| 1.2 : 1.2: P Chawla to D Warner, FOUR! First boundary for Warner and Hyderabad for this season. Short on middle and off, Warner waits for it and slaps it through covers off his back foot for a boundary. |
| 1.4 : 1.4: P Chawla to D Warner, FOUR! A back of length on middle, Warner rocks back and cuts it to the cover region through the gap. Another boundary for Warner. |
| 2.6 : 2.6: P Krishna to D Warner, FOUR! CRASHED! A back of a length delivery pitching on middle and leg. Warner was just waiting for it, gets on his back foot and pulls it to the mid-wicket region. Another boundary for David. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: P Chawla to J Bairstow, SIX! Excellent use of feet from Bairstow. Tossed up on middle, Bairstow comes down the track and sends it sailing over the bowler's head for a maximum. |
| 4.6 : 4.6: L Ferguson to D Warner, FOUR! Crisp! A fuller length delivery on off, Warner drives it beautifully towards the covers region. The ball touches the boundary ropes. David looks in top form today. |
| 5.4 : 5.4: S Narine to D Warner, FOUR! Bad ball and punished. Short down the leg side, Warner gets down and pulls it between short fine leg and square leg! |
| 5.5 : 5.5: S Narine to D Warner, FOUR! ADMONISHED! Does it occur to you that this bloke has not played much competitive cricket for a year? Not to us. He is playing with consummate ease. Full and down the leg side, Warner gets down and mows a slog sweep over mid-wicket! |
| 6.2 : 6.2: K Yadav to D Warner, FOUR! Perfect execution this from Warner. Googly on leg, Warner gets on one knee and brings out the reverse weep. He hits it well to send it to the fence at third man. |
| 7.2: S Narine to J Bairstow, FOUR! Deft touch from Bairstow. Top spinner around off, Bairstow gets on one knee and paddles it over the keeper's head for a boundary. |
| 8.4 : 8.4: A Russell to D Warner, FOUR! Warner is in the mood today. Length delivery outside off. Russel offers width to Warner and you never do that when he is in fine form. He frees his arm and whacks it through covers for a boundary. Narine gets his hand to it inside the circle but cannot do anything. |
| 8.5 : 8.5: A Russell to D Warner, SIX! Brilliant by Warner. 50 up for Warner. A short pitched delivery on off, Warner gets the perfect room to free his arms. He plays an upper cut to the third man region. And the ball goes above the boundary ropes at the third man region. Warner raises his bat towards the pavilion. He acknowledges the reception from the crowd. David Warner has announced himself back. |
| 9.6 : 9.6: K Yadav to D Warner, SIX! Warner is on fire today. Short and straight outside off, Warner hits it straight as an arrow and heaves it over long on fence and the ball hits the camera behind the fence. The cameraman is lucky not to get hit there. |
| 10.1 : 10.1: N Rana to J Bairstow, FOUR! Short and outside off, Bairstow rocks back and punches it through the covers for a boundary! |
| 11.5 : 11.5: L Ferguson to J Bairstow, FOUR! Off the inside edge this time! Ferguson bowls this one cross seam. Pitching on leg side, short of good length. Bairstow attempts a pull but gets an inside edge onto the ground and the ball goes to the fine leg region for a boundary. |
| 12.2 : 12.2: P Chawla to D Warner, FOUR! Warner is dominating the bowlers here. Short on middle, Warner makes room by moving away from the leg stumps and whacks it over covers for a boundary. |
| 12.5 : 12.5: P Chawla to J Bairstow, OUT! Bowled! Finally some respite for the bowlers. Googly pitching just outside off, Bairstow looks to flat bat it through covers but misses it completely. The ball goes onto crash the off stump. Finally the partnership is broken. But Warner is still out there and that is danger for Kolkata. |
| 13.4 : 13.4: S Narine to V Shankar, SIX! That is massive. A nice floated delivery around off, Vijay Shankar just picks this one and slogs sweeps it above the mid-wicket region. A brilliant hit by Vijay Shankar, he has hit it outside the park. Brilliant batting. |
| 15.3 : 15.3: A Russell to D Warner, SIX! Unbelievable shot this. Slower delivery again. It is on a length, Warner takes his front foot out of the line and flat bats it over the long on fence for a maximum. |
| 15.6 : 15.6: A Russell to D Warner, OUT. Caught! Hyderabad have lost their second wicket. Warner falls this time. A fuller length delivery on off, David Warner just slams it hard to the cover region from his front foot. Uthappa at covers takes a beautiful diving catch. That was some exceptional batting performance by Warner. He deserve all the applaud from the crowd. |
