| 0.0 : Hello and welcome to game 8 of the Indian T20 League as Kolkata take on Hyderabad. Both the teams started off with a loss and they will be looking to redeem themselves going into this game. Kolkata has an edge over Hyderabad in head-to-head contests as they lead by 10 wins to Hyderabad's 7. Will Kolkata increase the figure or will Hyderabad get closer to getting even? Join us as we find out and bring you the toss and all the relevant updates.  |
| TOSS - Up goes the coin and Hyderabad have won the toss and have DECIDED TO BAT. |
| Manish Pandey is in for a chat! Starts off by saying that it is great to play cricket and they have been waiting for the opportunity to go out and play. Adds that he has been thinking about one game at a time and was happy with his performance in the latter half of the previous season and it has given him confidence coming into this tourney. States that the previous game was unlucky and that they will learn from the mistakes from the previous game and they need to polish their basics. |
| Kolkata (Playing XI) - Sunil Narine, Shubman Gill, Dinesh Karthik (WK/C), Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Kamlesh Nagarkoti (IN PLACE OF SANDEEP WARRIER), Varun Chakravarthy (IN PLACE OF NIKHIL NAIK), Kuldeep Yadav, Shivam Mavi. |
| Hyderabad (Playing XI) - David Warner (C), Jonny Bairstow (WK), Manish Pandey, Priyam Garg, Mohammad Nabi (IN PLACE OF MITCHELL MARSH), Wriddhiman Saha (IN PLACE OF VIJAY SHANKAR), Abhishek Sharma, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed (IN FOR SANDEEP SHARMA), T Natarajan. |
| Dinesh Karthik, Kolkata skipper, starts off by saying that he is not unhappy with the toss and that they know the conditions of the pitch. Adds that there are two changes as Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Varun Chakravarthy come in for Sandeep Warrier and Nikhil Naik. |
| David Warner, Hyderabad skipper, says they will bat first. Adds that they cannot depend on dew. Informs Vijay Shankar is injured and Wriddhiman Saha comes in for him, Mohammad Nabi comes in for Mitchell Marsh. Also, Khaleel Ahmed comes in for Sandeep Sharma. |
| Pitch Report - Ian Bishop and JP Duminy are down with the pitch report. JP Duminy says that there is nice covering of grass. Adds that the teams go with two spinners in T20 cricket. Mentions that under lights there will be more ping through the surface if dew comes into play. Bishop adds that the boundaries are on the bigger side and the wind will blow across the stadium to assist the big shots. Bishop ends by saying that it is a beautiful surface. |
| 0.1 : Sunil Narine to David Warner, Narine starts with a tossed up delivery on off, Warner drives it through covers as the fielder at long off cuts this one off. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 0.2 : Sunil Narine to David Warner, Flighted delivery on off, Warner punches it to covers. |
| 0.0 : We are all set to begin. The Kolkata players are out in the middle. David Warner and Jonny Bairstow will open the batting for Hyderabad. Sunil Narine will start the proceedings with the ball. Off we go... |
| 0.3 : Sunil Narine to David Warner, Floated delivery on off, Warner pushes it towards the off side. |
| 0.4 : Sunil Narine to David Warner, Loopy delivery on off, Warner punches it through mid off. Great running this time around as the batsmen get two runs. |
| 0.5 : Sunil Narine to David Warner, On middle, Warner flicks it through square leg for a run. |
| 0.6 : Sunil Narine to Jonny Bairstow, On off, Bairstow flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| The Aussie, Pat Cummins will partner Narine from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow, Full delivery on off, Bairstow looks to defend but gets an outside edge. It goes safely towards the slip region. |
| 1.2 : Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow, Back of a length on off, Bairstow pushes it towards point for a single. |
| 1.3 : Pat Cummins to David Warner, Length delivery on off, Warner looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads. The ball goes towards the keeper. |
| 1.4 : Pat Cummins to David Warner, Back of a length on middle, Warner blocks it off the back foot. |
| 1.5 : Pat Cummins to David Warner, Length ball outside off, Warner pushes it towards covers for a single. |
| 1.6 : Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow, Length delivery on off, Bairstow blocks it off the front foot. |
| 2.1 : Sunil Narine to David Warner, Tossed up delivery on off, Warner punches it through mid off for a run. |
| 2.2 : Sunil Narine to Jonny Bairstow, Flighted delivery on off, Bairstow punches it towards mid off for a single. |
| 2.3 : Sunil Narine to David Warner, SIX! First maximum of the match! Floated delivery on middle, Warner plays a slog sweep over mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 2.4 : Sunil Narine to David Warner, Loopy delivery on off, Warner pushes it towards point for a run. |
| 2.5 : Sunil Narine to Jonny Bairstow, On middle, Bairstow flicks it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 2.6 : Sunil Narine to David Warner, FOUR! That is put away! Short delivery on middle, Warner pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 3.1 : Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow, Back of a length on middle, Bairstow looks to cut but gets an inside edge. It goes past the leg stump towards fine leg. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 3.2 : Pat Cummins to David Warner, PLAY AND A MISS! Good length delivery on middle, Warner looks to pull but misses it. |
| 3.3 : Pat Cummins to David Warner, Full ball on off, Warner drives it through covers for a single. |
| 3.4 : Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow, BEATEN! Good length ball outside off, Bairstow looks to cut but misses it. |
