| 0.0 : Dinesh Karthik is up for a chat. He says that the consistent length the bowlers bowled was very impressive and the way their batters batted showed their intent throughout. Mentions that it is a crucial game for them and a win here will push them ahead to perform better and it will put them in a very interesting spot in the table. States that the Mumbai side has a lot of skill and a lot of players from their team are playing the T20 World Cup as well and thus the confidence is high for them. Men |
| The five-time champions, Mumbai didn't have the best of starts in the second phase of the Indian T20 League as they lost their match against Chennai. On the other hand, Kolkata demolished the Bangalore side with a stunning performance as they bundled them out for just 92 runs and won the match with 10 overs still left in the game. Mumbai are occupying the fourth spot in the points table while Kolkata are at sixth. A win here will see them level points with Mumbai. So who will it be? We shall fin |
| In their last 13 meetings, Mumbai has come out on top 12 times. Kolkata does have a stiffer challenge in front of them compared to what they had against Bangalore. |
| Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya have been Mumbai's pillars and without them the team does look vulnerable. They'd be hoping for them to come back in the playing 11 in this match as Trent Boult, a day ahead of the match, stated that they were rested as a 'precautionary measure'. |
| PITCH REPORT - Danny Morrison and Matthew Hayden are inspecting the deck. Morrison says that Abu Dhabi is as hot as ever. Hayden jokes that it is absolutely a paradise for fast bowlers. Mentions that the breeze is coming nicely. It's a bit grassy. Informs that spinners do take 40 percent of wickets here and the breeze and the size of the boundary are few reasons for spinners being successful here. Informs that batters might have a tough time. |
| TOSS - The two skippers, Eoin Morgan and Rohit Sharma are out in the middle for the flip of the coin. Rohit Sharma flips the coin and Eoin Morgan calls heads. The umpire confirms that it is heads and Kolkata have won toss. They have opted to BOWL first. |
| Eoin Morgan, the skipper of Kolkata, is up for a chat. He says that they will bowl first. Mentions that it worked for them earlier and hopes the same formula works for them now. Mentions that they are just focusing on the basics and it is a different challenge today but they are confident and ready to face the challenge. Informs that they are unchanged. |
| Rohit Sharma, the skipper of Mumbai, is up for a chat. He says there is just one change, Anmolpreet Singh misses out after having a good debut. Goes onto say, they spoke about basics of cricket and what they should work on. Mentions it was not a big talking discussion. Goes onto say they would hope to get things right in this game. |
| Mumbai (Playing XI) - Quinton de Kock (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma (C) (In for Anmolpreet Singh), Saurabh Tiwary, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Adam Milne, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult. |
| Kolkata (Unchanged Playing XI) -Â Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (C), Dinesh Karthik (WK), Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakravarthy, Prasidh Krishna. |
| The game is set to begin. Kolkata players stride out to the middle and take their respective fielding positions. They are followed by Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock who come out to bat for Mumbai. Nitish Rana to start with the ball. |
| 0.1 : Nitish Rana to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Wow! Touch and class from Rohit Sharma. Rana bowls a loopy ball, around off. Rohit Sharma punches it through covers for the first boundary. His first boundary as well in the second phase of the Indian T20 League. |
| 0.2 : Nitish Rana to Rohit Sharma, Quicker one from Rana on off, Rohit Sharma knocks it towards covers. |
