| 0.0 : TOSS UPDATE -Â Rajasthan have won the toss and opted to BOWL first. |
| Sanju Samson, the captain of Rajasthan says that they will bowl first and it might be better to bat second. Adds that he is excited to bat Eden Gardens and the ground carries a special vibe and is looking forward to a special game. Informs that both Jos Buttler and Ravichandran Ashwin are available so they might come in. |
| Shreyas Iyer, the skipper of Kolkata, says that he was looking to bowl as well. Shares that Sunil Narine is an imperative part of their attack. Adds that he is hard to read and a key part of their side. States that they want him to carry on the same way. Ends by sharing that they are going with the same side from their previous game. |
| Impact player substitutes for Kolkata - Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, and Rahmanullah Gurbaz. |
| Impact player substitutes for Rajasthan - Jos Buttler, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini, and Nandre Burger. |
| Kolkata (Playing XI) - Phil Salt(WK), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer(C), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana.  |
| Rajasthan (Playing XI) - Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(C)(WK), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Sen, Yuzvendra Chahal. |
| We are all set for the game to begin! Former Aussie skipper Michael Clarke rings the bell signalling the start of the match and the two umpires make their way out to the middle. The players of Rajasthan can be seen in a huddle led by skipper Sanju Samson as the opening pair of Phil Salt and Sunil Narine take the field for Kolkata. Trent Boult has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play... |
| 0.1 : Trent Boult to Phil Salt, Boult begins with a good length delivery, angling back into the leg peg. Salt hangs back and turns into the leg side. |
| 0.2 : Trent Boult to Phil Salt, No run. |
| 0.3 : Trent Boult to Phil Salt, Good length delivery on off. Salt defends into the short cover reigon. |
| 0.4 : Trent Boult to Phil Salt, First runs for Salt and Kolkata! Hard-length delivery on the pad. Salt chips it aerially toward the deep mid-wicket region and comes back for the second. |
| 0.5 : Trent Boult to Phil Salt, No run. |
| 0.6 : Avesh Khan to steam in from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Avesh Khan to Sunil Narine, Full-length delivery, on off. Narine clears his front leg and lifts it to deep backward point for a single. |
| 0.6 : Trent Boult to Phil Salt, Persists on a good length, at the stumps. Salt strokes it to mid-off. An excellent over from Boult. |
| 1.2 : Avesh Khan to Phil Salt, Good length delivery, angling into the middle and off. Salt heaves it to the deep square leg region for a run. |
| 1.3 : Avesh Khan to Sunil Narine, Short and angling away from the batter. Narine swings and misses. |
| 1.4 : Avesh Khan to Sunil Narine, 4 Byes. |
| 1.5 : Avesh Khan to Sunil Narine, FOUR! BANG! Avesh Khan bowls it full and takes the pace off but in the slot. Narine clears the front leg and thumps it down the ground to long-on for a boundary. |
| 1.6 : Avesh Khan to Sunil Narine, Full-length, angling away from the batter. Narine plays and misses. |
| 2.1 : Trent Boult to Phil Salt, Short of a length, on off. Salt miscues the pull toward the wide long-on region. Lands away from the fielder. Salt returns for the second. |
| 2.2 : Trent Boult to Phil Salt, Pitched full, on the leg. Salt flicks it to wide mid-on for a single. |
| 2.3 : Trent Boult to Sunil Narine, Short of a good length, just outside off. Narine plays and misses at it. |
| 2.4 : Trent Boult to Sunil Narine, Bowls it short on the middle and leg. Narine backs away and slaps it down the ground for just a run. |
| 2.5 : Trent Boult to Phil Salt, FOUR! No need to run for that! Full and in the slot on off. Salt goes hard and crunches it through mid-off for a stunning boundary. |
| 2.6 : Trent Boult to Phil Salt, Good comeback from Boult! Bangs it short, around the helmet. Salt goes for the pull but fails to connect. |
| 3.1 : Avesh Khan to Sunil Narine, Short of a length, on off. Narine mistimes the pull to wide of mid-on for a single. |
| 3.2 : Avesh Khan to Phil Salt, On a length, on middle. Salt pulls it on the bounce to the man at mid-wicket. |
| 3.3 : Avesh Khan to Phil Salt, OUT! WHAT A CATCH! Avesh Khan takes a stunner! Back of a length delivery, around off. Salt slaps it hard and back toward the bowler. Avesh in his follow-through, throws out his left hand and takes a brilliant one-handed grab. Kolkata lose their first wicket as Salt departs early. |