| 3.6 : Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow, OUT! BOWLED! Cummins gets his first wicket and the breakthrough for Kolkata! Good length ball on off, Bairstow looks to drive but misses it and gets bowled. |
| 3.4 : Bairstow has gone for the review straightaway. It is for a catch and the third umpire comes into play. Replays roll in and it comes off his pads. The LBW check has also been done and it is not out here as well. The umpire has to reverse his decision. |
| 4.1 : Shivam Mavi to David Warner, Back of a length around leg, Warner tucks this to the leg side for a single. |
| 4.2 : Shivam Mavi to Manish Pandey, Good length ball outside off, Pandey pushes it to the cover region and yells no for the single. |
| 4.3 : Shivam Mavi to Manish Pandey, On a good length outside off, Pandey prods forward and pushes this to the cover fielder. |
| 4.4 : Shivam Mavi to Manish Pandey, SIX! This is completely battered! Stand and deliver! Back of a length ball around off, Pandey pulls this hard over the fence at mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 0.0 : Manish Pandey is the new man in. Shivam Mavi replaces Narine with the ball. |
| 4.5 : Shivam Mavi to Manish Pandey, Good length around off, Pandey flicks this towards mid-wicket for a single. Manish looks for the second but Warner sends him back. |
| 4.6 : Shivam Mavi to David Warner, Good length around leg, Warner tucks this towards deep square leg for a single to end the over. |
| 5.1 : Pat Cummins to David Warner, Short of a good length outside off, Warner cuts this straight to the fielder at point. |
| 5.2 : Pat Cummins to David Warner, Good length ball around off, Warner nudges this gently towards mid on for a quick single. |
| 5.3 : Pat Cummins to Manish Pandey, Back of a length delivery around middle, Pandey tucks this away towards deep square leg for one run. |
| 5.4 : Pat Cummins to David Warner, FOUR! Pulled away hard! Aussie versus Aussie and we love to see it! A short of a length ball around off and middle, Warner pulls this over towards the deep square leg region for a boundary. |
| 5.5 : Pat Cummins to David Warner, Good length around middle, Warner nudges this towards the mid-wicket region. |
| 5.6 : Pat Cummins to David Warner, A short length delivery around off, Warner tucks this towards the square leg region on the hop and will retain the strike for the next over. Hyderabad are at 40/1 at the end of the Powerplay. |
| Kuldeep Yadav is into the attack. |
| 6.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to David Warner, Floated outside off, Warner dances down the track and plays this towards deep covers for a couple. |
| 6.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to David Warner, Tossed up ball outside off, Warner drives this towards long off for a single. |
| 6.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to Manish Pandey, Loopy around off, Manish tucks this to the leg side and Warner sends Pandey back into his crease. |
| 6.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Manish Pandey, Flatter around leg, Pandey flicks this towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 6.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to David Warner, Floated outside off, Warner looks to pull but it comes off his inside edge and onto his pads and to the off side. One run taken. |
| 6.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to Manish Pandey, On middle, Pandey plays it back towards Kuldeep to end the over. |
| 7.1 : Varun Chakravarthy to David Warner, Flatter outside off, Warner cuts this towards deep point for a single. |
| 3.5 : Varun Chakravarthy is into the attack. |
| 7.2 : Varun Chakravarthy to Manish Pandey, Short ball outside off, Pandey works this to the fielder at covers. |
| 7.3 : Varun Chakravarthy to Manish Pandey, Flatter ball around middle and leg, Pandey looks to flick but misses and it comes off his pads. |
| 7.4 : Varun Chakravarthy to Manish Pandey, Flatter delivery around middle, Pandey lofts this over mid-wicket for one run. |
| 7.5 : Varun Chakravarthy to David Warner, Flatter around middle, Warner pulls this towards deep square leg for a couple as Rana misfields in the deep. |
| 7.6 : Varun Chakravarthy to David Warner, Flatter ball around off, Warner looks to play at that but it comes off his outside edge and goes to the fielder at point. |
| 8.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to Manish Pandey, Tossed up delivery on middle, Pandey flicks it to mid-wicket and Morgan does well there to stop this one as it was hit with some force. |
| 8.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to Manish Pandey, SIX! Amazing shot! Flighted delivery on middle, Pandey comes down the track and lofts it over mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 8.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to Manish Pandey, Loopy delivery on middle, Pandey comes down the track and hits it towards long on. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 8.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to David Warner, Floated delivery on off, Warner punches it through point for a single. |
| 8.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to Manish Pandey, On middle, Pandey flicks it through square leg for a run. |
| 8.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to David Warner, Short ball on off, Warner makes room and cuts it through point for a single. |
| 3.5 : Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow, NOT OUT! It has come off the pad and impact is outside off! Back of a length on off, Bairstow looks to play a paddle scoop but it seems to have taken the edge. It goes towards the keeper where Karthik moves to his right and takes the catch. He appeals and the umpire raises his finger. Bairstow reviews it immediately. Ultra Edge shows it came off the bat and Ball Tracker shows that impact is outside off. Hyderabad keep their review. |
