| 0.2 : 0.2: Vaibhav Arora to Prabhsimran Singh, FOUR! Easy pickings for Prabhsimran Singh. Once again it is full, swinging into the batter. Singh shuffles across a touch and flicks it behind square on the leg side for four runs. |
| 0.5 : 0.5: Vaibhav Arora to Prabhsimran Singh, FOUR! Over the leg side. Prabhsimran Singh gets the second boundary. Punjab off to a solid start. It is full, coming into the batter. Singh flicks it off his pads over mid-wicket for four runs. |
| 0.6 : 0.6: Vaibhav Arora to Prabhsimran Singh, FOUR! Third one for Singh. He has the last laugh here. Kolkata give away 12 runs off the first over. Short one, wide of off. Singh cuts it hard past point. It races away. |
| 1.1 : 1.1: Harshit Rana to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Shikhar Dhawan opens his account with a boundary as well. It is very full, angling across, wide of off. Shikhar Dhawan leans in and slaps it through the cover region for a boundrary. |
| 1.3 : 1.3: Harshit Rana to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Second one for the Punjab skipper. Overpitched, wide outside off. Dhawan frees his arms and flays it over point. One bounce and over the ropes. |
| 2.3: Vaibhav Arora to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Up and over! Short ball, outside off. Dhawan slices it over short third. It races away to the fence. |
| 1.6 : 1.6: Harshit Rana to Prabhsimran Singh, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Harshit Rana does not need a review this time. Rahmanullah Gurbaz moves to the wrong side, but does brilliantly well to recover his stance and takes a stunner here. Prabhsimran Singh gets nicked off this time. It is a good-length ball, nipping into the batter. Singh tries to come forward and flick it away but it catches the outside edge. The ball flies to the right of the keeper. Rahmanullah Gurbaz grabs the catch on his second atte |
| 3.4 : 3.4: Harshit Rana to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Harshit Rana picks up his second wicket in no time. Bhanuka Rajapaksa cannot make an instant impact after coming back into the side. He trudges back on a 3-ball duck. Rana goes full, outside off, angling across. Bhanuka Rajapaksa slashes hard at it but only manages to get a thick outside edge. Rahmanullah Gurbaz makes no mistake behind the sticks and the hosts are elated with this wicket. |
| 4.3 : 4.3: Andre Russell to Liam Livingstone, FOUR! Smacked. Liam Livingstone connects this time and the ball races away to the boundary. It is full, on off. Liam Livingstone slaps it over mid off for a boundary. |
| 4.4 : 4.4: Andre Russell to Liam Livingstone, NO BALL AND FOUR! Here he goes again. Liam Livingstone is back to his best. Very full, on middle. Liam Livingstone wrists it through mid-wicket for four runs. The siren goes off as Russell oversteps. Free Hit coming up. |
| 4.4: Andre Russell to Liam Livingstone, FOUR! Third boundary on the trot! Liam Livingstone is on fire. He makes the most of the Free Hit as well. Pitched up, outside off. Liam Livingstone leans in and smashes it through cover-point for four more. |
| 4.6 : 4.6: Andre Russell to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Andre Russell gives away 19 runs off his first over. Back of a length, on off. Shikhar Dhawan goes for the pull shot but top-edges it over short fine. Suyash Sharma runs after it but the ball lands safely. Eventually, it also sneaks into the boundary. 50 up for Punjab. |
| 5.3 : 5.3: Varun Chakaravarthy to Liam Livingstone, OUT! LBW! A ripper of a delivery from Varun Chakaravarthy and Liam Livingstone has been adjudged out LBW. Livingstone though has a chat with his skipper and reviews it. The UltraEdge is checked first and there's no bat involved. Ball Tracking comes up with the wickets as umpire's call and the on-field decision stands. Coming to the delivery, Varun bowls this one from the back of the hand and angles it in quicker onto off and middle. Livingstone get |
| 5.6 : 5.6: Varun Chakaravarthy to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Nicely played! Angled in flatter and onto middle and leg, Shikhar Dhawan gets down on one knee and gets inside the line to sweep it through backward square leg for a boundary. After the Powerplay, Punjab are 58/3! |
| 7.6: Varun Chakaravarthy to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Deft touch from Shikhar Dhawan. Flatter delivery around off, Dhawan hangs back and opens the face of the bat late to guide it past short third man for a boundary. |
| 10.2 : 10.2: Suyash Sharma to Jitesh Sharma, SIX! High and handsome! This is what the doctor ordered for Punjab. It is flighted and full, on off. Jitesh Sharma gets low and smokes it over the square leg fence for a maximum. |
