nowhere near his crease. |
| Dinesh Karthik is the new batsman in. |
| 15.1 : Krunal Pandya to Shakib Al Hasan, Flatter on off, Shakib punches it back to the bowler. |
| 15.2 : Krunal Pandya to Shakib Al Hasan, OUT! CAUGHT! Kolkata are shooting themselves in the foot here. A very poor shot selection and a very unnecessary one. This should be a relatively easy run chase but Kolkata are making a mess of it. Shakib, one of the best batters in the world has completely played an unnecessary shot here. Floated delivery on off, Shakib looks to go after Krunal and goes for a big slog across the line. He mistimes it and ends up hitting it high in the air. It goes straight |
| STRATEGIC TIME-OUT! Mumbai are bouncing back with quick wickets. Rahul Chahar has done with his four overs and has taken 4 wickets. He has bowled beautifully here and has brought Mumbai back into the game. On the other hand, Kolkata has lost Nitish Rana which they did not wanted but they would want Dinesh Karthik and Andre Russell to do their job to finish this game. Andre Russell is the new batsman in. |
| 15.3 : Krunal Pandya to Dinesh Karthik, Karthik is off the mark! Darted fuller on middle, DK nudges it to long on and gets to the other end. |
| 15.4 : Krunal Pandya to Andre Russell, Krunal fires one quicker on off. Russell defends it nervously towards point. |
| 15.5 : Krunal Pandya to Andre Russell, DROPPED! Krunal Pandya has dropped the big man of his own bowling. The ball almost stuck in his hand but pops out after hitting his palms. Floated on middle and leg, Russell checks his drive and hits it uppishly to the right of Krunal. He dives, gets both his hands to it. The ball pops in and outs of his hands. It hits his chin and falls away. Was it the game there? |
| 15.6 : Krunal Pandya to Andre Russell, Shorter on middle, Russell keeps it out. Excellent over from KP. Kolkata need 30 off 24 balls now. |
| Jasprit Bumrah is back on. |
| 16.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Dinesh Karthik, Good length delivery on off, DK keeps it out. |
| 16.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Dinesh Karthik, Short ball on middle and off. Karthik pulls it with control to fine leg for one. 29 needed in 22 balls. |
| 16.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Andre Russell, Good length delivery on off, Russell defends it with a straight bat. |
| 16.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Andre Russell, NO BALL! Beauty! An absolute peach! Bumrah hits it hard on a length. It pitches and moves away from Russell. He looks to defend but misses. Hold on. Bumrah has overstepped and Russell will now have a Free Hit. |
| Jasprit Bumrah to Andre Russell, FOUR! Russell makes use of the freebie and gets off the mark. Much-needed boundary for Kolkata! Bumrah surprisingly bowls a length ball on middle and off. Russell hits it across the line over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 16.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Andre Russell, Bumrah goes fuller on off, Russell looks to defend but does so off the inner half of his bat. It goes to the right of the bowler and they take a run. |
| 16.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Dinesh Karthik, Good shot but just for a run. Fullish outside off, Karthik gets on his front foot and drives it sweetly to the right of sweeper cover. DK wants two but Russell sends him back. Just a single. 8 off the over. 22 needed off the final 3 overs now. |
| 17.1 : Krunal Pandya to Dinesh Karthik, Floated on middle, DK tickles it to the on side for one. |
| 0.0 : Wel, well, well. Rohit had a silly point in but takes him off. |
| 17.2 : Krunal Pandya to Andre Russell, Flatter on off, Russell defends it to the off side. |
| 17.5 : Krunal Pandya to Andre Russell, Play and a miss! Flattish outside off, Russell looks to go for the sweep but misses. |
| 17.6 : Krunal Pandya to Andre Russell, Another dot. Just 3 off the over. Krunal finishes with 1/13 from his 4 overs, superb. Darted quicker on the pads, Russell looks to sweep but misses and gets hit on the pad. |
| 18.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Dinesh Karthik, Length delivery outside off, Karthik drives it through covers for a single. |
| 18.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Andre Russell, Low full toss on middle, Russell drives it through mid on for a run. |
| 18.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Dinesh Karthik, Back of a length outside off, Karthik punches it through covers for a single. |
| 18.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Andre Russell, Short delivery on middle, Russell pulls it through mid on for a run. |
| 18.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Dinesh Karthik, Full and outside off, Karthik comes down the track and looks to go big but misses it. |
| 18.6 : Who will bowl the final over? Will it be Trent Boult or will Rohit go to his young South African, Marco Jansen? It is going to be the experienced Trent Boult. |
| 19.3 : Pat Cummins is the new man in. He can hit the long ball but can he do it now? |
| 19.4 : Harbhajan Singh comes out to face the hat-trick ball. |
| 19.6 : What a bowling performance! What a team! What a win for Mumbai! They have snatched a win from the jaws of defeat! A game they had no right to win but they have shown why they are the defending champions, why they are 5-time champions and why they are the best side in this league. Kolkata have no one but themselves to blame for this loss. This was their game but maybe their fear of Mumbai saw them throw this from an unthrowable position. |
