OUT! Caught. Andre Russell to Pat Cummins. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to silly point, caught by Gurbaz. That brings the first innings to a close. Hyderabad managed to post a decent total after a collapse. Rahul Tripathi batted well and top-scored with 55, while Pat Cummins played a fine cameo towards the end. Kolkata bowlers displayed excellent bowling as they skittled their opponents for 159. Stay tuned for the run chase.
19.2
Andre Russell to Pat Cummins. Yorker, middle stump on the back foot defending, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Iyer.
19.1
Andre Russell to Vijayakanth Viyaskanth. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, in the air under control to deep backward point for 3 runs, fielded by Rana, shy attempt by Gurbaz.
18.6
FOUR! Mitchell Starc to Pat Cummins. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past third man for 4 runs.
18.5
SIX! Mitchell Starc to Pat Cummins. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, top edge in the air uncontrolled over third man for 6 runs.
18.4
Mitchell Starc to Pat Cummins. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, inside edge to leg gully for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.
18.3
Mitchell Starc to Vijayakanth Viyaskanth. Off cutter short, wide outside off stump on the back foot Fended, Gloved in the air uncontrolled to third man for 1 run, fielded by Vinod.
18.2
Mitchell Starc to Pat Cummins. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Iyer.
18.1
Mitchell Starc to Pat Cummins. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, inside edge to silly point for no runs.
17.6
Varun Chakravarthy to Pat Cummins. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Russell.
17.5
Varun Chakravarthy to Vijayakanth Viyaskanth. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot glancing, inside edge to leg gully for 1 run, fielded by Gurbaz.
17.4
Varun Chakravarthy to Pat Cummins. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, in the air under control to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Arora.
17.3
Varun Chakravarthy to Vijayakanth Viyaskanth. Googly length ball, outside off stump no foot movement pushing, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Starc.
17.2
Varun Chakravarthy to Pat Cummins. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Arora.
17.1
SIX! Varun Chakravarthy to Pat Cummins. Quicker ball back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, well timed in the air under control over third man for 6 runs.
16.6
Harshit Rana to Pat Cummins. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump backing away Steer, to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Vinod.
16.5
FOUR! Harshit Rana to Pat Cummins. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs.
16.4
Harshit Rana to Vijayakanth Viyaskanth. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, thick edge to third man for 1 run, fielded by Vinod.
16.3
Harshit Rana to Pat Cummins. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Vinod.
16.2
Harshit Rana to Pat Cummins. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.
16.1
Harshit Rana to Pat Cummins. Off cutter length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.
15.6
OUT! L.B.W. Varun Chakravarthy to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad. Trapped in front!
15.5
APPEAL! Varun Chakravarthy to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, inside edge back to bowler for no runs, appeal made for L.B.W. A half-hearted appeal from KKR.
15.4
Varun Chakravarthy to Pat Cummins. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by Iyer.
15.3
Varun Chakravarthy to Pat Cummins. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.
15.2
Varun Chakravarthy to Pat Cummins. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to first slip for no runs, fielded by Iyer.
15.1
Varun Chakravarthy to Pat Cummins. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, bottom edge to gully for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.
14.6
Harshit Rana to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
14.5
Harshit Rana to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.
14.4
OUT! Caught. Harshit Rana to Abdul Samad. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump down the track driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off, caught by Iyer. Harshit gets his man.
SIX! Travis Head to Shreyas Iyer. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Shreyas Iyer finishes off with a maximum. Kolkata will be playing their 4th IPL Final after a dominant eight wicket victory tonight. For the Knight Riders, Venkatesh Iyer and Shreyas Iyer played exceptionally well to keep the run chase under control. The Sunrisers' performance was disappointing as they struggled with both bat and ball, but they will get a second chance in Qualifier 2 on Friday. Mitchell Starc is the Player of the Match for his new ball spell.
13.3
SIX! Travis Head to Shreyas Iyer. Off break length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep backward square leg for 6 runs.
13.2
FOUR! Travis Head to Shreyas Iyer. Off break half volley, to leg on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
13.1
SIX! Travis Head to Shreyas Iyer. Off break length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep backward square leg for 6 runs.
SIX! Nitish Kumar Reddy to Venkatesh Iyer. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
12.5
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Venkatesh Iyer. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump backing away driving, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.
12.4
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Shreyas Iyer. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Viyaskanth.
