| 0.0 : TOSS - The coin lands in favour of Faf du Plessis and Bengaluru have elected to BOWL first. |
| Bengaluru (Playing XI) - Faf du Plessis (C), Virat Kohli, Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal, Mohammed Siraj. |
| Impact Players for Bengaluru - Suyash Prabhudessai, Anuj Rawat, Himanshu Sharma, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Swapnil Singh. |
| Kolkata (Playing XI) - Phil Salt (WK), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer (C), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana. |
| Impact Players for Kolkata - Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Rahmanullah Gurbaz.  |
| Faf du Plessis, the skipper of Bengaluru says they will bowl first. Adds that this has been a chasing ground and they look to bat second. Mentions that they were here the previous day at around the same time and the temperature sort of cooled down unlike in Chennai or Bengaluru. States that the teams are batting strongly and 60-70 runs in the powerplay is the new norm and the key will be to take wickets despite the teams scoring. Mentions that Green, Siraj and Karn Sharma come back into the si |
| Shreyas Iyer, the captain of Kolkata says that they would have bowled first as well. Adds that it looks like the wicket will be a bit slow. Tells that they tried to keep things simple and it is not important how you start but how you end. Mentions that they need to assess the pitch and then bat accordingly to set up a target. Informs they are unchanged. |
| Andy Flower rings the bell at the Eden Gardens and we are all set to begin! The two umpires make their way out to the middle followed by the Bengaluru players who spread out to take their respective field positions. Phil Salt and Sunil Narine are the two openers for Kolkata. Mohammed Siraj has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play... |
| 0.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Phil Salt, Starts from over the wicket and hits the deck hard, on a length, outside off, Phil Salt whips it off the inner half of the bat to short mid-wicket. |
| 0.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Phil Salt, SIX! What a way to get off the mark. Not exactly where he intended to but they all count! Mohammed Siraj bowls this on a nagging length and on off, Phil Salt looks for the flick but gets an outside edge that flies over the keeper's head for a maximum. |
| 0.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Phil Salt, FOUR! In full control this time! A tad shorter in length by Siraj over off, Phil Salt picks the length perfectly whipping it over mid-wicket for four more runs. |
| 0.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Phil Salt, LEG BYES! Hurls this on a hard length and angles it into the right-hander from middle and leg, Phil Salt looks to tuck it away but gets beaten onto his pads. The ball rolls over to the off side and the batters cross for a quick run. |
| 0.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Sunil Narine, Continues from over the wicket and bowls a fuller delivery, outside off, Sunil Narine holds his bat up and leaves this one alone. |
| 0.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Sunil Narine, Leg bye. |
| 0.0 : Yash Dayal to share the attack. |
| 1.1 : Yash Dayal to Sunil Narine, Starts with a perfect delivery! Sunil Narine looks in pain! Steams from over the wicket and bowls the toe-crushing yorker right at the front boot of the left-hander. Sunil Narine misses the ball completely and gets hit flush on the boot. That will sting a bit! |
| 0.0 : Halt! Sunil Narine looks in some pain after getting hit right on the toe. They physio is in to check on him. He is fine to continue for now. |
| 1.2 : Yash Dayal to Sunil Narine, Tries for another yorker, this time attacking the stumps, but lands a very low full toss. Sunil Narine toe ends it to mid on for no run. |
| 1.3 : Yash Dayal to Sunil Narine, LEG BYES! yet again. Bowls this full and into the pads, cramping Sunil Narine for room as he looks to flick. The ball clips his front leg and goes to the leg side and the batters scamper for a single. |
| 1.4 : Yash Dayal to Phil Salt, FOUR! Top shot! Lands this full and into middle and leg, with some inward movement, Phil Salt makes room to open up the off side and cuts it through point for four runs. |
| 1.5 : Yash Dayal to Phil Salt, FOUR! This is even better. Another fuller length delivery, into middle and leg, Phil Salt takes a couple of steps down to take it on the full and drives it past mid off for another boundary. |
| 1.6 : Yash Dayal to Phil Salt, Pitches this on a good length and into the pads, Phil Salt tucks it to deep mid-wicket region and gets a couple of runs. Another productive over for Kolkata! |
| 2.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Sunil Narine, Comes from over the wicket and bowls this full and outside off stumps line, Sunil Narine with no foot movement looks to reach for it but misses out on any connection. |
| 2.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Sunil Narine, And again! Two dots in a row and Sunil Narine is yet to connect one! Siraj bowls this even further outside off on a fuller length and Sunil Narine misses out again. |
| 2.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Sunil Narine, FOUR! A freebie for Sunil Narine as he gets off the mark after 8 deliveries! Mohammed Siraj attempts for a wide yorker but lands a juicy full toss outside off, Sunil Narine wacks it through covers for four runs. |
| 2.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Sunil Narine, Hits the deck hard, and drops the length short, over middle and leg, Sunil Narine swivels across and looks for the pull but gets beaten by the pace on it. |
| 2.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Sunil Narine, Goes fuller and outside off again, Sunil Narine didn't seem to be anticipating this delivery as he lets this one go through to the keeper. |
| 2.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Sunil Narine, Finishes the over with a dot! Bangs the shorter length delivery, angling it away from middle and off, Sunil Narine looks for the ramp but misses out again. |
| Lockie Ferguson replaces Yash Dayal. |
| 3.1 : Lockie Ferguson to Phil Salt, SIX! Easy pickings for Phil Salt! Lockie Ferguson starts from over the wicket and bowls the shorter delivery which was not short enough, outside off, Phil Salt waits on and nails the pull over square leg for a maximum. |
| 3.2 : Lockie Ferguson to Phil Salt, Four! |
| 3.3 : Lockie Ferguson to Phil Salt, Four! |
| 3.4 : Lockie Ferguson to Phil Salt, SIX! That's the best of them all and Phil Salt is taking the attack on Lockie Ferguson! Another fuller delivery on off, Phil Salt clears his front leg and clubs it over mid off for a maximum. |
| 3.5 : Lockie Ferguson to Phil Salt, Four! |
