| 0.0 : Warm welcome ladies and gentlemen for round two between Kolkata and Bangalore in 2019, this time at the Eden Gardens. Powered by Russell's blitz, the hosts edged out the touring team last time around and will look to repeat that this evening in order to break their losing streak. Although they are sweating over the big all-rounder's fitness who took a blow in the nets. For Bangalore, nothing has gone their way this season and we are hearing that AB DE VILLIERS IS NOT PLAYING as he is not fit. A |
| Pitch - The surface looks like a belter and we can expect a high-scoring game this evening. |
| Toss - Up goes the coin, Virat Kohli calls it incorrectly and KOLKATA WILL FIELD! |
| Kolkata skipper, Dinesh Karthik says that they will bowl first. Mentions that Eden has always been a batting-friendly wicket and they are expecting it to be that way again. Adds that sometimes it's good to have a break. ANDRE RUSSELL IS FIT, informs DK and they have retained their last XI. |
| Bangalore skipper, Virat Kohli says that they have not been too bad at setting targets and it is another opportunity to set a good one here against Kolkata like they did the last time when they made over 200. He admits every game from here on is like a semi-final or a final for them but the most important thing is for the players to enjoy themselves and express themselves the best way possible. Kohli also confirms that AB de Villiers will not be playing tonight as he has not recovered from the b |
| Kolkata (Unchanged Playing XI) - Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Robin Uthappa, Dinesh Karthik(WK/C), Andre Russell, Shubman Gill, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Harry Gurney. |
| Bangalore (Playing XI) - Parthiv Patel(WK), Virat Kohli(C), Heinrich Klaasen (In for AB de Villiers), Moeen Ali, Marcus Stoinis, Akshdeep Nath, Pawan Negi, Dale Steyn (In for Umesh Yadav), Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal. |
| It's time to play the game. Virat Kohli and Parthiv Patel stride out to the middle. The Kolkata fielders are also taking the field. Almost a full house here at the Eden Gardens. Terrific atmosphere. Wonderful place to play cricket. Parthiv to face first ball and it's Harry Gurney kicking off proceedings. A solitary slip in place. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : H Gurney to P Patel, A slower delivery to start from Gurney. It's on a length outside off and holding up onto the batsman. Parthiv is early into his shot and pushes it a bit aerially in the direction of cover-point. |
| 0.2 : H Gurney to P Patel, Wide! Bangalore are underway. Gurney serves a back of a length ball on leg and the angle takes it further down. Patel shuffles across while trying to glance it but misses. |
| H Gurney to P Patel, Another delivery on the slower side and sliding down the leg side, Parthiv eases it off his pads to deep backward square leg for a single. Patel is off the mark! |
| 0.3 : H Gurney to V Kohli, EDGED BUT SHORT! Nervous beginning for the Bangalore skipper. Gurney once again delivers a slower delivery, a cutter around off at 115.1 kph, Kohli's bottom hand gets locked as he pushes inside the line and edges it behind. Luckily for him, it doesn't carry to first slip. |
| 0.4 : H Gurney to V Kohli, Angles it into the batsman on middle and off, Virat defends it off his back foot. |
| 0.5 : H Gurney to V Kohli, Another delivery angling into the batsman, on middle and leg, Kohli flicks it in front of square leg and crosses. |
| 0.6 : H Gurney to P Patel, Stifled appeal for an lbw! Shaping back into the batsman with some extra bounce. Patel tries working it around but misses. They appeal but the umpire doesn't show much interest. Tidy start from Gurney. |
| Spin from the other end! Sunil Narine to share the new ball. |
| 1.1 : S Narine to V Kohli, Flighted full ball on off, Kohli flicks it with the spin through square leg for a couple of runs. |
| Big moment this! Review taken against Kohli as an LBW appeal is turned down. Looked like it was spinning too much and going down leg to the naked eye... |
