| 0.0 : TOSS - Sam Curran calls it right and Punjab have elected to BOWL first. |
| Punjab (Playing XI) - Sam Curran (C), Jonny Bairstow (In place of Liam Livingstone), Rilee Rossouw, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh. |
| Impact Players for Punjab - Prabhsimran Singh, Rishi Dhawan, Vidwath Kaverappa, Shivam Singh, Prince Choudhary. |
| Kolkata (Playing XI) - Phil Salt (WK), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (C), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Dushmantha Chameera (In place of Mitchell Starc), Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana. |
| Impact Players for Kolkata - Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Rahmanullah Gurbaz.  |
| Sam Curran, the skipper of Punjab opts to bowl first and says it is nice to be away from home and the boys are excited to play at a ground like this. Mentions that they have tried a few different things but now is the crunch time and they will need to win some games. Concludes that Liam Livingstone misses out and Jonny Bairstow comes back and hopes for a few of them to put up their hand and perform well. |
| Shreyas Iyer, the captain of Kolkata says that they the thing that has pleased him the most is that different player have stepped up at different times. Tells that they hope to get to a good start and post a good total on the board. Informs Mitchell Starc got a cut on his finger in the last game and Dushmantha Chameera replaces him. |
| The bell has been rung and we are all set to begin now! The two umpires walk out to the middle followed by the Punjab players who spread out to take their respective field positions. Phil Salt and Sunil Narine are the two openers for Kolkata. Sam Curran, the skipper has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play... |
| 0.1 : Sam Curran to Phil Salt, Starts well does Sam Curran! Steams from over the wicket and bangs this on a fuller length and into that leg stump line, Phil Salt tucks it to mid-wicket off his pads. |
| 0.2 : Sam Curran to Phil Salt, Kolkata and Phil Salt are underway! Curran bowls this fuller and angling it away outside off, Phil Salt reaches out and slashes it over to deep backward point for a single. |
| 0.3 : Sam Curran to Sunil Narine, FOUR! Wow, that's some way to get off the mark! Curran overpitches this outside off and on a fuller length looking for some away movement, Sunil Narine stands rooted and crisps it over cover for a boundary. |
| 0.4 : Sam Curran to Sunil Narine, No run. |
| 0.5 : Sam Curran to Sunil Narine, And again! Takes pace off and lands this on a good nagging length outside off getting the ball to nip back a bit. Sunil Narine makes some room and looks for the big slice but misses out as the ball whizzes past the off stump. |
| 0.6 : Sam Curran to Sunil Narine, Goes a touch fuller on off stump line, Sunil Narine slices it over to deep backward point for a couple of runs to end the first over. |
| Arshdeep Singh to share the attack. |
| 1.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Phil Salt, Great delivery to start off! Comes from over the wicket and bangs the deck on a hard length, outside off, Phil Salt looks to whack it across the line but gets beaten. |
| 1.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Phil Salt, Bowls this wider on off, on a shorter length, Phil Salt takes a couple of steps ahead and looks to pull it across the line but mistimes it to the leg side. |
| 1.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Phil Salt, Fractionally fuller and outside off, Phil Salt drives it neatly to wide of mid off for a single. |
| 1.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Sunil Narine, WIDE! Takes pace off and bowls this one fuller and well outside that guideline on off, Sunil Narine leaves it alone for a wide. |
| 1.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Sunil Narine, SIX! Picked up to perfection! Arshdeep Singh digs this one short and over middle, Sunil Narine gets his weight back and nails the pull over mid-wicket for the first maximum of the game. |
| 1.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Sunil Narine, WIDE! And again! Tries to swing the ball away on a fuller length and lands it wayward on off for another wide. |
| Arshdeep Singh to Sunil Narine, FOUR! Easy pickings this for Sunil Narine! Arshdeep Singh serves a juicy full toss outside off, Sunil Narine gets down the deck and whacks this over mid on for four more runs. |
| 1.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Sunil Narine, Gets it right this time! Hits the perfect length around off and gets the ball to swing away off the deck, Sunil Narine looks for the expansive drive but gets beaten. |
| 0.0 : Harshal Patel replaces Sam Curran. |
| 2.1 : Harshal Patel to Phil Salt, Starts from over the wicket and angles this into the right-hander on a fuller length at 123.3 kph, Phil Salt looks to flick but gets a leading edge over the bowler's head for a single. |
| 2.2 : Harshal Patel to Sunil Narine, 1 run. |
| 2.3 : Harshal Patel to Phil Salt, SIX! BANG! That's huge! Fuller into the stumps, Phil Salt just clears his front leg and clobbers it over mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 2.4 : Harshal Patel to Phil Salt, Four! |
| 2.5 : Harshal Patel to Phil Salt, SIX! Absolutely smoked outta here! Harshal Patel drops the length short and bowls it over middle ad leg, Phil Salt opens up his stance and launches this over deep square leg fence for a maximum. |
| 2.6 : Harshal Patel to Phil Salt, Good comeback delivery to end the over. Takes pace off and bowls this outside off on a fuller length, Phil Salt looks to squeeze it through off but gets beaten. |
| 0.0 : Kagiso Rabada comes into the attack now. |
| 3.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Sunil Narine, Starts from over the wicket and lands this on a good length but into the pads, Sunil Narine flicks it uppishly to deep square leg for a single. |
| 3.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Phil Salt, FOUR! That was a beautiful hit with great balance! Rabada overpitches this outside off and looks for some swing, Phil Salt leans on it and drives it over cover for a boundary. |
| 3.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Phil Salt, WIDE! Digs this a touch shorter in length but down leg for a wide. |
| Kagiso Rabada to Phil Salt, Goes fuller and into the pads, Phil Salt flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 3.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Sunil Narine, FOUR! That's poor bowling and rightly punished! Kagiso Rabada bowls a full toss over middle and off, Sunil Narine swings this wide of long on for a boundary. |
