| 0.5 : 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. |
| 1.2 : 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. |
| 2.5 : 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. |
| 3.1 : 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. |
| 0.3 : 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. |
| 3.5 : 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. |
| 3.2 : 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. |
| 4.6 : 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. |
| 5.2 : 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 : 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 : 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. |
| 5.6 : 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! |
| 8.3 : 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. |
| 9.2 : 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. |
| 9.6 : 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. |
| 11.2 : 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. |
| 11.5 : 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. |
| 12.6 : 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 : 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. |
| 15.3 : 15.3: 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. |
| 15.5 : 15.5: 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 : 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. |
| 16.4 : 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 : 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 : 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. |
| 17.2 : 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 |
| 17.4 : 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. |
| 18.1 : 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 : 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 : 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. |
| 18.6 : 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. |
| 19.2 : 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. |
| 19.6 : 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! |
| 0.1 : 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. |
| 0.5 : 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. |
| 1.1 : 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. |
| 1.5 : 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 : 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. |
| 2.2 : 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 |
| 3.1 : 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. |
| 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 : 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. |
| 5.4 : 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. |
| 4.4: 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 : 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. |
| 8.2 : 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. |
| 9.1 : 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. |
| 9.6 : 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. |
| 10.3 : 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. |
| 11.2 : 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 : 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 |
| 12.1 : 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 |
| 12.6 : 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. |
| 13.1 : 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. |
| 14.5 : 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 |
| 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 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 18.5 : 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. |
| 19.3 : 19.3: 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. |
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