| 1.2 : S Narine to V Kohli, NOT OUT! Missing leg. Narine dishes out an off spinner, landing on middle and turning back in. Kohli plants his front foot forward as he reaches out for it to play it on the leg side. But he gets beaten by the inward spin and it hits him on the pads. They appeal but the umpire disagrees. Dinesh Karthik reviews but the replays show that it's missing leg. Eden Gardens roars, probably they forgot that Virat is in the opposition camp. Kolkata have lost their only review in |
| 1.3 : S Narine to V Kohli, The batsman works it down the leg side. One run added to the total. |
| 1.4 : S Narine to P Patel, Flatter and quicker on middle, defended off the back foot. |
| 1.5 : S Narine to P Patel, Slightly on the shorter side, Patel goes on the back foot and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 1.6 : S Narine to V Kohli, Kohli allows the ball to spin back in and flicks it off his back foot. But he finds the fielder standing to the right of the square leg umpire. Dot ball to finish yet another tidy over for Kolkata. |
| Prasidh Krishna to bowl now. |
| 2.1 : P Krishna to P Patel, FOUR! Unlucky for the bowler. It's a perfect delivery to start your spell but there is no justice for the bowlers in this format. A cracking yorker on off, Patel digs it out at the last moment and it runs off the inside edge to fine leg. Kuldeep in the deep tries his best to pull it back with a dive but fails in his attempt. |
| 2.2 : P Krishna to P Patel, A pacey delivery, on the shorter side around leg at 143.3 kph, Patel is beaten in pace and is late into his pull shot. Cops a blow on his body. |
| 2.3 : P Krishna to P Patel, And again... Prasidh is bowling with a lot of fire and pace. Digs in another short delivery, Parthiv fails to middle his pull shot and is hit on the body once again. |
| 2.4 : P Krishna to P Patel, Good field placement. Short in length and wide outside off, Patel leans back and slaps it over backward point. The third man fielder is quite square and hence only a run. |
| 2.5 : P Krishna to V Kohli, Sharp bouncer to greet the Bangalore skipper as well. Kohli pulls it over mid-wicket, not timed too well, and there is a fielder at deep mid-wicket to stop the ball. A single. |
| 2.6 : P Krishna to P Patel, FOUR! The over ends with a boundary as well. Although unlike the first delivery, this one deserved to be put away. Short in length and wide outside off, Parthiv slams it through the line and it goes just over the outstretched right hand of Chawla at point for a boundary. |
| 3.1 : S Narine to V Kohli, Flatter one on the pads, worked down to fine leg for a single by the Bangalore skipper. |
| 3.2 : S Narine to P Patel, OUT! The first one is down and Parthiv who was looking scratchy, has to depart! A flighted off spinner landing on off, Patel looks to slog this ball. He goes against the spin and ends up skying this ball. The ball goes to Rana at deep mid-wicket who was in motion as he reaches the ball. Nitish though juggles thrice before he finally holds on in the fourth attempt! Narine and Kolkata have smiles on their faces now. |
| Akshdeep Nath walks in next at number 3. The youngster has been given a promotion today. With the skipper at the other end, this is the best possible chance for Nath to show his mettle. |
| 3.3 : S Narine to V Kohli, FOUR! Poor piece of fielding in the deep by Gill. Short in length and Kohli immediately goes on the back foot to pull it towards deep mid-wicket. Shubman in the deep lets it through his hands to the fence. |
| 3.4 : S Narine to V Kohli, Flatter one on middle, punched back to long on for a single by Kolhi. |
| 3.5 : S Narine to A Nath, Carrom ball first up to the new batsman, Nath pushes it down the ground to long on for a single. |
| 3.6 : S Narine to V Kohli, Flicked away stylishly this time by Kohli and in the gap for a couple of runs. 9 runs off this over but a wicket as well. |
| Harry Gurney is back on. |
| 4.1 : H Gurney to A Nath, Gets on the front foot to a full ball and pushes it back in the direction of the bowler. |
| 4.2 : H Gurney to A Nath, Angles in a length ball on off, Nath defends it from the crease. |
| 4.3 : H Gurney to A Nath, A cutter, moving back in from outside off, Nath uses his wrists to work it to the left of short fine leg for a single. |
| 4.4 : H Gurney to V Kohli, Edgy! Fuller in length and outside off, Kohli inside edges his attempted cover drive to mid-wicket for a single. The skipper is not looking happy there. Got deceived there by the slower one. |
