| 0.0 : TOSS - The coin toss lands in the favour of KL Rahul and Lucknow have elected to BOWL first. |
| Lucknow (Playing XI) - KL Rahul(C)(WK), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ashton Turner, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur. |
| Impact players nominated by Lucknow - Arshin Kulkarni, M. Siddharth, Krishnappa Gowtham, Yudhvir Singh and Devdutt Padikkal. |
| Kolkata (Playing XI) - Phil Salt (WK), Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (C), Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy. |
| Impact players nominated by Kolkata - Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, KS Bharat and Sherfane Rutherford. |
| The skipper of Lucknow, KL Rahul elects to BOWL first. He starts by saying that they love to chase and that's the reason to bowl. Adds that they have played on three different pitches and believes they have adapted to the conditions quickly. On being asked about the strike rate while batting, he says that the T20 game has changed a lot over the years and he is aiming to attack the bowlers early on. Adds the teams are eyeing on 200 plus regularly. Says everyone's chipped in and has contributed we |
| The captain of Kolkata, Shreyas Iyer says that they would have bowled first as well. Tells that defending 170 at Wankhede with five bowlers has given them tremendous confidence. Shares that there is self-belief in the group. Informs that they will decide later on who to bring in as the Impact Player. States that the four-wicket haul from Mitchell Starc gave the group a lot of confidence and the left-arm seamer has been optimistic right from the start. Adds that he is happy for Starc, who has |
| All in readiness for this thrilling clash to begin for one last time in Lucknow for this edition! The two Umpires make their way out to the middle. Lucknow players too, disperse out and take their respective positions. The destructive and in-form duo, Phil Salt and Sunil Narine will open for Kolkata. Marcus Stoinis has the new shining leather and will bowl the first over for Lucknow. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : Marcus Stoinis to Phil Salt, FOUR! Action straight away! |
| 0.2 : Marcus Stoinis to Phil Salt, Angling in, on a good length, on the pads, Phil Salt misses the clip and gets rapped high on the front pad. |
| 0.3 : Marcus Stoinis to Phil Salt, FOUR! Easy pickings! Stoinis drifts on the pads, on a length, Phil Salt lets the ball come to him and tucks it away nearly off his pads to the fine leg fence for another boundary. |
| 0.4 : Marcus Stoinis to Phil Salt, Drop and run! Slanting in again, on a length, on middle and leg, Phil Salt plays it with a straight bat in front of mid on and calls Sunil Narine through for a quick single. Krunal Pandya swoops in and hits the stumps at the bowling end but Salt is in by then. |
| 0.5 : Marcus Stoinis to Sunil Narine, Shaping into the southpaw, on a back of a length, on leg, Sunil Narine stays back and backs away to go big on the leg side but fails to connect. Gets hit on the thigh pad and the ball rolls towards the off side. |
| 0.6 : Marcus Stoinis to Sunil Narine, In the air...but safe! Bangs it on a hard length does Stoinis, around off, Sunil Narine makes room and tries to flat bat it back over the bowler's head. Gets hit high on the bat and it lobs tamely in front of the rushing Krunal Pandya at mid off. They cross. End of an eventful first over, 10 runs off it. |
| 0.0 : Mohsin Khan to operate from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Mohsin Khan to Sunil Narine, Attempts the yorker first up from over the wicket, at the stumps, Sunil Narine takes it on the full and slices it to deep backward point for a single. |
| 1.2 : Mohsin Khan to Phil Salt, Serves it on a good length and does not offer room as this is bowled at the batter, Phil Salt can only defend it out with a straight bat to the right of the bowler. |
| 1.3 : Mohsin Khan to Phil Salt, SIX! Phil Salt with the first six of the game! Mohsin lands it on a short length, around the ribs of the batter, Phil Salt shapes up for the pull but he goes through his shot early as the ball comes onto the bat slower than he anticipated. Still manages to get the shot away and helps it over fine leg for the first maximum of the night. |
| 1.4 : Mohsin Khan to Phil Salt, Hurls it on a hard length, on middle and leg, Phil Salt gets on his toes and pats it to the right of mid on for a quick single. |
| 1.3 : The ball has lost under the stage of the cheerleaders and hence a bit of a delay. |
| 1.5 : Mohsin Khan to Sunil Narine, Well bowled! Bends his back and bangs it in short, at the left shoulder of the batter, Sunil Narine swings to pull it away but the ball gets big on him and zips over the bat. |
| 1.6 : Mohsin Khan to Sunil Narine, Takes pace off and goes fuller this time, in the channel on off, Sunil Narine swings again to hit through the line but fails to pick the change of pace and gets undone by the lack of pace as the ball goes under the bat. Good comeback by Mohsin after being hit for a six. |
| Naveen-ul-Haq replaces Marcus Stoinis. |
| 2.1 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Phil Salt, FOUR! Phil Salt greets Naveen-ul-Haq with a boundary! Naveen-ul-Haq steams in from wide of the crease on the over-the-wicket angle but gets the line wrong, on a length, on the pads, Phil Salt does not miss out as he flicks it behind square on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 2.2 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Phil Salt, FOUR! Two in two and this has been hit with real authority! A bit too full by Naveen-ul-Haq and offers width as well, outside off, Phil Salt gets his weight on the front foot and creams the drive between cover and mid off for four more runs. |
| 2.3 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Phil Salt, Goes full again, outside off, Phil Salt angles his bat face to drive it to the right of deep cover for a couple of runs. 10 runs off the first three balls from Naveen-ul-Haq. |
| 2.4 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Phil Salt, Mixes it up does Naveen-ul-Haq as this is slower and full, at the stumps, Phil Salt reads it well and pushes it to the right of the bowler for a single. |
| 2.5 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Sunil Narine, FOUR! Quality shot! |
| 2.6 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Sunil Narine, FOUR! Just over! Takes pace off but drifts on the pads, on a good length, Sunil Narine looks to help it away off his pads. He swings a bit early and gets it from the upper half of the bat. It lobs towards short fine leg but Narine gets enough bat on it to clear the leaping Mohsin Khan for four more runs. 19 runs off Naveen-ul-Haq's first over. |
