| 0.0 : TOSS - The coin goes up and lands in favour of Bangalore. They will BOWL first. |
| Bangalore (PLAYING XI) - Virat Kohli (C), Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Suyash Prabhudessai, David Willey, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel (In for Faf du Plessis), Mohammed Siraj, Vijaykumar Vyshak. |
| Impact Players for Bangalore - Faf du Plessis, Finn Allen, Akash Deep, Karn Sharma and Anuj Rawat. |
| Kolkata (Playing XI) - Venkatesh Iyer (In for Suyash Sharma), Narayan Jagadeesan (WK), Jason Roy, Nitish Rana (C), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, David Wiese, Vaibhav Arora (In for Kulwant Khejroliya), Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy. |
| Impact Players for Kolkata - Mandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Suyash Sharma, Litton Das and Kulwant Khejroliya. |
| Nitish Rana, the captain of Kolkata is in for a chat. He starts by saying this game is very important for them, and it is time to step up and stay in the contest. Mentions that they have shown glimpses of how they perform as a unit. Tells that they haven't been lucky with the injuries as well, which has forced them to keep chopping and changing their playing XI. States that there is a positive atmosphere in the dressing room and he hopes the boys can do well. |
| Virat Kohli, the stand-in skipper of Bangalore says that they will bowl first and it is a no-brainer as they chase well and it's a chance to do things well again. Adds that it wasn't difficult for him to step in and it has been fun so far because of the way the team has been playing. On Faf du Plessis, he says that the team remains as it is and he will play the same Impact Player role and he should be back to full fitness from the next game. Reckons that it is a good chasing ground and mentions |
| We are all set for the game to begin! The two umpires walk out to the middle as the Bangalore players take their positions on the field. Jason Roy will open the innings for Kolkata alongside Narayan Jagadeesan. Mohammed Siraj has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play... |
| 0.3 : Mohammed Siraj feels that the ball is a bit out of shape and gives it to the umpire. The umpire performs the gauge test and finds that the ball is fine. We are good to continue. |
| 0.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Jason Roy, FOUR! Jason Roy is on a roll. This is a much better shot. It is a full-length ball, on fourth stump. Jason Roy stands tall and crunches it down to long off, for a boundary. |
| 0.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Jason Roy, Fuller, tailing into the batter. Jason Roy gets undone by the pace here and gets pinged on his pads. The ball rolls out to short third, but Roy even struggles to spot the ball after the impact. |
| David Willey to operate from the other end. |
| 1.2 : David Willey to Narayan Jagadeesan, FOUR! Narayan Jagadeesan now gets into the act. Gets a bit fortunate this time. Good length, outside off. Narayan Jagadeesan looks to ride the bounce but it catches the outside edge. The ball flies down to third man for four runs. |
| 0.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Jason Roy, A dot now! Good length, on top of middle. Jason Roy shuffles and flicks it to mid on. |
| 1.1 : David Willey to Narayan Jagadeesan, Slower length ball, on off. Narayan Jagadeesan steps outside the crease and defends it under his eyes. |
| 1.3 : David Willey to Narayan Jagadeesan, Full, on leg. Narayan Jagadeesan clips it into mid-wicket. |
| 1.5 : David Willey to Narayan Jagadeesan, Fuller, angling across, outside off. Narayan Jagadeesan leans forward and pushes it gently into covers. This has been a brilliant comeback from Willey. |
| 1.4 : David Willey to Narayan Jagadeesan, Two dots in a row! Length ball, on leg stump. Narayan Jagadeesan shuffles and nudges it to mid-wicket once again. He could not get his bottom hand into play here. |
| 1.6 : David Willey to Narayan Jagadeesan, A single to end the over! A length ball, over off. Narayan Jagadeesan stays back and guides it through the gap past backward point. One taken. |
| 2.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Narayan Jagadeesan, Siraj serves a length ball, in the channel, it jags away. Narayan Jagadeesan tries to go after it but misses. |
| 2.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Narayan Jagadeesan, Narayan Jagadeesan flicks this length ball to mid-wicket off his pads. |
| 2.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Narayan Jagadeesan, Mohammed Siraj digs in a short one, wide of off, with a lot of pace on it. Narayan Jagadeesan tries to break his shackles but only connects with thin air. |
| 2.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Narayan Jagadeesan, Length ball, that jags back in from outside off. Narayan Jagadeesan guides it through point for one. |
| 2.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Jason Roy, FOUR! Jason Roy continues to find boundaries at will. His third one of the inning. It is very full, outside off. Jason Roy gets on his front foot and creams it through covers. The ball has enough legs to reach the fence. |
| 2.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Jason Roy, A sharp bumper, angling down leg. Jason Roy swivels and tries to hook it away but misses. Dinesh Karthik and Mohammed Siraj put in a loud appeal but the finger stays down. They have a chat with Kohli, but go against taking the review. |
| 3.1 : David Willey to Narayan Jagadeesan, FOUR! Narayan Jagadeesan finds the gap and the boundary as well. This will boost his confidence as well. A length ball, outside off. Narayan Jagadeesan gets on top of it and crunches it through the cover region for four. |
| Mohammed Siraj to Jason Roy, Mohammed Siraj starts with a pace-up delivery, swinging in late, on off. Roy gets forward and defends it solidly. |
| 0.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Jason Roy, A length ball, on fourth stump. Jason Roy punches it through the line but only to find a fielder at covers. |
| 0.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Jason Roy, FOUR! Jason Roy and Kolkata are off the mark. Siraj goes full, outside off. Jason Roy uses his feel and slaps it down the park, to long on for a fine boundary. |
| 3.2 : David Willey to Narayan Jagadeesan, WIDE! David Willey errs in his line this time and spills it down leg. The umpire extends his arms and rightly so. |
| 3.3 : David Willey to Narayan Jagadeesan, Length, on off, defended to point. |
| 3.4 : David Willey to Narayan Jagadeesan, Full length, on off. Narayan Jagadeesan dabs it out to mid off and crosses. |
| 3.5 : David Willey to Jason Roy, SIX! This is huge! Jason Roy made this flick look so effortless. It is fuller, on leg stump. Jason Roy picks it up nice and early to dispatch it over the square leg fence for a maximum. |
| 3.6 : David Willey to Jason Roy, Full length, on off. Roy knocks it down the park and takes a single. A great over for Kolkata, 17 runs come off it. |
| 3.2 : David Willey to Narayan Jagadeesan, FOUR! Solid timing! Narayan Jagadeesan is on a roll! Willey pitches it up, on off. Narayan Jagadeesan stands tall, hits it through the line and gets it through covers for four more. |
| 4.1 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Jason Roy, Very full, on off. Roy sweeps it to square leg for one. |
| 0.0 : Wanindu Hasaranga comes into the attack now. |
| 4.2 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Narayan Jagadeesan, Flighted and full, on off. Narayan Jagadeesan taps it out to mid off. He scampers across for a quick single. |
| 4.3 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Jason Roy, Shorter, on middle. Roy moves back and helps it back to the bowler. |
| 4.5 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Jason Roy, Much quicker and full, on leg. Jason Roy takes a blow on his shoes. Certainly going down leg. |
