SIX! Yash Thakur to Ramandeep Singh. Full toss, off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. The first innings has come to an end. Kolkata put up a massive score on the board, thanks to a brilliant batting performance by Sunil Narine who scored 81 runs off just 39 balls. Phil Salt and Angkrish Raghuvanshi also contributed well with the bat, scoring 32 runs each. Naveen-ul-Haq bowled excellently and managed to pick up three wickets. Stay tuned for the run chase shortly.
19.5
FOUR! Yash Thakur to Ramandeep Singh. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past third man for 4 runs.
19.4
Yash Thakur to Venkatesh Iyer. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, in the air under control to long off for 1 run, fielded by Turner.
19.3
OUT! Caught. Yash Thakur to Shreyas Iyer. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, Gloved, caught by Rahul. Another one bites the dust.
19.2
Yash Thakur to Shreyas Iyer. Yorker, to leg on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 2 runs.
19.1
FOUR! Yash Thakur to Shreyas Iyer. Half volley, to leg on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.
19.1
Wide Yash Thakur to Shreyas Iyer. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Rahul.
18.6
SIX! Yudhvir Singh to Ramandeep Singh. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
18.5
Yudhvir Singh to Shreyas Iyer. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, in the air under control to long off for 1 run, fielded by Hooda.
18.4
Yudhvir Singh to Ramandeep Singh. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid on for 1 run.
18.3
SIX! Yudhvir Singh to Ramandeep Singh. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
18.2
Yudhvir Singh to Ramandeep Singh. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Badoni.
18.1
Yudhvir Singh to Shreyas Iyer. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Scoop, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Pandya.
17.6
OUT! Caught. Naveen-ul-Haq to Rinku Singh. Short, down leg side on the front foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to backward square leg, caught by Stoinis. Rinku Singh looks to go big but perieshes.
17.5
FOUR! Naveen-ul-Haq to Rinku Singh. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep point for 4 runs.
17.4
Naveen-ul-Haq to Shreyas Iyer. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off for 1 run, fielded by Turner.
17.3
FOUR! Naveen-ul-Haq to Shreyas Iyer. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.
17.2
Naveen-ul-Haq to Shreyas Iyer. Slower ball short, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Rahul.
17.1
Naveen-ul-Haq to Rinku Singh. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to point for 1 run, fielded by Bishnoi.
16.6
Yash Thakur to Rinku Singh. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Murid.
16.5
Yash Thakur to Shreyas Iyer. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump backing away cutting, mis-timed to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Pooran.
16.4
Yash Thakur to Shreyas Iyer. Full toss, to leg on the back foot glancing, well timed to deep backward square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Badoni.
16.3
Yash Thakur to Rinku Singh. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep square leg for 1 run, dropped catch by Pandya, fielded by Murid.
16.2
Yash Thakur to Shreyas Iyer. Full toss, off stump on the front foot working, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Stoinis.
16.1
FOUR! Yash Thakur to Shreyas Iyer. Full toss, middle stump on the back foot glancing, well timed past fine leg for 4 runs.
16.1
Wide Yash Thakur to Shreyas Iyer. Yorker, down leg side on the front foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Rahul.
16.1
Wide Yash Thakur to Shreyas Iyer. Full toss, down leg side on the back foot flick, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Rahul.
End of Over 16
Over 16. 7 runs. Bowler: Varun Chakravarthy. Lucknow Super Giants: 137/9 (rr 8.56)
15.6
Yudhvir Singh to Shreyas Iyer. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control to mid off for 1 run, shy attempt by Murid, fielded by Bishnoi.
15.5
Yudhvir Singh to Rinku Singh. Length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, shy attempt by Murid, fielded by Bishnoi.
15.4
FOUR! Yudhvir Singh to Rinku Singh. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
OUT! L.B.W. Harshit Rana to Ravi Bishnoi. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, hit pad. The Knight Riders secure a comfortable victory and now occupy the top position on the table. They won by a significant margin which also helped them enhance their net run rate. While skipper Rahul and Marcus Stoinis had a nice little partnership for Lucknow, the Knight Riders' bowlers didn't let any batters settle, ultimately bowling them out for 137. Sunil Narine is the Player of the Match for his all-round performance.
End of Over 16
Over 16. 7 runs. Bowler: Varun Chakravarthy. Lucknow Super Giants: 137/9 (rr 8.56)
15.6
Yudhvir Singh c Andre Russell b Varun Chakravarthy 7 (7)
OUT! Caught. Varun Chakravarthy to Yudhvir Singh. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to cover, caught by Russell. Varun took wickets in each of his overs.
15.5
Varun Chakravarthy to Yudhvir Singh. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Russell.