| 3.1 : Mohsin Khan to Phil Salt, 1 run. |
| 3.2 : Mohsin Khan to Sunil Narine, Four! |
| 3.3 : Mohsin Khan to Sunil Narine, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Sunil Narine! Fuller in length, at pace, on off, Sunil Narine clears his front leg and drills it along the ground to the right of mid off for a boundary. |
| 3.4 : Mohsin Khan to Sunil Narine, FOUR! Three boundaries on the trot and Sunil Narine has arrived in Lucknow! |
| 3.5 : Mohsin Khan to Sunil Narine, No run. |
| 3.6 : Mohsin Khan to Sunil Narine, WIDE! Bangs it into the deck, over middle. This goes over the batter's head for a wide. |
| Mohsin Khan to Sunil Narine, SIX! Sunil Narine finishes the over in the best possible fashion! A 19-run over followed by a 20-run over and Kolkata are flying here. |
| 4.1 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Phil Salt, FOUR! Skillfully done! Goes full and on the off-stump line, Phil Salt angles the face of his bat perfectly to guide it between backward point and short third for a boundary. |
| 4.2 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Phil Salt, OUT! c KL Rahul b Naveen-ul-Haq. |
| 0.0 : Angkrish Raghuvanshi is in at number 3. |
| 4.3 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Slanting in, low full toss, on middle and leg, Angkrish Raghuvanshi drives it with a straight bat towards mid on. |
| 4.4 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, FOUR! Uppish but it is in the gap and Angkrish Raghuvanshi is up and running! |
| 4.5 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Back of a length, outside off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi dabs it wide of cover and rotates the strike. |
| 4.6 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Sunil Narine, Not in control but Sunil Narine gets away with it! |
| Change? |
| 5.1 : Yash Thakur to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Starts off well! Nice and straight on a hard length, at the middle, Angkrish Raghuvanshi pushes it straight to mid on. |
| 5.2 : Yash Thakur to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Short in length, on the top of the middle, Angkrish Raghuvanshi skips down the track and drives it off the inner half of the bat, straight down the ground for a single. The mid on fielder cuts it off and a single is taken. |
| 5.3 : Yash Thakur to Sunil Narine, Around the wicket now, angling in from middle, full in length, Sunil Narine stays leg side of the ball and drives it straight to mid off. |
| 5.4 : Yash Thakur to Sunil Narine, Identical length and line on the middle, angling in, Sunil Narine again finds mid off. No run. |
| 5.5 : Yash Thakur to Sunil Narine, Pace on, short in length, on the middle and leg, Sunil Narine pulls it with no timing but still manages it to pull it over the inner ring over mid-wicket for a single. |
| 5.6 : Yash Thakur to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Excellent from Yash Thakur! Also, the first over without any boundary! |
| 6.1 : Krunal Pandya to Sunil Narine, Shorter and quicker on the middle and leg, Sunil Narine goes back and tucks it towards square leg for a comfortable single. |
| 6.2 : Krunal Pandya to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Slower, on the middle and full in length, Angkrish Raghuvanshi strides ahead and drives it against the spin through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0.0 : Strategic break! It has been another one of those blistering starts Kolkata have been accustomed to this season. Phil Salt could not kick on but Sunil Narine and Angkrish Raghuvanshi will look to capitalise on this created momentum and dominate the middle phase. Lucknow will be relieved to see the back of the dangerous-looking Salt and will look to build on the previous over from Yash Thakur, which went for just 2 runs. With the field restrictions now being lifted, KL Rahul will soon turn t |
| 6.3 : Krunal Pandya to Sunil Narine, SIX! There's no stopping this bloke! Around the wicket, outside the line of off-stump, and full in length. Sunil Narine clears the front leg and clobbers it well over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 6.4 : Krunal Pandya to Sunil Narine, Krunal adjusts his length seeing Narine skipping forward and bowls it short on the middle. Sunil Narine slices it above the bowler's head for a single. |
| 6.5 : Krunal Pandya to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Full, on the stumps, Angkrish Raghuvanshi gets ahead and drives it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 6.6 : Krunal Pandya to Sunil Narine, Drags his length, on the pads, Sunil Narine chips it through mid-wicket for another single to end the over. 11 runs from this over. |
| It will be spin from both ends as Ravi Bishnoi comes on from the other end. |
| 7.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Sunil Narine, Begins with a googly, outside off on a length, Sunil Narine looks to guide the ball towards short third but misses on the outside edge. |
| 7.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Sunil Narine, Drifts it well across off on a dragged length, Sunil Narine punches it to the off side and runs a single. |
| 7.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, A quicker wrong'un into the batter on a good length, Angkrish Raghuvanshi reads well and pushes it to the point region. |
| 7.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Goes fuller this time, keeps the line on the stumps, Angkrish Raghuvanshi pushes it towards long on for a single. |
| 7.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Sunil Narine, Shade full in length, on the pads, Sunil Narine clips it off the back foot towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 7.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, WIDE! Drifts it down the leg stump on a length. Wided. |
| Ravi Bishnoi to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Just around off on a fuller length, Angkrish Raghuvanshi sits down and sweeps it along the carpet for a single towards deep mid-wicket. Good start for Ravi Bishnoi. |
| 8.1 : Yash Thakur to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, A BIG MIX-UP! Full and around off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi flicks it to the left of mid-wicket and sets off for a single. Sunil Narine watches the ball but doesn't see his partner who is already near the runner's end. Angkrish Raghuvanshi retreats back to the striker's end. Devdutt Padikkal is quick to pick up the ball and throw at the striker's end. Phil Salt fails to collect the ball cleanly and fumbles. Angkrish Raghuvanshi is back in but had it b |
| 8.2 : Yash Thakur to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, SIX! Salt on the wounds! |