| 8.6 : STRATEGIC TIME-OUT! There is no clear team on top as both the teams are looking good. Hyderabad lost Bairstow early but Pandey and Warner have built a good partnership so far and seem to be turning it up a notch. Kolkata have bowled good, stemming the flow of runs for Hyderabad but they know they will need to pick wickets to apply more pressure on Hyderabad. Who comes out on top after the break? |
| 9.1 : Varun Chakravarthy to David Warner, OUT! CAUGHT & BOWLED! Warner loses his concentration after the break! Flighted delivery on middle, Warner looks to push but hits it uppishly towards the bowler where Varun Chakravarthy takes a good catch. |
| 9.2 : Varun Chakravarthy to Wriddhiman Saha, Floated delivery on off, Saha pushes it back towards the bowler. |
| 0.0 : Wriddhiman Saha is the next man in for Hyderabad, replacing David Warner. |
| 9.3 : Varun Chakravarthy to Wriddhiman Saha, NOT OUT! It is umpire's call on hitting the stumps! Flighted delivery on middle, Saha looks to defend but gets hit on the pads. The bowler appeals for LBW but the umpire shakes his head. Kolkata go for the review. There is nothing on Ultra Edge. Replays show that it is umpire's call and clipping the leg stump. |
| 9.4 : Varun Chakravarthy to Wriddhiman Saha, Floated delivery on off, Saha pushes it to point. |
| 9.5 : Varun Chakravarthy to Wriddhiman Saha, Short ball on off, Saha cuts it through point for a run. |
| 9.2 : Kolkata have reviewed for an LBW appeal as the umpire says this is not out. UltraEdge rolls in and there is not contact with the bat. Ball Tracker comes in and there are 2 reds and UMPIRE'S CALL. The on-field decision stays on and Saha survives by the skin on his teeth. |
| 9.6 : Varun Chakravarthy to Manish Pandey, On off, Pandey drives it through point for a single. |
| 10.1 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Manish Pandey, Full delivery on off, Nagarkoti drives it towards covers for a single. |
| 0.0 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti will bowl now, replacing Kuldeep Yadav. |
| 10.2 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Wriddhiman Saha, Full again on middle, Saha flicks it through square leg. Cummins in the deep slides and does well to stop it. The batsmen pick up a couple. |
| 10.3 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Wriddhiman Saha, Back of a length delivery on middle, Saha looks to flick but gets an inside edge. It goes towards third man. The batsmen take a leg bye. |
| 10.4 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Manish Pandey, Full ball on off, Pandey drives it through mid off for a single. |
| 10.5 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Wriddhiman Saha, WIDE! Slower ball down the leg side, Saha looks to flick but misses it. It is wided by the umpire. |
| Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Wriddhiman Saha, Full again on middle, Saha flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 10.6 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Wriddhiman Saha, Good length delivery on off, Saha defends it towards point for a single. |
| 11.1 : Varun Chakravarthy to Wriddhiman Saha, Short and outside off, Saha looks to cut but misses it. |
| 11.2 : Varun Chakravarthy to Wriddhiman Saha, Tossed up delivery on middle, Saha flicks it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 11.3 : Varun Chakravarthy to Manish Pandey, Loopy ball on off, Pandey pushes it through mid off for a single. |
| 11.4 : Varun Chakravarthy to Wriddhiman Saha, Floated delivery on middle, Saha comes down the track and looks to flick but gets an inside edge. It goes towards square leg. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 11.5 : Varun Chakravarthy to Manish Pandey, FOUR! Full ball outside off, Pandey looks to dig it out but gets an inside edge. It goes between the legs of the keeper into the third man fence. |
| 11.6 : Varun Chakravarthy to Manish Pandey, On middle, Pandey flicks it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 12.1 : Sunil Narine to Manish Pandey, Flatter outside off, Pandey punches it towards the deep cover region and they run well to come back for the second run. |
| 12.2 : Sunil Narine to Manish Pandey, Flatter ball around off, Pandey lofts this over mid-wicket but will find the fielder at the deep. One run added to the total. |
| 12.3 : Sunil Narine to Wriddhiman Saha, Flatter ball outside the off channel, Saha cuts fine but will only find the fielder at point. |
| 0.0 : Sunil Narine is back on. 2-0-20-0 are his figures so far. |
| 12.4 : Sunil Narine to Wriddhiman Saha, Loopy around middle and leg, Saha looks to flick it but misses and it comes off his pads. |
| 12.5 : Sunil Narine to Wriddhiman Saha, Flatter around middle, Saha pulls hard and will find the fielder at short fine leg. One run taken. |
| 12.6 : Sunil Narine to Manish Pandey, Flatter delivery around middle and leg, Pandey flicks it towards deep square leg on his back foot for a couple. |
| 13.1 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Wriddhiman Saha, Back of a length around middle, Saha flicks this uppishly over the mid-wicket region for a couple. |
| 13.2 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Wriddhiman Saha, Good length ball outside off, Saha plays this towards deep point and they will come back for the second run. |
| 0.0 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti is back on. 1-0-6-0 are his figures so far. |
| 13.3 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Wriddhiman Saha, A short of a length ball around middle, Saha pulls this hard but will find the fielder at mid-wicket. One run taken. |
| 13.4 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Manish Pandey, FOUR! Cracking shot! On a good length outside the off stump, Pandey punches this past the fielder at extra cover for four runs. |
| 13.5 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Manish Pandey, A slower ball around off, Pandey nudges it towards mid-wicket for one run. |