| 3.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Sunil Narine, Six! |
| 3.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Sunil Narine, FOUR! This is some show! Rabada looks for the wide yorker and lands a full toss outside off, Sunil Narine just waits back and drives it through covers for four more runs to end the over. |
| 4.1 : Sam Curran to Phil Salt, Angles across the slower one on a good length, outside off, Phil Salt looks to cut it away on off but misses out on connection. |
| 4.2 : Sam Curran to Phil Salt, FOUR! Width on offer and Phil Salt poaches on this one! Sam Curran bowls this wider on off and on a length, Phil Salt drives it beautifully over cover for a boundary. |
| 4.3 : Sam Curran to Phil Salt, Takes pace off and hits the length outside off, Phil Salt chops it to backward point off the inner half of the bat for one. |
| 4.4 : Sam Curran to Sunil Narine, Attacks the stumps on a fuller length, Sunil Narine flicks it off the cue end of the bat to square leg for a single. |
| 4.5 : Sam Curran to Phil Salt, Drops the length short and bowls it on middle and off, the ball stays low off the deck and Phil Salt pulls it all along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 4.6 : Sam Curran to Sunil Narine, FOUR! Not a bad ball from Curran but Sunil Narine gets enough on it to send it away for a boundary. Curran nails the yorker into the leg stump line, Sunil Narine looks to dig it out and gets a thick outside edge past short fine leg for four more runs. |
| 5.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Phil Salt, FOUR! Up and over! Arshdeep Singh takes pace off and bowls this on a good length, outside off, Phil Salt slashes hard at it and slices it over point for a boundary. |
| 5.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Phil Salt, Right in the blockhole, outside off, angling away, Phil Salt fails to squeeze it away this time. |
| 5.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Phil Salt, Got away with that one! A low full toss, outside off, Phil Salt drills it straight to extra covers. |
| 5.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Phil Salt, Another full toss but Arshdeep Singh gets lucky again! Phil Salt drives it straight to extra covers once more. |
| 5.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Phil Salt, DROPPED! Phil Salt gets a life now! Pitched up and around off, Phil Salt lofts it hard and aerially towards mid off, Sam Curran gets into an awkward position and spills it out. They cross. Punjab have given a second chance to both the openers now. How costly will that prove? We will see. |
| 5.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Sunil Narine, Yet another full toss, on middle, Sunil Narine clips it towards deep mid-wicket for just one. Just 6 runs off the over then! Kolkata finish the Powerplay with 76 for no loss. |
| 0.0 : Strategic break! Yet again, Kolkata have started strongly, with both Sunil Narine and Phil Salt firing all cylinders on. This break might offer a crucial respite for Punjab, who have faltered and faced consequences with their ordinary bowling effort and their display in the field. |
| 6.1 : Rahul Chahar to Sunil Narine, No run. |
| 6.2 : Rahul Chahar to Sunil Narine, FOUR! Never knew Sunil Narine had that in his locker! Rahul Chahar bowls this flatter, full and on middle, Sunil Narine changes his stance completely and nails the switch hit over point for a boundary. |
| 6.3 : Rahul Chahar to Sunil Narine, Pushed through quicker, short and around middle, Sunil Narine goes for the switch hit again but gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 6.4 : Rahul Chahar to Sunil Narine, Flighted, full and on middle, Sunil Narine goes down and swipes it towards square leg for a single. |
| 6.5 : Rahul Chahar to Phil Salt, DROPPED AGAIN! Butter fingers for Punjab players! |
| 6.6 : Rahul Chahar to Sunil Narine, A bit short and on off, Sunil Narine stays back and steers it to short third man for one. |
| 7.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Sunil Narine, Goes for the slower one, full but this is way outside off, Sunil Narine leaves it alone. Wided. |
| Kagiso Rabada to Sunil Narine, A bouncer now but this one is too high for the batter, Sunil Narine lets it go again. It is called a wide. |
| Kagiso Rabada to Sunil Narine, This is on a good length and outside off, angling away, Sunil Narine throws his bat at it but fails to connect. |
| 7.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Sunil Narine, FOUR! Just wide! |
| 7.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Sunil Narine, FOUR! FIFTY FOR NARINE! Yet another half-century for him and a quick-fire one as well. This is short of a length and outside off, Sunil Narine tries to cut it away, gets a top edge that flies over short third man for a boundary. Narine celebrates by pointing the bat towards his team's hut. |
| 7.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Sunil Narine, Fullish and on off, Sunil Narine moves across and heaves it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 7.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Phil Salt, Change of pace, full but down the leg side, Phil Salt misses his flick. Wided once more. |
| Kagiso Rabada to Phil Salt, FOUR! Nicely played! Pitched up and angling into the pads, Phil Salt goes down and swipes it away wide of short fine leg for four more more runs. |
| 7.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Phil Salt, SIX! BANG! Absolute Carnage in Kolkata! Kagiso Rabada bowls this slower, back of a length and on middle, Phil Salt waits for it this time and pulls it over the vacant deep backward square leg fence for a biggie. That also brings up the 100-run partnership between the openers. |
| 8.1 : Rahul Chahar to Sunil Narine, SIX! Fine use of the feet! This is tossed up and around middle, Sunil Narine skips down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and tonks it over the bowler's head for a maximum. |
| 8.2 : Rahul Chahar to Sunil Narine, A huge shout for LBW, and up goes the finger! However, Sunil Narine takes the review straight away. This one is floated, full and on middle, turns in a bit, Sunil Narine goes to slog across the line but misses and gets hit on the pads. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved but Ball Tracking shows that it is going over the wickets. The extra bounce saves Narine here. A good review from Kolkata! |
