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Kolkata vs Rising Pune Supergiants Live Commentary, 45th T20, Indian Premier League 2016, May 14, 2016

RPS 103/6 (17.4)
Kolkata won by 8 wickets ( L/D method)
KKR 66/2 (5)
Match over
18.0 :
17.5 :
17.6 :
0.0 : Hello and welcome the live coverage of match 45 of IPL 2016
The two teams fighting it out in the middle will be Kolkata and Pune and the venue for the game is Eden Gardens, Kolkata
A win for Kolkata will lift them to 2nd place in the points table. Toss and Team updates are on your way shortly. Stay tuned.
Dhoni calls for " Heads" and the coin spins down as " Heads". Pune have won the toss and elected to bat first
2 changes in Pune team from the last match. 2 changes in Kolkata team as well
Pune (Playing XI): Ajinkya Rahane, Usman Khawaja, George Bailey, Saurabh Tiwary, MS Dhoni(w k & c), Thisara Perera, Irfan Pathan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Adam Zampa, Murugan Ashwin, Ashok Dinda
Kolkata (Playing XI): Robin Uthappa(w k), Gautam Gambhir(c), Manish Pandey, Suryakumar Yadav, Shakib Al Hasan, Yusuf Pathan, Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla, Morne Morkel, Ankit Rajpoot, Sunil Narine
0.1 : Russell to Rahane, APPEAL, leg bye, misses the flick and off the pad the ball goes towards square leg
0.2 : Russell to Khawaja, no run, drives it to the cover fielder
0.3 : Russell to Khawaja, two runs, works it through backward square leg for a couple of runs
0.4 : Russell to Khawaja, one run, cuts it towards third man for a single
0.5 : Russell to Rahane, no run, defends it towards short cover
0.6 : Russell to Rahane, no run, drives it to the point fielder.
End of over: RPS 4/0 (Rahane 0, Khawaja 3)
1.1 : Morkel to Khawaja, no ball, drives it to the mid off fielder. Morkel oversteps and Free Hit coming up next
Morkel to Khawaja, FOUR, pulls the short ball through square leg for a boundary
1.2 : Morkel to Khawaja, one run, drives it towards the point fielder. A shy at the stumps and one extra run taken
1.3 : Morkel to Rahane, one run, turns it towards square leg
1.4 : Morkel to Khawaja, no run, slashes and misses outside off stump
1.5 : Morkel to Khawaja, no run, drives it to the mid off fielder
1.6 : Morkel to Khawaja, no run, looks to swing it towards the leg side but misses.
End of over: RPS 11/0 (Rahane 1, Khawaja 8)
2.1 : Russell to Rahane, one run, dabs it down towards third man for a single
2.2 : Russell to Khawaja, FOUR, gives the charge and swings it through wide mid on for a boundary
2.3 : Russell to Khawaja, three runs, drives it through mid wicket for three runs
2.4 : Russell to Rahane, OUT, no run, looks to swing it across the line but gets an inside edge. Two stumps goes out of the ground
2.5 : Russell to Bailey, no run, looks to drive away from the body but misses and gets beaten
2.6 : Russell to Bailey, no run, drives it to the cover point fielder.
End of over: RPS 19/1 (Khawaja 15, Bailey 0)
3.1 : Morkel to Khawaja, FOUR, lofts it over the mid off fielder and collects a boundary
3.2 : Morkel to Khawaja, no run, drives it to the cover point fielder
3.3 : Morkel to Khawaja, APPEAL, no run, looks to slice it towards third man but seems to have got an outside edge. A huge caught behind appeal is turned down
3.4 : Morkel to Khawaja, one run, drives it towards wide mid on
3.5 : Morkel to Bailey, no run, defends it towards cover
3.6 : Morkel to Bailey, no run, defends it to the mid on fielder.
15 dot balls and 3 FOURS in the inning so far
End of over: RPS 24/1 (Khawaja 20, Bailey 0)
4.1 : Shakib Al Hasan to Khawaja, one run, drives it towards mid wicket for a single
4.2 : Shakib Al Hasan to Bailey, one run, drives it through mid wicket for a single
4.3 : Shakib Al Hasan to Khawaja, OUT, no run, bends down and slogs it towards deep mid wicket. Surya Kumar Yadav takes it the catch on the boundary
4.4 : Shakib Al Hasan to Tiwary, one run, turns it towards mid wicket for a single
4.5 : Shakib Al Hasan to Bailey, no run, goes on the back foot and cuts it towards cover. A good diving stop by the fielder
4.6 : Shakib Al Hasan to Bailey, no run, looks to defend but gets a bottom edge into the ground.