| 0.0 : Angkrish Raghuvanshi walks in at number 3. |
| 3.4 : Avesh Khan to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Back of a length, on middle. Angkrish Raghuvanshi tucks into the leg side for a single. |
| 3.5 : Avesh Khan to Sunil Narine, FOUR! Put Away! Low full toss on off. Narine drills it past the backward point fielder and reaches the boundary in a flash. |
| 3.6 : Avesh Khan to Sunil Narine, Back of a length, on the leg peg. Narine goes for the pull but misses. The ball thuds off the thigh pad and rolls toward the keeper. |
| 4.1 : Trent Boult to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, FOUR! Well Played! Boult bowls it on a length, on the leg peg. Angkrish Raghuvanshi skips down the pitch and flicks it through mid-wicket for a majestic boundary. |
| 4.2 : Trent Boult to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Good length, on middle. Angkrish Raghuvanshi tucks into the leg side and crosses for a single. |
| 4.4 : Trent Boult to Sunil Narine, Pitched full, at the stumps. Narine miscues it and gets a leading edge toward long-off for a streaky single. |
| 4.3 : Trent Boult to Sunil Narine, Good length, on the leg peg. Narine looks to hack it across the line but gets a thud on the pad. |
| 4.5 : Trent Boult to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, FOUR! Smart batting! Full-length delivery, just outside off. Angkrish Raghuvanshi opens the bat's face and squirts it between the short third and the backward point fielder for a sublime boundary. |
| 4.6 : Trent Boult to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, FOUR MORE! CLASSY! Half-volley outside off. Angkrish Raghuvanshi leans into it and times it gloriously through covers for a stunning looking shot. |
| Kuldeep Sen comes into the attack now. |
| 5.1 : Kuldeep Sen to Sunil Narine, FOUR LEG BYES! A loosener to begin with! Short and swinging down the leg side, Sunil Narine misses the pull and the ball goes off the though pad past the diving keeper and into the fine leg fence. |
| 5.2 : Kuldeep Sen to Sunil Narine, On the bounce! Banged in short and angled well across the left-hander, Sunil Narine reaches out and slaps it down to deep point for a single. |
| 5.3 : Kuldeep Sen to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Back of a length and outside off stump, Angkrish Raghuvanshi lets it come on and looks to cut but can't find the gap in front of point. |
| 5.4 : Kuldeep Sen to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Bowls it short and pushes it well outside off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi reaches for it and toe-ends it down to third man for a single. |
| 5.5 : Kuldeep Sen to Sunil Narine, SIX! COLOSSAL HIT FROM NARINE! Quick and short right at the batter, Sunil Narine just backs away a bit and whacks it high into the night sky and over deep square leg for a biggie. |
| 5.6 : Kuldeep Sen to Sunil Narine, FOUR! Sunil Narine ends the Powerplay with a flourish and Kolkata are 56/1! |
| 0.0 : Strategic Break! After a few quiet overs, Kolkata picked up the pace and made 56 runs in the powerplay. The home side has lost Phil Salt but Sunil Narine has started to find his form while Angkrish Raghuvanshi has looked classy in the balls that he has faced. Rajasthan will hope to stem the flow of runs and break this stand as early as possible. An exciting phase is upon us. Don't go anywhere! |
| 6.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Tosses it up first ball, full and on the stumps, Angkrish Raghuvanshi leans on and just pushes it away to covers. |
| 6.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Full and straight this time, hit away firmly down to long on for a single. |
| 6.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Sunil Narine, Given as runs! The wrong'un now, on a good length and turning away from leg, Sunil Narine gets an inside edge off the pads to the off side and gets a single. |
| 6.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 1 run. |
| 6.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, FOUR! Riyan Parag did the hard work but spilled it eventually. Flighted ball on off stump, Angkrish Raghuvanshi leans on well and whips it away wide of long on where Parag fumbles and allows the boundary. |
| 6.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Sunil Narine, Just drags the length back a bit and Sunil Narine works it off the back foot in front of square leg for one more. |
