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SRH beat KKR by 14 runs | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Highlights And Cricket Score Qualifier 2 T20 Match - Commentary
Indian Premier League, 2018
Date: May 25, 2018 Start Time: 19:00 IST | 13:30 GMT | 19:00 LocalVenue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
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Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders Highlights And Cricket Score Qualifier 2 Match - T20 Commentary
Kolkata were right on the money for the most part. But, as the problem Chennai have faced throughout the season, the home team failed to maintain the pressure in the death. Conceded 50 in the last three overs. Though, what will sting them most, Piyush Chawla more than anyone, is the chance he fumbled which gave Rashid a life. The spinners once again came to the party with everyone chipping in, but the work was undone in the final 3. A big task lies ahead of their batsmen now, especially with the wicket on the slower side. Going to be a fabulous run chase.
Dropped on 4, finished on 34, 18 of which came in the final over. Rashid Khan's blazing cameo has helped his side post a serious total on the board. The Hyderabad innings started off solidly, but then stumbled as wickets kept falling and no partnership could be formed. If it wasn't for the Afghan's heroics in the end, things would have looked much different. They will be very happy with what they have now.
Prasidh Krishna to Rashid Khan. SIX! YES, HE CAN! Yes, he can. You beauty! 24 off the final over, just what the doctor ordered for the Orange Army. Fuller and slower on off, Rashid Khan gets deep inside the crease, behind the line and launches it over long on for a maximum. HYDERABAD FINISH ON 174/7!
Prasidh Krishna to Rashid Khan. In the air but it's landed safe. The rub of the green seems to be going Khan's way. Slower one on a fullish length, Rashid lofts it over mid-wicket and it falls in no man's land. Two runs taken. One ball remaining. Can he finish big?
Prasidh Krishna to Rashid Khan. Wide! Pressure telling on the youngster. Fires it outside off, across the tramline.
Prasidh Krishna to Rashid Khan. SIX! Rashid Khan or Rashid Buttler? What are we witnessing here! Right off the meat of the bat. Wow. Full on the stumps, he moves a step across and scoops it over fine leg. Into the stands, well into them, and that's a biggie.
Prasidh Krishna to Rashid Khan. FOUR! Rashid Khan going on strong here. Getting his team to a respectable total as of now. Krishna takes the pace off it, bowls it full on the stumps. Khan clears his front leg and lofts it well over mid off for a boundary.
Prasidh Krishna to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Hits this through mid-wicket and brings Rashid Khan back on strike.
Prasidh Krishna to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. FOUR! Bhuvi doing his part now. Perfect start to the over. Length ball outside off, he throws his bat at it and slices it over backward point. Nobody out there in the deep, so it'll run away to the boundary line.
Shivam Mavi to Rashid Khan. SIX! Rashid Khan playing an absolute blinder here. These runs will be mighty handy for Hyderabad. Full outside off, he gets down and very DK-like, powers it over covers for half a dozen. 12 from the over.
Shivam Mavi to Rashid Khan. Slower one from Mavi, cleverly disguised. Rashid waits for it but still fails to connect.
Shivam Mavi to Rashid Khan. Full ball outside off, driven towards mid off for no run.
Shivam Mavi to Rashid Khan. Dropped and SIX! Chawla has taken some good catches this evening, but he's made a howler on this occasion. Rashid lofts this full delivery over covers. Piyush out in the deep first comes in, then he realizes he's misjudged it so goes back but it's too late. Off his fingertips and over the rope for a maximum. The umpire actually checked whether it was a boundary or a maximum, got the confirmation that it was the latter.
Shivam Mavi to Rashid Khan. Outside off, attempts to put bat on ball but fails.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar out next.
Shivam Mavi to Yusuf Pathan. OUT! Hyderabad falling apart here. Probably the last remaining big-hitter is gone. Mavi bowls it full and Pathan looks to clear the cover boundary. No timing on this as he skies it in the same region. Chawla comes running in from the deep and dives to take an excellent catch.
Shivam Mavi comes back on.
Prasidh Krishna to Rashid Khan. FOUR! Streaky runs but they will take it all. Outside off on a length, Rashid Khan gets some bat on it and it goes off the edge past the keeper for a boundary to third man.
Rashid Khan in next.
Prasidh Krishna to Carlos Brathwaite. OUT! Some excellent work from Nitish Rana sees the back of Carlos Brathwaite. Well, the second run was never on to be honest, but it needed that fine effort in the deep to dismiss him. Carlos gets low and squeezes it towards third man where Rana dives to his left to stop it. Gets up quickly and throws it back to Karthik who takes the bails off. Brathwaite's dive doesn't save him. Replays confirm he's well, well short. Massive blow.
Seems Brathwaite is run out. It goes upstairs but the look on his face doesn't inspire confidence at all.
9 from the over so far, how many more can they add?
Prasidh Krishna to Carlos Brathwaite. Wide! Tries to nail the wide yorker, ends up getting it too wide. Across the tramline and the umpire raises his arms sideways.
Prasidh Krishna to Carlos Brathwaite. SIX! Full toss and Brathwaite doesn't fail to put it away. On the stump, the West Indian throws his front leg out of the way and slogs it powerfully deep into the mid-wicket stands.
Prasidh Krishna to Carlos Brathwaite. Excellent from Krishna. Fires in the perfect yorker on off stump, Brathwaite can only keep it at bay.
Prasidh Krishna to Yusuf Pathan. Takes the pace off this one, lands it on a back of a length, Pathan lofts the pull over mid-wicket and jogs to the other end.
Prasidh Krishna to Carlos Brathwaite. Full in length and outside off, Brathwaite drives it through covers and takes one.
Prasidh Krishna comes back on.
Sunil Narine to Yusuf Pathan. Assured leave from Yusuf Pathan. You're most definitely watching the Indian T20 League and not the England-Pakistan Test match. Outside off, it's left alone.
Carlos Brathwaite walks into the middle next. His side needs him to provide a late impetus. Desperately.
Sunil Narine to Deepak Hooda. OUT! Top edge and gone! Not what Hyderabad wanted, especially at this stage. Floated delivery around off, Hooda gets low and brings out the reverse sweep. Off the edge as he doesn't connect properly and it's a dolly for Chawla at backward point.
Sunil Narine to Deepak Hooda. Quite slow through the air, Hooda gets down to play the slog sweep but he's into the shot years early. Takes one on the gloves in the process.
Sunil Narine to Yusuf Pathan. Plays this square to point and steals a single.
Sunil Narine to Yusuf Pathan. Darts this full and flat on leg, Pathan swings across the line only to get rapped low on the front pad.
Sunil Narine to Deepak Hooda. Outside the line of off stump, Deepak Hooda goes back and comfortably punches it through sweeper cover for a single.
Kuldeep Yadav to Yusuf Pathan. Googly from Kuldeep, around off, Yusuf has no idea about this as he prods forward to defend and gets beaten past the outside edge.