| 0.3 : Nitish Rana to Rohit Sharma, Tosses it up, on middle. Rohit Sharma pats it back to the bowler. |
| 0.4 : Nitish Rana to Rohit Sharma, Floats it up, outside off. Rohit Sharma makes room for himself and drives it towards cover. |
| 0.5 : Nitish Rana to Rohit Sharma, Slower through the air, on middle. Rohit Sharma nudges it to vacant mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0.6 : Nitish Rana to Quinton de Kock, Full and outside off, Quinton de Kock comes forward and drives it to mid off. 5 runs from the over. Good comeback by Rana after getting hit for a boundary off the first ball. |
| 1.1 : Varun Chakravarthy to Rohit Sharma, Quicker ball outside off. Rohit Sharma drives it straight to covers. |
| 1.2 : Varun Chakravarthy to Rohit Sharma, Full and on middle, attacking the stumps. Rohit Sharma clips it to backward square leg. |
| 0.6 : Who will bowl from the other end? It is going to be Varun Chakravarthy. Spin from both ends to start with then. |
| 1.3 : Varun Chakravarthy to Rohit Sharma, WIDE! Floats it up, down the leg side. Rohit Sharma leaves it alone. Wide called by the umpire. |
| Varun Chakravarthy to Rohit Sharma, Flatter ball on off, Rohit Sharma rocks back and tucks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 1.4 : Varun Chakravarthy to Quinton de Kock, Loopy ball, on middle and leg. Quinton de Kock looks to work it on the leg side but gets the inner half of the bat. The ball rolls back to the bowler. |
| 1.5 : Varun Chakravarthy to Quinton de Kock, Full, on middle. Quinton de Kock clips it past the diving mid-wicket fielder for a run. |
| 1.6 : Varun Chakravarthy to Rohit Sharma, Varun Chakravarthy shortens his length, on middle. Rohit Sharma punches it off the back foot towards long on for an easy single. |
| 2.1 : Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma, Narine starts with a straight ball, on the stumps. Rohit Sharma tucks it through square leg. He rotates the strike by picking up a single. |
| 0.0 : Sunil Narine comes into the attack. He replaces Nitish Rana. So, three spinners in three overs. |
| 2.2 : Sunil Narine to Quinton de Kock, Full on middle and leg, Quinton de Kock clips it to mid-wicket for a quick single. Nitish Rana collects the ball and throws it to Dinesh Karthik. But Rohit Sharma makes it through the crease in time. A direct hit would have been close! |
| 2.3 : Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Bread and butter stuff for Rohit Sharma! Fraction short on middle. Rohit Sharma is quick to read the length early. He rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket. The ball races away into the fence. |
| 2.4 : Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma, On the pads, Rohit Sharma works it to square leg for one. |
| 2.5 : Sunil Narine to Quinton de Kock, Short and on off, Quinton de Kock taps the ball gently towards covers. |
| 2.6 : Sunil Narine to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! Well played! Loopy ball on middle, Quinton de Kock gets low and reverse-sweeps it uppishly past the diving short third man for a boundary. 11 runs from Sunil Narine's first over. |
| 3.1 : Varun Chakravarthy to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Good shot! A tossed up ball, full and on off. Rohit Sharma reads the length and lifts this one over mid off for a boundary. |
| 3.2 : Varun Chakravarthy to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! A full ball, this time Varun Chakravarthy attacks the stumps. Rohit Sharma gets on his knee and sweeps it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 3.3 : Varun Chakravarthy to Rohit Sharma, A flatter ball, on off, pushed to covers. |
| 3.4 : Varun Chakravarthy to Rohit Sharma, Slightly short, on middle. Rohit Sharma tucks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. Quinton de Kock wanted another single but was sent back. |
