| 0.0 : Hello and welcome to the 27th match of the 2017 Indian T20 League. Two of the most consistent sides of this tournament lock horns at the Eden Gardens. Kolkata host Bangalore in a match where the visitors are desperate for a win. They have lost four out of their six matches and one more loss could really hamper their chances of qualifying for the Playoffs. They have some selection headaches as far as the four foreign players are concerned. Hosts' 3-match winning streak was broken by Gujarat at th |
| Bangalore win the toss and elect to bowl. |
| Virat Kohli says they are going to bowl first. Adds that the wicket looks good, could be a little tacky with the new ball. Reckons that its a good chasing ground. Adds that AB de Villiers and Samuel Badree comes in place of Shane Watson and Travis Head. |
| Gautam Gambhir reveals they wanted to bowl first as well. But says that they now need to bat well now. Ends by saying by Colin de Grandhomme comes in place of Shakib Al Hasan. |
| The players are out in the middle. Gautam Gambhir comes out to open the batting with Sunil Narine. Samuel Badree to start things off for the visitors. |
| 0.1 : S Badree to S Narine, Tossed up around off, skidding through. Narine swings at it but misses. |
| 0.2 : S Badree to S Narine, FOUR! Narine is off the mark in style! Loopy ball outside off, Narine dances down the track and creams it through covers for a boundary. |
| 0.3 : S Badree to S Narine, FOUR! Boom! Narine is in the mood. Uses his feet and clubs it over the head of the bowler for a boundary. |
| 0.4 : S Badree to S Narine, FOUR! Smashed! Floated outside off, Narine dances down the track and hits it hard over covers for back-to-back boundaries. |
| 0.5 : S Badree to S Narine, SIX! How good is Narine! Seems like he was set before coming into bat. Uses his feet once again and smokes it over long on for a maximum. That was a brilliant hit. |
| 0.6 : S Badree to S Narine, Narine sweeps this one towards square leg. Looks for a run but it is not on. 18 from the over, great start for the hosts. |
| Tymal Mills to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : T Mills to G Gambhir, Starts off with a back of a length delivery and it's rising up on Gambhir. He looks to ride the bounce and tuck it to the leg side but gets it on the gloves. The ball dies down on the track. |
| 1.2 : T Mills to G Gambhir, Back of a length and width on off, Gambhir slashes at it but gets misses. |
| 1.3 : T Mills to G Gambhir, Wide! Bangs in a bouncer on middle at 141 clicks and it shoots off after landing. Gautam looks to hook it but the ball is too high. Wide signaled for height. |
| T Mills to G Gambhir, Full toss on off, Gambhir fails to capitalize on it as he mistimes it towards mid on. |
| 1.4 : T Mills to G Gambhir, Shortish delivery climbing up on Gautam. He tucks it towards mid-wicket and wants a run but is sent back. Chahal aims at the striker's end but misses. Had he hit, it would have been close. |
| 1.5 : T Mills to G Gambhir, SIX! Innovative! Slower bouncer outside off, Gambhir reads it well and ramps it over the keeper's head. Has got enough elevation on it to take it over the fence. |
| Slip goes out to square leg. |
| 1.6 : T Mills to G Gambhir, Slow full toss outside off, Gautam reaches out to it and places it to Negi at point. He has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Gayle who is backing up makes a tumbling stop. |
| The players take a bit of breather. Meanwhile, Sreenath Aravind comes into the attack. |
| 2.1 : S Aravind to S Narine, Well bowled! Good length delivery outside off, Narine pushes hard at it but gets beaten. |
| 2.2 : S Aravind to S Narine, Narine chips down the track to the fuller length ball and drags it heave through wide mid on. This is his first run which has not come through a boundary in this innings. |
| 2.3 : S Aravind to G Gambhir, FOUR! Streaky runs! Good length ball outside off, Gambhir looks to dab it through third man but gets an edge that lands short of Gayle at first slip. H fails to stop it and the ball races to the third man fence. |
| 2.4 : S Aravind to G Gambhir, Gambhir taps this one to point for an easy single. |
| 2.5 : S Aravind to S Narine, FOUR! Bang! Shortish delivery on off, Narine stands tall and flat-bats it over the bowler's head for a rocketing boundary. |
| 2.6 : S Aravind to S Narine, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! Shot! Back of a length outside off, Narine punches it hard through cover-point and the ball races to the fence. 14 from that over. |