15.4
SIX! Varun Chakravarthy to Yudhvir Singh. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
15.3
Varun Chakravarthy to Yudhvir Singh. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, missed for no runs, fielded by Salt.
15.2
Varun Chakravarthy to Yudhvir Singh. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Salt.
15.1
Varun Chakravarthy to Ravi Bishnoi. Googly half volley, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Starc.
End of Over 15
Over 15. 5 runs. Bowler: Harshit Rana. Lucknow Super Giants: 130/8 (rr 8.67)
14.6
Harshit Rana to Yudhvir Singh. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Salt.
14.5
Harshit Rana to Ravi Bishnoi. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, inside edge to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Vinod.
14.4
કૃણાલ પંડ્યા c Phil Salt b Harshit Rana 5 (6)
OUT! Caught. Harshit Rana to Krunal Pandya. Short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, top edge, caught by Salt. The last recognized batter is gone.
14.3
Harshit Rana to Krunal Pandya. Off cutter half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off for 2 runs, dropped catch by Iyer, fielded by Starc. Iyer fails to hold that one.
14.2
Harshit Rana to Yudhvir Singh. Short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to backward point for 1 run, run save by Singh.
14.1
Harshit Rana to Krunal Pandya. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, inside edge in the air uncontrolled to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Narine.
End of Over 14
Over 14. 14 runs. Bowler: Varun Chakravarthy. Lucknow Super Giants: 125/7 (rr 8.93)
13.6
Ashton Turner c and b Varun Chakravarthy 16 (9)
OUT! Caught & Bowled. Varun Chakravarthy to Ashton Turner. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed back to bowler, caught by Vinod. Easy decision for the third umpire.
13.5
SIX! Varun Chakravarthy to Ashton Turner. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
13.4
Varun Chakravarthy to Krunal Pandya. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Arora.
13.3
Varun Chakravarthy to Krunal Pandya. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to mid wicket for no runs, mis-fielded by Russell.
13.2
Varun Chakravarthy to Ashton Turner. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Russell.
13.1
SIX! Varun Chakravarthy to Ashton Turner. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
End of Over 13
Over 13. 4 runs. Bowler: Sunil Narine. Lucknow Super Giants: 111/6 (rr 8.54)
12.6
Sunil Narine to Ashton Turner. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Iyer.
12.5
Sunil Narine to Ashton Turner. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Arora.
12.4
Sunil Narine to Krunal Pandya. Carrom length ball, off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Vinod.
12.3
આયુષ બદોની c Mitchell Starc b Sunil Narine 15 (12)
OUT! Caught. Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni. Carrom length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off, caught by Starc. Ayush Badoni has gone, and LSG is in deep trouble.
12.2
Sunil Narine to Ashton Turner. Off break back of a length, outside off stump down the track working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
12.1
Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
End of Over 12
Over 12. 7 runs. Bowler: Andre Russell. Lucknow Super Giants: 107/5 (rr 8.92)
11.6
Andre Russell to Ayush Badoni. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Iyer.
11.5
Andre Russell to Ashton Turner. Off cutter length ball, to leg on the front foot Slog, hit pad to short leg for 1 run, fielded by Salt.
11.5
Wide Andre Russell to Ashton Turner. Bouncer, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Salt.
11.5
Wide Andre Russell to Ashton Turner. Bouncer, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Salt.
11.4
Andre Russell to Ayush Badoni. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Iyer.
SIX! Yash Thakur to Ramandeep Singh. Full toss, off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. The first innings has come to an end. Kolkata put up a massive score on the board, thanks to a brilliant batting performance by Sunil Narine who scored 81 runs off just 39 balls. Phil Salt and Angkrish Raghuvanshi also contributed well with the bat, scoring 32 runs each. Naveen-ul-Haq bowled excellently and managed to pick up three wickets. Stay tuned for the run chase shortly.
FOUR! Yash Thakur to Ramandeep Singh. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past third man for 4 runs.
Yash Thakur to Venkatesh Iyer. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, in the air under control to long off for 1 run, fielded by Turner.
OUT! Caught. Yash Thakur to Shreyas Iyer. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, Gloved, caught by Rahul. Another one bites the dust.
Yash Thakur to Shreyas Iyer. Yorker, to leg on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 2 runs.
FOUR! Yash Thakur to Shreyas Iyer. Half volley, to leg on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.
Wide Yash Thakur to Shreyas Iyer. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Rahul.
SIX! Yudhvir Singh to Ramandeep Singh. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
Yudhvir Singh to Shreyas Iyer. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, in the air under control to long off for 1 run, fielded by Hooda.
Yudhvir Singh to Ramandeep Singh. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid on for 1 run.
SIX! Yudhvir Singh to Ramandeep Singh. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
Yudhvir Singh to Ramandeep Singh. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Badoni.