| 4.6 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Jason Roy, FOUR! Jason Roy spoils the over for the spinner with this boundary off the last ball. A bit flatter, on off. Jason Roy reverse hits it through cover-point for a cracking boundary. |
| 4.4 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Jason Roy, An appeal for lbw but turned down! Wanindu Hasaranga is convinced that he got his man and Virat Kohli takes the review. Coming to the delivery, it is looped up, around off. Jason Roy prods and tries to sweep it away but misses. He gets pinged high on his pads. The Ball Tracking confirms that the ball is pitching outside the line and the original decision stands. |
| 5.1 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Narayan Jagadeesan, Starts off with a shorter delivery around off, Narayan Jagadeesan punches it away through wide mid on for a single. |
| 0.0 : Shahbaz Ahmed is into the attack now. |
| 5.2 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Jason Roy, SIX! What a shot! Shahbaz Ahmed sees Jason Roy advancing and tries to fire it in at the legs. Roy adjusts and just plays a checked drive over mid on and clears the fence for a maximum. |
| 5.3 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Jason Roy, SIX! Back-to-back maximums! Full and angled into the pads, Jason Roy gets down on one knee and heaves it powerfully over the square leg fence for another six. |
| 5.4 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Jason Roy, SIX! Just over! This is dragged down a bit and angled into the batter, Jason Roy rocks back and pulls it flat toward deep mid-wicket where the fielder comes in instead of staying on the ropes and the ball goes over him for another maximum. |
| 5.5 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Jason Roy, Follows the batter down leg, Jason Roy looks to sweep but misses. |
| 5.6 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Jason Roy, SIX! A fourth six in the over and Jason Roy is in overdrive mode here. This is angled into the legs once again, Roy manages to get his front leg out of the way and absolutely smashes this one over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. 25 off that over! |
| Strategic break! This has been an ideal start for Kolkata, all thanks to Jason Roy who has moved to 48 runs off just 20 ball. Narayan Jagadeesan meanwhile took his time to find his rhythm, but has been able to find the odd boundaries. Virat Kohli has been in constant pressure of changing his bowlers here. He certainly needs to break this stand as early as possible, because it can hurt them a lot, if Roy continues to find boundaries at will. |
| 6.1 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Narayan Jagadeesan, Here comes the wrong 'un, fuller around off and turning in a long way. Narayan Jagadeesan goes on the back foot to keep it out. |
| 6.2 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Narayan Jagadeesan, Flatter one, angling into middle, Narayan Jagadeesan punches it out toward short cover. |
| 6.3 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Narayan Jagadeesan, Quicker and angled into the pads, Narayan Jagadeesan tucks it straight to mid-wicket. |
| 6.4 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Narayan Jagadeesan, Short and wide, this is cut away off the back foot to deep point for a single. |
| 6.5 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Jason Roy, Good fielding! Floats this one up full and on the stumps, Jason Roy gets in position for the reverse sweep and gets it to the left of the man at short third man who makes a good diving stop. Just the single then. |
| 6.6 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Narayan Jagadeesan, Narayan Jagadeesan is getting a bit bogged down here. Flatter and on a nagging length, turning into the pads, Jagadeesan pushes it out to the right of the bowler. |
| 7.2 : Vyshak Vijay Kumar to Narayan Jagadeesan, Short and wide outside off, Narayan Jagadeesan plays the square cut wide of the man at deep point and picks up a couple of runs. |
| 7.1 : Vyshak Vijay Kumar to Jason Roy, FIFTY for Jason Roy in just 22 balls and it has been a power-packed display from him thus far. Vyshak Vijay Kumar starts with a fuller delivery around off, Roy smashes the ball right back at the bowler who manages to get a hand on it. The ball deflects toward mid on and they get a single. Hard to call that one a dropped chance. |
| 7.3 : Vyshak Vijay Kumar to Narayan Jagadeesan, Banged in a bit and over middle, Narayan Jagadeesan short-arm jabs it over wide mid on and picks up a single. |
| 7.4 : Vyshak Vijay Kumar to Jason Roy, Short ball over the stumps, Jason Roy plays a controlled pull shot down to deep mid-wicket and turns the strike over. |
| 7.5 : Vyshak Vijay Kumar to Narayan Jagadeesan, In no man's land! A sharp bumper this, comes in around the helmet and Narayan Jagadeesan goes for the hook. Jagadeesan mistimes it badly and the ball falls just over backward square leg. The batters get one. |
| 7.6 : Vyshak Vijay Kumar to Jason Roy, Takes pace off now and bowls it full and wide, Jason Roy lets out a big grunt as he drives it toward sweeper cover for another single. |
| 8.1 : Harshal Patel to Jason Roy, Harshal Patel comes into the attack and starts with a short and wide one. Jason Roy cuts it off the back foot but straight to deep point for one and he lets out another big grunt in frustration as he feels he should have put that away. |
| 8.2 : Harshal Patel to Narayan Jagadeesan, Pace off, full and wide outside off, Narayan Jagadeesan tries to reach it but fails to get any bat on it. |
| 8.3 : Harshal Patel to Narayan Jagadeesan, FOUR! Jagadeesan gets one away! Pace on this time, short and outside off, Jagadeesan shuffles a bit past the off stump and slaps it away wide of third man for a boundary. |
| 8.4 : Harshal Patel to Narayan Jagadeesan, Full and outside off, jammed out through the cover region for one. Jagadeesan looks for two but Jason Roy denies it. |
| 8.5 : Harshal Patel to Jason Roy, This is bowled into the deck and outside off, Jason Roy gets on top of the bounce and rolls his hands over the ball to pull it down to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 8.6 : Harshal Patel to Narayan Jagadeesan, Almost gets chopped on! Slower one, bowled into the pitch and pushed outside off. Narayan Jagadeesan throws his hands at it but gets an under edge that just goes past the leg stump. |
| 9.1 : Vyshak Vijay Kumar to Jason Roy, This is bowled on the shorter side and pushed well outside the off stump, Jason Roy reaches out and cuts it in front of square on the off side for a single. |
| 9.2 : Vyshak Vijay Kumar to Narayan Jagadeesan, OUT! CAUGHT! Narayan Jagadeesan is finally let out of his misery and Bangalore have their first wicket. Vyshak Vijay Kumar bangs in a good short ball, a bit slower but gets it to climb high. Jagadeesan stays deep in the crease and looks to take it on but ends up getting a top edge. The ball goes high and toward deep mid-wicket where David Willey backtracks a bit and takes it safely just inside the ropes. |
| Venkatesh Iyer is the new man in. |
| 9.3 : Vyshak Vijay Kumar to Venkatesh Iyer, WIDE! A quick bumper, over leg stump and this one flies over the batter's head. Venkatesh Iyer ducks under it and wide is called for height. |
| Vyshak Vijay Kumar to Venkatesh Iyer, Hard length around leg stump, Venkatesh Iyer comes down the track and backs away before hitting it on the up toward deep cover for one. |
| 9.4 : Vyshak Vijay Kumar to Jason Roy, Floats it up a bit on a length and well outside the off stump, Jason Roy taps this one to the left of deep point for a single. |
| 9.5 : Vyshak Vijay Kumar to Venkatesh Iyer, WIDE! Attempted slower one, on a length and angling down the leg side. Wide called. |
| Vyshak Vijay Kumar to Venkatesh Iyer, Hurls across a length ball outside the off stump, this is played away through the cover region for one. |
