| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Venkatesh Iyer | 67 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 136.73 |
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14.4 OUT! CAUGHT! Venkatesh Iyer got the right connection on this, but, didn't get the desired elevation and distance. Ravi Bishnoi gets his second and Punjab get rid of Iyer, who was looking in top form. Bishnoi floats this one up, lands it fuller and wide outside off, Venkatesh Iyer goes down and across and looks to clear the deep mid-wicket fence, with a slog-sweep. But he hits it flat and straight towards Deepak Hooda. Another catch for him. 120/3
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| Shubman Gill | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
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2.2 OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! 'Balle balle' for Singh very early on! Kolkata are one down very quickly. Arshdeep has impressed every single time he is handed the ball and he starts off with a bang on this occasion too. On a good length, around off, slanting away, Gill looks to push this to the off side but the ball takes the inside edge and crashes onto the furniture behind. Just the start that Punjab would have wanted! 18/1
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| Rahul Tripathi | 34 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 130.76 |
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11.3 OUT! TAKEN! Ravi Bishnoi strikes and Punjab finally get the wicket that they were waiting for! Rahul Tripathi tries to force the issue this time but it proves to be his undoing. Bishnoi serves this fuller, loopy, around off, Rahul Tripathi gets low and tries to mow a slog-sweep towards the deep mid-wicket region. It goes high in the air off the top edge and hence fails to get the required distance. Deepak Hooda runs across to his right from long on and ensures that this stand is broken. Punjab will look to build on this breakthrough. 90/2
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| Nitish Rana | 31 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 172.22 |
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17.4 OUT! CAUGHT! End of the Rana show this evening. Slower one does the trick for Arshdeep Singh. Short in length, around off at 116.9 kph, Nitish Rana probably picks it but still has not managed to generate enough power behind his attempted pull shot. It flies to the deep and Mayank Agarwal takes the catch safely near the fence, at deep mid-wicket. 149/5
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| Eoin Morgan C | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
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15.5 OUT! Morgan is trapped in front! His sorry form is refusing to leave him. Shami keeps it nice and straight, fuller in length, Morgan walks across the stumps for a cheeky paddle shot probably. He is late into the shot though, misses the ball and is rapped on the pads. The appeal is made and the finger has gone up almost immediately. Dead plumb. 124/4
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| Dinesh Karthik Wk | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
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20 OUT! TIMBER! What a fantastic last over by Arshdeep Singh! Serves it very full and in the line of the stumps at 135.9 kph, Dinesh Karthik walks way too across the stumps as he tries to play the paddle shot. Ends up missing the ball and finds his stumps shattered. Kolkata finish on 165/7! 165/7
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| Tim Seifert | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
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18.4 OUT! This time it's a run out and Tim Seifert will have to depart. A near-yorker just outside off, Tim Seifert tries to be adventurous with his reverse-batted shot but misses. He is hit on the boot and the ball deflects on the leg side. Shami appeals but then realizes that the batsmen are looking to steal a run. He immediately attacks the ball, picks it up, turns and scores a direct hit at the bowler's end to find Tim Seifert short. Great athleticism shown by the fast bowler. 156/6
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| Sunil Narine | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
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| Extras | 8 Runs (b: 3, lb: 1, wd: 4) | ||||
| Total | 165/7 20.0 (RR: 8.25) | ||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ |
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| Fabian Allen | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 9.50 |
| Mohammad Shami | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 |
| Arshdeep Singh | 4 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 8.00 |
| Nathan Ellis | 4 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 11.50 |
| Ravi Bishnoi | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.50 |
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| KL Rahul C Wk | 67 | 55 | 4 | 2 | 121.81 |
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19.2 OUT! TAKEN! What have you done, Rahul? He loses his wicket at the absolute wrong time and Punjab's fate is still on a hinge. KL put in all the hard yards but he is unable to close the game out for his team. Around off and middle, on a length, not a lot of pace to work with for KL, who moves to the leg side and lofts this one towards long off. Shivam Mavi pouches this one safely in the deep. 4 needed from 4 balls! 162/5
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| Mayank Agarwal | 40 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 148.14 |
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8.5 OUT! CAUGHT! This time Morgan makes no mistake. He takes the catch of Agarwal, eventually. Eoin Morgan dropped the catch of Mayank Agarwal when he was on zero, but, he manages to hold on this time. That was hit very hard but the Englishman does well. Tossed up, wider outside off, Mayank Agarwal reaches out and drills this aerially towards covers, where Eoin Morgan reacts quickly and pouches this. The 70-run opening stand is broken and Kolkata will look to make further inroads. 96 needed off 67 balls. 70/1
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| Nicholas Pooran | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 171.42 |
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10.4 OUT! Gone! Nicholas Pooran hits a sixer, tries to score one more but departs. Sometimes, you need to respect the game situation. There was no need to target Kolkata's best bowler again. Full and flighted, outside off, Pooran aims for an inside-out shot but only manages to slice it in the deep. Shivam Mavi takes the skier safely at deep cover. 82 needed off 56 balls. 84/2
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| Aiden Markram | 18 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 112.50 |
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15.3 OUT! CAUGHT! This is straight down the throat of Shubman Gill in the deep! He did not have to move an inch and Markram's knock comes to an end. It looked like it would go all the way past the ropes but it is not meant to be for the Protea. Narine serves this flatter and quicker outside off, Aiden Markram flat-bats this one powerfully over covers. It looks to be going for a biggie but Gill ensures that it does not. 37 more needed in 27 balls. 129/3
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| Deepak Hooda | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
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16.3 OUT! TAKEN! Another one falls for Punjab. They have been known to choke and lose the games from a winning position. Is this another one of those stories? Hooda is not able to make an impact. On a fuller length, again, on middle and leg, and it's a cutter. Deepak Hooda whips this one powerfully towards deep mid-wicket, but, he does not manage to generate enough power to clear the fence. Rahul Tripathi holds onto this catch in the deep. 32 needed in 21 balls! 134/4
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| Shahrukh Khan | 22 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 244.44 |
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| Fabian Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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| Extras | 6 Runs (lb: 2, wd: 3, nb: 1) | ||||
| Total | 168/5 19.3 (RR: 8.62) | ||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ |
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| Tim Southee | 4 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Shivam Mavi | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | 4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 6.00 |
| Sunil Narine | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.50 |
| Venkatesh Iyer | 2.3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 12.00 |
| Nitish Rana | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 |