| 17.3 : 17.3: A Russell to Y Pathan, OUT! KNOCKED HIM OVER! Might be a blessing in disguise for Hyderabad. Yusuf Pathan is not a rapid starter and with the balls left in the innings, he needed to get going almost immediately, which he struggles to do. This is a slower delivery, beautifully disguised but Pathan does not pick it at all. He is months early into his flick and the ball arrives much late, goes past the bat and ignites the Zinc bails. |
| 17.6 : 17.6: A Russell to M Pandey, FOUR! Good shot that! A slower one this time from Russell, pitching short on off, Manish Pandey clears his front leg and strikes it with precision, piercing the gap between extra cover and mid on. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: P Krishna to V Shankar, SIX! 'That is creamed right off the middle', quips Brett Lee on air. A length ball outside off, slower in pace, Shankar spots it, gives himself room to the leg side and sends it sailing over long on! |
| 18.6 : 18.6: P Krishna to V Shankar, FOUR! Absolute precision. A full length delivery on leg, Vijay Shankar flicks it down the leg through the gap between short fine leg and square leg. Another boundary added to the score. |
| 19.4 : 19.4: L Ferguson to V Shankar, FOUR! Finally gets a boundary. Kolkata have pulled things back really nicely here. Short and outside off, Shankar pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary! |
| 1.2 : 1.2: Al Hasan to C Lynn, SIX! Ho ho ho! There goes Lynn. Tossed up, around middle, Chris jumps out of the crease and launches this over long on! 175 more needed from 112 balls. |
| 1.6 : 1.6: Al Hasan to C Lynn, OUT! Caught! No Lynnsanity tonight. He is gone after hitting just one six. A short of a length delivery on middle and leg, going down the leg side, Lynn dances down the track and tires a cross bat shot but get a leading edge. The ball goes up in the air towards the cover region. Rashid Khan there settles himself under the ball and takes an easy catch. A bad start from Kolkata. |
| 2.1 : 2.1: B Kumar to N Rana, MISFIELD! FOUR! Almost a replica of what Sunil Narine suffered when Kolkata were fielding. Now, it is Rashid. Short and outside off, Rana punches it straight to Rashid who gets down to stop but the ball hits his fingertips and rolls behind. He is certainly not happy and is feeling the pain but is continuing. |
| 2.5 : 2.5: B Kumar to R Uthappa, FOUR! Had he missed, Uthappa would have been dismissed. But he doesn't and it is a boundary. Robin has this tendency to walk across his stumps and Bhuvi keeps this dead straight. But the stylish batsman flicks it past short fine leg and finds the boundary. |
| 3.2 : 3.2: S Sharma to N Rana, FOUR! Pure timing! Full and around middle, Rana works it wide of mid on and finds the fence! |
| 3.3 : 3.3: S Sharma to N Rana, SIX! Hit the ropes on the full! Full on middle and leg, Rana swings it cleanly through the line, clears mid on and the ball lands directly flush on the ropes. The umpire checks it upstairs to see whether it is a four or a six and after some time, the right decision is made. |
| 3.6 : 3.6: S Sharma to N Rana, FOUR! From the outside edge. Unfortunate for the bowler. Fuller length delivery outside off, shaping away. Nitish Rana goes for a drive but gets an outside edge and the ball touches the third man ropes. |
| 4.4 : 4.4: S Kaul to R Uthappa, FOUR! A full length delivery on off, Uthappa makes some room and slaps it down the ground straight pass the bowler. Warner at mid on gives a dive but the ball passes him and touches the boundary ropes. |
| 5.4: Al Hasan to R Uthappa, FOUR! Excellent bowling but what a terrific piece of batting. Good cricket all around. Uthappa comes down the track and Shakib fires it in the blockhole outside off. But the keeper-batsman adjusts well, converts it into a low full toss and drives it between cover and point! |
| 7.4: R Khan to N Rana, FOUR! A tossed up delivery on middle and off, Rana sweeps it wildly but gets an outside edge above David Warner at first slip towards third man. That is some tough luck for Rashid - a dropped catch, followed by an edgy boundary. |
| 8.5 : 8.5: S Sharma to N Rana, FOUR! Full and down the leg side, Rana gets down and sweeps it wide of short fine leg for a boundary! |