12.3
FOUR! Nitish Kumar Reddy to Shreyas Iyer. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.
12.2
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Venkatesh Iyer. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Farooq.
12.1
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Shreyas Iyer. Back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Natarajan.
Travis Head to Venkatesh Iyer. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Cummins.
11.5
Travis Head to Shreyas Iyer. Off break length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Viyaskanth.
11.4
FOUR! Travis Head to Shreyas Iyer. Off break half volley, down leg side on the front foot sweeping, well timed past fine leg for 4 runs, mis-fielded by Natarajan.
11.3
Travis Head to Venkatesh Iyer. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, Gloved to point for 1 run, fielded by Viyaskanth.
11.2
Travis Head to Venkatesh Iyer. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Klaasen.
11.1
FOUR! Travis Head to Venkatesh Iyer. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs.
End of Over 11
Over 11. 12 runs. Bowler: T Natarajan. Kolkata Knight Riders: 119/2 (rr 10.82)
10.6
FOUR! T Natarajan to Shreyas Iyer. Off cutter short, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past third man for 4 runs.
10.5
T Natarajan to Venkatesh Iyer. Off cutter half volley, outside off stump on the front foot working, to silly mid on for 1 run, run save by Natarajan, direct hit by Viyaskanth, fielded by Klaasen.
10.4
T Natarajan to Venkatesh Iyer. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, mis-timed to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Viyaskanth.
10.3
T Natarajan to Shreyas Iyer. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Kumar.
10.2
SIX! T Natarajan to Shreyas Iyer. Off cutter length ball, to leg on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled over long off for 6 runs.
10.1
T Natarajan to Shreyas Iyer. Length ball, to leg on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to backward point for no runs, dropped catch by Head.
SIX! Vijayakanth Viyaskanth to Venkatesh Iyer. Googly back of a length, to leg on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
9.5
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth to Shreyas Iyer. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Reddy.
9.4
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth to Shreyas Iyer. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the back foot glancing, to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Natarajan.
9.3
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth to Venkatesh Iyer. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side down the track working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
9.2
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth to Shreyas Iyer. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Farooq.
9.1
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth to Shreyas Iyer. Googly length ball, outside off stump moves in front Scoop, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to square leg for no runs, dropped catch by Klaasen. Good effort from Klaasen.
End of Over 9
Over 9. 11 runs. Bowler: Pat Cummins. Kolkata Knight Riders: 96/2 (rr 10.67)
8.6
Pat Cummins to Shreyas Iyer. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
8.5
FOUR! Pat Cummins to Shreyas Iyer. Short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past third man for 4 runs.
OUT! Caught. Andre Russell to Pat Cummins. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to silly point, caught by Gurbaz. That brings the first innings to a close. Hyderabad managed to post a decent total after a collapse. Rahul Tripathi batted well and top-scored with 55, while Pat Cummins played a fine cameo towards the end. Kolkata bowlers displayed excellent bowling as they skittled their opponents for 159. Stay tuned for the run chase.
Andre Russell to Pat Cummins. Yorker, middle stump on the back foot defending, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Iyer.
Andre Russell to Vijayakanth Viyaskanth. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, in the air under control to deep backward point for 3 runs, fielded by Rana, shy attempt by Gurbaz.
FOUR! Mitchell Starc to Pat Cummins. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past third man for 4 runs.
SIX! Mitchell Starc to Pat Cummins. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, top edge in the air uncontrolled over third man for 6 runs.
Mitchell Starc to Pat Cummins. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, inside edge to leg gully for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.
Mitchell Starc to Vijayakanth Viyaskanth. Off cutter short, wide outside off stump on the back foot Fended, Gloved in the air uncontrolled to third man for 1 run, fielded by Vinod.
Mitchell Starc to Pat Cummins. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Iyer.
Mitchell Starc to Pat Cummins. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, inside edge to silly point for no runs.
Varun Chakravarthy to Pat Cummins. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Russell.
Varun Chakravarthy to Vijayakanth Viyaskanth. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot glancing, inside edge to leg gully for 1 run, fielded by Gurbaz.
Varun Chakravarthy to Pat Cummins. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, in the air under control to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Arora.
Varun Chakravarthy to Vijayakanth Viyaskanth. Googly length ball, outside off stump no foot movement pushing, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Starc.