| Eoin Morgan, Kolkata skipper, says he is disappointed with the result. Adds that they should have batted better while chasing. Mentions that the pitch was not easy to bat and it gets tough while chasing in the end. Further says that it is disappointing to lose against Mumbai time and time. |
| The star of the final over, Trent Boult is caught for a chat. Boult says it was nice to get over the line. Tells it is important to stay in the game. Credits Krunal for the role he played in containing the run chase. Boult says that the wicket was not the best and credits the spinners for their role. Boult says it is never easy to start on this track and they were aware that it would be tricky. |
| Chasing a moderate total of 153, Kolkata got off to a good start with Gill and Rana starting off with a 72-run stand before Gill departed. Rana was dictating and cruising this chase as wickets continued to fall at the other end. At 122/3 in the 15th over it looked like an easy win for Kolkata. But that was not to be. Rana departed and soon after Shakib followed. Russell struggled from the get-go and the run rate kept creeping up with him. Russell-mania failed to arrive and DK was unable to get g |
| 17.4 : Krunal Pandya to Dinesh Karthik, Flighted on off, DK milks it to long off for one. |
| 17.3 : Krunal Pandya to Andre Russell, In the air, very high, too high and DROPPED! Bumrah has put down a tough chance here but a chance they needed to take. Floated on middle, Russell looks to smack it over long on. He mistimes it skies it high n the air. It goes high, very high in the air.. It swirls. Bumrah gets under it but does not settle and the ball falls away from him. Single taken. |
| 19.6 : What a brilliant display from Mumbai. They have the reputation of making small total look like a herculean task and once again the might of Mumbai was there for all to see. They were down and out for 14 overs of this chase but boy do they know how to win. They pulled things back out of nowhere in the last 6 overs. From a seemingly hopeless position, they did the unthinkable. The spin duo of Krunal and Rahul Chahar were at the thick of the action in this win. Chahar finished with 4/27, his best f |
| Earlier in the evening, Mumbai looked to be in a strong position when Suryakumar Yadav was batting. His majestic 56 put Mumbai in a strong position but Mumbai faltered at the death once again. Russell's 5/15 from two overs restricted Mumbai to 152. It seemed like the defending champions were 20 runs short but in the end it proved to be 10 runs too many for Kolkata. |
| That is it from this game! Mumbai have shown their might once again and pulled off an unthinkable. Kolkata will be deeply hurt with this loss but will now look to comeback stronger in the next game. The action continues in the league on Wednesday, 14th April. It is the replay of 2016 final as David Warner's Hyderabad takes on Virat Kohli's Bengaluru. That game promises to be another exciting clash. The match begins at 1930 local (1400 GMT). Make sure to join us for that one. Till then, goodbye a |
| Jasprit Bumrah to Dinesh Karthik, PLAY AND A MISS! Slower delivery outside off, Karthik looks to sweep but misses it. Kolkata need 15 runs in 6 balls! |
| 19.1 : Trent Boult to Andre Russell, Short delivery on off, Russell looks to pull but gets an inside edge. It goes towards short fine leg. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 19.2 : Trent Boult to Dinesh Karthik, Back of a length on off, Karthik looks to play the reverse sweep but gets it off the gloves. It goes towards short third man. The batsmen take a single. |
| 19.3 : Trent Boult to Andre Russell, OUT! CAUGHT! Boult gets the crucial wicket! Full on middle, Russell looks to flick but gets a leading edge. It goes back towards the bowler where Boult takes a simple catch. |
| 19.4 : Trent Boult to Pat Cummins, OUT! BOWLED! Two-in-two for Trent Boult! Yorker delivery on middle, Cummins looks to slog at it but misses it and gets bowled. |
| 19.5 : Trent Boult to Harbhajan Singh, Full delivery outside off, Harbhajan Singh lofts it over mid off. Two runs taken. |
| 19.6 : Trent Boult to Harbhajan Singh, Full delivery outside off, Singh looks to drive but misses it. MUMBAI WIN BY 10 RUNS! |
| Mumbai skipper, Rohit Sharma, says that it was a great fightback considering where the game was when Kolkata was batting. Tells anyone who came to bowl put their hands up and tells they can take a lot of confidence moving forward. Rohit credits Kolkata for the way they batted in the Powerplay. Credits Krunal and Rahul for their bowling. Adds he can credit all the bowlers for their efforts. Rohit says batting on that track is not easy and feels a batter who is set needs to carry on. Rohit says th |
| For his brilliant bowling display that turned the game on its head. Rahul Chahar is named the Player of the Match. Rahul says that Kolkata started well so there was pressure on him but he felt confident as there was turn on this wicket. Rahul says that he is experienced now and he knew Gill well and he was sure that he could get the better of him. Chahar feels his strength is that he can turn the ball at any pace. Adds Tripathi's wicket was his favorite. Tells he bowled the flipper as he felt Ra |
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