| 0.1 : 0.1: Fabian Allen to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! What a way to get off the mark! Iyer starts off really well. Allen bowls this fuller, gives it some flight, on middle and leg, Venkatesh Iyer whips this one past the square leg fielder, who gives this chase, but fails to stop the ball. |
| 0.6 : 0.6: Fabian Allen to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! Iyer gets another boundary! Oh, this lad can bat! The length is full, it is angling away outside off. Venkatesh Iyer slaps this one through covers and the ball speeds away to the fence. |
| 1.5 : 1.5: Mohammed Shami to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Gill gets a boundary now. He uses his feet well and bags a boundary. Short of a length, outside off, it does not rise too much as Shubman Gill skips down the track and slaps this one through covers. |
| 2.2 : 2.2: Arshdeep Singh to Shubman Gill, OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! 'Balle balle' for Singh very early on! Kolkata are one down very quickly. Arshdeep has impressed every single time he is handed the ball and he starts off with a bang on this occasion too. On a good length, around off, slanting away, Gill looks to push this to the off side but the ball takes the inside edge and crashes onto the furniture behind. Just the start that Punjab would have wanted! |
| 3.6 : 3.6: Mohammed Shami to Rahul Tripathi, FOUR! Rahul Tripathi gets hold of this one, alright! It was a good over for Shami until the last ball but Rahul takes him on and gets a boundary! Short of a length, around off, Rahul Tripathi smashes this one over wide mid on and the ball goes past the ropes. |
| 4.3 : 4.3: Arshdeep Singh to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! Clipped away nicely! Iyer has started with a positive mindset! Arshdeep strays and serves a length ball on the pads, not a good delivery keeping in mind that there was no fine leg. Iyer whips this one past short fine leg and gets a boundary. |
| 5.3: Nathan Ellis to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! Shot! Another slower one, a bit short and on middle, Venkatesh Iyer stays on the back foot and packs a punch on this shot. He finds the gap between mid-wicket and mid on. Another boundary. |
| 5.2 : 5.2: Nathan Ellis to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! Not good from Ravi Bishnoi. âNathan Ellis bowls a slower one, very full and outside off, Venkatesh Iyer drills his drive to the right of mid off. Bishnoi moves across but dives over the ball and it sneaks through. |
| 6.4 : 6.4: Fabian Allen to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! Venkatesh Iyer shows no mercy. Slightly short and around off, skidding away, Iyer quickly transfers his weight on the back leg and powers it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 7.5 : 7.5: Ravi Bishnoi to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! Clever placement. Identical to the last delivery, this time Venkatesh Iyer stays back and plays late. He opens the face of the bat to place it through the gap between short third man and backward point. Fabulous! |
| 8.1 : 8.1: Fabian Allen to Rahul Tripathi, SIX! Handsomely put away! Fabian Allen serves it flat and full on middle, skidding in, Rahul Tripathi gets forward with a big stride and smokes it over mid-wicket for a biggie. The 50-run stand is up! |
| 10.2 : 10.2: Nathan Ellis to Rahul Tripathi, FOUR! Crashed away! Terrific shot. Rahul Tripathi is in full flow! On a length, outside off, Rahul Tripathi opens up the face of his blade and cracks this one past point for a boundary. |
| 10.5 : 10.5: Nathan Ellis to Rahul Tripathi, FOUR! Rahul is making batting look easy. But, with that being said, it was a poor delivery. A slower, loopy, full toss, outside off, Rahul Tripathi just bangs this one past point again and gets a boundary. |
| 11.3 : 11.3: Ravi Bishnoi to Rahul Tripathi, OUT! TAKEN! Ravi Bishnoi strikes and Punjab finally get the wicket that they were waiting for! Rahul Tripathi tries to force the issue this time but it proves to be his undoing. Bishnoi serves this fuller, loopy, around off, Rahul Tripathi gets low and tries to mow a slog-sweep towards the deep mid-wicket region. It goes high in the air off the top edge and hence fails to get the required distance. Deepak Hooda runs across to his right from long on and |
| 12.5 : 12.5: Fabian Allen to Venkatesh Iyer, SIX! BANG! Iyer is on fire at the moment! He plays this so effortlessly. Looped up, fuller around middle and leg, Venkatesh Iyer stands tall and whips this one delightfully over deep square leg. |
| 13.2 : 13.2: Nathan Ellis to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! Funky! Iyer bags yet another boundary! On a length, outside off, Venkatesh Iyer shuffles across quickly and just paddles this one over short fine leg. Boundary. |
| 13.3 : 13.3: Nathan Ellis to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! Stand and deliver stuff from Iyer! He is scoring runs with ease. Around off, on a length this time, Venkatesh Iyer thrashes this one through covers. |
| 14.1 : 14.1: Ravi Bishnoi to Nitish Rana, FOUR! WOAH! That's played very well. Great connection on this stroke. Fuller, on middle and off, Nitish Rana gets low and reverse-sweeps it over backward point for a boundary. |
