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Kolkata vs Lucknow Live Commentary, Match 28, Indian Premier League, 2024, April 14, 2024

LSG 161/7 (20)
Kolkata Knight Riders beat Lucknow Super Giants by 8 wickets
KKR 162/2 (15.4)
Match over
Lucknow Super Giants Inning Kolkata Knight Riders Inning
0.0 : Kolkata (Playing XI) - Phil Salt (WK), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (C), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana (In for Rinku Singh), Varun Chakaravarthy.
Impact players nominated by Kolkata - Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rinku Singh.
Lucknow (Playing XI) - KL Rahul (C/ WK), Quinton de Kock, Deepak Hooda (In for Devdutt Padikkal), Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Mohsin Khan (In for Naveen-ul-Haq), Ravi Bishnoi, Shamar Joseph, Yash Thakur.
Impact players nominated by Kolkata - Arshad Khan, Prerak Mankad, M. Siddharth, Amit Mishra, Krishnappa Gowtham.
Shreyas Iyer, the skipper of Kolkata says he feels nostalgic and he is happy to be back home. States that the atmosphere is electric at Eden Gardens. Shares that the previous game pitch was a belter to bat and he expects a similar pitch today. Ends by sharing that Harshit Rana comes in to the XI while Rinku Singh will come in as the impact-sub.
KL Rahul, the captain of Lucknow is in for a chat. He starts by saying that looking at the pitch it looks like a good deck. He would've loved to bowl first as well here. The most important thing is to recover well, in a short span, because he believes they will turn up when they enter the field. Ends by saying there are a couple of changes. Devdutt Padikkal and Naveen-ul-Haq miss out, Deepak Hooda and Shamar Joseph make their way into the side and so does Mohsin Khan.
All in readiness now as the teams and umpires make their way to the ground. KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock are the openers for LSG. It will be Mitchell Starc to start with the ball for KKR. Let's play... 
0.1 : Mitchell Starc to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! SMACKED! Quinton de Kock needs no second invitation. A bit of swing on offer for Starc. It is full, around leg, swinging away a touch. Quinton de Kock leans forward, connects it with the middle of the bat and creams it down the ground for a boundary at long on.
0.2 : Mitchell Starc to Quinton de Kock, Four!
0.3 : Mitchell Starc to Quinton de Kock, Pitched up this time, around off. Quinton de Kock prods and blocks it to mid off.
0.4 : Mitchell Starc to Quinton de Kock, Mitchell Starc steams in and dishes a full-length ball, around off, swinging away. Quinton de Kock taps it back to the bowler. Two dot balls in a row now. Mitchell Starc getting into his groove.
0.5 : Mitchell Starc to Quinton de Kock, Make that 3 dots now! Good comeback by the Aussie seamer. Good length, in the channel. Quinton de Kock tries to go after it but gets beaten on the outside edge. Much better length this time, top of the stumps to beat the left-hander.
0.6 : Mitchell Starc to Quinton de Kock, Back of a length, on fifth stump. Quinton de Kock dabs it to backward point. There is a misfield there and the batters convert their single into a double. 10 runs then for Lucknow in the very first over.
Who will bowl from the other end? It is going to be Vaibhav Arora.
1.1 : Vaibhav Arora to KL Rahul, WIDE! Vaibhav Arora starts with a slower one, on a length, outside off. It shapes away and goes past the tramline. KL Rahul leaves it alone. It has been given as a wide. Although, Shreyas Iyer has take a review for the wide. The third umpire confirms that the ball is on top of the tramline and the on-field decision stands. Not the start the hosts were after.
Vaibhav Arora to KL Rahul, NO BALL! It is a length ball, around off, blocked out. The umpire signals a no ball due to overstepping. Vaibhav Arora is yet to bowl a legal delivery in his spell. Free Hit coming up.
Vaibhav Arora to KL Rahul, DOT! KL Rahul could not make the most of the Free Hit. Vaibhav Arora nails the wide yorker this time, outside off. KL Rahul tries to reach out but fails to connect this time. 
1.2 : Vaibhav Arora to KL Rahul, SIX! Who needs a Free Hit says KL Rahul. It is pitched up, outside off. KL Rahul winds up and swings hard at it. He goes inside out and all the way over the covers fence. So, 8 runs have come in this over already off the two legal deliveries.
1.3 : Vaibhav Arora to KL Rahul, An inswinging delivery now, full and on middle. KL Rahul pushes it to mid off and takes off to the other end for a quick single. Very good running here.
1.4 : Vaibhav Arora to Quinton de Kock, Second dot of this over! It is a length ball, around middle and leg. Quinton de Kock gets it towards point off the outside edge.
1.5 : Vaibhav Arora to Quinton de Kock, OUT! CAUGHT! Vaibhav Arora after a horror start, and finally something to cheer about here. It is straighter one, full, outside off. Quinton de Kock eye's lit up after looking at the width on offer. He thinks about freeing his arms but only manages to get a thick outside edge. The ball flies to the left of backward point. Sunil Narine there moves to that side and completes the catch to get his team back in the contest.
