| 0.1 : 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 : 0.2: Mitchell Starc to Quinton de Kock, Four! |
| 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. |
| 1.5 : 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. |
| 2.6 : 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. |
| 3.4 : 3.4: Vaibhav Arora to Deepak Hooda, Four! |
| 4.2 : 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. |
| 4.4 : 4.4: Mitchell Starc to Deepak Hooda, OUT! c Ramandeep Singh b Mitchell Starc. |
| 5.2 : 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. |
| 5.6 : 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. |
| 9.1 : 9.1: Varun Chakaravarthy to Ayush Badoni, Four! |
| 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 : 10.2: Andre Russell to KL Rahul, OUT! CAUGHT! Pressue, what is that says Russell. He has the last laugh here. |
| 10.3 : 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. |
| 10.5 : 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. |
| 11.2 : 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. |
| 11.4 : 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 |
| 13.1 : 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. |
| 14.4 : 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. |
| 16.3 : 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. |
| 17.2 : 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 : 17.3: Vaibhav Arora to Nicholas Pooran, Six! |
| 18.2 : 18.2: Harshit Rana to Nicholas Pooran, Four! |
| 18.3 : 18.3: 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. |
| 19.1 : 19.1: Mitchell Starc to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! c Phil Salt b Mitchell Starc. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: Mitchell Starc to Arshad Khan, Four! |
| 19.6 : 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. |
| 0.3 : 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. |
| 0.6 : 0.6: Shamar Joseph to Phil Salt, SIX! BANG! |
| 1.3 : 1.3: Mohsin Khan to Sunil Narine, OUT! c Marcus Stoinis b Mohsin Khan. |
| 1.6 : 1.6: Mohsin Khan to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Six! |
| 2.1 : 2.1: Krunal Pandya to Phil Salt, Four! |
| 2.2 : 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 : 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. |
| 3.1 : 3.1: Mohsin Khan to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, OUT! c KL Rahul b Mohsin Khan. |
| 4.4 : 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. |
| 5.1 : 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 : 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. |
| 6.5 : 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. |
| 7.1 : 7.1: 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. |
| 7.4 : 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. |
| 8.1 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 9.3 : 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 : 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. |
| 11.6 : 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. |
| 12.2 : 12.2: Shamar Joseph to Shreyas Iyer, Four! |
| 12.6 : 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. |
| 13.1 : 13.1: Yash Thakur to Phil Salt, Four! |
| 13.2 : 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. |
| 13.5 : 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. |
| 14.1 : 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 : 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. |
| 15.4 : 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. |
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