| 9.6 : Vyshak Vijay Kumar to Jason Roy, OUT! TIMBER! Vyshak Vijay Kumar with a double blow and Jason Roy has to depart. Goes full and pace on, angling it into the leg stump. Roy walks right across the stumps and looks to flick it away but the ball just zips through and beats the bat and crashes into the leg stump. Not the way Roy would have liked to get out but he has to walk back after a blistering knock. Bangalore in the ascendancy at the moment. |
| Who will walk out now? It will be Nitish Rana. |
| 10.1 : Harshal Patel to Venkatesh Iyer, WIDE! Good length, sliding down leg. Iyer tries to chase it but misses it completely. Wided. |
| Harshal Patel to Venkatesh Iyer, Harshal Patel hurls a length ball, on top of off. Iyer stands tall and punches it into covers off his back foot. The fielder there makes a half-stop. |
| 10.2 : Harshal Patel to Venkatesh Iyer, On a length, wide of off. Iyer slices it down to third man for one. |
| 10.3 : Harshal Patel to Nitish Rana, Very full, on off. Rana clips it to square leg for one. The Kolkata skipper gets off the mark now. |
| 10.4 : Harshal Patel to Venkatesh Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer rotates the strike now, as he drives this full ball to sweeper cover. There is protection in the deep. |
| 10.5 : Harshal Patel to Nitish Rana, Shortish, wide of off. Rana hangs back and cuts it hard through covers for one. |
| 10.6 : Harshal Patel to Venkatesh Iyer, A dot to end the over! It is fuller, on off. Iyer tries to hit it through the line once again, but it goes back to the bowler off the inner half. |
| 11.1 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Nitish Rana, Floated and full, on off. Rana gets forward and tucks it into mid-wicket for one. |
| 11.2 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! A welcome boundary for Kolkata. It is short, on leg. Iyer uses his feet and whips it through mid-wicket. The ball races away to the fence. |
| 11.3 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Venkatesh Iyer, Iyer punches this flat ball down to long off for a single. |
| 11.4 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Nitish Rana, Nitish Rana slogs this short ball behind square on the leg side for one more. |
| 11.5 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! Impeccable placement. It is pitched up, in the channel. Venkatesh Iyer shuffles a touch and carves it to wide of long off. Glenn Maxwell rushes to his right and dives that side but in vain. |
| 11.6 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Venkatesh Iyer, Shorter, outside off. Iyer cuts it hard to deep point for two runs. |
| Vyshak Vijay Kumar (2-0-13-2) switches ends now. |
| 12.1 : Vyshak Vijay Kumar to Nitish Rana, Back of a length, Nitish Rana pulls this to deep mid-wicket from outside off. One taken. |
| 12.2 : Vyshak Vijay Kumar to Venkatesh Iyer, Vyshak Vijay Kumar serves a short one again, with some width on offer this time. Venkatesh Iyer gets on top of it and cuts it hard through point for just a single. |
| 12.3 : Vyshak Vijay Kumar to Nitish Rana, WIDE! A sharp bumper, on off. It flies over the batter's head and the square leg umpire informs that this is a wide. |
| 12.4 : Vyshak Vijay Kumar to Venkatesh Iyer, Shorter, Iyer cuts it through cover-point for one. |
| 12.5 : Vyshak Vijay Kumar to Nitish Rana, Very full, wide outside off. Rana tries to chase it but gets beaten in the process. |
| 13.1 : David Willey to Venkatesh Iyer, Length ball, that comes in from outside off. Iyer nudges it into mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.6 : Vyshak Vijay Kumar to Nitish Rana, SIX! BANG! Nitish Rana turning on the heat here. It is overpitched on off. Nitish Rana says thank you very much and smokes it over the bowler's head for a maximum. Just the kind of over Kolkata were after. |
| 13.2 : David Willey to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Really well played. It is a full-length ball, outside off. Rana shuffles across a long way and scoops it down to third man. A couple of bounces into the ropes. |
| 13.3 : David Willey to Nitish Rana, David Willey follows the batter down leg. Rana is left with no room. He inside-edges it to the keeper. The batters cross for a quick single. |
| 13.4 : David Willey to Venkatesh Iyer, Very full, on leg. Iyer wrists it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 13.5 : David Willey to Nitish Rana, A single now as Rana punches this length ball into covers. |
| 13.6 : David Willey to Venkatesh Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer charges down the wicket and drills this full ball down to long off. The batters take a single. |
| 14.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Venkatesh Iyer, A length ball, angling across, at 139 clicks. Venkatesh Iyer mistimes his punch through covers only for a single. |
| 14.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Nitish Rana, Very full, outside off. Rana steers it down to third man for another single. |
| 14.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Venkatesh Iyer, Mohammed Siraj fires in a wide yorker, Venkatesh Iyer is unable to pick it up early and get a hold of it. |
| 14.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Venkatesh Iyer, Much fuller and straight, on leg. Iyer flicks it to long on. It meets the fielder on a bounce. They take a single. |
| 15.1 : Harshal Patel to Venkatesh Iyer, Leg bye! Nicely bowled! Gets the slower one, full and in the blockhole around the legs. Venkatesh Iyer looks to flick but misses and the ball hits the pads. Nitish Rana scampers through for one as Harshal Patel fails to hit the stumps at the batter's end with his boot. |
| 12.3 : Vyshak Vijay Kumar to Nitish Rana, DROPPED! Vyshak Vijay Kumar could've had his third wicket, but Mohammed Siraj fails to hold on to it. It is very full, on off. Rana chips it straight down the throat of Mohammed Siraj at long off, but somehow gets a lifeline here. The batters take one. |
| Harshal Patel to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! A low full toss on middle, Venkatesh Iyer pumps this one right back over the bowler's head and the ball races away into the fence. |
| 15.2 : Harshal Patel to Nitish Rana, Just short! Slower one, banged in around off and Nitish Rana flat-bats it toward long on. Glenn Maxwell there comes in and the ball just bounces in front of him. They get a single. |
| 14.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Venkatesh Iyer, On a length, wide of off. Venkatesh Iyer slashes hard to deep point for one. Kolkata need boundaries and that too quickly. |
| 14.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Nitish Rana, DROPPED! Bangalore have not been their best in the field. Harshal Patel the culprit this time. A short ball, sliding down leg. Rana swivels and pulls it down to fine leg. Harshal Patel in the deep could not hold on to it. The batters take one. |
| Harshal Patel to Nitish Rana, SIX! BANG! Another slower short ball, this time over leg stump. Nitish Rana picks it up and has enough time to swivel and pull it over the square leg fence for a biggie. |
| 15.6 : Harshal Patel to Nitish Rana, SIX! Picked up and dispatched! Pace on this time and on the pads, Nitish Rana just whips it off the legs and sends it a long way back over the backward square leg fence for a maximum. 19 off the over, a good one for Kolkata. |
| 15.4 : Harshal Patel to Venkatesh Iyer, Slower one, a tad shorter and around off, this is eased away off side for a single and the 50-run stand is up between these two. |
| 16.1 : Vyshak Vijay Kumar to Venkatesh Iyer, Length ball on the stumps, Venkatesh Iyer drives it over the bowler but without much timing and to the right of long on for a single. |
