| 0.0 : Hello and welcome to match 12 of the Indian T20 League. It is Rajasthan taking on Kolkata in Dubai. This is the first time both these teams will clash in this year's edition and play a game in Dubai. It was a cracker of a game for Rajasthan who went past the challenge of Punjab, chasing a massive total. The batting is firing! The bowlers, well we might see some change in that department. What about Kolkata? A thoroughly professional performance against Hyderbad in all the three departments saw t |
| Pitch Report - Michael Slater is alongside Simon Doull for the pitch report. Slater tells that it is a used surface and is really hard and it is once again going to be hard for the bowlers. Doull feels that the spinners will come handy on this wicket as they are starting to play a role. Slater wonders that the big boundaries will also help the spinners as he batters will find it tough to clear the longest part of the ground. Slater finishes by saying that the batters will look to target the shor |
| Toss - Time for the flip of the coin. Both the captains are out in the middle,up goes the coin and lands in favour of Steven Smith. RAJASTHAN OPT TO BOWL! |
| Steven Smith, Rajasthan skipper says that they will bowl first. He says that compared to Sharjah it is a longer boundary. He further says that it is exciting to play on a different ground. Further he says that the boys are enjoying so far. On Rahul Tewatia he says that he was under the pump but has come out brilliantly. Ends by saying that they are going in with the same side. |
| Dinesh Karthik, Kolkata captain, says that he is completely fine batting first. Feels the wicket looks similar to the one in Abu Dhabi but it plays differently. Says that he is really proud of their performance in the last game and feels they are playing a great brand of cricket. Informs that they are unchanged as well. |
| Rajasthan (UNCHANGED Playing XI) - Jos Buttler (WK), Steven Smith (C), Sanju Samson, Rahul Tewatia, Robin Uthappa, Riyan Parag, Jofra Archer, Tom Curran, Shreyas Gopal, Ankit Rajpoot, Jaydev Unadkat |
| Kolkata (UNCHANGED Playing XI) - Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (WK/C), Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Kamlesh Nagarkoti |
| 0.1 : Jofra Archer to Shubman Gill, Jofra is on the money straightaway! Fullish and around off to begin, Gill is on the front foot for a solid block. |
| 0.0 : We are all set to begin. The two openers for Kolkata Shubman Gill and Sunil Narine are out in the middle. Rajasthan players too have taken their fielding positions as Jofra Archer to start the proceedings with the ball. Here we go... |
| 0.2 : Jofra Archer to Shubman Gill, This time a shortish ball on middle, Gill turns it towards the leg side. |
| 0.3 : Jofra Archer to Shubman Gill, This is lovely start! Archer has already touched the 150 kph mark! This one is fuller and around off, it is driven towards mid off. Quality bowling and equally batting so far. |
| 0.4 : Jofra Archer to Shubman Gill, Short and on the body, Gill pulls it towards fine leg for a run to get off the mark. |
| 0.5 : Jofra Archer to Sunil Narine, Play and a miss! Excellent bowling from Archer! Bangs the first one short to the left-hander. It is around off and shaping away. Narine tries to hop and defend but misses. 5 superb deliveries. Can he finish well? |
| 0.6 : Jofra Archer to Sunil Narine, Yes, he can! Shortish and just outside off, shapes away as Narine throws the kitchen sink at it but he makes no connection. Just a run from the opening over. |
| 1.1 : Ankit Rajpoot to Shubman Gill, A little bit of shape away from Rajpoot. Good length ball just outside off, shaping away. Gill watches and lets it go to the keeper. |
| 0.6 : Ankit Rajpoot to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.3 : Ankit Rajpoot to Shubman Gill, A length ball on middle, Gill tucks it through square leg. The call is for two straightaway. Easily done! |
| 1.2 : Ankit Rajpoot to Shubman Gill, SIX! BANG! What a shot! Straight over the bowler's head! This is not a slog, this is a quality stroke of man in form. Fuller in length and around off and middle, Gill powers it over the bowler's head for a biggie. |
| 1.4 : Ankit Rajpoot to Shubman Gill, On middle and leg again, Gill works it towards deep square leg for a run. |
| 1.5 : Ankit Rajpoot to Sunil Narine, Good length ball on middle, Narine looks to pull but the ball keeps a touch low and he ends up mistiming it towards mid-wicket. |
| 1.6 : Ankit Rajpoot to Sunil Narine, Makes room and tries to slog the length ball on middle and leg over mid-wicket but once again he mistimes it. Rajpoot did well to follow him. 9 from the 2nd over. |
| 2.1 : Jaydev Unadkat to Shubman Gill, Excellent save! Robin Uthappa is the man who saves three for his side. A fuller ball around off, Gill lifts it wide of the mid on fielder. This one looks to be racing to the fence but Uthappa makes a diving stop to his left. Only a run. |
| 0.0 : Jaydev Unadkat to bowl now. Just the one over for Archer. |
| 2.2 : Jaydev Unadkat to Sunil Narine, Play and a miss! Length ball just outside off, Narine looks to go down the ground but misses. |
| 2.3 : Jaydev Unadkat to Sunil Narine, Narine is struggling, clearly struggling! He is trying to go on the leg side everytime. Tries to pull but misses. The ball hits him on the pads and rolls towards the square leg region. A leg bye taken. |
| 2.4 : Jaydev Unadkat to Shubman Gill, Slower one, it is a tad short in length. Gill tucks it towards the leg side and gets to the other end. |
| 2.5 : Jaydev Unadkat to Sunil Narine, Put down! That was a sitter. A fuller ball around off, Narine looks to slam it over the bowler's head but ends up ballooning it high towards mid on off the toe end of the bat. Uthappa settles under it and tries to catch but spills it. |
| 2.6 : Jaydev Unadkat to Shubman Gill, Dot to end a fine over from Unadkat. Should've had a wicket in the over. Good length ball around off, pushed towards mid off. |
| 3.1 : Ankit Rajpoot to Sunil Narine, WIDE! Short ball attempted but it is way down the leg side. Left alone. |
| Ankit Rajpoot to Sunil Narine, FOUR! Connects the pull, finally! Short ball on middle, Narine pulls it through mid-wicket and gets a boundary. |
| 3.2 : Ankit Rajpoot to Sunil Narine, Goes for the pull again, this time he doesn't connect. Gets hit on the pads and the ball rolls towards the off side. A leg bye taken. |
| 3.3 : Ankit Rajpoot to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Gill is not missing out on anything short! Not too short but Gill pounces on the length and pulls it through mid-wicket and bags another boundary. |
| 3.4 : Ankit Rajpoot to Shubman Gill, Shortish and around middle, worked through mid-wicket for an easy single. |
| 3.5 : Ankit Rajpoot to Sunil Narine, In the air but well short. Shortish and outside off, Narine looks to lift it over mid off but mistimes it. The ball goes in the air but drops well short of the fielder. |