| 8.3 : Yash Thakur to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 1 run. |
| 8.4 : Yash Thakur to Sunil Narine, SIX! Shot! Short in length and outside off, Sunil Narine backs away and pulls it up and over mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 8.5 : Yash Thakur to Sunil Narine, Hits the deck hard, angling in, Sunil Narine backs away again for a pull shot but gets beaten for the bounce. |
| 8.6 : Yash Thakur to Sunil Narine, 100 up for Kolkata! A low full toss angling into the stumps, Sunil Narine dances down the track and works it down to long on for a single to end the over. |
| 9.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Sunil Narine, FOUR! A terrific fifty from Sunil Narine! He continues to set the tone for Kolkata! This is just around off and on a shade fuller length, Sunil Narine reads the googly right and cuts it fine through short third for a boundary. |
| 9.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Sunil Narine, No run. |
| 9.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Sunil Narine, Full pitching outside leg, Narine misses the flick on the inside edge and gets pinged on the front pad. |
| 9.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, FOUR! Good shot! |
| 9.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Another googly, full and at the middle stump. Raghuvanshi gets on the front foot, and nudges it through square leg for a single. |
| 9.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Sunil Narine, 1 run. |
| 9.6 : Marcus Stoinis (1-0-10-0) returns to the attack. |
| 10.1 : Marcus Stoinis to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Starts off on a back of a length, on off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi employs the short-arm jab and hits it along the ground towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 10.2 : Marcus Stoinis to Sunil Narine, Bangs it in short, over middle, Sunil Narine swivels for the pull but the ball gets big on him and it zips over his bat. |
| 10.3 : Marcus Stoinis to Sunil Narine, SIX! Stand and deliver! Fuller in length, on middle, Sunil Narine clears his front leg and hits through the line. Tonks it over long on for a massive maximum. |
| 10.4 : Marcus Stoinis to Sunil Narine, Slows it up and bowls it outside off, the length stays full, Sunil Narine reaches out to force it through the off side but misses out on the connection. |
| 10.5 : Marcus Stoinis to Sunil Narine, SIX! My word! Sunil Narine goes big again! Stoinis takes pace off and bowls it on a back of a length, on middle, Sunil Narine hangs back and waits for the ball to arrive. Nails the pull over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 10.6 : Marcus Stoinis to Sunil Narine, SIX! Back-to-back sixes for Sunil Narine. 19 runs off the over and Narine is in some mood tonight. |
| 11.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Dishes out a googly, full and on leg, Angkrish Raghuvanshi swipes it off the inner half of the bat to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 11.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Sunil Narine, SIX! Oh no! Devdutt Padikkal takes it but steps on the ropes! |
| 11.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Sunil Narine, 2 runs. |
| 11.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Sunil Narine, 1 run. |
| 0.0 : Halt! That must have hurt Mohsin Khan. He leaps to his right to take the catch but fails to fetch it as the ball bursts through his hands. He falls and bangs his head on the ground. Not a good sign for Mohsin as he walks back to the dugout with the physio. |
| 11.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Full and it is another googly, on middle, Angkrish Raghuvanshi drives it down to long on and brings Narine back on strike. |
| 11.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Sunil Narine, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Devdutt Padikkal does not make a mistake this time! |
| 0.0 : Andre Russell has been promoted to number 4 for Kolkata. |
| 12.1 : Krunal Pandya to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 1 run. |
| 12.2 : Krunal Pandya to Andre Russell, No run. |
| 12.3 : Krunal Pandya to Andre Russell, No run. |
| 12.4 : Krunal Pandya to Andre Russell, FIVE WIDES! Oh dear! That's too wayward from Krunal! |
| Krunal Pandya to Andre Russell, SIX! That's into the solar system! Full, and flighted at the middle stump. Andre Russell gets low on the front foot, gets underneath it, and hoists it over wide long-on for a biggie. |
| 12.5 : Krunal Pandya to Andre Russell, WIDE! Tries to keep it away from the batter but ends up bowling it beyond the tramline on off. Andre Russell lets it go for a wide. |
| Krunal Pandya to Andre Russell, 1 run. |
| 12.6 : Krunal Pandya to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Slower through the air and on middle and leg, on a nagging length, Angkrish Raghuvanshi clips it through mid-wicket for one more run. |
| 13.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, How has that missed the off pole? |
| 13.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, FOUR! Good use of the feet! Loops it up, full and outside off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi gets down the track in a flash and takes it on the full. Lifts it back over the bowler's head and also manages to beat the sprinting long off fielder for a boundary. |
| 13.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, WIDE! Fires it in, on a length but down leg, Angkrish Raghuvanshi misses the tickle and it is called as a wide by the umpire. |
| Ravi Bishnoi to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, No run. |
| 13.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 1 run. |
| 13.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Andre Russell, Googly and it is quicker as well, short and on the pads, Andre Russell plays all around it and gets hit high on the front pad. |
| 13.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Andre Russell, Sliding onto the pads, short in length, Andre Russell works it off his pads towards short fine leg. Angkrish Raghuvanshi dives at the batting end to make his ground. |
| 0.0 : Halt! With that dive, Angkrish Raghuvanshi has hurt himself and he seems to be in some pain as well. KL Rahul checks up on him and Andre Russell too walks to see him. Raghuvanshi gets the requisite treatment and is good to continue. |
| 14.1 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Andre Russell, FOUR! Not in complete control but Andre Russell will take it! Serves it full in length and near the tramline on off, Andre Russell knows that mid off is inside the circle and he swings to clear the man there. Gets it off the toe-end of the bat and it goes back over the bowler's head, beating the sprinting long on fielder to his left for a boundary. |
