| 0.0 : Kolkata have had a great time in the UAE leg of the competition. They have won games and having a healthy NRR works strongly in their favor. A win here even by the smallest of margins would likely take them to the playoffs. The story of Rajasthan has not been as rosy though. They have only 2 games in UAE and their recent loss against Mumbai came with a big margin, denting their NRR. But, they still have a chance to make it to the playoffs if they get a big win here and some of the other results |
| ... Match Day ... |
| Hello and a very warm welcome to the clash between Kolkata and Rajasthan. We are heading to the final few games of the season and we still do not know which team will be the fourth team to make it to the playoffs. Mumbai, Punjab, Rajasthan and Kolkata can make it to the playoffs so each game from here, will not just be crucial for the teams playing, but also for the teams watching from the sidelines. A win here for Kolkata would most likely see them make it to the playoffs since they have a good |
| Toss - All set for the toss! Up goes the coin and it lands in favour of Rajasthan. They have elected to bowl first. |
| Sanju Samson, the skipper of Rajasthan, says that it is easier to bowl first on this wicket. Adds that there have been a lot of learnings from the last game as the wicket here is quite different. Informs that there are four changes. Liam Livingstone, Jaydev Unadkat, Anuj Rawat, Chris Morris are back in the side and they replace, Evin Lewis, Kuldip Yadav, Shreyas Gopal and David Miller. |
| Rajasthan (Playing XI) - Yashasvi Jaiswal, Liam Livingstone (IN PLACE OF EVIN LEWIS), Sanju Samson (WK/C), Glenn Phillips, Anuj Rawat (IN PLACE OF SHREYAS GOPAL), Shivam Dube, Chris Morris (IN PLACE OF DAVID MILLER), Rahul Tewatia, Jaydev Unadkat (IN PLACE OF KULDIP YADAV), Chetan Sakariya, Mustafizur Rahman. |
| Kolkata (Playing XI) - Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tewatia, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan (C), Dinesh Karthik (WK), Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson (IN PLACE OF TIM SOUTHEE), Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy. |
| Eoin Morgan, the skipper of Kolkata, says that they would have bowled first as well. Adds that if they get 2 points here, things would look after themselves. About his batting, says that he is trying to turn things around. Informs that Lockie Ferguson comes back in for Tim Southee. |
| We are set for the clash! The players have made their way out to the middle. Shubman Gill and Venkatesh Iyer have taken the crease. Jaydev Unadkat is going to start with the ball. |
| 0.6 : Who will start from the other end? Chris Morris runs in from the other end. |
| 0.0 : Chetan Sakariya comes in the attack. |
| Chris Morris is back on. 1-0-7-0 are his figures so far. |
| Jaydev Unadkat is back on. |
| 6.6 : Strategic Time-Out! It has been a decent start from Kolkata. Their run rate is slow but they have not lost any wickets which is a good sign for them. Now they would look to continue the good work and post a good score on the board. Rajasthan, on the other hand, have not done that badly as they have not let the runs flow but now they would need to pick up wickets quickly. What will happen? |
| 0.0 : Jaydev Unadkat is back on to bowl his final over. 3-0-21-0 are his figures so far. |
| 9.5 : There is a slight halt in play Unadkat seems to have hurt his ankle. The physio is out there to have a look at him. Let's hope he is fine. |
| 9.6 : Time for some spin as Rahul Tewatia comes in the attack. |
| 10.5 : Who will bat now? Is it the time for a pinch-hitter? Here comes Nitish Rana. |
| 0.0 : Glenn Phillips comes in the attack now. |
| 11.5 : Who will bat now? Rahul Tripathi it is. |
| 0.0 : Shivam Dube is back in. He went for 5 in his first over. |
| Strategic Time-Out! Kolkata have a strong platform and from here, they would look to get to a score of 170 at least. The pitch is not very slow but it is still not the easiest one to bat on. If Rajasthan do not pull things back here, they could be chasing a pretty stiff target. Change in bowling as Chetan Sakariya (2-0-13-0)Â is back on. |
| 15.4 : Who will come out to bat now? Dinesh Karthik it is. |
| 15.6 : Mustafizur Rahman is back on. 2-0-14-0 are his figures so far. |
| 17.1 : Eoin Morgan is the next man in. |