| 0.0 : Strategic break! WOW! 19 runs come off the previous over and the momentum has shifted Kolkata's way, and that too, right on cue. Only 4 overs left in hand for them, and they will be eyeing to flex their muscles from hereon. Also, the visitors have plenty of hard-hitters waiting for them in the ranks. Bangalore need to be on the money if they wish to be the happier side heading into the innings break. |
| 16.2 : Vyshak Vijay Kumar to Nitish Rana, Full and outside off, Nitish Rana shuffles a bit and drills it down to long off for just another single. |
| 16.3 : Vyshak Vijay Kumar to Venkatesh Iyer, Good bowling! Bowls it a touch shorter and angles it well across the off stump, Venkatesh Iyer reaches out and taps it past point for one. |
| 16.4 : Vyshak Vijay Kumar to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Nicely done! Gets it full and wide enough, nothing wrong with the ball. Nitish Rana reaches out and opens the bat face late to hit it on the full and through backward point for a boundary. |
| 16.5 : Vyshak Vijay Kumar to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Streaky boundary but Nitish Rana won't mind. Knuckleball around off, Rana throws his hands at it but gets a thick outside edge that flies away fine of short third man for another boundary. |
| 16.6 : Vyshak Vijay Kumar to Nitish Rana, SIX! Oh, that has been smashed! Full and outside off, in the slot a bit. Nitish Rana gets under it and whacks it away flat and over the leaping fielder at deep cover for a maximum. 17 off the over, another good one for Kolkata. |
| 17.1 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Venkatesh Iyer, Shorter and around leg, turning in. Venkatesh Iyer stands tall and attempts the reverse sweep but gets an inside edge off the pads toward point. They scamper through for one. |
| 0.0 : Is that a clean catch? The umpire takes it upstairs to confirm. The replays confirm that Vyshak Vijay Kumar has grabbed the ball cleanly and the big screen shows OUT. |
| 17.2 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Nitish Rana, OUT! CAUGHT! Bangalore do hold on to a catch and Nitish Rana has to walk back. Wanindu Hasaranga with another shortish delivery on the stumps and Rana goes for the reverse sweep as well. The ball turns and takes the top edge before lobbing up in front of short third man. Vyshak Vijay Kumar there dives in front and gets both hands under it. The third umpire is called in and the replays show that Kumar has caught it cleanly. Rana departs after a solid kno |
| Andre Russell is the new batter at the crease. |
| 17.4 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Venkatesh Iyer, OUT! TAKEN! Wanindu Hasaranga pulling things back nicely for Bangalore and Kolkata are four down in a jiffy. Tosses this one up full and on off stump, it is the googly that turns away. Venkatesh Iyer stays deep in his crease and looks to slog it against the turn but ends up slicing it high and over mid on. Glenn Maxwell from long on comes in and keeps his eyes on the ball before pouching it safely. |
| Rinku Singh comes in at number 6. |
| 17.5 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Rinku Singh, Flatter delivery around off, pushed away to mid off. |
| 17.6 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Rinku Singh, Pushed through around middle and leg, Rinku Singh tucks it away in front of mid-wicket for a single. Brilliant over from Wanindu Hasaranga, just 3 runs and a couple of wickets off it. |
| 17.3 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Andre Russell, Shorter and around off, just eased away through point for a single. |
| 18.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Rinku Singh, SIX! Wow, that is a shot and a half! On a good length and angled across the left-hander, Rinku Singh just stays put and clobbers it away in front of mid-wicket and deep in the crowd for a biggie. |
| 18.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Rinku Singh, FOUR! A bit too wide from Mohammed Siraj and he pays the price. Full and outside off, Rinku Singh reaches out and slashes it away wide of the man at short third man for a boundary. 10 runs off the first two deliveries. |
| 18.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Rinku Singh, FOUR! Up and over! Full and wide at 142.7 clicks, Rinku Singh throws his hands at it and manages to slice it over the man at point for yet another boundary. This is excellent batting. |
| 18.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Rinku Singh, Good comeback! A quick bumper, at 141.7 clicks and right around the helmet. Rinku Singh sways his head away from the line of the ball. |
| 18.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Rinku Singh, On a hard length and takes some pace off the delivery. Rinku Singh hangs back and mistimes the pull aerially in front of deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 18.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Andre Russell, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Mohammed Siraj with a perfect yorker! He steams in and bowls it at almost 145 clciks, right in the blockhole and angling into the leg pole. Andre Russell stands deep in his crease and tries to clear the front leg but is beaten for raw pace here. Russell swings across the line but the ball sneaks through and castles into the stumps. Siraj ends the over well but 15 runs come off it. |
| David Wiese comes in at number 7. |
| 19.1 : Harshal Patel to Rinku Singh, A full toss on leg stump, there to be hit but dips on the batter. Rinku Singh slogs it away to deep backward square leg for just a single. |
| 19.2 : Harshal Patel to David Wiese, SIX! Up, up and away! Slower delivery, on a length and around middle. David Wiese picks up the pace early and tees off, dispatching it a long way over the long on fence for a biggie. That one went 93 meters. |
| 19.3 : Harshal Patel to David Wiese, Leg bye! Slower again, full and around off, David Wiese shuffles across trying to lap it but misses. The ball hits the pads and rolls onto the deck ads the batters scamper through for a leg bye. |
| 19.4 : Harshal Patel to Rinku Singh, Slower bumper this time and over the stumps, Rinku Singh tries to get his bat high and get it away but is undone by the lack of pace. No wide signalled and no review taken either. |
| 19.5 : Harshal Patel to Rinku Singh, Nails the yorker now around off and Rinku Singh can only manage to squeeze it out toward point for a single. |
| 19.6 : Harshal Patel to David Wiese, SIX! Up and over and Kolkata get to the 200-run mark! Yet another slower one from Harshal Patel, dug in short and outside off. David Wiese stays back and forces the uppercut over short third man and the ball clears the fence as well. 15 off the final over as well and Kolkata finish with 200/5 on the board! |
| Phew! What an end did we just witness from Kolkata. 30 runs come off the final two overs and Kolkata head back into the break, at least with a psychological advantage, as David Wiese's maximum off the final ball got them to the magic number - 200. Bangalore will be extremely disappointed with their death bowling here. |
| Kolkata were under immense pressure coming into this game with four defeats on the trot, nevertheless, they had a chance to redeem themselves on a batting paradise away from home. They did just that, with Jason Roy setting up the tune with his brisk knock up top. Narayan Jagadeesan though could not find his feet, and struggled to find the gaps at his own will, but played the second fiddle role well. It was going all well for Kolkata, but they lost both their openers in a single over. Then, Ven |
| It was rather a forgetful day for Bangalore with the ball and also in the field. We do not say this quite often, but Bangalore were certainly below their standards in the field, and our their stand-in captain, Virat Kohli will be very upset with the same. The Bangalore bowlers took some beating early on, but Vyshak Vijay Kumar did extremely well to pull things back for the hosts by going BANG, BANG to get rid of both the openers. Later, Wanindu Hasaranga sucked some momentum away from the opp |