| 14.2 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Andre Russell, Wide! |
| Naveen-ul-Haq to Andre Russell, OUT! TAKEN! Krishnappa Gowtham, you beauty! Gowtham comes on as a substitute and pulls off a pressure catch. The crowd erupts and this is a massive wicket for Lucknow. |
| Rinku Singh walks in at number 5 for Kolkata. |
| 14.3 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Rinku Singh, Bowls it on a back of a length, on middle and leg, Rinku Singh is late on the flick and gets rapped high on the back leg. |
| 14.4 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Rinku Singh, At the hips, on a back of a length, Rinku Singh glances it wide of deep backward square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 14.5 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Rinku Singh, No run. |
| 14.6 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Rinku Singh, Good placement! Full and slanting in, at the stumps, Rinku Singh places it in the vacant mid-wicket region with soft hands and collects a couple of runs with ease. |
| 0.0 : Strategic Break! The conditions are pretty well set for Rinku Singh to provide a strong finish and compound on the run rate accelerated by the top order, mostly by Sunil Narine who got out on a thundering 81 off just 39 deliveries. Lucknow, with the wicket of Andre Russell just in the over before the break would be aiming to get a couple of more and pull the target back to some extent. Yudhvir Singh comes on as the concussion substitute for Mohsin Khan, who banged his head on the turf while a |
| 15.2 : Yudhvir Singh to Shreyas Iyer, No run. |
| 15.3 : Yudhvir Singh to Shreyas Iyer, Same length, around off, Shreyas Iyer pushes it towards short cover for a single. |
| 15.1 : Yudhvir Singh to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! And again, a break causes a breakthrough and it's all happening here at Lucknow as the concussion sub, Yudhvir gets a wicket off his very first delivery. |
| 15.4 : Yudhvir Singh to Rinku Singh, FOUR! Nice and classy! Full length, angling across middle, Rinku Singh uses his wrists and flicks it high over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 15.5 : Yudhvir Singh to Rinku Singh, On a good length, angling across on middle, Rinku Singh nudges it to widish mid on for a single. |
| 15.6 : Yudhvir Singh to Shreyas Iyer, Oh, he really had to hurry for that run! Risky stuff. Bowls it on a length, around off, Shreyas Iyer plays it straight towards mid off and sets off for a single. Ravi Bishnoi is quick to pick and throw at the non-striker's end but has a shy and Shreyas survives a suicidal run out. |
| 16.1 : Yash Thakur to Shreyas Iyer, WIDE! Way, way down leg. Shreyas Iyer doesn't connect the flick and the Umpire signals for a Wide. |
| 15.6 : Yash Thakur (2-0-16-0) comes back into the attack, replacing Naveen-ul-Haq. |
| 16.1 : Yash Thakur to Shreyas Iyer, Yorker down the leg stump, Shreyas Iyer misses to flick again and the ball goes to the keeper. Shreyas Iyer looks at the Umpire for a Wide but the Umpire is unmoved. He straight away goes upstairs and challenges the decision. |
| Yash Thakur to Shreyas Iyer, Four! |
| 16.2 : Yash Thakur to Shreyas Iyer, A low full toss this time on the leg stump line, Shreyas Iyer flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 16.3 : Yash Thakur to Rinku Singh, IN THE AIR...DROPPED! A difficult chance though! |
| 16.4 : Yash Thakur to Shreyas Iyer, A low full toss, angling in from middle, Shreyas Iyer flicks it through square leg and gets back for the double. |
| 16.5 : Yash Thakur to Shreyas Iyer, Length ball, pace off, angling in from outside off, Shreyas Iyer cuts it to backward point for a single. |
| 16.6 : Yash Thakur to Rinku Singh, Short in length at 140 clicks, on middle and leg, Rinku Singh pulls it towards deep backward square leg for an easy single to retain the strike. |
| 17.1 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Rinku Singh, Cannons a yorker from over the wicket, lands it full around off, Rinku Singh bends low and squeezes it towards widish cover for a quick single. |
| 17.2 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Shreyas Iyer, Short in length, outside off, Shreyas Iyer waits for an uppercut but misses on the outside edge. KL Rahul collects the ball at his chest level. |
| 17.3 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! One bounce and a boundary! Full in length, just around off, Shreyas Iyer waits for this pace-off delivery and strikes it down the ground over the bowler's head for a one bounce four. |
| 17.4 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Shreyas Iyer, Bowls it full and on off, Shreyas Iyer works it to long off for a single. |
| 17.5 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Rinku Singh, FOUR! Expertly played by Rinku and 200 comes up for the first time at this venue in any form of T20 cricket. Full and slanting across off, Rinku Singh uses the pace and goes through covers for a boundary. |
| 0.0 : Who comes in now? |
| 17.6 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Rinku Singh, OUT! TAKEN! Rinku Singh departs now and Naveen gets his third wicket. |
| 18.1 : Yudhvir Singh to Shreyas Iyer, Full, slower and angling in, on off, Shreyas Iyer aims for a reverse scoop but adjusts his shot at the very last moment and pushes it towards backward point for a single. |
| 18.2 : Yudhvir Singh to Ramandeep Singh, Short and angling on middle, Ramandeep Singh pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 18.3 : Yudhvir Singh to Ramandeep Singh, SIX! Right into the slot and punished! Overpitched on the middle and off, Ramandeep Singh covers his stumps and clears his front foot before hoisting it with the middle of the bat over deep mid-wicket for half a dozen. |
| 18.4 : Yudhvir Singh to Ramandeep Singh, In the air...lands safe! Slower, shorter and on the top of the middle, Ramandeep Singh waits for it but doesn't time it at all over the mid on region. Yudhvir Singh runs backward and the fielder from long too converges as well but the ball lands between both of them. A single taken. |
| 18.5 : Yudhvir Singh to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run. |
| 18.6 : Yudhvir Singh to Ramandeep Singh, Six! |
| 0.0 : Who will bowl the last over? It will be Yash Thakur (3-0-28-0). |
| 19.1 : Yash Thakur to Shreyas Iyer, WIDE! Slower bumper, angling on the leg stump line, just around the helmet level. Shreyas Iyer goes for a pull shot lifting his front leg up but doesn't connect. He reviews it for a Wide challenging the on-field decision. The split-screen does confirm that it is outside leg and the Umpire has to overturn the decision. Wided. |
| Yash Thakur to Shreyas Iyer, Four! |