| 3.6 : Lockie Ferguson to Phil Salt, FOUR! Oh dear, it just got hotter in the kitchen for Bengaluru! 28 runs come off it. Lockie Ferguson goes fuller and into the stumps, Phil Salt takes his front leg away and clobbers it over the bowler's head for another boundary to end the over. |
| Mohammed Siraj to bowl his third over in the Powerplay. |
| 4.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Sunil Narine, Steams from over the wicket and bangs the deck on a hard length, on middle and leg, Sunil Narine mistimes his heave to deep square leg for a single. |
| 4.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Phil Salt, OUT! CAUGHT! A fine innings comes to an end and Bengaluru can finally breathe a sigh of relief! |
| 0.0 : Angkrish Raghuvanshi walks out to bat at number 3. |
| 4.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, LEG BYES! Hurls this on a length and into the pads, Angkrish Raghuvanshi looks to tuck it on leg but misses out. The ball brushes his front pad and rolls to short fine leg while the batters cross for a run. |
| 4.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Sunil Narine, Four! |
| 4.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Sunil Narine, Another fuller delivery, on middle and off, Sunil Narine digs it out to cover for a single. |
| 4.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, LEG BYES! There was a loud appeal for LBW but it looked to be drifting down leg! |
| 5.1 : Yash Dayal to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Just over! This is full and on off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi mistimes his lofted shot, it teases Faf du Plessis at mid off and goes just over him. However, he chases well after it and dives to flick it back inside. Three runs taken. |
| 5.2 : Yash Dayal to Sunil Narine, OUT! TAKEN! Yash Dayal gets the big wicket! The plan has worked for Bengaluru and Sunil Narine goes back now. |
| 0.0 : Venkatesh Iyer walks out to bat at number 4 for Kolkata. |
| 5.3 : Yash Dayal to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! Venkatesh Iyer gets off the mark in style! Yash Dayal goes full again and around middle, Venkatesh Iyer charges down the track and thumps it over mid off for a boundary. |
| 5.4 : Yash Dayal to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! TWO IN TWO! Top shot! Another pitched-up delivery, on off, Venkatesh Iyer leans onto his drive nicely and creams it past mid off for another boundary. |
| 5.5 : Yash Dayal to Venkatesh Iyer, Back of a length and on off, Venkatesh Iyer guides it through point for a single. |
| 5.6 : Yash Dayal to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, OUT! GREEN WITH A BLINDER! That is an unbelievable catch and probably the only man out there who could have taken that. |
| 0.0 : Strategic break! After an explosive start led by Phil Salt, Bengaluru's bowlers showcased resilience, staging a remarkable comeback by dismissing the top three Kolkata batters. With momentum swinging in their favour, Bengaluru will now aim to maintain the pressure, preventing the new batters from finding their rhythm. Meanwhile, Kolkata will face the task of rebuilding, emphasizing the urgency to forge a partnership and capitalize on the promising foundation laid earlier in the innings. The sk |
| 6.1 : Lockie Ferguson to Venkatesh Iyer, Fuller one and on off, Venkatesh Iyer pushes it through covers for a single. |
| 6.2 : Lockie Ferguson to Shreyas Iyer, Back of a length and on middle, Shreyas Iyer clips it through square leg for a run and gets off the mark. |
| 6.4 : Lockie Ferguson to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Classy from the skipper! Lockie Ferguson pitches it up, on middle, angling in, Shreyas Iyer presents the full face of the bat and drives it gloriously down the ground past mid on for a boundary. |
| 6.3 : Lockie Ferguson to Venkatesh Iyer, Lockie Ferguson sees the batter advance and hits the hard length, on leg, Venkatesh Iyer gets cramped up and chips it towards mid-wicket for another run. |
| 6.5 : Lockie Ferguson to Shreyas Iyer, Hard-length delivery, on middle, Shreyas Iyer pats it down to the right of the bowler. |
| 6.6 : Lockie Ferguson to Shreyas Iyer, Short of a length and outside off, Shreyas Iyer cuts it to deep point for one. |
| Karn Sharma comes into the attack. |
| 7.1 : Karn Sharma to Shreyas Iyer, Karn Sharma starts with a loopy full toss, on middle, Shreyas Iyer flicks it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 7.2 : Karn Sharma to Venkatesh Iyer, Floated, full and on leg, Venkatesh Iyer tucks it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 7.3 : Karn Sharma to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Nicely played! This is flatter, full but down the leg side, Shreyas Iyer goes down on one knee, uses the pace of the ball, and paddles it towards the fine leg fence, Mahipal Lomror runs to his right and dives but the ball wins the race to the boundary. |
| 7.4 : Karn Sharma to Shreyas Iyer, No run. |
| 7.5 : Karn Sharma to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Short and punished! |
| 7.6 : Karn Sharma to Shreyas Iyer, Good comeback by Karn Sharma! He tosses it up, full and on off, grips and turns away sharply, Shreyas Iyer prods forward to block but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| Cameron Green is introduced into the attack now. |
| 8.1 : Cameron Green to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! Venkatesh Iyer greets Cameron Green with a boundary! This one is pitched up and around middle, Venkatesh Iyer steps across and times his flick beautifully wide of mid on for four runs. |
| 8.2 : Cameron Green to Venkatesh Iyer, OUT! TAKEN! Cameron Green has the last laugh here! |
| 0.0 : Rinku Singh walks out to bat at number 6 for Kolkata. |
| 8.3 : Cameron Green to Rinku Singh, Another bouncer and around off, Rinku Singh leaves it alone. |
| 8.4 : Cameron Green to Rinku Singh, On a length and on middle, Rinku Singh blocks it out. |
| 8.5 : Cameron Green to Rinku Singh, FOUR! Good shot to get off the mark! |
| 8.6 : Cameron Green to Rinku Singh, Slower one, short and around leg again, Rinku Singh hooks it towards fine leg for one. |
| 9.1 : Karn Sharma to Rinku Singh, Tossed up, full and on middle, Rinku Singh clips it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 9.2 : Karn Sharma to Shreyas Iyer, Floated, short and on middle, turns away, Shreyas Iyer stays back and flicks it towards deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 9.3 : Karn Sharma to Rinku Singh, Quicker, short and on leg, Rinku Singh nudges it towards short fine leg for a quick run. |
| 9.4 : Karn Sharma to Shreyas Iyer, Slows it up, full and on middle, Shreyas Iyer strides out and blocks it out. |
| 9.5 : Karn Sharma to Shreyas Iyer, Flighted, full and outside off, Shreyas Iyer drills it straight to point. |