Deepak Hooda walks in at number 3.
1.6 : Vaibhav Arora to Deepak Hooda, A sharp bumper, on the body of the new batter. Deepak Hooda awkwardly defends it into the leg side from inside the crease and crosses for one to open his account.
2.1 : Mitchell Starc to Deepak Hooda, Mitchell Starc starts his second over with a dot ball. A peach of a delivery as well. On a length, around off, angling across the right-hander. Deepak Hooda tentatively tries to defend it away but misses.
2.2 : Mitchell Starc to Deepak Hooda, Two dots on the trot now! Once again same line and length. Making the most of the angle here Starc. Deepak Hooda with a tentative poke once again.
2.3 : Mitchell Starc to Deepak Hooda, Back of a length, on the fourth stump. Second bouncer to him in the four deliveries that he has face. The player who has come back into the side is being tested here. Deepak Hooda dabs it towards short third and crosses.
2.4 : Mitchell Starc to KL Rahul, WIDE! Mitchell Starc errs in his line this time and goes down the leg side. The umpire signals it as a wide.
Mitchell Starc to KL Rahul, Good length, on top of off. KL Rahul hangs back and taps it to covers for a quick single.
2.5 : Mitchell Starc to Deepak Hooda, Pitched up, full and on off. Hooda leans forward and unable to time his drive well. He works it to mid off only for a single.
3.1 : Vaibhav Arora to Deepak Hooda, Vaibhav Arora serves a length ball, angling into the right-hander. Deepak Hooda stays back and clips it to square leg for one.
2.6 : Mitchell Starc to KL Rahul, FOUR! Cracking hit. KL Rahul surely spoils the over for Starc here. It is short, sliding down leg. KL Rahul swivels on his back foot and pulls it through the gap at square leg for four runs.
3.2 : Vaibhav Arora to KL Rahul, Fuller one, outside off. KL Rahul gets behind the line and defends it to covers.
3.3 : Vaibhav Arora to KL Rahul, Good length, around the hips. KL Rahul tucks it to square leg for a single.
3.4 : Vaibhav Arora to Deepak Hooda, Four!
3.5 : Vaibhav Arora to Deepak Hooda, Full this time, outside off. Hooda strides across and blocks it into the off side for no run.
3.6 : Vaibhav Arora to Deepak Hooda, A couple of dots on the trot to end the over. It is on a length, outside off. Hooda wanted to work it into the off side, but it catches the inner half and rolls back towards the bowler.
0.0 : Will we see a change now? NO! Shreyas Iyer thinks Mitchell Starc is good to continue here.
4.1 : Mitchell Starc to KL Rahul, Back of a length, around middle, shaping back into the batter. KL Rahul hangs back and flicks it to square leg but straight to the fielder.
4.2 : Mitchell Starc to KL Rahul, FOUR! Up and over! Incredible hit. Good length, angling across the right-hander. KL Rahul picks it up nicely and cunches it over covers for a one-bounce boundary.
4.3 : Mitchell Starc to KL Rahul, Good batting here. Length, outside off. KL Rahul pushes this towards deep point for a single. Mitchell Starc has given away 23 runs so far. Very unlike him.
4.4 : Mitchell Starc to Deepak Hooda, OUT! c Ramandeep Singh b Mitchell Starc.
4.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ayush Badoni, Length ball, around off, blocked out watchfully.
4.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ayush Badoni, Fuller this time, on fourth stump. Ayush Badoni stays back and defends it solidly into covers. A wicket-taking over from Starc comes to an end.
5.1 : Harshit Rana to KL Rahul, Hard-length, nipping back into the batter. Rahul comes forward and gets an inside edge onto his thigh pad. The ball rolls into the off-side for a run.
5.2 : Harshit Rana to Ayush Badoni, FOUR! CLASSY! Full-length delivery, just outside off. Badoni leans into it and times this through the cover region for a stunning boundary. 
5.3 : Harshit Rana to Ayush Badoni, Back of a length, on off. Badoni tucks into the leg side.
5.4 : Harshit Rana to Ayush Badoni, Short of a good length, around off. Badoni skips down and guides it to the backward point. 
5.5 : Harshit Rana to Ayush Badoni, 1 run.
5.6 : Harshit Rana to KL Rahul, FOUR! Nicely done! Back of a length, around off. Rahul gets on top of the bounce and guides it between the short third and the backward point fielder for four runs.
6.1 : Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, 1 run.
6.2 : Sunil Narine to KL Rahul, Flatter, just outside off. Rahul steers it to backward point for a single.
6.3 : Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, Flat again, outside off. Punched to long-off for a single.
6.4 : Sunil Narine to KL Rahul, Off-break, turning into the batter. Rahul hangs back and drops it onto the pitch.
6.5 : Sunil Narine to KL Rahul, 1 run.
6.6 : Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, Drifted down the leg. Badoni turns it to short fine leg for one.
7.1 : Harshit Rana to Ayush Badoni, No run.
