| 0.2 : 0.2: M Sharma to C Lynn, FOUR! Streaky! Nearly chopped it on to the stumps. Short of a length ball outside off and the Aussie throws his bat at that one, he gets a thick under edge which misses the off peg and races away to the fine leg boundary. |
| 0.3 : 0.3: M Sharma to C Lynn, FOUR! Two in two for Lynn! That has been a profitable stroke for Chris Lynn! Similar delivery from Sharma and Lynn doesn't hold back. He goes after that one again and gets the inside edge. Luckily for him the ball once again misses the wickets and races away past the keeper. Mohit has a wry smile on his face after the ball makes to the fence. |
| 3.3: R Ashwin to S Narine, SIX! BINGO!! Narine breaks the shackles! Flatter ball, touch too short from Ashwin, Narine backs away and thwacks it hard over the mid-wicket boundary for a maximum. |
| 3.4 : 3.4: R Ashwin to S Narine, FOUR! More runs! 10 from 2 balls off Ashwin! He is leaking runs, fires it full on the stumps and Narine bunts it over the fielder at mid on for a boundary. |
| 4.1 : 4.1: B Sran to C Lynn, SIX! Go fetch that! That's a massive strike from the Aussie! 91 meter hit! Full pitch delivery right in the slot, the batsman backs away and mauls it miles over long on fence for a biggie. |
| 4.4 : 4.4: B Sran to S Narine, FOUR! Top edge and that sails over Gayle at short third man! Short balll from Sran, Narine looks to pull but he is late on that one. He gets a thick edge which flies away to the third man boundary. |
| 4.6 : 4.6: B Sran to S Narine, FOUR! Takes the aerial route and that's another boundary from the bat of Narine! Slower ball on the stumps, he backs away and exposes all his stumps as he slaps it over the fielder at mid on. Back-to-back good overs for Kolkata. |
| 5.1 : 5.1: A Tye to C Lynn, SIX! Lynn goes big and clears the fence with utmost ease! Full pitch delivery on the stumps, he gets right under that one and lofts it cleanly over the long on fence for a six. That's the 50-run opening stand for Kolkata! |
| 5.2 : 5.2: A Tye to C Lynn, OUT! Oh dear! That's really unlucky for Lynn but Punjab will take that with both the hands! Short of a length ball, angling into the batsman, who swivels across to pull that. He can't put bat to ball and gets hit on the thigh pad. The ball pops up and hits his gloves and just kisses the top of off stump. Important breakthrough for Punjab. |
| 5.4 : 5.4: A Tye to S Narine, FOUR! Whipped away in fine style! Good length ball on the pads, Narine goes right across and whips it off his pads to the fine leg boundary. |
| 6.5 : 6.5: A Patel to S Narine, SIX! Shot! Neat strike from Narine! Fuller length ball right in the slot, he gets right under that one and smokes it high over long on fence for half a dozen. |
| 7.1 : 7.1: R Ashwin to S Narine, FOUR! Narine continues collect runs off Ashwin! Flatter ball outside off, he dnaces down the track and frees his arms as he carts it over covers for a boundary. |
| 7.2 : 7.2: R Ashwin to S Narine, FOUR! Consecutive boundaries for Narine! Faster ball on the stumps and Narine lofts it cleanly to long on. Finch runs across to his right and puts in the dive, but fails to stop that one. |
| 8.1 : 8.1: A Patel to R Uthappa, FOUR! Stunning strike from Uthappa! Clean swing of the bat through the line from Uthappa, he gets closer to the pitch of it and hammers it back over Patel. The ball races away to the long off fence. |
| 8.5 : 8.5: A Patel to S Narine, FOUR! Poor ball and Narine puts it away with utmost ease! Faster one short on the leg stump line, Narine goes across and whacks it to the square leg boundary. |
| 9.1 : 9.1: R Ashwin to R Uthappa, FOUR! Carom ball from Ashwin and Uthappa sweeps it to short fine leg. Gayle doesn't bother to chase it and the ball races away to the boundary. |
| 9.3 : 9.3: R Ashwin to R Uthappa, SIX! Brilliant strike from Uthappa! He brings up the 50-run partnership with Narine in style! Loopy ball on the stumps and he clobbers it over the mid-wicket boundary for a six. |
| 10.2 : 10.2: B Sran to S Narine, SIX! Grand pick up shot! Fielder at the deep square leg region thought the ball might come to him but it just sails over him! Back of the hand slower ball and Narine whips it for a biggie. |