| 0.0 : An appeal for a run out taken upstairs! It seems that Dinesh Karthik has made it in and he has as confirmed by the replays. |
| 17.2 : Rajasthan have taken the review for LBW! Eoin Morgan is the man in question. The UltraEdge shows no bat while the Ball Tracker shows that the impact is outside off. Rajasthan lose the review. |
| 17.4 : Chetan Sakariya to Dinesh Karthik, Length ball, on the pads. Dinesh Karthik flicks it past mid-wicket for one. |
| 17.5 : Chetan Sakariya to Eoin Morgan, Slower ball, on off. Pushed to covers for one. |
| 17.6 : Chetan Sakariya to Dinesh Karthik, Slower ball, outside off. Dinesh Karthik goes for the cut but misses. |
| 18.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to Eoin Morgan, Good-length ball outside off, it keeps a little low. Morgan looks to flick but misses. |
| 18.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to Eoin Morgan, Short of a length, outside off. Morgan plays it to point for one. |
| 18.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Karthik, DOT BALL! Slower ball, on off. Dinesh Karthik looks to paddle but misses. |
| 18.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Karthik, Short of a length, outside off. Heaved to deep mid-wicket for one. 150 up for Kolkata. |
| 18.6 : Mustafizur Rahman to Eoin Morgan, Full toss, on the pads. Morgan clips it towards deep square leg for one. |
| Chris Morris will bowl the final over. |
| 18.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to Eoin Morgan, FOUR! That is so well done! Full ball, way outside off. Morgan reaches it and carves it between backward point and short third man for a boundary. |
| 19.1 : Chris Morris to Eoin Morgan, Length ball, outside off. Morgan misses the heave. Samson fumbles and they take a bye. |
| 19.2 : Chris Morris to Dinesh Karthik, Short of a length, on off. Dinesh Karthik pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 19.3 : Chris Morris to Eoin Morgan, Full ball, down the leg side. Morgan misses the flick. The batters cross for a bye. Morris gets the throw from Samson but he misses the shy at his end. Wided as well. |
| Chris Morris to Dinesh Karthik, Full ball, on the pads. Flicked to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 19.4 : Chris Morris to Eoin Morgan, FOUR BYES! That has missed everything! Slower ball, on a length, outside off. First, Morgan misses the heave. Then, Samson fails to gather the ball and it runs to the fence. |
| 19.5 : Chris Morris to Eoin Morgan, SIX! All the way! Full ball, on the pads. Morgan flicks it way over the square leg fence. A great shot by Captain Morgan! |
| 0.1 : Jaydev Unadkat to Shubman Gill, BEATEN! What a start from Unadkat! Good-length ball around off, Gill looks to defend but it moves away and beats the outside edge. |
| 0.2 : Jaydev Unadkat to Shubman Gill, Gill and Kolkata are underway! Good-length ball on middle, Gill uses his feet and then flicks it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 0.3 : Jaydev Unadkat to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Glorious from Shubman Gill! Brilliant! Full on off, Gill leans and creams it through mid off for a boundary. |
| 0.4 : Jaydev Unadkat to Shubman Gill, That's the line and length from Unadkat! Back of a length ball around off, Gill looks to defend but misses. |
| 0.5 : Jaydev Unadkat to Shubman Gill, Fullish ball on off, Gill pushes it to cover for a single. |
| 0.6 : Jaydev Unadkat to Venkatesh Iyer, Good-length ball on middle, Iyer shuffles across and then flicks it wide of mid on for one. 8 runs from the first over. |
| 1.1 : Chris Morris to Venkatesh Iyer, Good-length ball on middle, Iyer flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 1.2 : Chris Morris to Venkatesh Iyer, Full ball outside off, Iyer drives it towards point. The fielder dives and makes a terrific stop. Saved some runs there. |
| 1.3 : Chris Morris to Venkatesh Iyer, Play and a miss! Fullish ball outside off, Iyer sets himself up to drive but misses. |
| 1.4 : Chris Morris to Venkatesh Iyer, Full ball outside off, Iyer looks to drive but it goes off the inside edge, hits the pads and then goes to the off side for a single. |
| 19.6 : Chris Morris to Eoin Morgan, Yorker, on the pads. Morgan misses the flick and gets hit on the pads. The batters take a leg bye. Kolkata get to 171 for 4! |
| 1.5 : Chris Morris to Shubman Gill, Back of a length, outside off. Gill goes for the cut but chops it back on the deck. |
