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Hyderabad vs Kolkata Live Commentary, Qualifier 2, Indian Premier League, 2018, May 25, 2018

SRH 174/7 (20)
Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 14 runs
KKR 160/9 (20)
Match over
Sunrisers Hyderabad Inning Kolkata Knight Riders Inning
0.0 : There is a saying - 'Pressure is a privilege, it's what you do with it that matters!' Believe me, there will be tons of pressure on both teams playing here at the Eden Gardens and let's see which team deals with it the best. Kolkata are on the rise after registering four back-to-back wins while Hyderabad after flying high throughout the league stages have hit the roadblock. On a losing rut at the moment, will the Orange Army deliver when it matters the most? Momentum is with the home team withou
Pitch report - Graeme Smith doing the pitch report observes and opines that this is a better surface than the other night. Adds that the conditions are drier than the previous game. Expects the spinners to come to the party even though there's a bit of grass cover. Ends saying it should be a good all-round game.
Toss - Kane Williamson flips the coin, Dinesh Karthik calls it correctly and KOLKATA WILL FIELD!
Dinesh Karthik says that they have done well chasing and want to do that again. Adds that they have learnt from the last game where they fought hard, bounced back hard and won the game. Further says that two good teams are playing today and they will look to play good cricket. Informs about their only change, Javon Searles makes way for Shivam Mavi.
Kane Williamson says runs on the board first up sounds good to him. Mentions the surface looks good and is backing his side to do the job. Wants his team to improve in such a crunch game and backs all the boys. Adds he's told his side to play with freedom and just express themselves despite the situation. Ends saying there are three changes - Wriddhiman Saha, Deepak Hooda and Khaleel Ahmed come in for Manish Pandey, Shreevats Goswami and Sandeep Sharma.
Kane Williamson rings the famous bell at the Eden Gardens. Fireworks go off as the match officials walk through the red carpet. The Kolkata players follow them and now it's the turn of the Hyderabad openers, Wriddhiman Saha and Shikhar Dhawan to take the centre stage. Shivam Mavi to begin proceedings with the new ball. A slip in place. All set, here we go...
0.1 : S Mavi to W Saha, Wide! Big swing first up. It lands on a shortish length around off and moves down the leg side, Saha fails to work it around and Karthik collects it with a dive to his left.
S Mavi to W Saha, Once again some visible movement for Mavi. Delivers it on a back of a length outside off, it holds its line a bit but then curls away as Saha leaves it alone.
0.2 : S Mavi to W Saha, Fine delivery, pace and good bounce, moving back in, Saha fails to work it around and is hit on the body. The ball rolls in front of point, Saha has no idea where it is but Dhawan calls him through for a quick single. Given as a run, so maybe some inside edge involved.
0.3 : S Mavi to S Dhawan, Angling away from the batsman, on a shortish length again, Dhawan makes a leave.
0.4 : S Mavi to S Dhawan, Great line and length, pitches it full and around middle, shaping away sharply. Dhawan stays back to cover the line and lets it go.
0.5 : S Mavi to S Dhawan, Sharp movement once again, from middle and leg it nips away, Dhawan opens the face of the bat and guides it down to third man for a run.
0.6 : S Mavi to W Saha, Bangs it in, on the shortish length around off, moving back in, Saha once again has no clue about it. It hits him on the gloves and ricochets towards point as they steal a run.
Prasidh Krishna to share the attack from the other end.
1.1 : P Krishna to W Saha, Pitches it on a length and outside off, just inside the tramline, Saha shoulders arms.
1.2 : P Krishna to W Saha, Nearly a run out! Saha is itching to get going. Taps a full length ball to short cover and sets off for a non-existent single. He is sent back immediately by Dhawan and he rushes to his crease. Dives as the fielder misses his shy at the keeper's end.
1.3 : P Krishna to W Saha, Goes hard at a length ball outside off and inside edges it past his stumps to short fine leg. They cross.
1.4 : P Krishna to S Dhawan, Wide! This is what happens with a right-left combination at the crease. Krishna slips a full ball down the leg side, Dhawan tries to flick but misses.
P Krishna to S Dhawan, Full and around leg, Dhawan once again fails to middle his flick shot and it goes off his pads to the off side. They cross and it's given as a run.
1.5 : P Krishna to W Saha, Lands it full and outside off, it's driven nicely off the front foot and Uthappa at cover-point dives to his left to make a half stop. A single taken.
1.6 : P Krishna to S Dhawan, SIX! This time Dhawan connects and connects handsomely. Krishna continues to be on the pads of the batsman who this time just picks it up and drop kicks it over square leg. It has gone all the way for a maximum. 4000 Indian T20 League runs for Dhawan and he becomes the 7th Indian to do so.
2.1 : S Mavi to W Saha, Tight single! A shortish length ball on off, Saha dabs it down in front of backward point and they cross for a risky run. Gill has a shy at the keeper's end but misses.
2.2 : S Mavi to S Dhawan, Tries to defend it off the front foot but it takes the inside half of the bat and rolls near the stumps. They cross for a brisk run.
2.3 : S Mavi to W Saha, Beaten all ends up! Back of a length delivery outside off, 138.7 kph, movement back off the seam, Saha tries to force it through the line but it beats the inside edge.
2.4 : S Mavi to W Saha, Dropped by Karthik! Saha gets a life. Mavi delivers it on a length outside off, Saha tries to power it across the line over the leg side but it catches the top edge and balloons in the air towards square leg. Karthik rushes towards it, calls for it and then goes for the catch. But he has failed to judge the swirling catch properly. Ends up dropping it and the batsmen cross. Lynn was also there in the vicinity but rightly the man with the gloves went for it. He misjudged it
2.5 : S Mavi to S Dhawan, Rising delivery, around middle, Dhawan rises on his toes and keeps it out from the splice of the wicket. It rolls on the leg side and they cross.
2.6 : S Mavi to W Saha, On a length close to the off stump line, 140.5 kph, Saha taps it down on the off side and Mavi quickly gets to the ball, thereby keeping Saha at his end.
Andre Russell to operate now.
3.1 : A Russell to S Dhawan, Was there an edge? Doesn't look like. A length ball around middle and leg, Dhawan fails to put bat to ball and is hit on the back leg. It pops out towards wide first slip where Rana gets down low but fails to collect it. No edge detects the replays. Russell was appealing for an lbw also but it was too high to be given.
3.2 : A Russell to S Dhawan, FOUR! Nicely played! Short and wide outside off, Dhawan rocks back and flat bats it down the ground through mid off. It races across the carpet and reaches the fence.
3.3 : A Russell to S Dhawan, Russell pitches it full and lands it outside off, Dhawan plays a good looking square drive but finds the point fielder.