| 3.5 : Varun Chakravarthy to Quinton de Kock, A full ball, on middle, it was too full. Quinton de Kock goes for the reverse sweep but finds short third man. |
| 3.6 : Varun Chakravarthy to Quinton de Kock, Quinton de Kock again goes for the reverse sweep but he finds the short third man fielder this time. |
| Lockie Ferguson is introduced into the attack. He replaces Sunil Narine. |
| 4.1 : Lockie Ferguson to Rohit Sharma, On a length, angling on middle. Sharma flicks it to deep square leg and rotates the strike. |
| 4.2 : Lockie Ferguson to Quinton de Kock, A length ball, slanting across, outside off. Quinton de Kock shuffles across and looks to paddle but gets an inside edge and gets hit on the pads. |
| 4.3 : Lockie Ferguson to Quinton de Kock, Touch short, on off. Quinton de Kock pulls it all along the ground towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 4.4 : Lockie Ferguson to Rohit Sharma, A full ball, on off. Rohit Sharma wrists it wide of deep square leg and collects a brace. |
| 4.5 : Lockie Ferguson to Rohit Sharma, Ferguson drags his length back a bit and serves it on the pads. Rohit Sharma looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pads. The ball rolls on the off side and they take a single. |
| 5.1 : Prasidh Krishna to Rohit Sharma, On middle, on a length, flicked to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 4.6 : Lockie Ferguson to Quinton de Kock, SIX! THUMPED! First maximum of the innings! A pacy short ball, on middle. Quinton de Kock stays inside his crease and pulls it all the way over deep backward square leg for a biggie. 11 runs coming of this over. |
| Prasidh Krishna comes into the attack now. He replaces Varun Chakravarthy. |
| 5.2 : Prasidh Krishna to Quinton de Kock, Slight hesitation in the middle! A full ball, on the pads. Quinton de Kock flicks it to square leg and looks for a quick single. De Kock wanted a quick single but was sent back wisely. Rahul Tripathi has a shy at the striker's end but misses. A direct-hit would have been very close! |
| 5.3 : Prasidh Krishna to Quinton de Kock, SIX! BANG! Quinton de Kock looking to up the ante now! Krishna hurls a full ball, around off. Quinton de Kock stays back and lifts it all the way over long on for a maximum. |
| 5.4 : Prasidh Krishna to Quinton de Kock, Krishna now serves a slow ball, on a length and on middle. Quinton de Kock flicks it to square leg. |
| 5.5 : Prasidh Krishna to Quinton de Kock, WIDE! Krishna misses his line and spills it down the leg side. Quinton de Kock misses his pull. Wided. |
| Prasidh Krishna to Quinton de Kock, SIX! WOW! What a shot! A length ball, on middle. Quinton de Kock gets low and heaves it over mid-wicket for a maximum. 50 up for Mumbai. |
| 5.6 : Prasidh Krishna to Quinton de Kock, A low full toss, on middle. Quinton de Kock turns it to deep mid-wicket. The square leg fielder runs across, slides and does well to stop it. Saves a couple of runs. At the end of the Powerplay, Mumbai are 56/0. |
| 6.1 : Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma, Floated, full and on off. Sharma guides it towards short man. The batters cross. |
| 6.2 : Sunil Narine to Quinton de Kock, Narine comes round the wicket. Darts it on the pads. Quinton de Kock stays back and tucks it to fine leg for a single. |
| 0.0 : Strategic Time-Out! It has been a good Powerplay for Mumbai. They have scored 56 runs and have all the 10 wickets in the bag. Rohit Sharma is looking good coming back into the side and Quinton de Kock has been dealing in sixes at the moment. Kolkata bowlers will look to break this stand and would look to keep the run flow in check. Sunil Narine comes back into the attack. He went for 11 runs in his first over. |
| 6.3 : Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma, Looped up, around off. Sharma pushes it to the left of the bowler. |
| 6.4 : Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma, BEATEN! Tossed up, just outside off. Sharma looks to defend it out but misses. The ball beats the outside edge. |