Varun Chakravarthy to Pat Cummins. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Arora.
SIX! Varun Chakravarthy to Pat Cummins. Quicker ball back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, well timed in the air under control over third man for 6 runs.
Harshit Rana to Pat Cummins. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump backing away Steer, to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Vinod.
FOUR! Harshit Rana to Pat Cummins. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs.
Harshit Rana to Vijayakanth Viyaskanth. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, thick edge to third man for 1 run, fielded by Vinod.
Harshit Rana to Pat Cummins. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Vinod.
Harshit Rana to Pat Cummins. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.
Harshit Rana to Pat Cummins. Off cutter length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.
OUT! L.B.W. Varun Chakravarthy to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad. Trapped in front!
APPEAL! Varun Chakravarthy to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, inside edge back to bowler for no runs, appeal made for L.B.W. A half-hearted appeal from KKR.
Varun Chakravarthy to Pat Cummins. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by Iyer.
Varun Chakravarthy to Pat Cummins. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.
Varun Chakravarthy to Pat Cummins. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to first slip for no runs, fielded by Iyer.
Varun Chakravarthy to Pat Cummins. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, bottom edge to gully for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.
Harshit Rana to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Harshit Rana to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.
OUT! Caught. Harshit Rana to Abdul Samad. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump down the track driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off, caught by Iyer. Harshit gets his man.
SIX! Travis Head to Shreyas Iyer. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Shreyas Iyer finishes off with a maximum. Kolkata will be playing their 4th IPL Final after a dominant eight wicket victory tonight. For the Knight Riders, Venkatesh Iyer and Shreyas Iyer played exceptionally well to keep the run chase under control. The Sunrisers' performance was disappointing as they struggled with both bat and ball, but they will get a second chance in Qualifier 2 on Friday. Mitchell Starc is the Player of the Match for his new ball spell.
SIX! Travis Head to Shreyas Iyer. Off break length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep backward square leg for 6 runs.
FOUR! Travis Head to Shreyas Iyer. Off break half volley, to leg on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
SIX! Travis Head to Shreyas Iyer. Off break length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep backward square leg for 6 runs.
SIX! Nitish Kumar Reddy to Venkatesh Iyer. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Venkatesh Iyer. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump backing away driving, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Shreyas Iyer. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Viyaskanth.
FOUR! Nitish Kumar Reddy to Shreyas Iyer. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Venkatesh Iyer. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Farooq.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Shreyas Iyer. Back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Natarajan.
Travis Head to Venkatesh Iyer. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Cummins.
Travis Head to Shreyas Iyer. Off break length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Viyaskanth.
FOUR! Travis Head to Shreyas Iyer. Off break half volley, down leg side on the front foot sweeping, well timed past fine leg for 4 runs, mis-fielded by Natarajan.
Travis Head to Venkatesh Iyer. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, Gloved to point for 1 run, fielded by Viyaskanth.
Travis Head to Venkatesh Iyer. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Klaasen.
FOUR! Travis Head to Venkatesh Iyer. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs.
FOUR! T Natarajan to Shreyas Iyer. Off cutter short, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past third man for 4 runs.
T Natarajan to Venkatesh Iyer. Off cutter half volley, outside off stump on the front foot working, to silly mid on for 1 run, run save by Natarajan, direct hit by Viyaskanth, fielded by Klaasen.
T Natarajan to Venkatesh Iyer. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, mis-timed to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Viyaskanth.
T Natarajan to Shreyas Iyer. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Kumar.
SIX! T Natarajan to Shreyas Iyer. Off cutter length ball, to leg on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled over long off for 6 runs.
T Natarajan to Shreyas Iyer. Length ball, to leg on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to backward point for no runs, dropped catch by Head.
SIX! Vijayakanth Viyaskanth to Venkatesh Iyer. Googly back of a length, to leg on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth to Shreyas Iyer. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Reddy.
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth to Shreyas Iyer. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the back foot glancing, to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Natarajan.
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth to Venkatesh Iyer. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side down the track working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth to Shreyas Iyer. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Farooq.
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth to Shreyas Iyer. Googly length ball, outside off stump moves in front Scoop, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to square leg for no runs, dropped catch by Klaasen. Good effort from Klaasen.
Pat Cummins to Shreyas Iyer. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
FOUR! Pat Cummins to Shreyas Iyer. Short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past third man for 4 runs.