| Right then, the onus now is on Bangalore's batters. Looking at their recent record they will be quite confident of getting over the line, but it is going to be tricker against the spin attack that Kolkata possess. Who will get over the line? To find out do join us for the second essay shortly... |
| Vyshak Vijay Kumar is in for a spot interview. He says that the wicket is pretty flat and its a batsman's game and reckons that 200 will be chasable. Adds that he has just been focusing on his strengths and the coaches have been really supportive. On Jason Roy's wicket, he says that he has been working hard with the bowling coach and wants to keep the batter guessing every ball. Ends by saying that the score is definitely chasable and the ball is coming onto the bat nicely. |
| 0.1 : Vaibhav Arora to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Slashed away and Virat Kohli is up and running here. Starts with a loosener as this is bowled short and wide. Kohli throws the kitchen sink at it and gets a thick outside edge that flies over short third man for a boundary. |
| 0.2 : Vaibhav Arora to Virat Kohli, Hits the length hard and bowls it outside off, Virat Kohli eases it away past point for a single. |
| 0.3 : Vaibhav Arora to Faf du Plessis, Leg bye! On a good length, good pace behind it and angled into the ribs. The ball goes off the thigh pads toward square leg and the batters get across for a leg bye. Faf du Plessis jogs across but has to put in the dive as he sees the throw coming in at his end. |
| 0.4 : Vaibhav Arora to Virat Kohli, Good length around off, nudged away toward point for a quick single. |
| 0.5 : Vaibhav Arora to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Down the wrong line but sloppy fielding as well. Full and angling down leg, Faf du Plessis just tucks it around the corner, to the left of Suyash Sharma at short fine leg. Sharma there fumbles and the ball eludes him to run away into the fence. |
| 0.6 : Vaibhav Arora to Faf du Plessis, A dot to end but 11 runs come off the first over of the chase. Length ball around off, Faf du Plessis drives it firmly but straight to mid off. |
| Umesh Yadav to bowl from the opposite end. |
| 1.1 : Umesh Yadav to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Easily done! Short and outside off, Virat Kohli stands tall and just lofts it over extra cover and the ball just bounces inside the ropes to go for a boundary. |
| 1.2 : Umesh Yadav to Virat Kohli, Full and around off, Virat Kohli advances and squeezes it down to third man for a single. |
| 1.3 : Umesh Yadav to Faf du Plessis, Hard length over middle and nipping back in a bit. Faf du Plessis stays back and gets an inside edge toward short fine leg for a run. |
| 1.4 : Umesh Yadav to Virat Kohli, Nicely bowled! Sees Virat Kohli advancing and bowls it slower and fuller outside off. Kohli manages to jam it out in front of covers and picks up a single. |
| 1.5 : Umesh Yadav to Faf du Plessis, SIX! BANG! Another slower one, pitched up right in the slot around middle. Faf du Plessis waits for it and has all the time in the world to get under it and smoke it over the long on fence for a biggie. |
| 1.6 : Umesh Yadav to Faf du Plessis, SIX! Another maximum! Just a half-tracker over middle, no effort behind it, and Faf du Plessis pulls it off the back foot over the mid-wicket fence for another biggie. 19 off the over and Bangalore are flying here. |
| Suyash Sharma, the Impact Player comes into the attack now. |
| 2.1 : Suyash Sharma to Virat Kohli, Starts with a drag down outside off and turning in, Virat Kohli pulls it down to long on and picks up a single. |
| 2.2 : Suyash Sharma to Faf du Plessis, OUT! TAKEN! A very well-judged catch just inside the ropes by Rinku Singh and Suyash Sharma strikes in his very first over. This is the googly, tossed up full and on off stump, turning in. Faf du Plessis stays deep in his crease and picks the googly but looks to hit it over long on. The bat turns in his handa a bit and the shot is mistimed in the air toward long on. Rinku there runs around to his left and leaps up a bit to grab it with both hands and stay |
| 2.3 : Suyash Sharma to Shahbaz Ahmed, Shorter one, angled across the left-hander, Shahbaz Ahmed punches it away toward cover. |
| 2.2 : Shahbaz Ahmed is in at number 3. |
| 2.4 : Suyash Sharma to Shahbaz Ahmed, Slower and shorter outside off, Shahbaz Ahmed rocks back and plays it toward cover. Virat Kohli looks for one but is sent back and rightly so. |
| 2.5 : Suyash Sharma to Shahbaz Ahmed, A touch shorter on off and turning away, Shahbaz Ahmed wrists it away toward wide mid on and picks up a single. |
| 2.6 : Suyash Sharma to Virat Kohli, Slides one into middle and leg, Virat Kohli tucks it off the inside edge toward short fine leg and scampers across for a single. Excellent over from Suyash Sharma, just 3 runs and a wicket off it. |
| 3.1 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Varun Chakaravarthy is greeted into the attack with a boundary. Slightly shorter on the hips, Virat Kohli swivels and pulls it away hard, behind square leg and picks up a boundary. |
| 3.2 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Virat Kohli, A bit of a mix-up in the middle but no harm is done. Flighted this time and drifting in from around off, Virat Kohli pushes it toward point and looks for one but is sent back by his partner. |
| 3.3 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Virat Kohli, Drifted onto the pads, Kohli works it away just behind square leg and gets across for a run. |
| 3.4 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Shahbaz Ahmed, Comes from around the wicket and bowls it full on off stump. Shahbaz Ahmed looks to block but gets a bit of an outside edge toward short third man and they scamper through for one more. |
| 3.5 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Virat Kohli, Excellent running! Floated up around middle, Virat Kohli leans on and pushes it gently through wide mid on before racing back for a couple of runs. |
| 3.6 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Virat Kohli, Shorter on the pads, nudged away through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 4.1 : Suyash Sharma to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Virat Kohli just keeps on hitting the first ball of the over for a boundary. Short ball on leg stump, Kohli goes deep in his crease and whips it away past square leg for a boundary. |
| 4.2 : Suyash Sharma to Virat Kohli, MISFIELD AND FOUR! Short again over middle, Virat Kohli rocks back and pulls it flat toward long on. Rinku Singh comes charging in but the ball falls well short. Rinku though fails to put the brakes on and ends up running past the ball and it costs Kolkata four runs. |
| 4.3 : Suyash Sharma to Virat Kohli, On the pads, nudged away in front of square leg for a single. |
| 4.4 : Glenn Maxwell is the new man in. |
| 4.5 : Suyash Sharma to Glenn Maxwell, Quicker and shorter around off, pulled away off the back foot and powerfully down to long on for one. |
| 4.6 : Suyash Sharma to Virat Kohli, On middle and leg, worked away in front of mid-wicket for a run. |
| 5.1 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Virat Kohli, Floated and full, on off. Kohli leans in and pushes it to point. |
| 5.2 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Virat Kohli, Flatter, on the pads. Kohli flicks it through square leg. One run taken. |
| 5.3 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Glenn Maxwell, A bit fuller, on off. Glenn Maxwell crunches it to covers but does not find the gap. |
| 5.4 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Glenn Maxwell gets going here. He gets his first boundary of the chase. It is full and on leg. Glenn Maxwell gets low and sweeps it over short fine. It races away to the fence. |