| 8.3 : Rahul Chahar to Sunil Narine, Short and on off, Sunil Narine punches it down to long off for a single. |
| 8.4 : Rahul Chahar to Phil Salt, Four! |
| 8.5 : Rahul Chahar to Phil Salt, 2 runs. |
| 8.6 : Rahul Chahar to Phil Salt, Flighted, full and on middle, Phil Salt tries to heave across the line but gets an inside edge onto his thigh pads as the ball goes nowhere. |
| Harshal Patel (1-0-18-0) comes back into the attack. |
| 9.1 : Harshal Patel to Sunil Narine, FOUR! A bit streaky! |
| 9.2 : Harshal Patel to Sunil Narine, A good wide yorker, outside off, Sunil Narine moves across but fails to dig it out this time. |
| 9.3 : Harshal Patel to Sunil Narine, SIX! Down the ground! Harshal Patel tries the slower one, full and on middle, in the slot as well, Sunil Narine picks it up early, gets under it well and smokes it over the long on fence for a biggie. |
| 9.4 : Harshal Patel to Sunil Narine, Pitched up, outside off, Sunil Narine moves across and mistimes his lofted shot towards long on for a single. |
| 9.5 : Harshal Patel to Phil Salt, SIX! Phil Salt's turn now! Harshal Patel takes pace off again but bowls this right in the slot, Phil Salt clears his front leg away and launches it high and handsomely over the long on fence for another maximum. |
| 9.6 : Harshal Patel to Phil Salt, NO BALL! |
| Harshal Patel to Phil Salt, A good slower one this time, full and on off, Phil Salt steps across for the slog but mistimes it in the air towards long on for just one. 19 runs off the over! |
| 10.1 : Rahul Chahar to Phil Salt, Goes fuller and just around that off stump line, Phil Salt drives it on the full to long off for a single. |
| 10.2 : Rahul Chahar to Sunil Narine, OUT! c Jonny Bairstow b Rahul Chahar. |
| 0.0 : Venkatesh Iyer gets a promotion and walks out to bat at number 3. |
| 10.3 : Rahul Chahar to Venkatesh Iyer, No run. |
| 10.4 : Rahul Chahar to Venkatesh Iyer, Four! |
| 10.5 : Rahul Chahar to Venkatesh Iyer, LEG BYES! Bowls this fuller and into the pads, Venkatesh Iyer looks to flick but gets clipped on the pads as the ba; trickles down to short fine leg for a single. |
| 10.6 : Rahul Chahar to Phil Salt, 1 run. |
| 0.0 : Change. |
| 11.1 : Harpreet Brar to Phil Salt, Starts from around the wickets and flotas this on a fuller length and outside off, Phil Salt drives it to deep point for a single. |
| 11.2 : Harpreet Brar to Venkatesh Iyer, Flatter and fuller into middle and off, Venkatesh Iyer shimmies down the track and tucks it in front of wide long on for a couple of runs. |
| 11.3 : Harpreet Brar to Venkatesh Iyer, 2 runs. |
| 11.4 : Harpreet Brar to Venkatesh Iyer, 1 run. |
| 11.5 : Harpreet Brar to Phil Salt, Drags down the length outside off, Phil Salt drives it off the back foot to cover for a single. |
| 11.6 : Harpreet Brar to Venkatesh Iyer, Lands this nice and full into the stumps, Venkatesh Iyer digs it back to the bowler on a bounce. |
| 0.0 : Sam Curran comes back into the attack now. |
| 12.1 : Sam Curran to Phil Salt, SIX! Just past long off! Curran bowls this fuller and outside off, Phil Salt gets down on one knee and drills it straight past long off for a maximum.  |
| 12.2 : Sam Curran to Phil Salt, Six! |
| 12.3 : Sam Curran to Phil Salt, OUT! b Sam Curran. |
| 0.0 : A huge roar from the crowd as Dre Russ comes out to the middle now. |
| 12.4 : Sam Curran to Andre Russell, No run. |
| 12.5 : Sam Curran to Andre Russell, FOUR! Just gets enough to get off the mark with a boundary. Sam Curran digs this one short with pace on it, over off, Andre Russell is caught off guard and looks to ramp and manages to get the top half of the willow on it sending the ball over the keeper's head for four runs. |
| 12.6 : Sam Curran to Andre Russell, 2 runs. |
| 0.0 : Strategic-Break! Punjab have managed to pull things back slightly by getting rid of both the set openers. They will look to maintain this and pick up a couple of wickets to slow things down more. Kolkata will hope that their batters can use this excellent start and post a mighty total on the board. An exciting phase of cricket awaits us. |
| 13.1 : Rahul Chahar to Venkatesh Iyer, Tosses this full and on off, Venkatesh Iyer presses ahead and cuts it to point. |
| 13.2 : Rahul Chahar to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! How well was that placed? Top shot! Chahar flights this one into the stumps on a fuller length, Venkatesh Iyer gets low on one knee and sweeps it past deep square leg for a boundary. |
| 13.3 : Rahul Chahar to Venkatesh Iyer, Drops the length a bit over off, Venkatesh Iyer cuts it through cover for a single, |
| 13.4 : Rahul Chahar to Andre Russell, Digs this short and over off, Andre Russell covers the line and tucks it square of the wicket on leg for a single. |
| 13.5 : Rahul Chahar to Venkatesh Iyer, Bowls this fuller and on off and gets the ball to turn away, Venkatesh Iyer rocks back and toe ends it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 13.6 : Rahul Chahar to Andre Russell, No run. |
| Harpreet Brar is back on. |
| 14.1 : Harpreet Brar to Venkatesh Iyer, 1 run. |
| 14.2 : Harpreet Brar to Andre Russell, No run. |
| 14.3 : Harpreet Brar to Andre Russell, SIX! That's smoked! |
| 14.4 : Harpreet Brar to Andre Russell, Fuller and around that off stump line, Andre Russell hits it straight to the fielder at point. |
| 14.5 : Harpreet Brar to Andre Russell, 1 run. |
| 14.6 : Harpreet Brar to Venkatesh Iyer, SIX! A great over this for Kolkata and they will now look to press hard! |
| Arshdeep Singh has been brought back into the attack now. He has conceded 19 runs in his two overs. |
| 15.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Andre Russell, Fuller one, outside off, angling further away, Andre Russell goes hard at it but fails to connect. Wided. |
| Arshdeep Singh to Andre Russell, SIX! BOOM! Dre Russ connects this time alright! Arshdeep Singh tries the yorker but misses it and bowls this in the slot, on middle, Andre Russell clears his front leg and dispatches it over the bowler's head for a biggie. |
| 15.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Andre Russell, Pitches it up, way outside off, Andre Russell tries his best to reach it but misses. Another wide! |
| Arshdeep Singh to Andre Russell, Another full delivery, outside off, well outside off, Andre Russell leaves it again. Third wide of the over. |