Kuldeep Yadav to Deepak Hooda. Driven towards the mid off region. They pick up a single.
Kuldeep Yadav to Yusuf Pathan. Full in line of the stumps, driven to long on this time. Single taken.
Kuldeep Yadav to Deepak Hooda. Knocks this full ball through mid off and crosses over.
Kuldeep Yadav to Deepak Hooda. SIX! Hooda goes downtown and makes clean connection. Tossed up delivery on the stumps, the batsman takes a big stride forward and lofts it well down the ground over long on. Clears the fence with ease and that's a biggie.
Yusuf Pathan to bat next.
Strategic break.
Kuldeep Yadav to Deepak Hooda. OUT! GONE! This is untimely and a big blow to Hyderabad. Not good at all. Good reflexes from Kuldeep Yadav here though, did well to get down in time. Hooda hammers this back down the track and Shakib takes a step out of his crease. Kuldeep crouches quickly, gets his fingertips on it and the ball then crashes into the stumps behind. Kolkata celebrate, Shakib walks. Amidst this, the umpire wants to make sure and takes it upstairs. Replays confirm Shakib is gone. The Orange Army slips further.
Referral for a run out from the umpire. It's against Shakib Al Hasan and he looks to be in trouble. He's already started walking before the decision has rolled in.
Sunil Narine to Deepak Hooda. The batsman plays it with an angled bat and guides it to third man. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Sunil Narine to Deepak Hooda. Full and wide outside off, Hooda skips down the track and smacks it through the cover region for a brace.
Sunil Narine to Shakib Al Hasan. Short and wide outside off, punched off the back foot to sweeper cover for a run.
Sunil Narine to Shakib Al Hasan. FOUR! Two in two. This is turning out to be a good over for Hyderabad. Flighted delivery around off, Shakib kneels down quickly and drags the slog sweep through mid-wicket for consecutive boundaries.
Sunil Narine to Shakib Al Hasan. FOUR! Shot. Much-needed boundary for Hyderabad and they are going to need more of these. Short and wide, Shakib is too good a player to miss out as he goes back and cracks this through point to find the fence.
Sunil Narine to Deepak Hooda. Not much turn on this occasion, close to off, worked to long on. The batsman change ends.
Sunil Narine returns to the attack.
Kuldeep Yadav to Deepak Hooda. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total.
Kuldeep Yadav to Deepak Hooda. Hooda charges out and hence, Kuldeep smartly drags the length back. The batsman can only block it out.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shakib Al Hasan. Probably missed out. He'd have liked to put that away. Kuldeep comes from around the wicket and drops it short outside leg, Shakib turns inside the crease and mistimes the pull to deep mid-wicket for one.
Kuldeep Yadav to Deepak Hooda. Spinning in on middle and leg, off the inner portion but Hooda still manages to knock it down to long on. One run taken.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shakib Al Hasan. Shakib goes down the ground too, but to the other side. Makes use of the feet to the full delivery and drills it to long on for a single.
Kuldeep Yadav to Deepak Hooda. Kuldeep provides a lot of air on this occasion, tosses it up outside off, Deepak drives it through mid off and changes ends.
Kuldeep Yadav is brought back into the attack.
Piyush Chawla to Shakib Al Hasan. Wristed away square on the leg side, but finds the man again. A tidy over from Chawla.
Piyush Chawla to Shakib Al Hasan. Full and straight, whacked straight back to the bowler.
Piyush Chawla to Shakib Al Hasan. Fraction straight in line from Chawla, it's flicked to the mid-wicket area for nothing.
Piyush Chawla to Shakib Al Hasan. The wrong 'un again, just outside off, a cut and a miss from the batsman.
Piyush Chawla to Shakib Al Hasan. FOUR! Excellent placement. Looped up on the stumps, Shakib stays leg side and crashes the drive through the covers. Gets it wide enough and beats the man in the deep running to his right. Very well played.
Piyush Chawla to Deepak Hooda. Googly from Piyush, Hooda gets close to the pitch and hits it down the ground for a single.
Sunil Narine to Shakib Al Hasan. Narine once more follows Shakib as he makes room. Darts it quicker and as a result, the southpaw misses his flick shot. Off his pads and towards short third man.
Sunil Narine to Deepak Hooda. Sliding in on middle and off, Hooda picks it off his pads and nudges it through backward square leg. A run is collected.
Sunil Narine to Deepak Hooda. Straighter one from Narine, Hooda doesn't pick it up and ends up wearing in on the pads.
Sunil Narine to Shakib Al Hasan. Spinning away from around off on a shorter length, cut away square through point for one more.
Sunil Narine to Deepak Hooda. Touch full in length, on the stumps, worked through mid-wicket for a run.
Sunil Narine to Shakib Al Hasan. Shakib makes room and Narine follows him. Cramps him for room but still the batsman manages to work it on the leg side for a single.
Sunil Narine is back on.
Piyush Chawla to Shakib Al Hasan. Goes on the back foot and punches it square of the wicket on the off side for a single. Top over by Chawla after conceding a boundary first ball.
Piyush Chawla to Shakib Al Hasan. Shakib has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
Piyush Chawla to Deepak Hooda. Appeal for an lbw, not given. Googly landing outside off, Hooda walks forward and across to work it away but is hit on the pads. The impact seems outside off and hence the appeal is not upheld. They take a leg bye.
Deepak Hooda is the new batsman.
Piyush Chawla to Wriddhiman Saha. OUT! Saha is gone! Chawla gets his first wicket. A tossed up ball on middle, a googly, turning into the batsman who gets forward to flick but it takes the inside edge and clips his thigh pad before going behind. In the process, Saha leaves his crease also and DK is quick to break the stumps. They appeal, the square leg umpire has his finger raised but the Kolkata skipper is not sure whether he has done the stumping properly or not. He wants it to be checked and it's referred upstairs. Replays show - Karthik collects the ball low to his left and then tries to break the stumps. However, the ball is not cleanly in his gloves as he does so. A tight call, the third umpire watches multiple replays and then flashes OUT on the giant screen. At one point in time, it appeared that Karthik was in touch with the ball and the stumps at the same time. A huge cheer from the Eden crowd as Hyderabad lose their third wicket.
Appeal for a stumping, the square leg umpire has his finger raised but Dinesh Karthik is not sure whether he has done it cleanly. Wants it to be checked. Good sportsman spirit shown by him. Let's see what happens...
Piyush Chawla to Shakib Al Hasan. Tries to heave it over the leg side but it spins away and takes the leading edge. Flies over the infield at covers and they cross for a single.
Piyush Chawla to Shakib Al Hasan. FOUR! Too full in length outside off, plenty of width on offer and the Bangladeshi superstar has drilled it through extra cover for a cracking boundary.
Piyush Chawla comes back into the attack.