| 4.5 : H Gurney to A Nath, Wide! Sprays a good length ball way down the leg side. Nath watches it go to the keeper. |
| H Gurney to A Nath, Not offering any pace, Gurney. This one is bowled at 102.8 kph, on a length around middle, Nath waits for it on the back foot and hits it towards short fine leg for one. |
| 4.6 : H Gurney to V Kohli, Beaten! Kohli is struggling here. Gurney clocks 130 kph this time. Serves it on a length outside off, Virat pushes inside the line and misses. |
| Prasidh Krishna is back on. |
| 5.1 : P Krishna to A Nath, Appeal for an lbw! Not given. Good length ball landing outside off and shaping back in. Nath is caught on the back foot trying to defend. But he gets beaten in pace and it raps him on the back leg. They put in an unsuccessful appeal. No DRS left for Kolkata. Anyway, that looked a bit high. |
| 5.2 : P Krishna to A Nath, SIX! Every time Krishna digs it in, he is hit to the boundary. It's short on off, Nath picks it early and smashes it with absolute disdain over mid-wicket. |
| 5.3 : P Krishna to A Nath, A delivery in the channel outside off, Nath tries to steer it through the line but it takes the outside edge and runs down to third man for one. |
| 5.4 : P Krishna to V Kohli, Movement off the pitch, Kohli fails to keep it out and is hit high on the pads. |
| 5.5 : P Krishna to V Kohli, EDGY FOUR! Prasidh looks like a completely different bowler whenever he pitches it up. He lands it on a length around off, angling in, Kohli tries to flick it on the leg side but it catches the leading edge and speeds down to third man for a boundary. |
| 5.6 : P Krishna to V Kohli, Goes on the back foot and punches it through covers for a run. 12 from the over, Krishna has gone for 22 in his two overs. Powerplay done, Bangalore are 42/1! |
| Andre Russell is on. |
| 6.1 : A Russell to V Kohli, On a length on top of off stump, Kohli looks to push the ball but it goes off the outside half to deep point for a single. |
| 6.2 : A Russell to A Nath, Punched off the back foot to deep cover for another single, this time by Nath. |
| 6.3 : A Russell to V Kohli, Good effort but ends up conceding two! On a length outside off, Kohli pushes it to the left of point where Rana dives and looks to stop the ball but only half-stops it. Two runs are taken. |
| 6.4 : A Russell to V Kohli, Punched off the back foot towards cover by VK. |
| 6.5 : A Russell to V Kohli, Good shot but only a run for it. Short of a length on middle and leg, Kohli swivels and pulls it but the fine leg fielder is quite fine and stops that. Only a single can be taken. |
| 6.6 : A Russell to A Nath, Bouncer outside off, Nath looks to improvise and ramp the ball over the keeper but fails to connect. End of a decent over from Russell. |
| Kuldeep Yadav to bowl now. |
| 7.1 : K Yadav to V Kohli, FOUR! Welcomes Kuldeep with a boundary. Flighted generously by Yadav, Kohli runs down the track and lifts it over the head of the bowler. Splits long on and long off to find the fence. |
| 7.2 : K Yadav to V Kohli, Punched off the back foot to the bowler this time as the length is shortened. |
| 7.3 : K Yadav to V Kohli, FOUR! SHOT! That is the master at work. A flighted ball outside off, Kohli drives it and drives it firmly. Deep cover is there but he has no chance to reach that even though it is not too far away. |
| 7.4 : K Yadav to V Kohli, Swept away to deep backward square leg for a run. |
| 7.5 : K Yadav to A Nath, Flighted googly outside off, Akshdeep reverse sweeps it but finds short third man. |
| 7.6 : K Yadav to A Nath, A conventional sweep this time. Goes to deep square leg for a run along the ground. Nath will keep strike for the next over. |
| Strategic break! Bangalore started off very nervously, poking and edging but somehow they have lost only a wicket. The scoring rate is not too great at just over 7 RPO. Kohli is just starting to time the ball well and his team will hope he can anchor the innings well while the others power around him. On the other hand, Kolkata will look for a few more wickets to increase the pressure even more. |
| 8.1 : A Russell to A Nath, Back of a length delivery outside off, Nath goes on his toes to get on top of the bounce as he punches it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 8.2 : A Russell to V Kohli, Play and a miss! Kohli loses his shape completely there while attempting to play the shot. Width on offer outside off, it's short in length, Kohli flashes and misses. |