| 10.1 : 10.1: Al Hasan to R Uthappa, SIX! Just over! Short and outside off, Uthappa rocks back and pulls it over square leg. Vijay Shankar races across to his left and leaps but in vain. |
| 10.5 : 10.5: Al Hasan to N Rana, SIX! AUDACIOUS! Full and outside off, Rana gets down and slog sweeps this massively over mid-wicket! |
| 11.4 : 11.4: S Kaul to R Uthappa, OUT! The off stump goes cartwheeling! Normally 87 is an unlucky number considered by the Aussies. Is it for Kolkata as well? A fuller length delivery on off, Uthappa comes down the track and yorks himself, he was looking for a smash towards the cover region but Kaul outsmarting him clips his off stump out of the ground. And isn't he pumped up! That is a vital wicket for Hyderabad. Uthappa was looking solid and was looking settled. A huge partnership of 80 runs is now b |
| 12.1 : 12.1: S Sharma to N Rana, FOUR! BANG! Full and down the leg side, Rana gets down and sweeps it behind square leg for a boundary! |
| 12.4 : 12.4: S Sharma to D Karthik, OUT! Caught! Then skipper goes too! Full and outside off, Karthik looks to check his drive through the off side but the ball stops on the surface and he is caught in his crease. he cannot stop himself and the ball lobs off the face of the bat, straight to his counterpart Bhuvneshwar Kumar at short extra cover. Two wickets in quick succession for Hyderabad. |
| 13.2 : 13.2: R Khan to N Rana, FOUR! Short and outside off, cut through point for a boundary! |
| 14.4 : 14.4: S Sharma to N Rana, SIX! That looked like a miscue but it has gone all the way! A high full toss outside off, Rana looks to go over mid off, miscues it but still manages to clear the fence! |
| 15.1 : 15.1: R Khan to N Rana, FOUR! Nicely done! A full ball, outside leg, Rana gets down and reverse sweeps it over short third man! |
| 15.3 : 15.3: R Khan to N Rana, OUT! The break has hampered Rana's momentum certainly. He has been adjudged lbw! Rashid lets out a flatter and quicker leg break delivery around leg. It spins back in slightly to beat Rana's bat and hits him on the pads. They appeal and the finger goes up. Nitish has a chat with his partner but decides not to take the referral. He is off. A big blow to Kolkata. |
| 15.6 : 15.6: R Khan to A Russell, FOUR! Fine, fine shot! Goes with the spin and lofts it over covers. Ends the over well but it's been a great spell from Rashid, 4-0-26-1! |
| 17.1 : 17.1: S Kaul to A Russell, SIX! A cracking beginning to the over for Kolkata! Dre Russ getting into the act. Gets one right in the slot. It's full and on middle and leg, Russell clears his front leg and clobbers it 91m long into the deep mid-wicket stand. |
| 17.2 : 17.2: S Kaul to A Russell, SIX! Two in a row! Game on. All the good work done by Kumar in the last over is going down the drain. A low full toss by Kaul, Andre lines himself and launches it over the bowler's head. 12 from the over already. |
| 17.5 : 17.5: S Kaul to A Russell, FOUR! Russell is unleashed. Width on offer outside off, he shows no mercy and spanks it through covers for a cracking boundary. This boy is very, very strong. Can he finish this over with one more big blow? |
| 18.1 : 18.1: B Kumar to A Russell, FOUR! The over begins with a boundary! What a strike from Russell. A length ball, around off, Dre Rus swings it wide of mid on for a boundary! |
| 18.2 : 18.2: B Kumar to A Russell, SIX! That is a monster! 10 off 2 balls and Kolkata are surely the favourites now. 24 needed from 10 deliveries. A length ball again, Russell swings hard and clears mid-wicket with ease! |
| 18.3 : 18.3: B Kumar to A Russell, FOUR! 14 from the first 3 balls! Russell has come out with a mission. He is just taking everyone to the cleaners. Full and outside off, the West Indian blasts this past the bowler, through mid off! |
| 18.5 : 18.5: B Kumar to A Russell, SIX! That is just unbelievable! Full and outside off, Russell reaches out, mistimes his carve but still gets it over cover for half a dozen! |
| 19.2 : 19.2: Al Hasan to S Gill, SIX! If Russell can hit, I can go big too! Gill gets into the act. Jumps out of his crease, gets to the pitch of the ball and thumps it over long on! |
| 19.4 : 19.4: Al Hasan to S Gill, SIX! Game, set and match! That is how they say in Tennis. Gill has ended the game in style. Full and around middle, Shubman dances out of his crease and sends it flying over long on! The helmet comes off and then the hug with Dre Russ. KOLKATA WIN BY 6 WICKETS! |
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