| 3.6 : Ankit Rajpoot to Sunil Narine, Full and on the pads, Narine looks to slog it away but makes no connection and is hit on the pads. The ball goes to the keeper. A mild appeal but turned down. |
| 4.1 : Jaydev Unadkat to Shubman Gill, Good length ball around off, played back to the bowler. |
| 4.2 : Jaydev Unadkat to Shubman Gill, Just outside off on a good length, pushed towards mid off for a single. |
| 4.3 : Jaydev Unadkat to Sunil Narine, SIX! Slammed away! Narine finally finds the middle of the bat! It is the slower one, in the slot for Narine. He powers it way over the deep mid-wicket fence. |
| 4.4 : Jaydev Unadkat to Sunil Narine, FOUR! Follows the biggie with a boundary now! Shortish and on middle and leg, Narine moves towards the leg side and crunches it through the covers. It races away to the fence. |
| 4.5 : Jaydev Unadkat to Sunil Narine, OUT! TIMBER! Unadkat has the last laugh. He is pumped! Rajasthan gets the breakthrough. Good length ball around middle and leg, Unadkat takes the pace off on this ball. Narine, like has done all this while, tries to slog it on the leg side. He gets beaten by the change of the pace and swings too early. Misses and the ball thuds into the timber behind.Unadkat gets the first wicket of the Indian T20 League 2020. |
| Nitish Rana is the new man in. |
| 4.6 : Jaydev Unadkat to Nitish Rana, Dot to end the successful over! Back of a length ball just outside off, Rana finds point fielder to his cut. |
| Tom Curran is on now. |
| 5.1 : Tom Curran to Shubman Gill, WIDE! Fuller length ball down the leg side. Left alone. Wided by the umpire. |
| Tom Curran to Shubman Gill, Full and around off, Gill turns it towards the vacant mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 5.2 : Tom Curran to Nitish Rana, Full and just outside off, Rana drives it well but finds the mid off fielder. |
| 5.3 : Tom Curran to Nitish Rana, Aroound off on a good length, blocked towards mid off. |
| 5.4 : Tom Curran to Nitish Rana, Three dots in a row! Fuller and around off, Rana finds mid off once again. |
| 5.5 : Tom Curran to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Rana is off the mark in a fine fashion. Poor ball though. Short and wide outside off, Rana waits for the ball and slams it over backward point. |
| 5.6 : Tom Curran to Nitish Rana, Dot to end the Powerplay! Shortish and just outside off, Rana once again looks to cut but ends up getting a bottom edge to the keeper. 42/1 at the end of the Powerplay. |
| Spin time! Shreyas Gopal to bowl now. |
| 6.1 : Shreyas Gopal to Shubman Gill, Tossed up and around off, Gill drives it back to the bowler powerfully. Gopal fails to pick the ball and allows it to go towards long off for a single. |
| 6.2 : Shreyas Gopal to Nitish Rana, Edgy! Tosses up and on middle, Rana looks to flick it on the leg side but gets a thick outside edge. It goes past the short third man fielder who gives it a chase and keeps it down to a couple. |
| 6.3 : Shreyas Gopal to Nitish Rana, Beaten! Lovely bowling! It is the wrong 'un! Just outside off, Rana plays for the ball that will turn in but it goes the other way and beats the outside edge. |
| 6.4 : Shreyas Gopal to Nitish Rana, Short and on middle, pulled towards deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 6.5 : Shreyas Gopal to Shubman Gill, Full and wide outside off, it is drilled wide of the deep cover fielder. Two taken. |
| 6.6 : Shreyas Gopal to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Poor bowling! Short and just outside off, Gill waits for it and pulls it towards the deep mid-wicket fence. 50 up for Kolkata in style! |
| Riyan Parag is on now. |
| 7.1 : Riyan Parag to Nitish Rana, SIX! CLEAN HIT! Tossed up outside off, Rana gets underneath the ball and lofts it cleanly over long off for a biggie. |
| 7.2 : Riyan Parag to Nitish Rana, Good running. Flatter and outside off, Rana cuts it past the short third man fielder and gets three runs as the fielder mops it up. |
| 7.3 : Riyan Parag to Shubman Gill, Fuller and around off, Gill taps it to point for a run. |
| 7.4 : Riyan Parag to Nitish Rana, Tossed up on middle, Rana slogs it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 7.5 : Riyan Parag to Shubman Gill, Full on off, Gill strokes it towards long on for a couple. |
| 7.6 : Riyan Parag to Shubman Gill, Floated on middle, flicked to the leg side for a single. |
| 8.1 : Shreyas Gopal to Shubman Gill, Short and outside off, Gill looks to punch it through the off side but mistimes and finds Smith at the cover region. |
| 8.2 : Shreyas Gopal to Shubman Gill, Cuts the short ball but this time he finds the point fielder. |
| 0.0 : STRATEGIC TIME OUT! A good start for Kolkata with the bat though they have lost Sunil Narine. Gill and Rana out in the middle should do the work for them as both are capable of scoring briskly and can also find the fence. Rajasthan have been spot on with their bowling. No freebies given so far. Smith has been spot on with his bowling changes and that has worked for them. Apart from the dropped catch by Robin Uthappa Rajasthan have been too good in the field. Hope to continue the same after the b |
| 8.3 : Shreyas Gopal to Shubman Gill, FOUR! This time he finds the fence! Flatter and around off and middle, Gill sits down and swats it wide of the deep mid-wicket fielder and into the fence. |
| 8.4 : Shreyas Gopal to Shubman Gill, In the air but safe! Tossed up and around off, Gill looks to power it over long off but ends up getting a top edge. It goes high in the air towards mid off. Three fielder try to get to the ball but it lands in the vacant region. A couple of more runs for Gill. |
| 8.5 : Shreyas Gopal to Shubman Gill, Flatter and around off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 8.6 : Shreyas Gopal to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Powered down the ground! Tossed up and around off, Gill puts the dancing shoes on and slams it over the bowler's head and gets another boundary. |
| Rahul Tewatia with the ball now. |
| 9.2 : Rahul Tewatia to Nitish Rana, Fired outside off, Rana looks to cut but misses. |
| 9.3 : Rahul Tewatia to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Connects this time and finds the fence. Shortish and just outside off, Rana cuts it behind point and beats the diving fielder in the deep. |
| 9.4 : Rahul Tewatia to Nitish Rana, Flatter and outside off, Rana cuts hard but this time it goes straight to the point fielder. The fielder fumbles and a run is taken. |
| 9.1 : Rahul Tewatia to Nitish Rana, Tries to reverse sweep on the first ball but misses. Brilliant from the bowler there he sees Rana getting into the position and fires it wide outside off. Rana goes for the reverse hit but gets beaten all ends up. |
| 9.5 : Rahul Tewatia to Shubman Gill, Flatter and on middle, Gill goes back and tucks it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 9.6 : Rahul Tewatia to Nitish Rana, OUT! CAUGHT! Tewatia with the breakthrough! This man can do no wrong since his turnaround in the last game against Punjab! Comes into the attack and breaks the partnership, does Rahul. Tossed up ball around off, Rana tries to clear the long off fence but doesn't get the timing that he needed. It goes high in the air towards long off. Parag settles under the ball and takes the catch calmly. Rajasthan gets the much-needed breakthrough. |