| 9.6 : Karn Sharma to Shreyas Iyer, Brilliant effort in the deep! This is looped up, full and around middle, Shreyas Iyer changes his stance completely and plays the switch-hit wide of sweeper covers, Mohammed Siraj runs to his left and grabs it on the bounce with the ball skidding through. Two runs taken. This is also the first over without a boundary in this inning. |
| 10.1 : Cameron Green to Rinku Singh, WIDE! Looks for the bouncer and drops it a bit too short, over middle, Rinku Singh half ducks at it and leaves it alone for a wide. |
| Cameron Green to Rinku Singh, Bowls this on a length and into the pads, Rinku Singh tucks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 10.2 : Cameron Green to Shreyas Iyer, A top delivery from Cameron Green and there was a slight appeal for caught behind! Green drops the length short and hits the deck hard over off, Shreyas Iyer looks for the pull but misses out as the ball zips past the outside edge into the keeper's gloves. |
| 10.3 : Cameron Green to Shreyas Iyer, No run. |
| 10.4 : Cameron Green to Shreyas Iyer, No run. |
| 10.5 : Cameron Green to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Made it look so easy did Shreyas Iyer! Green bowls this on a length and over off, Shreyas Iyer covers the line and delicately flicks it wide of long on for four runs. |
| 10.6 : Cameron Green to Shreyas Iyer, A direct hit and Shreyas Iyer would have had to walk back! |
| 11.1 : Karn Sharma to Shreyas Iyer, Fuller and into the pads, Shreyas Iyer takes a step out and tucks it to mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 11.2 : Karn Sharma to Rinku Singh, Floats this up on middle, Rinku Singh eases it to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 11.3 : Karn Sharma to Shreyas Iyer, LEG BYES! Bowls this fuller and outside off, Shreyas Iyer looks for the reverse sweep but gets clipped on the front pad as the ball rolls over to the off side and the batters cross for a run. |
| 11.4 : Karn Sharma to Rinku Singh, 2 runs. |
| 11.5 : Karn Sharma to Rinku Singh, SIX! Much needed for Kolkata! Tossed up outside off and turning away further, Rinku Singh steps out and clubs it over the bowler's head for a maximum. |
| 11.6 : Karn Sharma to Rinku Singh, Darts this fuller and flatter into the stumps, Rinku Singh steps out and looks for the heave but mistimes it to deep backward square leg for just a single. |
| 12.1 : Cameron Green to Rinku Singh, Hurls in the bouncer, over middle and off, Rinku Singh advances down the track and looks to pull but gets beaten. |
| 12.2 : Cameron Green to Rinku Singh, Bowls this on a length and into the pads, Rinku Singh tucks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 12.3 : Cameron Green to Shreyas Iyer, DROPPED! It was a tough chance but Cameron Green should have taken that! |
| 12.5 : Cameron Green to Rinku Singh, 1 run. |
| 12.6 : Cameron Green to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! That's smart batting and ends the over well for Kolkata. Cameron Green drops the length short and over off, Shreyas Iyer waits back and ramps it over the keeper for four more runs to end the over. |
| 12.4 : Cameron Green to Rinku Singh, FOUR! Adding salt to the wound! Cameron Green bowls this on a length and on off, Rinku Singh shimmies down the track and lofts this over mid on for a boundary. |
| 13.1 : Lockie Ferguson to Rinku Singh, OUT! CAUGHT! Change of fortunes for Lockie Ferguson as he gets a big fish! Kolkata lose half their side now! |
| 0.0 : Dre Russ walks out to bat now with a huge roar from the crowd. |
| 13.2 : Lockie Ferguson to Andre Russell, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Looks to be above the waist height but is given out by the onfield umpire, Andre Russell sends it upstairs for a review! |
| Lockie Ferguson to Andre Russell, Hurls this on a hard length and into middle and leg, Andre Russell is cramped for room and he only manages to clip it to mid-wicket for one run. |
| 13.3 : Lockie Ferguson to Shreyas Iyer, Takes pace off and bowls the good length over middle and leg, Shreyas Iyer looks to tuck it away but gets a thick outside edge over the bowler's head for a single. |
| 13.4 : Lockie Ferguson to Andre Russell, Goes fuller and attacks the stumps, Andre Russell hops back and tucks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 13.5 : Lockie Ferguson to Shreyas Iyer, No run. |
| 13.6 : Lockie Ferguson to Shreyas Iyer, A tad shorter in length over off, Shreyas Iyer makes room and flat bats it to deep point for a single to end the over. |
| Karn Sharma to bowl out now. |
| 14.1 : Karn Sharma to Shreyas Iyer, Bowls this fuller and into the stumps, Shreyas Iyer gets down to the pitch of the ball and tucks it to cover for a single. |
| 14.2 : Karn Sharma to Andre Russell, Bangs this on a fuller length and gets the ball to drift and turn back in from middle, Andre Russell gets on the backfoot and stabs it back onto the deck. |
| 14.3 : Karn Sharma to Andre Russell, Fuller and drifting into leg, Andre Russell looks for the sweep towards square of the wicket on leg but gets a thin edge onto his pads and past the keeper for a single. |
| 14.4 : Karn Sharma to Shreyas Iyer, No run. |
| 14.5 : Karn Sharma to Shreyas Iyer, Four! |
| 14.6 : Karn Sharma to Shreyas Iyer, Fuller again and into the stumps, Shreyas Iyer tucks it to deep mid-wicket and rotates the strike over. |
| 15.1 : Lockie Ferguson to Shreyas Iyer, Back of a length and on off, Shreyas Iyer dabs it wide of short third man for a single. 150 up for Kolkata! |
| 15.2 : Lockie Ferguson to Andre Russell, In the air...safe! Lockie Ferguson bangs in a sharp bouncer, on middle, angling in, Andre Russell gets hurried onto his pull and mistimes it, the ball goes in the air but lands well in front of fine leg. They cross. |
| 15.3 : Lockie Ferguson to Shreyas Iyer, On a length and on off, Shreyas Iyer punches it towards sweeper covers for a run. |
| 15.4 : Lockie Ferguson to Andre Russell, Short of a length and on off again, Andre Russell backs away and ramps it towards third man for another run. |
| 15.5 : Lockie Ferguson to Shreyas Iyer, Short again and outside off, Shreyas Iyer cuts it on the bounce to deep backward point for one. |
| 15.6 : Lockie Ferguson to Andre Russell, Slower one now, full and on off, Andre Russell drills it wide of mid off, Faf du Plessis dives to his left to make a good stop and keeps down to one run. Six singles off the over then! |
| 0.0 : Strategic break! Despite the setbacks of losing wickets, Kolkata continues to maintain an impressive run rate of over 9 runs per over. As the innings enter its final phase with just four overs remaining, much hinges on this batting pair to launch an assault for a substantial finish. Bengaluru will have their sights set on snaring these two key wickets, aiming to contain Kolkata to a total below the 180-run mark. |
| 16.1 : Yash Dayal to Andre Russell, FOUR! Put away! Yash Dayal serves a juicy full toss, outside off, Andre Russell backs away and smacks it through extra covers for a boundary. |