| 10.3 : 10.3: B Sran to S Narine, FOUR! Runs coming thick and fast for Kolkata! Sran goes for the yorker, he ends up dishing out a low full toss and Narine flicks it with power to the mid-wicket boundary. |
| 10.5 : 10.5: B Sran to S Narine, SIX! That is terrible from Sran! Bowls a half tracker outside off, Narine fetches it from there and deposits it over the mid-wicket boundary for another half a dozen. |
| 11.2 : 11.2: A Tye to S Narine, FOUR! Smoked it! Narine is dealing in fours and sixes! Full pitch delivery outside off, he gets right under it and goes inside out over covers for a boundary. |
| 11.3 : 11.3: A Tye to S Narine, OUT! GONE!! Tye provides a wicket to Punjab. Narine looked in terrific nick and threatened to take game away from the home team. Though, he has still inflicted enough damage! Short ball from Tye, much slower in pace. Narine is early into the pull and gets a thick edge through t othe keeper. Rahul takes a simple catch. Narine gets out after registering his highest score in the Indian T20 League. |
| 11.5 : 11.5: A Tye to R Uthappa, OUT! Tye strikes for the second time in this over! Two consecutive wickets for Punjab and they are slowly clawing back in the game! Slower ball from Tye does the trick, on a length outside off and Uthappa tries to reach it. He goes for the square cut and ends up splicing it to the point region. Mohit inside the circle takes a safe catch. |
| 12.1 : 12.1: A Patel to D Karthik, FOUR! Wonderful wrist-work from Karthik! Fires it full outside off, he opens the face of the bat at the last moment and slices it right between the two men at backward point and short third man. The ball races away to the fence. |
| 12.6 : 12.6: A Patel to D Karthik, FOUR! Delicate late cut from Karthik! Faster one closer to the off stump, he sits on the back foot and plays a cut shot right past the keeper and beats Gayle at short third man. The ball races away to the fence. |
| 13.3 : 13.3: M Sharma to A Russell, SIX! WHACKED IT! This one sails into the top tier! Full pitched delivery right in his arc and Russell clobbers it into the stands over the long on fence. |
| 14.2 : 14.2: A Patel to D Karthik, FOUR! Well swept by Karthik! Floated delivery on the off stump line, he sweeps it away to deep square leg. Tye in the deep puts in the dive but fails to stop it. That should have been stopped, poor effort from the pacer. |
| 14.4 : 14.4: A Patel to A Russell, SIX! BANG! Another maximum from the bat of Russell! Loopy ball on off stump line, Russell goes for the slog sweep and connects well. The ball sails over the square leg fence for a maximum. |
| 14.6 : 14.6: A Patel to A Russell, SIX! HUGE! Russell is striking pretty neatly at the moment! Axar floats a delivery on the off stump line, Russell goes down on one knee and mauls it over the mid-wicket fence for half a dozen. |
| 15.1 : 15.1: Ur Rahman to D Karthik, SIX! Biggie! Karthik joins the fun! Faster one on a length, he goes right back and pulls it over the ropes at mid-wicket. |
| 15.3 : 15.3: Ur Rahman to D Karthik, FOUR! More runs! Quicker one on a length outside off, Karthik goes for the flat-batted stroke but gets a top edge over the keeper and the ball speeds away to the third man fence. |
| 15.4 : 15.4: Ur Rahman to D Karthik, SIX! The Punjab bowlers are just not getting it right. Another half tracker from Mujeeb and Karthik pulls it flat over the mid-wicket fence for a six. Brings up the 50-run stand in a grand style. |
| 15.6 : 15.6: Ur Rahman to A Russell, FOUR! Pulled away by Russell! Much flat and much quicker from Mujeeb on the leg stump line. Russell swivels across and pulls it away to the square leg boundary. 21 runs from the over, a massive one for Kolkata. Will they go past 250-run mark? |
| 16.1 : 16.1: A Tye to D Karthik, SIX! Smart shot from Karthik! Short of a length ball on the off stump line from Tye, knuckle ball much slower in pace which allows Karthik to move across and get inside the line of it. He scoops it over the fine leg fence. |
| 16.3 : 16.3: A Tye to A Russell, FOUR! Clever stroke from Russell! Pacy delivery, full outside off, Russell backs away and opens the face of the bat. He makes enough contact and carves it over Gayle at short third man. |