| Ohh! Andre Russell it is with the bat. Can we expect some big hits tonight from the big DreRuss! |
| 10.1 : Shreyas Gopal to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Poor effort from Archer! Should've saved at least a couple of run. Full and around off, Gill hammers it wide of the bowler and it races towards the long on fence. Archer runs to his left and tries to fielde but the ball evades his left hand and goes to the fence. |
| 10.2 : Shreyas Gopal to Shubman Gill, Short and outside off, cut to deep point for a single. |
| 10.3 : Shreyas Gopal to Andre Russell, Quicker one on the pads, Russell tries to work it on the leg side but misses. |
| 10.4 : Shreyas Gopal to Andre Russell, Another quicker one on middle and leg, Russell goes back and tucks it towards square leg for a run. |
| 10.5 : Shreyas Gopal to Shubman Gill, DOT! 2nd in the over! Good over so far, in spite of the boundary. Flatter ball just outside off, Gill goes back and plays it towards the point fielder. |
| 10.6 : Shreyas Gopal to Shubman Gill, Single to end the over! Short and just around off, turning away a touch, Gill punches it to deep cover for a single. |
| 11.1 : Jofra Archer to Shubman Gill, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Archer gets rid of the main man! Shortish ball on middle, Gill tries to work it on the leg side but ends up getting a leading edge. The ball balloons in the air towards the bowler. Archer calls for the catch and takes it easily. Another super knock from Gill but he would be disappointed to not carry on. Archer was probably brought to get rid of Russell but Rajasthan won't mind seeing the back of in-form Gill. |
| 0.0 : Jofra Archer is back on. 1-0-1-0 so far from him. |
| 11.2 : Jofra Archer to Andre Russell, Full and around off, blocked back to Archer. |
| 0.0 : Still no signs of Eoin Morgan as skipper, Dinesh Karthik comes in to bat. |
| 11.3 : Jofra Archer to Andre Russell, Pacy bouncer! Russell does well to sway away. |
| 11.4 : Jofra Archer to Andre Russell, Play and a miss! What an over so far! Shortish and around off, Russell stays back and tries to force it on the off side but misses. |
| 11.5 : Jofra Archer to Andre Russell, Connects the pull and gets off the mark as the ball goes towards deep mid-wicket. |
| 11.6 : Jofra Archer to Dinesh Karthik, DOT! Brilliant over from Archer! Shortish and around off, blocked towards the off side off the back foot. Only a run and the important wicket of Gill from the over. |
| 12.1 : Shreyas Gopal to Andre Russell, Flatter around middle and leg, pulled towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.2 : Shreyas Gopal to Dinesh Karthik, Floated around off, Karthik drives it through covers for a run. |
| 12.3 : Shreyas Gopal to Andre Russell, SIX! HUGE HIT! Googly from Gopal and Russell reads it early to slog it high and over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. This should give him a lot of confidence. |
| 12.4 : Shreyas Gopal to Andre Russell, Floated outside off, Russell slaps it to covers. |
| 12.5 : Shreyas Gopal to Andre Russell, SIX! HAMMERED! Floated ball on off, Andre lofts it over the deep mid-wicket fence as the ball goes out of the park. New balls please. |
| 12.6 : Shreyas Gopal to Andre Russell, In the air... safe. Gopla floats one outside off, Russell goes for the hit downtown but gets it off the toe end of the bat. The ball goes high in the air and towards long off. The fielder from deep cover runs to it but the ball falls safely. A couple taken in the end. |
| 13.2 : Jofra Archer to Eoin Morgan, Good length ball around off and middle, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 13.1 : Finally, Eoin Morgan gets out to bat now. He will face the charged up Archer, his England teammate. |
| Jofra Archer to Dinesh Karthik, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! What a beauty from Archer! Another failure for Karthik. Back of a length and around off, shapes away nicely, just a hint of it but it is good enough. Karthik looks to defend but the ball takes the outside edge and goes behind. Buttler is not going to drop these. A terrific spell from the pacer and he is turning things around for his side. |
| 13.3 : Jofra Archer to Eoin Morgan, Play and a miss! Shortish and outside off, Morgan looks to cut but misses. |
| 13.4 : Jofra Archer to Eoin Morgan, 152.1 KPH! That was quick! Shortish and on middle and leg, Morgan tucks it towards the leg side and opens his account. |
| 13.5 : Jofra Archer to Andre Russell, Fuller and around off, pushed through mid on for a single. |
| 13.6 : Jofra Archer to Eoin Morgan, A ripper to end an excellent over from Archer, once again. Banged short and just outside off, Morgan looks to upper cut but misses. 2 runs and a wicket from it. |
| 14.1 : Ankit Rajpoot to Andre Russell, WIDE! Full and wide outside off but ends up bowling too wide. Wide signalled. |
| Ankit Rajpoot to Andre Russell, SIX! SENT INTO THE STANDS! Short and outside off, Russell stands tall and powers the pull over the deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum. |
| 0.0 : Ankit Rajpoot is back on. 2-0-19-0 are his numbers so far. |
| 14.2 : Ankit Rajpoot to Andre Russell, OUT! CAUGHT! Rajpoot has the last laugh! He learns from his mistake as he goes full and wide outside off, Russell once again goes searching for the fence but not this time. He slices the ball high and towards deep point where Jaydev Unadkat settles under it and gobbles it up. |
| Pat Cummins is the new man in. |
| 14.3 : Ankit Rajpoot to Eoin Morgan, WIDE! Length ball down the leg side and Morgan lets it be. Wided. |
| Ankit Rajpoot to Eoin Morgan, WIDE! Third one of the over now. He once again bowls one down the leg side as Morgan too fails to get bat on ball. Wided once again. |
| Ankit Rajpoot to Eoin Morgan, OHH! That went off the helmet! Short and around leg, Morgan goes for the pull but misses it. The ball hits the badge on the helmet and goes towards fine leg. The batters corss ends. |
| 14.4 : Ankit Rajpoot to Pat Cummins, Short of a length ball outside off, Cummins steers it towards third man for a run. |
| 14.5 : Ankit Rajpoot to Eoin Morgan, Full and outside off, driven through mid off for a single. |
| 14.6 : Ankit Rajpoot to Pat Cummins, Dot to end the over, a successful one for Rajasthan. They have got rid of dangerous Dre Russ in this one. Fuller and wide outside off, Cummins looks to slog but without any feet movement. Misses. |
| 15.1 : Tom Curran to Eoin Morgan, Shortish and around off, blocked towards the point fielder. |
| 0.0 : Tom Curran is back on. 1-0-6-0 so far from him. |
| 15.2 : Tom Curran to Eoin Morgan, Morgan backs away and tries to make room. Tom bowls it wide ouside off, Morgan does well to drive it wide of the deep cover fielder. Two taken. |