| 16.2 : Yash Dayal to Andre Russell, Goes wide yorker this time, outside off, Andre Russell swing wildly at it but misses it. |
| 16.3 : Yash Dayal to Andre Russell, FIVE WIDES! Oh..no wait! The buzzer goes off and it is a No Ball! |
| Yash Dayal to Andre Russell, Wide! |
| Yash Dayal to Andre Russell, Yash Dayal gets away with it! He bangs this short and on off, takes pace off, Andre Russell mistimes his cut in the air towards extra covers where Faf du Plessis grabs it. A single is taken. |
| 16.4 : Yash Dayal to Shreyas Iyer, Yash Dayal is struggling with his line here, pitches it up way outside off, Shreyas Iyer offers no shot at it. Another wide! |
| Yash Dayal to Shreyas Iyer, No run. |
| 16.6 : Yash Dayal to Shreyas Iyer, Four! |
| 16.5 : Yash Dayal to Shreyas Iyer, SIX! BOOM! Shreyas Iyer goes big now! Yash Dayal takes pace off, short of a length and on off, Shreyas Iyer picks it up early, waits for and slaps it over the long off fence for a biggie. |
| 16.6 : Change |
| 17.1 : Cameron Green to Andre Russell, Cameron Green bangs this one short, angling into leg, Andre Russell ducks under it. It is given as wide but Bengaluru takes a review here. |
| Cameron Green to Andre Russell, In the blockhole, on middle, shaping in, Andre Russell misses his flick as the ball goes off his pads towards square leg. A leg bye is taken. |
| 17.2 : Cameron Green to Shreyas Iyer, OUT! TAKEN IN THE DEEP! Cameron Green gets his second wicket and it is another fantastic catch in the deep. |
| 0.0 : Ramandeep Singh walks out to bat next for Kolkata. |
| 17.3 : Cameron Green to Ramandeep Singh, Fuller one and on middle, Ramandeep Singh nudges it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 17.4 : Cameron Green to Andre Russell, Short of a length and on off, Andre Russell pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 17.5 : Cameron Green to Ramandeep Singh, 1 run. |
| 17.6 : Cameron Green to Andre Russell, FOUR! Gets it in the gap this time! Cameron Green bangs this short again, on middle, but this one sits up nicely, Andre Russell gets on top of the bounce and heaves it wide of deep mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 18.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Ramandeep Singh, SIX! Up, up and away! Ramandeep Singh joins the party now! Mohammed Siraj bowls this on a good length and around off, Ramandeep Singh steps across a bit and whacks it way over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 18.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Ramandeep Singh, SIX MORE! Virat Kohli is watching it sail over his head! Mohammed Siraj serves this full and around off, slower too, Ramandeep Singh crouches it low, thrashes it with the full face of the bat over long off for another maximum. |
| 18.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Ramandeep Singh, FOUR! A bit streaky but Kolkata won't mind that! Mohammed Siraj bowls a good yorker, outside off, Ramandeep Singh throws his bat it, gets an outside edge that flies just wide of short third man for a boundary now. |
| 18.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Ramandeep Singh, Wide! |
| Mohammed Siraj to Ramandeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj takes pace off this time, short of a length and on middle, Ramandeep Singh goes through his pull early and misses. |
| 18.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Andre Russell, Tries to bowl the bouncer but this is way down the leg side, Andre Russell leaves it alone. It is called a wide. |
| 18.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Ramandeep Singh, Pitches it up, on middle, angling in, Ramandeep Singh miscues his slog off the toe end towards deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 18.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Andre Russell, Mohammed Siraj sees the batter make room and serves this full, outside off, Andre Russell reaches for it and only manages to squeeze it towards deep point for one. 20 runs off the over! |
| 19.1 : Yash Dayal to Andre Russell, FOUR! Nice shot! |
| 19.2 : Yash Dayal to Andre Russell, FOUR MORE! This is the slower one, short of a length and on off, Andre Russell waits for it and swats it away wide of long on for another boundary. |
| 19.3 : Yash Dayal to Andre Russell, Yash Dayal nails the yorker now, on middle, angling in, Andre Russell digs it out off the inner half of the bat towards short fine leg for one. |
| 19.4 : Yash Dayal to Ramandeep Singh, 1 run. |
| 19.5 : Yash Dayal to Andre Russell, Yash Dayal goes for the slower bouncer now, on off, Andre Russell winds up for the ramp but misses it. It is given as a fair delivery but Andre Russell takes the review. The replay shows that it is just over the head of the batter. Wide called! |
| Yash Dayal to Andre Russell, 1 run. |
| 19.6 : Yash Dayal to Ramandeep Singh, FOUR! Ramandeep Singh ends with a flurry! Yash Dayal continues with his off-pace short delivery, on middle, Ramandeep Singh waits for it this time, and upper cuts it over the keeper's head for another boundary. Kolkata finishes on 222/6 |
| 0.0 : A quickfire 43-run partnership between Ramandeep Singh and Andre Russell has catapulted Kolkata's total to a formidable 222 runs at the conclusion of the first innings. After being put in to bat first, Kolkata got off to an explosive start courtesy of Phil Salt, who launched into the Bengaluru bowlers from the outset. While Sunil Narine struggled to find his timing, Salt compensated with a barrage of attacking strokes, keeping the scoreboard ticking despite occasional dot balls at the other |
| Ramandeep Singh is down for a quick chat. He says that he just wants to back himself and luckily it went well in this game. Adds that the off-pace deliveries are hard to hit and that is what they are going to try. Credits Abhishek Nayar for his batting role and says that their practice sessions are like match situations and that helps him to play accordingly. |
| Bengaluru endured a challenging start as their bowlers struggled to find their lines, bearing the brunt of Phil Salt's aggressive onslaught early on. However, Mohammed Siraj, making his return to the side, provided some respite by bowling tightly and eventually dismissing the dangerous Salt. Yash Dayal then made an immediate impact, claiming two wickets in his second over to further halt Kolkata's momentum. Cameron Green added to Bengaluru's fightback by snaring another crucial wicket, tipping |
| ... THE RUN CHASE ... |
| We are back for the chase! |
| 0.1 : Harshit Rana to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Virat Kohli and Bengaluru gets underway in fine fashion! |
| 0.2 : Harshit Rana to Virat Kohli, Pitched up, on middle, swinging in, Virat Kohli knocks it to mid on for a single. |
| 0.3 : Harshit Rana to Faf du Plessis, Harshit Rana lands this one on a good length, on off, nips back in sharply, Faf du Plessis gets cramped up as he tries to play and gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 0.4 : Harshit Rana to Faf du Plessis, Goes back to his fuller length, on off, Faf du Plessis mistimes his drive towards long on for a run. |