7.2 : Harshit Rana to Ayush Badoni, Full on the middle and leg. Badoni flicks it through square leg for a single.
7.3 : Harshit Rana to KL Rahul, Pitched full, at the stumps. Rahul pushes it to mid-off for a quick single.
7.4 : Harshit Rana to Ayush Badoni, Slower length ball, on off. Badoni waits and nudges it through square leg for a single.
7.5 : Harshit Rana to KL Rahul, Pace-off again, on a length, outside off. Rahul carves it past the backward point fielder for a double.
7.6 : Harshit Rana to KL Rahul, Full-length, around off. Rahul drives it along the carpet to wide long-on for a single.
8.1 : Sunil Narine to KL Rahul, Flat and quick outside off. Rahul chops it to point.
8.2 : Sunil Narine to KL Rahul, Off-break, around the middle. Rahul stays back and turns it through mid-wicket for one.
8.3 : Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, 1 run.
8.4 : Sunil Narine to KL Rahul, Appeal but turned down! Narine bowls it full and at the stumps. Rahul gets low for the sweep but fails to connect and is pinned in front. The umpire is unmoved. KKR decide against the review and rightly so as it pitched outside the off-stump line.
8.5 : Sunil Narine to KL Rahul, Full on middle and leg, swept to deep square leg for a single.
8.6 : Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, Flat on middle and off. Badoni knocks it down the ground to long-on for a run.
0.0 : Strategic break! Lucknow were off to a flier, for sure. Their opening pair did manage to build a solid platform, atlhough Kolkata did manage to find a way to come back in the contest with two quick breakthroughs. Since then, Kolkata have managed to apply the breaks as well. The middle overs phase is going to be very crucial for Lucknow, they need to be calculative if they wish to post a challenging total of this deck. 
9.2 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Ayush Badoni, 1 run.
9.1 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Ayush Badoni, Four!
9.3 : Varun Chakaravarthy to KL Rahul, 1 run.
9.4 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Ayush Badoni, Fired in on the pad. Badoni turns it to short fine leg.
9.5 : Varun Chakaravarthy to KL Rahul, Flat and quick outside off. Rahul cuts it past the backward point fielder for a single.
9.6 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Ayush Badoni, Wrong'un on middle. Badoni takes a huge forward stride and gets an inside edge onto the pad.
0.0 : Andre Russell comes into the attack now.
10.1 : Andre Russell to KL Rahul, SIX! BANG! Andre Russell under pressure instantly. What a shot to greet the West Indian player. It is a short ball, wide of off. KL Rahul hangs back and upper cuts it over the deep point  fence for a biggie.
10.2 : Andre Russell to KL Rahul, OUT! CAUGHT! Pressue, what is that says Russell. He has the last laugh here. 
10.3 : Andre Russell to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Marcus Stoinis opens his account with a boundary. Back of a length, on middle. It sits up nicely for Stoinis. He goes through with the hook shot and pulls it towards deep square leg for four runs.
0.0 : Marcus Stoinis is the new batter in.
10.4 : Andre Russell to Marcus Stoinis, No run.
10.5 : Andre Russell to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Short ball and punished once again. It is around off. Marcus Stoinis swivels on his back foot and pulls it along the ground this time through square leg for another boundary.
10.6 : Andre Russell to Marcus Stoinis, Fuller this time, angled into the pads. Marcus Stoinis flicks it towards deep mid-wicket and takes two runs. This is good running. 16 runs and a wicket come from this over.
11.2 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Ayush Badoni, SIX! KABOOM! Ayush Badoni is stepping up for his side here. It is tossed up, full and on middle. Ayush Badoni gets low and slogs it over the square leg fence for a maximum.
11.1 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Ayush Badoni, Floated and full, around off, pushed to mid off.
11.3 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Ayush Badoni, Quicker and flatter, on the pads. Badoni works it to mid on for one.
11.4 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Marcus Stoinis, OUT! CAUGHT! Good reflex shown by Phil Salt behind the stumps. Out of nowhere, Varun Chakaravarthy gets the better of Marcus Stoinis in no time. It is a googly, around off. Marcus Stoinis looks to clip it away but it catches the inside edge, bangs him in the pads, although the ball pops up and goes to the right of the keeper. Phil Salt reads it perfectly, makes a late shift to his right, dives to that side and takes a stunning catch to put Luckno
11.5 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, Slower one, around off. Pooran blocks it watchfully.
Nicholas Pooran has to play a vital role here for his team. 
11.6 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, A googly, around off. Pooran ends up slicing it towards short third but it does not carry.
12.1 : Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, Fuller, on the pads, clipped to square leg for one.
12.2 : Sunil Narine to Nicholas Pooran, Pitched up, outside off. Pooran works it into the off side off the inner half.
12.3 : Sunil Narine to Nicholas Pooran, 1 run.
12.4 : Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, Goes full, outside off, slower through the air. Ayush Badoni comes across and tucks it through mid-wicket for one.