| 7.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, Begins from around the wicket and serves a juicy full toss around off stump, Sunil Narine isn't expecting it and ends up just punching it down to long off for a run. |
| 7.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 1 run. |
| 7.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, Nicely bowled! Loops this one up and throws it wide of the off stump, Sunil Narine leaves it alone expecting a wide but the ball lands inside the tramline. |
| 7.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, FOUR! Up and over! Tossed up full and outside off, Sunil Narine just hits through the line and thumps it over the cover region for a boundary. |
| 7.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, FOUR! Beaten in flight but gets the boundary! |
| 7.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, Quicker one, pushed through on a good length and outside off, Sunil Narine goes for the reverse sweep but misses out. |
| 8.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, FOUR! Classy shot from Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Ever so slightly short and around off, Angkrish plays it very late and somehow finds the gap between backward point and short third for a boundary. |
| 8.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Flatter one on off stump, knocked through mid off for a single, smart batting, just rotating the strike after the boundary. |
| 8.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Sunil Narine, Floated up and trying to throw it wide outside off stump, Sunil Narine has to reach for it and mistimes the lofted shot down to long on for a run. |
| 8.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Nicely tossed up at just 77 clicks and on middle, Angkrish Raghuvanshi takes the front leg out and whips it down to wide long on for another single. |
| 8.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Sunil Narine, Good hustle in the deep from Riyan Parag this time. Slowed up, thrown outside off and turning back in from a shorter length, Sunil Narine waits for it and punches it well wide of long off for a couple of runs. |
| 9.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Pushed onto the stumps, nudged away through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 8.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Sunil Narine, SIX! Just too much air on that one and Sunil Narine had all the time to dispatch it for a maximum. Tossed up full and outside off, Narine hits through the line and sends it sailing over long off for a biggie. Kolkata firing on all cylinders now. |
| 9.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, Quicker one, bowled well outside off stump, Sunil Narine looks to thrash it through covers but gets a big inside edge back onto the pads. |
| 9.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, Fired in full and wide at 100.5 clicks, Sunil Narine gets across and drives it on the full to deep extra cover for just a single. |
| 9.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, On the shorter side, turning in from middle, Angkrish Raghuvanshi waits back and works it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 9.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, WIDE! Gets away with just a wide. Too full and wide, a low full toss in fact and Sunil Narine cannot get any bat on it. It is called a wide but it is challenged. The third umpire checks the replays and concludes that it is slightly outside the tramline and will stay a wide. |
| Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, SIX! Through the line and Sunil Narine brings up yet another FIFTY! |
| 9.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, Spears in a full toss on the pads, this is flicked away to deep square leg for just a single. The last two overs of spin have gone for 26 runs! |
| 10.1 : Kuldeep Sen to Sunil Narine, WIDE! Bangs it short and way over the batter. Narine lets it go. Wide signaled. |
| Kuldeep Sen to Sunil Narine, Short again, outside off. Narine leaves it alone. |
| 0.0 : Rajasthan skipper, Sanju Samson seems to have injured his right hand and the physio is out having a look at it. Sandeep Sharma, one of the substitutes goes back and forth with messages to the skipper and we are good to continue. |
| 10.2 : Kuldeep Sen to Sunil Narine, FOUR! BANG! Short of a length, outside off. Narine slaps it hard through the extra cover region for a cracking boundary. |
| 10.3 : Kuldeep Sen to Sunil Narine, Short, angling into the body. Narine mistimes the pull to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 0.0 : Shreyas Iyer, the captain of Kolkata walks out to bat now. |