Kuldeep Yadav to Wriddhiman Saha. FOUR! Saha is playing a very important knock here. A timely one for the Orange Army. Yadav slows this up in the air and lands it very full on middle. Saha kneels and nails his sweep shot through backward square leg for a boundary.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shakib Al Hasan. Played to the mid-wicket region by the batsman. One run added to the total.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shakib Al Hasan. Shakib dances down the track and does well to block the ball.
Kuldeep Yadav to Wriddhiman Saha. Allows the ball to turn back in and works it in front of square leg for a run.
Kuldeep Yadav to Wriddhiman Saha. FOUR! Nicely played! A tossed up delivery around middle and off, Saha executes a cute paddle sweep past short fine leg for a boundary.
Kuldeep Yadav to Wriddhiman Saha. Not out! A very full ball around leg, Saha tries to sweep but fails to middle his shot. The keeper and the bowler think that it has hit him on the pads and appeal vociferously. The umpire, however, remains unmoved. Now, they challenge the decision. The replays roll in and they show that it has hit Saha flush on the bat. Kolkata lose their review.
Appeal for an lbw! Not given and Kolkata opt for the DRS.
Strategic break time! After a watchful start, Hyderabad have lost a couple of quick wickets and are in a bit of trouble. Although, in Saha and Shakib, they have a couple of very good batsmen of spin in the middle and they would hope that this pair take their innings forward without any hiccups.
Prasidh Krishna to Shakib Al Hasan. Straighter in line, Shakib tries to defend from the crease but gets an inside edge onto the pads. It deflects in the gap on the off side and they cross. Krishna gets to the ball, has a shy at the non-striker's end but misses. They cross for an overthrow also.
Prasidh Krishna to Shakib Al Hasan. On a length outside off, Shakib drives it off his front foot but finds the cover fielder.
Prasidh Krishna to Shakib Al Hasan. Full and on off, flicked on the leg side but straight to mid-wicket.
Prasidh Krishna to Wriddhiman Saha. Shortish and outside off, Saha gets back and taps it down to covers for a run.
Prasidh Krishna to Wriddhiman Saha. FOUR! First real good shot from the bat of Saha. He leans forward to a full ball and drives it crisply through extra cover for a boundary.
Prasidh Krishna to Shakib Al Hasan. A length ball around off, Shakib tries hitting it through the line but it takes inside half of the bat and rolls through mid-wicket for a run.
Prasidh Krishna is back on.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shakib Al Hasan. Played to the point region by the batsman. They pick up a single. What an over, 5 runs and a couple of wickets from it!
Shakib Al Hasan is the new batsman.
Kuldeep Yadav to Kane Williamson. OUT! Two wickets in the over and Kuldeep is running in celebration. His wrong 'un was not getting picked by both the batsmen and one of them has eventually fallen for it. The in-form Williamson is out of here and that's a body blow to Hyderabad. Nicely tossed up delivery, landing full and around off, Williamson strides forward to play at it with a straight bat but the ball curls away to kiss the outside edge. Karthik is quick to catch it and puts in an appeal. The finger is up for the second time in this over as a dejected Williamson returns to the pavilion.
Kuldeep Yadav to Kane Williamson. Width on offer outside off, Williamson slaps it to deep cover for a brace.
Kuldeep Yadav to Wriddhiman Saha. Spinning away from the batsman again, from around off, Saha fails to pick and somehow keeps it out on the off side. They cross for a run.
Kuldeep Yadav to Kane Williamson. Turning away from the batsman, Williamson tries to flick but gets it away off the leading edge. It rolls through mid off and they cross.
Kane Williamson walks in next.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shikhar Dhawan. OUT! Kuldeep strikes first ball, has trapped Dhawan right in front of the wickets. A nicely tossed up ball landing on a fuller length around middle. It doesn't turn much as it kisses the turf and beats the attempted sweep shot by Dhawan. The ball hits the batsman on the back thigh, the keeper and the bowler appeal, the latter tumbles in the process as the umpire raises his finger immediately. That was plumb.
Kuldeep Yadav to bowl now.
Piyush Chawla to Shikhar Dhawan. Slow loopy ball on middle, Dhawan sweeps it through mid-wicket and retains strike with a single. 11 runs from the over!
Piyush Chawla to Shikhar Dhawan. FOUR! All power! Chawla bowls it short and wide outside off, the seam up delivery maybe, Dhawan camps back and hammers it down the ground. Krishna attempts to stop the ball with a dive from long off but fails in his attempt. That has whizzed past him like a tracer bullet.
Piyush Chawla to Wriddhiman Saha. Stifled appeal for an lbw! A googly around off, full and turning in, Saha goes down and across to sweep and gets it away off his gloves. It rolls in the gap on the leg side and they cross.
Piyush Chawla to Shikhar Dhawan. Tossed up around off, slog swept to deep mid-wicket for a single. 50 up for Hyderabad!
Piyush Chawla to Shikhar Dhawan. FOUR! Boom! Chawla fires a full ball in line of the stumps at 91.4 kph. Dhawan clears his front leg and muscles it straight down the ground for a boundary.
Piyush Chawla to Shikhar Dhawan. Dhawan is robbed off a run here. A flighted full ball outside off, Dhawan drills it straight back and Saha fails to get away from the line of fire. It hits him on the pads and deflects towards extra cover. No run taken.
Piyush Chawla to have a go now.
Sunil Narine to Shikhar Dhawan. Leans forward to a full ball outside off and pushes it with soft hands towards cover-point. A single to end an outstanding over. Hyderabad have managed 45/0 in the Powerplay. A decent one.
Sunil Narine to Shikhar Dhawan. A quicker one, on middle and leg at 96.5 kph, Dhawan rocks back to flick it on the leg side but it takes the inside half of his bat and hits him on the pads.
Sunil Narine to Wriddhiman Saha. Spin and bounce from around off, Saha gets inside the crease and helps it to mid-wicket for a single.
Sunil Narine to Shikhar Dhawan. Delivers this one on the pads, Dhawan nudges it in front of square leg and crosses.
Sunil Narine to Wriddhiman Saha. Too short from Narine, around off, Saha shuffles across the crease and then turns to pull it through square leg. A single taken again.
Sunil Narine to Shikhar Dhawan. Flighted and on middle, it's worked in the gap at mid-wicket for a run.
Sunil Narine has been introduced into the attack.
Shivam Mavi to Wriddhiman Saha. FOUR! A length ball angling into the batsman, this time Saha manages to middle his attempted heave across the line. Finds the sweet spot and it has gone to the fence at mid-wicket.
Shivam Mavi to Wriddhiman Saha. Short in length and outside off, Saha tries to hook but fails to middle it properly. It takes the bottom half of the bat and rolls through mid-wicket. They take a couple of runs.
Shivam Mavi to Shikhar Dhawan. The idea was right from the bowler but not the execution. Aims for the blockhole but ends up delivering a low full toss on the pads, Dhawan flicks it to deep square leg for a run.
Shivam Mavi to Wriddhiman Saha. Takes the pace off the delivery and lands it short outside off, Saha reaches out for it and punches it without much timing, although it has gone in the gap at covers. They switch ends.