3.4 : A Russell to S Dhawan, FOUR! This time Dhawan pierces the gap! The length is on the shorter side outside off, Shikhar stands tall and slaps it through the gap between point and cover-point for a boundary.
3.5 : A Russell to S Dhawan, Digs in a short ball on middle and off, Dhawan takes his front leg up as he plays the pull shot. He hits it in front of square leg and jogs to the other end.
3.6 : A Russell to W Saha, A bouncer to end the over. Saha ducks to let this one go over him. 9 from the over.
4.1 : S Mavi to S Dhawan, Short of a length ball on middle and off, Dhawan uses his crease and height to get on top of the bounce and glides it down to third man for a run.
4.2 : S Mavi to W Saha, EDGY FOUR! Back of a length ball outside off, Saha stays back to push it through the line but it flies off the outside half and races away to the third man fence. The third man was pretty square and had no chance.
4.3 : S Mavi to W Saha, Takes the pace off the delivery and lands it short outside off, Saha reaches out for it and punches it without much timing. Although it has gone in the gap at covers and they switch ends.
4.4 : S Mavi to S Dhawan, The idea was right from the bowler but not the execution. Aims for the blockhole but ends up delivering a low full toss on the pads, Dhawan flicks it to deep square leg for a run.
4.5 : S Mavi to W Saha, Short in length and outside off, Saha tries to hook but fails to middle it properly. It takes the bottom half of the bat and rolls through mid-wicket. They take a couple of runs.
4.6 : S Mavi to W Saha, FOUR! A length ball angling into the batsman, this time Saha manages to middle his attempted heave across the line. Finds the sweet spot and it has gone to the fence at mid-wicket.
Sunil Narine has been introduced into the attack.
5.1 : S Narine to S Dhawan, Flighted and on middle, it's worked in the gap at mid-wicket for a run.
5.2 : S Narine to W Saha, Too short from Narine, around off, Saha shuffles across the crease and then turns to pull it through square leg. A single taken again.
5.3 : S Narine to S Dhawan, Delivers this one on the pads, Dhawan nudges it in front of square leg and crosses.
5.4 : S Narine to W Saha, Spin and bounce from around off, Saha gets inside the crease and helps it to mid-wicket for a single.
5.5 : S Narine to S Dhawan, A quicker one, on middle and leg at 96.5 kph, Dhawan rocks back to flick it on the leg side but it takes the inside half of his bat and hits him on the pads.
5.6 : S Narine to S Dhawan, Leans forward to a full ball outside off and pushes it with soft hands towards cover-point. A single to end an outstanding over. Hyderabad have managed 45/0 in the Powerplay. A decent one.
Piyush Chawla to have a go now.
6.1 : P Chawla to S Dhawan, Dhawan is robbed off a run here. A flighted full ball outside off, Dhawan drills it straight back and Saha fails to get away from the line of fire. It hits him on the pads and deflects towards extra cover. No run taken.
6.2 : P Chawla to S Dhawan, FOUR! Boom! Chawla fires a full ball in line of the stumps at 91.4 kph. Dhawan clears his front leg and muscles it straight down the ground for a boundary.
6.3 : P Chawla to S Dhawan, Tossed up around off, slog swept to deep mid-wicket for a single. 50 up for Hyderabad!
6.4 : P Chawla to W Saha, Stifled appeal for an lbw! A googly around off, full and turning in, Saha goes down and across to sweep and gets it away off his gloves. It rolls in the gap on the leg side and they cross.
6.5 : P Chawla to S Dhawan, FOUR! All power! Chawla bowls it short and wide outside off, the seam up delivery maybe, Dhawan camps back and hammers it down the ground. Krishna attempts to stop the ball with a dive from long off but fails in his attempt. That has whizzed past him like a tracer bullet.
6.6 : P Chawla to S Dhawan, Slow loopy ball on middle, Dhawan sweeps it through mid-wicket and retains strike with a single. 11 runs from the over!
Kuldeep Yadav to bowl now.
7.1 : K Yadav to S Dhawan, OUT! Kuldeep strikes first ball, has trapped Dhawan right in front of the wickets. A nicely tossed up ball landing on a fuller length around middle. It doesn't turn much as it kisses the turf and beats the attempted sweep shot by Dhawan. The ball hits the batsman on the back thigh, the keeper and the bowler appeal, the latter tumbles in the process as the umpire raises his finger immediately. That was plumb.
0.0 : Kane Williamson walks in next.
7.2 : K Yadav to K Williamson, Turning away from the batsman, Williamson tries to flick but gets it away off the leading edge. It rolls through mid off and they cross.
7.3 : K Yadav to W Saha, Spinning away from the batsman again, from around off, Saha fails to pick and somehow keeps it out on the off side. They cross for a run.
7.4 : K Yadav to K Williamson, Width on offer outside off, Williamson slaps it to deep cover for a brace.
7.5 : K Yadav to K Williamson, OUT! Two wickets in the over and Kuldeep is running in celebration. His wrong 'un was not getting picked by both the batsmen and one of them has eventually fallen for it. The in-form Williamson is out of here and that's a body blow to Hyderabad. Nicely tossed up delivery, landing full and around off, Williamson strides forward to play at it with a straight bat but the ball curls away to kiss the outside edge. Karthik is quick to catch it and puts in an appeal. The f
Shakib Al Hasan is the new batsman.
7.6 : K Yadav to Al Hasan, Played to the point region by the batsman. They pick up a single. What an over, 5 runs and a couple of wickets from it!
Prasidh Krishna is back on.
8.1 : P Krishna to Al Hasan, A length ball around off, Shakib tries hitting it through the line but it takes inside half of the bat and rolls through mid-wicket for a run.
8.2 : P Krishna to W Saha, FOUR! First real good shot from the bat of Saha. He leans forward to a full ball and drives it crisply through extra cover for a boundary.
8.3 : P Krishna to W Saha, Shortish and outside off, Saha gets back and taps it down to covers for a run.
8.4 : P Krishna to Al Hasan, Full and on off, flicked on the leg side but straight to mid-wicket.
8.5 : P Krishna to Al Hasan, On a length outside off, Shakib drives it off his front foot but finds the cover fielder.
8.6 : P Krishna to Al Hasan, Straighter in line, Shakib tries to defend from the crease but gets an inside edge onto the pads. It deflects in the gap on the off side and they cross. Krishna gets to the ball, has a shy at the non-striker's end but misses. They cross for an overthrow also.
Strategic break time! After a watchful start, Hyderabad have lost a couple of quick wickets and are in a bit of trouble. Although, in Saha and Shakib, they have a couple of very good batsmen of spin in the middle and they would hope that this pair take their innings forward without any hiccups.