| 8.3 : A Russell to V Kohli, An off pace delivery, on a good length at 119.5 kph, Kohli pushes it down the ground to long on for a run. |
| 8.4 : A Russell to A Nath, Excellent delivery. Russell bends his back and dishes a well-directed short ball on off. Nath tries to pull but it goes over his bat. |
| 8.5 : A Russell to A Nath, OUT! Russell strikes this time. Serves a back of a length delivery on off at 145 clicks, Akshdeep tries to pull it across the line on the leg side but it takes the top edge and balloons in the air towards cover-point. Russell rushes forward to collect the catch but Robin Uthappa sprints forward from extra cover to snaffle it. Andre smiles. An ordinary outing for Nath is over. |
| Moeen Ali is the new batsman. |
| 8.6 : A Russell to M Ali, Played to the mid-wicket region by the batsman. One run added to the total. 3 runs and a wicket from this over. |
| 9.1 : K Yadav to M Ali, SIX! Up and over long on. Moeen has been in superb form and this shot shows that. He rushes down the track in a flash and powers it with the spin over long on. |
| 9.2 : K Yadav to M Ali, Turning away from the batsman from a fuller length outside off, Ali drives it with the spin through covers for one. |
| 9.3 : K Yadav to V Kohli, Tossed up ball around leg, spinning towards off, Kohli goes back and helps it in front of square leg for a run. |
| 9.4 : K Yadav to M Ali, Shorter in length outside off, Ali goes on the back foot and slaps it to deep cover for a single. |
| 9.5 : K Yadav to V Kohli, Loopy and full on middle, it's knocked down to long on for another run in this over. |
| 9.6 : K Yadav to M Ali, Beaten! Lovely delivery. Gives this one some extra air and it breaks away after landing just outside off. Moeen rocks back to play a late cut but is beaten by the away spin. Bangalore are 70/2 at the halfway mark. |
| 10.1 : A Russell to V Kohli, Shortish and outside off, Kohli punches it over covers and straightaway shouts two. Completes it with ease although he has to run round the bowler for the second run. |
| 10.2 : A Russell to V Kohli, Shortish again, punched off the back foot but straight to Uthappa at short cover. |
| 10.3 : A Russell to V Kohli, Bodies falling all around. Full in length and outside off, Kohli pushes it back in the direction of the bowler and steps out of the crease. Russell dives across to his left in his followthrough to stop the ball and then has an immediate shy at the striker's end. Misses as Kohli dives back in. |
| 10.4 : A Russell to V Kohli, SIX! Take that for a reply. Kohli is pumped up. Russell bangs in a short ball on off and Kohli immediately goes back to ride the bounce. Connects superbly with his pull shot and dispatches it behind square leg for a biggie. |
| 10.5 : A Russell to V Kohli, Walks down the track, picks the slower delivery and works it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 10.6 : A Russell to M Ali, Short in length and wide outside off, at 140.5 kph, Moeen throws his bat at it but fails to connect. Russell is lucky that it's not called a wide. That was flirting with the tramline. Hang on, hang on, the replays detect some outside edge. Dear me, no one picked that. Moeen is lucky to survive. |
| Piyush Chawla to bowl now. |
| 11.1 : P Chawla to V Kohli, A flighted delivery, landing very full outside off, Kohli digs it out down to long on for a run. |
| 11.2 : P Chawla to M Ali, Beaten! There is some spin out there. Chawla bowls a googly on the flatter side around off. Moeen tries playing late but it spins away to beat his bat. |
| 11.3 : P Chawla to M Ali, SIX! High and handsome! Chawla bowls a leg spinner, full and outside off, Moeen kneels and smokes it over wide long on for a maximum. |
| 11.4 : P Chawla to M Ali, Goes with the spin again and sweeps it through square leg for a single. |
| 11.5 : P Chawla to V Kohli, Fullish and on off, Kohli plays an off drive for a single as the long off fielder mops it up. |
| 11.6 : P Chawla to M Ali, A googly on the shorter side, Moeen hangs back and hits it over covers for a single. 10 from Chawla's first over. |
| Sunil Narine replaces Russell. |
| 12.1 : S Narine to M Ali, Flighted ball around leg, Moeen nudges it in front of square leg and runs the first run hard. He turns for the second run but Kohli screams loudly to send him back. |