Shivam Mavi to Wriddhiman Saha. EDGY FOUR! Back of a length ball outside off, Saha stays back to push it through the line but it flies off the outside half and races away to the third man fence. The fielder out there was pretty square and had no chance.
Shivam Mavi to Shikhar Dhawan. Short of a length ball on middle and off, Dhawan uses his crease and height to get on top of the bounce and glides it down to third man for a run.
Andre Russell to Wriddhiman Saha. A bouncer to end the over. Saha ducks to let this one go over him. 9 from the over.
Andre Russell to Shikhar Dhawan. Digs in a short ball on middle and off, Dhawan takes his front leg up as he plays the pull shot. He hits it in front of square leg and jogs to the other end.
Andre Russell to Shikhar Dhawan. FOUR! This time Dhawan pierces the gap! The length is on the shorter side outside off, Shikhar stands tall and slaps it through the gap between point and cover-point for a boundary.
Andre Russell to Shikhar Dhawan. Russell pitches it full and lands it outside off, Dhawan plays a good looking square drive but finds the point fielder.
Andre Russell to Shikhar Dhawan. FOUR! Nicely played! Short and wide outside off, Dhawan rocks back and flat-bats it down the ground through mid off. It races across the carpet and reaches the fence.
Andre Russell to Shikhar Dhawan. Was there an edge? Doesn't look like it. A length ball around middle and leg, Dhawan fails to put bat to ball and is hit on the back leg. It pops out towards wide first slip where Rana gets down low but fails to collect it. No edge detects the replays. Russell was appealing for an lbw also but it was too high to be given.
Andre Russell to operate now.
Shivam Mavi to Wriddhiman Saha. On a length close to the off stump line, 140.5 kph, Saha taps it down on the off side and Mavi quickly gets to the ball, thereby keeping Saha at his end.
Shivam Mavi to Shikhar Dhawan. Rising delivery, around middle, Dhawan rises on his toes and keeps it out from the splice of the bat. It rolls on the leg side and they cross.
Shivam Mavi to Wriddhiman Saha. Dropped by Karthik! Saha gets a life. Mavi delivers it on a length outside off, Saha tries to power it across the line over the leg side but it catches the top edge and balloons in the air towards square leg. Karthik rushes towards it, calls for it and then goes for the catch. But he has failed to judge the swirling catch properly. Ends up dropping it and the batsmen cross. Lynn was also there in the vicinity but rightly the man with the gloves went for it. He misjudged it though in the end. Usually, you would back DK to take those. Single taken.
Shivam Mavi to Wriddhiman Saha. Beaten all ends up! Back of a length delivery outside off, 138.7 kph, movement back off the seam, Saha tries to force it through the line but it beats the inside edge.
Shivam Mavi to Shikhar Dhawan. Tries to defend it off the front foot but it takes the inside half of the bat and rolls near the stumps. They cross for a brisk run.
Shivam Mavi to Wriddhiman Saha. Tight single! A shortish length ball on off, Saha dabs it down in front of backward point and they cross for a risky run. Gill has a shy at the keeper's end but misses.
Prasidh Krishna to Shikhar Dhawan. SIX! This time Dhawan connects and connects handsomely. Krishna continues to be on the pads of the batsman who this time just picks it up and drop kicks it over square leg. It has gone all the way for a maximum. 4000 Indian T20 League runs for Dhawan and he becomes the 7th Indian to do so.
Prasidh Krishna to Wriddhiman Saha. Lands it full and outside off, it's driven nicely off the front foot and Uthappa at cover-point dives to his left to make a half stop. A single taken.
Prasidh Krishna to Shikhar Dhawan. Full and around leg, Dhawan once again fails to middle his flick shot and it goes off his pads to the off side. They cross and it's given as a run.
Prasidh Krishna to Shikhar Dhawan. Wide! This is what happens with a right-left combination at the crease. Krishna slips a full ball down the leg side, Dhawan tries to flick but misses.
Prasidh Krishna to Wriddhiman Saha. Goes hard at a length ball outside off and inside edges it past his stumps to short fine leg. They cross.
Prasidh Krishna to Wriddhiman Saha. Nearly a run out! Saha is itching to get going. Taps a full length ball to short cover and sets off for a non-existent single. He is sent back immediately by Dhawan and he rushes to his crease. Dives as the fielder misses his shy at the keeper's end.
Prasidh Krishna to Wriddhiman Saha. Pitches it on a length and outside off, just inside the tramline, Saha shoulders arms.
Prasidh Krishna to share the attack from the other end.
Shivam Mavi to Wriddhiman Saha. Bangs it in, on the shortish length around off, moving back in, Saha once again has no clue about it. It hits him on the gloves and ricochets towards point as they steal a run.
Shivam Mavi to Shikhar Dhawan. Sharp movement once again, from middle and leg it nips away, Dhawan opens the face of the bat and guides it down to third man for a run.
Shivam Mavi to Shikhar Dhawan. Great line and length, pitches it full and around middle, shaping away sharply. Dhawan stays back to cover the line and lets it go.
Shivam Mavi to Shikhar Dhawan. Angling away from the batsman, on a shortish length again, Dhawan makes a leave.
Shivam Mavi to Wriddhiman Saha. Fine delivery, pace and good bounce, moving back in, Saha fails to work it around and is hit on the body. The ball rolls in front of point, Saha has no idea where it is but Dhawan calls him through for a quick single. Given as a run, so maybe some inside edge involved.
Shivam Mavi to Wriddhiman Saha. Once again some visible movement for Mavi. Delivers it on a back of a length outside off, it holds its line a bit but then curls away as Saha leaves it alone.
Shivam Mavi to Wriddhiman Saha. Wide! Big swing first up. It lands on a shortish length around off and moves down the leg side, Saha fails to work it around and Karthik collects it with a dive to his left.
Kane Williamson rings the famous bell at the Eden Gardens. Fireworks go off as the match officials walk through the red carpet. The Kolkata players follow them and now it's the turn of the Hyderabad openers, Wriddhiman Saha and Shikhar Dhawan to take the centre stage. Shivam Mavi to begin proceedings with the new ball. A slip in place. All set, here we go...
Kane Williamson says runs on the board first up sounds good to him. Mentions the surface looks good and is backing his side to do the job. Wants his team to improve in such a crunch game and backs all the boys. Adds he's told his side to play with freedom and just express themselves despite the situation. Ends saying there are three changes - Wriddhiman Saha, Deepak Hooda and Khaleel Ahmed come in for Manish Pandey, Shreevats Goswami and Sandeep Sharma.
Dinesh Karthik says that they have done well chasing and want to do that again. Adds that they have learnt from the last game where they fought hard, bounced back hard and won the game. Further says that two good teams are playing today and they will look to play good cricket. Informs about their only change, Javon Searles makes way for Shivam Mavi.
Toss - Kane Williamson flips the coin, Dinesh Karthik calls it correctly and KOLKATA WILL FIELD!