| 1.6 : Chris Morris to Shubman Gill, TWO WIDES! Fullish ball down the leg side, Gill looks to flick but misses. The keeper fumbles and the batters cross end. |
| Chris Morris to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! Just wide of the mid on fielder! Good-length ball on middle, Iyer dances down the track and then looks to heave it to the leg side but it goes off the inner half. It goes uppishly but wide of the mid on fielder for a boundary. |
| 2.1 : Chetan Sakariya to Shubman Gill, Fullish ball on middle, Gill flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 2.2 : Chetan Sakariya to Shubman Gill, Straight to the fielder! Full ball on off, Gill drives but finds the mid off fielder. |
| 2.3 : Chetan Sakariya to Shubman Gill, Bottom edge but safe! Good-length ball outside off, Gill looks to cut but it goes off the bottom edge back to the keeper. |
| 2.4 : Chetan Sakariya to Shubman Gill, Full ball on off, Gill defends it to cover and takes a quick single. |
| 2.5 : Chetan Sakariya to Venkatesh Iyer, Good-length ball outside off, Iyer plays it to point for nothing. |
| 2.6 : Chetan Sakariya to Venkatesh Iyer, Good-length ball on middle, Iyer clips it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 3.1 : Jaydev Unadkat to Venkatesh Iyer, Good-length ball around off, Iyer uses his feet and then looks to pull but it goes off the pads back to the keeper. |
| 3.2 : Jaydev Unadkat to Venkatesh Iyer, On a length on middle, Iyer flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 19.6 : Rajasthan will be disappointed with the ball. They could not utilize the slowness of the pitch and after a good start in the Powerplay, they fell apart. Chetan Sakariya was the best bowler among them while Mustafizur Rahman and Chris Morris were decent. Jaydev Unadkat proved to be expensive. The spinners were taken apart in the two overs that they bowled. Overall, they needed a better performance and now they have a tough task to achieve. |
| 3.3 : Jaydev Unadkat to Venkatesh Iyer, Full ball on middle, Venkatesh flicks and finds the mid-wicket fielder again. |
| 3.4 : Jaydev Unadkat to Venkatesh Iyer, WIDE! Slower ball down the leg side, Iyer looks to flick but fails to out bat on ball. Wided. |
| Jaydev Unadkat to Venkatesh Iyer, Good-length ball on off, Iyer pushes it to mid off for a single. |
| 3.5 : Jaydev Unadkat to Shubman Gill, Shortish ball around off, Gill dances down the track and slaps it to mid off for a single. |
| 3.6 : Jaydev Unadkat to Venkatesh Iyer, Good-length ball outside off, Iyer punches it to cover. |
| 4.1 : Chetan Sakariya to Shubman Gill, SIX! Cracking six! First one of the game! Good-length ball on middle, Gill dances down the track and then lifts it over the bowler's head for a biggie. |
| 19.6 : Venkatesh Iyer is down for a chat, he says that not losing wickets at the start was the key. Adds that the wicket is a bit two-paced so the bowlers need to bowl at the good-length area. Says that they are taking this like any other game that they have to win and the atmosphere in the dressing room has not changed. |
| 4.2 : Chetan Sakariya to Shubman Gill, Good-length ball around off, Gill guides it to short third man. |
| 4.3 : Chetan Sakariya to Shubman Gill, Fullish ball outside off, Gill drives it to cover. |
| 4.4 : Chetan Sakariya to Shubman Gill, On a length on off, Gill pushes it to point. |
| 4.5 : Chetan Sakariya to Shubman Gill, Good-length ball on the pads, Gill tucks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 4.6 : Chetan Sakariya to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! Good shot from Iyer! Good-length ball outside off, Iyer creams it through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 5.1 : Chris Morris to Shubman Gill, Back of a length, on off. Gill runs down the track and smacks it to mid off for one. |
| 5.2 : Chris Morris to Venkatesh Iyer, Length ball, on off. Punched to mid off. |
| 5.3 : Chris Morris to Venkatesh Iyer, Back of a length, on off. Blocked out by Iyer. |
| 5.4 : Chris Morris to Venkatesh Iyer, Full ball, on off. Iyer hits it past covers for one. |
| 5.5 : Chris Morris to Shubman Gill, Full ball, on off. Gill pushes it down the ground for one. |
| 5.6 : Chris Morris to Venkatesh Iyer, Length ball, on off. Iyer comes down the track to heave but misses. End of the Powerplay, Kolkata are 34 for 0. |