Appeal for an lbw! Not given and Kolkata opt for the DRS.
9.1 : K Yadav to W Saha, Not out! A very full ball around leg, Saha tries to sweep but fails to middle his shot. The keeper and the bowler think that it has hit him on the pads and appeal vociferously. The umpire however remains unmoved. Now, they challenge the decision. The replays roll in and they show that it has hit Saha flush on the gloves. Kolkata lose their review.
9.2 : K Yadav to W Saha, FOUR! Nicely played! A tossed up delivery around middle and off, Saha executes a cute paddle sweep past short fine leg for a boundary.
9.3 : K Yadav to W Saha, Allows the ball to turn back in and works it in front of square leg for a run.
9.4 : K Yadav to Al Hasan, Shakib dances down the track and does well to block the ball.
9.5 : K Yadav to Al Hasan, Played to the mid-wicket region by the batsman. One run added to the total.
9.6 : K Yadav to W Saha, FOUR! Saha is playing a very important knock here. A timely one for the Orange Army. Yadav slows this up in the air and lands it very full on middle. Saha kneels and nails his sweep shot through backward square leg for a boundary.
Piyush Chawla comes back into the attack.
10.1 : P Chawla to Al Hasan, FOUR! Too full in length outside off, plenty of width on offer and the Bangladeshi superstar has drilled it through extra cover for a cracking boundary.
10.2 : P Chawla to Al Hasan, Tries to heave it over the leg side but it spins away and takes the leading edge. Flies over the infield at covers and they cross for a single.
Stumping appeal has been referred upstairs...
10.3 : P Chawla to W Saha, OUT! Saha is gone! Chawla gets his first wicket. A tossed up ball on middle, a googly, turning into the batsman who gets forward to flick but it takes the inside edge and clips his thigh pad before going behind. In the process, Saha leaves his crease also and DK behind the stumps is quick to break the stumps. They appeal and the square leg umpire goes upstairs. Replays show - Karthik collects the ball low to his left and then tries to break the stumps. However, the ball
Deepak Hooda is the new batsman.
10.4 : P Chawla to D Hooda, Appeal for an lbw, not given. Googly landing outside off, Hooda walks forward and across to work it away but is hit on the pads. The impact seems outside off and hence the appeal is not upheld.
10.5 : P Chawla to Al Hasan, Shakib has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
10.6 : P Chawla to Al Hasan, Goes on the back foot and punches it square of the wicket on the off side for a single. Top over by Chawla after conceding a boundary first ball.
Sunil Narine is back on.
11.1 : S Narine to Al Hasan, Shakib makes room and Narine follows him. Cramps him for room but still the batsman manages to work it on the leg side for a single.
11.2 : S Narine to D Hooda, Touch full in length, on the stumps, worked through mid-wicket for a run.
11.3 : S Narine to Al Hasan, Spinning away from around off on a shorter length, cut away square through point for one more.
11.4 : S Narine to D Hooda, Straighter one from Narine, Hooda doesn't pick it up and ends up wearing in on the pads.
11.5 : S Narine to D Hooda, Sliding in on middle and off, Hooda picks it off his pads and nudges it through backward square leg. A run is collected.
11.6 : S Narine to Al Hasan, Narine once more follows Shakib as he makes room. Darts it quicker and as a result, the southpaw misses his flick shot. Off his pads and towards short third man.
12.1 : P Chawla to D Hooda, Googly from Piyush, Hooda gets close to the pitch and hits it down the ground for a single.
12.2 : P Chawla to Al Hasan, FOUR! Excellent placement. Looped up on the stumps, Shakib stays leg side and crashes the drive through the covers. Gets it wide enough and beats the man in the deep running to his right. Very well played.
12.3 : P Chawla to Al Hasan, The wrong 'un again, just outside off, a cut and a miss from the batsman.
12.4 : P Chawla to Al Hasan, Fraction straight in line from Chawla, it's flicked to the mid-wicket area for nothing.
12.5 : P Chawla to Al Hasan, Full and straight, whacked straight back to the bowler.
12.6 : P Chawla to Al Hasan, Wristed away square on the leg side, but finds the man again. A tidy over from Chawla.
Kuldeep Yadav is brought back into the attack.
13.1 : K Yadav to D Hooda, Kuldeep provides a lot of air on this occasion, tosses it up outside off, Deepak drives it through mid off and changes ends.
13.2 : K Yadav to Al Hasan, Shakib goes down the ground too, but to the other side. Makes use of the feet to the full delivery and drills it to long on for a single.
13.3 : K Yadav to D Hooda, Spinning in on middle and leg, off the inner portion but Hooda still manages to knock it down to long on. One run taken.
13.4 : K Yadav to Al Hasan, Probably missed out. He'd have liked to put that away. Kuldeep comes from around the wicket and drops it short outside leg, Shakib turns inside the crease and mistimes the pull to deep mid-wicket for one.
13.5 : K Yadav to D Hooda, Hooda charges out and hence, Kuldeep smartly drags the length back. The batsman can only block it out.
13.6 : K Yadav to D Hooda, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total.
Sunil Narine returns to the attack.
14.1 : S Narine to D Hooda, Not much turn on this occasion, close to off, worked to long on. The batsman change ends.
14.2 : S Narine to Al Hasan, FOUR! Shot. Much-needed boundary for Hyderabad and they are going to need more of these. Short and wide, Shakib is too good a player to miss out as he goes back and cracks this through point to find the fence.
14.3 : S Narine to Al Hasan, FOUR! Two in two. This is turning out to be a good over for Hyderabad. Flighted delivery around off, Shakib kneels down quickly and drags the slog sweep through mid-wicket for consecutive boundaries.
14.4 : S Narine to Al Hasan, Short and wide outside off, punched off the back foot to sweeper cover for a run.
14.5 : S Narine to D Hooda, Full and wide outside off, Hooda skips down the track and smacks it through the cover region for a brace.
14.6 : S Narine to D Hooda, The batsman plays it with an angled bat and guides it to third man. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Referral for a run out from the umpire. It's against Shakib Al Hasan and he looks to be in trouble. He's already started walking before the decision has rolled in.
15.1 : K Yadav to D Hooda, OUT! GONE! This is an untimely, yet a big blow to Hyderabad. Not good at all. Good reflexes from Kuldeep Yadav here though, did well to get down in time. Hooda hammers this back down the track and Shakib takes a step out of his crease. Kuldeep crouches quickly, gets his fingertips on it and the ball then crashes into the stumps behind. Kolkata celebrate, Shakib walks. Amidst this, the umpire wants to make sure and takes it upstairs. Replays confirm Shakib is gone. The O
0.0 : Strategic break.
Yusuf Pathan to bat next.