| 14.4 : 14.4: Ravi Bishnoi to Venkatesh Iyer, OUT! CAUGHT! Venkatesh Iyer got the right connection on this, but, didn't get the desired elevation and distance. Ravi Bishnoi gets his second and Punjab get rid of Iyer, who was looking in top form. Bishnoi floats this one up, lands it fuller and wide outside off, Venkatesh Iyer goes down and across and looks to clear the deep mid-wicket fence, with a slog-sweep. But he hits it flat and straight towards Deepak Hooda. Another catch for him. |
| 15.5 : 15.5: Mohammed Shami to Eoin Morgan, OUT! Morgan is trapped in front! His sorry form is refusing to leave him. Shami keeps it nice and straight, fuller in length, Morgan walks across the stumps for a cheeky paddle shot probably. He is late into the shot though, misses the ball and is rapped on the pads. The appeal is made and the finger has gone up almost immediately. Dead plumb. |
| 16.5: Nathan Ellis to Nitish Rana, SIX! Put away in style! Nathan Ellis angles in a slower one, around middle and on a length, Rana steps down the track and towers it behind the bowler's head for a biggie. |
| 17.1 : 17.1: Arshdeep Singh to Nitish Rana, SIX! Nitish Rana has decided to play his attacking shots now. Arshdeep Singh bowls it on a fuller length, wide outside off at 129 clicks, Rana walks across the stumps to get close to the delivery and smacks it all the way over covers. A great start to the over for Kolkata. |
| 17.3 : 17.3: Arshdeep Singh to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Rana is displaying his full range here. Arshdeep bowls it full and around off at 135 clicks, Nitish Rana shuffles across the stumps, uses the pace of the bowler and spoons it over short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: Arshdeep Singh to Nitish Rana, OUT! CAUGHT! End of the Rana show this evening. Slower one does the trick for Arshdeep Singh. Short in length, around off at 116.9 kph, Nitish Rana probably picks it but still has not managed to generate enough power behind his attempted pull shot. It flies to the deep and Mayank Agarwal takes the catch safely near the fence, at deep mid-wicket.  |
| 18.4: Mohammed Shami to Tim Seifert, OUT! This time it's a run out and Tim Seifert will have to depart. A near-yorker just outside off, Tim Seifert tries to be adventurous with his reverse-batted shot but misses. He is hit on the boot and the ball deflects on the leg side. Shami appeals but then realizes that the batsmen are looking to steal a run. He immediately attacks the ball, picks it up, turns and scores a direct hit at the bowler's end to find Tim Seifert short. Great athleticism show |
| 19.6 : 19.6: Arshdeep Singh to Dinesh Karthik, OUT! TIMBER! What a fantastic last over by Arshdeep Singh! Serves it very full and in the line of the stumps at 135.9 kph, Dinesh Karthik walks way too across the stumps as he tries to play the paddle shot. Ends up missing the ball and finds his stumps shattered. Kolkata finish on 165/7! |
| 0.5 : 0.5: Tim Southee to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Brilliantly timed. A juicy half-volley just outside off, Mayank Agarwal drills his drive all along the ground through extra cover. |
| 1.5: Shivam Mavi to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Not in control of the shot. Mavi delivers it full and around off, shaping in sharply, Mayank Agarwal tries to whip it over the leg side but the bat turns in his hands and the ball flies behind the bowler. The mid on fielder gives it the chase but it trickles over the fence. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: Tim Southee to KL Rahul, FOUR! Fine shot! A half-volley, around off, KL Rahul shows the full face of his bat and drives it crisply past the bowler for a boundary down the ground. Straight as a die! |
| 2.5 : 2.5: Tim Southee to Mayank Agarwal, SIX! Up and over! Full and around off, right in the slot for the batter, Mayank Agarwal reaches out for it and pumps it all the way over long off. |
| 3.6 : 3.6: Shivam Mavi to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Mavi fails to finish his over well. Short in length and around off at 137.4 clicks, Mayank Agarwal steps back to make room and slaps it over point for a boundary. |
| 5.2 : 5.2: Sunil Narine to Mayank Agarwal, SIX! Cracking shot! Mayank Agarwal plays an outstanding shot. Narine serves this fuller, around off and middle, Mayank Agarwal gets down on one knee and smokes this one down the ground. The fielder in the deep feels like he has a sniff at taking this but the ball goes past him and the ropes. |
| 7.6 : 7.6: Venkatesh Iyer to Mayank Agarwal, SIX! Lovely shot from Agarwal. Takes a full toll of the Free Hit. Iyer looks to bowl the wide yorker but it does not work out for him. Mayank Agarwal gets underneath this full toss and pumps this one over extra cover. Ruins the over for Iyer! |