| 6.1 : Jaydev Unadkat to Shubman Gill, Length ball, on the pads. Gill works it to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 6.2 : Jaydev Unadkat to Venkatesh Iyer, Full ball, on off. Iyer hits it to long on for one. |
| 6.3 : Jaydev Unadkat to Shubman Gill, Length ball, on leg. Gill works it past square leg for two. |
| 6.4 : Jaydev Unadkat to Shubman Gill, Short of a length, outside off. Gill cuts it past covers for one. |
| 6.5 : Jaydev Unadkat to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! That is such a good stroke! Length ball, outside off. Iyer uses the pace of the ball and runs it to the third man fence. |
| 6.6 : Jaydev Unadkat to Venkatesh Iyer, Short of a length, outside off. Iyer walks down the track and pulls it to deep square leg for one. |
| 7.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to Venkatesh Iyer, On a length, outside off. Iyer runs it to third man for one. |
| 7.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to Shubman Gill, On a length, on the pads. Gill flicks it to fine leg for one. |
| 7.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to Venkatesh Iyer, Short ball, on off. Iyer goes for the paddle but mistimes. The ball goes over the keeper and they get one. |
| 7.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to Shubman Gill, Short of a length, outside off. Gill cuts it past point for a boundary. |
| 7.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to Venkatesh Iyer, Short ball, wide outside off. Iyer misses the cut. Wide called. |
| Mustafizur Rahman to Venkatesh Iyer, On a length, on off. Iyer looks to clip it away but gets the leading edge to covers. |
| 7.6 : Mustafizur Rahman to Venkatesh Iyer, Length ball, on off. Iyer goes for the pull but gets hit on the pads. The ball runs to third man and the batters get a leg bye. |
| 8.1 : Shivam Dube to Venkatesh Iyer, Length ball, on the pads. Clipped to deep square leg for one. |
| 8.2 : Shivam Dube to Shubman Gill, Short of a length, on off. Gill pulls it to long on for one. |
| 8.3 : Shivam Dube to Venkatesh Iyer, Short of a length, on off. Iyer comes down the track to heave it but miscues. The ball goes towards deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 8.4 : Shivam Dube to Shubman Gill, Length ball, outside off. Gill looks to slog but misses. |
| 8.5 : Shivam Dube to Shubman Gill, Short of a length, outside off. Gill heaves it to deep mid-wicket for one. The intent is there from both of them now to up the ante. |
| 8.6 : Shivam Dube to Venkatesh Iyer, A full toss, outside off. This is carved to deep cover for one. |
| 9.1 : Jaydev Unadkat to Venkatesh Iyer, SIX! That is crunched! A slower ball, on a length, on off. Venkatesh Iyer comes down the track and heaves it over the mid-wicket fence. |
| 9.2 : Jaydev Unadkat to Venkatesh Iyer, Length ball, on leg. Flicked away for one. |
| 9.3 : Jaydev Unadkat to Shubman Gill, Short of a length, on leg. Gill plays it to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 9.4 : Jaydev Unadkat to Venkatesh Iyer, SIX! Now, that is a really good shot! A length ball, on off. Iyer hits it straight down the ground for a 75-meter maximum. |
| 9.5 : Jaydev Unadkat to Venkatesh Iyer, A wide yorker now. Iyer gets no bat on it. |
| 9.6 : Jaydev Unadkat to Venkatesh Iyer, A wide yorker again. Iyer gets no bat on it again. |
| 10.1 : Rahul Tewatia to Shubman Gill, SIX! Welcome to the attack, Rahul Tewatia! Loopy ball around off, Gill dances down the track but does not get close to the pitch. He still goes for the shot. One hand comes off the handle but still, it has enough to clear the deep mid-wicket fence. |
| 10.2 : Rahul Tewatia to Shubman Gill, WIDE! Flatter ball outside off, left alone. Wided. |
| Rahul Tewatia to Shubman Gill, Quicker ball on middle, Gill works it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 10.3 : Rahul Tewatia to Venkatesh Iyer, Shortish ball outside off, Iyer punches it through the point region for one. |
| 10.4 : Rahul Tewatia to Shubman Gill, Outside off, played to deep cover for one. |
| 10.5 : Rahul Tewatia to Venkatesh Iyer, OUT! TIMBER! Big wicket as Venkatesh Iyer was looking good! Rajasthan will hope that they get more wickets here quickly now. Loopy ball on middle, Iyer looks to reverse sweep but misses and the ball hits the timber. Tewatia is elated and he brings an end to a wonderful partnership. |