15.2 : K Yadav to D Hooda, SIX! Hooda goes downtown and makes clean connection. Tossed up delivery on the stumps, the batsman takes a big stride forward and lofts it well down the ground over long on. Clears the fence with ease and that's a biggie.
15.3 : K Yadav to D Hooda, Knocks this full ball through mid off and crosses over.
15.4 : K Yadav to Y Pathan, Full in line of the stumps, driven to long on this time. Single taken.
15.5 : K Yadav to D Hooda, Driven towards the mid off region. They pick up a single.
15.6 : K Yadav to Y Pathan, Googly from Kuldeep, around off, Yusuf has no idea about this as he prods forward to defend and gets beaten past the outside edge.
16.1 : S Narine to D Hooda, Outside the line of off stump, Deepak Hooda goes back and comfortably punches it through sweeper cover for a single.
16.2 : S Narine to Y Pathan, Darts this full and flat on leg, Pathan swings across the line only to get rapped low on the front pad.
16.3 : S Narine to Y Pathan, Plays this square to point and steals a single.
16.4 : S Narine to D Hooda, Quite slow through the air, Hooda gets down to play the slog sweep but he's into the shot years early. Takes one on the gloves in the process.
16.5 : S Narine to D Hooda, OUT! Top edge and gone! Not what Hyderabad wanted, especially at this stage. Floated delivery around off, Hooda gets low and brings out the reverse sweep. Off the edge as he doesn't connect properly and it's a dolly for Chawla at backward point.
Carlos Brathwaite walks into the middle next. His side needs him to provide a late impetus. Desperately.
16.6 : S Narine to Y Pathan, Assured leave from Yusuf Pathan. You're most definitely watching the Indian T20 League and not the England-Pakistan Test match. Outside off, it's left alone.
Prasidh Krishna comes back on.
17.1 : P Krishna to C Brathwaite, Full in length and outside off, Brathwaite drives it through covers and takes one.
17.2 : P Krishna to Y Pathan, Takes the pace off this one, lands it on a back of a length, Pathan lofts the pull over mid-wicket and jogs to the other end.
17.3 : P Krishna to C Brathwaite, Excellent from Krishna. Fires in the perfect yorker on off stump, Brathwaite can only keep it at bay.
17.4 : P Krishna to C Brathwaite, SIX! Full toss and Brathwaite doesn't fail to put it away. On the stump, the West Indian throws his front leg out of the way and slogs it powerfully deep into the mid-wicket stands.
17.5 : P Krishna to C Brathwaite, Wide! Tries to nail the wide yorker, ends up getting it too wide. Across the tramline and the umpire raises his arms sideways.
9 from the over so far, how many more can they add?
Seems Brathwaite is run out. It goes upstairs but the look on his face doesn't inspire confidence at all.
P Krishna to C Brathwaite, OUT! Some excellent work from Nitish Rana sees the back of Carlos Brathwaite. Well, the second run was never on to be honest, but it needed that fine effort in the deep to dismiss him. Carlos gets low and squeezes it towards third man where Rana dives to his left to stop it. Gets up quickly and throws it back to Karthik who takes the bails off. Brathwaite's dive doesn't save him. Replays confirm he's well, well short. Massive blow.
Rashid Khan in next.
17.6 : P Krishna to R Khan, FOUR! Streaky runs but they will take it all the same. Outside off on a length, Rashid Khan gets some bat on it and it goes off the edge past the keeper for a boundary to third man.
Shivam Mavi comes back on.
18.1 : S Mavi to Y Pathan, OUT! Hyderabad falling apart here. Probably the last remaining big-hitter is gone. Mavi bowls it full and Pathan looks to clear the cover boundary. No timing on this as he skies it in the same region. Chawla comes running in from the deep and dives to take an excellent catch.
0.0 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar out next.
18.2 : S Mavi to R Khan, Outside off, attempts to put bat on ball but fails.
18.3 : S Mavi to R Khan, Dropped and SIX! Chawla has taken some good catches this evening, but he's made a howler on this occasion. Rashid lofts this full delivery over covers. Piyush out in the deep first comes in, then he realizes he's misjudged it so goes back but it's too late. Off his fingertips and over the rope for a maximum. The umpire actually checked whether it was a boundary or a maximum, got the confirmation that it was the latter.
18.4 : S Mavi to R Khan, Full ball outside off, driven towards mid off for no run.
18.5 : S Mavi to R Khan, Slower one from Mavi, cleverly disguised. Rashid waits for it but still fails to connect.
18.6 : S Mavi to R Khan, SIX! Rashid Khan playing an absolute blinder here. These runs will be mighty handy for Hyderabad. Full outside off, he gets down and very DK-like, powers it over covers for half a dozen. 12 from the over.
19.1 : P Krishna to B Kumar, FOUR! Bhuvi doing his part now. Perfect start to the over. Length ball outside off, he throws his bat at it and slices it over backward point. Nobody out there in the deep, so it'll run away to the boundary line.
19.2 : P Krishna to B Kumar, Hits this through mid-wicket and brings Rashid Khan back on strike.
19.3 : P Krishna to R Khan, FOUR! Rashid Khan going on strong here. Getting his team to a respectable total as of now. Krishna takes the pace off it, bowls it full on the stumps. Khan clears his front leg and lofts it well over mid off for a boundary.
19.4 : P Krishna to R Khan, SIX! Rashid Khan or Rashid Buttler? What are we witnessing here! Right off the meat of the bat. Wow. Full on the stumps, he moves a step across and scoops it over fine leg. Into the stands, well into them, and that's a biggie.
19.5 : P Krishna to R Khan, Wide! Pressure telling on the youngster. Fires it outside off, across the tramline.
P Krishna to R Khan, In the air but it's landed safe. The rub of the green seems to be going Khan's way. Slower one on a fullish length, Rashid lofts it over mid-wicket and it falls in no man's land. Two runs taken. One ball remaining. Can he finish big?
19.6 : P Krishna to R Khan, SIX! YES, HE CAN! Yes, he can. You beauty! 24 off the final over, just what the doctor ordered for the Orange Army. Fuller and slower on off, Rashid Khan gets deep inside the crease, behind the line and launches it over long on for a maximum. HYDERABAD FINISH ON 174/7!
Dropped on 4, finished on 34, 18 of which came in the final over. Rashid Khan's blazing cameo has helped his side post a serious total on the board. The Hyderabad innings started off solidly, but then stumbled as wickets kept falling and no partnership could be formed. If it wasn't for the Afghan's heroics in the end, things would have looked much different. They will be very happy with what they have now.