| 0.5 : Harshit Rana to Virat Kohli, Short of a length and outside off, Virat Kohli cuts it straight to point. He is disappointed as this was there to be put away. |
| 0.6 : Harshit Rana to Virat Kohli, SIX! BANG! Virat Kohli goes big now! Harshit Rana tries for the surprise bouncer, on middle, Virat Kohli is equal to it, swivels and pulls it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie. 12 runs off the first over then! |
| 0.0 : It will be Mitchell Starc to share the new ball from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Mitchell Starc to Faf du Plessis, Mitchell Starc begins with a full delivery but well down the leg side, shaping in, Faf du Plessis leaves it alone, Phil Salt dives to his left to collect it. Wided. |
| Mitchell Starc to Faf du Plessis, On a length and around of, Faf du Plessis wafts it over extra covers for a couple of runs. |
| 0.0 : Halt. Mitchell Starc is seen getting some treatment for the fingers of his left hand. The physio is out and Starc is getting some wipes on his finger. Right then, he is all set to resume. |
| 1.2 : Mitchell Starc to Faf du Plessis, On a length and around leg, Faf du Plessis misses his flick as the ball lobs off his pads wide of short fine leg. The batters crosses for a leg bye. |
| 1.3 : Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli, SIX! Into the crowd! Mitchell Starc serves this full and in the slot, on leg, Virat Kohli backs away to make a bit of room and smokes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 1.4 : Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli, Short of a length and on middle, Virat Kohli pats it down to the off side for a quick single. |
| 1.5 : Mitchell Starc to Faf du Plessis, Mitchell Starc bangs this one short again, on middle, takes off sharply, Faf du Plessis goes for the pull but fails to connect. |
| 1.6 : Mitchell Starc to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Up and over! This one is touch fuller and around off, Faf du Plessis tries to loft it away, gets it from the toe-end of the bat but it still goes well over mid off for another boundary. 14 runs off the over! |
| 0.0 : Is that out? Harshit Rana bowls a full toss and takes a simple catch on his follow-through. The umpire sends it upstairs for a review to check for the above waist height. |
| 2.1 : Harshit Rana to Virat Kohli, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! That is the repeat of Andre Russell's first ball in this match and the decision goes against Bengaluru again. Kohli is not at all happy and is making his feelings known to the umpire. |
| 0.0 : Will Jacks walks out at number 3 for Bengaluru. |
| 2.2 : Harshit Rana to Will Jacks, Pitched up and around off, Will Jacks miscues his drive to mid off. |
| 2.3 : Harshit Rana to Will Jacks, Back of a length and on off, Will Jacks punches it towards cover-point, Andre Russell lets it through and allows a couple of runs. |
| 2.4 : Harshit Rana to Will Jacks, SIX! Will Jacks gets his first maximum in a streaky fashion! |
| 2.5 : Harshit Rana to Will Jacks, Slower one, on a length and on middle, Will Jacks backs away and tries to punch it away but gets an inside edge towards short fine leg. |
| 2.6 : Harshit Rana to Will Jacks, Change of pace again, touch fuller and on off, Will Jacks pushes it to short covers. 8 runs and the big wicket of Virat Kohli from the over. |
| Varun Chakaravarthy replaces Mitchell Starc. |
| 3.1 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Faf du Plessis, OUT! TAKEN! Varun Chakaravarthy strikes straightaway! We have seen some amazing catches in this game and Venkatesh Iyer is the latest entrant. This one is tossed up, full and on middle, Faf du Plessis tries to go over mid on but fails to get under it, hits it flat and uppishly wide of that fielder, Venkatesh Iyer dives to his left to take a stunning catch. Bengaluru loses both their openers now! |
| Rajat Patidar walks in at number 4 for Bengaluru. |
| 3.2 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Rajat Patidar, Floated, full and on middle, Rajat Patidar clips it through square leg for a single. |
| 3.3 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Will Jacks, Flatter, full and on leg, Will Jacks misses his flick and gets hit on the pads. |
| 3.4 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Will Jacks, FOUR! A bit unlucky for Varun Chakaravarthy! |
| 3.6 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Rajat Patidar, FOUR! Easy pickings! This is a low full toss, on off, Rajat Patidar stands tall and smacks it past the bowler for a boundary. |
| 3.5 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Will Jacks, 1 run. |
| 3.6 : It will be spin from both ends as Sunil Narine comes into the attack now. |
| 4.1 : Sunil Narine to Will Jacks, Sunil Narine begins with a flatter delivery, full and on leg, Will Jacks goes for the sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads. |
| 4.2 : Sunil Narine to Will Jacks, No run. |
| 4.3 : Sunil Narine to Will Jacks, Four! |
| 4.4 : Sunil Narine to Will Jacks, Slows it up, full and on leg, turning in, Will Jacks backs away to swipe it but misses and gets hit on the pads, the ball rolls towards square and the batters take a leg bye. |
| 4.5 : Sunil Narine to Rajat Patidar, Short and on middle, Rajat Patidar stays back and nudges it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 4.6 : Sunil Narine to Will Jacks, Another short delivery, on middle, Will Jacks forces it down to long on for one. |
| 5.1 : Mitchell Starc to Will Jacks, SIX! Up, up and over! That one sounded sweet off the bat! Mitchell Starc comes from over the wicket and bowls a fuller delivery into the stumps with some pace off, Will Jacks picks up the length and lands the ball in the crowd over deep square leg for a maximum. |
| 5.2 : Mitchell Starc to Will Jacks, SIX! BOOM! Stand and deliver for a 97-meter six! |
| 5.3 : Mitchell Starc to Will Jacks, Attempts a yorker and lands a low full toss on off, Will Jacks mistimes his drive to covers. |
| 5.4 : Mitchell Starc to Will Jacks, Angles this in, on a good length and into middle and leg, Will Jacks looks to whip it across the line but misses out on connection. |
| 5.5 : Mitchell Starc to Will Jacks, Six! |
| 5.6 : Mitchell Starc to Will Jacks, Four! |
| 0.0 : Strategic-Break! There is not much between the teams at this stage. After losing the big guns, Will Jacks has taken over and taken apart Mitchell Starc and he will need to continue like this with some support from the other end. Kolkata got the big wickets but has been expensive again in the Powerplay and will hope that their spinners can do the trick here. An exciting phase of cricket awaits us. |