12.5 : Sunil Narine to Nicholas Pooran, Flatter one, outside off. Pooran dabs it out to safety.
12.6 : Sunil Narine to Nicholas Pooran, Darted on the pads. Pooran stays back and flicks it through mid-wicket for one. He will retain the strike.
13.1 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! KABOOM! Full toss, on middle. Pooran is not going to miss out on the freebies. He swings across the line and smacks it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. 100 is up for the visitors here.
13.2 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, WIDE! Varun Chakaravarthy stays away from the wheelhouse now. Fires it full, wide of off. It goes past the tramline. Wide called.
Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, A single take now as Pooran drives this full ball down the park.
13.3 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Ayush Badoni, Short ball, outside off. Badoni stands tall and cuts it to deep backward point for one.
13.4 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, WIDE! Varun Chakaravarthy errs in his line once again. Goes full, angling across the left-hander. Nicholas Pooran looks to chase it but misses. Wide given by the umpire.
Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, Flatter one, on the stumps. Nicholas Pooran blocks it into the off side.
13.5 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, Quicker and shorter, wide of off. Nicholas Pooran throws the kitchen sink at it but misses.
13.6 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, No run.
14.1 : Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, Pushed through quicker, full and around off. Badoni goes for the sweep but misses it complete. The ball sneaks through and pings him on the pads. Sunil Narine puts in an appeal but the umpire shows no interest. Shreyas Iyer then has a chat with the bowler and wicket-keeper, and eventually he does take the review for LBW. The UltraEdge though confirms that the bat is involved.
14.2 : Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, Fuller one, on the pads. Badoni flicks it into the leg side for one.
14.3 : Sunil Narine to Nicholas Pooran, Flatter one, around off. Pooran punches it past extra covers for one.
14.4 : Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, OUT! CAUGHT! Ayush Badoni succumbs under pressure. He tries to push the score up but fails to do so. It is floated and full, around off. Ayush Badoni goes for the kill, with his dependable slog sweep, atlhough he does not connect well this time. It catches the outside edge and flies towards deep square leg. The hang time is a lot but distance isn't. Angkrish Raghuvanshi settles under it and takes a sharp catch.
14.5 : Sunil Narine to Krunal Pandya, Quicker and fuller, on off. Pandya gets it to square leg off the inner half. One taken.
0.0 : Strategic break! Lucknow have lost half their side now before the fifteen-over mark. Kolkata have kept picking wickets at regular intervals and have put the brakes on the scoring. Lucknow will hope for Nicholas Pooran to bat deep in the innings and take his side to a competitive score. The wicket is pretty good for batting but Kolkata have done an excellent job so far with the ball.  
14.6 : Sunil Narine to Nicholas Pooran, Pitches it up, full and outside off. Pooran leans forward and drives it down to long off for one.
15.1 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, Flatter and quicker, outside off. Pooran reaches for it and cuts it through extra cover for one.
15.2 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Krunal Pandya, No run.
15.3 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Krunal Pandya, 1 run.
15.6 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, Short and wide outside off, cut away to deep point for a run.
15.4 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, Flatter on the leg peg. Pooran turns it through mid-wicket for a run.
15.5 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Krunal Pandya, Wrong'un, outside off. Pandya cuts it to deep backward point for a single.
16.1 : Harshit Rana to Nicholas Pooran, Slower length ball, outside off. Pooran slaps it to deep point for one.
16.2 : Harshit Rana to Krunal Pandya, 1 run.
16.3 : Harshit Rana to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! DISPATCHED! Slower length ball, outside off. Pooran drags it from outside off and smacks it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a massive hit.
16.4 : Harshit Rana to Nicholas Pooran, Full-length delivery, slanting away. Pooran swings and misses.
16.5 : Harshit Rana to Nicholas Pooran, No run.
16.6 : Harshit Rana to Nicholas Pooran, Short of a length, going across the batter. Pooran cuts and misses. A top over from Harshit Rana. Just 8 runs off it.
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17.1 : Vaibhav Arora to Krunal Pandya, Slower bumper, around off. Pandya pulls it to deep square leg for one.
17.2 : Vaibhav Arora to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! Up and Away! Short ball on the leg stump line. Pooran clears the front leg and hacks it over the deep square leg fielder for a biggie.
17.3 : Vaibhav Arora to Nicholas Pooran, Six!
17.4 : Vaibhav Arora to Nicholas Pooran, Full-length, tailing into the middle and leg. Pooran heaves but gets an inside edge that rolls through backward square leg. He comes for the second. 
17.5 : Vaibhav Arora to Nicholas Pooran, Full and wide outside off. Pooran drills it to the sweeper cover for one.
17.6 : Vaibhav Arora to Krunal Pandya, Low full toss on the pad. Pandya looks to flick it through the on-side but gets a leading edge that falls toward the mid-off region. Starc comes in from the boundary but fails to prevent the batters from taking two runs.
18.1 : Harshit Rana to Nicholas Pooran, No run.
18.2 : Harshit Rana to Nicholas Pooran, WIDE! Lands it full, outside the tramline. Pooran covers the line and lets it go. Wide signaled by the umpire.