| 12.2 : S Narine to V Kohli, Quicker on at 91.6 kph, a bit short and on off, Virat helps it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.3 : S Narine to M Ali, Too full in length on middle and off, Moeen clears his front leg, probably for a big heave across the line, but then he forces it down to long on for one. |
| 12.4 : S Narine to V Kohli, Shortish and on off, hit firmly across the line to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 12.5 : S Narine to M Ali, FOUR! A lucky boundary for the Englishman. A tossed up ball on middle and off, Narine tries to power it over the leg side but gets a big inside edge. It misses the stumps and races away to the fine leg fence. |
| 12.6 : S Narine to M Ali, Tossed up ball on middle, Moeen eases it to the right of short fine leg fielder for a single. 9 coming off this over. |
| Kuldeep Yadav is back on. |
| 13.1 : K Yadav to M Ali, SIX! Once again Kuldeep's over begins with a biggie. A slower full ball around off, Moeen goes down on one knee and launches it over mid-wicket for a biggie. Not quite from the meat of the blade but still it has gone the distance. 100 up for Bangalore. |
| 13.2 : K Yadav to M Ali, FOUR! Under pressure, Kuldeep goes flat and short, way wide outside off at 109.6 kph. The field is set on the leg side and all Moeen has to do is beat the infield on the off side. He does that with a late cut and finds the gap between short third man and backward point. |
| 13.3 : K Yadav to M Ali, Slightly slower this time, short and outside off, Ali tries to cut but misses. |
| 13.4 : K Yadav to M Ali, The ball is too wide on the off side for the batsman to make any contact. Lucky it's not wided. |
| 13.5 : K Yadav to M Ali, 50-run stand comes up! Moeen attempts for an inside-out over covers but ends up hitting it a lot straighter. The ball goes on one bounce to the fielder at long off. A single taken. |
| 13.6 : K Yadav to V Kohli, Forces a full ball down to long off for a run. 12 from this over. |
| Prasidh Krishna is back on. |
| 14.1 : P Krishna to V Kohli, FIFTY FOR KOHLI! His 37th in the Indian T20 League! Brings it up with a driven single down to long off. Back-to-back fifty for the BLR skipper against Kolkata. |
| 14.2 : P Krishna to M Ali, Bowled at the pads, Moeen misses his flick. The ball lobs off the pads and goes to the off side for a leg bye. |
| 14.3 : P Krishna to V Kohli, Egded and four! The third man is up and that means that Kohli will get four. A length ball on middle, Virat looks to whip it away but gets an edge that flies over short third man. The ball bounces a few times before going to the fence as the fielder tries to back track. |
| 14.4 : P Krishna to V Kohli, In the air... but safe again! A bouncer on middle, Kohli looks to pull through mid-wicket but the ball goes a lot straighter. It goes on the bounce to long on who maybe could have dived to take that catch. |
| 14.5 : P Krishna to M Ali, FOUR! Another top edge! A short of a length ball bowled on off, Ali looks to pull but is nowhere in position to play that shot. The ball though takes the top edge and flies over the head of the keeper for a boundary. |
| 14.6 : P Krishna to M Ali, Pulled away stylishly for a single to deep mid-wicket. 12 runs off this over. |
| 15.1 : K Yadav to M Ali, FOUR! It's been driven superbly through the covers. The ball races to the boundary. Ali spots the flighted ball and smashes it aerially through covers for a boundary. |
| 15.2 : K Yadav to M Ali, SIX! This is even better for Bangalore as it goes all the way. FIFTY FOR ALI!!! 3rd fifty in the League. A flighted ball on middle, Moeen kneels down and smashes it way over deep mid-wicket. |
| 15.3 : K Yadav to M Ali, FOUR! Moeen is motoring now! Not stopping this man! A tossed up ball outside off, Ali allows it to land and then spanks it over his partner's head for a boundary down the ground. |
| 15.4 : K Yadav to M Ali, SIX! Huge mistake! Flighted on middle, Ali smashes it over long on. Prasidh there seems to have lost the ball and completely makes a mess, getting nowhere near the ball. It goes over the rope. Was he standing too up? |
| 15.5 : K Yadav to M Ali, Wide! This one is delivered waywardly outside the tramline on the off side. |