Pitch report - Graeme Smith doing the pitch report observes and opines that this is a better surface than the other night. Adds that the conditions are drier than the previous game. Expects the spinners to come to the party even though there's a bit of grass cover. Ends saying it should be a good all-round game.
There is a saying - 'Pressure is a privilege, it's what you do with it that matters!' Believe me, there will be tons of pressure on both teams playing here at the Eden Gardens and let's see which team deals with it the best. Kolkata are on the rise after registering four back-to-back wins while Hyderabad after flying high throughout the league stages have hit a roadblock. On a losing rut at the moment, will the Orange Army deliver when it matters the most? Momentum is with the home team without a doubt but in this format, momentum switches sides faster than a tennis ball at Wimbledon. Hello and welcome everyone to a cracking encounter. Be with us as we bring you all the updates from this crucial Qualifier 2.
Well, we finally have our two finalists. Hyderabad overcame Kolkata in the latter's backyard and made their way to the final to battle it out with Chennai for glory. The epic encounter will take place on Sunday, 27th May, at 1900 local (1330 GMT) at the Wankhede Stadium. Expect a full stadium and a great atmosphere. Join in for the action then. Goodbye!
Man of the Match, Rashid Khan says it was a much-needed performance for him and he just tries to give his best every time. States that the focus was to maintain his concentration and hit the ball as it came. Let's everyone know that he started his career as a batsman, so he isn't totally alien to the big hits. Informs that the plan was to play straight, as the coaches and Mohammad Nabi always advise him to. Reckons that he always tries to improve his fitness and like every time, give his all in the field as well. Ends his interview by sending out a word of support and solidarity to the people back home who are suffering because of the recent bomb blasts.
Kane Williamson says the game could have gone either way in those crunch moments but is glad the boys got the job done. Credits Rashid Khan for his all-round performance with bat, ball and in the field. Continues saying that in such a must-win game, like on most occasions, he always stands up and delivers for the team. Remains humble when his captaincy is applauded and applauds the entire team for the effort it puts in and sticks together as a group. On the three changes, Williamson mentions that despite that, the balance of the team wasn't compromised which was the key. Adds that the players coming in played their part and it's been a collective effort. Wants to perform well again at the Wankhede and get the job done.
Dinesh Karthik says they played a good tournament so obviously feels disappointed to miss out now. States a couple of bad shots at the wrong time from the batsmen, including himself, cost them the game. Reckons there are plenty of positives to take, especially the youngsters coming up and showing what they are capable of.
Rashid Khan not only played a big role with the ball but his cameo with the bat also came in handy. His unbelievable knock helped Hyderabad post a very challenging total which eventually proved to be enough. It won't be wrong to say that the Afghan single-handedly ended Kolkata's dream with an all-round performance. A good run for the home team this season, they peaked superbly towards the end but it wasn't their night as they bow out. Presentation coming up...
Kolkata planned their chase well initially. It was going all hunky-dory for them as their openers looked to score quick runs and provided a solid platform. It was always supposed to be a tough task for them against Hyderabad's spinners, especially Rashid Khan and that turned out to be their undoing. The Afghan started it all with a brilliant piece of fielding to get Nitish Rana run out and then went on to remove Robin Uthappa, Chris Lynn and Andre Russell with his smart variations. Shakib Al Hasan also bowled tidily from one end and picked up the prized scalp of Dinesh Karthik. Shubman Gill though showed promise but the asking rate was too much to handle for the youngster and he eventually succumbed. All in all, a clinical performance in the field, well led by Kane Williamson and Hyderabad find themselves in the summit clash.
Hyderabad have set a date with Chennai on Sunday for the Indian T20 League trophy! It wasn't a perfect last over by Carlos Brathwaite but it was enough to defend the runs in the bank. The West Indian once again has emerged hero at his favourite ground by holding his nerve under immense pressure. What a win for the Orange Army! They have not only ended their losing streak but have also booked their place in the final.
Carlos Brathwaite to Kuldeep Yadav. That's it! Kuldeep smacks it to long off. It's not enough, they miss out. HYDERABAD WIN! The Orange Army celebrates as they know they enter the big stage. Fists pumping everywhere, celebratory hugs all around, ecstasy fleeting about.
Carlos Brathwaite to Kuldeep Yadav. Fuller in length outside off, Kuldeep fails to make connection.
Carlos Brathwaite to Kuldeep Yadav. Safe! Brathwaite fires a yorker just outside off, Kuldeep looks to dig it out but hands it back down the track which the bowler catches. Now, an appeal is made and the umpire isn't sure whether it's a bump ball or not. Takes it upstairs and replays show the batsman is safe.
Appeal for a caught and bowled. The umpire takes it upstairs to check whether it's a bump ball or not. Piyush Chawla the man in question.
Prasidh Krishna is the last man in. He won't face the hat-trick ball.
Carlos Brathwaite to Shubman Gill. OUT! Two in two for Carlos Brathwaite and this time he sends Shubman Gill back. Game over it seems for Kolkata. Full on the pads, Gill looks to loft it cleanly over mid-wicket. Lot of height, clearly not enough distance. Down the throat of Rashid Khan once again who settles under it and gobbles it up.
Kuldeep Yadav walks out to bat.
Carlos Brathwaite to Shivam Mavi. OUT! The change in angle does the trick. Brathwaite pitches it up there, Mavi makes a little room and slogs it over mid-wicket. Good connection, but not enough height on it. Picks out Rashid Khan to perfection who's not going to miss that.
Carlos Brathwaite to Shivam Mavi. FOUR! Shivam Mavi with a boundary right off the first ball. 15 needed in 5. Full and wide outside off, he just throws everything at it and gets a thick edge. It goes down to third man and crosses the rope.
Carlos Brathwaite to bowl the final over. He has 18 runs to defend. Difficult task, but with the way Shubman Gill is playing, it just might be possible. Also, an FYI, it was at this same venue where Brathwaite had scored 4 sixes against Ben Stokes in the final over of the 2016 World T20 final. He will be bowling this time around.
Siddarth Kaul to Shubman Gill. SIX! Gill manages to get under this one. Uses the depth of the crease to go back, positions himself well and smokes this full delivery over wide long off. The leaping fielder there couldn't do anything about it.
Siddarth Kaul to Shubman Gill. In the air but it's safe. Gill manages to clear the infield over covers and picks up two runs for doing so.
Siddarth Kaul to Shivam Mavi. Keeps it very full, well outside off, driven square on the off side for a single.
Siddarth Kaul to Shubman Gill. Full on middle and leg, flicked aerially over mid-wicket. There's a man out in the deep, so just a single.
Siddarth Kaul to Shivam Mavi. Chance of a run out. Direct hit and Hyderabad would have said goodbye to Shubman Gill. Kaul though, giving nothing away once more. Spears in a yorker on middle, Mavi digs it out in front of cover and both batsmen take off. Williamson charges in, takes the ball and has a shy at the striker's end, but misses.