| 10.5 : 10.5: Suyash Sharma to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Shikhar Dhawan now joins the party. A low full toss, outside off. Shikhar Dhawan reverse sweeps it over backward point. It races away. |
| 11.2 : 11.2: Sunil Narine to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Excellent shot. Shikhar Dhawan moves into his 40s. It is floated and full, outside off. Shikhar Dhawan changes his stance and reverse sweeps it over point. One bounce and over the ropes. |
| 11.3 : 11.3: Sunil Narine to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Through the gap this time. It is full, outside off. Dhawan gets low and drags his sweep behind square on the leg side for four runs. These two are turning on the heat now for Punjab. |
| 12.3: Varun Chakaravarthy to Jitesh Sharma, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Rahmanullah Gurbaz takes a sharp catch standing up to the stumps. Varun Chakaravarthy gets his second wicket, this time to get rid of a dangerous Jitesh Sharma. It is a leg-breaker, outside off. Jitesh Sharma tries to play it cute, by opening the face of the bat late. Although, he only manages to get a feather on it. Rahmanullah Gurbaz makes an easy work of it. |
| 13.3: Sunil Narine to Shikhar Dhawan, SIX! Fifty up for the Punjab skipper. He gets his half-to in fine fashion. It is tossed up, outside off. Dhawan shuffles, gets low and slogs it over the square leg fence for a maximum. |
| 14.4 : 14.4: Nitish Rana to Shikhar Dhawan, OUT! CAUGHT! Nitish Rana does the trick for his side. The Kolkata skipper puts his hand up this time and has the final laugh here. He gets rid of a set-batter. Much-needed wicket for his side. It is floated and full, around off. Shikhar Dhawan tries to go downtown but does not get enough power on his shot. The ball flies straight down the throat of Vaibhav Arora at long on, who takes a sharp catch. |
| 14.5 : 14.5: Nitish Rana to Rishi Dhawan, FOUR! Rishi Dhawan is not here to waste time. He winds up first ball and gets a boundary. Tossed up, on middle. Dhawan flicks it over mid-wicket and finds the fence. |
| 16.1 : 16.1: Varun Chakaravarthy to Rishi Dhawan, SIX! BANG! Rishi Dhawan is playing a bit of a blinder here. This is short on leg stump, Dhawan picks up the length early and pulls it flat over the square leg fence for a maximum. |
| 16.5 : 16.5: Varun Chakaravarthy to Rishi Dhawan, OUT! TIMBER! Varun Chakaravarthy with a great comeback and he gives Rishi Dhawan a bit of a stare as well. This is pushed through quicker, at 101 clicks and a touch fuller on off stump. Dhawan gets down on one knee and looks for the slog sweep but is beaten on length as well as for pace. The ball sneaks through before castling into the stumps and Dhawan departs after a decent cameo. |
| 17.2 : 17.2: Suyash Sharma to Sam Curran, OUT! TAKEN! Another one bites the dust and its yet another catch for Rahmanullah Gurbaz with the gloves on. Suyash Sharma tosses this one up on a length and on middle and leg. Sam Curran gets down on one knee and looks to slog it away but mistimes it completely. The ball takes the top edge and goes high toward short mid-wicket. The bowler runs toward it but the keeper calls for it and takes a brilliant catch. |
| 18.1 : 18.1: Vaibhav Arora to Harpreet Brar, FOUR! Streaky but will do nicely! Pitched up around off, angling away. Harpreet Brar backs away and looks to open up the off side but gets it off the outer half of the bat over short third man and into the fence for a boundary. |
| 18.6 : 18.6: Vaibhav Arora to Harpreet Brar, FOUR! A third boundary in the over and 15 runs come off it, a good one for Punjab. Just misses the yorker and serves a low full toss outside off. Harpreet Brar gets under it and thumps it over mid off for a boundary. |
| 19.1 : 19.1: Harshit Rana to Shahrukh Khan, SIX! BOOM! Harshit Rana serves it in the slot around off, Shahrukh Khan gets under it and gets a hold of it as well, launching it right back over the bowler's head for a biggie. Also, Kolkata have an additional fielder inside the ring for the final over due to a slow over rate. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: Harshit Rana to Shahrukh Khan, FOUR! Short and wide, there to be hit. Shahrukh Khan stands tall and slaps it away wide of point and picks up a boundary. 10 off the first two deliveries! |
| 19.3 : 19.3: Harshit Rana to Shahrukh Khan, FOUR! Another boundary and all of a sudden, Punjab inching close to the 180 mark. This is on a good length and around off, nothing wrong with the delivery, Shahrukh Khan throws his hands at it and gets a thick outside edge over short third man for a boundary. |