| 19.2 : Yash Thakur to Shreyas Iyer, Yorker on the middle, Shreyas Iyer jams it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 19.3 : Yash Thakur to Shreyas Iyer, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! An absolute screamer of a catch from KL Rahul! |
| 0.0 : Venkatesh Iyer comes out to the middle now. |
| 19.4 : Yash Thakur to Venkatesh Iyer, Full in length, and slower in pace, angling across off, Venkatesh Iyer drives it to long off for one. |
| 19.5 : Yash Thakur to Ramandeep Singh, FOUR! Oh, nicely done! Slower bouncer, outside off, Ramandeep Singh has all the time in the world as he waits for the ball to come close to him before he guides it over the short third for a boundary. |
| 19.6 : Yash Thakur to Ramandeep Singh, SIX! BOOM! What a sensational finish from Ramandeep Singh and Kolkata finish strong! Yash Thakur offers a juicy full toss on the middle and leg, Ramandeep Singh gets underneath it and picks the bones out of with and deposits it behind deep mid-wicket for a maximum. He finishes off in style for Kolkata as they finish on 235. |
| 0.0 : Kolkata finish on a high to end up with 235 on the board! 200 has been breached for the first time in T20 cricket at this venue, and it is enough to tell you the kind of batting effort this has been from Kolkata. After being put into bat, the visitors were off to a flier. Phil Salt raced off the blocks, and Sunil Narine followed suit soon after. After Salt fell on 40, Narine took the mantle of pressing on the accelerator and capitalised on the momentum created. He found an able alley in Angkr |
| Lucknow will be disappointed with their bowling effort, especially with how the last couple of overs went, conceding 35 runs. Lucknow were not able to start well with the ball, conceding 70 runs in the Powerplay, the most they have done this season. Naveen-ul-Haq getting rid of Phil Salt was the highlight for them in the first six overs. Given the kind of Powerplay they had, it was important for them to pull things back in the middle phase. Ravi Bishnoi tied runs up at one end and was rewarded |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi is up for a flash interview. He begins by saying that it's a good score and they finished up well. He adds that Sunil Narine is in the form of his life and it was fun to watch him play those big strokes. Says that it was just about keeping up with the momentum and also says there's absolutely no dew out there. He states that the records are meant to be broken but is confident that with the in-form bowling line up, they will be able to defend this score. |
| Right then, Kolkata will be the happier of the two sides at the halfway mark. The visitors seemed to be losing their way with Andre Russell and Rinku Singh both back in the shed but Ramandeep Singh stepped up to give the finishing kick and they will take the momentum with them to their bowling effort. If Lucknow pull off this chase, it will be their highest successful chase in Indian T20 League history. A good Powerplay will be immensely important in setting the tone for the rest of the chase |
| ... THE RUN CHASE ... |
| Welcome back for the second essay. |
| 0.1 : Vaibhav Arora to KL Rahul, FOUR! KL Rahul commences this mammoth run chase with a boundary! Vaibhav Arora begins with a shortish delivery, around off, KL Rahul covers his off stump, watches the ball alertly and closely deftly touches it and guides it through the gap between short third and point for a boundary. |
| 0.2 : Vaibhav Arora to KL Rahul, Full, angling in from off, KL Rahul pushes it to mid off for a quick single. |
| 0.3 : Vaibhav Arora to Arshin Kulkarni, Fuller and on off, Arshin Kulkarni reads the ball coming into him well and presents a solid front foot defence. |
| 0.4 : Vaibhav Arora to Arshin Kulkarni, Gets off the mark with a single. Swinging in on a fuller length, on middle and leg, Arshin Kulkarni flicks it towards deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 0.5 : Vaibhav Arora to KL Rahul, Another one with an inward movement, on a length, around leg, KL Rahul tucks it with soft hands towards widish fine leg for a single. |
| 0.6 : Vaibhav Arora to Arshin Kulkarni, FOUR! Picture this says Kulkarni! Vaibhav Arora bowls full and gets to swing into the batter from off, Arshin Kulkarni walks a couple of steps ahead and presents full face of the willow with a solid timing, straight down the ground for a cracking boundary. 11 runs off the first over of this mammoth chase. |
| 0.0 : It will be Mitchell Starc to steam in from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Mitchell Starc to KL Rahul, FOUR! KLass written all over it! Across off on a fuller length, KL Rahul prods ahead and drives it crisply through cover-point for a boundary. |
| 1.2 : Mitchell Starc to KL Rahul, Inswinging on a fuller length, KL Rahul plays the flick shot toward widish mid on and gets to the other end with a single. |
| 1.3 : Mitchell Starc to Arshin Kulkarni, FOUR! Chipped in the air but in the gap and for four more! At 144 kph, into the batter on a fuller length, Arshin Kulkarni chips it into the air between mid on and mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 1.4 : Mitchell Starc to Arshin Kulkarni, Across off on a hard length, whispering the off stump, Arshin Kulkarni covers his off-pole and decides to not poke at it. |
| 1.5 : Mitchell Starc to Arshin Kulkarni, At 139 clicks, on the hard length, on off, Arshin Kulkarni gets ahead and pushes it straight to the fielder at short cover. |
| 1.6 : Mitchell Starc to Arshin Kulkarni, OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! OH, MY WORD! THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST CATCHES OF THIS SEASON! Ramandeep Singh, you beauty! |
| 0.0 : Marcus Stoinis comes in at number 3. |
| 2.1 : Vaibhav Arora to KL Rahul, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Oh, wait! KL Rahul has sent it upstairs and challenged the decision as he believes that the ball hasn't nicked off his bat. |
| 2.2 : Vaibhav Arora to KL Rahul, 2 runs. |
| 2.3 : Vaibhav Arora to KL Rahul, Wide! |
| Vaibhav Arora to KL Rahul, No run. |
| 2.4 : Vaibhav Arora to KL Rahul, Good length again, swinging in on middle, KL Rahul nudges it to short mid-wicket for a sharp single. |
| 2.5 : Vaibhav Arora to Marcus Stoinis, SIX! That's some way to get off the mark! |
| 2.6 : Vaibhav Arora to Marcus Stoinis, A head-height bumper, Marcus Stoinis ducks underneath it. |
| 3.1 : Mitchell Starc to KL Rahul, 1 run. |
| 3.2 : Mitchell Starc to Marcus Stoinis, Four! |
| 3.3 : Mitchell Starc to Marcus Stoinis, Full, outside off, Marcus Stoinis goes to drive but misses on the outside edge. |