| Suyash Sharma to Shahbaz Ahmed, OUT! LBW! A decent shout for LBW and the finger goes up. Suyash Sharma bowls this one very full and in line with the stumps. Shahbaz Ahmed gets down on one knee and looks for the hard sweep but misses, getting hit full on the pads. Suyash goes up in appeal and gets the decision in his favour. Shahbaz has a chat with Virat Kohli but starts walking back and Kolkata have two wickets now. Also, the ball lobbed up off the pads and Narayan Jagadeesan pouhed it. |
| 5.5 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Glenn Maxwell, OUT! CAUGHT! Varun Chakaravarthy strikes and has the last laugh here. Glenn Maxwell himself cannot believe it. There is pin-drop silence across the stadium now. It is a googly, on off. Glenn Maxwell makes some room and tries to play it inside-out but Maxwell does not middle it. The ball flies to long off and David Wiese takes a sharp catch over his head. |
| Mahipal Lomror is in at number 5. |
| 5.6 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Mahipal Lomror, Fuller, attacking the pads. Lomror nudges it into mid-wicket. A wicket-taking over from Varun Chakaravarthy comes to an end. Bangalore under immense pressure now. |
| 6.1 : Andre Russell to Virat Kohli, Andre Russell starts his spell with a short ball, on off. Virat Kohli stays back and punches it to point, could not find the gap. |
| 6.2 : Andre Russell to Virat Kohli, Good length, in the channel. Virat Kohli taps it to backward point for an easy single. |
| 6.4 : Andre Russell to Mahipal Lomror, Shorter, on off. Lomror top-edges it to square leg. The ball lands safely. One taken. |
| 6.3 : Andre Russell to Mahipal Lomror, BEATEN! Andre Russell hurls a length ball, on leg. Mahipal Lomror fails to flick it away and takes a blow high on his pads. |
| 6.5 : Andre Russell to Virat Kohli, Length, on the pads. Virat Kohli flicks it down to long on and collects a brace. |
| 6.6 : Andre Russell to Virat Kohli, Andre Russell fires in a yorker, on leg. Andre Russell dabs it out to square leg. The batters collect two more runs. |
| 7.1 : Sunil Narine to Mahipal Lomror, Sunil Narine angles in a full ball, outside off. Mahipal Lomror slashes it through cover-point for one. |
| 7.2 : Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli, Virat Kohli now rotates the strike as he flicks this full ball into mid-wicket, off his pads. |
| 7.4 : Sunil Narine to Mahipal Lomror, Shorter, on off. Lomror slaps it to wide of long off. The fielder in the deep does well to save a certain boundary. |
| 7.3 : Sunil Narine to Mahipal Lomror, Floated and full, on off. Lomror lobs it over the bowler's head. There is protection in the deep and the batters take two runs. There is an enquiry for run-out but the third umpire confirms that Lomror is safe. |
| 7.5 : Sunil Narine to Mahipal Lomror, Angled into the pads. Lomror goes back and tucks it to mid-wicket. They take one. |
| 7.6 : Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli, Shorter, in the channel. Kohli shuffles and flicks it into the leg side for another single. Kolkata are on the driving seat here. |
| 8.1 : Nitish Rana to Virat Kohli, Pushed through quicker, on off. Kohli whips it to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 8.2 : Nitish Rana to Mahipal Lomror, FOUR! A welcome boundary for the hosts and Mahipal Lomror himself. It is very full, on off. Mahipal Lomror whips it low and hard to deep mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep dives to his left, but ends up helping it touch the ropes. |
| 8.3 : Nitish Rana to Mahipal Lomror, A single now as this full ball is clipped into mid-wicket. |
| 8.4 : Nitish Rana to Virat Kohli, Quicker and fuller, on leg. Kohli flicks it off his pads for another single. |
| 8.5 : Nitish Rana to Mahipal Lomror, A full toss, on off. Lomror knocks it down to the cow corner and rotates the strike. |
| 8.6 : Nitish Rana to Virat Kohli, Darted on the pads, Virat Kohli stays back and eases it out. 8 runs come off this over. |
| Strategic break! It was a fast start with the bat by Bangalore as Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis struck the ball cleanly and looked solid. As soon as spin was introduced though, the table completely turned as Suyash Sharma and Varun Chakaravarthy picked up three wickets in 4 overs to put Kolkata on top. Kohli is well-set but needs someone to stay with him, An important phase of play awaits. |
| 9.1 : Sunil Narine to Mahipal Lomror, SIX! BANG! Just what the doctor ordered for Bangalore. Short one, on off. Mahipal Lomror uses the depth of his crease and smokes it over the square leg fence for a maximum. The ball goes straight into the crowd. |
| 9.2 : Sunil Narine to Mahipal Lomror, Slower one, angled into the batter. Mahipal Lomror nudges it to mid-wicket for a run. |
| 9.3 : Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli, Flatter, on middle. Kohli knocks it down to long on for an easy single. |
| 9.4 : Sunil Narine to Mahipal Lomror, Back of a length, outside off. Lomror punches it past mid off for another single. |
| 9.5 : Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli, Very full, on leg. Kohli whips it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 9.6 : Sunil Narine to Mahipal Lomror, SIX! ALL THE WAY! Mahipal Lomror is taking the attack to the opposition here. What a strike. The crowd is getting back to life as well. It is tossed up, full and on off. Mahipal Lomror gets down on one knee and slogs it flat and hard over the square leg fence. |
| 10.1 : Suyash Sharma to Virat Kohli, Shorter and around off, turning in, Virat Kohli pulls it off the back foot, flat and on the bounce to long on for a single. |
| 10.2 : Suyash Sharma to Mahipal Lomror, Short and wide, cut away past point for one more. |
| 10.3 : Suyash Sharma to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Short and wide again, Virat Kohli tries to cut it hard but the ball skids on and takes the outside edge before running away into the third man fence. |
| 10.4 : Suyash Sharma to Virat Kohli, FIFTY for Virat Kohli and the crowd goes wild! Quicker one around off, Kohli hammers it away to the left of long on and sprints back for the second run. Brilliant running and Kohli is key here for Bangalore. |
| 10.5 : Suyash Sharma to Virat Kohli, WIDE! Throws it up full and wide, a bit too wide and Kohli leaves it alone for a wide. |
| Suyash Sharma to Virat Kohli, Flatter one on the legs, Virat Kohli tucks it away through mid-wicket and once again they look for two but Andre Russell is quick to get to the ball. Just the single then. |
| 10.6 : Suyash Sharma to Mahipal Lomror, Tosses it up, full and around the pads, Mahipal Lomror gets down to sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads. |
| 11.1 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Virat Kohli, Drags it down a bit and bowls it on middle, Virat Kohli punches it away through wide mid on and picks up a single. |
| 11.2 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Mahipal Lomror, SIX! BANG! Just a fraction short and on leg stump, Mahipal Lomror gets deep in his crease and muscles the pull shot over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. |
| 11.3 : Dinesh Karthik comes in to bat now. |
| 11.4 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Dinesh Karthik, Quicker one around off, Dinesh Karthik watchfully blocks it out. |
| 11.5 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Dinesh Karthik, Short and around off, Dinesh Karthik shapes up to move leg side but adjusts and cuts it to deep point for a single. |
| 11.3 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Mahipal Lomror, OUT! TAKEN! Varun Chakaravarthy has the last laugh here and Mahipal Lomror has to depart. This is pushed through a bit fuller and on middle and leg, Lomror tries to repeat the trick and sets up for the big slog. The ball flies off the top edge and seems to be clearing the mid-wicket fence but Andre Russell there settles himself right on the edge and takes a good catch just over his head. Lomror cannot believe it and Kolkata haven the breakthrough t |
