| 0.1 : 0.1: K Gowtham to S Narine, FOUR! Runs straightaway! Banish all the talks of an off spinner being effective against left-handers to the trash. That's how Narine dealt with this one. Flatter outside off on a shorter length, Sunil stays back and smashes it through covers for a boundary. Whatta start! |
| 0.2 : 0.2: K Gowtham to S Narine, OUT! Gone next ball! Goodbye, thanks for coming, says Gowtham, who has the last laugh. He tosses this one up outside off, Narine fails to abstain from coming down the track. Does so and misses the ball completely. As easy as stumpings come, Klaasen takes it and whips the bails off to start the celebration for Rajasthan. |
| 2.1 : 2.1: K Gowtham to R Uthappa, OUT! Gowtham is having a fine, fine time in this season in the Indian T20 League. Now he nets the big fish Robin Uthappa. A good player of spin, Gowtham deceives him with the pace here. Slows it through the air and lands it in line of the stumps. Uthappa looks to work it to the on side and only manages to spoon an easy catch off the leading edge back to the bowler. Gowtham gobbles it up and the disappointment on Robin's face is writ large. Kolkata two down, early in |
| 2.5 : 2.5: K Gowtham to C Lynn, FOUR! Hammered! Floated outside off on a fuller length. Lynn gets his front foot out of the way and smashes it through covers. Nobody stood a chance of cutting that off. |
| 3.4 : 3.4: J Archer to N Rana, OUT! Another one gone! Are we watching a wickets package here? Now the youngster Rana departs. He should have shown more patience to get set. Doesn't do so. Archer serves a length ball on the stumps, Nitish yet again looks to back away and hit it. Is deceived by the lack of pace and gets it off the inner half. Unadkat at mid on takes a couple of steps forward and takes it with ease. Lynn's first ball against Archer was similar, just that it didn't find the fielder then. |
| 3.6 : 3.6: J Archer to D Karthik, FOUR! Glorious way to get going. On a length around middle and leg, Karthik helps it away uppishly through square leg for a boundary. |
| 5.1 : 5.1: J Unadkat to D Karthik, FOUR! What a welcome for Unadkat from Karthik! Angled full across the batsman, Dinesh gets his stride forward and drives it up and over covers. Earns a boundary for the effort. |
| 5.2 : 5.2: J Unadkat to D Karthik, FOUR! Delightful. Half-volley outside off, Karthik wastes no time in despatching that. Leans forward and drives it to the right of covers and earns yet another boundary. He has moved to 13 off 5 already. |
| 5.4 : 5.4: J Unadkat to C Lynn, FOUR! Unadkat is travelling tonight. He delivers a slower one but there's enough width outside off. Lynn just picks it up and smashes it over covers for another boundary in the over. Jaydev needs to get his act together soon. |
| 7.6 : 7.6: S Gopal to C Lynn, OUT! The fact that Lynn is not at his comfortable best against spin could now be written in bold letters. This dismissal adds fuel to the fact. Gopal dished out another wrong one around off. It isn't too full in length. Lynn goes back to punch it. All he ends up doing is offer a straightforward catch to Gopal, who accepts it gleefully. Kolkata slide further. |
| 9.1 : 9.1: S Gopal to D Karthik, FOUR! Deft. Floated up but on the pads. Karthik goes back and just manages to tickle it away fine. Short fine leg gives a valiant chase but comes second best. |
| 10.4 : 10.4: Ben Laughlin to S Gill, FOUR! Not sure if it was intended to go there. On a length outside off, Gill looks to guide it. Ends up getting it off the outside edge towards third man. Sodhi yet again gets across and puts in the dive but fails to prevent the boundary. |
| 13.3 : 13.3: S Gopal to S Gill, FOUR! Such deliveries ought to be punished. Short and wide outside off, Gill goes back and plays the cut shot. Beats backward point who moved to his right and put in the dive. |
| 13.4 : 13.4: S Gopal to S Gill, SIX! First biggie of the night from the youngie! Looped up outside off, Gill uses his feet to get to the pitch of the ball and smashes it high and long over long off. Gallant! |