| 10.4 : Kuldeep Sen to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, OUT! c Ravichandran Ashwin b Kuldeep Sen. |
| 10.5 : Kuldeep Sen to Shreyas Iyer, Back of a length on off. Iyer hangs back and taps into the off-side. |
| 10.6 : Kuldeep Sen to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Poor ball to end the over! Bowls it full, outside off. Iyer times it through backward point and this races to the fence in a flash. |
| 11.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, WIDE! Bowls it flat and outside the tramline. Narine lets it go. Wide signaled. |
| Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, Much fuller, just inside the wide line. Another leave from Narine. |
| 11.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, Six! |
| 11.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, FOUR! BANG! Flatter, around off. Narine comes down and tonks it to wide long-off fence for a boundary. |
| 11.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, Lands it full, just inside the tramline. Narine leaves it alone. |
| 11.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, Yorker length, outside off. Narine lets it go again. Two dots in a row! |
| 11.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, FOUR! No need to run for that. Pitched full, outside off. Narine drills it through the extra cover region and gets to the ropes in no time. 15 runs off the over. |
| 12.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shreyas Iyer, Wrong'un on middle. Iyer goes back and works it through square leg for a single. |
| 12.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Sunil Narine, Tad short, outside off. Narine goes back and pulls it to wide long-on for a run. |
| 12.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shreyas Iyer, Peach! Leg break, just outside off. Iyer plays and is beaten. |
| 12.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shreyas Iyer, Flighted on middle. Iyer pushes it to the cover fielder. |
| 12.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shreyas Iyer, SIX! HEAVED AWAY! Tossed up full and in the slot. Iyer gets under it and hacks it over the cow corner for a maximum. |
| 12.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shreyas Iyer, OUT! LBW! Big appeal and given! Chahal strikes! Bowls it full on the middle. Iyer gets low to slog it across the line but misses and gets pinned in front. The umpire raises the finger. Shreyas Iyer goes for the review here. The ball tracking shows three reds and Iyer is a goner. Kolkata are three down! |
| Andre Russell is in at number 5. |
| 13.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, WIDE! Bowls it full, just outside off. Narine lets it go. Wided by the umpire. |
| Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, Much fuller and wider outside off. Narine gets across and heaves it off the outer half toward the deep backward point region for a double. |
| 13.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, WIDE! Lands it outside the tramline. Narine leaves. Another wide. |
| Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, 5 Wides! |
| Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, Tosses it full, outside off. Narine miscues it toward the deep extra cover for a single. |
| 13.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Andre Russell, Off-break, drifting down the leg. Russell nudges it to fine leg for a couple more. |
| 13.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Andre Russell, Flatter on the leg peg. Russell turns it to short fine leg. |
| 13.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Andre Russell, No run. |
| 13.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Andre Russell, Flatter on middle and leg. Russell turns into the leg side for one. |
| 14.1 : Kuldeep Sen to Andre Russell, On a length, outside off. Russell swings and misses. |
| 14.2 : Kuldeep Sen to Andre Russell, FOUR! SMACKED! Short and wide outside off. Russell hops and cuts it hard to the deep point region. One bounce and over the ropes for four runs. |
| 14.3 : Kuldeep Sen to Andre Russell, WIDE! Lands it full, just outside the tramline. Russell leaves it alone. Wide signaled by the umpire. |
| Kuldeep Sen to Andre Russell, On a length, wider of off. Russell crunches it to the man at sweeper cover for a single. |
| 14.4 : Kuldeep Sen to Sunil Narine, FOUR! Streaky but effective! Bowls it full, outside off. Narine swings hard and gets an outside edge that flies past the short third fielder for four runs. |