| 3.4 : Mitchell Starc to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Sheer power on this one! Overpitched on the off stump line, Marcus Stoinis clears his front leg, makes some room and spanks it over mid off for a boundary. |
| 3.5 : Mitchell Starc to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Width and punished! Starc offers some width outside off, on a length, Marcus Stoinis cuts it powerfully through cover-point for a cracking boundary. He is giving it a whack at the moment. |
| 3.6 : Mitchell Starc to Marcus Stoinis, Around the wicket, angling in from off on a hard length, Marcus Stoinis punches it firmly to the point fielder to end the over. 13 runs from it. |
| 0.0 : Time for spin as Sunil Narine comes on to bowl now. |
| 4.1 : Sunil Narine to KL Rahul, Over the wicket, pitches on off and full, KL Rahul nudges it with soft hands to short mid-wicket. |
| 4.2 : Sunil Narine to KL Rahul, Drags his length a bit, drifts it on the middle and leg, KL Rahul dances down the track to flick it away but gets the ball pinged on the pad and the ball rolls towards the left of the bowler. |
| 4.3 : Sunil Narine to KL Rahul, WIDE! Turns it down leg on a fuller length, KL Rahul goes for a sweep and misses. Wide given. |
| Sunil Narine to KL Rahul, Quicker and flatter on the middle, KL Rahul reads the ball well and cuts it sharply through the cover-point region for a couple of runs. |
| 4.4 : Sunil Narine to KL Rahul, Aims the off stump on a slightly fuller length, KL Rahul rocks back deep in the crease and cuts it but finds the fielder at cover. |
| 4.5 : Sunil Narine to KL Rahul, Follows the batter does Narine as KL Rahul shuffles down the leg stump, and lands it on the leg stump line, KL Rahul punches it to covers. |
| 4.6 : Sunil Narine to KL Rahul, Slightly on a dragged length, turning on the middle and leg, KL Rahul tucks it to square leg for a single and retains his strike. |
| Harshit Rana replaces Mitchell Starc. |
| 5.1 : Harshit Rana to KL Rahul, Starts off on a length, on off, KL Rahul tries to drill it down the ground but scuffs his shot off the inner half of the bat to the right of mid on for a single. |
| 5.2 : Harshit Rana to Marcus Stoinis, Takes pace off and it is much fuller, on off and middle, Marcus Stoinis reads it well and pushes it with a straight bat back to the bowler. |
| 5.3 : Harshit Rana to Marcus Stoinis, SIX! Picked up beautifully! Harshit bangs it into the deck, around middle and leg, Marcus Stoinis swivels and gets inside the line. Helps the pull shot away over the fine leg fence for a maximum. |
| 5.4 : Harshit Rana to Marcus Stoinis, Hurls it on a hard length, on off, at 141.6 kph, Marcus Stoinis gets on top of the bounce nicely and punches it to cover-point. |
| 5.5 : Harshit Rana to Marcus Stoinis, WIDE! Attempts the slower delivery but gets the line wrong. Full and down leg, Marcus Stoinis misses the tickle. Wide given. |
| Harshit Rana to Marcus Stoinis, Absolute beauty! Bowls it with an upright seam, on off, Marcus Stoinis hangs back in his crease and presents a straight bat to keep it out. The ball nips away off the deck and zips past the bat. A nod of approval from Stoinis. |
| 5.6 : Harshit Rana to Marcus Stoinis, Hits the deck hard again, over the off-stump line, Marcus Stoinis rides the bounce well and stabs it down the deck. Good comeback by Rana after being hit for a six. |
| 6.1 : Sunil Narine to KL Rahul, It goes straight from over the wicket, full and on middle and leg, KL Rahul knocks it down the ground to long on and rotates the strike. |
| 6.2 : Sunil Narine to Marcus Stoinis, Good running! Turning away fractionally, short and around off, Marcus Stoinis punches it with a straight bat to the left of long on. It is placed well and that allows Stoinis to come back for the second run. |
| 6.3 : Sunil Narine to Marcus Stoinis, Angling into the pads, on a nagging length, Marcus Stoinis turns it through square leg for one more run. |
| 6.4 : Sunil Narine to KL Rahul, Pushes it through, fuller and on off, KL Rahul shuffles across a bit and gets down to sweep. It comes off the inner half of the bat and the batters cross as the ball rolls in front of short fine leg. |
| 6.5 : Sunil Narine to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Width offered and Marcus Stoinis cashes in! Tosses it up does Narine and ends up offering width on off, full in length, Marcus Stoinis creams the drive to the right of cover and beats long off to his left for a boundary. |
| 6.6 : Sunil Narine to Marcus Stoinis, Drags the length back and gets the ball to turn into the pads, Marcus Stoinis works it in front of square on the leg side. They push hard but the fielder in the deep is quick to get to the ball and keeps it down to one. 10 runs off Narine's over, Lucknow will take it any day of the week. |
| 7.1 : Harshit Rana to Marcus Stoinis, Bowls it on a back of a length, on off and middle, Marcus Stoinis backs away and hurriedly slaps it down to long on for one. |
| 7.2 : Harshit Rana to KL Rahul, FOUR! Heaved away and it goes in the gap! On a good length, just outside off, KL Rahul drags the sway from outside off and manages to pick the gap as he hits it to the left of deep square leg for a much-needed boundary. 50-run stand comes up between these two batters. |
| 7.3 : Harshit Rana to KL Rahul, OUT! TAKEN! Harshit Rana gets rid of the Lucknow skipper! KL Rahul could not have picked the man in the deep any better. |
| Deepak Hooda is in at number 4. |
| 7.4 : Harshit Rana to Deepak Hooda, FOUR! Nicely done and Deepak Hooda is away! Goes full and straight does Rana, at the stumps, Deepak Hooda picks up the length early and flicks it up and over mid-wicket. It almost went the distance for a maximum. |
| 7.5 : Harshit Rana to Deepak Hooda, Did that carry? Yes, it just about carried but it will be too harsh to call it a drop. |
| 7.6 : Harshit Rana to Marcus Stoinis, Pitches it right up, on off, Marcus Stoinis drives it to long off and retains the strike with a single. |
| Varun Chakaravarthy comes into the attack now. He replaces Sunil Narine. |
| 8.1 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Marcus Stoinis, Starts off on a short length, a bit of extra bounce, on middle, Marcus Stoinis goes on the back foot and whips it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 8.2 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Deepak Hooda, OUT! Given LBW! A big shout and up goes the finger. It looks dead straight but Deepak Hooda has taken the review. Did he get some bat on it? Or does he feel that it is going over the stumps? Varun Chakaravarthy slips in the googly, on a nagging length, on middle and leg, Deepak Hooda strides ahead to defend but fails to smother the spin. The ball turns in sharply, sneaks past the inside edge and pings Hooda on the flap of the front pad. |