| 13.6 : 13.6: S Gopal to D Karthik, SIX! Another one in the over and that spoils Gopal's figures! Flatter and shorter on the stumps, quicker in pace as well. Karthik camps back and pulls it over deep mid-wicket for half a dozen. Brings up the 50-run stand between Karthik and Gill. 20 runs from this over. |
| 14.1 : 14.1: J Archer to S Gill, FOUR! Make that 24 from last 7 balls. Hurled outside off, Gill just smashes it through covers for a boundary. No chance for anybody to stop that. |
| 14.2 : 14.2: J Archer to S Gill, OUT! Archer has the last laugh, as he has the curry! On a length just outside off, Gill looks to back away and smash it. Gets a feather and Klaasen pouches it with ease. That ends the 55-run association with the skipper. |
| 14.5 : 14.5: J Archer to A Russell, SIX! Humongous blow! Full and straight on the stumps, Russell clears his front leg and thumps it over long on for a maximum. Nice way to get going. |
| 16.1 : 16.1: J Unadkat to D Karthik, SIX! 16th Indian T20 League fifty for Dinesh Karthik! The skipper has led from the front even tonight. He gets low to play the lap shot but gets a thick top edge. The ball sails over the fence right behind the keeper. |
| 16.3 : 16.3: J Unadkat to A Russell, SIX! Just over! Russell stands tall and heaves it towards deep mid-wicket. Samson is stationed there. He backtracks and looks to take it with a leap but fails to reach that. The ball goes the distance and Unadkat isn't happy for some reason. |
| 16.4 : 16.4: J Unadkat to A Russell, FOUR! Tracer bullet! Full and outside off, Russell uses all his might to smite it through covers. No chance for anybody to cut that off. |
| 17.1 : 17.1: Ben Laughlin to D Karthik, OUT! Timely breakthrough for Rajasthan! 50th T20 catch for skipper Ajinkya Rahane to see the back of his opposite number. Full and outside off, Karthik looks to smash it into the orbit. That he does, but sans a lot of distance. Rahane backtracks from covers and takes a good catch tumbling backwards. End of a top knock from DK. |
| 17.2 : 17.2: Ben Laughlin to A Russell, SIX! A wicket has just fallen but who cares. Certainly not Russell! A slower delivery on a short of a length. The batter just bludgeons it over wide long on for half a dozen. |
| 17.6 : 17.6: Ben Laughlin to A Russell, SIX! Top edge but it doesn't matter how the runs come! Short in length around middle and leg. Russell goes for the pull. He gets cramped for room but still continues with the shot. The ball takes the top edge and sails over deep backward square fence. 14 runs and a wicket off this one. |
| 18.5 : 18.5: J Archer to A Russell, SIX! What power does Russell have! Short length delivery, bowled from the back of the hand. Andre waits for it to arrive and smashes it over long off a la a forehand in tennis. Goes well over the rope. |
| 19.1 : 19.1: Ben Laughlin to A Russell, FOUR! BANG! Hurled in line of the stumps, Russell makes room and smashes it to the on side. Bisects the gap between long on and deep mid-wicket and collects a boundary. |
| 19.4 : 19.4: Ben Laughlin to J Searles, OUT! Slower delivery undoes Searles! Length ball at 117.1 kph, Javon looks to go big. The ball takes the top edge and travels straight. Archer gets across from long off and takes a good running catch to his right. Perhaps Searles would've been better off giving the strike to his partner. |
| 19.5 : 19.5: Ben Laughlin to A Russell, FOUR! Wonderful batting from this Caribbean! Full and just outside off, Russell makes room and just powers it past covers. No chance for long off to get anywhere near that. Moves to 48, can he get a 50? |
| 0.4 : 0.4: A Russell to A Rahane, SIX! Up and over! Fine connection. It's short and wide outside off, Ajinkya stays on the back foot and slams it over point for a biggie. Good positive beginning from him. |
| 1.4: P Krishna to A Rahane, FOUR! Brilliant shot! A length ball around off, Rahane does well to close the face of his bat at the right time. Manages to middle it superbly and it races away through mid-wicket. |
| 2.1 : 2.1: P Chawla to R Tripathi, FOUR! Welcome, Chawla! Floated full outside off, Tripathi gets to the pitch of the ball and smashes it through covers for a boundary. |
| 3.1: P Krishna to A Rahane, FOUR! Just back of a length around off, Rahane turns a bit inside the crease and nails his pull shot to the deep mid-wicket fence. |