| 16.6 : 16.6: A Tye to A Russell, OUT c Lokesh Rahul b Andrew Tye. Kolkata have lost their fourth wicket. |
| 16.6: A Tye to A Russell, OUT! Top edge and taken! Rahul calls for it and he makes no mistake whatsoever! Short ball from Tye, angling in from outside off, Russell goes across to pull that, he was rushed by that one and only manages a top edge behind the wickets on the leg side. Rahul runs across to his left and pouches it safely. End of a breezy cameo from Russell. |
| 17.1 : 17.1: M Sharma to N Rana, SIX! Rana is up and running! Short of a length ball on the stumps, Rana swings his bat across the stumps and smashes it flat over wide long on for a biggie. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: M Sharma to N Rana, FOUR! Terrific strike from Rana, he gets under one right under his bat and he belts it to long off. Miller runs swiftly to his left but he fails to stop that one. That was struck with immense power by Rana. |
| 17.5 : 17.5: M Sharma to N Rana, OUT! Miller holds on to a skier! Kolkata lose their fifth wicket but does it matter at this stage? No is the answer to it! Another slower ball from Mohit well outside off, Rana has to reach out for it and can't get enough power in the shot. He top edges the heave to long off. Miller (sub) runs in from the deep and takes it safely. |
| 17.6 : 17.6: M Sharma to D Karthik, FOUR! Well placed by Karthik! Slower ball on a length outside off, Karthik expected that one, he sits back and chops it right between short third man and point for a boundary. |
| 18.1 : 18.1: A Tye to S Gill, FOUR! Gayle just doesn't move! The ball just rolls past his right hand and he doesn't bother to put in the dive or doesn't even try to chase it! Length ball from Tye on the off stump line, Gill gets a thick edge behind the wicket on the off side. The ball races away to the third man fence. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: B Sran to D Karthik, OUT! Sran strikes but more importantly it's a dot ball for Punjab! Sran pulls his length back and the ball skids through after pitching. Karthik looks to pull that. He gets a top edge which flies to long off. Miller (substitute) in the deep takes another safe catch. End of a wonderful knock from the Kolkata skipper. |
| 19.3 : 19.3: B Sran to S Gill, FOUR! Second boundary for Gill, short of a length ball on the leg stump line from Sran, Gill goes right across and pulls it hard to deep mid-wicket. The ball races away to the boundary. |
| 19.4 : 19.4: B Sran to S Gill, FOUR! Another poor ball from Sran, he delivers it wide outside off and it is pitched up, Gill opens the face of the bat late and slices it over the man at backward point for a boundary. |
| 19.6 : 19.6: B Sran to J Searles, SIX! Searles finishes off in style. He gets a ball right under his bat and he tonks it over the long on fence for a six. KOLKATA FINISH WITH 245/6. |
| 0.3 : 0.3: S Narine to L Rahul, SIX! Lofted drive from Rahul, pure timing from him and the ball sails over the long off fence! Tossed up delivery from Narine, the batsman steps out and hits it cleanly over the ropes. |
| 0.4 : 0.4: S Narine to L Rahul, SIX! Another sweetly timed stroke from Rahul! He once again charges down the track and goes inside out over covers, the ball just flies over the boundary. |
| 1.1 : 1.1: P Krishna to L Rahul, FOUR! In the air... but flew past Rana at 1st slip! Good length ball on off, Rahul flashes at that one, he gets a thick edge and the ball goes past Rana inside the circle. |
| 2.2 : 2.2: J Searles to L Rahul, FOUR! Superb square cut from Rahul! Nobody moved an inch! Good length ball outside off, Rahul goes on the back foot and square cuts it with precision between the two men on the off side. |
| 2.4 : 2.4: J Searles to C Gayle, FOUR! Can't give that much of room to any man, Gayle throws his bat at that one and slices it over short third man, no one out in the deep and the ball speeds away to the fence. |