| 13.6 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Wriddhiman Saha, On a fullish length around middle, Saha tucks this towards deep square leg for a single run. |
| 14.1 : Sunil Narine to Wriddhiman Saha, Floated around off, Saha pushes this to the deep cover region for a single. |
| 0.0 : Strategic Time-Out! Hyderabad are building a partnership here. They would want Saha and Pandey to score quick runs to reach atleast 150 from here. On the other hand, Kolkata would look to take wickets and stem the run flow. |
| 14.2 : Sunil Narine to Manish Pandey, Flatter ball around off, Pandey punches this towards the cover region for a single. |
| 14.4 : Sunil Narine to Manish Pandey, Floated around middle, Pandey flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 14.5 : Sunil Narine to Wriddhiman Saha, Short ball outside off, Saha plays this towards mid off for a single. |
| 14.6 : Sunil Narine to Manish Pandey, Short delivery around middle, Pandey tucks this off his back foot towards the leg side for another single. |
| 14.3 : Sunil Narine to Wriddhiman Saha, Floated around middle, Saha looks to sweep this but misses and it comes off his pads to the short third man region for a single. Karthik appeals but not out says the umpire. |
| 15.1 : Varun Chakravarthy to Manish Pandey, Loopy around off, Pandey pushes this towards long on for a single. |
| 15.2 : Varun Chakravarthy to Wriddhiman Saha, Flatter around middle, Saha pulls this one for a single. |
| 15.3 : Varun Chakravarthy to Manish Pandey, Short delivery around the off stump, Pandey pulls this off his back foot towards mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 0.0 : Varun Chakravarthy is back on. 3-0-14-1 are his figures so far. |
| 15.4 : Varun Chakravarthy to Manish Pandey, Short ball around off, Pandey flicks it to the leg side for a single run. |
| 15.5 : Varun Chakravarthy to Wriddhiman Saha, Loopy ball outside off, Saha leaves it assuming it is a wide but the umpire doesn't flinch. |
| 15.6 : Varun Chakravarthy to Wriddhiman Saha, SIX! Saha has finally decided to remove the big guns! He smacked this one! Flatter around middle, Saha dances down the track and heaves this over the mid-wicket region for a biggie. |
| 15.0 : Pat Cummins will replace Narine now for Kolkata. His figures so far : 3-0-11-1. |
| 16.1 : Pat Cummins to Manish Pandey, Length delivery on off, Pandey pushes it towards point for a single. |
| 16.2 : Pat Cummins to Wriddhiman Saha, Back of a length on middle, Saha looks to pull but gets an inside edge. It goes past the stumps towards fine leg for a run. |
| 16.3 : Pat Cummins to Manish Pandey, FOUR! Nicely played! Short delivery on off, Pandey lofts it uppishly over mid off for a boundary. |
| 16.4 : Pat Cummins to Manish Pandey, 50 for Manish Pandey! Good innings from him! Length delivery on off, Pandey punches it through point for a single. |
| 16.5 : Pat Cummins to Wriddhiman Saha, Back of a length on off, Saha guides it towards third man for a run. |
| 16.6 : Pat Cummins to Manish Pandey, Length delivery on off, Pandey looks to go over covers but misses it. |
| Surprise, surprise! Andre Russell will grip the ball now. |
| 17.1 : Andre Russell to Wriddhiman Saha, Full toss on middle, Saha moves across and looks to play a paddle sweep and it goes towards fine leg for a single. |
| 17.2 : Andre Russell to Manish Pandey, Low full toss on middle, Pandey flicks it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 17.3 : Andre Russell to Wriddhiman Saha, Full ball on off, Saha drives it through covers for a single. |
| 17.4 : Andre Russell to Manish Pandey, OUT! CAUGHT! The umpires are fine with the height and it is not a No Ball! Full toss on middle, Pandey looks to flick but ends up lobbing the ball towards the leg side. Russell himself moves to his right and takes a good catch. |
| Mohammad Nabi will be the new batter coming out for Hyderabad. |
| 17.5 : Andre Russell to Mohammad Nabi, Full delivery on off, Nabi drives it through covers for a single. |
| 17.6 : Andre Russell to Wriddhiman Saha, WIDE! Russell bowls it wide outside off, Saha looks to reach out but misses it. |
| Andre Russell to Wriddhiman Saha, FOUR! The fielder misjudged it! Full delivery outside off, Saha looks to go big but gets a top edge. It goes towards third man where the fielder runs but the ball is going over his head. He tries to take it backwards but fails as the ball goes to the fence. |
| 18.1 : Shivam Mavi to Mohammad Nabi, Well bowled! Back of a length ball outside off, Nabi looks to pull this but misses. |
| 18.2 : Shivam Mavi to Mohammad Nabi, FOUR! Nabi has smashed this one! Back of a length delivery outside off, Nabi muscles this towards the deep cover region for a boundary. |
| 18.3 : Shivam Mavi to Mohammad Nabi, A slow bouncer this time and it is a good ball around off, Nabi looks to cut this one but misses it altogether. |
| 0.0 : Shivam Mavi to bowl the 19th over. |
| 18.4 : Shivam Mavi to Mohammad Nabi, Short of a good length delivery around off and middle, Nabi looks to pull this and it comes off his top edge towards the short fine leg fielder. The batter gets a single. |
| 18.5 : Shivam Mavi to Wriddhiman Saha, A good length ball outside off, Saha looks to slog sweep this one but only connects his bat with thin air. |
| 18.6 : Shivam Mavi to Wriddhiman Saha, WIDE! This is a full ball way outside the off stump. Saha lets it be. Wided. |
| Shivam Mavi to Wriddhiman Saha, On a good length outside off, Saha swings his bat but doesn't connect bat with ball. Good over for Mavi and Kolkata! |
| 19.1 : Andre Russell to Mohammad Nabi, FOUR! What a good flick this is by Nabi! A low full toss around middle, Nabi flicks this off his toes towards the deep square leg region for four runs. |
| An appeal for run out! Wriddhiman Saha is the man in question. It is referred upstairs. |
