2.3 : 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. |
2.6 : 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. |
3.6: 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. |
4.4 : 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. |
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. |
8.2 : 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. |
9.1 : 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. |
11.5 : 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. |
13.4 : 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. |
15.6 : 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. |
16.3 : 16.3: Pat Cummins to Manish Pandey, FOUR! Nicely played! Short delivery on off, Pandey lofts it uppishly over mid off for a boundary. |
17.4 : 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. |
17.6 : 17.6: 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. |
18.2 : 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. |
19.1 : 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. |
19.2 : 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. |
0.4 : 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. |
1.2 : 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. |
1.5 : 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. |
2.1 : 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. |
2.3 : 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. |
3.1 : 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 : 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 : 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. |
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. |
4.4 : 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. |
5.4: Khaleel Ahmed to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Excellent shot! Length delivery on off, Gill punches it through covers for a boundary. |
5.5 : 5.5: Khaleel Ahmed to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Cracking shot! Short delivery on off, Gill cuts it hard through point for a boundary. |
6.2 : 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. |
8.4 : 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. |
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. |
12.3 : 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. |
14.6 : 14.6: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Eoin Morgan, SIX! That is huge! Full delivery on off, Morgan lofts it over covers for a maximum. |
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 : 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. |
17.5 : 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 : 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! |