| 15.3 : Tom Curran to Eoin Morgan, Short and on middle, pulled towards deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 15.4 : Tom Curran to Pat Cummins, Excellent running! Fullish and on middle, Cummins tucks it towards square leg with soft hands. Scampers back for a couple before the fielder from deep can get to the ball. |
| 15.5 : Tom Curran to Pat Cummins, Shortish and on middle, it is tucked through square leg for a single. Just 6 from the over, can Tom finish it well? |
| 15.6 : Tom Curran to Eoin Morgan, Yes, he can! Only a single on the last ball. Slower short one, Morgan does well to read and pull it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 16.1 : Jofra Archer to Eoin Morgan, Full and around off, Morgan skips down the track and looks to flick but the ball goes off the inner half of his bat towards deep square leg. Only a single. |
| 0.0 : Mandatory concussion check time! The physio is out and Morgan is getting checked, along with his helment. He is looking pretty much fine. And, the umpire takes the opportunity to signal the Strategic Time-out! Rajasthan's dream run with the ball continues. They have been spot on with their bowling and fielding. The spinners have done an excellent job for them as they have tied the Kolkata batters to just ones and twos. Further to say Archer's two wickets have put them in the driver's seat at |
| 16.2 : Jofra Archer to Pat Cummins, Slower one! Just outside off, Cummins runs it down to third man for a single. |
| 16.3 : Jofra Archer to Eoin Morgan, Shortish and on the body, worked towards the leg side for a single. |
| 16.4 : Jofra Archer to Pat Cummins, FOUR! Slammed! Short and just outside off, Cummins goes back and punches it through cover-point. It is wide of the deep cover and races away to the fence. First boundary off Archer's spell. |
| 16.5 : Jofra Archer to Pat Cummins, Back of a length and around off, forced towards the off side for a single. |
| 17.1 : Tom Curran to Pat Cummins, Length ball on middle, tucked towads mid-wicket for a single. |
| 17.2 : Tom Curran to Eoin Morgan, FOUR! MORGAN YOU BEAUTY! Full toss outside off, Morgan accepts it as he slaps it through covers and the ball goes to the fence in no time. |
| 17.3 : Tom Curran to Eoin Morgan, Short of a length ball outside off, Morgan strokes it through covers for a single. |
| 16.6 : Jofra Archer to Eoin Morgan, DROPPED AND SIX! Back of a length ball outside off, Morgan stays back and upper cuts it, using the pace of the bowler. The ball goes wide of the deep point fielder. Tom Curran is the man, he moves to his right and tries to catch near the rope. He is probably worried of touching the fence and ends up palming it over the fence. Archer's fine bowling performance ends not the way he would've liked. 2/18 in his 4 overs with 14 runs coming in this last over. |
| 17.4 : Tom Curran to Pat Cummins, Full and on middle, Cummins flicks it towards deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 17.5 : Tom Curran to Eoin Morgan, Length ball outside off, Morgan slams it straight through mid off but only for a single. |
| 17.6 : Tom Curran to Pat Cummins, OUT! CAUGHT! That's a terrific catch! Banged short outside off, Cummins goes for the pull but ends up getting a top edge. The ball goes towards deep square leg. Samson is the fielder there, he probably overruns it but keeps his eyes on the ball. And then does really well to take the catch by tumbling behind. Gets a head bump as he falls down but he seems to be okay. |
| Kamlesh Nagarkoti is the new man in with the bat. |
| 0.0 : Just 3 overs remaining can Kolkata cross the 180-run mark here. Looks a bit difficult but not impossible as both Morgan and Cummins are known to go hard and long. |
| 18.1 : Ankit Rajpoot to Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Full and around off, stroked through mid on for a single. |
| 18.2 : Ankit Rajpoot to Eoin Morgan, Back of a length and just outside off, pushed towards short third man and a quick run. |
| 18.3 : Ankit Rajpoot to Kamlesh Nagarkoti, FOUR! Drilled! Nagarkoti is known for his batting abilities and he shows one of the strokes that he has got! Full ball on off, it is in the slot. Kamlesh knows that the mid off fielder his inside the ring. He gets under it and clobbers it over the bowler's head. |
| 18.4 : Ankit Rajpoot to Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Pushes the next ball through mid on for a single. |
| 18.5 : Ankit Rajpoot to Eoin Morgan, Only a run! Morgan is not finding the pace and space to free his arms. Good length ball just outside off, he can only push it towards point for a single. |
| 18.6 : Ankit Rajpoot to Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Single to end the over! A good one ofr Rajasthan.9 off the penultimate over is a good one! Full and on middle and leg, Nagarkoti flicks it towards deep backward square leg and keep the strike for the next over. |
| 19.1 : Tom Curran to Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Single to begin the final over! Tom takes the pace off and bowls the length ball on middle, Kamlesh tucks it towards the leg side and gets Morgan back on strike. |
| 19.2 : Tom Curran to Eoin Morgan, Excellent fielding! The skipper saves two for his side. A low full toss just outside off, Morgan powers it through mid off. Smith does well to run to his left and flick the ball away from the ropes. Two taken. |
| 19.3 : Tom Curran to Eoin Morgan, SIX! BANG! Short and just outside off, Morgan hammers it over deep mid-wicket and clears the fence. Important biggie! Kolkata needed it badly. Can he find the fence once again? |
| 19.4 : Tom Curran to Eoin Morgan, A couple more! Excellent running between the wickets! Full and just around off, Morgan drills it through mid off. They want the second. Morgan wants to keep the strike. Nagarkoti obliges and goes for it. They take on Smith's arm and do well to make it easily in the end. |
| 19.5 : Tom Curran to Eoin Morgan, WIDE! Fired full but way outside off, left alone. Wided. |
| Tom Curran to Eoin Morgan, WIDE! Another one outside off. Tom tying to stay away from the firing line but he ends up bowling it just outside the tramline. Wided by the umpire. Looked really close but excellent call from the umpire. |
| Tom Curran to Eoin Morgan, WIDE Three in a row! Tom errs again. Morgan tries to squeeze but misses. Wided. |
| Tom Curran to Eoin Morgan, Yorker and around off, Morgan can only dig it out towards mid off. But they get couple as the long off fielder has to make a ot of ground to get to the ball. |
| 19.6 : Tom Curran to Eoin Morgan, Dot to end the over and innings! Full and on middle, Morgan drills it down the ground but Tom does well to get down and field. Kolkata finish with 174/6. |