Shivam Mavi out to bat. Now, two U-19 boys take center stage. Can the young guns produce something special?
Siddarth Kaul to Piyush Chawla. OUT! Couldn't have made a more perfect start to this vital over. Siddarth Kaul is right on the money with this full ball. Keeps it in line of the stumps. Chawla swings to go big downtown but only gets a thick edge back onto the stumps. He's gone. Hyderabad mildly celebrate, they can feel it but know there's still plenty left to do.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shubman Gill. Dropped and FOUR! Needed that. Really needed that. Gill keeps it alive. Hammers this full delivery straight back. Bhuvneshwar sticks his hands out but it's hit too hard. It goes behind and away to the fence for a boundary. 30 to win off 12 deliveries.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Piyush Chawla. Moves across to this extremely full ball and takes it on the full. Paddles it down to fine leg for a single.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shubman Gill. Flicks this ball through the mid-wicket region and rotates strike.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Piyush Chawla. Keeps it full once again, yorker just outside leg. Chawla makes room and drives it back to Kumar, who is a bit sloppy to get low and stop it. Parries it towards mid off and concedes a single. Is understandably annoyed with himself at that.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shubman Gill. No boundary. Only manages a single down to long on. It was full on the stumps, drilled it down the ground.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Piyush Chawla. Swinging away, yorker on off, Chawla digs it out in front of point and brings Gill on strike. He has to go for it in this over now.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to bowl out.
Siddarth Kaul to Piyush Chawla. Well done, Siddarth Kaul. Just 4 off this over as Chawla swings and slogs it to deep mid-wicket for a run.
Siddarth Kaul to Shubman Gill. Phenomenal. A pinpoint yorker on off, Shubman Gill can only dig it out towards the covers and crosses over.
Siddarth Kaul to Shubman Gill. Terrific over so far. Only 2 runs given. Gill drives this full ball right at the cover fielder.
Siddarth Kaul to Piyush Chawla. Just ahead of a length on leg, Piyush makes room and drives it on the up back down the track. Kaul quickly gets low in his followthrough, sticks his right hand out and takes some pace off it for the man at mid off to cut it off. One run added to the total.
Siddarth Kaul to Piyush Chawla. Dot ball. Short of a length moving away from around off, Chawla tries ramping it over Saha's head but doesn't connect.
Siddarth Kaul to Shubman Gill. Good start. Just a single. Inswinging yorker on middle and leg, Gill flicks it through the vacant spaces in the mid-wicket area for a single.
Kane Williamson hands Siddarth Kaul the ball once more. Important over coming up for both teams.
Strategic break signalled. 43 needed in 24 for Kolkata to win this game and enter the final. 4 overs for Hyderabad to join Chennai themselves. Safe to say, everything rests on this pair of Gill and Chawla, more so on the former. Potentially superb end to the game awaits.
Khaleel Ahmed to Piyush Chawla. SIX! Right out of the screws! A decent over for Hyderabad has turned into a good one. 14 from it. Full and angling in on middle and leg, Chawla throws his front leg out of the way and smokes it high and deep into the mid-wicket stands for a maximum.
Khaleel Ahmed to Piyush Chawla. Wide! From around the wicket, it's fired down the leg side. Chawla attempts to help it on its way but fails to do so.
Khaleel Ahmed to Shubman Gill. Through the covers again, on a length around off, punched to sweeper cover for one.
Khaleel Ahmed to Shubman Gill. FOUR! Back to over the wicket to Gill, length ball angling in and Gill is all class on this. Backs away a touch and then punches it perfectly through the gap in the covers for a boundary.
Khaleel Ahmed to Piyush Chawla. Well outside off, runs it down to third man with an open face. Single to the total.
Khaleel Ahmed to Piyush Chawla. Switches the angle and comes from around the wicket, angles it in and catches Chawla on the thigh pad who steps out to work it across the line. Thinks of taking a run, but then decides against it.
Khaleel Ahmed to Shubman Gill. Back of a length outside off, Gill off the outer half cuts it down towards third man. Kaul out in the deep moves swiftly to his right and slides to stop the ball. Keeps the batsmen to just the one.
Khaleel Ahmed comes back on.
Rashid Khan to Piyush Chawla. Dot ball to end the over and his spell. Another excellent outing for Rashid Khan. He ends with figures of 4-0-19-3.
Rashid Khan to Piyush Chawla. Leg break served on middle, turns in as Chawla prods forward to block. Misses and the ball raps him high on the front pad.
Piyush Chawla strides out to bat.
Rashid Khan to Andre Russell. OUT! What. A. Player. What a player! Oh... brilliant! Needed a wicket, Williamson attacked and Rashid delivered. This is superb. Bowls the googly on a shorter length around off, Russell doesn't pick it up as he goes for the cut. Gets cramped for room, edges it behind to Dhawan at first slip and he takes the catch safely. This is a big step for Hyderabad towards victory. They will be entering the tail now.
A short leg coming in place now. Williamson going for the kill. Wants a wicket in Rashid Khan's final over.
Rashid Khan to Andre Russell. Shorter in length and outside off, blocked.
Rashid Khan to Andre Russell. Keeps it close to off, it's forced to point. Dot ball.
Rashid Khan to Shubman Gill. Floated outside the line of off stump, Gill takes a stride forward and pushes it through the covers for a single.
Shakib Al Hasan to Andre Russell. Is that a dropped chance? Sure looks like it. It is. Coming in with the arm, some drift too and Russell is done in by that. Gets an inside edge onto his pads as he looks to defend and Saha behind the stumps fails to hold on to it. Can't be dropping those, especially when Russell is the man in question. Could come back to haunt them.
Shakib Al Hasan to Shubman Gill. Turns it against the spin through mid-wicket with a closed face. One run to the total.
Shakib Al Hasan to Shubman Gill. Width offered outside off, Gill cuts it well square through point for a brace.
Shakib Al Hasan to Shubman Gill. Sliding in with the angle, worked to mid-wicket for nought.
Shakib Al Hasan to Andre Russell. Just over! That was close. Shakib slows it up and tosses it right up there, Russell is early into the drive and as a result chips it back over a leaping Shakib Al Hasan. Could have just as easily gone to hand. Single taken.
Shakib Al Hasan to Shubman Gill. Doesn't spin as it's landed outside off, cut away through towards sweeper cover for one run.
Shakib Al Hasan will continue in attack.
Rashid Khan to Shubman Gill. The batsman has worked it towards mid-wicket. One run added to the total.
Rashid Khan to Andre Russell. Pushes it off the front foot to the cover area and gets to the other end.
Rashid Khan to Shubman Gill. Shorter, flatter and in line of the stumps, Gill camps behind and offers a firm punch to long on for a single.
Rashid Khan to Andre Russell. Googly around off, spinning in, Russell plays it off the inner half to the leg side and gets off the mark with a single.
Andre Russell takes his place in the center.