End of over: RPS 27/2 (Bailey 1, Tiwary 1)
5.1 : Morkel to Tiwary, no run, looks to drive it outside off stump but misses
5.2 : Morkel to Tiwary, one run, pushes it towards backward point for a single
5.3 : Morkel to Bailey, no run, goes back and cuts it to the point fielder
5.4 : Morkel to Bailey, FOUR, drives it on the up through extra cover for a boundary
5.5 : Morkel to Bailey, one run, cuts it down towards third man for a single
5.6 : Morkel to Tiwary, FOUR, pulls the short ball through mid wicket for a boundary.
End of over: RPS 37/2 (Bailey 6, Tiwary 6)
6.2 : Shakib Al Hasan to Bailey, one run, drives it down towards long on
6.1 : Shakib Al Hasan to Bailey, no run, tries to sweep but misses
6.3 : Shakib Al Hasan to Tiwary, one run, drives it down towards long on for a single
6.4 : Shakib Al Hasan to Bailey, one run, swings it towards long on
6.5 : Shakib Al Hasan to Tiwary, one run, turns it towards short fine leg
6.6 : Shakib Al Hasan to Bailey, FOUR, gives the charge and lofts it over wide long off for a boundary.
End of over: RPS 45/2 (Bailey 12, Tiwary 8)
7.1 : Rajpoot to Tiwary, one run, pushes it towards mid off for a quick single
Rajpoot to Tiwary, one run, pushes it towards mid off for a quick single
7.2 : Rajpoot to Bailey, no run, turns it towards mid wicket
7.3 : Rajpoot to Bailey, FOUR, makes room and looks to defend but gets an inside edge into the fine leg fence
50 comes up for Pune
Rajpoot to Bailey, FOUR, makes room and looks to defend but gets an inside edge into the fine leg fence
50 comes up for Pune
7.4 : Rajpoot to Bailey, one run, goes on the back foot and cuts it towards deep cover for a single
7.5 : Rajpoot to Tiwary, one run, works it through backward square leg for a single
7.6 : Rajpoot to Bailey, one run, drives it towards long off. RPS 55/2 (Bailey 20, Tiwary 10)
8.1 : Shakib Al Hasan to Bailey, SIX, lofts it straight down the ground for SIX
8.2 : Shakib Al Hasan to Bailey, no run, drives it back to the bowler
8.3 : Shakib Al Hasan to Bailey, one run, flicks it through mid wicket
8.4 : Shakib Al Hasan to Tiwary, one run, drives it towards long on
8.5 : Shakib Al Hasan to Bailey, one run, drives it towards long off
8.6 : Match State: Time Out
Shakib Al Hasan to Tiwary, one run, drives it towards wide mid on.
End of over: RPS 63/2 (Bailey 26, Tiwary 12)
9.1 : Rajpoot to Tiwary, one run, drives it through mid wicket for a single
9.2 : Rajpoot to Bailey, two runs, drives it through mid wicket and comes back for the 2nd run
9.3 : Rajpoot to Bailey, one run, drives it down towards long on
9.4 : Rajpoot to Tiwary, OUT, no run, back of length ball just outside off stump, Tiwary looks to run it down towards third man but gets an outside edge. Uthappa takes a nice catch behind the stumps
9.5 : Rajpoot to IK Pathan, no run, looks to glance it down the leg side but misses
9.6 : Rajpoot to IK Pathan, one run.
9.4 : Rajpoot to IK Pathan, wide, down the leg side
9.5 : Rajpoot to IK Pathan, leg bye, looks to flick but misses. A run taken off the deflection off the stumps
9.6 : Rajpoot to Bailey, one run, drives it towards long on.
End of over: RPS 70/3 (Bailey 30, IK Pathan 0)
10.1 : Chawla to Bailey, three runs, looks to drive but gets an outside edge . Morkel gives the chase and pulls the ball back in
10.2 : Chawla to IK Pathan, one run, cuts it towards backward point
10.3 : Chawla to Bailey, OUT, no run, comes down the track and looks to flick but misses the ball. Uthappa collects the ball and whips off the bails quickly
4 fielders around the bat
10.4 : Chawla to Dhoni, no run, looks to defend but misses and gets hit on the pad. The ball almost rolls onto the stumps
10.5 : Chawla to Dhoni, no run, defends it to the silly point fielder
10.6 : Chawla to Dhoni, no run, comes forward and blocks it on the pitch.