| 10.6 : Rahul Tewatia to Nitish Rana, Full on the pads, Rana flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 11.1 : Glenn Phillips to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Squeezed away! Floated ball outside off, Rana squeezes it through the point region for a boundary. |
| 11.2 : Glenn Phillips to Nitish Rana, Flatter ball outside off, Rana punches it to deep cover for a single. |
| 11.3 : Glenn Phillips to Shubman Gill, Full on the pads, Gill heaves it to long on for a single. |
| 11.4 : Glenn Phillips to Nitish Rana, SIX! This is a brilliant hit from Nitish Rana! Tossed up on middle, Rana lifts it over the bowler's head for a biggie. |
| 11.5 : Glenn Phillips to Nitish Rana, OUT! CAUGHT! Nitish Rana has thrown it away! Glenn Phillips has the last laugh! Full outside off, Nitish Rana looks to go over long off but does not get the elevation and the distance. Liam Livingstone at long off takes a simple catch. Rajasthan are clawing back into the game. |
| 11.6 : Glenn Phillips to Rahul Tripathi, WIDE! Flatter ball down the leg side, Tripathi looks to flick but misses. WIDED. |
| Right then! 172 to win for Rajasthan! It won't be easy on a pitch that is a little slow. It is also keeping low at times. Kolkata have a very good bowling lineup and they are the favorites from here on. Will Rajasthan spoil Kolkata's party? We will find out as the chase begins in a while. |
| Glenn Phillips to Rahul Tripathi, FOUR! Despite the wicket, Glenn Phillips has conceded 17 runs from the over. Full ball on the pads, Tripathi flicks it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 12.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to Shubman Gill, Excellent work from Shivam Dube! Good-length ball on the pads, Gill clips it to backward square leg. Dube runs back and pulls it back in just before the ropes. Three taken and 100 up for Kolkata. |
| 12.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to Rahul Tripathi, Full ball outside off, Tripathi pushes it to deep cover for a single. |
| 12.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Pulled away nicely by Gill! Shortish ball on middle, Gill rocks back and then pulls it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 12.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to Shubman Gill, Slower ball outside off, Gill dances down the track and then looks to heave it away but misses. |
| 12.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to Shubman Gill, Slower short ball around off, Gill plays it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.6 : Mustafizur Rahman to Rahul Tripathi, PUT DOWN! Difficult chance for Sanju Samson but it will go down as a dropped chance! Slower ball outside off, Tripathi looks to drive but gets an outside edge and it goes to the right of Sanju Samson who dives and tries to catch it with one hand but it pops out. It was a tough chance. |
| 13.1 : Shivam Dube to Shubman Gill, Good-length ball on middle, Gill flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 13.2 : Shivam Dube to Rahul Tripathi, On a length on middle and leg, Tripathi pushes it to long on for a single. |
| 13.3 : Shivam Dube to Shubman Gill, Full toss outside off, Gill thrashes it past the bowler and towards long off for a single. |
| 13.4 : Shivam Dube to Rahul Tripathi, FOUR! Smacked! Good-length ball around off, Tripathi waits for it and then thrashes it over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 13.5 : Shivam Dube to Rahul Tripathi, FOUR! Crunched! Length ball outside off, Tripathi absolutely smokes it past the deep cover fielder for a boundary. |
| 13.6 : Shivam Dube to Rahul Tripathi, Short ball on middle, Tripathi pulls it to deep square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 14.1 : Chetan Sakariya to Shubman Gill, Good-length ball outside off, Gill dances down the track and then lifts it to deep cover for a single. |
| 14.2 : Chetan Sakariya to Rahul Tripathi, Shortish ball on the pads, Tripathi works it to short fine leg for a single. |
| 14.3 : Chetan Sakariya to Shubman Gill, Fullish ball on middle, Gill flicks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 14.4 : Chetan Sakariya to Rahul Tripathi, Slower ball on off, Tripathi opens the face of the bat and then guides it to short third man for a single. |