| K Yadav to M Ali, SIX! Kohli is all smiles, Moeen has exploded and boundaries are raining at the Eden Gardens. Kuldeep overpitches it on off, Moeen attacks it with all his might and towers it over long off for a maximum. |
| 15.6 : K Yadav to M Ali, OUT! One shot too many and Moeen perishes! He has done his job spectacularly though. A flighted leg spinner from around the wicket. The southpaw goes for the slog again but top edges it and the ball goes really high in the air. Prasidh Krishna this time comes under the ball, makes no mistake as he completes the catch with ease at long on. A brilliant knock from the Englishman comes to an end! An over full of excitement comes to an end, 27 runs and a wicket off it. Kuldeep |
| Strategic break. Kolkata will be taking a huge sigh of relief after dismissing Moeen Ali. The Englishman was going all guns blazing and has put Bangalore in a very commanding position. Virat Kohli has played the anchor role well and with four overs left, we can expect him to change gears. For Kolkata, it's all about minimizing the damage in the death overs. Mouthwatering finish on the cards. Marcus Stoinis has joined his skipper in the middle. Meanwhile, Harry Gurney is also called back into the |
| 16.1 : H Gurney to M Stoinis, Wide! The slower one goes wrong as Gurney sprays it down the leg side. Wided. The 150 comes up for the visitors! |
| H Gurney to M Stoinis, Back of a length outside off, slower in pace. Pushed to point and Stoinis gets to the other end. |
| 16.2 : H Gurney to V Kohli, FOUR! Picks up the slower one from the hands and pulls this one away fine on the leg side. He beats short fine leg and finds the rope. The runs are flowing here. |
| 16.3 : H Gurney to V Kohli, Excellent running! Two, two, two is the call as soon as Virat hit that one. On a length outside off, Kohli comes down the track and mishits it. That allows him to take the second run as the ball goes towards deep cover. |
| 16.4 : H Gurney to V Kohli, FOUR! Jammed away! A ball in the blockhole outside off, Kohli gets the bat down in time and angles it away through cover-point. Finds the gap and the ball wins the race against Lynn. |
| 16.5 : H Gurney to V Kohli, SIX! This one is even better! Brilliant shot from Kohli but to be honest, that ball was there to be hit. A half-volley on middle, Kohli waits for the ball to arrive and smashes it right back over the bowler's head and into the sightscreen. |
| 16.6 : H Gurney to V Kohli, Outside off in the blockhole, kept out towards the left of backward point for a run. Kohli keeps strike. |
| Sunil Narine is back on. |
| 17.1 : S Narine to V Kohli, Flatter one on middle, whipped away to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 17.2 : S Narine to M Stoinis, Pushed away to long on for a single off the back foot by Stoinis. |
| 17.3 : S Narine to V Kohli, SIX! That is off the middle of the bat! A flatter one on middle, Kohli rocks back and pulls this one way over wide long on. It goes into the crowd. |
| 17.4 : S Narine to V Kohli, Cut away to deep point for a run this time. Kohli screams as he gets to the other end, maybe wanted more from that ball. |
| 17.5 : S Narine to M Stoinis, Cut away as this one is flatter outside off, Stoinis finds the fielder though. |
| 17.6 : S Narine to M Stoinis, Wide! The off spinner spins too much and goes down the leg side. Wided. |
| What happened there? Narine pulls out of his run-up. Kohli jokingly gestures to him that his bat is still inside the crease and that he is going nowhere! The mankading joke! |
| S Narine to M Stoinis, Spinning down the leg side, Stoinis gets back to work it away but misses and is hit on the thigh pad. 56 in the last 3 overs. |
| Prasidh Krishna is back on. |
| 18.1 : P Krishna to V Kohli, Shortish and on off, Kohli plays a short-arm jab through mid-wicket for a couple of runs. Very quick running between the wickets. |
| 18.2 : P Krishna to V Kohli, SIX! This one has disappeared! Kohli, you beauty. A length delivery at this stage is not a good idea, Krishna. Virat stays put inside the crease and dismisses it from his presence. The ball goes flying over long on for a maximum. |
| 18.3 : P Krishna to V Kohli, FOUR! Shot! Class and timing written all over it! A length ball outside off, Kohli gets down on his knee before smashing it with one movement through covers. No one moved! Brilliance of the batsman! |