| 6.1 : Sunil Narine to Rajat Patidar, Goes fuller and just outside off, Rajat Patidar digs it to backward point and squeezes a quick single. |
| 6.2 : Sunil Narine to Will Jacks, Fuller and on off, Will Jacks cuts it straight to cover. |
| 6.3 : Sunil Narine to Will Jacks, BYES! Bowls this nicely on a fuller length and gets the ball to turn back in sharply beating Will Jacks on all ends. The ball zips past the leg stump and evades the keeper for a single. |
| 6.4 : Sunil Narine to Rajat Patidar, Pitches this fuller and into the pads, Rajat Patidar tucks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 6.5 : Sunil Narine to Will Jacks, Flights this one fuller and on off, Will Jacks works it to mid off and gets a single. |
| 6.6 : Sunil Narine to Rajat Patidar, Flatter and fuller, outside off, Rajat Patidar cuts it straight to cover. |
| 7.1 : Suyash Sharma to Will Jacks, Starts from over the wicket and floats a low full toss on off, Will Jacks drives it to long off for a single. |
| 6.6 : Suyash Sharma comes into the attack now. |
| 7.2 : Suyash Sharma to Rajat Patidar, Bowls this one fuller and on off, Rajat Patidar looks for the big hoick but mistimes it to deep mid-wicket for just a single. |
| 7.3 : Suyash Sharma to Will Jacks, Tosses this fuller and outside off, Will Jacks reaches for it and drives it to long on for one. |
| 7.4 : Suyash Sharma to Rajat Patidar, SIX! Just over Mitchell Starc in the deep. Suyash Sharma bowls the googly, on a fuller length and outside off, Rajat Patidar frees his arms and drives it beautifully lofting the ball over deep extra cover for a maximum. |
| 7.5 : Suyash Sharma to Rajat Patidar, Wide! |
| Suyash Sharma to Rajat Patidar, Floats this one up again and into the stumps, Rajat Patidar miscues his heave to wide of long on for a single. |
| 7.6 : Suyash Sharma to Will Jacks, Lands this further away off that off stump line and just withing the guideline on off, Will Jacks leaves it alone hoping for it to be called a wide. |
| 8.1 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Rajat Patidar, No run. |
| 8.2 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Rajat Patidar, A tad shorter in length over middle and off, Rajat Patidar whips it to deep mid-wicket for just a single. |
| 8.3 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Will Jacks, Bowls this flatter and fuller, just outside off, Will Jacks looks for the reverse hit but misses out on any connection. |
| 8.4 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Will Jacks, SIX! That one stayed up in the air for an eternity but goes well beyond the fence! Tossed up on middle and off, Will Jacks picks the length and lofts it over mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 8.5 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Will Jacks, No run. |
| 8.6 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Will Jacks, FOUR! Will Jacks gets to his half-century with that cracking shot! Varun Chakaravarthy drops the length a bit outside off, Will Jacks slaps it in front of the square on off for four more runs. |
| 9.1 : Suyash Sharma to Rajat Patidar, Four! |
| 9.2 : Suyash Sharma to Rajat Patidar, SIX! That's even better! Tossed up into the stumps, Rajat Patidar clears his front foot and slogs it over mid-wicket for a maximum this time. |
| 9.3 : Suyash Sharma to Rajat Patidar, takes pace off and bowls this one flatter and fuller, just outside off, Rajat Patidar throws the kitchen sink at it but only manages to get it off the lower half off the bat straight into the bat of Will Jacks at the other end. |
| 9.4 : Suyash Sharma to Rajat Patidar, SIX! Wow, that's some shot! |
| 9.5 : Suyash Sharma to Rajat Patidar, Goes fuller and into the stumps, Rajat Patidar miscues his heave to wide of long on for a couple of runs. |
| 9.6 : Suyash Sharma to Rajat Patidar, FOUR! Delicately done and Rajat Patidar has gotten himself on a roll here! |
| 10.1 : Sunil Narine to Will Jacks, Flatter, short and on middle, Will Jacks punches it down to long on for a single. |
| 10.2 : Sunil Narine to Rajat Patidar, Quicker, short again, on middle, angling in, Rajat Patidar misses his flick and gets hit on the pads. |
| 10.3 : Sunil Narine to Rajat Patidar, SIX! Rajat Patidar is on fire here! This is tossed up, full and on leg, Rajat Patidar backs away a bit and tonks it just over long on for a biggie. |
| 10.4 : Sunil Narine to Rajat Patidar, Darts this one on middle, keeps a bit low, Rajat Patidar manages to heave it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 10.5 : Sunil Narine to Will Jacks, Floated, short once more, on off, Will Jacks tries to play at it but gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball rolls in front of point. They cross. |
| 10.6 : Sunil Narine to Rajat Patidar, SIX! FIFTY FOR PATIDAR! A scintillating knock from him and he is dragging this game away from Kolkata here. Sunil Narine gives it some flight, full and on middle, Rajat Patidar goes down and smokes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum. |
| 0.0 : Andre Russell comes into the attack now. |
| 11.1 : Andre Russell to Will Jacks, OUT! TAKEN! Dre Russ strikes straightaway! The crowd has come alive again at the Eden Gardens. |
| 0.0 : Cameron Green walks out to bat at number 5 for Bengaluru. |
| 11.2 : Andre Russell to Cameron Green, A full toss, on middle, angling in, Cameron Green misses his flick and the ball goes off his pads towards square leg. A leg bye is taken. |
| 11.3 : Andre Russell to Rajat Patidar, Overpitched and outside off, Rajat Patidar squeezes it straight to point |
| 11.4 : Andre Russell to Rajat Patidar, OUT! TAKEN! Dre Russ with the double blow! |
| 11.5 : Andre Russell to Suyash Prabhudessai, On a length but angling down the leg side, Suyash Prabhudessai tries to flick but misses. Wided. |
| Andre Russell to Suyash Prabhudessai, FOUR! Suyash Prabhudessai gets off the mark in good fashion! Andre Russell bangs this short and around off, Suyash Prabhudessai stands tall and plays a controlled pull towards the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary. |
| 0.0 : At number 6 for Bengaluru, it will be Suyash Prabhudessai who replaces Yash Dayal as the impact substitute. |
| 11.6 : Andre Russell to Suyash Prabhudessai, Short again and on middle, slower too this time, Suyash Prabhudessai pulls it wide of deep square leg and comes back for the second run. A better throw and he would have been in trouble there. |
| 12.1 : Sunil Narine to Cameron Green, Swing and a miss! This is tossed up, full and on middle, turns in, Cameron Green backs away to slog it but misses it completely. |
| 12.2 : Sunil Narine to Cameron Green, SIX! Goes again and connect this time! Sunil Narine floats it up, full and on middle and leg, Cameron Green goes down and miscues his heave but it still goes flat and hard over deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 12.3 : Sunil Narine to Cameron Green, OUT! TAKEN! Sunil Narine strikes in his final over! |