| All applause to Rajasthan for bowling with a plan and a special credit goes to Steven Smith for the way he regulated his bowlers. For a change Jofra Archer opened the bowling for them and he straightaway set the tempo of the game by giving just one run and showing as what is to come ahead. Ankit Rajpoot and Jaydev Unadkat partnering him with the ball were also very good and the trio shared 4 wickets between them. Shreyas Gopal was the only spinner to complete his four overs though he was a bit e |
| Jofra Archer is caught for a quick chat! On his pace, Archer says that he didn't see the speed of the balls that he bowled. On the caught and bowled, he says that he didn't see anyone else as he was always looking at the ball. Feels that Kolkata have got 15 more than they would've wanted but backs the batters to chase the total. Says that they did well to get accustomed to the situation and condition in Sharjah and this will be a challenge here. |
| Kolkata after being asked to bat started with Gill and Narine as usual but the latter struggled to find the fence consistently and ended up throwing his wicket. Though Rana and Gill combined to the repair act and stitched 46-run only for Rana to throw it away. Gill too soon followed Rana as Kolkata were left with two new man in the middle and that really hurt them a lot. Dinesh Karthik and Andre Russell both failed to get going and departed in quick succession. In the end, Morgan once again came |
| So, the target for Rajasthan is 175! It looks getable with the fire power Rajasthan possess but you never know as even the best fail. Will Rajasthan make it 3 off 3 or will Kolkata get another win? Join on the other side of the break as the chase begins. |
| 0.2 : Sunil Narine to Jos Buttler, WIDE! Slider down the leg side, Jos misses his flick. Wide given. |
| 0.1 : Sunil Narine to Jos Buttler, Tossed up outside off, Buttler plays it to point. |
| 0.2 : Sunil Narine to Jos Buttler, Fuller and on middle, Buttler pushes it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0.3 : Sunil Narine to Steven Smith, Tossed up on off, Smith tucks it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0.4 : Sunil Narine to Jos Buttler, Six! Up, up and away! The batsman has lofted this clean as a whistle and it has cleared the boundary. |
| 0.5 : Sunil Narine to Jos Buttler, 1 run, that is punched off the back foot for a single. |
| 0.6 : Sunil Narine to Steven Smith, 2 Leg byes, there comes the usage of the broom but not to add anything to the total. |
| 0.0 : Welcome back for the chase. Steven Smith and Jos Buttler to start with the bat. Kolkata players too are ready on the field as Sunil Narine to start with the ball. |
| Will Narine get some purchase from the wicket or will he get carted tonight by Jos the Boss! |
| 1.1 : Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler, Full on the pads, Buttler flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 1.2 : Pat Cummins to Steven Smith, Length ball on off, Smith defends it to the leg side. |
| 0.0 : Pat Cummins to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.3 : Pat Cummins to Steven Smith, Swing and a miss! Good length ball outside off, Smith goes for a big smash across the line but misses. Trying to go after his countryman straightaway but to no avail. |
| 1.4 : Pat Cummins to Steven Smith, A huge appeal for a caught behind but the umpire shakes his head. Kolkata do not take the review. Beauty from Cummins. Good length ball on middle, it sticks a bit on the surface and also shapes away a bit. Smith looks to flick but misses. There is a noise as the ball goes past his bat. Karthik takes the catch and puts in a huge appeal but the umpire is unmoved. It looks like the ball kisses the pad. |
| 1.5 : Pat Cummins to Steven Smith, In the air... Safe. Fast and full on middle, Smith goes for the big hoick but ends up spooning it high and towards long off. Andre Russell goes for the catch but drops it. A couple taken. |
| 1.6 : Pat Cummins to Steven Smith, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! A rare failure from Smith there. Cummins goes fast and on a length around middle, Smith once again goes for the hit towards the cow corner but ends up getting an inside edge past the leg stump. The keeper dives to his left and takes the catch with a full length dive. Early shocker for Rajasthan. |
| 2.1 : Shivam Mavi to Jos Buttler, Good length ball outside off, Jos strokes it to mid-wicket. |
| 2.2 : Shivam Mavi to Jos Buttler, Length ball on middle, Buttler misses his flick as the bal goes off the pads to the leg side. A leg bye taken. |
| 2.3 : Shivam Mavi to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Easy doing! Length ball on the pads, Samson flicks it towards the fine leg region for a boundary. |
| 2.4 : Shivam Mavi to Sanju Samson, Length ball outside off, punched to covers. |
| 2.5 : Shivam Mavi to Sanju Samson, Swing and a miss. Some seam movement there as well. It lands on a good length on off and nips back in sharply - on top of middle. Samson looked to play it across the line but misses. |
| 2.6 : Shivam Mavi to Sanju Samson, A single to finish. Samson looked to swipe the length delivery but gets an inside edge which goes to the off side. Sneaks in a run. 6 from Mavi's first. |
| 3.1 : Pat Cummins to Sanju Samson, Good length ball just outside off, Samson punches it through the covers. Russell from mid off gives it a chase and makes a sliding stop to save a couple of runs. |
| 3.2 : Pat Cummins to Sanju Samson, Length ball on middle, pushed towards mid on. |
| 3.3 : Pat Cummins to Sanju Samson, Another defensive push towards mid on. |
| 3.4 : Pat Cummins to Sanju Samson, Single now! Good length ball on middle and leg, flicked towards deep square leg for a run. |
| 3.5 : Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler, SIX! Innovation at its best! Uses the pace of the bowler and bags a biggie! Full and on middle, Buttler moves inside the crease and scoops it over short fine leg for a biggie. |
| 3.6 : Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler, Good sharp bouncer to end the over! Short and just outside off, Buttler goes for the pull but fails to connect. 9 from the over. |
| 4.1 : Shivam Mavi to Sanju Samson, OUT! CAUGHT! That's a soft soft dismissal. Kolkata right on top as they have sent two of their best batsmen back into the hut. Mavi is elated. Samson would be angry and disappointed with himself. Shivam bangs one short and around middle and leg, Samson stands tall and goes for the pull but to his bad luck the ball strikes him high on the bat. It lobs towards square leg where Sunil Narine accepts it gleefully. Rajasthan need another 145 off 95 balls. |
| 0.0 : Robin Uthappa walks in next. |
| 4.2 : Shivam Mavi to Robin Uthappa, Good length ball around off, Uthappa pushes it towards the cover fielder. |
| 4.3 : Shivam Mavi to Robin Uthappa, Uthappa is off the mark now! A length ball around off, he pushes it towards the off side off his back foot and goes for a quick run. Could've been really risky as Buttler dived to make his ground. In fact, had Nagarkoti hit, Buttler would've been on his bike. |