| Arshdeep Singh to Andre Russell, DROPPED AND FOUR! Sloppy again from Punjab! This is full and outside off once more, Andre Russell goes for the big slog but gets an outside edge behind, Jitesh Sharma dives to his right to grab it with his right hand but only parries it away to the third man fence for a boundary. It would have carried to Ashutosh Sharma at wide first slip if Jitesh left it. |
| 15.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Andre Russell, OUT! c Harshal Patel b Arshdeep Singh. |
| 0.0 : The skipper, Shreyas Iyer walks out to bat next for Kolkata. |
| 15.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Shreyas Iyer, Back of a length and around off, Shreyas Iyer punches it wide of deep point for a couple of runs to get off the mark. |
| 15.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Shreyas Iyer, Short of a length and on middle, Shreyas Iyer pulls it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 15.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Venkatesh Iyer, Arshdeep Singh nails the wide yorker this time, Venkatesh Iyer tries to squeeze it away but toe-ends it back to the bowler. |
| 16.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Shreyas Iyer, On a length and around off, Shreyas Iyer slices it on the bounce to deep point for a single. |
| 16.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Venkatesh Iyer, Good change of pace! This is short of a length and on middle, Venkatesh Iyer uses his feet but gets deceived by the lack of pace, mistimes his pull wide of deep mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 16.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! Fine shot! Kagiso Rabada lands this back of a length, outside off, Venkatesh Iyer gets the chance to free hs arms and smashes it over extra covers for a boundary. |
| 16.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Venkatesh Iyer, Overpitched and on off, Venkatesh Iyer drills it straight to mid off. |
| 16.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Venkatesh Iyer, In the air...safe! Kagiso Rabada bangs this into the pitch, on middle, Venkatesh Iyer gets hurried into his hook shot and mistimes it, the ball goes in the air but lands safely in front of deep square leg. They cross. |
| 16.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Shreyas Iyer, Slower bouncer again, on middle, Shreyas Iyer pulls it off the toe-end of his bat to deep square leg for one. Just 9 runs off the over! |
| Sam Curran comes on to bowl his final over. |
| 17.1 : Sam Curran to Shreyas Iyer, In the blockhole, on middle, Shreyas Iyer digs it out towards mid off for a single. |
| 17.2 : Sam Curran to Venkatesh Iyer, Fuller and on off, Venkatesh Iyer lofts it towards long off for a run. |
| 17.3 : Sam Curran to Shreyas Iyer, SIX! Got hold of that one! |
| 17.4 : Sam Curran to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Glorious shot! Sam Curran serves this full and outside off, Shreyas Iyer holds his shape nicely and thrashes it wide of long off for a boundary now. |
| 17.5 : Sam Curran to Shreyas Iyer, SIX! Into the crowd! Best of the lot this one! Sam Curran pitches it up, on the pads, Shreyas Iyer uses the flick of the wrists brilliantly and whips it way over the deep square leg fence for another biggie. |
| 17.6 : Sam Curran to Shreyas Iyer, SIX MORE! Skipper on fire at his own den! Sam Curran continues with his fuller length, outside off this time, Shreyas Iyer fetches it, opens the face of the bat slightly in the end and thumps it over the deep point fence for the third maximum of the over. |
| 18.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Venkatesh Iyer, SIX! ANOTHER ONE! Venkatesh Iyer joins the party now! |
| 18.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Venkatesh Iyer, Full and on off, Venkatesh Iyer drills it towards long off for a single. |
| 18.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Shreyas Iyer, OUT! STRAIGHT TO THE FIELDER! |
| Rinku Singh walks out to bat at number 6 for Kolkata. |
| 18.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Rinku Singh, Oh..what was that? Arshdeep Singh pitches it up, outside off, Rinku Singh changes his stance to reverse scoop but is nowhere near the ball. Clever bowling! |
| 18.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Rinku Singh, Overpitched and on off, Rinku Singh drills it towards long off for one. |
| 18.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Venkatesh Iyer, 2 runs. |
| 0.0 : Harshal Patel (2-0-37-0) will bowl the final over of the innings. |
| 19.1 : Harshal Patel to Rinku Singh, FOUR! Put away! Harshal Patel bowls a full toss, outside off, Rinku Singh only has to get some bat on that and slices it over short third man for a boundary. 250 up for Kolkata now! |
| 19.2 : Harshal Patel to Rinku Singh, OUT! TAKEN! A fantastci catch! |
| 0.0 : Ramandeep Singh walks out to bat next for Kolkata. |
| 19.3 : Harshal Patel to Ramandeep Singh, SIX! BANG! Ramandeep Singh gets off the mark in style! |
| 19.4 : Harshal Patel to Ramandeep Singh, Swing and a miss! Harshal Patel goes slower again, full and outside off, Ramandeep Singh has a swipe across the line but misses. He takes the review but the replay shows that it is inside the tramline and not a wide. |
| 19.5 : Harshal Patel to Ramandeep Singh, Another swing and a miss! |
| 19.6 : Harshal Patel to Venkatesh Iyer, Fuller one but way outside off, Venkatesh Iyer leaves it alone. Wided. |
| Harshal Patel to Venkatesh Iyer, OUT! RUN OUT! An anti-climatic end to the innings then! |
| 0.0 : Yet again, Kolkata have showcased their prowess with the bat, delivering another high-quality batting masterclass to amass a formidable total of 261 runs at the conclusion of their innings. Kolkata's opening partnership proved to be the catalyst for their innings, with both Sunil Narine and Phil Salt launching a relentless assault on the opposition from the outset. Their blistering onslaught saw the side to a formidable 76 runs by the conclusion of the Powerplay, setting the tone for an |
| Phil Salt is down for a quick chat. He says that we know how good Narine has been and it was good to get the partnership. Adds that both of them kept it simple, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Tells that he do not want to elaborate much on that as there is still plenty of the game left. Mentions that it is a good wicket with pace on and their bowlers will look to use the change ups which they have done at this ground and then they also have Varun and Sunil in the middle overs. Ends by |