Harshit Rana to Nicholas Pooran, Four!
18.3 : Harshit Rana to Nicholas Pooran, WIDE! Bowls it too wide and way outside the tramline. He has to reload that one.
Harshit Rana to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! SMACKED! Short ball, around off. Pooran pulls it to the deep square leg region. The fielder gives the chase but fails to stop the boundary.
18.4 : Harshit Rana to Nicholas Pooran, Goes full and wide, just inside the tramline. Pooran flays and misses. The batter has reviewed this for a WIDE. The replays show that it goes beneath the bat and it remains a fair delivery.
18.5 : Harshit Rana to Nicholas Pooran, Slower back of a length ball, outside off. Pooran is threw the shot early but fails to connect.
18.6 : Harshit Rana to Nicholas Pooran, Full-length, outside off. Pooran squirts it to deep third for a single to end the over.
0.0 : Mitchell Starc (3-0-23-1) returns to bowl the final over of the innings. 
19.1 : Mitchell Starc to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! c Phil Salt b Mitchell Starc.
19.2 : Mitchell Starc to Arshad Khan, Four!
0.0 : Arshad Khan, the impact player sub for Lucknow, walks out to bat. He replaces Quinton de Kock. 
19.3 : Mitchell Starc to Arshad Khan, Pitched full, outside off. Arshad Khan swings and misses. 
19.4 : Mitchell Starc to Arshad Khan, 1 run.
19.5 : Mitchell Starc to Krunal Pandya, Leg bye.
19.6 : Mitchell Starc to Arshad Khan, OUT! THE STUMPS ARE RATTLED! Bowls it full and straight at the stumps. Arshad Khan swings for the fences but fails to get any bat on it. The ball goes through him and crashes into the stumps. An excellent final over from Mitchell Starc as Lucknow finish on 161 for 7 in their 20 overs. 
0.0 : Lucknow managed to score 35 runs in the final three over, but overall it was Kolkata who ruled the proceedings with the ball in hand. Lucknow will surely feel that they are 15-20 runs short on this batting paradise. 
After being put in to bat first, Lucknow certainly started positively by scoring 18 runs in 1.2 overs, but then they went on to lose two wickets inside the Powerplay. KL Rahul made sure he stuck around for long and kept the scoreboard ticking, although hardly found any able partner in the top 5 once Quinton de Kock departed. Ayush Badoni was the one who put his hand up, he got of to a start but eventually let the pressure get the better of him. Once again, the onus was on Nicholas Pooran to
Incredible bowling performance by Kolkata. They were amazing as soon as they got that first breakthrough, they never allowed Lucknow to settle in. 6 bowlers were used by Shreyas Iyer and amongst those only Harshit Rana failed to pick a wicket. It was Mitchell Starc who lead the coloumn with his three-wicket haul. Sunil Narine proving to be vital in the middle overs, he kept things pretty tight. 
Mitchell Starc, the man of the moment is in for a chat.
Right then, Kolkata need to get over a small hurdle here if they wish to post their first ever win against Lucknow in the Indian T20 League. Lucknow though have a promising balling attack and they will hope to make a positve impact in the Powerplay itself. Do join us for the second essay shortly, to find out who gets over the line here.
... The Run Chase ...
We are back for Kolkata's reply. 
0.1 : Shamar Joseph to Phil Salt, Bowls it on a hard-length, bit of shape, around off. Salt stays back and dabs it to backward point.
0.2 : Shamar Joseph to Phil Salt, LEG BYE! Short of a length, angling into the batter. Salt is rushed on it and pulls it toward long-leg for a leg bye.
0.3 : Shamar Joseph to Sunil Narine, FOUR! Narine is up and running with a boundary! Short of a length, outside off. Narine clears the front leg and cuts it through the backward point region for a cracking boundary.
Sunil Narine has a strike rate of over 200 in the Powerplay in this edition of the Indian T20 League. He is back in his prime. We hardly say that in sports.
0.4 : Shamar Joseph to Sunil Narine, 2 runs.
0.5 : Shamar Joseph to Sunil Narine, Sharp back of a length delivery, angling into the batter. Narine swings and misses. Rahul fails to collect it clean and it allows the batter to cross for a bye.
0.6 : Shamar Joseph to Phil Salt, No ball!
Shamar Joseph to Phil Salt, Wide!
Shamar Joseph to Phil Salt, 5 Wides!
Shamar Joseph to Phil Salt, No ball!
0.0 : Who will bowl from the other end?
0.6 : Shamar Joseph to Phil Salt, SIX! BANG! 
1.1 : Mohsin Khan to Sunil Narine, No run.
1.2 : Mohsin Khan to Sunil Narine, No run.
1.3 : Mohsin Khan to Sunil Narine, OUT! c Marcus Stoinis b Mohsin Khan.
1.4 : Mohsin Khan to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Short ball, in the channel. Angkrish Raghuvanshi hangs back and looks to punch it through the line but misses.