| 4.4 : Shivam Mavi to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Sweetly timed! Length ball outside off, Jos plays the cover drive to perfection as he splits the gap to perfection for a boundary. |
| 4.5 : Shivam Mavi to Jos Buttler, Short of a length ball outside off, Jos goes for the wild swing but misses it. Not far from taking the nick there. |
| 4.6 : Shivam Mavi to Jos Buttler, Full outside off, Jos plays it to mid on for a single. |
| 5.1 : Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler, Full and on the pads, Buttler misses his flick as the ball rolls to the leg side off his pads. A couple of leg byes taken. |
| 5.2 : Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler, Length and around off, Buttler taps it off the backfoot towards covers. |
| 5.3 : Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler, Length ball around off, Buttler makes room and strokes it through covers for a run. |
| 5.4 : Pat Cummins to Robin Uthappa, In the air..Just short! Length ball on middle, Robin looks to tuck it to the leg side but ends up getting a leading edge towards point. The ball just drops in front of the diving fielder. |
| 5.5 : Pat Cummins to Robin Uthappa, Bumper on middle, Uthappa goes for the pull but the ball sails over him. Umpire signals one for the over. |
| 5.6 : Pat Cummins to Robin Uthappa, Length ball on off, Robin defends it back to the bowler. |
| 6.1 : Shivam Mavi to Jos Buttler, OUT! CAUGHT! Sensational Mavi gets his second. Buttler would feel a bit unlucky there. Mavi goes full and wide outside off, Buttler looks to go for the cut but the ball takes the outside edge and flies towards the short third man fielder who accepts the catch. |
| 6.2 : Shivam Mavi to Riyan Parag, Length ball on off, Parag keeps it out. |
| 0.0 : Riyan Parag is the new man in. |
| 6.3 : Shivam Mavi to Riyan Parag, Length ball on off, Parag guides it straight to point. |
| 6.4 : Shivam Mavi to Riyan Parag, One again looks to run it down to third man but ends up getting an inside edge past the stumps towards fine leg. A single taken. |
| 6.5 : Shivam Mavi to Robin Uthappa, Full and outside off, driven through covers for a single. |
| 6.6 : Shivam Mavi to Riyan Parag, Length ball on off, played to point this time by Parag. |
| Kamlesh Nagarkoti is on now. |
| 7.1 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Robin Uthappa, OUT! CAUGHT! Kamlesh strikes on the very first ball. Rajasthan are falling apart here! Nagarkoti starts the spell with a bouncer on middle, Uthappa pulls but picks out the deep square leg fielder with precision. Mavi is the fielder there. He takes the catch. Maiden Indian T20 League wicket for Kamlesh. |
| 0.0 : Rahul Tewatia walks in to bat. Can he replicate his heroics from the last game to take Rajasthan home? |
| 7.2 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Rahul Tewatia, Tewatia is off and running! Full and outside off, he waits for the ball and steers it to third man for a single. |
| 7.3 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Riyan Parag, Banged short and around off, blocked. |
| The umpires go upstairs as Parag has been caught. The umpires want to check if it is a clean catch or no? |
| 7.4 : Tom Curran walks out to the middle now! |
| 7.5 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Tom Curran, Full and on middle, driven to mid off. |
| 7.4 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Riyan Parag, OUT! CAUGHT! Rajasthan are falling apart here. They have lost half their side here. Nagarkoti gets his second. He bowls a length ball around off as Parag goes for the cut. Not the ideal length to play that shot. Still Parag goes with it only to get a thick outside edge towards gully. Shubman Gill there does well there by diving forward as the ball was dipping onto him. Kolkata start celebrating as the umpires converge to go upstairs to see where it is is ta |
| 7.6 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Tom Curran, Single to end a superb spell! 2 runs and a couple of wickets off it. Full and outside off, Curran drives it through covers and keeps the strike for the next over. |
| 8.1 : Shivam Mavi to Tom Curran, Good length ball around off, pushed towards the cover fielder. |
| 8.2 : Shivam Mavi to Tom Curran, A couple now! Good length ball outside off, Tom punches it through covers. The deep cover fielder runs to his right and keeps it down to two. |
| 8.3 : Shivam Mavi to Tom Curran, Two more! Short and outside off, this one is pulled away from the deep square leg fielder. Cummins from that positions comes around and picks the ball. Two taken before he can send the ball to the keeper. |
| 8.4 : Shivam Mavi to Tom Curran, Short and outside off, slammed through point. Only a single as it goes straight to deep point. |
| 8.5 : Shivam Mavi to Rahul Tewatia, Full and on middle, Tewatia flicks but finds mid on. |
| 8.6 : Shivam Mavi to Rahul Tewatia, Couple of overs to end the over! Low full toss on middle, it is flicked throuh mid-wicket for two more. 50 up for Rajasthan. 125 needed in 11 overs. |
| STRATEGIC TIME OUT! Its all Kolkata at the moment as Rajasthan are strugling and look down and out too. Kolkata's pacers have put the Rajasthan top order on the mat here as Cummins, Mavi, Nagarkoti have all taken wickets. It will be a matter of time before Kolkata close this game. Is there any twist left in this chase or will Kolkata steam roll Rajasthan. Let's see after the break. |
| 9.1 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Tom Curran, Length ball outside off, Curran guides it past point for a single. |
| 9.2 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Rahul Tewatia, A couple now as Tewatia strokes this full ball straight to long off. |
| 9.3 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Rahul Tewatia, SIX! TEWATIA! Short of a length on middle, Rahul picks it up and hits it flat over square leg for a biggie. He is high on confidence. |
| 9.4 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Rahul Tewatia, Length ball outside off, Rahul strokes it towards deep cover for a couple. |
| 9.5 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Rahul Tewatia, On a good length and outside off, Tewatia gets it to covers. |
| 9.6 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Rahul Tewatia, Length delivery outside off, Tewatia punches it towards covers. It was in the air for a bit but falls short of the fielder there. |
| 10.1 : Varun Chakravarthy to Tom Curran, Floated on off, pushed through covers for a couple. |
| 0.0 : Varun Chakravarthy to bowl now. |
| 10.2 : Varun Chakravarthy to Tom Curran, Flatter on off, stroked to covers for a single this time. |
| 10.3 : Varun Chakravarthy to Rahul Tewatia, Full on middle, flicked towards long on for a single. |
| 10.4 : Varun Chakravarthy to Tom Curran, Flatter on middle, Curran comes down the track and turns it towards the leg side for a single. |