| 18.4 : P Krishna to V Kohli, Short in length and on middle, Kohli pulls it in front of square leg for an easy couple. |
| 18.5 : P Krishna to V Kohli, A low full toss on off, it's hit across the line to deep mid-wicket for one. Kohli moves to 95! |
| 18.6 : P Krishna to M Stoinis, FOUR! That's a top strike! Stoinis tries to trick the bowler by showing his back leg and then returns to his original stance. Krishna delivers it on a length and wide outside off, the Aussie pounces onto it and bludgeons it through extra cover. No chance for long off. 19 from the over, Bangalore are finishing big! |
| Gurney to bowl the final over of the innings. |
| 19.1 : H Gurney to V Kohli, A low full toss outside off, Kohli walks forward and drives it through covers for a single. Last 6.1 overs have fetched 100 runs for Bangalore. Whoa! |
| 19.2 : H Gurney to M Stoinis, Misfield... FOUR! A slower delivery, on the shorter side on middle, Stoinis pulls it over square leg. Kuldeep in the deep tries to stop it but the ball bounces in front of him and goes over to meet the fence. 50-run stand comes up in a very quick time. The 200 comes up for Bangalore as well! |
| 19.3 : H Gurney to M Stoinis, SIX! Huge and into the crowd! A slower ball and lands in the half-volley region, Stoinis picks that one and lifts it way over long on. The ball came bang out of the middle of the bat. |
| 19.4 : H Gurney to M Stoinis, Aerial but safe! Width on offer outside off, Stoinis clears his front leg for a big heave but it takes the outside half and falls safely at deep extra cover. There is two on offer but Kohli sends his partner back. Virat on 96! |
| 19.5 : H Gurney to V Kohli, FOUR! HUNDRED FOR VIRAT KOHLI! What an innings! Stand up and applaud the genius of this man. His fifth 100 in the Indian T20 League. A low full toss on middle, Kohli flicks this away through mid-wicket and finds the gap. Kuldeep runs in the deep to his left and tries to stop it with a dive but fails to do so. That takes Kohli to exactly 100! A well-planned knock by the skipper. |
| 19.6 : H Gurney to V Kohli, OUT! A wicket off the last ball! Gurney delivers it full and on middle and leg at 126 kph, Kohli heaves it across the line but gets more height than distance on his shot. Shubman Gill at deep mid-wicket makes no mistake. Anyway, Bangalore end on 213/4! |
| Some finish that! Bangalore have surely given themselves a chance at winning tonight at the end of the first half by posting a 210-plus total! 115 runs in the last seven overs! The architect of this innings was mainly Virat Kohli, who reached 3 figures but was ably supported by Moeen Ali, Marcus Stoinis who played vital knocks to help the visitors to this kind of a total. |
| After being put into bat, Bangalore were off to a slow start, playing and missing quite a few deliveries at the beginning. Parthiv Patel departed early and was replaced by Akshdeep Nath who could not do much either. Then came Moeen Ali and suddenly, Kohli who was at the other end all along and not looking so fluent, started middling things. Moeen Ali went crazy as he put the ball over the fence at will and was especially stern towards Kuldeep, who went for 59 in his four overs including 27 in on |
| After the dismissal of Mo though, Kohli took charge and found the boundaries. Stoinis who came in next played a quick cameo too and ensured that Bangalore got to a massive total. Virat ended up with exactly 100 and was dismissed on the last ball of the innings. Coming to the bowling, most of the bowlers were taken for runs but Prasidh Krishna was pretty impressive with the pace he generated. Russell too was decent in the 3 overs he bowled. Kuldeep Yadav was taken apart and even looked really dej |
| Moeen Ali is up for a little chat with Kevin Pietersen. On being asked that what Virat Kohli advised him once he missed Chawla's delivery at the beginning, Moeen replies that Kohli just told him to watch out for his googly. Reckons that they have to bowl well with the new ball. Admits it's going to be tough against Kolkata's batting. Praises Kohli's knock and calls him an amazing player. |
| Thus, 213 on the board! Now it is upto the away side's bowlers to defend the score. Will Dale Steyn and co. be able to do so? We will find out in just a bit. Don't go too far away... |
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