Yudhvir Singh to Shreyas Iyer. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Scoop, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Pandya.
OUT! Caught. Naveen-ul-Haq to Rinku Singh. Short, down leg side on the front foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to backward square leg, caught by Stoinis. Rinku Singh looks to go big but perieshes.
FOUR! Naveen-ul-Haq to Rinku Singh. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep point for 4 runs.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Shreyas Iyer. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off for 1 run, fielded by Turner.
FOUR! Naveen-ul-Haq to Shreyas Iyer. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Shreyas Iyer. Slower ball short, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Rahul.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Rinku Singh. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to point for 1 run, fielded by Bishnoi.
Yash Thakur to Rinku Singh. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Murid.
Yash Thakur to Shreyas Iyer. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump backing away cutting, mis-timed to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Pooran.
Yash Thakur to Shreyas Iyer. Full toss, to leg on the back foot glancing, well timed to deep backward square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Badoni.
Yash Thakur to Rinku Singh. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep square leg for 1 run, dropped catch by Pandya, fielded by Murid.
Yash Thakur to Shreyas Iyer. Full toss, off stump on the front foot working, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Stoinis.
FOUR! Yash Thakur to Shreyas Iyer. Full toss, middle stump on the back foot glancing, well timed past fine leg for 4 runs.
Wide Yash Thakur to Shreyas Iyer. Yorker, down leg side on the front foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Rahul.
Wide Yash Thakur to Shreyas Iyer. Full toss, down leg side on the back foot flick, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Rahul.
Yudhvir Singh to Shreyas Iyer. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control to mid off for 1 run, shy attempt by Murid, fielded by Bishnoi.
Yudhvir Singh to Rinku Singh. Length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, shy attempt by Murid, fielded by Bishnoi.
FOUR! Yudhvir Singh to Rinku Singh. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
OUT! L.B.W. Harshit Rana to Ravi Bishnoi. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, hit pad. The Knight Riders secure a comfortable victory and now occupy the top position on the table. They won by a significant margin which also helped them enhance their net run rate. While skipper Rahul and Marcus Stoinis had a nice little partnership for Lucknow, the Knight Riders' bowlers didn't let any batters settle, ultimately bowling them out for 137. Sunil Narine is the Player of the Match for his all-round performance.
OUT! Caught. Varun Chakravarthy to Yudhvir Singh. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to cover, caught by Russell. Varun took wickets in each of his overs.
Varun Chakravarthy to Yudhvir Singh. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Russell.
SIX! Varun Chakravarthy to Yudhvir Singh. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
Varun Chakravarthy to Yudhvir Singh. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, missed for no runs, fielded by Salt.
Varun Chakravarthy to Yudhvir Singh. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Salt.
Varun Chakravarthy to Ravi Bishnoi. Googly half volley, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Starc.
Harshit Rana to Yudhvir Singh. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Salt.
Harshit Rana to Ravi Bishnoi. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, inside edge to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Vinod.
OUT! Caught. Harshit Rana to Krunal Pandya. Short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, top edge, caught by Salt. The last recognized batter is gone.
Harshit Rana to Krunal Pandya. Off cutter half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off for 2 runs, dropped catch by Iyer, fielded by Starc. Iyer fails to hold that one.
Harshit Rana to Yudhvir Singh. Short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to backward point for 1 run, run save by Singh.
Harshit Rana to Krunal Pandya. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, inside edge in the air uncontrolled to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Narine.
OUT! Caught & Bowled. Varun Chakravarthy to Ashton Turner. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed back to bowler, caught by Vinod. Easy decision for the third umpire.
SIX! Varun Chakravarthy to Ashton Turner. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
Varun Chakravarthy to Krunal Pandya. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Arora.
Varun Chakravarthy to Krunal Pandya. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to mid wicket for no runs, mis-fielded by Russell.
Varun Chakravarthy to Ashton Turner. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Russell.
SIX! Varun Chakravarthy to Ashton Turner. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
Sunil Narine to Ashton Turner. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Iyer.
Sunil Narine to Ashton Turner. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Arora.
Sunil Narine to Krunal Pandya. Carrom length ball, off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Vinod.
OUT! Caught. Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni. Carrom length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off, caught by Starc. Ayush Badoni has gone, and LSG is in deep trouble.
Sunil Narine to Ashton Turner. Off break back of a length, outside off stump down the track working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
Andre Russell to Ayush Badoni. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Iyer.
Andre Russell to Ashton Turner. Off cutter length ball, to leg on the front foot Slog, hit pad to short leg for 1 run, fielded by Salt.
Wide Andre Russell to Ashton Turner. Bouncer, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Salt.
Wide Andre Russell to Ashton Turner. Bouncer, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Salt.
Andre Russell to Ayush Badoni. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Iyer.