| 10.5 : Varun Chakravarthy to Rahul Tewatia, OUT! BOWLED! Tewatia falls! Cleverly bowled! Varun sees Tewatia coming down the track and drags his length back as well as bowl it a bit wider. Rahul makes room and looks to go over the covers this time but is beaten all ends up as the ball goes past the outside edge and clatter into the stumps behind. |
| 10.6 : Varun Chakravarthy to Shreyas Gopal, Floated on middle, flicked to the leg side for a single. |
| 11.1 : Sunil Narine to Shreyas Gopal, Flatter and around off, worked through square leg for a run. |
| 11.2 : Sunil Narine to Tom Curran, On off, defended towards the elg side. |
| 11.3 : Sunil Narine to Tom Curran, Full and on middle, flicked towards mid-wicket by Curran. |
| 0.0 : Shreyas Gopal is the new man in. |
| 11.4 : Sunil Narine to Tom Curran, FOUR! Cut away, and cut away well! Short and wide outside off, Tom goes back and slams it through point. The deep point fielder, Cummins, fails to stop the ball. |
| 11.5 : Sunil Narine to Tom Curran, Floated on off, swept to fine leg for a run. |
| 0.0 : Sunil Narine is back on. 1-0-10-0 from him so far. |
| 11.6 : Sunil Narine to Shreyas Gopal, Dot to end the over! Tossed up and around off, Gopal looks to work it on the leg side but the ball spin away and takes the outer half and goes towards gully. |
| 12.1 : Varun Chakravarthy to Tom Curran, Short and on middle, pulled well but straight to the mid-wicket fielder. |
| 12.2 : Varun Chakravarthy to Tom Curran, Quick single! Short and just outside off, Curran punches it straight to the cover fielder and goes for a quick single. Morgan fires the throw at the bowler's end who takes the bails off. But it seems like Tom is in. The third umpire has been called for, replays roll in and it shows he is well in. |
| 12.3 : Varun Chakravarthy to Shreyas Gopal, Floated on off, pushed through mid off for a run. |
| 12.4 : Varun Chakravarthy to Tom Curran, Full and on middle, slogged to deep mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 12.5 : Varun Chakravarthy to Tom Curran, Short and just outside off, Tom goes for the cut but doesn't connect. |
| 12.6 : Varun Chakravarthy to Tom Curran, Tossed up and just outside off, he goes for the slog sweep now but it's a wild one so he doesn't connect. 98 needed in 42 balls. The run chase keeps getting tougher for Rajasthan. |
| 13.1 : Sunil Narine to Shreyas Gopal, On middle, swept to fine leg for a single. |
| 13.2 : Sunil Narine to Tom Curran, Shortish and around middle, Tom comes down the track and works it through square leg for a run. |
| 13.3 : Sunil Narine to Shreyas Gopal, Third single in the over. Short and on middle, Gopal tucks it towards mid-wicket and gets to the other end. |
| 13.4 : Sunil Narine to Tom Curran, Short again, it is punched to deep cover for a single. |
| 13.5 : Sunil Narine to Shreyas Gopal, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! The ball his hitting the gloves, says the umpire! Excellent review from Kolkata. Another one bites the dust for Rajasthan. Flatter ball around off and middle, Gopal goes for the reverse sweep but misses to get hit on the pads. The ball lobs in the air for Karthik to gobble it. He takes the catch and goes for the appeal along with the bowler. The appeal is turned down. Karthik calls for the DRS. Replays roll in and it shows that the ball to |
| 13.4 : Caught behind appeal sent upstairs. Shreyas Gopal is the man in question. Replays roll in and shows there is a spike as the ball goes past the glove. Gopal is gone. |
| 13.5 : Jofra Archer is the new man in. |
| 13.6 : Sunil Narine to Jofra Archer, Dot to end another successful over for Kolkata. Shortish and around off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 14.1 : Varun Chakravarthy to Tom Curran, Flatter outside off, slapped through covers for a single. |
| 14.2 : Varun Chakravarthy to Jofra Archer, SIX! BANG! Full and outside off, In the slot for Archer and he obliges by lofting it over long off for a biggie. |
| 14.3 : Varun Chakravarthy to Jofra Archer, Now bowls a googly as the ball goes between the bat and pad and over the stumps there. |
| 14.4 : Varun Chakravarthy to Jofra Archer, OUT! CAUGHT! That is a stunning catch! What a take from Nagarkoti. Archer wants to clear the fence once again. Floated ball on off, Archer has a swipe at it. He ends up getting a top edge. It balloons high in the air. Nagarkoti from long on hares ahead, keeps his eyes on the ball and takes a stunning diving catch. First the 2-wicket over and now this stunner, he is having some day out in the middle. Brilliant! |
| Jaydev Undakat comes out to bat now. |
| 14.6 : Varun Chakravarthy to Jaydev Unadkat, Single to end anorther successful over! Floated around off, pushed through the covers for a single. |
| 14.5 : Varun Chakravarthy to Tom Curran, Flatter and around off, pushed through point for a single. |
| 15.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to Jaydev Unadkat, Kuldeep starts with a shortish one on middle, it is pushed through mid on for a single. |
| 15.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to Tom Curran, Bowls it full this time, it is stroked through mid on by Curran now. Only a run. |
| 0.0 : STRATEGIC TIME OUT! Match nearly done as the final time out is taken. Kolkata are just two wickets away to go over the line. It has been a complete show from them. Rajasthan need 85 from the final 5 overs which looks impossible. Kuldeep Yadav to bowl for the first time in this game. Can he close the game? |
| 15.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to Jaydev Unadkat, On middle, Unadkat gets down and sweeps it through short fine leg. A couple of runs. |
| 15.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Jaydev Unadkat, Tossed up and around off, blocked. |
| 15.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to Jaydev Unadkat, Full and on the apds, Jaydev looks to sweep but misses to get hit on the pads. The ball lobs towards the off side and they taken a single. |
| 15.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to Tom Curran, A couple more! Full and outside off, Curran drives it wide of the long off fielder and gets two. |
| 16.1 : Varun Chakravarthy to Jaydev Unadkat, Full on off, driven towards long on for a single. |
| 16.2 : Varun Chakravarthy to Jaydev Unadkat, Floated outside off, jaydev strokes it to covers for a run. |
| 16.3 : Varun Chakravarthy to Tom Curran, Floated on off, swept towards square leg for a single. |
| 16.4 : Varun Chakravarthy to Jaydev Unadkat, Full and on off, driven through covers for a couple as 100 comes up for Rajasthan. |
| 16.5 : Varun Chakravarthy to Jaydev Unadkat, Full and on off, Unadkat paddles it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 16.6 : Varun Chakravarthy to Tom Curran, Floated on middle, Curran drives it down the ground towards long on to keep the strike. |
| 17.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to Tom Curran, Full and on middle, Curran flicks it towards deep mid-wicket and gets to the other end. |
| 17.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to Jaydev Unadkat, DOT! Full and on middle, Jaydev drives it well but finds the cover fielder. |