| 3.1 : T Mills to G Gambhir, Run out chance missed! Gambhir nudges the fuller length ball towards mid-wicket and sets off. The batsmen turn back for the second and Chahal hares in from deep mid-wicket. He hurls in a throw at the bowler's end but misses. Had he hit, Narine was a goner! He was miles out of his crease and had given up. |
| 3.2 : T Mills to G Gambhir, Gambhir taps this one towards Mandeep Singh at point. He looks to stop it but slips due to a bit of wetness in the outfield. Single taken. |
| 3.3 : T Mills to S Narine, Five Wides! Fuller length ball going down the leg side, Sunil looks to tickle it but misses. The keeper dives to his right but fails to stop it and the ball races to the fine leg fence. Five wides signaled. |
| T Mills to S Narine, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. |
| The third umpire is referred for a caught behind appeal. Looks not out. Kohli is having a word with the umpire. |
| 3.4 : T Mills to G Gambhir, OUT! Mills strikes! Good length delivery around off, Gambhir looks to dab it to third man but seems to have got an inside edge onto it. Kedar Jadhav bends and collects it safely. There is a loud appeal for caught behind but the umpire is unsure. He goes across to the square leg umpire and refers it upstairs. The replays show that the ball brushed his back thumb and went straight into the gloves of the keeper. Gambhir has to make the long walk back. |
| Robin Uthappa is the new man in. |
| 3.5 : T Mills to R Uthappa, FOUR! What a start for Uthappa! Full delivery around off, Uthappa leans into the drive and gets it down the ground. The mid off and mid on fielder dive but fail to stop it. Uthappa gets his first boundary. |
| 3.6 : T Mills to R Uthappa, Uthappa stays back to the length delivery and pushes it to covers. |
| 4.1 : S Aravind to S Narine, Good length delivery outside off, Narine pushes at it but gets beaten. |
| 4.2 : S Aravind to S Narine, Full toss on off, eased to long on for a single. |
| 4.3 : S Aravind to R Uthappa, Another run out chance goes abegging! Uthappa taps this one to covers and sets off. Negi sprints in and aims at the bowler's end but misses. It was not a good call and luckily for the hosts, the fielder failed to hit the bull's eye once again. |
| 4.4 : S Aravind to S Narine, Back of a length around off, Narine punches it to Kohli at extra cover. He makes a mess of it and concedes a run. |
| 4.5 : S Aravind to R Uthappa, Uthappa nudges the fuller length delivery to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 4.6 : S Aravind to S Narine, Very full delivery on off, dug out back towards the bowler. |
| Stuart Binny comes on for a bowl. |
| 5.1 : S Binny to R Uthappa, FOUR! Pure timing! On a length angling into Uthappa. He clips it uppishly through mid-wicket and the ball whistles away to the boundary. This is a great wicket to bat on. |
| 5.2 : S Binny to R Uthappa, Uthappa dances down the track and hits it past Binny to mid off for a single. |
| 5.3 : S Binny to S Narine, FOUR! Streaky runs! Fuller length ball well outside off, Narine reaches out for it and looks to drive it but gets a thick outside edge over backward point for a boundary. |
| 5.4 : S Binny to S Narine, OUT! Bangalore will be breathing a sigh of relief! Short delivery on leg stump, Narine gets up on his toes and pulls it uppishly towards deep square leg. Chahal stays composed out there and leaps to take a well-judged catch. The dangerman departs but not before playing a gem of a cameo. |
| Manish Pandey is the new man in. |
| 5.5 : S Binny to R Uthappa, Fuller length ball outside off, driven to short cover. |
| 5.6 : S Binny to R Uthappa, On a length outside off, Robin pushes it back towards Binny who stops it in his follow through. |
| Time Out signaled. |
| Samuel Badree is back on. |
| 6.1 : S Badree to M Pandey, Tossed up around off, cut to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 6.2 : S Badree to R Uthappa, OUT! The bowling change does the trick! Flatter and quicker delivery on leg stump, skids through. Uthappa looks to whip it across but misses to get pinged on the front pad. There is a loud and confident appeal for an LBW and the umpire obliges. Bangalore are making their way back into the game. |
| Yusuf Pathan is the new man in. |
| 6.3 : S Badree to Y Pathan, Fullish delivery, eased through mid on for a single and Pathan is away. |