| 11.6 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Virat Kohli, This is short again and around off, Virat Kohli goes deep in his crease and pulls it along the ground toward cow corner for one more. 86 needed now off 48 balls. |
| 12.1 : Andre Russell to Virat Kohli, OUT! TAKEN! What a moment in the game and this could be the game for Kolkata! Andre Russell bangs in a short ball at 143.2 clicks and outside off. Virat Kohli shuffles and is onto it in a flash. Kohli swivels and pulls it flat and hard in front of the man at deep mid-wicket. Venkatesh Iyer there moves to his left and gets down low to that side to take a brilliant catch. The umpires go upstairs to check and the replays show that the ball opped out of the han |
| 0.0 : Suyash Prabhudessai is the new batter in. |
| 12.2 : Andre Russell to Suyash Prabhudessai, Full and straight, Suyash Prabhudessai tentatively blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 12.3 : Andre Russell to Suyash Prabhudessai, Back of a length around off, punched off the back foot but straight to extra cover. |
| 12.4 : Andre Russell to Suyash Prabhudessai, Beaten! On a good length around the top of off and just seaming away off the deck. Suyash Prabhudessai with another tentative push at it but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 12.6 : Andre Russell to Suyash Prabhudessai, FOUR! Spoils the over with a boundary! Fraction short and wide, Suyash Prabhudessai latches onto it and smashes it through the cover region for a boundary. |
| 12.5 : Andre Russell to Suyash Prabhudessai, Full this time, on middle and leg, and at almost 142 clicks. Suyash Prabhudessai drives it away through wide mid on and gets off the mark with a couple of runs. |
| 13.1 : Sunil Narine to Dinesh Karthik, FOUR! Too short and put away, Sunil Narine isn't having a good time with the ball in this game. Short and around off, turning in, Dinesh Karthik gets on the back foot and pulls it hard in between long on and deep mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 12.6 : Change. Sunil Narine now comes back into the attack. |
| 13.2 : Sunil Narine to Dinesh Karthik, Short again around off and turning away, Dinesh Karthik hits it off the back foot and down to long on for a single. |
| 13.3 : Sunil Narine to Suyash Prabhudessai, Floats it up a bit and bowls it full around off, Suyash Prabhudessai works it away through mid-wicket and the batters get back for the second with ease. |
| 13.4 : Sunil Narine to Suyash Prabhudessai, Leg bye! A direct hit would have got him. Flighted delivery on the pads, Suyash Prabhudessai looks to tuck it away but misses and the ball goes off the pads toward square leg. Dinesh Karthik calls his partner for a single and the keeper, Narayan Jagadeesan runs toward the ball. The keeper fires in a throw at the bowler's end but misses as Suyash dives in to make his ground. |
| 13.5 : Sunil Narine to Dinesh Karthik, Risky but excellent running! Floated up on the pads, Dinesh Karthik pushes this one well in front of mid-wicket and looks for two straightaway. The fielder in the deep picks up the ball and throws it at the keeper's end where Venkatesh Iyer collects the ball and whips off the bails. The replays show that DK dived in to make his ground with ease. |
| 13.6 : Sunil Narine to Dinesh Karthik, Slightly shorter around off, played late and dabbed down to short third man for one. |
| Change. Suyash Sharma is brought back into the attack now. He replaces Andre Russell. |
| 14.1 : Suyash Sharma to Dinesh Karthik, Shorter delivery outside off, Dinesh Karthik backs away and cuts it in front of point for a single. |
| 14.2 : Suyash Sharma to Suyash Prabhudessai, Slightly shorter, angling it across the left-hander, Suyash Prabhudessai taps this one toward deep point and rotates the strike. |
| 14.3 : Suyash Sharma to Dinesh Karthik, Slows it up a bit and throws it outside the off stump, Dinesh Karthik mistimes the heave down to long on for just one more. |
| 14.4 : Suyash Sharma to Suyash Prabhudessai, Lucky! Nagging length, outside off and it is the googly. Suyash Prabhudessai doesn't pick it and goes deep in his crease to block. The ball lobs up off the leading edge and falls safely around mid off. They pick up a single. |
| 14.5 : Wanindu Hasaranga is the new man in. |
| 14.6 : Suyash Sharma to Dinesh Karthik, Flights it up a bit and Dinesh Karthik works it away in front of mid-wicket for a run. |
| 14.5 : Suyash Sharma to Dinesh Karthik, OUT! RUN OUT! Would you believe it? Dinesh Karthik is involved in a run out yet again and those numbers just keep increasing with every match. This is short and wide by Suyash Sharma, Karthik rocks back and slaps it away well in front of square on the off side and looks for two right away. Anukul Roy, the substitute fielder there comes around and picks up the ball before firing the thwor at the bowler's end. Suyash Prabhudessai stutters a bit as he turns |
| 15.1 : Sunil Narine to Dinesh Karthik, Short one, on off. Dinesh Karthik pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 15.2 : Sunil Narine to Wanindu Hasaranga, Back of a length, turning in from outside off. Wanindu Hasaranga taps it to point for an easy single. |
| 15.3 : Sunil Narine to Dinesh Karthik, Pushed through quicker, on off. Dinesh Karthik defends it out solidly. |
| 15.4 : Sunil Narine to Dinesh Karthik, Darted on the pads, Dinesh Karthik nudges it to square leg and crosses. |
| 15.5 : Sunil Narine to Wanindu Hasaranga, Half-tracker, on off. Wanindu Hasaranga dances down the track, swats it to long on for two runs. |
| 15.6 : Sunil Narine to Wanindu Hasaranga, Wanindu Hasaranga slaps this short ball, down to long off this time for a couple more. |
| 16.1 : Andre Russell to Dinesh Karthik, A length ball, outside off, shaping away a touch. Dinesh Karthik shuffles and tries to hit it through the line but misses. |
| 16.2 : Andre Russell to Dinesh Karthik, It is very full, on off. Dinesh Karthik drills it down the park, but is unfortunate to see the stumps gets destroyed at the non-striker's end. |
| 0.0 : Strategic break! It has all gone downhill for Bangalore in the last few overs and with 56 runs needed off 24 balls and just 4 wickets in hand, they stare in the face of defeat here. Kolkata have been good with the ball but they have been brilliant in the field, holding on to their catches and inflicting run-outs and that could well be the difference between the two sides. Dinesh Karthik is still out in the middle and the game is certainly not over. Will we see another nail-biting finish? Let's |
| 16.4 : Andre Russell to Dinesh Karthik, Russell fires it full and on off. Karthik digs it out into covers and crosses. |
| 16.5 : Andre Russell to Wanindu Hasaranga, OUT! CAUGHT! Wanindu Hasaranga tries to break the shackles but holes out instead. It is a slower ball, wide outside off, pitched up. Wanindu Hasaranga thinks that it is in his slot. He tries to opens the face of the bat late and help it into the fence over point but he does not get the desired distance on it. The substitute fielder Anukul Roy takes a sharp catch at deep backward point. Bangalore are falling apart here. |
| 16.3 : Andre Russell to Dinesh Karthik, SIX! BANG! DK is getting in the mood. It is full, on leg. Dinesh Karthik gets low and slogs it way over the square leg fence for a maximum. |
| 16.5 : David Willey is the new batter in. |
| 16.6 : Andre Russell to David Willey, Shorter, on off. Willey pulls it to deep square leg for one. |
| Varun Chakaravarthy (3-0-23-2) is back on to finish his spell. |
| 17.1 : Varun Chakaravarthy to David Willey, Slower and shorter, outside off. David Willey tries to cut it away off his back foot but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 17.2 : Varun Chakaravarthy to David Willey, Floated and full, on off. Willey guides it to short third man for an easy single. |