| 6.5 : Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma, Full and on off. Sharma gets low and sweeps it towards deep square leg. The batters pick up a single. |
| 6.6 : Sunil Narine to Quinton de Kock, Flatter and on the pads. Quinton de Kock flicks it to mid-wicket for another single. Just 4 runs off the over then. A good over by Sunil Narine. |
| 7.1 : Varun Chakravarthy to Quinton de Kock, Flatter and around off. Quinton de Kock hangs back and flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 7.2 : Varun Chakravarthy to Rohit Sharma, Another single! Touch short and outside off. Sharma cuts it through point for a single. |
| 0.0 : Varun Chakravarthy is back on. His figures read 2-0-13-0 so far. |
| 7.3 : Varun Chakravarthy to Quinton de Kock, Loopy ball, full and on middle. Quinton de Kock plays it back to the bowler. |
| 7.4 : Varun Chakravarthy to Quinton de Kock, CLOSE! In the air...safe! Floated, full and on off. Quinton de Kock looks to go big but does not get a clean connection. The ball goes in the air towards mid on. Venkatesh Iyer comes running in from long on but the ball meets him on a bounce. The batters take a single. Quinton de Kock survives. |
| 7.5 : Varun Chakravarthy to Rohit Sharma, Short and around off. Sharma looks to pull it away but the ball rolls out to the leg side off the inner half. |
| 7.6 : Varun Chakravarthy to Rohit Sharma, Full and on off. Sharma pushes it to cover. Varun Chakravarthy gives away just three runs in this over. |
| 8.1 : Andre Russell to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! Nicely played. Welcome into the attack says Quinton de Kock. Pressure straightaway on the new bowler. A length ball, on off. Quinton de Kock stands tall and drills it towards long off. The ball races away to the boundary. |
| 0.0 : Andre Russell is brought into the attack. |
| 8.2 : Andre Russell to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! THUMPED! Back-to-back boundaries. Russell serves a full-length ball, on off. Quinton de Kock gets under it and lifts it towards long off. Rohit Sharma ducks under it in a hurry to get out of the way. The ball ends up into the fence at long off. This is amazing batting by the South African. |
| 8.3 : Andre Russell to Quinton de Kock, EDGY! A full-length ball, on off. Quinton de Kock looks to push it to the off side. The ball takes the inside edge, scoots past the stump and goes towards fine leg. The batters take a single. |
| 8.4 : Andre Russell to Rohit Sharma, Russell hurls in a length ball, around off. Sharma hangs back and taps it to point for another single. |
| 8.5 : Andre Russell to Quinton de Kock, Full and on off. Quinton de Kock pushes it to mid off for another run. |
| 8.6 : Andre Russell to Rohit Sharma, WIDE! A length ball, sliding down leg. Sharma stays back and looks to flick it away but misses. Wide called by the umpire. |
| Andre Russell to Rohit Sharma, Full length and around off. Sharma tucks it through mid-wicket for a couple this time. Not a good start for Andre Russell. He gave away 14 runs in his first over. |
| 9.1 : Sunil Narine to Quinton de Kock, Flatter ball on leg, Quinton de Kock gets down on one knee and sweeps it hard towards deep square leg. There is a man stationed there though and will only get a single. |
| 0.0 : Sunil Narine is back on. His figures till now read 2-0-15-0. |
| 9.2 : Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma, OUT! TAKEN! Finally, a breakthrough for Kolkata. It is Sunil Narine who provides the breakthrough. Loopy ball on middle, Rohit Sharma gets low and has a massive slog at it. Doesn't get quite on top of the bounce though. The ball skies up high in the air. Shubman Gill at long on settles under it and pouches it with both hands. Rohit Sharma has to walk back to the pavilion after providing Mumbai a good start. |
| Suryakumar Yadav walks out at number 3. |
| 9.3 : Sunil Narine to Suryakumar Yadav, Play and a miss! Quicker ball, outside off. Suryakumar Yadav tries to cut it away off the back foot but misses. |