Kolkata were right on the money for the most part. But, as the problem Chennai have faced throughout the season, the home team failed to maintain the pressure in the death. Conceded 50 in the last three overs. Though, what will sting them most, Piyush Chawla more than anyone, is the chance he fumbled which gave Rashid a life. The spinners once again came to the party with everyone chipping in, but the work was undone in the final 3. Big task lies ahead of their batsmen now, especially with the w
0.0 : Time for the run chase. Towards the end, Kolkata lost a bit of momentum with the ball and would try to regain it with the bat in the Powerplay. Chris Lynn and Sunil Narine are their openers. Hyderabad are beginning with the pace of Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Yusuf Pathan is the lone slip fielder.
0.1 : B Kumar to C Lynn, Starts with a back of a length ball on off, shaping back in, Lynn punches it off his back foot to extra cover.
0.2 : B Kumar to C Lynn, Play and a miss! Inswinger again, wide outside off, on a length, Lynn throws his bat at it and misses.
0.3 : B Kumar to C Lynn, FOUR! Bang! This time it's an outswinger way outside off, Lynn latches onto it and whacks it over point for a boundary. You cannot afford to feed room to this batsman.
0.4 : B Kumar to C Lynn, Better line! On a good length around off, nipping back in, Lynn gets back and pushes it past his partner. The mid on fielder makes a sliding stop and they cross for a run.
0.5 : B Kumar to S Narine, Hits a length ball square of the wicket on the off side but finds the point fielder.
0.6 : B Kumar to S Narine, A knuckle delivery, on a length around leg, 113.6 kph, Narine is early into the swing of his bat and hence misses. It deflects on the off side and they take a leg bye.
Khaleel Ahmed, the debutant, to share the attack from the other end.
1.1 : K Ahmed to S Narine, FOUR! Wrong line first up from the debutant. He bowls it full but it's sliding down the leg side, Narine neatly flicks it off his pads to the fine leg fence.
1.2 : K Ahmed to S Narine, Once again the line is a little too straight and Narine works it through the gap at mid-wicket for a single.
1.3 : K Ahmed to C Lynn, Brilliant stop by Brathwaite! Big effort from the big fella, saves three runs for his side. Too full in length and around off, it's drilled through extra cover and Carlos moves swiftly across to his left from mid on to make a stupendous stop.
1.4 : K Ahmed to S Narine, Digs in a short ball, nicely targeted, Narine sways away. Bowling a well-directed short ball to Narine is always a good ploy.
1.5 : K Ahmed to S Narine, Back of a length ball on middle and leg, Narine fails to work it across the line and it goes off his thigh pad to square leg. They cross for a leg bye.
1.6 : K Ahmed to C Lynn, SIX! Wow! What a great shot! Poor delivery to start with, it's short and wide outside off, Lynn attacks it with all his might and spanks it flat over covers for a biggie.
2.1 : B Kumar to S Narine, FOUR! This is already proving to be an excellent start for Kolkata! A low full toss around off, Narine stays back and rockets his drive through covers for a boundary.
2.2 : B Kumar to S Narine, SIX! Don't bowl there to him. Kumar drops it full and outside off, slower in pace, Narine shows no mercy as he launches it over long off for a biggie.
2.3 : B Kumar to S Narine, FOUR! A length ball on this occasion, around leg, Narine moves back a bit and tickles it through backward square leg for a boundary.
2.4 : B Kumar to S Narine, FOUR! Raining boundaries from Narine's bat! 18 runs so far from this over. A shortish length ball on off, Sunil rocks back to make space for the swing of his bat and dismisses it over the bowler's head. No one in the deep in that region and it's always a boundary.
2.5 : B Kumar to S Narine, Good length ball on leg, helped through square leg for a run.
2.6 : B Kumar to C Lynn, Angles in a full ball on middle, Lynn gets behind the line and offers a straight bat in defense. 19 from the over and Kolkata are off to a flying start!
Siddarth Kaul is into the attack now.
3.1 : S Kaul to S Narine, Aerial but in the gap! A low dipping full toss on off, Narine gets forward and slices his drive towards extra cover. The fielder inside the ring dives to his left but it's well out of his reach. By the time, the other fielder chases it down from the ring, they take a couple.
3.2 : S Kaul to S Narine, OUT! A massive breakthrough for Hyderabad! Kaul gets the wicket with a well-served knuckle ball. He lands it full around leg at 113.4 kph and Narine targets the long on stands by clearing his front leg. But it comes from the toe end of the bat and goes high up in the air. Brathwaite settles underneath it at mid on by taking a couple of steps back and grabs the skier safely. Straightaway he punches the air and roars in celebration.
Nitish Rana is the new batsman.
3.3 : S Kaul to C Lynn, FOUR! Very poor delivery, a full toss down the leg side and Lynn nudges it fine for a boundary.
3.4 : S Kaul to C Lynn, The batsman has worked it off his pads behind square. One run added to the total.
3.5 : S Kaul to N Rana, Down the leg side, hit down to fine leg for one.
3.6 : S Kaul to C Lynn, Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. No run to end the over, a successful one for Hyderabad.
Khaleel Ahmed is back on.
4.1 : K Ahmed to N Rana, Good length ball around off, defended off the back foot.
4.2 : K Ahmed to N Rana, Full and angling in from around off, Rana pushes it down to mid on and screams 'no' as his partner was interested in a run.
4.3 : K Ahmed to N Rana, SIX! Up and over the big man at third man! Short in length and outside off, Rana stands back and at the last moment smashes it over third man. Carlos Brathwaite jumps near the boundary line but it goes over him. If he can't, don't think anyone can.
4.4 : K Ahmed to N Rana, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
4.5 : K Ahmed to N Rana, SIX! That has gone all the way! Into the crowd. Was nowhere near the middle of the bat. Khaleel bowls it on the shorter side around middle, Rana swivels inside the crease and tries to turn it on the leg side. But it flies off the top edge and clears backward square leg.
4.6 : K Ahmed to N Rana, Bouncer! The batsman ducks in time to let that one go over him. 12 from this over!
5.1 : S Kaul to C Lynn, SIX! The Aussie has absolutely murdered it. A length ball in his half, Lynn stays back and hoists it over long off for a maximum. Lynn-sanity!
5.2 : S Kaul to C Lynn, Bowls it full and around off, a slower one, Lynn swings his bat hard at it but it takes the inside half of the bat and rolls towards mid-wicket. The fielder there dives to his left and takes the pace off the ball. The mid on fielder picks it up and they cross for a single.
5.3 : S Kaul to N Rana, On a length around middle and off, Rana gets behind the line and defends it back.
5.4 : S Kaul to N Rana, Straighter in line, Rana helps it softly off his pads to mid-wicket and rushes across to the other end. Khaleel placed there tries to pick up the ball and has a shy but fails to do so cleanly.