| 3.2 : 3.2: A Russell to C Gayle, FOUR! Gayle goes big! Russell bowls it right in his zone and Gayle gets right under it as he lofts it cleanly over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 4.1 : 4.1: P Krishna to L Rahul, SIX! Amazing shot from Rahul, it is tough to generate power in such shots but he did it with perfection! He gets a fuller length ball outside off, goes right back in his crease and slices it over third man fence. |
| 5.1: A Russell to C Gayle, SIX! Super shot! That goes like a bullet into the stands! Short of a length ball, the big man picks up quickly and gets into the position. He pulls it flat over the square leg boundary for a biggie. |
| 5.4 : 5.4: A Russell to C Gayle, OUT! GONE! Massive appeal for caught behind and this time umpire raises his finger! Huge success for Kolkata, they know the importance of this wicket and their celebrations are the proof of it! Sharp nut from Russell, it is short and quick from him, Gayle goes for the pull, he gets a feather touch on it and Karthik completes a regulation catch. Punjab lose their first wicket. |
| 5.5 : 5.5: A Russell to M Agarwal, OUT! Deemed as a legal delivery and that's second wicket down for the home team! Agarwal goes for a blob! Russell gets two in two, he is now on a hat-trick! That is such an irresponsible stroke from the young man! A well directed bumper from Russell, Mayank can't get on top of the bounce as he pulls. He top edges it to deep square leg, where Searles takes it safely. |
| 6.4 : 6.4: J Searles to L Rahul, SIX! Brilliant shot from Rahul! He gets a pitched up delivery on the stumps and he lofts it cleanly down the ground. The ball sails over the long on fence for a biggie. |
| 7.2 : 7.2: A Russell to L Rahul, SIX! Colossal strike! Rahul brings up his fifty in style, his 9th in Indian T20 League! Short of a length ball outside off, he backs away and upper cuts it over the third man fence for a six. |
| 7.6 : 7.6: A Russell to K Nair, OUT! Russell gets his third wicket! Krishna just manages to hold on to it. Off cutter from Russell on the stumps, Nair goes down the track and looks to loft that over the long on fence. He doesn't make desired contact and hits it flat to Krishna, who gets into position quickly but the ball nearly bursts through his hand. He somehow hangs on to it with left hand and has a smile on his face. Knows that he almost made a mess there. Punjab lose another important wicket. |
| 8.1 : 8.1: S Narine to L Rahul, SIX! Meanwhile, Rahul continues with his big hitting. Steps down the track to a full ball and with the spin he smashes it over long on for a biggie. He is so good to the eyes! |
| 8.3 : 8.3: S Narine to L Rahul, SIX! Narine senses the movement from Rahul and goes short down the leg side. Rahul still manages to create enough room for the swing of his arms and dismisses it over mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 8.6 : 8.6: S Narine to L Rahul, OUT! Oh dear, an unfortunate dismissal! Narine though will take it with open arms. He has won this battle. The bowlers always do as they get multiple attempts to bowl at the batsman. The legendary off spinner Muralitharan once said, if a batsman hits me for five sixes in a row and I get him out on the sixth ball, it's me who has won the battle. Don't know if this argument holds true in this format or not. Okay now, coming to the delivery. It's a carrom ball around leg f |
| 9.5 : 9.5: J Searles to A Patel, FOUR! A punishable line and length outside off. Patel latches onto it and drills it through extra cover for a cracking boundary. |
| 11.4 : 11.4: K Yadav to A Patel, FOUR! That's hit with immense power. Axar jumps out of the crease to a full ball and clobbers it straight down the ground. Russell attempts to stop it with a dive from long on but fails. |
| 11.5 : 11.5: K Yadav to A Patel, SIX! Gone all the way! Loopy full ball around off, Patel gets down on one knee and smacks it over long off for a maximum. |
| 11.6 : 11.6: K Yadav to A Patel, OUT! Axar holes out! Yadav hurls across a flighted full ball outside off, spinning away just a shade, Patel targets the long off stand but this time he fails to middle his shot properly. As a result, there is more height than distance on this one. Searles in the deep times his jump to perfection as he takes the catch safely. Another one bites the dust for Punjab and their chase has fallen flat on its face. |