| Following a promising start in the first over, Punjab's bowling attack struggled to contain the rampant Kolkata openers, who capitalized on loose deliveries and exploited fielding lapses to build a commanding foundation from the outset. Despite early opportunities with three dropped catches, Kolkata's openers relentlessly piled on the pressure, setting the stage for a daunting total. Punjab eventually found respite with a breakthrough courtesy of Rahul Chahar's bowling, which momentarily stemmed |
| 0.1 : Dushmantha Chameera to Prabhsimran Singh, LEG BYES! Stars well does Dushmantha Chameera! Steams from over the wicket and hits the length right and gets the ball ti nip back in from around off, Prabhsimran Singh looks to keep it out but misses and gets hit high on the abdomen. The ball rolls over to the off side and the batters cross. |
| 0.2 : Dushmantha Chameera to Jonny Bairstow, Bowls this on a length just around that fourth stump line, Jonny Bairstow looks to cut it square but chops it towards point for a single. |
| 0.3 : Dushmantha Chameera to Prabhsimran Singh, 1 run. |
| 0.4 : Dushmantha Chameera to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR! Width on offer and Jonny Bairstow pounces on it with full authority! Chameera bowls this on a good length outside off, Jonny Bairstow waits back in the crease and crisply times the punch through covers for the first boundary of the innings. |
| 0.5 : Dushmantha Chameera to Jonny Bairstow, Back of a length and around off, Jonny Bairstow dabs it through point for another run. |
| 0.6 : Dushmantha Chameera to Prabhsimran Singh, Goes fuller and on middle, shaping in, Prabhsimran Singh knocks it back to the bowler. |
| 0.0 : Harshit Rana will share the new ball from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Harshit Rana to Jonny Bairstow, Harshit Rana begins with a short-of-a-length delivery, outside off, Jonny Bairstow looks to cut it but gets a bottom edge on the bounce to the keeper. |
| 1.2 : Harshit Rana to Jonny Bairstow, A slower one now, full and angling into leg, Jonny Bairstow tries to flick it away but misses as the ball goes off his pads towards point. A leg bye is taken. |
| 1.3 : Harshit Rana to Prabhsimran Singh, SIX! BANG! Prabhsimran Singh gets going now! This is pitched up, on middle, angling into the pads again, Prabhsimran Singh uses the flick of the wrists and whips it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie. |
| 1.4 : Harshit Rana to Prabhsimran Singh, On a length and on off, Prabhsimran Singh pushes it towards short covers. |
| 1.5 : Harshit Rana to Prabhsimran Singh, SIX! BOOM! Harshit Rana bangs this short and just outside off, Prabhsimran Singh uses the pace of the ball and with the bottom hand ramps it over the third man fence for another maximum. |
| 1.6 : Harshit Rana to Prabhsimran Singh, Slower one now, short of a length and on middle, Prabhsimran Singh pats it to the leg side for a single. 14 runs off the over |
| 2.1 : Dushmantha Chameera to Prabhsimran Singh, SIX! That is some shot! Dushmantha Chameera bowls this fuller at 149 clicks and around off, Prabhsimran Singh moves across nicely and nails the scoop, the ball goes flat and over the fine leg fence for a biggie. |
| 2.2 : Dushmantha Chameera to Prabhsimran Singh, Back of a length and on off, Prabhsimran Singh punches it hard but straight to extra covers. |
| 2.3 : Dushmantha Chameera to Prabhsimran Singh, FOUR! Up and over! This is pitched up and around off, Prabhsimran Singh frees his arms and smacks it over the extra covers for a boundary. |
| 2.4 : Dushmantha Chameera to Prabhsimran Singh, SIX MORE! Prabhsimran Singh is in the mood here! A slower one, full and on off, Prabhsimran Singh picks it up way early, waits for it and lifts it over the long off fence for a maximum. |
| 2.5 : Dushmantha Chameera to Prabhsimran Singh, Change of pace again, full and on middle, Prabhsimran Singh clips it towards deep square leg and comes back for the second run. |
| 2.6 : Dushmantha Chameera to Prabhsimran Singh, Takes pace off again, short and outside off, Prabhsimran Singh tries to cut it away but misses this time, It is called a wide. |
| Dushmantha Chameera to Prabhsimran Singh, FOUR! 23 runs of the over! Dushmantha Chameera continues with the off-pace deliveries, full and on middle, Prabhsimran Singh comes down the track and lofts it over the bowler's head for four more runs. |
| 3.1 : Anukul Roy to Jonny Bairstow, Anukul Roy starts with a short delivery, outside off, Jonny Bairstow moves back and cuts it straight to extra covers. |
| 0.0 : Anukul Roy, the impact substitute replacing Venkatesh Iyer comes into the attack now. |
| 3.2 : Anukul Roy to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR! Gets it through this time! Shorter in length again, on middle, Jonny Bairstow gives himself some room and punches it sweetly through extra covers for a boundary. |
| 3.3 : Anukul Roy to Jonny Bairstow, Tossed up, full and on off, Jonny Bairstow drills it towards short covers where a fumble allows the single. 50 up for Punjab! |
| 3.4 : Anukul Roy to Prabhsimran Singh, FOUR! A bit streaky! |
| 3.5 : Anukul Roy to Prabhsimran Singh, Floated, full and on middle, Prabhsimran Singh goes for the reverse sweep and does so uppishly but safely wide of extra covers for a brace. |
| 3.6 : Anukul Roy to Prabhsimran Singh, Quicker, short and on middle, Prabhsimran Singh stays back and clips it through mid-wicket for one. |
| Sunil Narine is introduced into the attack. |
| 4.1 : Sunil Narine to Prabhsimran Singh, FOUR! Prabhsimran Singh greets Sunil Narine with a boundary! This is floated, full and on off, Prabhsimran Singh goes down across and swipes it through square leg for four runs. |
| 4.2 : Sunil Narine to Prabhsimran Singh, SIX! FIFTY FOR PRABHSIMRAN! Just what Punjab needed and he has got to his half-century in just 18 balls. This is tossed up, full and on middle, Prabhsimran Singh goes down again and nails his slog-sweep over the deep square leg fence for a biggie this time. |
| 4.3 : Sunil Narine to Prabhsimran Singh, Flatter, short and on off, Prabhsimran Singh cuts it towards point. |
| 4.4 : Sunil Narine to Prabhsimran Singh, Short again, on middle, Prabhsimran Singh stays back and nudges it through square leg for one. |
| 4.5 : Sunil Narine to Jonny Bairstow, Slows it up a bit, short and on middle, turns in, Jonny Bairstow gets cramped up and dabs it to cover-point. |
| 4.6 : Sunil Narine to Jonny Bairstow, Flighted, full and on leg, Jonny Bairstow tries to sweep but gets an inside edge towards short fine leg for one. |
| 5.1 : Anukul Roy to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR! That's a great delivery and Jonny Bairstow gets lucky on this one. |