5.5 : S Kaul to C Lynn, Stays back and punches it towards mid on.
5.6 : S Kaul to C Lynn, Shortish and outside off, stroked off the back foot towards wide mid off and the fielder did well to stop it with a dive. 67/1 in the Powerplay!
Strategic break taken. A flying start from Kolkata and they are going smoothly. But their real test will be in the middle overs when Hyderabad's spinners will be in operation. That will mostly decide the winner of this contest. An important phase of the chase coming up...
Rashid Khan has the ball in his hand.
Appeal for an lbw by Rashid Khan. Not given. The bowler confirms with the keeper whether that hit the pads, Saha nods and Khan signals his skipper to take the DRS. Kane Williamson obliges and it has been referred upstairs. If it's pad only, the Aussie is in danger.
6.1 : R Khan to C Lynn, Not out! Lynn has gloved it. A tossed up ball on middle, Chris goes down and across to play the sweep shot but fails to middle his shot. It goes behind to the keeper who fails to collect it cleanly. Rashid although is quite convinced that it has hit Lynn's pads and after getting the confirmation from Saha, he asks his skipper to take the DRS. Kane Williamson signals for it and we go upstairs. The Snicko detects some part of Lynn's gloves which means the Aussie is safe. Als
6.2 : R Khan to C Lynn, Goes down on one knee and sweeps it through backward square leg for a single.
6.3 : R Khan to N Rana, Turning away from the batsman, Rana plays inside the line and misses.
6.4 : R Khan to N Rana, Once again the ball spins to beat the bat of Rana. He is hit on the pads, no real appeal made, missing leg maybe.
6.5 : R Khan to N Rana, Flatter and shorter on off, Rana chops it square cut towards point.
6.6 : R Khan to N Rana, Full and on middle, Rana hits it right back, it's aerial but too wide of the bowler who has no chance of catching it to his right. A couple taken, a good stop in the deep. Only 3 off Rashid's first over.
7.1 : C Brathwaite to C Lynn, The batsman has pushed it to the cover region. One run added to the total.
7.2 : C Brathwaite to N Rana, Chance of a run out, missed! Shortish on middle and leg, Rana helps it towards mid-wicket and sets off for a quick single. Williamson misses his shy at the bowler's end and Nitish survives.
7.3 : C Brathwaite to C Lynn, FOUR! Muscled away! Short in length and wide outside off, Lynn stands back and slams it over backward point for a boundary.
7.4 : C Brathwaite to C Lynn, Lynn goes after this slower one but misses the line completely.
7.5 : C Brathwaite to C Lynn, FOUR! Full in length and outside off, Lynn packs a punch and smashes it over covers for a boundary. Runs coming thick and fast for Kolkata!
7.6 : C Brathwaite to C Lynn, The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket. They pick up a single. 11 from this over.
Shakib Al Hasan is introduced into the attack.
8.1 : Al Hasan to C Lynn, Flighted and full on middle, it's driven through covers for a single.
8.2 : Al Hasan to N Rana, FOUR! Fine shot! Floated ball, landing full around leg, Rana brings out the reverse sweep and nails his shot right through the gap between short third man and backward point.
Run out appeal is referred upstairs. Is Rana short?
8.3 : Al Hasan to N Rana, OUT! Just short of the crease! Rana flicks a full ball in front of square leg and calls for the second run in spite of slipping a bit while turning. Rashid Khan in the deep attacks the ball, picks it up and fires in a flat throw to the keeper. Saha takes the bails off quickly as Rana dives in. They appeal and it's referred upstairs. The replays find Rana just short of the crease. That little slip has cost him his wicket. Should have never gone for the second after that.
Robin Uthappa is the new batsman.
8.4 : Al Hasan to R Uthappa, Uthappa has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
8.5 : Al Hasan to R Uthappa, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total.
8.6 : Al Hasan to C Lynn, Gets forward to a full ball and pushes it with the turn to covers.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar returns into the attack.
9.1 : B Kumar to R Uthappa, Good length ball angling into the batsman, around off, Uthappa pushes it right back and the bowler dives to his right to make a half stop. Parries it to mid on.
9.2 : B Kumar to R Uthappa, Stays back to a length ball and pushes it off the outer half of the bat to point.
9.3 : B Kumar to R Uthappa, Edged again, but safe! Good length ball outside off, holding its line, Uthappa pushes inside the line and edges it behind. It goes on one bounce to first slip.
9.4 : B Kumar to R Uthappa, Uthappa drives it from the crease but finds the cover fielder. Four dot balls, pressure slowly building.
9.5 : B Kumar to R Uthappa, Width on offer outside off, Robin opens the face of the bat and guides it down to third man for a run.
9.6 : B Kumar to C Lynn, FOUR! Streaky boundary! The luck is on Lynn's side. That would have gone straight into the fielder's hands on another day. Back of a length delivery outside off, some extra bounce there as Lynn pushes at it tamely. Tries to withdraw his shot probably but it flies off the outside edge and speeds through the gap between short third man and backward point. A boundary to end a good over.
Rashid Khan is back on.
10.1 : R Khan to R Uthappa, OUT! Bowled 'em! Round his legs too. Rashid tosses it up on middle and leg, Uthappa, who's barely got his eye in, tries to reverse sweep the leggie. Misses the ball altogether and has his stumps disturbed. His dismal form this season continues.
0.0 : Dinesh Karthik walks out to the middle next.
10.2 : R Khan to D Karthik, Googly quicker through the air, on the stumps, Karthik plays it off the inner half in front of square leg for a single.
10.3 : R Khan to C Lynn, FOUR! Makes sweet connection on that occasion. Tossed up on a driving length, Lynn kneels down and brings the broom out. Places it in front of square leg, beats the fielder inside the ring and finds the fence.
10.4 : R Khan to C Lynn, Plays the sweep shot again, this time behind square leg for a single.
10.5 : R Khan to D Karthik, FOUR! Dropped short and he pays the price. Karthik gets onto his back foot in a jiffy and muscles the pull through mid-wicket, bisecting the gap between the two men in the deep to perfection.
10.6 : R Khan to D Karthik, Swipes this across the line and retains strike with a single.
Shakib Al Hasan back on.
11.1 : Al Hasan to D Karthik, Short and wide outside off, cut away square on the off side for one.
11.2 : Al Hasan to C Lynn, Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.
11.3 : Al Hasan to D Karthik, Makes use of the feet to get closer to the pitch before flicking it through mid-wicket for a run.
11.4 : Al Hasan to C Lynn, Spinning away on off, fuller in length, Lynn goes with the spin as he chips it in front of extra cover.
11.5 : Al Hasan to C Lynn, Pushes this down the ground through mid off and changes ends.
