2.3 OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Harshit Rana draws first blood! Bends his back and bangs it in short at the batter, Karan Sharma is no position to pull this one but still goes through with the shot. Gets hurried and the ball comes off the splice of the bat. Lobs the simplest of catches to Shardul Thakur at mid-wicket who does the rest. Harshit Rana is delighted and so are the home fans. 14/1

10.1 OUT! Poor shot selection here by Quinton de Kock and he perishes looking to play a big shot! Varun Chakaravarthy flights this full and outside the off pole. Quinton de Kock looks to slog sweep this but miscues this high into the air towards deep mid-wicket. Andre Russell seems to have over-run the ball slightly but adjusts well to take a catch. Lucknow have now lost half their side and Kolkata are right on top of this tie. 73/5

6.3 OUT! CAUGHT! Vaibhav Arora gets a wicket just after the Powerplay and Prerak Mankad's enterprising knock comes to an end! This is short and wide outside the off pole. Prerak Mankad charges down the wicket and has to reach for the ball. He cuts this high into the air and the ball hangs in the air for a considerable period. Harshit Rana at deep point comes running in from the deep and takes a well-judged catch as he cannot be kept of the game so far. Lucknow lose their second wicket and they will be hoping to stitch together a decent partnership. Kolkata needed this breakthrough as the scoring rate was increasing consistently. 55/2

6.5 OUT! CAUGHT! Marcus Stoinis departs on a duck and what a setback this is for Lucknow! Another well-directed bouncer by Vaibhav Arora and he gets some extra bounce off the surface as well. Marcus Stoinis looks to fend this awkwardly and gets his gloves to the ball. It lobs up to the wide slipfielder where Venkatesh Iyer has the easiest of catches to take. Vaibhav Arora has two wickets in an over and Lucknow find themselves three down in no time. 55/3

9.4 OUT! Another one bites the dust and this time it is the Lucknow skipper who makes the long walk back to the hut! Sunil Narine tosses this full and in line with the stumps. Krunal Pandya looks to sweep this over the deep square leg boundary but does not connect well. The ball goes high into the air and Rinku Singh comes running in from the deep to take a fine catch. Lucknow are now four wickets down with most of their key players dismissed. Kolkata wanted to see a performance like this by their bowlers. 71/4

18 OUT! CAUGHT! Won't be third time lucky for Ayush Badoni! Sunil Narine continues to flight the ball full and outside the off pole. Ayush Badoni looks to slog sweep this one but gets a top edge this time. The ball goes hight towards deep mid-wicket where Shardul Thakur settles under the ball to take a good catch. The partnership comes to an end for Lucknow and they are now six wickets down. 147/6

18.3 OUT! CAUGHT! It looks like Shardul Thakur will have the last laugh! He continues to bowl full and outside the off pole as he takes it a touch wider. Nicholas Pooran looks to go aerial on the off side once again but does not get the full meat of the bat. The ball is sliced high towards the fielder at deep backward point and Venkatesh Iyer makes the catch look easy. Lucknow are seven wickets down now and the dangerous Nicholas Pooran has to depart. 159/7

18.5 OUT! BOWLED! Shardul Thakur has two wickets in one over and Lucknow are falling apart in the death overs! This is bowled on a good length and outside the off stump. Ravi Bishnoi looks to swing his blade across the line but misses and the ball hits the off pole. Lucknow are now eight wickets down and dont seem to have enough on the board. 162/8

10 OUT! TIMBER! Krunal Pandya gets a wicket on the last ball of his spell! It is the big wicket of Jason Roy and he is fuming! This is bowled a tad bit short and in line with the stumps. Jason Roy looks to work this leg side but misses and sees his middle stump pegged back. Krunal Pandya looks absolutely thrilled as he gets Lucknow the third wicket. Jason Roy keeps mumbling as he leaves the field and Kolkata are stumbling a bit after a quick start. Rinku Singh is the new man in. 82/3

5.5 OUT! CAUGHT! Krishnappa Gowtham strikes and removes Venkatesh Iyer! Persists with short length and bowls it around off, Venkatesh Iyer goes on the back foot and looks to punch it on the off side. The ball stops in the surface and Iyer gets deceived by the slowness of the delivery. Ends up playing his shot early and chips a low catch to extra cover. Ravi Bishnoi stationed there does the rest and Lucknow have a much-needed breakthrough. 61/1

8.3 OUT! TAKEN! Ravi Bishnoi comes into the attack and strikes in his very first over! Bowls a googly, short and outside off, Nitish Rana goes back in his crease and tries to drag this one from outside off. The ball grips in the surface and Rana ends up closing the bat face early. Gets a leading edge and the ball lobs to cover where Krunal Pandya completes an easy catch. Ravi Bishnoi now has 100 T20 wickets. 78/2

13.4 OUT! CAUGHT! Some juggling act from Ravi Bishnoi but eventually holds onto the ball and Rahmanullah Gurbaz's stay at the wicket comes to an end! Yash Thakur has an uncanny habit of taking crucial wickets and this could be just as important. He bowls this slightly full and outside the off stump. Rahmanullah Gurbaz looks to go big but ends up slicing this towards deep point. Ravi Bishnoi comes running in from the deep and gets low to take the catch. The ball pops out but he manages to keep his composure and hold on to the cherry. Kolkata lose their fourth wicket and now it is on their finishers to get them over the line. 108/4

15.4 OUT! CASTLED! Ravi Bishnoi has the last laugh! Six and Out for Andre Russell! Pulls his length back a touch and bowls a googly, on off stump, Andre Russell gets down on one knee and has a mighty heave across the line. He connects with thin air and sees the ball knock back the off stump. Ravi Bishnoi is pumped and so are his teammates. Russell trudges off and Kolkata are now 5 wickets down. 120/5

17.4 OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust! Yash Thakur rolls his fingers over the ball and bowls it short at the batter, Shardul Thakur hangs back and goes for the pull. The ball climbs on him and he skies this one high in the air towards deep square leg. Prerak Mankad stationed there settles under the skier and takes the catch. Yash Thakur has his second wicket of the game and Kolkata are now 6 wickets down. 134/6

18 OUT! RUN OUT! It is going from bad to worse for Kolkata! Yash Thakur keeps it full and outside off, Sunil Narine squeezes this one towards backward point. The fielder there does not manage to deny the single and performs a half stop. The batters look for a second run but there isn't any. Naveen-ul-Haq gets up quickly and fires an accurate throw at the batter's end. Quinton de Kock does the rest and catches Sunil Narine short of his crease. Kolkata slip further and Lucknow are now only 3 wickets away. 136/7