| 13.1 : 13.1: K Yadav to A Finch, SIX! Bingo! What a shot from Aaron Finch! He gets a friendly gift from Kuldeep and he says thank you very much as he mokes it over mid-wicket boundary. Flatter ball, he backed away and pulls for half a dozen. |
| 13.2 : 13.2: K Yadav to A Finch, SIX! Back-to-back sixes! Finch doesn't want to go down without a fight! He gets a flighted delivery outside off, Finch goes for the slog and mistimes it a little. But the power of the man takes it over the long on fence. |
| 14.3 : 14.3: P Chawla to R Ashwin, FOUR! Well placed by Ashwin, this time he is successful with the attempted cut and splits the gap to perfection between backward point and short third man. |
| 15.1 : 15.1: J Searles to A Finch, SIX! Gigantic strike! Full pitched delivery from Searles in Finch's arc and he doesn't disappoint his fans. The Aussie backs away and clobbers it over wide long on for a biggie. |
| 15.2 : 15.2: J Searles to A Finch, OUT! Searles gets his man, innovation isn't Finch's strength and he departs attempting one of those innovative strokes. A low full toss on the off stump line from Searles and Finch looks to just use the pace of the bowler. He ends up playing it too square than he wanted. Kuldeep inside the circle takes a good low catch at short fine leg. Is that it for Punjab? They need 90 off 28 balls. |
| 15.3 : 15.3: J Searles to A Tye, SIX! Tye walks out to bat and tonks one straight over the ropes! Length ball on the stumps, he goes for the big shot and nonchalantly hits it over the long on fence. Uthappa runs across to his left trying to grab that but the ball sails over him. |
| 15.6 : 15.6: J Searles to R Ashwin, SIX! Bang goes the Punjab skipper! It is right in the slot for Ashwin and he muscles it flat over the long off fence for a six. |
| 16.5 : 16.5: S Narine to R Ashwin, FOUR! Deft touch from Ashwin! That was nicely done by the Punjab skipper! Quicker delivery closer to the off stump from Narine, Ashwin plays a late cut just past the keeper for a boundary. |
| 16.6 : 16.6: S Narine to R Ashwin, FOUR! Consecutive boundaries for Ashwin, he gets a flatter delivery from Narine and he bunts it hard down to long on beating the man in the deep. |
| 17.6: P Krishna to A Tye, FOUR! Smashed by Tye! That one was right in the zone and he backs away and gives it the full monty. Slogs it hard to the mid-wicket boundary. |
| 18.1 : 18.1: A Russell to R Ashwin, SIX! Slog from Ashwin and he manages to clear the long on fence! Fullish delivery on the stumps and Ashwin whacks it for half a dozen. |
| 18.4 : 18.4: A Russell to R Ashwin, SIX! Another biggie from the bat of Ashwin! Fuller length ball on the stumps and Ashwin clobbers it over the long on fence for a six. 200 up for Punjab. |
| 18.5 : 18.5: A Russell to R Ashwin, FOUR! Clever stroke from Ashwin, he gets a pacy short pitched delivery from Russell, he just backs away and smartly upper cuts it over the keeper for a boundary. 38 needed from 7 balls, so basically Punjab need to hit a six off every ball. |
| 19.1 : 19.1: P Krishna to A Tye, OUT! Acrobatic effort from Karthik, he pulls off a stunner and sends Tye packing into the hut! Short of a length ball down the leg side, Tye swivels across and attempts the pull shot. He gloves it to the keeper, who flew to his left and takes a blinder. He doesn't even bother to appeal, just raises his hand and looks at the umpire and gets the signal in his favor. |
| 19.3 : 19.3: P Krishna to R Ashwin, OUT! Plumb in front! Easy decision for the umpire though he took his time before raising his finger eventually. It is a pitched up delivery on middle and leg stump line, Ashwin camps back and looks to heave that one across the line. He misses it completely. The ball hits him flush on the knee roll, the unprotected area. Krishna appeals and gets his second wicket. Ashwin looks in some pain and the Kolkata skipper is trying to help him out. End of a gutsy knock from |
| 19.4 : 19.4: P Krishna to M Sharma, FOUR! Super shot from Mohit! Fuller length ball outside off, he slashes hard and carts it through the covers for a boundary. |
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