0.0 : Who will come out now? Angkrish Raghuvanshi is the new batter in.
1.5 : Mohsin Khan to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, No run.
1.6 : Mohsin Khan to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Six!
2.1 : Krunal Pandya to Phil Salt, Four!
2.2 : Krunal Pandya to Phil Salt, FOUR MORE! BANG! Tossed up on the middle and leg. Salt gets low and sweeps it to the fine leg region for back to back boundaries.
2.3 : Krunal Pandya to Phil Salt, FOUR! Make that three in a row! Fraction short on off. Salt makes room and crunches it through extra cover for a hat-trick of boundaries.
2.4 : Krunal Pandya to Phil Salt, Full on off. Salt knocks it to long-off for one.
2.5 : Krunal Pandya to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, No run.
2.6 : Krunal Pandya to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Tossed up around off. Angkrish Raghuvanshi chips it aerially to the right of the backward point fielder.
3.1 : Mohsin Khan to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, OUT! c KL Rahul b Mohsin Khan.
3.2 : Mohsin Khan to Shreyas Iyer, Back of a length, around off. Iyer dabs it down to third man for a single.
0.0 : Kolkata have lost two wickets in quick succession. Mohsin Khan is doing the damage early on here. 
3.3 : Mohsin Khan to Phil Salt, 1 run.
0.0 : Who comes in now? It is going to be Shreyas Iyer.
3.4 : Mohsin Khan to Shreyas Iyer, On a length, around off. Iyer dabs it toward backward point. 
3.5 : Mohsin Khan to Shreyas Iyer, Peach! Bowls it on a length, around off. Iyer has a poke at it but it leaves the batter on the edge.
3.6 : Mohsin Khan to Shreyas Iyer, Lands in on a length, around off. Iyer defends it to point. 
4.1 : Shamar Joseph to Phil Salt, Hard-length on middle. Salt defends with a dead bat.
4.2 : Shamar Joseph to Phil Salt, Peach! Bowls it short of a good length, around off. Salt plays inside the line and gets beaten on the outside edge. 
4.3 : Shamar Joseph to Phil Salt, 1 run.
4.4 : Shamar Joseph to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Easy Pickings! Drifting down the leg. Iyer flicks it to the fine leg region and it runs to the ropes in a flash.
4.5 : Shamar Joseph to Shreyas Iyer, Good length on off. Iyer defends on the backfoot.
4.6 : Shamar Joseph to Shreyas Iyer, Back of a length, angling in on off. Iyer stays back and keeps it out.
5.1 : Yash Thakur to Phil Salt, FOUR! Nicely done! Slower back of a length ball, around off. Salt stays back and guides it through the backward point region for a boundary. 
5.2 : Yash Thakur to Phil Salt, FOUR MORE! Up and Over! Short of a length ball, outside off. Salt cuts it uppishly to the deep point region and finds the ropes again.
5.3 : Yash Thakur to Phil Salt, Full-length in the blockhole. Salt bunts it to mid-on for one.
5.4 : Yash Thakur to Shreyas Iyer, Good delivery! Back of a length, leaves the batter, around off. Iyer pushes at it and gets beaten. 
5.5 : Yash Thakur to Shreyas Iyer, No run.
5.6 : Yash Thakur to Shreyas Iyer, Back of a length, on off. Iyer dabs it to backward point.
6.1 : Shamar Joseph to Phil Salt, Great start for Shamar Joseph to his second spell. It is a good-length ball, outside off. It comes off the deck nicely. Salt looks to go after it but misses.
6.2 : Shamar Joseph to Phil Salt, Pace up this time, on a good-length, on the pads. Phil Salt goes back and flicks it to deep square leg for one.
6.4 : Shamar Joseph to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run.
6.3 : Shamar Joseph to Shreyas Iyer, Shamar Joseph comes back into the attack and has an instant impact. Although, Shreyas Iyer takes it upstairs as he thinks he does not get any bat on it. The UltraEdge confirms that the ball is coming off the pads. 
6.5 : Shamar Joseph to Phil Salt, DROPPED AND SIX! Shamar Joseph still hunting for his first wicket. Third one dropped off his bowling. It is a good-length ball, around the hips. Phil Salt picks it up nicely and pulls it towards deep square leg. Although, he does not get the desired distance on it. 
6.6 : Shamar Joseph to Phil Salt, 2 runs.
0.0 : Strategic break! Kolkata are off to a fast start in a smallish chase. The home side is going at nearly 10 runs to the over and are way ahead of the required rate. Salt has raced to 39 off 20 and will hope to make it into a big score. Lucknow have picked up a couple of wickets but have given away a few easy runs. They need to pick 2-3 wickets in quick time to get back into the match. 
7.1 : Arshad Khan to Shreyas Iyer, TWO WIDES! Arshad Khan starts with a loosener. Good length, down the leg side. Far away from KL Rahul as well. The batters sneak a single, as the umpire signals a wide.