| 19.2 : Andre Russell to Mohammad Nabi, OUT! RUN-OUT! Saha has a long walk back to the pavilion as he is run out! On a full length around off, Nabi digs under it and plays it towards long off. Cummins cleans up in the deep and throws this towards Karthik at the keeper's end as Saha dives to make it in, while Karthik whips the bails off. Replays roll in and he is out of the crease. |
| Abhishek Sharma is the new batsman in. |
| 19.3 : Andre Russell to Abhishek Sharma, Back of a length ball around off and middle, Abhishek looks to lift this towards the third man region but misses it. |
| 19.4 : Andre Russell to Abhishek Sharma, A short of a length ball around middle and leg, Sharma pulls this towards the fine leg region and it drops safely. Two runs taken. |
| 19.5 : Andre Russell to Abhishek Sharma, BYE! Good length outside off, Sharma looks to cut but misses and Karthik throws the ball to Russell as the batters look for the bye. Russell has a shy at the non-striker's end but misses. One bye added. |
| 19.6 : Andre Russell to Mohammad Nabi, Another bye to end the over! Back of a length ball around off, Nabi looks to cut but misses and Karthik drops this one. The batters run across for the bye. KOLKATA WILL NEED 143 RUNS TO WIN! |
| It has been a brilliant bowling performance from Kolkata. They have done well to keep them under 150. Pat Cummins and Varun Chakravarthy were the economical bowlers for them. The kept it tight and did not let the Hyderabad batsmen get away so easily. The second wicket partnership looked threatening but Kolkata bowlers rarely gave freebies. |
| Coming to Hyderabad, Warner started off well but was dismissed for 36. The partnership between Pandey and Saha was crucial for them to score runs and set a good total. Nabi tried his best to score runs but could not score much. In the end, they could be 15 runs short of what they would want to get. |
| Varun Chakravarthy is in for a chat! Starts off by saying that he was not tensed as he has been practicing for quite some time and so he was looking forward to this. Adds that he has prepared well and has been looking forward to this for a long time. States that it felt good to take Warner's wicket and was happy with his catch. Continues to say that the wicket is stopping a bit and it should not be hard to chase it down. |
| Right then! 143 is the target? Can Hyderabad defend it? They will need to bowl really well. Kolkata would look to chase this down. Join us in a bit for the chase. |
| 0.1 : We are back into the action. Sunil Narine and Shubman Gill walk out for Kolkata. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will start proceedings with the ball for Hyderabad. Off we go... |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shubman Gill, Good length outside off, Gill plays it through the covers and the batters get two runs before the fielder cuts it off. |
| 0.2 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shubman Gill, Good length on middle, Gill flicks this straight to the fielder at square leg. |
| 0.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shubman Gill, On a good length outside off, Gill leaves it alone. |
| 0.4 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shubman Gill, FOUR! What a silky and smooth shot this is! Good length delivery around middle and leg, Gill flicks this well towards the deep square leg region for a boundary. |
| 0.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shubman Gill, On middle, Gill blocks it off solidly. |
| 0.6 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shubman Gill, On off, Gill fends this off towards the cover region. |
| Khaleel Ahmed will bowl with Bhuvi from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Khaleel Ahmed to Sunil Narine, Back of a length ball around middle and leg, Narine blocks this back towards Ahmed. |
| 1.2 : Khaleel Ahmed to Sunil Narine, OUT! CAUGHT! This is the ideal start for Hyderabad! Narine can be very dangerous if he is given time to settle in and Hyderabad have done well to send him back before that happens! Back of a length ball around middle, Narine looks to pull this hard but it will come off his top edge towards the mid off region and Warner does well to get under it and scalp this. |
| Nitish Rana will walk out with his blade, replacing Sunil Narine. |
| 1.3 : Khaleel Ahmed to Shubman Gill, Good length outside off, Gill leaves this one alone. |
| 1.4 : Khaleel Ahmed to Shubman Gill, Short of a good length ball around middle, Gill works it towards point. |
| 1.5 : Khaleel Ahmed to Shubman Gill, SIX! That is a lovely shot! First one of the innings and he will be hoping for more of these! Good length ball around middle, Gill lifts this over the long on region for a maximum. |
| 1.6 : Khaleel Ahmed to Shubman Gill, On off, Gill blocks this out well. |
| 2.1 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Nitish Rana, FOUR! He's underway with his first ball! Good length ball outside off, Rana cuts this one fine past the diving fielder at point for a boundary. |
| 2.2 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Nitish Rana, Beaten! On a good length outside off, Rana looks to defend this but he misses it altogether. |
| 2.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Beautifully timed! Good length outside the off stump, Rana creams this one through the cover region for another boundary. |
| 2.4 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Nitish Rana, Short of a good length around off, Rana pushes this towards point for a single. Smart batting to rotate the strike after the boundary! |
| 2.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shubman Gill run, NO BALL AND A FREE HIT! On a short length around middle, Gill pulls this one towards mid-wicket for a quick single. The third umpire has adjudged that this is a no ball as Bhuvi overstepped his line. |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Nitish Rana, On a full length around middle, Rana lofts this straight to Warner at mid-wicket but this will not be out as this was a Free Hit. |