| 19.5 : 19.5: Harshit Rana to Harpreet Brar, SIX! That is into the crowd! A length ball, right in the slot around middle and leg. Harpreet Brar gets the front leg out of the way and smokes it a long way over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 8.5: Suyash Sharma to Jitesh Sharma, SIX! Jitesh Sharma has had enough and frees his arms now. A real drag down by Suyash Sharma outside off, Jitesh rocks back and bludgeons it over the long on fence for a biggie. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: Vaibhav Arora to Shahrukh Khan, FOUR! Short and bowled into the pitch outside off, Shahrukh Khan gets on top of the bounce and pulls it brilliantly past square leg for a boundary. The 150 is now up for Punjab. |
| 1.1 : 1.1: Arshdeep Singh to Jason Roy, FOUR! Good swing but an even better shot from Jason Roy. This is a bit fuller on leg stump and swinging back in, Roy just flicks it away in front of mid-wicket and pierces the gap for the first boundary of the chase. |
| 2.1: Rishi Dhawan to Jason Roy, FOUR! Jason Roy comes forward and picks the slower one before playing a controlled pull shot well in front of mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 2.4 : 2.4: Rishi Dhawan to Jason Roy, FOUR! Easy pickings! Length ball on the pads, Jason Roy helps it away wide of the man at short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 3.1 : 3.1: Arshdeep Singh to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, SIX! Wow, what a shot! On a good length and angling across the off stump. Rahmanullah Gurbaz is quick to shuffle across and get inside the line before whipping it over the backward square leg fence for a maximum. |
| 3.2 : 3.2: Arshdeep Singh to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, FOUR! Hammered away! Arshdeep Singh bowls a good full ball on off stump and gets it to swing back in but Rahmanullah Gurbaz plays a solid straight drive past his partner at the other end and picks up a boundary. |
| 3.6 : 3.6: Arshdeep Singh to Jason Roy, FOUR! Swatted away! Another slower short ball well outside the off stump. Jason Roy doesn't move his feet and has to reach for it but manages to get it uppishly and through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 4.4 : 4.4: Nathan Ellis to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, OUT! LBW! A loud appeal for LBW from Nathan Ellis and the finger goes up. Rahmanullah Gurbaz though opts for the review. Brilliant change of pace from Ellis as he bowls it at just 110 clicks and gets it full and straight as well. Gurbaz comes forward and tries to flick it away but misses and gets struck right in front. UltraEdge shows that there's no bat on it and Ball Tracking comes up with three reds. The on-field decision stands and Ellis picks up a |
| 5.2 : 5.2: Sam Curran to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Up and over! Rana gets his first boundary of the chase. Back of a length, on off. Rana swivels and pulls it towards cow corner. There is no man there in the deep and it easily crosses the ropes. |
| 5.5 : 5.5: Sam Curran to Jason Roy, FOUR! Freebie really for Roy. It is a length ball, on the pads. Roy stays back and flicks it behind square on the leg side. He finds the gap this time and the boundary as well. |
| 5.6 : 5.6: Sam Curran to Jason Roy, FOUR! Jason Roy is having a lot of fun at his home venue. He is loving life in Eden Gardens. Back of a length, on middle. Roy gets on top of it and pulls it powerfully through mid-wicket for four runs. |
| 6.5 : 6.5: Liam Livingstone to Jason Roy, FOUR! Roy races away to 34 runs now. A full toss, way outside leg. Jason Roy gets low and helps it down to fine leg for four runs. |
| 6.6 : 6.6: Liam Livingstone to Jason Roy, FOUR! Consecutive boundaries to end the over with! Liam Livingstone gives away 11 runs in his first over. Back of a length, outside off. Jason Roy stays back and crunches it through cover-point for a cracking boundary. |
| 7.2 : 7.2: Harpreet Brar to Jason Roy, OUT! CAUGHT! Harpreet Brar comes into the attack and makes an instant impact as he gets rid of Jason Roy who was looking to be in incredible form. It is tossed up, around off. Jason Roy gets down on one knee and slog sweeps it to deep mid-wicket. Although, he does not get the desired distance on it. Shahrukh Khan in the deep completes the catch and spreads some kind of discomfort amongst the home fans. |
| 10.1 : 10.1: Liam Livingstone to Nitish Rana, FOUR! This is tossed up on off stump, Nitish Rana leans on and hits through the line of the ball over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 10.2 : 10.2: Liam Livingstone to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Top shot! Drifted in from around off, Nitish Rana skips down the track and lofts it inside-out over extra cover to make it two boundaries in a row. |
| 10.3 : 10.3: Liam Livingstone to Nitish Rana, SIX! Crunched! Drops it short now does Liam Livingstone and bowls it around off. Nitish Rana muscles it off the back foot and gets it over the cow corner fence for a maximum. 14 off the over already. |