| 0.0 : Strategic Break! Time for a breather here and a much-needed one for Lucknow as they have just lost their third wicket in the form of Deepak Hooda. KL Rahul and Marcus Stoinis steered the innings well for Lucknow after an early loss of wicket and also had a decent Powerplay with the latter muscling the ball to the fence from the get-go. However, just when KL Rahul decided to up the ante from his end, he lost his wicket which must have dearly cost Lucknow especially in such a gigantic run chase. |
| 8.3 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! BANG! Nicholas Pooran is away! |
| 8.4 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, Drops it short and it is outside off, Nicholas Pooran shapes up to force it through the off side. Miscues his shot down to long on for one. |
| 8.5 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Marcus Stoinis, Tosses it up, full and aimed at the stumps, Marcus Stoinis gets down and sweeps it to the right of deep mid-wicket for another run. |
| 8.6 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, Almost chopped it back onto the stumps! Angling away and away from the reach of the batter, full and on off, Nicholas Pooran reaches out and throws his hands at it. Gets an inside edge that deflects back onto the left pad of the keeper, Phil Salt. |
| 0.0 : Andre Russell is into the attack now. He replaces Harshit Rana. |
| 9.1 : Andre Russell to Marcus Stoinis, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Andre Russell strikes gold for Kolkata with his first delivery. A body blow to Lucknow as the in-form Marcus Stoinis departs. 5th time in T20 cricket that Russell has dismissed Stoinis and the match-up has worked for the visitors. |
| 9.2 : Andre Russell to Ayush Badoni, Wide! |
| 9.1 : Ayush Badoni is in at number 6 for Lucknow. |
| 9.2 : Andre Russell to Ayush Badoni, SIX! Ayush Badoni takes on the short ball and it comes off. Russell digs it in short, over middle, Ayush Badoni hangs back and rides the bounce well. Nails the pull over deep square leg for a maximum. |
| 9.3 : Andre Russell to Ayush Badoni, 1 run. |
| 9.4 : Andre Russell to Nicholas Pooran, Play and a miss! |
| 9.5 : Andre Russell to Nicholas Pooran, A direct hit and Ayush Badoni was a goner! |
| 9.6 : Andre Russell to Ayush Badoni, 2 runs. |
| 0.0 : Sunil Narine (2-0-14-0) is back. |
| 10.1 : Sunil Narine to Nicholas Pooran, Lands this on off and on a length, Nicholas Pooran pushes it towards long off for a single. |
| 10.2 : Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, Slower through the air, on a length, on middle, Ayush Badoni tucks it along the ground to long on for one more run. |
| 10.3 : Sunil Narine to Nicholas Pooran, Drifts it further away from off on a fullish length, Nicholas Pooran reaches to out and drives it well through covers for a single. |
| 10.4 : Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, No run. |
| 10.5 : Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, Flatter and quicker on off, Ayush Badoni brings his bat in time and pushes it back to Narine. |
| 10.6 : Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, Short in length, around the middle and off, Ayush Badoni steers it off the back foot towards deep mid-wicket for an easy single. A very, very tidy over from Narine. Just four from it. |
| 11.1 : Andre Russell to Ayush Badoni, IN THE AIR...DROPPED! Bangs it short in length, on the chest level of Badoni. He swivels to pull but the ball is quick at him as he is late and the ball takes off the leading edge, and hangs up in the night sky for an eternity. Sunil Narine stationed at deep third runs forward but shells the catch and the ball deflects off his boots and rolls towards the converging fielder from deep fine leg. They cross for a single. |
| 11.2 : Andre Russell to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Dre Russ strikes again! |
| 11.3 : Andre Russell to Ashton Turner, Slips in a full delivery, sliding onto the pads, Ashton Turner clips it in front of square on the leg side and gets off the mark with a single. |
| 11.2 : Ashton Turner is the new man in. |
| 11.4 : Andre Russell to Ayush Badoni, Takes pace off and it is on a back of a length, over middle, Ayush Badoni waits on it and works it to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 11.5 : Andre Russell to Ashton Turner, Wide! |
| Andre Russell to Ashton Turner, WIDE! Digs it in short, around off, Ashton Turner sways away from the line of the ball and lets it go as the ball sails over his head for a wide. Shreyas Iyer challenges the wide call but it is clearly going over the head. |
| Andre Russell to Ashton Turner, Leg bye! Fuller and slower, on middle and leg, Ashton Turner has a swipe across the line but gets beaten on the inside edge. The ball rolls off his pads to the leg side for a leg bye. |
| 11.6 : Andre Russell to Ayush Badoni, Short in length, around off, Ayush Badoni lifts his front leg and tucks it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. Another successful over for Kolkata. |
| 12.1 : Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, Fuller and on the off stump, Ayush Badoni leans onto the ball and drives it along the ground for a single to long on. |
| 12.2 : Sunil Narine to Ashton Turner, Shade fuller in length, angling on the pads, Ashton Turner nudges it with soft hands towards square leg for a single. |
| 12.3 : Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Sunil Narine gets a wicket now and Lucknow is falling apart here. Sunil Narine bowls it on a slightly pulled-back length around off, Ayush Badoni gets his dancing shoes on and charges ahead to go downtown but fails to generate enough power on the shot as the bat twists in his hand a bit and hence, it slices up in the night sky for a fair bit of time and sails over mid off. Mitchell Starc from long off comes forward and takes a com |
| Krunal Pandya makes his way out to the centre. |
| 12.6 : Sunil Narine to Ashton Turner, On a length around off stump. Ashton Turner stays away and punches it in front of square for a run. |
| 12.5 : Sunil Narine to Ashton Turner, No run. |
| 12.4 : Sunil Narine to Krunal Pandya, 1 run. |
| 13.1 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Ashton Turner, SIX! Shot! Offers a nice juicy half-volley at the stumps, Ashton Turner gets down on one knee and slogs it over the deep mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 13.2 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Ashton Turner, 1 run. |
| 13.3 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Krunal Pandya, Around the wicket now, on the dragged length, outside off, Krunal Pandya drags it to short mid-wicket. |
| 13.4 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Krunal Pandya, Drops it short around off, Krunal Pandya punches it through covers for one. |