| 9.4 : Sunil Narine to Suryakumar Yadav, Full and on off, driven towards covers. |
| 9.5 : Sunil Narine to Suryakumar Yadav, Tosses it up, on middle. Suryakumar Yadav works it through mid-wicket. He gets off the mark with a single. |
| 9.6 : Sunil Narine to Quinton de Kock, Outside off, Quinton de Kock dabs it towards short third man for a single. |
| 10.1 : Varun Chakravarthy to Quinton de Kock, Slightly short on middle, Quinton de Kock works it to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 0.0 : Varun Chakravarthy to finish off his spell here. |
| 10.2 : Varun Chakravarthy to Suryakumar Yadav, Loopy ball, on off. Suryakumar Yadav plays an inside-out shot over covers for a single. |
| 10.3 : Varun Chakravarthy to Quinton de Kock, Full and on off. Quinton de Kock gets forward and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 10.4 : Varun Chakravarthy to Suryakumar Yadav, Quicker delivery, 95.4 kph, on middle. Suryakumar Yadav clips it towards deep square leg off the inner half of his willow. A single is taken. |
| 10.5 : Varun Chakravarthy to Quinton de Kock, On off, Quinton de Kock knocks it towards long on for one. |
| 10.6 : Varun Chakravarthy to Suryakumar Yadav, On the pads, Suryakumar Yadav nudges it on the leg side for a single. Six singles off the over. No wicket for Varun Chakravarthy this time but gave away only 22 runs in his spell. |
| 11.1 : Sunil Narine to Suryakumar Yadav, Tosses it up, around off. Suryakumar Yadav gets low and looks to paddle it towards fine leg. He misses and gets hit on the front pad and the ball rolls on the leg side. |
| 11.2 : Sunil Narine to Suryakumar Yadav, On leg, Suryakumar Yadav does not get any bat on it but manages to work it off the pads towards short fine leg. The batters take a leg bye. |
| 11.3 : Sunil Narine to Quinton de Kock, Outside off, Quinton de Kock reverse-sweeps it towards covers. He could not find the gap this time. |
| 11.4 : Sunil Narine to Quinton de Kock, Narine fires this one down leg, Quinton de Kock tries to flick but misses. He gets hit on the pads. |
| 11.5 : Sunil Narine to Quinton de Kock, On the pads, Quinton de Kock glances it to short fine leg. He crosses ends. |
| 11.6 : Sunil Narine to Suryakumar Yadav, Full and on leg, Suryakumar Yadav tries to slog hard but mistimes it to deep square leg. He retains the strike by picking up a single. |
| Prasidh Krishna is back into the attack. His figures read 1-0-16-0 so far. |
| 12.1 : Prasidh Krishna to Suryakumar Yadav, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Prasidh Krishna comes back and strikes straightaway. Krishna steams in and serves a length ball, sliding around off. Suryakumar Yadav stands tall and looks to drive but without any foot movement. He only manages a thick outside edge and the keeper, Dinesh Karthik does the rest. He pouches it comfortably and Kolkata will look to build on this. |
| 0.0 : Ishan Kishan walks out at number 4. |
| 12.2 : Prasidh Krishna to Ishan Kishan, Touch short, slanting across, outside off. Ishan Kishan shoulders arms to it. |
| 12.3 : Prasidh Krishna to Ishan Kishan, On a length, on off. Kishan gets inside the line of the ball and defends it to covers. |
| 12.4 : Prasidh Krishna to Ishan Kishan, A length ball, outside off. Kishan cuts it through point and collects a brace. He is off the mark. |
| 12.5 : Prasidh Krishna to Ishan Kishan, A length ball, on off. Kishan dabs it to third man for a single. |
| 12.6 : Prasidh Krishna to Quinton de Kock, Slower length ball, on the pads. Quinton de Kock flicks it to square leg for a single. |
| Lockie Ferguson comes back into the attack. His figures read 1-0-11-0 so far. He replaces Sunil Narine. |
| 13.1 : Lockie Ferguson to Quinton de Kock, A full ball, on the pads. Quinton de Kock turns it to deep square leg for another single. One run away from a half-century. |
| 13.2 : Lockie Ferguson to Ishan Kishan, On a length, on middle. Kishan hangs back and taps it to third man for a single. |