| 17.3 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Dinesh Karthik, OUT! CAUGHT! Rinku Singh completes the catch and is elated with this wicket. He knows the job is done now. Varun Chakaravarthy picks up his third wicket and he has done the trick for Kolkata away from home. It is a half-tracker, on off. Dinesh Karthik swivels and pulls it down to deep mid-wicket. He mishits it and Rinku Singh takes a sharp running catch in the deep. |
| Vyshak Vijay Kumar walks out to bat now. |
| 17.4 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Vyshak Vijay Kumar, Fuller, on off. Vyshak Vijay Kumar flicks it to mid on for one. |
| 17.5 : Varun Chakaravarthy to David Willey, Back of a length, on off. David Willey gets an inside edge to fine leg. They take one. |
| 17.6 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Vyshak Vijay Kumar, Pushed through quicker, full and on off. Vyshak Vijay Kumar flicks it down to long on for another single. Varun Chakaravarthy ends his spell of 4 overs with three wickets under his belly. |
| 18.1 : Andre Russell to Vyshak Vijay Kumar, A full toss, on leg. Vyshak Vijay Kumar whips it over mid-wicket for just a single. |
| 18.2 : Andre Russell to David Willey, Fuller length, on off. Willey tries to be cheeky and tries to scoop it away, but he ends up hurting his leg in the process, as it catches the inside edge. |
| 18.3 : Andre Russell to David Willey, Quicker one, full, on off. Willey drills it down to long on for a single. |
| 18.4 : Andre Russell to Vyshak Vijay Kumar, A length ball, on middle, swinging down leg. Vyshak Vijay Kumar shuffles and tries to play the scoop. He gets nowhere near the ball. |
| 18.5 : Andre Russell to Vyshak Vijay Kumar, SIX! Just beats the fielder in the deep. It is a length ball, on middle and leg. Vyshak Vijay Kumar clears his front leg and whips it high in the air to wide long on. The ball goes miles up in the air, but has power on it to beat the fielder in the deep. |
| 18.6 : Andre Russell to Vyshak Vijay Kumar, Fuller, on off. Vyshak Vijay Kumar lofts it down the ground. The batters cross for a single. There is an appeal for a run-out at the non-striker's end, but the replays confirm that Vyshak Vijay Kumar is safely inside the crease. |
| 19.1 : Vaibhav Arora to Vyshak Vijay Kumar, Very full, on off. Vyshak Vijay Kumar swings hard at it. The ball catches the inside edge, and deflects off his pads into the off side. One taken. |
| 19.2 : Vaibhav Arora to David Willey, Very full, on off. Willey tries to go for the paddle shot but it goes to short third off the inside edge. One taken. |
| 19.3 : Vaibhav Arora to Vyshak Vijay Kumar, TWO WIDES! A sharp bumper, on off. Vyshak Vijay Kumar tries to chase it but misses. The umpire signals a wide due to height. |
| Vaibhav Arora to David Willey, FOUR! Cracking shot. It is tossed up, full and on off. David Willey whips it powerfully through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 19.4 : Vaibhav Arora to David Willey, Good length, wide of off. Willey slashes it hard to sweeper cover for a brace. |
| 19.5 : Vaibhav Arora to David Willey, LEG BYE! David Willey goes for the scoop once again but it does not come off as expected. It is very full, on off. Willey shuffles and tries to play it over the keeper's head but takes a blow on his pads. They cross for a leg bye. |
| 19.6 : Vaibhav Arora to Vyshak Vijay Kumar, Two runs to end the innings! Full length, on middle. Vyshak Vijay Kumar gets it down to long on for two runs. KOLKATA WIN THE MATCH BY 21 RUNS. |
| Kolkata have done it yet again against Bangalore and that too on the road. They needed a win and boy, they got it with ease, also becoming the first team to do the double over a side this season. |
| Kolkata had 200 runs on the board, just like they did the last time these two sides met but the pacers were hit away in the first couple of overs. Spin was introduced in the third over and the duo of Suyash Sharma and Varun Chakaravarthy bowled a fine spell of four overs between them, picking up three wickets as well. Sunil Narine and Nitish Rana couldn't replicate the other two spinners' performance but Kolkata managed to find ways of picking up wickets with Andre Russell doing a fine job |
| Bangalore will be distraught with the loss and it is their third loss at home this season which is not a good sign. Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis started off in trademark fashion and Kohli looked in sublime touch. Faf got out after a quick start and soon Shahbaz Ahmed and Glenn Maxwell followed suit. There was a fightback from Kohli as he brought up his half-century and was well-supported by Mahipal Lomror who got a few hits away before getting out. With the scoreboard pressure mounting, |
| Earlier in the game, Virat Kohli walked out for the toss and won it, and put Kolkata into bat. Jason Roy and Narayan Jagadeesan made a fine start up top and added 83 runs for the first wicket before the latter got out. Roy got to his second half-century in a row but got out soon after. There was another 80-run stand between skipper Nitish Rana and Venkatesh Iyer which really put them in a good position before a few big hits from Rinku Singh and David Wiese took them to 200. With the ball |
| The skipper of Bangalore, Virat Kohli starts by saying that he feels they handed the game away. Adds that they were not brilliant in the field as well and it was a free win for the opponent. Mentions that their batters continued to lose wickets to non-wicket deliveries and that cost them the game. Tells that for them it is all about how much is there on the scoreboard, and how do they chase it down. States that they were just one partnership away from taking the game by the scruff of the neck. |
| Andre Russell is down for a quick chat. He says that they really needed this victory, as they were under the pump. Informs that anything over 200 was a good score and is glad they could get that. He then congratulates the guys for this win. Tells that once he gets the ball he tries to help the team. Adds that he still knows what he can do with the ball. States that the runs were there on the board, and was confident enough that the team will defend it. |
| The Presentation ceremony... |
| Nitish Rana, the captain of Kolkata says that in the last 3-4 games he said that at the toss if they played collectively, the game would go their way and it did. On Jason Roy, he says that he has had an impact on the side and credit to the team for not losing belief and they were able to bounce back. Mentions that they tried to put the runs on the board and then use spin but there wasn't much turn and yet the spinners did well. On Suyash Sharma, he says that whenever he talks to him, the young g |
| Varun Chakaravarthy is the PLATER OF THE MATCH for his fine display with the ball. Varun says that in the last match, he was taken to the cleaners and he is delighted to turn it around. Adds that cricket is a funny game. Mentions that he has worked a lot and thanks the backroom staff as well to support him. Ends by saying that he wants to dedicate this win to his newborn son and his wife. Hopes that he is able to meet them sooner rather than later. |
| Right then, that is it from this game and it is Kolkata who have managed to break their poor run of four losses and get a crucial win. The action in the 2023 Indian T20 League continues on Thursday, the 27th of April with a blockbuster clash between two top teams. Rajasthan will take on Chennai at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur and that game will begin at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT) with our build-up starting much sooner. Do join us then. Take care and goodbye! |
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