Arshad Khan to Phil Salt, FOUR! Streaky. Very unfortunate for Arshad Khan. It is a good-length delivery, around middle, nipping back in sharly. It catches Salt by surprise, still he somehow manages to get it off the inside edge and the ball races down to the fine leg fence.
7.2 : Arshad Khan to Phil Salt, 1 run.
7.3 : Arshad Khan to Shreyas Iyer, No run.
7.4 : Arshad Khan to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR Stand and delivery. Short ball, outside off. It sits up nicely for Iyer who smacks it straight down the ground for four runs.
7.5 : Arshad Khan to Shreyas Iyer, Slower one, on a short length, in the channel. Iyer looks to chase it but misses.
7.6 : Arshad Khan to Shreyas Iyer, Back of a length, on top of leg. Iyer comes inside the line and swats it to deep square leg for a single. 12 runs come from this over.
Change. Ravi Bishnoi comes into the attack now.
8.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! A short ball, around the hips. Shreyas Iyer rocks back and pulls it towards deep square leg for a boundary.
8.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shreyas Iyer, A slider, down leg. Iyer just flicks it towards short fine.
8.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shreyas Iyer, WIDE! Quicker one this time, going down leg. Shreyas Iyer lets it be. Wide given.
Ravi Bishnoi to Shreyas Iyer, Flatter one, on the stumps. Iyer goes back and tucks it into the leg side for one.
8.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Phil Salt, Floats it up, full and outside off. Phil Salt gets it off the inside edge towards square leg.
8.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Phil Salt, Just a single this time, as Salt pulls this short ball to deep mid-wicket but close to the fielder there.
8.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shreyas Iyer, Two singles on the trot to end the over. Fuller one, outside off. Iyer knocks it down to long off and crosses.
9.1 : Arshad Khan to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Cut away wonderfully. Shreyas Iyer moves to 21, although a run a ball. He is keeping it easy with the big hitter at the other end. Short ball, wide of off. Iyer stays on his back foot and cuts it through the gap at point for a boundary. 
9.2 : Arshad Khan to Shreyas Iyer, LEG BYE! A length ball, around leg. Iyer goes for the flick but misses. It comes off the pads. The batters cross for a leg bye.
9.3 : Arshad Khan to Phil Salt, FOUR! EDGY! Fuller one this time, around middle. It shapes back in sharply. Phil Salt once again manages to find the inside edge. The ball runs down to deep third for four runs.
9.4 : Arshad Khan to Phil Salt, FOUR! Consecutive boundaries this time. The stand moves to 59. Also, Phil Salt brings up his half-century in fine fashion. He has been very explosive at home. It is full, outside off. Salt crunches it through backward point for four runs.
9.5 : Arshad Khan to Phil Salt, Arshad Khan comes 'round the wicket and angles in a full-length ball, outside off. Phil Salt tries to get under it but misses.
9.6 : Arshad Khan to Phil Salt, A length ball, angled into the pads. Salt looks to flick but fails to get any bat on it. The ball rolls into the off side.
10.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run.
10.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Phil Salt, Short ball, outside off. Salt punches it to covers for one.
10.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shreyas Iyer, WIDE! Down the leg side. Easy decision for the umpire.
Ravi Bishnoi to Shreyas Iyer, Shortish, outside off. Salt carves it to deep point for one.
10.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Phil Salt, No run.
10.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Phil Salt, No run.
10.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Phil Salt, Googly, outside off. Salt goes for the cut but fails to connect.
11.1 : Mohsin Khan to Shreyas Iyer, No run.
11.2 : Mohsin Khan to Shreyas Iyer, Wide! Another bumper on the leg peg. Iyer ducks under and lets it go. Wided.
Mohsin Khan to Shreyas Iyer, Slower length ball, on off. Iyer dabs it down to deep third for one.
11.3 : Mohsin Khan to Phil Salt, 1 run.
11.4 : Mohsin Khan to Shreyas Iyer, A mix-up but no damage done! Back of a length on off. Iyer waits and dabs it to the backward point region. Both batters are midway looking for the single. Iyer is ball watching when Salt responds. The fielder has a shy at the stumps but misses. Salt gets back.
11.5 : Mohsin Khan to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run.
11.6 : Mohsin Khan to Phil Salt, FOUR! Easy Pickings! Short of a length, down the leg. Salt goes back and pulls it to the fine leg region for a boundary.
12.1 : Shamar Joseph to Shreyas Iyer, Low full toss, on middle. Iyer works it to wide of long-on for a couple.
12.2 : Shamar Joseph to Shreyas Iyer, Four!
12.3 : Shamar Joseph to Shreyas Iyer, WIDE! Short of a length, down the leg. Iyer pulls and misses. Wide signaled.
Shamar Joseph to Shreyas Iyer, Hard-length, on off. Iyer bunts it back at the bowler.
12.4 : Shamar Joseph to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run.
12.5 : Shamar Joseph to Phil Salt, NO BALL! A low dipping full toss on middle and leg. Salt gets across and helps it to long-on for one. Joseph has overstepped again. No Ball signaled. Free hit coming up.