| 2.6 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Nitish Rana, A slower ball around middle, Rana flicks it to the leg side and the batters run across for the single. |
| 3.1 : Khaleel Ahmed to Nitish Rana, EDGY FOUR! Not how Rana wanted to hit that but he will take that nonetheless! Back of a length ball around middle, Rana looks to pull but it comes off his top edge and goes past the keeper's head for a four. |
| 3.2 : Khaleel Ahmed to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Nicely done! Back of a length around middle and leg, Rana tucks this towards the boundary at deep square leg for four more runs. |
| 3.3 : Khaleel Ahmed to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Three in three for Rana! Great batting! Good length ball outside off, Rana cuts this over point and it will cross the fence for another boundary. |
| 3.4 : Khaleel Ahmed to Nitish Rana, Back of a length ball around middle and leg, Rana looks to flick but misses and it goes behind to the keeper. |
| 3.5 : Khaleel Ahmed to Nitish Rana, Leg bye! Back of a length around middle and leg, Rana looks to flick but it comes off his pads to the leg side. The batters collect the leg bye. |
| 3.6 : Khaleel Ahmed to Shubman Gill, Short length ball around middle, Gill pulls this with some control towards the deep mid-wicket fielder for a single. |
| 4.1 : T Natarajan to Shubman Gill, Full ball on middle, Gill flicks it to short fine leg. |
| 0.0 : Thangarasu Natarajan will bowl now, replacing Bhuvi Kumar. |
| 4.2 : T Natarajan to Shubman Gill, Full delivery on leg, Gill flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 4.3 : T Natarajan to Nitish Rana,  FOUR! Good shot! Full toss on off, Gill drives it past the bowler through mid off for a boundary. |
| 4.5 : T Natarajan to Dinesh Karthik, BEATEN! Full delivery outside off, Karthik looks to drive but misses it. |
| 4.4 : The Kolkata skipper, Dinesh Karthik is out in the middle, replacing Nitish Rana. |
| 4.6 : T Natarajan to Dinesh Karthik, Back of a length on off, Karthik defends it off the front foot. |
| 5.1 : Khaleel Ahmed to Shubman Gill, Length delivery on middle, Gill pushes it back towards the bowler. |
| 5.2 : Khaleel Ahmed to Shubman Gill, Full ball on middle, Gill flicks it to short fine leg. Shubman says no for the single and Karthik is already half way down the track, the fielder has a shy but misses. A direct hit could have been interesting. |
| 5.3 : Khaleel Ahmed to Shubman Gill, Back of a length on off, Gill taps it to point. |
| 4.4 : T Natarajan to Nitish Rana, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Natarajan gets his first wicket! Full delivery outside off, Rana looks to drive but gets an outside edge. It goes towards the keeper where Saha takes a comfortable catch. |
| Khaleel Ahmed to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Excellent shot! Length delivery on off, Gill punches it through covers for a boundary. |
| 5.5 : Khaleel Ahmed to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Cracking shot! Short delivery on off, Gill cuts it hard through point for a boundary. |
| 5.6 : Khaleel Ahmed to Shubman Gill, Back of a length on leg, Gill flicks it through square leg for a single. |
| 6.1 : Rashid Khan to Shubman Gill, Tossed up delivery on middle, Gill flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0.0 : Rashid Khan is into the attack, replacing Natarajan. |
| Dinesh Karthik has decided to take a review as he has been adjudged out for an LBW appeal. The third umpire is in and UltraEdge rolls in and there is no bat involved. Ball Tracker rolls in and there are THREE REDS. Karthik has to walk back and he takes the only review available back with him. |
| 6.2 : Rashid Khan to Dinesh Karthik, OUT! LBW! It is three reds and Karthik has to walk back! Flighted delivery on middle, Karthik looks to defend but gets hit on the pads. The bowler appeals for LBW and the umpire raises his finger. Karthik consults with Gill and takes the review at the last second. There is nothing on Ultra Edge and Ball Tracker shows that it is hitting the middle and leg stump. Kolkata lose their only review. |
| 6.3 : Rashid Khan to Eoin Morgan, Tossed up delivery on middle, Morgan sweeps it to square leg. |
| 6.4 : Rashid Khan to Eoin Morgan, Flighted delivery on middle and leg, Morgan tucks it towards the leg side. |
| 6.5 : Rashid Khan to Eoin Morgan, On middle and leg, Morgan looks to sweep but misses it and gets hit on the pads. The bowler appeals but the umpire shakes his head. It goes towards the leg side. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 6.6 : Rashid Khan to Shubman Gill, Full delivery on off, Gill drives it through covers for a single. |
| Mohammad Nabi will grip the ball, replacing Khaleel Ahmed. |
| 7.1 : Mohammad Nabi to Shubman Gill, Tossed up delivery on middle, Gill drives it through mid on for a run. |
| 7.2 : Mohammad Nabi to Eoin Morgan, Floated delivery on off, Morgan pushes it through mid on for a single. |
| 7.3 : Mohammad Nabi to Shubman Gill, Flighted ball on middle, Gill flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 7.4 : Mohammad Nabi to Shubman Gill, Full delivery on middle, Gill pushes it through mid on for a single. |
| 7.5 : Mohammad Nabi to Eoin Morgan, IN THE AIR BUT SAFE! On middle, Morgan plays a slog sweep uppishly. It lands short of the deep square leg fielder. The batsmen take a run. |
| 7.6 : Mohammad Nabi to Shubman Gill, On off, Gill pushes it towards point for a run. |
| 8.1 : Rashid Khan to Shubman Gill, Flatter around middle, Gill flicks this off his back foot to the leg side for a single. |
| 8.2 : Rashid Khan to Eoin Morgan, Loopy outside off, Morgan works this to the cover region. |
| 8.3 : Rashid Khan to Eoin Morgan, Floated around off, Morgan works this back towards Rashid. |