| 5.2 : Anukul Roy to Jonny Bairstow, SIX! Needs no luck on that one because that one is smoked outta here! Tossed up into the stumps, Jonny Bairstow clears his front leg and clubs it high in the night sky over mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 5.3 : Anukul Roy to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR! Sheer power on that one! Another tossed-up delivery outside off, Jonny Bairstow drives it uppishly over cover for four more runs. |
| 5.4 : Anukul Roy to Jonny Bairstow, Four! |
| 5.5 : Anukul Roy to Jonny Bairstow, SIX! HUGE! Bowls this nicely in the hitting arc around middle and leg, Jonny Bairstow tonks it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 5.6 : Anukul Roy to Jonny Bairstow, OUT! run out (Sunil Narine). |
| 0.0 : Strategic-Break! Punjab have absolutely smashed it all around the park in the Powerplay. Losing Prabhsimran Singh on the last ball was a bit of a setback but they have set up a brilliant base for this chase. Kolkata got the breakthrough and will look to use that to pull things back in the middle overs to put the pressure on the visitors once again. Also, Rilee Rossouw walks out to bat at number 3, |
| 6.1 : Sunil Narine to Jonny Bairstow, Nicely bowled! Bowls this nicely on a fuller length outside off and gets the ball to turn back in, Jonny Bairstow looks to cut but is beaten by the bounce and turn. |
| 6.2 : Sunil Narine to Jonny Bairstow, Bowls this wider on off and on a shorter length, Jonny Bairstow cuts it to deep point for a single. |
| 6.3 : Sunil Narine to Rilee Rossouw, No run. |
| 6.4 : Sunil Narine to Rilee Rossouw, No run. |
| 6.5 : Sunil Narine to Rilee Rossouw, Beaten! Pitches this on a nagging length outside off, Rilee Rossouw yet again misses out on the cut through off. |
| 6.6 : Sunil Narine to Rilee Rossouw, A top over this! Just 1 run coming off it! Goes fuller and on off, Rilee Rossouw punches it to cover. |
| Harshit Rana replaces Anukul Roy. |
| 7.1 : Harshit Rana to Jonny Bairstow, Hurls this wider on off and on a fuller length, Jonny Bairstow looks to cut but gets an outside edge to short third, |
| 7.2 : Harshit Rana to Jonny Bairstow, SIX! Up, up and over! Rana takes pace off and attacks the stumps on a fuller length, Jonny Bairstow stays deep in the crease and flicks it beautifully over long on for a maximum. |
| 7.3 : Harshit Rana to Jonny Bairstow, Looks for the yorker outside off and gets it fractionally short, Jonny Bairstow drills it to long off for a single. |
| 7.4 : Harshit Rana to Rilee Rossouw, FOUR! Didn't get all off it but gets enough! Rana digs this short over off, Rilee Rossouw rides on the bounce and pulls it off the upper half of the bat to deep mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 7.5 : Harshit Rana to Rilee Rossouw, Goes fuller and on off, Rilee Rossouw miscues his whip to deep mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 7.6 : Harshit Rana to Rilee Rossouw, Takes pace off and bowls this fuller and just outside off, Rilee Rossouw gets closer to the line of the ball and works it to deep square leg for a single to end the over. |
| Varun Chakaravarthy has been introduced into the attack now. |
| 8.1 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Rilee Rossouw, Starts from around the wicket and bowls this fuller into that off stump line, Rilee Rossouw gets across and slips on one knee to sweep it to deep square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 8.2 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Rilee Rossouw, 1 run. |
| 8.3 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Jonny Bairstow, In the air, but falls short! Chakaravarthy darts this one into the stumps on a fuller length, Jonny Bairstow gets on a knee and pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 8.4 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Rilee Rossouw, Shorter in length and outside off, Rilee Rossouw slaps it to long off for a single. |
| 8.5 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Jonny Bairstow, Six! |
| 8.6 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Jonny Bairstow, Drags the length down and bowls it on the pads, Jonny Bairstow clips it to mid-wicket region for a single. |
| Andre Russell replaces Harshit Rana. |
| 9.1 : Andre Russell to Jonny Bairstow, Comes from over the wicket and hurls this on a hard length into the stumps, Jonny Bairstow stays leg side of the ball and steers it to backward point. |
| 9.2 : Andre Russell to Jonny Bairstow, Four! |
| 9.3 : Andre Russell to Jonny Bairstow, On a fuller length outside off, Jonny Bairstow gets an inside edge towards short third for a single. |
| 9.4 : Andre Russell to Rilee Rossouw, SIX! Rilee Rossouw joins the act now! |
| 9.5 : Andre Russell to Rilee Rossouw, 1 run. |
| 9.6 : Andre Russell to Jonny Bairstow, On a back of a length with pace off, outside off, Jonny Bairstow is early on the pull and gets a toe end towards short third. |
| 10.1 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Rilee Rossouw, Tossed up, full and on off, Rilee Rossouw drills it down to long off for a single. |
| 10.2 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Jonny Bairstow, Flatter, delivery, short and on off, turns away, Jonny Bairstow gets surprised by it and leaves it alone. |
| 10.3 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Jonny Bairstow, Swing and a miss! Flighted, full and around off, turns away again, Jonny Bairstow goes down to slog it away but fails to connect. |
| 10.4 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Jonny Bairstow, SIX! Connects this time! Gives this one some more air, full and on off, Jonny Bairstow goes for the big shot, mistimes it a bit, but generates enough power for it to sail over long off for a biggie. |
| 10.5 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR! Fine shot! Varun Chakaravarthy bowls this quicker, full and on middle, Jonny Bairstow stays deep in his crease and lifts it over the bowler's head for a boundary now. |
| 10.6 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Jonny Bairstow, SIX! Into the stands! Varun Chakaravarthy drags his length back around off, Jonny Bairstow does well to fetch it and swats it over the deep mid-wicket fence for another maximum. 17 runs off the over! |
| 11.1 : Andre Russell to Rilee Rossouw, Goes for the slower bouncer, on middle, but this one is too high for the batter, Rilee Rossouw leaves it alone. Wided. |
| Andre Russell to Rilee Rossouw, SIX! Clean as a whistle! Andre Russell goes a touch fuller, on middle, Rilee Rossouw stays back and heaves it away over the deep square leg fence for a maximum. |