Rashid Khan to Chris Lynn. OUT! Did it with the bat, has been stupendous in the field and now getting the biz done with the ball. Is there anything this boy can't do? Rashid gets rid of the set Lynn. Game-changer? Most certainly could be. He fires it quicker through the air again, on the stumps, Lynn gets low to sweep and misses it to wear in on the front pad. Loud appeal and the finger goes up.
Rashid Khan to Chris Lynn. Quicker through the air on middle, swept straight to backward square leg.
Shubman Gill walks out next.
Shakib Al Hasan to Dinesh Karthik. OUT! Massive, massive wicket for Hyderabad. The in-form and clinical Dinesh Karthik departs. Shakib celebrates in joy, Williamson erupts with a fist up as they know this is a big one. The arm ball which comes in with the angle, Karthik backs away to cut when he shouldn't and gets cramped for room. Gets an inside edge onto the stumps and that's the end of his short stay. This is only the second single digit score for the Kolkata skipper this season, what a time to get it. 67 needed off 48.
Shakib Al Hasan to Chris Lynn. Pushes this down the ground through mid off and changes ends.
Shakib Al Hasan to Chris Lynn. Spinning away on off, fuller in length, Lynn goes with the spin as he chips it in front of extra cover.
Shakib Al Hasan to Dinesh Karthik. Makes use of the feet to get closer to the pitch before flicking it through mid-wicket for a run.
Shakib Al Hasan to Chris Lynn. Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Shakib Al Hasan to Dinesh Karthik. Short and wide outside off, cut away square on the off side for one.
Shakib Al Hasan back on.
Rashid Khan to Dinesh Karthik. Swipes this across the line and retains strike with a single.
Rashid Khan to Dinesh Karthik. FOUR! Dropped short and he pays the price. Karthik gets onto his back foot in a jiffy and muscles the pull through mid-wicket, bisecting the gap between the two men in the deep to perfection.
Rashid Khan to Chris Lynn. Plays the sweep shot again, this time behind square leg for a single.
Rashid Khan to Chris Lynn. FOUR! Makes sweet connection on that occasion. Tossed up on a driving length, Lynn kneels down and brings the broom out. Places it in front of square leg, beats the fielder inside the ring and finds the fence.
Rashid Khan to Dinesh Karthik. Googly quicker through the air, on the stumps, Karthik plays it off the inner half in front of square leg for a single.
Dinesh Karthik walks out to the middle next.
Rashid Khan to Robin Uthappa. OUT! Bowled 'em! Round his legs too. Rashid tosses it up on middle and leg, Uthappa, who's barely got his eye in, tries to reverse sweep the leggie. Misses the ball altogether and has his stumps disturbed. His dismal form this season continues.
Rashid Khan is back on.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Chris Lynn. FOUR! Streaky boundary! The luck is on Lynn's side. That would have gone straight into the fielder's hands on another day. Back of a length delivery outside off, some extra bounce there as Lynn pushes at it tamely. Tries to withdraw his shot probably but it flies off the outside edge and speeds through the gap between short third man and backward point. A boundary to end a good over.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Robin Uthappa. Width on offer outside off, Robin opens the face of the bat and guides it down to third man for a run.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Robin Uthappa. Uthappa drives it from the crease but finds the cover fielder. Four dot balls, pressure slowly building.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Robin Uthappa. Edged again, but safe! Good length ball outside off, holding its line, Uthappa pushes inside the line and edges it behind. It goes on one bounce to first slip.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Robin Uthappa. Stays back to a length ball and pushes it off the outer half of the bat to point.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Robin Uthappa. Good length ball angling into the batsman, around off, Uthappa pushes it right back and the bowler dives to his right to make a half stop. Parries it to mid on.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar returns into the attack.
Shakib Al Hasan to Chris Lynn. Gets forward to a full ball and pushes it with the turn to covers.
Shakib Al Hasan to Robin Uthappa. The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total.
Shakib Al Hasan to Robin Uthappa. Uthappa has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
Robin Uthappa is the new batsman.
Shakib Al Hasan to Nitish Rana. OUT! Just short of the crease! Rana flicks a full ball in front of square leg and calls for the second run in spite of slipping a bit while turning. Rashid Khan in the deep attacks the ball, picks it up and fires in a flat throw to the keeper. Saha takes the bails off quickly as Rana dives in. They appeal and it's referred upstairs. The replays find Rana just short of the crease. That little slip has cost him his wicket. Should have never gone for the second after that. Anyway, a good partnership comes to an end. 88 needed off 69 balls.
Run out appeal is referred upstairs. Is Rana short?
Shakib Al Hasan to Nitish Rana. FOUR! Fine shot! Floated ball, landing full around leg, Rana brings out the reverse sweep and nails his shot right through the gap between short third man and backward point.
Shakib Al Hasan to Chris Lynn. Flighted and full on middle, it's driven through covers for a single.
Shakib Al Hasan is introduced into the attack.
Carlos Brathwaite to Chris Lynn. The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket. They pick up a single. 11 from this over.
Carlos Brathwaite to Chris Lynn. FOUR! Full in length and outside off, Lynn packs a punch and smashes it over covers for a boundary. Runs coming thick and fast for Kolkata!
Carlos Brathwaite to Chris Lynn. Lynn goes after this slower one but misses the line completely.
Carlos Brathwaite to Chris Lynn. FOUR! Muscled away! Short in length and wide outside off, Lynn stands back and slams it over backward point for a boundary.
Carlos Brathwaite to Nitish Rana. Chance of a run out, missed! Shortish on middle and leg, Rana helps it towards mid-wicket and sets off for a quick single. Williamson misses his shy at the bowler's end and Nitish survives.
Carlos Brathwaite to Chris Lynn. The batsman has pushed it to the cover region. One run added to the total.
Rashid Khan to Nitish Rana. Full and on middle, Rana hits it right back. It's aerial but too wide of the bowler who has no chance of catching it to his right. A couple taken, a good stop in the deep. Only 3 off Rashid's first over.
Rashid Khan to Nitish Rana. Flatter and shorter on off, Rana chops it square towards point.
Rashid Khan to Nitish Rana. Once again the ball spins to beat the bat of Rana. He is hit on the pads, no real appeal made, missing leg maybe.
Rashid Khan to Nitish Rana. Turning away from the batsman, Rana plays inside the line and misses.
Rashid Khan to Chris Lynn. Goes down on one knee and sweeps it through backward square leg for a single.
Rashid Khan to Chris Lynn. Not out! Lynn has gloved it. A tossed up ball on middle, Chris goes down and across to play the sweep shot but fails to middle it. It goes behind to the keeper who fails to collect it cleanly. Rashid although is quite convinced that it has hit Lynn's pads and after getting the confirmation from Saha, he asks his skipper to take the DRS. Kane Williamson signals for it and we go upstairs. The Snicko detects some part of Lynn's gloves which means the Aussie is safe. Also, it will go down as a dropped chance against Saha's name.