| 8.4 : Rashid Khan to Eoin Morgan, FOUR! Creative stroke and Morgan is back with the reverse sweeps! Loopy ball around middle, Morgan reverse sweeps this over the short third man fielder for a boundary. |
| 8.5 : Rashid Khan to Eoin Morgan, Flatter around middle, Morgan punches this back towards long on for a single. |
| 8.6 : Rashid Khan to Shubman Gill, Flighted ball around middle, Gill gently nudges this towards long on for another single. Kolkata need 76 runs to win in 66 balls. |
| 0.0 : Eoin Morgan replaces Dinesh Karthik in the middle. |
| 8.6 : Strategic Time-Out! Kolkata have lost three wickets but Shubman Gill is still there. Nitish Rana was playing very well but got out very cheaply. Morgan is out there and he would look to go for the big shots. On the other hand, Hyderabad need wickets to put pressure on Kolkata. |
| 9.1 : Mohammad Nabi to Shubman Gill, Flatter around leg, Gill nudges this towards square leg for one run. |
| 9.2 : Mohammad Nabi to Eoin Morgan, Short delivery around middle, Morgan flicks this to the leg side for a single. |
| 9.3 : Mohammad Nabi to Shubman Gill, Flatter delivery outside off, Gill punches this down towards long off for a single. |
| 9.4 : Mohammad Nabi to Eoin Morgan, Full toss around middle, Morgan plays this towards the cover region for another single. |
| 9.5 : Mohammad Nabi to Shubman Gill, Loopy around off, Gill plays it back towards Nabi. |
| 9.6 : Mohammad Nabi to Shubman Gill, Short delivery around off, Gill works this towards the long off region for another single. |
| 10.1 : Rashid Khan to Shubman Gill, Loopy around middle and leg, Gill flicks this towards deep mid-wicket for one run. |
| 10.2 : Rashid Khan to Eoin Morgan, Flatter around middle, Eoin pushes this towards point for another quick single. |
| 10.3 : Rashid Khan to Shubman Gill, Flatter around middle and off, Gill tucks this towards the mid-wicket region. |
| 10.4 : Rashid Khan to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Gill is playing some good strokes tonight! Flatter around middle, Gill sweeps this towards the deep square leg region for a boundary. |
| 10.5 : Rashid Khan to Shubman Gill, Short of a length delivery outside off, Gill cuts this towards deep point for a single run. |
| 10.6 : Rashid Khan to Eoin Morgan, Flatter around leg, Morgan tucks this to the leg side for one run. |
| 11.1 : Mohammad Nabi to Eoin Morgan, 2 WIDES! Flatter around leg, Gill looks to flick and misses and the batters run across for a single. The umpire signals wide. |
| Mohammad Nabi to Shubman Gill, Flatter around middle, Gill tucks this towards the leg side for a single. |
| 11.2 : Mohammad Nabi to Eoin Morgan, Leg bye! Flatter around middle, it comes off Morgan's pads towards the off side. The batters run across for the single. |
| 11.3 : Mohammad Nabi to Shubman Gill, Flatter around off, Gill punches it down towards long on for a single. |
| 11.4 : Mohammad Nabi to Eoin Morgan, Short delivery around off, Morgan flicks it to the leg side for one run. |
| 11.5 : Mohammad Nabi to Shubman Gill, Short ball around middle, Gill punches this towards long on and the batters run well to come back for the second run. |
| 11.6 : Mohammad Nabi to Shubman Gill, A single to end the over as Gill works this towards the long on region. Kolkata need 54 runs in 48 balls! |
| 12.1 : T Natarajan to Shubman Gill, Back of a length on off, Gill pushes it through mid off for a single. |
| 0.0 : Natarajan is back into the attack. His figures so far : 1-0-5-1. |
| 12.2 : T Natarajan to Eoin Morgan, Full ball on middle, Morgan flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.3 : T Natarajan to Shubman Gill, FOUR! 50 for Shubman Gill! It has been a brilliant innings from him! Short delivery on off, Gill cuts it hard through point for a boundary. |
| 12.4 : T Natarajan to Shubman Gill, Back of a length on middle, Gill punches it through mid on for a run. |
| 12.5 : T Natarajan to Eoin Morgan, Short delivery on middle, Morgan pulls it through square leg for a single. |
| 12.6 : T Natarajan to Shubman Gill, Length delivery on off, Gill pushes it to covers. |
| 13.1 : Mohammad Nabi to Eoin Morgan, Tossed up ball on middle, Morgan drives it through mid off. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 13.2 : Mohammad Nabi to Shubman Gill, Short delivery on middle, Gill punches it through mid on for a single. |
| 13.3 : Mohammad Nabi to Eoin Morgan, Flighted delivery down the leg side, Morgan looks to flick but misses it. |
| 13.4 : Mohammad Nabi to Eoin Morgan, WIDE! Down the leg side, Morgan lets it go. |
| Mohammad Nabi to Eoin Morgan, Floated delivery on middle, Morgan flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 13.5 : Mohammad Nabi to Shubman Gill, On middle, Gill tucks it to mid-wicket. |
| 13.6 : Mohammad Nabi to Shubman Gill, On middle, Gill punches it through mid on for a run. |
| 14.1 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shubman Gill, Back of a length on off, Gill pushes it to covers. |
| 14.2 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shubman Gill, Full delivery on middle, Gill drives it through mid on for a single. 50-run stand up for these two. |
| 0.0 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar is introduced back into the attack. His figures : 2-0-17-0. |
| 14.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Eoin Morgan, Full again on middle, Morgan pushes it through mid on for a run. |
| 14.4 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shubman Gill, Full ball on middle, Gill flicks it through mid-wicket. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 14.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shubman Gill, On a length on middle, Gill flicks it through square leg for a run. |
| 14.6 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Eoin Morgan, SIX! That is huge! Full delivery on off, Morgan lofts it over covers for a maximum. |
| 15.1 : Rashid Khan to Shubman Gill, Tossed up delivery on off, Gill drives it to covers. |