| 6.4 : S Badree to M Pandey, Quicker delivery on off, spins away. Pandey stays back and defends it tentatively. |
| 6.5 : S Badree to M Pandey, Pandey eases this one to long on for a run. |
| 6.6 : S Badree to Y Pathan, Tossed up around off, Pathan stays back and defends it cautiously. A wicket and 3 runs from that over, a great one for the visitors. |
| Yuzvendra Chahal comes on for a bowl. |
| 7.1 : Y Chahal to M Pandey, Quicker delivery on middle and leg, Pandey is hurried on by it but manages to punch it down to long on for a single. |
| 7.2 : Y Chahal to Y Pathan, That's beautifully bowled! Tossed up around off, spins away sharply. Pathan strides forward to counter the spin but the ball whizzes past his outside edge. Jadhav takes off the bails in a flash but Yusuf is in. |
| 7.3 : Y Chahal to Y Pathan, Pathan sweeps this one hard to deep square leg for a single. |
| 7.4 : Y Chahal to M Pandey, Shorter in length around off, cut to deep point for a single. |
| 7.5 : Y Chahal to Y Pathan, Fullish around off, Pathan sweeps it towards backward square leg. Badree ambles across to his left and stops it with his foot. Not a good way to field this. Can injure himself easily. |
| 7.6 : Y Chahal to M Pandey, Pandey makes room and milks it down to long off for a single. |
| 8.1 : S Badree to M Pandey, Tossed up on middle, eased down to long on for a running. |
| 8.2 : S Badree to Y Pathan, Good running! Pathan nudges it against the spin through mid-wicket and takes off. Takes on the fielder and the batsmen come back for the second with ease. |
| 8.3 : S Badree to Y Pathan, Tossed up outside off, Pathan dabs it neatly to short third man and the batsmen cross for a sharp single. |
| 8.4 : S Badree to M Pandey, Pandey stays back and punches it to the bowler. |
| 8.5 : S Badree to M Pandey, Slips in a googly on middle, spinning down. Pandey looks to defend it to the leg side but gets hit on the pads. |
| 8.6 : S Badree to M Pandey, Shortish outside off, Manish chops it towards point. Chahal fumbles and concedes two runs. |
| There is a run out appeal at the striker's end against Yusuf Pathan. Looks not out. |
| 9.1 : Y Chahal to Y Pathan, Not out! Tossed up delivery, Pathan nudges it through mid-wicket and takes off. The fielder hares in front and take the fielder on. Go for the second run as the throw is at the keeper's end and Jadhav takes the bails off. It is referred upstairs but Pathan is safely in. |
| 9.2 : Y Chahal to Y Pathan, OUT! Stumped off a wide! Brilliant piece of bowling by Chahal and he gets rewarded! Sees Pathan taking a couple of step down the track and fires it outside leg stump. Pathan looks to jam it to the leg side but fails to do so. Jadhav bends, grabs it well and flicks the bails off in a flash. Pathan makes his way back to the dressing room. This leggie is such a treat to watch! |
| Suyrakumar Yadav walks out to bat. |
| Y Chahal to S Yadav, Yadav nudges this one through mid-wicket for a run and gets off the mark. |
| 9.3 : Y Chahal to M Pandey, The batsman works it down the leg side. One run added to the total. |
| 9.4 : Y Chahal to S Yadav, Tossed up around off, eased down to long off for a single. |
| 9.5 : Y Chahal to M Pandey, Tossed up delivery, spinning away. Pandey cuts it to deep point for a run. |
| 9.6 : Y Chahal to S Yadav, Yadav places the shorter length delivery to point for a run and will retain the strike. |
| 10.1 : S Badree to S Yadav, Bowls it on middle, Suryakumar plays it back to the bowler. |
| 10.2 : S Badree to S Yadav, Flatter on the pads, the batsman fails to clip it away and is hit on his pads. |
| 10.3 : S Badree to S Yadav, Fuller on middle, clipped through mid on for a single by Yadav. |
| 10.4 : S Badree to M Pandey, Loopy around off, Pandey does not read it well and defends it rather awkwardly. |
| 10.5 : S Badree to M Pandey, FOUR! In the gap! Width from Badree, Pandey reaches out for it, opens the face of the bat and gets it past short third man for a boundary. |
| 10.6 : S Badree to M Pandey, Shorter on off, Pandey works it off his stumps through square leg for a single. |
| 11.1 : Y Chahal to M Pandey, OUT! Pandey throws it away! Low full toss on middle and leg, Manish Pandey looks to whip it away but finds Badree at short mid-wicket who takes a simple catch. This is a top period of play for the visitors and Kolkata are in deep trouble now. |