| 13.5 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Ashton Turner, SIX! He's having some fun here! Punished! Varun Chakravarthy drops it right into the hitting arc around off, Ashton Turner sits down again and thumps it over cow corner for another maximum. |
| 13.6 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Ashton Turner, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Now, that's an unlucky way to get out! |
| 0.0 : Has that come off the boot? The third umpire is called into action to check for a bump catch. The replays indicate that it has clearly come off the boot without any contact with the ground. OUT flashes on the big screen. |
| The concussion substitute for Mohsin Khan, Yudhvir Singh comes out to bat now. Also, Harshit Rana (2-0-19-1) returns to the attack. |
| 14.1 : Harshit Rana to Krunal Pandya, 1 run. |
| 14.2 : Harshit Rana to Yudhvir Singh, Bowls it on a back of a length, on off, Yudhvir Singh gets on his toes and dabs it to the left of backward point for a single. |
| 14.3 : Harshit Rana to Krunal Pandya, DROPPED! Shreyas Iyer does all the hard work of getting there but puts it down! |
| 14.4 : Harshit Rana to Krunal Pandya, OUT! c Phil Salt b Harshit Rana. |
| 0.0 : Ravi Bishnoi is in at number 10 for Lucknow. |
| 14.5 : Harshit Rana to Ravi Bishnoi, 1 run. |
| 14.6 : Harshit Rana to Yudhvir Singh, Bangs it into the deck, over middle, Yudhvir Singh swings for the pull but fails to connect. |
| 15.1 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Ravi Bishnoi, 1 run. |
| 15.2 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Yudhvir Singh, No run. |
| 15.3 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Yudhvir Singh, No run. |
| 15.4 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Yudhvir Singh, SIX! Yudhvir Singh finally connects! Tosses it up, full and on off, Yudhvir Singh accepts the invitation and hits it cleanly over wide long on for a maximum. |
| 15.5 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Yudhvir Singh, Drags the length back and bowls it on off, Yudhvir Singh goes on the back foot and pushes it to cover. |
| 15.6 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Yudhvir Singh, OUT! c Andre Russell b Varun Chakaravarthy. |
| 0.0 : Strategic Break! Well, Kolkata is just one wicket away from getting a convincing victory which will not only inflate its net run rate but also help to climb to the top of the Points Table. It has been absolutely one-way traffic since the fall of KL Rahul and Marcus Stoinis as Lucknow just couldn't strike a comeback into this game, losing wickets at regular intervals. |
| 16.1 : Harshit Rana to Ravi Bishnoi, OUT! PLUMB IN FRONT! A confident appeal and up goes the finger! |
| 0.0 : KOLKATA WIN BY A HUGE MARGIN OF 98 RUNS AND TOTALLY OUTCLASS THE HOME SIDE LUCKNOW AND HOP ONTO THE TOP OF THE POINTS TABLE! Lucknow were tasked to chase a daunting target of 236, and they started off in a decent way as KL Rahul found some early boundaries. Unfortunately, Kulkarni's time at the crease was short-lived. Then, Marcus Stoinis stepped in and flexed his muscles with some powerful shots, getting Lucknow back on track. Stoinis took charge while KL Rahul played the anchor role, steering |
| On the flip side, Kolkata got off to a promising start after setting Lucknow the daunting task of chasing a massive total. Mitchell Starc carried on his good form from the previous game and made an immediate impact, grabbing a wicket in his very first over, thanks to a stunning catch by Ramandeep Singh. However, Kolkata couldn't capitalize on this early breakthrough and struggled to contain the boundaries. Just when it seemed Lucknow might be gaining some momentum, Harshit Rana stepped up with |
| Earlier in the game, Lucknow's decision to put Kolkata into bat didn't quite go as planned. The opening duo of Phil Salt and Sunil Narine came out all guns blazing, smashing boundaries and sixes with ease. Narine was particularly unstoppable, blazing his way to a remarkable 81 runs off just 39 balls, featuring 8 towering sixes and 7 boundaries. Angriksh Raghuvanshi also played a steady innings, adding 32 runs to the total, while Ramandeep Singh's late cameo boosted Kolkata to a hefty total of 23 |
| The captain of Lucknow, KL Rahul says that they had too many runs to be scored in the second innings. Adds that while chasing such totals, you try to go hard and you end up losing wickets. Feels that they were poor overall with the bat, ball and in field. Tells that the young bowler could not handle the pressure against the likes of Phil Salt and Sunil Narine. States that it was a really true wicket and Kolkata got a total which was 25-30 runs above par. Reckons that the execution went wrong an |
| Harshit Rana is up for a flash interview for his brilliant bowling figures of (3.1-0-24-3). He says that his focus was to hit the deck hard and he's happy to execute his plans well. Adds he has worked really hard on his bowling. Appreciates Andre Russell and says that he brings the right balance to the bowling unit. Further adds that it becomes easy for the rest of the bowlers as well. |
| Stay tuned for the presentation ceremony... |
| Shreyas Iyer, the skipper of Kolkata says that there's been havoc in the dressing room since the last six matches and also says they don't assess the pitch in the first six. And says that after having a chat with Sunil Narine at the break, he informed that it looked like a 200-plus track and anything beyond that would be a big bonus. Further adds that they are flexible in terms of right and left-handers. On being asked about the performances of the uncapped youngsters, he says there's absolutel |
| Sunil Narine is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his stellar all-round performance. He starts by saying that the most important thing is starting well and you cannot ask for more when you have the backing of the support staff. Shares that it is important to pick your strengths on the day and he is enjoying batting. Mentions that the partnership with Varun Chakaravarthy is going well and Varun picking wickets is making his job easier. Adds that Varun is a hard worker and it is good to see him do well |
| Right then, this is it from an entertaining double-header where Kolkata convincingly defeated the home side Lucknow and climbed to the top of the table with 16 points and a superior net run rate. And earlier, it was Chennai who got back to the winning ways by defeating Punjab. Next up in the Indian T20 League is an exciting clash between the team clad in orange and black, and in-form Hyderabad taking on Mumbai who will be playing for their pride at the iconic Wankhede Stadium. The match will be |
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