| 3.2 : 3.2: P Krishna to A Rahane, FOUR! This has been a brilliant start for Rajasthan! Prasidh struggling with his length. Pitches one short and wide outside off and Rahane flat bats it over point. Nearly goes all the way. |
| 4.3 : 4.3: S Narine to R Tripathi, SIX! That's gone all the way! Tripathi takes on Narine. He goes down on one knee to a carrom ball around off and smokes it over long off for a biggie. |
| 4.4 : 4.4: S Narine to R Tripathi, SIX! Another clean strike! Tripathi delivers another blow. Picks on the off spinner this time, kneels and slogs it handsomely over mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 5.1 : 5.1: P Chawla to R Tripathi, OUT! A flatter googly, landing full and on middle, Tripathi gets forward to defend but ends up chipping it back off the higher part of his blade. Chawla reacts quickly to his right and plucks the ball from thin air. Finally a breakthrough for Kolkata! 123 needed off 89 balls. |
| 7.6 : 7.6: S Narine to A Rahane, EDGY FOUR! Quicker one, a bit short and outside off, Rahane gets back to cut but it takes the outside edge of the bat and flies closely past the keeper's gloves to the third man fence. Sensibly played out the over and got 10 from it as well. |
| 8.1 : 8.1: K Yadav to S Samson, FOUR! Bang! Short in length and on middle, spinning back into the batsman, Samson immediately rocks back and pulls it firmly to the deep mid-wicket fence. No chance for the fielder in the deep. |
| 8.6 : 8.6: K Yadav to S Samson, FOUR! Good calculative shot! The ball is spinning away from the batsman, it's on the fuller length and Samson lofts it with the turn. A fine inside out shot and it goes over extra cover and then beats the fielder in the deep. |
| 9.2 : 9.2: J Searles to S Samson, SIX! Samson is in the zone! This is how he was batting at the start of the season. Lost his touch midway but seems to be gaining it back when it matter the most. A length ball in his half and he flicks it nonchalantly over mid-wicket. Effortless. |
| 9.4 : 9.4: J Searles to S Samson, FOUR! Nicely placed this time! Short and wide outside off, Samson goes chasing after it and steers it through the big gap between backward point and short third man. |
| 13.5 : 13.5: S Narine to S Samson, SIX! That outta here! Superb shot from Sanju Samson. Short again, there to be hit and Samson obliges. Rocks back and muscles the pull over the mid-wicket boundary for a maximum. |
| 14.1 : 14.1: K Yadav to A Rahane, OUT! KULDEEP STRIKES! A wicket right after the strategic break. The partnership is broken, just what Kolkata needed. The set Rahane is gone. Bit unfortunate in the way he's dismissed to be honest. Tossed up from Yadav, Rahane is down to sweep but gets it off the toe end back to the bowler to gobbles it up. |
| 15.5 : 15.5: S Narine to H Klaasen, FOUR! Innovative, yet expected from someone like Heinrich Klaasen. Sees the flight and instantly preps himself for the reverse paddle. Lofts it over Chawla at short third man and beats him to the rope. |
| 16.2 : 16.2: P Chawla to S Samson, FOUR! Full toss and that's pummeled! Perfectly in the gap too. Superb shot. Outside off, Samson smashes it through the covers, beating the man in the deep. Moves to 49 with that. |
| 16.5 : 16.5: P Chawla to S Samson, OUT! The set batsman has been sent back. Piyush Chawla gets the all-important breakthrough. The quicker leg break, doesn't turn much and Samson goes back to pull. Lofts it over wide mid on, lot of height, not enough distance, and it's taken by Searles out in the deep after moving to his right. Game changer? |
| 17.6 : 17.6: P Krishna to S Binny, OUT! Binny departs! Krishna pitches it full on the stumps, Stuart sweeps and spoons a simple catch to Chris Lynn at backward square leg. Probably the pressure got to him, he walks back without disturbing the scoreboard. |
| 19.6: P Krishna to K Gowtham, FOUR! Boundary to finish the innings. Gowtham pulls this short ball across the fine leg fence, but it won't matter. KOLKATA WIN BY 25 RUNS! A comprehensive victory in the end for the hosts, did quite well with the ball. |
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