| 11.2 : Andre Russell to Rilee Rossouw, Tries the slower one again, but bowls it well outside off, Rilee Rossouw lets it go. Wided again. |
| Andre Russell to Rilee Rossouw, A good yorker now, on middle, tailing in a bit, Rilee Rossouw jams it out towards long on for a single. |
| 11.3 : Andre Russell to Jonny Bairstow, SIX MORE! This is some hitting from Punjab! Back of a length and on middle, Jonny Bairstow swivels and pulls it over the deep square leg fence for another biggie. |
| 11.4 : Andre Russell to Jonny Bairstow, SIX! MASSIVE HIT! Andre Russell takes pace off, back of a length again, on middle, Jonny Bairstow waits for it and slaps it into the second tier over the deep square leg fence for six more runs. |
| 11.5 : Andre Russell to Jonny Bairstow, Overpitched and around off, Jonny Bairstow drills it wide of sweeper covers for a brace. |
| 11.6 : Andre Russell to Jonny Bairstow, On a length and on middle, Jonny Bairstow swipes it towards deep mid-wicket for one. 23 runs off the over and Punjab are ahead in the chase now. |
| 12.1 : Sunil Narine to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR! Finds the gap! Sunil Narine lands this short and outside off, Jonny Bairstow rocks back and cuts it away nicely past point for a boundary. |
| 11.6 : Sunil Narine (2-0-13-0) comes back into the attack. |
| 12.2 : Sunil Narine to Jonny Bairstow, Short again and around off, Jonny Bairstow punches it to sweeper covers for a single. |
| 12.3 : Sunil Narine to Rilee Rossouw, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! It is that man Sunil Narine who gets the breakthrough! |
| 0.0 : Shashank Singh walks out to bat at number 4 for Punjab. |
| 12.4 : Sunil Narine to Shashank Singh, Flatter, short and on off, Shashank Singh pats it down back to the bowler. |
| 12.5 : Sunil Narine to Shashank Singh, Pushed through quicker, full and around off, Shashank Singh plays all over it and misses. |
| 12.6 : Sunil Narine to Shashank Singh, Slower through the air, short and on middle, turns in, Shashank Singh steps across and clips it through mid-wicket for one. Just 6 runs and a wicket off the over! |
| 13.1 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Shashank Singh, SIX! Up, up and over! Tossed up, full and around leg, Shashank Singh picks it up nicely and smashes it it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie. |
| 13.2 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Shashank Singh, SIX! Here he goes again! |
| 13.3 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Shashank Singh, 2 runs. |
| 13.4 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Shashank Singh, Quicker, full and on middle, Shashank Singh works it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 13.5 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Jonny Bairstow, Short and outside off, Jonny Bairstow toe-ends it to long off for one. |
| 13.6 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Shashank Singh, Fires this one full and on middle, Shashank Singh tries to flick it away but gets a leading edge that just goes over Varun Chakaravarthy. They cross. 17 runs off the over! |
| 14.1 : Sunil Narine to Shashank Singh, Tossed up, full and on middle, Shashank Singh chips it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 14.2 : Sunil Narine to Jonny Bairstow, Floated, full and on middle, Jonny Bairstow lofts it towards long on for a run. |
| 14.3 : Sunil Narine to Shashank Singh, Flatter, full and on off, straightens a bit, Shashank Singh looks to play but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 14.4 : Sunil Narine to Shashank Singh, Slower through the air, shortish and on off, keeps low, Shashank Singh backs away to loft it over extra covers but misses, Phil Salt collects and breaks the stumps. The replay shows that Shahsank has dragged his foot inside the crease. |
| 14.5 : Sunil Narine to Shashank Singh, Flighted, full and on off, Shashank Singh pushes it towards covers for one. |
| 14.3 : Is that out? The leg umpire sends it upstairs for a stumping check. The replays show that Shashank Singh's foot was grounded in time and it will be NOT OUT. |
| 14.6 : Sunil Narine to Jonny Bairstow, Quicker, full and on middle, Jonny Bairstow tucks it with soft hands through mid-wicket and comes back for the second run, the fielder fires in a good throw at the keeper's end where Phil Salt breaks the stumps but Bairstow makes his ground. 200 up for Punjab as well. They need 61 runs in the last five overs now! |
| Strategic break! The game hangs delicately in the balance, with Punjab emerging as clear favourites, propelled by the stellar performance of Jonny Bairstow thus far. With just 61 runs required off the final five overs, Bairstow's continued presence at the crease holds the key to Punjab's fortunes. Kolkata must strike swiftly and quickly to disrupt Punjab's momentum and claw their way back into contention. |
| 15.1 : Harshit Rana to Shashank Singh, Four! |
| 15.2 : Harshit Rana to Shashank Singh, Bowls this closer to that fourth stump line and on a good length, Shashank Singh clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 15.3 : Harshit Rana to Jonny Bairstow, Takes pace off and bowls it at just 113.6kph, outside off and gets the ball to turn back in, Jonny Bairstow looks to heave it through the line but gets beaten by the off pace. The ball whizzes past the off stump to the keeper. |
| 15.4 : Harshit Rana to Jonny Bairstow, 1 run. |
| 15.5 : Harshit Rana to Shashank Singh, Drops the length shorter and outside off at 107.5 kph, Shashank Singh cuts it to deep cover for just a single. |
| 15.6 : Harshit Rana to Jonny Bairstow, 2 runs. |
| 0.0 : Dushmantha Chameera comes back into the attack now. He has conceded 30 runs in his two overs. |
| 16.1 : Dushmantha Chameera to Shashank Singh, Digs this short and outside off at 103.9kph, Shashank Singh cuts it straight to cover. |
| 16.2 : Dushmantha Chameera to Shashank Singh, SIX! BANG! Pitches this one fuller in the slot outside off, Shashank Singh takes a step closer to the line and lofts it over cover for a maximum. |
| 16.3 : Dushmantha Chameera to Shashank Singh, Nails the wide yorker right this time, Shashank Singh gets across and looks to jam it through point but gets beaten. |
| 16.4 : Dushmantha Chameera to Shashank Singh, NO BALL and SIX! Wow, that's presence of mind! Chameera looks for the wide yorker and bowls a full toss outside off, Shashank Singh gets across the line and scoops it over short fine leg for a maximum. The umpire calls it a no-ball for above waist height and Kolkata review it. |