| 0.0 : STRATEGIC TIME-OUT! Kolkata, look like they are in a pole position to finish this game off as Gill and Morgan have stitched a good 50-run plus partnership, with Russell coming out next if one of them drops. They just need 30 runs in 30 balls and are looking very comfortable. Hyderabad, on the other hand, will have to pick a few quick wickets and they will need a collapse from Kolkata if they are to win. Rashid Khan is introduced back into the attack. His figures so far : 3-0-18-1. |
| 15.2 : Rashid Khan to Shubman Gill, Short delivery on off, Gill cuts it to point. |
| 15.3 : Rashid Khan to Shubman Gill, Loopy delivery on middle, Gill pushes it through mid on for a single. |
| 15.4 : Rashid Khan to Eoin Morgan, Flighted delivery on middle, Morgan plays the reverse sweep towards point for a single. |
| 15.5 : Rashid Khan to Shubman Gill, On off, Gill pushes it through mid off for a run. |
| 15.6 : Rashid Khan to Eoin Morgan, FOUR! Good batting from Morgan! Tossed up delivery on middle, Morgan plays a slog sweep over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 16.1 : Abhishek Sharma to Shubman Gill, SIX! Up, up and away! Lovely use of the feet by Gill! Loopy ball around off, Gill shimmies down the track and lofts this over the fence at long on for a biggie. |
| 16.2 : Abhishek Sharma to Shubman Gill, Flatter around middle, Gill flicks this to the leg side for a single. |
| 16.3 : Abhishek Sharma to Eoin Morgan, Short ball outside off, Morgan cuts it towards deep point for a single. |
| 0.0 : Abhishek Sharma is into the attack. |
| 16.4 : Abhishek Sharma to Shubman Gill, Flatter outside off, Gill punches it towards point for a single. |
| 16.5 : Abhishek Sharma to Eoin Morgan, Short ball around middle, Morgan punches it towards long on for one run. |
| 16.6 : Abhishek Sharma to Shubman Gill, Loopy around off, Gill plays this towards the long off region for another single. Kolkata needs 12 off 18 balls! |
| 17.1 : T Natarajan to Shubman Gill, A slower ball around leg, Gill flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single run. |
| 17.2 : T Natarajan to Eoin Morgan, A full delivery around middle, Morgan digs it out towards square leg for a single. |
| 16.6 : T Natarajan is back on. 2-0-13-1 are his figures so far. |
| 17.3 : T Natarajan to Shubman Gill, Good length ball around off and middle, Gill punches this to the fielder at covers. |
| 17.4 : T Natarajan to Shubman Gill, WIDE! This bouncer is way too high over middle and leg, umpire signals for wide. |
| T Natarajan to Shubman Gill, Good length around middle, Gill drives this back towards the bowler and it comes off the wickets towards the mid off region. One run taken. |
| 17.5 : T Natarajan to Eoin Morgan, SIX! Cracking shot! The English T20 skipper is finishing things with some fashion for Kolkata! Back of a length ball around middle and leg, Morgan pulls this hard over the mid-wicket region for a maximum. Two runs required now for Kolkata to win this. |
| 17.6 : T Natarajan to Eoin Morgan, FOUR! What a shot to get the winning runs! A full toss around off, Morgan creams this drive down the ground towards long off for a four. KOLKATA WIN BY 7 WICKETS! |
| It has been an outstanding performance from Kolkata. Shubman Gill was the key man to the chase and he stayed till the end. They lost Narine early and then Nitish Rana played some shots but he also threw away his wicket. Dinesh Karthik did not make much of an impact. A 92-run stand between Morgan and Gill sealed the chase for Kolkata. |
| David Warner, Hyderabad skipper, starts off by saying that his decision to bat first was right and says that their strength is in their death bowling. Adds that there is a little bit of movement on the pitch and that they were not good in the middle and an extra 30 or 40 runs would have done them well. States that their batting has to start well at the top and they have to improve their boundary percentages. Ends by saying that he doesn't know what happened to Pandey and hopes that it is only a |
| Eoin Morgan is down for an interview. He starts by saying that he is happy with the performance of the team. On advising Gill, Morgan tells he did not say much to him and was impressed with his batting. Mentions that the bowlers did well to restrict Hyderabad. Morgan also says that the pitches have been different because of the heat. |
| Dinesh Karthik, Kolkata skipper, says he is happy to get on board. Adds that the advantage of having all-rounder is always good for them. Mentions that they are grooming the youngsters and they are doing well. Credits the franchise on backing these young players. Karthik also says that Gill is enjoying his journey and he will not pressure him in any sense and he just wants him to enjoy his cricketing journey. Mentions that Brendon McCullum lets the best batters bat on top and they will stick wit |
| That is it from this game! The next match is between Rajasthan and Punjab in Sharjah on September 27, 2020. Join us at 1800 local (1400 GMT). Till then, take care and cheers! |
| Coming to Hyderabad, the bowlers did not have enough runs to defend with. Rashid bowled well and picked up a wicket. Natarajan was a bit wayward and Bhuvneshwar Kumar went wicketless today. The Hyderabad batting was not upto the mark. Only Manish Pandey was the highest scorer for them as he scored 51. David Warner could not carry on to play a big innings. |
| The MAN OF THE MATCH IS SHUBMAN GILL. He starts off by saying that the ball was not spinning so much so it was easier to hit down the ground. Adds that he has practiced his power hitting over the years. States that it was important for the team to win and they bowled really well and the batsmen had to back them up. Tells that Morgan was batting really well. Ends by saying that as an opener, he wanted to pull the team over the line. |
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