| Mahipal Lomror walks out to bat at number 7 for Bengaluru. |
| 12.4 : Sunil Narine to Mahipal Lomror, Flighted, full and on middle, Mahipal Lomror looks to work it away but gets a lading edge along the ground towards covers. |
| 12.5 : Sunil Narine to Mahipal Lomror, FOUR! Just over! HE bowls this one short and around off, Mahipal Lomror tries to cut it away but slices it in the air, Harshit Rana at short third man leaps up to grab it with both hands but it just flies over him for a boundary. |
| 12.6 : Sunil Narine to Mahipal Lomror, OUT! c & b Sunil Narine. |
| 0.0 : Dinesh Karthik walks out to bat at number 8 for Bengaluru. |
| 13.1 : Andre Russell to Suyash Prabhudessai, Leg bye. |
| 13.2 : Andre Russell to Dinesh Karthik, No run. |
| 13.3 : Andre Russell to Dinesh Karthik, Fuller one and on off, Dinesh Karthik drills it towards long off for a single. |
| 13.4 : Andre Russell to Suyash Prabhudessai, 2 runs. |
| 13.5 : Andre Russell to Suyash Prabhudessai, 1 run. |
| 13.6 : Andre Russell to Dinesh Karthik, FOUR! Fine shot! Andre Russell is on the ground as this was a great delivery. |
| Varun Chakaravarthy (2-0-21-1) comes back into the attack with Bengaluru needing 59 more runs off 36 balls. |
| 14.1 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Suyash Prabhudessai, Four! |
| 14.2 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Suyash Prabhudessai, Tosed up, full and on middle, Suyash Prabhudessai nudges it towars the vacant mid-wicket region and comes back for the second run. |
| 14.3 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Suyash Prabhudessai, 2 runs. |
| 14.4 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Suyash Prabhudessai, No run. |
| 14.5 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Suyash Prabhudessai, Quicker one, full and around off, Suyash Prabhudessai goes for the sweep but misses. |
| 14.6 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Suyash Prabhudessai, Flighted, full and on off, Suyash Prabhudessai once again tucks it through mid-wicket for a couple of more runs. 10 runs off the over without taking much risk! |
| 15.1 : Harshit Rana to Dinesh Karthik, Comes from over the wicket and hurls this on a hard length, outside off, Dinesh Karthik looks to cut it away through off but misses out. |
| 15.2 : Harshit Rana to Dinesh Karthik, FOUR! Cuts it right this time around! Rana hits the deck on a hard length again and this time a bit closer to that off-stump line, Dinesh Karthik waits back and cuts it neatly past point for four runs. |
| 15.3 : Harshit Rana to Dinesh Karthik, A tad shorter and outside off, Dinesh Karthik reaches out and cuts it to backward point for a single. |
| 15.4 : Harshit Rana to Suyash Prabhudessai, Takes pace off and bowls this fuller and just outside off, Suyash Prabhudessai nudges it with soft hands towards mid on and gets to the other end. |
| 15.5 : Harshit Rana to Dinesh Karthik, Hurls this at 144.8 kph, on a hard length, outside off, Dinesh Karthik looks to slice it over point but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 15.6 : Harshit Rana to Dinesh Karthik, Bowls this straighter this time on a good length and into the stumps, Dinesh Karthik covers the line and sensibly tucks it in front of long on for a single to end the over. Bengaluru now need 42 runs off the last 4 overs. |
| 0.0 : Strategic-Break! The game is hanging in the balance at the moment but Bengaluru will be backing themselves with DK still at the crease. They don't need to take many risks and if they avoid losing wickets, they should get this done. Kolkata knows that a wicket or two here will change the complexion of the game again and it will be interesting to see how Shreyas Iyer use his bowlers at the death. A really exciting last phase of this chase coming up. |
| 16.1 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Dinesh Karthik, Bowls this one fuller and into middle and off, Dinesh Karthik gets his bat forward and opens the bat face steering the ball to deep point for a single. |
| 16.2 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Suyash Prabhudessai, Bangs the deck on a fuller length, outside off, Suyash Prabhudessai looks to reverse sweep it but gets beaten onto his pad and hits Phil Salt on the helmet. |
| 16.3 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Suyash Prabhudessai, Fuller and flatter into off, Suyash Prabhudessai drills it straight back to the bowler off the toe end of the bat. |
| 16.4 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Suyash Prabhudessai, A loud appeal for caught behind but the umpire stays unmoved. After a lot of discussion, Shreyas Iyer does send it upstairs for a review. Varun Chakaravarthy bowls this one fuller and outside off, Suyash Prabhudessai takes a step across and looks to sweep it along the square on leg but misses out. The replays roll on and confirm that the ball brushes the thigh pad on its way back into the keeper's gloves and the onfield calls stays as NOT OUT! |
| 16.5 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Suyash Prabhudessai, FOUR! Inches short of a maximum! Varun Chakaravarthy drags down the length and drifts it down leg, Suyash Prabhudessai rocks back nd pulls it well over short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 16.6 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Suyash Prabhudessai, Floats this one up, outside off, Suyash Prabhudessai looks for the big hoick but misses out on any connection. A dot to end the over for Varun Chakaravarthy! |
| 17.1 : Harshit Rana to Dinesh Karthik, Lands this on a hard length, outside off, Dinesh Karthik cuts it hard and neat but straight to deep point for just a single. |
| 17.2 : Harshit Rana to Suyash Prabhudessai, OUT! c Angkrish Raghuvanshi b Harshit Rana. |
| 0.0 : Karn Sharma is the next man in. |
| 17.3 : Harshit Rana to Karn Sharma, WIDE! Bowls this fuller and wayward on off for a wide. Karn Sharma leaves it alone. |
| Harshit Rana to Karn Sharma, Takes pace off and hits the deck on a length, over middle and off, Karn Sharma manages to get some bat and cut it to short third for a single to get off strike. |
| 17.4 : Harshit Rana to Dinesh Karthik, Drops the length short and over off, with no pace at it, Dinesh Karthik pulls it off the bottom half of the bat to Andre Russell at deep mid-wicket for just one. |
| 17.5 : Harshit Rana to Karn Sharma, Tap and run! Hurls this on a good length and attacks the stumps, Karn Sharma just pushes it to the off side and pinches a single. |
| 17.6 : Harshit Rana to Dinesh Karthik, 1 run. |
| 18.1 : Andre Russell to Dinesh Karthik, Bangs the deck on a length and takes the pace off, Dinesh Karthik is too early on the pull and misses out. The ball clips him high on the back and rolls over to short third. |
| 0.0 : Gautam Gambhir is having a chat about something with the umpire. It looks like Sunil Narine went off the field but the umpires are saying that he will need to be on for the last couple of overs. Also, Andre Russell to bowl the penultimate over. He has conceded 15 runs in his two overs and picked up two wickets as well. |