11.6 : Al Hasan to D Karthik, OUT! Massive, massive wicket for Hyderabad. The in-form and clinical Dinesh Karthik departs. Shakib celebrates in joy, Williamson erupts with a fist up as they know this is a big one. The arm ball which comes in with the angle, Karthik backs away to cut when he shouldn't and gets cramped for room. Gets an inside edge onto the stumps and that's the end of his short stay. This is only the second single digit score for the Kolkata skipper this season, what a time to get
Shubman Gill walks out next.
12.1 : R Khan to C Lynn, Quicker through the air on middle, swept straight to backward square leg.
12.2 : R Khan to C Lynn, OUT! Did it with the bat, has been stupendous in the field and now getting the biz done with the ball. Is there anything this boy can't do? Gets rid of the set Lynn. Game-changer? Most certainly could be. He fires it quicker through the air again, on the stumps, Lynn gets low to sweep and misses it to wear in on the front pad. Loud appeal and the finger goes up.
Andre Russell takes his place in the center.
12.3 : R Khan to A Russell, Googly around off, spinning in, Russell plays it off the inner half to the leg side and gets off the mark with a single.
12.4 : R Khan to S Gill, Shorter, flatter and in line of the stumps, Gill camps behind and offers a firm punch to long on for a single.
12.5 : R Khan to A Russell, Pushes it off the front foot to the cover area and gets to the other end.
12.6 : R Khan to S Gill, The batsman has worked it towards mid-wicket. One run added to the total.
Shakib Al Hasan will continue in attack.
13.1 : Al Hasan to S Gill, Doesn't spin as it's landed outside off, cut away through towards sweeper cover for one run.
13.2 : Al Hasan to A Russell, Just over! That was close. Shakib slows it up and tosses it right up there, Russell is early into the drive and as a result chips it back over a leaping Shakib Al Hasan. Could have just as easily gone to hand. Single taken.
13.3 : Al Hasan to S Gill, Sliding in with the angle, worked to mid-wicket for nought.
13.4 : Al Hasan to S Gill, Width offered outside off, Gill cuts it well square through point for a brace.
13.5 : Al Hasan to S Gill, Turns it against the spin through mid-wicket with a closed face. One run to the total.
13.6 : Al Hasan to A Russell, Is that dropped chance? Sure looks like it. It is. Coming in with the arm, some drift too and Russell is done for by that. Gets an inside edge onto his pads as he looks to defend and Saha behind the stumps fails to hold on to it. Can't be dropping those, especially when Russell is the man in question. Could come back to haunt them.
14.1 : R Khan to S Gill, Floated outside the line of off stump, Gill takes a stride forward and pushes it through the covers for a single.
14.2 : R Khan to A Russell, Keeps it close to off, it's forced to point. Dot ball.
14.3 : R Khan to A Russell, Shorter in length and outside off, blocked.
A short leg coming in place now. Williamson going for the kill. Wants a wicket in Rashid Khan's final over.
14.4 : R Khan to A Russell, OUT! What. A. Player. What a player! Oh... brilliant! Needed a wicket, Williamson attacked and Rashid delivered. This is superb. Bowls the googly on a shorter length around off, Russell doesn't pick it up as he goes for the cut. Gets cramped for room, edges it behind to Dhawan at first slip and he takes the catch safely. This is a big step for Hyderabad towards victory. They will be entering the tail now.
Piyush Chawla strides out to bat.
14.5 : R Khan to P Chawla, Leg break served on middle, turns in as Chawla prods forward to block. Misses and the ball raps him high on the front pad.
14.6 : R Khan to P Chawla, Dot ball to end the over and his spell. Another excellent outing for Rashid Khan. He ends with figures of 4-0-19-3.
Khaleel Ahmed comes back on.
15.1 : K Ahmed to S Gill, Back of a length outside off, Gill off the outer half cuts it down towards third man. Kaul out in the deep moves swiftly to his right and slides to stop the ball. Keeps the batsmen to just the one.
15.2 : K Ahmed to P Chawla, Switches the angle and comes from around the wicket, angles it in and catches Chawla on the thigh pad who steps out to work it across the line. Thinks of taking a run, but then decides against it.
15.3 : K Ahmed to P Chawla, Well outside off, runs it down to third man with an open face. Single to the total.
15.4 : K Ahmed to S Gill, FOUR! Back to over the wicket to Gill, length ball angling in and Gill is all class on this. Backs away a touch and then punches it perfectly through the gap in the covers for a boundary.
15.5 : K Ahmed to S Gill, Through the covers again, on a length around off, punched to sweeper cover for one.
15.6 : K Ahmed to P Chawla, Wide! From around the wicket, it's fired down the leg side. Chawla attempts to help it on its way but fails to do so.
K Ahmed to P Chawla, SIX! Right out of the screws! A decent over for Hyderabad has turned into a good one. 14 from it. Full and angling in on middle and leg, Chawla throws his front leg out of the way and smokes it high and deep into the mid-wicket stands for a maximum.
Strategic break signalled. 43 needed in 24 for Kolkata to win this game and enter the final. 4 overs for Hyderabad to join Chennai themselves. Safe to say, everything rests on this pair of Gill and Chawla, more so on the former. Potentially superb end to the game awaits.
Kane Williamson hands Siddarth Kaul the ball once more. Important over coming up for both teams.
16.1 : S Kaul to S Gill, Good start. Just a single. Inswinging yorker on middle and leg, Gill flicks it through the vacant spaces in the mid-wicket area for a single.
16.2 : S Kaul to P Chawla, Dot ball. Short of a length moving away from around off, Chawla tries ramping it over Saha's head but doesn't connect.
16.3 : S Kaul to P Chawla, Just ahead of a length on leg, Piyush makes room and drives it on the up back down the track. Kaul quickly gets low in his followthrough, sticks his right hand out and takes some pace off it for the man at mid off to cut it off. One run added to the total.
16.4 : S Kaul to S Gill, Terrific over so far. Only 2 runs given. Gill drives this full ball right at the cover fielder.
16.5 : S Kaul to S Gill, Phenomenal. A pinpoint yorker on off, Shubman Gill can only dig it out towards the covers and crosses over.
16.6 : S Kaul to P Chawla, Well done, Siddarth Kaul. Just 4 off this over as Chawla swings and slogs it to deep mid-wicket for a run.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to bowl out.
17.1 : B Kumar to P Chawla, Swinging away, yorker on off, Chawla digs it out in front of point and brings Gill on strike. He has to go for it in this over now.
17.2 : B Kumar to S Gill, No boundary. Only manages a single down to long on. It was full on the stumps, drilled it down the ground.