Appeal for an lbw by Rashid Khan. Not given. The bowler confirms with the keeper whether that hit the pads, Saha nods and Khan signals his skipper to take the DRS. Kane Williamson obliges and it has been referred upstairs. If it's pad only, the Aussie is in danger.
Rashid Khan has the ball in his hand.
Strategic break taken. A flying start from Kolkata and they are going smoothly. But their real test will be in the middle overs when Hyderabad's spinners will be in operation. That will mostly decide the winner of this contest. An important phase of the chase coming up...
Siddarth Kaul to Chris Lynn. Shortish and outside off, stroked off the back foot towards wide mid off and the fielder did well to stop it with a dive. 67/1 in the Powerplay!
Siddarth Kaul to Chris Lynn. Stays back and punches it towards mid on.
Siddarth Kaul to Nitish Rana. Straighter in line, Rana helps it softly off his pads to mid-wicket and rushes across to the other end. Khaleel placed there tries to pick up the ball and has a shy but fails to do so cleanly.
Siddarth Kaul to Nitish Rana. On a length around middle and off, Rana gets behind the line and defends it back.
Siddarth Kaul to Chris Lynn. Bowls it full and around off, a slower one, Lynn swings his bat hard at it but it takes the inside half of the bat and rolls towards mid-wicket. The fielder there dives to his left and takes the pace off the ball. The mid on fielder picks it up and they cross for a single.
Siddarth Kaul to Chris Lynn. SIX! The Aussie has absolutely murdered it. A length ball in his half, Lynn stays back and hoists it over long off for a maximum. Lynn-sanity!
Khaleel Ahmed to Nitish Rana. Bouncer! The batsman ducks in time to let that one go over him. 12 from this over!
Khaleel Ahmed to Nitish Rana. SIX! That has gone all the way! Into the crowd. Was nowhere near the middle of the bat. Khaleel bowls it on the shorter side around middle, Rana swivels inside the crease and tries to turn it on the leg side. But it flies off the top edge and clears backward square leg.
Khaleel Ahmed to Nitish Rana. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
Khaleel Ahmed to Nitish Rana. SIX! Up and over the big man at third man! Short in length and outside off, Rana stands back and at the last moment smashes it over third man. Carlos Brathwaite jumps near the boundary line but it goes over him. If he can't, don't think anyone can.
Khaleel Ahmed to Nitish Rana. Full and angling in from around off, Rana pushes it down to mid on and screams 'no' as his partner was interested in a run.
Khaleel Ahmed to Nitish Rana. Good length ball around off, defended off the back foot.
Khaleel Ahmed is back on.
Siddarth Kaul to Chris Lynn. Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. No run to end the over, a successful one for Hyderabad.
Siddarth Kaul to Nitish Rana. Down the leg side, hit down to fine leg for one.
Siddarth Kaul to Chris Lynn. The batsman has worked it off his pads behind square. One run added to the total.
Siddarth Kaul to Chris Lynn. FOUR! Very poor delivery, a full toss down the leg side and Lynn nudges it fine for a boundary.
Nitish Rana is the new batsman.
Siddarth Kaul to Sunil Narine. OUT! A massive breakthrough for Hyderabad! Kaul gets the wicket with a well-served knuckle ball. He lands it full around leg at 113.4 kph and Narine targets the long on stands by clearing his front leg. But it comes from the toe end of the bat and goes high up in the air. Brathwaite settles underneath it at mid on by taking a couple of steps back and grabs the skier safely. Straightaway he punches the air and roars in celebration.
Siddarth Kaul to Sunil Narine. Aerial but in the gap! A low dipping full toss on off, Narine gets forward and slices his drive towards extra cover. The fielder inside the ring dives to his left but it's well out of his reach. By the time the other fielder chases it down from the ring, they take a couple.
Siddarth Kaul is into the attack now.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Chris Lynn. Angles in a full ball on middle, Lynn gets behind the line and offers a straight bat in defense. 19 from the over and Kolkata are off to a flying start!
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Sunil Narine. Good length ball on leg, helped through square leg for a run.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Sunil Narine. FOUR! Raining boundaries from Narine's bat! 18 runs so far from this over. A shortish length ball on off, Sunil rocks back to make space for the swing of his bat and dismisses it over the bowler's head. No one in the deep in that region and it's always a boundary.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Sunil Narine. FOUR! A length ball on this occasion, around leg, Narine moves back a bit and tickles it through backward square leg for a boundary.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Sunil Narine. SIX! Don't bowl there to him. Kumar drops it full and outside off, slower in pace, Narine shows no mercy as he launches it over long off for a biggie.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Sunil Narine. FOUR! This is already proving to be an excellent start for Kolkata! A low full toss around off, Narine stays back and rockets his drive through covers for a boundary.
Khaleel Ahmed to Chris Lynn. SIX! Wow! What a great shot! Poor delivery to start with, it's short and wide outside off, Lynn attacks it with all his might and spanks it flat over covers for a biggie.
Khaleel Ahmed to Sunil Narine. Back of a length ball on middle and leg, Narine fails to work it across the line and it goes off his thigh pad to square leg. They cross for a leg bye.
Khaleel Ahmed to Sunil Narine. Digs in a short ball, nicely targeted, Narine sways away. Bowling a well-directed short ball to Narine is always a good ploy.
Khaleel Ahmed to Chris Lynn. Brilliant stop by Brathwaite! Big effort from the big fella, saves three runs for his side. Too full in length and around off, it's drilled through extra cover and Carlos moves swiftly across to his left from mid off to make a stupendous stop.
Khaleel Ahmed to Sunil Narine. Once again the line is a little too straight and Narine works it through the gap at mid-wicket for a single.
Khaleel Ahmed to Sunil Narine. FOUR! Wrong line first up from the debutant. He bowls it full but it's sliding down the leg side, Narine neatly flicks it off his pads to the fine leg fence.
Khaleel Ahmed, the debutant, to share the attack from the other end.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Sunil Narine. A knuckle delivery, on a length around leg, 113.6 kph, Narine is early into the swing of his bat and hence misses. It deflects on the off side and they take a leg bye.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Sunil Narine. Hits a length ball square of the wicket on the off side but finds the point fielder.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Chris Lynn. Better line! On a good length around off, nipping back in, Lynn gets back and pushes it past his partner. The mid on fielder makes a sliding stop and they cross for a run.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Chris Lynn. FOUR! Bang! This time it's an outswinger way outside off, Lynn latches onto it and whacks it over point for a boundary. You cannot afford to feed room to this batsman.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Chris Lynn. Play and a miss! Inswinger again, wide outside off, on a length, Lynn throws his bat at it and misses.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Chris Lynn. Starts with a back of a length ball on off, shaping back in, Lynn punches it off his back foot to extra cover.
Time for the run chase. Towards the end, Kolkata lost a bit of momentum with the ball and would try to regain it with the bat in the Powerplay. Chris Lynn and Sunil Narine are their openers. Hyderabad are beginning with the pace of Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Yusuf Pathan is the lone slip fielder.