| 17.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to Jaydev Unadkat, Short and outside off, Unadkat tries to cut but gets an under edge. |
| 17.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Jaydev Unadkat, Short and on off, pulled through mid on for a run now. |
| 17.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to Tom Curran, One more single! This is sensible from these two! They are trying to play out the 20 overs here! Full and on middle, Tom drills it to long on for a single. |
| 0.0 : Sanju Samson is the next man in with the bat. Also, Shivam Mavi is into the attack. |
| 17.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to Jaydev Unadkat, OUT! CAUGHT! It wasn't conclusive enough and hence Unadkat has to walk back. |
| 17.5 : What hapened there? Has the ball hit the cable of the spider cam there? Unadkat is caught in the deep but he believes it that the ball hit the cable or the cam there. IF this is the case then it will be a dead ball and Unadkat will survive. No it is not the case as the third umpire rules it as out as there is no conclusive evidence. |
| 17.6 : Ankit Rajpoot is the last man in for Rajasthan. |
| 18.1 : Sunil Narine to Tom Curran, SIX! BANG! Tossed up and on middle, Tom skips down the track and powers it over long on for a biggie. |
| 18.2 : Sunil Narine to Tom Curran, Flatter and on middle, pulled to deep mid-wicket. Denies the single. |
| 18.3 : Sunil Narine to Tom Curran, Shortish and around off, Curran looks to cut but ends up hitting it back to the bowler. |
| 18.4 : Sunil Narine to Tom Curran, Short and on middle, pulled over the bowler's head. Before the long off can come around, a couple taken. |
| 18.5 : Sunil Narine to Tom Curran, SIX! Curran connects this time. Fuller and around off, Tom once again dances down the track and thrahses it over the bowler's head for a maximum. One hit away from his half ton. |
| 18.6 : Sunil Narine to Tom Curran, SIX! 50 for Curran and he has done it in style! These are vital runs which might come in play towards the end of the league phase. Shortish ball on middle, Curran pulls it over deep mid-wicket and reaches to his half ton. |
| 19.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to Ankit Rajpoot, Tossed up and around off, Ankit goes for the slog but fails to connect. |
| 19.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to Ankit Rajpoot, Beaten this time! The Googly! Flatter and around off, Rajppot looks to force it on the off side but misses. |
| 19.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to Ankit Rajpoot, SIX! Connects this time and manages to clear the fence at long off. Floated around off and middle, Rajpoot jumps out of his crease and powers it over long off for a six. It was the wrong 'un that turned away but Ankit got enough to clear Morgan. |
| 19.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Ankit Rajpoot, Dot now! This one pitches around off, it turns in. Rajpoot ends up getting an inside edge on the pad. |
| 19.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to Ankit Rajpoot, Single! Full and on middle, driven to long on for a single by Ankit. |
| 19.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to Tom Curran, FOUR! Up and over! Full and outside off, Tom dances down and lifts it over mid off to end the innings with a boundary. It wouldn't matter though as Kolkata win by 37 runs! |
| Post match presentation time! |
| Shivam Mavi is named Player of the Match! Tells that there was some movement and then he stuck to his plan. Adds that from outside, it looked to be a flat track but once he went out in the middle, he felt that there was movement on offer so he kept his plan simple. Ends by saying that he has played against a few star players and kind of knows what shots they like to play so he tried to stick to his plans. |
| That's it from this game. We have a high voltage clsh coming up on 1st October 2020 as Punjab take on Mumbai in Abu Dhabi. That game begins at 1930 IST (1400 GMT). Till then take care and cheers! |
| The norm of the team that bat first wins the game continues in Dubai. Rajasthan chasing a total of 175 for a win got off to a disastrous start as they lost their skipper early and their man in form Sanju Samson soon followed his skipper back to the pavillion. Further to go by Robin Uthappa's poor run continued as he failed to get a kickstart. Buttler, Parag and hero of the last match, Rahul Tewatia, too could not contribute anything of significance. Tom Curran though came out as the lone warrior |
| What to speak about the bowling from Kolkata? It was just fabulous as their bowlers did the job for the side. It all started with Pat Cummins' bowling with some really good pace as he took the wicket of Steven Smith. Shivam Mavi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Varun Chakravarthy ended with 2 wickets apiece. Not just their bowling but their fielding too was spot on as they took a couple of skiers too. Kolkata bowlers adapted well with the surface as they bowled full and fast first up to blow up the top or |
| Earlier in the day, after being put in to bat, Kolkata started brilliantly with Shivam Mavi and Nitish Rana though they lost Narine early but their out of form middle order caused a bit of a concern as Russell, skipper, Karthik both failed. Gill and Rana were guilty of throwing away their starts and in the end, the packing punch from Eoin Morgan saw them score 174 which in the end proved too much. Rajasthan were good with their bowling as Archer, Rajpoot, Unadkat and Curran all were in the wicke |
| Rajasthan captain, Steven Smith, says that it didn't quite go the way they planned but feels it can happen in T20s and they will have to take it on the chin. Says that the boundaries on the far side is a big one and we didn't get to see too many boundaries. Reckons that they didn't read the wicket and dimension of the ground. Sights poor catching another reason for the disappointing performance. Tells that he spoke to Cummins after the end and adds that there wasn't much of a battle between the |
| Kamlesh Nagarkoti says that when he came to bowl, his side was not under pressure at all and that helped him keep things simple. Thanks his family, friends for  being supportive in his journey. Especially mentions Rahul Dravid and Abhishek Nayar for their support. Says that it is a nice experience to play alongside Cummins. Adds that he is learning a lot from the Aussie bowler. |
| Victorious Kolkata skipper, Dinesh Karthik, starts by saying that it was a good game but he won't call it the perfect game as there are several areas where they can improve. Praises the way Gill started and Morgan made sure he was there till the end. Says that Mavi was brilliant as well. Tells that the way the players threw themselves for the catches was really well. On Mavi and Nagarkoti, Karthik tells that he gets emotional while talking about them as they had a tough journey reaching here. Sa |
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