| 14.5 : Kuldeep Sen to Sunil Narine, Short of a length, angling in. Narine pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 15.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Sunil Narine, A tad fuller and sliding it across the left-hander, Sunil Narine looks to fetch and slog it away but miscues it off the inside edge towards short fine leg for a run. |
| 15.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Andre Russell, Flatter, pushes the wrong'un into the legs, Andre Russell stays back and just jams it out in front of mid-wicket for a single. |
| 14.6 : Kuldeep Sen to Andre Russell, FOUR! Smart batting from Russell. Low full toss, outside off. Russell gets low and squirts it past the backward point fielder for a cracking boundary. |
| 15.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Sunil Narine, SIX! Down the pitch and into the crowd! Tossed up wide of the off stump, Sunil Narine skips down the pitch and lofts it handsomely over wide long off for a biggie. This is now Narine's highest-ever T20 score. Can he get that elusive ton? |
| 15.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Sunil Narine, FOUR! Sunil Narine breaks into the 90s now. Dragged length outside off, Narine stays back in his crease and pulls it straight back over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 15.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Sunil Narine, WIDE! Fuller and a bit quicker, pushed beyond the tramline outside off, left alone for a wide. |
| Yuzvendra Chahal to Sunil Narine, SIX! Sunil Narine is toying with Yuzvendra Chahal now. Bowled well short and angled across t5the off stump, the long on fielder is much straighter but Narine powers it over his head for a biggie. |
| 15.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Sunil Narine, FOUR! CENTURY FOR NARINE! The crowd is at the top of its voice and what a moment for Sunil Narine. Tosses this one up full and outside off, Narine just reaches for it and slogs it away well wide of long on and gets the boundary. This has been a sensational knock and 23 runs come off Chahal's final over. |
| 0.0 : Strategic Break! Kolkata are going all guns blazing and have reached 184 in just 16 overs. With four more overs to go, the home side will look to add another 50-60 from hereon. Sunil Narine has just got to his maiden hundred and is looking in sublime form. Andre Russell is alongside him and the West Indian duo will hope to add misery to the Rajasthan bowling. The visitors, on the flip side, will hope to pick a few wickets and stem the flow of runs. |
| 16.1 : Avesh Khan to Andre Russell, OUT! CAUGHT! Avesh Khan comes back in and gets a wicket right away after the break. Takes pace off, bowling it at just 119 clicks and into the pitch well outside off. Andre Russell has to reach for it. |
| Rinku Singh is the new batter in. |
| 16.2 : Avesh Khan to Rinku Singh, 1 run. |
| 16.3 : Avesh Khan to Sunil Narine, WIDE! Comes from around the stumps and bangs it in well short over middle and leg, angling it in but the ball flies over Narine's head for a wide. |
| Avesh Khan to Sunil Narine, No run. |
| 16.4 : Avesh Khan to Sunil Narine, No run. |
| 16.5 : Avesh Khan to Sunil Narine, FOUR! Nails the wide yorker again but this time Sunil Narine is able to get bat on it. Full and wide, Narine reaches out and squeezes it powerfully past the diving man at backward point for a boundary. |
| 16.6 : Avesh Khan to Sunil Narine, Banged in halfway down the pitch and over middle, Sunil Narine gets on top of the bounce and pulls it down to deep mid-wicket for one. Just 7 runs and a wicket off that over, a good one for the visitors. |
| 17.1 : Trent Boult to Sunil Narine, Nicely bowled! Slower bumper, bowled into the deck at 120 clicks and around off stump, Sunil Narine looks to pull off the front foot but is well beaten. |
| 17.2 : Trent Boult to Sunil Narine, FOUR! CRUNCHED! Pace on this time and short as well, slightly at the batter and Sunil Narine is able to pull it firmly in front of mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 17.3 : Trent Boult to Sunil Narine, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Peache of a delivery and Sunil Narine's sensational knock finally comes to an end. |
| 0.0 : Venkatesh Iyer is the next batter in. There is a slight hold-up as the stump that went flying out of the ground seems to be broken. It seems to be a prolonged delay as the new stump is put into place and needs to be connected not just to the ground but to the cameras and mics. Everything in place, and the play can finally resume. |