| 13.3 : Lockie Ferguson to Quinton de Kock, Slightly short, on off. Quinton de Kock looks to go downtown but hits it off the upper part of his blade and the mid off fielder collects it on a bounce. |
| 13.4 : Lockie Ferguson to Quinton de Kock, FIFTY for Quinton de Kock. A well, calm-composed inning from him and he would look to change the gears from here on. A length ball, on off. Quinton de Kock knocks it to the off side for a quick single. |
| 13.5 : Lockie Ferguson to Ishan Kishan, A length ball, on middle. Ishan tucks it to mid-wicket and scampers across for a quick single. |
| 13.6 : Lockie Ferguson to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! In the gap! Short of a length, on off. Quinton de Kock hangs back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| Strategic Time-Out! Mumbai got off to a flying start. But they lost a couple of wickets after the Powerplay which also affected their run flow. They will hope Quinton de Kock and Ishan Kishan could spend some time in the middle. While, Kolkata have surely made inroads in this game. They will be looking forward to chip some more wickets to put the opposition in some trouble. |
| 14.1 : Prasidh Krishna to Ishan Kishan, Full and on off, pushed to mid off for a quick single. |
| 14.2 : Prasidh Krishna to Quinton de Kock, Short in length, on middle. Quinton de Kock pulls it to mid-wicket. |
| 14.3 : Prasidh Krishna to Quinton de Kock, Very full and way outside off. Quinton de Kock gets inside his crease and drives it to deep covers for a single. |
| 14.4 : Prasidh Krishna to Ishan Kishan, On a length and on the pads. Cramps Ishan Kishan for the room as he looks to pull. The ball lobs on the leg side and they take a single. Hold on, a no ball called for overstepping by the third umpire. Free-Hit coming up. |
| Prasidh Krishna to Quinton de Kock, WIDE! Free-Hit continues! Prasidh Krishna stays away from the hitting arc and serves it way outside off. Quinton de Kock fails to dig it out. |
| Prasidh Krishna to Quinton de Kock, Lovely bowling! Quinton de Kock could not capitalise on the Free-Hit. A length ball, slanting outside off. Quinton de Kock swings hard but fails to get any bat on it. |
| 14.5 : Prasidh Krishna to Quinton de Kock, OUT! TAKEN! Prasidh Krishna gets the big wicket! Krishna deceives de Kock by serving it slow and outside off, asking him to hit. Quinton de Kock rocks back and pulls it hard but straight to mid-wicket where the ball sticks in the hands of Sunil Narine. A slight pressure in the dugout of Mumbai. |
| Kieron Pollard walks out at number 5. |
| 14.6 : Prasidh Krishna to Kieron Pollard, Good over from Krishna, 5 runs and a wicket! A full ball, on middle. Pollard hits it back to the bowler. |
| 15.1 : Andre Russell to Ishan Kishan, SIX! BANG! Andre Russell is being taken for a ride in this game. This time it is Ishan Kishan. Russell serves a short ball, on middle. Kishan hangs back and smokes it over the square leg fence for a maximum. These are valuable runs. |
| 0.0 : Andre Russell comes back into the attack. He went for 14 runs in his first over. |
| 15.2 : Andre Russell to Ishan Kishan, A dot to follow! A length ball, on the pads. Kishan defends it to the leg side. |
| 15.3 : Andre Russell to Ishan Kishan, Slightly short and on the bodyline. Kishan stays back and pulls it towards deep square leg. The batters take a single. |
| 15.4 : Andre Russell to Kieron Pollard, FOUR! Pollard gets off the mark with a boundary. A yorker-length ball, on middle. Pollard stays inside the crease and flicks it through mid-wicket. Lockie Ferguson covers a lot of ground to his left from deep square leg. He puts in a dive but could not keep the ball in play. The ball ends up in the boundary. |
| 15.5 : Andre Russell to Kieron Pollard, Back of a length and on middle. Pollard ducks under this one. |