| 18.2 : Andre Russell to Dinesh Karthik, Nails the yorker right does Andre Russell! Bowls this full and into the pads, Dinesh Karthik looks to flick but misses out. |
| 18.3 : Andre Russell to Dinesh Karthik, SIX! Up, up and just over the fielder for a maximum. Andre Russell bowls this one on a length and attacks the stumps, Dinesh Karthik picks the length and flicks it over the outstretched fielder at deep square leg who only gets his fingers to it tipping it over the fence for six runs. |
| 18.4 : Andre Russell to Dinesh Karthik, Nails the yorker yet again! Fires the fuller delivery, outside off, Dinesh Karthik digs it out to cover but doesn't take the run. |
| 18.5 : Andre Russell to Dinesh Karthik, Four! |
| 18.6 : Andre Russell to Dinesh Karthik, OUT! c Phil Salt b Andre Russell. |
| 0.0 : Mohammed Siraj comes out to the middle now. Mitchell Starc to bowl the last over. He has conceded 36 runs in his two overs and now needs to defend 20 runs. |
| 19.1 : Mitchell Starc to Karn Sharma, SIX! How well has he connected that one? Mitchell Starc looks for the wide yorker and ends up bowling this right in the slot, outside off, Karn Sharma slices it over point for a maximum. |
| 19.2 : Mitchell Starc to Karn Sharma, An appeal for caught behind and the umpire turns it down. Shreyas Iyer sends it upstairs for a review. Starc bowls this full and outside off, Karn Sharma looks for the slice yet again but seems to have gotten a faint edge into the keeper's gloves. The replays roll in and the UltraEdge confirm there was a spike as the ball passed the bat. The third umpire also looks to reconfirm if it was a clean take behind the stumps and it shows that the ball brushed th |
| 19.3 : Mitchell Starc to Karn Sharma, SIX! Oh dear, Karn Sharma has titled this game back on its head and it can go anywhere from here. |
| 19.4 : Mitchell Starc to Karn Sharma, SIX! Karn Sharma you beauty! Three in the over and Bengaluru fans believe! Starc misses the line and bowls it wider on off on a filler length, Karn Sharma cuts it uppishly over point for half a dozen more. |
| 19.5 : Mitchell Starc to Karn Sharma, OUT! c & b Mitchell Starc. |
| 0.0 : Lockie Ferguson is the last man in. He needs to hit a boundary to win the game. A two will tie the game and we will go to a Super Over. |
| 19.6 : Mitchell Starc to Lockie Ferguson, OUT! RUN OUT! Can you believe it? A terrible throw back at the keeper's end but Phil Salt does exceptionally well to claw the game abck from the jaws of defeat as Kolkata wins this nail-biter of a game by just 1 run. |
| 0.0 : MY WORD, WHAT A GAME OF CRICKET! No one knew where it would go till the last ball but Mitchell Starc and Kolkata have held their nerves to win by just a run. The pendulum swung both ways and at one point it looked like Bengaluru would cruise through this chase but the home side pulled things back nicely in the middle phase. Who knew that Karn Sharma would hit three sixes against Starc in the last over, but it was again so near, yet so far for Bengaluru. |
| Bengaluru needed a quick start and Virat Kohli provided that with a few lusty blows before getting dismissed controversially but it was the right call. Skipper Faf du Plessis went back soon after which pushed them on the back foot. However, Will Jacks and Rajat Patidar took matters into their own hands and went berserk in the middle overs and countered the spin attack of Kolkata brilliantly. The momentum was on their side with the 102-run partnership, but then they lost both set batters Jack |
| Kolkata, on the other hand, were taken apart once again in the Powerplay but still managed to get the two big wickets of Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis. However, after that it they gave a lot of runs as Will Jacks and Rajat Patidar looked unstoppable. Shreyas Iyer decided to give the ball to Dre Russ who came in and got rid of both of them in the same over. Sunil Narine then took over and got a couple more to change the momentum again. Suyash Sharma came in as the Impact Player but was ver |
| Earlier in the game, Kolkata posted a good total on the board courtesy of a fine fifty from skipper Shreyas Iyer along with two fiery knocks from Phil Salt and Ramandeep Singh at the beginning and the death respectively. In the middle overs, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, and Andre Russell also contributed well. Cameron Green was the pick of the bowlers for Bengaluru with a couple of wickets while Yash Dayal also got two. Lockie Ferguson and Mohammed Siraj chipped in with one each while |
| Harshit Rana is down for a quick chat. He says the plan was to bowl slower and they executed that right. Adds that he tries to keep himself cool and not think a lot about the results and focus on the execution. Concludes that it was an intense game and it's hard to describe the feeling in that final over. |
| Presentation Time... |
| Faf du Plessis, the captain of Bengaluru says that it was crazy and rules are rules and there will always be one team that is happy while the other will not, and in the end the over from Sunil Narine where they got two wickets was crucial for them. Mentions that it all comes down to little moments and if the decision-making could've been clearer in the middle but is proud of how the boys played and showed character with them being ahead at the halfway stage in the chase. Mentions that they are |
| Shreyas Iyer the victorious skipper of Kolkata says that games like these take a lot off the body and is tough to stay calm but he is happy to have been on the winning end. Adds that Andre Russell got them those two wickets and completely changed the momentum of the game and it all comes down to individuals taking responsibility. Mentions that with 18 runs off the last over, the bowler is under pressure and one six here and there can change the momentum of the game towards the batter and they |
| Andre Russell is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his match-winning all-round performance especially his spell with the ball. He says that he always back his bowling and is happy to contribute with the ball. Tells that when he was batting change-ups were difficult to hit and he tried to use the slower cutters that were gripping and got him the rewards. Mentions that his over with two wickets and the other two in Narine's over changed the momentum. Says that he is happy with the win and at the death, |
| Right then, that is it from this absolute nail-biter where Kolkata just managed to pip Bengaluru and do the double over them. The action doesn't stop here as we have a double-header. Punjab is taking on Gujarat in the second game and you can just switch tabs to enjoy all our coverage of that match. Cheers! |
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