| 14.5 : Chetan Sakariya to Shubman Gill, FOUR! FIFTY FOR GILL! Lucky but Kolkata will take it! Good-length ball around off, Gill looks to heave it away but it goes off the inside edge and it goes past the stumps for a boundary. Another fine innings from Gill. |
| 14.6 : Chetan Sakariya to Shubman Gill, On a length outside off, Gill uses his feet and then looks to hammer it but it goes off the toe end back to the bowler. |
| 15.1 : Chris Morris to Rahul Tripathi, Length ball, on off. Pushed to long on for one. |
| 15.2 : Chris Morris to Shubman Gill, SMACKED! Full ball, on off. Gill hits it hard but hits the stumps at the other end. |
| 15.3 : Chris Morris to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Past the fielder! Length ball, on the pads. Gill flicks it away. The man from deep mid-wicket dives to his right but does not get to it. It runs to the fence. The umpires check if it is a six or a four and the replays show that it is the latter. |
| 15.4 : Chris Morris to Shubman Gill, Length ball, down the leg side. Gill misses the flick. Wide called. |
| Chris Morris to Shubman Gill, OUT! TAKEN! A really, really good knock by Gill ends and he has put his team in a very good position. Full ball, on off. Gill looks to flick but gets the leading edge. The ball goes high in the air to cover and Yashasvi Jaiswal takes it. It almost popped out but manages to hold onto it. |
| 15.5 : Chris Morris to Rahul Tripathi, Short of a length, outside off. Cut past point for one. |
| 15.6 : Chris Morris to Dinesh Karthik, On a length, on leg. Dinesh Karthik works it to mid on for one. |
| 16.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Karthik, Length ball, on leg. Dinesh Karthik flicks it just outside the 30-yard circle on the leg side for a couple. |
| 16.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Karthik, On a length, on leg. Punched to long on for one. |
| 16.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to Rahul Tripathi, On a length, on off. Rahul Tripathi chops it towards Samson. |
| 16.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to Rahul Tripathi, Short of a length, on leg. Rahul Tripathi pulls it away for one. |
| 16.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Karthik, SIX! Watch out! That has gone on the roof of the stadium! Short of a length, slower in pace and outside off. Dinesh Karthik rocks back and pulls it over the mid-wicket fence. |
| 16.6 : Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Karthik, NOT OUT! The dive saves Dinesh Karthik! Length ball, on leg. He goes for the flick but gets hit on the pads. Karthik takes a couple of steps down the track but is sent back. Mustafizur Rahman gathers the ball and underarms it at the stumps at the keeper's end. The TV umpire is called in but Dinesh Karthik's dive has saved him. |
| 17.1 : Chetan Sakariya to Rahul Tripathi, OUT! BOWLED! Oh, brilliant bowling by Chetan Sakariya! Slower ball, on a length, on off. Rahul Tripathi gets low and looks to slog it away but he is months early in the stroke. The ball goes onto hit the stumps and Rajasthan have struck at the right moment! |
| 17.2 : Chetan Sakariya to Eoin Morgan, Length ball, on off. Blocked out. |
| 17.3 : Chetan Sakariya to Eoin Morgan, NOT OUT! On a length, around off. Morgan looks to flick but gets hit on the pads. Sakariya appeals but the umpire is not interested. The bowler convinces Samson to take the review. There is no bat on that but the impact is outside off. It will be a leg bye as the batters had crossed over. |
| 19.6 : ... THE RUN CHASE ... |
| A fantastic batting effort from Kolkata! They have posted the highest score at Sharjah this season and they will be very happy with the effort, especially on a pitch that is not easy to bat on. Rajasthan, on the other hand, have a big task ahead of them and they will need to come good with the bat. |
| Kolkata were brilliant with the bat as they first started slowly with Shubman Gill and Venkatesh Iyer just looking for singles in the Powerplay. After that, they opened up as they played some lovely shots. Iyer fell but Gill continued and reached another fifty this season. Rana played some shots while Tripathi did a good job. They did lose steam towards the end but Morgan and Karthik ensured that they end on a high. |
| We are back for the run chase! The Kolkata players stride out to the middle, followed by Yashasvi Jaiswal and Liam Livingstone. |
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