| 8.1 : 8.1: Varun Chakravarthy to KL Rahul, FOUR! CRACK! Fuller this time, wider outside off, KL Rahul shimmies down and drills this one through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 8.5 : 8.5: Varun Chakravarthy to Mayank Agarwal, OUT! CAUGHT! This time Morgan makes no mistake. He takes the catch of Agarwal, eventually. Eoin Morgan dropped the catch of Mayank Agarwal when he was on zero, but, he manages to hold on this time. That was hit very hard but the Englishman does well. Tossed up, wider outside off, Mayank Agarwal reaches out and drills this aerially towards covers, where Eoin Morgan reacts quickly and pouches this. The 70-run opening stand is broken and Kolkata will look |
| 10.3 : 10.3: Varun Chakravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! Is this the evening when Nicholas Pooran arrives to form? Another full toss from Varun Chakravarthy, around middle, Pooran goes down on one knee and muscles it over wide long on for a biggie. |
| 10.4 : 10.4: Varun Chakravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! Gone! Nicholas Pooran hits a sixer, tries to score one more but departs. Sometimes, you need to respect the game situation. There was no need to target Kolkata's best bowler again. Full and flighted, outside off, Pooran aims for an inside-out shot but only manages to slice it in the deep. Shivam Mavi takes the skier safely at deep cover. 82 needed off 56 balls. |
| 12.5 : 12.5: Venkatesh Iyer to KL Rahul, SIX! Dispatched! Fuller again, around off and in the slot for the batsman, KL Rahul attacks it and heaves it powerfully over mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 14.4 : 14.4: Tim Southee to KL Rahul, SIX! Out of here! Rahul will have to bat the distance if Punjab are to cross the line. Back of a length, around off, slower in pace, KL picks it up and hammers it over cow corner for a maximum. FIFTY FOR RAHUL, off 43 balls. |
| 15.2 : 15.2: Sunil Narine to Aiden Markram, SIX! HO! HO! HO! That is a monster hit! The sound that came when the bat connected with the ball was indication enough of where this was going! Fuller, floated, on middle, Aiden Markram smokes this one over the deep mid-wicket fence. |
| 15.3 : 15.3: Sunil Narine to Aiden Markram, OUT! CAUGHT! This is straight down the throat of Shubman Gill in the deep! He did not have to move an inch and Markram's knock comes to an end. It looked like it would go all the way past the ropes but it is not meant to be for the Protea. Narine serves this flatter and quicker outside off, Aiden Markram flat-bats this one powerfully over covers. It looks to be going for a biggie but Gill ensures that it does not. 37 more needed in 27 balls. |
| 16.3: Shivam Mavi to Deepak Hooda, OUT! TAKEN! Another one falls for Punjab. They have been known to choke and lose the games from a winning position. Is this another one of those stories? Hooda is not able to make an impact. On a fuller length, again, on middle and leg, and it's a cutter. Deepak Hooda whips this one powerfully towards deep mid-wicket, but, he does not manage to generate enough power to clear the fence. Rahul Tripathi holds onto this catch in the deep. 32 needed in 21 balls! |
| 16.5 : 16.5: Shivam Mavi to Shahrukh Khan, SIX! ALMOST A MIND-BLOWING CATCH FROM VENKATESH IYER! Ohhhhh, would have been a wonderful catch, but, it will be a biggie instead. Shivam Mavi strays and serves a shortish length ball on middle and leg, Shahrukh Khan smashes this one nicely towards the deep square leg region. It looks to be going over the fence but Venkatesh Iyer has other plans. He stretches out his right hand, gets the ball too, but realizes that he is going past the boundary line. Iyer |
| 17.4 : 17.4: Tim Southee to Shahrukh Khan, FOUR! That was hit with venom. So powerful. Around off on a length, Shahrukh Khan thumps this one very, very hard through covers and beats the fielder in the deep to his right. |
| 18.1 : 18.1: Shivam Mavi to KL Rahul, EDGY FOUR! Fortune. Luck for KL and Punjab and this is a great start to the over. A full toss, around off, angling in, Rahul looks to drive it through the line, but the ball takes the outside edge, beats the short third man fielder's dive and runs away to the ropes. |
| 18.6 : 18.6: Shivam Mavi to KL Rahul, FOUR! Not how Mavi would have wanted to end the over and now, Punjab are very close to the finish line. A juicy full toss, around off, KL Rahul smacks this one over point and the ball bounces once, before going past the ropes. Just 5 more needed from the last 6 balls! |
| 19.2 : 19.2: Venkatesh Iyer to KL Rahul, OUT! TAKEN! What have you done, Rahul? He loses his wicket at the absolute wrong time and Punjab's fate is still on a hinge. KL put in all the hard yards but he is unable to close the game out for his team. Around off and middle, on a length, not a lot of pace to work with for KL, who moves to the leg side and lofts this one towards long off. Shivam Mavi pouches this one safely in the deep. 4 needed from 4 balls! |
| 19.3 : 19.3: Venkatesh Iyer to Shahrukh Khan, DROPPED AND SIX! Oh wow! What a way to get the win for Punjab. It was very close between these two but KL Rahul's team has edged forward in this clash. It could have been another wicket but the fumble from the fielder in the deep means that Kolkata end up on the losing side. This is bowled slightly shorter, around off, Shahrukh Khan pumps this one hard towards the deep mid-wicket region, Rahul Tripathi in the deep, runs across to his left, takes the catc |
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