| 15.6 : Andre Russell to Kieron Pollard, Slightly short and outside off. Pollard stays inside the crease and cuts it through cover. The batters pick up a brace. 13 runs coming off the over. Russell continues to be expensive. |
| 16.1 : Lockie Ferguson to Ishan Kishan, A slower, full toss and outside off. Kishan looks to push it away but misses. The ball ends up into the keeper's mitts. |
| 0.0 : Lockie Ferguson is back into the attack. His figures read 2-0-19-0 so far. |
| 16.2 : Lockie Ferguson to Ishan Kishan, OUT! CAUGHT! Ishan Kishan goes back after a cameo. He could not continue for long. Lockie Ferguson comes back into the attack and gets into the wickets column. He serves a short ball and on off. Kishan hangs back and pulls it over the leg side looking to go big. But he does not get the connection he was looking for. The ball goes high in the air off the toe end of the bat towards long on. Andre Russell calls for the catch, he comes running forward and tak |
| 16.3 : Lockie Ferguson to Kieron Pollard, A length ball, on the pads. Pollard tucks it to the leg side. |
| 16.2 : Krunal Pandya is the new batsman in. |
| 16.4 : Lockie Ferguson to Kieron Pollard, Back of a length, on middle. Kieron Pollard tucks it on the leg side for a single. |
| 16.5 : Lockie Ferguson to Krunal Pandya, Length ball, outside off. Krunal Pandya hits it straight to extra cover. |
| 16.6 : Lockie Ferguson to Krunal Pandya, A full-length ball, on off. Pandya hangs back and pushes it to mid off. The batters cross for a quick single. A good over for Lockie Ferguson. Just 2 runs and a wicket off it. |
| 17.1 : Prasidh Krishna to Krunal Pandya, A length ball, around off. Pandya stays inside the crease and guides it towards backward point for a single. |
| 0.0 : Prasidh Krishna (3-0-25-2)Â is back on. He will finish off his spell. |
| 17.2 : Prasidh Krishna to Kieron Pollard, SIX! KABOOM! Pollard takes the charge now. Krishna serves a back-of-a-length ball on off. Pollard stays back and smokes it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. |
| 17.3 : Prasidh Krishna to Kieron Pollard, FOUR! Lucky, but Pollard will take it. A length ball, around middle and off. Pollard looks to pull it away. The ball takes the inside edge, skips past the stumps and goes through the gap between the keeper and short fine leg. The ball races away to the boundary. |
| 17.4 : Prasidh Krishna to Kieron Pollard, NO BALL! A full-length ball, outside off. Pollard leans in and drives it through cover. The batters pick up two before the fielder cuts it out. Oh no, the umpire signals a no ball for overstepping. Free Hit coming up... |
| Prasidh Krishna to Kieron Pollard, Pollard could not make the most of the Free-Hit. A short ball, on off. Pollard lifts it towards long on. The fielder grabs the catch but it does not matter. The batters pick up a single. |
| 17.5 : Prasidh Krishna to Krunal Pandya, DROPPED! A tough one for Dinesh Karthik behind the wickets. Back of a length, going down leg. Pandya looks to pull it away but misses. The ball takes the glove and goes to the right of the keeper. Dinesh Karthik dives to that side and makes a half-stop. The batters sneak a single. |
| 17.6 : Prasidh Krishna to Kieron Pollard, WIDE! On a length, way outside off. Pollard looks to chase it but misses. Wide called. |
| Prasidh Krishna to Kieron Pollard, WIDE! Prasidh Krishna serves another loosener. A full-length ball, outside the tramline. Pollard leaves it alone. Wide called by the umpire. |
| Prasidh Krishna to Kieron Pollard, A dot to end the over! This was a beauty from Prasidh Krishna. He serves a length ball, around off. Pollard is left with no space. He looks to push it to the off side but misses. The ball goes through to the keeper. |
| 18.1 : Andre Russell to Krunal Pandya, A low full toss on off, Krunal Pandya throws his hands at it and the ball goes off the inner half of the bat towards deep mid-wicket. Two runs taken. |