| 0.0 : Colin de Grandhomme strides out to bat. A first slip in place now. |
| 11.2 : Y Chahal to de Grandhomme, Lands it on off, hit back to the bowler by Colin. |
| 11.3 : Y Chahal to de Grandhomme, OUT! Some poor batting display! Bowls it around off, Colin de Grandhomme comes forward to drive it but gets an outside edge to Virat Kohli at first slip. That is a silly batting, you cannot come out of your ground if you are not picking the bowler. |
| Chris Woakes comes out to bat. |
| 11.4 : Y Chahal to C Woakes, Lands it around off, Woakes comes forward and defends it. |
| 11.5 : Y Chahal to C Woakes, A touch short outside off, Chris goes back to cut it but misses. |
| 11.6 : Y Chahal to C Woakes, Woakes goes back and punches it to covers for a single. What an over for Chahal, just a run and two wickets from it. |
| Pawan Negi is into the attack now. |
| 12.1 : P Negi to C Woakes, Pushes this one towards point but not for any runs. |
| 12.2 : P Negi to C Woakes, Woakes gets across to paddle this one but fails to connect cleanly. He gets an edge onto his face. |
| 12.3 : P Negi to C Woakes, Drives this one towards covers but not for any runs. |
| 12.4 : P Negi to C Woakes, Comes down and pushes this one back to the bowler. |
| 12.5 : P Negi to C Woakes, FOUR! Streaky! Shorter outside off, Woakes goes back to cut it. The ball goes off the edge down to third man for a boundary. |
| 12.6 : P Negi to C Woakes, Flatter on middle and leg, Woakes looks to put it away but gets hit on his pads. |
| 13.1 : Y Chahal to S Yadav, Bowls it around off, driven through covers. |
| 13.2 : Y Chahal to S Yadav, Shorter outside off, punched to covers. Kohli misses the ball trying to go his left to stop and pick it up with one hand. It allows them to cross for a single. |
| 13.3 : Y Chahal to C Woakes, Fuller around off, hit back to the bowler by Woakes. |
| 13.4 : Y Chahal to C Woakes, Fuller outside off, Woakes looks to go over covers but ends up hitting it to sweeper cover on the bounce for a single. 100 up for the home side. |
| 13.5 : Y Chahal to S Yadav, Lands it around on middle and off, spins away and Suryakumar is beaten all ends up as he looks to defend that one. |
| 13.6 : Y Chahal to S Yadav, Drives it towards covers from his crease. That ends a top spell from Chahal, his figures read 4-0-16-3! |
| 14.1 : P Negi to C Woakes, FOUR! Top shot! Woakes opens up a touch, gets under this ball and lofts it wide of the long off fielder for a boundary. Vital hit taht! |
| 14.2 : P Negi to C Woakes, Woakes comes down and swipes this one through mid-wicket for a single. |
| Change of bat for Suryakumar Yadav. |
| 14.3 : P Negi to S Yadav, Flatter around off, pushed towards point for a single. |
| 14.4 : P Negi to C Woakes, Shorter on off, punched off the back foot to cover-point. |
| The drizzle has started to pick up pace. The groundsmen are ready with the covers. |
| 14.5 : P Negi to C Woakes, Shorter in length on middle, Woakes looks to put it away but cannot do so. |
| 14.6 : P Negi to C Woakes, Lands it on middle, worked through mid-wicket for a single. |
| Sreenath Aravind comes back on for a bowl. The umpires have decided to continue despite the drizzle. They will be hoping it is a passing shower. |
| 15.1 : S Aravind to C Woakes, Slower in length outside off, driven off the inside half past the bowler for a single. |
| 15.2 : S Aravind to S Yadav, FOUR! Top shot! He is known for these. Lands it outside off, Suryakumar gets down on his knee and sweeps it through backward square leg for a boundary. Chahal tried to cut it off going to his right from deep square leg but came second best. |
| 15.3 : S Aravind to S Yadav, Worked through mid on for a single. |
| 15.4 : S Aravind to C Woakes, Lands it outside off, cut to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 15.5 : S Aravind to S Yadav, Bowls it outside off, Yadav looks to dab it down to third man but fails to put bat to ball. |
| 15.6 : S Aravind to S Yadav, Around the stumps, flicked through square leg for a couple of runs. |
| Time Out taken. |
| Tymal Mills comes back for a bowl. |
| 16.1 : T Mills to C Woakes, FOUR! Lovely shot! Full outside off, Woakes goes inside out over covers for a gorgeous boundary. Top shot, that. |
| 16.2 : T Mills to C Woakes, Slower in pace, on a good length, Woakes looks to ramp it over the keeper but fails to connect. |