| 16.5 : Dushmantha Chameera to Shashank Singh, Takes pace off and bowls it at 115.4kph, on a fuller length and into the stumps, Shashank Singh looks to flick but is way too early on the shot. He gets a soft outside edge back to the keeper. |
| 16.6 : Dushmantha Chameera to Shashank Singh, SIX! That sounded sweet off the bat and Punjab have racked 18 off the over. Chameera bowls this right in the arc on a length just around off, Shashank Singh whips it over deep mid-wicket for half a dozen. Punjab now just need 34 runs off last 3 overs. |
| 17.1 : Harshit Rana to Jonny Bairstow, Looks for the yorker and lands a low full toss outside off, Jonny Bairstow drives it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 17.2 : Harshit Rana to Shashank Singh, Wide! |
| Harshit Rana to Shashank Singh, SIX! Stand and deliver stuff! Pitched on a back of a length, outside off, Shashank Singh waits deep in the crease and pulls it over mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 17.3 : Harshit Rana to Shashank Singh, Six! |
| 17.4 : Harshit Rana to Shashank Singh, FOUR! They are now in a hurry! Rana overpitches this outside off, Shashank Singh gets across and slashes it past deep cover for a boundary. |
| 17.5 : Harshit Rana to Shashank Singh, Lands this on a length, outside off, Shashank Singh cuts it to deep point for a single. |
| 17.6 : Harshit Rana to Jonny Bairstow, SIX! Jonny Bairstow you beauty! Rana bowls this full and outside off with pace off, Jonny Bairstow reads it right and just lofts it over long off for a maximum. Punjab just need 9 more runs to make history! |
| 18.1 : Ramandeep Singh to Shashank Singh, Six! |
| 18.2 : Ramandeep Singh to Shashank Singh, Drops the length short and hits the deck hard outside off, Shashank Singh gets across and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 18.3 : Ramandeep Singh to Jonny Bairstow, Another back-of-a-length delivery, outside off, Jonny Bairstow cuts it with an angled bat towards deep point for a single. |
| 18.4 : Ramandeep Singh to Shashank Singh, That's it! Punjab have pulled off an absolute heist and created history! Ramandeep Singh bowls a full toss on off with no pace on it, Shashank Singh drives it to mid off and steals a quick single to wrap this game with 8 wickets and 8 balls to spare. |
| 0.0 : RECORD ALERT! PUNJAB CREATES HISTORY! This is the highest successful chase in T20s anywhere in the world. The ball just kept flying from both teams in this game and it is another Englishmen who took down Kolkata at their home. This is also the game with the most number of sixes hit in this format and we just have to applaud how Punjab chased this mammoth total with eight balls to spare. Kolkata have to erase this game from their memories as quickly as possible and move on to the next game. |
| Punjab got off to an absolute flier with both Jonny Bairstow and Shashank Singh going all guns blazing in the Powerplay. They added 93 runs in that but unfortunately lost the latter due to a run-out but he did the damage with a fiery knock of 54 off just 20 balls. The Englishmen continued the momentum and and did not let the asking rate to go out of reach. Rilee Rossouw also played a nice little cameo to keep them in the hunt. Bairstow kept firing from one end and notched up an exceptional to |
| Kolkata, on the other hand, well there is not much to say as when you score 261 and still lose in a T20, a lot of things went wrong for them. Every bowler was taken apart like anything and disappeared. However, the only positive was Sunil Narine. After his excellent fifty, he picked up a wicket and conceded just 24 runs, and forced a run out as well. They will need to go back to the drawing board and come back with a clear mindset in the next game. |
| Earlier in the game, Kolkata posted the highest-ever T20 total at the Eden Gardens. Sunil Narine and Phil Salt got a couple of good fifties while Shreyas Iyer and Venkatesh Iyer played decent cameos towards the end. Arshdeep Singh got a couple of wickets for Punjab while Sam Curran and Rahul Chahar chipped in with one each. While chasing, it was absolute carnage from Punjab. Jonny Bairstow's stunning toh couple with smashing fifties from Prabhsimran Singh and Shashank Singh made sure th |
| The man of the moment Shashank Singh is down for a chat. He says when he was in the dugout he noticed that the ball was coming onto the bat really nicely and he just had to play proper cricketing shots. Adds that he played Sunil Narine's over out with ones and twos and attacked the rest of the bowlers. Mentions that he has been given a free hand and is supported well to go out and express himself. Talks about the previous losses and says there were smaller moments that they failed to capitaliz |
| Presentation Time... |
| Shreyas Iyer, the captain of Kolkata says that the total was good enough and the way the batters batted was tremendous to see. Adds that Sunil Narine along with Phil Salt giving them the start was phenomenal and a treat to the eyes. Mentions that both the teams played well and they will have to go back to the drawing board and rectify things and with one more game here they will have to access the conditions better and come back stronger. Appreciates Narine and says there's a lot to learn from |
| Sam Curran, the victorious skipper of Punjab is up for a chat. |
| Jonny Bairstow is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his incredible match-winning ton. He says that they got off to a good start in the Powerplay and they needed to take some risk that paid. Adds that sometimes luck doesn't go your way but when you are chasing a big target you have to take some risks. Mentions that the mindset was pretty clear from the start as they had to go all out attack but they also played down Sunil Narine as he was a danger. Credits Shashank Singh for his knock and says that |
| Right then, that is it from this record-breaking encounter. We have a double-header coming up in the Indian T20 League on 27th April, Saturday. First it will be a clash between rivals Mumbai and Delhi that will start at 3.30 pm IST (10 am GMT). The second match will be played between Lucknow and table-toppers Rajasthan and that will begin at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT), but as you know, you can always join us early for all the build-up to the games. Untill then, cheers and goodbye! |
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