End of over: RPS 74/4 (Dhoni 0, IK Pathan 1)
11.1 : Narine to IK Pathan, one run, turns it towards square leg
11.2 : Narine to Dhoni, no run, cuts it hard to the cover fielder
11.3 : Narine to Dhoni, no run, looks to defend but misses and gets beaten
11.4 : Narine to Dhoni, one run, turns it towards mid wicket for a single
11.5 : Narine to IK Pathan, no run, drives it back to the bowler
11.6 : Narine to IK Pathan, two runs, drives it towards wide long off for a couple of runs.
End of over: RPS 78/4 (Dhoni 1, IK Pathan 4)
12.1 : Chawla to Dhoni, one run, drives it down towards long off
12.2 : Chawla to IK Pathan, one run, drives it towards deep mid off
12.3 : Chawla to Dhoni, two runs, cuts it towards cover. A fumble from the fielder allows the 2nd run
12.4 : Chawla to Dhoni, one run, drives it through point for a single
12.5 : Chawla to IK Pathan, one run, drives it towards long off
12.6 : Chawla to Dhoni, no run, drives it to the mid wicket fielder.
Match State: Time Out
End of over: RPS 84/4 (Dhoni 5, IK Pathan 6)
13.1 : Narine to IK Pathan, one run, drives it towards deep cover
13.2 : Narine to Dhoni, two leg byes, bends on his knee and sweeps it towards fine leg. The umpire gives it as leg byes
13.3 : Narine to Dhoni, APPEAL, no run, looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pad
13.4 : Narine to Dhoni, no run, defends it back to the bowler
13.5 : Narine to Dhoni, OUT, no run, drives it towards backward point and wants a single. Chawla fields and throws the ball to the keeper. Pathan has to sacrifice his wicket for his captain
13.6 : Narine to Perera, two runs, cuts it towards deep cover for a couple of runs.
End of over: RPS 89/5 (Dhoni 5, Perera 2)
14.1 : Chawla to Dhoni, no run, drives it to the cover fielder
14.2 : Chawla to Dhoni, one run, drives it towards long off
14.3 : Chawla to Perera, no run, looks to drive but misses. The ball goes through bat and pad and just bounces over the top of off stump
14.4 : Chawla to Perera, two runs, drives it towards cover. A fumble from the fielder allows the 2nd run
14.5 : Chawla to Perera, two runs, goes back and cuts it through backward point for a couple of runs
14.6 : Chawla to Perera, no run, goes back and cuts it to the point fielder.
End of over: RPS 94/5 (Dhoni 6, Perera 6)
15.1 : Narine to Dhoni, one run, drives it down towards long off
15.2 : Narine to Perera, no run, drives it to the cover fielder
15.3 : Narine to Perera, no run, cuts it to the cover fielder
15.4 : Narine to Perera, no run, drives it back to the bowler
Wind has picked up
15.5 : Narine to Perera, one run, bends down and sweeps it towards deep square leg
15.6 : Narine to Dhoni, no run, defends it towards short mid wicket.
End of over: RPS 96/5 (Dhoni 7, Perera 7)
16.1 : Chawla to Perera, SIX, swings it over long on for SIX
16.2 : Chawla to Perera, OUT, no run, bends down and looks to swing it towards the leg side but gets a leading edge towards long off. Pandey takes the catch on the boundary
16.3 : Chawla to R Ashwin, no run, defends it towards short leg
16.4 : Chawla to R Ashwin, no run, cuts it to the point fielder.
16.5 : Chawla to R Ashwin, no run, pushes it back to the bowler
16.6 : Chawla to R Ashwin, no run, pushes it towards the point fielder.
End of over: RPS 102/6 (Dhoni 7, R Ashwin 0)
17.1 : Narine to Dhoni, no run, comes forward and defends
17.2 : Narine to Dhoni, no run, pushes it towards cover
17.3 : Narine to Dhoni, no run, turns it towards short mid wicket
17.4 : Narine to Dhoni, one run, drives it towards long on
It has started to drizzle and the players are walking off
Covers are being brought on. Pitch has been covered already and more covers are being put in different areas of the ground
Live visuals shows the drizzle has picked up. The whole ground is covered now. Kolkata must be disappointed with this. They have dominated the proceedings so far.