| 12.1 : 12.1: Sam Curran to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Edged away! Full and outside off, Nitish Rana with a flashy drive but the ball takes the outside edge and races away into the third man fence. |
| 12.6 : 12.6: Sam Curran to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Full and wide again, Nitish Rana drives it firmly and square of the wicket toward the cover-point fence. Nathan Ellis from deep cover runs to his right and slides in to save a couple of runs for his side. It seems like Ellis touched the ropes while getting up and the replays confirm the same, so, it will be a boundary. |
| 13.2 : 13.2: Rahul Chahar to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Punished! Short and just a bit wide, Nitish Rana picks up the length early and rocks back before cutting it hard in front of point for a boundary. |
| 13.4 : 13.4: Rahul Chahar to Venkatesh Iyer, OUT! CAUGHT! A half-hearted attempt from Venkatesh Iyer to break the shackles but it doesn't come off. This is nicely bowled though by Rahul Chahar as he tosses it up and it is the googly as well. This is flighted around off and Iyer skips down the track trying to lift it over long off. Iyer gets beaten in the flight and by the turn as well and ends up slicing it high toward long off. Liam Livingstone there takes a solid catch and Kolkata lose their third |
| 14.6 : 14.6: Nathan Ellis to Andre Russell, FOUR! Manages to get it away! A good slower bumper by Nathan Ellis, right around the batter's helmet. Andre Russell crouches a bit and just goes after it. The ball takes the top edge and just goes over the keeper and into the fine leg fence. 58 required now off 20 balls. |
| 15.2 : 15.2: Rahul Chahar to Nitish Rana, OUT! CAUGHT! Nitish Rana could not complete the job for his side. He holes out after making his half-century. Liam Livingstone with a stunning sliding catch. Kolkata now are in a spot of bother. Poor, poor decision making from the Kolkata skipper. He only has himself to blame for his wicket. It is tossed up, around middle. Nitish Rana switches his stance and goes for the reverse hit. The ball though lobs over wide mid off. Liam Livingstone rushes to his rig |
| 16.1 : 16.1: Nathan Ellis to Andre Russell, FOUR! The crowd has come back to life with this boundary. Nathan Ellis follows Andre Russell down the leg side with a slower ball. Andre Russell reads it early and flicks it over square leg for four runs. Exceptional shot. |
| 16.3 : 16.3: Nathan Ellis to Rinku Singh, SIX! BANG! Rinku Singh does what he does best. He finds the boundary at will. It is full, on leg. Rinku Singh gets low and smokes it over the square leg fence for a biggie. |
| 17.2 : 17.2: Arshdeep Singh to Andre Russell, FOUR! The big man connects this time and the ball is going in only one direction, and that is the boundary. It is very full, sliding down leg. Andre Russell uses the angle and tickles it down to square leg. It races away to the fence. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: Arshdeep Singh to Rinku Singh, FOUR! Rinku Singh doing the talking with the bat, with some rub of the green. He moves to 14 off just 5 balls. Arshdeep Singh follows the batter outside leg with a full ball. Rinku Singh gets an inside edge on it. The ball runs down to the fine leg fence. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: Sam Curran to Andre Russell, SIX! Andre Russell puts this one in the stands. He says it is game on. It is very full, on the pads. Andre Russell just needed his wrists here to send it way back into the stands past the square leg fence. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: Sam Curran to Andre Russell, SIX! BANG! DRE RUSS IS BACK! It is very full, on leg stump. Andre Russell clears his front leg and tonks it over the square leg fence. 13 now needed in 9 balls. |
| 18.5 : 18.5: Sam Curran to Andre Russell, SIX! ALL THE WAY! Flat and hard! Dre Russ you beauty. Back of a length ball, outside off. Andre Russell waits for it and slots it home for a biggie over the point fence. Sam Curran has been taken to the cleaners here. One more delivery to go. |
| 19.5: Arshdeep Singh to Andre Russell, OUT! RUN OUT! OH NO! What has happened here. It is a slower bouncer, outside off. Andre Russell slashes hard at it but misses it completely. The ball goes straight to the keep but Rinku Singh still calls for a single. Andre Russell is late to react and Arshdeep Singh collects the ball and takes the bails off. The replays confirm that Andre Russell is short of the crease. |
| 19.6 : 19.6: Arshdeep Singh to Rinku Singh, FOUR! HERE ARE THE WINNING RUNS! Rinku Singh, you beauty! It is a full toss, down the leg side. Rinku Singh picks it up nice and early, and whips it down to fine leg. One bounce and into the ropes. The party has started in Kolkata. The hosts win the game by 5 wickets. |
Google +
Facebook
Twitter
Whatsapp