| 16.3 : T Mills to C Woakes, OUT! Woakes holes out! Mills bowls it slower again, angling in, Woakes looks to go over mid-wicket but is beaten in the air. He checks his shot but the ball balloons towards deep mid-wicket. Mandeep Singh takes the catch in the deep and that is a crucial wicket for the visitors. Replays show Mandeep didn't quite take it cleanly and because the ball rested on his chest while he attempted the catch, he managed to hold onto it. |
| Nathan Coulter-Nile walks out to bat. |
| 16.4 : T Mills to S Yadav, Good length outside off, slower in pace, Suryakumar looks to flay it away but fails to connect. |
| 16.5 : T Mills to S Yadav, Pulls this one towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 16.6 : T Mills to N Coulter-Nile, Coulter-Nile hits one towards mid-wicket for a single off the back foot. |
| Pawan Negi is back on. |
| 17.1 : P Negi to N Coulter-Nile, Fuller outside off, swept to long leg for a single. |
| 17.2 : P Negi to S Yadav, Drives this to long off for a single. |
| 17.3 : P Negi to N Coulter-Nile, WIDE! Fires it down the leg side, Nathan Coulter-Nile looks to get outside the line and put it away but misses. Wide signaled. |
| P Negi to N Coulter-Nile, OUT! Good take, AB! Full outside off, Coulter-Nile looks to go over long off but has not hit it well. De Villiers in the deep takes a smart catch leaping up. He kept his balance well there. |
| Umesh Yadav strides out to bat. |
| 17.4 : P Negi to S Yadav, OUT! Mills recovers in time! Shorter in length, Suryakumar looks to go back and swing it away. He gets a top edge which lobs towards short third man. Mills there takes it lightly and ends up fumbling it. The ball pops out but he recovers in time to take it with his left hand. |
| Kuldeep Yadav comes out to bat. He is facing the hat-trick ball. Can he survive it? |
| 17.5 : P Negi to K Yadav, No hat-trick! Bowls it flatter on middle, Kuldeep sweeps it towards square leg. |
| 17.6 : P Negi to K Yadav, Flatter again, kept out towards short mid-wicket for a single. |
| 18.1 : T Mills to K Yadav, Good length outside off, worked through mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 18.2 : T Mills to K Yadav, Angles it around off, nudged towards square leg for a run. |
| 18.3 : T Mills to U Yadav, Goes round the wicket and angles this slower one outside off, Umesh looks to defend but gets an edge which does not carry to the keeper. |
| 18.4 : T Mills to U Yadav, Another slower one, Umesh has to wait for years for it to arrive. He connects with his pull through square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 18.5 : T Mills to U Yadav, Hurls another length ball on off, comes in with the angle, Umesh plays all over it and is beaten. The ball just bounces over the stumps. |
| 18.6 : T Mills to U Yadav, Fuller outside off, another swing and miss by the batsman. Kolkata have been outplayed so far. |
| Sreenath Aravind is back on to bowl the final over. |
| 19.1 : S Aravind to K Yadav, Slower in pace, outside off on a length, Kuldeep is beaten as he aims to drive it away. |
| 19.2 : S Aravind to K Yadav, Kuldeep comes down the wicket and taps this shorter one towards extra cover. Chahal stationed there, fields and mimes a throw. Umesh returns to his crease in time. |
| 19.3 : S Aravind to K Yadav, OUT! Timber! Aravind angles a length ball on the stumps, Kuldeep comes down swinging at it and is beaten all ends up. The ball hits the timber and that is it. Kolkata have been bowled out for 131. |
| What an effort from Bangalore! Kolkata were racing away after having been asked to bat first and it looked like we might have a big score on the board. But once Sunil Narine, who hit a 17-ball 34, fell, the home side just collapsed. They went from 65 for 1 to 93 for 6. The lower order chipped in with the odd boundary to push the score past the 130-run mark. None of their batsmen applied themselves and Gautam Gambhir will be disappointed with the batting effort. |
| For Bangalore, everything worked as they never let Kolkata back in the game. Chahal was once again the pick of the bowlers taking 3-16. He was well backed up in the spin department by Badree and Negi who took 3 wickets between them. The visitors will be confident of chasing this total down as this looks a below par total. We saw Mumbai defend a low score yesterday against Delhi, so will Kolkata emulate them? Or will we see Bangalore continue their good work today? Join us in a while for the chas |
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