| 17.4 : Trent Boult to Venkatesh Iyer, Goes for the yorker at the toes again but Venkatesh Iyer steps out and plays it on the full towards wide long on for a couple of runs. |
| 17.5 : Trent Boult to Venkatesh Iyer, Nagging length, pace on and on off stump, Venkatesh Iyer is deep in the crease and pushes it out to covers for a single. |
| 17.6 : Trent Boult to Rinku Singh, Trent Boult showcasing his skills here. Goes for the yorker and bowls it just wide of off stump but takes pace off as well, Rinku Singh gives himself room to open up the off side but misses it completely. Another over that goes for just 7 runs and produces a wicket. |
| 18.1 : Avesh Khan to Venkatesh Iyer, Very full on off and middle, just misses the yorker-length, Venkatesh Iyer hits it off the toe end of the bat towards long off for a single. |
| 18.3 : Avesh Khan to Rinku Singh, Four! |
| 18.2 : Avesh Khan to Rinku Singh, SIX! All the way! The first sign of greatness from Rinku Singh. On a hard length, trying to angle it across, Singh makes room and wafts it over deep cover for a maximum. The 200 comes up for Kolkata. |
| 18.4 : Avesh Khan to Rinku Singh, Hits the deck hard and bowls it back of a length around off, Rinku Singh jams it down to the right of cover for a single. |
| 18.5 : Avesh Khan to Venkatesh Iyer, The effort ball from Avesh Khan now. Grunts in and bowls it very full around off at 139.6 clicks and gets the low full toss to dip late, Venkatesh Iyer looks to hammer it through covers but is beaten. |
| 18.6 : Avesh Khan to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! Venkatesh Iyer ends the over well and Kolkata get 16 off it. Full and wide not quite in the blockhole and Iyer is able to use those long levers and slashes it away past backward point for a boundary. |
| 19.2 : Kuldeep Sen to Venkatesh Iyer, OUT! TAKEN! Excellent take from Dhruv Jurel! |
| 19.1 : Kuldeep Sen to Rinku Singh, Sensational effort in the deep from Riyan Parag and he saves five runs for his side. |
| 0.0 : Ramandeep Singh is the new man in. |
| 19.3 : Kuldeep Sen to Ramandeep Singh, Just the single! |
| 19.4 : Kuldeep Sen to Rinku Singh, No run. |
| 19.5 : Kuldeep Sen to Rinku Singh, SIX! NAILED IT! Banged in well short and over the stumps, Rinku Singh gets in position early and pulls it high and handsome in front of square leg for a biggie. |
| 19.6 : Kuldeep Sen to Rinku Singh, Oh, drilled but just too straight! Kuldeep Sen goes full and straight, Rinku Singh manages to clear the front leg and drills it back at a rate of knots. The ball though crashes into the stumps at the other end and rolls to the off side as the batters get a single. Rinku plays a good cameo and Kolkata finish with 223/6! |
| An excellent batting display from Sunil Narine helped along with a finishing touch by Rinku Singh has helped Kolkata post 223 on board against Rajasthan in this top-of-the-table clash. Kolkata, batting first had a decent powerplay where they lost Phil Salt for a low score. Angkrish and Sunil stabilized the innings and built a very strong partnership with Narine being the aggressor. Angkrish Raghuvanshi played a fine cameo as well but had to depart soon followed by Shreyas Iyer. There was no sto |
| 0.0 : Rajasthan had a good start to their bowling innings. Avesh Khan grabbed a stunner off his own bowling and sent Phil Salt back. Kuldeep Sen came through with a breakthrough later in the game but at a very crucial time. He sent Angkrish back to the dugout putting a brief halt to the explosive batting of Kolkata. Chahal and Ashwin bowled spells in tandem and the former got the prized wicket of Shreyas Iyer before he could deal much damage. However, spin didn't yield much against the batting prowess |
| The centurion for Kolkata, Sunil Narine is down for a chat. Narine says he would have taken it as a joke if he was told that he would be one of the leading scorers before the tournament began. Adds that Gautam Gambhir gave him the confidence back to open the innings and express himself. Mentions that he just tries to give the team the best start possible. Reckons it won't be easy with the ball and Powerplay will be crucial to restrict them. Ends by saying that it is what it is on being asked a |
| The target is a massive one and Rajasthan is yet to get past 200 in this edition but with the dew expected later in the evening, we might well be in for a run feast again. However, no team has chased down a 200-plus score in the history of the tournament at this ground. Can Rajasthan change that? Let's find out as the run chase is up next. |
| ... The Run Chase ... |
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