Shamar Joseph to Shreyas Iyer, No run.
12.6 : Shamar Joseph to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! RACED AWAY! Short of a length, outside off. Iyer cuts and this runs away to the deep third region for a boundary.
0.0 : Strategic break! Lucknow are finding it very difficult to break this third wicket parnetship. Their fielding has been under-par as well. Lucknow did manage to pick create a couple of chances but they could not make the most of it. Kolkata are placed comfortably here to record their first ever win against Lucknow in this competition.
13.1 : Yash Thakur to Phil Salt, WIDE! Spills it full, just outside the tramline. Salt plays and misses. Wide signaled.
Yash Thakur to Phil Salt, Four!
13.2 : Yash Thakur to Phil Salt, FOUR MORE! Poor ball and pays the price! Low full toss, down the leg. Salt helps it to the fine leg region for an easy boundary.
13.3 : Yash Thakur to Phil Salt, Slower length ball, outside off. Salt slaps it hard toward mid-off for a single.
13.4 : Yash Thakur to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run.
13.5 : Yash Thakur to Phil Salt, FOUR! CRUNCHED! Pace-off, on a length, outside off. Salt waits and tonks it to the wide long-off region for another boundary.
13.6 : Yash Thakur to Phil Salt, Shorter, and slower, around off. Salt swivels and pulls it along the carpet to fine leg for a single.
14.1 : Mohsin Khan to Phil Salt, FOUR! Helped away! Short of a length, down the leg. Salt pulls it to the fine leg region for four runs.
14.2 : Mohsin Khan to Phil Salt, SIX! SMOKED! Short of a length, around off. Salt picks the length and hammers it over the deep mid-wicket boundary for a biggie.
14.3 : Mohsin Khan to Phil Salt, 1 run.
14.4 : Mohsin Khan to Shreyas Iyer, Shorter, and slower, around off. Iyer mistimes the pull to short mid-wicket.
14.5 : Mohsin Khan to Shreyas Iyer, On a length, outside off. Iyer cuts it to deep point for a single.
14.6 : Mohsin Khan to Phil Salt, Mohsin Khan pitches it up this time, on off. Salt drives it down the park to long off for a single. Kolkata are just a big hit away now.
15.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Phil Salt, Tossed up on off, Salt knocks it to long-off for one.
15.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shreyas Iyer, LEG BYE! It is a slider, down the leg side. Iyer comes down the track and tries to tickle it away but it catches the pads instead. Leg bye taken.
15.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Phil Salt, Quicker and fuller, on the stumps. Salt eases it back to the bowler.
15.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Phil Salt, FOUR! Here it is. Salt finishes things off in style. Short one, around the hips. Salt swivels and pulls it to deep square leg for a boundary. He remains unbeaten on 89. A sensational knock for the Englishman. Kolkata win the match by 8 wickets.
0.0 : A thumping win for Kolkata who have beaten Lucknow by 8 wickets in a comprehensive manner. Chasing 162 for the win, Kolkata lost Sunil Narine and Angkrish Raghuvanshi inside the powerplay but Phil Salt and Shreyas Iyer added an unbeaten 120 runs from thereon to take their side past the winning line. Salt looked at his absolute best as he unleashed his beast mode and made a smashing 89 off just 47 balls. Shreyas Iyer took his time early on but provided great support to Salt and played his role
KL Rahul, the skipper of Lucknow says that it was a proper hammering and sometimes games like these are tough to digest. Also, we know that every team in this league goes through such defeats. Hopes to come back stronger in the next contest. Mentions that the ball started to nip a little more under the lights. States that they could not execute the shots well and kept finding the fielders. Thinks that they missed and lost the game with the batting itself, as he feels they were some 30 runs shor
Sunil Narine is in for a quick chat. He says that they started well in the Powerplay, and knew they had to keep it tight till the very end. States that once they are in control it is easier to play as a spinner. Hopes to continue the good performance, and informs that all the boys are in good form. Praises Salt for his brilliant batting.
Shreyas Iyer, the skipper of Kolkata, says that it was a comprehensive win. Adds that they did well with the ball and the batting was just icing on the cake. Shares that it was important to bowl the slower ones and minimize the half volleys. States that wickets in between gave them the advantage to put in the attacking effort. Lauds the bowlers who showed great character and were exceptional. Ends by sharing that they need to stay in the present and not take things lightly.
Phil Salt wins the Player of the Match award for his match-winning knock. He starts by saying that he just kept going and batting alongside Shreyas Iyer helped him. Feels like before the lights came on it was a little bit slower, but after that, the ball sat up nicely for them. Mentions that he loves the wicket here. Informs that it has been a good journey for them so far, and he is enjoying it.
Right then, that’s it from this contest but the action continues in the Indian T20 League. The second contest of the day will feature Mumbai and Chennai at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai which will get underway in a short while from now. That game will begin at 7.30 pm IST (2.00 pm GMT). So do join us for the mega clash. Until then, goodbye and cheers!