| 18.2 : Andre Russell to Krunal Pandya, SIX! That is dispatched! Short and on middle, Krunal Pandya hammers it all the way over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 18.3 : Andre Russell to Krunal Pandya, Fuller and on off, eased down to long off for one. |
| 18.4 : Andre Russell to Kieron Pollard, What was that from Kieron Pollard? Russell bowls a yorker, on leg. Kieron Pollard gets into a bit of tangle and nutmegs himself. The ball goes through his legs into the keeper's mitts. Brilliant yorker from Dre Russ. |
| 18.5 : Andre Russell to Kieron Pollard, A low full toss, Kieron Pollard flicks it to deep square leg for just one. |
| 18.6 : Andre Russell to Krunal Pandya, Short and wide outside off, Krunal Pandya slashes but misses. The ball sneaks past the outside edge. |
| Lockie Ferguson to bowl the final over. |
| 19.1 : Lockie Ferguson to Kieron Pollard, Good start from Lockie Ferguson! Keeps it full and on off, Kieron Pollard jams it out off the toe-end of the bat back to the bowler. |
| 19.2 : Lockie Ferguson to Kieron Pollard, OUT! RUN OUT! Great stuff from Lockie Ferguson. Length ball outside off, Kieron Pollard hits it straight towards covers. Eoin Morgan collects the ball and throws it in one motion to Lockie Ferguson. He has all the time in the world as Kieron Pollard was never going to make it to the other end and clips the bails off. This is turning out to be a brilliant final over for Kolkata. |
| Saurabh Tiwary comes out at number 7. |
| 19.3 : Lockie Ferguson to Krunal Pandya, OUT! CAUGHT! A leg-cutter from Ferguson, was a short ball, on off. Krunal Pandya is beaten by the lack of pace and splices it straight to the fielder at long on where Venkatesh Iyer takes a regulation catch. Another one bites the dust for Mumbai. |
| Adam Milne walks out to bat at number 8. |
| 19.4 : Lockie Ferguson to Saurabh Tiwary, On the pads, flicked to deep mid-wicket. Saurabh Tiwary is off the mark with a single. |
| 19.5 : Lockie Ferguson to Adam Milne, Fuller in length, outside off. Adam Milne steers it to deep point for a single. |
| 19.6 : Lockie Ferguson to Saurabh Tiwary, FOUR! A boundary to end the over! Another full ball, on middle. Saurabh Tiwary lifts it over the bowler's end. One bounce and into the fence. MUMBAI FINISH WITH 155/6. |
| A brilliant comeback from Kolkata, as at one stage it looked like Mumbai will easily cross the 170-run mark but they have held things back perfectly and now they will fancy this chase. |
| Not the end Mumbai wanted but they had a blistering start as both the openers stitched a partnership of 77. Rohit Sharma was playing the second fiddle as Quinton de Kock was dealing in boundaries.  The runs did dry up in the middle stage but de Kock was making sure the run rate does not drop. Although his innings was cut down shortly by Krishna. After that, wickets started tumbling and a partnership was required badly. Pollard and Pandya did hit some lusty blows in the fag end of the inn |
| Kolkata did not have the best of starts as they were finding it difficult to get the breakthrough. They though scalped the wicket of Sharma, courtesy of Narine. They held things back in the middle overs by picking a flurry of wickets and they were right back into the game. Krishna and Ferguson were the pick of the bowlers as they scalped two wickets apiece. In the end, Kolkata will be very happy with the way they have ended the innings and will fancy this chase. |
| Right then! 156 for Kolkata to chase it down. They do have the batting power and they will fancy chasing it down. For Mumbai, their bowlers have to pick wickets in regular intervals. Will they do it? We will find out soon. Stay tuned for the chase. |
| Lockie Ferguson is up for a chat. He says that it looks like a good wicket. Mentions that we bowled well up top but they had Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock up top. Believes that Mumbai are a few runs under par. Says that the bowlers did step up and it was an exceptional effort. |
| ... The Run Chase ... |
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