17.3 : B Kumar to P Chawla, Keeps it full once again, yorker just outside leg. Chawla makes room and drives it back to Kumar, who is a bit sloppy to get low and stop it. Parries it towards mid off and concedes a single. Is understandably annoyed with himself at that.
17.4 : B Kumar to S Gill, Flicks this ball through the mid-wicket region and rotates strike.
17.5 : B Kumar to P Chawla, Moves across to this extremely full ball and takes it on the full. Paddles it down to fine leg for a single.
17.6 : B Kumar to S Gill, Dropped and FOUR! Needed that. Really needed that. Gill keeps it alive. Hammers this full delivery straight back. Bhuvneshwar sticks his hands out but it's hit too hard. It goes behind and away to the fence for a boundary. 30 to win off 12 deliveries.
18.1 : S Kaul to P Chawla, OUT! Couldn't have made a more perfect start to this vital over. Siddarth Kaul is right on the money with this full ball. Keeps it in line of the stumps. Chawla swings to go big downtown but only gets a thick edge back onto the stumps. He's gone. Hyderabad mildly celebrate, they can feel it but know there's still plenty left to do.
0.0 : Shivam Mavi out to bat. Now, two U-19 boys take center stage. Can the young guns produce something special?
18.2 : S Kaul to S Mavi, Chance of a run out. Direct hit and Hyderabad would have said goodbye to Shubman Gill. Kaul though, giving nothing away once more. Spears in a yorker on middle, Mavi digs it out in front of cover and both batsmen take off. Williamson charges in, takes the ball and has a shy at the striker's end, but misses.
18.3 : S Kaul to S Gill, Full on middle and leg, flicked aerially over mid-wicket. There's a man out in the deep, so just a single.
18.4 : S Kaul to S Mavi, Keeps it very full, well outside off, driven square on the off side for a single.
18.5 : S Kaul to S Gill, In the air but it's safe. Gill manages to clear the infield over covers and picks up two runs for doing so.
18.6 : S Kaul to S Gill, SIX! Gill manages to get under this one. Uses the depth of the crease to go back, positions himself well and smokes this full delivery over wide long off. The leaping fielder there couldn't do anything about it.
Carlos Brathwaite to bowl the final over. He has 18 runs to defend. Difficult task, but with the way Shubman Gill is playing, it just might be possible. Also, an FYI, it was at this same venue where Brathwaite had scored 4 sixes against Ben Stokes in the final over of the 2016 World T20 final. He will be bowling this time around.
19.1 : C Brathwaite to S Mavi, FOUR! Shivam Mavi with a boundary right off the first ball. 15 needed in 5. Full and wide outside off, he just throws everything at it and gets a thick edge. It goes down to third man and crosses the rope.
19.2 : C Brathwaite to S Mavi, OUT! The change in angle does the trick. Brathwaite pitches it up there, Mavi makes a little room and slogs it over mid-wicket. Good connection, but not enough height on it. Picks out Rashid Khan to perfection who's not going to miss that.
Kuldeep Yadav walks out to bat.
19.3 : C Brathwaite to S Gill, OUT! Two in two for Carlos Brathwaite and this time he sends Shubman Gill back. Game over it seems for Kolkata. Full on the pads, Gill looks to loft it cleanly over mid-wicket. Lot of height, clearly not enough distance. Down the throat of Rashid Khan once again who settles under it and gobbles it up.
Prasidh Krishna is the last man in. He won't face the hat-trick ball.
Appeal for a caught and bowled. The umpire takes it upstairs to check whether it's a bump ball or not. Piyush Chawla the man in question.
19.4 : C Brathwaite to K Yadav, Safe! Brathwaite fires a yorker just outside off, Kuldeep looks to dig it out but hands it back down the track which the bowler catches. Now, an appeal is made and the umpire isn't sure whether it's a bump ball or not. Takes it upstairs and replays show the batsman is safe.
19.5 : C Brathwaite to K Yadav, Fuller in length outside off, Kuldeep fails to make connection.
19.6 : C Brathwaite to K Yadav, That's it! Kuldeep smacks it to long off. It's not enough, they miss out. HYDERABAD WIN! The Orange Army celebrates as they know they enter the big stage. Fists pumping everywhere, celebratory hugs all around, ecstasy fleeting about.
Hyderabad have set a date with Chennai on Sunday for the Indian T20 League trophy! It wasn't a perfect last over by Carlos Brathwaite but it was enough to defend the runs in the bank. The West Indian once again has emerged hero at his favourite ground by holding his nerve under immense pressure. What a win for the Orange Army! They have not only ended their losing streak but have also booked their place in the final.
Kolkata planned their chase well initially. It was going all hunky-dory for them as their openers looked to score quick runs and provided a solid platform. It was always supposed to be a tough task for them against Hyderabad's spinners, especially Rashid Khan and that turned out to be their undoing. The Afghan started it all with a brilliant piece of fielding to get Nitish Rana run out and then went on to remove Robin Uthappa, Chris Lynn and Andre Russell with his smart variations. Shakib Al Has
Rashid Khan not only played a big role with the ball but his cameo with the bat also came in handy. His unbelievable knock helped Hyderabad post a very challenging total which eventually proved to be enough. It won't be wrong to say that the Afghan single-handedly ended Kolkata's dream with an all-round performance. A good run for the home team this season, they peaked superbly towards the end but it wasn't their night as they bow out. Presentation coming up...
Dinesh Karthik says they played a good tournament so obviously feels disappointed to miss out now. States a couple of bad shots at the wrong time from the batsmen, including himself, cost them the game. Reckons there are plenty of positives to take, especially the youngsters coming up and showing what they are capable of.
Kane Williamson says the game could have gone either way in those crunch moments but is glad the boys got the job done. Credits Rashid Khan for his all-round performance with bat, ball and in the field. Continues saying that in such a must-win game, like on most occasions, he always stands up and delivers for the team. Remains humble when his captaincy is applauded and applauds the entire team for the effort it puts in and sticks together as a group. On the three changes, Williamson mentions tha
Man of the Match, Rashid Khan says it was a much-needed performance for him and he just tries to give his best every time. States that the focus was to maintain his concentration and hit the ball as it came. Let's everyone know that he started his career as a batsman, so he isn't totally alien to the big hits. Informs that the plan was to play straight, as the coaches and Mohammad Nabi always advise him to. Reckons that he always tries to improve his fitness and like every time, give his all in
Well, we finally have our two finalists. Hyderabad overcame Kolkata in the latter's backyard and made their way to the final to battle it out with Chennai for glory. The epic encounter will take place on Sunday, 27th May, at 1900 local (1330 GMT) at the Wankhede Stadium. Expect a full stadium and a great atmosphere. Join in for the action then. Goodbye!