| 1.2 : 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. |
| 3.1 : 3.1: Ankit Rajpoot to Sunil Narine, FOUR! Connects the pull, finally! Short ball on middle, Narine pulls it through mid-wicket and gets a boundary. |
| 3.3 : 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. |
| 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 : 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 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 6.6 : 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! |
| 7.1 : 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. |
| 8.3 : 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. |
| 8.6 : 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. |
| 9.3 : 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. |
| 9.6 : 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. |
| 10.1 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 12.3 : 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. |
| 12.5 : 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. |
| 13.1 : 13.1: 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. |
| 14.1: 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. |
| 14.2 : 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. |
| 16.4 : 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. |
| 17.2 : 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. |
| 16.6 : 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. |
| 17.6: 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. |
| 18.3 : 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. |
| 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? |
| 0.4 : 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. |
| 1.6 : 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. |
| 2.3 : 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. |
| 3.5 : 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. |
| 4.1 : 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. |
| 4.4 : 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. |
| 6.1 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 7.4 : 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 |
| 9.3 : 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. |
| 10.5 : 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. |
| 11.4 : 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. |
| 13.5 : 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 |
| 14.2 : 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. |
| 14.4 : 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! |
| 17.6 : 17.6: Kuldeep Yadav to Jaydev Unadkat, OUT! CAUGHT! It wasn't conclusive enough and hence Unadkat has to walk back. |
| 18.1 : 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. |
| 18.5 : 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 : 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. |
| 19.3 : 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. |
| 19.6 : 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! |
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