The rain has reduced but the ground is still fully covered
Update 0245hrs AET: Rain stopped for a while but the drizzle is back on
Update 0300hrs AET: The drizzle has got heavier. An inspection is schedule to take place in 15 minutes. We will keep you updated
Update 0325hrs AET: A light drizzle is still on. Another inspection at 0330 hrs AET
Update 0340hrs AET: Another inspection is scheduled in 10 minutes time. The drizzle has stopped now
The latest information we have is Kolkata needs to chase down 66 runs from 9 overs under L/D method. Match will start at 0415hrs AET
Revised playing conditions: Powerplay to be of 3 overs, 4 bowlers can bowl 2 overs, and one bowler can bowl 1 over.
0.0 : Update 0245hrs AET: Rain stopped for a while but the drizzle is back on
1.0 :

That's the Ashwin we all know.

0.1 : R Ashwin to Uthappa, FOUR, goes on the back foot and punches it through cover point for a boundary
R Ashwin to Uthappa, OUT, wide, comes forward and looks to defend but misses. Dhoni collects it down the leg side and whips off the bails. Uthappa was well out of his crease
0.2 : R Ashwin to Pandey, three runs, comes on the front foot and drives it through extra cover for three runs
0.3 : R Ashwin to Gambhir, OUT, no run, looks to defend it from the crease but misses and gets hit on the pad. LBW appeal is upheld
0.4 : R Ashwin to YK Pathan, no run, looks to flick but misses
0.5 : R Ashwin to YK Pathan, one run, sweeps it towards deep backward square leg
0.6 : R Ashwin to Pandey, no run, drives it to the square leg fielder.
A thrilling start to the run chase. 9 runs and 2 wickets from the first over
End of over: KKR 9/2 (Pandey 3, YK Pathan 1)
1.1 : Dinda to YK Pathan, no run, drives it to the point fielder
1.2 : Dinda to YK Pathan, FOUR, pulls the short ball through mid wicket for a boundary
1.3 : Dinda to YK Pathan, one run, drives it towards deep backward point
1.4 : Dinda to Pandey, two runs, slashes it through backward point for a couple of runs
1.5 : Dinda to Pandey, FOUR, slices at a full and wide ball outside off stump and gets a thick outside edge into the third man fence
1.6 : Dinda to Pandey, two runs, drives it through backward point for a couple of runs.
End of over: KKR 22/2 (Pandey 11, YK Pathan 6)
2.1 : R Ashwin to YK Pathan, SIX, makes room and swings it over wide long on for SIX
2.2 : R Ashwin to YK Pathan, leg bye, looks to flick but misses and off the pad the ball goes towards point
2.3 : R Ashwin to Pandey, one run, swing it towards deep mid wicket
2.4 : R Ashwin to YK Pathan, SIX, clears the front leg and swings it straight down the ground over long on for SIX
2.5 : R Ashwin to YK Pathan, FOUR, bends down on his knee and sweeps it through mid wicket for a boundary
2.6 : R Ashwin to YK Pathan, FOUR, swings it through mid on for a boundary to finish the power-play overs.
Ashwin finishes with 30/2 from his 2 overs
End of over: KKR 44/2 (Pandey 12, YK Pathan 26)
3.1 : M Ashwin to Pandey, one run, cuts it towards cover. A fumble allows a single
3.2 : M Ashwin to YK Pathan, no run, defends it towards cover
M Ashwin to YK Pathan, wide, down the leg side
3.3 : M Ashwin to YK Pathan, FOUR
50 comes up for Kolkata
M Ashwin to YK Pathan, FOUR, looks to loft it through cover but gets a thick outside edge towards third man for a boundary
M Ashwin to YK Pathan, wide, down the leg side
3.4 : M Ashwin to YK Pathan, no run, defends it towards square leg
3.5 : M Ashwin to YK Pathan, SIX, lofts it hard and long over long off for a SIX
3.6 : M Ashwin to YK Pathan, no run, cuts it to the point fielder.
End of over: KKR 57/2 (Pandey 13, YK Pathan 36)
4.1 : Zampa to Pandey, no run, goes back and cuts it to the point fielder
Zampa to Pandey, five wides, down the leg side. Dhoni fails to collect as well and it goes for 5 wides
4.2 : Zampa to Pandey, one run, punches it down towards long off
4.3 : Zampa to YK Pathan, one run, pushes it towards cover point
4.4 : Zampa to Pandey, one run, turns it towards short fine leg
Scores are level now
4.5 : Zampa to YK Pathan, no run, defends it back to the bowler
4.6 : Zampa to YK Pathan, bye, looks to sweep but misses. Dhoni fails to collect and 1 bye is taken.
Kolkata Knight Riders wins by 8 wickets L/D method and moves to 2nd place in the points table
End of over: KKR 66/2 (Pandey 15, YK Pathan 37)